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I/ Choose the best answer:
1. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others:
A. wanted |
B. worked |
C. needed |
D.visited |
2. Choose the word which has different stress from the others:
A. lacquerware |
B. pottery |
C. embroider |
D.layer |
3. He works as an ___________ in his uncle’s workshop.
A. attraction |
B. artisan |
C. embroider |
D.lacquer |
4. They need to find a solution to ___________ the local environment.
A. preserve |
B. cast |
C. weave |
D.knit |
5. The company is going to close ___________ one of its stores due to reduced sales.
A. on |
B. down |
C. in |
D.at |
6. He was hired for the position because he is ___________.
A. reliability |
B. reliably |
C. reliable |
D.unreliable |
7. I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.
A. so |
B. though |
C. so that |
D.as |
8. Nothing is __________ than being stuck in a traffic jam.
A. worse |
B. badly |
C. more badly |
D.the worst |
9. When I __________, the town hall was already full of teenagers.
A. turned on |
B. turned off |
C. turned up |
D.turned into |
10. Nam: There’s a lantern festival nearby. Do you want to come with us?
Mai: Yeah, ___________ !
A. sorry |
B. cool |
C. I see |
D.not at all |
11. Remember to _________ your shoes when you enter a Japanese house.
A. take over |
B. take on |
C. take up |
D.take off |
12. The roads are ___________ as one of the solutions to deal with traffic jams.
A. extended |
B. expensive |
C. overcrowding |
D.shelter |
Part 1: CIRCLE the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the sentences. (2,0pts)
1. I’ll give you the phone number of my hotel, so that you can reach me if anything happens. ______ anything happen, I want you to look after my children.
A. Can |
B. Might |
C. Will |
D. Should |
2. I suppose you’re not serious, ______?
A. don’t I |
B. do I |
C. are you |
D. aren’t you |
3. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is a 19-year-old Vietnamese woman who is the fastest swimmer in Southeast Asia in ______ races.
A. numerate |
B. numeral |
C. numeric |
D. numerous |
4. _____ are still ending up in prison – over 700 in 1972 – merely for using cannabis.
A. So too many |
B. Far too many |
C. Quite too many |
D. Such too many |
5. A strong westerly ______ flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain.
A. gale |
B. blizzard |
C. hurricane |
D. breeze |
6. After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of _______ to entertain her nieces.
A. pushing the envelope |
B. turning the other cheek |
C. bending over backwards |
D. going against the grain |
7. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
At that time Herschel was a professional musician and only an amateur astronomer, one who had a knack for building telescopes.
A. talent |
B. hobby |
C. liking |
D. pleasure |
8. If it wasn’t an accident, he ______ it on purpose.
A. need have done |
B. should have done |
C. must have done |
D. ought to have done |
9. They played a great game and brought our local basketball teams to their ______.
A. knees |
B. legs |
C. feet |
D. ankle |
10. Every large city has its shifting population of vagrants. But in most cases these are men, usually with an unhealthy appetite ______ alcohol.
A. in |
B. to |
C. on |
D. for |
11. Teachers like students to be _____ and listen to what they are saying.
A. absorbed |
B. attentive |
C. prudent |
D. watchful |
12. Helen: “This is your first trip abroad, isn’t it?” – Peter: “______.”
A. No, I haven’t been there before |
B. No, it’s expensive |
C. Yes, it sounds great |
D. Yes, so I’m looking forward to it |
13. Senior officials from ASEAN and other Pacific, _____ countries met in Canberra, Australia, in November 1989 to inaugurate APEC.
A. Rim |
B. Edge |
C. Perimeter |
D. Border |
14. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.
A. relative |
B. general |
C. continuous |
D. sharp |
15. ______ is medical technology that allows the prolongation of life artificially while the world is already over-populated?
A. Of what use |
B. What use |
C. Of which use |
D. Which use |
16. Honour still ______, they got back into their lorries and were off again, this time trying to edge each other into a deep ravine that fell away at one side of the road.
A. being unsatisfactory |
B. unsatisfactory |
C. unsatisfied |
D. unsatisfying |
17. I have lived near the railway for so long now that I’ve grown _____ to the noise of the trains.
A. familiar |
B. accustomed |
C. aware |
D. unconscious |
18. We are short of clean safe drinking water, which is found to be the ______ in many third world countries.
A. example |
B. event |
C. case |
D. object |
19. It is said that many children of high intelligence do not allow themselves to be “discovered” – for fear of becoming an _____.
A. outage |
B. outcast |
C. outset |
D. outpost |
20. Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable ______ the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long-term warming effects.
A. interest in |
B. uncertainty about |
C. enthusiasm for |
D. worry about |
3, Read the passage and choose the best option.
Last year I went(1) …a homestay to the United States . I(2)… with the Johnson family in the (3)…. of California.(4)…… I was there , I went to school with my American sister, Julie.
(5)…… , speaking English every day was (6)….. I was homesick.(7)…..then I started (8)…. my homestay. English was easier. School was fun.
I liked living with the Johnsons . We ate dinner together every night. We went to the movies a lot. (9)….. spring vacation , we went on a camping trip.
Now I’m (10)……. home with my parents . I often write to my American family and they write to me. Next year the Johnsons are going to visit me.
