SỞ GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ LỚP 12
HẢI PHÒNG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút
(Bài thi gồm trang. Tổng điểm: 100)
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___________________________________________________________________________
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I. Which word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest? Circle your choice - A, B, C or D. (5 points - 0,5 point for each correct answer)
1
A
drink
B
pink
C
pint
D

tea
B
sea
C
seat
D
heavy
6
A
woke
B
worry
C
wrote
D
won't
7
A
head
B
bed
C
pretty
D
better
8
A
natural
B
nature

A.when B.if C.unless D. so
14. They are in reading books.
A.enjoyable B.like C.interested D.fond
15. They gave looking for her when it became dark.
A. out B. off C.up D. away
16. English people are very of their literature.
A. pride B. proud C. famous D. interested
17. My little sister is very good cooking .
BẢNG A
A. on B. at C. of D. in
18. The film was boring to see until the end of it.
A. too B. such C. very D. so
19. car is it ? _ It’s Peter’s.
A. Who B. What C. Whose D. Which
20. Man will feel sorry what he has done to his environment
A. about B. in C. at D. for
21. “ll try him to travel with us.
A. persuade B. to persuade C. persuading D. persuaded
22. He a lot of sweets when he was a child
A. used to eat B. used to eating C. was used to eat D. was used to eating
23. It's the English grammar puzzles me most.
A. which B. that C. whom D. what
24. I met my husband I was at university.
A. until B. during C. since D. while
25. . You’ll fail the exam you start revising.
A. unless B. if C. until D. when
26. I am worried taking my final exam.
A. that B. of C. to D. about
27. Would you mind me how to work the lift ?
A. show B. to show C. showing D. shown

A. suburbs B. outside C. outskirts D. side
43. Even though Alan didn’t have much money, he insisted everybody a drink.
A. to buy B. in buying C. buying D. on buying
44. I couldn’t concentrate on my homework, because my brother kept me silly questions.
A. interrupting B. interrupted C. to interrupt D. interruption
45. I am terrified breaking down on a motorway at night.
A. for B. with C. from D. of
46. I have never well with my brother. We have got completely different personalities.
A. got off B. got on C. got away D. got up
47. I want to know more about the of the people: what they do everyday and how they
spend their free time.
A. work B. lifestyle C. products D. ways of talking
48. I am wearing a suit today because I want to make a good
A. friend B. custom C. involvement D. impression
49. Some people are happy about the changes, but are unhappy.
A. most B. institutions C. others D. personals
50. There are many different to the problem. It is not easy to understand.
A. aspects B. images C. people D. ways
51. The main attraction of the job was that it offered the to do research.
A possibility B proposal C opportunity D prospect
52. Although they had only been invited for lunch, they until supper time.
A. stayed on B. stayed out C. stayed up D. stayed in
53. I am never free on Tuesday evenings as I have a arrangement to go to the cinema with a
friend.
A. long-standing B. long-lived C. long-range D. long-lasting
54. Hardly had the van turned the corner when one of the back wheels
A. broke away B. turned round C. came off D. rolled down
55. The hen six eggs last week.
A. lay B. laid C. led D. lied
56. Please have the watchman this conference hall.

(D)
72. People often (A) seem anger (B) when they (C) don't get enough rest (D)
73. There is(A) a number ( B) of disadvantages of learn (C) a second language while (D) at
school.
74. Learning (A) a foreign language enables (B) a student develop (C) an understanding of
another culture(D)
75. The most (A)problematical of the four (B) major language skills are (C) probably that
(D) of writing.
76 . Science (A) and technology (B) are (C) part of the knowledges (D) of educated people.
77. Mass production is the manufacture (A) of machineries (B) and other articles in standard (C)
sizes and large numbers (D).
78. Some countries (A) must (B) change the way in which (C) they taught languages in their
schools (D)
79. The biggest factor in (A) producing able (B) students must going to be (C) the quality of
the teaching. (D)
80. In an essay (A) writing (B) in 1779, Judith Sargeant Murray promoted the cause of (C) women 's
education. (D)
81. A good carpentry (A) must possess (B) a wide variety (C) of skills (D)
82. Dreams are commonly (A) made up of (B) both visual or (C) verbal images (D).
Answers:
63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (10points – 1 point for each correct answer)
I went to New Zealand on a student programme last year and I ' d like to(1) _____ you about
it. I was very(2) _____ when I knew I was going to New Zealand because I had never been
there before. I didn't think about the problems of speaking English(3) _____ I met my host
family. At first I couldn't communicate with them because my English was so bad. All I (4)
_____been learning for eight years at school wasn't much used at all, (5) _____ we didn't
have real practice. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My
problem is pronouncing "l" and "r". For example, New Zealand people often asked "What do

