III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct it.

SOME OF THE PROBLEMS  FACING LEARNERS OF ENGLISH.

Today I’d like to talk about some of the problems that students face when follow a course of study through  the medium of English- if English is not their mother’s tongue.

The problems can be divided into three board categories: psychological, cultural or  linguistic. The first two categories main affect those who come to study in Britain.  I’ll comment only brief on these two categories and then spend most of the time  to look at linguistic difficulties which apply  to everyone. Some of the common psychological problem really involve fear  of the unknown: in example, whether one's academic studies will be too difficult. Looking at the cultural problem, we can see that some of them are of a  very practical nature,  e.g arranging satisfactory accommodations. Others are  much easier to define.

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III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct it.

SOME OF THE PROBLEMS  FACING LEARNERS OF ENGLISH.

Today I’d like to talk about some of the problems that students face when follow a course of study through  the medium of English- if English is not their mother’s tongue.

The problems can be divided into three board categories: psychological, cultural or  linguistic. The first two categories main affect those who come to study in Britain.  I’ll comment only brief on these two categories and then spend most of the time  to look at linguistic difficulties which apply  to everyone. Some of the common psychological problem really involve fear  of the unknown: in example, whether one's academic studies will be too difficult. Looking at the cultural problem, we can see that some of them are of a  very practical nature,  e.g arranging satisfactory accommodations. Others are  much easier to define.

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2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful (1) ________ because they want everyone t (2) __________ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) __________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes aren’t colorful or fancy. They do not want peple to look at them. Clothes today are very different (4) ___________ the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (5) ___________ dress. The dresses all had long skirts. But today, (6) ___________ do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800s (7) __________ to day is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes (8) __________ made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from (9) ___________ wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made (10) __________ nylon, rayon or polyester.

            1. a. clothes               b. suits                       c. shirts                      d. trousers.

            2. a. see                     b. watch                     c. look                         d. laugh

            3. a. Some                 b. Few                        c. The                         d. Other

            4. a. of                        b. from                        c. with                         d. on

            5. a. wear                   b. worn                       c. wearing                  d. wore

            6. a. children             b. women                   c. men                        d. students

            7. a. and                     b. but                          c. from                        d. with

            8. a. are                      b. were                       c. will be                     d. have been

            9. a. plastic                b. metal                      c. cotton                     d. wood

            10. a. by                     b. in                            c. with                         d. from

3. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers:

            To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it’s fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known didliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the question which would be asked. This was the case of regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them go an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.

Students need to do well in exams________________.

a.in order to do well at school.

b.because they need to do well at school.

c.so that to do well at school.

d.therefore they have to do well at school.

The statement “All students hate exams is _______________”.

a. extremely true.      b. completely true     c. quite true               d. very true

                 3. Which of the following sentences is not true?

                        a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.

                        b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.

                        c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.

                        d. All students hate exams is fairly true generalization.

                 4. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?

                        a. Because the exam was really difficult.

                        b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.

                        c. Because they were dull students.

d. Because the questions weren’t in their lessons.

               5. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to _______________.

                        a. describe the importance of exams.

                        b. discuss how exams effect on the students.

                        c. explain the quality in examinations.

                        d. criticize the exam system.

4. Choose a, b, c, or d to complete the following passage.

                                                            CLOTHES

Clothes can tell a lot (1) _______a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2) _______ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) ________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4) _______ or fancy. They don’t like people (5) _______. Clothes today are very different (6) _______ the clothes of the 1800s. Once different is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (7) _______dress. The dresses with long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is  the (8) _______. In the 1800s, clothes ( 9) ______natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk ir linen. But today, there are (10 ) ______kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester.

