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I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. passed B. watched C. played D. washed
2. A. proud B. about C. around D. would
3. A. market B. depart C. card D. scare
* Choose the word which has a different stress pattern
4. a. award b. prevent c. visit d. except
5. a. bookshelf b. advanced c. above d. depend
II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.
III- Choose the right answer (1.6 p)
6. A: Congratulations! You did great. B:_________________
A. It's nice of you to say so. B. It's my pleasure.
C. You're welcome. D. That's okay.
7. “ Do you have a bike ?” “ No, but I wish I____________ one.”
A. having B. have C. can have D. had
8. I spent half a year________________ this boat.
A. to build. B. building C. built D. on building
9. If I____________ any problem, I______________ ask for your help.
A. has / will B. had / will C. have / would D. have / will
10. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.
A. whose B.who C. which D. where
11. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
12. We have learnt English________2001.
A. for B. since C. in D. during
13. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?
A.isn’t B. didn’t C.doesn’t D. wasn’t
14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant_________she ate her favorite roasted duck.
A. which B. whose C. whom D. where
15. If I were a flower, I_______a sunflower.
A. was B. were C. will be D. would be
V- Complete these sentences
1. If / I / rich, / I / travel / around / world / family. => ……………If I were rich, I would travel around the world with my family…………………………………………….
2. Mr John / never / allow / daughter / swim / river / her friends
=> …………MR.JOHN has never allowed his daughter to swim in the river with her friends…………………………………
1. I / told / not / be late / class / next time.
=> ……………I was told not to be late for class next time………………………………………..……………
2. Yuri Gagarin / be / first man / who / travel / space.
=> ………………Yuri Gagarin was the first man who travelled the space…………………………………….…
3. It / so / hot / yesterday / that / we / not / sleep.
=> ……………It was so hot yesterday that we couldn't sleep………………………………………………
IV. Give the correct form of verbs given.
A. -John ...........lost............ (21. lose) his job last month and since then he .................has been............ (22. be) out of work.
- Do you know why he …………lost…………….... (23. lose) his job?
- Because he ..........was....................... (24. be) very rude to his boss.
B. Yesterday morning, when I ...........arrived............... (25. arrive) at the airport, Sophie ..............was waiting................ (26. wait) for me.
She ...................wore............. (27. wear) a pink dress and ..........................looked............... (28. look) very pretty.
V - Write the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
29.Many people became……………homeless….…….after the earthquake. (home)
30.There are many…………celebrations………………throughout the year. (celebrate)
31.The scientists can predict the ...............eruption................ of a volcano (erupt)
32. We stayed at home because it rained …………heavily……………….. (heavy)
33.I am looking forward to ………………hearing……………………..from you. (hear)
VI - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (34)_____you about it. I was very (35)_____when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (36)_____I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (37)_____we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (38)_____ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…
34 .A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak
35. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite
36. A.after B. until C. when D. while
37.A. although B. even C. because D. so
38 A. pronouncing B. speaking C. reading D. telling
VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
39 People say that they bought this shop last year.
=> It is________said that they bought this shop last year___________________________________.
- They are___________said to have bought this shop last year__________________________________________.
37. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me.
=> He asked me______how much I thought it would cost______________________________.
38. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad.
=> Mr. Brown whose____team has lost the game looks very sad___________________________.
42.Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?
- You know___________the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night, don't you?_________________________________________.
39. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.
=> Minh spends_________2 hours doing his homework every day____________________________.
44 .We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
=> Because it______rained heavily, we were late for school___________________________________.
45. My mother used to make us clean the house.
=> We used___________to be made to clean the house__________________________________________.
46."I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said
- She said___________that she was working in a restaurant and didn't care much for it____________________________________________.
47. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.
=> I haven’t________spoken to her for two years__________________________________________
48. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.
=> It__________is interesting to go swimming in the river in the summer_____________________________.
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
2. A. health B. appear C. ready D. heavy
3. A. tidal B. sight C. mineral D. describe
4. A. though B. throw C. through D. thought
5. A. thunder B. erupt C. trust D. pull
II. Choose the best answer from the four options given to complete each sentence.
6. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I________French.
A. knew B. will know C. know D. have known
7. The church________about 100 years ago.
A. is built B. was built C. will be built D. has been built
8. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.
A. whose B.who C. which D. where
9. ________I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep.
