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UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG
 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 29/06/2013.

(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút.

Họ và tên thí sinh: ……….……….. Số báo danh: ………...
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề).

A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.
I. PHONETICS (1 pt)

1. Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)

1. A. lost B. nose C. only D. hole

2. A. youths B. cigarettes C. maps D. months

3. A. inversion B. permission C. ship D. decision

4. A. although B. without C. thorough D. mouths

5. A. honest B. home C. heiress D. vehicles

2. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 pt)

6. A. champion B. factory C. recycle D. difference

7. A. illustrate B. consider C. remember D. imagine

8. A. experiment B. explanation C. achievement D. discovery

9. A. alternative B. academy C. mechanic D. mathematics

10. A. calculator B. difficulty C. comprehend D. institute

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.

11. I really like Emma Watson. She has such a good sense of_______

A. intelligence B. humour C. honesty D. patience

12. One of the qualities for true _______ is constancy

A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness

13. The woman _______ a fuss when she discovered that her bag had been stolen.

A. shouted B. cried C. made D. did

14. There is a birthday cake _______ seven candles on the table.

A. of B. with C. on D. above

15. On our wedding _______, we would love to invite your family to our dinner.

A. opportunity B. chance C. anniversary D. birthday

16. He’s gone down to the corner _____ some milk.

A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
17. Why weren’t we permitted _______ the house?

A. entering B. to enter C. enter D. entered
18. He could not afford ________.

A. to buy a car B. buy a car C. buying a car D. can buy a car
19. An ideal friend shouldn’t be ______.

A. loyal B. selfish C. faithful D. friendly
20. The local people are very ______ to strangers.

A. comfortable B. hospitable C. enjoyable D. familiar
21. If they worked more carefully, they _____ so many mistakes.

A. won’t make B. don’t make C. wouldn’t make D. didn’t make
22. He _______to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.

A. goes B. was going C. went D. has gone

23. There’s a strange man behind us. I think ______.

A. we are followed B. we are being followed

C. we are being following D. we are following

24. Which of the following is the strongest advice?

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C. You ought to get a hair- cut. D. You really must get a hair- cut.
25. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?

A. Wil B. Do C. Can D. Did

26. Mr. Vo Van Kiet, _______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.

A. that B. whose C. Who D. whom

27. All that rubbish will have to be ________ at once.

A. get rid of B. got rid of C. got rid D. getting rid of

28. The football match was postponed_______the bad weather.

A. because B. in spite C. despite D. because of

29. _______students attended the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them.

A. Too many B. So many C. So few D. So much

30. Maria: “Thanks for the lovely evening.” – Diana: “_______.”

A. Oh, that’s right B. No, it’s not good

C. Yes, it’s really great D. I’m glad you enjoyed it
31. “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop_______ excuses!”

A. having B. making C. doing D. taking

32. The kitchen _______ dirty because she has just cleaned it.

A. may be B. mustn’t be C. can’t be D. should be

33. “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _______?”

A. will you B. don’t you C. can’t you D. do you

34. The library card will give you free access _______the Internet eight hours a day.

A. on B. to C. in D. from

35. John paid $2 for his meal, _______he had thought it would cost.

A. not so many as B. less as C. not as much D. not so much as
36. He _______to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.

A. didn’t have to go B. must have gone C. couldn’t go D. should have gone
37. The United States consists of fifty States, _______has its own government.

A. each of which B. each of that C. hence each D. they each
38. Susan’s doctor insists _______for a few days.

A. her to rest B. that she rest C. her resting D. that she is resting
39. _______he arrived at the bust stop when the bus came.

A. No sooner had B. No longer has C. No until had D. Hardly had
40. “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?” “Yes. ________we decide to stay longer.”

