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PHOI\ETICS
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that cf the others'
D. mgnage
C. m4ny
B. bgd
Example: 00. A. mgn
Answer: 00. C
D. toug[
C. roug!
B. thougb
01. A. couglq
D. proviglg[
C. comptrlsion
B. decisiqn
02. A. viqllg
D. influgnce
C. necgssary
03. A. dev-e-lopment B' comgdY

D. prgmote
C. pglice
B. oPPgsite
04. A. scgld
D. fugniture
C. sggery
B. fugther
05. A.punty

SECTION

A..

'

42.

01.

03.

04.

05.

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SECTION B, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULAR.Y
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
06. By and __-, the pupils are well-behaved.

D. large
C. forward
B. from
A.bv
that contract.
0?. It is essential that he
D. is refusing
C. refusing
B. refuses
A. reluse
for years before it suddenly exploded.
08. The volcano had been
D. inactive
C. immobile
B. idle
A. passive
know it very well.
09. You iive in this area so you
D. may
C. could
B. can
A, must
10. There is a lot of traffrc so we are trying to find an *-_ route.
D. alternated
C. alternative
B. alternation
A. alternate
of computers, all connected together"
1 1. The Internet is a vast
D' supply

C. resouree
B. console
A. netrvork
after she heard that she was promoted.
12. She had been depressed all day but she started to
D' break up
C. take up
B. cheer up
A. shout up
in the bedroom'
13. The new painting looks a bit out of
D. place
C. room
B. question
A. space
14" - "Do you know Linh, a fair-haired
- girl in class 9A?"
neighbour. What's up?"
-'oYes, she is my
-_**_
D. front-docr
C. next-door
B. inside
A. in

15. She screamed and ran atrvay when she saw the mad dog corning

her.

D. into
C. at
B.up
A. tcr
It hardly seems to use any petrol at all.
16. Our car is
D. economy
C. ecological
A. ecunomical B. economic
17. How you invest your money is none of my
D. care
C. matter
B.
A. afI'air
18. I didn't;go to the party as I felt a bit under
D. the blanket
C. the
B. the
A. the
((I
am going to paint my room again.".
?" 19. - "What rtrid you buy so much
D. for
with
C.
B. about
A.bv
20. Everybody was pleased with the
B" hot delicious vegetable soup
A. vegetable delicious hot souP

D. delicious vegetable hot soup
C. delicious hot vegetable soup

very

business

weather

water
paint

clouds

06.

07.

08.

09.

10.

11

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Use the word given in brackets to form a word that {its the space in the same line.
by releasing a new CD. (conne)
21. The famous singer retired in 2005 but now he's making a
on her feet. (steady)
22. Mum's fine after her operation, although she's stiil a little
23. More _*_, who caused the accident? (importalce)
That's the resuit of his practice" (excel)
24. John sE:aks
to release the prisoners. (safe)
25. Some people oonsider it
ideas which should appeal to many undecided voters. (prngress)
26. The party t as a number of

II.

--

Spanish

_
_
-the

risk of infection' (minimum)
27. Goocl hygiene helps to
cigarettes under the age of 16. (legal)
smoke
to
28. In many countries it is
29. She was severely- by the long illness she had' (weak)
bond between parents and children. (break)
30. There is a(n)
21.

1n

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29,

30.

Complete each of the following sentences with one of the phrasal verbs or expressions given
below. Make any necessary changes.
a wet blanket
tie up
beat about the bush
brush
jump
take in
up
a thorn in mY flesh
get
pull down
hard nurt
your English before going for an interview.
31.
with work the entire week that he hardly had time to relax.
is
32. Hung
and dance with other people.
33. Don't br:
very fast in this small town!
34.

III.

up
around

io
--_News

--

35.Theemployeeswill-thechanceof,earningsomeextramoney.

iri

It will not be easy to get him to agree with our idea.
35. Binh
. she will tell you w'hat she thinks.
37. lvts. chi He keeps annoying rne.
38. My younger brother is
39. H; fool,,ri most peopl. into believing that he was a policeman. 1 supposed they wore
the uniform.
whenthey are very old.
40. These b,uildings will be

---..

to
----.

2

---

by


31.

)L.

33.

34.

35.

36,

37.

38.

39.

40.

SECTION C. READING
I. Read the prnssage and decided which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each blank'
SOUND ADVICE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
A recernt survey of a tranguage leamin g magazine has consulted a number of expefis in the

(42)
(41)
of a second languagJacquisition. Their advico may prove invaluable for those
you are likely to be successful.in
i frrgr"g. course. One suglgeslion is that you (43)
The mry^or
learni=ng u luogrug.. Did you enjoy studying leaming languages at school, for example?
you must be sure that the course on offer
time and *ffort. Therefore,
*iif G yo*
-whether
qualification. Also, be realistic in your
." . If you don't set achievable
iluA. to u
that the most expensive
lik.ty to give up. f)o not be deceived (47)
aims, you ur.,

*_

(44)

(+S)
**r

-

o*

(46)

Miller, a
bear in minil that the'faster you leam a language, the more quickly you f,orget it. Sandra
course' Already fluent in
French teachrer, tried to teach herself German by rolling on a
(50)
four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology, her chances of
was not
mistake
t igtt. Three years on she remembers very little. She feeis her biggest
progr.rr
o'I
should have consclidated what I'd learned by continuing to study,
io f6Uow up her first experience.
even if it were by myself."

