Đề tiếng anh 2011 I. Chọn từ 1. There are about two people at the meeting. A. hundred B. thousands C. hundreds of D hundreds 2. If I were you, .phoned and tell her you are going to be late A. I'd B. I'll C I'd have D. I 3. I'm afraid I'm not very good at .looking after animals A. for B. in C.at D. about  ??? 4. Let's hurry up! we must finish the wall before ten o'clock this morning A. to paint B. painting C. paint D. painted 5. There are many .in the city A. pool swimming B. swimming pool C. swimming D. swimming pools 6. Julia sings than Susan does A. more beautiful B. beautifulier C. more beautiful .k ghi rõ D.more beautifully 7. I bought a new jacket last week but I .it yet A. did'nt wear B. not weared C. haven't wear D.haven't wort ? ( haven’t worn) 8. While I was swimming yesterday afternoon, some one else my clothes. A. stealed B.was stealing C. was stolen D. stole 9. Mask went to the party .he wasn't invited A. because B. in spite of C. however D. although 10. chọn từ phát âm khác từ lại A. invited B. kite C. sit D site II. viết lại câu 11. Are you a good pianist? => Are you good at playing piano? 12. Despite the cold weather, we all went for a walk => Although the weather was cold, we all went for a walk. 13. The old man is sitting on the red chair. he is one of the most famous singers => The old man sitting on the red chair is one of the most famous singers. 14. It is necessary to prepare carefully before the exam. => Preparing carefully before the exam is necessary. 15. He is too young to attend the dancing class. => He is not young enough to attend the dancing class. III. đoạn đọc hiểu ngắn ngắn, trả lời câu hỏi IV. tranlates 26. Venice thành phố đẹp giới  Venice is one of the most beautiful city in the world. 27. Nếu ngày mai trời mưa k bơi  If it rains tomorrow, I will not go swimming. 28. Bác sĩ khuyên nên thư giãn chút.  The doctor advised me to take more rest. 29. Cô trượt cô ko hoàn thành tất câu hỏi  She failed because she didn’t answer all questions. V. luận 120-150 từ What are the important qualities to be a good customs officer? Each career requires good qualities and necessary skills to accomplish effectively. For a good customs officer, it’s important to equip for himself some characteristics such as good interpersonal skills and full knowledge of legislation. Firstly, a good customs officer needs to have good communication skills. Every day, they meet a lot of different people during his working process. How he makes good impression to customs and deal with unexpected problems significantly depend on his behavior and soft skills. Secondly, a good officer also requires great knowledge of legislation relevant to customs work. They use their extensive knowledge of customs laws and trade agreements to optimize importing and exporting costs. If he is not careful, he intends to take serious consequences for his nation as well as himself. In short, it’s necessary for a customs officer to good at communication skills and knowledge of law. Thanks to the qualities, they are able to work well. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST ELEMENTARY LEVEL *** READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING (90 minutes) PAPER 1: READING COMPREHENSION Section A: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Blacken your choice. 1. When I see Barbara in the street, she always…… at me. A. smiled C. was smiling B. has smiled D. smiles 2."Who's .in my bed?", the little bear asked. A. sleep B. been sleep C. been sleeping D. been slept 3. She told me I would have an accident if I …… more care. A. am not taking B. haven't taken C. won't take D. didn't take 4. It's a lovely day, but I … staying at home with you. A. don't mind B. haven't mind C. am not minding D. wasn't minding 5. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one …… to hospital. A. has taken B. has been taking C. was taken D. was taking 6. The doctor showed the nurse …… .to do. A. what B. that C. how D. as 7. "You're late," he said. "I think the bus …… .already." A went B. was going C. has gone D. goes 8. You should have some ice-cream when you …… your dinner. A. finished C. will finish B. finish D. will be finished 9. She often wishes that she … a bicycle. A. can rode C. could rode B. can ride D. could ride 10. We wondered who was going to pay for the .…… window. A. broken B. break C. breaking D. broke 11. The crowd at a football match are often …… . A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. being excited 12. All the girls … .present yesterday. A. was B. were C. is 13. I wouldn't waste time …… .that book if I were you. A. to reading C. read B. reading D. to be read 14. He can go, can't he? A. No, he can B. Yes, he can't. C. Yes, he can. D. No, he won’t D. are 15. She doesn't like coffee, does she? A. Yes, she doesn't B. No, she does. C. Yes, she will D. No, she doesn’t. 16. I don't like the place …… .he goes. A. that B. which C. where D. A & B C. which D. how 17. The time .he'll start is not known. A. where B. when 18. They could reach the house …… the road was flooded. A. although B. whether C. as if D. even 19. That man is …. deaf to hear what we say. A. so B. enough C. too D. not 20. They keep the dog …… .so that it will not bite anybody. A. in chain C. chained up B. unchained D. to be chained Section B: In this section you mil find after the passage five questions, each with four suggested answers. You must choose one which you think fits best. Blacken your choice. THE EVILS OF SMOKING Last Thursday an old man came to our school to talk about the evils of smoking. He said he wouldn't talk for too long, and we saw him take his watch off and lay it on the table. I can't remember what he said about smoking because John and I had other things to think about. He finished when the bell rang for break, and the headmaster told us to go out. John happened to