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Môn Tiếng Anh TĐ

Tuần 27

PART 1: READING AND WRITING. (7.5 points)

1. Read the paragraph and decide which option (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. (2.5 points)

I started (1) ______ English when I was 14 years old after five years of studying Russian. In the (2) ______ I encountered some difficulties learning the language, but I tried my (3) ______ to overcome them. Firstly, my English pronunciation was (4) ______ by the way I spoke Russian. To solve this problem, I practised by listening to tapes in English every day. I played the tape, stopped after each sentence, and (5) ______ the sentence several times. At school, I joined an English speaking club (6) ______ was organised by a teacher from Britain. She understood my difficulty and helped me very much in improving my pronunciation. Secondly, I found it really hard to learn English vocabulary. In Russian, the way you write the word is the way you pronounce it. However, English spelling is often (7) ______ from its pronunciation. To get over this difficulty I started using the dictionary. Whenever I learnt a new word, I looked it (8)______ carefully in the dictionary. Then I tried to remember the way to read and write the word. After that, I wrote the word down several (9) ______ in a notebook. Gradually, I got (10) ______ to the spelling system of the language. Now I'm confident that my English has become much better.

1. A. getting B. learning C. writing D. reading 2. A. start B. beginning C. end D. begin 3. A. most B. self C. best D. hard 4. A. effected B. given C. affected D. reflected 5. A. said B. told C. spoke D. repeated 6. A. which B. it C. and D. but 7. A. different B. the same C. far D. differ 8. A. down B. on C. out D. up 9. A. ways B. times C. minutes D. lines 10.A. used B. remembered C. well D. attracted

2. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.25 points)

Son Doong Cave has become more famous after the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) aired a live programme featuring its magnificence on ‘Good Morning America’ in May 2015.

Located in Quang Binh Province, Son Doong Cave was discovered by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991, and became known internationally in 2009 thanks to British cavers, led by Howard Limbert. The cave was formed about 2 to 5 million years ago by river water eroding away the limestone underneath the mountain. It contains some of the tallest known stalagmites in the world - up to 70 metres tall. The cave is more than 200

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metres wide, 150 metres high, and nearly 9 kilometres long, with caverns big enough to fit an entire street inside them. Son Doong Cave is recognised as the largest cave in the world by BCRA (British Cave Research Association) and selected as one of the most beautiful on earth by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation).

In August 2013, the first tourist group explored the cave on a guided tour. Permits are now required to access the cave and are made available on a limited basis. Only 500 permits were issued for the 2015 season, which runs from February to August. After August, heavy rains cause river levels to rise and make the cave largely inaccessible.

1. What happened to Son Doong Cave in May 2015?

A. It was discovered by a local man named Ho Khanh.

B. A live programme featuring its magnificence was broadcast on ‘Good Morning America’ by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

C. It became known internationally thanks to British cavers, led by Howard Limbert.

D. It was explored by the first tourist group.

2. Which statement is NOT true about Son Doong Cave?

A. Tourists can explore Son Doong Cave daily throughout the year.

B. The cave was formed about 2 to 5 million years ago.

C. It was formed by river water eroding away the limestone underneath the mountain.

D. Some of the …