Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standa
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I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1 Yesterday I _ to the cinema
2 Mozart was born in Salzburg 1756
3 _ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock
4 I used _ fishing
A enjoy B to enjoy C enjoying D to enjoying
5 It’s hard work looking three children all day
6.I can’t stand people who are cruel animals
7 He died _ a heart attack
8 The sun suddenly _ from behind a cloud
A appear B appeared C disappear D disappeared
9 An oil _ burned in the darkness
10 He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him
A luckily B magically C cruelly D lately
III Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard Englith.
1 Bob lived in Rome for three years; now he was living in Amsterdam
A B C D
2 There used to be a movie theater here but it close a long time ago
A B C D
3 I don’t want to sound likely I’m complaining, but this plan is unfair
A B C D
4 We took all the rubbish outside and burn it
A B C D
5 He made me feel like such a foolish when he used me as an example!
A B C D
IV Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
One day, two men (1) _ in the woods Suddenly, they saw a huge black bear One man immediately (2) _ down, took off his backpack, and took out his sneakers He began (3) off his hiking boots The other man looked (4) _ him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think you can run (5) than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man “But I can run faster than (6) _!”
1 A hiked B are hiking C was hiking D were hiking
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V Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster The monster lives in a lake called Loch Ness, near
the town of Inverness Loch Ness is 32 km long, 5 km wide, and very, very deep The monster’s name is
Nessie People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake.
The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _ that person may be you!
1 What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean?
2 What is the length of Loch Ness?
3 Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line 4 refer to?
A legend B Loch Ness C the monster D the town
4 The tourists want to _
A hear about the monster B swim in the lake
C be the first person to see the monster D catch the monster
5 Which of the following is not true?
A The name of the monster is Nessie
B The lake where the monster lives is near the town of Inverness
C Millions of tourists saw Nessie
D The lake where the monster lives is in Scotland
VI Complete the sentences For each sentence put one verb in the form of "used to" and the other into the simple past.
1 They (work) _ in a restaurant before they (go) _ to college
2 John (work) _ in a factory before he (become) _ the director
3 My father (smoke) _ but he (give it up) _ last year
4 He (live) _ in Viet Nam before he (go) _ abroad
5 I (earn) _ a lot of money, but then I (lose) _ my job
6 Mrs Green (drive) _ a lot before she (have) _ an accident
7 She (play) _ a lot of tennis before she (break) _ her leg
8 There (be) _ a cinema at the corner, but they (build) _ a park there
9 He (live) _ in London, then he (move) _ to Oxford last year
VII Write the past form of the following verbs, and then complete the sentences using the past form of the verbs given.
begin
buy
build
do
get
go
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meet send spend sell write ………
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1 Mai _ her parents a letter last night
2 Ba studying English two years ago
3 Nam the washing-up after dinner
4 The workers two more bridges in this region
5 I my old teacher on the way to school
6 Peter a scholarship last month
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8 Mrs Brown her old car and a new one
9 John his mother a nice present on the occasion of her birthday
10 Yesterday the students of Class 8A to the country for a camping trip
VIII Put the verbs in brackets in the past form.
1 He (have) a very good time at the picnic last week
2 I (wait) for John for half an hour yesterday
3 Bill (send) a present to his mother on her birthday last month
4 I (think) about the problem all night
5 The secretary (finish) the report this morning
6 The police (catch) _ the thief the day before yesterday
7 They (print) many English reference books last month
8 I (come) to work on time yesterday
9 The Greens (take) their vacation in March last year
10 The train (arrive) half an hour late
IX Answer the following questions, using the suggested words or phrases in brackets.
Example: Where did the children go after the lesson? (the park)
They went to the park after the lessons.
1 When did you begin learning English? (three years ago)
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2 How many exercises did you do last night? (four exercises)
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3 What time did the man telephone his wife? (at two o'clock)
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4 How many years was Mr Green in Viet Nam? (for ten years)
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5 What time did you get up this morning? (half past five)
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6 What did you have for breakfast this morning? (bread and omelettes)
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7 What time did you leave home? (six o'clock)
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8 How did you go to school this morning? (by bicycle)
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9 What did you do after your homework last night? (watch television)
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10 What time did you go to bed last night? (at ten o'clock)
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X Complete the first part of the story Cinderela Use the verbs from the box in the Past Simple Tense.
sleep love wash see say (x2) be (x2) iron have (x2) run scrub tear live come
Once upon a time, there (1) _ a pretty young girl named Cinderella She (2) _with her mean stepmother and two jealous stepsisters Poor Cinderella (3) _ to do all of the cooking and cleaning She (4) _ in a dusty attic and (5) _ nothing to wear but old clothes But no matter how mean her stepmother and stepsisters (6) _, Cinderella was always cheerful Even the animals (7) _ to be near her One day a letter (8) _, inviting everyone to the King's palace for a ball
Cinderella's stepmother (9) , "Cinderella, you may go, but only if you finish your work."
