impressive Italian dining wood square tables B.. that square Italian wood impressive dining tables C.. those impressive square Italian wood dining tables D.. impressive square wood Itali
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A Listen to the conversation carefully and fill in the missing words The conversation will be heard twice.
Holly: That was _( 1) , Scott All: Yes, it was Really good
Scott: Thank you Rob: You really enjoy _(2) _
Scott: Yes, I do It’s not a (3) _ for me at all In fact I enjoy it! But I hate doing
the (4) _ I never want to do the dishes
Marie: I’m the _(5) _ I can’t stand cooking, but I don’t _(6) doing the
dishes
Rob: The chore I really hate is (7) _ Ugh!
Holly: Oh I don’t mind ironing at all I usually (8) _ to watch TV at the same time
It’s not so bad
Scott: It’s funny how different people (9) about different chores
Holly: Yes but no one like taking out the (10) , right?
All: Not me! I don’t!
B Listen to the passage and answer the questions below:
11 Is Sport a popular part of school life for many young people?
12 When are matches often played?
13.Why does a sport team have to travel to other town?
14 Do players always go by themselves?
15 Who feels proud when a school team wins?
II VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE:
A Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence:
16 Most of the major thoroughfares in New York City run north and south
17 Buddhism is a(n) _
18 Her landlord gave her two months’ _ to quit
19 He as if he had never lived in England before
20 He calls at every house in the street He everyone
21 She was out of breath She _
A wasn’t breathing B was breathing with difficulty
C couldn’t breath D stopped breathing 22.That was a family of _
A a prosperity B the prosperity C the prosperous D prosperity 23.She was at the edge of the forest She was _the forest
24.The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624
A originated B produced C engineered D established
25 It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with the water of
the Atlantic Ocean
26 In those days, my biggest dream was a red hat- a floppy cotton hat like the one my pop
star idol wore in her video clip
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27 I couldn’t tell you what time it is because the workman had removed the _ of the
clock
28.I thought I _him come in we were having dinner
A heard- when B look- while C looked-when D heard- while 29.The dinosaurs died _65 million years
A out - ago B away- before C down - afterD off - next
30 “ ,it’s my turn to be served – I was
C Pardon me - following D Hello - coming
31 Officially, Mrs Lan’s in charge, but in _Mrs Khoa runs the office
A practice B practise C practical D practically
32 I _through the booklet but couldn’t find the address
33 Make sure your hands _ clean before you have your dinner
34 “Did you check you paper?” _ “ No, I _ it”
A was checking B am checking C check D checked
35 I have nothing common Jane
36 I that you won’t be inviting that awful woman to the meeting
37 He has put is car entirely at our for the holiday
38 His bank has never been of his change of address
39 The police were very in their examination of the building
40 The roadworks made _ to the hotel from the main road difficult
41 After he set a fire to the library, the boy was from school
42 The museum wishes to _ an assistant curator for its fossil collection
A appoint B commissionC authorize D assign
43.They can’t on a name for the baby
44 They could find no _of the missing car despite an extensive search
45 I am never free on Tuesday evening as I have a arrangement to go to the cinema with a friend
A long-standing B long-lived C long-range D long-lasting
46 After the accident, there was considerate doubt _ exactly what had happened
A in the question of B as toC in the shape of D for
47 Price increases are no running at a(n) level of thirty percent
48 The police _ a good deal of criticism over their handling of the
demonstration
A came in for B brought about C went down with D opened up
49 The house consists _ five rooms
50 When I realized I was wrong I apologized them _my mistake
51 You must always be _ Lies will always be discovered in the end
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A thoughtful B thoughtless C thinking D careful
53 In recent years, more and more people for things with credit cards
54 A: Hello Is that Mary Cooper? _ Yes, ?
55 Total weight of all the ants in the world is much bigger than
A all human beings B all human beings is that
C that of all human beings D of all human beings
56 Helen has just bought _
A two scarves new wool black B some new black wool two scarves
C two new black wool scarves d two black wool new scarves
57 She is saving to buy one of
A impressive Italian dining wood square tables
B that square Italian wood impressive dining tables
C those impressive square Italian wood dining tables
D impressive square wood Italian dining tables
58 A group of cleaners will keep the building
A working-hard / cleaner B hard-working / clean
59 She has just ended _for 6 months
A being sent into prison B with sending herself to prison
C up being sent to prison D up to be sent for prison
60 Let’s go to the station to see her _
61 What lovely flowers !
A have B do you haveC you have D do you have
62 I’m sorry about their feeling
63 Our basic _is that the customers is always right
A expertise B policy C profession D specialty
64 In dirty neighborhood, children can not grow up healthily
65 did they realize the danger they faced
66 It’s not worth _money on this product It’s completely useless
67 “ Do we need more drinks for the party?” _ No, the drinks
A have already bought B have been bought yet
C have bought yet D have already been bought
68 I disapprove people whispering to each other in a meeting
69 Scarcely had I had time to take my coat off _the boss came in
70 This is ! What do you put in it?
A such wonderful soup B a such wonderful soup
C such a wonderful soup D a so wonderful soup
71 Her children look very healthy, because she’s careful to give them food
A indulgent B ambitious C harmonious D nutritious
72 If the level of VAT is this year, small business will be affected
73 She had fainted, but we managed to _her round by splashing water on
her face
74 The teacher gave
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C to the class a tough assignment D for the class a very tough assignment
75 We’re from London” “ ”
A how interesting B Not at all C Yes, please D Yes, it is
B Choose the underlined part ( A,B,C or D) that is incorrect:
76 In generally, the rule is very simple: a singular subject requires a singular verb
A B C D
77 Never before I have visited this fascinating place
A B C D 78.According with Gardner, it is motivation that plays an important role in his success
A B C D
79 The hard out surface of the tooth is called enamel
A B C D
80 We had to eat standing up because we didn’t have anything to sit and the grass was
too wet
D
81 My files are all over the place I wish I had a box keeping them in
A B C D
82 The person from whom Sue bought her bike was a 82 year- old woman from Germany
A B C D
83 Something was strange happened yesterday has been worrying me I really don’t know
what to do
D
84.Workers training for a specific job have a strong possibility of being replaced by a
machine
85 Nothing can stop him from trying to win the girl’s heart, can they?
A B C D
III.READING:
A Read the text and choose the best answer ( A,B,C or D)to each of the questions that follow.