A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of
10. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
11. I suggest________some money for poor children.
A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising
12. She asked me if I________a laptop computer the following day.
A.buy B. will buy C. bought
D. would buy
13. I ________telephone her if I knew her number.
A. would B. have to C. will D. shall
14. Honda motorbikes________in Viet Nam.
A. produce B. will produce
C. are produced D. would be produced
15. We have learnt English________2001.
A. for B. since C. in D. during
16. We________already________Huong Pagoda.
A. were / seeing B. Have / seen
C. are / seeing D. Will / see
17. All the houses in the area________immediately.
A. has to rebuilt B. had to rebuild
C. have to be rebuilt D. have to rebuild
18. If he________soon, he might miss the train.
A. isn’t coming B. doesn’t come(tham khảo c18)
C. won’t come D. didn't come
19. Mr. Long said that he________in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. lived B. is living C. has lived D. will live
20. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?
A. isn’t B. didn’t C. wasn’t D. doesn’t
III. Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.
21. My sister enjoys read=>reading about wild animals and natural mysteries.
22. Mr. Thach who sing->sings English songs very well is my teacher of English.
23. My father asked us not to spending->spend too much time playing computer games.
24. Ba can play the piano better more than->than his friends can.
25. We can save nature->natural resources by using solar energy.
IV. Choose the correct answer from the options below, then complete the following passage,
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen. A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The(28)__________ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on. Most customers (30)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
26. A. is B. has been C. was D. were
27. A. in B. from C. of D. with
28. A. customers B. managers C. assistants D. sellers
29. A. in B. for C. of D. by
30. A. who B. what C. which D. whom
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
31. They have just sold that old house.
=> That old house ........has just been sold......................
32. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
=> Although .......the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday............................................................
33. They will build a new mall here.
=> A new mall ..........will be built here..............................................................
34. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better.
=> If ................he doesn't take these pills, he won't be better...............................................................
35. Depite working hard, he can’t support his large family.
=> Although ...........he works hard, he can't support his large family........................................................
VI. Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given.
36. If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends.
=> .........If it doesn't rain tomorrow, I will go camping with my friends..................................................................................
37. If/ I/ meet/ alien/ outer space/ I/ invite/ home/ talk.
=> .............If I met an alien in outer space, I would invite him home to talk ....................................................................
38. I/ never/ travelled/ by/air. => ............I have never travelled by air..........................................................................................
39. The students/ study/ for exam/ now. => .................The students are studying for exam now..............................................................................
40. It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out.
=> .......It is such a cold day that we decide not to go out................................................................................
41. If / I / you / , / I / learn harder. =>………If I were you, I would learn harder…......... ...............................................................
42. She / suggest / go / Huong pagoda / this weekend.. => …….............She suggests goingto Huong Pagoda this weekend..........................................................
43. Two days ago, / my brother / come / school late / because / he / get up / late.
...................Two days ago, my brother came to school late because he got up late.................................................................................
44. The Internet / wonderful invention / modern life.
.................The Internet is a wonderful invention in modern life..........................................................................................................................................
45. Our school / going / hold / English-speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher’s Day.
Our school is going to hold an English-speaking contest to celebrate Teacher's Day
1D 2A 3D 4D 5B 6D 7A 8D 9B 10B 11C 12D 13B 14C 15C 16A 17C 18A
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 point)
Question 1: A. invited B. needed C. ended D. liked
Question 2: A. climate B. ethnic C. unit D. city
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others. (0.5 point)
Question 3: A. likely B. lovely C. kiddy D. apply
Question 4 :A. instruct B. decide C. contain D. common
Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 points)
Question 5: Look! The boys …………………… basketball in the school yard.
A. play B. are playing C. played D. were playing
Question 6: A runny nose, sneezing and coughing are the …………………… of common cold.
A. materials B. measures C. medicines D. symptoms
Question 7: The toy …………………… my father bought for my brother is very expensive.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
Question 8: The president is going to pay a state visit to Japan, ……………… he?
A. does B. doesn't C. is D. isn't
Question 9: Remember …………………… the instruction carefully before you use it.
A. reading B. to read C. read D. for reading
Question 10: She has worked as a secretary …………………… she graduated from college.
A. before B. since C. when D. until
Question 11: The boy's family is very poor. He has to go to school on foot. He wishes he……………………enough money to buy a bike.
A. has B. will have C. had D. has had
Question 12: Did the Second World War last from 1939 …………………… 1945?
A. in B. at C. on D. to
Question 13: It is very noisy. I can't hear what he is saying. Can you …………………… the radio?
A. turn up B. turn off C. turn on D. turn around
Question 14: Mai and Lan are attending a party.
