Exercise 6.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
51. How long ____ Gerry?
A. has you been knowing B. has you know C. have you been knowing D.
have you known
52. How many times ____ New York?
A. has Charles been visiting B. has Charles visited
C. have Charles been visiting D. have Charles visited
53. She ____ French words for hours, but she still doesn't remember all of them.
A. has been learning B. has been learnt C. has learnt D. have been
learning
54. My father ____.
A. has never smoked B. have never smoked
C. has never been smoking D. have never been smoking
55. Oh dear, the light ____ all night.
A. has been burning B. has burnt C. has burned D. have
burning
56. We ____ Lisa recently.
A. hasn't seen B. haven't seen C. haven't been seeing D. haven't
been seen
57. I ____ fifteen phone calls this morning.
A. has been making B. have been making C. have been made
D. have made
58. ____ anything so strange in your life?
A. Have you ever been hearing B. Have ever you been hearing
C. Have you ever heard D. Have you ever heared
59. You're red in the face. ____
A. Has you ran? B. Have you been runned?
C. Have you ran? D. Have you been running?
60. The sun ____ since this morning.
A. has shining B. has shined C. has shone D. has been shining
61. How long ____ the drums?
A. have you been playing B. you have played C. have you playing D.
have you played
62. The phone bill is enormous. You ____ your boyfriend in Australia, ____?
A. have been called - have you B. have called - haven't you
C. have been calling - haven't you D. has called - hasn't you 63. He
63. He ____ on his essay all day, but he ____ yet.
A. has been writing - has not finished B. has writing - has not been
finishing
C. have been written - have not finished D. has written - has not been
finishing
64. John ____ for the government since he graduated from Harvard University. Until recently, he
____ his work, but now he is talking about retiring.
A. has been working - has not enjoyed B. has writing - has been finishing
C. has worked - has been enjoying D. has worked - have enjoyed
65. Lately, I ____ about changing my career because I ____ dissatisfied with the conditions at
my company.
A. have been thinking - have become B. have been thinking - have been
become
C. have thought - have become D. have thought - have been
becoming
66. My job gets ____ every year.
A. harder and harder B. harder and more harder
C. more harder and harder D. more and more harder
67. She's getting over her operation. She feels ____.
A. gooder and gooder B. better and better
C. more better and better D. more and more better
68. The market for tablets is becoming ____ all the time.
A. competitiver and competitiver B. more and more competitive
C. more competitiver and competitiver D. more competitive and competitive
69. My dad's eyesight is getting ____. He can hardly see anything these days.
 A. more worser and worser B. more and more worse
C. worse and worse D. worser and worser
70. It's time you tidied your room. It's getting ____.
A. messier and messier B. more Messier and messier
C. more messy and messy D. more and more messy
71. Visitors can ____ various types of “ao dai” costumes for free at the Ha Noi Global Cultural
Center.
A. dress up B. put on C. try on D. wear out
72. Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1812, but relocated to and ____ in
Camden Town in London.
A. came back B. called away C. grew up D. left out
73. It's easy to ____ your parents for granted.
A. get B. have C. make D. take
74. Every year several languages ____. Some people think that this is not important because life
will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world.
A. die away B. die out C. die off D. die down
75. In all social systems, there is a minority group which is looked ____ by others in that culture
and kept ____
of mainstream society.
A. back on – up B. down on - out C. out of – down D. through - back

76. Xoan singing is a vocal art of villages in the ancestral land of Phu Tho. It has been ____ for
generations and the oral tradition is still very much alive today.
A. handed down B. landed on C. passed by D. taken over
77. Geographical position has given India a chance to develop a ____ culture and this cultural
____ is a big "pull" factor for travelers from different countries.
A. unique – unique B. unique - uniqueness
C. uniqueness – unique D. uniqueness - uniqueness
78. Most companies show ____ against the obese.
A. prejudice B. prejudicing C. prejudge D. prejudging
79. Greek and Latin are the ____ sources of the international scientific vocabulary.
 A. predominant B. predominance C. predominated D.
predominating
80. Viet Nam's Hung Kings worshiping ____ in Phu Tho Province has become part of the
world's intangible cultural heritage.
