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1. Which best describes the noun in the phrase “the District of Columbia”?
A. proper noun with postmodification

B. proper noun with premodification
C. common noun with a post-determiner
D. common noun with a pre-determiner
2. In the sentence: “He handed me a bar of chocolate yesterday”, “a bar of chocolate”
functions as a (n) ______.
A. Complement C. indirect object
B. Adverbial D. direct object
3. Which best describes the word “the Times”?
A. geographical name C. personal name
B. newspaper name D. calendar item
4. Identify the meaning of the following genitive case: “The criminal’s arrest”.
A. possessive genitive C. subjective genitive
B. objective genitive D. descriptive genitive
5. Which is a correct sentence?
A. You and your classmates should believe in yourself.
B. Peter saw itself in the mirror.
C. The students are working well with themselves.
D. Who among us wants to commit yourself to another year of service?
6. How many basic noun phrases are there in the following sentence: “The five-year-old
boy in the room is my son”?
A. 1 phrase C. 3 phrases
B. 2 phrases D. 4 phrases
7. The underlined article in the sentence: “A play by Shakespear will be performed in this
theatre next month.”
A. definite specific reference C. indefinite specific reference
B. general reference D. unique reference
8. Make a noun phrase from the following items: times, three, amount, this.
A. this time amount three C. the amount three times
B. this amount three times D. three times this amount
9. How many complex noun phrases are there in the following sentence: “Buckingham
palace in central London must be one of the most expensive houses in the world.” ?
A. 1 phrase C. 3 phrases
B. 2 phrases D. 4 phrases
10. Which is true about the following sentence: “The old lady I met last week was young in
spririt.”?
A. The sentence has the subject realized by a basic noun phrase and the object realized by a
noun phrase.
B. The sentence has the subject realized by a basic noun phrase and the adverbial realized by
an adverb phrase.
C. The sentence has the subject realized by a complex noun phrase and the complement
realized by an adjective phrase.
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D. The sentence has the subject realized by a complex noun phrase and the direct object
realized by a non-finite verb phrase.
11. English verbs can be _________ classified into one-word verbs and multi-word verbs.
A. structurally C. functionally
B. traditionally D. semantically
12. The verb “grew” in the sentence: “The sky grew dark” is a(n) ________.
A. transitive verb C. extensive verb
B. intransitive verb D. intensive verb
13. Which statement is NOT true?
A. Auxiliary “be” is used in the progress with the –ing form, in the passive voice with past
participle form and some structures of future time.
B. Modal auxiliary can sometimes have infinitive, -ing participle or -ed participle.
C. Auxiliary is sometimes used in the emphasis meaning.
D. Marginal modal auxiliaries can be constructed as lexcial verbs.
14. Which is characterized by the following features: (1) have tense distinction, (2) occur at
the verb element of a clause.
A. Closed-system items C. Open-class items
B. Finite verb phrases D. Non-finite verb phrases
15. Which best describes the function of the underlined part: “I put the plant next to the
water cooler.”
A. a subject complement C. an obligatory adverb
B. an object complement D. direct object
16. The underlined verb in the sentence: “It is hard for youngsters to live without a smart
phone today.” provides an example of __________.
A. indicative mood C. imperative mood
B. mandative mood D. subjunctive mood
17. The verb “are going to” in the sentence: “We are going to return to the city soon.”
expresses _______.
A. willingness C. intention
B. prediction D. necessity
18. What is the pattern of the following sentence: “We stopped abruptly by the river
bank”?
A. SVOO C. SVO
B. SVOC D. SVA
19. Which best describes the irregular lexical verb “sleep”?
A. V-ed1 is identical with V-ed2; no suffixation; change of base vowel
B. V-ed 1 is identical with V-ed2, suffixation is used but voicing is variable; change of base
vowel.
C. V-ed1 is regular; V-ed2 has two forms: one regular, the other nasal.
D. V-ed1 is identical with V-ed 2; suffixation is used but voicing is varible; vowel identity in
all the parts.
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Câu 20. Which is true about the following sentence: “The museum will remain open to the
public throughout the building work.”?
A. The main verb of the sentence is a process verb and the object is realized by an adjective
phrase.
B. The sentence takes patterns SVCA and the main verb is a relational verb.
C. The sentence takes patterns SVC and the main verb is a relational verb.
D. The sentence takes patterns SVO and the verb is an action verb.
21. Which can modify a noun phrase?
A. Verb C. Interjection
B. Conjunction D. Adjective
22. In the sentence: “The rather unusual topic to discuss in this group is transport”, the
underlined adjective is modified by a (n) ____________.
A. adverb C. verb
B. adjective D. noun
23. Identify the function of the adjective in the following sentence: “His success was due to
sheer willpower.”.
A. Predicative C. Verbless adjective clause
B. Head of a noun phrase D. Attributive
24. Which type of adjective is the underlined one in the following sentence: “He is now
wiser in answering such questions.”?
A. Gradable C. Predicative only
B. Intensifying D. Dynamic
25. What is true about the underlined part in the following sentence: “I need to change the
bike wheel”?
A. It is an adjective which indicates information about quality
B. It is a noun which indicates information about another noun.
C. It is a noun which indicates information about degree.
D. It an adverb which indicates information about manner.
26. What is true about the underlined part in the following sentence: “She sings
beautifully”?
A. It is an adverb which indicates information about degree.
B. It an adjective which indicates information about manner.
C. It is an adverb which indicates information about manner.
D. It is an adjective which indicates information about quality.
27. Which is NOT true about adjectives?
A. Most adjectives are either attributive only or predicative only.
B. Most can take comparative and superlative form.
C. Most adjectives can be both attributive and predicative.
D. Most can be modified by the intensifier “very”.
28. Which is a correct phrase?
A. red lovely old post-box
B. red old lovely post-box
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C. lovely old red post-box.
D. lovely red old post-box
29. The adjectives such as short, quick, dynamic, hurry, special, costly, and patient can be
divided into two groups. Which are they?
A. Dynamic and predicative only C. Non-Gradable and attributive only
B. Stative and predicative only D. Stative and dynamic
30. Which is true about the underlined word in the sentence: “They were very nervous
before the race.”?
A. It functions as conjunct.
B. It functions as disjunct.
C. It is a constituent of an adverb phrase.
D. It is a constituent of an adjective phrase.
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1. Which best describes the noun in the phrase “the District of Columbia”?

A. proper noun with postmodification

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