The first semester exam-17

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. 	A. graduated 	B. asked	C. processed	D. finished
2. 	A. bank 	B. safe	C. value	D. cash
3. 	A. wine 	B. decline 	C. design 	D. engine
Choose the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
4. 	A. engineer	B. national	C. scientist	D. figure
5. 	A. intelligent	B. interest	C. dependent	D. computer
Choose the best answer to complete the blank in each of the following sentences.
6. Nowadays, the number of divorces has increased in some societies. This means that there are a lot of_________. 
	A. nuclear families	B. single-parent families	C. extended families	D. traditional families
7. Nam’ll apply to the _________to become a teacher of English. 
	A. university of Economics	B. university of Architecture
	C. university of Education	D. university of Technology
8. Nowadays women _________the same wages as men. 
	A. should pay	B. will be paid	C. will pay	D. should be paid
9. “_________” means “an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable. ”
 	A. Renovation	B. Reform	C. Inflation	D. Intervention	
10. If you work long hours, you _________exhausted. 
	A. will be 	B. would be 	C. will 	D. would have been
11. The manager told me _________harder. 
	A. work	B. working	C. to work	D. worked
12. They are trying to persuade the rich to_________their money to the charities. 
	A. provide 	B. invest 	C. finance 	D. contribute 
13. After I _________from college, I _________as a teacher. 
	A. had graduated/work 	B. had graduated / worked
	C. graduated / worked 	D. graduate / work
14. Banks are very important _________business people?
	A. for	B. with	C. to	D. on
15. We prepare _________the final exam. 
	A. to	B. for	C. about	D. with
16. _________he is old, he wants to travel around the world. 
	A. In spite of	B. Although	C. Despite	D. Because
17. She went to the bank _________some money. 
	A. to save	B. to apply	C. to withdraw	D. to ask
18. Quoc Hoc Senior High School, _________founded in 1896, is a beautiful school in Hue. 
	A. that was	B. which	C. which was	D. which is
19. The coffee is _________hot that I can’t drink it. 
	A. too	B. very 	C. such	D. so
20. _________cheap, it was in good condition. 
 	A. Although it 	B. In spite of 	C. Although it was 	D. Despite it was
21. These shops have goods for sale at _________prices. 
	A. attraction	B. attracted	C. attract	D. attractive
22. Things _________greatly since we _________Doi Moi policy. 
	A. have changed / have had 	B. changed / has had
	C. have changed / had 	D. changed / had
23. You may jot down your qualifications and experience. 
	A. mention	B. note down	C. type 	D. find out
24. I try to do my homework _________the noise
	A. because of	B. although	C. despite of	D. in spite of
25. It was so noisy that I couldn’t concentrate _________my lesson. 
	A. in	B. at 	C. from	D. on
26. They would like to live in the country_________there is plenty of snow. 
	A. which 	B. that	C. where	D. when
27. His brother_________high school 6 years ago. 
	A. finish	B. finished	C. finishes	D. has finished 
28. The opposite of “possible” is _________. 
	A. dispossible	B. unpossible	C. inpossible	D. impossible
29. She apologized _________waiting so long. 
	A. to me for 	B. for keeping me 	C. for me 	D. for me keeping
30. We have been living here_________1990. 
	A. for	B. from	C. since	D. in
Read the passage below and choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) to each question.
A Young Businessman
Although he is only twelve, James Harries has his own antiques business and a flower shop. “He has a good eye for a bargain,” say his mother. “He was only 8 when he bought that for 5p. ” she points to a china statuette worth $4,000. “James gets most of his stock of antiques from jumble sales. Last year he bought a necklace for 10p which turned out to be valuable. He sold it for $8,000. ” (stock: goods)
James didn’t get on at school so his parents hired a private tutor. “Other children think I’m strange because I earn my own living and I don’t want to join in their games. ”
James explains the success of his flower shop: “My prices have risen less than those of my competitors this year. Also I’ve got a special offer for wedding parties. I give them a Rolls-Royce for the day if they spend more than $100 on flowers. My employees don’t particularly like working for a 12-year-old, but I pay their wages so they can’t complain!” With his high income, James could afford many luxuries, but he prefers to save his money. “I put aside as much as I can. I have a lot of plans for the future and I will need to be rich to carry them out. ”
31. What does James Harries trade in?
	A. Antiques and flowers. 	B. Antiques. 
	C. A flower shop. 	D. Flowers. 
32. The necklace he bought last year _________
	A. was worthless. 	B. cost him a lot of money. 
	C. brought him a lot of money. 	D. was worth 10p. 
33. James is different from other children because he _________
	A. didn’t get on at school. 	B. he had a private tutor. 
	C. makes money and supports himself. 	D. he is strange. 
34. His employees don’t like working with him because _________
	A. he pays their wages. 	B. he is too young. 
	C. they can’t complain. 	D. he is 12 years older. 
35. Which of the following is NOT true about James?
	A. He spends a lot of money on many luxuries. 
	B. He had a tutor because he didn’t do well at school. 
	C. He earns a lot of money. 
	D. He saves money for his future plans. 
Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Society has changed in many ways (36)_______ the introduction of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been affected. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they (37)_______ to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that, (38)_______ the number of hobies had not increased, each hobby had become more specialised. 
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather (39)_______ time with there families than stay late in the office everyday. Home life is seen to be just as important as working. Some companies now (40)_______ managers take their annual holidays even if they don’t want to, because this leads to such an improvement in their performance if they have some rest. 
36. 	A. since 	B. from	C. for 	D. at
37. 	A. ought	B. have	C. want	D. used
38. 	A. as	B. because of	C. although	D. but
39. 	A. spent	B. spend	C. to spend	D. spending
40. 	A. cause	B. force	C. make	D. have
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
41. If you listen to the questions carefully, you would answer them easily.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
42. Many people have complain about the dirty smoke from the factory
 	A 	B 	C 	D
43. Tom said that he is going to leave for London the following day. 
	A	B	C	D
44. He is believed be the best player in our team
 	A 	B 	C 	D
45. The students which were late had to wait outside. 
	A 	B	C	D
Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.
46. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.
	A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there. 
	B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it. 
	C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there. 
	D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel. 
47. They can’t work and travel because they are old. 
	A. Because of their old age, they can’t work and travel. 
	B. In spite of their old age, they can work and travel. 
	C. Despite their old age, they still work and travel. 
	D. Even though they work and travel, they are old. 
48. “Have you heard of their marriage?”
 	A. She asked me if I hear of their marriage. 
	B. She asked me whether I had heard of their marriage. 
	C. She asked me if I had heard of their marriage. 
	D. Both B & C are correct. 
49. The flowers are being watered in the garden by Jane now. 
	A. Jane is to water the flowers in the garden now. 
	B. Jane waters the flowers in the garden now. 
	C. Jane is watering the flowers in the garden now. 
	D. Jane are watering the flowers in the garden now. 
50. Despite the bad weather, people travel by air
	A. Even though the weather is bad, people travel by air. 
	B. Because the weather is bad, people travel by air. 
	C. In spite of people travel by air, the weather is bad. 
	D. Although the bad weather, people travel by air. 
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