-thinking
(49)

*.i"

B. field
B. wondering
B. review
B. charge
B. regarded
B. sights
B. about
B. Shop
B. quick

B. making

41. A.. branch
42. A. considering
43. A,. survey
44. A,. price
45. A.. valued
46.4,. ends
47. A. into
48. A. Nose
49.1,. rapid
50.,A', achieving

C. area
C. thinking
C. balance
C. cost
C. understood
C. goals

c.bv
C. Push
C. fast
C. doing

D. domain

D.looking
D. assess
D. valuation

D. recognised
D. objects
D. in
D. Run
D. crash
D. gaining

II. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word'

struck Tangshan
China said today that there was a heavy loss of life in the earthquake which
people 160 kilometers
city yesterday. Survivois said that Tangshan, afl industrial city of one million
it
appeared that only a
said
Beijing
destroyed. bbr***ru leaving in
east of Beijing, was (51)
death or injury. Many of the men of Tangshan
small part of the on *ittioffimtitanis qSz;
.uttt surface when the earthquake (5!)
in the mines deep undei
survived. A-lot of people uere.also working in the
unfortunately, few of these miners.t3sl
under falling concrete when the buildings
. Regrettably, most
city,s (56)
about the actual (59)
_.-1tr. ctrinrie authorities have noi yet given- anf infonnation killed' I-Iarclly a house has

of casualties, but it is thought that teRs of thousanis of people have been

_

--_ttt

*.r* iS:1

isdl

'

___

..--'

*
*#El

-r-

been left (60)

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J L,

(1

52.

53.

54.

55.

56.

57.

58.

59.

60.

to fit into each of the
Read tle following passage and choose a word in the box below
you do not need
numbered blank. Maxe som. .huog.r if necessary. (There are three words that
to use). Then choose the correct answer to each question below.

III.

develo;t
namc
especia,lly
experience

interest

important
influence

in particular
after that

first
briug

complete
improve

cornmunicate

return

mixture
anather

€a

_-

in the 1500s. Three men
The first sign of language for deaf people was (61)
TInryoP.
Pedro
Sf1!1 a man (63)

contrio-uted a loi to the developmurt of sign language.
Spaniard'
de Ponce was the person to teach deaf people to use sign language' In apd$oU $4)
to deaf p-eople, at about the same
Juan pablo de Bonet, wrote the first Uoot< on teaching sign language
the developmenl of sign language was a
teacher who
another (65)
signs used by a group of deaf
Frenchman named Abbes de L,Epese. L'Epise ,rnd*rrtooa to learn the
sign language'
people in Paris. He started to leam the signJhe developed a more t67)
American-Sign
of
1800s *ur ur-important penod in the development
The
in teaching deaf people, so
Language. tn ttitS, a rnan named Thomas Gallaudeibecame-(69)
was
twenty seven years old
people.
He
with deaf
he travelled to Europe-io study ways of (70)
(71)
, , Gallaudet
at that time, and he studied at a school foi Oeaf students for several months.
language
sign
deaf

a
Clerc,
with Laurent
the United Srates and he (73)
i**.no fro* paris. As a result of his experience i, Europe, Gallaudet started the first school for the
sign language teacher in the US. American Sign Language
dsaf, and Clerc became the (74)
by deaf Americans and French Sign Language. Today, it
of rigr"
developed from &e
"r.O
is usedby more thal500,000 deaf people in the United States and Canada

_---.

{62} .

(66)

;t-*

(6S)

-_

._-French

_-

,

i;;:_'rLo

(75) '

_

-him

61.

62.

63.

64.

55.

66.

67.

68.

69.

70.

71.

72.

73.

75.

75.

76. Which of the following fits best as the title of the passage?
A. The Importance of Sign Language

B. The Development of Sign Language
C. The Invention of Sign Language
u
D" The Popularity of Sign
TT.Inwhich tountty there was thi person who confiibuted to sign languagl? D' lnada
C' The
B.
A. The
is
TRUE?
statements
78. According to the first paragraph, which of the following
A. A Spa:niard ran the first school for the deaf'
B. Juan Pablo de Bonet developed French sign language'
C. The sign language originated from Europe'

Language

USA

SPain

UK


D. Three pr;ople co-operated to create sign langr.lage.
79. What did.'Fhornas Gallaudet contribute to the US?
A. He taught the deaf people in the US.
B. He established the first school for the deaf.
C. He and, lTis assistant invented the US sign language.
D. He brought the result of experiment to the US.
80. What can be infered frorn the passage?
A. The signLlanguage has become more popular to the deaf.
B. Since the development of sign language, there has been one special schgol.
C. The deal'know little about the sign language.
D. The sipi ianguage is being developed.
76.

77.

78.

79.

80.

STCTION D" WITITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the oue printed bef,ore it

81. The cinema was practically empty.
There was hardly
82. The house has got everything except a large garden.
The only thing

.

83. Althougtr he works hard, he cannot earn enough.

Hard.
84. Alan was rnr:t a confident pemon, and that was why he was so shy.

Alan's.
85. Jack is prcud ofthe fact that he is never late.

Jack prides irimself.
86. It's very kiud of you to give me a

lift.

87. Although he wasn't experienced, he got the job.

Despite..

.

88. My mothe'r lives a long way from the supennarhet.
ThEre

isn't

.

89. It is cheaper to send things by sea than by airmail.

It costs
90. He delayerl uriting the book until tre had done a lot ofresearch.

Only when

5

..

.....:..


II. For each arf'the

write a uew sentence as sirnilar as possible in rneaning to the
original one, using the word given in CAPITALS. This word must not be altered in any way.
sentences,

91. He does almost no

rvork. G{ARDLY}

92. Thanks to l.an's help, I w'as able to finish the project.

GOR)

9 Had
93, "How wide is

lloan Kiem l,ake?" (WIIAT)

94. Thp report must be finished by Monday, (BE)

95. Did you

n:I,?an tr:

kick him, or did it happen by accident? (PURPOSB)

96" We haven''t received confirmation of hotei booking

$

Our hotel t,oolring ...

yet. (BEEN)

..........

