Tay Ho High School

THE FINAL FIRST TERM TEST Code: 193

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.
Question 1: A. described B. booked C. pronounced D. missed
Question 2: A. access B. championship C. candy D. decay
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.
Question 3: A. happen B. happy C. handsome D. apply
Question 4: A. television B. discussion C. invasion D. prevention
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.
Question 5: (A) Studying a foreign language often (B) lead students to learn about the (C) culture of the
countries (D) where it is spoken.
Question 6: (A) Because the highway system (B) was built 40 years ago , (C) most of the roads now
need (D) to repair.
Question 7: Wood is (A) an excellent resource (B) for heating (C) homes, cooking food and (D) build
houses.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8: Most Vietnamese people are satisfied ______ the government's response to combat Covid 19
pandemic.
A. for B. of C. on D. with
Question 9: Travel can ______ the mind, and exchange visits give young people experience of a ______
way of life as well as a different language.
A. broaden/differ B. broaden/different C. broad/differently D. broadly/different
Question 10: My brother rode a ______ horse in the parade.
A. beautiful big black Friesian B. beautiful Friesian big black
C. big black beautiful Friesian D. black big beautiful Friesian
Question 11: Another million people ______ unemployed by the time next year.
A. will have become B. will become
C. will be become D. will be becoming
Question 12: The doctor who is ______ tonight in the general hospital is Mr. Brown.
A. in turn B. on tour C. on call D. at work
Question 13: You ______ wonderful! Is that a new perfume you’re wearing?
A. are smelling B. smell C. will smell D. have been smelling
Question 14: She has been very interested in doing research on ______.
A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically
Question 15: ______ of the United States grown during a Republican administration.
A. Rarely the federal government has B. Rarely has the federal government
C. Has the federal government rarely D. The federal government has rarely
Question 16: It took me 10 years to ______ enough money to travel around the country.
A. set out B. put away C. put by D. save aside
Question 17: Had I known that you were ill last week, ______.
A. I would have gone to see you B. I would go to see you
C. I will go to see you D. I shall have gone to see you
Question 18: It is desirable that the hotel manager ______ to call the maintenance staff every 6 months to
clean up the air conditioners.
A. remember B. will remember C. must remember D. remembers
Question 19: Petro wanted to know what time ______.
A. the movie began B. the movie begins
C. does the movie begin D. did the movie begin
Question 20: Did you read ______ novel I lent you ______ last week?
A. Ø / in B. a / Ø C. Ø /on D. the / Ø
Question 21: She ______ live with her grandparents in a small house when she was a child.
A. must B. would C. use to D. should
Question 22: The larger the apartment is, the ______ the rent is.
A. expensive B. expensively C. more expensive D. most expensive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 23: Daisy: “What a great haircut, Lucy!”
Ann: “______”
A. Thank you. That's a nice compliment. B. It's my pleasure.
C. Thanks. It's very kind of you to do this. D. Oh, yes. That's right.
Question 24: James: “Where will you go on vacation?”
Thomson: “______”
A. The beach is nice, isn't it? B. Probably I won't think of.
C. Probably to the beach. D. I have a four-day vacation.
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.
Question 25: At times, I look at him and wonder what is going on his mind.
A. Never B. Always C. Hardly D. Sometimes
Question 26: The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river.
A. releasing B. increasing C. decreasing D. keeping
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 27: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the
surplus.
A. large quantity B. excess C. small quantity D. sufficiency
Question 28: I’m sorry I can’t come out this weekend. I’m up to my ears in work.
A. very scared B. very bored C. very idle D. very busy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 29: “Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us.
A. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
B. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
C. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
D. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
Question 30: Many countries share the view that drastic measures must be taken to stop sea pollution.
A. Sea pollution can only be prevented provided that many countries follow the same policy.
B. A lot of countries agree that it is essential to take strong action to put an end to sea pollution.
C. Seas will continue to be polluted unless this agreement is accepted by a majority of the countries.
D. By putting into practice a series of precautions, it is believed that sea pollution will be prevented.
Question 31: I never thought that I could win a prize.
A. It never dawned in me that I could win a prize.
B. I never had full advantage of winning a prize.
C. It never crossed my mind that I could win a prize.
D. I was never put off from winning a prize.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
Question 32: She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.
A. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.
Question 33: The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
B. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the
match.
C. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.
D. Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
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.
Humans are destroying the earth’s tropical rain forests. About 80,000 square kilometers are being
destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (34) ______ comes from people cutting trees for fuel. Another
quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (35) ______ trees are cut down to sell the wood to start
farms.
The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build
huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just
one tall building. (36) ______ people continue cutting down that many trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the
trees can be gone in eight years.
The world needs more food, and it (37) ______ like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the
land for agriculture. Many people think that the land under these huge, thick forests must be in rich
nutrients, but it isn't. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain
forest is very (38) ______.
Question 34: A. destruction B. destroying C. destroy D. destructive
Question 35: A. staying B. remaining C. standing D. dwelling
Question 36: A. Unless B. If C. While D. Although
Question 37: A. seems B. looks C. tastes D. sounds
Question 38: A. short B. poor C. unfortunate D. ill
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
People travel for a lot of reasons: Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others
are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. But most
European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for
the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam
spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the
rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25
million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches. They all come for a reason - the sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy’s 30,000
hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and
roadsides. Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit
yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourists than it can handle. The Mediterranean is
already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it’s getting worse. The French
can’t figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places,
swimming is dangerous because of pollution.
None of this, however, is spoiling anyone’s fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year
with tourists. Obviously, they don’t go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and
seem to like crowded beaches. They don’t even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the
coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it’s still better than sitting in the cold rain in
Berlin, London, or Oslo.
Question 39: According to the passage, people come to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for ______.
A. polluted water B. traffic jams C. rainy weather D. the sun
Question 40: The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that ______.
A. they want to see historic remains or religious spots
 B. they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites
C. they wish to escape from the dark and rainy days
D. they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs
Question 41: The word “tolerate” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. reject B. endure C. exclude D. neglect
Question 42: The word “solid” in paragraph 3 means most nearly the same as ______.
A. having no spaces inside B. seeming to be hard to book
C. having less people than normal D. being uncomfortable to live in
Question 43: According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than
the others?
A. Greece B. France C. Spain D. Italy
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.

