1.5 p Postage stamps were first introduced in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in May 1840 as part of the postal reforms promoted by Rowland Hill.. With its introduction,
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Thời gian: 45 phút
I SOUNDS Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (0.6 p)
01 A delivered B transferred C received D equipped
II READING 1 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions (1.5 p)
Postage stamps were first introduced in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in May 1840 as part of the postal reforms promoted by Rowland Hill With its introduction, the postage fee was now to be paid by the sender and the recipient as heretofore, though sending mail prepaid was not a requirement The first postage stamps, the Penny Black, and two days later, the Two Pence blue, with an engraving of the young Queen Victoria, were an immediate success though refinements, like perforations, were instituted with later issues Before the use of adhesive paper stamps, letters were hand-stamped or postmarked with ink Postmarks were the invention of Henry Bishop and were at first called “Bishop Mark" after the inventor Bishop marks were first used in
1661 at the London General Post Office They marked the day and month the letter was mailed
04 How were letters stamped before the use of adhesive paper stamps?
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05 When and where did the first postage stamps appear?
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06 Who paid for sending mail with the introduction of the postal stamps?
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07 What colour were the first postage stamps?
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III WRITING (1 p)
08 Make a full sentence, using these words:
Our environment / be / in / danger / because / some people / not care / about / it //
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09 Use the relative pronoun to combine these sentences.
I’ll be staying with Adrian His brother is one of my closest friends
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IV READING 2 Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank
(1.5 p)
Human beings (10) to protect only the beautiful and non-threatening parts of our environment We tend to pay more (11) to animals on land than any other large sea animals Environmentalists have not done much (12) to help save the Pacific Ocean sharks (13) population has decreased nearly to the point of extinction
Trang 3millions of years is enough proofs of their efficiency and adaptability to change environments It is time (14) human beings to begin considering the protection of sharks as (15) important part of a program for protection of our natural environment
V STRESS Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words (0.4 p)
16 A courteous B service C customer D subscribe
17 A advanced B spacious C technology D express
VI VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Circle the best answer for the blank in each sentence (4 p)
18 The human race is only one small species in the … world.
19 Many animals are for their fur and other valuable parts of their bodies.
20 People are destroying the environment by adding to it.
A polluting B polluters C pollution D pollutants
21 Human beings ……a great influence on the rest of the world
Trang 422 Your EMS mail will be in the shortest possible time.
23 The hotel staff is friendly and
A courteous B discourteous C unhelpful D impolite
24 Many species of animals are threatened and could easily become
25 Many rare of animals are in danger of extinction.
26 The banker I borrowed money was very courteous.
27 They started a campaign to trading wildlife products.
28 ….is a speedy and secure service for transferring money.
29 Fax transmission has become a cheap and way to transmit texts and graphics over
distance
A inconvenient B comfortable C convenient D uncomfortable
30 Many efforts have been made to protect nature.
31 The facsimile service will help you to send a document without losing its shape.
32 Most of the post offices in Vietnam are equipped with advanced
Trang 533 We offer a very … rate for parcels under 15 kg.
A competitor B competitive C competing D competition
34 EMS stands for
A Electronic Mail Service B Express Mail Service
C Environment Management Service D Economic Mail Service
VII ERROR IDENTIFYING Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting (1 p)
35 The waiter whom served us yesterday was polite and friendly.
36 She asked me if I knew whom had got the job.
37 The man with who I spoke in the meeting used to work here.
38 This class is only for people who’s first language is not Vietnamese.