Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world.. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view o
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I Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence (3.5 pts)
1 Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
2 Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
3 Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
4 Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
5 The lion - tamer and his lion we saw on the stage came from Moscow
6 I think everybody should be provided equal access to health services
7 Mike is not feeling well so we gave him to do than you
8 Be patient you won’t succeed
9 Susan couldn’t help _when I told her the joke
10 I am sorry I opened your handbag but I it for mine
11 The vitamin content of fish may be considered as similar as
A as beef B those of beef C that of beef D which of beef
12 My teacher has just had his motorbike _ by a mechanic
13 Student A: “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris ?”
Student B: “ ”
A I don’t think that B Not yet C Sorry I don’t D Yes, it was
14 Student A: “Well, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have just decided to divorce! Don't you know?"
Student B: “ _”
II
Look at the signs Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 15 and 16 (0.5 pt)
15 What does this sign mean?
Trang 2A You can’t swim here.
B Don’t swim here when no one is around
C Don’t raise your hand while swimming
D Raise your hand when you need help
16 What does the sign say?
A You can’t park your car here on odd days of the week
B You can’t park your car here at any day of the week
C You can park your car here whenever you like
D You can’t park your car here on even days of the week
II
I Read the following passage Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers ( A, B, C or D) (1.5 pts)
Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society However, there is a place where readers can find some good news That place is the website called HappyNews The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair We’re trying to balance out the scale.”
Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though Many people think that news sources have a
responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world
By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers About 60 percent
of those readers were women Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news
or information websites that are on the Internet Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis
A Decide the sentences True or False: (1.0 pt)
17 HappyNews is trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems
18 Happy News’ stories are not about bad things
19 By the end of its first year online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers.
20 Some people might NOT like HappyNews because It doesn’t tell them about important issues or problems
B Choose the correct answers (0,5pt)
21 Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A “Byron Reese Tells People How to Be Happy” B “GoodNews for a Change”
Trang 3C “Newspapers vs Online News” D “Why Women Like Happy News”
22 What does “exaggerating” mean in this reading?
IV Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California Tan grew up in Northern California,
(25) _ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her
mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland She
returned to the United States for college After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and
as a corporate freelance writer In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop,
which laid the early (26) _ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) _ between Chinese women and their Chinese–American daughters, and became the longest–
running New York Times bestseller for that year The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, _ the Los Angeles Times Book Award It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was
made into a major motion picture for (28) _ Tan co–wrote the screenplay Tan's other works have also been (29) into several different forms of media
V U s e the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)
29 At the end of the conference, all the _were asked to fill out a questionnaire ( participate)
30 managers often have problems with their staff (experience)
32 I think it's very _ of him to expect us to work over time every night this week (reason)
33. Male mosquitoes are completely _ - it's only the females that bite (harm)
34 Each of us must take _ for our own actions (responsible)
VI Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order fo make complete sentences (0.5 pt)
35 making a prawn salad / a favorite of mine / which is / we are / /
36 I have to get up / concentrate on my work./at 4 am because / when I can/ it’s the only time
VII Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it (1.0 pt)
37 It has been twenty years since my father stopped playing the guitar
Trang 4My father hasn’t _
38 Jennifer Lopez became a very rich woman She was from a poor family
Jennifer Lopez _
39 The children were taken to the zoo long ago They still remember it now
The children remember
40 They wanted the doctor to test his eyes
They had
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I Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence (3.5 pts)
41 Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
42 Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
43 Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
44 Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
45 The lion - tamer and his lion we saw on the stage came from Moscow
46 I think everybody should be provided equal access to health services
47 Mike is not feeling well so we gave him to do than you
48 Be patient you won’t succeed
49 Susan couldn’t help _when I told her the joke
A laughing B laugh C to laugh D laughed
50 I am sorry I opened your handbag but I it for mine
51 The vitamin content of fish may be considered as similar as
A as beef B those of beef C that of beef D which of beef
52 My teacher has just had his motorbike _ by a mechanic
53 Student A: “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris ?”
Student B: “ ”
A I don’t think that B Not yet C Sorry I don’t D Yes, it was
54 Student A: “Well, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have just decided to divorce! Don't you know?"
Student B: “ _”
C Really? Are you kidding? D No, not right now
II
Look at the signs Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 15 and 16 (0.5 pt)
55 What does this sign mean?
E You can’t swim here
F Don’t swim here when no one is around
G Don’t raise your hand while swimming
H Raise your hand when you need help
56 What does the sign say?
A You can’t park your car here on odd days of the week
B You can’t park your car here at any day of the week
C You can park your car here whenever you like
D You can’t park your car here on even days of the week
II
I Read the following passage Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers ( A, B, C or D) (1.5 pts)
Trang 6Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society However, there is a place where readers can find some good news That place is the website called
HappyNews The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world Reese said about HappyNews, “The news
media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair We’re trying to balance out the scale.”
Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives
Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems HappyNews is
just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world
By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers About 60 percent
of those readers were women Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news
or information websites that are on the Internet Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from
its readers on a daily basis
A Decide the sentences True or False: (1.0 pt)
57 HappyNews is trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems F
58 Happy News’ stories are not about bad things T
59 By the end of its first year online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers F
60 Some people might NOT like HappyNews because It doesn’t tell them about important issues or problems T
B Choose the correct answers (0,5pt)
61 Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A “Byron Reese Tells People How to Be Happy” B “GoodNews for a Change”
62 What does “exaggerating” mean in this reading?
IV Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California Tan grew up in Northern California,
(25) _ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her
mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland She
returned to the United States for college After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and
as a corporate freelance writer In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop,
which laid the early (26) _ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) _ between Chinese women and their Chinese–American daughters, and became the longest–
running New York Times bestseller for that year The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, _ the Los Angeles Times Book Award It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was
made into a major motion picture for (28) _ Tan co–wrote the screenplay Tan's other works have also been (29) into several different forms of media
lay foundation / grounds for: đặt nền móng
to explore the relationship: khám phá mối quan hệ
C adjust (v) =điều chỉnh D adopt (v) = chấp nhận sử dụng; nhận nuôi
V U s e the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)
69 At the end of the conference, all the participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire
70.Inexperienced managers often have problems with their staff
72 I think it's very unreasonable of him to expect us to work over time every night this week.(reason)
Trang 773. Male mosquitoes are completely harmless - it's only the females that bite (harm)
74 Each of us must take responsibility for our own actions (responsible)
VI Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order fo make complete sentences (0.5 pt)
75 making a prawn salad / a favorite of mine / which is / we are / /
We are making a prawn salad which is a favorite of mine
76 I have to get up / concentrate on my work./at 4 am because / when I can/ it’s the only time
I have to get up at 4 am because it’s the only time when I can concentrate on my work
VII Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it (1.0 pt)
77 It has been twenty years since my father stopped playing the guitar
My father hasn’t played the guitar for twenty years
78 Jennifer Lopez became a very rich woman She was from a poor family
Jennifer Lopez, who was from a poor family, became a very rich woman
79 The children were taken to the zoo long ago They still remember it now
The children remember being taken to the zoo long ago
80 They wanted the doctor to test his eyes
They had the doctor test his eyes / They had his eyes tested by the doctor.
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