2. During the war, the shipping lanes proved vulnerable to be attacked.

A. susceptible B. dangerous C. futile D. feasible

3. The manager told his assistant to the mistake immediately.
A. rectify B. maltreat C. sanction D. banish
4. Peter, Harry, and Chuck were first, second, and third in the
school cross-country race.
A. respectively B. actively
C. responsively D. tremendously
5. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention .
A. limit B. span C. duration D. time
6. The ticket one person to the museum.
A. allows B. admits C. permits D. accepts
7. The lamp is to the ceiling by means of a hook.
A. attached B. related C. connected D. installed.
8. The company director's asked the government to in the dispute
and prevent a strike.
A. intervene B. interact C. intercept D. interpose
9. People believe there is a between the two crimes.
A. joint B. chain C. link D. connector
10. Some people feel that television should give less to sport.
A. programs B. coverage C. concern D. involvement
B. Word formation
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Meiling signed up for the course, (.economy)
2. Various by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry.
(practice)
3. She took the job to be independent, (finance)
4. We can look forward to a period of . (prospects)
5. You must forgive my in these matters, (experience)
6. I've never known such a person, (quarrel)
7. She uses a good-quality oil for proper . (lubricate)
8. Like oil, gas is a fossil fuel and is thus a source of energy.
(renew)
9. When Jean made up for the play, she was . (recognize)
10. Sam was accused of stealing some documents . (confidence)
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 6. Who would take the Hippocratic oath?
A. a barrister B. a priest C. a doctor D. a soldier
7. Nations that live in concord are nations that live together in peace.
A. war B. harmony C. conformity D. happiness
8. receipt of your instructions, I immediately sent a telex message
to Algeria.
A. On B. In C. With D. By
9. My passport last month, so I will have to get a new one.
A. elapsed B. expired C. ended D. terminated
10.1 am never free on Tuesday evening as I have a
arrangement to go to the cinema with a friend.
A. long-standing B. long-lived
C. long-range D. long-lasting
B. Word formation
Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. The student failed the math exam because he forgot the . (formulaic)
2. My car is too much to take on a long journey, (rely)
3. The new has certainly made things a lot easier in the town
center since it has taken away the through traffic, (pass)
4. Nobody gets treatment in this office, (prefer)
5. He's more than expected, (tolerate)
6. The museum doesn't charge for on Sundays, (admit)
7. We can look forward to a period of . (prosper)
8. This kind of activity can be . (benefit)
9. Our education must put an end to . (literate)
10. Please our letter of the 14th. We have not had a reply, (know)
P A R T T H R E E : GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions
Fill in each blank with a correct preposition.
1. After the operation, he had to get on crutches.
2. I want you to copy carefully the model.
3. I turned at the meeting but the others didn't come.
4. My shoes wear very quickly since I started walking to the office.
5. The African elephant will be extinct within twenty years i f an
international campaign the ivory trade is not started immediately.
6. The ship was bound Japan when it ran into typhoon.
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 lO.No one knows precisely how much he earns a month, but $2,500 can't be
of the mark.
A. wide B. far C. broad D. distant
B. Word formation
Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. I was late because I how much time I would need, (estimate)
2. I don't care if you'd had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was
quite . (defend)
3. The cat is in the sunshine . (luxury)
4. Don't judge the matter by my opponent's statement, but wait
till you have heard the other side, (lateral)
5. Some phones can recognize your voice and be by it. (act)
6. Are all those they put in food really necessary? (add)
7. The bicycle I lent Tom had been in good condition, but he returned it in
. (repair)
8. She complained about his rudeness . (cease)
9. I try to an occasion when I might be 600 feet below sea level .
(vision)
10. and overpopulation are two of the most difficult problems in the
Third World countries, (forest)
PART THREE: GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions
Fill in each blank with a correct preposition.
1. He lost his job no fault of his own.
2. Her bright red hair made her stand from the others.
3. There should be some news the hour.
4. Stop wasting time! Get to my office the double.
5. Ihaveakeady told her that I won't go to Spain, but she's still trying to talk
me .
6. Before they hire anyone they should check his background.
7. You must account the manager for the money you used.
8. I met him at the party and he asked you.
9. I applied for a part-time job at the supermarket. They're going to take me
10. He had taken over an old compatty_yi:giiig. liquidation.
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 5. After leaving school, Nigel decided to in the army.
A. enlist B. enroll C. register D. sign
6. Unless you give up smoking, you'll the risk of damaging your
health.
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
7. I ' m not to your plan, but it needs modifying.
A. objected B. disputed C. opposed D. conflicted
8. The audience his appearance on stage with thunderous applause.
A. clapped B. protested C. rewarded D. hailed
9. The shop assistant was arrested thefts from the store.
A. in response to B. in connection with
C. referring to D. with regard to
10. For a while I was at a to know what to say.
A. blank B. pain C. loss D. crisis
B. Word formation
Use the correct form of the word given in parentheses to fill in the blank in
each sentence.
1. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat
(heart). What a shame!
2. A list of (come) events will be posted on the notice board.
3. She's quite an (eye)!
4. Listening to that doctor's talk was a very (rich) experience.
5. His family suffered from his (expend).
6. We have (zero) temperatures every night in mid-winter.
7. The (edit) staff consists of ten experienced journalists.
8. The Iwo nations finally agreed to sign a(n) (aggressive) pact to
normalize their diplomatic relations.
9. This leads to more pressure being put on the (adequate) public
transport system.
10. (accompany) children will not be allowed to cross busy roads.
P A R T T H R E E : GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions and particles
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or particle to make
meaningful sentences.
1. He was punctual the minute.
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 2. No, I didn't know his address, I would have written to him.
A. because B. otherwise C. consequently D. therefore
3. You didn't think I was serious, did you, Brian? - It was a joke. I was
pulling your .
A. thumb B. hair C. toe D. leg
4. I was _ _ _ _ _ by the wording of the advertisement.
A. mistaken B. misled C. misunderstood D. misguided
5. When you do something, you should .
A. weigh up the pros and cons B. turn over a new leaf
C. go down well with D. get through to
6. The speaker went on with his lengthy accounts, therefore, we could not
make of his topic.
A. any sense B. from top to bottom
C. head or tail D. any knowledge
7. It's time we had a talk with each other in an effort to clear the air.
A. eye-to-eye B. face-to-face
C. heart-to-heart D. cheek-to-cheek
8. We will have to the decision until John gets back from his
holiday.
A. confer B. defer C. refer D. infer
9. It suddenly his mind that he had forgotten to tell his wife he
would be late.
A. passed B. filled C. crossed D. occurred
10. The final result of the football game was a(n) .
A. equal B. draw C. same score D. same point

B. Word formation
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. I ' l l resign i f you continue to everything I say. (regard)
2. She is very efficient and polite to the customers, (fail)
3. His busy schedule made him completely to his students. (acceSS)
4. Various by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry.
(practice)
5. He works for UNESCO in a purely role, (advice)
6. There was a sudden of clapping and cheering as h rose to receive
the Nobel Peace Prize, (burst)

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 7. Great applause was given to the referee's . (part)
8. They won the case because of the of the defendant, (appear)
9. As a result of her , Ethel has strong sense of the difference
between right and wrong, (bring)
10. Tom spoke because he was so excited, (breath)
P A R T T H R E E : GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions and particles
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or particle.
1. He has been a bit left behind and is now trying to catch
others.
2. Government officials are looking reports that the lake is being
polluted by a chemical factory.
3. I didn't know what to say. I was a loss for words.
4. " accordance the wishes by my people," the president said,
" I ' m retiring from public life."
5. I think you should turn early tonight, you look really tired.
6. It looks as i f the rain has set for the rent of the day.
, 7. We have to go by car. We can't take the bus account
the strike.
8. Have you missed those twins? Curiously enough, they look poles .
9. I ' m just not prepared to put your inefficiency any longer.
10. My mother never gives anyone a tip principle.
11. The painting was a valuable family possession which had been handed
from generation to generation.
12. Tom's leaving. Why don't you put for his job?
13. Jenny has come a wonderful name for her new goldfish.
14. He rah all the money he had inherited in less than a year.
15. my astonishment, I was the only person in the bar.
16. Riding a bicycle wearing a helmet is dangerous.
17. M y sister has been living in Ha Noi and for the past
six weeks.
18. The man with the beard and red hair is the brother of the girl
blue.
19. I ' m afraid I can't come to the concert with you. I ' m
my ears in work this week.
20. Stop wasting time! Get to my office the double.
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B. Word formation
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. She is very efficient, and poUte to the customers, (fail)
2. We had the phone because we are moving tomorrow, (connect)
3. The of the trains and buses causes frustration, (frequent)
4. The of the castle made us gasp in wonder, (grand)
5. Poor Quentin put his head too far out of the railway carriage window and
was by a passing train, (head)
6. The boy was violent and his parents found him . (manage)
7. They fought in the war. (hero)
8. M a i has a very sweet smile, (child)
9. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be than
others, (adjust)
10. Some referees in the V-league lack . (part)
P A R T T H R E E : GRAMMAR
A, Prepositions
Fill in each blank with a correct preposition.
1. The old man flew here rage.
2. You should comply the school rules.
3. Gandhi was committed non-violence.
4. He spoke such assurance that I couldn't but believe him.
5. He bought the property a view
building a factory on it.
6. seeing the cat, the mouse ran off.
7. For many people, it's difficult to distinguish a dolphin a whale.
8. Ann was putting airs when she got the first prize.
9. He threw stones his attackers, trying to drive them
away.
B. Verb tenses and forms
I. Complete the following sentences using the verbs given in the box. You
have to use the correct tenses, of the verbs and the appropriate particles.
look flare stand bring break
go turn buy take
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 6. The public at does not know enough about AIDS.
A. first B. large C. once D. times
7. Nagging Susan because she smokes too much has no effect on her
whatsoever - it's Hke water off .
A. a duck's head B. a dripping tap
C. an umbrella D. a duck's back
8. We were working overtime to cope with a sudden in demand.
A. surge B. boost C. impetus D. thrust
9. I thought that your of that problem was excellent.
A. handhng B. conduct C. running D. approach
10. He claimed from mihtary service because he was a foreign national.
A. liabihty B. exception C. demobilization D. exemption
B. Verb formation
Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. I didn't know who she was with a mask on. She was completely
. (recognize)
2. The sun and the moon are often in poetry, (person)
3. I felt to speak on the subject. In fact, I could have done it
. perfectly, (qualifications)
4. Those corrupted officials tried to establish a for their shameful
transaction with the Mafia, (coverage)
5. They were totally by the girl's disappearance, (mystery)
6. He was by his many disappointments, (bitter)
7. They are an incredibly family. You should see how much food
they throw away, (waste)
8. After admitting their mistakes, they apologized for what they
had done, (reserve)
9. To be successful, an artist must show great . (origin)
10. His latest is a racehorse, (acquire)
P A R T T H R E E : GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions and phrasal verbs
/. Fill each blank with a correct preposition.
1. She was very critical her friends' new furniture.
2. I ' m sorry, but I ' m not liberty to tell you any more.
3. He is charged taking a car the owner's consent.
4. The doctor cured me my illness.
5. Someone must be held accountable the killings.
 of the visitors view the Grand Canyon from the South Rim, which, unlike
the North Rim, is opened year (17) . Visitors can drive around the canyon
to the North Rim by using a road that is 214 miles long. They can also (18)
the canyon over a 21-mile trail on a two-day hike. Most visitors drive
along the park roads, stopping (19) scenic viewing points, and many take
walks along the canyon rim or hike along one of the 36 trails. Campers can ride
mules down (20) the canyon, and water enthusiasts rent boats or canoes
to use on the Colorado River.
Part 2. WORD FORMS
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words.
1. Jim is one of the most members of the committee. (SPEAK)
2. expressions are gainfully employed when the hstener or reader is
successful in making the intended connection. (REFER)
3. The reason for Bruce Lee's death was sleeping pill . (DOSAGE)
4. This statue the soldiers who died in the war. (MEMORY)
5. What a terrible film! It's really in my views. (RATE)
6. The troops were thoroughly by this set-back. (MORAL)
7. We try to ensure the of our employees. (BE)
8. The three drug traffickers were sentenced to life . (PRISON)
9. Eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increases your life .
(EXPECT)
10. There's nothing to match'the warmth and of a genuine log-fire. (COZY)
alcoholic die chemistry surgical germ
infect technician favour sterilize operator
In 1869 Joseph Lister discovered the principle of antiseptic (11) ,
thus sharply decreasing the number of (12) caused by infection.
Lister used carbonic acid, a strong (13) which destroyed the bacteria.
Lister was not satisfied because the carbonic acid injured the tissue cells, and
the wound healed slowly. Today milder chemicals called antiseptics are used to
treat wounds. Although antiseptics do not kill bacteria, they produce conditions
so (14) that bacteria cannot survive. Being mild (15) ,
antiseptics do not injure tissue to any great extent.
Lister then developed a technique of "asetics surgery". In this (16)
, germs are kept from wounds during and after (17) .
Instruments are sterilized in boiling water.
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 Antiseptics such as iodine, nercrochrome, or (18) , are used to
clean the skin before the operation. (19) gloves, masks and gowns
are used by the surgeon and his assistant. Special ultraviolet and (20)
lamps are used to keep the air in the operating room free of bacteria.
Parts. S E N T E N C E TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the sentence with the given word or the given beginning so that the
new sentence has the same meaning as the previous one.
1. We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home.
^ Only
2. His memory gradually failed as he grew old.
->The
3. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.
-> But for his command
4. We should waste no words talking to that stubborn guy. (BREATH)
->
5.1 suspected him when he started being so helpful. (RAT)
->
6. He doesn't appreciate his wife. (GRANTED)

7. It was hard not to start laughing when she started to sing. (FACE)
->It
8. What has this experience taught you. (DRAWN)

9. The best solution was thought o by Peter. (CAME)

->
10. The writer's writing style conU-asted sharply with his spoken language.
(CONTRAST)
-> There

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II. PREPOSITIONS / P H R A S A L V E R B S (10 pts)
He is intent 1 joining 2 just because he wants
to follow 3 his father's footsteps. He enlisted 4 a soldier
at the age of 18.
The Democratic party came 5 power this year.
Latin used to be the universal language, but then it fell 6 disuse.
The hotel's size made it ideal 7 large conferences.
Could someone help me lift the lawn-mower 8 the pick-up truck?
It has been preying 9 my mind all week, but I still haven't made
up my mind.
There was nothing else that I could do 10 sit and wait.
The boy left no stone unturned II his attempt to find his
biological parents.
She's always be lacking 12 tact.
Mike and Ann haven't spoken to each other since they fell 13
two months ago.
When Jake saw Mary hanging 14 15 Tom, he
bristled 16 anger.
Because it was late, I ended 17 walking.
1 have to win the race i f I am to live 18 19 my
reputation.
The guide rounded 20 the party of tourists and led them to the
cathedral.
III. WORD FORMS (20 pts)
A. Fill each blank with the correct form of the word given:
1. At schools, the teachers are by the urgent needs of a large
number of children clamoring for attention, and the frequent overcrowding of
classrooms. (SIEGE)
2. The air stewardess made it clear how she was of his behavior.
(CONTEMPT)
3. 1 felt that turning up at the wedding in jeans and a T-shirt was rather
. (APPROPRIACY)
4. She gave a solemn to respect their decision. (TAKE)
5. Please ensure that your child's sports clothes are clearly marked in
ink. (DELETE)
6. The police took action against that player, who was involved
in the match-fixing scandal. (DISCIPLINE)
7. In order for the project to get started, they needed a large . (LAY)
8. Tom spoke because he was so excited. (BREATHE)
9. Frank told everyone that he worked for a large company, but the company is
. (EXIST)
10. The president drew his conclusions from that ill-founded
evidence. (ERR)

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B. Read the following passage and fill each blank with the correct form of the
word chosen from the box:
Biotic coagulate concentrate consumeflame
Mold sure synthesis therapy venom
Many folk curves which have been around for centuries may be more ( I I )
than previously suspected. A case in point is that of penicillin.
Alexander Fleming did not just randomly choose cheese molds to study when he
'discovered this very important bacteria-killing substance. (12) cheese
was frequently given to patients as a remedy for illness at one time. Fleming just
isolated what it was about the cheese which cured the patients.
In parts of South America, a powder obtained from grinding sugar cane is used for
healing infections in wounds and ulcers. This usage may date back to pre-
Colombiah times. Experiments carried out on several hundred patients indicate that
ordinary sugar in high (13) is lethal to bacteria. Its suction effect
eliminates dead cells and it generates a glasslike layer which protects the wounds
and (14) healing.
Another example of folk medicine which scientist are investigating is that of
Arab fishermen who rub their wounds with a (15) catfish to quicken
healing. This catfish excretes a gel-like slime which scientists have found to
contain (16) : a (17) that helps close injured blood vessels,
(18) agents, and a chemical that directs production of a glue-like
material that aids healing.
It is hoped that by documenting these folk remedies and experimenting to see its
results are in deed beneficial, an analysis of the substance can be made, and (19)
substances can be developed for human (20) .
IV. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N :
Read the following passage, identify the errors and then correct them (10 pts)
E.g.: (0) language languages (line 1)
In countries where two or more language are spoken, language is frequently a
political and highly emotive issue. Although Canada is officially bilingual, the
French-speaking province of Quebec introduced the law in 1976 which, in other
measures, banned languages rather than French on commercial signs and restricted
admissions to English-speaking schools. In 1988 the supreme court of Canada rules
that some sections of this law were illegal. No sooner had they done so than
thousands of French speakers took to the streets in protest. Under the regime of
General Franco, a Basque language, spoken by about 600,000 people in Spain, was
forbidden. So strict was this ban that people using Basque in public could be
imprisoned.
Lingual suppression still goes on, but on the whole, governments today are
more tolerable of their minority languages. Nowhere has this reverse of attitudes
been more pronounced than in Wales. Until the twentieth century, Welsh was all
along illegal, and its usage was forbidden in schools and at many places of work
Only after a long campaign of protests and vandalism by Welsh speakers in the
1960s did the British government allow Welsh to become an official language.
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ridden group, averaging more than six colds in their first year. Boys have more
colds than girls up to age three. After the age of three, girls are more susceptible
than boys, and teenage girls average three colds a year (2) boys' two.
The general incidence of colds continues to decline into maturity. Elderly
people who are in good health have as (3) as one or two colds annually. One
(4) is found among people in their twenties, especially women, who show a
rise in cold infections, because people in this age group are most (5) to have
young children. Adults who delay having children (6) their thirties and forties
experience the same sudden increase in cold infections.
The study also found that economics plays an important role. As income
increases, the (7) at which colds are reported in the family decreases.
Families with the lowest income suffer about a third more colds than families at the
(8) end. Lower income generally forces people to live in more cramped
quarters than those typically occupied by wealthier people, and crowding increases
the opportunities for the cold virus to travel from person to person. Low income
may also adversely influence diet. The degree (9) which poor nutrition affects
susceptibility to colds is not yet clearly established, (10) an inadequate diet is
suspected of lowering resistance generally.

