This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing.. Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh.. Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some
Trang 1Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest in each group.
1 a mammal b material c saddle d manage
2 a table b lady c labour d captain
4 a there b chair c clear d hair
Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the
other words.
6 a computer b museum c important d visitor
7. a calculator b intelligent c impossible d American
8 a compare b compose c company d consist
9 a artificial b aristocrat c arithmetic d argument
10 a maintain b entertain c fountain d retain
Choose the most appropriate answer from a, b, c or d.
11 The scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals is called
a biology b philosophy c geography d physic
12 The process of finding somebody / something, or learning about something
that was not known about before is called a /an
a finding b experiment c discovery d development
13 The science of numbers and shapes is called .
a physics b mathematics c biology d politics
14 When you food, you chance it into substances that your body can
use
15 A force of attraction that causes objects to move towards each other is
called
a electricity b Evolution c gravitation d invention
16 Christopher Columbus the New Continent quite by chance.
17 The telephone was by Graham Bell.
a discovered b cured c appointed d invented
18 Issac Newton had to do many before he could produce an electric
lamp
a discoveries b inventions c experiments d developments
19 Most of the experiments are carried out in
a laboratories b farms c fields d schools
20 Charles Darwin was the father of the of evolution.
a practice b project c theory d problem
Read the passage and then decide which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each
space.
It is estimated (the (21) number is not known that worldwide
some 60,000 newspapers exists, with a (22) circulation of nearly 500
million However, the number of readers is (23) greater-as many as
three times the circulation figure
This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and (24)
placed in libraries and other (25) places Worldwide, about
8,000 of these newspapers are dailies About a third of all newspapers are
published in North America, (26) third in Europe, and the (27) third in the rest of the world Countries with the highest newspaper (28) are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and the United States Europe has nearly half of the world's total newspaper circulation, North America about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter Taking the world (29) , the average circulation of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world where the modern newspaper
is (30) ever seen
21 a correct b exact c right d precise
22. a combined b connected c linked d mixed
24 a the rest b another c the others d others
25. a public b common c open d shared
26 a the next b the other c another d the last
27 a spare b extra c left d remaining
28 a readers b readership c buyers d subscribers
29. a as a whole b in all c generally d on general
30 a not b almost c scarcely d seldom
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
31 It's quite a long way, isn't it? We about five miles by the time we
get back, I'd say
a have walked c will have walked
b had walked d would have walked
32 You can apply for a better job when you more experience
a have b had c have had d had had
33 I leave home the journey is because the buses aren't so
crowded
a The earlier the easier c The earlier the easy
b The early the more easy d The early the most easy
34 We that game when we were younger.
a use to play c used to play
b used playing d use to play
35 If Mathew his alarm clock, he wouldn't have overslept.
a have set b set c had set d was setting
36 I decided to stay at home last night I would have gone out if I so
tired
a wasn't b weren't c wouldn’t have been d hadn’t been
37 Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You with
Barbara
38 Linda has lost her passport again It's the second time this .
39 She tried to be serious but she couldn't help .
40 'Do you know where ?' 'No, he didn't say.'
a Tom has gone c has gone Tom
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a at the visitors c the visitors
b for the visitors d to the visitor
42 The produced at our factory in Scotland.
a good are b good is c goods are d goods is
43 Is that my key, or is it ?
a the yours b you c have had d yours
44 She doesn't live here .
a no longer b some more c no more d any longer
45 The young man seems very .
a sensible b sense c sensibly d senses
46 I'm not very good repairing things.
47 My boys always postpone things.
48 A friend of mine phoned me to a party.
a for invite c so that inviting
49 He's lazy He never does work.
50 I'll be in London next week I hope to see Tom there.
a while I will be c during I will be
b while I am d during I am
Choose the underlined part (a, b, c, or d) that is incorrect.
51 The rain came sudden and everybody got wet because nobody
had an umbrella
d
52 Children nowadays seem to be more intelligenter than their
parents when they were at the same age
53 When I came in, my father was talking to anyone so I went
a b c
out quietly
d
54 I want to try on the blue skirt over there Can you showing me
the changing room?
