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I a Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
b Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.
II Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1 Her house is the cinema and the police station
2 The children were divided small groups
3 He is quite different his father
4 The committee consists ten members
5 He likes playing soccer weekends
6 My brother's birthday is March
7 The street is full of traffic from morning night
8 We'll have to leave lunch
III Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 The journey to the countryside is very (interest)
2 The meeting finished without a single (agree)
3 We have to leave the party or we'll miss the train (hurry)
4 This restaurant is for its western meals (fame)
5 Have you seen the new for Double Rich shampoo? (advertise)
6 Most of the machines are old, but they are still very (use)
7 Lan has a very lovely of dolls, (collect)
8 Radio was by Marconi (invent)
9 All of his are about love (poet)
10 The staff consists of ten experienced journalists (edit)
IV Each sentence has 1 mistake Circle it and correct it.
1 Would you like me helping you with your homework?
2 Meat must keep in a refrigerator or it will spoil
3 There is a cat sitting in the middle to the road
4 Tom is always forget his keys and that really annoys me
5 She spends her free time to visit galleries and museums
6 Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east
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8 Come up to my place and we will discuss it
9 He has repeated urged the government to do something about this
10 I have to fetch the kids at school at 4 o’clock
V Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 She (have) a headache for several hours
2 I (watch) a cartoon movie on TV when you called last night
3 Mr Hai is having his car (wash) at the moment
4 Where's Tom? He said he (be) here at 4 pm
5 If I (drink) so much coffee, I wouldn’t be able to sleep
6 Nothing (do) about this problem for months
7 I'm looking forward to (take) a vacation
8 I'm hungry because I (not have) breakfast or lunch
9 I'd rather you (do) the test well
10 I distinctly remember (pay) him I gave him two dollars
VI Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1 There was hardly money left in my bank account
2 You are who noticed
3 Their house is near the Cathedral
4 The reason I left is I was bored
5 I will go on holiday I can
6 I am sorry I your party I was away at the time
7 We her a happy birthday
8 Your room is a mess! it up at once
9 Could you me ten pounds until next payday?
10 Bill has his job and gone back to college
11 I wish to apply the post of surveyor with your company
12 I came a reference to Makonde carving when I was an artist
13 Does anyone know this hat might be?
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15 Nam’s brother does not work as a teacher, and she doesn’t
VII Read the passage and choose the best option to complete it.
Jeans are very popular with young people all (1) the world Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of (2) But they haven't always been popular The story of jeans started (3) two hundred years ago People in Genoa, Italy made pants The cloth (4) in Genoa was called "jeanos" The pants were called "jeans" In 1850, a sale man (5) California began selling pants made of canvas His name was Levi Strauss (6) they were so strong, "Levi's pants" became (7) with gold miners; farmers and cowboys Six years (8) ; Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (9) called denim Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10) jeans Young people usually didn’t wear them
VIII Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Fire was very important to man He needed fire to keep himself warm at night He used fire to cook his food He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals In some parts of the world he used fire
to signal messages Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of danger Fire was also used to give light Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets One man even used fire to tell the time He invented a candle clock He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left
of the burning candle But the candle clock did not always work well If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly
1 What did man probably first use fire for?
2 For what purpose was fire used by red Indians?
3 What were the first street lights?
4 How long did the candle clock take to burn?
5 What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock?
IX Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing the meaning.
1 "Do you know who broke the window, John?" Said Mrs Clark
Mrs Clark asked
2 She said, "I really like this furniture."
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3 What a pity! Nam isn't here
I wish Nam
4 As a child, I liked chocolate very much
When I
5 I've studied English for 2 years
I began
6 I'll return the book to you tomorrow
The book
7 I have told the children about the party
The children
8 It's five years since we last met each other
We
X a Use the sets of words given to write a complete letter.
Dear Sir
1 I/ your Institute's advertisement/ Today's TV program
2 I/ interested/ learn English
3 I/ more information/ Institute
4 I/ can speak/ a little English/ but/ read slowly/ writing/ bad
5 I/ want/ improve/ reading/ writing
6 Could/ provide/ length/ courses/ fees/ beginners?
7 I/ supply/ record of English study/ necessary
8 I/ look forward/ hear/ you/ soon
Your sincerely, Mai Lan
b Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about the role of the husband/ wife in the family Your writing should include:
- The role of the husband/ wife in taking care of family + supporting detail
- The role of the husband/ wife in earning money + supporting detail
- The conclusion about the role of the husband/ wife
ANSWER KEY
I a Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
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1 C được phát âm là /əʊ/; A, B, D được phát âm là /ʌ/
2 B được phát âm là /ɔ:/; A, C, D được phát âm là /əʊ/
3 D được phát âm là /eə/; A, B, C được phát âm là /ɪə/
4 A được phát âm là /ɒ/; B, C, D được phát âm là /əʊ/
5 D được phát âm là /aʊ/; A, B, C được phát âm là /u:/
b Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.
