II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
5. The man said that he __________ from Bulgari.
A. come
B. came
C. is coming
D. had come
6. Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, was famous __________ her work on radioactivity.
A. for
B. with
C. on
D. at
7. If I watch weather forecast regularly, I __________ when the storm strikes the city.
A. will know
B. know
C. did know
D. knew
8. Some people believe that aliens are just __________ creatures.
A. imagine
B. imagining
C. imaginative
D. imaginary
9. The students __________ for an exam at this time next week.
A. are sitting
B. will be sitting
C. will sit
D. are going to sit
10. This is the first time I __________ seafood.
A. try
B. tried
C. have tried
D. am trying
11. What is the most well-known __________ invention in the 19th century?
A. scientist
B. scientific
C. science
D. scientifically
12. People had __________ into a temporary shelter after the mud slide.
A. move
B. to move
C. moving
D. moved
13. The children are looking forward __________ the parade.
A. to see
B. seeing
C. to seeing
D. seen
14. This ancient cathedral __________ by two archeologists in 1988.
A. discovered
B. is discovered
C. had discovered
D. was discovered
15. We try __________ in touch with our neighbor after moving our house.
A. to keep
B. to come
C. to take
D. to have
16. Bobby asked me __________ I liked collecting stamps.
A. as
B. though
C. whether
D. what
17. Before he did his homework, he __________ a TV show.
A. watches
B. had watched
C. watched
D. is watching
18. Playing badminton __________ so interesting that we play it three times a week.
A. are
B. be
C. is
D. has been
19. We would take part in the competition if the prize __________ bigger.
A. were
B. is
C. had been
D. was
20. A __________ guide is a person employed to show tourists around places of interest.
A. tourist
B. touring
C. tour
D. tourism
III. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio in 1847. As a child, he received less than a year of formal schooling, but was educated at home. His parents allowed him to set up a laboratory in their basement and his mother gave him books about chemistry and electronics. Edison credits his mother as being ‘the making’ of him.
In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp and on October 14, 1878, Edison filed his first patent application for "Improvement In Electric Lights". In 1879 he created a successful incandescent light bulb. This was his hardest project – from 1877 to 1880, Edison and his assistants tried around 3000 experiments to perfect their light bulb design. By the end of 1880, Edison had produced a bulb that lasted 1500 hours. This discovery marked the beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs and in 1880, Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company began marketing its new product.
21. When was Edison born?
A. in 1878
B. in 1847
C. in 1877
D. in 1500
22. Where was Edison’s laboratory?
A. at his school
B. in a company
C. in the city
D. in their basement
23. How many hours did the 1880 bulb last?
A. 3000
B. 1500
C. 1880
D. 1878
24. What does the word “its” in the last sentence refer to?
A. Thomas Edison’s company
B. Thomas Edison’s patent
C. Thomas Edison’s invention
D. Thomas Edison’s discovery
25. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A brief history of the light bulb
B. The early life of Thomas Edison
C. Family of Thomas Edison
D. Thomas Edison’s company
IV. Find and correct the mistakes
V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank
The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to.
By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.
For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price.
31. A. communication B. communicative C. communicate D. communicatively
32. A. see B. seeing C. seen D. to see
33. A. but B. so C. and D. yet
34. A. in B. for C. on D. to
35. A. position B. situation C. condition D. place
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one
36. “I am preparing for my coming exam now.” said my daughter.
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37. His father is going to repair the bike for him soon.
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38. I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.
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VII. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases
39. The city/ built/ on/ area/ of/ thirty square kilometers.
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40. Our teacher/ asked/ if/ we/ like/ go camping/ coming festival.
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1b
2b
3a
4a
5d