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Trang 1REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1 A future B resume C pressure D enthusiasm
2 A worked B stopped C watched D visited
3 A vacancy B wholesale C retail D category
5 A traveled B stared C landed D fastened
6 A occupation B college C comfortable D knowledge
7 A determined B researched C obtained D harbored
8 A productivity B opportunity C university D education
9 A economy B industry C qualify D technology
10 A brothers B weekends C problems D secrets
11 A sacrificed B trusted C recorded D acted
12 A honest B holiday C home D happiness
13 A brushed B punched C pumped D stimulated
14 A ancestor B celebrate C conical D certain
15 A mankind B cancer C alcohol D survival
16 A humans B dreams C concerts D songs
17 A communicates B mistakes C complains D develops
18 A manages B laughs C photographs D makes
19 A contribute B tiny C disaster D investigate
20 A involved B offered C outnumbered D helped
21 A dishes B oranges C experiences D chores
22 A romantic B private C marriage D attract
23 A clapped B noted C deleted D confided
II Choose the word which has different stress from the others.
1 A biologist B terrorist C government D islander
2 A technology B important C popularity D impossible
3 A stagnant B supportive C kidding D marvellous
4 A confidence B experience C agriculture D technique
5 A academic B nursery C primary D secondary
6 A achieve B invest C measure D reform
7 A mathematics B application C philosophy D sociology
8 A workforce B wholesale C retail D subsidy
9 A centenarian B renovation C intervention D investment
10 A domestic B unexpected C incredible D eternal
11 A shortcoming B inflation C keenness D enterprises
12 A sacrifice B accompany C eliminate D contribute
13 A minority B inhabitant C counterpart D commitment
Trang 214 A dissolve B expand C maintain D reaffirm
15 A argument B category C kindergarten D education
16 A decent B substantial C contractual D compulsory
III Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or has a close meaning to the original one:
1 Is your father willing to _ a hand with cleaning the house?
2 – “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” - “ ”
A Thank you very much I’m afraid C Thank you for your compliment
B You are telling a lie D I don’t like your saying
3 In Vietnam, at Tet holidays we often cook some _ dishes, such as spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, EST
A special B especially C specialty D specialist
4 I always try to help _ household chores when I have free time
5 We enjoy _ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard
6 Lan is my close friend We usually _ our thoughts and our feelings with each other
7 She has been very _ during my illness
A supporting B support C supportive D supported
8 My mother takes the responsibility running the household
9 Many young people have objected to _ marriage, which is decided
by the parents of the bride and the groom
A sacrificed B romantic C contractual D agreed
10 It is parents’ duty and responsibility to _ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home
11 My friend often shows her _ whenever I have troubles
A sympathy B sympathize C sympathetic D sympathetically
12 In Vietnam, two, three or even four generations live one roof
13 My close friend is often concerned all problems that I
mention
Trang 314 The boy learns hard in his _ to be the top in every exam, which will leave a good impression on his girlfriend
15 A (n) child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents
A active B hard – working C obedient D mischievous
16 Can you explain why some people can work better when they are _ pressure?
17 With what my parents prepare for me in terms of education, I am
about my future
A confide B confident C confidence D confidential
18 The new alarming device is to make sure that you always feel safe and in the building
A secure B security C secured D securing
19 It has been a habit for families here to wait for the ring at 7 p.m every day
to _ the garbage
A take in B take off C take up D take out
20 Babies have no other way of attracting their parents’ than crying and shouting
A attention B attentive C attend D attentively
21 John cannot make a to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car
A decide B decision C decisive D decisively
22 Many young people have objected to marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and the groom
A sacrificed B romantic C contractual D agreed
23 He was offered the job thanks to his performance during his job interview
A impress B impression C impressive D impressively
24 The Vietnamese hat is made _ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves
25 Do you agree that a happy marriage should be based _ love?
26 In Vietnam in the past, love was supposed marriage, not precede it
A to follow B follow C to following D following
27 Are there any _ between Vietnamese and American culture?
A differences B different C differently D differential
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29 Body language is potent form of communication
A verbal B non – verbal C tongue D oral
30 People sometimes _ not only through words but also through body language
A say B communicate C exchange D talk
31 Can you either verbal or non-verbal forms of communication when you want to speak to someone?
32 Nodding the head can mean that a person is the conversation
A tired of B bored with C interested in D disappointed with
33 Sometimes when you move out of home or to a new city or town, it can be difficult to meet new people and _
A to socialize B socialize C socialized D socializing
34 GCSE is often a requirement for taking A- levels, a common type of university _ requirement
A entrance B enclose C attendance C assessment
35 Primary education must support children basic understandings of the nature, society and human beings
36 There is no school fee for primary education _ books and meals (if students want to have lunch at their school)
37 High school education _ three years, from the tenth to the twelfth forms (Students are from fifteen to seventeen years old)
38 Certain courses at this college are compulsory Others are
A choices B optional C selective D voluntary
39 A letter of is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview
A recommend B recommended C recommender D recommendation
40 Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good _ on your interviewer
