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SECTION  I: MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

A. PHONETICS (1.25p)

 I.  Choose the word whose  underlined part is  pronounced differently from that of the others:

Câu 1:       A. enough                   B. though                    C. rough                      D. cough

Câu 2:       A. addition                  B. adventure               C. advertise                D. advantage

Câu 3:       A. challenge               B. ankle                      C. language                D. single

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed  differently from that of  the others:

Câu 4:       A. select                      B. follow                     C. divide                     D. require

Câu 5:       A. chocolate                B. Valentine                C. relative                   D. excitement

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6.25p)

I. Choose  the word or phrase which best completes these sentences.

Câu 6: By the end of this year my father, _______ in this company for 12 years.

A. has worked                                                          B. will have been working

C. will work                                                            D. has been working

Câu 7: I would have saved myself a lot of time over the years _______ then what I know today.

A. only had I known        B. I had known                C. If I knew                     D. had I known

Câu 8: The more we learn,  _______.

A. the wiser we become                                          B. we become wiser

C. we become wise                                                 D. wiser we become

Câu 9: I will back you up in whatever you do.

A. sue you                       B. disturb you                 C. support you                 D. help you

Câu 10: ____________ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United State.

A. Being founded            B. Founding                    C. It was founded            D. Founded

Câu 11: “I heard your grandfather _______ at someone this morning.”

- They are our neighbors’ children. He doesn’t allow _______ the garden to prevent the fruits from _______.”

A. shouting- entering- being stolen                        B. to shout- entering- being stolen

C. shouting- entering- stealing                               D. shout- to enter- to steal

Câu 12: Many species of animals have become extinct. What are the reasons?

      - Well, __________ many species of animals have become extinct.

A. Many reasons for which                                     B. The reasons of that

C. Many reasons that                                              D. There are many reasons for which

Câu 13: The girl who found the ring received a generous _______ of $5.

A. reward                        B. prize                            C. cash                             D. allowance

Câu 14: The house possesses extensive _______ with gardens, tennis courts and an orchard.

A. ground                        B. surroundings               C. property                      D. fields

Câu 15: I don’t see any _______ in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.

A. point                           B. reason                         C. cause                           D. aim

Câu 16: Several rare species are dying _______ owing to human beings’ deforestation and careless hunting.

A. away                           B. down                           C. out                               D. up

Câu 17: No sooner _______ the corner than the wheel came off.

A. had the van turned                                              B. the van had turned

C. the van turned                                                     D. did the van turn

Câu 18: On  _______ he had won, he jumped for joy.

A. having told                 B. he was told                 C. being told                   D. telling

Câu 19: The football match was so dull that most of the ______ left at half time.

A. viewers                       B. spectators                   C. lookers                        D. audience

Câu 20: She is a famous _______. She tries her best to protect rare animals from extinction.

A. environment               B. environmental            C. environmentalist        D. environmentally

Câu 21: The problems of pollution call for a prompt _______ from the government.

A. action                          B. act                               C. active                          D. acting

Câu 22: You will have to _______ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.

A. put off                         B. put down                     C. put up                          D. put out

Câu 23: The factory is said _______ in a fire two years ago.

A. to have destroyed                                               B. to have been destroyed

C. to destroy                                                            D. being destroyed

Câu 24: Housing construction and _______ have rapidly changed the face of this town. It has become more and more beautiful.

A. modernization                                                    B. environmental pollution

C. deforestation                                                       D. overpopulation

Câu 25: Not a word _______ since the exam started.

A. has she written           B. she had written           C. she wrote                    D. she has written

Câu 26: _______ his advice, I would never have got the job.

A. Except                        B. Apart from                  C. But for                        D. As for

Câu 27: I find it difficult to pay my bills as prices keep _______.

A. gaining                       B. raising                         C. growing                      D. rising

Câu 28: When I mentioned the party, he was all ears.

A. deaf                                                                     B. partially deaf

C. listening neglectfully                                         D. listening attentively

Câu 29: This morning traffic was ______ by an accident outside the town hall.

A. held in                        B. held off                       C. held up                        D. held out

Câu 30: Don’t ask me anything about that couple. I like _______  the husband _______ the wife.

A. either / or                                                            B. both / and

C. neither / nor                                                        D. not only / but also

C. READING. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. (2.5p)

Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the country's impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from natural increase. The depression of the 1930's and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the1950's, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canada's history, in the decade before 1911 when the prairies were being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the world.

After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until in 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying at school longer; more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families; rising living standards were cutting down the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution.

Although the growth in Canada's population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase in the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent), another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.

