15-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 4) 1-5 Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words A nation B remote C narrow D picture A handicapped B advantage C comedy D charity A operate B celebrate C donation D quality A misery B attitude C minority D gratitude A community B society C satisfy D identity 6-15 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence The students had no _ to their teacher's plan on collecting waste paper A objection B purpose C statement D access There have been more and more organizations taking part in _ activities to help the poor A cultural B scientific C local D charitable Helping victims of the flood is the _ of all people in the society A ability B task C responsibility D pride People who live in _ areas need the help from the government A populous B crowded C wealthy D remote 10 Her teaching experience gives her a(n) _when working with children A advantage B disadvantage C condition D opportunity 11 Young volunteers go and work in the homes of _ A the old and the sick B old and sick people C old and sick D A and B are correct 12 There are one million _ in this city A population B inhabitation C inhabitants D residential 13 She spent a very happy _ in a small village A childless B childhood C childlike D childish 14 A series of _ brought great damage to the crops A events B drought C disasters D accidents 15 Did you remember _ the letter ? — Yes, I posted it yesterday A to post B posting C having posted D being posted 16-20 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 16 My father stopped rolgjoice three years ago 17 They are looking forward to meet their friends again 18 I think it is a waste of time play computer games 19 Helen suggested to go out for dinner tonight 20 What are the rewards of helping disadvantage or handicapped children? 21-25 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage AmeriCorps is a national service organization that aims to strengthen American communities It worked with many other local and national organizations to deal with a (21) _ of educational, environmental, human and safety concerns Each year, AmeriCorps volunteers participate in programs all over the country President Bill Clinton and Congress (22) _ the organization in 1993 AmeriCorps programs can be either full-time or part-time and usually last from 10 months to a year To qualify for service, a person must be a United States (23) _ and at least 17 years old Opportunities typically include tutoring children, assisting crime victims, cleaning up cities, (24) _ affordable housing and providing computer access to disadvantaged communities At the end of each program, participants receive education (25) _ that can be used to pay for college tuition or student loans 21 A distinguish B difference C variety D choice 22 A started B join C offered D declared 23 A young B nationality C people D citizen 24 A build B to build C building D built 25 A degrees B money C awards D rewards 26-30 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 26 It was boring to read this novel A It was boring for this novel to be read B It was boring you read this novel C It was boring reading this novel D It was boring for you reading this novel 27 It's been ten years since I last saw your brother A I didn't see your brother ten years ago B I see your brother once every ten years C Your brother is ten years old D I haven't seen your brother for ten years 28 After four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer A After he studied for four years abroad, he returned home like an excellent engineer B After he had studied for four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer C After he studied for four years abroad, he had returned home as an excellent engineer D After he has studied for four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer 29 There was never any answer when we rang A Every time we rang, there hadn't been any answer B Every time we rang, there wasn't any answer C Every time we rang, there isn't any answer D Every time we rang, there hasn't been any answer 30 In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work A In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to work B Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work C Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to work D Although of heavy rain, my brother went to work 15-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 5) 1-5 Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words A struggle B technique C program D literacy A material B population C illiteracy D minority A occasion B relevant C consider D continue A adequate B strategy C policy D effectual A regret B expand C survey D campaign 6-15 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence Asking students to help their villagers learn how to read and write during every summer holiday is an effective way against _ in remote areas A literacy B illiteracy C war D terrorism A large percentage of the rural population was computer _ A eradicate B illiterate C educated D populous In our country, over 94% of the _ is able to read and write A people B persons C residents D population Our authorities have strengthened the program of " _ Eradication" A Literacy B Illiteracy C Literature D Promotion 10 This is an effective way to help people in _ and mountainous areas to read and write A far B remote C distance D crowded 11 My mother wanted _ whether I like the birthday present or not A to know B know C knew D knowing 12 The headmaster invited the staff _ to his birthday party A go B going C to go D went 13 The teacher recommended _ more books in English to improve the reading skills A read B to read C reading D to have read 14 The passengers _ fasten their seat belts as the plane began to take off A told to B were told to C are told to D were told 15 Paul offered _ me with the luggage A help B to help C helping D helped 16-20 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 16 (A)Seeing he was (B)nearly exhausted , the headmaster advised him (C)go home and (D)rest 17 (A)Students should be (B)well-prepared before (C)to taking any (D)exam 18 The (A)voluntary spent their summer (B) vacation (C) teaching (D) illiterate children 19 "Remember (A) wake me (B) up, early (C) tomorrow morning, Mum," I (D) said to my mother 20 We (A) both agreed (B) taking our summer vacation (C) in Nha Trang (D) this summer 21-25 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage In 1948, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized education (21) _ a "fundamental right of every individual" Since then, significant progress (22) _ made in the fight against illiteracy From 1960 to 1985, the rate of worldwide illiteracy (23) _ from 39 to 28 percent Unfortunately, literacy efforts have not kept pace with the world's rapid population (24) _ Today there are 405 million more illiterate