SECOND END-TERM MOCK TEST

Time allotted: 60 minutes

I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (3 pts)
1. A. highland B. telepathy C. shopaholic D. webcam
2. A. increased B. invented C. developed D. practiced
3. A. consume B. disastrous C. converse D. reason

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (3pts)
4. A. ‘smartphone B. ‘network C. ‘language D. Chi’nese
5. A. tsu’nami B. ‘hurricane C. ‘property D. ‘mountainous
6. A. refu’gee B. awar’dee C. com’mittee D. absen’tee

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
(15pts)
7. It is difficult to judge the impacts of the project _______ the local environment.
A. on B. from C. under D. towards
Impact on st = effect on st
8. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the __________ day.
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
9. You can easily find that restaurant because it is the oldest building ________ the end of Wilham
Street.
A. of B. at C. in D. for
At the end of: phía cuối của cái gì
In the end: cuối cùng = Finally
10. Since the birth of social media _______, there has been a drastic change in the way people
communicate.
Media = means: phương tiện
A. networkings B. platforms C. means D. website
11. Thanks to advanced technologies, we can _______ contact friends and relatives overseas.
Thanks to = Owing to: nhờ có
Due to = because of: bởi vì
A. conveniently B. convenience C. convenient D. inconveniently
12. “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago.”
– “_____.”
Relief (n) sự nhẹ nhõm à relieve (v) làm giảm đi
A. Oh dear! B. That’s shocking C. That’s a relief D. How terrible
13. Telepathy and holography might be the main __________ of communication in the future.
A. medium B. mean C. indicators D. media
Media (singular) à medium / mediums (plural): phương tiện, cách thức
Medium (adj): trung bình
14. The scientists have ______ a method of recycling the contaminated oil.
A. devised B. thought C. come up D. discovered
Devise (v) = create st new: tạo ra, phát minh ra
à device (n) thiết bị
Come up with: nghĩ ra cái gì
Discover = find out: tìm ra
15. She said that she ______ a detective story ______ the day before.
A. had been reading - at this time B. was read - at that time
C. was reading - at this time D. had been reading - at that time
16. My colleague was doing ______ scientific research on the effects of music on watermelon crops.
A. a B. x C. another D. the
17. Don’t try _______ the symptoms of depression by overeating.
A. relieve B. to relieving C. relieving D. to relieve
18. ________ 2030, 5G network will be widespread for its lightning-fast wireless connection.
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 A. At B. By C. During D. When
19. Tom: __________.
Nam: Sorry for interrupting, but the speaker is from the Language Club, not the Technology one.
A. Let’s meet our speaker, Mr. Lee.
B. We’ll have a discussion with Mr Lee from the Technology Club about…
C. This is an introduction to the different clubs in our school.
D. Is that man Mr Lee, Nam?
20. Thousands of buildings and houses were completely destroyed when the earthquake ____ the city.
A. fought B. happened C. struck D. arrived
21. __________________, immediately hide yourself under the table.
A. Should you see things start shaking B. If you should sees things start shaking
C. If you saw things start shaking D. Unless you see things start shaking
Đảo ngữ của câu ĐK loại 1: chỉ xảy ra ở mệnh đề có “if”
If + S1 + V1 (hiện tại đơn), …… à Should + S1 + V1 (infinitive)
If + S1 + don’t / doesn’t + V1 (infinitive) à Should + S1 + NOT + V1 (infinitive)
IV. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions. (2pts)
22. The heavy rain had a negative effect on the crops, causing them to rot and fail to grow.
A. influence B. respect C. advantage D. disadvantage
23. The earthquake caused the ground to tremble, making people feel scared and insecure.
A. shake B. standstill C. quiet D. calm

V. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions. (2pts)
24. The city introduced an innovative system control.
Innovative (adj) cải tiến, đổi mới
Genuine (Adj) có thật
A. advanced B. inventive C. traditional D. genuine
25. To lessen the negative impacts of floods, the local people intentionally build their houses far
away from the river.
Lessen (v) làm giảm >< enhance (v) củng cố
Strengthen (v) củng cố
A. weaken B. minimize C. enhance D. reduce

VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions. (5pts)
26. (A) In the future, we will get a smart watch (B) warn us (C) against (D) natural disasters.
To warn
27. (A) Burning natural gas is an (B) uneconomic way (C) to heat the house as it is (D) far more
expensive than coal.
Uneconomical
28. (A) Though his lack (B) of (C) qualifications, he still got that (D) high-paid job.
Despite / in spite of
29. Jack said that he (A) would have (B) to submit his project (C) on renewable energy (D) next
Monday.
The next Monday / the following Monday
30. It (A) is predicted that people (B) might live on other planets (C) in (D) fifty year’s time.
Fifty yearS’ time

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (5pts)
Mona Lisa Talking: Potential Future Concepts of Audiovisual Collaboration
Visions for the future audiovisual communication technologies might be (31) ________ the verge of a
significant change thanks to recent breakthrough developments.
(32) ________ research text published by Tae-Hyun Oh, Tali Dekel, Changil Kim, Inbar Mosseri, William
T. Freeman, Michael Rubinstein and Wojciech Matusik under the roof of MIT Computer Science &

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Artificial Intelligence Lab, Speech2Face (33) ________ caught a lot of attention throughout the world.
Basically, the research shows us that it's finally possible to analyse a voice recording and generate a highly
accurate image of the speaker.
(34) ________ news coming from Moscow was that Egor Zakharov, Aliaksandra Shysheya, Egor Burkov
and Victor Lempitsky from Samsung AI and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology have produced
a system which makes it possible to create realistic "fake" videos from just a few images. It's been possible
to (35) ______ such contents for some time now, but one had to use a huge database of still images before.
31. A. at B. on C. in D. under
32. A. The B. A C. x D. An
33. A. immediate B. continuously C. constantly D. instantly
34. A. the others B. The other C. Others D. Another
35. A. imagine B. take C. create D. discover

VIII. You are going to read an article about four destructive forces of nature. Choose from
paragraphs A – D to indicate the paragraph that contains the following information. The
paragraphs may be chosen more than once. (10pts)
FREAKY FORCES OF NATURE
The forces of nature can be unbelievable powerful. Severe weather such as hurricanes, blizzards, flash
floods and thunderstorms can cause serious damage and the loss of life. Some of Mother Nature's
forces, however, are so bizarre and unexpected that they can only be described as freaky. Here are some
examples.
A. It's raining frogs!
The fastest wind speed ever recorded - 511km an hour - occurred during a tornado in the USA in 1999.
Scientists classify tornadoes by the damage they can do. A tornado with wind speeds of 110km an hour
can sweep away entire houses and throw cars through the air as if they were rockets. A tornado with wind
speeds of more than 480km an hour has the power to derail trains, tear grass from the ground, and even
rip pavements from the street. But that's not all tornadoes can do. Scientists believe that tornadoes can
suck up the surfaces of lakes, rivers and other bodies of water. When they do, they can take frogs and fish
along for the ride, and then drop them far away. This may have been the cause of the 'frog rain' in a town
in Serbia. Small frogs rained on the town, sending residents running for cover as they tried to escape.
B. Flaming twisters
As if tornadoes aren't dangerous enough, one kind is made of fire! Wildfires are so powerful that they can
create their own weather. As these fires burn, they consume huge quantities of oxygen. The intense heat
causes the air to rise. When fresh air rushes in to replace it, strong winds are produced. Sometimes this
makes the fire spin like a tornado. These fire whirls, or fire tornadoes, can be 15m wide and grow as tall
as a 40-storey building. They generally last no more than a few minutes, but some have lasted as long
as 20. They are, not surprisingly, one of the most dangerous natural disasters. In 1923 in Japan, a fire
whirl killed 38,000 people who had gathered in an open space to escape being injured in an earthquake.
C. Dodge balls
About 1,000 years ago, hundreds of people were mysteriously killed in the Himalayas. A recent
investigation concluded that they were caught in a hailstorm and couldn't avoid being hit by chunks of ice
the size of tennis balls that fell on their heads at more than 160km an hour. Hailstorms as deadly as this
are rare, but hail itself is not uncommon. It is formed in storms when raindrops are carried into extremely
cold areas of the atmosphere by powerful winds. The longer the tiny specks of ice bounce around in the
wind, the bigger they become. When the pieces of ice grow too big for the wind to hold up, they fall to
the ground as hail. Hail is most common during late spring and early summer when severe
thunderstorms are more likely to occur.
D. Gas attack!
When a volcano erupts, a glowing sea of molten lava often flows down its sides, destroying everything
in its path. But a volcano can produce something even deadlier: a pyroclastic flow, which is a cloud of gas
and rock that can reach temperatures above 500°C. The flow crashes down the side of a volcano like an
avalanche. These flows typically reach speeds of more than 80km an hour. A pyroclastic flow will knock
down, destroy, bury or carry away nearly everything it meets. It can destroy buildings, forests and
farmland. People who are caught in the path are obviously among the victims too, but even people that
are close by can die as the result of breathing in hot ash and gases. It was this kind of flow that famously

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destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly
two thousand years ago.
Which paragraph mentions
___C____ 36. something which happens more frequently in certain seasons?
___B____ 37. a natural disaster that doesn't last very long?
___D____ 38. a destructive stream?
___A____ 39. how scientists categorize a type of disaster?
___D____ 40. the change of a material from solid to liquid? [note: lava]
___B____ 41. how tall a force of nature can be?
___C____ 42. something that is made in cold conditions?
___D____ 43. a well-known historic event?
____B___ 44. the number of people who died in a specific event?
___A____ 45. a natural disaster that resulted in an unusual event?

IX. LISTENING 1: (5pts)

You will hear five people (Jess, George, Pernais, Mike and Doron) talking about their experiences
relating to disasters. As you listen, choose the correct answer. You will listen twice.
46. Jess said she ______ .
A. just missed the bombing B. was in an tsunami C. was in a typhoon
47. During the hurricane, George ______ .
A. hid with his parents B. asked to play outside C. lived in Hawaii
48. Pernais says she _______ .
A. saved a man B. was saved by a man C. used to be in a forest fire
49. Mike says when he was driving, he saw _____ .
A. a landslide B. an earthquake C. the news of the raining season
50. Doron says his friends ______ .
A. started to panic B. felt the freezing cold C. knew what to do

X. LISTENING 2: (10pts)
You will hear an interview between a 4Teen magazine reporter and Dr Minh Vu about netiquette.
Fill in each gap with no more than two words as you listen. You will listen twice.
- Netiquette includes (51) rules that help people behave appropriately when they go online.
- Dr Minh Vu suggests that we should avoid saying and doing anything (52) unpleasant to other
people when we are online.
- When we write emails or (53) post comments, readers may think we are shouting at them if we
use caps lock.
- We show (54) respect towards the other person by checking spelling mistakes before we send
out any email.
- We had better not use too much (55) shorthand as this may lead to confusion.
- Using polite language in chat rooms and on message boards is recommended as we may be
judged by the quality of our writing.

XI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one, beginning as
shown. (4pts)
56. He said: “We should hold frequent video conferences when our boss is on business trip”.
He suggested holding frequent video conferences when THEIR boss WAS on business trip.
57. In the middle of our sleep, a burglar broke into our house.
When we were sleeping / we were in the middle of our sleep, a burglar broke into our house.

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XII. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning using the words in brackets. Do not
change the words given. (6pts)
58. The technician is fixing the faulty webcam for her. (fix)
Have + sb + V (infinitive) = get + sb + to V (infinitive):
Có ai đó làm gì cho mình
She is having the technician FIX the faulty webcam (for her)
getting the technician TO FIX the faulty webcam (for her)
59. Stop the deforestation or wild animals will suffer from mass habitat loss. (if)
Wild animals will suffer from mass habitat loss
if we/they/people don’t stop the deforestation
if the deforestation DOESN’T stop.
60. The water was polluted, so many species of fish died prematurely. (because)
Many species of fish
died prematurely BECAUSE the water was polluted.
died prematurely BECAUSE OF the polluted water.
died prematurely BECAUSE OF the water pollution
XIII. Supply the correct form of the word. (10pts)
61. These cars are remarkable for their use of hydrogen as the source of power. (remark)
62. Loud noise at work may be major reason for hearing loss. (lose)
63. Untreated sewage destroys aquatic ecosystems and threatens human life. (treat)
64. More deaths occur when the global warming gets worse. (die)
65. Most destructive fires may be caused by small cigarette filters carelessly dropped onto the ground.
(destroy)