Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. All of us have to obey _____ strictly.
A. traffic B. traffic rules C. traffic jam D. regular
7. It is _____ for teenage under 18 to ride a bike in Vietnam.
A. legal B. legally C. illegally D. illegal
8. Yesterday Ba and Nga _____ round West Lake. It took them an hour.
A. cycled B. cycle C. cycling D. cycles
9. We are waiting for the next bus _____.
A. to come B. come C. comes D. coming
10. Hurry up or we can’t _____ the last bus home.
A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch
11. Pete and Liz used to go to school _____.
A. by foot B. on foot C. by feet D. on feet
12. They really enjoy _____ the boat.
A. driving B. catching C. sailing D. riding
13. When the bus stop, the students say goodbye to the driver and _____.
A. walk on B. walk of C. get on D. get off
14. His father is a pilot and he has been _____ planes for 10 years.
A. flying B. fly C. flew D. flown
15. You are not _____ to drive to drive without buckling up.
A. allowed B. allowing C. allow D. allowance
16. We should _____ the street at the zebra crossing.
A. walk B. walk through C. walk on D. walk across
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
17. You have to strictly obey traffic signals when riding on the road.
A. catch B. follow C. see D. observe
18. Hoian used to be a peace and quiet city.
A. peaceful B. lively C. crowded D. noisy
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOPSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
19. Mr. Huy used to ride his motorbike dangerously.
A. riskily B. safely C. carelessly D. annoyingly
20. Hanoi is clean and peaceful.
A. quite B. restful C. noisy D. gentle
III. GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. “_____ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” – “About 50 metres”.
A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How often
22. Linh and Long used to _____ their bikes in his spare time.
A. ride B. rides C. riding D. rode
23. It used to _____ me 45 minutes to go school by bus.
A. take B. takes C. took D. taking
24. I _____ a horse when I was young, but now I don’t.
A. ride B. have ridden C. used to ride D. was riding
25. _____ does it take to go from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city by plane? – About 2 hours
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How far
26. _____ he use to sail a boat when he was 15?
A. Do B. Does C. Did D. Is
27. Lan _____ travel by plane, but now she travels by plane much.
A. used to B. doesn’t use to C. uses to D. didn’t use to
28. When there is a traffic jam, it _____ me a very long time to go home.
A. takes B. costs C. spends D. lasts
29. It is over 100 km _____ my hometown to Danang city.
A. in B. at C. on D. from
30. I _____ relax on Sundays. But Sunday is my busiest day of the week now.
A. used to B. didn’t use to C. use to D. don’t use to
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
31. There used to was much traffic in this area.
A B C D
32. How does our English teacher goes to work every day?
A B C D
33. Children must to learn about read safety.
A B C D
34. Did you used to go to school on foot?
A B C D.
35. It takes me 30 minutes riding from home to school.
A B C D
IV. READING
Read the passage and then decide whether these sentences are True (A) or False (B)
Traffic jams
For many years, Raze has been driving to work and back every weekday. Every morning, on his way to work, especially during the rush hour, the highways are usually crowded causing massive traffic jams. The situation is even worse in the evening when he drives home. All the traffic comes to halt whenever there is an accident or a car has broken down and blocks an entire lane. In the winter, particularly when it snows, multi-car accidents with injuries can take emergency paramedics and vehicles removers a number of hours to clear the road. When Raza is stuck in a heavy traffic jam, he listens to music on the radio to calm his nerves. His boos and his wife know that if he is late, he is probably stuck a traffic.
(Adapted from http://www.en.iscollective.com)
36. Raze has traveled to work by car.
A. True B. False
37. There are many traffic jams at the highways during the rush hours.
A. True B. False
38. There will be less traffic jams when he drives home.
A. True B. False
39. Broken-down cars that block the entire lane is one reason for traffic jams.
A. True B. False
40. When Raze is stuck in a heavy traffic jam, he will be angry.
A. True B. False
Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.
Stuck in traffic
Richard Ryan is stuck in traffic. There must be an accident somewhere up ahead because he’s been sitting in the same spot for the last few minutes. The cars aren’t moving at all. It looks like it’s going to be another slow commute.
Even though he left his house early to beat the traffic, if the cars don’t start to move soon, Richard will be late for a very important meeting. He has to meet with some lawyers who advising his company on a construction project. Richard is the president of a big company. It he’s late, he won’t get in trouble, but he hates to be late for anything.
(Adapted from http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com)
41. What is Richard’s problem now?
A. He is stuck in traffic. B. He has a car accident.
C. His car breaks down. D. When he was 14 years old.
42. In paragraph 1, the word “commute” is closest in meaning to
A. pace B. toad C. movement D. travel
43. In paragraph 2, what does it mean by “to beat the traffic”?
A. to avoid traffic jams B. to travel safety
C. to drive on road D. to move slowly
44. In can be inferred from the second paragraph that
A. Richard is a lawyer
B. Richard has a high position in the company
C. Richard is hiring a groups of lawyer for his company
D. Richard has a trouble working with the lawyer
45. Richard hates
A. traffic jams B. working with the lawyers
C. being late for things D. driving his car
V. WRITING
Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best combines the two given sentences.
46. Lan doesn’t play piano anymore.
A. Lan used to play piano.
B. Lan is playing piano.
C. Lan didn’t use to play piano.
D. Lan wasn’t playing piano.
47. I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.
A. I don’t use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.
B. I didn’t use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.
C. I sued to collect stamps when I was in primary school.
D. I use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.
48. He is not a poor man anymore because he has becomes a rich businessman.
A. He used to be a rich man.
B. He used to be a businessman.
C. He used to be a poor man.
D. He used to be a poor businessman.
49. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
A. My hair is longer now than it in the past.
B. My hair was longer in the past.
C. My hair used to be shorter in the past.
D. My hair used to be longer in the past.
50. They didn’t use to go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
A. They didn’t often go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
B. They used to go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
C. They often went to the cinema every Sunday last year.
D. They didn’t go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
Choose the best answer.
He forgot to give a ____ before he turned left and got a ticket
A. hand
B. signal
C. sign
D. light
All of us have to obey ____ strictly.
A. traffic
B. traffic rules
C. traffic jam
D. regular
We should wait for the traffic lights _____ before we cross the street
A. turn yellow
B. to turn yellow
C. turn green
D. to turn green
We should ____ the street at the zebra crossing
A. walk
B. walk through
C. walk on
D. walk across
You should ___ right and left when you go across the road
A. see
B. look
C. be
D. take