Đề luyện thi môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 1 - Life stories

REVISION - Unit 1 - LIFE STORIES
A. PHONETICS 
Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 
1. A. accident 	B. jazz 	C. stamps 	D. watch 
2. A. this 	B. thick 	C. maths 	D. thin 
3. A gas 	B. gain 	C. germ 	D. goods 
4. A. bought 	B. nought 	C. plough 	D. thought 
5. A. spear 	B. gear 	C. fear 	D. pear 
Exercise 2. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 
1. A. remember 	B. influence 	C. expression 	D. convenient 
2. A. medium 	B. computer 	C. formation 	D. connection 
3. A. national 	B. cultural 	C. popular 	D. musician 
4. A. successful 	B. humorous 	C. arrangement 	D. attractive 
5. A. construction 	B. typical 	C. glorious 	D. purposeful 
Part II. VOCABULARY 
Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
1. Martin Luther King devoted his life to the ____ of voting right for black people.
A. effort 	B. realization 	C. achievement 	D. performance 
2. His father used to be a ____ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him..
A. distinct 	B. distinctive 	C. distinguishing 	D. distinguished 
3. Mark Zuckerberg's enormous success has taken a lot of hardwork and ____.
A. indifference 	B. dedication 	C. loyalty 	D. reputation 
4. I can't believe she didn't do anything for the company. I will ____ and be in charge. 
A. take over	B. take on	C. take up	D. take in 
5. During the Medieval period, people were made public ____ of being witches. 
A. complaint 	B. criminal	C. trouble	D. accusation 
6. That disable boy's victory in the race set the ____ example to all students in the school. 
A. finest 	B. first-class 	C. rarest	D. most convenient 
7. A ____ once said “It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country.” 
A. patriotism 	B. patriotic	C. patriot	D. patrol
8. He is ____-influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and decisions are exactly the same. 
A. mightily 	B. strongly 	C. terribly	D. weakly 
9. IPhone 7 is the latest ____ in the field of smartphone design of Apple. 
A. creator 	B. create	C. creativity 	D. creation 
10. Einstein ____ a great impact on modern physics. 
A. feels 	B. does 	C. a	D. has 
Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
1. The speaker paused. He hesitated to answer the direct question raised by the audience.
A. decided 	B. continued 	C. determined 	D. wavered 
2. Her courage not only inspired her followers but moved her rivals as well.
A. depressed 	B. motivated 	C. overlooked 	D. rejected 
3. The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.
A. discouraged 	B. started 	C. weakened 	D. improved
4. Chauvet Jeans was a well-known nineteen century painter whose paintings are extraordinarily sophisticated. 
A. old-fashioned 	B. basic	C. primitive	D. complex 
5. Some rock stars started off as rebels with strong and broad principles. 
A. beliefs 	B. honour 	C. formulas	D. law 
Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
1. During the Great Depression, many people suddenly found themselves jobless after a night.
A. unemployed 	B. redundant 	C. unoccupied 	D. supplementary 
2. I was relieved by the news that they had gone home safe and sound. 
A. comforted 	B. concerned 	C. relaxed	D. lightened 
3. She comes from an admirable and respectable family.
A. good 	B. respected 	C. unworthy 	D. dignified 
4. They are going to have to amputate his left leg which was badly injured in the accident. 
A. remove 	B. separate	C. cut off	D. mend 
5. Her identity will never be revealed in order to protect her children from being judged. 
A. uncovered 	B. proclaimed 	C. leaked	D. hid 
Part III. GRAMMAR 
Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
1. We ____ to the hospital to visit Mike when he ____ to say that he was fine. 
A. were driving - was calling 	B. drove - called 
C. were driving – called	D. drove - was calling 
2. What ____ to you on Sunday night?
A. happen 	B. happened 	C. was happening 	D. would happen 
3. Last night, we ____ for you for ages but you never ____ up. 
A. waited – showed	B. would wait - showed 
C. were waiting - were showing 	D. waited – was showing 
4. We ____ our quality time when the unexpected guess ____.
A. had – came	B. were having - came 
C. had been having – came	D. have had – would have come 
5. Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day. 
A. were telling - came - looked 	B . would tell – would visit - would look
C. told – would come - were looking 	D. tell - are coming - will look 
6. Who is ____ girl over there with Jimmy? 
A. the	B. a	C. an 	D. Ø	
7. The boss needs an assistant with ____ good knowledge of foreign trade. 
A. a 	B. the 	C. any	D. Ø 
8. We are having ____ terrible weather which is quite strange. Usually ____ weather in UK is not this bad. 
A. the – the 	B. a – the	C. Ø - the	D. the - a 
9. Could you please close ____ window? I don't think it is necessary to open all the four.
A. a 	B. the 	C. some	D. Ø 
10. ____ Gordons is a very interesting family. They like to travel around ____ world. 
A. A – the 	B . The - the 	C. A – a	D. A-Ø 
Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
1. Last month, while my friend was traveling round England by the car, he crashed the car into a tree.
	 A	 B	 C	D
2. She was walking to the library to borrow some books when she was seeing a robbery.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
3. He can speak French very well and is studying Latin.
	 A	 B	C	D
4. Please turn off television. I also like watching TV but now I am having to study for the exam.
	A	 B	 C	 D
5. The researchers of Harvard University reported that the tigers are one of the most dangerous species in the 
 A	 B	 C	 D
jungle.
Part IV. SPEAKING 
Exercise 8. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
1. Have you decided who to talk about? 
A. I see. I will talk to him.	B. Let's talk about your study. 
C. I need to talk to you now.	D. Not yet. I am still considering. 
2. What do you think about Steve Jobs? 
A. That's right!	B. I doubt it. It is not true. 
C. Well, he is talented.	D. I agree with you about him. 
3. Good luck to you in your exam! 
A. Thank you! Same to you.	B. Yeah. That's the one. 
C. Well, I'll see.	D. Don't worry! I'll be fine. 
4. What a wonderful party! 
A. I am fine. Thank you!	B. I don't know. Let me check. 
C. I am happy you like it.	D. Same to you. Thanks! 
5. What's new with you? 
A. Me too.	B. Nothing much. 	C. See you later	D. Help yourself. 
Part VI. WRITING 
Exercise 11. Mark the letter A. B. C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
1. Connor is said to be very ambitious and aggressive.
A. People regard Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person. 
B. People talk Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person. 
C. People believe in Conor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
D. People feel Conor as an ambitious and aggressive person. 
2. You can always count on me. 
A. I'll never take you down.	B. I'll never let you down. 
C. I'll never hold you down.	D. I'll never make you down. 
3. Nobody in my class is as outgoing as I am.
A. I am as outgoing as nobody in my class. 
B. I am the more outgoing than nobody in my class. 
C. I am the most outgoing person in my class.
D. I am not as outgoing as people in my class. 
4. It is pointless to ask me about it because I know nothing.
A. It's no use asking me about it because I know nothing. 
B. It's no use to ask me about it because I know nothing. 
C. It's not use asking me about it because I know nothing.
D. It's not use to ask me about it because I know nothing. 
5. I have accustomed myself to getting up very early.
A. I have used to getting up very early. 	B. I have been used to getting up very early. 
C. I have put getting up very early to good use.	D. I have made use of getting up very early.