M.C 10 - MLH 10

RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE TEST 1 I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others 1. a. entire b. time c. life d. logic 2. a. conception b. discover c. genetitist d. inherit 3. a. century b. infectious c. structure d. question 4. a. come b. wonder c. golden d. discover 5. a. science b. accomplish c. particular d. electricity II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence 6. ‘Renaissance’ is a _____ of time. a. name b. conception c. span d. length 7. Quang Ninh coalmine is one of the _____ in Viet Nam. a. mines b. fields c. natural resources d. places 8. The roal on which we _____ _____ built in 1980. a. are driving / was b. drive / is c. are driving / is d. are driven / was 9. This year is _____ the year of Horse. a. no longer b. not any more c. not any longer d. any more 10. In Viet Nam, 2003 _____ ‘The Year of Tourism’. a. is called b. calls c. call d. called 11. Microsoft has provided us _____ many softwares. a. to b. with c. for d. in 12. Our school has a well-stocked library at our _____. a. use b. hand c. disposal d. school 13. The number of people who _____ good marks since the beginning of this semester _____ appalling. a. got / were b. got / was c. have got / are d. have got / is 14. Henry will pass the exame _____ any means. He has studied well. a. by b. on c. with d. in UNIT 12 UNIT 12 15. Chemists have provided synthetics _____us. a. with b. to c. for d. at III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence 16. Our homes _____ electrified and our lives _____ made far easier. a. was / were b. are / is c. have been / have been d. was / was 17. The public has insisted _____. a. on the problem of air polluted b. on the problem of air pollution c. of the problem on air pollution d. of the problem of polluted air 18. _____ war on the world. a. There will be no longer b. There no longer is c. There was not longer d. There are not longer 19. I love my teacher _____ . a. I have great confidence in her b. in her I have great confidence c. at whom I have great confidence d. in whom I have great confidence 20. At school, Jack was _____ anyone else in his class. a. clever as b. as clever as c. cleverest d. as clever than 21. He said his car was _____. a. for my use b. for me to use c. at my use d. at my disposal 22. She is the top scientist _____ on our space project. a. working b. works c. who word d. whose work 23. I think her performance was _____. a. beautiful b. spectacular c. beauty d. spectacle 24. Geneticists _____ the laws of inheritance. a. discovered b. have discovered c. discover d. has discovered 25. Historians called _____ the golden age of pure research. a. this century b. the 21 st century c. the 20 th century d. this conception of time IV. Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English 26. In kindergartens, children are generally unrestrited in expressing their ideas by talk. a b c d 27. The Saler Mill, built in 1793, was one of the first successful mills in the United States. a b c d 28. Christopher Columbus has sailed from Europe in 1492 and discovered a new land he thought to be India. a b c d 29. Neither the stockholders nor the president were convinced as to the proposed course of action. a b c d 30. Even though he had been trained by experts, the techniciandidn’t perform good on the job. a b c d 31. It is very good for a wealthy organize with large profits to get large tax credits. a b c d 32. All writing was done with hand until the invention of the printing press. a b c d 33. The student made her homework quickly so that she could attend the meeting in the afternoon. a b c d 34. Oil painting are most commonly made on a canvas surface surface supperted a frame. a b c d 35. Records indicate that the skill of writing is at less five thousand years old. a b c d V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces Pocket (36) _____ are as cheap to buy as a pair of shoes and as (37) _____ to thousands of school children as a pencil and rubber. Schools have tried to limit their (38) _____, by allowing them in science lessons to (39) _____ time but not allowing them in maths classes. (40) _____ when children do their homework, a (41) _____ calculator is a must. But nowdays in Britain calculators can be used (42) _____ in school examinations (43). _____ in many schools the first sound (44) _____ during a mathematics examination is the (45) _____ of children tapping out their answers. 