The walls of the school building fell in while most of the parents were watching the ceremony.. Tons of concrete were sent crashing down on them.[r]
(1)Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently A Christmas B school C occur D celebrate A program B also C nominate D compose A season B support C house D gifts Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A cultural B satisfied C although D decorate A parade B icon C nationwide D charity Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence She is never satisfied _what she has, is she? A of B with C at D in She cried with _when she heard that she had passed the final exam A joyful B joyfully C joy D joyfulness People who cannot _between colors are said to be color-blind A differ B distinguish C tell D recognize Do you know the shop _I often buy newspapers and magazines? A which B who C where D that 10 Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung _ New Year’s Eve A on B at C in D to 11 He is the man _priority is his family A which B that C who D whose 12 _he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it A Because B Though C In spite of D As 13 The gentle lady _before they said goodbye A gave a hug for her new friend B sent her new friend a hug C sent a hug to her new friend D gave her new friend a hug 14 The Lunar New Year Holiday is the most important celebration _Vietnamese people A of B with C for D to 15 _Passover, Jewish people celebrate freedom from slavery A On B At C In D With 16 You can congratulate yourself _having done a good job A on B at C in D for 17 The government should have _measures to reduce unemployment in the country A effect B effective C effectively D effectiveness 18 A _is a person who is known for his humorous writing or talk A humor B human C humorer D humorist 19 Are you _with the works of Shakespeare? A acquaintance B acquainting C acquainted D acquaint 20 My uncle, _has just retired, is interested in gardening A who B that C whose D which Choose the words or phrases that needs correction 21 This novel, which written by a well-known writer, should be read A B C D 22 I think grey hair makes you look rather distinguishing A B C D 23 The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted A B C D 24 We suggest to plant more trees along the streets to have more shades and fresh air A B C D 25 I’d like going out for dinner, but I don’t feel like eating out tonight A B C D Choose the one option A, B, C or D to complete the passage (2) I (26) _my teaching career nearly ten years ago I spent six years (27) _in a remote village where the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low Sometimes I was very disappointed (28) _bad living condition and low pay I was really homesick However, at that time with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career, which was "teaching" I loved my poor little students They (29) _living in poverty but they could not suffer from empty mind I am proud (30) _ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of knowledge 26 A begin B had begun C have begun D began 27 A having taught B taught C teaching D to teach 28 A because of B because C so D despite 29 A was B were C are D is 30 A on B of C about D in Read the text and questions below Most of the people in Saragossa were attending a children’s graduation ceremony in the village school when one of the worst tornadoes in American history suddenly struck A sudden loud whistling sound made everyone sit up as the youngest child was shaking hands with the village mayor It was supposed to be a time of great happiness Instead it ended in tragedy The children were receiving their certificates when the tornado hit the village without any warning The walls of the school building fell in while most of the parents were watching the ceremony Tons of concrete were sent crashing down on them Other parents were preparing a huge meal in the school kitchen at the time of the disaster Afterwards no building in Saragossa remained standing Out of the population of 185, at least 25 were dead and a further 112 were injured “The whole village has gone,” said police officer Paul Deshler “There’s nothing at all here now It looks worse than a war zone.” 31 What kind of disasters is the writer trying to show in the text? _ 32 Where were most of the village people when the tornado hit the village? _ 33 What could be heard when the tornado was coming? _ 34 What was the population of the village? _ 35 What did the police officer compare the village after the tornado with? _ Rewrite the sentence as directed 36 She can’t come to class because of her illness (use conditional sentence type 2) _ 37 Children often give their mothers flowers on the Women’s Day (change into passive) _ 38 Those students were punished They didn’t their homework (use non-restrictive relative clause) _ 39 Despite a bad day, we went out for a picnic (use Although…) _ 40 Our team didn’t play well, so we lost the game (use I wish…) _ THE END -ANSWER KEYS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently A Christmas B school C occur D celebrate (3) A program B also C nominate D compose A season B support C house