with C for D to
9. A where B

which C who D what
10.
AA A
with B

on C to D By

V. Read the story
below. Then write next
to the numbers in the
box the letter of the
answer you think
correctly completes the
sentence. (10 points – 1
point for each correct
answer)
I do not think it possible
for many people at the
age of six to be able to
predict their future with
(1)_____ accuracy.
However, at that age I
felt confident enough to
inform my mother that I
intended (2)_____ my
own zoo and moreover,
I added, I would give


1. _____
a) an
b)

any
c) the
d)

no
2. _____
a) on having
b)

that I would
have
c) to have
d)

having
3. _____
a) -
b)

in
c) at
d)

by
4. _____

d)

about
7. _____
a) was filling
b)

have filled
c) filled
d)

had been filling

8. _____
a) on
b)

by
c) -
d)

at

9. _____
a) could be
b)

could have
c) could have been


7. Huong hasn't seen her younger sister since she left for Australia.
Huong last
8. You can try to get Quan to lend you this motorbike but you can't succeed.
There is no point
9. You must submit your home assignment by June 20
th
.
The deadline
10. What you do with the money is of no interest to me.
I don't care
11. We regret not carrying out a more thorough investigation into the matter.
We wish
12. I was shaken by the pictures I saw in the newspaper.
What
13. It appears that the money was earned by 'insider - dealing' on the Stock Exchange.
The money is
14. I hardly had time to step inside the office before the phone started ringing.
No sooner
15. You didn't tell me you were coming - I have already arranged to go out.
If
16. Successive storms weakened the bridge, making it no longer safe.
Weakened
17. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.
Try
18. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
Much
19. Don't you wish you could get out more in the evening?
Don't you get fed
20. If she hadn't insisted on kissing everyone goodbye, she would have caught the train.
If it hadn't

28. C. to lock
29. C. taking
30. A. I 'd
31. C. to going
32. D. back
33. B. ought
34. C. otherwise
35. A. old enough
36. B. lately
37. D. needn't
38. C. driving
39. D. ways
40. B. 'll have lost
41. C. settle down
42. C. outskirts
43. D. on buying
44. A. interrupting
45. D. of
46. B. got on
47. B. lifestyle
48. D. impression
49. C. others
50. A. aspects
51. C. proud
52. A. stayed on
53. A longstanding
54. C. came off
55. B. laid
56. B. sweep
57. C. repaired

