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1, I feel(A) /really(B) tired. I wish I didn't go(C) / to(D) the party last night
C -> hadn't gone
2, I have broken(A) my pencil . may I borrow(B) one(C) of your(D) ?
D -> yours
3, when I was(A) on(B) holiday last summer, I was going(C) to the beach(D) every day
C -> went
4, tom used to going(A) to school by(B) bus. now he goes(C) by bike(D)
A -> go5, mary is used(A) to do(B) her homework by(C) herself(D)
B -> doing
6, on(A) winter days, we all(B) used to sit around(C) the fire and told(D) stories
D -> tell
7, the chinese(A) build(B)the Great Wall over(C) two thousand(D) years old
B -> built
8, we get used to(A) live in(B) the countryside befor we moved(C) to(D) ho chi minh city
A -> used to
9, in(A) the modern(B) world , people can easily(C) communicate with(D) telephones radios and coputers
D -> by
10, the package containing(A) books and(B) records were(C) delivered last(D) week
C -> was
PART I: (3.0 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter you choose.
1. Your plan was completely _______. It didn’t work at all.
A. used B. useful C. useless D. usefully
2. Claire wanted to make tea, _______ she heated some water.
A. so B. but C. although D. so that
3. A man from our village, ________ children I teach, was on T.V. last night.
A. who B. whom C. where D. whose
4. I am responsible for the preparation,________?
A. aren’t I B. am I C. am not I D. don’t I
5. _____ I use your car?- Of course. Here’s the key.
A. May B. Must C. Need D. Should
6. “Would you like a glass of green tea?”
A. No, let’s not. B. No, I don’t. C. No, thanks. D. No, I wouldn’t.
7. Peter behaved so badly at the party. I wish I _______ him.
A. do not invite B. did not invite C. had not invited D. would not invite
8. That car runs at _______ speed of 180 miles _______ hour.
A. the / an B. a / the C. a / a D. the / a
9. We need _______ money to send our son to Oxford University.
A. a large sum of B. a few of C. many D. lot of
10. Mary was the_______________ of the three sisters.
A. clever B. clever as C. cleverer D. cleverest
11. I didn’t have an umbrella, so I got wet.
A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet.
B. If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet.
C. I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.
D. Had I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.
12. The president refused to make any judgement ______ the situation.
A. on B. with C. about D. to
13. I am fed ______ hanging around here with nothing to do.
A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by
14. The test is taking place ______ a week’s time.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
15. You can borrow this car if you promise to look ______ it carefully.
A. into B. at C. after D. up
PART III: (2.5 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed verb in the numbered spaces provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
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I woke up while the flight attendant (0. serve ) breakfast. I (1.come)home after a long time abroad. I had been away for over twenty years. I wondered whether things (2.change) much. The plane landed and the bus (3. take) us to the terminal building. After I (4. collect) my luggage, I walked out of the baggage hall. I had a big surprise. Almost half my family (5. be) there to meet me. It was wonderful. “You (6. not recognize) the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything (7. change) since you last saw it. The old town hall (8. destroy) by a fire about five years ago. They (9.build) a new one at the moment. They (10. build) it for the past three years in fact, but they haven’t finished it yet. |
0. was serving 1/__was serving_ 2/__had come___ 3/___changed__ 4/__had collect__ 5/___was____
6/didn't recognize 7/_has change__ 8/__was destroyed 9/__are building_ 10___have built |
PART V: (1.0 pt) Read the following passage and circle the answers A, B, C or D which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students
a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _____.
A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet
C. work at home D. connect them to libraries
2. Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks?
A. They don’t really talk.
B. They use the computer language.
C. Laptops have speakers.
D. None of the above reasons is correct.
3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All teachers use computers.
B. 1500 students have laptops.
C. It is an old college in America.
D. Students there can do everything.
4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _____.
A. attend lectures on information technology
B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world
D. have free laptops
PART VII: (2.0 pts) Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word, A, B, C, or D to fill in each gap.
