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I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

II Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple.

2 When I (be)

pay me for helping her, but of course I (not accept) _ the offer

4 Stop! You (not see) the notice?

I (see) it but I can't read it What it (say) ?

5 You (hear) the thunder last night?

III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.

�-1 Every time Bob rents a video, he chooses a comedy; it means

A are you getting B do you get C d�d you get

3 I a glass of milk before ·class this morning

4 Are you with what we did ?

5 The alarm clock off, which woke everyone up

D never

D will you get

D was having

D satisfied

6 Mr.· Vy pumps water his wife does the transplanting

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D.-t hu

s

" do you go swimming?" - "Twice a week."

8 Yesterday I at the bus-stop ju$t in time to catch the first bus

9 I often my bicycle to school

10 Choose a correct sentence.

A Jane is seldom late for class

B Jane seldom is late for class

C Jane is late seldom for class

D Seldom Jane.is late for class

D reached

D sail

IV Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.

I have to get up �very day about seven because work really begins about an

at nine

On an average day, I can finish surgery by 10.30 or so, and start my rounds

during the morning and often helps me by working out the best route

I usually try to get (7) · for lunch by 1.30, though I sometimes have

to continue my visits in the afternoon On a good day, I have a courle of hours

paper work, completing forms for the health authorities, and sometimes read· an

developments

night duty between us · That · means that we are on call once a week

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(14) , my wife and I normally have dinner about nine, I have time to

around eleven

V Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.

4 Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a

often/ usually seldom/ rarely

sometimes

E.g.: Tom watches TV in the evening five or six times a week

� Tom (watch) often/ usually watches TV in the evening

� I (let) my roommate borrow my bike

English lessons

qmzzes in his

5 If the teacher is on time, the class begins at 8 a.m Once in a while, theteacher is a few minutes late.

6 The train from Chicago has been late ninety percent of the time

7 In the desert, it rains only two or three days between May and Septemberevery year

8 James asks me to go the sailboat race every year, but I don't accept hisinvitation because I think sailboat racing is boring

freeze swim

hold teach

jump think

alone all week

2 Since I hurt my knee, I can't go jogging Yesterday I in thepool for an hour instead

3 I was terrified just standing over the pool on the high diving board

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4 The climber, who was fearful of falling, the rope tightly inboth-hands.

few minutes Neither boy was hurt

8 Before l made my decision, I about it for a long, long time

with us, but there was no answer, so we went without you

10 Paul the soft drink-so hard thafit sprayed all over his clothes

VIII The following sentences describe a day in the life of a farming family, but the paragraphs ( A - D) and the sentences (a - d) within each paragrapb are out of order Put the paragraphs and the sentences in the correct ord·er.

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A

b As soon as the children have left, Mrs Brown feeds the hens and picks upthe eggs which they have laid

c Then she has lunch with him before helping him to work on the farm

d She makes some tea and sandwiches for her husband

B

a He begins work at half-past six every morning as soon as it is light '

b After breakfast, Mr Brown-leaves home to work in the fields nearby

c He then spends the first part of the morning feeding his calves, and

modern tractor

d Mr and Mrs Brown get up at quarter to six in the morning, andMrs Brown makes breakfast for her husband

a Kim, Joe and May go to bed at nine o'clock, and their parents go to bed

an hour and a halflater

b Mr Brown returns home.at six o'clock, and the family have their eveningmeal half-an-hour late

c When Mrs Brown returns home, her three children help her to preparethe evening meal

d After the meal, Mr Brown plants some vegetables, while the children dotheir homework

D

a · At eight-thirty they set off for school, which is over two miles away

b They travel to school by bus every day

c Then, they have breakfast and help their mother to wash up

d Mr and Mrs Brown's three children get up at half-past seven everymorning

IX 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 Quan always walks to school

Quan always goes _ .; _

3 You still remember the flight of July 14, 1995, don't you?

X Use the suggestions to complete each sentence of the following narrative.

1 We / drive along / narrow road / when / car / break down

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2 David / I / want / go off/ search / help / but / Bill / insist I stay / near/ car

3 He say / it I best I stay I until / help / arrive / rather/ go / jungle / and / risk /get/ lose

probably I lead / village

5 We/ follow/ path/ but soon/ we/ be/ hopeless/ lose

7 Then / David / fall / and / cut / arms / legs

8 I / decide / climb / tree / see / where / we / be

9 Sudden/ we/ catch sight/ car/ some/ man

10 After/ hear/ story/ they / take / us / back /car/ and/ help/ repair

ARE YOU NICE TO LIVE WITH? OR ARE YOU A PAIN IN THE NECK?

FIND OUT WITH YOUR FUN QUESTIONNAIRE

j ,, 1 How do you feel when you get up in the morning?

