Task 3: Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.

1. In some countries, tourism _________ a key role in their economic growth.

A. play                           B. pay                           C. make                        D. take

2. The street food here was so delicious and _______ so I ate a lot.

A. afford                        B. affordable                 C. afforded                   D. affording

3. Bill hasn’t _______ his mind about what he should bring with him on the trip to

Russian.

A. come into                 B. gone through             C. made up                  D. thought of

4. I think we should avoid traveling at ______ times. It’s more expensive.

A. amount                     B. peak                           C. high                         D. top

5. The souvenirs at this shop are beautiful and affordable so I buy a lot without ________ the bank.

A. breaking                   B. damaging                   C. destroying                D. cracking

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

The Federal Reserve System, ___________ under President Wilson, plays a key role in regulating the U.S. economy

A. the establishment in 1913 

B. established in 1913

C. was established in 1913 

D. in 1913 they established it

Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D:

Today our (31)………… of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than that of the ancient. Now we know (32)…………. vitamins and how each kind of vitamins helps in the growth of a particular part of our bodies. There are on the market all kinds of vitamin pills one can take to make up for one's lack of certain important things (33)…………. are needed for normal health. Of course, if we eat well and properly, the food that we eat will take care of our bodies without these pills. Just take vitamin pills if our doctor tells us that our bodies are short of something that (34).………. by them. Generally speaking, everything that we eat does some good to our bodies, but if we eat too much of one kind of food and pay no (35)…………. to others, we may have too much of one kind of chemical substance and not enough of others. Then, we may be in trouble. Therefore the best advice about what to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food but never too much of any.

31. A. knowledge B. know C. knowledgeable D. knowledgeably

32. A. in B. for C. about D. on

33. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose

34. A. can supply B. supply C. can be supplied D. supplied

35 A. attraction B. action C. vision D. attentio

A. GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer.

1. I love it when we go to see plays, and try to ……… when we get back home.

            A. act them out            B. act                           C. play                         D. role-play

2. ……… I was talking to my teacher, my friends were waiting outside the classroom.

            A. While                      B. Although                 C. In order that             D. Because

3. It is important to decide if promotion should be based on merit or ………

            A. year                         B. seniority                  C. gender                     D. weight

4. The scenery is …… when viewed from the mountain top. It feels like your breath is being taken away.

            A. good                        B. nice                         C. spectacular               D. peaceful

5. We used …….. the kites when we were small.

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

6. ……… by the sea, the country has the advantage of having a large coastal area.

            A. Stood                       B. locating                    C. Situating                  D. Located

7. “What’s the best way to get around Hoi An town?” – “…………”

            A. That’s useful            B. It’s worth seeing       C. I suggest walking     D. Great, thanks

8. “Watch out, boy!” It means ………

            A. Look up, boy!          B. Be careless, boy!      C. Be careful, boy!       D. Be carefully, boy!

II. Give the right form of the words in the brackets.

1. What are the differences between Dong Ho (paint) ................................ and Sinh ones?

2. It’s not easy (give up) ........................... smoking. My uncle has tried to do it lots of time without success.

3. The examination was (difficult) .............................................. than I expected.

4. The boy ran away after he (break)..................................... our windows.  

C. READING

I. Complete the following paragraph, using the phrases A-F given below. There are more phrases than needed. (1m)

We should preserve historic sites because (1)…………. To be specific, historic buildings are (2)…………, ranging from primary schools to high schools. In fact, my class was taken to the Temple of Literature, (3)…………., when I was in grade five. It was an interesting experience as it helped me and my friends (4)…………..in the past.

III.          Choose the best answer

9. Mary is fit because she _________________________________________________ aerobics three times a week.

A. gives                              B. does                                            C. plays                             D. takes

10. A man on a television who gives a weather forecast is a _________________________________________________.

A. weatherman                              B. director                                       C. viewer                                           D. newsreader

11. Last week, my family __________________________ out and _______________________ at a famous restaurant.

A. goes – eats                                 B. goes – ate                                   C. went – eat                                     D. went – ate

I. Choose and underline the best answer in brackets:

1. Titanic ………… Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. (A. acts                    B. plays                                                                                                            C. stars)

2. We were  ………… by the film’s plot. (A. shocked    B. shocking      C. shock)

3. The film was so boring…………, Jack saw it from the beginning to end. (A. Therefore   B. However              C. Although)

4. ………… is it from Ho Chi Minh to Vung Tau? – About 120 kilometres. (A. How      B. How long         C. How far)

5. ………… having a happy ending, the film begins with a terrible disaster. (A. Because    B. In spite of           C. Although)

6. You should look right and left when you go ………… the road. (A. across      B. along    C. down)

7. Public ………… in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive. (A. transport           B. vehicle C. journey)

8. ………… is it from Hanoi to Danang? – Over 800 kilometres. (A. How far                 B. How                 C. How long)

9. The film was so boring. …………, we all went to bed early. (A. Therefore      B. However   C. Although)

10. Avatar is a 3D big hit – the special ………… are amazing. (A. effects          B. scenes   C. stages)

11. You should look right and left when you go ………… the road. (A. along     B. down    C. across)

12. ………… having a happy ending, the film begins with a terrible disaster. (A. Although   B. Because     C. Despite)

13. We found the film’s plot ………….(A. interesting   B. interested                  C. interest)

14. Vanilla Sky ………… Tom Cruise, Pénelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz. (A. stars        B. acts                  C. plays)

15. The film was so interesting. …………, Jack saw it from the beginning to end. (A. Therefore  B. However   C. Although)

16. ………… the film has a happy ending, it begins with a terrible disaster. (A. Because B. In spite of C. Although)

17. Mid-autumn festival is a famous ………… festival in some Asian countries. (A. religious    B. seasonal   C. arts   D. superstitious)

18. My mother liked the……….of that young pianist. (A. performing  B. perform   C. performer  D. performance)

19. The festival usually happens in February and South American people ………… it in different ways.

(A. run            B. celebrate     C. celebrates   D. runs)

20. Everybody attends the festival ………… fun. (A. for          B. with           C. to             D. on)

V. Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C or D. (1pt)

Computer plays the significant role in our society. Computer (1) ___________ our lives completely different. Our current significant development is due to computer (2) __________ many areas. Examples of these areas are business, medicine, (3) ___________, technology, education and also our daily lives. It can be said that our modern lives cannot exist without computer even though participates actively and plays more and more important roles in our world, it is still one of the useful tools for human being so far. (4) ___________, computer is developing right now and in the future, to be sure, it will be difficult to imagine the performance of computer in the future.

1. A. creates         B. makes             C. forms       D. leads

2. A. on          B. for         C. of           D. in

3. A. environment B. environmental C. environmentally D. environmentalist 

4. A. Despite        B. Because       C. However      D. Even though

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

For its establishment, ASEAN Tourism Association has played an important role in promoting and developing ASEAN Tourism services.

A. Tourism Association

B. played

C. in promoting and developing

D. For its