Agriculture is the world's most important industry.. It also supplies materials for two other basic human needs – clothing and shelter.. In addition, agriculture provides materials in ma
Trang 1Department of Education & Training Level : INTERMEDIATE
Ho Chi Minh City Date of Testing : May 14th, 2006 - Time allotted : 120 minutes
SECTION I: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the
sentence.
1 Tracey wanted to be financially independent _ her family
2 You're supposed to pay the rent two weeks advance
A for B by C in D at
3 Guess who I ran _ in town today
A with B on C into D to
4 It is likely that gold will always be valued _ protection against inflation
A like B for C in D as
5 He jumped his car and drove to work
A on B into C onto D off
6 When his company had to close because of economic difficulties, George became
A inconsiderate B insufficient C unsatisfactory D redundant
7 The robber to kill his hostage if his demands were not met
A agreed B threatened C requested D approved
8 I'm _ of listening to your complaints
A uninterested B bored C tired D fed up
9 He was , so he couldn't see anything
A covered B sheltered C blindfolded D shaded
10 They should send off players for fouls
A great B minor C accidental D deliberate
11 After the accident, he was from driving
A banned B punished C scared D protected
12 He's a bad-tempered old man, who's always having with his wife
A discussions B rows C disagreements D struggles
13 They have built canals to the desert
A drain B irrigate C supply D provide
14 This is a store, where goods are sold below the price suggested by the makers
A department B general C drug D discount
Trang 215 She has the kids to ride their bikes to school because she thinks they are still too young
A stopped B permitted C forbidden D allowed
16 Without water and air, living things _ survive on this planet,
A could not B cannot C will not D won't be
17 I hate being taken care of as if I a child
A am B were C be D have been
18 If energy inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different
A is B will be C were D would be
19 Elvis left all his money to his only daughter, became one of the richest people in the world when she was only nine years old
A therefore B and C that D who
20 Last Monday while we an exciting match on TV, the electricity went out
A was watching B were watching C had watched D watched
SECTION II Read the article below For questions 21 -25, you are to choose one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question Then put a cross on the letter that corresponds to your answer.
Agriculture is the world's most important industry It provides us with almost all our food It also supplies materials for two other basic human needs – clothing and shelter
In addition, agriculture provides materials in making many industrial products, such as paints and medicines About half of the world's workers are employed in agriculture – far more than in any other industry
Agriculture is one of the world's oldest industries It began about 10,000 years ago in the Middle East By that time, certain Middle East tribes had discovered how to grow plants from and how to raise animals in captivity Having mastered these skills, they could begin to practice agriculture Before the development of agriculture, people got alt their food by gathering wild plants, hunting and fishing They had to search for food continually, which left them little time for other activities But as agriculture developed and farm output increased, fewer people were needed to produce food The non-farmers could then develop the arts, crafts, trades and other activities of civilized life Agriculture, therefore, not only greatly affected the food supply but also made civilization possible
21 The text is mainly about the importance of
Trang 322 According to the writer, the basic needs of human beings are .
A food and clothing B food and medicines
C food, clothing and shelter D industrial products
23 Agriculture is the practice of
A growing plants and hunting B hunting and raising animals in captivity
C gathering wild plants D growing plants and rearing animals
24 Before the development of agriculture, people spent most of their time
A looking for food B producing food
C growing plants from seeds D raising animals in captivity
25 As agriculture developed, more people
C could produce food D could spend their time doing other things
SECTION III Read the text below and decide which word or phrase (A, B, C or D) best fits the blank space.
When man first learned (26) to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time The first (27) he used was probably wood As time (28) , man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil (29)
Coal was not used very widely as a source of (30) until the last century With the coming of the industrial revolution it was soon realized that production would double
if coal was used (31) wood Nowadays many of the huge factories and electricity generating stations would be unable to function if there was (32) coal
In the last twenty or thirty years, (33) _, the use of coal has declined (34) _ a result, there have been changes in the coal industry It is (35) _ that more people would use coal if gas and oil were not so readily (36) _
There is more than (37) coal in the world for man's needs for the next two hundred years (38) our use of coal does not increase (39) _, however, about half of the world's coal may never be used Mining much of it would be very expensive (40) _ it was possible to use new equipment
26 A when B why C how D what
27 A fuel B object C material D energy
28 A went B passed C passes D goes
29 A are burning B have burnt C would burn D were burnt
30 A substance B force C power D energy
31 A despite B instead of C as well as D like
32 A no B more C much D some
33 A moreover B so C however D therefore
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35 A believed B considered C regarded D suggested
36 A found B available C inexpensive D cheap
37 A plenty B much C enough D ready
38 A therefore B however C unless D if
39 A Unfortunately B Fortunately C Hopefully D Luckily
40 A as if B even if C if D as
SECTION IV.
A Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
41 America / said / discover / 1498 / Christopher Columbus,
42 Tracey / fed / queue / unemployment benefit
43 Why / you always / avoid / meet her?
44 You / surprised / when you / here tomorrow
45 Without your help / I / not meet / her last week
B Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
46 You should take two tablets every four hours
Two tablets
47 Most students can work very hard when they feel like doing it
Most students are capable
48 Plane tickets are very expensive
You have to pay
49 The exam question was so easy that all the students got it right
It was such
50 Someone waters the roses for my mother every day
My mother has her _
51 I’ll see you next week unless something unexpected happens
If _
52 This is the biggest fish I have ever seen
Never
53 It’s a pity I don’t know where she is
I wish
54 He wrote the letter in two hours
It took
55 Let’s eat out tonight
Shall _
SECTION V: Write a composition of 100 – 120 words in length on this topic:
‘Making good use of your leisure time is an important thing to do.'