I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other (0.5 pts)
| 1. A. physical | B. seek | C. specific | D. west |
| 2. A. stream | B. leather | C. cream | D. dream |
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the other (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. minority | B. embroidery | C. tradition | D. scholarship |
| 4. A. experience | B. reputation | C. intermediate | D. academic |
III. MULTIPLE CHOICE (1.5 pts)
5. Jim: “What about collecting used paper, bottles and plastic bags every day?”
Ha and Mai: “_______________”
| A. Because they can pollute the environment. | B. How come? Who can do that? | C. That’s a very good idea. Let’s do that. | D. What about this weekend? |
6. The food was so hot _______________.
| A. that it burned my tongue | B. for it to bum my tongue | C. and then it burned my tongue | D. to have burned my tongue |
7. If I _______________ his advice, I would be a fool.
| A. followed | B. would follow | C. will follow | D. had followed |
8. Every possible test was carried _______________ decide the nature of her illness.
| A. on | B. of | C. through | D. out |
9. The ground is dry, and we haven’t had any rain for months. It’s a real _______________.
| A. flood | B. drought | C. storm | D. typhoon |
10. The panda’s _______________ habitat is the bamboo forest.
| A. nature | B. natural | C. naturalized | D. naturally |
11. Listen to what I am saying, _______________?
| A. don’t you | B. do you | C. are you | D. will you |
12. Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove _______________ from industrial wastes.
| A. polluted | B. pollute | C. polluting | D. pollutants |
13. _______________ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.
| A. As | B. Because | C. Even though | D. Despite |
14. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs _______________ the other one.
| A. as many as | B. twice as much as | C. twice as many | D. so much as |
IV. CAUTION SIGNS – WARNINGS (0.5 pts)
| 15. What does this sign mean? | |
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A. We should stop driving cars.
B. Cars must not be turned left. C. Cars must be turned right. D. Cars must be parked here. |
| 16. What does the sign say? | |
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A. Plastic cup prohibition.
B. Caution! It’s hot. C. You cannot drink here. D. Don’t litter plastic cup. |
V. GUIDED CLOZE (1.5 pts)
In a breakthrough, scientists have found an economically viable way to (17)__________ fuel from water by splitting it into oxygen and hydrogen. Just as solar light can generate electricity, the water splitting process could do the same via the generation of clean chemical fuel such as hydrogen. “It is already (18)__________ possible to split water in this way”, researchers said. The world is now (19)__________ five major issues for humanity – energy, environment, water, food, security and public health. Global warming is ranked first and it is all resulting (20)__________ burning fossil fuels because that is where carbon dioxide comes from. To reduce this, you have to find clean, renewable energy and hydrogen equals clean energy. It’s part of the solution – if we really can (21)__________ water into that will be one scientific solution for the future sustainable energy supplies, hydrogen would be a (22)__________ clean fuel over petrol in foreseeable future.
| 17. A. do | B. study | C. create | D. destroy |
| 18. A. scientifically | B. scientific | C. science | D. scientist |
| 19. A. meeting | B. looking | C. facing | D. having |
| 20. A. of | B. to | C. by | D. from |
| 21. A. divert | B. transfer | C. require | D. split |
| 22. A. synthetic | B. promising | C. obvious | D. hopeful |
VI. READING COMPREHENSION (1.5 pts)
Do you ever think about what schools will be like in the future? Many people think that students will study most regular classes such as maths, science and history online. Students will probably learn these subjects anywhere using a computer. What will happen if students have problems with a subject? They might connect with a teacher through live video conferencing. Expert teachers from learning centres will give students help wherever they live.
Students will still take classes in a school, too. Schools will become places for learning social skills. Teachers will guide students in learning how to work together in getting along with each other. They will help students with group projects both in and out of the classroom.
Volunteer work and working at local businesses will teach students important life skills about the world they live in. This will help students become an important part of their communities. Some experts say it will take five years for changes to begin in schools. Some say it will take longer. More people agree, though, that computers will change education the way TVs and telephones changed life for people all over the world years before.
TRUE or FALSE?
23. Everyone just thinks that students will study school subjects online in the future.
| A. True | B. False |
24. The expert IT staff from learning center will help students with their problems whenever they live.
| A. True | B. False |
25. At school, students will have chances to learn how to work together with others and the important life skills.
| A. True | B. False |
26. It will take more than five years for changes to start in most fields of education.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. Students will learn important life skills through _______________.
| A. going to school every day |
| B. taking online classes |
| C. working in international businesses |
| D. doing volunteer work |
28. What is the main idea of the passage?
| A. Kids won’t have to go to school in the future. |
| B. Computers will change education in the future. |
| C. All classes will be taught online in the future. |
| D. Teachers will help students from home in the future. |
VII. WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)
| 29. The Internet has helped students study more __________________. (effective) |
| 30. The school is performing well, but we recognized the need for further __________________. (improve) |
| 31. He gives us some __________________ information about the increasing prices. (persuade) |
| 32. Don’t treat me as a __________________. (slavery) |
| 33. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in underwater __________________ of the earth. (move) |
| 34. There may be a lot of __________________ stones in Mars. (preciosity) |
VIII. REARRANGEMENT
| 35. A couple of / Panama’s climate / scientists noticed / growing drier / decades ago / was slowly /. //
→ A couple of ____________________________________ |
| 36. will receive / the most beautifully / The family / was decorated / for the holidays / a trophy / whose house /.
→ The family ____________________________________ |
IX. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1.0 pt)
| 37.My boyfriend is very short-tempered.
→ My boyfriend loses ____________________________________ |
| 38. Nobody has paid for the tickets, have they?
→ The tickets ____________________________________ |
| 39. “Well done, I’m so glad you’ve passed your exam.”, I said to Melanie.
→ I congratulated ____________________________________ |
| 40. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
→ The water was not ____________________________________ |
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