Question

B. USE OF ENGLISH: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do as directed (2 pts)

1. The football match I saw last month was not as (exciting /exciting as/ more exciting/ exciting than) this one.
2. My brother will take (in/ on/ up/ with) playing piano in the future.
3. Lan wants to lose weight, (because/ but/ or/ so) she began doing aerobics last month.
4. The (perform/performances/ performing/performer) of puppetry show everyday life in the countryside and folk
tales.
5. Nam: I feel tired and weak because I watch TV too much.
Hoa: Watch (more/ much/ less/ many) TV and relax more.
6. My mother enjoys (watches/ watching/ to watch/ watched) documentary films on TV.
7. Did you buy (some/ any/ a/ an) bottle of cooking oil yesterday?
8. Find the word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined (pork/ hot/ rod/ soft)
C. READING (2 pts)
I. Read the passage and fill in the gaps with provided words in the box (1pt)
paints are beautiful because draw
Artists who (1) _________________ pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London, but
there (2) _________only a few left now. Sometimes, they can create (3)_____________ pictures. The police usually
treat pavement artists kindly. They don’t punish these artists (4) _______________ they are so good that they get
a large crowd around them.

Answer 1

B
1. The football match I saw last month was not as exciting as this one.
2. My brother will take up playing piano in the future.
3. Lan want to lose weight, so she began doing aerobics last month.
4. The performances of puppetry show everyday life in the countryside and folktales.
5. Hoa: Watch more TV and relax more. (!?)
6. My mother enjoys watching documentary films on TV.
7. Did you buy a bottle of cooking oil yesterday?
8. Pork. (The others are pronounced more like “aw”.)
C
Artists who (1) draw pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London, but there (2) are only a few left now. Sometimes, they can create (3) beautiful pictures. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly. They don’t punish these artists (4) because they are so good that they get a large crowd around them.

Answer 2

1-exciting as 2-on 3-so 4-performances 5-more 6-watching 7-a reading 1-draw 2-are 3-beautiful 4-because