B. Languages

1. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined words or phrases.(2.0 points)

1. How could he explain his abrupt ______ from the party?

A. disappear

B. disappearing

C. disappears

D. disappearance

2. Lan failed her English, ______, she has to do the test a gain .

A. however

B. therefore

C. because

D.but

3. You should reduce the ______of water your family uses .

A. sum

B. whole

C. amount

D. all

4. This chair needs ______ It’s almost broken .

A. to fix

B. fix

C. fixed

D. fixing

5. To the mother ...........feelings for me are so strong that the word love can’t describe them

A. who

B.whom

C.whose

D.that

6. If we became rich, we would travel ______ the world.

A around

B. on

C. at

D. up

7. If there were flying saucers, there ______ traces of their landing.

A. would be

B. will be

C. are

D. is

8. Why don’t we ride a bicycle today ?

- No. …………………..

A.I want to

B.I don’t want to

C.I’d love to

D.I wouldn’t

I.          Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.   I was very impressed _____ the efficiency of the staff.

      a. on                              b. by                                 c. to                                  d. in

2.   The project’s success depends _____ the support of everyone concerned.

      a. to                               b. for                                c. in                                  d. on

3.   This report is divided broadly _____ two parts.

      a. with                           b. in                                  c. into                               d. by

4.   They moved away five years ago, but we still _____.

      a. keep pace with          b. keep in touch               c. get out of                     d. take up on

5.   He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s _____.

      a. statements                 b. sentences                     c. lessons                          d. instructions

6.   US dollars are considered common _____ in international transactions.

      a. currency                    b. money                          c. value                            d. support

7.   Should all motorcyclists be _____ to wear helmets?

      a. interested                  b. dangerous                    c. impressed                     d. compulsory

8.   Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ with each other twice a month.

      a. comprise                    b. touch                            c. correspond                   d. separate

9.   Since their argument there had been a strained _____ between them.

      a. friendliness               b. atmosphere                  c. instruction                    d. activity

10. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

      a. impressive tomb       b. large house                  c. lasting memorial          d. nature trail

A.    Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.   _____ weekends, the three boys helped Mr. Parker with farm work.

      a. From                         b. In                                 c. Since                           d. On

2.   My home village is about 30 kilometers _____ the north of the city.

      a. in                               b. from                             c. to                                d. at

3.   He is now living with his family _____ a farm.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. from

4.   Many tourists visit the _____ of a historical hero on the mountain.

      a. church                       b. mosque                        c. shrine                          d. temple

5.   We had an _____ student from Spain staying with us last year.

      a. exchange                   b. interchange                  c. university                    d. abroad

6.   My brother is a university student, but he works _____ as a waiter in the evenings.

      a. all the time                b. full-time                       c. part-time                     d. sometime

7.   OK. I’ll meet you at the main _____ to the Plaza at six o’clock.

      a. arrival                        b. access                           c. highway                      d. entrance

8.   Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down and took a(n) _____.

      a. relax                          b. enjoyment                    c. rest                              d. snack

9.   When she _____ the top of the stairs, her heart was pounding.

      a. went                          b. reached                        c. stepped                       d. traveled

10. We spent an enjoyable evening boating in the river.

      a. pleasant                     b. boring                          c. comfortable                d. free

I.  Choose the word of phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2,5pts)                            

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

      A. divide                      B. style                     C. river                            D. stripe

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

      A. religion                    B. pagoda                 C. design                           D. tunic

3. Let us pray __________ the homeless people.  

      A. for                             B. after                     C. on                         D. in

4. Many jazz trios consist __________ a piano, guitar and double bass.

      A. on                             B. for                        C. of                          D. to

5. Wearing seat belts in cars is __________ by law.

      A. adding                      B. optional                C. compulsory          D. religious

6. Although we are far away from each other, we will __________.

      A. keep in touch           B. say hello               C. keep together      D. keep on

7. The word jeans comes from a kind of material __________was made in Europe.

      A. whom                       B. that                       C. who                      D. where

8. She wanted to go to the mosque __________ she couldn’t.

      A. or                              B. and                      C. so                         D. but 

9. “You must be Yoko.”   - “__________________.”

