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Choose the correct word or phrase to finish each of the following sentences.. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given .1pt 1?. Use the correct form of the words in bracke

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I Find the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1pt)

1 A birthday B thirteenth C thing D that

2 A calendar B parents C pretty D depend

3 A finish B invite C sometimes D nice

4 A telephone B post C directory D moment

5 A worried B tomorrow C sorry D ordinal

II Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms (1pt)

My friends Paul and Ellen just (1- return) from their holiday in Europe Before they (2- leave) New York, I (3- give) them my brother's address in Switzerland in the hope that they (4- visit) him and his family

When I (5- go) to see them last Tuesday night, they (6- tell) me how much they (7- enjoy) travelling around Europe and that we soon (8- look) at the colour photos they (9- take) They also gave me greetings from my mother and said that it (10- be) a great pleasure for them to meet my relatives

III Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1pt)

1 If you do not see the doctor, your condition will only get (bad)

2 With hard work you can turn your dream into (real)

3 Students have to three poems by Friday (memory)

4 I don't think girls who smoke are at all (attract)

5 He has caused his parents a lot of (happy)

IV Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (1pt)

1 He was not short, he wasn't tall He was average height

2 'Share these sweets yourselves,' said the mother her two children

3 Yes, Rob is here holiday, not business

4 Tom didn't want to lend us the money first but the end he agreed

5 They will arrive Tokyo Wednesday

6 One person I always laugh when I see him on T.V is Dave Allen

V Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (2pts)

It is usually very hard to become familiar (1) the culture of a foreign country If you live a long (2) in that country, you will find out how little you really know about (3) culture Books are often of little use (4) they concentrate on differences between your own culture and (5) of the foreign country A lot of information they contain is (6) correct It is even difficult for us to (7) aware of the culture of our own country A recent survey showed that British (8) did not know what was really typical of their country! (9) listed stereotypes when they were asked to describe the things they (10) were typical of Britain

VI Read the following passage and decide if the statements below are True (T) or False (F), according to the information given (1pt)

Isn't it amazing how much time we spend talking about food? 'Have you ever eaten ?', 'What did you have for lunch?' and so on And yet when you travel from one country

to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food People often feel that what they eat is normal, and what others eat is strange or silly

In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice In England, people eat potatoes every day In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit that is difficult to change Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice or coffee The English drink tea four or five times every day Australians drink a large amount of beer and the French drink wine every day

The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish

So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is little common sense in what we say about it People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always been eating, and there is little we can do to change our eating habits

1 The writer thinks that people often change their feelings about food

2 In many Asian countries people almost always have rice in their meal

3 The text is mainly about strange dishes in the world

4 The Japanese don't enjoy eating raw fish

5 People everywhere think that there is very little common sense in talking

about food

VII Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first (2pts)

1 You spent more money than I did

I didn't

2 'If I were you, I wouldn't trust Peter,' she told John She advised

3 Have you ever been to France? Is this your

4 William, the policeman, lived next door The policeman, whose

5 He bought his car for 5 years He has

6 My dress needs to be cleaned before the party I must have my dress

7 We last went to Spain three years ago It is

8 Be careful or you'll hurt yourself If you are

9 What a pity John didn't take my advice I wish

10 Nobody has read these copies These copies

VIII Underline one mistake in each line and write the correct one on the right (1pt) That I enjoy most on T.V is the news You 1

can see actual events like they occur You can see famous people being interviewing and giving them opinions on the world events I enjoy read daily newspapers as 2

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5

well There are not only plenty of news,

but interesting story about ordinary people

as well Life would be bored without all

the entertainment and informations you

get on newspapers and on T.V

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§Ò luyÖn sè 2 I Find the word which is stressed differently from the others (0.5pt) 1 a pretty b distance c finish d invite 2 a amazing b apartment c compliment d delicious 3 a calendar b delightful c moment d dishwasher 4 a order b receive c complaint d enjoy 5 a expensive b favorite c chemistry d uniform II Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms (1pt) 1 The door to this room (shut) since Monday 2 Why don't you try (open) the tin with a coin? 3 After we (sit) down, Fuling offered us food and drinks 4 Terance and Alice (water) the plants when they suddenly heard an alarm (go off)

5 I hope he (finish) before we (get) back 6 We (take) an umbrella because it (look) as if it was going to rain 7 If he hadn't been so quick, the little girl (be killed)

III Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the text (1pt) How to succeed Let me make a suggestion to help you deal with difficult situations If, for example, you are taking part in a sports (1) ,

meeting someone important, or giving a (2) in front of a large

audience, you will probably be quite (3) , and worry that you

will not be as (4) as you would like to be

What you need to do is to prepare yourself (5) by running

through the whole (6) over and over again in your mind,

(7) going through every detail

For example, a famous pianist, (8) for seven years for

(9) reasons, could still play magnificently on his release

When asked how he managed to play so well, his (10) was

that he had practised every day in his mind

Compete Perform Nerve Succeed Thorough Active Care Prison

Politics

Explain

IV Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it (0.5pt)

1 Come from a poor family made me work even harder

2 Not one of us are happy that our school principal, Mrs Lee is leaving

3 The librarian said us not to make so much noise in the library

4 The passengers checked up their luggage before they got on the plane

5 The person sits next to me is someone I've never met

V Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable preposition (1pt)

Last year I went to about twenty different countries I went to Japan (1) the first time The first time I came (2) England was in 1985 We had rather a difficult journey this time Our plane arrived (3) Manchester (4) 2.00 p.m., but our luggage only

got (5) Manchester three hours later The car (6) the airport broke down, so we arrived (7) Manchester itself several hours late The next day we left (8) London, and arrived (9) Heathrow Airport (10) any problem, luckily

