VOCABULARY
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
1. He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
a. biology b. biological c. biologist d. biologically
2. Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls?
a. act b. active c. action d. activity
3. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsible
4. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
a. solve b. solvable c. solutions d. solvability
5. He was looking at his parents _______, waiting for recommendations.
a. obey b. obedience c. obedient d. obediently
6. The interviews with parents showed that the vast majority were _______ of teachers.
a. support b. supportive c. supporter d. supporting
7. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _______.
a. happiness b. household chores c. responsibility d. employment
8. on don is home to people of many _______ cultures.
a. diverse b. diversity c. diversify d. diversification
9. John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.
a. decide b. decision c. decisive d. decisively
10. . It was such a boring speech that I fell _________ .
A. a sleep B. sleep C. sleepy D. sleepily
11. The speaker said nothing worth listening to.
A. complete B. completing C. completely D. completion
12. Pedestrians are supposed to walk on the .
A. road B. side C. pavement D. street
13. Your success in life very largely on yourself.
A. is keen B. depends C. lies D. goes
14. We were so late that we _____ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
15. If you wish to learn a new language, you must _____ classes.
A. follow B. present C. attend D .assist
16. We took _____ of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach.
A. chance B. advantage C. occasion D. effect
17. When I saw Minh, I stopped and smiled, but he _____ me and walked on.
A. refused B. omitted C. ignored D. denied
18. Her parents were very _____ because she was out so late that night.
A. responsible B. sorry C. worrying D. worried
19. The nurse was on _____ in the hospital all night.
A. work B. alarm C .service D .duty
20. Will you _____ me to post this letter tomorrow?
A. remember B .suggest C. remind D. mind
21. Most developing countries are in _____ of capital and technical assistance.
A .lack B .need C. shortage D. excess
22. His school report last term was very _____ .
A. satisfying B .fulfilling C. satisfactory D. full
23. Tuan has gone to the baker’s to buy a _____ of bread.
A. loaf B. piece C. bit D. packet
24. My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and looks pale.
a. beauty b. beautiful c. beautifully d. beautify
25. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in _______.
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a. agree b. agreeable c. agreement d. agreeably
26. The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
a. confide b. confident c. confidently d. confidence
27. My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _______ by next week.
a. marry b. married c. marriageable d. marriage
28. Many Vietnamese people ______ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation
a. sacrifice b. sacrificed c. sacrificial d. sacrificially
29. Most of us would maintain that physical ______ does not playa major part in how we react to the people
we meet.
a. attract b. attractive c. attractiveness d. attractively
30. They had a ______ candlelit dinner last night and she accepted his proposal of marriage.
a. romance b. romantic c. romantically d. romanticize
31. They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.
a. informal b. informally c. informalize d. informality
32. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.
a. communicate b. communication c. communicative d. communicator
33. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions.
a. attention b. attentive c. attentively d. attentiveness
34. He is not really friendly and makes no attempt to be _______.
a. society b. social c. socialize d. sociable
35. Parks an important part in helping to form the city’s character.
A. make B. do C. play D. perform
36. It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a(n) ___.
A. revision B. control C.investigation D. check – up
37. It is English pronunciation and phrasal verbs that ___ me a lot of trouble.
A. cause B. make C. get D. have
38. 63. I am very ___ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. pleased D. interested
39. He went to a seaside resort because he was ___ of windsurfing.
A. fond B. interested C. keen D. enjoyed
40. Life on earth would come to an end if the ___ were destroyed.
A. environment B. nature C. stars D. weather
41. Smoke, dirt and noise are all kinds of ___.
A. pollute B. polluting C. pollutant D. pollution
42. English is now an effective medium of international ___.
A. communication B. talking C. speech D. saying
43. I’ll have to work hard to ___ with the rest of the class.
A. catch B. run C. keep pace D. keep on
44. I liked the book till the end but it had a (n) ending which I didn’t like.
A. bored B. boring C. interested D. interesting
45. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation.
a. polite b. politely c. politeness d. impoliteness
46. Mr. Timpson's behavior and comments on occasions were inappropriate and fell below the _______
standards.
a. accept b. acceptable c. acceptance d. accepting
47. As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency.
a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative
48. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by _______ fee-
paying schools.
a. independent b. independently c. depended d. independence
49. The United Nations Secretary-General has often spoken of the need for individual _______ and human
rights in his speeches.
a. free b. freedom c. freely d. freeing
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50. He did not do well at school and left with few _______ qualifications.
