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MORE EXERCISES 1
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence
1. Vietnam is one of the countries of the ______ of South East Asian Nations.
A. Association B. celebration C. organization D. prevention
2. Islamic people usually go to the ______ to pray.
A. pagoda B. mosque C. Temple D. Church
3. The plane arrived at Tan Son Nhat ______ at 10 p.m.
A. station B. port C. bay D. airport
4. Coffee will not grow _____ a cold climate.
A. on B. at C. in D. with
5. The office will be closed _____ Christmas and New Year.
A. behind B. between C. among D. inside
6. When you are sending messages directly from your computer to another, you are sending ____.
A. information B. e-mail C. lists D. reading passages
7. Living in a far-away town I can’t get _____ to the Net easily.
A. access B. work C. connect D. relation
8. Do you find these questions ______?
A. terribly B. easily C. hardly D. difficult
9. I have never had a chance to see a real green paddy ______?
A. tree B. place C. field D. meadow
10. Peter is as old as Tam. They are at the same ______.
A. year B. old C. age D. time
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting
11. The bus was crowded with passengers; so, he had to stand all the way.
A B C D
12. Let’s have a picnic on the beach, shan’t we?
A B C D
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage
The (13) ____ of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur and it is also the largest city (14) ____ the country. The population in 2001 was over 22 million. Islam is the country’s official (15) _____ . In addition, there are other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. The national (16) ____ is Bahasa Malaysia (also known simply as Malay). English, Chinese, and Tamil are also(17) ____ spoken. The language of instruction for primary school children is Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, or Tamil. Bahasa Malaysia is the primary language of instruction in all secondary schools, (18) ____ some students may continue learning in Chinese or Tamil. And English is a compulsory second language.
13. A. country B. capital C. city D. village
14. A. with B. at C. in D. for
15. A. population B. religion C. region D. area
16. A. language B. religion C. instruction D. region
17. A. widely B. openly C. closely D. compulsorily
18. A. however B. although C. despite D. but
IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
Dave and I are having the best holiday of our lives. We are in Barbados, one of the loveliest islands in the Caribbean. Although it is much smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be more to do than Jamaica. Moreover, the people here seem to be friendlier than those on other islands. We are staying in the most modern hotel we have ever seen. It is large and cool, and many people think it is the best hotel on the island.