……… 2. ……… 3. ……… 4. ……… 5. ………B. CLOZE TEST

1. ……… 2. ……… 3. ……… 4. ……… 5. ………

B. Cloze test: (20 ms)

London is the (1) ……… of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It

ranks as one of the world's oldest and (2) ……… historic cities. London traces its history back

nearly 2,000 years. Over the years, it became the (3) ……… of Britain's once-enormous

overseas empire (4) ……… the home of many of the world's greatest artists, poets, scientists,

and statesmen.

London is a large, lively city as well (5) ……… a historic one. It is one of the largest (6)

……… in the world, with (7) ……… 61/2 million people. London's banks,

insurance companies, and shipping firms do business in almost (8) ……… country. Few other

cities have so (9) ……… outstanding museums and art galleries or offer such a wide variety of

plays and (10) ……… entertainment.

GRAMMAR

A. Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets (20 ms)

Letter of thanks to a teacher

No. 153, Milton Street, Singapore.

17th November, 20....

Dear Miss Alice,

You may be surprised (1. receive) ………. this letter; but having passed all my exams, with

distinction, I must tell you how grateful I (2. be) ………. to you for all that you (3. do)

………. for me. Like me, all the others whom you (4. teach) ………. all these years

and (5. be) ……… about to leave school would also like to express their gratitude to you for the

knowledge that they acquire and the success that they (6. achieve) ………. with your help and

advice.

In a few weeks’ time I shall be leaving for further studies overseas, and I (7. be) ……….

confident that the things that you have taught me, in studies in social behaviour, (8. enable)

………. me to complete my course with ease and pleasure.

You (9. believe) ………. me when I say that I have always regarded you as one of the

most important persons in my life.

I thank you again for all the help you (10. give) ………. me.

With best wishes,

From your grateful student,

Anita

B. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles (20 ms)

a. Mai: Oh, hello, Minh. What are you doing (1) ………. the school office?

Minh: Hi, Mai. I’m asking the man there to supply more chalk (2) ………. our class.

(3) ………. the way, have you seen Lan?

Mai: Oh, yes. We’ve just talked to each other (4) ………. David Copperfield. She’s going to

report it this afternoon.

Minh: Would you tell her to come and see our form teacher? She’s waiting (5) ………. Lan in the

staffs room.

b. Nam Lan reported David Copperfield (6) ………. a very moving tone, didn’t she?

Ba Well, it has been said she was born an orator! What do you think (7) ………. Mr.

Micawber?

Nam I feel pity (8) ………. him. As the father (9) ………. a large family, he was

constantly (10) ………. debt! I hope I won’t live in such a large family as his!

WRITING

A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence

printed before it (40 ms)