a. academic b. academy c. academician d. academically
51. The Minister of the Education and Training Department appeared on TV last night to __ his new policy.
a. public b. publicly c. publicize d. publicizing
52. He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for _______.
a. achieve b. achiever c. achievement d. achievable
53. Despite many recent _______ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with computers.
a. technology b. technological c. technologically d. technologist
54. There is a wide range of _______ in the education system of the USA.
a. select b. selective c. selected d. selection
55. He graduated with doctorates of _______and surgery from Florence, gaining the highest honors that year.
a. medicine b. medical c. medicate d. medication
56. The making of good habits _______ a determination to keep on training your child.
a. require b. requires c. requirement d. required
57. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
a. apply b. application c. applicant d. applying
58. Parents can express a _______ for the school their child attends.
a. prefer b. preference c. preferential d. preferable
59. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments.
a. science b. scientist c. scientific d. scientifically
60. I would like to invite you to participate in the ceremony.
a. graduate b. graduated c. graduation d. graduating
61. Not many places at the universities are left, so choice is on a severe _______.
a. limiting b. limitation c. delimitation d. limited
62. I am so _______ that I cannot say anything, but keep silent.
a. nerve b. nervous c. nervously d. nervousness
63. _______ speaking, I do not really like my present job.
a. Honest b. Honesty c. Honestly d. Dishonest
64. A letter of _______ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview.
a. recommend b. recommended c. recommender d. recommendation40: John has to live on his ______
benefits because he doesn’t have a job.
A. employer B. unemployed C. employment D. unemployment
65. My ______ pastime is going dancing with my friends.
A. favourite B. favoured C. favour D. favourable
66. If bacteria stopped working, life on earth would come to a(n)_____.
A. finish B. extinction C. end D. disappearance
67. He hoped his ______ would give him a pay rise.
A. employee B. employed C. employ D. employer
68. I find it quite ______ to talk in front of a group of people.
A. embarrassingly B. embarrassed C. embarrassment D. embarrassing
69. Could you ______ me how to use this new mobile phone?
A. direct B. explain C. say D. show
70. Do you really ________ me to believe you?
A. plan B. expect C. think D. wait
71. The animals gathered closely together for__________
A. warmed B. warm C. warmth D. warmly
72. Thank you for _____ me
A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invitation
73. Could you ______ me how to use this new mobile phone?
A. explain B. say C. direct D. show
74. Doctors have to assume _______ for human life.
a. responsible b. responsibly c. responsibility d. responsibles
75. _______ is increasing, which results from economic crisis.
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a. Employment b. Unemployment c. Employ d. Unemployed
76. He was offered the job thanks to his _______ performance during his job interview.
a. impress b. impression c. impressive d. impressively
77. The interviewer gave his consent to John's _______ for work and promised to give him a job.
a. keen b. keenly c. keener d. keenness
78. _______! I have heard of your success in the new project.
a. Congratulate b. Congratulating c. Congratulation d. Congratulations
79. It is _______ to fail a job interview, but try again.
a. disappoint b. disappointing c. disappointedly d. disappointment
80. The new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers.
a. agriculture b. agricultural c. agriculturalist d. agriculturally
81. The control of _______ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism.
a. inflate b. inflationist c. inflation d. inflator
82. It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _______ goals.
a. achieve b. achievement c. achievable d. achiever
83. For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _______ in the economy of our country.
a. develop b. developments c. developers d. developed
84. Henry was a studious student. He needed no _______ to work hard.
a. encourage b. encouraging c. encouragement d. encouraged
85. During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown _______ with only a few major setbacks.
a. constant b. constantly c. constants d. constancy
86. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future.
a. depress b. depression c. depressing d. depressed
87. Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here.
a. threat b. threaten c. threatening d. threateningly
88. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.
a. expected b. unexpected c. expectedly d. unexpectedly
89. More and more __ are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible.
a. explores b. explorations c. explorers d. exploratory
90. Can you make a ________ estimate of how much our expedition in the desert may be?
a. rough b. roughly c. roughing d. roughen
91. After Peter had returned from the Sahara desert, he was confined to bed by a ________ disease.
a. mystery b. mysterious c. mysteriously d. mysteriousness
92. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ____.
