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Name: ____________________ Section: ENG B1/ E ____ TOTAL: ________ out of 25

SECTION 1: LANGUAGE

A. Circle the correct answer. (0) has been given as an example.

It was not until 1920s in Kansas that the first fast food restaurants 0. __were born______. However, fast
food 1. _________________ more popular today more than ever. There are several reasons 2.
_________________ we eat a lot of fast food. First of all, because of our fast and busy life, people 3.
_________________ enough time to cook their own meals at home. 4. _________________ it is
expensive, fast food is quick and easy in many ways. According to researches, people pay 5.
_________________ money if they prefer to eat fast food, but everyday millions of us still choose a
pizza or a hamburger instead of a home-made meal, which takes some time and effort to prepare.
Secondly, because of the promotions 6. _________________ fast food companies offer; people eat
more fast food. Fast food companies offer discounts or some gifts with their menus even though it is still
cheaper to cook your own meal at home. They offer extra menus, free drink or a bigger size French fries
to make people believe that they get something paying less. For all these reasons, the number of people
who prefer fast food 7. _________________ recently. However, we need to start making healthier food
choices since fast food, 8. _________________ contains high levels of sugar and salt, is bad for our
health.

0. a. were born b. was born c. have born

1. a. was b. is c. has been
2. a. whose b. when c. why
3. a. don’t always have b. don’t have always c. don’t always has
4. a. in contrast to b. although c. unlike
5. a. such b. more c. enough
6. a. why b. X c. where
7. a. have been growing b. are growing c. has grown
8. a. which b. that c. X

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B. Using the word(s) given in parenthesis, rewrite the sentences so that the new sentence has a
similar meaning to the first one. Punctuation and spelling mistakes will be penalized.
(0) has been given as an example.

0. Other runners were faster that Sandra, so she didn’t win a medal at the marathon.
(enough) ____Sandra wasn’t fast enough to win a medal at the marathon_________________.

1. Do you know Mrs. Tully? Her son is the students’ representative of the 6th grades.
(whose)_ Do you know Mrs. Tully whose son is the students’ representative of the 6 th grades.

2. Kate doesn’t speak French fluently. I speak French more fluently than Kate.
(as……as) Kate doesn’t speak French as fluently as me.

3. Pete is 1.85cm. David is 1.88.

(slightly…..than)_Pete is slightly shorter than David.

4. February 14th is the date. People celebrate the Valentine’s Day on that day all over the world.
(when)_February 14th is the date when people celebrate on that day all over the world.

5. My daughter isn’t old enough to get a driving license. She is only 10.
(too…..to) _My daughter is too young to get a driving license.

6. Did you visit the town? Your parents were born there.
(where Did you visit the town where your parents were born?
7. My speaking test score is 95. Daniel’s score is 50.
(far-good)_My speaking test score is far better than Daniel’s score.

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SECTION 2: VOCABULARY

C. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the words given. Spelling mistakes will be penalized.

1. The stores are offering discounts so that the prices are now more affordable. (AFFORD)

2. Our teacher expressed his displeasure after the exams. He is not happy with our exam results.

(PLEASED)

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3. When there are no clouds in the sky, you can see the stars shining_brightly .(BRIGHT)

4. We need to classify the exam papers according to their scores. You can put the papers under 50

here and the ones over 50 there on the table. (CLASS)

5. Many people apply to tv programs in search of fame and money. (FAME)

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D. Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate word in the box. Use each word only ONCE.
DO NOT change the form of the word. There are more words than you need.

crash salary beneficial block occasionally

crisis control regretfully eventual device

1. Last night, we 1. _regretfully learned that our neighbor Mr. Simpson died in a terrible accident.

When we heard the news, we felt very upset and sorry for him and his family.

2. I can’t see my cousins very often. We 2. Occasionally spend time with each other.

3. A smartwatch can be a useful 3. Device especially when you forget your mobile phone

somewhere. This tiny machine can help you to reach your phone book, e-mail or social media

accounts.

4. It is sometimes difficult to 4. Control a large number of students in a classroom during the exam.

They may talk to each other or try to cheat, but teachers may not closely watch them because of

the size of the class.

5. As a result of drugs and long medical treatments, the patient is better now. This 5. eventual

recovery made all of us so happy.

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