slip when he was passing the teacher's table. In the playground John showed me the watch. He put it on his wrist, and it looked lovely. I was wishing that I'd been the one to slip by the table, because it was a beautiful gold watch. The headmaster came outside then, and the old man was with him. They walked about, looking around and talking all the time. After a bit the bell rang, and we came into our class again. The headmaster said, "I've got a little job for you, boys. This gentleman, our lecturer, has lost his watch in the playground. It has happened before, he says - it just slips off his wrist. So look around for it, will you? See if you are clever enough to find it. The boy who can find it will get a useful reward." Well, of course we all walked about the playground, looking for the watch. And I wasn't surprised at all when John bent down as if he was picking something up. Then he hurried past me towards the headmaster and the old man. "Where are you going?" I called out, though I knew very well where he was going. And the next minute John was smiling, handing over the watch to the old man and waiting for a reward. But the old man didn't seem pleased at all. In fact he looked quite angry as if he wanted to put a knife into John's heart. Then both the headmaster and the old man burst out laughing. Later, John said to me that the old man didn't even say "Thank you" when he gave back to him the watch. The thing that made everybody, except me, surprised was that John didn't get any reward. When he reminded the headmaster about it, he said " Well, I will give you a useful reward that you will never forget. Take this sheet of paper and write a long composition on the evils of smoking". Of course John didn't know what to write. 21. What were the two boys thinking about during the lecture? A. They were not thinking about anything B. They were thinking about the evils of smoking C. About the watch - and how to get it, perhaps. D. They thought that the headmaster was very clever. 22. Why did the story-teller wish that he had slipped? A. Because it was a beautiful watch. B. He thought he could have taken the watch if he had slipped. C. If that had happened, the watch wouldn't have been lost. D. In that case he wouldn't have given it back to the lecturer. 23. Why did the two men come out to the playground? A. Because that was where the watch was lost B. It was day-time, and they needed some fresh air. C. It was just a lucky chance that they came out mere. D. They came out in order to support the headmaster's story. 24. What was the purpose of the promised reward? A. People who find things must have a reward. B. It was a clever trap of the headmaster to find the watch. C. It was to encourage the boys to find the watch. D. The watch was a valuable one, so a reward was necessary. 25. When John "bent down", what was he trying to do? A. He had to bend down in order to pick up the watch. B. He was trying to hide the fact that he had found the watch C. The watch had slipped off his wrist, and he was trying to pick it up. D. He was pretending to have found the watch in the playground. PAPER 2: USE OF ENGLISH Section A: Passage foe Gap-fill Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage by a word chosen from the list. Use ONLY ONE word in each space. abruptly as because benefit discharge exhaust garbage gradually individuals or protects provide purity require too by people amount pollutes give can Everyone wants to reduce pollution but the pollution problem is too complicated (26) as it is serious. It is complicated B/.C .(27) much pollution is caused by .(28) things that benefit people. For example, exhaust (29) from cars causes a large amount (30) of all air pollution. But the cars benefit .(31) transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge (32) much of the material that polutes (33) air and water, but factories provide (34) employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end or .(35) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people (36) would have to stop using many things that give to that, of (37) them. Most people not want course, but pollution can be gradually Scientists and engineers (38) reduced in several ways. can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as cars and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that require .(39) businesses and individuals (40) to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities. Section B: Guided sentence building Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 41. George / brave / tell / truth  George was brave to tell the truth. 42. You / drive / carefully / road / accident / occur / very often.  You should drive carefully on the road because accident occurs very often. 43. He / not have / holidays / last year / but / he / this year. He didn’t have any holidays last year but he has this year. 44. We / not wait / him because / too late.  We did’t wait him because it was too late. 45. She / late / the opera / as / bus / too late  She was late for the opera as the bus was too late. 46. When /1 / small /I / swim / that river  When I was small I used to swim across that river 47. When / she / cross / road / someone / call / her.  When she was crossing the road, someone called her 48. Before / he / retire / last year / he / active / Union leader.  Before he retired last year, he had been active Union leader. 49. The car / expensive / us / buy  The car is too expensive for us to buy. 50. A lot / new hotels / be / built / city / since 1990.  A lot of hotels have been built in this city since 1990. Section C: Reading passage In this section you will find after the reading passage five questions or unfinished statements. Choose the best answer or way of finishing. Blacken the letter of your choice. