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Trang 1THE EXERCISES FOR EXERLENT STUDENTS.
1 Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
2 a dark b father c star d principal
2 a old b sociable c outgoing d volunteer
3 a my b curly c library d lucky
4 fair b straight c train d wait
5 a spends b laughs c friends d potatoes
2 Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6 The water in the lake seldom _in winter
freeze b freezes c froze d freezing
7 In Britain school always in September
a begin b begins c began d beginning
8 I don’t have enough money _
a for a holiday b to a holiday c to go a holiday d going on holiday
9 He wasn’t experienced enough _
for doing the job b to do the job c to the job d doing the job
10 The wall was
a ten meters height b ten meter height c ten meters high d high ten meters
11 Here are some books Take the _you want
a books b things c ones d person
12 He’s the boy invited me to his party
a he b who c ones d whom
13 Her new glasses change her
a appear b appears c appearance d appearances
14 She is very generous She often buys me presents
a sociable b outgoing c kind d reserved
15 _is something that you say or do to make people laugh
a Joke b Novel c Poem d Fairy tale
II Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16 He always eats eggs for breakfast and drink some milk
A B C D
17 When he is four, Michael came to London with his parents
A B C D
18 You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly enough
A B C D
19 The instructions were’t clear enough for me understand
A B C D
20 Last year, Tim comes to the school for the first time
A B C D
IV Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the bank spaces.
Dear Tuan
Trang 2Hello! I’m your new pen friend My name is Halen That’s my first name My
(21) is Jones
I’m from Cardiff, in Wales I’m fifteen years (22) _
The name of my school is the Central Cardiff Comprehensive I am in Year 8 There (23) _twenty-seven students (24) my class My (25) _singer is Justin Timberlake Who is your favorite? Best wishes,
Helen This is a (26) _of me!
21 a second name b.nick name c middle name d family name
22 a age b.ages c.old d ago
23 a is b.are c was d were
24 a in b at c on d.of
25 a favorite b interesting c pleased d.best
26 a photo b photograph c book d a&b are correct
V Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it
My best friend’s full name is Stuart Kenneth Young His family, call
him Ken, for short, but his nickname at school is ‘Sky’! He was born in Manchester, but now he lives in Newcastle Sky is fifteen years old He is 1.65m tall and he weighs 50 kilos He’s got short brown hair and dark brown eyes
He is interested in all kinds of sport and music His favorite group is U2, but his favorite singer is Bryan Adams Sports View is his favorite TV program Sky’s favorite food is pizza
He hates people who smoke all the time I like Sky because he’s got a good sense of humor
I also like him because he’s a great dancer
27 Who is Stuart Kenneth Young?
a my best friend b the author’s best friend
c Sky’s classmate d Sky’s next-door neighbor
28 Where does he live?
a In Newcastle b In manchester
c In the United State d a & b
29 Stuart likes
a all kinds of sport and music b U2
c Bryan Adams d all are correct
VI Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings:
1 The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
The doctor advised me
2 Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
Mary suggested
3 “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said
Bill denied
4 “You told a lie, Tom”, she said
She accused Tom
5 “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary
Mary apologized for
6 “I won’t help you with your homework Never ! ” Jane said to me
- - Jane refused
Trang 37 Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
Joe invited
8 Mr Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
Mr Gray warned the children not
9 “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
They invited
TEST 12
I Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1 a annoy b enough c lucky d.reserved
2 a humor b orphan c receive d.curly
3 a appearance b annoyance c outgoing d.character
4 a extremely b generous c orphanage d.humorous
5 a sociable b volunteer c photograph
d.beautiful
II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase
6 It seems you often _ up very early
a get b got c getting d getted
7 Water _ at 100°C
a boil b boils c boiled d is boiling
8 In the kitchen, there was a _ table
a beautiful large wooden round b beautiful large round wooden
c large wooden beautiful round d round wooden beautiful large
9 He wasn’t the job
a experienced enough to b enough experienced to
c experienced enough for d enough experienced for
10 Is there enough room _ in the car?
a for me b to me c for I d to I
11 That was one of the _ days of my life
a gladdest b most glad c happiest d most happy
12 Jane wants to go to the cinema but I would prefer at home
a stay b to stay c to staying d for staying
13 I live 20 Oxford Street
a in b at c on d from
14 It was generous _ you to share your food with me
a of b to c for d about
15 I was late, but they waited for me
a lovely b luckily c extremely d silly
III Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English
16 Harry went to Disneyland and has a good time
A B C D
17 Her grandmother has a big beautiful old brown table
A B C D
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A B C D
19 I washed my hands, although they still looked dirty
A B C D
20 Each of the rooms have a color television
A B C D
IV Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
My sister and I like each other very much although we are very (21) She’s six years (22) me and she works in a bank I’m still (23) school, so I don’t have a job My sister (24) her job, and she earns a lot of money, so she can go out and enjoy herself She’s very (25) _and often invites me to go with her, but I’m studying very (26) at the moment because I want to pass my exams I usually say no when she asks me, (27) _ last night I was tired (28) _ work so I went with her to a dance We had a great time!
21 a similar b the same c alike d different
22 a old than b older than c oldest d the oldest
23 a in b at c on d of
24 a like b likes c is liking d are liking
25 a kind b reserved c hard-working d helpful
26 a hard b hardly c hard-working d busy
27 a so b because c but d and
28 a by b with c of d to
V Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each
of the questions about it
My name’s Ellen and my husband’s name is Peter We’ve got three children - two
sons and a daughter Our sons’ names are Ian and Ben They’re twins, but they aren’t
identical Ian’s got dark hair, but Ben’s hair is fair Our daughter’s name is Tracy She’s eight years old The boys are four
29 How many people are there in Ellen’s family?
a.3 b.4 c.5 d.6
30 What does the word ‘twins’ in line 3 mean?
a one of two children who were born at the same time to the same mother
b the child of somebody’s aunt or uncle
c a girl or woman who is somebody’s child
d a boy or man who is somebody’s child
31 How old is Ben?
a He’s four years old b He’s eight years old
c He’s two years old d no information
32 What’s Ellen’s daughter’s name?
a Ian b Ben c Tracy Peter
33 Which of the following is not true?
a Ellen’s husband’s name is Peter
b Tracy is eight years old
c Ian and Ben are twins
d Ian’s got black hair and Ben’s hair is blond