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15. The students were interesting in taking a trip to the National History Museum, but they were not able to
raise enough money. A B C D
16. George hasn’t completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t too.
A B C D
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges
17. Pean: “Are you a good ambassador for our country’s tourism industry?”
Tina: “________________”
A. Tourism industry really needs good ambassadors.
B. I hope so. I’ve always tried to get more people to know about tourist
destinations in our country.
C. A number of people have been chosen in tourism ambassadors.
D. Tourism ambassadors really need to be good at communication skills.
18. Nick: “ Which places in our country do visitors enjoy visiting the most?”
A. It depends. Foreign visitors often like places such as Sa Pa or Ha Long
B. Our country is famous for many tourist attractions and friendly people.
C. Not all visitors are well-informed about places of attraction.
D. Tourism industry needs to work harder to boost the tourist destination.
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. In the last quarter of this year, our entertainment company had a big success in signing a lot of contracts
with celebrities.
A. bargains B. agreements C. arrangements D. profits
20. “Cindy”, which originated in north California, is a popular American folk song.
A. came from B. finished C. made D. recognized
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. We absolutely adore his music of sweet melodies and meaningful lyrics.
A. favour B. hate C. love D. prefer
22. She finds herself more confident after standing on stag many times.
A. independent B. assured C. brave D. fearful
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of western China. Today, they are ___(23)___ extinct.
The reason is that they cannot find enough food. Pandas eat ___(24)___ leaves. They do not like another food.
The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some
types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas ___(25)___ wait many years for their food to
grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat.
China and Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the panda. In 1979, they began to set up special
parks ___(26)___ pandas live. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits. By learning
more about the panda’s habits, scientist can save it from ___(27)___.
23. A. being B. becoming C. having D. making
24. A. banana B. cabbage C. grass D. bamboo
25. A. must B. should C. ought D. might
26. A. what B. because C. where D. when
27. A. appearance B. destruction C. extinction D. damage
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IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
All over the world, all different cultures created interesting processed meat products, and one of the
most popular is undoubtedly sausage.
To begin with, sausage making may be considered disgusting as it deals with using various animal
parts. Since meats is ground up, certain cuts and parts of an animal that wouldn’t be served in their original
forms can be used. Literally, this means animal parts such as noses, ears, and other less appetizing areas of an
animal’s body. Very often, the ground up meat and flesh is mixed well, this meat mixture is then stuffed into
the cleaned intestines of the animal, which are then sealed at both ends. The result is sausage.
The meats used in sausages come from a variety of animals, although beef and pork are by far the
favourites . In some cultures, sausage made from the meat of horses is considered a delicacy. When sausages
are cooked, the cooking process sometimes adds to the flavor. While boiling is probably the simplest method,
smoking sausages will add a lot of smoky flavor.
Next time you bite into a sausage, it is probably best not to think too much about how it bacame the
tasty thing you eating. After all, you don’t want to ruin a good snack.
28. What are by far the favourite meats for making sausages?
A. Chicken B. Horse meat C. Cuts of lamb D. Beef and pork
29. What is the simplest method of cooking sausages?
A. Grilling B. Smoking C. Boiling D. Bakin
30. What won’t be served their orginal forms?
A. Certain cuts and parts of animals B. Spices and fillers
C. Sausages of all types D. Intestines of an animal
31. What advice is given in the passage?
A. Be careful when making sausages.
B. Don’t think too much about what you are eating when eating sausages
C. Try not to use too much fat in the meat mixture when making sausages.
D. Make sure intestines are cleaned before packing with meat.
32. Where is the mixture of meat placed?
A. Inside a plastic package B. Inside a cleaned intestine
C. Inside a refrigerator D. Inside a metal container
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions
33: Unless you help, we may not complete the project
A. If you help, it isn’t possible that we cope with the project
B. If you don’t help, we won’t complete the project
C. Provided you help, it is likely that we will overcome the project.
D. Without your help, we will complete the project.
34: It was such an interesting novel I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. The novel was so interesting that I stayed up all night to finish it.
B. The novel was such interest that I stayed up all night to finish it.
C. The novel was as interesting so that I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. The novel was so interested that I stayed up all night to finish it.
35: Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
A. Despite of able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
B. Despite able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
C. He was able despite to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
D. Despite being able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
36: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
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B. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
C. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
D. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions
37: The policeman told Marie not to look back. She could not help it.
A. The policeman told Marie not to look back. Although she could not help it.
B. The policeman told Marie not to look back. Even she could not help it.
C. The policeman told Marie not to look back. So she could not help it.
D. The policeman told Marie not to look back. However, she could not help it
38: Mr Browns were having a party. Their daughter was getting engaged.
A. Mr. Browns were having a party but their daughter was getting engaged.
B. Mr. Browns were having a party because their daughter was getting engaged
C. Mr. Browns were having a party as a result of their daughter was getting engaged.
D. Mr. Browns were having a party so their daughter was getting engaged.
39: Mary jogs every morning. It is very good for her health.
A. Mary jogs every morning, which is very good for her health.
B. Mary jogs every morning and is very good for her health.
C. Mary jogs every morning that it is very good for her health.
D. Mary jogs every morning and then it is very good for her health.
40. We got lost because we forgot to take a map with us.
A. If we had forgotten to take the map with us, we would have got lost.
B. If we had remembered to take a map with us, we wouldn’t have got lost.
C. Although we had remembered to take a maps with us, we got lost
D. We got lost, so we forgot to take the map with us.
______The end______
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