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LISTENING

Listen to two volunteers, Karen and Martin. Listen and choose the correct answer.

1. What kind of voluntary work does Karen do?

A. caring for the elderly        

B. caring for babies          

C. caring for homeless people

2. What kind of voluntary work does Martin do?

A. caring for babies               

B. caring for the elderly   

C. working on a farm

3. When does Karen work?

A. weekends                         

B. weekdays                     

C. when she has free time

4. When does Martin work?

A. two times a week              

B. three times a week       

C. when he has free time

5. Why does Karen do volunteering?

A. She’s passionate about the environment

B. She wants to study farming and agriculture                

C. She wants to impress people

PHONETICS

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

6.

A. value                             

B. father                           

C. practice                        

D. laptop

7.

A. interviewed                  

B. washed                         

C. helped                          

D. grouped

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

8.

A. access                           

B. donate                          

C. device                          

D. install

9.

A. confidence                    

B. donation                       

C. computer                      

D. invention

USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

10. Last summer, while I _________ the shopping mall, I ______________ an advertisement for volunteers.

A. am going to /see               

B. went/saw                      

C. was going to/saw         

D. go to/see

11. I find participating in ______________ activities very interesting.

A. volunteer                          

B. volunteering                 

C. voluntarily                   

D. volunteerism

12. They sell ____________ items which they do by themselves to raise money for the local orphanage and homeless old people.

A. man-made                         

B. handmade                    

C. machine-made             

D. manufactured

13. Each month, we _______________ the donations to the community centre.

A. take                                   

B. have                             

C. raise                             

D. create

14. Volunteers help _____________ free meal to the poor.

A. deliver                              

B. delivering                     

C. delivers                        

D. delivered

15. You can participate in a local ______________ group to clean up the street or volunteer at nursing home.

A. environment                     

B. environmentally           

C. environmental              

D. environmentalist

16. Save the Children ______ in the United Kingdom since 1919.

A. has set up                          

B. was set up                    

C. has been set up            

D. set up

17. The organisation makes sure that poor children have access ________ education.

A. in                                      

B. on                                 

C. for                                

D. to

18. They are ___________ projects which create more chances for children in remote areas to go to school.

A. take up                              

B. working on                   

C. set on                           

D. hold on

19. ______________________ is an organization that tries to achieve social or political aims but is not controlled by a government.

A. government organization                                             

B. non-government organization

C. non-governmental organization                                  

D. governmental organization

20. I’m writing to apply __________ a volunteer position at the local centre of community development.

A. to                                      

B. for                                

C. in                                  

D. on

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 sentences.

21. The school is difficult to get to because it is located in a remote area.

A. mountainous                     

B. isolated                        

C. rural                             

D. approachable

22. The school has organised various volunteering activities to encourage students to take part in.

A. resembling                        

B. same                             

C. numerous                     

D. connected

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 sentences.

23.The project will benefit the local community as a whole.

A. contribute to                     

B. promote                        

C. hinder                          

D. assist

24. Thank you for your donation. It was very generous of you.

A. mean                                 

B. selfish                           

C. unkind                         

D. open-handed

Make the correct form.

25. I hope Toby is enjoying the summer. He (go) __________________ for six weeks

26. When we (walk) ______________ by the river, we (hear) _______________ a shout.

27. She knows Marid very well. She (be) __________ there lots of times since she moved to Spain

Choose the correct word or phrase.

28. The football match wasn't very good at the beginning, but it got more exciting/excited towards the end.

29. Why do you always look so boring/bored? Is your life really so boring/bored?

30. I felt helpful/helpless in the face of all these rules and regulations.

READING COMPREHENSION

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Mr. Brown and some (31) _____________ are on a very dirty beach now. Today they are ready to (32) ___________ the beach a clean and beautiful place again. After listening to Mr. Brown's instructions, they are divided into three groups. Group 1 needs to walk along the beach. Group 2 should check the sand, (33) _____________ group 3 has to check among the rocks. Garbage must be put into plastic bags, and the bags will be collected by Mr. Brown. He will take the bags to the to garbage (34) _____________. They all are (35) _______________ to work hard to refresh this area.

