ĐÁP ÁN PHẦN NGỮ PHÁP

UNIT 1
Practice (trang 4)
1b 2a 3a 4c 5b 6d 7b 8a 9c 10 a

UNIT 3
Practice (trang 12)
Exercise 1
1a 2 the 3 a 4 the 5 the 6 the 7 the 8 a 9 the 10 the
11 the 12 the 13 the 14 a 15 the 16 the 17 an 18 the 19 the 20 the
Exercise 2
2.1. USA: 1 the 2 ~ 3 the 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 a 7 the
2.2. NIGERIA: 1 a 2 the 3 the 4 the 5 the 6 ~
2.4. JAPAN: 1 the 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5a

MINI TEST 1
1.C 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.B 10A
11.C 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.D 16.D 17.C 18.C 19.B 20.B

UNIT 4
Practice (trang 23)
I. Choose the best answer
1b 2a 3c 4d 5d 6a 7a 8b 9d
II. Reading and answer the questions
Passage 1
1. on February 11th, 1847.
2. for only two months.
3. His natural curiousity.
4. About every two weeks
5. 84 years old
Passage 2
6. in England
7. several centuries ago
8. an attractive type of light stone
9. rather crowded
10. pleasant hotels and traditional inns
Passage 3
16. to take people into the air
17. the Wright brother
18. in 1918
19. because they had jet engines
20. 2,500 kilometers an hour
Passage 4
21. a severe pain in his stomach
22. The doctor in the village had tried a number of treatments but been unable to cure
him.
23. three pounds

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 24. one pounds
25. No, he wasn’t
Passage 5.
16. Three hundred people
17. advertising
18. main kinds of advertising, “direct” and “indirect” one
19. Yes, it is.
20. young people
Passage 6
21. No, they don’t.
22. schools combine study with manual work.
23. They plant vegetables, weed, water and later harvest the crop.
24. they develop good working habits and learn how important it is to produce.
25. older children also go to the country to help the farmers with crops.

MINI TEST 2
1.D 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.C
11.D 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.D 16.C 17.B 18.D 19.D 20.C

MINI TEST 3
1.D 2.B 3.C 4. D 5.D 6.D 7.D 8.C 9.C 10. C
11. B 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A 16.A 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.D
21.A 22.A 23.B 24.B 25.C 26.C 27.C 28.D 29.D 30.D

PRACTICE TEST 1
Part 1
I> 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A
II> 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B
Part 2
I> Make all the changes and additions necessary …
1. I have worked for this company for 10 years now.
2. (You should) stop complaining about everything.
3. I don’t care how much he earns.
4. Smoking does a lot of harm to your health.
5. She sings/ can sing more beautifully than her sister.
II> Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that …
1. She is not young enough to work.
2. Professor Landow wrote this book in 1970.
3. Unless you work harder, I'll be obliged to give you a sack.
4. It's years since we met (each other).
5. I prefer white coffee to black coffee.
III> Write about 100-150 words on the following topic:

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Part 3
I> Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
1. Tôi không thể ngủ được mặc dù tôi thực sự rất mệt.
2. Chính phủ tác đồng đến tình hình kinh tế thông qua chính sách tài chính, tiền tệ và chính
sách ngân sách của mình.
3. Cuốn sách mới của cô/ bà đề cập đến phương pháp dạy ngoại ngữ hiện đại.
II> Translate the following sentences into English.
1. He always goes to work late, but this morning he is on time.
2. The fiscal policy is undertaken/performed by the Ministry of Finance and it is divided into
two parts: the Government spending/ expenditure and Taxation.
3. Today prices of gold and US dollar are rising/increasing strongly/ sharply in the whole
Vietnam’s market.

PRACTICE TEST 2

ANSWER KEY & MARKING SCHEME (10 points)

PART A. USE OF ENGLISH (5 points)
I. Circle the best answer to complete the sentences
1.(a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5.(c) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (b)
II. Make up questions for the underlined words or phrases
1. What does your services division consist of?
2. Where is the headquarters of Pizza Hut (UK) located?
3. How many people does the company employ?
4. How often do you import medical equipment from Japan?
5. How does your father go on business?
III. Make up sentences using the words given.
1. The company exports a lot of clothes to many countries in Europe.
2. The head office of Nokia is in Helsinki.
3. Europe is one of the company’s major markets.
4. More and more students are learning English these days.
5. The company has more than 50,000 employees in the world.
IV. Circle two correct responses for each sentence or question.
1. a & b 2. a & c 3. b & c 4. a & b 5. a & c
PART B: READING COMPREHENSION. (2 points)
I. Read the text below and fill in the spaces with one of these words.
1. company 2. collections 3. workshops 4. services 5. house
II. Read the passage carefully and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. (b) Lorella herself 2. (c) fashion clothes 3. (a) in Europe and America
4. (a) 100,000 units 5. (c) at local restaurants
PART C. TRANSLATION. (3 points)
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I. Translate into English.
1. Look over these statistics and tell me if you think they are accurate.
2. If you do not read the business newspapers regularly, you will miss reports of the important
business events.
3. For people at the beginning of their careers, leisure time is a scarce commodity.
II. Translate into Vietnamese.
Theo báo cáo cuối năm của Goldsboro, Inc., lợi nhuận của công ty tăng 25%, hay 2,5 triệu đô
kể từ cuối năm trước. Đây là tin tốt cho công ty phần mềm tài chính này, là công ty đã chịu
thua lỗ trong suốt mấy năm trước. Lợi nhuận tang lên là nhờ việc bán chương trình/ hệ thống
phần mềm mới dành cho kế toán tài chính cá nhân.

PRACTICE TEST 3

I. READING COMPREHESION
SECTION A. Choose the one word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 D 6 A 7 D 8 B 9 C 10 C
11 D 12 C 13 B 14 C 15 B 16 A 17 B 18 C 19 B 20 A

SECTION B. In this section you will find after the passage five questions, each with four
suggested answers. You must choose ONE which you think fits best.
1C 2B 3D 4B 5C

II. USE OF ENGLISH

SECTION A. Fit each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE
suitable word in each space.
1.for 2.fact 3.spent 4.say 5.but 6.as 7.an 8.than 9.break 10.influence

SECTION B. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. You are not allowed to drive too fast in the city centre.
2. She spent so much money on clothes that she had to borrow from friends.
3. They wanted to know if I preferred tea to coffee.
4. Two big bridges will be built across/over the river next year.
5. He said he would come to my wedding, but he didn’t.
6. What do you plan/are you planning to do this New Year?
7. If I were you, I would never marry such a lazy girl.
8. The whole world is trying to provide aid to the Asian countries hit by Tsunamis.
9. Many countries were/are against the American-led war in Iraq.
10. It is/was expected that there will/would be a salary increase at the beginning of next/the
year

PRACTICE TEST 4
PART I: Reading comprehension
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1. Choose one word or phrase from the box to fill in each sentence below.
1. maintaining 2. train 3. duty 4. hardly 5. rare 6. opportunity 7. agree
8. attend 9. fees 10. organization 11. get up 12. without 13. while 14. go out 15. so far

2. Read the following passages and answer the questions.

Passage 1 :
1. Mr Harmsworth
2. He felt very nervous.
3. Mr Harmsworth told him that business was very bad, the firm couldn’t afford to pay such
large salaries.
4. He learned that his turn had come.
5. an extra 100 pounds a year

Passage 2:
1. Fishing
2. They catch old boots and rubbish.
3. Because he never catches anything not even old boots.
4. Nothing
5. Sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.
3. Fill each of the blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.
1. sailed 2. English 3. American 4. same 5. do 6. larger 7. English 8. England 9. French 10.
living

PART II: WRITING

1. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce complete sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
1. I wish you wouldn't make me get up so early in the morning.
2. He has tried to stop smoking many times but (he) has never succeeded.
3. When I was in primary school I used to ride a bicycle to school.
4. Celia Young's latest novel hasn't been translated into Vietnamese yet.
5. If I were you I would take a bus to work to avoid traffic jams.
6. The factory in Dallas where Coca-Cola is made was opened in 1895.
7. His doctor advised him to stop smoking.
8. Take your umbrella just in case it rains.
9. Dennis Hall, whose latest novel has been translated into Vietnamese, is coming to visit us
next week.
10. Do you know how much it costs to make a Concorde?

2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence(s) printed before it.
1. I lent my car to that man.
2. I asked my friend if he/she would like a cup of tea.
3. The room needs sweeping.
4. I do not play the guitar as well as he does.
5. The reason I cannot go to the cinema tonight is that I do not have my car.
6. She told him not to forget to go to the post office.
7. We will break our journey in France on our way to Germany.
8. A few days ago the weather was much cooler than it is today/ now.
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9. What an excellent meal it was!
10 . Customers are requested not to smoke in this area of the restaurant.

PART III: TRANSLATION

1. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. EU, Japanese, South Korean and USA markets are very difficult in importing shrimps of
Vietnam.
2. Fron the beginning of the year up to now unemployment rate in industrial zones because of
economic recession.
3. Our Director General wants to develop communication in Cambodia and Laos.
4. The biggest achievements are hunger eradication and poverty alleviation.
5. The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam increases every year.

2. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.

1. Chính phủ Việt nam đang cố gắng ổn định thị trường tài chính .
2. Hàn quốc và Nhật bản là hai nhà tài trợ chính cho các dự án cầu đường .
3. Việc thành lập quĩ này là một sự chuẩn bị tốt cho giai đoạn sau năm 2012.
4. Việt nam đã hủy bỏ 1o dự án sân gôn tại Hà nội.

PRACTICE TEST 5
PART ONE. 40 points (two for each)
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. D 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.A 15.D
16.C 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.D
PART TWO. 20 points (four for each)
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.A

PRACTICE TEST 6

PAPER ONE
I> 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. C 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. D

II> 21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D

PAPER TWO
Section A
26. such 27. up 28. see/meet 29. that 30. in 31. the/my 32. would 33. home
34. but 35. was 36. lots/ tens/hundreds/ 37. with 38. than 39. their/the 40. which
SECTION B: Guided Sentence Building
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. You can add more
words of your own or make necessary changes to make the sentences complete and correct.
1. I would like to book a table for two at seven o'clock.
2. How much does a pair of jeans cost?
3. They left for Hai Phong on a business trip last week.
4. Are there any deluxe hotels in Hochiminh city?

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 5. We are moving to new offices at the moment because our branch is expanding.
6. Yellow cabs are not very expensive in London.
7. How many airports are there in New York?
8. What do you want to do in the evening?
9. The company has annual sales of more than twenty million dollars this year.
10. It specializes in products for the defense, electronics and motor industries.

BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH THEO CÁC DẠNG KHÁC NHAU

I. CHỌN TỪ ĐÚNG
A> 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B
B> 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B
C> 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. C
D> 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. A
E> 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A
F> 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. D
II. ĐIỀN TỪ VÀO CHỖ TRỐNG TRONG ĐOẠN VĂN
Exercise 1
1-the 2-have 3- ago 4- evening 5-when 6-appear/ shine
7-going 8-last 9-catch 10-too
Exercise 2
1. are 2. at 3. the 4. world 5. only 6. stay 7. but 8. prices 9. can 10. to/until
Exercise 3
1. history 2. from 3. the 4. used 5. the 6. from 7. They
8. language 9. endings 10. past
Exercise 4
1. plays 2. where 3. their/ the 4. because/ as 5. countries
6. much 7. to 8. problem 9. the 10. no
Exercise 5
1. glass 2. with 3. and 4. are 5. better 6. who
7. people 8. more 9. ate 10. cereal
Exercise 6
1. unpredictable 2. than 3. highest 4. sky 5. especially
6. drop/down 7. snow 8. time 9. time 10. with

III. VIẾT THÀNH CÂU ĐẦY ĐỦ TỪ NHỮNG TỪ CHO SẴN

A>

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1. It is difficult to get there on time.
2. We are glad to see our friends after a long time.
3. They finally found a new house near the river.
4. How far is your office from here?
5. I don’t understand what you are saying.
6. She will finish her / the work very soon.
7. When we got there, the train had already left the station.
8. Why didn’t you come to the meeting yesterday?
9. This weather is not suitable for a camping holiday.
10. How long does it take you to get to your school by bus?

B>
1. Are you interested in listening to pop music or classical music?
2. He is taller than his sister by a head.
3. If it’s fine tomorrow, we will go fishing.
4. He was late for school as he missed the bus.
5. We were talking about him when he came in.
6. He had learnt English before he went to England.
7. She has been waiting for him for ten hours.
8. We were not allowed to enter the museum before 9 o’clock.
9. While Mr. White was working in the garden Mrs. White was cooking in the kitchen.
10. He asked his mother for 5 pounds to buy some books.

C>
1. 1. Last year I spent my summer holiday at a popular resort on the coast.
2. I was invited to her party on the occasion of her 18th birthday last week.
3. Outside the shop there are a lot of people selling fruit and other things./
Outside the shop, a lot of people are selling fruit and other things.
4. She used to stay at her uncle's/ with her uncle when she was a child.
5. In the country life is slower and more peaceful than in the city.
6. My son enjoys watching cartoon films at weekends
7. They arrived in London a week/2 weeks ago.
8. I used to live in this house when I was young.
9. She hasn’t spoken to him for two weeks.
10. Many people are afraid of growing old.

D>
1. The/ These English courses are not too hard for you to study.
2. We all think (that) she will become a professional singer in the near future.
3. If you go to the post-office, please mail the letter for me.
4. Not long after the war, the fishing industry began to have/ having many serious problems.
5. We had a flat tire so it took us two hours longer than usual to get home
6. There has been an increase in the importation of foreign cars in (some) recent years.
7. She wondered why Peter hadn’t phoned her yet.
8. The police have prevented the prisoners from escaping.
9. It is impossible for them to come on Sunday.
10. He has been investigating the case for a week.

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E>
1. We will not go on an excursion if it rains tomorrow.
2. What are you doing after the course finishes?
3. The students failed to meet the necessary requirements for admission to the course.
4. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
5. When I woke up, it was raining heavily.
6. This is the first time I have talked to such an intelligent girl.
7. John hasn't had his car washed for over six months.
8. Finally, they succeeded in persuading their mother to let them go out.
9. I forgot to thank them for helping me.
10. It is difficult to pay one's bills when prices keep rising.

F>
1. There was a lot of traffic but we managed to get to the airport on time.
2. Robots are sometimes used to perform dangerous tasks.
3. We used to be good friends but we hardly see each other now.
4. James Watt (who was) a Scottish scientist invented the steam engine.
5. Nowadays, it is important to be well-qualified to get a good job.
6. What are you looking forward to doing on holiday?
7. I would visit you more often if you didn't live so (far) away.
8. When we were watching TV, the power went out.
9. Nobody knows exactly when the earth was created.
10. Despite the bad weather, they decided to carry on building their house.

IV. VIẾT LẠI CÂU – BÀI THỰC HÀNH

Bài tập 1
1. Whose motorbike is it?
2. His book was stolen …….
3. In spite of his high income he was ……….
4. The text books were too expensive for the children in this region to buy/ so expensive that
the children in this region couldn’t buy.
5. I had my motorbike repaired last week.
6. Her handbag has been taken away.
7. In spite of their poor results in the interview they were all accepted to work.
8. They can’t afford to buy the house.
9. Is it the best room you have?
10. Finally they managed to persuade their mother to let them go out.

Bài tập 2
1. Despite the play’s good notices, not many people went to see it.
2. My father speaks hardly English.
3. He denied having stolen/ stealing the car.
4. I asked the shop assistant if he had a pale blue sweater.
5. The one she showed me was too small.
6. Whenever he comes to visit us, there is trouble.
7. Isn't there any other way to reach the city centre?

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8. At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
9. Never in my life have I seen such a means.
10. Does your aunt have to be met at the station?

Bài tập 3
1. The train doesn’t take as long as the bus (does)
2. We are going to have our car repaired next week.
3. There is an eight o’clock train to London every day.
4. A child is unable to stay/ can’t stay too far away from home.
5. What an interesting film!
6. Although the weather was terribly cold we went out for a new film.
7. If you don’t water these plants every day they will die.
8. Everybody will have forgotten the whole thing by next term.
9. Jane Williams opened Checkers in 1984.
10. There are a lot of tables in the café.
11. If you book a table in advance you will avoid waiting.
12. A three-meal costs about $10.

Bài tập 4
1. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
2. “You’d better keep an eye on your son.” He said to me.
3. It is essential for you to finish the work by Friday.
4. The people there didn’t notice anything strange.
5. I expect that he will get there by noon.
6. My neighbor is the most kind-hearted person I have ever known.
7. I’m going to have my motorcycle repaired tomorrow.
8. Everyone thinks that the café is very good.
9. Sorting out his stamps takes him 2 hours a week.
10. You can book theatre seats by telephone.
11. Tom said that he liked …
12. There are more pictures than texts in some newspapers.

Bài tập 5
1. The date of the meeting will have to be changed.
2. The statue was too badly damaged to be completely saved.
3. People's health is being affected by the pollution in the city.
4. They last visited me 5 years ago.
5. Bill asked Mary if she knew what time the concert started.
6. Helen can't play the piano as well as Liz.
7. It took him an hour to type the report.
8. Despite the heavy traffic, the little boy crossed the street.
9. If Bill's car hadn't broken down, he wouldn't have come to the meeting late.
10. Carol has no difficulty in making friends with different people.

Bài tập 6
1. They haven't had a holiday in the mountain since they visited their grandparents.
2. Yogurt is supposed to good you.

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3. It took him two hours to write the letter.
4. Mary told me not to tell anyone what had happened.
5. It was such an expected remark that she didn't know what to say.
6. The bills have to be paid before the fifth of the month.
7. The mother asked the little boy if he was sorry for what he had done.
8. If she hadn't written her composition carelessly, she wouldn't have got a bad mark.
9. I'm not as good at English as my brother.

V. TRANSLATION
Exercise 1
1. Sau khi ra trường hầu hết các cô cậu học sinh đều háo hức tìm việc làm nhưng rất ít người
quan tâm tới việc họ đã chuẩn bị tốt cho tương lai hay chưa
2. Ở các thành phố lớn ô nhiễm do khí thải của xe cộ ngày càng nghiêm trọng đến nỗi mà
người dân được khuyên nên sử dụng phương tiện công cộng thay bằng tự lái xe riêng.
3. Hầu hết các bạn học cùng lớp của tôi đều mắc lỗi ngữ pháp và lỗi chính tả trong bài luận
của họ.
4. Trong số các kênh giải trí, TV là kênh rẻ nếu nó không thống tri cuộc sống của chúng ta do
lấy đi quá nhiều thời gian của chúng ta.
5. Lớp trẻ ngày nay không phụ thuộc vào bố mẹ của họ nhiều như trước kia.
6. The Second World War happened in 1939 when Germany declared war with Poland.
7. Nowadays, many/ a lot of Vietnamese families are carrying out/ practicing family planning
because they are aware of the fact that big family and poverty often go together.
8. Because it rained heavily, we had to put off/ postpone/ the picnic until the following week.
9. If you give him a chance/ an opportunity I'm sure/ I strongly believe (that) he will be
successful/ get success.
10. Nowadays we have become more aware of the importance of environment to the
existence and development of the human.

Exercise 2
1. Prices of gold and dollars are decreasing strongly in the whole Vietnam market today.
2. I’m sorry to tell you that you are not being given a pay rise this year.
3. This is the most difficult thing/matter/problem that I have to encounter.
4. The argument of whether life in the country is better than in the city or not depends on each
individual’s opinion.
5. Although English is spoken by less people than Chinese it is the most international
language.
6. Sau hơn 30 năm đi xa, tôi quy ết định về thăm lại trường cũ.
7. Sức mạnh của con người chinh phục thiên nhiên là vô hạn, và trợ thủ đắc lực cho con
người là khoa học.
8. Không có du khách nào khi tới th ăm nuớc Anh mà không dành thời gian tới Str..
9. Điều hiển nhiên Stratford nổi tiếng nhất là thành phố nơi nhà viết kịch William
Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) sinh ra và mất.
10. Ngày Columbus được tổ chức vào ngày 12 tháng 10, vì vào ngày này năm 1492,
Christopher Colubus lần đầu đặt chân lên châu Mỹ.
Exercise 3
Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
1. Công ty sẽ phải đóng cửa trong vài tháng nữa vì vấn đề tài chính.

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2. Nhiều người cho rằng máy tính rất hữu ích trong kinh doanh, trong giáo dục và trong gia
đình.
3. Giám đốc công ty này chắc chắn là người giỏi về kĩ năng quản lý.
4. Người ta cố gắng tránh chậm trễ giao thông công cộng bằng cách sử dụng xe riêng nhưng
điều đó lại có thể gây ra những vấn đề khác.
5. Sự phát triển khoa học và công nghệ hiện đại đã mang lại những sự thay đổi lớn về mặt xã
hội.

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Unemployment affects/ influences the economy of a nation seriously.
2. Our school year begins/ starts in September and finishes in June.
3. He is one of the most successful investors in the world.
4. Hanoi is always considered to be a cultural, economic and political centre of Vietnam.
5. We are going to build a bigger house next year.

ĐÁP ÁN BÀI THỰC HÀNH (THÊM)

PRACTICE TEST 1

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D.
1 B 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 D 6 B 7 C 8 C 9 C 10 B 11 B 12 A
13 D 14 B 15 D 16 A 17 A 18 D 19 A 20 D
II. READING
Passage 1: Read the newspaper article below and answer questions 1 – 4.
1B 2A 3A 4C
Passage 2
1D 2B 3A 4A 5C
1. I don’t mind being kept waiting for a few minutes.
2. The new motorway was planned and built last year.
3. If the weather is bad we will not go to the cinema.
4. That is the businessman whose company is so successful.
5. I would like to make an appointment with the dentist this Tuesday.
6. It has been snowed here since December.
7. He asked me where I was born.
8. How often do you water these plants?
9. Although he tried his best, he failed the exam.
10. Because of her lateness she missed the bus.

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