VIII:Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words ( 0,25 x 4=1mark)

Question 33: Some/ people/ think/ buffalo-fighting/ Hai Phong/ violent. *

A. Some people think that buffalo-fighting in Hai Phong is violent.

B. Some people think that buffalo-fighting in Hai Phong are violent.

C. Some people thinks that buffalo-fighting in Hai Phong are violent.

D. Some people thinks that buffalo-fighting in Hai Phong is violent.

Question 34: I think/ it/ be/ waste/ of/ money/ buy/ expensive/ offerings. *

A. I think it be a waste of money to buy expensive offerings.

B. I think it be a waste of money buying expensive offerings.

C. I think it’s a waste of money buying expensive offerings.

D. I think it’s a waste of money to buy expensive offerings.

Question 35: Although/ fairy tales/ may/ imaginary, many/ kids/ love/ hear. *

A. Although fairy tales may imaginary, many kids love to hear them.

B. Although fairy tales may imaginary, many kids love hear.

C. Although fairy tales may be imaginary, many kids love to hear them.

D. Although fairy tales may be imaginary, many kids love hear.

Question 36: What/ be/ you/ and/ your friend/ do/ at 11 a.m. yesterday? *

A. What was you and your friend doing at 11 a.m. yesterday?

B. What was you and your friend do at 11 a.m. yesterday?

C. What were you and your friend do at 11 a.m. yesterday?

D. What were you and your friend doing at 11 a.m. yesterday?

37:Custom is not similar to tradition *

A. Custom is different from tradition.

B. Custom is the same as tradition.

C. Custom is like tradition.

D. Custom is as similar as tradition.

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions ( 0,25x4=1 marks)38 .The elderly will give lucky money to the children at Tet. *

A The elderly will be given lucky money to the children at Tet.

B.Lucky money will be given to the children by the elderly at Tet.

C.Lucky money will be given by the children at Tet.

39. I began learning English five years ago. *

A. I have been learning English for five years.

B. I learned English for five years.

C. I learned English for five years.

D. It has been five years since I didn’t learn English.

Question 40: She was doing the washing when I stepped into the room. *

A. While I came, she was doing the washing.

B. When I came, she was doing the washing.

C. What I came, she was doing the washing.

D. With I came, she was doing the washing

Exercise 12. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

140. Sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide. Young people find an expert willing to explain their significance.

A. Although sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are forced to find an expert willing to explain their significance.

B. Because sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, so young people are willing to find an expert to explain their significance.

C. For sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people might find an expert willing to explain their significance.

D. Since sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are supposed to find an expert willing to explain their significance.

141. Culture, language, facilities or economy level of the family are different. Vocal guidelines and acting in daily activities are the ways of the life experience knowledge transfer.

A. Vocal guidelines and acting in daily activities are the ways of the life experience knowledge transfer despite of different culture, language, facilities or economy level of the family.

B. Vocal guidelines and acting in daily activities are the ways of the life experience powledge transfer regardless of different culture, language, facilities or economy level of the family.

C. Vocal guidelines and acting in daily activities are the ways of the life experience knowledge transfer due to different culture, language, facilities or economy level of the family.

D. Vocal guidelines and acting in daily activities are the ways of the life experience knowledge transfer although different culture, language, facilities or economy level of the family.

142. We can't deny the potential influences of global communications on our cultural identity, as it will become even more powerful.

A. It can be undeniable that global communications will become even more powerful in potentially influencing our cultural identity.

B. It cannot deny that global communications will become even more powerful in potentially influencing our cultural identity.

C. It cannot be denied that global communications will become even more powerful in potentially influencing our cultural identity.

D. It hardly deny that global communications will become even more powerful in potentially influencing our cultural identity.

143. We accept that changes are unavoidable. We will not allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.

A. Accepting that changes are unavoidable does not mean that we will allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.

B. Despite accepting that changes are unavoidable, but we will not allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.

C. Rather than accepting that changes are unavoidable we will allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.

D. We accept that changes are unavoidable, as we will not allow everything to be wiped out, destroyed or forgotten.

144. People have given up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture. They begin to lose their sense of self.

A. If people have not given up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture, they will not lose their sense of self.

B. Giving up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture means that people totally lose their sense of self.

C. Once people have given up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture, they are about to lose their sense of self.

D. Whenever people have given up their heritage, traditional beliefs and other aspects of their native culture, they are supposed to lose their sense of self.

145. Thousands of languages are at risk of extinction. You know one of them, then teach it to others.

A. As long as you know one of thousands of languages that are at risk of extinction, then teach it to others.

B. If you know one of thousands of languages that are at risk of extinction, teach it to others.

C. For you know one of thousands of languages that are at risk of extinction, teach it to others.

D. Whenever you know one of thousands of languages that are at risk of extinction, then teach it to others

* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

 Sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide. Young people find an expert willing to explain their significance.

A. Although sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are forced to find an expert willing to explain their significance. 

B. Since sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are supposed to find an expert willing to explain their significance. 

C. For sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people might find an expert willing to explain their significance. 

D. Because sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, so young people are willing to find an expert willing to explain their significance.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide. Young people find an expert willing to explain their significance

A. Although sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are forced to find an expert willing to explain their significance.

B. Since sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people are supposed to find an expert willing to explain their significance.

C. For sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, young people might find an expert willing to explain their significance.

D. Because sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide, so young people are willing to find an expert willing to explain their significance. 

Each of the following sentence has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten.

1. Preserving natural resources mean reserving them for our future.

A B C D

2. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.

A B C D

3. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be

A B

for students to practice speaking words.

C D

4. The injured man was taken to the hospital.

A B C D

5. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that

he work as fastly as possible.

A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate that underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

16. People often ask how many words are there in the English language.

                A                            B                        C                            D

17. If you don’t know what that word means, try to look it on in the dictionary.

                                      A                        B               C          D

18. The small town where I was born in has changed greatly over the last fifty years.

        A                         B                                  C                       D

19. In order to mastering English, you should communicate with foreigners more regularly.

                    A               B                                                  C                                             D

20. Traveling through a foreign country becomes much more easier if you can speak the language of that

            A                           B                                          C                                    D

country.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

We must stop discrimination on people coming from the rural area.

A. must stop

B. discrimination on

C. coming from

D. rural area