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Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the
others.
1 a celebrate b decorate c entertain d influence
2 a polite b popular c pagoda d agrarian
3 a longevity b calendar c parade d occasion
4 a represent b exchange c receiving d prepare
5 a constancy b festival c activity d comment
A Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes
the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
6 Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _ goods.
7 On the first -day of Tet, children _ their new clothes and make
New Year's wishes to their parents
a take on b pick on c put on d try on
8 People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will
_ their luck during the whole year
a control b influence c exchange d result
9 I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _ at all.
a no one b anyone c someone d somebody
10 Tet is really a time of fun and _ throughout the country.
a holidays b celebrations c preparations d festivals
11 The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
a contact b gather c relate d communicate
12 In Britain Christmas dinner usually _ turkey, Christmas pudding
and brandy butter
a brings on b serves with c consists of d puts up
13 We wish you both- health and longevity.
a long life b happy life c easy life d exciting life
14 Vietnamese people usually make _ for Tet several weeks
beforehand
a preparing b preparation c preparatory d preparations
15 She has as good chance as _ of winning the race
a someone b anyone c everyone d no one
B Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes
the sentences.
16 Nobody was late for the meeting last night, _?
a wasn't he b weren't they c were they d was he
17 No girl should have to wear school uniform, because it _ like a
sack of potatoes
a makes them look b makes her look
c makes them to look d makes her to look
18 I phoned Sarah at home, but _.
a there were no answers b there were no answer
c there was no answers d there was no answer
19 _ thinks that Phil should be given the job.
a A number of people b Neither of us
c Most of us d The majority of people
20 Neither Jane nor her brothers _ a consent form for tomorrow's
field trip
a need b needs c is needing d has need
21 My cousin who I used to visit every summer _ from America on
Saturday
a arriving b is arriving c has arrived d is going
22 The holiday nowadays is not as long as it _.
a is used to be b was used to be c used to be d is used to being
23 If I were you, _ and tell her you're going to be late.
a I phone b I'll phone c I'd phone d I'd have phoned
24 Let the boy _ it himself before you offer to help.
a try b to try c trying d will try
25 When someone _ you a present, it is a custom to give them in
return
a give b gives c will give d has given
C Identify the one underlined word or phrase -A, B, C or D- that must
be changed for the sentence to be correct.
26 Most of the trees in our garden are less than 10 years old but ones are
A B C (some) much older than that
D
27 My shoes were so uncomfortable that I had to go out and buy new one.
A B C (ones) D
28 Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning
A B C (is)
to attend the festivities
D
29 Eric and his sister won first prize for the most elaborate customs they
A B (costumes) had worn to the Halloween party
C D
30 Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own
A B (his/ her) C D research paper this semester
A Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
SPRING FESTIVALS From (31) _ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings One of the most important Christian festivals
is Easter, (32) _ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter, however, is not the (33) _ spring festival In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (34) _ bonfires Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi In some villages children are (35) _ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them
Trang 2(36) _ danger in the coming year Buddhists in Thailand soak (37)
_ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (38) _ in
the middle of April In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with
flowers Chinese spring parades are (39) _ colourful, but (40)
_ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets
31 a earliest b latest c previous d old
32 a which b when c because d by then
34 a giant b tremedous c extreme d huge
35 a gone b carried c brought d run
37 a through b one other c each other d mutually
38 a falls b appears c happens d occurs
39 a the same b as c not less d equally
40 a instead of b on behalf of c in spite of d place of
B Read the passage carefully then choose the correct answers.
In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan
First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their
ancestor After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first
three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional
foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations Certain items deemed to
be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried
sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers Red and
yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming On the
New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed
Children receive their Ii xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside) People
make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends And people
who live apart from their family try to get together on these days Clearly
enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these
often last a week Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo
fighting, dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions
41 Before Tet, people usually _.
a are very busy with the preparations
b have great excitement and fun
c rebuild their ancestral graves
d spend time on traveling
42 Which of the following, according to the passage, is not usually eaten
during Tet?
a candied ginger b sausages c watermelon d beef stew
43 Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
a Because they are friendly and pleasant:
b Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
c Because they represent good luck
d Because they are attractive and cheap
44 On the New Year's days, _.
a people are busy cooking traditional foods
b everybody receives their 'lucky money'
c only good comments can be made
d houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
45 Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
a Tet is period of concord and hope
b Tet is a sort of bond that ties the living and the' dead
c Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment
d Tet is an occasion for a family reunion
A From the four words or phrases -a, b, c or d- choose the one that best completes the sentence.
46 Especially important to many people _.
a there is legislation against pollution b is legislation against pollution
c it is legislation against pollution d legislation against pollution is
47 According to some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students
learn what _ to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life
c they are needed d as they may need
48 Mike hasn't begun working on his Ph.D _ working on his
master's
a still because he is yet b yet as a result he is still
c yet because he is still d still while he is already
49 _ is extremely dangerous.
a At very high speeds driving cars b Cars at very high speeds driving
c Cars driving at very high speeds d Driving cars at very high speeds
50 Not until the seventeenth century _ to measure the speed of light.
a anyone did even attempt b did anyone even attempt
c even did anyone attempt d did even attempt anyone
B Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
51 No one else must know this.
a You are not advised to know this
b Everyone else must be silent
c This must be kept secret.
d You should let every one else know this
52 ' Would you like some coffee? Peter asked me.
a Peter offered to give me some coffee.
b peter asked me if I liked coffee
c Peter asked me to make him a cup of coffee
d Peter suggested having coffee
53 We could have seen the movie if the tickets had not been so expensive.
a We wanted to see the movie, but the tickets were sold out
b We couldn't afford the tickets to see the movie.
c We saw the movie even though the tickets were expensive
d The tickets were inexpensive, so we saw the movie
54 There was very little response to the charity appeal.
a Nobody responded to the charity appeal
b Everybody seemed to appeal to the charity
c They raised a lot of money from the charity appeal
d Very little money was raised by the charity appeal.
Trang 355 He talked about nothing except the weather.
a His sole topic of conversation was the weather.
b He had nothing to say about the weather
c He talked about everything but the weather
d He said he had not interested in the weather