Read the passage and answer the question An artist and a farmer An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer.. Everyday he went out with his
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I Choose the best answer
1 The novel ………by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children B
A writing B written C being written D was written
2 They are going to get their house ……… for the Christmas
A to decorate B decorating C decorated D be decorated
3 He seldom goes to the market,……… ?
4 That man seemed……….about something
A nervous and anxious B nervously and anxiously
C being nervous and anxious C nervous and being anxious
5 I would rather ……… out this evening, if you don’t mind
A not going B not to go C don’t go D not go
6 We watched the cat ………the tree yesterday morning
7 If we had your new address, we……… to see you
8 “ Let’s go dancing,……… ?” _ “ Yes, Let’s.”
9 I wish I……… all about this matter a week ago
10 It took weeks to get used to ……….someone else around
11 The teachers make students……….harder and harder ( Make-let-help) sd do smt
12 I’m sure that they were ……… lies
13 He took………golf when he retired from work
14 ……… he was sick, he still turn up for his guitar lesson
15 I strongly hate……….while I am talking
A to interrupt B interrupting C being interrupted D interrupted
II Supply the correct verb forms.
1 I (1 not have)haven’t had a good night sleep for a long time Now I feel very tired
2 He (2 lose) lost his job last September and ever since he (3.be) has been out of work
3 The Ao dai (4 mention) has been mentioned in poems and songs for centuries, and nowadays they (5 wear) are worn by many Vietnamese women at work
4 It is 2 years since I was last (6 give) given presents on Christmas day
5 When I (7 come) came to see Mr Robinson last night, he (8 read) was reading a newspaper and his two children (9 listen) were listening to English songs
6 He (10 allow)was allowed (11 open) to open a new restaurant on the main road by the city council
a year ago
III Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.
1 I think English should be a completelycompulsory foreign language in our country
(COMPEL)compulsory: bat buoc
2 We – The Vietnamese are very proud of our country (PRIDE)
3 When you take an exam, you are an examiner(giam khao) d an: examinee(thi sinh)
(EXAMINE)
4 The man felt disappointed because he acted unsuccessful unsuccessfully (SUCCESS)
5 Don’t eat those vegetables They’re very poisonous (POISON)
6 Many fashion designers have modernized the Ao dai by printing line of poetry on it (MODERN)
7 She’s cut herself and it's blooded quite badly Is bleeding (BLOOD)
IV The following passage contains 8 mistakes Find and correct them.
Trang 2He was born in a very poor part of London His father was a comedian and his mother worked like – as(as) a dancer and singer Neither of them was very successful and-so the family had very few- little
money, at one –that time they were such – so poor that he and his brothers had only a pair of shoes for them and they had to take turn wearing- to wear them The first time he herself-himself earned his money by dancing and singing, he was only five years old He did many kinds of job-jobs, but what he
loved most was working in the theater When he was about 15 he joins-joined a traveling theater company and went on trips to America On one such tour he offered-was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood where he eventually became both an actor or-and a film director
V Read the passage and answer the question
An artist and a farmer
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer Everyday he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before going to bed
At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said “ No, I don’t want the money, but give me one of your pictures What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about the paintings The farmer smiled and answered: “ It is not that I have a son in London He wants to become an artist When he comes here next month I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think”
1 Where did the artist spend his holiday?
2 What did he do during his holiday?
A He went back to the farm B He made paints and brushes
C He painted all day D He went out everyday
3 What did the farmer ask the artist for at the end of the holiday?
A Money B For his wages C Many pictures D A picture
4 Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer’s request?
A Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful
b Because he had so many kinds of pictures
A Because he would sell one of his pictures.
B Because the farmer had thanked him.
5 The farmer’s son didn’t want to become an artist any more
A Because he lived in London B Because he had the artist’s picture
C After he had seen the artist’s picture. D When he came here
VI Rewrite these following sentences using the given words keep root meaning.
1 The news was so good that she smiled happily
→ It was such a good news that she smiled happily It was such good news(inforation) that she
smiled….
2 It’s thought that accident was caused by human error
→ The accident is thought to cause by human error Is thought to have caused
3 I have never eaten with knives and forks before
→ This is the first time I’ve ever eaten wtiht knives and forks
4 You ought to go to see the doctor now
→ It’s time for you to go to see the doctor
5 Spending a week in Da Lat is going to be great
→ I’m looking forward to spending a week in Da Lat
6 They didn’t find the trip interesting although the weather was fine
→ In spite the good weather, they didn’t find the trip interesting
7 I am only interested in why he did it
→ The only thing I’m interested in is why he did it
8 I want you not to say like that
→ I’d rather you didn’t say like that
Trang 39 I regret not phoning you.
→ If only I didn’t phone you If only I had phoned you
10 All visitors to the town fall in love with it
→ Everyone falls in love with the town
Everybody who visits(visitng) the town falls in love with it.