Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence 6.. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence 16.. Read the following passage and choose the item a,b,c or d
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TEST 1
I Choose the word which is pronounced differetly from the others
1 a young b about c account d sound
2 a astronaut b anchor c spaceman d capsule
3 a christmas b anchor c chemistry d cheque
4 a.deliver b diffierent c diagram d disease
5 a hurl b pull c june d would
II Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6 It’s time we this old car and bought anew one
a will sell b had sold c have sold d sold
7 I himten days ago
a see b saw c have seen d will see
8 It a long time since I lastsawhim
a is b was c will be d had been
9 I don’t know where
a is he living b he,s living c did he live d has he lived
10 Please wait for him until he back
a came b will came c coming d comes
11 The pull the earth is very strong
a in b at c at d on
12 Gravity keeps us being hurled offthe earth as it whirls around
a from b to c in d with
13 My father often drives his car a speed of 50 kilomettres an hour
a at b on c in d with
14 Water never runs
a downhll b uphill c upside d downside
15 Astroauts traverlling in space capsule are
a weight b overweight c weightlessness d weightless
III Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16 It is city that he’s got lost
a a such big b such big c such a big d a very big
17 If we had had time , we to the party
a would have gone b can go c will go d will have gone
18 If I were you , I that job
a would apply for b will ask for c will have changed d can take
19 That man can tell us where
a does John live b John living c John lives d does John live
20 There are in the universe that we cannot could them
a so much stars b so many stars c such stars many d such stars much
21 If there were no gravity , water never run downhill
a will b can c won’t d would
22 Scientists wondered a person could stand weighing nothing
a what b if c that d about
23 You can find out hard the earth is pulling you by weighing yourself
a how b wich c what d that
24 what if the earth suddenly stopped going round the sun?
a happens b will happen c would happen d happened
25 He has to do that he can’t go to the cinema with us
a so much work b so many work c such much work d such a work
IV Choose the words or phrases thet are not correct in standard English
26 A champon high jumper can jump than ten feet off the ground
a b c d
27 Astronmauts orbited the earth don’t have weight
a b c d
28 Newton laid the foundations to his discoveries in mathematics and physics
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29 Babanas are usually sold in weight
a b c d
30 He exerted all his influence to make them to accept his plan
a b c d
31 The noise from his stereo were a nuisanace to the neighbours
a b c d
32 There are many hand – make things in this shop
a b c d
33 The satellite travelled so far into space that nobody could see it with barely a
b c d
eyes
34 The apples in the orchard are such rice that their sweet smell spreads in the air a
b c d
35 If there werenot gravity , objects you throw will go in an exactly straight line
a b c
until thery hit something
d
V Choose the word (a , b , c or d) that bets fits each of the bank spaces
Issac Newton , one of the (36) scientists , was born (37) December 25th , 1642 in a small village (38) Woolthorpe in England His father was a poor (39)
When the boy was fourteen , his father died Newton (40) school and helped his mother on the farm (41) he was fond (42) physics and mathematics , Newtonwas sent to school (43)
he left high school , Newton studied at Cambridge Universuty In 1667 he became (44) professor
on math-ematics at Cambridge Universuty His greatest discovery is the (45) of gravitation He died in 1727
36 a great b greatest c most great d greater
37 a in b on c at d botha and are correct
38 a in b at c on d of
39 a blacksmith b apperentice c bookbinder d farmer
40 a went b sent c left d run
41 a so b so that c because d because of
42 a in b of c at d about
43 a for b while c before d after
44 a.an b one c a d the
45 a law b invention c foundation d operation
VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a,b,c or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it
In the future astronauts may be expected to spend great lengths of time in zero g their bodies may change permanently Ed Gibson , an astronaut , said “The body does a great job of adjusting to zero
gravity It does lust what it should to adjist to the new environment What we worry about is what
happappens when you come back”
46 The word “adjust” means most nearly
a adapt b satisfy c fit d admit
47 Which of the following statements is the best main idea?
a The body of an astronaut changes a lot when he is in zero gravity
b The problem of adjusting the body to the new environment of future astronauts
c The worry about what happens when the astronauts come back
d Future astronauts will have to spend geat lengths of time in zero g
48 Which of the following statements is not true?
a Their bodies may change a lot in zero g
b Their bodias can adjust to zero gravity
c Their bodies can adjust to new environment
d Their bodies can’t stand the time in zero g
49 What may the future astronauts be exbected?
a To look after their bodies
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c To adjust to new environment
