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PART A: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (10pts)
I. Listen to the conversation and decide which statements are true or false. k (v) in the right column. (6pts)
Statements | True | False |
1. Mi enjoys collecting glass bottles. | ||
2. She started her hobby four years ago. | ||
3. Her father shares this hobby with her. | ||
4. She thinks collecting glass bottles is difficult. | ||
5. She can make flower vases or lamps from these bottles. | ||
6. She will continue her hobby in the future. |
II. You will hear a woman asking for information about the city bus tour. Listen and complete the answers 7-10. (4pts)
City Bus Tours
Bus Tours depart every (7) _________ minutes. |
Last tour departs at (8) __________. |
ket prices: + Adults: £10 + Children: £ 5 |
Tour Bus Office Address: (9) __________________ Street. |
Buses leave from the (10) _________ Hall. |
PART B: PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
III. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (4pts)
11. A. pick B. ticket C. rock D. vacation
12. A. start B. minutes C. measure D. sick
13. A. together B. guess C. regular D. teenager
14. A. knife B. socket C. desk D. bookshelf
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10pts)
15. This papaya is green. It is not __________.
A. small B. yellow C. good D. ripe
16. I didn't go to the cinema yesterday and Lan __________.
A. doesn't, either B. didn't, neither C. didn't, either D. wasn't, either
17. Would you to go to the movies tonight? - __________
A. Yes, I do B. Yes, I would C. Yes, I'd love to D. Yes, please
18. Some people play video games at home. __________ play them in arcades.
A. Others B. Other C. Another D. Each other
19. Hoa is reading short stories __________ Jack London.
A. of B. from C. by D. with
20. She was __________ of watching television.
A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased
21. My new shoes don't __________ me very well. They are too big.
A. suit B. match C. fit D. agree
22. Mary and I are looking forward __________ our old friend.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to see D. to seeing
23. There are two churches in the town and __________ of them are extremely old.
A. both B. each C. all D. most
24. I'm going to a wedding on Saturday. __________ is getting married.
A. A friend of me B. A friend of mine C. One my friend D. A friend of I
V. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10pts)
25. I remember (meet) him somewhere.
26. You look tired. Sit down and I (make) you a cup of tea.
27. I'm trying (finish) my work. Please, stop (talk).
28. She paid for her ket and (leave).
29. You look worried. What you (think) about?
30. Everything (look) strange to newcomers.
31. My friend asked me (not tell) to anyone about it.
32. After (leave) school, John (find) it very difficult to get a job.
VI. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (10pts)
33. He tried to learn Chinese but he was ___________. (SUCCESS)
34. He will never forget his happy ___________. (CHILD)
35. How is your grandfather? – He is much ___________ today. (WELL)
36. I watch TV every day because it is very ___________. (INFORM)
37. We must keep our environment ___________. (POLLUTE)
38. They canceled all the ___________ because of the fog. (FLY)
39. I'm going to the shop for a rice ___________. What brand do you recommend? (COOK)
40. Every ___________ in my neighborhood has at least one TV set. (HOUSE)
41. I can do all of these exercises ___________. (EASY)
42. His ___________ of some words is not correct. (PRONOUNCE)
VII. Supply the missing prepositions. (5 pts)
43. I couldn't meet Mary because she was ________.
44. It won't be very long. I'll be back ________ ten minutes.
45. Please, translate this arle ________ English for me.
46. My brother is much better ________ gardening than me.
47. Sam Son beach is always crowded ________ tourists in the summer.
PART A: PHONES: (5 points).
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D.
1. A. nervous B. scout C. household D. mouse
2. A. last B. taste C. fast D. task
3. A. improved B. returned C. arrived D. stopped
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D .
1. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
2. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: (10 points).
1. Most people enjoy .......................to different parts of the world.
A. to travel B. travel C. traveling D. traveled
2. ....................... time do you spend learning English every day?
