I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from others. (5 pts)
1. A. worked B. naked C. looked D. attacked
2. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition
3. A. teammate B. speaker C. bean D. overhead
4. A. furious B. purpose C. surf D. turn
5. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond
II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. (15 pts)
6. My friend________ the answer to the question now.
A. is known B. know C. is knowing D. knows
7. I think I’ll buy this pair of shoes. They________ me really well.
A. fit B. are fitting C. have fit D. are fitted
8. I’ll tell my uncle all the news when I________ him.
A. will see B. am going to see C. see D. shall see
9. I’ve got my key. I found it when I________ for something else.
A. looked B. have looked C. looking D. was looking
10. “All these photographs________ with a very cheap camera,” he said.
A. have taken B. take C. were taken D. were taking
11. I wondered________ the tickets were on sale yet.
A. what B. whether C. when D. where
12. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please________ the table?
A. lay B. put C. make D. take
13. Our neighbors are very________ on camping holidays.
A. interested B. fond C. eager D. keen
14. There are some one following us. I think we________ in this area.
A. are following B. are followed C. follow D. are being followed
15. Walt Disney________ the character of Mickey Mouse
A. was created B. is created C. creates D. created
16. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d________ stay at home.
A. better B. like C. rather D. prefer
17. Did they ask you what examinations you’ve________?
A. succeeded B. passed C. overcome D. obtained
18. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is________ any other lake in the world.
A. larger than B. largest C. the largest D. the larger than
19. Most people prefer________ money to________ it.
A. spend/earn B. spending/earn C. to spend/earning D. spending/earning
20. Our teacher made us________ harder.
A. working B. to work C. work D. works
III. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting. (5 pts)
21. Peter, I’d would like you to meet some very special people
A B C D
22. It is greatly to be with you on such a lovely day
A B C D
23. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers?
A B C D
24. I think I prefer country life more than city life.
A B C D
25. Thanks for invite me to the water-fetching contest of your school.
A B C D
IV. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided. (10 pts)
26. It is______________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. HEALTH
27. During his____________ the family lived in Cornwall. CHILD
28. Bell_____________ demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS
29. Every day, there are two_________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY
30. ______________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. SUDDEN
31. Their children have quite____________ characters. DIFFERENCE
32. What is the correct_____________ of this word? PRONOUNCE
33. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more_________. COMFORT
34. She is one of the greatest_____________ to appear in this theater. PERFORM
35. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very __________ there in the fall. WIND
V. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form. (5 pts)
Wiki Website
“Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian. The word is used to describe websites that (36. write)______ by
people who use the site. Anyone who visits a wiki website can add or change the information on
the page. The first wiki website (37. create)______ by Ward Cunningham in 1995. Since then, wiki
guidebooks, wiki dictionaries and wiki encyclopedias (38. publish)______ on the Internet. The most
popular online encyclopedia is “wikipedia”. Over 22 million entries (39. add)______ since it started,
and it is now the most detailed encyclopedia in the world. According to the create or of Wikipedia,
the work (40. do)______ by 20. 000 people who regularly edit the pages. The amazing thing is that
the information is completely free.
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable word. (10 pts)
celebration custom gather gifts midnight particularly symbolize ring bring display
In Scotland, the biggest (41)______ of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for
New Year’s Eve. On 31 st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework (42)______ at the
castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people (43)______ in the streets, coffees
and bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells (44)______ all over the city. After midnight people go
“first footing”. This is a Scottish (45)______ that dates back hundreds of years. “First footing” is
visiting your neighbors after (46)______ on New Year’s Eve. The visitors must step into the house
with their right foot step first, to (47)______ good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three
(48)______: a piece of coal, a piece of “short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts
(49)______ warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a
man with dark hair, that is (50)______ lucky.
VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket. (10 pts)
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the
whole idea quite terrifying, (51)______ flying is no more dangerous (52)______ any other form of
travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident
occurs (53)______ taking off and landing when (54)______ decisions are vitally important.
The people (55)______ job it is to look (56)______ the passengers, the stewards and
stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (57)______ safe and comfortable.
Indeed for many passengers being (58)______ such care of is all part of the total experience.
(59)______ other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (60)______ with food,
drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films.
51. A. although B. too C. and D. because
52. A. than B. as C. then D. with
53. A. while B. during C. for D. through
54. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s
55. A. whose B. which C. their D. that
56. A. for B. up C. after D. round
57. A. feel B. rest C. experience D. lie
58. A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken
59. A. Any B. No C. All D. Not
60. A. sort B. kind C. way D. part
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (10 pts)
61. Tom works hard as a student. → Tom__________________________________________.
62. It is good exercise to run a mile a day. → Running______________________________________.
63. It’s a great pleasure to be with you. → Being_________________________________________.
64. We didn’t see her at all. → She___________________________________________.
65. Tom is not as tall as Peter. → Peter_________________________________________.