- Mai: "Would you like some more Coke?" - Lan: " ………………… .”
A. I think so B. I'm not sure C. Yes, let's D. Yes, please
Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, D) that needs correcting. (1.0 point)
Question 15: I have to go to the dentist's because of->because I have a toothache.
Question 16: Alex Ferguson, that->who is the most successful coach in Manchester United's history, underwent an emergency operation last month.
Question 17: The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is the largest->larger than any other lakes in the world.
Question 18: The woman said to her son that he can->could go out when he finished all his homework.
Give the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.0 point)
Question 19: Lam will try to have a big …………collection………… of stamps. (collect)
Question 20: This bus is used for ……… taking…………… students to school. (take)
Question 21: An …………interesting………… film will help you feel less depressed. (interest)
Question 22: Ha Noi and areas to the north will be …………sunny………… tomorrow. (sun)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1.0 point)
The Mekong river
The Mekong River, (23) ………………… Southeast Asia, is the world's 12th—longest river and the 7th longest in Asia.
It's about 4.350 kilometres (24) …………………… and flows through six countries, including China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. When flowing into Vietnam, the Mekong River is also called Cuu Long River,
(25) …………………… has two branches: Tien River and Hau River. People build houses and run their businesses on the rivers. The Mekong River is (26)……………… to more than 850 kinds of freshwater fish.
Question; 23 A. in B. on C. by D. at
Question 24: A. long B. length C. lengthen D. longest
Question 25: A. that B. whom C. which D. where
Question 26: A. home B. place C. region D. country
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.0 point)
The Americans are keen to win the race to send human beings to Mars. In 1992, the new boss of NASA, Dan Goldin, called on the American people to be the first to send explorers to another planet in the solar system. He reminded them of the symbolic gift carried to the moon and back by the Apollo 11 mission. It bears a message intended for the crew of the first spaceship to visit Mars. Goldin thinks it is time to begin the preparation for this historic journey. His speech echoed the words of the President, who promised that in 2019, 50 years after Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon, the first astronaut would stand on Mars.
By the end of the twentieth century, various unmanned spaceships will have thoroughly investigated the surface of the planet. But, however clever a robot may be, it cannot match the type of information which can be gained -from direct human experience. The first geologist on the moon, Harrison Schmitt, was capable of interpreting the story of the landscape on the spot. Until humans walk on the red deserts of Mars, we will not be able to determine the history of this frozen world in any detail.
Question 27: Who called on the Americans to be the first to send explorers to another planet in the solar system?
A. The president
B. Dan Goldin
C. Neil Armstrong
D. Harrison Schmitt
Question 28: According to the American President, when would the first astronaut probably stand on Mars?
A. 1969
B. 1992
C. 2019
D. 2050
Question 29: According to the passage, by the end of the twentieth century, many …………… will have thoroughly investigated the surface of the planet.
A. manned spaceships
B. astronauts
C. robots
D. unmanned spaceships
Question 30: According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. A clever robot and a human being can provide the same information from Mars.
B. The first geologist on the moon was Harrison Schmitt.
C. We will not be able to determine the history of Mars in any detail until humans walk on it.
D. The Americans are keen to win the race to send human beings to Mars.
Rearrange the word(s) in a correct order to make complete sentences. (1.0 point)
Question 31: to you / I / for a long time. / have not written
I have not written to you for a long time.
Question 32: will take place/ from 14 June to 15 July 2018./ The 2018 FIFA World Cup/ in Russia
The 2018 will take place in Russia from 14 JUne to 15 July 2018 .
Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (1.5 points)
Question 33: He gave my sister a smart phone on her birthday.
=> My sister was ________given a smartphone on her birthday__________________
Question 34: Watching "Lat mat: Ba chang khuyet" is very exciting.
=> It is _____very exciting to watch "Lat mat: Ba chang khuyet" _____________________________
Question 35: It isn't nice, so we can't go for a picnic.
=> If it ___were nice, we could go for a picnic______________________________
Choose the word (A, B, Cor D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,5 pt)
1. A prayed B. divided C.nominated D.erupted
2. A. space C nominated B. planet D.state
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0.5 pt)
A.power B. solar C. resource D nuclear
a.bennefit b. commercial C encourage D embroider
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough
2. A. award B. atomic C. abroad D. answer
3. A. wonderful B. month C. tone D. none
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different:
4. A. refusal B. consider C. museum D. glorious
5. A. buffalo B. tobacco C. contented D. tomorrow
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. lose B. move C. stove D. improve
2. A. opens B. photographs C. performs D. pays
3. A. raised B. picked C. laughed D. watched
4. A. cough B. plough C. weigh D. though
5. A. turn B. burn C. curtain D. bury
Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.
