I.

PHONETICS
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in
each question.
1. A. fish B. animal C. picture D. ideal
2. A. polluted B. played C. earned D. died
3. A. factory B. dirty C. laundry D. dry
4. A. place B. made C. ancient D. surface
5. A. language B. college C. colleague D. judge
6. A. difficult B. different C. official D. united
7. A. hour B. drought C. ought D. our
8. A. tsunami B. tooth C. without D. typhoon
9. A. apology B. geography C. technology D. dragonfly
10. A. brigade B. kilt C. liberty D. icon
Exercise 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
1. A. pollution B. presentation C. tradition D. intention
2. A. aquatic B. continue C. illustrate D. environment
3. A. native B. official C. different D. country
4. A. Vietnamese B. national C. international D. economic
5. A. biology B.psychology C. photography D. climatography
6. A. volcano B.eruption C. Tropical D. apology
7. A. monument B. symbolize C. attraction D. spectacle
8. A. natural B. trainee C. unique D. parade
9. A. territory B. festivity C. traditional D. geography
10. A. official B. legendary C. historic D. iconic
11. A. scientific B. sociology C. geography D. medication
12. A. collapse B. destroy C. provide D. scatter
13. A. tsunami B. tornado C. property D. eruption
14. A. volunteer B. accurate C. wonderful D. terrible
15. A. victim B. typhoon C. damage D. shelter

II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 3: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. I think the waste from the factory has __________ the lake.
A. damaged B. pollution C. polluted D. damage
2. If the factory continues dumping poisons into the lake, all the fish and other _________ animals will die.
A. aquatics B. aquatic C. aquatical D. aquatically
3. He is _________ a lot because it is cold.
A. sneezes B. sneeze C. sneezed D. sneezing
4. Don’t drink that water! It’s __________.
A. contaminated B. contamination C. contaminant D. contaminating
5. A huge amount of _________ chemical waste is dumped into the lake.
A. poison B. poisoning C. poisonous D. poisons
6. The crop was severely ________ by the acid rain.
A. damaged B. poisoned C. polluted D. contaminated
7. Many people _________ litter on the streets.
A. pay B. give C. catch D. throw
8. When _________ pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers and lakes, or oceans changes.
A. water B. thermal C. temperature D. heat
9. The sight of too many telephones poles, advertising billboards, overhead power lines, or shop signs may
cause _______.
A. light pollution B. air pollution C. visual pollution D. sight pollution
10. Many children around the world are suffering from birth defects because their parents are _________ to
radiation.
A. worked B. exposed C. expressed D. supposed
11. I use English every day, with people from _________ countries.
A. differ B. differently C. different D. difference
12. I’m in a team with two boys from Australia and a girl from _________.
A. USA B. US C. United States D. the United States
13. He has been able to __________ his English by going other English speaking countries.
A. improve B. improvement C. improving D. improveness
14. The English are __________ for their incompetence with languages.
A. legend B. legendary C. legends D. legendary
15. The Glastonbury Festival in England is a celebration of music and it __________ thousands of people
every year.
A. attraction B. attractor C. attractive D. attracts
16. A ________ is a person who is forced to leave a country.
A. citizen B. civil C. refugee D. resident
17. There was a __________ sunset last night when we were visiting Australia.
A. spectacular B. giant C. guarantee D. iconic
18. In many countries, streets often look very __________ with Christmas trees.
A. historic B. symbolic C. festive D. legendary
19. Mickey’s Soundsational Parade, the most popular event in California, has ________ music from famous
Disney films.
A. symbolized B. increased C. formalized D. celebrated
20. In the parade, well-known Disney characters ________ along the street, either on floats or on foot.
A. commute B. march C. train D. serve
21. Lastyear, a terriblestorm_______________the ruralareaof Son La province.
A. struck B. did C. made D. deployed
22.The familysucceeded in runningoutof the housebefore the walls_____________.
A. damaged B. erupted C. collapsed D. felt
23.The mudslide________________the entirefarmwhile the farmerswerestillworkingon the farm.
A. collapsed B. buried C. broke D. killed
24. The localpeoplehad to move to publicsheltersafter the volcano ____________.
A. erosion B. break C. eruption D. damage
25. The rescueworkerssetup a camp to____________________aidfor the floodvictims.
A. provide B. call C. bring D. invest
26. They____________in a cavewhen the stormhappened.
A. hadshelter B. hadshelters C. tookshelters D. tookshelter
27.Manyvillagerswere____________________ to publicshelters to avoid the volcaniceruption.
A. evacuated B. given C. brought D. provided
28. Therewas a heavyrainwhichsupported to____________________the forestfire.
A. putup B. putout C. giveout D. give up
29. After the flood, manypeople in thatvillagewere____________________homeless.
A. put B. felt C. given D. left
30. Despiteall the modemtechnologyavailable to us, we’restillhelpless ________naturaldisasters.
A. against B. to C. with D. for

