I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others (0.5 pts)
| 1. A. inspiration | B. minority | C. dynamite | D. pesticide |
| 2. A. compose | B. gemstone | C. documentary | D. volcano |
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. economic | B. intermediate | C. reputation | D. dormitory |
| 4. A. appliance | B. efficiency | C. environment | D. temperature |
III. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read and choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
5. _______________ you are interested in the film, don’t go to see it any cost.
| A. If | B. Unless | C. Although | D. Because |
6. I suggest _______________ the printer first.
| A. you check | B. you checking | C. you must check | D. you to check |
7. She’s always polite and considerate _______________ her friends.
| A. with | B. towards | C. about | D. for |
8. Those buckets must be filled _______________ water for future use.
| A. by | B. on | C. into | D. with |
9. Let me _______________ you and your success in the examination.
| A. encourage | B. distinguish | C. celebrate | D. congratulate |
10. My friends come to stay _______________ us _______________ Christmas.
| A. to / at | B. with / on | C. with / at | D. to / on |
11. Most rivers are polluted; _______________, we must use their water.
| A. moreover | B. therefore | C. however | D. so |
12. I have three sisters, _______________ are women doctors.
| A. who they are | B. that all of whom | C. that all of them | D. all of whom |
13. Though everything _______________ carefully, a small mistake happened in the end.
| A. had been prepared | B. had prepared | C. has been prepared | D. has prepared |
14. “Don’t put your bed next to the glass window.” – “_______________.”
| A. OK. I’ll do it. | B. I know. Flying glass can make bad cuts. | C. Great! Let’s do that | D. OK. People will see my bed. |
IV. Choose the best opinion to match the sign (0.5 pts)
| 15. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. Earthquake warning.
B. Hurricane warning. C. Tornado warning. D. Tsunami warning. |
| 16. What does the sign say? | |
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A. Steep hill ahead: be prepared to use a lower gear if necessary.
B. Watch for fallen rock and be prepared to avoid a collision. C. Construction zone ahead. D. Road closed ahead due to fallen rocks. |
V. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C, or D) (1.5 pts)
The English word Easter comes (17)__________ the Old English word Eastre. Eastre is the name of the goddess of spring and light. In spring, flowers bloom and trees become green. The earth wears “new clothes”. Many people wear new clothes on Easter Sunday, (18)__________. Two days before Easter is Good Friday. Christians (19)__________ Jesus Christ died on this day. Many schools and businesses close on Good Friday. Christians also believe Jesus rose from the dead on (20)__________. Easter is a very joyful holiday for Christians. On Easter Sunday, families often come together for a dinner of ham or lamp with fresh spring vegetables. Dessert is often cake in a (21)__________ of a lamp or rabbit. And there is (22)__________ candy from the Easter bunny!
| 17. A. to | B. from | C. up with | D. back |
| 18. A. so | B. either | C. too | D. neither |
| 19. A. believe | B. believed | C. had believed | D. will believe |
| 20. A. Easter Sunday | B. Good Sunday | C. Easter Friday | D. Good Friday |
| 21. A. plate | B. shape | C. basket | D. box |
| 22. A. lot of | B. many | C. a lots of | D. plenty of |
VI. READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are TRUE or FALSE (1.5 pts)
In the 19th century, fishermen in Peru noticed something unusual. They saw that the Pacific Ocean water was sometimes warm in December. The fishermen called this El Nino. The warm water caused problems. It kept fish away. The fishermen caught fewer fish, and their family were hungry. Today El Nino still caused problems. Every two or seven years, warm water off Australia’s coast moves east to South America. This changes the weather around the world. El Nino sometimes causes hot, dry weather in Southeast Asia, parts of South America, and Australia. It can also cause very heavy storms and high tides in eastern Africa and on the western coasts of North America, Central America, and South America.
23. Fishermen in Australia gave El Nino its name.
| A. True | B. False |
24. The fishermen caught fewer fish because of the cold water.
| A. True | B. False |
25. El Nino doesn’t cause problems anymore.
| A. True | B. False |
26. Many areas in the world experience natural disasters due to El Nino.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. El Nino is a set of changes in the weather system that happens _______________.
| A. every year | B. every decade | C. every few years | D. every December |
28. According to the passage, which places in the world aren’t be affected by El Nino?
| A. Southeast Asia | B. Northeast Asia and Europe |
| C. Eastern Africa and Australia | D. North, Central and South America |
VII. WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)
| 29. The rising level of air pollution has caused concern among __________________. (conserve) |
| 30. Many factories still allow __________________, such as toxic waste, to flow into our river. (pollute) |
| 31. Governments encourage people to use the products which are ____________friendly. (environment) |
| 32. This pesticide can’t protect plants. It becomes __________________. (effect) |
| 33. I don’t like __________________ fiction. It’s unreal. (science) |
| 34. My brother __________________ as the president of our company recently. (nominate) |
VIII. REARRANGEMENT (0.5 pts)
| 35. had difficulty / The firefighters / the powerful fire / putting out / in /. //
→ The ____________________________________ |
| 36. helped her son / In spite of / being tired / Ms. Lien / , / with his homework /. //
→ In ____________________________________ |
IX. TRANSFORMATION (1.0 pt)
| 37. They often go swimming on Sundays. They have much free time then.
→ They ____________________________________ |
| 38. She is not free, so she cannot join in our trip.
→ If she ____________________________________ |
| 39. “Thank you very much for helping me with these assignments”, Tom said to me.
→ Tom thanked ____________________________________ |
| 40. How often does the mechanic service your car?
→ How often do ____________________________________ |
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