ENGLISH PRACTICE 29.

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SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6 pts.)
Question 1. Choose the best option:(2pts)
1. Tom and Mary never came to class late. ..................................
A. So did we B. Neither did we C. We did either D. Neither we did
2. I remember ....................to Hanoi when I was a very small child.
A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken
3. Helen asked me ......................the film called “Star Wars”.
A. if I had seen B. have I seen C. have you seen D. if had I seen
4. At first I found ......................to get used to .....................on the other side of the road.
A. it difficult - drive B. difficult - drive
C. it difficult - driving D. difficult- driving
5. Had we known your new address, we .................to see you.
A. would have come B. will come C. would come D. came
6. I don’t believe a word she said; I think he just made.......................that story.
A. out B. up C. off D. down
7. She warned me........................
A. to not do it B. I should do it C. about to do it D. not to do it
8. .................had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor.
A. Scarely B. Never C. No sooner D. Just
9. Jason’s professor had him......................his thesis many times before allowing him to
present it to the committee.
A. rewrites B. rewriting C. rewrite D. to rewrite
10. The problems .......................last year caused to the committee members to table the
proposal temporarily.
A. were discovered B. which was discovered C. that discovered D. discovered
Question 2. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (2pts)
Jane (1. join). ..............our firm twelve years ago. She had worked for the previous
seven years with an advertising company and (2. acquire)....................much useful
experience. For the first eight years with us, she (3. work)..................in the Sales
Department, and (4. work)...................there when I became a Managing Director. Since then
she (5. work)................as my personal assistant, and (6.prove).........................herself to be
outstandingly capable on many occasions. She (7.work) ..................... on the top floor, in an
office next to mine, but at the moment she (8.work).......................in London on a special
assignment.
Question 3. Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to fill in the blanks in each
sentence: (2pts)
1. She has one of the biggest ...................................in Britain. (COLLECT)
2. The judge told him it was ..................................to drink and drive, and banned him for a
year. (RESPONSIBLE)
3. The keys were locked inside the car . ................, a side window was open. (LUCKY)
4. Three firms are in ...............................for the same contract.(COMPETE)
5. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the
.....................species. (DANGER)
6. The government is spending a lot of money in the attempt to fight against ........................
(LITERATE)
7. These shoes look quite smart but they’re terribly.............................. (COMFORT)
8. Burning coal is an ......... way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (ECONOMY)

SECCTION THREE. READING (6pts.)

Question 1. Read the following passage and fill each gap with ONE suitable word: (2pts)
How easy is (1).................... to understand another person’s character? My friend
Jack was once a rather annoying person. He was always getting (2)......................trouble
because he was so disobedient. In class he was very talkative and never stopped
(3)....................jokes. The teachers all told him (4).....................was impolite because he
interrupted them. When I met him, he was very unfriendly and didn’t want to talk to me
(5).......................all. People told me he stole things and that he was dishonest. His school
work was terrible. He didn’t take any pride in his writing, he never (6).....................enough
time doing his homework, and that he was not at all conscientious. One day he saw a gang of
boys attacking an old man. Jack hated violence and he fought them all (7)................ they ran
away. He was awarded a medal for bravery. After that people changed their
(8).................about him.
Question 2. Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in
each blank :( 2pts)
PROBLEMS OF WATCHING TELEVISION IN BRITAIN
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time gluing
to the telly and not enough(1)..................other activities like sports and reading. A survey
recently carried out on people’s viewing habits (2).................. not disapprove it. It shows that
young people in Britain spend on (3)...................twenty three hours a week in front of the
television, (4)......................works out at over three hours every day.
What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an
incredible 28 hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of telly addicts. Just about
(5)...................household in the country has a television and over half have two or more.
According (6)...................the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television sitting in
their living room, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well.
The Education Minister said a (7).....................weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should
spend more time reading. Unfortunately , parents are not setting a good example: adults do
(8)................reading than young people. In fact, reading is (9).....................the bottom of
their list of favorite pastimes. They would(10) ......................listen to the radio, go to the
cinema or hire a video to watch on their television at home.
1.A. at B. on C. for D. in
2.A. does B. do C. is D. has
3.A. time B. Sunday C. weekend D. average
4.A. which B. what C. who D. where
5.A. none B. neither C. every D. all
6.A. for B. to C. with D. on
7.A. lot B. little C. number D. few
8.A. more B. better C. less D. most
9. A. on B. to C. at D. in
10. had better B. prefer C. like D. rather
Question 3. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D :
(2pts)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man.
However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be
remembered as the inventor of dynamite so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he
created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who made worthwhile contributions
to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and
peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards
ceremoney.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this
sum is used for the awards which vary from $30.000 to $ 125.000.
Every year on December 10th , the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold
medal, illuminated diploma ,and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics
plays an important role in the judges’decisions. Americans have won numerous science
awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II.
Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.
1.Where was Alfred Nobel born?
A. in America B. in Spain
C. In Sweden D. In Switzeland
2.When did the first award ceremony take place?
A. 1901 B. 1895 C. 1962 D. 1968
3.Why was the Nobel prize established?
A. to resolve political differences
B. to recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity
C. to spend money D. to honour the inventor of dynamite
4.In which area have American received the most awards?
A. peace B. literature C. economics D. science
5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Awards vary in monetary value
B. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners
C. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention
D. A few individuals have won two awards
6. In how many fields are prizes bestowed?
A. 2 B. 6 C. 5 D. 10
SECTION FOUR: WRITING (6pts)
Question 1.
Read the passage and find out an odd word out in each line. There is an example in the first
line: (2pts)
0........to............ I could to remember one of the good things I did. While I was walking
1. .................... along the road the other one day I happened to notice a small brown
2. .................... leather purse which lying on the pavement. I picked it up and
3. .................... had opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s name. There
4. ................... . was nothing in it except of some small change and a photograph
5. .................... of a woman about 40 years old. Though I put the photograph back and
6. ................. .. took the purse to the police station, at where I handed it to the
7. ................. ... sergean in charge. Before I left, the sergeant he made a note of my
8. .................. . name and address in case of the owner of the purse wanted to write
 and thank me.
Question 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it: (2pts)
1. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.
à We are ..........................................................................................................................
2. It was such a dull play that he fell asleep.
à The play .......................................................................................................................
3. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
à She left the room ..........................................................................................................
4. “I didn’t steal the bicycle” he said “I just borrowed it.”
à He denied.................................................. but admitted ...............................................
5. I just had time to put up my umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.
à No sooner ......................................................................................................................
6. Is smoking permitted in Vietnamese cinemas?
à Are we ............... ...........................................................................................................
7. Because he didn’t study hard, he failed the exam.
à Had ................................................................................................................................
8. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.
à So ...................................................................................................................................
Question 3. Write a passage (150-180 words) about your last summer holiday: (2pts)

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