8/ Learning English is interesting.. 13/ I don’t speak English as fluently as you.. 21/ I like English better than any other subjects.. 38/ Jane was standing outside the shop when I saw
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1/ The red shirt is more expensive than the blue one.
Þ The blue
2/ Secondary schools are much bigger than primary schools
Þ Primary
3/ Ann always gets good marks, but Mary always gets excellent marks
Þ Mary studies
4/ Tom got 3 accidents last year but Smith didn’t
Þ Smith drove
5/ He doesn’t learn English as well as she
Þ She
6/ He didn’t take anything as he left the factory
Þ He left the factory
7/ This house is less comfortable than the one we saw last month
Þ This house is not
8/ Learning English is interesting
Þ It’s
9/ He was so tired that he felt asleep before the end of the film
Þ He was too
10/ Jane can play the piano better than Elizabeth
Þ Elizabeth
11/ He could not afford to buy a car
Þ The car
12/ My salary is high but yours is very high
Þ Your salary
13/ I don’t speak English as fluently as you
Þ You
14/ I didn’t know her so I didn’t call her name
Þ If
15/ I was disappointed that you didn’t pass the exam
Þ I wish
16/ We could not go because of the rain
Þ The rain
17/ They didn’t take proper care of the children
Þ The children
18/ I have not seen you for ages
Þ It’s ages
19/ I didn’t know your number so I didn’t ring
Þ If
20/ He didn’t invite her to go to the party and now he regrets
Þ He wishes
21/ I like English better than any other subjects
Þ I
22/ She could not save my life She was not a doctor
Þ If
23/ Someone should tell him never to do that again
Þ He
24/ I’m sorry you can’t come to my party
Þ I wish
25/ Hoa learns the best in our class
Þ No one
26/ I have not played this game before
Þ It’s the first time
27/ No one is taller than David
Þ David
28/ I like nothing better than films
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29/ She is not as beautiful as her sister
Þ Her sister
30/ He drives very carefully
Þ He
31/ My sister is a good dancer
Þ She
32/ How long is it since they moved here?
Þ When
33/ We spent 2 hours to water the flowers
Þ It took
34/ She is very old She can’t apply for a job
Þ If
35/ She knows much more about English literature than I do
Þ I don’t know
36/ World population will continue to rise if we don’t try to reduce it
Þ Unless
37/ People are destroying forests everywhere in the world
Þ Forests
38/ Jane was standing outside the shop when I saw her
Þ I saw
39/ He gets up early in the morning and he is used to it
Þ He is used to
40/ I would like you to help me to put the chair away
Þ Do you mind
II VERB FORM 1
1 I (already, buy) ……….some bricks and I (build) ……….a garage
2 Unless it (rain)………., crops (be)……… destroyed
3 I (give) ………you a cigarette if I (have) ……….one, but I'm afraid I haven't
4 Look! It (rain)………
5 A lot of new houses (build)……… in Hanoi suburbs at present
6 Last week a new table (make) ……….for me by my father
7 Three letters (write)……… to his friends abroad tomorrow
8 Ten lessons (learn) ………so far by us
9 He (thank) ………me for what I had done for him
10 Since Robert was living in Rome, I (not have) ………a word from him
11 We (sit) ………in the car outside the house when the inspector called
12 When he came home, he (tell) ………his mother what he (see) ………at school
13 I don’t allow (smoke) ………in my drawing room
14 He didn’t dare (leave) ……….the house because he was afraid of (meet) ………someone who might (recognize) ……….him
15 I (teach) ………hundreds of students but I (never, meet) ………such a hopeless class as this
16 That film (come) ………to the local cinema next week ………you (want)…… to see it?
17 It is he or I who (be) ……….to go
18 After he (do) ……….his homework, he went to the cinema
19 I am prepared to support anything he (say) ……….tomorrow
20 Since he (buy) ………a new car, he (drive) ……….to work every day
21 If we (know) ……….who he was, we (invite) ………him
22.The gray and blue blanket (wash)……… yesterday
23 It’s the British English that (be)……… spoken all over the world
24 It would have been better if you (wait) ……… for him
25 They had their exercises (correct) ……….last week
26 If the story hadn’t been true, the newspaper (not print) ………it
27 He acts as if he (know) ……… English perfectly
28 A new hotel (build) ……….near Thu Le zoo at the moment
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30 I’m tired of you’re your childish behavior When ……… you (grow) …………up?
31 I (wait)……… for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow
32 Many of rare animals would be extinct if we (continue)……… to kill them
33 When the teacher came in, they (hang) ……….two pictures on the wall
34 If you kicked the policeman, you (arrest)………
35 I suddenly felt an insect (crawl) ……… up my leg
36 I (finish) ………it by tomorrow
37 The film on TV last night was very sad It made my mother (cry)………
38 I remember (pay)……… him I gave him $ 5
39 I don’t mind (wait)……… It is better (be)……… too early than too late
40 Your hair needs (cut)……… You’d better (have)……… it (do)……… tomorrow
41 Do you feel like (dine)……… out or would you rather (have) ……… dinner at home?
42 When I first (come)……… to this village, it was a quiet place But since then a lot of houses (build)………
43 There are some people who can’t help (laugh) ………when they see someone (slip)…………
on a banana skin
44 I didn’t hear your (come)……… in You must (be) ………very quiet
45 It’s high time he (study)……… harder
III Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line
EVENING CLASSES
Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week During the day I work
in a (1) agency as a telephonist It is not a very interesting
(2) and I get bored I also got tired of coming home
every evening, putting a (3) meal in the oven and then
watching TV So I decided to take up (4) as a hobby
Perhaps I should give you an (5) for my choice
Learning a skill is a good (6) to the problem of boring
work Also, I felt I was a (7) because any time I tried to put
up a shelf, for example, it always fell down! Now I am quite a
(8) wood-worker! I am working on the
(9) of some furniture at the moment And although there are
only two other girls in the class, I don’t feel any (10)
I’ve just turned out to be the best student in the class!
