A. PHONETICS I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. A. here B. appear C. idea D. bear 2. A. killed B. developed C. threatened D. engdangered II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 3. A. ugly B. divide C. boating D. distance 4. A. activity B. technology C. investigate D. temperature B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR * Circle the best answer for each sentence 5. Today, scientists have overcome the challenges of the depth by using modern……… A. devices B. ships C. pictures D. computers 6. The building is divided ……… four parts. A. in B. on C. into D. of 7. The new laws ………. Wildlife in the area. A. consist B. conserve C. connect D. contribute 8. Thousand of animals are being ……… each year. A. eliminate B. eliminant C. eliminable D. eliminated 9. The laws against the ………… of the environment must be passed. A. destroy B. destructive C. destruction D. destructively 10. Due to the increased population and industrialization in the area, there are ……… levels of chemicals in the water. A. various B. multi- C. strange D. toxic 11. Cuc Phuong National Park is ……… 160 km South West of Ha Noi. A. lied B. established C. abandoned D. located 12.When the wastes are poured into the atmosphere, the air becomes con taminated and unpleasant to breathe. A. dense B. dirty C. upon D. with 13. If I had enough money, I ……… that car. A. buy B. bought C. will buy D. would buy 14. What would happen if I ………… that red button? A. press B. presses C. pressed D. will press 15. It’s a huge company. Two thousand people ………. Employed there so far. A. are B. were C. will be D. have been 16. His car was in the garage last week. While it ………… repaired, he took the bus to work. A. is B. was C. is being D. was being 17. John hates people ……… him waiting. A. keep B. keeping C. are kept D. being kept 18. The war ………. Out three years ago. A. break B. broke C. will break D. has broken 19. He died after he ………… ill for a long time. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 20. Unfortunately I didn’t have address. If I ………… it, I would have sent you a postcard. A. have B. had C. have had D. had had C. READING COMPREHENSION Read the passage and choose the best answer. In the United states and its territories alone, there are more than 40 national parks, varying considerably in landscape and mood. Each park was chosen for its unique features, representatives of a particular region of the country. Everglades national park, for example, at the southern tip of Florida, is a huge subtropical swamp, which provides refuge for such unusual reptiles as the alligator and for thousands of varieties of birds, including the graceful pink flamingo. In sharp contrast to the Everglades are the arid, dusty parks of the west. Mesa Verde national park in Colorado, for example, preserves the ruins of an Indian civilization which flourished in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Today, tourists can wander through the awesome cliff dwellings that the Indians carved out of the steep rock. 21. Which is the main idea of the passage? A. the large number of national park. B. National parks as a wildlife refuge. C. The diversity of the national parks in the US. D. The differences between Mesa Verde and Everglades national park. 22. National park in the US. A. are a lot different from each other. B. change a lot in landscape an mood. C. are made more interesting. D. are completely different from other parks in the world. 23. Everglades national park is A. in the south of the US. B. home to alligators and many varieties of birds. C. an area of land that is full of water D. all are correct 24. The world which in the passage refers to A. Mesa Verde national park. B. the ruins C. twelfth and thirteenth centuries D. an Indian civilization. 25. Which of the following statements is false? A. Every national park in the USA has its special features. B. Everglades park has a cold climate. C. The ruins of an Indian civilization are being preserved. D. There is a very great marsh in Everglades national park. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage. Yellowstone National park, the first US national park, was …………(26) in 1872. It is one of the largest parks. It (27)………… about 3,500 square (28) ………… or 9,065 square kilometers (29) ………… north-west Wyoming and parts of Idaho and Montana. The park has many wild animals (30) ………… bears, buffalo, elk, deer, antelope coyotes and lynxes and is famous for fine scenery, hot springs and geysers . there are about seventy geysers in the park. 26. A. started B. introduced C. constructed D. established 27. A. covers B. involves C. spreads D. contains 28. A. lands B. feet C. miles D. distances 29. A. of B. in C. at D. from 30. A. adding B. including C. containing D. consisting D. WRITING Make meaningful sentences 31. need/ to/ animals/ we/ and/ protect/ forests …………………………………………………………… 32. water/ farmers/ need/ their/ crops/ for. …………………………………………………………… 33. we/ not/ met/ since/have / you/ moved …………………………………………………. 34. feel/ like /visiting/ forest/ near/ my grandparents’home/do / again/ you/the? 35. much/ very/ thanks/ dinner/ for/ invitation/ to/ your. …………………………………………………………… Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 36. We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away. If you………………………………………………………………. 37. That book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it. If the book ………………………………………………………. 38. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I got wet. If I 39.Did Sue knock that vase to the floor? Was that vase ………………………………………………… ? 40. I will buy a computer tomorrow? A computer ……………………………………………………. Answer key Writing 31. We need to protect animals and forests 32. Farmers need water for their crops 33. We have not met since you moved 34. Do you feel like visiting the forests near my grandparents’ home again? 35. Thanks very much for your invitation to dinner 36. If you didn’t live so far away, we would visit you more often. 37. If the book weren’t so expensive/ were cheaper, i would buy it. 38. If i had had an umbrella, i would not have got wet. 39. Was that vase knocked to the floor by Sue? 40. A computer will be bought (by me) tomorrow. . destruction D. destructively 10 . Due to the increased population and industrialization in the area, there are ……… levels of chemicals in the water. A. various B. multi- C. strange D. toxic 11 . Cuc. breathe. A. dense B. dirty C. upon D. with 13 . If I had enough money, I ……… that car. A. buy B. bought C. will buy D. would buy 14 . What would happen if I ………… that red button? A. press B. presses. representatives of a particular region of the country. Everglades national park, for example, at the southern tip of Florida, is a huge subtropical swamp, which provides refuge for such unusual reptiles