SECTION TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
II. Exercise 1 :Multiple choice: ( 6.25 points)
Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. ~ Do you like………Chinese food? ~ Not much.
A. the | B. an | C. a | D. Ø |
2. ~ They dislike the house at the corner of Le Van Luong street. ~ ………...
A. I do, too | B. so do I | C. neither do I | D. A and B are correct |
3. Minh is …………….of the twins.
A. more friendly | B. the most friendly | C. the friendliest | D. the friendlier |
4. Yesterday Mr Dung had a hard working day. He didn’t come home……11p.m.
A. at | B. until | C. by | D. before |
5. ~ Why don’t you go to see the football match between our school team and Le Quy Don school team this afternoon? You will find it…………….
~ OK. Let’s go.
A. entertain | B. entertaining | C. entertainment | D. entertainingly |
6. ……….the people in this area live in the cottages in neighboring villages.
A. Most of | B. Most | C. Many | D. Much |
7. My family are making a (n)….…….with our neighbour for a small flower garden.
A. appointment | B. experiment | C. arrangement | D. meeting |
8. ~ Shall I take you to the airport? ~ …………
A. No, thanks. I can manage. | B. Yes, you will. |
C. Good idea. | D. You’re welcome. |
9. Hurry up or you will……………..the last bus to Viet Tri.
A. lose | B. avoid | C. fail | D. miss |
10. Public……….in my town is quite good and it’s not expensive. There is a bus to the city center every ten minutes.
A. traffic | B. vehicle | C. transport | D. travel |
11. He was happy to be…………..friends again.
A. among | B. with | C. near | D. A and B are correct |
12. ~ Do you feel like going to the cinema with me? ~…………..
A. No. I don’t like it. | B. Certainly. What film will we see? |
C. Who is the leading actor? | D. Yes. I like it. |
13. The boy slept from the beginning to the end…………the movie was very interesting.
A. when | B. so | C. though | D. but |
14. ~……… Is anybody sitting here? ~ No. It is empty.
A. I’m sorry. | B. Excuse me. | C. Pardon? | D. All are correct |
15. What is the name of the girl…….black jeans and a white T-shirt?
A. in | B. with | C. for | D. on |
16. That man soon………….the cold weather in China.
A. used to | B. get used to | C. got used to | D. is used |
17. Don’t leave your seats, please. The plane is going to……..soon.
A. take after | B. take part in | C. take up | D. take off |
18. There are 366 days in a ……….year.
A. lunar | B. leap | C. new | D. common |
19. ~ Who…………you to come and see me? ~ Miss Huong did, sir.
A. told | B. spoke | C. said | D. talked |
20. She bought this dress for me at a……………on Hue street, in Ha Noi.
A. cloth store | B. clothes’ store | C. clothing store | D. store of clothes |
21. ~ Why don’t we try adding…….butter to the mixture? ~ No, let’s not.
A. few | B. a few | C. little | D. a little |
22. ~ Thanks for your pretty gift on my birthday, Lan. ~………..
A. No problem. | B. I’m pleased that you like it. | C. Never mind. | D. Don’t say so. |
23. He bought me a(n)……….…scarf when he had a trip to Viet Nam last month.
A. expensive Vietnamese silk white | B. Vietnamese white silk expensive |
C. expensive white Vietnamese silk | D. white silk expensive Vietnamese |
24. Nga is my uncle’s daughter. She is my………
A. cousin | B. sister | C. niece | D. None is correct |
25. That girl likes…...the black car……..the white car. She wants a gray one.
A. either/ or | B. neither/ nor | C. both/ and | D. not only/ but also |
Write your answers here:
1…… | 2…… | 3…… | 4…… | 5…… | 6…… | 7…… | 8…… | 9…… | 10….. |
11… | 12…. | 13…. | 14… | 15….. | 16….. | 17….. | 18….. | 19….. | 20…. |
21…. | 22…. | 23…. | 24….. | 25….. |
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III. Exercise 2: Error identification: (1.25 points)
From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction.
1. Every morning, he has a big breakfast at home and leaves to school with his brother.
A B C D
2. My father is a very more careful driver than Mr. Hung.
A B C D
3. Did you understand what the man says to us when we bought soft drinks?
A B C D
4. Don’t open the door and the windows, boy. The wind blows very hard outside.
A B C D
5. Find a good job in the city now is very difficult.
A B C D
Write your answers here:
1…….. | 2……… | 3………. | 4……….. | 5……….. |
IV. Exercise 3: Verb form: ( 1.25 points)
Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. I want you (not tell) her about this story.
2. You should (revise) the lessons carefully or you (fail) the coming exam.
3. Manh (begin) collecting coins when he was in grade 5 .
4. There are many students (wait) for the bus in the rain.
Write your answers here:
1………….. | 2…………………………… | 3…………… | 5……………….. |
V. Exercise 4: Word form: ( 1.25 points)
Give the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete the following sentences.
