The second semester examination-003

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
A. instead	B. pleased	C. seat	D. meat 
A. mechanize	B. champion	C. character	D. chemical
A. count	B. sound	C. found	D. country
Choose the word whose stress is placed differenty from that of the rest.
A. differently	B. hunger 	C. famine 	D. equality
A. kangaroo	B. involvement	C. biologist	D. accelerate
Choose the suitable word or phrase to complete these sentences.
In the past people believed that women’s ________ roles were as mothers and wives.
	A. nature	B. natural	C. naturism	D. naturalist
The more goods we export, the ________ jobs we can create in our country.
	A. more	B. many 	C. much	D. good
She told him __________ up hope.
	A. not give	B. do not give	C. not to give	D. to give not
The Vietnamese boy was regarded as a hero __________ he dedicated his life to his country.
	A. although 	B. because of	C. providing	D. because
They were energetic participants __________ expected to win the first prize.
	A. many of whom	B. many of them	C. many of who	D. much of whom
If you take a good book on your hand, you will find it hard __________.
	A. to pick it up	B. to put it down 	C. to read it	D. to enjoy it
This novel is __________ than the one I read last week.
	A. good	B. as good	C. more good	D. better
This book provides students ____________ useful tips that help them to pass the coming exam.
	A. ф	B. about	C. for	D. with
The children made ___________ a little poem and wrote it in the card. (invent)
	A. up	B. over	C. for	D. off
After Mary ________ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.
	A. will finish	B. is finishing	C. finishes	D. will have finished
An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.
	A. treated	B. dedicated	C. started	D. Helped
He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will ______ it. 
	A. turn off 	B. get over 	C. fill in 	D. take after 
I _______ a novel ________ by O.Henry at seven yesterday evening.
	A. read/written	B. would read/ to write	
	C. was reading/written	D. was to read/ writing
I just bought________new shirt and some new shoes. ________shirt is quite expensive but the price of ________shoes are reasonable.
	A. a/ A/ the	B. a/ The/ a	C. the/ The/ the	D. a/ The/ the
The acronym of WHO stands for ________.
	A. World Healthy Organization 	B. World Health Organization
	C. World Health Organizing	D. World Healthful Organization
He died ___________ pneumonia./nju:’məʊniə/: illness of the lung(s)
	A. for	B. by	C. in	D. of
Nowadays elephants are one of the __________ species in the world. They need protecting.
	A. enlightened	B. expensive	C. endangered	D. enlarged
It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market. 
	A. touch with 	B. up with 	C. pace of 	D. track about 
What are the ____ between women in old times and women in modern times?
	A. differs	B. different	C. difference	D. differences
Emily is motivated to study _________ she knows that a good education can improve her life.
	A. therefore	B. because of	C. because	D. so
Joe seemed to be in a good mood, _________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
	A. but	B. so	C. for	D. and
Some people really enjoy swimming _______ others are afraid of water.
	A. while	B. or	C. despite	D. in spite of
She didn’t get ___________ well with her boss, so she left the company.
	A. up	B. at	C. through	D. on
It is against the law to ______ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.
	A. suit 	B. discriminate 	C. believe 	D. gain
The 22nd Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in Vietnam in 2003.
	A. built	B. met	C. taken	D. held
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction.
Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid it. {get rid of}
	A	B	C	D
Jane would rather that it was winter because it’s now so hot in summer. {were}
	A	B	C	D
The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive. {earlier}
	A	B	C	D
A lot of articles about the environmental pollution have written by my classmates.
	A	B	C	D
Tree squirrels are active, noisy, and lively animals that make its home in tree trunks. {their}
	A	B	C	D
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage below with suitable words.
If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (36)_____ with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (37)_____ work to look after her children full-time. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (38)_____, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (39)______ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (40)______ the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up.
A. friendship	B. relationship	C. scholarship	D. membership
A. out	B. in	C. to	D. up
A. up	B. with	C. to	D. at
A. as	B. so	C. than 	D. then
A. Unless	B. If	C. Provided	D. Even if
Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the root one.
An old woman saw him break into the building.
	A. He was seen to break into the building by an old woman.
	B. He was seen break into the building by an old woman.
	C. He was seen to have broken into the building by an old woman.
	D. He was seen to be broken into the building by an old woman.
Most of Ann’s friends work less hard than her.
	A. Ann works more hard than most of her friends do.
	B. Ann works more hardly than most of her friends do.
	C. Ann works harder than most of her friends do.
	D. Ann works as hard as most of her friends do.
Every student is required to write an essay on the topic.
	A. Every student might write an essay on the topic.
	B. Every student must write an essay on the topic.
	C. They require every student write an essay on the topic.
	D. Every student should write an essay on the topic.
Mary is taller than her sister.
	A. Mary is the taller of the two sisters.	B. Mary is the tallest of the two sisters.	
	C. Mary is the most tall of the two sisters.	D. Mary is the shorter of the two sisters.
We haven’t met each other for ages.
	A. It’s ages since we meet each other.	B. It’s ages since we have met each other.
	C. It was ages since we met each other.	D. It’s ages since we met each other.
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to the questions below.
THE WILD LIFE
	Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century. But many hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.
	Already many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of extinction.
	But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s needs of timber and paper.
	What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished? -Would our life still exist then?
What would happen to the human beings if the wild life vanished?
	A. Many species would quickly become extinct.
	B. The human life would be seriously threatened.
	C. Species would go on dying out.
	D. Tropical forests would be cut down.
What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?
	A. the vanishing of whole habitats.
	B. the extinction of many species.
	C. the rapid advance of the process of extinction.
	D. man’s need of timber and paper.
What does the writer caution us against?
	A. cutting down the tropical forests. 	B. hunting wild animals.
	C. draining marshes. 	D. destroying our environment.
What would happen if we cut down forests?
	Cutting down forests would cause __________
	A. the changes of temperature.	B. the flood
	C. both A and B are correct.	D. none are correct.
 “To threaten” in the passage means __________
	A. to pollute	B. to give fear to	C. to vanish	D. to poison
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