............ yet.

97. Please do n,ot disturLr the eontestants under any circumstances.

(ACCOUNT)

) On

to be disturbed.

98. Three hunrJred students entered the srrimming competition last year.

)

Three hundred

students

...... the swimming competition last year.

99. We finally managed to persuade my dad to let us go to the concert.

)

We

(PART)

finaily

(IN)

... my dad to let us go to the eoncert.

100. "I'm sorry, i know nothing about computer programnring," said the interviewee. (H.dVING)

The end
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SECTIOI{ A. PHOIYETICS
differently from that of the others'
choose the word which has the underlined part
- prouourrced
C'-glty D' mgnage
B' bqd
Example: 00. A. mgn

Answer: 00. C
A. coug[
02. A. vision
03. A. devglopment
04. A. scgld

01.

05.

A.purity

01. B

02.

c

C. rough

B. thoug!
B. decision
B. comgdY
B. oPPgsite
B. ftrgther

C. compulsion
C. necgssary
C. pqlice
C. surgery
03. D

04.

A

SECTION B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D'
the pupils are well-behaved'
06. By
' ffid
C' forward
B' from
A. bY
contract
that
07. It is essential
-, that he
C' refusing
refuses

A. refuse
exploded'
it
suddenly
years
before
08. The volcano had been
-B. for

D. toug[
D. proviglg4
D. influgnce
D. prgmote
D. fulniture
05.

A

D.large

D' is refusing

A.passive-niat.C.iumobileD.inactive
you know it very well'
D' maY
C. could
B. can
A. must
10. There is a lot offraffic so we are trying to find M
B. alternation C' alternative D' alternated

A. alternate
together'
of computers, all connected
-route'
I 1. The Intemet is a vast
i
D' supply
resource
C'
B.
A. network
"o"'of'
that she was promoted.
heard
she
after
to
12. she had been depressed a1l day but she started
D' break up
B. cheer up
A. shout up
9' |ak"
-. "
-e
13.Thenewpaintinglooksabitoutof-inthebedroom.
D' place
room
C'
question
B.

A. space
14. - "D; you know Linh, a fair-haired girl in class 9A?"
What's up?"
- "Yes, she is myD' front-door
C' next-door
B. inside
A. indoor

09. You live in this area so

-neighbow'


her.

15. She screamed and ran away when she saw the mad dog coming
C. at
B.up
A. to
petrol at all.
any
use
to
seems
It hardly
16. Our car is

D. into

very

D. economy
A. economicat B. economic C' ecological
a
17. How you invest your money is none of my
D. care
C' matter
B. business
A. affair
18. I didn't goto the party as I felt a bit under
C. the weather D. the blanket
B. the water
A. the ilouds66I
am going to paint myJooI again'o''
?" 19. - "What did you buy so much paint
D' for
C' with
B. about
A.by
20. Everybody was Pleased with the
B. hot delicious vegetable souP
A. vegetable delicious hot souP
D. delicious vegetable hot souP
C. delicious hot vegetable souP
07.

06. D

A

08. D

09. A

c

11.

A

t2.B

13. D

t4.

16.

A

L7.B

18. C

19. D

10.

c

15. C

20.

c

word that fits the space in the same line.
relea-sing new cD' (come)
21. The famous singer retired in 2005 but now he's makinga
l
her feet' (steady)
22. Mum,s fine afte-r her operation, although she's still a little -by on
23. More ,who caused the accident? (importance)
24. Jo}If-rpffir spanish-. That's the result of his practice. (excel)

II.

Use the

word given in brackets to form

a

_

to release the prisoners. (safe)
25. Some people consider it
ideas which should appeal to many undecided voters. (progress)
26.Theparty has a number
"f

risk of infection. (minimum)
27. Gooihygiene helps to
cigarettes under tlre age of 16' (legal)
smoke
to
28. In mary-countti.t it it
by the long illness she had' (weak)
29. She *ur
(break)
30. There is
-bond between parents and children.

_
_the

t.r.t ly-

a(n)

-

or expressions given
Complete each of the foilowing sentences with one of the phrasal verbs
below. Make any necessary changes.
a wet blanket
tie up
beat about the bush
brush up
take in
jump up

a thorn in mY flesh
get
hard
Pull down
English before going for an interview'
31.

III.

around
nut

be
-your

33. Doft
34. News
35. The

and dance with other

people'

!

fast in this small town!

chance of earning some exha money'
*ill
"*ptoy"r.

36.Binhi'a.lt*itt"otbeeasytogethimtoagreewithouridea.
37. Ms. Chi doesnl like to
38. My younger brother is
3g. He fooled most peopl. i"to

-very

-the

uniform.
40. These buildings will be

-.
-.

She

willtell you what

she thinks'

He keeps annoying me'
u poiiceln*. I supposed they were
u"ti*ing that hr

**

when they are very old.
2

by the

-


31. Brush up

32. tied up

33. a wet blanket

34. gets around

35. jump up

36. hard nut

37.beat about the bush

38. a thorn in mY flesh

39. taken in

40. pulled down

SECTION C. READING
I. Read the passage and decided which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each blank'
SOI.IND ADVICE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
(41)
A recent suruey of a language leamingmagazine has consulted a number of experts inthe

a
(42)
those
for
of a secona tamguage icquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable
whether you are likely to be successful in leaming
r,rg!.Jion is ttrat you
lr"g".g. ;"*r;.
will
for example? The major (44)
a tJrrgulag.. Did you enjJf studying learning iung*ge, at school,
(45)
on offer leads to a
be your 6wn time ana errort. Therifore, you must be sure that the course
aims, you are more likely to
achievable
set
.Jf v9" don't
qnalification. Also, be realistic in your
(48)
,p. Do not be deceive d (47)___ tfrintAng ttrat the most expensive courses are the best.
faster you learn a
Iro*d to get the best possibie ,uto. for money-. You should also bear in mind that theherself
German by
teach
teacher, tried to
language, the more q"i.ny you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French
Alr:eady fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching
rolling on a
"o*ru.

progress were high. Three years on she remembers very little. She
methodology, her chances of
o'I
should have consolidated what I'd
ieels her bilgest mistake was not to foilow-up her first experience.
learned Uy Continuing to study, even if it were by myself"'

(43)

o*

-

(46)

jir.

