III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of numbered blanks.
CULTURE SHOCK
Many people dream of living in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience for those (1) ……………. are willing to settle down in a new place. (2) ……………, there’s one potential problem you should be aware of: culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure how to deal with it. Societies are (3) …………… in many different ways. Customs and traditions can be very different and that can sometimes make it difficult to get on with local people who might not approve (4) …………… things you do and might object to things you say. You might be banned from doing things in another country that are perfectly legal in your own. For example, in Singapore people can be forced to (5) …………… a large fine just for dropping rubbish. Eventually, though, most people who live abroad fall in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences.
1. A. who B. which C. what D. whose
2. A. Therefore B. However C. Although D. Moreover
3. A. organize B. organizing C. organization D. organized
4. A. of B. with C. on D. off
5. A. spend B. waste C. pay D. borrow
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. I don’t believe anything that he says. WHATEVER
2. I’ve never read such a sarcastic essay before. EVER
3. He prefers plain water to coffee. RATHER
4. You should take the train instead of the bus.
If
5. The course finished with a big party.
At the end
6. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
Despite
7. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up.
The pop star
8. My father used to play football when he was young.
My father doesn’t
9. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map.
If we had
10. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.
It takes
11. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
The owner
12. When did you first know him?
How
13. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
The sea was too
14. Those pictures are beautiful. How
15. It was an interesting film. What
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of numbered blanks.
1. A- who (người mà)
2. B- However (có dấu . , )
3. D- organized (có trật tự ) (bị động)
4. A- of (cụm)
5. C-pay (chi trả)
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. I don’t believe whatever he says.
2. This is the most sarcastic essay that I’ve ever read
3. He would rather water than coffee
4. If I were you, I’d take the train instead of the bus.
5. At the end of the course, there was a big party.
6. Despite the fact that she said she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
7. The pop star didn’t turn up despite being invited onto the chat show
8. My father doesn’t play football anymore
9. If we had had a map, I wouldn’t get lost in the jungle.
10. It takes three hours to drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.
11. The owner of the house is thought to be abroad.
12. How long have you know him?.
13. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.
14. how beautiful those pictures are!
15. What an interesting film (it was)!
1. A. who B. which C. what D. whose
2. A. Therefore B. However C. Although D. Moreover
3. A. organize B. organizing C. organization D. organized
4. A. of B. with C. on D. off
5. A. spend B. waste C. pay D. borrow
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. I don’t believe anything that he says. WHATEVER
I don’t believe whatever he says.
2. I’ve never read such a sarcastic essay before. EVER
This is the most sarcastic essay that I’ve ever read
3. He prefers plain water to coffee. RATHER
He would rather water than coffee
4. You should take the train instead of the bus.
If I were you, I’d take the train instead of the bus.
5. The course finished with a big party.
At the end of the course, there was a big party.
6. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
Despite the fact that she said she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
7. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up.
The pop star didn’t turn up despite being invited onto the chat show
8. My father used to play football when he was young.
My father doesn’t play football anymore
9. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map.
If we had had a map, I wouldn’t get lost in the jungle.
10. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.
It takes three hours to drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.
11. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
The owner of the house is thought to be abroad.
12. When did you first know him?
How long have you know him?.
13. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.
14. Those pictures are beautiful.
How beautiful those pictures are!
15. It was an interesting film.
What an interesting film it was!