III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)

1. At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young pianist a ______ standing___ ovation. (stand)

2. The university has ___ authorized______ the use of dictionaries during language examinations. (author)

3. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes unpleasant, _____ alternatives ____. (alternate)

4. It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burton’s shop, for it was ___ indistinguishable______ from all others in the street. (distinguish)

5. When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the _____ incomparable ____ hospitality of the fans. (compare)

6. The teacher’s criticism has ___deadened______ Tom’s interest in learning. (die)

7. The staff’s bad behavior has brought ___disgrace_____ to the whole company. (graceful)

8. Panda is _____native____ to China only. (nation)

9. Traditional ______celebrations___are a good source of fun and entertainment. (celebrate)

10. The public were angry with the Minister’s _____refusal____ to tell the truth about the bribery. (refuse)

Give correct forms of the words in parentheses

1 Solar energy , wind power and water power are ..alternative.. sources of energy ( alternate)

2 the internet is used for many purposes : ecucation , communication entertainment and ..commerce.. ( Commercial)

4 in Western countries , electricity , gas and water are not luxuries but ..necessities.. ( Necessary)

5 some designs have mordernized the Ao Dai , the traditional dress of Vietnamese women , by printing lines of .poetry..on them ( poetic)

6 the University has .authorized.. the use of dictionaries during the language examination ( author)

7 it was very difficult to find Mrs Burton's shop , it was .indistinguishable.. from all others in the street ( distinguish)

8 he is very generous . Everyone admires his ( selfish) unselfishness

9 ..Leadership.. Skill is one of skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job ( lead )

20..COnservationists. are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforests are being destroyed ( conserve)

Give correct forms of the words in parentheses

1 Solar energy , wind power and water power are .... sources of energy ( alternative)

2 the internet is used for many purposes : ecucation , communication entertainment and .... ( commercials)

4 in Western countries , electricity , gas and water are not luxuries but .... ( Necessities)

5 some designs have mordernized the Ao Dai , the traditional dress of Vietnamese women , by printing lines of ...on them ( poetry )

6 the University has ... the use of dictionaries during the language examination ( authorized )

7 it was very difficult to find Mrs Burton's shop , it was ... from all others in the street ( undistinguishable )

8 he is very generous . Everyone admires his ( unselfishness)

9 .... Skill is one of skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job ( leadership )

20... are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforests are being destroyed ( conservations)

boring

performance

shocked

disappointing

performance

carefully

slowly

festival

celebration

Fill in the blanks with thr correct verb form of past simple: have, enjoy, be(x4), play(x2), clap

Yesterday, there (0) ......was........a concert at school. Everyone in the audience (1) ..........had.......... programmes about the concert.

Kate and Janes (2) ........were........ on the stage frist. They (3) .....played........ the recorder. Tom (4) ............was..........next to on the stage. He (5)...........played......... his trumpet.

The audience (6) .........claped....... at the end. They all (7) .......enjoyed...........the concert. It (8) ......was....... fantastic.

Fill in the blanks with thr correct verb form of past simple: have, enjoy, be(x4), play(x2), clap

Yesterday, there (0) .......was.......a concert at school. Everyone in the audience (1) ..........had.......... programmes about the concert.

Kate and Janes (2) ......were.......... on the stage frist. They (3) .....played........ the recorder. Tom (4) ..........was............next to on the stage. He (5).......played............. his trumpet.

The audience (6) ......claped.......... at the end. They all (7) ...enjoyed...............the concert. It (8) .....was........ fantastic.

I.Choose the best answer

1.what a person wears...........not as important as his behavior

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

2.My dog as well as my cats..................twice a day

A.eat B.eats C.has eaten D.have eaten

3.He spent his whole life struggling.................imperialism

A.against B.for C.through D.at

4.I must think that matter over carefully before i answer you

A.remember B.decide C.consider D.memorize

Part 3. Use the words given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. (5 pts)

