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  • Part A: PHONETICS
  • Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line
  • 1.
  • 2.
  • Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • Part B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
  • Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
  • 6. He felt ______when he failed the exams the second time.
  • 7. David learned to play ______ violin when he was at ______ university.
  • 8. The workers ______ cement for the patio when it began to rain.
  • 9. American students agree that a husband is______ to tell his wife where he has been if he comes home late.
  • 10. -"Let's have a pizza." -"______"
  • 11. Nam: “ You are a great dancer, Huong.” Huong: “_________”
  • 12. In most social situations where some ______ is allowed, a brief raise of the hand and a small wave is fine to attract someone's attention.
  • 13.
    Sperm Whales and sharks are carnivores. Carnivores mean ______
  • 14. Will we be ______ the storm if we shelter under a tree?
  • 15. Michael was ______ with anger when he saw his car had been scratched.
  • 16. He ______ his life to helping the poor.
  • 17. I am not really ______ this kind of music. I prefer music that we can dance to.
  • 18. ______ I had nothing for breakfast but an apple, I had lunch early.
  • 19. Military is ______ in this country. Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years.
  • 20. All ______ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
  • Question III: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.
  • 21. It was a boring show. I would rather (not/go) ______ there.
    not have gone
  • 22. I’m sure they (complete) ______ the new road by June.
    will have completed
  • 23. (Bite) ______ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog up.
    having been bitten
  • 24. His (take) ______ ill was quite unexpected.
    being taken
  • 25. It (not/be) ______ for you, I would come home late
    were not weren't
  • 26. His roommate (always enter) ______ the room without knocking first, which annoys him a lot.
    is always entering
  • 27. The curricula of American public schools (not determine) ______ by the federal government.
    are not determined
  • 28. He (not wear) ______ uniform when you see him, because he’ll be on leave then, and they don’t wear uniform when they are on leave.
    will not be wearing
  • 29. It is essential that every student (know) ______ how to use a computer.
    should know know
  • 30. A shape with four equal sides and one right angle (call) ______ a square
    is called
  • Question III: Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form.
    People are often put off meditation by what they see as its many mystical associations. Yet meditation is a (31. STRAIGHT) _____ technique which merely involves sitting and resting the mind. In addition to its (32. SIMPLE) ______, meditation offers powerful help in the battle against stress. Hundreds of studies have shown that meditation, when undertaken in a principled way, can (33. REDUCTION) ______ hypertension which is related to stress in the body. Research has proved that certain types of meditation can (34. SUBSTANCE) ______ decrease key stress symptoms such as (35. ANXIOUS) ______and irritability. In fact, those who practise meditation with any (36. REGULAR) ______ see their doctors less and spend, on average, seventy per cent fewer days in hospital. They are said to have more stamina, a happier (37. DISPOSE)______ and even enjoy better relationships. When you learn to meditate, your teacher will give you a personal 'mantra' or word which you use every time you practise the technique and which is (38. SUPPOSE) ______ chosen according to your needs. Initial classes are taught (39. INDIVIDUAL) ______ but subsequent classes usually consist of a group of students and take place over a period of about four days. The aim is to learn how to slip into a deeper state of (40.CONSCIOUS) ______ for twenty minutes a day. The rewards speak for themselves.
  • 31.
    straightforward
  • 32.
    simplicity
  • 33.
    reduce
  • 34.
    substantially
  • 35.
    anxiety
  • 36.
    regularity
  • 37.
    disposition
  • 38.
    supposedly
  • 39.
    individually
  • 40.
    consciousness
  • PART C: READING COMPREHENSION
  • Question I: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.
    English spelling Why does English spelling have a reputation for being difficult? English was first written down when Christian monks came to England in Anglo-Saxon (41) ______ .They used the 23 letters of Latin to write down the sounds of Anglo-Saxon speech as they heard it. However, English has a (42) ______ range of basic sounds (over 40) than Latin. The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were needed to (43) ______ the different sounds. Inevitably, there were inconsistencies in the way that letters were combined.

