THE 15° SEMESTER EXAMINATION A. PHONETICS 1 - 5. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. A. hear B. dear C. pear D. clear 2. A. punetual B. rubbish C. frustrate D. furious 3. A. theatre B. therefore C. throughout, thunder 4, A. influenced — B. accompanied —C. terrified, D. averaged 5. A. current B.turn C. fun D. under 6 - 10. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words. 6. A.understand — B. grandparents C. family D. wonderful 7. A.essential B. furniture C. opposite D. fortunate _ 8 A.behaviour —_B, society C. distinguish. foreigner 9. A.apologize —_B. reaction C. mutually D. permission 10. A. programmer B, interviewer _C. candidate D. mechanic B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE 11 - 25. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence, 11. Everyone was asleep when the enemy ‘A. was attacking B. attacked C. had attacked D. attacking 12. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. _ is Vietnamese. A, Other B. The other C. Another D. Others 13. Dogs are good traveling companions. They will go you take them. A.whichever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever 14. He keeps working feeling unwell. A. although B. because of C. inspite of D. unless 15. Please don't beso___. can't do all the work by myself. A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable _D. reasonably 16. He talked as if he where she was. A. knew B. had known C. would know _D. were knowing, 17. Lomonosov was not a great scientist but also a very talented poet A. hardly B. fairly C. merely D. scarcely 18. My father asked me of the film, A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did you think D. what I thought 19, Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he champagne A. drinks B.willdrink —C.has drunk. is drinking 8820. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy A, sight B. view C. presence D. appearance 21. Lexpect____a posteard from my father in England today A, to be receiving B. to receive C, being received D. receiving 22. The driver was badly __in the aceident. A. injured B. died C. destroyed D. broken 23. She will help you ___she has some free time A. how B. what C. when D. where 24. We spent a year_____this boat. A. building, B. over building C. to build D. for building 25. 1____a driving test next month. A. have B. will have C. will be having D. will have had 26 ~ 30. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 26. ‘The camera you lent me was damaged in a flood which you was heard on A B D the news last night. 27. The record which | told you about, has been pr. B -d by a completely A c new method, will be released next week D 28. It is only when a collection is properly labeled that does it have the real value, A B cob 29. It’s my teacher's advice that helps me succeeding in my study. A B c D 30. It was two well-known journalists who uncovered the scandal happened A B c D two weeks ago. 31~35. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 31. “If Thad a permit, | could get a job.” he said. ‘A. He said that if he had a permit he could get a job. B. He told that if he had a permit he could get a job. CC. He said that if he had a permit he could have got a job. D. He suggested that if he had a permit he could get a job. 32. “If you see Mary, ask her to ring me,” he said. A. He advised me to ask Mary to call him B. He said that if | saw Mary I was to ask her to ring him . He said that if | had seen Mary, ask her to ring him, D. He told me to ring Mary if I didn’t see her. 33. I remembered leaving my dictionary at home after | had arrived at school. A. It was after 1 had arrived at school that | remembered leaving my dictionary at home. 89B. It was after | had arrived at school so | remembered leaving my dictionary at home, CC. Having arrived at schoo! that I remembered leaving my D. A and C are correct. 34, Mastering a foreign language takes time and practice A. Itwas time and practice that takes to master a foreign language. B. Mastering a foreign language that it takes time and practice C. Ittakes time and practice to master a foreign language. D. Time and practice is taken to master a foreign language. 35. The computer can not only gather facts but also store them. A. Not only the computer can gather facts but also can it store them. B. Notonly can the computer gather facts but it can also store them. C. Not only the computer can gather facts but it can store them as well D. Allare correct. C. READING 36 — 45. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage: The scenery in North Wales is magnificent and so this area is very popular with tourists. Situated on a dramatic part of the rocky coastline is a village, (36) in Britain, called Portmeirion. The dream of the architect Clough Williams-Ellis, its construction began in 1925 and he finally (37)_—_in finishing the task in 1973. The result is a copy of a small, and very beautiful, Italian village. ‘As you wander down the winding paths towards the village you can (38) the sea through the trees, and there is a marvelous (39) of the whole coastline from the top of the church tower. In addition to the houses, shops and restaurants, there is a luxury hotel, which seems, at high tide, almost to float on the water. nary at home Most of the houses are (40) ___ to visitors in the summer months, an, a few people do live in Portmeirion all year (42). It is possible for sightseers to visit the village for the day (43) payment of a small entrance (44), Late spring and early autumn are the best times to visit, (45) the early morning when the only sound that can be heard is the splashing of the water in the fountains, 36. A. single B. unique C. particular. only 37. A. succeeded B. managed C. resulted D. achieved 38. A. glimpse B. glance C. look D. catch 39. A.display B. view C. sight D. outlook 40. A. charged B. paid C.let D. borrowed 41. A.although BB. otherwise C. even D. despite 42. A.by B. along C. round D. down 43. Ain B. over C. from D.on 44. A. ticket B. fee C. fare D. subscription 43. A. particular —_B. exactly C. precisely. distinctly 9046 — 50. Choose th about the passage: m among A, B, C or D that best answers the question Edward is entering a university and has to decide what foreigy study, since he needs 12 credits to grad language to fe. He studied Japanese by himself in high school and even had a chance to use some for it when he took a trip to Tokyo. He enjoyed his trip very much and thought that maybe some day he would like to work for an international company based in Japan. The reason why the university requires students to study a foreign language is that they feel that it makes the students more educated. Edward does not feel that this should be the main reason for studying a foreign language. He thinks that being able to communicate with people from different cultures is far more important than just impressing people with your knowledge. After considering the possibilities of studying German or French so that he could travel in Europe with little difficulty, he finally makes up his mind to continue his study of Japanese. He feels that being good at Japanese would make it much easier for hhim to be accepted if he decides to work and live in Japan for some time. 46, One of the reasons for Edward to study a foreign language is that he ‘A. has just graduated from a high school B. has just decided to enter a university C. wants to impress people with his knowledge : D. needs certain credits to graduate 47, Which of the following has nothing to do with his final decision to continue his study of Japanese? A. The university requires students to study that language. B. The university thinks that a foreign language makes the students more educated. C. Edward studies Japanese by himself and used it when he traveled in Tokyo. D. He hopes that some day he may work for a company in Japan. 48. For Edward, to is the least important reason to learn a foreign language. A. travel in a foreign country B. work and live in another country C. show people that he is very learned D. communicate with people form other countries 49. Edward first considers the possibilities of studying German and French, but he chooses Japanese. This shows that he A. is afraid of difficulties B. does not like French and German C. is practical for his study and his future job D. only likes daydreaming 50. The best title for this passage is : A. Travelling in Europe B. Working and Living in Japan C. How to Study Japan D. Choosing a Foreign Language o1