D gifts Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A cultural B satisfied C although D decorate A parade B icon C nationwide D charity Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence She is never satisfied _what she has, is she? A of B with C at D in She cried with _when she heard that she had passed the final exam A joyful B joyfully C joy D joyfulness People who cannot _between colors are said to be color-blind A differ B distinguish C tell D recognize Do you know the shop _I often buy newspapers and magazines? A which B who C where D that 10 Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung _ New Year’s Eve A on B at C in D to 11 He is the man _priority is his family A which B that C who D whose 12 _he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it A Because B Though C In spite of D As 13 The gentle lady _before they said goodbye A gave a hug for her new friend B sent her new friend a hug C sent a hug to her new friend D gave her new friend a hug 14 The Lunar New Year Holiday is the most important celebration _Vietnamese people A of B with C for D to 15 _Passover, Jewish people celebrate freedom from slavery A On B At C In D With 16 You can congratulate yourself _having done a good job A on B at C in D for 17 The government should have _measures to reduce unemployment in the country A effect B effective C effectively D effectiveness 18 A _is a person who is known for his humorous writing or talk A humor B human C humorer D humorist 19 Are you _with the works of Shakespeare? A acquaintance B acquainting C acquainted D acquaint 20 My uncle, _has just retired, is interested in gardening A who B that C whose D which Choose the words or phrases that needs correction 21 This novel, which written by a well-known writer, should be read [which was written] A B C D 22 I think grey hair makes you look rather distinguishing [distinguished] A B C D 23 The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted [serious] A B C D 24 We suggest to plant more trees along the streets to have more shades and fresh air [planting] A B C D 25 I’d like going out for dinner, but I don’t feel like eating out tonight [to go] A B C D Choose the one option A, B, C or D to complete the passage I (26) _my teaching career nearly ten years ago I spent six years (27) _in a remote village where the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low Sometimes I was very disappointed (28) _bad living condition and low pay I was really homesick However, at that time (4) with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career, which was "teaching" I loved my poor little students They (29) _living in poverty but they could not suffer from empty mind I am proud (30) _ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of knowledge 26 A begin B had begun C have begun D began 27 A having taught B taught C teaching D to teach 28 A because of B because C so D despite 29 A was B were C are D is 30 A on B of C about D in Read the text and questions below Most of the people in Saragossa were attending a children’s graduation ceremony in the village school when one of the worst tornadoes in American history suddenly struck A sudden loud whistling sound made everyone sit up as the youngest child was shaking hands with the village mayor It was supposed to be a time of great happiness Instead it ended in tragedy The children were receiving their certificates when the tornado hit the village without any warning The walls of the school building fell in while most of the parents were watching the ceremony Tons of concrete were sent crashing down on them Other parents were preparing a huge meal in the school kitchen at the time of the disaster Afterwards no building in Saragossa remained standing Out of the population of 185, at least 25 were dead and a further 112 were injured “The whole village has gone,” said police officer Paul Deshler “There’s nothing at all here now It looks worse than a war zone.” 31 What kind of disasters is the writer trying to show in the text? He is trying to show a tornado. _ 32 Where were most of the village people when the tornado hit the village? They were at a children’s graduation ceremony in the village school. 33 What could be heard when the tornado was coming? A sudden loud whistling sound could be heard. 34 What was the population of the village? It was 185. _ 35 What did the police officer compare the village after the tornado with? He compared it with a war zone Rewrite the sentence as directed 36 She can’t come to class because of her illness (use conditional sentence type 2) if she weren’t ill, she could come to class. 37 Children often give their mothers flowers on the Women’s Day (change into passive) Flowers are often given to their mothers on the Women’s Day. _ 38 Those students were punished They didn’t their homework (use non-restrictive relative clause) Those students, who didn’t their homework, were punished. _ 39 Despite a bad day, we went out for a picnic (use Although…) Although it was a bad day, we went out for a picnic. 40 Our team didn’t play well, so we lost the game (use I wish…) I wish our team had played well. THE END (5)