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TRIAL EXAM 1
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points)
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. sociable B. ocean C. receive D. special
2. A. baskets B. books C. roofs D. changes
Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from that of the other.
3. A. capable B. different C. difficult D. delightful
4. A. fluent B. language C. explore D. massive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question from1 5 to 7.
5. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
A B C D
6. One of the most urgent problem, facing us now is the need to control population growth.
A B C D
7. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.
A B C D
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
8. Solar energy doesn’t cause………..
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollute D. pollutant
9. Tet is a festival………… occurs in late January or early February.
A. whom B. when C. where D. which
10. It’s raining. …………….., Mr. Nam has to go to work.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
11. If I ………….rich, I ……………………….around the world.
A. will be - travel B. am - will travel
C. were - would travel D. would be – traveled
12. The girl wishes she………………… in Hue for the festival next week.
A. had stayed B. was staying C. stay D. could stay
13. You don’t like watching this film, …………………?
A. don’t you B. are you C. do you D. did you
14. When he lived in the city, he …………… to the theater twice a week.
A. uses to go B. has gone C. used to go D. was going
15. My house………….. in 1999
A. is built B. was building C. was built D. has been built
16. The entrance examination will be held………………….June 22nd 2012.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
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.
17. Tom: “How did you get here?" - John: “…………………”
A. I came here last night. B. I came here by train.
C. The train is so crowded. D. Is it far from here?
18. "Mum. I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test" - "……………."
A. Good way! B. You are right. C. Oh, hard luck! D. Good job!
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part .
19. Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness.
A. record B. shine C. categorize D. diversify
20. In the future, fathers may be externally employed or stay at home and look after their children.
A. do extra work B. go out to work C. work full-time D. work part-time
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
21. The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country.
A. soak B. permanent C. complicated D. guess
22. There has been no rain for a long time, so land is getting more and more barren.
A. wet B. dry C. windy D. hot
Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers (A, B, C or D).
Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many problems in the world, for example, pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many people are living. The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and factory wastes that the fish are dying. This is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people who eat fish.
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing more difficult every day. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live.
23. We hear, see and read about problems in the world _________
A. once a week B. every day C. every week D. every year
24. What causes the air pollution?
A. fumes from vehicles. B. poisonous gases from factories.
C. waste from everywhere D. All are correct
25. The sea has become polluted because of _________
A. oil spills B. factories wastes
C. smoke from factories D. A and B are correct
26. In order to make the world a better place to live, we _________
A. should not prevent pollution B. must find a good solution.
C. should kill the fish. D. None is correct.
27. The word “This” in the passage refers to _________
A. pollution B. oil C. factory D. sea