Lecturer: Huynh Duc Thinh 30/07/2022 Approved by: (Date)

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FINAL 213 2021-2022
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EXAM Date
Course title BASIC ENGLISH A
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Course ID LA0011
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER Duration 50 mins 0371
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PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS:

A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1. A. educate B. solution C. community D. initiate
2. A. flavor B. chili C. onion D. transfer
3. A. spinach B. retail C. symbol D. behave
4. A. satellite B. religious C. photograph D. calendar
5. A. affect B. downtown C. image D. unique
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. suits B. tricks C. terms D. wallets
7. A. books B. lends C. works D. hopes
8. A. rented B. excited C. added D. explained
9. A. searched B. missed C. solved D. washed
10. A. priority B. sibling C. initiate D. income

VOCABULARY
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence
11. Some of the ________ have complained about the noise from our party.
A. recipes B. neighbours C. classmates D. solutions
12. The girls have a ________ in their classroom.
A. stylish B. lesson C. ingredient D. next-door
13. Scientists are now working with ________ in Arizona to develop a working model.
A. diets B. colleagues C. girlfriend D. terms
14. I am ________ for the TOEFL because I want to study business at the University of Economics.
A. reducing B. failing C. solving D. preparing
15. ________ is a combination of the words hungry and angry.
A. Hangry B. Protein C. Energy D. Spinach
16. ________ is the ability to know something by using your feelings rather than considering the facts.
A. Intuition B. Research C. Oatmeal D. Breath
17. ________ is a rich Mexican sauce made from dried or fresh chilies, nuts or seeds.
A. Curry B. Sushi C. Mole D. Pasta
18. A(n) ________ is a person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business.
A. neighbour B. colleague C. best friend D. old friend
19. ________ are an object made by a person, especially something of historical or cultural interest.
A. Groceries B. Takeout C. Pesticide D. Artifacts

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 20. JOE: ‘Why don’t we go to the pizza place on the corner?’
STEVE: ‘Pizza again? I don’t really feel like it. ________ having Thai food?’
A. How about B. Let’s C. Why don’t we D. Let
21. Banh mi sandwiches are a popular street food in Vietnam. They are very ________.
A. delicious B. pricey C. tasty D. curry
22. CDs are a fairly ________ way to store data.
A. influential B. yummy C. inexpensive D. terrible
23. In China, people tend to live on the eighth floor ________.
A. on purpose B. in purpose C. by chance D. with chance
24. In my opinion, his shoes look good ________ him.
A. in B. on C. at D. Both A & B are correct
25. ________ Peter plays the violin.
A. May B. Perhaps C. Probably D. Doubt
26. New York City is full of ________ shops and restaurants.
A. tasty B. easy C. trendy D. bully
27. ________ clothes are not formal or not suitable for special occasions.
A. Casually B. Formal C. Formally D. Casual
28. If they know the cause of the problem, they might be able to ________ how to prevent it
A. make sense B. figure out C. have fun D. get dressed
29. I read the fashion pages in the newspapers to keep up with the latest ________.
A. styles B. digs C. drones D. cereal
30. A sweet dessert allows the stomach to make ________ for more food.
A. blank B. proof C. flavor D. room

GRAMMAR
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence
31. Jenny ________ with some of her friends until she finds a place of her own.
A. lives B. lived C. are living D. is living
32. At first I didn’t like my job, but I ________ to enjoy it now.
A. am starting B. start C. started D. starts
33. How often ________ to the dentist?
A. did you went B. does you go C. do you go D. do you going
34. Last week, my close friend ________ me some new fiction books.
A. gave B. give C. gives D. is giving
35. The cafes in Ho Chi Minh City ________ at 7:00 A.M. in the morning.
A. opened B. open C. opens D. is opening
36. Last night, I went to bed ________ than usual.
A. most early B. more earlier C. earliest D. earlier
37. We didn’t have much money, so we stayed at the ________ hotel in the town.
A. more cheap B. cheapest C. cheaper D. the cheapest
38. A few of the shops were open, but ________ were closed.
A. most them B. most of they C. most of them D. most of their
39. Every day the population of the world ________ by about 200,000 people.
A. are increasing B. increase C. increased D. increases
40. It’s a long walk from here to the park – ________ than I thought.
A. further B. more further C. furthest D. the most furthest
41. To pass the exam, you ________ to study harder.
A. should B. might C. had better D. ought

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 42. Please don’t make so much noise. Steve ________ to work at the moment.
A. is trying B. are trying C. tries D. tried
43. ________ the weather good when you were on holiday?
A. Is B. Was C. Were D. Are
44. We ________ on a trip from San Francisco to Denver last summer.
A. go B. went C. goes D. are going
45. Getting a visa was complicated. It took ________ than I expected.
A. longest B. more longer C. longer D. the most longest

CLOZE PASSAGE
Choose the best answer for each question to complete the passage.

