Varieties of English such as Indian English and Singaporean English have distinct aspects of pronunciation.. A number of world varieties of English exist: British, American, Australian,
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B EXERCISE S
Exercise 1 Choose one word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others
D applicant
D equally
D difficulty
Exercise 2 Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others
D popular
borrowing D visitor
population D unemployment
Part II VOCAB ULARY
Exercise 3 Choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D
11 All the children should learn to speak a foreign
12 The Internet is a modern medium of information
13 There used to be a radio in Hang Dau Street
Trang 214 The of different kinds of flowers created a colourful flower carpet
C combine D mingling
15 I’m going to watch “The Wheel of Fortune” on VTV3 which will be at 12 p.m
16 Some small islands along the coast of Vietnam are still not
17 His tongue is Vietnamese, but he can speak English and Chinese, too
18 In this term, pupils will learn the way in which words are put to make sentences
19 Sending emails is a/an way to communicate with other people
20 The ability to work well for long hours is her
Exercise 4 Choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D
21 The of this button is to start the machine
22 When I’m tired, I to make mistakes
23 The last reason is far the most important one
24 It’s been great to business with you
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26 Hard work forms the of her success
27 I can’t life without my TV
28 It is the English pronunciation that a lot of difficulties to Vietnamese students
29 languages are languages which are still used today
30 Vietnam has many changes over the last twenty years
understood D underlined
Part III GRAM M AR
Exercise 5 Choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D
31 It was a new surfboard Marilyn gave me for my birthday last year
32 She enjoys watching movies make her laugh
33 He bought all the books are needed for the English course
34 The Anglo-Saxons a Germanic language which the basis of modern English
speak/formed D speak/forms
35 There are very few things in life he is afraid
Trang 4A what/ B what/of
36 Vietnamese students like learning English, the language helps them to communicate with people from other countries
37 It is the strong economic power of the United States helps English to become popular today
38 Nowadays almost no one speaks Latin, is the reason why it
is called a dead language
39 her bright eyes that attract people when they first meet her
A They are B They will be C It is
40 American English has some spelling rules are different from in British English
who/them D who/those
Exercise 6 Choose the correct form of the word in brackets Identify your answer by circling A, B, C or D
41 I believe that our new manager has the (flexible) to work well
in this business environment
42 Radio is a good (medium) for practising listening to English
43 Many people love the (simple) of life in the countryside
44 This is a good place for fashion designers to show their latest (create)
45 Damage to the building was (consider)
considerable D considerably
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47 One (effect) way to improve your English is to practise it daily
48 This meeting gathers all leaders of industry and (commerce) in the country
commercialization D commercially
49 After he left school, he went into (busy) with his brother
50 Varieties of English such as Indian English and Singaporean English have (distinct) aspects of pronunciation
Exercise 7 Choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D
51 A temple here hundreds of years ago
A has existed
B was existing
C existed
D had existed
52 I him as soon as he entered the room
A recognized
C had recognized
recognized
53 of our class will have to write a paragraph about the role of English today
A Each member individual B Each individual member
C Individual each member D Member each individual
54 It’s to imagine today’s world without the computer
55 I could recognize her when she put on her suit and changed her hairstyle
Trang 6A hardly B hardly to C not hardly D hardly not
56 I had no difficulty to her English
57 Many technical terms in Vietnamese from other languages such as English and French
A borrowed
C have borrowed
B are borrowed
D have been borrowing
58 In this factory female workers the majority of the labour force
A constitute
C is constituting
B constitutes
D are constituting
59 Emails are among young people than the elders
more used widely
more widely
60 60% of the world’s radio stations in English
A broadcasts
B broadcast
C is broadcast
D are broadcast
Exercise 8 Choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D
61 The novel "Tom Sawyer", was written by Mark Twain, is my all-time favourite
62 Everything they said was true
63 Yesterday she had to do a difficult English test for she did not prepare
64 There wasn’t much they could do to help
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65 Huy told me about his English course, he’s enjoying very much
66 The broken glasses are all remain
67 In recent years Vietnamese students have learnt foreign languages, of English is clearly the most popular
68 It is the developed economy of the United States that English an important medium of communication in business
A is being made B has made C has been
69 In my opinion, not the intelligence but the hard work and determination of learners that bring success to language learning
70 A number of world varieties of English exist: British, American, Australian, Indian, Singaporean, etc., having distinctive aspects of pronunciation and usage, by they are recognized
Exercise 9 Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D to answer questions from 71 to 75
Minh and Long were in Hanoi and both wanted to go to Nha Trang for their holidays Nha Trang is a popular tourist attraction in the South of Vietnam Minh likes flying so he went to the Blue Skies Agency The agency is on the third floor of a big building in Trang Thi Street They booked Minh a seat on a tourist flight Long hated flying He went to the Wide Roads Agency Its office is on the second floor of a beautiful building in Trang Tien Street They booked him a seat on the Thong Nhat Train Long enjoyed his trip on the Thong Nhat Train, especially as
he met a very pretty girl on the train Her name is Mai Mai is studying
at a university in Hanoi, but her family is in Nha Trang Her family lives
in the city centre, but they run a hotel by the seaside
Trang 871 Which of the following sentences does NOT describe Nha Trang?