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
3. This orange tastes ........................
A. sweetly B. sweety C. sweet D. sweets
4. Every one had ....................... at the picnic.
A. good time B. a good time C. good times D. better time
5. Would you to .......................for a walk later?
A. have B. make C. do D. go
6. Please don’t ....................... so much noise.
A. go B. make C. do D. take
7. Is there anything good.......................TV tonight?
A. on B. in C. near D. at
8. My mother doesn’t coffee and .......................
A. neither do I B. neither I do C. either do I D. I don’t too
9. Wear your hat. It will .......................your head.
A. protect B. defend C. secure D. guarantee.
10. The news on TV last night...........................very good.
A. was B. has C. were D. be
11. My father often drives his car ______ a speed of 50 kilometres an hour.
A. with B. on C. in D. at
12. Water never runs ______.
A. downhill B. uphill C. upside D. downside
13. It will be ready _______ two weeks.
A. for B. on C. in D. to
14. His parents were _______ poor to send him to school.
A. too B. much C. so D. very
15. It took ______ time to learn this lesson.
A. so many B. so C. so much D. such
16. He can’t buy that car because he has ______ money.
A. a lot of B. a little C. little D. few
17. It is ______ book that just a few people it.
A. so an old B. so old C. such old D. such an old
18. Unless you ______ quiet, I’ll go out.
A. don’t keep B. keep C. kept D. didn’t keep
19. How far is it from your house to your school? - “ ________”
A. I take 20 minutes to get to my school.
B. It took 20 minutes to get to my school.
C. It takes me 20 minutes to get to my school.
D. It took me 20 minutes to get to my school.
20. How often do you go to the post office? - “ _________”
A. two a week B. twice a week C. two times a week D. second time a week
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. What you (do)…………at the moment? I (watch) ………….T.V.
2. We (not buy)................a book yesterday.
3. You must (do) ......................your homework before watching TV.
4. How much it ( cost ) …………….to mail a latter to England?
5. I will send him the message as soon as he (return)………………
6. A little girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……………..to stories.
7. Hong and Nam (be )............ absent from class yesterday?
8. When my sister and I (live)................in Hue we (visit)............... a lot of interesting places.
III. Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition.
1. Life ……….the city is .different from that in the country.
2. Trang received a letter …………her aunt last week.
3. Eating too much candy is bad …………you.
4. Bao is very good ………………fixing house hold appliances.
5. We usally go fishing ………….summer.
6. They always go to school …………foot.
7. There are some English books ……….. the back of the library.
8. My school team took part …………… walking competition last year.
9. Please, come ……………….. It is cold outside.
10. Mr. Long is having a meeting ………….8.00 and 10.00 am today.
IV. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses. (10 points).
1. She often feels …………………when she gets bad marks. (happy)
2. My stomachache ....................... after I took the tablets. (appear)
3. My favorite subject at school is physical…………….. (educate)
4. Do you know that video games may be .................? (addict)
5. Catching the common cold is ................for everybody. (please)
6. Hoa is the most…………………………. girl in her class. (beauty)
7. My father has a ...................…computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. (port)
8. Some of the children …….boys, play marbles when there is a break. (main)
9. My sister has a big……………………….….of stamps. (collect)
10. I have ....................time to play than my friends. (little)
I am trying to solve this math problem but I know my answer isn’t ___ht.
Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)
1. Promise that you'll be on time. You _____ be late.
A. don't have to B. have to C. must D. mustn't
2. To remember the words you've learnt, you have to _____ them often.
A. repeat B. rewrite C. revise D. replace
3. I'm _____ that you want to know more.
A. please B. pleasing C. pleased D. to please
4. Look! I can see a boy _____ in the street now.
A. run B. runs C. to run D. running
5. The tiger succeeded in _____ from the farmer.
A. going B. getting C. running away D. freeing
6. One match can _____ a fire.
A. make B. start C. cause D. all are correct
7. We saw an interesting film on TV last night. _____ an interesting film we saw!
A. Which B. What C. How D. So
8. Living conditions are good in the city, and medical facilities can be easily _____.
A. ready B. prepared. C. arranged D. accessible
9.After his wife died, he married again. He _____.