Passage 2
Going to party can be fun and enjoyable. I f you are invited (11) a party,
do call your host up early to (12) him or her of whether you are going. I f you
want to bring someone who has not been invited (13) with you, you should
ask for (14) first. Remember to dress appropriately for the party. You will
stick out like a sore (15) if you are dressed formally whereas everyone else
is in T-shirt and jeans. If you are not sure what to (16) do ask your host.
During the party you may perhaps like to help your host by offering to serve
drinks or wash the dishes. Your host would certainly appreciate these efforts. I f
you happen to be in a party you do not know anyone, do not try tg monopolize the
host's (17) This is inconsiderate since your host has many people to attend
(18) and cannot spend all his/ her time with you. (19) learn to mingle
with others at the party. You could try (20) the ice by introducing yourself
to someone who is friendly-looking.
Before you leave the party, remember to thank your host first. I f you have the time,
you could even offer to help your host clean up the place.

D. WORD F O R M A T I O N
Part 1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words. (10 points)
1. Dr. Smith, a famous , has just published a book about murder. (CRIME)
2. Let us get this clear: it is not Hung himself that I find , but it is
his idea that I cannot accept. (OBJECT)

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3. Rural has enabled people to buy land fairly cheaply. (POPULOUS)
4. Cleopatra is supposed to have used sesame oil as a skin (BEAUTY)
5. The planet Mars is, at present, (INHABIT)
6. as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms
unable to withstand its desiccating effects. (COMPROMISE)
7. This article is about people who claim to have abilities such as
mind-reading. (NORMAL)
8. In the 1960s, there was a interest in folk and country music. (NEW)
9. The sun should be enjoyed but can cause sunburn, leading to
increased risk of skin cancer. (EXPOSE)
10. The Ministry of Education and Training decided to organize a(n)
football championship to create a common playground for all students. (COLLEGE)
Part 2: Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given
words. (10 points)
SKILLED / SUCCEED / PHYSICAL / CRITICS / AESTHETE
ART / INUDATION / VISIONARY / DUST / DISPOSITION
Native Americans probably arrived from Asia in (11) waves over
several millennia, crossing a plain hundreds of miles wide that now lies (12)
by 160 feet of water released by melting glaciers. For several periods of
time, the first beginning around 60, 000 B.C. and the last ending around 7,000
B.C., this land bridge was open. The first people traveled in the (13) trails
of the animals they hunted. They brought with them not only their families,
weapons, and tools but also a broad (14) understanding, sprung from
dreams and (15) and articulated in myth and song, which complemented
their scientific and historical knowledge of the lives of animals and of people. All
this they shaped in a variety of languages, bringing into being oral literatures of
power and beauty.
Contemporary readers, forgetting the origins of western epic, lyric, and dramatic
forms, are^easily (16) to think of "literature" only as something written.
But on reflection it becomes clear that the more (17) useful as well as the
more frequently employed sense of the term concerns the (18) of the verbal
creation, not its mode of presentation. Ultimately, literature is (19) valued,
regardless of language, culture, or mode of presentation, because some significant
verbal achievement results from the struggle in words between tradition and talent.
Verbal art has the ability to shape out a compelling inner vision in some (20)
crafted public verbal form.
E. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. Two men stole the old lady's handbag.
The old lady was
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7. The effects of the anesthetics wore after a couple of hours.
8. The secretary was reduced tears by the manager's behavior.
9. Owing to circumstances our control, the flight to Rome has been
cancelled.
10. The boss hasn't told me anything yet, but I think it's only the lull
storm.
2a Supply
III., gap with the correct form of the word given in the box.
WORDeachFORMS
colony advantage accessevolve settle
establish plantsufficient wild isolate
The principal difference between urban growth in Europe and in the North
American colonies was the slow (1) of cities in the former and their rapid
growth in the latter. In Europe they grew over a period of centuries from town
economies to their present urban structure. In North America, they started as
(2) communities and developed to mature urbanism in little more than a
century.
In the early (3) days in North America, small cities sprang up
along the Atlantic CoastUne, mostly in what are now New England and the
Middle Atlantic states in the United States and in the lower Saint Lawrence
valley in Canada. This was natural because these areas were nearest England
and France, particularly England, from which most capital goods (assets such as
equipment) and many consumer goods were imported.
Merchandising (4) were, accordingly, (5)_ located in port
cities from which goods could be readily distributed to interior (6) .
Here, too, were the favored locations for processing raw materials prior to
export. Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Montreal, and other cities flourished,
and as the colonies grew, these cities increased in importance.
This was less true in the colonial South, where Ufe centered around large farms,
known as (7) , rather than around towns, as was the case in the areas further
north along the Atlantic coastline. The local (8) and the economic (9)
of the plantations were antagonistic to the development of the towns. The plantations
maintained their independence because they were located on navigable streams and
each had a wharf (10) _ _ _ _ _ to the small shipping of that day. In fact, one of the
sU^ongest factors in the selection of plantation land was the desire to have it front on a
water highway.
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6. A. running B. shifting C. dashing D. rushing
7. A. land B. soil C. moisture D. humid
8. A. reshape B. remain C. rotate D. alter
9. A. breadwinner B. breadline C. breadbasket D. breadboard
10. A. unforthcoming B. unlikely C. unchanged D. unregulated

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. V E R B T E N S E S / F O R M S
Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 pts)
- I don't think his article deserves (1. read)
- It was our fault to keep Jane (2. wait) so long. We (3. inform)
. her in advance.
- It's no use (4. ask) the students (5. keep) quiet. They
can't help (6. make) a noise.
- I would rather you (7. not / be) absent from class yesterday.
- Neither industries nor the garbage disposal (8. account) for the
pollution in this city.
- A l l the lights are on. You (9. forget) (10. turn) the
lights o f f before going to bed last night.

Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 pts)
Johannes Gutenberg was a pioneer in the use o f movable type. When he (1.
begin) ^ building a printing press in 1436, he (2. be)
unlikely (3. realize) that he (4. give) birth to an art
form that (5. take) center stage in the social and industrial revolutions
that followed.
Gutenberg was German, his press was wooden, and the most important aspect o f
his invention was that it was the first form o f printing to use movable type.
Although Laurence Koster o f Harlem also (6. lay) claim to the
invention, scholars (7. generally / accept) Gutenberg as the father o f
modem printing. Before Gutenberg, the printing press (8. use) (9.
reproduce) pictures, playing cards, and designs on cloth. Designs (10.
cut) in wood, stone or metal and transferred to parchment or vellum.

II. W O R D F O R M S
Give the correct form of words in brackets (10 pis)
1. "What i f questions involving are familiar in historical speculations.
(FACT)
2. He was definitely when he scored that goal. (SIDE) '
3. You w o n ' t persuade him to change his mind. His decision is
(REVOKE)
4. Are season-ticket dealt here? ( N E W )
5. The Ministry o f Education and Training decided to organize a (an)
footballer championship to create a common playground for all students.
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6. An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a level. (DETERMrNE)
7. Scarlet, my new neighbor, tends to have intense, friendships.
(SPIRIT)
8. It is not surprising that the corporation has established total over its
rivals. (SUPREME)
9. He examined the parcel as he had no idea what it could be. (SUSPECT)
10. Each classroom in my school has been with a high-quality projector.
. (FIT)
Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box (10 pts)
way excel movable nature precede
subversive precocity subjection demolition breed
Little queens sweep the board
'Hot-housing' is the technical word for it - but the (1) Polgar sisters
from Hungary, who have been zapping the male chess community, certainly don't
look like (2) hot-house blossoms.
Judit, 12, who won men's international master status at the (3) age of
11 (three years earlier than Bobby Fischer and Gary Kasparov), and Zsofi, who has
just become a women's grandmaster at 13 (another record), started playing chess
before they were five, never went to school, were educated by their parents, and
now put in five or six hours a day at the board. They seem very natural children.
Between (4) in the Duncan Lawrie mixed tournament, which ends
today at London's Ecclestone Hotel, they jump up for a gossip or a joke together.
Their elder sister Zsuzsa, back in Budapest, is (5) to men's international
grandmaster status at the age of 19. The three girls, who will represent Hungary at
the Chess Olympiad in Salonika in two weeks' time, have begun to (6)
the assumption that, at the top level of world chess, men will always prevail.
Their father, Laszlo, once a lecturer in psychology, now their business manager,
wanted to test the hot-housing theory that i f you (7) a normally
intelligent child to intensive, specialized training in a particular discipline at a very
early age, you will produce (8) . His claim that his daughters were not
endowed by nature with any special intellectual gifts is central to his argument. The
girls' mother, Klara, a language teacher, says: 'It's improbable that three children in
the same family would all be (9) _ _ _ _ _ gifted. They are normal - just like
other children, except that they spend more time concentrating on chess. We hope
one of them will be world champion one day.'
The Polgar blitz on male dominance has (10) some old physiological
and psychoanalytical explanations of women's inferiority in top-level chess, and is
likely to encourage other parents to push their daughters. Sooner or later, this
should produce a woman world champion.
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developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased,
the list of air pollutants has (5) . In the future, (6) water
vapour might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur dioxides, carbon
monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in (7) . As the Earth
developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical
(8) ; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These (9)
as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move
from the air to the water or soil. (10) a global basis, nature's output of
these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities.
Cloze test 2
"Technology" includes any machine, method or system which uses scientific
knowledge (11) practical purposes. Whether in the (12)
of a primitive hand-held tool or the (13) computer, technology gives
us greater control over the world around us and makes our lives easier and happier.
(14) the ability to invent, discover and improve, we could still be
living like cavemen, and civilization as we know it would be (15) .
Throughout history, technological progress has changed the way people live.
Thousands of years ago, for instance, people lived by hunting animals and (16)
wild plants. In order to find food, they had to move from place to
place. The gradual development of agricultural tools and (17) methods
meant that people no longer had to wander in (18) of food, but would
settle in villages.
Although most technology benefits people, some inventions, such as weapons
of war, have had harmful (19) on our lives. Others have been both
beneficial and harmful. The car, for example, is a fast, convenient means of
transport, but has also (20) greatly to the problem of air pollution.

I I . WORD FORMS (ZOpts)

PART I : Give the correct form of words in brackets
/. As a result of this conflict, he lost both his home and his means of .
(LIFE)
2. A new book claims to have proved that moisturing creams really
can help to make your skin look younger. (AGE)
3. His intellect and mental have never been in doubt. (AGILE)
4. He examined the parcel , as he had no idea what it would be. (SUSPECT)
5. Jackie suffered as a child from a very strict . (BRING)
6. Jane has succeeded in making herself to Mr. Parker. She does
everything for him. (DISPENSE)
7. I was by Angelina's loud and aggressive voice and so chose to
remain silent throughout the discussion. (TIMID)
8. Fishing is said to be the most popular sport in the UK. (PARTICIPANT)
9. "Have you got any about the corporation?" ~ "Oh, no, I'm sure it
will be successful." (GIVE)

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7ft To the couple's expectation, the birth of their baby lighted up the
house with laughter. (LONG)
P A R T 2: Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box.
DECORATE PROGRESS CONCEIVE SUCCEED APPEAR
INCREASEDRAMA VACATE RESIDE COMPARE
The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museums
devoted to the (11) arts and many house museums, but rarely in the
United States is a great collection displayed in a great country house. Passing
through (12) generations of a single family. Winterthur has been a
private estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive renovations made to
it between 1929 and 1931, the house remained a family (13) . This fact
is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum. The impression of a
lived-in house is (14) to the visitor; the rooms look as i f they were
(15) only a short while ago whether by the original owners of the
furniture or the most recent residents of the house can be a matter of personal
interpretation. Winterthur remains, then, a house in which a collection of furniture
and architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country house, it is
an organic structure, the house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it
to the visitor, has (16) changed over the years. The changes have
coincided with developing concepts of the American arts, (17)
knowledge on the part of collectors and students, as a (18) toward the
achievement of a historical effect in period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur
have followed this current, yet still retained the character of a private house.
The (19) of a period room as a display technique has developed
gradually over the years in a effort to present works of art ina context that would
show them to greater effect and would give them more meaning for the viewer.
(20) ^ to the habitat group in a natural history museum, the period room
represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner and provides an
opportunity to assemble objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
I I I . E R R O R R E C O G N I T I O N (10 pts)
Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them
1 The traditional definition of literate is considered to be the ability to read and write,
2 or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. In modem contexts,
3 the word refers to reading and writing at level suitable for communication, or at a
4 level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society, so as to
5 take part in that society. The United Nations Exlucational Scientific and Cultural
6 Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: "Literacy is the ability
7 to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed
8 and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continua
9 of learning to enable an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her
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DETHI NAM 1998
PART ONE
A.
l.A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. D
B.
demonstrative preferential extravagant prejudice
monopoly personnel legitimate horoscope
impetus sabotage
PART T W O
A.
l.C 2.A 3
3.. A 4.A 5.D
6. C 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B
B.
1. economic 2. practices 3. financially 4. prosperity
5. inexperience 6. quarrelsome 7. lubricant 8. renewable
9. unrecognizable 10. confidential
PART T H R E E
A.
a. 1. out 2. on; of 3. for 4. up; onto
5. u p / f o r 6. down 7. out 8. from; to
9. through / with 10. under; for; out
b. 1. drawn up 2. show off 3. showed up
4. went through 5. make for
B.
1. finish / have finished; will have graduated
2. frightened; had happened
3. know; has been moved; were sent; to be cured
4. being asked; to wait; expected; to see
5. bitten
6. have lived
7. be postponed
8. house-hunting; to ask
9. waiting; should have informed
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B.
photographer ancestor documentary
improvement premium abyss
prosecute sympathetically necessary employee
PART T W O
A.
' l.A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C
6. C 7. B 8. A 9.B 10. C
B.
1. formula 2. unreHable 3. bypass 4. preferable
5. tolerant 6. admission 7. prosperity 8. beneficial
9. illiteracy 10. acknowledge
PART T H R E E
A.
1. around 2. from 3. up 4. out 5. against
6. for 7. off 8. at 9. in
B.
1. broadening 2. be cancelled 3. to know
4. kept; shut 5. be drawn 6. is going to rain
7. should have been here; went 8. wouldn't have been
PART FOUR
A.
1. Some people are strange to alternative medicine.
2. Already this year fifteen people have been killed in industrial accidents.
3. Failure to obey the regulations may cause your disqualification.
4. With the hope to win the first prize, he tried hard.
5. Since they had made all the arrangements, they decided to go any way.
6. Most students are capable of working very hard when they feel like it.
7. Not until he came into the light did 1 recognize him.
8. The excuse for defending their territorial rights accounts for their
declaration of war.
9. There's no need to make an appointment to see the personnel manager.
10. Would it be possible for me to talk to someone about my problem?
B.
1. I was fascinated by the story she told me.
2. I've fed up with going to the same place all the time.
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 3. They have put the blame on mass tourism for one of the causes of the
problems.
4. The rain was coming down cats and dogs.
5. People can apply for a job with us irrespective of their race, creed or color.
6. Kate is popular with all teachers.
7. My daughter has grown out of that jumper you knitted for her.
8. He has a reputation for being a very hard bargainer.
9. He doesn't take his wife for granted.
10. The initial outlay on the project was $15,000.
PART FIVE
A. 1. team 2. when 3. becoming 4. foot 5. .able
6. able 7. collecting 8. back 9. if/whether 10. always
B. l . T 2. F 3. T 4.T 5.F
6.F 7. F 8.F 9.F 10. T

DE THI NAM 2000

PART ONE
A.
l.C 2. B 3. A 4.C 5. D
6. D 7. B 8.D 9.C 10. C
B.
ambuscade decimeter abacus synonymous formica
revenue tarpaulin fertile septicaemia comparable
PART TWO
A.
l.C 2. D 3.C 4. B 5. B
6. C 7. B 8. A 9.C 10. A
B.
1. underestimated 2. Indefensible 3. luxuriating
4. unilateral 5. activated 6. additives
7. disrepair 8. incessantly 9. visualize
10. deforestation/ disafforestation
PART T H R E E
A.
1. through 2. out 3. within 4. at/on 5.round
6. up on 7. to 8. after 9. on 10. on

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PART ONE
A.
l.A 2. B 3. A 4.C 5. D
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A
B.
r' syllable: petrogencist, cumulative, monetarism, educator, chivalrous,
voluntary, triangle
2"' syllable: gastronomy, luxuriance, demonstrative, . personify,
presidium, tattoo
3''' syllable: suffragette, pharmaceutical, ascertain, documentary
4* syllable: cinematographer, memorabilia, incomprehensible

PART T W O
A.
l.C 2. A 3. A 4.D 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. C
B.
1. disheartened 2. forthcoming 3. eyeful 4. enriching
5. over-expenditure 6. sub-zero 7. editorial
8. non-aggression 9. inadequate 10. Unaccompanied
PART T H R E E
A.
I . to 2. under 3. against 4. on 5. down
6. in 7. with 8. with; in 9. off 10. about; at
I I . into 12. At; out; behind 13. up; with
14. out 15. on
B.
1. was reported; to have been caused
2. will / shall have been studying
3. are always talking
4. should have prepared
5. were talking; passed
6. have been thinking; am; to have had
7. must have been tapped

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PART FIVE
A.
1. considered 2. prejudice 3. history 4. strength
5. where 6. feeding 7. brains 8. increasingly
9. modern 10. superior
B.
l.C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5.C
c.
l.G 2B 3.D 4. A 5. F
D.
1. advertisings ^ advertising 2. millions million
3. seriously -> serious 4. violent -> violence
5. live hves 6. an -> the
7. principle -> principally 8. themselves -> them
9. revisions reviews 10. what which / that

D E THI NAM 2002

PART ONE
A.
l.B 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. B
6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A
B.
r' syllables: communism, wholesaler, liberator
2"'' syllables: grammatically, fraternal, hello, thermometer, inalienable
3"* syllable: trigonometry
4"' syllable: interviewee
PART TWO
A.
l.B 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A
6.C 7. C 8. B 9.C 10 B
B.
1. disregard 2. unfailingly 3. inaccessible 4. malpractices
5. advisory 6. outburst 7. impartiality 8. non-appearance
9. upbringing 10. breathlessly

