B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES I. Choose the best answer 1. ___ does it take to go from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by plane? - About 2 hours. A. How far B. How much C. How long D. How many 2. There ______ a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to the suburbs. A. used to be B. used to had C. use to have D. were 3. I ______ marbles when I was young, but now I don’t. A. play B. used to play C. have played D. didn’t use to play 4. We should wait for the traffic lights ______ before we cross the street. A. turn green B. to turn green C. turn yellow D. to turn yellow 5. All of us have to obey ______ strictly. A. traffic rules B. traffic C. traffic jam D. transport 6. Cyclists and motorists have to wear a ______ when they ride a motorbike. A. hard hat B. cap C. mask D. helmet 7. He forgot to give a _____________ before he turned left and got a ticket. A. signal B. sign C. light D. hand 8. A lot of cultural and…………. activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat. A. arts B. artist C. artistic D. art 9. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the ______ holiday of the year in India. A. more important B. most important C. importance D. most importance 10. It is ______ to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak. A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement 11. People put pumpkin ___________ outside the homes during Halloween. A. lanterns B. lights C. neon signs D. bulbs 12. The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba ______ from various samba schools. A. perform B. performance C. performer D. performers 13. People in Cannes take the Cannes Film Festival ________ a very serious way. A. in B. at C. on D. with 14. The festival _____________ every year at the end of August. A. takes B. takes place C. occur D. held 15. La Tomatina _______________ on the last Wednesday of August every year. A. hold B. held C. is held D. be held 16. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to _______________ the Rio Carnival. A. play B. take C. attend D. follow 17. In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at __________________. A. themselves B. one another C. together D. each other 18. Day of the Dead is celebrated_______ November 1st in Mexico. A. at B. on C. in D. between 19. A ______ is a film that shows real life events or stories. A. action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy 20. I found the book so ______ that I couldn’t put it down. A. gripping B. boring C. tiring D. shocking 21. A ______ is a film that tries to make audiences laugh. A. horror B. sci-fi C. comedy D. play 22. The end of the film was so ______ that many people cried. A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring 23. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a ______ film – I was laughing from beginning to end. A. hilarious B. violent C. scary D. moving 24. ______ they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. A. However B. Nevertheless C. When D. Although 25. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ______ being very tired. A. despite of B. in spite of C. although D. because of 26. Not many people went to see the film; ______, it received good reviews from critics. A. however B. despite C. but D. although 27. Hilarious is a kind of film which makes viewers _____________ a lot. A. cry B. laugh C. shock D. frightened 28. He is a good ___________. He performs excellently in many films. A. actor B. actress C. musician D. singer 29. Burning man festival is held _________ the end of August. A. at B. on C. in D. between 30. It is a _________ word, I don’t know how to make sentence with it. A. confuse B. confused C. confusing D. confuses 31. ________ beginning with a terrible disaster; the film has a happy ending. A. Despite B. In spite C. Although D. Because of 32. __________ do people in Spain hold La Tomatina festival? - To celabrate the tomato harvest. A. Why B. How C. What D. When 33. Everyone has gone to the ______________ festival. A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians 34. La Tomatina is a ________________ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest. A. yearly B. seasonal C. season D. annually 35. The ______________ atmosphere is felt around all the villages. A. tradition B. festival C. festive D. air 36. In Titanic, it_______Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawnson, a poor artist. A. star B. stars C. sun D. moon