Test 75

Part A- Phonetics (5 points)

Question 1 : A- Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.(3 points)

1- a.mosque b.question c.quarter d.queen

2- a.subject b.occasion c.inspiration d.style

3- a.experience b.expect c.excellent d.extensive

B- Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.(2 points)

4.a.casual b.embroider c.designer d.occasion

5.a.comprise b.divide c.primary d.religion

Part B- Grammar and vocabulary(35 points)

Question 2: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.(10 points)

1. Either you or I ____________ wrong.

a. am b. is c. are d. were

2. Jane is beautiful and intelligent; ___________, she's very kind.

a. moreover b. however c. for all that d. on the other hand

3. if you come to the cinema,__________your friend with you

a.bring b.get c.invite d.take

4- Sue can't come to the party ____________ she's broken her leg.

a. although b. because c. because of d. so

5- This work needs _____________ on time.

a. finish b. to finish c. finishing d. to have finished

6- Like many other countries in the world, Vietnam is "on the _______________"

a. progress b. start c. begin d. move

7- The more time you spend practicing English,______ command of it you will have.

a. the better b. the fewer c. the more d. the less

8- It is Saturday today,____________?

a. it is b. isn't it c. it isn't d. wasn't it

9- Linda: "What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!"_Mary: "___________"

a. Thank you very much. I am afraid. b. You are telling a lie.

c. Thank you for you compliment. d. I don't like your sayings.

10- Mark: "do you find it very interesting to travel alone?"_ Nick: "_____________"

a. Yes, you're welcome b. Never mind

c. No, not at all d. It's exciting

11. ........could only have been made by someone incompetent.

A. How serious a mistake B. Such serious mistake

C. So serious is this mistake D. So serious a mistake

12. She insisted that the report ........ as his source of information.

A. not be mentioned B. not to mention C. not mentioning D. not mention

13. …... traveling is educational, it can also be stressful and expensive.

A. Since B. Providing C. While D. Even

14. They arrived home only to find their house........in their absence.

A. was burgled B. has burgled C. had been burgled D. was burgling

15. There isn't a.........of truth in his words. What a liar!

A. wealth B. trace C. pack D. grain

Question 3 : Supply the correct form of verbs in the brackets (10 points)

1. It's time we turned on the central heating. It (get)_________ colder every day.

2. Every year I (visit)___________________ Britain to improve my English.

3. Of course, you're Mary, aren't you? I (recognise)________________ you now.

4. Before (go)__________ to bed, the child (tell)___________ to brush his teeth.

5.Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Hoa was making cakes while her children (wash)_________________the dishes.

6. A brick-layer (be)________ a person who (have)____________ skills in building with bricks.

7."Your hands (look)_________ dirty , Tom"

"Well, I (do)­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___________ the gardening"

Question 4: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences.(10 points)

1. He is now studying in the USA as an__________student (change)

2. We found the trip to the countryside ________________. (excite)

3. We are trying to develop_______________industry (clothes)

4. Uniforms make students_______________ of their school (pride)

5. Tom's listening is_______________. (excellence)

6.If you want to attend the course , you must pass the _______________examination( write)

7. ___________________might lead to some problems. (understand)

8. My brother would like to be a journalist. He is studying at a _______________school (journal)

9. Most students go______________when they have one Saturday off (picnic)

10. Finding that the film was ___________________,we turned off the TV (interest)

Question 5 : Fill in the blank a correct preposition (5 points)

1- Do men and women use the internet _________different purposes ?

2- Have you ever been to that chat room to chat______________the net ?

3- People ____________all ages can watch this film.

4- Are you interested __________________learning a foreign language ?

5- Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading_____________.

Part C- Reading (20 points)

Question 6: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space (10 points)

Speech is one of the most important (1)______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (2)_______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3)_____ that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if every one made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very (4)______. The basic (5)________ of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to speak it quiet (6)_______. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7)________ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.

Words are the (8)_____ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we (9)______ the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10)_____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

1. a. ways b. reasons c. rules d. tests

2. a. be examined b. be talked c. be understood d. be spoken

3. a. sounds b. languages c. systems d. talks

4. a. important b. expensive c. simple d. easy

5. a. word b. vocabulary c. grammar d. structure

6. a. good b. fluent c. well d. perfect

7. a. grow b. need c. pass d. express

8. a. most b. main c. certain d. full

9. a. send b. talk c. say d. pass

10. a. asks b. understands c. knows d. shows

Question 6: Fill in each blank with a word that best fits each space given.

Paul had a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen- friend (1)__________him to visit her family in the south of France. Paul (2)_______ by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his French friend, met him in Paris and together they (3)___________ a train from Paris to Marseilles. Marseilles is the town (4)____________Marie's family lives. It is a very large port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and there are many interesting shops and cafes (5)___________. Paul started learning French at school two years ago and he spoke French (6)___________ the time with Marie and her family. At first it was very (7)___________ for him but soon it became (8)______________ easier. One day Marie and her parents took Paul for a picnic in the mountains. They climbed a big hill. From the (9)__________ of the hill, they had a wonderful view . In the distance they could see the sea. Paul was very sad when it was time to go back to London and school. He is already looking forward to next summer (10)__________ Marie is going to spend her holidays with his family in England.