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B.
[.unfailingly 2. disconnected 3. infrequency 4. grandeur
5. beheaded 6. unmanageable 7. heroically 8. childlike
9. maladjusted 10. imparliahty
PART T H R E E
A.
1. into 2. with 3. to 4. with 5. with; to
6. On 7. from 8. on 9. at
B.
I.
1. bring him round 2. took (my company) over
broke in 4. looked on / were looking on
fallen out 6. went in for
flared up 8. buying up
turned down 10. Stand up to
II.
1. was touring 2. had just read 3. hiding
4. contained 5. had described 6. Hesitating
7. must have been written 8. was reading / read
9. laughing 10. had written
III.
1. to have been admitted 2. could/would/might have helped
3. had known; was 4. will lend / lend
5. was being watched 6. shouldn't have gone
7. was / is 8. promising; to lend
P A R T FOUR
A.
1. With the exception of Philip, everyone else at the meeting was a party
member.
2. Were it not for the money, the job wouldn't be worthwhile.
3. No formal announcement of the decision was made / given.
4. It was her firm behcf that John was telling the truth.
5. He acts as i f / as though he doesn't care about anything.
6. Not only are cars responsible for air pollution, but they also cause more
serious accidents. / but they cause more serious accidents as well.
Reluctant as / though he was to pay such a high price, he had no choice.
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 DE THI NAM 2004
PART ONE
A.
IB 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. A
6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C
B.
irreparable adolescent innocent preferable
controversial panorama encyclopedia psychiatry
appendicitis miniature
PART T W O
A.
l.A. 2. C 3. D 4. C 5.B
6. B. 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D
B.
1. unrecognizable 2. personified 3. unqualified
4. cover-up 5. mystified 6. embittered
7. wasteful 8. unreservedly 9. originahty 10. acquisition
PART T H R E E
A.
I.
l.of 2. at 3. with; without 4. of
5. for 6. from 7. on 8. of 9. of
II.
1. taken in 2. died away 3. fell out with
4. getting at 5. draw up 6. ties in closely with
7. doing up 8. brought off 9. turn away 10. mix up
B.
I.
1. will have been digging
2. needn't (wouldn't) have borrowed
3. has happened; may/ might/ could have missed
4. think; said (has said); having heard
5. wouldn't have passed; to become
6. to be left (being left)
II.
1. appeared 2. to be facing 3. to save
5. was 4. threatened 6. was being eaten
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Part 2. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
11. B 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. D
16. D 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. B
Part 3. VOCABULARY (5 MS)
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A
26. C 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. B
Part 4. STRUCTURES
31. D 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. D
36. D 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. C

M U L T I P L E C H O I C E T E S T 002

Parti. PREPOSITIONS
l.C 2. A 3.C 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. A
Part 2. READING COMPREHENSION
11.C. 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B
21. B 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. B
26. B 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. D
Part 3. CLOZE T E S T
31. B 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. C
36. C 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. D

WRITTEN TEST
Parti. CLOZE T E S T
Cloze test 1.
I . article 2. increasing 3. taste 4. intact 5. leisure
6. mention 7.less 8. who 9. admit 10, remind
Cloze test 2.
I I . further 12. stretches 13. width 14. other 15. early
16. percent 17.round 18. cross 19. at 20. into
Part 2. WORD FORMS
1. outspoken 2. referential 3. overdose 4. commemorates
5. over-rated 6. demoralized 7. well-being 8. imprisonment
9. expectancy 10.coziness 11. surgery 12. deaths
13. disinfectant 14. unfavorable 15. chemicals 16. technique
17. operations 18. alcohol 19. sterile 20. germicidal

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HI.
1. besieged 2. contemptuous 3. inappropriate 4. undertaking
5. indelible 6. disciplinary 7. outlay 8. breathlessly
9. non-existent 10.erroneously 11. therapeutic 12. moldy
13. concentrations 14.ensures 15. venomous 16. antibiotics
17. coagulant 18. anti-inflammatory 19. synthetic 20. consumption
IV.
1. the law a law 2. in other measures among other measures
3. rather than -> other than 4. a Basque language - * the Basque language
5. lingual - > linguistic 6. tolerable -> tolerant
7. reverse -> reversal 8. along but
9. usage -> use 10. protests protest
V.
1. threat 2. rise 3. marine 4. fewer 5. level
6. where 7. survive 8. by 9. to 10. action
VI.
1. has been poorly attended this year.
2. from being friendly with him, I hardly even know him.
3. as/though she works, she never seems to succeed.
4. when the journalists arrived at the venue that they heard about the changes to
the wedding.
5. make head or tail of this letter.
6. is no such address as the one Peter sent the parcel to.
7. I not caught his eye, Brian would have blurted out my secret.
8. has been up to scratch.
9. failure to get into university led to/caused / resulted in my father's bitter
disappointment.
10. When they broke the news, she didn't turn a hair.

DETHI NAM 2010

PART 1: M U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S
A. PHONOLOGY (5 points)
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. B

B. READING C O M P R E H E N S I O N
l l . C 12.D 13.C 14.C 15.A 16. D 17. B 18.C 19. A 20. B
21. B 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. D
C. GUIDED C L O Z E
31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. D

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A. V E R B F O R M / T E N S E (10 points)
1. Stayed 2. Has been raining 3. To have been fiddling
4. (should) be improved 5. Have gone 6. Must have been speeding
7. Having been ordered / being ordered 8. Is always entering
9. Married 10. Marry 11. Has arrived
12. Has been given 13. Constructed 14 Is sinking
15. Have gradually eroded 16. Are assaulting 17. Making
18. To avoid 19. Have been brought in 20. Expected
B. P R E P O S I T I O N S & P H R A S A L V E R B S (10 points)
1 brought on 2. blacked out 3. putting across 4. broke through
step down 6. passed over 7. dreaming...away 8. closed off
9. pack in 10. bear up 11. since 12. on
13. to 14. on 15. until 16. in
17. with 18. in 19. in 20. to
C. OPEN C L O Z E : Fill each blank space with ONE appropriate word, the
first one is done for you as an example. (20 points)
1. true 2. to 3. few 4. exception
5. likely 6. until 7. frequency 8. upper
9. to 10. but 11. to 12. inform
13. along 14. permission 15. thumb 16. wear
17. attention 18. to 19. instead 20. breaking
D. WORD F O R M A T I O N
1. criminologist 2. objectionable 3. depopulation 4. beautifier
5. uninhabitable 6. uncompromising 7. paranormal 8. renewed
9. overexposure 10. intercollegiate 11. successive 12. inundated
13. dusty 14. metaphysical 15. visions 16. disposed
I 17. critically 18. artfulness 19. aesthetically 20. skillfully
E. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. Two men stole the old lady's handbag.
The old lady was robbed of her handbag.
2. One of our philosophers is supposed to have said this. (ATTRIBUTED)
This (saying) is attributed to one of our philosophers.
3. The minister gave no precise figures about the casualties.
The minister didn't go into details about the casualties.
4. He threatened the officers with violence.
He made threats of violence against the officers.
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I V . G U I D E D C L O Z E TEST (10 points)
l.A 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B
6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. B
B. WRITTEN TEST
I . VERB TENSES/ FORMS (10 points)
1. Were I not doing 6. (should) be presented
2. would be playing 7. to have been invited
3. has worked / has been working 8. (had) paid
4. returns 9. was told
5. won't have seen 10. had already been promised
I I . PREPOSITIONS A N D PHRASAL VERBS (10 points)
1. away (turn sb away: bk ai quay lai, turn (sb) back lam ai quay tro lai noi ban dau)
2. up with (come up with: to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc.;
come up for)
3. along with (go along with = agree with)
4. off 5. down to
6. to (connected to sth: kk n6i, connected with c6 lien quan toi)
7. off
8. to (be reduced to sth: to be forced into a particular state or condition,
usually a worse one)
9. beyond 10. before
I I I . WORD FORMS (10 points)
1. evolution 2. wilderness 3. Colonial 4. Establishments
5. Advantageously 6. Settlements 7. Plantations 8. Isolation
9. Self-sufficiency 10. accessible
I V . ERROR I D E N T I F I C A T I O N (10 points)
1. involves involve 6. that than
2. functions malfunctions 7. to put -> to be put
3. about for 8. for -> into
4. judging - > misjudging 9. are -> is
5. impairing -> impaired 10. acquaint -> acquainting
V. OPEN C L O Z E TEST: (10 points)
1. getting 2. resources 3. obstacles 4. radiation 5. granted
6. expeditions 7. impact 8. supply 9. space 10. prospects
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9. B. consistency is very important in parental teaching
10. H. when they grow old enough to think for themselves
IV. G U I D E D C L O Z E T E S T (10 pts)
l . B . atrisk 2. D. recommends 3. C. Published 4. A. outloo
5. A. supports 6. B. shifting 7. C. moisture 8. D. alter
9. C. breadbasket 10. B. unlikely
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. V E R B T E N S E
Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 pts)
1. to be read/reading 2. waiting 3. should have informed
4. asking 5. to keep 6. making
7. hadn't been 8. accounts 9. must have forgotten
10. toturn
Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 pts)
1. began 2. was 3. to have realized 4. was giving
5. would take 6. laid 7. have generally accepted 8. was used
9. to reproduce 10. were cut
11. WORD F O R M
Give the correct form of words in bracket (10 pts)
1. counterfactuals 2. onside 3. irrevocable
4. renewals 5. intercollegiate 6. predetermined
7. spiritualized 8. supremacy 9. suspiciously
10. outfitted
Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box (10 pts)
1. precocious 2. overbred 3. unprecedented 4. moves
5. halfway 6. demolish 7. subject 8. excellence
9. naturally 10. subverted
III. PREPOSITIONS AND P H R A S A L V E R B S
^ Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions (10 pts)
1. These boots can be ordered directly from the manufacturers.
2. He escaped by passing himself off as a guard.
3. She refused to be a party to any violence.
4. Her sense of fun has rubbed off on her children.
5. We cannot afford to take risks when people's lives are at stake.
6. Embarrassment rooted her to the spot.
7. The school ran intofinancialtrouble when eighty percent of the stafF went on strike.
8. Erica is an excellent colleague. She goes about her job calmly and efficiently.
9. There should be enough plates to go round/around.
10. Hundreds of people turned out in the rain to see their favorite pop star.
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Cloze test 1
I . defined 2.flexible 3. limited 4. far 5. lengthened
6. even 7. nature 8. reactions 9. serve / act 10. On
Cloze test 2
I I . for 12. from 13. latest 14. Without 15. impossible
16. gathering 17. farming 18. search 19. effect 20. contributed
II. WORD F O R M A T I O N
Part 1:
I . livelihood 2. anti-ageing 3. agility 4. suspiciously
5. upbringing 6. indispensable 7. intimidated 8. participatory
9. misgiving(s) 10. long-awaited / longed-for
Part! :
I I . decorative 12. successive 13. residence 14. apparent 15. vacated
16. dramatically 17. increased 18. progression 19. concept 20. Comparable
III. E R R O R C O R R E C T I O N
LINE ERROR CORRECTION LINE ERROR CORRECTION
1 _ 1 _ literate literacy 6. _12_ done made
2 _3_ At level at a level 7. state status
3 _8_ continua continuum 8. _19_ without with
4 full fully 9. _20_ include includes
_io_
5 _11_ region region's 10. _21_ that which
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. The sheer cost / expense of the product put me off buying it.
2. With crview to making profit, we always purchase/buy things in bulk.
3. We would sooner have had a chance to set foot on/in the Colosseum.
4. Lengthy as/though their discussion was/might be. the committee couldn 't reach
any/a decision.
5. In preference to working for a multinational company, he decided to become a
big fish in a small pond.
6. It came as no surprise that my parents were up in arms about my/me getting a tattoo.
1. On refusal to give a breath sample to the police, you could be in hot water.
8. We are bound to win if we put our heads together.
9. He stands a (good) chance of solving the problem on the spot.
10. He is an authority on primitive religion.
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PHAN II
CAC BAI LUYEN TAP TUYEN CHON

Tljr CAC DE THI DE NGHI

PRACTICE 1

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

A. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those
of the others.
I. A. great B. bread C. steak D. veil
2. A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses
3. A. pudding B. pull C. puncture D. put
4. A. comfortable B. come C. some D. comb
5. A. turn B. bum C. curtain D. bury
6. A. one B. box C. got D. colleague
7. A. whistle B. little C. gentle D. battle
8. A. rather B. sacrifice C. had D. farther
9. A. bathing B. method C. bathroom D. width
10. A. decided B. hatred C.sacred D. warned
B. List the words given in columns according to their stress patterns.
pathetic, extravagant, vej-etarian, variety, emphatically, contributor,
preferential, prerequisite, wholesaler, cinematographer

PART TWO: VOCABULARY

A. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. I was surprised by the of the occasion. All the men wore dark
suits and ties. (FORMAL)
2. It is to write by hand instead of using a computer.
(EFFICIENCY)
3. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat . What a
shame! (HEART)
4. The tourists were impressed by the of the jewellery in the
museum. (SPLENDID) 143
 5. Any opposition to the rules is . (TOLERATE)
6. Small children arc very in their behaviour. They just copy what
they see. (IMITATE)
7. There was a sudden of clapping and cheering as he rose to
receive the Nobel Peace Prize. (BURST)
8. Crimes of violence were rare until a few years ago. (COMPARE)
9. He's just received payments for the contract broken.
(COMPENSATE)
10. He works for a(n) company for investment. (ADVISE)
B. Choose the best answer to finish each of the following sentences.
1. I really must go and lie down for a while; I've got a headache.
A. cutting B. splitting C. rigging D. cracking
2. I usually buy the clothes . . It's cheaper than going to a
dressmaker.
A. off the peg B. on the house C. in pubhc D. on the shelf
3. My father when he found out that I ' d damaged the car.
A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants
C. made my blood boil D. brought the house down
4. I always get in my stomach before visiting the dentist.
A. worms B. butterflies C. crabs D. hedgehogs
5. I can't stand Mr. Bryant. He's always blowing his own -telling
everyone how good he is at everything.
A. balloon B. breath C. mind D. trumpet
6. I was akeady fed up with the job, but when the boss walked into my office
and told me he expected me to work overtime that was the I quit.
A. final curtain B. last straw
C. end of the line D. last waltz
7. John will never buy vou a drink - he's far too .
A. tight-fisted B. pigheaded
C. highly strung D. easy-going
8. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the
A. nose on his face C. back of his hand
B. tip of his tongue D. hair on his head
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 3. From the cliff top it was a/an drop to the beach below.
A. sheer B. straight C. upright D. erect
4. The old cottage had bow windows and a roof.
A. plaited B. straw C. woven D. thatched
5. The city takes its water supply from a nearby. _.
A. tanker B. pond C. reservoir D. sewer
6. When my parents retired they bought a tiny in the country.
A. bungalow B. mansion C. shack D. barn
7. The car skidded off the road and fell into a full of muddy water.
A. lake B. gutter C. ditch D. puddle
8. The pointed of the church could be seen from miles away.
A. dome B. building C. summit D. steeple
9. A tall building like this requires very deep .
A. roots B. foundations C. basis D. establishment
10. The house possesses extensive with gardens, tennis courts and
an orchard.
A. grounds B. property C. fields D. surroundings
I I . Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words.
1. The (maintain) of the good relationship between the 2 countries
was brought up in the (confer) .
2. The minister as well as the (congregate) is preparing for the
coming Xmas (serve) .
3. After a few drinks, their behaviours became (inhibit) .
4. The cat is (luxury) in the sunshine.
5. He will be (joy) at your news. It's so good.
6. Don't admit (liable) for the accident!
7. Sit in the garden and feel the (peace) and (tranquil) .
PART T H R E E : GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I . Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. The brochure gives hardly any useful information.
Precious .
2. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
That takes .
3. I f you find it necessary, you can contact me on this number.
Should .
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 IV.Who was the first person the South pole?
A. reaching B. who reaches C. to reach D. reached
18. He missed the lecture, so I lent him my notes .
A. after B. afterwards C. at last D. finally
19. The exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June.
A. false B. unreal C. untrue D. mock
20. His name was on the ^ _ of my tongue, but I just couldn't
remember it.
A. end B. point C. edge D. tip
II. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses.
1. Tom spoke because he was so excited. (BREATH)
2. It is to write by hand instead of using a computer. (EFFICIENCY)
3. Scientists about the centre of the earth, but they can't know for
sure. (THEORY)
4. The plane got in an hour ago, but Mr. Smith hasn't called he
wasn't on it. (APPEAR)
5. Scientists consider it that gods create volcanic eruptions.
(BELIEVE)
6. He was a adventurous person. There is no question about it.
(DECIDE)
7. There was a of coffee because thousands of coffee trees in
Brazil froze. (SHORT)
8. Barbara is very about birds. She knows a lot about them.
(KNOW)
9. Two hijacked an airplane and made the pilot fly to Paris.
(TERRIFY)
1 O.Frank told everyone that he worked for a large company, bat the company
is . (EXIT)
P A R T T H R E E : GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Complete these sentences so that the meaning is similar to the first
sentence.
1. I f you want good accommodation in Brighton, you should book in
advance.
I f you want good accommodation in Brighton, it .
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P A R T TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Use the correct form of the word in capitals at the end of a gapped line to
fill in the gap.
Lichens are a unique group of complex, (1) FLOWER
plant growing on rock and trees. There are thousands of
kinds of lichen, which come in a wide variety of colours.
They are composed of algae and fungi which (2) UNITY
to satisfy the needs of the lichens. The autotrophic green
algae (3) all their own food through a process called PRODUCTION
photosynthesis and provide the lichen with (4) NUTRITION
elements. On the other hand, the heterotrophic fungus
which (5) on other elements to provide its DEPENDENCE
food, not only (6) and stores water for the plant ABSORPTION
but also helps protect it. This (7) by-which two UNITE
(8) organisms Uve together is called "symbiosis". SIMILARITY
This (9) enables hchens to resist the most SHARE
advert environmental conditions found on earth. They can
be in some very (10) places such as the polar LIKE
ice caps as well as in tropical zones, in dry areas as much
as wet ones, on mountain peaks and along coastal areas.
B. Choose the best answers.
1. The manifesto is a for the town's future.
A. white paper B.
B. green belt C. blue film
D. green light E. blue print
2. Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to
A . o m c into B. get in C. come by
D. go through D. take up
3. Now that the strike has lasted for over two months, many of the strikes'
families are with their rent and hire purchase agreements.
A. on tick B. in dechne C. at loggerheads
D. in the thick E. in arrears
4. The landlord them because they hadn't paid their rent for six
months.
A. threw out B. evicted C. discarded
D. demoUshed E. dismissed
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 PRACTICE 5
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out tlie word whose bold part is pronounced differently from, those
of the others.
1. A. forgo B. forgive C. forget D. forever
2. A. absolute B. abstract C. abstain D. access
3. A. subtract B. subsoil C. substitute D. substance
4. A. telecast B. telefilm C. teleology D. telemetry
5. A. replace B. purchase C. surface D. palace
6. A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses
7. A. doctrine B. dolphin C. domino D. docile
8. A. asthma B. asthenia C. athlete D. theism
9. A. breath B. wreath C. wealth D. stealth
10. A. obsolete B. obstacle C. obstinate D.obey
Put a stress mark over the stressed syllable.
auxiliary autobiography carbonic champagne
correspondence longevity pragmatism synonymous
auctioneer percentage
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Word formation.
1. It was of you not to offer her a drink. (HOSPITABLE)
2. I how wide the stream was and feUin. (JUDGE)
3. If you continue to accept help without expressing any thanks or appreciation
yon may be accused of . (GRATITUDE)
4. Marty sometimes hurts others when he criticizes their work because he is
too . (SPEAK)
5. Heavy rain and excessive use have the soil . (POVERTY)
6. The bicycle I lent Tom had been in good condition, but he returned it in
. (REPAIR)
7. Don't compare Jane with Peggy, the two are entirely .
(SIMILARITY)
8. He told me that he's thinking of resigning next year.
172 (CONFIDE)
 9. The troops were thoroughly by this set-back. (MORAL)
10. All nations are in the modern world. (DEPEND)
B. Multiple choices.
1. The show has only recently from Warehouse Theater to the
Playhouse.
A. transmitted B. transposed C. transferred D. transpired
2. There is a constant of visitors to this important historic site.
A. current B. tide C. river D. stream
3. I wish we'd never bought him a TV - all he ever does is sit to
the box.
A. fixed B. stuck C. glued D. seale"d
4. It was when her cheque bounced that I realized that she had
no money at all.
A. merely B. simply C. only D. just
5. Although he stood to gain nothing at all, he helped us out of the
of his heart.
A. benevolence B. generosity C. charity D. goodness
6. As you arc non-resident in this country, I am afraid that you are
to vote.
A. inequitable B. illegible C. illegal D. ineligible
7. She was out of 115 applicants for the position of Managing
Director.
A. short-changed B. short-listed
C. short-sighted D. short-handed
8. 1 was alarmed to see how much money had been spending.
A. somewhat B. something C. somewhere D. someone
9. The charity felt that they had to help the old man who had no
visible of support.
A. resources B. means C. methods D. ways
10. As the evening wore everyone at the party became more
relaxed.
A. on B. away C. along D. down
PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
Put in suitable prepositions and adverb particles.
1. After four weeks of working in a school, he reahzed he wasn't cut
teaching. He didn't have enough patience.
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 9. A television ad shows a busy baker with a new computer that the
advertiser claims will help him "make dough".
A. a baking mixture B. more customers
C. money D. bread
10. At every faculty meeting, Ms. Volatile always manages to put her foot in
her mouth.
A. trip over her big feet B. say the wrong thing
C. move rapidly D. fall asleep

