21. When I (arrive) ____________ this house, he still (sleep) ____________. 22. The light (go out) ____________ when we (have) ____________ dinner. 23. Bill (have) ____________ breakfast when I (stop) ____________ at this house this morning. 24. As we (cross) ____________ the street, we (see) ____________ an accident. 25. Tom (see) ____________ a serious accident while he (stand) ____________ at the bus stop. 26. While my father (read) ____________ the newspaper, I (learn) ____________ my lesson and my sister (do) ____________ her homework. 27. The children (play) ____________ football when their mother (come) ___________ back home. 28. The bell (ring) ____________ while Tom (take) ____________ a bath. 29. I (be) ____________ tired because I (work) ____________ all day yesterday. 30. While I (walk) ____________ along the street, I (see) ____________ an old friend. 31. How long ________you (study) ____________ English? For 5 years. 32. I (wait) ____________ for two hours, but she (not come) ____________ yet. 33. They (live) ____________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975. 34. She (read) ____________ all the books written by Dickens. How many books you (read) ____________? 35. He (not, be) _____________ here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live) ___________ since then. 36. Jack (go) ____________ to Paris for a holiday. He ______never (be) ____________ there. 37. You (sleep) ____________ so far? I (ring) ____________ the bell for the last twenty minutes. 38. He (write) ____________ a novel for two years, but he (not/ finish) ____________ yet. 39. Mary (lose) ____________ her hat and she (look) ____________ for it until now. 40. I (see) ____________that film several times because I like it.

I.  MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. oceanic    B. remote    C. occasion    D. metro

2. A. festival    B. cultural    C. sculpture    D. virtual

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. external    B. determine    C. mysterious    D. customer

4. A. miraculous    B. individual    C. certificate    D. astronomy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

5. Now that the stress of examinations are over, we can go somewhere for our holiday.

                     A                     B                     C                     D

6. The English summer course will start in May 29th and finish in August.

                     A                     B                     C                     D

7. There were so a lot of people trying to leave the burning building that the police

             A                B             C

had a great deal of trouble controlling them.

                   D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

8. The earthworm is a worm _______in moist, warm soil in many geographical areas.

    A. where is it found       B. is found

    C. and found it               D. which is found

9. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed    the heavy fog.

    A. as a result     B. on account     C. instead of     D. due to

10. It is_______ to translate each lesson into your language. This is not a good way to study English.

    A. productive     B. unproductive     C. producing     D. unproducing

11. A good clock always keeps_______ time.

    A. certain    B. accurate    C. true    D. serious

12. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_______.

    A. meet    B. compare    C. beat    D. balance

13. The soldier was punished for_______ to obey his commanding officer's order.

    A. refusing    B. regretting    C. objecting    D. resisting

14. It is believed that she'll be a billionaire by the time she_______ forty.

    A. is    B. was    C. will be    D. would be

15. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their_______ in the burning bus.

    A. occasion    B. happening    C. event    D. experience

16. _______the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

    A. Nevertheless    B. Meanwhile    C. Despite    D. Although

Choose the best answer.

I think you should buy _____  pack of mineral water instead. And you can also buy _____  snacks such as potato crisps, 3 kilos of mandarins, 2 kilos of apples, 3 bunches of bananas, ______  cookies and soft candies.

Choose the best answer.

We should decorate our living room with _____ orange banner. We also need ________  ribbons, balloons, party hats and costume.

Choose the best answer.

I think that ______ cauliflower is not enough for 3 people. Let’s buy one more.