� 2 What do you do first in the morning?

A every day

B often - two or three times a week

C occasionally - when Mum and Dad ask me

D They don't want my help- I break things!

D awful

need to.)

C I shout at my brother/ sister D I eat all of the biscuits

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Nguyen am /A/ va /a:/

Ngu phap va cau true:

( Wh-questions)-Cau true voi d¢ng tu nguyen the (terinfinitives) va d¢ng danh tu (Gerunds)

I expect to hearfrom you

Why don't you consider visiting me?

TU Vlµlg: _·

- Tu vvng ve chao h6i, giao tiep hang ngay

- Coe d¢ng tu e6 eau true voi terinfinitives

va gerunds

BAIT!P

I Choose the word in each group that bas the underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest.

II Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

·1 I wonder your brother looks like

2 I hope you'll concentrate your pronunciation

3 I don't blame you for not outside in this awful weather

4 He to give the explanation why he was late

5 Every means , but without good result

D to want go

D disliked

7 � He'd like to the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day

8 Our neighbours are very on camping holidays

9 Before he left school, his father told him to start thinking about choosing

10 We are him to arrive at any moment

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III Fill each blank with an -ing or to + infinitive form of the verbs in

brackets to complete the foil owing conversation.

John: Do you enjoy (be/ at university?

Mike: Yes, I do, although I often miss (see/ my old school friends

John: Don't you mind (travel/ so far every day?

Mike: No, it only takes me an hour or so (get/ there Sometimes I

John: Don't you find all the noise and people prevent you from

(concentrate/ ?

Mike: Not really I usually do a bit of reading Are you still at school or have you

got a job?

John: I'm still at school I hope (go/ to university next year, but I

haven't applied anywhere yet

Mike: You should apply soon- it's getting late

John: Where would you advise me (apply/ ?

Mike: What subjects are you studying?

John: Maths, Physics and Chemistry I want (study/ _ _ Physics at

university

Mike: I would recommend (apply/ 0

to Newton University first c;>f all, but why don't you apply to one or tw� other universities as well?

IV Usin·g the information in brackets, complete the questions for the given

answers.

1 A: - a new bicycle?

B: Next week (I'm going to buy a new bicycle next week.)

B: With my pocket money (I'm going to pay with my pocket money.)

3 A: your old bike?

B: Five years (I had my old bike for five years.)

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(1 )_ (2)_ fou job

B: Two weeks ago (Nam got his new bike two weeks ago.)

V Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box Do not use the same word more than once.

class course education homework lessons passed primary private teacher uniforms

Chantal's parents didn't have much money, so they sent her to a state

found it difficult to control them When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better

2A- BO TAO TA1.0 TRUONG PH6 T�ONG TRUNG HQC I I 60 8J }(:_ 17

,expensive ( 5) school, where the girls wore dark green ( 6) _ _

· old primary school to teach

VI Match the words and phrases in A with their meanings in B.

college/university

VII Some of the sentences below are not correct Tick fV) the right ones, and

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correct the wrong ones.

the left

P: l

T:

P l ,

T:: P:

T:: P:

T: P: T:

6 Nam didn't finish writing the letter until midnight 6

VIII Read the conversation and answer the questions that follow.

T: Mr Toma? I'm glad to meet you I'm Miss Hanson, Mario's teacher

P: Thank you for sending me this note I'm sorry to hear Mario is being a

problem

T: I'm not sure what's happening to Mario He's usually an excellent student He

completes all his work and he's quiet in class Then, last month, he just changed He fools around in class And he doesn't pay attention He talks to the children who sit near him when he should be reading and writing

P: Mario? I'm surprised What's about his work?

T: He doesn't do it When I ask the class to do an exercise, he sits and looks out

the window Sometimes he draws pictures on his papers And he doesn't bring

in any homework

P: I don't know what to say I don't understand what's happening to him

T: Is there anything different at home?

P: Well, yes You know that I'm a widower and Mario is my only child I have a

new job and I need to take a lot of business trips While I'm away, I leave Mario at his grandmother's

T: Does Mario like staying at his grandmother's?

P: Not too much She lives in an apartment building, s_o Mario doesn't go out and

play after school He doesn't have any friends in her neighbourhood

T: Do you have any brothers or sisters?

P: Yes, my sister lives a few blocks from me Mario wants to stay with her She

loves children, but she has three of her own Now I'm not sure what to do

T: Why don't you talk with your mother and your sister? Then talk with Mario

Mario is telling us that he's unhappy

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P: I agree Thank you for talking with me And I'm very sorry about my son's

behaviour I'll give you a call next week

T: Thank you, Mr Toma Goodbye

2 What does Mario often do when the teacher gives an assignment?

4 What does Mario do after school?

IX Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it bas a similar meaning to the first sentence Do not change the word given (Use 2 5 words in total).

