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 Sở GD-ĐT Tỉnh Ninh Bình          Đề thi THPT - Năm học 2017-2018

Tr­ường THPT Ngô Thì Nhậm                                  Môn: Tiếng Anh 10

                                                                                   Thời gian: 60 phút

Họ tên học sinh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SBD: . . . . . . . . .Lớp: 10 . . .

                    (Đề thi gồm 04 trang, học sinh làm bài vào tờ phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm)                                 

I. Read the following passage and indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks

  It was Pasteur who (1)_______ the process of immunization. When he was experimenting with causes of chicken cholera, he (2)_______ to inoculate healthy chickens with weak cholera bacteria. With another inoculation, the chickens only became slightly ill. And later, when he inoculated the chickens with normal cholera bacteria, the chickens did not get the disease . Thus Pasteur discovered that the body builds (3)_______ substances called antibodies in the blood. These antibodies, (4)_______ attack harmful bacteria, can be formed by injections of small amounts of the medicine themselves. For thousands of years, men had known that certain diseases (5)_______ people only once. Now Pasteur had shown what this process of immunization was and how it could be used to control disease.

Câu 1.  A. thought B. invented C. discovered D. controlled

Câu 2.  A. began B. avoided C. finished D. practised

Câu 3.  A. protective B. preservative C. active D. productive

Câu 4.  A. which B. who C. whose D. that

Câu 5.  A. attain B. attend C. attack D. attach

II. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answers for the following questions.

Germany had one of the lowest rates of unemployment back in 1980. It stood at just 3%. Now the rate is increasing. The United States has had ups and downs. In 1980, it was about 1% lower than that in Germany; 7.5% in 1981; and in 1984, it was the same rate as in 1980. Great Britain heads the unemployment chart. In 1980, their situation was the same as the United States, then followed a sharp rise in 1981, when the rate was 10.5%. This rose gradually over the next two years to 13%. There was no great change until two years later when people saw another increase to about 13.5% and figures do not look as though they are on their way down yet.

Câu 6.  What was the rate of unemployment in  Germany in 1980?

 A. 3% B. 1% C. 3,5% D. 10,5%

Câu 7.  Which country had the highest rate of unemployment?

 A. France B. Great Britain C. Germany D. United States

Câu 8.   What was the rate of unemployment in the United States in 1981?

 A. 7,5% B. 1% C. 10,5% D. 3,5%

Câu 9.  In England, the rate of unemployment is _______.

 A. on their way down B. lowest C. not increasing D. not on their way down

Câu 10.  What was the rate of unemployment in Britain in 1983?

 A. 13,5% B. 1% C. 13% D. 10,5%

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Câu 11.  A. economics B. recommend C. information D. ability

Câu 12.  A. initial B. happy C. attention D. suggestion

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Câu 13. This box ______ for a long time yet.

 A. hasn't been opened B. hadn't been opened C. wasn't opened  D.  isn't opened

Câu 14.The boy _________ sat next to you is my friend.

 A. where B. who C. whose D. which

Câu 15. I wish you _________ to the theatre last night, but you didn't

 A. was come B. had come C. came D. come

Câu 16. ....................is it from here to your home?   

   - Two kilometres

 A. How often  B. How long C. How far  D. How many

Câu 17. Listen! The phone _____.

 A. ring B. rang C. is ringing D. rings

Câu 18. "John won't come tomorrow."      

 He said he ........................ the next week.

 A. will come B. came C. would come D. come

Câu 19. The magazine _________ you lent me is interesting.

 A. which B. whose C. what D. who

Câu 20. Mr. Ram ______ accustomed to living in this rickety house since his company went bankrupt.

 A. has got B. got C. get D. was

Câu 21. My friend let me _________   her car.

 A. driven B. driving C. drove D. drive

Câu 22. I would rather ______ at home last night. The film was very boring.

 A. to stay B. I stayed C. have stayed D. stayed

Câu 23. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates.................

 A. left B. has left C. had left  D.  have left 

Câu 24. A computer can help you…………… with other people and friends around the world.

 A. speak B. deal C. contact D. interact

Câu 25. School children are looking forward to _________ on holiday

 A. going B. went C. go D. gone

Câu 26. If we had known your new address, we ______ to see you.

