VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Exercise 1: Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in English standard.. Daisy is seldom late for schoola. Daisy seldom is late for school.. I am really
Trang 1THE FIRST SEMESTER Revision
Unit 1,2,3 Part I: PHONETICS
Exercise 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others in each group
1 a lunch b kitchen c technology d purchase
2 a fasten b sense c smell d rest
3 a island b prescription c answer d basic
4 a little b eaten c click d fit
5 a head b ready c peasant d realise
6 a live b dinner c routine d quick
7 a minute b lunch c pump d buffalo
10 a continue b repeat c physics d like
11 a meeting b engineer c free d weekly
12 a teacher b breakfast c eating d beat
14 a worry b target c marvelous d far
15 a bike b idea c opinion d library
16 a marvel b package c farther d lastly
17 a education b general c extremely d met
19 a happen b many c example d family
20 a determine b together c repeat d report
Exercise 2: Choose one word whose main stress is placed differently
from the others in each group
1 a repair b thirty c fellow d interesting
2 a family b disaster c buffalo d several
3 a repeat b afternoon c conclusion d continue
4 a brigade b harrow c normal d peasant
5 a routine b arrive c prefer d breakfast
6 a alarm b discuss c friendly d begin
7 a peasant b finish c plough d continue
8 a holiday b language c crowded d enjoy
9.a opinion b borrow c occasion d important
10 a geography b appropriate c communicate d entertainment
11 a polite b problem c arrive d guitar
12 a holiday b interest c prepare d classmate
13 a complain b member c listen d happen
14 a receive b repeat c award d secondary
15 a brilliant b mature c tutor d tragic
16 a atomic b develop c private d condition
17 a humane b ambitious c human d diploma
18 a intelligent b private c appearance d development
19 a manage b chemistry c educate d obtain
20 a November b university c diploma d professor
Part II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in English
standard
1 Hoa did shouted at me when he met me at the station
2 She has lived in London for 5 years before she moved to New York
3 It is impossible to entering his room The door was locked
4 When Jimmy returned to the town, Sarah got married to John for two years
5 Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my homework
6 Mrs Hoa had worked at the primary school for 20 years after she retired
7 Marie Curie found the Radium Institute in 1914
8 By the time they had come, the food had already got cold
9 He has just got home when you phoned
10 It’s very kind of you helping me with my homework
Exercise 2: Choose the best answers
1.We use a …… to break up the earth and plant the seeds
2 Mai always has a very busy timetable for the whole week
a life b routine c holiday d schedule
3 The alarm rings at 5.20
a goes off b goes wrong c goes away d goes away
4 Take off … to move off the ground
a meant b is meaning c means d has meaning
5 The alarm clock …… off, which woke everyone up
6 Yesterday I … at the bus-stop just in time to catch the first bus
a came b went c arrived d reached
7 Which sentence is correct?
a Daisy is seldom late for school b Daisy seldom is late for school
c Daisy is late seldom for school D Seldom Daisy is late for school
8 How …… to work as a rule?
a are you getting b did you get c do you get d will you get
9 What … he … in the evening? He usually … cards or … television
a does…do/plays/watchs b do…do/plays/watches
c does…does/play/watches d does…do/plays/watches
10 When I … Young, I always … to be a pilot
a was / want b were/ wanted c was/ wanted d were/want
11 ….you … the thunder last night? No I … anything at all I … asleep
a do you hear/didn’t heard/was b did you hear/didn’t hear/was
c did you hear/didn’t heard/was d did you hear/didn’t hear/were12
12 Another word for fasten is …
a tighten b loosen c frighten d lengthen
13 When I was a child, I usually … fishing with my brother
14 Which sentence is correct?
a What do you often do every Saturday afternoon?
b What do you do often every Saturday afternoon?
c What often do you do every Saturday afternoon?
