ENGLISH PRACTICE 30

Part A : PHONETICS ( 5pts )

I/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the rest of the group. ( 2points )
1. A. predict B. environment C. exist D. precious
2. A. books B. tables C. roots D. makes

II/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different
from the rest of the group. ( 3 points )
3. A. career B. avoid C. manage D. advise
4. A. valuable B. entertain C. honesty D. mountain
5. A. separate B. mechanic C. produce D. deny

Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR ( 35 pts )

I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. ( 15pts )
6. My colour TV, _____ I bought 10 years ago, still gives beautiful pictures.
A. which B. that C. what D. X
7. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard _____ him”.
A. about B. from C. after D. of
8. Most tourists didn't bring their meals with them , _____ they ate at the foodstalls along
the roads.
A. because B. but C. so D. although
9. I’ve never____very well with my brother. We’ve got completely different personalities.
A. got off B. got on C. got away D. got up
10. When my father retired, he decided to take ____ golf.
A. in B. with C. up D. for
11. The doors were painted blue to .................... the walls.
A. suit B. match C. fix D. fit
12. I’m sure he didn’t do it ............................ purpose.
A. on B. with C. for D. in
13. She came ....................... a lot of problems at work.
A. up with B. down with C. in for D. up against
14. We will go for a walk ..................... it’s foggy - I hate walking in the fog.
A. though B. unless C. if D. in case
15. Daisy wrote_________ report on the Vietnam war.
A. ten-page B. a ten-page C. ten pages D. ten-paged
16. His__________ made him cry.
A. fearful B. fearfulness C. fearless D. fearlessness
17. The children were completely fascinated___________.
A. on the story the teacher told them B. by the story the teacher told them.
C. by the teacher told story. D. on the story telling them by the teacher.
18. My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I __________ last week.
A. should do B. should have done
C. could do D. must have done
19. “I have never seen such a perfect thing on you.”-“________”
A. haven’t you? B. I am so happy
C. really? D. Thank you. That’s a nice compliment.
20. “____________”- “Thank you. I’m glad you like it.”
A. Congratulations! You have a beautiful motorbike.

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B. The motorbike is beautiful.
C. Where did you buy this motorbike?
D. I didn’t know you bought a motorbike.

II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form(10pts)

21-22. He (not finish) ____his work yet. He only (start) ____ an hour ago.
23. A lot of people (kill) ____ by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody would die any more.
24. Only yesterday I (realise) ____ what was going on.
25. George as well as his brothers (not go) ____ to the cinema very often.
26-27. What you ( do)____ if you ( give) ____ $ 1,000,000?
28. There was a problem with the cellphone, but I (fix) ____ it now.
29. From the clink of dishes one can tell that supper (prepare) ____.
30. You have read this book already. What you (think) ____ of it?.

III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10pts)
31. Articles and reports in newspapers talk a lot about UFO ____. APPEAR
32. If there were flying saucers, there would be traces of their ____. LAND
33. The _____ of children won’t be ready to stay away from home
until they are in their teens. MAJOR
34. The Internet has ______ developed and become a part of our everyday life.
INCREASE
35. Television can make things more _______ because it brings both sounds and pictures.
MEMORY
36. Sam was accused of stealing some______ documents from the safe.
CONFIDENCE
37. You do not have to go. Your decision must be entirely______ . VOLUNTEER
38. Most people agree that Christmas has become too________ . COMMERCE
39. Don’t leave your house _____ when you go out. LOCK
40. Our visit to Cuc Phuong National Park last week was an ______ experience.
FORGET
Part C : READING ( 20 pts )
I. Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (5 pts)
It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accent. (41......... )
children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is
why (42.......... ) the top, or smartest adult students have difficulty in pronunciation. There
are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation.
One method is to sign up for a class. Studying pronunciation can help students
understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be
exposured (43........... ) English outside the classroom as well. This is (44………..) many
students say that studying in an English- speaking country greatly affects their English.
Living with native speakers can help students learn new vocabulary as well as improve
their (45............)

II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
(10pts)
EI Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific ocean which is (46) ............ by an
abnormal (47) ............. of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (48) ............. to
influence global weather partterns as it brings drought to some continents and heavy rain to
(49) ............... It was first (50) ................. by fishermen in Spanish ports in the Pacific in the

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17th century. It got its name (Spanish for “boy child”) because it usually takes (51) .............
near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic (52) .............. . The 1982 EI Nino
(53) ................ in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea animals,
(54) ................. fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is (55) ............... that sailors in
the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during EI Nino.
46. A. happened B. caused C. occured D. done
47. A. increase B. extra C. heater D. warming
48. A. proficiency B. power C. practice D. performance
49. A. other B. another C. others D. the others
50. A. saw B. noticed C. caught D. time
51. A. away B. care C. part D. place
52. A. damage B. difficulty C. hurt D. problem
53. A. resulted B. led C. caused D. gave
54. A. containing B. holding C. including D. involving
55. A. said B. felt C. told D. written

III. Read and answer the questions below. ( 5pts)

“ THE PROPHECY”
People who live in California have every reason to be afraid of earthquakes. No one has
ever forgotten the great quake that destroyed San Francisco in 1906. In May, 1988, the
people of Los Angeles panicked. According to a prophecy made in the 16 th century by a
prophet called Nostradamus, the city would be destroyed early in 1988. During the panic,
parents didn’t send their children to school and people didn’t go to work. No one stayed at
home, either. The airlines did great business carrying people who fled from their “ doomed
city”. Which is more puzzling: how Nostradamus knew that a city which didn’t even exist in
his time would be destroyed in the 20th century, or the behavior of the people who believed “
the prophecy”?
56. What are Californians afraid of?
57. When did the great earthquake destroy San Francisco?
58. When was the prophecy about the destruction of Los Angeles made?
59. According to the prophecy, when would the destruction of Los Angeles happen?
60. How did the people of Los Angeles flee from their doomed city?

Part D : WRITING ( 20 pts )

I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. ( 10pts )
61.They will open a new school here next year.
à A new school………………………………………………………………………
62. What a pity, he can’t drive.
à I wish he..………………………………….………………………………………
63. She can’t go to work today because she is tired.
à If she ……………………………………………………………………………...
64. “I’m going on business tomorrow” said Ann.
à Ann said ………………………………………………………………………….
65. Please let me open the window.
à Would you mind ....................................................................................................?
66. The course finished with a big party.
à At the end .................................................................................................................
67. I wish I hadn’t heard that!

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à I’d rather you ............................................................................................................
68. The living-room hasn’t been painted for many years.
à We..............................................................................................................................
69. “Why don’t we go and have a look at the cathedral?”
à He suggested.............................................................................................................
70. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
à Not only.....................................................................................................................

III. Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about the limitations of the Internet. ( 10pts )

_________________ The End __________________________

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