Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh B2 năm học 2008

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ĐỀ THI MÔN VIẾT TIẾNG ANH B2-2008 
PAPER ONE : READING COMPREHENSION B ( 60 minutes ) 
SECTION A : 
In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle 
the letter A, B, C or D against the number of each item 1-20 for the word or phrase you 
choose. (20 points) 
1. “ Harry is on the phone .” - “ Who..to ?” 
 A. is he talk B. does he talk C. he talks D. is he talking 
2. I..you are wrong. 
 A. knows B. know C. knowing D. am knowing 
3. Liz is reading the story, ..she ? 
 A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. didn’t D. don’t 
4. He’s..intelligent than his sister. 
 A. not so B. much fewer C. much less D. lesser 
5. This is..restaurant in Bangkok. 
 A. worst B. the worst C. the worse D. the more worse 
6. ..study hard when you were at school ? 
 A. Must you B. Had you C. Were you D. Did you have to 
7. He would be very happy if you..what he asked. 
 A. do B. did C. will do D. have done 
8. Please go a little faster ? I’m ..a hurry. 
 A. in B. on C. at D. of 
9. She doesn’t like..television. 
 A. hearing B. seeing C. watching D. looking 
10. She looks ..a famous film star. 
 A. as B. like C. similar D. same 
11. “Did you enjoy..?” - “Yes, I did.” 
 A. yourself B. myself C. you D. yourselves 
12. The train stops at a ..station. 
 A. bus B. railway C. police D. lorry 
13. She always meets..people. 
 A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting 
14. “Whose hat is it?” - “It’s ..” 
 A. me B. my C. my brother D. my brother’s 
15. “I’m really cold.” - “..the window for you ?” 
 A. I close B. I closed C. Shall I close D. Will I close 
16. My brother can..four languages fluently. 
 A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk 
17. We are having our new house..next week. 
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 A. build B. built C. building D. to build 
18. Would you like some tea ? - No, .. 
 A. thanks B. please C. I’d love to D. I’m afraid 
19. I usually wear skirts, but today I..trousers. 
 A. wear B. wears C. wearing D. am wearing 
20. We have been waiting for you.. 
 A. an hour B. an hour ago C. for an hour D. since an hour 
SECTION B : 
In this section you will find after the reading passage a number of questions of unfinished 
statements about the passage , each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing . You 
must choose the one which you think fits best (10 points) 
 Fruits are a source of nourishing substances that keep us alive and healthy. For example, 
they contain many vitamins, especially vitamins A and C, and many minerals, such as calcium, 
potassium, and zinc. They also provide fiber for a healthy digestive system and carbohydrates 
that the body needs to make energy. They don’t have a lot of calories to make us fat. 
 People use fruits for many things. We make juices from them. We cook bread and pie 
with them. We make jams and jellies and sweets. We freeze them to eat later. We even make 
alcohol from fruits. Beer comes from grains, wine comes from grapes, and some brandies are 
made from plums, apricots, or other fruits. But most of the time, we don’t do anything special 
with fruits. We eat them fresh , just as they are. 
21. Fruits are healthy 
 A. because they don’t have a lot of calories. 
 B. because they contain many vitamins. 
 C. because they provide fiber and calories. 
 D. because they contain substances good for our body. 
22. The digestive system can work better with 
 A. fiber from fruits. B. vitamins A and C 
 C. minerals, such as calcium, potassium, and zinc 
 D. carbohydrates. 
23. Jams, jellies and sweets are made 
 A. from juices. B. to eat with bread and pie. 
 C. from some kinds of fruit D. more frequently than beer and wine. 
24. Wine is mentioned as an example of 
 A. fruit used to make alcoholic drinks. B. an alcoholic drink made from fruit 
 C. a healthy alcoholic drink. D. a healthy drink produced from grapes. 
25. Eating fruit fresh is 
 A. healthier than eating frozen fruit B. no longer special 
 C. still a popular practice D. not as economical as having it processed 
PAPER TWO : USE OF ENGLISH ( 60 minutes ) 
SECTION A : PASSAGE FOR GAP-FILL 
In this section you must find a word to complete the numbered blanks in the passage below. 
Use only ONE word for each blank. (15 points ) 
 I live in a house near the sea. It’s an old house, about 100 years (26) .., and 
it’s very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs but no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs 
(27) ..to the kitchen and there’s a living room where there’s (28) .. lovely 
old fireplace. There’s garden in (29) ..of the house. The garden goes (30) 
..to the beach and in spring and summer there are flowers (31) .. 