E.g.: 0 Whose bag is this?

belong Who does this bag belong to?

wuhout Trung �

2 I will make an effort to get there on tiine

door

try I will -there on time.

3 "Why were you late yesterday?" asked the teacher

/tad The teacher asked me why revious day

4 It took me two hours to do my homework

spent I my homework.

5 "I'll bring the book back tomorrow," said Philip

promised Philip _ back the next day.

X Fill in the following form.

STUDENT STUDY HABITS QUESTIONNAIRE

How many hours a week do you study English by yourself? (5)

In which part of the day do you prefer to study? ( 6)

When you study, where do you prefer to sit? (7)

What disturbs you most when you are studying? (8)

What do you like best about learning English? (9)

Signature: (10)

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FUN CORNER

School crossword The clues for this crossword are jokes In each joke a

teacher is talking fo a student, and each joke takes

place in a different lesson

Take the letters in italics and put them into the

correct order They wi!I spell the subjects of the

lessons Write the subjects in the grid

G) Stephen, I asked you to

draw a cow eating

grass, but you've only

drawn a cow

- Yes The cow's eaten

all the grass.

® �dw�rd, you've written

rabbit' with two Ts at the

end There should oni b

one Y e

- one? Which T is the wrong

@ Graham what )s :�e

Ngu phap VO CCU true:

- Thai qua khu hoan thanh (The past perfect):

They said it was the loveliest city they had ever seen

- Thai qua khO hoan thanh so sanh voi thoi qua khO don

After her husband's death, Marie Curie took up

the position which he had obtained at the Sorbonne

Tuvvng:

- Tu vvng ve tieu SU, CUQC song cac nhon v¢t

- TTnh tu chi d<)c diem, tinh ·each con nguai

I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

medication

illness and poverty

tau

III Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect.

plane already (leave) _ _

2 I (have) a shower before breakfast this morning

3 Last Sunday when we (visit) our uncle, he (go) onbusiness abroad

before this one?

B: Yes I (start) acting when I was in primary school

Prior to that time, I never (live) with anyone from another culture

· IV Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.

mother, she left school That was a difficult time, too She couldn't go to

taught herself

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 (S) _ weeks before she met a clever young man called Pierre Curie They got ( 6)_· _ in 1895 and Maria became

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Marie Curie The Curies had two daughters: Irene, born in 1897, and Eve, born in

world changed forever

V 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.

A POPULAR WRITER

international chain of stores Like the woman she write about,

world Was Emma Harte's story based on Ms Bradford's own

to a rich American film producer The only thing I share with my HAPPY

VI Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

A FAMOUS EXPLORER Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain's most

famous explorers of the 18 century Cook was (I) most other explorers of

the same period as he did not come from a rich family and had to work hard to

(2) his position in life He was lucky to be (3) by his father's

employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village

school At sixteen, he started (4) in a shop in a fishing village (5) on

the coast and this was a turning ( 6) in his life He developed an interest in

the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy (7) to see more of the world

(

quid peop previ Oce2 discc hero

VII.

VII Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence correct it.

1 Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my homework

2 Jane had sent a letter to her university after she had received her

A scholarship check

D

and

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3 Mrs Hoa had worked at the primary school for twenty years after she

VIII Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio When he was

at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history

Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology

Edison had a special life He married twice with five children He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science

Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness He said that silence helped him concentrate He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day He used to say, "Genius was 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." When he died on October

18, 1931, he wad still working on new ideas

1 Why did Edison find it hard t� follow his lessons?

2 What was Edison's most famous invention?

3 How many children did he have?

4 How long did he use to work every day?

5 How old was Edison when he died?

IX Finish each of the foil owing sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word.

E.g.: 0 Whose bag is this? BELONG

Who does this bag belong to?

1 He graduated from the National University and then worked as a

2 After John had done his homework, he went to bed

3 Peter regrets not studying hard at university

4 '"I saw our former teacher yesterday afternoon," said Mai

5 We had lived in Ha Noi for ten years before moving to

Ho Chi Minh City

BEFORE WISHES PREVIOUS

First marriage unsuccessful

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1915: death of younger brother in France Made deep impression on her

1918: married John Middleton Murry, critic, who encouraged her writing

Works: short stories, some about her childhood and her brother, all describe

Do-re-29 Cancer clinic in midwest.