A. In case B. So that C. Though D. Because

41. At the interview, you will _______ a lot of questions.

A. asked B. be asked C. asking D. ask

42. He hopes that he _______ become a civil engineer in the future.

A. would be B. will C. be D. is

43. Since _______ here, I’ve learned a lot of English.

A. came B. to come C. coming D. come

44. I want to know how the story _______.

A. stops B. ends C. stopped D. ended

45. This kind of medicine is quickly _______ into the body.

A. entered B. absorbed C. gone D. introduced

46. It is impossible to _______ why different people like different things?

A. account B. cause C. reason D. explain

47. The young soldier _______ at the target and fired.

A. pointed B. aimed C. directed D. tried

48. She sang less beautifully than I _______.

A. wished B. hoped C. expected D. demanded

49. Smoking is _______ to your health.

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50. Attending all the lectures is important _______ university students.

A. in B. with C. about D. to

51. Are you acquainted _______ this lady?

A. with B. to C. by D. about

52. Is she capable _______ using computers?

A. about B. of C. with D. on

53. Hurry, or you will be late _______ the meeting.

A. at B. to C. from D. for

54. The city center was crowded _______ tourists.

A. to B. with C. from D. for

55. You have to study harder to keep pace _______ your classmates.

A. with B. in C. on D. at

56. They _______ tomorrow at 12:30.

A. will leave B. are leaving C. are going to leave D. leave

57. He cannot accept the invitation _______ his duty.

A. thanks to B. because of C. despite D. as

58. _______ a kind man he is!

A. What B. Which C. How D. Why

59. The doctor advised the patient to stay _______ the crowds.

A. away from B. out of C. with D. off

60. A person can stand _______ under the water in one minute.

A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying

III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.

61. –“Do you agree that our present sources of energy will soon end?" –“___________________”
A. Yes, it might. B. No, I don't. C. Yes, I think so. D. Yes, we do.

62. –“_______________.” –“It was really interesting.”

A. How about going for a film? B. How was the film last night?

C. Did you like the film last night? D. What was the film last night?
63. –“________________” –“It’s nice.”

A. What do you think of the weather today? B. What does the weather like today?
C. Do you like the weather today? D. How does the weather like?
64. –“Happy birthday! This is a small present for you.” –“ _________________ “

A. What a pity! B. How terrible! C. Have a good time! D. How beautiful it is! Thanks.
65. –“John had an accident. He has been in hospital for 5 days. –“________________”

A. Poor him. B. Oh. Is he? C. How's terrific! D. Poor it.

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.

... Smith did not explain the large (66) _______ he had shown in Magnan but sat thinking (67)
_______ some minutes and then began to talk (68) _______ something else. About ten that evening I met
Smith and he asked me up to his room (69) _______ coffee. (70) _______ room looked nice with comfortable
chairs. We talked a little and then he (71) _______ me his story.

" A long time (72) _______I was young artist and came to France where I was traveling from place to
place making sketches. One day, I met two French artists (73) _______were also moving from place to place
making sketches and I joined them. We were as happy (74) _______we were or as poor as we were happy, as
you like it."

"Claude and Carl-these are the names of those boys-were always in good spirits and laughed at
poverty. We were very poor. We lived (75) _______the money which we got from time to time for our
sketches...."

66. A. interest B. to interest C. interested D. interesting

67. A. at B. of C. for D. up

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69. A. drink B. to drink C. drinking D. drank

70. A. No article B. A C. An D. The

71. A. told B. said C. spoke D. asked

72. A. next B. up C. ago D. before

73. A. why B. whom C. whose D. who

74. A. as B. more C. than D. less

75. A. about B. in C. against D. on

V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.

Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than that of the
ancient. Now we know about vitamins and how each kind of vitamin helps in the growth of a particular part of
our bodies. There are on the market all kinds of vitamin pills which one can take to make up for one’s lack of
certain important things which are needed for normal health. Of course, if we eat well and properly, the food
that we eat will take care of our bodies without these pills and so there is no need to take any kinds of vitamin
pills unless our doctor tells us that our bodies are short of something which can be supplied by them.

Generally speaking, everything we eat does some good to our bodies, but if we eat too much of one kind of

food and pay no attention to others, we may have too much of one kind of chemical substance and not enough
of others. Then, we may be in trouble.

