VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HOCHIMINH CITY Student’s Full Name: _______________________________

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Student ID: _______________________________________
FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS Class Code: ______________________________________

Full-Time Program
Instructor: _______________________________________

FINAL EXAMINATION
Course: ADVANCED GRAMMAR C1
Time Allotted: 80 minutes Exam Date: December 18, 2019
Approved by Proctors
Examiner(s) Total Score
(CBCT)
1. 1. In figures:

2. 2. In words:
Dang Thi Van Di

Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.

Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
ANSWER SHEET
SECTION 1 GAP FILLING (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2
1. _______ 5. _______ 9. _______ 13. _______ 17. _______
2. _______ 6. _______ 10. _______ 14. _______ 18. _______
3. _______ 7. _______ 11. _______ 15. _______ 19. _______
4. _______ 8. _______ 12. _______ 16. _______ 20. _______

SECTION 2 ERROR CORRECTION (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2

error correction error correction

21. _________________ ____________________ 22. _________________ ____________________

23. _________________ ____________________ 24. _________________ ____________________

25. _________________ ____________________ 26. _________________ ____________________

27. _________________ ____________________ 28. _________________ ____________________

29. _________________ ____________________ 30. _________________ ____________________

SECTION 3 VERB FORMS (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2

31. _________________ 36. _________________ 41. _________________ 46. _________________

32. _________________ 37. _________________ 42. _________________ 47. _________________

33. _________________ 38. _________________ 43. _________________ 48. _________________

34. _________________ 39. _________________ 44. _________________ 49. _________________

35. _________________ 40. _________________ 45. _________________ 50. _________________

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 SECTION 4 WORD FORMATION (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2

51. _________________ 56. _________________ 61. _________________ 66. _________________

52. _________________ 57. _________________ 62. _________________ 67. _________________

53. _________________ 58. _________________ 63. _________________ 68. _________________

54. _________________ 59. _________________ 64. _________________ 69. _________________

55. _________________ 60. _________________ 65. _________________ 70. _________________

SECTION 5 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2

Write ONLY your answers (the missing words) here.

71. You ______________________________________________________ Brittany walk home on her own.

72. Why didn’t you ___________________________________________________________________ left?

73. Take some warm clothes _____________________________________________________ cold at night.

74. My new MP3 player was ___________________________________________________________yours.

75. Robert _____________________________________________________________________ the dishes.

76. I wish _________________________________________________ his face when you told him the news.

77. The Thorntons viewed two _______________________________________________ suited their needs.

78. If it hadn’t _____________________________________________________________doing my old job.

79. We were still able to get into the club in_________________________________________ an invitation.

80. Only when _____________________________________________________________ start decorating.

TOTAL: _______/10

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Full Name: ______________________________ Class Code: ________ Student ID: _______________

TEST PAPER
ADVANCED GRAMMAR C1 – December 18, 2019
Note: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.
Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
SECTION 1 GAP FILLING (2 points)
Questions 1-20: Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
The first has been done as an example.
0. Water _______ at 100 degrees Celsius. A. boiling B. boils C. is boiling D. boil
The gap can be filled with “boils”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write __B___.
1. Among the most revealing aspects of mining towns ________ their paucity of public open space.
A. it was B. were C. was D. so
2. If you _______ keep teasing the dog, you shouldn’t be surprised that it snaps at you.
A. can B. will C. shall D. did
3. The engagement ring he gave her _______ been more beautiful.
A. couldn’t have B. might have C. shouldn’t have D. must have
4. "Will it rain anymore?" ---- "_________"
A. I imagine not. B. I think not. C. I expect not. D. I hope not.
5. ________ thousands of undiscovered planets in space.
A. There is said that B. There are said to be C. It is said there to be D. It is said to be
there are
6. We went to Spain although I’d _______ to Paris.
A. rather go B. better go C. sooner have gone D. prefer have gone
7. _____ good _____ not necessarily great, and ______ great ______ but rarely good.
A. The / are / the / are B. The / is / the / is C. A / is / the / are D. The / are / a / is
8. That was ______ party last night – I haven’t had so much fun for years.
A. any B. some C. one D. no
9. He used to work for a finance company, but he’s moved to _______.
A. an insurance B. an insurance’s C. an insurance one D. an insurance
another company
10. What does your grandmother look like? She’s a ________ woman.
A. young thin black-haired Scottish B. young thin Scottish black-haired
C. thin young black-haired Scottish D. black-haired young thin Scottish
11. In spite of his wealth, he led ________ possible.
A. as simple a life as B. as simple life as C. his life as simple as D. so simple a life as
12. It's ________ the best play I've seen this year.
A. considerably B. somewhat C. easily D. almost
13. It has been, 1984 ________, the hottest July for the last 100 years.
A. except B. aside C. but D. still
14. A six-month suspended sentence! He was lucky to _________ so easily.
A. get out B. get in C. get by D. get off
15. Johnson aspires _________ the city’s first woman mayor.
A. to become B. to becoming C. becoming D. she will become
16. Local people are opposed to the airport _________ so close to their village.
A. having built B. building C. being built D. to be built
17. The ecologist said it was time we _________ measures to preserve the forest.
A. take B. took C. would take D. had taken
18. “What do you suggest we do about our dog barking?” ---- “All I ask is that _______ inside at night.”
A. it be kept B. you will keep it C. to keep it D. keeping him
19. We could go and visit Natalia, _________ we have to drive past her house anyway.
A. since B. as C. although D. seeing that

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 20. What our school _________ a completely new system of quality management.
A. lack are B. lacks are C. lack is D. lacks to be

SECTION 2 ERROR CORRECTION (2 points)

Questions 21-30: Identify the error in each of the following sentences and then make changes to correct
the sentence. The first has been done as an example.
0. In his twenties, Lawrence has spent many years travelled around Spain.
The error lies in “travelled”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write ___travelled___ è ___travelling___
21. I’d hoped to save time by driving there, but I got stuck in a huge traffic jam so I might as well take the
train after all.
22. I had so disastrous a camping holiday a few years ago that I vowed to never go camping again.
23. She refused because she did not want her money investing in the heavily advertised but high-risk firms.
24. While studying the chemistry of human body, Dr. Rosalyn Yalow won a Nobel Prize for the research she
conducted on the role of hormones.
25. Many a pupils at the school will be pleased that Latin is no longer compulsory.
26. She didn’t bring a jacket or anything like that with herself, so I gave her one of mine.
27. I will never forget to visit Egypt as a child. It was so exciting to stand beside the pyramids.
28. Ulysses S. Kay was among the United States composers visited the Soviet Union in 1958 to participate in
a cultural exchange program.
29. Never in the history of humanity there have been more people living on this relatively small planet.
30. The freshman failed to follow the advice of his senior that he studied hard and not go out too much.

SECTION 3 VERB FORMS (2 points)

Questions 31-50: Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the verbs in
parentheses. The first has been done as an example.
He (0. always / come) __________ chocolate after lunch. The gap can be filled by “always comes”, so on the
ANSWER SHEET write _always comes_.
Dear Maria,
I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news. I know we agreed it was advisable that Starvos (31. spend) ________ the
summer holidays with you. Unfortunately, my parents have changed their minds and (32. now / insist)
________ he (33. go) _______ to Athens to stay with Aunt Sotiria. Suffice it to say, they are not allowing any
discussion! Athens it is, although he really wishes he could at least share the period between you and his aunt.
If only life (34. be) _______ so simple for all of us.
Kind regards,
Beth

Hardly (35. the evacuation / complete) _________ when the wind (36. change) _________ direction and
(37. become) _________ clear that the fire would leave Sawston untouched. Soon after that complaints were
heard from some residents. ‘At no time (38. the fires / pose) _________ a real threat,’ said one local man. ‘I
didn’t want to leave my home, and nor did most of my neighbours.’ But Chief Fire Officer Jones replied, ‘(39.
we / not take) _________ this action, lives (40. put) _________ at risk. Only when the fires (41. move)
_________ well away from the town (42. residents / allow) _________ to return to their homes.’

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Dear Guest,
The Management of Broadbank Hotel wish to remind you that the hotel (43. close) ______ on 5 December
for the usual year-end vacation. It is due (44. reopen) _______ early next year, but as part of the Value4U
chain of hotels.
As you know, the Lister family has been involved in Broadbank Hotel for over twenty years now and the
impending closure is a blow to all of us. We (45. recently / start) _______ to look at ways of finding extra
financial support: we anticipated (46. work) _______ with an investment company to upgrade the hotel with
the addition of a gym, swimming pool and sauna complex. We were on the verge of signing a contract, which
(47. allow) _______ us to retain control of the hotel, but we were unable to complete the deal on time. Besides,
we are unlikely to be able to set up another hotel in the near future.
The Value4U chain envisages (48. reopen) _______ the hotel by 1 March; you (49. advise) _______ of the
exact date. It (50. just / remain) _______ for us to thank you for all your support in the past.

