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LANGUAGE FOCUS A Multiple choice : He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without _ A fail B failure C trouble D mistake People who are unemployed can receive the A pension B dole C scholarship D allowance Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have any solutions A looked into B thought over C got round to D come up with I have never seen _ before A such good film B so good film C so good a film D such good a film We've got a very good in the local newspaper this morning They must have liked the play A critic B article C write-up D praise The accused man was proved innocent and was A liberated B excused C interned D acquitted As we were driving along a car suddenly in front of us A set out B put up C pulled out D stepped in I know for _ that he was at the scene yesterday A exact B certain C true D correct She's certainly a _ writer; she has written quite a few books this year A fruitful B fertile C prolific D successful 10 I’ll _ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know A discuss B argue C explain D talk 11 The car burst into but the driver managed to escape A fire B burning C heat D flames 12 I was just _ to go out when you telephoned A around B about C thinking D planned 13 They live in a very _ populated area of Italy A sparsely B scarcely C hardly D barely 14 The _ exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June A false B unreal C untrue D imaginary 15 Automobile production in the United States _ A have taken slumps and rises in recent years B has been rather erratic recently C has been erratically lately D are going up and down all the time 16 While attempting to reach his home before the storm A the bicycle of John broke down B it happened that John's bike broke down C the storm caught John D John had an accident on his bicycle 17 Unless you give up smoking , you’ll _ the risk of damaging your health A bear B suffer C make D run 18 Do you think Ms Brown will _ for Parliament in the next election? A sit B run C walk D stand 19 I my best suit - everyone else was very casually dressed A needn't wear B mustn't wear C needn't have worn D mustn't have worn 20 He passed the test by the skin of his teeth A easily B with very little margin C with a very high score D All are correct 21 It has rained for four days without letting up A thundering B freezing C increasing in intensity D slackening 22 Are you sure you told me ? I don’t recall _ about it A having told B having been told C to have told D to have been told 23 There are two small rooms in the beach house , served as a kitchen A the smaller of which B the smallest of which C the smaller of them D smallest of that 24 Last year , Matt earned his brother , who has a better position A twice as much as B twice as many as C twice more than D twice as more as 25 The doctor insisted that his patient _ A he did not work too hard for three months B take it easy for three months C take it easy inside of three months D could take some vacations for three months 26 _ we have finished the course , we should start doing more revision work A For now B Now that C Ever since D By now 27 Some very important issue was all his attention A taking up B taking off C taking out D taking in 28 I wish you ‘d stop chatting and with some work A get down B come on C get on D come back 29 Jane changed her major from French to business A with hopes to be able easier to locate employment B hoping she can easier get a job C with the hope for being able to find better a job D hoping to find a job more easily 30 This university's programmes _ those of Harvard A come second to B are first C are second only to D are in second place B Word form : In developing nations, the (1) _ of food is the primary cause of malnutrition Famine, drought, war, and (2) systems of food distribution contribute to the (3) problem of world hunger Many countries have little or no reserves of (4) _ land or water: in addition, some, such as Bangladesh and other Southeast Asian nations, cannot afford to buy food from other countries Some countries have enough resources to grow food but governmental (5) of agriculture and poor policy decisions have resulted in (6) _ diets In addition to (7) _ disorders, there are certain diseases that contribute to malnutrition by (8) _ with the body's (9) or utilization of (10) 10 A availability A reliable A ongoing A fertility A neglectful A adequate A dietetic A interfering A absorptive A nutrients B available B unreliable B going B fertilize B neglect B imadequate B dietary B interfere B absorbed B nutrition C inavailability C reliant C outgoing C fertile C neglectfulness C unadequate C dietarian C interfered C absorption C nutritious D unavailability D reliance D gone D fertilized D neglecting D inadequate D dietetics D being interfered D absorbent D nutritionist C Use the correct verb tense / form : I heard the sound of children playing in the street outside I listened more closely Their words (1) _ with death, injury and revenge The names they called out were all from the latest series of socalled children's films (2) in the cinemas They were in a fantasy world It (3) that these boys were playing in this way only because of the films they (4) , and that this will encourage them to grow up into violent adults I disagree with that It is true that if they (5) _ these things they (6) _ these particular games, but I am sure they would be playing other games of equal violence, as young boys(7) _ Moreover, if (8) to get this natural violence out of their systems at an early age, they are less likely to grow up into violent adults To sum up, I would say that violence in the cinema (9) _ people to be violent, with the exception of a very few However, it (10) people ideas about how to put violent feelings into practice A were all associated B have associated C associated D associate A showing B were shown C to show D being shown A can be said B could be said C should be said D would be said A saw B were seeing C had seen D