6. They are not _________to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.
A. so old B. old enough C. enough old D. as old
7. The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.
A. despite B. in spite C. because D. because of
8. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________does his brother.
A. Too B. Neither C. So D. Either
9. If I had the map now, I _________a short-cut across the desert.
A. could have taken B. take C. could take D. can take
10. If I were you, I would advise _________the new teaching method.
A. try B. trying C. to try D. tries
11. My father is very busy. _________, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.
A. Despite B. Although C. However D. Therefore
12. The capital of Thailand is_________.
A. London B. Paris C. Bangkok D. Phnom Penh
13. This detailed map is _________the atlas.
A. more useful B. more useful than C. more useful as D. usefuler than
14. The smaller the room is, the _________furniture it needs.
A. less B. fewer C. smaller D. more
15. He hates _________at while he is out in the street.
A. stared B. be stared C. is stared D. being stared
16. If I _________you, I’d take some rest before the exam tomorrow.
A. is B. are C. were D. would be
17. It was _________hot day that we decided to leave work early.
A. such B. so C. so a D. such a
18. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?
A. will B. shall C. do D. must
19. I wish I _________to him. Now it is too late.
A. had listened B. would listen C. listened D. have listened
20. Ellen: “_________?” ~ Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”
A. How is John doing B. What does John like
C. What does John look like D. Who does John look like
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others )
1. A. supposedly B. markedly C. allegedly D. determinedly
2. A. endure B. feature C. procedure D. measure
3. A. complete B. command C. common D. community
4. A. comb B. climb C. debt D. cable
5. A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
1. A. possibility B. disappointed C. manufacture D. instrument
2. A. environment B. mystery C. contribute D. terrific
3. A. deficiency B. psychology C. ecological D. competitor
4. A. recommend B. difficulty C. admirable D. document
5. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously
PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences
1. Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______ science fiction really become popular.
A. had created/ had taken off/ was B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has
C. had been created/ had taken off/ did D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had
2. We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding
3. I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.
A. across B. around C. out D. over
4. _______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
A. None of us wanted to go in the first place
B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D. Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end
5. There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot
6. This car has many features including _________.
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas
B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas
C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas
D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage
7. Round and round ___________.
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
8. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _______ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left
9. Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.
A. outlines B. presupposes C. concerns D. presents
10. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.
A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion
11. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ .
A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake
12. One of the first exercises in math class is ______ measure the radius of a circle.
A. to learn and B. to learn how to C. learning to D. learn to
13. We were shocked to hear the news of your ________.
A. having fired B. being fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired
14. I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.
A. get Tom to translate it B. have it translate
C. have Tom to translate it D. make it translate
15. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
16. _______ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. Where people D. People
17. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect
18. _______ team sports require cooperation.
A. Of all B. They are all C. Why all are D. All
19. Studies indicate _________ collecting art today than ever before.
A. there are that more people B. more people that are
C. that there are more people D. people there are more
20. Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. from B. of C. in D. for
21. Dick put ____ ball in ____ net in _____ second half but ____ goal was disallowed.
A. a - a - a - a B. the - the - the - the
C. the - the - a - a D. a - a - the - the
22. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been
23. The computer has dramatically affected ______ photographic lenses are constructed.
A. is the way B. that the way C. which way do D. the way
24. Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a __________ writer.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. virile D. prolific
25. The handwriting is completely ______ . This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible B. indelible C. illegible D. unfeasible
II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
a. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (1.go) __had gone______ out and they (2.sit) _____were sitting___ in the dark.
b. What tune (3. play) __was being played______ when we (4. come) ____came____ in?
c. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (5. wear) ____had been wearing____ her seat belt, she (6. not hurt) ____wouldn't have been hurt____ so badly.
d. It is vital that no one else (7. know) _know______ about the secret government operation.
e. It seems strange to be standing here, (8. look) ____looking___ out at SydneyHarbor.
f. Tom had a lucky escape. He (9. kill) ____could have been killed____ when a car crashed into the front of his house.
g. ___To be ranked__ (10. Rank) as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.
III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1.5 pt)
It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may (have solved=> have been
solved). Until quite recently people got used ( to think => to thinking) that they were just tombs for
pharaohs. Instead, the connection with astronomy ( seem => seems) much more important.
