WRITING I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points)

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66. The ­­­­­­­­­­­older people get, the weaker their eyesight becomes.

67. The questions were (very) easy, so all the students could give the correct answers.

Or: The questions were easy enough for all the students to give the correct answers.

Or: Because the questions were (very) easy, all the students could give the correct answers.

68. I am not used/accustomed to driving to the left of the road.

Or: I am not familiar with driving to the left of the road.

69. No one in our school team can play as well as Peter.

Or: No one in our school team is a better player than Peter.

70. The streets haven’t been cleaned this week.

71. Jack London was a famous American writer. (1 point)

Or: Jack London was one of the famous American writers. (1 point)

72. He was born (0.5 point) on January 13, 1876 in San Francisco, /in California.(0.5 point)

73. His family was very poor, (0.5 point) and/so he had to leave school to make money.(0.5 point)

Or: Because his family was very poor, (0.5 point) he had to leave school to make money.(0.5 point)

Or: His family was so poor (0.5 point) that he had to leave school to make money.(0.5 point)

74. He worked hard (0.5 point) in different jobs. (0.5 point)

75. Later, he returned to school (0.5 point) where he didn't stay long.(0.5 point)

76. In 1897, he went to Alaska (0.5 point) to find gold.(0.5 point)

77. There he found ideas (0.5 point) for his books and stories.(0,5 point)

78. He came back home (0.5 point) and started to write. (0.5 point)

Or: He came back home (0.5 point) and started writing. (0.5 point)

79. His writings were (very) successful,(0.5 point) and he became rich and famous in his twenties. (0.5 point)

Or : His writings were so successful (0.5 point) that he became rich and famous in his twenties. (0.5 point)

Or : Because his writings were (very) successful (0.5 point), he became rich and famous in his twenties. (0.5 point)

Or : His writings were successful (0.5 point), so he became (very) rich and famous in his twenties. (0.5 point)

80. In poor health, he died in 1916 (0.5 point) at the age of 40. (0.5 point)

Or. Because of his poor health, he died in 1916 (0.5 point) at the age of 40. (0.5 point)

III. Many people say that country life is more interesting than city life. Do you agree or disagree? In about 120-150 words, express the reasons why you agree or why not. (10 points).

Gợi ý phần cho điểm chi tiết như sau:

1. Form: - a passage of agreeing or disagreeing with 3 parts. (1.0 pt)

2. Content: (4 pts)

+ Clear introduction paragraph with a thesis statement (1.0 pt)

+ Clear body paragraphs (2.0 pts)

+ Clear conclusion paragraph (1.0 pt)

3. Language: (5 pts)

+ Appropriate vocabulary, adverbs… (1.5 pts)

+ Correct grammar (2.5 pts) (minus 0.5 point for each incorrect sentence/structure)

+ Punctuating/ Spelling (1.0 p) (minus 0.25 point for each mistake)