VI Fill in each blank with a suitable word (1pt)

(1) all people have a fear of examinations Examinations, (2) , are a part of our lives and all schools in Singapore have (3)

Some examinations are set and marked by the school's own (4) Others, like the "O" levels, are set by special examination boards

Examinations were first held (5) China about three thousand years (6) Scholars had (7) memorize long passages taken from several books Those who did well in the examination were allowed to enter the government service

Nowadays, the main purpose of examinations (8) to test how well a person understand the subject which have been taught (9) are also used to find (10) well students perform under pressure

VII Read the following passage and circle the best option (1pt)

tea or coffee The Boston Tea Party did more than just helped start a war It helped change the habits and taste of the North American people It turned tea drinkers into coffee drinkers

Coffee and tea are both products of plants that grow in the tropics When these beverages were introduced in Europe during the 1600s, they became very profitable businesses

Coffee reached England before tea did, but once the English tasted tea, it became a favorite mealtime drink English people were soon buying about two pounds of tea leaves per person per year

English people who went to North America as colonists took along their taste for tea They preferred it to coffee until about 1773 In that year, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, a law that helped to push the colonists into war against the mother country Among colonists, tea became a symbol of unfair taxation and of England's attempts to control all trading with the colonies The resentment of the colonists was so strong that once several groups of them boarded English ships in Boston Harbour and threw bales of tea into the ocean After this 'Boston Tea Party' drinking tea was called unpatriotic by the colonists They turned to coffee as their beverage Today tea is still the favourite drink in England ON the other side of the Atlantic, things are different The people of the United States drink about three times as many cups of coffee as cups

of tea

1 While it is not directly stated, the article

suggests that

A tea drinkers might go to war

B the tastes of a people can change

C the colonists were very strong

2 Coffee and tea plants grow in

A Great Britain

B the tropics

C Boston

3 Tea became a symbol of

A a good, hot drink

B parties in Boston

C unfair taxation

4 Why was the Tea Act not a good idea?

A Because it helped to push the colonists into war

B Because it made coffee become too popular

C Because it made English people visit the tropics

5 On the whole, the article tells about

A beverages in Europe in the 1600s

B England's resentment of taxes

C one reason why Americans drink coffee

VIII Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first (2pts)

1 Because of his hard work, he made a success of his business

He worked so

2 Are you sorry you don't speak more languages?

Do you ever wish

3 I found the film rather boring

10 She dances beautifully and sings sweetly, too

She not only

IX Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets

of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter (2pts)

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I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1pt)

2 a message b carriage c voyage d teenage

3 a butter b sugar c put d push

4 a house b honest c horn d high

5 a rose b advise c mouse d house

II Choose the correct word or phrase to finish each of the following sentences (1pt)

1 She made mistakes on her last exams

2 His father is a very good friend of

A them B theirs C their D themselves

3 it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer

4 I bought three books Here are two, but where is one?

A other B the other C another D the others

5 To come across means to

A meet by chance B come between C find D arrive

6 After two years’ hard work, she in finding a job

A managed B succeeded C was able D achieved

7 It is one of the most people I have ever met He never says anything

interesting

A bore B bores C bored D boring

8.I have got two sisters, of whom is married

9 She had her hair yesterday

10 This is the company advertisement you watched on T.V yesterday

A whose B of which C which D for which

III Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1pt)

Bob Smith (1 be) born in 1953 in Dublin Although he was an intelligent student, he left school with few qualifications He had a variety of jobs in England, Spain and Canada before eventually (2 become) a successful pop star However, he (3 be) now best known for the work he (4 do) to help starving people

in Ethiopia He (5 shock) .by television reports of people (6 die) of hunger there in 1984 He therefore decided that he (7 persuade) famous British pop stars (8 make) a record together and (9 use) the profits from it (10 send) to the poor

IV Use the correct form of the words in brackets (1pt)

People collect a large (1 vary) of objects : stamps, postcards, dolls Some people collect things connected with (2 history) events or with (3 fame) people But one of the strangest (4 collect) is that of eggcups Kevin Murphy of Bradford in Yorkshire has 10,000 of them Not (5 surprise) , his favourite eggcup is the one of the shape of a (6 type) hireman His hobby began several years ago when he saw a few eggcups

he liked on (7 sell) at a local shop, he started collecting them (8 Other) like Kevin’s eggcups, too “ I have just bought a (9 replace) for one of my favourites, which (10 mystery) disappeared last week”, he said

V Fill in each blank with one suitable word (1pt)

National holidays in every country are (1) with political event, with economic developments and national and local traditions Our (2) important holiday is the anniversary of the proclamation of independence (3) is celebrated on the second of September The center of the festival is Ba dinh square, Hanoi, the very heart of our country Ba Dinh square is the (4) place for military parades (5) working people’s demonstrations The military parade is usually (6) by the physical cultural parade The bands play Models of modern rockets (7) carried past

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum At the (8) of the physical and (9) parades, the square is flooded (10) endless columns of marchers

VI Fill one preposition in each blank to complete the following passage (1pt)

Rudyard Kipling , one (1) English famous writers, was born (2) Bombay, India, in 1869 Kipling spent his childhood in India (3) six he was sent (4) England and educated in a school He went (5) to India in 1883 Then he became keen (6) writing and worked (7) a newspaper reporter When he was (8) twenty one , he published his first book Then he brought (9) a small collection of short stories, which were interesting and full (10) splendid description

