I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed. (3ms)

1. The distance (between/ to/ from/ in) Da Nang to Hue is about 90 kilometers.

2. He is so young. (However/ Although/ Because/ Despite), he performs excellently.

3. (How/ What/ How often/ Why) is he studying so hard these days?  _ He is studying so hard to take the entrance exam.

4. They celebrate the festival (after/ before/ with/ to) harvesting the crop.

5. I am sure you’ll find the film (amuse/ amusing/ amused/ amusement).

6. You can (fly/ sail/ walk/ float) easily on the Dead Sea. Why? Because it’s so salty!

7. Give a (sound/ signal/ sign/ turn) before you turn left or right.

8. Avatar is a 3D big hit - the special (scenes/ stages/ effects/ reviews).

9. - “Do you like seeing a film?” – (No, I don’t like it at all/ /Sure. What film shall we see?/ Who is in it?/ I’m sorry, I can’t.)

10.  Wind, hydro and solar are (modern/ renewable/ non-renewable/ new) resources.

11. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: (ended/ shocked/ laughed/ missed).

12. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern: (expensive/ different/ abundant/ convenient).

Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning

1. Although Son Tung -MTV is a famous singer, he can’t sing folk songs.  (Despite)

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2. He didn’t win an Oscar for the Best Actor although he performed excellently.   (Despite) _______________________________

3. The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time.     (In spite of)

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4. He isn’t happy although he is very rich.      (despite)

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5. Even though the film had a very simple plot, we all enjoyed it.     (However) ________________________________

6. We took many pictures although the sky was cloudy.      (in spite of)

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7. Although she drives carefully, she usually has accidents.      (Despite)

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8. In spite of his frequent absence from class, he did the test better than us.    (However) _______________________________

9. Although we live in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.   (Despite)

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10. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.    (in spite of)

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REWRITE THE SENTENCE

he has to work tomorrow but he is watching tv all night (although)

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he has performed excellently .However ,he has never won an Oscar.(although)

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Athough it is a horror film, I don't feel scared. (nevertheless)

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.

He didn‘t study enough for his exams, so he failed two of them.

A. He didn‘t study enough for his exams, which caused his two failed exams.

B. He did study enough for his exams, which caused his two failed exams.

C. He didn‘t studied enough for his exams, which caused his two failed exams.

D. He didn‘t study enough for his exams, which caused his two fail exams.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.

A. Because he couldn’t do the job, he wasn’t given the position.

B. The position wasn’t given to him in spite of his ability to do the job.

C. He got the position despite being unable to do the job.

D. He was given neither the job nor the position.

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position

A. The position wasn’t given to him in spite of his ability to do the job.

B. He was given neither the job nor the position.

C. Because he couldn’t do the job, he wasn’t given the position.

D. He got the position despite being unable to do the job.