Read the passage below carefully and choose the best option A,B,C or D

Sloth was famous for being the laziest animal in the forest. He would eat and sleep all day comfortably on the tree branches. All the other animals would be busy singing, playing and looking for food and shelter but not Sloth. They told him “ You are good for nothing”. But Sloth ignored them and carried on lazing around.

One day, a bird built her nest near Sloth’ branch. She laid her egss and watched them until they hatched. Then, she had to fly off and look for food. She asked Sloth to keep an eye on her babies. Sloth was too lazy to answer. “ You are good for nothing” said the bird angrily and flew off.

Soon, a snake slithered up the tree looking for baby bird to eat. It did not notice Sloth on the branch. It was just about to strike the baby birds when it felt a sharp pain on its side. Sloth had clawed it. The snake fell to the ground and slithered away. The mother bird saw what Sloth did. She felt so ashamed of herself. “ Sorry”, she said to Sloth. Sloth simply went back to sleep.

(Adapted from://www.englishdaily626.com)

22. What does the word “ignored” in paragraph 1mean?

A. paid no attention to B. looked forward to

C. paid compliments on D. looked up and down at

23. What did the mother bird want Sloth to do while she was away?

A. to keep his eyes open B. To watch her babies

C. To slither up the tree D. To llok for food

24. What does the word “ She” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. the snake B. the baby bird C. Sloth D. The mother bird

25. What does the mother bird probably think at the end of the story?

A. “ Sloth is really the laziest animal i have known”

B. “ Without the snake, my baby would have not died.”

C. “ Sloth is not a good for nothing as many animals think”

D. “ I’ll never leave my children in the hands of Sloth again”

III. Communication and phonetics

Choose the questions and statements (F to Z) to complete the conversation between Ms. Chef and a shopkeeper. What did Ms. Chef say? You need only five questions and statements for the blanks

Shopkeeper: Goodmorning, Ms. Chef.

Ms. Chef Good morning

Shopkeeper: What can I do for you?

Ms. Chef: (26)________________

Shopkeeper: So you want somthing special?

Ms. Chef: (27)_________________

Shopkeeper: Do your guests like fish?

Ms. Chef: (28)________________

Shopkeeper: I have a salmon. It’s very fast and tasty.

Ms. Chef: (29)__________________

Shopkeeper: Here you are then

Ms. Chef: (30)_________________

Read the passage below carefully and choose the best option A,B,C or D

Sloth was famous for being the laziest animal in the forest. He would eat and sleep all day comfortably on the tree branches. All the other animals would be busy singing, playing and looking for food and shelter but not Sloth. They told him “ You are good for nothing”. But Sloth ignored them and carried on lazing around.

One day, a bird built her nest near Sloth’ branch. She laid her egss and watched them until they hatched. Then, she had to fly off and look for food. She asked Sloth to keep an eye on her babies. Sloth was too lazy to answer. “ You are good for nothing” said the bird angrily and flew off.

Soon, a snake slithered up the tree looking for baby bird to eat. It did not notice Sloth on the branch. It was just about to strike the baby birds when it felt a sharp pain on its side. Sloth had clawed it. The snake fell to the ground and slithered away. The mother bird saw what Sloth did. She felt so ashamed of herself. “ Sorry”, she said to Sloth. Sloth simply went back to sleep.

(Adapted from://www.englishdaily626.com)

22. What does the word “ignored” in paragraph 1mean?

A. paid no attention to B. looked forward to

C. paid compliments on D. looked up and down at

23. What did the mother bird want Sloth to do while she was away?

A. to keep his eyes open B. To watch her babies

C. To slither up the tree D. To llok for food

24. What does the word “ She” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. the snake B. the baby bird C. Sloth D. The mother bird

25. What does the mother bird probably think at the end of the story?

A. “ Sloth is really the laziest animal i have known”

B. “ Without the snake, my baby would have not died.”

C. “ Sloth is not a good for nothing as many animals think”

D. “ I’ll never leave my children in the hands of Sloth again”

III. Communication and phonetics

Choose the questions and statements (F to Z) to complete the conversation between Ms. Chef and a shopkeeper. What did Ms. Chef say? You need only five questions and statements for the blanks

Shopkeeper: Goodmorning, Ms. Chef.