1.            a. about                      b. at                 c. with                         d. on

2.            a. look                        b. to look        c. looked                    d. looking

3.            a. each other             b. another      c. others                     d. other

4.            a. color                       b. colorfully   c. colorful                   d. colored

5.            a. to look at them      b. to looking at them                        c. looking at them     d. looked at them

6.            a. at                             b. to                 c. from                        d. in

7.            a. wear                       b. worn           c. wore                       d. wearing

8.            a. cloth                       b. clothing     c. clothe                     d. clothes

9.            a. were made only by                      c. were made only of

               c. were made only in                       d. were made only from

10.          a. many                      b. much          c. any                                     d. a little.

5. Write False (F) , True (T) or no information (N)

 I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the  local customof wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.

1. The writer lives in the Middle East now.                                              _____

2. She was constrained to wear national costume.                               _____

3. She was very annoyed at the costume.                                              _____

4. She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume.              _____

5. She didn’t have to think of what to wear every day.                          _____

6. The writer is a Muslim.                                                                            _____

6. Fill in each nimbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            It’s sometimes said that there’s (1) _________ new in the world of fashion. Annabella was a well-known (2) __________during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (3) ____________ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (4) ___________such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (5) __________ trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (6) ________Annabella noticed to her (7) __________that seventies styles were fashion again. “ I was planing to throw all my old clothes (8)___________”, she said,” but my daughter (9) ____________ to a party last week, and guess (10)_________ she was wearing – that’s right, some of my old clothes!”

1.   a. anything                b. thing                       c. everything                         d. nothing

2.   a. writer                      b. model                     c. architect                 d. author

3.   a. at                             b. up                           c. on                           d. after

4.   a. was wearing         b. used to wear         c. has worn               d. wears

5.   a. flaring                    b. flare                        c. flared                      d. to flare

6.   a. therefore                b. consequently       c. moreover               d. however

7.   a. amusement           b. thinking                 c. humor                    d. sense

8.   a. out                          b. in                            c. away                       d. aside

9.   a. has gone               b. went                       c. was going              d. goes

10. a. how                        b. which                     c. what                       d. that

VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:

We have learnt English for 4 years.

We  ……………………………………………………………

My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has ………………………………………………………

They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started ……………………………………………………….

Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………

He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.

He started …………………………………………………………...

I haven’t seen her for a long time.

I didn’t…………………………………………………………………

How long have you learnt English?

How long ago ……………………………………………………….

When did you start to listen classical music?

How long……………………………………………………………..?

I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven’t ………………………………………………………………

How long have you bought this car?

When did ……………………………………………………………...

He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used ……………………………………………………………….

It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.

I wish ………………………………………………………………….

His dog is called Tony.

They …………………………………………………………………..

Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.

It’s ________________________________________.

I haven’t seen that man here before.

It is ________________________________________.

I have never been to a concert before.

It is ________________________________________.

She has never drunk coke before.

It is ________________________________________.

She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.

The last time ________________________________.

It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.

The last time _________________________________.

Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

Tom has _____________________________________.

I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.

I have ________________________________________.

My sister started living here.

My sister has ___________________________________.

They bought this computer in 2003.

They have _____________________________________.

She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.

She put on warm clothes in ________________________.

“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.

My teacher said _________________________________.

No one helps me to cook dinner.

I have _________________________________________.

She intents to be home late tonight.

She’s ___________________________________________.

Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.

I think ______________________________________________.

Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.

It is _________________________________________________.

Mary is too weak to say a word.

Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.

We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.

The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.

Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t  play with them.

Because _______________________________________________.

Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.

Children ought __________________________________________.

My father doesn’t smoke any more.

My father used __________________________________________.

Tom often flew a kite when he was young.

Tom used _______________________________________________.

VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

A. CAUSATIVE ACTIVE:

1.    I asked Jack to polish my shoes.
I had ......................................................................................................................................

2.    John will ask the mason to build his house.
John will................................................................................................................................

3.    My father will tell the mechanic to repair his car.
My father will ........................................................................................................................

4.    They must tell the painter to paint our house soon.
They must .............................................................................................................................

