UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014

TEST NUMBER 15 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 29/06/2013.
(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút.
Họ và tên thí sinh: ……………….………………….. Số báo danh: ………...
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề).
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.
I. PHONETICS (1 pt)
1. Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)
1. A. there B. though C. than D. theme
2. A. snowstorm B. knowledge C. show D. slow
3. A. treasure B. sewage C. save D. campus
4. A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality
5. A. enjoyed B. invited C. mended D. lasted
2. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 pt)
6. A. idiomatic B. mathematics C. characteristic D. possibility
7. A. encounter B. museum C. dependent D. understand
8. A. dental B. device C. drunkard D. endless
9. A. relate B. edit C. region D. final
10. A. package B. customer C. supervisor D. accountant
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11. To get touch with someone is ___________________.
A. to touch him B. criticize C. respect him D. communicate with him
12. “He has a good command of English.” means _____________________.
A. he is able to go abroad B. he is able to pass the examination
C. he gives a command of it D. he is able to use it well
13. The _________________items in the cake are flour, sugar and shortening.
A. alternative B. enviable C. commercial D. essential
14. A ___________________day in Florida is full of sunshine and warm breezes.
A. visible B. typical C. pessimistic D. deserted
15. Don’t forget to take your prescription to the ___________________.
A. baker’s B. doctor’s C. chemist’s D. butcher’s
16. I hung the picture ___________________the fireplace.
A. on B. under C. between D. above
17. The little girl was frightened _____________________thunder.
A. at B. from C. out of D. of
18. This story is entirely based ____________________facts about his revolutionary life.
A. on B. up C. over D. in
19. Older people rarely approve ____________________habits of the young generation.
A. for B. to C. of D. with
20. They were suddenly aware ___________________a noise in the back of the room.
A. to B. by C. of D. from
21. You look _______than last year.
A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller
22. What _______advice she gave us!
A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
23. My dog as well as my cats _______ twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
24. When I came into the class, I realized I knew _______.
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
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25. Do it right now, _______?
A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you
26. We _______for her for ten minutes.
A. waitB. waited C. are waiting D. have been waiting
27. His father is not interested in tennis and _______.
A. he doesn’t, either B. so doesn’t he C. neither does he D. neither is he
28. The little girl wasted half an hour_______ for her picture book.
A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked
29. _______does it take you to do the washing?
A. How fast B. What time C. How long D. How often
30. Your hair is long. Are you going to _______?
A. have it cut B. have cut it C. be cutting it D. have it cutting
31. The Chief of police, ___________________work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
A. whoB. whom C. whose D. which
32. Neither the boy’s parents nor I ___________________satisfied with his progress.
A. are B. am C. have D. has
33. He’s __________________intelligent than his sister.
A. lesser B. much less C. much fewer D. not so
34. She is wearing a _______________________.
A. short nice nylon skirt B. nice short nylon skirt
C. nylon short nice skirt D. nylon nice short skirt
35. You can borrow my book _________________you return it before the end of the class.
A. even if B. although C. while D. as long as
36. My hair is too long, I will have it ___________________tomorrow.
A. to cut B. cut C. being cut D. cutting
57. __________________the weather forecast it will rain heavily later this morning.
A. On account of B. According to C. Because of D. Due to
58. Give her a telephone number to ring us ____________________she gets lost.
A. whether B. in case C. unless D. perhaps
59. Write to me and tell me _______________about your holiday in Switzerland.
A. every B. all C. much D. some
40. Most young people want to ___________________about environmental problems.
A. look up for more B. find more out C. deal more with D. make more out
41. Most societies have to ____________some conveniences to prevent environmental problems.
A. put off B. make up for C. do without D. take after
42. In some countries environmental organizations have been _________________.
A. put up B. made up C. carried out D. set up
43. He threw the ball _________________his playmate, trying to score more points.
A. to B. at C. on D. away
44. She is very efficient, and _____________________polite to the customers.
A. failing B. unfailing C. failingly D. unfailingly
45. Dogs are always faithful ________their masters but their masters are sometime cruel _______them.
A. at / in B. on / by C. to / to D. with / for
46. I don’t think that they’ll be ________________favor of getting the money in that way.
A. in B. on C. with D. of
47. While _____________to help Tim with his math, I got impatient because he wouldn’t pay attention to what I
was saying.