VII There is one mistake in each sentence below Underline and correct it.(1pt)

1 United States lies in Northern America

2 Neither the boy's parents nor I are satisfied with his progress

3 I didn't give you my help since I didn’t know that you had difficulties

4 Due to the weather was cold, we stayed at home

5 The police has already recaptured Fox, one of the most dangerous prisoners

6 Ten years are a long time to wait for someone

7 Each boy and each girl in my class have to make a book report

8 Rod Lee whose sister I know has won an Oscar

9 I don't know the woman is talking with my mother over there

10 She remembers to do a lot of homework when she was at school

VIII Read the following passage and answer the questions below (1pt)

Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what they

thought about it Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow He wanted to improve Esperanto His friends then worked hard to spread the new language They tried to persuade schools throughout the world to teach it However, only a few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language

1 What did Zamenhof invent ?

IX Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given (1pt)

1 Nam is sorry now that he did not accept the job

Nam wishes that

2 I was busy I could not go to the meeting

5 Mark was too young to see horror films

Mark was not

6 That factory is producing more and more pollution

More and more pollution

7 I did not realise he was your brother until I saw the photograph

1 a finished b talented c watched d looked

2 a create b creator c creature d creation

3 a skill b standard c specific d sure

4 a church b choose c chemistry d change

5 a strips b sparks c tests d papers

II Choose a, b, c, or d which is closest in meaning to the sentence given (1pt)

1 Do not disturb

a Go this way c Don’t go inside

b Knock and enter d Don’t close the door

2 Please hand in your key at the desk

a Don’t lock the room c Lock your key before leaving

b Keep your key safe d Leave your key at the receptionist

3 Sorry All tables are fully booked this evening

a You can only have a meal if you have booked

b You do not need to reserve a table

c The restaurant is not open this evening

d If you wait, you will be given a table

4 The management doesn't accept responsibility for property left in the dining room

a You cannot bring your luggage into the dining room

b You must look after your things yourself

c You should give your things to the manager

d You should lock things in your suitcase

5 Please ask if you need a porter to help with your luggage

a You must carry your luggage yourself

b Porters are available if necessary

c A porter will come if you ring

d Ask a porter if you need your luggage

III Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1pt)

My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left the university I had just started (1 teach) in a Liverpool secondary school One morning

my alarm clock (2 not ring) as I (3 forget) (4) (wind) it up I (5 wake) up at 8.30 and my class (6 begin) at 9 I quickly shaved, washed, dressed, jumped into my car and (7 drive) to school When I arrived, the students (8 already / be) in class I did not go to the staff room, but went straight into the class After three or four minutes, the students began laughing and I could not know why Suddenly I (9 look) down, I understood I (10 put) on one black shoe and one brown shoe

IV Use the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences (1pt)

1 On hearing the news, all the people in the office looked at one another (fear)

2 All my efforts ended in (fail)

3 A lot of heroes and (hero) appeared during the struggle for national (depend) and (free)

4 The bank’s actions attracted widespread (critic)

5 There is no easy (solve) to this problem 6 The painting I saw yesterday is ( doubt) genuine 7 Our firm is no longer (compete) in world markets 8 Don't worry I'll try to finish this work (succeed)

9 Preserving natural resources is of great (important)

10 That restaurant often attracts a lot of customers because of its (special)

V Fill in each blank with one suitable word (1pt) London, the capital of Great Britain , is (1) on the Thames river It is the largest city with a (2) of 8 million It is (3) into four parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East (4) The West End (5) the best and most expensive houses (6) parks is the place (7) rich people live (8) poor live in the East End where (9) are neither parks (10) fine houses VI Replace the underlined words by a word or group of words which have the same meaning (1pt) 1 Please make clear to me what you plan to do

2 It is not polite to make fun of people’s mistakes

3 After he had gained weight, he could no longer wear those jeans

4 No matter where he goes, I always go with him

5 Remember to turn off the light before going to bed

6 Please, look at this book carefully

7 A bomb blew up with a loud noise

8 Would you like to take part in the game?

9 We love our flat because we have such friendly people living next door

10 The scientist performed an interesting test to prove something today

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VII Read the text below and look carefully at each line There are ten unnecessary

words Point them out by underlining them and write in the space provided (1pt)

I thought I would let you to know how my summer holiday was in last week When I got to the airport , I was told my flight would be delayed for at very least three hours There was nothing to do but to wait I felt very hungry but I could not buy anything to eat

as I had run out of money Time passed over slowly After about two hours there was an announcement saying us that there would be a further delay of three hours and passengers on the flight could order a free meal in the cafe I joined up a long queue and had just been being served when I heard another announcement telling the passengers that the flight was now be ready for boarding I had to leave my meal and rush to the gate There was another wait at the gate for half of an hour But in the end my holiday ended happily

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VIII The following people all want to go on holiday Look at the advertisements for holidays and decide which holiday would be best for each person Write the correct letters - A to E in the space provided for each number.(1pt)

A Explore Africa

Do you like adventure? Are you looking for a holiday you will never forget? Travel through Africa for five weeks with a small group Groups fly to Nairobi every Saturday

If you are aged 25-45 send now for a brochure to Box 342

B Seagull Sailing Holidays

Suitable for all ages, learn to sail in three weeks Teaching from qualified staff, no experience necessary Accommodation is provided in holiday flats in a quiet fishing village Breakfast, dinner and a packed lunch included in the price of the holiday

C History Tour

Tour Egypt with guides The tour includes lectures about the history of Egypt and visits to museums Travel by coach or river boat Accommodation in top hotels Tours last

