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(1)UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Ngày thi: 29/06/2013.
(Đề thi gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Họ tên thí sinh: ……….……… Số báo danh: ……… Chú ý: Thí sinh làm vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề)
A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM. I PHONETICS (1 pt)
1 Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)
1 A lost B nose C only D hole
2 A youths B cigarettes C maps D months
3 A inversion B permission C ship D decision
4 A although B without C thorough D mouths
5 A honest B home C heiress D vehicles
2 Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0.5 pt)
6 A champion B factory C recycle D difference
7 A illustrate B consider C remember D imagine
8 A experiment B explanation C achievement D discovery
9 A alternative B academy C mechanic D mathematics
10 A calculator B difficulty C comprehend D institute
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11 I really like Emma Watson She has such a good sense of _
A intelligence B humour C honesty D patience
12 One of the qualities for true _ is constancy
A friend B friendly C friendship D friendliness
13 The woman _ a fuss when she discovered that her bag had been stolen
A shouted B cried C made D did
14 There is a birthday cake _ seven candles on the table
A of B with C on D above
15 On our wedding _, we would love to invite your family to our dinner
A opportunity B chance C anniversary D birthday
16 He’s gone down to the corner _ some milk
A get B to get C getting D got 17 Why weren’t we permitted _ the house?
A entering B to enter C enter D entered 18 He could not afford
A to buy a car B buy a car C buying a car D can buy a car 19 An ideal friend shouldn’t be
A loyal B selfish C faithful D friendly 20 The local people are very to strangers
A comfortable B hospitable C enjoyable D familiar 21 If they worked more carefully, they _ so many mistakes
A won’t make B don’t make C wouldn’t make D didn’t make 22 He _to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home
A goes B was going C went D has gone
23 There’s a strange man behind us I think
A we are followed B we are being followed
C we are being following D we are following
24 Which of the following is the strongest advice?
(2)C You ought to get a hair- cut D You really must get a hair- cut 25 you mind if I use your dictionary?
A Wil B Do C Can D Did
26 Mr Vo Van Kiet, _ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long
A that B whose C Who D whom
27 All that rubbish will have to be at once
A get rid of B got rid of C got rid D getting rid of
28 The football match was postponed _the bad weather
A because B in spite C despite D because of
29 _students attended the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them
A Too many B So many C So few D So much
30 Maria: “Thanks for the lovely evening.” – Diana: “ _.”
A Oh, that’s right B No, it’s not good
C Yes, it’s really great D I’m glad you enjoyed it 31 “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop _ excuses!”
A having B making C doing D taking
32 The kitchen _ dirty because she has just cleaned it
A may be B mustn’t be C can’t be D should be
33 “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _?”
A will you B don’t you C can’t you D you
34 The library card will give you free access _the Internet eight hours a day
A on B to C in D from
35 John paid $2 for his meal, _he had thought it would cost
A not so many as B less as C not as much D not so much as 36 He _to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead
A didn’t have to go B must have gone C couldn’t go D should have gone 37 The United States consists of fifty States, _has its own government
A each of which B each of that C hence each D they each 38 Susan’s doctor insists _for a few days
A her to rest B that she rest C her resting D that she is resting 39 _he arrived at the bust stop when the bus came
A No sooner had B No longer has C No until had D Hardly had 40 “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?” “Yes we decide to stay longer.”
A In case B So that C Though D Because
41 At the interview, you will _ a lot of questions
A asked B be asked C asking D ask
42 He hopes that he _ become a civil engineer in the future
A would be B will C be D is
43 Since _ here, I’ve learned a lot of English
A came B to come C coming D come
44 I want to know how the story _
A stops B ends C stopped D ended
45 This kind of medicine is quickly _ into the body
A entered B absorbed C gone D introduced
46 It is impossible to _ why different people like different things?
A account B cause C reason D explain
47 The young soldier _ at the target and fired
A pointed B aimed C directed D tried
48 She sang less beautifully than I _
A wished B hoped C expected D demanded
49 Smoking is _ to your health
(3)50 Attending all the lectures is important _ university students
A in B with C about D to
51 Are you acquainted _ this lady?
A with B to C by D about
52 Is she capable _ using computers?
A about B of C with D on
53 Hurry, or you will be late _ the meeting
A at B to C from D for
54 The city center was crowded _ tourists
A to B with C from D for
55 You have to study harder to keep pace _ your classmates
A with B in C on D at
56 They _ tomorrow at 12:30
A will leave B are leaving C are going to leave D leave
57 He cannot accept the invitation _ his duty
A thanks to B because of C despite D as
58 _ a kind man he is!
