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I Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others.

1 A corn B cat C cease D cut

2 A cure B during C pure D pull

3 A study B cut C bull D

II Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

6 A orchard B organ C ostrich D

III Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.

Up to about 1915, movies were short and programs were made up of several works Then,

D W Griffith and others began making longer films which provided the same powerful emotional appeal as did melodrama and presented spectacles far beyond what the theater could offer Consequently, after World War I increasing numbers of spectators deserted the theater for the movies

This trend was accelerated in the late 1920's as a result of two new elements In 1927 sound was added to the previously silent film, and thus one of the theater's principal claims to superiority vanished

In 1929 a serious economic depression began Since audiences could go to the movies for a fraction of what it cost to see a play, theater-going became a luxury which few could afford, especially as the depression deepened.

By the end of Word War II, the American theater had been reduced to about thirty theaters in New York City and a small number of touring companies originating there.

11 One thing that movies could do better than the theater was

A provide longer program B provide more

melodrama

C provide emotional appeal D provide greater

spectacles

12 Up to the 1920's one objection to films was that

A they were too short B they were too

expensive

C they were silent D they did not tell a complete story

13 One thing that made people choose the movies over the theater was

A World War I B the fact that films were silent

B the fact that films were less expensive

D the fact that films were shorter

14 By the end of World War II

A theater had become entertainment for the mass.

B the theater was no longer considered a luxury.

C professional theatrical performances were

confined mainly to New York City.

D there were no theatrical performances outside

of New York City.

15 When the author of this paragraph says,

"this trend was accelerated in the late1920's" he means that

A many more people went to the theater than

IV Read the following passage Write T for the sentence which has the same idea of the reading, F for the wrong, and NI for the one that is not mentioned in the reading at all

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, serves the children of the world It serves children of all races, nationalities, religions, and political systems in more than 100 developing countries Its purpose is to help provide a better life for children and their mothers It gives both long-term assistance and emergency help

This program is very necessary Today 800 million humans live in conditions of poverty and hopelessness Two-thirds of them are children and mothers of small children Four-fifths of these children have no regular health services Nine out of ten are not protected against childhood diseases One hundred million do not have enough of the right foods Most of them drink impure water Unsafe water is one of the reasons millions of people die every year.

UNICEF’s main goal is prevention It works to prevent diseases It gives shots to immunize children against disease It educates people about importance of pure water, healthful food, and other ways to prevent disease.

16 _ UNICEF works for children and their mothers.

17 _ It gives only long-term assistance

18 _ About 530 million children and

their mothers live in conditions of poverty and hopelessness

19 _ UNICEF believes that people in

developed countries should do all the work in its programs

20 _ UNICEF’s main goal is to help children after they get sick

V Fill in the blank with ONE correct word.

To become a pharmacist you must (21) the certain state requirements Most states require five or six years at college including training at a college of pharmacy, passing an examination (22) _ by the board of pharmacy, and an internship of about one year This internship may

be filled during summer (23) Many colleges

of pharmacy offer scholarships and loans The pharmacist can be (24) that his services are needed (25) pharmacists work in retail pharmacies

In retail pharmacy, you have direct (26) with the people in your community Many women pharmacists choose retail pharmacy (27) _ they enjoy dealing with “the drugstore public.” As a (28) pharmacist, you consult with the medical staff on drug problems, compound (29) , and instruct nurses and interns If you become an industrial pharmacist, you will work with the manufacturers and wholesalers of (30) Pharmacy offers opportunities and challenges.

VI Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

31 In 2001 Rockstar townlet was _

fire and a lot of houses were ruined completely.

A in B on C at D for

32 That more and more oil wells have been found

on the sea threshold of Vietnam great contribution to its economy

A made B makes C making

D has made

33 _ six-paragraph melody composed by musician Cao Van Lau has been popular in South Vietnam.

A Traditional B Traditionally C Tradition

D Tradited

34 _ it is hotter and hotter in summer and

colder and colder in winter has worried scientists all over the world.

A Because B Although C When

D That

35 Our fatherland and our people gave birth the greatest man, the greatest leader and the most beloved uncle - Ho Chi Minh.

A to B for C into D in

36 Cleopatre was beautiful a queen that many leaders and generals fell in love with her.

A such B too C very D so

37 Ngo Quyen, _ put an end to the year slavery under the rule of the Chinese, became the king

A how B in which C in that D when

39 The terrible explosions caused by the plane crashes on November 9th completely destroyed two highest buildings of the World Trade Center

A components B machines C stools

D Both A and C

VII Look at the passage below, in most lines of the passage there is one word which is not in the correct form, put a stick in the right or wrong space to indicate your choice Give the correct form in the space provided.

Right Wrong

• Who were the people responsible for collection and sending plants from one 41 _ _

• country to another? And why did they do it? Initially they were travelers with 42 _ _

• other purpose: traders, colonists, pilgrims and missionaries have all been 43 _ _

• important in providing new plants for English gardens They sent back 44 _ _

• indigenous wild plants, or sometimes, as in the cases of visitors to China and 45 _ _

• Japan, plants which have been cultivated and improved for hundreds of years 46 _ _

• This worked, of course, in both directions: English gardens were making in 47 _ _

• the most unlikely places 48 _ _

• Travelers did not always recognize an interesting plant on seen it–interesting, 49 _ _

• that is, to the collector at home So in the 16 th and 17 th century, attempts were 50 _ _

• made to collect on a mroe professional basis, either by patrons sending collectors into the field, or by subscriptions to finance local enthusiasts in the most promised areas.

VIII Complete the following sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the preceding one.

51 We arrived too late to see the first film

54 They last visited me five years ago.

58 We may do this exercise in twenty minutes.

Good luck!