UNIT I PRONUNCIATION (0.5pt) A celebrate B congratulate C nominate D considerate A loved B missed C helped D liked II STRESSED SYLLABLE (0.5 pt) A parade B compose C purpose D remote A decorate B regular C benefit D commercial III MULTIPLE CHOICE (2.5 pts) Easter happens _ around the same time as Passover A about B in C on D at At last I’ve found the information that I was looking _ A up B at C for D after “ You’ve done it so well” – “ _ ” A Yes, of course I have B I’m sure I have C Yes, certainly I have D That’s very kind of you to say so _ of the fact that we are very hungry, we can’t eat anything A In spite B Despite C In case D Although I’m so of my father and love him so much A alike B proud C interest D care 10 On Passover, people celebrate _ from slavery A dependence B power C boredom D freedom 11 Tet holiday is the most important _ for Vietnamese people A custom B religion C celebration D culture 12 Mary is the woman house is the biggest one in the town A who B whom C that D whose 13 Passover is a festival on people celebrate freedom from slavery A that B which C who D whom 14 It was raining I couldn’t go outside A as hard as B so hard that C so hard as D too hard that IV SIGN/ NOTICE (0.5 pt) 15 What does the notice say? A The restroom is full now B We are cleaning and you can’t come in C The restroom has just been cleaned D You can sleep because it’s very clean 16 What does the sign mean? A You are driving near a school B There are children on the street C Be careful! Slow down D All above are correct V WORD FORMS (1.5 pts) 17 Despite not having enough money, John decided to hold a party (decision) 18 Mai is one of his acquaintances (acquaint) 19 Tom is the joy and pride of his parents (joyful) 20 Her disappearance has never been satisfactorily explained (satisfy) 21 She was involved in many charity organizations (charity) 22 It's bad for your health to be physically inactive (active) VI CLOZE TEST (1.5 pts) New Year's Eve is the holiday before New Year's Day, on December 31 the last day of the (23) _ year In modern times, Western countries usually celebrate this day with a party (24) culminates with a group countdown to the midnight hour Parties, noisemakers, fire crackers and (25) champagne are fairly common during this holiday Many cities also offer fireworks (26) _ and other noisy ways to celebrate the holiday Places (27) _ Berlin, Chicago, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, London, New York, Paris, etc are well known for their New Year's Eve celebrations New Year's Eve is becoming more (28) _ in many developing countries nowadays 23 A next B popular C current D famous 24 A which B who C whom D whose 25 A eating B drinking C taking D reading 26 A gifts B photos C moments D displays 27 A where B like C famous D current 28 A popular B expensive C famous D powerful VII READING COMPREHENSION (1.5 pts) Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland He was a Christian holy man who lived a long time ago Irish people celebrate Saint Patrick's Day on March 17 every year Saint Patrick’s Day is a bank holiday in Ireland A big International festival is held to mark Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin, Eire's capital city Some British cities with close links to Ireland such as London and Liverpool also organize big events to mark the holiday Many North American people have Irish ancestors, and Saint Patrick's Day is a popular celebration there It is an Irish American Tradition to eat a meal of corned beef and boiled cabbage on the day The Chicago river is dyed green for the Saint Patrick's Day celebrations, and some US pubs even serve their customers with green beer! Wearing green clothes is considered to be lucky on Saint Patrick's Day Some people also pin a shamrock (a three-leafed plant) to their clothes Many people who aren't Irish enjoy celebrating the holiday, too! 29 Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in late March 30 Irish people wear traditional costumes 31 Irish American people eat boiled cabbage on Saint Patrick's Day 32 Just Irish people enjoy this day 33 Which sentence is true about this passage? A London & Liverpool hold a big Saint Patrick’s Day parade B People attend concerts and parades to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day C Some people pin a shamrock to their clothes D The Chicago river is dyed green all the time 34 What is the passage mainly about? A Irish people B Bank holidays C Saint Patrick’s Day VIII SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT (0.5 pt) 35 tell you/ is/ in the world/ I must/ the best person/ my dad/ I must tell you my dad is the best person in the world 36 distinguishes him/ His/ others/ sense of humor/ from/ His sense of humor distinguishes him from others IX SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1.0 pt) 37 She was hungry, but she didn’t want to eat fast food Although she was hungry, she didn’t want to eat fast food 38 The information helped me a lot I found it on the Internet The information which I found on the Internet helped me a lot 39 Congratulations! You scored a wonderful goal” Linda told Owen Linda congratulated Owen on scoring a wonderful goal 40 Although the traffic was heavy, the little boy crossed the street In spite of the heavy traffic, the little boy crossed the street False False True False D North American