adults than there were in 1960 Most of the world's illiterate people (25) _ poor and live in developing nations In India, the rate of illiteracy is nearly 39 percent and in Bangladesh over 57 percent 21 A in B on C of D as 22 A has been B had been C is D are 23 A was dropped B was dropping C drops D dropped 24 A growth B grown C grow D grew 25 A have B will be C are D has 26-30 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 26 "I'm sorry, I was rude to you yesterday," I said to Tom A I apologized of being rude to you yesterday B I apologized Tom for having been rude to him the day before C I apologize for my rude to you yesterday D I apologize to you as I was rude to you yesterday 27 "You should learn English instead of any other language, Tom" said Tim A Tim encouraged Tom learn English instead of any other language B Tim encouraged Tom to learn English instead of any other language C Tim encouraged Tom to learn any other language but English D Tim encouraged Tom to learn any other language including English 28 "Mary, should you not take a lot of vitamins," said the doctor A The doctor advised Mary to take a lot of vitamins B The doctor advised Mary not to take lots of vitamins C The doctor made Mary not to take lots of vitamins D The doctor let Mary not take a lot of vitamins 29 She said to the boys, "Don't touch my books." A She told the boys not to touch her books B She ordered the boys not to touch my books C She asked the boys to touch her books D All are correct 30 "Don't use the office phone on personal purpose," the director said to the A The director asked the staff not to use the office phone on personal pu taft B The director requested the staff not to use the office phone on pemnariNse C The director told the staff not to use the office phone on personal PurPe'se, Purpose D All are correct 15-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 6) 1-5 Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words A regret B sculpture C attach D announce A maximum B certainty C solidify D supervisor A picture B motion C result D healthy A communicate B disappointed C ability D activity A stimulate B sculpture C spirit D society 6-15 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence Every year that city _ several traditional festivals and sports competitions A have B contains C takes D holds Students must achieve general _ before being major in their optional field A studies B knowledge C skills D ideas The college offers a challenging and _ environment in which to study A boring B stimulating C thrilling D frightening They're _ at training everybody by the end of the year A pointing B aiming C trying D succeeding 10 They were bitterly _ at the result of the game A disappoint B disappointed C disappointing D disappointedly 11 I have no intention _ any more money from you A to borrow B of borrowing C in borrowing D A and B 12 He insisted _ the manager A on seeing B about to see C to see D on having seen 13 We _ another lecture by Professor Green soon A look forward to hear B look forward to hearing C look forward hearing D look to hearing 14 She admitted _ the necklace A have taken B having taken C to take D be taken 15 Tom regretted _ the second-hand car; it's useless A buying B to buy C about buying D bought 16-20• Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 16 She suggested that we (A) could go (B) swimming (C) in the river (D) that afternoon 17 Her husband objects to (A) her buy (B) the house (C) without the approval (D) of their lawyer 18 We insist (A) of (B) your leaving the meeting (C) before any further conflict (D) takes place 19 The professor is thinking (A) to go to (B) the conference (C) on (D) higher education 20 The (A) referee accused (B) the footballer (C) about (D) playing sarcastically 21-25 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage Olympic Games are the most important international athletic competition in the world The Olympics bring together thousands of the world's finest athletes to compete against (21) _ in a variety of individual and team sports Millions of people have attended the Games and more than one billion people throughout the world (22) _ the Olympics on television The 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia, were the largest in the Olympic history, with athletes (23) _ for medals in 300 events Drug problems continued to cast a cloud over the Games Several athletes were disqualified for taking illegal drugs, including some athletes (24) _ gave up medals after failing drug tests Stars of the Games included Marion Jones of the United States in track and field, Australian (25) _ Ian Thorpe, Chinese diver Fu Mingxia and cyclist Leontien Ziljaard of the Netherlands 21 A the other B one another C other D others 22 A watching B to watch C watch D watched 23 A competing B to compete C compete D competed 24 A who B whose C which D whom 25 A swimmer B swimming C swim D swims 26-30 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 26 "I'm sorry that I was rude to you yesterday, Lan," said Nam A Nam was sorry that he was rude to Lan the day before B Nam was sorry that Lan had been rude to him the day before C Nam apologized to Lan for having been rude to her the day before D Nam apologized to Lan for being rude to her yesterday 27 "No, I didn't steal your handbag!" the boy said to the old woman A The boy denied stealing the old woman's handbag B The boy denied not stealing the old woman's handbag C The boy refused to steal the old woman's handbag D The boy admitted not to steal the old woman's handbag 28 Daisy said, "I don't want to this assignment today." A Daisy avoided not doing that assignment that day B Daisy avoided not to that assignment that day C Daisy avoided doing this assignment today D Daisy avoided doing that assignment that day 29 "You mustn't park your car here," Paula said to her friend A Paula warned her friend to park his car here B Paula warned her friend not park his car there C Paula warned her friend against parking his car there D Paula allowed her friend to park his car there 30 Nam told me, "Shall we go to the cinema that night A Nam suggested going to the cinema that night B Nam suggested us to go to the cinema that night C Nam suggested going to the cinema tonight D Nam requested me to go to the cinema that night ... minority A occasion B relevant C consider D continue A adequate B strategy C policy D effectual A regret B expand C survey D campaign 6 -15 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes... stimulate B sculpture C spirit D society 6 -15 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence Every year that city _ several traditional festivals and sports competitions... after failing drug tests Stars of the Games included Marion Jones of the United States in track and field, Australian (25) _ Ian Thorpe, Chinese diver Fu Mingxia and cyclist Leontien Ziljaard of