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NĂM 2021
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP 11
 SUGGESTED TEST

PHẦN A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

I .STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR. (5 points)
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1: Geometry is the branch of mathematics ____________ the properties of lines, curves, shapes,
and surfaces.
A. that concerned with B. it is concerned with
C. its concerns are D. concerned with
Key: D
2: ____________, such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience; they are
necessity.
A. Where some industries B. There are some industries
C. In some industries D. Some industries
Key: C
3: Not until the seventeenth century ____________ to measure the speed of light.
A. anyone did even attempt B. did anyone even attempt
C. even did anyone attempt D. did even attempt anyone
Key : B
4: Copper is the favored metal for electricians’ wire because of ____________.
A. its excellent conductivity B. it is an excellent conductor
C. excellent conductivity of it D. so conductive is it
Key: A
5: Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and
____________ the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological
hero.
A. what the discovery of B. the discovery of
C. whoever discovers D. whose discovery of
Key: C
6: Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located ____________ town.
A. a small Midwestern B. in small Midwestern
C. small Midwestern D. in a small Midwestern
Key: D
7: ____________ is lubricated can affect the longevity of the moving parts that rub together.
A. How often a machine B. A machine often
C. Often a machine D. How often machines
Key: A
8: ____________, an author probably most famous for his tales of terror, also dabbled in some
science fiction.
A. Edgar Allen Poe B. To Edgar Allen Poe
C. Edgar Allen Poe was D. For Edgar Allen Poe to be
Key: A
9: Should ____________ early injections against diseases, they might have a lower rock of
infection in late preschool and early school age.
A. receive children B. children’s reception
C. be children receiving D. children receive
Key: D
10: The period table contains all the elements, ____________ has a particular atomic weight and
atomic number
A. which of each B. which each
C. each of which D. Each
Key: C
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS. (5 points)

1 Van Gogh suffered from depression ____________ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on B. coming about C. taken up D. put through
Key: A
2. It’s difficult to _____ luxuries when you’re used to having them.
A. cut down at B. cut off on C. cut down into D. cut down on
Key: D
3. They a big fortune when they were young, so they didn’t have to work hard.
A. came into B. came up C. came across D. came round
Key: A
4. You can always ……………………Ann to give you sound advice.
A.bank of B. bank for C. bank at D. bank on
Key: D
5. He was completely……………………… by the thief’s disguise.
A. taken away B. taken down C. taken in D. taken through
Key: C
6. We need time to …………….. before making a decision.
A. pull it off B. mull it over C. cone it off D. pad it out
Key: B
7. I know you find the course boring, Pauline, but since you've started it, you might as well
_____ it.
A. go with B. go through with C. go ahead D. go off
Key: B
8. According to the Government spokeman, further ……… in the public sector are to be
expected this year.
A. breakdowns B. layouts C. cutbacks D. pull-up
Key: C cutbacks
9. He’s a touch teacher- he knows how to _____________the storm.
A. ride out B. ride down C. ride up D. ride back
Key: A
10. He was caught shop - lifting but since this was his first offence he was_______ with a
warning.
A. gone out B. gone ahead C. fallen out D. let off
Key: D.

