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TEST 4
I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
II Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from those of the others.
5 A extensive B thunderstorm C prediction D pacific
III Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences
1 Many people were injured when the building _
A collapsed B destroyed C struck D erupted
2 No ships are sailing today because of the high _
3 The _ of the volcano was a terrible disaster
4 The church caught fire when it was struck by _
5 A large number of fishermen when the storm struck
A killed B was killed C are killed D were killed
6 The number of people killed in the tsunami last year _ more than 200,000
7 I always watch the weather forecast on TV to see what tomorrow’s weather _
8 It’s over six months since the tidal wave _ Phuket, Thailand
A destroyed B was destroyed C destroys D has destroyed
9 Bill Gates, _ is known as the king of computer programmes, is famous for his charitable work
10 Elephants, come from Africa, can live until they’re seventy
11 Ho Chi Minh City, I live, lies on the River Sai Gon
12 They never forget their trip to Hue, _ was the old capital of Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty
13 This product will be available at this market September and December
14 The 1991 volcanic eruption in the Philippines was _in the world in more than 50 years
15 There buckets must be filled _ water for future use
16 Hue, was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1993, attracts thousands of tourists every year
17 Hue, he spent his childhood, is well known for beauty spots
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19 The woman _ lives next door is both my neighbor and a colleague of mine
20 I’ve received a postcard from Sally, used to live next door
21 There is someone at the door _ wants to speak to you
22 I live in the country _ exports rice
23 I will provide free help for cities and villages, have just been hit by a tidal wave
24 The room, _ there are a lot of posters on the walls, belonged to our eldest son
25 Storms & earthquakes _ kill thousands of people each year are natural disasters
26 Neil Armstrong / who / first / walk / moon / live / USA/
A Neil Armstrong, who first walked on the moon, lived in the USA
B Neil Armstrong who first walked in the moon lived in the USA
C Neil Armstrong, who first walks on the moon lives in the USA
D Neil Armstrong who first has walked in the moon lived in the USA
27 Daily / newspapers / publish / Germany / 1650 / not / it / ? /
A Daily newspaper will be published in Germany at 1650, won’t it?
B The daily newspaper published in the Germany in 1650, didn’t it?
C One daily newspaper is published in Germany on 1650, isn’t it?
D A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1650, wasn’t it?
28 Teacher / ask / me / if / speak / English / fluent /
A The teacher asks me if I speak an English fluent
B The teacher asked me if I spoke English fluently
C The teacher asks me if I can speak English fluent
D The teacher asked me if do I speak English fluently
29 We / worried / that / people / not / stop / throw / trash / along / street/
A We worried that people not stop throw the trash along a street
B We can worried that people aren’t stop throwing trash along the street
C We are worried that people don’t stop throwing trash along the street
D We were worried that people didn’t stop to throw trash along the street
30 Everyone / feel/ hurry / so / sit / down / under / tree / and / have / snack/
A Everyone feel hungry, so he sits down under a tree and has snack
B Everyone felt hungry, so we sat down under a tree and had a snack
C Every one felt hungry, so they sat down under a tree and had a snack
D Everyone feels hungry, so you sit down under a tree and have snack
31 The man said that he was _ by aliens and taken aboard a spaceship
32 When a tropical storm reaches 120kph, it is called a in North and South America
33 Passover is _ in Israel and by all Jewish people
A connected B equipped C celebrated D constructed
34 My neighbor’s house is _ by solar energy
35 The teacher divided our class three groups
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37 I’m learning English because I want to read newspapers English
38 Many people go to the countryside to have a after a hardworking week
39 My father to work in Ho Chi Minh City
40 I this pair of jeans since October
41 We _ using energy-saving products
42 Mr Pitt still lives in a small flat _ having a lot of money
43 Mrs Brown, _ son won the first prize in the language contest, feels very happy
44 You should have a dictionary to _ the words that you don’t know their meanings
45 If he _ late, we will go without him
46 Sunday is the day I go to Water park with my kinds
47 Do you know the reason 006 was killed?
48 That was the reason he didn’t marry her
49 An architect is someone deigns buildings
50 The boy to I lent my money is poor
IV Match the word in column A to its definition or meaning in column B.
A
1 snowstorm
2 earthquake
3 volcano
4 typhoon
5 thunderstorm
6 tidal wave
7 tornado
B
a) a very large wave b) a storm with a lot of rain, thunder and lighting c) a sudden strong shaking of the ground
d) a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds e) a tropical storm with strong winds
f) a very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle g) a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and hot liquid rock (called lava) sometimes come out
V Choose the word that is best fits each of the blank space:
collapsed – earthquake – hardly – disaster – city – inhabitants – above – completely – under
China said today that there were heavy loss of life in the (1) which struck Tangshan city yesterday Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial (2) _ of one million people 160 kms East of Peking, was (3) _ destroyed
Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a small part of the one million (4) escaped death
or injury Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the mines deep (5) _ the earth’s surface when the (6) _ occurred Unfortunately, few of these miners have survived A lot of people were also working in the city’s offices Regretably, most were killed under falling concrete when the building (7)
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VI Finish the second sentence that has the same meaning as the root ones
1 When she walked along the riverside, she met her old friend
Walking _
2 You are advised to speak only English during the course
We want _
3 Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
Oranges
4 “Why don’t I get a computer?” thought the office manager
The office manager wondered
5 Could you turn the radio down, please?
Would you mind ?
6 How long is it since they bought the house?
When
7 Sitting in a same place so long is uncomfortable
It _
8 Mr Brown is very happy to speak English to his students everyday
It _
9 Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years
That castle
10 It is possible for Robert to learn English in four years to be able to go abroad
Robert finds _
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