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Test 2-1A

I/ Pronunciation and stress :

1. Pronunciation
1. A.wanted
B.explained
2. A.more
B.score
3. A.technology
B.teaching
4. A.scream
B.death
5. A.afrightening
B.brigade

C.mended
C.word
C.purchase
C.ready
C.pilot

D.decided
D.store
D.lunch
D.peasant
D.fire

2. stress :
6. A. ageneration
7. A. solitude
8. A. select
9. A. malignant
10. A. pacify

C. disaster
C. cougare
C.invent
C. conscious
C. torture

D. pyrotechnies
D. outburst
D. deviate
D. asinine
D. insulate

B. jeremiad
B. brocade
B. luxuriate
B. podgy
B. circumvent

II/ Vocabulary and grammar :

11. The prince was married to Duchess of Kent and_____by his brother.
A. succeeding
B. succeeded
C. inherited
D. inheritor
12. In the 1930s, there was a worth-wide economic_____ and mass unemployment.
A. policy
B. prosperity
C. acctivity
D. depression
13. After the rain, sun is very_____.
A. shine
B. brilliant
C. lighten
D. clean
14. After the eathquake, the country needed a lot of_____ equipment to look after the sick and
the wounded.
A. different
B. differential
C. difference
D. differentia
15. You soon is very_____, I suggest you cleaning it.
A. hot
B. tidy
C. dirty
D. mess
16. Ho Chi Minh city is famous for Notre _____.
A. Cartle
B. Catheral
C. Cottage
D. Museum
17. Milton Petrie was honest and he helped very people with his money.
A. humorous
B. hard
C. generous
D. mean
18. Hetty Green saved every _____ eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents.
A. spoil-sport
B. a closed
C. mean
D. penny
19. Hetty always argued about prices in shops.
A. bargain
B. quarrel
C. buy
D. ugly
20. In the city, te streets were so dirty and the air was so polluted.
A. chaotic
B. clean
C. large
D. disaster
21. That movie was really boring. It was _____ Ive ever seen.
A. most boring movie
B. the more boring movie
C. the more more boring movie
D. the most boring movie
22. The sidewalk was ice, so we walked very carefully. We were afraid _____.
A. of falling
B. form falling
C. to fall
D. with fall
23. He _____ to find a job, but he had no luck.
A. tried hard
B. tried hardly
C. hardly tried
D. hard tried

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Test 2-1A

24. The more electricity you use,_____.

A. you bill will be higher
B. will be higher your bill
C. the higher your bill will be
D. The higher will be your bill
25. The exam was easy _____ we expected.
A. more easy that
B. more easy
C. easier than
D. easier as
26. John said that no other car could go _____ his car.
A. so fast like
B. as fast like
C. so fast as
D. like fast as
27. By the time you return here next year, the city _____ lots of hanges.
A. will have had
B. has had
C. will have
D. will be having
28. Lets go for a long walk, _____ we?
A. must
B. will
C. do
D. shall
29. Not only _____ us light, but it also give us heart.
A. the sun gives
B. the sun has given C. has the sun given D. does the sun give
30. The committee _____ among themselves for hours.
A. has been arguing B. have been arguing C. has been argued D. have been argued
III/Error identification :
31. We are (A) always (B) amazing (C) by Johns (D) incredible travel stories.
32. (A) Children oughtnt (B) spend (C) too much time (D) playing computer games.
33. (A) The sooner you (B) leave, (C) the earliest you (D) will arrive.
34. I think (A) the price of rice is getting (B) cheap and (C) cheaper because we have a (D)
good crop.
35. There is (A) much less oxygen (B) in the atmosphere of (C) the moon than (D) it is on the
earth.
IV/ Gap fill
Mr Alex Fraser lived his entire life in a small town in the north of England. He never left the
house (36)_____ he has been born, never married, never went on holiday and had no friends.
He worked in a local factory for over forty years but even the people who had worked with
him for years (37)____ very little about him.
He wore the same old clothes year in year out and although he shopped regularly at the local
store he bought only the most basic foodstuffs, never changing his purchases from one week
to the next.
So when he died last month neighbours and local people were astonished to learn that Mr
Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact (38)_____ millionaire!
He had no bank account, no money invested anywhere but in the various drawers, cupboards
and boxes in his house there were hundreds and thousands of bank (39)_____ and coins.
It took police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as long to
(40)____ all the money.
we had absolutely no idea that he had been hiding his money over the years one of his
neighbours said. In fact we used to feel sorry for him, we thought he was a poor old man
unable to afford anything better for himself!
36. A. which
B. where
C. who
D. what
37. A. reminded
B. held
C. had
D. knew
38. A. the
B. this
C. a
D. one
39. A. papers
B. money
C. letters
D. notes

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40. A. number

B. count

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C. guess

D. make

V/ Read the passage and answer the questions below

The Nobel prizes, awarded annually for distinguished work in chemistry, physics, physiology
or medicine, literature and international peace, were made available by a fund bequeathed for
that purpose by Swedish philanthropist, Alfred Bernhard Nobel. The prizes, awarded since
1901, are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In 1969, a prize for economics
endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added. Candidates for the prizes must be
nominated in writing by a qualified authority in the field of competition. Candidates are
judged by Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes on the basis of their contribution
to mankind awards are usually presented in Stockholm on December 10, with the King of
Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute to Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of his death.
Each prize includes a gold medal, a diploma and a cash award of about one million dollars.
41. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. The Nobel prizes
C. Great contribution to mankind
D. Swedish philanthropist
42. How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?
A. Five times a year B. One a year
C. Twice a year
D. Once every two year
43. A Nobel prize would NOT be given to
A. an author who wrote a novel
B. a doctor who discovered a vaccine
C. a composer who wrote a symphony
D. a diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement
44. Why were the the prizes named of Alfred Bernhard Nobel?
A. He left money in his will to establish a fund for the prizes.
B. He won the first Nobel prizes for his work in philanthropy.
C. He is now living in Sweden.
D. He serves as chairman of the committee to chose the recipients of the prizes.
45. Why are the awards presented on December 10?
A. Because it is tribute to the King pf Sweden.
B. Bcause Alfred Bernhard Nobel died on that day.
C. Because that date was establish in Alfred Nobels will.
D. because the Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust.
VI/ Rewrite the following sentence
46.The table and the desk are the same size. (big)
The table...................................................................................................................................
47. living room isnt as large as the kitchen. (than)
The kitchen...............................................................................................................................
48. This crossword is the easiest. (difficult)
This crossword.........................................................................................................................
49. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
..................................................................................................................................................
50. Most students but Jane got good marks in the test.
..................................................................................................................................................
1B
2A
3A
4A
5B
6C
7B
8D
9A
10B
11B
12D
13B
14A
15C
16B
17C
18D
19A
20A

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21D
31B
41B

22D
32C
42B

23A
33C
43C

24C
34B
44A

25C
35A
45B

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26C
36B

27A
37D

28D
38C

29D
39D

30B
40B

Ti liu tham kho:

Mai Hng Lan
Sch gio khoa
Grammar is use intermediate (Raymond Murphy with William.R.Smalzer).
22 thi trc nghim Ting Anh (Nh xut bn i hc quc gia).
Ti liu luyn thi chng ch quc gia ting anh mn c hiu trnh B ( Nguyn Trung
Tnh-Nh xut bn thnh ph H Ch Minh).

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