Part A: Multiple Choice
I.Read the passage and chose the best word for each blank.
All early television was broadcast in black and white. Color television was possible but it was too (1) _____ and of very poor quality until the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcasts began in the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.
The first (2) _____ on the moon was broadcast live on television in 1969, and now television programs are transmitted all over the world immediately through the use of satellites that transmit the signals from the earth, through (3) _____, and back to the earth.
More people now (4) _____ their news and information through television than through newspapers and radio. The development of television is one of the most rapid and exciting (5) _____ of our century.
1. A. bulky B. complicated C. expensive D. valuable
2. A. arriving B. flying C. landing D. moving
3. A. space B. atmosphere C. distance D. area
4. A. have B. get C. take D. bring
5. A. problems B. facts C. events D. Issues
II. Choose ONE sentence that is closest in meaning with the original one.
Question 6: The football match was cancelled because it rained.
A. We postponed the football match whether it rained or not.
B. We planned to watch a football match because we didn’t know it would rain.
C. Despite the rain, we watched the football match as planned.
D. The football match was cancelled because of the rain.
Question 7: I have been learning English for seven years.
A. I started to learn English for seven years.
B. I started to learn English seven years ago.
C. I have started to learn English for seven years. .
D. I didn't start to learn English seven years ago.
III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence or replace the underlined words or phrases
Question 8: In large cases, children feel that they cannot _____ with the teacher.
A. contact B. interact C. transmit D. relax
Question 9: What makes computer a miraculous device?
A. strange B. powerful C. magical D. excellent
Question 10: A _____ is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society.
A. series B. soap opera C. documentary D. drama
Question 11: She earned a degree in Physics with flying colours
A. make less severe B. keep in mind C. developed mind D. with a very high mark
Question 12: A _____ is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society.
A. series B. soap opera C. documentary D. drama
Question 13: A: I think we should widen the roads.
B: _____. If the roads are widened, cars and lorries can get to our village.
A. That’s a good idea B. I don’t agree with you
C. I don’t think so D. I disagree with you
Question 14: What do you usually do at 17:00 p.m?
A. He has an English lesson. B. He usually plays football
C. He gets up and brush his teeth B. He has breakfast and goes to school
Question 15 : Tom: _________________
Tony: For three years.
A. How long you have lived here? B. How long have you lived here?
C. How many years you lived here? D. How far did you live here?
Question 16: Internet cafes allow you _____ your web-based e-mail account.
A. to access B. accessing C. access D. be accessed
Question 17: “Have fun, but don’t forget. You have to finish that paper.” “I know, Mom _______ it tomorrow. I already have the envelope.”
A. I’m mailing B. I won’t mail C. I mail D. I am going to mail
Question 18: We live near a special school for people who can’t hear.
A. the dump B. the deaf C. the blind D. the sick
Question 19: ______________ I told the absolute truth, no one would believe me.
A. because B. in spite of C. since D. Although
Question 20: Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified.
A. what B. which C. who D. where
Question 21: Henry _______________(live) in New York for ten years before he ___________ (move) to Chicago last month.
A. has lived/ move B. had lived/moved C. had lived/ has lived D. lived/had moved
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting
Question 22: They used to living in Finland, but now they live in France.
A B C D
Question 23: Television can make things memory because it presents information is an effective way.
A B C D
Question 24: I ‘ll give you a call if I ‘ll need some help tomorrow
A B C D
IV. Choose the word whose primary stress is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 25: A. paper B. famous C. rain D. channel
Question 26: A. picture B. suggest C. sunburnt D. Future
V. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 27 : A. Background B. career C. second D. private
Question 28 : A. alternate B. interfere C. stimulate D. satisfy
PART B: WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences with the words given in the way that the rewritten one is closest in meaning with the original one.
Question 1: Mary saw the map. She went to the hospital.
-> After………………………………………………………
Question 2: A dictionary is a book. This gives you the meaning of words. (Connector“Which”)
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Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
Question 3: I think this game will be __________. (interest)
Question 4: They often go to Vung Tau at the weekend. (Wh- question)
……………………………………………………………………………
Rewrite the following sentences with the words given in brackets in the way that the rewritten one is closest in meaning with the original one.
Question 5: “ I’ll leave here tomorrow”, she said. (reported speech)
…………………………………………………………………………..
Question 6: Has somebody invited Lan to the party? (passive voice)