Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Hostels
When travelling, hostels are usually the cheapest places to stay. They (30) ____________ five to thirty dollars a night. The 7,000 youth hostels around the world vary greatly: some are beautiful and comfortable, but others are not! All of them, however, are usually clean and safe. Hostels are always full (31) ____________ other people travelling cheaply, (32) ____________ they are good places to meet people and exchange information. There are usually ten or more beds in a room. Women and men sleep (33) ____________. In hostels, each visitor must bring his or her own sleeping bag. (34) ____________ hostels also require that you leave the hostel during the day.
30. A. pay B. price C. cost D. take
31. A. in B. with C.by D. of
32. A. so B. but C. because D. although
33. A. separate B. separation C. separately D. separating
34. A. A lot B. Some C. Much D. A
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
35. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.
A. I got lost because I knew the area well.
B. I got lost although knowing the area well.
C. I got lost although I knew the area well.
D. I got lost because of knowing the area well.
36. “We will visit you this weekend,” my parents said to me.
A. My parents said they will visit me that weekend.
B. My parents said they would visit me that weekend.
C. My parents said we would visit me that weekend.
D. My parents said they would visit me this weekend.
37. “If I were you, rd buy that house.” Ms. Hoa said to Ms. Lan.
A. Ms. Hoa promised Ms. Lan that she would buy that house.
B. Ms. Hoa advised Ms. Lan to buy that house.
C. Ms. Hoa suggested Ms. Lan to buy that house.
D. Ms. Hoa forced Ms. Lan to buy that house.
38. We haven’t seen each other for five years.
A. The last time we have seen each othe