2 or 3 weeks

D Students Working Holidays

For a really cheap (but healthy ! ) holiday Pick fruits in the heart of the country Accommodation provided in farm houses or camp in tents All meals included Free

transport to place of work from railway station If you are over sixteen, why not write for further details

E Bell Island Hotel

Short stays ( 3-7 days) available Famous for excellent cooking, the hotel provides opportunities to enjoy the heated swimming pool, the disco, the top class bar and

restaurants every night All rooms have sea view

1 John and Samantha are university students They want to have a holiday in the summer but they have very little money

2 Peter Brown is a businessman He is tired and needs a rest but he doesn’t have much free time for a holiday He wants to get away from the city life and stay somewhere near the sea

3 The Robinson family like outdoor holidays They have never tried sailing, but they would like to learn

4 Susan James has three weeks to spend on holiday She doesn’t like sports and she

doesn’t like relaxing on the beach, either She enjoys sightseeing and learning about

foreign countries

5 Bill Jones is 30 He wants an active , exciting holiday He likes hot weather, but he doesn’t like the sea

IX Rewrite the following sentences using the words given (1pt)

1 “ Whatever you see in the cupboard, don’t touch it!” they said

They warned me

2 Though he drives carefully, there is still a danger of accident

X Write complete sentences, using the words given (2pts)

1 If / he / not/ drive/ fast/ able / avoid /that/ terrible/ accident /./

1 a amazed b decade c average d arrange

2 a surprising b section c story d sure

3 a treat b appearance c release d steal

4 a low b brown c grow d throw

II Fill one suitable preposition in each blank in the following passage (1 pt)

Millions of people (1) the world have never seen snow Others see more (2) it than they want to

Each tiny piece of snow is called a snowflake, and each flake has six sides or six points Billions of snowflakes fall every winter, and the amazing fact is that each one is different A snowflake is (3) individual as someone’s handwriting or fingerprint

A snowflake forms inside a winter storm cloud when a very small piece of dust is trapped (4) a tiny drop of water This happens in the atmosphere 10 kilometres (5) the earth The water freezes around the dust, and as this flake

is blown (6) the wind, it collects more drops of water These drops freeze too, and the snowflake becomes heavy enough to fall (7) the earth As it falls, it passes through areas where the temperature and humidity vary It collects more and more drops of water, and the shape continually changes Some drops fall off and start

to form news snowflakes Since no two flakes follow exactly the same path (8) the ground, no two flakes are exactly alike However, they are all six-sided So far, no one understands why this is so

III Fill one suitable word in each blank to finish the passage.(1pt)

It happened three years ago (1) I was staying at my sister’s house She and her husband went on (2) and I looked after the house for them One night I (3) a lot of noise outside and I went (4) to see what was wrong The house next door was (5) fire Smoke and flames came out

of the upstairs windows A woman shouted, “Help, help Tommy’s inside.” Without thinking, I ran into the house, but it was no good Everything was burning and it was terribly hot Then, while I was standing there, something hit me (6) the back

of my head The next thing that I remember I was (7) on the grass in front

of the house The fire brigade pulled me out of the house The woman was there and she said, “It’s all right Tommy’s safe.” Then I realized that she was holding a cat I risked my (8) for a cat

IV Use the correct form of the words given to complete the passage (1 pt)

1 In Britain, with your parents’ (permit) , you can get married at the age of 16

2 According to a survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the (likely) to have an accident

3 I’m really happy as all of my new neighbours are very (friend)

4 It’s our (please) to have you here with us today

5 Because I couldn’t sleep all night yesterday, now I feel really (sleep)

6 Reading books can widen your (know) of this wonderful world

7 It’s very (danger) to drive 100 kph without wearing a safe belt

8 My 15th birthday last month was a(n) (forget) event in my life

V Rewrite the following sentences with the words given (1 pt)

1 Please don’t say things like that

VI Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.(1 pt)

1 Paris is the most beautiful city I have been in

2 He enjoys to walk in the rain

3 He spoke too quick that I couldn’t understand what he said

4 Could you buy me two loafs of bread, please?

5 Despite of the heavy rain, Jean still went to her close friend’s birthday party

6 However difficult is this exercise, I will manage to do it by myself

7 The park keeper told us not walk on the grass or we would be fined

8 John used to smoking cigarettes when he was a young man

VII Circle the correct answers to complete the passage (1 pt)

When man first learned how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time The first fuel he used was probably wood As time (1) ., man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil (2)

Coal (3) very widely as a source of energy until the last century With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was soon realized that production (4) if coal was used instead of wood Nowadays, many of the huge factories and electricity generating stations (5) to function if there was no coal

In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the use of coal (6) As a result, there have been changes in the coal industry It is believed that more people (7) coal if oil and gas were not so readily available

There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use of coal (8) Unfortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal may never be used Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new equipment

1 A passes B used to pass C would pass D passed

2 A are burning B would burn C have burn D were burnt

3 A not used B did not use C not using D was not used

4 A doubles B has doubled C will double D would double

5 A were unable B would be unable C will be unable D are unable

6 A has declined B will decline C declines D would decline

7 A would use B used C use D will use

8 A did not increase B would not increase

C does not increase D may not increase

VIII Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(1 pt)

After (1-take off) from Fort Lauderdale, the planes began to head

east They (2-fly) about 260 kilometers east before the pilots (3-check)

their instruments and turned north A short time later, however, one of the pilots radioed, “Everything (4-be) wrong even the ocean (5-not look) as it should We (6-lose) our way.” After (7-send) this message, he was silent It (8-be) the last time anyone ever heard from him A flying boat also disappeared shortly after setting off to search for the missing planes

IX Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases.(2 pts)

1 Fiona / walking / so slowly / as if / she / very tired

1 a great b bread c break d steak

2 a fur b occur c bury d excursion

3 a window b flow c tow d now

4 a kind b site c bite d kid

II Read carefully the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or no information (NI) (1 pt)

One of the lines from my favourite song goes this way: “Love is something you do, not what you talk”

Indeed, we often say that we love our families, but when was the last time you took the effort to make a cake for them or to sit down to talk to them? Do you take time to find out what has been happening in their lives?