(49)

41. A.
42.

-r

(50)

branch

A.considering

A. survey
44. A. price
43.

A.valued
46. A. ends
47. A. into
48. A. Nose
49. A.rapid
45.

50. A.

-

achieving

B. field
B. wondering
B. review
B. charge
B. regarded
B. sights
B. about
B. ShoP
B. quick
B. making

C. area
C. thinking

D. domain

C. balance
C. cost
C. understood
C. goals-

D. assess
D. valuation
D. recognised
D. objects
D. in
D. Run
D. crash
D. gaining

D.looking

c.bv
C. Push

C. fast
C. doing

4t.B

42.

A

43. D

44.8

45. D

46.C

47.

A

48. B

49.D

50. B

I

II. FilI in each numbered blank ONE suitable word'

which struck Tangshan city
China said today that there was a heavy loss of life in the earthquake
people 160 kilometers east of
yesterday. Survivors ,uia flrut Tangshan, an industrial crty of one million

in
or injwy. Many of the men_of rangshan were (53)

the one million inhabitants (52)
Unfortunately, few of these miners
(54)
the mines deep under the earth s.rface when the earthquake
(56)
' Regrettably' most were
stuvived. A lot of people were also working in the clty's
fisl
authorities have not yet
under falling concrete when the buildings (58) -..----.-:- The Chinese
or caiualties, but it is thought that tens of thousands of
given any information ab-out the actual (59)
have been killed. Hardly a house has been left (60)

_death

-.

isli-

ieople

-

-

-


working

51. completelY

52. escaped

53.

54. occurred/ haPPened

55. have

56. offices

57. kitled

58. collapsed

59. number

60. standing

III. Read the following passage and choose a word in the box below to fit into each of the numbered
Then
blank Make some chinges if necessary. (There are three words that you do not need to use).
choose the correct answer to each question below'

develop
name
especially
experience

interest

important
influence

in particular
after that

complete
improve

communicate

ea

another

first
bring
return

mixture

(61)

in Europe in the 1500s. Three men (62)
The first sigu of language for deaf people was
(63)
Pedro de Ponce
contributed u lot to the Jevelopmeni oisign language. In Spain, a man

Juan Pablo de
(64)
was the peffion to teach deaf people tb use sign language. In addition,
about the same time. Another (65)
Bonet, .*ot" th. first book on t"u"hing sign language to deaf people, at

-

-spaniard,

people in Paris- He started to learn
L,Epese. L,Epese understood to learn the signs used by a group of deaf
sign language.
the iign; he developed a more (67)
in the development of American Sign Language. In
period
ir"portant
1800s
The
in teaching deaf people, so he travelled to
lgl5, a man namecl Thomas Gallaudet b..u.. (69)
with deaf people. He *u. twenty seven years old at that time, and he
Europe to study ways of (70)
the United
Gallaudet (72)
studied at a school for deaf rt"a*tr for several months. (71)
with Laurent clerc, a deaf sign language tgagfer from Paris. As a result of his
States and he (73)
sign
and Clerc became the Q\

experience in burop[-Callaudet started the first school for the deaf,
deaf
by
signs.used
from thgJ]1)
ffi,rug, teacher in the US. American Sign Language developed
people
in the united
deaf
500,000
than
Americans and French sign Language. foday, it is used by more

(6g)

;; *
-French
_

_him

-

-_to

-,

-of

States and Canada.

63. named

in particular

61. developed

62.

64. another

65. important

66. influenced

67. complete

68. early

69. interested

70. communicating

71. After that

72. returned

73. brought

75. first

75. mixed

76. Which of the following fits best as the title of the passage?
A. The Importance of Sign Language
B. The Development of Sign Language
C. The Invention of Sign Language
D. The PopularitY of Sign Language
language? *
TT.lnwhich iountry there-was thi peison who contibuted to sign
D' Canada
C' The
B.
A. The
TRUE?
is
statements
78. According to the first putugtupi, which of the following
A. A Spaniard ran the first school for the deaf'
B. Juan Pablo de Bonet developed French sign language'

USA

Spain

C. The sign language originated from Europe'
D. Three people co-operated to create sign language'

UK

-


Tg.Whatdid Thomas Gallaudet contribute to the US?
A. He taught the deaf people in the US.
B. He established the first school for the deaf.
C. He and his assistant invented the US sign language.
D. He brought the result of experiment to the US.
80. What can be infened from the passage?
A. The sign language has become more popular to the deaf.
B. Since the development of sign language, there has been one special school.
C. The deaf know little about the sign language.
D. The sigu language is being developed.

77.8

76.8

79.8

78. C

80. A

SECTION D. WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it
81. The cinema was practically empty.
There was hardly anyone/ anybody

atlrnthe cinema.

82. The house has got everything except a large garden.

The only thing (that) the house hasn't goU doesn'thavellacks is a large garden.
83. Although he works hard, he cannot earn enough.

Hard as/ though he works, he cannot earn enough.
84. Alan was not a confident perso& and that was why he was so shy.

Alan's shyness was due to his lack of confidenee./ the fact that he was not conlidentflacked
confidence./ lack of confidence made him shy/ a shy person.
85. Jack is proud

ofthe fact that he is never late.

