An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth.. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant.. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears.. T
Trang 1Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest:
2 A glad B geography C glass D give
3 A scholarship B cheer C cheat D chess
4 A surround B source C account D plough
5 A climb B fine C island D dinner
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest:
6 A collaboration B possibility C technological D probability
7 A environment B impossible C variety D valuable
8 A risky B conserve C liquid D forest
9 A government B borrowing C attraction D visitor
10 A college B nation C hospital D volunteer
Which is not correct ?
11 The warmer the weather is, the more good I feel
12 You can look after the new words in the dictionary
13 John used to live in the country when he is a boy
14 Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out
A such B to do C to go D has
15 I couldn’t make my car to start this morning
A couldn’t B my car C to start D this morning
Choose the best word to complete the sentences:
16 There are seven players in a water polo team, six swimmers and a _
A striker B goalie C defender D midfielder
17 A: What do you learn English _? - B: _ get a good job
A for/To B to/For C for/For D to/To
18 He has been out of work _ a long time
19 You are not allowed _ a car until you are 17
A drive B driving C driven D to drive
20 Are you _ in knowing all the answers?
A amused B interested C excited D frightened
21 The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam _ the 5th to 13th December, 2003
22 It is becoming _ to find a job
A hard and hard B more and more hard C hardest and hardest D harder and harder
23 The _ we leave, the sooner we will arrive
A earlier B earliest C more early D most early
24 She enjoys watching the movies _ make her laugh
25 A temple _ here hundreds of years ago
A had existed B has existed C existed D was existing
Trang 226 The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, _.
A The USA B Switzerland C Russia D France
27 The foundation of International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man _Henry Dunant
A calls B to call C calling D called
28 I had no _ listening to her English
A difficult B difficulty C more difficult D differ
29 He hurried _ he wouldn't be late for class
A since B so that C as if D unless
30 Remember to take _ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house
A off B after C up D in
31 The symbol of the Red Cross has _ colors
32 A water polo game is divided _ quarters ranging from 5 to 8 minutes in length
33 If you had taken my advice, you _ in such difficulties
A won't be B hadn't been C wouldn't be D wouldn't have been
34 The shirt in the window shop was _ expensive for me to buy
A too B such C enough D so
35 You are going to come to the party, _?
A aren’t you B do you C will you D won’t you
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one
36 He came back to the place He was born there
A He came back to the place where he was born
B He came back to the place which he was born
C He came back to the place that he was born
D He came back to the place there he was born
37 You drink too much coffee ; that’s why you can’t sleep
A If you don’t drink too much coffee, you can sleep
B You couldn’t sleep although you drank too much coffee
C If you hadn’t drunk too much coffee, you could have slept
D If you didn’t drink too much coffee, you could sleep
38 She said to us “ Don’t be late again ”
A She said us not to be late again
B She told us not to be late again
C She told us not be late again
D She told us to be not late again
39 “ I try to study English well I want to get a good job ”
A I try to study English well so as I could get a good job
B I try to study English well in order that can get a good job
C I try to study English well to get a good job
D I try to study English well in order not to get a good job
40 No one has used that door for 20 years
A That door wasn’t used for 20 years B That door has not been used for 20 years
C That door has been not used for 20 years D That door has been used by none for 20 years
Trang 3Read the following passage and choose the correct answer
he elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds They eat 300 pounds of food a day An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth Elephants can live up to 70 years Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant African elephant can be characterized as larger ears The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds This elephant is characterized
as smaller ears Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant
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41 What is the topic of the passage?
A African elephant B Indian elephant C Elephants D Elephants’ trunks
42 How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A 70 pounds B 200 pounds C 300 pounds D 1,200 pounds
43 According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities EXCEPT?
A Bathing B communicating C Sleeping D Drinking
44 Which kind of elephant is the largest?
A The Indian elephant B the African elephant
C the Asian elephant D the Indian and Asian elephant
45 An Indian elephant has _ than an African elephant
A a longer tail B a stronger trunk C smaller ears D bigger teeth
Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage:
VOLUNTEERS ABROAD
ore and more young people are _ (46) voluntary work abroad The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries There they will earn little _ (47) no money But they will be doing something useful – and enjoying the experience
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he work may _ (48) of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection _(49) kind of job it is, it is certain to be _ (50) and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten
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46 A doing B making C taking D getting
48 A consist B include C contain D involve
49 A Any B What C However D Whatever
50 A challenging B dangerous C difficult D attracted
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