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Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points)
1. A.other B. leather C. weathy D. brother
2. A. television B. elephant C. section D. Swedish
3. A. explain B. current C. desire D. electric
4. A. threaten B. thread C. seat D. bread
5. A. deaf B. leaf C. meat D. heat
Your answer:
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Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
1. A. affect B. polutte C. effect D. litter
2. A. cholera B. pollutant C. permanent D. groundwater
3. A. radiation B. political C. historical D. contaminant
4. A. seriously B. measurement C. scientific D. logical
5. A. aquatic B. historic C. physic D. bonical
Your answer:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)
Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. It’s recommended that we become more concerned …… the environment around us.
A. of B. to C. with D. about
2. Air ……., together littering, is cause many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting
3. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are .........with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.
A. decorated B. hang C. put D. made
4. In the United, there are 50 …….and six different time zones across the country.
A. states B. nations C. towns D. show
5. Nowadays you still see the ………men wear kits (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.
A. Scot B. Scotland C. Scots D. Scottish.
6. What …… we do to prevent these natural disasters?
A. may B. ought C. should D. be able
7. …….. at someone is usually considered rude.
A. Point B. To point C. To pointing D. Pointing
8. My father shouted at me, …….. made me feel sorrowful.
A. that B. who C. whose D. which
9. I believe that our new manager has the …… to work well in this business environment.
A. inflexible B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible
10.“Are Mary and Peter still living in Paris?” - “No, they …….. to NewYork.”
A. are just moved B.had just moved C. have just moved D.will just move
11. ‘What is the …….. of the USA ?’ – ‘The dollars.’
A. current B. population C. territory D. currency
12. We can see many international programs ……………...different channels.
A.in B.at C. on D. of
13. This hat is different ..................... the one I had.
A. for B. to C. from D. at
14. What will happen if the pollution .................. on.?
A. puts B. goes C. keeps D. takes
15. He said he was afraid this article was .................. date.
A. over B. on C. behind D. out of
16. I had to get up early, ...............I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. unless
17. Most young people want to ........more about environmental problems.
A.look after B.find out C.look for D.make out
18. ..................always gives me real pleasure.
A. I arrange flowers B. The flowers are arranged
C. Arranging flowers D. While arranging flowers.
19. Nga had difficulties in bringing the heavy box, and Mai, her friend, offered to help.
Mai : “Need a hand with your heavy box, Nga ?” -Nga : “.....................”
A. I don’t need B. Not at all C. That’s very kind of you D. No, thanks
20. Peter: “ ...............?” Mary: “ Well , I’dlike to see that dress”
A. Do you want anything B. May I help you
C. What would you like D. What do you want to do
Your answer:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. |
11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. |
16. | 17. | 18. | 19. | 20. |
Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points)
1. A.other B. leather C. weathy D. brother
2. A. television B. elephant C. section D. Swedish
3. A. explain B. current C. desire D. electric
4. A. threaten B. thread C. seat D. bread
5. A. deaf B. leaf C. meat D. heat
Your answer:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
1. A. affect B. polutte C. effect D. litter
2. A. cholera B. pollutant C. permanent D. groundwater
3. A. radiation B. political C. historical D. contaminant
4. A. seriously B. measurement C. scientific D. logical
5. A. aquatic B. historic C. physic D. bonical
Your answer:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)
Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. It’s recommended that we become more concerned …… the environment around us.
A. of B. to C. with D. about
2. Air ……., together littering, is cause many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting
3. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are .........with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.
A. decorated B. hang C. put D. made
4. In the United, there are 50 …….and six different time zones across the country.
A. states B. nations C. towns D. show
5. Nowadays you still see the ………men wear kits (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.
A. Scot B. Scotland C. Scots D. Scottish.
6. What …… we do to prevent these natural disasters?
A. may B. ought C. should D. be able
7. …….. at someone is usually considered rude.
A. Point B. To point C. To pointing D. Pointing
8. My father shouted at me, …….. made me feel sorrowful.
A. that B. who C. whose D. which
9. I believe that our new manager has the …… to work well in this business environment.
A. inflexible B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible
10.“Are Mary and Peter still living in Paris?” - “No, they …….. to NewYork.”