Ms. Chef Good morning

Shopkeeper: What can I do for you?

Ms. Chef: (26)________________

Shopkeeper: So you want somthing special?

Ms. Chef: (27)_________________

Shopkeeper: Do your guests like fish?

Ms. Chef: (28)________________

Shopkeeper: I have a salmon. It’s very fast and tasty.

Ms. Chef: (29)__________________

Shopkeeper: Here you are then

Ms. Chef: (30)_________________

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three words in pronunciation in each of the following questions

31. A. imagined B. considered C. modernized D. developed

32. A. subjects B. designs C. standards D. labels

33. treasure B. feature C. leather D. weather

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three words in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

34. A. terrific B. effective C. marvelous D. impressive

35. A.persuade B. install C. occur D. capture

I. Read the passage below and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each space.

     Last Monday William Murphy (1) ______ a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked up the wallet and (2) ______ a ticket inside. He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized that (3) _____ was the winning ticket in a big competition. The price (4) _____ eight million dollars!

         Murphy (5) _____ the huge prize, however, he (6) _____ the ticket back to (7) _____ owner, Laviqeur. Yesterday Leviqeur got the prize and at once (8) _____ Murphy a million dollar as a reward.

       “I have never won a competition before”, he told the reporter. “Now I (9) ____ rich and I want  (10) ______ honesty.

1.         A. see                                     B. sees                        C. saw                         D. is seeing

2.         A. find                        B. found                     C. finds                      D. founded

3.         A. it                             B. he                           C. she                                     D. one

4.         A. is                            B.are                           C. were                       D.was

5.         A. didn’t collect       B. not collect             C. no collect             D. wasn’t collect

6.         A. take                        B. takes                      C. taking                    D. took

7.         A. his                          B. their                       C. its                           D. it’s

8.         A. give                        B. gave                       C. giving                    D. gives

9.         A. become                 B. becomes                C. is becoming          D. became

10.       A. reward                   B. to reward               C. rewarding             D. for rewarding.

. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

Last Sunday was definitely not a good day for me. It all started when I got into my car and it refused to start. I immediately realized that I had left the lights on and the battery had gone flat. I telephoned my friend George and he came round and helped me start the car. I then drove into town to see a friend. I had arranged to meet him at six thirty, but by the time I got there, it was ten past seven and my friend was not there. I waited for him for an hour despite the freezing weather, but he didn’t come. When I returned to my car, I saw that someone had broken into it, probably looking for the radio. Luckily, I never leave the radio in the car! There was nothing I could do but get into my car and drive home. Later I spoke with my friend and discovered that he had waited for only half an hour and left. He didn’t even apologise for not waiting for me longer!

1. Why wasn’t the writer’s car started?

A. Because the lights had gone wrong. B. Because the battery had gone flat.

C. Because it hadn’t been serviced. D. Because the battery had been stolen.

2. What was the weather like when the writer waited for his friend?

A. cold B. hot C. rainy D. foggy

3. In the writer’s opinion, what did the thief want to steal?

A. money B. camera C. radio D. wallet

4. What time did the writer’s friend leave after waiting for him?

A. 6.30 B. 7.00 C. 7.10 D. 7.30

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. A friend of the writer’s helped him start the car.

B. A friend of the writer’s lived in town.

C. The writer had waited his friend until 7.30.

D. The writer apologised for not waiting his friend for any longer.

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

      Although no one knows for certain who the original Saint Valentine was, once a year, on February 14, there is a day in his honor. Some historians believe that the original Saint Valentine was a priest who lived in the city of Rome about 300 years after the birth of Christ. The emperor of Rome was not a Christian and refused to allow people to be married in a Christian ceremony. Saint Valentine didn’t obeythe emperor and performed many Christian marriages, in spite of the emperor’s order. When the Romans found out, they sent Saint Valentine to prison and later killed him. While his romantic efforts to help many Christians in love cost him hislife, he was honored in his own days. But his story has been mostly forgotten after people have come to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a special time for sweethearts. On Valentine’s Day people express their affections by sending Valentine cards to friends, families, and boyfriends and girlfriends.

      21.This writing is mostly about                 .

