Full name: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST Class: Time: minutes I LISTENING You will listen to a television show in which a man shared his story of surviving a natural disaster Listen and answer the questions with no more than THREE words You will listen TWICE What was Michael doing when the tornado came? Was he warned about the tornado before? Did his family run outside to escape? What was his feeling at that time? What was the bed made of? Listen to a conversation between two friends Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F You will listen TWICE Mike wants to go to Canada for holiday Toronto is a multi-cultural city Mike has been to all three cities Toronto people are slow paced Montreal has a light French-Canadian influence II READING T T T T T F F F F F Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words environment diseases pollution emission upgrading If you wander on the streets of Ha Noi, the capital of Viet Nam, you may be surprised that most people are wearing masks, hiding their faces This is because of serious air in this city Between March and 4, 2016, the air quality index of Ha Noi, as measured by the US Embassy in Ha Noi was over 350 At this level, air pollution can cause lots of respiratory _, especially to children and the elderly The major cause of air pollution in Ha Noi is traffic Due to the increasing number of motorcycles and cars in the last decade, the of chemical exhausts has been on a constant rise Another reason is urban construction, including road projects and residential buildings People have to live with the dust and dirt throughout the city Environmental experts have warned that if the city continues to develop its economy with little regard to the 5. , the consequence will be tragic Read the passage and complete the sentences Circle A, B, or C America is known as the land of opportunity Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities This is what is known as, "the American dream" America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering It is located in the city of Pasadena Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States It is located in the state of Massachusetts University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding America is called the land of A dream B opportunity C immigration The word immigrate in line can be replaced by A come into B go out of C travel The California Institute of Technology A ranks first in the world B is a university focusing on natural sciences C focuses on science and engineering What is NOT true about Harvard? A It was founded in 1636 B It is the oldest university in the world C It is located in Massachusetts University of California, Los Angeles A is in Hollywood B is different from other universities C has a high number of applications III WRITING Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given You can change the cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences Here is an example Ngoc/ usually/ play/ badminton/ Sunday Answer: Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays Noise pollution/ big cities/ lead/ hearing/ problems Lots/ aquatic animals/ die/ because/ oil spills If/ you/ president/ country/ what/ you/ do/ protect/ environment? One way/ save/ environment/ is/ use/ renewable/ energy/ sources This boy/ suffer/ birth/ defects/ because/ parents/ expose/radioactive/ pollution Now write an email (90-110 words) to your pen friend telling him about an activity that you have done to protect the environment You should use the following questions as cues: - What have you done? - When did you start it? - How does it help protect the environment? - How you feel? Hi Charles, Love, IV LANGUAGE FOCUS Put the words into the correct column according to their stress pattern Cantonese attraction refugee Portuguese dependent oo0 o0o Choose the best option A, B, or C to complete each sentence Circle A, B, or C Chicago the third largest city in the United States A has been B will be C is Chicago "The Windy City" A often calls B is often called C often is called Over three million people in the two hundred and twenty-five mile area of Chicago A live B are living C is living Today, some of the world's tallest and most famous skyscrapers in the city A is found B finds C are found Located in the heart of the city the one hundred and ten story Sears Tower A has been B is C will be Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given I like to speak English to people from countries Speaking English with correct is difficult Hoa has made lots of in her learning English Singlish is an of Singaporean English I’m learning English to join an summer camp DIFFER PRONOUNCE IMPROVE ABBREVIATE NATION The end -manual page break Đáp án I LISTENING You will listen to a television show in which a man shared his story of surviving a natural disaster Listen and answer the questions with no more than THREE words You will listen TWICE He was cooking./Cooking dinner No, he wasn’t./No No, they didn’t./No He felt terrified./Terrified (very) hard wood Listen to a conversation between two friends Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F You will listen TWICE F T II READING T F F Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words pollution diseases emission upgrading environment Read the passage and complete the sentences Circle A, B, or C B A C B C III WRITING Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given You can change the cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences Noise pollution in big cities leads (has led) to hearing problems Lots of aquatic animals die (have died) because of oil spills If you were the president of the country, what would you to protect the environment? One way to save the environment is using (to use) renewable energy sources This boy suffers (is suffering/ has suffered) from birth defects because his parents were exposed to radioactive pollution Now write an email (90-110 words) to your pen friend telling him about an activity that you have done to protect the environment Hi Charles, Can’t wait to tell you about my recent activity to help protect the environment You know what? I joined an environmental club and we went to West Lake to collect the rubbish there every Saturday I started this activity three weeks ago It was great to go around the lake and collect the rubbish I could see that the pavement looks much cleaner after we’d done our job Some people, especially the children, imitate us and put their rubbish into the bins I felt really happy What about you? Have you done anything to save the environment? Tell me about it, OK? Love, IV LANGUAGE FOCUS Put the words into the correct column according to their stress pattern oo0 o0o Cantonese attraction refugee dependent Portuguese Choose the best option A, B, or C to complete each sentence Circle A, B, or C C B A C B Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given different pronunciation improvements abbreviation international ... the United States The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding America is called the land of A dream B opportunity... Cantonese attraction refugee Portuguese dependent oo0 o0o Choose the best option A, B, or C to complete each sentence Circle A, B, or C Chicago the third largest city in the United States...States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities This is what is known as, "the American dream" America is also home to many of the world's