II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions: (3 0.2 = 0.6 point)
Question 12: Your book is not as interesting as ……………..
A. I
B. mine
C. mine book
D. my
Question 13: ………………….the bad weather, we went on our school picnic last weekend.
A. Though
B. In spite
C. Although
D. Despite
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Question 14: My elder sister doesn’t like meat and…………..…
A. either do I
B. neither I do
C. neither do I
D. I don’t, too
Question 15: My brother draw very well, I think he ………………….a famous artist one day.
A. will
B. will is
C. will be
D. are
Question 16: How …………………. is it from your apartment to the city centre?
A. much
B. long
C. many
D. far
Question 17: They used to …………………. from New York to London last year.
A. commuted
B. commute
C. commutes
D. commuting
Question 18: What kind of ………………….do they like? – They like cartoons.
A. films
B. music
C. sports
D. books
Question 19: The………………. of a new computer system will take about a week.
A. install
B. installation
C. installing
D. installed
Question 20: These are …………………. books. The books on the teacher’s desk are mine.
A. your
B. you
C. yours
D. yourself
II. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: (5 0.2 = 1.0 point) Question 21: They (use/ work) ………………….in a big factory when they were young. Question 22: Despite (earn) ………………… a high salary, Mr. Ba never wastes his money. Question 23: You (see) …………………..……. our form teacher since we left school? Question 24: My brother promised (buy) …………………. me a new ball if I learn hard. Question 25: Which festival are you …………………..……. (interest) in? Hue Carnival.
D. READING: (70.2 = 1.4 points) Read the passage, then answer the following questions: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is also the highest trash pile in the world. About 400 people try to reach the top every year. This many climbers means a lot of trash. It is very dangerous to climb Mt. Everest. The air is very thin and cold. Most people carry oxygen bottles; they could die without it. When the oxygen bottles are empty, people throw them on the ground. When strong winds rip their tents, people leave those tents behind. They don’t have enough energy to go down the mountain safely. Trash is a terrible problem. Since people first began to climb Mt. Everest, they have left 50,000 kilos of trash on the mountain. Several groups have climbed the mountain just to pick up the trash. When people plan to climb the mountain, they have to plan to take away their trash. Questions: Question 26: Which mountain is the highest mountain trash pile in the world? -> ………………………………………………………………………………………………... Question 27: Where do climbers put their empty oxygen bottles? -> ………………………………………………………………………………………………... Question 28: Is it safe to climb Mount Everest? -> ………………………………………………………………………………………………... Question 29: When do people leave the tents behind? -> ………………………………………………………………………………………………... Question 30: Why do climbers leave their trash on the mountain? -> ………………………………………………………………………………………………... Question 31: Since people first began to climb Mt. Everest, how many kilos of trash they have left on the mountain? -> ………………………………………………………………………………………………... Question 32: When people plan to climb the mountain, what do they have to do with their trash? -> ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
E. WRITING: (80.2 = 1.6 points) I. Re- order the words to make meaningful sentences: Question 33: you / stay up too late/ for / it’s not good/ because/your health./ shouldn’t -> …………………………………………………………………………………………… Question 34: games / you / much / spending / playing / too / time / tired. / makes / -> …………………………………………………………………………………………… Question 35: brother / yonger / watching / books./ TV / my / to reading/ prefers / -> …………………………………………………………………………………………… Question 36: have / dinner / house / would / like / tonight? / you / at / my / to / -> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
II. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one: Question 37: Children didn’t play with high-tech devices at an early age but now they do. -> Children didn’t use……………………………….……………………………………….. Question 38: There are more wealthy people in big cities than in the countryside. -> There are fewer …………………………………………………………………………… Question 39: My sister started learning English two years ago. -> My sister has..…….…………………………..……………….………………………….. Question 40: They all participated in singing the Christmas Carols yesterday. -> They all took ..…….…………………………..…………………………………………..