He has been _________________invited to that important meeting.        (official)

I feel _____________ now. I think I’ll go to bed early.                      (wear out)

Please address all _________________to the Arts Editor.           (correspond)

It’s very _________at the moment. Could you phone again later?  (convenience)

Teenagers are now _______________dressed.                               (fashion)

Japan was very rapidly _______________ in the late 19^th century.        (industry)

 Her __________________with Maryam lasted many years.           (correspond)

Our boss always tries to treat every member of the staff _____________.(equal)

His parents’ words were a great __________________to him.    (encourage)

 They are old enough to be __________________of their parents. (depend)

We were ______________by the hospitability of the local people. (impress)

The city has been considerably _____________ over the years. More roads have

been constructed and more buildings have been built.                     (modern)

 Wearing seat belts in cars is _______________ by law.                 (compel)

32.  He is old enough to live _______________.                                         (depend)

 Both of them like this car because it is _______________.             (economy)

 He has always been a source of _______________ for me.           (inspire)

 Most _______________ are written in English.                               (instruct)

36. My parents usually _______________ me to study harder.        (courage)

37. They need more funds to _____ the telephone system.     (MODERN)

38. Monday morning is a bit __________ for me. How about Wednesday afternoon? (CONVENIENCE)

39. Manchester United has played _____ in their last five games.         (IMPRESS)

40. I hate traveling by train - the carriages are always so dirty and _____.(COMFORT)      

41.At the age of 20, he got a well-paid job and became ___ of his parents. (DEPEND)

42.In the __________ he explains why he wrote the book.     (INTRODUCE)

43. Those men are not really _________________ dressed for a wedding party. (suit)

44. In  ___________________, You are completely wrong                .               (conclude)

45. I try to keep meat ___________________ from other food in the fridge.            (separation)

46. The little boy sat ___________________for a few minutes.                               (silence)

47. The use of light and dark ___________________ good and evil.                       (symbol)

     48. These shoes look very smart but they are terribly __________________.                (comfort)

49. The band consists of ten ___________________.                                             (music)
II.  Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets:

 I hate _________________ at.                                                       (look)

That truck is used __________________ food to the market.                   (carry)

 I wish  I _________________ more intelligent.                                (be)

 Malaysia __________________ into two regions.                            (divide)

I ___________________(do) my homework when he phoned me yesterday.      

Malaysia _______________________(divide) into two regions.                           

He wishes he _______________________(can) fly.                                           

It’s time we _______________ (catch) the bus.                 

A new style of jeans _______________ (introduce) in the USA last year.

I wish I ______________ (can) fly.

 My sister ______ English at a high school for the gifted since she graduated from university. (teach)

Grass can _______________ everywhere.(find)

 If only I ___________ more time to visit your beautiful country

He took the photo while she ___________________.                      (not look)

Our soccer team __________ (beat) by the team from Da Nang high school.          

Her grandfather used ___________________ (work)14 hours a day.                                               

She wishes she ______________ (speak) English as fluently as her sister

19. They _______________ pen pals for over two years.                 (be)

20. Lan is used to _______________ to Maryam every month.               (write)

21. Maryam wishes she _______________ a longer vacation.            (have)

22. Malaysia _______________ into two regions.                            (divide)

23.The street (repair) ____________ for nearly one year but it is still incomplete.

24.What a lovely garden! I wish I (have) _____ one like yours.

25.The Malaysian unit of currency is the ringgit, (consist) _________ of 100 cen.

26.George wishes that he (fail, not) ________________ the driving test next month.

What would you advise me___________________?(do)

28. I wish my parents ___________________here now.                                          (be)

29. The exercise must ___________________carefully.                                          (do)

30. He advised me ___________________out late.                                                 (not stay)

31. We ___________________Tom with his dog in the park.                                  (just see)

III. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same

1.   He must do an English test now.

      He wishes _________________________________________________________

2. Her father no longer smokes cigarettes.

      Her father used _____________________________________________________

3. Tom has to finish his report given by his teacher last week.

      Tom’s report _______________________________________________________

4.  When did you begin to play soccer?

           How long _______________________________________________________?