Can you imagine what Thomas Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be invented and built before electric lamps could really _____(1)______ by all; machines to _____(2)______ the electricity each home ; things ____(3)_____ it certain that the electricity in the wires did not ____(4)_____ fires; things to send electricity ____(5)_____ the right places.
Everything that was ____(6)_____ had to be thought of and ____(7)____ by Edison and the men who worked with him. There was no place where they could buy the things they ____(8)____ . Edison made 360 inventions or ___(9)_____ in order to send electric power to ____(10)____ it was wanted.
1. A. use B. used C. be used D. be using
2. A. measure B. test C. obtain D. take
3. A. make B. to make C. making D. to be made
4. A. like B. put C. start D. begin
5. A. to B. by C. at D. in
6. A. obtained B. accepted C. tried D. needed
7. A. building B. built C. was building D. build
8. A. need B. are needing C. were needing D. needed
9. A. less B. least C. much D. more
10. A. whoever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever
SECTION II: WRITING (6.5 pts)
PART I: (2.5 pts) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. We like to lie on the beach all day.
® We enjoy _____lying on the beach all day._______________
2. My mother never allows me to go out alone at night.
® My mother never lets________me go out alone at night._______
3. If you don’t start working hard now, you won’t be able to pass the final test.
® Unless______you start working hard now, you won’t be able to pass the final test.________
4. I was sick with the flu, I still had to study for the test.
à Although__________I was sick with the flu, I had to study for the test.______
5. The tea is too hot for me to drink.
® It is such________a hot tea that I cann't drink_________
6. You forgot to switch on the washing machine, didn’t you?
® You didn’t_remember to switch on the washing machine, did you?
8. The doctor suggested we should walk every day for extra exercise.
® The doctor recommended us__to walk every day for extra exercise.
10. “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.
® The journalist asked____me how many survivors there were
I Choose the word having the underline letters pronounced differently
1. a pollution b. suggestion c. internation d. notion
2. a. gentle b. tender c. length d.seperate
II Choose the best answer
1. I don't have time to take you visit places ...................... interest because I'm som busy.
a. in b. of c. with d.from
2. ......................, we won the game
a. Lucky b. Unlucky c. luckily d. Unluckily
3. I feel lonely in this city because i know ...................... here.
a. anyone b. everyone c. not one d. no one
4. Couldn't you go a little faster? I am ...................... a hurry
a. at b. of c. in d. on
5. They have corresponded ...................... each other for over 2 years.
a. to b. with c. for d. over
6. Do you have the ...................... characters?
a. different b. same c. like d. alike
7. He'll come ...................... to pick you......................
a. on/in b. over/on c. in/up d. over/up
III Choose the correct sentence wich has the same meaning as the given up
1. I haven't been to an Italian restaurant for two years.
a. The last time I went to an Italian restaurant was two years ago.b. It's two years since I was to an Italian restaurant
c. Both A&B are correct
d. Both A&B are incorrect
IV There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake ( a,b,c or d) and correct it
1. There is no need for you to correspond with your family immediate.
a. is b. for c. with=>to d. immediate
2. I am so tired with listening to your complaints
a. so b. with=>of c. listening d. complaints
3. Is it fact that the Romans build this wall?
a. it b. fact c. Romans d.build
4.This jacket is the kind of thing I want. Can I try it over?
a. is b. kind c. thing d. over
1 Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced diferently in each line
1 A. worked B. laughed C. hoped D. maked
2 A. neighbour B. favourite C. culture D tourist
3 A . needed B. danced C. danced D matched
4 A. puts B. crarries C . likes D gets
5 A . information B.invention C celebration D . question
6 A. school B children C Chinese D. church
7 A. difficult B unusual C uncle D result
8 A. essential B. attention C vegetable D depression
9 A compound B concentrate Cmonopoly D melody
10 A. provide B individual C situation D children
II . Choose the one word or phrase A , B , C or D - that best completes setences
1 . Nam likes pizza , and I do . . . . . . . .
a . neither b . either c . too d . so
2 . There is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . water in that bottles .