1. To be honest, I was _____ disappointed _____ at the result of the game. DISAPPOINT

2. The spread of fatal diseases has caused ______disastrous____ consequences for the country. DISASTER

3. Their _______marriage___ took place in the church 30 years ago. MARRY

4. She won the first prize for her ______amazement ____ performance in the competition. AMAZE

5. He became ______extremely____ interested in business, so he changed his course. EXTREME

6. Yesterday George was ______absent____ from class because he had a cold. ABSENCE

7. You should not give your _____personal_____ information to strangers. PERSON

8. Unfortunately, the new software has failed to meet our_______expectation___. EXPECT

9. The ______treatment____ seems to be effective and his health is better now. TREAT

10. The number of _____visitors_____ to my town has increased considerably so far. VISIT

An American professor who studied the Mayas has (1)_______ a new theory about the sudden end of their empire. (2)_______  to Professor Richard Hansen, an archaeologist at the University of California, (3)_______ of the Mayan civilization in central American was (4)_______  about by the Mayas themselves.

Their object was to display their (5)_______  and power by making their buildings and decoration as beautiful as possible. This involved using large quantities of lime, which they put on the walls to make them smooth. Unfortunately, the creation of lime is a process that requires intense heat, and they, therefore, had to cut down huge numbers of trees. This affected the quality of the soil, and it became almost impossible to farm.

Professor Hansen, who has just returned from an excavation in the El Mirador region of northern Guatemala, (6)_______ a meeting of archaeologists in Philadelphia that the Mayas, having made this mistake in the 3rd century, repeated it 600 years later, at which time it proved fatal. Increasing food (7)_______  among the Mayas created a Central American equivalent of the Peloponnesian War which ravaged (8)_______  Greece. However, unlike the Greek civil war, which only (9)_______  for 27 years, the Mayas wars went on for many centuries and left many of their great cities and temples in (10)_______.

Question 1.

A. Come down to                        B. come up with         

C. keep up with                           D. look up to

Question  2.

A. Referring             B. Relating                C. According               D. Respecting

Question 3.

A. collapse               B. drop                     C. going down             D. crash

Question 4.

A. Made                   B. came                   C. turned                      D. brought

Question 5.

A. wealth                 B. fortune                  C. cash                        D. salary

Question 6.

A. explained            B. suggested             C. told                         D. claimed

Question 7.

A. lack                     B. shortages              C. droughts                D. failures

Question 8.

A. antique               B. old                          C. past                       D. ancient

Question 9.

A. stayed               B. spent                       C. lasted                    D. longed

Question 10.

A. injuries.             B. damages                 C. spoils                     D. ruins

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

An American professor who studied the Mayas has (1)_______ a new theory about the sudden end of their empire. (2)_______  to Professor Richard Hansen, an archaeologist at the University of California, (3)_______ of the Mayan civilization in central American was (4)_______  about by the Mayas themselves.

Their object was to display their (5)_______  and power by making their buildings and decoration as beautiful as possible. This involved using large quantities of lime, which they put on the walls to make them smooth. Unfortunately, the creation of lime is a process that requires intense heat, and they, therefore, had to cut down huge numbers of trees. This affected the quality of the soil, and it became almost impossible to farm.

Professor Hansen, who has just returned from an excavation in the El Mirador region of northern Guatemala, (6)_______ a meeting of archaeologists in Philadelphia that the Mayas, having made this mistake in the 3rd century, repeated it 600 years later, at which time it proved fatal. Increasing food (7)_______  among the Mayas created a Central American equivalent of the Peloponnesian War which ravaged (8)_______  Greece. However, unlike the Greek civil war, which only (9)_______  for 27 years, the Mayas wars went on for many centuries and left many of their great cities and temples in (10)_______.

Question 1.

A. Come down to                        B. come up with         

C. keep up with                           D. look up to

Question  2.

A. Referring             B. Relating                C. According               D. Respecting

Question 3.

A. collapse               B. drop                     C. going down             D. crash

Question 4.

A. Made                   B. came                   C. turned                      D. brought

Question 5.

A. wealth                 B. fortune                  C. cash                        D. salary

Question 6.

A. explained            B. suggested             C. told                         D. claimed

Question 7.

A. lack                     B. shortages              C. droughts                D. failures

Question 8.

A. antique               B. old                          C. past                       D. ancient

Question 9.

A. stayed               B. spent                       C. lasted                    D. longed

Question 10.