A. rearranged B. remarried C. reoccupied D. repeated
10._____ is a science of elements that can change the world.
A. mathemas B. chemistry C. physics D. biology
11. Jenny and her sister are so ______ that they could almost be twins.
A. ness B. a C. same D. the same
12. Nobody s to pay _____ prices.
A. high B. tall C. big D. expensive
13. Photo _____ is one of the most popular hobbies.
A. taking B. making C. catching D. doing
14. I'm sorry, but I have to stop _____ for a while. I'm getting hungry.
A. working B. to work C. to be working D. what
15.I worked_____ a doctor, I must advise you to give up smoking.
A. Though B. C. Same D. As
16. My dog, as well as my cats, _____ twice a day
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
17.How are you feeling to day? _____ better, thank you.
A. More B. Much C. Very D. Many
18. She has changed so much that _____ anyone recognized her.
A. almost B. hardly C. never D. no
19. Linda had a _____ in her hair yesterday.
A. nice bow yellow B. bow yellow nice C. nice yellow bow D. yellow nice bow
20. I know my _____ to school.
A. address B. walk C. destination D. way
II. Match a phrase in column A with a phrase in column B to make a complete sentence.
Write your answers in the spaces given. (5 pts)
A B
My little brother started school ... a. for several years.
The PM hasn't been abroad ... b. to go to school.
I caught a cold ... c. all day.
My father has been asleep in bed ... d. for the test yet.
The Red Cross started ... e. the more you understand the world around.
The dentist has asked us to wait ... f. when we went out in the rain.
The last bus left ... g. for a few minutes.
We haven't begun to study ... h. several minutes ago.
Tom was too ill ... i. in the 19th century.
The more you travel ... j. when he was six.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________
III. Fill each blank in the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (5 pts)
We must have a talk to clear up the ______________________ between us. (UNDERSTAND)
The journalist did want to reveal the source of his _____________________. (INFORM)
The company has shown rapid _____________________ in the last two years. (grow)
Please, ___________________ your seat belt. The plane is taking off. (Fast)
If he isn't Spanish, what ____________________ is he? (Nation)
She is constantly complaining about the _____________________ she has. (COMFORT)
Britain, Germany and France are _____________________ countries. (Develop)
There were about 30 ____________________ for this job. (APPLY)
Dogs are said to be ____________________ pets. (Faith)
He regularly writes ____________________ for our newspaper (POET)
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
Please stop (talk) ______________. The teacher (explain) ________________a difficult lesson
Jane (think) _________________Tom (be) _________________here last night.
John (live) ___________ in the same house since he (leave) ______________school.
What (you do) ______________ if you (be) _____________ in my situation?
I hoped he (attend) ________________ the lecture, but he (not come) __________.
The teacher (ask) ______________ Bill why he (not go) ______________to school the day before.
When Alice (get) _____________ here tomorrow, (you show) ______________her to her room?
Tom suggested (look) _____________ for somewhere (have) ________________a drink.
(Garden) ________________ can make you (feel) _____________________healthy.
Last night we (watch) ______________TV when the power (fail) ______________.
V. Fill each blank in these sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)
I object _______________ going to the movies on weekdays.
We got there just _______________ time to see the end of the program.
They will come here _______________ noon.
You should try to keep up ______________ the other students in your class.
I certainly hope that David is aware _______________ all the problems involved.
She is often dressed ______________ white.
Their house is ______________ the corner of the street.
We were much surprised _______________ her sudden appearance.
Her father has much influence ______________ her.
Both of the men were trying to speak _______________ the same time.
VI. Combine these pairs of sentences using a relative clause. (5 pts)
An American journalist interviewed the tennis champion. The journalist reminded me of my English teacher.
The book is very useful. I bought it last year.
We decided to invite the two young dancers. We had seen them perform on television.
