HCMC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION FINAL TEST OF ENGLISH 2 (ENGL230237)

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

TERM I – SCHOOL YEAR: 2015-2016
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PART 1: INCOMPLETE SENTENCES
There are 30 questions in this part.
Directions: A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Four answer choices are given
below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the sentence. Then mark the letter (A), (B),
(C), or (D) on your ANSWER SHEET.
1. What a terrible storm! The flood washed away the ___, so no one can reach the opposite bank anymore.
A. building B. bridge C. house D. yard

2. Which of the three supermarkets do you think has ___range of products?

A. widest B. wider C. the widest D. the wider

3. Visitors can take a romantic boat ride along the ___ to see beautiful buildings on both sides.
A. channel B. street C. canal D. tunnel

4. Many businessmen can hire a(n) ___ to have the whole view of this amazing city.
A. skyscraper B. building C. house D. apartment

5. I've got two brothers, one older than me and one ___.
A. youngest B. more young C. younger D. young

6. Daniel is afraid of darkness, so he is very happy to finally see the light at the end of the ___.
A. tunnel B. channel C. canal D. building

7. The gate to the ___from the north-east corner is only for the referees of the matches and the players.
A. supermarket B. stadium C. school D. church

8. If you want to enjoy the feeling of being underground, you can take the ___.
A. bus B. car C. train D. subway

9. You have to be very ___to go that university. They only take very clever people.
A. intelligently B. more intelligent C. intelligent D. most intelligent

10. If you want to explore the ___, be sure to take plenty of water and hire a camel.
A. desert B. valley C. plain D. farm

11. You can circle the ___to capture its perfect beauty in the sunlight.
A. river B. lake C. waterfall D. stream

12. Scientists are sure that ___will rise by 50 centimeters by the end of the next century.
A. land s B. mountains C. hills D. oceans

13. Although ___make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal
and insect species live there.
A. rainforests B. grasslands C. regions D. waterways

14. During the ___, ask about anything you want to know about your general health status.
A. violin lesson B. soccer practice C. conference call D. doctor’s appointment

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15. Don’t believe in ___ if you are looking for the right life partner.
A. blind dates B. business meetings C. job interviews D. student counsels

16. ___ students aim at high-paid jobs after graduation by studying very hard.
A. ambitious B. adventurous C. careful D. stubborn

17. A(n) ___ teacher always allows extra time for assignments.
A. outgoing B. hardworking C. easygoing D. curious

18. He is pretty ___ about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
A. outgoing B. stubborn C. curious D. careful

19. Can you tell me where the ___bank is please?

A. nearer B. nearest C. near D. nearly

20. I wonder why the neighbor's dog ___again. Maybe there is a burglar!
A. barks B. barked C. is barking D. bark

21. He ___because he won the lottery last year.

A. doesn’t work B. didn’t work C. can’t work D. isn’t working

22. I ___with my sister for a month because she is pregnant and I can help her.
A. live B. lived C. has lived D. am living

23. Can you help me with my resume?

A. Sure. Where do you want to put it? B. No problem. Do you have a computer?
C. All right. I’ll do it for you when I come back. D. I agree with you. We should do it now.

24. Thomas: Hi, Fred. Did you hear the news? I sold my car and bought a bicycle.
Fred: ___.
A. You’re kidding! Why did you do that?
B. Good for you! When does it happen?
C. I didn’t know you bought it. Can I ask you how much it cost?
D. See? Sometimes a bicycle isn’t a solution.

25. Anna: Have you seen Kim this week? She cut her hair short.
Rosy: ___.
A. You may be right. I said I liked her hair longer.
B. Actually, I don’t. But in my opinion, it looks good enough.
C. Yes, it’s very short. She asked me what I thought, and I told her I loved it.
D. That’s the last time I saw her.

26. Ben’s ticket cost him ___than he expected. It was only £5.50.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. larger

27. Quite ___ animals still live in the mountains, so camping is still difficult.
A. very little B. a few C. few D. a little

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28. I'm not sure we've got ___ paper to print out the document.
A. enough B. too much C. too many D. too

29. He was cooking breakfast ___ he burned his hand.

A. since B. during C. while D. when

30. The trains aren’t very ......................... – they’re often late.

A. comfortable B. reliable C. safe D. crowded

PART 2: INCOMPLETE TEXTS

There are 10 questions in this part.
Directions: Read the texts below. A word or phrase is missing in some of the sentences. Four answer
choices are given below each of these sentences. Select the best answer to complete the text. Then mark
the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your ANSWER SHEET.

