HANOI UNIVERSITY OF ENGLISH MID-TERM TEST

NATURAL RESOURCES AND 2.11

ENVIRONMENT
(DH12 – THE 2ND TERM/ 2022 - 2023)
Department of Foreign Languages
Time allowed: 50 minutes
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Name: ……………….……………………………… Class: ………………….

I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

from that of the others in each group.
1. A. special B. very C. mental D. parent
2. A. pollution B. question C. invitation D. education
3. A. pursuit B. mutual C. immune D. humor
4. A.know B. kiss C. kite D. kind
5. A.sight B. shift C. tide D. light

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: Choose the best answer

6. The student ……………………… the highest score will be awarded a scholarship.
A. who receives B. received C. who is receiving D. receives
7. They worked hard ……………………… they could pass the final examination.
A. so that B. because C. in case D. since
8. He never stops criticizing me. He’s a real ……………………… in the neck.
A. pain B. ache C. hurt D. itch
9. You will have to ……………………… early if you want to avoid all the traffic.
A. put off B. go about C. come apart D. set off
10. No one is indifferent to praise, ………………………?
A. is one? B. are they? C. isn’t one? D. aren’t they?
11. Our city is very bare and doesn’t have enough ………………………
A. greenery B. greenness C. green D. evergreen
12. ………………………Mike is late, let’s go without him.
A. Since B. However C. As a result D. Because of
13. She has worked as a secretary ……………………… she graduated from college.
A. since B. until C. before D. while
14. Jim is five centimeters ……………………… than Tom.
A. higher B. taller C. tallest D. tall
15. If I had time, I ……………………… to the beach with you this weekend.
A. will go B. will have gone C. would have gone D. would go
16. His pronunciation causes me a lot of ………………………
A. difficulties B. difficult C. difficulty D. difficultly
17. Mary is very beautiful. She has got ……………………….
A. a long hair B. very long hair C. hair very long D. very long hairs
18. At the end each month, we have to write ………………. about what have been done.
A. a memo B. a report C. a letter D. a note
19. I visited him last week. There was a big tree ……………. his house and his neighbor.
A. between B. near C. next to D. from
20. Remember to ………………………. all the lights before you leave the room.
 A. switch off B. turn of C. stop D. close

III. READING
A. Read the text and question below. For each question, choose A, B, C or D.
Along the Eastern coast of Australia is one of the most fascinating areas of the natural
world -the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is more than 2,000 kilometers long, but isn’t
really one long reef. It is actually made up of about 3,000 separate coral reefs.
The Great Barrier Reef is like a large city under the sea filled with many species of marine
life. More than 2,000 species of fish inhabit it. There are also about 400 different species of coral
and 500 species of seaweed. The first include several kind of sharks. The most common one is the
black tip reef shark. It gets its name from the back coloring on the end of its fins.
The black tip shark isn’t a dangerous shark, but there are dangerous animals on the reef. The
tiger shark, for example, is an aggressive shark. There are several kinds of poisonous jellyfish, and
there are poisonous sea snakes, too. Stingrays can injure people with their sharp are tails. Divers
have to be careful on the Great Barrier Reef.
Some animals on the reef are dangerous to people, but people are even more dangerous to the
reef. Agriculture in Australia has caused water pollution, and this has already killed some areas of
the reef. Divers cause damage when they take bits of coral from the reef, or when they stand on the
reef. Unless humans learn to respect and protect natural treasures like the Great Barrier Reef, these
treasures could one day disappear from the Earth.
21. What is this passage mainly about?
A. ocean pollution B. dangers on a reef
C. an interesting part of the world D. different kinds of marine animals
22. How long is the Great Barrier Reef?
A. 500 Kilometers B. 2,000 kilometers
C. 3,000 kilometers D. 4,000 kilometers
23. What causes water pollution?
A. diving B. farming
C. pick up coral D. standing on the reef
24. Which statement is true about the black tip shark?
A. It is aggressive B. It has a sharp tail
C. It is not very common D. It has black on its fins
25. Why do divers have to be careful on the Great Barrier Reef?
A. There are dangerous animals B. It’s too far from the coast
C. The weather is very dirty D. It’s difficult to stand on it

