Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one

1. The last time I was in Laichau was February.

A. I haven't been in Laichau since February.
B. I wasn't in Laichau since February.
C. I am not in Laichau since February.
D. I haven't been in Laichau in February.
2. We don't allow anyone to use dictionary during the examination.
A. Nobody isn't allowed to use dictionary during the examination.
B. Everybody isn't allowed using dictionary during the examination.
C. Nobody is allowed using dictionary during the examination.
D. Nobody is allowed to use dictionary during the examination.
3. The bike has only a wheel. It is often used at the circus.
A. The bike who is often used at the circus has only a wheel.
B. The bike whom is often used at the circus has only a wheel.
C. The bike which is often used at the circus has only a wheel.
D. The bike has only a wheel which is used at the circus.
4. She is old , but she tries to climb the mountain very often .
A. Although she is old , but she tries to climb the mountain very often .
B. Because she is old , she tries to climb the mountain very often .
C. Because of her old age , she tries to climb the mountain very often .
D. In spite of her old age , she tries to climb the mountain very often .
5. I didn’t use to like football.
A. I don’t like football.
B. When I was young, I liked football, but now I don’t.
C. Once I didn’t like football, but now I do.
D. I wasn’t accustomed to football.
6. No one has used this computer for ages.
A. This computer was not used for ages. B. This computer has been used for ages.
C. This computer has not been used for ages. D. This computer has not used for ages.

7. already/to/Jack/that/written/headmaster/told/the/had/me/he
A. Jack told me that he had already written to the headmaster
B. Jack told me that he already written had to the headmaster
C. Jack had written already to the headmaster he told me that
D. Jack told he had me had already written to the headmaster

8. meal/weeks/we/a/for/haven’t/good/three/had
A. We haven’t a good meal had for three weeks.
B. We haven’t had three weeks for a good meal.
C. We haven’t had a good meal had for three weeks.
D. We for three weeks haven’t had a good meal.

9. sister/going/get/next/my/is/to/married/week
A. My sister going to get is married next week.
B. My sister next week is going to married get .

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C. My sister going to get is married next week.
D. My sister is going to get married next week.

10. patients/looks/person/is/a/who/after/nurse/a
A. A person who is a nurse patients looks after.
B. A person is a nurse who looks patients after.
C. a nurse who is a person looks after patients .
D. A nurse is a person who looks after patients .

11. couldn’t/to/which/pity/Dr.Phong/come/the/a/was/party
A. Dr.Phong was a pity, which couldn’t come to the party.
B. Dr.Phong, which was a pity couldn’t come to the party.
C. Dr.Phong, which couldn’t come to the party was a pity.
D. Dr.Phong couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity.

12. “ I was at home last night”, he said.

He said that _______________________
A. I was at home last night C. He had been at home the previous night
B. He has been at home last night D. He was at home the night before
13. They have just opened a new airport.
A new airport ____________________
A. has just opened C. have been just opened
B. has just been opened D. was just been opened
14. Even though he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
In spite _________________________________________
A. of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
B. of being intelligent, but he doesn’t do well at school.
C. the fact that he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
D. intelligence of his, he doesn’t do well at school.
15. Go out more often or you’ll fall ill.
If ________________________________
A. you go out more often, you will fail ill. C. you won’t go out more often, you fail ill.
B. you don’t go out more often, you will fail D. you didn’t go out more often, you’ll fail
ill. ill.
16. I’ve never been to Hue before.
It’s ________________________________

A. the first time I went to Hue

B. the last time I will be to Hue.
C. the next time I’ve been to Hue.
D. the first time I’ve ever been to Hue

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Exercise II: Chooose A, B, C or D which is similar in meaning to the underlined part
in each sentence.
1. Radio presents information and entertainment through mouth.
A. orally B. aurally C. visually D. rarely
2. The air-hostess showed me how to fasten the seatbelt.
A. police woman B. actress C. stewardess D. passenger
3. Did you get good marks in the first semester tests?
A. class B. term C. year D. season
4. The teacher encouraged the students to speak.
A. required B. forced C. persuaded D. stimulated
5. The farmers had bumper crops this year.
A. good B. bad C. disappointing D. cash
6. Nam isn’t content with his present salary.
A. excited B. interested in
C. satisfied with D. disappointed about
7. A calculating machine can do calculations with lightning speed .
A. very quickly B. very slowly C. incorrectly D. perfectly
8. At last, the discussion came to an end with, the sound conclusions.
A. finished B. delayed C. postponed D. persuaded

III. Read the passage carefully and answers the questions :

A newspaper makes money from the price people pay for it and also from the
advertisements it carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five million a day makes a
lot of money. Serious newspapers are read principally for their news, sent to them by their
correspondents around the world and by the big news agencies. People also read these newspapers for
their reviews of new books, movies, plays, and for their editorials, which present the opinion of the
newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the moment. Less serious newspapers are
probably read just for entertainment. They have big headlines above the news stories, funny cartoons
to look at and sensational photos of violence.
1. With the advertisements, the other way for a newspaper to make money is from………
A. the news B. the advertisements C. the price people pay for it D. the
correspondents
2. A popular newspaper will earn a lot of money if it has a circulation of………a day.
A. less than 5 million B. 5 million C. over 5 billion D. more than 5 million
3. According to the passage, the news of serious newspapers is often sent by their world-wide
journalists and the………………………
A. less serious newspapers B. big news agencies
C. correspondents around the world D. small news agencies
4. According to the passage, less serious newspapers are read just for…………………….
A. their review of new books, movies, etc. B. their editorials
C. entertainment D. important events and issues
5. Big headlines, funny cartoons and sensational photos of violence are often seen in …............
A. serious newspapers B. less serious newspapers
C. correspondents around the world D. big news agencies
Exercise IV: Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Miss Richards was a teacher at a school in England. She taught chemistry and physics from the
lowest to highest classes in the school. Sometimes the new classes learnt quickly, but sometimes they
were very slow, and then Miss Richards had to repeat things many times. One year, the first class had
studied chemistry for several weeks when Miss Richards suddenly asked "What is water?" There was
a silence for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt sad, but then one of the boys raised his hand. He
was not one of the most intelligent students in the class, so she was glad that he could answer "Water
is a liquid which has no colour until you wash your hands in it," the boy replied.

1. What did Miss Richards teach?

A. math B. English
C. physics D. Chemistry and Physics
2. The word "repeat" in this passage means__________________.
A. use B. study more C. explain D. say again
3. How did Miss Richards feel when the students couldn't answer her question immediately?
A. normal B. miserable C. happy D. unhappy
4. The boy who answered the question was __________________.
A. one of the laziest students in the class.
B. not the tallest students in the class.
C. not one of the best students in the class.
D. one of the most intelligent students in the class.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Miss Richards?
A. Her new classes sometimes learnt slowly.
B. Her question in the passage was in chemistry.
C. She only taught the highest classes.
D. She taught natural science subjects.

Exercised V: Read the followinge passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
After two weeks of worry, a farmer in the north of England was very happy yesterday. James
Tuke, a farmer who (31) _____ sheep, lost his dog, Sally, when they were out (32) _____ together a
fortnight ago.'Sally was running (33) ______ of me', he said. 'and disappeared over the top of the hill.
I whistled and called (34) ______ she didn't come. She's young, so I thought perhaps she'd gone back
to the farmhouse (35)_______ her own. But she wasn't there. Over the next few days I (36) _____ as
much time as I could looking for her. I was afraid that I would never see her (37)_____ . Then a
neighbour said she'd heard an animal crying while she was out walking near the (38) _____ of a cliff.
I rushed out and found Sally on a shelf of rock halfway down. She was thin and (39) ______ but she
had no (40) ______ injuries. She was really lucky!'

31. A. goes B. grows C. keeps D. holds

32. A. working B. worked C. work D. works
33. A. behind B. beside C. ahead D. around
34. A. but B. so C. and D. even
35. A. by B. on C. with D. of
36. A. used B. spent C. gave D. passed
37. A. more B. again C. further D. after
38. A. edge B. side C. border D. height
39. A. poor B. dull C. weak D. broken
40. A. strong C. rough
B. hard D. serious
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