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(2)A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 PTS) I PHONOLOGY (05 PTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1 A cartoon B hardware C narrow D harbour
2 A weather B excursion C worker D bird
3 A bumper B documentary C communicate D stimulate
4 A plays B says C stays D pays
5 A learned B cleaned C opened D threatened
* Answer : 1C 2A 3A 4B 5A
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
6 A worry B travel C receive D finish
7 A encourage B develop C determine D interact
8 A device B sample C machine D canal
9 A interesting B television C demonstration D comfortable 10 A computer B villager C passenger D scientist
* Answer : 6C 7D 8B 9C 10A II VOCABULARY (05 PTS)
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
11 We all enjoyed the party because the music was good and the food was _ A glorious B delicious C spacious D colourful
12 She went to work late because she had been stuck in _ traffic for more than two hours
A enormous B hard C large D heavy
13 Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took the _ to hospital A injured B unemployed C disabled D homeless 14 The student is _ her great effort to win a place in a well-known university
A trying B doing C making D taking
15 I think that it is _ for you to arrive at the airport on time in such bad weather A unable B incapable C impossible D cannot
16 Many people in my village had to work 10 hours a day in a factory just to _ A make ends meet B call it a day C tighten the belt D break the ice
17 My friend, Hung, was born and brought up in Hanoi and knows it like the _ A nose on his face B tip of his tongue C back of his hand D hair on his head 18 The idea to _ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors
A pay B C go D walk
19 It is _ unlikely that the Queen will agree to open the new Town Hall A greatly B highly C mainly D largely
20 The computer is a personal communicator which helps you to _ with other computers and people
A interact B develop C interfere D contribute
* Answer : 11B 12D 13A 14C 15C 16A 17C 18A 19B 20A III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (05 PTS)
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
21 It was a nice day, so my class decided _ go on an excursion to visit the factory near my school
A go B to go C going D went
22 Hardly _ the classroom when the students stopped talking A the teacher entered B did the teacher enter C the teacher had entered D had the teacher entered 23 _ the bad condition of the house, nobody wanted to live there
A Because B Because of C Although D In spite of
(3)C had been attending D would be attending
25 _ the situation to your parents, they wouldn’t be disappointed with your results
A If you explain B Did you explain
C Should you explain D Were you to explain
26 Yesterday the police arrested the bank robbers, _ made all the people in the city very pleased
A which B that C who D what
27 A lot of money goes for AIDS research because it's that the government is spending a lot to find a cure
A such serious disease B so a serious disease C so serious a disease D a so serious disease 28 Considered America’s first great architect, _
A many of the buildings at Harvard University were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson B it was Henry Hobson Richardson who designed many of the buildings at Harvard University C Henry Hobson Richardson designed many of the buildings at Harvard University
D Harvard University has many buildings that were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson
29 _ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion A The Moon B The Moon which C When the Moon D That the Moon
30 The villagers strongly recommend that a new school _ immediately
A must be built B is going to be built C be built D will be built
* Answer : 21B 22D 23B 24C 25D 26A 27C 28C 29D 30C IV PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (05 PTS)
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
31 He is very contented _ his present job because it is well paid
A for B with C from D at
32 The disabled children in this centre were rather proud _ their contributions to their community
A of B with C in D for
33 Some plants and animals are referred _ as tiny organisms because they are extremely small
A from B at C on D to
34 The student was born _ December 12th, 2003 _ Dak Lak. A in/ in B on/ on C on/ in D in/ on 35 The police have warned the tourists to _ pickpockets in the shopping centre
A look up to B look down on C look out for D put up with
36 Everyone knows about the pollution problems, but not many people have any solutions A come up with B caught up with C lived up to D kept up with
37 When they die, plants gases such as carbon dioxide and methane A give off B go off C take off D put off 38 Very soon I found some other people to _ and we began to write songs A keep up with B team up with C lose contact with D look down on 39 I can't _ what he's doing because it's so dark down there