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. VOCABULARY (10PTS)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 
1. I think I understand the nuts and__________of the operation.
A. crews B. hammer C. bolts D. nail
Key C
2. Tom won’t buy that old car because it has too much__________on it.
A. ups and downs B. odds and ends C. wear and tear D. white lie
Key C
3. Job losses are mainly in the__________sectors of the industry.
A. blue-collar B. red-collar C. stiff-collar D. high-collar
Key A
4. Since he is too old to be a porter, they have decided to put him out to__________.
A. the door B. grounds C. grass D. the kerb
Key C
5. It was an extremely hostile article which cast__________on the conduct of the entire cabinet.
A. criticism B. aspersions C. disapproval D. abuse
Key B
6. Some countries always __________resolutions at the United Nations which don’t suit them.
A. bail B. countenance C. veil D. veto
Key D
7. I didn’t need any medicine. I’m as right as__________.
A. clouds B. rays C. rain D. a haze
Key C
8. My sunburnt nose made me feel rather__________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident B. self-centre C. self-conscious D. self-evident
Key C
9. My mother is a real__________potato. She watches T.V all the time.
A. couch B. sofa C. armchair D. cushion
Key C
10. The red cross is __________ an international aid organization.
A. intriguingly B. intrusively C. intrinsicallyD. intrepidly
Key C
11. He has been unable to find a job with his ability as an accountant.
A. appropriate B. suitable C. commensurate D. requisite
Key: C
12. From time to time he …………………..himself to a weekend in a five star hotel.
A. indulges B. treats C. benefits D. craves
Key: B
 13. The articles I have cut out from newspapers for years are now ______ with age.
A. yellowed B. old C. blackened D. torn
Key: A.
14. It is _______ certain whether the plan will go ahead.
A. altogether B. by no means C. rather D. doubtfully
Key: B
15. Prized for centuries for their beauty , roses are probably the world’s ___________plants.
A. cultivated ornamental most widely B. ornamental widely cultivated most
C. most widely cultivated ornamental D. widely ornamental most cultivated
Key: C
16. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention…………..
A. limit B. span C. duration D. time
Key: A
17. It was a ……………of luck that Jane was available when the job came up.
A. blow B. stroke C. brush D. touch
Key: B
18. After eating three helping of pudding, Elizabeth felt completely………………………….
A. swollen B. inflated C. bloated D. expanded
Key: C
19. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home.
A. sheep B. everyone C. horses D. cows
Key: D
20. Because of cutbacks in council spending, plan for the new stadium had to be………………..
A. stockpiled B. overthrown C. shelved D. discrupted
Key: C

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
IV. GUIDED CLOZE (10 PTS) 
Passage A (5 PTS) 
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. 
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
The issues for (1) ____________ economies are a little more straightforward. The desire to build
on undeveloped land is not (2)   ____________ out of desperation or necessity, but is a result of
the relentless march of progress. Cheap labour and a relatively highly-skilled workforce make
these countries highly competitive and there is a flood of inward investment, particularly from
(3) ____________ looking to take advantage of the low wages before the cost and standard of
living begin to rise. It is factors such as these that are making many Asian economies extremely
attractive when viewed as investment opportunities at the moment. Similarly, in Africa, the
relative (4) ____________ of precious metals and natural resources tends to attract a lot of (5)
____________ companies and a whole sub-industry develops around and is completely
dependent on this foreign-direct investment. It is understandable that countries that are the focus
of this sort of attention can lose sight of the environmental implications of large-scale industrial
development, and this can have devastating consequences for the natural world. And it is a (6)
____________ cycle because the more industrially active a nation becomes, the greater the
demand for and harvesting of natural resources. For some, the environmental issues, though they
can hardly be ignored, are viewed as a (7) ____________ concern. Indeed, having an
environmental conscience or taking environmental matters into consideration when it comes to
decisions on whether or not to build rubber-tree ( 8) ____________  or grow biofuel crops would
be quite (9) ____________ indeed. For those involved in such schemes it is a pretty black-and-
white issue. And, for vast (10) ____________ of land in Latin America, for example, it is clear
that the welfare of the rainforests matters little to local government when vast sums of money
can be made from cultivating the land.
1. A.  emerging B.  emergent               C.  convergent             D.  resurgent
2. A.  grown                 B.  born                       C.  bred                       D.  arisen
3. A.  multinationals   B.  migrants               C. continentals           
D.intercontinentals
4. A.  premonition       B.  abundance           C.  amplitude               D.  accumulation
5. A.  exploitation       B.  exploration           C.  surveyance             D.  research
6. A.  vacuous               B.  viscous                  C.  vexatious                D.  vicious
7. A.  parallel               B.  extrinsic               C.  peripheral              D.  exponential
8. A.  plantations         B.  homesteads           C.  ranches                   D.  holdings
9. A.  proscriptive       B.  prohibitive           C.  prospective             D.  imperative
10. A.  regions               B.  plots                     C.  tracts                       D.  sectors
 ANSWERS: 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C

Passage B (5 PTS) 

Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. 
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S EVE
In Europe, Midsummer Night's Eve, also known as St John's Eve, occurs on June 23rd. It
originates from the pagan celebrations of the summer solstice which were held on June 21st. On
that night throughout Europe bonfires were lit along hillsides to (1) ________the shortest night
of the year. It must have looked as if some kind of violent insurrection was taking  place down
the coast of Scotland and England, but these signal fires in fact had a very important purpose.
Bones of farm animals (2) ________the previous autumn were burned and, when the fires had
(3)________ the remaining ash was put to good use: it was spread on the fields to enrich the land
and ensure a good harvest. The word 'bonfire' is  (4)________from'bonefire'.
In Brazil too St John's Eve means bonfires and fireworks. Another quaint tradition involves the 
(5)________of small paper hot-air balloons, although they are prohibited by law in the cities
because of the fire (6) ________ . Bonfires mark the beginning of spring rather than the summer
in Sweden and are lit on the last night of April. In the Swedish Midsummer's Eve (7)________ ,
held on June 24th, a large pole, decorated with flowers and leaves, is placed in the ground.
Thistles also have a significant  role in the celebration of Midsummer's Night in Europe. In the
past they were thought to (8) ________witches. The pretty, prickly plant was nailed over barn
doors and used in wreaths, the circular shape being a symbol of the turning of the seasons.
Wheels faced with straw and soaked in pitch were lit from the bonfires and then rolled down
hills.
There is less risk of fire in a (9)________ tradition to many Slavic countries. Young women and
girls float little baskets of flowers and lighted candles down streams. Local boys swim out to
(10)________ a basket, find the girl it belongs to and claim a dance at the town's Midsummer's
Eve Party.
1. A. celebrate B. honour C. commemorate D. commiserate
2. A. revised B. assassinated C. slaughtered D. sacrificed
3. A. doused B. extinguished C. smothered D. gone out
4. A. derived B. developed C. evolved D. decayed
5. A landing B. launching C. propelling D. ejecting
6. A. certainty B. peril C. jeopardy D. hazard
7. A. tradition B. custom C. ceremony D. practice
8. A. deflect B. ward off C. attract D. avert
9. A. unique B. common C. mutual D. prevalent
10. A. salvage B. rescue C. set free D. liberate

