III. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. My mother was going window-shopping when the shopping centre starts shaking violently.
A. violently B. was going C. starts D. when
2. Customers buy often more clothes, which are worn fewer times because of poor quality.
A. times B. buy often C. which D. poor
IV. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. We have a lot of achievements in space science and exploration.
A. attainment B. targets C. goals D. failure
2. Emma thinks language tools will play an important role in human communication in 20 years.
A. trivial B. essential C. great D. vital
V. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. Natural disasters can come suddenly and some can’t be predicted like earthquakes.
A. late B. early C. gradually D. unexpectedly
2. Our environmental club is organising a drawing competition about saving endangered species.
A. unique B. imperilled C. common D. dangerous
VI. Give the correct word form of these words in brackets.
1. Earth is the only _______________ planet in our solar system. (habit)
2. Our science teacher told us that robots might ________ humans in the future. (dominant)
VII. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
1. “Forecasters say that the storm won’t move toward the land.” - “__________”
A. What a pity! B. Never mind. C. That’s a relief! D. Oh no!
2. “Modern technology saves us lots of time.” - “_______________”
A. I think it’s all right! B. OK. That’s all.
C. I can’t agree with you more! D. Not completely all.
C. READING
I. Choose the most suitable word for each space.
These days, students have great chances to get hold of learning applications to assist them in their schoolwork. (1) _______________, many of them tend to rely on these apps too much, especially using homework helper apps. Instead of doing assignments on their own, idle students frequently capture English questions or mathematical problems, upload them on these apps, and then copy the suggested answers as well as solutions into their notebooks. The shortcoming is that these students can hardly (2) _________ what they are writing down, which leaves them a big gap of knowledge. Moreover, it’s very unfair for diligent students (3) _______ burn the midnight oil to complete the tasks without any help. Plus, depending on these apps is a double-edged sword because when teachers are suspicious (4) ___________ cheating ones, they have many ways to examine whether students solve problems themselves or not. In short, it is advisable that learning apps, Photomath, QANDA, to name but a few, should be used as a last (5) __________ or by advanced learners who prefer finding out more various solutions to their problems.
1. A. Although | B. But | C. So | D. However |
2. A. understood | B. understand | C. to understand | D. understanding |
3. A. whose | B. what | C. who | D. which |
4. A. of | B. on | C. by | D. at |
5. A. choice | B. way | C. desert | D. resort |
II. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio in 1847. As a child, he received less than a year of formal schooling, but was educated at home. His parents allowed him to set up a laboratory in their basement and his mother gave him books about chemistry and electronics. Edison credits his mother as being ‘the making’ of him.
In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp and on October 14, 1878, Edison filed his first patent application for “Improvement In Electric Lights”. In 1879 he created a successful incandescent light bulb. This was his hardest project - from 1877 to 1880, Edison and his assistants tried around 3000 experiments to perfect their light bulb design. By the end of 1880, Edison had produced a bulb that lasted 1500 hours. This discovery marked the beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs and in 1880, Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company began marketing its new product.
1. When was Edison born?
A. in 1878 B. in 1847 C. in 1877 D. in 1500
2. Where was Edison’s laboratory?
A. at his school B. in a company C. in the city D. in their basement
3. How many hours did the 1880 bulb last?
A. 3000 B.1500 C. 1880 D. 1878
4. What does the word “its” in the last sentence refer to?
A. Thomas Edison’s company B. Thomas Edison’s patent
C. Thomas Edison’s invention D. Thomas Edison’s discovery
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A brief history of the light bulb B. The early life of Thomas Edison
C. Family of Thomas Edison D. Thomas Edison’s company
III.
1.C. starts → "started"
2.B. buy often → "often buy"
IV.
1.D. failure
2.A. trivial
V.
1.D. unexpectedly
2.B. imperilled
VI.
1.habitable
2.dominate
VII.
1.C. That’s a relief!
2.C. I can’t agree with you more!