B. Read the text and choose the correct word or phrase for each space
Wind, water, air, ice and heat all work to cause erosion. As the wind blows over the land, it often
(26 )……………… small grains of sand. When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the
rocks are slowly worn away. In this way, (27 )……………… very hard rocks are worn away by the
wind. When particles of rocks or soil became loosened in any way, running water carries them
down the (28)……………… Some rocks and soil particles are carried into streams and then into the
sea. Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wear away very slowly, and so lose very
(29)………………… of its soil. The roots of plants help to (30)……………… the rocks and soil in
place. Water that falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than water that falls on bare ground.
Thus, forests and grasslands (31)……………… to slow down erosion. Even where the land is (32)
……………… covered with plants, some erosion goes on. In the spring, the (33)………………
snow turns into a large quantity of water that then runs downhill in streams. (34)………………… a
stream carries away some of the soil, the stream bed gets deeper and deeper. (35)
…………………… thousands of years of such erosion, wide valleys are often formed.
26. A. cleans out B. picks up C. carries out D. holds up
27. A. still B. such C. even D. though
28. A. borders B. topside C. backside D. hillsides
29. A. large B. little C. few D. much
30. A. hold B. back C. stay D. store
31. A. help B. aid C. assist D. facilitate
32. A. strongly B. thickly C. thinly D. scarcely
33. A. melted B. melting C. building D. formed
34. A. Although B. Till C. As D. Until
35. A. After B. During C. Among D. In

IV.WRITING
A. Choose the best sentence (A, B, C or D) made from the suggested words.
36. If/ you/ listen/ carefully/ this/ piece/ music,/ you/ can/ hear/ flute/ background.
A. If you listen carefully this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.
B. If you listened carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.
C. If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.
D. If you listening carefully to this piece of music, you hear a flute in the background
37. In spite/ her/ difficult/ living conditions,/ she/ work/ extremely/ hard.
A. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
B. In spite her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
C. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she work extremely hard.
D. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she working extremely hard.
38. Space travel/ be/ one/ brilliant/ wonders/ modern science.
A. Space travel are one of the brilliant wonders of modern science.
B. Space travel is one of brilliant wonders of modern science.
C. Space travel is one of the brilliant wonders of modern science.
D. Space travel is one of the brilliant wonders for modern science.
39. How/ cities/ you/ and/ uncle/ visit/ last summer?
A. How many cities do you and your uncle visit last summer?
B. How many cities did you and your uncle visit last summer?
C. How many cities did you and your uncle visited last summer?
D. How much cities did you and your uncle visit last summer?
40. By/ end / last summer,/ farmers/ harvest/ all/ crop.
A. By the end of last summer, the farmers harvested all the crop.
B. At the end of last summer, the farmers harvested all crop.
C. By the end of last summer, the farmers harvests all the crop.
D. By the end of last summer, the farmers are harvesting all the crop..
B. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the following one
41. Jack did so well in the contest that he could have won the first prize.
A. Jack did very well in the contest and won the first prize.
B. If he had done well in the contest, he could have won the first prize.
C. Jack didn’t win the first prize although he did well in the contest.
 D. Jack didn’t do well, so he didn’t win any prize in the contest
42. There’s no point in persuading him to change his mind.
A. There is no place where we can persuade him to change his mind.
B. It is a waste of time persuading him to change his mind.
C. There is no use to persuade him to change his mind.
D. You get no mark in persuading him to change his mind.
43. Joe regrets giving up his job.
A. Joe gave up his job and now he feels sorry.
B. Joe regrets because he is given a job.
C. Joe wants to give up his job.
D. Joe gave up his job because he regrets.
44. He cycles to the office in order to get some exercise.
A. He cycles to the office so that he can get some exercise.
B. He cycles to the office in order that he can get some exercise.
C. He cycles to the office to get some exercise.
D. All are correct
45. However hard you work, you will never be promoted here.
A. You will never be promoted here; however, you work hard.
B. No matter how you work, you will be promoted here.
C. Although you work really hard, you will never be promoted here.
D. If you didn’t work hard, you would never be promoted here.

V. LISTENING: Listen and choose the best ansnwer

46.What’s their new address?
A.Warnock B. Knock C. Mountain street D.Warmnock
47.What’s the opposite of address?
A.reception B.bank C.office D.store
48.When to start a business?
A.June B.July C.21st May D.25th May
49.Is it a good idea to book a holiday for 315 or 350 ?
A.250 B.both C.315 D.350
50.What can customers get for free?
A travel bag B suitcase C.ticket D.wallet

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