PART 1: PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
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1. A. industry |
B. tornado |
C. natural |
D. injury |
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2. A. geography |
B. electronic |
C. scientific |
D. preparation |
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3. A. debris |
B. rainstorm |
C. destroy |
D. shelter |
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4. A. primary |
B. animal |
C. tropical |
D. volcano |
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5. A. climatology |
B. bibliography |
C. communication |
D. radiography |
PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The Statue of Liberty is a major monument in New York which_______ freedom.
A. attracts B. symbolizes C. decides D. understands
2. Like the kangaroo and koala, the platypus is a______ animal in Australia.
A. scenic B. tailless C. foreign D. unique
3. David uses English as his mother___________ because he comes from the UK.
A. tongue B. mouth C. nose D. cheek
4. The Sydney Opera House is an_______ of Australia’s Creative and technical achievement.
A. orchestra B. emblem C. icon D. armorial
5. The government of New Zealand has done a lot to ______the culture of the Maori.
A. preserve B. surround C. puzzle D. pronounce
6. Corning to Scotland, visitors can drive through vast green______ .
A. lochs B. stations C. castles D. pastures
7. – How is your holiday in New Zealand?
A. Really? B. Awesome C. Absolutely right D. Sure
8. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o’dock tomorrow morning.
A. arrives B. is arriving C. has arrived D. will arrive
9. Some documents say that people ______the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.
A. celebrated B. were celebrating C. have celebrated D. celebrate
10. We______ on the Great Ocean Road, an Australian National Heritage at the moment.
A. will drive B. drive C. have driven D. are driving
II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete to the sentences.
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There are different kinds of................................. provided throughout Disneyland. |
ENTERTAIN |
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Scotland is a................................. land and this is noted for its rich and interesting history. |
LEGEND |
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We'll take the early …………………. from Sydney to Wellington. |
FLY |
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Niagara Falls, on the border of the USA and Canada, is one of the most................................ scenery in the world. |
SPECTACLE |
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There are many tourist................................ in London such as British Museum, London Eye and Tower of London. |
ATTRACT |
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Thousands of homes (flood) _________________ after Cyclone Kormen (hit)_____________
Bangladesh.
2. By the time the storm hit the fishing village, all of the boats (return) ____________________ to the port.
3. After several weeks without any drops of rain, the region (suffer)___________ from a severe shortage of water for people and animals.
4. Last week the landslide (occur)_________________ after it (rain) _______________ heavily for three days in several villages in the mountainous district of Xin Man, Ha Giang Province.
5. Earlier on August 2, the officials (say)_________________ seven people were killed in
the northern provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, and Son La after the rain (cause) _____________ extensive floods across the region.
6. Mount Fuji in Japan last (erupt)____________________ in 1708, and its eruption (cover)
___________________ the surrounding villages with ash.
PART 3: READING
I. Read Mary Ann’s story, and answer the questions.
In 1969, Hurricane Camille hit my three-storey blocks of flats near the Gulf of Mexico. First, the sea hit the building and all the windows broke. Then the room flooded. Five minutes later, my bed was floating near the ceiling. Then it floated out of the window. It was dark and the wind was howling. I was terrified. The building was falling down all around me. The wind was awful. It reached a speed of 234 miles per hour. I was cut and bleeding from head to toe. Finally, someone found me 8 km from my house and they took me to hospital.
1. When did Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf of Mexico?
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2. What happened after the rooms flooded?
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3. What happened to the building?
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4. How fast was the wind?
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5. How far did the water carry Mary Ann?
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II. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
PART 4: WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice.
1. The mudslide buried five houses in a village in the eastern region.
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2. The volunteers have rescued three cats.
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3. They are cutting dead trees on some streets to prepare for the forthcoming storm.
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4. We should move the furniture to higher places because of the flood.
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5. They had repaired their house before the typhoon came.
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II. Write full sentences about severe landslides in Mekong Delta provinces, using the words and phrase given.
1. Recently / landslides/ sweep away/ hectares/ vegetables/ fruit crops/ many houses.
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2. Last week/ An Hiep Commune/ Dong Thap Province/ meet/ a high risk/ landslide disaster.
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3. A severe landslide/ occur/ there/ three days ago/ and it/ destroy/ completely over 2,000 square meters/ agricultural land/ at least five houses.
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4. Last year/ there/ be/ seven landslide/ An Hiep commune/ causing a loss/ more than VND 2 billion.
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5. In Can Tho/ a landslide/ occur/ Cai Rang District/ and/ bury/ three houses/ 50 meters of road/ three week ago.
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