DE LUYEN 1
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others.
1. A. curly B. bury C. hurt D. nurse
2. A. recommended B. enjoyed C. recognized D. arrived
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently
from the others in each group.
3. A. event B. behave C. surprise D. damage
4. A. impossible B. academic C. optimistic D. education
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space
in each sentence
5. - “_______________ stay with Vietnamese friends in the college dormitory.”
- “Sorry, but I disagree with you, Ben. It's not convenient for practicing speaking
English there.”
A. Why don't we B. Why not C. What about D. I think we
should
6. Many foreigners found the ao dai very special and impressive. Actually, it is
the _______________ dress of Vietnamese women.
A. comfortable B. unique C. casual D. modern
7. Lan used to walk past the mosque _______________ her way to primary
school.
A. through B. at C. from D. on
8. I don’t like doing the _______________, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. occupation C. housework D. job
9. _______________ his frequent absence from class, he passed the test.
A. Because B. Though C. Therefore D. In spite of
10.Nobody can deny the _______________ of the internet in our life.
A. benefits B. inspiration C. information D. reputation
11.Remote controls are used _______________ with TV.
A. to interacting B. interacting C. to interact D. to be interacted
12._______________ television, people can get the latest information and enjoy
interesting programs.
A. In spite of B. Because C. Thankfully D.
Thanks to
13.The Internet is now _______________ not only in cities, but also in the
countryside.
A. being B. available C. coming D. having
14. - “Could you do me a favor, please?” - “_______________”
A. Let me help you. B. Yes, go ahead!
C. No, Thanks. I'm fine D. Sure. What can I do for
you?
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
15.This road sign means:
A. you must not use a mobile phone here
B. you must not use a camera here.
C. dogs can’t be entered.
D. you can’t come into.
16.This road sign means:
A. you must not use a camera here.
B. you must not use a mobile phone here
C. you must not turn right.
D. you must wash your hands.
V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space
in the following passage.
Humans are destroying the Earth’s tropical rain forests. Nearly 80,000
square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the
(17)__________ comes from people cutting trees for fuels. Another quarter is to
make grassland for their cattle. The (18)___________ trees are cut down to sell the
wood or to start farm.
The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more
wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from the
Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building.
(19)___________ people continue cutting down trees in Sarawak rain forest, all
the trees could be gone in eight years.
The world needs more food, and it seems like a good idea to clear the rain
forests and use the land for (20)___________. Many people think that the land
(21)___________ these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn’t.
This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain
forests is very (22) ___________.
17.A. destroying B. destruction C. destroyer D. destructive
18.A. remaining B. staying C. enduring D. dwelling
19.A. Unless B. Although C. While D. If
20.A. urbanization B. forestry C. agriculture D. cultivation
21.A. in B. beyond C. under D. over
22.A. poor B. short C. unfortunate D. ill
VI. Read the passage, and then decide if the statements that follow it are
TRUE or FALSE.
Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world
electricity is very available at the touch of a switch. Electricity has many uses. The
most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting. In factories,
electricity is used to light up the workplace. It also used to operate air-
conditioners, computers and many other machines. Electricity is also used to
power the many appliances that we have in our homes. Such appliances include
television sets, computers, electric fans, irons and many others. The list is simply
endless. Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity.
23.The passage is about a kind of energy. True
24.Electricity has a lot of uses. True
25.Without electricity, our life will not be affected. False
26.The appliances depended on electricity are endless. True
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27.Electricity is the most ______________ form of energy today.
A. popular B. famous C. expensive D. easy
28.Modern man will most probably be lost _______________ electricity.
A. for B. at C. without D. with
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
29.__Traditionally______________________, the Ao dai was frequently worn by
both men and women. (tradition)
30.Some designers modernized_______________________ the Ao dai by printing
lines of poetry on it. (modern)
31.Thi Vai River was used for years as
__industrial_____________________________ waste dump. (industry)
32.They are planning to protect the forest from
_deforestation__________________________________. (forest)
33.He is one of the most famous
__environmentalists__________________________________ in the world.
(environment)
34.It was your __carelessness____________________ to leave matches where
children could get them. (care)
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
35.is / to / conservationists / some / Mr. Brown / talking / volunteer /? //
Is some volunteer conservationists talking to Mr. Brown?
36.the trucks / When / trash / covered with / the ground / , / leave / is /. //
When the trucks leave, the ground covered with trash.
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means
almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
37.“Don’t forget to do your assignment, Jack.” said Jack’s mother.
Jack’s mother asked him not to forget to do his assignment.
38.Lan is the best student in my class.
Nobody in my class as well as Lan.
39.Because of their good performance, they won that match.
Because they had good performance, they won the match.
40.My father teaches Math well.
My father is a Math teacher
