VI. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. (1,6 POINTS)
33. Noise is considered as ____________________ pollution. (environment)
34. Fish and many other animals are killed by _______________ in their habitat. (pollute)
35. Light pollution makes us ________________ to see the stars in the sky. (able)
36. Big Ben is a major monument in London which _________________ the United Kingdom. (symbol)
37. Glastonbury Festival in England is a _________________ of music. (celebrate)
33. Water pollution is the _________________ is bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, oceans and groundwater. (contaminate)
39. English is an ________________ language in Australia. (officially)
40. People in the south of my country speak the language with _________________accent.
(differ)
PART 3: WRITING (1 POINT)
VII. Use the words given to make complete sentences. (1 POINT)
41. When/ accident/ happen/ Lan / call / ambulance / so as to take / injured man / hospital.
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42. If / today / Sunday / we / go / beach
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43. We/ use/ cardboard boxes/ pack/ things/ many years.
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44. Every day/ I / set / alarm clock / carefully / because / want/ get up/ early.
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45. If / people/ reuse/ plastic bags/ when/ shopping/ reduce/ environmental/ pollution
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VIII. Rewrite the sentences using the word/phrase in brackets. Don’t change the given word/ phrase. (1 POINT)
46. Noise pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living pattern. CAUSES
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47. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth. BECAUSE
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48. The Chernobyl nuclear accident happened many years ago. BEEN
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49. Fossil fuels such as coal or oil are burned. Acid gases are produced. SO
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50. The local people have to use water from the polluted river. They don’t have fresh water. IF
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PART 1: PRONUNCIATION
Circle the word marked A, B, C, or D with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. accent |
B. legend |
C. icon |
D. parade |
2. A. schedule |
B. unique |
C. puzzle |
D. awesome |
3. A. absolutely |
B. temperature |
C. contamination |
D. atmosphere |
4. A. kangaroo |
B. underground |
C. radioactive |
D. Aboriginal |
5. A. definition |
B. improvement |
C. population |
D. celebration |
PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to finish the sentence:
1. Noise pollution can lead to________loss.
A. looking B. hearing C. listening D. reading
2. If I________a millionaire now, I________travel around the world. But in fact, I am very poor and have no money.
A. were/ would B. am/ will C. were/ will D. am/ would
3. We should wear_______when you go to concerts or other loud events to reduce the effect of noise pollution.
A. earphones B. earrings C. earplugs D. ear drops
4. What is the main_______of visual pollution? - Because there are too many advertising billboards.
A. effect B. affect C. result D. cause
5. Many animals eat the_______and become sick.
A. litter B. energy C. aqua D. temperature
6. Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This results________the death of many aquatic animals and plants.
A. to B. in C. from D. at
7. The acid rain has caused____________to the trees in this area.
A. damage B. advantage C. pollutant D. environment
8. Households________waste into the river so it is polluted.
A. damage B. lead C. lose D. dump
9. We have to pay a huge amount of money - three million dong for electricity a month________we turn on the heater all the time.
A. because of B. due to C. although D. since
10. Have you come_______solutions to this problem?
A. up to B. up with C. to with D. on to
II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete to the sentences.
1 |
Both French and English are ………………….…. languages in Canada. |
OFFICE |
2 |
NSW is the …………………. of New South Wales, the most popular state in Australia. |
ABBREVIATE |
3 |
The gold Coast is famous for its most …………………. theme parks in Australia such as Dream World and White Water World. |
ICON |
4 |
Do you know that the telephone, the television and penicillin are Scottish............................... ? |
INVENT |
5 |
Visitors can spend …………………. days exploring amazing natural beauty of New Zealand. |
END |
III. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
accent |
brigade |
cattle |
fence |
football |
igloo |
loch |
monument |
native |
symbol |
1. The silver fern is a national ……………………. of New Zealand.
2. Mount Rushmore is a national ………………………. carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA.
3. Trung speaks English like a …………………….. though he comes from Vietnam.
4. I sometimes thought John's ……………………. sounded English, sometimes American.
5. In Scotland, the word "……..........……." is used to describe any large, enclosed expanse of water.
6. It took six years to build the rabbit-proof ……………………. in Australia.
7. England is the original home of …….........……. because this sport was invented there.
8. Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have his own fire ………………. in 1824.
9. Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world's largest ……………………… station with an area of 24,000 km2.
10. An ……..........……. is a type of shelter built of snow by the Inuit, the Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
PART 3: READING
I. Choose an answer among A, B, C, or D to complete the passage.
English is the ………….. (1) language of the Philippines. English-medium education started in the Philippines in 1901 after the …………… (2) of some 540 US teachers. English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing. The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the ………….. (3) of the Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and ……………….. (4) English with 48 person stating that they can write standard English.
The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent in English. …………..…….. (5), many schools know that their students must be fluent in English to be successful.
1. A. office B. official C. officially D. officialize
2. A. come B. coming C. arrive D. arrival
3. A. population B. populate C. populated D. person
4. A. read B. write C. written D. listened
5. A. However B. Therefore C. Nevertheless D. Besides
II. Read the passage and tick true (T) or false (F) in the tables for the statements
The Kiwi
The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers like other birds.
A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi's eggs are very big.
There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live. There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes call kiwis.
Statements |
T (true) |
F (false) |
1. Kiwis live in Australia and New Zealand. |
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2. A kiwi has a tail but no wings. |
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3. It sleeps during the day because light hurts its eyes. |
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4. People in New Zealand do not want on the kiwis to die. |
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5. The kiwi is a strange New Zealand bird. |
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PART 4: WRITING
I. Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2 - 5 words in total.)
Example: My house has a small garden.
is There.......................................................................... my house
Answer: is a small garden in
1. We have never been to Alaska before.
ever It's the first time we..................................................................................... to Alaska.
2. Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month.
is Tom is.......................................................................... restaurant in Manchester next month.
3. The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago.
visited Phong..................................................................................... five years.
4. The early train is scheduled to arrive in London at 10 o'clock.
arrives The early train................................................................................................ at 10 o'clock.
5. It is the most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen.
such I......................................................................... beautiful waterfall.
PART 4: WRITING
I. Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2 - 5 words in total.)
1. We have never been to Alaska before.
=> It's the first time we have ever been to Alaska
2. Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month.
is Tom is....going to open another............... restaurant in Manchester next month.
3. The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago.
visited Phong.......hasn't visited Tasmania for.............. five years.
4. The early train is scheduled to arrive in London at 10 o'clock.
arrives The early train....arrives in London............. at 10 o'clock.
5. It is the most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen.
such I.........have never seen such ..................... beautiful waterfall.