Read the passage carefully

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III. Read the passage carefully (1.5pt)
Las Vegas, Nevada, is the most famous city for gambling in the United States. It started in 1905 as a small train stop.
There were only a few buildings in the deserts. In 1946, a famous gangster named Bugsy Siegel built the first casino. He
was murdered in 1947. This made him and Las Vegas more famous! In the early 1950s, tourists went to Las Vegas not
only to gamble. They went to watch atomic bomb tests in the desert outside the city. In those days, people didn't know it
was dangerous. They thought it was exciting. Las Vegas is also famous for its many weddings chapels. Like all of Las
Vegas, they are open24 hours a day. Getting married is easy. A couple just pays a few dollars for a license, and they can
get married immediately. Many famous movie stars were married in Las Vegas.
A. Decide if the statements that follow are True or False.
13. Nevada is another name of Las Vegas.
14. Las Vegas was founded in 1905.
15. Las Vegas was known only for its gambling.
16. People used to think that watching atomic tests was thrilling.
B. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
17. In the context of the paragraph, “chapel" means:
A. tower
18. Many
A. gamblers
B. nice hotel
C. big pagoda
D. small church
like to go to Las Vegas.
B. tourists
C. lovers
D. movie stars
Answers: 13.
III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5pt)
People from all over the world learn English because it is considered an (19) ... language. It is the (20) ... in Viet
Nam. English is chosen (21) ..... the first foreign language in almost all schools. It is (22) ... widespread that many
parents think their children won't be successful if they don't speak the language well. As a result, they are eager to (23)
... lots of money forcing their kids to study at a famous foreign language center regardless of their feelings on it.
Usually, these children have (24) .... weekend because this time is for learning English, not for playing or
entertainment.
1. A. national
2. A. difference
3. A. like
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
C. international
C. strange
C. unlike
B. interesting
experienced
D. best
B. same
B. such
D. as
C. too
B. spend C. take
C. no
4. A. so
B. such
D. enough
5. A. offer
D. use
6. A. some
В. а
D. not
Answers: 19.
IV. Put the words in the correct order (0.5pt)
25. Paul/ if/ play/Sue / asked/ the / she / piano / could /. /
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
26. from / sickness / absent / Hoa / of/ was / class/ her/because /. //
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5pts)
27 Why wasn't I
28. Recently,
29. Since 1931 Canada has been a/an
about this earlier?(information)
have made lots of wonderful discoveries. (science)
member of British Commonwealth. (depend)
30.1
_with you on spending so much money on the project. It's a waste of money. (agree)
dressed in Jeans and a T-shirt. (casual)
31.He is
32.Some parents have difficulty dealing with
Answers:
nineaw problems. (teens)
28.
27.
29.
30.
31.
32.
VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing their meaning (2.0 pts)
33. If he doesn't come, we'll go without him. Unless
34. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays.> There used
35. The last time I met him was 2 weeks ago.→ I have.
36. Laura often does her homework after dinner. Laura's
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