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

How do you react when you look at yourself in the mirror? Do you smile 31) ...... do you feel like crying?
Does the idea of wearing summer clothes 32) ...... you panic, or does it excite you? Body image has become
a very important issue in our society. Many young women and teenage girls, in particular, are greatly
influenced by the images they see in adverts, films and magazines.
They go on dangerous crash diets 33) ...... they want to look like the super-thin supermodels and movie stars
they see and read about. But we don’t 34) ...... to copy our favourite celebrities. Thin is not always beautiful.
People come in 35) ...... shapes and sizes – that’s what makes each person interesting. So, next time you
look in the mirror, remember that you are special.

31. A. and B. but C. or D. so

32. A. feel B. get C. do D. make
33. A. because B. that C. so D. and
34. A. must B. need C. should D. ought
35. A. every B. each C. all D. some

GIVING UP SMOKING? A BIG CHALLENGE!

Although doctors have been warning about the dangers of cigarettes 36) ....... over fifty years, the number
of people who smoke is still very high. These people are not 37) ....... ; they do worry about their health;
they know the risks they are taking with their lives. They also realise how much money they are 38) .......
on cigarettes, yet they still find it almost impossible to give them up. Smoking is also much more socially
unacceptable now. A lot of people are against smoking in public places – I personally can’t stand sitting
next to a smoker in a restaurant, and I just don’t go into 39) ....... bars any more because I know what the
air will be like. But we have to remember that most smokers do want to stop. Instead of criticising them,
perhaps we should give them a 40) ....... .

36. A. from B. for C. since D. during

37. A. funny B. silly C. sensitive D. ambitious
38. A. earning B. making C. wasting D. saving
39. A. crowded B. blocked C. filled D. packed
40. A. help B. ham C. hold D. hand
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PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION
There are 20 questions in this part.
Directions: In this part of the test, you will read a selection of texts, such as magazine and newspaper
articles, letters and advertisements. Each text is followed by several questions. Choose the correct
answer to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.

Questions 41 through 46 refer to the following text

Polar bears in danger

Polar bears live around the Arctic Ocean, in Alaska, northern Canada and
Russia. They’re beautiful wild animals, and they’re the biggest land
predators on Earth. Sadly, they’re also endangered animals.
Seals are polar bears’ main food. Polar bears are endangered because it’s
becoming more difficult for them to catch the seals. The bears wait on the
frozen Arctic Ocean and catch the seals when they come up through holes
in the ice. They can only reach the seals when the sea is frozen, but the world’s weather is changing.
World temperatures are getting higher, and the sea ice in the Arctic is getting thinner. In summer, the bears
can’t walk over the ice, and so they can’t catch seals. Spring ice is also getting thinner, so it’s becoming
harder to catch seals in spring, too. A new report says that the amount of ice in the Arctic has become more
than 25% smaller in the past half-century. As a result, the bears are hungry. They have started to come into
towns to look for food. Some polar bears have even entered houses! People in Arctic towns must be very
careful because bears can attack and kill humans. In the small, isolated Canadian town of Churchill, parents
are now taking their children to school to give them protection from attacks by bears.
Polar bears are very big and very fierce, but they're also very beautiful creatures. Protecting the polar bears’
Arctic habitat is important for bears and people.

41. Polar bears usually catch seals …

A. when they swim under water B. at holes in the ice.
C. on land D. in sea
42. The weather around the Arctic Ocean has become …
A. worse. B. colder.
C. warmer. D. cooler.
43. Fifty years ago, there …
A. was more ice. B. weren’t many seals.
C. wasn’t much ice. D. weren’t many bears.
44. In spring it’s now …
A. easier for bears to hunt seals. B. impossible to find any seals.
C. harder for bears to hunt seals. D. difficult to go into seawater.
45. Because polar bears are hungry, they’ve been …
A. moving to the wood. B. eating more meat.
C. eating other sea creatures. D. looking for other types of food.
46. People in Churchill are afraid that polar bears …
A. may destroy their houses. B. may attack them.
C. may eat other animals. D. may eat their pets.

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Questions 47 through 50 refer to the following text

BOTTLED WATER – A DANGER TO THE

ENVIRONMENT
Do you drink bottled water? You may not realize that bottled water is bad for the
environment. This is the message on a website from Barham College, a school near
Birmingham.

John Knowles, who teaches at the school, explains. ‘Bottled water has to travel a long
way from the factories where it's produced to the shops where it's sold. Sometimes it
travels around the world. This uses a huge amount of petrol, and causes a lot of
pollution. Plastic bottles are also thrown away as rubbish. Bottled water is something
that we don’t need. We could help to protect the environment if we stopped buying
water in bottles.’

‘We’ve got a conservation group here at the school, and we try to help the
environment through our website,’ says Anna Benning, a student at Barham College.
‘Lots of students at the school are going to stop drinking bottled water. Bottled water
may not be healthier than basic tap water, and it’s much more expensive.’
However, bottled water is popular and many people won't want to stop drinking it. In 2004, the average
British person drank 33 litres of bottled water. In Italy, each person drank 200 litres. In total, the world drank
154 billion litres – an increase of 54 percent in just five years.

