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. divide | B. climate | C. friendliness | D. comprise |
| 2. A. design | B. consist | C. Islam | D. musician |
II. Choose the word that does not have the same stressed syllable as that of the rest (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. fashion | B. tunic | C. novel | D. deny |
| 4. A. relax | B. together | C. mountain | D. arrive |
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
5. _______________ suggest that we should preserve the tropical rainforests in the world.
| A. Consumers | B. Aliens | C. Conservationists | D. Tourists |
6. _______________ they use energy-saving light bulbs, their electricity bill is still enormous.
| A. Since | B. When | C. Although | D. If |
7. Computers are playing an _______________ important role both in our homes and at work.
| A. increase | B. increasing | C. increased | D. increasingly |
8. _______________ the night before Christmas, Santa Claus enters each house to give children gifts.
| A. In | B. At | C. For | D. On |
9. What would you do if you _______________ away by aliens?
| A. took | B. take | C. are taken | D. were taken |
10. Many people were injured when the building _______________.
| A. destroyed | B. struck | C. collapsed | D. occurred |
11. He thinks the Internet is very useful, _______________?
| A. doesn’t he | B. isn’t he | C. doesn’t it | D. isn’t it |
12. She suggests _______________ on a picnic next Sunday.
| A. go | B. should go | C. going | D. A, B, C are correct |
13. Tom is very intelligent. _______________, he’s lazy.
| A. So | B. But | C. Therefore | D. However |
14. “Congratulations! You made a hat-trick today.” – “_______________”
| A. Thank you. I’m glad you like it. | B. Thank you so much. That’s very kind of you. | C. Thanks. It’s the whole team’s effort. | D. Thank you. Everybody can solve this problem. |
IV. Read the sign / text in the box and choose the correct meaning (A, B, C or D) (0.5 pts)
| 15. What does the sign say? | |
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A. Traveling by bus is better than by bikes.
B. Use public transport or bikes to save energy. C. The ways for buses and bicycles. D. Bus station. |
| 16. What does the sign say? | |
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A. Save water.
B. Waste water. C. Use water economically. D. A & C are correct. |
V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
The Internet offers a variety of benefits to everyone. First of all, the use of the Internet has (17)__________ jobs easier and oversimplified tasks that would take an enormous amount of time before. Secondly, the Internet has offered the chance to make the transactions quickly and (18)__________. Nowadays almost every bank offers transferring money over the Internet. Thirdly, the (19)__________ use of the Internet has opened new areas of jobs in all countries and expanded the availabilities of working from home. Finally, the Internet is one of the most valuable tools in educations (20)__________ it provides an enormous amount of information and is the greatest source of reference (21)__________ educators and students. Another major benefit of the internet is its ability (22)__________ distances and provide communication services efficiently and without any cost. In general, the Internet is a multi-tool with applications on every aspect of people’s life.
| 17. A. taken | B. made | C. done | D. All are correct. |
| 18. A. occasionally | B. relatively | C. especially | D. safely |
| 19. A. various | B. advantage | C. widespread | D. interactive |
| 20. A. though | B. since | C. despite | D. moreover |
| 21. A. with | B. about | C. from | D. for |
| 22. A. to minimize | B. for reducing | C. of shortening | D. to increase |
VI. Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1.5 pts)
Nowadays, the environmentalists are so worried about environmental problems that can directly affect people’s life. Among the problems mentioned every day in mass media, air pollution and water pollution are considered the most serious ones.
There are many factors that cause the pollution of the air: chemicals from burned fuels, smoke from automobiles, and acid rain from chemical transformation. Smoke can cause serious health problems while acid rain is responsible for the destruction of many forest ecosystems.
Raw sewage, garbage, and oil contribute to the pollution of water. When water is polluted, it causes a lot of waterborne diseases and threatens marine wildlife. About 1.5 billion people around the world lack safe drinking water and every year 5 million people die from diseases.
23. Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Raw sewage, smoke and chemicals from fuel burning caused water pollution.
| A. True | B. False |
25. The ecosystems of many forests are damaged by chemical transformation.
| A. True | B. False |
26. About 1.5 billion people worldwide don’t have enough water and die from disease every year.__________
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
27. What does the passage mainly discuss?
| A. environmental pollution |
| B. serious disease |
| C. forest ecosystem |
| D. marine wildlife |
28. What can be inferred from the text?
| A. Air pollution isn’t caused by many factors. |
| B. Polluted water can kill marine life. |
| C. People around the world lack drinking water. |
| D. Environmentalists are mentioned in the media every day. |
VII. Supply the correct form of the word in bracket (1.5 pts)
| 29. Jack is an active student. He always does things ______________. (energetic) |
| 30. I found his talk ______________ so I left the meeting early. (interest) |
| 31. We think Mother’s Day should be celebrated ______________. (nation) |
| 32. Factories which release ______________ directly into rivers and seas must be fined heavily. (pollute) |
| 33. Wearing seat belts when driving a car is ______________. (compel) |
| 34. After several ______________ attempts, we have finally got it. (succeed) |
VIII. Rearrange the word given to make the meaningful sentence (0.5 pts)
| 35. important celebration / is / The Lunar New Year holiday / the most / Vietnamese people / for /.
→ The Lunar New Year _________________ |
| 36. natural resources / We / solar energy / instead of / can save / by using / coal, gas and oil /.
→ We _________________ |
IX. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (1.0 pt)
| 37. Let’s take these plastic bags to the nearest recycling center.
→ I suggest that these plastic bags _________________ |
| 38. Since he was careless, Tim lost his job.
→ Because of _________________ |
| 39. The students are preparing for the coming exam. That pleases our form teacher.
→ Our form teacher is _________________ |
| 40. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
→ I wasn’t early _________________ |
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