A. I am trying B. having tried C. trying D. tried
48. “Did you tell Carol where _______________us this evening?”
-“Yes, I did. I can’t understand why she is late”.
A. should she meet B. she to meet C. she meets D. to meet
49. “Did you enjoy the picnic?” “It was okay, but I’d rather _________________to a movie.

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A. go B. be going C. have gone D. went
50. We were both pleased ____________________honored to be guests of the president.
A. also B. and C. alike D. or
51. We haven’t had __________________news from the disaster site since the earthquake.
A. many B. quite a few C. much D. some
52. There’s no point __________________this lotion. It won’t work.
A. to try B. trying C. in your try D. about trying
53. I can’t find my passport. I _____________________it at home.
A. must have left C. had left B. should have left D. must leave
54. If I ___________________him yesterday, I would have to come back tomorrow.
A. met B. hadn’t met C. didn’t meet D. have met
55. Hardly ___________________believes your story.
A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. no one
56. It is high time the principal ___________________responsible for his wrong policy.
A. be B. were C. being D. was
57. “Don’t be so disappointed, Bill. You can take the driving test again,” said Helen.
A. Helen told Bill not to be disappointed and not to take the driving test again.
B. Helen told Bill to be disappointed because of the driving test again.
C. Helen said Bill not to be disappointed in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Bill to take the driving test again.
58.“You’re always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher.
A. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
59.“I’ll certainly help you tomorrow,” said Tom to Helen.
A. Tom promised to help Helen the day after.
B. Tom announced that he would help Helen the day after.
C. Tom asked if Helen wanted him to help her the day after.
D. Tom told Helen to help him the day after.
60.“No, I didn’t steal anything from her,” said Henry.
A. Henry confirmed that he had stolen things from her.
B. Henry refused to steal things from her.
C. Henry denied stealing things from her.
D. Henry said no to stealing things from her.
III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61. – “Could you mail this letter for me, please? – “ _____________”
A. No, I couldn’t B. I’ll try C. Yes, here it is D. I’m sorry, I can’t
62. – “How about going out to dinner tonight? – “ _____________”
A. Oh, thank you B. Yes, please C. No, I don’t want to D. I’m afraid not
63. – “Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? – “ _____________”
A. What do you suggest? B. Yes, please C. How’s that? D. That’s a good idea
64. – “Would you mind lending me your bike? – “ _____________”
A. “Here it is B. No, not at all C. Yes, let’s D. Good idea
65. – “Can I smoke is here?” –“I’d rather you ____________.”
A. don’t B. didn’t C. can’t D. couldn’t
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.
Science has told us so (66) _______ about the moon that it is fairly easy to imagine what it would be like to
go there. It is certainly not (67) _______ friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can be no (68)
_______ of any kind. There is no variety of scenery (69) _______ . For mile after mile there are only flat

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plains of dust with mountains around them. Above, the sun and stars shine (70) _______ a black sky. If you step
out of the mountain shadows, it will (71) _______ moving from severe cold into great heat. These extreme (72)
_______ continually break rocks away from the surface of the mountains. The moon is also a very silent world,
(73) _______ sound waves can only travel through air. But beyond the broken horizon, you see a friendly sight,
our earth is shining more (74) _______ than the stars. From this distance, it looks (75) _______ an immense
ball, colored blue and green and brown.
66. A. many B. much C. any D. some
67. A. a B. the C. an D. too
68. A. living B. existence C. sign D. life
69. A. neither B. though C. either D. too
70. A. in B. on C. up D. over
71. A. like B. appear C. seem D. mean
72. A. weather B. temperatures C. climates D. levels
73. A. for B. though C. but D. when
74. A. warmly B. quickly C. steadily D. brightly
75. A. as if B. like C. as D. up
V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are popular almost everywhere and with
everybody. They are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well. But what do you know about the
history of jeans? Who made the first jeans?
Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle
of the Gold Rush. Thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Strauss came to sell
canvas, a heavy fabric used for tents, to these gold miners. One day Strauss saw that the miners needed strong
clothes for work. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants. These pants
were what the miners needed. They were very strong and lasted a long time. The pants became very popular
immediately.
Later Strauss wanted to make his pants even better, so he started making his pants from cotton cloth that was
softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was called ‘denim’
(from de Nimes). Denim was popular in the fifteenth century. Christopher Columbus used denim for the sails of
his ships. Sailors in Genoa, Italy, wore denim pants. The word ‘jeans’ comes from the word ‘Genoa’. Mr.
Strauss made the first jeans in the United States, but their name and their kind of cloth came from Italy and
France.
76. Levi Strauss came to California __________.
A. to dig for gold B. to sell jeans
C. to sell canvas for tents D. to explore the land
77. What did the miners need?
A. a heavy fabric for tent B. strong clothes for work
C. gold mines D. pants made of canvas
78. How did Strauss improve his pants?
A. He used a fabric called ‘denim’ to make his pants.
B. He took some of his canvas and made it into pants.
C. He imported pants from Nimes, a city in France.
D. He named his pants after sailors from Genoa, Italy.
79. The word ‘practical’ in paragraph 1 means __________.
A. cheap B. useful C. attractive D. typical
80. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Levi Strauss was the first person to make jeans. B. The name of jeans came from Europe.
C. Denim was as strong as canvas. D. Levi Strauss was born in the United States.
B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN.
I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

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1. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs (81. perform) _____________ for people in town and villages.
2. She (82. have) _____________ dinner when the postman (83. come) _____________.
3. The sky is very dark. I think it (84. rain) _____________.
4. Tell him (85. bring) _____________ his bike inside. If he (86. leave) _____________ it there, someone (87.
steal) _______________ it.
5. The music is so loud .I wish someone (88. turn) _____________it off.
6. This film (89. be) _____________so interesting that I (90. see) _____________it twice.
II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts)
91. His eyesight is becoming _____________worse. (Progress)
92. It was _____________of you to send me the flowers when I was in hospital. (Think)
93. All her life she had a _____________trust in the other people. (Child)
94. This morning, I _____________and was late for school. (Sleep)
95. The cost of _____________to the show is quite reasonable. (Admit)
96. This used to be a rural area, but it has become _____________. (Industry)
97. We must meet soon, _____________before Saturday. (Prefer)
98. They are waiting in the _____________lounge. (Depart)
99. Switzerland is a _____________country. (Mountain)
100. He is very anxious about the _____________of his passport. (Lose)
III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F).
LEARNING ENGLISH
It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults
often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top, or smartest adult students have
difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her
pronunciation.
One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the
rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the
classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English-speaking country greatly affects
their English. Living with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as improve their
accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to prevent
misunderstandings that can occur when people from different cultures live together.
Living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International students are usually excited when they
first show up at their new homes, but after a few months they may start to think about their home countries and
get homesick. Students who are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to be alone. This
makes it difficult for them to make friends and learn English.

101. Adult students of English cannot improve their accents because they are slow to change.
102. Most younger students cannot change their pronunciation.
103. All that they need to improve their pronunciation is to practice more outside the classroom.
104. To avoid misunderstandings about cultures, students should Jive with native speakers.
105. On their arrival, most international students may forget about the problems because they are very excited.
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.
106. In the theatre we had seats _______ the front row.
107. She was astonished _______the way he behaved.
108. I was furious _______you for not telling me the news.
109. Were you absent _______the lecture yesterday?
110. Sue was asking _______you. I told her you were fine.
111. We were talking _______Peter but we broke off when he came in.
112. I was born in Scotland but I grew _______in Northern Ireland.
113. The firemen had to break _______the room to rescue the children.
114. My lawyer told me to look _______the contract before I signed it.

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115. The boy tried to break _______but his mother snatched his shirt.
V. ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)
There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write
your answers in the numbered spaces.
A SURPRISE
Mr. Bush was away from his flat all the afternoon. When he returned, he has discovered he did not
have his key. He had left whole set of keys in a pocket of the trousers he had worn before going out. He went
downstairs to the caretaker's flat and explained exactly which had happened. The caretaker is sympathetic, "I'm
sorry. I have no spare key to your flat". He told, "I used to have one, but someone borrowed it once and never
returned it for me. But never mind, I have a friend who understand these things. I'll phone him and he'll come.
He is a specialize in opening locked doors without keys. I'm sure he'll be able to help you". He did, either. Later,
I found out that he was a fame house breaker.
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
116. 121.
117. 122.
118. 123.
119. 124.
120. 125.
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)
126. She never stops saying how much she dislikes public transport. (Complaining)
=> She ...............................................................................................................................................
127. Robert has not had a job for two years. (Unemployed)
=> Robert has ....................................................................................................................................
128. It took her a long time to recover from her illness. (Over)
=> It took her ....................................................................................................................................
129. The patient recovered from her illness more rapidly than I expected. (Recovery)
=> The patient ...................................................................................................................................
130. The boss wouldn’t object to you going early today. (Objection)
=> The boss wouldn’t .......................................................................................................................
131. It is cheaper to send things by sea than by airmail. (Costs)
=> It costs ..........................................................................................................................................
132. We didn’t go to the theater, we stayed at home. (Instead)
=> We stayed ....................................................................................................................................
133. He said “arrive on time for the meeting tomorrow. (Reminded)
=> He ................................................................................................................................................
134. Please send us a copy of your directory. (Grateful)
=> I should ........................................................................................................................................
135. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me. (Found)
=> What I ..........................................................................................................................................
VII. WRITING
Write an essay of about 200 words on the following topic:
People do many different things to stay healthy. What do you do for good health? Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer.
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UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
TEST NUMBER 15 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 29/06/2013.
(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút.
Họ và tên thí sinh: ……………….………………….. Số báo danh: ………...
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề).
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.
I. PHONETICS (1 pt)
1. Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)
1. A. there B. though C. than D. theme
2. A. snowstorm B. knowledge C. show D. slow
3. A. treasure B. sewage C. save D. campus
4. A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality
5. A. enjoyed B. invited C. mended D. lasted
2. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 pt)
6. A. idiomatic B. mathematics C. characteristic D. possibility
7. A. encounter B. museum C. dependent D. understand
8. A. dental B. device C. drunkard D. endless
9. A. relate B. edit C. region D. final
10. A. package B. customer C. supervisor D. accountant
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11. To get touch with someone is________.
A. to touch him B. criticize C. respect him D. communicate with him
12. “He has a good command of English.” means ________.
A. he is able to go abroad B. he is able to pass the examination
C. he gives a command of it D. he is able to use it well
13. The ________items in the cake are flour, sugar and shortening.
A. alternative B. enviable C. commercial D. essential
14. A ________day in Florida is full of sunshine and warm breezes.
A. visible B. typical C. pessimistic D. deserted
15. Don’t forget to take your prescription to the________.
A. baker’s B. doctor’s C. chemist’s D. butcher’s
16. I hung the picture ________the fireplace.
A. on B. under C. between D. above
17. The little girl was frightened ________thunder.
A. at B. from C. out of D. of
18. This story is entirely based________ facts about his revolutionary life.
A. on B. up C. over D. in
19. Older people rarely approve ________ habits of the young generation.
A. for B. to C. of D. with
20. They were suddenly aware ________a noise in the back of the room.
A. to B. by C. of D. from
21. You look _______than last year.
A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller
22. What _______advice she gave us!
A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
23. My dog as well as my cats _______ twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten

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24. When I came into the class, I realized I knew _______.
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
25. Do it right now, _______?
A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you
26. We _______for her for ten minutes.
A. wait B. waited C. are waiting D. have been waiting
27. His father is not interested in tennis and _______.
A. he doesn’t, either B. so doesn’t he C. neither does he D. neither is he
28. The little girl wasted half an hour_______ for her picture book.
A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked
29. _______does it take you to do the washing?
A. How fast B. What time C. How long D. How often
30. Your hair is long. Are you going to _______?
A. have it cut B. have cut it C. be cutting it D. have it cutting
31. The Chief of police, ________work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
32. Neither the boy’s parents nor I ________satisfied with his progress.
A. are B. am C. have D. has
33. He’s________ intelligent than his sister.
A. lesser B. much less C. much fewer D. not so
34. She is wearing a ________.
A. short nice nylon skirt B. nice short nylon skirt
C. nylon short nice skirt D. nylon nice short skirt
35. You can borrow my book ________ you return it before the end of the class.
A. even if B. although C. while D. as long as
36. My hair is too long, I will have it ________ tomorrow.
A. to cut B. cut C. being cut D. cutting
37. ________ the weather forecast it will rain heavily later this morning.
A. On account of B. According to C. Because of D. Due to
38. Give her a telephone number to ring us ________she gets lost.
A. whether B. in case C. unless D. perhaps
39. Write to me and tell me ________ about your holiday in Switzerland.
A. every B. all C. much D. some
40. Most young people want to ________ about environmental problems.
A. look up for more B. find more out C. deal more with D. make more out
41. Most societies have to ____________some conveniences to prevent environmental problems.
A. put off B. make up for C. do without D. take after
42. In some countries environmental organizations have been ________.
A. put up B. made up C. carried out D. set up
43. He threw the ball ________ his playmate, trying to score more points.
A. to B. at C. on D. away
44. She is very efficient, and ________ polite to the customers.
A. failing B. unfailing C. failingly D. unfailingly
45. Dogs are always faithful ________their masters but their masters are sometime cruel _______them.
A. at / in B. on / by C. to / to D. with / for
46. I don’t think that they’ll be ________ favor of getting the money in that way.
A. in B. on C. with D. of
47. While ________ to help Tim with his math, I got impatient because he wouldn’t pay attention to what I was
saying.
A. I am trying B. having tried C. trying D. tried
48. “Did you tell Carol where ________ us this evening?”
-“Yes, I did. I can’t understand why she is late”.

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 A. should she meet B. she to meet C. she meets D. to meet
49. “Did you enjoy the picnic?” “It was okay, but I’d rather ________ to a movie.
A. go B. be going C. have gone D. went
50. We were both pleased ________ honored to be guests of the president.
A. also B. and C. alike D. or
51. We haven’t had ________ news from the disaster site since the earthquake.
A. many B. quite a few C. much D. some
52. There’s no point ________ this lotion. It won’t work.
A. to try B. trying C. in your try D. about trying
53. I can’t find my passport. I ________ it at home.
A. must have left C. had left B. should have left D. must leave
54. If I ________ him yesterday, I would have to come back tomorrow.
A. met B. hadn’t met C. didn’t meet D. have met
55. Hardly ________ believes your story.
A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. no one
56. It is high time the principal ________ responsible for his wrong policy.
A. be B. were C. being D. was
57. “Don’t be so disappointed, Bill. You can take the driving test again,” said Helen.
A. Helen told Bill not to be disappointed and not to take the driving test again.
B. Helen told Bill to be disappointed because of the driving test again.
C. Helen said Bill not to be disappointed in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Bill to take the driving test again.
58. “You’re always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher.
A. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
59. “I’ll certainly help you tomorrow,” said Tom to Helen.
A. Tom promised to help Helen the day after.
B. Tom announced that he would help Helen the day after.
C. Tom asked if Helen wanted him to help her the day after.
D. Tom told Helen to help him the day after.
60. “No, I didn’t steal anything from her,” said Henry.