We are often told that we must eat some meat at each meal in order to get the necessary protein. That
is only partly true, for proteins are not found only in meat. We can also get them from some vegetables.
The best advice about what to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food but never too much of any.
76. According to the passage, we now know ____________.

A. more and more about food and health B. food and health

C. how to keep fit and stay healthy D. health is not important
77. People take certain vitamin pills when they ____________.

A. want to develop their muscle. B. find their bodies are short of something
C. want to prevent their diseases D. are strong enough to work everything
78. The writer thinks we should ____________.

A. have balanced food B. be careful in choosing food
C. eat simple food D. go on a diet

79. According to the passage, to get proteins we must eat ____________.

A. food and vitamin pills B. only fruit C. meat and vegetables D. more vegetables
80. The main topic of the passage is ____________.

A. proteins and food B. vitamins and proteins C. food and health D. health and vitamin pills

B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. 
I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts)

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

a. A: What part of Birmingham (81. you / live) _______________ when you were a student?

B: A place called Selly Oak. (82. you ever be) _______________there?

b. When I got home, Bill (83. lie) _______________on the sofa. The television was on, but he was not

watching it. He (84. fall) _______________asleep and (85. snore) _______________loudly. I turned the 
television off and just then he (86. wake) _______________up.

c. Mary said that she (87. learn) _______________French for five years.

d. Would you mind (88. tell) _______________ your children (89. keep) _______________ quiet for a

moment? I (90. try) _______________ to finish my report.

II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts)

equip – probable – electric – fortune – wide
able – event – produce – industry – mine

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Coal was not used (93) _______________ as a source of energy until the last century. With the
coming of the (94) _______________revolution, it was soon realized that (95) _______________would
double if coal was used instead of. Nowadays, many of the huge factories and (96)
_______________generating stations would be (97) _______________to function if there was no coal.

There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use
of coal does not increase (98) _______________, however, about half of the world’s coal may never be used.
(99) _______________ much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new (100)

_______________.

III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts)

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F).

Once there were lots of pandas in the mountain of Western China. Today they are becoming extinct.
The reason is that they cannot find enough food. Pandas eat bamboo leaves. They do not like another food.
The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some
types of bamboo have seeds every 60 years. Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow. While the
bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat.

Farmers are using more and more of the land on the mountain side to grow food for man. The farmers
cut down the bamboo. Bamboo leaves become less plentiful. Pandas cannot find enough food to eat. They
starve and die.

China and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the panda. In 1979 they began to set up
special parks where pandas live. One such park is the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan. The Wolong Reserve has
the highest number of pandas in the world. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits.
By learning more about the panda’s habits, scientists can save it from extinction.

101. There are many pandas in China nowadays.
102. Some kinds of bamboo grow quickly.

103. The favourite food for pandas is the bamboo leaves.

104. The Wolong Reserve is the World Wildlife Fund Organisation.

105. Setting pandas reserves in the mountains of China is a good way to save pandas.

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.

Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.

106. What is the advantage ____________ farming over hunting?
107. Are you interested ____________ literature?

108. San Francisco is ____________the west coast of the United States.
109. He has the problem ____________swimming too slow.

110. He put his bicycle ____________the wall.

111. I turned ____________their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money.
112. If someone comes to the door, don’t ask them____________.

113. The firemen had to break ____________the door to enter the house on fire.
114. I look ____________on my childhood as the happiest part of my life
115. The nurse has to take ____________ at the midnight.

V. ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)

There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them.
Write your answers in the numbered spaces.

BICYCLES

1 The bicycle is a cheap or clean way to travel. The first bicycle
2 is made about one hundred and fifty years ago. At first, bicycles were
3 expensive so only rich people can buy them. These early bicycles
4 looked very differently from the ones we have today.

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10 you can’t find anywhere parking.

Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction

1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

5 10

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)

126. He sings well and plays the guitar well.

=> He both...
127. In spite of his headache, he did well in the exam.

=> Although...
128. They came to the concert late, so they didn’t have good seats.

