Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 15 to 30 years of age.. One of its first names was “ Vietnam Communist Youth Union”.. However, people norma
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TEST 1 Choose the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6 A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: - _.
A Certainly B Yes, I can C Yes, please D No, thanks
7. I used to _book before going to bed
8. Nam is not _to be in my class
9. I’ll come and pick you up _6:30 this evening, is it OK?
10. He is not _to get married
A enough old B enough young C old enough D young enough
11. Alexander Graham Bell was born _3rd March, 1847
12. Would you like _a message ?
13. We must be there _7.30 and 10.30
14. My father used _us to the zoo when we were young
15. Nam hates _home alone
16. My mother is _tired _cook tonight
17. She has _over 30 pages since yesterday
18. London is _capital city in Europe
19. At the end of the film “Romeo and Juliet”, they killed _
20. Vietnamese is different _English
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. They have lived in the country since ten years
22. We enjoy to go for a walk in the morning
23. Hoa usually visits us in Sunday
24. Nam must helps his mother do the housework
25. Airmail is very expensive than surface mail
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
26 She likes at home (stay)
27 I _ him since yesterday afternoon (not see)
28 Children ought to the street carefully (cross)
29 The sun never in the west (rise)
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Read and then answer the questions.
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 15 to 30 years of age The Youth Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness
The Youth Union was found on 26th March 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh It had
different names over the years One of its first names was “ Vietnam Communist Youth Union” In December
1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union However, people normally use the name “ The Youth Union” for short
The Youth Union, together with other organizations such as The Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Environment, Green Summer Volunteers Campaign, and other similar
movements These activities aim to help the young develop their public awareness and form their personality Ever since the Youth Union was founded, its aims and principles, established by President Ho Chi Minh have been the guidelines for the young Vietnamese people of today and tomorrow
31. At what age can one join the Youth Union?
32. When was the Youth Union founded?
33. What is the complete name of the Youth Union?
34. What do social activities of the Youth Union aim to help?
35. Who established the guidelines for the Vietnamese youth?
Use the given words to make sentences.
36. She / like / learn English/./
37. She / learn / this language /since 2008/./
38. She / always / want / improve her English/./
39. She / buy / an English -Vietnamese dictionary/ last week /./
40. / Her/ English /pronunciation / so/ bad/./
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END -TEST 2 Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Choose the best option to complete each of the sentences below.
3 Yesterday she received Tom's from his teacher.
A report card B report call C call report D card report
4 The earth around the sun, doesn't it?
5 She isn't old to be in my class.
6 You often watch a football match at a .
7 Are you going to in the summer activities of our school?
8 How long ? Since 1980.
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A do you live here B have you lived here C have you live here D did you live here
9 I have just bought a ticket I'm going the movie at 8 o’clock this evening.
10 I'm sorry but I can't chess tonight.
11 I think I will do that work What do you think about that?
12 cook dinner for your family?
A Used you B Did you used to C Did you use to D You used
13 Tim's mother is always proud him because he works so hard.
14 What is in learning words?
15 A person who cannot speak and hear is called .
16 Many volunteers take part in the activities and enjoy poor people.
17 It's difficult for old people to walk .
A inside and outside B inside C upstairs or downstairs D outside
18 We use a to cook rice.
19 My little brother pictures very much.
A enjoys to draw B enjoy to draw C enjoy drawing D enjoys drawing
20 Students their homework after class.
A have to do B have to be done C have to doing D have do
Choose the word whose underlined part needs correcting.
21 She speaks and listens to English very good.
22 They use to work hark when they were on the farm.
23 The armchair is in the livingroom, among the television and the sofa.
24 I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples.
25 He had doing everything without the help of modern equipments.
Read and choose the best option to fill in the gaps.
Can you imagine what life would be (26) if there were no telephone? You could not call your
friends on the phone and talk to them When a (27) broke out in your house you could not call the fire
department If somebody were sick, he could not call a (28) Therefore, we should (29) our
deep thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, a (30) , who invented the telephone in 1876
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
We moved into our new house on a warm September day It was not really a new house; it was hundred
and four years old, but it was new to us The house had running water, gas and electricity, but for some
reasons there were no electric lights in the kitchen It was something quite unexpected: a house with
electricity but without a kitchen light It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps
the largest in the house I telephoned for an electrician He came and fixed it for us And he charged $86 for
doing the job
31 Why was it quite puzzling not to have electricity in the kitchen?
32 When did they move into their new house?
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34 What didn’t the house have?
35 How much did he charge for the electrician?
Rewrite these sentences as directed.
36 He is strong He can carry that suitcase ( use enough)
37 The boy is not old enough to drive his father’s car (use too…to…)
38 The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.”
The doctor advised
39 She started learning to swim five years ago.
She has _
40 Lan said “ Please give Tim this dictionary.”
Lan told
- THE END -TEST 3 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6.When I was a child, I _ to bed early
7.She was used to _ on the left when she stayed in England
8.He is _ generous boy in my class
9.Would you like _ a game of chess?
10. We have learned English _ 2002
11. She asked Tim _ more time on English
12. Nam's house is the same _ Lan's
13. When were you born? - I was born _ 23rd March, 1998
14. Could you me a favour? - Yes Of course No problem
15. He is a _teacher He teaches very well
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16. We haven't seen her _ a few days
17. My grandfather is not enough to walk as fast as she used to
18. When my father was young, he used to _ tennis in the afternoons
19. Mary hates , but she loves cooking
20. I am sure he will enjoys on his trip
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. In many ways, I always prefer country life than city life
A B C D
22. TV is bringing not only informations but also entertainment
23. The countryside is too quite for me to live and work in
A B C D
24. We are going to held a summer camp this July
A B C D
25. How long do you and your classmates known each other?
A B C D
Read and tick TRUE or FALSE
Tokyo is a famous city There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visiting Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops Long-side streets consists of tiny houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in their kimonos
Tokyo at night is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime Millions of neon signs are switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive
[tip·toe: To walk or move quietly on one's toes.]
