THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH IN TODAY’S WORLD English was originally the language of England, and it has become the primary or secondary language of many former British colonies such as the[r]
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A MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)
I Mark the latter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
II Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
03 A successful B cognitive C different D wonderful
04 A efficient B exciting C distracting D portable
III Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
05 Mahatma Gandhi fought for the rights of coloured people in general and the Indians _
A in time B in particular C in contrast D in fact
06 A/an _ is a person who needs others to take care of him/her, because of illness that he/she had for a long time
07 Mr Chen is more _ because he has finally agreed to allow his daughter to join an overseas volunteer organisation in Africa
A single-minded B narrow-minded C absent-minded D open-minded
08 Poor students cannot _ an abundance of presents on their birthday
A look forward to B put up with C come up with D cut down on
09 Volunteer organisations are generally small-staffed, so they need to _ lots of volunteers for a huge event
10 You’d better _ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis
11 Both community _ and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it
12 _ being the CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates is also one of the world’s greatest philanthropists
A Aside from B But for C Except for D In addition
13 Their massive salaries let them afford to give _ huge amounts to charities
IV Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correct in each of the following questions.
14 Water has been vital to the development and survivor of civilization
A B C D
15 Scientists believe there havemore than 350,000 species of plants, but no one knows for sure
16 Animals and man use the energy finding in food to operate their bodies and muscles
V Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges
17 Hoang Ngan: “What do you think about tourists in our country?” Dick: “ _”
A There are tourists coming from other countries as well
B Our country is a favourite destination for many tourists
C The numbers of visitors to our country is increasing
D Well, most of them behave appropriately, but some are still very rude
18 Mr Bean: “How has tourism changed over the past few decades?”HoaiKhanh: “ ”
A Tourism is also considered as an industry
B In general, people without skills are at risk of being unemployed
C There have been new types of tourism, and tourists have become more responsible
D Ecotourism is not always beneficial to the local people
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19 But for your support, our band couldn’t have won the Grand Music competition.
20 If you want to become a well-known singer, you need to have a unique selling point, a way to
differentiate yourself from the crowd
VII Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21 After a very short time, this kind of music becomes wildly popular among the youth.
22 LuuHuuPhuoc is extremely well-known for his patriotic wartime songs.
A fight time B peacetime C battle time D tranquil time
VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Forests are useful to mankind in several ways Wood is always necessary for building and for making all kinds of things and we usually need fire-woods in our homes Forests provide timber, one of the most (23) _ resources, but they must be used wisely and managed (24) _ Men should control the cutting of trees in such a way that he forest grows more trees (25) _ it would be cut, leaving the young ones to grow bigger Trees and shrubs are also needed to preserve land (26) _ their roots bind the soil, preventing heavy rain (27) _ washing the soil away
23 A valuable B reasonable C comfortable D famous
IX Read thefollowing passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D toindicate the correct answerto each of the questions.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH IN TODAY’S WORLD English was originally the language of England, and it has become the primary or secondary language of many former British colonies such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and India Nowadays, it is the most international language essential to communication in our current time
First of all, it is the most common foreign language This means that two people who come from different countries (for example, a Mexican and a Swede) usually use English as a common language to communicate English is also essential to the field of education In many countries, children are taught ad encouraged to learn English as a second language At the university level, students in many countries study almost all their subjects in English in order to make the material more accessible to international students On the Internet, the majority of websites are written and created in English Even sites in other languages often give you the option to translate the site It is a primary language of the press: more newspapers and books are written in English than
in any other language, and no matter where in the world you are, you will find some of these books and newspapers available
Although many people think that it is very difficult and confusing, English is actually the easiest language of the world to learn because there are so many resources available As soon as you decide you want to learn, there are thousands of resources on the Internet and in bookstores With good understanding and communication in English, you can travel around the globe Because it is the international language for foreigners, it is easy to get assistance and help in every part of the world You can test it by online travel Any travel booking site you can find will have English as a booking option
28 When two people having different mother tongues meet each other, they will use
A their own mother tongues to communicate
B English as a means of communication
C the third language to communicate
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29 The study material at the universities is often written in English so that
A all international students can follow it
B scientists can understand it easily
C It is the dominant language in England
D all children from many countries understand English
30 All of the following about the role of English on the Internet are true EXCEPT that
A most website are written in English
B most programmers created websites in English
C websites are offer you the option in other languages
D most websites have English version
31 English is the believed by many to be the easiest language of the world to learn because
A you can decide you want to learn EnglishB there are thousands of bookstores available
C it is not very difficult and confusingD it is easy to find resources to learn English
32 We can infer from the passage that _
A English makes you travel around the globe
B you can use English to travel online
C international tourists must know English
D it is easy to get help to learn English all over the world
B WRITING (2.0 points)
X.Rewrite the following sentences using the provided word and keep meaning as that of the root one.
33 I’m really excited about the upcoming pottery workshop
I’m looking………
34 We invited a pop star to the chat show, but he didn’t arrive
The pop star………
35 He misbehaved in the class so the teacher asked him to go out
The teacher asked………
36 The artisans carved figures of lions and unicorns on the top of the box
Figures ………
XI Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.
37 Someone is going to redecorate the kitchen for us next month (HAVE)
We………
38 People hope that cable cars construction to Son Doong Cave will be stopped (IS)
It………
39 “When are going to submit your research paper?” my teacher asked me (WAS)
My teacher ………
40 When you come inside you should remove your coat and hat (TAKE)
When………
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33 I’m looking forward to the upcoming pottery workshop
34 The pop star was invited to the chat show, but he didn’t arrive
35 The teacher asked him to go out because he misbehaved in the class
36 Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box by the artisans
37 We are going to have the kitchen redecorated next month
38 It is hoped that cable cars construction to Son Doong Cave will be stopped
39 My teacher asked me when I was going to submit my research paper
40 When you come inside you should take off your coat and hat