PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other th
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I PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group:
Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question
II VOCABULARY
1 Choose the best answer.
11. The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a
12. We call the very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments a(n)
13. The police are an accident which took place this afternoon
14. Someone wants you to a good hotel
15. She used to her living by working as a typist
16. My bother is intelligent but he common sense
17. We’ll play tennis and we’ll have lunch
18. The Blacks live in the house the green doors
19. It never my mind he will lie to me
20. Please ring to make an early at the dentist
2 Read the passage and choose the best answer
There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (21) In less than a hundred years we shall probably (22) all the present (23) of oil and gas The world’s coal (24) should last longer but, once used, these cannot be (25)
It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (26) sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (2) (classed as (28) energy) Until these energy (29) are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (30) as much
Trang 221. A.fuels B.powers C.forms D.energies
26. A.traditional B.alternative C.surprising D.revolutionary
III GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer
31. By the time she reached the dentist, the pain in her tooth stopped
32. Does anyone know this hat might be?
33. We intend away with the old system once we have developed a better one
34. The old lady was exhausted after the long walk
35. By the time you return here next year, the city lots of changes
36. The old man serves the ball so skillfully He a good tennis player when young
37. The old man is said all his money to an old peole’s home when he died
38. Han is going to the USA for his holiday He up for nearly a year now
39. Nobody was injured in the accident, ?
40. Something was wrong with the machine, ?
41. if the weather stays fine, the plane land at 8.30 local time
42. The house Shakespeare was born is now open to the pulic
43. The blackmailler denied the photographs to the actress
44. Would you mind me a hand with this bag?
45. It’s an hour since he , so he should be at the office now
46. If I were you, I him as my nephew
A.will treat B.would treat C.am treating D.will have treated
47. Oranges are expensive this season, and
A.apples are B.apples too C.apples the same D.so are apples
48. Jane’s bother doesn’t work as a teacher, and she doesn’t
49. People who are telling the truth about the properties should be given prizes for honesty
A.which sell B.that selling C.they sold D.they are selling
Trang 350. I have been saving money because I buy a computer.
IV USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting:
51. You pay about $50 per person and can having dinner and breakfast there
52. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam
53. I read something about Taranrino’s new film on that magazine
A B C D
54. I’d prefer to do it on myself, because other people make me nervous
55. It spent a long time to travel to the skiing resort but in the end we got there
V READING COMPREHENSION
1 Read the passage and choose the best answer
Cabbage is a very common vegetable antive to England and northwestern France but now grown in many parts of Europe, Asia, and the American continents There are three kinds of cabbage, and all have the common characteristic of leaves gorwn very close together, forming a hard, round head The three types are white, vavoy, and red While the white and red cabbages have prominent veins in their leaves, the savoy has trinkled and blistered leaves
Cabbage seeds are quite small Farmers normally sow the seed in rows that are about 36 inches apart After young plants have sprouted, the rows are thinned to allow a space of 18 to 24 inches apart between plants Cabbage is a biennial Farmers normally grow it one year, store it during the winter, and replant it in the spring
to produce seed By controlling the temperature to which the plant is subjected in this way, farmers can produce either heads or seeds
56. Where was abbage priginally found?
57. What is the main difference given in the passage between the types of cabbage mentioned?
A.Taste B.Method of cultivation C.Appearance D.Ability to withstand cold
58. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the cabbage?
A.Loose leaves and soft heads B.Biennial growing season
C.Being grown sucsessfully in many parts of the world D.Small seeds
59. How are the young plants cultivated?
A.A foot and a half to two feet apart, in rows that are three feet from the adjacent rows
B.In three-foot rows, very close together
C.In rows that are 18 to 24 inches from nearby rows
D.No closer than 36 inches from the next plant
60. What is a biennial?
A.Something that is to fertilized seeds without another plant
B.A member of the cabbage family
C.Something that grows over a two-year period, alternating between producing plants and seeds
D.Something that cannot withstand cold temperature
2 Read the passage and choose the best answer
The agricultural revolution in the 19th century involved two things: the invention of labour-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture Labour-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labour was scare “In Europe”, said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the most of their land,
Trang 4labour being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labour, land being abundant.” It was in the United States, therefore, that the great advances in 19th century agricultural machinery first came
At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plough, farmers could have carried
practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their back; by 1860, most of the mechinery in use today had been designed in an early form The most important of the early inventions was the iron plough As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plough and spent his entire fortune in introducing his inventions The farmers, however, were not interested in it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plough, until in 1869 James Oliver of Indiana turned out the first chillied-teel plough
61. What is the topic of the passage?
A.The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population
B.The development of safer machines demanded by the labour movement
C.Machinrey that contributed to the agricultural revolution
D.New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution
62. Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said?
A.Europe was changing more quickly than the United Sates
B.Eurpoe had greater need of farm machinery than the United States did
C.The United States was finally running out of good farmland
D.There was a shortage of workers on United States farms
63. What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs?
A.Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution
B.People in the United States were traditionally self-reliant
C.Life on the farm was extremely difficult
D.New tools were designed to be portable
64. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Charles Newbold is true?
A.He was James Oliver’s assistant
B.He was born in Europe
C.He was opposed to scientific agriculture
D.He spent his own money to promote his invention
65. Why did farmers reject Newbold’s plough?
A.Their horses were frightened by it
B.They preferred lighter tools
C.It was too expensive
D.They thought it would ruin the land
3 Read the passage and choose the best answer
Last year thieves broke into a Scottish castle and stole one thing: a rhino horn, at 1.5 metres was the longest in the world In China pharmaceutical (66) have been building up collections of antiques made from rhino horn, for the sole intention of mashing them to powder to make the (67) ingredient of many of their medicines And in Africa poachers continue to die in the fight for black rhino
Recently, conservationists met to (68) a campain to persuade countries where rhino horn is (69) part of the traditional medicine to (7) substitutes The biggest threat to the survival of the rhinoceros is the (71) of certain countries to enforce a ban on domestic (72) in rhino horn
The rhino horn is included in many (73) for disorders ranging from fevers to nosebleeds Horn, like the fingernails, is made of keratin has no proven medicinal powers Traditional substitutes, such as horn from buffalo or antelope, are (74) as second best
The battle is (75) to be winnable But it may be harder than the battle against the trade in ivory, for there is a difference between the two commodities Ivory is a luxury; rhino horn, people believe, could save the life of their child
Trang 569 A.hardly B.even C.nearly D.still
VI STRUCTURES
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
76 “ When I met my long-lost bother, I was at a loss for words.”
A.When the speaker met his bother, he was puzzled about what to say
B.When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say
C.When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything
D.When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say
77 Be he rich or poor, she will marry him.
A.She doesn’t want to marry him because he is poor
B.She wants to marry him if he is rich
C.She will marry him whether he is rich or poor
D.She will marry him however poor he may be
78 If motorists were to drive carefully, they would have fewer accidents.
A.Motorists are not careful and there are many accidents
B.Motorists are careful and yet there are few accidents
C.Motorists are not careful and yet there are many accidents
D.Motorists are careful and there are few accidents
79 Without transportation, our modern society could not exist.
A.Our modern society could not exist if there is no transportation
B.Our modern society will not exist without having traffic
C.If there were no transportation, our society would not exist
D.If transportation no longer exists, our society will not either
80 Ships require safe harbours equiped with wharves and piers in order to load and unload their cargoes.
A.Ships need harbours with harves and piers to load and unload cargoes
B.Ships needs wharves and piers together with habours
C.Ships loading and unloading cargoes required harbours without wharves
D.Ships load and unload cargoes from harbour to harbour
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