5.     Her father often smoked cigarettes as a young man.
Her father used ____________________________________________________

6.     I hate having to do homework every night.
I wish ____________________________________________________________

7.     You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 pm.
This machine ______________________________________________________

8.     We started learning English four years ago.
We have __________________________________________________________

    9.    We can print lines of poetry on our ao dai.

           Our ________________________________________________________________

 10. He often fed the pigs when he was young.

            He used ____________________________________________________________

 11.  What a pity I don’t live near my work.

           I wish ______________________________________________________________

 12. It is two months since Ms Lee wrote to me.

           Ms Lee hasn’t ________________________________________________________

13. As a boy, my father often rode a bike to the countryside.
           My father used ___________________________________________________

14. They are going to introduce a new style of jeans next week.
           A new style of jeans _______________________________________________

15. My younger brother plays games all day long.
           I wish __________________________________________________________      

16. How long have you written that story?

          When _________________________________________________________?

17. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
            My father hasn’t _______________________________________________________

18.  All the students of the ninth form will take the English test next week.
           The English test  _______________________________________________________

 19. My neighbor always makes a lot of noise at night.
         I wish __________________________________________________________

  20. Nobody has seen Tom for a week.
         The last time Tom __________________________________________________

21. Helen started to study French in 1995.

           Helen has _________________________________________________________

22. We should brush our teeth carefully after meals.

      Our ______________________________________________________________

23. Linda is no longer late in class.

      She ______________________________________________________________

24. I haven't seen her for three years.

      I last ______________________________________________________________

25. Those readers were deeply impressed by his novel.

       His novel made _____________________________________________________

 26. The government has spent a lot of money on education recently.

        A lot of money _____________________________________________________         

 27. They must do a written test tomorrow morning.

       They wish _________________________________________________________

 28.  We last saw my cousin David two years ago.

   We have __________________________________________________________

 29. The children are excited about visiting their village next weekend.

      The children are looking ………………………………………………………………………………..

30. What a pity I don’t get a good job.

      I wish _________________________________________________________________

31. They don’t make a lot of mistakes in spelling any more.

      They used ______________________________________________________________

32. The dentist took out one of my teeth three days ago.

      One of my  ______________________________________________________________

33. When did you begin to study English?

      How long ______________________________________________________________?

 1.   He has been _________________invited to that important meeting.(office)

      2.    I feel ________________ now. I think I’ll go to bed early. (wear out)

 3.   Please address all _________________to the Arts Editor.(correspond)

 4.  It’s very ____________at the moment. Could you phone again later?

           (convenience)

 5.  Teenagers are now ________________dressed.(fashion)

 6.  Japan was very rapidly _______________ in the late 19^th century.(industry)

    7. Her __________________with Maryam lasted many years.(correspond)

    8 . Our boss always tries to treat every member of the staff _____________.(equal)

    9. His parents’ words were a great __________________to him.(encourage)

   10 . They are old enough to be __________________of their parents. (depend)

   11. We were __________by the hospitability of the local people.    (impress)

   12 . The city has been considerably __________________ over the years. More roads have been constructed and more buildings have been built.(modern)

      13. Wearing seat belts in cars is _______________ by law. (compel)

      14. He is old enough to live _______________. (depend)

      15. Both of them like this car because it is _______________. (economy)

      16. He has always been a source of _______________ for me. (inspire)

      17. Most _______________ are written in English. (instruct)

      18. My parents usually _______________ me to study harder. (courage)

     19.They need more funds to _______________ the telephone system. (modern)

     20. Monday morning is a bit __________for me. How about Wednesday     afternoon?  (convenience)

2.    I feel ________________ now. I think I’ll go to bed early. (wear out) 4.  It’s very ____________at the moment. Could you phone again later?           (convenience) 6.  Japan was very rapidly _______________ in the late 19th century.(industry)         9. His parents’ words were a great __________________to him.(encourage)     12 . The city has been considerably __________________ over the years. More roads have been constructed and more buildings have been built.(modern)           14. He is old enough to live _______________. (depend)            16. He has always been a source of _______________ for me. (inspire)     17. Most _______________ are written in English. (instruct)

I. Choose the correct word(s) to fill in the blanks:

1/The students used to ... soccer in that stadium. (play/played/playing)

2/Nga is sick today. ... she won't go to school. (because/if/so)

3/I wish I ... free now. (am/were/be)

4/He often goes swimming ... Sunday morning. (in/on/at)

5/If you want to get well, you ought to ... in bed. (staying/stayed/stay)

6/You don't like watching sports, ...? (don't you/do you/are you)

7/She ... me what I wanted to buy. (asked/said/told)

8/... is your home village? - To the west of the city. (Where/How far/How long)

9/I haven't seen her ... 2003. (for/since/in)

10/... we miss the train, we can get the next one. (What/Why/If)

II. Circle the word which is pronounced differently from the others:

1/ comprise divide primary religion

2/campus pray locate label

3/ reputation relax benefit rest

4/ notice grow commercial grocery

III.Complete the sentences with the words from the box:

examination correspond clothing foreign interact traditional

1/They ... at least once a month because they are pen pals.

