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KỲ THI TIẾNG ANH KHÔNG CHUYÊN – CẤP ĐỘ 3
MÔN THI: NGHE, ĐỌC, VIẾT – MÃ: 01
A: Listening ( 10 marks)
I. Instructions: Listen to the questions and select the best response.
1. One 4. Four
A. My fifth grade teacher did. A. My grandfather told me to
B. My parents said that I should never give up.
be a doctor. B. My uncle always gave me
2. Two good advice.
A. Her parents supported her. 5. Five
B. She told me to follow my A. Frida Kahlo’s paintings are
dreams. very inspirational. Her self-
3. Three portraits are amazing.
A. Mahatma Gandhi. His life B. I started drawing when I
was very inspirational. was a child. I went to art
B. I chose to study music school when I was older.
because of the way it makes
me feel.
II. Instructions: Listen to a conversation between a man and a woman. Then read the
statements and select true (T) or false (F). If it is true, mark A. If it is false, mark B.
6. Ramon works all by himself.
7. Ramon's company entertains at parties.
8. Ramon is making a lot of money.
9. Ramon has a lot of costs.
10. Ramon's three assistants are quitting.
III. Instructions: Listen and choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
11. Why did the woman decide B. to a restaurant
to stop eating meat? C. to the slaughterhouse
A. She feels sorry for the 14. How did the woman say
cows. she felt when she saw the
B. She doesn’t think it’s cows?
healthy. A. sad
C. She knows it’s not B. angry
good for the C. worried
environment. 15. What does the man think of
12. Where did the woman see the woman’s plan?
the cows? A. He thinks it’s a good
A. in a truck plan.
B. on a farm B. He thinks she will
C. at a laboratory change her mind.
13. Where did the woman think C. He thinks it’s bad for
the cows were going? the environment.
A. to a farm
 IV. Instructions: Listen and choose T for true or F for false. If it is true, mark A. If it is
false, mark B.
16. Rob is visiting his mother to tell her some good news.
17. Rob’s mother thinks that Shelley is going to marry Kevin.
18. Shelley met the Brazilian man about a month after she broke up with Kevin.
19. Rob’s mother is going to go to Brazil for Shelley’s wedding.
20. Rob’s mother doesn’t think that Shelley’s marriage will last a long time.

B: READING ( 10 marks)
I. Vocabulary and grammar:
1. Many people ____bread every day.
A. bakes B. bake C. are baking
2. The girl looked so ____,I thought she was going to cry.
A. tired B. upset C. relaxed
3. ____is the problem here? Can I help?
A. How B. What C. When
4. I am ____a top secret project at the moment.
A. working on B. teaching C. advising
5. I need a tissue because I have a ________.
A. sore throat B. stomach ache C. runny nose
6. He likes giving presents to people - he's very kind and ____.
A. generous B. patient C. open
7. ____did Mark leave for Madrid?
A. When B. What C. How long
8. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ____in several films.
A. has appeared B. appears C. is appearing
9. Clare ________ fish.
A. don’t likes B. don’t like C. doesn’t like
10. I think this game is quite difficult. Have you got something ____?
A. more easier B. easier C. easyer
11. The ____from Glasgow is now arriving at platform number six.
A. flight B. bus C. train
12. In Wales, most people ________ rugby, not football.
A. would like to B. like C. are like
13. Some people love ____seafood, but I prefer all my food well-cooked.
A. boiled B. raw C. fried
14. It's going to be cold and ____today but it may rain tomorrow.
A. dry B. warm C. wet
15. Mai has known me since she ____a little girl.
A. was B. were C. is
16. Try ____of these nuts. They're delicious.
A. a bit of B. any C. some
17. I travel a lot so I need a small ____to work on.
A. digital camera B. laptop C. desktop
18. Millet is ____an important crop in Nigeria these days.
A. become B. becomes C. becoming