=> Had...
129. Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games.

=> I won’t allow...
130. It was a long time ago when I saw a movie.

=> It is...
131. My younger brother finally managed to get a job.

=> My younger brother was...
132. They have just sold the old house at the end of the road.

=> The old house...
133. You needn’t finish the work today.

=> There’s...
134. Liz is a better pianist than Mai.

=> Mai does...
135. She is annoyed because her husband often smokes in the home.

=> She objects...

VII. WRITING (2 pts)

Write an essay (about 150-200 words) on the following topic:

“The role of a good friend in one’s life”

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UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG
 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 29/06/2013.

(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút.

Họ và tên thí sinh: ……….……….. Số báo danh: ………...
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề).

A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.
I. PHONETICS (1 pt)

1. Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)

1. A. lost B. nose C. only D. hole

2. A. youths B. cigarettes C. maps D. months

3. A. inversion B. permission C. ship D. decision

4. A. thought B. without C. thorough D. mouths

5. A. honest B. home C. heiress D. vehicles

2. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 pt)

6. A. ‘champion B. ‘factory C. re’cycle D. ‘difference

7. A. ‘illustrate B. con’sider C. re’member D. i’magine

8. A. ex’periment B. expla’nation C. a’chievement D. dis’covery

9. A. al’ternative B. a’cademy C. me’chanic D. mathe’matics

10. A. ‘calculator B. ‘difficulty C. com’prehend D. ‘institute

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.

11. I really like Emma Watson. She has such a good sense of_______

A. intelligence B. humor C. honesty D. patience

12. One of the qualities for true _______ is constancy

A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness

13. The woman _______ a fuss when she discovered that her bag had been stolen.

A. shouted B. cried C. made D. did

14. There is a birthday cake _______ seven candles on the table.

A. of B. with C. on D. above

15. On our wedding _______, we would love to invite your family to our dinner.

A. opportunity B. chance C. anniversary D. birthday

16. He’s gone down to the corner _____ some milk.

A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
17. Why weren’t we permitted _______ the house?

A. entering B. to enter C. enter D. entered
18. He could not afford ________.

A. to buy a car B. buy a car C. buying a car D. can buy a car
19. An ideal friend shouldn’t be ______.

A. loyal B. selfish C. faithful D. friendly
20. The local people are very ______ to strangers.

A. comfortable B. hospitable C. enjoyable D. familiar
21. If they worked more carefully, they _____ so many mistakes.

A. won’t make B. don’t make C. wouldn’t make D. didn’t make
22. He _______to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.

A. goes B. was going C. went D. has gone

23. There’s a strange man behind us. I think ______.

A. we are followed B. we are being followed

C. we are being following D. we are following

24. Which of the following is the strongest advice?

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C. You ought to get a hair- cut. D. You really must get a hair- cut.
25. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?

A. Will B. Do C. Can D. Did

26. Mr. Vo Van Kiet, _______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.

A. that B. whose C. Who D. whom

27. All that rubbish will have to be ________ at once.

A. get rid of B. got rid of C. got rid D. getting rid of

28. The football match was postponed_______the bad weather.

A. because B. in spite C. despite D. because of

29. _______students attended the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them.

A. Too many B. So many C. So few D. So much

30. Maria: “Thanks for the lovely evening.” – Diana: “_______.”

A. Oh, that’s right B. No, it’s not good

C. Yes, it’s really great D. I’m glad you enjoyed it
31. “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop_______ excuses!”

A. having B. making C. doing D. taking

32. The kitchen _______ dirty because she has just cleaned it.

A. may be B. mustn’t be C. can’t be D. should be

33. “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _______?”

A. will you B. don’t you C. can’t you D. do you
34. The library card will give you free access _______the Internet eight hours a day.

A. on B. to C. in D. from

35. John paid $2 for his meal, _______he had thought it would cost.

A. not so many as B. less as C. not as much D. not so much as
36. He _______to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.

A. didn’t have to go B. must have gone C. couldn’t go D. should have gone
37. The United States consists of fifty States, _______has its own government.

