PRACTICE TEST 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A.

advanced B. composed C. appalled D. bared-teeth 2. A. philosopher B. opponent C. water-polo D. proposal 3. A. chew . Synchroni!e C. childbearing D. charity Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest. 4. A. vulnerable B. sociable C. intellectual D. aerial 5. A. wilderness . "orilla C. penalty D. habitat Choose the #est option to complete these followin" sentences. . !he more we learn" ######### A. we become wiser. B. wiser we become. C. we become wise. $. the wiser we #ecome. $. !he crash resulted ######### the deaths o% 1& passengers. A. to B. at C. into $. in '. !he more he tried to help her" ######### she seemed to appreciate it. A. the less B. the lesser C. less D. lesser (. !his is a valuable boo). *ou ######### loo) a%ter it care%ully and you ######### lose it. A. needn+t, must . must% mustn&t C. mustn+t, must D. must, needn+t 1&. !he water was cold" ######### - didn+t go swimming. A. .owever B. !here%ore C. but $. so 11. /ost o% them will be 0obless when the 1ames are over. A. %ascinating B. odd C. tempting $. unemployed 12. *ou should ######### your best clothes %or the interview. A. put on B. wash up C. go on D. ta)e a%ter 13. - can+t %ind my boo) anywhere3 - ######### it at home. A. should have le%t B. mustn4t C. must be leave $. must have left 14. 56hen can you come75 - 5-+ll come as soon as ######### my wor).5 A. - %inished B. - will %inish C. I&ve finished D. -+d %inish 15. A situation in a game when two teams have the same scores is called 5###########5. A. 8enalty B. 9oul C. :pponent $. Tie 1 . Because o% an accident" my train was delayed %or several hours. A. loo)ed a%ter . held up C. turned o%% D. tried out 1$. ######### is the act o% preventing something %rom being lost" wasted" damaged or destroyed.
A. Biodiversity B. Conservation C. ;<tinction D. .abitat

1'. 6e have )ept this seat %or you. -t+s ######### com%ortable chair we have. A. much too . the most C. the very much 1(. 8lease ######### this %orm and post it. A. turn on . fill in C. loo) up 2&. !his woman has ######### her whole li%e to helping others.
A. initiated B. appalled C. appealed

D. the more D. give up

D. dedicated

21. - understand your point o% view. #########" - don+t agree with it. A. !here%ore . 'owever C. Although D. Because 22. -+ll come to see you be%ore - ######### %or the =nited >tates. A. am leaving B. have le%t C. will leave $. leave Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 23. !he two children tried as hardly as they could to bring about a reconciliation between their parents. A B C D 24. ;ndangered species are plant and animal species which is in danger o% e<tinction. A B C D 25. !he more the relative humidity reading rises" the worst the heat a%%ects us. A B C D Read and then choose the correct option to complete each #lan(. 1

Boo)s are written to provide )nowledge and good boo)s enrich the mind. By putting ourselves under the in%luence o% superior mind" we ########?2 @ our mental powers. ########?2$@ good boo)s" we learn that people everywhere are the same" in all ages" and in all places. !his )nowledge improves our love o% others and helps us to live in peace with them. 6e also recogniAe that the world was made not only %or man alone but %or every creature ########?2'@ can %eel hunger and thirst" warmth and cold. !hough it may be possible %or us to travel ########?2(@ the world and see the things happening today" it is not possible %or us to see the things that happened in the past. But good boo)s ########?3&@ us to see not only into the most remote regions o% the world today" but also into the world in which our ancestors lived. 2). A. improve B. set C. accelerate D. move 2*. A. Throu"h B. By C. :n D. At 2'. A. whose B. in which C. that D. why 2+. A. throu"hout B. over C. on D. through 3&. A. ma)e . help C. let D. suggest Read and then choose the #est answer. !he planet ;arth is 4" && million years old. -t is di%%icult %or us to thin) about such an enormous length o% time because it has little meaning %or us. 6e can" however" simpli%y the idea to ma)e it more understandable. 6e can compare the planet ;arth to a person o% %orty-si< years o% age.Bothing is )nown about the %irst seven year o% this person4s li%e. Cery little in%ormation e<ists about the middle period either. -t was only at the age o% %orty-two that the ;arth began to %lower.Dinosaur and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago" when the planet was %orty %ive. /ammals only arrived eight months ago. -n the middle o% last wee)" man-li)e apes became ape-li)e men and became communicate with each other. Dast wee)end" the -ce Age covered the ;arth./odern man has only been around %or %our hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture. !he industrial Eevolution and the rise o% large cities began 0ust si<ty seconds ago. During that short time" modern man has made a rubbish tip o% the ;arth. -n one minute" he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions and has caused the death o% hundreds o% species o% animals. .e has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search %or %uels. Bow he stands" li)e a violent" spoiled child" delighted at the speech o% his rise to power" on the edge o% the %inal mass destruction and o% )illing all the li%e which e<ists in the solar system. 31. !he passage tells us that ############ A. a great deal is )nown about how the ;arth was created. . life on Earth #e"an relatively recently. C. more is )nown about the %irst part o% the ;arth4s li%e than the middle part. D. scientists are well-in%ormed about the middle part o% the ;arth4s li%e. 32. 6e are in%ormed by the author that ########### A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period. . mammals and "reat reptiles #oth appeared at the same time. C. there were more than %orty %ive )inds o% great reptiles. D. ape-li)e men appeared be%ore the last -ce Age. 33. !he author is mainly interested in ########### A. the time when man %irst evolved %rom apes. . what has happened since the Industrial Revolution. C. the a%%ects o% %arming. D. the period be%ore the last -ce Age. 34. -t would appear that the main danger ahead is that ########### A. man will destroy everythin" on Earth. B. man will use up all the %uel. C. there will be a population e<plosion. D. more species o% animal may die out. 35. !he author4s general view o% man seem to be that ########### A. he has no ri"ht to #e so destructive. B. he has been the most success%ul animal. C. he will be able to control the environment. D. he has learned a lot %rom past mista)es. Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 3 . .umans depend on species diversity to provide %ood" clean air and water" and %ertile soil %or agriculture. 2

A. destruction B. contamination C. %ertiliAer $. variety 3$. .unting %or meat and burning %orests %or soil cause destruction to wildli%e. A. organiAation B. contamination C. protection $. dama"e Choose the correct answer to each of the followin" ,uestion. 3'. Diving in the city is getting##########. A. more e<pensive and e<pensive B. more e<pensive and more e<pensive C. e<pensive and e<pensive $. more and more e-pensive 3(. F Don4t %orget to give boo) to !omG she said A. >he reminded me not to %orget to give boo) bac) to !om. B. >he reminded me to remember to give boo) bac) to !om. C. >he reminded me remember to give boo) bac) to !om. $. She reminded me to "ive #oo( #ac( to Tom. 4&. -% we arrived at the station a %ew minutes earlier" ##########. A. .e would catch the train B. 6e will catch the train C. 6e might have caught the train D. 6e would have missed the train

PRACTICE TEST 2 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. instead B. pleased C. seat D. meat 2. A. mechaniAe . champion C. character D. chemical 3. A. count B. sound C. %ound $. country Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest. 4. A. di%%erently B. hunger C. %amine $. e,uality 5. A. (an"aroo B. involvement C. biologist D. accelerate Choose the suita#le word or phrase to complete these sentences. . -n the past people believed that women4s ######## roles were as mothers and wives. A. nature . natural C. naturism D. naturalist $. !he more goods we e<port" the ######## 0obs we can create in our country. A. more B. many C. much D. good '. >he told him ########## up hope. A. not give B. do not give C. not to "ive D. to give not (. !he Cietnamese boy was regarded as a hero ########## he dedicated his li%e to his country. A. although B. because o% C. providing $. #ecause 1&. !hey were energetic participants ########## e<pected to win the %irst priAe. A. many of whom B. many o% them C. many o% who D. much o% whom 11. -% you ta)e a good boo) on your hand" you will %ind it hard ##########. A. to pic) it up . to put it down C. to read it D. to en0oy it 12. !his novel is ########## than the one - read last wee). A. good B. as good C. more good $. #etter 13. !his boo) provides students ############ use%ul tips that help them to pass the coming e<am. A. on B. about C. %or $. with 14. A%ter /ary ######## her degree" she intends to wor) in her %ather4s company. A. will %inish B. is %inishing C. finishes D. will have %inished 15. .e is disappointed at not being o%%ered the 0ob" but - thin) he will ###### it. A. turn o%% . "et over C. %ill in D. ta)e a%ter /

1 . !he acronym o% 6.: stands %or ########. A. 6orld .ealthy :rganiAation B. 6orld .ealth :rganiAation C. 6orld .ealth :rganiAing D. 6orld .ealth%ul :rganiAation 1$. Bowadays elephants are one o% the ########## species in the world. !hey need protecting. A. enlightened B. e<pensive C. endan"ered D. enlarged 1'. 6hat are the #### between women in old times and women in modern times7 A. di%%ers B. di%%erent C. di%%erence D. di%%erences 1(. ;mily is motivated to study ######### she )nows that a good education can improve her li%e. A. there%ore B. because o% C. #ecause D. so 2&. Hoe seemed to be in a good mood" ######### he snapped at me angrily when - as)ed him to 0oin us. A. #ut B. so C. %or D. and 21. >he didn4t get ########### well with her boss" so she le%t the company. A. up B. at C. through $. on 22. -t is against the law to ###### on the basis o% se<" age" marital status" or race. A. suit B. discriminate C. believe D. gain 23. !he 22nd >outheast Asia 1ames were ########### in Cietnam in 2&&3. A. built B. met C. ta)en $. held Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction. 24. !he early we leave" the sooner we will arrive. A B C D 25. A lot o% articles about the environmental pollution have written by my classmates. A B C $ 0ill each of the num#ered #lan(s in the passa"e #elow with suita#le words. -% women choose to pursue a career once they have children" they o%ten miss out on a close ?3 @##### with their children. .elen Hamieson is a mother o% three who has given ?3$@##### wor) to loo) a%ter her children %ull-time. >he strongly believes that women are pressuriAed to do too much" driving themselves to the absolute limit. -n her own case" a%ter si< years o% paid employment" .elen %inally decided to call it a day. >he says she initially %ound it hard being at home" though she never misses the 0ob itsel%. >he admits that i% she had had a brilliant career to begin ?3'@#####" she might %eel di%%erently now. 9inancially" she is no worse o%% ?3(@###### be%ore" as the cost o% childcare and commuting e<ceeded her actual income. ?4&@###### the government starts to give other ta< incentives to wor)ing parents" she says she will not return to the wor)place until her children are grown up. 2 . A. %riendship . relationship C. scholarship D. membership 2$. A. out B. in C. to $. up 2'. A. up . with C. to D. at 2(. A. as B. so C. than D. then 3&. A. 1nless B. -% C. 8rovided D. ;ven i% Read the followin" passa"e carefully and choose the #est answer to the ,uestions #elow. T'E .I2$ 2I0E 6ild animals ?and wild plants@ and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. :ne species has become e<tinct in each year o% this century. But many hundreds are now in danger. Dac) o% attention would lead to the rapid advance o% the process o% e<tinction.Already many )inds o% wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is %orgotten. Animals li)e the great apes" the whales" seals etc. thought to be in danger o% e<tinction.But even more important" perhaps than individual )inds o% animals and plants" whole habitats are in danger o% vanishingI marshes are being drained" and the world %orests" especially tropical %orests are being cut down to satis%y man4s needs o% timber and paper. 6hat would our world be li)e i% all the wild animals and wild plants vanished7 -6ould our li%e still e<ist then7 31. 6hat would happen to the human beings i% the wild li%e vanished7 A. /any species would Juic)ly become e<tinct. . The human life would #e seriously threatened. C. >pecies would go on dying out. D. !ropical %orests would be cut down. 3

32. 6hat is more important than individual )inds o% animals and plants7 A. the vanishin" of whole ha#itats. B. the e<tinction o% many species. C. the rapid advance o% the process o% e<tinction. D. man4s need o% timber and paper. 33. 6hat does the writer caution us against7 A. cutting down the tropical %orests. B. hunting wild animals. C. draining marshes. $. destroyin" our environment. 34. 6hat would happen i% we cut down %orests7 Cutting down %orests would cause ########## A. the changes o% temperature. B. the %lood C. #oth A and are correct. D. none are correct. 35. F!o threatenG in the passage means ########## A. to pollute B. to give %ear to C. to vanish D. to poison Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 3 . An international medical con%erence initiated by Davison resulted in the birth o% the Deague o% Eed Cross >ocieties in 1((1. A. treated B. dedicated C. started D. .elped 3$. /any schools provide environmental education to increase students+ awareness o% conservation needs. A. e%%ort B. bene%it C. e<ploitation $. (nowled"e Choose the correct answer to each of the followin" ,uestion. /4. !he girl ##########is now in hospital. A. who in0ured in the accident B. was in0ured in the accident C. who was in5ured in the accident D. whom he in0ured /+. Hac) as)ed his sister##############. A. where you have gone tomorrow . where she would "o the followin" day C. where would she go the %ollowing day $. where you will go tomorrow 36. !he car was too e<pensive %or me to buy. A. !he car was so e<pensive that - could buy it. B. !he car was not e<pensive enough %or me to buy. C. !he car was such e<pensive that - couldn4t buy it. D. -t was such an e<pensive car that - couldn4t buy it.

