A. PRONUNCIACION
Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. wanted B. naked C. finished D. needed
2. A. who B. when C. where D. what
3. A. thermal B. thankful C. there D. thorough
4. A. physical B. visual C. music D. because
5. A. invent B. debris C. helpless D. news
B. STRESS
Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
6. A. artistic B. historic C. dramatic D. scientific
7.A. medical B. hospital C. politic D. electric
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
8. _____ workers were sent to the area immediately, but no villager was survived when the
landslide happened.
A. help B. rescue C. volunteer D. assistance
9. Three hundred people were left _____ by the earthquake.
A. home B. property C. homeless D. house
10. The train or Ha Noi ______ at 7a.m tomorrow.
A. leaves B. leaving C. to leave D. left
11. Environmental pollution has _____ to lots of health problems.
A. caused B. got C. made D. led
12. The heavy rain has caused _______ in many parts of the country.
A. drought B. floods C. forest fire D. storms
13.If we use water………, fewer people will have cleaner water.
A. care B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
14. The city has a summer _____ in the park.
A. festively B. festive C. festively D. festival
15. She prefers English ……France
A. to B. for C. at D. in
16. By the time we _______ to the cinema, the film had started .
A. had got B. got C. were getting D. get
17.Many people die………..food poison today.
A. at B. of C. in D. on
18. A person who __________ the bagpipes is called a piper.
A. plays B. performs C. entertains D. does
19. Don’t drink that water. It’s __________.
A. damaged B. dumped C. contaminated D. clear
20. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
21. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean
22. All our English teachers are __________ speakers.
A. native B. original C. foreign D. official
D. WRITING
Choose the correct answers.
23. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
24. The teacher explained the rule to the student.
A. The rule was explained to the student.
B. The students were explained the rule.
C. The students were explained the rules.
D. A and B are correct
25. He often asks me to help him.
A. He is often asked to help them.
B. They are often asked to help me.
C. I am often asked to help him.
D. I am often asked him to help me.
26. His friends never forgave his betrayal.
A. His betrayal were never forgiven by his friends.
B. His betrayal was never forgiven by his friends.
C. His betrayal was never forgave by his friends.
D. His betrayal never forgave by his friends.
27. I am sure we’ll settle the matter easily.
A. I’m sure the matter will settle easily.
B. I’m sure the matter will be settled easily.
C. I’m sure the matter will settled easily.
D. I’m sure the matter won’t be settled easily.
28. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about.
B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken.
D. This book are much spoken about.
29. Have they tested all the machines?
A. Have all the machines be tested?
B. Have all the machines been testing?
C. Have all the machines been tested?
D. Have all the machines been being testing?
30. Does he realize that they are laughing at him?
A. Is he realized that he is laughing at?
B. Is he realized that he is being laughed at?
C. Does he realize that he is laughing at?
D. Does he realize that he is being laughed at?
31. The manager offers me several jobs.
A. I was offers several jobs.
B. I am offered several jobs.
C. Several jobs are offered to me.
D. B and C are correct.
32. We found that they had cancelled the soccer match.
A. We found that the soccer match had been cancelled.
B. The soccer match had been cancelled.
C. The soccer match was found that had been cancelled.
D. The soccer match was found to have been cancelled by us.
33. Mary is cutting a cake with a sharp knife.
A. A cake is being cut with a sharp knife by Mary.
B. A sharp knife is cutting a cake and Mary.
C. Mary and a sharp knife are cutting a cake.
D. Mary is cutting a sharp knife by a cake.
34. “Did Shakespeare write this play?”
A. Did this play be written by Shakespeare?
B. Was this play written by Shakespeare?
C. This play was written by Shakespeare.
D. Did this play Shakespeare write?
35. Which book do the students love?
A. Which book are done love by the students?
B. Which book is the students loved?
C. Which book are loved by the students?
D. Which book is loved by the students?
E. READING
Read the passage and complete the sentences. Circle A, B, or D
THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in
Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at
5:46 a.m. in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the
earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total
of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in
damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.
36. The word ‘overseas’ in the text is closest in meaning to __________.
A.abroad B.at sea C.by sea D. foreign
37. The word ‘occurred’ in the text is closest in meaning to __________.
A.ended B.happened C.started began
38. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe __________.
A. was greater than that of the Great Kantō earthquake
B. was not as high as in the Great Kantō earthquake
C. exceeded that of any known earthquake.
D. It wasn’t the worst earthquake in Japan ever.
39. The northern end of Awaji Island was the place where __________.
A. the effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly
B. there was no damage to people and property
C. 1.5 million people lost their lives.
D. no foreign people live.
40. We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake __________.
A. is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake
B. didn’t cause any damage in the neighborhood of Kobe
C. is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan
D. didn’t have any effects on Japan.