A. each of which B. each of that C. hence each D. they each
38. Susan’s doctor insists _______for a few days.

A. her to rest B. that she rest C. her resting D. that she is resting
39. _______he arrived at the bust stop when the bus came.

A. No sooner had B. No longer has C. No until had D. Hardly had
40. “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?” “Yes. ________we decide to stay longer.”

A. In case B. So that C. Though D. Because
41. At the interview, you will _______ a lot of questions.

A. asked B. be asked C. asking D. ask

42. He hopes that he _______ become a civil engineer in the future.

A. would be B. will C. be D. is

43. Since _______ here, I’ve learned a lot of English.

A. came B. to come C. coming D. come

44. I want to know how the story _______.

A. stops B. ends C. stopped D. ended

45. This kind of medicine is quickly _______ into the body.

A. entered B. absorbed C. gone D. introduced

46. It is impossible to _______ why different people like different things?

A. account B. cause C. reason D. explain

47. The young soldier _______ at the target and fired.

A. pointed B. aimed C. directed D. tried

48. She sang less beautifully than I _______.

A. wished B. hoped C. expected D. demanded

49. Smoking is _______ to your health.

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50. Attending all the lectures is important _______ university students.

A. in B. with C. about D. to

51. Are you acquainted _______ this lady?

A. with B. to C. by D. about

52. Is she capable _______ using computers?

A. about B. of C. with D. on

53. Hurry, or you will be late _______ the meeting.

A. at B. to C. from D. for

54. The city center was crowded _______ tourists.

A. to B. with C. from D. for

55. You have to study harder to keep pace _______ your classmates.

A. with B. in C. on D. at

56. They _______ tomorrow at 12:30.

A. will leave B. are leaving C. are going to leave D. leave

57. He cannot accept the invitation _______ his duty.

A. thanks to B. because of C. despite D. as

58. _______ a kind man he is!

A. What B. Which C. How D. Why

59. The doctor advised the patient to stay _______ the crowds.

A. away from B. out of C. with D. off

60. A person can stand _______ under the water in one minute.

A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying

III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.

61. –“Do you agree that our present sources of energy will soon end?" –“___________________”
A. Yes, it might. B. No, I don't. C. Yes, I think so. D. Yes, we do.

62. –“_______________.” –“It was really interesting.”

A. How about going for a film? B. How was the film last night?
C. Did you like the film last night? D. What was the film last night?
63. –“________________” –“It’s nice.”

A. What do you think of the weather today? B. What does the weather like today?
C. Do you like the weather today? D. How does the weather like?

64. –“Happy birthday! This is a small present for you.” –“ _________________ “

A. What a pity! B. How terrible! C. Have a good time! D. How beautiful it is! Thanks.
65. –“John had an accident. He has been in hospital for 5 days. –“________________”

A. Poor him. B. Oh. Is he? C. How's terrific! D. Poor it.

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.

66. A. interest B. to interest C. interested D. interesting

67. A. at B. of C. for D. up

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69. A. drink B. to drink C. drinking D. drank

70. A. No article B. A C. An D. The

71. A. told B. said C. spoke D. asked

72. A. next B. up C. ago D. before

73. A. why B. whom C. whose D. who

74. A. as B. more C. than D. less

75. A. about B. in C. against D. on

V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.

Generally speaking, everything we eat does some good to our bodies, but if we eat too much of one kind of
food and pay no attention to others, we may have too much of one kind of chemical substance and not enough
of others. Then, we may be in trouble.

76. According to the passage, we now know ____________.

A. more and more about food and health B. food and health

C. how to keep fit and stay healthy D. health is not important
77. People take certain vitamin pills when they ____________.

A. want to develop their muscle. B. find their bodies are short of something 
C. want to prevent their diseases D. are strong enough to work everything

78. The writer thinks we should ____________.

A. have balanced food B. be careful in choosing food
C. eat simple food D. go on a diet

79. According to the passage, to get proteins we must eat ____________.

A. food and vitamin pills B. only fruit C. meat and vegetables D. more vegetables
80. The main topic of the passage is ____________.

