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I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. boat B. road C. roar D. coast
2. A. think B. that C. three D. thanks
3. A. ghost B. hostage C. lost D. frosty
4. A. sacrifice B. rather C. farther D. hard
5. A. toast B. both C. soak D. wound
II. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.
6. A. bamboo B. criteria C. concentration D. ability
7. A. engineer B. employee C. volunteer D. employer
8. A. invent B. engage C. travel D. protect
9. A. sacrifice B. carefully C. lemonade D. architect
10. A. progress B. laser C. scalpel D. picture
III. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.
In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problems with disease, high costs, and politics, the Panama Canal was
officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the fifty-mile canal
zone instead of traveling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship approximately eight hours to
complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it would cost an
average ship to round the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through its locks each year. The French
initiated the project but sold their rights to the United States. The later controlled it until the end of the twentieth century
when Panama took over its duties.
11. Who currently controls the Panama Canal?
A. France B. United States C. Panama D. Cana Zone
12. In approximately what year did a different government take control of the Panama Canal?
A. 2000 B. 1900 C. 2001 D. 1899
13. On the average, how much would it cost a ship to travel around Cape Horn?
A. $1,500 B. $15,000 C. $150,000 D. $1,500,000
14. In what year was construction probably begun on the canal?
A. 1881 B. 1920 C. 1939 D. 1999
15. What can be inferred from this reading?
A. This is a costly project which should be reevaluated.
B. Despite all the problems involved, the project is beneficial.
C. Many captains prefer to sail around Cape Horn because it is less expensive.
D. Due to all the problems, three governments have had to control the canal over the years.
IV. Read the following passage. Write T for the sentence which has the same idea of the reading, F for the
wrong, and NI for the one that is not mentioned in the reading at all.
Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country. The sender paid for the
letter to travel in his or her own country. Then the person in the other country paid for that part of the trip. If a letter
crossed several countries, the problem was worse.
Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with gum on the back. The British post office made
the first stamps in 1840. They were the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue. A person bought a stamp and put it on a
letter. The post office delivered the letter. When people received letters, they didn't have anything. The letters were
prepaid.
Postage stamps became popular in great Britain immediately. Other countries started making their own postage
stamps very quickly.
16. ______ Before postage stamps, two people paid for letters to travel in two countries.
17. ______ A teacher invented the postage stamp.
18. ______ He was American.
19. ______ The first two stamps were colored black and blue.
20. ______ A stamp shows that the postage is prepaid.
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V. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word.
With important exceptions, then the (21) __________ from school to work is on the whole fairly smooth for most boys
and girls or, at (22) __________, the attractions are greater than the difficulties. There is, (23) __________, a
determination to overcome problems, and a tendency to play them (24) __________. The keenness to go to work in
order “to help Mum out with the (25) __________ at home”; the feeling (26) __________, at the school- leaving age,
the time is past (27) __________ “having a teacher standing over you all the time, watching you” can be (28)
__________; and above all the desire to put aside the status of school-child in favor of (29) __________ of Worker –
all these factors help children to get over the obstacles, uncertainties and even disappointments that they (30)
__________when they start work.
VI. Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
31. The passengers will wait ___________ the driver comes back.
A. before B. after C. until D. as soon as
32. After the gas ________ out, the driver left the car near a lake.
A. run B. had run C. ran D. was running
33. Answering the questions, the candidate looked very embarrassed.
A. perplexed B. amused C. excited D. frightened
34. When her friend was rude to him, he was very angry.
A. anxious B. curious C. furious D. conscious
35. Ma Giam Sinh was the man who looked very smart.
A. handsome B. funny C. complete D. well-known
36. In his garden he owns a wonderful selection of nice flowers.
A. collection B. injection C. suggestion D. combination
37. The groom is wearing a new suit.
A. pulling B. taking C. putting D. none is correct
38. These people in the village often cook their meals with wood.
A. sticks B. straw C. leaves D. coal
39. When the monster appeared, the lady was very terrified.
A. shocked B. panicked C. mimicked D. wicked
40. In the last century human beings achieved a lot of breakthrough.
A. loss B. knowledge C. properties D. science
VII. Look at the passage below, in most lines of the passage there is one word which is not in the correct form,
put a stick in the right or wrong space to indicate your choice. Give the correct form in the space provided.
Right Wrong
Midsummer, the celebration of the turning of the sun, has been being the 41. ___ ___
highlight of the northern summer for centuries-an event full of 42. ___ ___
symbolism, customs, magic and superstitions. In Finland, Midsummer
43. ___ ___
night is so short as that evening dusk flows into morning dawn almost
unnoticed. Even in southern Finland, midnight is the best described 44. ___ ___
as strong twilight. Midsummer night was, the most of all, the celebration 45. ___ ___
of greenery and fruit. Nature is in full bloom then and the day is never- 46. ___ ___
ending. It was customary throughout Finland to bring branches and 47. ___ ___
greenery to indoors on Midsummer Eve. Houses were so thoroughly 48. ___ ___
cleaned and decorated with birch branches and flower garlands. This
49. ___ ___
”indoor forest” was complete when leaves on the scrubbed floor gave
out a fresh forest aroma. Midsummer is still the Finns’ most important 50. ___ ___
one summer celebration.
VIII. Complete the following sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the preceding one.
51. He has never smoked a cigar before.
→ This is the __________________________
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52. The shrimps are so small that they can not catch them.
→ They are such _______________________
53. They were surprised to hear of his success in the competition.
→ To ________________________________
54. The door is so narrow that the fat man can’t enter the room.
→ So narrow __________________________
55. I do not know her reason for leaving early.
→ I have _____________________________
56. She last met him two months ago.
→ It is _______________________________
57. She had no sooner seen him than he ran away.
→ No sooner _________________________
58. The audience support that team in the match.
→ The audience are ___________________
59. They do not mind what food they will eat.
→ It doesn’t _________________________
60. People say that he is the best football player of the year.
→ He is _____________________________
IX. Write A letter to invite a friend to a party held on the occasion of your passing an examination (80 -100
words).
