Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.. READING Read the passage and choose the
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A PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1) A earning B learning C searching D
clearing
2) A candy B sandy C many D
handy
3) A given B risen C ridden D whiten
II Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
4) A competition B annual C final D stimulate
5) A performance B celebration C remember D announce
6) A apologize B difficulty C enjoyment D
remember
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
7) A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other to find out who is the best at something
A participation B competition C activity D performance
8) A person who decides who has won a competition is called a(n)
A referee B judge C investigator D
witness
9) To make something develop or become more active
A to encourage B to enhance C to stimulate D to strike
10) To agree to give someone money for a charity if that person competes a special activity
Trang 2A organize B support C sponsor D.
encourage
11) A person who has been chosen to speak or vote for someone else on behalf of a group
A contestant B competitor C examinee D
representative
12) The greatest of all is the World peace
A present B gift C prize D award 13) A sports competition involving a number of teams or players who take part in different games
A match B tournament C game D play 14) They had a really good chance of winning the national
A compete B competition C competitor D
competitive
15) Jack admitted the money
A steal B to steal C stealing D
stolen
16) Thank you very much lending me your bike
A about B in C for D of
17) Don’t him to arrive early He’s always late
A think B judge C hope D expect 18) I wouldn’t of going to the party I hadn’t been invited to
A dream B intend C depend D rely
19) The instructor warned the students sailing alone on the lake
against
20) The manager the men to turn to work immediately
Trang 3A insisted B suggested C demanded D.
ordered
21) Her mother prevented her going out tonight
A against B from C about D at
22) I apologized the book at home
A for leaving B to leaving C leaving D
to leave
II Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
23) I’d like to thank your brother for your help
A B C D
24) Mrs Allen was concerned about my have to drive so far every day
A B C D
25) You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job
A B C D
26) Peter apologized for break the vase
A B C D
27) He insisted on seeing the manager tomorrow
A B C D
III Write the following sentences in Reported Speech.
28) “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you.
me
29) “I’ll drive you to the airport.” John said to Linda
insisted 30) “You have passed the final exams Congratulations!” Jim said
to you
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31) “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner Thank you”, Miss White said to Peter
thanked
32) “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack
warned
33) “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier”, Margaret said to you
apologized
34) “I have always wanted to be a pilot”, Paul said to you
of
35) “You didn’t do what I said”, the mother said to her son
accused
C READING
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
THE QUIZ SHOW
My best friend Jenny (36) on a TV quiz show a few nights ago It was very exciting We all knew that she (37) be on, so all our friends met at her parents’ house to watch it Her parents videoed
it too, of course The programme started at half past seven We screamed and clapped when we saw Jenny She looked great She had had her hair done, and was wearing the new top she had bought the day before She sat in the chair in the middle of the studio while the (38) asked her some questions The questions got harder and harder as they increased in (39) If she didn’t make any
Trang 5mistakes and get the most difficult question right, she would win a million pounds By this time, jerry had won a thousand pounds That was definitely hers, whatever happened She answered the next question correctly, which was worth five thousand pounds I didn’t know the answer, but she did know! Then with the next question, she (40) a risk but got the answer wrong She was gone out of the game Still, she had her thousand pounds, and we were very proud of her
36) A appeared B turned C presented D
participated
37) A might B should C would D could 38) A presenter B leader C producer D director 39) A value B cost C award D difficulty 40) A got B took C made D had
D WRITING
From the cues given, write a letter of reply.
41) Thank you/ letter/ welcome/ General Knowledge Quiz
42) number/ participants/ be/ 4/ members/ each/ team
43) Quiz/ hold/ 89 Le Loi Street/ HCM City/ November 30/ 2007
44) starting time/ be/ 8:00 p.m./ but/ you/ be/ present/ an hour/ earlier
45)Please/contact/ me/ phone/ 067.892899/ or/ e-mail/ Quiz@yahoo.com
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TENSES
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 After lunch, I often (take) _ a rest