1. I met many……………at the park last Sunday. FOREIGN
2. The goods at the flea market was……cheap, so I bought a lot of things.EXTREME
3. Many poor people in ……….countries have little electricity. DEVELOP
4. Of all my old friends at the high school, he is …….person. SUCCESS
5. It is very…………to see animals performing. EXCITE
Write your answers here:
1…….. | 2……… | 3………. | 4……….. | 5……….. |
SECTION THREE: READING
VI. Exercise 1: ( 2.5 points)
Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks.
In Canada and the United States, one of the most popular days in the year is Halloween. Halloween is on the (1)_____ of October. It's a day (2)___ some people dress up in strange or (3)_____ costumes. For example, they may dress up to look (4)____ an animal, a person (5)____ a book or movie or a famous person from history. In some places, children go to school in their Halloween (6)____. After dark, many young children (7)____ their costumes and visit their neighbors. They knock on the door and (8)___ " Trick or Treat". Then the neighbor gives them some candy, and the children go on to the (9)_____ house. Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween. There are usually Halloween parties in the evening and usually there is a (10)_____ for the best or the most unusual costumes.
1. A. thirtieth | B. twentieth | C. thirty-first | D. twenty-first |
2. A. when | B. where | C. how | D. what |
3. A. inexpensive | B. usual | C. expensive | D. unusual |
4. A. at | B. like | C. for | D. after |
5. A. in | B. of | C. from | D. on |
6. A. clothes | B. clothing | C. costumes | D. dresses |
7. A. put on | B. put off | C. try on | D. take off |
8. A. call | B. ask | C. scream | D. shout |
9. A. other | B. next | C. different | D. last |
10. A. price | B. medal | C. prize | D. award |
VII. Exercise 2: (1.25 points)
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American writers of his age. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in the family of a doctor. In his school-days, he became an excellent sportman. He played football, swam, and boxed. At school he was a successful pupil. He wrote poems for the school library magazine and edited the school newspaper. In 1918, he joined the army and was given a job of driving American Red Cross ambulances on the Italian front. Two months later, he was badly wounded in the leg. He was taken to a hospital in Milan where he had twelve operations. In 1923, his first work, ‘Three Stories and Ten Poems” was written. Hemingway’s last novel, “The Old Man and the Sea”(1952), is about the courage of an old fisherman, who was fighting with a big fish and the sea for many hours and won the victory over them. In 1954 the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and “The Old Man and the Sea” was mentioned as one of his best works. Ernest Hemingway died in 1961 when he was 62 years old.
1. When was Ernest Hemingway born?
A. In the eighteenth century B. In the nineteenth century
C. In the twentieth century D. In the twenty- first century
2. He was a…………..student at school.
A. very bad B. sporty C. very good D. B and C are correct
3. What did he do when he joined the army in the World War I?
A. an ambulance driver B. a taxi driver C. a lorry driver D. a bus driver
4. What was Ernest Hemingway’s last work?
A. For whom The Bell Tolls B. The Old Man and the Sea
C. Three Stories and Ten Poems D. None is correct
5. Where was Hemingway born?
A. American B. Italian C. The USA D. Great Britain
Write your answers here:
1…….. | 2……… | 3………. | 4……….. | 5……….. |
VIII. Exercise 3: ( 2.5 points)
Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.
Televison is one of man’s most important ___(1) of communication. It brings ____(2) and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President_____(3) a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statement try to____(4) about peace. ____(5) televison, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out (6)____ this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.
In______(7) to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady steam of programs (8)_____ are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more_____(9) programs than any other kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting ______(10), and motion pictures.
Write your answers here:
1…….. | 2……… | 3………. | 4……….. | 5……….. |
6……….. | 7………… | 8………….. | 9……….. | 10………… |
SECTION FOUR: WRITING
IX. Exercise 1: Sentence transformation: (1.25 points)
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases.
1. One of their relatives will come to visit them next weekend.
A ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Missing breakfast always gives me a headache.
If I…………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Nhung doesn’t eat fish and her mother doesn’t, either.
Neither………………………………………………………………………………
4. I had a twelve- hour flight from Ha Noi to Paris last week.
It ………….………………………………………………………………………..
5. Your younger sister plays the violin very excellently.
Your younger sister is……………………………………………………………..
X. Exercise 2: Sentence building: 1.25 points
Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. Don’t change the order of the words given.
1. They/ decorate/ house/ beautiful flowers/ moment/ .
………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Japanese food/ Long Phuong restaurant/ tasty/ cheap/ that/ Muong Thanh restaurant/ .
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Bui Tien Dung/ begin/ career/ the age/ 17/ when/ start/ play/ FLC Thanh Hoa/.
……………………………….....………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Hue/ always/ give me/ stamps/ from/ letters/ receive/ .
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. How/ enjoyable/ it/ be/ take part/ this party/ !
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