Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important it is to physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason, you often concentrate on just one sport with so much enthusiasm that in the end, you can’t live it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age, you have to study harder you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best age for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.
I _____ Chinese for 7 years.
We were thirsty, so I suggested _____ some cold drink.
This blue dress is _____ than the red one.
I _____ an accident while I was walking home yesterday.
I didn’t have enough time _____ my work yesterday.
Vietnam is a tropical country _____ has a lot of beautiful scenery.
Bill: What an attractive hairstyle you have got, Susan!
Susan: _____.
It’s cold today. I wish it _____ so cold because I hate cold weather.
The _____ of the computer has revolutionized the business world.
Jack: "It’s a nice day today. Let’s go out for a walk!"
Jill: "_____."
The students said that they _____ their work the following week.
She did all the housework _____ because her mother was sick.
Students are encouraged to participate _____ after-school activities.
People go to a _____ to look at famous works of art.
The plane will take _____ at 6.30, so you must be there at 6.00.
It is often hot _____ July, so I can’t sleep well at night.
He used to _____ video games when he was young.
Today, many medicines _____ from plants. They are good for people’s health.
He cycles to work every day, _____?
Sam: _____ is this toy car?
Shop assistant: It’s fifty thousand dongs.
Are you interested _____ the harvest festival?
If he _____ up smoking, he will be well again soon.
We are _____ with the same routine day after day.
Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today, there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain’s colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America’s rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested “Esperanto”, an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So English will continue being the world language until some other language, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world’s international language instead of English.
What is the main reason why English has become the language of international communication?
What is TRUE according to the passage?
What would be a good title for this passage?
According to the passage, what was the most commonly used language a century ago?
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
They developed a vaccine to cope with the flu epidemic.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.
Ho Chi Minh City is the most crowded city in Vietnam.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
It’s a pity that we can’t communicate with animals.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
We started learning English 7 years ago.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
Steve said to Mike: “Don’t touch the electric wires!”
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She wondered what would she wear at his birthday party the next day.
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She entered the room, turned on the light and begins to read a newspaper.
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When she came to my house, I lied in bed and listening to music.
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One of the worst diseases mankind has ever faced are cancer.
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All the members of the committee seemed happily about the final decision.