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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC 2010( ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO) ĐỀ SỐ 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. 1. a. apologize b. absorb c. arrive d. absence 2. a. combine b. collect c. commerce d. correct 3. a. through b. enough c. rough d. tough 4. a. admiral b. adventure c. advertise d. adverb 5. a. club b. subtle c. climb d. doubt Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 6. a. committee b. referee c. employee d. refugee 7. a. alcohol b. comment c. chemical d. proceed 8. a. appetite b. architect c. appreciate d. arable 9. a. deliberate b. subsequent c. frequently d. consequent 10. a. insight b. chemist c. dependent d. substance Complete each sentence with the right form of the word in brackets by circling the corresponding letter a, b, c, or d. 11. He acted in an extremely (dictate) ______ manner, which made him very unpopular. a. dictation b. dictatorial c. dictate d. dictatorship 12. I had to look up the number in the telephone (direction) ______ a. direction b. directly c. directory d. directors 13. Politicians (variety) ______ blame the media if they don't win the election. They're so predictable. a. variable b. variety c. various d. invariably 14. This is very (convenient) ______! Can't you practice your violin somewhere else? a. convenient b. conveniently c. inconvenient d. convenience 15. I would like to show you my latest (create) ______ which I have called 'Boat on a Lake'. a. creativity b. creator c. create d. creation 16. Why does everybody (critic) ______ him all the time? a. criticize b. critic c. criticism d. critical 17. They're going to announce their (decide) ______ tomorrow. a. decision b. indecisive c. decide d. decidedness 18. During the festival (decorator) ______ were hanging from every tree. a. decorator b. decorations c. decorative d. decorativeness 19. He offered to give me a (demonstrate) ______ of how the machine worked. a. demonstrator b. demonstration c. demonstrate d. demonstrative 20. We are (independence) ______ on other countries for most of our food. a. dependent b. independence c. dependable d. dependability Read the passage and then decide which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. The tourist industry is (21)…………… to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people traveled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (22) ………………to 400 million every year. (23) ………… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (24) ……………old tins, tents, and food that have been (25) …………… But at a time when we have (26) …………… freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (27) ……………… causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (28) …………. called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (29) ………… you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (30) ………… you go on holiday. 21. a. regarded b. considered c. seen d. figured 22. a. had risen b. rose c. has risen d. were rising 23. a. The b. Those c. These d. Such 24. a. by b. with c. under d. beneath 25. a. disposed b. littered c. thrown away d. launched 26. a. greater b. bigger c. larger d. better 27. a. apart from b. instead of c. without d. hardly 28. a. guidance b. guide c. direction d. instruction 29. a. where b. what c. when d. how 30. a. before b. when c. as soon as d. after Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 31. I'm worried about ______ on so much work. a. she taking b. she takes c. her taking d. her to take 1 32. He wanted to know where ______. a. had I been b. I had been c. did I been d. I been going 33. Unlike most Europeans, many Americans ______ a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day. a. used to eating b. are used to eating c. are used to eat d. use to eat 34. They stayed for hours, ______ my mother was very annoyed about. a. that b. which c. this d. whom 35. When friends insist on ______ expensive gifts, it makes most people uncomfortable. a. them to accept b. they accepting c. their accepting d. they accept 36. ______ English fluently, we should practice speaking it whenever possible. a. In order to speak b. In order speak c. their accepting d. they accept 37. As a general rule, the standard of living ______ by the average output of each person in society. a. fixed b. has fixed c. is fixed d. fixes 38. She's finished the course, ______? a. isn't she b. hasn't she c. doesn't she d. didn't she 39. The stolen painting was ______ a large sum of money. a. worth b. valued c. cost d. priced 40. Although the weather is not so good, the match will ______. a. go about b. go ahead c. go over d. go along 41. The greater the demand, ______ the price. a. the highest b. the high c. higher d. the higher 42. Many big cities are suffering from serious air pollution, ______ ? a. don't they b. aren't they c. are they d. do they 43. The beach is always crowded at this time of the year. There ______ to put your towel down! a. are no rooms b. are no room c. is no room d. is room 44. The children's mother warned them ______ near the river. a. not to go b. to not go c. not going d. don't go 45. If services are increased, taxes ______. a. probably go up b. probably up c. will probably go up d. going up probably 46. The boy refused to answer the policeman's question for fear that the man ______ arrested. a. will be b. would be c. had been d. would have been 47. Jane ______ her parents that she wouldn't marry that rich man. a. told to b. said c. told d. is telling 48. Only because she had to support her family ______ to leave school. a. that Alice decides b. did Alice decide c. does Alice decide d. Alice decided 49. The football match had to be ______ because of the bad weather. a. put out b. put off c. putting off d. put up 50. Soon after I have finished my exam, I ______ for a holiday. a. will go away b. would go c. go away d. went away Choose the underlined part (a, b, c, or d) that is incorrect. 