Final test 1

I. Choose a word In each line that has different stress pattern.( 1 p)

1. A. Garnish B. orchid C. preserve D. accent
2. A. Official B. occupy C. technical D. centry
3. A. Facilitate B. astronomy C. reusable D. indicator
4. A. Marinate B. imperial C. concentrate D. skyscraper
5. A. Seniority B. inaccessible C. alternatively D. opportunity
II. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. (1 p)
1. Of those _____took the test last week, Phong is the only one who didn’t study for it.
A. Who B. whom C. whoever D. that
2. Hailey’s Comet had its first documented sighting in 240 B.C. in China and been seen from the Earth 29 times.
A. After B. because C. since D. that is
3. When using a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the______ and abbreviations it contains.
A. Letters B. symbols C. words D. signs
4. It was from the Lowell Laboratory that Pluto _______ in 1930.
A. Sighted B. was sighted
C. Was sighting D. had been sighted
5. The children had been_____ of the danger, but they had taken no notice.
A. Warned B. shown C. prevented D. suggested
6. He ______the race if he followed his brother’s example and trained harder.
A. Won B. could win C. will win D. had won
7. I can’t____ your loud music any longer. I’m leaving.
A. Make out B. keep up with C. hold onto D. put up with
8. Increasing_____ of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. A number B. the number C. the amount D. an amount
9. In many Asian countries now, women have more and more ______ in family matters.
A. Voice B. speaking C. say D. rights
10. Women now have the freedom to______ whether or not they have children.
A. Know B. select C. elect D. choose
III.Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense to complete the following sentences. (1 p)
1. I wish I (be)____ deaf. I don’t really want to hear anything about the party.
2. The speed limit is 30 miles an hour but Tom (drive) _____ at 50 miles at that
time. He shouldn’t (be) _______ driving so fast.
3. If it (rain)________, could you bring in the washing from the garden?
4. Don’t forget (go) _______ to the travel agent’s, will you? The plane tickets need
(pick up)______ .
5. I like (play) _____ tennis but I wouldn’t like (play) _____with her. She’s
such a bad loser.
6. She advised me (consider) ______ all the facts before (decide)_______to accept the job.
IV.Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (1 p)
Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbering 27 in all, between the ages of 35 and 65,
were given month-long tests to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those abroad the
space shuttle.
Though carefully selected from among many applicants, the women were
volunteers and pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol
during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each others’ company at close quarters for the entire period.
Among other things, they had to stand pressure three times the force of gravity and carry out both physical and
mental tasks while exhausted from strenuous physical exercise. At the end of ten days, they had to spend a
further twenty days absolutely confined to bed, during which time they suffered backaches and other
discomforts, and when they were finally allowed up, the more physically active women were especially subject
to pains due to a slight calcium loss.
Results of tests suggest that women will have significant advantages over men in space. They need less food
and less oxygen and they stand up to radiation better. Men’s advantages in terms of strength and stamina,
meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space.
1. What can be said about the women who applied?
A. There were 27 applicants in all.
B. They were anxious to give up either smoking or drinking.
C. They had previously earned the minimum wage.
D. They chose to participate in the tests.
2. According to the passage, physical and mental tasks were carried out by the women
A. Prior to strenuous exercise
B. Following arduous exercise
C. Before they were subjected to unusual pressure
D. After they were subjected to unusual pressure
3. The phrase “at close quarters” in the passage probably means ______.
A. Inside a spaceship
B. At the other side
C. From a short distance only
D. In outer space
4. Which would be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Older Women, too, can travel in Space.
B. Space testing causes backaches in women.
C. Poor wages for women space test volunteers
D. Tests show women suited for space travel.
5. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The tests were not carried out abroad the space shuttle.
B. The women involved had had previous physical fitness training.
C. The women were tested once a year from 1977 to 1981.
D. The tests were carried out on women of all ages.
V. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
sentences. (1 p)
(dell có bài ni)
VI. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (2 p)
My ideal job
One thing I know is that I wouldn’t like to have a(n) (1. OCCUPY) _______that has anything to do with
physics, chemistry or maths; I am not the (2. SCIENCE)
_______ type at all. In fact at school, I was a complete (3. FAIL) ________ in
these subjects. Neither am I very good at dealing with people, nor am I (4. AMBITION)
________ so jobs in business, and (5. MANAGE) _______ don’t really
interest me either. Moreover I find it (6. IRRITATE) ________to be surrounded
by a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving creative work or
(7. ART) _________ skills of some sort. I’d like to have the chance to work
outdoors (8. OCCASION) ________and perhaps do a bit of travelling too. I am not
(9. PARTICULAR) _________ concerned about becoming rich but I would like to
have a (10. REASON) _________ income – enough to live comfortably.
