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SECOND TERM TEST Time allotted: 60 min. I. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each line. (1 pt) Track 64 1. A. Vietnamese B. Japanese C. referee D. Mercury 2. A. spaceship B. invent C. machine D. technique 3. A. degree B. Chinese C. private D. device 4. A. fingerprint B. attendance C. telescope D. promising 5. A. technology B. epidemic C. recognition D. application II. Complete each sentence with one of the words/ phrases from the box. (1 pt) technological Internet etiquette replaced historic flight internal network 1. ________ unemployment is the loss of jobs due to the use of labour-saving machines. 2. Twitter was originally a(n) ________ for employees of Odeo but it entered into the public domain in July 2006. 3. Despite advanced teaching programmes, teachers will never be ________ by computers in the classroom. 4. “Netiquette” is ________ , the dos and don’ts of online communication. 5. Before Yuri Gagarin’s ________ , people knew little about life in space. III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (2 pts) 1. He ________ that a young scientist was doing research on blood testing to diagnose cancer. A. told me B. said me C. told D. spoke 2. Smoke signals were used in the past to give short ________ as a warning or call for help. A. contacts B. texts C. messages D. pictures 3. Public education is probably the most important activity in wildfire ________. A. conservation B. prevention C. treatment D. stopping 4. I ________ him where he would go for his holiday the following summer. A. said B. spoke C. asked D. answered 5. While a landline phone transmits signals via telephone line, a cell phone is a(n) ________ device. A. electric B. smart C. voiceless D. wireless 6. The language ________ occurs when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language. A. breakdown B. shock C. fence D. barrier 7. There isn’t any oxygen on the moon, so we definitely won’t find any living ________ there. A. men B. creatures C. beings D. humans 8. Social networks are a quick, cheap and effective way of sharing ________ with a large number of people.
A. information B. language C. reports D. words 9. I really enjoy ________ scientific experiments and finding out how things work. A. making B. doing C. applying D. inventing 10. Modern telecommunications enable more and more people to work ________ home. A. from B. at C. in D. for IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition to complete the passage. (1 Pt) I’m Peter and I live in Russia. (1) ________ summer I like to travel (2) ________ Nha Trang, Viet Nam, because of the weather and the people there. Last summer I took a plane (3) ________ Moscow to Nha Trang. From the airport we went to our hotel (4) ________ taxi. We stopped (5) ________ a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the taxi (6) ________ the restaurant. Nobody could find the taxi and the driver, so we waited outside the restaurant (7) ________ one hour. The driver was walking (8) ________ the small park near the restaurant, and we did not know that. So we were very angry (9) ________ him. But my holidays were great. We sat around campfires and went dancing (10) ________ the early mornings. V. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech. (1 pt) 1. “We will travel to the moon for our holiday in 30 years’ time,” Dr. Nelson said. → __________________________________________________________________________ ____ 2. “The conference is discussing the world’s economic development,” he said. → __________________________________________________________________________ ____ 3. “The shop may close early tomorrow,” said the cashier. → __________________________________________________________________________ ____ 4. “Why is the new computer making that noise?” she said. → __________________________________________________________________________ ____ 5. “How many planets are there in the solar system?” I said to Phong. → __________________________________________________________________________ ____ VI. Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage. (1 pt) Having a good conversation with a stranger may not be as difficult as it seems if one follows a few simple rules. First, start the (1) ________ by a common topic such as the weather, movies or sports. Ask questions and opinions that get the other party to talk. Maintain eye contact, listen (2) ________ and be enthusiastic as this shows you are interested. Respond appropriately to comments and questions. (3) ________ a sense of
humour and a stock of funny stories and good jokes. Finally, read more and be updated with current news and interests so that you can talk (4) ________ many topics. You should also be enthusiastic and positive. When you are enthusiastic, people feel that you are (5) ________ in what they are saying. Do not be afraid to show enthusiasm, and use positive reinforcement whenever possible. VII. Choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the blanks. (1 pt) Life up here in space is very different from life down on Earth. The main difference is this: on Earth, things fall down to the floor, but up here, they don’t fall to the floor. Instead, they (1) ________ in the air. On Earth, we walk from one place to another, (2) ________ up here we don’t walk normally. We float around inside the module. We go straight ahead until we grab onto something or we hit a wall. And sometimes we bump (3) ________ objects. With practice, we learn how to (4) ________ our movements. We push ourselves from object to object, or we move along and hold onto the handrails. We don’t have a real kitchen, but we do have a kitchen (5) ________ . We can’t set things down on it, but we have bungee straps so things don’t fly away. We float around the table while we prepare our meals and eat. 1. A. float B. fly C. restrict D. suspend 2. A. however B. but C. although D. nevertheless 3. A. of B. up C. into D. from 4. A. drive B. operate C. function D. control 5. A. desk B. table C. board D. bench VIII. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions. (1 pt) Scientists in the United States are planning to create lie-detection software for emails and text messages. The new software is being developed by a team led by Jeff Hancock at Cornell University. “We asked people to come into the labs and write lies and we had other people come in and write the truth,” says Hancock. “Using this method, we’ve developed a database of tens of thousands of emails.” The scientists have analysed the data and identified a number of methods to predict whether or not a person is lying. One of the most important methods is the length of a message. Lying emails have, on average, 28% more words than truthful messages. Another method is the overuse of sense words, such as “see,” “feel,” and “touch.” “When you’re lying, you want the other person to believe you, so you give more details,” says Hancock. Liars also tend to use pronouns like “we” and “they” rather than “I” as a way of distancing themselves from a lie because they feel guilty. “People often use negative emotional words too, because they feel uncomfortable when they’re lying,” says Hancock. “So they will use terms like “sad,” “angry,” “unhappy” and “stressed”. But Peter Collett, a psychologist who has written a book on lying, is sceptical about Hancock’s work. “You can see if somebody is lying by looking at their body language, how fast they talk, and how they speak,” he says. “How can a computer program see all this? They’ve clearly done a lot of research, but with emails all you have is words.”
(Adapted from: http://www.public.tw) 1. Which of the following statements is true about Hancock’s experiment? A. The same group of people were asked to write both lies and the truth. B. The scientists are developing some methods to detect if a person is lying in emails. C. Liars are distant themselves from a lie, so they feel guilty. D. His experiment found around 28% of communications at work were lies. 2. According to the passage, which of the following signs would appear in lying emails? A. Fewer pronouns in a message. B. Being poorly written with grammatical errors. C. Containing an unexpected zip file. D. More words in a message. 3. According to Hancock, which of the following words is NOT likely to be found in a lying email? A. Irritated B. Grieved C. Anxious D. Blessed 4. Why does the psychologist Peter Collett disagree on Hancock’s method? A. Because he believes that body language can detect lies B. Because he is unconvinced that computers can detect lies C. Because his published book proves Hancock’s experiment wrong D. Because he doubts that the speed of talking can be a better indicator 5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. New Computer Software to Catch Lying Emails B. New Computer Software to Analyze Vocabulary C. New Computer Software to Warn People Not to Lie D. New Computer Software to Help Conduct Research IX. Finish the second sentence in each pair so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (1 pt) 1. ‘I'll be staying in Hoi An this time next week.” → Alice said 2. Mi asked Duong what he often did in his spare time. → Mi said: “What __________________________________________________________, Duong?” 3. It started to rain as soon as I got home. → When 4. My friend can speak both Vietnamese and English perfectly. → My friend is bilingual 5. “What is the height of Mount Everest?” The teacher said. → The teacher asked End of Test