PAPER ONE READING COMPREHENSION A ( 45 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 ea[.]
PAPER ONE: READING COMPREHENSION A ( 45 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) My sister is very fond chocolate candy A of B about C with D at C by D in C for D in I have studied English eight months A for B since Listen our teacher ! A with B to There isn’t food in the house A none B no C some D any C in home D to C to D for C make D take He arrives ………………… at six o’clock A at home home B home Herbert has had his car………………… 1999 A ago B since How long will it to get there ? A cost B lose I it to you if you don’t have one A give would give B gave C will give D your homework yet ? A Did you finished Have you finished B Are you finishing C Do you finish D 10 It’s the best book I ………………… read A have ever ever B had ever C will ever D can 11 He looked very when I told him the news A happily happy B happy C happiness D was 12 She is in history A interests being interest B interested C interesting D C as D of 13 Is the Eiffel Tower taller Big Ben ? A then B than 14 At school, David was anyone else in his class A as clever as cleverest B as clever than C cleverer as D 15 She speaks French than you A more faster most fluently B more fluently C well D the 16 It began to rain while we………………… soundly A slept sleeping B were sleeping C have slept D are C Yes, she did D No, 17 She doesn’t like coffee, does she ? A Yes, she doesn’t she doesn’t B No, she does 18 I won't go to bed ………………… I finish my homework A until since B when C while D C you D your 19 Is this book ………………… ? Yes, it's mine A you're B yours 20 ………………… you come to school ? By bus A How When B What C By D 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) People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy They express their happiness by singing When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy Birds have many reasons for singing They sing to give information Their songs are their language The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sings One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife It builds a small garden of shells and flowers 21 Why people usually sing ? A They like birds B They feel happy C They want to tell a story D They like studying music 22 Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ? A Birds in a good temper C Hen birds male birds B Cock birds D Female birds which attract 23 What warnings does a bird sometimes sing ? A A warning to keep away quickly C A warning about the approach of people B A warning to come D A warning to stop singing 24 What most birds usually if they cannot sing well ? A warn other birds to go away another way C find a wife B give their information in D fly high in the sky 25 What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a hen bird ? A It dances C It searches for a wife make a garden B It spreads out its tail D It uses shells and flowers to A A B D B B D C D 10 A 11 B 12 B 13 B 14 A 15 B 16 B 17 D 18 A 19 B 20 A SECTION B 21 B 22 B 23 A 24 B 25 D PAPER TWO: USE OF ENGLISH SECTION A 26 who 31 all 36 won 27 every 32 used 37 on 28 soon 33 enough 38 few 29 home 34 listening 39 wait 30 used 35 what 40 afford SECTION B 41 She takes a bath every morning 42 Now she dances more beautifully than she used to 43 How long does it take him to get to school every day ? 44 Last Wednesday, Bill rang his office at nine o'clock 45 I have lived in Ho Chi Minh City for 10 years 46 People come from all over the world to visit the city of Hiroshima 47 Billy is such an old man that he has to live with his children 48 Oliver Twist was first published in 1838 49 It is too heavy for him to lift 50 I'll be able to come tomorrow PAPER THREE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION PART 1: meeting half tea babies gentleman having food seconds enough 10 stop PART 2: B C A B C ... attracting a hen bird ? A It dances C It searches for a wife make a garden B It spreads out its tail D It uses shells and flowers to A A B D B B D C D 10 A 11 B 12 B 13 B 14 A 15 B 16 B 17 D 18 ... D No, 17 She doesn’t like coffee, does she ? A Yes, she doesn’t she doesn’t B No, she does 18 I won''t go to bed ………………… I finish my homework A until since B when C while D C you D your 19 Is.. .12 She is in history A interests being interest B interested C interesting D C as D of 13 Is the Eiffel Tower taller Big Ben ? A then B than 14 At school, David was