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 19. Parking the ____is very difficult in that area so I prefer to go by bus.
A. bike B. taxi C. car
20. No, thank you. I never ____coffee at night.
A. am drinking B. drink C. drinks
II. Reading Comprehension.
1. Read the article. Then choose True or False.
This year my wife and I decided to have a healthier lifestyle. Being so busy with work
and the kids, we unfortunately have many bad habits that we should change. We made several
decisions about what we should do and are looking forward to getting in better shape. Our
clothes don’t fit anymore, and we don’t want to buy larger clothes, so now is the best time to do
something about it.
First, we should start exercising regularly. There is a gym near our apartment building
that we plan to use every day. The gym has good exercise equipment for cycling and
weightlifting, and classes for yoga and Pilates.
My wife smokes a lot, so we agree that she should stop smoking. She also says that she
ought to stop watching so much television all day. While she is watching she eats a lot of junk
food. This is not good. Junk food always has a lot of sugar. I’m afraid that she is now
overweight. In fact, we both are.
A good thing for both of us too is to work on eating a balanced diet and drinking lots of
water. This should be easy since we love good food and like to cook at home. We live next door
to a health food market where we can shop for better food. This will help us with our diets that
we plan to go on immediately.
There are many other things that we hope to do as well. One of them is to get more sleep.
Doctors recommend getting eight hours of sleep every night. With our busy lives, this is difficult,
but maybe if we do this we will feel less stress. Another thing is to stop sunbathing so much. We
love going to the beach, but everyone knows that the sun can really damage your skin.
21. Doctors recommend getting from five to eight hours of sleep every night.
22. My wife watches television all day long.
23. According to the article, junk food has a lot of sugar.
24. The health food store is far away.
25. I am overweight.
2. Read the article and select the correct answer to the questions.
When you’re at a party with loud music and lots of people, it’s hard to have a
conversation. You can barely make out what the person right next to you is saying. So before
you go to your next party, here’s a little advice: play the piano.
How could playing the piano help? According to brain research, when we hear music,
parts of our brain become more active, including the part that processes language. Music may
make our brains work harder to recognize sound patterns. Musicians are better at this than non-
musicians. Their brains recognize the different sound waves of their instruments. They are good
at hearing and playing music even when there is a lot of background noise—people talking, a car
horn beeping, a phone ringing, etc.
In one scientific study, people who took music lessons were better at hearing sounds than
people with no music training. They could understand the sounds from conversations and songs
even when there was a lot of background noise. But for people with no music training, they
couldn’t hear as well once the background noise increased. There were too many sounds for their
brains to figure out.

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 Try the scientists’ advice: play the piano … or any other instrument. Take lessons and learn
something new, or pull out that old guitar from your closet. Playing music helps your brain work
better, and it could make the conversation at your next party a lot more interesting.
26. Which question does the article 28. What two groups of people does the
discuss? article compare?
A. How does playing music help our A. scientists and musicians
brains? B. musicians and people who don’t
B. Which instrument is the best for play music
our brains? C. scientists and people who took
C. How do we learn to play musical music lessons
instruments? 29. What does this refer to in Paragraph
27. What does active mean in Paragraph 2?
2? A. playing the piano
A. to grow bigger B. doing brain research
B. to enjoy exercise C. recognizing sound patterns
C. to have more movement 30. Which word from the article does
NOT have a similar meaning to
understand?
A. to increase
B. to figure out
C. to recognize
WRITING ( 10 marks)
I. Put the words in order to make questions and statements. ( 3 marks)
1. can / she / speak / not /English/.
2. very / could / well / swim / she /.
3. exam/ pass / the / did / Peter/not/.
4. our / really /are/ neighbors /friendly/.
5. near the freeway / live / we / an apartment /in/.
6. call / immediately / should / police / you / the /.
7. raining/ it/ at the moment / is /.
8. Peter / you / invite / why don’t / to your party/?
9. brothers/ of/English/ my/ are/both/teachers/.
10. because/what they are saying/ understand /I can't / they are speaking so fast/.

II. Directions: In 120 words, write a letter to your friend to describe a tourist destination
in your country that you would like to recommend to foreign visitors. (7 marks)

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