51. Your attendance at the meeting makes me feel very happy. a b c d 52. Peter did a lot of sightsee when he was in Paris last summer. a b c d 53. He is such a friend person. He greets me with a smile every time I see him. a b c d 54. Your literary work is really a great successful. a b c d 55. Her long blond hair and her cute facial expressions made a deep impress on me. a b c d 56. Her absent from work without any permission made the boss so angry that he threatened to sack her. a b c d 57. When a Vietnamese wants to work part-time in Australia, he needs to get a work permission. a b c d 58. Vietnam is famous for many beautiful spots like Ha Long Bay, Sa Pa and Da Lat. a b c d 59. His interestingness in such a book really surprised me. a b c d 60. Our neighbour is quite safe. There have not been many crimes recently a b c d 2 Read the passage and choose the best answer. Champagne, the king of wines and wine of kings, tastes all the better when it is drunk from an elegant, fine-quality glass. That, however, is only one of thousands of ways glass is used today. And for all those different uses, many different types of glass are produced. Glass products are manufactured in different ways. Today, glass is blown by hand in the traditional way which the Roman first developed, but now this work is done by robots, too. Generally, in industry, much faster methods of mass production are needed. Often, for example, glass is pressed into the necessary shape by machine. Glass is shaped in other ways too. For example, it is made into long, very thin fibres. Fibres like these are required to make the fibre-opitic cables that help to build the information Super-Highway around the world. 61. The phrase "the king of wines and wine of kings" means ______. a. Champagne is the best wine of kings. b. Champagne is the king that drinks lots of wine. c. Champagne is the best wine and is made for kings. d. Champagne is the best wine made by kings. 62. According to the passage, ______. a. the only way glass is used today is for drinking wine. b. today glass is used in one thousand different ways. c. an elegant, fine-quality glass makes champagne taste better. d. champagne is drunk in thousands of ways. 63. It can, be inferred from the passage that ______. a. the traditional way of blowing glass by hand is still in use today. b. today the blowing of glass is all done by robots. c. the Romans first developed methods of mass production. d. the traditional way is no longer in use today. 64. According to the passage, which of the following is correct? a. Mass production of glass is done by robots. b. Glass can be shaped in many different ways. c. In industry glass is often shaped by machine. d. Both Band C. 65. The passage primarily discusses a. champagne, a kind of wine. b. the uses of glass. c. the types of glass products. d. the ways of making glass. Arrange the following sentences in a logical order. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letters. 66. used / tea / my / to / drink / parents / after / dinner. a. My parents used to drink tea after dinner. b. My parents used to drink after dinner tea. c. My parents used to dinner after drink tea. d. My parents used to drink dinner tea after. 67. things / do / this / got / we / many / to / have / Sunday. a. We have got this Sunday do many things to. b. We have got this Sunday many things to do. c. We have got many things to do this Sunday. d. We have got many things this Sunday to do. 68. their / airport / to / do / will / they / go / meet / tomorrow / the / son /. a. They will go to meet their son to the airport tomorrow. b. They will go to meet their son tomorrow to the airport. c. They will go to the "airport to meet their son tomorrow. d. They will go tomorrow to the airport to meet their son. 69. weather / place / camping / in / for / fine / a / is / good / Hyde Park /. a. Hyde Park is a good place in fine weather for camping. b. Hyde Park is a good place for camping in fine weather. c. Hyde Park is for camping a good place in fine weather. d. Hyde Park is in fine weather a good place for camping. 