A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)
I. Mark the latter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. delighted B. helpline C. advice D. decision
2. A. classmate B. pressure C. embarrass D. missing
 
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. impression B. existence C. compulsory D. creativity
4. A. reform B. improve C. dominate D. adopt
 
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
5. He warned her _______________the wire.
A. not touching B. not touch C. touch D. not to touch
6. Hurry up! It's time we_______________ for next week's examination.
A. have studied B. studied C. had studied D. will study
7. When Jack_______________ me, I_______________ a letter.
A. phoned/ has been writing B. has phoned/ was writing
C. phoned/ was writing D. was phoning/ wrote
8. You should find out as much as about the job and the vacancy.
A. jobs are advertised B. a job that is available
C. a seat that is available D. an empty seat.
9. The academic year in England_______________ into three terms.
A. has divided B. is divided C. divides D. is dividing
10. We saw many soldiers and horses _______________ were moving to the front, line.
A. which B. whom C. who D. that
11. Schooling is_______________ for all English children from the age of five to sixteen.
A. compulsory B. advised C. selected D. encouraged
12. Because of the coming examination, I am under a lot of _______________.
A. responsibility B. pressure C. confidence D. activities
13. Had I known she was sick, I_______________ her.
A. visited B. had visited C. would have visited D. would visit
 
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correct in each of the following questions.
14. Everyone should arrive early so that we can start the meeting at time.
A B C D
 
15. Mary studied very hard. Therefore, she passed the driving test easy.
A B C D
16. The woman who daughter I saw yesterday is a doctor.
A B C D
 
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges
17. A: "What a beautiful wedding dress you are wearing today, Daisy!
B: “_________________”
A. I'm sorry to hear that B. Thanks, it's nice of you to say so.
C. Don't mention it. D. Thanks for your gift!
18. A: “Let’s go and cheer for their happiness today.”
B: “_________________”
A. No, thanks. B. Have a go, please. C. That's a good idea! D. It's too late.
 
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. In order to be successful, we should never give up hope.
A. fight B. abandon C. continue D. suspect
20. Gender discrimination has become a hot subject of conversations among school students.
A. topic B. study C. fact D. case
 
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. Thousands are starving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.
A. hungry B. rich C. poor D. full
22. Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the flight.
A. turn down B. look up C. slow down D. put forward
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (23) __________ at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (24) __________ of the housework, women have to do most of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (25) __________ I children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the (26) __________ mothers have to work I very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers If have all the (27) __________ conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy.
23. A. fast B. hardly C. equally D. hard
24. A. responsibility B. share C. need D. refusal
25. A. few B. some C. much D. many
26. A. single B. lonely C. alone D. dependent
27. A. comfortable B. saving C. modern D. expensive
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Have you ever had a dream about traveling to another planet in our solar system? If you have, there It an actual programme that is happening right now, and it hopes to send people to Man in 2023. Known as the Man One Mission, it will send a crew of four people on a one-way mission to colonize Man. Those chosen people will have to be ready to say good-bye to the earth forever, as there will not be a return trip.
For the people chosen, they will have to learn to do many different things. First of all, they will be living the rest of their lives with just a handful of other people, so they all must have personalities that allow them to get along. Second, the living quarters that they will have won't be very spacious, so they will have to deal with that condition as well. If they feel homesick, they will only be able to communicate with people back on the earth via e-mail and videos and audio sent back and forth. However, there won't be any real-time communication. Even at the speed of light, communication between the earth and Mars takes about 20 minutes.
Whether the Mars One Mission will actually happen is the big question that a lot of people are asking. There is an enormous skepticism in the science community, and Wired magazine gave the mission a miserable score of two out of ten on its probability scale. However, for those who dream to go to Mars, at least they can say there is a possibility that it could happen.
28. How long will it take for a message to come back from Mars?
A. Almost immediately B. About an hour
C. Around 20 minutes D. Only a few seconds
29. What will NOT be spacious?
A. The mission B. The living quarters
C. The spaceship D. The magazines
30. Which of the following is considered miserable?
A. A personality of people taking part in the programme.
B. A mission of astronauts to the ISS.
C. A crew on board of the Mars One Mission.
D. A score of the programme on the probability scale.
31. Who might like to go on this mission?
A. People with angry personalities
B. People who don't like to communicate
C. People who get along with others
D. People who get homesick easily
32. What will NOT happen to the people who go on the Mars One Mission?
A. They will live in quarters that don't have a lot of space inside.
B. They will return to the earth.
C. They will communicate with people on the earth.
D. They will have to live with other people.
B. WRITING (2.0 points)
X. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the given one.
33. You should take the train instead of the bus.
A. I suggest take the train instead of the bus.
B. If I were you, I will take the train instead of the bus.
C. I suggest you should taking the train instead of the bus.
D. If I were you, I'd take the train instead of the bus.
34. I like to eat at my uncle’s house. He is an excellent cook.
A. I like to eat at my uncle’s house since he is an excellent cook.
B. I like to eat at my uncle’s house because of he is an excellent cook.
C. I like to eat at my uncle’s house although he is an excellent cook.
D. I like to eat at my uncle’s house due to he is an excellent cook.
35. They bought this house ten years ago.
A. They have owned this house since ten years.
B. They owned this house for ten years.
C. They have owned this house for ten years.
D. They had owned this house for ten years.
36. How long have you been living in your new house?
A. How long is it since you have moved into your new house?
B. How long is it since you moved into your new house?
C. How long was it since you moved into your new house?
D. How long is it when you moved into your new house?
37. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
A. I don't know so much about it as she does.
B. I don't know so much about it than she does.
C. I know so less about it as she does.
D. I know as much about it as she does.
38. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.
A. Why do we go abroad for our holiday this year?
B. Why don't we go abroad for our holiday this year?
C. Why don't we go abroad for our holiday this year.
D. Why don't us go abroad for our holiday this year?
39. During dinner, the phone rang.
A. While I was having dinner, the phone was ringing.
B. While I was having dinner when the phone rang.
C. While I was having dinner, the phone rang.
D. While the phone rang, I was having dinner.
40. It took her six hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.
A. She spent six hours for driving from London to Edinburgh.
B. She spends six hours driving from London to Edinburgh.
C. She spent six hours when she driving from London to Edinburgh.
D. She spent six hours driving from London to Edinburgh.