B. Use the correct word form of each of the words given in brackets.
1. Japan's (war) economy was an excellent example of an
economic recovery.
2. The train became (railway) at 60 miles per hour but no-one was
seriously hurt.
3. I am afraid the club is not open to (membership).
4. That (respect) pupil should be severely punished.
5. The firm is surely (staff). We have to take on more workers.
6. The real problem is that those countries are always in their political
(stable).
7. Thousands of African children are undernourished; they suffer from
(nutrition).
8. As a result of her (brought) Ethel has strong sense of the
difference between right and wrong.
9. There was a (built) of gas and we were afraid there would be
an explosion.
10. After the (taking) several employees lost their jobs.

C. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or particle.

1. He showed great ingenuity solving the problem.
2. Don't let him lure you agreeing.
3. You're silly not to avail yourself this good opportunity.
4. The speaker made many allusions the new scheme.
5. reference your recent letter, we regret to learn that
the goods arrived in damaged condition.
6. Children are often fascinated things around them.
7. The man is obsessed the idea that he should become a famous
person.

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 PRACTICE 7
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out tlie word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those
of the others.
1. A. fierce B. weird C. tearing D. weary
2. A. resettle B. resell C. orange D. resound
3. A. subtlety B. indebtedness C. bombard D. combing
4. A. rehabilitation B. inheritance
C. dishonorable D. heiress
5. A. quick B. quay C. keep D. queue
6. A. macabre B. machismo C. chemical D. chivalrous
7. A. combustion B. cheaper C. education D. congestion
8. A. breakfast B. many C. carry D. any
9. A. months B. paths C. wreaths D. youths
10. A. breathe B. with C.southern D.thorough
B. List the words given in separate columns according to their stre patterns.
collaborate cinematographer influences parUamentary
syndicalism perpendicular arithmetic inventories
physician wholesaler personify hepatitis
etiquette palaeolithic merchandise incontrovertible
memorabilia numerical auctioneer reliability
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Use the correct form of the word given in parentheses to fill in the blank
in each.sentence.
1. Those who oppose the legalization of drugs feel that (crime)
drugs would be a surrender in a drug war.
2. The two nations finally agreed to sign a(n) (aggressive) pact to
normalize their diplomatic relations.
3. Too much use of (insect) can do harm to the health of people.
4. We can stop by that Chinese (take) and get some food for the
children.
5. The printed instructions are quite (explain); there's no need
for me to further explain anything.
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 6. It's just too late; the problem is now (remedy).
7. Those corrupted officials tried to estabUsh a (coverage) for
their shameful transaction with the Mafia.
8. The accused said he had made the confession under (coerce).
9. The (privacy) of the national airUne has shown the
government's flexibility in its economic policy.
10. Three pilots were (supposition) on the plane when it crashed.
B. Choose the best word that fits each blank from A, B, C, or D.
1. In spite of being a very good student, she didn't fulfill her
later in life.
A. makings B. potential C. capability D. aptitude
2. You can't that criticism to the local authority.
A. apply B. employ C. associate D. lay
3. From my viewpoint, the changes to the education system have been to
good .
A. influence B. outcome C. upshot D. effect
4. Without qualifications, there will be no of firms wiUing to
employ you.
A. want B. inadequacy C. deficiency D. shortage
5. Having planned our weekends to watch football, we found the news of
the home team's players' strike most .
A. disconcerting B. refreshing
C. activating D. debihtating
6. The audience his appearance on stage with thunderous
applause.
A. clapped B. protested C. rewarded D. hailed
7. Assembly-hne has made cars and motorbikes wonderfully cheap.
A. process B. system C. production D. creation
8. Some people's body clocks poorer time than others.
A. keep B hold C. support D. preserve
9. His library book is so he will have to pay a small fine.
A. expected B. expired C. overdue D. postponed
10. Consumers are warned not to buy items which look like they may have
been with.
A. used B. tampered C. bothered D. damaged
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B. Underline the stressed syllables of the following words.
tranquilize ordinarily industry themselves superstructure
speciality geneticist supernatural recipe electrician
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Supply the correct word form.
1. His family suffered from his . (EXPEND)
2. We like foods. (IMAGINE)
3. He refused our suggestions. (DECIDE)
4. The soil has been by erosion. (POVERTY)
5. It's good for you to Usten to the explanation . (ATTENTION)
6. Most of the area has been . (ELECTRIC)
7. What a building! (TASTE)
8. He feels sad about the result. (SATISFY)
9. The boy asked for permission. (REPEAT)
10. Your helpful advice is . (VALUE)
B. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
L i t is a long from Tokyo to London.
A. tour B. track C. flight D. travel
2. You're your time, trying to persuade him, he'll never help
you.
A. wasting B. spending C. losing D. missing
3. He was to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A. attracted B. dragged C. tempted D. brought
4. The of blood always makes him feel sick.
A. news B. scene C. form D. sight
5. You must be careful when you wash this silk.
A. wreak B. sensitive C. deUcate D. feeble
6. The postman was down the street by the dog.
A. hunted B. chased C. run D. sped
7. His performance was ; the audience was delighted.
A. unmarked B. faultless C. worthless D. imperfect
8. I'd like to offer a small to anyone who finds my missing dog.
A. receipt B. repayment C. expense D. reward
9. The blue curtains began to after they had been hanging in the
sun for two months.
A. fade B. die C. dissolve D. melt

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 5. We'll be in the same firm but we (not/work) together because
we'll be in different departments.
6. They (complete) the new bridge by the end of the year.
7. Have you finished that book vet? You (read) it for more than a
week.
8. After his accident last week, Jeff promised he (drive) more
carefully.
9. "I'll hand the book over when I (read) it," he said.
lO.If you want to know the results of the election, I suggest you
(Usten) to the radio news.
B. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
1. "Leonard has been very these past few days. I wonder what
he is trying to hide from us," Devi said, (secret)
2. "Remember to the water from the stream before you drink it,"
Kumar said, (pure)
3. As Mr. Schweitzer was not feeling well, his colleague him of
his duties, (rehef)
4. Lisa is very . She always manages to look good in photographs.
(photo)
5. After listening to his sad story, the old woman shook her head .
(sympathy)
6. The king sent a huge army to curb the in the south, (rebel)
7. The old man collapsed after doing some exercises, (strain)
8. The vet sent us a note to remind us to our dog against rabies.
(vaccine)
9. My grandmother cannot recognize me sometimes. She is probably affected
by . (senile)
10. My brother and I are readers of mystery stories, (voracity)
C. Replace the words underlined in each sentence with a phrasal verb from
the list.
break down ffo off keep up with pick up run out
do without han^ up look out put off stand for
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2. The torch doesn't work. The batteries must have been used up.
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Choose the best answer to finish the following sentences,
1. We believe that these animals could be saved i f our plan were
A. adopted B. taken up C. practised D. exploited
2. Local people are concerned about pollution from oil wells.
A. maritime B. sea-going C. off-shore D. coasthne
3. Through my binoculars, I watched a tiger stalking its .
A. nourishment B. adversary C. culprit D. prey
4. The strong garlic sauce tastes quite .
A. hot B. insipid C. bland D. pungent
5. He bought a pair of sunglasses with silver .
A. rims B. brims C. edges D. boundaries
6. The from a nearby tree were scratching against the window.
A. trunks B. boughs C. twigs D. barks
7. Those campers are really . They have no idea how to set up a tent.
A. green B. blue C. white D. black
8.1 was woken up by the sound of sheep in the meadows.
A. neighing B. crowing C. bleating D. croaking
9. beans are sweeter and tastier than big ones.
A. Dwarf B. Microscopic C. Minimal D. Miniature
10. Some sportsmen to relax before a contest.
A. predict B. contemplate C. meditate D. conceive
B. Supply the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
1. Little Jimmy was a bit today. (TROUBLE)
2. You cannot enter the country without the documents. (REQUIRE)
3. The evidence in this case is entirely . (CIRCUMSTANCE)
4. The of this scheme would have serious . (FAIL/ IMPLY)
5. There is a living-room, with French windows. (SPACE)
6. Have you read the latest about Madonna's private hfe. (REVEAL)
7. I was so angry that I was . (SPEAK)
8. A list of events will be posted on the noticeboard. (COME)
9. Daves is not really a friend, only an . (ACQUAINT)
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PART TWO: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
A. Replace the verbs i n bold with suitable phrasal verbs.
1. I withdraw that remark I made about you.
2. If you have a pain in your back, you' U just have to endure it.
3. Would it inconvenience you i f I stayed for dinner?
4. I hope you aren't delayed in the rush-hour traffic.
5. She invented the whole story and she deceived us all!
6. His suitcase disintegrated on the luggage carousel.
7. He had the brilliant idea of immersing his assistants in salt water.
8. Having heard all the arguments I've decided to support your idea.
9. I find that stress at work often causes a headache.
B. Put the words given in parentheses into their appropriate forms.
1. Little Jimmy has been a bit today. (TROUBLE)
2. You cannot enter the country withoutthe documents. (REQUIRE)
3. The evidence in this case is entirely . (CIRCUMSTANCE)
4. The failure of this scheme would have serious . (IMPLY)
5. There is a living-room, with French windows. (SPACE)
6. Have you read the latest about Madonna's private life?
(REVEAL)
7. The fuel of this car is rather high. (CONSUME)
8. I was so angry that I was absolutely . (SPEECH)
9. A Ust of events will be posted on the noticeboard. (COME)
1 O.Janet had to from the team because of injury. (DRAW)

C. Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase.

1. It's we last went roller-skating.
2. Don't be silly! It Sally you saw. She's in Scotland.
3. But for your help I the prize.
4. It's after twelve. It's time you in bed.
5. By the end of this year, we each other for half a
century!
6. It didn't rain, so we the umbrella after all.
7. Never before such heavy snow in April.
8. Be that , your behaviour is still unacceptable.

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 10. The principal the need for the students to study hard and do well in
the examinations.
A. devised B. capsized C. emphasized D. ostracized
E. Fill each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. People usually associate the peacock with . (VAIN)
2. Rubber is a good of electricity. (INSULATE)
3. The motorist was killed when his car crashed into a lorry.
(INSTANT)
4. That young man is a politician. (PROMISE)
5. He believed in his to jump down from the fourth story without
getting hurt. (ABLE)
6. Michael is a third-year student. (MEDICINE)
7. Meiling signed up for the course. (ECONOMY)
8. The doctor discovered that Mrs Jin had a tumour growing in her
womb. (MALIGN)
F. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
The translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source
languages, full facihty in the handling of his target language, which will be his
mother tongue or language of habitual use, and a knowledge and
understanding of the latest subject-matter in his fields of specialisation. This
is, as it were, his professional equipment. In addition to this, it is desirable that
he should have an enquiring mind, wide interests, a good memory and the
ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should
be willing to work on his own, often at high speeds, but should be humble
enough to consult others should his own knowledge not always prove adequate
to the task in hand. He should be able to type fairly quickly and accurately
and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding
acquaintance with printing techniques and proof reading. If he is working,
basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he
should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to switch rapidly from one
source language to another, as well as from one subject-matter to another,
since this ability is frequently required of him in such work. Bearing in mind
the nature of the translator's work, i.e the processing of the written word, it is.
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the bad habits we have acquired since then and start again. The first lessons
(15) of very simple actions such as sitting and standing and anyone
watching might think that (16) at all was happening. The teacher
gradually corrects your posture, the idea being that you can eventually learn to do
this for (17) without anyone being there to guide you. It is not as easy as
it sounds because the habits are ingrained; You can grow through a whole session,
concentrating on getting everything right, but it is no sooner over (18)
you may relapse and revert to doing (19) you've always done. Even
now, after two years' practice, when I sense that the session is (20) to an
end, I often get up from the chair too quickly and have to repeat the action. But i f
you persevere with the technique, the body will be free from tension and as a result
you'll feel calmer and happier.

II. WORD FORMS (20pts)

Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. He argued that the crime rate would be reduced i f drugs were to be ,
but few people agreed with him. (CRIMINAL)
2. The party was ruined by a couple of who got very drunk. (GATE)
3. She is behaving in a very way, drinking too much and taking drugs.
DESTROY)
4. Television has an important role in new scientific ideas. (POPULAR)
5. Africa is the world's driest continent, but the of the rains is as much
of a problem as the lack of them. (PREDICT)
6. They didn't even consider her for the job because she was 46 - it was a typical
case of (AGE)
7. The minister spoke about the technical problems involved in building
the tunnel. (KNOW)
8. People who have been abused as children often experience feelings of
(WORTH)
9. Unemployment is still high in some areas of the country. (WRETCH)
10. His poems are full of unfulfilled and desires. (YEARN)

Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms
to make a meaningful passage.

appetite - believe - create - deny -fish

marvel - mix - origin - resist - resource
The English are famous for talking about the weather but listen to any Italian
conversation and it will normally be about cookery.
One of the most famous Italian sauces is pesto. Made from a (11) of
garlic, basil, pine nuts, cheese and olive oil, it is (12) delicious. We all
buy it from the supermarket, but you have to try the (13) from its home.