5.    She told the police to catch a thief.
She ........................................................................................................................................

6.    My father asked me to clean those chairs.
My father ...............................................................................................................................

7.    The old man will tell Peter to buy him some food.
The old man will ..................................................................................................................

8.    Will you ask her to wash up after dinner?
Will you .................................................................................................................................

9.    I asked someone to paint the gate last week.
I ..............................................................................................................................................

10. The family asked someone to paint the house for Tet
The family .............................................................................................................................  

B. CAUSATIVE PASSIVE:

1.    Mary often asks the postman to mail her letter.
Mary often has ....................................................................................................................

2.    The boss has had the servant wash his car.
The boss has had ..............................................................................................................

3.    Mr Baker asks the workers to decorate his room.
Mr Baker has .......................................................................................................................

4.    Mr green told the electrician to repair his electric-fan.
Mr Green had ......................................................................................................................

5.    He had the tailor make a new shirt.
He had .................................................................................................................................

6.    They are going to ask the painter to paint the gate.
They’re going to have .......................................................................................................

7.    Jack asked his father to fix the ball.
Jack had ..............................................................................................................................

8.    He has just had a mechanic check his motorcycle.
He has just had ..................................................................................................................

9.    He was told to redecorate this old house by the manager.
The manager ......................................................................................................................

10. The students were told to hand in test paper by the supervisor.
The supervisor ....................................................................................................................

IX. Write the complete sentences with the words or phrases given.

Ao Dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Some / designers / modrenized / Ao Dai / print / lines / poetry / it.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Wear / uniforms / help / students / feel / equal / many ways.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

You / be / lucky / have / place / this / close to your home.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Maryam / bereally impressed / beauty / city / by the friendliness / its peple.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 However, jeans have never / be / of fashion, / today young generation / be / still / fond / wearing them.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Lan / Maryam / keep / touch / over two years.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / be proud / school.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Nowadays / modern clothing / always / wear / work.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Ao dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Women / usually / wear / especially / special occasions.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Today / many Vietnamese women / prefer / wear / modern clothing / work.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

The children / be / fond / watch / the fim / television.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Maryam / I / keep / touch / since our first meeting.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Century / poets / musician / writers / mention / the Ao Dai / poems / novels / and songs.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

A great number / new collections / introduce / on the fashion show / Zen Plaza / last night.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

The capitals of vietnam / be / and / it /be / also / the largest city / country.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Tom / not send / us / letter / since / he / return / USA.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / proud / be students / their school.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

I wish / can / go / your party.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Review a few , few , a little  or little:

I don’t think I can’t lift this box on my own. I need ___________ help.

__________ tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980s because of the terrorism there.

The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ___________ letters.

The snow was quite deep. There seemed _________ hope of completing our journey.

Trevor doesn’t find it easy to fix the shelves. He’s having ___________ trouble.

Sarah is exhausted. She’s having __________ days’ holiday next week.

David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has ___________ ability.

I can speak ___________ words of Swedish, but I’m not very fluent.

Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ___________ advice.

“Have you ever been to Paris?” “Yes, I’ve been there ________ times.”

XI . Fill in each blank space in the following passage with only one suitable word .

There are many way (1 ) animals Hausa Heine learning English words . Some people like learning by making a list with Vietname meaning while orther(2) by reading stories . This is a good way because it is easy to renenber ( 3 ) . . . . . . . . to use words in the right ways . Besides , to remember words better some learners even write each word ( 4 ) a piece of paper and stick somewhere in their house to learn it anytime . To many others , they do not study all words ( 5 ) . . . . . . . . . they meet . They just underline the words that they want to lear . This helps the learners to remember important Words casily .

