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After inventing dynamite , Swedish-born Afred Nobel became a very rich man.. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite , so in 1895, just two weeks before his deat

By:Ho Xuan Phuong

EXERCISES FOR PRACTICES 2 (time allowed: 120 min).

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

in each group

1 a lazy b lapel c label d labourer

2 a white b which c who d while

3 a come b roll c comb d grow

4 a blood b prove c rule d souvenir

5 a hour b honest c heir d hospital

6 a dealt b dreamt c heal d jealous

7 a foul b brooch c soul d foal

8 a colonel b journal c infernal d mournful

9 a taught b laugh c naughty d slaughter

10 a umbrella b union c usage d university

II Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

1 a balcony b accident c mechanic d survey

2 a flexible b together c domestic d relaxed

3 a control b giant c windmill d software

4 a geothermal b experimental c elementary d geographical

5 a attendance b compulsory c geography d similar

6 a amazing b ability c performance d television

7 a appear b audience c government d talented

8 a painter b energy c express d boundary

9 a inspire b resign c dangerous d exchange

10 a commodity b material c deposit d quality

III Choose the best answer to complete the sentence

1 The noise of the traffic prevented me from to sleep

a falling b starting c beginning d going

2 He was very upset by the of his English examination

a result b failure c effect d success

3 He hit the vase with his elbow and it to the floor

a crushed b smashed c broke d knocked

4 The children did not know the by which the game was played

a facts b customs c orders d rules

5 It was difficult to a date which was convenient for everyone

a elect b organize c arrange d provide

6 He played an active in politics until he was well over 80

a scene b job c position d part

7 He me to buy my air ticket immediately or it would be too later

a convinced b insisted c advised d suggested

8 Don't worry about trying to catch the last train home , as we can easily you up for the night

a take b put c set d keep

9 Take this job and you will at the hotel in five minute

a arrive b come c find d reach

10.I would like to offer a small to anyone who finds my missing dog

a receipt b repayment c expense d reward

11.Two things that you can not buy with the money love and loyalty

a be b is c being d are

12.There still quite a few points which we must consider

a was b be c is d are

13.There only a few exceptions to this important rule

a are b is c are being d should been 14.Their minds are empty and their future hopeless

a seem b seems c is seeming d are seeming 15.The existence of many stars in the sky us to suspect that there may be life on another planer

a leading b leads c lead d, have led 16.Everyone had a present except me

a to b of c.- d with

17.He tied string his wait to keep his trousers up

a over b round c across d through 18.We will go out as soon as it raining

a has stopped b is stopping c will stop d will have stopped

19.He came home late , so I asked him where been

a he had b has he c he has d had he

20.He says that he badly sick since he returned from abroad

a was b would be c has been d had been

IV, choose and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

Our neighbours are an elderly couple, 1 have worked hard all 2 lives They live

simply and quietly 3 up early and going to bed early everyday When the annual summer holiday arrives , they 4 a week with the wife's sister , and 5 rest of the time repainting and decorating their home It is the same every year so 6 of the paint- work in the house need 7 then two years

Last years, for the first time , their routine changed For one thing, the wife's sister

was 8 hospital For another , they had talked it 9 and decided that for once

they 10 take a holiday like everyone else

They chose a caravan camp at the seaside They 11 their bags, and travelled

there 12 train The caravan was dirty, they said , and people in neighbouring caravans

tell spend made packed getting would on in by into neither

loudly who Although the their less repainting over so

played their radio 13 most of the night the next day was cold and wet 14 they did not mind the rain ,they did mind the wind , which 15 the caravan shake and rock like a boat That night there was a storm Two caravans were blown 16 the sea Their own caravan was safe , but 17 of them had any sleep 18 they packed their bags again , and the next morning they were at the station to catch the first train home Now , if you ask them about holidays , they will 19 you , "We don't like holidays , We are not going 20 a holiday again !"

V , Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer

After inventing dynamite , Swedish-born Afred Nobel became a very rich man however,

he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered

as the inventor of dynamite , so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace

Economics was added in 1968 , just sixty seven years after the first wards ceremony

Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested , the awards are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions Americans have won numerous science awards , but relatively few literature prizes

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World war II Some people have won two prizes, but it is rare; others have share their prizes

1 The word " foresaw " is nearest in meaning to

a prevailed b postponed c prevented d predicted

2 All of the following statements are true except

a awards vary in monetary value

b ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention

c Politics plays an important role in selecting the winners

d A few individuals have won two awards

3 The passage implies that Nobel's profession was

a economics b medicine c literature d science

4 The word "worthwhile " is closest in meaning to

a economic b prestigious c trivial d valuable

5 What is the main idea of the passage ?

a Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite

b Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity

c Alfred Nobel left all his money to science

d Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity

VI, Give the correct form of the word in each bracket.