A take up B make out C make up D take out
40 Who will _ your children while you are on business?
A look after B take after C look up D take up
* Answer : 31B 32A 33D 34C 35C 36A 37A 38B 39B 40A V READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS)
PASSAGE 1: Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
Most people think that lions only come from Africa This is understandable because in fact most lions come from there but this has not always been the case If we went back ten thousand years, we would find that there were lions roaming vast sections of the globe However now, unfortunately only a very small section of the lion's former habitat remains
(4)East, all the way to India In museums now, you can see Greek coins that have clear images of the Asiatic lion on them Most of them are dated at around 500 B.C However, Europe saw its last Asiatic lions roaming free two thousand years ago Over the next nineteen hundred years the numbers of Asiatic lions in the other areas declined steadily, but it was only in the nineteenth century that they disappeared from everywhere but in India
The Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in India was established especially to protect the Asiatic lion There are now around three hundred Asiatic lions in India and almost all of them are in this sanctuary However, despite living in a sanctuary, which makes them safe from hunters, they still face a number of problems that threaten their survival One of these is the ever-present danger of disease This is what killed more than a third ofAfrica’s Serengeti lions in 1994, and people are fearful that something similar could happen in the Gir Sanctuary and kill off many of the Asiatic lions there
India's lions are particularly vulnerable because they have a limited gene pool The reason for this is interesting - it is because all of them are descended from a few dozen lions that were saved by a prince who took a particular interest in them He was very healthy, and he managed to protect them; otherwise they would probably have died out completely
When you see the Asiatic lion in India, what you sense is enormous vitality They are very impressive animals and you would never guess that they have this vulnerability when you look at them 41 According to the passage, many people believe that lions come from
A.Europe B.Africa C.Middle East D.India 42 Ten thousand years ago
A.lions came mainly from Africa B.lions did not live in small forests C.lions roamed much more than nowadays D.there were much more lion habitats than nowadays 43 The bold word "declined" in paragraph is OPPOSITE in meaning to
A.decreased B.endangered C.increased D.eliminated 44 According to the passage, nowadays we can find the Asiatic lion A.in Africa and India B.only in Greek museums C.nowhere in the world D.only in India
45 The word "vulnerable" in paragraph is closest in meaning to
A.cautious B.weak C.careless D.easily protected 46 The Asiatic lion
A.was looking for food mainly in the Middle East B.was searching for food in a wide range of countries
C.was searching for food mainly in India and Africa D.was looking for food mainly in India
47 According to the author, the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary
A.protects the Asiatic lion from hunters and diseases B.can make the Asiatic lion become weak
C.cannot reduce the Asiatic lion's risk of catching diseases D.is among many places where the Asiatic lion is well protected
48 The author refers to all of the following as characteristics of the Asiatic lion EXCEPT A.vital B.strong C.impressive D.vulnerable
49 The following statements are correct EXCEPT that
A.a rich prince sponsored the protection of Asiatic lions B.the current Asiatic lions come from a great number of lions C.the Asiatic lion was loved by a wealthy prince
D.although the Asiatic lion looks strong from appearance they are easily attacked by diseases 50.The passage was written to
A.provide an overview of the existence of the Asiatic lions
B.describe the developmental history of the Gir Sanctuary C.persuade readers to protect the Asiatic lions
D.explain why the Gir Sanctuary is the best habitat for the Asiatic lions
(5)PASSAGE 2: Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question.
