Cooperative learning at long an teachers training college an investigation

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES NGUYỄN VĂN VÕ Class: TESOL 2003 COOPERATIVE LEARNING AT LONG AN TEACHER’S TRAINING COLLEGE: AN INVESTIGATION A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (TESOL) Supervisor NGUYỄN HOÀNG TUẤN, Ph.D Ho Chi Minh City, November 2007 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES NGUYỄN VĂN VÕ Class: TESOL 2003 COOPERATIVE LEARNING AT LONG AN TEACHER’S TRAINING COLLEGE: AN INVESTIGATION A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of Arts (TESOL) Supervisor NGUYỄN HOÀNG TUAÁN, Ph.D Ho Chi Minh City, November 2007 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I hereby certify my authorship of the thesis which is submitted today entitled: COOPERATIVE LEARNING AT LONG AN TEACHER’S TRAINING COLLEGE: AN INVESTIGATION in terms of the statement of Requirements for Theses in Master’s Programmes issued by the Higher Degree Committee Ho Chi Minh City, December 25, 2007 NGUYEÃN VĂN VÕ i RETENTION AND USE OF THE THESIS I hereby state that I, Nguyễn Văn Võ, being the candidate for the Degree of Master of TESOL, accept the requirements of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities relating to the retention and use of Master’s Thesis deposited in the Library In terms of these conditions, I agree that the original version of my thesis deposited in the Library should be accessible for the purposes of study and research, in accordance with the normal conditions established by the Library for care, loan, or reproduction of theses Ho Chi Minh City, December 25, 2007 NGUYỄN VĂN VÕ ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I acknowledge the assistance of my thesis supervisor, Dr NGUYỄN HOÀNG TUAÁN, who has given me a great deal of valuable help I would like to say that without the enthusiasm of my supervisor, this research could not have been done Next, I would like to send my thanks to the Teachers of the English Department of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for their teaching and helping me with good knowledge of English, the art of teaching and the methods of doing scientific research which will go with me all my life Finally, my special thanks are sent to the teachers who have taught me other subjects at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for their patience and enthusiasm iii ABSTRACT This thesis is conducted in order to identify the teachers’ and the first year English non-majored students’ attitudes towards cooperative learning at the Teacher’s Training College of Long An Another purpose of this thesis is to measure the effectiveness of cooperative learning when the students learn English at the college Different instruments were applied in the school years 2005-2006 so as to gather adequate data for the research There was a questionnaire given to 10 teachers who are in charge of teaching English at the college The purposes of this questionnaire were to elicit the teachers’ attitudes toward cooperative learning and their opinions about pair work and group work Another questionnaire was given to 130 students who were the first year English non-majors This number accounted for approximately 30% of the students of the same kind This questionnaire was to identify the students’ attitudes toward cooperative learning and their opinions about pair work and group work when they learn English at the college Both questionnaires also invited the participants to make suggestions to improve the teaching and the learning situations at the college In addition to the two questionnaires mentioned above, a learning style checklist was given to the student participants This checklist was expected to measure the students’ favourite learning style Classroom observation was also conducted in weeks continuously in order to find out the differences between individualistic learning and cooperative learning The differences were considered in terms of participation and performance Finally, three tests were given to the students of the experimental class and the control class The results of these tests of the two groups were compared to see how much different they were The data analysis showed that the teachers in charge of English and the first year English non-majored students at the Teacher’s Training College of Long An had positive attitude toward cooperative learning That is to say the results revealed that iv both the teachers and the students agreed that pair work and group work were suitable to teaching and learning English at the local college The results collected from the learning