1.I'm not saying he is (honest) but he's not very good with money

2.After several (succeed) attempts we have finally done it

3.You'd better drive I'm too(experience) for such traffic

4.He may not be a handsome man , but he's a (rely) husband

5.We always have a bed ready in the spare room in case visitors arrive (expect)

6.The government is very concerned about the (destroy ) of the rain forests

7.Hong Son's second goal in the match against Thailand was the most (impress)

8.David fell off his motorbike , but his (injure) were not very serious

9.I must have (understand ) her i thought she said something else

10.He has worked well and has produced some (interest) essays

VII There is a mistake in each sentence Find out and correct it

1.It was first discovered several years ago that the former senator ,once respected by

A B C many , were involved in extortion and other crimes

2 His job is quite important to the total function of the firm because he is responsible

A B

for maintain the records of sales and cost for all the departments

D C

3 The whale died because the rescuers did not have proper equipment to support its

A B C

weigh

D

4 It was her strong determine that helped her overcome the physical emotional pain that

A B C D

followed her accident

5 David Cooper, whom was beaten last night by a group of skinheads, is being released

A B C

from the hospital today

D

VII, Rewrite the following sentences with the beginning words ,staying the same meaning with

the old one.

1 Zuthato likes visiting old churches

 Zuthato 2.Pamela became popular with young people in the 1950s

 Pamela caught

3 Maile was angry because his sister had broken his cassette player

 Maile was angry

4.The children's singing was very beautiful

 The children sang

5 At school my reading was very slow and my writing was very illegible

 I read very

6 As the patient was still too weak, the surgeon postponed the operation

 The surgeon put

7 It's a cross-country vehicle with five doors

 It's a five

8 The car is Italian It's big and red

 They have got

9 Thomas started working for the company twelve years ago

 Thomas has 10.He never suspected that she was a witch

 At no time

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By:Ho Xuan Phuong

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

in each group

1 a lazy b lapel c label d labourer

2 a white b which c who d while

3 a come b roll c comb d grow p.53 test 8

4 a blood b prove c rule d souvenir

5 a hour b honest c heir d hospital

6 a dealt b dreamt c heal d jealous

7 a foul b brooch c soul d foal

8 a colonel b journal c infernal d mournful

9 a taught b laugh c naughty d slaughter

10 a umbrella b union c usage d university

II Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

1 a balcony b accident c mechanic d survey

2 a flexible b together c domestic d relaxed

3 a control b giant c windmill d software p.18 test

3

4 a geothermal b experimental c elementary d geographical

5 a attendance b compulsory c.geography d similar

6 a amazing b ability c performance d television

7 a appear b audience c government d talented

8 a painter b energy c express d boundary

9 a inspire b resign c dangerous d exchange

10 a commodity b material c deposit d quality

III Choose the best answer to complete the sentence

10 The noise of the traffic prevented me from to sleep

a falling b starting c beginning d going

11 He was very upset by the of his English examination

a result b failure c effect d success

3 He hit the vase with his elbow and it to the floor

a crushed b smashed c broke d knocked

21 The children did not know the by which the game was played

a facts b customs c orders d rules

22 It was difficult to a date which was convenient for everyone

a elect b organize c arrange d provide

23 He played an active in politics until he was well over 80

a scene b job c position d part

24 He me to buy my air ticket immediately or it would be too later

a convinced b insisted c advised d suggested

25 Don't worry about trying to catch the last train home , as we can easily you up for the night

a take b put c set d keep

26 Take this job and you will at the hotel in five minute

a arrive b come c find d reach

27 I would like to offer a small to anyone who finds my missing dog

a receipt b repayment c expense d reward

28 Two things that you can not buy with the money love and loyalty

a be b is c being d are

29 There still quite a few points which we must consider.

a was b be c is d are

30 There only a few exceptions to this important rule.

a are b is c are being d should been

31 Their minds are empty and their future hopeless

a seem b seems c is seeming d are seeming

32.The existence of many stars in the sky us to suspect that there may be life on another planer

a leading b leads c lead d, have led

33.Everyone had a present except me

a to b of c.- d with

34.He tied string his wait to keep his trousers up

a over b round c across d through

35.We will go out as soon as it raining

a has stopped b is stopping c will stop d will have stopped

36 He came home late , so I asked him where been

a he had b has he c he has d had he

37 He says that he badly sick since he returned from abroad.

a was b would be c has been d had been

IV, choose and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word p 100 de13

