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Tp Hồ Chí Minh – 9/2008
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I Choose the best answers:
1 On (average/ holiday/ summer/ weekend), workers work eight hours a day
2 The poor and the homeless children live in the (orphanage/ workhouse/ prison/ town)
3 They are (bored/ excited/ interesting/ willing) to watch their favorite programs on TV
4 It’s necessary to (keep/ recycle/ preserve/ make) our waste for late use
5 We’re happy to study with a teacher (who/whom/whose/which) teaching is excellent
6 They always go to London in the summer (and/ because/ so/ although) they have some relatives there
7 There are many places of interest (in/ on/ for/ with) the city of London
8 I think you should go (on/ with/ by/ to) train/
9 We were on a trip along the river (on/ in/ at/ about) the evening
10 They have been interested in saving the environment (since/ for/ in/ during) a long time
II Word form:
1 You must be (care) _ when you open the door
2 We should pay attention to (preserve) _ our environment
3 The sun was shining (bright) _
4 What role does the (cooperate) _ play?
5 His (collect) _ of stamps made us surprised
6 They’re never been (bore) _ with their study
III Word form or correct tense:
1 They advised us (not go) _ out alone at night
2 The children were excited about (open) _ their presents
3 I wish you (be) _ here with us now
4 She had her picture (take) _
5 My brother (walk) _ down the street when it began to rain
6 She (buy) _ some presents for the homeless children
IV Fill in each blank with a suitable word form the box:
Television has been very since it appeared a few decades ago Millions of across the world are interested in watching TV programs almost day long every day There are programs of all kinds to viewers of all ages, such
as cartoon for children movies for film lovers People can also enjoy watching a match at the Football Word Cup when is actually talking place
So, it is not strange us to see why there is a TV set in every home today
V Complete the second sentence with the same meaning the first sentence:
1 I was too short to play basketball
I was so
2 She started learning in this school 4 years ago
She has
3 He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus
If he _
4 He cleaned the window yesterday
The window
5 The children like to walk in the rain
The children enjoy _
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I Choose the best answers:
1 Our class had a(n) (discussion/ impression/ saying/ speaking) about the importance of the English language
all live popular in it and for viewers attract
Trang 32 We can’t speak English as (good/ well/ better / best) as Linda.
3 Waste paper should be (recycle/ recycled/ recycling/ recyclable) to save money and labor
4 There is a(n) (live/ alive/ lively/ life) music show on TV tonight after the weather forecast
5 Millions of (watchers/ audience/ viewers/ spectators)
6 Canada is one of the largest (and/ but/ or/ although) richest countries in the world
7 I was delighted to see her (in/ on/ for/ at) my party
8 Thousands of people check in and out (in/ on/ for/ at) Tan Son Nhat Airport every day
9 Drivers in London keep their cars (in/ on/ from/ to) the left side of the street?
10 Have you been satisfied with what you have (for/ since/ of/ with) you came here?
II Word form:
1 It is (economy) _ to turn off the lights when it is bright enough
2 He admired her for her (amaze) _ performance last night
3 I got a (satisfy) _ result of the final examination
4 The (preserve) _ of the environment is important
5 Many (complete) _ were at the Games
6 That boy did the test very (quick) _
III Word form or correct tense:
1 I (not finish) _ my work yesterday
2 When the boy came, they (have) _ dinner
3 They (live) _ in this house for at least 10 years
4 She always (read) _ books in the evening
5 We should have our teeth (check) _ every 6 moths
6 She enjoys (walk) _ in the rain
IV Fill in each blank with a suitable word form the box:
It is Susan’s first to London She arrived at Heathrow airport on a fine warm day She a taxi to the hotel in the downtown area Susan was excited that she started her sightseeing tour right after in What amazed her most London was that people kept their cars to left in the streets She visited a few places of that afternoon
The next day was a quiet day in London it was Sunday Most shops were closed and people got out of the city Susan went , too, and she really enjoyed the beautiful sights in the countryside
V Complete the second sentence with the same meaning the first sentence:
1 I will ask someone to paint the house white
I will have the house
2 The car was too expensive for her to buy
The car was so
3 If you do a lot of exercise, you will get healthy
The more _
4 He swims very fast
He’s a _
5 We can’t understand all the lessons
We wish _
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I Choose the best answers:
1 Having (company/ companies/ companion/ introduction) always makes people happy
2 When a man and a woman are introduced, shaking hand is (up to/ depending on/ given by/ done by) the woman
3 I just want to drop (on/ in/ off/ out) to say good - buy to him before my trip abroad
so the because took out trip checking away interest
Trang 44 Tom’s away on holiday He (is gone/ has gone/ has been/ will go) to England.