2 My sister usually (practice) playing the piano in the evening
3 My brother (visit) _me last month
4 My brother (visit) _me twice a week
5 My brother (visit) me before he went to Ho Chi Minh City
6 Maria _(enter) the university after she had graduated form the community college
7 While my father (read) _ a newspaper, I (learn) my lesson and my sister (do) her homework
8 They (arrive) at the club two days ago
9 She (learn) _French for several years
10 They (play) football when their mother came back home
11 By the time we (get) _there, the play (start) already
12 Yesterday he (go) _home after he (go) _to the store
13 You (watch) _TV last night
14 He (teach) English since he (graduate) from the university
15 By the time I (come) , he (already, leave) _
16 When he (come) _, the children (already, finish) the exercises
Trang 717 After she (return) _home, she (cook) herself a good dinner
18 My father (watch) _ TV at this time yesterday
19 Last night my father (read) _a book while I (learn) my lesson
20 If he (eat) _all that he will be ill
21 If I (know) _ his address, I’d give it to you
22 I shouldn’t drink that wine if I (be) you
23 If the rain (stop) _, I would have gone for a walk
24 When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep) _
25 What you (do) yesterday?
26 If you had worked harder, you (pass) your final exam
27 I’ll lend you War and Peace if I (finish) it before you go on holiday
28 if I had much money, I (buy) a car
29 If I (be) you, I (help) him
30 I'm doing the test very well now I (not/ do) the test well if I (not/ revise) _thoroughly last night
31 After John _ (wash) his clothes, he began to study
32 George (wait) for one hour before the bus came
33 I (do) _ my homework at 7 p.m yesterday
34 Before she (watch) _ TV, she (wash) _ her clothes
35 The light (go) out while we (have) _ dinner
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accident
37 Before Alice (go) _ to sleep, She (call) _
her family
38 The bell (ring) while Tom (take) _ a bath
39 David (be) born after his father (die) _
40 She (win) _the gold medal in 1986
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
1 It is easy (fool) ………… by his lies
2 Martha doesn’t like to have her picture taken She avoids
(photograph) ………
3 I appreciate (invite) ………… to your home
4 Let’s not risk (catch) ……… in a traffic jam
5 The government tried to stop the book (publish) …………
6 (search) ……… by customs officers is unpleasant
7 There’s a lot of work (do)………
8 The new students hope (include) … in many of the
school’s social activities
9 When the police first questioned him, he denied (involve)
………… in the robbery
10 I remember (take) ……… to the zoo when I was a child
11 We managed to climbe over the wall without (see) ……
12 Isabel expected (admit) ……… to the university, but she wasn’t
13 The tin opener seems (design) … for left-handed people
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(forget) ………… When the computers arrived
15 She resented (ask) ………to make tea for everyone at the meeting
16 Let’s leave early We can’t risk (hold up) …………in heavy traffic during rush hour
I Put the verbs in brackets into correct form.
1) The teacher permits us (go) ……….out in a minute
2) Tell him (come) ……… to see me at once
3) He advises us (be) ……… more studious
4) He’s expecting (make) ……… a trip to Ha Long Bay
5) Students stopped (make) ……… noise when the teacher came in
6) I enjoy (listen) ……… to classical music
7) He’ll try (not make) ……… the same mistake
again
8) Would you mind (buy) ……… me a newspaper? 9) Would you like (have) ……… a dance with me? 10) I hope (not do) ……… that tiring work again 11) They postponed (build) ……… the school for lack of finance
12) Are his ideas worth (listen) ……… to?
13) He always avoids (meet) ……… in the street 14) Do you agree (lend) ……… me some money? 15) Tom refused (give) ……… me his address
Trang 1016) Do you often practise (speak) ……… English?
17) It takes me hours (written) ……… a letter 18) He is too busy (take) ……… care of her 19) He gave up (smoke) ……… 20) My brother is fond of (collect) ……… stamps
21) I heard them (talk) ……… in the next room 22) He made the child (cry).……… 23) I saw him (cross) ……… the street 24) My brother often helps me (do) ……… the
homework
25) She let me (use) ……… her telephone
II Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be
changed for the sentence to be correct.
1 When I was sick with the flu, my mother made me to eat soup and rest in bed
a b c d
2 Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates
a b c d
3 Grow well, a tree must be well- suited to the area where it
is planted
4 Despite modern medical technology, many diseases
causing by viruses are still not curable
a b
c d
5 We should have been informed Janis about the change in plans regarding our weekend trip to the
mountains a b c d
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applying for a job
a b c d
7 Passing a driver’s test is a necessary requirement for all people wishing drive a motor vehicle
8 When I kept getting unwanted calls, I call the phone
company and had my phone number change
a b c d
9 Breaking her leg the last time she went, Brenda decided not to go on the school skiing trip this year
10 Louis got his sister read his assignment, and then asked her
to write the report for him because he did not have enough time