            A. Christian marriages                                        C. why we celebrate Valentine’s Day

            B. different kind of Valentine cards                   D. the history of Rome

      22. Long ago, February 14 was made a special day                     .

              A. to honor Saint Valentine                             C. just for sweethearts

              B. for everyone to go out and express love      D. to honor the Roman emperor

      23. The emperor of Rome             .

                A. was a good Christian and made Valentine a saint         C. established Saint Valentine’s Day in his Honor

                B. refused to allow people to be married in a Christian ceremony            D. didn’t believe in marriages

      24. St. Valentine was killed because he                .

            A. was a Christian priest

            B. was not a follower of Christ

            C. had a secret sweetheart, which was illegal

            D. continued to perform Christian wedding ceremonies against the emperor’s wishes

      25. All the above story of Saint Valentine                       .

            A. really happened long ago                                  C. is just a guess from some historians

            B. is only an invented story                                   D. cannot be believed at all

V.Read the passage carefully and choose the best option (A, B, C or D)

Galileo Galilei was one of the first modern scientists. He was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1564. At first he studied philosophy, but later he studied mathematics and astronomy. He was interested  in the way the earth and other planets move around the sun. He found out several important facts about our world. He also started a new way of working in science. Before Galileo, scientists didn’t do experiments. They just guessed about how something happened. Galileo was different. He did not just make guesses. He did experiments and watched to see what happened.

 Galileo was famous for his study of how things fall. He was the first person to do experiments about  this problem. Before, people thought that  heavy things fell faster than light things. He found out that this was not true. He took a heavy ball and a light ball and he dropped them both from a high place. They fell at the same speed. This meant that weight is not important. This is the law of falling bodies. It is an important law for understanding our world.

The life of the scientist was not always easy in the 1500s. For example, Galileo got into trouble because of his scientific ideas. His ideas were not the same as the religious ideas at the same time. Many religious people did not agree with him. During his whole life he had to worry about this. He even went to prison for a while. But no one could stop him from thinking. He continued to look for scientific answers to his questions about the world.

1.      Galileo studied all the  following EXCEPT _______.

a. philosophy                     b. experiments                      c. mathematics                      d. astronomy

2.      Galileo started a new way of working in science in which__________.

a. he made guesses about how things happened.        

b. he did experiments to see how things happened.

c. he was different from other scientists.                     

d. he did not do experiments

3.      In his study of how things fall, Galileo found out __________.

a. that heavy things did not fall faster than light things.

b. that heavy things always fell faster than light things.

c. that weight was not important                        

d. both a and c

4.      Which of the following is NOT true about Galileo ?

a. He was  a famous  Italian  scientist.  

b. He lived over four centuries ago.

c. Being sent  to prison stopped him from exploring the world .

d. He got into trouble because he was a scientist.

Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questionsbelow.Christmas Day is a holiday in many, but not all, countries. Many homes have Christmas trees and otherdecorations in the weeks leading to Christmas Day. Some workplaces hold Christmas parties prior toDecember 25th. Festive activities include exchanging presents, singing Christmas songs, going to parties.It's a special time when children get presents from family, friends and Santa Claus, or Father Christmas.Christmas cards are also given or sent out prior to Christmas Day. For some, Christmas is an exclusive familyaffair, while others invite friends to a Christmas buffet or pot luck meal.Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries worldwide, including Australia, Canada, the UnitedKingdom and the United Slates, Government offices, educational institutions, many businesses and postoffices are closed on this day. If you plan to travel with public transport, check with the local transportauthority on schedule changes.Images of Santa Glaus, also known as bather Christmas, snowmen, reindeer, and candy canes are seenin cards, posters, signs and other printed or marketing material associated wilh the Christmas celebrations,images of baby Jesus, the Christmas star, and other symbols associated with the religious meaning ofChristmas are also seen during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,Other common decorations associated with Christmas are holly and ivy ‐ both arc associated withPagan festivals as it was customary to decorate with greenery for these festivals.