DIRTY BRITAIN

Before the grass has thickened on the roadside verges and leaves have started growing on the trees,
it is a perfect time to look around and see just how dirty Britain has become. The pavements are stained
with chewing gum that has been spat out and the gutters are full of discarded fast food cartons. Years ago I
remember travelling abroad and being saddened by the plastic bags, discarded bottles and soiled nappies at
the edge of every road. Nowadays, Britain seems to look at least as bad. What has gone wrong?
The problem is that the rubbish created by our increasingly mobile lives lasts a lot longer than
before. If it is not cleared up and properly thrown away, it stays in the undergrowth for years; a semi-
permanent reminder of what a tatty little country we have now. Firstly, it is estimated that 10 billion plastic
bags have been given to shoppers. These will take anything from 100 to 1,000 years to rot. However, it is
not as if there is no solution to this. A few years ago, the Irish government introduced a tax on non-
recyclable carrier bags and in three months reduced their use by 90%. When he was a minister, Michael
Meacher attempted to introduce a similar arrangement in Britain. The plastics industry protested, of course.
However, they need not have bothered; the idea was killed before it could draw breath, leaving
supermarkets free to give away plastic bags.
What is clearly necessary right now is some sort of combined initiative, both individual and
collective, before it is too late. The alternative is to continue sliding downhill until we have a country that
looks like a vast municipal rubbish tip. We may well be at the tipping point. Yet we know that people
respond to their environment. If things around them are clean and tidy, people behave cleanly and tidily. If
they are surrounded by squalor, they behave squalidly. Now, much of Britain looks pretty squalid. What
will it look like in five years?
Question 44: The writer says that it is a good time to see Britain before the trees have leaves because
______.
A. Britain looks perfect B. you can see Britain at its dirtiest
C. you can see how dirty Britain is now D. the grass has thickened on the verges
Question 45: According to the writer, things used to be ______.
A. wonderful B. worse abroad C. better abroad D. the same abroad
Question 46: For the writer, the problem is that ______.
A. rubbish is not cleared up B. Britain is a tatty country
C. rubbish lasts longer than it used to D. our society is increasingly mobile
Question 47: The word “they” in the last paragraph may refer to ______.
A. people B. the environment C. much of Britain D. cleanliness
Question 48: The word “alternative” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. freedom B. disruption C. change D. option
Question 49: The word “These” in the second paragraph may refer to ______.
A. shoppers B. people C. country D. plastic bags
Question 50: How long does it take plastic bags to decay?
A. 10 million years B. up to 1,000 years C. less than a century D. 10 years