Mock test for final examination 2010 – 2011 pps

Than asked me how long I had been learning English.. The loss of the Titanic The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th ,1912.. was not only the largest

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Mock test for final examination 2010 – 2011

I Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others in their group

1 A diverse B pioneer C currency D accelerate

2 A scoreboard B outstanding C countryman D vulnerable

3 A spinifex B colony C politics D economy

4 A incredible B centenarian C substantial D eventually

5 A maintain B remain C determine D decent

II Choose the best option for each blank

6 Children also contribute to housework at some ………

A grade B extent C rank D level

7 Please……….yourself at home! Take a drink please

8 Most of the………… Appliances now are run by electricity

A housework B homework C household D homehold

9 They ………… Television when I …………

A watched / came B were watching/ came

C had watched/ came D watched / was coming

10 - What a nice present! Thank you very much

- ………

A You are right B It’s very nice of you to say so

C I’m glad you like it D What a surprise!

11 - There is a ………… of foods and drinks at the festival

- We are free to choose

A difference B diversity C mixture D variation

12 Maria usually ………… to school but today she ………….a bicycle

A walks / is riding B walks / rides

C walked / rides D used to walk / is riding

13 It’s time you …………about your career

A think B should think C would think D thought

14 If you know the answer Please……… your hand

15 It’s rude to whistle or clap our hands to……… a waitor’s attention

A pull B attach C attract D appeal

16 Teenagers are………… by TV, newspaper, internet, …

A affected B effected C conflicted D reported

17 Linda will be punished……… handing in the report late again

18 - I thought your tennis game was a lot better today, Tonny

- ……… , I thought it was terrible

A You’ve got to be kidding B Thank you, Tom That’s a nice compliment

C I’m glad you enjoyed it D It’s my pleasure

19 If Paul ………….more confident, he would take part in the contest

A were B had C has been D had been

20 Thuan said to me, “How long have you been learning English?”

A Than asked me how long I had been learning English

B Than said how long I had been learning English

C Than told me how long had I been learning English

D Than ordered me how long you had been learning English

21 They first published this dictionary in 1870

A This was first published dictionary in 1870

B This dictionary was first published in 1870

C It’s published this dictionary first in 1870

D This dictionary had been published in 1870

22 Taking part in the Advanced Engineering Project gave me a chance to use my……… and………… to help society

A creation / knowledge B creativity / knowledge

C creating / knowing D creative / acknowledge

23 They………… the rice in oil price for the big increase in inflation

A blamed B accused C convinced D insisted

24 ……… leaves last should turn off the lights

25 I read a book ……….by a friend of mine

A writing B which wrote C was written D written

26 Use a pencil to………… whatever tips you may hear from him

A carry out B jot down C take out D copy

27 After interviewing 20 applicants, we decided………… this one

28 The swimming pool fee is included……… the hotel invoice

29 During the agricultural recession, Farmers could receive government…………

A investment B commitment C donations D subsidies

30 ……… a designer, you have to be creative and flexible

31 She works hard……… her husband enjoys doing nothing

32 Take some rest! You ………very tired after such a long journey

A have to B must be C may have been D should have been

33 He is young ………., he is very talented

A But B Eventhough C Therefore D However

34 ……… their quick reaction, not much has been changed

A Although B Despite C Inspite D Without

35 Mary was late yesterday, ………… was unusual for her

III Find a mistake among the underlined parts in each sentence

36 I may have been more careful when I talked to the boss

A B C D

37 The tree has been grown taller than Tim has

A B C D

38 When we reached the top of the hill It was getting the darker and darker

A B C D

39 The more nearer the Tet holidays come, the more exciting the children feel

A B C D

40 The Thai women’s football team won the Vietnamese women’s football team

A B

by three to nil

C D

IV Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, D) best fits each space

Traffic in our cities

The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk…41…… accidents Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to……42…… people to change their habits and leave their cars at home One possible approach is to make it more expensive foe people to use their cars by increasing charges for parking and……43…….tougher fines for anyone who refuses the law ……44… , the drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day This system, known as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card……45… to the windscreen of the car

42 A make B arrange C suggest D persuade

43 A carrying down B putting off C bringing in D taking away

44 A In addition to B In addition C Therefore D In contrast

45 A fixed B joined C built D placed

V Read the passage and choose the best answer

The loss of the Titanic

The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th ,1912 She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 891 Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship At that time, however, she

was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she sixteen water tight compartments, Even if two of these were flooded, she would still able to float The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life

Four days after setting out , while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look-out After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her Suddenly , there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see that had happened The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of sixteen water-tight compartments had been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the ice water As there were not enough life-boats for everybody, 1500lives were lost

46 When the Titanic set out from Southampton

A she was carrying very large cargo

B she was making a voyage which is only attempted by very large ships

C only two of her water-tight compartments were flooded

D she was sailing on her maiden voyage

47 What happened once the iceberg had been spotted?

A The Titanic got lost in the icy water of the North Atlantic

B The alarm was given that there was a collision a head

C The Titanic quickly changed her course

D The Titanic turned just as the iceberg rose steeply out of the water

48 The Titanic sank because

A she had been badly damaged by an iceberg

B the captain was slow to realize the true nature of the damage

C no more than five of her water-tight compartments had been flooded

D instead of trying to say her , people plunged into the water

49 There was not enough ……… in the life-boats for everybody

50 So faint………that no one thought

A the noise was B had been the noise

C it was the noise D it had been the noise

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