1. a. friends     b. tunes     c. clubs     d. stamps

2. a. practised     b. stamped     c. indulged     d. accomplished

3. a. attracted     b. added     c. competed     d. developed

4. a. marched     b. learned     c. cooked     d. stopped

5. a. school     b. champion     c. character     d. chemist

II. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence:

6. The committee ____________ among themselves for hours.

a has been arguing     b. have been arguing

c. has been argued     d have been argued

7. She’s going to the photographer’s ______.

a. that her photograph be taken     b. to have her photograph taking

c. to have her photograph taken     d. to have taken her photograph

8. The director has promised that ______ finds a solution to this particular problem will be well awarded.

a. who     b. the one     c. whoever     d. anyone

9. Anna warned ______ anyone what she had told me.

a. that I didn’t tell     b. that I told not

c. me to tell not     d. me not to tell

10. It’s worth __________ if there are any cheap flights to Russia at the weekend.

a. find out     b. to find out

c. finding out     d. that you find out

11. Jenny didn’t check she had enough petrol before she left, ______ was careless of her.

a. what     b. it     c. that     d. which

12. We expected him at seven but he finally ______ at midnight.

a. came to     b. turned out

c. came off     d. turned up

13. ______ he hasn’t any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well for himself.

a. Despite     b. Whereas

c. Because     d. Although

14. The third World Cup was held in France in 1983. It means France was a (an) __________.

a. organization     b. FIFA

c. host nation     d. team

15. It was not until I was 11 years old that I __________ how to ride a bicycle.

a. learned     b. had learned

c. was learning     d. is learning

16. Uruguay defeated Argentina in the final match and became the first ________in history of the world cup.

a. victory     b. champion

c. championship     d. hero

17. It is an _________ game.

a. excitement     b. exciting

c. excited     d. excite

18. Music plays an important ________ in our life.

a. role     b. field     c. section     d. area

19. Music makes a funeral more solemn and _____________.

a. mournful     b. interesting

c. lyrical     d. exciting

20. Dat: Do you want me to take you to the airport?

Nam: No, thanks. Binh __________ me.

a. will take     b. takes

c. is taking     d. is going to take

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to compete the following passage:

My hobby is (21)______ fish. I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a (22)______ of little fish. Some of them were bought (23)______ the shop while some (24)______ were collected from the rice field near my house. They look so beautiful (25)______ around in the tank. I love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too.

21. a. keep     b. kept

c. keeps     d. keeping

22. a. various     b. variety

c. vary     d. variously

23. a. from     b. on     c. with     d. of

24. a. other     b. others     c. another     d. else

25. a. running     b. standing

c. walking     d. swimming

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D that needs correcting:

26. It was (A) the dictionary which (B) I borrowed from (C) the library last week (D).

27. Not (A) only my country but also (B) the (C) United States have (D) good universities.

28. We’re (A) going to give (B) Jeanne neither (C) a book or a pen for (D) her birthday.

29. It is (A) the room that (B ) cleans (C) every day by (D) my younger sister.

30. They don’t (A) neither take part (B) in sports nor (C) watch them on (D) TV.

V. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer:

Visitors who want to see the city’s attractions have several transportation options. The use of private cars is discouraged, since parking is limited and the streets of the historical district are narrow. Fortunately, excellent alternatives are available. The subway system provides fast, inexpensive transportation to all areas of the city, from 6:00 am to 12 midnight. Bus service operates 24 hours a day, for those who prefer to travel above ground and sneak in some extra sightseeing on route. Those of you who want to make sure that you see all the tourist attractions may be especially interested in our Visitor’s Tour buses, which make stop at all points of interest throughout the city. For your convenience, special visitor’s passes for all forms of public transportation are sold at hotels throughout the city, along with maps and schedules for transportation routes. Subway tickets may be also be purchased at subway stops.

31. Which services stops at night?

a. Tour service     b. Subway service

c. Bus service     d. Taxi service

32. What is this announcement about?

a. Visitors     b. Transportation

c. Hotels     d. Attractions

33. Where are tickets sold?

a. At special stands     b. At most hotels

c. On the buses.     d. At some tourist attraction

34. Why may some people prefer travelling by bus?

a. Buses are faster.

b. The subway is more expensive.

c. Bus routes are more convenient.

d. People can see more of the city.

35. What should visitors NOT do in the city?

a. Travel at rush hour.

b. Walk alone.

c. Spend the night.

d. Drive their cars.

VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:

36. Mary didn’t say a word and she didn’t smile. (neither …nor)

__________________________.

37. Tom likes collecting stamps. David likes collecting stamps. ( both …and )

__________________________.

38. My mother cleaned the house and she cooked the dinner. (not only…but also )

__________________________.

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