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Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. Consider the use (1)of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make (2)sure that there are enough goods on the selves for customers to buy; they need to be (3)able to re-order befora stocks (4)run out, to decide which things are selling well and (5)go on. All these processes (6)are performed quickly and afficiently by computers. A (7)lot of offices work in the past involved information on paper. (8)Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was put (9)aside for future reference. This way of working was (10)not particularly easy or fast. A computerized system is much more efficient.
I. Use the correct form of the words to complete each of the following sentences
impairment, charity, disability, donate, preference, integration, respectful, campaign, discriminate, appreciate
1. Buses and trains need to reserve some special seats or areas for women with babies, the elderly and the __disabled___________
2. Those who do noisy jobs such as airport ground staff or construction workers for a long time are likely to have hearing _______impairment___
3. It is crucial for teenagers to participate in ___charitable__________ work of any kind. That helps them learn how to care and share.
4. Both parents and teachers need to teach children to have a _______respectful___ attitude to the elderly.
5. Making a small ____donation______ to a charity helps young people be aware of the value of money.
6. To many students, working with a tutor is _______preferred____ to working with a peer.
7. Jane's mother always ______appreciated_____ her attempt to fulfill her duties even when she was not successful.
8. Jaden was involved in planning an election _____campaign____ for the president of his country.
9. It is significantto ____intergrate_____ children with special needs into ordinary schools so that they are more accepted by their community.
10. Racial_______discrimination___ doesn't seem to be ended, even in multicultural countries like America or Canada.
II.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. A: A new house ___________ for the homeless children.
B: Really? When ___________ it built?
A. has been built / has been
B. built / was
C. was built / was
D. has been built/ was
2.The Prime Minister ___________ our university. He __________ to students about the orientation for their future career early today.
A. has visited / spoke
B. visited / spoke
C. has visited / has spoken
D. visited / was speaking
3. At the last meeting, the Student Union ________ to hold a craft and art exhibition to raise money for the kids who _______ from cancer.
A. has decided / suffered
B. decided / suffer
C. has decided / suffer
D. decided/ suffered4
IV. Find the mistakes
1. Newly-born infants should BE screened for their HEARING in order to receive early TREATMENT if it is IMPAIRMENT. => impaired
2. The aircraft OF Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 , which HAS DISAPPEARED => disappearedon the 8th OF March 2014, HAS not been recovered.
3. The findings of a study show that students HAVE CHANGED their attitude TOWARDS the poor after INVOLVE=> involving/ having involved in some CHARITABLE work.
4>The persons with DISABILITIES in Malaysia will have MORE to smile about because several LOCAL companies are now OFFERED => offering jobs to them.
5. MORE AND MORE organizations have BEEN recently FOUND=> founded to have helped the poor and ORPHANS in Vietnam.
6. It is BELIEVED that people are HAPPIER THAN=> happier when they help OTHERS.
IV. Read the following passages. Then answer the questions
Young people prefer the town to the country because they love the noise and busy life. They also think that it is easier to get money in the town than in the country, Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the town every year. Different from young people, old people like living in the country because the country is not so noisy and busy as the town. The air in the country is much fresher than the air in the town, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of the old people move to their home villages.
Questions: 1. Why do young people prefer the town to the country?
==>Because they love the noise and busy life.
2. Do they think that it is more difficult to get money in the country than in the town?
=>No.They don't.
3. What about the air in the country?
=>It is much fresher than the air in the town.
4. What do many of the old people do after stop working?
=>They move to their home villages.
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. hospital b. mischievous c. supportive d. special
2. a. family b. whenever c. obedient d. solution
3. a. biologist b. generally c. responsible d. security
4. a. confident b. important c. together d. exciting
5. a. possible. b. university c. secondary d. suitable
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
6. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsible
7. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
a. solve b. solvable c. solutions d. solvability
8. John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
9. According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.
a. supportive b. caring c. suitable d. comfortable
10. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
a. came into b. went leisurely c. went quickly d. dropped by
11. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
a. help b. prepared c. be busy d. attempt
12. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
a . happen b. encounter c. arrive d. clean
13. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.