31.

A. voluntary                    

B. volunteers                    

C. volunteering                 

D. volunteer

32.

A. make                           

B. get                                

C. do                                

D. change

33.

A. so                                

B. but                                

C. although                       

D. and

34.

A. dump                          

B. yard                              

C. area                              

D. place

35.

A. exciting                       

B. interesting                    

C. eager                            

D. bored

Read the text and choose the best answer.

Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others. For example, many high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places. Sometimes the students just visit them, play games with them or listen to their problems.

Other young volunteers work in the homes of sick or old people. They clean up their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers, there is a voluntary organization called Big Brothers. College students take these boys to baseball games and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Some high school students take part in helping disadvantaged or handicapped children. They give care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their difficulties. Young college and university students participate in helping the people who have suffered badly in wars or natural disasters. During summer vacations, they volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas to provide education for children.

Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games. Some of these clubs organise short trips to the mountains, beaches or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high schools and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls

Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

36. Volunteers usually help those who are sick or old in their homes by _______________.

A. mowing the lawns, doing shopping and cleaning up their houses

B. cooking, sewing or washing their clothes

C. telling them stories, and singing and dancing for them

D. taking them to baseball games.

37. Big Brothers is _________________________.

A. the name of a club

B. a home for children

C. the name of a film

D. an organization for boys who no longer have fathers

38. Most of the boys' and girls' club use many high school and college students as volunteers because they _________________.

A. have a lot of free time

B. can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

C. know how to do the work

D. are good at playing game

39. Volunteers believe that _____________.

A. in order to make others happy, they have to be unhappy

B. the happiest people are those who make themselves happy

C. the happiest people are those who are young and healthy

D. bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people

40. The best title for the passage is______________.

A. Taking Care of Others

B. Voluntary Work in the United States.

C. Volunteers: The Happiest People in the World

D. Helping Old and Sick People in the United States

WRITING

Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions.

41. I was walking home when it started to rain.

While I _________________________________

42. She was telling me about her party when she started to laugh loudly.

She started  _____________________________

43. The last time I cooked was 3 years ago.

I ______________________________________

44. When did you buy that bag?

How  ___________________________________

45. She began living in Da Nang when she was a child.

She  ____________________________________

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LISTENING

What are these things used for? Circle the correct information.

1. People use these to block the sun / insects.

2. People use this to eat / cook spaghetti.

3. Cats use these to clean the floor / exercise.

4. People use this to exercise / sit on the train.

5. People use this to seal / open letters.

PHONETICS

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

6.

A. cheerful                        

B. charge                          

C. change                         

D. chef

7.

A. smartphone                   

B. hardware                      

C. warming                       

D. participate

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

8.

A. access                           

B. donate                          

C. device                          

D. install

9.

A. orphanage                     

B. various                         

C. volunteer                      

D. processor

USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

10. I’ve decided to live in abroad. I ______________ to Korea next year.

A. will move to                     

B. move to                        

C. am going to move to   

D. shall move to

11. Technological inventions __________ our lives in the last 20 years.

A. changed                            

B. have changed               

C. was changed                

D. have been changed

12. _______________ apps allow students to communicate and learn at the same time.

A. education                          

B. educationing                

C. educational                  

D. educated

13. It is hard for the elderly ____________  a foreign language.

A. learn                                  

B. learning                        

C. to learning                    

D. to learn

14. She avoids ________ out in the sun because she doesn’t want her skin to look bad.

A. to go                                 

B. going                            

C. to going                        

D. go

15. They made us _________ while they checked our documents.

A. wait                                  

B. to wait                          

C. waiting                         

D. to waiting

16. ____________ regularly helps you lose weight effectively.