PRACTICE TEST / Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. endangered B. destroyed C. damaged D. provided 2. A. chemical B. which C. change D. each 3. A. protect B. commercial C. construction D. climate Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the "roup. 4. A. disappearance B. vulnerable C. conservation D. generation 5. A. current B. global C. crisis D. man)ind Choose the most suita#le answer to each #lan( 7

. ####### is a branch o% Batural >cience" and is the study o% living organisms and how they interact with their environment. A. iolo"y B. Biological C. Biologist D. Biologically $. A?n@ ####### species is a population o% an organism which is at ris) o% becoming e<tinct. A. dangerous B. endanger C. endan"ered D. endangerment '. :nly a %ew o% the many species at ris) o% e<tinction actually ma)e it to the lists and obtain legal #######. A. protect . protection C. protective D. protector (. 8robability o% e<tinction depends ####### both the population siAe and %ine details o% the population demography. A. on B. in C. %rom D. %or 1&. $"2 animal species and '"323 plant species are now considered ####### ris) ####### e<tinction. A. at % of B. on , in C. %or , with D. in , at 11. ####### is the e<istence o% a wide variety o% plant and animal species living in their natural environment. A. iodiversity B. Conservation C. 1lobe D. -ndividual 12. >he ######## be ill. - have 0ust seen her playing bas)et ball in the school yard. A. needn+t B. shouldn+t C. mustn+t $. can&t 13. 8eter has been wor)ing %or 1& hours. .e ####### be very tired now. A. needn+t . must C. has to D. should 14. ####### - moved in my new apartment" my neighbors have come to my house twice. A. Because . Since C. 6hen D. A%ter 15. ########the %i%th largest among the nine planets that ma)e up our solar system. A. The Earth is B. An ;arth being C. !hat ;arth is D. ;arth 1 . .e went to the cinema ###### he had done his wor). A. be%ore B. until C. by the time $. after 1*. *ou can 0oin the club when you ###### a bit older. A. will have got B. will get C. "et D. are getting 1'. - am not dea%. *ou ####### shout. A. must B. mustn+t C. need $. needn8t 1+. !he boo) was so interesting #######. A. %or him to put down . that he couldn8t put it down B. that he put it down D. that he couldn4t put down 2&. - won4t eat any more ca)es because -4m %ull. A. -% - were hungry" - would eat any more ca)es. B. - am %ull" but - will eat some more ca)es. C. - am hungry" so - eat some more ca)es. D. -% - were hungry" - would eat some more ca)es. 21. F*ou4d better apologiAe to >ally.G - said A. - advised him should apologiAe to >ally. B. - advised him apologiAe to >ally. C. I advised him to apolo"i!e to Sally. D. - advised him had better to apologiAe to >ally. 22. PatI 6ould you li)e something to eat7 -9athyI #########. -+m not hungry now. A. :o; than(s B. Bo" no problem C. *es" - would D. *es" it is 23. SusanI F>hall we go to the cinema this >aturday7G -AliceI F#########G A. Bo. 6hy not7 . <es; let8s. C. *es" we do. D. Bo" - don4t. 24. PatI 6ould you li)e something to eat7 -9athyI #########. -+m not hungry now. A. :o; than(s B. Bo" no problem C. *es" - would D. *es" it is 25. 6e had to wait #########all our %riends to %inish their wor). A. %or B. but C. so D. until Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 2 . Although the increase in air %ares" most people still pre%er to travel by plane. A B C D 2$. .e is so a good student that he can do all the e<ercises easily. A B C D 2'. !he students about who - told you li)e %ootball very much. )

A C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2(. .umans depend on species diversity to provide %ood" clean air and water" and %ertile soil %or agriculture. A. raise B. produce C. supply D. reserve 3&. /any species have become e<tinct each year be%ore biologists can identi%y them. A. destroy B. drain C. endanger D. discover Choose the word or phrase =A; ; C; or $> that #est fits each space in the followin" passa"e. !he %ilm Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is based ####?31@ #### the %irst o% the boo)s by H.K. Eowling. -t is an e<cellent attempt at re-creating the magic o% the boo)s. !he dialogue is 0ust li)e the original" with the actors o%ten using the e<act words as they were written. !he characters all loo) very ###?32@ #### and they are dressed in the sort o% costumes you imagine when you read the boo). :nly the. soundtrac) is truly ####?33@ #### because" o% course" there isn+t any music in the boo). !he scene where the children are learning to ####?34@ #### their broomstic)s has some amaAing special e%%ects which create a wonder%ul magical atmosphere. -t also reJuired a number o% clever stunts which ####?35@ #### have been Juite dangerous. 6hen the %ilm was released" it had record tic)et sales at the bo< o%%ice. /1. A. in . on C. with $. %or /2. A. read . realistic C. reality $. realiAe //. A. originally . originate C. origin $. ori"inal /3. A. ride . drive C. climb $. blow /7. A. couldn+t . should C. must $. needn+t Read the passa"e; then choose the #est option from the four choices to complete these sentences. !he =nited Bations ?=B@" international organiAation o% countries created to promote world peace and cooperation. !he =B was %ounded a%ter 6orld 6ar -- ended in 1(45. -ts mission is to maintain world peace" develop good relations between countries" promote cooperation in solving the world4s problems" and encourage respect %or human rights. !he =B is an organiAation o% countries that agree to cooperate with one another. -t brings together countries that are rich and poor" large and small" and have di%%erent social and political systems. /ember nations pledge to settle their disputes peace%ully" to re%rain %rom using %orce or the threat o% %orce against other countries" and to re%use help to any country that opposes =B actions. =B membership is open to any country willing to %urther the =B mission and" abide by its rules each country" no matter how large or small" has an eJual voice and vote. ;ach country is also e<pected to pay dues to support the =B. As o% 2&&4 the =B had 1(1 members" including nearly every country in the world. !he =B4s in%luence in world a%%airs has %luctuated over the years" but the organiAation gained new prominence beginning in the 1((&s. -t was awarded the Bobel 8eace 8riAe in 2&&1. >till" the =B %aces constant challenges. -t must continually secure the cooperation o% its member nations because the organiAation has little independent power or authority. But getting that support is not always easy. /any nations are reluctant to de%er their own authority and %ollow the dictates o% the =B. /). 6hat are the missions o% the =nited Bations7 A. !o encourage respect %or human rights. . !o promote cooperation in solving the world4s problems. C. !o maintain world peace" and develop good relations between countries. $. All are correct. 3$. 6hat is B:! mentioned according to the =nited Bations4 Charter7 A. member nations pledge to re%rain %rom using %orce or the threat o% against other countries" and to re%use help to any country that opposes actions . member nations pledge to settle their disputes peace%ully C. mem#er nations will not try to solve the pro#lems amon" countries if havin" wars. $. each country" no matter how large or small" has an eJual voice and vote /4. 6hy does the =B %ace constant challenges7 A. >ome countries re%use to pay dues to support the =B. . !here is not much cooperation among its member nations. *

C. >ome countries do not %ollow the dictates o% the =B. $. and C. /+. !he =nited Bations has #########. A. power over all country members . little independent power C. no power at all $. much power over developing countries 36. !he word Fpled"eG would probably be best replaced by ########. A. )eep . reJuire C. claim $. promise

PRACTICE TEST 3 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. who B. movement C. women D. lose 2. A. social B. country C. electronic D. educate 3. A. endangered B. destroyed C. damaged $. educated 0ind out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest. 4. A. reduce B. aware C. action D. en0oy 7. A. wonder%ul B. interest C. personal $. decision Choose the correct answer to each of the followin" ,uestions. ). .e wanted to see me at lunchtime" #######was not convenient at all. A. so B. that C. what $. which *. -F6hat does this word mean7G -F6hy don4t you #####in your dictionary7G A. loo) it into . loo( it up C. loo) it %or D. loo) it a%ter 4. Him won+t pass his math course ########he studies harder. A. because B. i% C. so $. unless +. /any people #######to be homeless a%ter the earthJua)e. A. are reporting B. report C. are reported D. has been reported 16. -n the past" women were economically ##### on their husbands or %athers. A. e<pected B. demanded C. reliable $. dependent 11. 1eography is a very interesting sub0ect. ########" very %ew people study it thoroughly. A. And . 'owever C. /oreover D. >o 12. !o<ic chemicals in the air and land may drive many species to the ######o% e<tinction. A. edge B. border C. circumstance $. ver"e 1/. -t is not easy to get used to the new wor)ing environment but you have to try your best to ####the di%%iculties. A. go away B. get away C. "et over D. go over 13. -5Don+t cry. ;verything will be all right5. -5*es" but i% - #######the bus" - wouldn+t have been late %or school. A. has missed . hadn&t missed C. didn+t miss D. don+t miss 17. TomI 5>orry /um. -+ve bro)en a plate.5 ?omI - 5*ou ######be more care%ul.5 A. might B. may C. should D. can 1). - #######go to the ban) today. - have enough money. A. couldn+t . needn&t C. have to D. must 1*. 6e can+t visit the city museum. -t ######at the moment. A. is repairing B. will be repaired C. has been repaired $. is #ein" repaired 14. TomI -5-t was very )ind o% you to help me overcome the %inancial problem. ?ary@ 5########. 6hat are %riends %or75 A. :% course you do B. -+m a%raid - can+t C. :ever mind D. 6hat a pity 4

1+. TomI 5.ey" 8eter. -+ve got a 0ob at -B/ company.5 -PeterI 5###########5 A. Don+t mention it . Con"ratulationsA C. .appy landing D. -t+s all right 26. -5- thin) married women should not go to wor).5 -5#####################5 A. .ell; I see your point #ut it&s too #orin" to #e housewives all their lives. B. 6hat nonsenseL - don+t agree. 6omen are better at running a home than men. C. -n my opinion" /en lose their temper more easily than women D. - believe women are more loyal than men. 21. .e is a great sports #######. .e rarely misses any sport games. A. enthusiast B. player C. energy D. programme 22. ###### we leave" #######we will arrive. A. The earlier % the sooner B. !he earliest, the sooner C. !he more early , the soonest D. ;arlier , sooner 2/. ########" - will give him the report. A. .hen he returns B. 6hen he will return C. Bo sooner he returns D. =ntil he will return 23. 8eter apologiAed ############. A. me %or phoning not earlier B. not to phone me earlier C. for not phonin" me earlier D. not %or phoning me earlier 27. Hac) as)ed his sister########. A. where you have gone tomorrow . where she would "o the followin" day C. where would she go the %ollowing day D. where you will go tomorrow Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 2 . !here were so much boo)s in the library that - didn4t )now which one to choose. A C D 2$. 6hen you will come to my home town ne<t wee)" you will see how much it has changed. A C D 2'. /y %ather as)ed my elder brother to give o%% smo)ing because o% his health. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2(. A%ter a tie" there are two overtime periods o% three minutes each. A. penalty . draw C. score D. goal 3&. !he goal)eeper can also be e0ected %or twenty seconds i% a ma0or %oul is committed. A. advanced B. sprinted C. played $. e-cluded Read the followin" passa"e and choose the correct answer to each of the #lan(s. !he Association o% >outheast Asian Bations" commonly abbreviated A>;AB is a geo-political and economic ?41@###### o% 1& countries located in >outheast Asia" which was ?42@###### on ' th August 1( $ by -ndonesia" /alaysia" the 8hilippines" >ingapore and !hailand. >ince then" membership has e<panded to include Brunei" /yanmar" Cambodia" Daos" and Cietnam. ?43@###### aims include the acceleration o% economic growth" social progress" cultural development ?44@###### its members" the protection o% the peace and stability o% the region" and to provide ?45@###### %or member countries to discuss di%%erences peace%ully.M accelerationI lNm tOng lPn, thQc RSyT 31. A. or"ani!ation B. corporation C. team D. group 32. A. called B. published C. formed D. held 33. A. Its B. .is C. !heir D. !he 34. A. in . amon" C. to D. on 35. A. cases B. circumstances C. evidences $. opportunities Read the followin" passa"e choose the correct answer to each of the ,uestions. !he >aola" one o% the world+s rarest mammals" is a %orest-dwelling bovine %ound only in the Annamite ranges o% Cietnam and Daos. !he species was %irst discovered in Cietnam in 1(( in .uong !huy district o% !hua !hien-.ue. De Bgoc !uan" director o% the reserve in !hua !hien U .ue province" said his organiAation carried out a survey %rom Bovember 1(( to 9ebruary 1(($ in A Duoi" Bam Dong" .uong !huy" .uong !ra and 8hong Dien +

