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Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question: It is often said that books are always good friends and reading is an active mental process.. Reading improves concentrat

nd term N041

Time allowed: 45 minutes

I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others:

II. Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question:

It is often said that books are always good friends and reading is an active mental process Unlike TV, books make you your brain By reading, you think more and become smarter Reading improves concentration and focus Reading books takes brain power It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information Books tell the whole story Since you must concentrate in order

to read, you will get better at concentration Many studies show if you do not use your memory, you lose it Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters

Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words

Books gives you knowledge of other cultures and places The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities have to offer before you visit them

3 Books have great influence on _

4 Why do you have to concentrate and focus while reading books?

A Because books have a lot of quizzes

B Because books have a little information

C Because books tell the whole story

D Because books contain only small pieces

5 A challenging book

A can translate all new words

B is only for primary pupils

C helps you to improve your vocabulary

D is not worth reading

6 What do books give you?

A The ways how to enrich your lives

7 Which of the followings is not true about reading books?

A Reading let you see what other cities have

B Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary

C Reading improves concentration and focus

D Reading is an active mental process

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

others:

IV. Choose the best option to complete the following passage:

The

birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej Officials were studying the possibility of doing the events in

multiple venues (12) what had been done in Vietnam and the Philipines It was (13) sixth time Thailand hosted the SEA Games Thailand hosted the 1959, 1967, 1975, 1985 and 1995 SEA Games

The meeting provided an overview of facilities, and ended with reassurances that everything would

be ready (15)SEA Games in 2007

V. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:

16 Many young men prefer scuba-diving because it is

cheering

18 Water polo balls _ with a special texture so it will not slip from the hands of a player

19 The number of Vietnamese sport officials and referees of international standard taking part in regional tournaments has increased rapidly

20 He spend a year in India and loves spicy food _ the food is, he likes it

A The more and more hot/ the more

B The hotter/ the more

C The hotter/ the more and more

D The hottest/ the most

22 As she did so, her parents became

angry

24 Fruits in a freezer

25 After leaving school, many of us only read for

26 I feel _ I did yesterday

A much more tired

27 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt

28 The Red cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the results of war, diseases, or

30 There is plenty of money in our account so those cheques _ to the bank today

32 you study, the better you will become

A as good B as better C so well D so better

35 According to World Bank figures, 41 % of Brazilians live in absolute _

VI. Choose the word or phrase in each sentence that need correcting:

36 The first world championship of windsurfing held in 1973 Windsurfing first became an Olympic

A B C D

sport in 1984 for men and 1992 for women

37 One of the more beautiful sightseeings in our country is Ha Long Bay

A B C D

38 Her mother is bored with washing out day after day

A B C D

39 Your daughter does not take up you at all

A B C D

40 French is a many more difficult language to learn than English is

A B C D