Most of the time, we would rather watch a movie or simply hang out at shopping centres with our friends than spend time with our family People tend to take their families for granted because they have lived with them for their whole life They do not feel the need to be considerate to their families, unlike being so to their friends This is because their families would always accept and love them just as they are It is usually when a person leaves his family that he realizes how important his family is to him He will then appreciate the warmth and loving that a family gives

Try loving your family now not with words, but with your actions, cultivate a good relationship with your family members and learn to appreciate each of them as the unique persons they are

1 In fact, we usually spend a lot of time to take care of our family

2 Making a cake for our family is very interesting

3 We prefer going shopping than being with our family because it is boring to stay

at home

4 Some people may find it unnecessary to be considerate to their family

5 Friends are difficult to please

6 It is said that our family will love us only if we are good and well-behaved .7 Only when we are far from our family can we realize the importance of our family

8 When we are with our family, we should show our love with our actions

III Circle the correct answers to complete the sentences (1 pt)

1 I should be very if you would accept the invitation to the party

A thanking B honourable C pleased D pleasing

2 Please don’t to put stamps on the letters I gave you to post

3 Her mother asked her to the table for the evening meal

4 “You will not find kangaroos anywhere else on ,” said the Australian

5 “Will you me your pen for my examination this afternoon?”

6 The picture was sold for a great of money

7 No one was able to explain the of the old custom

A beginning B origin C starting point D reason

8 It is very difficult to a secret from my family

IV Use the correct form of the words given to finish the sentences (1 pt)

1 Alison’s (shy) made it hard for her to speak in public

2 He cycled (care) and had an accident

3 Could you (straight) the picture over the sofa?

4 You can trust him because he is very (rely)

5 Saucepans are sold in the (house) goods department

6 He was very (pride) of the work he had done

7 During his (child) , his family lived in Cornwall

8 His examination results were so unsatisfactory that it seemed (point)

for him to continue studying

V Choose the correct word from the list below to fill in each blank.(1 pt)

control / devote/ lead/ necessary/ plays/providing/ scarce/ solution

Food (1) an important part in the development of nations In countries where food is (2) , people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to (3) to science, industry, government, and art In nations where food is plentiful

and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (4) to progress, human betterment, and enjoyment of leisure The problem of (5) good food for everybody has not yet been solved Many wars have been fought for the (6) of rich food-producing lands But it is no longer (7) to go to war for food Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (8) to their food problems They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations produce more food

VI Fill one suitable preposition in each blank in the following sentences (1 pt)

1 We both share a love music

2 I’ve been waiting an hour

3 I’m looking for a book animals

4 When does the train London leave?

5 I can’t see because the lights are

6 The bill must be paid Monday

7 I opened the can a can-opener

8 Now, I think all our problems are

VII Fill in each blank with a, an, the or Φ (1pt)

1 A: What happened to your bicycle? (1) front wheel is bent

B: I ran into (2) parked car when I swerved to avoid (3)

big pothole in the street

A: Did you damage (4) car?

B: A little

A: What did you do?

B: I left (5) note for (6) owner of (7) car A: What did you write on (8) note?

B: My name and my address I also wrote (9) apology

2 Our children enjoyed going to the beach yesterday When they dug in (10) sand, they found various kinds of (11) animals Susie found (12) crab, and so did Johnny (13) crab Johnny found pinched him, which made him cry But he had (14) good time

at (15) beach anyway

3 Alex, would you please answer (16) phone?

VIII Use the correct form of the verbs to finish the following passage (2 pts)

Dear Ann,

I (1-receive) your letter about two weeks ago and (2-try) to find time to write you back ever since I (3-be) very busy lately I have my tests next week In addition, a friend (4-stay) with me since last Thursday She wanted to see the city, so we (5-spend) a lot of time visiting some of the interesting places here We (6-be) to the zoo, the art museum, and the botanical gardens Yesterday we (7-go) to the park and (8-watch) a balloon race

Right now it (9-be) 3.00 am and I (10-sit) at my desk

I (11-sit) here five hours doing my studying My friend’s plane (12-leave) at 6.05, so I (13-decide) not to go to bed That’s why I am writing to you at such an early hour in the day I (14-get) a little sleepy, but

I would rather stay up I (15-take) a nap after I (16-get) back from taking her to the airport

How are you getting along? How about your class? Please write soon

Yours, Janet

IX Rewrite the following sentences with the words given (1 pt)

1 It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice

I wish

2 Who does this bag belong to?

Whose

3 The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it

The bread isn’t

4 Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information

If

5 The garden still needs digging

The garden hasn’t

6 I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon

Dear Mum and Dad,

1 You/ be /glad /hear / I/ arrive/safely/

I Choose the word that has different pronunciation (1pt)

1 a instrument b symbolize c solidarity d spirit

2 a demonstrate b celebrate c labour d garden

II Odd one out, then explain your choice (1pt)

