TEST 1 – WEEK 1 – JULY

I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (3,5 pts)
1. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words:
A. Sprayed B. Persuaded C. Minimized D. Covered
2. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words:
A. Nuclear B. Tunic C. Humor D. Pollute
3. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words:
A.directory B. Handwriting C. Hairdresser D. Company
4. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words:
A. congratulate B. Encourage C. Experience D. Government
5. Before the appearance of newspapers, people got new from the ___________
A. computer B. criers C. magazines D. television
6. The men and horses ____________ you saw yesterday were from America.
A. who B. which C. whom D. that
7. Living in a distant town, students can’t get __________ to the internet easily.
A. access B. work C. connect D. relation
8. He spends a lot of time __________ the web every day.
A. responding B. looking C. walking D. surfing
9. “I suggest organizing a show to raise money for the poor.” “___________.”
A. Thanks. B. Good idea C. Yes, please. D. No, I don’t.
10. Ho Chi Minh City will ____________ the clouds and wind tomorrow.
A. experience B. warn C. cause D. consider
11. They are talking about the man___________ daughter won the first prize in Maths.
A. Which B. Who C. that D. Whose
12. They went on walking __________ it started to rain.
A. though B. Because C. Despite D. But
13. He advised me ______________ many hours watching television a day.
A. to be spent B. Not to spend C. Don’t spend D. Not spending
14. More and more people young people are moving to the city as there are __________of job
opportunities here.
A. much B. A lot C. A little D. Many
II. Look at the sign: (0.5 pt)
15. What does this sign mean?
A. Use computers carefully.
B. Be careful with spam in your mailbox.
C. Check your mailbox immediately.
D. Leave your mails in the computer

16. What does the sign say?

A. You mustn’t drive after drinking.
B. You shouldn’t drink after taking medicines.
C. You must be careful with drunk drivers.
D. You might not drink beer.
 III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Television first (17) _____________ some fifty years ago in the 1950s. Since then, it has
been one of the most (18)______________ sources of entertainment for both the old and the
young. Television offers cartoon for children, world new, music and many other programs. If
someone is interesting in sports, for (19) __________ , he can just choose the right sports
channel. There he can enjoy a broadcast of an international football match (20)_________.It is
actually happening. Television is also a very useful way for companies to advertise their products.
It is not too hard for us to see why (21) _________ is a TV set in almost every home today. And,
engineers are developing interactive TV (22) ___________ allows communication between
viewers and producers.
17. A. appeared B. invented C. came D. happened
18. A. cheap B. expensive C. popular D. impressive
19. A. sure B. certain C. case D. instance
20. A. as B. so C. and D. or
21. A. it B. this C. that D. there
22. A. who B. which C. what D. it
IV. Read the passage then choose the answer True or False: (1.5 pts)
Water is very necessary to people and other living things. Without water, people, animals
and plants cannot live. Nowadays, water is becoming extremely polluted. Most of this pollution
comes from the land, which means it comes from people. And water on the Earth is now being
polluted seriously by throwing trash and the waste chemicals from factories. Badly polluted water
can cause illness, and even death as well as kills fish and other marine life. According to some
researchers, we won’t have fresh water to live in a few decades. Therefore, we have to protect the
water source as well as save it.
23. We cannot live without fresh water. [True-False]
24. Water nowadays is extremely unpolluted. [True-False]
25. The waste chemicals from factories cause polluted water. [True-False]
26. Polluted water can kill fish and other marine life. [True-False]
Read then choose the correct answer:
27. Most of water pollution comes from __________.
A. air B. sea C. land D. rivers
28. There will be the shortage of __________ in a few decades.
A. polluted water B. water pollution C. waste water D. fresh water
V. Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: (1.5 pts)
29. Two ______________ from the group “Friends of the Earth” are talking to the
students. (represent)
30. _______________, Quang was getting better than the doctors thought. (surprise)
31. These mushroom are edible but those are_________________. (poison)
32. We believe the new program will be __________ to everyone. (benefit)
33. The internet has _________ developed and become part of our daily life.( increase)
34. These documents are not _________ to the public. (access)
VI. Arrange the following words into the correct sentences: (0.5 pt)
35. are doing their best/ so that /can use /source of energy./ Scientists/ to reduce /the cost of
solar panels/ more and more people / this environmentally friendly.
 ->_______________________________________________________________
36. drop the money/ of a security guard /caused/ them to / and run./ The sudden
appearance
-> __________________________________________________________

VII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings: (1.0 pt)
37. We spent five hours redecorating our house before Tet.
-> It _______________________________________________________
38. We don’t have a Mother’s Day, but we have gifts for my mom on March 8.
-> In spite ________________________________________________________
39 . Because of the thick fog, we couldn’t see anything.
èThe thick fog prevented ___________________________________________
40. I advised you to give up smoking.
-> You had________________________________________________________
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