4. The zoo animals escaped .................... someone left the cage open.
a. while
b. because
c. and
d. but
5. The table was so heavy I could ............... lift it.
a. even
b. almost
c. hardly
d. nearly
6. You can find a book with either the author ............... the title.
a. or
b. and
c. about
d. with
V. Fill in the blank with one preposition :
1. In a game of singles, two players play ...................each other.
4. His parents are very strict ......................... him.
6. We’d like a walk instead ......................... riding a bike.
VI. Give the correct form of the words in capital in brackets
1. If you want to get more ........................,please contact Mr. Phong. (INFORM)
VIII. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D by circling the letter you choose.(10 pts)
In the United States of America, the national language is (1)............ English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2)..........language to this country.Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............ in American and Bristish English, but the American say some English words not as people(5)........... in England. Canada is (6).......... to the North of the United States of America. It is thelarger (7)......... the United States. In Canada, many people (8)............ English because they alsocame from England many years (9)......... But in some parts of Canada, people speak(10)............ because they came from France.
1. A. also.
B. like.
C.
as.
D. not.
2. A. French.
B. English.
C. Chinese.
D. Canadian.
3. A. British.
B. American. C. Russian.
D. Chinese.
4. A. various.
B. similar.
C. same.
D. like.
5. A. do.
B. say.
C. talk.
D. speak.
6. A
. lies.
B. situated.
C. at.
D. in.
7. A. than.
B. as.
C. more.
D. less.
8. A. say.
B. tell.
C. talk.
D speak.
9. A. ago.
B. later.
C. there.
D. here.
10. A. France.
B.French.
C. Russian.
D. Italian.
X. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word : (10pts)
I had a normal day yesterday. I woke (1).............. at 7.30, jumped into the shower, and dressed. As usual, I (2)..............to the morning news on the radio at the same time . I didn’t(3)...............breakfast. I’m never hungry in the morning .I (4) ................ two cups of strong, black coffee and worked for about three hours. At noon, I realized I was late for an interview with an actor, so I drove very(5) ..............to the TV station.I got to the TV station on time, but the actor didn’t come .I(6).................... a sandwich while I waited(7)............ him and talked to some other journalists about the events of the day.Then I (8) ............. my mother to say “Happy birthday!” From there I got in to my car and went (9)................... the newspaper office where I work . I arrive at the office (10)....................1.45–late for a 1.30 meeting.
XII. Build sentences based on the words given.
4. It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
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