Question 7. READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Television’s contribution to family life in the United States has been an equivocal one. For while it has, indeed, kept the members of the family from dispersing, it has not served to bring them together. By dominating the time families spend together, it destroys the special quality that distinguishes one family from another, a quality that depends to a great extent on what a family does, what special rituals, games, recurrent jokes, familiar songs, and shared activities it accumulates.

“Like the sorcerer of old,” writes Urie Bronfenbrenner, “the television set casts its magic spell, freezing speech and action, turning the living into silent statues so long as the enchantment lasts. The primary danger of the television screen lies not so much in the behavior it produces — although there is danger there — as in the behavior it prevents : the talks, games, the family festivities, and arguments through which much of the child’s learning takes place and through which character is formed. Turning on the television set can turn off the process that transforms children into people.”

Of course, families today still do special things together at times : go camping in the summer, go to the zoo on a nice Sunday, take various trips and expeditions. But the ordinary daily life together is diminished — that sitting around at the dinner table, that spontaneous taking up of an activity, those little games invented by children on the spur of the moment when there is nothing else to do, the scribbling, the chatting, the quarreling, all the things that form the fabric of a family, that define a childhood.

Instead, the children have their regular schedule of television programs and bedtime, and the parents have their peaceful dinner together. But surely the needs of adults are being better met than the needs of children, who are effectively shunted away and rendered untroublesome.

If the family does not accumulate its backlog of shared experiences, shared everyday experiences that occur and recur and change and develop, then it is not likely to survive as anything other than a caretaking institution.

1. Which of the following best represents the author’s argument in the passage?

A. Television has negative effects on family life.

B. Television has advantages and disadvantages for children.

C. Television should be more educational.

D. Television teaches children to be violent.

2. The word it in the passage refers to.......

A. dominating B. time C. television D. quality

3. Why is Urie Bronfenbrenner quoted in paragraph 2?

A. To present a different point of view from that of the author

B. To provide an example of a television program that is harmful

C. To expand the author’s argument

D. To discuss the positive aspects of television

4. The word freezing in the passage is closest in meaning to........

A. controlling B. halting C. dramatizing D. encouraging

5. Urie Bronfenbrenner compares the television set to ........

A. a statue B. an educator C. a family member D. a magician

6. Which of the following would be an example of what the author means by a special thing that families do?

A. Going on vacation in the summertime B. Playing cards together in the evening

C. Reading to the children at bedtime D. Talking to each other

7. The thing that “form the fabric of a family” in paragraph 3 are........

A. special things B. ordinary things

C. television programs D. children

8. The word it in the passage refers to ........

A. the television B. the family

C. its backlog D. an institution

9. According to the author, what distinguishes one family from another?

A. Doing ordinary things together B. Watching television together

C. Celebrating holidays together D. Living together

10. It can be inferred from the passage that a caretaking institution is one in which care is given ........

A. charitably B. lovingly

C. constantly D. impersonally

Part D- Writing (20 points)

Question 7: (10 points)

A/ Find and correct mistakes.

1- Although my mother never eats desert, I prefer something sweet.

2- She is the policeman who saved my child yesterday.

3- Mr. Smith has his eyes test twice a year.

4- They heard her to sing beautifully last night.

5- Don't forget locking the door before you leave.

B/ Make sentences based on the given ones.

1- I / have/ my car/ repair/ yesterday.

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2- They/ said/ they/ be/ Japan/ 5/ times.

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3- It/ be/ wettest/ summer/ France/ up to now.

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4- However/ hard/ life/ be/ we/ have to/ best/ succeed.

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5- I/ write/ three letters/ her/ this month/ but/ she/ not reply/ yet.

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Question 8: Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first. (10p)

1- It is thought that the Prime Minister is considering raising taxes.

The Prime Minister_____________________________________________________

2- Both of the chairs are uncomfortable.

Neither of ____________________________________________________________

3- Maryam was impressed by Hanoi people.

Hanoi people made_____________________________________________________

4- The news was so good that she smiled happily.

It was_______________________________________________________________

5- The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

The water was not______________________________________________________

6- It may rain on your way home, so take a raincoat with you.

In case_______________________________________________________________

7- How clever the carpenter is!

What________________________________________________________________

8- No one can answer this question.

This_________________________________________________________________

9- I regret going to bed so late last night.

I wish_______________________________________________________________

10- I didn't see her again for five years.

Five years____________________________________________________________

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1.The job received over a hundred applications (applied)

Over a huderd people............................................................. the job

2. Mrs.Jones’ death was caused by old age (died)

Mrs.Jones.............................................................................. old age

3. “Well done, Tony, you have passed the exam,” said Joe (congratulated)

Joe................................................................................................. the exam

4. Jean borrowed Shirley’s camera. (lent)

Shiley.................................................................... camera

5. Graham found the film very boring (by)

Graham................................................................ the film

6. We all pitied Stephen. (sorry)

We all ................................................................................. Stephen

7. I’d rather not spend another day at the beach. (feel)

I .......................................................................another day at the beach.

8. I’ve never seen a match as good as this before. (match)

This is the ...................................................................................seen

9 I espect you’re exhausted after your long trip. (must)

You .................................................... after your long trip

10. Smoking is not allowed on the underground. (must)

You .................................................... on the underground