A. Exercise                            

B. Exercising                    

C. To exercise                   

D. To exercising

17. We can now ________ instantly with people on the other side of the world.

A. speak                                

B. talk                               

C. communicate               

D. exchange

18. Alexander Fleming penicillin – an ___________________ important antibiotic – in 1928.

A. invented                           

B. discovered                   

C. collected                      

D. found

19. Someone has made a big  ______________to the school. We’ve got enough money now to buy some new computers.

A. solution                             

B. decision                        

C. donation                       

D. chance

20. Volunteers work in different conditions, so they must be ____________ to changing situations.

A. adapt                                

B. adapted                        

C. adapting                       

D. adaptable

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 sentences.

21. NASA is running a project on using 3D printers to make food in space.

A. is analysing                       

B. is organising                 

C. is planning                   

D. is finding

22. Lack of water is a permanent problem in this country.

A. a problem that is always there                                    

B. a problem that is sometimes there

C. a new problem                  

D. a problem that no one cares about it

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 sentences.

23. Digital music files can be stored on your computer.

A. saved                                

B. accumulated                 

C. packed                         

D. dispersed

24. The screen will display the username in the top right-hand corner.

A. illustrate                            

B. present                         

C. conceal                         

D. publish

Make the correct form.

25. The flat (not/clean) ____________ yet and it looks very dirty.

26. (Thomas Edison/invent) ______________________  the first light bulb?

27. In my city rubbish (not/collect) ___________ on Sundays.

Choose the correct word or phrase.

28. My grandma’s stories are always interested/interesting.

29. I read a shocked/shocking report about smoking.

30. I was so annoyed/annoying about your comment.

READING COMPREHENSION

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

What are the basic skills that (31)________ child starting school should learn? For many centuries the obvious answer was: reading, writing and arithmetic. Quite recently computer classes (ICT) have been made an obligatory part of national curriculums to  teach students how to  use basic programmes. These days, (32)________, more and more countries are starting to realise that to  succeed in the twenty-first century pupils should be able to create their own software.

In fact, some schools in the UK are planning to get rid of ICT lessons and replace them (33)________ programming classes that would involve building websites, designing games and mobile phone apps. They hope that today’s generation of children, who are already familiar with using smartphones and practically living in the world of social media, will soon become the designers of the future.

Education authorities have no problem convincing students’ parents that (34)________ skills are important. A  recent survey shows that 94 percent of them believe that computer skills are (35)________ for the job market. Examples of British teenagers who have managed to sell their apps to big corporations also help make the decision easy. After all, who wouldn’t want their child to become a millionaire?

31.

A. some                           

B. all                                 

C. any                               

D. many

32.

A. although                     

B. however                       

C. despite                         

D. therefore

33.

A. for                               

B. with                              

C. from                             

D. to

34.

A. so                                

B. such                              

C. this                               

D. some

35.

A. essential                      

B. unnecessary                  

C. modern                        

D. new

Read the text and decide if the following statements are true or false.

Surveys show that kids are addicted to their smart phones and other mobile devices. So if it seems as if teenagers are spending a lot of time connected to their screens, that's because they are. About a quarter of their day to be exact.

The average teen between 13 and 18 spends about nine hours a day consuming media - and that is outside of their school and homework. Kids aged 8 to 12, or teens, are spending about six hours in front of the screens. They are watching shows, playing games, connecting on social media and listening to music - sometimes all at the same time.

Multitasking is the new normal when it comes to homework time. Most teens listen to music while doing their homework, but many also watch TV (51%) and text (60%). Being asked teenagers say they don't think it is a problem and don't believe it has any impact on the quality of their work.

However, there is evidence that suggests multitasking makes it harder to retain information and that you might perform more poorly on the tasks you are doing.

Another fact surveys find is that it seems kids spend more time consuming media than connecting with their parents and even their teachers.