style checklist also pointed out that the students in question preferred learning cooperatively because of its advantages In addition, the classroom observation sheets showed the differences in terms of students’ participation and performance between learning cooperatively and learning individually The students who worked cooperatively made more progress in their learning English than those who learned individually The superiority of cooperative learning to individual learning was confirmed by the results of the three tests, namely the pre-test, the mid-term test and the final test All of these tests were done in the classrooms in 90 minutes and then were graded by four teachers in two different rounds The findings from the research made way for the following suggestions First, application of pair work and group work to teaching English in first year English nonmajored classes at The Teacher’s Training College of Long An should be promoted because it enables the students to practise English more in various situations and to learn from one another In order to this successfully, the teachers in charge of teaching English at the local college need to make detailed preparations for each class The monitoring of the teachers in charge plays the most important role when pairwork or group work takes place in the class If the learning environment is pleasant and enjoyable, the students will be more likely to have better participation and performance in the class activities Therefore, the teachers need to raise their awareness of the potential problems which may make cooperative learning fail In addition, the exams on English which are given to the students in question should be improved in order to motivate the students to learn the four language skills equally The students’ results in their learning will be improved when the cooperation between the teachers and the students is increased v TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Certificate of originality i Retention of use of the thesis ii Acknowledgement iii Abstract iv Table of content vi List of tables xi List of figures xiii INTRODUCTION 0.1 PROBLEMS 0.2 PURPOSES OF THE RESEARCH 0.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH 0.4 OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH 0.5 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS Chapter 1: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.1 THE LEARNING SITUATION 1.2 THE TEACHING SITUATION 1.3 THE AIMS OF THE COURSE 1.4 THE COURSE BOOKS 1.5 SUMMARY Chapter 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 10 2.1 TYPES OF LEARNING 10 2.1.1 Individualistic Learning 10 vi 2.1.2 Competitive Learning 11 2.1.3 Cooperative Learning 11 2.1.3.1 Definitions 12 2.1.3.2 Types of cooperative learning 12 2.1.3.3 Types of group work 14 2.1.3.4 Factors shaping group work effectiveness 15 2.1.3.5 Group development 16 2.1.3.6 Advantages of pair work and group work 18 2.1.3.7 Group work organization 22 2.1.3.8 Membership and leadership roles 25 2.1.3.9 Group work procedures 26 2.1.3.10 Potential problems with group work and solutions 28 2.2 ADVANTAGES OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING 33 2.2.1 Cooperative Learning and the students’ academic achievement 33 2.2.2 Cooperative Learning and the students’ interaction 34 2.2.3 Cooperative Learning and the students’ retention 35 2.2.4 Cooperative Learning and the students’ responsibility and motivation 36 2.2.5 Cooperative Learning and the students’ psychological health 36 2.2.6 Cooperative Learning and the students’ exchange of ideas 37 2.3 CRITERIA OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING 38 2.3.1 Positive Interdependence 38 2.3.2 Face-to-Face Interaction 38 2.3.3 Individual and Group Accountability 39 2.3.4 Development of Small Group Interpersonal Skills 39 2.3.5 Group Processing 40 vii Chapter 3: METHODOLOGY 41 3.1 METHODOLOGY 41 3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN 42 3.2.1 Participants 42 3.2.1.1 The students 42 3.2.1.2 The teachers 43 3.2.2 The instruments 44 3.2.2.1 Questionnaires 44 3.2.2.2 Classroom Observation 48 3.2.2.3 Learning style checklist 49 3.2.2.4 The practice-based experiment 50 Chapter 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 52 A DATA ANALYSIS 52 4.1 THE RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES 52 4.1.1 The results of the teachers’ questionnaire 52 4.1.1.1 The teachers’ background information 52 4.1.1.2 The teachers’ attitudes towards teaching General English 53 4.1.1.3 The teachers’ opinions about teaching General English 53 4.1.1.4 The teachers’ opinions about pair work and group work 56 4.1.2 