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences.
31. The supply is being tested for contamination.
A. population B. pollution C. combining D. containing
32. The fumes from vehicles is a contributing factor to make people cough.
A. noise B. fuel C. exhaust D. water
33. Several new botanical species have been killed in the last year because of water and soil pollution.
A. mammals B. plants C. insects D. flowers
34. Volunteershavegivenoutfoodandblankets to homelesspeople in the floodedarea.
A. properties B. aid C. helping D. technology
35. After the earthquake, hisbuildingwasusedexclusivelyfor the accommodationof the victims.
A. workplace B. houses C. markets D. office
36. By the nextmorning, severalvillagesaroundMountSinabungwereburied in ashanddebris.
A. damaged B. carried C. covered D. collapsed
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
37. Two years ago, the reduction in water and noise pollution in this city was dramatic.
A. impressive B. normal C. marked D. traditional
38. Because warmer water has less oxygen in it, it can harm fish populations and cause harmful algal blooms.
A. support B. reduce C. contaminate D. illustrate
39. The windswere so strongthattrees, carsandevenhouseswerepicked upandcarriedformiles.
A. stoodstill B. damaged C. putout D. made up
40. Wecannotpreventnaturaldisasters, butwe can prepareforthem.
A. avoid B. stop C. allow D. predict

