The second semester exam-015

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. filled	B. missed	C. talked	D. watched
A. chair	B. cheap	C. chemist	D. child
A. easy	B. head	C. heavy	D. weather
A. clubs	B. cats	C. books	D. stamps
A. micro	B. primary	C. kind	D. admit
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Phil: “I didn’t know you could play the guitar so well. Your tune was lovely !” –
	Joan: “_________”
 	A. Well, I hope so, Phil.	B. I think not, Phil.
 	C. Thank you, Phil. That’s a nice compliment.	D. Thank you, Phil. I don’t think so.
Nam :“I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you! ” - Mary: “ 	”
	A. The same to you!	B. Have a nice day!
	C. What a pity!	D. What a lovely toy! Thanks.
-Mary: “ _________ does it take you to go to school?” - Tom: “About half an hour.”
 	A. How many	B. How far	C. How much 	D. How long
- Jim: “Thank you very much for helping me !”	Daisy: “_________”
	A. Nothing	B. Indeed	C. Of course	D. Not at all
“_________” 	- " Yes. I'd like to."
 	A. How do you do?	B. What about going shopping?
 	C. How about something to drink? 	D. What do you like doing? 
Nam sang very_________ at my birthday party last night.
	A. beautifully	B. beautify	C. beauty	D. beautiful
The newspaper is a common means of _________.
	A. communicative	B. communicating	C. communication	D. communicated
Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in _________.
	A. risk 	B. risky 	C. danger 	D. dangerous
You must not shout at the table when having dinner. It is very _________.
 	A. polite	B. rude	C. normal	D. humorous
The panda’s _________ habitat is the bamboo forest.
 	A. nature	B. natural	C. naturally	D. natured
_________ Christmas Eve, people often have parties late at midnight.
 	A. In 	B. On 	C. At 	D. From
I couldn’t find John at the party last night. If I _________ him, we’d have been happy.
 	A. meet 	B. met 	C. had met 	D. have met
While I _________ T.V last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
	A. watch	B. watched	C. am watching	D. was watching
That Pop star, _________ name is on everyone’s lips, is organizing an international charity concert.
	A. whose	B. whom	C. that	D. which
My sister didn’t get the job _________ she has all the necessary qualifications.
 	A. therefore	B. although	C. however	D. despite
John doesn’t work _________ his brother.
 	A. as hard as	B. as hardly as	C. more hardly than	D. much hard than
The flight was delayed _________ the heavy fog.
	A. because of	B. in spite of	C. despite	D. instead of
He failed the last exam; _________, he has to study hard to take part in the exam again.
	A. but	B. however	C. therefore	D. because
Last week, my professor promised that he _________ today. 
	A. would come	B will come 	C. comes	D. coming
Summer is coming. It gets _________.
	A. hot and hot 	B. hotter and hotter 	C. more and more hot 	D. the least hot
They missed the train. It _________ by the time they reached the station.
	A. went	B. has gone	C. had gone	D. would go
You may leave the classroom when you _________ writing.
	A. will finish	B. are finishing	C. have finished 	D. had finished 
You won’t be allowed to work here_________ you show your qualification.
	A. since	B. unless	C. for	D. while
He told us to use a dictionary to look_________ anything we didn’t understand.
	A. up	B. for	C. after	D. at
Please stop_________. I'm trying to finish my homework. 
	A. to talk 	B. talked 	C. talking 	D. talk 
People say that prevention is better than cure. 
 	A. That prevention is said is better than cure 	B. Prevention is better that cure is said by people
 	C. It was said that prevention is better than cure D. Prevention is said to be better than cure.
He had to explain the lesson very clearly _________.
 	A. in order that his students to understand 	B. so that his students could understand it
 	C. in order understand it 	D. so as to understanding it 
He can’t do the test. It is too difficult.
 	A. If the test weren’t too difficult, he could do it.
	B. He can do the test if it isn’t too difficult.
	C. If the test were too difficult, he could do it.
	D. He couldn’t do the test if it weren’t too difficult.
She dances so well that she has been asked to make a record.
	A. She is such a well dancer that she has been asked to make a record.
	B. She is such a good dancing that she has been asked to make a record.
	C. She is such a good dancer that she has been asked to make a record.
 	D. She is such a well dancing that she has been asked to make a record
I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I got wet.
	A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet.	
	B. If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet.
	C. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet.
	D. If I had had an umbrella, I would have got wet.
Choose the underlined part that need correcting.
She is looking forward to go to France to visit her relatives there. 
 	A 	B 	C 	D 
The man whom is standing over there is my teacher 
	A 	B 	C 	D 
We had better to review this chapter carefully . 
	A 	B 	C 	D 
Although his family is poor, but he studies very well. 
	A 	B 	C 	D 
They will help you whenever you will ask them.	
	A 	B 	C 	D 
Reading the passage and choose the best option to complete each blank.
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games (also known as the 2005 SEA GAMES) was a biannual multi-sport event held in the Philippines from November 27, 2005 to December 5, 2005. The games were (41)______ by 11 countries located in Southeast Asia.
The first gold medal of the games was (42)______ to Singapore on November 25th when the water Polo team came out unbeaten in the round-robin tournaments, with the Philippine team taking the silver medal and the Malaysian (43)______ taking the bronze.
The Games were also considered both a spectacular event and a valuable (44)______ for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympics Games. It was purposely created to (45)______ countries in the region.
A. participating	B. participated	C. participation	D. to participate
A. rewarded	B. prized	C. presented	D. awarded
A. group	B. pair	C. team	D. individual
A. opportunity	B. chance 	C. moment	D. fortune
A. strong	B. strengthen	C. strength	D. to strengthen
Read the passage and choose the best option to complete each of the sentences below.
The modern Olympic Games began again in 1896. They takes place every four years. They cannot be held in a country which is at war, and during the two world wars there were no Olympic Games. During the Olympic Games there are competitions in many kinds of sports. They are, for example, running, jumping, athletics, swimming, boxing, basketball, football and others.
The Winter Olympic Games took place in 1924, and now they also takes place every four years. At the Winter Games, many countries take part in competitions in skiing, skating, ice hockey and other winter sports.
The sportsmen who take first, second, and third places receive gold, silver and bronze medals. The Olympic Games are very popular. All the lovers of sports watch the games on TV and many of them come to see them from all over the world. The Olympic Games really help strengthen world peace and friendship.
The Olympic Games are organized _________.
	A. every year	B. every four years	
	C. in the winter	D. in a country which is at war
The Winter Olympic Games were first held _________.
	A. in 1896 	B. during the two world wars 
	C. four years ago	D. in 1924
The sportsman who comes second in a competition receives _________.
	A. no medal	B. a gold medal	C. a silver medal	D. a bronze medal
The Olympic Games _________.
	A. bring about peace and friendship	B. help strengthen the hostility among countries
	C. are held only for winter games	D. are not known by all the lovers of sports
The phrase ‘take part in’ can be replaced by_________.
	A. enter	B. be interested in	C. like	D. refuse
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