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15 The children agreed… the candy equally
a to divide b divide c dividing d to dividing
16 I’m not in a hurry I don’t mind…
a wait b waited c waiting d to wait
17 Don’t forget … the letter I gave you
a to post b post c posting d posted
17 Why don’t you consider … me?
a visit b visited c to visit d visiting
18 I was enjoying my book, but I stopped … my homework
a reading to do b to read to do
c to read for doing d reading for do
19 You needn’t … the money back for a year
a pay b to pay c paid d paying
20 Which sentence is correct?
a I am really looking forwards to meet your brothers and sister
b I am really looking forwards to meeting your brothers and sister
c I am really looking forwards for meeting your brothers and sister
d.All are correct
21 When he … , everyone …
a arrived/ left b arrived/ had left
c had arrived/ left d had arrived/ leaves
22 She studied hard and got a degree with … Colors
a flying b brilliant c mature d romantic
23.I … as a hotel telephonist from May 2001 to March 2002
a had worked b worked c has worked d would work
24 By the time they came, we … Our dinner
a finished b has finished c were finishing d.had
finished
25.” Habour “ means “…… ”
a keep in the mind b promise c keep secret d talkative
Exercise 3: Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases
1.Mr Vy often spends fifteen minutes leading the buffalo to the field
………
2 Mai always walks to school
………
3 After John had done his homework, he went to bed
=>Before
………
4 What is your day of birth?
=>When
………
5 He left school and then joined the army
………
Exercise 4: Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word
Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 7th November, 1867.Her (1) …… was not happy Her older sister died when she was nine and her mother died when she was eleven Four years later after the (2)…… of her mother , she left school That was a difficult time, too She couldn’t go to university(3) … universities in Poland were not open to women, so she taught herself
In 1891 Maria went to Paris to syudy physics She(4) … very well and got her degree in 1893 A year after she got a degree in physics, she got a degree in maths, too This was only a(5) …… weeks before she met a clever young man called Pierre Curie They got (6)…
in 1895 and Maria became Marie Curie The Curies had two daughters: Irene, born in 1897, and Eve, born in 1904 Before the (7)… of Irene, Marie started working with Pierre Together (8)… radium in 1898
In 1903 Marie and Pierre(9) … the Nobel Prize for physics and they became very famous, Then, three years(10) … , Pierre died and Marie’s world changed forever
1.a childhood b childlike c child d young
2 a.dead b died c death d a and c are correct
3 a although b because c as d b and c are correct.