a. extinct b. extinction c. extinctive d. extinctly
93. Don't read that book. It's _____.
A. bore B. boredom C. boring D. bored
94. It’s very ______ of you to help me
A. glad B. happy C. kind D. well
95. The new dress makes you more .
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
96. English is the most used language in the world.
A. wider B. widest C. width D. widely
97. He cycled and had an accident.
A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly
98. My friend is very in listening to rock music.
A. interested B. amused C. surprised D. amazed
99. If an object is in the cabin of a spaceship, it will float.
A. left off B. let of C. let off D. left of
100. You must fill in this form in capital letters.
A. apply B. application C. applicant D. applicable
101. I’m fed up with queuing for my benefit every Thursday.
A. employment B. employee C. unemployed D. unemployment
102. The North is flatter and more than the South.
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A. industrial B. industrialize C. industrialization D. industrialist
103. Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than ___ rates found in the fossil record.
a. nature b. natural c. naturally d. naturalness
104. It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species' declines and habitat _______ and
degradation are the leading threats.
a. destroy b. destructive c. destructor d. destruction
105. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it.
a. inform b. information c. informative d. informatively
106. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children.
a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties
107. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book ________.
a. review b. reviewing c. reviewer d. reviewed
108. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need.
a. care b. careful c. carefulness d. carefully
109. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.
a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly
110. To become a novelist, you need to be ________.
a. imagine b. imagination c. imaginative d. imaginarily
111. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter.
a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply
112. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.
a. penalty b. penalize c. penal d. penalization
113. The sick man still finds it _____ to stand without support.
A. discomfort B. comforting C. uncomfortable D. comfortable
114. High school students should be ______ for their future jobs before leaving school.
A. ill-spoken B. ill-prepared C. well-prepared D. well-spoken
115. You will have to work hard if you want to ___________.
A. succeed B. successfully C. success D. successful
116. London is ___________ of England.
A. a capital B. capital C. one capital D. the capital
117. Paul has applied for a ______ in a new company.
A. task B. career C. job D. work
118. Their___________ has lasted for more than 20 years.
A. friendly B. .friend C. friends D. friendship
119. Are you ______ in knowing all the answers?
A. amused B. interested C. excited D. frightened
120. English is an ______ language to learn.
A. easiness B. easily C. easy D. ease
121. Physical ______ are good for our health.
A. activities B. activists C. actions D. acts
122. The parks in our city are _____ peaceful islands in the middle of a stormy sea.
A. similar B. alike C. likely D. like
123. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______.
a. shoot b. shooting c. shooter d. shot
124. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863 in
Geneva, Switzerland.
a. human b. humanity c. humanization d. humanitarian
125. ASEAN also works for the _______ of peace and stability in the region.
a. promote b. promotion c. promotional d. promoter
126. The motivations for the birth of ASEAN were the desire for a _______ environment.
a. stable b. stability c. stably d. stabilize
127. The ASEAN Security Community (ASC)aims to ensure that countries in the region live at _______ with
one another and in a democratic and harmonious environment.
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a. peace b. peaceful c. peacefully d. peaceable
128. ASEAN's aims include the acceleration of economic growth, _______ progress, cultural, development
among its members, and the promotion of regional peace.
a. society b. social c. socially d. socialize
129. A combined gross domestic _______ of the member countries of ASEAN has grown at an average rate of
around 6% per year.
a. produce b. productivity c. production d. product
130. Western women are more ________ than Asian women.
a. depend b. dependent c. independent d. independently
131. In some communities a husband's ________ over his wife is absolute.
a. power b. powerful c. powerfully d. powered
132. I think that up to now there has not been a real ________ between men and women.
a. equal b. equally c. equality d. equalize
133. My father is a ___________ . He works in a garage.
A. farmer B. mechanic C. teacher D. doctor
134. John drives very____________. ; he has never had any accidents.
A. careful B. carefully C. carelessly D. careless
135. If you work hard, you will eventually ________.
A. successfully B. successful C. succeed D. success
136. The weather this summer is ______.
A. disappointment B. disappointing C. disappointed D. disappointedly
137. He is a very ______ driver. He rarely causes accidents.
A. carefully B. careless C. bad D. careful
138. The meeting is going to be ______ at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. played B. held C. taken D. run
139. After drinking a big bottle of ______, he got drunk.
A. wine B. milk C. orange juice D. water
140. There are small between British and American English.
A. differences B. different C. difference D. differently
141. Some species of rare animals are in _____________of extinction.
A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger
142. To preserve that ________, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it.
a. civil b. civilize c. civility d. civilization
143. The Prime Minister is to consider changes to sexually ________ laws to enforce equal opportunities.
a. discriminate b. discrimination c. discriminatory d. discriminated
144. In former days, women were considered not to be suitable for becoming a ________.
a. politics b. political c. politically d. politician
145. All payments to the ICRC are _______ and are received as donations.
a. volunteer b. voluntary c. voluntarily d. voluntariness
146. The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ______, such as natural disasters, man-
made disasters, and epidemics.