districts. !he survey showed that the rare mammal appeared in 1( communes in those districts. :%%icials also collected 2$ pairs o% horns and s)ulls. /r. !uan said F!he >aola is at a high ris) o% being hunted and will panic i% it sees hunting dogs in the woods.G >ince its discovery" it is believed to have rapidly declined in the %ace o% ever-increasing human presence" although the actual siAe o% the remaining population is still un)nown. According to scientists and researchers on wildli%e" >aola numbers had crashed to around 2&& worldwide. !he 669 and Cietnam authorities have carried out a plan %or the period between 2&&5-2&1& in si< central provinces ?%rom Bghe An to Vuang Bam@. 9orest wardens have eliminated all traps to catch the >aola and banned hunting dogs %rom protected areas. !hree protection stations have been established to protect the endangered species. [bovine: b; commune: village; skull: s u; warden: ngi canh gc) 3 . !he survey o% >aola was carried out in #######districts o% !hua !hien-.ue province. A. 1( B. 2$ C. 7 D. $ 3$. 6hich o% the %ollowing is !E=; according to the passage7 A. !he >aola has become e<tinct. B. !he number o% >aola is increasing. C. !he survey was a waste o% money and time. $. The Saola is #ein" hunted. 3'. !he word FitG in line ' re%ers to#######. A. the Saola B. the dog C. the survey D. the discovery 3(. !he word FeliminatedG in line 13 is closest in meaning to#######. A. elicited B. elected C. removed D. untied 4&. 6hat is the main idea o% the passage7 A. The ..0 is helpin" Bietnam to protect the Saola. B. !he >aola is under the threat o% e<tinction. C. -t is in !hua !hien-.ue province that >aola was %irst discovered. D. !he ever-increasing human presence has )illed the >aola.

PRACTICE TEST 7 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. %eat . "reat C. seat D. beat 2. A. rival B. title C. diverse $. wilderness /. A. ranged . arrested C. borrowed D. stayed Choose the word whose mainstress is placed differently from that of the rest 4. A. certi%icate B. apartment C. individual D. biology 5. A. interview B. shortage C. applicant $. supportive Choose the correct answer to each of the followin" ,uestions. . !he baby will be ill############. A. unless you (eep him warm B. i% you )eep him warm C. unless you )ept him warm D. i% you )ept him warm $. ########his parents4 encouragement" he didn4t get married until he was 4&. A. Although B. because C. Because o% $. $espite '. ############he dran)" ############he became. A. /ore , more violent B. !he most , the most violent 16

C. The more % the more violent D. !he less , less violent (. - am really##########in the way he tal)s" but the way he behaves. A. interest . interested C. interesting D. interestingly 1&. ###### is the activity o% doing special e<ercises regularly in order to ma)e your muscles grow bigger. A. 6restling . ody#uildin" C. 6eightli%ting D. Badminton 11. A%ter my sister##########her clothes" she began watching !.C A. had washed B. has washed C. was washing D. washes 12. 8lease don4t ma)e so much noiseL -##########. A. have studied B. study C. studied $. am studyin" 13. Diving in the city is getting##########. A. more e<pensive and e<pensive B. more e<pensive and more e<pensive C. e<pensive and e<pensive $. more and more e-pensive 14. >he##########to me since last year. A. has not written B. wrote C. writes D. had not written 15. -% you hate cleaning this %ish" why don4t you##########it cleaned at the %ishmonger4s. A. ma)e B. as) C. order $. have 1 . !hey##########me i% they )new my address. A. will visit . would visit C. would have visited D. visit 1$. F Don4t %orget to give boo) to !omG she said A. >he reminded me not to %orget to give boo) bac) to !om. B. >he reminded me to remember to give boo) bac) to !om. C. >he reminded me remember to give boo) bac) to !om. $. She reminded me to "ive #oo( #ac( to Tom. 1'. . /y parents are the %irst people##########advice - usually as) %or. A. what B. which C. who $. whose 1(. . --4d li)e the blue 0ac)et" please7 Can you try it on7 - - F############G A. *es" you would B. *es" you must C. <es; certainly D. *es" you do 2&. 6hat time do you o%ten leave home school every day7 A. %rom B. to C. %or D. at 21. !he bomb########## with a load bang which could be heard all over the town. A. got over B. blew out C. put out D. went o%% 22. F 6endy is really tall %or her age.G F >he is so tall WWW.her %riends ma)e %un o% her.G A. so B. as C. that D. much 23. >he told him WWW.up his hope. A. not give B. do not give C. not to give D. to give not 24. Do you thin) there is still racial ######### in the world nowadays7 A. discrimination . discriminative C. discriminating $. discriminate 25. !he Asian 1ames is an occasion when %riendship and ######are built and deepened. A. admiration . rival C. solidarity $. determination ?ar( the letter A; ; C or $ to show the underlined part that needs correction. 2 . Although they are not young" they wor) very hardly. A B C $ 2$. .oa and her dog which are standing over there go to the par) every day. A C D 2'. Eeading cannot ma)e your li%e longer" but reading really ma)es your li%e more thic)er. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2(. !he A>;AB 8ara-1ames are hosted by the same country where the >;A 1ames too) place. A. or"ani!ed B. impressed C. participated D. de%ended 3&. !he 1(23 earthJua)e in Hapan )illed about 2&&"&&& people and le%t countless wounded and homeless. 11

A. poor B. imprisoned C. su%%ered D. in5ured Read the followin" passa"e and choose the correct word for each of the #lan(s. Bowadays people are more aware that wildli%e all over the world is in ?31@######. /any species o% animals are threatened" and could easily become ?32@######i% we do not ma)e an e%%ort to protect them. !here are many reasons %or this. -n some cases animals are hunted %or their %ur or %or other valuable parts o% their bodies. >ome birds" such as parrots" are caught ?33@######" and sold as pets. 9or many animals and birds" the problem is that their habitats-the place where they live-is disappearing. /ore land is used %or %arm" %or houses and industry" and there are %ewer open spaces than there once were. 9armers use power%ul chemicals to help them grow better crops" but these chemicals pollute the environment and ?34@###### wildli%e. !he most success%ul animals on ;arth" human beings" will soon be the only ones ?35@###### unless we can solve this problem. 31. A. threat B. problem C. dan"er D. vanishing 32. A. empty B. vanished C. e-tinct D. disappeared 33. A. %or li%e B. lively C. alive D. %or living 34. A. spoil B. wound C. wrong $. harm 35. A. le%t B. over C. staying $. survived Choose the item amon" A; ;C or $ that #est answers the ,uestion a#out the passa"e. Boo)s which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the =nited >tates today. !housands o% these .ow-to boo)s are use%ulI in %act" there are about %our thousand boo)s with titles that begin the words F.ow toG. :ne boo)" may tell you how to earn more money" another may tell you how to save or spend it" and another may e<plain how to give your money away. /any .ow-to boo)s give advice on careers. !hey tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. -% you %ail" however" you can buy the boo) F.ow to !urn 9ailure into >uccessG. -% you would li)e to become very rich" you can buy the boo) F.ow to /a)e a /ilionaireG. -% you never ma)e any money all" you may need a boo) called F.ow to Dive on BothingG :ne o% the most popular types o% boo)s is one that helps you with personal problems. -% you want to have a better love o% li%e" you can read F.ow to >ucceed in love every /inute o% *our Di%eG. -% you tired o% boo)s on happiness" you may pre%er boo)s which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. 6hy have .ow-to boo)s become so popular7 8robably because li%e has become so comple<. !oday people have %ar more %ree time to use" more choices to ma)e" and more problems to solve. .ow-to boo)s help people deal with modern li%e. 3 . 9rom the %irst paragraph" we )now .ow-to boo)s are###############. A. only about %our thousands copies. B. on money. C. very helpful in life. D. needed a lot. 3$. !he passage tells us that .ow-to boo)s sell well on how ########################. A. to succeed in career. . to solve personal pro#lems. C. to deal with business D. to ma)e money. 3'. -% you would li)e very rich" ########################. A. you can #uy the #oo( C'ow to ?a(e a ?illionaireD. B. you may need a boo) called F.ow to Dive on BothingG C. you can buy the boo) F.ow to !urn 9ailure into >uccessG D. you can4t buy the boo)G .ow to /a)e a /illionaireG. 3(. .ow-to boo)s appear only because###################. A. people have more %ree time to spend than be%ore B. people meet more problems than their parents. C. people may have more choices %rom .ow-to boo)s than any other boo)s. $. modern life is more difficult to deal with. 4&. !he word Fstep-by-stepG would probably mean##########. A. little #y little B. %aster and %aster C. slower and slower D. now and then

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PRACTICE TEST ) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. allow B. below C. window D. swallow 2. A. measure . deal C. health D. heavy 3. A. watching B. )itchen C. chemistry D. /atch Choose the word whose mainstress is placed differently from that of the rest 4. A. supportive . different C. con%ide D. contractual 5. A. optimistic . enthusiast C. education D. personality Choose the correct answer to each of the followin" ,uestions. . A game is divided ########Juarters ranging %rom %ive to eight minutes in length. A. by . into C. with D. up $. - understand your point. ########" - don4t agree with it. A. But B. Although C. 'owever D. And '. Boo)s are still a cheap way to get in%ormation and ########. >o you can )eep a boo) to read many times. A. entertainment B. entertain C. entertaining D. entertainer (. A ,?An@ ########is someone who tries to de%eat another person in a competition. A. re%eree B. goalie C. de%ender $. opponent 1&. !his woman has ########her whole li%e to helping others. A. spent . dedicated C. used D. contributed 11. !he Association o% >outheast Asian Bations" or A>;AB was ########in Bang)o)" !hailand in 1( $. A. %ind B. %ound C. founded D. %ounding 12. - have lived in .a Boi ########- was ten years old. A. since B. when C. %or D. a%ter 13. A%ter he ########%rom college" he ########the army. A. has graduated, 0oined . had "raduated% 5oined C. graduated , had 0oined D. graduated, has 0oined 14. /y mother gave me a letter to post. - ########%orget to post it. A. must . mustn8t C. didn4t have to D. needn4t 15. Don4t ma)e too much noise. *ou ########wa)e the baby up. A. would . may C. must D. shoul 1 . .er ;nglish is being improved. -t4s getting ########. A. gooder and gooder B. badder and badder C. #etter and #etter D. worse and worse 1$. !he man is believed ########. A. to have escaped in a stolen car yesterday B. to escaped in a stolen car yesterday C. having escaped in a stolen car. D. stole the car yesterday 1'. TomI F 6ould you li)e something else7G - 2anI F################G A. *es" - li)e everything. . Two; please. C. !hat4s all. !han) you D. why not7 1(. *ou can ########the new words in the dictionary. A. loo( up B. loo) %or C. loo) a%ter D. loo) %orward 2&. Bowadays" A>;AB ########cooperation covers many areas including trade" investment" energy and tourism. A. economical . economic C. economy D. economist 1/

