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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.. Question 5:Mark the letter A, B, C

PRACTICE TEST 1

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A hand B bank C sand D band

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A investigate B aborigine C convenient D supervisor

Question 4: A determine B diversity C occupation D miraculous

Question 5: A suitable B eliminate C accent D cultural

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.

Question 6: Okay, I ……… the popcorn if you buy the drinks.

Question 7: flowers are usually made of plastic or silk.

Question 8: Computers are said to be ……….…… for the development of mankind.

A here today, gone tomorrow B here and there C here to stay D neither here nor there Question 9: If only the Prime Minister his arts policy would lose him the election.

A had known B knows C was knowing D could have knowing

Question 10: How can the boss act ……… nothing had happened?

Question 11: I don’t remember ………… of your decision to change our vocation plan.

Question 12: Last year Matt earned ………… his brother, who had a better position.

A twice as much as B twice more than C twice as more as D twice as many as

Question 13: Most people prefer flying ………… going by the sea because it’s too much faster.

Question 14: We have a party tonight and Daisy is worried about ……… .

A what to wear B which wearing C these wearing D that she wearing

Question 15: Paul was of himself for having stolen money from his mother.

Question 16: While studying, he was financially dependent ……… his parents.

Question 17: Mr Pike ………… English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.

A had been teaching B has been teaching C was teaching D is teaching

Question 18: Don't worry about trying to catch last train home, as we can easily ……you up for the

night

Question 19: This is valuable chair which dates back to the eighteeth century.

Question 20: Come with me I’m seeing “The killer” tomorrow ……….

Question 21: It is a ………

A polyester sleeping blue bag B blue sleeping polyester bag

C blue polyester sleeping bag D sleeping blue polyester bag

Question 22: It is essential that every student ………… to learn English at university.

Question 23: James: “How about a game of cards?” - Susan: “……….”

A Good idea B I’m afraid I do C No, it’s interesting, isn’t it? D Sorry, I don’t like.

Question 24: Tom: “How did you get here?” - John: “……… ”

A The train is so crowded B I came here last night C I came here by train D Is it far from here?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 25: It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger

Question 26: Around 150 B.C the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars

according to brightness

Question 27: S Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr

Mayo’s outstanding humanitarianism

Question 28: The weather is horrible at the moment, isn’t it? I hope it clears up later.

A becomes brighter B shines C is not cloudy D clean

Question 29: There used to be a shop at the end of the street but it went out of business a year ago.

A closed up B closed C closed down D closed into

In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

Question 30: Students s up p o s e to read a l l t h e qu e s t i o n s carefully and find o u t the answers to t h e m

IAS is similar to (38) problems like gambling, smoking and drinking : addicts havedreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (39) to their partnersabout how much time they spend online; they (40) they could cut down, but are unable to do

so A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (41) they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (42) to stop using it

Almost anyone can be at risk Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computergames and who (43) it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet Surprisingly,however, psychologists (44) that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have neverused a computer before

Question 35: A accused B mistaken C blamed D faulted

Question 37: A recommend B offer C suggest D advise

Question 38: A others B another C the other D other

Question 41: A unless B without C although D despite

Question 44: A say B tell C object D promise

Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question

Butterflies are among the most extensively studied insects - an estimated 90 percent of the world's

species have scientific names As a consequence, they are perhaps the best group of insects for

examining patterns of terrestrial biotic diversity and distribution Butterflies also have a favorable image with the general public Hence, they are an excellent group for communicating information

on science and conservation issues such as diversity

Perhaps the aspect of butterfly diversity that has received the most attention over the past century

is the striking difference in species richness between tropical and temperate regions

For example, in 1875 one biologist pointed out the diversity of butterflies in the Amazon when hementioned that about 700 species were found within an hour's walk, whereas the total number

found on the British islands did not exceed 66, and the whole of Europe supported only 321 This

early comparison of tropical and temperate butterfly richness has been well confirmed

A general theory of diversity would have to predict not only this difference betweentemperate and tropical zones, but also patterns within each region, and how these patterns varyamong different animal and plant groups However, for butterflies, variation of species richnesswithin temperate or tropical regions, rather man between them, is poorly understood Indeed,

comparisons of numbers of species among the Amazon basin, tropical Asia, and Africa are still

mostly "personal communication" citations, even for vertebrates, In other words, unlike comparisonbetween temperate and tropical areas, these patterns are still in the documentation phase

In documenting geographical variation in butterfly diversity, some arbitrary, practical decisionsare made Diversity, number of species, and species richness are used synonymously; little is knownabout the evenness of butterfly distribution The New World butterflies make up the preponderance ofexamples because they are the most familiar species It is hoped that by focusing on them, the errors

generated by imperfect and incomplete taxonomy will be minimized.