1, A-to |
B-on |
C-for |
D-at |
2, A-lived |
B-stay |
C-was |
D-came |
3, A-part |
B-area |
C-state |
D-country |
4, A-And |
B-While |
C-Because |
D-When |
5, A-First |
B-For first |
C-At first |
D-At the first |
6, A-bad |
B-good |
C-different |
D-hard |
7, A-However |
B-But |
C-And |
D-after |
8, A-enjoying |
B-catching |
C-preferring |
D-missing |
9, A-In |
B-During |
C-From |
D-For |
10,A-in |
B-at |
C-back |
D-return |
Complete the passage with ONE word in the blanks.
Sweets to eat
Pineapple is a sweet fruit that (1) grows only in hot countries. It does not grow on trees (2) as some fruit trees. It grows up from the ground. The (3) top may be cut off and planted. The pineapple plant grows about two feet (4) high.
The pineapple looks (5) like a large pine cone. It (6) has a hard , brown covering.(7) Its leaves have points . Inside it is yellow and juicy. The middle part is hard and it is not used (8) for canning. But the middle part is sweet! Next time you have fresh pineapple , try a (9) piece of the hard middle part. Canned or (10) fresh, the pine apple is a good fruit to eat.
II. READING: (4,2pts)
Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. (1,0pt)
As gasoline prices continue to (1)_____, many people are looking for ways to reduce the (2)_____ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities. (3)_____ are some suggestions which will save you a (4)_____ amount of money on gasoline.
1. Ask yourself every time you (5)_____ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, “Is this trip really necessary?” Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an (6)_____ of 36 cents. If the trip is not necessary, think twice before using your vehicle.
2. Drive at a (7)_____ speed on the highway. According to the Department of Energy, most automobiles get about 20 percent more miles per gallon on the highway at 55 miles per hour than they do at 70 miles per hour.
3. Consider (8)_____ an automobile which gets the best gas mileage. For example, generally, the following get better gas mileage: lighter weight vehicles, vehicles with smaller engines, vehicles with manual transmissions, those with four cylinders, and those with fewer accessories. Check the “fuel economy” labels (9)_____ to the windows of new automobiles to find the average estimated miles per gallon for given makes and models.
4. Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips (10)______ reduce gas mileage. If an automobile gets 20 miles per gallon in general, it may get only 4 miles per gallon on a short trip of 5 miles or less.
(Adapted from “The Vocabulary Files C1”)
1. |
A. crash |
B. accelerate |
C. escalate |
D. fly |
2. |
A. danger |
B. occurrence |
C. burden |
D. chance |
3. |
A. Below |
B. After |
C. Coming |
D. Later |
4. |
A. measurable |
B. negotiable |
C. negligible |
D. considerable |
5. |
A. think |
B. plan |
C. need |
D. arrange |
6. |
A. equivalent |
B. average |
C. amount |
D. increase |
7. |
A. mild |
B. conservative |
C. considerable |
D. substantial |
8. |
A. inquiring |
B. trading |
C. preferring |
D. purchasing |
9. |
A. attached |
B. selected |
C. stretched |
D. held |
10. |
A. extensively |
B. exclusively |
C. intensively |
D. drastically |
Read the following passage and choose the best answers :
Dear Jean,
I am sorry I (1) to you lately, but I have been working hard. When I (2) your last letter. I was acting in a play at school, and when I finished that I went on a holiday with some friends. I intended (3) you a postcard, but I forgot to take your address with me. How are you getting (4) at college? You didn't (5) much about this in you letter. I hope you still like it and don't work all the time! I am starting work in Lodon after I (6) school in July, and I want to see you then. Do you still want to come and stay (7) a few days? I know you are busy, but by the time your term (8), I'll have started my job. I've done so (9) things lately! I've just learned to drive and my parents sometimes lend me their car, so I often go out with friends. (10) I'll drive to Birmingham and see you one day.
1. | A. not write | B. haven't written | C. don't write |
2. | A. received | B. have received | C. receive |
3. | A. sending | B. send | C. to send |
4. | A. up | B. over | C. on |
5. | A. talk | B. tell | C. say |
6. | A. leave | B. left | C. leaved |
7. | A. for | B. at | C. in |
8. | A. finished | B. finishing | C. finishes |
9. | A. much | B. many | C. a lot |
10. | A. May be | B. May being | C. Maybe |
Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1. The city was covered_____by_____smoke from the burns nearby.
2. The police said a notorious criminal was involved_____in_____the robbery.
3. For most North American household lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill. However, this amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100. watt light bulb____with____an energy saving bulb.
4 The weather is terribly hot, so many boys run to the rivers, jump____in____and swim.
5. Ho Chi Minh devoted all his life to the struggle____of____the liberation of our country.
Give the correct forms of words in the brackets.
1. The_______entrance________examination is of great importance to the students of grade 9. (ENTER)
2 Mispronunciation in speaking a language usually leads to _______misunderstanding________. (UNDERSTAND)
3. Most of the banks are now__________computerized___________. (COMPUTER)
4. We are waiting for the__________arrival__________of his plane. (ARRIVE)
5. Women nowadays have more__________freedom_________to participate in social activities. (FREE)
6 She made a deep___________impression__________on the members of her class. (IMPRESS)
7 He is one of the most famous___________environmentalist___________in the world. (ENVIRONMENT)