5 Mary (use/ didn’t use/ was used/ had used) to work hard but she doesn’t now
6 Why are these two schools so different (with/ in/ from/ between) each other?
7 She seemed to be successful (with/ in/ for/ on) anything she tired
8 I could speak (a little/ little/ a few/ few) words of Swedish, but not very fluent
9 She is fond of (collect/ collected/ collecting/ to collect) stamps from all over the word
10 They paid a visit to the university in (which/ when/ where/ who) the Prime Minister used to learn
11 The teacher let his students (relax/ relaxing/ to relax/ relaxed) for a little before the short quiz
12 They all do it (so to/ so as to/ in order to/ in other for/ in order) save the environment
III Fill in each bank with ONE suitable word:
HELP YOUR DOCTOR TO HELP YOU
The leading causes of death in many developing countries are now heart disease, cancer, accidents, flu, pneumonia etc… Moreover, cigarettes, alcohol, physical inactivity overeating also add to the of several of these killing diseases Medicine has little help to offer, however, to persons who cannot get rid of habits harmful to health Surgery is the only means to offer any chance of survival for people lung cancer
Although psychiatrists try to stop people from drinking, they haven’t _ very successful _ have doctors How then can our health be improved?
IV Complete the second sentence with the same meaning the first sentence:
1 I don’t intend to apologize to either of them
I have _
2 My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult
My English friend is
3 Surgeons have used the laser as accurate scalpels to treat cancers
The laser _
4 The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road
The gate is closed so that
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I Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets:
When Mr Black (come) _ home from work yesterday, his wife (be) busy in the kitchen She was getting the dinner ready He asked her what the children (do) _ She said they were both in the sitting room They (watch) television Mr Black was tired after his day’s work He sat down, and while his wife (lay) the table, he told her what he (do) _ in the office
II Choose the best answers:
1 The day seems perfect (at/ in/ for/ of) a picnic
2 He was sad (on/ about/ at/ of) his friend’s failure
3 Please pay attention (to/ in/ on/ of) what I’m going to say
4 Please go (on/from/ out/ over) your exercise before you hand it in
5 The English drive on the (left/ right/ top/ bottom) hand side of the road
6 Have you made a decision on the day (when/ which/ why/ where) you set off?
7 She locked the door (so not as to/ so as not to/ in order that/ not order to) be disturbed
8 Do you mind (live/ to live/ living/ lived) on your own?
III Word form:
1 The restaurant is now under new (manage) _
2 John wanted to be (dependent) _ when he was 18
3 You will (danger) _ your health if you smoke too much
4 It is (convenience) _ to live in the neighborhood with plenty of shops
Trang 55 Thousands of people have been made (home) _ by the war.
6 Some large cities have had measures to minimize air (pollute) _
III Choose the best answers:
Jack London’s life and writings are thought by many to represent the American love of adventure He (1) in San Francisco, California, and quit school (2) the United States, Europe, and the Far East (3) gold was discovered in Alaska in 1897, Jack London, (4) the call of adventure, (5) part in the famous “gold rush” His experiences in the wild northern country provided him (6) material for (7) of his later stories and novels, including to Build A Fire (8) his best – known novels are The Call of the Wild and The Sea – Wolf
1 a born b was born c were born d had born
4 a answer b answered c will answer d answering
IV Complete the second sentence with the same meaning the first sentence:
1 We hurried to the station in order not to miss the train
We hurried to the station so that _
2 Tom is not in the habit of working in such a noisy factory
Tom is not used _
3 We should not laugh at the invalid and the old
We should not make
4 Mr Smith was very unhappy because his business became bad
If his business _
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I Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense:
a) It was a beautiful morning The sun (shine) About 1,000 people (stand) _
in front of the Palace At 10:00, the guards (open) the gates and the President’s car (drive) out
b) Last year (not be) a good year for Pete and Sonia Pete (have) _
a car accident and (spend) a month in hospital The children (not pass) their exam
II Choose the best answers:
1 There’s the house (which/ where/ that) Shakespeare was born
2 What do you do often do (in/ on/ at) the inventing?
3 It is the English pronunciation (that/ who/ what) causes us a lot of difficulties
4 The car was (too/ so/ such) expensive that I didn’t buy it
5 Nam is (interest/ interesting/ interested) in being a Mathematics teacher
6 I haven’t seen my brother (since/ for/ during) 5 months
7 He was born (in/ on/ at) June 30th, 1994
8 The scientist (which/ what/ who) discovered a new planet has won the Nobel
III Word form:
1 Gases from factories are extremely (harm) _
2 We’ve decided to interview only six (apply) _ for the job
3 The water is (pollute) _ You can’t drink it
4 John drives very (care) _ He’s never had any accidents
5 We all enjoy (learn) _ English
6 In Britain the people who are out of work get (employ) _ benefit
IV Choose the best answers:
Trang 6My first visit to the cinema (is/ was/ been/ will be) a very unhappy one I (take/ takes/ taken/ was taken) there by (some/ any/ many/ much) friends when I was only seven years old At first there (bright/ brought/ was bring/ have brought) lights and music and I felt quite happy (When/ Where/ Which/ Who) the light went out, I felt afraid Then I saw a train on the screen The train (come/ came/ was come/ was coming) towards me I shouted out in fear and (get/ got/ gets/ getting) down under my seat When my friends (what/ who/ which/ when) me, they started to laugh I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat I was very glad when the film ended
V Complete the second sentence with the same meaning the first sentence:
1 People found these keys in the hall
These keys _
2 Rex Center is a farmer I bought his land
Rex Center, whose _
3 If Tom studies hard, he won’t fail the exam
Unless _
4 The boy is too young to understand the problem
The boy isn’t
5 Lee talks to people more politely than Ben
Ben _
6 They will build a factory in this area
A factory _
7 No student in my class can run as fast as Jack
Jack is _
8 Mai can’t get the job because she doesn’t speak English well
If _
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I Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense:
Linda is from England, but she (live) in the United States She (work) _ for a women’s magazine She (start) writing articles many years ago She (write) many articles As a journalist, she has visited nearly every city in the world Recently, she (be) to a number of countries in Africa Now she 6 (be) _
on holiday in Italy She (go) there three days ago She says she (return) to the United States next week
II Choose the best answers:
1 Isaac Newton died in 1727 (with/ in/ at/ on) the age of eighty – five
2 I haven’t had any news of John (in/ before/ on/ since) 2003
3 Her daughter is (fond/ amused/ interested/ bored) of collecting coins
4 The house is (very/ too/ such/ so) small for us to live in
5 Do you mind (live/ to live/ living/ lived) on your own?
6 It’s the English phrasal verbs (which/ that/ it/ they) puzzle me most
7 This is the factory (where/ what/ when/ which) my father used to work
8 You must leave now (unless/ if/ because/ or) you will be late for schools
9 Boys and girls may behave (differ/ difference/ different/ differently) in this situation
10 All of us were (surprise/ surprised/ surprising/ surprisingly) at her success
11 He was the greatest (scientific/ scientifically/ science/ scientist) of the time
12 Radium was (discover/ discovered/ discoverer/ discovery) by Marie Curie
13 We should stop (polluting/ polluted/ pollution/ pollutant) our environment
14 I don’t think that film is (bore/ bored/ boring/ boringly)
IV Choose the best answers:
Isaac Newton is one (in/ of/ at/ on) the greatest men in the history of science He (born/ bored/ was bore/ was boring) in a small village of Wool Thorpe in England (since/ for/ on/ in)
1642 His father was a poor farmer When the boy was fourteen, his father died Newton left
Trang 7school and helped his mother (at/ in/ on/ at) the farm The boy did not like (farmed/ farm/ farming/ to farm) He was fond of poetry and mathematics Newton was sent back to school (where/ when/ which/ what) he studied well and made his first scientific experiments After he left school, he studied at Cambridge University He came famous at the age of twenty – one When he was twenty – two years old, he (begin studying/ began studying/ begin to study/ began
to study) the theory of gravitation Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the age (at/ of/ in/ on) eighty -five
V Complete the second sentence with the same meaning the first sentence:
1 The children liked to walk in the rain
The children enjoyed _
2 They are painting the living room now
The living room _
3 He drives more carefully than his brother does
His brother doesn’t _
4 Learning Chinese is not easy
It is _
5 They were such difficult questions that we couldn’t answer all of them
The questions were so
6 I don’t know her phone number, so I can’t call her
If _
7 If you don’t water these plants, they will die
Unless _
8 No one has done this job
This job
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I Choose the best answers:
1 Susan is cooking for something (eat/ to eating/ to eat/ eating)
2 (Was/ Did/ Are/ Do) your homework finished last night?
3 It has (rains/ raining/ to rain/ rained) a lot this week
4 She used (work/ to work/ working/ to working) as a typist
5 I’m sure Bill (was getting/ getting/ has got/ will get) the job He has a lot of experiences
6 If I were you, I (will buy/ bought/ would buy/ buy) a new car
7 We need more sugar There is (much/ many/ any/ little) sugar in the pot
8 The teacher told the boys to stop (play/ played/ playing/ being played)
9 This student is not very good (at/ in/ with/ to) Physics
10 Peter works for a factory (what/ which/ who/ whom) makes motorbikes
11 She will help you (how/ where/ when/ what) she has some free time
12 What is the name of the girl (whose/ who/ which/ when) bicycle was stolen?
13 We are very fond (in/ at/ with/ of) folk music
14 My father is a (farmer/ mechanic/ teacher/ doctor) He works in a garage
15 John drives very (careful/ carefully/ carelessly/ careless); he has never had any accidents
16 Many people want (to apply/ applying/ apply/ applied) for that job
17 (Collect/ Collecting/ Collected/ Collection) stamps are my hobby
18 Do you mind (doing/ to do/ for doing/ do) the cooking?
19 Would you like (to go/ going/ gone/ go) to the cinema?
20 “When (penicillin was discovered/ did penicillin discovered/ was penicillin discovered/ did penicillin discover)?” – “In 1928.”
21 Sara speaks so (fast/ fastly/ faster/ fastest) that I can’t understand her
22 Each student (understand/ understands/ understanding/ to understand) the lesson very well
23 It began to rain while he (was fishing/ is fishing/ fishes/ has fished)
24 That book is (bored/ bore/ boringly/ boring) so I don’t want to read it
Trang 825 You’ll fail the exam (if/ unless/ where/ or) you learn harder.
II Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
1 Nam is 5 years eldest than Hoa
A B C D
2 I was listening to the radio last night when the door bells rings
3 Mary is the taller student in my class
A B C D
4 My parents are interested in to watch football matches on TV
A B C D
5 Jane writes to me two a moth
A B C D
6 I like pupils who works very hard
A B C D
7 My uncle lived in Hanoi since 1990 to 1998, but he is now living in Hue
8 I’d like to go on a holiday, but I haven’t got many money
III Complete the second sentence with the same meaning the first sentence:
1 Every day I spend 30 minutes watering the flowers
Every day it
2 Learning English is not easy. It is
3 Tom can run faster than Tim. Tim _
IV Read the passage, and then decide whether the following statements are T or F:
I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England Newcastle is on the blank of the River Tyne It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people There is a cathedral and a university There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town, Gates head, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining, but now the chemical and soap industries are important I moved to London ten years ago but I often return to Newcastle I miss the people, who are very friendly, and I miss the beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams
1 Newcastle is a city in the North of England _
2 The population of Newcastle is much more than 200,000 people _
3 Gateshed has one of the most beautiful countryside _
V Choose the best answers:
As you turn on the radio for your favorite music programmer, do you ever wonder how you can (1) those sounds? How do they travel through the air and (2) your radio exactly as they are sent out?
