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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1: A stopped B laughed C coughed D stayed

2: A knew B few C threw D new

3 A ought B thought C brought D though

4 A thick B think C thus D thin

5 A foot B school C book D good

6 A knew B grew C threw D flew

7 A lose B close C chose D rose

8 A dosage B massage C carriage D voyage

9 A high B home C hour D horn

10 A break B steak C great D bread

II Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group.

1 A education B community C development D unbreakable

2 A exciting B important C delicious D beautiful

3 A recreation B entertainment C literature D information

4 A natural B department C exception D attentive

5 A performance B industry C importance D provision

III Choose the correct answer, circling letter A , B , C or D.

1 While I _ TV, my sister _ to music

A was watching/ listening B watched/ listened

C was watching/ was listening D watching/ listening

2 She is bored _ getting up early

A with B of C in D to

3 She can't stand _ her at home all day

A seeing B see C to see D saw

4 You'd better _ at night It's dangerous

A not go out B don't go out C to go out D not to go out

5 I'd rather _ at home than _ to see that film

A stay/ to go B staying/ going C to stay/ to go D stay/ go

6 He was surprised _ her action

A for B with C to D at

7 He feels like _ in a big city

A live B to live C living D lives

8 They are looking forward _ Tet holiday

A to have B having C to having D have

9 They are trying to look _ new jobs

A after B at C for D forward

10 Did Mr Pike _the class while Miss White was ill in hospital?

A take over B take away C take off D take up

11 Linda walked past me without saying a word She me

A can't have been seen B can't have seen

C can't see D can be seen

12 I don’t believe a word he said, I think he just made _ that story

A up B down C out D off

13 I couldn't understand what he said, and _

A neither could Stella B neither couldn't Stella

C Stella couldn't, too D so could Stella

14 Nobody is in the office, ?

A aren't they B are they C is he D isn't he

15 New peace proposals were _ at the recent Middle East conference.

A spoken out B put forward C shown off D made up

16 Those letters now You can do the typing later.

A needn't be typed B need to type

C need typing D needn't typing

17 Not only air pollution but it also does harm to our health

A car exhaust causes B car exhaust cause

C does car exhaust cause D do car exhaust cause

18 The car always breaks down because of its old

A motor B machine C engine D machinery

19 He always complains about my to cook

A ability B inability C unable D able

20 children were injured They all came back unharmed

A Not any of the B None of the C Not any of D None of

21 Is this the address to you want the package sent?

A which B where C whom D whose

22 Of the two new secretaries, one is competent and is not

A another B other C the other D the second

23 There were 50 in the talent contest

A competitors B examinees C customers D interviewees

24 His performance in King Lear was most

A impression B impressive C impressed D impress

25 Be careful with your gun! You may somebody

A injure B wound C hurt D ache

26 After the enormous dinner he had to his belt

A broaden B enlarge C widen D loosen

27 Throw away that old vase Its

A value B valuable C invaluable D valueless

28 - Is the lift is working? - No , its Lets use the stairs

A out of work B impossible C in danger D out of order

29 She has been sleeping for 10 hours! You her up

A had better to wake B may wake

C must wake D would like to wake

30 People think that an apple is good for you

A in a day B for a day C for every day D a day

31 People prefer watching TV these days listening to the radio

A more than B rather than C than D to

32 My friend is still optimistic many difficulties he has to overcome

A though B however C despite D but

33 down to dinner than the telephone rang again

A No sooner I sat B No sooner had I sat

C Not only I sat D Not only had I sat

34 , we couldn't have continued with the project

A Unless we had your contribution B Provided your contribution wouldn't come

C Even if you didn't like to contribute D If you hadn't contributed positively

35 The more you talk about the situation,

A it seems the worse B the worse it seems

C it seems worse D the worse does it seem

36 Those boys took a long ladder

A so they will get the ball from the roof B and then get the ball from the roof

C in order to get the ball from the roof D so that the ball from the roof can be gotten

37 Yesterday I met your brother, had taken us to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York before

A who B whose C whom D that

38 It is necessary forests

A to protect B protecting C protected D protect

39 this street, you will see my school on the left

A reach B take C arrive D come

40 My village lies near the of the mountain

A feet B foot C legs D leg

41 She said to me that she that car the following day

A sells B sold C will sell D would sell

42 That is the book he bought last night

A that B which C who D whom

43 Wearing uniform help students equal in many ways

A feel B felt C feeling D fall

44 It's time we the bus

A to catch B caught C catch D catching

45 He ELS for 4 years

A has learnt B learns C learnt D will learn

46 Mai often goes to the because her religion is Buddhism

A church B temple C mosque D pagoda

47 She went out saying a word

A with B without C to D and

48 Lan is used to to Mai

A write B writing C wrote D written

49 Can you tell me how many chapters does this book consist ?

A on B at C for D of

50.There used a stadium here, but it closed along time ago

A is B be C being D to be

51 Marie Curie the Nobel prize for physics in 1903

A was awarded B awarded C has awarded D award

52 Must the test on time?

A be finishing B finish C be finished D be finish

53 your house next year?