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Genoa, to really experience it. The word pesto means 'to pound' and it is the action
of the pestle and mortar which is all important for this (14) sauce. Along
with the best basil and local olive oil, the pesto makers of Genoa use their wrist
action to make an (15) pale, luscious green sauce. Genoans really take
their pesto seriously, and the (16) of the Knights of the Confraternity of
authentic pesto makers shows this. I f you want to sample their cuisine, go to Genoa
as I did. I visited a (17) village called Vemazza. Sitting in a trattoria in
the harbour, the (18) smell of fish frying wafted over us as we tried,
amongst other things, a kind of pesto called salsa di noce. It was a true culinary
delight, made with the (19) of past Italians who couldn't afford meat. \X
may sound (20) ^to those of you who want meat in a meal, but you would
be mad to forgo it.
III. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N (lOpts)
There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify the mistakes and
correct them.
Hundreds of thousand persons each year fall prey to some type of cancer, but
new methods of radiation therapy have enabled doctors saving more lives than ever
before. Medical researchers have developed several experimental forms of this
time-honored cancer treatment that seem effectively in fighting the disease.
One promising approach involving exposing cancer cells to radiation by
implanting a radioactive source directly into the malignant tissue. This process
greatly increases the dosage but thus the effectiveness of the treatment. Other
technique utilizes drugs to make cancer cells more susceptible to the effects of
radiation and to make normal cells more resistant. Certain drugs are able to
neutralize the genetic framework of cancer cells, thus making them more easy
affected by radiation. Both techniques have seen some positive results in the
treatment of unoperable brain tumors.
These and other methods have helped to raise the recover rate for cancer victims
from 30 percent 40 years ago to around 50 percent today. This is encouraged news
for those who fall prey to one of the world's leading killers.
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4. She saw the deception immediately.
5. She tried to set a few minutes each day for her exercise.
6. The store had to lay a number of clerks because sales were down.
7. This song is very popular when it was first recorded , but now it's starting to
catch .
8. I f you could drop the laundry on the way to work , I'll pick it up on
Monday.
9. " That run-down old house that David bought looks terrific." " Yes, he's fixed
it .
10. Did Amanda ever complete her project ?"She 's almost finished . She just has a
few minor problems left to iron .
Cau hoi 7 : WORD F O R M (20 marks)
1. Read the text and then fill in the blank with the correct form of the word
chosen from the box.
learn train distinguish need correct
continue capability sophisticate familiar psychological
Pigeons have been taught to recognize human facial expressions, upsetting
long-held beliefs that only humans had evolved the (1) nervous system
to perform such a feat. In recent experiments at the University of Iowa, eight
(2) pigeons were shown photographs of people displaying emotions of
happiness, anger, surprise, and disgust. The birds learned (3) between
these expressions. Not only that, but they were also able to (4) identify
the same expression on photographs of (5) faces.
Their achievement does not suggest, of course, that the pigeons had any idea
what the human expression meant.
Some (6) have theorized that because of the importance of facial
expression-to human communication , humans developed special nervous systems
(7) of recognizing subtle expressions. The pigeons cast double on that
idea, however.
In fact, the ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion is not
(8) innate even in human babies, but may have to (9) in much the
same way pigeons learn. In experiments conducted several years ago at the
University of Iowa , it was found that pigeons organize imagines of things into the
same logical categories that humans do.
None of this work would come as any surprise to Charles Darwin, who long
ago wrote about the (10) of mental development from animals to
humans.
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2. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
11. Even i f you are good at your knowledge, you shouldn't be .
(confident)
12. The pain became during the night so I called the doctor, (endure)
13. She gave a(n) gasp of pain as the doctor inserted the needle.
(volunteer)
14. The small boy picked up some of pebbles for a simple game, (hand)
15. in spite of all , she refused to give up.(courage)
16.1 was told she would be at the meeting, but clearly I was . (inform)
17. She's accused of being since she's never been to any class party.
(social)
18. The of the knowledge of Miss Universe 2008 surprised us. (extend)
19. In design and quality of manufacture they were by Italians, (class)
20. They were brought up to behave in a way in public, (civilization)

Cau hoi 8 : V E R B T E N S E S - V E R B FORMS (10 marks)

Complete the following sentences , using verbs in their appropriate forms.
1. When we came in, a meal (already prepare) for us.
2. It is essential that everyone (have) some experience.
3.1 (think) about you a lot lately and I (come) to the conclusion that I (not be) able
to live without you.
4. The grass looks as if it (not cut) for years.
5. Jack (promote) last year if he (be) able to communicate well in German.
6. We asked the librarian for the book the professor (recommend) while he (give)
his lectures on the history of World war 11.

Cau hoi 9: S E N T E N C E T R A N S F O R M A T I O N (20 marks)

1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it (10 marks)
1. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last .
2. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had it not .
3. He looks really like his father in many ways.
He takes .
4. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
Refusal .
5. James spoke to his employers before signing the contract.
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4. The shop is closing down and selling all the stock at reduced price
5. I've take this watch pieces and now I can't put it together again.
6. We got lost last night and ended in the next town.
7. Suddenly, warnings, the door burst open and she rushed In.
8. These traditions have been handed from generation to
generation.
9. I was the impression that you had to be twenty-one to vote in
general elections.
10. Just as the sun was breaking , a loud bang was heard at the back
of the house.

VII. WORD FORMS (10 pts)

Supply the correct form of the word provided in brackets.
1. Dolphins are curious animal. (NATURE)
2. He has few friends because he is so . (SOCIETY)
3. It's a possibility, but I don't suppose it will happen. (THEORY)
4. Do you feel to the new job? (ATTRACT)
5. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of
their diet. (ORGANISE)
6. The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he's so . One minute he goes
mad when you come late; the next he says nothing. You never know where you
are! (CONSIST)
7. Jackie suffered as a child from a very strict . (BRING)
8. The audience was small because of the heavy rain.
(DISAPPOINT)
9. It's much more to buy larger size packets. (ECONOMY)
10. He felt certain about his success. (TOLERATE)

VIII. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N (10 pts)

The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct
them in the space provided below. (0) has been done as an example.

C H A N N E L TUNNEL W I L L NOT M E E T
Red-faced executives at Euro tunnel were trying making light of a report that
the two sides of the channel tunnel, which have been under construction for the last
five years, will not meet in the middle. Not until the latest surveyor's report
published they realized the terrible truth: the two ends will be approximately 300
metres apart when the digging is completed at the end of the year, which will cost
an additional 20 million to put right. The error is thought to stem from the fact
that while English engineers have been doing calculations in feet and yards, the
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II. WORD F O R M S
Give the correct form of words in the brackets (10 pts)
TV ADVERTISEMENTS
In most parts of the world, the (0. economy) economic basis of the television
industry is the (1 .sell) of advertising time. This is so important and
(2.profit) that is funds all the technical and staff costs involved in
the (3.produce) of programmes for a variety of audiences. This is
no (4.differ) from that employed by newspapers and magazine
when they sell advertising space of their pages, except that (5.view)
have little choice but to watch the advertisements, with the added
annoyance of (6.interrupt) during their favourite programmes. One
(7.except) is the BBC which state funded and so does not show
(S.commerce) . This avoids the situation where children watching
TV are (9.easy) influenced by persuasive advertising for junk food
items which their parents may consider (10.health) .

III. PREPOSITIONS AND P H R A S A L V E R B S

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or particle (10 pts)
A report (1) the notorious Fiveways School, visited recently (2)
government inspectors, was published (3) a yesterday's
newspaper. The report highlights inadequate strategic planning, poor standards (4)
teaching, and semi-derelict building conditions as being largely to blame
(5) the problems (6) Fiveways, which is branded "the worst
(7) Europe. "Our reporters entered the school by prior arrangement and
witnessed (8) first hand the chaos. (9) the day of their visit, our
reporters learned that one disruptive student had been given a three-week
suspension for punching a friend in the face. Our reporters saw students virtually
running riot, throwing stones (10) building's windows and doors, and
verbally abusing one another.

IV. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them. (10 pts)
A C C I D E N T A L INVENTORS
A number of products that we common use today were developed quite by
accident. Two of many possible examples of this concept are the Leotard and the
Popsicle, each of which came to when an insightful person recognized a potential
benefit in a negative situation.
The first of these accidental invention is the Leotard, a close-fitting, one-piece
garment worn today by dancers, gymnasts, and acrobats, between others. In 1828, a
circus performer named Nelson Hower was faced on the prospect of missing his
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B. PHAN TLT L U A N
C a u hoi 1: (20 6ikm) O P E N C L O Z E T E S T
L Fill in each blank with O N E suitable word.
When some psychiatrists attempt to explain genius, they talk in terms of mental
disturbance. This is a strange way of describing remarkable men. (Sadly, it is
usually men, (1) occasionally women are also mentioned.) Psychiatrists
often (2) to geniuses as people who tend to be oversensitive, melancholy
and even schizophrenic; they channel their destructive energy into their
masterpieces. A survey (3) out on 30 American writers revealed that 37%
of them (4) from depression. A British study of famous artists (including
poets, painters and sculptors) showed that 38% had received some sort of
psychiatric treatment.
An alternative (5) of intelligence, expressed at a recent conference in
the French city of Bordeaux, sees geniuses as people who matured very early and
are workaholics with an amazing (6) to produce a lot of work in a short
space of time. Bach, for example, with his 46 volumes of musical compositions.
Does this mean intelligence and even genius is a question of how much is created?
We don't know the answer yet, but Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors
(7) all time, said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99%, perspiration!
Other interesting (8) about geniuses are that they tend to be bom in
spring, (9) Leonardo and Shakespeare, and they become orphans in their
early childhood. One (10) whether it is a sign of good or bad luck to be
born a genius.
I L Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.
There are people whose (1) begins from the moment of their death.
Hemingway is one of them. He was a great man. The whole of his creative work
was a long (2) for Hemingway, the man and the writer, had many
enemies. Perhaps his greatest enemy was war. He heated it with (3) his
heart, with his (4) body in which 28 bullets had (5) their traces.
Hemingway hated those who (6) a business of war. In an introduction
to his famous (7) novel "A Farewell to Arms", Hemingway said that
wars were started by people who (8) from them, and he suggested
that those (9) people should be shot on the (10) first day of war,
by sentence of the people.
C a u hoi 2: (20 d i i m ) W O R D F O R M S
I. Wordformation:
1 .The launch of the space-rocket was delayed because the fuel system was
(FUNCTION)
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2. They try to overcome their financial coming from the project. (THORN)
3. He was standing in the middle, in the o f the picture. (GROUND)
4. The slight In his left hand was corrected by surgery . (FORM)
5.1 watched a O f rain move slowly down the window. (DROP)
6. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. Y o u must learn to
between them. (DIFFER)
7. We have been given that the water is safe to drink. (SURE)
8. At the beginning o f nineteenth century, Britain's was France. ( E N E M Y )
9. The firm maintained that the strike was organized by a group o f political
(ACT)
10. In London she was By a rich woman who looked after her and
helped her. (FRIEND)

11. Word formation

Some recent research into (1) between men and women CONVERSE
has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are always
interrupting women when they talk. One (2) feels that men regard RESEARCH
female talk as a kind o f conversational (3) They expect women HOUSE
to play a supporting role. So a man interrupts in a display o f (4) DOMINATE
of control. Men also have a much more (5) listening style. PLEASANT
Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man will say such thing
as "ring" or " okay" thus settle the stage for an (6) Conversation I N T E R R U P T
of this kind, then, hardly has (7) communication. Male talk is MEAN
often (8) while women are more tentative, asking more questions ARGUE
and tending to build up their replies on what the other person had said.
The research would indicate that women are better (9) than men. LISTEN
Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups o f women, one has
the (10) o f several simultaneous monologues into man would be IMPRESS
able to get a chance to speak.

Cau hoi 3: (10 d i l m ) E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N

In most line of the following text, there is one unnecessary word. It is either
grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Write the
unnecessary word in the space next to the question number below. Some lines
are correct. Indicate these lines with a stick (v).
Ex: 0. V

0. o f
0. exactly

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Cau hoi 8:
1. These objectives are certainly We have to try new ones. ( A T T A I N )
2. He admitted that his cruel j o k e was (INTEND)
3. The answer to my question was "no". ( V A R Y )
4. He is normally very so you w i l l be lucky i f you get any information out o f
him. ( C O M M U N I C A T E )
5. He is laughing (HEART)
6. Justice is often as a blindfolded woman holding a pair o f scales.
(PERSON)
7. We hope to see more schools where children o f different races can
get used to working together. ( I N T E G R A T E )
8. Country lanes are often in winter. ( P A S S )
9. She is at a very age. ( I M P R E S S )
10. They made their departure just before the floods. ( P R O V I D E )
There is a saying that first impressions are generally correct and I would say that
(i 1) , throughout my entire life, I have found this to be true apart from one
notable exception o f a good friend and neighbour with whom my first (12)
was decidedly unfriendly.
At the time o f our first meeting I was living in a (13) area o f
London, not far from the exit o f a dual (14) and this meant that
although it was a residential street, even with the (15) w i l l in the
world, drivers would often travel dangerously fast within inches o f my front door.
This used to really annoy me and I have to admit I did often go a bit
(16) in expressing my anger even though (or perhaps because) I knew I
didn't stand a (17) chance o f being taken notice o f or even noticed at
all. So when one day, I shouted my usual string o f swear words at a rapidly passing
car and it immediately screamed to a halt, my first reaction was an enormous sense
of (18) But then the driver o f the car opened his w i n d o w and shouted
a stream o f swear words back at me. So the next morning, I was more than a little
surprised to find an apology note from the same motorist in my mail box
explaining that in an attempt to (19) his career as an up and coming I T
(20) he had been driving too fast the previous evening and inviting me
to have dinner with him and his wife.
11. A L L 12. C H A N G E 13. D E P R I V E
14. CARRY 15. G O O D 16. B O A R D
17. REASON 18. A C H I E V E 19. F A R
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 Krakatoa, (2) is a volcanic island group in Indonesia, erupted on 27'
August 1883. Not only was the explosion (3) loud that it was heard as far
away (more than 3,000 km) as Perth in Australia, (4) it is also recognized as
(5) the loudest sound (6) recorded.
Tens of thousands of people in the region were killed, many (7) in the
enormous tsunamis which the eruption produced - tsunamis which eventually
reached South Africa and the English Channel.
The explosion also had a major effect on the (8) world's weather
system. The volcanic dust in the atmosphere reduced the (9) of sunlight
reaching the earth's surface, reducing global temperatures by more than one degree
centigrade. Only after five years had passed (10) global temperatures
begin to normal.
PASSAGE B
One of the hazards that electronic media like the television, radio or computers
(1) these days is the decline in book reading.
The concern (2) mainly to the younger generations who are strongly
tempted by the glamour of the silver screen and, consequently, don't recognize the
importance of acquiring first-hand information from books.
To encourage reading for pleasure and to propagate a while array of
publications like encyclopedias, reference books, manuals or fiction, radical
(3)_ should be applied. Firstly, more (4) ought to be put on the
educational (5) . Youngsters should be made to feel comfortable while
reading either for information or self-satisfaction in public places like airports,
buses or on the beach. Secondly, libraries must be subsidized more accurately in
order to provide the potential reader with (6) choice of publications and
to become more publically active so as to put books at people's (7) rather
than keep them under lock and key. Fund collecting actions organized by libraries
might also (8) the public awareness of the advantages of becoming
engrossed in a good book.
Finally, the mass media themselves might contribute considerably (9)
recommending of purchase or valuable best-sellers and inspiring their viewers to
enrich their knowledge and erudition, and thus help them to (10) the
habit of spontaneous everyday reading.
Cau hoi 6:
WORD F O R M A T I O N
TASKl
1. Behavior of this kind is to the Crown and should be accounted for
as quickly as possible. (CREDIT)
2. A amount of expensive building materials have been donated for the
construction of the health center. (SUBSTANCE)
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3. In Canada, 26 % of the federal are women; with one-third of judges at
provincial level. (JUDGE)
4. The fear of injury is always in an athletes mind at this late stage.
(UP)
5. They are calling for the release of the hostages on grounds. (HUMAN)
6. Nothing is known about her and background. (PARENT)
7. There is no evidence to suggest that disease is either or infectious.
(INHERIT)
8. She was given the task of informing the losers. (ENVY)
9. The boy's behavior was the primary reason for which he was expelled
from school. (OBJECT)
10. Despite the immense of a grateful nation, miller has slumped into
struggle and despair. (GOOD)
TASK 2
probable seem ecology mount assess
wild mystery live favor threat

L I F E IN E X T R E M E CONDITIONS
Until relatively recently, it was thought that extreme heat and cold presented (1)
problems to
(2) organisms and that all life existed in a narrow range of (3)
temperatures. However, the discovery of extremophiles has forced a (4) of
that view.
Extremophiles are bacteria that survive, and even thrive, in (5) impossible
conditions. (6) as it may seem, some exist at temperatures exceeding SO^C in
geysers and hot springs, while others live in the freezing conditions of the Antarctic
(7) . While most species of larger animals are (8) by global warming,
even to the point of extinction, that kind of (9) change may actually benefit
the extremophiles. These (10) organisms may survive long after the human
race.

Cau hoi 7:
ERROR I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
Beds play an important role on allowing a person to get a good night sleep.'
Many different types of beds in the market today provide with a source of comfort
that is tailored to individual needs. Most of them are soft enough to ensure that the
bed follows the contours of a person's body, yet allowing a person to feel
comfortable when he is tossing and turning in bed. There are mattresses filled with
different types of materials and sewn with different types of clothes. The need to

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Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles,
too ? One of the things nature (1) is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes,
-nd rivers into the air. Water falls from the air as (2) or snow. Rain and
snow eventually find their way back to the oceans. Nature's recycling program for
water is (3) the water cycle.
The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and runoff.
ater on Earth gets stored (4) oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even
derground. Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called
evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid (5) a gas,
called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (6) atmosphere. Water
returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water
(7) the air gets cold enough. Clouds are collections (8) ' water
droplets. Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage.
Water that falls on land always flows from (9) places to lower ones.
This flow is called runoff. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join
together to make (10) and eventually the water flows into storage in the
oceans. Then the water cycle starts all over again.

A D V I C E T O YOUNG P E O P L E ABOUT T O S T A R T W O R K
In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (1) young
people to find a job. I f they are lucky (2) to be asked to go for an
interview, they may find (3) there are at least 20 other applicants for
the (4) . I f a company is thinking of offering (5) a job,
they will ask you for at least one reference from either your previous employer (6)
someone who knows you well. (7) taking up your job,
you may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to do some training, (8)
help you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that
this is your chosen career, you will then have to work (9) to try and
get promotion, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! I f you
are unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find (10)
job. It is also a good idea to pay some money
into a pension scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family
when you are retired. Finally, good luck!

Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
1. In some areas water has to be boiled to it. (pure)
2. He examined the parcel , as he had no idea what it could be. (suspect)
3. How do you the real painting from the fake one ? (different)
4. Don't worry about the volcano. It's been for years, (act)
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6. The conditions in the man's prison were . (human)
7. I object strongly to the o f sport, (commerce)
8. A list o f events for the autumn is being prepared, (come)
9. Most people who work feel that they are . (pay)
10. They frequently the traffic as they march through the streets.
(mobile)
Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
Ask any adult over forty to make a (11) between the past Compare
and the present and most w i l l tell you that things have been getting
steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather
for example. Everyone remembers that in their (12) the Young
summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included
(13) falls o f snow just when the school holidays had started. Abound
O f course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was
imported and everything was fresh. (14) was negligible, the Employ
money in your pocket really was worth something, and you could
buy a (15) house even i f your means were limited. A n d Size
above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their
free time on innocent (16) making model boats and tending Pursue
their stamp (17) rather than gazing at the television screen
Collect
for hours on end. As we know, this figure o f the past simply cannot
be true, and there are plenty o f statistics dealing with heath and
(18) which prove that it is not true. So, why is it that we all Prosper
have a (19) to idealize the past and to be so (20) of Tend
the presents? Critisize
There are ten mistakes in the text. Identify each mistake, write it down and
give your correction. (10 points)
As far back as 700 B.C, man has talked about children to be cared for 1.
by wolves. Romulus and Remus, the legend twin founders o f Rome, were 2.
purported to have been cared for by wolves. It is believed that why a she- 3.
w o l f loses her litter, she seeks a human child to take its place. 4.
This seeming preposterous idea did not become credible until the 5.
late nineteenth century when a French doctor actually had found a 6.
naked ten-year-old boy wandering in the woods. He did not walk
7.
erect, could not speak intelligibly, or could lie relate to people. He
8.
only growled and stared o f them. Finally the doctor won the boy's
9.
confidence and began to work with them. After many long years o f
10.
devoted and patient instruction, the doctor was able to have the boy
to clothe and feed himself, recognize and utter a number o f word, as 11.
well as write letters and form words.
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and Germanic (7) German and Norwegian became different languages
because the ancestors o f the speakers o f these two languages moved apart
geographically, and were no (8) in touch and communicating with one
another. In the modem world, barring unforeseen catastrophes, this w i l l not
happen, at (9) in the near future. As long as Americans and British people,
for instance, are in touch with one another and want to communicate with one
another, it is most unlikely that their dialects (10) drift so far apart as to
become different languages.