Cinderella (10) _, (11) _, and (12) _ floors on day Meanwhile,
Cinderella's little friends made her a lovely gown When Cinderella's stepsisters (13) _ the gown, they (14) _ it to pieces That's my ribbon!" cried one
"And those are my beads!" the other shouted Cinderella (15) _ to the garden in tears "Now I can't go to the ball," she cried
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"I am your fairy godmother, and I have come to help you."
XI Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in, before, after.
1 I haven't seen Mai for a few days I last saw her Tuesday
2 The price of petrol will go up November
3 I'll phone you Tuesday morning about 10 o'clock Isn't it OK
4 His father died 2005
5 Are you doing anything special the weekend?
6 Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk
7 Mr Brown enjoys walking around his garden night
8 I woke up five o'clock the morning
9 Mai's birthday is April 10th
10 My brother graduated from high school June 2004
11 Did you phone your teacher the day yesterday?
12 My parents will get back from their holiday the day tomorrow
XII Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in if necessary.
1 I don't like going out alone night
2 I'm afraid I can't come to your birthday party Sunday
3 What do you usually do the weekend?
4 Can you play football with us next Sunday?
5 We went to bed late last night
6 They are leaving for Hue next Friday
7 Will you be at home this evening?
8 I always feel relaxed the evening
9 We went to Nha Trang last summer
10 I won't be out very long I'll be back ten minutes
UNIT 4: OUR PAST TEST 2
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1 I football very often when I was younger
A play B was going to C played D was playing
2 Many people decorate their homes Christmas
3 Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts Christmas Eve
4 We live _ the 21st century
5 I gardening, but I don’t have time for it now
A use to enjoy B used to enjoy C use to enjoying D used to enjoying
6 Costa Rica sounds a great place for a relaxing vacation
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7 I am not happy _ his work this term
8 I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s _ there
9 The factory down last year
10 He _ his words carefully
11 His siste was born _1992
12 My birthday is _May 28th
13 They came here _8a.m and 9a.m
14 Springs come _ summers
15 When he say young, he _ fishing with his brother
a uses to go B used to go C was used to go D is used to going
16 What did they do _
A yesterday night B the night of yesterday C last night D the night in yesterday
17 Yesterday morning she _ absent from clas because she was ill
18 The man left the room just a few minutes
19 We’ll leave Moscow for London _ half an hour
20 Have you done your homework _?
III Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1 Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 600 pieces of music
A B C D
2 The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August
A B C D
3 How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm?
A B C D
4 James had to chose between getting a job or going to college
A B C D
5 I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool
A B C D
IV Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
(1) the United States and Canada, (2) _ a popular legend about a monster People say that it is very big and that it has a lot of hair (3) _ name is Bigfoot, (4) _ there are big footprints in the snow The footprints are 60 cms (5) _ and 20 cms wide But (6) Bigfoot really exist? We don’t know!
2 A.there is B.there are C.have D.having
4 A.so B.because C.so that D.although
V Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
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modern cities Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legend So, today, many people in New York
believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!
rumor (n) : tin đồn
1 What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean?
2 Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to?
A stories about the past B modem legends C modern cities D people
3 Another name of ‘modern legends’ is
A urban legends B modern cities C rumors D.crocodiles
4 We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _
5 Which of the following is true?
A All legends are about the past
B Modern people still believe in legends
C There are crocodiles under New York
D Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the ground of New York
VI Make questions for the following sentences, using the question words given in brackets.
1 I drank two glasses of milk for breakfast this morning (How many?)
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2 They built a new school two years ago (When?)
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3 We ate lunch at the canteen with our friends today (Where?)
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4 Mai took an English course last summer (What course?)
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5 They found Mrs Green's purse under the seat (Where?)
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6 You made five mistakes in your last writing (How many?)
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7 John spoke to the teacher after the lesson (Who?)
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8 Mr Stevens told his students the answers to the problems (What?)
9 My uncle sold his old house last year (What?)
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10 She went to the concert last night (Where?)
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VII Read the following passage, and then answer the questions.
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace Cinderella was left at home, feeling very sad After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but she had to return home by midnight So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach She danced with the prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor The prince wanted
to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after
1 Where did Cinderella's sisters go one night?
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2 How was Cinderella when she was left at home?
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3 Who appeared and helped Cinderella?
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4 What did Cinderella do at the ball?
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5 What was the end of the story?
