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PART 1. LISTENING (1 point)
I. Listen and circle the best answer.
01. This is___________.
A. a survey B. an interview
C. a face-to-face conversation D. a chat
02. The people talking___________.
A. are co-workers B. are friends
C. are colleagues D. do not know each other
03. The passenger’s bags haven’t arrived because___________.
A. they have been missed B. they have been postponed
C. they have been taken by mistake D. they have been stolen
II. Listen again and complete the information on the form.
Missing Baggage Details
Flight number: (04)___________. From: (05)___________. Passenger Name: (06)___________.
First name: (07)___________. Number of bags (08)___________. Phone: (09)___________.
Length of stay: (10)___________ at: Princess Hotel
PART 2. PHONETICS (1 point)
I. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the rest.
11. A. thank B. band C. complain D. insert
12. A. lays B. says C. stays D. plays
13. A. scholarship B. chaos C. cherish D. chorus
14. A. message B. privilege C. college D. collage
15. A. talked B. naked C. asked D. liked
II. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that has the primary stress different from the rest.
16. A. individual B. reputation C. experience D. scientific
17. A. carpenter B. revise C. ignore D. traditional
18. A. necessary B. achieve C. poetic D. communicate
19. A. influence B. modern C. consider D. different
20. A. contain B. poisonous C. chemical D. scientist
PART 3. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 points)
I. Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences below. (0.5 point)
21. There is nothing special about his clothes__________ from his flowery tie.
A. but B. except C. other D. apart
22. I’d__________ you explained to her why we can’t go.
A. better B. rather C. want D. need
23. I__________ we meet outside the cinema tomorrow at 8.30.
A. think B. suggest C. consider D. introduce
24. I walked away as calmly as I could__________ .they thought I was the thief.
A. or else B. to avoid C. owing to D. in case
25. __________ the step when you go in.
A. Consider B. Mind C. Attend D. Look
26. __________ of all of us who are tonight, I would like to thank Mr Jones for his talk.
A. On behalf B. On account C. In person D. Instead
27. She refused to eat meat under any__________.
A. circumstances B. occasion C. opportunity D. reason
28. There was nothing they could do________ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
A. than B. unless C. instead of D. but
29. To our__________ his illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. anxiety B. eyes C. belief D. judgment
30. Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the__________ of her children.
A. sake B. care C. mean D. concern
II. Put the words in brackets into the correct forms. (0.5 point)
Computers have had the ability to play chess for many years now, and their (31. PERFORM)__________ in games against the best players in the world has shown steady improvement. However, it will be years before the designers of computer games machines can beat their (32. BIG)__________ challenge yet – the ancient board game called “Go”. The playing area is (33. CONSIDERABLE)__________ larger than in chess and there are far more pieces, so that the combination of movies is almost endless. The game involves planning so many moves ahead that even the impressive calculations of the fastest modern computers are (34. SUFFICIENT)__________ to deal with the problems of the game. In a recent competition for computer “Go” machines, the best machine beat all its rivals, but lost (35. HEAVY)__________ to three young schoolchildren, so there is obviously still a lot of work to do.
III. Supply the correct verb tenses of the verbs in brackets. (1 point)
a. She says that she (36. live)__________ in the countryside when she (37. be)__________ a child.
b. Oil (38. leak)__________ from a petrol tanker onto the motorway, so the police (39. close)__________ off the section between Junctions 5 and 6.
c. Foreign currency (40. convert)__________ into sterling at a number of points in the city, but the best rate and lowest commission charges (41. provide)__________ at banks.
d. Most of the news on the front page of both daily newspapers (42. concern)__________ the progress of the peace conference.
e. Why are you carrying that saw? I (43. shorten)__________ the legs of the dining room table.
f. Our class (44. go)__________ to the zoo next week.
g. Their grandmother (45. tell)__________ them a lot of stories last year.
IV. Choose the best option (A, B, C, D) to complete each of the sentences below. (0.5 point)
46. “Do well and do not ____________.”