VII. Rewrite each sentence to include the information in brackets. (1 p)
Example: Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853. (His most famous work is probably
Sunflowers.)
—> Vincent Van Gogh, whose most famous work is probably Sunflowers, was born in the Netherlands in 1853.
1. The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife. (It is in northern India.)
_______________________________________________________
2. There are 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms in the White House. (The President of the United States lives there.)
_______________________________________________________
3. The idea of using sound waves to find illness was put forward in the middle of the 20th century. (We now
know this as ultrasound.)
_______________________________________________________
4. Landing on the planet Mars was finally achieved in 1976. (Scientists had always dreamed of this.)
_______________________________________________________
5. The Sydney Opera House was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon. (Its roof looks like the sails of many
boats.)
_______________________________________________________
VIII. Choose the correct option for each blank to complete the passage. (1 p)
The astronauts could not have reached the moon without the invention of rockets. We live in the age of rockets,
but do you know that rockets are not a modern
(1) _____ ? For centuries, rockets were used to entertain people. The Chinese used
rockets (2) ______ fireworks. In the 13th century, rockets were first used in war. The
Mongols used rockets to attack a Chinese city in 1232. These early rockets could not
(3) ________very far. However, in 1885 a Russian scientist discovered a better fuel for rockets. This liquid fuel
gave rockets much more power. Then in 1919 a new age of rockets began. In that year an American scientist,
Robert Goddard, said that it was
(4 )______ to send a rocket to the moon! Goddard launched his first liquid-fuelled rocket
in 1923. It flew 184 feet. Almost 12 years later, he sent a rocket 7,500 feet into the
air in 1935. Russian rockets sent the first (5) ______ into orbit in 1957. Just 12 years
later the first man walked on the moon – thanks to rockets! Where will rockets take us next?
IX. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence. (1 p)
1. You can’t call yourself a real traveller just because you have made one trip abroad.
Making one trip abroad _____________________________________
2. Although she was a wealthy person, she wouldn’t spare a pound on charity.
In spite ________________________________________________
3. Imagine winning a million dollars – I’d be over the moon.
If I were________________________________________________
4. “I don’t mind your sitting in the lab as long as you don’t touch anything,” said Joe.
Joe said ________________________________________________
5. I’m sorry that I can’t go to the airport to see off my friend Nick.
I wish __________________________________________________
Final test 1

I. (5×0.2 = 1 p)
1.C 2.A 3.D 4. B 5. C
II. (10×0.1 = 1 p)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A
6. B 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. D
III. (10×0.1 = 1 p)
1. Was/ were
2. Was driving – have been
3. Rained
4. To go – picking up
5. Playing – to play
6. To consider – deciding
IV. (5 x 0.2 = 1 p)
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A
V. (5 x 0.2 = 1 p)
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C
VI. (10 x 0.2 = 2 p)
1. Occupation 6. Irritating
2. Scientific 7. Artistic
3. Failure 8. Occasionally
4. Ambitious 9. Particularly
5. Management 10. Reasonable
VII. (5×0.2 = 1 p)
1. The Taj Mahal, which was built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife, is in northern India.
2. There are 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms in the White House, where the President of the United States lives.
3. The idea of using sound waves, which we now know as ultrasound, to find illness was put forward in the
middle of the 20th century.
4. Landing on the planet Mars, which scientists had always dreamed of, was finally achieved in 1976.
5. The Sydney Opera House, whose roof looks like the sails of many boats, was designed by Danish architect,
Jorn Utzon.
VIII. (5×0.2 = 1 p)
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C5. A
IX. (5 x 0.2 = 1 p)
1. Making one trip abroad can’t/ doesn’t turn you into a real traveller.
2. In spite of being wealthy/ In spite of the fact that she was a wealthy person, she wouldn’t spare a pound on
charity.
3. If I were to win a million dollars, I’d be over the moon.
4. Joe said (that) he didn’t mind my sitting in the lab as long as I didn’t touch anything.
5.1 wish I could go to the airport to see off my friend Nick
Final test 2

I. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word having the underlined pronounced differently to the others’ in
each line. (1 p)
1. A. sector B. financial C. punctual D. aircraft
2. A. inaudible B. draughty C. astronaut D. launch
3. A. telescope B. profession C. adolescent D. contestant
4. A. lingua B. diagnose C. gadget D. arrogant
5. A. awkward B. crawfish C. lawbreaker D. award
II. Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the passage. (1 p)
IS IT NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN?