70. enough / milk / do / have / for / sugar / you / the? a. Do you have enough sugar for the milk? b. Do you have sugar enough for the milk? c. Do you have sugar for the enough milk? d. Do you have the enough sugar for mill? Which phrase or sentence is the best TO CORRECT the underlined part: 71. The group called the Teton Sioux inhabits parts of North and South Dakota; their language and customs differ, however, from the Yankton, Sisseton, and Dakota Sioux. a. their language and customs differ, however, from b. however, they have different language and customs than c. however, their language and customs differ from those of d. its language and customs differ, however, from those of 72. Under the new corporate insurance policy, when an employer is charged for damages to a third party wholly or largely as a result of actions by an employee, he is entitled to recoup the amount of the damages. a. he is entitled to recoup b. the employer is entitled to recoup c. he or she is entitled to recoup d. he is entitled to recoup for 3 73. The work of mathematician Roger Penrose in the early 1970s, on the geometry of what are called aperiodic tiles, turned out to describe the architecture of a previously unknown class of crystals. a. what are called aperiodic tiles, turned out to describe b. what is called aperiodic tiles, describes c. aperiodic tiles, describing d. aperiodic tiles, it turned out to describe 74. There are more than forty newspapers published in the cities of Kerala, a state on the Malabar Coast, which reflects the fact that Keralans are by far India’s most literate citizens. a. which reflects b. and that number reflects c. which reflect d. that number reflects 75. Balzac drank more than fifty cups of coffee a day and died of caffeine poisoning; furthermore, caffeine did not seem to bother Samuel Johnson, the great writer and lexicographer, who was reported to have drunk twenty-five cups of tea at one sitting. a. furthermore, caffeine did not seem to bother b. however, caffeine did not seem to bother c. however, caffeine did not seem to have bothered d. in addition, caffeine did not seem to bother 76. In British English ‘a note’ is not ______ a. A mark in an exam. b. A mark on a music score. c. A piece of paper with some words on it. d.Writing something down so you remember it 77.British English we say ‘to queue’, in American English they say ‘wait ______ a. in line b. in a row c. in a crowd d. in a string 78. In American English the ‘fall’ refers to which season? a. Spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter 79. In British English it’s ‘a tap’, but in the States they say ______ a. drapes b. a faucet c. garbage d. a diaper 80. In British English it’s ‘a puncture’ or ‘flat tyre’, but in US English it’s ______ a. a blow up b. a blow down c. a blow out d. a blow 81. I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up. a. doesn't calculate b isn't mathematics c. doesn't make sense d. makes the wrong addition 82. the sudents got high marks in the test but Mary stood out. a. got a lot of marks b. got very good marks c. got higher marks than someone d. got the most marks of all 83. He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing. a. he is unemployed b. he has a few things c. he has almost no money d. he has nothing at all 84. As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand. (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) easily (d) directly 85. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry. (a) have not got wet (b) have got no water (c) have been successful (d) have got home dry ĐỀ SỐ 2 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. 1. a. mammal b. material c. saddle d. manage 2. a. table b. lady c. labour d. captain 3. a. cost b. most c. host d. post 4. a. there b. chair c. clear d. hair 5. a. dear b. beard c. beer d. heard Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 6. a. computer b. museum c. important d. visitor 7. a. calculator b. intelligent c. impossible d. American 8. a. compare b. compose c. company d. consist 9. a. artificial b. aristocrat c. arithmetic d. argument 10. a. maintain b. entertain c. fountain d. retain Choose the most appropriate answer from a, b, c or d. 11. The scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals is called ______. a. biology b. philosophy c. geography d. physic 12. The process of finding somebody / something, or learning about something that was not known about before is called a /an ______. a. finding b. experiment c. discovery d. development 13. The science of numbers and shapes is called ______. a. physics b. mathematics c. biology d. politics 4 14. When you ______food, you chance it into substances that your body can use. a. cure b. digest c. invent d. fee 15. A force of attraction that causes objects to move towards each other is called ______. a. electricity b. Evolution c. gravitation d. invention 16. Christopher Columbus ______ the New Continent quite by chance. a. invented b. discovered c. experimented d. developed 17. The telephone was ______ by Graham Bell. a. discovered b. cured c. appointed d. invented 18. Issac Newton had to do many ______ before he could produce an electric lamp. a. discoveries b. inventions c. experiments d. developments 19. Most of the experiments are carried out in ______ . a. laboratories b. farms c. fields d. schools 20. Charles Darwin was the father of the ______ of evolution. a. practice b. project c. theory d. problem Read the passage and then decide which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. It is estimated (the (21) ______ number is not known that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exists, with a (22) ______ circulation of nearly 500 million. However, the number of readers is (23) ______ greater-as many as three times the circulation figure. This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and (24) ______ placed in libraries and other (25) ______ places. Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies. About a third of all newspapers are published in North America, (26) ______ third in Europe, and the (27) ______ third in the rest of the world. Countries with the highest newspaper (28) ______ are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and the United States. Europe has nearly half of the world's total newspaper circulation, North America about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter. Taking the world (29) ______ , the average circulation of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world where the modern newspaper is (30) ______ ever seen. 21. a. correct b. exact c. right d. precise 22. a. combined b. connected c. linked d. mixed 23. a. even b. more c. far d. very 24. a. the rest b. another c. the others d. others 25. a. public b. common c. open d. shared 26. a. the next b. the other c. another d. the last 27. a. spare b. extra c. left d. remaining 28. a. readers b. readership c. buyers d. subscribers 29. a. as a whole b. in all c. generally d. on general 30. a. not b. almost c. scarcely d. seldom Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 31. It's quite a long way, isn't it? We ______ about five miles by the time we get back, I'd say. a. have walked b. had walked c. will have walked d. would have walked 32. You can apply for a better job when you ______ more experience a. have b. had c. have had d. had had 33. ______ I leave home ______ the journey is because the buses aren't so crowded. a. The earlier the easier b. The early the more easy c. The earlier the easy d. The early the most easy 34. We ______ that game when we were younger. a. use to play b. used playing c. used to play d. use to play 35. If Mathew ______ his alarm clock, he wouldn't have overslept. a. have set b. set c. had set d. was setting 36. I decided to stay at home last night. I would have gone out if I ______ so tired. a. wasn't b. weren't c. wouldn’t have been d. hadn’t been 37. Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You with ______ Barbara. a. can stay b. could stay c. could have stayed d. have stayed 38. Linda has lost her passport again. It's the second time this ______. a. has happened b. happens c. happened d. to happen 39. She tried to be serious but she couldn't help ______. a. laughing b. to laugh c. that she laughed d. laugh 40. 'Do you know where ______?' 'No, he didn't say.' a. Tom has gone b. has Tom gone c. has gone Tom d. Tom go 41. We gave ______ a meal. a. at the visitors b. for the visitors c. the visitors d. to the visitor 42. The ______ produced at our factory in Scotland. 5 a. good are b. good is c. goods are d . goods is 43. Is that my key, or is it ______ ? a. the yours b. you c. have had d. yours 44. She doesn't live here ______. a. no longer b. some more c. no more d. any longer 45. The young man seems very ______. a. sensible b. sense c. sensibly d. senses 46. I'm not very good ______ repairing things. a. at b. for c. in d. with 47. My boys always postpone ______ things. a. done b. do c. to do d. doing 48. A friend of mine phoned ______ me to a party. a. for invite b. to invite c. so that inviting d. invited 49. He's lazy. He never does ______ work. a. some b. any c. no d. none 50. I'll be in London next week. I hope to see Tom ______ there. a. while I will be b. while I am c. during I will be d. during I am Choose the underlined part (a, b, c, or d) that is incorrect. 51. The rain came sudden and everybody got wet because nobody had an umbrella. a b c d 52. Children nowadays seem to be more intelligenter than their parents when they were at the same age. a b c d 53. When I came in, my father was talking to anyone so I went out quietly. a b c d 54. I want to try on the blue skirt over there. Can you showing me the changing room? a b c d 55. Can you make me a cup of coffee? No, there are no coffee left. a b c d 56. Ha Anh can now speak English more well than the last time I met him. a b c d 57. I am sorry that I could not go to your birthday party. Any problems occurred and I could not go. a b c d 58. There are many ways to do this exercise but mine is the best good one a b c d 59. She can sing very beautiful and dance very gracefully but she cannot do any difficult math exercise. a b c d 60. With this type of exercise, reads the questions first and then read the text to find the correct answer. a b c d Read the passage and choose the best answer. Our demand for water is constantly increasing. Every year there are more and more people in the world. Factories turn out more and more products and need more and more water. We live in a world of water. But almost all of it - about 97%-is in the oceans. This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh. Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps. There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be. Most of the water we use finds its way to the oceans. There, it is evaporated by the sun. It then falls back to the earth as rain. Water is used and reused over again. It is never used up. Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage. Rain does not fall evenly over the earth. Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet. A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain. 61. All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT a. We need more and more water. b. The population of the world is increasing every year. c. Factories also need more water. d. Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps. 62. Which of the following is NOT true about the world’s water? a. The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water. b. Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. c. Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps. d. The percentage of fresh water is very small. 63. What can be inferred about water? a. The amount of water on earth is always the same. b. Water will probably be exhausted. c. Water can be used once only. d. Most of the water we use is rain water. 6 64. It can be inferred from the text that ______ a. no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water. b. rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth. c. the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water. d. a region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell. 65. The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning to. a. sell b. prove to be c. switch off d. produce Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which has it similar meaning to the original sentence. 66. George is a better mechanic than Arthur. a. Arthur is not better than George at being a mechanic. b. Arthur is not such a good mechanic as George. c. Arthur is not better mechanic than George. d. Arthur is worse than George at being a mechanic. 67. “Please let me borrow your bike, “ he said to her. a. He asked her if she could let him borrow her bike. b. He asked her to borrow your bike. c. He asked her whether she would let him borrow her bike d. He asked her to let him borrow her bike. 68. I wish I had chosen English to study at school. a. The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so. b. The speaker is not studying English. c. The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school. d. The speaker regrets having chosen English to study. 69. The book interested me more than the film. a. I thought the book was more interesting than the film. b. I thought the book was more interested than the film. c. I thought the book was as interesting as the film. d. I thought the book was not as interesting as the film. 70. The teacher did not allow the class to leave before 4:30. a. The teacher made the class to stay until after 4:30. b. The teacher made the class not leave until after 4:30. c. The teacher made the class stay until after 4:30. d. The teacher made the class leave after 4:30. 71. You need to support your ideas with facts and __________. a) numbers b) figures c) informations d) material 72. By and __________, the pupils are well-behaved. a) by b) from c) forward d) large ‘By and large’ has a similar meaning to ‘in general’ 73. I’m sick and __________ of studying grammar! a) cross b) tired c) ill d) bored 74. I never read the instruction manual. I learned how to use the computer by trial and __________. a) error b) mistake c) test d) experiment 75. Yesterday the Prime Minister made an important speech on the subject of law and __________. a) rule b) legal c) punishment d) order 76. Let’s settle this argument once and for __________. a) ever b) all c) always d) once 77. When she died, she gave ________ all her money to a charity for cats. a. away b. out c. on d. off (a. away - If you give something away, you offer something without charging for it) 78. You boy! Don’t walk ________ when I’m speaking to you. a. on b. to c. away d. out (away - ‘Walk away’ from someone is the opposite of walk towards to someone. Ouch!) 79. He’s fallen ________ his motorbike and broken his shoulder. a. off b. away c. out of d. down 80. Would you mind taking ________ your shoes when you come inside? a. away b. on c. off d. out 81. I don’t feel like cooking, let’s order a take-________. (There are two possible answers for this question) a. out b. away c. a & b are not correct d a & b are correct 82. Can you pick ________ a few things in the supermarket? We need milk, bread and loo rolls. a. off b. in c. up d. away ĐỀ SỐ 3 1. All the sentences below use ‘the’, which one is correct? a. Can you pass the sugar please? b. The crime is a problem in many big cities. c. The apples are good for you. d. I love the skiing. 2. Which of the following does not need ‘the’? a. He’s sailing up the Nile for his holidays. b. My favourite Sea is the Mediterranean. c. Have you ever been to the Bahamas? d. I’d love to visit the America. 3. If only I __________ crashed the car! 7 a. had b. hadn’t c. did d. didn’t 4. Where is he? He should __________ home hours ago. a. be b. were c. have been d. had been 5. So you’re a doctor? _________, I finish my training next year. a. Let me see b. Right c. Listen d. Well 6. A: Do you know her number? - B: __________, it’s here somewhere. a. Let me see b. Mind you c. Well d. You see 7. A: It’s quite a problem, I don’t know if I can do it. - B: __________, I’ll help you, don’t worry. a. Mind you b. Let me see c. Listen d. Well 8. I’m afraid you can’t come in, ________ you have to be 18. a. you see b. well c. listen d. right 9. I’m tired, ________, I only had 3 hours sleep last night! a. mind you b. right c. listen d. let me see 10. ________, let’s start, shall we? a. let me see b. mind you c. right d. well 11. I tried ringing her all morning but I couldn’t get ________. a. down b. up c. over d. through 12. 