d To change their bodies
50 What do the scientists worry about?
a What happens in zero g
b Whet happens to the future astronauts
c What happens when the astronauts
d What happens when the astronauts spendin zero g
TEST 2
I Choose the word which is pronounced differetly from the others
1 a comfortable b.come c some d comb
2 a practice b device c service d office
3 a power b tower c flow d flour
4 a fame b tame c table d farm
5 a gravity b physics c discover d history
II Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6 I you for a long time
a didn’t see b haven’t seen c doesn’t see d hadn’t seen
7 She so hard this week that she doesn’t have time togo the hairdresser’s
a works b worked c has been working d had worked
8 Mr Johnson to Los Angeles in 1992
a had gone b has gone c went d was going
9 What to you yesterday?
a happened b did happen c had happened d has happened
10 The boys broke a window when they football
a played b were playing c had played d are playing
11 They arrived three o’clock the afternoon
a in/at b on/in c in/on d at/in
12 It will be rwady two weeks
a for b in c on d to
13 Can you deliver this letter hand?
a by b with c in d to
14 One of zero gravity is that astronauts must find ways to keep things from floating about
a condition b facility c nuisance d advantage
15 Issac Newton had to leavs for home to the farm
a word b head c do d run
III Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16 If there were no gravity , water never fun downhill
a would b will c won’t d wouldn’t
17 If I a wish , I’t wish for happiness for my family
a have b am having c had d was having
18 I’ll take the job the pay is too low
a since b because c if d unless
19 I can’t speak french , and
a, neither can’t she b neither can she c either can’t she d she can , either
20 The film was boring that we had left bofore the end
a such b so c too d enough
21 Faraday’s father was boor to send him to school
a too b much c so d very
22 If I an astronaut travelling in a space capsule , I’d not be annoyed by the weightlessness
a am b be c will be d were
23 What happen if you come late for the meeting tomorrow?
a will be b wouid be c will d would
24 gravity related to weight? Yes , it is
a Is b Was c Were d Will be
25 If we enough rain , we could have grown rice
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IV Choose the words or phrases thet are not correct in standard English
26 Mr Carter , his picture you saw in the newspaper , lives next door to us
a b c d
27 They listened to the teacher carefully , as they understood the lesson easily
a b d
28 It was so an interesting film that my mother had seen it three time
a b c d
29 It was very kind for you to held me
a b c d
30 How glad I am to spend my holyday in Nha Trang , is one of the beautiful
a b c d
seasides in Vietnam
31 If the driver had seen the stop sign , the accident wouldn’t happen
a b c d
32 She wishes she will go to the party tomorrow
a b c d
33 If I am in your place , I would not do so
a b c d
34 The girl is sitting next to me is very good at nahtematics
a b c d
35 We went out for a walk after we had our hinner
a b c d
V Choose the word (a , b , c or d) that bets fits each of the bank spaces
Issac Newton everybody all over the wold knows that he was the first person to (36) The law of (37) He’s not only a (38) , but a mathermatician as well
Can you imagine what (39) happen if there weren’t gravity People would be (40) off the earth as it (41) around and the moon would shoot into space instead of (42) around the earth
Although astronauts (43) the earth don’t have weight , (44) has been no problem except (45) a very little nuisance but it’s notvery important
36 a invent b find c discover d look
37 a weight b foundation c gravity d champion
38 a operrator b physicist c chemist d astronaut
39 a will b can c may d would
40 a orbited b shot c hurled d whirled
41 a whirled b jumped c flown d travelled
42 a shooting b travelling c orbiting d flying
43 a orbit b orbiting c orbited d are orbiting
44 a weight b weigh c weightlessness d weighless
45 a for b to c from d in
VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a,b,c or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it
Today scientists ars working harder than ever to solve these probkems of space travel Some day they are going to discover a powerful fuel for rockets that will send men through space at the speed of light So much progress is being made that there may be sbace flights to Mars and other planets within uor own lifetime
46 Why are scientists working harder than ever?
a to understand about uninerse
b to find out the answer of mathematical problems
c to send more spacemen into space
d to solvethe problems of space travel
47 What problems are scientists working hard to solve?
a the problems oe space flights b the problems of weightlessness
c the problems of space travel d the problems of big nuisance
48 What kind of fuel are scientists going to discover someday?
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c powerful fuel d b.and c are correct
49 There may be space flights to
a the moon b the sun
c the universe d Mars and other planets
50 Which of the following statements is not true?
a gravity is related to weight
b gravity is not related to weight
c gravity pull everything down
d gravity keeps us from being hurled off the earth as it whirls around
TEST 3
I Choose the word which is pronounced differetly from the others
1 a house b tour c hour d our
2 a circus b ticket c pick d invite
3 a cheer b cheat c chess d.scholarship
4 a deliver b envelope c decide d enclose
5 a decision b excursion c television d pleasure
II Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6 I never go to Autralia I to Australia yet
a will go b went c haven’t been d have been
7 It was the most exciting film I
a never saw b ever saw c had ever seen d have never seen
8 What do at 7:00 tomorrow morning?
a will you b shall you c were you d did you
9 to bed yet?