a. emergent b. emergencies c. emergently d. emergence
147. One of the tasks of the Red Cross is also to support local _ care projects.
a. health b. healthy c. healthful d. healthily
148. She sustained severe head _______ after being thrown from her horse.
a. injure b. injured c. injuries d. injurious
149. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _______.
a. poor b. poorer c. poorly d. poverty
150. Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no _______ and well established army nursing
systems for casualties.
a. organize b. organized c. organizational d. organizers
151. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _______ in every aspect.
a. prepare b. preparation c. preparative d. preparer
152. The government initiated the programme of ______ reform in the 1980s.
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A. economically B. economic C. economised D. economist
153. A scientist who studies living things is a ______.
A. biologist B. biologically C. biology D. biological
154. Blue ______ you. You should wear it more often.
A. goes B. matches C. fits D. suits
155. The weather this summer is ______.
A. disappointment B. disappointing C. disappointed D. disappointedly
156. Smoking is a great ______ to our health.
A. harmless B. harm C. harmful D. harmless
157. . Miss White sang very ______ at my birthday party last night.
A. beautiful B. beautify C. beauty D. beautifully
158. Paul has applied for a ______ in a new company.
A. task B. career C. job D. work
159. How _____ is your father?
A. single B. high C. alive D. tall
160. :He had no_____ of selling the clock - it had belonged to his grandfather.
A. interest B. intention C. meaning D. intend
161. Could you fill out this ______ form?
A. applying B. applicable C. application D. applicant
162. ASEAN press praised the great _______ of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games.
a. sports b. sportsman c. sporting d. sportsmanship
163. The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers.
a. support b. supporter c. supportive d. supportively
164. Computers are used in schools and universities.
a. wide b. widen c. width d. widely
165.A……………driver is a danger to the public.
a. carelessly b. careless c. carefully d. careful
166. They eventually realize that reckless _______ of the earth's resources can lead only to eventual global
disaster.
a. exploit b. exploitable c. exploitation d. exploitative
167. Farmers make their soil more productive by distributing _______.
a. fertile b. fertility c. fertilizers d. fertilizable
168. To become a novelist, you need to be ________.
a. imagine b. imagination c. imaginative d. imaginarily
169. The final I _______ was 3-0.
a. score b. scoring c. scorer d. scores
170. The referee's _______ is the most important in any sport competition.
a. decide b. decisive c. decision d. decider
171. _______ players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding
the ball.
a. Defense b. Defensive c. Defender d. Defensively
172. 100. Many young men prefer scuba-diving because it is _______.
a. adventure b. adventurous c. adventurously d. adventurist
173. His pronunciation causes me a lot of _____.
A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficulties D. difficultly
174. How _____ is your father?
A. single B. high C. alive D. tall
175. The ______ of the moon causes the tides on the earth.
A. attractive B. attractiveness C. attraction D. attract
176. I was reading when suddenly the lights ______.
A. came in B. put out C. opened up D. went out
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177. There are small _____________between British and American English.
A. differences B. different C. difference D. differently
178. Some species of rare animals are in of extinction.
A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger
179. AIDS is a(n) ____________disease.
A. danger B. endangered C. endanger D. dangerous
180. You will have to work hard if you want to ___________.
A. succeed B. successfully C. success D. successful
181. Hoi An is a tourist ______.
A. attractive B. attracted C. attract D. attraction
182. Miss White sang very _______________ at my birthday party last night
A. beautifully B. beauty C. beautiful D. beautify
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UNIT 1- 3
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other.choose
1. A. chores B. dishes C. houses D. coaches
2. A. plates B. students C. friends D. mechanics
3. A. failed B. absorbed C. solved D. reached
4. A. wondered B. laughed C. replied D. cleaned
5. A. chores B. chair C. child D. chef
Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
6. The world has enjoyed Beethoven’s music since nearly 200 years.
A B C D
7. He was drunk a cup of coffee when the telephone rang.
A B C D
8. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
A B C D
9. The doctor advises me staying in bed, but it’s just so boring.
A B C D
10. The shop-keeper promised delivering the furniture to me this afternoon.
A B C D
Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.
11. My parents don’t put pressure on me to make ……………………….about what to study at university.
A. choice B. a decision C. a reply D. determination
12. My sister an I always …………………………….our respect for our grandparents and our parents.
A. show B. express C. give D. have
13. We are a very ……………………family. All of us have very close relationship with one another.
A. close-knit B. strange C. friendly D. typical
14. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together
15. Every member in my family is very ……………of one another so we don’t have to worry a lot when
problems come out.
A. careful B. supportive C. tired D. afraid
16. The household chore daughters often share with their parents is …………………
A. making clothes B. painting C. washing dishes D. mending chairs
17. My Dad is always willing to give a hand …………………….cleaning the house.
A. of B. about C. in D. with
18. Who can suggest a good …………………to this problem?
A. result B. key C. solution D. answer
19. Children need a …………………… environment in their families.
A. careful B. care C. caring D. careless
20. My ………………….in the family is helping my younger brother with his study.
A. task B. activity C. job D. responsibility
21. Our grandparents and parents often give us good …………………….on important matters.
A. ideas B. advice C. examples D. thoughts
22. The house looks so nice. Its owner must have a ………………… nature.
A. romance B. romantic C. romanized D. romantically
23. After ten years of ……………………….they got divorced.
A. marriage B. friendship C. work D. love
24. Women are still struggling for true ………………….with men.
A. equality B. similarity C. balance D. sameness
25. It’s ……………………in Vietnam to eat “banh chung” on Tet holidays.
A. customary B. usual C. traditional D. familiar
26. A woman has to ……………….more in marriage than a man.
A. determine B. sacrifice C. apologize D. equalize
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27. It’s a …………………….to start the wedding ceremony in front of the altar.
A. habit B. tradition C. practice D. routine
28. People of the same ……………………easily live and work with one another.
A. size B. sex C. generation D. organization
29. Physical ………………………sometimes blinds us.
A. attractiveness B. attract C. attractive D. attractively
30. Is that a good mother who only cares about her………………………?
A. beautiful B. beautify C. beauty D. beautifully
31. Since I came here, I ……………………….a lot of acquaintances
A. have had B. had C. have D. am having
32. Understanding and appreciating culture differences can help people avoid……………………….
A. accidents B. faults C. errors D. misunderstanding
33. Cultural differences can make people feel …………………., frightened or even insecure.
A. uncomfortable B. terrified C. inconvenient D. unreasonable
34. TONNY: “I have never seen such a perfect thing on you” CLARE:
“……………………………………………………………… ”
A. Haven’t you? B. I am so happy C. Really? D. Thank you. That’s nice compliment
35. TOM: “…………………………………………………………….”. - ANNA: “Thank you. I’m glad you
like it.”
A. Congratulations! You have a beautiful motorbike. B. The motorbike is beautiful
C. Where did you buy this motorbike? D. I didn’t know you bought a motorbike
36. Body language is known as non-verbal ……………………………….
A. exchange B. communication C. expression D. mention
37. Speaking is not a ……………………………… of non-verbal communication.
A. formal B. signal C. decent D. gesture
38. JOHN: “You shouldn’t shout in restaurants” – MARK: He …………………………….me not to shout in
restaurant.
A. suggested B. advised C. offered D. said
39. CLARE: “I am sorry for being late”. - She ………………………… for being late.
A. apologized B. regretted C. admitted D. denied
40. - LAURA: “What a lovely house you have!” - MARIA: “ _.”
A. I think so B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
C. Of course not, it’s not costly D. No problem
41. JANET: "Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?" - SUSAN: " …………………………… "
A. I don't agree, I'm afraid B. You’re welcome
C. I feel very bored D. That would be great
42. Some people are often …………… at the differences that exist between their own culture and the culture
in the other country.
A. happy B. surprised C. good D. strange
43. I think you ought to ……………………… to your brother-in-law.
A. sorry B. excuse C. thank D. apologize
44. While studying he was financially dependent ………………………….his parents.
A. on B. to C. of D. from
45. Although I spoke to him many times, he never paid any ……………………… to what I said.
A. notice B. compliment C. informality D. attention
46. He was taught to remember that it was ……………………to interrupt.
A. rude B. polite C. appropriate D. potential
47. After Nancy …………for twenty minutes, he began to feel tired.
A. has jogged B. had jogged C. jogging D. jogged
48. ………………a car when they were living in London?