A. look around B. look round C. look up D. look down
47. At this time of the year, we are always__________ with applications for training courses.
A. snowed under B. come under C. kept under D. gone under
48. I was asked to__________ with a scheme to reduce the pollution caused by our factory.
A. make up B. set up C. come up D. check up
49. We were all too happy when he managed to__________ the deal__________
A. run/ through B. go/ through C. get/ through D. put/ through
50. I__________ to the man when I saw him collapse, but it was too late.
A. stole up B. come up C. faced up D. rushed up
PART 4. READING (3.0 points)
I. Read the text below and give the word which best fits each space. (1 point)
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (51)__________ from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (52)__________ the expectations people have of them. When we go on holiday we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (53)__________ us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (54)__________ a degree that we even tend to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered (55)__________ to relax, envisages herself/himself (56)__________ from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (57)__________ of person: carefree, good-humoured, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (58)__________. In practice, we take ourselves with us (59)__________ we go, and the personality that is shaped over years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off at a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no matter how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (60)__________ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should.
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below. (1.0 point)
PAINTING
Nancy Andrews’ latest exhibition at the Seagull Gallery proves that she is one of our most (61)_________ painters. She has emerged from her (62)_________ phase, in which the influence of Picasso was apparent, and returned to a more (63)_________ style of painting, but without losing her (64)_________ sense of color and form. She has chosen (65)_________ themes for this show, and her portrait of Bacchus, for example, has a wonderful (66)_________ about it. But the most (67)_________ work is the large canvas called simply “Mars”.
It is a (68)_________ study, in various shades of red and gold, and its balanced (69)_________ gives it a pleasing, even restful feel, despite the (70)_________ of its subject matter.
61. A. gifting B. gift C. gifts D. gifted
62. A. cubist B. cubism C. cubical D. cubic
63. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionalized D. traditionalizing
64. A. delight B. delighted C. delightful D. delighting
65. A. mythology B. mythologic C. mythological D. mythologious
66. A. simplify B. simplicity C. simplification D. simple
67. A. impressive B. impression C. impress D. impressed
68. A. colored B. colorless C. color D. colorful
69. A. compose B. composing C. composition D. composition
70. A. violence B. violent C. violency D. violently
III. Read the passage below and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. (1.0 point)
The fertile valleys of the river Nile straddle the hot desert land of Egypt. Rain is relatively scarce, and the summers are scorching hot. Nevertheless the strip of land, known as the Cultivation, on either side of the Nile is reputed to be one of the most fertile places in the world. Its rich black soil is the result of accumulation of silt deposited by the annual flooding of the Nile thousands of years ago. From June to October, the river overflowed its banks. Modern dams were then constructed to control the flooding. The floodwaters left behind a rich sticky black mud which made it suitable for the cultivation of crops. As long as the soil was well irrigated, two or three crops could be grown in one season.
Its rich soil led to the growth and rise of the brilliant civilization of the ancient Egyptians in the Nile valley more than 5000 years ago. The earliest Egyptians had acquired the skills to till the land along the banks, drawing water from the Nile for irrigation purposes. As the villagers along the Nile became wealthy, they embarked on projects of digging ditches and constructing dams to control the floods.
In about 3100 BC, the whole of Egypt was united under the reign of King Menes. He and his descendants made up Egypt’s first ruling family, or dynasty. His rule led to the great development of the arts like writing, painting, architecture, and crafts. Egyptian power and influence were to last for the next 2000 years.
The Egyptian kings had absolute powers. The king possessed all the land, and the peasants had to surrender part of their crops to the king. An army of officials and scribes did the task of collecting the exact amount of due from the individual farmers. Crops and livestock were often seen at the storehouses surrounding the royal palaces. In return for their uphill task, the king paid his officials and dishes out funds for huge irrigation projects.
Egypt’s trade with the outside world stretches far and wide. In return for gold, copper, gemstones, and building stores, it purchases the goods that it did not have. Timber, resins, oils, silver and slaves came from Lebanon. From Deria and Anatolia came horses, while the blue stone called lapis lazuli was imported from Mesopotamia. Strong forts were constructed to protect overland trade routes. Egypt held Nubia in the south for almost 800 years. It served as Egypt’s most vital source of gold and slaves.