Charles Eliot, taking over at Harvard in 1869 at the age of 35, pioneered a break with the
traditional curriculum The usual course of studies at American universities emphasized classical and humanistic courses, classical languages, mathematics, ethics, and rhetoric; and each institution
prescribed a rigid program of required courses Under Eliot’s leadership, Harvard dropped most of its required courses in favour of an elective system and increased its course offerings to stress the physical and social sciences, the fine arts and modern languages Soon other institutes in all sections of the country were following Harvard’s lead Eliot was also influential in bringing about important reforms in professional education He renovated the Harvard medical and law schools, raising the requirements and lengthening the residence period, and again the Harvard model affected the other schools Improved technical training in other professions accompanied the advances in medicine and law Both state and private universities
hastened to established schools of architecture, engineering, education, journalism and business
Although Harvard was one of the first universities to found a graduate school, the recognized center for graduate study, based on the German system with the highest award, was John Hopkins
1.What did Charles Eliot do at Harvard?
A He started studies under a rigid program
B He introduced modern studies
C He removed all classical studies
D He selected students under an elective system
2.According to the passage, after 1869 students at Harvard were _
A given a wide selection of subjects to choose from
B allowed to choose any subject at all to study
C required to study physical and social sciences
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3 Under Charles Eliot’s influence at Harvard, students who wished to become doctors and lawyers had to
A study for longer hours
B conform to a required Harvard model
C reach a higher academic level
D act in a professional way
4 We understand from the passage that John Hopkin University
A offers the best graduate prizes
B provides an excellent German education
C offers the most prestigious graduate education
D has the oldest established graduate school
5 The overall effect of Charles Eliot’s reforms was to _
A standardize professional education
B diminish the other universities
C lower the prestige of classical and humanistic studies
D widen the academic curriculum
B Read the test below and decide which answer ( A,B,C or D) best fits each space:
The Pyramids of Egypt were built on the _(6) bank of the Nile River at Giza during the 4th Dynasty ( about 2575 to about 2467 BC ) The oldest of the seven _(7) , the pyramids are the only one remaining nearly intact today Their white stone facing was later
removed for use as building _(8) in Cairo The largest of the pyramids is that of King
Khufu, which is sometimes known as the Great Pyramids It _(9) an area of over 4,8
hectares( 12 acres ).According to the Greek historian Herodotus, ten years were required to
prepare the (10) and 100,000 laborers worked thereafter for 20 years to complete the
pyramids, which contains the king’s (11) Some lists include only the Great Pyramid,
rather than all the pyramids
The Hanging Garden of Babylon, perhaps built by King Nebuchadnezzar II about 600 BC, were a mountainlike (12) of planted terraces Ancient historians report that Babylon at that
time was _(13) _in the splendor of its palace and temple buildings, fortification walls, and
paved processional (14) _ The Hanging Gardens consisted of several tiers of platform
terraces built upon arches and extending to a _(15) height Accounts of their height range
from about 24m ( 80 ft ) to a less reliable estimate of more than 90m ( 300 ft ) Trees and colorful
plants and flowers grew on the terraces, irrigated with water brought up from the Euphrates River
Archaeologists have discovered remains of walls along the Euphrates that may have belonged to
the Hanging Gardens
13.A interesting B exciting D dazzling D shining
C Supply each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word:
The (16) of those who constantly play video games are very important to people
working in video game industry If video games are going to one of the most attractive features
of future interactive _( 17) , it is essential for producers to know what types of games to make, how best to _(18) such games on interactive video, and how to ensure that such games maintain their fascination for people Above all, it is vital to build (19) _ detailed profiles of people who are (20) _ to video games
Until recently, the chief market for video games has been boys aged eight to fifteen
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games appeal to some deep instinct in boys who find it _(22) to tear themselves away from them Schoolwork is _(23) _, health is damaged and (24) _eating habits
are affected
Girls of the same _(25) _, however, are entirely different, demonstrating far greater
freedom from the hold of video games Quite simply, they can take video games in their stride,
being able to play them when they want and then leave them alone
IV WRITING:
A Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
1.That is an insulting name to use for him
Don’t call ………
2 I’ve warned you not to go near that dog
I’ve warned you about ………
3 No, please don’t tell him
I’d rather ………
4 Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice
It ………
5.An up-to date visa is necessary for Andorra You’ll ………
6 “ I don’t think John will come” said Bill
Bill doubted ………
7 You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches
In ………
8 Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
I’ll ………
9 She didn’t shed a tear when she got the bad news
She got ………
10 I’m never going to talk to him again
That’s ………
B Write a paragraph of about 150 words, describing the information in the table.
Literacy rate of the population aged 17 years +
of some Southeast Asian countries ( 1995)
Country Literacy rate ( % )
C Write a description of a character in a story or novel you have read