A. are just moved B.had just moved C. have just moved D.will just move
11. ‘What is the …….. of the USA ?’ – ‘The dollars.’
A. current B. population C. territory D. currency
12. We can see many international programs ……………...different channels.
A.in B.at C. on D. of
13. This hat is different ..................... the one I had.
A. for B. to C. from D. at
14. What will happen if the pollution .................. on.?
A. puts B. goes C. keeps D. takes
15. He said he was afraid this article was .................. date.
A. over B. on C. behind D. out of
16. I had to get up early, ...............I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. unless
17. Most young people want to ........more about environmental problems.
A.look after B.find out C.look for D.make out
18. ..................always gives me real pleasure.
A. I arrange flowers B. The flowers are arranged
C. Arranging flowers D. While arranging flowers.
19. Nga had difficulties in bringing the heavy box, and Mai, her friend, offered to help.
Mai : “Need a hand with your heavy box, Nga ?” -Nga : “.....................”
A. I don’t need B. Not at all C. That’s very kind of you D. No, thanks
20. Peter: “ ...............?” Mary: “ Well , I’dlike to see that dress”
A. Do you want anything B. May I help you
C. What would you like D. What do you want to do
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line.
1. A. marble B. particular C. participate D. spark
2. A. simplify B. envy C. lifestyle D. psychology
3. A. champagne B. change C. challenge D. teacher
4. A. bough B. freight C. weigh D. cough
5. A. imitate B. expectation C. fathom D. nature
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, c, or D to complete each of the following sentences.
6 . ____ a wrong number, it is important to apologize before hanging up.
A. To dial B. Dialing C. If you dial D. If it is dialed
7. Paul Samuelson was the first American to win the Nobei Prize in ______.
A. economy B. economic C. economics D. economical
8. Pilots who prepare for military careers train on the ground ______ in the air.
A. good as B. well as C. as good as D. as well as
9. Beethoven's nephew became his pupil, but this relationship turned out _____.
A. bad B. badly c. worst D. more badly
10. Dolphins and whales are mammals that ______ lives in water.
A. spend their entire B. their entire
C. spend there entirely D. spending their entire
11. He'll soon forget ______ in the accident.
A. having involved B. being involved C. to involve D. to be involved
12. There is ______habitable land than there used to be because of extensivedevelopment by humans.
A. fewer B: less C. more D. little
13. Thanks to the invention of labor-saving _____ , domestic chores are no longer a burden.
A. devices B. things C. equipments D. furnitures
14. We should take measures to protect the _____ species on this Red List.
A. last B. outstanding C. dying D. remaining
15._____ school leavers go to Vocational Schools than before.
A. Less B. Far more C. Many D. Lots more
16. The President of the club is going to ______ a speech.
A. take B. talk C. deliver D. say
17 . ______ hard he tries, he never seems able to do the work satisfactorily.
A. Whatever B. Even though
C. Although very D. No matter how
18. She eats too much and is now suffering from ______
A. weighty B. underweight C. overweight D. weightlessness
19. People with very _____ skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods.
A. sensitive B. sensible C. senseless D. sensed
20. Anne was taken _______ when the doorbell rang, as she wasn’t expecting anyone.
A. by chance B. by accident C. by mistake D. by surprise
21. Alan won first ______ in the tennis tournament.
A. medal B. prize C. reward D. award
22 - "Have you written to John yet?"
- "No, I didn't know his address; ____ I would have written to him."
A. because B. otherwise C. consequently D. therefore
23. The Olympic Games are given ______ television coverage.
A. worldwide B. wide-world C. world widely D. world over
24. - “Alice, do you think I could use your calculator for some minutes?”
- "______"
A. No, you couldn’t B. Yes, I do
C. I hope not D. Please go ahead
25. - “______” - “Well, yes. I’d like to buy a laptop."
A. Do you look for something?
B. Good morning. Can I help you?
C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it?