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to the medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor hi Philadelphia. So determined was she, that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition hi 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female physician and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women. 51. Why couldn 't Elizabeth realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldn't get admitted to medical school. B. She decided to further her education in Paris. C. A serious eye infection prevented her. D. It was difficult for her to start practice in the US. 52. What main reason almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C She couldn't graduate from medical school. D She couldn't establish her hospital. 53.How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. B. 10 C. 19 D.36 54. When Elizabeth became a doctor, she was A. 21 years old B. 49 years old C. 28 years old D. 31 years old 55. All of the following are "firsts" in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except: A. She became the first female physician B She was the first woman surgeon C. She and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D She established the first medical school for women Ôn tập phần luận tiếng anh Why is it necessary to learn E? E is the most international of languages. It is spoken all over the world. In our country E is taught in schools and widely used in business. If we know E, we can read various kinds of E books to widen our knowledge, communicate with most foreigners easily, and above all, find a good job in a business company. In brief, it is very necessary for us to learn E. If we know E well, we may have more chance of improving our lives. The reasons why the young people prefer to live in town While many old people dream of peaceful countryside and pure air, most young ones prefer life in towns, especially in big cities. The town can provide them with all comforts and conveniences such as electricity, drinking-water, good means pf transportation, and various kinds of entertainment. They can buy everything they need and get all services quickly and easily. Moreover, they can expect to find jobs that are both interesting and well paid. There is good reason to believe that young people prefer to live in towns and cities because they hope to enjoy benefits of modern life. In your opinion, which job is the most interesting? Why? There are plenty of good jobs in our society. In my opinion, working as a tourist guide is the most interesting. Being a tourist guide enables us to know more about our country, visit beautiful places and meet all kinds of people. Above all, when dealing with foreign tourist, we have good opportunities to practise our E and widen our knowledge. Besides, the salary of a tourist guide is satisfactory. I will apply for a job at a tourist agency and become a tourist guide when I have graduated from high school and obtained a B level certificate of E. Why are good books good teachers and friends? I am very fond of books. I enjoy reading books at weekend and whenever I have free time. I read simple E books, which help to improve my E, I also read serious Vietnamese books on general sciences to widen my knowledge. Through these good books, I can learn a great deal more about human civilization, the wonders of nature, and amazing inventions and discoveries of great men in the world. In addition, I sometime read hurnorous stories to relax my mind and even to remove my troubles. I wonder if there are people who can ever deny that good books are really good teacher and friends. How you spend an evening when it rains? Many young people dislike a rainy evening because they cannot go out and have fun. To me it is not so boring. I can find lost of things to spend an evening when it rains. First of all, there are assignments that I have to finish and lessons that I need to review for the next day’s classes. Then, I can amuse myself by playing my guitar for a while. If I am not in the mood for music, I can still join my family in the living-room for a play on television or a video film. A rainy evening is often not much fun if one spends it doing nothing but it does seem to pass so pleasantly and quickly when one is happy with so many things one can do. The advantages and disadvantages of television Televition is a very popular means of communication as it is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. It entertains us with dances, plays and songs. It helps to widen our knowledge with its instructive talk shows, news programmes and documentary films. It is also used for educational purposes, especially in remote areas where there are no schools and teachers. However, televition also has disadvantages. Many children are so interested in watching TV that they neglect their studies. Besides, not all TV programmes are good. Some of the films which are shown on televition encourage violence and sexuality. They have bad influence on small children and teenagers. Since televition has an extremely wide influence on the entire world, it is essential to provide as many good TV programmes as possible. Describe your best friend and tell why you like her or him Lan is my best friend. She is also my classmate. She is a sixteen year old girl with a slender build and a fair complexion. She has long black hair and a charming ovl face with big brown eyes. At school she is very studious and good at every subject. She help me a great deal with my studies. Her behaviour is also admirable. She is simple, friendly and kind to everybody. At home she spends most of her spare time looking after her little brothers and sister and helping her mother with the housework. We all love and respect Lan. She is a good example to us all. The city or town where you are living I live in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in VN . It has a population of about