Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

16. Chicago ________ the third largest city in the United States.
A. has been B. will be C. is D. was
17. Chicago ________ “The Windy City”.
A. often calls B. is often called C. often called D. is often call
18. Environmental pollution has ________ to lots of health problems.
A. led B. caused C. resulted D. made
19 ________ industrial waste, many fish cannot survive.
A. Because B. Since C. Despite D. Because of
20 ________ your international summer camp going? - It’s just awesome.
A. How’s B. What’s C. Where’s D. When’s
21. A very long time ago, in the country of Lac Viet there ________ a god named Lac Long
Quan.
A. is B. were C. was D. had been
22. Lac Long Quan and Au Co ________, fell in love, and got married.
A. met B. meet C. meeting D. was met
23. The waves of the ________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.
A. tornado B. hurricane C. tsunami D. earthquake
24. “Rescue workers saved a girl trapped in a collapsed school building.” – “ ________”
A. Oh dear! B. Good luck. C. How convenient! D. That’s great!
25. “The weather forecast says it’s going to rain tomorrow.”
- “________ What a pity.”
A. Looks great! B. Not at all. C. Sounds good! D. Ohno!
26.. I haven’t contacted with him ________ he left for London.
A. as soon as B. after C. since D. before
27. Look at the ________! This shirt is too expensive. You can't afford it.
A. shopping list B. price tag C. checkout D. wallet
Make complete sentences using the cues given, add more words if necessary.
42. What/ happen/ if/ water pollution/ stop?
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43. If/ people/ stop/ using cars/ completely/, / there/ be/ much less pollution.
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Rearrange the words or phrases below to make complete sentences.
44. When/ the/ arrived/ rescue workers/, /whole family/ already/ evacuated/ had/ the/.
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45. Noise pollution/ lead/ can/ to/ problems/ hearing/.
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46. Online/is/ shopping/ replacing/ shopping/ in/ stores/.
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47. Many/ have/ end-of-year/ discounts/ stores/.
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48. items/ Designer/ can/ be/ expensive/ sometimes/.
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49. They/ offer/ wide/ a/ variety/ of/ products/ different/.
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50. She/ busy/ was/ buying/ fruits/ the/ at/ grocery/.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following spaces.
15. New Zealand rescue services carried out several searches for ________
A. survivors B. helpers C. rescuers D. movers
16. When a typhoon happened, many houses and roads ________ destroyed or flooded.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
17. Several tropical storms ________ our country recently.
A. struck B. have struck C. are striking D. strike
18. The United Kingdom ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
A. consists B. is consisted C. has consisted D. consisted
19. Typhoons are severe tropical storms. They sometimes happen in my ________
A. stay B. hometown C. house D. home
20. Do you spend a lot of time ________ to music?
A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. to be listening
21. If there ________ fewer cars on the road, there would be less noise pollution.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
22. The bus ________ from the station at 8:45 a.m.
A. leaves B. leave C. is leaving D. will leave
23. Our city ________ from different kinds of pollution: water, air and noise.
A. is suffering B. are suffering C. suffer D. had suffered
24. Smoking can ________ heart disease.
A. create B. due to C. causes D. lead to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
25. “Thank you for helping me with my project.” - “________”
A. Let me see B. Awesome C. You’re welcome D. Not really
26. “Have you heard the news? A powerful earthquake and following tsunami hit the island
of Sulawesi, Indonesia.” - “________”
A. How terrible! B. Awesome! C. How beautiful! D. No problem.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
words in each of the following questions.
27. The water is contaminated by sewage and household waste.
A. clean B. polluted C. pure D. harm
28. Fruits and vegetables grew in abundance on this island. The islanders even exported the
surplus.
A. small quantity B. amount C. large quantity D. excess

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined word in each of the following questions.
29. When you get inside the spacious cafe, you will find yourself among various wooden
puzzles and games.
A. large B. haunted C. small D. symbolic
30. I think that the local authority should prohibit and fine heavily anyone catching fish in this
lake.
A. allow B. discourage C. recognise D. agree
Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting to become a
correct one.
31. What will happen if the Earth stopped moving?
A B C D
32. Both Mai and Linh detest to wait for their friends in the rain.
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of
the following questions and grammatically correct.
43. This is the first time I have been to Bangkok.
A. I haven’t been to Bangkok since my first time there.
B. I haven’t been to Bangkok before.
C. I have been to Bangkok once.
D. I have been to Bangkok before.
44. I don’t have enough money, so I don’t buy seafood.
A. If I have enough money, I will buy seafood.
B. If I had enough money, I would buy seafood.
C. If I didn’t have enough money, I didn’t buy seafood.
D. If I didn’t have enough money, I would buy seafood.
45. I don’t live with my mother, so I can’t take care of her.
A. I can’t take care of my mother because of I don’t live with her.
B. Since I don’t live with my mother, I can’t take care of her.
C. Because not living with my mother so I can’t take care of her.
D. Because not live with my mother, I can’t take care of her
Write new sentences as similar in meaning to the original sentences, using the given
words/ phrases in brackets.
46. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (if)
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47. Solar power has become more affordable. More homeowners are installing solar panels.
(so)
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48. Her mother was cooking. Her little baby woke up and cried out. (when)
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49. We go to the discount store. It sells products at lower prices. (because)
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50. My grandfather is very old. He is still young at heart. (although)
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