71. The civilization of the ancient Egyptians was brought about by__________.
A. the rich alluvial soil of the Nile B. Egypt’s first ruling family
C. the highly-developed writing, painting, … D. Egypt’s trade with the outside world
72. Egyptian slaves came from__________.
A. Mesopotamia B. Syria and Anatolia C. Lebanon D. Palestine
73. The king was wealthy because__________.
A. huge irrigation projects were set up B. farmer paid him their tribute
C. he was in absolute power D. he possessed all the land
74. The writer said that the annual flooding of the Nile__________.
A. helped to develop the arts B. caused an influx of foreign traders
C. needed to be controlled D. led to the discovery of new mines
75. According to the passage, the king was wise__________.
A. to important the things that Egypt did not have B. to pay for huge irrigation projects
C. to control the land D. to own slaves and gold
76. In return for, in the first line, last paragraph, refers to__________.
A. the respect Egypt received B. how fast the profit came
C. the protection the Egyptian army provided D. what Egypt exported
77. A suitable title for this passage is__________.
A. The Civilization Of The Ancient Egyptians B. The Farming Methods Of The Egyptians
C. The Might Of The Egyptian Army D. The Landscape Of The Egypt
78. We know the Egyptian Empire was powerful from the__________.
A. way its army fought with other invaders C. trade and business done with nations
B. long period it extended its power and influence D. number of crops grown in one season
79. Farm crops would be__________ if there was no water for irrigation.
A. harvested B. unprotected C. destroyed D. unavailable
80. From June to October, the flood plains would be__________.
A. inundated with floodwaters from the Nile B. open to the building of new dams
C. left to the sowing of new crops D. raised to a higher level
PART 5. WRITING (2.5 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (0.5 point)
81. In my opinion you are not telling the truth.
→ I suggest that .................................................................................................................
82. They reported that she was a policewoman.
→ She .....................................................................................................................................
83. “I’m sorry I didn’t ring you to say I’d be late”, he said.
→ He...................................................................................................................................
84. Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
→ No sooner .........................................................................................................................
85. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.
→ Had it not ..........................................................................................................................
II. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. (0.5 point)
86. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. (leaf)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
87. You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. (height)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
88. The trouble all came about because our computers crashed. (stemmed)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
89. Do you have to wear a uniform at school? (compulsory)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
90. The way many sportsmen behave in public influences their young fans. (impression)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
III. Write a paragraph (about 250 words) about the following topic: (1.5 point)
“How important is music in a modern life?”
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PART I. USE OF ENGLISH (20 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. The grocer’s shop _______ since the supermarket opened.