 A. will come B. would come C. come D. would have come

Câu 27. I am sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _______ it.

 A. locking B. lock C. to lock D. locked

Câu 28.- "Thank you so much for your help, Miss Lan."

 -  "……………….."

 A. I know that            B. Don't forget it C. You're right            D. You are welcome

Câu 29. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job since 2015.

 A. had B. has C. having D. have

Câu 30. I ……..to play football when I was young. I'm too old and fat to play it now.

 A.  got used to. B. uses                 C. use                 D.  used                   

Câu 31. Lan: "Let's do something to prevent the environment from becoming worse and worse" 

          Mai: "______"

 A. Well never mind  B. So long

 C. Great idea  D. Sorry, I haven't got it there

Câu 32. No sooner had the couple arrived ............... the priest started the ceremony.

 A. only B. that C. when D. than

V.   Choose the correct sentence that best rewrites the root one:

Câu 33. You should tidy up your room.

 A. You can tidy up your room B. You had better tidy up your room.  

 C. You better tidy up your room. D. You might tidy up your room

Câu 34. Because the weather was cold, we kept the fire burning all day.

 A. Because the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

 B. We kept the fire burning all day because of the weather was cold.

 C. Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

 D. In spite of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

Câu 35.   I have never eaten such a delicious dish before.

 A.  I ate more a delicious dish than this.

 B. This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious dish. 

 C. This is the worst dish I have ever eaten.        

 D.  I will never eat this kind food.

VI.  Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

 Câu 36.  The Browns are go to the cinema this evening.

                  A                   B      C                          D

Câu 37.  In spite  the rain, she went to school.

                    A             B                C           D

Câu 38.  I haven't met him since a long time.  

                     A         B             C            D

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Câu 39.  A. carry B. attract C.cat D. famous

Câu 40.  A. runs B. plays C. likes D. arrives

Câu 41.  A. needed B. watched C. stopped D. liked

VIII.Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase tat is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part

Câu 42. Some of the more time - consuming jobs can now be done by machines.

 A. taking little time B. not affected by time C. taking much time D. odd

Câu 43. He passed his exams with flying colour.

 A. successfully B. easily C. badly D. difficulty

Câu 44. Last year we had a bumper crop of strawberries.

 A. early crop B. good crop C. record crop D. poor crop

Câu 45. What makes computer a miraculous device?

 A. excellent B. magical C. strange D. powerful

IX. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answers for the following questions.

Chen likes to get his news from the paper. Lemma turns on the television to find out what's going on in the world. Eve subscribes to more magazines than she can keep track of, whereas Kobi chooses to listen to radio talk shows that cover issues thoroughly to tap into what's going on in the world. All these people are touched by the media.

What is the media? What constitutes the media? The media consists of all the ways that news and information is distributed to a mass audience. The media covers everything from hard news, which is investigative reporting to stories that are purely entertaining, such as whether your favorite movie star was on the "Best Dressed/ Worst Dresser list. Whether in print or broadcast on TV, the stories are the product of the reporting of many journalists who write the stories, and editors who give out the assignments, assess the quality of the writing and research, and make the decisions about where and when the stories run.

The news has immediate impact. The Internet puts global news onto the personal computer on your desk. Almost all browsers have links to up-to-the-minute news stories from various news services. You can get constant news updates from a variety of sources via your personal computer, providing you with the most up-to-date and in-depth coverage.

Câu 46. The word 'browsers" in line 15 refers to __________________________

 A.  people who look for information on the Internet. 

 B. computer programs that allow users to look at and search through infor­mation on the Internet.

 C.  people who design the Web.

 D.  programs used by computers for doing particular jobs.

Câu 47. According to the passage, the media __________________________

 A. spreads not only news but also entertainment to audiences.

 B. investigates news reports that will be covered.

 C. only distributes hard news to people.

 D. consists of news and information all over the world.

Câu 48. Which one of the following is not a responsibility of editors?    