Câu 31: The author suggests that in Canada during the1950's _______.

A. economic conditions were poor                         B. fewer people married

C. the urban population decreased rapidly             D. the birth rate was very high

Câu 32: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Educational changes in Canadian society

B. Population trends in postwar Canada

C. Standards of living in Canada

D. Canada during the Second World War

Câu 33: The word "trend" is closest in meaning to _______.

A. directive                     B. tendency                     C. growth                        D. aim

Câu 34: It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution _______.

A. population statistics were unreliable                 B. families were larger

C. the population grew steadily                              D. economic conditions were bad

Câu 35: According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin?

A. In the decade after 1911                                     B. During the depression of the 1930's

C. In 1966                                                                D. After 1945

Câu 36: The word "surging" is closest in meaning to _______.

A. accelerating                B. extra                            C. new                             D. surprising

Câu 37: The word "peak" is closest in meaning to _______.

A. maximum                   B. mountain                    C. pointed                        D. dismal

Câu 38: When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?

A. 1957                            B. 1966                            C. 1951                            D. 1956

Câu 39: The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT _______.

A. people getting married earlier                           B. better standards of living

C. couples buying houses                                       D. people being better educated

Câu 40: The word "five" refers to _______.

A. decades                       B. years                           C. marriages                    D. Canadians

SECTION II. WRITTEN TEST.

A. WORD FORM: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences

1.The teacher stressed the need for regular _______.                                                     (ATTEND)

2.This jewel isn’t simply valuable, it is _______.                                                    (VALUE)

3.Unfortunately, the natural resources are becoming _______ for the support  of the increasing population.                                                                                                               (ADEQUATE)

4.You’d better drive. I’m too _______ for such traffic.                                      (EXPERIENCE)

5.The old fishing village is very _______.                                                          (PICTURE)

6.There are very few _______ places left on earth. Man has been nearly everywhere.

(EXPLORE)

7.When you travel into space, you can eat and drink in _______.                            (WEIGH)

8._______ , Gagarin died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968.

(FORTUNE)

9.They all cheered _______ as their team came out.                                                      (ENTHUSIASM)

10.  He didn’t pay the bill and now the electricity has been _______.                (CONNECT)

B. CLOZE TEST. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (2.5p)

               The search (1)_______ alternative sources of energy have led in various directions. Many communities are burning garbage (2)_______ other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting waste products to gases, oil (3) _______ also an efficient way to dispose of waste.

               Experimental work is being (4) _______ to derive synthetic fuels from coal, oil, shale and coal tars. However, that process (5)_______ proved to be expensive. Other (6) _______ that are underway to harness power with giant windmills are also being tested.

               Some experts expect utility companies to receive hydroelectric power (7)_______from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago, hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity (8) _______ in the United States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are other (9) _______ sources of energy. Scientists are studying ways to convert the energy of ocean currents, tides and waves (10) _______ electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use of temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.

C. ERROR CORRECTION. The following passage contains 10 errors. Find and correct them:(2.5p)

When man first learned how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The first fuel he used was probably wooden. As time passed, man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil will burn. Coal was not used very wide as a source of energy until the nineteenth century. With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was soon realized that production would double if coal was using instead of wood. Nowadays, much of the huge factories and electricity generating stations would be impossible to function if there was no coal. In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the use of coal has declined. As a result, there  were changes in the coal if oil and gas are not so readily available. There is more than coal enough in the world for man's needs for the next two hundred years if our use of coal will not increase. Unfortunately, however, about half of the world's coal may never been used. Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new equipment.

D. SENTENCE TRASFORMATION (2.5p)

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one.

1. It is reported that two people were killed in the car accident.

à Two people........................................................................................................................

2. Couldn’t the newspaper have printed a better headline?

à Was that...........................................................................................................................?

3. He talks so much that he drives everyone mad.

à So much.............................................................................................................................

4. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.

à Only...................................................................................................................................

5. Gary is proud of the fact that he is never late.

à Gary prides.......................................................................................................................

II.  Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the one given, using the word given in brackets. Do not alter the word in any way.

1. It was a waste of time writing that letter.                                                 

àYou ..........................................................................................                  (NEEDN’T)

2. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not.

àYou should ..............................................................................          (CONSIDERATION)

3. She's not sure whether she wants to marry him or not now.                    

àShe is having ..........................................................................                   (SECOND)

4. I didn’t agree with the idea.                                                                                  

àI ..............................................................................................                   (FAVOUR)

5. Do you have a good relationship with your boss?

àAre ..........................................................................................                   (GETTING)

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