A will/ rebuilt B will/ be rebuilt C was rebuilt D has rebuilt

54 They wish They a new house

A had B have C will have D would have

55 We haven't kept in touch with each other

A since 6 days B for 6 days C 6 days ago D over 6 days

56 This test must be done

A care B careful C carefully D none is correct

57 Flowers love

A symbol B symbolize C symbolizes D symbolization

58 Cattle and sheep are grazing in the

A river B meadows C bridge D fields

59 I lived in Da lat, is one of the most beautiful cities in VN

A who B whom C whose D which

60 They walked an hour to the village

A for B at C in D of

61 My village is about 10 kms the south of Ha noi

A at B in C to D for

62 On the to the village, we saw a big hotel

A way B entrance C direction D mountain

63 U.K (United Kingdom) consists of two parts which are Great Britain and Northern Ireland

64 Is this the address to you want the package sent ?

A where B which C that D whom

65 You should take regular exercise sitting in front of the television all day

A in spite of B instead of C without D even

66 I don’t want to go out tonight Anna phones

A so that B even though C when D in case

67 I object to like this

A be treating B treating C being treated D have been treated

68 Shy people often find it difficult to group discussions

A take place in B take part in C get on with D get in touch with

69 Not only did he lose the keys, but he also forgot the tickets

A He forgot the pair of tickets to the concert B He didn’t know he had to have tickets

C He got the tickets after he found his keys D He lost his keys and forgot the tickets as well

70 Don’t forget to the alarm clock for six o’clock tomorrow morning

A set B put C ring D wind

IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1 Vietnam declared its on September 2nd, 1945 (DEPEND)

2 The phone doesn’t work It’s been (CONNECT)

3 It was a complete _ due to poor planning (FAIL)

4 He cycled _ and had an accident (CARE)

5 He is thinking of taking early _ next year (RETIRE)

6 I am afraid you have me because that is not what I meant (UNDERSTAND)

7 It is said that the _ of a Swiss watch is perfect (PRECISE)

8 Television can make things more because it brings both sounds and pictures (MEMORY)

9 A famous pianist was _ for seven years (PRISON)

10 He’s an expert in technology We call him a _ (TECHNIQUE)

V There is a mistake in each of these following sentences find and correct it

1 She brought a lot of money with her so that she needed buy some duty-free goods

2 I have been working hardly for two weeks and now I feel like a rest

3 Tom likes taking part sports, so he will join the football team of his school

4 Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the urban areas where many jobs are found

5 We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams

6 She asked me where did I came from

7 The boy who broke the vase will be punish

8 Would you like a cup of coffee with tea?

9 Although they are very rich, but they aren’t happy

10 If we turn on destroying the forests, there will be big floods every year

VI Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word

Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away “You never know when you might need it” was (1) of her favourite sayings She lived (2) herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us (3) _ I never went to her house, I knew it was full of antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) _an art gallery I remember my father (5) _ that she was a “Straffordshire Darby” but I (6) _no idea of what he meant I (7) out years later that the Darby family had made their

money from coal-mining in Straffordshire We used to make (8) stories about her My sister, Alice, (9) was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) saw him again!

Question VII: Read the passage; Then choose the best answers (2.0p)

A NOBLE GIFT

One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statute of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France The great statute, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel Before it could

be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour By 1884, a statute which was 151 feet tall, had been erected in Paris The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America By the end of October 1886, the statute had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their home in America

1 The Statute of Liberty

A is the most famous monument in the world

B was designed and constructed by the American sculptors

C is located in the centre of New York

D is among the most famous monuments in the world

2 The Statute of Liberty

A was sent to America in 1884 B was sent to America in 1885

C was sent to America in 1886 D was never sent to America

3 The Statute of Liberty

A was sold to the USA by the French people

B was given to the American people as a present by the French people

C was presented to the USA in the 18th century by the people of France

D was designed and constructed according to the order placed by the French sculptors

4 The Statute of Liberty was first erected

A in New York B on an island at the entrance of New York Harbour

C in Paris D in Eiffel Tower

5 The Statute of Liberty was made of

A copper B copper with metal framework

C concrete D concrete with metal framework

VIII Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1 I didn't have enough money, so I didn't buy that laptop

 If

2 "I must study hard for my next examination"

 She said

3 They won't allow you to go in the house

 You

4 The man standing over there is my uncle

 The man who

5 Nobody finished their exercises on time

 Their exercises

6 The explorer was Christopher Columbus and he discovered America

 The explorer

7 In spite of his good learning condition, he doesn't study well

 Although

8 Let's go swimming tomorrow afternoon.

 How

9 Mary doesn't speak English so well as Jane

 Jane

10 The switch was too high for him to reach

 He wasn't tall

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1 D

2 C

3 A ought B thought C brought D though

4 A thick B think C thus D thin

5 A foot B school C book D good

6 A knew B grew C threw D flew

7 A lose B close C chose D rose

8 A dosage B massage C carriage D voyage

9 A high B home C hour D horn

10 A break B steak C great D bread

1 independence 2 disconnected 3 failure 4 carelessly 5 retirement

6 misunderstood 7 precision 8 memorable 9 imprisoned 10 technologist

1 one 2 by 3 Although 4 like 5 saying

6 had 7 found 8 up 9 who 10 never

D B B C B