It all began nearly a hundred years ago when a young Italian called Guillermo Marconi discovered (3) to send sounds through the air Marconi was born in Bologna (4) northern Italy,
in 1974 His father was a rich Italian businessman, and his mother was a Scot (5) had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music The family lived in a country house just outside Bologna (6) he was a boy, people did not think that Marconi was clever He was a quiet boy who spoke little (7) though a lot He liked to sit and read science books (8) his father’s big library He also loved to (9) experiments with electricity For most of his early life, he was (10)
at home He did not go to school
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10 a made b taught c discovered d invented
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I Choose the best answers:
1 “Who sings best in your school?” – “Susan (sings/ is/ has/ does).”
2 I was learning maths when my mother (comes/ came/ has come/ is coming) bank
3 I think he (will/ should/ could/ had) better not encourage the students to take extra lesson
4 Kate is going to the United States for her holiday She (save/ saves/ is saving/ has been saving) up for nearly a year now
5 We were disappointed that most of the guests (leave/ left/ have left/ had left) when we arrived
at the party
6 She hasn’t heard from her son (for several weeks/ for several weeks ago/ since several weeks/ since several weeks ago)
7 They boy (which/ who/ whose/ whom) is standing there is my son
8 Pupils are looking forward to (go/ going/ went/ have gone) on holiday
9 “Will you come to the party tomorrow?” – “I will if I (have/ will have/ had/ am having) no visitors.”
10 The more he tired to explain, the (most/ much/ more/ many) confused we got
11 All the guests got dressed in (nation/ national/ nationally/ nationalize) costume
12 Let’s go out for a walk, (do we/ don’t we/ won’t we/ shall we)?
13 Drinking and smoking will do great harm (to/ for/ with/ in) people’s health
14 Gold (discovered/ was discovered/ has been discovered/ is discovered) near San Francisco in
1848, and the gold rush started the following year
15 It is the largest ship I (had seen/ saw/ have ever seen/ see)
16 Please ask them (don’t smoke/ not smoking/ to not smoke/ not to smoke) in this area
17 Television (is/ was/ has been/ has been) very popular since the 1950s
18 Do you know the boy (that/ whom/ whose/ which) father is a teacher
19 I’ll introduce to you the man (who/ whom/ that/ whose) support is necessary for your project
20 Several (chemists/ chemistry/ chemical/ chemicals) are known to cause cancer to develop
21 The doctor advised me (smoke/ not smoking/ not o smoke/ not to smoking)
22 He always (avoids to meet me/ avoiding to meet me/ avoids meeting me/ to avoid meeting me)
23 Dr Sales is a person (who/ in whom/ in that/ that) I don’t have much confidence
24 There was a lot of traffic _
A and we got to the airport on time
B but we managed to get to the airport in time
C because we had to get to the airport on time
D so that we could get to the airport in time
25 He thought much of his childhood (that/ where/ when/ which) he lived with his family in the country
II Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
1 Everybody in both cars were injure in the accident last night
A B C D
2 His grandfather died of the age of 90
A B C D
3 Do you like to have lunch with us today?
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4 He was studying the effects of radiation when he suddenly died
5 I used to getting up late when I was small
6 This is the place which I was born and grew up
A B C D
7 I’m broken now If I had money, I will buy a car
A B C D
8 She left her house in a hurry without to say goodbye to us
9 She isn’t old enough to done this job
A B C D
III Choose the best answers:
To many people, their friends are the most important in their life Really good friends always (1) joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (2) with There are all sorts
of things that can (3) about this special relationship It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (4) to consider your best friend To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (5) understands us better than anyone else It’s the person you can tell him
or her your most intimate secrets
IV Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others:
V Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others:
VI Read the passage, and then decide whether the following statements are T or F:
In the United Sates and Canada it is very important to look person in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her If you look down or to the side when the order person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying This of course, is not polite If you look down or to the side when you are talking you many appear hiding something, that is, it might seem that you are not honest However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying t find the right word But they always turn immediately back to look the listener in the eye These social rules are the same for two woman, two men, a woman and a man, or an adult and a child
1 When you are talking to an American or Canada, you should look directly at him/her _
2 It is very impolite of you not to look in the eyes of the listener while talking _
3 Looking down or to the side when you are spoken to means you are afraid of him/her _
4 People can look away for a few seconds while speaking to find something _