      A. Please to meet you                                   B. Not at all

      C. That’s right. I am.                                      D. Don’t mention it.

10.  “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?”   - “ __________________.”

  A. That would be great.                                 B. I like to see it                 
  C. You must want it.                                       D. That right

II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign.     (0,5 pt)

1.    What does the sign say?

A. Go this way                                    B. Roundabout

C. U- Turn                                   D. Recycle

2.    What does the sign say?

A. People ahead                                  B. Elderly people ahead

C. Hadicapped ahead                             D. People go this way

I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

 1.As the drug ……………, the patient got better.

a. force    b. influence     c. action      d. take effect

2 .Young volunteers often help the sick or the aged to clean …………… their houses.

a. on         b. off                 c. up             d. in

3.Jim . …………… her on passing the final exams.

a. thanked     b. prevented     c. congratulated        d. warned

II. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1 I offered to help her but she said “No, thanks” (turned)

She...................................................................................

2 I would prefer you not to phone me at work. (rather)

I...........................................................................................

3 He is determined to campaign for his son’s freedom. (intention)

He has..........................................................................................

4 “It is not worth worrying about the past” I told him. (point)

I told him that......................................................................................

5 I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.(matter)

No..........................................................................................................

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      Lan and her pen pal Maryam _____ with each other for two years now.

      a. correspond                                                         b. are corresponding       

      c. have corresponded                                            d. were corresponding

2.      They _____ a sightseeing tour of the city when Maryam was there.

      a. had                            b. have had                      c. have                             d. will have

3.      “How many countries _____ up to now?” ~ “Three countries.”

      a. do you visit               b. have you visited          c. are you visiting            d. did you visit

4.      They said goodbye to each other, and they promised to _____ in touch.

      a. get                             b. make                            c. keep                             d. put

5.      Malaysia is _____ into two regions: West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

      a. comprised                 b. divided                        c. consisted                      d. contained

6.      English is a _____ subject at school in Malaysia. All students have to study it.

      a. compulsory               b. different                      c. separate                        d. modern

7.      I have a pen pal living in Australia. I _____ with him at least once a week.

      a. visit                           b. impress                         c. enjoy                            d. correspond

8.      I have had a very good time with you. I wish I _____ have to say goodbye to you now!

      a. don’t                         b. won’t                           c. weren’t                         d. didn’t

9.      Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in Malaysia, is _____ of the country.

      a. capital                       b. the capital                    c. a capital                        d. an capital

10.  Bahasa Malaysia, also _____ as Malay, is the national language in Malaysia.

  a. know                         b. knew                            c. known                          d. knowing

I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

1 Yuri Gagarin was the first person . …………… into space.

a. flew         b. to fly          c. flown          d. fly

Il. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1 Scientists and economists (A)believe that human beings (B)can never (C)use away all the (D)mineral resources on Earth.

a. believe   b. can never   c. use away     d. mineral

2 (A)Plants and animals (B)live in the sea sank (C)to the sea bed (D)when they die.

a. plants         b. live         c. to         d. when

3 (A)Learning a foreign language (B)enables a student (C)develop an understanding of another (D)culture.

a. learning         b. enables        c. develop        d. culture

4 Mrs. Stevens, along (A)with (B)her cousins from New Mexico, (C)are planning to (D)attend the festivities.

a. with      b. her cousins from       c. are       d. attend

5 In a laboratory experiment, an investigator (A)often begins by (B)work out different conditions (C)for two groups (D)of subjects.

a. often       b. work          c. for         d. of subjects

6 (A)The newspaper (B)report (C)contained (D)many important information.

a. the          b. report         c. contained         d. many

lll. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1 They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.

Though..................................................................................

2 Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off.

Because of.............................................................................

3 They had no intention of travelling around the world

They didn’t intend..........................................................................

4 Somebody has taken away some of my books.

Some of my books..........................................................................

5 Can you close window, please?

Would you mind........................................................................................

Đề. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.The bakery is …………………of the pharmacy.

A. next to               B. opposite           C. behind             D. in front

2. …………………can I get there? – By train.

A. Where               B. Who                C. How                D. How often

3. Would you like ……………these letters.

A. send                  B. sending           C. to send             D. to sending

4. Could you tell me how  …………………to the bank?

A. get                    B. to get              C. getting              D. to getting

5. The restaurant is on the corner ……….. the street.

A. on                     B. at                    C. of                     D. to

6. His house is…………………to the school.

A. opposite             B. behind           C. next                   D. between

7. The bank is …………………the restaurant and the hotel.

A. between             B. right              C. in front of           D. next

8. Let’s go …………………foot.

A. by                      B. on                 C. at                       D. with

9. The bus stop is …………………from here.

A. near                  B. opposite         C. next                   D. far

10. …………………don’t we take a bus?

A. What                 B. Why              C. How                  D. When

11. Going by plane is …………………than going by coach.

A. fast                 B. fastest            C. more fastly            D. faster

12.Is it.............. from school.

a. far                      b. near                    c. next to                d. behind

13.We are...............  to have a school trip next weekend?

a. go                      b. goes                   c. went                   d. going

14................go to the park?

a. Let’s                  b. Why don’t we    c. Should we          d. b & c

15.How..............is it from your house to school?

a. long                   b. much                  c. far                      d. All are correct

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined words or phrase.

11. Ba is the ................... of the stamp collectors’ club.

A. head B. president C. manager D. chairman

12. Suzi’s theatre group is ................. a play for the school anniversary celebrations.

A. rehearsing B. practicing C. acting D. experimenting

13. Nam is not very ................ He never plays any sports.

A. sportive B. sportsmanlike C. sporty D. sport-loving

14. There aren’t any good movies ....................... at the moment.

A. going on B. being on C. performing D. showing

15. Lan’s ................... tired to tidy her bedroom.

A. so B. very C. too D. much

16. Some young people are working ................ hospital volunteers.

A. to be B. such as C. like D. as

17. Would you like to come to my house for dinner? - ................................

A. Yes, I do B. I’d love to C. Yes, I like D. OK, I like it

18. I enjoy spending my holiday here because the .................... is so splendid

A. scenery B. sceneries C. sights D. views

19. I often ............................. in winter.

A. go playing skiing B. go skiing C. play skiing D. go to ski

20. Let’s.....................and talk about our plans for the weekend

A. get together B. pick up C. put away D. look fo

A. Choose the word or phrase(a,b,c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitute for the underlined words or phrases
1. For most households,lighting accounts ......10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill
a.of b.to c. in d. for
2.Waste paper and bottles are collected .....recycling
a.from b.by c. for d. in
3.If we go ...we asting water,there will be a shortage......fresh water in a few decades
a.on-of b. over-in c. on-on d. for-of
4.If you want to save money .you should .....the amount of water your family uses
a.increase b.reduce c. adapt d. repair
5.In order to save electricity ,an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by a (n) ......bulb
a.energy-saving b.energy-save c.saving-energy d.save-energy
6.The average...pays 27p a day in water rates
a.homestead b. housemate c.household d.housekeeper
7.ULTIMATELY ,you ll have to make the decision youreslf
a.Consequently b.Basically c.Generally d.housekeeper
8.An ENORMOUNT amount of money has been waste on this project
a.very important b. very large c. very small d. a cónumer
9.We d better get ...... to check the wiring beforre we start decorating
a.a plumber b. a mechanic c.an electrician d. a consumer
10. ..........take the train instead of the bus ? Its faster
a. Why not b, Why dont c. How about c.Lets
B. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence
11. Many household ........are expensive to run .( apply)
12.New Zealands growwing reputation as a ....... of wine ( produce)
13.We were all impressed by the speed and ...of the new system.(efficient)
14. Many newer cars have a much lower fuel.....(consume)
15. All this proves that the system works..... (effect)
II.
A. Choose the word or phrase(a,b,c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence......
1. My shoes are drty ,Id better ...them off before I come in
a.put b.get c.push d. take