12D – At home                 EXERCISES FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION: 09 – 11 - 2011
I. Which word has the different stress among them?
1. A.imagine B. attention C. allowance D. architect
2. A.excursion B. alternate C. curious D. celebrate
3. A. satisfy                         B. India                            C. continent                           D. alternative
4. A. holiday                        B. investigate                    C. diagnose                        D. implement
5. A. independence              B. education                    C. impractical                       D. entertainment 
 
II.GRAMMAR AND CULTURAL TIPS: Choose the correct part to complete the sentence.
6. “No Parking.”  _ This sign means…………
  A. There is no park here.                                 B. There’s not enough space for parking here                   
C. You can’t go to the park here.                            D. You are not allowed to park your car here.
7. I wish I ……….. the party last night so early.
    A. hadn’t left                            B. didn’t leave               C. haven’t left                      D. don’t leave 
8. It was raining, …………. we cancelled the trip to the beach.
    A. although                            B. but                              C. because                         D. so
9. “I regret …………….so much trouble.”   _ “ Well. Let’s forget all about that.”
    A. to have caused               B. caused                            C. to cause                            D. having caused
10. They ……….. great difficulty saving up enough money for a house.
A.found              B.had                         C.incurred         D.   achieved             
11. A: “Would you like to have dinner with me?”   
B: “………………...”                                                        
  A. Yes, I’d love to               B. Yes, it is.                            C. I’m very happy.               D. Yes, so do I.
12. A: "Would you mind opening the door?”        B: “……………..”
  A. Yes, certainly              B. Yes, of course               C. Not at all                            D. No, thanks
13. That science book …………… again and again.
  A. is worth to read              B. is worthy reading               C. is worth being read              D. is worth reading
14. Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so ………….can play in this match.
    A. neither of them               B. none of them              C. either of them              D. both of them                 
15. He wanted to know where……………..
      A. had I been                            B. I had been               C. did I been                D. I been going
             
III. VOCABULARY                  
16. Many organizations have been set up and funds have been.................
        A. raised                             B. bought                            C. risen                            D. raise
17. She won the award for ………….her whole life to looking after the poor.
         A. paying                         B. devoting                            C. causing                            D. attracting                  
18. Microwaves are used for cooking, telecommunications, and …………….
              A. to diagnose medically                                    B. diagnosed medically
              C. medical diagnosis                                            D. medical diagnosing        
19. I couldn’t ………….them when we climbed the mountain.
     A. keep on with                            B. keep up with               C. keep away from              D. keep out of             
20. It seems impossible to …………..terrorism in the world.
    A. put an end to                             B. put stop to                    C. stop at                         D. put an end of             
21.The director retired early _________ ill-health.
    A. on behalf of                            B. on account of               C. ahead of                            D. in front of
22. He sat down, _________his shoes, and tilted back to relax.                                                            
    A. pulled off                            B. pulled up                            C. took off                            D. took out
23.The disappearance of one or several species may result in the loss of __________.
     A. biology                                 B. biography                         C. biochemistry              D. biodiversity             
24.What university will you take an ……………..examination into?
       A. entry                                    B. entrance                      C. attendance                    D. admission             
25. Mary cannot afford tuition ……………..for studying abroad.                                                                          
    A.    fine                                   B. finance                   C. fee                            D. pension
 
IV. READING 
Passage 1: Read the passage carefully and choose the best parts to fill in the blanks
   What exactly is a tornado? The general picture is familiar enough. The phenomenon usually occurs on a hot, sticky day with south wind and an ominous sky. From the base of a thunderhead, a funnel-shaped cloud extends a violently twisting spout toward the Earth. As it sucks in matter in its path, the twister may turn black, brown or even white. The moving cloud shows an almost continuous display of sheet lightning . It lurches along in a meandering path, usually northeast ward, at 25 to 40 miles per hour. Sometimes it picks up its finger from the earth for a short distance and then plants it down