test 90 min hsg

Name: TEST 90’ I Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern (1p) A coffee B rupee C trainee A kangaroo B Taiwanese C guarantee A Canadian B introduce C Guyanese A prehistoric B economic C linguistic A sensitive B biology C adventurous II Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (2p) Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when next A they met B they to met C to meet Lac Long Quan missed his life in the sea; , he took 50 sons back there A therefore B moreover C otherwise A _person is intelligent and gives good advice A unwise B clever C wise Ba is strong enough his father with the work on the farm A helping B help C helps Last week my child _ to the biggest zoo in town by my wife A took B were taken C went I tried my not to laugh, but I couldn’t A good B well C best Are you proud your country and its tradition ? A about B on C of I want to ask my parents some money A from B for C with You are very different your brother A to B for C with 10 I am better English than Nam A than B with C at 11 He seldom goes fishing, ? A doesn't he B is he C does he 12 Heavy rains the plane for several hours A stopped B prevented C delayed 13 You must go to school _the ages of and 16 it is compulsory A from B over C during 14 Sorry to keep you A wait B waiting C to wait 15 If only he accept some help with the work instead of trying to it alone A.will B.may C.would 16 He always _ A avoids to meet me B.avoiding to meet me C avoids meeting me D to avoid meeting me 17 After a month, Hoa got used to in her new school A study B studying C studied 18 He likes _him "sir" A to call B calling C to be called 19 He has his sister his homework A to B C doing 20 The college got some money by selling one of its old pictures A helpful B usual C valuable Mark D agree D symbolise D absentee D optimistic D multimedia D meeting D however D cunning D to help D has gone D better D for D about D from D for D isn't he D kept D between D waited D.were D is studying D to be calling D done D useful III Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket (1p) Bell _demonstrated his invention SUCCESS 2.Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been _for the last few years URBAN These shoes look smart but they’re so _ COMFFORT The _by the school girls is good PERFORM He finds it _to live in the jungle alone DANGER My father can repair household _very well apply I watch the news everyday because it is very _ INFORM _, the step mother was cruel to Little Pea FORTUNE We’ll _our room with some roses BEAUTY 10 What is your _? - I am Australian NATION IV Choose the underlined word or phrase that is incorrect, then correct it.(1p) The wind is blowing, it rains, and the sky looks gray A B C D I need my CD player if you don’t using it at the moment A B C D My parents take me to a zoo in North America on a fine Sunday A B C D We work very hardly but we have fun working together A B C D My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked A B C D V The reading is followed by several questions about it There are four possible answers (A, B, C or D) for each question Choose the best answer (1 p) Benjamin Franklin Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin He lived through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after it began, and dying ten years before it ended In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of the new state At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia He had already received some training as a printer’s apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the Pennsylvania Gazette He also received a contract to government printing work, which helped him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur Some of his experience in business was shared in his famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his reputation throughout the American colonies In another of his works, the Autobiography, which was written toward the end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and - because he was a pragmatic man - a fire prevention service In 1753 he became Postmaster-General of the colonies Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North America should be a single nation Later, he went to London to try to persuade the British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American colonists into rebellion Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he worked hard to make it succeed As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington After the war he attended the American constitutional congress This was his last contribution, for he died later that year He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States What is a good description for this text? A An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin B The life of Benjamin Franklin C The works of Benjamin Franklin D Franklin and American Independence When was Benjamin Franklin born? A 1806 B 1794 C 1717 D 1706 Which of these happened first? A Franklin trains as a printer B Franklin runs away to Philadelphia C The American colonies rebel D Franklin starts his first publication What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about? A Franklin’s reputation B How to succeed in business C How to government printing D The text does not say In which countries did Franklin live? A England and France B Philadelphia and England C London and America D England, America and France VI Read the passage and the task that follows (1p) An aggressive publicist of the Scientific Revolution and one of its greatest contributors was a Florentine, Galileo Galilei Both Copernicus and Kepler had worked with the naked eye Galileo, informed of a new optical instrument developed in the Netherlands, the telescope, constructed one for himself and turned it toward the heavens Through the lens of the fantastic instrument he was the first human being to see that Jupiter had moons like the earth's, and that the earth's own moon was made of material similar to that found on earth The momentous conclusion was that heavenly bodies were not made of more perfect material.Rather, they resembled the earth and were governed by the same laws Galileo's conclusions were equally revolutionary when he turned to consider the behavior of bodies in motion.Traditional theories of dynamics, geared to the assumption that the natural state of a body was at rest, attempted to explain what caused motion to occur For Galileo, there was no "natural" motion of the body;rather, if a body was in motion, it would continue in a straight line at the same speed forever unless deflected, quickened, or retarded by another force - illustrating the principle of inertia Thus what concerned Galileo was not why things move but why changes in motion occur and how one describes these changes mathematically In this passage, the word "dynamics" is closest in meaning to A theories B motion C objects D planets 2.What is the main idea of the passage? A Galileo built on the work of Copernicus and Kepler B Galileo built his own telescope C Galileo made revolutionary discoveries D Galileo discovered that Jupiter had moons 3.The passage states that traditional theories attempted to explain A what caused motion to occur B why planets had moons C why the earth had a moon D what planets were made of According to the passage, Galileo discovered that the earth's moon was A made of the same material as the moon of Jupiter B made of the same material as the earth C travelling faster than the earth D travelling more slowly than the moon of the Jupiter 5.What is the author's purpose in writing this passage? A To entertain the readers with amusing anecdotes B To persuade the readers that Galieo was an important Renaissance scientist C To explain important theories of Renaissance science D To inform the readers about Galileo's discoveries VII Rewrite these pairs of sentences using “such…that” instead of “so…that” (1,5p) The room is so tidy that it took us one hour to clean it → It is The man is so fool that no one took any notice of him → He is _ The film is so long that they can’t broadcast it on one night → It is _ The books are so interesting that we have read them many times → They are _ The news was so bad that she burst into tears on hearing it → It was The food was so hot that it turned my tongue → It was There is so much rain that we can’t go out → There is such The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy → He is The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more → It is _ 10 The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden → It was VIII Facebook influence good, how bad for the life of the user? (1,5p) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ... text? A An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin B The life of Benjamin Franklin C The works of Benjamin Franklin D Franklin and American Independence When was Benjamin Franklin born? A 1806 B 1794... or D) for each question Choose the best answer (1 p) Benjamin Franklin Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin He lived through almost the whole of the eighteenth... conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American colonists into rebellion Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he worked hard to make