I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. watched | B. ploughed | C. coughed | D. disliked |
| 2. A. clear | B. hear | C. peace | D. area |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. many | B. ladder | C. forest | D. invent |
| 4. A. ability | B. acceptable | C. education | D. hilarious |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. Why don’t we put more effort in _______________ the endangered animals?
| A. keeping | B. encouraging | C. preserving | D. maintaining |
6. We should ban farmers from _______________ pesticides carelessly.
| A. spinning | B. putting | C. wasting | D. spraying |
7. She spoke softly to him _______________ nobody else could hear a word.
| A. because | B. unless | C. although | D. so that |
8. The hotel _______________ I stayed last summer was good, so I want to recommend it to you.
| A. whose | B. where | C. when | D. which |
9. Jamie is the first student to _______________ the talk-show with Dr. Hofstader.
| A. attend | B. participate | C. work | D. meet |
10. “Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” – “_______________.”
| A. I’d love to. What’s time? | B. I’m busy. | C. Yes, I’d like it. | D. No, I wouldn’t think so. |
11. To save energy in the kitchen, we should prepare food carefully before _______________ the stove.
| A. looking after | B. looking for | C. going on | D. turning on |
12. _______________ the differences in language and custom, it will take the young couple a long time to understand each other.
| A. Although | B. Because | C. Because of | D. Despite |
13. A tropical storm which _______________ 120 meters per hour is called a hurricane in North and South America.
| A. struck | B. hit | C. reaches | D. travelling |
14. There are a lot of technological _______________ designed to save energy.
| A. necessities | B. limitations | C. innovations | D. consumption |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. In order not being infectious with Coronavirus, we should ____________________. | |
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A. Use facemask only in hospital.
B. Cover your mouth with thick facemask. C. Wear facemask to avoid the crowd. D. Wear a facemask when you are around other people. |
| 16. To protect yourself from COVID-19, we should ____________________. | |
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A. Wash your hands with soap and water regularly.
B. Drink water after washing hands. C. Rub your hands carefully to kill viruses. D. Hold water in your hands. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Some disasters cannot be stopped. These disasters include earthquakes and tornadoes. Tornadoes ruin whatever is (17)__________ their path. They can destroy houses and other buildings. Earthquakes have a wider range of intensity—some are so small that (18)__________ even notices them, except for the people checking earthquake monitoring equipment. Others have leveled cities. It is very hard to deal with these disasters, and it can take a very long time for life (19)__________ back to normal. (20)__________ people are outside during an earthquake, it is best to get into an open spot. They should get away from buildings, power lines, and anything else that may fall and hurt (21)__________ Electrical lines (22)__________ have already fallen are also dangerous—they may be capable of electrocuting people!
| 17. A. under | B. in | C. at | D. on |
| 18. A. everyone | B. no one | C. anyone | D. someone |
| 19. A. to get | B. getting | C. get | D. got |
| 20. A. But | B. Unless | C. If | D. Because |
| 21. A. it | B. us | C. them | D. him |
| 22. A. what | B. who | C. whom | D. which |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.
Dear Daddy,
I’m writing this to tell you how much you are missed and loved, especially on such a special day as today. I will never forget that day- my graduation day. You were standing there with tears in your eyes while I was walking towards the stage to get my diploma, a moment in time that would last forever. You are such a devoted father who was always taken very good care of the whole family. I now live independently. I have experienced the difficulties of being an adult, and I’m going to have my own children with all the burden of being a parent. I understand and love you more and more, Dad. After all, I will always be your little son! Happy Father’s Day.
23. This is a letter written by a man to his father.
| A. True | B. False |
24. The father cried when his son was on his way to the stage.
| A. True | B. False |
25. The letter is sent from a son to his father on the son’s graduation day.
| A. True | B. False |
26. The more difficulties the son has in life, the more love he saves for his father.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. What is the letter mainly about?
| A. The writer’s thankfulness to the father |
| B. The writer’s present life |
| C. The writer’s life after the graduation day |
| D. The writer’s childhood memory |
28. The word “special” has the closest meaning to
| A. important | B. exciting | C. interesting | D. terrible |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
| 29. The champion was offered a lot of ______________ on her win. (congratulate) |
| 30. We are disappointed that we made an ______________ attempt to win the match. (effect) |
| 31. After a careful preparation, he planned an ______________ evening for his girlfriend. (enjoy) |
| 32. The hotel is ______________ located far from the downtown area. (convenience) |
| 33. Using electric stove is an ______________ way of cooking. Gas is cheaper now. (economy) |
| 34. I have ______________ to the manager about the project for the third time. (response) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. called coronavirus / that your lungs can affect / COVID-19 / is a new illness / by a virus / and it’s caused.
→ COVID-19 ____________________________ |
| 36. customers want products / and money-saving / that are / Companies realize that / both effective.
→ Companies realize ____________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. Jenny is the best English student in our school.
→ No students ____________________________ |
| 38. “Why don’t we collect these empty bottles for recycling?” said Mai
→ Mai suggested that those ____________________________ |
| 39. If we had more rain, our crops would grow faster.
→ Unless ____________________________ |
| 40. Though there are many energy-saving products, people don’t want to use them.
→ In spite of ____________________________ |
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