I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1. A. canoeingB. capC. appealD. penalty
2. A. honorable B. honesty C. historic D. heir
3. A. washedB. laughedC. missedD. agreed
4. A. laughsB. lovesC. travelsD. robs
II. Find the word that has different stress from the rest.
5. A. personalityB. rhinocerosC. biologistD. gorilla
6. A. sociableB. silverbackC. journeyD. incredible
7. A. rhinoceros B. habitat C. leopard D. elephant
8 A. vacancy B. category C. vertical D. psychology
III. Choose the best answer
9. A water polo match ______into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes.
A. is dividingB. is dividedC. dividesD. dividing
10. My grandmother is very ______in history.
A. interestB. interestsC. interestedD. interesting
11. Vietnamese athletes performed______and won a lot of gold medals..
A. excellentB. excellentlyC. excellenceD. excel
12. WHO’s main activities are carrying out research on medical ______and improving international health care.
A. developB. developingC. developmentD. develops
13. I was very tired. I sat in an armchair and dozed off.
A. fell asleepB. stopped talkingC. sleepD. asleep
14.The weather is horrible at the moment, isn’t it? I hope it clears up later.
A. becomes brighterB. gets worstC. gets worseD. becomes darker
15.The Red List is a special book that provides names of ______animals
A. vulnerable and endangeredB. endangered
C. hunted D. extinct
16.Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in ______
A at risk B. risky C. danger D. dangerous
17.Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It ______later.
A. may rained B. must rain C. might rain D. need rain
18.There are a number of measures that should be ______to protect endangered animals.
A. take B. takes C. taken D. took
19.Different conservation efforts have been made ______save endangered species.
A. in order to B. so to as C. so that D. in order that
20.I prefer scuba-diving to water polo ______it is adventurous.
A. since B. due toC. because ofD. thank to
21. 2.The next term ______on 16 April.
A. will start B. starting C. starts D. start
22.She is the woman ______sister looks after the baby for us.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
23. ______about your difficult situation, I would have help you.
A. Had I knownB. If I knew C. If I know D. Were I
24.Only ______people came to the press conference.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question below.
We are all destroying the earth. The seas and the rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of land all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough food to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now and because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the earth.
25. Why can’t we swim in the seas and the rivers?
A.because they are too dirtyB. because they are too healthy
- because they are too harmfulD. because there is too much smoke
26. How is the air in many of the world’s cities?
A.It is very pureB. There is so much smoke in it
C. It is healthy to breathe itD. None are correct
27. What kinds of animals are rare in India now?
A.lionsB. tigersC. elephantsD. bears
28. The result of cutting down trees in Asia and Africa is______
A.farmers cannot grow enough to eatB. there is too little rice
C. A and B are correctD. A and B are incorrect
29. Wild animals are quickly disappearing because______
A.we take care of the cityB. we do not take care of the city
C. we take care of the countrysideD. we do not take care of the countryside
30. A……is a person who takes people to places of interest.
A. writerB. pilotC. tourist guideD. journalist
31. Compulsory education in Vietnam starts at the……level.
A. upper secondaryB. lower secondaryC. primaryD. kindergarten.
32. I don’t know ……..tell you that but they were wrong.
A. whichB. whoseC. whoD. whom
33. The first electronic computer……..by the University of Pennsylvania in 1946.
A. was builtB. had been builtC. builtD. had built
34. . ______you study for these exams, ______you will do.
A. The more / the muchB. The hardest / the best
C. The harder / the betterD. The more hard / the more good.
V. Read the passage and choose the best option to each gap.
My home is in the air - I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (35) ______of work, but I like it and that is the only way for me.
Everything is tiring - music, traveling - but what can I do? I am not (36) ______to complaining. It is hard to imagine now that I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (37) ______many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to stay with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (38) ______it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food.
I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father died when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don't (39) _____ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to become a musician.
35. A. most B. full C. completeD. more
36. A. wantedB. takenC. usedD. known
37. A. fewB. tooC. muchD. more
38. A. butB. sinceC. evenD. which
39. A. knowB. rememberC. remindD. see
VI. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
40. The boy didn’t eat dinner until his mother came home.
A. It was not until his mother came home that the boy eats dinner.
B. It was not until his mother came home that the boy ate dinner.
C. It was not until his mother came home the boy ate dinner.
D. It was not until his mother came home that the boy didn’t eat dinner.
41. Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema for years.
A. Emma goes to the cinema every years.
B. Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema yet this year, but she did last year.
C. Emma doesn’t go to the cinema unless she has the time.
D. Emma hasn’t seen a film for a long time.
42. I didn’t eat anything because I wasn’t hungry.
A. If I was hungry, I would eat something
B. If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something
C. If I hadn’t been hungry, I would have eaten something
D. If I had eaten something, I would have been eaten something
43. opinion / violent film / not / show / television //
A. According to my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.
B. In my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.
C. In my opinion, violent films cannot be shown on television.
D. My opinion is violent films should not be shown on television.
44. no point / join / club / full / eccentrics //
A. There is no point in joining that club because it seems to be full of eccentrics.
B. It is no point in joining that club because it seems to be full of eccentrics.
C. There is no point to join that club because it seems to be full of eccentrics.
D. It is no point to join that club because it seems to be full of eccentrics.
45.She / not stand / kept / wait / such / long //
A. She can't stand being kept waiting for such a long time.
B. She doesn't stand keeping to wait for such a long time.
C. She can't stand being kept to wait such a long time.
D. She doesn't stand being kept waiting for such long.
VII. Identify one word or phrase that has a mistake(1.5m)
46.The computer games have been playing by many children since they appeared.
A B C D
47. Because a pain in his leg, he walkedslowly.
A B C D
48. We met a deaf studentwhich is very intelligent .
A B C D
49. If they will build a new room for the children, the children may study better.
A B C D
50. New York was originally calledNew Amsterdamalthough it was founded by the Dutch.
A B C D