ENTRANCE TEST 1

Name:_____________________________
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
(1,0 pt)
1. A. come B. wonder C. golden D. discover
2. A. disease B. instant C. easy D. miles
3. A. allow B. how C. bows D. cows
4. A. pleased B. watched C. played D. washed
5. A. that B. three C. thank D. think
II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. (2,0 pts)
1. Nga: “Would you like to have lunch with us?  ” -> Mai: “_________________ . ’’
A. Yes, I do B. All right C. D. Yes, I’d love to
No, I wouldn’t like
2. I’d have told you if I _________ the book.
A. had seen B. should have seen C. saw D. will see
3. Tom suggested________money to help poor people.
A. to save B. save C. saving D. saved
4. Lan  and  Maryam are  penpals. They ________each other twice a month.
A. write B. wrote C. have written D. is writing
5. Long: “I like the smell of pineapples.” -> Nam: “ ___________ . ’’
A. So do I B. Too do I C. I like neither D. So too I
6. The plane will _______ at 6.30, so you must be there at 6.00.
A. take after B. take down C. take off D. take up
7. We can usually _______when a volcano will erupt.
A. predict B. say C. guess D. feel sure
8. My father started   ________in a small village 10 years ago.
A. taught B. teaching C. teach D. teaches
9. Long: “Shall I get a taxi for you?” -> Nam: “_________________ .”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Let’s do C. Oh, that would be nice D. Yes, why not?
10. I will pick you _____________at your hotel next Monday.
A. in B. to C. into D. up
11. Binh: “I suggest going to the Zoo and Botanical Garden at weekend.”
Hoa: “_______________”
A. Thanks a lot. B. Of course not. C. Great. I’d love to. D. Really?
12. The children are playing  ________in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
13. Let's have dinner,___________?
A. will they B. shall we C. won't we D. shan’t we
14. Is he an actor.................. a singer? An actor
A. because B. so C. or D. but
15. ____ cars cause pollution, people still want them.
A. In spite B. Although C. Despite D. While
16. Would you mind ___________ me your bike?!
A. lend B. lending C. lent D. to lent
17. Most of remote villages have been___________.
A. electric B. electrician C. electrical D. electrified

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18. I often play soccer ---------- Sunday afternoon.
A. on B. between C. in D. at
19. The _______can know when a volcano will erupt nowadays.
A. science B. scientific C. scientists D. scientifically
20. The victims ran out of their houses _______ almost collapsed after the strong wind.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose

III. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below it. (1,0 pt)
Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, central America, Africa, South
and South East Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world's climate. The Amazon rain forests alone
receive about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the earth and produce about the same percentage of the
world's oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decrease size of rain forests will affect the climate on the
earth, making it uncomfortable of even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international
problem. One country, or even a few countries can not solve the problem alone. The nations of the world
must work together to find a solution before it is too late.
1. Where are the rain forests found?
____________________________________________________________
2. How much percent of the world's oxygen do the Amazon rain forests produce?
____________________________________________________________
3. How will the decreasing size of rain forests affect the climate on the earth?
____________________________________________________________
4. Is saving our rain forests only a national problem?
____________________________________________________________

IV. Read the text below and choose to the best word to complete the text. Write the letter A, B, C or D
which stands next to the word you choose in your paper sheet.(2,0 pts)
Tet is a national and (1)_____ festival in Vietnam. It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited
to think (2)____ their past activities and hope for good luck in the new year.
Before Tet all houses (3)_______ whitewashed and (4)_______ with colourful lights. Everybody is
looking (5)_______ to a better life. In the New Year's Eve, children are smartly dressed (6)_______ are
hoping to receive money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longervity to (7)_______
grandparents and parents. Wrong doings should (8)_______ avoided on these days.
During Tet, Vietnamese visit their (9)_______ and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past
year and hoping for a better upcoming year. Tet is the most important celebration of Vietnamese
(10)_______ .
1. A. traditional B. modern C. compulsory D. convenient
2. A. about B. with C. after D. for
3. A. was B. were C. are D. is
4. A. decorate B. decorating C. to decorate D. decorated
5. A. for B. forward C. after D. at
6. A. them B. who C. these D. they
7. A. his B. her C. my D. their
8. A. take B . not C. we D. be
9. A. relation B. relationship C. relative D. relatives
10. A. habit B. routine C. culture D. custom

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V. Choose the underlined word(s) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences. (1,0pt)
1. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.
A B C D
2. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
3. I had to drive to the factory to pick up my brother, who’s car wouldn’t start.
A B C D
4. . Ba can play the piano better more than his friends can.
A B C D
5. She did her test careful last week.
A B C D
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (1,5 pts)
1. I last read a book 2 months ago.
 I ________________________________________________________
2. "It is such a heavy book that I can’t lift it
 The book ______________________________________________________
3. They have decorated their house recently.
 Their house _______________________________________________________
4. You can’t read more quickly than I can.
 I _______________________________________________________
5. My students  don’t speak English fluently.
 I wish _________________________________________________________

VII. Use the following set of words or phrases to complete the sentences. Write your answers in your
paper sheet. (1,5 pts)
1. It / be/ necessary / you/ practice English / every day.
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2. Compost / can / made / household / garden waste.
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3. It / difficult/ learn English / without/ good dictionary.
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4. She /used/ stay / her uncle/ when / be / a child.
_______________________________________________________________
5. He / learn/ English / two years now.
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