A. ritual B. ritualism C. ritualistic D. ritualizing
81. ____, but would you mind helping us on our essay?
A. Sorry to bother you B. Sorry for bothering
C. Sorry for such a bother D. Sorry for having bothered you
82. Many parents afraid that their children are becoming less familiar ____ their traditions.
A. to B. from C. for D. against
83. Since moving to another country, some people decide to follow the customs of the new
country, while ____
prefer to keep their own customs.
A. another B. other C. others D. the other
84. The best way to preserve your culture is to keep it ____.
A. alive B. living C. life D. lively
85. Culture helps people ____ to the world around them.
A. adapt B. change C. alter D. fit
86. A broad definition of ____ is when two separate items, each with different characteristics,
come together and blend.
A. assimilation B. diversity C. preservation D.
urbanization
87. Many new immigrants have not yet assimilated fully ____ the new culture.
A. into B. with C. in D. by
88. Some people feel a strong ____ to keep their cultural identities.
A. craving B. pressure C. urge D. wish
89. The latest heritage at risk register revealed that 5,831 listed buildings, monuments,
archaeological sites, and landscapes in England are at ____ of being lost.
A. danger B. edge C. ease D. risk
90. The objective is to promote the role of inhabitants and communities in the development of a
modern architecture imbued ____ national identity.
 A. against B. by C. for D. with
Part IV. SPEAKING
Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the
following exchanges.
91. Alex: “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.”
Amy: “____”
A. It's my pleasure. B. I don't know what time that person
comes.
C. I'd love to come. What time? D. Do you have time for some gossip?
92. Alex: “How have you been recently?”
Amy: “____”
A. By bus, I think. B. It's too late.
C. Pretty busy, I think. D. No, I'll not be busy.
93. Jenny: “Thanks for the nice gift you bought to us!”
Peter: “____”
A. All right. Do you know how much it costs? B. Not at all, don't mention it.
C. Actually speaking, I myself don't like it. D. Welcome! it's very nice of
you.
94. Jenny: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.”
Peter: “____ I enjoyed it."
A. Not in the least. B. Just in case. C. At all costs. D. You
are welcome.
95. Jenny: “You are so patient with us.”
Mrs. Green: “____”
A. I'm fine, thanks. B. Thanks, that's nice of you to say so.
C. Thanks. Have a nice trip. D. I know. I have trouble controlling my
temper.
96. Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea?”
Mrs. Green: “____”
A. Be yourself. B. Do it yourself. C. Help yourself. D.
Allow yourself.
97. Ken: “Where is your studying group going to meet next weekend?”
Mark: “____”
A. We are too busy on weekdays. B. The library could be best.
C. Why don't you look at the atlas? D. Studying in a group is great fun!
98. John: "Do you think that people should protect their cultural identities in the age of
globalization?”
Jane: “____”
A. Of course not, you bet! B. Well, that's very surprising.
C. There is no doubt about it. D. Yes, it's an absorb idea.
99. Kay: "I don't do that if I were you."
Amy: "____”
A. I'd rather you didn't. B. It's out of question.
C. Wouldn't you? Why? D. Would you, really?
100. Jenny: “I think that some languages will no longer be spoken."
Anna: “____”
A. Don't you think so? B. I'm afraid so.
C. I agree. It sounds nice. D. Let's speak up.
101. "It was very kind of you to help me out, Paul?”
Paul: “____”
A. I'm glad you like it. B. Thanks a million.
C. That was the least I could do. D. You can say that again.
102. Amy: "Would you mind sending those flowers to Mrs. Brown?""
Mark: “____”
A. He wouldn't mind. B. I would if I were you.
C. No, I can handle it myself. D. Sure, I'll do it now.
103. Mary: "I'll never do that again”.
Linda: "Me ____.”
A. do so B. too C. neither D. either
104. Jackson: "I get impatient when the teacher doesn't tell us the answer.”
Rose: “____”
A. Yes, it's hard to think of the answer. B. Yes, I wish she'd hurry up.
 C. Yes, she would know the answer. D. Yes, she speaks too quickly.
105. Jane: "Don't fail to send your parents my regards."
Ben: “____”
A. You are welcome. B. Good idea, thanks. C. Thanks, I'll. D. It's
my pleasure.