Eg: hand, head, maths, toe => “maths” is different because it’s not a body part

1 teacher, cooker, engineer, football player

2 hippopotamus, elephant, ant, buffalo

3 horse, tortoise, antelope, rabbit

4 television, record player, electric fan, bicycle

III Supply the correct word form (1pt) 1 We had a marvellous holiday and our trip to the mountains was (forget)

2 It was very (polite) of you to interrupt your teacher when he was speaking 3 The more you study, the (good) you’ll get 4 A successful business need good (organize)

5 Great talkers are never great (do)

6 (Live) indeed would be (dull) if there were no (difficult)

IV Supply the correct preposition in each gap (1pt) 1 When small, I was fond reading picture books 2 Please look yourself when you are away home 3 I divided the cake two smaller parts 4 Why don’t you stop staring him? It’s very impolite to do that

saying anything 5 I feel grateful you what you’ve done for me V Supply the correct verb form to complete the sentences (1pt) 1 The film was very sad It made her (cry)

2 When I was a child, I (sing) this song 3 The story (tell) by our grandmother made a deep impression on me 4 At last you are here I (wait) for you for more than half an hour 5 You can make the tea now The water (boil)

6 I’d rather you (not talk about) it again 7 If you (take) my advice, things (not be) that bad now VI Choose the best answer for each blank in the passage (1pt) FOOTBALL TODAY Football is a very old game It is (1) all over the world today In Vietnam, we have an (2) football competition Every year, the football teams from all provinces in Vietnam play against each (3)

Football players (4) Vietnam sometimes go to foreign countries and (5) against their football (6) Schools have football teams, (7) (8) year, their football teams also play against each other

VII Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (1pt)

I’ll never (1) the night our car broke down We were on our (2) home after a marvellous evening out with some friends It was well after

in the (6)

We had (7) choice but to break a window and climb in Unfortunately, just we were doing this, a police car stopped in the road At first, the police didn’t believe our story, but in the (8) , we convinced him that we were telling the truth

VIII Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown (1pt)

1 “Would you like to have dinner with me?”, Tom said to Ann

7 It’s your duty to finish your homework before going to class

You are supposed

8 He is talking to the girl with long hair

The girl whom

IX Write a complete letter using the words given (2pts)

Dear Uncle Tom,

1 Thank/ much/ alarm clock/ send/ me/ 15th birthday

Looked Watched Started

played decided phoned

Wanted Danced Needed /t/

II Complete each sentence with one suitable word (1pt)

1 The sun rises in the

2 Everyday, doctors and nurses have to look after the

3 He must stay in because he is not well

4 Mark Twain is a famous American writer His name was Samuel Clemens Mark Twain is his

5 Two words that have the same meaning are called

6 Hundreds of people have been killed by a strange infectious

7 If you don’t tell me the truth, I will speak to you again

8 Many people are made during the war

III Supply the correct verb form (1pt)

1 I (reach) the school just in time this morning The bell just (ring) when I (walk) into the classroom

2 It (be) a long time since I saw Linda So when I (see) her

in town yesterday, I (be) quite surprised She (change)

a lot and (grow) much prettier

IV Find and correct one mistake in each sentence (1pt)

1 As I entered the house I heard someone opened the front door

2 He was very proud what he had done

3 In the way home, I saw a lot of people going for a walk with their dogs in the park

4 He would pass the exam if he works hard enough

5 She was so young to understand the problem, because it’s very complicated

6 It’s no use to persuade him He is very stubborn

7 All of my friends congratulated me in passing the examination quite successfully

8 The school is being rebuilt now It was badly damage by the storm last week

V Complete the following sentences in a suitable way (1pt)

1 No matter how hard I try,

2 When we lived in the countryside, we didn’t use

3 She is getting used to

4 The man for whom

VI Complete each blank with ONE suitable word (2pts)

LONDON TRANSPORT

Public transport in London is expensive The fares depends (1) the length of the journey You can’t buy books of tickets (2) advance Children under 16 (3) half, and those under five travel (4) You usually buy bus tickets from a (5) , but on some buses you pay the (6) Most London buses are double deckers On the underground railway you buy your ticket from a (7) or a ticket office, and give it up at the (8) of the journey

VII Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true or false (T/F) (1pt)

The population of Great Britain is increasing at about 0.66% per year (The world population is increasing at 2% per year) Life expectancy in Bratain in also increasing: in

1840, men lived for an average of 40 years and women for 42; in 1970 the average life expectancy was 69 years for men and 75 for women People are getting taller, too A thirteen-year-old Glasgow boy was 13cm taller and 21 kg heavier in 1966 than in 1910 Even the weather in Great Britain is changing In 1980, the average temperature was 1.5°lower than during the period 1940-1945

1 .The British population is increasing very fast

2 .People live longer in Britain today than they did 100 years ago

3 .Men live longer than women

4 .Boys in Glasgow are not as tall as they were 70 years ago

5 .The weather is getting warmer

VIII Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown (2 pts)

1 A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning

6 The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it

The water was not

7 They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight

All the prisoners

8 Why don’t you ask her yourself?

5 I/ assume/ breeze/ I mention/ carry/ dirt/ your chimneys

1 a machine b chemistry c toothache d mechanic

3 a blade b shapeless c frame d various

4 a dentist b elastic c replace d decaying

II Choose the correct preposition.(1pt )

1 Aren’t you glad that you went to the party with us all ?

2 The teacher said we had to learn all these expressions heart

3 What you have said is quite the mark

a in b besides c next to d into

4 He thinks there is no one himself to be considered

a under b of c besides d with

5 I think he is ill, send a doctor

6 Long skirts are again

7 I’m always forgetful students’ names

8 He rested his bicycle the wall

a at b for c against d inside

9 Did they ask me ?

10 It looks better a distance

III Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense ( 1 pt )

