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Semester/
MID-TERM 231 2023-2024
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TEST Date
Course title ENGLISH 2
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Course ID LA1005
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50 Question sheet code
FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER Duration
mins (MÃ ĐỀ THI)
0000
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PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS:

A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1. A. creative B. journalist C. apartment D. equipment
2. A. waiter B. butter C. saucer D. prevent
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B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. eats B. books C. gives D. stops
7. A. architect B. chocolate C. watch D. chest
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VOCABULARY
Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence
11. They never do any homework. They aren’t ____.
A. lazy B. hard-working C. shy D. confident
12. My classmates are very ____ and often meet up with friends.
A. confident B. cheerful C. sociable D. patient
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30. These plants cannot _______ in very cold conditions.
A. destroy B. survive C. collect D. break

GRAMMAR
Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence
31. “Have you ever been to Australia?” – “Yes, I have. I _____ there last year.”
A. have been B. have gone C. went D. go
32. There isn’t ____milk left. Can you buy ____ on your way home?
A. any/some B. some/some C. any/any D. some/any
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English 2 TEST 0000 1

 CLOZE PASSAGE
Read the following passage and then choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each blank.
Milpa Alta is a region to the south of Mexico City. It has a famous volcano – Teuhtli – and twelve
villages and towns. Milpa Alta is also famous for a (46) _______ meal every Christmas, called La
Rejunta. The meal is part of the Christmas celebrations and it feeds huge numbers of people. The
cooks make about sixty thousand tamales. Tamales are made (47) ____ corn and have different fillings.
They also make about fifteen thousand litres of hot chocolate. They make all of this food and drink in
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45. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalist
46. A. from B. at C. out D. up
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READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passages and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.
Passage 1
Greenland is the largest island in the world but has a small population of 56,000. Many of these
'Greenlanders' live close to the coastline because a large part of the country is covered with ice and
glaciers. More than a quarter of all the people live in the capital, Nuuk. Since 1960, the country has
had economic difficulties and social problems. Its traditional industry - and its biggest - is fishing but
the country still imports much more than it exports. Now, however, life is about to change dramatically
for many Greenlanders - and all because of the weather.
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51. How many people probably live in the capital of Greenland?

A. 56,000 B. 28,000 C. 14,000 D. 10,000
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Passage 2
Why is money so important? If you think about it, coins are just disks of metal, and bills are just piece
of paper. Money is only money if we agree that it’s worth something!
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56. What did people use for money in Ancient Tibet?
A. shells B. jewelry C. paper D. dried tea

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English 2 TEST 0000 2