36. a. calculations b. calculating c. calculators d. calculates 37. a. essential b. essentially c. essent d. essence 38. a. usage b. use c. using d. uses 39. a. keep b. earn c. make d. save 40. a. But b. Although c. Moreover d. Though 41. a. small b. tiny c. personal d. pocket 42. a. freedom b. freely c. in free d. free 43. a. Or b. But c. And d. So 44. a. to be heard b. to hear c. heard d. was heard 45. a. actions b. tone c. sound d. voice VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it THE SINKING OF THE COLOSSUS Few people now remember the sinking of the great passenger ship Colossus exactly fifty years ago. The number of people who were actually saved from her was small, and some of those have died in the years since, so those who are still alive today can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Then you will easily understand why I have been asked to write about that sad day in 1912. The Colossus, then the largest ship in the world, was thought by people at that time to be unsinkable. Yet, when she hit an iceberg in thick fog in the North Atlantic Ocean, she actually disappeared in less than twenty minutes, taking nearly fifteen hundred people with her. My own life was saved by my youth. Being only a boy of fourteen, I was one of those lucky women and children who, according to custom, were allowed to get away first from the sinking ship. The selfless crew packed some sixty of us into a small boat and lowered it into the angry sea. But during the ship’s last minutes more and more passengers, in their last hope of escaping death, threw themselves widely into the sea and tried to scramble aboard our boat, with the result that it finally turned over and we all found ourselves struggling for our lives in the water. But I was strong enough to swim for three hour in the icy water before a passing steamer picked me up. 46. “at that time” in line 7 of the passage means _____. a. sad day b. in 1912 c. today d. within twenty minutes 47. People at that time thought _____. a. nothing could sink the Colossus b. only an iceberg could sink her c. nothing could sink her, but she might disappeared d. it would take longer than twenty minutes to sink her 48. The writer was asked to write the story because he _____. a. was one of the few survivors alive now b. was only a boy of fourteen when the ship sank c. had been on the ship when it hit the iceberg d. had felt sad when the ship sank 49. ‘We all’ in line 16 of the passage means _____. a. fifteen hundred people b. the selfless crew c. those who are alive today d. those in the small boat 50. When was the passage written ? a. fifty years ago b. in 1912 c. in 1962 d. in 1953 TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others 1. a. chemistry b. riches c. require d. achieve 2. a. problem b. progress c. pneumonia d. golden 3. a. disease b. instant c. easy d. miles 4. a. age b. any c. decade d. fate 5. a. law b. call c. span d. appall II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence 6. The ITC fire has _____ an appalling toll. a. caused b. had c. taken d. damaged 7. Computers are _____ in our time. a. products b. achievements c. machines d. calculators 8. A supersonic airplane can fly faster than th speed of _____. a. light b. cars c. helicopters d. sound 9. We no longer worry about our coat and oil stocks petering _____. a. up b. out c. on d. upon 10. The music to _____ we are listening is interesting. a. that b. which c. what d. it 11. There is a No Parking sign of _____ I do not take notice. a. that b. which c. where d. that 12. Women don’t spend much time doing housework _____. a. any longer b. more c. longer d. no longer 13. Babylon Tower _____ one of the world’s _____. a. was / wonders b. was / attractions c. are / beauty d. is / wonder 14. The television has little attraction _____ me. a. to b. for c. with on 15. I can’t make up my mind whether to go or not. “To make up one’s mind” means _____. a. to think b. to decide c. to say d. to tell III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence 16. In a short time, automobiles and supersonic airplanes _____. a. have been invented b. are inventted c. were invented d. have invented 17. The bicycle _____ is very modern. a. I told you about which b. which about I told you c. about I told you which b. about which I told you 18. The man _____ is the principal of our school. a. who was televised last night b. whom was televised last night c. was televised last night c. televising last night 19. Teenagers _____ to school by motorbikes. a. have no longer gone b. no longer have gone c. not any longer have gone d. haven’t longer gone 20. The _____ will make him a rich man. a. inherit b. inheritance c. heritage d. inheritor 21. You must be quicker because the time is _____. a. petering b. ending out c. run out of d. petering out 22. I like Nha Trang _____. a. where my grandmother is living b. which my grandmother is living c. my grandmother is living d. my grandmother ie living there 23. The WTC is _____. a. longer seen in the sky of New York b. no seen in the sky of New York longer c. no longer seen in the sky of New York d. longer in the sky of New York 24. Our life depends on _____. a. complex molecules b. laws of inheritance c. structure of crystals d. new forms of logic 25. _____ have developed rockets that can lift up satellites into outer space. a. Pure research b. Applied scientists c. Mechanics d. Engineers IV. Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English 26. Professor Hopkins visited India last year. He saw the Taj Mahal and drove on an elephant. a b c d 27. My cassette player, which is small and movable, is black. a b c d 28. The police told the panicing crowd to calm down. a b c d 29. We surprised the enemies with attacking from the back. a b c d 30. One of the uniquer parks in the United States is the Petrified Forest National Park of Arizona. a b c d 31. Key West, Florida, is the furtherest south than any point in the continental U.S. a b c d 32. Be as clear as possible in order to there is no misunderstanding. a b c d 33. Ho Chi Minh City, which has celebrated its 300 th anniversary recently, is a young city compares a b c d to Ha Noi. 34. Because suffering a lot from the war, Irap bravely fight against the invaders. a b c d 35. Is he the person concerned to the protection of our environment ? a b c d V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces The first person to finger-print was a Chinese artist (36) _____ Chung Isao. He lived in A.D.750. He (37) _____ colors on silk with his hands. Later other Chinese artists used (38) _____ thumbs and fingertips to (39) _____ fingertip paintings. In 1929, a special paint was (40) _____ for finger painting. This paint was harmless and (41) _____ be washed easily from skin and clothing. It was an American teacher, Ruth Faison Shaw, who invented the paint. You can (42) _____ endless patterns and designs on a piece of paper (43) _____ finger paint. Try various movements with different parts of your hand and press here and there. (44) _____ the paint and rub out the picture if you want to start on a new design. Finger painting (45) _____ hours of fun and new discoveries. 36. a. named b. be named c. names d. naming 37. a. put b. poured c. smeared d. painted 38. a. the b. big c. those d. their 39. a. make b. get c. take d. paint 40. a. made b. invented c. used d. paid 41. a. was b. can c. could d. soon 42. a. invent b. discover c. find d. create 43. a. by b. using c. for d. use 44. a. Wash b. Dye c. Smooth d. Hang 45. a. gives b. supply c. brings d. provides VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS One kind of culture shock faced by international students in the United States is difficulty in communicating with Americans. When they first arrive in the United States, they soon realize that their verbal skill is poor. First of all, they lack vocabulary, and they have poor pronunciation, so American people cannot understand them. For example, a few days ago, I asked an American student how to get to the library, but because. I have trouble pronouncing r’s and l’s, the student didn’t understand me. I finally had to write it in a piece of paper. International students also speak so softly because they are shy. It is difficult for foreign people to understand Americans, too. Americans use incomplete sentences, such as “Later” to mean “I’ll see you later,” and ”coming” to mean “Are you coming ?” Also, Americans talk too fast, so it is often impossible to understand them. In addition, Americans also use a lot of slang and idioms whose meanings non-native speakers do not know. For example, the other day someone said to me, “That drives me up the wall”, and I could not imagine what he meant. I had a picture in my mind of him driving his car up a wall. It didn’t make sense to me. In short, communication is probably the first problem the international students face in the United States. After a while, however, their ears get used to the American way of speaking, and their own verbal abilities improve. 46. International students find it difficult to communicate with _____. a. each other b. American students c. the writer d. American people 47. Because of their shyness, international students use _____ in their communication with others. a. incomplete sentences b. a lot of slang and idioms c. soft voice d. images 48. “That drives me up the wall” is _____. a. a slang b. an idiom c. a saying d. a meaningless sentence 49. Difficulty in communication of international students may be solved _____. a. after a while b. after their ears get used to the American way of speaking c. after a long time living with the Americans d. after their speaking improved 50. What is the main idea of the passage ? a. Communication is difficult. b. One kind of culture shock faced by international students in the United States is difficulty in communicating with Americans. c. Culture shock. d. International students are too shy to make understand. TEST 3 I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others 1. a. entire b. conception c. century d. discover 2. a. inherit b. molecule c. depend d. research 3. a. golden b. science c. rocket d. attain 4. a. automobile b. automation c. automatic d. automatically 5. a. electric b. electrify c. electronic d. electron II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence 6. Scientists have supplied us _____ many achievements. a. with b. to c. for d. on 7. Scientists have supplied many achievements _____ us. a. with b. to c. for d. on 8. Mary is worrying _____ her examination result. a. at b. of c. about d. with 9. Knowledge _____ us to do many things. a. has b. makes c. lets d. enables 10. _____ she had studied much, she failed the exam. a. However b. Much as c. Much more d. Moreover 11. The applied sciences have _____ our homes with electronic equipment. a. electrified b. electrify c. electronic d. electrification 12. It has literally _____ our world within the past few decades. a. change b. turned c. transformed d. transforms 13. Mobile phone is one of the _____ communications. a. globe b. world-wide c. world d. world’s 14. The ITC fire _____ an appalling toll. a. have taken b. took c. has taken d. takes 15. Euclide was a famous _____. a. maths b. mathematics c. mathematicians d. mathematician III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence 16. Scientists have developed rockets _____. [...]... that 44 a like b as c similar d so 45 a act b robe c section d doing VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it Michael Faraday (179 1-1 867) was is British physicist and chemist He was born in Newington and received little formal education While apprenticed to a bookbinder in London, he read books on science and experimented with electricity... contributions to the knowledge of electrochemistry He also discovered the existence of diamagnetism, and the power of a magnetic field to rotate the plane of some polarized light 46 Faraday was _ a well-educated c none educated at all 47 b badly educated d not educated well He was, at first, trained to become a _ a bookbinder 48 b a physicist c a chemist d a reader “He read books on science” means... depending d b progress c development has d been depended 8 “Pratice makes _ ” a perfect improvement 9 _ jets have speed greater than the speed of sound in the air a Sonic b Sound c Super d Supersonic 10 Those scientists are awarded medals for their outstanding _ a knowledge b understanding c achieve d achievements 11 Some experts say cycling is one _ the safest forms of exercise a of 12 c with... supply _ a meat with us b us with meat c us meat d us to c with man d of man meat 20 The compex molecules are still a secet _ a to man 21 b for man We can know everything _ gy means of instant, world-wide communication a happens around us c is happening around us 22 b that is happening around us d which is happening around us I like Nha Trang _ a where has a beautiful beach c it has a beautiful... There is a problem _ a troubles me b which worries me which matters me IV Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English 26 Goods made with hand are often more valuable than machine-made products a b c d 27 The news was such a blow that the president felt he had to lay down to keep his blood from a b c d going up 28 That man has landed on the moon, not once but a number of times,... c d products with which they are familiar 31 Astronomers have discovered black holes but do not really know what are they a b c d 32 Henry Ford is a very perfect example of the American image of a self-made man a b c d 33 It has been reported that in addition its providing pain relief, aspirin is useful for patients who a b c d have suffered heart attacks 34 Tobacco was used ceremonially by the Indians,... note and read half of it , get drowsy and fall (40) _ then he lost it ! (41) _ the kidnappers take me to New Jersey, and my parents (42) _ realize that I’m kidnapped and they (43) _ into action-they rent out my room! The ransom note says for my father to leave one thousand dollars in a hollow tree in New Jersey He has no trouble (44) _ a thousand dollars, but he hurts his back (45) _ the... gain d earning 45 a bringing b climbing c carries d brings VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it One day, a farmer, who was well-known in his village as a very mean man said, “I will give three meals and twenty pence to anyone who is willing to do a day’s work for me.” This affer was accepted by a hungry tramp, who was more interested... man 47 b a mean man d the best farmer in the village The tramp agreed to work for the farmer because _ a he was very hungry b he was not interested in the money c he liked working d the farmer was well-known as a mean man 48 The tramp _ a did some work and ate three large meals b ate three good meals and did no work c ate three poor meals and did no work d did some work and ate three poor meals 49 . c. has taken d. takes 15. Euclide was a famous _____. a. maths b. mathematics c. mathematicians d. mathematician III. Find the one choice that best completes. b. automation c. automatic d. automatically 5. a. electric b. electrify c. electronic d. electron II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes