V. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D ) for questions 21 and 22. ( 1.5 pts. )
Long time ago, there was a king in Tibet who loved to eat fish. His love for fish was so great that he could eat almost nothing if there was no fish on the table. It happened one year that there was no rain. Month after month, there was less water in the river, and less and less fish, until there was no fish at all, even for the king. The king could not eat anything. He sent men to all the fishermen’s villages in the country to announce that the man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any reward he asked for. Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace, carrying a tremendous fish. When the guard at the gate saw the fish, he asked the fisherman to give it to him. Needless to say, the fisherman did not agree and insisted on giving the fish to the king himself. The guard finally agreed to let him go on the condition that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward. After the fisherman met the king, the king asked him what he wanted for the reward. Surprisingly, the fisherman asked for a thousand blows and he shared his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the guard a lesson about being dishonest.
17. It was difficult for the king in Tibet to have a meal without fish.
A. True B. False
18. There was no rain and there were no fish at all.
A. True B. False
19. The king offered a reward for fish.
A. True B. False
20. The guard hadn’t been given a lesson about being dishonest from fisherman.
A. True B. False
21. Why did a poor fisherman come to the palace?
A. Because he wanted the king’s reward
B. Because he wanted to see the king.
C. Because he wanted to see the palace.
D. Because he had a fish to bring to the king’s table.
22. Why did the fisherman ask for blows as his reward?
A. Because he wanted to teach the king a lesson.
B. Because he wanted to teach the guard a lesson.
C. Because he liked blows.
D. Because he wanted to make the king angry.
VI. Choose the word( A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. ( 1.5 pts.)
Language (23) ___________ learn words in different ways. Some learners make a (24) _ and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word (25) remember how to use the word in the right way.
In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and (26)___________ use on a small piece (27) paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.
Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across. They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important
(28) ________________
23. A. learning | B. learns | C. learner | D. learners |
24. A. novel | B. story | C. list | D. book |
25. A. in order that | B. in order to | C. so as | D. so as that |
26. A. it | B. his | C. their | D. its |
27. A. of | B. in | C. on | D. under |
28. A. prepositions | B. words | C. grammar | D.pronunciation |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5pts)
29. My grandmother can read without glasses.
A. good B. worse C. well D. the best
30. Tom should improve his Spanish correctly.
A. pronounce B. pronunciation C. pronounceable D. pronounced
31. ,the villagers hold the festival in Spring.
A. Tradition B. Traditional C. Traditionally D. Traditionalism
32. Good morning. I’m for the activities for this summer.
A. enrol B. enrollment C. enrolling D. enrolled
33. He was of his achievements in the field of sports.
A. pride B. proud C. prided D. pridefully
34. My parents always me to study hard.
A. encouraged B. encouragements C. encourage D. encouragingly
VIII. Rearrange the words, groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5pt)
35. to do/ modern equipment/ everything without/ Mom had/ the help of/./
A. Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
B. Mom had to do the help of modern equipment everything without.
C. Mom had to do modern equipment the help of everything without.
D. Mom had to do everything without modern equipment the help of.
36. locked cupboards/ It is safe/ medicine in/ to keep/./
A. It is safe locked cupboards medicine to keep.
B. It is safe to keep medicine in locked cupboards.
C. It is safe medicine in locked cupboards to keep.
D. It is safe to keep locked cupboards medicine in.
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0pt)
37. You aren’t allowed to make noise in the library.
A. You must make noise in the library.
B. You mustn’t make noise in the library.
C. You must to make noise in the library.
D. You mustn’t made noise in the library.
38. Jane plans to buy a new computer next year.
A. Jane isn’t going to buy a new computer next year.
B. Jane isn’t going to bought a new computer next year.
C. Jane is going to buy a new computer next year.
D. Jane is going to bought a new computer next year.
39. The teacher said: “ Please give Tim this dictionary”
A. The teacher asked Tim’s mother to give him that dictionary.
B. The teacher asked Tim’s mother to notgive him that dictionary.
C. The teacher asked Tim’s mother not to give him that dictionary.
D. The teacher asked Tim’s mother give him that dictionary.
40. He began to study English two years ago.
A. He has studied English two years ago.
B. He has study English two years ago.
C. He has studied English for two years.
D. He has study English for two years.
1. Nylon was introduced to the world in 1838. => T
2. Nylon was used to make stockings, parachutes and tires. => T
3. We can’t find nylon in ropes. => F
4. About 36 million tons of ropes will be manufactured next year. =>T
5. The main idea of the passage is about:
A. The application of nylon to life. C. The invention and application of nylon to life.
B. The importance of nylon. D. The way to find nylon.
6. It can be inferred from the passage that:
A. Nylon is one of the most breakthrough invention. C. Nylon has never been out of date.
B. Nylon used to be used in the past. D. Products made from nylon are good