Câu hỏi:Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

 

The best age (8) __ learning the violin is between three and six,' says Margaret Porter, a violinist and music teacher. 'It's the time when you are learning about the world. ' Margaret, (9)____ lives in London, prefers to take pupils at three and four, (10)______ she has made lots of exceptions for keen five-year olds. When she started teaching the violin in 1972, her first class consisted of her children's five-year-old school friends.
Magaret's pupils have group lessons. Each group has about a dozen pupils and each lesson lasts an hour, once a fornight. In addition, each pupil has one individual lesson a week with her. Parents also have to attend the classes. It is important that the parents take an active interest in the lessons.From the earliest lessons pupils learn to play by ear. They do not even try to read music until they have been (11) ______ for several years, and for a long time there is a big difference between their playing and reading of music. Margaret says that her method is not supposed to produce great violinists, and always suggests that pupils who perform (12) _____ well should leave and study the violin using more traditional methods

Câu 1:Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Family life in the United States is changing. Thirty or forty years ago, the wife was called a "housewife". She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So, who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.
Then there is a question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents often are too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysister or a day-care center. The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well. Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for.
Many companies now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: They are called "househusband". In the United States more ans more men are becoming househusband every year. These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.

Câu 1:Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

• singers
• artists
• drums
• listeners

Câu 2:Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

• manner
• talent
• damage
• value

Câu 3:A cabon foottpint i tteettotal amoutt of C02 pooduee by hummn activities and iincudes the emissions of other greenhouse gases.

• expansion
• discharges
• reductions
• controls

Câu 4:It's necessary for her ______  back home before 10 p.m.

• came
• coming
• to come
• come

Câu 5:Their favourite music is K-pop and British or American pop music as they are big 
______ of Korean and American music.

• competitors
• fans
• participants
• singers

Câu 6:Nam is very humorous. His joke makes me _____  a lot.

• laughed
• to laugh
• laugh
• laughing

Câu 7:My brother and I take responsibility ______  doing the laundry while my mother cooks and my father does the gardening.

• into
• at
• to
• for

Câu 8:Don't bother me now. I  _____ an important letter.

• write
• is writing
• writes
• am writing

Câu 9:My teacher assigned us a writing task about ________  of our favorite singers.

• biochemist
• biodiversity
• biography
• biology

Câu 10:Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words

• environment
• exhibition
• estimation
• electronic

Câu 11:Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words

• encourage
• protection
• awareness
• interesting

Câu 12:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

- “ _________ ” - “That’s a good idea but shows tend to become boring these days.

• Oh, Dad! Art shows are boring. Let’s go to a science exhibition.
• How do you think about game shows on TV?
• I can’t stand watching the junk that’s on TV
• Why don’t we go to the music and arts centre on Sunday and see a show?
  

Câu 13:Choose the word or phrase with the OPPOSITE in meaning as the underlined part.

Chau van singing is an ancient form of Vietnamese performance art which combines singing and dancing.

• modern
• young
• late
• old-fashioned

Câu 14:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

I think I probably go on holiday when I finish my degree in economics in December.

• degree in economics
• when
• finish
• probably go

Câu 15:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Though Clarke is primarily known as a violinist, her music sounds powerfully on a piano.

• Though
• powerfully
• a violinist
• piano

Câu 16:Make compound sentences using the conjunctions in brackets.

I think Laura is very hard-working. She deserves to become a professional dancer. (and)

_____

Câu 17:Make compound sentences using the conjunctions in brackets.

Câu 27:

John didn't understand the homework assignment. He asked the teacher for help. (so)
_____

Câu 18:Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.

People are cutting down protective forests at a high rate.
Protective forests _____

Câu 19:Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.

David will not repair the car.
The car _____

Câu 20:Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.

The Youth Union will organise a campaign to protect the environment.
A campaign _____