I. Phonetics
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
- a. youngb. aboutc. accountd. sound
- a. astronautb. anchorc. spacemand. capsule
- a. Christmasb. anchorc. chemistryd. cheque
- a. deliverb. differentc. diagramd. disease
2. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
5.a. cattleb. countryc. canald. cover
6.a. moneyb. machinec. manyd. mother
7.a. borrowb. agreec. awaitd. prepare
8.a. governmentb. conditionc. Parliamentd. fortunate
II.Vocabulary
Choose the best answer
9.She used to _____ her living by working as a typist.
a. win b. earn c. raised. support
10.We'll play tennis and _____ we'll have lunch.
a. afterb. thenc. sod. immediately
- The Blacks live in the house _____ the green doors.
a. haveb. with c. whichd. where
12.Please ring to make an early _____ at the dentist.
a. assignmentb. order c. dated. appointment
13. The factory has over 1000.______, most of whom are skilled workers.
a. employeesb. employmentsc. employersd. employs
14. Scientific progress supplies us with ______.
a. conveniencesb. convenientc. inconvenienced.inconveniences
III. Grammar. Choose the best answer
15. Please stop______. I can’t concentrate.
a. talkb. to talkc. to talking d. talking
16. This is such an important question that it is ______over.
a. worth being thoughtb. worth thinking c. worth be thoughtd. worth being thinking
- Since 1980, scientists the world over _____ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.
a. have doneb. are doing c. didd. had done
- At present, they _____ with the medicines to cure this terrible disease.
a. have experimentedb. are going to experiment
c. are experimentingd. have been experimenting
- The doctor said that his appetite _____ him restore his health quickly.
a. has helpedb. helps c. would helpd. is helping
- Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own.
a. is havingb. are having c. hasd. had
- Last week, my professor promised that he _____ today.
a. would comeb. will come c. comesd. coming
- My girl friend arrived after I _____ for her about half an hour.
a. was waitingb. had been waiting c. have been waitingd. have waited
- I _____ in Quang Ngai before I moved to Binh Thuan.
a. have been livingb. have lived c. had livedd. had been living
- There are many ways _____ to Rome.
a. is leadingb. are leading c. leadingd. led
IV.Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers.
Galileo Galileo was born in 1564 in the city of Pisa, Italy. About twenty years later he attended the University of Pisa. At first he wanted to become a doctor, but while he was there he became interested in science and decided to become a scientist. In 1592, a year after his father's death, the University of Padua invited him to be a professor of mathematics. He stayed there for 19 years, where he became interested in the stars. He made an instrument which made far-away things look larger and easier to examine. This was called the telescope. When he was studying the stars, he discovered that the "stars" which moved were not really stars, but worlds like the earth. He proved the Copernicus was right; the earth and the planets indeed moved around the sun.
- Galileo attended the University of Pisa in _____ .
a.1564 b.1584 c.1592 d.1593
- Galileo's father died _____ .
a. in 1591b. in 1592c. in 1593d. when he was studying the stars.
- He made the telescope because he wanted _____ .
a. to become a good professor of mathematicsb. to prove that Copernicus was right
c. to discover some new planetsd. to study the stars
- The telescope helped him _____ .
a. to examine far-away things easily b. to look everything around him early
c. to see the earthd. to discover new planets
- Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Galileo was interested in the stars
b. Galileo made an instrument to study the stars
c. Galileo proved that the earth and the planets moved around the sun.
d. Galileo discovered that the stars which moved were not really stars
30. Red Cross gives help to victims of ______disaster, poverty and health emergencies.
a. natureb. internationalc. naturallyd. natural
31. The Vietnamese Women’s Football Team ______defended the SEA Games title.
a. successfulb. succeedc. successfullyd. success
32. What ______if you saw a pickpocket steal money from someone in the street?
a. do you do b. did you do c. will you do d. would you do
33. I still can’t believed it! My bicycle ______last night.
a. was stolen b. was stealing c. stolen d. stole
34. My brother, ______has just graduated ______CambridgeUniversity, is very good-hearted.
a. whose/from b. who/ fromc. that/fromd. b and c are correct
V. Choose the words or phrase (A,B,C, or D) that best fit the blank space in the following passage.
Do you remember I told you I was trying to get a part-time job as a waiter at a Japanese restaurant? Well, I finally got (35)______. Of course, I haven’t been working there long. (36) ______, I can already tell it’s a wonderful place (37) ______. All the staff are very friendly and helpful. Besides, (38) ______pay is good and they let us eat (39) ______we want after work.
35. a. oneb. that partc. themd. then
36. a. Butb. In contrastc. Howeverd. On the contrary
37. a. to workb. workingc. at workd. to working
38. a. xb. thec. ad. one
39. a. whatb. whenc. howd. whose
VI. Structures
1. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
40. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
a. All flights because of fog were cancelled.b. All flights were cancelled because of fog.
c. All flights were because of fog cancelled.d. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog
41.I am quite accustomed to writing a formal letter.
a. I used to write a formal letter.b. I am quite familiar of writing a formal letter.
c. Writing a formal letter is so strange to me.d. I am used to writing a formal letter.
42.Somebody accused me of stealing money.
a. I was accused by somebody of stealing money. b. I was accused of stealing money.
c. I was accused of stealing money by somebody. d. I was accused stealing money.
2.Using the suggested words write the meaningful sentences
43. she / said / parents / just / hire / apartment / center / Phan Thiet /
a. She said her parents has just hired an apartment in the center of Phan Thiet
b. She said her parents just hired an apartment in the center of Phan Thiet
c. She said her parents had just hired an apartment in the center of Phan Thiet
d. She said her parents just hire an apartment in the center of Phan Thiet
44.it / not / easy / for/ a / high / school / student / find / a / job / in / my / country /.
a. It is not easy to find a job in my country for a high school student.
b. It is not easy for a high school student to find ajob in my country.
c. It is for a high school student not easy to find a job in my country.
d. It is not easy in my country for a high school student to find ajob.
45.I / spoken / never / to / her / although / lives / next / door/.
a. I have never to her spoken although she lives next door.
b. I have never spoken to her although she lives next door.
c. Although I have never spoken to her she lives next door.
d. I to her have never spoken although she lives next door.
VII. Use of English
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
46. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
AB CD
47. The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had sought with his company.
A B C D
48. The political candidate talked as if she has alreadybeen elected to the presidency.
AB C D
49. They wanted him understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches.
AB C D
50. Despite his smiling face, the second-place contestant is more sadder than the winner.
A B C D
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