I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8.0 pts)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differ from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. meaning | B. area | C. leader | D. feature |
2. A. fabulous | B. around | C. delicious | D. populous |
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. affordable | B. available | C. comfortable | D. reliable |
4. A. cosmopolitan | B. convenient | C. multicultural | D. metropolitan |
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. In many ways, I prefer country life than city life.
A. in | B. ways | C. prefer | D. than |
6. This book is similar the one we saw in the bookshop this morning.
A. similar | B. the one | C. in the bookshop | D. saw |
7. I found it interesting listen to your talk on problems of living in big cities.
A. it | B. listen | C. on | D. living |
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. My father has just given up ______ .
A. smoking | B. smoked | C. smoke | D. to smoke |
9. Hoi An is an ancient town in central Viet Nam. It is famous ______ its own unique dish “Cao Lau”.
A. for | B. from | C. with | D. to |
10. Local authorities are trying to make ______ better and better by building more
ring roads.
A. education system | B. public transport | C. living standard | D. city scenery |
11. The return fare costs ______ the single one.
A. as twice as | B. twice as | C. twice much as | D. twice as much as |
12. More schools and hospitals are ______ to meet the demand of the increasing
number of people in this area.
A. set up | B. put up | C. made up | D. turned up |
13. The more he earns, ______ .
A. the more he spends | B. he spends much | C. the much he spends | D. he spends more |
14. Karachi in Pakistan is ______ city in the world in population.
A. the second largest | B. second largest | C. second large | D. the second larger |
15. Ha Noi is ______ the most populated city in Viet Nam.
A. much more | B. a little bit | C. a lot | D. by far |
16. Many city dwellers are suffered from ______ every day but they have no way out.
A. pleasant and convenient | B. unpleasant and inconvenient |
C. pleasure and convenience | D. unpleasure and inconvenience |
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17. Teacher: - You have a really good voice.
Student: - ______________ .
A. Yes, of course | B. I appreciate it | C. Congratulations | D. That’s right |
18. Nam: - Can I help you with your suitcase?
Hoa: - ______________ .
A. That’s very kind of you | B. I don’t think so | C. Well-done | D. Yes, you can |
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. English is compulsory in most schools in our town.
A. full filled | B. specialized | C. applied | D. required |
20. Let’s wait here for her. I’m sure she will turn up before long.
A. enter | B. visit | C. return | D. arrive |
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. We’d better speed up if we want to get there in time.
A. turned down | B. slow down | C. lie down | D. put down |
22. A lot of things have been done to save natural resources but it seems not enough.
A. explore | B. discover | C. protect | D. exploit |
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Most of the greatest cities in the world are (23) ______ near oceans, rivers, or lakes. New York City, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires are on the Atlantic Ocean, (24) ______ San Francisco, Tokyo, and Santiago are on the Pacific Ocean. Singapore is located on an island in the South China Sea and Venice is on an island in the Adriatic Sea. London is (25) ______ the Thames River. Paris is on the Seine River. Cairo is on the Nile River and Budapest is on the Danube River. Chicago, Cleveland, and Toronto are on the Great Lakes: Chicago on Lake Michigan, Cleveland on Lake Erie, and Toronto on Lake Ontario.
(26) ______ their location, most of these cities have famous (27) ______ associated with water. New York City has the Statue of Liberty Island. San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and Venice has the Grand Canal, to name only a few.
23. A. lied | B. set | C. put | D. located |
24. A. but | B. as | C. while | D. although |
25. A. at | B. in | C. from | D. on |
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