Choose the best answer to fill in each numbered blank 1.. Supply the correct forms of the words given in brackets.. In each line there is word or phrase that are not correct in standard
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A PHONETICS : I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
II/ Find out one word whose stressed syllable is diferent from that of the other words
1 A abrupt B ancient C replace D suggest
2 A interactive B inspiration C compulsory D intermediate
3 A conservation B pollution C innovation D limitation
4 A nominate B battery C celebrate D linguistics
5 A pesticide B material C extensive D pagoda
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
III/ Choose the best answer to fill in each numbered blank
1 I had no money _me when I came across a nice shirt
2 Computer can sometimes let you _
3 Why did you do it? Was it _ what you said yesterday?
A because of B because C in account of D for reason
4 If you don’t want this pen, take _.There are some left in the box
A the other B others C another D one other
5 “Shall I do it now?” “ I would rather you _ it tomorrow.”
6 She is a _girl with _
A green-eyes / red hair B green-eyed / red hairs
C green-eye / a red hair D green-eyed / red hair
7 Stop that nonsense, _?
A don’t you B do you C will you D aren’t you
8 _an eye operation
A He is necessary to have B It is necessary that he have
C It is necessary that he has D It is necessary for him having
9 He possesses all _ makes life agreeable
10 He always did _seemed right to him
A which B that C what D.who
11 When can the students _ for next year’s evening classes?
A assist B enrol C join D inscribe
12 The curtains have _because of the strong sunlight
A faded B dulled C fainted D lighted
13 His new appoitment takes _ from the beginning of the next month
A place B post C effect D position
Trang 214 In a low voice, she _ that someone was moving about upstairs.
A screamed B told C spoke D whispered
15 Unexpectedly the lights _out and we were left in darkness
16 _Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city
17 I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock
18 The manager _ the man to return to work immediately
A insisted B suggested C demanded D ordered
19 He told me he couldn’t go to sleep That’s what he
A said me B talked to me C told to me D said to me
20 The English student acts as if he _Vietnamese perfectly
21 Let’s have dinner, ?
A will he B shall we C won’t we D shan’t we
22 I came an old friend on the street yesterday morning
23 Will you see Mr Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?
24 Minh’s father often take him the park every summer
25 He _his father in many ways
A takes over B takes down C takes on D takes after
26 If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of
27 We went by car but the children went _foot
28 I was so tired that I asleep in the chair
29 The players to be there at 3 o’clock
30 Do you me say this in class?
31 He forced all his children hard till midnight
32 They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _
33 Maryam was really by the beauty of Ha Noi
A impressed B impress C impression D impressive
34 Leave it _it is
35 She can’t afford that book because she has money
A a lot of B few C a little D little
36 When was that book ?
A made B produced C published D created
37 He was ill that he couldn’t get up
Trang 3A such B so C much D too.
38 We consider him
A our father B is our father C be our father D to be our father
39 That man is deaf to hear what we say
A so B enough C too D not
40 My father teaching in a small village 10 years ago
A starts B started C has started D is starting
41 A: Would you like to have lunch with us? B: _
A All right B Yes, I would
C No, I wouldn’t like D Yes, I’d love to
42 A: Shall I get a taxi for you? B: _
A Yes, I’d love to B Oh, that would be nice
C Let’s do D Yes, why not?
43 Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet
A beside B away C near D close
44 I look forward to you
A see B to see C seeing D saw
45 Millions of Christmas cards last month
A were sent B sent C send D are sent
46 We come to USA English
A study B learning C to learn D studying
47 I remember her somewhere
A see B seeing C saw D to see
48 Can you turn the light? It is too dark
A on B off C down D up
49 Are you a stamp ?
A collecting B collector C collect D collection
50 This isn’t my first visit to London here before
A I’m B I’m going to C I’ve been D I was
51. _of the students in her class could finish the assignment yesterday
52.Try _ so many mistakes
A.not to make B not make C to make not D.make not
53 Don't forget me a call when you arrive
54 Nowadays most women can _ an education
55 An increasing number of people are now going on to Egypt
56 Please your cigarette; I'm allergic to smoke
57 Be patient! Don't _ to learn a foreign language in a week
58 Burning coal and oil will release gases _ to human
59. _his bad leg , he couldn't walk so fast as the others
A because B.because of C the reason D since
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61 Stop now! You've done _work for one day
A too many B plenty C.quite more D quite enough
62 My classmate told me to watch movies in English learn spoken English better
A so that B in order to C to D B and C are right
63 Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
64 There is a severe _in Somalia and thousand of people are dying from hunger
65 Helen asked me _ the film called " Star Wars"
A have I seen B have you seen C if I had seen D if had I seen
66 It was _hot day that we decided to leave work early
67.He seldom goes fishing , _?