Cany b . much C . some d . are
3 . She added salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the vegetables so it tasted good .
a in b . on c. at d.to
4 . Vietnamese people often . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to drink coffee .
a go b . go out C . go on d . go away
5 The University of Indochina......................in Ha Noi in 1906
a.built b.was built c. has built d has been built
6 Last year, we participated in.....................funds for street children
A . raising B , making C . gathering D . taking
7.The doctor says my father will become ill...................... he stop smoking .
A . until B , when C . unless D if
8 . We ................to school two years ago . Now I go to school on foot .
A . used to cycle B . cycled C , was cycling D . went 9 .
9 I received a letter .................... my penpal last week .
A . from B . to C . with D . for
10 . A friend of ........................ . is coming to stay with me next month .
A . me B , my C. I D , mine
11 . My father doesn ' t drink beer and..................... does my uncle .
A . so B . too C . either . neither D
12 . My father is a ................... football player .
A . skill B . skilled C , skillful D , skillfully
. 13 . Last year , I ( go ) . . To Japan .
a . go b . goes c went d were
14 . You can see a lot of . . . . . . in the art gallery .
a . paper b . pictures c . picture D.all are correct
15 . Be careful with............. you eat and drink every day .
a . who b . what c . that d . this
16 . We all enjoyed the play so much that we.............for ten minutes
a . smiled b . screamed c . cried d . applauded
17 . Nam can rides a bike , and I am................
a . neither b . and C . too d . So
18 . If you do not brush your teeth , you will have . . ........
a. earache b, sore throat c. stomachache d. toothache
19. At an intersection, we must...............
a. ride quickly b. go fast c. slow down d. run out
20. My fathers always want me .... . . . . . . . the guitar well.
a. to play b. playing c. play d. to playing
I . choose ONE letter ( marked A , B , C and D ) under the underlined words / phrases that need correcting
1. He shouldn't play in the national team because of => because he is not really good
2. She was in the phone when => while I went into / the room
3. Tim passed the exam with the top marks , and his parents were pleased to => with the result
4. Do you mind / if I opened => open this window ?
5. Chicago's Field Museum is one of the largest and better => the best known natural history museums in the United States
6. Going to the cinema is enjoyable way relaxing => to relax / at weekend
7. If the question were not so => too difficult , I will be able to answer it
8. He invited me to / having => to have with him and his family
1. Smoking cigarettes make=>MAKES me cough a lot but I can't give it up.
A B C D
2. The president, as well as his bodyguard were=>WAS killed in the plane crash a fewweeks ago.
A B C D
3. Although I have complained a lot about their service, but=>0 nothing changes.
A B C D
4. What I have told you shouldn't=>NOT TO repeat to anyone, even to your parents.
A B C D
5. We now know a lot MORE about the Universe than we did 10 years ago.
A B C D
6. They suggested to go=>GOING on a picnic that weekend despite the weather.
A B C D
7. Students are not allowed using=>TO USE dictionaries while they are sitting for an exam.
A B C D
8. Last week a sister of mine sent me some money I have=>HAD asked for.
A B C D
9. On hearing the news all the children were so excited to sit still.
A B C D
10. Nowdays, Rock music is becoming not only popular in the United States but also in any=>MANY countries in the world.
A B C D
11. I forgot to return the books I had borrowed from the library last semester, and neither=>SO did she.
A B C D
12. Ice skating and to go=>GOING skiing, which cost almost nothing, are popular winter sports in the northern United States.
A B C D
13. A new product should be judged not by the promises made in advertisments but also by the results demostrated=>DEMONSTRATING in actual use.
A B C D
14. Some international students use a cassette recorder to make tapes of their classes so that they can repeat the lectures again=>0.