D. Can you help me buy something?
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1 A. talked B. watched C. stopped D. decied
Pick out the word which is stressed differently from that of the other words
2 A. legative B. suspicious
C. cornstancy D. fabulous
Look at the picture and fill in the gap
3 The birthplace of the famous bai tho ___ is Tay Ho village in Hue
Choose the correct option to complete each blank
4 Is it true that you___ this woolen hat yourself? (knitted/made/did/carved)
5 why don't you ____ this difficult word in the dictionnary to find its meaning over there? (look up/give up/get over/set up)
6 Ten excellent people applied for the job in this company, but eight of them were tunred___ (on/down/with/out)
7 My relatives were born and grew____here, so we love this place very much (up/in/on/from)
8 In my country, there are a lot___craft villages like Bat Trang (without/at/of/in)
9 Paris, a famous city, is one of ___ cities in the word, and many people visit it every year (large/largest/the largest/larger)
10 My cute sister is____ as my mother (as tall as/as tall/taller/the tallest)
11 We'll buy a smaller house___the children have grown up and left home (when/so that/because/since)
12 This museum has many unique artefacts___it is small (since/in order that/when/though
I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. continent B. depend C. send D. pretend
2. A. says B. prays C. plays D. days
3. A. climate B. pride C. quit D. primary
4. A. may B. can C. stay D. say
5. A. boxes B. washes C. watches D. goes
II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.
1. A. scientist B. alive C. industrial D. advice
2. A. individual B. reputation C. experience D. scientific
3. A. television B. decoration C. introduction D. expectation
4. A. achievement B. pesticide C. minimize D. dynamite
5. A. prevent B. protect C. pollute D. purpose
III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
1. There used to ________ a movie theatre here, but it closed a long time ago.
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
2. The children are playing ________in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happiness C. happier D. happily
. I wish they ________here tomorrow.
