I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others (0.5 pts)
| 1. A. worked | B. wanted | C. stopped | D. asked |
| 2. A. forces | B. reduces | C. divides | D. impresses |
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. economic | B. inspiration | C. compulsory | D. intermediate |
| 4. A. depend | B. religious | C. necessary | D. deposit |
III. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
5. The United States has a _______________ of around 250 million.
| A. population | B. separation | C. addition | D. introduction |
6. Designers made different styles of jeans to _______________ the 1960s’ fashions: embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on.
| A. suit | B. match | C. fit | D. wear |
7. Police are investigating the death of an _______________ man whose body was found yesterday.
| A. evident | B. imaginative | C. unidentified | D. infant |
8. Solar energy doesn’t cause _______________.
| A. pollution | B. polluted | C. pollute | D. pollutant |
9. Tet is festival _______________ occurs in late January or early February.
| A. whom | B. when | C. where | D. which |
10. It’s raining. _______________, Mr. Nam has to go to work.
| A. However | B. So | C. Therefore | D. But |
11. If I _______________ rich, I _______________ around the world.
| A. will be – travel | B. am – will travel | C. were – would travel | D. would be – traveled |
12. The girl wishes she _______________ in Hue for the festival next week.
| A. had stayed | B. was staying | C. stay | D. could stay |
13. You don’t like watching this film, _______________?
| A. don’t you | B. are you | C. do you | D. did you |
14. Minh Huy: “_______________.” – Thuy Linh: They plant rice and vegetables.
| A. What do people do for a living in your village? |
| B. Where do people do for a living in your village? |
| C. What are people doing for a living in your village? |
| D. What did they do for a living in your village? |
IV. CAUTION SIGNS – WARNINGS: Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for each sign (0.5 pts)
| 15. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. No pedestrian crossing.
B. Wear your seat belt. C. Remain seated on the bus. D. No pedestrian allowed. |
| 16. What does the sign say? | |
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A. Watch your hands.
B. Bare hands only. C. No hands touch. D. Wear protective gloves. |
V. GUIDED CLOZE: Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
Energy is one of the problems that many people are interested in. It is not an unfamiliar word. It is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is close to everyone’s (17)__________ life. You turn on the lamp and it is energy (18)__________ gives you light. You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you pictures and sound. You ride a motorcycle and it is energy that gives you movement. You cook your meals and it is energy that gives you (19)__________ to boil rice.
The problem is that the demand for energy is (20)__________ and that the price of energy is getting higher and higher. The supply of energy (21)__________ earth is limited. It cannot provide us all forever. The shortage of energy in the future is inevitable. (22)__________, saving energy is a must if we want to continue to live in a safe and sound world.
| 17. A. wild | B. daily | C. marine | D. social |
| 18. A. that | B. this | C. whose | D. whom |
| 19. A. cool | B. warm | C. hot | D. heat |
| 20. A. reducing | B. decreasing | C. rising | D. raising |
| 21. A. on | B. put | C. move | D. take |
| 22. A. So | B. Therefore | C. However | D. Although |
VI. READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage, and then do the tasks that follow (1.5 pts)
Garbage is a serious problem in the United States. Every year, American produce 308 billion pounds of garbage (about 140 billion kilos)! A lot of garbage goes into landfills. However, many landfills do not have enough room for all the garbage.
One answer to the garbage problem is recycling. Half of all the garbage in the United States can be recycled and used again. Recycling helps the landfill problem and saves enough energy, too. When people recycle newspapers, they save trees. When they recycle glass, plastic, or cans, they save oil and electricity. Recycling is good for everyone.
Decide if these statements are TRUE or FALSE
23. Garbage is a crucial problem in the United States.
| A. True | B. False |
24. We save trees if we recycle glass.
| A. True | B. False |
25. Fifty percent of garbage in the United States can be recycled and used again.
| A. True | B. False |
26. Many landfills have enough room for all the garbage.
| A. True | B. False |
Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space.
27. What is the main idea of this passage?
| A. Energy | B. Recycling | C. Garbage | D. Landfills |
28. It can be inferred from the passage that?
| A. Reusing is the best way for the garbage problem. |
| B. Reducing is the best way for the garbage problem. |
| C. Saving is the best way for the garbage problem. |
| D. Recycling is the best way for the garbage problem. |
VII. WORD FORMS: Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)
| 29. The scores of those students are always __________________ high. (impress) |
| 30. Poets take __________________ from many things in life. (inspire) |
| 31. I’m afraid that some medical facilities are __________________ to people in remote areas. (access) |
| 32. I suggest __________________ a show to raise money for the poor. (organization) |
| 33. The Internet has helped students study more __________________. (effect) |
| 34. There was a very _____________ noise in the old house; it sounded like a child crying. (mystery) |
VIII. SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT (0.5 pts)
| 35. whom / The children / I am looking after / terribly naughty / are /. //
→ The children ____________________________________ |
| 36. natural resources / instead of / we can save / solar energy / coal, gas and oil / by using /. //
→ We can save ____________________________________ |
IX. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1.0 pt)
| 37. Why don’t you install a burglar alarm in your house?
→ I suggest ____________________________________ |
| 38. I fell asleep because the film was boring.
→ It was such ____________________________________ |
| 39. “Do your parents still live in Nha Trang now?”, Nam said to me.
→ Nam asked me ____________________________________ |
| 40. The weather is bad, so we can’t go camping.
→ If the weather ____________________________________ |
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