B1.Choose the correct answer

1.My father always says that he (is/was) very proud of me

2.Mary told me she (will/would) visit me this summer

3.I told Jim that he (is/was) the most intelligent person I knew

B2.Underline the error in the following sentences and correct

1.Jim wondered if to buy a new radio or fix his old one

2.I wanted to know who was the winner of that competition

3.My manager asked if I have finished my work yet

4.Peter said that he was going to get married following month

5.She asked me what had I done the previous day

6.Now I just don't know whether to leave or stayed

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
1. Ted was worried because_________.
A. he received a letter B. he went to the police station yesterday
C. the police would catch him D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
2. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
A. pleasant B. worried C. surprised D. small
3. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
4. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
A. Last Tuesday B. Five years ago C. Twenty years ago D. Yesterday
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
C. Ted is no longer anxious now. D. Ted is 35 years old now.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very

high prices (30)_________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31)_________, he did not have a happy life.

Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_________his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33)_________life. He drew things that he could see either around the quiet town of his parents’ home or (34)_________his window. This is why he painted things (35)_________the sky, his room and even himself.

Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36)    _________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)_________him to do such a thing.

Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)_________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.Question 32

A. live

B. alive

C. living

D. lively

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very

high prices (30)_________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31)_________, he did not have a happy life.

Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_________his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33)_________life. He drew things that he could see either around the quiet town of his parents’ home or (34)_________his window. This is why he painted things (35)_________the sky, his room and even himself.

Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36)    _________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)_________him to do such a thing.

Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)_________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.Question 37

A. show

B. reveal

C. illustrate

D. prove

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very

high prices (30)_________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31)_________, he did not have a happy life.

Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_________his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33)_________life. He drew things that he could see either around the quiet town of his parents’ home or (34)_________his window. This is why he painted things (35)_________the sky, his room and even himself.

Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36)    _________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)_________him to do such a thing.

Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)_________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.Question 36

A. likely

B. alike

C. like

D. as such

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very

high prices (30)_________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31)_________, he did not have a happy life.

Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_________his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33)_________life. He drew things that he could see either around the quiet town of his parents’ home or (34)_________his window. This is why he painted things (35)_________the sky, his room and even himself.

Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36)    _________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)_________him to do such a thing.

Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)_________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.Question 34

A. unfortunate that

B. Unfortunate to

C.unfortunateof 

D. unfortunate

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very

high prices (30)_________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31)_________, he did not have a happy life.

Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_________his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33)_________life. He drew things that he could see either around the quiet town of his parents’ home or (34)_________his window. This is why he painted things (35)_________the sky, his room and even himself.

Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36)    _________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)_________him to do such a thing.

Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)_________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.Question 39

A. couldn’t

B. did

C. does

D. didn’t

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very

high prices (30)_________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31)_________, he did not have a happy life.

Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_________his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33)_________life. He drew things that he could see either around the quiet town of his parents’ home or (34)_________his window. This is why he painted things (35)_________the sky, his room and even himself.

Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36)    _________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)_________him to do such a thing.

Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)_________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.Question 30

A. because

B. for

C. Because of

D. although