ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH TIẾN ĐỘ 1

TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ

HỌC PHẦN A1
Ngày thi: 20/11/2013

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

PART 1 - Questions 1-10 (10pts)

Directions: Questions 1-10 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see
four words or phrases, marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one word or phrase that best
completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the questions and
write your answer with A, B, C or D.
Example
0. It is always interesting ___ people in airports while you’re waiting for a flight.
A. being observed B. observe C. to observe D. observing > Answer: C

1. When _______ Vietnamese people celebrate the New Year?

A. will B. are C. do D. is
2. I’m _______ with the result.
A. please B. pleasing C. pleasant D. pleased
3. Our new car is smaller, so it uses _______ petrol.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. little
4. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just _______, please.
A. a few B. a little C. fewer D. less
5. _______ you eat noodles last night?
A. Did you eat B. Were you eat C. Did you ate D. Do you ate
6. On the table, there were vegetables, bread and two large _______ .
A. bowl of soup C. bowls of soups
B. bowl of soups D. bowls of soup
7. My brother never goes to school late and _______ .
A. so do I. C. I don’t, either.
B. neither don’t I. D. I don’t, too.
8. He was only thirteen, but he ate _______ his father did.
A. as much as B. as many as C. much than D. more much than
9. Which word has a different vowel sound?
A. meat B. meet C. wanted D. see
10. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. thirty B. thirteen C. twenty D. hundred

PART 2- Questions 11-20 (10 pts)

Directions: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Then, on your
answer sheet, find the number of the questions and write your answer with A, B, C or D.
All early television was broadcast in black and white. Color television was possible, but it
was too (11) ____ and of very poor quality (12) ____ the middle of the 1950s. Color television
broadcasts began in the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.
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 The first (13) ____ on the moon was broadcast (14) ____ on television in 1969, and
now television programs are (15) ____ all over the world immediately through the (16) ____
of the satellites that transmit the (17) ____ from the earth, through (18) ____, and back to the
earth. More people now (19) ____ their news and information through television than through
newspapers and radio. The development of television is one of the most rapid and exciting
(20) ____ of our century.
11. A big B. complicated C. expensive D. valuable
12. A. until B. from C. through D. on
13. A. arriving B. flying C. landing D. moving
14. A. live B. active C. current D. quick
15. A. grown B. developed C. practiced D. transmitted
16. A. use B. way C. cable D. group
17. A. sounds B. pictures C. signals D. programs
18. A. space B. distance C. water D. area
19. A. have B. get C. take D. bring
20. A. problems B. facts C. issues D. event

PART 3- Questions 21-25 (10 pts)

Directions: In this section, you will read a reading passage which is followed by several
questions about it. Choose the one best answer A, B, C or D to answer the questions. Then
write the correct answer on the answer sheet.
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 up
again at 6:30 p.m. and went to a small restaurant in Soho. The meal was really good but,
unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected. We had to get a taxi back to the
coach station. Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left.
21. According to the passage the writer __________________.
A. usually spends his weekend at home
B. went to London with some of his friends
C. has lived in London for ten years
D. feels bored with his life
22. He felt so excited about going to London because __________________.
A. he hadn't been there before C. he went there ten years ago
B. he hadn't been there for ten years D. he hadn't been there for a long time
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23. Why did they decide to go by coach?
A. Because it was available.
B. Because they wanted to start early.
C. Because other means of transport were more expensive.
D. Because it was one of the most efficient means of transport.
24. Which of the following is true?
A. They all went shopping before going to theater.
B. They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch.
C. They had lunch in a small restaurant.
D. They left the city at 6:30 p.m.
25. It can be inferred from the text that __________________.
A. they nearly missed the coach because of the meal.
B. they didn't enjoy the meal in the restaurant very much
C. the coach had already left when they got to the station
D. they missed the coach and had to take a taxi back

PART 4- Questions 26-30 (10 pts)

Directions: Order the words to make complete sentences.
Example: 0. hot/usually/it/summer/is/in/. >
Answer: It is usually hot in summer.
26. Amanda/ because/ room/ her/ small/ like/ doesn't/ too/ it's/.
27. Goes/ before/ Shannon/ always/ midnight/ bed/ to/.
28. York/ in/ New/ big/ a/ Truman/ works/ City/ company/ for/.
29. Out/ next/ holiday / will / at/ year/ home / we / not / spend /.
30. Small/ playing/ their/ spend/ children/ a/ games/ free/ of/ part/ electronic/ only/ time/.

PART 5 (20 pts)

Directions: In this section, write a paragraph (100 words) about your hometown on the
answer sheet.