Egyptologists have often asked ( them => themselves) how long it ( spent => took) to build them
and why people built them in ( first place => the first place). Experts came up with a suggestion
that the Egyptians may have (believed in => believed that) the River Nile was the earthly
equivalent of the Milky Way. Many agree that the sizes of the three Giza Pyramids are in propotion
to the three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was ( by the chance => by chance). Rather, the souls of
dead pharaohs were deliberatedly being ( project => projected) through shafts to ( reach at =>
reach) their goal of the Orion constellation.
IV. Give the correct form of the word in each of the following brackets.(1.5 pt)
1 interaction
2 undoubtedly
3 functional
4 inaccuracies
5 significant
6 addictive
7 threatening
8 compulsively
9 tendency
10 production
II. Read the text below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pts)
The British are widely (1) ___considered__ to be a very polite nation, and in (2)___some___ respects this is true. An Italian journalist once commented of the British that they need (3) __no___ fewer than four “thank you” merely to buy a bus ticket. The first, from the bus conductor means, “I’m here.” The second accompanies the handing over of the money. The third, again from the conductor, (4) _means___ “Here is your ticket.”, and then the passenger utters a final one as he accepts the tickets. Such transactions in most (5) __other__ parts of the world are usually conducted in total silence. In sharp contrast to this excessive politeness with strangers, the British are strangely lacking (6) __in___ ritual phrases for social interaction. The exhortation “Good appetite”, uttered in so (7) ____many__ other languages to fellow-diners before a meal, does not exist in English. The nearest equivalent – Enjoy your dinner! – is said only by people who will not be partaking of the meal in question. What’s more, the British (8) _wish___ happiness to their friends or acquaintances only at the start of a new year and at (9)__celebrations___ such as birthdays, (10) __while___ the Greeks routinely wish all and sundry a “good week” or a “good month”.
Your answers:
1._____________ 2._____________ 3._____________ 4._____________ 5.____________
6._____________ 7._____________ 8._____________ 9._____________ 10.____________
III. Read the passage and choose the best option for each of the following blanks. (2.0 pts)
Media and advertising
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1) ______. There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2) ______ a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) ______ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4) ______ programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5) ______ drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) ______ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) ______ by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8) ______ in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. For no (9) ______ how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny (10) ______ was in if we looked carefully.
1. A. be B. stay C. exist D. prolong
2. A. with B. over C. by D. on
3. A. screen B. danger C. machine D. reason
4. A. that B. far C. many D. what
5. A. programme B. personality C. audience D. tense
6. A. comedies B. programmes C. perhaps D. consequently
7. A. taken B. presented C. capable D. accompanied
8. A. Taken B. All C. Somewhat D. Thus
9. A. one B. matter C. difference D. reason
10. A. fault B. reflection C. situation D. consciousness
PART FOUR: WRITING (6.0 POINTS)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)
1. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.
àGet the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home.
2. You haven’t done your work, have you?
àIt’s about time you did your homework.
3. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
àOnly on his fourth proposal did she accept to marry him.
4. He said that he had won as a result of good luck.
àHe attributed his win achievement to good luck.
5. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
àThat takes me back to the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
6. People rumour that he is rich but stingy.
àWhat people rumour is that he is rich but stingy.
7. Such a ridiculous proposal isn’t worth serious consideration.
àThere is no point in considering such a ridiculous proposal seriously.
8. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
àThe very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
9.We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
àThere is an absence of animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
10.The staff hated Frank’s new policies so intensely that they went on strike.
àSo intense was the hatred for Frank’s new policies that the staff went on strike.
II. Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the word given in the brackets. Do not alter the word in any way. (2.0 pts)
1. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”.(dawned)
à It suddenly dawned on me what the meaning of a “freebie” was
2. After the scandal, he was asked to resign. (HAND)
à After the scandal, he was asked to hand in his resignation
3. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (likened)
à Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument
4. My father is not feeling well these days. (weather)
à My father is feeling under the weather these days
5. I don’t think this record will ever be popular. (catch)
à I don’t think this record will ever catch on
6. His arrival was completely unexpected. (took)
à His arrival took us by surprise.
7. The success of our local theater has made our city famous. (map)
à The success of our local theater has put our city on the map
8. He is certainly not a reliable witness. (means)
à He is by no means a reliable witness
9. Our company is the only company allowed to import these chemicals. (monopoly)
à Our company has got the monopoly of/on/in importing these chemicals
10. It’s uncertain whether the band’s tour will take place. (BALANCE)
à The band’s tour is in the balance
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