Choose the best word to complete the following sentences (2pts)

1. My parents said the _______( worked/ had worked/ would work) over 10 hours a day many years before.

2. “You must have been really emotional” is used to ___________________

( ask for advice / empathize with someone / assure someone )

3. Children who are good at______( preserving / entertaining/ acting out) are often very creative.

4. Paying respect_______ ( to / for / of) people of seniority is a tradition in Viet Nam.

5. I disliked playing computer games, I ______( used to / didn’t use to / be used to) play it.

6. “Stay calm. Everything will be alright” is used to____________

(give advice to s.b /encourage s.b / assure someone )

7. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

( imagine /change / practice)

8. Choose the word that is different from the other in the position of primary stress.

(punishment / seniority/ entertain)

I. USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the best word to complete the following sentences (2pts)

1. My parents said the _______( worked/ had worked/ would work) over 10 hours a day many years before.

2. “You must have been really emotional” is used to ___________________

      ( ask for advice / empathize with someone / assure someone )

3. Children who are good at______( preserving / entertaining/ acting out) are often very creative.

4. Paying respect_______ ( to / for / of) people of seniority is a tradition in Viet Nam.

5. I disliked playing computer games, I ______( used to / didn’t use to / be used to) play it.

6. “Stay calm. Everything will be alright” is used to____________

      (give advice to s.b /encourage s.b / assure someone )

7. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

      ( imagine /change / practice)  

8. Choose the word that is different from the other in the position of primary stress.

         (punishment / seniority/ entertain)

I. USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the best word to complete the following sentences (2pts)

1. My parents said the _______( worked/ had worked/ would work) over 10 hours a day many years before.

2. “You must have been really emotional” is used to ___________________

      ( ask for advice / empathize with someone / assure someone )

3. Children who are good at______( preserving / entertaining/ acting out) are often very creative.

4. Paying respect_______ ( to / for / of) people of seniority is a tradition in Viet Nam.

5. I disliked playing computer games, I ______( used to / didn’t use to / be used to) play it.

6. “Stay calm. Everything will be alright” is used to____________

      (give advice to s.b /encourage s.b / assure someone )

7. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

      ( imagine /change / practice)  

8. Choose the word that is different from the other in the position of primary stress.

         (punishment / seniority/ entertain)

I. USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the best word to complete the following sentences (2pts)

1. My parents said the _______( worked/ had worked/ would work) over 10 hours a day many years before.

2. “You must have been really emotional” is used to ___________________

      ( ask for advice / empathize with someone / assure someone )

3. Children who are good at______( preserving / entertaining/ acting out) are often very creative.

4. Paying respect_______ ( to / for / of) people of seniority is a tradition in Viet Nam.

5. I disliked playing computer games, I ______( used to / didn’t use to / be used to) play it.

6. “Stay calm. Everything will be alright” is used to____________

      (give advice to s.b /encourage s.b / assure someone )

7. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

      ( imagine /change / practice)  

8. Choose the word that is different from the other in the position of primary stress.

         (punishment / seniority/ entertain)

 Read the sentences in exercise 1. Then choose the correct options to complete rules 1-5.

RULES

We use question tags to check information. In the question tag, we use:

1. a positive / negative verb for negative sentences.

2. a positive / negative verb for affirmative sentences.

3. the same / different auxiliary verb as in the sentence.

4. a form of do / will when there is no auxiliary verb in the sentence.

5. modal verbs when there is / isn't a modal in the statement.

Choose the best word to complete the following sentences (2pts)

1. My parents said the _______( worked/ had worked/ would work) over 10 hours a day many years before.

2. “You must have been really emotional” is used to ___________________

      ( ask for advice / empathize with someone / assure someone )

3. Children who are good at______( preserving / entertaining/ acting out) are often very creative.

4. Paying respect_______ ( to / for / of) people of seniority is a tradition in Viet Nam.

5. I disliked playing computer games, I ______( used to / didn’t use to / be used to) play it.

6. “Stay calm. Everything will be alright” is used to____________

      (give advice to s.b /encourage s.b / assure someone )

7. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

      ( imagine /change / practice)  

8. Choose the word that is different from the other in the position of primary stress.

         (punishment / seniority/ entertain)

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.

         Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

           Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

The word “reduce” in paragraph 1 most nearly means ________.

A. build up           

B. lessen      

C. increase  

D. maximize

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.

         Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

           Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

The word “interfere” in paragraph 2 most nearly means ________.

A. prescribe         

B. aid          

C. help       

D. hinder

I. USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the best word to complete the following sentences (2pts)

1. My parents said the _______( worked/ had worked/ would work) over 10 hours a day many years before.

2. “You must have been really emotional” is used to ___________________

      ( ask for advice / empathize with someone / assure someone )

3. Children who are good at______( preserving / entertaining/ acting out) are often very creative.

4. Paying respect_______ ( to / for / of) people of seniority is a tradition in Viet Nam.

5. I disliked playing computer games, I ______( used to / didn’t use to / be used to) play it.

6. “Stay calm. Everything will be alright” is used to____________

      (give advice to s.b /encourage s.b / assure someone )

7. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

      ( imagine /change / practice)  

8. Choose the word that is different from the other in the position of primary stress.

         (punishment / seniority/ entertain)

I. USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the best word to complete the following sentences (2pts)

1. My parents said the _______( worked/ had worked/ would work) over 10 hours a day many years before.

2. “You must have been really emotional” is used to ___________________

( ask for advice / empathize with someone / assure someone )

3. Children who are good at______( preserving / entertaining/ acting out) are often very creative.

4. Paying respect_______ ( to / for / of) people of seniority is a tradition in Viet Nam.

5. I disliked playing computer games, I ______( used to / didn’t use to / be used to) play it.

6. “Stay calm. Everything will be alright” is used to____________

(give advice to s.b /encourage s.b / assure someone )

7. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

( imagine /change / practice)

8. Choose the word that is different from the other in the position of primary stress.

(punishment / seniority/ entertain)