    With the Norman invasion of England, the English language was put (44) ______ risk. English survived, but the spelling of many English words changed to follow French patterns, and many French words were (45) ______ into the language. The result was more irregularity.

    When the printing press was (46) ______ in the fifteenth century, many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages. They (47) ______ little effort to respect English spelling. Although one of the short-term effects of printing was to produce a number of variant spellings, in the long term it created fixed spellings. People became used to seeing words spelt in the same way. Rules were (48) ______ and dictionaries were put together which printers and writers could refer to. However, spoken English was not fixed and continued to change slowly - just as it still does now. Letters that were sounded in the Anglo-Saxon period, like the 'k' in 'knife', now became (49) ______. Also, the pronunciation of vowels then had (50) _____ in common with how they sound now, but the way they are spelt hasn't changed.
  • 41.
  • 42.
  • 43.
  • 44.
  • 55.
  • 46.
  • 47.
  • 48.
  • 49.
  • 50.
  • Question II: Supply the most suitable word for each blank.
    Because of the recent growth in air travel, airports have become more than ever before symbols of international importance. They therefore have (51.______) look good and are frequently designed by well-known architects. In (52.______) to this, competition and customer demand mean that (53. ______) generally have to have impressive facilities nowadays. For instance, there are (54. ______) lounges, where passengers can wait before their (55. ______) takes off, luxurious restaurants, shopping areas and banks. Good road and rail connections (56. ______) nearby towns and cities are also essential, with large (57. _____) of people needing to get to and from the airport quickly and effectively. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find land on which to build airports. One reason for this is that aircraft, (58. ______) improvements in engine design, are still very noisy, and need a considerable amount of space in which to (59. ______) and take off. This of course means that crowded residential areas need to be avoided, so, unluckily, travellers often find that the airport they need to use might be located (60. ______) an inconvenient distance from the city.
  • 51.
    to
  • 52.
    addition
  • 53.
    airports
  • 54.
    departure
  • 55.
    flight plane
  • 56.
    with
  • 57.
    numbers
  • 58.
    despite
  • 59.
    land
  • 60.
    at
  • Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below.
    An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled - a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.

    Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities.

    However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such a region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm.
  • 61. What does the passage mainly discuss?
  • 62.
    The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
  • 63. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _______.
  • 64.
    The word "These" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to__________.
  • 65. For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution?
  • 66. According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions _______.
  • 67.
    The word "localized" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
  • 68. According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if _______.
  • 69.
    The word "detectable" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to__________.
  • 70.
    The word "noxious" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to__________.
  • PART D: WRITING
  • Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.
  • 71. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
    The man was too ___________________________________________
    old to go on an expedition to the Middle East
  • 72. Your silly questions distracted me.
    You drove _______________________________________________
    me to distraction with your silly questions
  • 73. Go to the international ticket desk immediately on arrival.
    As __________________________________________
    soon as you arrive, go to the international ticket desk
  • 74. His second attempt on the world record was successful.
    He broke ___________________________________________
    the world record at his second attempt the world record on his second attempt
  • 75. This problem cannot be solved instantly.
    There is ________________________
    no instant solution to this problem
  • Question II: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. Do not change the form of the given word.
  • 76. The two theories appear to be completely different. COMMON
    The two theories appear to have nothing in common. The two theories appear to have got nothing in common.
  • 77. Although we were impressed by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. AS
    Much as we were impressed by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
  • 78. The accident victim was having increasing difficulty in breathing. DIFFICULT
    The accident victim was finding it increasingly difficult to breath.
  • 79. Teams of experts are examining the damage to the building. EXAMINED
    The damage to the building is being examined by teams of experts.
  • 80. You didn't think carefully enough before you decided. OUGHT
    You ought to have thought more carefully before you decided.
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