SECTION ONE: USE OF ENGLISH (5.0 pts)
Part 1: Choose the best answer (marked A, B, C or D) to finish each of the following sentences. (0) has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered boxes below. (3.0 pts)
0. I ___________ a student.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
1. We’ll make this beach clean and___________ again.
A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify
2. A lot of fashion designers have ___________ inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities to make the ao dai more charming.
A. taken B. made C. done D. become
3. Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important ___________ for Vietnamese people.
A. celebrate B. celebrating C. celebration D. celebratory
4. I suggest organizing a show to ___________ money to help the poor in our neighbourhood.
A. make B. pay C. raise D. gain
5. Peter: “ Why don’t we hang the pictures on energy saving around our school?”
Mary: “___________.”
A. Because they are beautiful B. Let’s do that
C. Yes, I’d love to D. Never mind
6. We are really ___________ that people have spoiled this area.
A. happy B. proud C. disappointed D. excited
7. She comes from Da Lat, ___________ is the most beautiful tourist attraction in Vietnam.
A. where B. which C. that D. what
8. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater ___________ of the earth.
A. moment B. movement C. pollution D. development
9. If you want to pass the exam, you ___________ study hard.
A. may B. can C. will D. have to
10. Mai said she would go to Hue ___________.
A. the next day B. the day before C. next day D. the previous day
11. Ann: “ Congratulations on winning the first prize in the English speaking contest, Trang!”
Trang: “___________.”
A. I know, thanks B. Of course, thanks
C. It’s nice of you to say so D. Don’t mention it
12. If we ___________ wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few decades.
A. keep up B. go on C. fall through D. turn up