Choose the best option to complete the sentences
Life in Vietnam is different ______ that in Malaysia.
A. off
B. on
C. to
D. from
Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question.
Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to the cities in the hope of having a better life for them and their children. The inhabitants in city work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers. The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially someone with low income, to work harder or to take a part-time job. For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowded boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on. Industrialization and modernization as well as global integration have big impact on lifestyle in the cities. The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothes. The "ao dai” - Vietnamese traditional clothes big are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.
12.1 The most important reason why people move to the city is that
to look for a complicated life
to take part-time job
to have busy day
to look for a better life
12.2
According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT ________.
the Internet
a variety of jobs in different fields
modern facilities
friendly communication with neighbours
12.3
We can infer from the passage that .
there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city
people leave the countryside because life there is simple
people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
most of the urban dwellers have low income
12.4 Industrialization and modernization may lead to
the fact that women no longer wear ao dai
some changes in lifestyles
the fact that women no longer wear ao dai
global integration
12.5 The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
effect
force
action
situation
1. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from the rest:
1. A. provide B. Malaysia C. although D. currency
2. A. enjoy B. religion C. Hinduism D. around
3. A. Malaysian B. primary C. impress D. comprise
4. A. China B. Korea C. Japan D. Malaysia
5. A. depend B. official C. ethnic D. Islam
6. A. Buddhism B. climate C. comprise D. friendliness
7. A. religion B. primary C. territory D. tropical
8. A. compulsory B. correspond C. impress D. divide
1 , And that ........................... , Brian , is why I can't marry you !
A , in a flash
B , on the dot
C , off the cuff
D, in a nutshell
2 , In my opinion , anyone who would risk his life just to climb a mountain must be ..........................
A , off colour
B , off his head
C , the worse for wear
D , long in the tooth
3 , He worked at a car factory and usually ....................... at 7.30 every morning
A,signed the pledge
B , called the shots
C , clocked in
D, opened an account
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. Malaysia is divided ________two regions.
A. to B. on C. in D. into
2. Her religion is Islam, so she often goes to the ________ to pray.
A. church B. pagoda C. temple D. mosque
3. Mary was really ________ by the beauty of Hanoi.
A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressed
4. The United States has a ________ of around 250 million.
A. population B. separation C. addition D. introduction
5. Mathematics and Literature are ________ subjects in high schools.
A. adding B. compulsory C. optional D. religious
6. It’s very kind________ you to say so!
A. in B. to C. for D. of
7. Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists ________?
A. of B. to C. with D. in
8. Vietnamese people are very ________ and hospitable.
A. friend B. friendless C. friendly D. friendship
9. They were welcomed by friendly ________ in Vietnam.
A. air B. matter C. impression D. atmosphere
10. I wish Susan ________ harder for her examination.
A. will work B. worked C. has worked
D. works
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is different from the other three in pronunciation.
1 A. lose B. vote C. control D. social
2.A. rear B. bear C. gear D. year
3.A. please B. peace C. seat D. spread
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.
4/ A. alarm B. discuss C. friendly D. begin
5/ A. morning B. repair C. happy D. pupil
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following questions.
6. Last year, she had spent approximately 15 million VND on the holiday with her best friend in Korea.
A B C D
7. I find it absolutely astonished that you didn’t like Paris.
A B C D
8. It is expected that all schools have been equipped with laboratories by 2050.
A B C D
9.The country has significant changed since we came here in 2007.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
10/ I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
A. 10 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30 minutes
11/ I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30.
A. keep away B. keep back C. keep down D. keep on
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
12: You should not wear casual clothes to the interview. The first impression is very important.
A. new B. informal C. neat D. formal
13: My younger brothers are obedient most of the time, but they are quite mischievous sometimes.
