Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions that follow.. It is the most important invention in our modern time.[r]
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Đề 1:
I Choose the word/ phrase( A,B,C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentence
1 -" Do you like watching the news Trang?"
- " It's very informative."
A Yes, I do B Not really C No, I don't D Quite the opposite
2 Plastic bags seem good for carrying things ., people carelessly throw them away after use
A Because B However C Although D Therefore
3 An anthem(bài hát ca ngợi) is a song which is sung special occasions
4 It was the world's volcanic eruption in more than 50 years
A large B larger C the largest D largest
5 The 2014 UN Day of Vesak attracted thousands of Buddhists from nearly 100 countries the world
6 In the afternoon, when Tam his homework, he helps Mr Brown on the farm
7 Mr Bao said: " I"m so of having been a Dien Bien Phu soldier"
A interested B excited C proud D keen
8 They go fishing offshore if they had a bigger boat
9 "To the one who me to love this country."
A teach B teaching C teaches D to teach
10 - " " - " But Grandma, the forecast says it'll be sunny."
A Remember the new words by heart
B Let's eat out
C Let me go shopping
D Don't forget to bring along a raincoat
II Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with One given word There are more words than needed
Nobody can deny the benefits of the Internet in our life However, it is a pity
for means well as for most of my friends in the (18) The Internet is available(19) in the cities, so I cannot easily
access - wandering - for - city - countryside -
only
Trang 2get (20) to it I sometimes visit my uncle in the city on the weekends and this is a good occasion for me to explore the net I spend most of the time(21) because just don't know which website is useful for me
III Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence
17 The drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their
(refresh)
18 One of the things that make our country is the East Sea.( beauty)
19 The environmentalists were that people had spoiled the
area.( disappoint)
20 That industrial country is seeking and exploiting
resources to satisfy its demand (nature)
21 To attend the course, you first need to pass our
Vietnamese test.(speak)
22 The fishing boat was damaged in the storm ( bad)
IV Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences
23 If the weather bad tomorrow, we will not go camping.( be)
24 You should take part in used paper and cans for recycling ( collect)
25 No one picnic lunches for us yet ( provide)
26 I can also with my friends by means of e-mails.( communicate)
V Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
27 It's a pity I don't have more time for my hobby
_ I wish
28 Why don't you make posters on energy saving?
_ I think you
29 " We are keen on setting out to sea again," said the fishermen
_ The fishermen said that
30 They began using that computer three months ago
_ That computer has
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Đề 2:
I Choose one word that is pronounced differently from the others in each group
2 A exciting B bridge C combine D die
3 A washed B worked C watched D naked
4 A card B dark C adventure D harvest
5 A notice B shopping C topic D crossing
II Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets
6 His hair is short He ( have) a haircut
7 He said that he ( see) that man before
8 Today ( be) sunday, we would go picnic
9 I hope the dog ( feed) well
10 This house didn't use to ( paint) green
11 My father told me ( not stay) up too late
12 She wishes she( not punish) tomorrow
13 The hotel we stayed at was quite good The rooms( clean) everyday
14 When I met him, he( talk) to his friends in the bookstore
15 I wonder why Mary( not invite) to the wedding party last night
16 It's ages since I last ( have) Chinese food
17 Don't worry! the plane ( land) in a moment
18 If I ( tell) before, I would have come to your wedding
19 She gets used to ( take) to the zoo on weekends
20 By the time you come home, I ( finish) decorating our room
III Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence
21 This dictionary is not so big but it is ( inform)
22 She looks in her new dress (attract)
23 The have to cook rice in this contest.(participate)
24 Old people often have in breathing (difficult)
25 There were two yesterday: Boxing and swimming (compete)
26 I don't think she has the to do this work.(able)
27 Be……… ! the bus is coming!( care)
28 Some of my live in a village outside Thanh Hoa city.(relate)
29 The house is large but it is terribly to live in
( comfort)
30 We should learn about keeping our environment (pollute)
Trang 4IV Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
31 Young generation is fond wearing jeans
A in B at C of D on
32 There is always traffic in the city centre at rush hours
A strong B full C heavy D many
33 How many people took part the contest?
A in B from C with D to
34 I want to ask my parents some money
A from B for C with D about
35 You are very different your brother
A to B for C with D from
36 I am better English than Nam
A than B with C at D for
37 You will not pass the exam working harder
A unless B if C without D although
38 It was raining very so I had to wear my raincoat
39 Mr Dung said he 35 the following week
A was B is C will be D would be
40 Don't let the good chance go
41 I wish I to him now it's too late
A listened B has listened C had listened D would have listened
42 In Britain, you'll be given a key the door when you're 21 years old
A of B for C to D at
43 The man our teacher is taking to is the headmaster of our school
44 No one knows what is happening here Mary and Tom
A and B but C however D with
45 What is , a dog or a cat?
A intelligent B more intelligent C as intelligent D the most intelligent
V Rewrite the following sentences so that they stay the same meaning
46 It was a dirty house because we hadn't clean it for weeks
_ The house
47 A painter painted our house last month
_ Our house
48 Have you ever driven this kind of car?
_ Do you ?
49 What’s your age?
_ How ?
