I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (0.5 pts)
| 1. A. luxury | B. humorous | C. activist | D. volcano |
| 2. A.preparation | B.innovative | C.conservation | D.disappointment |
II. Choose the word with different pronunciation from the others (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. energetic | B. wedding | C. slavery | D. expect |
| 4. A. polluted | B. installed | C. prepared | D. destroyed |
III. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read and choose the appropriate word or phrase (2.0 pts)
5. You’ll be in trouble if you _______________ your passport.
| A. lose | B. will lose | C. lost | D. would lost |
6. The local authority should _______________ the fish catching by electricity.
| A. permit | B. allow | C. prohibit | D. protect |
7. Mrs. Mi gives Mrs. Ha advice _______________ how to save water.
| A. about | B. on | C. in | D. for |
8. That coat is designed without sleeves. It is _______________.
| A. sleeved | B. short-sleeved | C. long-sleeved | D. sleeveless |
9. He wishes he _______________ back to Viet Nam again in the future.
| A. came | B. would come | C. will come | D. come |
10. “Congratulation on your exam result!” – “_______________.”
| A. You’re welcome | B. Thanks a lot | C. All right | D. That’s good |
11. We can’t contact with each other _______________ we lost our phone number.
| A. Because of | B. if | C. since | D. although |
12. _______________ can suck up anything that is in their path.
| A. Tsunami | B. Tornadoes | C. Deforestations | D. Typhoons |
13. If I were in your shoes, _______________.
| A. I will say sorry to them | B. they would buy them for me | C. I would apologize to them | D. they can have them |
14. “I’d like to book a flight to Melbourne, please.” – “_______________.”
| A. No, of course not | B. Do you mind if I say no? | C. Yes, sir, single or return? | D. You can’t. We’re busy. |
IV. WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)
| 15. The show of the animals made us extremely _____________. (impression) |
| 16. We find _____________ on television sometimes ineffective. (advertise) |
| 17. The earthquake in Japan had caused _____________ damage. (consider) |
| 18. The project has just been _____________ done. (innovation) |
| 19. She is very young so she is a little bit _____________. (experience) |
| 20. He was _____________ as the president of the football club last week. (nomination) |
V. CAUTION SIGNS (0.5 pts)
| 21. What does the sign say? | |
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A. Using hammer is harmful here.
B. Cutting down a tree is allowed. C. Cutting down the woods is prohibited. D. Having trees here is luxurious. |
| 22. The picture says: | |
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A. If there is an earthquake, you must not stay inside.
B. If you live in an earthquake zone, you can put flower vase on the table. C. If there is an earthquake, you should sit under a strong table. D. If you live in an earthquake zone, you should check the furniture. |
VI. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
For many years (23)__________ and quality of cloth were dependent (24)__________ social status and wealth. Before medieval times (25)__________ people in Britain wore plain woolen clothes. The main garment was a long (26)__________ fastened by a belt, and covered in cold weather by a cloak. In the 11th and 12th centuries differences in clothing between nobles and the common people became more noticeable. Women’s dresses began to have more shape and style. They reached the ground and often had long hanging (27)__________. Rich people lined their cloaks with fur. When knights returned from the Crusades they brought new fashions and (28)__________ from the Middle East. Men began to wear colored tunics and stockings, and long pointed shoes.
| 23. A. style | B. stylish | C. stylist | D. stylistic |
| 24. A. in | B. on | C. at | D. to |
| 25. A. most | B. most of | C. mostly | D. almost |
| 26. A. tunic | B. tunnel | C. unique | D. stockings |
| 27. A. sleeveless | B. sleeve | C. sleeved | D. sleeves |
| 28. A. material | B. materials | C. materialism | D. materially |
VII. READING COMPREHENSION (1.5 pts)
THE NEWS MEDIA
News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country and in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories: the categories of print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air waves to send news into homes, offices, and public places. Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspaper print news daily. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is the one that you listen to. In the United States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is the one that you not only listen but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future, new categories of news media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.
Choose TRUE or FALSE
29. The media can be arranged in the three major groups.
| A. True | B. False |
30. Television and radio are broadcast media.
| A. True | B. False |
31. In the United States, news is always broadcast every five minutes.
| A. True | B. False |
32. Computers will soon be developed to transmit and receive news.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer
33. What is the main idea of this text?
| A. The influence of computers on media. |
| B. The general introduction of news media. |
| C. The importance of news media in people’s lives. |
| D. The types of news media. |
34. It can be inferred from the passage that _______________.
| A. News media is actually a part of everyday life. |
| B. There are too many types of news media nowadays. |
| C. Print media is more convenient than electronic media. |
| D. Everybody watch an hour of news on TV at 6 in the US and in Canada. |
VIII. TRANSFORMATIONS (1.0 pts)
| 35. It’s a shame that I do nothing to help her.
→ wish ______________________________ |
| 36. English is a compulsory second language. Students have to study it in all secondary schools in Malaysia.
→ English ______________________________ |
| 37. Though he is very young, he can earn a lot of money every month.
→ Despite ______________________________ |
| 38. “Why don’t you have a mechanic check your motorcycle once a year”, my husband said to me.
→ My husband advised me ______________________________ |
IX. REARRANGEMENT (0.5 pts)
| 39. to eat, drink / Sometimes celebrations / an opportunity for people / and have fun / are simply /.
→ Sometimes celebrations ______________________________ |
| 40. might just have / ecological disaster / the power to save / This new technology / the world from /. //
→ This new technology ______________________________ |
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