Question III. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D which is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. (0.5pt)
21. My brether isn't tall enough to play basketball.
A. My brother is too short to play basketball.
B. My brother isn't too short to play basketball.
C. My brother is too short to play basketball.
D. My brother are too short to play basketball.
22. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.
A. I have lived in such a friend neighborhood before.
B. I haven't lived in such a friend neighborhood before.
C. I had lived in such a friend neighborhood before.
D. I hadn't lived in such a friend neighborhood before.
Question IV. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D that needs correction in each of the following questions. (0.75pt)
23. He is an most hard-working student in my class.
A
B
C
24. I haven't seen Tom for he gave me this book.
A
B
C
D
D
25. We went by a train to the west of England last month.
A
B
C
D
Question V. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to fill in each of the numbered blanks.
(1.25pts)
V. Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each gap. (1.25 point)
Halloween was first celebrated many centuries ago in Ireland and Scotland by Celtic priests called Druids. They observed
the end of autumn and the beginning of (26)
witches came out. As they were afraid (27)
houses for the witches.
It is considered that Halloween was (28)
The Druids thought that Halloween was the night when the
witches, they put food and small gifts near the doors of their
to America by the immigrants from Ireland and Scotland. In the 19th
(the integral part of the festival was a lantern
century they celebrated Halloween according to their old (29)
made of a pumpkin with holes in the forms of eyes, and nose and a mouth). Nowadays people hold parades on
Halloween. On the 31st of October they (30)
as witches, demons, ghosts and the like, with large 'pumpkins' in
their hands, take part in the festival that lasts till early morning.
26. A. spring
27. A. for
28. A. brought
29. A. traditions
30. A. wear
B. summer
B. of
B. given
B. beliefs
B. show
C. autumn
C. with
C. returned
C. cultures
C. dress
D. winter
D. about
D. carried
D. methods
D. cover
Question VI. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below. (1.0 pt)
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are
adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on
television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls lcarn
English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work.
Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or
university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
31.How do a few learn English just by?
Every year people in many countries. learn English
32. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
33. Why do adults learn English?
34. Do other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English?
Question VII. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that have the same meaning as the given ones.
35. I don't have money to buy this house.
-> I wish I had many to buy this house..
36. The doctor advised me to rest after a hard-working week.
>>The doctor suggested....
37. Although he is old. he often plays tennis.
=> In spite of
38. Ba started reading comic books five years ago.
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