A. Henry confirmed that he had stolen things from her.
B. Henry refused to steal things from her.
C. Henry denied stealing things from her.
D. Henry said no to stealing things from her.
III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61. – “Could you mail this letter for me, please? – “________”
A. No, I couldn’t B. I’ll try C. Yes, here it is D. I’m sorry, I can’t
62. – “How about going out to dinner tonight? – “________”
A. Oh, thank you B. Yes, please C. No, I don’t want to D. I’m afraid not
63. – “Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? – “________”
A. What do you suggest? B. Yes, please C. How’s that? D. That’s a good idea
64. – “Would you mind lending me your bike? – “________”
A. “Here it is B. No, not at all C. Yes, let’s D. Good idea
65. – “Can I smoke is here?” –“I’d rather you ________.”
A. don’t B. didn’t C. can’t D. couldn’t
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.

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 Science has told us so (66) _______ about the moon that it is fairly easy to imagine what it would be like to
go there. It is certainly not (67) _______ friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can be no (68)
_______ of any kind. There is no variety of scenery (69) _______ . For mile after mile there are only flat
plains of dust with mountains around them. Above, the sun and stars shine (70) _______ a black sky. If you step
out of the mountain shadows, it will (71) _______ moving from severe cold into great heat. These extreme (72)
_______ continually break rocks away from the surface of the mountains. The moon is also a very silent world,
(73) _______ sound waves can only travel through air. But beyond the broken horizon, you see a friendly sight,
our earth is shining more (74) _______ than the stars. From this distance, it looks (75) _______ an immense
ball, colored blue and green and brown.
66. A. many B. much C. any D. some
67. A. a B. the C. an D. too
68. A. living B. existence C. sign D. life
69. A. neither B. though C. either D. too
70. A. in B. on C. up D. over
71. A. like B. appear C. seem D. mean
72. A. weather B. temperatures C. climates D. levels
73. A. for B. though C. but D. when
74. A. warmly B. quickly C. steadily D. brightly
75. A. as if B. like C. as D. up
V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are popular almost everywhere and with
everybody. They are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well. But what do you know about the
history of jeans? Who made the first jeans?
Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the
middle of the Gold Rush. Thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Strauss came to sell
canvas, a heavy fabric used for tents, to these gold miners. One day Strauss saw that the miners needed strong
clothes for work. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants. These pants
were what the miners needed. They were very strong and lasted a long time. The pants became very popular
immediately.
Later Strauss wanted to make his pants even better, so he started making his pants from cotton cloth that
was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was called ‘denim’
(from de Nimes). Denim was popular in the fifteenth century. Christopher Columbus used denim for the sails of
his ships. Sailors in Genoa, Italy, wore denim pants. The word ‘jeans’ comes from the word ‘Genoa’. Mr.
Strauss made the first jeans in the United States, but their name and their kind of cloth came from Italy and
France.
76. Levi Strauss came to California __________.
A. to dig for gold B. to sell jeans
C. to sell canvas for tents D. to explore the land
77. What did the miners need?
A. a heavy fabric for tent B. strong clothes for work
C. gold mines D. pants made of canvas
78. How did Strauss improve his pants?
A. He used a fabric called ‘denim’ to make his pants.
B. He took some of his canvas and made it into pants.
C. He imported pants from Nimes, a city in France.
D. He named his pants after sailors from Genoa, Italy.
79. The word ‘practical’ in paragraph 1 means __________.
A. cheap B. useful C. attractive D. typical
80. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Levi Strauss was the first person to make jeans. B. The name of jeans came from Europe.
C. Denim was as strong as canvas. D. Levi Strauss was born in the United States.

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I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs (81. perform) _were performed_ for people in town and villages.
