Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage.
I. Choose the word or the phrase among A,B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
The country and the city have advantages and (1)____________. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) _______ and quietness, and can do their work at their own space because no one is in a (3)___________. They live in larger, more comfortable houses,and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it. Their life, however, can be boring and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take children to school.
The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not (4) have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a hurry and this (5) that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.
1.A. joy B. enjoyment C. happiness D. disadvantages
2.A.quiet B. quietly C. peace D. peaceful
3.A.hurry B. hurried C. hurriedly D. hurrying
4.A. never B. ever C. hardly D. only
5.A. aims B. means C. asks D. said
Choose the, word or phrase (A. B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective (1)_________ of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy (2)_________ our Sun. This power could be provided by the Sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the (3) _________ population. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s energy is used (4) _________ water. The energy can be stored for a number of days; so on (5)……………… days you can use solar energy, too.
1. A. source
B. resource
C. resources
D. way
2. A. in
B. from
C. of
D. above
3.
A. all
B. recent
C. total
D. enormous
4. A. heat
B. to heat
C. heating
D. heated
5. A. cloudy
B. cloudless
C. sunny
D. beautiful
III. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Have a walk (1) a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, and suddenly you see a lot of rubbish on the beach. Pollution takes away all the (2) of our beaches. I feel really annoyed (3) I see plastic bags lying on the sand, cigarette ends buried in the sand, and soda cans floating in the sea. There are a lot of things that we can do. (4) we see rubbish, we should do our part in the protecting the land (5) picking it up and throwing it in dust bins. (6) , we can form some kind of organization that helps (7) the beaches. If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a wonderful and beautiful place. We need to start now (8) the beaches are damaged beyond repair. 1. A. on B. in C. at D. over 2. A. beauty B. beautifully C. beautiful D. being beautiful 3. A. before B. after C. when D. while 4. A. While B. Soon C. Unless D. If 5. A. by B. with C. of D. in 6. A. Nevertheless B. Moreover C. However D. Therefore 7. A. cleaning up B. cleaning up C. clean up D. clean off 8. A. when B. after C. until D. before
I. Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.
1. People use ________to ease the victim’s pain and anxiety.
A. first-aid B. a weelchair C. an ambulance D. an eye chart
2. I like books _________ in the USA.
A. to print B. printing C. printed D. print
3. Ha Long Bay is recognized ________ UNESCO as the world Heritage site.
A. for B. by C. in D. of
4. The teachers show me how to ________ the environment.
A. protect B. write C. make D. recycle
5. That motorbikes ________ in Japan in 2012.
A. is made B. was made C. made D. were made
6. Vietnam is a ________ country.
A. rice-exporting B. rice exported C. exports rice D. exporting- rice
7. The woman ________ by the window is my aunt.
A. is sitting B. sitting C. sat D. sits
8. Would you mind ________ the door? – No, of course not.
A. closing B. close C. to close D. to closing
9. It’s _________ to climb up that big tall tree.
A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. dangerously
10. I am sure ________ he will pass the exam.
A. what B. this C. where D. that
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C, D) that best fits the blank space in the passage.
Have you ever (1)______to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (2) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and spent much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even made a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (3) ______ the last.
The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (4) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history. Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so (5)______ landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, at least, get a chance to see all the most famous places.
1. A. seen B. been C. taken D. done
2. A. for B. while C. since D. because
3. A. than B. then C. as D. with
4. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interestingly
5. A. much B. any C. many D. lot of
V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
London’s Tower Bridge
London’s Tower Bridge is one of the most famous (1)___ in the world. The bridge, designed (2)____(by) the architect Horace Jones together with John Wolfe Barry, was finally completed in 1894. It (3)____ 11,000 tons of steel to build the framework of the 265-meter-long bridge. Over time, the bridge has become one of London’s most famous (4)_______.
(5)______ photographs of the Tower Bridge is a favorite London tourist activity, but you can also go inside the bridge, (6)_____ you’ll have a magnificent view over London from the walkway (7)_____the two bridge towers.
In 2014, glass floors were installed in the walkways, giving visitors another, unusual view from the bridge. The long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allow you to (8)_____the traffic over the Tower Bridge from above. It is particularly (9)_____to see the bridge (10)___and close below your feet.
1. A. bridges B. bridge C. tower D. towers
2. A. or B. and C. as D. but
3. A. took B. built C. brought D. gave
4. A. landscapes B. views C. symbols D. scenes
5. A. To take B. Take C. To taking D. Taking
6. A. when B. where C. what D. whose
7. A. at B. on C. between D. in
8. A. consider B. follow C. record D. watch
9. A. fascinate B. fascinating C. fascinated D. fascination
10. A. opened B. to open C. open D. be opened
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.
A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied
2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.
A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited
3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of
4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.
A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.
A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs
6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So
7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.
A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character
8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.
A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving
10. They are making this film based _______ a true story.
A. to B. after C. on D. for
11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.
A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite
12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.
A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite
13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.
A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because
14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.
A. but B. despite C. although D. though
15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.
A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however
16. _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.
A. Despite B. However C. But D. because
17. ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him
A. Because B. So C. However D. Although
18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.
A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of
19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.
A. despite B. but C. because D. so
20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.
A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However
Choose the word or phrase among A, B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
TELEPATHY: MIND TO MIND COMMUNICATION
The (1) _________” telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning “ distance” and “pathy” meaning “feeling”. So telepathy actually means (2) _____________ feelings through a distance. Telepathy is the communication (3) _____________ two minds, (4) __________ over a distance, without the (5) ___________ of the five known senses.
At some point of time or the other, we all have (6) __________ telepathy. Maybe you were thinking of someone you haven’t talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them. Or (7) _________ two people are together, they might say the same thing at the same time. There are
spontaneous mind-to-mind (8) ________ that tend to occur frequently between closely related individuals.
1.A. word B. phrase C. letter D. signal
2.A. holding B. getting C. bringing D. carrying
3.A. through B. among C. between D. across
4.A. separate B. be separated C. separating D. separated
5.A. using B. use C. take D. taking
6.A. experienced B. brought C. made D. taken
7.A. where B. during C. when D. since
8.A. ways B. methods C. technique D. communications