Part 1: Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.25 pt)

Traffic jams in Viet Nam frequently (1)......... in big cities, such as Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City.

There is no fixed rule for the time (2)........ to happen. But it is worst during the rush hour (3)................ Apart from peak hours, the time between 9 a.m. to 10 a.m and between 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. also witnesses long lines of vehicles, mainly motorbikes. When it rains, the traffic jam gets (4).......... Taxis are extremely hard to catch or wave during the downpour.

However, the most annoying thing about the traffic jam is the way people react to it. Most road users (5)............... Moreover, they constantly use their horns to hasten riders in the front, even shouting at them from time to time.

                                                                      (Adapted from Workbook of Global success 7)

 

1,2,4 (NB), 3-5 (TH)

Question 1:

1. take place B. takes place            C. took place             D. taken place

Question 2:

1. rush hours             B. a traffic rule          C. traffic lights          D. a traffic jam          

Question 3:

1. as soon as everyone is in a hurry to get to work or come back home.
2. when everyone is in a hurry to get to work or come back home.
3. while everyone is in a hurry to get to work or come back home.
4. before everyone is in a hurry to get to work or come back home.

Question 4:

1. more dangerous   B. more careful         C. more terrible        D. more slowly

Question 5:

1. drive their motorbikes in the pavement rather than waiting calmly
2. ride their motorbikes on the pavement rather than waiting calmly
3. ride their motorbikes on the pavement rather than wait calmly
4. ride their motorbikes in the pavement rather than waiting calmly