TEST YOURSELF I. Choose the words that best answer the following questions. 1. Which of the following words is stressed differently from the rest? a. mausoleum b. memorial c. achievement d. development 2. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable? a. engrave b. flourish c. represent d. preserve 3. Which of the following words doesn't have the same vowel sound? a. found b. town c. grow d. crowd 4. Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others? a. theater b. southern c. northwest d. cathedral 5. Which of the following words has the final pronounced /s/? a. caves b. matches c. relics d. festivals II. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best corn,: sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 6. Van Mieu was representative of Confucian ways of thought and behaviors. a. traditional b. typical c. memorial d. cultural 7. The stone stelae were with the names of the doctor laureates. a. written b. cut c. designed d. engraved. 8. The collection has been sold to the British Museum where it will be for the nation. a. conserved b. existed c. preserved d. impressed. 9. She felt intense fear mingled with excitement. a. contacted b. added c. contained d. mixes 10. Hoi An is a famous tourist attraction with many sites. a. royal b. natural c. cultural d. attractive 11. These plants in a damp climate. a. root b. found c. exist d. flourish 12. New York is by its hundreds of tall offices and aspartame. a. symbolized b. characterized c. impressed d. famous 13. Washington State is famous its apples. a. with b. to c. on d. for 14. About 90 percent of all the people New Jersey live a. in/ in b. on/ in c. in/ at d. in/ or. 15. The match has been from Wednesday night to Friday cause of the bad weather. a. cancelled b. competed c. postponed d. watched III. Choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d - that best completes each sentence. 16. Don't phone me at home at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. I then a. will be working b. am working c. will have worked d. have been working 17. I asked him what time it was but he said he a watch. a. doesn't have b. didn't have c. haven't had d. hadn't had 18. I'm in that film because it was based on the story written by my favorite novelist. a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interests 19. If you , I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn't want to bother you. a. had studied b. studied c. hadn't been studying d. didn't studied 20. Kay really likes children, so I'm sure happy to baby-sit for us. a. she's going to be b. she'll be c. she's d. she'll have been 21. We noticed away from the house. a. him to run b. he runs c. him running d. him ran 22. Many leading members of the opposition party to justify the decision. a. had tried b. has tried c. have been trying d. try 23. The government has introduced a. a children's clothes tax b. a tax on children clothes c. a children clothes tax d. a tax on children's clothes. 24. the most popular form of fiction writing. a. Novel is b. The novels is c. The novels are d. Novels are 25. We need the house a. to be redecorating b. redecoratin g c. is redecorated d. to redecorate IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 26. She asked .me what did I think of the performance the previous day. A B C D 27. Snowshoes allow a person walking on snow without sinking into it because they distribute the A B C person's weight over a wide area. D 28. The French Quarter is the most famous and the most old section of New Orleans. A B C D 29. I used to do my own taxes, but now I have done them by an accountant. A B C D 30. I don't know the name of the woman whom I spoke on the phone last night. A B C D 31. When you will return home next month, we will have finished the project. A B C D 32. A twenty-one-Years old man became the second casualty yesterday when he lost control of his A B C D truck. 33. If you had taken my advice before doing the work, you would have been to do it more better A B C D 34. Because of rain or snow there are always more than fifty thousand fans at football games. A B C D 34. I wish I have a car. it would make life so much easier. A B C D V. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best completes the passage. FILM MUSIC In the (36) days of the cinema, before sound was introduced, silent films were (37) by a pianist, or even a small orchestra playing in the cinema itself. One reason for this was to cover up the noise of the projector. However, a more important role was to provide (38) for what was going on in the film and (39) the audience through the story. Different kinds of music were associated with different situations, such as fights, chases, roman- tic scenes and so on. Music was also used to identify the geographical location or historical (40) of the story. In addition, individual characters often had their own tune, which could also (41) what sort person they were. Music added something extra to what was happening on the flat screen. It could create atmosphere and (42) the involvement of the audience one moment encouraging them to relax, the next developing a (43) of tension. And all this was done without any words being spoken. Audiences at that time would have been (44) with the musical language connected with the traditions of popular theatre, and many of these were transferred to the new medium of the cinema. Today, (45) the films produced may be technically very different from before, much of musical history still remains. 36, a. early b. beginning c. starting d. original 37. a. imaged b. taken c. made d. accompanist 38. a. comment b. support c. description d suggestion 39: a. persuade b. send c. follow d. guide 40. a. making b. setting c: adding d. taking 40. a. point b. put c. indicate d. draw 41. a. increase b. rise c. grow d. lift 43. a. sight b. sense c. emotion d. sign 44. a. popular b. educated c. familiar d. experienced 45. a. because b. despite c. instead d. although VI. Choose the best answers, a, b, c, or d. REUNIFICATION CONFERENCE HALL Previously on the ground of the present structure was Norodom Palace built in 1868 as a residence of the French- Governor General of Cochinchina. On September 7, 1954 Norodom Palace was renamed the Independence Palace and became the Presidential Palace in which President Ngo Dinh Diem of the Sai Gon. administration and his family lived and worked. in February 1962, a dissident of the Diem regime launched an air bombardment of the palace and heavily damaged it. After that, Diem decided to demolish the damaged structure and built a new one which was designed by Western- trained architect Ngo Viet Thu. The construction. was undertaken by Sai Gon sappers and completed in 1966. At 11:30 on April 30, 1975, tanks of the Liberation Army over-rim the palace. The then Sal Con president. Mr. Duong Van Minh, who had just assumed the post of president together with his 45-member cabinet surrendered unconditionally. After the liberation of Sai Gon, the Independence Palace was turned into the Headquarters of Municipal Military Administrative Committee. In December 1975, the palace was the venue of a consultative conference for national reunification. To mark the historical significance of that event, the building was renamed Reunification Conference Hall. 46. Reunification Conference Hall a. is also called Norodom Palace. b. is on the ground of Norodom Palace. c. was built in 1873. d. was a residence of the French Governor General of Cochin china. 47. What happened to the original structure?. a. It was named the Independence Palace. b. It was designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu. c. It was demolish ad by a dissident of the Diem regime. d. It was heavily damaged by an air bombarrnenta 48. According to the passage, a. The Independence Palace witnessed the collapse of the government of South Viet Nam on 30 April 1975. b, The Independence Palace was built by the army. c. The Independence Palace used to be the place from which military action was controlled. d. All are correct. 49. The word 'overran" in line 10 means a. occupied b. passed c. approached d. attacked 50. Which of the following is not true? a. The Independence Palace used to be the president's home. b. After 1975, the Independence Palace was renamed Reunification Conference Hall. c. The US-backed government of South Viet Nam surrendered without conditions d. Reunification Conference Hall marked the historical significance of the liberation of Sai Gon. . TEST YOURSELF I. Choose the words that best answer the following questions. 1. Which of the following. a. traditional b. typical c. memorial d. cultural 7. The stone stelae were with the names of the doctor laureates. a. written b. cut c. designed d. engraved. 8. The collection has been sold to