Part 5. Read the following passage then choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.

The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special ‘charity card shops’ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Many Happy Returns’ or ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’.

Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc., or have a religious theme.

Cards are produced for every ‘milestone’ in a person’s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are ‘good luck’ or ‘congratulations’ cards. Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.

91. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Greetings Cards B. Birthday Cards C. Christmas Cards D. Easter Cards

92. The word ‘some’ in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. young children B. ages and tastes C. card shops D. birthday cards

93. Which of the following is NOT the usual greeting on a birthday card?

A. ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’ B. ‘Happy Birthday’

C. ‘Good luck’ D. ‘Many Happy Returns’

94. The word ‘milestone’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. a positive view B. a special gift C. an important event D. a convenient way

95. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. greetings cards are used on many different occasions B. there are few choices of birthday cards

C. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain D. greetings cards are for children only

Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence, using the words given. Do not change the words given:

1. They thought that his speech was one of the best. - ..............................(to be)

2. She said to them, "Thank you for your help." - ..............................(thanked)

3. Tim said to Martin, "You ought to see a doctor."- ..............................(advised)

4. Vietnam is a country which exports rubber . - ..............................(exporting)

5. He had a test which lasted two hours yesterday. - ............................(two-hour)

6. The children said that they were waiting for the school bus. - ........................(are)

7. This room hasn't been used for ages. - ...........................(Nobody)

8. Greetings cards should be sent a week before every celebration. - ...................(send)

9. The doctors asked the patient fif he felt better there - ................................(Do you)

10. That gentleman gave me a note which was worth fifty dollars. - ..........................(fifty-dollar)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by the same speakers. In English, at least three have been identified and described.

Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than writing.

Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their collective memories. Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events.

It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority population.

Finally, it is worth noting that the terms “standard”, “colloquial”, and “slang” exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use three types of expressions.

Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? 

A. Standard speech 

B. Idiomatic phrases

C. Different types of vocabulary 

D. Dictionary usage 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.

In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.

The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special „charity card shops’ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon–style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Many Happy Returns’ or ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’.

Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.

Cards are produced for every ‘milestone’ in a person’s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are ‘good luck’ or congratulations’ cards. Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.

Which of the following is NOT the usual greeting on a birthday card?

A. Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday

B. Happy Birthday

C. Good luck

D. Many Happy Returns

VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage:

        Artists who (90)............pictures on the pavement which chalk used to be very common sight in London, but there (91)..........only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the (92)...........favourite tricks is to draw a five pound note and see a lot of people trying to (93)..........it up. The police usually trick pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement (94)...............the artist is so good that he gets a large (95)..............around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.

1.      A.draw                       B.paint                              C. take                      D.print

2.      A.is                            B.are                                C. was                       D.were

3.      A.artist                       B.artist’s                           C. artists                   D. artists’

4.      A.pick                        B.hold                              C. bring                    D.get

5.      A.if                            B.although                        C. unless                   D.because

6.      A.meeting                   B.collection                      C. gathering              D.crowd

1. The girl _____________ phoned to my sister is her best friend.

2. Ann, _____________ children are now grown up, is looking for a job.

3. I told the police _____________ happened.

4. Peter, _____________ I met yesterday, is sick.

5. These pupils, _____________   come into the classroom, are disruptive.

6. My car, _____________   I crashed in a roundabout, is broken.

7. That is the bus _____________   I usually take.

15. Here is a game the rules _____________   I don't understand. 

1. John, _____________   appetite is spectacular, is fat.

2. My book, _____________   I put into the trash bag, has been stained.

3. My father , _____________   is coming back, is in a bad mood.

4. I comfort Maggy _____________   is crying.

5. This child, _____________   school record book is awful, seems to be sad.

6. The woman _____________   is reading a book is a friend of mine.

7. John, _____________ Father is a doctor, wants to be a doctor too.

8. the book _____________ is on the table is not for sale.

9. My sister, _____________  husband is inside the car, can't drive.

10. He's the boy _____________  delivers the newspaper on Sundays.

11. My friend Paul _____________   lives in London, always takes the bus to go to work.

12. The Indian restaurant _____________   is in Green street is very expensive.

13. Yes, this restaurant is expensive, but the Chef, _____________   is a native Indian, is a marvelous cook.

14. Who is this man _____________   wife is looking so sad ?

15. Do you see the dog, _____________   is over there?

16. Is this the umbrella _________  you lost ?

17. The man _________  is sitting by the door takes a break.

18. He reminds me of someone _________  I used to know.

19. The children played in the snow _________  had fallen during the night.

20. He is the doctor _________  I will see this afternoon.

21. John is the boy _________  father is a painter.

22. She is the girl _________  I saw at the party last night.

23. The student _________ lent you his book, speaks Italian.

24. The boy to _________  you spoke is my cousin.

25. Marco Polo was a young traveler _________  father was a rich man.

26. This is the painting _________  Mr. Cool showed us last week.

27. The gloves _________  I lost at school yesterday were not my best ones.

28. The doctor _________  she visited is famous.

29. The flowers _________  my boyfriend gave me have died.

30. She doesn't know the person _________  they mentioned.

31. A chef is a person _________ cooks food in a restaurant.

32. He had to deliver a message to a person _________  name was Mrs. Smith.

33. Luckily he had never met the boy _________ had just died.

34. He is famous now for a theory _____  has changed our ideas of time space and universe.

35. Men _________   lead are never good followers.

36. The women _________   I saw in the house, were quiet.

37. The book _________   I had given to him was well-written.

38. The town _________  I saw in Italy were beautiful.

39. The towns _________  I saw in Greece were beautiful.

40. Where's that book _________  was here a moment ago?

41. The soldier _________   son I knew was brave.

42. The woman _________   house was large lived close by.

43. The women _________   I saw in town were quite angry.

44. The women _________   voices were pleasant sang at the concert.

45. Animals _________   run wild in the streets are never fun.

46. The animals _________   I saw in the streets were wild.

47. The woman _________   I praised was happy.

48. The animal _________   I saw was tame.

49. The man _________   I saw was tall.

50. This actor, _____whose________   films are very bad, is really rich.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.

In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.

The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special „charity card shops’ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon–style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Many Happy Returns’ or ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’.

Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.

Cards are produced for every ‘milestone’ in a person’s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are ‘good luck’ or congratulations’ cards. Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.

It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. greetings cards are used on many different occasions

B. there are few choices of birthday cards

C. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain

D. greetings cards are for children only

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.

The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special ‘charity card shops’ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Many Happy Returns’ or ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’.

Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.

Cards are produced for every ‘milestone’ in a person’s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are ‘good luck’ or ‘congratulations’ cards. Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.

Question:It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain

B. greetings cards are for children only

C. greetings cards are used on many different occasions

D. there are few choices of birthday cards