A What B Which C How D Why
59 The doctor advised the patient to stay _ the crowds
A away from B out of C with D off
60 A person can stand _ under the water in one minute
A stay B to stay C stayed D staying
III LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61 –“Do you agree that our present sources of energy will soon end?" –“ _” A Yes, it might B No, I don't C Yes, I think so D Yes, we
62 –“ _.” –“It was really interesting.”
A How about going for a film? B How was the film last night? C Did you like the film last night? D What was the film last night? 63 –“ ” –“It’s nice.”
A What you think of the weather today? B What does the weather like today? C Do you like the weather today? D How does the weather like? 64 –“Happy birthday! This is a small present for you.” –“ _ “
A What a pity! B How terrible! C Have a good time! D How beautiful it is! Thanks 65 –“John had an accident He has been in hospital for days –“ ”
A Poor him B Oh Is he? C How's terrific! D Poor it
IV GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.
Smith did not explain the large (66) _ he had shown in Magnan but sat thinking (67) _ some minutes and then began to talk (68) _ something else About ten that evening I met Smith and he asked me up to his room (69) _ coffee (70) _ room looked nice with comfortable chairs We talked a little and then he (71) _ me his story
" A long time (72) _I was young artist and came to France where I was traveling from place to place making sketches One day, I met two French artists (73) _were also moving from place to place making sketches and I joined them We were as happy (74) _we were or as poor as we were happy, as you like it."
"Claude and Carl-these are the names of those boys-were always in good spirits and laughed at poverty We were very poor We lived (75) _the money which we got from time to time for our sketches "
66 A interest B to interest C interested D interesting
67 A at B of C for D up
(4)69 A drink B to drink C drinking D drank
70 A No article B A C An D The
71 A told B said C spoke D asked
72 A next B up C ago D before
73 A why B whom C whose D who
74 A as B more C than D less
75 A about B in C against D on
V READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than that of the ancient Now we know about vitamins and how each kind of vitamin helps in the growth of a particular part of our bodies There are on the market all kinds of vitamin pills which one can take to make up for one’s lack of certain important things which are needed for normal health Of course, if we eat well and properly, the food that we eat will take care of our bodies without these pills and so there is no need to take any kinds of vitamin pills unless our doctor tells us that our bodies are short of something which can be supplied by them
Generally speaking, everything we eat does some good to our bodies, but if we eat too much of one kind of food and pay no attention to others, we may have too much of one kind of chemical substance and not enough of others Then, we may be in trouble
We are often told that we must eat some meat at each meal in order to get the necessary protein That is only partly true, for proteins are not found only in meat We can also get them from some vegetables The best advice about what to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food but never too much of any 76 According to the passage, we now know
A more and more about food and health B food and health
C how to keep fit and stay healthy D health is not important 77 People take certain vitamin pills when they
A want to develop their muscle B find their bodies are short of something C want to prevent their diseases D are strong enough to work everything 78 The writer thinks we should
A have balanced food B be careful in choosing food C eat simple food D go on a diet
79 According to the passage, to get proteins we must eat
A food and vitamin pills B only fruit C meat and vegetables D more vegetables 80 The main topic of the passage is
A proteins and food B vitamins and proteins C food and health D health and vitamin pills
B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN I VERB FORMS (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
a A: What part of Birmingham (81 you / live) _ when you were a student?
B: A place called Selly Oak (82 you ever be) _there?
b When I got home, Bill (83 lie) _on the sofa The television was on, but he was not
watching it He (84 fall) _asleep and (85 snore) _loudly I turned the television off and just then he (86 wake) _up.
c Mary said that she (87 learn) _French for five years.
d Would you mind (88 tell) _ your children (89 keep) _ quiet for a
moment? I (90 try) _ to finish my report.
II WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)
equip – probable – electric – fortune – wide able – event – produce – industry – mine
(5)Coal was not used (93) _ as a source of energy until the last century With the coming of the (94) _revolution, it was soon realized that (95) _would double if coal was used instead of Nowadays, many of the huge factories and (96) _generating stations would be (97) _to function if there was no coal
There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use of coal does not increase (98) _, however, about half of the world’s coal may never be used (99) _ much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new (100) _
III READING COMPREHENSION (1 pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F).