see A didn’t see A would not be playing A had always done A allowing A did not encourage 10 A must give B saw C had seen D had not seen B wouldn’t have played C would not play D would play B are always doing C have always done D always did B allowed C it allowed D it allows B does not encourage C encourage D encourages B will give C is to give D may give D Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or article : The police wanted Ted to call at the station They wanted him to call _ them A at B in C on D up The writer got on the bus but he didn't know where to A get down B get off C get out of D get over This is an experiment The astronauts will be trying something A on B out C in D with We are appreciative _ their efforts A of B for C in D over She was unequal _ the demands placed on her A towards B with C for D to You know your problem? You get too wound up _ things A with B for C under D about I was _ the impression that I had paid you the work you did _ me A on for for B under for for C under on for D under for with The professor interceded _ the review board on my behalf A at B on C with D for It was _ January after we went to Greece A a B an C the D no article 10 Winton Churchill has been called of century A the / the B a / a C a / the D the / a E Mistake recognition : Compact discs (CDs) have revolutionized the music industry with surprisingly realistical sound The six-inch discs look thin plastic sandwiches with aluminum in the center They have digitally recorded material that is read by laser beams so that the sound has none of the cracking of vinyl records CDs are also virtually undestructible, and they are lighter and much smaller than conventional record Since their introduction, CDs have become more afford and widely available In fact, they are now sold in electronics and video stores that they haven't formally carried records or cassettes There has been a phenomenal growth in the sale CDs Sales climbed dramatically during the second half of the 1980s In the 1990s, sales were evenly greater CDs have all but 10 replaced LPs in stores and, in spite of their being fewer affordable than cassettes, continue to gain in popularity IV WRITING : A Sentence transformation : I Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one , using the word in capital letters which must not be altered in any way : “ I don’t mind which program we watch , “ I said matter I said that me which program we watched He watched films on television all day entire He _ films on television I prefer playing football rather than watching it opposed I prefer watching it Their chance of success depends on their hard training players Only if the chance of success Please don’t start your computer on November 25th every year rather I every year II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence before it No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door Try _ He insisted on as full apology Nothing but We weren’t surprised by his success It came Under no circumstances should you phone the police The last They didn’t get married because their parents were against it But GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Part I Complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D He looked such a fool with his hair dyed green that I just……laughing at it A couldn’t enjoy B didn’t stop C can’t help D couldn’t help I … more money on teachers if I …… the Minister of Education A spent / was B will spend / were C would spend / did D would spend / were Do you know any restaurants ……? A where have a really good meal B where we can have a really good meal C which has a really good meal D that we can have a really good meal Sally was very disappointed with the exam result She … a bad mark before A had got B had ever got C never had got D had never got The girl …… mother I was talking to has left the room A who B whose C whom D that My sister and I …… the piano when our guests …… last night A had played / arrived B were playing / arrived C played / arrived D were playing / were arriving She’s a dancer, so I’ll buy a pair of …… shoes for her birthday A dances B dancer's C dance D dancing If you …… to Paris tomorrow, please telephone me first A were going B are going C will go D had been going I don't mind how you deal with the problem It's …… you A down on B in at C up to D over by 10 Have you seen the place ……the graduation ceremony will be held in? A in that B where C is where that D which 11 My uncle was … ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery A critically B deeply C fatally D seriously 12 In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never be used… A up B all C whole D at all 13 Her mother told her not to be too ……and advised her to try to things herself A dependable B depending C dependent D independent 14 Give me your telephone number ……I need your help A in case B so that C unless D whether 15 The question was easy enough, but ……students could answer it A a little B few C a few D a great number of 16 If you want to speak English fluently, you have to practice …… English every day A speak B to speak C speaking D spoken 17 The cattle …… in the field now A is grazing B graze C are grazing D has grazed 18 Children should be …… to realize their full potential A discouraged B encourage C encouraged D courage 19 If my grandfather ……, I’m sure he would be proud of me A were alive B alive C would be alive D had been alive 20 The boy always does his homework before class …… by the teacher A so as not to be punished B so as to be punished C so that not to be punished D in order that not to be punished Part II Give the correct form of the words in brackets 31 The United State gained (DEPEND) ………… from Britain in 1776 32-33 It is the (WRITE) ……………… English which is not (SYSTEM) … phonetic that causes difficulties to foreigners 34 The criminal was sentenced to one year’s (PRISON) ………………… 35 The doctor has (repeat)……………… advised him to stop smoking 36 She spent most of her (SAVE)…………………… on clothes 37 He (OCCASION) ……………………………gets up early