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(1)Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A scientific B school C screen D scheem A considered B disappointed C little D scientist A invented B considered C contented D interested Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words A travel B listen C answer D complain A holiday B importance C tomorrow D profession Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence The telephone is considered to be one of the most useful achievements A science B scientifically C scientist D scientific John often goes to bed early and up late A to get B gets C get D got A is a place where plants and trees are grown for scientific study A resort B Botanical Garden C pagoda D pine forest John isn't contented with his present salary A excited about B disappointed about C interested in D satisfied with 10 You English fluently if you don’t practice it every day A will not speak B will speak C did not speak D can speak 11 I swimming with my classmates last weekend A had gone B was going C has gone D went 12 The New Year is coming so most of the clothing stores are with people A accustomed B full C crowded D fed up 13 She often stamps of many other country in her spare time She has a large of stamps A collections/collects B collects/collection C collect/collective D collecting/collect 14 At last, Mary could not master her piano lessons, made her parents disappointed A which B these C for which D that 15 You will get a good seat if you first A came B come C have come D will come 16 Our teacher said that we an English test the following week A have had B had C would have D will have 17 He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age He's A mentally retarded B mentally alert C mentally restricted D mentally ill 18 Keep calm! There is nothing to worry A in B on C about D for 19 I Mr Thompson at the airport at o'clock this afternoon A am meeting B am going to meet C was meeting D often meet 20 When Marie first went to Paris, she had very little money to live A at B in C on D by Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question Faraday was born into a poor family He received little schooling in his boyhood and had to start work at an early age in a bookbinder’s shop He was very interested in science, so he often attended scientific lectures given by Sir Humphry Davy, a famous scientist at that time One day Davy discovered Faraday’s talent As a result, he invited the boy to work in his laboratory At first Faraday was given very simple jobs, but later he had more important work to It was in Davy’s laboratory that Faraday invented the generator and became a well-known scientist of England 21 Why didn’t Faraday have a good education? A Because he wasn’t interested in studying B Because he didn’t have money C Because his family was too poor D Because his father was a blacksmith 22 Where did he work at his early age? A in a bookshop B in a book club C in a bookbinder’s shop D in a book stall 23 The boy often attended A lectures B sentences C letters D speeches (2) 24 What did Faraday at first in Davy’s laboratory? A uneasy jobs B easy jobs C difficult jobs D complex jobs 25 What did Faraday later in Davy’s laboratory? A more tiring work B more boring work C more simple work D more important work Read the passage and fill in the blank by choosing A, B, C or D Most people agree that computers are the most important (26) of the 20th century The first business computers (27) introduced just about fifty years ago, and now they are being used in a wide variety of fields, from banking to space travel However, until just a few years ago, computers were very large, expensive machines (28) by large corporations and governments Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even fewer had used one Then in the 1970s the silicon chip was invented Because this electronic device could (29) a large amount of information in a very small space, computers could be much smaller and less expensive than the huge mainframe computers used by corporations Some computer manufacturers believed that people might lie to have computers in (30) homes, offices, and schools, so the personal computers was born 26 A inventory B invention C invent D inventive 27 A have been B had been C were D are 28 A belonged B owned C had D was 29 A store B hide C stock D provide 30 A his B our C its D their Do the following sentences as directed in parentheses 31 Mr Vy often gets up at 4:30 (Make the question from the underlined words) @ _ 32 Barbara stayed with an Italian family when she was in Italy (Rewrite the sentence using “used to”) @ _ 33 The farmers have cut a lot of trees for firewood (Rewrite the sentence into the passive voice) @ _ 34 I enjoyed the film although the story was silly (Rewrite the sentence using “in spite of”) @ _ 35 Mark stopped working because he felt tired (Rewrite the sentence using “because of”) @ _ 36 He has had this car six months (Fill in the blank with a suitable word) 37 If this film (finish) , I’ll stop the video (Give the correct form of the verb in parentheses) 38 “I'm taking my driving test tomorrow.” he said (Rewrite the sentence into the reported speech) @ _ 39 He stopped working because of having a headache @ Because 40 It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother @ My father hasn’t _ THE END (3)