Since the dawn of time, people have found ways to communicate with one another Smoke signals and tribal drums were some of the earliest forms of communication Letters, carried by birds or by humans on foot or on horseback, made it possible for people to communicate larger amounts of information between two places The telegram and telephone set the stage for more modern means of communication With the invention of the cellular phone, communication itself has become mobile
For you, a cell phone is probably just a device that you and your friends use to keep in touch with family and friends, take pictures, play games, or send text message The definition of a cell phone is more specific: it is a handheld wireless communication device that sends and receives signals by way of small special areas called cells
Walkie-talkies, telephones and cell phones are duplex communication devices: They make it possible for two people to talk to each other Cell phones and walkie-talkies are different from regular phones because they can be used in many different locations A walkie-talkie is sometimes called a half- duplex communication device because only one person can talk at a time A cell phone is a full- duplex device because it uses both frequencies at the same time A walkie-talkie has only one channel A cell phone has more than a thousand channels A walkie- talkie can transmit and receive signals across a distance of about a mile A cell phone can transmit and receive signals over hundreds of miles In 1973, an electronic company called Motorola hired Martin Cooper to work on wireless communication Motorola and Bell Laboratories ( now AT& T) were in a race to invent the first portable communication device Martin Cooper won the race and became the inventor of the cell phone On April 3, 1973, Cooper made the first cell phone call to his opponent at AT& T while walking down the streets of New York city People on the sidewalks gazed at Cooper in amazement Cooper's phone was called A Motorola Dyna- Tac It weighed a whopping 2.5 pounds ( as compared to today's cell phones that weigh as little as or ounces)
After the invention of his cell phone, Cooper began thinking of ways to make the cell phone
available to the general public After a decade, Motorola introduced the first cell phone for commercial use The early cell phone and its service were both expensive The cell phone itself cost about $ 3, 500 In 1977, AT & T constructed a cell phone system and tried it out in Chicago with over 2,000 customers In 1981, a second cellular phone system was started in the Washington, D.C and Baltimore area It took nearly 37 years for cell phones to become available for general public use Today, there are more than sixty million cell phone customers with cell phones producing over thirty billion dollars per years
51 What is the main idea of the passage?
A The increasing number of people using cell phone B The history of a cell phone
C The difference between cell phones and telephones D How Martin Cooper competed with AT& T
52 Some of the earliest forms of communication were _
A cellular phones and cell phones B smoke signals and tribal drums C telegrams and telephones D pictures and messages
53 What definition is TRUE of a cell phone?
A The first product of two famous companies B Something we use just for playing games C A hand- held wireless communication device D A version of walkie- talkie
54 What is WRONG about a walkie-talkie?
A It has one channel B It has more than a thousand channels C It can be used within a distance of a mile D Only one person can talk at a time 55 Cell phones and walkie-talkies are different from regular phones because _
A they can be easy to use B only one person can talk at a time
C it uses both frequencies at the same time D they can be used in many different locations 56 To whom did Martin Cooper make his first cell phone call?
A his assistant at Motorola B a person on New York street C a member of Bell Laboratories D the director of his company 57 Motorola introduced the first cell phone for commercial use _
A in 1981 B in 1977 C in 1983 D 1973 58 When did AT& T construct a cell phone system?
(6)59 The bold sentence “Martin Cooper won the race and became the inventor of the cell phone.” in paragraph means _
A Martin Cooper and the cell phone competed with each other in the race B Martin Cooper was the first person to invent the cell phone
C The cell phone defeated Martin Cooper in the race D Martin Cooper defeated the cell phone in the race
60 The bold word “amazement” in paragragh is closest in meaning to _ A disappointment B surprise C excitement D satisfaction
* Answer: 51B 52B 53C 54B 55D 56C 57C 58B 59B 60B VI GUIDED CLOZES (10 PTS)
Passage 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the blank. COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL
In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year (61) _ on going to the cinema or renting videos But is this necessarily a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been (62) _ that children who spend too much time (63) _ computer games become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a result But a new research, (64) _ in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain skills Researchers claim that this is because the games (65) _ the brain work harder in certain ways, like noticing sounds and movements quickly and identifying (66) _ The fact that people play the games repeatedly means that they get a lot of practice in these skills (67) _ are therefore likely to become highly developed
Social skills may benefit, too Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter games (68) _ “Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building trust and
co-operation, and that this helps them to make good friendships and become strong (69) _ of their communities So rather than (70) _ computer games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on them?