36. Surveys show that people are addicted to their smartphones and other mobile devices.

37. The average teen between 13 and 18 spends about 8 hours a day consuming media

38. Kids aged 8 to 12, or teens, are spending about 6 hours in front of the screens.

39. Most teens watch TV while doing their homework.

40. There is evidence that suggests multitasking makes it easier to retain information.

WRITING

Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions.

41. I sat down to read a magazine and Dylan came in.

 While I _____________________________________

42. Jane tries not to watch Tommy race in competitions because she gets nervous.

 Jane avoids  _________________________________

43. Mary would like to play golf, but she hasn’t got enough money to buy all the equipment.

Mary would like to play golf, but she can’t __________

44. It was so embarrassing – my face was completely red!

 I was so  ___________________________________

45. They haven’t shown this film in Cannes.

 This film ____________________________________

----- HẾT -----

LISTENING

Listen and decide whether the statement is True (T) or False (F).

1. There are four people doing the project with Pauline.

2. Pauline thinks it’s not difficult to clean up the park.

3. After picking up the rubbish, Pauline will plant pink roses if the weather’s nice.

4. Jack and his friend are going to help recycle old clothes on the Environment Day project.

5. Pauline’s mom and sister haven’t gone to the recycling center before.

PHONETICS

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

6.

A. comment                       

B. energy                          

C. media                           

D. chemical

7.

A. computer                      

B. confused                      

C. remote                          

D. control

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

8.

A. remote                          

B. involved                       

C. global                           

D. confused

9.

A. laboratory                     

B. application                   

C. experiment                   

D. refillable

USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

10. He recommended ___________ the book before seeing the movie.

A. not reading                       

B. not to read                    

C. not read                        

D. do not read

11. My uncle continued __________ although the doctor advise him ______________ the habit several times.

A. smoking/to quit                

B. to smoke/quit               

C. smoke/quitting             

D. for smoking/of quitting

12. The teacher expect Mary ___________ harder. She gave her a lot of homework ___________.

A. studied/do                        

B. studying/done              

C. study/doing                 

D. to study/to do

13.  I’m sorry I cannot hear what you _____________ because everybody ___________ so loudly.

A. are saying/will talk           

B. were saying/has talked

C. have just said/is talking           

D. said/was talking

14. What ________when the accident ____________?

A. have you been doing/occurs                                       

B. are you doing/will occur

C. will you be doing/has occurs                                      

D. were you doing/occurred

15. Usually, Mr.Pile ___________ us Physics but today he ___________ ill so Mrs.Young __________us.

A. teaches/is/is teaching                                                  

B. has taught/is/teaches    

C. is teaching/has been/teaches                                       

D. taught/was/was teaching

16. I _________ the same car for more than ten years. I ____________ about buying a new one.

A. have had/am thinking                                                  

B. will have/think             

C. had/will think                                                              

D. am going to have/was thinking

17. The visitors complained about the heat, _________ they continued to play golf.

A. because                             

B. and                               

C. yet                                

D. since

18. John thought he had a good chance to get the job, _______________ his father was the manager’s friend.

A. since                                 

B. though                          

C. as                                 

D. for

19. It is important to protect landscapes from the harmful effects of ______ pollution.

A. environment                     

B. environmentalist          

C. environmentalism        

D. environmental

20. He looked at the picture ___________ without saying a word.

A. attentive                           

B. attention                       

C. attentively                    

D. attentiveness

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 sentences.

21. Drake can’t stand buying unimportant things.

A. doesn’t mind buying        

B. doesn’t want to buy     

C. can’t afford to buy       

D. is willing to buy

22. Agnes is crazy about sports cars.

A. useless at                          

B. obsessed with              

C. afraid of                       

D. sad at

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 sentences.

23. 14% of primate species are highly endangered.

