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Trang 1REVISION TEST 1 – August 06 th , 2016
I Arrange these words according to the sound of the underlined part.
said – magazine - busy – man – ready – bag – seat – interest – kiss – meat – sheet –
green – head – feel – stamp – break – stay – machine – laid – says – climb
/e/
/i:/
/ɪ/
/æ/
/eɪ /
II Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1 A bus B fun C busy D husband 2 A pull B cut C put D sugar 3 A during B cure C current D future 4 A wonderful B sometimes C month D move 5 A warn B arm C art D harm 6 A message B village C stage D luggage 7 A bought B thought C though D caught 8 A threw B drew C flew D knew 9 A naked B looked C laughed D washed 10 A stopped B crooked C kissed D watched III Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in CAPITALS 1 I know… how the boy felt when he saw your present EXACT 2 Dad felt quite… with my unfinished work SATISFY 3 Her father’s… was a shock to us DIE 4 It is… even to think of the horrors of terrorism FRIGHTEN 5 We postponed our picnic because it was raining… HEAVY 6 It’s… much warmer than this in July NORMAL 7 Do you find the new movie ……? INTEREST 8 We are always … with new comers FRIEND 9 They usually have similar attitudes and opinions on their children’s… EDUACATE 10 They got… in heavy traffic for more than two hours STICK 11 We are in regular… with each other by e-mail or cell phone COMMUNICATE 12 The city streets are often…….with traffic in rush hour CROWD 13 Where were you……? BEAR 14 Talk about the problem(s) you have……at school EXPERIENCE 15 That man has been a university……since 1997 PROFESSION 16 Most… of English use computers as scholastic tutors LEARN 17 His parents are … about their chidren’s riding bikes to school WORRY 18 What is your……? ~ About 45 kilos WEIGH IV Put the words in correct order to make meaningful sentences 1 always / the / Canada / to / go / we / spring / in /./ 2 when / stay / we / hotel / a / come / town / this / usually / we / to / in /./ 3 we / restaurant / go / a / often / evenings / Friday / to / on /./ 4 as / rule / we / begin / work / a / our / eight / at / morning / every /./ V Complete the sentences with the correct from of the verbs in brackets. 1 Mum, I’ll do the shopping when I’ve finished (clean)… the house 2 When I’m on holiday, I enjoy (not / have)… to get up early 3 When did Dad give up (drink)… and (smoke)… ?
4 Mum suggested us (spend)… our holidays in Nha Trang.
5 Were you made (do)… much homework at this school?
6 When I opened the door, I saw a strange man (jump)…….out of the window.
7 I’d rather (not / stay)……home at weekends.
8 Do you find it difficult (learn)… English?
9 My uncle Long prefers (play)……sports to (wach)……TV in his free time.
10 Have they considered (buy)……new computers for our office?
VI Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Many students decide to go to university when they are (1) secondary school They usually have help deciding the subjects they want or need to (2) The subjects they choose, as well as the grades they (3) in their exams, are important For example, you must study mathematics to do an accounting (4) There is a lot of competition
to get a place on (5) courses, so universities set (6) entry requirements This means
that students have to (7) all their exams with particular grades Those who fail to do this sometimes decide to (8) their final school exams in order to get higher grades Others take time out of (9) and later in their life (10) for a course as a mature student In this situation, the entry requirements differ
5 A higher B continuous C undergraduate D graduate
VII Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
1 To you the truth, I’m just not interested in that kind of music.
2 Fortunately, he had up all his files before his computer broke.
3 After you log to the system, you’ll be asked to create a password.
4 He said he had no of applying for the manager’s position advertised.
5 Having access to running water and electricity is something many people for
granted these days
Trang 2A take B make C get D have
6 Although her foot hurt, she carried running and succeeded in completing the
race
7 We didn’t believe that they had cooked the meal
A by their own B on their own C by themself D on themselves
8 He’s the perfect student to us on this report as he has lots of experience in these
subjects
VIII Read the sentences and choose the correct answers in italics.
