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Name:…………………..

ENGLISH TEST 2
I. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others
1. A. acceptable B. responsible C. available D. providential
2. A. compromise B. company C. accordance D. emphasis
3. A. comprehensive B. separate C. necessary D. reasonable
4. A. control B. convene C. contrast D. conduct
5. A. analyze B. sacrifice C. culminate D. determine
II. Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the following sentences
6. - “ would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow”?
- “______”
A. I hope that tomorrow is
B. I am sorry I have an extra class tomorrow
C. Hope to see a lot of fun tomorrow
D. Alright, you are so generous
7. Better life habit can reduce your ______ of getting a heart attack.
A. emergency B. risk C. danger D. threat
8. When your immune ______ is week, you can catch colds easily.
A. structure B. body C. system D. organ
9. I had a pain ______ my head because I did not wear helmet when riding bicycle.
A. on B. of C. with D. in
10. It took me a lot of time to ______ what the aim of game was.
A. focus B. concentrate C. grasp D. consider
11. Don’t be ______. Everything will be fine!
A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. happy D. disappointed
12. I am so ______ under the assignments at the moment. Terrible!
A. iced B. snowed C. fogged D. tired
13. Could you lend me some money to ______ me over until I get paid?
A. hand B. tide C. help D. meet
14. The Sear Tower can be ______ the peak which human beings have ever achieved in skyscraper
construction.
A. thought B. considered C. believed D. said
15. You better think ______ a good excuse why you did not come to the meeting.
16. A. up B. on C. of D. about
17. I am in a real ______ and I do not know what to do
A. dilemma B. paradox C. query D. nuisance
18. She thinks that he should ______ the fact that their relationship is over.
A. catch up with B. face up to C. keep up to D. come up with
19. I am going to ______ up on what all the road signs mean before my driving test.

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 A. learn B. swot C. look D. catch
20. The boss would like me to ______ the report to include material costs.
A. reform B. rewrite C. revise D. redo
21. Hope that bad weather will not ______ your summer holiday.
A. worsen B. deteriorate C. harden D. spoil
III. Choose the correct option for each numbered blank to finish the passage.

THE CHANGING FACE OF BRITAIN

It seemed to the generation of Britons alive before the Second World War that their way of life would
(21) ______ for many years to come. However, the war (22) _____ revolution in British life that
completely changed the (23) ______ . What had been a fairy (24) ______ society up to that point, with
people sharing many (25) _____ beliefs and values, underwent (26) _____ changes after war. The (27)
_____ was away from fixed social roles and towards a more dynamic society. Britain began to evolve
(28) _____ its present form and many ideas that are acceptable today, such as a large (29) _____ of
freedom or teenagers, were at the time novel and exciting. New and innovative music and fashion had a
great (30) ______ on young people and the whole of Britain became less conservative.
22. A. lengthen B. last C. Happen D. continue
23. A. caused B. followed C. resulted D. preceded
24. A. social status B. status quo C. society class D. normal status
25. A. same B. similar C. uniform D. identical
26. A. threshold B. ground C. basic D. elementary
27. A. fundamental B. radical C. functional D. potential
28. A. reform B. innovation C. trend D. fashion
29. A. back B. in C. with D. into
30. A. deal B. number C. amount D. volume
31. A. substitute B. advancement C. influence D. progress
IV. Some of the lines in the following passage have an unnecessary word. Find the word and write
in the spaces. If the line is correct, put a tick.

Humans have much in common with to other life forms on Earth. 31. ______
Since the very a first life form appeared, all living things have 32. ______
been desperately struggling to survive the harsh and changing 33. ______
conditions of our planet. This has involved adapting to new 34. ______
Situations and, in many cases, had led to either evolution or the 35. ______
extinction. We are not alone in making use of the world around us 36. ______
(birds use twigs to build up nests, for another example) or in being 37. ______
particularly skillful (spiders make intricate webs). Where we do 38. ______
differ from other life forms, however, it is in our ability to record, 39. ______
and learn from, our collective history. In this, it appears that we 40. ______
are unique. There is still too much mankind does not know about 41. ______
the earliest humans, of course not, but we are increasingly 42. ______
becoming a species with detailed knowledge that about our past. 43. ______
The more we learn from, the better are our chances of survival in 44. ______
the future. It must also be recognized, however, that we are also 45. ______

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 the only species on Earth in which has managed to create the
means to destroy the planet we live on.

V. Insert a suitable word in each of the blanks to complete the following passage.

Because the pencil (46) _has_____ become such a fundamental (47) _part___ of our lives, it’s difficult
to remember that people have not been using them forever. (48) __unlike____ other products of human
ingenuity, pencils had to be (49) _invented___ .

Before the first half of the sixteenth century, people (50) _used__ to use pens to write with and brushes
to paint with. It was also (51) _possible____ to use a mental stick to make faint marks on paper.
However, up to the point no one has found and easy way to make marks (52) __that___ could be erased.
Then, some time before 1565, a large (53)deposit____ of chemical, graphite, was found near
Borrowdale in Cumbira, England. The locals would (54) _use ____ this graphite (a kind of soft black
rock) to mark sheep. Soon, tales of this unusual soft substance had spread to (55) __artists____ around
the world, who were eager to use it to produce works of art.