A. at risk                                

B. abundant                      

C. threatened                    

D. in danger

24. I know that if I start watching a soap opera I immediately become hopelessly addicted.

A. indifferent                        

B. used to                         

C. attached                       

D. hooked

Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

25. I’ve been looking forward to see you again since we last met.

26. We spent an interested holiday in Ha Long Bay last summer.

27. The food that my mother is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.

28. He is one of the most interested people we have ever known and talked to.

29. I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money.

30. Sarah has been working for the company from 1992.

READING COMPREHENSION

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

There are various types of pollution in the world. The most (31) ____________one is air pollution. It is caused mostly by factories which exclude smoke. This smoke pollutes the atmosphere (32) ____________ dust and cinder which can cause various types of diseases like lung cancer, heart failure and sinus infection when inhaled. Carbon monoxide from exhaust pipes of vehicles is also very dangerous and can cause instant death when inhaled in (33) ____________ amount.

Water pollution is the pollution that occurs in rivers, seas, oceans, lakes and other waterways. Water pollution is normally caused by the (34)_________ of waste like garbage and feces. The marine life in these waters will be affected. Some the toxic extracts of the poisonous sea creatures perish while others store the toxic extracts of the poisonous waste in their fat glands.  When human beings eat these creatures, they will either fall ill or die. In Japan alone, every year, thousands of people suffer (35) _________ strange diseases due to mercury poisoning. Others either lose their mental capacity or meet their deaths.

31.

A. widespread                  

B. extensive                      

C. exceeding                    

D. intensive

32. 

A. through                      

B. with                              

C. in                                  

D. on

33.

A. varying                       

B. unlimited                      

C. exceeding                    

D. excessive

34.

A. pouring                       

B. storing                          

C. dumping                      

D. throwing

35. 

A. by                              

B. from                             

C. through                        

D. of

Read the passage below and choose the correct answer A,B,C or D.

ELEKTRON TO ELECTRIC

The first discovery of electricity is over 2,600 years old. Does that surprise you? Of course, there were no lights, telephones, refrigerators, radios, motion pictures, or television sets that long ago. In fact, all of these modern conveniences are of such recent development that you might well wonder how electricity could be any older than Thomas Edison's development of the first practical electric light bulb in 1879.

The word electricity comes from the Greek word meaning amber, which is elektron. The fossilized sap of a pine tree, amber looks much like a hard lump of honey. In 600 B.C., a Greek philosopher named Thales rubbed a piece of amber against his sleeve to shine it. Much to his interest, he found that the rubbed amber attracted small bits of lint, feathers, and dried leaves. This property of attraction was a strange characteristic which he thought only amber had. Today, our word electricity still goes back to Thales' early discovery about amber.

More than two thousand years after Thales, an English physician discovered that other substances also had this characteristic of electricity. From then on, more and more men added to the knowledge of electricity. They set off the many developments and discoveries which have brought about our electrical era of today.

36.  While not directly stated, it may be inferred from the article that _________________.

A. amber is the only substance that can be magnetized

B. electricity is a recent discovery

C. Thomas Edison really invented electricity

D. facts may be observed long before they are put to practical use

37.  This article as a whole tells us _____________.

A. about electricity

B. about amber

C. about the curiosity of an ancient Greek philosopher

D. about Thomas Edison

38. Which device was the first practical application of electricity?

A. the refrigerator                 

B. the radio                       

C. the electric bulb           

D. the telephone

39. Elektron is ____________________________________.

A. the ability to generate electricity of amber

B. the property of attraction of amber

C. the strange characteristic of amber

D. the Greek word meaning amber

40. Which sentence is NOT true?

A. The name electricity comes from the Greek word for amber.

B. Amber is the fresh sap that runs out of pine trees.

C. Many, many men added to the discoveries of electricity.

D. Thales was a Greek philosopher who lived in ancient times.

WRITING

Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions.

41. It’s ages since I last saw a Hollywood film.

I ____________________________________

42. I felt that it had been a mistake to write to him.

I regretted ____________________________

43. Is it all right if I come to club with you tonight?

Would you mind ________________________?

44. You don’t have to finish the work by Saturday.

It isn’t necessary  _______________________

45. She’s always nervous when she takes an exam.

Taking ________________________________

----- HẾT -----

I. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.