1 A có trọng âm là âm số 1; B, C, D có trọng âm là âm số 2
2 D có trọng âm là âm số 2; A, B, C có trọng âm là âm số 1
3 D có trọng âm là âm số 1; A, B, C có trọng âm là âm số 2
4 B có trọng âm là âm số 2; A, C, D có trọng âm là âm số 1
5 B có trọng âm là âm số 2; A, C, D có trọng âm là âm số 1
II Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1 between
between and : giữa và
2 into
divide into: chia thành
3 from
different from: khác với
4 of
consist of: bao gồm
5 at
at weekends: vào cuối tuần
6 in
in + tháng
7 to from to : từ tới
8 after after: sau khi
III Give the correct form of the words in brackets
1 interesting
S + be + adj; tính từ interesting bổ nghĩa cho the
journey
2 agreement
Tính từ single bổ nghĩa cho danh từ agreement
3 hurrily
Trạng từ hurrily bổ nghĩa cho động từ leave
8 invented
Câu bị động quá khứ đơn
9 poems
Tính từ sở hữu + danh từ; poem: bài thơ
4 famous
S + be + adj
5 advertisement
Tính từ new bổ nghĩa cho danh từ advertisement
6 useful
S + be + adj
7 collection
Trạng từ very và tính từ lovely bổ nghĩa cho danh từ collection
10 editing editing staff: đội ngũ nhân viên biên soạn
IV Each sentence has 1 mistake Circle it and correct it.
1 helping to help
2 keep kept
3 to of
4 forget forgetting
5 to visit visiting
6 told said
7 to plant planted
8 up
9 repeated repeatedly
10 at from
V Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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Hiện tại hoàn thành, có for + khoảng thời gian
2 was watching
Quá khứ tiếp diễn: watch đang diễn ra thì call xen
vào; có last night
3 washed
have + something + V3: (nhờ ai) làm gì
4 would be
Câu gián tiếp: câu trực tiếp ở tương lai đơn câu
gián tiếp thì đổi will would
5 drank
Câu điều kiện loại 2
6 has been done
Hiện tại hoàn thành, có for + khoảng thời gian
7 taking
look forward to + V-ing: trông đợi điều gì
8 haven’t had Hiện tại hoàn thành
9 did
would rather + S + V2: muốn ai làm gì
10 paying
remember + V-ing: nhớ là đã làm gì
VI Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1 hardly no: gần như không
2 the only one: (người, vật) duy nhất
3 somewhere near: ở nơi nào đó gần
4 that: rằng
5 as soon as: ngay khi
11 apply for: đăng ký xin vào/ đăng ký cho (vị trí)
15 Câu hỏi đuôi phủ định:
12 come across st: tình cờ tìm thấy cái gì
13 Đại từ quan hệ chỉ sự sở hữu
whose: của ai
6 miss: nhỡ
7 wish: chúc
8 tidy up: dọn dẹp
9 lend: cho mượn
10 give up: từ bỏ
14 absolutely: hoàn toàn
15 Câu hỏi đuôi phủ định:
S + auxiliary verb + not + either
VII Read the passage and fill in each blank with one word.
1 all over the world: trên toàn thế giới
2 youth: giới trẻ
3 almost: gần, khoảng
4 Đại từ quan hệ rút gọn: which was made
made
5 in + bang: ở, tại bang
6 because: bởi vì
7 popular with sb: phổ biến với ai đó
8 six years later: sáu năm sau
9 cotton cloth: vải cotton
10 begin + V-ing: bắt đầu làm gì
VIII Read the passage and answer the questions below.
1 Man used fire first to keep himself warm at night
2 They used fire to make smoke signals
3 They were small fires hung in wire baskets from post
4 It took 12 hours
5 It would be slow
Trang 7(1 ) He needed fire to keep himself warm at night (2) Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals (3) he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets (4) He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn (5) If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly.
IX Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing the meaning.
1 Mrs Clark asked John if he knew who had broken the window
2 She said she really liked that furniture
3 I wish Nam were here
4 When I was a child I liked chocolate very much
5 I began studying English two years ago
6 The book will be returned to you tomorrow
7 The children have been told about the party
8 We haven't seen each other for five years
X Use the sets of words given to write a complete letter.
Dear Sir,
(1) I saw your Institute's advertisement on Today's TV program (2) I am very interested in learning English and (3) I would like some more information about your Institute
(4) I can speak a little English, but I read it very slowly and my writing is bad (5) So I want to improve my reading and writing
(6) Could you please provide more information about the length of courses and fees for beginners? (7) I can supply my record of English study if necessary
(8) I look forward to hearing you soon
Your sincerely
Mai Lan
b Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about the role of the husband/ wife in the family Your writing should include:
The husband plays an indispensable role in a family Firstly, he has to take responsibility of earning money He is the source of bread for his family to live on Secondly, he together with his wife has to takes care of the children He needs to teach his children important skills such as communication skills, living and working skills These skills will help the children a lot when they grow up Moreover, the husband also needs to share housework with his wife because it’s very necessary for maintaining the happiness in the family In conclusion, the role of the husband is very important and can’t be confused