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 I live (32) ..with my dog, Boxer, but we have a lot of visitors. (33) 
..of my friends work in the city so they often stay with me because they want to 
relax. I love my house for many (34) ..: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in 
winter, but the best thing is the view(35) .. my bedroom window. 
SECTION B : SENTENCE BUILDING 
Make all changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets of words and 
phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter. (10 points) 
Dear Peter, 
36. I / be / very surprised / get / letter. 
37. I / not know / you arrive back / London. 
38. You have good time / New York ? 
39. I look forward / hear / all about it. 
40. Thank you / invite / me / dinner next weekend. 
41. I / be afraid / not able / come / Sunday. 
42. But I / be / free / following weekend. 
43. Why / you call me / next few days ? 
SECTION C : SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the 
sentence printed before it. (5 points) 
44. They last visited me five years ago. 
 They haven’t 
45. “ Where is the nearest station ?” she asked. 
 She asked.. 
46. We spent five hours getting to London. 
 It took 
47. She can’t have any more children because of her age. 
 She is too.. 
48. Sally is the cleverest student in the class. 
 Nobody. 
COMPOSITION : Which season of the year do you like best ? Why ? (10 points ) 
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PAPER THREE :LISTENING COMPREHENSION B (30 minutes) 
PART I. Listen and fill in the missing information. ( 10 points ) 
 Last winter, I decided to (1) a trip to a small village in the 
mountains for a holiday. My trip started well enough , but it soon turned into a 
nightmare. I got completely lost and my car (2) out of petrol in the 
middle of nowhere. So I decided to take a shortcut by continuing on (3)  
across the mountains, but I fell and (4) my leg. 
 I waved at some people on the road (5) , but they didn’t take any 
(6) and then it started snowing. I protected myself from the (7) 
 by making a shelter from branches. I lit a fire and waited for someone to 
(8) me. Luckily, some hunters saw the smoke (9) raised 
the alarm. An hour later, a helicopter landed nearby and I was taken to 
(10). 
PART II. Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
 ( 10 points ) 
 T F 
1. Mr. Leonard did not have a wife. 
2. He lived in a big house in a city. 
3. He went to the countryside for a holiday every summer. 
4. He liked clean places. 
5. He and his friend went to the Tower Hotel together . 
6. The Tower Hotel was not very nice but clean. 
7. The manager took Mr. Leonard to his room. 
8. The room looked very nice and clean. 
9. The sheets on Mr. Leonard's bed were dirty. 
10. The sheets on Mr. Leonard' s bed were not dry. 
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Số phách 
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KEYS TO TEST LEVEL B (INTERMIDIATE ) 
PAPER ONE : READING COMPREHENSION 
SECTION A 
1. D 6. D 11. A 16.B 
2. B 7. B 12. B 17. B 
3. A 8. A 13. D 18. A 
4. C 9. C 14. D 19. D 
5. B 10.B 15. C 20. C 
 1 mark for each correct answer . Total : 20 
SECTION B 
21. D 22. A 23. C 24 B 25. C 
 2 marks for each correct answer. Total : 10 
 Total marks for paper one : 30 
PAPER TWO :USE OF ENGLISH 
SECTION A 
 26. old 27. next 28. a 29. front 30. down 
 31. everywhere 32. alone 33. Many/Some 34. reasons 35. from 
 1.5 marks for each correct word. Total : 15 
SECTION B 
36. I was very surprised to get your letter. 
37. I didn’t know you had arrived back in London. 
38. Did you have a good time in New York ? 
39. I’m looking forward to hearing all about it . 
40. Thank you for inviting me to dinner next weekend. 
41. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come on Sunday. 
42. But I’ll be free the following weekend. 
43. Why don’t you call me in the next few days ? 
1.25 marks for each correct sentence. Total : 10 
SECTION C 
44. They haven’t visited me for five years. 
45. She asked where the nearest station was. 
46. It took us five hours to get to London. 
47. She is too old to have any more children. 
48. Nobody in the class is cleverer than Sally. 
 1 mark for each correct sentence. Total : 5 
COMPOSITION : 10 marks 
Total marks for paper two : 40 
PAPER THREE : LISTENING COMPREHENSION 
PART 1 : 
1. make 2. ran 3. foot 4. hurt 5. below 
6. notice 7. cold 8. rescue 9. and 10. hospital 
 1 mark for each correct answer. Total : 10 
PART 2 : 
1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.F 7.T 8.T 9.F 10.T 
 1 mark for each correct answer. Total : 10 
 Total mark for paper three : 20 
PAPER 4 : INTERVIEW : 10 marks 
Total marks for the Test : 100