1. It is a two - hour Express Train from Hanoi Hai Phong
2. It 's not my fault / It 's not me who is to be blamed if the beer opener's broken.
3. There are more than 500 workers in the factory I work.
4. He suggested putting the luggage under the seat.
5. I had Mr Quang mend the watch for me.
6. You didn't forget to post the letter, did you?
7. Huong last saw her younger sister when she left for Australia.
8. There is no point trying to get Quan to lend you this motorbike.
9. The deadline to submit your home assignment is June 20
th
.
10. I don't care for what you do with the money.
11. We wish we had carried out a more thorough investigation into the matter
12. What shook me was / were the pictures I saw in the newspaper.
13. The money is thought / said to have been earned by ' insider – dealing' on the Stock Exchange.
14. No sooner had I stepped inside the office than the phone started ringing? No sooner had I stepped
inside the office than the phone started ringing?
15. If you had told me you were coming, I wouldn't have arranged to go out.
16. Weakened by the successive storms, the bridge is no longer safe.
17. Try as hard as I could, I couldn't open the door.
18. Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
19. Don't you get fed up with staying indoors so much.
20. If it hadn't been delayed by her kissing everyone goodbye / been for her kissing everyone
goodbye, she would have caught the train.
VIII. (10 points)
Travelling by train has many advantages. First of all, there are no stressful traffic jams, and
trains are fast and comfortable. Also you can use the time in different ways. For example, you
can sit and read, or watch the world go by. You can work, or you can have a meal or a snack
in the buffet car.
However, travelling by train also has some disadvantages. It is expensive and the trains are
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HẢI PHÒNG NĂM HỌC 2005-2006
MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút
(Bài thi gồm
trang. Tổng điểm: 100)
BẢNG B
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Tên, đơn vị công tác của hai người chấm thi:
1: ___________________________________________
2: ___________________________________________

SỐ PHÁCH:
(do Chủ tịch Hội
đồng chấm thi ghi)

C
then
D
that
4
A
stopped
B
wicked
C
helped
D
wanted
5
A
tea
B
sea
C
seat
D
heavy
6
A
woke
B
worry
C
wrote
D

learn
B
heart
C
earth
D
search

II.Choose the best answer by circling your choice - A, B, C or D. (27 points - 0,5 point for
each correct answer)

11. The house, you are living, has just been built.
A. where B. who C. whose D. which
12. He's the man wrote this story.
A.who B.which C.whose D.whom.
13. They won’t go camping it rains.
A.when B.if C.unless D. so
14. They are in reading books.
A.enjoyable B.like C.interested D.fond
15. They gave looking for her when it became dark.
A. out B. off C.up D. away
16. English people are very of their literature.
A. pride B. proud C. famous D. interested
17. My little sister is very good cooking .
A. on B. at C. of D. in
18. The film was boring to see until the end of it.
A. too B. such C. very D. so
19. car is it ? _ It’s Peter’s.
A. Who B. What C. Whose D. Which
20. Man will feel sorry what he has done to his environment

A. old enough B. too old C. very old D. enough old
36. What 's London like these days? I haven't been there
A. late B. lately C. later D. latest
37. You put the car in the garage. I 'm going out in it later.
A. mustn't B. can't haven't D. needn't
38. When British people go abroad, it takes them several days to get used to on the right
hand side of the road.
A. drive B. driven C. driving D. drove
39. Many old people don’t like change. They are very set in their
A. life B. habits C. routines D. ways
40. By the year 2005, many people currently employed their job.
A. have lost B. will have lost C. will be losing D. are losing
41. Many young people travel all over the world, and do all kinds of jobs before they _______
A. lie down B. touch down C. settle down D. put down
42. My friends have just moved to a new flat in residential area on the _______of Paris.
A. suburbs B. outside C. outskirts D. side
43. Even though Alan didn’t have much money, he insisted everybody a drink.
A. to buy B. in buying C. buying D. on buying
44. I couldn’t concentrate on my homework, because my brother kept me silly questions.
A. interrupting B. interrupted C. to interrupt D. interruption
45. I am terrified breaking down on a motorway at night.
A. for B. with C. from D. of
46. I have never well with my brother. We have got completely different personalities.
A. got off B. got on C. got away D. got up
47. I want to know more about the of the people: what they do everyday and how they
spend their free time.
A. work B. lifestyle C. products D. ways of talking
48. I am wearing a suit today because I want to make a good
A. friend B. custom C. involvement D. impression
49. Some people are happy about the changes, but are unhappy.

A. records B. cups C. medals D. presents
64. are people who live and work in a city.
A. city dwellers B. commuters C. workers D passengers III. Which is not appropriate in standard written English? Write your answers – A, B,
C or D in the box. (10 points - 0,5 point for each correct answer).