million. In the center of the city the streets are wide and crowded with people and vehicles. There are many big stores, hotels, theatres and tall buildings. However, in the suburbs the roads are narrow and in bad condition, and the houses are small and ugly. There are several interesting sights in HCM City such as the zoo, the Ben Thanh Market, the Dam Sen Park, the Thong Nhat palace, and the Vinh Nghiem pagoda. There have been great changes in this city for the last 10 years. Life has become much better for most of its residents. You have just received some photos from a friend who visited you last month. You write a letter of thanks and tell your friend briefly what has happened in your life since then. Dear lan, I have just received several photos of you and me, which were taken during your visit to my family last month. You look so young and lovely. Some important things have happened to me since you left us to return to your hometomn. I was suddenly taken ill, and it was serious enough for me to go to a doctor, who recommended a week’s rest at home. I was seventeen on the day I completely recovered from my illness, so my parents held a big party for me. It was great fun, for there were many guests including several of our old friends. I am now talking a preparation course for the B level certificate of E. I will take the exam early next month. Thank you very much for your photos. Please send my best wishes to your family. Your sicerely The benefits of sports and physical exercises Many people thinks that sports and physical axecises are unimportant things. Some even consider them mere amuserments. But in actual fact, sports and physical exercises are very helpful. Sports such as running, swimming and boxing make our body strong, prevent us from getting too fat and keeps us healthy. They also prove to be effective treatment for some illnesses such as rheumatism, stomachache, mental sickness and heart trouble. Physical activities in the form of good games are particularly valuable for character training. They can help to omprove our intelligence, patience, self-discipline and unselfishness. Because of their great benefits, sports and physical exercises are enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. A friend of yours, living abroad, wants to visit your city for some days. write a letter telling him/her what there is to see in your city Dear John, I have just received your letter, in which you tell me that you are going to visit HCM City for some days. I’m sure you will have a good time here because there are several interesting places for you to see. You can go on a city sight-seeing tour that includes the City Hall, the Thong Nhat Palace, the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, the Zoo, and the Dam Sen Amusement Park. All of these sights are in or near the centre of thr city. If you have time, you can pay a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels, which are about 40 miles from the city centre. There you will see, as well as learn from the guide, many interesting things conerning our revolutionary war. At present I’m not very busy, so I’ll be glad to act as your guide during your holiday in my city. I’m looking forward to seeing you. My family My family consists of people. They are my parents, my sister and me. My father is an engineer working for a government office. My mother is a housewife. My sister is a primary school teacher, and I am a high school student. We get up at o’clock every morning. After breakfast, my father and my sister go to work, my mother does the housework and i go to school. We have lunch at noon and dinner at p.m. In the evening after dinner, we sit together in the living-room talking or watching televition for about an hour. Then my sister and i go to our own rooms to prepare the lessons for the coming week. My family is a very happy one. We love each other very much and expect to live together under the same roof forever. The house where i am living My family consists of people. They are my parents, my sister and me. We are living in a large house in a suburb of HCM City. The house is made of bricks and covered with red tiles. It has rooms including a living-room, bedrooms and a kitchen. The living-room, which is rather large, is decorated with beautiful pictures on the walls. The bedrooms are nice, one is for my parents and the other two for my sister and me. The kitchen is tidy and well equipped with a gas cooker, a washing-machine and a refrigerator. Around the house is a large garden with many fruit-trees and flowers. I like this house very much. It is the place where i was born and grew up. It has given me good memories since my childhood. I wish i would live in it forever. My hobbies Almost everybody has some kind of hobby. my hobbies are listening to music and watching televition. i’m very fond of music. when i’m free, i often listen to my favourite songs from an old cassette recorder. At weekends, i usually go to music shops in the downtown areas to buy good CD’s. Of the famous pop singers, i prefer Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Madona and paul McCartney. I also spend an hour after diner watching news and documentary programmes. i particularly enjoy the programme “ The world here and there” because it broadens my knowledge of nature and human civilizations. I think that my hobbies are very useful. They widen my knowledge, relax my mind, and make me feel better about myself. My daily activities Im ahigh school student Every morning from Monday to saturday, i get up at o’clock. After breakfast, i go to school by bicycle. It takes me about 20 minites to go from my house to my school. Usually, i study at school until 11:30 a.m. I return home at noon ti have lunch with m family. In the afternoon I attend E and compurter course. I always get home just in time for dinner