Once there were lots of pandas in the mountain of Western China Today they are becoming extinct The reason is that they cannot find enough food Pandas eat bamboo leaves They not like another food The bamboo grows very slowly It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant Some types of bamboo have seeds every 60 years Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow While the bamboo is growing, pandas not have enough leaves to eat
Farmers are using more and more of the land on the mountain side to grow food for man The farmers cut down the bamboo Bamboo leaves become less plentiful Pandas cannot find enough food to eat They starve and die
China and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the panda In 1979 they began to set up special parks where pandas live One such park is the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan The Wolong Reserve has the highest number of pandas in the world Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits By learning more about the panda’s habits, scientists can save it from extinction
101 There are many pandas in China nowadays 102 Some kinds of bamboo grow quickly
103 The favourite food for pandas is the bamboo leaves
104 The Wolong Reserve is the World Wildlife Fund Organisation
105 Setting pandas reserves in the mountains of China is a good way to save pandas
IV PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.
106 What is the advantage farming over hunting? 107 Are you interested literature?
108 San Francisco is the west coast of the United States 109 He has the problem swimming too slow
110 He put his bicycle the wall
111 I turned their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money 112 If someone comes to the door, don’t ask them
113 The firemen had to break the door to enter the house on fire 114 I look on my childhood as the happiest part of my life 115 The nurse has to take at the midnight
V ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)
There are ten errors in the following passage Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces.
BICYCLES
1 The bicycle is a cheap or clean way to travel The first bicycle is made about one hundred and fifty years ago At first, bicycles were expensive so only rich people can buy them These early bicycles looked very differently from the ones we have today
(6)10 you can’t find anywhere parking
Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction
1
2
3
4
5 10
VI SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)
126 He sings well and plays the guitar well
=> He both 127 In spite of his headache, he did well in the exam
=> Although 128 They came to the concert late, so they didn’t have good seats
=> Had 129 Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games
=> I won’t allow 130 It was a long time ago when I saw a movie
=> It is 131 My younger brother finally managed to get a job
=> My younger brother was 132 They have just sold the old house at the end of the road
=> The old house 133 You needn’t finish the work today
=> There’s 134 Liz is a better pianist than Mai
=> Mai does 135 She is annoyed because her husband often smokes in the home
=> She objects
VII WRITING (2 pts)
Write an essay (about 150-200 words) on the following topic:
“The role of a good friend in one’s life”
(7)UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Ngày thi: 29/06/2013.
(Đề thi gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Họ tên thí sinh: ……….……… Số báo danh: ……… Chú ý: Thí sinh làm vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề)
A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM. I PHONETICS (1 pt)
1 Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)
1 A lost B nose C only D hole
2 A youths B cigarettes C maps D months
3 A inversion B permission C ship D decision
4 A thought B without C thorough D mouths
5 A honest B home C heiress D vehicles
2 Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0.5 pt)
6 A ‘champion B ‘factory C re’cycle D ‘difference
7 A ‘illustrate B con’sider C re’member D i’magine
8 A ex’periment B expla’nation C a’chievement D dis’covery
9 A al’ternative B a’cademy C me’chanic D mathe’matics
10 A ‘calculator B ‘difficulty C com’prehend D ‘institute
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11 I really like Emma Watson She has such a good sense of _
A intelligence B humor C honesty D patience
12 One of the qualities for true _ is constancy
A friend B friendly C friendship D friendliness
13 The woman _ a fuss when she discovered that her bag had been stolen
A shouted B cried C made D did
14 There is a birthday cake _ seven candles on the table
A of B with C on D above
15 On our wedding _, we would love to invite your family to our dinner
A opportunity B chance C anniversary D birthday
16 He’s gone down to the corner _ some milk
A get B to get C getting D got 17 Why weren’t we permitted _ the house?
A entering B to enter C enter D entered 18 He could not afford
A to buy a car B buy a car C buying a car D can buy a car 19 An ideal friend shouldn’t be
A loyal B selfish C faithful D friendly 20 The local people are very to strangers
A comfortable B hospitable C enjoyable D familiar 21 If they worked more carefully, they _ so many mistakes
A won’t make B don’t make C wouldn’t make D didn’t make 22 He _to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home
A goes B was going C went D has gone
23 There’s a strange man behind us I think
A we are followed B we are being followed
C we are being following D we are following
24 Which of the following is the strongest advice?
(8)C You ought to get a hair- cut D You really must get a hair- cut. 25 you mind if I use your dictionary?
A Will B Do C Can D Did
26 Mr Vo Van Kiet, _ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long
A that B whose C Who D whom
27 All that rubbish will have to be at once
A get rid of B got rid of C got rid D getting rid of
28 The football match was postponed _the bad weather
A because B in spite C despite D because of
29 _students attended the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them
A Too many B So many C So few D So much
30 Maria: “Thanks for the lovely evening.” – Diana: “ _.”
A Oh, that’s right B No, it’s not good
C Yes, it’s really great D I’m glad you enjoyed it 31 “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop _ excuses!”