in winter 38 This knife is very blunt It needs (SHARP)……………………………… 39 I don't know what's the matter with Tommy lately His (BEHAVE) seems to be getting worse and worse 40 Women nowadays have more freedom to take part in social (ACT)… Your answers 31 …………………… 32 …………………… 33 …………………… 34 …………………… 35 …………………… 36 …………………… 37 …………………… 38 …………………… 39 …………………… 40 …………………… Find and circle one mistake from the four options A, B, C or D in each sentence below 71 We have to apply new technology to reduce waste as well to recycle used materials 72 Cotton is one of the most popular fiber used to make clothes 73 There is a motel at the corner of this street, where the travelers can stay there 74 After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction 75 The manager was honest, clean, well-dress and clever but he never tried to be polite to us 76 The celebration of Tet holiday, like many other Vietnamese traditions, are said to originate from China 77 He was the first athlete arrived the finish and won the gold medal 78 He will surely fail the exam unless he will study harder 79 More than 600 million individual bacteria lives on the skin of humans 80 Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Multiple choice: You are late again! Please, try to be …… in future A- accurate B- efficient C- punctual D- reliable 2Students sometimes support themselves by ………… of evening jobs A- ways B- means C- efforts D- method 3Driving in London is supposed to be confusing but I didn’t find it at …… difficult A.- all B- first C- once D- least 4The noise got ………… as the car disappeared into the distance A> 1- A- smaller B- fainter C- weaker D- slighter 5- I ‘d ……… you didn’t leave just at the moment A- rather B- like C- better D- asked 6- According to the ………… of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intent to leave A- laws B- rules C- terms D- details 7- It was not easy to understand her ……… to the situation A- feelings B- conduct C- outlook D- reaction 8- From the hotel there is good ……… of the mountains A- vision B- view C- sight D- picture 9- He lost the race because he ran out of petrol on the last …… A- lap B- trip C- tour D- journey 10- What he told me was a ……… of lies A- pack B- load C- mob D- flock B> Fill in each of the blanks with the correct preposition or verbal particle: 10 Don’t sit _ for me I shall probably be back very late Put _ the cigarette, please I don’t like the smell of your tobacco _ the whole, I agree with you His bad behaviour was put _ to his upbringing John can’t go out He is up _ his ears with work They came _ with another good idea for raising money for the hungry Don’t trust him He always goes _ on his word Mrs Brown goes _ cooking special slimming food She put _ an application for a job as a nurse She turned _ late as usual just as I was going home C> Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses The judge told him it was _ to drink and drive and banned him for a year (RESPONSIBLE) Most doctors are _ after they learn general medicine (SPECIAL) Peter’s gained so much weight because he can’t stop _ (EAT) The sun and the moon are often _ in poetry (PERSON) The work is still at very _ level (EXPERIMENT) She wants to be an actress but her parents _ of her intention (APPROVE) In the Middle Ages, salt was very valuable so that slaves were _ with it (COMPARE) The _ of the trains and the buses cause frustration and annoyance (FREQUENT) It is usually for bidden to destroy _ buildings (HISTORY) This matter is very _ Don’t discuss it outside the office (CONFIDENCE) D> Supply the correct form and tenses of the verbs in brackets: My friend Mike and Jane (just return) _ from their honeymoon in Europe Before they (leave) _ _ New York, I (give) them my brother’s address in Moscow in the hope that they (visit) him and his family When I went to call on the newly-weds last Tuesday night, they told me how much they (enjoy) _ (travel) around Europe and that we (soon look) _ _ at the colour slides they (take) _ They also (give) _ greetings from my brother and assured me that it (be) a great pleasure for them to meet my relatives E> Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences The police is now investigating the robbery that took place in our neighbourhood last night There was a slight disagreement between committee members of the club, regarding their trip next month Most of us were feeling sleepily at the meeting because the speaker had a very monotonous voice She was not unaware of their presence in the room as she was absorbed in her reading When you talk to the old man, please remember to speak out as he is hard of hearing My pen has very few ink in it, so could you give me some? Neither William or his brother stole the rambutans from your orchard It is hoped that the develop countries will be less selfish in their economic policies and help the poorer nations The audience watching the rock concert obviously not satisfy with the way the band played 10 Those silly ghost stories Abu told made Rafik feared to go upstairs by himself C> WRITING A> Sentence transformation: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in bold letters The words MUST NOT BE ALTERED in any way Stop criticizing everybody! (DOWN) Terry has just insured her life (OUT) In the end it was discovered that Joe was the thief (OUT) I need a calculator to arrive at the total (OUT) I met your friend David the other day (INTO) I think you’ve been overcharged, old son! (OFF) I think we should increase the pressure on her to resign (UP) I won’t allow swearing in my classroom (FOR) The company was bought up by a large multinational (OVER) 10 Your story is different from the facts (WITH) D)READING Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word Modern advertisements contain hidden (1) _ Implicit in the advertisement showing the pretty girl in the new car, or the smiling children round the packet of washing powder is the message (2) _ if we buy the product, we also achieve success and happiness It is a subtle approach since it seeks to (3) _ our