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I. Choose the best answers.
1. "I met him yesterday" she said.
A. She said to me I met him the day before. B. She told me she met him yesterday.
C. She told me she had met him yesterday. D. She told me she had met him the day before.
2. "Don't talk in the class," the teacher said to the students.
A. The teacher told the students to not talk in the class B. The teacher told the students did not talk in the class.
C. The teacher told the students not talk in the class. D. The teacher told the students not to talk in the class.
3. He ________ on the bank fishing when he ________ a man's hat floating down the river.
A. has sat - had seen B. was sitting – saw C. sat - was seeing D. was sitting - has seen
4. The terrorists _________ the staff before we _________them.
A. has killed / could save B. had killed / can save C. had killed / could save D. had been killed / could save
5. All the teachers work on an entirely ______ basis.
A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
6. The furniture of those rooms ________ expensive.
A. are B. is C. seem D. are not
7. Every country has its _______ flag and anthem.
A. nation B. national C. nationality D. nationalization
8. Ten dollars ________ the price of the theater these days. It is rather expensive compared with the cinema.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
9. - How about dancing tonight?
- ________.
A. Yes, let's B. Yes, of course C. It's surprising D. It couldn't be better
10. I wish I ________ so much money on clothes last week.
A. did not spend B. were not spending C. would not spend D. had not spent
11. John used to work for our company, ________?
A. did he B. wasn't he C. didn't he D. hadn't he
12. Jim together with his sisters ________ our trip.
A. join B. were joining C. have joined D. is going to join
13. The introduction of the water ballet club attracted both national and international ______
A. public B. publicly C. publicize D. publicity
14. ________ clearly, we would have understood him better.
A. Unless the professor had spoken B. Had the professor spoken
C. If had the professor spoken D. If the professor has spoken
15. My husband asked me _______
A. where is my car B. where my car is C. where was my car D. where my car was
16. Tom said to me, “Do you have a computer?” He asked me . . . . . .
A. if have I a computer. B. if I had a computer? C. if I had a computer. D. if I have a computer.
17. We spent half a year __________this hotel.
A. to build B. built C. building D. build
18. I’ll be waiting for you till you__________
A. is going to come B. coming C. will come D. come
19. Quang plays the piano very well. He lives next door.
A. Quang, who lives next door, plays the piano very well.
B. Quang, whom lives next door, plays the piano very well.
C. Quang, who lives next door plays the piano very well.
D. Quang, whose lives next door, plays the piano very well.
20. My sister saw me _________at the airport last night.
A. on B. In C. off D. of
II. Choose the suitable word to fill in each plank.
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (21)_________opened only
fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen. A supermarket is different
(22)___________other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The
(23)__________ choose what they want and take them to thecheckout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are
needed than in other stores. The way productsare displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types
of stores; (24)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the
checkoutcounter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.
Most customers (25)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They knowexactly what they need to
buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
21. A. is B. has been C. was D. were
22. A. in B. from C. of D. with
23. A. customers B. managers C. assistants D. sellers
24. A. in B. for C. of D. by
25. A. who B. what C. which D. whom
III. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
Devastating floods
Along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other
supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local
water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations.
26. What does this notice concern?
A. Help for flood victims B. Safety precaution C. Dangerous roads D. Warning about weather
27. What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?
A. furniture B. clothing C. food .D. medicine
28. In addition to supplies, what is needed?
A. volunteers B. new bridges C. places to stay D. teachers
29. “devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that_________.
A. happen suddenly B. are very short C. last for a long time D. cause a lot of damage
30. The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. selling B. buying C. giving D. taking