Jack prides himself on (his) never being late/ his

86. It's very kind of you to give me a

punctuality/ the fact that he is never late.

lift.

I appreciate your giving me a lift
87. Atthough he wasn't experienced, he got the job.

job.
Despite not being experienced/ his inexperience/ the fact that he wasn't experienced, he got the
88. My mother lives a long way from the supermarket.

There,isn't a supermarket near my inother's house./ in my motherts neighborhood.
89. It is cheaper to send things by sea than by airmail.

It costs less to send things by sea than by airmail/ more to send things by airmail than by sea.
90. He

delaydwritingttre bookurtil

only when he had

he had done a lot ofresearctt

done a lot of research did he delay

writing the book

5


II. For each of the sentences, write ,

,.*

similar as possible in meaning to the original
not be altered in any way.
must
one, using the word given in CAPITALS. This word
91. He does almost no

)

sentence as

work. (IIARDLD

He hardly does anY work.

92. Thanks to Lan's help, I was able to finishthe project. (FOR)

)

Had it not been for Lan's help, I wouldn't have been able to finish the project.

93. "Howwide is Hoan Kiem Lake?"

)

(WIIAT)

They wanted to know what the width of Hoan Kiem Lake was/ is.

94. The report must be finished by Monday. (BE)

)

It's vital that the report (should) be finished by Monday.

95. Did you mean to kick him, or did it happen by accident? (PtlRPosE)

)

Did you kick him on purpose or was it fiust) an accident?

96. We haven't received confirmation of hotel booking yet. (BEEN)

)

Our hotel booking hasn't been confirmed

yet.

,

97. Please do not disturb the contestants under any circumstances.

)

(ACCO[INT)

On no account are the contestants to be distr:rbed.

98. Three hundred students entered the swimming competition last year. (PART)

)

Three hundred students took

part in the swimming competition last year.

99. We finaIly managed to persuade my dad to let us go to the concert. (fN)

)

We finally succeeded in persuading my dad to let us go to the concert.

100. "I'm sorry, I know nothing about computer progmmming,o' said the interviewee. (IIAVING)

)

The interviewee admitted having no knowledge/ not having any knowledge of computer

.programming.

The end
Total mark: 100:

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Example: 00. A.
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B. standgtd
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B. glurch
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D. mgnage

C. mgny

D. wanted
D. gbildren
D. catg
5.

4.

II. Give the correct tense of the verb in brackets.

(not/finish) the report yet.
a lot of fun last week.
7.My children (have)
so much noise in class.
8. He always (make)
his grandmother the following day'
9. He said he (visit)since he moved here.
10. Nothing (do) _*6. I am soff)'. I

1

6.

10.

9.

IIL

Choose the correct answer.
Mrs Brown?
You
C. to
B.
A.
after the violent storm.
12. Fortunately, the plane
C. safety
B.

safely
A. safe
rich, she would travel around the world.
13.If
C. has been
B.
A. would

I

8.

l. May I introduce

with

she
be

.for
landed
is

D.

of

D. unsafe
D. were

.


14. The equipment in our office needs

A. moderner
15. It was very kind
A. of

B. modernising C. modemised
you to help those poor people.
c.bv
B. to
parents
sad.
made his
16. Peter got a bad rnark,
C. and
B. which
A. that
at home tonight.
17. I'd rather you
C. stay
B. to stay
A. stayed
he?
18. That man lives nextdoor,
C. doesn't
B. isn't
A.

library,
the
19. She likes reading
C. on
B. at
A"
rain.
it
may
with
20. I will bring an umbrella
c.
B. in case
A. when

--_ -

does
in

**books

me

11.

12.

16.

17.

l

if

D. modemisation
D. at
D. so
D. staying
D. is
D. from
D. unless

13.

14.

15.

18.

19.

24.

ear:h numbered blank ONE suitable word.
in Milan, Ohio on February 1ls 1847. His family
Thomas .Edision was
to Port Hurcxl Michigan when he was 7 years old. Surprisingly, he affended school for only two

months. His mother, a forrner teacher, taught him a few things, but Edison was mostly self-educated.

IV. Fitl in

(22)-

(21)-

(23)_
{24)_of

a young age.
His natural curiosity led him to start experirnenting
the electric iight. Although the electric
Thomas .Edision lit up the world with his
light seems tc (25)---_ the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record
the rnotion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he
every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked
created something new. I{e worked 16 out

(26)_,

(27)-

(28)

the age of

(29)-at

intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edision
84 on October 18th 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey.He left numerous

inventions that

(30)-

the quality of life all over the world.

V. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each setrtence. F'ind the mistakes and
correct them.
Example: 00. I has beea learning English for 4 yea{s.

ABCDI

Answer: 00. A

---+

have been

I liked his new motorbike.
D
B .C

31. Tom asktisl me did

A

32. Do the same thing rygryday gives n-le no pleasure.

AB

CD

2


33. Lan said she has beqq to.Paris so many limg!.

ABCD

34. I am not g:noughlglig$!to Wail lbr the match c'oming'
,.What

35.

ABCD

q{S:

you doing,

ABCD

Mum?" "I am listgnins to the forec4st weathe{ on TV".

31.

32.

JJ.

34,

35.

YI. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
36. It is the
37.

Air

39. Is it-to

film I havs ever seen. (bad)
isn't really a serious problem in the area where we live. (poltute)
of 200 meters under the sea. (deep)

38. The submarine went down to a
40.

swim in that take? (danger)
I am going to buy a new mobile phone. (decide)

i,ve made my

--

36.

38.

an

Jt.

39.

40.