21. >ingapore and Cietnam were the two nations ######### participants were presented with the most outstanding Athlete titles in swimming and shooting. A. which B. where C. who $. whose 22. -4ve applied ######### a 0ob but -4m not sure whether -4ll get it or not. A. in B. about C. with $. for 23. -t is ######### boring ######### housewives %or all their lives. A. so, to be as . too% to #e C. enough, to be D. too, %or being 24. ######## the weather is" ######### - %eel. A. !he warm , the good . The warmer % the #etter C. 6armer , better D. !he warmest , the best 25. .e as)ed me ######### home the day be%ore. A. what time - leave B. what time - will leave C. what time - le%t $. what time I had left Choose the underlined part that needs corrections in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2 . - en0oyed tal)ing to the people whom - had dinner with them last night. A B C $ 2$. Di%%erent conservation e%%orts have made in order to save endangered species A B C D 2'. !he early we leave" the sooner we will arrive. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2(. 6hat a lovely babyL .e really resembles his %ather. A. ta)es %or B. loo)s a%ter C. ta)es up $. ta(es after /6. 6e oppose this war" as we would do any other war which created an environmental catastrophe. A. pollution B. disaster C. convention D. epidemic Read the followin" passa"e; then choose the correct answer for each of the #lan(s. 8eople ?31@#######)now more or less how their children would live" but now things are changing ?32@#######Juic)ly that we don4t even )now what our own lives will be li)e in a %ew years. 6hat %ollows is not science %iction. -t4s how e<perts see the %uture. -n the old days" you usually stopped by somewhere to buy a hamburger or piAAa. Bow you use your diagnostic machine to %ind out which %oods your body needs. -% you %ind out you need more vegetables and less %at" your %ood-preparation machine ?33@#######you a salad. A%ter lunch you go down the hall to your home o%%ice. .ere you have everything you need %or doing your wor). ?34@#######your in%ormation screen and your computer" you almost never go into the o%%ice any more. !he in%ormation screen shows an urgent message %rom a co-wor)er in BraAil. *ou set the screen to translate 8ortuguese ?35@#######;nglish" then you read and reply to the message. /1. A. used to B. had to C. was used to D. got used to /2. A. too B. very C. so D. such //. A. ma)es B. could ma)e C. would ma)e $. will ma(e /3. A. !han) to . Than(s to C. !han) %or D. !han)s %or /7. A. in B. %or C. into D. about Read the followin" passa"e and choose the correct answer to each of the ,uestions. :ur demand %or water is constantly increasing. ;very year there are more and more people in the world. 9actories urn ou more and more products and need more and more water. 6e live in a world o% water. But almost all o% it U about ($X - is in the oceans. !his water is too salty to be used %or drin)ing" %arming" and manu%acturing. :nly about 3X o% the world4s water is %resh. /ost o% this water is not easily available to man because it is loc)ed in glaciers and icecaps. !here is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be. /ost o% the water we use %inds its way to the oceans. !here" it is evaporated by the sun. -t then %alls bac) to the earth as rain. 6ater is used and reused again. -t is never used up. Although the world as a whole has plenty o% %resh water" some regions have a water shortage. Eain does not %all evenly over the earth. >ome regions are always too dry" and others too wet. A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be %looded with too much rain. 13

/). All o% the %ollowing statements can be in%erred %rom the te<t ;YC;8! ####### A. 6e need more and more water. B. !he population o% the world is increasing every year. C. ?ost of the world8s water is loc(ed in "laciers and icecaps. D. 9actories also need more water. /*. 6hich o% the %ollowing is :ET true about the world4s water7 A. !he vast ma0ority o% the world4s water is ocean ?or salty@ water. . Ecean water is salty enou"h to #e used for drin(in"; farmin"; and manufacturin". C. /ost %resh water is loc)ed in glaciers and icecaps. D. !he percentage o% %resh water is very small. /4. 6hat can be in%erred about water7 A. The amount of water on earth is always the same. B. 6ater will probably be e<hausted. C. 6ater can be used once only. D. /ost o% the water we use is rain water. /+. -t can be in%erred %rom the te<t that ############## A. Bo region in the world su%%ers %rom a lac) o% %resh water. . Rain does not fall e,ually everywhere on earth. C. !he world has plenty o% %resh water in comparison with salty water. D. A region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell. 36. !he phrasal verb Cturn outD in the second line is closest in meaning to ######. A. sell . prove to be C. switch o%% $. produce

PRACTICE TEST * Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. A. )nowledge . forever C. 0ourney D. action 2. A. entertainment B. in%ormation C. e<ploitation $. prohi#it Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. /. A. remained B. e<plored C. separated D. travelled 3. A. source B. resource C. course $. colour 7. A. level . medal C. development $. competitor Choose the #est answer to complete the sentences. ). 1reat apes are in danger o% becoming e<tinct. A. at ris) B. on the verge C. at sta(e D. all are correct *. .is car bro)e down3 ########" he had to wal) home. A. however B. nevertheless C. moreover $. therefor 4. !he picnic ######## because 8eter has 0ust had a tra%%ic accident. A. will have cancelled . will #e cancelled C. will cancel D. will be cancelling +. -4ll lend you the money and you ######## pay me bac) till ne<t month. A. needn8t B. mustn4t C. need D. must 16. Almost hal% o% turtles and tortoises are )nown####### threatened with e<tinction. A. to #e B. being C. to have been D. having been 11. 6e+ve got plenty o% time. 6e #####leave soon. 17

A. may B. must C. needn&t D. musn+t 12. -.ungI F6ould you li)e to have dinner with me75 -DamI 5 #########5 A. <es; I&d love to B. -+m very happy C. *es" so do D. *es" it is 1/. -t+s di%%icult %or wildli%e to survive because o% the global enviromental ########. A. destruction B. endangerment C. habitat D. change 13. - can+t %ind my boo) anywhere. - ###### have le%t it on the train. - am not sure. A. must B. should C. mi"ht D. needn+ 15. .e pic)ed ###### the boo) and turned page a%ter page. A. away . up C. in D. on 1). !he room is too dirty. -t #### now. A. should #e cleaned B. should have cleaned C. should clean D. should be cleaning 1*. - have only had enough time to ##### the report be%ore going to the meeting. A. swallow B. chew C. dip into D. digest 14. >he usually gets up whenever my alarm cloc) goes ............ A. off B. up C. by D. on 1+. !he earlier they come " ----------------- they can get . A. gooder seats . the #etter seats C. the gooder seats D. better seats 26. .as your %ather given #####smo)ing 7 A. o%% . up C. out D. away 21. *ou should put ............ a helmet when riding a motorbi)e. A. up B. o%% C. down $. on 22. 9loods" earthJua)es are natural ............... . A. environments B. %eatures C. resources $. disasters 2/. Boo)s in the home are a wonder%ul ------------- o% )nowledge and pleasure A. source B. )ind C. resource D. sort 24. ............................ " everyone wants to have them A. Althou"h cars cause pollution B. Because cars are the reason %or pollution C. >o that cars can cause pollution D. Because o% the cars4pollution 25. 8lease wait %or me ........................... A. when -4ll %inish the wor) B. as soon as - will %inish writing a report C. until I have finished writin" a report D. until - will %inish the wor) Choose the underlined part that needs correctin". 2 . !his bro)en window ought to repaired tonight . A B C D 2$. !a)e an umbrella with you when you go out. -t must rain later. A B C D 2'. 8eople do not )now much about the need to protect rare and dangerous animals. A B C $ Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2+. Hean .enri Dunant was appalled by the almost complete lac) o% care %or wounded soldiers. A. dedicated B. shoc(ed C. interested D. e<cited /6. - am tired because - went to bed late last night. A. stayed up B. )ept o%% C. put out D. brought up Read the passa"e and then choose a suita#le word to fill in each #lan( #elow. Boo)s are written to ?31@.............. )nowledge and good boo)s encourage the mental power . !hrough good boo)s" we learn many things .!his )nowledge improves our love o% other people and helps us to live in ?32@.......... with them. 6e also realiAe that the world is made not only %or man alone but.?33@........... %or every creature . !hough it may be possible %or us to travel throughout the world and see the things happening today" it is not possible %or us to see the things that happened in the past. 1ood boo)s" however" .....?34@........ us to see the most remote regions o% the world today as well as the world ...?35@......... our ancestors lived. 1)

/1. A. gain B. have C. attain $. provide /2. A. peace B. peace%ul C. peace%ully D. peaceless //. A. and . also C. then D. later /3. A. suggest B. ma)e C. let $. help /7. A. which B. in that C. where D. here Read the followin" passa"e and choose the correct options. -t is o%ten said that boo)s are always a good %riends and reading is an active mental process. =nli)e !C" boo)s ma)e you use your brain. By reading" you thin) more and become smarter. Eeading improves concentration and %ocus. Eeading boo)s ta)es brain power. -t reJuires you to %ocus on what you are reading %or long periods. =nli)e magaAines" -nternet posts or ;-mails that might contain small pieces o% in%ormation. Boo)s tell the whole story. >ince you must concentrate in order to read" you will get better at concentration. /any studies show i% you do not use your memory" you lose it. Eeading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Eeading reJuires remembering details" %acts and %igures and in literature" plot lines" themes and characters. Eeading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to in%er the meaning o% one word by reading the conte<t o% the other words in the sentence7 6hile reading boo)s" especially challenging ones" you will %ind yoursel% e<posed to many new words. Eeading is a %undamental s)ill builder. ;very good course has a matching boo) to go with it. 6hy7 Because boo)s help clari%y di%%icult sub0ects. Boo)s provide in%ormation that goes deeper than 0ust classroom discussions. By reading more boo)s" you become better in%ormed and more o% an e<pert on the topics you read about. !his e<pertise translates into higher sel%-esteem. >ince you are so well-read" people loo) to you %or answers. *our %eelings about yoursel% can only get better. Boo)s give you )nowledge o% other cultures and places. !he more in%ormation you have got" the richer your )nowledge is. Boo)s can e<pand your horiAons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to o%%er be%ore you visit them. !o e: muscles "n): c# b$p sel%&es eem '"n): s( ( nh gi' plo : )nh i* + c, ru-.n' con e/ : ng0 c1nh'e/pose: ph gic' e/per ise: s( h2ng h3o /). Boo)s ########. A. are compulsory in every course B. are not needed in most o% course C. contain less in%ormation than class discussions D. ma)e a sic) patient %eel better /*. Boo)s canno give you ########. A. )nowledge B. in%ormation C. sel%-esteem $. muscles /4. 6hen you are reading a boo)" ########. A. you have to read during a very long time B. you have to read small pieces o% in%ormation C. you use your #rain in concentration and focus D. you lose your memory /+. Boo)s have great in%luence on ########. A. !C . #rain C. muscles D. %riendship 36. A challenging boo) ########. A. helps you to improve your voca#ulary B. is only %or primary pupils C. can translate all new words D. contains a lot o% di%%icult vocabulary

PRACTICE TEST 4 1*

Choose the word that has different stress pattern from that of the rest 1. A. survival . valua#le C. condition D. gorilla 2. A. accurate . protection C. sub0ect D. surgeon Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. /. A. depend B. reduce C. between $. leopard 3. A. de%eat B. heat C. meat $. "reat 7. A. wor)ed B. stopped C. opened D. washed Choose the #est answer =A; ; C or $ > to the sentence #elow@ ). !he committee ############ o% di%%erent people o% di%%erent views. A. composes B. comprises C. consists D. contains *. !he scienti%ic study o% li%e and structure o% plants and animals is called##########. A. botany . #iolo"y C. Aoology D. technology '. ;ndangered animals should be well protected in their natural###########. A. situation B. position C. ha#itat D. status +. !here are di%%erent ###### o% boo)s %or people to read in di%%erent ways. A. models B. styles C. siAes $. types 16. !here are a lot o% ###### o% pollution %rom our modern world. A. bases B. resources C. %oundation $. sources 11. Eeviewers describes this novel ##### 5 hard-to-put-down5. A. about B. resembles C. as D. li)e 12. #5Can - carry the bag %or you7 -t seems very heavy.5 #5 #############. - can manage5 A. :o; than(s B. *ou are welcome C. >orry D. *es" please 1/. 5 Do you mind driving75 - 5 ######## 5 A. :ever mind; than( you B. *ou+re welcome C. *es" please D. -+m %eeling pretty tired. 13. -% the pain has gone" you ##### ta)e any more o% these tablets. A. needn&t B. should C. won+t need D. have to 17. - didn+t meet him yesterday. .e ######## on business. A. should go B. should have gone C. must go $. must have "one 1). !he %urniture was so e<pensive that - didn+t buy it. A. !he %urniture was very e<pensive that - didn+t buy it. . The furniture was too e-pensive for me to #uy. C. !he %urniture was too e<pensive %or me to buy it. D. !he %urniture was too e<pensive that - didn+t buy it. 1*. As - get older" - want to travel less. A. -4m getting older and older" so - don4t want to travel more. . !he more - get old" the less - want to travel. C. - don4t want to travel because o% my old age. $. !he older - get" the less - want to travel. 14. Applicants must return this %orm by 21st /arch. A. !his %orm must been returned by applicants by 21st /arch. . !his %orm by 21st /arch must be returned by applicants. C. !his %orm must return by 21st march by applicants. $. !his %orm must be returned by applicants by 21st /arch. 1+. -n Datin America" women WWW $& per cent o% the wor)%orce in service industries. A. ta)e a%ter B. ma)e up C. delay D. get over 26. .e is reading 5!he :ld /an and !he >ea5 ####### by ;rnest .emingway. A. wrote B. writing C. written D. write 21. 8lease ######## the light" it4s getting dar) here. A. turn on . turn over C. turn into $. turn o%% 21. 9ran)ly spea)ing" your daughter does not ta)e #################you at all. A. up . along C. over $. a%ter 14

