The second semester exam-001

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 
A. justice	B. culture	C. rule	D. product
A. roles	B. countries	C. wives	D. enterprises
A. average	B. age	C. marriage	D. shortage
A. discriminated	B. believed	C. combined	D. controlled
A. Asian	B. victims	C. disaster	D. Malaysia
Choose the best option to complete each of these following sentences.
Peter asked me _______. 
	A. what time the film starts	B. what time does the film start
	C. what time did the film start	D. what time the film started
You have been driving all day. You ______ be very tired.
	A. must be	B. can be	C. ought to be	D. may be
I last saw him when I was a student.
	A. I have seen him since I was a student	B. I haven’t seen him since I was a student.
	C. I didn’t see him when I was a student.	D. I haven’t seen him when I was a student.
The Association of Southeast Asia which consists of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia was _______ on August 8th, 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
	A. invented	B. found	C. discovered	D. founded
Are you going _________your study after you finish high school ?
	A. on	B. off	C. after	D. away
Thanks to the women's liberation, women can take part in ____ activities.
	A. socialize	B. social	C. society	D. socially
The bigger the supermarket is, __________.
	A. the choice is wide	B. the wider the choice it is
	C. the wider the choice is	D. the more the choice is
As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.
	A. The most popular television programs become, the worst they seem.
	B. The more popular become television programs, the worse they seem.
	C. The more popular television programs become, the worse they seem.
	D. The popular television programs, the worse they seem.
During his childhood, his family lived in London. 
	A. When he was a child, his family lived in London.
	B. When he was children, his family lived in London.
	C. During he was a child, his family lived in London
	D. When he was childhood, his family lived in London
What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”
	A. point	B. stand	C. sit	D. lie
Tom : “ Shall we go to the dancing hall tonight? “ – Mary : “______________”
	A. Yes, let's	B. Yes, we shall.	C. Yes, please.	D. Yes, we go
Sue. “Could you pass the salt?” - Ken. “______________”
	A. Certain!	B. That’s right!	C. Certainly!	D. Well!
The song has ________ been selected for the 22nd Sea Games, Vietnam.
	A. official	B. officer	C. office	D. officially
 “Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game.” 
 -“-_______ they ever_______a football game before?”
	A. Didn't / see	B. Wasn't / seen	C. Weren't / seen	D. Hadn't / seen
_______, give her this map of the city.
	A. When Mr. Leat’s wife arrived	B. When Mr.Leat’s wife will arrive
	C. When Mr.Leat’s wife arrives	D. When is Mr.Leat’s wife arrived
Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures.
	A. respected	B. same	C. adopted	D. various
Upon returning from the class, _________.
	A. the mail box had a letter in it.	B. a letter was in the mail box. 
	C. he found a letter from the mail box. 	D. a letter was found in the mail box. 
People speak English all over the world.
	A. All over the world speaks English.	B. English all over the world is spoken.
	C. English is spoken by all over the world.	D. English is spoken all over the world.
People say that Mary is a good worker.
	A. It is said to be a good worker.	B. Mary is said to be a good worker.
	C. Mary is said that she is a good worker.	D. Mary is said that to be a good worker.
Peter : - “ Would you mind if I used the phone ?” - Tom : “_________.”
	A. That’s OK	B. You’re welcome	C. No, of course not	D. Sure. Here you are 
Will the girl who has taken my bag by mistake bring _______ ?
	A. it back to me	B. it to me back	C. back it to me	D. back to me
During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate _______ injured. (move people out of)
	A. Ø	B. a	C. the	D. an
That play was _______ for her to see again.
	A. enough interesting	B. too interesting
	C. interesting enough	D. so interesting
The Boeing 747 is twice _______ the Boeing 707.
	A. bigger than	B. as big as	C. as bigger as	D. more bigger than
Tom : "I've passed my driving test" 	- Mary : - "_________"
	A. It's nice of you to say so	B. Do you?
	C. That's a good idea	D. Congratulations!
My problems are getting _______.
	A. bader and bader	B. more and more bad
	C. worse and worse	D. the worse and worse.
No sooner ________ than the rain came.
	A. had we started	B. we started	C. as we started	D. we had started
The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries.
	A. participation	B. participate	C. participant	D. participating
You have got a scholarship; You are luckier _____. 
	A. than I do	B. as I do	C. than I have	D. than I am
You fail to hear what someone says to you, so you say, "_________?"
	A. Pardon	B. Pardon me	C. Forgive me	D. Excuse me
Choose the correct word for each of the blanks in the passage below.
 Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of western China. Today, they are _______(36) extinct. The reason is that they can not find enough food. Pandas eat_______(37) leaves. They do not like another food. The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas_______(38) wait many years for their food to grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat. 
 China and World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ) are trying to save the panda. In 1979 they began to set up special parks_______(39) pandas live. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits. By learning more about the panda’s habits, scientists can save it from _______(40).
A. being	B. having 	C. becoming	D. making
A. bamboo	B. cabbage	C. grass	D. banana
A. might	B. should	C. ought	D. must
A. what	B. because	C. when	D. where
A. appearance	B. destruction	C. damage	D. extinction 
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Our train will arrive to Hue at noon.
	A. will arrive	B. to	C. noon	D. at 
Mary speaks English very well. She spoke English since she was a little girl.
	A. well	B. spoke	C. speaks	D. was
It is rude to laugh on our friends. 
	A. rude	B. It	C. on	D. to laugh
Please send me the smallest, most recently published, and less expensive dictionary that you have available.
	A. recently	B. the	C. me	D. less
The more that she tried to remove the dirty mark, the worse it looked.
	A. the worse	B. that	C. to remove	D. looked
Choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
WOMEN
In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live, sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives. They produce more than half of the food. In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs provided money and training for men.
In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her a half hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3.00 p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the next hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.
International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society.
By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized?
	A. by the United Nations Organization.	B. by developing countries. 
	C. by the World Health Organization.	D. by many African countries.
Why do people say women produce more than half of the food in Africa?
 	A. because 60 percent of women are illiterate.
	B. because 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women. 
	C. most women are not intelligent.	D. all are correct.
Why do people say that African women’s lives are hard?
	A. Because these women are busy with housework.. B. Because they work all day in the fields.
	C. both A and B are correct.	 D. Because they are illiterate.
A typical African woman spends _____ collecting firewood every day.
	A. 3 hours	B. 2 hours	C. 1 hour	D. 4 hours
Which of these statements is NOT TRUE ?
	A.Women’s roles in the family and society are changing nowadays.	B. It is difficult for women to change their lives because of their illiteracy.
	C.In the past only men in poor countries got benefit from many international programs.
	D. Because they are illiterate women are not intelligent.
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