Exercise 3: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

13. You are under no _________ to buy any stuff here.

A. oblige                   B. obliged                 C. obligatory                        D. obligation

14. Taking care of the family is _________ considered women’s duty in many Eastern countries.

A. tradition               B. traditional            C. traditionally                     D. traditionalism

15. In Maori culture, it’s the _________ for people to press their noses when it comes to greeting.

A. custom            B. customary      C. customer                   D. customize

16. At the end of the semester, students are required to write a _________ on what they have learned and what can be improved.

A. reflect             B. reflection              C. reflective                         D. reflector

17.  Linda fell in love with Peter without knowing about his real ________status.

A. social              B. socialable            C. society                             D. socialability

18 .After the meal, he left the waitress with a large ___________.

A. money            B. cash                      C. tip                                   D. payment

19. A ____ of belonging simply means the acceptance to become a natural member of something.

A. feel                      B. sense                    C. sight                                D. taste

20.Whether you have meals at home or in a restaurant, some basic table __________ should never be forgotten.

A. ways                    B. styles                    C. aspects                            D. manners
21. _________ to some Western cultures, children leave teeth under their pillow for the tooth fairy to collect – usually in return for some money.

A. According            B. Owing                  C. Basing                             D. Depending

22. Several ________ games such as rope skipping or Tohe making are introduced at the walking street at weekends.

    A. folk                             B. past                       C. childish                D. childlike

23. Using computers too much may have harmful effects  _________ your minds and bodies.

    A. on                               B. to              C. with           D. onto

24.In 2010, Ha Noi………its 1,000^th anniversary.

A.commemorated                B. celebrated  C.worshiped             D.remembered

25.When the ….............arrives at the Cham Tower, the dancers perform a welcome dance in front of the tower..

A.procession  B. crowd                              C. parade                  D. dancer

26. I had to wear  _________ uniform when I worked in the hotel.

A. a                          B. some                                  C. any            D.an

27. We were working hard __________ Jack and Jerry were enjoying the sunshine on the beach now.

A. while                    B. instead                                 C. but            D. therefore

28. __________ hard the teacher tried to explain, I couldn’t understand a word of it.

A. While                              B. However                              C. Otherwise      D. If

29. My neighbor _________ to complain while I ________ the drum last night.

    A. came – played                                              B. was coming – was playing

    C. came – was playing                                      D. was reading – was played

30. I saw that Susan _________ a books as I _________past the window.

    A. was reading – walked                                   C. was coming – was playing

    B. read – was walking                                                  D. was reading – was walking

31. We quickly ran to the house because it ________ heavily.

    A. rain                             B. rained            C. was raining                      D. rains

32. ................the Mongols were very powerful, Tran Quoc Tuan defeated them three times during the 13^th century.

           A. Because    B. If                          C. Although   D. However

33. Once ___________ a time, three lived a ferocious lion in the forest.

           A. in                         B. upon                                  C. of                         D. off

34. In Maori culture, it’s the _________ for people to press their noses when it comes to greeting.

A. custom                 B. customary            C. customer                    D. customize

35. The house was destroyed in the fire, _________ fortunately, the whole family was saved.

A. and                       B. however                               C. but                       D. so

36. Jill should show up on time, __________, he can’t enter.

A. however               B. otherwise                  C. even though            D. nevertheless

37 We should be careful not to break anything during Tet holiday _________ it is believed to bring bad luck.

A. because                B. yet            C. so                                    D. nonetheless

38. The Lao are one of ________ many Thai – speaking peoples.

A. The                      B. a                           C. an                         D. A and C

39. When you rang, I _________ out.

           A. went                     B. used to go              C. was going            D. go

40. When I was at the former company, we _________ training every Friday for 2 hours.

           A. having                  B. used to have                      C. were having                       D. have

X. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined
word or phrase.
6. They are going to buy a map________get lost.
a. not so as to b. so as not to c. so not as to d. to not to
7. _____ is used to check one’s eyesight.
a. Eye-shade b. Eyeglass c. Eye piece d. Eye chart
8. ‘Dr Jackson isn’t in his office at the moment.’‘In that case, I ______ him at home.’
a. will phone b. am going to phone c. am phoning d. phone
9. ______ the door, please?
a. Will you shut b. Do you shut c. Are you shutting d. Are you going to shut
10. Her mother forced her ______ in the bed all day yesterday.
a. lie b. lies c. to lie d. lying
11. The worst _____ areas are the Midlands and North-West.
a. affected b. affecting c. effected d. effecting
12. Thanks _____ me the money. I’ll pay you back on Friday.
a. for lending b. lending c. to lend d. about lending
13. _____ is a chair with wheels for somebody who cannot walk.
a. Stretcher b. Ambulance c. Wheelchair d. Crutch
14. She hid the present _____ the children wouldn’t find it.
a. in order to b. so that c. so as to d. for
15. Make sure that the needles are sterile.
a. free from bacteria b. slightly clean c. straight d. unused
 

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

6. All of us have to obey _____ strictly.

A. traffic                     B. traffic rules             C. traffic jam               D. regular

7. It is _____ for teenage under 18 to ride a bike in Vietnam.

A. legal                        B. legally                     C. illegally                   D. illegal

8. Yesterday Ba and Nga _____ round West Lake. It took them an hour.

A. cycled                     B. cycle                       C. cycling                    D. cycles

9. We are waiting for the next bus _____.

A. to come                  B. come                       C. comes                     D. coming

10. Hurry up or we can’t _____ the last bus home.

A. keep                        B. follow                     C. go                           D. catch

11. Pete and Liz used to go to school _____.

A. by foot                   B. on foot                    C. by feet                    D. on feet

12. They really enjoy _____ the boat.

A. driving                    B. catching                  C. sailing                     D. riding

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

6. All of us have to obey _____ strictly.

A. traffic                     B. traffic rules             C. traffic jam              D. regular

7. It is _____ for teenage under 18 to ride a bike in Vietnam.

A. legal                       B. legally                    C. illegally                  D. illegal

8. Yesterday Ba and Nga _____ round West Lake. It took them an hour.

A. cycled                     B. cycle                       C. cycling                   D. cycles

9. We are waiting for the next bus _____.

A. to come                  B. come                       C. comes                     D. coming

10. Hurry up or we can’t _____ the last bus home.

A. keep                        B. follow                     C. go                           D. catch

11. Pete and Liz used to go to school _____.

A. by foot                    B. on foot                    C. by feet                    D. on feet

12. They really enjoy _____ the boat.

A. driving                   B. catching                  C. sailing                    D. riding

13. When the bus stop, the students say goodbye to the driver and _____.

A. walk on                  B. walk of                   C. get on                     D. get off

14. His father is a pilot and he has been _____ planes for 10 years.

A. flying                     B. fly                           C. flew                        D. flown

15. You are not _____ to drive to drive without buckling up.

A. allowed                  B. allowing                 C. allow                      D. allowance

16. We should _____ the street at the zebra crossing.

A. walk                       B. walk through          C. walk on                   D. walk across

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

17. You have to strictly obey traffic signals when riding on the road.

A. catch                       B. follow                     C. see                          D. observe

18. Hoian used to be a peace and quiet city.

A. peaceful                 B. lively                      C. crowded                  D. noisy

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOPSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

19. Mr. Huy used to ride his motorbike dangerously.

A. riskily                     B. safely                      C. carelessly               D. annoyingly

20. Hanoi is clean and peaceful.

A. quite                       B. restful                     C. noisy                       D. gentle

III. GRAMMAR

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

21. “_____ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” – “About 50 metres”.

A. How much             B. How long               C. How far                  D. How often

22. Linh and Long used to _____ their bikes in his spare time.

A. ride                         B. rides                       C. riding                      D. rode

23. It used to _____ me 45 minutes to go school by bus.

A. take                        B. takes                       C. took                        D. taking

24. I _____ a horse when I was young, but now I don’t.

A. ride                         B. have ridden            C. used to ride D. was riding

25. _____ does it take to go from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city by plane? – About 2 hours

A. How much             B. How many              C. How long               D. How far

26. _____ he use to sail a boat when he was 15?

A. Do                          B. Does                       C. Did                         D. Is

27. Lan _____ travel by plane, but now she travels by plane much.

A. used to                    B. doesn’t use to         C. uses to                    D. didn’t use to

28. When there is a traffic jam, it _____ me a very long time to go home.

A. takes                       B. costs                       C. spends                    D. lasts

29. It is over 100 km _____ my hometown to Danang city.

A. in                            B. at                            C. on                           D. from

30. I _____ relax on Sundays. But Sunday is my busiest day of the week now.

A. used to                    B. didn’t use to           C. use to                      D. don’t use to

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.

31. There used to was much traffic in this area.

                   A         B      C               D

32. How does our English teacher goes to work every day?

        A       B                                     C                        D

33. Children must to learn about read safety.

                        A       B          C               D

34. Did you used to go to school on foot?

        A           B       C                       D.

35. It takes me 30 minutes riding from home to school.

      A    B                                C       D

IV. READING

Read the passage and then decide whether these sentences are True (A) or False (B)

Traffic jams

For many years, Raze has been driving to work and back every weekday. Every morning, on his way to work, especially during the rush hour, the highways are usually crowded causing massive traffic jams. The situation is even worse in the evening when he drives home. All the traffic comes to halt whenever there is an accident or a car has broken down and blocks an entire lane. In the winter, particularly when it snows, multi-car accidents with injuries can take emergency paramedics and vehicles removers a number of hours to clear the road. When Raza is stuck in a heavy traffic jam, he listens to music on the radio to calm his nerves. His boos and his wife know that if he is late, he is probably stuck a traffic.

(Adapted from http://www.en.iscollective.com)

36. Raze has traveled to work by car.

A. True                        B. False

37. There are many traffic jams at the highways during the rush hours.

A. True                        B. False

38. There will be less traffic jams when he drives home.

A. True                        B. False

39. Broken-down cars that block the entire lane is one reason for traffic jams.

A. True                        B. False

40. When Raze is stuck in a heavy traffic jam, he will be angry.

A. True                        B. False

Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.

