V. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the
given one
In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English.
My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I
did not know how to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, my English teacher told
me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me
cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an
English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. "Now I think you know what
you should do," she said. I did not know that only one year later, I would win the first prize
in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.
Question 36. Which sentence is true?
A. The writer had some difficulties in learning English when he was in primary
school.
B. The writer had some difficulties in learning English when he was in lower primary
school.

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C. The writer had no difficulties in learning English when he was in lower secondary
school.
D. The writer had some difficulties in learning English when he was in lower secondary
school.
Question 37. He was not good at________.
A. speaking and listening B. pronunciation and speaking
C. grammar and pronunciation D. grammar and listening
Question 38. Which sentence is not true?
A. His grammar was worse than his pronunciation.
B. His English teacher was a woman,
C. He knew how to improve them.
D. He did not know how to improve them.
Question 39. She also told him how to use an English-English dictionary.
A. to improve his skill of listening.
B. to improve his pronunciation of English.
C. to improve his skill of speaking.
D. to improve his English grammar.
Question 40. He won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest.
A. one month later B. four months later
C. ten months later D. twelve months later