a Did he go b Has he gone c Will he gone d Does he go
10 Why you come yesterday?
a cannot b can’t c don’t d couldn’t
11 The sun exerts a pull other planets the solar system
a in/on b on/in c at/from d to/about
12 Issac Newton went on his study at home
a in b about c with d for
13 He laid the foundations his famous discoveries mathematics and physics
a in/for b to/at c about/with d for/in
14 The new law will many women to return to word
a able b enable c be able d unable
15 It is for me to help you now I’m trying to get the work done in time
a powwible b possiblity c impossible d impossibility
III Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16 It took time to learn this lesson
a so much b so many c so d such
17 If you Henry , ask him to come and see me
a think of b catch sight of c have an idea of d find out
18 I’ve never seen people in one place
a so many b so much c so much of d this many of
19 If he us the truth in the first place , things wouldn’t have gone so wrong a has told
b had told c would have told d should have toul
20 Graduate students ofter spend their weekends in data for their researches
a gather b to gather c gathering d to gathering
21 He had to explain the lesson very clearly
a in order for his studentsto understand
b so that his students to understand it
c in order that his students to understand
d for his students in order to understand
22 If I for an accounitng firm , I would be working in a bank
a wasn’t working b hadn’t worked c worked d weren’t working
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a what b if c whether d both b and c are correct
24 I’m not able to visit London I wish I go there
a could b can c will d were
25 He can’t buy that car because he has money
a a lot of b alittle c little d few
IV Choose the words or phrases thet are not correct in standard English
26 Mary is so an intelligent pupil that can answer this question
a b c d
27 How long it took you to get to yor school
a b c d
28 Other bodies in the univer has a pull just the earth does
a b c d
29 Mar is so far from the earth that our spaceships cannot reach it with a few
months
30 In zero G , washing your hands is difficult if not possible
31 Is gravity related to weight? Yes , it was
a b c d
32 If I am in your place , I would not do so
a b c d
33 The weather was so could for us to go out
34 The film is so good that I see it twice
a b c d
35 The pull of the earht make the ripe apples drop from trees
a b c d
V Choose the word (a , b , c or d) that bets fits each of the bank spaces
The progress of (36) never stops Every day (37) bringnew inventions and discoverries that make tomorrow (38) from todaywe know that we are just beginning a space (39) , a period
in which we need to know the air (40) and exactly Some man – made (41) have escaped from the (42) and gone into outer space never (43) return but to do so they had to take off from the earth (44) speed of (45) than 25,000 miles an hour
36 a inventor b discoverer c science d accoountant
37 a discoverers b spacemen c scientists d inventors
38 a different b unlike c difference d likely
39 a century b world c unverse d ege
40 a brightly b clearly c beautifully d quickly
41 a cansules b satellites c spaces d aeroplane
42 a world b planet c universe d earth
43 a at b in c to d for
44 a at b in c on d with
45 a much b more c better d worse
VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a,b,c or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it
Galileo Galilei wasborn in 1564 in the city of pisa , Italy About twenty year later he attended the University
of Pisa At first he wanted to become a doctor , but while he was there he became interested in science and decided to become a scientist In 1592 , a year after his farther death , the Universisy of Padua invited him to
be a professor of mathermatics , He stayed there for 19 years , where he became interested in the stars He made an intrument which made far-away things look larger and easier to examine This was called the telescope When he was studying the stars , he discovered that the “stars” wich moved were not really stars , but words like the earth He proed that Copernicus was right ; the earth and the planets indeed moved around the sun
46 Galileo Galilei attended the University of Pisa in
a 1564 b 1584 c 1592 d 1593
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a in 1591 b in 1592 c in 1593 d when he was studying the stars