 A. Assign tasks.  

 B. Judge the writings and researches. 

 C.   Decide when and where tile sto­ries run.    

 D. Write reports on the stories.

Câu 49. According to the writer, ­__________________

 A. radio talk shows cover thorough issues.

 B. people's life can be changed by the media.

 C. people can only get news from the paper.

 D. newspapers, magazines, televisions, radios are all the mass media.

Câu 50. An advantage of Internet news reports is that _______________________

 A.  they link news from various news services. B.  they provide a variety of information. 

 C.  they can be put onto the personal computer. D.  they can be constantly updated. 

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       Sở GD-ĐT Tỉnh Ninh Bình          Đề thi THPT - Năm học 2017-2018

Tr­ường THPT Ngô Thì Nhậm                                  Môn: Tiếng Anh 10

                                                                                   Thời gian: 60 phút

Họ tên học sinh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SBD: . . . . . . . . .Lớp: 10 . . .

                    (Đề thi gồm 04 trang, học sinh làm bài vào tờ phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm)                                 

I.  Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

  Câu 1.  In spite  the rain, she went to school.

                   A           B                C           D

  Câu 2.  I haven't met him since a long time.  

                  A         B             C            D

  Câu 3.  The Browns are go to the cinema this evening.

                A                   B      C                          D

II.   Choose the correct sentence that best rewrites the root one:

Câu 4. Because the weather was cold, we kept the fire burning all day.

 A. In spite of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

 B. Because the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

 C. We kept the fire burning all day because of the weather was cold.

 D. Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

Câu 5. You should tidy up your room.

 A. You had better tidy up your room.   

 B. You better tidy up your room.   

 C. You might tidy up your room 

 D. You can tidy up your room

Câu 6.   I have never eaten such a delicious dish before.

 A. This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious dish. 

 B.  I ate more a delicious dish than this.

 C. This is the worst dish I have ever eaten.        

 D.  I will never eat this kind food.

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Câu 7.  A. attention B. initial C. happy D. suggestion

Câu 8.  A. information B. economics C. recommend D. ability

IV. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answers for the following questions.

Germany had one of the lowest rates of unemployment back in 1980. It stood at just 3%. Now the rate is increasing. The United States has had ups and downs. In 1980, it was about 1% lower than that in Germany; 7.5% in 1981; and in 1984, it was the same rate as in 1980. Great Britain heads the unemployment chart. In 1980, their situation was the same as the United States, then followed a sharp rise in 1981, when the rate was 10.5%. This rose gradually over the next two years to 13%. There was no great change until two years later when people saw another increase to about 13.5% and figures do not look as though they are on their way down yet.

Câu 9.  In England, the rate of unemployment is _______.

 A. not on their way down B. on their way down C. not increasing D. lowest

Câu 10.   What was the rate of unemployment in the United Staes in 1981?

 A. 7,5% B. 3,5% C. 10,5% D. 1%

Câu 11.  Which country had the highest rate of unemployment?

 A. United States B. France C. Great Britain D. Germany

Câu 12.  What was the rate of unemployment in Britain in 1983?

 A. 13,5% B. 10,5% C. 1% D. 13%

Câu 13.  What was the rate of unemployment in  Germany in 1980?

 A. 10,5% B. 3% C. 3,5% D. 1%

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Câu 14. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates.................

 A.  have left B. left C. has left D. had left 

Câu 15. The boy _________ sat next to you is my friend.

 A. where B. which C. whose D. who

Câu 16. I am sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _______ it.

 A. to lock B. locking C. locked D. lock

Câu 17. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job since 2015.

 A. have B. has C. had D. having

Câu 18. Mr. Ram ______ accustomed to living in this rickety house since his company went bankrupt.

 A. get B. has got C. got D. was

Câu 19. "Thank you so much for your help, Miss Lan."

      "……………….."

 A. You are welcome B. You're right            C. I know that            D. Don't forget it

Câu 20. No sooner had the couple arrived ............... the priest started the ceremony.

 A. that B. only C. when D. than

Câu 21. My friend let me _________   her car.

 A. driven B. drove C. drive D. driving

Câu 22. ....................is it from here to your home?    

  - Two kilometres

 A. How many B. How long C. How often   D. How far 

Câu 23. I would rather ______ at home last night. The film was very boring.

 A. to stay B. I stayed C. have stayed D. stayed

Câu 24. "John won't come tomorrow."     

  He said he ........................ the next week.

 A. would come B. come C. will come D. came

Câu 25. This box ______ for a long time yet.

 A. hadn't been opened B.  isn't opened C. hasn't been opened  D. wasn't opened 

Câu 26. Listen! The phone _____.

