REVISION FOR FIRST TERM TEST – NO 1

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. booked B. missed C. described D. pronounced

Question 2: A. submit B. study C. result D discuss
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. relationship B. evaluate C. favourable D. democracy

Question 4: A. psychiatry B. inexpensive C. patriotic D. scientific
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 5: My parents insisted that my brother returned to our home village after graduation to run the
A B C D
family business.

Question 6: Burning coal is the main source of carbon dioxide emissions, that can cause global warming.
A B C D
Question 7: The documentary about life in the slums was really thought- provoked and was followed by a lot
A B C
of discussion about how to solve this problem.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8: It is essential that Mary ……………about her responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow.
A. must remind B. will be reminded C. will remind D. be reminded
Question 9: She listened so attentively that not a word……………
A. she had missed B. she missed C. she didn’t miss D. did she miss
Question 10: The more he slept,…………….he became.
A. more irritable B. most irritable C. the more irritable D. the most irritable
Question 11: After he had researched and …………….his paper, he found some additional material
that he…………….
A. wrote, need to include ______ B. written, should have included
C. writing, would have included D. written, needed
Question 12: Nguyen Trai had a(n)…………….career as a skilled strategist and prominent scholar.
A. distinguished B. famous C. renowned D. illustrious
Question 13: The television, ……………...so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence.
A. has B. which has C. which D. it has
Question 14: The kind-hearted woman………….all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
A. spent B. wasted C. dedicated D. lived
Question 15: In……………..societies, people are encouraged to maintain their heritage languages and traditions.
A. modern B. traditional C. cultural D. multicultural
Question 16: Remember that things such as language, food and clothing are simply expressions of our
cultural…………..
A. identity B. characteristics C. personality D. uniqueness
Question 17: Five ……………..sources used most often are hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass.
A. renewed B. renewing C. renew D. renewable
Question 18: Jane is going to take extra lessons to ………….what she missed while she was away.
A. catch up on B. cut down on C. take up with D. put up with
Question 19: You have to move this box to……………the new television set.
A. lose touch with B. make room for C. pay attention to D. take notice of

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: - Anna : " I don't think I can do this ." - Susan: "………………."
A. Sure, no way! B. Yeah. It's not easy.
C. Oh, come on! Give it a try! D. No, I hope not.
Question 21: - “No sugar for me, thanks. I am on diet.” - “…………..”
A. Don’t mention it. B. Perhaps you should try to lose weight.
C. Would you like some more? D. Perhaps you would like some milk instead?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the
following questions.
Question 22: By the end of the storm, the hikers had depleted even their emergency stores.
A. lost B. used almost all of C. destroyed completely D. greatly dropped
Question 23:.The workforce is generally accepted to have the best conditions in Europe.
A. gang B. personnel C. crew D. working class
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the
following questions.
Question 24: Those clothes are inappropriate for this morning.
A. improper B. attractive C. suitable D. available
Question 25: I have a vague recollection of meeting him when I was a child.
A. apparent B. indistinct C. imprecise D. ill- defined

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.
Question 26: “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again,” he said to us.
A. He advised us to take advantage of our time as you wouldn’t get such an opportunity before.
B. He advised us to make good use of our time as we wouldn’t get such an opportunity again.
C. He told us to make good use of our time since such an opportunity won’t see us again.
D. He recommended our making good use of our time as we wouldn’t have such an opportunity again
Question 27: He is said to have taught in a famous university in England.
A. People said that he has taught in a famous university in England.
B. People say that he taught in a famous university in England.
C. People said that he taught in a famous university in England.
D. People said that he should have taught in a famous university in England.
Question 28: Though she was very tired, she agreed to help her son with his homework.
A. She would have helped her child with his homework if she hadn’t been tired.
B. Despite of her tiredness, she was eager to help her son with his homework.
C. Even if feeling tired, she agreed to help her son with his homework.
D. Tired as she was, she agreed to help her son with his homework.