VII. Rea6 the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question.
Sydney is Austraiia's most exciting city where the history of Australia begins. In 1788,
(including
Captain Apthur phillips arrived in Sydney with t1 ships and1624 passengers from Britain
770 prisoners). Today there are about 4 million people in Sydney. It's the biggest city in Australia,
the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
There are over twenty excellent beaches close to Sydney and its wafln summer climate and
cool winter have made it a favourite place for immigrants from ovefsefls. There are three things that
make Sydney famous: its beautiful harbour, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was built in 1932 and
the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973,
41. When did Captain Apthur Phillips arrive in Sydney?

A2.Whatis the population of Sydney nowadays?

43. Is Sydney the most beautiful city in the world?


.'ovefsess" in the second paragraph mostly means
44.Thewortl

C'
ts'
A. in the
45. What does the word'"which" refer to?
B' Sydney
A. S,rrD' Sydney Opera House
C. TLe Sydney Harbour

homeland

country

abroad

D' hometown

harbour
Bridge
45.

44"

way that
Finishi reach of the following sentences in such a
sentence printed before it.
46. Leamin5l English is necessary for students'

VIII.

it mefins exactly the same

Ii. is ......."...

47. We will

g,,r

for

a

picnic unless it rains'

Ifit...........
48. The man coulcln't say a word' He was so surprised'
The man wa.s too

49. John has beert Peter's classmate for a long time'
Johur and Peter .......'-

cit the Great
at Wail
W in China, L&n?"
50. "Do you want to visit

I said'

Totul mark: {50 x 2) : IA = 10
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from the rest'
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
C' m4ny D' mgnage
Example: 00. A. mgn B. bgd
Answer:00. C

teacher
2. A. gg;bage
3. A. washg!
4. A. glopstic
5. A. hatg
1.

A.

B. clqr
B. standqd
B. stoPPg!

B. gLurch
B. handg

C. rgson
C. solg
C. workg!
C. glemistry
C. bookq

D.

mgn

D.lung
D. wantg!
D. glildren
D. catg

tense of the verb in brackets'
the report yet'
sorry. I
6.
lot of fun last week'
7.My children (have)
so much noise in class'
8. He always

II. Give the correct

(not/finish)

:L-a
(make)
g. He said he (visit)_ his grandmother the following day.
Lq

10.

since he moved here'

Nothing (do)

7. had

6. haven't finished

-

9.

8. is always making

10. has been done

would visit

III.

Choose the correct answer.
Mrs Brown?
1 1. May I introduce You

C. to
B. for
A.
after the violent storm.
12. Fortunately, the Plane landed
C. safetY
B. safely
A. safe

with

-

-

D. of
D. unsafe


she

rich, she would travel around the world.
C. has been
B. is
A. would be
14. The equipment in our offrce needs
B. modemising C. modemised
A. moderner
you to help those poor people.
15. It was very

c.bv
B. to
A. of
parents
sad.
made his
16. Peter got a bad mark,
C. and
B. which
A. that
tonight.
you
at
home
17.I'd rather
C. stay
B. to stay
A. stayed
he?
18. That man lives next-door,
C. doesn't
B. isn't
A. does
the library.
19. She likes reading
C. on
B. at
A. in
it may rain.
20. I will bring an umbrella with me

c. if
case
B.
in
A. when
13.

If

kind

-

D. modernisation

D. at
D. so
D. staying
D. is

books

11. C
16.

D. were

B

t2.B

13. D

14. B

A

18. C

19.

17.

A

D. from
D. unless
15.

A

20.8

IV. FiIl in each numbered blank OI{E suitable word.

to
in Milan, Ohio on February l la' 1847. His family (22)Port Huron, Michigan when he was 7 years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months.
His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Edison was mostly self-educated. His natural
Thomas Edision was

(21)-

Q3)-a
Q4)-

young age.
curiosity led him to start experimenting
of the electric light. Although the electric
Thomas Edision lit up the world with his
the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record
light seems to
motion picture caurera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created
every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked
something new. He worked 16 out
the age of 84
intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edision
on October 18tr 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that

(25)_

(26)_,the

(30)-the

(27)_

(28)-

(29)-at

qualrty of life all overthe world.

V. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts ofeach sentence. Find the mistakes and correct
them.
Example: 00. I has been learnine English for 4 S:ars.

ABCD

Answer: 00. A

have been

I liked his new'motorbike.
D
B

31. Tom asked me did

A

+


32.Do the sarng thing-every@y gives me no pleasure.

ABCD

33. Lan said she has been to Paris so many times.

ABCD

34. I am not enoueh patient to wait fgr the match ggming.
D
BC
A
*What
are you doing,

35.

ABCD

31. B

-+ iflwhether

Mum?" "I am listening

to the fo,recast wpather

I

C---+

TV".

32. A---+ doing
34. A

33. B --+ had been

35.

q

---+

patient enough

weather forecast

VI. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
36. It is the

37.

Atr

_

film I have ever seen. (bad)
isn't really a serious problem in the area where we live. (pollute)

a

of 200 meters under the sea. (deep)
to swim in that lake? (danger)
39. Is it
I arn going to buy a new mobile phone. (decide)
40. I've made my
38. The submarine went down to

_

36. worst

-.

37. pollution
39. dangerous

38. depth
40. decision

VII. Read the following

'

passage and choose the correct answer to each question.

Sydney is Austrilia's most exciting city where the history of Austalia begins. In 1788, Captain
Apthgr Phillips arived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770
prisoners). Today there are about 4 million people in Sydney. It's the biggest clty in Austalia, the
busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
There are over twenty excellent beaches close to Sydney and its walrn summer climate and cool

winter have made it a favourite place for immigrants fuom overseas. There are three things that make
I
Sydney famous: its beautiful harbour, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was built in 1932 and the
Sydney OperaHouse, whichwas opened rr;,1973.
41. When did Captain Apthur Phillips arrive in Sydney?