48 He made the telescope because he wanted
a to become a good professor of mahtematics
b to prove that Copernicus was right
c to discover some new planets
d to study the stars
49 The telescope helpe him
a to examine far-away things easily
b to look everything around him clearly
c to see the earth
d to discover new planets
50 Which of the following statements is not true?
a Galilei was interrested in the stars
b Galilei made an intrument to study the stars
c Galilei proved that the earht and the planets moved around the sun
d Galilei discovered that the stars wich moved were not really stars
TEST 4
I Choose the word which is pronounced differetly from the others
1 a apple b appositive c angry d animal
2 a gather b dash c far d statue
3 a orator b gate c navy d race
4 a ten b enter c deliver d men
5 a plenty b second c he d met
II Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6 My brother in this factory since 1990
a works b worked c has worked d had worked
7 I my hair before breakfast this morning
a washed b hadwashed c was washing d have washed
8 We understood the lesson after the teacher it
a explained b had explained c has esplained d was explaining
9 My farther three years ago and he’s now living on his pension
a rsted b left c worked d retired
10 He said that he his homework since 7 o’clock
a did b was doing c has done d had done
11 Are you afraid snakes?
a by b for c of d about
12 What’s T.V tonight ?
a at b in c on d from
13 We admire his new
a discover b discovery c discovered d discovering
14 Come as quick as
a impossible b possibility c possibility d possible
15 She sings
a beauty b beautyful c beautyfully d unbeauliful
III Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16 We couldn’t understand the teacher if he too fast
a spoke b has spoken c doesn’t speak d didn’t speak
17 As as I know , we have not received a bill for the new computer
a much b long c soon d far
18 She is to understand it
a too intelligent b too young c very pretty d enough ability
19 My mother has work to do today
a so many b so much c so d such
20 It is book that just a few people like it
a so an old b so old c such oid d such anould
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a don’t hear b heard c hear d didn’t hear
22 The satellite traverlled into space that nobody could see it with naked eyes
a sofar b such far c too far d far enough
23 Unless you quiet , I’ll scream
a don’t keep b keep c kept d didn’t keep
24 I wish I at you so loudly with no reason yesterday
a wouldn’t shout b don’t shout c didn’t shout d hadn’t shouted
25 I’ll be able to speak english well if I hard
a studied b dtudy c have studied d had studied
IV Choose the words or phrases thet are not correct in standard English
26 There was so many traffic that it took him only ten minutes to get there
a b c d
27 He was brought home from school to work the farm
a b c d
28 If we had a big house , we can invite our friends to stay
a b c d
29 The pull of the earth is too strong that no one can jump as high as three metres
a b c d
30 You can find out how hard the earth is pulling you by weight yourself
a b c d
31 Excepting for the graduate students , everyone will have to take the tests on
a b c d
the same day
32 Our neibhbour asked us to look over their dog for them while they were away
on vacation
d
33 You eat fruit when they are ripe If you eat them when they are still sour
you might have stomachache
d
34 The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable
a b c d
35 There are less students present today than there were yesterday
V Choose the word (a , b , c or d) that bets fits each of the bank spaces
Once a spaceman is (36) of the earth’s gravity , he is (37) by still another problem , (38) Here if he (39) go of a pencil , it done not (40) A glass of water can be turned (41) down and the water does not fall upside All of us who are (42) to the gravity expect thing s to have (43) and to fall when (44) our bodies , which are accuctomed to gravity , would become (45) in weightless condition
36 a out b away c off d in
37 a effested b.exerted c affected d pulled
38 a weight b weightless c weightlessness d weighing
39 a puts b lets c gives d falls
40 a drop b fall c go down d giver back
41 a downhill b uphill c downside d upside
42 a used b uses c use d using
43 a weigh b weightless c weight d weightlessness
44 a dropped b fall c went down d returned
45 a happy b upset c pleasant d ignore
VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a,b,c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it
Trang 9Modern science is divided into so many brabches that it is virtually impossible for anyone to master all
of the world’s scientific information The present – day scientist spends a lifetime in the an effert to master one of the important branches of science : chemistry physics , biology , astronomy , etc Science held usnunderstand how knowledge of the facts and laws of uor environment are and heips us live happier and healthier Thisknowledge improves our living conditions through better use of our natural resources
46 The word “master” means most nealy
a understand b study c research d gain considerable knowledge
47 Which of the following is not true ?
a Modern science is divided into many branches
b It is difficult for scientists to master these branches of science
c It is impossible for anyone to master all of the scientific information
d Science helps us improve our living conditions
48 Why is imbossble for anyone to masthe world’s scientific infor-mation?
a Became he doesn’t want
b Became the world’s scientific information is rather vague
c Because modern science is divided into many branches
d Became he is not intelligent enough
49 Science helps us
a understand how knowledge of the facts and laws of our environment are
b know how to live worse
c caues a lack of information
d preserve diseases
50 What do you think about science ?
a asefully b useless c useful d uselessly