APRIL 3 RD , 2010 I. Choose the best answer : 1. Unfortunately, nobody on the ship ____ after the dreadful storm. (outgo, outlived, outplayed, leave). 2. He is a famous specialist who gave an interesting _____ on physics yesterday.( lecture, letter, speak, speech) 3. The authority ____ the storm victims with food and clothes . (gave, bought, offered , provides) 4. Thailand earns a lot of annual income from the tourist ____. (work, trade, bank, cheque) 5. He lost all his ____ in the fire . (work, trade, possessions, scholarship) 6. What does this sentence ____? ( mean, meant, in meaning, meaning) 7. In interaction in international _____, actually money does not usually change hands. ( buy, sell, barter, trade ) 8. As we ____ the town, the first thing we saw was a church. ( go, went, approach, approached) 9. Luckily , he found his briefcase which he had left on the train to London at the lost ____ Office. (Property, Missing, Possess, Train) 10. Computers are ______ used in school and universities. (widely, wide, width, widen) 11. England is the language of international ____ (communicate, communication, communicative, communicatively) 12. When we arrived ____ the station, the last train had just gone. ( in, at, on, to) 13. Approaching ____ the village, we saw the village common in the distance. ( at, in , on, no word) 14. Computer science is _____ compared with many other sciences. (outplaying, outnumbering, outgrowing, outdating) 15. A colony is a place or a country that _____ another country. For example, India was a colony of England. (belongs to, takes place, devotes to, invades) 16. Chinese is the only language with more ____ than English. (tellers, powers, speakers, talkers) 17. Children under 6 years old are ____ with free medical care. ( given, offered, handled, provided) 18. It is impossible to ____ exactly what will happen in the future. (admit, involve, understand, predict) 19. We need basic knowledge of grammar to speak English correctly. ( agreeable, important, fundamental, scared) 20. English grammar is _____ than that of other languages.( complex, simple, important, complicated) II. Rewrite: 1. Cam Van is one of the most famous singers in our city. Among __________________________________ 2. We are doing the test that Mr Son gave . The test _________________________________ 3. “Les’s learn the lesson carefully.” Mary told us Mary told ________________________________ 4. He was so lazy that he failed the final exam. He was too ______________________________ 5. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry. Despite _________________________________ 6. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa. Unless ________________________________ 7. “I’m not frightened .” he said ; in fact he was terrified. He pretended not -_________________________ 8. Why didn’t you tell me about this yesterday? You should _____________________________ 9. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday. Only by _______________________________ 10. He left quietly , so that he wouldn’t disturb the children . So as _________________________________ 11. James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract. James didn’t ____________________________ 12. “I must see the manager.” She said. She insisted _____________________________ 13. It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this. I wish ________________________________ 14. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. Apples _______________________________ 14. I’ve met such a famous person before . It’s ____________________________________ 15. It’s not difficult to make bread. Bread _________________________________ 16. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises. But if ___________________________________ 17. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance . If _______________________________________ III. Word form : 1. The factory’s (put)________ has increased considerably in the past few years. 2. I was late for work this morning because my car had a (break)________ on the motorway. 3. I’m afraid you’ll have to see Mr Pound . All matters concerning finance are his (respond) _______. 4. But how could you do it? Really, Ophelia. I feel quite (shame) _________ of you. 5. There was a lot of ( active) ________ this morning as work began on the new supermarket. 6. It is (moral) ________ to take credit for other people’s idea. 7. As the child’s head went under the water for the third time, I stood and watched – (power) _______ to help . I couldn’t swim. 8. I’d love to come to your party but, (fortunate) _______, I have to go somewhere else. 9. Thousands of people turned up for the Pop Festival where the big ( attract) ______ was Bob Dylan. 10. There was a sudden (burst) ________ of clapping and cheering as he rose to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. 11. Although the police suspected him of the crime, since they had no define ( prove)___________ that he was involved , they could not arrest him. 12. I spent my (child) _________ in the country. 13. After hours of going from one hotel to another , we (even) found one which was not fully booked. 14. The trouble with Mr Brown is that he’s so (consist) _______ . One minute he goes mad when you come late; the next he sayd nothing . You never know where you are! . communicatively) 12 . When we arrived ____ the station, the last train had just gone. ( in, at, on, to) 13 . Approaching ____ the village, we saw the village common in the distance. ( at, in , on, no word) 14 for the Pop Festival where the big ( attract) ______ was Bob Dylan. 10 . There was a sudden (burst) ________ of clapping and cheering as he rose to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. 11 . Although the. _________________________________ 11 . James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract. James didn’t ____________________________ 12 . “I must see the manager.” She said. She insisted _____________________________ 13 .