SECTION 4 WORD FORMATION (2 points)

Questions 51-70: Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the words in
parentheses. The first has been done as an example.
Whether the exam should be abandoned remains (0. controversy) _________.
The gap can be filled with “controversial”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write __controversial__.
One more chance! That’s all we’re giving you to tell us about your favorite restaurant and boost its chances
of becoming the (51. win) _________ of our Restaurant of the Year competition. This is the last time the
official (52. nominate) _______ form will appear in the paper and next Thursday is the final date for (53.
receive) _______ of complete forms.
Over the past few weeks we have been swamped by a paper mountain as (54. dine) _______ across the city
jot down by the compelling reasons why they believe their (55. choose) _______ restaurant should (56.
definite) _______ win our hotly (57. contest) _______ competition.
Once the (58. dead) _______ has passed, our judges will sit down and count all the forms. The three
restaurants which receive the most votes will then be visited by the judges. These visits will of course be (59.
announce) _______, so the restaurants themselves will not know that the judges are there. After their visits,
the judges will make their final decision over who wins the (60. prestige) _______ title “Restaurant of the
Year”.

The old belief that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was the result of life experiences has been (61.
weak) _______ before the growing evidence that biological factors are primary (62. contribute) _______ to
the disorder. Researchers using brain scanners to study patients with OCD have found (63. norm) _______
patterns of activity in regions of the brain associated with other neurological disorders. Brain scans also show
that, (64. incident) _______ with clinical improvement, treatment of OCD with medication or through
behavior therapy induces changes in these areas of the brain.
For these reasons, OCD is no longer attributed to attitudes learned in childhood – for example, an inordinate
emphasis on (65. clean) _______, or a belief that certain thoughts are unacceptable. Instead, the (66. emerge)
_______ of the typical symptoms of obsessive thoughts and rituals designed to quell these thoughts is now
believed to result from a combination of neurobiological factors and environmental influences.
Symptoms of OCD frequently (67. exist) _______ with other neurological disorders. There is an increased
rate of OCD in people with Tourette’s syndrome, an illness characterized by involuntary movements and (68.
vocal) _______. It is now believed by many experts there may be a genetic (69. relate) _______ between
OCD, Tourette’s syndrome, and other similar illnesses and that genetic studies may (70. able) _______
scientists to pinpoint the molecular basis of the disorders.
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SECTION 5 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 points)
Questions 71-80: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. You should use from FOUR to EIGHT words. Write ONLY
YOUR ANSWERS on the answer sheet. The first has been done as an example.
0. Chloe would only eat a pizza if she could have a mushroom topping. ON
Chloe ______________ a mushroom topping when she ate a pizza.
The gap can be filled with “insisted on having”, so on the answer sheet write _insisted on having_.
71. Letting Brittany walk home on her own was a mistake. SHOULD
You ______________________________________________________ Brittany walk home on her own.
72. Why did you let them go without signing the receipt? GET
Why didn’t you ___________________________________________________________________ left?
73. It could get cold at night, so take some warm clothes. IN
Take some warm clothes_____________________________________________________ cold at night.
74. My new MP3 player was twice the price of yours. WORTH
My new MP3 player was __________________________________________________________yours.
75. “Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert. OFFERED
Robert _____________________________________________________________________ the dishes.
76. What a shame I didn't see his face when you told him the news. COULD
I wish_________________________________________________ his face when you told him the news.
77. The Thorntons didn’t feel that either of the properties they viewed suited their needs. NEITHER
The Thorntons viewed two _______________________________________________ suited their needs.
78. Without your support, I’d never have been able to find a new job. STILL
If it hadn’t ____________________________________________________________ doing my old job.
79. Although no one gave us an invitation, we were still able to get into the club. GIVEN
We were still able to get into the club in ________________________________________ an invitation.
80. I had to clear the spare room before I could start decorating. CLEARED
Only when ______________________________________________________________ start decorating.

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