A. closed B. has closed C. has been closing D. is closed
2. We don’t allow _______ in the classroom.
A. people smoke B. people to smoke C. smoke D. to smoking
3. By the time I applied, all the holiday vouchers_______ used up.
A. had been B. have been C. were D. are
4. Her job was to_______ out the good apples from the bad ones.
A. sort B. find C. choose D. share
5. You know your hair really wants _______.
A. to cut it B. to be cutting C. being cut D. cutting
6. That Masters course, _______ in 2015, is no longer taught at that college.
A. on which I took B. that I took C. I took D. which I took
7. The children _______ to the zoo.
A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed being taken
C. were enjoyed taking D. enjoyed taking
8. The environmentalists suggest that cars _______ from the city centers.
A. should banned B. may as well ban C. be banned D. had better to be banned
9. Both she and her husband are _______ work.
A. out of B. for C. on D. in
10. _______ all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
11. There’s always a lot of office work to _______ after the holiday.
A. take over from B. get away with C. catch up with D. set out on
12. After he had finished his medical course, he _______ research into the causes of heart disease.
A. did B. made C. took D. followed
13. If I had gone to the bank this morning, I _______ money from you now.
A. would not borrow B. will not borrow
C. will no have borrowed D. would not have borrowed
14. We arrived _______ the station just in time to catch the train.
A. at B. in C. to D. for
15. I like to study sea life. Marine biology is a _______ subject.
A. fascinated B. boring C. bored D. fascinating
16. Vietnam is a country which is ethnically _______.
A. alternative B. diverse C. different D. variable
17. What’s your _______ toward sex education? What are your pros and cons?
A. idea B. vision C. reaction D. attitude
18. After my explanation, she still had a slightly _______ look on her face.
A. surprising B. puzzled C. confusing D. interested
19. You are too clever _______ to have corrected the teacher like that.
A. by far B. by half C. by yourself D. by and by
20. Three people were seriously _______ in a road accident yesterday.
A. injured B. broken C. damaged D. pained
PART II. WORD FORMS (40 pts)
A. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (20 pts)
1. She has great _______ in medical matters. (expert)
2. We need to keep an eye on what they see on the net because they are _______ teenagers. (impress)
3. His social _______ results in his being unable to make new friends. (inept)
4. That shameful act of terrorism against _______ civilians should be condemned. (defend)
5. The conviction of an innocent man always provokes a public _______. (cry)
6. Frankly, I was just _______ satisfied with your showing in the last training session. (pass)
7. Poor you! A(n) _______ school with no extra-curricular activities, no field trips. (cash)
8. That’s that! The terms of this agreement are _______. (negotiate)
9. The trial ended in his _______ leading to the rolling of happy tears on his mother’s face. (quit)
10. It is cowardly of them to have _______ all responsible for all the disaster they had caused.
(claim)
B. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a
meaningful passage. There are the extra two words that you cannot use. (20pts)
force consider discriminate happy abort tolerate
please bad immune wide involve resent
Economic independence alone will not solve the myriad of problems facing women in the
developing world. (11)_______ attitudes are deeply entrenched, and in most countries, boys are still valued much more highly than girls. In Bombay, out of 8000 (12)_______ performed after parents learned the fetus’s sex through amniocentesis, only one would have been a boy. Throughout the developing world, more boys than girls are (13)_______, and girls who are brought to hospitals are generally in (14)_______ condition than boys. Enrolment rates are (15)_______ lower for girls than for boys in primary school; the gap (16)_______ as they get older. Women who challenge the system may face risks. Those who get involved in grassroots projects often trigger (17)_______ among men. In Nepal, some men have (18)________ tried to prevent women from attending PRCW meetings or saving their own money. “Some men are so (19)_______ that they break open their wives’ piggy banks and spend their savings on drinks,” says one field officer. In extreme cases, women’s community (20)________ can be dangerous, even deadly.
PART III. CLOZE TESTS (90 pts)
Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space.
PASSAGE A (30 pts)
New research reveals that walking just 9.5 kilometers (six miles) a week may (1) ________ your brain sharper as you get older. Research published in the October 13 online issue of Neurology (2) __________that walking may protect aging brains from growing smaller and, in (3) __________, preserve memory in old age. “Brain size shrinks in late adulthood, which can (4) _______ memory problems”, study author Kirk Erickson of the University of Pittsburgh said in a news release. “Our findings should encourage further well-designed scientific (5) __________ of physical exercise in older adults as a very (6)________ approach for preventing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease”. For the study, the team asked 299 dementia free seniors to record the (7) _________they walked each week.
Four years later, the participants were tested to see if they had developed (8) _________of dementia. Then after nine years had passed, scientists (9) _________ the participants’ brains to measure size. At the four-year test, researchers discovered subjects who walked the most had (10) ___________their risk of developing memory problems by 50 per cent. (11) ____________ the nine-year checkpoint, those who walked at least 9.5 kilometers a week, had brains with a larger (12) _________ than those who didn’t walk as much.
This is not the first study to (13) ________the benefits of walking in seniors. (14) __________, last spring, Harvard University found that women who walked regularly at a (15) ________ pace had an almost 40 per cent lower risk of stroke.
1. A. bring B. work C. run D. keep
2. A. informs B. provides C. suggests D. notifies
3. A. result B. turn C. sequence D. case
4. A. account B. lead C. set D. cause
5. A. trials B. attempts C. searches D. courses
6. A. indicative B. promising C. fortunate D. ideal
7. A. distance B. length C. duration D. extent
8. A. signals B. factors C. signs D. features
9. A. skimmed B. scanned C. screened D. sounded
10. A. depressed B. declined C. reduced D. dropped
11. A. On B. In C. From D. At
12. A. volume B. amount C. dimension D. quantity
13. A. advertise B. promote C. respect D. admire
14. A. In addition B. In contrast C. For example D. As a result
15. A. brisk B. hard C. crisp D. brief
Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
PASSAGE B (30 pts)
Some theories of laughter emphasize (1)_______ ability to reduce tension and emotion. You have probably in a tense (2)_______ situation when someone suddenly made (3)_______ the right joke to defuse the mood and make (4)_______ laugh. Laughter seems to produce some beneficial biological responses, possibly stimulating the (5)_______ system or starting the flow of endorphins, the pain-killing (6)_______ in the brain. Other theories emphasize the cognitive components of humor. When you laugh at a problem, you are putting it in a (7)_______ perspective – seeing its silly aspects – and gaining (8)_______ over it. Having a (9)_______ of humor, however, is not the same as smiling all the time or “(10)_______ a on a happy face.” Many women, in particular, feel they have to smile, smile, smile, to put others at (11)_______, but often this social smile masks (12)_______ of insecurity and unhappiness. For (13)_______ to be effective in coping with stress, a person must (14)_______ use it in a stressful situation – seeing or inventing funny aspects of (15)_______ events and having the ability to laugh at them.
