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(1)Mock Test Sept 30th ,2010 Mark: Choose the best option:
1 It is difficult to ………… a date which is convenient for everyone
A elect B arrange C organize D provide
2 Nowadays, Vietnamese women wear Ao dai on special ………
A chances B opportunities C occasions D times
3 Ho Chi Minh City is the most interesting city in Vietnam; , it’s not the capital of the nation A so B however C moreover D therefore
4 They seemed to be _ to the criticism and just carried on as before
A disinterested B indifferent C sensitive D uncaring
5 He spoke _ all the families who had lost relatives in the disaster A with a view to B in respect of C on behalf of D in aid of
6 Tom: The building’s nearly finished, isn’t it? Mary: Yes, but it’ll be we can move in A to much time till B a long time before C hardly time when D very soon that Tom: Is your government salary good?
Mary: Yes, but I don’t make as much worked in private industry
A as I B if I would have C I would if D as I would if I
8 Tom:Betty didn’t win the beauty contest of Singapore Mary:She would have some talent A had she have B have she had C had she had D have she have
9 Tom: I saw you studying at the library last night Mary: You ; I wasn’t there
A wouldn’t have B can’t have C might have D have
10 Tom: Can you wait while I run into the library? Mary: OK, _ you hurry
A even though B as long as C when D unless
11 Tom: Do you know where Barb is? Mary: Strange _ sound, she is in South Africa
A may it B as it may C like it may D does it
12 Tom: Who did you invite to dinner? Mary: No one _ than Frank and his family
A rather B except C besides D other
13 Tom: A lot of money goes for AIDS research
Mary: Yes, because it’s _ the government is spending a lot to find a cure
A a so serious disease B so serious a disease C so a serious disease D such serious that 14 Tom: Which is more important: luck or effort? - Mary: Luck is _ effort
A on the same importance B the same importance as
C of the same importance as D as the same importance as 15 This is the latest news from Timbuktu Two-thirds of the city _ in a fire A was destroyed B have been destroyed C has been destroyed D were destroyed 16 is a person who installs and repairs water pipes
A electrician B carpenter C locksmith D plumber
17 _ the Thi Vai River is awfully polluted, its water is not fit for fish to survive
A So that B Although C Since D If
18 - He’s not interested in physics, is he? -
A No problem B Yes, he is not at all C I promise he isn’t D No, he isn’t, I’m afraid
19 I have met her mother, her father
A and neither B but not C so does D neither
20 She comes from Da Lat _ is the most beautiful tourist attraction in Vietnam
A where B which C that D , which
21 Lisa talked very _ about her working day
A interested B interestedly C interestingly D interesting
22 The decision was postponed _ was exactly what he wanted
A which B who C ,which D that
23 I "Chicken soup for the soul" but I haven’t finished it yet
A read B am reading C have been reading D was reading
24 We had the room yesterday
A had decorated B decorated C decorates D decorating
25 Look those black clouds! It
A can rain B will rain C would rain D is going to rain
26 Thanks to the Internet people can get the information
A late B later C lately D latest
27 Let’s try this kind of food, _?
(2)28 He has spent………… time and money on playing games
A a few of B many of C a large number of D a great deal of
29 The doctor advised _ late
A me not staying up B me not stay up C me not to stay up D I did not stay up 30 Not only John but his brothers also in debt
A is B have C was D were
Read the passage and then choose the correct answers:
People appear to be born to compute The numerical skills of children develop so early and so inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one place, one knife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs Soon they are capable of noting that they have placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table, a bit later, that this amounts to fifteen pieces of silverware Having thus mastered addition, they move onto subtraction It seems almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematic class without any serious problems of intellectual adjustment
Of course, the truth is not so simple This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends Children were observed as they slowly grasped — or as the case might be, bumped into — concepts that adults take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water is poured from a short stout glass into a tall thin one Psychologists have since demonstrated that young children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but must be coaxed into finding the total Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort They have also sug-gested that the very concept of abstract numbers is itself far from innate
31 What is the main idea of the text?
A Trends in teaching mathematics to children B The use of mathematics in child psychology C The development of mathematical ability in children.
D The fundamental concepts of mathematics that children must learn
32 It can be inferred from the text that children normally learn simple counting A soon after they learn to talk B by looking at the clock
C when they begin to be mathematically mature D after they reach second grade in school 33 The author implies that most small children believe that the quantity of water changes when it is transferred to a container of a different
A color B quality C weight D shape
34 According to the text, when small children were asked to count a pile of red and blue pencils, they _
A counted the number of pencils of each color B guessed the total number of pencils C counted only the pencils of their favorite color
D subtracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils
35 With which of the following statements would the author be least likely to agree? A Children naturally and easily learn mathematics.