A. injuries.             B. damages                 C. spoils                     D. ruins

1. The sales team have _____ themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month. A. set B. put C. made D. kept 

2. The university has _____ a campus-wide campaign to reduce use of fossil fuels. 

 A. launched B. published C. made D. invented 

3. Our associates are heroes, working _____ hours in a very stressful situation through the Covid lockdown. 

 A. rush B. ungodly C. earthly D. peak 

4. Lily became campany EVP when she was only 27, but that’s an accident of _____ - her father is one of the major stockholders. 

 A. nasality B. birth C. bearing D. travail 

5. She was worried that they would not _____ the deadline and that penalties would be imposed.

A. reach B. meet C. rush D. lose 

6. It finally _____ home to me that it was time to buy a place of my own.

 A. arrived B. came C. hit D. reached 

7. When he couldn’t have the bike, my son was _____ disappointed. 

 A. considerably B. mainly C. mildly D. bitterly 

8. The fact of the _____ is that we have a government that will do what it wants to do for the next two years. 

 A. matter B. problem C. point D. situation 

9. A number of companies have been putting _____ on politicians to ease up on corporate taxes and regulations. 

 A. weight B. pressure C. burden D. anxiety

10. After years of being looked after by his mother, he didn’t _____ kindly to being told to cook for himself

A. take B. carry C. offer D. move

I. Complete the sentences using the coordinating conjunctions from the box.

so but or and

1. You can go to the concert with me,..so........she could not go to the university

2. The first season of Vietnam Idol aired in 2007,.....and.....the fourth season aired in 2012

3. American Idol began in 2002,.....and.....quickly became grandest entertainment series with viewers in the hundreds of millions

4. He was a gifted composer,.....but.....he had to suffer poor health

5. The actress did not finished secondary school,.so.........she could not go to the university

II. Cobine each pair of sentences, using the coordinating conjunctions.

1. The concert was cancelled at the last minute. We had to stay home

=> the concert was cancelled at the last minute, so we had to stay home.

2. The artist played passionately and skillfully. At the end of his performance, he got the hearty applause from the audience

=> The artist played passionately and skillfully. At the end of his performance, he got the hearty applause from the audience

3. You can go with us to the event. You can stay home watching TV

=> You can go with us to the event, or you can stay home watching TV

4. His voice is beautiful. His performance is not skillful

=> His voice is beautiful, but his performance is not skillful

5. He is talented singer. He has prestige and responsibility

=> He is a talented singer, and he has prestige and responsibility

III. Using the ending: ing, ed, ful, less

1. The volunteer student are.........interested.........in teaching English in my school (interest)

2. Thank you much for your..........useful........advices (use)

4. I felt asleep because the lecture was so..........boring........(bore)

I. Complete the sentences using the coordinating conjunctions from the box.

so but or and

1. You can go to the concert with me,..........she could not go to the university (???)

2. The first season of Vietnam Idol aired in 2007,....and......the fourth season aired in 2012

3. American Idol began in 2002,.....and.....quickly became grandest entertainment series with viewers in the hundreds of millions

4. He was a gifted composer,.....but.....he had to suffer poor health

5. The actress did not finished secondary school,......so....she could not go to the university

II. Cobine each pair of sentences, using the coordinating conjunctions.

1. The concert was cancelled at the last minute. We had to stay home

=> The concert was cancelled at the last minute so we had to stay at home

2. The artist played passionately and skillfully. At the end of his performance, he got the hearty applause from the audience

=> Because the artist played passionately and skillfully, at the end of his performance, he got the hearty applause from the audience

3. You can go with us to the event. You can stay home watching TV

=> You can go with us to the event or you can stay home watching TV

4. His voice is beautiful. His performance is not skillful

=> His voice is beautiful but his performance is not skillful

5. He is talented singer. He has prestige and responsibility

=> He is talented singer and he has prestige and responsibility

III. Using the ending: ing, ed, ful, less

1. The volunteer student are........interested..........in teaching English in my school (interest)

2. Thank you much for your.........useful.........advices (use)

3. Peter is very........disappointed..........with his new house (disappoint)

4. I felt asleep because the lecture was so........boring.........(bore)

5. Look at that little girl! He's.........motheless.........(mother)