A. will come B. would come C. came D. to come
4. John ________write the letter to me last year.
A. is used to B. was used to C. used to D. used
5. It is difficult ________English in some weeks.
A. to speak B. speaking C. speaks D. speak
6. The capital of Malaysia is ________.
A. Hanoi B. Paris C. Kuala Lumpur D. Seoul
7. What is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women? It's ________ .
A. the suit B. the shirt C. the Ao dai D. the blouse
8. Rice is ________in tropical countries.
A. to grow B. grown C. grow D. grew
9. Two department stores ________.by them this year
A. have been built B. have built C. has been built D. has built
10. Nga is ________English for her work.
A. to study B. studied C. studying D. study
11. He arrived in England ________Monday evening.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
12. An wishes that he ________his parents.
A. would visited B. can visit C. could visiting D. could visit
13. Let's ________ to the cinema.
A. going B. to go C. go D. goes
14. I look forward to ________you.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw
15. Millions of Christmas cards ________last month.
A. were sent B. sent C. send D. are sent
16. I ________English here since I graduated from Qui Nhon University.
A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching
17. He ______with his friends in an apartment in Ho Chi Minh City since last week.
A. living B. has lived C. lived D. live
18. We come to USA ________English.
A. study B. learning C. to learn D. studying
19. She ________try to learn English for her job.
A is B. has C. must D. was
20. I wish you ________us someday.
A. visit B. will visit C. visited D. would visit
21. I wish you ________me with my work last Monday.
A. help B. will help C. had helped D. would help
22. I remember ________her somewhere.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see
23. Excuse me. Can I ________in this a area?
A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke
24. Can you turn ________the light? It is too dark.
A. on B. off C. down D. up
25. We have lived in Ha Noi________ 4 years.
A. since B. for C. on D. till
26. We will go________a picnic next week.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
27. Are you a stamp ________?
A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection
28. I want everybody to listen ________.
A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully
29. Ann's birthday is ________February 14th.
A. in B. on C. for D. at
30. This isn't my first visit to London ________here before.
A. I'm B. I'm going to C. I've been D. I was
31. It's very crowded here. I wish ________.
A. there were a few people
B. there weren't so many people
C. there is no one
D. there was somebody here
32. I've known him ________I left school.
A. when B. before C. until D. since
33. Maria's English is excellent. She speaks English ________.
A. very perfect B. perfective C. perfectively D. perfectly
34. Is he an actor________a singer?
An actor. A. and B. or C. but D. so
35. Dickens is my ________English novelist
A. preferable B. favorable C. favorite D. likeable
36. I'm looking ________to hearing from you.
A. at B. after C. over D. forward
37. Please let Tim ________ with you.
A. go B. going C. to go D. goes
38. ________air is one of many problems we have to solve
A. pure B. polluted C. dust D. pleasant
39. He ________to find a job but he had no luck.
A. hardly tried B. tried hardly C. hard tried D. tried hard
40. Ba________ go to Dalat in summer when he was young.
A. use to B. used to C. is used to D. is used
41. He wishes he________ a pilot.
A. were B. is C. will be D. can be
42. He________ English for 4 years.
A. learns B. learnt C. has learnt D. will learn
43. Young people are fond of ________ Jeans.
A. to wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
44. She sings very________
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
45. She asked me where I ________ from.
A. come B. came C. to come D. coming
46. Could you please stop________ so much noise?
A. make B. making C. made D. to make
47. Be________! He is looking at you.
A. care B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
48. Remember to turn ________ the lights before going to bed
. A. of B. off C. on D. up
49.Maryam and Lan are pen pals, they ________ two times a week.
A. correspond B. write letter C. meet D. phone each othe
r 50. Ha Noi is a ________ city.
A. Beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. friendly
IV. Each line has a mistake find and correct it
1.How about go for a walk on Sunday? => going
2.We are having a birthday party on Saturday evening next weekend. => next Sunday evening
3.She would like going out with her Mom. => to go
4.Let's me help you do home work. – No, thanks. I can manage. => let's => let
5.Bell started experimented with rays of transmitting speech. => experiencing
6. Everybody in my neighborhood are happy about new changes => is
7. This test is more easy than that one. => easier
8. We've learnt to play the piano for 2005. => since
9. I used to working for this company when I graduated. => work
10. We have the same idea with your Dad in the discussion. => as
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Tet is a national and .................... (1) festival in Vietnam . It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think .................(2) their past activities and hope for good luck in the new year. Before Tet all houses .................. (3) whitewashed and ...................... (4) with colourful lights . Everybody is looking ......................... (5) to a better life. In the new year's eve, children are smartly dressed . ......................... (6) are hoping to receive money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to ................... (7) grandparents and parents. Wrong doings should ...................... (8) avoided on these days .
1. A. traditional B. modern C. compulsory D. convenient.
2. A. about B. with C. after D. for
3. A. was B. were C. are D. is
4. A. decorate B. decorating C. to decorate D. decorated
5. A. for B. forward C. after D. at
6. A. them B. who C. these D. they
7. A. his B. her C. my D. their
8. A. take B. not C. we D. be
VI. Give the correct form of word.
1- To Huu is a famous_______poet_______ (poetry).
2- His ________poetry_______ are interesting.(poet)
3- The internet has _______surprisingly_________ (surprise) developed in Vietnam.
4- I like watching the news best because it is very ___________informative_____ (inform) .
5- They have_______modernized_________ the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (modern)
6- Liz likes the_________peace_______ and the beauty of Ba's village. (peaceful)
7- You must be _______careful___ when you open that door . (care)
8- We can see many _____advertisements_____ on TV everyday . (advertise)
9- I watch the news everyday because it very _____ìnormative_____ . (inform) 10- He didn't feel happy because he worked ______únuccessfully____ . (success) 11- Our school has a lot of ____well-qualified______ teacher (qualify) 12- She received a lot of _____encouragement_____ from her mother . (encourage) 13- He was very ___proud_______ of the work he had done . (pride) 14- Do you have a ___national_______ costume in your country . (nation) 15- The children are more ____interested______ in cartoons . (interest) 16- Every student was very ____excited______ about the holiday . (excite) VII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets Maryam and Lan (1. be) ____have been______ pen pals for over two years. Last week they (2. have) ___had_______the first meeting. Lan (3. take) ____took______ Maryam to Hoan Kiem Lake. They (4. visit) __visited________ Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the History Museum and Van Mieu, as well as many other beautiful parks and lakes in Hanoi. Lan (5. remember) ____remembered ______ there (6. be) ____was______ a mosque on Hang Luoc Street because she (7. use to) ____used to______ walk past it on her way to primary school. Lan (8. accompany) _____accompanied_____ Maryam to the mosque. She (9. enjoy) ______was enjoying____ the peaceful atmosphere while her pen pal (10. pray) _____was praying_____. VII. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases
1. Mary always went swimming after school last year
Mary used to ____go swimming after school last year_____________________________
2. Maryam was impressed by Hanoi people
Hanoi people made ___impression on Maryam_________________________
3. Bahasa Malaysia is widely spoken in Malaysia
Malaysian people ___speak Bahasa Malaysia widely___________________________
part A: phonetics (5 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line . (3 pts)
1. A. awful B. show C. wonderful D. drawing
2. A. watched B. cooked C. finished D. managed
3. A. too B. food C. blood D. soon
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line. (2 pts)
1. A. cover B. injection C. condition D. contact
2. A. weather B. typhoon C. highland D. ladder
part b: grammar (10 points)
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form/tense.
