A LITTLE DREAM PROJECT _ PRACTICE 4_ (^_^) INSTRUCTOR: PHAN HUYNH MINH THIEN

DIFFICULT ROADS OFTEN

LEAD TO BEAUTIFUL
DESTINATIONS
THIEN-ANGLAIS

MID-TERM TEST

Candidate’s full name: ..............................................................................................

1. Word formation 70 questions
2. Sentence transformation 40 questions
3. Open cloze test 20 questions
Total score(s):

Section 1: Word formation ( 70 questions )

1.We don't choose this washing machine because it works____________________EFFECTIVE

2. Hydroelectric power is inexpensive and _______________________safe. ENVIRONMENT
3. Most of the tornadoes remain a mystery. They are rare and __________________PREDICT
4. My main _________________________at home are to do my homework and care for my
younger brother . RESPONSIBLE
5. The restaurant manager was very _________________________and said we could have our
meal for free. APOLOGIZE
6. I want to become a ______________writer so that I can create ________________characters
and events. IMAGINE
7. He was very sad since he was told that his best friend got an ______________disease. CURE
8. He has decided to organise the _____________election by the end of this year. PRESIDENT
9. Many efforts have been made to _____________________the national economy. STABLE
10. My only means of _________________ was my driver’s license. IDENTIFY
11. Many small towns in our country have been _____________in the past few years. URBAN
12. The main goal of the association is to promote peace and _________________ in the region
and all over the world. STABLE
13. She prefers wearing clothes made of _________________cotton in hot weather. ABSORB
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14. Mary is very __________________about the history of E , she knows everything. KNOW
15. Tom phoned his friend to apologize for his_______________________at the get-together.
POLITE
16. Ants and bees are described as______________________________ insects. INDUSTRY.
17. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work_____________________. SUCCEED
18. I really think he has enough __________________________to do this job. CAPABLE
19. There are some _______________________between tennis and table tennis. SIMILAR
20. Nam wants to become a ________________in the future. MATHS
21. I’ve never met such a strong man. His energy seems ____________________EXHAUST
22. Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with _____________________INSECT
23. Don’t you know that your good result will make your parents __________________ proud
of you? MEASURE
24. Be careful. You may be_________________to put all your eggs in one basket. ADVICE
25. The boy watched the performance of the tigers, _______________with amazement.
BREATHE
26. I would like to express my admiration for his __________________of knowledge.
PROFOUND
27. The ______________of the Ministry of Education announced the date of the exam. SPEAK
28. This issue is very _________________. Don’t discuss it outside the group. CONFIDENCE
29. English is a ______________________difficult language to learn. COMPARE
30. Work is going on to __________________the bridge, which carries a great deal of traffic.
STRONG
31. They were so alike so it was hard to___________________ between them. DIFFERENCE
32. Traveling by plane is___________________ safer than other form of travel. CONSIDER
33. The thing I hate about John is his_____________________RELY
34. Travelling in big cities is becoming more _____________________everyday. TROUBLE
35. The staff’s bad behavior has brought ______________ to the whole company. GRACEFUL
36. I can not talk anything to my parents about my prolems. They are very
__________________MIND
37. He felt______________for the accident. He said it’s was not his fault . RESPONSIBILITY
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38. A famous pianist was ________________________ for seven years. PRISON