A having B making C doing D taking
32 The kitchen _ dirty because she has just cleaned it
A may be B mustn’t be C can’t be D should be
33 “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _?”
A will you B don’t you C can’t you D you 34 The library card will give you free access _the Internet eight hours a day
A on B to C in D from
35 John paid $2 for his meal, _he had thought it would cost
A not so many as B less as C not as much D not so much as 36 He _to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead
A didn’t have to go B must have gone C couldn’t go D should have gone 37 The United States consists of fifty States, _has its own government
A each of which B each of that C hence each D they each 38 Susan’s doctor insists _for a few days
A her to rest B that she rest C her resting D that she is resting 39 _he arrived at the bust stop when the bus came
A No sooner had B No longer has C No until had D Hardly had 40 “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?” “Yes we decide to stay longer.”
A In case B So that C Though D Because 41 At the interview, you will _ a lot of questions
A asked B be asked C asking D ask
42 He hopes that he _ become a civil engineer in the future
A would be B will C be D is
43 Since _ here, I’ve learned a lot of English
A came B to come C coming D come
44 I want to know how the story _
A stops B ends C stopped D ended
45 This kind of medicine is quickly _ into the body
A entered B absorbed C gone D introduced
46 It is impossible to _ why different people like different things?
A account B cause C reason D explain
47 The young soldier _ at the target and fired
A pointed B aimed C directed D tried
48 She sang less beautifully than I _
A wished B hoped C expected D demanded
49 Smoking is _ to your health
(9)50 Attending all the lectures is important _ university students
A in B with C about D to
51 Are you acquainted _ this lady?
A with B to C by D about
52 Is she capable _ using computers?
A about B of C with D on
53 Hurry, or you will be late _ the meeting
A at B to C from D for
54 The city center was crowded _ tourists
A to B with C from D for
55 You have to study harder to keep pace _ your classmates
A with B in C on D at
56 They _ tomorrow at 12:30
A will leave B are leaving C are going to leave D leave
57 He cannot accept the invitation _ his duty
A thanks to B because of C despite D as
58 _ a kind man he is!
A What B Which C How D Why
59 The doctor advised the patient to stay _ the crowds
A away from B out of C with D off
60 A person can stand _ under the water in one minute
A stay B to stay C stayed D staying
III LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61 –“Do you agree that our present sources of energy will soon end?" –“ _” A Yes, it might B No, I don't C Yes, I think so. D Yes, we
62 –“ _.” –“It was really interesting.”
A How about going for a film? B How was the film last night? C Did you like the film last night? D What was the film last night? 63 –“ ” –“It’s nice.”
A What you think of the weather today? B What does the weather like today? C Do you like the weather today? D How does the weather like?
64 –“Happy birthday! This is a small present for you.” –“ _ “
A What a pity! B How terrible! C Have a good time! D How beautiful it is! Thanks. 65 –“John had an accident He has been in hospital for days –“ ”
A Poor him. B Oh Is he? C How's terrific! D Poor it
IV GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.
Smith did not explain the large (66) _ he had shown in Magnan but sat thinking (67) _ some minutes and then began to talk (68) _ something else About ten that evening I met Smith and he asked me up to his room (69) _ coffee (70) _ room looked nice with comfortable chairs We talked a little and then he (71) _ me his story
" A long time (72) _I was young artist and came to France where I was traveling from place to place making sketches One day, I met two French artists (73) _were also moving from place to place making sketches and I joined them We were as happy (74) _we were or as poor as we were happy, as you like it."
"Claude and Carl-these are the names of those boys-were always in good spirits and laughed at poverty We were very poor We lived (75) _the money which we got from time to time for our sketches "
66 A interest B to interest C interested D interesting
67 A at B of C for D up
(10)69 A drink B to drink C drinking D drank
70 A No article B A C An D The
71 A told B said C spoke D asked
72 A next B up C ago D before
73 A why B whom C whose D who
74 A as B more C than D less
75 A about B in C against D on
V READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than that of the ancient Now we know about vitamins and how each kind of vitamin helps in the growth of a particular part of our bodies There are on the market all kinds of vitamin pills which one can take to make up for one’s lack of certain important things which are needed for normal health Of course, if we eat well and properly, the food that we eat will take care of our bodies without these pills and so there is no need to take any kinds of vitamin pills unless our doctor tells us that our bodies are short of something which can be supplied by them
Generally speaking, everything we eat does some good to our bodies, but if we eat too much of one kind of food and pay no attention to others, we may have too much of one kind of chemical substance and not enough of others Then, we may be in trouble
We are often told that we must eat some meat at each meal in order to get the necessary protein That is only partly true, for proteins are not found only in meat We can also get them from some vegetables The best advice about what to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food but never too much of any 76 According to the passage, we now know
A more and more about food and health B food and health
C how to keep fit and stay healthy D health is not important 77 People take certain vitamin pills when they
A want to develop their muscle B find their bodies are short of something C want to prevent their diseases D are strong enough to work everything
78 The writer thinks we should
A have balanced food B be careful in choosing food C eat simple food D go on a diet
79 According to the passage, to get proteins we must eat
A food and vitamin pills B only fruit C meat and vegetables D more vegetables 80 The main topic of the passage is
A proteins and food B vitamins and proteins C food and healthD health and vitamin pills
B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN I VERB FORMS (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
a A: What part of Birmingham (81 you / live) did you live _ when you were a student? B: A place called Selly Oak (82 you ever be) Have you ever been there?
