IV- Choose the item among A,B,C or D that best answers the question about the passage: A Young Businessman Although he is only twelve, James Harries has his own antiques business and a
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I-Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1 A graduated B asked C processed D finished
3 A wine B decline C design D engine
II- Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words:
5 A intelligent B interest C dependent D computer
III- Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence:
6 Nowadays, the number of divorces has increased in some societies This means that there are a lot of
………
A nuclear families B single- parent families
C extended families D traditional families
7 Nam’ll apply to the ……… to become a teacher of English
A university of Economics B university of Architecture
C university of Education D university of Technology
8 Nowadays women ……… the same wages as men
A should pay B will be paid C will pay D should be paid
9 “………….” means “an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less
valuable.”
A Renovation B Reform C Inflation D Intervention
10 If you work long hours, you ……… exhausted
A will be B would be C will D would have been
11 The manager told me ……… harder
12 They are trying to persuade the rich to… their money to the charities
A provide B invest C finance D contribute
13 After I ……… from college, I ……… as a teacher
A had graduated / work B had graduated / worked
C graduated / worked D graduate / work
14 Banks are very important ……… business people?
15 We prepare ……… the final exam
16 ……… he is old, he wants to travel around the world
A In spite of B Although C Despite D Because
17 She went to the bank ……… some money
A to save B to apply C to withdraw D to ask
18 Quoc Hoc Senior High School, ……… founded in 1896, is a beautiful school in Hue
19 The coffee is ……… hot that I can’t drink it
20 ……… cheap, it was in good condition
A Although it B Being C Although it was D Despite it was
21 These shops have goods for sale at ……… prices
A attraction B attracted C attract D attractive
22 Things ……… greatly since we ……… Doi Moi policy
A have changed / have had B changed / has had
C have changed / had D changed / had
23 You may jot down your qualifications and experience
A mention B note down C type D find out
24 I try to do my homework ……….the noise
A.because of B although C despite of D in spite of
25 It was so noisy that I couldn’t concentrate ……… my lesson
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27 His brother……….high school 6 years ago
A finish B finished C finishes D has finished
28 The opposite of “possible” is ………
A dispossible B unpossible C inpossible D impossible
29 She apologized ……….waiting so long
A to me for B for keeping me C for me D for me keeping
30 We have been living here……….1990
IV- Choose the item among A,B,C or D that best answers the question about the passage:
A Young Businessman
Although he is only twelve, James Harries has his own antiques business and a flower shop “He has a good eye for a bargain,” say his mother “He was only 8 when he bought that for 5p.” she points to a china statuettte worth $4,000 “James gets most of his stock of antiques from jumble sales Last year he bought a
necklace for 10p which turned out to be valuable He sold it for $8,000.”
James didn’t get on at school so his parents hired a private tutor “Other children think I’m strange because I earn my own living and I don’t want to join in their games.”
James explains the success of his flower shop: “My prices have risen less than those of my competitors this year Also I’ve got a special offer for wedding parties I give them a Rolls-Royce for the day if they spend more than $100 on flowers My employees don’t particularly like working for a 12-year-old, but I pay their wages so they can’t complain!” With his high income, James could afford many luxuries, but he prefers to save his money “I put aside as much as I can I have a lot of plans for the future and I will need to be rich to carry them out.”
31 What does James Harries trade in?
A Antiques and flowers B Antiques
32 The necklace he bought last year ………
A was worthless B cost him a lot of money
C brought him a lot of money D was worth 10p
33 James is different from other children because he ………
A didn’t get on at school B he had a private tutor
C makes money and supports himself D he is strange
34 His employees don’t like working with him because ………
A he pays their wages B he is too young
C they can’t complain D he is 12 years older
35 Which of the following is NOT true about James?
A He spends a lot of money on many luxuries
B He had a tutor because he didn’t do well at school
C He earns a lot of money
D He saves money for his future plans
V- Choose the word or phrase among A,B, C, or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage:
Society has changed in many ways (36)………… the introduction of computers, and people’s lives
at home and at the office have been affected Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they (37) ………… to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time One recent report stated that, (38) ………… the number of hobies had not increased, each hobby had become more specialised
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather (39) ……… time with there families than stay late in the office everyday Home life is seen to be just as important as working Some companies now (40) ……… managers take their annual holidays even if they don’t want to, because this leads to such
an improvement in their performance if they have some rest
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VI- Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting :
41 If you listen to the questions carefully, you would answer them easily
A B C D
42 Many people have complain about the dirty smoke from the factory
A B C D
43 Tom said that he is going to leave for London the following day
A B C D
44 He is believed be the best player in our team
A B C D
45 The students which were late had to wait outside
A B C D
VII Choose the best answer (A B, C or D)
46 We stayed in that hotel despite the noise
A Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there
B We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it
C Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there
D Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel
47 They can’t work and travel because they are old
A Because of their old age, they can’t work and travel
B In spite of their old age, they can work and travel
C Despite their old age, they still work and travel
D Even though they work and travel, they are old
48 “Have you heard of their marriage?”
A She asked me if I hear of their marriage
B She asked me weather I had heard of their marriage
C She asked me if I had heard of their marriage
D Both B & C are correct
49 The flowers are being watered in the garden by Jane now
A Jane is to water the flowers in the garden now
B Jane waters the flowers in the garden now
C Jane is watering the flowers in the garden now
D Jane are watering the flowers in the garden now
50 Despite the bad weather, people travel by air
A Even though the weather is bad, people travel by air
B Because the weather is bad, people travel by air
C In spite of people travel by air, the weather is bad
D Although the bad weather, people travel by air
Good luck to you
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REFERENCE TEST 1
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 C
5 A
6 C
7 D
8 A
9 D
10 C
11 D
12 A
13 C
14 D
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 C
19 D
20 A
21 B
22 B
23 D
24 D
25 A
26 B
27 C
28 C
29 C
30 C
31 B
32 A
33 D
34 A
35 C
36 A
37 B
38 D
39 C
40 D
41 A
42 C
43 A
44 C
45 C
46 B
47 C
48 B
49 A
50 A REFERENCE TEST 2
1 A
2 B
3 D
4 A
5 B
6 B
7 C
8 D
9 C
10 A
11 C
12 D
13 B
14 C
15 B
16 B
17 C
18 C
19 D
20 C
21 D
22 C
23 B
24 D
25 D
26 C
27 B
28 D
29 B
30 C
31 A
32 C
33 C
34 B
35 A
36 A
37 D
38 C
39 B
40 C
41 C
42 B
43 B
44 B
45 A
46 C
47 A
48 C
49 C
50 A