A B C D
15. She hardly thought for a minute that she will=>WOULD win the next competition.
A B C D
2. Choose the sentences that has the same meaning to the one given.
1. Iam used to studying for exams in the library.
A. I always study for exams in the library.
B. I never studied in the library.
C. I don't study for exams in the library.
D. In the past I went to the library to study for exams.
2. He used to ride and swim a lot.
A. He doesn't ride and swim as much as before.
B. He doesn't ride and swim any more.
C. He always rides and swims a lot.
D. He rides and swims more than ever before.
3. You should tell your father exactly what you have done.
A. Your father ought to tell exactly what to do.
B. Your father had better tell you what to do.
C. Were I you I would tell my father what I have done.
D. Tell your father exactly what he should have done.
4. Nobody who was at the meeting will say anything to the press.
A. The press said that nobody came to the meeting.
B. The people present at the meeting will say nothing to the press.
C. At the meeting nobody will say anything to the press.
D. Those who didn't attend the meeting will say nothing to the press.
5. At the factory he likes people to let him have his own away.
A. He doesn't like it when people tell him what to do.
B. He often needs the help of other people in his work.
C. He doesn't accept help from people he dislikes.
D. He likes people to think all good ideas are his own.
part A: phonetics (5 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line . (3 pts)
1. A. awful B. show C. wonderful D. drawing
2. A. watched B. cooked C. finished D. managed
3. A. too B. food C. blood D. soon
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line. (2 pts)
1. A. cover B. injection C. condition D. contact
2. A. weather B. typhoon C. highland D. ladder
part b: grammar (10 points)
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form/tense.
1. John and I ......have been...... (be) pen-pals for nearly three years.
2. Don’t make so much noise. I ....AM STUDYING...... (study).
3. My sister ......BRUSHES.... (brush) her teeth twice a day.
4. Nam is living far from his home now. He wishes he .....VISITED..... (visit) his family.
5. To avoid .....being recognized..... (recognize), the film star wore dark glasses.
6. Unless you are more careful, you ....WILL HAVE...... (have) an accident.
7. If I ....to know...... (know) his address, I’d give it to you.
8. My bicycle isn’t here anymore. It ....has been stolen...... (steal).
9. It suddenly......poured..... (pour) with rain while we .....were going.... (go) to the beach.
part c: multiple choice (10 points).
Choose the best option to complete the sentences below.
1. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you .......... advice.
A. a few B. some C. few D. little
2. She spoke quietly to him .......... nobody else could hear a word.
A. because B. if C. although D. so that
3. How many people took part .......... the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
4. The bed .......... I slept in was very soft.
A. which B. where C. who D. whom
5. Take the number 7 bus and get .......... at Forest Road.
A. up B. down C. outside D. off
6. I always enjoy .......... very much.
A. me B. myself C. mine D. I
7. Could you pass me .......... parcel next to you?
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
8. Nobody called on the phone, ..........?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they
9. Helen: “Congratulations! Jane: - “..........”
A. You are welcome B. What a pity! C. Thank you D. I’m sorry
10. We didn’t ........... to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. make
part D: word formation (5 points)
Put the words in the brackets in the right form
1. That company has 2,000 ....employees..... (employ)
2. Conservationists ......believe.... that we should preserve the tropical rainforest in the world. (belief)
3. She is ....lazier...... than her elder sister. (lazy)
4. He looked at me .....angrily..... when I interrupted him. (angry)
5. The weather was wonderful, so we had a very .....pleasant.... holiday (please)
part e: reading (15 points)
I. Read the passage below and choose the best option to fill in the blanks. (10 pts)
Jeans are very popular with young people all (1).......... the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of (2)........... . But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (3)........... two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (4).......... in Genoa was called “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman (5)......... in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6).......... they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (7).......... with gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years (8)..........., Levis began making his pants with blue cottonm (9).......... called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10)......... jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
1. A. in B. on C. over D. about
2. A. youth B. young C. younger D. youngest
3. A. lots B. much C. most D. almost
4. A. make B. makes C. making D. made
5. A. in B. on C. at D. with
6. A. Although B. But C. Because D. So
7. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
8. A. late B. later C. latest D. last
9. A. cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes
10. A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
II. Read the passage below and choose the best option to complete the sentences. (5 pts)
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and thrown away.
Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor. In the countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. There simple work is to take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
1. ___________ is used for making paper.
