ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG CUỐI NĂM
I-Choose the best answer:
1. The purpose of a labor union is to improve the working conditions and _________ its member.
A. protecting B. to protect C. in protection D. for protection
2. Tom is ________; he gets unemployment benefit every week.
A. jobless B. harmless C. friendless D. careless
3. _________ can cause diseases by entering openings in the body.
A. Bacteria harmful B. bacteria are harmful C. When harmful bacteria D. harmful bacteria
4. There should be an international law against _________.
A. forestation B. deforestation C. forestry D. reforestation
5. Jane _________ law for four years now at Ho Chi Minh city.
A. study B. is studying C. has been studying D. had studied
6. Steve is a _________ man. He enjoys being at home with his wife and children.
A. free B. married C. single D. family
7. Some people are concerned with physical _________ when choosing a wife or husband.
A. attractive B. attract C. attractively D. attractiveness
8. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur _________ a misunderstanding.
A. because of B. despite C. result in D. although
9. When I saw the house on the hill, I knew it was exactly what I _________.
A. looked for B. have looked for C. was looking for D. had looked for
10. The severe drought_____occurred last summer ruined the corn crop.
A. that it B. which it C. it D. that
11. His boss told him off because he had behaved_____
A. responsible B. responsibly C. irresponsible D. irresponsibly
12. We should do something to protect water from being polluted _____we will have nothing to drink in the future.
A. if B. whether C. or D. unless
II- Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one:
1. “How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
C. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.


7. She is always nervous when she travels by air.
→ Travelling by air………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. After fighting the fire for many hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
→ The firemen managed……………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………
10. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
→ Despite……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

IV- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. combines B. mistakes C. believes D. decides
2. A. interviewed B. performed C. finished D. delivered
3. A. excellent B. except C. excite D. expensive
4. A. bride B. confine C. oblige D. determine
5. A. precede B. reject C. schedule D. wedding

V- Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others:
1. A. attract B. person C. signal D. instance
2. A. verbal B. suppose C. even D. either
3. A. example B. consider C. several D. attention
4. A. situation B. appropriate C. informality D. entertainment
5. A. across B. simply C. common D. mission
VI- Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
In the western customs (1) _____ hands is the customary form of greeting, but in China a nod of the head or (2) _____
bow is sufficient. Hugging and kissing when greeting are uncommon. Business cards are often (3) _____ and yours should
be printed in your own language and in Chinese. Also, it is more respectful to present your card or a gift or -any other
article using (4) _____ hands. The Chinese are (5) _____ applauders. You may be greeted with group clapping, even by
small children. When a person is applauded in this practice it is the custom for that person to return the applause or a
"thank you." When walking in public places, direct eye (6) _____ .and staring is uncommon in the larger cities,
especially in those areas accustomed to foreign visitors. (7) _____, in smaller communities, visitors may be the subject of
much curiosity and therefore you may notice some stares. (8) _____ speaking, the Chinese are not a touch-oriented society,

have message value: they influence others and these others, in turn, respond to these communications and thus they
are communicating.Commonly, nonverbal communication is learned shortly after birth and practiced and refined throughout

a person's lifetime. Children first learn nonverbal expressions by watching and imitating, much as they learn verbal
skills. Young children know far more than they can verbalize and are generally more adept at reading nonverbal cues
than adults are because of their limited verbal skills and their recent reliance on the nonverbal to communicate. As
children develop verbal skills, nonverbal channels of communication do' not cease to exist although become entwined in
the total communication process.
1. According to the writer, ________.
a. Nonverbal language is only used by the deaf and the mute.
b. One cannot communicate in both verbal and .nonverbal language.
c. Those who can listen and talk should not use nonverbal language.
d. People communicate with both verbal and nonverbal language.
2. Which is not included in nonverbal communication?
a. words b. spatial distance c. facial expressions d. tone of voice
3. We can learn from the text that ________.
a. nonverbal can never get any responses
b. most people do not like nonverbal communication
c. even silence has message value
d. touching is not accepted in communicating
4. Human beings ________.
a. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language through books
b. can communicate in nonverbal language only when they are mature
c. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language since a child
d. communicate in nonverbal language much less than they do in verbal language
5. The word reading has a close meaning to ________.
a. looking at the words that are written b. understanding
c. saying something aloud d. expressing
When Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, there were already an estimated 30 to 40 million people living
in North and South America. It has therefore been quite easy for some to refute the idea that Columbus “discovered” America.