The second semester exam-006

 underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. 	A. become	B. product	C. gloves	D. brother
2. 	A. passed	B. managed	C. preserved	D. concerned
3. 	A. cookers	B. lovers	C. doctors	D. cooks
4. 	A. worried	B. loved	C. married	D. parked
5. 	A. weeks	B. laughs	C. days	D. stops
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill in each of the following blanks.
6. When Steve retired, he decided to take ________badminton. [continue starting sth]
	A. over	B. on	C. up	D. out
7.Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company.
	A. recommendation 	B. reference 	C. curriculum vitae 	D. photograph
8. Students who need ______ extra money can find _______ part time job.
	A. Ø / a 	B. an / the 	C. the / Ø 	D. a / the
9. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
	A. powerful 	B. optimistic 	C. stagnant 	D. pessimistic
10. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
	A. speed 	B. expectation 	C. improvement 	D. treatment
11. It was cold outside so she _______ her coat and went out.
	A. turned on	B. put on	C. switched on	D. put off
12. These steps are dangerous. I ______ on them several times.
	A. fell on 	B. have fallen 	C. felt	D. will fall
13. One of the household chores daughters often share with their parents is ________
	A. making tables	B. painting	C. mending things	D. washing dishes
14. By September John __________enough to buy a mountain bike.
	A. saves	B. will have saved	C. will be saving	D. has saved
15. I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.
	A. see 	B. saw 	C. seen 	D. seeing
16. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. [cart]
	A. took 	B. had taken 	C. had taken 	D. was taking
17. The _____ of the central Sahara Desert is very poor and estimated to include only 500 species of plants.
	A. fauna	B. flora cf. fauna	C. marine plants	D. tree
18. There are rice fields ____________ for hundreds of mile in the Mekong Delta.
	A. stretching	B. circling	C. remaining	D. separating
19. “ Which of the following sports is not played in a team?”
	A. water polo	B. synchronized swimming	C. windsurfing	D. scuba diving
20. If I _______ 10 years younger, I _______ the job.
	A. am / will take 	B. was / have taken 
	C. had been/will have taken 	D. were / would take
21._______ here, he would help us with these troubles.
	A. Were Peter 	B. If were Peter 	C. Unless were Peter 	D. Unless Peter were
22. He lives in a small town _______.
	A. where is called Taunton 	B. which is called Taunton
	C. is called Taunton 	D. that called Taunton
23. He lent me __________ yesterday.
 	A. the book I need 	B. the book when I need	C. which book I need 	D. the book whose I need
24. It took me a long time __________ wearing glasses.
 	A. get used to	B. used to	C. to get used to	D. to use
25. Hung: “Thank you very much for a lovely party” Hoa: “____________”
	A. You are welcome	B. Thanks	C. Cheers	D. Have a good day
26. He walked silently ______ wake up other people.
	A. to not	B. to avoid	C. so as to not	D. in order not to
27. A: “ You met Mr. John yesterday. What did he say?”
	B. “ He told me that he had written a letter to congratulate his friend_________ being elected the head of the committee”
	A. for	B. on	C. at	D. to
28. An: “Do you think it will rain?” Binh: “ Oh!__________”
	A. I don’t hope so	B. I don’t hope	C. It’s hopeless	D. I hope not
29._______ colleges and _______ universities are the main institutions that provide tertiary education.
	A. The / Ø 	B. Ø / the 	C. The / the 	D. Ø / Ø 
30. The schoolboys are in a hurry ______ they will not be late for school.
	A. so as to	B. to	C. in order that	D. for	
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentences which is closest in meaning to the given one.
 31. The teacher gave us two difficult exercises.
	A. We were given two difficult exercises.	
	B. Two difficult exercises were given to the teacher.
	C. Two difficult exercises were given us.	
	D. We are given two difficult exercises
32. You can enrich your knowledge by listening to the radio.
	A. You can be rich if you listen to the radio.	B. Listening to the radio makes you know less.
	C. Listening to the radio enables you to be rich.	D. Listening to the radio can make you know more.
33. I have not met her for three years.
	A. The last time I met her was three years ago.	
	B. It is three years when I will meet her.
	C. I did not meet her three years ago.	
	D. During three years, I met her once.
34. Lan is reading an interesting storybook. You lent it to her last week.
	A. Lan is reading an interesting storybook which you lent it to her last week.
	B. Lan is reading an interesting storybook which you lent to her last week.
	C. Lan is reading an interesting storybook who you lent it to her last week.
	D. Lan is reading an interesting storybook whom you lent it to her last week.
35. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf:
	A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
	B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf. 
	C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
	D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction
36. Had you told me that this was going to happen, I would never believe it. 
 	A 	B 	C 	D 
37. Do you ever feel that life is not being fair to you because you cannot seem to get the job where you
 	A	B	C 	D
want or that really suits you? 
38. I feel anxiously because this is the first time I have come to the interview.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
39. Because vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of them.
	A	B	C	D (lack)
40. Please arrive early so that we were able to start the meeting on time.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
Read the passage and choose correct word for each of the blanks.
Vietnam's economy expanded this year (2007) at the fastest pace since 1996, led by manufacturing and services, after the country (41) _____ the World Trade Organization.
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 8.5 percent. Foreign direct investment jumped to more than $20 billion this year, from $12 billion in 2006. The government is quite (42)_____ to its economic reforms. Industry and construction account (43)_____ almost 42 percent of Vietnam's GDP. Manufacturing grew 12.8 percent, construction increased 12 percent, and the hotel and restaurant sector expanded 12.7 percent, according to today's release.
Going forward, Vietnam has a lot of (44)_____ for tourism, which expects Vietnam's economy to expand 8.5 percent in 2008. Vietnam's January accession to the World Trade Organization released it from, U.S. quotas on textile exports and detailed market access to be given to overseas companies, helping economic (45)_____. The government is targeting economic expansion of about 9 percent next year. Vietnam is an economy with much development potential and an attractive destination for international investors.
41. 	A. struggled 	B. organized	C. held 	D. joined
42. 	A. committed 	B. excited 	C. encouraged	D. called
43. 	A. over 	B. for 	C. at 	D. in
44. 	A. potential 	B. private 	C. stagnancy 	D. exports
45. 	A. grow 	B. growth 	C. grew 	D. grown
Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. The organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants and spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people – during the opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries received medals.
Events in men's football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony. Water polo events began on November 21st, women's football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th, and tennis on November 26th; [prior to: before sth)
The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th when their water polo team came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took the silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze.
The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region.
This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippines hosted the games were in 1981, and again in 1991.
There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze.
46. Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games _______ times.
	A. 2 	B. 3	C. 4 	D. 5
47. According to the first paragraph, _______.
	A. the opening and closing ceremonies were hold in the stadiums of Manila
	B. only four of eleven participating countries got medals
	C. the 23rd SEA Games had been over by the end of November, 2005
	D. the number of audience in the 23rd SEA Games was about 200,000 people
48. Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games? 
	A. Water polo 	B. Tennis 	C. Men's football 	D. Sailing
49. Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games?
	A. Peace	B. Friendship 	C. Solidarity 	D. Understanding
50. Which country got the first gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games?
	A. Vietnam 	B. Singapore 	C. The Philippines 	D. Malaysia