1.

A. overspent          

B. achievement          

C. environment          

D. movement

2.

A. congestion         

B. organization           

C. application             

D. communication

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others words.

3.

A. incredible          

B. advertisement        

C. successful              

D. audience

4.

A. priority              

B. ability                    

C. community            

D. voluntary

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

5. Volunteers become more concerned and aware of the problems facing the world.

A. obvious                  

B. worry                     

C. bored                     

D. worried

6. Her exceptional ability is known widely as she has won a lot of prizes in many different contests.

A. talent                     

B. passion                   

C. admiration             

D. apparence

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

7. When you do something good for others, you will find your life hopeful.

A. meaningless           

B. hopeless                 

C. harmful                  

D. meaningful

8. Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S consumer protection movement.

A. casual                    

B. significant              

C. ordinary                 

D. outstanding

V. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence below.

9. The final contestants perform                   on the stage to a television audience.

A. lively                     

B. likely                      

C. life                         

D. live

10. I've been in this city for a long time. I                    here sixteen years ago.

A. have come            

B. was coming            

C. came                      

D. had come

11. His performance was so boring that it made me____________.   

A. to disappoint         

B. disappointing         

C. disappointed         

D. disappoint

12. Last night my favorite program __________ by a special news bulletin.

A. interrupted            

B. was interrupted      

C. were interrupted    

D. is interrupted

13. Volunteers for Peace Child Center (VPV) is a __________, non-governmental organization that was founded in 2005 to provide help and education to people in both urban and rural Viet Nam.

A. profit                     

B. profitable               

C. non-profit              

D. non-profitable

14. The father typically works outside the home while the mother is __________ domestic duties such as homemaking and raising children.

A. suitable for            

B. capable of              

C. responsible for      

D. aware of

15. He spends most of his time on teaching career. He is a __________ teacher.

A. contributed            

B. dedicated              

C. caring                    

D. willing

16. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the                        .

A. happiness               

B. household chores   

C. responsibility         

D. employment

17. She does                          work for the Red Cross of her school.

A. voluntarism                       

B. voluntary               

C. voluntarily             

D. volunteerism

Choose one underlined word or phrase A, B, C, or D that needs correcting.

18. Disadvantaged children are looking forward to us visiting them soon.

A. are looking            

B. us                           

C. them                      

D. soon

19. Volunteer work is a great way to gain experienced in a broad range of fields.

A. volunteer work      

B. to gain                    

C. experienced           

D. of fields

20. Roles in homemaking and breadwinning can share by family members.

A. roles                       

B. homemaking          

C. can share               

D. members

21. A tablet PC is used for surfing the web, sending emails, making phone calls and listen to music.

A. calls                       

B. A                           

C. is used for             

D. listen

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one.

22. Daisy doesn’t intend to go to university after leaving school.

=> Daisy has……………………………………………………

23. They have never seen that film before.

=> This is the first ……………………………………………..      

VII. Make the meaningful sentence, using the given words below.

24. While/ Mary /listen/music, / mother /phone/ her.

=> ………………………………………………………………

25. The teacher /not /allow/ us/ use /dictionary /during /test.

=> ………………………………………………………………

VIII. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

Chen likes to get his news from the paper. Lemma turns on the television to find out what's going on in the world. Eve subscribes to more magazines than she can keep track of, whereas Kobi chooses to listen to radio talk shows that cover issues thoroughly to tap into what's going on in the world. All these people are touched by the media.

What is the media? What constitutes the media? The media consists of all the ways that news and information is distributed to a mass audience. The media covers everything from hard news, which is investigative reporting to stories that are purely entertaining, such as whether your favorite movie star was on the "Best Dressed/ Worst Dresser list. Whether in print or broadcast on TV, the stories are the product of the reporting of many journalists who write the stories, and editors who give out the assignments, assess the quality of the writing and research, and make the decisions about where and when the stories run.