at 7:30 p.m. After dinner, while my parents are watching televition in the living-room, I read books or prepare for school in my own room. I am free at weekend. On Sunday mornings, I get up later than usual. Then I often go shopping downtown with my friends. Sometime we go for a picnic in the countryside. On rainy Sundays, I stay at home reading books and listening to music. I’m quite happy with my daily activities A historical place in HCM city There are several historcal places in HCM city, among them the Nha Rong what is considered the most famous. It was the very place where Uncle Ho boarded a French merchant ship to go abroad. He was trying to find a plan for national salvation. In the memorial building there, we can see many pictures and souvenirs of our Uncle’s revolutionary life. There are also many historic documents and illustrations about our people’s resistance against the French colonialists and the American imperialists. Around the building is a large garden with many trees and beautiful flowers, which have been brought from different regions of the country. The Nha Rong Wharf is always crowded with people especially young people. They go there to study President Ho’s revolutionary life and our people’s good traditions. My career!(nghề nghiệp) I graduated from University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City / Hong Bang University / Marketing University in 2003 and now I work in Taxation Unit in District (CCTQ3) as an officer. I have worked here for 18 months / since September in 2007. I work here because I want to have a stable job (công việc ổn định). I hope I can put my knowledge into my job (áp dụng kiến thức vào công việc) to it easily and convinent (thuận tiện). I’m allocated jobs (phân công công việc) with checking and storing legal documents, files, preparing a monthly and quarterly report to higher level on my work (báo cáo hàng tháng hàng qúy lên cấp trên). It satifies me that’s why I love my job. A national Hero The are many heroes and heroes in our history, but President Ho is known as one of the most famous. He was the founder of the VN Communist Party, which led the victorious Revolution of 1945. This event brought independence and freedom to our people after nearly 100 years of harsh French domination. But the enemies invaded our country again. They wanted to have our people live in slavery. Once more, under President Ho’s leadership, our people successively defeated he french colonialists and the American imperialists, liberated South VN and reunified the whole country in 1975. President Ho is respected and worshipped by the Vietnamese people. Unesco, a prestigious international organization, has also selected him as a national hero as well as an outstanding writer. Thanks to him, we are now living in the most glorious era in our national history. My experience of learning E I have studied E for years. I can write and speak E fairly well now. From my own experience, i think that if we want to write E correctly, we should master its grammatical rules and enough time reading the E books which suit our level. We can find these graded books in bookshops .As to improving our speaking and listening abilities in E, we should carry out intensive practice by listening to E recordings and radio broadcasts, imitating the native speaker’s voice as frequently as possible. It is also good for us to join an E-speaking club to have the opportunity of speaking E with other people. Above all, the learning of any language requires great effort and patience. If we try hard and work methodically, ai;m sure, we can make good progress in learning E. VN, my beloved homeland My beloved homeland is VN. It is country in South East Asia with a population of over 80 million and a land area of about 330,000 km2. Our country is very rich in natural resources. The subsoil in many regions contains a great quantity of mineral ores and in the immenes forests there are various kinds of valuable trees and wild animals. The Vietnamese coastline very long and beautiful with a large fishing industry. Our nation was established about 4.000 years ago. The Vietnamese people are very intelligent and hard working. Above all, we have a long and heroic history. Our people have defeated foreign invaders many times. Nowadays, Viet Nam is under a socialist regime. There have been great changes in our country in recent years. The standard of living has greatly improved. I love my homeland and feel very proud of it. The advantages and disadvantages of living in the city There are many advantages as well as disadvantages of living in the city. In the city, the houses are supplied with electricity and drinking-water. People go from place very quickly by motorbike, by bus or taxi. Housewives can buy everything they need in shops and supermarkets everywhere. Children study at the schools near their houses. For entertainment, city people can go to theatres and amusement centres. Urban workers always earn more money than the labourers in the countryside. However, the pollution of air, water and noise in the city badly affects people’s health. Traffic accidents and social evils, which are common in the city, also threaten people’s safety and happiness. Young people find it more suitable to live in the city but it is not so good for the old to live there. The problem of overpopulation Overpopulation is a serious problem not only for each family but also for the whole notion. In a large family, the parents cannot earn enough money to provide for their children. The children themselves are not well nourished or well educated. It’s hard for these physically and mentally disadvantaged young people to become qualified citizens to serve their country. Besides, the mothers who have given birth so many times are certainly unluckly in their lives. Our goverment cannot deal with such a