(Adapted from Time and date)

41. What is the passage mainly about?A. The preparation before Christmas day in some English speaking countries,B. The symbols of Christmas in some English speaking countries.C. The general information about Christmas in some English speaking countries.D. The reasons why Christmas is popular in some English speaking countries.42. According to the passage, what is NOT one example of festive activities is:A. Holding Christmas prior to December 25thB. Giving presents to each otherC. Singing Christmas songsD. Going to parties43. What should people do if they want to travel with public transport?A. They should cheek with government offices and educational institutions.B. They should check with the local transport authority on schedule changes.C. They should cheek with many businesses and post offices.D. They should check with the public transport drivers before Christmas Day.44. What is another name for Santa Claus?A. Father ChristmasB. SnowmenC. ReindeerD. Candy canes45. According to the passage, what are the symbols of Christmas?A. Father Christmas, snowmen, reindeer, candy canes, cards, and posters.B. Father Christmas, snowmen, signs, and baby Jesus.C. Santa Claus, baby Jesus, and the Christmas star.D. Santa Claus, snowmen, posters, baby Jesus, and the Christmas star.

Read the passage below and choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Passage 1:

New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.

However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.

Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, struck the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was tremendous. Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed, and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people were killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost.

Question 1: New Orleans is famous for ___________.

A.  its modern architecture                     C. its Mississippi River

B. its cross-cultural heritage                    D. its location

Question 2: Which statement is NOT correct about New Orleans?

A. It lies between the Mississippi River and lakes.

B. One of its attractions is its annual music festivals

C. The city is surrounded by water.

D. Most of the city is below sea level.

Question 3: Which one is NOT mentioned as being damaged by Hurricane Katrina?

A. Distinctive architecture         B. The levee system      C. Major roads        D. Houses

Question 4: The word ‘tremendous' means ___________.

A.puzzling                       B. huge                 C. unique                   D. legendary

Question 5: The word ‘permanently' is similar to ___________.

A.  temporarily            B.  partially                  C.  forever         D.  rarely

Passage 2:

        How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but happen in certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of the earth’s surface meet. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia.

Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth’s surface, like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snake leaving their holes and other animals acting strangely.

After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depend on types of building, soil conditions and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes on the earth each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.

Question 1:  Earthquakes happen in certain areas where _______________.

A. the population is large             B. pieces of the earth’s surface meet

C. the soil conditions are stable      D. many buildings are built

Question 2: Earthquakes often happen along ________________.

A. the east-coast of North America          B. the east-coast of South America

C. the Pacific coast of Asia             D. the coast of Australia

Question 3: Looking for ____________ can help predict earthquakes.

A. changes in the earth’s surface        B. water beneath the earth’s surface

C. drops of water                     D. water currents

Question 4: After an earthquake, as a result of _________ people may die.

A. lack of food                              B. lack of friendship

C. lack of information              D. lack of knowledge

Question 5: The passage mainly discusses ______________.

A. the damage caused by earthquakes B. how strong earthquakes are

C. strange animal behaviors                         D. how to predict earthquakes

Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the question below.

Antonio lives in the city of Valencia in Spain. Every year he goes to La Tomatina Festival in Bunol, a town near Valencia. The festival is on the last Wednesday in August, when everyone comes into the main square to throw tomatoes at each other. Before the fun begins, people cover the shop windows with plastic. Antonio always wears his oldest clothes so he doesn’t get his best clothes dirty. He also always puts his camera in a plastic bag to keep it clean. In the morning trucks arrive in the main square, the Plaza del Pueblo, bringing more than 100,000 kilos of tomatoes. The fight begins at 11 o’clock and always last for two hours. At exactly 1 o’clock everyone stops. They never throw tomatoes after 1 o’clock. They then usually spend the rest of the day cleaning themselves and the town! In the evening, Antonio usually watches the fireworks, eats the local food and sometimes joins in the dancing.

(Adapted from KET Objective, Cambridge University Press)

41. Where does Antonio come from?

A. Valencia.        B. La Tomania.        C. Bunol.        D. Plaza del Pueblo.

42. When does the La Tomatina Festival take place?

A. At the beginning of August            B. At the end of August

C. At the middle of August                D. All are correct

43. Why does Antonio want to wear his oldest clothes to the festival?

A. He doesn’t have new clothes.            B. He loves his old clothes.

C. He doesn’t get his new clothes dirty.        D. He doesn’t like his newest clothes.

44. How long does it take people to throw tomatoes at each other during this Festival?

A. 2 hours.        B. 10 hours.            C. 11 hours.        D. A day.

45. What does NOT Antonio do in this evening?

A. watch fireworks.    B. eat local food.        C. join the dancing.    D. watch TV