The news has immediate impact. The Internet puts global news onto the personal computer on your desk. Almost all browsers have links to up-to-the-minute news stories from various news services. You can get constant news updates from a variety of sources via your personal computer, providing you with the most up-to-date and in-depth coverage.

26. According to the writer, ­__________________

A. people's life can be changed by the media.

B. newspapers, magazines, televisions, radios are all the mass media.

C. people can only get news from the paper.

D. radio talk shows cover thorough issues.

27. According to the passage, the media __________________________

A. spreads not only news but also entertainment to audiences.

B. investigates news reports that will be covered.

C. only distributes hard news to people.

D. consists of news and information all over the world.

28. Which one of the following is not a responsibility of editors?

A. Judge the writings and researches.                       

B. Assign tasks.

C. Write reports on the stories.                                  

D.  Decide when and where tile sto­ries run.

29. The word 'browsers' in line 15 refers to __________________________

A. programs used by computers for doing particular jobs.

B. people who look for information on the Internet.

C. people who design the Web.

D. computer programs that allow users to look at and search through infor­mation on the Internet.

30. An advantage of Internet news reports is that _______________________

A. they can be constantly updated.                           

B. they link news from various news services.

C. they provide a variety of information.                  

D. they can be put onto the personal computer.

IX. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap.

Television now plays such a (an) (31) _____ role in so many people’s life that it is essential for us to decide whether it is good or bad. First of all, television is not only the convenient source of (32) _____, but also a rather cheap one. For a family of four, for example, it is more convenient (33) _____ cheaper to sit comfortably at home than to go out. There is no transport to arrange. They don’t have to pay (34) ____ expensive seats at the theater or in the cinema. All they have to do is to press a button, and they can see plays and films of every kind, not to mention political discussion and the latest exciting football matches. Some people, however, say that this is just where the danger is. The TV viewer needs to do (35) ____. He does not need to use his legs.

31.

A. necessary                     

B. important               

C. detrimental            

D. main

32.

A. entertainment              

B. music                     

C. films                      

D. culture

33.

A. as long as                     

B. as well as               

C. as good as              

D. as soon as

34.

A. on                                

B. in                           

C. for                         

D. with

35.

A. one thing                     

B. everything             

C. nothing                  

D. something

X. Listen again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

36. This is the first International Youth Music Festival.

37. The organisers have finished preparations for the festival. 

38. Last year, the festival was held on the beach. 

39. They are selling tickets for the festival at the park gates. 

40. The country park is far from the town centre.

_____________THE END_____________

I. Listen and fill in each blank with one word.

Imagine living in a house where everything is controlled from a (1) _________. The doors and windows open and close not with (2) _________, but with your (3) _________commands. The lights turn on when you enter the room, and then turn off as you leave. The (4) _________rings when someone breaks into your house, and the (5) _________are immediately informed and on their way. You can even control your house (6) _________, lights, and devices from a mobile phone when you are (7) _________from home. That is what we call a smart home. And that's how (8) _________can make our life at home more enjoyable and comfortable than ever.

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

9.

A. belong               

B. strong                    

C. among                   

D. long

10.

A. kisses               

B. watches                 

C. rides                      

D. boxes

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

11.

A. benefit             

B. composer               

C. audience                

D. breadwinner

12.

