TEST 16

SECTION A. LISTENING

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 SECTION B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the
space provided below. (0.5p)
1. A. authentic B. thread C. thereby D. theory
2. A. wandered B. embroidered C. preserved D. sacred
3. A. meat B. leader C. heat D. sweater
4. A. good B. mood C. noon D. pool
5. A. hurt B. nurse C. bury D. curly
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. Write your answers in the
space provided below. (0.5p)
1. A. comprise B. amaze C. surprise D. backstage
2. A. property B. pollution C. religion D. attainment
3. A. electrician B. Japanese C. comfortable D. possibility
4. A. celebrate B. consider C. expression D. criteria
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 5. A. population B. intelligent C. opportunity D. economics
SECTION C. LEXICO & GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. Write your answers in the space
provided below. (3.0p)
1. _________ you do better work than this, you won’t pass the exam.
A. When B. Although C. If D. Unless
2. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep_________.
A. growing B. gaining C. rising D. raising
3. Not only _____ us light, but it also gives us heat.
A. the sun gives B. the sun has given
C. has the sun given D. does the sun give
4. "Did you like the novel that I gave you last week?”
-“ _________ the novels that I’ve read, I enjoyed this one the most.”
A. All of B. Of all C. For all D. From all
5. “Excuse me, is this seat free?” - “_____________”
A. No, you can’t sit here. C. Sorry, it is taken.
B. Yes, it is seated by a boy. D. Yes, but I don’t know so.
6. Her marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is marrying a man_______ .
A. she hardly knows him B. whose she hardly know him
C. she hardly knows D. that she hardly has known
7. It was_______ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.
A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
8. I had my younger brother_______ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. send B. sent C. to send D. sending
9 . He hurt his leg _____________ in order to miss the exam.
A. at purpose B. for purpose C. in purpose D. on purpose
10. It ____________ to me whether we meet them or not.
A. makes no difference B. is not a difference
C. is indifferent makes D. not a difference
11. The builders say they will have finished the roof ____________ .
A. by Tuesday B. as soon as they can
C. at the end of last year D. without any more delay
12. The reason why he gets into trouble so often is that he has a _______ temper.
A. fast B. rapid C. speedy D. quick
13. You can take part in sport activities or not. That depends on you. It is ________
A. compulsory B. required C. optional D. forceful
14. In the kitchen, there is a_____________ table.
A. beautiful large round wooden. B. large beautiful wooden round
C wooden round large beautiful D. round large wooden beautiful
15. This is _______ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself
II. Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses or forms. Write your answers in
the space provided below. (1.0p)
1. Peter did not get used to (get) up early when he first came to Vietnam.
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2. By the time your brother (return) here next year, the city will have changed a lot.
3. No sooner the president (arrive) than they had an important discussion.
4. Were I (know) you are not at home today, I wouldn’t ask him to call you.
5. What is the name of the musician (compose) this piece of music?
6. Look! The yard is wet. It (rain) last night.
7. - Is it true that spaghetti didn’t originate in Italy?
- Yes. The Chinese (make) spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo brought it back to Italy.
8. It’s no good (call) the police.
9. The environment in our city (pollute) by exhaust gases from cars. We must do something to stop this.
10. The teller was made (lie) down on the floor.
III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. Write your answers in
the space provided below. (1.0p)
THE HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME
If you want a truly (1. memory) holiday, book with us now! We can offer you a (2. person)
service that no other company can. Our expert staff will provide you with useful (3. inform) about all of
the (4.history) buildings and areas that you can visit. On some excursions, for a small (5. add) change,
we can even provide you with your own individual guide. A trip with us will give you an insight into the
(6. cultural) of the region. We try to make sure that nothing is (7. miss) in order to make your trip a (8.
marvel) one that you will talk about for ages. We have something to offer both those (9. look) for a
peaceful time taking it easy, and more (10. energy) people looking for the adventure of a lifetime.
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D in the box. (1.0p)
1. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
A B C D
2. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today.
A B C D
3. One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth.
A B C D
4.Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying goods on the Internet
A B C D
5. Uniform is a style of clothing that identifies people as members of a group or as workers in a
A B C
particularly field.
