I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
In the United States of America, the national language is (42)............ English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (43).......... language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (44)...........English. Most of the words are the (45)............ in American and Bristish English, but the American say some English words not as people (46)........... in England. Canada is (47)………to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (48)............ the United States. In Canada, many people (49)............ English because they also came from England many years (50)......... But in some parts of Canada, people speak (51)............ because they came from France.
42. A. also. B. like. C. as. D. not.
43. A. French. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Canadian.
44. A. British. B. American. C. Russian. D. Chinese.
45. A. various. B. similar. C. same. D. like.
46. A. do. B. say. C. talk. D. speak.
47. A. lies. B. situated. C. at. D. in.
48. A. than. B. as. C. more. D. less.
49. A. say. B. tell. C. talk. D speak.
50. A. ago B. later. C. there. D. here.
51. A. France. B.French. C. Russian. D. Italian
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
Dear Hanh!
I’m writing to invite you to a party we ( 52) ……………..at the flat next Friday. December
14 th. As you know, ( 53) ……………..Lan’s 13 th birthday next week and my birthday next month, ( 54) ………………...we thought we’d celebrate together and have a join party.
I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you ( 55) ……………….the direction below, you should’t get lost. Take the number 15 bus from the station and ( 56) ………………..at the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the DanChu cinema, and then ( 57) …………………the first turning on the right. That’s LeLoi Road. Turn left ( 58) ……………………the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads ( 59) ………………….and our block of flats is the second on the right.
Do try and come. Of course you’re ( 60) …………………..to bring someone with you if you want to.
Look forward ( 61) ………………..you then!
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
34. Last week, all members of the class (have) ………………………a cold. They
(keep)…………………………..coughing and sneezing.
35. You must (wash)………………………… vegetables carefully or the dirt from the farm on them (make)………………………….. you sick.
36. Last month, her mother taught her how to use a sewing machine. She (make)………………….. a new dress for her sister tonight.
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
37. We look ………………..the new words in the dictionary.
38. You shouldn’t eat and watch TV ………………the same time.
39. These cards are in alphabetical order and …………….author.
40. Schools in Vietnam are different ………………those in the USA.
41. Farmers are very hard-working. They work from morning …………...night on their farms.