Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1. Air_________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted
2. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
3. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean
4. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ____ food at Christmas.
A. national B. historical C. traditional D. possible
5. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the
world.
A. smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest
6. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged
7. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.
A. drought B. rain C. flood D. storm
8. As soon as the floodwater ___________ down, people ____________ their houses.
A. went - cleaned B. had gone – cleaned C. went - had cleaned D. had
gone – had cleaned
9. If I were you, I … do something to prevent him from littering.
A. would B. did C. will D. do
10.Earth … by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it.
A. holds B. is held C. is holding D. held

Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. wanted B. flooded C. destroyed D. erupted

2. A. invent B. debris C. helpless D. news

Question II. Circle the word which has different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. competitive B. opportunity C. repetitive D. unhealthy

2. A. destroy B. erupt C. earthquake D. disaster

Question III. Choose the best answer A, B , C or D.

1.Air__________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.

A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted

2. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.

A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded

3. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.

A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean

4. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged

5. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.

A. drought B. rain C. flood D. storm 6. If you were the president, what _________ you do to help the environment?

A. will B. did C. would D. do

7. A person who __________ the bagpipes is called a piper.

A. plays B. performs C. entertains D. does

8. Don’t drink that water. It’s __________.

A. damaged B. dumped C. contaminated D. clear

9. The team’s success was largely __________ to her efforts.

A. because B. due C. since D. however

10. All our English teachers are __________ speakers.

A. native B. original C. foreign D. official

Choose A, B, C or D

1. if the factory......... dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.

A. continues B. to continue C. continued D. will continue

2. if the air wasn't dirty, I .................. so much

A. wouldn't sneeze B. sneeze C. would sneeze D. to sneeze

3. the kangaroo(become).................. a symbol of Australia since 1973

A. become B. became C. had become D. becoming

4. the roof of the building ................... in a storm a few days ago

A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged

5. water ................ in the lake has made the fish die

A . pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. polluting

6. let's..........some pictures of the factory

A. take B. taking C. took D. having take

7. if the factory continues dumping poison into the lake , all the fish and other aquatic animals..................

A . die B. to die C. dead D. will die

8. mi and nick like ....................... back mi's home village on holiday

A. comes B. come C. came D. coming

9. the Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ( symbolize)............freedom.

A. symbolised B. symbolizes C. symbolizing D. symbolize

1. Garbage…………….…. every day.
A. collect B. collecting C. is collected D. are collected
2. You will be …….……. a present when you go to the party tomorrow night.
A. give B. giving C. gave D. given
3. In 1876, the telephone ……….first introduced by Graham Bell.
A. was B.is C. has been D. had been
4. Milk should………….to your house.
A. bring B. brought C. be brought D. been brought
5. English is……………. all over the world.
A. spoken B. speak C. spoke D. speaks
6. Look! The trees and flowers ………………. care of by the gardeners of the Temple
of Literature.
A. are being taken B. taken C. were taken D. is taken
7. The students in the university ……………. by famous lecturers and tutors.
A. are taught B. are learned C. are studied D. are
played
8. A new university …………….. in my town in the near future.
A. is built B. will be built C. was built D. has been built
9. Thousands of people ………….by natural disasters every year.
A. are affected B. are affecting C. have affected D. were affected
10. The roof of the building ………….in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been
damaged
11. All the villagers ………….to safe areas before they came last night.
A. evacuated (sơ tán) B. were evacuated C. had evacuated D. had been evacuated

SECTION 2: LANGUAGE FOCUS (3pts)

Part 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5pt)

9. A. invent B. debris C. helpless D. news

10. A. young B. drought C. discount D. sound

Part 2: Circle the word with the different stress pattern from the others. (0.5pt)

11. A. classic B. nature C. debris D. degree

12. A. arrival B. national C. physical D. natural

Part 3: Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (1pt)

13. Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.

A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted

14. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.

A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded

15. Linh: Mai has gone the first prize. - Ha: .................

A. Oh dear B. How terrible C. That's awesome D. That's shocking

16. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged

Part 4: Give the correct form of the following verbs: (1pt)

17. This house (build )……..… in 2000.

18. Most people (leave) ……………….before the volcano erupted.

19. If Nam lived in Mexico, he (speak) …………………………………………. Spanish.

20. You will not lose weight if you (eat)……....eat......................... too much junk food

1. By the 1930s, more than 282 million acres of farmland _______ in America by erosion.

A. damaged B. was damaged C. were damaged D. damages

2. The community house _______ after massive destruction of the earthquake now.

A. was rebuilt B. is being rebuilt C. has rebuilt D. is rebuilt

3. People living around the volcano ______ for one hour.

A. has evacuated B. have evacuated

C. have been evacuated D. has been evacuated

4. The air ________ if people build more factories here.

A. polluted B. will polluted C. will be polluted D. pollute

5. More trees ____ every year to protect the environmental.

A. are planted B. planted C. were planted D. will be planted

CHOOSE THE SENTENCES THAT IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO EACH SENTENCES BELOW.

1)People consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

A)She is consider to be the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

B)She was consider to have been the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

C)She is considered to have been the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

D)She was consider to be the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

2)It is expected that the weather will be good tomorow.

A)The weather was expected to be good tomorow.

B)The weather would be good tomorow.

C)The weather is expected to be good tomorow.

D)It was expected that the weather will be good tomorow.

3)A lot of people belive that the Prime Minister and his wife have separated.

A)The Prime Minister and his wife were belived to have separated.

B)The Prime Minister and his wife are belived to have separated.

C)The Prime Minister and his wife are belived to have been separated.

D)The Prime Minister and his wife are belived to have separated.

4)IT is reported that the building has been badly damaged by the fire.

A)The building is reported to have badly damaged by the fire.

B)The building was reported to have been badly damaged by the fire.

C)The building have been badly damaged by the fire is reported.

D)The building is reported to have been badly damaged by the fire.

5)People have acknowledged that underfunding contributed to the problem.

A)Underfunding has been acknowledged to have contributed to the problem.

B)Underfunding has been acknowledged to have been contributed to the problem.

C)Underfunding has been acknowledged to be contributed to the problem.

D)Underfunding has been acknowledged to have had contributed to the problem.

6)People belive that he has special knowledge which may be usefull to the police.

A)He is belived to have special knowledge which may be usefull to the police.

B)He was belived to have special knowledge which may be usefull to the police.

C)He has special knowledge which may be usefull to the police.

D)He has special knowledge which may be usefull to the police is belived.

7) Journalists suppose that the footballer is earning ten million pounds a year.

A)The footballer was suppose to be earning ten million pounds a year.

B)The footballer is suppose to be earning ten million pounds a year.

C)The footballer is being earned ten million pounds a year.

D)The footballer was being earned ten million pounds a year.

8)It is reported that the damage is extensive.

A)It was reported that the damage is extensive.

B)It is reported that the damage was extensive.

C)The damage was reported to be extensive.

D)The damage is reported to be extensive.

9)People used to think that the earth was flat.

A)It used to be thought that the earth was flat.

B)It used to be thought that the earth was flat.

C)The earth was thought as flat.

D)People used to be thought that the earth was flat.

10)People say that the driver was listening to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

A)The driver is said to be listening to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

B)The driver was said to be listening to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

C)The driver was being listened to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

D)The driver was being listened to his walkmen at the time of the crash.