introduction Questions 1-8: Read the passage and fill in each blank with an appropriate word provided in the box 2pts: English has been 1__________ a world language more than a century.
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Questions : Pick out 4 words that have the strongest stress on the third
syllable(1pt):
A introduce B computer C mathematics D biology
E pharmacy F liberation G exciting H
interesting
I business J production K laziness L
introduction
Questions 1-8: Read the passage and fill in each blank with an appropriate word provided in the box (2pts):
English has been (1) a world language more than a
century The number of people who (2) _ it as their mother
tongue (tiếng mẹ đẻ) has been (3) at between 300 million and
400 million It is (4) _ as an official language (ngôn ngữ chính
thức) in many countries In the late 16th century English was
(5) by just under 5 million people The arrival of English in
North America was the key step in the world-wide expansion (sự mở rộng) The United States is a huge commercial market (thị trường thương mại) and
this has (6) _ to promote English language in many other
nations About 80% of the data (7) on the world’s computers
is (8) to be in English and nowadays insufficient (thiếu)
knowledge of English can be a problem in business
Questions 9-12: Fill in each blank with the correct word (1pt):
9 They in solving the problem of poverty
A succeed B successful C success D
successfully
10 The girl is really
A attract B attractive C attractively D attraction
11 His English _ is quite good
A pronounce B pronouncement C pronunciation D
pronounced
12 We always prepare for our lessons before going to
class
A careful B careless C carelessly D carefully
believed spoken decided stored discovered invented considered called speak estimated (đánh giá) tended
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13 _? This car can run 180 kilometers per hour
A How long is this car? B How wide is this car?
C How far can this car run? D How fast can this car run?
14 If I were you, I _ that
A will do B would have done C would do D did
15 He _ swimming on Saturday afternoons
16 Rebecca is a writer, and she _ fifteen novels and stories in her writing career
A has written B wrote C had written D writes
17 The police let him _
18 The doctor recommended me everyday
19 I want to go swimming _ it is very hot
A because of B although C because D no matter what
20 He finds no solution to the problem _
A no matter what he tries B no matter what he did
C no matter when he does D no matter how he tries
Questions 21-24: Choose the best option (2pts):
21 I would like you to help me to put the chairs away
=> Do you mind _ me to put the chairs away?
A to help B helping C helped D help
22 Was the generator invented by Michael Faraday?
=> Did _ the generator?
A Michael Faraday invented B Michael Faraday invent
C invent Michael Faraday D Michael Faraday was
invented
23 He did not study hard So he failed the final test
=> If he _, he the final test
A studied / wouldn’t fail B studies / will not fail
C had studied / would have failed D had studied / wouldn’t have failed
24 He was sacked because he was lazy
=> Because of , he was sacked
A he’s laziness B his laziness C the laziest D very lazy
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Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products
of our new technological age But actually the idea for a computer was carried out (thực hiện) over two centuries ago by a man called Charles Babbage
Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called “engines” But despite the fact that he started building some of these
he never finished any of them Over the years people have argued if his machines would work Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building an engine based on one of Babbage’s designs It has taken six years to complete and more than 4000 parts have been specially made Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition (cuộc triểm lãm) in the Science Museum to remind of Babbage’s work
Questions 25-28: Read the passage above and decide if the following
statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG) (1pt):
25 Charles Babbage had the idea of building a computer over two hundred years ago
26 Babbage drew up plans for some calculating machines and made them successfully
27 Babbage also designed a super-computer
28 The Science Museum in London has taken six years to complete an engine based on one of Babbage’s designs
Questions 29-30: Answer the questions (1pt):
29 Who was Charles Babbage?
30 What has the Science Museum in London finished recently?