2. My dad’s been unemployed for 6 months, it’s really getting him ________. a. over b. down c. by d. up 13. Hmmm, the kids are very quiet, I wonder what they’re getting ________ to? a. down b. by c. up d. through ‘Get up to something’ means ‘do something you shouldn’t be doing’ 14. Over the next couple of years the price of plasma televisions is expected to drop ________ 20%. a. by b. at c. in d. to 15. The price of such televisions should peak ________ a little over $1200. a. by b . at c. in d. on 16. This price should be reached ________ 2009. a. on b. at c . by d. about 17. This drop ________ 20% will make plasma televisions affordable for the average person. a. by b . of c. at d. to 18. The prices of televisions have been falling ________ 1956, when they first came on the market a. on b . from c. in d. to 19. I hate school, the teachers make us _________ so much homework every day! a. do b. doing c. to do d. did 20. On Friday afternoons our teacher sometimes lets us ________ home early. a. go b. to go c. going d. went 21. “Excuse me sir, are we allowed ________ dictionaries into the exam?” a. take b. to take c. taking d. took 22. I go to the gym to build up my __________. a. length b. warmth c. depth d. strength 23. I’ve been seeing my girlfriend for 6 months now, I suppose it’s quite a serious _________. a. friendship b. membership c. companionship d. relationship 24. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats. a. away b. out c. on d. off 25. You boy! Don’t walk ________ when I’m speaking to you. a. on b. to c. away d. out 26. Ouch! He’s fallen ________ his motorbike and broken his shoulder. a. off b. away c. out of d. down 27. Can you pick ________ a few things in the supermarket? We need milk, bread and rolls. a. off b. in c. up d. away Choose the word whose UNDERLINED part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. 28. A. habit B. dolphin C. effective D. climate 29. A. fauna B. authority C. square D. rainfall 30. A. culture B. country C. such D. music Choose the word whose main stress is placed DIFFERENTLY from the others in each group 31. A. appear B. version C. tradition D. perhaps 32. A. excellent B. ordinary C. dramatic D. instrument 33. - This file is very important. You should include it in our document. - I know. It is _________. 8 A. indispensable B. indistinct C. significant D. optional 34. Pop music has become _______ in our country in the last few decades. Most young people like it. A. popular B. favorable C. special D. enjoyable 35. _ Ecotourism has been developed greatly, hasn’t it? _ Yes. Many people have tried to preserve the ________ of many natural places. A. reservation B. destruction C. ecology D. nonprofit 36. The Nile, ________, is the home of a great variety of fish. A. which is in Egypt B. where is in Egypt C. in which is in Egypt D. that is in Egypt 37. I’m _________ you liked the film. I thought it was rather __________. A. surprise / disappoint B. surprised / disappointed C. surprising / disappointed D. surprised / disappointing 38. I never read ________ newspapers during the week, but I buy ______Observer every Sunday and I read it in ________bed. A. no article / the / no article B. the / the / no article C. the / a / the D. a / a / the 39. Tourists __________ to make campfires in National parks. A. do not allow B. aren’t allowed C. won’t allow D. isn’t allowed 40. If he had been more careful, he _______________ . A. won’t fall B. wouldn’t fall C. wouldn’t have fallen D. would haven’t fallen 41. We should participate in the movements ______________ the natural environment. A. organizing to conserve B. organized conserving C. which organize to conserve D. organized to conserve Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English. 42. The original World Cup trophy was given permanent to Brazil to honour that country’s record third world cup title in Mexico in 1970. A B C D 43. In very early times,people around the fire were entertained by storytellers with stories of heroes’wonderful actions &victory. A B C D 44. When I got home, Irene was lying in bed thinking about what a wonderful time she’s had. A B C D 45. Shortly before the Allied invasion of Normandy, Ernest Hemingway has gone to London as a war correspondent for Colliers A B C D 46. People who reverse the letters of words _______ to read suffer from dyslexia. A. if they tried B. when trying C. when tried D. if he tries 47. Featured at the Henry Ford Museum of antique cars dating from 1865. A. an exhibit is B. an exhibit C. is an exhibit D. which is an exhibit 48. Rubber _______ from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult to distinguish from natural rubber. A. is produced B. producing C. that produces D. produced 49. _______ in scope, romanticism was a reaction against neoclassical principles. A. Mainly literary B. It was mainly literary C. The main literature was D. The literature was mainly 50. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) _______ came about as a result of the National Security Act of 1947. A. what B. it was C. was what D. it was what 51. Oil shale is a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock _______ oil and natural gas are obtained. A. from B. is from C. is which D. from which 52. _____ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an official illusion. A. The Moon B. That the Moon C. When the Moon D. The Moon which 53. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year. a. is b. known as c. is known as d. that is known as 54. While ________ to help Tim with his math, I got impatient because he wouldn’t pay attention to what I was saying. a. I am trying b. having tried c. I try d. trying 55. One of the dinner _______ broken. a. plate is b. plates are c. plates is d. plate are Read the test then choose the best answer. I know that it is my job to make sure that everything goes well for the tourists and I feel I work hard for the company. I cannot be blamed for last week. I met the group at the airport and took them to the coach. The coach driver was a bit annoyed because the flight was late. But it wasn’t far to the hotel and everyone was looking forward to their dinner. We hadn’t used the Hotel Riviera before but our normal one had a conference in it so it was fully booked. When I announced our arrival at the reception desk, they said they were full. I had booked rooms for the group but the manager said they were cancelled by phone a few days before. He insisted that he recognised my voice and that I had made the phone call. We had a bit of an argument but they obviously didn’t have enough rooms. In the end, the manager phoned hotels in the town and found rooms for everyone. but in four different hotels. By this time, the coach had gone, so we had to get taxis and some of the tourists started to get very angry 9 with me. I still don’t know who made that phone call but it definitely wasn’t me 44. What is the writer trying to do? A. argue B. explain C. apologise D complain 45. Who was the text written to? A. one of the tourists B. the writer’s employer C. the hotel manager D. the coach company 46. Why weren’t any rooms available at the Hotel Riviera? A. A conference was taking place there. B. There were more people in the group than expected. C. Someone had forgotten to book them. D. Someone had said they were not needed. 47. What happened in the end? A. The tourists got angry with the hotel manager. B. The tourists couldn’t stay together. C. The writer found other hotels with rooms. D. The writer called the coach driver back. 48. Which of the following diaries was written by one of the tourists? A. Someone had made a mistake with our hotel booking and the hotel had given our rooms to other people. B. The hotel we were taken to wasn’t good enough so we asked to change to a different one. C. We got to the airport and had to wait for the coach. So it was really late when we got to the hotel. D. The coach driver took us to the wrong hotel and they know nothing about us. Choose A,B,C,D or E which has the same meaning with the given one. 49. Payment must be made at the time of booking. A You must pay before you book B.You are not allowed to pay when you book. C. You must pay when you book.  D.Payment in advance is acceptable if you want to book. 50. The team is being sponsored by a local sport wares company. A. The team is part of the company. B. The team is a local one. C. The company is giving money to support the team’s activities. D.The company used to sponsor the team. 51. I could have gone by bus and so saved a lot of money. A. wouldn’t have saved much if he had taken the bus. B.would have gone by bus if he had saved money for the fare. C. travelled by bus, and it didn’t cost him much. D. would have spent less money if he had travelled by bus. 52. She would eat nothing but small pieces of bread and butter. This sentence means that she A. ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn’t like them. B. ate only some small pieces of bread and butter. C. didn’t eat anything, not even the bread and butter. D. wouldn’t touch the bread and butter, but she ate other things. 53. Peter has hardly worked since April. This means that since April A. Peter has been fully employed. C. Peter has one very little work.  B. Peter has worked very well. D. Peter hasn’t worked at all. Read the passage and choose the best answer. 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He is (75) …………for his work for the British Navy. 66 A description B letter C notice D story 67 A between B from C through D to 68 A driving B flying C running D sailing 69 A accidents B plans C tastes D faults 70 A looked B prayed C talked D thought 71 A conversation B discussion C quarrel D talk 72 A battles B games C matches D plays 73 A amount B plenty C much D some 74 A acts B hobbies C jobs D studies 75 A reviewed B remembered C reminded D reported Read the passage and choose the best answer. I just want to introduce the next area we’ll cover: the food chain. Food chains are divided into three types. The first one is the predator( [‘predətə(r)]: dong vat an thit) chain, in which larger animals feed on smaller ones, such as when a bird eats a fish. 10 [...]... 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