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2 A. tell their lecturers if they have problem understanding. B. have private English lessons when they arrive. C. practise their spoken English before they arrive. III. You will hear two neighbours, a woman, Natasha, and a man, Colin, is talking about running. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick (V) in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick (V) in the box under B for NO. A B YES NO 6. Natasha has decided to take the day off work to go running. 7.Colin found running to work was bad for his health. 8. Natasha would prefer to go running outside the city. 9. Natasha will run in the big race because she hopes to win it. 10. Colin and Natasha will prepare for the big race together. PART 2. GRAMMAR AND LEXICO. (5.0 points) I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (0.5 point) 1. A. caused B. increased C. practiced D. promised 2. A. think B. signature C. exist D. circle 3. A. stay B. lake C. climate D. vacation 4. A. caught B. taught C. daughter D. laughter 5. A. hour B. hospitable C. heir D. honest II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others in each group. (0.5 point) 1. A. demonstrate B. beautify C. successful D. comfortable 2. A. adventure B. discover C. impossible D. industry 3. A. policeman B. calculation C. entertain D. documentary 4. A. disease B. favor C. foreign D. matter 5. A. occasionally B. overweight C. prevention D. redundancy III. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or answers each question. (1.5 points) 1. All three TV channels provide extensive _________ of sporting events. A. coverage B. vision C. broadcast D. network 2. No matter how angry he was, he would never ________ to violence. A. resolve B. recourse C. exert D. resort 3. Drinking water ________ excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth. A. made up of B. including C. containing D. composed of 4. I’d rather _______ invited to the party with my parents because there was nothing interesting there. A. haven’t been B. hadn’t been C. not be D. not have been 5. It is essential that she ________ her English for the course she is going to do at Queensland University of Technology. A. improves B. improve C. improving D. improved 6. Claire: “Mr. Black. How do you do?” Pete: “________, my name's Pete. How do you do?”
3 A. By the way B. Pardon C. Excuse me D. By all means 7. I'm ________ my brother is. A. nowhere near as ambitious as B. nothing near as ambitious as C. nothing as ambitious as D. nowhere like so ambitious as 8. “May I leave a message for Mr. Davis?” - “_______.” A. I’m afraid she is not here at the moment B. No, she’s not here now C. Yes, I’ll make sure she gets it D. She’s leaving a message for you now 9. I don’t like turning down work, but I’ll have to, I’m afraid. I’ve got far too much ________ at the moment. A. up my sleeve B. on my plate C. on my mind D. in effect 10. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over _______ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool, or silk. A. the one B. what C. which D. that 11. The roof was damaged and water ________ from the ceiling in wet weather. A. spilled B. dripped C. drained D. dropped 12. ________little we may like it, old age comes to most of us. A. In spite of B. So C. As D. However 13. You are ________ to clean the bathroom. A. declared B. imagined C. supposed D. spoken 14. This school needs ________. It looks so old. A. to repaint B. repainting C. repainted D. to be repainting 15. Only because she had to support her family ________ to leave school. A. that Alice decides B. did Alice decide C. does Alice decide D. Alice decided IV. Circle the letter A, B, C or D under the underlined word/ phrase in each sentence that needs correcting, then correct it. (1.0 point) 1. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted. A B C D 2. I had my motorbike to repair yesterday but now it still doesn’t work. A B C C 3. Hot at the equator causes the air to expand, rise, and flow toward the poles. A B C D 4. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass the exam. A B C D 5. Not until I was on my way to the airport that I realized I had left my passport at home. A B C D Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 1. 4. 2. 5. 3. V. Use the word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences to form a word that fits suitably in the blank. (1.0 point) 1. Should English be a ________________ foreign language in Vietnam? COMPEL 2. Actually I found Tony’s book was _____________________ interesting. SURPRISE 3. Not being chosen for the team was a great ________________. DISAPPOINT 4. The homemade ice-cream __________________ after it had been in the freezer for an hour. HARD
4 5. I believe you because I know you are ________________________. TRUTH 6. The factory was _____________________ so the management tried to cut cost by making some workers redundant. COMPETE 7. The _________________________ have to cook rice in this contest. PARTICIPATE 8. All the _________________________ from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the interview for the coming project. ABSENCE 9. The _____________________ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. FOREST 10. Many rural areas in Vietnam have been ____________________________. URBAN VI. Complete the following sentences with the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (0.5 point) 1. By the time you come home, I (finish) __________________ decorating our room. 2. People (always/ blame) __________________ their circumstances for what they are. 3. It is 2 years since I (last give) __________________ presents on Christmas Day. 4. She felt that she (look) __________________ at. 5. She is accustomed (train) ________________________ for long hours. PART. READING: (6.0 points) I. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word(s) to each of the questions. (2.0 points) ENVIRONENTAL CONCERNS Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life (1) ______ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world carries on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so (2)______ to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (3)______ resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (4)______ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (5)______ We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (6)______ the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (7)______increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth's (8)______ resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (9)_____ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (10)______ indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer. 1. A. still B. despite C. yet D. although 2. A. for B. just C. already D. entirely 3. A. lone B. individual C. lonely D. alone 4. A. sooner B. rather C. either D. neither 5. A. completely B. quite C. greatly D. utterly 6. A. result B. product C. development D. reaction 7. A. having B. doing C. taking D. making 8. A. natural B. real C. living D. genuine 9. A. stay B. keep C. maintain D. hold 10. A. last B. stand C. remain D. go II. Fill in each numbered blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points) Doctors have reported that vitamins (1) ______________ substances required for the proper functioning of the body. In this century, thirteen vitamins have been discovered. A lack of any vitamins in a person’s body can (2)________________diseases. In some cases,