FINAL TEST

Pronunciation
1. a. famous b. flourish c. honour d. behaviour
2. a. dynasty b. dragon c. banyan d. statue

Stressed syllable
3. a. achievement b. memorial c. university d. historical
4. a. establish b. educate c. engrave d. preserve
MULTIPLE CHOICE
5. On March 2nd, they suffered their worst defeat of the war.
A. failure B. victory C. conquest D. surrender
6. His brother is an …………………..engineer.
A. electric B. electrical C. electrified D. electricity
7. The park …………………..hundreds of species of endangered animals.
A. contains B. composes C. holds D. consists
8. Like language, music is used to ………………..
A. entertain B. play C. communicate D. lull
9. 'I can't believe that Jim is marrying the vice-president's daughter.' `That they would get married is
……………..
A. surprised B. surprisingly C. surprise D. surprising
10. The children is very ………………..about the trip.
A. excite B. exciting C. excitement D. excited
11. ………………….young are encouraged to study more scientific knowledge.
A. …. B. A C. The D. An
12. The plane I intended to catch crashed and everyone was killed . If I ..................... that plane , I
would be dead now .
A. had caught B. caught C. catch D. am catching
13. Of the three girls, she is the……………….
A. more beautiful B. most beautiful C. less beautiful D. not as beautiful as
14. WWF ..........................World Wild Fund.
A. emerges as B. stands for C. qualifies as D. honors by
15. Many species are …………….danger ………………extinction.
A. in / in B. in/ on C. in/ of D. of/ in
16. Should we be independent …………………your parents when you are over 18 years old?
A. on B. in C. upon D. of
17. P1: I can’t figure out this math problem. Do you know how to do it?
P2: Yes. Give me your pencil. I ……………….. show you how to solve it.
A. will show B. am going to show C. am showing D. show
Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the questions.
Question 18: It is really difficult to translate Vietnamese terms having no direct counterparts in
English.
A. equivalent phrases B. clear meanings
 C. concrete references D. confusable words
Question 19: As they were standing quite far away, Jeremy couldn’t make out what his friends were
saying.
A. create B. hear C. imagine D. assume

Indicate the OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following questions.
Question 20: The accident illuminated existing problems in the country’s dairy industry and food safety
system.
A. clarified B. revealed C. concealed D. damaged
Question 21: None of her novels lends itself to being made into a film; they just simply lack a coherent
storyline.
A. inapplicable B. untamable C. unsuitable D. inconceivable
Indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 22: John: Ask Simon to cook the meal? Linda:__________, he can hardly boil an egg!.
A. Certainly B. Definitely
C. Come off it D. Let me be
Question 23: “Do you want to join us for a cup of coffee after work?” – “_____________”
A. Sounds good, but I can do it myself.
B. Sorry, but I have to finish my presentation for tomorrow.
C. No problem. What’s wrong with the coffee?
D. Thanks. You can make it.

Indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 24: A new school with more than (A) 50 classrooms have (B) just been built (C) in our local (D)
area.
Question 25: It is the high (A) time John understands (B) how to (C) behave properly towards (D) the old
men.

Question 26: All the (A) witnesses said that (B) John was blaming (C) for (D) the accident.

Read the following passage and indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits the blanks.

It is said that thousands of meteorites, rocks from space, fall to the Earth every year. Most of these are
very small – less than a metre across. They start (27) ______ when they reach the Earth’s atmosphere,
and fortunately, usually disappear when they hit the ground. However, a few of them are too large to be
burned up. And when they hit the ground (28) ______ a very high speech – around 60,000 km/h, they
can cause enormous damage. This happened in Arizona about 50,000 years ago. If another large
meteorite hit the Earth today, what (29) ______? The explosion would be huge. It would (30) ______
everything around it. (31) ______ it fell into the sea, it would also cause an enormous tsunami, which
would be a catastrophe.
(Adapted from Solutions – Pre-intermediate WB)
Question 27: A. burn B. to burn C. to be burn D. to have burned
Question 28: A. in B. on C. at D. of
Question 29: A. happens B. happened C. will happen D. would happen
Question 30: A. construct B. reflect C. devastate D. dedicate
Question 31: A. Unless B. Suppose C. Provide D. But for
SENTENCE REWRITING

1. Vu didn’t go to school time on time until he was punished.

It …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Tai Ghe is as wet as drowned rat because it rains heavily.
If …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Lam’s parents will buy her a new bicycle.
Lam……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Dong was digging potatoes when I came yesterday.
Potatoes…. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Nobody is as strong as Manh in our class.
Manh ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Mai is 47 kg. Thuy is 49 kg.
Thuy … ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Tien Dat drives to school every day. (make question)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
1. I couldn’t fly a kite because it rained heavily.
If …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

VOCABULARY
1. Khac vơi (adj) ……………………………………. Vuot qua ……………………………………
2. Dieu tra …………………………………… da dang sinh hoc ……………………………………
3. Ton tai …………………………………… duy tri (v) ……………………………………
4. Sinh vat …………………………………… bao ton (v) ……………………………………
5. De doa (v) …………………………………… tuan hoan (n) ……………………………………
6. Tuyet chung …………………………………… thanh lap (v) ……………………………………
7. Sang tac …………………………………… giai tri (v) ……………………………………
8. Cam xuc (n) …………………………………… ton vinh (v) ……………………………………

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.
Genetic modification of foods is not a new practice. It has been practiced for thousands of years
under the name of "selective breeding". Animals and plants were chosen because they had traits that
humans found useful. Some animals were larger and stronger than others, or they yielded more food, or
they had some other trait that humans valued. Therefore, they were bred because of those traits.
Individuals with those traits were brought together and allowed to breed in the hope that their offspring
would have the same traits in greater measure.

Much the same thing was done with plants. To produce bigger or sweeter fruit, or grow more grain
per unit of land, strains of plants were combined and recombined to produce hybrids, or crossbreeds that
had the desired traits in the right combinations. All the while, however, biologists wondered: is there a
more direct and versatile way to change the traits of plants and animals? Could we rewrite, so to speak,
the heredity of organisms to make them serve our needs better?

In the 20th century, genetic modification made such changes possible at last. Now, it was possible
to alter the genetic code without using the slow and uncertain process of selective breeding. It even
became possible to blend plants and animals genetically: to insert animal genes into plants, for example,
in order to give the plants a certain trait they ordinarily would lack, such as resistance to freezing. The
result was a tremendous potential to change the very nature of biology.
Question 1: What is the passage mainly about?
A. The arguments against genetic modification
B. The benefits brought about by genetic modification
C. The reasons behind selective breeding of plants
D. The development of genetic modification
Question 2: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. organisms B. traits C. animals D. plants
Question 3: The word "blend" in paragraph 3 mostly means ______.
A. combine B. collect C. gather D. carry
Question 4: According to the passage, selective breeding ______.
A. is slower and uncertain than genetic modification
B. works much better on plants than on animals
C. helps change the traits of plants rather than animals
D. has a huge potential to change the nature of biology
Question 5: Which of the following IS NOT achieved by genetic modification?
A. Giving plants necessary traits taken from animals’ genes
B. Producing hybrids or crossbreeds from many animals and plants
C. Encouraging people to give up selective breeding completely
D. Making big changes to the very nature of biology

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