65. Not only cigarettes and too ( A) alcohol is believed ( B) to be ( C) harmful to one 's ( D) health.
66. Approximately ( A) 80 percent of (B) farm income in Utah it is derived ( C) from livestock and
livestock products (D)
67. Jays (A) are more shorter (B) and more colourful (C) than ( D)crows.
68. The first steps ( A) of scientific research ( B) is to decide ( C) how to gather data ( D)
69. Caffeine (A) in coffee is relative (B) harmless if people drink (C) it moderately (D)
70. Vibrating (A) or shaking rapidly (B) often cause (C) noise (D)
71. New York City, which is ( A) one of the largest (B) cities in the world, is larger (C) than
any other cities (D) in the United States.
72. Many young people lack (A) the skill, good education, and financial (B) to settle (C) in
the urban areas where most jobs are found (D)
73. In geology, Earth's continents are (A) classify by (B) rock(C) density and composition
(D)
74. People often (A) seem anger (B) when they (C) don't get enough rest (D)
75. There is(A) a number ( B) of disadvantages of learn (C) a second language while (D) at
school.
76. Learning (A) a foreign language enables (B) a student develop (C) an understanding of
another culture(D)
77. The most (A)problematical of the four (B) major language skills are (C) probably that
(D) of writing.
78 . Science (A) and technology (B) are (C) part of the knowledges (D) of educated people.
79. Mass production is the manufacture (A) of machineries (B) and other articles in standard (C)

own zoo and moreover,
I added, I would give
her a cottage in the
grounds to live
(3)_____. If my mother
had been an American
parent, she (4)_____ me
to the nearest
psychiatrist; however,
being fairly phlegmatic,
she merely said she
thought that it (5)_____
lovely and promptly
forgot (6)_____. She
should have been
warned since, from the
age of two, I (7)_____
matchboxes and my
pockets with a wide
variety of the smaller
fauna that came
(8)_____ my way, so the
progress from a
matchbox to a zoo
(9)_____ predicted. It is
nice to record though
that, before she died, I
had fulfilled my promise
and (10)_____ her to
live in my zoo, not in a

by
4. _____
a) must have
rushed
b)

would have
rushed probably

c)
should probably
have rushed
d)

would probably
have rushed
5. _____
a) would be
b)

was going to be

c) had been
d)

was to be
6. _____
a) -
b)


c) could have been

d)

may have been 10. _____
a) taking
b)

have taken
c) taken
d)

take
V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (10points – 1 point for each correct answer)
I went to New Zealand on a student programme last year and I ' d like to(1) _____ you about it. I was
very(2) _____ when I knew I was going to New Zealand because I had never been there before. I
didn't think about the problems of speaking English(3) _____ I met my host family. At first I couldn't
communicate with them because my English was so bad. All I (4) _____been learning for eight years
at school wasn't much used at all, (5) _____ we didn't have real practice. Even though my grammar
was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing "l" and "r". For example, New
Zealand people often asked "What do you eat in Thailand?" I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but
they didn't understand when I said "We eat lice". My host mum helped me a lot by (6) _____ my bad
pronunciation . I usually practiced by talking to myself when I had a shower, so no one could hear me.
After four months my English was (7) _____ better. Apart (8) _____ English I learnt to make my own
breakfast and lunch. I had to ride to school every day. I went swimming and tried water skiing and
sailing, (9) _____was wonderful. But the most valuable thing was that I learnt to be (10) _____
myself and to be independent.


on C to D By

VI. Read the article below. Then write in this box the letter before the option you think it 's best
for each sentence. (18 points – 2 points for each correct answer)
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning

14. I hardly had time to step inside the office before the phone started ringing.
No sooner
15. You didn't tell me you were coming - I have already arranged to go out.
If
16. Successive storms weakened the bridge, making it no longer safe.
Weakened
17. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.
Try
18. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
Much
19. Don't you wish you could get out more in the evening?
Don't you get fed
20. If she hadn't insisted on kissing everyone goodbye, she would have caught the train.
If it hadn't
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MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH ĐÁP ÁN
(Tổng điểm: 100)
___________________________________________________________________________
_______
I. Which word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest? Circle your choice - A, B, C or D. (5 points - 0,5 point for each correct answer)
1. C pint
2. B bear 3. B thought
4. D wanted 5.D heavy
6. B worry 7. C pretty 8. A natural 9. D little 10. B heart