 A. rings B. rang C. is ringing D. ring

Câu 27. The magazine _________ you lent me is interesting.

 A. who B. which C. what D. whose

Câu 28. I ……..to play football when I was young. I'm too old and fat to play it now.

 A.  used                     B. uses                

 C. use                 D.  got used to.

Câu 29. If we had known your new address, we ______ to see you.

 A. come B. would have come C. will come D. would come

Câu 30. Lan: "Let's do something to prevent the environment from becoming worse and worse" 

          Mai: "______"

 A. Sorry, I haven't got it there B. Great idea

 C. So long  D. Well never mind

Câu 31. I wish you _________ to the theatre last night, but you didn't

 A. came B. had come C. was come D. come

Câu 32. School children are looking forward to _________ on holiday

 A. went B. go C. going D. gone

Câu 33. A computer can help you…………… with other people and friends around the world.

 A. speak B. contact C. interact D. deal

VI.Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase tat is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part

Câu 34. What makes computer a miraculous device?

 A. strange B. excellent C. powerful D. magical

Câu 35. Some of the more time - consuming jobs can now be done by machines.

 A. taking much time B. odd C. taking little time D. not affected by time

Câu 36. He passed his exams with flying colour.

 A. successfully B. difficulty C. badly D. easily

Câu 37. Last year we had a bumper crop of strawberries.

 A. poor crop B. good crop C. record crop D. early crop

VII. Read the following passage and indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks

  It was Pasteur who (38)_______ the process of immunization. When he was experimenting with causes of chicken cholera, he (39)_______ to inoculate healthy chickens with weak cholera bacteria. With another inoculation, the chickens only became slightly ill. And later, when he inoculated the chickens with normal cholera bacteria, the chickens did not get the disease . Thus Pasteur discovered that the body builds (40)_______ substances called antibodies in the blood. These antibodies, (41)_______ attack harmful bacteria, can be formed by injections of small amounts of the medicine themselves. For thousands of years, men had known that certain diseases (42)_______ people only once. Now Pasteur had shown what this process of immunization was and how it could be used to control disease.

Câu 38.  A. discovered B. invented C. controlled D. thought

Câu 39.  A. finished B. began C. practised D. avoided

Câu 40.  A. productive B. active C. preservative D. protective

Câu 41.  A. which B. that C. who D. whose

Câu 42.  A. attack B. attend C. attain D. attach

VIII. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answers for the following questions.

Chen likes to get his news from the paper. Lemma turns on the television to find out what's going on in the world. Eve subscribes to more magazines than she can keep track of, whereas Kobi chooses to listen to radio talk shows that cover issues thoroughly to tap into what's going on in the world. All these people are touched by the media.

What is the media? What constitutes the media? The media consists of all the ways that news and information is distributed to a mass audience. The media covers everything from hard news, which is investigative reporting to stories that are purely entertaining, such as whether your favorite movie star was on the "Best Dressed/ Worst Dresser list. Whether in print or broadcast on TV, the stories are the product of the reporting of many journalists who write the stories, and editors who give out the assignments, assess the quality of the writing and research, and make the decisions about where and when the stories run.

The news has immediate impact. The Internet puts global news onto the personal computer on your desk. Almost all browsers have links to up-to-the-minute news stories from various news services. You can get constant news updates from a variety of sources via your personal computer, providing you with the most up-to-date and in-depth coverage.

Câu 43. The word 'browsers" in line 15 refers to __________________________

 A.  people who look for information on the Internet. 

 B.  programs used by computers for doing particular jobs.

 C. computer programs that allow users to look at and search through infor­mation on the Internet.

 D.  people who design the Web.

Câu 44. An advantage of Internet news reports is that _______________________

 A.  they provide a variety of information.   

 B.  they can be put onto the personal computer.

 C.  they can be constantly updated.  

 D.  they link news from various news services.

Câu 45. According to the writer, ­__________________

 A. newspapers, magazines, televisions, radios are all the mass media.

 B. people can only get news from the paper.

 C. people's life can be changed by the media.

 D. radio talk shows cover thorough issues.

Câu 46. Which one of the following is not a responsibility of editors?   

