PART I. PHONETICS
I . Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (1.0 mark)
1. A. object B. convenient C. operation D. contact
2. A. parachute B. machine C. champagne D. orchestra
3. A. grow B. shower C. below D. window
4. A. inspiration B. minority C. design D. practicality
5. A. meat B. bear C. meaning D. steamer
Your answers:
II . Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.(1.0 mark)
1. A. subject B. gather C. conduct D. symbol
2. A. encourage B. material C. compulsory D. mausoleum
3. A. challenging B. religion C. poetry D. fashionable
4. A. adequate B. facility C. traditional D. participate
5. A. relative B. family C. different D. establish
Your answers:
PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (2.0 marks)
1. I’ll give her the message as soon as she …….. tomorrow.
A. comes back B. will come C. is coming D. has come
2. He is thought ……… in a foreign country when he was 20.
A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. has worked
3. We got our car ………yesterday.
A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. washed
4. Get me some stamps,………..?
A. have you B. will you C. do you D. don’t you
5. Some large cities have measured to ………… air pollution.
A. fight B. minimize C. cover D. grow
6. When Bill retires, he’s going to ……….. golf.
A. take after B. take off C. take down D. take up
7. He drank only ……….. water.
A. a lot of B. much C. a little D. less
8. I’d like to ………. an appointment to see the doctor.
A. do B. say C. organize D. make
9. It isn’t quite ………. that he will be present at the meeting.
A. interested B. certain C. exact D. right
10. Paper money ……….. for over a thousand years.
A. used B. is used C. has used D. has been used
Your answers:
II. Put the correct form of the words: (1.0 mark)
1. Some of these traditional dresses have been _____________. (MODERN)
2. Many Vietnamese women today continue to wear the ao dai - the unique and ______________ dresses. (FASHION)
3. We are really impressed by the ____________ of these villagers. (FRIEND )
4. Internet is a wonderful _______________ of modern life. (INVENT)
5. The Malaysian unit of ________________ is the ringgit? (CURRENT)
Your answers:
III. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence: (1.0 mark)
1. Everyone felt tired, because they sat down to have a rest.
2.Streets of Bangkok are usually crowding with people selling food, clothing, flowers and souvenirs.
3. He asked me what I would use English in the future.
4.It often takes my mom half an hour getting to work by underground every morning.
5. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1650, didn’t it?
Your answers:
Mistake | Correction | Mistake | Correction |
1. | | 4. | |
2. | | 5. | |
3. | | | |
PART III: READING
I. Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. (2.0 marks)
Computer (1)__________ enormous impact on our life nowadays. We do shopping, work, or visit places of scenic beauty with help of computers. We pay bill prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers. We (2)_______ letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of the computers. And we can (3)_________learn foreign languages on computers.
What makes computer a miraculous device ? Each time ( 4)________ it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost (5)_______ you ask. It is a calculating machine (6)________ speeds up calculations : it can add, subtract, multiply, and (7)________ with lightning speed and perfect accuracy. It is a personal communicator which helps you to interact ( 8)_________other computers and with people around the world. And if you (9)_________ to entertain, you can (10)_________ with computer games or computer CD music.
1. A. have B. have had C. are having D. had
2. A. receive B. post C. borrow D. lend
3. A. only B. ever C. even D. just
4. A. put B. let C. take D. turn
5. A. thing B. anything C. something D. all things
6. A. which B. whose C. where D. when