37. D. needn't
38. C. driving
39. D. ways
40. B. 'll have lost
41. C. settle down
42. C. outskirts
43. D. on buying
44. A. interrupting
45. D. of
46. B. got on
47. B. lifestyle
48. D. impression
49. C. others
50. A. aspects
51. C. proud
52. A. stayed on
53. A longstanding
54. C. came off
55. B. laid
56. B. sweep
57. C. repaired
58. D. the little
59. C. In spite of
60. C. restored

1. It is a two - hour Express Train from Hanoi Hai Phong
2. It 's not my fault / It 's not me who is to be blamed if the beer opener's broken.
3. There are more than 500 workers in the factory I work.
4. He suggested putting the luggage under the seat.
5. I had Mr Quang mend the watch for me.
6. You didn't forget to post the letter, did you?
7. Huong last saw her younger sister when she left for Australia.
8. There is no point trying to get Quan to lend you this motorbike.
9. The deadline to submit your home assignment is June 20
th
.
10. I don't care for what you do with the money.
11. We wish we had carried out a more thorough investigation into the matter
12. What shook me was / were the pictures I saw in the newspaper.
13. The money is thought / said to have been earned by ' insider – dealing' on the Stock Exchange.
14. No sooner had I stepped inside the office than the phone started ringing? No sooner had I stepped
inside the office than the phone started ringing?
15. If you had told me you were coming, I wouldn't have arranged to go out.
16. Weakened by the successive storms, the bridge is no longer safe.
17. Try as hard as I could, I couldn't open the door.
18. Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
19. Don't you get fed up with staying indoors so much.
20. If it hadn't been delayed by her kissing everyone goodbye / been for her kissing everyone
goodbye, she would have caught the train.

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8. a. accuracy
9. a. quotation
10. a. librarian
b. breath
b. image
b. botanist
b. education
b. weather
b. warned
b. cliche'
b. parade
b. liquid
b. area
c. thorough
c. voyage
c. complain
c. collection
c. therefore
c. naked
c. appreciation
c. purity
c. liquor
c. dairy
d. theme
d. crease
d. volunteer
d. celebration
d. these
d. hatred
d. facade

A. be faced B. face to C. have to face with D. be faced with
21. “ Which is more important: luck or effort?” - “Luck is …… effort?”
A. of the same importance B. the same importance as
C. of the same importance as D. as the same importance as
22. “Jane’s daughter is very rude” “You’re right: she has no manners ………”
A. whatsoever B. however C. whenever D. evermore
23. ,“All these desserts look delicious?” - “Yes, but ____, the pie looks the best.”
A. of them B. of them all C. from them D. from all

24. “Who did you invite to dinner?” “No one ____ than Frank and his family.”
A. rather B. except C. besides D. other
25. “Are you starting a club?”- “Yes, do you want ____”
A. to get consider B. to be considered C. to consider D. be considered
26. I am worried taking my final exam.
A. that B. of C. to D. about
27. Would you mind me how to work the lift ?
A. show B. to show C. showing D. shown
28. Don't forget the door before going to bed.
A. lock B. locking C. to lock D. locked
29. The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it's worth a packed lunch.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken
30. If I were you, phone and tell her you 're going to be late.
A. I 'd B. I 'll C. I 'd have D. I
31. I 'm really looking forward to university.
A. to go B. going C. to going D. go
32. The evening with my old school friends brought a lot of memories.
A. up B. in C. round D. back
33. You look terribly tired. You really to get more sleep.
A. should B. ought C. must D. could
34. You 'd better stop spending money, you 'll end up in debt.