D
6. Many kinds of tigers are at danger now.
A B C D
7. Our environment is being damaged, thus something should do.
A B C D
8. She didn’t find it easily to keep the children amused.
A B C D
9. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either.
A B C D
10. There were interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Japan.
A B C D
SECTION D. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your
answers in the space provided below.(1.0p)
Just before and during World War I, a number of white musicians came to Chicago from New Orleans
playing in an idiom they had learn from blacks in that city . Five of them formed what eventually became
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known as Original Dixieland Band. They moved to New York in 1917 and won fame there. That year
they recorded the first phonogragh record identified as Jazz.
The first important recording by black musicians was made in Chicago in 1923 by King Oliver’s
creole Jazz Band, a group that featured some of the foremost jazz musicians of the time, including
trumpet player Louis Armstrong. Armstrong’s dynamic trumpet style became famous worldwide. Other
band members had played in Fate Marable’s band, which travel up and down the Mississippi River
entertaining passengers on riverboats.
The characteristics of this early types of jazz, known as Dixieland jazz, included a complex
interweaving of melodic lines among the coronet or trumpet, clarinet and trombone, and a steady chomp-
chomp beat provided by the rhythm section, which include the piano, bass and drums. Most bands used
no written notations, preferring arrangements agreed on verbally.
Improvisation was an indispensable element. Even bandleaders such as Duke Ellington, who
provided his musicians with written agreements, permitted them plenty of freedom to improvise when
playing solos.
In the late 1920s, the most influential jazz artists in Chicago were members of small bands such as
the Wolverines. In New York, the trend toward larger groups. These groups played in revues, large dance
hall s and theaters. Bands would become larger still during the next age of jazz, the Swing era.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The early history of Jazz. B. The music of World War I.
C. The relationship of melody and rhythm in jazz.D. The New York recording industry in the 1920s.
2. The musicians who made the earliest jazz recordings was originally from....
A. New Orleans. B. Chicago. C. New York. D. Mississippi.
3. When was the first important recording by black jazz musicians made?
A. 1917. B. 1923. C. in the late 1920s. D. The early 1930s.
4. According to the passage , Louis Armstrong was a member of which of the following?
A.The Original Dixieland Band. B.Fate Marable’s river boat band.
C.King Oliver’s Creole Jazz band. D.The Wolverines.
5. The word “ steady” is closet in meaning to...
A. constant. B. basic. C. urgent. D. happy.
6. Duke Ellington is given as an example of bandleader who...
A. could not read music. B. did not value improvisation.
C. discouraged solo performances. D. used written arrangements.
7. Which of the following phrases would be LAEST like to be applied to Dixieland jazz ?
A. relatively complex B. highly improvisational
C. rhythmic and melodic D. rigidly planned
8. According to the passage, who were the Wolverines?
A. A band that played in large dance hall. B.A New York group.
C. A Swing band. D. A small group.
9. The author provides the most detailed descriptions of early jazz music in the…
A. First paragraph B. Second paragraph C. Third paragraph D. Fourth paragraph
10. The paragraph following this one most likely deals with…
A.The music of small band. B.The Swing era.
C.Music that influenced Dixieland music. D.Other forms of music popular in the 1920s.
II. Fill a suitable word in each blank to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space
provided below. (2.0p)
Many thousands of children have (1) in their homes. The most common accidents are with (2) and
hot water. Small children often touch pots of (3) water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water
falls on the children and (4) them. Some children like to (5) with fire. They enjoy striking matches or
throwing things on fire to make it burn brightly. If the fire gets too big, it gets out of (6). Then the house
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(7) fire. It is very (8) to play with matches. When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burns near his
(9). Then he (10) the match on the floor. Many houses catch fire in this way.
III. You are going to read an article about a sailing race. Choose the most suitable heading from
the list A-H for each paragraph from 1-5 of the article. There are two extra headings which you do
not need to use. There has been an example for you. (1.0p)
Headings
A. The consequences of poor performance. E. Benefiting from the power of nature.
B. An unexpectedly demanding way of life. F. Cooperating to overcome the power of nature.
C. A solution that seems to work. G. It’s not what people think.
D. The terrible consequences of making a mistake. H. No way out if you don’t like it.
Paragraph 0: ...........D.............