26. There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo
27. There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo
28. Many small houses are found along long roads
29. Tokyo at night is not as attractive as many other cities
30. Tokyo at night isn’t different from in daytime
Read and answer:
Young people prefer the city to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there They also think that it is easier to get money in the city than in the country Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the city every year Different from young people, old people like living in the country because it is not so noisy and busy as the city The air in the country is much fresher than that in the city, too Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to their home villages
31. Why do young people prefer the city to the country?
32. Why do old people like living in the country?
33. What about the air in the country?
34. Is it easier to get money in the city than in the country?
35. What do many people do after stopping working?
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36. Mary can’t go to school because she is too young
Mary isn’t _
37. Lan spends 3 hours a day doing her homework
It takes Lan
38. “Listen to me, please”
Mrs Lien asked Nam
39. Let’s go swimming
How about _?
40. “Don’t come to class late again”, Mr An said to Long
Mr An told _
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END -I Use these key words to write meaningful sentences.
1 How far/ it/ your house/ library?
2 I/ happy/ because/ have/ lot/ friends
3 His/ date/ birth/ be/ October 2nd
4 Refrigerator/ next/ closet/ and/ front/ dishwasher
5 Uncle/ farmer/ and/ grow/ lot/ vegetables/ his farm
6 It/ difficult/ find/ apartment/ HCM city ?
II There is one mistake in each sentence Find and correct it.
1 My mother takes care for me when I’m sick
2 My sister teacher at a high school
3 What does your elder brother work ?
4 What a lovely flowers!
5 Would you like seeing a movie with me tonight?
6 Nhung’s bithday is in the ninth of March
7 Today is Thursday, the two of November
8 Would you like some orange juices ?
III Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1 It’s 2.5 km…………my school……… the movie theater
2 I live ……… Xuan Dieu street……….my grandparents
3 She is talking…………her students in the school yard
4 My new house is different……….my old house
5 My father is a farmer He works……… a farm
6 Does your aunt work ……….the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there
7 I’m always busy I must work ……… early morning until night
8 Mr Minh is a journalist He writes ……… Tuoi Tre newspaper
9 This apartment is suitable………….my family
10 I often help my parents ………….the housework after school
11 My sister walks ……… school every day Her classroom is …….the second floor
12 Viet lives ………his aunt and uncle………… 83 Hoang Van Thu street
13 Her birthday is……… October, 17th
14 What’s your place……… birth, Nam ?
15 We have music class ……….8.40………… Monday morning
I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others
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7 A looked B watched C carried D stopped
8 A unite B underline C university D uniform
9 A danger B angry C language D passage
10 A character B children C teacher D change
II Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
1 We are waiting _ the bus stop
2 I’ll wait you are ready
3 They came to visit me my birthday
4 We arranged to meet you seven the morning
5 Susan can come and see you lunch time
6 The conference is July
7 Did you have a good time Christmas?
8 Could I help you your bag?
9 I’m looking forward seeing you in June
10 In the competition, everyone fell the deep and dangerous water
11 They have a meeting _ 6.30 and 9.30
12 My mother often picks me _ from the school
III There is one error in each sentence Find and correct it.
1 Peter studied very hardly but his result in the last semester was not good
2 Peter’s teacher asked his mother pay more attention to his study at home
3 She buys him an alarm clock last week
4 I’m going to being home late tonight
5 The bookself is opposite to the picture
6 There are some milk in the fridge
7 These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time
8 I don’t know what is he doing at the moment
9 The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bikes against his window
10 Let’s stop to work for a while I’m getting tired
11 The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa
12 Mr Nam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t
IV Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.
1 He is too young to go to school
He is not………
2 Her hair is long, straight and black
She has………
3 He’d rather play soccer than tennis
He prefers………
4 We have quite different characters
Our characters………
5 The water is so dirty that he can’t bathe his eyes
The water is not………
6 I gave up smoking ten years ago
I used………
7 John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy
John often went………
8 He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to
He used………
9 I walked to school in 20 minutes
It took………
10 When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost
I used………
11 It took him an hour to solve that exercise
He solved………
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After taking………
V Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) it
2 Do you ever go (swim) in the sea?
3 They suggested (have) dinner in a Indian restaurant
4 Would you like (go) out for a drink with me?
5 Would you mind (close) the window?
6 I nearly missed (catch) the bus
7 Lan wants (become) a teacher
8 I normally try to avoid (borrow) money
9 Robert gave up (play) football years ago
10 I didn’t feel like (go) out last night, so I stayed at home
VI Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 I’ll make (arrange) for you to meet him at the airport
2 Tuan (invitation) his friends to his house on Christmas Day
3 My (assist) will call you later
4 What led to the (invent) of the telephone?
5 Mr Pike runs his business very (success) His friends admire him
6 My brother bought a new (fish) rod yesterday
7 Their children have quite (difference) characters
8 “Ao dai” is a (tradition) dress of Vietnam
9 My car has given me excellent (serve)
10 Who is the (own) of this black Merced?
VII Make up sentences using the given words
1 Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/play soccer
2 When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales/ dinner
3 You/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word?
4 Lan/ like/ cook/ meals/ but/ not like/ washing up
5 Brother/ very good/ repair/ household/ appliances