Question 45: Which aspect of butterflies does the passage mainly discuss?

A Their adaptation to different habitats B Their names

C Their physical characteristics D Their variety

Question 46: The word consequence in the passage is closest in meaning to "………….".

Question 47: Butterflies are a good example for communicating information about conservation

issues because they ………

A are found mainly in temperate climates B have been given scientific names

C are simple in structure D are viewed positively by people

Question 48: The word striking in the passage is closest in meaning to "……… ".

Question 49: The word exceed in the passage is closest in meaning to "………".

Question 50: All of the followings are mentioned as being important parts of a general theory of

diversity EXCEPT ………

A migration among temperate and tropical zones

B variation of patterns of distribution of species among different animals and plants

C differences between temperate and tropical zones

D patterns of distribution of species in each region

Question 51: The author mentions tropical Asia in the passage as an example of a location where

………

A butterflies are affected by human populations

B documenting plant species is more difficult than documenting butterfly species

C butterfly behavior varies with climate

D a general theory of butterfly diversity has not yet been firmly established

Question 52: Which of the following is NOT well understood by biologists?

A Differences in species richness between temperate and tropical regions

B Comparisons of behavior patterns of butterflies and certain animal groups

C European butterfly habitats

D Differences in species richness within a temperate or a tropical region

Question 53: The idea "little is known about the evenness of butterfly distribution" is that …………

A we know about butterfly evenness distribution to some extent

B we don't know anything about butterfly evenness distribution

C there are many other things that we don't know about butterfly evenness distribution

D we know much about butterfly evenness distribution

Question 54: The word generated in the passage is closest in meaning to "………".

Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the

contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United

States Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered animportant force in history Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century,

Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail

Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John,the second President of the United States But little or no notice was taken of these contributions Duringthese centuries, women remained invisible in history books

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of femaleauthors writing about women These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur

historians Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use

of sources

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history bykeeping records of activities in which women were engaged National, regional, and local women’sorganizations compiled accounts of their doings Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, andsouvenirs were saved and stored These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women’shistory in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, andthe other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College Such sources have provided valuable materialsfor later Generations of historians

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century,most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of History, just as much ofmainstream American history concentrated on “great men.” To demonstrate that women were makingsignificant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrotebiographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies Most of these leaders wereinvolved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not

representative at all of the great of ordinary woman The lives of ordinary people continued, generally,

to be untold in the American histories being published

Question 55: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The role of literature in early American histories

B The place of American women in written histories

C The keen sense of history shown by American women

D.The “great women” approach to history used by American historians

Question 56: The word “contemporary” in the 1st paragraph means that the history was

A informative B thoughtful C written at that time D faultfinding

Question 57: In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that

A a woman’s status was changed by marriage

B even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored

C only three women were able to get their writing published

D poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women

Question 58: The word “celebratory” in the 2nd paragraph means that the writings referred to

A related to parties B religious C serious D full of praise

Question 59: The word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to

Question 60: In the 2nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?

A They put too much emphasis on daily activities

B They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.

C The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.

D They were printed on poor-quality paper.

Question 61: On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most

likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?

A Newspaper accounts of presidential election results

B Biographies of John Adams

C Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem

D Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college

Question 62: What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the

Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?

A They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia

B They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.

C They provided valuable information for twentieth- century historical researchers.

D They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.

