I. Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. leisure B. pleasure C. ensure D. measure
2. A. community B. computer C. museum D. curious
3. A. minority B. ethnicity C. tradition D. religion
4. A. crashed B. designed C. displayed D. entered
5. A. education B. question C. pollution D. collection
II. Choose the best answer.
1. No one else in the class plays the guitar_______ John.
A. as well B. as far as C. so well as D. as soon as
2. Since the 1970s, the festival in Glastonbury has taken _______almost every year and has grown in
size.
A. part B. place C. note D. notice
3. The sign says “No smoking” . You ______ smoke .
A. can B. are not C. must not D. must
4. I do not have_________ oranges, but I have_________ apples.
A. any - any B. some - any C. any - some D. a - some
5. is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.
A. Wardrobe B. Refrigerator C. Desk D. Counter
6. We‘ll go swimming today it‘s hot.
A. So B. because C. so that D. then
7.Let me your bag.
A. Carry B. to carry C. to carrying D. carrying
8. ________is the festival celebrated? – Every year.
A. When B. How often C. How D. What
9. Is there any butter_______ in the refrigerator?
A. leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left
10. Can you tell me_______ this dish?
A. to cook B. how to cook C. cooking D. how to cooking
III. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. It is .................... hard. We can‘t do anything until it ...................... (rain / stop)
2. Hoa (keep) .................. her teeth very careful. She (brush) ....................... her teeth twice a day.
3. When did you ( buy ) ............... this comic ?- I (buy) ................. it two days ago.
4. Do you mind (close) ....................... the windows because it is too cold?
5. He and his sister (not/ meet) ......................... my friends since last Christmas
IV. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.
The 25th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) that will take place in February 2003 comes at a (1) _________time in the quest for sustainable fisheries. Meeting in Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, world leaders (2) _________ the vital role of marine fisheries to economic and food security and to biodiversity in general. Leaders established a number of fisheries commitments for the world community, (3) _________ a call “to maintain or restore stocks to levels that can produce maximum sustainable (4) _________with the aim of achieving these goals for depleted stocks on an urgent basis and where possible not later than 2015.”
The mission of FAO in the field of fisheries is to (5) _________ and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the world‘s fisheries and aquaculture. Many of the issues (6) _________ the agenda for the 2003 COFI meeting will contribute directly to the goal of restoring depleted fish stocks and to (7) _________other commitments.
If we are to fulfill these commitments, we must take (8) _________actions and set clear priorities. The most recent FAO statistics indicate that over 70 percent of fisheries are (9) _________overfished or are fished at their maximum capacity. In coming years, production from many key fisheries will likely decline. Demand for fisheries products, (10) _________,will continue to increase. The prospect of this growing shortfall poses our greatest fisheries challenge today.
1. A. busy B. critical C. serious D. fine
2. A. declared B. claimed C. accepted D. acknowledged
3. A. giving B. making C. including D. containing
4. A. volume B. quantity C. amount D. yield
5. A. aid B. meet C. provide D. facilitate
6. A. on B. with C. in D. for
7. A. advancement B. advancing C. advanced D. advance
8. A. determined B. concentrated C. concerted D. focused
9. A. both B. or C. either D. neither
10. A. however B. consequently C. so D. therefore
V. Read the passage and choose the best answer
Ruou can, also known as tube wine in English, is a unique drink that can be found in the mountainous regions of Central Vietnam like Tay Nguyen. It‘s made from rice and other herbs. The recipe differs in various ethnic minorities groups depending on what is available in their surroundings.
The ingredients are kept in a ceramic jar for a month. Using a thin bamboo straw, people drink ruou can directly from the jar. This drink is commonly served during a special celebration such as weddings, New Year festivals, etc. People often gather around the wine jar and drink together while singing and dancing.
It‘s considered an honour in many ethnic groups to be offered this kind of rice wine.
1. What does the writer call ruou can in the passage?
A. Tune wine. B. A kind of rice wine. C. A and B are correct. D. A and B are incorrect.
2. What are the ingredients of ruou can?
A. Medical herbs. C. Rice and some local plants.
B. Some kinds of rice. D. Rice and woody plants.
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the recipe of ruou can?
A. This kind of wine is made in one month.
B. The ingredients are kept in a jar made of metal.
C. The recipe of ruou can in every area is the same.
D. People have to buy ingredients from other regions to make ruou can.
4. According to the writer, when do mountainous residents drink ruou can?
A. Before singing and dancing. B. Every one month.
C. When they climb to a mountain. D. When they celebrate special events.
5. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A. People drink ruou can from the same jar.
B. Ruou can is sold around the country.
C. Ruou can is usually made in mountainous regions.
D. Being served ruou can is an honour.
VI: Reorder the words or phrases to make complete sentences.
1. takes /art / half/ gallery./ only/me / hour/to/ an/ the/ It/ to/ get
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2. mine./ book / Her/ from/ is/ different
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3. playing/ young./brother/the/ very/piano/My/when/was/enjoyed/he
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4. are/I/ as/as/not/ thought./ These/ expensive/clothes.
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5. new/is/next/A/ to/ be/ going/school/built/year./here/
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1. A. geology B. psychology C. classify D. photography
2. A. idiom B. ideal C. item D. identical
3. A. children B. child C. mild D. wild
4. A. both B. myth C. with D. sixth
5. A. helped B. booked C. hoped D. waited
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