Đề thi TA 9

ĐỀ SỐ 01.
LISTENING

People are making small talk. What are they talking about? Listen and check the correct answer.(0.25 pt/item)

FAMILY
WORK
VACATIONS
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Listen to the message. Complete the information.(0.25 pt/item)
Message for: ------------------(1)-------------------
Name of caller: ----------------(2)-----------------
Telephone number: -------------(3)---------------
Best time to call: between------(4)----- and 6:00


B. PHONETICS, GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from that of the other words.(0.25pt/item)
1.A.town B.follow C.grow D.narrow
2.A.lunch B.purchase C.teaching D.technology
3.A. foot B. food C. school D. tooth
4.A. lived B. decided C. listened D. played
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.(0.25pt/item)
1.Internet cafes allow you ___________ your web-based e-mail account.
A.be accessed B.accessing C.access D.to access
2.If you ________ your homework, I________ you watch TV.
A.don`t do/ won`t let B.did/ won`t let C.won`t do/ let D.won`t do/ don`t let
3.A film which is made by photographing a series of changing drawings is called a________.
A.comedy B.documentary C.cartoon D.drama
4.Iremember________ .you about this before.
A.to tell B.told C.tell D.telling
5.________ is the beach? ~ Only five minutes` walk.
A.How long B.How often C.Where D.How far
6.We`ve recently studied the_______ of stones in the kidneys.
A.structure B.block C.formation D.building
7.We`re so proud________ her for telling the truth.
A.with B.for C.of D.on
8.Marie Curie________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
A.was awarded B.had been awarded C.awarded D.had awarded
9.________ the heavy rain, we couldn’t go camping.
A.Because B.In spite of C.Although D.Because of
10.I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my________.
A.days off B.breaks C.working days D.days out
11.________ a long time for the bus.
A.We have to always wait B.We have to wait always
C.We always have towait D.We have always to wait
12.I ________ to him three times since he ________ to live here.
A.talked/ came B.have talked/ came
C.have talked/ has come D.talked/ has come
READING
Fill in each blank in the following passage with a suitable word.(0.25pt/item)
The electronic computer is the (1)............... significant invention since the steam engine. While the industrial revolution previously (2)................. the nature of manual work, the computer revolution is now changing the work done by the brain. Nowadays micro-computers are manufactured in hundreds of thousands and are constantly being equipped with more (3)................ more ingenious devices. Contrary to popular belief, computers themselves cannot (4)................mistakes. The answer will always be correct if the programme fed into the computer is correct.
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.(0.25pt/item)
For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and watch television. I had begun feeling, bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I rang up several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day. I was really excited as I hadn`t been to London since I was ten. We decided to go by coach as this was by far the cheapest means of transport that was available even though it meant that we needed to get up very early. Once in London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon two of us went shopping and the others went to the theater. We met