ANSWERS: 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. B

V. READING COMPREHENSION
Passage A Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government
train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a
snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become
of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen living, fat, and
healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to
cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern
parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with
enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed.
But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar blue joint grass was often killed by drought.
To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.
Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for
cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They
had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses.
Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to
drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not
juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be
cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they
remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for
themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after
year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of
winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a
barn cured the cultivated grasses.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A type of wild vegetation B. Western migration after Civil War
C. The raising of cattle D. The climate of the Western United States
Key: A
2. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required
Key: A
3. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second
paragraph?
A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.
B. It had to be imported into the United States.
C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
Key: C
4. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A. Mesquite grass B. Blue joint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass
Key:B
5. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.
A. eating only small quantities of grass
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another
C. naturally fertilizing the soil
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground
Key: B
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Passage B: Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after Earth was formed. Yet
another three billion years were to pass before the first plants and animals appeared on the
continents. Life's transition from the sea to the land was perhaps as much of an evolutionary
challenge as was the genesis of life.
  What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle? The traditional
view of the first terrestrial organisms is based on mega fossils ― relatively large specimens of
essentially whole plants and animals. Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns,
left the first comprehensive mega fossil record. Because of this, it has been commonly assumed
that the sequence of terrestrialization reflected the evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems. In
this view, primitive vascular plants first colonized the margins of continental waters, followed by
animals that fed on the plants, and lastly by animals that preyed on the plant-eaters. Moreover,
the mega fossils suggest that terrestrial life appeared and diversified explosively near the
boundary between the Silurian and the Devonian periods, a little more than 400 million years
ago.
Recently, however, paleontologists have been taking a closer look at the sediments below
this Silurian-Devonian geological boundary. It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from
these sediments by putting the rocks in an acid bath. The technique has uncovered new evidence
from sediments that were deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans ― plant microfossils
and microscopic pieces of small animals. In many instances the specimens are less than one-
tenth of a millimeter in diameter. Although they were entombed in the rocks for hundreds of
millions of years, many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the organism.
      These newly discovered fossils have not only revealed the existence of previously
unknown organisms, but have also pushed back these dates for the invasion of land by
multicellular organisms. Our views about the nature of the early plant and animal   communities
are now being revised. And with those revisions come new speculations about the first terrestrial
life-forms.
1. The word “drastic” is closest in meaning to
A. widespread B. radical C. progressive D. risky
2. According to the theory that the author calls “the traditional view,” what was the first form of
life to appear on land?
A. Bacteria        B. Meat-eating animals C. Plant-eating animals D. Vascular
plants
3. According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago?
A. Many terrestrial life-forms died out.
B. New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate.
C. The megafossils were destroyed by floods.
D. Life began to develop in the ancient seas.
4. What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned in lines 17-20 ?
A. They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life.
B. They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils.
C. They are older than the megafossils.
D. They consist of modern life-forms.
5. Which of the following resulted from the discovery of microscopic fossils?
A. The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised.
B. Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses.
C. The origins of primitive sea life were explained.
D. Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
ANSWERS:    1. B    2. D    3. B   4. C     5. A     
Passage C: Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
COMMUNICATING WITH THE FUTURE
In the 1980s the United States Department of Energy was looking for suitable sites to bury
radioactive waste material generated by its nuclear energy programs. The government was
considering burying the dangerous wastes in deep underground chambers in remote desert areas.
The problem, however, was that nuclear waste remains highly radioactive for thousands of years.
The commission entrusted with tackling the problem of waste disposal was aware that the
dangers posed by radioactive emissions must be communicated to our descendants of at least
10,000 years hence. So the task became one of finding a way to tell future societies about the risk
posed by these deadly deposits.
Of course, human society in the distant future may be well aware of the hazards of
radiation. Technological advances may one day provide the solutions to this dilemma. But the
belief in constant technological advancement is based on our perceptions of advances made
throughout history and prehistory. We cannot be sure that society won’t have slipped backward
into an age of barbarism due to any of several catastrophic events, whether the result of nature
such as the onset of a new ice age or perhaps mankind’s failure to solve the scourges of war and
pollution. In the event of global catastrophe, it is quite possible that humans of the distant future
will be on the far side of a broken link of communication and technological understanding.
The problem then becomes how to inform our descendants that they must avoid areas of
potential radioactive seepage given that they may not understand any currently existing language
and may have no historical or cultural memory. So, any message indicated to future reception
and decipherment must be as universally understandable as
possible.
It was soon realized by the specialists assigned the task of devising the communication
system that material in which the message was written might not physically endure the great
lengths of time demanded. The second law of thermodynamics shows that all material
disintegrates over time. Even computers that might carry the
message cannot be expected to endure long enough. Besides, electricity supplies might not be
available in 300 generations. Other media storage methods were considered and rejected for
similar reasons.
The task force under the linguist Thomas Sebeok finally agreed that no foolproof way
would be found to send a message across so many generations and have it survive physically and
be decipherable by a people with few cultural similarities to us. Given this restriction, Sebeok
suggested the only possible solution was the formation of a committee of guardians of
knowledge. Its task would be to dedicate itself to maintaining and passing the knowledge of the
whereabouts and dangers of the nuclear waste deposits. This socalled atomic priesthood would
be entrusted with keeping knowledge of this tradition alive through millennia and developing the
tradition into a kind of mythical taboo forbidding people to tamper in a way with the nuclear
waste sites. Only the initiated atomic priesthood of experts would have the scientific knowledge
to fully understand the danger. Those outside the priesthood would be kept away by a
combination of rituals and legends designed to warn off intruders.
This proposal has been criticized because of the possibility of a break in continuity of the
original message. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that any warning or sanction passed on for
millennia would be obeyed, nor that it could survive with its original meaning intact. To
counterbalance this possibility, Sebeok’s group proposed a “relay system” in which information
is passed on over relatively short periods of time, just three generations ahead. The message then
to be renewed and redesigned if necessary for the following three generations and so on over the
required time span. In this way information could be relayed into the future and avoid the
possibility of physical degradation.
A second defect is more difficult to dismiss, however. This is the problem of social
exclusiveness brought about through possession of vital knowledge. Critics point out that the
atomic priesthood could use its secret knowledge to control those who are scientifically ignorant.
The establishment of such an association of insiders holding
powerful knowledge not available except in mythic form to nonmembers would be a dangerous
precedent for future social developments.
1. The word "chambers" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. partitions B. openings C. cavities D. fissures
2. What problem faced the commission assigned to deal with the burial of nuclear waste?
A. How to reduce the radioactive life of nuclear waste materials
B. How to form a committee that could adequately express various nuclear risks
C. How to notify future generations of the risks of nuclear contamination
D. How to choose burial sites so as to minimize dangers to people.
3. In paragraph 2, the author explains the possible circumstances of future societies
A. to warn about the possible natural catastrophe
B. to question the value of advances
C. to highlight humankind's inability to resolve problems
D. to demonstrate the reason nuclear hazards must be communicated
4. The word "scourges" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. pressures B. afflictions C. worries D. annoyances
5. In paragraph 4, the author mentions the second law of thermodynamics
A. to support the view that nuclear waste will disperse with time
B. to show that knowledge can be sustained over millennia
C. to give the basic scientific reason behind the breakdown of material objects
D. to contrast the potential life span of knowledge with that of material objects
6. The word "Its" in the passage refers to
A. knowledge B. committee C. solution D. guardians
7. In paragraph 5, why is the proposed committee of guardians referred to as the "atomic
priesthood"?
A.Because they would be an exclusive group with knowledge about nuclear waste sites.
B.Because they would use rituals and legends to maintain their exclusiveness
C.Because they would be an exclusive religious order
D. Because they would develop mythical taboos surrounding their traditions
8. According to the author, why did the task force under Sebeok propose a relay system for
passing on information?
A. To show that Sebeok 's ideas created more problems than they solved
B. To support the belief that breaks in communication are inevitable over time
C. To contrast Sebeok's ideas with those proposed by his main critics
D. To compensate for the fact that meaning will not stable over long periods of time
9. According to paragraph 7, the second defect of the atomic priesthood proposal is that it could
lead to
A. the nonmembers turning knowledge into dangerous mythical forms
B. the possible misuse of exclusive knowledge
C. the establishment of a scientifically ignorant society
D. the priesthood's criticism of points concerning vital knowledge
10. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as difficulties in devising a communication
system with the future EXCEPT
A. the failure to maintain communication link
B. the loss of knowledge about today's civilization
C. the inability of materials to endure over time
D. the exclusiveness of priesthood