My attempt to teach myself English has been unsuccessful so far and I am wondering
whether I am simply (1. ABLE) _____ to learn foreign languages. I am not (2. PATIENCE)
______ and neither am I (3. INTELLIGENCE)______ so why have I found it almost
(4. POSSIBLE)______ to learn more than just the basics of English after nearly
six months of study? My vocabulary is (5. ADEQUATE) _________ beyond very basic
expressions and my grammar is (6. SATISFY) _______my English is (7. CORRECT) ______ but I suspect I
sound very (8. POLITE)
Recently, I met a New Zealand tourist in a café and (9. FORTUNE) ____ , I must have
said something (10. APPROPRIATE) ____ because she looked very offended and got
up and sat at another table.
III. Write a, an, the or Ø (zero article) in each space. (1 p)
Last summer we went to our home village for a holiday and we stayed in (1) _____
old house. A family of (2) _______ mice was living in the house too. We never saw
(3) _____ mice, but we knew they were there, because they used to eat our bread.
last day of our holiday we decided we wanted to see the mice, so we
bought some slices of (5) _____ cheese. That night, we put the cheese in (6) ______
bowl and put the bowl on (7) _____ floor of the living room. We sat in (8) ______ dark
and waited for the mice to come. After two hours of waiting, I was feeling hungry, so I
went to the kitchen to make myself some tea and (9) ______ sandwich. I remembered
there was some bread on the table. When I turned on the light I saw (10) _______
mouse. It was sitting on the kitchen table and eating the bread.
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question, (2 p)
Europa is the smallest of planet Jupiter’s four largest moons and the second moon out from Jupiter. Until 1979,
it was just another astronomy textbook statistic. Then came the close-up images obtained by the exploratory
spacecraft Voyager 2, and within days, Europa was transformed into one of the solar system’s most intriguing
worlds. The biggest initial surprise was the almost total lack of detail, especially from far away. Even at close
range, the only visible features are thin, kinked brown lines resembling cracks in an eggshell. And this analogy
is not far off the mark.
The surface of Europa is almost pure water ice, but a nearly complete absence of craters indicates that Europa’s
surface ice resembles Earth’s Antarctic ice cap. The eggshell analogy may be quite accurate since the ice could
be as little as a few kilometers thick – a true shell around what is likely a subsurface liquid ocean that, in turn,
encases a rocky core. The interior of Europa has been kept warm over the eons by tidal forces generated by the
varying gravitational tugs of the other big moons as they wheel around Jupiter. The tides on Europa pull and
relax in an endless cycle. The resulting internal heat keeps what would otherwise be ice melted almost to the
surface. The crack-like marks on Europa’s icy face appear to be fractures where water or slush oozes from
below.
Soon after Voyager 2’s encounter with Jupiter in 1979, when the best images of Europa were obtained,
researchers advanced the startling idea that Europa’s subsurface ocean might harbor life. Life processes could
have begun when Jupiter was releasing a vast store of internal heat. Jupiter’s early heat was produced by the
compression of the material forming the giant planet. Just as the Sun is far less radiant today than the primal
Sun, so the internal heat generated by Jupiter is minor compared to its former intensity. During this warm phase,
some 4.6 billion years ago, Europa’s ocean may have been liquid right to the surface, making it a crucible for
life
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The effect of the tides on Europa’s interior
B. Temperature variations on Jupiter’s moons
C. Discoveries leading to a theory about one of Jupiter’s moons
D.Techniques used by Voyager 2 to obtain close-up images
2. It can be inferred from the passage that astronomy textbooks prior to 1979 ______ .
A. Provided many contradictory statistics about Europa
B. Considered Europa the most important of Jupiter’s moons
C. Did not emphasize Europa because little information was available
D. Did not mention Europa because it had not yet been discovered
3. The word “transformed” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. Changed B. improved C. extended D. realized
4. The author mentions “cracks in an eggshell” in the first paragraph in order to help
readers ______ .
A. Appreciate the information available by viewing Europa from far away
B. Visualize Europa as scientists saw it in the Voyager 2 images
C. Understand the relationship of Europa to the solar system
D. Recognize the similarity of Europa to Jupiter’s other moons
5. What does the author mean by stating that “this analogy is not far off the mark”?
A. The definition is not precise.
B. The discussion lacks necessary information.
C.The differences are probably significant.
