9 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 14. Paul: “Good morning, could I speak to Mr. David, please?”. Tom: “__________” A: Certainly. Would two o’clock be OK. B: He’s in a meeting. Can I take a message? C: Probably by Monday next week. D: I’ll have to ask the person you want to ring first. 10 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 blank (20). Tran Dai Nghia (1913-1997) - The Buddha of Guns Professor, Academician Tran Dai Nghia is a (17) ______ scientist of Vietnamese intellectuals. In 1935, the young man Pham Quang Le, his real name, had a scholarship (18) ______ in France. He tried to take 6 college degrees and certificates of the most famous universities of France. Unlike the others, Pham Quang Le had a clear purpose when studying abroad. He studied the science (19) ______ making weapons to serve the country"s independence. The meeting between him and President Ho Chi Minh in Paris in 1946 changed the life of Pham Quang Le. In 1946, under the requirements of the (20) ______, he was assigned as Head of Military Department by Uncle Ho with the (21) ______ for researching, manufacturing weapons for our soldiers to fight the enemy. Uncle Ho said, “This is the good thing, so from now on your name is Tran Dai Nghia...” A: war France B: France war C: French war D: war French 11 Combine two sentences into a new one, using the words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any way. Write the new sentences on your answer sheet. Question 25. Developments in science and technology are greatly changing the way we live. (being) A: The way we live is being greatly changed by developments in science and technology. B: The way we live is greatly changed by developments in science and technology. C: The way we live is greatly changing by developments in science and technology. D: The way we live are being greatly changed by developments in science and technology. 12 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question 11: Air pollution, together with littering has _______many problems in our big cities today. A: caused B: affected C: bought D: made 13 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 13. “Would you pick the kids up from school this afternoon?” “__________” A: Sure B: I don’t think so. C: Really? D: No, I am afraid I can’t. 14 Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others . A: improve B: support C: educate D: invent 15 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question 8: He said he hadn’t finished the project ______. A: yesterday B: last week C: previous week D: the previous week