III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 4: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. If you __________ noise pollution for a long time, you can have headaches and hearing loss.
A. experience B. will experience C. experienced D. can experience
2. If there ________ fewer cars on the road, there would be less noise pollution.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
3. I wouldn’t throw litter on the ground if I ________ you.
A. was B. were C. will be D. am
4. If Trang _______ her room every day, her mother _______ so upset.
A. tided/ wouldn’t be C. tidies/isn’t
B. tides/ won’t be D. tided/ won’t be
5. May aquatic animals die ________ the polluted water.
A. because B. due to C. because of D. Both B&C
6. The cold weather in this country often makes him ________.
A. sneezing B. sneeze C. to sneeze D. sneezed
7. _______ there was a lot of acid rain, many botanical species died last year.
A. Since B. Cause C. Although D. So
8. We ________ pay so much money for electricity a month if we ________ the air conditioner all the time.
A. wouldn’t have to/ don’t turn on C. wouldn’t had to/ didn’t turn on
B. would have to/ didn’t turn on D. wouldn’t have to/ didn’t turn on
9. If the villagers didn’t dump households waste into the river, it _______ less contaminated now.
A. will be B. is C. could be D. being
10. If Hoa ________ ill, she would join our activity to protect the local environment.
A. wasn’t B. weren’t C. isn’t D. Both A&B
11. Many people around the world ________ to the Big Ben in London for many recent years.
A. travel B. have travelled C. are travelling D. travelled
12. The number of English speakers in the world _________ quickly this year.
A. is increasing B. has increased C. increases D. increase
13. In many English speaking countries, people _________ Christmas on December 25th.
A. are celebrating C. celebrate
B. has celebrated D. are being celebrating
14. The United Kingdom _______ a union of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
A. are B. is C. has been D. being
15. Milions of people __________ Disneyland in California since it opened.
A. have visited B. visits C. visiting D. are visiting
16. According to the timetable, the Photo Exhibition ___________ in the Main Hall on April 10th.
A. will take place C. taking place
B. takes place D. have taken place
17. The Flower Festival ________ in the school centre on April 18th. It is a day to promote children’s
participation in sports.
A. is held B. holds C. will hold D. is holding
18. The trains for the visit to the dinosaur museum _________ at 9.00 a.m on July 15th.
A. leave B. have left C. are being leave D. leaves
19. It’s the third time she _________ Canada so far.
A. has gone to B. is going to C. has been gone to D. goes to
20. Big Ben is a major monument in London which ________ the United Kingdom.
A. symbolizes B. has symbolized C. is symbolizing D. symbolise
21. If the areaishitby the storm, a lotofdamagewill be_________________________.
A. causing B. cause C. caused D. causes
22. Whenever I watch the newson TV, I seeplacesthatare ________ or________ bydrought.
A. flood – affect B. flooded - affected C. flooded – affecting D. flooding – affected
23. _____________to dealwithnaturaldisasters?
A. A reweprepared C. Arewe be prepared
B. Areweprepare D. Arewe be prepare
24. Manythingshavebeen_________________to help the victimsof the disaster.
A. done B. do C. doing D. be done
25. Peoplelefthomelesshavebeentaken to saleareas, wheretemporaryaccommodation ____________ to
housethem.
A. willbuilt B. will be build C. will be building D. will be built
26. Bythe time Istartedprimaryschool, I_____________________how to ride a bike.
A. had learnt B. learn C. waslearnt D. learning
27. He ______ hishomeworkbefore he went to bedlastnight.
A. had finished B. finish C. finishes D. wasfinished
28. I__________verypleasedbecause I hadreceived a nicepresent.
A. hadbeen B. am C. was D. havebeen
29. Itwas the thirdtimeshe___________________Canada.
A. hasbeen to B.was to C.had been to D. goes to
30. The rescueworkerswereverytiredbecausethey________ the villagers to thesafeplaces.
A. evacuated B.had evacuated C. evacuating D. evacuate

Exercise 5: Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
31. Water pollution(A) is the contamination of bodies(B)of water(C)such(D)lakes, rivers, oceans, and
groundwater.=>such as
32. Polluted(A) water also cause(B)the death(C) of aquatic(D) animals like fish or crabs.=>causes
33. If we didn’t(A) do nothing(B)to stop global warming, we would(C) see big changes(D) in the future.
34. People in our area are all(A) aware about(B)this problem, and we are thinking of(C) some ways to(D) to
solve it.
35. I think I would(A) knock on(B) their door and explained(C)that it was polluting(D) the area.
36. He has made(A) new friends, visited(B), and take(C)part in different(D) activities
37. It is(A) the largest(B) country have(C)Portuguese as(D) an offical language.
38. The(A)Maori in New Zealand greet(B)together(C)by touching(D) their noses.
39. In Canada, the serving(A) of coffee in(B)the end of an evening in a signal(C) that it is time for visitors to
leave(D).=>at
40. Alaska is called(A) the land of Midnight Sun because(B) in summer(C), the sun does not set for
near(D)three months.=>nearly
41. I thinkrecentearthquakes(A) andtsunamis (B) justshowhowunprepare(C) weare to dealwith (D) them
=>unprepared
42. Itisalso (A) importantthat (B) youputeach other(C) an emergencysupplykit (D).=>together
43. AlthoughJapanhas (A) the mostadvancedwarningsystem, therehad been(B)no early(C)
warningforthisoneandpeoplewerenotpreparing (D).=> prepared
44. Therewasn't(A) anydamageabout(B) property in Cua Lo, a coastal (C) townin (D) Nghe An.=>to
45. By the (A) time we arrived (B) at the canyon, itstopped (C) snowing (D).=>hadstopped

