ANH NGỮ MINH CHÂU – 817 Nguyễn Văn Linh – Lê Chân – Hải Phòng

. MARK 105
Name: ……………………………………………

Grade:

PART I: Choose the best answer

0 A. organising B. planning C. targeting D. programming

0 A B C D

WEDDING BELLS

I love weddings, although I'm not actually (0)................ to get married myself, at least not in the (1) ................ future.
Marriage, though, is definitely back in fashion. For the last twenty yeare or so, the trend has been for young people to
wait, to (2)................ on their education and their career before thinking about (3) ................ down and starting a
family. But apparently, things are now changing. The reason, it seems, is that so many famous celebrities are getting
married relatively young, and (4)................ a great deal of publicity in the process, and as a result young people are
getting (5) ................ about the idea of marriage again.
It could be, (6) ................ that what seems so appealing is not the idea of married life at all, but rather the
(7) ................ of a big party and (8) ................ of expensive presents. This seems to me the only advantage of getting
married. I mean, how often do you actually (9) ................ to gather all your friends and family together in one place,
all dressed up and on their (10) ................ behaviour, with yourself as the (11) ................ of attention? But, to tell you
the (12) ................, when it comes to weddings, I have a lot in (13) ................ with a football fan. I know that I don't
actually have to play the game in order to enjoy it. So, as I (14) .................I love weddings, but only as (15) ................
as they are other people's!

1 A next B first C near D close

2 A commit B dedicate C devote D concentrate
3 A turning B cutting C settling D pulling
4 A catching B gaining C earning D keeping
5 A excited B interested C fascinated D attracted
6 A although B despite C therefore D however
7 A hope B thought C wish D luck
8 A loads B packs C crowds D pots
9 A succeed B enable C manage D arrive
10 A top B best C ideal D perfect
11 A spot B centre C heart D middle
12 A fact B reality C honesty D truth
13 A common B familiar C similar D alike
14 A remark B say C tell D speak
15 A long B well C soon D far
PART II
For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which oest fits each space. Use only one word in each
space.

THE IMAX EXPERIENCE

Once (0).........UPON...... a time, tourist destinations used to design posters to advertise themselves. (16) ...............
days, making an IMAX film is the best way to promote an area. I went to see (17) ............... called Adventures in Wild
California, (18) ............... is showing in London. The film lasts forty minutes and provides the viewer (19)...............
both thrilling entertainment and a vivid impression of the state.

I found (20) ............... seated in front of a 65-foot high screen and was thrown right into the action as we
(21) ...............shown snowboading at Tahoe and surfing in Half Moon Bay. It is clear that there are (22) ............... of
adventurous activities on offer in California, but (23) ............... really comes across in the film is amazing variety of
landscapes.

With their larger (24) ............... life images, IMAX films have the extraordinary power to take us to other parts of the
world. Also showing in London is a new film telling the story of Shakleton's epic journey from Antarctica to South
Georgia. One friend (25) ............... has already been to see it (26) ............... me that the sensation of rocking up and
down in a small boat in a big sea was (27) ............... realistic that he felt seasick. He should have come out inspired
(28) ............... go to the south seas himself, but his case the film may have (30) ............... the opposite effect!

PART III:

Colin McCorquodale has spent a lifetime as a (0).......TRAVELLER........... With TRAVEL

the exception of three small and rather (56).................. states, he has visited DANGER
every country in the world. What's more, from each (57) .................. visited, he DESTINY
sent himself a postcard. The result is an (58) .................. collection of cards that ORDINARY
provides a (59).................. pictorial record of a fast-changing world. FASCINATE
Colin's first (60) .................. was a printing company in Canada, and it was his EMPLOY
(61).................. to visit clients across the USA and Latin America. Next he joined RESPONSIBLE
a UK travel firm with the job of deciding how (62) .................. various regions SUIT
were for the development of (63) .................. Many of Colin's cards TOUR
(64) .................. bear the name of the place and the date, but on others he has SIMPLE
also noted down his first (65).................. of the place. IMPRESS
PART IV: Use the given word rewrite the following sentencs without changing their meaning

31. Although we booked a table, it wasn't necessary as the restaurant was empty.
needn't
We ....................................................................a table because the restaurant was empty.
32. I havent met as many people as I did on last year's holiday.
fewer
I have .......................................................................................I did on last year's holiday.
33. Tammy realises that it was wrong to be so rude to the waiter.
been
Tammy realises that.......................................................................... so rude to the waiter.
34. The bus was supposed to take us to Assisi, but it didn't.
should
The bus........................................................................................us to Assisi, but it didn't.
35. They hadn't finished building the hotel when the first tourists arrived.
still
They ................................................................................... when the first tourists arrived.
36. Tom and Sheila both dislike camping holidays.
fond
Neither...............................................................................................of camping holidays.
37. I went to the mountains because I didn't want to be amongst crowds of people.
avoid
I went to the mountains in..............................................being amongst crowds of people.
38. The travel agent advised Terri to travel to the island by plane.
should
The agent said............................................................................................fly to the island.
39. Douglas couldn't join his friends at the beach because he was so ill.
enough
Douglas .............................................................................to join his friends at the beach.
40. 'Please don't disturb the local people when we visit the village,' said our guide.
asked
Our guide..........................................disturb the local people when we visited the village.
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