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

01. 42. 03. 04. 05.

SECTION B, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULAR.Y

I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
06. By and __-, the pupils are well-behaved.
A.bv B. from C. forward D. large
0?. It is essential that he that contract.
A. reluse B. refuses C. refusing D. is refusing
08. The volcano had been for years before it suddenly exploded.
A. passive B. idle C. immobile D. inactive
09. You iive in this area so you know it very well.
A, must B. can C. could D. may
10. There is a lot of traffrc so we are trying to find an *-_ route.
A. alternate B. alternation C. alternative D. alternated
1 1. The Internet is a vast of computers, all connected together"
A. netrvork B. console C. resouree D' supply
12. She had been depressed all day but she started to after she heard that she was promoted.
A. shout up B. cheer up C. take up D' break up
13. The new painting looks a bit out of -
in the bedroom'
A. space B. question C. room D. place
14" - "Do you know Linh, a fair-haired - girl in class 9A?"
-'oYes, she is my neighbour. What's up?"
A. in<loor -_**_B. inside C. next-door D. front-docr
15. She screamed and ran atrvay when she saw the mad dog corning her.
A. tcr B.up C. at D. into
16. Our car is very It hardly seems to use any petrol at all.
A. ecunomical B. economic C. ecological D. economy
17. How you invest your money is none of my
A. afI'air B.business C. matter D. care
18. I didn't;go to the party as I felt a bit under
A. the clouds water
B. the weather
C. the
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D. the blanket
19. - "What rtrid you buy so much paint ?" - am going to paint my room again.".
A.bv B. about C. with D. for
20. Everybody was pleased with the
A. vegetable delicious hot souP B" hot delicious vegetable soup
C. delicious hot vegetable soup D. delicious vegetable hot soup

06. 07. 08. 09. 10.

11 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

II.Use the word given in brackets to form a word that {its the space in the same line.
21. The famous singer retired in 2005 but now he's making a by releasing a new CD. (conne)
22. Mum's fine after her operation, although she's stiil a little on her feet. (steady)
23. More _*_, who caused the accident? (importalce)
--
24. John sE:aks Spanish That's the resuit of his practice" (excel)
25. Some people oonsider it to release the prisoners. (safe)
26. The party t as a number of _ ideas which should appeal to many undecided voters. (prngress)
27. Goocl hygiene helps to - risk of infection' (minimum)
28. In many countries it is _ to smoke cigarettes under the age of 16. (legal)
-the
29. She was severely- by the long illness she had' (weak)
30. There is a(n) bond between parents and children. (break)
1n 23.
21.
24. 25. 26.

27. 28. 29,

30.

III.Complete each of the following sentences with one of the phrasal verbs or expressions given
below. Make any necessary changes.
brush up beat about the bush tie up a wet blanket
get around a thorn in mY flesh jump up take in
hard nurt pull down
31. your English before going for an interview.
32. Hung isio -- with work the entire week that he hardly had time to relax.
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33. Don't br: and dance with other people.
34. News very fast in this small town!
35.Theemployeeswill-thechanceof,earningsomeextramoney.
35. Binh iri It will not be easy to get him to agree with our idea.
---..
37. lvts. chi <loein't tike to . she will tell you w'hat she thinks.
38. My younger brother is He keeps annoying rne.
----. by
39. H; fool,,ri most peopl. into believing that he was a policeman. 1 supposed they wore
the uniform.
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40. These b,uildings will be whenthey are very old.

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 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
i frrgr"g. course. One suglgeslion is that you (43) you are likely to be successful.in
learni=ng u luogrug.. Did you enjoy studying leaming languages at school, for example? -
The mry^or
(44) *iif G yo* o* you must be sure that the course on offer
-whether
time and *ffort. Therefore,
iluA. to u (+S) qualification. Also, be realistic in your(46) ." . If you don't set achievable
aims, you ur., **r lik.ty to give up. f)o not be deceived (47) that the most expensive

bear in minil that the'faster you leam a language, the more quickly you f,orget it. Sandra
-thinking Miller, a
French teachrer, tried to teach herself German by rolling on a (49) course' Already fluent in
four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology, her chances of
(50)
was not
progr.rr *.i"t igtt. Three years on she remembers very little. She feeis her biggest
o'I
mistake
io f6Uow up her first experience. should have consclidated what I'd learned by continuing to study,
even if it were by myself."