22. -t is a top secret. *ou ####### tell anyone about it. A. mustn+t . needn+t C. mightn+t $. won+t 2/. ###### is the total value o% goods and services produced by a country in one year. A. =B-C;9 B. =B C. 1D8 D. 6.: 23. !he classroom ############ when the teacher arrived . A. was #ein" cleaned B. is cleaned C. was cleaning D. was cleaned 27. !he more electricity you use" ###### A. the hi"her your #ill will #e B. the higher will be your bill C. your bill will be higher D. the highest your bill will be ?ar( the letter A; ;C or $ on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correctin". 2). !hough the Juestion was di%%icult " but she could answer it easily. A B C D 2*. 6henever she will come to see me " she always brings me a present. A C D 24. !he more electricity you use " the more high your bill will be. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2+. !he mission statement o% the -nternational /ovement as %ormulated in the 5>trategy 2&1&5 document o% the 9ederation is to improve the lives o% vulnerable people by mobiliAing the power o% humanity. A. wea( and unprotected B. wealthy and %amous C. poor and disabled D. dea% and mute /6. 6hat may happen i% Hohn will not arrive in time7 A. go along B. count on C. )eep away D. turn up Read the passa"e and decide which answer =A; ; C or $> is the most appropriate to each #lan(. ;nvironmental pollution is a term that re%ers to all the ?31@##### by which man pollutes his surroundings. /an dirties the air with gases and smo)e" ?32@###### the water with chemicals and other substances" and damages the soil with too many %ertiliAers and ?33@#######. /an also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. ;nvironmental pollution is one o% the most serious problems %acing man)ind today. Air" water" and soil are necessary to the survival o% all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness" and ?34@#####death. 8olluted water )ills %ish and other marine li%e. 8ollution o% soil ?35@####### the amount o% land that is available %or growing %ood. ;nvironmental pollution also brings ugliness to man+s naturally beauti%ul world. /1. A. paths . ways C. streets D. roads /2. A. damages B. provides C. contaminates D. supplies //. A. pollution B. substances C. pesticides D. dirty /3. A. so B. moreover C. even D. there%ore /7. A. grows B. ma)es up C. increases $. reduces Read the followin" passa"e carefully and choose the #est answer to each ,uestion. -n the beauti%ul highlands o% >cotland" there is a la)e called the Doch Bess. -n these peace%ul surroundings" a sea monster )nown as the +Doch Bess /onster+ is said to be living in the la)e. !his creature" affectionately )nown as +Bessie+" has been reported to be seen by many people around the la)e. According to these people" Bessie loo)ed li)e a creature %rom the dinosaur age. -t had a huge body" a small reptilian,rep4tiliZn, head and a long nec). Does the Doch Bess /onster really e<ist7 Bo one can tell %or sure. ;ver since the sighting o% the monster" many people have been )eeping watch at the la)e" hoping to catch a glimpse [quick look] o% Bessie. -n 1(34" a doctor" Colonel Eobert 6ilson" even managed to photograph the creature. !he picture revealed a creature with a long nec) sticking out [nh ln] o% the water. 6here could the Doch Bess /onster have come %rom7 :ne e<planation given is that the monster is a prehistoric creature which lived in the days o% the dinosaurs. 6hile other dinosaurs have died out and become e<tinct" this creature has somehow managed to adapt to its surroundings and live on L /). 6hat is the passage about7 1+

A. The 2oc( :ess ?onster B. !he 8re-historical /onster C. A sea creature D. Doch Bess Da)e /*. !he sea monster+s name is ######### A. Doc) Bess . :essie C. /onster D. Colonel 3'. -t can be in%erred %rom the passage that ######### A. :essie is reportedly a preFhistoric creature B. Bessie is a dinosaur C. Bessie is very dangerous D. Bessie has died /+. 6hich statement is B:! true7 A. According to many people" the Doch Bess /onster had a small reptilian head. . The 2och :ess ?onster li(e other preFhistoric creatures has died out and #ecomes e-tinct. C. -t is e<plained that the Doch Bess /onster is a pre-historic creature which lived in the days o% the dinosaurs. D. According to many people" the Doch Bess /onster had a huge body. 36. !he word + a%%ectionately + in line 3 mostly means #######. A. in an angry way B. attractively C. in a lovely way D. hate%ully

PRACTICE TEST + Circle the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. bamboo B. encourage C. environment $. capture 2. A. inhabitant B. interpreter C. imitation D. initiate Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that the rest. /. A. seriously B. primary C. identify D. biodiversity 3. A. described B. en0oyed C. di"ested D. )illed 7. A. pleasure B. easy C. reading D. please Choose the #est answer A; ; C; or $ for each of the followin" sentences. ). !his is the girl #########%ather owns the biggest shop in the area. A. who B. which C. whose D. whom *. -t was midnight" #########the restaurant was still open. A. there%ore . #ut C. however D. so 4. *ou #########smo)e in here. -t is against the rules. A. mustn&t B. don+t have to C. needn+t D. mightn+t +. - can4t %ind my boo) anywhere. -#########have le%t it on the train. - am not sure. A. must B. needn4t C. should $. mi"ht 16. #########is the protection o% environment and natural resources. A. >urvival B. Commerce C. Conservation D. ;<tinction 11. #########is one o% the main causes o% species e<tinction. A. Pollution B. 9orestation C. 8opulation D. ;<ploitation 12. Almost hal% o% turtles and tortoises are )nown to be threatened with #########. A. e<tinct B. e<tinctive C. e-tinction D. e<tinctly 1/. Although we are aware #########the importance o% environment" we still overe<ploit it. A. %rom B. on C. %or $. of 13. /any rare animals are #########ris) o% e<tinction. A. on B. in C. at D. with 26

17. .uman depend #########species to provide %ood" clean air and water" and %ertile soil %or agriculture. A. at . on C. in D. about 1). -% - had time" - #########to the beach with you this wee)end. A. will go B. will have gone C. would have gone $. would "o 1*. -% you#########there" what would you have done7 A. were . had #een C. would be D. would have been 14. 6hen winter comes" - #########a new coat. A. would have bought B. buy C. will #uy D. would buy 1+. AI FAre you coming on >aturday7G U I F#########################.G A. I8m afraid not B. -4m a%raid not to C. -4m a%raid to D. -4m a%raid - don4t 26. - AI F############G - I FCertainlyG A. 6elcome bac)L B. 6hat are you doing there7 C. -4m sorry - am late $. ?ay I #orrow a pencil; pleaseG 21. .e said he ############## a %ootball match the day be%ore. A. watch B. was watching C. had watched D. watched 22. >he told her brother where she ############## then. A. studied B. studies C. had studied $. was studyin" 2/. Boo)s ......... %rom the library without the librarian4s agreement . A. must be ta)en . mustn8t #e ta(en C. needn4t ta)e D. will not ta)e 23. !he earlier they come " ----------------- they can get . A. gooder seats . the #etter seats C. the gooder seats D. better seats 27. !his house was said ######### two hundred years ago. A. to build . that have been built C. that it built $. to have been built 0ind an error in each sentence = A; ; C or $ >@ 2). All the students in the class are enough good to pass the %inal e<am. A C D 2*. - had my motorbi)e repair yesterday but now it still doesn4t wor). A C D 24. !here is a language course on o%%er. 6ill you give me an advice about it7 A C $ Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2+. Childbearing is the women+s most wonder%ul role. A. 1iving birth to a baby B. .aving no child C. Bring up a child D. ;ducating a child /6. 9i%ty per cent o% road accidents results in head in0uries. A. e<amines B. heals C. causes D. treats Choose the word that #est fits each space in the followin" passa"e@ 6ild animals and wild places where they live are seriously ?31@###### almost everywhere. :ne species has become ?32@####### in each year o% this century" but many hundreds are now in ?33@######. Dac) o% ?34@ ###### would lead to the rapid advance o% the process o% e<tinction. Already many )inds o% wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is %orgotten. But even more important" perhaps" the individual )inds o% animals and plants" whole habitats are in danger o% vanishingI marshes are being drained" and the world %orests" especially the tropical %orests are being cut down to ? 35@#######man4s need o% timber and paper. /1. A.protected B. used C. rescued $. threatened /2. A. valuable . e-tinct C. endangered D. dangerous //. A. beauty B. preservation C. dan"er D. peace /3. A. attention B. care C. loo) D. ignorance 35. A. reduce B. help C. satisfy D. supply Read this passa"e and choose the #est "iven answer A; ; C or $ for each ,uestion@ 21

!he %irst system o% communication o% animals is natural. /any )inds o% animals have ways o% communicating with each other. And one o% the most interesting e<amples is that o% bees. !hese insects communicate with each other by dancing. !he most important )ind o% dance that they do is concerned with %ood. !hey get their %ood %rom %lowers" o% course" %rom plants and trees. 6hen a bee has %ound some %ood" it returns to the other bees and can give them three basic )inds o% in%ormation about the %oodI which direction it is in" whether it is nearby or a long way away" and whether it is good to eat or poisonous. !he other )ind o% system o% communication o% animals is arti%icial. -t means animals learn it3 in this case" they learn %rom man. >everal %amous e<periments have been carried out with chimpanAees" trying to teach them human language. :ne o% these e<periments was done with a chimpanAee called >arah. >arah was taught to understand a system o% symbols which represented words. !he symbols were cut out o% coloured plastic" and each di%%erent shape stood %or a di%%erent word. 9or e<ample" a red sJuare stood %or FbananaG" >arah4s %avorite %ruit. >oon >arah could not only understand words" but even sentences. >he could obey ordersI i% her human %riends put down the symbols %or Fapple in cupG" she would put the apple in the cup. Dater" she began giving the scientists orders U she was writing her own sentences" and she got upset i% the scientists did not obey her. 6e do not yet )now whether chimpanAees will ever learn to use language to communicate as %reely as human beings do" but the results so %ar suggest that this is at least a possibility. /). According to the passage, bees ! A. learn to communicate . are #orn to #e a#le to communicate C. are the most interesting animals D. communicate with each other by %lying /*. "rom the passage, #e can conclude that bees are ! A. so sel%ish as to let other bees share the bad %ood B. so sel%ish as to loo) %or %ood %or themselves C. so hardwor)ing that they dance all the time $. so smart that they (now where the food is /4. $he e%periment done #ith Sarah is an e%ample o& ! A. animals with natural system o% communication B. animals able to communicate with humans C. animals possi#le to use lan"ua"e as humans D. animals with a system o% communication wor)ed out by humans /+. $he results o& the e%periment #ith chimpan'ees sho# the possibility to teach animals ! A. how to use language %reely B. how to give orders C. how to obey orders $. how to understand words and sentences 36. $he phrase (concerned wi h) is closest in meaning to ! A. interested in B. responsible %or C. related to D. 0oined to

PRACTICE TEST 16 Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. signs B. survives C. profits D. becomes 2. A. spectrum . species C. speci%y D. special 22