Question 63: In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of

nineteenth-century “great women” EXCEPT

A authors B reformers C activists for women’s rights D politicians

Question 64: The word “representative” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _

WRITING

Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

Question 65: This is my first game of water-polo

> I have

Question 66: “What time does the film start, Peter?” > I asked

Question 67: Smith Ltd are supplying our company with furniture. > Our company

Question 68: I didn't have an umbrella with me and so I got wet > I wouldn't

Question 69: It was a mistake for you to buy that car > You shouldn’t

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-PRACTICE TEST 2

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest

in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions

Question 1: A attract B decide C reject D beauty

Question 2: A delicate B promotion C volcanic D resources

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced

differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions

Question 3: A linked B declared C finished D developed

Question 4: A heavy B head C weather D easy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 5:Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)

CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

“Please speak up a bit more, Jason You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”, the teacher said

A eligible B visible C audible D edible

Question 6: A few animals sometimes fool their enemies _ to be dead

A have been appearing B to be appearing C to appear D by appearing

Question 7: On _ he had won, he jumped for joy

A he was told B having told C being told D telling

Question 8: It has been raining I got up

A when B since C until D as

Question 9: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso

A worthless B priceless C valueless D worthy

Question 10: Learning English isn't so difficult once you _

A get on it B get off it C get down to it D get down with it Question 11: Next week when there a full moon, the ocean tide will be higher

A is B will be C is being D will have been Question 12: _ is the natural environment in which plants or animals live

A Ecology B Habitat C Extinction D Biodiversity Question 13: I have told you not to do it _

A hundreds of times B many hundred times C hundred times D a hundred times Question 14: George wouldn't have met Mary _ to his brother's graduation party

A had he not gone B hadn't he gone C if he has not gone D if he shouldn't have gone

Question 15: “He insisted on listening to the entire story” “Which of the following has

the CLOSEST meaning with entire”?

A whole B funny C interesting D part

Question 16: Jane’s brother doesn’t work as a worker and she doesn’t

A neither B so C too D either

Question 17: It is generally believed that “men build the and women make it home”

A school B bridge C hospital D house

Question 18: Venice, was built on water, is a city in Italy

A where B that C who D which

Question 19: It is recommended that he _ this course

A took B take C takes D taking

Question 20: We bought some _

A German lovely old glasses B German old lovely glasses

C lovely old German glasses D old lovely German glasses

Question 21: Tom "I'm sorry I won't be able to come" - Mary “ _”

A Great B Oh, that's annoying C Well, never mind D Sounds like fun Question 22: My friend is very in listening to rock music

A interested B amused C surprised D amazed

Question 23: If you had taken my advice, you _ in such difficulties now

A wouldn't have been B hadn't been C wouldn't be D won't be

Question 24: One's fingerprints are _ other person

A different from B different from any

C differ from any D different from those of any

Question 25: I have a good job with good salary You _ send me any money, my lovely father

A mustn’t B mightn’t C mayn’t D needn’t

Question 26: _ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion

A The Moon B The Moon which C When the Moon D That the Moon Question 27: I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but _

A I'm not invited B I will not be invited

C I have not been invited D I was not invited

Question 28: The last person will have to turn off the lights

A have left B left C leaving D to leave

Question 29: She listened so attentively that not a word _

A she had missed B she missed C she didn't miss D did she miss Question 30: When I came to visit her last night, she a bath

A is having B was having C has D had

Question 31: My family consist _ five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I

A on B of C over D up

Question 32: Staying in a hotel costs _ renting a room in a dormitory for a week

A as much as twice B twice as much as C twice more than D twice as

Question 33: Jim painted the gate _ than his father did 2 years ago

A badly B bad C worst D worse

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 34: The novelist Shirley Hazzard is noted for the insight, poetic style, and sensitive she