31 Chemical symbol for Argon

35 A noble gas (abbreviation)

38 Leukemia, cancer of the

40 He said electrons move in

orbitals like planets

41 Collaborator with Marie

Curie

4 Furniture: Danish _

6 Revolutions-per-minute

7 Curie family won 5 of these prizes

I 0 He built first reactor in football field

15 French for "the"

19 Tasty sound

20 This radiation killed Irene Curie

(abbreviation)

24 Energy released fr0m split atoms

25 Energized electrons jump_ tohigher state

26 T-shirt size (abbrev.)

27 Creator of quanta theory of atoms,

34 Mts.(singular) where Einstein &

Cw-ie hiked together

35 Gay military leader, Lawrence ofEngland (abbrev.)

3 7 Chemical formula for hydroxide;

postal code for Ohio

39 Street name abbreviation

PA

PA

f,r

PART I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part

pronounced differently from the rest (10 points)

PART II Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following

sentences (20 points)

1 The government has sent aid to the refugees

2 "Are you single or married?" is to ask about one's

3 When he graduated from university he got his

4 " do you borrow this science book?"

- "To read more about Marie Curie's life."

7 Please don't to stamp on the letters I gave you to post.

8 He will ring us up when he in Paris

9 Your windows need at least once a year

D remember

D would arrive

PART III Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a

suitable word (20 points)

different from a lot of other American professional women She is attractive,

woman astronaut She was one of the five astronauts on the space shuttle

Challeger, (5) completed a successful six-day voyage in space in June

Sally Ride grew up in Los Angeles, California Her father is a professor

player Today she still looks like a sportswoman She is 1.6 metres (9) _ _

weighs 52 kilos, and very fit When she was still a student, she became a very

successful tennis player She thought about becoming a professional sportswoman

university

PART IV Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (20 points)

1 My father usually ( drink) _ tea but today he ( drink) _ coffee

PA

PA

; I'm trying (finish)

PART V Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and

correct it ( 10 points)

1 I advise you starting looking for a flat at once

PART VI Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to

the first one, beginning with the given words.or phrases (10 points)

1 I would rather cycle than travel by motorbike to work

4 What is wrong with this computer?

1 By I time/ we/ arrive/ party/ everything/ already/ eat//.

2 Every / morning / when / alarm / go off / 4 30 / Mrs Tuyet / get up /prepare / breakfast //

3 Yesterday/ we/ see/ accident/ while/ we/ walk/ school//

4 \\Thy/ you/ not/ apply/ job/ which/ I recommend II?

5 By/ work hard/ he/ succeed/ finish/ job/ time//

Ngu ph6p VO ceiu true:

Dennis used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day

The young have the future in their hands

Tu vvng:

-Which lam tu noi trong m$nh de tinh ngQ:

contact her

young, poor, rich, jnjured

I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

F

II Choose the best answer.for each of the following sentences.

1 The disabled an association to help eaeh other

4 The student next to me kept cracking his knuckles, bothered

me a lot

5 Poverty prevents many children having proper schooling

6

were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance

7 My brother.used to all his spare time collecting stamps

8 Please your hand if you have any question

9 The are those who cannot speak

D set

D sighted

10 Children in Ms Thuy's class are dump, deaf and retarded

n:

,se

thered

l

III Complete each of the following sentences by using the + adjective.

Use each adjective only once.

blind poor

deaf rich

healthy sick

unemployed young of the town gather there once a month to get the dole

should share some of their possessions with _ _

1

2

3 are those who can see nothing, and -' are those whocan't hear

4 There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country The number of

have only one wish; that's to be healthy

6 always say "sorry" and "thank you".

IV Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.

HOW DO DEAF PEOPLE TALK?

Deaf people cannot hear sounds How do they "hear" words and talk?

There are two kinds of sign language One kind has a sign for every

Some of the signs are very easy, for example, eat, milk and house You can see

People from any country can learn ASL They use signs, not words,

Language is a beautifuLand useful language

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V You are an interviewer who is talking to Mr Emmons Ask questions which would produce the answers below.

Mr Emmons: Every day except Sunday

Interviewer: (6) _ visit each house?

Mr Emmons: Every four months

Mr Emmons: It keeps me busy and I can stay outside most of the time

VI Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 His father had a small business He(l) shoes and other things from leather Louis liked to help his father in thestore even (2) he was very small One day when Louis was three years old,

he was cutting some leather Suddenly the knife (3) and hit him in the eye.Louis soon became completely blind

When he was ten years old, he (4) the National Institute for the Blind in Paris One day his class went to visit a (5) exhibit by a captain in the army One thing in �he exhibit was very interesting for Louis It showed messages

VII Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile accident nine years ago He wasalso partially deaf because of age Last week, he was strolling near his home when a thunderstorm appro_ached He took refuge under a tree and was struck by lightning

He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down

in water below a tree He went into the house and lay down in bed A short time later, he awoke; his legs were numb and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the fJash of lightniag, but they are unable to explain the occurrence The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another trauma

1 What caused Robert Edwards's blindness?

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