The second semester exam

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest: 
A. sky	B. dry	C. happy	D. fly 
A. glad 	B. geography 	C. glass	D. give
A. scholarship	B. cheer	C. cheat	D. chess
A. surround	B. source	C. account	D. plough 
A. climb	B. fine	C. island	D. dinner 
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest: 
A. collaboration	B. possibility	C. technological	D. probability 
A. environment	B. impossible	C. variety	D. valuable	
A. risky	B. conserve	C. liquid	D. forest
A. government	B. borrowing	C. attraction	D. visitor
A. college	B. nation 	C. hospital	D. volunteer 
Which is not correct ?
The warmer the weather is, the more good I feel. 
	A. warmer	B. more good	C. is	D. I
You can look after the new words in the dictionary. 
	A. words	B. after	C. in	D. dictionary
John used to live in the country when he is a boy. 
	A. is	B. when	C. in	D. live
Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out. 
	A. such	B. to do	C. to go	D. has
I couldn’t make my car to start this morning. 
	A. couldn’t	B. my car	C. to start	D. this morning
Choose the best word to complete the sentences:
There are seven players in a water polo team, six swimmers and a _______
	A. striker	B. goalie	C. defender	D. midfielder
A: What do you learn English _______? - B: _______ get a good job. 
	A. for/To	B. to/For	C. for/For	D. to/To
He has been out of work _______ a long time. 
	A. since	B. when	C. for	D. in
You are not allowed _______ a car until you are 17. 
	A. drive	B. driving	C. driven	D. to drive
Are you _______ in knowing all the answers?
	A. amused	B. interested	C. excited	D. frightened
The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam _______ the 5th to 13th December, 2003. 
	A. in	B. on	C. from	D. at 
It is becoming _______ to find a job. 
	A. hard and hard	B. more and more hard	C. hardest and hardest	D. harder and harder
The _______ we leave, the sooner we will arrive. 
	A. earlier	B. earliest	C. more early	D. most early
She enjoys watching the movies _______ make her laugh. 
	A. who	B. they	C. which	D. what 
A temple _______ here hundreds of years ago. 
	A. had existed	B. has existed	C. existed	D. was existing 
The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, _______.
	A. The USA	B. Switzerland	C. Russia	D. France 
The foundation of International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man _______Henry Dunant. 
	A. calls	B. to call	C. calling	D. called
I had no _______ listening to her English. 
	A. difficult	B. difficulty	C. more difficult	D. differ
He hurried _______ he wouldn't be late for class. 
	A. since 	B. so that	C. as if	D. unless
Remember to take _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house. 
	A. off	B. after	C. up	D. in
The symbol of the Red Cross has _______ colors. 
	A. one	B. two	C. three	D. four
A water polo game is divided _______ quarters ranging from 5 to 8 minutes in length. 
	A. in 	B. on	C. into	D. upon 
If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties. 
	A. won't be 	B. hadn't been 	C. wouldn't be 	D. wouldn't have been
The shirt in the window shop was _______ expensive for me to buy. 
	A. too 	B. such 	C. enough 	D. so
You are going to come to the party, _______?
	A. aren’t you 	B. do you 	C. will you 	D. won’t you
 Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one
He came back to the place. He was born there. 
	A. He came back to the place where he was born. 
	B. He came back to the place which he was born. 
	C. He came back to the place that he was born. 
	D. He came back to the place there he was born. 
You drink too much coffee ; that’s why you can’t sleep. 
 	A. If you don’t drink too much coffee, you can sleep. 
 	B. You couldn’t sleep although you drank too much coffee. 
 	C. If you hadn’t drunk too much coffee, you could have slept. 
 	D. If you didn’t drink too much coffee, you could sleep. 
She said to us “ Don’t be late again ”. 
 	A. She said us not to be late again. 
	B. She told us not to be late again. 
	C. She told us not be late again. 
	D. She told us to be not late again. 
“ I try to study English well. I want to get a good job. ” 
	A. I try to study English well so as I could get a good job. 
	B. I try to study English well in order that can get a good job. 
 	C. I try to study English well to get a good job. 
 	D. I try to study English well in order not to get a good job
No one has used that door for 20 years. 
	A. That door wasn’t used for 20 years. 
	B. That door has not been used for 20 years. 
	C. That door has been not used for 20 years. 
	D. That door has been used by none for 20 years. 
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer. 
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant is characterized as smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant. 
What is the topic of the passage? 
	A. African elephant B. Indian elephant	C. Elephants	D. Elephants’ trunks 
How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth? 
	A. 70 pounds 	B. 200 pounds	C. 300 pounds	D. 1,200 pounds
According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities EXCEPT?
	A. Bathing 	B. communicating 	C. Sleeping	D. Drinking
Which kind of elephant is the largest?
	A. The Indian elephant	B. the African elephant	
	C. the Asian elephant 	D. the Indian and Asian elephant
An Indian elephant has _______ than an African elephant. 
	A. a longer tail	B. a stronger trunk 	C. smaller ears 	D. bigger teeth 
Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage:
UNICEF (The United Nations Children’s Fund) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the (46)_______of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and tries to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of (47)_______towards children. UNICEF (48)_______ that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development. UNICEF mobilizes political will and material (49)_______to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to, build their capacity to form appropriate policies and (50)_______services for children and their families. (the United Nations General Assembly: Đại hội đồng của UN)
A. protest	B. destruction	C. protection	D. achievement
A. poverty	B. behavior	C. medicine	D. injure
A. insists	B. devotes	C. treats	D. mounts
A. resources	B. mines	C. budgets	D. funds
A. care	B. appeal	C. deliver	D. react
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