E2 mid term review 2

MID-TERM REVIEW 2
COURSE: ENGLISH 2
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A. border
A. financial
A. coincidence
A. pharmacist
A. balance

B. budget
B. monument
B. industrial
B. industry
B. depressed

C. alarm
C. physical
C. experience
C. drowsiness
C. healthy

D. swallow
D. roundabout
D. agriculture

D. imagine
D. secret

B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. climate
7. A. chemist
8. A. light
9. A. treatment
10. A. headache

B. cinema
B. stomach
B. laugh
B. heal
B. village

C. financial
C. chairman
C. cough
C. disease
C. inhaler

D. exciting
D. mechanic
D. enough
D. sweat
D. chaos

II. VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer for each sentence.

11. They are planning to build a ______ in my hometown to honor the soldiers who sacrificed their lives
in the Second World War.
A. town hall
B. church
C. pagoda
D. monument
12. My girlfriend is such a (an) ______ girl. She always cries when she watches sad movies.
A. reliable
B. emotional
C. depressed
D. paranoid
13. ______ money can be difficult whether it is for personal or charitable reasons.
A. Donating
B. Collecting
C. Raising
D. Earning
14. People believe that honey mixed with lemon is a good home __________ for a sore throat.
A. remedy
B. recovery
C. recipe
D. prescription
15. ______ is a treatment in which your body is rubbed with nice-smelling natural oils to reduce pain
and make you feel well.
A. Hydrotherapy
B. Aromatherapy C. Holistic therapy D. Alternative therapy
16. The ______ must give the _____ a 60 days’ written notice to increase the rent.
A. landlady / guest B. boss / employee C. landlord / tenant D. host / guest
17. A ______ is a specially marked place for people to walk across streets.
A. crossroads
B. roundabout

C. zebra crossing D. cycle lane
18. An amount of money that is available to a person or an organization and planned to be spent over a
period of time is called a (an) ________.
A. cash
B. bank balance
C. account
D. budget
19. ___________ is caused by an allergy to pollen. Common symptoms are a runny nose, sneezing, and
watery eyes.
A. The flu
B. A nosebleed
C. Hay fever
D. Asthma


20. A ______ is an area for children, especially at a school or in a park, that often has special equipment
for climbing on, riding on etc.
A. playground
B. sports ground
C. football ground D. gym
21. A high _________ of vitamin C (more than 2,000 mg daily) can lead to stomach upset and diarrhoea.
A. figure
B. dose
C. reaction
D. prescription
22. As a (an) ______ centre of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has a large number of banks businesses and
even a stock market.
A. rural
B. industrial
C. cultural

D. financial
23. After doing many different jobs without success, she ______ teaching English as a foreign language.
A. stopped
B. continued
C. ended up
D. contributed to
24. It’s so hot that I can’t stop ______.
A. coughing
B. sneezing
C. swallowing
D. sweating
25. The shop offers a lot of nice clothes at ________ prices.
A. affordable
B. comparable
C. acceptable
D. believable
26. You drive __________ the monument on your way to work, don’t you?
A. along
B. past
C. over
D. through
27. He had diarrhoea after the meal but it was _______ so he didn’t have to see the doctor.
A. serious
B. brief
C. mild
D. weak
28. The football match was _________ because of the heavy rain. Everybody left unhappily.
A. delayed
B. banned
C. stopped

D. cancelled
29. He got up during the break in the game to _________ his legs.
A. bend
B. stretch
C. raise
D. turn
30. We had a (an) ________ view of the coastline from the plane.
A. spectacular
B. luxury
C. spacious
D. elegant
III.GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best completes each sentence.
31. John: Can you call him back? Tom: Of course, I_______ call him immediately.
A. ‘ll

B. can

C. should

D. have to

32. You _______ stay over the weekend if you want. ~ Thank you, I’d love to stay.
A. can

B. have to

C. should

D. will

33. ________ if I sit here? ~ No, of course not. Go ahead.
A. Is it OK

B. Do you like it

C. Do you mind

D. Would you mind

34. Is ________ Asia to the west or to the east of ________ Pacific Ocean?
A. Ø / the

B. the / the

C. Ø / Ø

D. the / Ø

35. You _______ have very good grades to get in. The standard is very high.
A. should

B. have to

C. can

D. will

36. You mustn’t eat anything before the blood test so you ______ have breakfast.

A. shouldn’t

B. don’t have to

C. can’t

D. are not going to

37._______ you need any help, just give me a call.
A. When

B. Ø

C. If

D. All are correct.

38. We _______ be there until 8. We have plenty of time.
A. won’t

B. shouldn’t

C. don’t have to

D. can’t

39. _______ hotel didn’t have _________ bar so we had to go elsewhere for drinks..
A. The / the

B. The / a

C. A / the

D. A / a

40. You _______ be hungry now. We only had lunch an hour ago.
A. don’t have to

B. shouldn’t

C. won’t

D. can’t

41. Do you think he _____ take that job? ~ No. The salary is not good enough.
A. can

B. is going to

C. has to

D. should

42. I know I’m a bother to you, but don’t worry. I ______ anymore.
A. can’t be

B. won’t be

C. am not

D. ought not to be

43. You _______ believe everything he tells you. You _________ trust him.
A. shouldn’t / can’t

B. can / don’t have to

C. can’t / should

D. have to / will

44. I can talk to all _______ girls, except _______ girl I love.
A. the / the

B. Ø / a

C. the / Ø

D. Ø / the

45. Let me help you with your bags. I ________ take the big one for you.
A. am going to

B. ‘ll

C. can

D. ought to

IV. CLOZE PASSASGE
Read the following passage and then choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each blank.
Malaysia and Canada signed a (an) (46) __________ exchange agreement today. The ministers of
both countries attended a concert after the signing (47) ___________. The countries will exchange artists,
orchestras, and dance groups. Drama groups are not (48)__________ in the agreement. It is hoped that a new
trade agreement will follow. The (49) ________ between Canada and Malaysia has always been strong, and
in a recent press conference, both of the ministers stated that this relationship can only continue to
(50)_________.
46. A. cultural

B. industrial

C. science

D. international


47. A. party

B. occasion

C. event

D. ceremony

48. A. supported

B. included

C. found

D. admitted

49. A. dispute

B. understanding

C. cooperation D. competition

50. A. grow

B. decrease

C. change

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D. wait