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TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH Môn thi: AV5

TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Họ và tên: ______________________________ (Thí sinh không sử dụng tài liệu)
Lớp: _____________ MSSV: ______________
Test Code: 001
I. VOCABULARY
Directions: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best completes each sentence.
1. My soccer team lost the game, so I feel so _______.
A. disappointed B. ashamed C. excited D. relaxed
2. His car is being fixed at the garage, so he can’t _______ to work.
A. ride B. drive C. take D. bring
3. Johnson is really ________.He spends ten hours a day in the office.
A. sociable B. serious C. patient D. hard-working
4. Don’t tell Sue. She can’t ________a secret.
A. carry B. lose C. keep D. give
5. Food companies aren’t honest ______ about the amount of sugar they add to their products
A. enough B. too C. quite D. rather
6. I ______ my parents $100.
A. refund B. owe C. pay back D. gets
7. We went to Italy, so we ________an effort to speak the language.
A. got B. did C. made D. had
8. The _______ carefully carried the customer’s soft drinks to their table.
A. designer B. surgeon C. model D. waiter
9. The exam questions were very _______ .I didn’t understand them at all.
A. confusing B. annoying C. surprising D. relaxing
10. Linda ________ her finger on the stove while he was making the soup.
A. damaged B. burned C. cut D. broke
11. She quit her job because she_______ badly with my boss.
A. got back B. got off C. got along D. went along
12. She broke my laptop. She feels really _______.
A. jealous B. calm C. envious D. guilty
13. She ________ her best, and that’s all she can do.
A. did B. made C. have D. were
14. When you are making a presentation, _______ a deep breath and try to relax before you start.
A. have B. take C. do D. make
15. Raul has a fever, a headache and a sore throat. He thinks he has a________.
A. stress B. cough C. flu D. stomachache
II. GRAMMAR
16. _______you get promotion this year?
A. May B. Might C. Must D. Will
17. Our family is interested in _______ movies together on the weekend.
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. being watched
18. She isn’t sure what to do when she leaves university. She _______have a holiday.
A. will B. might C. should D. would
19. A numbers of foreign tourists _________ a lot in recent years.
A. has increased B. have increased C. increased D. will increase
20. Are you________ any plans for your next holiday?
A. being made B. made C. be made D. making
21. Emma often ________ me about her friends.
A. said B. told C. tells D. says
22. Betty studied all weekends. I’m sure she ________ pass her exam.
A. might B. will C. may D. won’t
23. If I have some free time later, I_______ riding bike.
A. went B. go C. ‘m going D. will go
24. The weather in the south on Tet holiday is hotter _________in the north.
A. most B. to C. as D. than
25. Jing Mei is the ________ expensive restaurant in the downtown.
A. more B. most C. as D. less
26. Mr. Kwok cooks continental cuisine _______ as the best cooks in Europe.
A. better B. as good C. as well D. as better
27. If Maria _______, tell her I will call her back as soon as I return.
A. calls B. called C. will call D. is going to call
28. He failed his exam. He worked really hard for it. He is so _________.
A. disappointing B. disappoint C. disappointment D. disappointed
29. Jack and Nancy ________ to the theatre twice so far this month.
A. are going B. are C. have been D. were
30. ________ the lawyer’s opinion, the case should not go to trial.
A. By B. In C. With D. On

III. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Directions: Choose the answer that has the same meaning as the original sentence.
31. I don’t have much money now, so I can’t lend you.
A. If I have much money, I’ll lend you.
B. If I have money enough, I’d lend you.
C. If I had enough money. I’ll lend you.
D. If I had much money, I’d lend you.
32. No other sport is as healthy as swimming.
A. Swimming is as healthy as other sports.
B. Swimming is the healthiest sport.
C. Swimming is more healthy than other sports.
D. Swimming is healthier than other sports.
33. My dog is very important to me, so I chose a photo of him.
A. I chose a photo of my dog because he’s very important to me.
B. I chose a photo of my dog and he’s very important to me.
C. My dog is important to me so that I chose a photo of him.
D. My dog is very important to me or I chose a photo of him.
34. It will be very cold tomorrow.
A. It’s very cold tomorrow.
B. It was likely very cold tomorrow.
C. It’s likely to be very cold tomorrow.
D. It would be cold tomorrow.
35. It took him two weeks to finish a project.
A. He spent two weeks to finishing a project.
B. He spent two weeks finishing a project.
C. He wastes two weeks to finish a project.
D. He wasted two weeks to finishing a project.
IV. CLOZE TEST
Directions: Choose the correct answer that best completes each of the blanks in the text.
An American, Charles D. Seeberger, invented moving stairs to transport people in the 1890s. He (36)
………. this invention an “escalator”, (37) ………. the name from the Latin word ‘scala’, (38) ………
means “ladder”. Escalators move people up and down short (39) ………. Lifts do the same, but only
move (40) …………. small number people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be (41)
…………. as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move (42) …………8,000 and 9,000 people an
hour, and it (43) ………. not need a person to operate it. Towards the end of the nineteenth,
cities were (44) ………. more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway stations
and in big department (45) ………… so that people could move about more quickly. Today,
we see escalators everywhere.
_______
36. A. explained B. called C. translated D. took
37. A. fetching B. lending C. taking D. carrying
38. A. what B. whose C. who D. which
39. A. lengths B. measurements C. distances D. directions
40. A. a B. the C. some D. any
41. A. walked B. used C. made D. changed
42. A. from B. between C. to D. above
43. A. does B. is C. has D. did
44. A. coming B. developing C. continuing D. becoming
45. A. places B. houses C. stores D. shops

V. READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read and choose the correct answer for each of the questions.
How much does it cost to live in your city or town? Is it expensive or inexpensive? There are many
items to add up to determine the cost of living. The cost of living is the amount of money e person needs
to live. This includes housing, food, local transportation, clothing, and entertainment. Every year,
organizations study the cost of living in cities around the world. They decide which cities are the most
expensive to live in.
According to one recent study, the top ten most expensive cities to live in are in Asia and Europe. In
Asia, they include Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, and Hong Kong. The most expensive cities in Europe include
Moscow, London, Oslo, Geneva and Zurich. Geneva and Zurich are in Switzerland.
Every part of the world has expensive cities, San Juan, Puerto Rico is the most expensive city in Central
America and Caribbean. In the Middle East, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Riyadh and Jeddah
in Saudi Arabia are among the most expensive. In North America, the two most expensive cities are
New York and Los Angeles. In South America, Lima, Peru and Sao Paulo, Brazil are at the top. Doula
in Camaroon and Abidjian, Ivory Coast are two of the most expensive cities in Africa, and they are
among the 30 most expensive cities in the world.
Expensive cities are not always wonderful cities. Some are crowded, dirty, unsafe, and have a high
population density. Some are megacities. On the other hand, some expensive cities are clean, safe, and
have a low population density. Either way, you live in an expensive city, make sure that you have a good
job!

46. “The Cost of Living” is about __________.

A. housing and transportation B. the most expensive cities
C. Asia and Europe D. local currency
47. According to the reading, the top ten most expensive cities in the world are in_________.
A. Asia and Africa B. Africa and the Caribbean
C. North America and Europe D. Asia and Europe
48. In paragraph 3, the word among in line 11 means that_________
A. the United States B. they are a part of
C. they are busy D. they are expensive
49. According to the reading, the country that doesn’t have two expensive cities is________.
A. Brazil B. Japan
C. the United States D. Switzerland
50. What is the meaning of the phrase cost of living?
A. things that are expensive B. the money we earn from work
C. the money we need to live D. the cost of the clothes we buy
VI: LISTENING
A. Listen to the podcast. Choose the best option to each of the following sentences.
51. Maria and the lady had___________.
A. nothing to talk about B. little to talk C. a lot to talk about
52. When they stood up, the lady appeared_________.
A. older B. younger C. shorter
53. Maria dropped the lady’s_________.
A. candy B. bag C. stick
54. The bag fell on_________.
A. the track B. the platform C. a man
55. The man helped them by__________.
A. mending the bag B. picking up the medicine bottle C. getting the bag back
B. Listen the podcast. Decide each of the following sentences is True or False. Bold A for True and
B for False.
56. Mara worked with elephants in Thailand.
57. She found the work fairly easy.
58. The local people weren’t very friendly.
59. Mara went to Thailand by herself.
60. One of the animals got sick.