The new concert hall was opened yesterday. It holds two thousand people.
The manager of the pop group has just resigned. The group is touring the US at the moment.
Part three: reading COMPREHENSION
I. Read the passage and choose the answer which best fits each space.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
After two weeks of worry, a farmer in the north of England was very happy yesterday. James Hunt, a farmer who (1) sheep, lost his dog, Peter, when they were out (2) together a fortnight ago.
'Peter was running (3) of me,' he said, 'and disappeared over the top of the hill. I whistled and called (4) he didn't come. He's young, so I thought perhaps he'd gone back to the farmhouse (5) his own. But he wasn't there. Over the next few days I (6) as much time looking for him as I could. I was afraid that I would never see him (7). Then a neighbour said she had heard an animal crying while she was out walking near the (8) of the cliff. I rushed out and found Peter on a shelf of rock halfway down. He was thin and (9), but he had no (10) injuries. He was really lucky. And I was, too.'
A. goes
B. grows
C. keeps
D. holds
A. working
B. worked
C. work
D. works
A. behind
B. beside
C. ahead
D. around
A. but
B. so
C. and
D. even
A. by
B. on
C. with
D. of
A. used
B. spent
C. gave
D. passed
A. more
B. again
C. further
D. after
A. edge
B. side
C. border
D. height
A. poor
B. dull
C. weak
D. broken
A. strong
B. hard
C. rough
D. serious
II. Read the passage and answer the questions. (5 pts)
The 'Mary Celeste' was built in 1861 in Canada. When it was launched, it was given the name 'The Amazon'. It was not a lucky ship. The first captain died a few days after it was registered, and on its first voyage in 1862 it was badly damaged in a collision. When it was repaired in port, it caught fire. In 1863 it crossed the Atlan for the first time, and collided with another ship in the English Channel. Four years later, in 1867, it ran aground on Cape Breton Island, off the Canadian coast. The ship was almost completely wrecked and had to be rebuilt. It was then sold and the name was changed to the 'Mary Celeste'.
Where and when was the 'Mary Celeste' built?
What was its first name?
What happened to it when it was repaired in port?
How many times did it collide with other ships?
When was it rebuilt? Why?
Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng Anh lớp 8 huyện Nam Trực, Nam Định năm học 2015 - 2016
SECTION 1: Questions 1-10 (2.0 points)
Questions 1-4. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
University Clubs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Name of club
Film
(1) ………………..
Chess
Extra activities
discussions
weekend trips
competitions
Current number of members
125
(2) …………………
(3) …………………
Contact
Events organiser
Club secretary
(4) ……………tutor
Questions 5-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Details of climbing club:
- Get together (5)...........................
- Excursion to France in the (6).............................
- Subscriptions collected (7)..............................
Benefits:
- Get money off (8)...............................
- Automaally receive a (9)............................once a year.
- Get a ket to the big (10)............................held in Cardiff every year.
SECTION 2: Questions 11-15 (1.0 point)
Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre.
For questions 11-15, k (√) A, B or C.
Example
0. The name of the new shopping centre is ______.
A. The Rivers B. The Forest Centre √C. Queen's
11. At the moment, the shopping centre sells ______.
A. clothes B. books C. food
12. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on ______.
A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays
13. Anne's coach ket will cost ______.
A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80
14. The nearest coach stop to Anne's house is ______.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
15. The coach journey takes ______.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes
PART II: PHONE (1.0 point)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others words in each group by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 point)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (0.5 point)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points)
I. Circle the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (2.0 points).
1. His handwriting is terrible. It's not easy at all............what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is...................on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Nam Dinh city is.................... busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. Ba is strong enough................. his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
5. Last week my child............... to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. was taken C. went D. has gone
6. I tried my................not to laugh, but I couldn't.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
7. You are very different........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
8. I am better........................ English than Nam.
A. than B. with C. at D. for
9. I..................................be interested in playing badminton as a child.
A. could B. ought to C. might D. used to
10. Would you mind my....................................?
A. smoking B. smoke C. smokes D. smoked
Questions 1-4. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
University Clubs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Name of club
Film
(1) ………………..