39. ____________________was one of three problems facing the Vietnamese government after
the August Revolution in 1945. LITERACY
40. There are various ______________________________for the party. POSSIBLE
41. His health was seriously affected and de suffered from constant_________________SLEEP
42. Lack of sleep can have a ______________ effect on your performance at work. NOTICE
43. His contribution to the development of sports makes him an _______________ figure.
REPLACE
44. In all ____________________, they will be successful in their project. PROBABLE
45. The composition is ______________________. The teacher can’t read it .READ
46. He’s a university student majoring in _____________________. CLIMATE
47. After working really hard for the exam, he deserved a ________________holiday. EARN
48. The fire was ___________________________, and the loss was high. CONTROL
49. To Huu has _______________a lot of simple things in daily life in to his works . PERSON
50. A UN force has been sent in to try and _______________________ the area worst affected
by the civil war. PEACE
51. Gathered all together in the church, they are going to ____________________ those who
lost their lives in the Great War. MEMORY
52.They’ve got very _____________________kids, as I remember. QUARREL
53. Hopefully, patients infected with influenza A/H1N1 can be treated with
______________________drugs like Tamiflu and Relenza. VIRUS
54. We should make young people realize that drug-taking is _________________DESTROY
55. Some country lanes are _________________________ to cars in rainy seasons. PASS
56. The mechanic ________________________ fixed our car, which really upset us. PRO
57. Thanks to the _______________ of the soil, there’s plenty of food on the Island. FERTILE
58. He is a ______________________person who directly says what he thinks. SPEAK
59. Smoking does _________________________harm to human lungs. REPAIR
60. His ___________________ attitude toward the teachers deserves punishment. RESPECT
61. She is always ____________________ and polite in front of the elders. DRESS
62. Our teacher is a ________________person. It seems as if he is always ready to shout. HOT
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63.The fire was ___________________________, and the loss was high. CONTROL
64. She is always ______________________ and polite in front of the elders. BEHAVE
65. Jackson has joined the company, working in the ____________________section. ADVICE
66. There were complaints that the advertisements were _______________to women. OFFEND
67. The new director is likely to make major changes in ________________________PERSON
68. It is ___________________________for companies to provide details of their industrial
processes. OBLIGE
69. Even the most_______________person ought to appreciate the beauty of this music. SENSE
70. What a nuisance! The Internet is sometimes ___________________ at peak hours. REACH

Section 2: Sentence transformation ( 30 questions )

1. If you don’t study hard, you won’t pass the entrance exam. .

 Unless........................................................................................................................................

2. I think you should tell the police about the accident. .

If I...............................................................................................................................................

3. We got lost because we didn't have a map.

 If we .........................................................................................................................................

4. Without your help, I couldn’t t have been able to find my way.

 If you .......................................................................................................................................

5. You’re facing lots of dificulties because you didn’t listen to my advice

 If ................................................................................................................................................

6. Mary can’t go out with her friends now as she didn’t finish her homework yesterday .

 If ................................................................................................................................................

7. Although Mary’s mother was seriously sick , she still went out with her friends.

In spite ........................................................................................................................................

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8. Helene couldn’t paint her old fence due to the bad weather. ( PREVENTED )

 The bad ......................................................................................................................................

9.Mr.Hung is not going to spoil some information about his new film . ( INTENTION )

 Mr.Hung ....................................................................................................................................

10. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.

 He hates ......................................................................................................................................

11. “Why don’t you use recyclable bags instead of plastic bags to protect the environment ”,

said Helene

 Helene suggested that

recyclable.........................................................................................................................................

12. ‘ You should stop playing computer games now , Peter ’ said Helene

 Helene advised Peter ................................................................................................................

13. Are the students permitted to dictionaries in the English examination ? (ALLOWED)

 The students .............................................................................................................................?

14. Helene is in a habit of getting up early to do morning exercises. ( ACCUSTOMED )

 Helene ...........................................................................................................................

15. "I'm so sorry" Ba said to Lan , "I used your dictionary without your permission "

Ba apologized ..........................................................................................................................

16. Helping my younger sister review old lessons after meals is my main mission.

(RESPONSIBLE)

 I am ..........................................................................................................................................

17. I am very bored because of doing the same thing all day . (NOTHING)

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 I am fed .......................................................................................................................................

18. Helene could easily absorb all the new English functional structers ( DIFFICULTY )

 Helene .......................................................................................................................................

19. The flight from Phu Yen to Ho ChiMinh City only takes us one hour.

 We ............................................................................................................................................

20. It’s waste of time to persuade Mary to study harder for the upcoming exam. ( WORTH)

 It................................................................................................................................................

21. Mr.Hung is going to go to the dentist to fix his tooth decay . (GET)

 Mr Hung.................................................................................................................................

