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TEST 1
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1.
A. admired
B. looked
C. missed
D. hoped
2.
A. admire
B. event
C. variety
D. while
3.
A. undertake
B. great
C. pastime
D. spectator
Choose the word that has different stress pattern from that of the other words.
4.
A. envelope
B. album
C. usually
D. accompany
5.
A. admire
B. extinct
C. hobby
D. collect
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
6. Increased consumption will lead to faster __________ of our natural resources.
A. exhaust
B. exhausting
C. exhaustion
D. exhaustive
7. If you _____to your favourite newspapers and magazines, they will be delivered to your house early in the morning.
A. buy
B. book
C. pay
D. subscribe
8. Tommy decided to __________his interest in working a professional footballer.
A. take part in
B. pursue
C. pay
D. practise
9. An__________ is a person who is trained for traveling in a spacecraft.
A. astronaut
B. scientist
C. engineer
D. technician
10. A: __________is the first Vietnamese to fly into space? B: Thats Pham Tuan.
A. When
B. Whom
C. Who
D. Which
11. Fossil fuel will be __________in a short time.
A. exhausted
B. exhausting
C. exhaustion
D. exhaustive
12. Many athletics__________ in the Asian Games.
A. participate
B. participant
C. participation
D. participating
13. Peter comes from Whitney, __________is near Oxford.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. who
14. Did you see the men__________ I gave the money?
A. to whom
B.
C. from whom
D. to that
15. The students__________for the train are good ones.
A. waited
B. waiting
C. to wait
D. to be waited
16. The letter __________she received this morning is from the USA.
A.
B. whose
C. which
D. A & C
17. __________in 2001 that the World Trade Centre was destroyed.
A. It was
B. It is
C. What was
D. Which is
18. Neither Jack nor his friends __________going to class today.
A. is
B. were
C. was
D. are
19. Nobody went to the party, __________?
A. did they
B. didnt they
C. did he
D. didnt he
20. I __________speak English very well.
A. be able to
B. could
C. am able to
D. was able to
21. This post office offers a very __________rate for parcels under 15 kg.
A. compete
B. competitive
C. competition
D. competitively
22. When we came there, the victim __________to hospital.
A. has taken
B. was taken
C. had taken
D. had been taken
23. The stamps I dont like are usually given __________.
A. up
B. in
C. away
D. off
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined one.
24. Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1.
A. attracted
B. occurred
C. reacted
D. launched
25. Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in zero gravity. It means _________.
A. conquest
B. weightlessness
C. spacecraft
D. experiment
Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Man cannot exist without air, water and light. Many people think that soil is also necessary to mans existence. Without
soil there could be no vegetation, no animals and consequently no people. However, the soil is being eroded day after day
because people use the land without paying attention to the protection of land and the prevention of soil erosion. In many
rural areas, soil erosion is a major problem which endangers the development of agriculture.
C. easy
D. complicated
B. to reach
C. who reaches
D. had reached
B. where
C. in where
D. that
20. Mrs White, ______ taught me English 5 years ago, is a good teacher.
A. who
B. that
C. whom
D. whose.
21. ___________that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia.
A. In 1790 was
B. There was in 1790 C. In 1790
D. It was in 1790
22. It was Mr. Harding ___________ the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary B. to whom my secretary sent
C. that my secretary sent D. my secretary sent
23. ___________ Ruth St. Dennis turned to Asian dances to find inspiration for her choreography.
A. It was the dancer that B. The dancer
C. That the dancer
D. The dancer was
24___________ I bought the golden fish.
A. It was from this shop that
B. I was from this shop where
C. It was this shop which D. It was this shop that
25. We are quite
of the success of our country at the next Asian Games.
A. hope
B. hopeful
C. hopefully
D. hopefulness
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions from 26 to 30
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as envelopes or packages with stamps
on them. It is one of the worlds most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million
in the United States alone.
Many casual collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large
or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge. This is especially important for those who
intend to spend large amounts for stamps.
Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries that create limited runs of elaborate
stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors. The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal
needs of the countries.
Some collectors, observing the generally rising prices of rare stamps, have taken to Philatelic Investment. Rare stamps
are among the most portable of tangible investments, and are easy to store. They offer an attractive alternative to art, other
collectible investments, and precious metals.
26The estimated number of stamp collectors in the United States is _________
A. 30 million
B. 20 million
C. 10 million
D. 15 million
27. Philatelic knowledge is especially important for _________
A. many casual collectors enjoy
B. some small countries
C. those
who intend to spend large amounts for stamps
D. the postal needs of the countries
28. Why have some collectors taken to Philatelic investment? Because they ________
A. have observed the generally rising prices of stamps.
B. to reach
C. who reaches
D. had reached
B. where
C. in where
D. that
20. Mrs White, ______ taught me English 5 years ago, is a good teacher.
A. who
B. that
C. whom
D. whose.
21. ___________that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia.
A. In 1790 was
B. There was in 1790 C. In 1790
D. It was in 1790
22. It was Mr. Harding ___________ the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary B. to whom my secretary sent
C. that my secretary sent D. my secretary sent
23. ___________ Ruth St. Dennis turned to Asian dances to find inspiration for her choreography.
A. It was the dancer that B. The dancer
C. That the dancer
D. The dancer was
24___________ I bought the golden fish.
A. It was from this shop that
B. I was from this shop where
C. It was this shop which
D. It was this shop that