❸. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Fish and chips are among __________ dishes in Britain.

A. more popular                      B. less popular                         C. the most popular                D. most popular

2. The name Big Ben is often used __________ the tower, the clock and the bell in the tower.

A. describe                              B. describing                           C. to describe                          D. described

3. The Sydney Opera House was designed __________ a famous Australian architect

A. of                                        B. by                                       C. as                                        D. for

4. The Nobel Prize __________ awarded annually for distinguished work in different fields.

A. is                                         B. are                                       C. will be                                D. was

5. Lily studies math __________ than Tom.

A. good                                   B. best                                     C. well                                                D. better

6. There is a famous egg-shaped __________ in London.

A. build                                   B. building                              C. builder                                D. built

7. Human will suffer if the environment is __________.

A. pollute                                B. pollution                             C. polluted                              D. pollutant

8. K-pop has gained __________ in Vietnam in the recent years.

A. popular                               B. popularly                            C. unpopular                           D. popularity

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9. Cambridge is a __________ city to the north of London.

 

A. lovely                                 B. love                                     C. lover                                   D. loved

10. Roses are often considered to __________ love.

A. symbol                                B. symbolize                           C. symbolization                     D. symbolic

11. The One Pillar Pagoda is a place of __________ in Hanoi.

A. activities                             B. routine                                C. interest                               D. hobbies

12. Visitors can go __________ on the West Lake. It's really fun.

A. camping                              B. boating                               C. climbing                             D. shopping

13. Thailand is famous for spicy but __________ food.

A. delicious                             B. terrible                                C. expensive                           D. clean

14. In 1994, UNESCO recognized the heart of Ha Long Bay as being a site of Natural World__________.

A. Culture                               B. Place                                   C. Site                                     D. Heritage

15. Although I have learnt English for many years, I have never spoken to a __________ speaker.

A. original                               B. natural                                C. native                                 D. English

16. Phu Tho province is famous for hard-working and __________ people.

A. friendly                              B. modem                               C. high                                    D. costly

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

17. I love looking at tall buildings at night with their colorful lights.

A. sky trains                            B. skyscrapers                         C. skylines                              D. sky zones

18. Oxford University is the most ancient university in Britain.

A. biggest                                B. youngest                             C. oldest                                 D. most famous

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

19. Lan enjoys living in the country side because it is very quiet.

A. silent                                   B. noisy                                   C. loud                                    D. peaceful

20. Melbourne is quite a safe city to live in.

A. peaceful                              B. secure                                 C. dirty                                   D. dangerous