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ENGLISH PRACTICE 52

PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2.0 POINTS)

I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Circle the letter A, B, C or D. (1.0p)

1. “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ______?”

A. do you B. don’t you C. can’t you D. will you

2. The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it ______ warmer.

A. were B. had been C. has been D. was

3. We have to start early ______ we’ll be late for school.

A. whereas B. although C. or else D. so that 4. He managed to finish the report under the ______ of his tutor. A. guidance B. help C. aid D. assistance 5. He missed the last bus, and ______ made the matter worse was that it began to rain.

A. that B. what C. which D. it

6. The Internet helps us get access _______ the latest information around the world.

A. at B. in C. on D. to

7. I asked him to do exactly ______ what he had promised.

A. like B. same as C. such as D. as

8. The girl found it hard to______ the loss of her little dog. She cried a lot.

A. get over B. turn over C. put off D. get along

9. Kelly wanted to have a live band _______ at her wedding.

A. to be played B. play C. played D. been playing

10. Lisa: “Have you been able to reach Peter?” Gina: “ _______ ”

A. Yes, I have known him for years. B. It’s much too high.

C. No, the line is busy. D. There’s no approval.

II. Each of the following sentences has ONE mistake. Underline the mistake and write the correction in the provided blank on the right. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.5 p)

Sentences Corrections

0. He works hardly and got good marks. hard

1. When babies are around fifteen months old, they can pick up objects

and put themselves into small boxes.

2. The wooden fence surrounded the factory was beginning to fall down

because of the heavy storm.

3. It is common believed in the United States that school is where people

go to get an education.

4. The mass media has a strong social and cultural impact upon society.

5. Most every job today increasingly requires knowledge and experience.

III. Give the correct form of the words in capital letters. Write your answers in the blanks. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.5p)

1. If you get a burn, cool it ___ immediately __ . (IMMEDIATE) 2. Many species are now _____________________ and something should be done to protect them. (DANGER)

3. He is one of the most famous _____________________ in Vietnam. (HISTORY)

4. It is ____________________ of you to make fun of the disabled. (SENSE) 5. Deforestation and excessive farming have ____________________ the soil. (POOR) 6. Mr. Jones is at risk of having a heart attack and must reduce his ________________ of fatty foods. (CONSUME)

PART C. READING (3.0 POINTS)

I. Read the text and circle A, B, C or D that best fits each space to complete the text. (0.8 p)

A Lack Of Communication

Recent research has (1) ____ that a third of people in Britain have not met their next-door neighbors, and those who know each other (2) ____ speak. “Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common (3) ____ in the 1950s”, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert on local communities. Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (4) ____. “Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity buys privacy”, said Chinn.

Professor John Luke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has analyzed a large number of surveys. He found that in America and Britain the amount of time spent on social activities is decreasing. A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbor at (5) ____. Andrew Mayer, 25, a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in west London, with two flat mates, who work in e-commerce. “We have a family of teachers upstairs and lawyers below, but our only contact comes via letters (6) ____ to the communal facilities or complaints that we’ve not put out our bin bags …