I. Choose the word that does not have the same pronunciation of the underlined part as that in the rest (0.5 pts)
| 1. A. defeated | B. died | C. called | D. named |
| 2. A. battles | B. fights | C. mysteries | D. hamburgers |
II. Choose the word that does not have the same stressed syllable as that of the rest (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. evidence | B. existence | C. experience | D. appearance |
| 4. A. energy | B. consumption | C. efficiency | D. volcano |
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (1.5 pts)
5. Recycling one aluminum can save _______________ to power a TV for three hours.
| A. too much money | B. enough energy | C. too many power | D. enough innovation |
6. Workers like wearing jeans because they don’t _______________ easily.
| A. wear off | B. make off | C. wear out | D. make out |
7. Nowadays, many Vietnamese women prefer to wear _______________ at work.
| A. expensive cloth | B. cheap cotton | C. modern clothing | D. good material |
8. “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?” – “Yes. _______________ we decide to stay longer.”
| A. So that | B. Though | C. Because of | D. In case |
9. Are you very _______________ Monday mornings? – No! I always have time for a cup of coffee.
| A. busy from | B. busy to | C. busy with | D. busy on |
10. “I won the first prize in the last spelling contest.” – “_______________”
| A. It’s nice of you | B. Congratulations! | C. Good luck! | D. Try harder next time |
IV. SIGN IDENTIFICATION: Look at the sign and choose the best answer for each sign (0.5 pts)
| 11. What does this notice say? | |
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A. You mustn’t make things into a neat pile.
B. You mustn’t bring oversized boxes. C. You mustn’t come into this place. D. You mustn’t put reused things in this place. |
| 12. What should you do? | |
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A. You should throw waste paper into the right place.
B. You mustn’t sleep here. C. It’s wet and slippery so you should be careful when come into this place. D. You can play football here. |
V. Rearranging the words or phrases to make a complete sentence (0.5 pts)
| 13. that / wildlife / It / pay/ is / conservation / attention / few / disappointing / people / to /.
→ It _______________________________ |
| 14. storms / as / Tropical / in English / which / in Asia / typhoons / frequently occur / are known /.
→ Tropical _______________________________ |
VI. Supply the correct form of the word given in each sentence (2.0 pts)
| 15. Could you send me details of courses for _____________ who have never learnt English before. (begin) |
| 16. Our water bills are higher than we can afford so we must start to _____________? (economy) |
| 17. We should make the most efforts to stop _____________. (forest) |
| 18. It was _____________ exciting that U23 won the silver medal of Asia cup this year. (surprise) |
| 19. The most _____________ earthquake in Japanese history damaged Tokyo and Yokohama. (disaster) |
| 20. This memorial building is used to _____________ the heroes of Vietnamese people. (memory) |
| 21. The weather there can be _____________ – one minute it’s blue skies and the next minute it’s pouring out. (predict) |
| 22. She barely conceals her irritation and speaks briefly and _____________ to the woman. (abrupt) |
VII. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
When the man first learns how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The first fuel he used was probably wood. As time passed, the man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil (23)__________. Coal was not used very widely as a source of energy until the end of the 19th century. With the coming of the (24)__________ revolution, it was soon realized that production would double if coal was used instead of wood. Nowadays, many of the huge factories and (25)__________ generating stations would be unable to function if there was no coal. In the last forty or fifty years, however, the use of coal has declined. (26)__________ there have been changes in the coal industry. It is believed that more people would use coal if oil and gas were not (27)__________ available. There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use of coal does not increase. Unfortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal would never be used. Mining much of it very expensive even if it was (28)__________ to use new equipment.
| 23. A. are burning | B. would burn | C. have burn | D. were burnt |
| 24. A. industrial | B. national | C. international | D. worldwide |
| 25. A. resource | B. panel | C. innovation | D. electricity |
| 26. A. Moreover | B. As a result | C. Because of | D. In spite of |
| 27. A. believably | B. readily | C. efficiently | D. willingly |
| 28. A. necessary | B. important | C. possible | D. impossible |
VIII. Read the passage then decide whether the statements are True or False and choose the best answer (1.5 pts)
I often hear or read about “natural disasters”- the eruption of Mount St. Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington; Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all over the world; huge fires; and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4th when a high-pressure system (warm air) covered southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday, December 9th, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died.
29. Volcanic eruption is one of natural disasters mentioned in the text.
| A. True | B. False |
30. The traffic stopped because of the humid weather.
| A. True | B. False |
31. Heavy fog didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”.
| A. True | B. False |
32. The strangeness of nature is the writer’s unforgettable personal experience.
| A. True | B. False |
VIII. Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
33. What is the passage mainly about?
| A. huge fires | B. volcanic eruption |
| C. terrible earthquake | D. thick fog |
34. It can be inferred from the passage that natural disasters can ____________.
| A. kill a lot of people | B. mix with fog |
| C. walk into the river | D. stop the bad weather |
IX. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (1.5 pts)
| 35. It has been over three years since she worked there.
→ She last ___________________________ |
| 36. No other members in the class are as tall as Lucie is.
→ Lucie is the ___________________________ |
| 37. I find his handwriting very hard to read.
→ I have ___________________________ |
| 38. Since the weather is terrible, Paul is not able to leave his house.
→ If ___________________________ |
| 39. The boy will receive some money to continue his study. His parents died in a traffic accident.
→ The boy ___________________________ |
| 40. Why not use cloth bags instead of plastic bags to protect the environment?
→ suggest ___________________________ |
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