IX. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best combines the two given sentences.
38. Dung started collecting stamps three years ago.
A. Dung has started collecting stamps for three years.
B. Dung has been collected stamps for three years ago.
C. Dung has collected stamps for three years ago.
D. Dung has collected stamps for three years.
39. The painting is bigger than the photograph.
A. The photograph is not as big as the paiting.
B. The photograph is not different from the paiting.
C. The painting is the same as the photograph.
D.The photograph is bigger than the paiting
40. They sell lots of souvenirs inside the Temple of Literature.
A.Lots of souvenirs is sold inside the Temple of Literature
B. Lots of souvenirs are sold inside the Temple of Literature
C. Lots of souvenirs sold inside the Temple of Literature
D. Lots of souvenirs are sell inside the Temple of Literature
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
38. It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. Many people are said to be homeless after the floods.
B. Many people are say to be homeless after the floods.
C. Many people are said that to be homeless after the floods.
D. Many people are say that to be homeless after the floods..
39. Many small children don't learn how to swim so they often suffer from drowning.
A. I wish small children learn how to swim.
B. I wish small children did learn how to swim.
C. I wish small children learned how to swim.
D. I wish small children didn’t learn how to swim.
40. “Each of you may have one piece of candy,” Mrs. Jones said to the children.
A. Mrs. Jones advises the children to have one piece of candy.
B. Mrs. Jones asked each of the children to have one piece of candy.
C. Mrs. Jones allowed each of the children to have one piece of candy.
D. Mrs. Jones reminded the children to have one piece of candy.
38. “Why do you come here late?”, she asked me.
A. She asked me why I came there late.
B. She asked me why I come there late.
C. She asked me why I came here late.
D. She asked me why you came there late.
39.. My brother is too young to ride to school.
A. My brother is young but he can ride to school.
B. My brother isn’t old enough to ride to school.
C. My brother is so old that he himself has to ride to school.
D. My brother is young enough to ride to school.
40. I don’t have a computer but I want to have one.
A. I used to have a computer. B. I have a computer but I don’t use it.
C. I wish I had a computer.
41. It’s not good if children stay up late.
A. You shouldn’t stay up late with children. B. You should stay up late with children.
C. Children shouldn’t stay up late. D. Children should stay up late.
V. WRITING: Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate which sentence is the best.
38. While children/ waiting / the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen / the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.
A. While children is waiting for the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.
B. While children are waiting for the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.
C. While children are waiting on the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.
D. While children are waiting for the moon to rise, they singing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.
39. When you / the Lim Festival, you can / enjoy the singing / the most skilled lien anh / lien chi.
A. When you come to the Lim Festival, you can enjoys the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.
B. When you come to the Lim Festival, you can to enjoy the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.
C. When you come to the Lim Festival, you can enjoy the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.
D. When you come to the Lim Festival, you can enjoying the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.
40. Viet Nam / the multicultural country / 54 ethnic groups.
A. Viet Nam is multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
B. Viet Nam is an multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
C. Viet Nam is the multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
D. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
27. The author started to write a new book two months ago.
The author has been writing a new book for two months
28. Now I regret that I did not listen to my father’s advice.
Now I wish I had listened to my father’s advice.
29. Some people think learning English is not difficult.
Some people think it is not difficult to learn E
30. He couldn’t work very hard because he had bad health.
He had bad health prevented him from working very hard
27. The author started to write a new book two months ago.
→ The author has been writing a new book for two months
28. Now I regret that I did not listen to my father’s advice.
→ Now I wish I had listened to my father 's advice
29. Some people think learning English is not difficult.
→ Some people think it is easy to learn English
30. He couldn’t work very hard because he had bad health.
→ He had bad health so he couldn't work very hard