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MID-TERM Semester/ Academic year 231 2023-2024

EXAM Date 4 November 2023
Course title ENGLISH 4
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Course ID LA1009
– VNUHCM FOREIGN
LANGUAGE CENTER Duration 50 mins Question sheet code 0003

* Note: Both the question and the answer sheets should be collected after the test.

PRONUNCIATION & STRESS

Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
1. A. challenge B. chocolate C. achievement D. chemistry
2. A. treatment B. measure C. treasure D. pleasure
3. A. explain B. entertain C. certain D. training
4. A. leather B. cleaner C. heading D. healthcare
5. A. message B. package C. advantage D. webpage
Which word is stressed differently from the others?
6. A. ambulance B. gathering C. connection D. salary
7. A. confidence B. attendance C. principle D. specialty
8. A. authority B. photography C. experiment D. temporary
9. A. luxury B. financial C. museum D. performance
10. A. consumer B. monument C. creator D. imagine

VOCABULARY
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. The technology is designed to reduce communication delays and improve device performance, especially for
______ like watching videos and playing games.
A activities B events C issues D works
12. For health or weight loss ______, many people cut down or just stopped consuming alcoholic drinks
altogether.
A improvements B arguments C reasons D trends
13. The cost of everything – from fuel to food – seems to be rising around the world. So, growing our own food
is a good way to ______ money.
A make B save C waste D share
14. Music is an important art form for Cuba because Cubans use music as an ______ of the Cuban style.
A impression B expression C exhibition D installation
15. Mixing traditional Asian ingredients with European or American pastries is a way for young Asian
Americans to celebrate their ______.
A majority B identity C maturity D passivity
16. Making a good loaf of bread requires patience, know-how and good ______ without additives.
A colour B power C shower D flour
17. If their websites aren’t quick enough, e-commerce businesses may lose huge amounts of ______.
A profit B budget C taxes D expenses
18. I always set a ______ when I go to the supermarket to make sure I don’t spend too much money.
A limit B budget C balance D loan
19. My uncle prefers having meals out at restaurants sometimes. It’s one of his few ______.
A thoughts B choices C luxuries D changes

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 20. The apartment is located in a nice area in the city and I can ______ the rent quite easily with my income.
A earn B borrow C carry D afford
21. Being a good manager requires a number of ________ specialized skills.
A highly B clearly C freely D simply
22. The new personal assistant is unable to cope with her increasing ___________.
A payment B job C workload D break
23. One way to achieve _________ is perhaps to make a clear distinction between work and private life.
A diversity B balance C maintenance D workforce
24. Many artists say they find the new museum ______ and enjoy visiting it when they need new ideas.
A emotional B inspirational C award-winning D additional
25. My parents gave me a ______ to buy my car, so I need to start paying them back.
A payment B debt C saving D loan
26. Sorry, but the coffee machine is ______ out of service.
A temporarily B rapidly C fortunately D similarly
27. Cosmetics are substances that you put on your face or body to ______ appearance.
A attract B repair C decorate D improve
28. Reused wastewater can now ______ 40% of Singapore's water demand.
A wash B fix C manage D meet
29. Zoom, a video-calling service that became widely used during the pandemic, says most of its ______ want to
come into the office part-time.
A colleagues B employees C suppliers D relations
30. Many people are trying to find more renewable forms of energy to ______ their carbon footprint.
A reduce B increase C throw away D recycle

GRAMMAR
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
31. I’ve always liked taking photos. I think when I grow up, ______ a professional photographer.
A I’ll be B I won’t be C I’m be D I not be
32. ‘Impression management’ is the way people try ______ how other people feel about them by speaking or
behaving in certain ways.
A changing B to change C to changing D changed
33. Thanks again for lending me the money. ______ pay you back tomorrow.
A I’m B I’ll C I’ve D I’d
34. The price of necessities seems ______ going up a lot these days.
A to have B will be C being D to be
35. One way to avoid ______ money is to wait for 30 days before you make any purchasing decisions.
A to waste B to wasting C wasting D be wasting
36. Technology is supposed to be something that makes our lives faster. We’ve learnt to expect things to be
available ______.
A immediately B completely C absolutely D extremely
37. Migrants around the world still see the US one of the best as economic opportunities for them ______ earth.
A over B in C on D at
38. Lots of marketing strategies aim at ______ consumers buy unnecessary items without thinking.
A encouraging B to encourage C to encouraging D being encouraged
39. Gluten is a protein found in wheat and some other grains. Human digestive systems cannot break ______
gluten completely.
A down B up C through D out
40. For centuries the native Mapuche people in Chile ______ quillay trees to make soap and medicine.
A will use B are used C have been using D were using
41. It’s better to use the road around the city rather than drive ______ the city centre.
A slowly through B through slowly C quickly over D over quickly
42. A worldwide economic slowdown and a bad expectation for advertising ______ Meta and other social media
companies.
A would hurt B have hurt C would have hurt D was hurt

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 43. The camera upgrades aim ______ it easier for users to capture higher quality pictures, especially when
available light is low.
A to make B make C to making D making
44. Walk ______ the road, and don’t look at your phone at the same time.
A across carefully B carefully across C carefully around D around carefully
45. When I was in the town centre, I stopped ______ a quick lunch before our meeting in the afternoon.
A having B to having C to have D having had

CLOZE PASSAGE
Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that best completes each gap in the passage.

Around the age of sixteen, you must 46.________ one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay
on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or begin a training
47.________?”
The decision is yours, but it may be worth remembering two things: there is more unemployment
among those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big
48.________ in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many
opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you 49.________ on more quickly in many
careers, and evening classes allow you to learn while you earn. Starting work and taking a break to
study when you are older is another possibility. In this way, you can 50.________ for your student
days, as well as getting practical work experience.
46. A. get B. take C. make D. go
47. A. course B. school C. term D. class
48. A. disadvantage B. advantage C. benefit D. con
49. A. get B. got C. gets D. getting
50. A. waste B. spend C. save up D. give

READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.

The year 2020 was tumultuous for educators. Hundreds of thousands of teachers across the globe had to
get to grips with online platforms to deliver their lessons. Millions of students were stuck at home doing
their lessons via websites like Zoom. This created an unprecedented transformation in education as
technology took center stage. The quality of education differed around the world according to the quality
of Internet connections, the level of preparedness of teachers, and their competence in engaging with the
technology. It also depended on what kind of devices students had at home. Many students were
deprived of lessons because they had no computers, tablets, or smartphones.
The Education Ministry in Malaysia rolled out a new initiative to help underprivileged children. Around
150,000 eligible pupils from 500 schools received a device to enable them to participate in online
lessons. The Education Minister, who hoped to build on the success of this initial rollout to expand the
programme, said, "Apart from assisting pupils and schools in need, this pilot project is to find the best
implementation method before it is proposed for expansion." The plans included enhancing educational
television programmes for students with no Internet access and employing sign language interpreters to
help the hard of hearing. A teacher said she was happy her government was prioritizing students' needs.

51. The word "tumultuous" in line 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. exciting B. surprising C. threatening D. challenging
52. What did teachers across the globe use to give lessons?
A. online platforms B. television series C. social media D. satellite Internet
53. What transformed global education during the year 2020?
A. e-books B. online teachers C. technology D. social economy
54. What caused the difference in education quality around the world?
A. The quality of Internet connections.
B. The abilities of the teachers.
C. How well the students use technology.
D. All the three factors.

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55. Some students were still unable to learn since they ______.
A. didn’t have the devices B. were too old
C. weren’t able to concentrate D. had no intention
56. According to the reading, ______ benefited from the new initiative in Malaysia.
A. 150,000 students living in rural areas
B. students from 150,000 schools
C. 150,000 students from 500 schools
D. 500 underprivileged students
57. The Malaysian Education Minister hoped to ______.
A. be successful B. export the initiative
C. multiply the devices D. expand the programme
58. One of the purposes of the initial rollout is to ______.
A. set an example to other parts of the country
B. find a better way to expand the programme
C. find the best approach before the expansion of the programme
D. carry out some research on online programmes
59. Students in Malaysia without Internet access ______.
A. had to take a year off
B. had a special distance learning programme
C. could borrow lessons from online friends
D. could use TV programmes to learn
60. The hard-of-hearing students in Malaysia could be aided by ______.
A. TV programmers B. sign language interpreters
C. TV producers D. local social workers

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