Revision 1- The first semester examination

turn a weakness into strength.
You will need to (35) _____ some time on your self-assessment. Your honesty and the desire for self-improvement will lead to success in getting the right job. Explore the following seven areas to start to get to know yourself: your aptitude, your skills, your personality, the level of responsibility you feel comfortable with, your interests and your needs.
31. A. strong 	B. strength 	C. strengthen 	D. strengthened
A. position 	B. location 	C. spot 	D. room
A. upon 	B. in 	C. at 	D. for
A. meeting 	B. taking 	C. choosing 	D. interviewing
A. use 	B. make 	C. lose 	D. spend
 VII. Reading comprehension: Read the passage and choose the best answer
Vietnam is a densely-populated, developing country that in the last 30 years has had to recover from the ravages of war. Substantial progress was achieved from1986 to 1997 in moving forward from an extremely low level of development and significantly reducing poverty.
Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic liberalization and international integration. They have moved to implement the structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. .
Vietnam's membership in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and entry into force of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement in December 2001have led to even more rapid changes in Vietnam's trade and economic regime. Vietnam's exports to the US doubled in 2002 and again in 2003.
Vietnam joined the WTO (World Trade Organization) in January 2007, following over a decade long negotiation process. This should provide ail important boost to the economy and should help to ensure the continuation of liberalizing reforms.
Vietnam is working to create jobs to meet the challenge of a labor force that is growing by more than one million people every year. Vietnamese authorities have tightened monetary and fiscal policies to stem high inflation. Hanoi is targeting an economic growth rate of 7.5-8% during the next five years.
Vietnam's economy is _______.
A. decreasing 	B. facing crisis 	C. developing 	D. backward
According to the text, Vietnam _______.
A. used to be well-developed before 1986	B. Vietnam is still in extreme poverty 
C. could recover from the consequences of the war soon	D. has been modernizing the economy
Vietnam _______.
A. does not export anything to the US	B. exported to the US in 2003 twice as much goods as in 2002
C. did not export goods to the US in 2002	D. did not export goods to the US in 2003
The word This refers to _______.
A. Vietnam's joining the WTO 	B. the WTO	C. the negotiating process 	D. the Vietnamese economy
The word stem has a close meaning to _______.
A. succeed 	B. stop 	C. originate 	D. increase
 ……………The end………….
 REVISION 2- THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question
 	Computer programmer David Jones earns £ 35, 000 a year designing new computer games, yet he can't find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.
 	 The 16-year-old boy works for a firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month.
But David's highest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he can't drive a car, take out a mortage, or obtain credit cards. He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David can't drive.
David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop." I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said. David added:" I would like to earn a million and suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear," 
1. Why is David different from other young people at his age? 
	A. Because he lives at home with his parents. 	B. Because he isn't unemployed 
	C. Because he earns an extremely high salary.	D. Because he doesn't go out much.	
2. David's greatest problem is …………………… 
	A. making the bank treat him as an adult.	B. spending his salary.	 
	C. inventing computer games. 	D. learning to drive. 
3. He was employed by the company because…………………………….. 
	A. he had worked in a computer shop. B. he had written some computer programs. 
	C. he works very hard. D. he had learnt to use computers at school. 
4. He left school after taking O-levels because ………………………. 
	A. he wanted to earn a lot of money. 
	B. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing. 
	C. he didn't enjoy school	 
	D. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him. 
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank
Schooling is ……(5)…………. for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The …(6)………… year in England runs from September to July and is divided …(7)…. 3 terms. Autumn term is from the beginning of September to mid- December. Spring term is from the beginning of January to mid-March and Summer term from early April to mid-July. Each term is separated by one-week ……(8)……. called half term. 