Stuck in traffic

Richard Ryan is stuck in traffic. There must be an accident somewhere up ahead because he’s been sitting in the same spot for the last few minutes. The cars aren’t moving at all. It looks like it’s going to be another slow commute.

Even though he left his house early to beat the traffic, if the cars don’t start to move soon, Richard will be late for a very important meeting. He has to meet with some lawyers who advising his company on a construction project. Richard is the president of a big company. It he’s late, he won’t get in trouble, but he hates to be late for anything.

(Adapted from http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com)

41. What is Richard’s problem now?

A. He is stuck in traffic.                     B. He has a car accident.

C. His car breaks down.                      D. When he was 14 years old.

42. In paragraph 1, the word “commute” is closest in meaning to

A. pace                        B. toad            C. movement              D. travel

43. In paragraph 2, what does it mean by “to beat the traffic”?

A. to avoid traffic jams                      B. to travel safety

C. to drive on road                              D. to move slowly

44. In can be inferred from the second paragraph that

A. Richard is a lawyer

B. Richard has a high position in the company

C. Richard is hiring a groups of lawyer for his company

D. Richard has a trouble working with the lawyer

45. Richard hates

A. traffic jams                                     B. working with the lawyers

C. being late for things                       D. driving his car

V. WRITING

Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best combines the two given sentences.

46. Lan doesn’t play piano anymore.

A. Lan used to play piano.

B. Lan is playing piano.

C. Lan didn’t use to play piano.

D. Lan wasn’t playing piano.

47. I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.

A. I don’t use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.

B. I didn’t use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.

C. I sued to collect stamps when I was in primary school.

D. I use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.

48. He is not a poor man anymore because he has becomes a rich businessman.

A. He used to be a rich man.

B. He used to be a businessman.

C. He used to be a poor man.

D. He used to be a poor businessman.

49. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.

A. My hair is longer now than it in the past.

B. My hair was longer in the past.

C. My hair used to be shorter in the past.

D. My hair used to be longer in the past.

50. They didn’t use to go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

A. They didn’t often go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

B. They used to go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

C. They often went to the cinema every Sunday last year.

D. They didn’t go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

You haven’t written to her_________, have you?

A. recently

B. never

C. late

D. recent

Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

He ________ to find a job but he had no luck.

A. hardly tried

B. hard tried

C. tried hardly

D. tried hard

Task 3.  Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.What do you think .............. An Tiem?

a. of                            b. to                            c. with                       d. behind

2.One Day, An Tiem...............  some black seeds.

a. finding                 b. find                       c. found                    d. going

3................charactor do you like best?  It is Snow White

a. Why                      b. Which                  c. Who                      d. a & c

4. Many years ago, There ............... a beautiful girl who lived in a castle.

a. had                        b. have                      c. were                      d. was

5.We have a Vietnamese story about..............called the story of Mai An Tiem

a. oranges                b. apples                  c. watermelons      d. All are correct

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below:

2. It’s ­______ to meet you, Thu.

          A. pleasure           B. kind                 C. nice                  D. lucky

3. He is my ______. We are in the same class.

          A. character          B. classmate         C. principal           D. neighbor

4. I ______ a letter from my friend today.

          A. sent                  B. took                 C. received            D. gave

5. The boy is a ______ student. He always gets good grades.

          A. generous          B. reserved           C. humorous         D. hard-working

6. The sun ______ in the east.

A. rise                      B. rose                  C. rises                 D. rising

7. - ‘Which girl is Celis?’

    - ‘She’s the one with______’.

A. long curly black hair                          B. curly long black hair  

C. long black curly hair                         D. curly black long hair

8. Tom is very shy but his sister is outgoing.

A. humorous            B. reserved            C. hard-working    D. sociable

9. She shouldn’t get married yet; she _______.

       A. is not old enough                              B. was not old enough

       C. is not enough old                              D. was not enough old                                

10. No, you can’t go on holiday by yourself! You aren’t _______!

      A. very old                B. too old              C. old enough       D. enough old

11. He rarely shows his feelings. He’s rather_______ .
     A. reserved                B. sociable            C. humorous         D. helpful

12. That man seems _______.

      A. happy                   B. happily             C. happiness D. be happy

13. What does your brother _______?

      A. look like               B. look as              C. be like              D. as

14. Will she be annoyed that you forgot to phone?

      A. displeased            B. pleased             C. please               D. pleasure

15. Dave has a good________ of humor.

      A. sense                    B. scene                C. scent                D. cent       

16. She is very _______. She often buys me presents.

  A. sociable                B. outgoing           C. generous          D. reserved

17. The wall was________.

  A. ten meters height                                B. ten meter height

  C. ten meters high                                   D. high ten meters

18. In Britain schools always_______in September.

  A. begin                     B. begins              C. began               D. beginning

19. _________is something that you say or do to make people laugh.

  A. Joke                      B. Novel               C. Poem                D. Fairy tale

20. In the kitchen, there was a _______ table.

      A. beautiful large wooden round             B. beautiful large round wooden

      C. large wooden beautiful round             D. round wooden beautiful large