/. A. concerned B.conducted C. con%ided D. re0ected Circle the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from that of the others. 3. A. endangered B. commercial C. vulnera#le D. e<tinction 7. A. imaginary B. biography C. scientific D. impressive Choose the ri"ht word or phrase that #est completes the sentence. . 6e##########open the lion+s cage. -t is contrary to [oo regulations. A. mustn&t B. should C. needn+t D. must $. !hese children ##########so much that they %eel very tired and bored. A. are made to study B. are made to be studied C. are made study D. are ma)ing to study '. !he light went out while ##########dinner. A. have B. am having C. have had $. was havin" (. !he picnic ##########because 8eter has 0ust had a tra%%ic accident. A. will have cancelled . will #e cancelled C. will cancel D. will be canceling 1&. 6e had a wonder%ul holiday##########the bad weather. A. because o% . despite C. though D. because 11. !o become a novelist" you need to be ##########. A. imagination . ima"inative C. imaginarily D. imagine 12. AnnI 56hat do you usually do on >undays75 - ?aryI 5##########.5 A. -+m not doing anything . I usually sleep until noon C. -+d be sleeping all day D. - used to drive to wor) 13. .is car bro)e down3 ##########" he had to wal) home. A. however B. nevertheless C. moreover $. therefore 13. PeterI 5Be care%ul L 5 - ?arryI 5##########.5 A. I will B. !han) you. C. 6hat a pityL D. *es" - am 17. !he o%%ice photocopier needs to ##########. A. #e fi-ed B. %i<ing C. %i<es D. %i<ed 1 . ##########- have a day o%% tomorrow7 - :% course not. 6e have a lot o% things to do. A. Beed . ?ay C. 6ill D. /ust 1*. .unting %or meat and burning %orests %or soil cause##########to wildli%e. A. organiAation B. contamination C. protection $. destruction 14. AnnI F 6hat do you thin) about detective stories7G !im I F....................." they are good %or teenagers.G A. !hat is right B. *es C. Bo problem $. In my opinion 1+. 8eterI F- thin) women will not be paid as much as men will.G /ary I F....................women are now eJual to men.G A. -t4s nice o% you to say so B. Bot yet C. .hat nonsenseA D. Don4t mention it 26. 6omen in the past were ............dependent on their husbands and %athers A. economic . economically C. economical D.economy 21. Boo)s are still a cheap way to get ............... and entertainment. A. information B. in%ormative C. in%orm D.in%ormant 22. ######## the weather is" ######### - %eel. A. !he warm , the good . The warmer % the #etter C. 6armer , better D. !he warmest , the best 2/. 8leaseWWWWWW..this application %orm and post it. A. %ill in B. gave up C. turn down D. loo) a%ter 23. .e wouldn4t have %ailed his e<ams ####### he hadn4t been ill. A. unless B. in case C. i% D. although 27. >he was able to carry ######## all the tas)s assigned to her. 2/

A. out B. away C. on D. o%% Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard En"lish. 2). - don+t thin) - can get the 0ob because o% there are many applicants %or it. A B C D 2*. *our Juestion can only answer by an e<cellent student. A B C D 24. 8eter li)es to play the volleyball" but he is not a good player. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2+. !hey decided to postpone their 0ourney till the end o% the month because o% the epidemic. A. . ta)e up B. turn round C. put off D. do with /6. !he aims o% the Association o% >outheast Asia include the evolvement o% economic growth" social progress" cultural development among its members" and the promotion o% regional peace. A. "oals B. organiAations C. missions D. plans Read the passa"e and choose the word that #est fits each #lan(@ Bearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be %ound in boo)s. !he invention o% the boo) is one o% human)ind4s greatest achievements" the ?31@####o% which cannot be overestimated. Boo)s are very adaptable providing us with both entertainment and ?32@####. !he production o% boo)s began in Ancient ;gypt" though not in a %orm that is recogniAable to us today. !he boo)s read by the Eomans" however" have some ?33@####to the ones we read now. =ntil the ?34@### o% the 15th century" in ;urope" all boo)s were written by hand. !hey were o%ten beauti%ully illustrated and always rare and e<pensive. 6ith printing came the possibility o% cheap" large-scale publication and distribution o% boo)s" ma)ing ?35@### more widespread and accessible. /1. A. importance B. importantly C. important D. more important /2. A. news . information C. %acts D. data //. A. ali)e B. li)eness C. similarities D. same /3. A. center B. core C. heart $. middle /7. A.mind . (nowled"e C. brain D. awareness Read the passa"e and choose the correct answer@ 6e are all slowly destroying the earth. !he seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. !here is so much smo)e in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many o% the world4s cities. -n one well-)nown city" %or e<ample" poisonous gases %rom cars pollute the air so much that tra%%ic policemen have to wear o<ygen mas)s. 6e have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas o% wasteland all over the world. As a result" %armers in parts o% A%rica cannot grow enough to eat. -n certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. /oreover" we do not ta)e enough care o% the countryside. 6ild animals are Juic)ly disappearing. 9or instance" tigers are rare in -ndia now because we have )illed too many %or them to survive. .owever" it isn4t enough simply to tal) about the problem. 6e must act now be%ore it is too late to do anything about it. Hoin us now. >ave the ;arth. !his is too important to ignore. / . .ow are the seas and rivers nowadays 7 A. are contaminated B. are less dirty than they used to be C. are dirty enough to swim in D cannot be swum in /$. 6hat do tra%%ic policemen have to do" in one well )nown city 7 A. !hey have to pollute the air B. !hey have to cut down many trees. C. They have to wear o-y"en mas(s D. A and C are correct /'. 6hy do %armers in parts o% A%rica and Asia not grow enough to eat 7 A. Because many trees have been polluted . ecause there are lar"e areas of land that can8t #e used C. Because there is too little rice D. Because people cut down many trees /(. 6ild animals are#################. A. >o rare that they can4t survive. B. being protected %rom natural environment. 23

C. )illed so many that they can4t live in the %orests. e-tinction 3&. 6hat4s the best title %or the passage 7 A. Conservation . Save the Earth C. !he ;nvironment

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PRACTICE TEST 11 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. destroyed B. damaged C. endangered $. provided 2. A. e<tinction . primary C. animal D. classi%y /. A. construction . commercial C. climate D. protect Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others. 3. A. although B. throughout C. therefore D. until 7. A. advance B. disaster C. "overnment D. society Choose the word that #est fits each #lan(. ). 6e have plenty o% time %or doing the wor). 6e ####### be hurried. A. mustn+t B. shouldn+t C. needn&t D. mightn4t *. !here are ####### ways to protect the environment. A. a lot B. a great deal o% C. a num#er of D. much 4. 8ollution is one o% the main ####### o% species e<tinction. A. abilities . causes C. reasons D. results +. 5- don+t thin) it will rain at all today" do you75 5Bo" - ##### so5. A. thin) not B. not thin) C. don4t thin) D. do thin) not 1&. A girl ####### answered the phone told me you were out. A. who B. what C. whose D. whom 11. A%ter he ####### in a %actory he opened a small business. A. has wor)ed . had wor(ed C. would wor) D. was wor)ing 12. !he boy was able to learn ;nglish" ####### he is very laAy. A. however B. there%ore C. so $. #ut 1/. 8eople who live in or near endangered animals4habitats ####### wildli%e product %or their livelihood. A. ta)e care o% . rely on C. pay attention to D. thin) o% 13. !hose letters ######## now. *ou can do the typing later. A. need typing . needn&t #e typed C. need to type D. needn+t typing 17. - have been loo)ingWWW.%or this boo) %or months" and at last - have %ound it. A. over B. up C. %or D. at 1). -t is becoming############ to %ind a 0ob. 27

A. harder and hard B. harder than C. harder and harder D. hard and hard 1*. - ##### understand this letter. 6ill you translate it %or me7 A. needn4t . can4t C. shouldn4t $. mustn4t 14. !he more electricity you use" ###### A. the hi"her your #ill will #e B. the higher will be your bill C. your bill will be higher D. the highest your bill will be 1+. F:h" -4m really sorryLG \ F#####################.G A. -t was a pleasureG . That8s all ri"ht C. !han)s D. *es" why7 26. .er eyes are red and pu%%y. >he WWW a lot last night. A. must cry B. must have cried C. might cry D. can have cried 21. !he Cietnamese participants too) #### in the 14th Asian 1ames with great enthusiasm. A. part B. role C. notice D. notes 22. >wimming is one o% the #### sports. A. mountainous B. racing C. aJuatic D. running 2/. !om ######## his glass window while he ########### it last >unday. A. bro)e , was cleaningB. is brea)ing , is cleaning C. bro)e , has cleaned D. has bro)en , has cleaned 23. . .e is reading 5!he :ld /an and !he >ea5 ####### by ;rnest .emingway. A. wrote B. writing C. written D. write 27. David I5 6hy don+t we go out7 *ou loo)ed tired.5 !omI5###############.5 A. Bot my problem B. Bot at all C. Det+s do it D. !han)s Choose the underlined word that needs correction@ 2). .ave you ever read any novels writing by Hac) Dondon7 A C $ 2*. 8eople respected him because he was a honest man. A C $ 24. !here are thousands o% )inds o% bacteria" many o% whom are bene%icial. A C $ Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2+. !he A>;AB 9ree !rade Area ?A9!A@ is an agreement by the member nations o% A>;AB concerning local manu%acturing in all A>;AB countries. A. progressing B. producin" C. combining D. aiming /6. -t too) me a very long time to recover %rom the shoc) o% her death. A. turn o%% B. ta)e on C. get over D. )eep up with Read the passa"e and ma(e the correct choice@ -n the 1( &s the women+s liberation movement ?31@ ##### suddenly into the public consciousness and Juic)ly grew into ?32@ ##### largest social movement in the history o% the =nited >tates. 6omen+s liberation movement was a continuation o% the 1(th-century women+s rights movement. !he movement+s ma0or achievement has included not only legal" economic" and political gains ?33@ ##### also has changed the ways in which people live" dress" dream o% their %uture" and ma)e a living. About health" %or e<ample" many male physicians and hospital have made ma0or improvements in the treatment o% women3 more and more women have become doctors and succeeded ?34@ ##### their medical research3 and diseases such as breast cancer" which a%%ects many women" now receive better %unding and treatment" than)s to women+s e%%orts. 9eminists have insisted that violence against women become a political issue. !he women+s liberation movement has also made changes in educationI curricula and te<tboo)s have been written to promote eJual opportunity %or girls and women3 more and more %emale students are admitted to universities and pro%essional schools. !he women+s liberation movement brought about a radical MbasicT change in society ?35@ ##### it too) a decade %or the movement to reach women+s awareness. 31. A. dated B. originated C. introduced $. #urst /2. A. a B. an C. the D. ] 2)

33. A. with B. either C. and $. #ut /3. A. in B. to C. %or D. with 35. A. because B. i% only C. as $. althou"h Read the followin" passa"e and choose the correct answer. -t4s always thought that women are the second class in citiAen" and men are the %irst. !here is not a real eJuality o% opportunity %or men and women. *ears ago" people were living in a man- dominated society. 6omen had to obey their husbands and %athers absolutely. 6omen4s place was in the )itchen and women4s wor) was housewor). -n many places" women were not even allowed to go to school. 6omen had no rights" even the right to choose a husband %or themselves. /en usually occupied high positions in society so they thought they were more intelligent and important than women. /en considered women their property. >ometimes" women were mistreated by their husbands and su%%ered this as a %ate. /any parents did not even want to have %emale children. !han)s to the women4s liberation movement" women have nowadays proved that they are eJual to men on every aspect. An average woman has wea)er muscles than an average man but she may be as intelligent as him. 6omen can do everything that men can and women can do one thing that no men can3 they produce children. /). -n a man- dominated society" #######. A. women were the %irst class. . women had no ri"hts. C. women were respected by men. D. women got a good education. /*. *ears ago" women4s place was #######. A. in society B. at school C. in the Congress $. in the (itchen /4. -n a man- dominated society" men regarded women as their #######. A. property B. Jueen C. great love D. housewor) 3(. -n a man- dominated society" #######. A. all parents e<pected to have daughters. B. most parents li)ed girl babies. C. most parents did not want to have daughters. D. most parents did not li)e sons. 36. Bowadays" women have proved that they are ####### men. A. more intelligent than B. more important than C. stronger than $. e,ual to

PRACTICE TEST 12 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. established B. wor)ed C. stretched $. invented 2. A. helps . provides C. documents D. laughs /. A. determine B. combine C. sunshine D. underline Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in the followin" ,uestions. 3. A. rapidly . possible C. medical $. opponent 7. A. resource . wildli%e C. de%end $. neglect Choose the #est answer to complete each of the followin" sentences. ). F.ow much time do you spend reading a wee)7G - F ################G 2*

