TEST 10

I. Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. a. dear b. hear c. bear d. near 2. a. ought b. groundless c. compound d. announce 3. a. chew b. screw c. crew d. news 4. a. admitted b. deleted c. controlled d. intended 5. a. enthusiasm b. with c. breadth d. think II. Choose the correct words or phrases 6. On 24th December next year we !!!!!!! in this house "or "i"teen years. a. ha#e li#ed b. will li#ing c. will ha#e li#ed d. had li#ed $. %he passengers ran onto the plat"orm but the train !!!!!!!. a. go b. has gone c. will ha#e gone d. had gone &. 'ylon a synthetic !!!!!!! "rom a combination o" water air and a by(product o" coal was "irst introduced in 1)3&. a. to make b. make c. made d. making ). *e took !!!!!!! the business a"ter his "ather died. a. on b. o#er c. away d. in 1+. ,ome snakes lay eggs but !!!!!!! gi#e birth to li#e o""spring. a. others b. another c. each other d. the other 11. -oiled meat can be kept in !!!!!!! containers. a. tight(air b. airtight c. airsick d. air("ree 12. . remember !!!!!!! you be"ore but . am sorry . ha#e "orgot your name. a. to meet b. meet c. met d. meeting 13. %here are !!!!!!! people learning /nglish nowadays. a. more and more b. more and less c. more as d. the most 14. /#erybody is ready !!!!!!!0 a. aren1t you b. don1t they c. isn1t he d. isn1t it 15. 2t se#en o1clock yesterday e#ening . !!!!!!! to the radio suddenly . !!!!!!! someone !!!!!!! at the door. a. am listening 3 hear 3 knocks b. listened 3 heard 3 knocked c. was listening 3 heard 3 knocked d. was listening 3 heard 3 knock III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in the rackets 16. %he rotation o" crop pre#ents soil "rom !!!!!!!. 4poor5 1$. 2"ter two !!!!!!! attempts the athlete could manage to pass th bar at the third time. 4succeed5 1&. %axis are o"ten !!!!!!! to those who want to tra#el "ast to the station or the airport. 4con#enience5 1). %he monument is !!!!!!!. 4impress5 2+. 6orest "ire is the most serious !!!!!!!. 4destroy5 21. %he acronym 7'O comes "rom 7nited !!!!!!! Organi8ation. 4nation5 22. 9asers are used as !!!!!!! accurate scalpels. 4miracle5 23. .n spite o" his !!!!!!! he tried to "inish the work. 4tire5 24. :eter submitted his "inal paper on the wrong day because o" a !!!!!!!. 4understand5 25. !!!!!!! is one o" the serious problems in 2merican.. 4employ5 I!. "ill in each num ered lank with #$E suita le word. ;en ha#e been 4265 !!!!!!! in the stars e#er since they "irst looked 42$5 !!!!!!! into the sky. ,ome o" these stars may ha#e their 42&5 !!!!!!! planets. ." 42)5 !!!!!!! is so we can suppose that intelligent li"e may 43+5 !!!!!!! on one o" them. %he problem is that the nearest star is "our light years 4315 !!!!!!!. .n other words light "rom it has been tra#eling "or "our years when it "inally 4325 !!!!!!! us. :robably 4335 !!!!!!! "rom the earth will e#er #isit that star 4345 !!!!!!! it would take a 4355 !!!!!!! a hundred thousand years to reach it. 26. a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interests 2$. a. toward b. out c. up d. abo#e 2&. a. own b. belong c. possessi#e d. possess 2). a. who b. whom c. when d. that