Trang 550 They leave me alone at home at night I'm afraid of this
_ I am
51 Tom is the best football player in his club
_ No one
52 I have never seen a more beautiful house than this
_ This
53 Do you have to do your homework tonight?
_ Does ?
54 I don't have a bigger problem than listening
_ My
55 Has anybody shown you what to do?
_ Have you ?
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
2 A walks B cups C students D pens
3 A talked B watched C lived D stopped
4 A bomb B debt C describe D doubt
5 A teenage B luggage C image D damage
I Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
6 We feel very today
A happiness B happy C happily D are happy
7 The government should do something to help
A the poors B the poor ones C poor D the poor
8 When I looked round the door, the baby quietly
A is sleeping B was sleeping C slept D were sleeping
9 Do you feel like to the cinema or would you rather
TV at home?
A going- watching B going- watch C go- watch D go- watched
10 The policeman warned us there
A not to go B to not go C not to going D not go
11 The girl is standing near the window is my sister
12 We Nam since he left school
13 Do you mind me home?
14 This building in 1980
A built B builds C was built D is built
15 She asked me at English
A if I was good B if was I good C if I good D if I am good
16 If you your passport, you will be in trouble
losing
17 What's the name of the man gave us a gift?
18 The librarian asked us so much noise
A not to make B no make C not making D don't make
19 I am angry because you didn't tell me the truth I don't like
A being deceived B to be deceive C be deceived D being deceiving
Trang 720 I have already finished all my work, so I don't have tonight I think
I will read for a while
A study B to study C studying D studied
II Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions that follow
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an indutrial research laboratory There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter
to improve the existing Bell telephone system
In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it He recited " Mary Had a Little Lamb" into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience
21 What is the best title for the passage?
A Thomas Edison's many inventions
B Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C The History of Menlo Park
D An accidental invention
22 In what year did the invention of phonograph occur?
A 1876 B 1877 C 1878 D the article does not say
23 What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A A telegraph repeater B A telegraph diaphragm
C A telephone repeater D A telephone diaphragm
24 According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A With a telephone needle and a recorder
B From a recording of a telegraph
C With only a telegraph repeater
D From a cobination of telephone & telegraph part
25 According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A He made improvements to the machine
B He used a carbon transmitter
C He read a children's rhyme
D He produced the audience voice
III Rewrite the following sentences so that they stay the same meaning
26 We were late for school because of the heavy rain
- Because it
27 My mother used to make us clean the house
- We used
28 " I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it"
- She said
Trang 829 It's two years since I last spoke to her
- I haven't
30 Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting
- It
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1 A chemistry B champ C church D champion
5 A washed B played C stopped D looked
I Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
6 I do not like iced tea, and
A either doesn't she B neither does she
C she doesn't, too D she doesn't, neither
7 I wish you us someday
A visit B will visit C visited D would visit
8 Let's somewhere for a drink
9 It rains heavily, I cannot go to the movie with you
10 My mother teaching in a small village 12 years ago
A starts B started C has started D is starting
11 Lan suggested chess this afternoon
12 The man your mother is talking to is my English teacher
13 The examination will be held June, 2011
14 The boy was greatly proud his success at school
15 He read his article on the website last night, ?
A doesn't he B didn't he C did he D hasn't he
16 " Hello! Jane's How can I help you?
A speaking B saying C talking D calling
17 When will Mr Ba retire? He began for the company thirty years ago
A to be worked B working C will work D works
18 If Ba were rich, he around the world
A should travel B traveled C could travel D must travel
19 They are still playing on the field it is raining heavily
A though B because C but D despite
20 Peter:" I enjoy listening to pop music" Maria: " "
A I'm too B I don't C Neitherdo I D So am I
21 I'm learning English I want to get a better job
A or B but C therefore D because
Trang 1022 After drinking a big bottle of , he got drunk
23 Michael: " It's hot in here" Tom: " I open the window?"
24 Vietnamese people are very and hospiatable
A friend B friendless C friendly D friendship
25 It's very kind you to say so!
II Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence
26 Hanoi is not from Kuala Lumpur ( difference)
27 Many come to Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum
every day( visit)
28 The gas from the chemical factory is extremely
(harm)
29 We enjoyed the atmosphere in Hanoi.( peace)
30 The language in Malaysia is Bahasa
Malaysia.( nation)
III Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets
31 They ( practce) their music lesson at 7 o'clock last night
32 Ba and Phong ( know) each other quite well for years
33 Be quiet! The kids ( sleep)
34 Where your new friend ( live) , Nga? - She ( live) on Hang Bac Street
IV Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions that follow
A computer is a wonderful machine It is the most important invention in our
modern time Computers have had a great effect on science, industry, business, machine, and education Soon it will touch the lives of everyone, even people in distant villages It is a revolutionnary invention
Imagine that you go and study English at a college where the local newspaper rarely has news about home town, but this does not bother you at all You can sit comfortably in your room, turn on your personal computer, and search the news you want on the Internet The screen is immediately filled with news from all over the world
Computers can do all kinds of work When someone buys something in a department store, a clerk puts information about the sale into a computer During the night, the computer system works on the information from all the sales that day In the morning, the manager can print out a report on everything that was sold and also on everything that must be reordered
35 Computers are in our modern time
A wonderful machines B the most important invention