(56) __Graphite___ is soft and dirty, and in (57) order_____ to write or draw with it, it used to have to
be covered (58)with _____ something, such as sheepskin or string. People has been trying to improve
the pencil for some time before manufacturers in Italy came up (59) with______ the idea of enclosing
the graphite in a wooden case. The model pencil was (60) __born___.

VI. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question

I waded through the ankle-deep water. I did what the children were doing: smiling, laughing, splash
about. No one knows how different I was. The island, which was the paradise for those who had been
living there all their lives, was not known to many. This made it an ideal location for the new
incinerator.

My father was divulged the secret to me after his company had confirmed the plans to build the
incinerator. He wanted me to see the place before it was ruined so that I could be able to keep its
memory alive.

There were a row of decrepit houses a short distance from the shore. The houses were very small
and they stood in stiles. There were holes in the roofs and the walls were cracking. Women were
cooking in a small common kitchen at the end of the row. Several men were at a vegetable plot.
Chickens, cows, and goats roamed about, their movements are restricted by the sea.

I have never seen people so trusting and a place so peaceful and carefree. Although I was stranger,
no one bothered to ask who I was. I was invited to lunch. There was nothing to link between the
desperate environment of the island and the city. I pitied these people who would evacuate their homes.

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 61. What did the writer do to get on well with the other children?
A. She swam together with the children
B. She did the same things that they were doing in the water
C. She played some traditional games with the children
D. She pretended to be a local person
62. Why is the writer “different” from the other children?
A. Her father did not live but worked in the island
B. She did not live in the island
C. She and her father travelled to the island
D. She did not know the children’s game
63. The word “paradise” in paragraph 1 has the same meaning as ______.
A. ground B. heaven C. sky D. land
64. Why the island is the ideal location for the new incinerator?
A. Because no one know about the island
B. Because the people in the island did not know the new incinerator
C. Because the island is not popular
D. Because the people in the island consider it as paradise.
65. the word “divulged” in paragraph 2 has the same meaning as ______.
A. Refused B. revealed C. maintained D. changed
66. Why did the writer’s father ask her to see the island before it was ruined?
A. He wanted her to keep pictures of the people in the island
B. He wanted her to see how the island changed
C. He wanted her to keep images of the island before it was damaged.
D. He wanted to teach her love the nature.
67. Who took care of the crops?
A. The children B. The women C. The men D. All of them
68. Which parts of the island have animals?
A. Near the sea B. In animal cages C. All over the island D. In the people’s houses
69. Why did the writer find the people in the island trusting?
A.The children play cheerful with her
B.The people did not care where she came from
C.The people lived in a peaceful environment
D.They invited her to lunch without knowing her
70. Why did the writer pity the people?
A. Their houses were damaged
B. They had to live in poor condition
C. They had to move to the city
D. They had no place to live
VII. Use the correct form of the words given in the blankest to complete the following sentence.
71. We think of ourselves as living in a time of (CONTINUE) _______continual_____ technological
change and development
72. The weather is so (CHANGE) ___changeable________ that I do not know what to wear.

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 73. New Zealand had three major (INTERNATION) __international__________ airports: Auckland,
Willington and Christchurch.
74. The teacher gave students wrong test papers, which caused a lot of (CONFUSE)
____confusion________.
75. Einstein’s (BRILLIANT) ___brilliance_________ was unnoticed at school.
76. The flats were built in the 1980s, but they were all (MODERN) ___modernized_________ in the
1990s.
77. I feel much better since I decided to stop eating (PROCESS) ____________ food.
78. Duong showed a lot of (MATURE) ____immature________ in the way she handle the problem with
Chau.
79. It is difficult to (ARRANGE) _____rearrange_______ a day which is convenient for everyone.
80. We should rely more on (NEW) ___renewable1________ source of energy.

VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. Use between three to five words.
81. He often went to countryside with his mother as children would
His mother would often take him......................................................................... to the countryside as
children.
82. Don’t’ you think we should decorate the living room? up
Isn’t it about time we did up................................................................................................ the living
room
83. Don’t complain about it to me because it won’t make any difference. good
It’ no good complaining............................................. about it because I won’t make any difference.
84. Would you like to do what the President does? places
Would you like to trade places with...................................................................the President?
85. You only have a short time to do this work. Do not waste time. clock
You are against the clock............................................................ Do not waste time.
86. People often think that Peter is his twin brother. mix
People often mix Peter up with............................................................................... his twin brother.
87. Mai will find out if she has been deceived very soon. just
Mai is just about to find out....................................................................................... if she has been
deceived.
88. I never forget to consider her ideas before making the final decision. account
I never forget to take her idea into account............................................................... before making
the final decision.
89. There is no way that you are staying out all night with your friends. I am afraid. question
Your staying out all night with your friends is out of question................................. . I am afraid.
90. How on earth she thinks of such brilliant plots for her novels come
How on earth she can come up with ......................................................................... such brilliant
plots for her novels.

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