Department of Education & Training Level : INTERMEDIATE Ho Chi Minh City Date of Testing : May 14th, 2006 ---------- Time allotted : 120 minutes SECTION I: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 1. Tracey wanted to be financially independent _______ her family. A. of B. to C. with D. on 2. You're supposed to pay the rent two weeks ________ advance. A. for B. by C. in D. at 3. Guess who I ran _______ in town today. A. with B. on C. into D. to 4. It is likely that gold will always be valued _______ protection against inflation. A. like B. for C. in D. as 5. He jumped ______ his car and drove to work. A. on B. into C. onto D. off 6. When his company had to close because of economic difficulties, George became ______. A. inconsiderate B. insufficient C. unsatisfactory D. redundant 7. The robber ______ to kill his hostage if his demands were not met. A. agreed B. threatened C. requested D. approved 8. I'm _____ of listening to your complaints. A. uninterested B. bored C. tired D. fed up 9. He was ______, so he couldn't see anything. A. covered B. sheltered C. blindfolded D. shaded 10. They should send off players for ______ fouls. A. great B. minor C. accidental D. deliberate 11. After the accident, he was ______ from driving. A. banned B. punished C. scared D. protected 12. He's a bad-tempered old man, who's always having ______ with his wife. A. discussions B. rows C. disagreements D. struggles 13. They have built canals to ______ the desert. A. drain B. irrigate C. supply D. provide 14. This is a ______ store, where goods are sold below the price suggested by the makers. A. department B. general C. drug D. discount 15. She has ______ the kids to ride their bikes to school because she thinks they are still too young. A. stopped B. permitted C. forbidden D. allowed 16. Without water and air, living things _______ survive on this planet, A. could not B. cannot C. will not D. won't be 17. I hate being taken care of as if I ______ a child. A. am B. were C. be D. have been 18. If energy ______ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different. A. is B. will be C. were D. would be 19. Elvis left all his money to his only daughter, ______ became one of the richest people in the world when she was only nine years old. A. therefore B. and C. that D. who 20. Last Monday while we ______ an exciting match on TV, the electricity went out. A. was watching B. were watching C. had watched D. watched SECTION II. Read the article below. For questions 21 -25, you are to choose one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question. Then put a cross on the letter that corresponds to your answer. Agriculture is the world's most important industry. It provides us with almost all our food. It also supplies materials for two other basic human needs – clothing and shelter. In addition, agriculture provides materials in making many industrial products, such as paints and medicines. About half of the world's workers are employed in agriculture – far more than in any other industry. Agriculture is one of the world's oldest industries. It began about 10,000 years ago in the Middle East. By that time, certain Middle East tribes had discovered how to grow plants from and how to raise animals in captivity. Having mastered these skills, they could begin to practice agriculture. Before the development of agriculture, people got alt their food by gathering wild plants, hunting and fishing. They had to search for food continually, which left them little time for other activities. But as agriculture developed and farm output increased, fewer people were needed to produce food. The non-farmers could then develop the arts, crafts, trades and other activities of civilized life. Agriculture, therefore, not only greatly affected the food supply but also made civilization possible. 21. The text is mainly about the importance of ______. A. industry B. agriculture C. food supply D. civilization 22. According to the writer, the basic needs of human beings are ______. A. food and clothing B. food and medicines C. food, clothing and shelter D. industrial products 23. Agriculture is the practice of ______. A. growing plants and hunting B. hunting and raising animals in captivity C. gathering wild plants D. growing plants and rearing animals 24. Before the development of agriculture, people spent most of their time ______. A. looking for food B. producing food C. growing plants from seeds D. raising animals in captivity 25. As agriculture developed, more people ______. A. became farmers B. became jobless C. could produce food D. could spend their time doing other things SECTION III. Read the text below and decide which word or phrase (A, B, C or D) best fits the blank space. When man first learned (26) ______ to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The first (27) ______ he used was probably wood. As time (28) ______, man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil (29) ______. Coal was not used very widely as a source of (30) ______ until the last century. With the coming of the industrial revolution it was soon realized that production would double if coal was used (31) ______ wood. Nowadays many of the huge factories and electricity generating stations would be unable to function if there was (32) ______ coal. In the last twenty or thirty years, (33) _____, the use of coal has declined. (34)_______ a result, there have been changes in the coal industry. It is (35)_______ that more people would use coal if gas and oil were not so readily (36)_______. There is more than (37) ______ coal in the world for man's needs for the next two hundred years (38) ______ our use of coal does not increase. (39) _______, however, about half of the world's coal may never be used. Mining much of it would be very expensive (40) _______ it was possible to use new equipment. 26. A. when B. why C. how D. what 27. A. fuel B. object C. material D. energy 28. A. went B. passed C. passes D. goes 29. A. are burning B. have burnt C. would burn D. were burnt 30. A. substance B. force C. power D. energy 31. A. despite B. instead of C. as well as D. like 32. A. no B. more C. much D. some 33. A. moreover B. so C. however D. therefore 34. A. In B. With C. Like D. As 35. A. believed B. considered C. regarded D. suggested 36. A. found B. available C. inexpensive D. cheap 37. A. plenty B. much C. enough D. ready 38. A. therefore B. however C. unless D. if 39. A. Unfortunately B. Fortunately C. Hopefully D. Luckily 40. A. as if B. even if C. if D. as SECTION IV. A. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 41. America / said / discover / 1498 / Christopher Columbus, 42. Tracey / fed / queue / unemployment benefit. 43. Why / you always / avoid / meet her? 44. You / surprised / when you / here tomorrow. 45. Without your help / I / not meet / her last week. B. Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 46. You should take two tablets every four hours. Two tablets ______________________________ 47. Most students can work very hard when they feel like doing it. Most students are capable __________________ 48. Plane tickets are very expensive. You have to pay __________________________ 49. The exam question was so easy that all the students got it right. It was such ______________________________ 50. Someone waters the roses for my mother every day. My mother has her _________________________ 51. I’ll see you next week unless something unexpected happens. If _______________________________________ 52. This is the biggest fish I have ever seen. Never ____________________________________ 53. It’s a pity I don’t know where she is. I wish ____________________________________ 54. He wrote the letter in two hours. It took ____________________________________ 55. Let’s eat out tonight. Shall _____________________________________ SECTION V: Write a composition of 100 – 120 words in length on this topic: ‘Making good use of your leisure time is an important thing to do.' . when B. why C. how D. what 27. A. fuel B. object C. material D. energy 28. A. went B. passed C. passes D. goes 29. A. are burning B. have burnt C. would burn. moreover B. so C. however D. therefore 34. A. In B. With C. Like D. As 35. A. believed B. considered C. regarded D. suggested 36. A. found B. available C.