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in

meaning to the given one

Question 38: He started learning English six years ago

A He has learned English for six years

B It was six years ago did he start learning English

C He hasn’t learned English for six years

D It is six years since he has learned English

Question 39: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high

A The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher

B The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is

C The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate

D The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime

Question 40: I wish you hadn't said that

A I wish you not to say that B If only you didn't say that

C I hope you will not say that D It would be nice if you hadn't said that

Question 41: They will buy a new house next year

A A new house is bought next year

B A new house will been bought next year

C A new house has been bought next year

D A new house will be bought next year

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence

Question 42: Although the sun was shining,

A but it was very hot B it wasn’t very hot

C yet it was very hot D it was very hot

Question 43: The shirt is so small _

A that I can’t wear it B for me to wear it

C enough that I can’t wear D and I can’t wear

Question 44: , he would go fishing

A If today is Sunday B If today were Sunday

C Unless today was Sunday D Unless today would be Sunday

Question 45: Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at

theInternational Convention,

A the members applauded him B a speech had to be given by him

C the members congratulated him D he gave a short acceptance speech

Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D

When you apply for a job, one of the most important things is job interview In order to make agood impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for the interview carefully.Punctuation is very necessary You should arrive in plenty of time so that you have a little of time torelax and keep calm before the interview You should be well—dressed Do not wear a skirt which is tooshort or jeans You also need to plan what you are going to say You

have to answer a lot of questions about your education and experience You may be asked many thingsabout yourself and especially about the reason why you decide to apply for the job You can ask theinterviewer about the salary you expect, the position you are applying and the duties you have to do inthe job You also must try to find out as much as possible about the company you want to work for Question 46: When you apply for a job

A job interview is not important B don't make any good impression

C preparation is not necessary D interview is important for you to prepare Question 47: What about punctuation?

A Being late is all right B You should arrive early enough to relax

C Punctuation is not important D If you are late the interviewer will wait Question 48: What about clothes?

A You can wear whatever you like B You should be well dressed

C Jeans are suggested D short skirt makes you more attractive Question 49: You may be asked about _

A your study B the reason why you are interested in the job

C your experience D All are correct

Question 50: You can ask the interviewer about

A the salary, position and duties B the salary, position and his age

C the salary and the interviewer's education D the salary, the interviewer's family and his duties

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks 51 to 60

We are using up the world’s petroleum We use (51) _in our cars and to heat our building

in winter Farmers use petrochemicals to (52) _ the soil rich They use them to kill insects (53) _eat plants These chemicals go (54) rivers and lakes and kill the fish there.Thousands of pollutants also go into the air and pollute it Winds carry this (55) _ air to othercountries and other continents

Poor farmers use the same land over and (56) The land needs a rest so it will be betternext year However, the farmers must have food this year Poor people cut down forests (57) _firewood In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (58) _ desert Poor people can’t savethe environment for the (59) _ This is not a problem for one country or one area of theworld It is a problem for all- humans The people and the nations of the world must work together to (60) _ the world’s

resources

Question 51: A it B them C that D those

Question 52: A work B change C make D let

Question 53: A what B who C whom D which

Question 54: A out B for C at D into

Question 55: A pollute B polluting C polluted D pollution

Question 56: A over B again C repeatedly D repeating

Question 57: A of B for C with D at

Question 58: A gets B changes C turns D becomes

Question 59: A future B time being C times D period

Question 60: A recycle B preserve C keep D reuse

Question 61: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)

OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

That afternoon at the railway station I was surprised and made happy by the unexpected arrival of MissMargaret and her mother, from Oakland

A supposed B anticipated C presumed D informed

Question 62: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

The notice was declared such a long time ago that it can't be seen now

A is unvisible B is unnoticed C is blind D is invisible

Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the best sentence which is made up from the given words

Question 63: Sahara/ world/ largest/ hot/ desert

A The Sahara was the world’s largest hot desert

B The Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert

C The Sahara is world’s largest hot desert

D Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert

Question 64: Never / history/ humanity/ there/ be/ more people/ live/ world

A Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world

B Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world

C Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world

D Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world

PRACTICE TEST 3

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Question 2: A continent B property C lobby D pilot

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 6: Under the circumstances it be best to wait for a few weeks

Question 7: The Pawnee Indians regarded corn sacred gift, and many of their religious ceremoniesare centered around this crop

Question 8: Larger animals than smaller animals of the same type

A longer live generally B they generally live long

Question 9: all my efforts, I will not have my report ready by Friday

Question 10: On Jupiter the winds have created storms _ big that astronomers on Earth can see themthrough their telescopes

Question 11: Alexander Graham Bell worked with deaf students before the first telephone in 1876

Question 12: Scientists have discovered that the jellylike material in cells proteins and othersubstances

