VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HOCHIMINH CITY Student’s Full Name: _______________________________

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Student ID: _______________________________________
FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS Class Code: ______________________________________

Second-Degree Program
Instructor: _______________________________________

FINAL EXAMINATION
Course: ADVANCED GRAMMAR C1
Time Allotted: 90 minutes Exam Date: January 5, 2019
Approved by Proctors
Examiner(s) Total Score
(CBCT)
1. 1. In figures:

2. 2. In words:
Dang Thi Van Di

Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.

Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
ANSWER SHEET
SECTION 1 GAP FILLING (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2
1. ______ 6. ______ 11. ______ 16. ______
2. ______ 7. ______ 12. ______ 17. ______
3. ______ 8. ______ 13. ______ 18. ______
4. ______ 9. ______ 14. ______ 19. ______
5. ______ 10. ______ 15. ______ 20. ______

SECTION 2 ERROR CORRECTION (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2

error correction error correction

21. ________________ ___________________ 26. ________________ ___________________

22. ________________ ___________________ 27. ________________ ___________________

23. ________________ ___________________ 28. ________________ ___________________

24. ________________ ___________________ 29. ________________ ___________________

25. ________________ ___________________ 30. ________________ ___________________

SECTION 3 VERB FORMS (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2

31. _______________________________________ 36. _______________________________________

32. _______________________________________ 37. _______________________________________
33. _______________________________________ 38. _______________________________________
34. _______________________________________ 39. _______________________________________
35. _______________________________________ 40. _______________________________________

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 41. _______________________________________ 46. _______________________________________
42. _______________________________________ 47. _______________________________________
43. _______________________________________ 48. _______________________________________
44. _______________________________________ 49. _______________________________________
45. _______________________________________ 50. _______________________________________

SECTION 4 WORD TRANSFORMATION (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2

51. ______________________________________ 61. _______________________________________

52. ______________________________________ 62. _______________________________________
53. ______________________________________ 63. _______________________________________
54. ______________________________________ 64. _______________________________________
55. ______________________________________ 65. _______________________________________
56. ______________________________________ 66. _______________________________________
57. ______________________________________ 67. _______________________________________
58. ______________________________________ 68. _______________________________________
59. ______________________________________ 69. _______________________________________
60. ______________________________________ 70. _______________________________________

SECTION 5 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 points) ______ x 0.1 = ______/2

Write ONLY your answers (the missing words) here.

71. The last person ____________________________________________________________ the lights on.

72. I __________________________________________________________________ up in the dictionary.

73. The earthquake made ____________________________________________________ people homeless.

74. Today the weather ____________________________________________________________ yesterday.

75. Paul ______________________________________________________________ details of the meeting.

76. I _____________________________________________________________ set fire to the paper towns.

77. There is a full-time librarian, __________________________________ up to five books at any one time.

78. Dick wouldn't ___________________________________________________________ recognized him.

79. I’ll lend you my book________________________________________________________next Tuesday.

80. Not until _____________________________________________________________ about the meeting.

TOTAL: _______/10

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Full Name: ______________________________ Class Code: ________ Student ID: _______________

