TEST 43 I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets : Linda Reed is a secretary. She (1.live)………………………………… in Chicago and (2. work) …………………………………for an export company .Last year she (3. be) …………………………………on holiday on Patapita, a small island in the South Pacific. She (4.take) ………………………………… a nap when the earthquake (5. begin) …………………………………. The noise (6. wake) ………………………………… her up. Everything (7. shake) ………………………………… violently while she (8. try) …………………………………a safe place to hide. II. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best option: 1. Do you mind living ( in / on / of / with) your own? 2. I saw a lot of horse and people ( which / that / they / who) went to the market. 3. We wouldn’t go camping ( although / if / but / unless) the weather were fine. 4. I always feel sorry for the people ( who / whose / that / their) lives are miserable. 5. The shirt is (very / such / so / enough) lovely that I want to buy it. 6. She won’t go with you (or / if / unless / and) she finishes her homework. 7. Nha Trang is a beach (where / which / it / who ) is good for sunbathing. 8. What do you usually do ( on / in / at / with) the weekends? 83 III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets : 1. The advertisement says people must write their (apply)…………………………………… in English. 2. Home computers are more (wide) …………………………………… used in Vietnamese families now than they were a few years ago. 3. Nam feels (happy) …………………………………… because he did very badly on his last test. 4. It was such an (amuse) …………………………………… book that I couldn’t put it down. 5. He’s tired of looking for a job because he had so many (refuse) ……………………………………. 6. English is an (effect) …………………………………… medium of international communication. 7. Many people have become (wealth) …………………………………… thanks to the great progress in our economy. 8. What are the (differ) …………………………………… between the North and the South of England? IV. Read the following passage and do the exercises below: Steven Spielberg was born in Ohio. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in recent times, and in his career he has earned millions of dollars. He has been making movies since 1961. His first film was a war movie. Escape to Nowhere, which was made when he was only thirteen. He studied English literature at California State University and then worked in the television division at Universal Studios in Hollywood for seven years. In 1975, he made the movie Jaws, which was very successful, and made him rich and famous. Since then, he has made more than 30 movies, including the box_office hits Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indian Jones, ET, and Jurassic Park. He has also directed more serious movies, like Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan, and he has produced a lot of movies. In 1994, he formed a new Hollywood studio, Dreamworks. Recently, Dreamworks has been working with Microsoft to produce interactive computer games and videos A. Answer the questions: 1. What did he study at university? …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………How many movies has he made? …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 2. What has Dreamworks been working with Microsoft? …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… B. Make questions with these sets of words then answer them: 3. How long / Spielberg / making movies? …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………… 4. How old / he / when / first film / made? …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 5. When / form / Dreamworks? …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence : 1. Nobody in my neighborhood is richer than Mr. Tran. Mr. is ………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… 2. They are now teaching English in the primary school. English……………………………………………………………………………… …………… 3. I’m sorry I don’t know your address, so I can’t tell you. If I……………………………………………………………………………………… …… 4. They’ve been making that documentary film for three months. They started………………………………………………………………………………… … 5. The beach was so dirty that we decided not to stay. It was such…………………………………………………………………………………… …… 84 6. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away. Would you mind…………………………………………………………………………… 7. Learning to drive is not very difficult. It is ……………………………………………………………………… 8. Janet is a better dancer than Laura. Laura can’t………………………………………………………………………………… . TEST 43 I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets : Linda Reed is a secretary. She. when the earthquake (5. begin) …………………………………. The noise (6. wake) ………………………………… her up. Everything (7. shake) ………………………………… violently while she (8. try) …………………………………a safe place to hide she finishes her homework. 7. Nha Trang is a beach (where / which / it / who ) is good for sunbathing. 8. What do you usually do ( on / in / at / with) the weekends? 83 III. Give the correct