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(1)Part I: Phonetics (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet A environment B government C comment D development A hamburger B logical C religion D teenager A equation B reputation C pollution D innovation A hard B father C rather D sacrifice A assume B sure C size D soup Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet A support B respond C finish D occur A memory B compliment C charity D tradition A appliance B efficiency C misunderstand D identify A violent B encourage C occasion D material 10 A magnificent B necessary C considerate D accessible 11 PART II: (3,0 points) VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (0,5 point) The swimming pool in this hotel is always empty A free of charge B without any person C without water D closed The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer A speed B expectation C improvement D treatment A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents A demolishing B exploding C developing D running Be careful! The tree is going to fall A Look out B Look up C Look on D Look after From the evidence they inferred that he was guilty A extended B started C commenced D concluded II Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (1,5 point) You will never finish that job by tomorrow morning unless you some help A get B would get C will get D will have got “How many pages so far?” – “Ten” A you study B did you study C have you studied D had you studied Only because she had to support her family to leave A that Alice decides B did Alice decide C does Alice decide D Alice decided I’ve been working quite a lot of pressure lately A in B with C on D under I’ve known a person hometown is famous for grapefruits A who B that C whose D whom Look at these two beautiful vases Which one you like ? A most B better C more than D best She never let you cook the meal, ? A didn’t she B doesn’t she C did she D does she The doctor asked me to my shirt A put off B take off C take out D put out I can’t imagine anywhere except London A living B live C to live D that I live 10 The village seemed strangely familiar, I’d never been there before A however B in spite of C although D despite 11 Don’t be late for the interview, people will think you are a disorganized person A unless B or so C if not D otherwise 12 Those letters now You can the typing later A need typing B needn’t be typed C need to type D needn’t typing 13 Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English become tourist guides A so that B so as C in order D so as to 14 When I graduate from college next June, I a student here for five years A will have been B have been C had been D will be 15 We talked for hours of things and friends we remembered in the old school days A which B whom C who D that III Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets.Write them on your answer sheet (1,0 point) in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes INDUSTRY More and more women know how to themselves BEAUTY It is usually forbidden to destroy buildings HISTORY (2) She always listens to what she is told Thousands of people were made by the earthquake He was given an award for his actions I’ve been a since I had a heart attack The man was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to three years’ The cost of must be paid by the buyer 10 The of the building has shocked everyone ATTEND HOME COURAGE SMOKE PRISON CARRY DESTROY PART III : (3,0 points) READING I Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (1,0 point) The threat to the environment Nowadays, people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1) Many (2) of animals are threatened and could easily become (3) if we not make any effort to (4) them There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (5) , and sold as pets For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the (6) where they live – is (7) More (8) is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (9) , but these chemicals pollute the environment and harm the wildlife The most successful animals on Earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (10) unless we can solve this problem A danger B threat C problem D vanishing A marks B more C species D forms A disappeared B vanished C empty D extinct A harm B safe C protect D serve A likely B alive C for life D for living A spot B point C place D site A exhausting B departing C escaping D disappearing A earth B land C soil D area A crops B fields C herbs D products 10 A survived B over C missing D left II Read the following passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (1,0 point) The invention of electric telegraph gave birth to the communication industry Although Samuel Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies The following year, San Francisco was added to the network The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam -driven rotary printing press by Richard M Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism When the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hard-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism It can be inferred from the passage that A Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential B the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention C journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communication industry D Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communication industry This passage would most likely be found in a A book on trains B U.S history book C computer magazine D science textbook The word “gathering” refers to A people B objects C substances D information The author’s main purpose in this passage is to A compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam driven rotary press B show how the electric telegraph affected the communication industry C criticize Samuel Morse D propose new ways to develop the communication industry The main topic of the passage is A the origin of the national telegraph B the history of journalism C the contributions and development of the telegraph network D how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads III Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word Write it on your answer sheet (1,0 point) Without transportation, our modern society could not (1)……… We would have no (3) metals, no coal and no oil (2)…… would we have any products made from these materials (3) ……… we would have to spend most of our time (4)……… food and the food would be (5) ……… to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our own neighborhoods Transportation also (6)…… our lives in other ways Transportation can speed a doctor to the side (7)… a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm It can take police to the scene of a crime within moments of being notified Transportation(8)… teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests In times of disaster transportation can rush aid (9) ………… persons in areas stricken by floods, famines, (10)……… earthquakes PART IV : WRITING (3,0 points) I Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (1,0 point) Hung Yen has long been well-known for it’s excellent longan fruits A B C D The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it? A B C D If he were not too old, he would apply to the job as a war reporter A B C D The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week A B C D The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted A B C D Our neigbor will look for the garden when we go on holiday A B C D Few airports in the United States are as modern as that in Atlanta A B C D The twentieth century was a time when there was a lot of important events A B C D We were sacked due to Bill’s carelessly schedule, and we all blamed him for that A B C D 10 We were at trouble because we had entered the building without permission A B C D II Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first You must use between two and five words DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN Write your answer on the answer sheet (1,0 points) 1.’You stole the jewels!’ the inspector said to him 2.Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it 3.If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house 4.Thier dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them 5.would you mind not smoking in here? 6’Let’s go for a walk in the park’ said Mitt 7.I applied for the job but was turned down 8.’Please dont drive so fast’, she bessed her boy friend 9.Without his help, we would all have died 10.It is said that he escaped to a neutral country (4)