41. A.. branch B. field C. area D. domain

42. A. considering B. wondering C. thinking D.looking
43. A,. survey B. review C. balance D. assess
44. A,. price B. charge C. cost D. valuation
45. A.. valued B. regarded C. understood D. recognised
46.4,. ends B. sights C. goals D. objects
47. A. into B. about c.bv D. in
48. A. Nose B. Shop C. Push D. Run
49.1,. rapid B. quick C. fast D. crash
50.,A', achieving B. making C. doing D. gaining

II. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word'

China said today that there was a heavy loss of life in the earthquake which
struck Tangshan
people 160 kilometers
city yesterday. Survivois said that Tangshan, afl industrial city of one million
destroyed. bbr***ru leaving in Beijing said it appeared that only a
east of Beijing, was (51) _
small part of the on *ittioffimtitanis qSz; death or injury. Many of the men of Tangshan
--_-
ttt .uttt surface when the earthquake (5!) ..--'
*.r* iS:1 in the mines deep undei
unfortunately, few of these miners.t3sl * survived. A-lot of people uere.also working in the
city,s (56)
' ___ . Regrettably, most *#El under falling concrete when the buildings
about the actual (59)
isdl _.-1tr. ctrinrie authorities have noi yet given- anf infonnation killed' I-Iarclly a house has
-r-
of casualties, but it is thought that teRs of thousanis of people have been
been left (60)

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 (1 53.
J L, 52.

54. 55. 56.

57. 58. 59.

60.

III.Read tle following passage and choose a word in the box below
to fit into each of the
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.

develo;t important in particular first

namc influence after that briug
especia,lly complete cornmunicate return
experience improve mixture
interest €a anather

The first sign of language for deaf people was (61) _- TInryoP.
in the 1500s. Three men
{62} . contrio-uted a loi to the developmurt of sign language. Sf1!1 a man (63) _- Pedro
Spaniard'
de Ponce was the person to teach deaf people to use sign language' In apd$oU $4) ---.
Juan pablo de Bonet, wrote the first Uoot< on teaching sign language
to deaf p-eople, at about the same
;t-* another (65) teacher who (66) the developmenl of sign language was a
Frenchman named Abbes de L,Epese. L'Epise ,rnd*rrtooa to learn the
signs used by a group of deaf
-_
people in Paris. He started to leam the signJhe developed a more t67)
sign language'
The (6S) 1800s *ur ur-important penod in the development of American-Sign
in teaching deaf people, so
Language. tn ttitS, a rnan named Thomas Gallaudeibecame-(69) ._-French twenty seven years old
he travelled to Europe-io study ways of (70) _- with deaf people. He was
(71)
at that time, and he studied at a school foi Oeaf students for several months. -, , , Gallaudet
the United Srates and he (73) with Laurent Clerc, a deaf sign language
i;;:_'rLo
i**.no fro* paris. As a result of his experience i, Europe, Gallaudet started the first school for the
dsaf, and Clerc became the (74) _ sign language teacher in the US. American Sign Language
-him
developed from &e (75) ' of rigr"
"r.O
by deaf Americans and French Sign Language. Today, it
is usedby more thal500,000 deaf people in the United States and Canada

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
D" The Popularity of Sign Language u

TT.Inwhich tountty there was thi person who confiibuted to sign languagl? -
A. The USA B.SPain C' The UK D' lnada
statements is TRUE?
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'
 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

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II. For each arf'the write a uew sentence as sirnilar as possible in rneaning to the
sentences,
original one, using the word given in CAPITALS. This word must not be altered in any way.
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 yet. (BEEN)

$ Our hotel t,oolring ... .......... ............ 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. (PART)
) Three hundred students ...... the swimming competition last year.

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

) We finaily ... 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
Tatal murk: 100: I0 = 10