 A. Assign tasks.  

 B. Judge the writings and researches. 

 C.   Decide when and where tile sto­ries run.

    D. Write reports on the stories.

Câu 47. According to the passage, the media __________________________

 A. investigates news reports that will be covered.

 B. consists of news and information all over the world.

 C. spreads not only news but also entertainment to audiences.

 D. only distributes hard news to people.

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Câu 48.  A.cat B. carry C. attract D. famous

Câu 49.  A. stopped B. watched C. liked D. needed

Câu 50.  A. likes  B. plays   C. runs  D. Arrives

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 Sở GD-ĐT Tỉnh Ninh Bình          Đề thi THPT - Năm học 2017-2018

Tr­ường THPT Ngô Thì Nhậm                                  Môn: Tiếng Anh 10

                                                                                   Thời gian: 60 phút

Họ tên học sinh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SBD: . . . . . . . . .Lớp: 10 . . .

                    (Đề thi gồm 04 trang, học sinh làm bài vào tờ phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm)                                 

I. Read the following passage and indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks

  It was Pasteur who (1)_______ the process of immunization. When he was experimenting with causes of chicken cholera, he (2)_______ to inoculate healthy chickens with weak cholera bacteria. With another inoculation, the chickens only became slightly ill. And later, when he inoculated the chickens with normal cholera bacteria, the chickens did not get the disease . Thus Pasteur discovered that the body builds (3)_______ substances called antibodies in the blood. These antibodies, (4)_______ attack harmful bacteria, can be formed by injections of small amounts of the medicine themselves. For thousands of years, men had known that certain diseases (5)_______ people only once. Now Pasteur had shown what this process of immunization was and how it could be used to control disease.

Câu 1.  A. controlled B. discovered C. thought D. invented

Câu 2.  A. finished B. practised C. avoided D. began

Câu 3.  A. active B. protective C. preservative D. productive

Câu 4.  A. who B. which C. that D. whose

Câu 5.  A. attend B. attach C. attack D. attain

II. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answers for the following questions.

Chen likes to get his news from the paper. Lemma turns on the television to find out what's going on in the world. Eve subscribes to more magazines than she can keep track of, whereas Kobi chooses to listen to radio talk shows that cover issues thoroughly to tap into what's going on in the world. All these people are touched by the media.

What is the media? What constitutes the media? The media consists of all the ways that news and information is distributed to a mass audience. The media covers everything from hard news, which is investigative reporting to stories that are purely entertaining, such as whether your favorite movie star was on the "Best Dressed/ Worst Dresser list. Whether in print or broadcast on TV, the stories are the product of the reporting of many journalists who write the stories, and editors who give out the assignments, assess the quality of the writing and research, and make the decisions about where and when the stories run.

The news has immediate impact. The Internet puts global news onto the personal computer on your desk. Almost all browsers have links to up-to-the-minute news stories from various news services. You can get constant news updates from a variety of sources via your personal computer, providing you with the most up-to-date and in-depth coverage.

Câu 6. Which one of the following is not a responsibility of editors? 

 A. Judge the writings and researches.   

 B.   Decide when and where tile sto­ries run.

 C. Assign tasks.

 D.Write reports on the stories.

Câu 7. According to the writer, ­__________________

 A. radio talk shows cover thorough issues.

 B. people can only get news from the paper.

 C. newspapers, magazines, televisions, radios are all the mass media.

 D. people's life can be changed by the media.

Câu 8. According to the passage, the media __________________________

 A. spreads not only news but also entertainment to audiences.

 B. investigates news reports that will be covered.

 C. consists of news and information all over the world.

 D. only distributes hard news to people.

Câu 9. The word 'browsers" in line 15 refers to __________________________

 A.  people who look for information on the Internet. 

 B. computer programs that allow users to look at and search through infor­mation on the Internet.

 C.  people who design the Web.

 D.  programs used by computers for doing particular jobs.

Câu 10. An advantage of Internet news reports is that _______________________

 A.  they provide a variety of information.   

 B.  they can be put onto the personal computer.

 C.  they can be constantly updated.  

 D.  they link news from various news services.

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Câu 11.  A. attract B.cat C. famous D. carry

Câu 12.  A. runs B. plays C. likes D. arrives

Câu 13.  A. watched B. needed C. liked D. stopped

IV.   Choose the correct sentence that best rewrites the root one:

Câu 14. Because the weather was cold, we kept the fire burning all day.

