SECTION 2. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (4,0 pts) 1. You will know the result ………………… two weeks. A. on B. about C. in D. during 2. Owing to the bad weather, the garden party was ……………….. . A. called off B. shouted out C. spoken against D. cried down 3. If you want to ………………… success in life, you have to work hard. A. achieve B. receive C. award D. earn 4. Tell me …………………….. . A. what do you want? B. you want what C. what you want D. that what you want 5. I …………… to Singapore three times. A. have gone B. have been C. went D. visited 6. The three Rs............... for Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. A. stand B. sit C. make D. explain 7. …………….. to a native speaker of English, Phuong? A. Have you ever talked B. Do you ever talk C. Did you ever talk D. Are you ever talking 8. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ………….. on earth for ages and ages. A. will exist B. are existing C. existed D. have existed 9. There are two churches in the town and ………………of them are extremely old. A. each B. all C. both D. most 10. Mr. Robinson speaks Vietnamese very…………………….. A. skillfully B. good C. fluently D. best 11. The weather was fine. …………….., we didn’t go on a picnic. A. however B. but C. because D. so 12. It took us an hour .............................to Nha Trang last year. A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove 13. On the table were vegetables, bread and two large ................................ A. bowl of soup B. bowl of soups C. bowls of soups D. bowls of soup 14. My brother never goes to school late and.................................. A. so do I. B. Neither don’t I. C. I don’t, either D. I don’t, too 15. There’s a lot of interesting things ………………. in the city. A. do B. does C. doing D. to do 16. He was only thirteen, but he ate ..............................his father did. A. as much as B. as many as C. much than D. more much than 17. The noise in the streets usually ……………me awake at night. A. keeps B. is keeping C. kept D. has kept 18. Robots make man’s work ………………………….. A. most easy B. easier C. more easy D. easily 19. Aldults as well as children…………………….quarrel during Tet. A. can’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. mayn’t 20. I would rather you ………………… me the story. A. tell B. told C. to tell D. telling