PASSAGE C (30 pts)
Like most companies in an (1)_______ globalized world, our firm does business with other firms abroad. Company cultures (2)_______ worldwide, and it is important for delegates from our company to recognize how company culture overseas might be different from our own. This document will give you a brief (3)_______ to company culture in the countries we associate with.
South Korea
South Korea is one of the world’s most successful economies, having seen five (4)_______ decades of high economic growth. When (5)_______ with adversity, South Koreans change direction quickly and (6)_______. Despite the frantic economic growth, South Korean society is (7)_______ very conservative and conformist due to the influence of Confucian (8)_______. Companies are hierarchical and regimented and ‘face’ is very much valued. Consequently, change can sometimes be slow and painful. Managers are paternalistic, authoritative figures who expect their (9)_______ to be carried out obediently and respectfully. In (10)_______, they give their subordinates support and help, not only in (11)_______ issues but in home issues as well. Group harmony is important, so South Koreans avoid confrontation and blame, (12)_______ among people of equal rank. Friendship is, (13)_______, vital to business success. The Korean saying ‘make a friend first and a (14)_______ second’ (15)_______ this up exactly.
PART IV. READING COMPREHENSION (20 pts)
Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage. What geologists call the Basin and Range Province in the United States roughly coincides in its northern portions with the geographic province known as the Great Basin. The Great Basin is surrounded on the west by the Sierra Nevada and on the east by the Rocky Mountains; it has no outlet to the sea. The prevailing winds in the Great Basin are from the west. Warm, moist air from the Pacific Ocean is forced upward as it crosses the Sierra Nevada. At the higher altitudes it cools and the moisture it carries is precipitated as rain or snow on the western slopes of the mountains. That which reaches the Basin is air wrung dry of moisture. What little waterfalls there as rain or snow, mostly in the winter months, evaporates on the broad, flat desert floors. It is, therefore, an environment in which organisms battle for survival. Along the rare watercourses, cottonwoods and willows eke out a sparse existence. In the upland ranges, pinion pines and junipers struggle to hold their own.
But the Great Basin has not always been so arid. Many of its dry, closed depressions were once filled with water. Owens Valley, Panamint Valley, and Death Valley were once a string of interconnected lakes. The two largest of the ancient lakes of Great Britain were Lake Lahontan and Lake Bonneville. The Great Salt Lake is all that remains of the latter, and Pyramid Lake is one of the last briny remnants of the former.
There seem to have been several periods within the last tens of thousands of years when water accumulated in these basins. The rise and fall of the lakes were undoubtedly linked to the advances and retreats of the great ice sheets that covered much of the northern part of the North American continent during those times.
Climatic changes during the Ice Ages sometimes brought cooler, wetter weather to mid-latitude deserts worldwide, including those of the Great Basin. The broken valleys of the Great Basin provided ready receptacles for this moisture.
1. What is the geographical relationship between the Basin and Range Province and the Great Basin?
(A) The Great Basin is west of the Basin and Range Province.
(B) The Great Basin is larger than the Basin and Range Province.
(C) The Great Basin is in the northern part of the Basin and Range Province.
(D) The Great Basin is mountainous; the Basin and Range Province is flat desert.