The results of the students’ questionnaire 4.1.2.1 The students’ learning background 67 67 4.1.2.2 The students’ attitudes towards learning and teaching General English at the college 71 4.1.2.3 The students’ opinions about pair work and group work 84 4.2 THE RESULTS OF THE LEARNING STYLE CHECKLIST 104 4.3 THE RESULTS OF THE CLASSROOM OBSERVATION 106 viii APPENDIX 5B LONG AN TEACHER’S TRAINING COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH MID-TERM TEST ON ENGLISH COURSE: 31 DURATION: 90 minutes PART A DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answers, and then mark either A, B, C or D on the answer sheet Do not write anything on the test papers (Chọn câu trả lời nhất, sau đánh dấu câu trả lời tờ giấy trả lời Đừng viết vào đề thi.) In which word is ‘-s’ pronounced /s/: A hats B bags C cars D rooms C banks D dishes C killed D missed C loved D stopped C needed D changed In which word is ‘-s’ pronounced /z/: A cups B walls In which word is ‘-ed’ pronounced /t/: A waited B played In which word is ‘-ed’ pronounced /d/: A cooked B finished In which word is ‘-ed’ pronounced /Id/: A repaired B carried What time did he arrive the office this morning? A at B in C on D to _ fish did he catch? A How many B How much C How How any President Roosevelt gave a special aviation award A for him B him C his D to him He is the millionaire, so he _ work A mustn’t B can’t C couldn’t D needn’t 10 Tom: Hello! This is Peter Pile here Is Mary there? Linda: I’m sorry, but Mary’s out Do you want to a message? A leave B make C get D write 11 She was having dinner when the phone A ringing B rings C rang D rung 12 When dog saw the cat, it across the street 168 D A run B runs C has run 13 He while he was walking from his office to his car A is attacked B attacked C has attacked 14 How old you when you read? A was/ could B were/ could C are/ could D running D was attacked D were/ can 15 You needn’t be nice to him A mustn’t B don’t have to C can’t D couldn’t 16 “Must you wear a uniform?” _ “No, I ” A mustn’t B can’t C needn’t D won’t 17 She _ swim when she has a little girl A must B can C was D could 18 What you doing when I _ you? A are/ saw B did/ see C were/ saw D were/ have seen 19 Where were you _ February?” _ “I was in New York” A in B on C at D since 20 I wasn’t work yesterday I was _ cinema with my friends A at/ in B at/ at C at/ at the D in/ at st 21 “Where was she _ May ? “She was home” A in at B on/ at C in/ in D at/ on 22 He _ to work yesterday because he was sick A haven’t gon B not went C didn’t go D wasn’t go 23 I met a very beautiful English girl _ blue eyes A in B of C at D with 24 I’m on a diet, so I eat bread A needn’t B mustn’t C can’t D B & C are correct 25 He usually has water with his meals, but tonight he _champagne A was drinking B drank C is drinking D has drunk 26 Bạn mời người uống trà, bạn nói nào? A Would you like a cup of tea ? B How about a cup of tea? C Tea? D All are correct 27 Baïn hỏi từ người đó: A Hi, there! What time is it? B Excuse me! What time is it? C I am sorry! What’s the time? D Hello! What time? 28 Bạn chấp nhận lời mời: A Yes, please! B Yes I’d love to C Yes, it’s good D That’s all right 29 Bạn hỏi giá tiền đôi giày: A How many are the shoes? B How much are the shoes? C How much are shoes? D How much money is the shoes? 30 Bạn hỏi người cần xe đạp nào: A Which bicycle are you? B Which bicycle would you like? C Which bicycle is it? D Which is your bicycle? 169 31 Bạn bảo người tắt quạt: A Turn the fan off, please! B Turn off the fan, please! C Can you turn off the fan, please? D All are correct 32 Bạn hỏi xe ai: A Whose car is it? B Whose is car? C Whose car it is? D Who is the car? 33 Bạn hỏi số lượng táo baøn: A How many apples on the table? B How many apples are there on the table? C How many apples have you got? D How many apples are on the table? 34 Bạn hỏi người vị trí hộp quẹt: A Can you see the lighter over there? B Where is it the lighter? C Where is lighter? D Where is the lighter? 35 Baïn hỏi người có tiền: A How much money have you got? B How much money is there? C How much money has you got? D How much money are there? 