1- Swedish police just (1 announce ) that five paintings by Picasso (2 steal) from Stockholm’s Modern Museum The paintings (3 value) by experts at 500 million kronor (about of 40 million dollars) Police believe that they (4 take ) early on Saturday evening, but for some reason the museum’s burglar alarm (5 not go off) and the theft (6 not

discover) until Monday morning No clues (7 find ) at

the scene of the crime

2- He advised me (8 consider) .all the facts before (9 decide)

(10 accept ) the job

IV- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets ( 1 pt )

1- There is a (humour ) film on at Rex cinema

2- If you have any (complain) about the television set you

bought, take it back to the store

3- Some people use guns in difficult situations while others solve their problems

(violent)

4- People are very afraid of (know) things especially diseases

5- Your solution to this math problem is (complete) wrong

6- (hungry ) is a problem throughout the world

7- Rudeness never gets you what you want (polite) always pays !

8- I can’t follow you What you’re saying is totally (logic )

9- I’m very (care) about what I eat, and I’ve been doing exercises

for weeks, but it’s all totally (use) I haven’t lost any weight !

V- Each of the following sentences contains one error Find and correct them (1 pt)

1- This suitcase is very heavy for Mary to lift

VI- Fill each blank with one suitable word (1 pts)

How television was invented

Television owes its origins to many inventors But it was the single-minded

determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led (1)

the first live television broadcast

Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living

(2) a razor- blade salesman In the 1890s Guglielmo Marconi showed

that sound could (3) sent by radio waves Baird become convinced that a

similar system could transmit a picture He spent most of (4) spare

time working on his ideas in his tiny workshop without any commercial support He had

to use his own earnings to continue his research In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted

the general outline of a figure over more (5) three metres He continued

to experiment and (6) October 25,1925 transmitted a recognizable

image of a doll He ran down to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the

boys to come upstairs (7) boy become the first living image transmitted

by television Overnight, Baird become famous and the money (8) he

needed to continue his research was at (9) made available In 1927 he

made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made one from London to

New York He continued experimenting (10) .spent his last years exploring the possibility of colour television

VII- Read the passage and answer the questions (1 pt )

SOME OF THE WORLD’S SMALLEST COUNTRIES

One of the smallest countries in the world is San Marino, a republic, high in the mountains of Italy It is also oldest, because it was founded some 1,500 years ago San Marino covers 61 square kilometres and has over 17 thousand people San Marino coins and stamps are eagerly bought by collectors

One of the popular small countries in the stamp album is Andorra, the mountain state of

11 thousand people which is high in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain Anyone who collects the stamps of Andorra soon notices a strange thing about them Some stamps are printed in Spain and have their values and inscriptions in Spanish Other stamps are like French stamps They have values in Francs or Centimes and their inscriptions is in French

The reason for this lies in Andorra’s history For nearly 700 years the little state has been under the joint protection of France and Spain, and these two countries have separate postal services in Andorra In the chief village of Andorra the Spanish and the French post-offices stand near each other but sell different stamps

1- Where is San Marino situated ?

2- And where is Andorra situated ?

3- What is a strange thing about stamps in Andorra ?

4- Why are there postal services of both Spain and French in Andorra ?

5- What are some of the things that are similar in San Marino and in Andorra ?

VIII- Complete each of these sentences using the following words.( 0.5 pt )

borrow lend pay earn gain win lose

1- I wonder if you could me a few dollars ?

2- You mean you want to more money from me ?

3- If I give it to you , you’ll it in a card game

4- I never play cards any more I know I can’t

6- I want a job so that I can some money

IX- Combine these pairs of sentences into single ones by using the connectors given in parentheses (2 pts)

1- He went on holiday I went on holiday (both and)

X- Write a complete sentence using the following suggested words (1 pt)

1- Jane / angry / because / oversleep / miss / the bus

2- usually / take / an hour / finish / our homework

3- important / do / exercise / before / class

4- She / prefer / live in the country / live in the city

5- not heard / my uncle / for / months / now

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I Circle the letter before the words which do not have the same sounds as those of

the rest.(1 pt)

1 a acrobat b allowance c appearance d apprentice

2 a channel b chatter c chemistry d check

3 a deposit b deceive c defender d depot

5 a closed b disguised c amused d depressed

II Choose the best answer for each sentence (1 pt)

1 All the girls but one present yesterday

2 The Chinese often drink

a some tea b the tea c tea d many tea

3 The man said he had seen the thieves into the bank

4 There a dozen oranges in the basket

5 There some good news about our school lately

6 Remember to come at eight , you ?

7 There is only one student in the classroom his lesson

a prepares b to prepare c was preparing d preparing

8 Jim that he had seen the robber

a refused b refusing c denied d denying

9 I think he will join us, ?

a doesn’t he b won’t he c don’t I d will he

10 this medicine , and you’ll be well again

III Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form (1 pt)

1 If you (have) any problems, let me (know) and I (come) and help you straight away

2 Someone (take) my books I (look) for them for ages, but I (not find) them yet

3 What noisy neighbours you’ve got! If my neighbours (be) as bad as yours, I (go) crazy

4 Do you think you (still work) here in five years’ time

5 You shouldn’t get Jack (type ) this letter, he’s a careless man

IV Give correct form of the words in brackets (1 pt)

