I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1. West Malaysia and East Malaysia _____comprise an area of 329,758 sq km.
A. each other
B. together
C. one another
D. both
2. We have arranged to meet each other ___ 8:00 AM this weekend.
A. to
B. on
C. in
D. at
3. Juventus did their best; ___, Barcelona won the match and the cup.
A. but
B. however
C. moreover
D. otherwise
4. The examiner _______ that they keep silent during the exam.
A. said
B. requested
C. told
D. admired
5. “ I promies I will study harder next term.” – “_______”
A. Good idea
B. I hope so
C. No, thanks
D. I’m sorry I can’t
6. People speak Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil _______ Malaysia
A. at
B . in
C. on
D. to
7. You should reduce _______ of water your family uses.
A. the number
B. the quality
C. a number
D. the amount
8. A lot of Vietnamese people who live _______ want to celebrate Tet in Viet Nam, their motherland.
A. foreign
B. far
C. aboard
D. abroad
9. Peter, bring a raincoat just _______ . It looks like rain to me.
A. in case
B. in time
C. in turn
D. in spite
10. Typhoons often _______ in Viet Nam from June to November.
A. predict
B. occur
C. pass
D. warn
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0,5 pt)
III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1,5pts)
The word jeans (13) _______ from a kind of material that was made in Europe. It is a strong material and it does not (14) _______ out easily. In the 1960s, many univesity and college (15)_______ wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 1960s’ fashions; embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became (16) _______ . In the 1980s jeans finally became
(17)_______ fashion clothing when famous designers started (18)_______ their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans always go up and up because jeans have never been out of fashion.
IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False. (1.0 pt)
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from our sun. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a hous and the sun’s energy is used to heat water. The energy can be stored for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy too. Sweeden has an advanced solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy; cars and buses will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015.
19. Few countries in the world are ready to use solar energy.
20. We can hardly use solar energy on cloudy days.
21. Solar panels are used for water heating
22. Some types of vehicles in Sweeden will use solar power by 2015.
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence . (1.5 pt)
23. We are worried that rivers and canals are becoming more and more _______. [pollute]
24. TV _______ are advertisements in which goods and services are promoted. [commerce]
25. It is _______ that some people poach fish in the Nhieu Loc Canal [disappoint]
26. Christmas is _______ celebrated in many countries. [joy]
27. Here is tommorrow’s weather _______ . Ho Chi Minh city will be sunny, and _______ [cast]
28. My sister is wearing a T-shirt of the latest model. She always dresses _______ . [fashion]
VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences. (1.0 pt)
29. Unless she _______ the flowers regularly, they will wither. [water]
30. We all expect that Anh Vien _______ the most outstanding athlete in this SEA GAMES. [become]
31. He _______ five comic books since last Monday. [read]
32. The teacher suggested _______ these units carefully. [revise]
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. ( 2.0 pt)
33. Emily is sick today, so she cannot go to school.
→ If
34. We consider Messi a soccer genius. He plays for Barcelona, Spain.
→ Messi
35. People celebreate Passover in Israel in late March or early April.
→ Passover
36. The last time we saw the film was 10 years ago
→ It
Đáp án
23. polluted
24. commercials
25. disappointing
26. joyfully
27. forecast
28. fashionably
29. waters
30. will become
31. has read
32. revising
33. If Emily were not sick today, she would be able to go to school.
34. Messi, who we consider a soccer genius, plays for Barcelona, Spain.
35. Passover is celebrated in Israel in late March of early April.
36. It has been 10 years since we last saw the film.