5. A. optional	B. necessary	C. available 	D. compulsory
6. A. All are correct. 	B. curriculum	C. academic	D. full	 
7. A. in	B. into	C. about 	D. to	 
8. A. break 	B. out	C. off	D. nap
 Choose the best answer 
9. Peter: Can I speak to Hellen, please? 
 Mary: ____________ 
	A. Talking	 B. Answering	 C. Calling	 D. Speaking	 
10. Most students in the UK __________ around sixteen or seventeen start preparing for A-level exams. 
	A. age	 B. aged	 C. aging	D. ages 
11. If I had known that you were in hospital, I…………………you.
	A. will have visited B. have visited 	C. would had visited 	D. would have visited 
12………… I told the absolute truth, no one would believe me.
	A. In spite 	B. As 	C. Although 	D. But	 
13. She was completely ____ because she was wearing a mask and sunglasses. 
	A. unrecognizable 	B. recognition	C. recognize	D. recognizable	 
14. He ……..(just go) home when you …….(phone).
	A. had just gone/phoned 	B. has just gone/phoned 	C. went/phoned D. had just gone/had phoned
15. Gold _____________in California in the nineteenth century. 
	A. discovered 	B. has been discovered 	C. is discovered	D. was discovered	 
16. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the last. 
	A. offer 	B. copy	C. course	D. college 
17. We enjoyed Mexico city, _____________ we spent our vacation. 
	A. which	 B. where	C. Both B & D are correct D. in which	 
18. When I came, the room was in a terrible mess because someone ……………..in.
	A. broke 	B. had broken 	C. has broken 	D. was broken
19. They _______ the rise in oil prices for the big increase in inflation. 
	A. challenged 	B. accused	C. blamed	 D. thanked	
20. Ann ……… to get to the carpet for the room but someone ……...it.
	A. went/ has already taken B. has gone/ had already taken C. went/ had already taken D. went/ taken 
21. Before the interview, you should find out as much as possible about the job and the vacancy. 
	A. a seat that is available 	B. a job that is available	 
	C. a part of a newspaper where jobs are advertised 	D. A $ B are correct 
22. Unless she ___________, she will be late for school. 
	A. hurried 	B. doesn't hurry	C. hurry	 D. hurries	 
23. John speaks Chinese fluently because he used to live in China for ten years. 
	A. Unless John had lived in China for ten years, he could have spoken Chinese fluently. 
	B. If John hadn't lived in China for ten years, he could not speak Chinese fluently. 
	C. Provided that John lived in China for ten years, he could speak Chinese fluently. 
	D. Suppose John has lived in China for ten years, he can speak Chinese fluently. 
24. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the last. 
	A. shortcoming 	B. mathematics	C. engineering	 D. economics
25. Which underlined part is NOT correct ? 
The first year at college was probably the best and more challeging year of my life .
 A B C D 
26……….., he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired	C. In spite being tire 	D. Despite tired 
27. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the last. 
	A. category	B. applicant	C. candidate	D. academic 
28. I got home late last night. Otherwise _______________________ . 
	A. I would have called you B. I would call you C. I called you 	D. I could call you 
29. More and more forests ____________ down for wood by man. 
	A. has cut	B. have cut	C. have been cut 	D. has been cut	
30. ………… it was sunny, it was quite a cold day.
A. And 	B. Although 	C. Despite 	D. In spite of . 
31. Remember to bring _________ you your school certificates when you come to the interview. 
	A. about	 B. for	 C. on 	 D. with 	 
32. The George Washington University, _______ by an act on Congress in 1821, is the largest institution of 
 higher education. 
	A. found	 B. was founded 	 C. founded	 D. was found	 
33. Which underlined part is NOT correct ? 
 There is one person to that I owe more than I can say.
 A B C D 
34. I wonder if I could use your dictionary? -____________________ 
	A. sorry, I'm afraid	 B. I'm afraid not	 C. You shouldn't	 D. No, you don't	 
35. Make meaningful sentence from the guided words : Vietnam/ export/ a lot/ rice/ grow mainly/ south/ country. 
 ______________________________________________________ 
36. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the last. 
	A. tutorial 	B. requirement 	C. majority	D. interview	 
37. John was the