a. drinks b. beverages c. grains d. special dishes
14. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.
a. try b. attempt c. doing d. aim
15. Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.
a. on / for b. in / about c. to / through d. at / with
16. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
a. under b. above c. upon d. out of
17. We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.
a. wear b. to wear c. wearing d. worn
18. Sometimes I do not feel like _______ to my sibling about my troubles.
a. talk b. to talk c. talking d. talked
19. The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he was offered a raise.
a. more hard-working b. as hard-working than
c. more hard-working than d. more hard-working as
20. John _______ a respectful and obedient student.
a. said to be b. is said c. is said being d. is said to be
21. I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.
a. see b. saw c. seen d. seeing
22. In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.
a. becomes b. has become c. became d. will become
23. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
a. took b. had taken c. had taken d. was taking
24. In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
a. was / have changed b. is / change
c. had been / will change d. has been / changed
25. Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
a. are flying b. would fly c. will fly d. can fly
26. When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
a. was calling / watched b. called / have watched
c. called / was watching d. had called / watched
27. By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
a. completes b. will complete c. are completing d. will have completed
28. Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.
a. reads / has cooked b. is reading / is cooking
c. has read / was cooking d. read / will be cooking
29. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he the Newspaper.
a. are doing / is cooking / is reading
b. were doing / was cooking / was reading
c. was doing / has cooked / is reading
d. had done / was cooking /read
30. When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
a. had arrived / discovered / prepared
b. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
c. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
d. arrived / discovered / was preparing
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
31. They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
a. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.
b. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.
c. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.
d. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.
32. Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.
a. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.
b. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.
c. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.
d. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
33. His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
a. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
b. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.
c. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
d. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
34. She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.
a. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time. .
b. Because she wanted her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast.
c. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.
d. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on.
35. The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
a. I have not been to the museum for a year.
b. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
c. My going to the museum lasted a year.
d. At last I went to the museum after a year.
II. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the given word.
1. Good (educate)…………education………………. can help people get rid of taking risk.
2. Are there any youth (organize)………organizations………………. in your country?
3. These plants can grow (nature)…………unaturally……………. in poor soils.
4. The teacher asked the students to choose an (act) active partner for the next
5. “When is the (enroll)………enrollment……….. in this school?” “It’s the first week of August”.
6. “Who is your favorite (act)……………actor……………., Lan?” “I think it’s Tom Hank”.
7. If you want to be a member of the club, please fill out this (apply) …………application…………..form.
8. What is the (deep)…………depth…………… of the river?
9. There is some (similar)…………similarity…………….. in the way the two groups work.
10. He can’t get higher education because of his (poor)………poverty…….
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. She went out the room ________without________ saying a word.
2. Hold______on______ a minute while I get my breath back.
3. My parents are tired_____of_______ living in the city.
4. She’s still looking_____for_______ a job.
5. The increase in population has led__to______ overcrowding in many cities.
IV. Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
Example : 0. What would you like to watch? 0.watch --> watching
1. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.
→ got used to driving
2. I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer.
→ should write
3. They asked me where was I going to spend my vocation that summer.
→ I was
4. Although being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday.
→ despite
5. My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time.
→ reading
6. I’d rather typing this letter than write it because it’s faster.
→ fast
7. There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting.
→ is
8. The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children.
→ was written
9. We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast.
→ six-hour
10. I think I prefer country life than city life.
→ to
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION.
I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.
The country and the city have (1)___advantages___ and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful (2)__environment____. They enjoy peace and quiet, and can do their work at their own pace because no one is in a (3)___hurry___. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their (4)__neighbors____ are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it. Their life can be monotonous and they can be (5)__isolated____, a long way from the nearest town, which is a serious problem if they are ill or have to (6)____take____ children to school.
The city has all the (7)___services___ the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often ugly and (8)__polluted____; they not only have bad air but are also noisy. Everyone is always in a haste and this (9)___means___ that people have no time to get to know each other and make (10)___friends___.
1. in
2. since
3. used
4. more
5. although
6. had
7. rather
8. than
9. as
10. make
11. such
12. spite
13. making
14. ago
15. so