Our neighbours are an elderly couple, 1 have worked hard all 2 lives They live simply and

quietly 3 up early and going to bed early everyday When the annual summer holiday arrives , they 4 a week with the wife's sister , and 5 rest of the time repainting and decorating their home It is the same every year so 6 of the paint- work in the house need 7 then two years

Last years, for the first time , their routine changed For one thing, the wife's sister was 8 hospital For another , they had talked it 9 and decided that for once they 10 take a holiday like everyone else.

They chose a caravan camp at the seaside They 11 their bags, and travelled there 12 train The caravan was dirty, they said , and people in neighbouring caravans played their radio 13 most of the night the next day was cold and wet 14 they did not mind the rain ,they did mind the wind ,

which 15 the caravan shake and rock like a boat That night ,there was a storm Two caravans were blown 16 the sea Their own caravan was safe , but 17 of them had any sleep 18 they packed their bags again , and the next morning they were at the station to catch the first train home Now , if you ask them about holidays , they will 19 you , "We don't like holidays , We are not going 20 a holiday again !"

V , Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer

19tell 4 spend 15made 11 packed 3 getting 10would 20on 8in 12by 9into 17

neither 13loudly 1who 14Although 5the 2their 6less 7repainting 16over 18 so

After inventing dynamite , Swedish-born Afred Nobel became a very rich man however, he foresaw its

universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite , so

in 1895, just two weeks before his death , he created a fund be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind Originally there were five awards: literature , physics , chemistry, medicine and peace Economics was added in 1968 , just sixty seven years after the first wards ceremony Nobel' original legacy of nine million dollars was invested , the awards are presented to the winners

Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions Americans have won numerous science awards , but relatively few literature prizes

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World war II Some people have won two prizes , but it is rare ; others have share their prizes

1.The word " foresaw " is nearest in meaning to

a prevailed b postponed c prevented d predicted

2.All of the following statements are true except

a awards vary in monetary value

b.ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention

c.Politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.

d.A few individuals have won two awards 3.The passage implies that Nobel's profession was

a economics b medicine c literature d science.

4.The word "worthwhile ' is closest in meaning to

a economic B prestigious C trivial D valuable

5.What is the main idea of the passage ?

a.Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite b.Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.

c.Alfred Nobel left all his money to science

d.Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.

VI,Give the correct form of the word in each bracket.

1.I'm not saying he is (honest) but he's not very good with money dishonest

2.After several (succeed) attempts we have finally done it unsuccessful

3.You'd better drive I'm too(experience) for such traffic inexperienced

4.He may not be a handsome man , but he's a (rely) husband reliable

5.We always have a bed ready in the spare room in case visitors arrive (expect) unexpectedly

6.the government is very concerned about the (destroy ) of the rain forests destruction

7.Hong Son's second goal in the match against Thailand was the most (impress) impressive

8.David fell off his motorbike , but his (injure) were not very serious injuries

9.I must have (understand ) her i thought she said something else misunderstood

10.He has worked well and has produced some (interest) essays interesting

VII.There is a mistake in each sentence Find out and corect it

1.It was first discovered several years ago that the former senator ,once respected by

A B C many , were involved in extortion and other crimes D=>was s la ng3 s.it

D

2.His job is quite important to the total funtion of the firm beacause he is responsible

A B

for maintain the records of sales and cost for all the departments C=> maintaining sau for

C D

12 The whale died because the rescuers did not have proper equipmentto support its

A B C

weigh D => weight

D

13.It was her strong ditermine that helped her overcome the physical emotional pain that

A B C D

followed her accident B determination

5.David Cooper, whom was beaten last night by a group of skinheads, is being released

A B C

from the hospital today.A who

D

VII, Rewrite the following sentences with the beginning words ,staying the same meaning with the old one.

1 Zuthato likes visiting old churches.

2.Pamela became popular with young people in the 1950s

3 Maile was angry because his sister had broken his cassette player.

player

4.The children's singing was very beautiful

5.At school my reading was very slow and my writing was very illegible.

6.As the patient was still too weak, the surgeon postponed the operation.

7.It's a cross-country vehicle with five doors

8.The car is Italian It's big and red

9.Thomas started working for the company twelve years ago

10.He never suspected that she was a witch.

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