A. acupuncture     

B. advertisement        

C. announcement       

D. community

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

13. While we __________ football, it suddenly began to rain

A. played                   

B. are playing             

C. were playing          

D. have played

14. Being the breadwinner of the family, __________.

A. she works hard to provide for her children

B. she looks after her children carefully

C. she is very sociable                                   

D. she cooks the meal everyday

15. Sad movies always make her __________.

A.  to cry                    

B. crying                    

C. cried                      

D. cry

16. Look at the clouds! I think it __________ .

A. will rain                 

B. rains                       

C. is going to rain      

D. is raining

17. It is convenient for you to read__________ when you travel.

A. laptops                   

B. e-books                  

C. computers              

D. printers

18. The song was especially _________ for the wedding.

A. created                  

B. compiled                

C. composed              

D. invented

19. At present we are ______ an anti-drug campaign.

A. setting up               

B. carrying out           

C. taking part in         

D. joining with

20. Each nation has many people who _______take care of others.

A. volunteer               

B. volunteered           

C. voluntary               

D. voluntarily

V. 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) in each of the following questions.

21. How do you divide household chores in your family?

A. take out                 

B. split                        

C. solve                      

D. deliver

22. People are now raising money for flood victims.

A. paying                   

B. collecting               

C. making                  

D. sending

VI. 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.

23. If we don’t do something good for others, we can feel that our life is boring.

A. interesting             

B. important               

C. clear                       

D. different

24. Incredible! It seems you know a lot of English songs.

A. believable             

B. unbelievable          

C. sociable                 

D. capable

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

25. Three days ago, Mary ask her teacher to give her some advice.

A. days                       

B. ask                         

C. to give                   

D. advice

26. What does “An apple a day keeps the doctor out” mean?

A. does                       

B. keeps                     

C. out                         

D. mean

VIII. 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 each of the numbered blanks.

The most obvious advantage of living green is that it helps reduce environmental pollution. This is done by (27) _________ the 3Rs. The first R means choosing products very carefully to reduce waste as much as possible. Reusing involves the repeated use of items. The third R is about separating materials that can be recycled and later used for a new purpose.

There are also (28) _________ benefits to living green. Reducing the use of energy and water can help save money on household bills. Furthermore, reusing products and materials is another way to make saving. It helps save on production costs (29) _________ creating new products wastes materials and is expensive. Recycled products also last longer than new ones, making them a better and more eco-friendly option.

Lastly, going green offers health benefits. It reduces air pollutants by making the air we breathe cleaner and healthier. This means fewer diseases and doctor's appointments. Another way (30) _________ your health is to purchase organic foods and green products for your household. They don't use harmful chemicals that can (31) _________ health issues. In turn, you are also supporting responsible farming methods that protect the environment.

27.

A. practising         

B. doing                     

C. making                  

D. following

28.

A. economy          

B. economic               

C. economical            

D. economics

29.

A. so                     

B. but                         

C. although                

D. since

30.

A. improve           

B. to improve             

C. improving              

D. improved

31.

A. lead to             

B. result from             

C. begin with             

D. aim at

IX. Read the following text and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) about Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa. He grew up in a poor family, and he was the first child in the family to go to school. He became interested in politics and was forced to leave his first university for protesting.

At that time, South Africa suffering from apartheid, which meant that the black and white residents of South Africa were separated from each other. People had to carry identity cards with their race on it. Black and white people were not allowed to get married to each other.

Mandela witnessed all this and decided to fight against it. He joined a rebel group which attacked government and military targets. He was arrested in 1962 and put into prison for the next 27 years.

During these 27 years, Nelson Mandela lived in a prison cell on a small island. He had to work very hard like other prisoners. It was such a horrible life for a great man.

However, when he was in prison, people began to find out more about his struggles for democracy and justice. When he was released in 1990, he was a worldwide hero. He continued to fight against the ruling government. Eventually, in 1994 his struggles were successful, and Nelson Mandela became the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Apartheid no longer exists.

32. Nelson Mandela was born and grown up in a rich family.                             

33. He was forced to leave his first university because he was a lazy student.      

34. Black and white people of South Africa were not equal in the past.                  

35. Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 because he attacked his neighbours.

36. Nelson Mandela became the President of South Africa in 1994.              

X. Rewrite the sentences as directed.

37. Would you mind helping me with the shopping? (Can)

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38. Although she has a beautiful voice, her performance is not skillful. (but)

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39. The doctor said, “You shouldn’t skip breakfast, Linda.” (advised)

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40. They believe that yoga provides people with several invaluable health benefits. (provide)

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_________THE END_________