TEST PAPER
ADVANCED GRAMMAR C1 – January 5, 2019
Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.
Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
SECTION 1 GAP FILLING (2 points)
Questions 1-20: Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
The first has been done as an example.
0. Water _______ at 100 degrees Celsius. A. boiling B. boils C. is boiling D. boil
The gap can be filled with “boils”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write __B___.
1. Billy _________ all his friends _________ going camping this weekend.
A. as well as / is B. along with / are C. together with / are D. or / is
2. It’s the third time she’s skated this week. She _________ really enjoy it.
A. should B. ought to C. had better D. must
3. “I locked myself out of my apartment. I didn't know what to do.” ---- “You _________ your roommate.”
A. may have called B. could have called C. would have called D. must have called
4. There are lots of cups of tea here. _________ already have sugar?
A. what does B. which do C. which ones D. which one
5. The boy _________ in the accident was taken to the nearest hospital.
A. injured B. was injured C. who injured D. that injured
6. what did you do after _________ about the case?
A. you informed B. informed C. informing D. being informed
7. She worked here for a while and then _________ afternoon she just quit and left.
A. an B. X C. one D. the
8. In fact, I’m just one of her _________ keen admirers.
A. some B. many C. lots of D. all
9. They said on the news that _________ of Scotland was covered in snow.
A. half B. each C. whole D. any
10. “Do you live in a flat?” ---- “No, I rent _________ house down near the railway station.”
A. a furnished old B. an old furnished C. a furnished large D. a large old
large large old furnished
11. He’s not _________ a football player as Stephen.
A. so excellent B. as excellent C. more excellent D. such excellent
12. This party is a disaster! The _______ people come, the more embarrassing it's going to be.
A. fewer B. fewest C. less D. least
13. “Where’s Jim? Why isn’t he here?” ---- “He hasn't come home yet but I’m expecting him to arrive
_________.”
A. in any time B. at the time C. at any time D. in this moment
14. Tony and Diane just don't _________. They’re always arguing about something or other.
A. go on B. get off C. hit on D. get on
15. Barbara didn't mention _________ about her progress report at work, but I’m sure she is.
A. concerning B. being concerned C. to concern D. to be concerned
16. Please forgive me. I didn't mean _________ you.
A. to upset B. to be upset C. upsetting D. being upset
17. The kids suggested _________ a pizza tonight. What do you think?
A. for getting B. to get C. we’ll get D. getting
18. Can you understand _________?
A. she is saying B. what is saying C. what she is saying D. what is she saying
19. _________ we’ve known each other since childhood, we’re not really very good friends.
A. However B. Even though C. In spite of D. As long as
20. Into the room _________ wearing sunglasses.
A. walked two men B. two men walked C. two men walking D. walking two men
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SECTION 2 ERROR CORRECTION (2 points)
Questions 21-30: Identify the error in each of the following sentences and then make changes to correct
the sentence. The first has been done as an example.
0. In his twenties, Lawrence has spent many years travelled around Spain.
The error lies in “travelled”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write ___travelled___ è ___travelling___
21. Only in Italy you can find this special kind of ice-cream.
22. Why do not you try to come up with a better solution than this?
23. The new students hope being included in many of the school’s social activities.
24. I took the bus to the university and meet Tom, so we can play the tennis.
25. Sue, please help you to some more cake. And would you like some more coffee?
26. The subject about whose Dr. Gold spoke was interesting.
27. All their friends each gave a little money and some their neighbors helped too.
28. I couldn't use the pay phone, but I didn't have any coins with me.
29. The students gave a test in which they were asked to answer 50 questions.
30. Why would you rather stay at home to go out tonight?

SECTION 3 VERB FORMS (2 points)

Questions 31-50: Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the verbs in
parentheses. The first has been done as an example.
He (0. always / come) __________ chocolate after lunch. The gap can be filled by “always comes”, so on the
ANSWER SHEET write _always comes_.
Dear Sir,

I (31. write) _________ to you three weeks ago, (32. ask) _________ about conditions of entry into your
college. You (33. reply) _________, (34. enclose) _________ an enrolment form, which I (35. fill up)
_________ and (36. return) _________ without delay. Since then, however, I (37. hear) _________ nothing
and I (38. begin) _________ to wonder if my application (39. go) _________ astray.

(40. you / please / check) _________ that you (41. receive) _________ it? If you haven't, please send me
another enrolment form. If, on the other hand, you (42. receive) my application but (43. not decide)
_________ whether to accept me as a student or not, I (44. be) _________ very grateful if you (45. tell)
_________ me when I may expect to hear your decision. Finally, if my application (46. already / refuse)
_________, I would like (47. inform) _________ as soon as possible because if I do not get into your college
I will have to apply to another and the sooner I (48. do) _________ this, the better chance I (49. have)
_________ of (50. accept) _________.