‘On our website we’re asking people not to buy these bottles of water,’ says Anna. ‘If lots of people made
this decision, they would help to protect the Earth from global warming.’

47. Students at Barham college are putting information …

A. on the Internet B. in shops and supermarkets.
C. in newspapers. D. on the bulletin board.
48. The transport of bottled water …
A. helps the environment. B. is important for our health.
C. uses a lot of petrol. D. uses many vehicles.
49. Students at Barham College are …
A. all going to stop drinking bottled water. B. going to start a conservation group.
C. trying to protect the environment. D. advertising tap water on newspaper.
50. In 2004, people drank …
A. more bottled water in Britain than in Italy. B. more tap water than before.
C. 154 billion litres of bottled water in Italy. D. a lot more bottled water than in 1999.

Questions 51 through 55 refer to the following text

Fourteen-year-old Neil Atkins talks about working on a house-building project in the United States.
I got involved in the house-building project through my Uncle Brian. We went to stay with him in the United
States for six weeks during the summer holiday. He was helping out on the project and asked me to come
along. At first I wasn’t interested. I was enjoying watching lots of new channels on TV! But after a while I
got bored and went along to see what he was doing. I realised that what he was doing was really great!

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He was helping out for an organisation that builds houses for people who can’t usually afford them. Instead,
the organisation buys all the wood and bricks and things you need to build a house. It lends the family the
tools and hires some guys who know what they’re doing. They also get people like my uncle, who aren’t
builders but who just want to help out in the community, to do the more simple building jobs. The family
eventually pays all the money back to the organisation, but they can do this over many years, and it’s much
cheaper than buying a new house.

I helped out with moving dirt and preparing tea. It was a bit disappointing that I wasn’t allowed to use the
tools and do jobs like cutting wood and nailing things together. I understand why they do it, but do design
and technology at school so I know I could do it right. Some people had no idea how to use a hammer
correctly! But if I go back next year, I’ll be able to do it, because I’ll be fifteen then.

51. Why didn’t Neil’s uncle take part in the building project?
A. He lent the family his tools. B. He is a qualified builder.
C. He enjoys helping out other people. D. He wants to build his own house
52. Which of the following is true about the building project?
A. The organisation provides free homes for poor people.
B. The project was filmed and shown on television.
C. No experienced builders were needed to build the house.
D. The future owners helped to build the house.
53. Neil was surprised that…
A. his uncle had such good building skills. B. some adults didn’t know how to use tools.
C. he wasn’t allowed to cut wood. D. houses are so expensive in the USA.
54. Neil will be able to use the tools next year because…
A. he is planning to study design and technology.
B. he will be old enough.
C. his uncle is going to teach him how to use them.
D. there will be fewer people on the Project
55. What might Neil write in his diary about his experience?
A. Building the house was okay, but it wasn’t as fun as watching American TV!
B. I learnt a lot of useful things for my design and technology course from working on the building
project.
C. I really enjoyed building the house. It gave me the chance to use my design and technology skills.
D. Building the house was better than watching TV, but I wanted to do more building work.

Questions 56 through 60 refer to the following text

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56. How many friends do the majority of people probably have?
A. 30 real friends or fewer B. a minimum of 30 real friends
C. 150 internet friends D. 400 internet friends over the course of their lives
57. It is difficult …..
A. to believe the numbers about friendship.
B. to keep your friends happy.
C. to trust what you read on social networking sites.
D. to give a definition of ‘friendship’.
58. Friendship means …
A. different things to different people.
B. dying for your friends if you need to.
C. helping each other until it is no longer necessary.
D. accepting people with different views.
59. Sometimes people worry because …
A. they think that they have too many friends. B. they spend too much time with friends.
C. they think they are too old to make friends D. there are no guidelines about friendship.
60. Most of us …
A. are dissatisfied with our friends. B. build friendships late in life.
C. are frightened to talk to strangers. D. need to be with others.
THE END

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Ghi chú:Cán bộ coi thi không được giải thích đề thi.

Chuẩn đầu ra của học phần (về kiến thức) Nội dung kiểm tra
[CĐR 1.1]: Lựa chọn được các thì và cấu trúc cơ bản trong tiếng Anh. Câu 1- 40
[CĐR 1.2]: Tái hiện kiến thức ngôn ngữ cơ bản về từ vựng để giao tiếp trong các tình Câu 1- 40
huống đơn giản.
[CĐR 1.3]: Trình bày kiến thức cơ bản về văn hóa giao tiếp trong các tình huống cơ Câu 41- 60
bản trong cuộc sống và công việc.
[CĐR 2.2]: Đọc hiểu các đoạn văn ngắn, mẩu tin ngắn, mẩu quảng cáo Câu 41- 60

Ngày 31 tháng 12 năm 2015

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