ANSWERS: 1. C    2. C   3. D   4. B   5. C   6. B   7. A   8. D   9. B   10. D
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS) 
I. CLOZE TEST: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE WORD for each space. 
OPEN CLOZE 1. (10 PTS) 
After living (1) ___________ the threat of extinction for more than 30 years, the national bird of
the United States has been granted an official reprieve, as the bald eagle and twenty- eight other
animal and plant species have been earmarked (2) ___________ removal from America’s list of
endangered species. The bald eagle, also known as the white-headed sea eagle, took pride of
place at the top of a list of species likely to (3) ___________taken off the endangered register in
the coming years. The proposed “delistings” are being promoted by the US interior secretary to
counter a growing feeling among Republicans that endangered species laws do not work.
Charges of ineffectiveness have been (4) ___________against these laws before, but more
recently it has even been suggested that the situation may actually have been (5) ___________
worse by them. The recovery of the bald eagle follows thirty-one years on the critical list. Its
numbers had been (6) ___________ to fewer than five hundred through the use of pesticides that
reacted adversely (7) ___________ its reproductive system. The number of nesting pairs is now
estimated at five thousand. The interior secretary claims that the new list was a vindication of the
legislation under which the eagle, a national symbol (8) ___________ originally from the
Indians, and more than a thousand other species were protected.(A spokesperson denied that it
was simply a publicity stunt timed to coincide with the swearing (9) ___________of the
president for his second term). Until now, few species have (10) ___________ been removed
from the list. When they were, it was usually because they had become extinct.
Keys: 1. under        2. for            3. be        4. leveled           5. made
                        6. reduced      7. with          8. taken/ borrowed           9. in              10. ever
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2 – Complete each of these following sentences with one suitable
word. (10 points)
The ready meal capital of Europe
In recent years, ready-made meals have transformed Britain’s eating (1)…..………. . Britons
now spend four times as (2) …..……….. as the Italians on ready-made meals and six times more
than the Spanish. Demand for (3) …..……….. meals has increased across Europe as a (4) …..
……….. , but why has Britain become the (5) …..……….. of European capital of ready-made
food, second only in the word (6)…..……….. America?
Convenience is of the attraction. The recent survey (7)…..……….. that 77 percent of
purchasers said they only (8) …..……….. ready meals when they did not have time to cook. Dr
Susan Jebb, head of nutrition at the Medical Research Council, said; “People in the UK work the
(9)…..……….. hours, we are very time-poor, and we don’t have a (10)…..……….. culture
history of cooking.”
ANSWERS
1.habits 2.must 3.instant 4.whole 5.part
6.to 7.found 8.bought 9.longest 10.strong
II: WORD FORMS (20pts)
Part 1.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words
1. I’ll never forget the _________ I felt in the situation. (HUMILIATE)
2. The new schedules are not ______ with the night shift workers in our factory.
( POPULAR)
3. I’ve known ______ all my life. There have been times when I couldn’t even afford a loaf of
bread. ( HARD)
4. It’s ______ of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm. (CHARACTER)
5. She’s very ______ - you never know whether she’s going to be in a good mood or in a bad
mood. ( PREDICT)
6. Two people have been arrested for illegal possession of _________ in a police raid. (ARM)
7. At the moment there is no _________ of the Prime Minister resigning. (LIKE)
8. Our school set up a project to _________________ the library system. (COMPUTER)
9. Eddie just can't stop working and relax any more, he's turning into a real ______ (WORK)
10. Tests have shown that people's blood pressure goes up when they are in red colored
______ (SURROUND)