A. Have they B. Did they have C. Were they having D. Have they had
49. Tom ………………that same car since I …………….him in 1999
A. has driven/knew B. drove/ knew C. drives/ knew D. drove/have known
50. Jame …………… the check and ………………it to Dr. David yesterday
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A. signed/had given B. signed/ giving C. signed/gave D. had signed/gave
51. John warned ……………………anyone what he had told me.
A. that I didn’t tell B. me not to tell C. me to tell not D. that told not
52. They asked me …………………………….in Los Angeles then.
A. whether was my father working B. if my father was working
C. whether my father had been working D. was my father working
53. They said that they had come back ……………………….
A. the following day B. the day after tomorrow C. the next day D. the previous day
54. Peter said that if he ………………………… rich, he ………………………a lot.
A. is – will B. was-would have traveled
C. were – would travel D. had been–would have traveled
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
55. The last time I saw Jane was three years ago.
A. I have seen Jane for three years. B. I haven’t seen Jane since three years.
C. I haven’t seen Jane for three years. D. I haven’t seen Jane three years ago
56. I haven’t seen that man here before.
A. It’s the first time I had seen that man here B. It’s the first time I have seen that man here
C. It’s the first time I saw that man here D. It’s the first time I have been seeing that man here
57. She started learning English ten years ago.
A. She has not learnt English before.
B. She has learnt English since ten years.
C. She has started learning English for ten years.
D. She has learnt English for ten years.
58. My friend told me, “If I were you, I would not smoke so much.”
A. My friend advised me not to smoke so much.
B. My friend suggested not smoking so much.
C. My friend warned me against smoking so much.
D. My friend prohibited me from smoking so much.
59. “I will pay back the money, Gloria.” Said Ivan.
A. Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her money.
B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.
C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.
D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.
60. by certain actions / body language / ideas or thoughts / transmit /
A. Ideas or thoughts transmitted body language by certain actions
B. By certain actions, ideas or thoughts transmitted body language
C. Transmitting ideas or thoughts by certain actions causes body language
D. Body language transmitted ideas or thoughts by certain actions.
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space
In many cultures, people think that …………61………and marriage together – like bread and wine or
meat and ………62……. They think that love is a necessary foundation for …………63……….and that you
should love the person you marry before you get married. In other ………64………., however a man and a
woman may not even know each other before their wedding day. Romantic love is not bequeathed to marriage
in these cultures. These people expect that love will develop ………65……….the wedding if the marriage is
a good one. Your views on love and marriage come from your culture.
61. A. family B. friendship C. feeling D. love
62. A. tomatoes B. apples C. potatoes D. oranges
63. A. divorce B. marry C. engagement D. marriage
64. A. cultures B. societies C. counties D. habits
65. A. before B. after C. during D. as soon as
Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
Greetings in all languages have he same purpose: to establish contact with another person, to
recognize his or her existence and to show friendliness. The formulas for greeting are very specific and
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usually do not carry any literal meaning people say “ Good morning “even if it is a miserable day and may
reply to “How are you?” with “Fine, thanks” even if they aren’t feeling well.
Closings, like greeting s are commonly used to exchange with no literal meaning. People who are
leaving each other permanently or for a long time shake hands or embrace, depending on the relationship.
If you are in an unfamiliar situation and wonder what to do. Watch other people or ask.
It is interesting, and sometimes very important to learn about the standards of courtesy in different
cultural areas of the world so that we can practice them well and avoid awkwardness in case we get a
chance to visit a person or a community of unfamiliar social customs.
66. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a purpose of greetings?
A. To create contact with the person being greeted.
B. To show that you recognize his or her present
C. To show that you admire him or her.
D. To show that you are willing to be his or her friend.
67. Which of the following is a characteristic of the formulas for greeting?
A. literal B. specific C. usual D. common
68. In what way are closings similar to greeting?
A. They are common B. They are exchanges
C. They are familiar D. They have no literal meaning
69. According to the passage, what should you do when you are in an unfamiliar situation?
A. Observe what other people do B. Use formulas you know.
C. Wonder what you should do D. Ask your friends for help
70. Which of the following is a benefit of learning about the standards of courtesy in a different cultural
area?
A. You can act comfortably hen you have a chance to visit the community
B. You can have a chance to visit a community of unfamiliar social customs
C. You can practice meeting with people from different cultural areas
D. You can avoid meeting with a community of unfamiliar social customs
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