D. The differences are probably signifcant
6. It can be seen from the passage that Europa and Antarctica have in common in that
A. neither appears to have a surface with many craters
B. neither may have water beneath a thin, hard surface
C. both have an ice cap that is melting rapidly
D. both have areas encased by a rocky exterior
7. The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to ______ .
A. The eons
B. Tidal forces
C. Gravitational tugs
D. Other big moons
8. According to the passage, what is the effect of Jupiter’s other large moons on Europa?
A. They prevent Europa’s subsurface waters from freezing.
B. They prevent tides that could damage Europa’s surface.
C. They produce the very hard layer of ice that characterizes Europa.
D. They help maintain the gravitational pull on Europa at a steady level.
9. The word “radiant” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to______ .
A. Obvious B. bright C. primary D. weak
10. According to the passage, Voyager 2’s images led researchers to develop theories
that ______ .
A. Jupiter may be hotter today than it once was
B. Europa is far older than scientists originally thought
C. Europa’s temperature is maintained by Jupiter’s vast store of internal heat
D. the ocean waters of Europa could contain some forms of life
V. The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline and correct them. Write your answer in the space
provided on the right. (2 p)
(DELL CÓ BÀI NI)
VI. Choose the correct verb forms in brackets to complete the passage. (1 p)
Most teenagers like (7. spend/spending) time in front of the TV, but is this a good thing? Is TV just a way of
avoiding (2. to do/ doing) something more useful? Some people think that most TV programmes are not right
for teenagers. Teenagers need {3. to have/ having) better programmes,’ agrees TV producer Erica Johnson. ‘Our
TV company promises (4. to make/making) educational programmes which teenagers will enjoy (5. to watch/
watching): Erica suggests (6. to create/ creating a special channel for teenagers. Teenagers want (7. to be/ being)
different, so a different channel is
a good idea. TV is a great way of learning. Teenagers can learn (8. to understand/ understanding)the world
through television.’ What do teenagers think? Emily, 13, said, ‘It’s a bad idea. We have enough channels
already. I wouldn’t like (9. to see/seeing) one more.’ Erica said, ‘We are planning (10. to show/showing) the first
programme on this new channel next spring.’
VII. Insert a suitable word in each space to complete the passage. (1 p)
Many English words are made up of a combination of elements. A root is a word
element, often (1) _______ from Latin or Greek, that serves as a base to
which other elements are added to modify the root itself. A prefix is a word element
(2) _______at the beginning of a root, and a suffix is attached to the end of the
root or word. Both prefixes and suffixes change the (3) ________ of the root and
form a new word.
Recognizing and understanding word elements provide a valuable system of analyzing words, figuring out their
meaning, and comparing them to find the relationship
(4) _______words you already know. Using this system, you will also be able to
organize and learn words in (5) ________ rather than individually.
VIII. Rewrite eacto sentence so that its meaning stays the same, using the word given, io not change the
form of the given word. (1 p)
1. Mike can’t stand the noise of the traffic anymore. (PUT)
________________________________________________
2. As soon as we had packed our bags, we started on our journey. (SET)
________________________________________________
3. Although we have tested it, we can’t be sure the product is safe. (DESPITE)
________________________________________________
4. The athletes will have to pass a series of rigorous drug tests. (BE)
________________________________________________
5. “Why don’t you go for a drive in the country for a change?” said
Bill. (SUGGESTED)
________________________________________________
Final test 2
I. (5 x 0.2 = 1 p)
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D
II. (10 x 0.1 = 1 p)
1. Unable 6. Unsatisfactory
2. Impatient 7. Incorrect
3. Unintelligent 8. Impolite
4. Impossible 9. Unfortunately
5. Inadequate 10. Inappropriate
III. (10 x 0.1 = 1 p)
1. An 2. Ø 3. the 4. the 5. Ø
6. A 7. the 8. the 9. a 10. a
IV. (10 x 0.2 = 2 p)
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. D
V. (10 x 0.2 = 2 p)
1. Active —> actively 6. Inhabitation —> inhabitants
2. Desserts —> deserts 7. Character —> characteristic
B. Highly-spending —> high-spending 8. Acts —> activities
4. Like As —> As 9. Its —> their
5. Vulnerable of —> vulnerable to 10. Economics —> economies
VI. (10 x 0.1 = 1 p)
1. Spending 6. Creating
2. Doing 7. To be
3. To have 8. To understand
4. To make 9. To see
5. Watching 10. To show
VII. (5 x 0.2 = 1 p )
1. Taken
2. Placed/ put
3. Meaning
4. With
5. Groups
VIII. (5×0.2 = 1 p)
1. Mike can’t put up with the noise of the traffic anymore.
2. As soon as we had packed our bags, we set off/ out (on the journey).
3. Despite having tested it, we can’t be sure the product is safe./ Despite the tests of the product, we can’t be
sure it is safe.
4. A series of rigorous drug tests will have to be passed.
5. Bill suggested (that) I/ we (should) go for a drive in the country for a change.