I. PHONETICS: (1,25p)
* Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1. A. clapped B. accompanied C. appalled D. survived
2. A. blames B. struggles C. initiates D. defends
* Pick out the word that has different stress from that of the other words:
3. A. contribute B. incredible C. terrorist D. eternal
4. A. accompany B. shortcoming C. outstanding D. retail
5. A. apply B. persuade C. reduce D. offer
II . USE OF LANGUAGE: ( 3,75p)
6. John used to be one of the most ________ athletes in my country.
A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully
* Choose the answer A, B, C or D that has the same meaning with the underlined word in sentence 7 and 8 :
7. Childrearing is the women’s most wonderful role.
A. Giving birth to a baby B. Having no child
C. Bringing up a child C. Educating a child
8. The ASEAN Para - Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
A. organized B. impressed C. participated D. defended
* Choose the answer A, B, C or D that has the opposite meaning with the underlined word in sentence 9 and 10:
9. Be careful ! The dog is running out.
A. Ignore B. Look up C. Go on D. Look after
10 .The World Health Organization was founded in 1948.
A. come around B. separated C. made out D. put
11.The globe gets ________ because of the changing of the weather.
A. hot and hot B. the hottest and hottest
C. hotter and hotter D. more and more hot
12. ________ you study for these exams, ________ you will do.
A. The harder / the better B. The more hard / the more good
C. The more / the much D. The hardest / the best
13. Peter has been working for 10 hours. He ________ be very tired now.
A. needn’t B. must C. has to D. should
14. It is a top secret. You ________ tell anyone about it.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. mightn’t D. won’t
15. When the lights________ , we couldn’t see a thing.
A. put out B. switched of C. went out D. turn down
16. “ To give someone a ring ” is to________
A. call him up B. marry him C. admire him D. pick him up
17. The preparations ________ by the time the guests ________
A. had been finished / arrived B. have finished / arrived
C. had finished / were arriving D. have been finished / were arrived
18. In 1966, my brother________ at Harvard university.
A. studies B. is studying C. studied D. had studied
19. Hung: "Thank you very much for a lovely party" - Hoa: “___________”
A. You are welcome B. Thanks C. Cheers D. Have a good day
20.“Has an announcement been made about the eight of o’clock flight to Paris?”
_ “__________________ ”
A. Yes, it is B. Sorry, I don’t C. I don’t think that D. Not yet