I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
1. A. immersion B. television C. confusion D. division
2. A. pyramid B. stalagmite C. safari D. orchid
II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
3. A. purée B. promote C. erode D. explore
4. A. accent B. package C. mushroom D. shallot
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Find the mistake in each sentence below.
5. Peter said that it was the boy which had stolen his suitcase.
A B C D
6. Huong spent more time in China town if she didn’t have to come back home early.
A B C D
7. If it would be convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight.
A B C D
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
8. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad _______.
A. jet lag B. journey C. touchdown D. mix-up
9. Lasagne is a traditional _______made from layers of pasta, meat sauce and tomato sauce. It's popular over the world.
A. sauce B. dish C. cake D. soup
10. If we go to the Brisbane Institute of English Australia, we can practise speaking English with _______speakers.
A. nation B. national C. native D. natively
11. Would you like to be _______actress, Kate?
A. the B. an C. a D. two
12. _______you work harder, you will succeed.
A. When B. Unless C. If D. Because
13. The artist _______ name I couldn’t remember was one of the best I had ever seen.
A. who B. whose
C. that D. A & C are correct
14. If you want to have a good dish of Bun cha, you should _______ the sliced pork in a little oil, some onions, garlic, sugar, pepper and fish sauce and put it in the fridge for three hours before grilling it.
A. marinate B. simmer C. sprinkle D. spread
15. Vietnamese food is varied and distinctive. It is _______ low in fat and high in carbohydrates.
A. considering B. considerable C. consideration D. considerably
16. She is relatively good _______ English.
A. on B. to C. in D. at
17. English has become a ____ language due to its role in international communication.
A. global B. globe C. globalize D. globalization
18. It's an important part of your cultural identity to keep your _________in speaking English.
A. vocabulary B. language C. accent D. skill
III. 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.
19. “What can I do for you, madam?” “_________”
A. I’d like a kilo of apples.
B. You can go your own way!
C. OK. Thanks a lot.
D. Excuse me. I’m busy.
20. “We appreciate your contribution to the success of our project.” “_________”
A. It pleased me
B. I was my pleasure.
C. That’s alright.
D. You can say that again.
IV. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
21. The boy’s first language is Italian but he is now learning French and Spanish.
A. mother language B. official language C. local language D. mother tongue
22. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.
A. overseas B. secretly C. alone D. widely
V. Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
23. The new restaurant in our neighbourhood serves very good food at affordable prices.
A. reasonable B. cheap C. expensive D. low
24. After living in a huge city for twenty years, we were eager to enjoy the simplicity of small town life.
A. quietness B. complication C. boredom D. peace
C. READING
I. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage.
There are at least 2,000 different languages in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most (25) _______ used. It is used by business people, airline pilots and sea captains all over the world. It is also the first language of sports and science. So it is very (26) _______to learn English.
Chinese is also an important language because it has the (27) _______ numbers of speakers. There are not only one billion people living in China today, but also many Chinese people (28) _______ outside China.
25. A. wide B. widely C. widen D. widening
26. A. unimportant B. importantly C. importance D. important
27. A. best B. greatest C. more D. greater
28. A. live B. lived C. to live D. living
II. Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D according to the text.
Package holidays, covering a two weeks' stay in an attractive location are increasingly popular, because they offer an inclusive price with few extras. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination. Excursions, local entertainment, swimming, sunbathing, skiing - you name it - it's all laid on for you. There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother anything yourselves. You make friends and have a good time, but there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people. This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time travelling. Of course, there are carefully scheduled stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments, but you will probably be allowed only a brief stay overnight in some
famous city, with a polite reminder to be up and breakfasted early in time for the coach next morning. You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient, but time is always at your elbow. There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to spend your holiday with a group of people you have never met before, may not like and have no reasonable excuse for getting away from. As against this, it can be argued that for many people, particularly the lonely or elderly, the feeling of belonging to a group, although for a short period on holiday, is an added bonus. They can sit safely back in their seat and watch the world go by.