3+. a. exist b. happen c. appear d. preser#e 31. a. on b. near c. away d. "rom 32. a. comes b. reaches c. goes d. ac<uires 33. a. nobody b. e#erybody c. somebody d. anybody 34. a. although b. because c. so d. but 35. a. plan b. helicopter c. "leet d. rocket !. %ead the passage carefully and then answer the &uestions .n 1)65 the 7nited ,tates tried to ha#e one spacecra"t get #ery close to another spacecra"t while in orbit. %his was the "irst step in getting spacecra"t to link or dock together. Docking would be necessary to land men on the ;oon. %he plan called "or a =emini spacecra"t carrying two astronauts to get close to an unmanned satellite. %he attempt "ailed. %he target satellite exploded as it separated "rom its main rocket. 2merica1s ,pace 2gency decided to mo#e "orward. .t would launch the next in its =emini series. %hen someone had an idea> launching both =eminis. %he second one could chase the "irst one instead o" a satellite. 2gain things did not go as planned. .t took two tries to launch the second =emini. -y that time the "irst one had been in orbit "or ele#en days. %ime was right up. %he astronauts on the second =emini mo#ed their spacecra"t into higher orbits. %hey got closer and closer to the =emini ahead o" them. %hey needed to get within 6++ meters to be considered success"ul. 2"ter all the problems on the ground the e#ents in space went smoothly. %he two spacecra"ts got within one(third o" a meter o" each other. %he astronauts had made the operation seem easy. .n ?anuary 1)5) the ,o#iets launched a series o" unmanned lunar rockets. %he third o" these "lights took pictures o" the "ar side o" the ;oon. %his was the side no one on the /arth had e#er seen. %he 7nited ,tates planed to explore the ;oon with its unmanned @anger spacecra"t. %here were a number o" "ailures be"ore @anger $ took pictures o" the ;oon. %hese pictures were made "rom a distance. %he world did not get pictures "rom the sur"ace o" the ;oon until the ,o#ietAs 9unar ) landed there in 6ebruary 1)66. 36. %he 7nited ,tates tried to ha#e one spacecra"t get #ery close to another spacecra"t while in orbit to !! a. make the "light last longer b. put the two spacecra"ts together c. prepare "or men to land on the ;oon d. take pictures o" the ;oon 3$. %he astronauts were !!!!!!! when the =emini spacecra"t got close to an unmanned satellite. a. success"ul b. unsuccess"ul c. killed because o" explosion d. able to link to the target satellite 3&. *ow close could two =eminis get0 a. 6++ kilometers b. 6++ meters c. 2 meters d. One(third o" meters 3). %he pictures o" the "ar side o" the ;oon that the ,o#iet satellite took in ?anuary 1)5) !!!!!!!. a. had not e#er been seen be"ore b. were widely known at that time c. were "amiliar to e#erybody at that time d. 2 and 4+. Bhen did the "irst spacecra"t land on the ;oon0 a. .n 1)5) b. .n 1)6+ c. .n 1)65 d. .n 1)66 !I. %ewrite the sentences as directed without changing the original meaning 41. ;rs. :ikes does not work here any more. 'o!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 42. :eople ha#e to wait long. %hey get impatient. %he!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 43. Bhate#er you say . won1t change my mind. 'o!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 44. :eople ha#e destroyed "orests and they ha#e to su""er "rom "loods. ." only!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 45. %om Cniise is one o" my "a#orite "ilm stars. 2mong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 46. Be ha#e been able to increase our exports #ery year although we ha#e some economic di""iculties. 'o matter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4$. %he manu"acturer spends a lot o" money on ad#ertisements. *e sells many products.

 %he more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4&. Don has Dogged "or two years and now he can run in a marathon race. 2"ter ha#ing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4). . expected Daisy to pick me up at the airport. . expected that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5+. Be happened to meet ?ohn yesterday. Be metE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !II. 'se the given words and phrases to write meaningful sentences. $ecessary changes can e made 51. . 3 "ind 3 dangerous 3 climb 3 mountain. 52. tra#el 3 long distance 3 without 3 rest 3 make 3 they 3 tired. 53. %he 7, 3 process 3 change 3 metric system. 54. time 3 we 3 do 3 something 3 pre#ent 3 "orest destruction. 55. cassette recorder 3 . 3 buy 3 yesterday 3 sound 3 good. 56. /nglish 3 pronunciation 3 di""icult 3 Fietnamese learners 3 master. 5$. citi8ens 3 e""ort 3 conser#e 3 natural resources. 5&. "armers 3chemical "ertili8ers 3 pesticides 3 increase 3 "ood crops. 5). computer 3 "aster 3 accurate 3 than 3 human. 6+. "inished "ilm 3 result 3 collaboration 3 indi#iduals.