b When I got home, Bill (83 lie) _ was lying _ on the sofa The television was on, but he was not watching it He (84 fall) had fallen asleep and (85 snore) _ was snoring _ loudly I turned the television off and just then he (86 wake) woke _ up
c Mary said that she (87 learn) had learnt/ had learned/ had been learning French for five years
d Would you mind (88 tell) _ telling _your children (89 keep) _ to keep _ quiet for a moment? I (90 try) am trying to finish my report
II WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)
equip – probable – electric – fortune – wide able – event – produce – industry – mine
(11)Coal was not used (93) widely as a source of energy until the last century With the coming of the (94)
industrial revolution, it was soon realized that (95) production would double if coal was used instead of.
Nowadays, many of the huge factories and (96) electricity generating stations would be (97) unable to function if there was no coal
There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use of coal does not increase (98) fortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal may never be used (99)
Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new (100) equipment. III READING COMPREHENSION (1 pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F).
Once there were lots of pandas in the mountain of Western China Today they are becoming extinct The reason is that they cannot find enough food Pandas eat bamboo leaves They not like another food The bamboo grows very slowly It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant Some types of bamboo have seeds every 60 years Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow While the bamboo is growing, pandas not have enough leaves to eat
Farmers are using more and more of the land on the mountain side to grow food for man The farmers cut down the bamboo Bamboo leaves become less plentiful Pandas cannot find enough food to eat They starve and die
China and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the panda In 1979 they began to set up special parks where pandas live One such park is the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan The Wolong Reserve has the highest number of pandas in the world Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits By learning more about the panda’s habits, scientists can save it from extinction
101 There are many pandas in China nowadays 102 Some kinds of bamboo grow quickly
103 The favorite food for pandas is the bamboo leaves
104 The Wolong Reserve is the World Wildlife Fund Organization
105 Setting pandas reserves in the mountains of China is a good way to save pandas 101 F 102 F 103 T 104 F 105 T
IV PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.
106 What is the advantage of farming over hunting? 107 Are you interested in literature?
108 San Francisco is on the west coast of the United States 109 He has the problem of swimming too slow
110 He put his bicycle against the wall
111 I turned down their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money 112 If someone comes to the door, don’t ask them in
113 The firemen had to break down the door to enter the house on fire 114 I look back on my childhood as the happiest part of my life
115 The nurse has to take over at the midnight
V ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)
There are ten errors in the following passage Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces.
BICYCLES
1 The bicycle is a cheap or clean way to travel The first bicycle is made about one hundred and fifty years ago At first, bicycles were
3 expensive so only rich people can buy them These early bicycles looked very differently from the ones we have today
(12)10 you can’t find anywhere parking.
Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction
1 or and On in
2 is was more faster faster
3 can could Rain rains
4 differently different Car cars
5 Late Later 10 parking to park
VI SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)
126 He sings well and plays the guitar well => He both sings and plays the guitar well.
127 In spite of his headache, he did well in the exam => Although he had a headache, he did well in the exam.
128 They came to the concert late, so they didn’t have good seats
=> Had they come to the concert early/earlier, they would/could have had good seats. 129 Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games
=> I won’t allow you to play the computer games if you don’t/unless you your homework first. 130 It was a long time ago when I saw a movie
=> It is a long time since I saw a movie.
131 My younger brother finally managed to get a job => My younger brother was finally able to get a job.
132 They have just sold the old house at the end of the road => The old house at the end of the road has just been sold. 133 You needn’t finish the work today
=> There’s no need for you to finish the work today. 134 Liz is a better pianist than Mai
=> Mai does not play the piano as well as Liz (does).
135 She is annoyed because her husband often smokes in the home => She objects to her husband(‘s) smoking in the home often.
VII WRITING (2 pts)
Write an essay (about 150-200 words) on the following topic:
“The role of a good friend in one’s life”