1 I’d love to see you next week, but (fortune) , it won’t be possible

2 It is hard work to (food) a large family

3 In winter it’s important for farmers to provide food and (warm) for their animals

4 There are several important (different) between basketball and volleyball

5 Don’t make a (compare) between what you have and what the others possess

6 Reading the newspapers is a good way of increasing your general (know)

7 She spent (sleep) nights worrying about her brother

8 You must always tell the (true) Lies will always be discovered in the end

9 Why didn’t you get that job? It was very (promise) you know

10 Peter is a very (talk) boy He has been talking continuously since he entered the room

V Fill each gap with a suitable preposition or adverb (1 pt)

1 I got a cheque a hundred pounds this morning

2 The trouble you is that you don’t listen to anybody

3 I wonder why they aren’t answering the door There must be someone All the lights are

4 If you have a problem, talk the teacher

5 Could you take a photo me, please ?

6 Did you know that chewing gum is good your teeth ? Well, it is

7 The train leaves at 10.00’ “Are you sure that ? ”

8 I haven’t heard from Len for ages I’m a bit worried him

9 My homework was full mistakes

VI Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given (2 pts)

1 Williamson, the policeman, lived next door

The policeman, whose

2 I’m sorry I can’t give you all the expensive things in life

I wish

3 I’ve got to get a new computer

What I really need

4 She is very popular with all her students

All

5 Would you like to go for a coffee in 10 minutes?

How about .?

6 Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does

He plays this piece of music

7 My parents were always telling me what to do when I was small

I was always being

8 I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly

The time I had was too

9 I’ve never seen such an untidy room

This is the

10 My written English is better than my spoken English

I am better

VII Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word (1 pt)

Rivers are (1) of the world’s most important natural resources Many

cities are on large rivers, and (2) every country has at least one river that

(3) an important part in the lives of its people

Besides transportation, rivers (4) food, water for crops, water to

drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (5)

And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a

dam (6) a river and let the water become a lake (7)

the dam Then people can use their (8) not only to

irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries

However, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river bank grow (9)

size and the number of industries increases We are learning that it is

necessary to (10) rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the

natural resources

VIII Read this text and write T if the sentence is true, F if it is false, and NI if there

is no information (1 pt )

Captain Cook Captain James Cook was a famous explorer He was the first European to visit many

Pacific islands He put these islands on maps of the world James Cook was born in 1728

His parents were poor farm workers James started to work on ships as a sailor when he

was 18 When he was 27, he went into the navy He fought in a war in Canada and made

maps of some of the eastern coast there

In 1768, the king of England sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean Cook spent three

years on that trip He went to the Pacific again in 1772 and made maps of the coast of

Australia and New Zealand He also made Australia and New Zealand English colonies

He began his third trip in 1776 This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps

of the west coast of North America When he finished making maps there, he went to

Hawaii Then the sailors and the Hawaiians started fighting, and some Hawaiians killed

Captain Cook

Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islanders He gave them cattle, sheep, goats,

and new plants He was also a very good leader of his men When Captain Cook died, the

world lost one of the greatest explorers in history

1- Captain Cook was an explorer of the Pacific Ocean

2- Captain Cook was born in Canada

3- His family was rich

4- He was an explorer before he worked on ships

5- He was in the navy when he was over 25 years old

6- He took rice plants to some Pacific islands, but not to Hawaii

7- He made three trips to the Pacific

8- He made maps of parts of the east and west coasts of North America

9- Captain Cook made Hawaii an English colony

10- He died of hunger

IX Write complete sentences using the following suggested words (1 pt)

1- How long / you / waiting / answer?

I Find the word which has the different pronunciation (1pt)

6 a- dictation b repetition c station d question

II Circle the best answer to complete each sentence (1pt)

1 The students who are preparing to take their examinations have been studying in the library every night early January

a since b until c before d for

2 I reading when he came last night

a were b am c have been d was

3 The growth rate of Vietnam reached 8.5% in 1994

a economy b economics c economic d economically

4 Would you please ?

a pass me the key b passing me the key

c to pass the key d have passed me the key

5 I don’t like rugby and

a neither doesn’t John b John likes it neither

c neither does John d John doesn’t like it neither

6 She is going to finish her work

a is she ? b will she ? c doesn’t she ? d isn’t she ?

7 In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to

a the driving of a car b when you drive a car

b driving a car d when driving a car

8 I don’t know

a how much I have to pay b how much do I have to pay

c how much have I to pay d how much I has to pay

9 for a long time

a I didn’t see him b I don’t see him c I haven’t seen him d I hadn’t seen him

10 She is fond of

a to read books b reading books c having read books d have read books

III Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (1pt)

1 “ The children look exhausted, what they (do) ?”

2 “ You have just missed the last train “ “Never mind, I (walk) ”

3 The new students hope (include) in many of the school’s social activities

4 My roommate’s hand writing is very bad, so he had me (type) his paper for him last night

5 At four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, we (fly) over Paris

6 I (come) from Scotland, though I (live) in London just now

7 When I got there, I could see that they (not expect) me

8 What would you do if he (resign) tomorrow?

9 The child’s arm was swollen because he (sting) by a bee

IV Supply one suitable preposition in each blank (1pt)

1 first her father refused to allow her to go back work but the end he agreed

2 I’m interested chess but I’m not very good it

3 my astonishment I was the only person the bar Everyone else has gone the casino

4 I saw him standing the queue but I don’t know whether he got the bus or not

V Change these sentences into passive voice (1pt)

1 They didn’t see you at the bus stop

VI Combine the following sentences, using relative clauses (1 pt)

1 A man sat down beside me He wanted to talk about his city (Who)