1 KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN - TEST 2 I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. object B. crop C. hope D. boss 9 A. comb B. lamb C, debt D. sob 5. A. fished B. demanded C. watched D. laughed 4. A. possession B. assassinate C. associate D. passive 5. A. clause B. laser C. absorb D. pause B. Choose the word with the different stress pattern. 6. A. associate B. socialism C. service D. organize 7, A. electric B. television C. community D. important 8. A. engineer B. cigarette C. picturesque D. committee 9. A. conclusion B. magazine C. solidify D. biology 10. A. mechanic B. calculate C. national D. different II. VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the sentence. 11. Pauline couldn't manage _________ all the ice cream. A. eat B. to eat. C. eating D. having eaten 12. William is capable _________ doing better work. A. in B. of C. to D. for 13. Why do you spend all your time_________ your sister? A. arguing with B. arguing about C. arguing for D. arguing at 1.4. Everything went dark when the train entered a7 an _________. A. underground B. tube C. tunnel D. metro 15. Can you give me the _________ of this pie? It's delicious. A. prescription B. instructions C. recipe D. ingredients 16. 1 can't stand this weather. It's getting _________. A. more and more B. coldest and coldest C. further and further D. worse and worse 17. Íve never owned _________ independent cat as this one! A: such an B. a more than C. a so D. as much a 18. How much money do you manage to _________? A. live on B. come into C. go in for D. deal with 19. Íve had to _________ a lot of insulting behaviour from you! A. look down on B. stand up for C. put up with D. get on with 20. Pat was caught by the police, but Martin _________. A, gave in B. gave up C. held up D. got away 21. If he _________ yesterday, he would be here with us tomorrow night. A. finished it B. finishes it C. has finished it D. had Finished it 22. To cater to the growing _________ in technology, we have had to three extra courses this year. A. like B. interest C. fondness D. admiration 23. Most of those _________ were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed. A. died B. who died C. who were died D. had died 24. She never says a word; shés as _________as a mouse. A. quiet B. small C. slight D. noiseless 25._________ nice house! A. What a B. How a C. What D. How III. USE OF ENGLISH A. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting. 26. My (A) parents don't allow (B) me staying (C) out after (D) 10 p.m. 27. The better treatment for eye strain is to look away from the computer screen every twenty minutes. 28. The park across the street is quiet and there is peace. 29. The secretary has done many mistakes in typing the letters for her boss. 30. The new hotel they are building is twice large as the old one on Main Street. B. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one in italics. 31. I ended up in the hospital after eating tainted fish. A. Hating poisoned fish made me exceedingly sick. B. I had to go to the hospital after eating fresh fish. C. The hospital served bad fish. D. Canned fish made me so sick that I had to go to the hospital. 32. Tonýs English is much better than it was. A. Tony speaks better English now than he did before. 2 B. Tony has started to learn English but doesn't speak it well. C. Tonýs English was much better than it is now. D. Tony has always spoken good English. 33. Tom said he would pay me when he had enough money. A. He had enough money then, so he paid me. B. Tom couldn't pay me then because he didn't have enough money. C. When Tom pays me, Íll have enough money. D. Tom has enough money, but he still hasn't paid me, 34. By next August Charles will have worked here for seven years. A. Charles no longer works here. B. Charles is at present working here. C. Charles has now worked here for seven years. D. Charles is going to work here for the next seven years. 35. I wish I had studied harder last night. A. I don't study harder. B. I didn't study last night. C. I had studied harder than I wished. D. I didn't study hard enough last night. IV. READING A. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word (A, B, C or D). THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many (36) _________ of animals are threatened, and could easily become (37) _________ if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many (38) _________ for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (39_________ and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the (40) _________ they live - is disappearing. More (41) _________ is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open (42) _________ than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (43) _________ ,but these chemicals pollute the environment and (44) _________, wildlife, The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones left, unless we can (45) _________ this problem. 36. A. marks B. more C. species D. forms 37. A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extinct 38. A. reasons B. causes C. results D. effects 39. A. lively B. alive C. for life D. for living 40. A. spot B. point C. place D. site 41. A. earth B. land C. soil D. area 42. A. spaces B. air C up D. parts 43. A. products B. fields C. herbs D. crops 44. A. spoil B. harm C wound D. wrong 45. A. answer B. calculate C. solve D. explain B. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). Paper is named for papyrus, a reed-like plant used by ancient Egyptians as writing material more than 5,000 years ago. The Chinese invented the paper that we use 2,000 years ago. A piece of paper is really made up of tiny fibers, not unlike a piece of material. The fibers used in paper, however, are plant fibers, and there are millions of them in one sheet. In addition to the plant fiber, dyes and addictives such as resin may be used. Byes can make the paper different colors, resins many add weight and texture. Where do these fibers come from? The majority of paper is made from the plant fiber that comes from trees, millions are cut down, but new trees are planted in their place. Paper may be also made from things like old rags, or piece of cloth. Wastepaper, paper that has been made and used, can be turned into recycled paper. This recycling process saves forest, energy and reduces air and water pollution. 46. According to the passage, the paper that we use was first invented by A. the Chinese. B. the Egyptians C. ancient cultures D. foresters 47. What is the main ingredient in most paper? A. resin B. cardboard C. plant fiber D. papyrus 48. According to the passage, the primary source of the plant fiber used in paper is A. rags. B. trees. C. fabric. D. wastepaper. 49. It can be inferred from the passage that recycling paper is A. detrimental to the environment. B. wasteful. C. good for the environment. D. economical. 50. According to the passage, recycling paper does all of the following EXCEPT A. reduce the need for ink B. save forests C. save energy D. reduce air pollution 3 PRACTICE TEST 3 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. D 21. D 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C to stay best peaceful made as large as 31. A 32. A 33. B 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. A 43. D 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. C 50. A . PRACTICE TEST 3 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. C 20 . D 21 . D 22 . B 23 . B 24 . A 25 . A 26 . C 27 . A 28 . D 29 . B 30 1 KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN - TEST 2 I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined. correcting. 26 . My (A) parents don't allow (B) me staying (C) out after (D) 10 p.m. 27 . The better treatment for eye strain is to look away from the computer screen every twenty minutes. 28 . The