A. friend B. custom C. involvement D. impression
49. Some people are happy about the changes, but are unhappy.
A. most B. institutions C. others D. personals
50. There are many different to the problem. It is not easy to understand.
A. aspects B. images C. people D. ways
51. The main attraction of the job was that it offered the to do research.
A possibility B proposal C opportunity D prospect
52. Although they had only been invited for lunch, they until supper time.
A. stayed on B. stayed out C. stayed up D. stayed in
53. I am never free on Tuesday evenings as I have a arrangement to go to the cinema with a
friend.
A. long-standing B. long-lived C. long-range D. long-lasting
54. Hardly had the van turned the corner when one of the back wheels
A. broke away B. turned round C. came off D. rolled down
55. The hen six eggs last week.
C. lay B. laid C. led D. lied
56. Please have the watchman this conference hall.
C. swept B. sweep C. sweeping D. to sweep
57. I want to have this door at once.
C. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. being repaired
58. She can make only few cakes with sugar left in that jar.
C. so much B. so many C. so few D. the little
59. He got an excellent grade in his examination the fact that he had not worked
particularly hard .
C. on account of B. Because C. In spite of D. Although.
60. The government has recently the buildings in the old section of the city.
C. reformed B. adjusted C. restored D. modified
61. The rules of the games by the referee within ninety minutes.
A. is observed B. observe C. are observed D. must observe
62. We try to the score, but we were unsuccessful.

being fairly phlegmatic,
she merely said she
thought that it (5)_____
lovely and promptly
forgot (6)_____. She
should have been
warned since, from the
age of two, I (7)_____
matchboxes and my
pockets with a wide
variety of the smaller
fauna that came
(8)_____ my way, so the
progress from a
matchbox to a zoo
(9)_____ predicted. It is
nice to record though
that, before she died, I
had fulfilled my promise
and (10)_____ her to
live in my zoo, not in a
cottage but in a manor
house.

1. _____
a) an
b)

any
c) the

c)
should probably
have rushed
d)

would probably
have rushed
5. _____
a) would be
b)

was going to be

c) had been
d)

was to be
6. _____
a) -
b)

all about
c) all about it
d)

about
7. _____
a) was filling
b)


b)

have taken
c) taken
d)

take
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (10points – 1 point for each correct answer)
I went to New Zealand on a student programme last year and I ' d like to(1) _____ you about
it. I was very(2) _____ when I knew I was going to New Zealand because I had never been
there before. I didn't think about the problems of speaking English(3) _____ I met my host
family. At first I couldn't communicate with them because my English was so bad. All I (4)
_____been learning for eight years at school wasn't much used at all, (5) _____ we didn't
have real practice. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My
problem is pronouncing "l" and "r". For example, New Zealand people often asked "What do
you eat in Thailand?" I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn't understand when I
said "We eat lice". My host mum helped me a lot by (6) _____ my bad pronunciation . I
usually practiced by talking to myself when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After
four months my English was (7) _____ better. Apart (8) _____ English I learnt to make my
own breakfast and lunch. I had to ride to school every day. I went swimming and tried water
skiing and sailing, (9) _____was wonderful. But the most valuable thing was that I learnt to
be (10) _____ myself and to be independent.
1. A say B

tell C talk D speak
2. A exciting B

excites C excited D excite
3. A after B


were enrolled in (2) ………….………… Of those students, 28%, nearly one third, were in
high school. Teaching, especially in elementary school, has traditionally been a woman’s
field, and in 1990 only 34% of all teachers in (3) ……………………… 1 through 12 were
men. Children go to school five (4) ………………………… per week, Monday through
Friday, and the (5) ……………………… school term is 179 days, 36 weeks. In 1990, the (6)
………….………. annual income for teachers was $32.723. Education through grade 12 (7)
was…………………. for through taxes, so there was no individual tuition. In 1990 each (8)
…………………… in the United States paid $859 in taxes to (9) ……………………
education, and taxpayers spent $4.962 for each (10) …………….………. enrolled.

VI. Read the article below. Then circle the letter before the option you think it 's best
for each sentence. (9 points – 1 point for each correct answer)