B Children learn to add before they learn to subtract
C Most people follow the same pattern of mathematical development D Mathematical development is subtle and gradual
Find a mistake from each underlined word(s) (5m)
36 Reading several books on that subject, Bill considered himself an expert A B C D
37 Ralph wishes that he went to the bank this morning before he went to work A B C D
38 The company did not want to hire a man that his experiment was so limited
A B C D
39 Mrs Alien was concerned about me having to drive so far every day A B C D 40 They who arrive early will get the best selection of seats
(3)Read the following passage and then choose A, B, C or D that best completes each blank The person I am going to write about is Charlie Chaplin He has always been one of my favorite actors and I really (41) _ his films
Charlie was born in London in 1889 Both his parents were music hall performers His father was a drunkard and his mother later (42) mad Life was hard and Charlie and his half brother, Sidney, were sent to a(n) (43) for a time
He first appeared on the stage when he was seven and by the time he was ten he was a regular performer When he was 17, he went on a tour of the USA where he was (44) _ and given a part in a Hollywood film His early films were not particularly successful but in 1915 he made his (45) _, “The Tramp”, in which he first appeared in the baggy trousers and with the hat and cane Soon he had had his own (46) _ built and was making his own films which included “The Gold Rush”, “Modern Times” and “The Great Dictator”
In the 1940s his reputation in the USA started to (47) _ Silent films were no longer so popular Chaplin went to Europe but was not allowed to return to the USA because he was (48) _ of being a communist The authorities finally let him back in 1972 and he was (49) _ an Oscar, but by this time he had made Switzerland his home
Chaplin did not have a very happy personal life and was married four times He only found happiness with his fourth marriage in 1943 When he died on Christmas Day 1977, the world had lost one of the greatest (50) _ comedians
41 A admire B admit C claim D encourage
42 A ended B went C came D began
43 A orphanage B institution C shelter D lodging
44 A spotted B elected C set D drafted
45 A achievement B completion C fiction D masterpiece
46 A factory B workshop C studio D stage
47 A slide B split C decline D discredit
48 A suspected B doubted C considered D abused
49 A prized B awarded C delivered D rewarded
50 A ever B before C previously D present
Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 51 A manure B pasture C adventure D measure
52 A few B new C threw D knew
Pick out the word that has the main stress on a different syllable from the rest 53 A actually B educate C organism D contaminate 54 A commune B momentary C elaborate D modesty 55 A accurate B customer C computer D exercise 56 A contaminate B supervisor C investigate D convenient Transformational writing :
57 Mr Pike gets old so he often feels tired This sentence means:
A When Mr Pike gets old, he will feel tired B Although Mr Pike gets old, he often feels tired C The older Mr Pike gets, the more often he feels tired
D Mr Pike likes to get old so that he often feels tired
58 I suggest turning off the air-conditioner This sentence means: A Do you mind if I turn off the air- conditioner?
B Do you have someone turn off the air-conditioner?
C Do you have the air-conditioner turn off? D Do you delay turning off the air-conditioner? 59 How long haven't you seen Peter? This sentence means:
A When are you going to see Peter? B When will you and Peter see each other again? C When did you last see Peter? D When haven’t you seen Peter?
60 Although she was very old, she looked very graceful A Despite she was very old, she looked very graceful B Despite her old age, she looked very grateful
C In spite of very old, she looked very grateful D In spite her being old, she looked very grateful 61 My workmates find fault with everything I This sentence means:
A Whatever I do, my workmates will find fault with me B Whatever everything I do, my workmates will find fault with me C Everything I do, my workmates will find fault with me
(4)62 The doctor recommended _
A my father that to eat more fish and not to drink wine B my father that eating more fish and no drinking wine C that my father eat more fish and not drink wine D that my father eating more fish and no drinking wine 63 I would prefer you not to smoke in here
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the above?
A I'd rather you didn't smoke in here. B I'd rather you shouldn't smoke in here C I'd rather you not to smoke in here D I'd rather you don't smoke in here 64 Having been served lunch, _
A the problem was discussed by the members of the committee B it was discussed by the committee members the problem C the committee members discussed the problem
D a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee 65 The chairman requested that _
A the members studied more carefully the problem B the members study the problem more carefully C with more carefulness the problem could be studied D the problem was more carefulnessly studied
Read the passage and then choose the correct answers:
How television and other visual media affect the lives of individuals and families all over the world? The media can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the movies and shows that they watch With high quality programs in various fields of study, such as science, medicine, history, arts, and so on, TV and video tapes increase the viewers knowledge, they can also improve thinking ability Moreover, TV benefits elderly people who cannot go out often, as well as patients in hospital Additionally, it offers language learners the advantage of "real-life" audiovisual instruction and aural comprehension practice at any time of day or night Television and video can also provide almost everyone with good entertainment – a pleasant way to relax and spend free time at home
Nevertheless, there are several serious disadvantages to the visual media First of all, some people watch the "tube" for more hours a day than they anything else Instead of spending time taking care of their kids, many parents use TV as an "electronic baby-sitter" As a result, TV and video can easily replace family communication, physical activities and other interests Secondly, those who, young and old, spend more time watching TV than manual work can easily suffer from near-sightedness and obesity
The third negative feature of the media is the amount of violence and horror on the screen that have bad effect on children and teenagers Finally, the most negative effect of TV and video might be addiction People often feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV or play a video tape even when they not enjoy it or have free time for entertainment
66 What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A Children should not be allowed to watch, TV
B Television and other visual media have both advantages and disadvantages C TV is a good baby-sitter D All are correct
67 To many elderly people and patients in hospitals, TV A is an ideal tool of entertainment B must be banned C has bad effects on their health D is not enjoyable 68 The word "tube" in the second paragraph means _
A baby-sitter B computer C.TV D cassette player 69 What is the relation of TV and health?
A TV makes a patient recover quickly B TV is a good healer C Watching TV is good for our health
D Watching TV too much easily leads to near-sightedness and obesity 70 Which sentence is not true?
A TV never causes addiction B TV can help increase people's knowledge C Watching TV is a pleasant way to relax and spend free time at home
D There are violence and horror on TV