III.READING
Exercise6. Choose the wordwhichbestfitseachgap.
Manyhumanactivitiesover the last 200 yearshavebeenresponsible (1) ________ polluting the
airanddamagingpeople’shealth. Automobileenginesandpowerplantsburncombustible (2) ________
likegasolineandcoalandallowtoxicgasesandsmoke to escapeinto the air. Somepollutantsdestroy the ozonelayer,
whichis the thin blanketofgasesthat (3) ________ Earthfrom the Sun’sdangerousultravioletrays.
Otherpollutantscontribute to (4) ________ warmingbyadding to the planet’snaturalgreenhouseeffect.
Stillotherscreateacidrain, a phenomenonthathasdisastrous (5) ________ onlakeandforesthabitats.
Airpollutionisnotlimited to industrialareas. Dependingon the directionof the windanditsforce, airpollutants
may (6) ________ spread to othercountriesveryfarfrom the sourceof the pollution.
BigcitieslikeLosAngelesand Mexico Cityareoftencoveredbysmog, a fogthatoccurs (7) ________
airpollution. In 1952, the CityofLondon, England, wasenvelopedbysmog so thickthatpeopleon the streetshad to
feeltheirwayaroundby (8) ________ the wallsofbuildings!
1. A. for B.of C. to D.with
2. A.chemicals B.means C. fuels D.matters
3. A.covers B. protects C.stops D.damages
4. A.environmental B.thermal C.temperature D. global
5. A.affects B.causes C.sources D. effects
6. A.never B. even C.ever D.hardly
7. A. becauseof B. in spite of C.insteadof D.dueof
8. A.climbing B.walking C. touching D.puttingup

Exercise7: Read the passagecarefullyandchoose the correctanswers.

NATIVE AMERICANS
NativeAmericanshavebeenliving in whatisnow the UnitedStatesofAmericasince long
beforeanyEuropeanscame. Theyarenotjust a singlegroupofpeople -
therearemanydifferenttribesofNativeAmericans. DifferentNativeAmericangroupshavedifferentlanguages,
religiousbelieves, andwaysofliving, orfolkways.
The HopiareNativeAmericanswhocomefromwhatisnow the AmericanSouthwest. When the
Spanishcame to America in the 16th centuryandfound the Hopipeople, theynicknamedthem “pueblopeople”
becauseHopipeopledidn’tmovearoundmuch - theylivedtogether in whatamounted to towns. Pueblois a
Spanishwordthatmeans “town.” The Hopihavealwaysbeen a verypeacefulpeople. Theirnamecomesfrom the
termHopituhShi-nu-mu, whichmeans, in the Hopilanguage, “The PeacefulPeople” or “PeacefulLittleOnes.”
The Navajocomefrom the samegeneralareaas the Hopi. Butinsteadofstaying in oneplace,
theymovedaround. Theydidn’tlive in permanenttownslike the Hopi. Theywere a “semi-nomadic” people.
While the Hopiwerehistoricallyknownforfarming, the Navajowereknownforhuntingandgathering.
Aftertheymet the Spanish, the Navajobecameknownforherdingsheep. The Hopi, not so much.
Today, there may not be asmanythrivingNativeAmericantribesasthereused to be, buttherearemore than
a few. All in all, thereareabout 1,000 differentgroupsofNativeAmericanpeople in the UnitedStates,
andeachgroupisunique.
1. How long haveNativeAmericansbeenliving in America?
A. A fewdecades B.Sinceafter the arrivalofEuropeans
C.About the sametimeas the Europeans D. Long beforeanyEuropeanscame
2. Whydoes the authorcomparedifferentNativeAmericantribes?
A. to showthattheyallcomefrom the sameregionofNorthAmerica
B. to showhowdifferentNativeAmericantribes can be
C. to show the differentwaysNativeAmericantribesfoundfood
D. to show the travelingpatternsofdifferentNativeAmericantribes
3. Whichof the followingis NOT trueabout the Hopi?
A.Theylive in the AmericanSouthwest.
B.Theywerefarmers.
C. Theytravelledfromplace to place in searchofland.
D.Theyenjoyed a peacefulwayoflife.
4. Whatdoes the word “permanent” mostnearlymean?
A.changing B.cultural C. long-lasting D.unstable
5. After the Spanisharrived in the 1600s, the Navajo
A.didn’tlive in permanenttowns. B. livedbyhuntingandgathering.
C.movedfromtheirhomeland. D. began to farmsheep.
6. What can be inferredabout the numberofNativeAmericantribes?
A.TherearemoreNativeAmericantribestoday than in the 16th century.
B. TherearefewerNativeAmericantribestoday than in the 16th century.
C.Thereare the samenumberofNativeAmericantribestodayas in the 16th century.
D.Itisunclearabout the numberofNativeAmericantribes.
7. Whatis the mainideaofthispassage?
A. NativeAmericantribes can be verydifferentfromoneanother.
B.NativeAmericantribesshould be recognizedfortheirsimilarities.
C. The Spanishhad a dramaticeffectonNativeAmericantribes.
D. The HopiandNavajoare the twomostimportantNativeAmericantribes.

