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FUN CORNER
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} For each question, choose the correct answer. (If you are in . ., doubt, look at the Clues.) Write the six letters at the bottom
'of the page, and then answer the Extra Question.
Which is the largest ocean in the world?
A The Atlantic Ocean. . � �
B The Indian Ocean. �
C The Pacific Ocea�. �
2 Which is the longest river in the world?
D The Amazon. �
E The Nile.
F The Mississippi.
3 Which is the oldest university in the world?
G The University of Bologna, Italy.
H The University of Oxford, England.
t The University of Karueein, Morocco.
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L Annapurna . 5 Which is the biggest country
in the world?
M Canada.
N TheUSA.
o Russia 6 Which is the
heaviest animal in the world?
P The African elephant.
Q The Indian elephant.
R The blue whale. The answer indudes the
sixteenth letter of the alphabet.
._ ____________ ., 2 The answer does not indude
I@ra Question}} I � 2 ã1 3 I 4 I 5 I 6 I ã the letter O or the letter P.
3 The answer is not in Europe.
4 The- answer does not end with a vowef.
5 There are two words in the answer:
the second word is longer than the first word.
One of those six letters is the commonest 6 The words of the answer have three letter in the English language. Which one? letters, four letters and five letters.
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FINALTEST l
Time allowed: 60 min. (Total: 100 points) Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced
in each line. ( 10 points)
1. A. crown B.powerful C. browse D. slow
2. A. advife B. £Omposer C. £itadel D. canfer 3. A. excursion B. further C. burial D. turtle 4. A. recognized B.endangered C. weighed D. flourished 5. A. §pecies ' B. re§erve C. po§tpone D. re§urface Part II. Choose the correct option to ãfinish the following mini . talk.
(10 points)
Bill: The new neighbours (1) _ their house. It looks really nice! Those colours (2) well together.
Kate: Fred told me yesterday that they are professional painters.ã
Bill: How (3) _ ?
Kate: Apparently, he (4) _ them since he was a child. They (5) _ to the same school.
1. A. paint B. is painting 2. A.go. B. are going 3. A. does he know
B. is he knowing 4. A. knows B. knew 5. A. goes B. went
C. have painted ã D. have been painting C. have gone D. have been going C. has he known
D. has he been knowing
C. has known D. has been knowing C. has gone D. has been going Part III. Complete the following passage by using the correct form of the
words given in brackets. (20 points)
GOING GREEN
Thereã is an ( 1. argue) __ that recycling may have some (2. foresee) __
negative effects. Of course, it would be a major achievement if we were able to increase (3. aware) of the threat to the environment caused by pollution and the (4. bum) of fossil fuels. However, if the public's only involvement in
(5. ecology) __ issues is taking their newspapers and bottles to a recycling point, we may only be creating the (6. appear) __ of improvement. If they have to drive any (7. distant) __ to the recycling point, for example, it might mean the consumption of more energy than is (8. save) __ . Also, if people feel that they are making their contribution to the environment, they might not put so much (9. press) __ on large organizations to encourage the development �f (I 0. safe) __ , less damaging forms of production.
Part IV. Insert a suitable preposition in each numbered gap to finish the . following argument. ( 10 points)
AN ARGUMENT ON COMPUTER GAMES
Computer games have been popular for decades now and many households have ( 1) __ least one. However it can be seen that playing these games causes problems of several kinds both (2) __ youngsters and society.
Firstly, youngsters who spend much of their time (3) _._ front of a monitor do not have enough time ( 4) __ studying, playing sport, socialising or learning about life. The skills which they need in order to interact (5) __ others and succeed in the real world are not being nurtured. Moreover, studies have shown that this generation of youths is actually growing less than previous generations due to lack of exercise. ( 6) __ a result, they are more likely to be overweight and less healthy, so more prone (7) __ diseases such as diabetes.
(8) __ addition, the games themselves are often quite violent. For example, there are games which show graphic fighting scenes where the most brutal is most applauded. The language also tends to be violent and sexist, which has a negative influence on youngsters.
It is easy to imagine the effects of such games (9) __ young minds. If we wish our children to grow up to become well-adjusted members ( 1 O) __ the . society, these games should be more tightly controlled.
Part V. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to be used for each of the blanks to complete the following pa�sage. (20 points)
THE HISTORY OF FILM
The world's first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and
ã Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1) __ of short, _simple scenes, people loved 167
it and films have been (2) __ ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3) __ the story.
Soon the public had ( 4) __ favourite actors and actresses and, in this (5) __ the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first "talkie", a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6) __ only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) __ produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s, (8) __ people went to see films, but in recent (9) __ cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produced films that influence film-making and there are (IO) __ many national film industries.
1. A. consisted B. contained C. held D. belonged 2. A. common B. popular C. liking D. everywhere
3. A. join B. read C. explain D. perform
4. A. his B. our C. your D. their
5. A. way B. reason C. result D. method
6. A. will B. should C. would D. might
7. A. who B. that C. where D. which
8. A. less B. fewer C. more D. any_
9. A. time B. months C. years D. periods
10. A. soon B. currently C. presently D. modernly
Part VI. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for the questions. ( 10 points)
One mystery about elephants that seems to have been solved is how elephants communicate with each other. Humans have heard a whole variety of sounds coming from elephants, but these sounds are not the only way that elephants communicate.
A new explanation about elephant communication is being proposed.
Elephants vibrate the air in their trunk.s and foreheads. The sound that is. created during this vibration has an extremely low pitch; the pitch, in fact, is so low that humans cannot hear it. However, it seems that other elephants can and do hear and understand these low rumblings.
1. The passage mainly discusses __ .
A. the answer to a question about how elephants communicate B. how elephants vibrate the air in their trunks
C. communication between animals and humans D. the sounds that elephants make
2. According to the passage, people __ . A. cannot hear any elephant sounds B. are not interested in elephant sounds C. hear only one elephant sound
D. can hear numerous elephant sounds
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the elephant sounds that humans hear are
A. one of the ways that elephants communicate B. not part of elephant communication,
C. how elephants communicate with �umans D. the only sounds that elephants make
4. Which of the following is NOT true about the extremely low sound created by elephants?
A. Humans cannot understand it.
B. Humans hear it.
C. Elephants hear it.
D. Elephants understand it.
5. The word "rumblings" in the last line is closest in meaning to __ .
A. words B. ears C. vibration D. melodies
Part VII. Rewrite the following sentences, so that they have the same meaning as the ã original ones, using the words given at the beginning. ( 10 points)
1. We will have to make him work harder.
He will
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2. We breathe a lot of-polluted air: w� get weaker.
The more---'---
3. If she had seen him waving, she would have waved back.
She didn't---
4. The flat is very noisy but we enjoy living there.
Although _____________________ _ 5. "I am leaving tomorrow," she said, "by 4.30 from Nha Trang station."
She said---
Part VIII. Write a paragraph of 120 - 150 words about the advantages and disadvantages of owning a car. ( 10 points)
You can use the following ideas:
- freedom of use
- make you feel independent - carry heavy things
- help friends - expensive
- difficulty with parking ...