secret dreams, and it is inescapable since adver-ising is ubiquitous (4) _ street billboards and catchy jingles on television bombard us from all sides They brainwash us into believing that we can realize our ambitions quickly and easily On the other hand, (5) _ of advertising say that it is beneficial Advertising is informative Advertisements tell us about useful new products They (6) _ our lives with color and music They increase demand, (7) _ industry and so keep prices down Whether for or against (8) _ , most people would agree that some kind of supervision body, appointed by the government or by the advertising industry (9) _ , is necessary to maintain (10) _ of honesty and to discourage the more blatant types of misleading advertisements Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1) _ and received nonverbally than verbally Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7% (2) _ message is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (3) _ Humans use nonverbal communication because: Words have limitations: There are (4) _ areas where nonverbal communication is more (5) _ than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (6) _ while verbal messages deal basically with outside world Nonverbal message are likely (7) _ more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits (8) _ can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts A separate communication channel is necessary to (9) _ send complex messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal (10) _ a sent b posted c mailed d thrown a through b in c of d for a thought b expressions c gestures d postures a sum b great deal c amount d numerous a effect b effective c effectively d effectiveness a feelings b words c shows d sorrows a be b being c to be d been a what b that c why d when a get b have c make d help 10 a signs b signals c sight d signatures students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average only out of candidates succeeded Normally, candidates take exam subjects, and each lasts 180 minutes for the fixed group of subjects they choose There are fixed groups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes; professional secondary schools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to 2-year courses According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of universities These non-public universities are currently training 119,464 students, or 11.7% of the total number of students The government is planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007 University Entrance Examination in Vietnamese is very _ a interesting b stressful c free d easy The word those refers to _ a exam subjects b young people c universities d examinations In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University Entrance Examination was about _ percent a b 10 c 20 d 50 Which sentence refers to the University Entrance Examination in Vietnam? a Students find it easy to get success in the University Entrance Examination b Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination c Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects d There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to choose According to the passage, _ a the Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by next year b the Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public universities c the Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-public universities d Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study besides universities VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase He refused to give up work, he ‘d won a million pounds A despite B however C even though D as though They were for smuggling jewellery into the country A jugded B arrested C accused D warned At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shops usually A drops B lowers C sinks D reduces Have you got time to discuss your work now or are you to leave? A thinking B planned C around D about I don’t see any in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn’t start until o’clock A cause B aim C point D reason Would you mind these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard? A making B doing C getting D giving She did all the work her own A by B on C for D with Tom , he can’t possibly go alone - he is far too young A As if B As for C As D As far as I have to leave before seven and so A leave you B you have C you D you 10 By half past ten tomorrow morning I along the motorway A will drive B am driving C drive D will be driving Part 2: Read the text below Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line People are fascinated by robots Some of them look like FASCINATION (1) dolls to play with Most of them look like other machines MECHANIC of today's high technology Serious research on(2) INTELLIGENCE robots began in the 1960s in several countries Now we are on the fifth (3) of robots The first robots were very expensive They GENERATE cost $ 500,000 when a (4) could the same work for $ 15 WORK an hour One of the(5) of robots is that they can work in ADVANTAGEOUS situations that are(6) .or harmful for human workers DANGER Japan leads the world in the(7) of robots They have DEVELOP 12,000 working and(8) 30,000 per year, most of them for PRODUCTION export Nissan, a (9) automobile company , spent $ 600 JAPAN million on robots for a new factory in the United States It will be the most (10) advanced factory of its kind.TECHNOLGY ... take part in social (ACT)… Your answers 31 …………………… 32 …………………… 33 …………………… 34 …………………… 35 …………………… 36 …………………… 37 …………………… 38 …………………… 39 …………………… 40 …………………… Find and circle one mistake from... brackets 31 The United State gained (DEPEND) ………… from Britain in 1776 32 -33 It is the (WRITE) ……………… English which is not (SYSTEM) … phonetic that causes difficulties to foreigners 34 The criminal... (PRISON) ………………… 35 The doctor has (repeat)……………… advised him to stop smoking 36 She spent most of her (SAVE)…………………… on clothes 37 He (OCCASION) ……………………………gets up early in winter 38 This knife