2/ Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern ..... at work.

3/Learning a .... language is very interesting.

4/ You must answer many questions in the oral ... .

5/ Remote controls are used to ...... with TV.

6/ The Ao dai is the ... dress of Vietnamese women.

IV.Sypply the correct form of the verbs:

1/Why don't we ... to the swimming pool? (go)

2/ You should practice ... English with native speakers. (speak)

3/ She said that she was happy ... you. (see)

4/ They have ... here for two weeks. (be)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (not be)______________very happy yesterday

2. I(buy)_________________-a ticket for the football match yesterday

3. She(go)__________________________-to Australia in 1994 match yesterday

4. My father usually(like)_______________his steak well-done

5. She(write)__________________-to her friend Kevin now

6. Yesterday, he(play)______________________-football with Julie

7. I (speak)______________________-to my uncle on the phone now

8. Mary(buy)______________a present for Camilla two days ago

9. My mother(not be)___________________there yesterday

10. I(not visit)____________________my parents last week

11. Your mother(drive)_________________you to school?

12. He often(bring)_____________________sweets for the pupils

13. I(not work)____________________________in this supermarket when I was 16

14. He(leave)_______________________five minutes ago

15. I don't like that man because he often(laugh)___________at me

16. My friend(talk)______________a lot every day

17. The man(drive)____________to the supermarket last weekend

18. Daisy(wear)_________________a very beautiful dress last night

19. Nhung(write)_________________-to her grandparents very often last year

20. The teacher usually(give)_____________________the students a lot of homework at the weekend

21. We(not use)______________________our new teacher yet

22. Peter and his brother(learn)____________________________Enlish for three years

23. He(read)______________this novel three times

24. I(live)_____________here since 1989

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.

2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go) out

3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.

4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.

5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.

6. We want (pay) better wages.

7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.

8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to cross the road now.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the .............. (1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of ............ (2-communiate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise .............. (3 - pollute). Every evening, the ........... (4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what ............ (6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any ............ (7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them .......

............. (8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be ............ (9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the .............. (10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A ......... (1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....

............ (2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have ............. (3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........... (4) meaning is appropriate.

Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ............. (5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............ (6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. ................. (7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............ (8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................ (9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will .............. (10) you discover the word's precise meaning.

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.

d. All rich people bought books.

2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?

a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.

b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.

c. Because books were dear and magical.

d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.

3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.

Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.

BICYCLES

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.

2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job,too.

(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)

2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.

(join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)

3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)

4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?" (change into Reported speech)

5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago. (Use the ordinary word order)

6. He was given a gift. So were you. (Join into one sentence, using "as well")

7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"

8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. (Combine into one sentence)

9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)

10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.

(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.

2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go) out

3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.

4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.

5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.

6. We want (pay) better wages.

7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.

8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to cross the road now.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the .............. (1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of ............ (2-communiate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise .............. (3 - pollute). Every evening, the ........... (4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what ............ (6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any ............ (7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them .......

............. (8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be ............ (9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the .............. (10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A ......... (1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....

............ (2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have ............. (3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........... (4) meaning is appropriate.

Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ............. (5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............ (6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. ................. (7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............ (8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................ (9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will .............. (10) you discover the word's precise meaning.

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.

d. All rich people bought books.

2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?

a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.

b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.

c. Because books were dear and magical.

d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.

3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.

Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.

BICYCLES

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.

2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job,too.

(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)

2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.

(join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)

3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)

4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?" (change into Reported speech)

5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago. (Use the ordinary word order)

6. He was given a gift. So were you. (Join into one sentence, using "as well")

7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"

8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. (Combine into one sentence)

9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)

10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.

(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)

Part 1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5 pt).

Part 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others (0,5 point).

SECTION C: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

Part 1: Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best fits the space in each of the following sentences.2pts

1. _________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listening.

A. What the woman was           B. That the woman was

C. The woman was                      D. When was the woman

2. -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” – “________.”