Cloze test 2: Complete the following article by writing each missing word in the
space. Use only one word for each space.
Brian's father was a coward and not an honest man. He didn't himself
(1) a lie to a judge in the law case, but he wanted "Brian to
(2) so, and that was worse. The facts were that Brian and T i m
(3) seen a man attack the boy, knock him down and kick h i m . The
4) arrested the man and brought him before the judge. Brian and T i m
! to go too, to describe (5) what happened. Before Brian left home, his
6) said to him: "Be careful, son. Y o u didn't see that man kick the boy,
7) you? Tell the judge you didn't see the kick. Remember, we have
") live in this village with that man." But Brian was (9)
ward. He told the (10) the truth about the attack.

Cau 2: W O R D F O R M S
irtl:
1 Since has been so poor the class is being closed. ( A T T E N D )
2. It's impossible to everybody. ( P L E A S A N T )
3. Maldini is in A C Milan. He's the key to their success. ( R E P L A C E )
4. Your skirt is rather short, you'd better ask the dressmaker to it.
(LONG)
5. I'm sure Jack w i l l come to help us; he's a(n) man. ( D E P E N D )
6. The new film is good. (EXCEPT)
7. These remote areas are still to the Internet. (ACCESS)
8. His plan is good, but it won't work in practice. ( T H E O R Y )
9. He is for his charitable activities than for his business in the
steel industry. ( K N O W )
Part 2:
THE DICTIONARY O F NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Just over one hundred years ago, the last volume o f a tremendous work o f
reference entitled The Dictionary o f National Biography rolled o f f the printing
presses. (1) ( A D M I T ) , this 21-volume shelf-filler may not immediately

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sound like the most thrilling read in the world. As entertainment, you might
imagine it ranks some way below a (2) (POLITICS) autobiography.
But you would be very, very wrong.
The D N B , like the Oxford English Dictionary, is one o f the great monuments to
British culture and also a hugely enjoyable work in its own right. It is, quite simply,
an (3) ( A L P H A B E T ) dictionary o f potted biographies o f all the notable
men and women who had lived in Britain since the year dot. It was produced
between 1885 and 1900, and it remains (4) (EMPHASIS) an
achievement o f the Victorian period, richly redolent o f 19th century confidence and
(5) ( C A P A B L E ) , energy and optimism. It is also a monument to the
enormous variety o f the British national character, and the dictionary is
immeasurably (6) ( R I C H ) by this aspect. There are not only great
statesmen, generals, writers, but also hundreds o f wonderfully (7)
( C O L O U R ) characters, who you can discover only by leafmg idly through a
volume o f the D N B on a wet afternoon down at your local library.
The way in which the D N B was produced was very British too: on a shoestring,
out o f sheer dedication, and with no state (8 ) (INTERFERE)
whatsoever. It was the private endeavour of a group o f (9)
( E N T H U S E ) , scholars and freelance journalists, as (10) (OPPOSE) to,
for instance, the Austrian equivalent, produced under the oppressive auspices o f the
imperial Academy o f Vienna.
C A U 3: E R R O R I N D E N T I F I C A T I O N :
The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline and correct them. (0) has been
done as an example.
Going it Alone
When he was made redundant four years ago, John Spencer set up his own
business dealing in rare and second-hand books. " I {0} didnt expect to loose my
j o b , " he said. " I t happened very suddenly and I knew it would be difficuU to find
another one, I ' d always been interested in books, so that seemed a good business to
chose. I run the business from home and sent and recieve books by post so I don't
need my own premises. Sometimes I travel to book fairs and sometimes I have a
stall in the market. It was a bit frigtening at first, being self-employed, but I've got
used to it now and I really appreciate the feeling o f independence I get from being
my own boss. "John got some advise from his bank manager about the financial
aspects o f his business and also took out a small lone to buy stock. After only two
years the business was making a profit. The secret o f sucess, according to John, is
to specialize in certain areas (detective fiction and cookery in his case) so that you
always have the book the serious collector is looking for. John posts books to his
customers and then waits for them to send payment. A t first he wasn't sure wether
people would pay up promptly. " I n fact, this hasnt been the problem I thought it
might be. Most customers are very honest and its only the occasional one that
cause problems".
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adults we naturally grow (8) of spontaneous reactions. Luckily,
(9) , it is possible to releam the art of laughter. In India, "laughter clinics"
have been growing (10) popularity over the last few years, thanks to the
efforts of Dr Madan Kataria, whose work has won him a devoted following. Dr
Kataria believes that his laughing techniques can help to strengthen the immune
system and lower stress levels, among other things. He teaches his patients
different laughs or giggles to relax specific parts of the body. In 1998, when Dr
Kartaria organized a World Laughter Day at Bombay racetrack, 10,000 people
turned up.
2. WORD F O R M S (20 points)
a. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of
the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
A W O R R Y I N G DISEASE
Rubella, also called German measles, is an epidemic (0) VIRUS
disease of mild course. (1) study of INTENSE
epidemics in Germany in the 19"* century gave rise to the
popular name of the disease. Although rubella may occur in
young children, (2) to the disease is more SUSCEPTIBLE
commonly seen in older children and young adults.
Usually the (3) rash in the first sign COMFORT
noted. (4) of the lymph glands in the neck, behind the LARGE
ears, and perhaps elsewhere in the body is (5) CHARACTER
Although it is certainly not pleasant to suffer from rubella,
(6) are rare. A day or so of bed rest and a light COMPLICATE
diet with plenty of fluids is the only (7) TREAT
required in most cases. In 1941 it was discovered that rubella
early in pregnancy may be (8) to the health of the THREAT
fetus, especially the eyes and heart. Years later it was
demonstrated that infants may be bom with active rubella and
may marrrfest many additional (9) In fact, it has NORMAL
been found capable of causing extensive damage to almost any
organ of the infant's body. Methods of (10) IMMUNE
have been recommended in the hope of stamping out the virus
from the environment.
b. Choose the word given in the box to complete the following passage. You
should use the correct forms of the words given. (0) has been done as an
example: richness
analyze compare infect space fiction
fortunate visual system participate organize
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 Amnesiacs struggle to imagine future events
People with amnesia have difficulty imagining future events with any (0)
of detail and emotion, according to Eleanor Maguire at the Welcome
Trust Centre for Neuroimaging in London, UK. She studied five patients who
suffered from classic amnesia. The patients had all suffered ( 1) that had
damaged a brain region called the hippocampus. The damage left the subjects with
no recollection o f past events, and all sorts of important and precious memories
were (2) lost forever. Researchers asked the (3) and a control
group without amnesia - to imagine several future scenarios, such as visiting a
beach, and to describe what the experience would be like. They then carried out an
(4) of the subjects' descriptions, scoring each statement based on whether
it involved references to (5) relationships, emotions or specific objects.
All but one of the amnesiacs were worse at (6) future events than those
without amnesia. The way they saw future events was not as a 'whole picture'
where all the images fitted together and made sense, but was more likely to be (7)
, meaning they just saw a collection of very separate images. And in (8)
with their control counterparts, most amnesiacs said little about how they
felt in the (9) scenario. Although there is some anecdotal evidence to
suggest that amnesiacs have problems picturing future events, Maguire is the first
to study it (10) . "The results show that amnesia patients are ready stuck in the
present," she says.
3. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N (10 points)
In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word. It is either incorrect
grammatically, or does not fit the sense of the text. For each line write the
unnecessary word in the space beside the text. Tick each correct line.

(0) The term 'drugs' covers many of kinds of chemical substance Line 0 V
(00) which they are absorbed by the body, the majority being OO...f/?ey...
(000) medicines designed to cure illnesses. They are manufactured QOO... being...
(1) from a variety of sources which include animal and products, 1
(2) plants and minerals. In the recent years it has become possible 2
(3) to synthesize in the laboratory many drugs which previously 3
(4) obtained from plants and animal products. A small number of 4
(5) daigs can become addictive if taken excessively, as that is either 5
(6) too frequently, or in doses larger than they recommended for 6
(7) medical to use. Drugs intended as painkillers, or drugs v.'ith a 7
(8) hypnotic effect are used as sleeping pills, can both become 8
(9) addictive if abused. It is important to make emphasize the fact 9..
(10) that it is the abuse of drugs which has once become a 10
widespread social problem in many societies, and that the drug
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_^ from past experience we can expect that encouraging news (8) (issue)
from time to time.
Heart disease , the greatest killer of mankind , is now in the process of being
overcome An example of the techniques that (9) (develop) is that of
heart massage : when a heart stops nowadays while the patient is under anesthesia ,
the doctor opens the chest, massages the heart and revises the patient. Even a few
years ago , such an operation would (10) (be) inconceivable.

Cau hoi 6:
WORD C H O I C E
Supply the correct form of word in brackets. (Ng. Ha)
1. Peter's got worse as he returned to wear glasses, (eye)
2. I'm not used to smoking. A few puffs on a cigarette make me feel quite
(light).
3. Apparently, eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increases your life
(expect).
4. The thing I hate most about him is his (selfish)
5. The local TV company was stopping
to ask their opinion about the new shopping center. (pass)
6. She was very to me when my husband died.
(sympathize)
7. A lot of people keep up their English by listening to radio
(broad).
8. You'd better read the government on setting up a business
abroad. (guide)
9. Global , or " the greenhouse effect", is due to a build up of gasses
in the atmosphere. (warm)
10.1 was bom at home but most babies are bom in hospitals
(now)

Cau hoi 7: (10 diem)

PREPOSITIONS AND P H R A S A L V E R B S : (lOpts)
Fill each blank with a suitable perposition or particle
1. His wife took her new neighbours at once.
2. The essay didn't come to his usual standards.
3. r m afraid that our plans have fallen We'll have to think again.
4. The results of the experiment bear out ypur theory. It has been bome by
statistic.
5. The school examination for eleven-year-old was done with some
years ago.
6. The river was teeming trout.

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 More on luck and the New Year: Vietnamese believe that one's luck in the
entire year can be (4) by auspicious (and not-so-auspicious) events during
Tet. Thus Vietnamese will try to even the odds.
Barking dogs inspire confidence in the New Year, so dogs are encouraged to
bark. Hooting owls are (5) as an unlucky omen. The wealth of the first
person through the door on New Year reflects the family's luck for the year to
come, so the rich and popular are invited to one's home.
On Tet, families (6) out a splendid feast to welcome visiting relatives and
friends. Traditional Tet treats include:
Banh Chung: a special rice pudding containing mung beans and pork bits.
Watermelons: considered lucky because of its red color.
Other lucky fruits: coconuts, oranges, and grapefruits
Family members and friends also (7) gifts during the visit. After the
guests have been feted, the family goes off to their respective places of
(8) (Christian or Buddhist) to pray for the year to come, or join in the many
public parades celebrating the festival.
The first (9) days of Tet are meant to be spent visiting friends and
relatives. The first day is spent calling upon close friends and one's parents. The
next day, Vietnamese call on their in-laws and other friends. And on the third day,
people call upon their distant relations.
On the seventh day after Tet, the Cay Neu is taken down, and dragon
processions stalk the streets.
Tet is a great time to see Vietnam at its most colorful, especially in the cities
of Hue. Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City. However, reservations are (10) to be
filled up long before the actual holiday, and transportation before and after Tet is
bound to be sketchy at best (everybody wants to be home for Tet!). Also, many
tourist spots are closed for several days between Tet.
VI. WORD F O R M
WORD FORM 1
1. Scholarship and awards are usually given on the . ( DAILY )
2. Part of the building has been into office. ( DIVIDE )
3. There were reports that Bush's campaign team had been trying to dig up
infonnation that might Clinton. ( C R E D I T )
4. Many people think that the famine was a result of the civil war, but it is .
(TRUTH)
5. It was a terrible game. Our team played very . (IMAGINATION )
6. Andi has correctly the order of a pack of cards in just 31.16 seconds.
(MEMORY)
7. The computer that I use hasn't got , but it easy to copy files on to a flash
drive. ( W R I T E )
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8. The had stolen a car in Adelaide and had then stopped for petrol at
Wirulla. ( R I D E )
9. William Shakespeare is probably the most famous in history. ( P L A Y )
10. The novel was published and quickly became a (an) . (SELL)

WORD F O R M 2
Poppy day:
Poppy Day, 11 November , is the day when people in Britain remember the
soldiers that died in the First World War ( F W W ) (1914 - 1918), the Second World
War (1939 - 1945) and all other wars since. The first Poppy Day was in 1921. The
FWW had ended three years earlier, but it was still very difficult, often impossible,
for ( l . S O D I E R ) in Britain to find ( 2 . E M P L O Y ) . So some o f them
started making and selling red paper poppies. They gave the money that they raised
to soldiers who were disabled or unemployed, and to the ( 3 . F A M I L L I A R )
of soldiers who had died. The choice o f flower was ( 4 . S I G N ) . During the
war. the soldiers had noticed poppies growing every year on the ( 5 . F I E L D )
in Belgium and the north o f France. A well-know ( 6 . P O E T R Y ) from that
time, written by a Canadian soldier, begins with the lines
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row.
That mark our place ( graves);
In the days leading up to Poppy Day, about 32 million people in Britain buy and
wear small poppies. Some people choose to wear white poppies because they think
that white ( 7 . S Y M B O L ) peace. Then, at 11 a.m. on 11
November (at the moment when the F W W ended) there is a two-minute silence.
Many people stop and think quietly about the soldiers who died. There are
(8.CEREMONIALISM) at war memorials in towns and villages all over the
country. The most important ceremony in Londo, when the Queen and the Prime
Minister lay ( 9 . ' W R E A T H E ) o f poppies at the Cenotaph, a
(lO.MONUMENTALISM) to soldiers who died in the battle.

VII. ERROR I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
1. Eagles are predatory birds that have(A) large, heavy, hooked ( B ) bills and
strong, sharp(C) claws called as(D) "talons".
2. Most o f our ideas o f what(A) accent people looked and(B) dressed come
from(C) the works of(D) Renaissance artists.
3. Asbestos can stand so high (A)temperatures that(B) it was used as (C)protective
clothing (D)by fire fighters.
4. A small(A) amount o f radiation can help cure(B) someone, whereas(C) too
many(D) w i l l cause harm.

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other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good (5) available for
young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will
also (6) them to read.
Of course, books are no longer the only (7) of stories and
information. There is also a huge range of videos, which can (8) and
extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are.(9) valuable in
helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad
.(10) as far as children are concerned,mainly because too many spend
too much time watching programmes not intended for their age group.
Question 1 . A. scarcely B. rarely B. slightly D. really
Question 2 . A. insisting B. forcing C. making D. starting
Question 3 . A. cheerful B. contended C. relaxed D. hopeTuI
Question 4 . A. bright B. thrilling C. energetic D, stimulating
Question 5 . A. material B. sense C. produce D. amusement
Question 6 . A. provoke B. encourage C. provide D. attract
Question 7 . A. source B. site C. style D. basis
Question 8 . A. uphold B. found C. reinforce D. assist
Question 9 . A. properly B. worthily C. perfectly D. equally
Question 10 . A. review B. press C. criticism D. result

CAU 8: WORD FORMS

Supply the correct forms of the words in the capital letters.(10 points)

Example: He said "Good morning " in a most..../riV/i</(v...way. FRIEND

1. This matter is very Don't discuss it outside the office. CONFIDENCE

2. He was very of the work he had done. PRIDE
3. Recently health foods have increased in POPULAR
4. The old lady hid all her under the floor. SAVE
5. The gas from the chemical factory was extremely HARM
6. The restaurant is now under new MANAGE
7. Your money will be refunded i f the goods are not to your complete
SATISFY
8. He used all his to force the door open STRONG
9. The government has promised to deal with the problem of among
young people. EMPLOY
10. Although her visit was , we made her welcome just the same.
EXPECT

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B. Choose the words in the box to fill in the blanks. Make changes if necessary.
(10 POINTS)
assume go overwhem high destroy
technology question perfection pessimism be
The image that we have of science has (1) radical change in the last
hundred years. An enormous (1) explosion, together with a number of
very real anxiety about the environment and all the moral and political
ramifications of economic growth have (1) put science at the centre of
public debate.
The twentieth century began with a challenge to the (1) that human
knowledge was approaching completion. It will come, perhaps, as something of a
surprise to all of us to realize that the emergence of this highly (1) process
came both from within and outside science.
"New scientific theories (1) reveal the limitations of the old perspective.
We had thought that the world , understood through the medium of rational
(1) ,was, indeed, the real world. Now we know that this was no more than
a simplification that just happened to work. Once we realise this, though, we can
move in a number of opposing directions. We can re-evaluate all
knowledge (1) and decide that it is eternally fragmentary and full of a vast
number o f (1) , or we can be more positive and view these vast explosions
of scientific awareness as new challenges still to come and as celebration of the
(1) that the human imaginationhas so far scaled.
Cau 9: E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
Choose the underlined part of the sentence that needs correction .(10 POINTS)
1. If you need to keep fit, then why not take on a sport such as badminton or tennis.
A B C D
2. ModenT transportation can speed a doctor to the site of a sick person , even i f the
A B C
patient lives on an isolating farm.
D
3. Tom's very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless.
A B C D
4. When her dog died, she cried very hardly for half an hour.
A B C D
5. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
A B C D
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 Divers from the expedition have discovered a 200-metre-long, 50-metre-wide
building surrounded by a terrace for crops, a road and a wall. It is thought that the
remains (3) those of a temple built by the Tihuanacu people who lived
beside Lake Titicaca before it became a part (4) the much later Incan empire.
'The scientists have not yet had time to analyse the material sufficiently,' says
project director, Soraya Aubi. 'But some have (5) forward the idea that
the remains date from this period (6) to the fact that there are very
similar ones elsewhere.'
The expedition has so (7) . this year made more than 200 dives into
water 30 metres deep (8) . order to record the ancient remains on film.
The film, (9) will later be studied in detail, (10) well provide
important information about the region.

