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I. Read the passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Becoming a collector of something is very interesting. The most interesting is (1) _____ stamps
because there are so many to choose from. Stamps-collecting (2) _____ a hobby of millions of people
all over the world for more than some hundred years. Nobody (3) _____ how many stamps there are
in the world. The (4) _____ problem of all for the beginner is just which stamps to collect, as there
are so many and nobody could collect them all. Many people collect stamps either of one country,
perhaps the one they live (5) _____ or from a small group of countries, or for a theme called the
"Thematic Collection" in connection with a certain idea.
Question 1: A. collect B. collection C. collecting D. collects
Question 2: A. has been B. is being C. is D. was
Question 3: A. know B. are knowing C. have known D. knows
Question 4: A. biggest B. most big C. bigger D. big
Question 5: A. of B. in C. at D. on
II. Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Question 6: A. lands B. looks C. stops D. laughs
Question 7: A. extended B. eradicated C. defended D. unnoticed
Question 8: A. fellow B. feather C. health D. heart
Question 9: A. summer B. music C. sunny D. public
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
Question 10: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play it.
A. skillful B. well-educated C. well-done D. A and B are correct
Question 11: The people_____ in the accidents have been taken to Bach Mai hospital.
A. injured B. to injure C. injure D. injuring
Question 12: It is next Sunday _____ we are having a picnic in the countryside.
A. which B. that C. while D. when
Question 13: The man _____ a black suit is a football referee.
A. wearing B. to wear C. who wear D. wears
Question 14: My cousin’s hobby is _____ small fish.
A. keep B. kept C. to keep D. keeping
Question 15: Either I or my brother _____ to prepare our meals.

Question 23: My mother is interested in cooking. She does it as a(n) _____.
A. amusement B. entertainment C. hobby D. addiction
Question 24: Let’s go to the cinema tonight, _____?
A. will we B. can we C. shall we D. could we
Question 25: _____ my father and my brother are football fans.
A. Either B. Neither C. Both D. So
Question 26: Swimming is one of the _____ sports.
A. aquatic B. mountainous C. racing D. running
Question 27: I can’t remember the name of the hotel _____.
A. where we stayed B. at which we stayed C. that we stayed at D. All are correct
Question 28: He got the stamps and threw away the envelopes.
A. kept B. gathered C. discarded D. collected
IV. Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning, using the prompts given.
Question 29: The pupils who are waiting for the train in the rain are getting wet. (using present
participial phrase) - The pupils waiting for the train in the rain are getting wet.
Question 30: Neil Armstrong was the first person who set foot on the moon. (reducing relative
clause) - Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon.
Question 31: The Quiz Shows on TV attracts me a lot. (cleft sentence)
- It is the Quiz Shows on TV that attracts me a lot.
Question 32: Your sister will meet you at the airport or your parents will meet you at the airport.
(using either … or …)
- Either your sister or your parents will meet you at the airport.
Question 33: George doesn’t drink. And he doesn’t smoke, either. (using neither … nor …)
- George neither drinks nor smokes.
Question 34: I showed my friends all of the photographs. (cleft sentence in passive)
- It was my friends that I showed all of the photographs to.
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