68.It is dangerous to drive when you _
A are drinking B are drunk C have drunk D will drink
69 Literature and Mathematics interest him almost
A equally B the same C similarly D alike
70 Jack was very weary
IV/ Supply the correct forms of the words given in brackets
2 ………… ……… people used to depend much on weather to grow their
crops
AGRICULTURE
3 My mother is famous for making ………… ……… tomatoes SUGAR
4 Because plastic bags are very hard to………… ……… , they will cause
pollution
SOLVE
5 It’s a real bargain However, the price doesn’t include………… ………
costs You have to pay later
INSTALL
6 To be a good writer, you need to be………… ……… IMAGINE
7 The………… ……… of a volcano can be predicted, but we usually don’t
have enough time to move people out of the dangerous area
ERUPT
8 The manager says in order to get the job, one of the first qualities is…………
……… which many employees often take for granted PUNCTUAL
9 His words and behavior strongly reveals his………… ………
background
EDUCATE
10 Should English be a ………… ……… foreign language in Viet Nam? COMPEL
V/ In each line there is word or phrase that are not correct in standard written English Find and correct it
1 We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City _
2 Lukas can play the piano when he was two, and now he is practicing it _
3 Liverpool is an industry city in the North of England _
Trang 54.How about go for a walk on Sunday? _
6 Everybody in my neighborhood are happy about new changes _
7 How long did they work in that factory? For 3 months _
8 Some designers has printed lines of poetry on the Aodai _
9 I feel really tired I wish I didn’t go to the party last night _
10 On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories _
C READING VI/ Read the following passage then find out the most suitable word to fill in each
numbered blank.Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Without transportation, our modern society could not (1) We would have no metals, no coal and no oil (2) would we have any products made from these materials (3) we would have to spend most of our time (4) food and the food would be (5) to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our own neighborhoods
Transportation also (6) our lives in other ways Transportation can speed a doctor to the side (7) a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm It can take police to the scene of a crime within moments of being notified
Transportation (8)……… teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests In times of disaster transportation can rush aid (9) persons in areas stricken by floods, famines, (10) earthquakes
VII/ Read the following passage then choose the most suitable answerto fill in each numbered blank
The power of nature
The wind controls our planet’s weather and climate, but how much do we understand about this complex force, which can kill and spread fear?
On the night of 15th October 1987, the south of England was struck by the (1)……… winds it had known for over two hundred years (2) of over 130km/h blew through the region Nineteen people were killed, £1.5 billion-worth of (3) was caused and 19 million trees were (4) in just a few hours
Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only (5) storm force They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25th January
1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h On this (6)
47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate (7) (8) weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the power of the wind It is one part of the weather that people generally do not (9)
a second thought to, but across the world the wind (10) a crucial role in people’s lives
1 A heaviest B fastest C strongest D quickest
4 A blown down B cut down C knocked down D blown up
Trang 67 A threats B warnings C news D signs
8 A Extreme B Excessive C Extravagant D Exaggerated
D WRITING.
VIII/ Use the word suggested in the bracket to rewrite the sentences in such a way that it
is the same as the original one.
1 Is it true that you haven’t found a job yet?
Are you still ?
2 You can talk all you want, but I will never believe you
Nothing you say will
3 I wouldn’t have been successful if you hadn’t helped
Without
4 Do you think women are more careful drivers than men?
In your opinion, do women ?
5 Very few cities are as expensive as Tokyo
Tokyo is
6 If it doesn't rain soon , a lot of our crops will be lost
Unless
7 I can't afford to buy this house
The house
8 She started learning English 10 years ago
She has
9 I haven't seen that man here before
This
10.He really likes cars
He's crazy
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III Choose one best answer to complete each sentence
15 B 16 C 17 C 18 D 19 D 20 B 21 B 22 B 23 C 24 B 25 D 26 C 27 A 28 D
29 B 30 A 31 A 32 A 33 A 34 B 35 D 36 C 37 B 38 A 39 C 40 B 41 D 42 B
43 B 44 C 45 A 46 C 47 B 48 A 49 B 50 C 51 B 52 A 53 D 54 D 55 A 56 A
57 D 58 D 59 B 60 D 61 C 62 B 63 C 64 B 65 C 66 D 67 C 68 B 69 A 70 B
IV Supply the correct forms of the words given in brackets
V/ In each line there is word or phrase that is not correct Find and correct it
1 We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City _living _
VI.Find a suitable word to fill in the blanks in the following passage
VII Read the following passage then choose the most suitable answer from the four options
VIII Use the word suggested in the bracket to rewrite the sentences in such a way that it is the same as the original one
1 Are you still looking for a job?
2 Nothing you say will make me believe you
3 Without your help, I wouldn’t have been successful
4 In your opinion, do women drive more carefully than men?
5 Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities
6 Unless it rains soon, a lot of our crops will be lost
7 The house is too expensive for me to buy it
8 She has been learning English for 10 years
9 This is the first time I have seen man
10 He's crazy about cars
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