A is actually a complex mixture B it is actually a complex mixture

C actually is a complex mixture of D that actually are a complex mixture of

Question 13: He has been offered the job to his passing a medical examination

Question 14: The unpleasant smell in the restaurant me off my dinner

Question 15: A prime minister cannot expect to have much time to to purely personal matters

Question 16: The situation was complicated by John’s indecision

Question 17: Sport provides an _ for a teenager’s feelings of aggression or frustration

Question 18: An application to join this scheme places you under no obligation

Question 19: Bill doesn’t fit in here; he’s like

C a fly in the ointment D water on a duck’s back

Question 20: When Helen told me she was mad at her boss, I asked her not to do anything _

Question 21: John couldn’t say a word; he was _ by the shocking news

Question 22: “Are you starting a club?” “Yes, do you want _?”

A to get consider B to be considered C to consider D be consideredQuestion 23: The judo exponent threw his _ onto the floor with one swift motion

Question 24: The manager told his assistant to _ the mistake immediately

A rectify B maltreat C sanction D banish

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 25: He studied so zealously that he graduated from college first in his class

Question 26: The evolution of agriculture in the early years of the twentieth century was characterized bythe partial mechanization of the sowing and reaping processes

Question 27: His physical condition is no impediment to his career as a violinist

Question 28: The banana is a gigantic herb that springs from an underground stem to form false trunks

up to 20 feet high

Question 29: The innovative use of iron and steel in construction represented an important advancement

in the building industry of the 1800s

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 30: The direction which in computers are moving in education is what we learn rather than how

Question 33: Computers are machines flexible that can adapt to a wide variety of tasks

Question 34: In spite of their trepidation, the parents let their two oldest children driven alone to NewMexico to ski

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” This old saying certainly applies (35) diseases It is good to know how to (36) from a disease But it is much better to know how to keep (37) getting the disease in the first place

Most diseases (38) be prevented Scientists work together constantly to discover new andbetter (39) to control diseases and disease germs Through careful (40) , they have acquired avast knowledge of the (41) and the effect of diseases They have studied the activities of diseasegerms They (42) this knowledge with their knowledge of the human body As a result, diseaseswhich took thousands of lives only a few years ago are now completely (43) control Scientists anddoctors have also found that (44) common sense rules go along way toward preventing diseases

Question 37: A from B away C out of D off

Question 40: A experiment B experimentation C experimenting D experiments

Question 44: A little B a little C few D a few

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54

Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the

crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare Andsince man's inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he canscarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop

Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand

its desiccating effects No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there Few large animals arefound The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desertcountry is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Itspopulation is largely noctural, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth Yet they are not

emaciated.

Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as heathy as animals anywhere else in theworld The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology Non couldsurvive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter

of minutes So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the

ground, emerging to hunt only by night The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around150degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees

Question 45: The title for this passage could be _

C Animal Life in a Desert Environment D Man's life in a Desert Environment

Question 46: The word "tissues" in the passage mostly means _

A the smallest units of living matter that can exist on their own

B collections of cells that form the different parts of human, animals and plants

C very small living things that cause infectious disease in people, animals and plants

D the simplest forms of life that exist in air, water, living and dead creatures and plants

Question 47: Man can hardly understand why animals live their whole life in the desert, as _

A sources of flowing water are rare in a desert

B water is an essential part of his existence

C water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things

D very few large animals are found in the desert

Question 48: The phrase "those forms" in the passage refers to all of the following except _

A water-loving anima B the coyote and the bobcat

C moist-skinned animals D many large animals

Question 49: According to the passage, creatures in the desert _

A run and leap faster than those in the tangle forest

B run and leap more slowly than those in tangled forest

C are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest

D are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world

Question 50: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals except _

A they sleep during the day B they dig home underground

C they are noisy and aggressive D they are watchful and quiet

Question 51: The word "emaciated" in the passage mostly means _

A living or growing in natural conditions, not kept in a house or on a farm

B able to get what one wants in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating

C large and strong, difficult to control or deal with

D thin and weak because of lack of food and water

Question 52: According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that _