Exercise8. Read the textcarefully, then do the tasks.

Vietnamusuallyhas a dozenstormseveryyearfromJunethrough the endofNovember,
andmostofwhichoccur in the Centralandnorthernprovinces. November 2nd, 1997, however, was an unexpected
day when the majorstormLindaraged in the South. Lindawas the worsttyphoon in SouthernVietnamover 100
years. Formed in the seaof the Philippines, Lindastrengthenedasitmovedwestward. Later,
itstruckextremeSouthernVietnamwithwindsof 100 kilometres an hour. Over 3000
peoplewerereportedlostanddied. Ca Mau province, suffered a directhitby the storm, had the mostdamage.
Gustsandheavyrainfallscausedflooding, destroyedcrops, damagedabout 200,000 housesandleftabout 383,000
peoplehomeless. LindalaterstruckThailand, causingflashfloodingandatleast 164 deaths. The stormalsoaffected
Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia to a lesserdegree.
Today, residents in MekongDeltastillrememberLindaafter 20 years. The durationof the
timeisenoughfor a kid to growupfrom an unforgettableevent. The memoryof a
particulartyphoonimproveseveryone’sawarenessofnaturaldisasters.
Decidewhether the followingsentencesaretrue (T) orfalse (F).
1. The tropicalstormLindahitnorthernVietnamonNovember 2nd, 1997. F
2. Lindawas the worsttyphoon in Vietnamfor the last 100 years. F
3. From the Philippines, the stormmovedwestandstruckSouthernVietnamwithwindsof 100 km/h. T
4. Approximately 3,000 peoplewerekilledduring the disaster. F
5. Ca Mau provincewasdirectlyaffectedby the typhoon. T
6. TyphoonLindacausedextensivedamage to bothpropertyandhuman. T
7. TyphoonLindaonlystruckVietnamandThailand. F
8. The stormgraduallyweakenedasitpassedover Myanmar. T