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.
Question 29: People should not throw rubbish in the park. People should not cut down the trees in the park.
A. People should neither throw rubbish nor cut down the trees in the park.
B. People should not neither throw rubbish nor cut down the trees in the park.
C. People neither should neither throw rubbish nor cut down the trees in the park.
D. People should either throw rubbish or cut down the trees in the park.
Question 30: The villagers refuse to leave. Their food supply is threatened.
A. The villagers refuse to leave, so their food supply is threatened.
B. The villagers refuse to leave although their food supply is threatened.
C. The villagers refuse to leave despite their threatened food supply.
D. The villagers refuse to leave because their food supply is threatened.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of
the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

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Every culture has its own (31)___ list of behavior that is acceptable. Every society also has its taboos, or types of
behavior that are considered a violation of good manners. If you travel to (32)___ country, on business or vacation,
it is really (33)____ to learn some of that country’s customs so that you don’t insult the local people there.

The word “taboo” comes from the Tongan language and is used in modern English to describe verbal and non-
verbal behavior that is forbidden or to be (34) ___. In spite of people’s common thought, taboos are not universal
and they tend to be specific to a certain culture or country, and usually form around a community’s values and
beliefs. (35)___, what is considered acceptable behavior in one country may be a serious taboo in another.

Question 31: A. written B. spoken C. unwritten D. unspoken

Question 32: A. another B. other C. one another D. the other
Question 33: A. grateful B. doubtful C. thankful D. helpful
Question 34: A. received B. performed C. avoided D. completed
Question 35: A. However B. Therefore C. Together D. Then
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from
36 to 42.
Cities develop as a result of functions that they can perform. Some functions result directly from
the ingenuity of the citizenry, but most functions result from the needs of the local area and of the
surrounding hinterland (the region that supplies goods to the city and to which the city furnishes services
and other goods). Geographers often make a distinction between the situation and the site of a city.
Situation refers to the general position in relation to the surrounding region, whereas site involves in
physical characteristics of the specific location. Situation is normally much more important to the
continuing prosperity of a city. If a city is well situated in regard to its hinterland, its development is
much more likely to continue. Chicago, for example, possesses an almost unparalleled situation: it is
located at the southern end of a huge lake that forces East-West transportation lines to be compressed into
its vicinity, and at a meeting of significant land and water transport routes. It also overlooks what is one
of the world’s finest large farming regions. These factors ensured that Chicago would become a great city
regardless of the disadvantageous characteristics of the available site, such as being prone to flooding
during thunderstorm activity.
Similarly, it can be argued that much of New York City’s importance stems from its early and
continuing advantage of situation. Philadelphia and Boston both originated at about the same time as New
York and shared New York’s location at the Western end of one of the world’s most important oceanic
trade routes, but only New York possesses an easy-access functional connection (the Hudson-Mohawk
lowland) to the vast Midwestern hinterland. This account does not alone explain New York’s primacy,
but it does include several important factors. Among the many aspects of situation that help to explain
why some cities grow and others do not, original location on a navigable waterway seems particularly
applicable. Of course, such characteristic as slope, drainage, power resources, river crossings, coastal
shapes, and other physical characteristics help to determine city location, but such factors are normally
more significant in early stages of city development than later.

Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The development of trade routes through United States cities
B. The importance of geographical situation in the growth of United States cities
C. Contrasts in settlement patterns in the Unites States
D. Historical differences among three large United States cities
Question 37: The word “ingenuity” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. wealth B. traditions C. resourcefulness D. organization
Question 38: According to the passage, a city’s situation is more important than its site in regard to the
city’s _________.
A. long-term growth and prosperity
B. ability to protect its citizenry
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D. need to import food supplies
Question 39: The author mentions each of the following as an advantage of Chicago’s location EXCEPT
its _________.
A. hinterland B. nearness to a large lake
C. position in regard to transport routes D. flat terrain
Question 40: The primary purpose of paragraph 1 is to _________.
A. summarize past research and introduce a new study
B. describe a historical period
C. define a term and illustrate it with an example
D. emphasize the advantages of one theory over another
Question 41: The word “functional” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. alternate B. useful C. original D. usable
Question 42: The word “it” refers to _________.
A. hinterland B. account C. connection D. primacy

