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TEST 1 I. PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. desert B. threat C. spread D. heat 2. A. lie B. wide C. circle D. comprise 3. A. compound B. route C. house D. south 4. A. attitude B. introduce C. survive D. human 5. A. reduced B. caused C. damaged D. preserved B. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. A. environment B. particular C. situation D. expectedly 2. A. prevent B. harmful C. protect D. affect 3. A. habitat B. endanger C. commercial D. destruction 4. A. reserve B. conserve C. wildlife D. prevent 5. A. information B. entertainment C. discovery D. scientific II. VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR – STRUCTURE Choose the option that best completes the sentence. 1. They made an aerial survey; that is, they made a survey ______. A. by ship B. by plane C. on foot D. by telescope 2. Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia. A. dunes B. valleys C. lands D. areas 3. She watched his slow progress down the __________ slope. A. steep B. flat C. horizontal D. angular 4. Raw meat must be __________ separate from cooked meat. A. let B. left C. kept D. placed 5. A ______ is a large animal that that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people. A. slope B. dune C. spinifex D. camel 6. Most deserts are enormous sandy areas. A. mysterious B. narrow C. immense D. aerial 7. I am afraid that the company is in deep trouble. ____, we are going to make some people redundant. A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Thus 8. He has done nothing to prepare for the final examination ________ play . A. but B. so C. or D. and 9. The sea was dangerous, __________we didn’t go in for a swim. A. since B. but C. so D. as 10. You are expected ________ the safety regulations of the school. A. know B. to know C. knowing D. being known 11. Did you paint it yourself or did you __________ it painted? A. make B. do C. have D. ask 12. You can see the details __________ the computer screen. A. in B. on C. at D. by 13. - “Have you ever __________ to a desert?” - “No, I haven’t”. A. gone B. been C. arrived D. visited 14. After Peter had returned from the Sahara Desert, he was confined to bed by a __________ disease. A. mystery B. mysterious C. mysteriously D. mysteriousness 15. I turned on the fan __________ the room was hot. A. due to B. despite C. even though D. because III. COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS 1. - “__________.” - “Oh, it’s great!” A. How is the journey like? B. Would you like the journey? C. What do you like about the journey? D. What do you think of the journey? 2. - “A motorbike knocked Tom down”. - “__________.” A. What is it now? B. Poor Tom! C. How terrific! D. What a motorbike! Trang 1 3. - “You look nice today. I like your new coat” - “__________.” A. It’s nice of you to say so. B. Shall I? Thanks. C. Oh, well done! D. I feel interesting to hear that. 4. - “Would you like to go for a drink with me?” - “Yes, __________.” A. I like B. I go C. I can’t D. I’d love to. 5. - “Would you mind lending me your dictionary?” - “__________.” A. Yes. Here it is B. Not at all C. Yes, let’s D. Great IV. READING COMPREHENSION Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. The Sahara Desert is growing by 10 km each year. The whole earth gets 600 km 2 of desert area more every year. This process is called “desertification”. This term started being (1) __________ in the 1950s. The idea of desertification was first known in the 1930s. Much of the Great Plains grew very dry (2) __________ a result of drought and poor farming techniques. It was called the “Dust Bowl”. Millions of people were forced to leave their farms and their ways of life. Since then, (3) __________ have been great improvements in farming practices in the Great Plains. These have prevented the “Dust Bowl” disaster from occurring again. Grazing is one worry. (4) __________ do two things to the soil. First, they eat grasses and plants that hold the soil in place. Second, their hooves break down the top layer of soil. The result is that the good soil can be blown away by the wind. The dirt (5) __________ behind is not good for growing. 1. A. use B. used C. to use D. using 2. A. as B. for C. by D. with 3. A. it B. they C. there D. those 4. A. Frogs B. Snakes C. Crocodiles D. Cows 5. A. leaves B. to leave C. left D. leaving READING Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either; they often have high hills and deep valleys. There is some plant life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants. The deserts of the world are not uninhabited. People also live outside oases, but these people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water. The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place; they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place. In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people. But they are also hospitable. No man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water. 1. According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of __________. A. clay B. rock C. sand D. small stones 2. The word “hospitable” has the meaning of being __________. A. brave B. cruel C. strange D. kind 3. In the desert __________. A. it rains in spring only B. it rains for a short time every month C. there is some rain, but far from enough. D. the rainfall is just enough for the plants 4. People live __________. A. only inside the oases B. only outside the oases C. both inside and outside the oases D. in places with regular rainfalls 5. From the passage we know that life is _________ in deserts. A. hard B. comfortable C. impossible in D. enjoyable Trang 2 V. WRITING A. SENTENCE BUILDING 1. The first white man/ cross/ this desert/ John Philby/ in the 1930s. A. The first white man crossed this desert was John Philby, in the 1930s. B. The first white man crossed this desert who was John Philby, in the 1930s. C. The first white man to cross this desert he was John Philby, in the 1930s. D. The first white man to cross this desert was John Philby, in the 1930s. 2. She/ not stand/ keep/ wait/ such/ long. A. She doesn't stand keeping to wait for such a long time. B. She can't stand being kept to wait such long time. C. She can't stand being kept waiting for such a long time. D. She can't stand keeping waiting for such long time. 3. Great White Shark/ exceptionally large shark/ find/ all major oceans. A. Great White Shark is an exceptionally large shark finding in all major oceans. B. Great White Shark is an exceptionally large shark which can be found in all major oceans. C. Great White Shark is an exceptionally large shark that found in all major oceans. D. Great White Shark is an exceptionally large shark which can find in all major oceans. 