 A. Because the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

 B. We kept the fire burning all day because of the weather was cold.

 C. Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

 D. In spite of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

Câu 15. You should tidy up your room.

 A. You might tidy up your room B. You can tidy up your room

 C. You better tidy up your room. D. You had better tidy up your room.  

Câu 16.   I have never eaten such a delicious dish before.

 A. This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious dish. 

 B.  I will never eat this kind food.

 C. This is the worst dish I have ever eaten.        

 D.  I ate more a delicious dish than this.

V.  Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

 Câu 17.  In spite  the rain, she went to school.

                   A           B                C           D

Câu 18.  The Browns are go to the cinema this evening.

                A                   B      C                          D

Câu 19.  I haven't met him since a long time.  

                  A         B             C            D

VI.Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase tat is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part

Câu 20. He passed his exams with flying colour.

 A. easily B. successfully C. difficulty D. badly

Câu 21. Some of the more time - consuming jobs can now be done by machines.

 A. odd B. not affected by time C. taking much time D. taking little time

Câu 22. Last year we had a bumper crop of strawberries.

 A. record crop B. poor crop C. early crop D. good crop

Câu 23. What makes computer a miraculous device?

 A. excellent B. strange C. magical D. powerful

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Câu 24.  A. suggestion B. initial C. attention D. happy

Câu 25.  A. ability B. information C. economics D. recommend

VIII. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answers for the following questions.

Germany had one of the lowest rates of unemployment back in 1980. It stood at just 3%. Now the rate is increasing. The United States has had ups and downs. In 1980, it was about 1% lower than that in Germany; 7.5% in 1981; and in 1984, it was the same rate as in 1980. Great Britain heads the unemployment chart. In 1980, their situation was the same as the United States, then followed a sharp rise in 1981, when the rate was 10.5%. This rose gradually over the next two years to 13%. There was no great change until two years later when people saw another increase to about 13.5% and figures do not look as though they are on their way down yet.

Câu 26.   What was the rate of unemployment in the United Staes in 1981?

 A. 10,5% B. 1% C. 7,5% D. 3,5%

Câu 27.  What was the rate of unemployment in  Germany in 1980?

 A. 10,5% B. 3% C. 1% D. 3,5%

Câu 28.  In England, the rate of unemployment is _______.

 A. not on their way down B. on their way down C. not increasing D. lowest

Câu 29.  Which country had the highest rate of unemployment?

 A. France B. Great Britain C. United States D. Germany

Câu 30.  What was the rate of unemployment in Britain in 1983?

 A. 13% B. 13,5% C. 10,5% D. 1%

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Câu 31. School children are looking forward to _________ on holiday

 A. gone B. going C. go D. went

Câu 32. If we had known your new address, we ______ to see you.

 A. would come B. come C. would have come D. will come

Câu 33. I wish you _________ to the theatre last night, but you didn't

 A. come B. came C. had come D. was come

Câu 34. ....................is it from here to your home?     

 - Two kilometres

 A. How far B. How many C. How often   D. How long 

Câu 35. Listen! The phone _____.

 A. ring B. rang C. rings D. is ringing

Câu 36. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates.................

 A.  have left B. left C. had left  D. has left

Câu 37. The magazine _________ you lent me is interesting.

 A. which B. what C. whose D. who

Câu 38. "John won't come tomorrow."       He said he ........................ the next week.

 A. would come B. come C. came D. will come

Câu 39. A computer can help you…………… with other people and friends around the world.

 A. speak B. interact C. deal D. contact

Câu 40. This box ______ for a long time yet.

 A. hasn't been opened B. wasn't opened C.  isn't opened D. hadn't been opened                            

Câu 41. I ……..to play football when I was young. I'm too old and fat to play it now.

 A. use                 B.  got used to.

 C. uses                   D.  used                   

Câu 42. I would rather ______ at home last night. The film was very boring.

 A. have stayed B. I stayed C. to stay D. stayed

Câu 43. Lan: "Let's do something to prevent the environment from becoming worse and worse" 

          Mai: "______"

 A. Sorry, I haven't got it there B. So long

 C. Great idea  D. Well never mind

Câu 44. I am sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _______ it.

 A. to lock B. locking C. locked D. lock

Câu 45. The boy _________ sat next to you is my friend.