1 SECRETARY
2 OCCUPY
3 FREEZE
4 CARPENTER
5 EXPLAIN
6 SOLVE
7 FAIL
8 SUCCESS
9 CONSTRUCT
10 EMBARRASS
IV READING COMPREHENSION:
Part 1: Decide which answer ( A, B, C or D) best fits each space Circle your choice
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN There is usually one important (1) missing from most school (2) Very few students are (3) how to organize their learning and how to (4) the best use of their time Let’s take some simple (5) Do you know how to
(6) up words in the dictionary?, and do you understand all the (7) the dictionary contains? Can you (8) notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) ? For some reason, many schools give learners no (10) with these matters Teachers ask students to (11) pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (12)……… ….… to do it Learning by (13)……….……… can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (14) ……… …… of a subject You can (15) ……… a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject!
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14 A information B success C understanding D attention
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space
Computers
Recent years have seen the appearance of different (1) of communication More and (2) people have a computer (3) home and they use it to play games, find information (4) the Net and also to communicate You can send e-mails, write your own blog and (5) .… to other people It is amazing how easily you can communicate (6) someone on the other side of the world It has brought happiness (7) reassurance to many, knowing that a friend or member of their family is only a click of the mouse away Some people say it has become (8) aid in education and even brought more equality, as most children become computer literate But it has also (9) concern Who takes the responsibility of making (10) that the Net doesn’t give false facts? (11) there enough protection from fraud and misinformation? Do young people rely too much (12) computers for their entertainment? (13) it destroy our creativity? The experts (14) now trying to find answers to these (15)
Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
STUDYING ABROAD
Before applying to a foreign university, one should consider the disadvantages of studying abroad First, a student may feel lonely by being far from home and friends Also, difficulty in understanding a foreign language can be very disappointing and can affect the student’s grades It can be very expensive to pay the costs of travel and housing in a different country Finally, if there is an emergency at home, it will be hard to get home in a hurry
However, studying in another country is advantageous in many ways A student is exposed to a new culture This culture teaches him or her about other people and other ways of thinking, which can promote friendships among countries He can learn a new language which may be beneficial for keeping up with research after the student has finished studying He can learn experience not available in his country The student may also get the opportunity to study at a university where a leading expert in his field may be teaching The leading expert can introduce the student to the most up-to-date findings of the top researchers
in the field Exposure to such available knowledge and insights into the field can aid the student in becoming
an expert as well
1 to study abroad
A There are only disadvantages B There are only advantages
C There are both advantages and disadvantages D There are neither advantages nor disadvantages
2 When studying abroad, a student
A is homesick and feels lonely
B spends a lot of money for accommodation and transportation
C cannot go home immediately in an emergency
D All are correct.
3 When studying abroad, a student is exposed to a new culture that
A has no advantages B enriches his knowledge about people and other ways of thinking
C has no effects D causes some trouble
4 At a foreign university, a student
A can learn a foreign language B cannot learn a foreign language
C has to learn his mother tongue D doesn’t have to learn a language
5 At a foreign university, a student may
A meet his neighbour B travel a lot C meet a leading expert in his field D All are correct.
V Write an essay of at least 200 words on the following topic “The difficulties of learning English and how to overcome them.”
Keys:
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2/ Primary schools are much smaller than the secondary ones
3/ Mary studies better than Ann
4/ Smith drove more carefully than Tom last year
5/ She learns better than him
6/ He left the factory without taking anything
7/ This house is not as comfortable as the one we saw last month
8/ It’s interesting to learn English
9/ He was too tired to see the end of the film
10/ Elizabeth can’t play as well as Jane
11/ The car was too expensive for him to buy
12/ Your salary is higher than mine
13/ You speak English more fluently than me
14/ If I had known her, I would have called her name
15/ I wish you had passed the exam
16/ The rain prevented us from going
17/ The children weren’t taken proper care of
18/ It’s ages since I last saw you
19/ If I had known you, I would have rung
20/ He wishes he had invited her to go to the party
21/ I like English best/most
22/ - If she had been a doctor, she would have saved my life
- If she were a doctor, she could save my life
23/ He should be told never to do that again
24/ I wish I had/ could come to your party
25/ No one learns better than Hoa in our class
26/ It’s the first I’ve played this game
27/ David is the tallest
28/ I like films best/ most
29/ Her sister is more beautiful than her
30/ He is a careful driver
31/ She dances very well
32/ When did they move here
33/ It took us 2 hours to water the flowers
34/ If she were young/ weren’t old she would be able to apply/ apply for a job
35/ I don’t know about English literature as much as she does/ her
36/ Unless we try to reduce world population, it will continue to rise
37/ Forests are being destroyed everywhere in the world
38/ I saw Jane standing outside the shop/ who was standing outside the shop
39/ He is used to getting up early
40/ Do you mind helping me to put the chair away
Part 3:
1 secretarial 2 occupation 3 frozen 4 carpentry 5 explanation
6 solution 7 failure 8 successful 9 construction 10 embarrassment
II READING:
Part 1:
Part 2:
13 Does 14 are 15 questions
Part 3: