SAMPLE TEST 1
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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 7 Năm học: 2019-2020
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
PART I. PHONETICS (1.0 point)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. change
B. hungry
C. stronger
D. single
2. A. intention
B. material
C. mature
D. intensity
3. A. rises
B. houses
C. raises
D. promises
4. A. hand
B. bank
C. sand
D. band
5. A. battle
B. magic
C. nag
D. dismayed
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. There is an example at the
beginning (0). (0.5 pt)
1. A. national
B. engineer
C. interesting
D. scientist
2. A. responsible
B. environment
C. importance
D. residential
3. A. provide
B. combine
C. service
D. account
4. A. difference
B. difficult
C. supporting
D. beautiful
5. A. social
B. reply
C. contain
D. appear
PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4.0 points)
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. (2.0 pt)
1. ______ is normally used to refer to the treatment and training of the child within the home.
A. Feeding
B. Mothering
C. Upbringing
D. Educating
2. Several important methods were ______ for preserving food in the nineteenth century.
A. seen
B. covered
C. prepared
D. invented
3. A man is walking towards me. ______ man is carrying ______ parcel.
A. A / the
B. The/ a
C. Ø/ the
D. The/ Ø
4. A few years after you buy it, a house is usually ______ much more than it originally costs you.
A. expensive
B. worth
C. worthy
D. valueless
5. I will do anything but ______ the dishes.
A. wash
B. washed
C. washing
D. will wash
6. I am so tired that I can't make ______ what you are saying.
A. up
B. in
C. out
D. on
7. I remember ______ the letter some time ago but I can't remember exactly when.
A. to post
B. posted
C. posting
D. post
8. They warned us ______ to the seaside in that month.
A. to not go
B. not to go
C. not to going
D. not go
9. “I really like your new shoes.”
- “And they cost less than I ______.”
A. expect
B. was expected
C. had expected
D. am expecting
10. Those kids are always ______ trouble.
A. looking up to
B. getting into
C. finding about
D. putting with
11. It is essential that he ______ that contract.
A. refuse
B. refuses
C. refusing
D. is refusing
12. Either of these buses _______ past the university.
A. go
B. goes
C. have gone
D. going
13. _______ the flight's delay, they did not attend the conference.
A. Because
B. Although
C. Because of
D. As
14. It _______ that many people are homeless after the floods.

A. were reported
B. reports
C. is reported
D. reporting
15. This shirt is much prettier, but it costs _______ the other one.
A. so much as
B. as many as
C. twice as much as D. twice as many
16. Don't worry about her __________ .
A. complaintment
B. complaination
C. complanation
D. complaint
17. Please forgive me. I didn't want ________ you.
A. to upset
B. upsetting
C. to be upset
D. being upset
18. Vitamin C _______ by the human body, it gets into the blood stream quickly.
A. absorbs easily
B. is easily absorbed
C. is being absorbed easily
D. absorbed easily
19. What would you like to eat for lunch?
- _________, I don't mind.
A. Nothing
B. Something
C. Every thing
D. Anything
20. 3/4 means _______ .
A. third quarters
B. three quarters
C. three fourthD. thirth fourth
II. Give the correct form of the words in capital letters. (1.0 pt)
GETTING AHEAD IN BUSINESS
Your chances of success can be greatly increased if you follow a few simple
rules in your working life. First of all, remember that your (1) _________ wants
you to do well- that's what you are being paid for. Many companies choose (2)
__________ young people to work for them and provide a lot of (3)
___________ for their workers. Working for a large, international company may
provide job (4) ___________. On the other hand, a smaller company might give
you the chance to use your (5) _____________ more.
Secondly, remember that any experience you gain will always (6)
__________ your position in the company. The company wants (7) ___________
that you want to get to the top. Take any opportunity you get to go on (8)
_____________ courses related to your work. The more (9) ____________ you
are, the better chance you have of being promoted. Finally, don't give up, even
when you are (10) ____________. Stick with it and you'll get there in the end.

1. EMPLOY
2. AMBITION
3.
ENCOURAGE
4. SECURE
5. IMAGINE
6. STRONG
7. PROVE
8. TRAIN
9. QUALIFY
10. SUCCESS

III. The passage below contains 10 errors. UNDERLINE and CORRECT them. Write your answers in
the numbered blanks provided. There is an example at the beginning. (1.0 pt)
After an absence in thirty years, I decided
visiting my old school again. I had expected to find changes,
but no a completely different building. As I walked up the school ground,
I wondered for a moment if I had come at the right address.
The grimy, red brick fortress with their tall windows that had
looked up grimly on the playground and playing fields
had swept away. In its place stood a bright, modern block
risen from the ground on great concrete stilts. A huge expanse
of glass extending across the face of the building, and in front,
there was a well-kept lawn where previous there had been
untidy gravel yard.
PART III. READING (3.0 points)

0………for……….
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2……………..……
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5……………..……
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7………………..…
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10…………………

I. Read the passage below and fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (1.0 pt)
Speech is one of the most important (1) _______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just
making noises. To talk and also to be (2) ____________ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is,
we have to use combinations of (3) ________ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea.
Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
(4) ________ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) __________ of English is not very large,
and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) ________ it quite well. But the more words you know, the more
ideas you can (7) ________ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (8) ____________ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The (9) _________
we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10) ________
whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
II. Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space given. (1.0 pt)
THE BAT
The bat may seem an ordinary creature, but in fact it is an amazing animal. The bat has wings and is the
only animal (1) ________ of true flight. There are many (2) ________ species of bat. In Britain (3) ______
there are fourteen types of bat, which ranges in sizes from a few inches to (4) ______ feet in wingspan.
Bats are nocturnal animals (5) ______ become active only at dusk. Many species (6) ______ on a
“radar” system to find their way around. The bat emits squeaks and then measures the echoes to “see” how far
away any (7) ______ .
The (8) ______ of bats survive on a diet of insects while others eat fruit. There are two species which eat
fish and there are even some bats which eat meat! Some vampire bats take blood (9) ______ their sleeping
victims. These bats may carry the deadly disease rabies.
Bats are sociable creatures and form large colonies. Most bats (10) ______ throughout the winter
months. Many people are afraid of bats without even seeing one. Perhaps if we learn more about these
wonderful creatures, we will no longer fear them.
1. A. capable
B. able
C. possible
D. probable
2. A. differing
B. contrast
C. different
D. conflicting
3. A. all
B. alone
C. lonely
D. lonesome
4. A. various
B. few
C. little
D. several
5. A. whose
B. who
C. which
D. they
6. A. put
B. rely
C. stand
D. confide
7. A. hindrance
B. barrier
C. obstacle
D. blockage
8. A. majority
B. population
C. amount
D. number
9. A. out
B. off
C. of
D. from
10. A. hibernate
B. sleep
C. hide
D. rest
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. (1.0 pt)
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and
medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only
during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud
was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have
revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed
in character.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the
number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some education in
the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of
reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud
would cause distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be
used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was
in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever

its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand
and by books and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other.
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use
reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and
technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied.
1. Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because_______.
A. there were few places available for private reading
B. people relied on reading for entertainment
C. few people could read to themselves
D. silent reading had not been discovered
2. The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “ _______”.
A. most preferable
B. widely used
C. for everybody's use
D. attracting attention
3. The development of silent reading during the last century indicated_______.
A. an increase in the number of books
B. a change in the nature of reading
C. a change in the status of literate people
D. an increase in the average age of readers
4. Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of_______.
A. the decreasing number of listeners
B. the decreasing need to read aloud
C. the development of libraries
D. the increase in literacy
5. It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialized reading materials was an indication
of_______.
A. a change in the readers' interest
B. a decline of standards of literacy
C. an improvement of printing techniques
D. an alteration in educationalists' attitudes
6. The phrase “a specialized readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “_______”.
A. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
B. a reading volume for particular professionals
C. a status for readers specialized in mass media
D. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
7. The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who_______”
A. is good at public speaking
B. practices reading to an audience
C. takes part in an audition
D. is interested in spoken language
8. All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture
EXCEPT_______.
A. the printed mass media
B. the diversity of reading materials
C. the specialized readership
D. the inappropriate reading skills
9. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today.
B. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes.
C. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect.
D. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading about.
10. The writer of this passage is attempting to_______.
A. encourage the growth of reading
B. explain how reading habits have developed
C. show how reading methods have improved D. change people's attitudes
PART IV. WRITING (2.0 points)
I. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence, using the words in brackets. These words MUST NOT be altered in any way. There is an
example at the beginning (0). (1.0pt)
0. I haven't phoned her since she left for Paris.

(LAST)

→ The last time I phoned her was when she left for Paris.
1. I thought she bore a strong resemblance to her grandmother.
(REMINDED)
→ She ……………………………………………...…………………………………............……..
2. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her.
(AVOID)
→ Sarah ……………………………………………………………..………………..........………..
3. She intended to find out who is responsible for the accident.
(INTENTION)
→ She ……………………………………………………………………………….......…………..
4. I haven't decided yet whether to move or not.
(MIND)
→ I haven't..........................................................................................................................................
5. I don't normally go into town by car.
(USED)
→ I.......................................................................................................................................................
6. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
(BEEN)
→ She has ……………………………………………………...........................……………………
7. You might fall if you're not careful.
(OR)
→ Be careful ……………………………………………......….....................……………………...
8. “I've seen the films three times, Mary” said George.
(TOLD)
→ George ……………………………………………....................................……………………...
9. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.
(TIME)
→ This is the …………………………………………......................................................................
10. When I get home, I'm going to have a shower straight away. (SOON)
→ I'm going to …………………………………………………......................…………………….
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers in the spaces provided. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1.0
pt)
0. We are looking forward to going abroad this summer.
→ We are excited about going abroad this summer.
1. That meal was excellent.
→ What ..............................................................................................................................................!
2. I don't really want to visit the museum.
→ I'd rather ........................................................................................................................................
3. Please don't smoke in this area of the restaurant.
→ Customers are requested ................................................................................................................
4. Although he took a taxi, Peter arrived late for the concert.
→ In spite .........................................................................................................................................
5. I left without saying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the meeting.
→ Rather ............................................................................................................................................
6. The cost of living has fallen considerably in the past week.
→ There has .......................................................................................................................................
7. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.
→ Only by .........................................................................................................................................
8. “Could you guard against my handbag while I go to the toilet?”
→ Could you keep an .......................................................................................................................?
9. He regrets having invited her to the party.
→ He wishes ......................................................................................................................................
10. “I admit that I forgot to turn on the alarm system,” said Robert.
→ Robert confessed to ........................................................................................................................
_________THE END_______

SAMPLE TEST 1
PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (3 pts)
1. A. bother
B. sunbathe
C. cloth
D. months
2. A. vegetable
B. comfortable
C. nature
D. moderate
3. A. interest
B. selection
C. resident
D. injection
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.(2 pts)
1. A. pancake
B. discount
C. wardrobe
D. marine
2. A. migrant
B. typhoon
C. compost
D. limestone
PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. Bob hasn't _________up his mind yet.
A. made
B. gone
C. used to
D. found
2. This is the _________book I have ever read.
A. bad
B. worse
C. worst
D. badly
3. Would you like me to get you something to drink? ~ _________.
A. That would be nice
B. No, I'm sorry
C. That's too bad
D. My pleasure
4. I usually go to work by bus, but _________and then I use my motorbike.
A. again
B. once
C. now
D. ever
5. Of my parents, my father is _________.
A. the stricter
B. the strictest
C. stricter
D. strict
6. "What can I get for you?" ~ “ _________.”
A. All right
B. I'm afraid not
C. I hope so
D. Yes, please
7. The coat _________on the floor belongs to my brother.
A. lies
B. lying
C. lain
D. is lying
8. Tuan had a bad cut on his arm. It's _________badly.
A. bleeding
B. burning
C. coughing
D. sneezing
9. Your _________is included in the ticket price.
A. reservation
B. vacation
C. accommodation
D. money
10. Do you ever talk to _________
A. yourself
B. myself
C. itself
D. herself
11. The computer is _________guarantee so the company should do something with it.
A. with
B. on
C. for
D. under
12. She was _________ tired that she wen to bed early.
A. such
B. too
C. as
D.so
13. “I think computers are useful.” ~ “ _________.”
A. I'm not agree
B. So do I
C. I disagree too
D. So are they
14. Vietnam is a _________country.
A. rubber-exported
B. exporting-rubber C. exported-rubber
D.rubber-exporting
15. He can run very _________
A. fastly
B. fast
C. quick
D. slow
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.( 15pts)
1. Ba gets used to ( stay) ____________ up late.
2. I lit the fire at 7.00 and it (burn)____________brightly when Jack came in at 8.00.
3. The money (steal)____________in the robbery was never found.
4. At this time next month, they (work)____________in Ho Chi Minh City.
5. She locked the door so as (not disturb)____________.
6. My mother is too tired (cook) ………………………………………. tonight.

7. The boys like (play) ………………………………. games but hate doing the homework.
8. Look at the car. The driver (drive) ……………………………………………. too fast.
I think he (hit) ……………………………………………….. the cyclist.
9. I don't enjoy (laugh) ……………………………………………… at by other people.
10. The children (play) ………………………………… when it started to rain.
11. Lan's hair was dirty. Now it is clean, she (clean)……………………… it.
12. Look! Somebody (break)…………………………….. that door.
13. They (not meet)……………………….. us since last week.
14. What (you/do) ………………………………….. at this time yesterday.
15. Our school (open) …………………………….. a new club next week.
III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.(5pts)
1. The _________are scheduled to take off at 15.00 and 15.30.     
FLY
2. People in the countryside are _________. FRIEND
3. Alot of people believe that well - paid job are
PLENTY
4. We received a lot of _________from our teacher.
ENCOURAGE
5. During his _________ the family lived in Cornwall
CHILD
IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English.(5pts)
1. I have lived here since many years and I think it's a nice town.
A
B
C
D
2. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world.
A
B
C
D
3. We have sung together ever when I was a small child.
A
B
C
D
4. My father's car is the same color like my uncle's car.
A
B
C
D
5. Shall you close the window for me , please?
A
B
C
D
V. Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition. ( 5 pts)
1) Your father is very kind ................... David.
2) Hurry or you will be late ..................... school.
3) Were they present ................... the meeting?
4) She was confused ....................... the dates.
5) His book is different ............................ mine.
PART C. READING
I - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions (5pts)
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (26)_______you about it. I was very
(27)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn't think about
the problems of speaking English (28)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn't communicate with them
because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all
(29)_______we didn't have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation
wasn't. My problem is (30)_______ 'l' and 'r'. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in
Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn't understand when I said “We eat lice”…
26. A. say
B. tell
C. talk
D. speak
27. A. exciting
B. excites
C. excited
D. excite
28. A. after
B. until
C. when
D. while
29. A. although
B. even
C. because
D. so

30. A. pronouncing B. speaking
C. reading
D. telling
II.Fill in the blank with an appropriate work. (10pts)
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________ how to fly or play the piano. There
(2) _________________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how
to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be
able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on
(5) ______________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly,
but if only read a book and then try to (7) _____________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash
and kill (8) ____________ . The same is true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is enough
simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) _________________ first?
PART D. WRITING
I. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.(5pts)
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It's ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
- The time machine ……………………………………………………………………..
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt's letter.
- He was delighted that ………………………………………………………………..
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People ………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I'm very sad that I wasn't accepted in that group.
- I'm very sad not …………………………………………………………………….
II. Use the following set of words and phrases to complete the following sentences. You can put additional
words and make any changes necessary. (5pts)
1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.
- …………………………………………………………………………………….
2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.
- ……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.
- ………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV / only / but / not / bringing .
- ………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.
- ………………………………………………………………………………………
SAMPLE TEST 3
I. Find the word the underlined part is pronounced differently. (5 pts)
1. A. this
B. that
C. think
D. there
2. A. look
B. food
C. took
D. loose
3. A. define
B. decline
C. determine
D. mine
4. A. means
B. meant
C. bean
D. clean
5. A. wondered
B. arrived
C. relied
D. laughed
II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: (15 pts)
6. ________ I carry that bag for you?
- Oh, thank you.
A. Do
B. Shall
C. Will
D. Would
7. When Jane came to England, she had to get used________ on the left.
A. to drive
B. driving
C. to driving
D. drive
8. This is the first time I________ Thailand.
A. has visited
B. visit
C. visited
D. have visited
9. Would you mind if I________ a photo?
A. take
B. took
C. would take
D. am going to take

10. There is nothing to prevent the children________ playing here.
A. from
B. of
C. away
D. to
11. What is the________ of your country?
- 75,000.000 people
A. introduction
B. population
C. separation
D. addition
12. She isn't__________ well with the new manager.
A. going on
B. getting on
C. keeping on
D. taking on
13. Don't shout, dear. I can't________ the shout!
A. stand
B. sit
C. listen
D. hear
14. He laughs________ of her funny face.
A. because
B. since
C. as
D. for
15. We are going to________ our 20th wedding. Please stay and come.
A. occur
B. celebrate
C. do
D. parade
16. They felt________ when Tet was coming near.
A. excitement
B. excited
C. excitedly
D. exciting
17. Nam________ to the sea when she lived in Hai Phong.
A. goes
B. has gone
C. used to go
D. is going
18. They________ me if I could speak Japanese.
A. told
B. said
C. talked
D. asked
19. Let's go to the post office, ________?
A. shall we
B. will we
C. do we
D. did we
20. Don't make me upset, ________?
A. shall you
B. do you
C. did you
D. will you
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
21. I'm looking forward_________ seeing you in June'
22. Could I help you_________ your luggage?
23. Would you mind sitting_________ the front seat of the taxi?
24. Ha Long Bay is recognized_________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
25. John is interested_________ the history of Vietnam.
26. She is thinking_________ importing flowers from Vietnam.
27. He realized his alarm clock didn't go_________.
28. Everyone fell_________ the deep and dangerous water.
29. What's the weather_________?
30. We went_________ a 10-day tour of central Africa.
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (10 pts)
31. I had my trousers__________ because they were too short.
long
32. UFO means__________ Flying Object.
identify
33. He is so__________! No wonder he has no friends.
agree
34. He felt very__________ when he saw he had failed the exam again. courage
35. A__________ child can hardly feed himself.
able
36. Compost is a wonderful__________. It helps plants grow.
fertilize
37. Linda is one of the__________ from Friends of the Earth.
represent
38. Air is a__________ of gases.
mix
39. Waste paper can be__________ after being recycling.
use
40. It's__________ to cross the avenue.
danger
V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete this passage. (10 pts)
Nobody likes staying at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we
decided to (41)_______ the day in the country. The only difficulty was that millions of other people had exactly
the same idea. We moved (42)_______ of the city slowly behind along (43)_______ of cars, but at last we came
to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had (44)_______ plenty of food with
us and we got (45)_______ out of the car. Now everything was ready so we sat down near a path at the foot of a
hill. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we (46)_______ bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw

made us (47)_______ up our things and run back (48)_______ the car as (49)_______ as possible. There were
about two hundred sheep coming (50)_______ us down the path .
VI. Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets. (10 pts)
a. (51. write)_______ the letter, she put it in an envelope.
b. When Linda (52. come)_______ back from the beach, she (53. look) very red from the Sun.
c. Yesterday I (54. walk)_______ along the street when I (55. realize)_______ a man with a black beard, whom
I (56. see)_______ three times already, (57. follow)_______ me.
d. Hello, Mary. The party last night was great. You should (58. come)_______.
e. We fell over some pieces of wood (59. leave)_______ (60. lie)_______ around.
VII. Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best answers each of the questions. (10 pts)
The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately two million B.C and lasted until 3000
B.C. Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was
divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period (2 million to 8000 B.C), the
first hatchet and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved
about one million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing, and
developed new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C), people made crude pottery and the first
fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed the bow and arrow, which was used until the fourteenth century
A.D. The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being
less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements, and creating governments.
61. Into how many periods was the Stone Age divide...