2. According to the passage, what does the Great Basin lack?
(A) Snow (B) Dry air (C) Winds from the west (D) Access to the
ocean
3. The word “prevailing” in line 3 is closest in meaning to _______
(A) most frequent (B) occasional (C) gentle (D) most dangerous
4. It can be inferred that the climate in the Great Basin is dry because
(A) the weather patterns are so turbulent (B) the altitude prevents precipitation
(C) the winds are not strong enough to carry moisture (D) precipitation falls in the nearby
mountains
5. The word “it” in line 4 refers to _______
(A) Pacific Ocean (B) moist air (C) the west (D) the Great Basin
6. Why does the author mention “cottonwoods and willows” in line 8?
(A) To demonstrate that certain trees require a lot of water
(B) To give examples of trees that are able to survive in a difficult environment
(C) To show the beauty of the landscape of the Great Basin
(D) To assert that there are more living organisms in the Great Basin than there used to be
7. Why does the author mention Owens Valley, Panamint Valley, and Death Valley in the second paragraph?
(A) To explain their geographical formation
(B) To give examples of depressions that once contained water
(C) To compare the characteristics of the valleys with the characteristics of the lakes
(D) To explain what the Great Basin is like today
8. The words “the former” in line 13 refer to _______
(A) Lake Bonneville (B) Lake Lahontan (C) the Great Salt Lake (D) Pyramid Lake
9. The word “accumulated” in line 19 is closest in meaning to
(A) dried (B) flooded (C) collected (D) evaporated
10. According to the passage, the Ice Ages often brought about
(A) desert formation (B) warmer climates (C) broken valleys (D) wetter weather
PART FIVE: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (30 points)
Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the one printed before it.
Use the word in brackets without making any change to it.
1. The Beatles had their first hit record in 1962, and we all know their story from that time on.
(history)
→ It was ___________________________________________________
2. Tourism must develop harmoniously with the environment. (harmony)
→ It is essential ______________________________________________
3. Whenever we meet, he asks me the same questions. (keeps)
→ Every _______________________________________________________________
4. They didn’t realize their plan because they lacked support. (fallen)
→ With some _______________________________________________
5. After the accident, an ambulance took him to hospital. (hospitalized)
→ He had an ________________________________________________
6. The aim of the project is to reduce homelessness. (providing)
→ The project is _____________________________________________
7. Doctors almost always take a patient’s temperature first. (place)
→ It is standard ______________________________________________
8. Don’t mention it when we are with other people. (company)
→ I’d rather ________________________________________________
9. Your study is the most important thing now; anything else can wait. (precedence)
→ Your study should take _____________________________________
10. He was sacked only because he was inefficient. (off)
→ To put it _________________________________________________
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SECTION A – PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0.5pt)
1 A allegedly B confusedly C supposedly D wickedly
2 A youths B maps C cigarettes D months
3 A equation B television C mention D decision
4 A rise B rinse C browse D bruise
5 A substitute B muddled C shutter D substantial
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others (0.5pt).
6. A. academic B amphibian C apartheid D aquarium
7. A . tuberculosis B mathematician C inheritance D communication
8. A . casualty B habitual C characterize D ignorance
9. A . magnificent B memorial C tobacconist D humanism
10. A. trigonometry B explanatory C immediately D democracy
Section B – vocabulary and grammar
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D (1.5pts).
11. By the year of 2010, they __________ in this factory for three years.
A. will work B. will have worked C. have worked D. will be working
12. At this time next Friday evening Mrs. Almanac __________ refreshments for her son’s engagement party and __________ her future daughter-in-law.
A. will be preparing- helping B. will prepare- will be helping
C. will be preparing- will help D. will prepare- will have helped
13. If he _________ in the woods at that particular time, he __________ the suicide.
A. wouldn’t be- hadn’t witnessed B. weren’t – hasn’t been witnessing
C. hadn’t been- wouldn’t have witnessed D. hasn’t been- weren’t witnessing
14. I wish that you ___________ so much around the children.
A. may not smoke B. shouldn’t smoke C. had better not smoke D. wouldn’t smoke
15. I would like these reports_________ as soon as the photocopier is available.
A. to photocopy B. being photocopied C. to be photocopied D. having photocopied
16. The whole incident probably _________ if the fans _________ so much alcohol.
A. wouldn’t have happened- hadn’t drunk B. won’t happen- weren’t drinking
C. didn’t happen- haven’t been drinking D. wouldn’t happen- aren’t drinking
17. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.