A. naughty B. hard-working C. well-behaved D. disruptive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
14. At the end of the day's work she is often _______ .
A. exhausts B. exhaust C. exhausted D. exhausting
15. We are having a party _______ Ann's birthday.
A. to celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrate D. celebrating
16. He is ______ vegetarian so he doesn't eat meat or fish .
A. the B. an C. at D. a
17. I saw a car accident while I ______ for you on this corner yesterday.
A. had waited B. waited C. am waiting D. was waiting
18. Those who don’t get ______their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.
A. up with B. on to C. by with D. along with
19. He walked _----------------- I could not catch up with him.
A. fast B. so fast that C. as fast as D. faster than
20. If Carl ................... so careless, he wouldn't lose his good job.
a. wasn't b. weren't c. hadn't been d. wouldn't be
I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: (6 ps)
1. Malaysia is divided.....................two regions.
A. to B. on C. in D. into
2. She often goes to the..........to pray because her regions is Islam.
A. church B. pagoda C. temple D. mosque
3. Mary was really.............by the beauty of Hanoi.
A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressed
4. The United State has a..............of around 250 million.
A. population B. separation C. addition D. introduction
5. Mathematics and Literature are..............subject in high schools.
A. adding B. compulsory C. optional D. religious
6. It's very kind..............you to say so!
A. in B. to C. for D. of
7. I wish Susan...............harder for her examination.
A. will work B. worked C. has worked D. works
8. The 'ao dai' is the...............dress of Vietnamese women.
A. beautiful B. traditional C. casual D. baggy
9. The word Jeans comes..............a kind of material that was made in Europe.
A. in B. at C. from D. on
10. He...............with friends in apartment in HCMC since last week.
A. living B. has lived C. lived D. live
11. They often go to that...............to pray.
A. market B. hotel C. hostel D. shrine
12. There is a small bamboo...............at the entrance to the village.
A. forest B. forestation C. forest ranger D. forestry
13. There is a meeting..................9 AM and 2 PM.
A. on B. between C. till D. at
14. He was born..............15th, January.
A. in B. of C. at D. on
15. We have lived in Hanoi............... 4 years.
A. in B. since C. for D. at
16. We have many well.............. teachers here.
A. qualify B. quality C. qualified D. qualification
17. She asked me where I.............. from.
A. come B. came C. to come D. coming
18. What aspect of................ English do you find difficult?
A. study B. studied C. learnt D. learning
19. Who told you of the news? The.............. may not be correct.
A. inform B. information C. informational D. informative
20. She thinks chatting on the Internet is time...................
A. consume B. consumer C. consuming D. consumption
21. Can you tell me who ...............this kind of machine?
A. invented B. invention C. inventor D. inventive
22. Your teacher writes poems or stories,...............she?
A. don't B. won't C. didn't D. doesn't
23. Excuse me. Can I................in this area?
A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke
24. If he...............a student, he will get a discount.
A. is B. was C. were D. will be
25. Can you turn..............the light? It's too dark.
A. on B. off C. in D. for
III. Choose the one underlined word/ phrase which is grammatically incorrect.
20. When we are (A) on holiday (B) , we used to go to (C) the beach every day (D) .
• I am confident that (A) life in the country (B) has improved significant (C) in the last (D) five years.
• We wish we can (A) consult an (B) expert on how to solve (C) this problem (D) .
• The environmentalist suggest (A) planting (B) more trees to improve the city’s landscape (C) and the environment as well (D).
• He works (A) much more hard (B) for his exams than he does (C) for his normal (D) school work.
Betty Chan is my pen pal. She is from Malaysia. We have been pen pals (31)___ over a year and we correspond at least once a week.
Last month I went to Malaysia with some other students and teachers of my school. Betty Chan met us at the airport and (32).... us to our hotel in Kuala Lumpur. She was really happy to meet me.
On our first day in Malaysia, Betty Chan suggested that we (33) _____Cherating because it is one of Malaysia's most famous beach resorts. We decided (34) ..... there and when we reached the place, we saw many fishing villages and beautiful beaches stretching for several kilometers. I think very few places in the world can match Cherating's beauty and serenity. We
swam and dived in the sea. While at Cherating, we enjoyed the excellent local food.
When we came back to Kuala Lumpur, Betty Chan took us to some other tourist
attractions. We really had a good time in Malaysia.
Betty Chan wishes she (35)..... visit Viet Nam. I promise if she comes
to Viet Nam I will take her to Ha Long Bay and some other beautiful places of
my country.
31. A. in B. for C. since D of
32. A. take B. takes C. taking D took
33. A. visit B. shall visit C. visiting D should visit
34. A. to go B. go C. going D went
35. A. can B. will C. could D is going to