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VIII put these words in their correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1 school / to / didn’t / go / he / because / home / he/ had / stay / to/ to / after / look / mother / sick / his
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2 chil / was / I /a / when / I / football / play / to / use
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3 Minh / did / what / ask / him / help / sister / his / to / do /to ?
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4 had / do /to / mother / his / everything / equipment / modern / without / of / help / the
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5 foolish / is / man / the / to / too /lesson / the / understand
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6 not / sister / her / is / enough / old / married / get / to
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7 not / get / to /use / we / did / up / morning / early / the / in
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8 book / of / kind / what / you /looking / are / for?
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9 sister / younger / his / is / not / intelligent / also / but / only / pretty
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10 often / you / do / how / cinema / to / go / the?
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IX Pick out the word that does not belong to the others.
X Match the sentences in column A with suitable ones in column B
A B
2 Why don’t you go to school ? B He’s fourteen years old
5 What’s the height of that tree? E It’s about twenty-two meters
6 There are only some loaves of bread here Will that do ? F It’s about twenty kilometers
9 How far is it from your house to the shopping center? I I’m writing a letter
10 Will you please get me the tea cup? J well, I think there is enough
XI Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 That boy has a ( girl ) ……… face
2 The worst part is being ( help ) ……… to change anything
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4 Have you got a ( wash ) ………… machine at home ?
5 Don’t just sit watching television-make yourshelf (use )……….?
6 The group shared their ( remember ) ……… of life at school
7 We always get ( love ) ……… in London
8 People’s reaction to the film has varied ( great ) ………
9 It’s ( tradition ) ……… in American to eat turkey on Thanks-giving Day
10 All of her children ( marry ) ……… ended in divorce
TEST 3
I Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
II Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
III Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1 His wife five years ago
2 We usually open our present _midnight
3. _ Thanksgiving Day, families come together for a special dinner
4 Where before you moved here?
A did you use to live B did you use C used you to live D used to you
5 She is dying cancer
6 The frog changed a handsome prince
7 The committee decided the offer
A to accept B for accepting C accepting D accept
8 His wife recently gave birth to a
9 You have nothing to by telling the truth
10 He’s getting very excited about his holiday
11.Those shoes look very tight Do they really you?
12.She tells stories to the children before they go to bed
A at night B in the night C at every night D in every night
13.My father will have a meeting 7.30 am To 10 am
14.We like to watch the stars night
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15.We must be there 8.00 and 8.30
16.They'll arrive Monday, 20 November
17.I like folktale and does my sister
18.There will be a festival in Hue next month
19.The supermarket closes at 10 pm So we must go there that time
20. long were you in Ha Noi? For two months
21.He his schoolbag yesterday
22.I think I my handbag in the office
23.When I was a child, I follow my mother to the market
24.My father used us to the zoo when we were young
25 Oh That hat is very nice Where it?
A do you buy B are you buy C did you buy D you bought
26.My grandfather often wears clothes on the Tet holiday
27.We are about the holidays
28.Would you like to participate in the in Hue next week?
29.Cinderella was very happy with the of the fairy
30. is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next
31 He was very upset by the of his English examination
32 I don't know to pronounce this word
33 He speaks an Australian
34 A school year in our country has two
35 It is better for us the important words in our lessons
A underline B to underline C underlined D underlining
36 Vietnamese is our
37 In your opinion, what is the best way to new words?
38 If you don't know the of a word, you can look it up in a dictionary
39 At school, pupils are taught in order to have good
40 People all ages love watching cartoons
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42 To be a good pianist, you should for an hour or more every day
43 I don't know about French
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45 We are very of our parents and teachers
46 lessons do you have today? We have four lessons
47 We were to have fine weather during the trip
48 The lamp will our room more lovely
49 Sarah is very good English and music
50 Nam could not speak Chinese and could Nga
IV Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1 He wokes up and finded himself in the hospital
A B C D
2 On Christmas, neighborhoods are beautiful with many bright Christmas lights
A B C D
3 When he told me the price, I nearly died for shock
A B C D
4 It’s a traditional to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve
A B C D
5 Many people wisdom stayed at home in the bad weather
A B C D
V Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Harry starts work (1) half past six He delivers papers every day of the week, from Monday to Saturday, but not (2) _ Sundays He works (3) _ the mornings before school and (4) _ the
afternoons after school He usually finishes work (5) six o’clock
Harry says, “(6) the summer, the job is OK, but (7) _ December and January, the weather
is very cold! I like this job I get a lot of exercise, and the money is good I’m saving my money in the bank (8) _the moment for a holiday in Spain.”
VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Cambridge
20 February, 2050
Dear Mr Editor,
I read the article last week which compared life in the 1990s with life today The writer thought that family life then was better than it is now I don’t agree I think life today is much better than it used to be
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