4. three years ago/ I/ one of the best students/ choose/ attend/ international student festival. A. Three years ago, I was one of the best students were chosen to attend an international student festival. B. Three years ago, I was one of the best students to choose to attend an international student festival. C. Three years ago, I was one of the best students choosing to attend an international student festival. D. Three years ago, I was one of the best students to be chosen to attend an international student festival. 5. My English teacher/ always/ compliment/ us/ get/ good marks. A. My English teacher always compliments us on getting good marks. B. My English teacher always compliment us on getting good marks. C. My English teacher compliments always us in getting good marks. D. My English teacher compliments always on us for getting good marks. ARRANGEMENT 1. build/ men/ and/ house/ the/ women/ make/ home/ it A. Women build the house and men make it home. B. Men make the house and women build it home. C. Men build home and women make it the house. D. Men build the house and women make it home. 2. to/ are/ many/ tell/ there/ at/ someone/, and/ depend/ the/ most/ of/ them/ on/ situation/ hand / goodbye/ ways. A. Most of them depend on the situation at hand and there are many ways to tell someone goodbye. B. At hand, there are many ways to tell someone goodbye and most of them depend on the situation. C. There are many ways to tell someone goodbye, and most of them depend on the situation at hand. D. To tell someone goodbye, there are many ways and most of them depend on the situation at hand. 3. water/ man/ live/ needs/ constant supply/ a/ of/ to. A. Water needs a constant supply of man to live. B. Man needs a constant supply of water to live. C. A constant supply of water needs man to live. D. Man needs a water to live constant supply of. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 1. My classmate gave a book about desert to me. A. My classmate was given a book about desert by me. B. A book about desert was given my classmate by me. Trang 3 C. A book about desert was given to my classmate by me. D. A book about desert was given to me by my classmate. 2. You are not allowed to take photographs here. A. You needn’t take photographs here. B. You can’t take photographs here. C. You don’t have to take photographs here. D. You mustn’t take photographs here. 3. Every student is required to write an essay on the topic. A. Every student might write an essay on the topic. B. Every student must write an essay on the topic. C. Every student needn’t write an essay on the topic. D. Every student should write an essay on the topic. 4. He had to postpone the meeting because of his grandpa’s death. A. The meeting had to be postponed because of his grandpa’s death . B. The meeting had been postponed because of his grandpa’s death. C. The meeting had to postpone because of his grandpa’s death. D. The meeting because of his grandpa’s death had to be postponed. 5. No one has used the scuba diving equipment this month. A. The scuba diving equipment has not been used this month B. The scuba diving equipment has been not used this month C. The scuba diving equipment have been not used this month D. The scuba diving equipment has not used this month SENTENCE COMPLETION 1. John passed his exam with a distinction. __________. A. He was too lazy to succeed B. He must study very hard C. He must have studied very hard D. He needs studying harder 2. We lost this time, but we hope our other team will win. They are __________. A. 7 feet over tall players B. tall players over 7 feet C. 7 over foot tall players D. over 7 foot tall players 3. Harvey will buy a pair of racquets, __________. A. enroll in a course, train hard, and dreaming of a gold medal B. enrolling in a course, training hard, and dreaming of a gold medal C. enroll in a course, train hard, and dream of a gold medal D. to enroll in a course, train hard, and dream of a gold medal 4. __________ to find boys collecting football players’ autographs. A. Being very common B. Very common is C. It is very common D. That is very common 5. She wanted to go to the gymnasium; however, __________. A. there was not a great amount of free time B. she could not had any free time C. she was lacking in free time D. she hadn’t many free time VI. MISTAKE CORRECTION 1. That’s the best exhibition I’ve never visited. A. That’s B. the best C. never D. visited 2. Jack is looking for another job because he is really fed up of doing the same thing every day. A. is looking B. another C. because D. fed up of 3. If I have to do many homework tonight, I will not be able to attend the concert. A. have to B. many C. will not be able D. to attend 4. Some species will become extinct if we do nothing for preserve their habitat. A. species B. extinct C. for D. their 5. My brother can’t walk to work now because his broken leg. A. can’t B. to C. because D. broken Trang 4 . be postponed. 5. No one has used the scuba diving equipment this month. A. The scuba diving equipment has not been used this month B. The scuba diving equipment has been not used this month C to tell someone goodbye and most of them depend on the situation. C. There are many ways to tell someone goodbye, and most of them depend on the situation at hand. D. To tell someone goodbye,. depend on the situation at hand. 3. water/ man/ live/ needs/ constant supply/ a/ of/ to. A. Water needs a constant supply of man to live. B. Man needs a constant supply of water to live. C. A constant