4 a did b studied c learned d All are correct
6 a marry b married c wedding d marryed
7 a birth b born c birthday d bear
8 a find out b discovered c thought d a and b are
correct
10.a ago b before c sooner d later
KEY THE FIRST SEMESTER Revision
Unit 1,2,3 Part I: PHONETICS
Exercise 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
1 a lunch b kitchen c technology d purchase
2 a fasten b sense c smell d rest
3 a island b prescription c answer d basic
4 a little b eaten c click d fit
5 a head b ready c peasant d realise
6 a live b dinner c routine d quick
7 a minute b lunch c pump d buffalo
Trang 310 a continue b repeat c physics d like
11 a meeting b engineer c free d weekly
12 a teacher b breakfast c eating d beat
14 a worry b target c marvelous d far
15 a bike b idea c opinion d library
16 a marvel b package c farther d lastly
17 a education b general c extremely d met
19 a happen b many c example d family
20 a determine b together c repeat d report
Exercise 2: Choose one word whose main stress is placed differently
from the others in each group
1 a repair b thirty c fellow d interesting
2 a family b disaster c buffalo d several
3 a repeat b afternoon c conclusion d continue
4 a brigade b harrow c normal d peasant
5 a routine b arrive c prefer d breakfast
6 a alarm b discuss c friendly d begin
7 a peasant b finish c plough d continue
8 a holiday b language c crowded d enjoy
9.a opinion b borrow c occasion d important
10 a geography b appropriate c communicate d entertainment
11 a polite b problem c arrive d guitar
12 a holiday b interest c prepare d classmate
13 a complain b member c listen d happen
14 a receive b repeat c award d secondary
15 a brilliant b mature c tutor d tragic
16 a atomic b develop c private d condition
17 a humane b ambitious c human d diploma
18 a intelligent b private c appearance d development
19 a manage b chemistry c educate d obtain
20 a November b university c diploma d professor
Part II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in English
standard
1 Hoa did shouted at me when he met me at the station.
2 She has lived in London for 5 years before she moved to New York.
3 It is impossible to entering his room The door was locked.
4 WhenJimmy returned to the town, Sarah got marriedtoJohn for two
years
5 Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my
homework
6 Mrs Hoa had worked at the primary school for20years after she
retired
7 Marie Curie found the Radium Institute in 1914.
8 By the time they had come, the food had already got cold.
9 He has just got home when you phoned.
10 It’s very kind of you helping me with my homework.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answers
1.We use a …… to break up the earth and plant the seeds
2 Mai always has a very busy timetable for the whole week
a life b routine c holiday d schedule
3 The alarm rings at 5.20
a goes off b goes wrong c goes away d goes away
4 “Take off “… ” to move off the ground”
a meant b is meaning c means d has meaning
5 The alarm clock …… off, which woke everyone up
6 Yesterday I … at the bus-stop just in time to catch the first bus
a came b went c arrived d reached
7 Which sentence is correct?
a Daisy is seldom late for school. b Daisy seldom is late for school
c Daisy is late seldom for school D Seldom Daisy is late for school
8 How …… to work as a rule?
a are you getting b did you get c do you get d will you get
9 What … he … in the evening? He usually … cards or … television
a does…do/plays/watchs b do…do/plays/watches
c does…does/play/watches d does…do/plays/watches
10 When I … Young, I always … to be a pilot
a was / want b were/ wanted c was/ wanted d
were/want
11 ….you … the thunder last night? No I … anything at all I … asleep
a do you hear/didn’t heard/was b did you hear/didn t hear/was’
c did you hear/didn’t heard/was d did you hear/didn’t hear/were12
12 Another word for fasten is …
a tighten b loosen c frighten d lengthen
13 When I was a child, I usually … fishing with my brother
14 Which sentence is correct?
a What do you often do every Saturday afternoon?
b What do you do often every Saturday afternoon?
c What often do you do every Saturday afternoon?
d What do you often do every afternoon Saturday?
15 The children agreed… the candy equally
a to divide b divide c dividing d to dividing
16 I’m not in a hurry I don’t mind…
a wait b waited c waiting d to wait
17 Don’t forget … the letter I gave you
a to post b post c posting d posted
17 Why don’t you consider … me?
a visit b visited c to visit d visiting
18 I was enjoying my book, but I stopped … my homework
Trang 4a reading to do b to read to do c to read for doing d reading for
do
19 You needn’t … the money back for a year
a pay b to pay c paid d paying
20 Which sentence is correct?
a I am really looking forwards to meet your brothers and sister
b I am really looking forwards to meeting your brothers and sister.
c I am really looking forwards for meeting your brothers and sister
d.All are correct
21 When he … , everyone …
a arrived/ left b arrived/ had left
c had arrived/ left d had arrived/ leaves
22 She studied hard and got a degree with … Colors
a flying b brilliant c mature d romantic
23.I … as a hotel telephonist from May 2001 to March 2002
a had worked b worked c has worked d would work
24 By the time they came, we … Our dinner
a finished b has finished c were finishing d.had
finished
25.” Habour “ means “…… ”
a keep in the mind b promise c keep secret d talkative
Exercise 3: Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases
1.Mr Vy often spends fifteen minutes leading the buffalo to the field
=>It often take Mr Vy 15 minutes to lead the buffallo to the field.
2 Mai always walks to school
=>Mai always goes to school on foot.
3 After John had done his homework, he went to bed
=>Before John went to bed, he had done his homework.
4 What is your day of birth?
=>When was you born?
5 He left school and then joined the army
=>After he had left school, he joined the army.
Exercise 4: Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a
suitable word
Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 7th
November, 1867.Her (1) …… was not happy Her older sister died when
she was nine and her mother died when she was eleven Four years later
after the (2)…… of her mother , she left school That was a difficult
time, too She couldn’t go to university(3) … universities in Poland
were not open to women, so she taught herself In 1891 Maria went to
Paris to syudy physics She(4) … very well and got her degree in 1893
A year after she got a degree in physics, she got a degree in maths, too
This was only a(5) …… weeks before she met a clever young man
called Pierre Curie They got (6)… in 1895 and Maria became Marie
Curie The Curies had two daughters: Irene, born in 1897, and Eve, born
in 1904 Before the (7)… of Irene, Marie started working with Pierre
Together (8)… radium in 1898 In 1903 Marie and Pierre(9) … the Nobel Prize for physics and they became very famous, Then, three years(10) … , Pierre died and Marie’s world changed forever
1.a childhood b childlike c child d young
2 a.dead b died c death d a and c are correct
3 a although b because c as d b and c are correct.
4 a did b studied c learned d All are correct
6 a marry b married c wedding d marryed
7 a birth b born c birthday d bear
8 a find out b discovered c thought d a and b are correct