A The place which is in the South of Vietnam
B The place which both Minh and Long wanted to go to
C The place which has long and beautiful beaches
D The place which is a tourist attraction
72 Which of the following sentences does NOT describe the Blue Skies Agency?
A The agency that booked Long a seat on the Thong Nhat Train
B The agency that is in Trang Thi Street
C The agency that booked Minh a seat on a tourist flight
D The agency that is on the third floor of a big building
73 Which of the following sentences does NOT describe the Wide Roads Agency?
A The agency that is in Trang Tien Street
B The agency that owns a big building in Trang Thi Street
C The agency that is on the second floor of a beautiful building
D The agency that booked Long a seat on the Thong Nhat Train
74 Which of the following does NOT describe the Thong Nhat Train?
A The train which takes 32 hours to travel from Hanoi to Nha Trang
B The train which carried Long from Hanoi to Nha Trang
C The train on which Long met Mai
D The train which the Wide Roads Agency booked for Long
75 Which of the following does NOT describe Mai’s family?
A The family which lives in the city centre
B The family which is in Nha Trang
C The family which runs a hotel by the seaside
D The family with which Long stayed when he was in Nha Trang
Exercise 10 Read the following passages and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D to answer questions from 76 to
80
For many people the language of the Internet is English “World, Wide, Web: Three English Words” was the name of an article by Michael Specter
in the New York Times a few years ago The article went on to say: “If you want to take full advantage of the Internet, there is only one real way to do it: learn English.”
Trang 9In general, it is not difficult to learn to use Internet services But although Internet services are rather easy to use, you will have considerable difficulties if you are not familiar with English In fact, knowledge of English is one of the most important aspects that help you use the Internet Learning to use a new Internet service may take a few hours, a few days, or some weeks, but it takes years to learn a language so that you can use it fluently and confidently Of course, when you know some English, you can learn more just by using it on the Internet But at least your English should be good enough to understand commonly used words and to know what to do on the Internet
76 Which of the following languages is considered the language of the Internet by many people?
D French
77 According to the article by Michael Specter, what should you
do to take full advantage of the Internet?
A Learn to use the Internet services B Learn to type fast
C Learn the names of some websites D Learn English
78 Learning to use a language fluently and confidently may take
A a few hours
C a few weeks
D a few years
79 If you do not know English very well, you will when using the Internet
A have many difficulties
B be laughed at
C have to learn how to use Internet services for a few weeks
D have to learn a language fluently
80 Which of the following titles is most appropriate for the two passages?
A Ways to take full advantage of the Internet
B English and the Internet
C How to use Internet services
D Practising your English on the Internet
Trang 10Exercise 11 The words in the sentences below are in the wrong order Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences by choosing the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D
81 English/ simplicity/ American/ tends/ spelling/ towards/ in/
A English tends towards American spelling in simplicity
B American tends towards English in simplicity spelling
C American English tends towards simplicity in spelling
D American English tends in spelling towards simplicity
82 Our/ language/ is/ English/ lesson/ today/ about/ the/
A English today is the language about our lesson
B English about our language is the lesson today
C Our language is the English lesson about today
D Our lesson today is about the English language
83 English/ widely/ entertainment/ is/ in/ the/ used/ language/ most/
A English is the most widely used language in entertainment
B English is used in the most widely entertainment language
C English language is in the most widely used entertainment
D English entertainment in the most widely used is language
84 He/ which/ taking/ at/ train/ 6 a.m/ early/ is/ runs/ that/
A He is taking which train that runs early at 6 a.m
B He is taking that early train which runs at 6 a.m
C He is taking at that early 6 a.m train which runs
D He runs that early train which is taking at 6 a.m
85 It/ she/ British/ that/ to/ English/ most/ likes/ is/ listening/
A It is listening to British that she likes English most
B It is she that British English likes listening to most
C It is British English that she likes listening to most
D It likes British English most that she is listening to
86 English/ of/ become/ effective/ international/ an/ medium/ has/ communication/ now/
A English has now become an effective medium of international communication
B English has now become an effective international communication of medium
C English has now become an international communication of effective medium
D English has an effective medium of become international communication now
Trang 1187 As/ second/ mother/ to/ only/ a/ tongue/ English/ ranks/ Chinese
A As English ranks a mother tongue second only to Chinese
B As English only ranks Chinese second to a mother tongue
C As a mother tongue English ranks second only to Chinese
D As a Chinese English only ranks second to mother tongue
88 It/ the/ that/ is/ visiting/ in/ is/ Lan/ Washington DC/ USA/
A It is Washington DC in Lan that the USA is visiting
B It is Washington DC in the USA that Lan is visiting
C It is Lan that Washington DC is visiting in the USA
D It is that Lan in the USA is visiting Washington DC
89 I/ on/ the/ was/ both/ and/ long/ which/ boring/ couldn’t/ lecture/ biology/ understand/
A I couldn’t understand on the biology lecture which was both long and boring
B I couldn’t understand which was both the long and boring lecture on biology
C I couldn’t understand which lecture on biology was both the long and boring
D I couldn’t understand the lecture on biology which was both long and boring
90 The/ a/ in/ of/ in/ has/ years/ changes/ number/ system/ Vietnam/ education/ undergone/ recent/
A The recent Vietnam in education system has undergone a number of years in changes
B The undergone education system in Vietnam has recent changes in a number of years
C The number of recent years in a system has undergone education changes in Vietnam
D The education system in Vietnam has undergone a number
of changes in recent years