A. expected B. unexpected C. expectedly D. unexpectedly
18. _______! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
19. We took _____ of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach.
A. chance B. advantage C. occasion D. effect
20. All the athletes taking part in the international games should be proud of ________ .
A. oneself B. themselves C. himself D. yourself
21. The bomb _______ in the garage; fortunately no one was hurt.
A. put on B. went off C. got out D. kept up
22. __________ I can’t understand if _________ he wants to change his mind.
A. That/that B. Which/what C. What/why D. What/that
23. The nurse was on _____ in the hospital all night.
A. duty B. alarm C. service D. work
24. Only when you grow up ______ the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
25. All the boys are good at cooking, but _______ is as good as the girls.
A. none B. either C. neither D. every
II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it (2pts).
26. Some of us have to study their lessons carefully if we expect to pass this examination.
27. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
28. In 1837 Victoria, an eighteen-year-old woman, was named queen of England.
29. The tickets that you ordered will be delivered tomorrow.
30. She left her job soon to devote more time to her family.
31. We won't mind your being late. Besides, it's hardly your mistake.
32. Congratulations! You’ve gained the first prize in the competitions!
33. Her well-known film, which won several awards, was about the life of Lenin.
34. Mr. Tam, who has a lot of teaching skills at junior level, will be joining our school in August.
35. You've seen her new car, haven't you? What does it like
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III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1 pt)
36. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very (imagine) .................................. girl.
37. Scientists have warned that our atmosphere is becoming more and more (contaminate) ......................
38. ………………………(certain) about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money in it.
39. Some people think that traveling by plane is (consider)..........................
40. Some families go without medical treatment because of their (able) ................................. to pay.
41. He quit playing ................ (compete) football at the age of 24.
42. He showed his (experience) ................................ by asking lots of unimportant questions.
43. Do not give up because of (fail) ............................
44. Sorry about the mistakes. I …………. (understand) the instructions you gave me.
45. This kind of fertilizer will make your fields more ……………………... (produce).
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition or particle (1 pt).
46. I’m sure you are capable …………passing the exam.
47. He is not aware ………….the dangers of smoking.
48. Many Vietnamese students have difficulty …………… I am learning English.
49. I get very annoyed ………………..people who don’t queue at bus stops.
50. If you have any complaints , tell me ………my face. I can’t stand people who do things behind my back
V. Insert the, a(n) or X (no article) where necessary (2 pts).
I had long since prepared my mixture; I purchased at once, from (51)………… firm of wholesale chemists, (52)……….. large quantity of (53)……….. particular salt, which I knew, from my experiments, to be (54)...………. last ingredients required, and late one night, I mixed (55)………….. elements, watched them boil and smoke together in (56)…………. glass, and when (57)………….. liquid had cooled, with (58)………… strong glow of (59)……….. courage, drank off (60)………… potion.
Section C – reading
I. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D (2pts).
Although noise, commonly defined as unwanted sound, is a widely recognized form of pollution, it is very difficult to measure because the discomfort experienced by different individuals is highly subjective and, therefore, variable. Exposure to lower levels of noise may be slightly irritating, whereas exposure to higher levels may actually cause hearing loss. Particularly in congested urban areas, the noise produced as a by-product of our advancing technology not only causes physical and psychological harm but it also detracts from the quality of life for those exposed to it.
Unlike the eyes, which can be covered by the eyelids against strong light, the ear has no lid, and is, therefore, always open and vulnerable. Noise penetrates without protection.
Noise causes effects that the hearer cannot control and to which the body never becomes accustomed. Loud noises instinctively signal danger to any organism with a hearing mechanism, including human beings. In response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate, blood vessels constrict, the skin pales, and muscles tense. In fact, there is a general increase in functioning brought about by the flow of adrenaline released in response to fear, and some of these responses persist even longer than the noise, occasionally as long as thirty minutes after the sound has ceased.
Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same way that we would respond to danger. Recently, researchers have concluded that noise and our response may be much more than an annoyance. It may be a serious threat to physical and psychological health and well-being, causing damage not only to the ear and brain but also to the heart and stomach. We have long known that hearing loss is America’s number one non-fatal health problem, but now we are learning that some of us with heart disease and ulcers may be victims of noise. Investigations on human subjects have demonstrated that babies are affected by noise even before they are born. Fetuses exposed to noise tend to be overactive, they cry easily, and they are more sensitive to gastrointestinal problems after birth. In addition, the psychological effect of noise is very important. Nervousness, irritability, tension, and anxiety increase, affecting the quality of rest during sleep, and the efficiency of activities during walking hours, as well as the way that we interact with one another.
61. Which of the following is the author’s main point?
A. Hearing loss is America’s number one non-fatal health problem.
B. Loud noises signal danger.
C. Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health.
D. The ear is not like the eye.
62. According to the author’s definition, what is noise in urban areas?
A. A by-product of technology. B. Physical and psychological harm.
C. Congestion. D. Unwanted sound.
63. Why is noise difficult to measure?
A. It causes hearing loss. B. All people do not respond to it in the same way.
C. It is unwanted. D. People become accustomed to it.
64. The word “congested” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by __________.
A. hazardous B. crowded C. polluted D. rushed
65. The word “it” refers to __________.
A. the quality of life B. our advancing technology
C. the noise D. physical and psychological harm
66. According to the passage, people respond to loud noise in the same way that they respond to __________.
A. annoyance B. danger C. damage D. disease
67. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “accelerate”?
A. cease B. raise C. swell D. increase
68. The phrase "as well as" in paragraph 4 is the closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. after all B. instead C. also D. regardless
69. It can be inferred from this passage that the eye __________.
A. responds to fear. B. enjoys greater protection than the ear.
C. increases functions D. is damaged by noise
70. With which of the following would the author most probably agree?
A. Noise is an unavoidable problem in an industrial society.
B. Noise is not a serious problem today.
C. Noise is America’s number one problem.
D. Noise is a complex problem.
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage (1pt).
Although all Americans do not (71) ............ the same way, their speech has enough in common that American English can be recognized as a (72) …… of English distinct from British English, Australian English and other national varieties. American English has grown up with the country. It began to (73) ............ from British English during its colonial beginnings and (74) ............ regional differences and ethnic flavor. Today it (75) ……………. other languages and other varieties of English because it is the medium by which the attractions of American culture - its literature, (76) ............pictures and television programs - are transmitted to the world.
All speakers of English (77)............ a common linguistic system and a basic set of words. But American English (78) ............ from British English, Australian English and other national varieties in many of its pronunciations, words, spellings and grammatical (79) .............. Words or phrases of American (80) ............ and those used in America but not so much elsewhere, are called Americanisms.
71. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
72. A. alteration B. change C. variety D. variation
73. A. diverge B. divert C. digress D. depress
74. A. enquired B. inquired C. required D. acquired
75. A. affluence B. fluency C. influences D. nuances
76. A. motion B. moving C. movement D. removing
77. A. have B. bear C. tear D. share
78. A. differentiates B. differs C. changes D. alters
79. A. constructions B. building C. points D. syntax
80. A. birth B. source C. origin D. tradition
III. Fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word (1pt) .
Speech is one of the most important (81)___ of communicating .It consists of far more than just making noises . To talk or to be understood by (82)___ people, we have to speak a language ,that is, we have to use combinations of (83)____that everyone agrees to stand (84) ____ a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone ( 85) ____ up their own language. Learning a language properly is very important. The basic (86)____of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can express, the more precise you can be about their exact (87)_____. Words are the main thing we use in expressing (88) ________ we want to say. The way we (89)____the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (90)____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
Section D – writing
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one (5pts).
91. I don’t intend to go to university.
→ I have no ______________________________________________________________________
92. I’m sorry, I didn’t come to your party last night.
→ If only________________________________________________________________________
93. They think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
→ The company ___________________________________________________________________
94. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
→ Scarcely ______________________________________________________________________
95. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this .
→ No matter______________________________________________________________________
96. David went home before I arrived.
When I ......................................................................................................................................
97. The station clock showed half past ten.
According ………………...........................................................................................................
98. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.
He needn't .......................................................................................................................
99. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
Despite ..........................................................................................................................................
100.I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when ...................................................................................................................................
II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence (2.5pts).
101. Matthew didn’t listen to what his doctor told him.
TOOK
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102. You can’t possibly expect me to have supper ready by 8 o’clock.
QUESTION
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103. You must make allowances for his inexperience.
ACCOUNT
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104. As far as I know he is still working in Bristol.
KNOWLEDGE
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105. Julie has to work very hard to earn just enough money to pay her bills.
ENDS
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