Câu VI. Chọn một phương án đúng A, B, C hoặc D để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau: (0.8 điểm) Man and most animals need a constant supply of water to live. Farmers water for their crops. Hydroelectric dams hold back needed water and provide power for homes and industries. Trees and grass, and other plant life (1)_______ an important part in the natural circulation of water, (2)________ help conserve it. Without plants most water would run as soon as it falls, taking away (3)_______ soil. Rapid runoff would cause frequent floods, and leave little water during dry seasons. Nature has many ways of conserving and controlling water. But man often upsets the water balance in his desire to grow more crops. He drains ponds, swamps and wet land. He ploughs under the natural soil, cuts timber, and dredges and straightens streams. These changes reduce natural storage of water and speed runoff. Water can be held on the land by plating vegetation. Forests and grass should be planted (4)________ there are no natural growths. Dams built across rivers help hold back the water. Reservoirs behind the dams store water during wet season to use in dry seasons. Dams help prevent floods by controlling the flow of water. Note: to dredge = to make a river deeper 1. A. hold B. get C. take D. play 2. A. therefore B. thus C. because D. although 3. A. value B. invaluable C. valuable D. valuably 4. A. where B. which C. who D. when

I.  MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. oceanic    B. remote    C. occasion    D. metro

2. A. festival    B. cultural    C. sculpture    D. virtual

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. external    B. determine    C. mysterious    D. customer

4. A. miraculous    B. individual    C. certificate    D. astronomy

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

5. Now that the stress of examinations are over, we can go somewhere for our holiday.

                     A                     B                     C                     D

6. The English summer course will start in May 29th and finish in August.

                     A                     B                     C                     D

7. There were so a lot of people trying to leave the burning building that the police

             A                B             C

had a great deal of trouble controlling them.

                   D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

8. The earthworm is a worm _______in moist, warm soil in many geographical areas.

    A. where is it found       B. is found

    C. and found it               D. which is found

9. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed    the heavy fog.

    A. as a result     B. on account     C. instead of     D. due to

10. It is_______ to translate each lesson into your language. This is not a good way to study English.

    A. productive     B. unproductive     C. producing     D. unproducing

11. A good clock always keeps_______ time.

    A. certain    B. accurate    C. true    D. serious

12. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_______.

    A. meet    B. compare    C. beat    D. balance

13. The soldier was punished for_______ to obey his commanding officer's order.

    A. refusing    B. regretting    C. objecting    D. resisting

14. It is believed that she'll be a billionaire by the time she_______ forty.

    A. is    B. was    C. will be    D. would be

15. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their_______ in the burning bus.

    A. occasion    B. happening    C. event    D. experience

16. _______the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

    A. Nevertheless    B. Meanwhile    C. Despite    D. Although

Choose the best answer.

I think you should buy _____  pack of mineral water instead. And you can also buy _____  snacks such as potato crisps, 3 kilos of mandarins, 2 kilos of apples, 3 bunches of bananas, ______  cookies and soft candies.

Choose the best answer.

We should decorate our living room with _____ orange banner. We also need ________  ribbons, balloons, party hats and costume.

Choose the best answer.

I think that ______ cauliflower is not enough for 3 people. Let’s buy one more.