* Open Cloze Test 2: (lOpts)

Fashion
Throughout history people have worn clothing of one description or another.
Apart
from protection against the weather, clothes were also often used to show the
wearer's status and wealth.Over the years, numerous fashions in clothing have
come and gone. (1) some of these have been popular for relatively short
periods, others have lasted longer.
Until the first half of the 20th century, the ability to follow fashion was limited
to those who had the money to (2) so. But following fashion did not only
demand money, it also required large amounts of leisure time. Wealthy people took
fashion very seriously and close attention had to (3) paid to detail.
Wearing the correct clothes for different occasions was very important, despite the
(4) that this often meant changing clothes five or six (5) a day.
More recently, fashionable clothes have come within the reach of ordinary
people. The traditional craft of dressmaking, (6) usually involved sewing
(7) hand, was both costly and slow. But today, large-scale manufacturing
has made it easier for people to keep (8) changes in fashion (9)
having to spend a great (10) of money.

II. WORD FORMS.

* Word form 1: Complete the following sentences, using the correct forms of
the words in brackets. (lOpts)
1. How much was the on that letter? (POST)
2. It's only common to thank someone when they help.
(COURTEOUS)
3. The situation is so in some cities now that it is difficult to see
any solution (CHAOS)
4. The thing I hate about John is his (RELIABLE)

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5. It is since advertising is ubiquitous, giant street hoardings and
catchy jingles on TV bombard us form all sides. (ESCAPE)
6. He is not responsible for himself only, but for the rest of.
( M A N ) also.
7. It is difficult to this girl from her twins sister. (DIFFERENT)
8. The sun and the moon are often in poetry . (PERSON)
9. John always knows how to the party with his jokes. (LIVELY)
10. It was very of you to sing so loud so late at night. (THINK)
* Word Form 2:
Read the text below. Fill in each of blank space with the correct form of the
word from the box. (lOpts)
DEEP VARY JEWEL IDEAL GOLD OCCUPY
THREE FASCINATE GEOGRAPHY FORTUNATE
Over the past few years, tourism in the East African country of Tanzania has
been growing fast. Tanzania has a really (1) multi-cultural history and is
home to many different tribes. They live peacefully together and have a wide range
of (2) , such as fanning and making traditional (3) Visits to
tribal villages, notably to those of the Masaai in the north of the country, are often a
highlight of travel itineraries. Last year, Tanzania welcomed about 290,000
visitors, which made tourism the (4) most important source of foreign
exchanges; only coffee and cotton brought in more revenue.
Tourists are attracted to Tanzania because of its (5) beaches and its
unusual (6) features. It has lakes of amazing (7) , and in Mount
Kilimanjaro boasts the highest mountain on the African continent. Tanzania also
has more land devoted to natural parks and game reserves than any other wildlife
destination in the world. Everything, including the coral reefs, is protected by
government law.
Tanzania is (8) placed to increase its tourist trade by offering a (9)
of activity holidays. At the same time, it aims to avoid the 'mass tourism'
that has been a rather (10) development in other areas of similar beauty.
in. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N .
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Find them and correct them. Write
your answers in the space provided below the passage. (10 pts)
As we feel tired at bed-time, it is natural to assume that we sleep because we are
tired. The point seems so obviously that hardly anyone has ever sought to question
it. Nevertheless, we must ask "tired of what?" People certainly feel tired in the end
of a hard day's manual work, but it is also true that office workers feel equally tired
when bed-time come. Even invalids, confined to beds or wheelchairs, become tired
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 PRACTICE 1
3.C 4.D 5.D
8.D 9. A 10. D
First syllabic Second syllable Third syllable Fourth syllable
wholesaler pathetic vegetarian cinematographer
extravagant preferential
variety
emphatically
contributor
prerequisite
PART T W O
A.
1. formality 2. inefficient 3. disheartened 4. splendour
5. intolerable 6. imitative 7. outburst
8. comparatively 9. compensatory 10. advisory
B.
l.B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5.D
6. B 7. A 8.C 9.D 10. C
PART T H R E E
A.
1. out 2. down 3. into 4. out 5. out
6. under 7. under 8. off 9. on 10. With
B.
1. may have slept 2. would have finished
3. must have smoked 4. (should) be
5. will have been travelling 6. hadn't been; being made
7. Were it not for you 8. are always talking
9. to have forgotten
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PART ONE
l.D 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C
6.B 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D
PART T W O
/.
l.B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. D 9.B 10. A
//.
1. maintenance / conference 2. congregation / service
3. uninhibited 4. luxuriating 5. overjoyed
6 liability 7. peacefulness / tranquility
PART T H R E E
/.
1. Precious little useful information is given in the brochure.
2. That takes me back to the time I chmbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
3. Should you find it necessary, you can contact me on this number.
4. We had to content ourselves with a cheaper car than the one we wanted.
5. It's really odd that you and I should meet in the middle of Africa.
6. My friends talked me into going to the party in fancy dress.
7. It is at Mr. Foster's request that I am writing / write this letter to you.
8. He gave me a blow to blow account of the operation.
9. Had he not lacked right qualifications, the university would have prepared
to consider his application.
10.One of these days we shall find the solution to our problem.
1. We agreed to take turns to do the washing up.
2. He makes sure that he distances himself from poUcies he disagrees with.
3. The new manager keeps picking on me for everything that goes wrong.
4. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
5. They have short-listed three appUcants.
6. He took to the new job like duck to water.
7. Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument.
8. They arrived at their destination safe and sound.
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 9. Trade has gone from ad to worse and staff are being laid off.
10. Carol made believe that she hadn't understood my request.
Carol made pretence of not having understood my request.
///.
1. get through 2.hung up 3. hold on
4. counted on 5. let him down 6. walk out on
7. get her down 8. look up to 9. turn down
10. call for 11. feel up to it 12. take me on
13. cropped up 14. push in 15. fell for
PART FOUR
/.
1. with 2. getting 3. with 4. if 5. have
6. been 7. if 8. be 9. spoken/ talked 10. been
11. being 12. with 13.seen 14. would 15. but
//.
l.F 2.G 3. E 4. D 5. C

PRACTICE 3

PART ONE
1. A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B
6. A 7.C 8.D 9.B lO.C
iRT TWO
1. A 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.B
6.C 7.D 8.C 9.A lO.C
11. A 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.A
16.B 17.C 18.B 19.D 20.D
1. breathlessly 2. inefficient 3. theorize/theorise
4. apparently 5. unbelievable 6. decidedly 7. shortage
8. knowledgeable 9. terrorists 10. nonexistent
PART THREE
/.
1. If you want good accommodation in Brighton, it's advisable to book in
advance.
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B.
repository, magnificent, eternal. mistake, legislature,
register, antagonist, impetus. abacus, dividend.
PART TWO
A.
1. flowerless 2. unite 3. produce 4. nutritional / nutrient
5.depends 6. absorbs 7. union 8. dissimilar
9. sharing 10. unlikely
B.
l.E 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. D
6.C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A

PART T H R E E
A.
1. taking 2. to become 3. was forced 4. were
5. transporting 6. developed 7. managed 8. to guide
9. had made 10. to land
B.
1. at - at 2. from 3. out of
4. off 5. within 6. to - by - down

PART FOUR
A.
1. unlike 2. others / they 3. most 4. by
5. The 6. among 7. fall / fell 8. two
9. called 10.no 11. can 12. appHcation
13. And / Then 14. imperfect 15. one
B.
l.B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5.D 6. C
C.
l.F 2. D 3. A 4. G 5. E 6. C
PART FIVE
A.
1. She was convinced that she had paid the bill, but she hadn't.
2. What gives (away) people's social background away is what they eat, not
their table manners.

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B.
aujLiliary, autobiography. carbonic, champagne,
correspondence, longevity, percentage, auctioneer.
pragmatism, synonymous.
PART TWO
A.
1. inhospitable 2. misjudged 3. ingratitude 4. outspoken
5. impoverished 6. disrepair 7. dissimilar
8. confidentially 9. demoralized 10. interdependent
B.
l.C 2. D 3.C 4. C 5.D
6. D 7. B 8. A 9.B 10. A
PART THREE
1. out / for 2. on 3. at 4. over 5. with
6. for 7.under 8. on 9. of 10. within
PART FOUR
A.
1. from 2. could 3. to 4. it 5. able
6. being 7. interpret/see 8. to 9. probability 10. need
B.
l.D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D 6.C 7. A 8. B
PART FIVE
A.
1. No formal announcement of decision will be made.
2. Unlike other languages, Esperanto has no irregular verbs.
3. If he hadn't been over-confident, he wouldn't have been beaten in the
Wimbledon final.
Or: If he had been confident...
4. I won't have you play music after midnight.
5. He must have needed money, otherwise he wouldn't have asked me for it.
6. Little do you realize how much I have sacrificed for you.
7. How dare you imply that it was all my fault.
8. I'm on duty from 6p.m till midnight.
9. Does the application have to be typed?
10. It's time you bought a new pair of shoes and get rid of those trainers.

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B.
1. He is making a name for himself as an interviewer.
2. We have broken even this year.
3. The painting went for five thousand pounds.
4. I feel hke a fish out of water in the new office.
5. He modestly played down his part in the rescue.
6. Both of the interpretations are equally vaUd.
7. She was lost for words.
8. You will have to turn over a new leaf i f you want to succeed.
9. Critizing him is like a red rag to a bull to him. Or Criticism is like a red
rag to a bull to him.
10. He was unable to cope with the job because of his i l l health.
PRACTICE 6
PART ONE
/.
l.B 2. B 3. C 4. D 5.C
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C
//.
r' syllable: blue-print, circumstances, interestingly, educating, retrograde
2""^ syllabic: arithmetic, personify
3'^' syllable: pharmaceutical, complimentary.
4* syllabic: mathematician
PART T W O
A.
1. A 2. D 3. B 4.C 5. B
6. A -7. A 8. D 9. C lO.B
B.
1. post-war 2. derailed 3. non-members
4. disrespectful 5. understaffed 6. instability
7. malnutrition 8. up-bringing 9. build-up 10. take-over
C.
I . in 2. into 3. of 4. to 5. With/In, to
6. with 7. by/with 8. up 9. over/through 10. out/through.
I I . down 12. down 13. out for 14. out 15. out
16. on 17. on to 18. out 19. up with 20. in/out
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PART FIVE
1. to ^ for
2. does is
3. a same -> the same
4. in that -> in which
5. many a -> such a
6. expressing ^ expressed
7. requires -> requiring
8. interpreting that -> interpreting what
9. the one the ones
10. another other
PRACTICE 7
PART ONE
A.
l.C 2.C 3. C 4.B 5.A
6. D 7.C 8. C 9. A 10. D
B.
First syllable: influences, syndicaUsm, inventories, wholesaler,
merchandise
Second syllable: collaborate, arithmetic, physician, personify, numerical
Third syllable: parliamentary, perpendicular, hepatitis, etiquette,
auctioneer
Fourth syllable: cinematographer, palaeolithic, incontrovertible,
memorabilia, reUabihty
PART TWO
A.
1. decriminalizing 2. non-aggression 3. insecticide
4. take-away 5. self-explanatory 6. irremediable
7. cover-up 8. coercion 9. privatization 10. supposed
fi.
l.B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B
C
1. on 2. in 3. down / with 4. without 5. up
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7. had been playing
8. will have ended
9. eat, should cat
10. be working, discussing, doing
11. telling, doing
12. to be standing, taking
13. getting
PART FOUR
A.
1. not 2. in / with 3. speak/know 4. fluency
5. fact 6. industry / world 7. own 8. that
9. language 10. they 11. drop 12. way
13. magazines / covers 14. off 15. another
16. public 17. as 18. like
19. interviews / information 20. wanted / desired
B.
4_ll_6-3-2-8 -1-5-9-7 -10
PART F I V E
1. is -> are 2. worldly > worldwide
3. the -> a 4. lowly-paid low-paid
5. opening -> open 6. of from 7. works -> work
8. on -> in 9. w h i c h w h e r e 10. sharply-> sharp
PRACTICE 8
PART ONE
A.
l.C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5.D 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D
B.
tranquilize - ordinarily - industry - themselves - superstructure - speciality
- geneticist - supernatural - recipe - electrician
PART T W O
A.
1. overexpenditure 2. imaginative 3. decisively
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7. tasteful 8. satisfactory 9. repeatedly
10. valuable / invaluable
B.
l.C 2. A 3.C 4. D 5.C
6. B 7. B 8.D 9. A 10. A

PART T H R E E
A.
1. has not been accustomed to being made
2. is said to be going up
3. Did you remember to lock
4. were pleased to be given
5. Don't hesitate to ask
6. must have gone/ been going out
7. will return, finish/ have finished reading
8. arc made to be shown
9. regret having told
10. have tried, to contact
B.
1. with, on 2. to, against 3. with, for 4. like, in
5. in, with 6. on, of 7. in, for 8. to, for
9. on, for 10. to, for
C.
1. has just blown out 2. was broken in
3. had burnt down 4. will call on
5. has been brought up 6. was called off
7. came across 8. drew up
9. turn in 10. goes back (up) on
D.
1. Thank you a lot for your willing to lend me the money.
2. I need it to buy some books necessary for my exam.
3. My parents (have) promised to send me some money but I haven't received
it yet.
4. I hope to receive it sooner or later.

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PART T W O
A.
1. admitted 2. will help 3. played 4. consisting
5. won't be working 6. will have completed
7. have been reading 8. would drive
9. have read 10. (should) listen
B.
1. secretive 2. purify 3. reheved 4. photogenic
5. sympathetically 6. rebellion 7. strenuous 8. vaccinate
9. senility 10. voracious
C.
1. keep up with 2. run out 3. pick up 4. break down
5. put off 6. hang up 7. Look out 8. do without
9. stand for 10. go off
D.
1. on 2. to 3. of 4. of 5. of
6. with 7. of 8. to 9. from 10. about
E.
1. It took her a long time to f^et over her illness.
2. I wish / hadn't said that to him.
3. It can't have been Tony we saw. He's in London.
4. I need to post this letter tonight.
5. I ' m sure the children have been getting up to something terrible while
we've been out.
6. I had the tyres checked on my car.
7. It's time you went to bed.
8. 1 couldn't make out the number plate in the fog.
9. I ' d rather you didn't tell Andrew about our conversation.
10. You could fail the exam unless you start studying now.

PART T H R E E
A.
l.D 2.B 3.C 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B

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B.
1. fewer 2. having 3. spreading 4. of 5. themselves
6. teeth 7. inject 8. milder/less 9. but 10. that
C.
l.C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5.D
6. A 7. A 8.C 9. B 10. A
PRACTICE 10
P A R T ONE
l.B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B
6. C 7. B 8. D 9.C 10. C
P A R T TWO
A.
l.A 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. A
6. C 7. A 8.C 9. A 10. C
B.
1. troublesome 2. requisite 3. circumstantial
4. failure/implications 5. spacious 6. revelations
7. speechless 8. forthcoming 9. acquaintance
PART T H R E E
A.
1. Day in day out it's the same old routine in my job.
2. Expensive as the ticket may seem, it is good value for money.
3. Unless a famous director had seen Brenda act in a school play, she
wouldn't be a star.
4. It was with great reUef to hear that her condition was not serious.
5. She has a good chance of succeeding as an actress.
6. There's no point in considering such a ridiculous proposal seriously.
7. Against everybody's expectation, she lost.
8. You must apply yourself to your work more.
9. Not having been born in this country means that you can't vote.
Not having been born in this country prevents you from voting.
Not unless you were bom in this country can you vote in the election.
10. Little did we at the time how serious the problem was.
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B.
1. troublesome 2. requisite 3. circumstantial
4. implications 5.spacious 6. revelations
7. consumption 8. speechless 9. forthcoming 10. withdraw
C.
1. ages since 2. can't have been 3. wouldn't have won
4. were 5. will have known 6. needn't have taken
7. has there been 8. as it may 9. would have gone to
10. started
PART T H R E E
A.
l.A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A
B.
1. first 2. used 3. have 4. those 5.been
6. time 7. I f 8.faced 9. Although/While 10. jobs
11. since 12. as 13. second 14. provided 15. not
16. such 17. whose 18. least 19. like 20. which
C.
l.D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. A 9.C 10. C
PART FOUR
A.
1. Under no circumstances am I to be disturbed.
2. I haven't read a good article for a long time.
3. In time you will appreciate what I am getting at.
4. Carol was blamed by everyone for the accident.
5. I ' d prefer you not to go.
6. It won't be long before they arrive.
7. As soon as the second act has finished / finishes, let's go home.
8. This will be the first time the group has appeared / played in the US.
9. It is rumoured that you stole it.
10. It's really odd that you and I should meet in the middle of Africa.
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D.
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C
1. vanity 2. insulator 3. instantly 4. promising
5. ability 6. medical 7. economics 8. malignant
F.
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. A
P R A C T I C E 13
A. M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S
I. P H O N O L O G Y
l.D 2.C 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. D 7. A 8.C 9. B 10. D
H. W O R D C H O I C E (5pts)
l.D 2. A 3. B 4.C 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. D
I I I . S T R U C T U R E S AND G R A M M A R
l.C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C
6. D 7. B 8. D 9. A
I V . P R E P O S I T I O N S AND P H R A S A L V E R B S
l.B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C
V. R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N
Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each of
questions below.
I. C ^ 2 . B 3.A 4.C 5.D
6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. D
II. B 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.B
16. C 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. D
VI. C L O Z E T E S T S
PASSAGE A
I. B 2. B 3. D 4.C 5.C
6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C
II. D 12.D 13.A 14.C 15.B
16. B 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. D
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B. WRITTEN T E S T
I. O P E N C L O Z E T E S T S
1. acceptance 11. doing
2. moved 12. either
3. theory 13. least
4. with 14. other
5. hands 15. consist
6. towards/at/to 16. nothing
7. because 17. yourself
8. both 18. than
9. advances 19. what/things/as
10. above 20. coming
II. W O R D F O R M S
Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. decriminalized 11. mixture
2. gatecrashers 12. undeniably
3. self-destructive 13. original
4. popularizing 14. marvellous
5. unpredictabilily 15. unbelievably
6. ageism 16. creation
7. knowledgeabiy 17. fishing
8. worthlessness 18. irresistible
9. wretchedly 19. resourcefulness
10. yearnings 20. unappetising
III. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
1. thousand persons -> thousands of persons
2. saving more lives -> to save more lives
3. that seem effectively -> that seem effective
4. involving exposing -> involves exposing
5. but thus -> and thus
6. Other technique -> Another technique
7. more easy affected more easily affected
8. unoperable brain tumors inoperable brain tumors
9. the recover rate ^ the recovery rate
10. encouraged news -> encouraging news

IV. S E N T E N C E T R A N S F O R M A T I O N
1. Were it not for the fact that Sally is very disorganized, she might/would
have a chance of getting that secretarial job.