36 It was hot, so he had a _ A shave B date C shower D party 37 What are you? - I don’t know Can you measure me? A size B number C make D colour 38 went to the moon A Astronauts B Pilots C Singers D Reporters 39 Where were you last night? _ I was _ A at home B at o’clock C fine D angry 40 When did you buy it? _ I _ it last year A.buy B bought C buyer D did buy 41 He had some serious A holidays B food C problems D journeys 42 Why yesterday? A does he cry B he cry C did he cry D he cried 43 Mary breakfast yesterday A didn’t have B didn’t has C didn’t to have D didn’t had 44 When she , she had an accident A drives B drive C drove D was driving 45 Tom was sad but Mary A wasn’t B didn’t C isn’t D doesn’t 46 Tom: When did you buy your car? _ Mary: _ A Two years ago B A Toyota C In London D £5000 47 They often _ to work by car but today they by bus A are going/ go B go/ are going 170 C are going/ are going D go/ go 48 I had only coffee A a few B a little C much D a lot of 49 She badly yesterday A.sing B sang C sings D was singing 50 Peter: _ were you born? _ Jack: I was born in London A When B Where C What D Which 51 - Someone hit him when he _ to his car A walked B is walking C was walking D walking 52 She went to the baker’s to buy some A fruit B bread C meat D cheese 53 They reserved some tables in a _ A restaurant B station C disco D hospital 54 He pulled out his gun and _ twice A escaped B killed C fired D lost 55 They _ spaghetti in Rome A ate B drank C found D sent 56 He _ some photos A scored B took C won D discovered 57 Do you cook ? – I don’t think so A baddly B good C bad D well 58 They boy £ 10 yesterday A spoke B attacked C spent D ate 59 You can buy aspirins at the _ A chemist’s B baker’s C butcher’s D shop 60 The attacked the president A nurses B patients C rebels D climbers 61 Doctors are helping A speakers B foreigners C interviewers D patients 62 We _ nights in a hotel A lost B spent C took D brought 63 Vietnam a lot of rice A buys B produces C builds D wins 64 Their plane _ in the sea A caught B brought C crashed D died 65 The police a robber A caught B hitch- hiked C helped D gave 66 It rained _ yesterday 171 A heavily B heavy C all 67 People gamble in A hotels B hospitals C casinos 68 They because they were old A changed B retired C left 69 The carry people to hospital A ambulances B safes C cowboys 70 He _ on an elephant A designed B discovered C played D a lot of D library D wrote D bullets D rode PART B DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill out the gaps ( Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chổ trống.) People kill Animals kill Animals and people kill for (71) _ or they kill their enemies People and animals can move (72) _ and find something to kill They can run away from an enemy They can kill it if it is (73) _ Many kinds of animals eat plants The plants (74) run away from their enemies Some plants make poison If an animal eats (75) _ of the plant, it gets sick or dies Animals learn to (76) away from these plants There are many kinds of plants that make poison Most of them (77) _ in the desert or in the tropics Today farmers use many kinds of poison (78) their farms Most of these poisons come from petroleum, but petroleum is expensive Scientists (79) poisonous plants and study them Maybe farmers can use cheap poison from plants (80) _ expensive poison from petroleum 71 A food B drink C eating D refreshment 72 A up B around C over D along 73 A needed B necessary C so D duty 74 A could B cannot C should D would 75 body B part C any D little 76 A stay B stand C live D grow 77 A stand B grow C survive D raise 78 A at B on C by D beside 79 A see B by C receive D collect 80 A for B instead of C in exchange for D with 172 PART C DIRECTIONS: Find the mistakes in the following sentences: (Tìm lỗi sai câu sau đây) 81 When he is waiting for the bus, he saw a terrible accident A B C D 82 Can you work on Saturday to we finish all the work in our office? A B C D 83 This afternoon at Wembley Stadium, England played with Wales in a wonderful match A B C D 84 The search party stayed the night on the mountain but they didn’t find the climbers A B C D 85 He bought a lot of American pop records and brought back them to England A B C D 86 The tourists lie under the sun, drink a lot of wine and eat Spanish food A B C D 87 Luckily, they had a few water and bananas from their plane A B C D 88 Because I prefer classical music than pop music, I rarely listen to pop music A B C D 89 He mustn’t contact with her boss because 006 is a very dangerous man A B C D 90 In the park, they met a very interesting Frenchman has a big moustache A B C D PART D DIRECTIONS: Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings (Viết lại câu sau mà không làm thay đổi nghóa chuùng) 91 All of us can’t speak French None of us _ 92 They are good singers They sing 93 Tom lent me some money I _ 173 94 Please turn the fans on! Will _? 