The second semester exam-017

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. wishes	B. practises	C. introduces	D. leaves
A. stored	B. ploughed	C. laughed	D. worried
A. though	B. thought	C. other	D. there
A. rhinoceros	B. hunger	C. hunt	D. hydrogen
A. but	B. cut	C. sun	D. put
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
I’m writing to apply _________ the position of a tour guide.
	A. in	B. for	C. to	D. with
Tom’s neighbors apologized _________ the noise.
	A. to	B. about	C. for	D. at
I like this motorbike because it’s very _________. It consumes less petrol. 
	A. economic	B. economical	C. economically	D. economics
It’s difficult to _________ what our lives would be like without music. 
	A. remember	B. expect	C. see	D. imagine
My _________ in the family is to dispose of the garbage. 
	A. responsible	B. responsibly	C. responsibility	D. response
- John: “I’ve passed my final exam.” 	- Tom: “_________”
	A. Good luck	B. That’s a good idea	
	C. Congratulation !	D. It’s nice of you to say so	
– Minh: “Would you like to have dinner with me?” 	- Lan: “_________”
	A. Yes, I’d love to	B. I’m very happy	C. Yes, it is	D. Yes, so do I
– David: “You’ve got a beautiful dress!”	- Helen: “_________”
	A. I do	B. I like it
	C. Sure! I know 	D. Thanks for your compliment
– Customer: “I need some ice. Can you get some for me?” - Waiter: “_________”
	A. No, thanks	B. Yes, please	C. Certainly	D. No, I can’t
- _________ I borrow your pen for a minute ? - Yes, certainly
	A. Will	B. Shall	C. Must	D. May
I advised her _________ anything about it to her friends.
	A. not saying	B. not to say	C. saying	D. not say
When did you finish _________ the kitchen ?
	A. to paint	B. painting	C. to have paint	D. being painted
John _________ you when he has finished the report.
	A. had called	B. calls	C. will call	D. was calling
The car had a lot of problem. _________, I decided to sell it and bought a new one.
	A. At the end	B. In the end	C. By the end	D. At the end of
When I last saw him, he _________ in London.
	A. has lived	B. is living	C. was living	D. has been living
I’d like to have my shoes _________ at once.
	A. repair	B. repairing	C. repaired	D. being repaired
Pupils are made _________ hard at school.
	A. work	B. to work	C. working	D. worked
My friend said that she _________ the job two weeks before.
	A. was offered	B. has offered	C. would offer	D. had been offered
The man to _________ you were talking is a music teacher.
	A. that	B. who	C. whom	D. which
Take it easy and do _________ you want
	A. which	B. when	C. where 	D. whatever
Some farmers could hardly support their families _________ they worked very hard in the fields.
	A. because	B. although	C. even	D. despite
Mr. Dam’s musical live show on the university campus went on _________ the heavy rain.
	A. despite	B. because of	C. although	D. because
_________ I pass my exams, my parents will be angry.
	A. Unless	B. If	C. When	D. Though
Hurry up _________ you will miss the train.
	A. if	B. unless	C. or	D. and
We are looking forward _________ her again.
	A. to see	B. to seeing	C. at seeing	D. for seeing
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Rita usually plays the guitar while her brother plays the football in their free time.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
A number of wild animals is in danger of extinction.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
There were so much books in the library that I didn’t know which one to choose.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
Do you mind to give me a hand to carry the heavy bags ?
 	A 	B 	C 	D
He never goes home before he will finish his work.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
She asked me _________.
	A. if I understand the lesson	B. if I understood the lesson
	C. whether to understand the lesson	D. whether I can understand the lesson
If he had set his alarm, _________.
	A. he could have overslept	B. he wouldn’t have overslept
	C. he should have overslept	D. he wouldn’t oversleep
Jack has there brothers, _________.
	A. all of them are married	B. one of whom are married	
	C. all of who are married	D. all of whom are married
The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
	A. It was such a cold water that the children couldn’t swim in it.
	B. The water was too cold for the children to swim in it.
	C. The water was cold enough for the children to swim in.
	D. The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim in.
People think that he was born in a rich family.
	A. That is thought he was born in a rich family.
	B. He was thought to be born in a rich family.
	C. That he was born in a rich family is thought.
	D. He is though to have been born in a rich family.
Reading the passage and choose the best option to complete each blank.
The Internet is the best example of the technological revolution (41)_____ as the Information Superhighway. Linked by computer through global telephone (42)_____, users can speedily obtain information by connecting to the World Wide Web. Before the “Web”, only textual information could be flashed on the computer screen, but (43)_____ a process called hypertext, visual images can easily be accessed by traveling through a maze of pages on Web sites all (44)_____ the world. The internet is not independently owned, which ensures freedom of access to (45)_____.
A. knowing	B. knew	C. is known	D. known
A. wires	B. lines	C. nets	D. switches
A. thanks for	B. thanks to	C. in spite of	D. In stead of
A. in	B. throughout	C. over	D. of
A. knowledge	B. news	C. information	D. images
Read the passage and choose the best option to complete each of the sentences below.
Many people buy and use copied programs for the computer. This illegal copying of computer software has become a huge industry because the software is much cheaper than the original programs. Illegal software can be found on sale in any part of the world although it is more rapidly available in Asian than in Western countries. Software manufacturers have been trying to get governments to stop this copying or “pirating”. In an attempt to get grid of “software pirates”, police have seized software form stores and fined the owners. This has been partially successful, but manufacturers are still losing a lot of money. By using this kind of software, computer owners risk damaging their computer. Illegally copied software can carry computer viruses which could wipe out information stored on the computer’s hard driver.
Computer software is ___________
	A. part of all computers	B. poor quality
	C. pirated programs 	D. programs used by a computer
People buy pirated software because it is ___________.
	A. readily available	B. good quality	C. inexpensive	D. easy to use
Pirated software is found ___________.
	A. worldwide	B. only in Asia	C. only in the West	D. in a few countries
In some countries, owners of illegal software have ___________.
	A. asked their government to stop the pirating	B. been forced to pay money
	C. given their software to the police	D. asked the police to help them
According to the passage, computers can be damaged by ___________.
	A. all software	B. no software	C. illegal software	D. hard driver.
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