V. WRITING
Exercise 9: Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best
combines the two given sentences.
1. I don'thaveenoughmoney, so I don’tbuyseafood.
A. If I haveenoughmoney, I willbuyseafood.
B. If I had enough money, I would buy seafood.
C. If I didn’thaveenoughmoney, I didn’tbuyseafood.
D. If I didn’thaveenoughmoney, I wouldbuyseafood.
2. I didn’tbringmyumbrella so I gotwet.
A.I wouldnotgetwetif I bringmyumbrella.
B. If I broughtmyumbrella, I willnotgotwet.
C. If I brought my umbrella, I would not get wet.
D. IfIbroughtmyumbrella, Iwouldnotgotwet.
3. I don’tlivewithmymother, so that I can’ttakecareofher.
A. I can’ttakecareofmymotherbecauseof I don’tlivewithher.
B. Since I don’tlivewithmymother, I can’t take care of her.
C. Becausenotlivingwithmymother so I can’ttakecareofher.
D. Becausenotlivewithmymother, Ican’ttakecareofher
4. I can’tbuythishousebecause itisquiteexpensive.
A. If the houseisquiteexpensive, I can buyit.
B. If the houseisnotquitecheap, Iwillbuyit.
C. If the housewasn’t quite expensive, Icould buy it.
D. Noneiscorrect
5. I wrote a letter to myneighboursbecausetheylitterednearmyhouse.
A. Becauseoflitteringnearmyhouse, I wrote a letter to myneighbours.
B. Becauseoflitteringnearmyhouse, myneighbourswrote me a letter.
C. Sincelitteringnearmyhouse, I wrote a letter to myneighbours.
 D. I wrote a letter to my neighbours due to the fact that they littered near my house.
6. Both French and English are official languages in Canada.
A. In Canada, while French is an official language, English is spoken by more people.
B. In Canada, the official language is not only French, but also English.
C. In Canada, either French or English is the official language.
D. In Canada, neither French nor English is the official language.
7. The USA, Canada and New Zealand are all English speaking countries.
A. English is an official language in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.
B. English is spoken widely in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.
C. English is used widely in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.
D. English is very popular in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.
8. This is the first time she has been to the United Kingdom.
A. She has been to the United Kingdom for some times before.
B. She has never been lo the United Kingdom before.
C. She has never been to the United Kingdom.
D. She hasn’t been to the United Kingdom.
9. People call Alaska the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three
months.
A. Alaska was called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three
months.
B. Alaska is be called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun docs not set for nearly three
months.
C. Alaska is called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months.
D. Alaska called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months.
10. London has a population of about eight million people.
A. The pollution of London is about eight million people.
B. There are about eight million people living in London.
C. Eight million people are working in London.
D. Eight million people are travelling to London.
11. Manypeoplehadbeenhomelessbeforetheywererescuedby the volunteers.
A. Aftertheywererescuedby the volunteers, manypeoplehadbeenhomeless.
B. Aftertheyhadbeenrescuedby the volunteers, manypeoplewerehomeless.
C. Aftertheyhadbeenrescuedby the volunteers, manypeopleweren’thomeless.
D. After many people had been homeless, they were rescued by the volunteers.
12. Peoplehadalreadyleft the floodedvillageswhenrescueworkersarrived.
A. People had already left the flooded villages by the time rescue workers arrived.
B. Peoplehadalreadyleft the floodedvillagesassoonasrescueworkersarrived.
C. Peoplehadalreadyleft the floodedvillagesat the timerescueworkersarrived.
D. Peoplehadalreadyleft the floodedvillagesafterrescueworkersarrived.
13. A gardenpartyisgoing to be organised to raisemoneyfor the victimsof the flood.
A. They are going to organise a gardenparty to raise money for the victims of the flood.
B. Theyaregoing to organised a gardenparty to raisemoneyfor the victimsof the flood.
C. Theyaregoing to organising a gardenparty to raisemoneyfor the victims of the flood.
D. Theyaregoing to be organised a gardenparty to raisemoneyfor the victimsof the flood.
14. Isshemaking a bigcakefor the party?
A. Is a big cake being made for the party?
B. Is a bigcakemakefor the party?
C. Is a bigcakebeingmakefor the party?
D. Is a bigcake be madefor the party?
15. Manypeoplebelievethatnaturaldisastersareverydangerous.
A. Naturaldisastersarebelievedverydangerous.
B. Natural disasters are believed to be very dangerous.
C. Naturaldisastersarebelieved to beingverydangerous.
D. Naturaldisastersarebelievedthatverydangerous.