serious problem while the country is still underdeveloped. If the population increases uncontrollably, the goverment will not be able to provide enough food, housing, work or education for so many people at the same time. As a result, people’s lives will become worse. To ensure happiness, each married couple should have only children. The traffic problems of HCM city HCM city is the large city in VN. It has a population of million with over million vehicles of all kinds. Moreover, the streets are narrow and in bad condition. Worse still, many people disobey the traffic regulations. Consequently, there are many traffic accidents, which kill and injure hundreds of people every month. Furthermore, there are always traffic jams in the downtown areas during rush hours, which is a terrible waste of time and money for the city people. To solve the above problem, the authorities should have the streets repaired and widened. They should also develop a good system of public transport to reduce the number of motorcycle moving along the streets. Above all, the city people should be educated to obey the traffic rules. I hope that all effective measures, including severe penalties for traffic violations, will be carried out to reduce the number of traffic accidents. [...]... officer I have worked here for 18 months / since September in 2007 I work here because I want to have a stable job (công việc ổn định) I hope I can put my knowledge into my job (áp dụng kiến thức vào công việc) to do it easily and convinent (thuận tiện) I’m allocated jobs (phân công công việc) with checking and storing legal documents, files, preparing a monthly and quarterly report to higher level... physician B She was the first woman surgeon C She and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D She established the first medical school for women Ôn tập phần bài luận tiếng anh Why is it necessary to learn E? E is the most international of languages It is spoken all over the world In our country E is taught in schools and widely used in business If we know E, we can read... music, I can still join my family in the living-room for a play on television or a video film A rainy evening is often not much fun if one spends it doing nothing but it does seem to pass so pleasantly and quickly when one is happy with so many things one can do The advantages and disadvantages of television Televition is a very popular means of communication as it is enjoyed by millions of people all... roads are narrow and in bad condition, and the houses are small and ugly There are several interesting sights in HCM City such as the zoo, the Ben Thanh Market, the Dam Sen Park, the Thong Nhat palace, and the Vinh Nghiem pagoda There have been great changes in this city for the last 10 years Life has become much better for most of its residents You have just received some photos from a friend who visited... exam early next month Thank you very much for your photos Please send my best wishes to your family Your sicerely The benefits of sports and physical exercises Many people thinks that sports and physical axecises are unimportant things Some even consider them mere amuserments But in actual fact, sports and physical exercises are very helpful Sports such as running, swimming and boxing make our body... Union leader 49 The car / expensive / us / buy  The car is too expensive for us to buy 50 A lot / new hotels / be / built / city / since 1990  A lot of hotels have been built in this city since 1990 Section C: Reading passage In this section you will find after the reading passage five questions or unfinished statements Choose the best answer or way of finishing Blacken the letter of your choice Elizabeth... has happened in your life since then Dear lan, I have just received several photos of you and me, which were taken during your visit to my family last month You look so young and lovely Some important things have happened to me since you left us to return to your hometomn I was suddenly taken ill, and it was serious enough for me to go to a doctor, who recommended a week’s rest at home I was seventeen... especially in big cities The town can provide them with all comforts and conveniences such as electricity, drinking-water, good means pf transportation, and various kinds of entertainment They can buy everything they need and get all services quickly and easily Moreover, they can expect to find jobs that are both interesting and well paid There is good reason to believe that young people prefer to live in... the centre of thr city If you have time, you can pay a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels, which are about 40 miles from the city centre There you will see, as well as learn from the guide, many interesting things conerning our revolutionary war At present I’m not very busy, so I’ll be glad to act as your guide during your holiday in my city I’m looking forward to seeing you My family My family consists of... other two for my sister and me The kitchen is tidy and well equipped with a gas cooker, a washing-machine and a refrigerator Around the house is a large garden with many fruit-trees and flowers I like this house very much It is the place where i was born and grew up It has given me good memories since my childhood I wish i would live in it forever My hobbies Almost everybody has some kind of hobby my . stable job (công việc ổn định). I hope I can put my knowledge into my job (áp dụng kiến thức vào công việc) to do it easily and convinent (thuận tiện). I’m allocated jobs (phân công công việc). write. 21. What were the two boys thinking about during the lecture? A. They were not thinking about anything B. They were thinking about the evils of smoking C. About the watch - and how to get it, perhaps. D Đề tiếng anh 2011 I. Chọn từ đúng 1. There are about two people at the meeting. A. hundred B. thousands