1.humiliation 2. popularized 3. hardship 4.uncharacteristic 5. unpredictable

6.armament 7. likelihood 8. computerize 9. workaholic 10.surroundings

Part 2: Give the correct forms of the words given

AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH TOWN

The site of the town of Winchester was a natural place for a (1. SETTLE) ____________, at the
point where a river cut through the chalk of the (2. SOUTH) ___________ hillsides. A simple
camp at St Catherine’s Hill was the (3. EARLY) ___________ known use of the site. This was
followed by an Iron Age hill-fort, but this was left (4. INHABIT) __________ by 100 BC. It was
the Romans who finally established the town and (5. ROUND) __________ it with a defensive
wall for the protection of their people and trade.
With the (6. BUILD)_________ of its first cathedral in the seventh century, the town became an
important (7. RELIGION) __________ centre. Later King Alfred, who had (8. SUCCESS)
___________ pushed back the invading Danes, moved his palace to Winchester. The town then
experienced rapid (9. DEVELOP) ___________, and its (10. CENTRE)___________ role in
English history was underlined in 1066 when the conquering Normans, like Alfred, made
Winchester their capital.
Answers:

1. settlement 2. southern 3.earliest 4. uninhabited 5. surrounded

6. building 7. religious 8. successfully 9. development 10. central
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example
Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types. 0. traditional → traditionally
Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and 1. ……………………....
knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught. The 2 ………………………...
 proficiency exams required by few states for high school graduation 3. ………………........
are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed and measure a 4. ………………........
person ability to acquire new skills to knowledge. For example, 5. …………………........
vocation aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do 6. …………………........
better like a mechanic or musician. However, all mental tests are in 7. …………………........
some sense achievement tests because they assumption some sort of 8. …………………........
past learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or 9. …………………........
situations. The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is
the degree and intention use. 10. …………………........

ANSWERS:
1. acquiring → acquired 6. vocation → vocational
2. explicitness → explicitly 7. like → as
3. few → a few 8. assumption → assume
4. and → to 9. certainly → certain
5. person → person’s 10. intention → intended

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
1. Return the product to the shop if you have any complaints about it.
Should ________________________________________________________
2. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
 I cancelled _____________________________________________________
3. Her success went beyond her expectation.
 Never _________________________________________________________
4. His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.
 The more __________________________________________________
5. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
 The operation left _________________________________________________
6 .Teams of experts are examining the damage to the building. (examined)
 The damage to the building__________________________________________
7. I used my calculator; otherwise, it would have taken longer. (If)
If __________________________________________________________
8. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. (ought)
You ___________________________________________________________
9. My advice to you is to change the car immediately. (were)
If_________________________________________________________
10. “Please don’t take my money, it’s all I have.” said the old woman to the intruder.
(pleaded)
 The old woman ___________________________________________________

ANSWERS.
1. ………you have any complaints about the product, return it to the shop.
2. …..my subscription to that magazine nine months ago.
3. ………had she expected she was so successful.
4. ……proficient he was at the game, the more he was fond of it.
5. ………. Simon feeling weaker than he (had) expected.
6. The damage to the building is being examined by teams of experts.
7. If I hadn’t used my calculator, it would have taken longer.
8. You ought to have thought carefully before you decided.
9. If I were you, I would change the car immediately
10. The old woman pleaded with the intruder not to take her money because/ as/ since it was all
she had.