Imagine for a moment, spending the night on board of a large yacht, being roughly woken in the
pitch dark and ordered on deck. Every so often you will be totally drenched, very suddenly, in salt water.
You will be sharing the same cramped space with 14 other people for a whole year. Your stomach, when
not affected by seasickness, will be hit by the competitive tension and nervousness that afflicts all
sportspeople. You will be obliged to concentrate without cease. The slightest loss of focus could cost
someone their life.
Paragraph 1: ...........................
For the eight crews taking part in the Round-the-world yachting race, this has been daily life since
they left Britain eleven months ago. Now, after racing 50,000 across kilometers of ocean, they are soon
due home. While most of us have worked, slept, taken a holiday, these crews have sailed and sailed, day
after day, night after night, in weather conditions that would test any human. This is the reality of ocean
yacht racing, which bears little resemblance to the popular image of sailing - the quick sprint around a
lake before returning ashore for a meal and a warm bath.
Paragraph 2: ...........................
Racing 20-metre yachts around the world is a story of unrelenting hard work, pushing yourself to
the limits of endurance. But it is also a story of the vastness and beauty of the sea, of seeing the sun rise
and set on hundreds of desolate horizons, and of the supreme satisfaction of arriving somewhere
knowing that wind alone has taken you there.
Paragraph 3: .............................
Unlike the captains, who are professional sailors, the crews all consist of amateur volunteers who
have actually paid for the privilege of taking a year off from their work and enduring these difficult
conditions. On board London Light the ages range from 21 to 65. For the youngest member, Susan
Porter, the trip is about the excitement of both the racing and the elements “Being able to pitch
yourselves as a team against a storm gives you a huge sense of achievement”, she says.
Paragraph 4: .............................
Jerry Wallace, a marketing director, found sailing a refreshing change from the selfish
individualism of business. Although he was prepared for the discomfort, the mental stress of long
distance racing was not what he has anticipated, “A grand Prix driver has a few hours of focus, a
footballer 90 minutes, but we have been racing for 11 months. This is something I didn’t really
appreciate before I start.”
Paragraph 5: .............................
Inevitably, there are tensions. The kind of people who choose to take part in races like this tend to
motivated and strong-willed. On a trivial level, there are the usual arguments about things like cleaning,
tidying, personal hygiene, even the way people snore. Row on a boat must be addressed immediately.
Left to develop, they get much worse. On London Light they have done this by having a meeting where
problems can be discussed and resolved by majority vote. Cooperation is the key, and everyone can have
their say. The London is one of the few boats that has never lost any crew early because of a personality
clash.
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 SECTION E. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2.0p)
1. It was wrong of you to allow a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
-> You should ............................................................................................................................................
2. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.
-> Had it .....................................................................................................................................................
3. Mrs. Green is proud of her son’s contribution to the play.
-> Mrs. Green is proud of what ................................................................................................................
4. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning.
-> We have booked five rooms, only ........................................................................................................
5. Success depends on hard work.
-> The harder ............................................................, the more.................................................................
6. Although Minh was not guilty they executed him . (innocence)
-> In ………………………………………….................................………………………………………
7. Please don't make me annoyed by such silly questions.
-> I'd rather .................................................................................................................................................
8. People think that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in the pub.
-> The prisoner ............................................................................................................................................
9. Have a cigar!
-> You ……………………..................................…………………………………………………………
10. “ OK . It was my mistake . I’m sorry ”, Peter said.
-> Peter admitted …………..................................………………………………………………………….
II. Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences so that each has
as a similar meaning as the original one. (1.0p)
1. Dicken’s last novel was unfinished when he died. (WITHOUT)
->........................................................................................................................................................
2. When he drinks a lot, he gets very bad. (MORE)
->........................................................................................................................................................
3. John was shocked to hear that he had failed his driving test. (CAME)
->.........................................................................................................................................................
4. David finds it easy to make friends. (DIFFICULTY)
->.........................................................................................................................................................
5. The last political scandal of this kind took place fifty years ago. (SINCE)
->..............................................................................................................................................................
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