61 A as B than C like D for
62 A speaking B talking C telling D saying
63 A playing B to play C played D play
64 A turned up B taken out C brought up D carried out
65 A make B force C ask D tell
66 A they are what B are they what C what are they D what they are
67 A who B what C which D they
68 A likely B such as C alike D as well as
69 A things B features C members D events
70 A giving up B giving off C giving out D giving away
* Answer: 61B 62D 63A 64D 65A 66D 67C 68B 69C 70A Passage 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the blank.
Everyone wants to (71) pollution But the pollution (72) is as complicated as it is serious It is complicated (73) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For
example, (74) from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution But the automobile (75) transportation for millions of people Factories discharge much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people
Thus, to end (76) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that (77) them Most of the people not want to that, of course But pollution can be (78) reduced in several ways Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause Government can pass and enforce laws that (79) business and individuals to stop or (80) certain pollution activities
71 A reduce B increase C raise D upgrade
72 A work B event C accident D problem
(7)74 A fire B liquid C rubbish D exhaust
75 A carries B provides C takes D affords
76 A but B to C so D or
77 A benefit B encourage C motivate D discourage
78 A little B gradually C so D that
79 A require B ban C prevent D advise
80 A put up with B cut down on C keep upwith D come up with
* Answer: 71A 72D 73D 74D 75B 76D 77A 78B 79A 80B B WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)
I OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 PTS)
Read the passage and find the most suitable word to fill in each blank to complete the passage. PASSAGE 1
Health is (81) we tend to ignore when we have it When our body is doing well, we are hardly (82) of it But illness can come, even (83) we are young In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (84) to cure them once they struck The result was that many children died About a century ago, (85) , scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed The cause of many diseases (86) found, and cures were developed As this medical discovery spread, the world became (87) safer for children The result is (88) whereas a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can expect to live for 75 years And what we (89) by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to develop Some people will be (90) to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today
*Answer: 81 something 82 aware 83 when 84 how 85 however 86 was 87 much 88 that 89 expect 90 able
Read the passage and find the most suitable word to fill in each blank to complete the passage. PASSAGE 2
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niépce needed pictures for his business He (91) not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera He put it in a window of his house and (92) a picture of his yard That was the first photograph
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837 That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a photograh of his studio He used a new kind of camera and a different process In his pictures, you (93) see everything clearly, even the smallest details This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world People photographed famous buildings, cities, and mountains In about 1840, the process was improved Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving (94) The process was not simple and photographers had to carry lots of film and processing equipment (95) , this did not stop photographers, especially in the United States After 1840, daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities
Matthew Brady was (96) well-known American photographer He took many portraits of famous people The portraits were unusual (97) they were lifelike and full of personality Brady was also the first person to take pictures of a war His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities They made the war seem more real and more terrible
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography Photographers could buy film ready-made in rolls, instead of (98) to make the film themselves Also, they did not have to process the film immediately They could bring it (99) to their studios and develop it later They did not have to carry lots of equipment And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive With a small camera, anyone could be a photographer People began to use cameras just for fun They took pictures of their families, friends, and favourite places They called these pictures
(8)real than drawings Some people began to think of photography as a form of art They thought that photography could more than show the real world It could also show ideas and feelings, like other art forms
*Answer: 91 was 92 took 93 could 94 things 95 However 96 a 97 because 98 having 99 back 100 much II WORD FORM (20 PTS)
Part 1: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word at the end of the sentence.