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Cau hoi 5:
1. about 2. there 3. water 4. life 5. either
6. shine 7. temperatures 8. through 9. than 10. like

Cau hoi 6: Prepostions / Particles

l.out 2. up with 3. through 4. into 5. about
6. off 7. on 8. off 9. up 10. out

Cau hoi 7 : W O R D F O R M
1. Read the text and then fill in the blank with the correct form of the
word chosen from the box.
I . sophisticated 2. trained 3. to distinguish 4. correctly
5. unfamiliar 6. psychologists 7. capable 8. necessarily
9. be learned 10. continuity
2. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
I I . overconfident 16. misinformed
12. unendurable 17. anti-social / unsocial
13.involuntary 18. extensiveness
14. handfuls 19. outclassed
15. discouragements 20. civilized

Cau hoi 8 : V E R B T E N S E S - V E R B F O R M S
1. had already been prepared
2. have
3. have been thinking - have come - shall not be
4. hadn't been cut
5. would have been promoted - were
6. had recommended - was giving

Cau hoi 9: S E N T E N C E T R A N S F O R M A T I O N
1.
1. The last thing you should / must / ought to do is to phone ( phoning ) / to
ring / to contact the police
2. Had it not been for the attendance / presence / appearance o f a famous
film star, the party wouldn't have been a success. / would have been a
failure.
3. He takes after his father in many ways.
4. Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
5. James didn't sign the contract until he had spoken to his employers
(paying) the new tax.
2.
1. The story he told us was beyond belief

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VII. W O R D F O R M S (10 pts)
1. naturally 2. unsociable 3. theoretical 4. attracted
5. disorganizing 6. inconsistent 7. upbringing 8. disappointingly
9. economical 10. tolerably

VIII. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
1. which have been which has been
2. published -> was published
3. they realized -> did they realize
4. to stem -> to have stemmed
5. have been used have been using
6. An Europe A Europe
7. this a -> this was a
8. could be could have been
9. closely close
10. make ^ do

IX. O P E N C L O Z E T E S T
1. eaten 2. about 3. heal 4. history 5. trial
6. release 7. no 8. whose 9. from 10. made

X. S E N T E N C E T R A N S F O R M A T I O N
1. His holiday failed because no one was prepared to back it/him up.
2. His grandfather is now going under the knife.
3. Fiis parents were at loss when they tried to understand his actions./ His
actions threw his parents at a loss.
4. The boy dances attendance on his father.
5. They will take age and experience into account when they decide the salary.
6. There was agreement among the teachers to introduce the new methods.
7. You were not taken in by his story, were you?
8. He took my breath away when he said he loved me.
9. She gave an excellent performance in the school play.
10. John's arrival in Ho Chi Minh City coincided with his friend's

PRACTICE 16
PHAN A: T R A C NGHEM
Cau 1: P H O N O L O G Y
l.B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B
6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D

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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. V E R B T E N S E S / F O R M S
1. has been typing 2. has not finished
3. have been 4. heard
5. had won 6. did - do
7. arrested 8. admitted
9. to stay 10. is
II. W O R D F O R M S
1. sale 2. profitable
3. production 4. different
5. viewers 6. interruptions
7. exception 8. commercials
9. easily 10. unhealthy
I I I . P R E P O S I T I O N S AND P H R A S A L V E R B S
1. on 2. by
3. in 4. of
5. for 6. at
7. in 8. at
9. On 10. at
IV. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
1. common -> commonly
2. came to -> came about
3. invention -> inventions
4. between among
5. faced on -> faced with
6. performing -> to perform
7. invite invited
8. years year
9. temper -> temperature
10. enjoyed -> enjoyable
V. O P E N C L O Z E T E S T
1. name 2. year
3. however 4. current
5. settle 6. before
7. no 8. to
9. became 10. relation
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7. B. real-life 8. D. learnt
9. B. knowledge

B. P H A N TU" L U A N
Cauhoil: OPEN C L O Z E T E S T
I.
1 .though 2. refer
3. carried 4. suffered
5. view 6. ability
7. of 8. facts
9. like 10. wonders
IL
1. immortality 2. struggle 3. all
4. whole 5. left 6. made
7. anti-war 8. profited 9. warlike 10. very

Cauh6i2: WORD FORMS

1.
1. malfunctioning 2. thominess
3. foreground 4. deformity
5. droplet 6. differentiate
7. reassurances 8. archenemy
9. activists 10. befriended
IL
1. conversation 2. research
3. housework 4. dominance
5. unpleasant 6. interruption
7. meaningful 8. argumentative
9. listeners 10. impression

Cau hoi 3: E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
I . his 2. V
3. so 4. i f
5. feel 6. for
7. this 8. which
9. V 10. something
I I . the 12.such

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 B. Read the following passage adapted from Cultural Guide - O A L D ,
and circle A, B, C , or D for the correct answer to each of the
questions from 11 to 20.
Question 11: C. ^
Question 12: B.
Question 13: C .
Question 14: A.
Question 15: C.
Question 16: D.
Question 17: A.
Question 18: A.
Question 19: B.
Question 20: D

Cau hoi 4:
l.B 2. A 3. D 4.C 5.D
6. A 7. B 8. A 9.C 10. D

Cau hoi 5:
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. C
16. B 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. A

Cau hoi 6:
1. single 2. split 3. far/much 4. sympathetic
5. concerned 6. stand/bear 7.speaking 8. out
9. worked 10. seriously

Cau hoi 7:
1. accept 2. so
3. tests 4. marked
5. purpose 6.exchange
7. across 8. terms
9. spread 10. originally

Cau hoi 8:
1. These objectives are certainly ( A T T A I N A B L E ) . We have to try new ones.
2. He admitted that his cruel joke was ( I N T E N T I O N A L )
3. The ( I N V A R I A B L E ) answer to my question was "no".
4. He is normally very ( I N C O M M U N I C A T I V E ) so you w i l l be lucky i f
you get any information out of him.
5. He is laughing ( H E A R T L E S S L Y ) .

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of scales.
7. We hope to see more ( I N T E G R A T E D ) schools where children of
different races can get used to working together.
8. Country lanes are often (PASSED) in winter.
9. She is at a very (IMPRESSIVE) age.
10. They made their ( P R O V I S I O N I N G ) departure just before the floods.
11. O V E R A L L 12. EXCHANGE
13. DEPRIVED 14. CARRIAGE
15. BEST 16. BOARD
17. REASONABLE 18. ACHIEVEMENT
19. FURTHER 20. CONSULTANT
Cau hoi 9:
1. one o f the major
2. increased -> increasing
3. former formerly
4. plant species are well .... -> plant species that are ....
5. surviving survival
6. to grow in -> to grow on
7. several mechanics -> several mechanisms
8. some o f adaptations some of the adaptations
9. related with -> related to
10. acts like -> acts as
Cau hoi 10:
1. An increased number of travelers are being stopped by customs officials
this week.
2. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
3. The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided to stop playing.
4. At no time did he suspect that the bicycle had been stolen.
5. She lost her job because her typing was so poor.
6. In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in
football.
7. They claim to provide the best service in business, but I think that they
can in dispute / open to dispute.
8. You should make an example of him so that others will be afraid to
behave as he did.
9. The boy dances attendance on his father.
10. 1 really regret to have missed the boat to get the promotion.
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1. pose 2. applies 3. solutions 4. emphasis
5. factor 6. ample 7. disposal 8. raise
9. by 10. develop
Cau hoi 6:
WORD F O R M A T I O N
TASK 1
1. discreditable 2. substantial
3. judiciary 4. uppermost
5. humanitarian 6. parentage
7. hereditary 8. unenviable
9. objectionable 10. goodwill
TASK 2
1. insurmountable 2. Living
3. favorable 4. reassessment
5. seemingly 6. improbable
7. wilderness 8. threatened
9. ecological 10. mysterious
Cau hoi 7:
Beds play an important role on allowing a person to get a good night sleep.
Many different types of beds in the market today provide with a source of comfort
that is tailored to individual needs. Most of them are soft enough to ensure that the
bed follows the contours of a person's body, yet allowing a person to feel
comfortable when he is tossing and turning in bed. There are mattresses filled with
different types of materials and sewn with different types of clothes. The need to
farther improve the quality of mattresses shows the importance of the bed as a
piece of furniture in a home. Whether it is reclining, sleep or even have a meal,
people seek to buy the most comfortable beds for them.
A latex foam bed is one such bed. Latex is obtained from the rubber tree and it
solidifies quickly and becomes rubbery and elastic. These rubber particles are
suspended by soap in water and the liquid will then whip into foam and poured
into a mould. Hundreds of heated pins pierce the mould to create air chambers for
natural ventilation. The core of this mixture is then rinsed, washed and squeezed
until it is damp. The dampness is removed by a hot air oven and further frozen to
cool it. Latex foam mattresses therefore have a like-spring resilience that not only
follows the contours of a person body when he is asleep but is also able to revert to
the original shape not taking on the body impression of anyone.
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41. C 42. C 43. A 44^0 45. D 46. A
47. D 48. B 49. C 50. B
V.
51. D 52. D 53. A 54. D 55. A 56. B
57. B 58. B 59. A 60. D
61. D 62. A 63. D 64. A 65. D
Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage.
* 1 . recycles 2. rain 3. called 4. in 5. into
6. the 7. when/as 8. of 9. high 10. rivers
*l.for 2. enough 3. that 4. job 5. you
6. or 7. Before 8. which 9. hard 10. another
Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage.
1. purify 6. inhuman
2. suspiciously 7. commercialization
3. differentiate 8. forthcoming
4. inactive 9. underpaid
5. foreseeable 10. immobilise/immobilize
Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage.
11. comparison 16. pursuits
12. youth 17. collection
13. abundant 18. prosperity
14. Unemployment 19. tendency
15. sizeable 20. critical
There are ten mistakes in the text. Identify each mistake, write it down and
give your correction.
1. to be > being 6. Or > nor
2. legend > legendary 7. of ^ at
3. why ^ when 8. Them _^ him
4. seeming _^ seemingly 9. Have -> get
5. had~found . found 10. word , words
PART IV: W R I T I N G
Question I.
1. It was only when the journalists arrived at the venue that they heard about the
changes to the wedding plans.
2. It was at your insistence thatwe came to this restaurant.
3. It won't do you any good to argue with her.
4. The thief almost certainly came in through the window.
5. The sheer expense/ cost was what put me off the idea.
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l.C 2. A 3.B 4.B 5.D
6.C 7.A 8.D 9. B 10. C
II. Ty LUAN:
C a u 1: O P E N C L O Z E T E S T
Cloze test 1:
1. there 2. all
3. ever 4. what
5.though 6. a
7. did 8. longer
9. least 10. w i l l
Cloze test 2 :
l.teil 2. do
3. had 4. police
5. what 6. father
7. did 8. to
9. no 10.judge
C a u 2: W O R D F O R M S
P A R T 1:
1. attendance
2. please
3. irreplaceable
4. lengthen
5. dependable
6. exceptionally
7. inaccessible
8. theoretically
9. better-known
P A R T 2:
1. admittedly 2. politician's
3. alphabetical 4. emphatically
5. capability 6. enriched
7. colourful 8. interference
9. enthusiasts 10. opponents
C A U 3: E R R O R I N D E N T I F I C A T I O N :
1. loose lose
2. one, I ' d -> one. T d
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5. R E A D I N G :
Passage 1:
l.A 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B
6. A 7. D 8.C 9. B 10. C
Passage 2:
l.A 2.C 3.B 4. A 5. B
6.C 7.C 8. D 9. D
6. C L O Z E T E X T S
a. Mountain Rescue
l.C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5.C
6. A 7.C 8.8 9. D 10. C
b.
0. A l.C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5.B
6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B
II. WRITTEN TEST:
L OPEN C L O Z E T E S T
a.
(1) use (2) today/alone (3) which (4) light (5) their
(6) were (7) up (8) rather (9) to/with (10) this
b.
1. as 2. look 3. to 4. fact 5. and
6. reasons 7. let 8. out 9. however 10. in
2. WORD F O R M S
a.
1. intensive 2. susceptibility 3 uncomfortable 4. enlargement
5. characteristic 6. complications 7. treatment 8. threatening
9. abnormalities 10. immunization
b.
0. richness 1. infections 2. unfortunately 3. participants
4. analysis 5. spatial 6. visualizing 7. disorganized
8. comparison 9. fictional 10. systematically
3. E R R O R IDENTIFICATION
Land 2. the
3. which 4. V
5. as 6. they
7. to 8. are
9. make 10. once
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Cau hoi 5:
1. has conquered 2. is not 3. has decreased 4. known
5. is being studied 6. to deal 7. Judging 8. will be issued
9. have been developed 10. have been
Cau hoi 6:
1. eyesight light-headed 3. expectancy
4. selfishness passers 6. sympathetic
7. broadcasts 8. guidelines 9. warming
10. nowadays
Cau hoi 7:
l.to 2. up 3. through 4. out 5. away
6. with 7. of 8. by 9. down 10. for
Cau hoi 8:
1. Australians 2. high 3. first 4. how 5. out
6. use 7. still 8. waves 9. on 10. while
Cau hoi 9:
1. His conviction for fraud cost the trainer his license
2. I'm so annoyed by my little brother sometimes
3. The excuse for the war declaration (for the declearation of war) was the
defense of their territorial rights.
Or The excuse for the war declaration was to defend their territorial rights
4. You can't go on a bus without hearing someone talking about snobbery
5. It's the way their fans adulate them that corrupts pop stars
6. There is little likehood that the television will blow up at any time.
7. These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg
8. In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football
9. ThoriTas was kept in the dark about the company's new projects.
10.1 lacked (the) courage to tell him what I really thought
P R A C T I C E 25
MULTIPLE C H O I C E QUESTIONS
1. P H O N O L O G Y
A. l.A 2. C 3.C 4. A 5. C
B. l.C 2. A 3.D 4.C 5. D
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VI. W O R D F O R M
Word form 1
1. speech-day 2. sub-divided
3. discredit 4. untrue
5. unimaginatively 6. memorized
7. CD-writer 8. joyriding
9. playwright 10. best-seller
Word form 2
1. ex-soldiers 2. employment
3. families 4. significant
5. battlefields 6. poem
7. symbolizes 8. ceremonies
9. wreaths 10. monument
VII. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
1 .that have 2.what 3. so high 4.too many
5.make 6. are owed 7.alike 8. that
9.maintain 10.as a guide
VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. David was instrumental in the drafting of the proposal.
2. The head teacher was at a loss to comprehend/ understand the girl's
behaviour.
3. United are/ is bound to beat City.
4. I'm up to my ears in work, so I'm afraid I can't go to the party tonight.
5. Olsen's recent defeat is/was dealt a blow to his chance(s) of becoming
champion.
6. Had it not been for the famous actor's appearance, the performance would
never have been a success.
7. Imagine my exasperation/how exasperated I was/felt when appoinment was
cancelled once again.
8. Under no circumstances shall I lend Robert any more money.
9. Scarcely had they come out of the building when the alarm went off.
10. Margaret was offered a place on the course but had to turn down because
she was ill/ of her illness.
11. Many species of wildlife are on the verge of extinction.
12. We have no small sizes in stock. / We are out of stock of small sizes. / Small
sizes are out of stock.
13.1 felt such a fool when I realized what I'd done.
14. We missed the beginning of the concert as a consequence of oversleeping.
15. 1 knew 1 had met him before, but his name is on the tip of my tongue.
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CAU8: WORD FORMS
A.
1 .This matter is very Don't discuss it outside the office. Confidential
2. He was very of the work he had done. Proud
3. Recently health foods have increased in Popularity
4. The old lady hid all her under the floor. Savings
5. The gas from the chemical factory was extremely Harmful
6. The restaurant is now under new Management
7. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete
Satisfactory
8. He used all his to force the door open Strength
9. The government has promised to deal with the problem of among
young people. Unemployment
10. Although her visit was , we made her welcome just the same.
Expectable
B.
1. undergo 2. technological 3. unquestionably 4. assumption
5. destructive 6. overwhelmingly 7. beings 8. pessimistically
9. imperfections 10. heights
Cau 9: E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
1. C (=> part in) 2. D (=> isolated) 3. B (=> but/ while)
4. C (=> hard) 5. A (=> so) 6. A (=> In my opinion)
7. D (=> her honesty) 8. A (=> Despite being small)
9. A (=> published in the UK) 10. B (=> did he realise)
C A U 10 : S E N T E N C E T R A N S F O R M A T I O N
1.1 daren't turn on the television for fear of waking up the baby.
2. Could you keep an / your eye on my bag while I'm away , please ?
3. John came up with the best solution.
4. There was a sharp contrast between the writer's writing style and his spoken
language.
5. We should save our breath by not talking to that stubborn guy.
6. Only when / after all the guests had gone home , could we relax.
7. I f it hadn't been for the fog, there wouldn't have been traffic problems.
8. The older he got, the more his memory failed him.
9. Had it not been for his help, we would all have died.
10. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been kept in prison.
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 Open Cloze Test 2:
1. Although/While/Whereas/Whilst/Though 2. do
3. be 4. fact
5. times 6. which
7. by 8. up
9. witiiout 10. deal/amount/sum
I I . WORD F O R M S
Word form 1:
1. postage 2. courtesy 3. chaotic
4. Unreliability 5. inescapable 6. Mankind
7. Differentiate 8. Personified 9. enliven
10. thoughtless
Word Form 2:
1. fascinating 2. occupations 3. j ewel lery/j ewelry
4. third 5. golden 6. geographic(al)
7. depth(s) 8. ideally 9. variety
10. unfortunate
III. E R R O R I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
1. obviously > obvious 6. exercises exercise
2. in ->at ' 7. relating - * related
3. come > comes 8. intellectual intellectually
4. read > reading 9. in ^of
5. proof > proven 10. boring situation a boring situation
IV. S E N T E N C E T R A N F O R M A T I O N
1. She flatly refused to sleep in that haunted house.
2. It doesn't make any / many difference whether we say in or go out this
evening, but John wants to go to the cinema.
3. Contrary to everyone's expectation, she lost the tournament.
4. When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words.
5. We have run out of the items you want.
6. The film fell short of my expectations.
7. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my dad meant to me
8. Early as he retired , he found no peace in life.
9. Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter.
10. Scarcely had I solved one problem when 1 was faced with another.
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