2. She (82. have) __was having__ dinner when the postman (83. come) ____came____.
3. The sky is very dark. I think it (84. rain) __is going to rain___.
4. Tell him (85. bring) ___to bring__ his bike inside. If he (86. leave) ___leaves___ it there, someone (87. steal)
___will steal__ it.
5. The music is so loud. I wish someone (88. turn) __turned/ would turn___ it off.
6. This film (89. be) __is__ so interesting that I (90. see) __have seen__ it twice.
II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts)
91. His eyesight is becoming ___progressively___ worse. (Progress)
92. It was _thoughtful_ of you to send me the flowers when I was in hospital. (Think)
93. All her life she had a childlike trust in the other people. (Child)
94. This morning, I __overslept__ and was late for school. (Sleep)
95. The cost of admission_ to the show is quite reasonable. (Admit)
96. This used to be a rural area, but it has become _industrialized. (Industry)
97. We must meet soon, __preferably_ before Saturday. (Prefer)
98. They are waiting in the departure lounge. (Depart)
99. Switzerland is a _mountainous_ country. (Mountain)
100. He is very anxious about the _loss_ of his passport. (Lose)
III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F).
LEARNING ENGLISH
It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who are flexible,
adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top or smartest adult students have
difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her
pronunciation.
One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to
understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English
outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English-speaking country
greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as
improve their accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to
prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different cultures live together.
Living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International students are usually excited
when they first show up at their new homes, but after a few months they may start to think about their home
countries and get homesick. Students who are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to
be alone. This makes it difficult for them to make friends and learn English.

101. Adult students of English cannot improve their accents because they are slow to change.
102. Most younger students cannot change their pronunciation.
103. All that they need to improve their pronunciation is to practice more outside the classroom.
104. To avoid misunderstandings about cultures, students should live with native speakers.
105. On their arrival, most international students may forget about the problems because they are very excited.
101.F 102.F 103.F 104.T 105.T
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.
106. In the theatre we had seats _______ in___ the front row.
107. She was astonished _______at ___the way he behaved.
108. I was furious_______ with ___you for not telling me the news.
109. Were you absent_______ from___ the lecture yesterday?
110. Sue was asking_ after___ you. I told her you were fine.

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112. I was born in Scotland but I grew _______up___ in Northern Ireland.
113. The firemen had to break____ in/into___ the room to rescue the children.
114. My lawyer told me to look___ over ___ the contract before I signed it.
115. The boy tried to break____ away ___but his mother snatched his shirt.
V. ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)
There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write
your answers in the numbered spaces.
A SURPRISE
Mr. Bush was away from his flat all the afternoon. When he returned, he has discovered he did not
have his key. He had left whole set of keys in a pocket of the trousers he had worn before going out. He went
downstairs to the caretaker's flat and explained exactly which had happened. The caretaker is sympathetic, "I'm
sorry. I have no spare key to your flat". He told, "I used to have one, but someone borrowed it once and never
returned it for me. But never mind, I have a friend who understand these things. I'll phone him and he'll come.
He is a specialize in opening locked doors without keys. I'm sure he'll be able to help you". He did, either.
Later, I found out that he was a fame house breaker.
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
116. has discovered discovered 121. for to
117. whole the whole 122. understand understands
118. which what 123. specialize specialist
119. is was 124. either too
120. told said 125. fame famous / famous
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)
126. She never stops saying how much she dislikes public transport. (Complaining)
=> She is always complaining about the public transport.
127. Robert has not had a job for two years. (Unemployed)
=> Robert has been unemployed for two years.
128. It took her a long time to recover from her illness. (Over)
=> It took her a long time to get over her illness.
129. The patient recovered from her illness more rapidly than I expected. (Recovery)
=> The patient made a more rapid recovery than I expected.
130. The boss wouldn’t object to you going early today. (Objection)
=> The boss wouldn’t have any objection to your going early today.
131. It is cheaper to send things by sea than by airmail. (Costs)
=> It costs more to send things by airmail than by sea/ It costs less to send things by sea than by airmail.
132. We didn’t go to the theater, we stayed at home. (Instead)
=> We stayed at home instead of going to the theater.
133. He said “arrive on time for the meeting tomorrow. (Reminded)
=> He reminded me to arrive on time for the meeting tomorrow.
134. Please send us a copy of your directory. (Grateful)
=> I should be grateful if you would send us a copy of your directory
135. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me. (Found)
=> What I found surprising was his lack of confidence.
VII. WRITING
Write an essay of about 200 words on the following topic:
People do many different things to stay healthy. What do you do for good health? Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer.
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