+

(IIe arrived in Sydney) in 1788.

42.Wbatis the population of Sydney nowadays?

+

(Sydney has a population of) about 4 million (people).


43. Is Sydney the most beautiful crty in the world?

-+

No, it isn't.

44. The word"overseas"

iithe

second paragraph mostly

*t1*--_-= '

,

A.inthecountryB.homelandC.abroad-D.hometown
45. What does the word'owhich" refer to?

B' Sydney
A. Sydney's beautiful harbour
D' Sydney OperaHouse
C. The Sydney Harbour Bridge

44.C

I

4s.C

VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it

means exactly the same as the

sentence Printed before it.
46. Learning English is necessary for students'

that students (should) learn English'
- It is necessary for students to learn English. / rt is necessary
47.Wewill go for a picnic unless it rains'

-.' ." - If it rains, we won't go for a picnic I If it doesn't rain,

we

will go for a picnic'

48. The man couldn't say a word. He was so surprised'

- The man was too surprised to say a word/ (anything)'
49. John has been Peter's classmate for a long time'

and Peter have been( studying) in
- John and peter have been classmates for a long time. / John
the same class for a long time.
50.

-

..Do you want to visit the Great wall in china, Lan?',I said.

I asked Lan if /whether

she

wanted to visit the Great wall in china'

Total mark: (50 x 2) : 10 = 70
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Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
C.mgny D. mgnage
nxari$te:0d. A. mgn B. bgd
Answer:00. C
D. refusgg
C. clothgg
B. staggq
01. A. resourcgg
D. storep
C. encourggg
B. massggg
02. A. shorlqp
D. pgticipation
bg;gain
C.
B.
scgcity
03. A. b4gter
D. stragger
C. haedtul
B. mogth

04. A. bagk
D. moment
C. prevg!
B. evgg!
05. A. comrnqnt
04.

03.

02.

01.

05.

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the trest wordl phrase from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank.
06. Tom closed all the windows the rain could not come in'
D. so that
C. as
B. in order to
A. because
understood it.
07. Beeause his argument was so confusin5,
D' a little
little
C.
B. a few
A. ferv
and training of the child within the home.

08._ is normally used to refer to the treatment
-people
B. Mothering c. upbringing D. Educating
a. r'..oing
what you are saying.
09. I am so tirrlrl that I can't make
D. on
C. out
B. in
A.up
the other ones.
10. This shirt 1s much prettier, but -it costs
C. twice as much as D. twice as many
as
B. as many
A. so much as

ll.3/4

means

A. third

quarters

B. three

quarters

care

A. dopeopl-e care

C. three

fourth
care

D' third fourth

D. care people
C. people
B. are people
captain'
what the papers claim, the coach is not going to ehange the
13.
D. Regardless
B.
,.C.
restored'
punishment
surveys, the majority of Britons want capital
14. According
D. the most of
C. most
B.
A. the

afwing
to

-to
most

Thanks
most

Contrary
of


15. Ihere are several means of mass cornmunication. The newspaper is one. Television is
D. another
C. other
B. the other
A. the another
her long walk.
16. She was tired
D. because of
C.
B.
A.
i
their study at
17. lv{any studr:nts aren't keen
D. on
C.
B.
A.

because

since

about

for

as
sohool.
with

I've decided forabetterjob.
. D. applied
C. apply
B. applytng
A. to apply
19. I _
more careful! Now the car is damaged.
B. would have been C. must have been D" should have been
A. shall ha.re been
20. In the last thirty years, space exploration great contributions to weather f,orecasting.
D. made
C. is making
B. has made
A. makes
21. Please write your &nswers , , ink.
D.bv
C. of
B, with
A. in

22.Breadis usually made wheat.
D.bv
C. with
B. of
A. from
on weight?
23. What food should you eat if you want to
D. take
C. carry
B. put
A. get
24.Do you know the beautiful girl _- in the car?
D. who sit
C. sat
B. sitting
A. sits
joke.
when I told her the
25. Susan couldn't help _
D. to laugh
C. laughed
B.laugh
A.laughing
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II" Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

say)__

: "school days are the best days of your life." No
There is a well-knornn (26.
(27.
at school ever believes it though, and by the time you realise it's true, it's too late!
situation and are beginning to hate the
It's when you'r'e woried about your (28.
(29. bore)
of working in the office o, fu.toty .*ryday that you look back fondly on the
(30.
times you had at school. When you are still at school, you hate paying attention
math lessons, being punished for bad (32. behave)----.-, or feeling
0o (31.
(33.
in an exam because you didn't know any of the answers (and, in fact, had
to complain
oompletely 94. understand)_ the questions too!). But it's quite (35.
about things arr
study)

finance)-

excite)_
fright)_
help)-__-

accept).

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.
sentences has a'mistake. Find and correet
Example. The thief aske4 her handine over her mo$ey.

III. Each of the following

A

B

C..

D

Answer: C +tohand
36. Preqerving natural resources mean ieserving them

&t our future'

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37. Dsspile_af ttre increase in air fares, most people still prefer to fravel by: plane.

.A....

38. Reeardies$

AB

B C

!f

D

your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class shquld be for

students io pragtice Speakjgg.-words.

CD

39.

Ihg

A

injured. rman was taken to the-hospital

B

1']]..

C

D

40. In orrier fori ,:,ne to achieve the deslryd_IgsUllg in thi.s experinrent, it is necessary that he work as

ABC

tastly as possib,le.
D
36,

3t.

39.

44.

IV. Give the comeet form/

tense of the verb

38.

in brackets.

be)_ a young screen actor who (42. kill)--- in a car crash at the age of
twenty four. He (43. make)_ three films : East af Eden, Rebel without o Cause and Giant, of which
only the first (44. rclease)_ before his death. Young people of his generation (45. admire)his good looks and,1a6. iOentify)---.- with his charismatic soreen perforrnances. The parts he
(47.-play)_ (48. match)_ the image of the man: moody, tebellious and angry - yet
vulneiable, @. arouse)_ our protective instincts and perhaps (50. make)- us want to
James Dean (41.

defend tlim and comfort him.

SECTION C: REAI}ING
I. F'iIl in each htankwith ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.
The GopJen Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco with the suburbs to the north. Each
day, about one hundred-ttr-ousand automobiles cross the bridge, taking people to and from the.city.
Moie than half (51)_ them cross the bridge dwing the moming and evening (52)- hours. As
the traffic is so heavy, the trip is not pleasant.

Now, however, there is at liast (53)- group of happy commuters. They are th-e people
(S4)_ travel undei the bridge instead of on it They go !o work (55)- boat and enjoy it so

:

The ferry they-take is the roomy, quiet and comfortable'oGolden Gate". Commuters can enjoy
the sun on deck. tn ihe morning they can have (57)- in the coffee shop, and in the evening they
hills.
can order a drink in the bar (58)__ looking at San Francisco's famous skyline and the nearby
a boat
on
The kip (59)___--,__ only thirty minutes and is not very costly. But best of all, being
seems to (60)___ people feel more friendly towards each other.

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II.

Choose the best snswer A, B, C or D to IilI in each numbered blank in the following passager
Students who are too shy to answer questions in class will :have their embarrasiment ended

(61)_-.__. & ns'w electronic system which (62)_ them to give answers to tutors in private. The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will be,the frst tertiary institution in the world to

(63)_

the Personal Response System across the whole campus.
The electonic tool,
a remote control, enables all students to respond electronically

and in private to questions asked in class by their instructors. Students will get a pocketsize transmitter
and their instruotor a receiver, (65)
a lecture the instructor may stop h"om time to tirne to assess
the students' understanding of the content by asking a question. The students can tap the answers into
the personalised wireless transmitter and the answers are
sent to the instructor's receiver.
Professor Nelson Cue,
demonstrated how to use the device yesterday said:
"Allowing students to respond privately and at ease
the threat associated with speaking
Blbligly i4 lgoturres. Stu{gtgs do not have tg risk a loss of facg when thqy give the wrong answer. They
do ttot havo to competo for the attention of the instructor. Whatts morg, the most important
part of leaming often takes
while mistakes are being discussed".
61. A. by
B. for
C. in
D. because
52. A.lets
B. makes
C. allows
D. tells
63. A. start
B" adopt
C. play
D. work
64. A. which
B" as
C. similarly
D. like

65. A. After
B. Throughout C. During
D. With
66. A. inamediately B. next
C. eventually
D. accurately
67. A. someone B. which
D. who
C, that
68. A. liLls
B. removes
C. takes
D. empties
69. A, ixrly
B. too
C. ali
D. also
70. A. part
B. place
C. hold
D. time

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70.

III. Choose

the most suitable heading from thc, trist (A-K) for each part (71-80) of the article.
There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. Write your answer (A-K) in the
numbered space.
A. Missing und meeting people

B, Essential items
C, Be y,ourself
D. Luggwge
E. Leiswre items
F. All the b*t

C. Daily dress

Ii. Altitudes
L The rightfrarne af nind

l. Bedding
K, Formal dress

7t.
I

After you decide what to study and where, you need to think about what to bring to the USA.
Plan carefully hecause most international airlines will charge you high rates for overweight or
oversized bagg;age. You may check in, free of charge, two pieces of luggage on most intemational
flights, and you rnay bring two carry-on bags on board.

72.

t

Students and professors dress casually on US campuses, particularly
wear jeans, tennjis shoes, sandals, T-shirts and sornetimes shorts to class.

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in the summer. Sfudents


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71.
There trrrobably will be some occasions for more formal wear. Men will want to have a sports
jacket, trousersr r(or a suit), shirt and tie. Women will want to have at least one sntart outfit.
74.

Should you bring any sports equipment? Certainly you will wanl your swimming trunks or
costurne. You rnay also want to bring your tennis racquet. Leave heavy golf clubs, bicycle, soccer ball,
etc. at home. Y'ou can easily rent or borrow"this equipment.
75.

If you are gc,ing to live in a hall of residence, you may need to provide your own sheets, pillows
and towels. Sorne schools furnish bed linen; in other schools you can purchase a service that will
provide linen and also launder it. Some schools provide nothing but --r'our bed. If you don't know what
you will find, tx{ng soap and a towel for the first night, then buy anything else you need after you have
settled in.
What else to bring?
76.

Some things you need to bring to the USA won't be packed in a suitcase * they will be packed
in your.rnind. II,our expeciations and attitudes can make a difference to how'you enjoy your summer in
the USA.
77.

North A.rnerican people value individual experience. So be prepared to be independent!

v8.
You will rniss home, family and friends at first. This will be temporary until you meet new
friends and become farniliar with your new environment.
79.
You willl also want to bring special atlitudes. These include a readiness to reach out to strangers
for friendship and to ask for directions or assistance if you need them.
80.

IIave a good trip, and enjoy your educational adventure.

SECTIOI\ D: '$I/RITING
I" Finish the seco,rrd sentence in such a way that it has the sarne meauing as the one printed trefore
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. We couldn't have managed without rny father's money.

Hadn't.
82. She usually stays up late.
She

's not usr:d..

83. I've never rr;ad a more rotnantic story.

It is ..
84.

"If I were you, I wouldn't trust Torn.",

she told Sam.

She advised

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