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English Practice I Phonetics a columns b grades c parents d volunteers a garage b gesture c guest d guarantee a bath b bathing c breath d healthy a boasted b concluded c perceived d repeated a dolls b chairs c countries d plates II Stress a hockey b involve c revise d select a defensive b spectator c technical d wonderful a eleven b example c origin d synthetic a authority b disadvantage c photographer d relationship 10 a combination b satisfaction c transportation d necessary III Vocabulary and Structures 11 Take this road and you will …………at the hotel in minutes a find b come c arrive d reach 12 The shops are always …………of people at Christmas time a full b stuffed c busy d crowded 13 My little brother said that the mirror was …………broken a accident b accidental c accidentally d by accident 14 The headmaster …………several announcements a did b said c spoke d made 15 I know for…………that he was away from home last night a fact b correct c certain d true 16 The council decided to …………the road to improve the traffic a lengthen b enlarge c increase d widen 17 I can’t start eating because the food is too………… a hot b cold c dirty d expensive 18 When my father applied for his passport to be renewed, he had to send two ………… photographs a fresh b late c recent d modern 19 A person who speaks on the radio is a ………… a radiator b loudspeaker c newsman d broadcaster 20 Thank you for …………me about the meeting tomorrow a remind b reminding c remember d remembering 21.Did you enjoy the show last night? –Yes, but I wish …………a cold a hadn’t b didn’t have c hadn’t had d wouldn’t have 22 …………beautiful dress you have on! a what b How c What a d How a 23 Do I have to take that French course?- No, you ………… a needn’t b mustn’t c haven’t d don’t have 24 This is the first time I …………the experiment on plant breeding a b would c did d have done 25 They worked hard …………they might be well prepared for the exam a then b since c because d so that 26 …………students study hard before an exam a most of b most the c most of the d almost the 27.It was in the house ………… a where I was born b I was born in c that I was born d in which I was born 28 Let’s go for a walk after dinner, …………? a we b you c don’t we d shall we 29 It’s …………nice a day ………… we should something a either/or b neither/nor c so/that d such /that 30 Not everyone …………gold In fact, most people’s dreams of quick riches never came ………… a saw/real b found/ true c saw/true d found/real Edited by Ly Viet Dung 2008 3- Read the passage and choose the best words: There are a lot of ……1…… in the world of language teaching today when the ……2…… of Education explained his plans for schools over the ……3…… five years One of the plans is that ……4……children will start learning two foreign languages ……5…… the age of six When they enter high school, there is the …6……… of adding one more language.” The government plans are a real ……7…… for celebration,” said Mary Spencer, a French ……8…… at City High school” these new plan for language teaching show that the Secretary has ……9…… the old problems with intelligence and imagination These plans are certainly a great ……10…… 31 a amusement b excitement c enjoyment d disappointment 32 a Head b Leader c Director d Secretary 33 a Next b future c coming d following 34 a the b all c these d those 35 a in b all c from d until 36 a likelihood b opportunity c possibility d probability 37 a cause b reason c result d effect 38 a engineer b teacher c electrician d architect 39 a reached b revealed c discussed d solved 40 a attainment b agreement c achievement d movement Find the mistakes 41 (A)As a stranger at the party, I stood (B)alone for some time, then walked over to (C)an interesting-looking person and (D)introduce myself 42 I (A)had to drive to the factory (B)to pick up my brother, (C)who’s car wouldn’t (D)start 43 (A)My grandfather , (B)who is a wise man, (C)has greatly influenced (D)on my life 44 It(A) is hoping that all present day (B)communicable diseases (C)will be conquered (D)some day 45 (A)What we know about certain diseases (B)are still not sufficient to prevent them (C)from spreading easily (D)among the population Sentence transformation 46 We lost our way because the signpost were confusing a The signposts were confusing which made us lose our way b we lost our way because the signposts were confused c we lost our signposts because they were confusing d Because the signposts were lost, we were confused 47 I went to sleep immediately when the train lest the station a I went to sleep right before the train left the station b I fell asleep as the train left the station c I went to sleep immediately if the train left the station d I slept immediately after the train reached the station 48 We took a train to Liverpool last Saturday a We went to train as a Liverpool player last Saturday b We went to Liverpool to train for a match last Saturday c Liverpool was the city we could go by train last Saturday d We went to Liverpool by train last Saturday 49 Who has to lock the doors when the office closes? a Who has locked the doors when the office closes? b Who should lock the doors when the office closes? c Who is responsible for locking the door when the office closes? d Who unlocks the doors when the office closes? 50 It appears that we have no coffee left a we seem to run out of coffee b we appear to have left our coffee c No coffee seems to be found d The coffee seems to disappear Edited by Ly Viet Dung 2008 3- III Reading: The influenza virus is a single molecule composed of millions of individual atoms Although bacteria can be considered a type of plant, secreting poisonous substances into the body of the organism they attack, viruses, like the influenza virus, are living organism themselves We may consider them regular chemical molecules since they have strictly defined atomic structure; but on the other hand, we must also consider them as being alive since they are able to multiply in unlimited quantities An attack brought on by the presence of the influenza virus in the body produces a temporary immunity, but, unfortunately, the protection is against only the type of virus that caused the influenza Because the disease can be produced by any one of the three types, referred to A, b, or C and many strains within each type, immunity to one virus will not prevent infection by another type or strain Approximately every ten years, worldwide epidemics of influenza called pandemics occur Though to be caused by new strains of type A virus, these pandemic viruses have spread rapidly, infecting millions of people Epidemics or regional outbreaks have appeared on the average every two or three years for type A virus, and every four or five years for type B virus 51/ According to the passage, bacteria are … a poisons b very small c larger than viruses d plants 52/ Why does the writer say that viruses are alive? a they have a complex atomic structure b they move c they multiply d they need warmth and light 53/ The word “ strains” is closest in meaning to … a theories b injuries c varieties d weaknesses 54/ How does the body react to the influenza virus? a it prevents further infection to other types and strain of the virus b it produces immunity to the type and strain of virus that invaded it c it becomes immune to types A, B and C viruses but not to various strains within the types d after a temperature immunity, it becomes even more susceptible to the type and strain that caused the influenza 55/ The author names all of the following as characteristics of pandemics except a they spread very quickly b they are caused by type A virus c they are regional outbreaks d they occur once every ten years Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society Where there was no salt near, it brought from great distances Thus, salt became one of the most important articles of early trade Records show that in area of scarcity, salt was traded ounce for ounce for gold Rome’s major highway was called the Via Solaria, that is , The salt Road Along that road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystal from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River In return, they received a solarium or salary, which was literally money paid to soldiers to but salt The word ‘ world their salt,” which means to be valuable, derives the custom of payment during the empire The caravan trade of the Sahara was also primarily an exchange of goods for salt Among ancient peoples there, to eat salt with another person was an act of friendship Slaves were often purchased with salt Salt was so important in the Middle Ages that governments retained salt trade as a monopoly, or levied taxes on its purchase By then, people’s social rank was demonstrated by where they sat at the table above or below the salt Even today, in some remote regions of the world, salt is a luxury item In fact, in a few isolated areas of Southeast Asia and Africa, cakes made of salt are still used for money 56/ What was the rate of exchange for salt and gold in areas where salt was a scarce commodity? a one to one b one to two c one to ten d one to sixteen 57/ If a man is “ world his salt”, he is … a a soldier b a thirsty person c a valuable employee d a highly paid worker 58 What does the Latin word solarium mean? a salt b salary c soldier d the salt road 59/ Who enjoyed a monopoly on the sale of salt? a soldier of the Roman Empire b Traders in the Sahara c governments in the Middle Ages d People of high social rank Edited by Ly Viet Dung 2008 3- 60/ The word” retained” could best be replaced by… a reserved b transferred c denied The end Edited by Ly Viet Dung 2008 d designated 3-