Joining the markets of the industrialized nations is the need of many poor countries.. No information.[r]
(1)TEST 2
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. a economy b industry c qualify d priority
2 a right b private c communist d minority a measure b subsidies c domestic d hospital a though b encourage c enough d country a improve b introduce c move d lose
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one
6 Economic reforms are often carried _ to promote the developing of a country
a out b on c for d in
7 Being aware _ the importance of economic reforms, the Vietnamese Communist Party initiated an overall economic reform policy
a for b at c of d in
8 For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _ in the economy of our country a develop b developments c developers d developed
9 Henry was a studious student He needed no _ to work hard a encourage b encouraging c encouragement d encouraged
10 During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown _ with only a few major setbacks a constant b constantly c constants d constancy
11 The _ effect of the new policy is that the farmer is now working for himself, and not for the state sake
a legal b common c all d overall 12 Considering peasants make up nearly 80% of Vietnam's population
a specialists b economists c professors d farmers
13 The Doi Moi reforms have _ new possibilities in farming systems research in Vietnam a risen b opened c renovated d called
14 The introduction of appropriate farming practices to Vietnam farmers can help them achieve a higher output
a productivity b renovation c guideline d achievement
15 This development project could be of great help to the _ Vietnamese population
a major b living c rural d domestic
(2)a industrial b agricultural c mining d textile
17 WTO accession also brings serious challenges, requiring Vietnam's economic sectors to open door to increased foreign competition
a a b an c the d Ø
18 The plan's highest priority was to develop _ agriculture
a a b an c the d Ø
19 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative a despite b in spite of the fact c though d as though 20 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
a In spite b Despite c But d Although 21 In spite of his hard work , he could not finish the job
a As hard as he work b Despite he worked hard c Though he worked hard d Although hard work 22 He went to work despite his headache
a nevertheless b due to c notwithstanding d because of 23 Despite _, we knew that he was guilty
a denied b denying c he denied d his denial 24 Despite the fact that _, we enjoyed our trip
a the weather is bad b it is a bad weather
c the bad weather d the weather was bad 25 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard
a despite b in spite c even if d though 26 Tom went to work despite _
a that he did not feel very well b of the fact not feeling well c he did not feel very well d not feeling very well 27 Though _, they are good friends
a their sometimes quarrel b to have a quarrel sometimes c they sometimes have a quarrel d of having a quarrel sometimes 28 Despite _, we arrived on time
a the traffic b of the traffic
c there was heavy traffic d of there was heavy traffic 29 John rarely sees Paul _ they live in the same town
(3)a in case b but c even if d even though Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31 Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed
a Mary was too disappointed to keep calm
b Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm. c Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment
d Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed
32 Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey a It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey
b The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain
c The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey. d If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey 33 Despite his ability to the job, he was not offered the position
a It was his ability that helped him the job and get the position
b Although he was able to the job, but he was not offered the position c He was not offered the position, regardless of his ability to, the job. d If he had enough ability to the job, he would be offered the position 34 He had worked very hard but he (ailed
a Hard as he worked, he failed. b Thanks to his hard work, he failed
c He did not succeeded because of his being hard working d Even though being hard working, he failed
35 I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my friend a unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door b I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door. c Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my friend d I answered the door since I knew it was my friend
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
(4)rapid growth in Western Europe and Japan American multinational corporations invested heavily in the rest of the world Perhaps the most important of all, energy was plentiful and cheap
Poor nations need aid from the rich nations in the form of capital and of technological and organizational expertise They also need easy access to the markets of the industrialized nations for their manufactures and raw materials However, the political capacity of rich nations to respond to these needs depends greatly on their own success in coping with inflation and unemployment In democratic communities, it is exceedingly difficult to generate public support for assistance to foreign countries when average wage earners are themselves under serious financial pressure It is no easier politically to permit cheap foreign merchandise and materials to freely enter American and European markets when they are viewed as the cause of unemployment among domestic workers
36 Japan carried out industrialization before World War II a True b False c No information 37 After World War II, the US invested a lot in many countries
a True b False c No information
38 Vietnam got a lot of investment from the US from 1945 to 1973 a True b False c No information
39 Joining the markets of the industrialized nations is the need of many poor countries a True b False c No information
40 In many democratic communities, average wage earners are never under serious financial, pressure a True b False c No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Vietnam's economy expanded this year (2007) at the fastest pace since 1996, led by manufacturing and services, after the country (41) _ the World Trade Organization
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 8.5 percent Foreign direct (42) jumped to more than $20 billion this year, from $12 billion in 2006 The government is quite (43) _ to its economic reforms Industry and construction account (44) _ almost 42 percent of Vietnam's GDP Manufacturing grew 12.8 percent, construction increased 12 percent, and the hotel and restaurant (45) _ expanded 12.7 percent, according to today's release
(5)41 a struggled b organized c held d joined 42 a invest b investable c investment d investor
43.a committed b excited c called d encouraged
44 a over b for c at d in
45 a role b region c sector d section 46.a potential b private c stagnancy d exports
47 a walk b path c way d accession
48 a in b at c for d from
49 a grow b growth c grew d grown