Chess
Extra activities
discussions
weekend trips
competitions
Current number of members
125
(2) …………………
(3) …………………
Contact
Events organiser
Club secretary
(4) ……………tutor
Questions 5-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Details of climbing club:
- Get together (5)...........................
- Excursion to France in the (6).............................
- Subscriptions collected (7)..............................
Benefits:
- Get money off (8)...............................
- Automaally receive a (9)............................once a year.
- Get a ket to the big (10)............................held in Cardiff every year.
SECTION 2: Questions 11-15 (1.0 point)
Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre.
For questions 11-15, k (√) A, B or C.
Example
0. The name of the new shopping centre is ______.
A. The Rivers B. The Forest Centre √C. Queen's
11. At the moment, the shopping centre sells ______.
A. clothes B. books C. food
12. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on ______.
A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays
13. Anne's coach ket will cost ______.
A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80
14. The nearest coach stop to Anne's house is ______.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
15. The coach journey takes ______.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes
PART II: PHONE (1.0 point)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others words in each group by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 point)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (0.5 point)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points)
I. Circle the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (2.0 points).
1. His handwriting is terrible. It's not easy at all............what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is...................on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Nam Dinh city is.................... busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. Ba is strong enough................. his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
5. Last week my child............... to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. was taken C. went D. has gone
6. I tried my................not to laugh, but I couldn't.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
7. You are very different........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
8. I am better........................ English than Nam.
A. than B. with C. at D. for
9. I..................................be interested in playing badminton as a child.
A. could B. ought to C. might D. used to
10. Would you mind my....................................?
A. smoking B. smoke C. smokes D. smoked
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2.0 points).
1. Nam is very.........., kind and generous (SOCIAL)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting......... over a long distance (SPEAK)
3. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's............. (WISE)
4. Our main............ to export are rice, coffee, and rubber. (PRODUCE)
5. Two........... from the group " Friends of the Earth" are talking to the students. (REPRESENT)
6. In her youth, she was a very............. woman. (BEAUTY)
7. My stomachache................ after I took the tablets. (APPEAR)
8. Look! The children are eating.................. (HUNGRY)
9. I am looking forward to.................. you. (SEE)
10. It was............... of you not to help him when he was in trouble. (KIND)
III. There is one mistake in each line in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. (2.0 points)
Example: 0. I haven't saw you for two month 0/ seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area
2/ ___________
in Lao Cai province. They gone there to help make a road
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He hopes
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
PART IV: READING (5.0 points)
I. Read the passage carefully.(1.0 point)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes polis plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
Questions 1-4. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
University Clubs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Name of club
Film
(1) ………………..
Chess
Extra activities
discussions
weekend trips
competitions
Current number of members
125
(2) …………………
(3) …………………
Contact
Events organiser
Club secretary
(4) ……………tutor
Questions 5-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Details of climbing club:
- Get together (5)...........................
- Excursion to France in the (6).............................
- Subscriptions collected (7)..............................
Benefits:
- Get money off (8)...............................
- Automaally receive a (9)............................once a year.
- Get a ket to the big (10)............................held in Cardiff every year.
SECTION 2: Questions 11-15 (1.0 point)
Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre.
For questions 11-15, k (√) A, B or C.
Example
0. The name of the new shopping centre is ______.
A. The Rivers B. The Forest Centre √C. Queen's
11. At the moment, the shopping centre sells ______.
A. clothes B. books C. food
12. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on ______.
A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays
13. Anne's coach ket will cost ______.
A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80
14. The nearest coach stop to Anne's house is ______.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
15. The coach journey takes ______.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes
PART II: PHONE (1.0 point)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others words in each group by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 point)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (0.5 point)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points)
I. Circle the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (2.0 points).
1. His handwriting is terrible. It's not easy at all............what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is...................on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Nam Dinh city is.................... busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. Ba is strong enough................. his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
5. Last week my child............... to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. was taken C. went D. has gone
6. I tried my................not to laugh, but I couldn't.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
7. You are very different........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
8. I am better........................ English than Nam.
A. than B. with C. at D. for
9. I..................................be interested in playing badminton as a child.
A. could B. ought to C. might D. used to
10. Would you mind my....................................?
A. smoking B. smoke C. smokes D. smoked
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2.0 points).
1. Nam is very.........., kind and generous (SOCIAL)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting......... over a long distance (SPEAK)
3. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's............. (WISE)
4. Our main............ to export are rice, coffee, and rubber. (PRODUCE)
5. Two........... from the group " Friends of the Earth" are talking to the students. (REPRESENT)
6. In her youth, she was a very............. woman. (BEAUTY)
7. My stomachache................ after I took the tablets. (APPEAR)
8. Look! The children are eating.................. (HUNGRY)
9. I am looking forward to.................. you. (SEE)
10. It was............... of you not to help him when he was in trouble. (KIND)
III. There is one mistake in each line in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. (2.0 points)
Example: 0. I haven't saw you for two month 0/ seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area
2/ ___________
in Lao Cai province. They gone there to help make a road
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He hopes
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
PART IV: READING (5.0 points)
I. Read the passage carefully.(1.0 point)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes polis plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.Questions 1-4. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
University Clubs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Name of club
Film
(1) ………………..
Chess
Extra activities
discussions
weekend trips
competitions
Current number of members
125
(2) …………………
(3) …………………
Contact
Events organiser
Club secretary
(4) ……………tutor
Questions 5-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Details of climbing club:
- Get together (5)...........................
- Excursion to France in the (6).............................
- Subscriptions collected (7)..............................
Benefits:
- Get money off (8)...............................
- Automaally receive a (9)............................once a year.
- Get a ket to the big (10)............................held in Cardiff every year.
SECTION 2: Questions 11-15 (1.0 point)
Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre.
For questions 11-15, k (√) A, B or C.
Example
0. The name of the new shopping centre is ______.
A. The Rivers B. The Forest Centre √C. Queen's
11. At the moment, the shopping centre sells ______.
A. clothes B. books C. food
12. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on ______.
A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays
13. Anne's coach ket will cost ______.
A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80
14. The nearest coach stop to Anne's house is ______.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
15. The coach journey takes ______.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes
PART II: PHONE (1.0 point)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others words in each group by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 point)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (0.5 point)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points)
I. Circle the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (2.0 points).
1. His handwriting is terrible. It's not easy at all............what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is...................on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Nam Dinh city is.................... busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. Ba is strong enough................. his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
5. Last week my child............... to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. was taken C. went D. has gone
6. I tried my................not to laugh, but I couldn't.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
7. You are very different........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
8. I am better........................ English than Nam.
A. than B. with C. at D. for
9. I..................................be interested in playing badminton as a child.
A. could B. ought to C. might D. used to
10. Would you mind my....................................?
A. smoking B. smoke C. smokes D. smoked
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2.0 points).
1. Nam is very.........., kind and generous (SOCIAL)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting......... over a long distance (SPEAK)
3. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's............. (WISE)
4. Our main............ to export are rice, coffee, and rubber. (PRODUCE)
5. Two........... from the group " Friends of the Earth" are talking to the students. (REPRESENT)
6. In her youth, she was a very............. woman. (BEAUTY)
7. My stomachache................ after I took the tablets. (APPEAR)
8. Look! The children are eating.................. (HUNGRY)
9. I am looking forward to.................. you. (SEE)
10. It was............... of you not to help him when he was in trouble. (KIND)
III. There is one mistake in each line in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. (2.0 points)
Example: 0. I haven't saw you for two month 0/ seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area
2/ ___________
in Lao Cai province. They gone there to help make a road
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He hopes
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
PART IV: READING (5.0 points)
I. Read the passage carefully.(1.0 point)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes polis plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.Questions 1-4. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
University Clubs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Name of club
Film
(1) ………………..
Chess
Extra activities
discussions
weekend trips
competitions
Current number of members
125
(2) …………………
(3) …………………
Contact
Events organiser
Club secretary
(4) ……………tutor
Questions 5-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Details of climbing club:
- Get together (5)...........................
- Excursion to France in the (6).............................
- Subscriptions collected (7)..............................
Benefits:
- Get money off (8)...............................
- Automaally receive a (9)............................once a year.
- Get a ket to the big (10)............................held in Cardiff every year.
SECTION 2: Questions 11-15 (1.0 point)
Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre.
For questions 11-15, k (√) A, B or C.
Example
0. The name of the new shopping centre is ______.
A. The Rivers B. The Forest Centre √C. Queen's
11. At the moment, the shopping centre sells ______.
A. clothes B. books C. food
12. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on ______.
A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays
13. Anne's coach ket will cost ______.
A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80
14. The nearest coach stop to Anne's house is ______.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
15. The coach journey takes ______.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes
PART II: PHONE (1.0 point)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others words in each group by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 point)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (0.5 point)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points)
I. Circle the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (2.0 points).
1. His handwriting is terrible. It's not easy at all............what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is...................on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Nam Dinh city is.................... busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. Ba is strong enough................. his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
5. Last week my child............... to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. was taken C. went D. has gone
6. I tried my................not to laugh, but I couldn't.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
7. You are very different........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
8. I am better........................ English than Nam.
A. than B. with C. at D. for
9. I..................................be interested in playing badminton as a child.
A. could B. ought to C. might D. used to
10. Would you mind my....................................?
A. smoking B. smoke C. smokes D. smoked
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2.0 points).
1. Nam is very.........., kind and generous (SOCIAL)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting......... over a long distance (SPEAK)
3. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's............. (WISE)
4. Our main............ to export are rice, coffee, and rubber. (PRODUCE)
5. Two........... from the group " Friends of the Earth" are talking to the students. (REPRESENT)
6. In her youth, she was a very............. woman. (BEAUTY)
7. My stomachache................ after I took the tablets. (APPEAR)
8. Look! The children are eating.................. (HUNGRY)
9. I am looking forward to.................. you. (SEE)
10. It was............... of you not to help him when he was in trouble. (KIND)
III. There is one mistake in each line in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. (2.0 points)
Example: 0. I haven't saw you for two month 0/ seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area
2/ ___________
in Lao Cai province. They gone there to help make a road
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He hopes
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
PART IV: READING (5.0 points)
I. Read the passage carefully.(1.0 point)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes polis plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
Questions 1-4. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
University Clubs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Name of club
Film
(1) ………………..
Chess
Extra activities
discussions
weekend trips
competitions
Current number of members
125
(2) …………………
(3) …………………
Contact
Events organiser
Club secretary
(4) ……………tutor
Questions 5-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Details of climbing club:
- Get together (5)...........................
- Excursion to France in the (6).............................
- Subscriptions collected (7)..............................
Benefits:
- Get money off (8)...............................
- Automaally receive a (9)............................once a year.
- Get a ket to the big (10)............................held in Cardiff every year.
SECTION 2: Questions 11-15 (1.0 point)
Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre.
For questions 11-15, k (√) A, B or C.
Example
0. The name of the new shopping centre is ______.
A. The Rivers B. The Forest Centre √C. Queen's
11. At the moment, the shopping centre sells ______.
A. clothes B. books C. food
12. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on ______.
A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays
13. Anne's coach ket will cost ______.
A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80
14. The nearest coach stop to Anne's house is ______.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
15. The coach journey takes ______.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes
PART II: PHONE (1.0 point)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others words in each group by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 point)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (0.5 point)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points)
I. Circle the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (2.0 points).
1. His handwriting is terrible. It's not easy at all............what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is...................on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Nam Dinh city is.................... busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. Ba is strong enough................. his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
5. Last week my child............... to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. was taken C. went D. has gone
6. I tried my................not to laugh, but I couldn't.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
7. You are very different........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
8. I am better........................ English than Nam.
A. than B. with C. at D. for
9. I..................................be interested in playing badminton as a child.
A. could B. ought to C. might D. used to
10. Would you mind my....................................?
A. smoking B. smoke C. smokes D. smoked
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2.0 points).
1. Nam is very.........., kind and generous (SOCIAL)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting......... over a long distance (SPEAK)
3. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's............. (WISE)
4. Our main............ to export are rice, coffee, and rubber. (PRODUCE)
5. Two........... from the group " Friends of the Earth" are talking to the students. (REPRESENT)
6. In her youth, she was a very............. woman. (BEAUTY)
7. My stomachache................ after I took the tablets. (APPEAR)
8. Look! The children are eating.................. (HUNGRY)
9. I am looking forward to.................. you. (SEE)
10. It was............... of you not to help him when he was in trouble. (KIND)
III. There is one mistake in each line in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. (2.0 points)
Example: 0. I haven't saw you for two month 0/ seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area
2/ ___________
in Lao Cai province. They gone there to help make a road
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He hopes
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
PART IV: READING (5.0 points)
I. Read the passage carefully.(1.0 point)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes polis plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.Questions 1-4. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
University Clubs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Name of club
Film
(1) ………………..
Chess
Extra activities
discussions
weekend trips
competitions
Current number of members
125
(2) …………………
(3) …………………
Contact
Events organiser
Club secretary
(4) ……………tutor
Questions 5-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Details of climbing club:
- Get together (5)...........................
- Excursion to France in the (6).............................
- Subscriptions collected (7)..............................
Benefits:
- Get money off (8)...............................
- Automaally receive a (9)............................once a year.
- Get a ket to the big (10)............................held in Cardiff every year.
SECTION 2: Questions 11-15 (1.0 point)
Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre.
For questions 11-15, k (√) A, B or C.
Example
0. The name of the new shopping centre is ______.
A. The Rivers B. The Forest Centre √C. Queen's
11. At the moment, the shopping centre sells ______.
A. clothes B. books C. food
12. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on ______.
A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays
13. Anne's coach ket will cost ______.
A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80
14. The nearest coach stop to Anne's house is ______.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
15. The coach journey takes ______.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes
PART II: PHONE (1.0 point)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others words in each group by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 point)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (0.5 point)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points)
I. Circle the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (2.0 points).
1. His handwriting is terrible. It's not easy at all............what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is...................on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Nam Dinh city is.................... busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. Ba is strong enough................. his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
5. Last week my child............... to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. was taken C. went D. has gone
6. I tried my................not to laugh, but I couldn't.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
7. You are very different........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
8. I am better........................ English than Nam.
A. than B. with C. at D. for
9. I..................................be interested in playing badminton as a child.
A. could B. ought to C. might D. used to
10. Would you mind my....................................?
A. smoking B. smoke C. smokes D. smoked
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2.0 points).
1. Nam is very.........., kind and generous (SOCIAL)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting......... over a long distance (SPEAK)
3. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's............. (WISE)
4. Our main............ to export are rice, coffee, and rubber. (PRODUCE)
5. Two........... from the group " Friends of the Earth" are talking to the students. (REPRESENT)
6. In her youth, she was a very............. woman. (BEAUTY)
7. My stomachache................ after I took the tablets. (APPEAR)
8. Look! The children are eating.................. (HUNGRY)
9. I am looking forward to.................. you. (SEE)
10. It was............... of you not to help him when he was in trouble. (KIND)
III. There is one mistake in each line in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. (2.0 points)
Example: 0. I haven't saw you for two month 0/ seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area
2/ ___________
in Lao Cai province. They gone there to help make a road
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He hopes
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
PART IV: READING (5.0 points)
I. Read the passage carefully.(1.0 point)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes polis plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.