A. It8s 2 o8cloc( B. 2 hours a day C. :nce upon a time D. !wice a wee) *. FDet4s go to the movie now.G U F:h" ########G A. Hood ideaA B. - don4t C. 6hy+s that7 D. - need it 4. /ary always ta)es great care####### her children. A. %or . of C. to D. with +. 6e are going to #######. A. have our house to be decorated B. have our house be decorated C. get our house being redecorated $. have our house redecorated 16. .e per%ormed very well in the interview3 ####### " he didn4t get the 0ob. A. since b. but C. there%ore $. however 11. ####### we had planned everything care%ully" a lot o% things went wrong. A. Althou"h B. Despite C. Because D. Because o% 12. *ou ####### wash those potatoes. !hey4ve already been washed. A. must B. mustn4t C. should $. needn8t 1/. *ou won4t pass the e<amination ####### you study more. A. unless B. as long as C. i% D. whether 14. .e was o%ten made ####### mil) by his mother. A. drin) B. drin)s C. to drin( D. drun) 17. /y bicycle ####### last night. A. was stolen B. stolen C. was stealing D. stole 1). 6hen - came to the party" >ally and !om #######. A. were dancin" B. are dancing C. have danced D. have been dancing 1*. 6hat4s the name o% the man ####### car you borrowed7 A. who B. which C. that $. whose 14. !he more electricity you use" ####### your bill will be. A. the highest B. the more high C. higher $. the hi"her 1+. -% - had enough money" - #######. A. will buy a good dictionary B. will have bought a good dictionary C. would #uy a "ood dictionary D. would have bought a good dictionary 26. 5.ow long are you going to stay75 - >usan as)ed 1eorge #######. A. how long was he going to stay. B. that how long he has gone to stay. C. how long you were going to stay. $. how lon" he was "oin" to stay. 21. /ary will have %inished all her wor) WWWWWWW. A. until her boss will return . as soon as her boss returned C. by the time her boss returns $. when he-r boss will return 22. *ou are not allowed ####### a car until you are 1$. A. drive B. driving C. driven D. to drive 23. !he reviewer ##### /arthew4s new novel as a new style o% modern science %iction. A. digested . described C. chewed $. drew 23. !he main goals o% =B-C;9 are to support and %und %or the most #########children- victims o% wars" disasters" and e<treme poverty. A. disadvantage B. disadvantaging C. disadvantaged D. disadvantageous 27. /r. !am gets lung cancer so he has to######### smo)ing. A. ta)e o%% B. give o%% C. put o%% D. give up Choose the underlined part that need correctin". 2). !he room is such dirty that it needs cleaning immediately. A B C D 2*. /y %ather" that has a special craAe %or cars" has 0ust bought another sports car. A B C D 24

24. =nless you don4t give up eating so much meat" you will continue to put on weight. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions. 2(. Being listed as an endangered species can have negative e%%ect since it could ma)e a species more desirable %or collectors and poachers. A. awareness B. preservation C. support $. impact 3&. !he organiAation was established in 1(5& in the =>A. A. come around . set up C. made out D. put on Readin" the passa"e and choose the #est option to complete each #lan(. 455!67589 6!: 9;<84 -t4s Juite rare to meet teenagers who don4t li)e sports. 6hen you are young" you )now how important ?31@ ########to do physical e<ercise i% you want to be healthy and strong" and %or that reason you o%ten concentrate on 0ust one sport with so ?32@ #########enthusiasm that in the end you can4t live without it. !he problem is" though" that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder i% you want to get good mar)s to go to university" with perhaps only one a%ternoon a wee) to do any sport. !his happens 0ust when you at the best ?33@ #######%or many sports" such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you %inish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports li)e those" but i% you spend enough time on ?34@ ########while you are young" then one day you will %ind that you are very good at your sport but too old to study" and you will %ind it ?35@ ########to get a good 0ob. >omehow" it doesn4t seem %air. 31. A. this is B. you are C. it is D. things are 32. A. more B. many C. great D. much 33. A. moment B. age C. period D. time 34. A. training B. preparing C. ta)ing D. sporting 35. A. possibly B. possible C. impossibly D. impossible Read the passa"e and choose the #est option to complete each of the sentences #elow. !he 1alapagos -slands in the 8aci%ic :cean are one o% the natural wonders o% the world. !he 1alapagos are home to many rare animals" such as giant tortoises" sea birds and dolphins.!he islands %irst became %amous in 1'5( when Charles Darwin wrote about them in his boo)" *n $he *rigin o& Species! 6hen Darwin visited the islands" he %ound there a )ey to that great mystery o% mysteries - the %irst appearance o% new li%e on this earth. !oday the islands belong to ;cuador" and ($X o% the area is a national par). .owever" despite this protection" the par) is in danger. !he most serious threat comes %rom illegal %ishing" which is slowly destroying marine li%e. ;very day" illegal nets trap and )ill shar)s" pelicans and dolphins. Another threat comes %rom animals brought over by people who have come to live on the islands. Dogs and cats eat the sea birds" and rats and pigs eat turtle eggs. Although tourism is seen as a positive thing" it too has caused problems. !oday the 1alapagos is still a wonder%ul place" but how long will this last7 !he answer lies in the attitude o% everyone who can ma)e a contribution - the 1alapagos belongs to the whole world. 3 . 6hat is the main topic o% the passage7 A. Charles Darwin" the %ather o% biology B. ;cuador and its wonderland C. 6ildli%e in the 1alapagos -slands $. The Halapa"os; a place to protect 3$. According to the passage" which o% the %ollowing is B:! !E=; about Charles Darwin7 A. 'e #rou"ht over new species to the islands. B. .e himsel% paid a visit to the islands. C. .e wrote about the 1alapagos in his boo). D. .e %ound that the islands played important part in his discoveries. 3'. According to the passage" marine li%e on the islands is threatened by ##########. A. tourism B. alien animals C. ille"al fishin" D. scienti%ic research 3(. -t can be in%erred %rom the passage that tourism has caused problems ##########. A. and should be stopped B. because it is seen as positive C. but it is thriving $. althou"h it helps 4&. !he writer+s purpose in writing this passage is ##########. A. raise people&s awareness of wildlife issues B. recommend people to come to the islands 2+

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PRACTICE TEST 1/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced di%%erently %rom that o% the others. 1. A. %illed B. missed C. tal)ed D. watched 2. A. chair B. cheap C. chemist D. child 3. A. micro B. primary C. )ind D. admit Choose the word that has a di%%erent stress pattern %rom the others. 4. A. success B. support C. industry D. attract 5. A. %acility B. con%erence C. vulnerable D. temporary Choose the best answer to complete each o% the %ollowing sentences. . Bam sang very######### at my birthday party last night. A. beauti%ully B. beauti%y C. beauty D. beauti%ul $. !he newspaper is a common means o% #########. A. communicative B. communicating C. communication D. communicated '. - couldn4t %ind Hohn at the party last night. -% - ######### him" we4d have been happy. A. meet B. met C. had met D. have met (. 6hile - ######### !.C last night" a mouse ran across the %loor. A. watch B. watched C. am watching D. was watching 1&. !hat 8op star" ######### name is on everyone4s lips" is organiAing an international charity concert. A. whose B. whom C. that D. which 11. /y sister didn4t get the 0ob ######### she has all the necessary Juali%ications. A. there%ore B. although C. however D. despite 12. Hohn doesn4t wor) ######### his brother. A. as hard as B. as hardly as C. more hardly than D. much hard than 13. !he %light was delayed ######### the heavy %og. A. because o% B. in spite o% C. despite D. instead o% 14. >ummer is coming. -t gets #########. A. hot and hot B. hotter and hotter C. more and more hot D. the least hot 15. Do not go anywhere ######### - come bac). A. since B. until C. while D. as long as 1 . Darry as)ed me ######### to his birthday party the day be%ore. A. why had - not come B. why - didn+t come C. why hadn+t - come D. why - had not come 1$. >;A 1ames 22 were held in Cietnam ######### December" 2&&3. A. since B. in C. at D. on 1'. Eemember to ######### your best clothes %or the interview. A. wear out B. put on C. show up D. %ill in 1(. Bowadays women have the same legal and ######### rights as men do. A. politics B. politician C. political D. politicians 2&. *ou won4t be allowed to wor) here######### you show your Juali%ication. A. since B. unless C. %or D. while /6

21. .e told us to use a dictionary to loo)######### anything we didn4t understand. A. up B. %or C. a%ter D. at 22. AI - F!his 0ob is time-consuming" - thin).G BI - F#########G A. AbsolutelyL B. !han) youL C. AnytimeL D. Another time" perhaps. 23. Being a student o% this school" you#########wear a uni%orm. A. must B. mustn+t C. needn+t D. will have to 24. A>;AB press praised the great ####### o% Cietnamese athletes at the 22nd >;A 1ames. A. sports B. sportsmanship C. sporting D. sportsman 25. 6e are going to have a picnic to Bairobi Bational 8ar). ###### you 0oin us7 A. 6ill B. /ust C. >hould D. Beedn4t Choose the underlined part that need correctin". 2 . >he is loo)ing %orward to go to 9rance to visit her relatives there. A B C D 2$. !he man whom is standing over there is my teacher A C D 2'. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions 2+. >ome wild animals are in danger in this region. A. dangerous B. li)ely to cause harm C. li(ely to #e e-tinct D. predators /6. .umans depend on species diversity to provide %ood" clean air and water" and %ertile soil %or agriculture. A. destruction B. contamination C. %ertiliAer $. variety Readin" the passa"e and choose the #est option to complete each #lan(. !oday we thin) o% a boo) ?31@### a volume o% many sheets o% paper containing te<ts" illustrations" photographs" etc. Because o% their durability and portability" the main uses o% boo)s are to ?32@####and distribute in%ormation. -n ancient times" people wrote on clay tablets" wood or bamboo tablets tied with cord" or boo) rolls to store in%ormation. Dater" with the invention o% paper" the Chinese had the %irst boo) ?33@####+ingang,ing ?Diamond >utra@ printed in AD ' '. -n the 2&th century" ?34@#### the challenge %rom other media such as radio or television and computer" boo)s continue to be a primary means %or dissemination o% )nowledge" %or instruction and pleasure in s)ills and arts" and %or ?35@#### storage o% human4s e<perience. /1. A. as B. %or C. with D. %rom /2. A. reserve B. e<plain C. prevent D. preserve //. A. calling B. called C. to call D. calls /3. A. although B. despite C. instead D. because o% /7. A. a B. the C. this D. other Read the passa"e and choose the #est option to complete each of the sentences #elow. !he modern :lympic 1ames began again in 1'( . !hey ta)es place every %our years. !hey cannot be held in a country which is at war" and during the two world wars there were no :lympic 1ames. During the :lympic 1ames there are competitions in many )inds o% sports. !hey are" %or e<ample" running" 0umping" athletics" swimming" bo<ing" bas)etball" %ootball and others. !he 6inter :lympic 1ames too) place in 1(24" and now they also ta)es place every %our years. At the 6inter 1ames" many countries ta(e part in competitions in s)iing" s)ating" ice hoc)ey and other winter sports. !he sportsmen who ta)e %irst" second" and third places receive gold" silver and bronAe medals. !he :lympic 1ames are very popular. All the lovers o% sports watch the games on !C and many o% them come to see them %rom all over the world. !he :lympic 1ames really help strengthen world peace and %riendship. /). !he :lympic 1ames are organiAed #########. A. every year . every four years C. in the winter D. in a country which is at war /*. !he 6inter :lympic 1ames were %irst held #########. A. in 1'( B. during the two world wars C. %our years ago $. in 1+23 /1

/4. !he sportsman who comes second in a competition receives #########. A. no medal B. a gold medal C. a silver medal D. a bronAe medal 3(. !he :lympic 1ames #########. A. #rin" a#out peace and friendship B. help strengthen the hostility among countries C. are held only %or winter games D. are not )nown by all the lovers o% sports 36. !he phrase ^ta)e part in4 can be replaced by#########. A. enter B. be interested in C. li)e D. re%use

PRACTICE TEST 13 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. honesty B. hour C. honor $. hair 2. A. remove . wet C. below D. decide 3. A. waste B. steam C. press D. sugar Choose the word whose main stress is placed di%%erently %rom that o% the restI 3. A. colla#oration B. possibility C. technological D. probability 7. A. environment B. impossible C. variety $. valua#le Choose the #est answer to complete each of the followin" sentences. ). PeterI F-t4s very )ind o% you to help me.G ?i(eI F#######G A. Certainly . :ot at all C. -4m a%raid -4m not D. *es" that4s right *. AnnI F 6hat shall we do this evening 7G o#I F#######G A. 2et8s "o out for dinner. B. :h" that4s good L C. Bo problem. went out %or dinner. 4. $aisyI F -4m ta)ing my end-o%-term e<amination tomorrow.G TimI F####### LG A. Hood luc( B. 1ood day C. 1ood time D. 1ood chance +. *ou ####### play loud music at night. !he neighbors will call the police. A. mustn8t B. needn4t C. might not D. couldn4t 16. >he came into the room while they ####### television. A. watched B. have watched C. are watching $. were watchin" 11. -4ve been in this city %or a long time. - ####### here si<teen years ago. A. have come B. was coming C. came D. had come 12. !he man advised me ####### little co%%ee.

