PART III : READING
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2.0 pts)
Learning a foreign language is , in some way , like learning how to fly .There are some (1) _______, but there is a very important similarity. It is: learning how ( 2 ) _______ these things needs (3) _______ practice. It is never enough( 4 ) _______ a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of ( 5 ) _______ about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly( 6 ) _______any practice, you (7 ) _______ yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, Can you ( 8 ) _______English well without having lots (9) _______ practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner (10) _______ a foreign language should know .
1. A. difference B. different C. differences D. differ
2. A. do B. doing C. done D. to do
3. A. a few B. lot of C. a lot of D lot
4. A. to read B. read C. reading D. reader
5. A. informative B. information C. informatics D. inform
6. A. without B. and C. for D. over
7. A. kill B. will kill C. killed D. would killed
8. A. speaks B. speaking C. speak D. spoke
9. A. in B. for C. of D. at
10. A. of B. at C. for D. to
II. Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph. (2.0 pts)
Henry likes fishing. He fishes 1_____________ the river near our house. On Sunday afternoons, when he has 2________________ work, he goes down to the river with a little seat and some sandwiches and 3____________ until it is quite dark. There are always a 4___________ people there. They love fishing, too, and they all sit there quietly ___________ hours. Sometimes they catch some fish, sometimes they do 6___________. I do not like that kind of sport, because I am not very patient.
Once Henry 7_____________ a big fish. He was very happy ! All the other fishermen left their 8_______________ and came to see his fish. One of them had a camera, so he took a photograph 9__________ Henry and his big fish. We still have the photograph 10_____________ the wall of our living room.
PART IV: WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2.0 pts)
1. Peter spent three hours repairing his house.
It………………………………………………………………………
2. No one works harder than Barbara.
Barbara……………………………………………………………..…
3. Nam didn’t go to school yesterday.
Nam was…………………………………………………….........….
4. The rooms in this hotel aren’t so comfortable as the rooms in that hotel.
The rooms in that hotel ……………………………………….………
5. He drives carefully. He never has accidents.
He is …………………………………………………………………….
6. Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.
Because of………………………………………………………………
7. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache.
Their headache prevented ..................................................................
8. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.
I prefer ………………………………………………………………….
9. Learning English is very difficult for my brother.
It ..………………………………………………………………………
10. The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.
The visitor spoke too…………............…………………………………
II. Put the words in order to make a complete sentence. (1.0 pt)
1. like / you / to / for / house / lunch / my / would / come / to?
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2. longer / are / elderly / people / are / people / so / there / living / more.
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3. people / the / baseball / of / all / world / play / round / watch / and / millions.
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4. next / they / show / around / them / week / Hanoi / Hoa / visit / will / when / her.
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5. detective / parents /going / movie / this afternoon / we / see / with / are / a / our / to.
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III. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1.0 pt)
1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.
ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Sister / buy / material / make / this dress / me.
ð………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.
ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Mr Quang / now wear / face mark / protect him / breath / dust.
ð ……………………………………………………………………………………...
5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?
ð ………………………………………………………………………………………
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __learning________________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ____are_____________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___of________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___you________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ____how__________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ______book_____ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) _____fly________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____yourself________ . The same is true of (9) ____playing__________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) _________practice________ first?
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) learning how to fly or play the piano. There (2) are important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) of practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) you know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) know to fly an aeroplane. A (6) book can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) fly without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) yourself . The same is true of (9) playing the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) practice first?