A SUMMER AWAY FROM HOME

Currently, many companies (46) ______ summer programs abroad for young people aged fifteen
to twenty. From working with children in Africa to protecting an ancient Inca road in Peru, there are lots
of different trips to choose from. Traveling without your parents is a great way to become (47) ______
independent than they used to, make new friends, and see a (48) ______ country. But what is it like to go
on one of these trips? We spoke to a young traveler (49) ______ their experiences.
Rebecca Jones went to Arles, France: ‘Last year, I (50) ______ two weeks at a summer art school
for young people in Arles. Arles is a beautiful little town in Provence, in the south of France. We were
staying in a campsite and sharing tents, and most of the other students were French.

46. A. organizes B. is organizing C. organized D. organize

47. A. more B. the most C. most D. the more
48. A. difference B. differently C. different D. differentiate
49. A. in B. on C. at D. about
50. A. spend B. spended C. spent D. am spending

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

Passage 1
BORROWED WORDS
Do you often use shampoo or put ketchup on your food? Have you ever visited a sauna? If you think
these words are originally English, you’d better think again. In fact, each of these words comes from a
different language! Shampoo, for example, is actually a word from the Hindi language in India. This word
originally meant “massage.” In hair shops in India, barbers massage your head while washing your hair.
Over time, British people in India used this word to mean a liquid that cleans hair.
Almost everyone knows what ketchup is. People all over the world like to pour this tomato sauce on
French fries or sandwiches. This word is originally Chinese (from ketsiap, a fish sauce). In the 1600s, British
and Dutch sailors brought this fish sauce to Europe. Over time, people changed the sauce by adding tomato
flavor to it, but the name basically stayed the same. Sauna, a popular type of public steam room and shower
facility, comes from the Finnish language. During one of the European Olympics, athletes from Britain and
Germany saw Finnish athletes use saunas after training. Later, the general public all over Europe started
using this style of bathing, too. Now, we still use this word to describe all kinds of steam rooms. English is
full of many wonderful borrowed words from many languages. Perhaps English should change its name to
Eng-hin-chi-fin-fre-ger-ital-span-ish!

51. What is the main idea of this reading?

A. English words in other languages
B. Words from India
C. Usage of words from other languages in English
D. The most popular borrowed words
52. Which of the following words is from Hindi?
A. Shampoo B. Sauna C. Ketchup D. Massage
53. What did the original word for ketchup mean?
A. A red tomato sauce
B. A hair shop
C. Fish
D. A kind of fish sauce
54. Why did people start to use the word “sauna”?
A. Athletes made it popular at home.
B. The public liked the Olympics.
C. The Finnish traveled a lot.
D. It was good after training.
55. What does “ital” probably mean in “Eng-hin-chi-fin-fre-ger-ital-span-ish?”
A. The name of a country
B. The name of a language
C. The name of a group of people
D. The name of people who speak English

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Passage 2
A SCOTTISH SUMMER CAMP
Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last
month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.
‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome
to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp
leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep).
Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.
‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.
I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When
we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There,
shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is
one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around
the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place. In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock
climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises
different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose
lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m
not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything
before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t
been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)
You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too
− you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was
making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great,
but the people are even better.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words:
exhausting and fun!

56. How many hours did Sally travel on the minibus?

A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12
57. According to the passage, what does the word ‘Loch’ mean in Scottish?
A. Lake B. Yard C. River D. Sea
58. What types of activities did Sally do at the camp?
A. sports and cooking
B. drama and art
C. art and sports
D. drama and cooking
59. What happened after she came home from the camp?
A. Ingrid visited her.
B. Her parents went into hospital.
C. She made something for her parents.
D. She emailed Ingrid photos of the camp.
60. Overall, how does Sally feel about Camp Lomond?
A. It was too tiring.
B. It was a very good experience.
C. She didn’t like sleeping in a tent.
D. It helped her to become a friendlier person.
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