A impression B pressure C effectiveness D concentration
41 The student has to _ for a place at the university while doing the A-level
42 Can you tell me about the _ process to tertiary study in Vietnam?
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43 Some days of rest may help you to the pressure of work
44 For high school education, final exam is compulsory _ a certificate
to enter the universities or colleges
45 It is almost _ for young people leaving school today to get a job
A possible B impossible C possibly D impossibly
46 You should ask him about your choice because he often made the right _
A decides B decision C decisive D deciding
47 We have decided to interview only ten _ for the job
A appliances B applicants C applicable D applications
48 Qualifications and _ are two most important factors that help you get
a good job
A politeness B attention C experience D impression
49 In Vietnamese school, English, literature and mathematics are three subjects, which are compulsory in many important national examinations
50 He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _ of the company
A requirements B requiring C require D required
51 Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your
résumé to the company
A reference B photograph C curriculum vitae D recommendation
52 The entrance _ to universities in Vietnam always takes place in July
53 The _ education lasts four years from the sixth form to the ninth form
A primary B compulsory C upper secondary D lower secondary
54 The successful _ must be hard-working, responsible and honest
A applicant B application C apply D applicable
55 They didn’t pay _ to how many hours you worked, but how you really worked
A attend B attentive C attention D attentively
56 The government has succeeded in reducing the level of to only 7%
A employment B unemployed C unemployment D employer
57 Can you tell me some information that to the job?
Trang 6A indicates B expresses C interests D relates
58 Jack, _ I played tennis yesterday, was much fitter than me
59 _ you were working hard for your exams last week, I was sitting
on a plane bound for London
60 Peter told me that he _ for the capital the following week
A leaves B left C was leaving D is leaving
61 We didn't use to get up late when we _ in the countryside
62 Tom Cruise’s last movie? – Yes, I it three days ago
A Have you ever seen / saw B Had you ever seen / had seen
C Did you ever see / have seen D Did you ever see / saw
63 I a terrible accident while I _ on the beach
A see / am walking B was seeing / walked
C saw / was walking D was seeing / was walking
64 In England, the academic year is divided into three terms Each term _ by a one- week break
A separates B separated C is separated D is separating
65 Unfortunately, the gold hunter and his dogs _ could not manage
to find the way out of the snowy storm never returned
66 English as a second language in my country in the future
67 If you _ 5 minutes late, you won't be able to get into the examination room
68 The reason _he was absent from school is that he had an accident
69 Jan didn't fill her car up with petrol before she left, was careless of her
70 Picasso, works inspired many other artists, lived until he was
a ripe old age
71 English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where it _ for administration, broadcasting and education
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72 If you fail the GCSE examination, you not be allowed to take the entrance examination to the university
73 My sister’s wedding, to only members of the family were invited, took place last Saturday
74 Sunday is the day I don’t have to get up early
75 He would get mark 10 if he _ again the paper He made one mistake in it
76 He _ her an opportunity to work in his office if she had had English proficiency
A would have given B would have gave C would give D gives
77 He got good marks at his exams because all the lessons _ carefully by him
A are revised B had revised C had been revised D were revised
78 _ his poor condition , Jim tries to study very well
A Although B In spite of C Because of D But
79 Birds make nests in trees _ they can hide their young in the leaves and branches
80 If I _ it was a formal party, I jeans and a jumper
A knew – wouldn’t have worn B had known – wouldn’t wear
C knew – wouldn’t wear D had known – wouldn’t have worn
81 Tom’s company will almost certainly fire him he improves his attitude
82 They _ time and money doing such a thing
A were advised not to waste B were advising not to waste
C advised not to be wasted D were advised not wasting
83 I’ll show you the trees which _
A were grown by John yesterday in the backyard
B were grown in the backyard yesterday by John
C were grown in the backyard by John yesterday
D were grown by John in the backyard yesterday
84 Did they say they _ me again ?
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85 It is easy to sell insurance to a _.
A pessimist B pessimists C pessimistic D pessimism
86 After he _ breakfast, he down to write some letters
A has – sat B had had – sat C has had – sits D had had – sits
87 Clean air provides us a healthy supply of oxygen
88 Jennifer asked me _ the week before
A where I had gone B where did I go
C where had I gone D where I went
89 _ the plane took off late, we still reached our destination on time
A Though B In spite C Despite D As though
90 People sometimes _ not only through words but also through body language
A say B communicate C exchange D talk
91 I’m going to have my house _ this weekend
A redecorates B redecorated C redecorating D redecorate
92 The new shopping mall is gigantic It’s advertised as a place _ you can find just about anything you want to buy
93 United States is world’s biggest consumer of energy
A An – the B no article – the C The – no article D The – the
II Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct
1 The painting, Sun Flower, which painted by Van Gogh, was stolen many times
2 Her father told her take the dog for a walk after breakfast
3 What would happen if the temperature is warmer?
4 When it was first establish in 1973, it consisted of only two hectares of land
5 You would be welcome to join in our staff if you changed your mind
6 Everything would have been all right if you did not make such a mistake
7 He works at Heathrow Airport, that is one of the biggest airports in the world
8 Da Lat, where is located on High Land, is famous for mild climate
9 Despite it was snowing, we felt warm
10 In England, all children can be attended state schools without paying tuition fees