Yours faithfully

P. Smith

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SECTION 4 WORD FORMATION (2 points)
Questions 51-70: Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the words in
parentheses. The first has been done as an example.
Whether the exam should be abandoned remains (0. controversy) _________.
The gap can be filled with “controversial”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write __controversial__.
Almost one in ten children have stopped using (51. refer) _________ books and are relying on electronic
sources, (52. chief) _________ the Internet, to get their information, according to a full study of reading habits.
All age groups of the population were involved in the survey from young children to the elderly. The report
offers the first (53. statistic) _________ evidence that a new generation of children growing up in the
microchip era has (54. mark) _________ different attitudes to the (55. acquire) _________ of knowledge
from those of their parents. After the age of five, a small (56. minor) _________ about 15% make use of
electronic sources. However, this percentage increases (57. drama) _________to more than half for 12-16
year olds, where (58. digit) _________ sources of information are used in favour of text-books. After this age,
the percentage of people using technology to acquire information falls sharply and books, (59. popular)
_________ in earlier ages, are more widely used. Evidence also reveals a (60. substance) _________
difference in the attitude of parents and their offspring to attaining knowledge.

If you flew over the desert in Peru, you'd notice huge (61. draw) __________ in the sand below you. These
include images of animals, such as a whale that is the length of a real blue whale, and a bird the size of a jet
plane. These (62. mystery) __________ pictures are over 2,000 years old but were only ‘discovered’ about
80 years ago. Since then, they have attracted (63. world) __________ attention, and there have been many
theories concerning the (64. true) __________ about their origins. At one point, someone even came up with
the (65. ordinary) __________ idea that they had been created by space aliens. However, (66. science)
__________ now know that an ancient people called the Nazca created these (67. impress) __________
images not as pieces of art but in an attempt to (68. sure) __________ the survival of their people in a dry
climate. The Nazca needed water for their fields and villages, and around 1,500 years ago there was a long
period of no rain. They would have suffered (69. consider) __________ and it is now thought their (70. solve)
__________ was to create the images in order to ask their mountain and water gods to send rain. The images
had to be huge – so that they could be seen from the sky!

SECTION 5 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 points)

Questions 71-80: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. You should use from FOUR to EIGHT words. Write ONLY
YOUR ANSWERS on the answer sheet. The first has been done as an example.
0. Chloe would only eat a pizza if she could have a mushroom topping. ON
Chloe ______________ a mushroom topping when she ate a pizza.
The gap can be filled with “insisted on having”, so on the answer sheet write _insisted on having_.
71. It’s possible that the last person to leave didn't turn off the lights. MIGHT
The last person ____________________________________________________________ the lights on.
72. I asked Joe to use the dictionary to find out what the word meant. HAD
I __________________________________________________________________ up in the dictionary.
73. The earthquake made many people homeless. LARGE
The earthquake made ____________________________________________________ people homeless.
74. The weather yesterday was slightly warmer than it is today. NOT
Today the weather ____________________________________________________________ yesterday.
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75. “I’m sorry; I didn't give details of the meeting,’ said Paul. APOLOGIZED
Paul ______________________________________________________________ details of the meeting.
76. I don't really want you to set fire to the paper towns. RATHER
I _____________________________________________________________ set fire to the paper towns.
77. The full-time librarian will lend you up to five books at any one time. WHOM
There is a full-time librarian, _________________________________ up to five books at any one time.
78. Dick is in prison because a detective recognized him. IF
Dick wouldn't ___________________________________________________________ recognized him.
79. I’ll lend you my book provided that you give it back next Tuesday. CONDITION
I’ll lend you my book ______________________________________________________ next Tuesday.
80. It was only when the office phoned me that I found out about the meeting. FIND
Not until _____________________________________________________________ about the meeting.

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