1. John and I ......have been...... (be) pen-pals for nearly three years.
2. Don’t make so much noise. I ....AM STUDYING...... (study).
3. My sister ......BRUSHES.... (brush) her teeth twice a day.
4. Nam is living far from his home now. He wishes he .....VISITED..... (visit) his family.
5. To avoid .....being recognized..... (recognize), the film star wore dark glasses.
6. Unless you are more careful, you ....WILL HAVE...... (have) an accident.
7. If I ....to know...... (know) his address, I’d give it to you.
8. My bicycle isn’t here anymore. It ....has been stolen...... (steal).
9. It suddenly......poured..... (pour) with rain while we .....were going.... (go) to the beach.
part c: multiple choice (10 points).
Choose the best option to complete the sentences below.
1. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you .......... advice.
A. a few B. some C. few D. little
2. She spoke quietly to him .......... nobody else could hear a word.
A. because B. if C. although D. so that
3. How many people took part .......... the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
4. The bed .......... I slept in was very soft.
A. which B. where C. who D. whom
5. Take the number 7 bus and get .......... at Forest Road.
A. up B. down C. outside D. off
6. I always enjoy .......... very much.
A. me B. myself C. mine D. I
7. Could you pass me .......... parcel next to you?
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
8. Nobody called on the phone, ..........?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they
9. Helen: “Congratulations! Jane: - “..........”
A. You are welcome B. What a pity! C. Thank you D. I’m sorry
10. We didn’t ........... to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. make
part D: word formation (5 points)
Put the words in the brackets in the right form
1. That company has 2,000 ....employees..... (employ)
2. Conservationists ......believe.... that we should preserve the tropical rainforest in the world. (belief)
3. She is ....lazier...... than her elder sister. (lazy)
4. He looked at me .....angrily..... when I interrupted him. (angry)
5. The weather was wonderful, so we had a very .....pleasant.... holiday (please)
part e: reading (15 points)
I. Read the passage below and choose the best option to fill in the blanks. (10 pts)
Jeans are very popular with young people all (1).......... the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of (2)........... . But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (3)........... two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (4).......... in Genoa was called “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman (5)......... in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6).......... they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (7).......... with gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years (8)..........., Levis began making his pants with blue cottonm (9).......... called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10)......... jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
1. A. in B. on C. over D. about
2. A. youth B. young C. younger D. youngest
3. A. lots B. much C. most D. almost
4. A. make B. makes C. making D. made
5. A. in B. on C. at D. with
6. A. Although B. But C. Because D. So
7. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
8. A. late B. later C. latest D. last
9. A. cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes
10. A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
II. Read the passage below and choose the best option to complete the sentences. (5 pts)
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and thrown away.
Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor. In the countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. There simple work is to take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
1. ___________ is used for making paper.
A. Paper bag B. Newspaper C.Wood pulp D. Waste paper
2. To save money and labor, many countries ____________ .
A. encourage people to use less paper B. have plans to recycle waste paper
C. persuade people not to cut down trees D. make plans to produce pulp
3. How much waste paper do paper mills recycle?
A. 6 % B. 16 % C. 60 % D. 66 %
4. The word “it” in line 7 refers to __________.
A. wood pulp B. waste paper C. newsprint D. ink
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Millions of paper bags are thrown away every day.