A they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals

B they are less healthy than animals living in other places

C they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees

D they live in an accommodating environment

Question 53: The word"burrows" in the passage mostly means _

A places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young

B holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in

C structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept

D places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found

Question 54: We can infer from the passage that _

A living things adjust to their environment B water is the basis of desert life

C desert life is colorful and various D healthy animals live longer live

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64

Recent technological advances in manned and unmanned vehicles, along with breakthroughs in satellitetechnology and computer equipment, have overcome some of the limitations of divers and divingequipment for scientists doing research on the great oceans of the world Without a vehicle, divers often

became sluggish, and their mental concentration was severely limited Because undersea pressure affects

their speech organs, communication among divers has always been difficult or impossible But today,most oceanographers avoid the use of vulnerable human divers, preferring to reduce the risk to humanlife and make direct observations by means of instruments that are lowered into the ocean, from samplestake from the water, or from photographs made by orbiting satellites Direct observations of the oceanfloor can be made not only by divers but also by deep-diving submarines in the water and even by thetechnology of sophisticated aerial photography from vantage points above the surface of more than seven

miles and cruise at depths of fifteen thousand feet In addition, radio-equipped buoys can be operated by remote control in order to transmit information back to land-based laboratories via satellite Particularly

important for ocean study are data about water temperature, currents, and weather Satellite photographscan show the distribution of sea ice, oil slicks, and cloud formations over the ocean Maps created fromsatellite pictures can represent the temperature and the color of the ocean's surface, enabling researchers

to study the ocean currents from laboratories on dry land Furthermore, computers help oceanographers

to collect, organize, and analyze data from submarines and satellites By creating a model of the ocean'smovement and characteristics, scientists can predict the patterns and possible effects of the ocean on theenvironment

Recently, many oceanographers have been relying more on satellites and computers than onresearch ships or even submarine vehicles because they can supply a greater range of information more

quickly and more effectively Some of humankind's most serious problems, especially those concerning

energy and food, may be solved with the help of observations made possible by this new technology

Question 55: With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?

A Communication among drivers B Technological advances in oceanography

C Direct observation of the ocean floor D Undersea vehicles

Question 56: The word "sluggish" is closest in meaning to

Question 57: Drives have had problems in communicating underwater because

A the pressure affected their speech organs B the vehicles they used have not been perfected

C they did not pronounce clearly D the water destroyed their speech organs

Question 58: This passage suggests that the successful exploration of the ocean depends upon

A the limitations of diving equipment B radios that divers use to communicate

C controlling currents and the weather D vehicles as well as divers

Question 59: Undersea vehicles

A are too small for a man to fit inside B are very slow to respond

C have the same limitations that divers have D make direct observations of the ocean floor

Question 60: The word "cruise" could best be replaced by

A travel at a constant speed B function without problems

C stay in communication D remain still

Question 61: How is a radio-equipped buoy operated?

A By operators inside the vehicle in the part underwater

B By operators outside the vehicle on a ship

C By operators outside the vehicle on a diving platform

D By operators outside the vehicle in a laboratory on shore

Question 62: The word information is closest in meaning to

A data B articles C samples D photographs

Question 63: Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?

A The temperature of the ocean's surface B Cloud formations over the ocean

C A model of the ocean's movements D The location of sea ice

Question 64: The words those refers to

A ships B vehicles C problems D computers

WRITING

Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it

Question 65: They’re going to paint the house for us at the weekend

We’re going _

Question 66: I couldn’t concentrate because it was so noisy

There was too _

Question 67: I regret not buying some tickets for the concert

Choose the word whose underlined part is different from the others

Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the others

5 A conserve B conscious C preserve D prevent

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

6 This woman has………her whole life to helping people

7 The meeting is going to ……… at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning

8 At the 22nd SEA Games, the Vietnamese’s Women Football team……….defended the SEA Games title

9 Nowadays, it is becoming………to find a good job

C hardest and hardest D more and more hardly

10 Ann: “………where the nearest post office is?”

Linda: “ Turn left and then turn right.”

a Do you tell me B Will you tell me C Could you tell me D Should you show me

11 Anna wanted to read the letter………I had written

12 Your brother never knows the truth, ……….?

13 She drove so……….that she met an accident last night

14 That student is learning hard……… a place at university

A for her to win B so that she could win C so as for her to win D in order to win

15 If I had had a credit card with me, I……… the coat

bought

16 Mary: “ I’ve passed my driving test.”

Tom: “………”

A It’s nice of you to say so B Congratulations!