A. Yes, I don’t mind              B. No, do as you please

C. No I mind                          D. Yes, do as you please

3. As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 ________ gave them a standing ovation.

A. bystanders         B. spectators                 C. viewers              D. audiences

4. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.

A. However        B. Therefore               C. Only if                        D. Otherwise

5. It is interesting to take ________ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.

A. over                 B. on                      C. in                    D. up

6. Jack made me ________ him next week.

A. promise calling                       B. to promise calling

C. to promise to call                    D. promise to call

6. “I passed the TOEFL test, Mom.” – “________.”

A. All right                B. Thank you                C. Well done                 D. Good luck

7. The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it ________ warmer.

A. was               B. were                  C. has been                   D. had been

8. – “Eric is really upset about losing his job.” – “ Well, ________ once myself, I can understand.”

A. Having been fired           B. Fired          C. Having fired            D. Being fired

9. ________ you, I’d think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move.

A. Were I           B. Should I be                C. If I am                        D. If I had been

10. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted ________ a good answer.

A. put up with       B. keep pace with       C. made way for       D. came up with

11. Not only ________ to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.

A. she refused               B. did she refuse

C. she did refuse           D. when she refused

12. The judge ________ the pedestrian for the accident.

A. accused          B. charged           C. caught       D. blamed

13. She had to borrow her sister’s car because hers was ________.

A. out of work       B. out of order            C. on duty            D. off work

14. We should participate in the movement ________ to conserve the natural environment.

A. to organize        B. organizing      C. which organized       D. organized

15. His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very ________.

A. open-minded    B. kind-hearted     C. narrow-minded       D. absent-minded

16. There is ________ in my bedroom.

A. a square wooden old table              B. an old square wooden table

C. a wooden old square table               D. an old wooden square table

17. “I am sorry. I broke the vase”. – “________.”

A. OK. Go ahead                                 B. Yes, certainly

C. Don’t worry. Things break          D. I’d rather not.

18. One’s fingerprints are ________ other person.

A. different from          B. different from any

C. differ from any         D. different from those of any

19. He is very happy because he passed his exam with ________ colors.

A. flying            B. failing                C. imagining                 D. changing

 Part 2. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the blanks (1 pt):

1. I couldn’t resist (laugh) ……………………….… at the way he answered my question.

2. He refused (join) ……………………..… us on the trip to the mountains.

3. It is raining. We can’t do anything until it (stop) ……………………………

4. He’s used to (ask) …………………………… what to do at home.

5. Everyone (hope) ………………………..… that I will pass the entrance exam to Doan Hung gifted secondary school.

6. You’d better have your hair (cut) ……………………………

7. Much progress (make) ………………………..… in study in this class this term.

8. I think your garden needs (weed) ……………………………, and you had better (have) ………………………….… it done tomorrow.

9. Nigel felt sick from (eat) ………………………..… too many cakes.

Part 3. Fill in each space in the following sentences with the most suitable prepositions. 1pt

1. I’m afraid Tom’s ……………………..… work. But Jack’s in. Would you like to speak to him?

2. These fields have been……………………..… the plough for centuries.

3. At first I found the work very tiring, but ……………………..… a few weeks I got used to it.

4. When I get home from work I like to relax……………………..… the newspaper.

5. I saw Tom at the bus stop this morning but couldn’t speak to him because we were standing ……………………..… a queue.

6. He is always in a hurry. He drives ……………………..… a tremendous speed.

7. Write ……………………..… ink and put your name on the top of the page.

8. Some styles never go……………………..… fashion.

9. He sits at his desk all day with his head in his hands. It gets ……………………..… my nerves.

10. The children hastily changed ……………………..… bathing things and jumped into the river with shouts of delight.

 Part 4. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline and correct it (2 pt):

Part 5 : Give the correct form of the word in capital letters given to complete the sentences (1 pt):

SECTION D: READING.

Part 1. Read the passage then choose the correct word to fill in the blank. (1 pt)

            For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily life. Experts predict that before long all schools and busineses and most families in the rich part of the world will (1) ________ a computer of some kind. Among the general public, computer arouse strong feelings – people either love them (2) ________hate them. The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and (3) ________the home. Apart (4) ________all the games, you can do accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them, and in some places even (5) ________your shopping with them. Computers they say, bring leisure, as many, as many (6) ________jobs are taken over by computerized robots. The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but (7) ________They worry, too, that people (8) ________spend all the time talking to computers may forget (9) ________to talk to each other. Their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take (10) ________

from human beings altogether.

