Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (20).
Do you know about the history of Jeans? Jeans are very popular with (17)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (18)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (19)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (20)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (21)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans.
A:
famous
B:
good
C:
popular
D:
wonderful
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Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) made from the suggested words.
Question 23. you/ know/ how much/ time/ he/ spend/ surf/ web/ a day?
A:
Do you know how much time he spends surfing the web a day?
B:
Do you know how much time does he spend surfing the web a day?
C:
Do you know how much time he spends to surf the web a day?
D:
Do you know how much time does he spend surfing web a day?
3
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
Question 8. He was the first man _______________ to help the flood victims.
A:
arrived
B:
arrive
C:
to arrive
D:
arriving
4
Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) that has the same meaning to the given one.
Question 25. They have built a new school in our village recently.
A:
A new school has built in our village recently.
B:
A new school was built in our village recently.
C:
A new school has to be built in our village recently.
D:
A new school has been built in our village recently
5
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
Question 10. From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable _______________ of inventions was produced.
A:
collection
B:
diversity
C:
mixture
D:
variety
6
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A:
school
B:
chopsticks
C:
church
D:
child
7
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (17).
Do you know about the history of Jeans? Jeans are very popular with (17)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (18)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (19)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (20)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (21)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans.
A:
poor
B:
rich
C:
young
D:
old
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Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) made from the suggested words.
Question 22. Teacher’s Day/ celebrate/ twentieth/ November.
A:
Teacher’s Day celebrated on the twentieth of November
B:
Teacher’s Day was celebrated on the twentieth of November.
C:
Teacher’s Day is celebrated on the twentieth of November.
D:
Teacher’s Day celebrates on the twentieth of November
9
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 14.
Hoa: “Did you enjoy the movie yesterday”
Mai: “__________________”
A:
Not really. I couldn’t follow the story
B:
No, I dislike moving.
C:
Certainly, I’d love to
D:
Yes, it is warmer than today
10
Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) that has the same meaning to the given one.
Question 24. “Why don’t you use a password to protect your files?”, An said to me.
A:
An encouraged me to using a password to protect my files.
B:
An asked me why I didn’t use a password to protect my files.
C:
An advised me to used a password to protect my files.
D:
An advised me to use a password to protect your files.
11
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (19).
Do you know about the history of Jeans? Jeans are very popular with (17)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (18)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (19)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (20)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (21)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans.
A:
call
B:
calls
C:
called
D:
calling
12
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (18).
Do you know about the history of Jeans? Jeans are very popular with (17)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (18)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (19)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (20)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (21)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans.
A:
was starting
B:
starts
C:
started
D:
start
13
Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others.
A:
nationality
B:
immature
C:
creativity
D:
negative
14
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 13.
Helen: “What a lovely house you have!”
Mary: “__________________”
A:
Thank you. Hope you will drop in.
B:
Of course not. it’s not costly.
C:
No problem
D:
I think so.
15
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A:
looked
B:
persuaded
C:
visited
D:
celebrated
16
Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
A:
A
B:
B
C:
C
D:
D
17
Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
A:
A
B:
B
C:
C
D:
D
18
Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others.
A:
currency
B:
computer
C:
pollution
D:
allowance
19
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
Question 9. What __________________ if you saw a UFO?
A:
did you do
B:
do you do
C:
will you do
D:
would you do
20
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
Question 12. He asked me what the conservationists __________ so far to protect our environment.
A:
do
B:
did
C:
have done
D:
had done
21
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 16. Thousands are staving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.
A:
hungry
B:
rich
C:
poor
D:
full
22
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) to each of the following questions.
Question 15. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.
A:
alone
B:
secretly
C:
widely
D:
overseas
23
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
Question 7. Working hours will fall to under 35 weeks, __________________?
A:
will they
B:
won’t they
C:
will it
D:
won’t it
24
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
Question 11. Alexander Graham Bell was a great___________, who invented the telephone.
A:
conservationist
B:
scientist
C:
developer
D:
explorer
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (21).
Do you know about the history of Jeans? Jeans are very popular with (17)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (18)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (19)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (20)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (21)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans.
A:
drivers
B:
farmers
C:
cowboys
D:
workers