22. Have you been accustomed to his teaching style yet ? ( FAMILIAR)

 Are .............................................................................................................................................

23. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.

 The man .....................................................................................................................................

24. The critics were strongly impressed by her performance.

 Her performance made...............................................................................................................

25. Helene wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. (AVOID)

 Helene wore ..............................................................................................................................

26. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.

 You should ................................................................................................................................

27. Success depends on hard work.

 The harder .................................................................................................................................

28. Helene dislikes it when people criticize her unfairly.

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 Helene objects ..........................................................................................................................

29. My neighbour is proud that she is such a skillful cook.

 She prides .................................................................................................................................

30. I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.

Paris is..........................................................................................................................................

31. People think that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in the pub.

The prisoner ...............................................................................................................................

32. People think that football is the best game to play.

 Football .......................................................................................................................................

33. The Prime Minister resigned because of his sudden illness (RESULTED)

 The Prime Minister’s ..................................................................................................................

34. Peter didn’t fly to New York last week, so he is absent from his family gathering.

 If .................................................................................................................................................

35. "You've broken my glasses, Peter !" said Mary (ACCUSED)

 Mary ...........................................................................................................................................

36. Helene looks nothing like his father. (TAKE)

 Helene ........................................................................................................................................

37. Teaching doesn’t suit Helene (CUT)

 Helene..........................................................................................................................................

38. He is determined to become an English teacher . (HEART)

 His ..............................................................................................................................................

39. She felt lonely in the big company. (FISH )

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 She felt ......................................................................................................................................

40. The CEO Gia Cat Luong failed to persuade Mr.Thien to join his team . (SUCCEED)

The CEO Gia Cat Luong ............................................................................................................

Section 3: Open cloze test ( 20 questions )

Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

Farmers in parts (1)____________ the American Midwest face a difficult recovery after the
worst flooding Storms that flooded rivers and drowned crops have been blamed (2)
_____________at least twenty-fourth deaths (3) ______________ late May. The floods
displaced tens of thousands of people in several states (4)__________________ America's
agricultural heartland. There are concerns that crop losses could push already-high food prices
even higher. Fertile lands in some states could (5)____________mistaken for lakes. The mighty
Mississippi River broke through or flowed over the tops of dirt levees in Iowa, Illinois
(6)_______________ Missouri. The floods hit hardest in Iowa, the leading corn state and also
the top soybean producer last year. Thirty-eight centimeters of rain fell on some cropland over a
two-week period. Governor Chet Culver has (7)__________ most counties as disaster areas.
Iowa (8)___________________ have said that crop damage in that state could reach three
billion dollars. The United States (9)_________________of Agriculture is expected to
announce estimates of crop losses in the coming days. The department is being urged to let
farmers plant corn on land set aside for (10)___________________. Some farmers may replant
corn. Others may replace corn with soybeans. What farmers do now depends partly
(11)_____________ the extent of damage to the land. Floodwaters in some areas may contain
industrial waste or other (12)__________substances. What the weather does during the rest of
the growing season will also be important. Rain delays have left soybean planting behind the
five-year average in twelve of eighteen major soybean-producing states. Other crops
(13)_______________wheat, rice and oats have also suffered.(14)____________Burlington,
Iowa, as many as fifty trains normally pass (15)___________the city every day, mostly carrying
coal or (16)_____________.But Burlington is quiet now until water is off the rails and workers
can inspect for damage. City Manager Doug Worden says Burlington took steps to prevent
severe property damage after the record floods of fifteen years (17)___________. While the
Midwest deals (18)____________recent flooding, the nation's top agricultural state, California,
faces increasingly dry conditions. (19)____________ June fourth, Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought, the first such action since nineteen ninety-one.
The order followed two years of below-average rainfall and other limitations on water
(20)______________

“ ON THE WAY TO SUCCESS, THERE IS NO TRACE OF LAZY MEN ”

CALM DOWN AND DO THE TEST PERFECTLY-THIEN-ANGLAIS

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