A. Paper bag B. Newspaper C.Wood pulp D. Waste paper
2. To save money and labor, many countries ____________ .
A. encourage people to use less paper B. have plans to recycle waste paper
C. persuade people not to cut down trees D. make plans to produce pulp
3. How much waste paper do paper mills recycle?
A. 6 % B. 16 % C. 60 % D. 66 %
4. The word “it” in line 7 refers to __________.
A. wood pulp B. waste paper C. newsprint D. ink
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Millions of paper bags are thrown away every day.
B. Making paper requires a lot of labor.
C. One ton of recycled paper saves twelve trees.
D. People plant more trees in order to make more paper.
part f: writing (15 points)
I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (5 pts)
1. “Can you lend me your pen, Jane?” , said Peter.
- Peter asked..........................Jane if she could lend him her pen.................................
2. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
- She has .............................been working as a secretary for five years...................................
3. We grew those trees ten years ago.
- Those trees .....................were grown by us ten years ago.....................................
4. No one in the group is younger than Mai.
- Mai is .........................the youngest in the group.........................................
5. The luggage is too heavy for her to carry.
- The luggage is so.............is so heavy that she can’t carry it....................................
II. Use the words and phrases below to make complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. Noise/traffic/prevented/me/go to sleep
=> The noise of the traffic prevented me from going to sleep
2. My father/use/smoke/when/he/young
=> My father used to smoke when he was young
3. It/five years/Peter and Jane/move/London.
=> It’s five years since Peter and Jane moved to London
4. His brother/enjoy/fish/lake.
=> His brother enjoys fishing in the lake
5. you/clean/the glass windows/yet?
=> Have you cleaned the glass windows yet?
III. Rearrange the words to make complete sentences (5 pts)
1. I/the/enjoyed/the/really/firework/displayed/which/on/was/National Day.
=> I really enjoyed the firework which was displayed on the National Day
2. the/not free/to/I/so/today/we/can’t/go/beach/am
=> I am not free today, so we can’t go to the beach
3. Jim/in/evening/on/Monday/Singapore/arrived
=> Jim arrived in Singapore on Monday evening
4. you/do/grammar/grammar/exercises/books/should/more/in
=> You should do more grammar exercises in grammar books
5. why/we/stay/don’t/an/English/with/family?
=> Why don’t we stay with an English family?
part A: phonetics (5 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line . (3 pts)
1. A. awful B. show C. wonderful D. drawing
2. A. watched B. cooked C. finished D. managed
3. A. too B. food C. blood D. soon
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line. (2 pts)
1. A. cover B. injection C. condition D. contact
2. A. weather B. typhoon C. highland D. ladder
part b: grammar (10 points)
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form/tense.
1. John and I .....have been....... (be) pen-pals for nearly three years.
2. Don’t make so much noise. I .....am studying..... (study).
3. My sister .....brushes..... (brush) her teeth twice a day.
4. Nam is living far from his home now. He wishes he ......visit/could visit .... (visit) his family.
5. To avoid ....being recognized...... (recognize), the film star wore dark glasses.
6. Unless you are more careful, you .....will have..... (have) an accident.
7. If I ....to know...... (know) his address, I’d give it to you.
8. My bicycle isn’t here anymore. It .....has been stolen..... (steal).
9. It suddenly......poured..... (pour) with rain while we ....were going..... (go) to the beach.
part c: multiple choice (10 points).
Choose the best option to complete the sentences below.
1. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you .......... advice.
