Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1.
A. better B. father C. bigger D. reuse
Question 2.
A. looked B. visited C. stopped D. watched
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3.
A. improve B. culture
C. pollute D. attend
Question 4.
A. decide B. reduce
C. invite D. famous
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5. _______ his aunt really likes the apartment, she can't afford to buy it.
A. Although B. Because
C. If D. So
Question 6. The doctor advised my uncle to stop _______ because it's quite harmful to his health.
A. to smoking B. smoking
C. to smoke D. smoke
Question 7. More and more young people are moving to the city as there are _______ of job opportunities here.
A much B. a lot
C. a little D. many
Question 8. The artwork was _______ done by the artisan.
A. careless B. careful
C. carefully D. care
Question 9. The light Went out while he _______ dinner with his family,
A. is having B. have had
C. had D. was having
Question 10. Last Sunday we arrived at the waterfall nearby _______ 7:00 a.m.
A. of B. at
C. in D. on
Question 11. The students enjoy _______ badminton every morning.
A. played B. playing
C. plays D. to play
Question 12. They decided to learn French _______ study in Paris.
A. so that B. so as to
C. in order that D. in order
Question 13. Your brother passed the final exam, _______?
A. did he B. doesn't he
C. does he D. didn't he
Question 14. I got some _______ advice on how to make a presentation from my teacher, so I passed my oral test.
A. useless B. uselessness
C. useful D. usefulness
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 15. My brother went on with the project even though his boss said it was impossible to do it.
A. fought B. began
C. made D. continued
Question 16. We should go to the mountainous area to enjoy some fresh air at the weekend.
A. unpolluted B. rainy
C. windy D. polluted
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 17. I find playing sports an exciting way to exercise.
A. normal B. interesting
C. regular D. boring
Question 18. Tom felt nervous the moment the plane took off.
A. turned off B. flew up
C. ran D. landed
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 19. Robert: "Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?"
Mary: "__________________”
A. No, I won't B. Yes, I will
C. Never mind, thanks D. Yes, I'd' love to
Question 20. Jim: "What a beauriful painting"
Nam: "__________________”
A. I don't mind if you say that
B. It's very nice of you to say so
C. I'm glad to tell you so
D. You're welcome
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Quang Ninh province, in the northeast of VietNam. It has got over 1, 600 islands and islets. Among the many ancient fishing villages in Ha Long Bay, only Cua Van floating village remains. All the houses and buildings in the village float on huge wooden rafts.
The villagers spend their days fishing and looking after the sea life. Then they sail to the mainland to trade their fish for things like food, drinking water or clothes. Most children go to floating schools and then spend the rest of their time learning important skills like swimming and fishing. They also help out their parents as much as they can.
Their lifestyle may seem strange to many people, but it's so wonderful to live among such natural beauty and know you are protecting it. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because they live directly on the water.
Ouestion 21. The word "they" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. the houses B. the builders
C. the schools D. the villagers
Question 22. According to the passage, the villagers' lifestyle may seem _______ to many people.
A. strange B. boring
C. tiring D. dangerous
Question 23. The villagers not only fish but also _______ the sea life.
A. look at B. look after
C. damage D. pollute
Question 24. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because _______.
A. they live directly on the water
B. they don't live directly on the water
C. they live far from the sea
D. they live on the land
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Over the last five years, more and more students from the school have taken part in environmental projects, such as tree planting and improving the school grounds. But, no matter how much we do, there's always more that can be (25) _______ to improve the place where we live.
This year students from the Conservation Club plan to work with local people to make a community garden near the school. As Tim, a student, says: "No one (26) _______ to live in an unattractive area. If we work together, we can turn these areas into spaces that we can enjoy (27) _______ time in." This kind of local action is not just about (28) _______ environment. It also helps people get to know (29) _______ neighbors and it can help build stronger communities.
If you care (30) _______ the state of your town, and you are interested in taking part in the project, please contact the school for further information.
Question 25. A. do B. did C. done D. does
Question 26. A. want B. wants C. stays D. stay
Question 27. A. paying B. doing C. giving D. spending
Question 28. A. a B. an C. the D. /
Question 29. A. their B. his C. her D. its
Question 30. A. about B. on C. at D. in
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 31. The doctor which we met in France has just sent us a greeting card.
A. a B. which
C. has D. met
Question 32. We cancelled our camping trip because of it rained heavily.
A. heavily B. cancelled
C. because of D. camping
Question 33. You should to read more books if you want to improve your English vocabulary.
A. to improve B. to read
C. vocabulary D. if
Question 34. I wish all the children in the world don't have to live in poverty any more.
A. in B. all the children
C. don't have to D. the