Part 2: Read the text below and fill in each space with ONE suitable word. 2pt

THE OLD WOMAN

There once was an old woman (1) ………………………….lived in a shoe. This must have been very cramped and difficult (2) ………………………….living in a shoe is not very comfortable, I expect. One day, she went out and there (3) ………………………….some children playing in the street nearby where she lived. (4) ………………………….began shouting at her. “You silly old woman, why do you live in a shoe?”, they shouted, and other things like that. They were very insulting (5) ………………………….the old woman. I don’t know why the old woman had to live in a shoe, but she (6) …………………………. have been very poor, and it was not nice to (7)……………………….. fun of the poor woman because she was so hard up that she had nowhere (8)………………………… to live. But children can be very cruel sometimes (9) ………………………….this case wasn’t an exception. However, on this occasion the old woman didn’t just think their insults meekly, but became very angry and shouting “I will teach you a (10) ………………………….“, she chased them with a cane.

Part 3. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (1pt)

Steve grew up in a children’s home in Scotland. Every week, the staff took a proportion of the children’s pocket money to pay for holidays. Little Steve developed a daring strategy to hang on to what little money he had. He laughs about it now. “I used to swallow all my coins. That got

them really furious, so they’d put me in a room on my own as a punishment. After a few minutes

in there, I’d hit myself on the chest and cough the money back up.”

Since then, Steve has turned into Steve Starr, a professional regurgitator who does up to four shows a day, and can demand fees of$500-$2,000 a show. Everything Steve swallows comes back dry, except for the goldfish. They swim about in his stomach in the water that he swallows for them first. After ten minutes they resume their normal lives in a goldfish bowl. “They never die”, says Steve.

Medical experts might have a few worries about Steve. The sight and sound of him swallowing and bringing back a snooker ball sometimes causes even normally calm people to panic. He also smokes a cigarette, retains the smoke in his stomach, then swallows some butane gas and mixes the two. Next he swallows some Wl:lShing-up liquid, blows a huge bubble, brings up

the smoke and gas inside the bubble, cuts the bubble off, gets someone to set light to it, and bang!

Physically, Steve doesn’t believe he is any different from the rest of the human race, who use their stomachs simply to digest food. “It’s all done by muscle control”, he says. “I imagine a little pair of hands in there doing everything, controlled by my brain. I’m sure I could teach anyone to do what I do”.

1.Why was Steve punished in the children’s home?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. What does the sentence “Steve grew up in a children’s home~ tell you about Steve’s early

childhood?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. What does the sentence “They’d put me in a room on my own as a punishment” tell you

about the children’s home?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Why does the bubble go bang when someone sets light to it?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..

5. What, according to Steve, is the secret of his skill?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

SECTION E: WRITING

Part 1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. Use the words or phrases given (2 pts):

1. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.

@ It’s my mother………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. There was such a frightening atmosphere in that house that we had to leave immediately.

@ The atmosphere…………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. He snatched up the fire extinguisher after he read the instruction.

@ Having ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. I did not realize what he had meant until I left home.

@ Not until……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. My parents never make me work hard.

@ I’m…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. It was her lack of confidence that surprised me.

@ What I found…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. He is too inexperienced to undertake this demanding job.

@ He is not……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Mrs Mai is very proud of her son’s intelligence.

@ Mrs Mai takes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9. You can try to get Hung to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.

@ There’s no point ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

10. It is the first time we have listened to this kind of music.

@ Never ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

- Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.

1 You should never press the red button on the telephone.

circumstances
Under … no circumstances should you .. press the red button on the telephone.

2 He didn’t know that Jack had planned a surprise party .

did
Little ……………………Jack had planned a surprise party.

3 Tom is the person who made all this possible.

who
It ………………………………………..all this possible.

4 He seldom goes out at the weekends.

go
Seldom ……………………………..at the weekends.

5 I won’t be at home before Monday.

after
Only ………………………………at home.

6 Why were you late for work today?

that
Why ……………………were late for work today?

7 It is impossible for him to find £50,000 to pay the ransom.

can
On no account ……………… to pay the ransom.

8 You’ll only find a good job if you’re lucky nowadays.

will
Only if ………………… find a good job nowadays.

9 His father cooked the dinner on Thursday night.

who
It ………………………….the dinner on Thursday night.

10 He met his wife while on holiday in Italy.

that
It was while he was …………………. he met his wife.