17 My friend did his last test very well He ……….hard

A must have studied B should have studied C can’t have studied D must study

18 Terry has never been caught by the police………his dangerous driving

19 “………were the Asian Games held?” _ Every four years

20 Swimming and water skiing are both………sports

21 The act of preventing something from being lost, damaged, wasted, or destroyed is

called………

22 Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save………species

23 Jane: “You look great in that skirt, Mary”

Mary: “………”

C I bought it at Nem’s D Thanks, it’s my mum’s present on my birthday

24 By the end of next June, these students ……… their school

A had finished B will have finished C have finished D will be finishing

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

25 Their flight was delayed because of the bad weather

26 Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems

27 It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding

28 When you see your teacher approaching you, a slight wave to attract his attention is appropriate

A coming nearer to B catching sight of C pointing at D looking up to

29 A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs

correction in each of the following questions

30 My mother said me to sit down at the table and do my homework

31 The more populated the area becomes, the more noisy one has to face with

32 My father prefers watching films at home than going to the cinema

33 There were such many books in the library that I didn’t know which one to choose

34 If he learns hardly, his parents will be proud of him

42.A by receiving B to receive C for receiving D receive

44.A gave you B What I gave you C when I gave you D I gave you

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54

Canadian English is a regional variety of North American English that spans almost the entire continent Canadian English became a separate variety of North American English after the American Revolution, when thousands of Loyalists, people who had supported the British, left the United States and fled north

to Canada Many Loyalists settled in southern Ontario in the 1780s, and their speech became the basis

for what is called General Canadian, a definition based on the norms of urban middle-class speech.

Modern Canadian English is usually defined by the ways in which it resembles and differs from

American or British English Canadian English has a great deal in common with the English spoken in

the United States, yet many Americans identify a Canadian accent as British Many American visitors to Canada think the Canadian vocabulary sounds British – for example, they notice the British “tap” and

“braces” instead of the American “faucet” and “suspenders” On the other hand, many British people identify a Canadian accent as American, and British visitors think the Canadians have become

Americanized, saying “gas” and “truck” for “petrol” and “lorry”

People who live outside North America often find it difficult to hear the differences between Canadian

and American English There are many similarities between the two varieties, yet they are far from

identical Canadian English is instantly recognizable to other Canadians, and one Canadian in a crowded

room will easily spot the other Canadian among the North Americans.

There is no distinctive Canadian grammar The differences are mainly in pronunciation, vocabulary, and idioms Canadian pronunciation reflects the experience of a people struggling for national identity against two strong influences About 75 per cent of Canadians use the English “zed” rather than the American “zee” for the name of the last letter of the alphabet On the other hand, 75 per cent of

Canadians use the American pronunciation of “schedule”, “tomato”, and “missile” The most obvious and distinctive feature of Canadian speech is probably its vowel sound, the diphthong “/ou/” In Canada,

“out” is pronounced like “oat” in nearby U.S accents There are other identifying features of Canadian vowels: for example, “cot” is pronounced the same as “caught” and “collar” the same as “caller”

An important characteristic of the vocabulary of Canadian English is the use of many words and phrases originating in Canada itself, such as “kerosene” and “chesterfield” (“sofa”) Several words are borrowed from North American Indian languages, for example, “kayak”, “caribou”, “parka”, and “skookum” (“strong”) The name of the country itself has an Indian origin; the Iroquois word “kanata” originally meant “village” A number of terms for ice hockey – “face-off”, “blue-line”, and “puck” – have become part of World Standard English

Some features of Canadian English seem to be unique and are often deliberately identified with

Canadian speakers in such contexts as dramatic and literary characterizations Among the original Canadian idioms, perhaps the most famous is the almost universal use of “eh?” as a tag question, as in

“That’s a good movie, eh?” “Eh” is also used as a filler during a narrative, as in “I’m walking home fromwork, eh, and I’m thinking about dinner I finally get home, eh, and the refrigerator is empty.”

The traditional view holds that there are no dialects in Canadian English and that Canadians cannot tell where other Canadians are from just by listening to them The linguists of today disagree with this view While there is a greater degree of homogeneity in Canadian English compared with American English, several dialect areas do exist across Canada Linguists have identified distinct dialects for the Maritime Provinces, Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, southern Ontario, the Prairie Provinces, the Arctic North, and the West

Question 45: According to the passage, how did Canadian English become a distinct variety of North American English?

A Canadians declared their language to be different from U.S English

B Growth of the middle class led to a standard school curriculum

C A large group of Loyalists settled in one region at the same time

D Linguists noticed that Canadians spoke a unique dialect

Question 46: The word “norms” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “ _”

A words B history C ideas D patterns

Question 47: The phrase “a great deal in common with” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “ _”

A the same problems as B easier pronunciation than

C many similarities to D different words for

Question 48: In paragraph 2, what point does the author make about Canadian English?

A American and British visitors define Canadian English by their own norms.

B Canadians speak English with an accent that Americans cannot understand

C Canadian English is more similar to American than to British English

D Canadian English has many words that are not in other varieties of English

Question 49: The phrase “the two varieties” in paragraph 3 refers to _

A Canadian English and American English B general Canadian and North American

C British English and Canadian English D people who live outside North American

Question 50: The word “spot” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _

A prefer B find C describe D ignore

Question 51: Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence

in paragraph 4?

A Canadian English has been strongly influenced by both British and American English

B Canadians have tried to distinguished themselves as a nation, and this effort is shown in their

pronunciation

C Canada is the only nation where people can deliberately choose which pronunciation they prefer

D Many newcomers to Canada must work hard to master the national style of pronouncing English.Question 52: All of the following words originated in North American Indian languages EXCEPT _

A parka B kerosene C Canada D kayak

Question 53: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 5 about vocabulary?

A Much of the vocabulary for ice hockey originated in Canada

B Vocabulary is the most distinctive feature of Canadian English

C Canadians use more North American Indian words than Americans do

D World Standard English has a very large vocabulary

Question 54: The author discusses the expression “eh” in paragraph 6 as an example of _

A an expression that few people outside Canada have heard

B a style of Canadian drama and literature

C a word that cannot be translated into other languages

D an idiom that uniquely characterizes Canadian speech

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64

The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George

Washington to live in it It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants President and Mrs

John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800 When the Adamses moved in, the White House was

not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was

incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends

When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to

leave All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed It wasnot until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied

by each succeeding U.S president

Question 55: Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this text?

A George Washington’s life in the White House B The Early History of the White House

C The burning of the White House D Presidential Policies of Early U.S Presidents.Question 56: Why did George Washington not love in the White House?

A It had been burned by the British B He did not like the architectural features

C He did not want to suffer the inconveniences that the Adamses had suffered

D Construction had not yet been completed

Question 57: The word “inhabitant” in line 2 is closest meaning to .

A modifications B moves C celebrations D residents

Question 58: It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was _

A the first president of the United States B the second president of the United States

C the third president of the United States D the fourth president of the United States.Question 59: What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?

A main staircase B laundry yard C pool D A and B

Question 60: The author most likely discusses the “staircase” in line 5 in order to .

A show the elegance of the new White House B explain the architectural features added

by Jefferson

C provide an example of an inconvenience in the White House D demonstrate what had to be rebuilt after the fire

Question 61: The word “forces” in line 9 could best be replaced by:

A military B effort C power D energy

Question 62: According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s tenure

in the White House?

A He worked to improve the appearance and convenience of the White House

B He had to flee the White House because of the war with the British

C He removed the terraces that had been added by Adams D He was accepting of the many

inconveniences

Question 63: According to the passage, when James Monroe came to the White House, it had been

A repressed B reconstructed C relocated D reserved

Question 64: The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses

A the details of the destruction of the White House by the British

B James Monroe’s policies as presidents

C modifications by presidents who followed

D other presidents who were unable to occupy the White House

Question 3: It was such a boring documentary film that she fell asleep

The documentary film

Question 4: “I am sorry for coming late”, said Alice to her teacher

Alice apologized

Question 5: What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night

No one

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