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 points)
It is not easy for (1)………..……students of English to improve their accent. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find (2)…………..….hard to change the way they speak. This is (3)………………..even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that (4)……………..…..international student can do to improve his or her (5)………………..
One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can (6)……………….…students understand the rules of English, but in (7) ……………..…. to practice speaking, students often need to be opposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying  in an English – speaking (8)………..………greatly affects their English. Living with native (9) …..………. can help students to learn new vocabulary as (10)……………….…as improve their accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to prevent misunderstandings  that can occur when people from different cultures live together.

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.

      Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts)

Television owes its origin to many inventors. But it was the single–minded determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led ---(1)--- the first live television broadcast.

Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living ---(2)--- a razor–blade salesman. In the 1890s Guillermo Marconi showed that sound could ---(3)--- sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of his spare time ---(4)--- on his ideas in his tiny workshop without ---(5)--- commercial support. He ---(6)--- to use his ---(7)--- earnings to continue his research. In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more ---(8)--- three metres. He continued to experiment and ---(9)--- October 25, 1925 transmitted a recognisable image of a doll. He ran ---(10)--- to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the office boys to come upstairs. The boy became the first living image ---(11)--- by television.

Overnight, Baird became famous and the money ---(12)--- he needed to continued his research was at ---(13)--- made available. In 1927 he made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made ---(14)--- from London to New York. He continued experimenting and ---(15)--- the rest of his life exploring the possibility of colour television.

I. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word:

 The causes of headaches, (1) ………… they are the common kind of tension or migraine headaches, or any other kind, are usually the same. During period of stress, muscles in the neck, head, and face are contracted (2) ……….. tightly that they exert tremendous pressure (3) ……….. the nerves beneath them. Headaches take many forms from a constant, dull pain to an insistent hammering. Although at (4) ……… 50% of American adults are estimated (5) …….., ….suffer one or more headaches per week, it is the 20 million migraine sufferers (6) ……….. are in special difficulties. Migraines, which are mostly suffered by women, can involve tremendous, unrelieved pain. Migraines, which may also (7) ……… caused by stress, can occur in people who bottle up their emotions and who are very conscientious in their performance. Escaping (8) ………… stressful situation, (9) …………open with one's feeling, and lowering one's expectations can help reduce the stress and so cut down on those headaches which cannot be "help" aspirin an (10) …………… non-prescription painkillers.

VII. Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word.

When people are asked why they choose ……1…… live in big cities, most of them usually talk about the variety of entertainment to be ……2…… there. But I wonder how ……3…… of them actually feel like ……4…… to the theatre or a concert after a hard day ……5…… the office and a crowded ride home on the Underground. And how many of them visit the famous galleries and museums other than ……6…… they are caught in the rain without an umbrella?

Meanwhile, those tourists ……7…… make shopping and travel ……8…… the centre of town so difficult in the summer months are visiting the sights which the inhabitants are so proud of, but don’t quite have the time ……9…… see. It was only ……10…… moving to the country that I realized how to enjoy my free time. Living there ……11…… me aware that legs are not intended simply to ……12…… you ……13…… your front door to your car! Evening are filled ……14…… little more ……15…… a leisurely drink with friends who’d ……16…… talk about darts than discotheques. Of course, there are days ……17…… the entertainment page of the national newspaper to go up ……18…… town, but when you go……19…… a walk across the fields, talk to the postman, and see the amateur dramatic society’s latest production, you’re far ……20…… busy to find the time!

Question 2: (10 points) Fill ONE suitable word into each of the numbered blanks to complete the following letter. Write your answers in the space provided.

I             (1) in  a house near the sea.  It is     (2) old house, about 100             (3) old and it's very small.                              (4)  are  two  bed  rooms  upstairs  but  no  bathroom.  The  bathroom  is downstairs,

            (5) to the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a

            (6) in front of the house.  The garden       (7) down to the beach and in Spring and Summer there are flowers every where.  I like alone             (8) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with me.

I love my house for many           (9): the garden, the flowers in Summer, the fire in Winter, but the best thing is the view         (10) my bedroom window.

Your anwers: