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(1)UNIT : THE MEDIA TEST 1
I./ Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
1 A find B kind C blind D first
2 A supper B hungry C pull D sun
3 A television B pressure C pleasure D leisure
4 A check B Christmas C chemistry D anchor
5 A honor B hour C honest D hope
6 A checked B naked C booked D picked
7 A huge B use C pure D hurry
8 A brother B thorough C borrow D borough
9 A healthy B marathon C weather D thousand
10 A industry B focus C popular D discuss
II./ Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :
1 A purpose B remote C control D respond
2 A intermediate B documentary C psychedelic D communicate A inspiration B collection C reputation D limitation A scenery B dormitory C minority D territory A interactive B experience C commercial D linguistics III./ Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
1 How much time you spend _the web a day?
A clicking B skiing C entering D surfing
2 Do you find the internet , Nam?
A use B used C useful D usefully
3 I don’t like watching boxes matches on TV because they are _
A violent B violence C exciting D interesting The “Kien Thuc Ngay Nay” is _read by both teenagers and adults
A wide B widely C widen D widened
5 We can communicate with friends by of e-mail
A means B paths C methods D uses
6 Once the computer is given _, it can gather wide range of information for many purposes
A a menu B a text C a program D a list
7 Computers are particularly good at repetitive tasks and complex computation A working B performing C having D getting
8 Through TV, _can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway places A TV viewers B home viewers C audience D TV lookers Enter a user name and _to get into the computer system
A website B logo C password D keyword
10 We can send messages and pictures to friends by using a
A radio B TV C cell phone D cassette player
11 Her sister _as a presenter in the local television station, doesn’t she? A works B is working C has worked D worked 12 You hardly watch science fiction films, _?
(2)13 Do you mind _me an evening newspaper on the way home?
A buy B to buy C buying D bought
14 No one phoned while I was out, ?
A did they B didn’t they C did he D didn’t he 15 There won’t be any trouble with you, ?
A will there B will it C will they D won’t they 16 Would you mind not _on the radio until I’ve finished typing the document?
A to turn B turning C being turned D to be turned 17 The aodai _of a long silk tunic that it is slit on the sides
A consists B has C includes D involves
18 The crier shouted the news as he was walking
A late B later C latter D latest
19 Islam is the country’s official in Brunei
A culture B religion C language D tradition 20 The parkers a lot of maize on their farm
A rise B raise C grow D feedS
21 Malaysia is a _country of ASEAN
A region B friend C member D foreign
22 Today TV can watch a lot of interesting local and international programs
A lookers B seers C viewers D observers
23 If you want to improve your English, you should speaking it as much as possible
A practice B train C learn D use
24 Lan’s pen pal was really by the beauty of Vietnam
A worried B embarrassed C expected D impressed 25 The coach will us at pm tomorrow
A arrive B collect C catch D get off
26 Does your father enjoy _newspapers?
A read B reading C to read D be read
27 I wish I _enough money to buy a laptop
A have B had C have had D am having
28 Nam said that he to buy that blue T-shirt
A not want B doesn’t want C didn’t want D not wanted 29 You bought this pair of trouser yesterday, ?
A didn’t you B weren’t you C did you D were you 30 The book at least by next Friday
A must return B must have returned
C must be returned D must being returned 31 He asked me if I at that school
A study B was studied C studied D was studying 32 The policemen him to go with them to the police station
A let B caused C made D forced
33 I was in the countryside and went to a village school
A brought up B carried on C given up D taken up 34 A lot of my friends left school at 16, and they now leaving so early
(3)35 Thanks to the internet, people can get the information
A late B later C lately D latest
36 Nowadays, we can watch a of interesting programs on TV
A varies B variation C variety D varieties 37 Internet users sometimes have to _various viruses
A bore B carry C keep D suffer
38 We usually watch the news on TV because it is very _
A information B informative C inform D formal
39 The internet nowadays has become an important means of _
A relation B communication C combination D connection 40 _, an electronic form, is a way of sending messages from one computer to another
A information B e-mail C Texts D Data
41 TV viewers can enjoy various interesting programs just by selecting the right _
A ways B forms C channels D routes
42 How much time you spend _a web a day?
A surf B to surf C surfing D to have surfed
43 Mr Wilson needs to leaves right now, _?
A needn’t he B doesn’t he C need he D does he 44 Listen to what I am saying, _?
