Quynh Nhu
FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Time : 60 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
1. Which of the following words has a different vowel sound?
a. spread b. bread c. break d. breath
2. Which of the following words contains the sound /tf/?
a. mutual b. machine c. computer d. chemistry
3. Which of the following words has a different final sound?
a. glanced b. provided c. brushed d. looked
4. Which of the following words is stressed on the second syllable?'
a. represent b. constancy c. participate d. literacy
5. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
a. traditional b. longevity c. similarity d. literacy
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
6. I've got lots of ______ but only a few really good friends.
a. best friends b. neighbors c. acquaintances d. partners
7. The students in this class were made ______ very hard.
a. learn b. to learn c. learning d. having learnt
8. I prefer staying at work late ______ work home with me.
a. to take b. taking c. than take d. to taking
9. You are under no obligation to help as assistance is purely ______.
a. free b. voluntary c. charitable d. donated
10. Scientists ______ a carefully controlled experiment on the mystery virus.
a. turned over b. put up c. carried out d. set in
11. Let's go ahead and do it now. Nothing ______ by waiting.
a. accomplishes b. accomplished
c. has accomplished d. will be accomplished
12. No one is a better cook than your mother, ______?
a. is she b. isn't she c. are they d. aren't they

A B (will be) C D
27. Special education is intended help both handicapped and gifted
(to help) A B
children to reach their learning potentials.
C D
28. Any passengers travel to Cambridge should sit in the first two
A B (traveling) C
carriages of the train.
D
29. Never in the history of humanity there have been more people living
A B (have there) C D
on this relatively small planet.
30. An increasing number of office works use computer programs as
A B C (workers) D
daily routine.
III. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read the text below and then decide which answer - a, b, c or d – best fits each space.
In many countries in (31) ______ of industrialization, overcrowded cities present a (32) ______ problem. The (33) ______ of
towns is mainly caused by the (34) ______ of large numbers of people from the rural areas. The (35) ______ long-term
solution is to make (36) ______ in the rural areas more attractive, which would (37) ______ people to stay there. This could
be achieved by providing (38) ______ for people to go and work in the villages. Moreover, (39) ______ in the rural areas,
such as transportation, health and education services should be (40) ______.
31. a. progress b. process c. procedure d. proceeding
32. a. little b. basic c. major d. practical
33. a. population b. popularity c. underpopulation d. overpopulation
34. a. drift b. gust c. current d. shoal
35. a. barely b. only c. single d. one
36. a. sights b. surroundings c. atmosphere d. life
37. a. insist b. suggest c. encourage d. persuade
38. a. incentives b. rewards c. benefits d. investments

d. There has been a dramatic reduction of the birth rate.
IV. WRITING
A. Transformation sentences
46. The teacher made his students work hard for the exam.
The students
were made to work hard for the exam (by their teacher).
47. It was a long time ago when I saw a movie.
I haven't
seen a movie for a long time.
48. Mary didn't wear the raincoat, so she got a cold.
If Mary
had worn the raincoat, she wouldn't have got a cold.
B. Guided sentence writing
49. Some people/ believe/ happiest people/ world/ those/ bring/ happiness/ others//
Some people believe that the happiest people in the world are those who bring happiness to
others.
50. He/ help/ his friend/ get good mark/ explain/ lessons/ carefully//
He helped his friend get good mar-k by explaining the lessons carefully.
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