I. Choose the word that does not have the same pronunciation of the underlined part as that in the rest (0.5 pts)
| 1. A. carriage | B. category | C. capture | D. career |
| 2. A. access | B. attend | C. experience | D. effective |
II. Choose the word that does not have the same stressed syllable as that of the rest (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. slavery | B. candidate | C. humorous | D. deposit |
| 4. A. conservation | B. territory | C. innovation | D. limitation |
III. Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
5. A party _______________ by the coach on the weekend.
| A. will throw | B. will thrown | C. will be throw | D. will be thrown |
6. Do you remember the place _______________ we caught the train?
| A. which | B. that | C. where | D. when |
7. Organized crime, drug trafficking and money _______________ are not new in themselves.
| A. flushing | B. watering | C. washing | D. laundering |
8. Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the _______________ shopping district.
| A. tender | B. manual | C. relaxed | D. downtown |
9. In AD 79, the city of Pompei was buried _______________ a layer of ash seven metres deep.
| A. after | B. under | C. through | D. from |
10. Work on the production line is monotonous and lacks _______________.
| A. index | B. team building | C. variety | D. attraction |
11. Some of these mouse-click shortcuts are worth _________________.
| A. to learn | B. learning | C. learn | D. learnt |
12. The player wondered _________________ goals they would score that week.
| A. how long | B. how far | C. how many | D. how much |
13. – Linh: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” – David: “_________________”
| A. Congratulations. | B. Oh, that’s nice. | C. Better luck next time. | D. So poor. |
14. – Ken: “_________________” – Marcos: “She’s cleaning things and doing chores.”
| A. What is your mother doing now? | B. Is your mother cleaning things? | C. When is your mother cleaning things? | D. Do you like doing chores? |
IV. SIGN IDENTIFICATION: Look at the sign and choose the best answer for each sign (0.5 pts)
| 15. What does this notice say? | |
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A. You must overtake other vehicles.
B. Only 2 vehicles are allowed. C. You shouldn’t overtake other vehicles. D. Vehicles of different colours are not allowed. |
| 16. What should you do? | |
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A. There is no road ahead.
B. The road narrows on right. C. There are no vehicles on right. D. The road narrows on left. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
Hurricanes are the most violent storms on Earth. People call these storms by other names, such as typhoons or cyclones, (17)__________ on where they occur. The scientific term for all these storms is tropical cyclone. Only tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean are (18)__________ “hurricanes”. Tropical cyclones are like giant engines that use warm, moist air as fuel. That is why they form only over warm (19)__________ waters near the equator. The warm, moist air over the ocean rises upward from near the surface. Because this air moves up and away from the surface, there is less air left near the surface. Another way to say the same thing is that the warm air rises, causing an area of lower air (20)__________ below. Air from surrounding areas with higher air pressure pushes into the low-pressure area. Then that “new” air becomes warm and moist and rises, too. As the warm air continues to rise, the surrounding air swirls in to (21)__________ its place. As the warmed, moist air rises and cools off, the water in the air forms clouds. The (22)__________ system of clouds and wind spins and grows, fed by the ocean’s heat and water evaporating from the surface.
| 17. A. discounting | B. depending | C. challenging | D. separating |
| 18. A. called | B. paused | C. dated | D. signed |
| 19. A. canal | B. spring | C. river | D. ocean |
| 20. A. volume | B. amount | C. pressure | D. pollution |
| 21. A. land | B. take | C. bend | D. make |
| 22. A. dull | B. frank | C. cruel | D. whole |
VI. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for questions 27 and 28 (1.5 pts)
NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor has orbited the planet since March 1999 on a mission to map and study the planet’s entire surface. The long-term mission has produced particular insights into the dynamic planet’s changing seasons and shifting weather, including its infamous dust storms. Perhaps the most famous of all Martian missions is that of the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity. These two rovers reached opposite sides of Mars in January 2004 and have proceeded to explore the planet far more extensively than previous missions. The rovers have covered several miles and returned more than 100,000 high-resolution images. Probing soil and rocks, they have also used their fully equipped lab modules to conduct robotic field geology tests on the Martian surface and even below it. Many future Mars missions are already in development and will take place long before any human visits the planet. Scientists hope that robotic craft can delve far beneath the Martian surface to return data, and possible samples, of the planet’s geology. Such missions could even find signs of the water, and possible life, that may lie hidden beneath the planet’s forbidding exterior.
23. NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor will map and study Mars’ entire surface.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Spirit and Opportunity reached opposite sides of Mars in January 1999.
| A. True | B. False |
25. The rovers have returned more than 10,000 high-resolution images.
| A. True | B. False |
26. Information about the planet’s geology will be provided by robotic craft.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
27. What is the passage mainly about?
| A. NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor |
| B. Mars exploration ongoing mission |
| C. Mars’ infamous dust storms |
| D. High-resolution images of Mars |
28. What may lie hidden beneath the Martian forbidding exterior?
| A. Water and possible life |
| B. Valuable quarry |
| C. Geology tests |
| D. Dust storms |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)
| 29. There is great public concern about some of the chemicals used in food ___________. (preserve) |
| 30. If he forgot to pay his rent, his landlady would send him a ___________. (remind) |
| 31. The Prius is heavily subsidised by Toyota to keep it ___________. (afford) |
| 32. The expression on his face was one of grim ___________. (determine) |
| 33. Housing permits are an ___________ of the state’s economic health. (indicate) |
| 34. The school board strongly endorsed a curriculum that reflected a ___________ education. (culture) |
VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences (0.5 pts)
| 35. Passover / People in Israel / which is called / celebrate their festival / are going to /.
→ People in Israel ______________________________ |
| 36. our daily life / a part of / and become / has increasingly developed / The Internet /.
→ The Internet _____________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it (2.0 pts)
| 37. Immediately after her arrival, things went wrong.
→ No sooner ______________________________ |
| 38. Nowadays teenagers pay more attention to Rap than they did some years ago.
→ Some years back teenagers ______________________________ |
| 39. He regrets treating his sister so badly last week.
→ He wishes ______________________________ |
| 40. It took him 30 minutes to watch the play.
→ He spent ______________________________ |
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