95 He went nowhere for the holiday He didn’t _ 96 He didn’t agree to speak to the reporter He 97 A motorbike is more economical then a car A car is 98 That is a 700-seat passenger plane That passenger plane 99 They had only a little butter They didn’t _ 100 They didn’t have any bread, so he got some rolls Because THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST 174 APPENDIX C THE TEACHER’S TRAINING COLLEGE THE FIRST - TERM EXAMINATION OF LONG AN **-*-** Department of Foreign Language Course: 31 Subject: English Time allowed: 90 minutes PART A DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answers, and then mark either A, B, C or D on the answer sheet Do not write anything on the test papers ( Chọn câu trả lời nhất, sau đánh dấu câu trả lời tờ giấy trả lời Đừng viết vào đề thi.) Which word is stressed on the second syllable? A Terrible B wonderful C fantastic D comfortable Which word is stressed on the final syllable? A restaurant B Japanese C election D parliament Which word is stressed in a different way from the others? A enough B problem C election D parliament Which word contains - (E) S ending pronounced /s/? A displays D attacks B airplanes C sandwiches Which word contains - (E) S ending pronounced /z/? A regrets D manufactures B replaces C finishes Which word contains - (E) S ending pronounced /z/? A expresses C repeats D becomes C gambled D retired C produced D retired B arrivers Which - ED ending is pronounced /t/? A visited B attacked Which - ED ending is pronounced /d/? A crashed B inherited 175 Which - ED ending is pronounced /Id/? A washed B telephoned C engaged D painted C no - know D mice - mice C best D goodest 10 Which pair contains homophones? A hour - house B nice - nine 11 It’s the _ film I’ve ever seen A better B worse 12 I’ve lost my pen I can’t find it _ A anywhere B nowhere C somewhere D everywhere 13 These are Paul and Mary _ of them are students A.Two B All C The both D Both 14 Mr Smith woke up at 3:30 He could hear in the garden A anybody B someone C anything D Both 15 Tom isn’t here now He to the bank A went B has been C has gone D A & C are correct C lend for D lend to 16 Can you me $50? A lend B borrow 17 “Finish your homework” “I just finished it” A did B has C have D am 18 This is the most interesting book _ A I ever read B I’ve never read C I’ve ever read D I read 19 They’ve learnt English over three years A since B for C in D from C as D to C like D with 20 Her address is the same _ mine A like B with 21 Her shoes are different _ mine A as B from 22 We bought this house A for to weeks B since to weeks ago C last two weeks D two weeks ago 176 23 I’ve missed the bus Can you me a lift? A take B give C drive D send 24 There _ a bank robbery in central London yesterday A has been B is C was D were 25 Be careful! I’ve painted the window A done B yet C lately D just 26 There aren’t apartments in New York A too many B any C enough D a lot 27 You can borrow some money from Tom He _ to be bank today A has gone B was C has been D going C more hardly D hardlier C boring D excited 27 She is _ than her sister A less hard B more hard 28 The film is very _ A bored B bore 30 There are _ bicycles in the streets A too much B too enough C too many D a lot 31 At the moment, he’s in Ho Chi Minh City A At noon B in a moment C soon D At the present time 32 I have been to DaLat, but I haven’t been to Nhatrang A just B already C yet D either C how much of D How many 33 _ money have you spent? A How about B How much 34 How many rolls of film have you ? A spent B took C used D met 35 How you _ seen the Golden Gate Bridge? A never B ever C since D yet 36 A car is than a motorcycle A less expensive B not as expensive C more expensive 37 I a lot of homework last night 177 D the most expensive A must B had to C have to D have had to 38 I went to school late _the heavy rain A because B since C because of D for C exciting D boring 39 It was the only quiet time in my life A peaceful B noisy 40 The thief my bicycle last night A stole B.repaired C.drove D.refused 41 The thief the stone through the window A.took B.threw C.broke D.put 42 I don’t feel sorry _him A of B for C to D with 43 You are better than you last year A are B did C were D 44 He worked harder than we _now A did B are C doing D 45 We have studied English for two year, and we’re going to study for _6 months A more B another C extra D different C sold D A & B are correct 46 Have you mended the plug yet? A repaired B fixed 47 After he retired, he lived on his _ A.pension B.mine C.dust D.coal 48 It’s only Wednesday and there _three accidents this week A was B were C have been D.are C as D the most 49 Your shirt is _white as mine A the same B more 50 Waiter I think there’s in my coffee A some things B something C somebody D anything C anywhere D somewhere 51 I often go _on Sundays A somebody B something 178 52 They’ve had