Thi online unit 2 (2)

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Thi online Unit 2 (2)
I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct answer to each of the following questions
The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the United States
since 1900. On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the “horseless carriages.” It was
the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to a large crowd;
however, the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza. It
was also on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first U.S. president to ride in a car.
The automobile was not invented in the United States. That distinction belongs to Germany. Nikolaus
Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876. Then, German engineer Karl Benz
built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s. But the United States pioneered
the merchandising of the automobile. The auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public
excited about automotive products.
By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car population of
the United States at that time. In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horse-drawn
carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation. Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the
United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered. The rest ran on steam or
electricity.
After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show’s audience favored electric cars because they
were quiet. The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasoline-powered cars
produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry
in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned. Many of the
1900 models were cumbersome—the Gas mobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a
tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel. None of them was equipped with an automatic starter.
These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable. They were basically
toys of the well-to-do. In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and later
President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the wealthy and the

poor. However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford. But
before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford. The
Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production—
the assembly line. Its lower costs made it available to the mass market.
Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in today’s
prices. By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop even further. “I
will build cars for the multitudes,” Ford said, and he kept his promise.
Question 1: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show
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primarily as a(n) ___________
A formal social occasion.
B: chance to buy automobiles at low prices.
C: opportunity to learn how to drive.
D: chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers.
Question 2: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?'
A Karl Benz
B: Nikolaus Otto
C: William McKinley
D: Henry Ford
Question 3: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900?'
A 4,000
B: 8,000
C: 10 million
D: An unknown number
Question 4: The phrase “by happenstance” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________

A Generally
B: For example
C: Coincidentally
D:By design
Question 5: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline
powered?'
A 32
B: 1,000
C: 2,000
D: 4,000
Question 6: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “launched” in paragraph 4 ______ .'
A designed
B: anticipated
C: joined
D: initiated
Question 7: The purpose of the “additive” mentioned in paragraph 4 was to _____________
A increase the speed of cars.
B: hide strong smells.
C: make engines run more efficiently.
D: make cars look better.
Question 8: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather than
with a steering wheel?'
A A Franklin
B: A Gasmobile
C: An Orient
D: A Duryea
Question 9: It is clear from the passage that the early cars ____________
A were more formal.
B: were more spectacular.
C: involved less expensive cars.

D: involved fewer manufacturers.
Question 10: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the
dollars of that time?'
A $300
B: $1,500
C: $14,000
D: $21,000
II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at
very high prices (1) many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (2) , he did not
have a happy life Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (3)
his life at home.
He
lived a rather sad and (4)
life. He drew things that he could see (5) around the quiet
town of his parents’ home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (6) the sky, his room and
even himself. Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (7) the
person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very(8) him to do such a thing. Van
Gogh was also (9) a crazy man. He really (10) become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he
killed himself when he was just 37.
Question 1.
A. for
B. because
C. although
D. because of
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Question 3.
Question 4.
Question 5.
Question 6.
Question 7.
Question 8.
Question 9.
Question 10.

A. living
A. most of
A. alone
A. both
A. like
A. prove
A. unfortunate
A.
thatreferred
A. did

B. live
B. the most of
B. lonely

B. neither
B. alike
B. reveal
B. unfortunate to
B. known
B. couldn’t

C. alive
C. almost of
C. loneliness
C. either
C. likely
C. illustrate
C. unfortunate
C. named
C.does

D. lively
D. mostly
D. lone
D. all
D. as such
D. show
D. unfortunate of
D. called
D. didn’t

III. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest

in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1.A. refuse
Question 2.A. museum
Question 3.A. communicate

B. musician
B. destroy
B. computer

c. history
c. threatened
c. comfortable

D. mechanic
D. economy
D. flamingo

IV. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is

pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A cooks
Question 2: A decided

B: opens
B: needed

C: cups
C: looked

D: stops
D:started

V. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.
Question 1: _____ Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.'
A No sooner had the plane taken off than
B: It was not until the plane had taken off that
C: Only after the plane had taken
off
D: Not until the plane had taken off did
Question 2: The sky was grey and cloudy. _______ , we went to the beach.'
A However
B: In spite of
C: Even though
D: Consequently
Question 3: I don’t mind _______ much homework.'
A did
B: to do
C: do
D: doing
Question 4: Nadine: “ ________”... Monica: “Good luck”'
A I don’t like rock music.
B: How do you do!
C: Have a nice day!
D: I’m taking a test this afternoon.
Question 5: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep _________ .'
A falling off
B: falling back
C: falling over
D: falling out

Question 6: Old people are often looked ________ by their children when they get older.'
A for
B: up
C: after
D: into
Question 7: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a program of
educational ____
A experience
B:reformC: system D:
resources
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Question 8: The plan was developed _________ by a team of experts.1
A system
B:systematical
C: systemized
D: systematically
Question 9: All of the food____ sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant
A has been
B: was being
C: was
D: had been
Question 10: It was not until 1915 ______the cinema became an industry.
A what
B: that
C: when

D: how
Question 11: Yuri Gagarin was the first person
into space.'
A travelling
B: has travelled
C: to travel
D: travelled
Question 12: Like everyone else, Sue has her _____ of course but on the whole, she’s quite
satisfied with life.'
A ups and downs
B: ins and outs
C: safe and sound
D: odds and ends
Question 13: The Prime Minister congratulated the team ________ winning the match.'
A for
B: in
C: on
D:
into
Question 14: He came when I____the film “Man from the star”'
A has watched
B: was watchingC: watched D:
am watching
Question 15: Peter _______ football when he was younger.'
A used to playing
B: is used to playing
C: is used to play
D: used to play
Question 16: ___with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.'
A comparison

B: Compare them
C: If you compare
D: When compared
Question 17: Charles: “Do you mind if I smoke?” Lisa: “________ ”'
A Yes, I don’t mind
B No, I don’t think so
C: Yes, go ahead
D No, go right ahead
Question 18: Bill asked Tom _________ .'
A where is he going
B where he is going
C: where he was going
D where was he going
Question 19: This is Sen village___ Uncle Ho was born.
A where
C: which
B: what
D: who
Question 20: Linda: “I enjoy watching films in the evening.” Mary: “ _______
A I don’t
B: So do I
C: I am, too
D: No, I am not
Question 21: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control,
A: prevent
B: to prevent
C: prevent
Question 22: It’s a big country with a
population
A: rare

B: sparse
C: scarce
D: few

and cure diseases.
D: preventing

Question 23: You will have to ____ if you want to pass the final exam.
A: pull up your socks
B: work miracles
C: take the trouble
D: keep your hand in
Question 24: If I were you, I____ that English course.'
A: will take
B: would take
C: take
D: took
Question 25: They have considered all the 100 applications,____ seem suitable for the position
A: none of them B: none of these C: none of which D: none of whom

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