can’t have watered Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.. READING Read the following passage and choose the word which best fits
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I PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Choose a word that has different stress pattern from the others
3 A cosmetics B economics C photography D experience
4 A lemon B physics C. decay D decade
II
LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Fill in the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word
Today in China (5) _ large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government has required that every citizen (6) _ the age of 11 and 60 plant three to
five trees per year or do the equivalent amount of work in other forest services The government claims that at least 1000 million trees have been planted in China every year since 1982 In Western countries, increasing consumer demand for wood products that have been produced cause forest land-owners and forest industries to become increasingly accountable for their forest management and timber harvesting practices
The Arbor Day Foundation’s Rain Forest Rescue programme is a charity that helps to prevent deforestation The charity uses money to buy up and preserve rainforest land before the lumber
companies can buy it The Arbor Day Foundation then (7) _ the land from
deforestation
Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.
8 Peter: “How do you do?” – Mary: “ _”
A Yeah, OK B Not too bad C How do you do? D I’m well Thank you
9 We should arrive home safe and .
Trang 210 The idea got a lot of from the children’s parents.
A opposition B disagreement C dislike D denial
11 The picnic to be a terrible disaster.
A turned out B turned up C turned down D turned round
12 I applied for the job that I saw in the paper.
A advertising B advertised C be advertised D being advertising
13 He’d rather a hot beverage during a meal.
A I not have B I did not have C I do not have D I had not
14 “Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow?” – “Sure By then, I my exam.”
A will finish B finished C will have finished D have finish
15 John is going to get Lisa.
A marry with B marry to C married with D married to
16 , he could not lift the trap door.
A As he was strong B Strong as was he C As strong he was D Strong as he was
17 Jane is the of the two sisters.
A elder B oldest C eldest D more old
18 “What’s your proposal?” - “I propose that the meeting .”
A is postponing B be postponed C to be postponed D postpones
19 exhibitions are like huge market places for the sale of goods, and these are often called
trade fairs
A Most of B A great many C A great deal of D Many of
20 Some of the villagers thought the old woman had the eye
21 We all know that it is important medical directions to be understood clearly.
A with B for C of D in
22 Throw away that old vase It’s .
23 It was in this house .
A where I was born B in which I was born C that I was born D I was born in
24 I in trouble now if I had listened to you in the first place.
A won’t be B wouldn’t be C am not D wouldn’t have been
25 The children to the zoo.
26 He the plants If he had, they wouldn’t have died.
A needn’t have watered B can’t have watered
Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
27 The climate of Chicago is subject to abrupt changes of weather.
A sudden B extreme C adverse D disruptive
Trang 3Use the correct form of the word given in parentheses to fill in the blank in each sentence.
28 English is a easy language for Swedes to learn (COMPARE)
29 The Army tries unsuccessfully to the Government (THROW)
30 There was a heavy _ yesterday afternoon which completely
ruined the church Garden Party ( POUR)
III READING
Read the following passage and choose the word which best fits each blank
Montego Bay is the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the third by population It is a lively
and (31) beach resort and attracts a lot of tourists from many different countries with its (32) beaches and peaceful relaxing atmosphere Many Americans and Europeans, as well as Jamaicans, have summer homes in Montego Bay, so it is a (33) city and becomes more
crowded during the holiday seasons It is most famous for Doctor's Cave beach, which has clear, turquoise waters This is an ideal place for scuba diving and swimming because the sea is very clean and not polluted The city is surrounded by scenic low mountains When Christopher Columbus first came to the island of Jamaica in 1494, he named the bay Golfo de Buen Tiempo, which means
'Fair Weather Gulf' Until the 20th century, the city was mainly a sugar (34) Today, Montego
Bay has a large modern hospital and several modern port facilities for people who come on ships and yachts It also has fine restaurants and big shopping malls, where tourists can buy souvenirs and all kinds of items that they need The coastland near Montego Bay is occupied by numerous tourist
resorts, which are most newly built, and some occupy the grounds of old sugar cane (35) _.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answers
Mickey Mouse was not Walt Disney’s first successful cartoon creation, but he is certainly his most famous one It was on a cross-country train trip from New York to California in 1927 that Disney first drew the mouse with the big ears Supposedly, he took his inspiration from the tame field mice that used to scamper into his old studio in Kansas City No one is quite sure why he dressed the mouse in the now-familiar shorts with two buttons and gave him the yellow shoes But
we do know that Disney had intended to call him Mortimer until his wife Lillian intervened and christened him Mickey Mouse
Capitalizing on the interest in Charles Lindbergh, Disney planned Mickey’s debut in the short cartoon Plane Crazy, with Minnie as a co-star In the third short cartoon, Steamboat Willie, Mickey was whistling and singing through the miracle of the modern soundtrack By the 1930s, Mickey’s image had circled the globe He was a superstar at the height of his career
Although he has received a few minor changes throughout his lifetime, most notably the
Trang 4has remained true to his nature since those first cartoons Mickey is appealing because he is nice.
He may get into trouble, but he takes it on the chin with a grin He is both good-natured and resourceful Perhaps that was Disney’s own image of himself Why else would he have insisted on doing Mickey’s voice in all the cartoons for twenty years? When interviewed, he would say: “There
is a lot of the mouse in me.” And that mouse has remained one of the most pervasive images in
American popular culture
36 Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A The definition of American culture B The life of Walt Disney
C The image of Mickey Mouse D The history of cartoons
37 What distinguished Steamboat Willie from earlier cartoons?
A The longer format B Minnie Mouse as co-star C A sound track D Better color
38 The word “pervasive” in the third paragraph could best be replaced by _.
A well loved B often copied C expensive to buy D widespread
39 The word “appealing” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _.
A attractive B famous C exceptional D distinguishable
40 Where in the passage does the author relate how Mickey got his name?
41 What does the author mean by the underlined statement in paragraph 3?
A The personality of Mickey Mouse has not changed over the years
B In the first cartoons, Mickey Mouse looked more like a child.
C The current version of Mickey Mouse is different in every way from the early cartoons.
D The original Mickey Mouse was one of the first cartoon characters.
42 The first image of Mickey Mouse is described as all of the following EXCEPT _.
A He was wearing white gloves B He wore yellow shoes.
C He was dressed in shorts with two buttons D He had big ears.
43 The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses .
A the history of cartoons B the voices of cartoon characters
C Walt Disney’s childhood D other images in popular culture
Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions
Las Vegas is the most famous city for gambling in the United States Some people say that Las Vegas is a mispronunciation of “lost wages” The casinos and hotels have so many neon lights that some people call this city the desert “the city of lights” Each of the big hotels in Las Vegas is special Going into one is like entering another world One hotel is like ancient Egypt Another is like a tropical island Still another is like New York City These hotels have shows with famous entertainers Everything looks expensive But the rooms cost half the price of rooms in other places And the restaurants have all-you-can-eat meals for very little money That’s because the hotels make their money from the gambling casinos
Las Vegas started in 1905 as a small train stop There were only a few buildings in the middle
of the desert In 1946, a famous gangster named Bugsy Siegel built the first casino He was murdered in 1947 This made him and Las Vegas famous In the early 1950s, tourists went to Las
Trang 5Vegas not only to gamble They went to watch atomic bomb test in the desert outside the city In those days, people didn’t know it was dangerous They thought it was exciting
Las Vegas is also famous for its many wedding chapels Like all of Las Vegas, they are open 24 hours a day Getting married is easy A couple just pays a few dollars for a license, and they can get married immediately They don’t have to wait Many famous movie stars were married in Las Vegas
It is interesting that Las Vegas has more churches for its population than anywhere else in the United States That’s not counting wedding chapels Another interesting fact is that tourists have a greater chance of having a heart attack in Las Vegas than in any other American city
44 What is special about the hotels in Las Vegas?
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45 Why is Las Vegas called “the city of lights”?
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46 What is Las Vegas famous for?
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47 What does Las Vegas have more than other American cities?
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IV WRITING
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
48 The sick needs to be looked after So money must be spent on hospitals
A B C D
49 Robots in the home might not be enough creative to do the cooking, plan the meal and so on
A B C D
50 There is a severe famine in Somalia, and thousands of people are dying from hungry
A B C D
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning
to the sentence printed before it.
51 I really didn’t expect to be offered such a large sum of money.
→ Little
52 You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
→ Refusal
Trang 653 Journalists report that the Finance Minister disagrees with the President
→ The Finance Minister
54 I could finish the work early because he helped me
→ Thanks
55 These two boxes weigh exactly the same
→ There is no
Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence Do not change the words given.
→ The terrible
→ Alan
→ I
59 It was a mistake of mine to park outside the police station (SHOULDN’T)
→ I
60 A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel (NOVEL)
→ Mary’s
THE END
-5 where 6 between 7 protects / saves / prevents
28 comparatively 29 overthrow 30 downpour
44 In Las Vegas, going into each hotel is like entering another world
45 Because it has so many neon lights
46 It is famous for gambling and its many wedding chapels
47 Las Vegas has more churches for its population
51 Little did I expect to be offered such a large sum of money
52 Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest
53 The Finance Minister is reported to disagree with the President
54 Thanks to his help, I could finish the work early
55 There is no difference in weight between these two boxes
56 The terrible scream made my blood run cold 57 Alan takes (a) pride in his punctuality
58 I wasn’t in favor of the idea 59 I shouldn’t have parked outside the police station
60 Mary’s new novel is based on a true story