101 Television can make things _ because it presents information in an effective way (memory)
102 Marie Curie was one of the greatest of all times (science)
103 Many people all over the world learn English because it is an language (nation)
104 The colourful pictures which were on display at the exhibition room featured the of daily life seen through the eyes of these disabled children (beautiful)
105 We are worried about our son’s safety because he has to ride a bike in streets to get to school (crowd)
106 Listening to music in free time is an way to relax (enjoy)
107 They love photography, but they don’t want to become professional (photograph) 108 Nearly all the that have been made through the ages can be found in books (discover) 109 The thing we hate about him is his (rely)
110 He felt very when he knew he had failed the exam again (courage)
*Answer:
101 memorable 102 scientists 103 international 104 beauty 105 crowded 106 enjoyable 107 photographers 108 discoveries 109 unreliability 110 discouraged
Part 2: Supply the correct form of each word given in the box to fill in each of the following blanks.
hope studious understand disadvantage increase add think difference nation agricultural
Nowadays it is becoming (111) popular for students to go on an exchange programme This is speacially popular in Europe In such programmes, students can go abroad and (112) at a foreign university for a term or two, and these studies count towards their degree This arrangement has many (113) Students have the opportunity to practise the foreign languages they have learnt at school They meet (114) cultures and experience in a different ways of life In
(115) , they learn about different ways of (116) in their own subject and get a broader view of the issues For example, one Austrian student who is studying (117) found different types of farming in England interesting Finally, they also meet exchange students from other countries, so they experience a really (118) environment This experience will
(119) result in a better (120) between nations
*Answer:
111 increasingly 112 study 113 advantages 114 different 115 addition 116 thought 117 agriculture 118 international 119 hopefully 120 understanding
III ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 PTS)
There are ten mistakes in each numbered line in the following paragraph Identify and correct them
Line Line Line
(9)Line Line Line Line Line Line Line 10 Line 11 Line 12 Line 13 Line 14 Line 15 Line 16 Line 17 Line 18
Bill Gates were born in 1955 in Washington State He grew up in a rich family His parents sent him to a private school There he first met his business partner, Paul Allen When they were in the eight grade, they write programs for business computers
In 1973, Gates was accepting at Harvard University His parents were happy They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer likely his father Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen They worked eighteen hour a day in a dormitory room at Harvard They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers In 1975, they created a com-pany calling Microsoft to sell their product
Allen became ill with cancer so he left Microsoft in 1983 He recovered a few years later and started her own company Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States He was the "King of Software" He achieved his succeed with a lot of hard work For more than ten years, he worked sixteen hours a day, seven days a week He had a dream and the will to succeed In 1997, he was the richest man in the United States
Sentences Mistake Correction Sentences Mistake Correction
121: line … 126: line …
122: line … 127: line …
123: line … 128: line …
124: line … 129: line …
125: line … 130: line …
* Answer:
Sentences Mistake Correction Sentences Mistake Correction
121: line day daily 126: line likely like
122: line more most 127: line 10 hour hours
123: line were was 128: line 12 calling called
124: line write wrote 129: line 14 her his
125: line accepting accepted 130: line 16 succeed success
IV SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 PTS)
Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
131 The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries
Only when _
132 Laura participated in many social acitivities although she was severely disabled
In spite
133 The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past few weeks
There has
134 My friend found the wallet with no money in it
The wallet which
135 “Our factory has never dumped waste into the local river,” the spokesman said
The spokesman denied _
* Suggested answer:
131 Only when thegeneral’s personal diaries were published did the truth come out. 132 In spite of her severe disability, Laura participated in many social activities. 133 There has been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past few weeks. 134 The wallet which my friend found had no money in (it).
(10)Part 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence but using the bold word given This word must not be altered in any way.
136 Their form teacher was about to leave the party when they came point
Their form teacher was party when they came
137 The only way you can become a fluent English speaker is to practise hard every day practising
Only by become a fluent English speaker
138 Why didn’t they tell us about the change earlier should
We about the change earlier
139 We used to find his handwriting hard to read difficulty
We used to _ his handwriting
140 I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that she had changed her job surprise
It came _ hear that she had changed her job
* Answer:
136 on the point of leaving the
137 practising hard every day can you 138 should have been told
139 have difficulty (in) reading 140 as no surprise to me to