Question

[Như Phạm]

I.Fill in each gap with one suitable word.(1p)

The world’s(1)…………famous clock is Big Ben standing (2)………….to the Houses of parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3)…………..of the bell which chimes every hour.

The bell(4)…………..named after Sir Benjamin Hall,the man (5)…………..was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.The clock (6)…………..four faces and keeps accurate time.It can (7)…………….adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8)………….a stray attached to the clock’s pendulum.

One interesting thing about the clock is (9)………….the light shines abover the belfry at night,it (10)…………..that the House of common is still in session.

II, Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.(1p)

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is a ..........(1) of stone earthen fortifications in China , built , rebuilt and maintained ........(2) the 5^th century BC and the 16^th century .......(3) the northern borders of the Chinese Empire ........(4) the rule of successive dynasties. Several walls , referred to as the Great Wall of China , were built since the 5^th century BC. The most famous is the wall ......(5) between 200BC-220BC by the first Emperor of China , Quin Shi Huang ; little of it .....(6) ; it was much farther north than the current wall, ......(7) was built during the Ming Dynasty .

The Great Wall .....(8) over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west , along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia , but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles ) in total .At its peak , the Ming Wall was .....(9) by more than one million men . It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese ....(10) as part of the centuries long project of building the wall

fortification(n): sù cñng cè ; (to) delineate:ph¸c ho¹ ; arc(n): ®­êng cong

1, a-box	b-series	c-ranks	d-ranges
2, a-in	b-from	c-among	d-between
3, a-to protect	b-protecting	c-prevent	d-to prevent
4, a-during	b-within	c-while	d-when
5, a-built	b-made	c-done	d-designed
6, a-conserves	b-remains	c-guard	d-exist
7, a-that	b-which	c-what	d-where
8, a-stretches	length	c-stretch	d-carry
9, a-looked after	b-covered	c-guarded	d-concealed
10 , a-die	b-died	c-death	d-dead

III. Read the following text then choose from the list A-F the best sentence to fill each of the spaces. There is one extra sentence which you do not need. (1p)

I have recently become very worried about my 15-year-old son, Nick. Although he was never brilliant at school, he used to get reasonable good marks. (1) ______.

He used to be such a good swimmer that he won several prizes. But now he has given up training. And instead of neat clothes he used to wear, all he ever puts on is the same pair of shabby of old jeans and a dirty sweatshirt.

(2) ______. Nick was in the kitchen. The radio was so loud that he didn’t hear me come behind him. My handbag was on the table. (3) ______.

We had a terrible row. Finally, he broke down and confessed everything. He has been going every day to a big amusement arcade near his school and playing electronics games with nick names like Space Warrior and Alien Invaders. I had always thought they were harmless. (4) ______.

He has promised he won’t go there again, but I think he’s too addicted to stop. (5) ______. What can I do to help him?

A. But now I realize that he’s so hooked on them, he’ll even steal from his own mother in order to pay for the habit.

B. Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t - and he doesn’t .

C. I often leave it there so that I won’t forget it when I go out.

D. He had taken some money out of it and was just about to put it in his pocket.

E. But that isn’t all. Last Sunday, I got up earlier than usual.

F. But now his work has become so bad that his teachers say he is just wasting his time there

Answer 1

[Nguyễn Công Tỉnh]

I.Fill in each gap with one suitable word.(1p)

The world’s(1)……most……famous clock is Big Ben standing (2)……next…….to the Houses of parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3)…name………..of the bell which chimes every hour.

The bell(4)……was……..named after Sir Benjamin Hall,the man (5)……who……..was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.The clock (6)…has………..four faces and keeps accurate time.It can (7)……be……….adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8)……on…….a stray attached to the clock’s pendulum.

One interesting thing about the clock is (9)…that……….the light shines abover the belfry at night,it (10)……means……..that the House of common is still in session.

II, Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.(1p)

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is a ..........(1) of stone earthen fortifications in China , built , rebuilt and maintained ........(2) the 5th century BC and the 16th century .......(3) the northern borders of the Chinese Empire ........(4) the rule of successive dynasties. Several walls , referred to as the Great Wall of China , were built since the 5th century BC. The most famous is the wall ......(5) between 200BC-220BC by the first Emperor of China , Quin Shi Huang ; little of it .....(6) ; it was much farther north than the current wall, ......(7) was built during the Ming Dynasty .

The Great Wall .....(8) over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west , along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia , but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles ) in total .At its peak , the Ming Wall was .....(9) by more than one million men . It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese ....(10) as part of the centuries long project of building the wall

fortification(n): sù cñng cè ; (to) delineate:ph¸c ho¹ ; arc(n): ®­êng cong

1, a-box	b-series	c-ranks	d-ranges
2, a-in	b-from	c-among	d-between
3, a-to protect	b-protecting	c-prevent	d-to prevent
4, a-during	b-within	c-while	d-when
5, a-built	b-made	c-done	d-designed
6, a-conserves	b-remains	c-guard	d-exist
7, a-that	b-which	c-what	d-where
8, a-stretches	length	c-stretch	d-carry
9, a-looked after	b-covered	c-guarded	d-concealed
10 , a-die	b-died	c-death	d-dead

III. Read the following text then choose from the list A-F the best sentence to fill each of the spaces. There is one extra sentence which you do not need. (1p)

I have recently become very worried about my 15-year-old son, Nick. Although he was never brilliant at school, he used to get reasonable good marks. (1) ___F___.

He used to be such a good swimmer that he won several prizes. But now he has given up training. And instead of neat clothes he used to wear, all he ever puts on is the same pair of shabby of old jeans and a dirty sweatshirt.

(2) ____E__. Nick was in the kitchen. The radio was so loud that he didn’t hear me come behind him. My handbag was on the table. (3) __D____.

We had a terrible row. Finally, he broke down and confessed everything. He has been going every day to a big amusement arcade near his school and playing electronics games with nick names like Space Warrior and Alien Invaders. I had always thought they were harmless. (4) _A_____.

He has promised he won’t go there again, but I think he’s too addicted to stop. (5) ___B___. What can I do to help him?

A. But now I realize that he’s so hooked on them, he’ll even steal from his own mother in order to pay for the habit.

B. Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t - and he doesn’t .

C. I often leave it there so that I won’t forget it when I go out.

D. He had taken some money out of it and was just about to put it in his pocket.

E. But that isn’t all. Last Sunday, I got up earlier than usual.

F. But now his work has become so bad that his teachers say he is just wasting his time there