B. Making paper requires a lot of labor.
C. One ton of recycled paper saves twelve trees.
D. People plant more trees in order to make more paper.
part f: writing (15 points)
I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (5 pts)
1. “Can you lend me your pen, Jane?” , said Peter.
- Peter asked..........................Jane if she could lend him her pen.................................
2. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
- She has .............................been working as a secretary for five years...................................
3. We grew those trees ten years ago.
- Those trees .....................were grown by us ten years ago.....................................
4. No one in the group is younger than Mai.
- Mai is .........................the youngest in the group.........................................
5. The luggage is too heavy for her to carry.
- The luggage is so.............is so heavy that she can’t carry it....................................
II. Use the words and phrases below to make complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. Noise/traffic/prevented/me/go to sleep
=> The noise of the traffic prevented me from going to sleep
2. My father/use/smoke/when/he/young
=> My father used to smoke when he was young
3. It/five years/Peter and Jane/move/London.
=> It’s five years since Peter and Jane moved to London
4. His brother/enjoy/fish/lake.
=> His brother enjoys fishing in the lake
5. you/clean/the glass windows/yet?
=> Have you cleaned the glass windows yet?
III. Rearrange the words to make complete sentences (5 pts)
1. I/the/enjoyed/the/really/firework/displayed/which/on/was/National Day.
=> I really enjoyed the firework which was displayed on the National Day
2. the/not free/to/I/so/today/we/can’t/go/beach/am
=> I am not free today, so we can’t go to the beach
3. Jim/in/evening/on/Monday/Singapore/arrived
=> Jim arrived in Singapore on Monday evening
4. you/do/grammar/grammar/exercises/books/should/more/in
=> You should do more grammar exercises in grammar books
5. why/we/stay/don’t/an/English/with/family?
=> Why don’t we stay with an English family?
part A: phonetics (5 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line . (3 pts)
1. A. awful B. show C. wonderful D. drawing
2. A. watched B. cooked C. finished D. managed
3. A. too B. food C. blood D. soon
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line. (2 pts)
1. A. cover B. injection C. condition D. contact
2. A. weather B. typhoon C. highland D. ladder
part b: grammar (10 points)
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form/tense.
1. John and I .....have been....... (be) pen-pals for nearly three years.
2. Don’t make so much noise. I .....am studying..... (study).
3. My sister .....brushes..... (brush) her teeth twice a day.
4. Nam is living far from his home now. He wishes he ......visit/could visit .... (visit) his family.
5. To avoid ....being recognized...... (recognize), the film star wore dark glasses.
6. Unless you are more careful, you .....will have..... (have) an accident.
7. If I ....to know...... (know) his address, I’d give it to you.
8. My bicycle isn’t here anymore. It .....has been stolen..... (steal).
9. It suddenly......poured..... (pour) with rain while we ....were going..... (go) to the beach.
part c: multiple choice (10 points).
Choose the best option to complete the sentences below.
1. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you .......... advice.
A. a few B. some C. few D. little
2. She spoke quietly to him .......... nobody else could hear a word.
A. because B. if C. although D. so that
3. How many people took part .......... the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
4. The bed .......... I slept in was very soft.
A. which B. where C. who D. whom
5. Take the number 7 bus and get .......... at Forest Road.
A. up B. down C. outside D. off
6. I always enjoy .......... very much.
A. me B. myself C. mine D. I
7. Could you pass me .......... parcel next to you?
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
8. Nobody called on the phone, ..........?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they
9. Helen: “Congratulations! Jane: - “..........”
A. You are welcome B. What a pity! C. Thank you D. I’m sorry
10. We didn’t ........... to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. make
part D: word formation (5 points)
Put the words in the brackets in the right form
1. That company has 2,000 ....employees..... (employ)
2. Conservationists ......believe.... that we should preserve the tropical rainforest in the world. (belief)
3. She is ......lazier.... than her elder sister. (lazy)
4. He looked at me ....angrily...... when I interrupted him. (angry)
5. The weather was wonderful, so we had a very .....pleasant.... holiday (please)