Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F).
Overcrowded hospital in Vietnam
Bach Mai hospital, one of Vietnam’s major hospital, is often overloaded because patients have lost faith with the quality of communal and district hospitals and bypass them.
Even though Bach Mai hospital has adjusted their health check-up routines recently, it still can’t cope with the huge number of patients daily. Some patients have to wait for the whole day to get examined so it’s not unusual to see people lying around on the floor, waiting their turn.
The number of patients sleeping in the hospital’s hallways at not is so high and some people even sell plastic sheeting for them to lie on.
20. Bach Mai hospital is among the biggest hospitals in Vietnam.
21. Patients trust large hospitals more than provincial ones.
22. Bach Mai has done nothing to solve their patient overload problem.
23. A patient lying on the floor is a common scene in Bach Mai hospital.
24. Plastic mats are sold to patients to lie on the corridor floor at midday.
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
15. To tell the truth it’s a bit weird being out here on my own.
A. common B. good C. strange D. usual
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
16. New cars will help you keep track of your health by reminding you to take medicine.
A. follow B. record C. observe D. ignore
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
17. Children today spend much fewer time playing outdoors than before. ____________
A B C D
18. Young children sometimes ask unique questions , do they? ____________
A B C D
19. Disease spreads in overcrowded areas more quickly than in sparsely population ones . ____________
A B C D
III. Underline the best answer.
5. Fast running water from dams can generate _________ power.
A. solar B. wind C. hydro D. fossil
6. _________ often take place in overcrowded cities in rush hours.
A. Gridlocks B. Criminasl C. Turbines D. Density
7. The living standard city _________ by the new policy.
A. will already improved B. was already improved
C. has already been improved D. improved
8. They _________ on the power at this time tomorrow.
A. will turn B. will be turning C. turn D. are turning
9. You can watch many dance _________ during the festival.
A. perform B. performance C. performers D. performing
10. My children often sleep while they are _________ a plane.
A. on B. of C. under D. in
11. My pens are on the table. Where are _________?
A. she B. her C. hers D. him
12. She is rarely late for the meeting, _________?
A. is she B. isn’t she C. does she D. doesn’tshe
13. “Do you think he will be coming?” ~ “__________”
A. You know, I’m his best friend. B. I’m afraid I can’t come.
C. I’m sure he will. D. How often does he do it?
14. The children were almost _________ after a long trip.
A. exhausting B. exhausted C. annoying D. disappointing
Circle the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
1. a. used b. improved c. laughed d. learned
2. a. disease b. diverse c. cause d. easily
Circle the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
3. a. abundant b. effective c. stressful d. prediction
4. a. resource b. perform c. install d. impact