29. When you go on a package holiday, you don't have to _____________.
A. arrange anything yourself B. pay for any extra activities
C. follow the tour schedules D. travel in an organised group
30. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. You are constantly on the move when you are on a coach tour.
B. A coach tour is always exhausting.
C. You don't get enough sleep on a coach tour.
D. You get no chance to visit historic buildings in famous cities on a coach tour.
31. "Time is always at your elbow". This means ______________.
A. you can take your time visiting a place
B. you have to spend a lot of time visiting a place
C. your time is always limited when visiting a place
D. there is always no time for you to visit any place
32. In spite of its disadvantages, spending a holiday with a group is good particularly for _____________.
A. schoolboys and schoolgirls
B. the lonely or elderly people
C. newly married young couples
D. those who always travel by themselves
D.WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
33. He is seriously sick because he smokes a lot.
A. If he stopped smoking, he would be seriously sick.
B. He will be seriously sick if he smokes a lot.
C. He wouldn’t be seriously sick if he didn’t smoke a lot.
D. If he would stop smoking, he wasn’t seriously ill.
34. Although he had no experience, he got the job.
A. Despite having no experience, he’s got the job.
B. Despite his inexperienced, he got the job.
C. He got the job in spite of having no experience.
D. He got the job without any experiences.
35. The mechanic checked my car tyres.
A. I had the mechanic check my car tyres.
B. I had my car tyres were checked by the mechanic.
C. I ask the mechanic to check my car tyres.
D. I’ve got my car tyres checked by the mechanic.
36. You’d better not eat much meat.
A. If you eat much meat, you won’t be better.
B. It would be better if you stop eating much meat.
C. Eating less meat would be better.
D. If I were you, I wouldn’t eat much meat.
37. Tim has never tasted mango sticky rice before.
A. It was the first time Tim tasted mango sticky rice.
B. Tim hasn’t tasted mango sticky rice for such a long time.
C. It’s the first time Tim has tasted mango sticky rice.
D. Tim last tasted mango sticky rice quite a long time ago.
38. Stop eating fatty food or you will be overweight.
A. Unless you don’t stop eating fatty food, you will be overweight.
B. If you don’t stop to eat fatty food, you will be overweight.
C. You wouldn’t be overweight if you stopped eating fatty food.
D. You will be overweight if you don’t stop eating fatty food.
39. Chau hasn’t made up her mind which subjects to study next semester.
A. Chau hasn’t decided which subjects to study next semester.
B. Chau hasn’t known which subjects to study next semester.
C. Chau hasn’t recognised which subjects to study next semester.
D. Chau hasn’t wondered which subjects to study next semester.
40. His sister started to work in a foreign company. People speak English every day there.
A. His sister started to work in a foreign company where people speak English every day there.
B. His sister started to work in a foreign company in which people speak English every day.
C. People speak English when they go to work in the foreign company which his sister started to work. D. His sister started to work in a foreign company which people speak English every day.
I. Find the word which has a different sound. (1p)
1. A. warmth B. fourth C. tooth D. breathe
2. A. ask B. plas C. back D. grandparent
3. A. start B. marbles C. stars D. solar
4. A. hear B. clear C. bear D. fear
5. A. ask B. plas C. back D grandparent
II. Odd one out. (1p)
1. A. wants B. needs C. goes D. s
2. A. city B. building C. village D. countryside
3. A. house B. office C. classroom D. library
4. A. recycle B. relax C. reuse D. reduce
5. A. cartoons B. sports news C. winter sports D. weather forecast
I. Find the word which has a different sound. (1p)
1. A. warmth B. fourth C. tooth D. breathe
2. A. ask B. plas C. back D. grandparent
3. A. start B. marbles C. stars D. solar
4. A. hear B. clear C. bear D. fear
5. A. ask B. plas C. back D grandparent