HOMEWORK

Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal species that have either become
extinct or have neared extinction has increased. Bengal tigers, for instance, which once roamed the
jungles in vast numbers, now number only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is estimated that they will
become extinct. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have
been caused almost entirely by poachers who, according to some sources, are not always interested in
material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is contributing to
the problem of extinction. Animals, such as Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are
valuable parts of the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animals must be enacted to
ensure their survival and the survival of our planet.
Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some
countries, in an effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal
reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks, and they
often must also depend on world organizations for support. This money enables them to invest in
equipment and patrols to protect the animals. Another response to the increase in animal extinction is
an international boycott of products made from endangered species. This has had some effect, but by
itself it will not prevent animals from being hunted and killed.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. the Bengal tiger B. international boycott
C. endangered species D. problems with industrialization
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the world “alarming” in the first paragraph?
A. dangerous B. serious C. gripping D. distressing
3. The word “poachers” as used in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. illegal hunters B. enterprising researchers
C. concerned scientists D. trained hunters
4. The word “callousness” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. indirectness B. independence C. incompetence D.
insensitivity
5. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast.
A. a problem and a solution B. a statement and an illustration
C. a comparison and contrast D. specific and general information
6. What does the word “this” in the first paragraph refer to in the passage?
A. Bengal tigers B. Interest in material gain
C. Killing animals for personal satisfaction D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger
population
7. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” in the second paragraph?
A. set aside B. combined C. organized D. taken off
8. The word “defray” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. lower B. raise
C. make a payment on D. make an investment toward
9. What does the term “international boycott” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. buying and selling of animal products overseas
B. a refusal to buy animal products worldwide
C. a global increase in animal survival
D. defraying the cost of maintaining
1 national parks

10. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?

A. forgiving B. concerned C. vindictive D. surprised
 MOCK TEST
PART II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.
1. From 1949 onward, the artist Georgia O’keeffe made New Mexico _______.
A. her permanent residence was B. where her permanent residence
C. permanent residence for her D. her permanent residence
2. Just as remote-controlled satellites can be employed to explore outer space, _______ employed to
investigate the deep sea.
A. can be robots B. robots can be
C. can robots D. can robots that are
3. _______ is not clear to researchers.
A. Why dinosaurs having become extinct. B. Why dinosaurs became extinct
C. Did dinosaurs become extinct D. Dinosaurs became extinct
4. The first transatlantic telephone cable system was not established _______ 1956.
A. while B. until C. on D. when
5. Drinking water ( WHICH CONTAINS) _______ excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a
stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth.
A. containing B. in which containing
C. contains D. that contain
6. In the 1820’s physical education became _______ of the curriculum of Harvard and Yale
Universities.
A. to be part B. which was part C. was part D part
7. If you can win his attention ___________ for you.
A. the so much better B. the better so much
C. so much the better D. so the much better
8. The President resigned; the whiff of scandal remained ____________.
A. Otherwise B. therefore
C. immediately D. nevertheless/ THOUGH
9. Which __________ agency do you work for?
A. ads B. advertised
C. advertising D. advertisement MUC QC
10. Van Gogh suffered from depression ____________ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on/ ABOUT B. coming about
C. taken up D. put through
II. Each sentence below contains 1 mistake. IDENTIFY the mistakes and WRITE THEIR
CORRECT FORMS.
1. Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they would have realized
that the second was superior than the first. SUPERIOR # INFERIOR TO
2. Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the cultivation of rice have been
impeded by recurrent drought. HAS
3. Because the residents had worked so diligent LY to renovate the old building, the manager had a
party.
4. John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see about having them
pull. PULLED
5. Time spends very slowly when you are waiting for a bus to arrive. PASSES/ GOES BY
6. Judy decided to wait until after she2
had taken her exams before having her wisdom teeth pull.
PULLED
7. Hardly the plane had landed when Adam realized that he had left the file that he needed at his office.
HARDLY HAD +S + PP WHEN S+VED / II
8. When she was asked for her opinion on the course, she said it had been a waist of time. WASTE
9. I try to remember your name but I am afraid I cannot remember it. AM TRYING
10. I’d prefer to do it on myself because other people make me nervous. BY MYSELF
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.
1. I know __FROM ______ experience that I do my best work early in the morning.
2. I am astonished _AT_/ BY ______ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still
remember their prepositions next morning.
3. Is it possible to insure yourself __AGAINST ______ nuclear attack?
4. At school today, we had a long discussion __ABOUT_____ the best way to learn a foreign
language.
5. “How can I discourage my boyfriend __FROM _____ trying to kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty
of garlic.”
6. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim ___AT____ the target, and try not to kill anyone.
7. Small children should be watched ____OVER________ carefully. ( THEO DOI/ ĐỂ Y)

LOOK OUT = WATCH OUT FOR PICKPOCKET ( BE CAREFUL )

8. Would you give up your country cottage __FOR________ a town flat?

9. He’ll inherit the money when he comes ____OF__________ age.
10. The performance on the first night came ____OFF__________ pretty.
IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word.
1. (ADAPT)__ADAPTATION ________ to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people.
2. Police asked (PASS) PASSERS-BY______________ if they had seen the accident happen.
3. What a (WORRY) __WORRISOME/ WORRYING ____________pair of children. They have to
be watched every minute of the day.
4. Children are taught from young to be (RESPECT) ___RESPECTFUL__________ to their elders.
5. They frequently (MOBILE) IMMOBILIZE _________________ the traffic as they march through
the streets.
6. He shook his head in __DISAPPROVAL ___________ (APPROVE)
7. He fought the illness with courage and _DETERMINATION _______________ (DETERMINE)
8. She seems (REASON) REASONABLY ________happy in her new job.
9. Can we (ARRANGE) __REARRANGE ___________the meeting for next Monday at 7?
10. If you weren’t so (ACT)____INACTIVE _( THỤ ĐỘNG) __________, you wouldn’t be so fat!

PART IV. READING

I. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORECT FORM

SENSE DIRECT UNSAFE EQUIP SUDDENLY
INVOLVE DANGER ACT PRODUCE THRILL
Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of (1)…THRILLING ……… scenes in action films.
These scenes, which are known as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are specially trained
to do (2) DANGEROUS……….. things safely. Anyone can crash a car, but if you are shooting a film,
you have to be extremely precise sometimes stopping right in front of the camera and film crew. At an
early stage in the (3) PRODUCTION ………….., an expert stuntman is called in to work out the
action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go against the wishes of the (4)…
DIRECTOR ……….., although he will usually only do this in the interests of (5) SAFETY
……………..

Many famous (6)…ACTORS ………. 3 like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces
better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to stand in for the actors. Actors like to become
(7)INVOLVED ………….. in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without
the recent progress in safety (8)……EQUIPMENT …….., insurance companies would never let them
take the risk. To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be (9)…
SENSIBLE …………. and know their limits. If they were to be hurt, the film would come to a (10)…
SUDDEN ………… halt.
II. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
THE BIRTH OF THE T-SHIRT
The T-shirt, or at least the T-shirt as we know it, was born in the theatre. When Tennessee
William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (1)
___CALLED/ NAMED _________ Marlon Brando went (2) ON ( ONTO) __________ stage wearing
a (3) _PAIR________ of blue jeans and a bright, white, capped-sleeve T-shirt. It was the first time the
T-shirt had been seen publicly as anything (4) _BUT___________ an item of underwear and it set a
fashion trend that was to last through (5) UNTIL / TILL_____________ the end of the century. The
idea for the T-shirt came (6) __FROM ________ Brando himself. He had worn one at rehearsals for
the play. The director was so impressed by the look that was created that he asked Brando to wear the
shirt in the play itself. Brando may have seen the shirt being advertised by the American company
Sears Roebuck. They had decided to market the shirt (7) ____AS _______ a fashionable garment in
its (8) _______OWN _____ right, rather than just something to be worn (9) FOR __________ warmth
beneath a denim workshirt (10) OR___________ an army uniform. It was Brando, however, who
popularized it, especially with the release of the film version of Streetcar in 1951. A short leather
jacket completed the look that was to be adopted by teenage rebels in many countries for decades
afterwards.

Choose from the phrases A-H the one which fits each gap (0.5m)
In many regions of the world, people wear traditional costumes at festivals or holidays, and
sometimes more regularly. Americans, however, (1) ……C… a long tradition. Except for the varied
and characteristic clothing of Native American peoples, dress in the United States (2) …A…… or
based on the careful preservation of decorative patterns and crafts. American dress is derived from the
fabrics and fashions of the Europeans who (3) ……E… in the 17th century. Early settlers incorporated
some of the forms worn by indigenous peoples, such as moccasins and garments made from animal
skins. For instance, Benjamin Franklin is famous for flaunting a raccoon cap when he traveled to
Europe. In general, however, fashion in the United States (4) …G…… Despite the number and
variety of immigrants in the United States, American clothing has (5) D……… was often rapidly
exchanged for American apparel.

A. has rarely been specific to a certain region

B. are not as comfortable as they used to
C. do not have distinctive folk attire with
D. tended to be homogenous, and attire from an immigrant’s homeland
E. began colonizing the country
F. was not at all like what had been described in
G. adapted and modified European styles
H. are used to serve the purpose of

PART V. WRITING
I. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it.
1. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard.
Hard AS SHE WORKS, SHE NEVER …..SUCCEED.
2. Do all the washing, please!  
Let ALL THE WASHING BE DONE, PLEASE!
3. I regret not going to the airport to say good bye to him.
I wish I HAD GONE TO 4
4. Mick thought that we were married.
Mick was under THE IMPRESSION THAT …
5. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.
But for his command OF THE LOCAL DIALECT, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN(INTO)
PRISON. / WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN KEPT OUT OF PRISON.
I. Write a second sentence as similar in meaning as the first one. Use the given words (1m)
1. Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor’s performance. STANDING
Everybody in the audience GAVE THE ACTOR A STANDING OVATION FOR HIS
PERFORMANCE.
THE ACTOR WAS GIVEN A STANDING OVATION FOR HIS PERFORMANCE BY …..
2. Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan. FOOT
………………TO FOOT THE BILL FOR the privatization plan.
3. The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept. TERMS
HE CANNOT COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT HE WILL NEVER RACE
AGAIN.
4. A government official leaked the story to the world press. WIND
THE WORLD PRESS GOT WIND OF THE STORY FROM A government official.
5. Building societies will have to guard against their rivals. LAURELS
Building societies will NOT BE ABLE TO REST ON THEIR LAURELS.