Question

I.       Write the word/ phrase that best fits the space in each sentence (2.5 pt)

1.      I was very __________ by the efficiency of the staff. (impressed – corresponded – comprised – interested)

2.      I rarely eat ice cream now but I _______ it when I was a child. (eat – used to eat – am eating – have eaten)

3.      We must learn English at school. It’s a(n) ______ subject. (primary – compulsory – national – optional)

4.      He _______ Chinese for 3 years, but he doesn’t study it now. (studied – studies – has studied – is studying)

5.      Can everybody listen carefully to my _______, please? (instructing – instructive – instructions – instruct)

6.      Mathematics and Literature are _____________ for children in this country.

(religious – option – adding – compulsory)

7.      What is the _______ of your country? – 75000000 people. (introduction – population – separation – addition)

8.      We can tell you that we often have a friendly _____ in our class. (atmosphere – air – matter – impression)

9.      Can you tell me how many chapters this book _______? (consists of – consists – comprises of – includes)

10.  Don’t forget to add sugar to the mixture. This _______ is important. (addition – additional – adder – added)

11.  He _____________ to be late for class but he often comes late nowadays.

(doesn’t use – didn’t use – doesn’t used – didn’t used)

12.  My mother wishes she _____________ beautiful and young forever. (can – can be – could – could be)

13.  She doesn’t usually _____________ up early. (get – gets – getting – to get)

14.  She _____________ to buy a book yesterday. (doesn’t want – didn’t want – don’t want – hasn’t wanted)

15.  _____________ durian when you lived in Malaysia?

(Do you ever eat – Did you ever eat – Have you ever eaten – Are you ever eating)

16.  He _____________ hard when he was a boy. (doesn’t study – don’t study – hasn’t studied – didn’t study)

17.  It _____________ hard when I _____________ the office at 5 o’clock yesterday.

(was raining / left – rained / was leaving – rained / left – was raining / was leaving)

18.  I _____________ to be a policeman when I was a boy. (want – wants – wanted – was wanting)

19.  We _____________ to the radio when it suddenly _____________ working. (were listening / stopped – listened / was stopped – were listening / was stopped – listen / stops)

20.  I _____________ the accident while I _____________ for you.

(have seen / was waiting – saw / was waiting – seeing / waited – saw / waited)

II.    Write the word that best fits the blank in the following passage: (2.0 pt)

Malaysia is a country in South – East Asia. It is a member of the Association of South East Asian Nations. It consists (21) _______________ the Malay Peninsula and Sarawak and Sabah on the island Borneo. It is (22) _______________ into two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. It has a (23) _______________ of about 17886000. It has a tropical (24) _______________. It is the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, and it (25) _______________ rubber, tin and gas. Apart from Islam, the country’s official (26) ____________, there are Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity. Malaysian people speak Bahasa Malaysia as a mother tongue. It’s the language of (27) ____________ in all secondary schools. English, Chinese, and Tamil are also (28) _______________ spoken in this country.

21.  A. in                                             B. on                                       C. of                            D. at

22.  A. divide                                     B. dividing                              C. divided                   D. division

23.  A. population                               B. people                                 C. persons                   D. number

24.  A. weather                                   B. climate                                C. temperature             D. rainfall

25.  A. buys                                        B. sales                                    C. exports                    D. imports

26.  A. religions                                  B. religion                               C. religious                  D. religiously

27.  A. instruct                                    B. instruction                          C. instructional            D. instructor

28.  A. wide                                        B. widely                                C. widen                     D. width

III. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.0 pt.)

29.  She is too young, and so is _____________ on her parents. (depend)

30.  Hanoi is a very _____________ city. (interest)

31.  Most _____________ are written in English. (instruct)

32.  I’ve been _____________ invited to the wedding. (office)

33.  English is the _____________ language in Singapore. (office)

34.  They go to church every Sunday. They are very _____________. (religion)

35.  Pasta’s basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the _____________ of eggs and oil. (add)

36.  Always read the _____________ before you start. (instruct)

37.  There are no _____________ on students to attend classes. (compel)

38.  Fashion designers have _____________ the ao dai by printing lines of poetry. (modern)

39.  My brother is taking part in a _____________ course in HCMC. (correspond)

40.  The editor welcomes _____________ from readers on any subjects. (correspond)

IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pt.)

41.  This problem seems difficult for me.

I wish __________________________________________________________________________.

42.  I don’t like being so short.

If only _________________________________________________________________________.

43.  I’d like to get access to the Internet, but I don’t have a computer.

I wish _________________________________________________________________________.

44.  When did you start learning English?

How long ______________________________________________________________________?

45.  It’s time for you to go to school.

It’s time you _____________________________________________________________________.

46.  Please keep silent in the classroom.

I’d rather you ____________________________________________________________________.

47.  What a pity! I can’t come here.

I wish __________________________________________________________________________.

V.    Rearrange the words/ phrases to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)

48.   / driving / difficult / My French friend / on the left / finds /

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49.  / a new car / driving / to get used to / when you buy / you need some time / it /

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50.  / were /  our / only / prayer / answered / if /

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51.  / the house  / modernized  / has  / much / been / of /

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52.  / dependants / is / my aim / provide for / my / to /

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