A. proteins and food B. vitamins and proteins C. food and healthD. health and vitamin pills

B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. 
I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts)

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

a. A: What part of Birmingham (81. you / live) ____ did you live___ when you were a student?
 B: A place called Selly Oak. (82. you ever be) __ Have you ever been__ there?

b. When I got home, Bill (83. lie) ___ was lying___ on the sofa. The television was on, but he was not
watching it. He (84. fall) __ had fallen__asleep and (85. snore) ___ was snoring___ loudly. I turned the
television off and just then he (86. wake) __ woke___ up.

c. Mary said that she (87. learn) __ had learnt/ had learned/ had been learning__ French for five years.

d. Would you mind (88. tell) ___ telling___your children (89. keep) ___ to keep___ quiet for a moment? I
(90. try) __ am trying____ to finish my report.

II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts)

equip – probable – electric – fortune – wide
able – event – produce – industry – mine

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Coal was not used (93) widely as a source of energy until the last century. With the coming of the (94)

industrial revolution, it was soon realized that (95) production would double if coal was used instead of.

Nowadays, many of the huge factories and (96) electricity generating stations would be (97) unable to
function if there was no coal.

There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use
of coal does not increase (98) fortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal may never be used. (99)

Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new (100) equipment.
III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts)

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F).

Once there were lots of pandas in the mountain of Western China. Today they are becoming extinct.

The reason is that they cannot find enough food. Pandas eat bamboo leaves. They do not like another food.
The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some
types of bamboo have seeds every 60 years. Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow. While the
bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat.

101. There are many pandas in China nowadays.
102. Some kinds of bamboo grow quickly.

103. The favorite food for pandas is the bamboo leaves.

104. The Wolong Reserve is the World Wildlife Fund Organization.

105. Setting pandas reserves in the mountains of China is a good way to save pandas.
101. F 102. F 103. T 104. F 105. T

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.

Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.

106. What is the advantage of farming over hunting?
107. Are you interested in literature?

108. San Francisco is on the west coast of the United States.
109. He has the problem of swimming too slow.

110. He put his bicycle against the wall.

111. I turned down their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money.
112. If someone comes to the door, don’t ask them in.

113. The firemen had to break down the door to enter the house on fire.
114. I look back on my childhood as the happiest part of my life

115. The nurse has to take over at the midnight.

V. ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)

There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them.
Write your answers in the numbered spaces.

BICYCLES

1 The bicycle is a cheap or clean way to travel. The first bicycle 
2 is made about one hundred and fifty years ago. At first, bicycles were

3 expensive so only rich people can buy them. These early bicycles 
4 looked very differently from the ones we have today.

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10 you can’t find anywhere parking.

Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction

1 or and 6 On in

2 is was 7 more faster faster

3 can could 8 Rain rains

4 differently different 9 Car cars

5 Late Later 10 parking to park

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)

126. He sings well and plays the guitar well.
=> He both sings and plays the guitar well.

127. In spite of his headache, he did well in the exam.
=> Although he had a headache, he did well in the exam.

128. They came to the concert late, so they didn’t have good seats.

=> Had they come to the concert early/earlier, they would/could have had good seats.
129. Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games.

=> I won’t allow you to play the computer games if you don’t/unless you do your homework first.
130. It was a long time ago when I saw a movie.

=> It is a long time since I saw a movie.

131. My younger brother finally managed to get a job.

=> My younger brother was finally able to get a job.

132. They have just sold the old house at the end of the road.
=> The old house at the end of the road has just been sold.
133. You needn’t finish the work today.

=> There’s no need for you to finish the work today.
134. Liz is a better pianist than Mai.

=> Mai does not play the piano as well as Liz (does).

135. She is annoyed because her husband often smokes in the home.
=> She objects to her husband(‘s) smoking in the home often.

VII. WRITING (2 pts)

Write an essay (about 150-200 words) on the following topic:

“The role of a good friend in one’s life”

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