very different careers A lives B occupations C professions D B & C are correct 53 I have lived in Ho Chi Minh City _ I’m living in the city now A since 1990 B years ago C for years D A & C are correct 54 He her a ring when they school in 1960 A gave/ were leaving B gives/ left C gave/ left D gave/ have left 55 There are five people in the room _are happy A None of them B One of them C Both of them D Neither of them 56.He refused _ to the reporter A.speak B.speaking C.to speak D.speaks 57 I haven’t met Tom A recently B lately C for two weeks D all are correct 58 They had to postpone the climb until next week A put off B finish C delay D A & C are correct C to D for 59 You’ve been very kind me A of B at 60 The weather _the worst since 1979 A is B was C has been D will be 61 There are a lot of books on the shelf. of them are good A Neither B Both C One D None C to D from 62 I prefer a big city _the country A than B more than 63 He joined the army and became _ A a coal miner B a policeman C a police-officer D a soldier 64 He has to the bus to his office A.get B.catch C.make D.climb 65 Because he is new, he has to the tea A.make B.cook C.use 179 D.obey 66 There is too much in the big cities A.people B.accidents C.pollution D.cars 67 I am tired the noise of the city A.of B.with C.about D.for 68 There is not enough in big cities A.fresh air B.smoke C.flats D.jobs C.officer D.order 69 He had to join the A.uniform B.army 70 There are not enough in the big cities A.houses B.crime C.crowds D.dirt PART B DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill out the gaps (Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chổ trống.) PAPER Paper was (71) _ by the Chinese in the first century AD The art of paper-making took 700 years to (72) the Muslim world and another 700 years to get to Britain (via Spain, southern France and Germany) Most paper is made from wood When trees are cut down, they are (73) _ by land or water to paper mills Here they are cut (74) _ and the wood is broken up into fibers, which are (75) _ with water and chemicals This wood pulp is then dried on a machine and made into paper Paper-making is an important British (76) _ and paper from Britain is exported to South Africa, Australia and many other countries Some of the wood used in British paper-making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, but wood is also (77) _ from other countries such as Norway One tree is needed for every 400 (78) _of a typical forty-page newspaper If half the adults in Britain each buy one daily paper, this uses up over 40,000 trees a day Trees are being cut down faster 180 than they are being (79) _, so there may be a (80) paper shortage before the pear 2000 71 A imagined 72 A reach 73 A carried 74 A up 75 A turned 76 A career 77 A imported 78 A covers 79 A set up 80 A able B invented B gain B travelled B all B mixed B branch B found B texts B replaced B important C thought C accommodate C transported C over C beaten C work C contracted C sheets C grown up C serious D brought D land D toured D in D joined D industry D produced D copies D found D essential PART C DIRECTIONS: Find the mistakes in the following sentences: (Tìm lỗi sai câu sau đây) 81 Because the traffic jam this morning, we came to school ten minutes late A B C D 82 It is obvious that my bike is much less expensive than my friend, Tom A B C D 83 Brutus always says that he is one of the best boxers on the world A B C D 84 They didn’t have to work on Sundays, but they had to work the others six days of the A B C week 85 He often drinks coffee with his breakfast, but today he drinks tea A B C D 86 They got married in 1963 and they still are in love A B C D 87 The Labour Party has won every election in the town for 1945 A B C D 181 D 88 Three British climbers in the Himalayas wanted reach the top of Mount Everest A yesterday, but they failed because the weather has been too bad B C D 89 He has left his home in Leeds last week and nobody has seen him since A B C D 90 She hasn’t to work hard because she inherited a fortune from her family A B C D PART D DIRECTIONS: Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings (Viết lại câu sau mà không làm thay đổi nghóa chúng) He has never drunk wine before This is Your watch is more expensive than mine My watch is The box is empty There _ All of my teachers not smoke None _ They bought the house last year They have _ He is better than us in English We are not _ We sympathize with him We are Let’s go to the park! Shall ? London has a lot of bridges There _ 10 The schoolboy is 15 years old That is a _ THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST 182