I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. raised | B. picked | C. laughed | D. watched |
| 2. A. turn | B. burn | C. curtain | D. bury |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. computer | B. obvious | C. dependent | D. acquaintance |
| 4. A. festival | B. decorate | C. celebrate | D. important |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. When I was in the university, my studies were devoted almost entirely to _______________.
| A. current | B. present | C. nowadays | D. contemporary |
6. _______ the obvious differences in size and population, the states of the United States have much in common.
| A. In spite of | B. Instead of | C. Because of | D. Though |
7. John Robinson speaks good French, but only _______________ Vietnamese.
| A. a little | B. little | C. few | D. a few |
8. She didn’t hear the dog barking outside because she _______________ headphones.
| A. wore | B. was wearing | C. wearing | D. is wearing |
9. Solar energy, air and water are usually called renewable because there is an _______________ supply.
| A. confined | B. limited | C. restricted | D. unlimited |
10. I have already spent one week at the summer camp, and I will stay for _______________ weeks.
| A. else two | B. other two | C. more two | D. another two |
11. We’re not ready yet, we are going to have to _______________ the conference unit next month.
| A. take off | B. put off | C. take on | D. go off |
12. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will never forget their trip to Hue, _______________ was the old capital of Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty.
| A. which | B. in which | C. that | D. whom |
13. – Is this book good? – “_______________.”
| A. Yes, I like reading | B. I don’t know. I haven’t read it | C. Reading is my favorite | D. I don’t have this one |
14. – Sue: “You have read that article on the website, haven’t you?” – Peter: “_______________.”
| A. Sure, Thanks | B. Not at all! Go ahead | C. Not yet. Why? | D. Yes, of course, I will |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. You must look after your cameras here.
B. Cameras can use here. C. No taking photograph. D. This building is guarded. |
| 16. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. Stop sign ahead
B. Construction ahead C. Divided highway ahead D. Rail road crossing ahead |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Rockets that are now being (17)__________ are powerful enough to shoot a man beyond the earth’s gravity. In such a rocket a man could be sent into (18)__________ accurately enough to arrive at the moon . He could even get there gently and not be killed in a crash. (19)__________ supplies of air and food , he could live on the moon for weeks or even months. A trip to the moon is not just for adventure. It is practical and important (20)__________ it can give us valuable information about the weather. In space stations (21)__________ around the earth, men could live and study cloud information which could tell us what weather to expect in any part of the world at any time. Such information would be very (22)__________ to pilots, to ship captains and even to farmers who must set dates for planting and harvesting. We face another serious problem. If we don’t find a way to control the population, we will need new planets where people can live.
| 17. A. made | B. discovered | C. created | D. invented |
| 18. A. place | B. space | C. the earth | D. the ocean |
| 19. A. but | B. or | C. with | D. and |
| 20. A. although | B. though | C. however | D. because |
| 21. A. revolve | B. revolving | C. revolved | D. to revolve |
| 22. A. useful | B. useless | C. use | D. in use |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
Today almost everyone walking down the street has at least one mobile phone in their pocket. That is because many mobile phones are upgraded every year around the world, and most people are interested in changing their old mobile phone for a new one. There has been an estimated number of 90 million unwanted mobile phones in the UK alone! This mountain weighs around 12,000 tones, but only 5% of it is recycled. What makes us worried most is that mobile phones contain harmful chemicals which are released into the environment when phones begin to degrade and, in addition, large amounts of carbon dioxide are also produced during the manufacture of phones. It seems that the more modern mobile phones become, the worse our environment gets.
23. Mobile phones are modernized every year around the world.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Most people are keen on having a newer mobile phone.
| A. True | B. False |
25. About half of unwanted mobile phones in the UK are recycled.
| A. True | B. False |
26. Old mobile phones do no harm to the environment.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
27. What is the passage mainly about?
| A. The manufacture of phones produces carbon dioxide. |
| B. There are more and more mobile phones in the world. |
| C. The modernization of mobile phones is necessary. |
| D. The modernization of mobile phones makes the environment worse. |
28. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
| A. Modern mobile phones are worse for the environment than the older ones. |
| B. Mobile phones are getting cheaper. |
| C. Used mobile phones can pollute the environment. |
| D. People in the UK are very concerned to recycle old mobile phones. |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence
| 29. More than 1.500 reports of UFO ______________ were made in 1952. (sight) |
| 30. Once in space, the spacecraft will go into ______________ around the Earth. (orbital) |
| 31. We’re had a few arguments over the years, but in general we get on ______________. (marvel) |
| 32. The book tries to explain some of the ______________ of life. (mysterious) |
| 33. The bible says that God ______________ the world. (creative) |
| 34. It was a light ______________ apartment at the top of the building. (space) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. The / waste paper / great amount / can save a / wood pulp / recycling of / of /.
→ The recycling ____________________________ |
| 36. happy to hear / considerable progress / had made / Our parents were / all of us /.
→ Our parents ____________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. The waves destroyed all the things in its path.
→ All the things ____________________________ |
| 38. Whenever she went to Paris, she bought a new dress.
→ She never ____________________________ |
| 39. His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing around the world.
→ Despite ____________________________ |
| 40. Mr. Thanh isn’t confident enough to make a speech.
→ If ____________________________ |
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