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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
other three
II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
III Choose the word or the phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space
in each sentences.
1 The match was _ live all over the world
2 Don’t come in Please wait _ for your turn
3 She came _ a new idea for increasing sale
4 They _ from Canada to America to find work
5 Deaf-mutes can _ speak _ hear
6 Address book in which you can write people’s names, telephone _ etc
7 _ is a phone you can carry around with you
8 You can use a(n) _ to record messages when you are out
9 Telephone _ is a book containing the names, telephone numbers and addresses
10 You can see a lot of famous paintings in this _
11 Answering machine is a machine that answers your telephone and records _
12 Movie theater is a _ in which movies are shown
14 Would you like _ a message?
15 Fax machine is _ used for sending and receiving copies of documents
16 Public _ is a phone which is available for people in general to use
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17 I _ a quick phone call Can you wait for me?
18 Can you give her a message for me - _
19 What’s the date today?
20 She said Mr Minh call reach us _ 8645 132 after dinner
IV Use the correct word form.
9 Michael Faraday made a lot of in the field of electricity.(Invent)
V Preposition and adverbs.
1 My parents are going _ Hanoi next month
2 It’s afraid I can’t drink coffee with milk _
3 Let’s go _ and sit in the sun
4 Wait _ I’ll be back in a few minutes
5 They ran up the stairs to see what happened _
6 What’s _ at the Rex Movie Theater this week?
7 Susan has invited some friends home _ lunch
8 Dr Hammond is _ right now Can I take a message?
9 They are meeting Tom _ the airport
10 We are having a dinner party _ Sunday
VI Use the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets.
1 Mike and Harriet _ (see) me at a party last Thursday
2 I _(see) my friend on my way home last night
3 The light suddenly _ (go) out last night
4 They _ (stop) the car and got out
5 It is very clear tonight The stars _ (twinkle)
6 Vicky _ (buy) that camera last year
7 We _ (meet) Rachel three years ago
8 I and my friends _ (watch) that play next Saturday
9 The alarm is making an awful noise I _(switch) it off
10 They _ (wait) for the train now
VII Read the passage then choose the best answer.
The telegraph was (1) in 1835 by Samuel Morse The telegraph is an instrument (2) sending messages between distance distant places by an electric current To operate a (3) , you put a special key and then release it This action closes and (4) the electric circuit The telegraph makes use
of a special code, (5) the Morse code A message (6) on a telegraph is called a telegraph (7)
Trang 3the 1800s, the telegraph was extremely important until it was (8) by the radio and the
telephone
VIII Choose the right words from the box to complete each blank space in the passage.
One day, Alexander Graham Bell was doing an (1) _in his workshop He was (2)
_ and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes Talking into his telephone, Bell said, “Mr Watson, I want you to come (3) _ here immediately, please.” His assistant, Watson was in another room (4) _ away from the workshop; however he heard Bell (5) _ on his own telephone Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop “Mr Bell I heard every sound you said”, Watson shouted (6) _ Bell has finally (7) _ He has invented the first telephone Later other (8) _ made better one
IX Read the passage then fill in the blank with a missing word.
Bill Gate is a very famous person in the (1) _ industry He has been chief executive (2) _ Microsoft Corporation for several years He is also the richest person (3) _ the USA How did he do it? He (4) _ a lot from his parents While he was going to school, (5) _ father went to college, and became a successful lawyer From this Bill learned that you have to work hard (6) _ you want something His mother was very busy teacher, (7) _ she also going to the party From this, Bill learned something else: if you want to work hard and play (8)
, you have to make a schedule
X Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.
One of the most wonderful inventions of the past one hundred years is the telephone This familiar, handy instrument has become a highly important part of daily life The first telephone was installed in 1877 Today there are over 170 million telephones in the world The average person in North America makes over six hundred calls a years
The word telephone came from the Greek tele and phone, which means “distant” and “sound” These
words actually describe what the telephone does It carries sound over a distance rapidly and accurately by using electric currents The telephone transmits speech so that it sounds natural and has enough volume for conversation to take place as if the speakers were in the same room Any telephone can be quickly connected
to almost any other telephone anywhere in the world
1 Telephone can’t work without electric currents
2 The first telephone was installed in 1878
3 The Greek word phone means distant
4 The telephone sends out speech that helps people talk each other
XI Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.
We may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was
invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 Bell was born in Scotland in 1847 Later he went to live in the USA Bell was always interested in sound He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments
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1 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1847
2 Scotland is his birth place
3 Bell settled down in the UK
4 Bell had a great interest in music
5 He was the owner of a workshop in his house in America
XII Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1 Christopher went to the market this afternoon
2 The director arrived a hour ago
3 It’s rain heavily now, and Peter left umbrella behind this morning
4 It’s an long time since your friends last visited us
5 You didn’t called me last weekend
6 The company buy some land last week but then sold it
7 She worked hardly for her exam last month
8 She always drives her car careful so that she never has an accident
9 Simon is enough tall to join in the basket ball club
10 They are playing badminton every afternoon
XII Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1 Her sister is old She can drive a car
=> Her sister is old enough
2 That house is very dirty
=> What a
3 I intend to study abroad
=> I am
4 Peter is too short to reach the shelf
=> Peter is not
5 Tam is taller than Long
=> Long is
6 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
=> Alexander Graham Bell was
7 How about going out for dinner
=> Let’s
8 They are going to play soccer this afternoon
=> They intend
9 Nam enjoys listening to music
=> Nam is
10 Nga is so impatient that no one wants to play with her
=> Nga is such
XIII Guided sentence building.
1 Loan / visit / grandparents / last weekend
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2 Van / going / have / math / school / tomorrow
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3 We / going / see / movie Dream City / 7 o’clock / this evening
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4 David / too young / ride / bike / school
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5 Phong / interested / listen / traditional stories
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