B. Grammar and structure
I. Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. There can be more than one correct answer to some questions.
11. It was______________ that I left before the end.
A. so boring a film B. so a boring film
C. such boring film D. such a boring film
12. Who’s responsible for_______ ink over my book.
A. putting B. spreading C. spilling D. pouring
13. The boy _______ long hair was talking to the girl who was ……. red.
A. with/in B. of/at C. in/with D. at/of
14. _______no circumstance should you drink the tap water.
A. Within B. In C. On D. Under
15. “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “It’s only a ............ of time.”
A. period B. matter C. length D. waste
16. “Jasmine spent New Year’s Eve alone.” ~ “She ____ lonely!”
A. must had felt B. must feel
C. must be feeling D. must have felt
17. _____ , we didn’t know what to do but then John proposed an idea.
A. Firstly B. At first C. Lastly D. At last
18. We have just built _____.
A. three public excellent tennis courts B. three excellent public tennis courts
C. three tennis courts excellent public D. three tennis public excellent courts
19. I'm going to be _____ with you, Mr. Henderson. Your daughter is a thief.
A. sincere B. open C. frank D. genuine
20. The name of the man is on the _______ of my tongue, but I just could not think of it.
A. tip B. point C. top D. end
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. There can be more than one correct answer to some questions.
1. My dog as well as my dogs ________ twice a day.
A. eats B. eat C. is eating D. are eating
2. Your hair is so long. Are you going to ________?
A. have it cutting B. have cut C. cut it D. have it cut
3. I told her many times, but she didn’t remember ________ the tickets for the show.
A. to have bought B. having bought C. buying D. to buy
4. You should eat less and do more exercise________you won’t lose weight.
A. If only B. Otherwise C. Or D. Unless
5. Although he shouted, he couldn’t make his voice________
A. hears B. hear C. heard D. to hear
6. Nobody’s got to stay late this evening, ________?
A. are they B. haven’t they C. isn’t it D. have they
7. Do you know the place ________ he was born?
A. which B. where C. in which D. When
8. Did I find a wallet in the street, I _______it to the police.
A. will take B. would take C. takes D. to take
9. The men and the animals_______ are walking along the street belong to a famous circus.
A. which B. who C. that D. whom
10. Would you mind lending me your bike? - ________________
A. Please, go ahead B. Yes, I would
C. No, I don’t mind D. No, I wouldn’t
Part I. Read the paragraph and choose the correct the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps. (1.25 points)
Environmental pollution is a term that (21)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with exhaust gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and (22)_____ substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by leaving junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (23)_______of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (24)__________death. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for (25)_________food. Environmental pollution also ugliness to man’s natural beautiful world.
21. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces
22. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
23. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
24. A. so B. ever C. too D. even
25. A. grow B. grew C. growing D. grown
Question 4. Read and choose the correct answer to complete the passage. (1,25pt)
The Rice - cooking (1)................ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a river. There were three competitions: water - fetching, fire - making (2)............................. rice - cooking. The festival took one day. In the water - fetching contest, one person from each team had (3)........................ to the river to get the water. In the fire - making contest two team members had to make the fire. Six people from each team participated in the rice - cooking festival. They had to separate the (4) ..................... from the husk and then cook the rice. After the three contest, the judges tasted the finished products. The grand prize(5)……………. given to the team with the most points.
1. A. holiday |
B. match |
C. festival |
D. competitions |
2. A. but |
B. then |
C. because |
D.and |
3. A. to run |
B. run |
C. ran |
D. running |
4. A. bamboo 5. A. was |
B. rice B. am |
C. fire C. are |
D. water D. were |
I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences (4pts)
1. My sister dances__________than me.
A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good
2. Is living in the city ______ than living in the country?
A.more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient
3. He never goes out or play sport in his free time. He stays at home and_________games all the time.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. to play
4. Tuan writes more_______with fewer mistakes than the previous term
A.careless B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
5. ________do the cattle provide for the nomads? Dairy products meat and clothing.
A.Where B. Why C. How D. What
6. An old woman was_________the goats up the mountainside.
A.riding B. taking C. herding D. running
7. Mai studies Math a little bit__________
A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly
8. Children love to hear the fairy tales_________magical things.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. inspite of
9. In________time, farmers use buffalo- drawn cart to take food home
A. harvest B.collect C.cattle D. local
10. Nomadic gers are built in_________ pasture.
A. tiny B. loud C. vast D. long
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