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A. drin) . to drin( C. dran) D. drin)ing 1/. !he house is old and it needs #######. A. to paint . paintin" C. painted D. being painted 13. !he manager ####### signed the contract has been trans%erred to another company. A. whom . who C. whose D. which 17. /y daughter is ####### young to go to school. A. very . too C. so D. enough 1 . 6e arrived ####### to have some co%%ee be%ore class. A. enough early . early enou"h C. too early D. early too 1*. /y %ather tells me to give ####### smo)ing. A. up B. o%% C. o% D. out 14. /y brother is interested in doing ####### research. A. scientific B. science C. scientist D. scienti%ically 1+. -% there weren4t the pull o% the earth" everyone ####### o% the same weight. A. would #e B. is C. will be D. are 26. ####### %rom several countries competed in many :lympic 1ames. A. >ingers . Athletes C. 8ainters D. 6or)ers 21. FDon4t %orget to %eed the chic)en twice a day.G .e said. A. .e said don4t %orget to %eed the children twice a day. B. .e told not to %orget to %eed the chic)en twice a day. C. 'e reminded me to feed the chic(en twice a day. D. .e suggested me to %eed the chic)en twice a day. 22. #######" he wouldn4t have missed the train. A. -% he listened to me B. =nless she had listened to me C. If he had listened to me D. -% he didn4t listen 23. !he more cigarettes you smo)e" the ########you will die. A. soonest . more soon C. sooner $. as soon 24. !he Eed Cross gives medical aid and other help to ########### o% ma0or disasters all over the world. A. prisoners . victims C. civilians $. soldiers 25. !he meeting was success%ul because many people ########### A. turned on . turned o%% C. turned down $. turned up Choose the underlined part that needs correctin". 2 . :ur %orm teacher told us not tal) when the teachers were e<plaining the lesson. A B C D 2$. 6hen he will come to see me tomorrow" - will tell him the truth. A B C D 2'. *ou can loo) a%ter the new words in the dictionary. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions 2+. 6hen you are in a restaurant" you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need assistance. A. bill B. menu C. help D. %ood /6. 6hen being interviewed" you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or as)ing you. A. be related to B. be interested in C. pay all attention to D. e<press interest to Readin" the passa"e and choose the #est option to complete each #lan(. Doctors say that regular aerobic e<ercise leads to a healthier heart. Hogging" ?31@#####" riding a bicycle" and other aerobic e<ercises lower the ris) o% heart disease. -n one )ind o% heart disease" %atty stu%% called plaque builds up in blood vessels ?32@##### to the heart. Aerobic e<ercise helps prevent this buildup. Aerobic e<ercise also ?33@##### the heart and lungs stronger. Doctors say you ?44@###### do 2& to 3& minutes o% aerobic e<ercise at least three times a wee). *ou need ?35@###### hard enough to get your heart beating %aster than normal. *ou can %eel your heart beating. *ou can use two %ingers to %eel a beat" or pulse" in your wrist or nec). //

/1. A. wal(in" B. wal) C. wal)s D. wal)ed /2. A. which goes B. that going C. which to go $. "oin" //. A. made . ma(es C. ma)ing D. ma)e /3. A. would B. must C. should D. have to /7. A. to e-ercise B. e<ercising C. e<ercise D. e<ercised Read the passa"e and choose the #est option to complete each of the sentences #elow. /usic is a very important part o% our lives. /usic is %or dancing" drin)ing" eating" loving and thin)ing. >ome songs reminds us o% our childhood or youth. :thers remind us o% the people we love. /any important occasions" li)e weddings and %unerals have special music. ;very nation has a national song li)e the American F!he >tar- >pangled BannerG. -n the =.>" high schools and colleges have school songs" too. /usic is a part o% the history o% America. -t e<presses the problems and %eelings o% its people. 6hen the years pass" the music grows and changes. /odern science has also changed music. -nventions li)e records" radio" movies" electric instruments" tape recorders and video have changed the way we play and listen to music. !hey have helped to ma)e music an important %orm o% international communication. American music" %rom the earliest %ol) songs to modern FpopG" is )nown around the world. /usic is one o% America4s most important e-ports. -t brings the people o% the world together. ;ven when people can not understand the same language" they can share the same music. /any people learn and practise ;nglish by singing songs. =nderstanding American music can help you understand American people" their history and culture. /). 6hat is true about F!he >tar- >pangled BannerG7 A. -t is played in weddings. B. -t is li)ed by every nation C. It is the 1.S national son". D. -t is one o% the American school songs. /*. According to the passage" music is changed than)s to the invention o% the %ollowing e<cept ######. A. videos B. electric instruments C. tape recorders $. international communication /4. !he words e-ports in the last paragraph is nearest in meaning to ####### A. things that can be bought. . thin"s that can #e sold C. things that can be en0oyed D. things that can be changed /+. 6hat is the earliest %orm o% music in America 7 A. >chool music B. national music C. fol( music D. pop music 4&. 6hat can be the title %or this article 7 A. An introduction to American music B. !he development o% American music C. The history of American music D. !he %uture o% American music

PRACTICE TEST 17 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. sandy B. society C. mystery $. supply /3

2. A. e<plored B. entered C. remained $. #alanced /. A. both B. death C. without D. healthy Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three. 3. A. outstanding . vulnera#le C. enthusiast D. biologist 7. A. habitat B. tableland C. sociable $. e-pedition Choose the correct answer to each of the followin" ,uestions. ). !he plane to >ingapore ta)es ######## at si< o4cloc). A. up . off C. on D. out *. All the schools in the city were closed because o% an ######## o% %lu. A. escape B. outcome C. epidemic D. announcement 4. -t started to rain heavily######### we decided to stay at home. A. so B. but C. however D. although +. !he Cietnamese were very satis%ied with e<cellent per%ormances o% young and#######athletes. A. ener"etic B. energy C. energetically D. energiAe 16. >ynchroniAed swimming has been an o%%icial event###########1('4. A. in B. %or C. since D. in the year 11. 1overnment has ########### laws to protect wildli%e %rom commercial trade and over hunting. A. pass B. given C. enacted D. en%orced 12. 8eople ########## prevent pollution o% the rivers be%ore it gets worse. A. could . must C. need D. had to 1/. AI F>hall - open the window7G I F ########G A. Bo" please B. Bo" not me C. <es; please D. *es" you shall 13. :ne o% the most e%%ective ways to protect the environment is ######. A. conservatory B. conservatism C. conservationist $. conservation 17. !hose who don4t obey the tra%%ic rules ########strictly. A. must #e fined B. should be punish C. will %ine D. have to %ine 1). Chemical wastes %rom %actories are ########## that cause serious damage to species habitat. A. pollutes . pollutants C. pollution D. polluters 1*. *ou4d better leave early. ##########" the more chance you can get a good seat. A. The earlier you leave B. !he early you leave C. !he more early you leave D. !he earliest you leave 1'. ######## in order to save endangered species. A. ;%%orts have made through di%%erent conservation B. ;%%orts have been made with di%%erent conservation C. $ifferent conservation efforts have #een made D. !hey have been made di%%erent conservation e%%orts.I 1+. 5 6ould you li)e some co%%ee" /i)e 75 A. Hane wanted to )now whether /i)e li)e co%%ee. . Hane as)ed /i)e to ma)e her some co%%ee. C. Hane o%%ered to ma)e some co%%ee %or /i)e. $. Hane suggested drin)ing some co%%ee. 26. Bo player e<cept ######### can hold the ball with both hands. A. the stri)er . the goalie C. the re%eree $. the de%ender 21. >he is totally ########### to her wor). A. dedicated . dedicate C. dedicating $. dedicates 22. /any modern medicines are derived ########plants and animals. A. on B. %or C. from D. in 23. -t4s di%%icult %or wildli%e to survive because o% the global environmental ########. A. deterioration B. endangerment C. change $. destruction 23. Don4t ma)e too much noise. *ou may ########the baby up. A. wa(e B. get up C. brea) D. as) 25. Dan gave you a letter to post. *ou ########%orget to post it. A. must . mustn8t C. needn4t D. may Choose the underlined part that needs correction. /7

2 . !he more you learn" the most you )now about the wor A C D 2$. !he plant will die i% you won4t water it every day. A B C D 2'. !he computer+s memory is the place where a great number o% in%ormation is stored. A B C D Choose the word that is closest in meanin" to the underlined part in each of the followin" ,uestions 2+. /any species have become e<tinct each year be%ore biologists can identi%y them. A. destroy B. . drain C. endanger D. discover /6. /any schools provide environmental education to increase students+ awareness o% conservation needs. A. e%%ort B. bene%it Ce<ploitation $. (nowled"e Read the followin" passa"e and choose the correct word for each of the #lan(s. 6ild animals play an important part in the ?31@ ####o% nature and supply us with many important products. Birds and other small animals help ?32@ ####insects. 6ild animals provide %ood and hobby too. 9urthermore" they ?33@#### our surroundings more interesting. =ncontrolled hunting has destroyed a lot o% wildli%e and people have also harmed animals such as the passenger pigeon which disappeared completely. :thers including the whooping cranes" the blue whale and the American alligator are in danger o% dying out. >ometimes it is necessary to )eep animals %rom ?34@ ###### too plenti%ul. 9or e<ample" rabbits and such rodents as ground sJuirrels and mice may cause ?35@ ##### damage to crops i% they are too abundant predators help hold down the population o% their prey. "whooping cranes: large ! 6merican bird + alliga or: 6merican or chinese crocodile+ preda ors: annimals ha kill and ea o hers+ pre-: animal or bird %ood) /1. A. world . #alance C. activity D. appearance /2. A. control B. delete C. develop D. remove //. A. do B. let C. ma(e D. change /3. A. developing B. reaching C. #ecomin" D. changing /7. A. "reat B. too C. big D. also Read the followin" passa"e and choose the correct answer to each of the ,uestions. Cietnam o%%icially became a %ull member o% the Association o% >outheast Asian Bations ?A>;AB@ on Huly 2'"1((5. >ince then" Cietnam has wor)ed together with other A>;AB member countries to rein%orce regional cooperation and made great contributions to maintaining peace" stability and reconciliation in the region. -reconciliation. h/a gi0i1 rein&orce. strenghten or make stronger2 -n the past years in the A>;AB" Cietnam has reaped _obtain@ many successes in all social and economic %ields. !he country has gradually restructured its administrative apparatus to suit a mar)et economy and to integrate into the international community. Cietnam has made a good impression on A>;AB countries with its achievements in economic development especially in hunger eradication and poverty alleviation. A>;AB countries+ investment into Cietnam has also increased sharply. 6ith a high economic growth rate averaging seven percent each year" Cietnam has been able to decrease economic gap slightly with !hailand" >ingapore" /alaysia" -ndonesia" the 8hilippines and Brunei. -n addition" Cietnam actively wor)s to integrate culturally and socially with the >outheast Asian region while preserving its own cultural %eatures. !hirteen is not a long period %or such an important political event but what has been achieved in relations between Cietnam and the association is creating splendid prospect %or the %uture. /). 3hich is the best title o& the passage7 A. Cietnam-A>;ABI a decade o% companionship and development. . Bietnam&s achievements in relation with the ASEA: community. C. Cietnam+s contributions to A>;AB+s development. D. .ow Cietnam 0oined A>;AB. /*. Ho# long has Cietnam been a &ull member o& AS4A57 A. 9or the past %ew years. B. 9or a decade. C. Since 1++7. D. As long as >ingapore. /)

67! $hat Cietnam is an e%ample o& 8ietnam's achie9ement in economy. A. succeeds in the pro"ram of Chun"er eradication and poverty alleviationD B. rein%orces regional cooperation with other A>;AB member countries C. Cietnam reaches seven percent each year in economic investments D. Cietnam o%%icial became a %ull member o% A>;AB /+. 6hich in%ormation is not given in the passage7 A. Culture is an aspect which Cietnam has %ocused on as an A>;AB member B. Cietnam has played an important part in maintaining peace in the region. C. Hoining A>;AB was an important political event to Cietnam. $. Sin"apore has invested a lot in the Bietnamese mar(et. 36. 6hich word means (an end to a disagreement and the start o& a good relationship again): A. >tability B. ;radication C. Reconciliation D. -mpression

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