A. a few B. some C. few D. little
2. She spoke quietly to him .......... nobody else could hear a word.
A. because B. if C. although D. so that
3. How many people took part .......... the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
4. The bed .......... I slept in was very soft.
A. which B. where C. who D. whom
5. Take the number 7 bus and get .......... at Forest Road.
A. up B. down C. outside D. off
6. I always enjoy .......... very much.
A. me B. myself C. mine D. I
7. Could you pass me .......... parcel next to you?
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
8. Nobody called on the phone, ..........?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they
9. Helen: “Congratulations! Jane: - “..........”
A. You are welcome B. What a pity! C. Thank you D. I’m sorry
10. We didn’t ........... to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. make
part D: word formation (5 points)
Put the words in the brackets in the right form
1. That company has 2,000 ....employees..... (employ)
2. Conservationists ......believe.... that we should preserve the tropical rainforest in the world. (belief)
3. She is ......lazier.... than her elder sister. (lazy)
4. He looked at me ....angrily...... when I interrupted him. (angry)
5. The weather was wonderful, so we had a very .....pleasant.... holiday (please)
I Choose the word having the underline letters pronounced differently
1. a pollution b. suggestion c. internation d. notion
2. a. gentle b. tender c. length d.seperate
IV There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake ( a,b,c or d) and correct it
1. There is no need for you to correspond with your family immediate.
a. is b. for c. with d. immediate
2. I am so tired with listening to your complaints
a. so b. with c. listening d. complaints
3. Is it fact that the Romans buld this wall?
a. it b. fact c. Romans d.build
4.This jacket is the kind of thing I want. Can I try it over?
a. is b. kind c. thing d. over
II. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun. They were frightened that the sun (1)____ stop rising. As a result, they (2)_____ make sacrifices (3)_______ the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four (4)____.
Farmers, however, used to (5)____ the rain god almost as (6)____ as the sun god. even today there are ruins of great pyramids they used to build to worship the sun and the rain gods.
Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a (7)____ with feathers. This feathered snake was also the (8)____ of knowledge for the Ancient Mexicans. Under its influence, civilization spread throughout Mexico, which at that time was (9)____ a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders. Unfortunately, news of this country eventually (10)____, and Mexico was invaded from the far north. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico.
1. a.might b. wil c. can d.may
2. a.have to b. used to c. is used to d. get used to
3. a.for b. in order to c. since d. so that
4. a.seasons b. directions c. dimensions d. quarters
5. a.respect b. worship c. admire d. prays
6. a.much b. many c. more d. popular
7. a.god b. snake c. statue d. monster
8. a.snake b. king c. got d. animal
9. a.mostly b. most c. the most d. most of
10. a.popular b. known c. transmit d. spread
I. CHOOSE THE WORDS OR PHRASES THAT ARE NOT CORRCET IN STANDARD ENGLISH
1. We've (a)corresponded (b)with each other for(c)years but (d)I've never meet him.
2.(a)The atmosphere (b)over the party (c)were warm and (d)friendly.
3. (a)When I (b)was young , I (c)often (d)go fishing .
4. (a)The traffic (b)used to get (c)much (d)worsenow.
5. Tom (a)wishes (b)his neighbors (c)don't make(d)so much noise.
6. We (a)had saw Rose (b)in town (c)a few (d)dayago.
7. The United States, (a)unlike many (b)anothercountries, (c)receives a large (d)number of immigrants yearly from all over the world.
8. It (a)is used to be easy to (b)park (c)in the (d)city center.
9. A (a)rise in the barometric (b)pressure (c)indicate a change of altitude or weather (d)conditions.
10. (a)People (b)used not to (c)the new system(d)yet.
II. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun. They were frightened that the sun (1)____ stop rising. As a result, they (2)_____ make sacrifices (3)_______ the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four (4)____.
Farmers, however, used to (5)____ the rain god almost as (6)____ as the sun god. even today there are ruins of great pyramids they used to build to worship the sun and the rain gods.
Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a (7)____ with feathers. This feathered snake was also the (8)____ of knowledge for the Ancient Mexicans. Under its influence, civilization spread throughout Mexico, which at that time was (9)____ a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders. Unfortunately, news of this country eventually (10)____, and Mexico was invaded from the far north. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico.
1. a.might b. wil c. can d.may
2. a.have to b. used to c. is used to d. get used to
3. a.for b. in order to c. since d. so that
4. a.seasons b. directions c. dimensions d. quarters
5. a.respect b. worship c. admire d. prays
6. a.much b. many c. more d. popular
7. a.god b. snake c. statue d. monster
8. a.snake b. king c. got d. animal
9. a.mostly b. most c. the most d. most of
10. a.popular b. known c. transmit d. spread