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NGOẠI NGỮ ANH – Khóa ngày 22-3-2009
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PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A: Multiple choice: Pick out ONE best option ( A, B, C or D )
which best fits in each case :

1. Mrs. Johnson feels something in her eye, she is going to the……..this morning.
A. politician B. librarian
C. musician D. optician
2 I think Philip is very………because he can speak 5 languages.
. A. intelligent B. nervous
C. athletic D. disappointed
3. We have not been to this restaurant for years, ………….?
A. have we B. do we
C. haven’t we D. didn’t we
4. Mrs. Laurence is overweighed. Yesterday, the doctor advised her……
A. to eat a lot of bread and potatoes B. to drink a lot of wine
C. to eat lots of meat and butter D. to eat more vegetables and fruit
5. Mr. Clark prefers coffee to tea,………………………...
A. neither does his wife B. his wife does neither
C. so does his wife D. does so his wife
6. There isn’t enough……….for workers in the new city.
A. hostels B. accommodation
C. dormitories D. hospitals
7. Nearly four million tons of rice……….from Viet Nam last year.
A. was exported B. had exported
C. were exported D. exported
8. Bill’s story was………everyone at the party laughed happily.
A. so interesting that B. very interested that
C. such interest that D. so interested that
9. The policeman asked the man …….his leg before he was taken to the hospital.
A. why had he broken B. why he broke
C. why did he break D. why he had broken
10 ……….work under the ground 12 hours a day in those years?
A. Have they had to B. Did they had to
C. Did they have to D. Had they had to
11. The boss told his secretary………..
A. not to use the office phone for personal call.
B. to talk with her boy-friend on the office phone.
C. not to come to the office on time.
D. to photocopying the Director’s report.
12. Journalists usually use……to copy down their interview quickly.
A. second-hand B. left hand
C. right hand D. short-hand
13. Colour television is……..black and white TV.
A. not so modern as B. more beautiful than
C. as good as D. the most beautiful
14. He invited a lot of friends to his party but…….came there.
A. anyone B. everything
C. nobody D. somewhere
15. William drives……….than his brothers and sisters.
A more dangerously B. more careful
C. less careful D. more dangerous
16. How long……it take them…….Rach Mieu Suspension Bridge?
A. does - build B. did – to build
C. did - built D. do – to build
17. Daisy won’t go to bed……the interesting film finishes.
A. so that B. why
C. until D. however
18. The doctor gives him a……because he hasn’t been able to sleep for many nights.
A. sleeping pill B. credit card
C. passport D. stamp collection
19. If there were some flowers, the room……more beautiful.
A. will be B. was
C. can be D. would be
20. Judy usually goes to the……whenever there is a party.
A. operation theatre B. police station
C. hairdresser’s D. night-class

SECTION B : Read the following passage then choose ONE option ( A, B, C or D ) which you think fits best in each case :

The spaceship flew around the new planet several times. The planet was blue and green. They couldn’t see the surface of the planet because there were too many white clouds. The spaceship descended through the clouds and landed in the middle of a green forest. The two astronauts put on their space suits, opened the door