Read the passage and choose the best answer ( A or B, C, D) for each blank.
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main (36)______ It is the grandest and most (37)______ occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet. Streets are decorated with colorful lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.
Tet’s preparation and celebrations used to be spread out over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. On the days of Tet, everyone tries to be nice and (38)______ to each other. People believe that what they do (39)______ the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be made. People visit other family members of friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive “lucky money” inside red (40)______. Many people go to pagoda to pray for a happy new year for themselves and their family. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainments. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.
(39)_____
A.at
B.on
C.to
D.from

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
A.machine
B.choose
C.teacher
D.change

Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
A.constancy
B.generous
C.sympathy
D.enthusiast

Choose the best answer to the following questions
The plants want ..................... daily.
A.watering
B.to be watered
C.being watered
D.to water

Choose the best answer to the following questions
When we ............... to see him last night, he ............... to music.
A.come / is listening
B.had come / listened
C.came / was listening
D.were coming / had listened

Choose the best answer to the following questions
I can't read when I am traveling. It makes me ............... sick.
A.felt
B.feeling
C.to feel
D.feel

Choose the best answer to the following questions
Johnny will have completed his five- year course at university next month.
A.finished
B.found
C.tried
D.enjoyed

Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer to the following questions
BRITISH POLITENESS
Do you, learners of English, ever wonder whether repeating and trying to remember various everyday expressions, such as ‘Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest taxi rank is?’ Has any value other than in exams? Well, I must admit that such thing didn’t cross my mind until last February when I got a letter from the British Council, saying that I had won a language course in England.
The polite question mentioned was the one I had to ask on arrrival in Parkston, a picturesque part of Poole with lot of semi-detached houses on either side of each street. What struck me most was the kindness of an old lady, who happened to leave Safeway’s just after my getting off the coach. Not only did she show me where to phone for a taxi, but she also gave me a hand with the luggage. I was really surprised, too, when the taxi driver got out of the car and helped me put the bags into the boot. I immediately thought of Polish taxi drivers who usually do not make the slightest effort to help you, apart from pressing the right button and waiting for the boot to open. In spite of the steroetypes about reluctance towards foreigners, the English turn out to be an extreme polite and open nation.
According to the passage, where does the author come from?
A.England
B.Poland
C.Parkton
D.Poole

Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer to the following questions
BRITISH POLITENESS
Do you, learners of English, ever wonder whether repeating and trying to remember various everyday expressions, such as ‘Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest taxi rank is?’ Has any value other than in exams? Well, I must admit that such thing didn’t cross my mind until last February when I got a letter from the British Council, saying that I had won a language course in England.
The polite question mentioned was the one I had to ask on arrrival in Parkston, a picturesque part of Poole with lot of semi-detached houses on either side of each street. What struck me most was the kindness of an old lady, who happened to leave Safeway’s just after my getting off the coach. Not only did she show me where to phone for a taxi, but she also gave me a hand with the luggage. I was really surprised, too, when the taxi driver got out of the car and helped me put the bags into the boot. I immediately thought of Polish taxi drivers who usually do not make the slightest effort to help you, apart from pressing the right button and waiting for the boot to open. In spite of the steroetypes about reluctance towards foreigners, the English turn out to be an extreme polite and open nation.
How did the old lady help the author?
A.showed her where to phone for a taxi
B.gave her a hand with the luggage
C.put her luggage in the boot.
D.both A and B are correct

Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer to the following questions
BRITISH POLITENESS
Do you, learners of English, ever wonder whether repeating and trying to remember various everyday expressions, such as ‘Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest taxi rank is?’ Has any value other than in exams? Well, I must admit that such thing didn’t cross my mind until last February when I got a letter from the British Council, saying that I had won a language course in England.
The polite question mentioned was the one I had to ask on arrrival in Parkston, a picturesque part of Poole with lot of semi-detached houses on either side of each street. What struck me most was the kindness of an old lady, who happened to leave Safeway’s just after my getting off the coach. Not only did she show me where to phone for a taxi, but she also gave me a hand with the luggage. I was really surprised, too, when the taxi driver got out of the car and helped me put the bags into the boot. I immediately thought of Polish taxi drivers who usually do not make the slightest effort to help you, apart from pressing the right button and waiting for the boot to open. In spite of the steroetypes about reluctance towards foreigners, the English turn out to be an extreme polite and open nation.
What does the author think of the English ?
A.they are very polite and open
B.they are always reluctant towards foreigners
C.they are kind–hearted
D.they care a lot about others’ business