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from
43 to 50.
WORLD POPULATION and CLIMATE CHANGE
In many ways, the increasingly rapid pace of climate change is a direct result of the growth of the human
population. In the last hundred years, the world population has more the tripled, from just below two
billion at the beginning of the century to nearly seven billion today. In addition, the average person uses
more energy and natural resources than the average person one hundred years ago, meaning that the rates
of consumption are actually much higher than just the increase in population would imply. For example,
it took the world one hundred and twenty five years to use the first one trillion barrels of oil. The next
trillion barrels will be used in less than thirty years, which is almost five times as fast, not three.
All of these activities: food production, energy usage, and the use of natural resources, contribute to
climate change in some way. The greater amounts of oil and other fuels burned to create energy release
chemicals which add to global warming. In order to produce more food, farmers cut down trees to gain
more land for their fields. In addition, we cut down trees to build the houses needed for a larger
population. Those trees are an essential part of controlling global warming. These are just two examples
of the impacts that the growing population has on global warming; others are too numerous to mention.
In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of
living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources. A
look at one country will provide a clear example of this fact. China is the world’s most populous nation,
with 1.3 billion people. Currently, the standard of living for most of those people is far below that of
people in first world nations. Therefore, the average Chinese citizen uses far fewer natural resources and
less energy than the average citizen of the US or Japan. But China is growing in power, and more of its
citizens are beginning to expect a first world lifestyle. If every Chinese person attains a first world
lifestyle, the amount of energy and natural resources needed in the world will double, even if the
standard of living in every other nation on Earth remains the same as it is today.
Question 43: The word “pace” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. growth B. problem C. speed D. pollution
Question 44: The word “consumption” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. development B. increase C. population D. usage
Question 45: Why does the author mention the rate at which oil is being used in paragraph 1?
A. To suggest that our oil is likely to run out some times in the next thirty years.
B. To illustrate that we are using resources faster than the speed at which the population is growing.
C. To suggest that most of the problems of global warming are associated with our rapid use of oil.
D. To contrast the differences in lifestyle between people living 100 years ago and people living
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Question 46: According to the passage, how does food production contribute to global warming?
A. Producing more food leads to growth in the world population.
B. Food production decreases the ability of the air to release heat.
C. Food production uses many chemicals which add to global warming.
D. Food production requires that the forests be cleared to create farmland.
Question 47:The word “others” in the passage refers to _______.
A. examples of the environmental consequences of population growth
B. problems of global warming in the modern world
C. ways in which our usage of oil will affect the world climate
D. the reasons why trees are essential in controlling global warming
Question 48: According to the passage, how does the standard of living affect global warming?
A. Higher standards of living are better for the environment.
B. The use of natural resources is directly related to the standard of living.
C. High standards of living lead to increases in world population.
D. First world nations create less population than developing nations.
Question 49:Why does the author discuss China, Japan, and the United States?
A. To explain why the world’s use of energy will need to double soon.
B. To compare the standards of their citizens.
C. To explain why China will not be able to become a first world nation.
D. To better illustrate the effects of an increase in standards of living.
Question 50: Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the italicized
sentence in the passage?
A. When China attains a first world lifestyle, the amount of energy and natural resources used by
other nations to keep their current standard of living will double.
B. If China becomes a first world nation and all other nations keep their current standard of living,
the usage of energy and natural resources will double.
C. If China doubles its usage of natural resources, it will attain a better standard of living, but
other nations will have to remain as they are today.
D. Even if the standard of living in every other nation on Earth remains as it is today, China will
still try to attain a first world standard of living.

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