55 Can you make me a cup of coffee? No, there are no coffee left
56 Ha Anh can now speak English more well than the last time I met him.
57 I am sorry that I could not go to your birthday party Any
problems occurred and I could not go
d
58 There are many ways to do this exercise but mine is the best good one
a b c d
59 She can sing very beautiful and dance very gracefully but she
cannot do any difficult math exercise
c d
60 With this type of exercise, reads the questions first and then
read the text to find the correct answer
c d
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Our demand for water is constantly increasing Every year there are
more and more people in the world Factories turn out more and more
products and need more and more water We live in a world of water But almost all of it - about 97%-is in the oceans This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps
There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever
be Most of the water we use finds its way to the oceans There, it is evaporated by the sun It then falls back to the earth as rain Water is used and reused over again It is never used up Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage Rain does not fall evenly over the earth Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain
61 All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT
a We need more and more water
b The population of the world is increasing every year
c Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps
d Factories also need more water
62 Which of the following is NOT true about the world’s water?
a The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water
b Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing
c Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps
d The percentage of fresh water is very small
63 What can be inferred about water?
a The amount of water on earth is always the same
b Water will probably be exhausted
c Water can be used once only
d Most of the water we use is rain water
64 It can be inferred from the text that
a no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water
b rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth
c the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water
d a region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell
65 The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning to.
a sell b prove to be c switch off d produce
Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which has it similar meaning to the original sentence.
66 George is a better mechanic than Arthur.
Trang 3a Arthur is not better than George at being a mechanic.
b Arthur is not such a good mechanic as George
c Arthur is not better mechanic than George
d Arthur is worse than George at being a mechanic
67 “Please let me borrow your bike, “ he said to her.
a He asked her if she could let him borrow her bike
b He asked her to borrow your bike
c He asked her whether she would let him borrow her bike
d He asked her to let him borrow her bike
68 I wish I had chosen English to study at school.
a The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so
b The speaker is not studying English
c The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school
d The speaker regrets having chosen English to study
69 The book interested me more than the film.
a I thought the book was more interesting than the film
b I thought the book was more interested than the film
c I thought the book was as interesting as the film
d I thought the book was not as interesting as the film
70 The teacher did not allow the class to leave before 4:30.
a The teacher made the class to stay until after 4:30
b The teacher made the class not leave until after 4:30
c The teacher made the class stay until after 4:30
d The teacher made the class leave after 4:30
71. You need to support your ideas with facts and .
a) numbers b) figures c) informations d) material
72. By and , the pupils are well-behaved.
a) by b) from c) forward d) large
‘By and large’ has a similar meaning to ‘in general’
73. I’m sick and of studying grammar!
a) cross b) tired c) ill d) bored
74. I never read the instruction manual I learned how to use the computer by trial and
.
75. Yesterday the Prime Minister made an important speech on the subject of law and
.
a) rule b) legal c) punishment d) order
76. Let’s settle this argument once and for .
a) ever b) all c) always d) once
77 When she died, she gave all her money to a charity for cats.
(a away - If you give something away, you offer something without
charging for it)
78 You boy! Don’t walk when I’m speaking to you
(away - ‘Walk away’ from someone is the opposite of walk towards
to someone Ouch!)
79 He’s fallen his motorbike and broken his shoulder
(a off - You get on a bike or a horse, so therefore you fall off.
b away - ‘Fallen away’ is not correct
c out of - ‘Out of’ is the opposite of ‘in’ e.g The baby fell out of the pram!
d down - Someone can fall down, but not fall down something)
80 Would you mind taking your shoes when you come inside?
(a away - If you take something away, you move it to another place
b on - You can put on your shoes, but what’s the opposite of put on?
c off – You take “off” what you put “on” Correct
d out - If you take something out, you put it outside.)
81 I don’t feel like cooking, let’s order a take- (There are two
possible answers for this question)
(Two answers are possible for this question
a out - ‘Take out’ is correct, but is mainly used in American English – what do we say in British English? Correct
b up - ‘Take up’ is not correct
c in - If you take something in, you understand it E.g I couldn’t take
in the bit about computers – it was too complicated
d away - Take-away is a verb but in this case a noun (it can also be an adjective – take-away food Correct)
82 Can you pick a few things in the supermarket? We need milk,
bread and loo rolls
(c up - If you pick something up you buy, collect or get it E.g I’ll pick up the children from school.)
which have to be filled either “do” or “make” forms
83 - Have you made a decision to go with them ?
- Not yet I need time to think it over or I’ll make a mistake.
84 Today I’m very happy I want to make some music now.
85 Is this yours ? It is made fashionably - Wae!
86 Are you making trouble, class ? - Oh, no, we are
87 This man has to make a monthly report.
88 Do I have to do washing up and the ironing ? - No, never!
89 Do you like the way I’ve done your hair ?
90 - Hello Nam! Is your sister at home ?
- Yes, she is She is doing the cleaning.
91 - Where are your children, Mrs Young ?
- They are in the kitchen, there are making cakes.
92 Mary always gets bored when doing homework.
93 There police are doing their business There are sunning after the robber.
94 Mrs Brown’s children are making too much noise outside the house.
95 Who made such a mess ? It must be done the tidying-up now.