A don’t you B you C will you D can you 45 I will anything but the dishes
A wash B to wash C washing D will wash
46 It’s too hot and my hair needs
A to cut B cut C being cut D cutting
47 She is always complaining about _the children from school
A collect B to collect C collecting D being collected 48 He refuses _with me
A go B to go C going D having gone
49 Everyone will agree to our suggestion, _?
A will they B will he C won’t they D won’t he 50 Instead of about the good news, Peter seemed to be indifferent
A exciting B being excited C to excite D to be excited
IV Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. Mrs Brown’s children are used to be picked up after school everyday
A B C D
2 Jack got into trouble when he refused opening his briefcase for the customs officer
A B C D
3 We regret informing you that your application has been turned down
A B C D
4 Tell me about your school days Do you remember to go to school for the first time?
A B C D
5 Tom had just had his hair cut We couldn’t help laughing when see him
A B C D
(4)7 I am not planning to go abroad I can’t afford spending too much money A B C D
8 They were fortunate to have rescued from the fire before the building collapsed
A B C D
9 Don’t expect to learn all words in a day Learning language is time-consumed work A B C D
10 It’s always better to study vocabulary in connection by reading A B C D
V Reading the following passage and choose the best answers. BIRTH OF THE COMPUTER
Most people think of computers are very modern inventions, products of our new
technological age But actually, the idea for a computer (1) _worked out over two centuries ago by a man (2) _Charles Babbage
Babbage was born (3) _1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) _ he called “engines” But despite the fact that he (5) _building some of these, he never finished any of them Over the years people have argued (6) _his machines would ever work Recently, however, the science Museum in London has finished building (7) _engine based on of Babbage’s designs (8) _has taken years to complete and more (9) _four thousand parts have been specially made Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at special exhibition in the science Museum (10) _remind people of Babbage’s work
1 A has B was C had D is
2 A known B recognized C written D called
3 A on B in C by D for
4, A whose B who C these D which
5 A wanted B made C started D missed
6 A until B whether C while D through
7 A some B the C an D that
8 A One B He C They D It
9 A than B therefore C when D then
10 A to B as C for D so
VI./ Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of words in parentheses: (1m) 1) Her clothes look very modern and (fashion)
2) She made a deep _ on the members of her class.(impress) 3) _, ao dai was worn by both men and women (tradition) 4) I got dressed very and went to school (quick)
5) They _ me to join their family to Hue last year.(invitation) 6) They _at least twice a week (correspondence)
7) Hanoi is not from Kuala Lumpur (difference)
8) What is the main language of at the school? (instruct)
9) They have just _ a new style of jeans in the USA (Introduction) 10) I like to wear casual clothes because it is (convenience)
VII./ Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets : She enjoys (play) badminton
(5)3 We began (learn) English years ago He hates (have) lunch at school
5 Don’t forget (do) your homework ! Why you decide (choose) this book ? He loves (listen) to live music on TV I am interested in (play) computer games
9 My father likes (read) newspapers before going to work 10 Is she fond of (chat) ?
VIII./ Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root ones I am sorry I am busy now
→ I wish She doesn’t have a bike
→ She wishes We played soccer in the afternoon long ago
→ We used Mary and Tom invited three hundred people to the wedding
→ Three I last saw her 10 months ago
→ I haven’t We can’t go out because of the heavy rain
→ We wish She doesn’t go to my birthday party
→ I wish We often went camping together
→ We used They send two million books to America every year
→ Two 10 It’s five years since we last met each other