1 That’s the person whom / which / who stole my bag!
2 Have you ever been back to the house where / which / who you grew up in?
3 Whose / Who / Which phone is this? Is it yours?
4 A lot of people had already arrived, neither / much / many of whom I’d worked with
before
5 He was tired for / of / at having a long commute to and from work each day.
6 She made no comments on / in / for the political situation in her country.
7 I was so touched when my parents said they were proud for / at / of me as they rarely
give any praise
8 He got used to playing / can’t get used to playing / used to play tennis professionally
when he was in his twenties Now he’s a lawyer
IX Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
1 She arrived late and said sorry to everyone APOLOGISED
She late
2 ‘I’m paying for the meal and I’m not going to argue about it,’ he said INSISTED
He for the meal
She asked me abroad
I asked him stay in or go out
5 ‘We may need to book our flights tomorrow,’ she said NEXT
She said we might need to book our flights
He admitted that he had
7 I can boil an egg but that’s about it when it comes to my cooking skills KNOW
I an egg but that’s about it when it comes to my cooking skills
8 ‘Will you be able to join us for dinner?’ she asked us ABLE
She asked us to join them for dinner
X Read the article about Esther and then choose the best answer to each question.
ESTHER’S STORY
When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave her £500 for her
birthday Most of Esther’s friends decided to go to college, but Esther used her aunt’s
money to start her own business She bought fruit, sugar and some glass jars and began
making her own jam She sold the jam for £1 a jar to her friends and she soon doubled her aunt’s £500
At first, her parents didn’t want Esther to spend her time making jam and they thought that she should study instead They hoped that one day she would be a teacher or a doctor But Esther didn’t listen to them She just kept on making jam After a few months, she started selling it to the local market Then she started making orange juice She sold this to a school where one of her friends worked
After two years, her business was very large and her parents were very pleased with her She made all kinds of food which she sold to shops and supermarkets She was so busy that she had to get some people to work for her
1 Why did Aunt Flory give Esther some money?
A Esther asked for it B Esther's friends needed it C It was a present.
2 After she left school, Esther
A went to college B started her own business C worked for her aunt.
3 Why did Esther make jam?
A She liked to eat it B She had a lot of fruit C She wanted to make money
4 When Esther left school, her parents wanted her to
A go to college B be a businesswoman C work in a market.
5 Esther sold orange juice to
A the local market B a school C her friends.
6 Esther’s parents were happy because Esther
A cooked for them B was busy C had a good business.
7 After two years, Esther
A paid people to help her B worked in a supermarket C opened a shop.
XI Write these clock hours in full English.
XII Complete these letters.
(A) Dear Sir,
I lost (0) my bag on a train (1) week I was on the 8.30 a.m train to Cambridge
(2) 10th May It is (3) large blue bag and my name (4) written on the outside (5) you found this bag?
Yours faithfully,
Mary Johnson
(B) Dear Ms Johnson,
I (6) pleased to tell (7) that we have your bag here If you come (8) this office, (9) give it to you The office (10) at 9 a.m and closes at 6.30 p.m every day
Yours sincerely,
J Wilson
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ANSWER KEY
I /e/ said - ready – head - says
/i:/ magazine - seat – meat – sheet – green – machine – feel
Trang 3/ɪ/ busy - interest – kiss
/æ/ man – bag – stamp
/eɪ/ break – stay – laid one extra: climb
II
1 C busy 2 B cut 3 C current 4 D move 5 A warn
6 C stage 7 C though 8 A D knew 9 A naked 10 B crooked
III.
1 exactly 2 satisfied 3 death 4 frightening 5 heavily 6 normally 7 interesting
8 friendly 9 education 10 stuck 11 communication 12 crowded 13 born
14 experienced 15 professor 16 learners 17 worried 18 weight
IV
1 We always go to Canada in the spring
2 When we come to this town, we usually stay in a hotel
3 We often go to a restaurant on Friday evenings
4 As a rule, we begin our work at eight every morning
V
1 cleaning 2 not having 3 drinking / smoking 4 Spending 5 to do
6 jumping 7 not stay 8 to learn 9 playing / waching 10 buying
VI 1 C 2 D 3 A 4 D 5 C 6 A 7 B 8 B 9 D 10 C
VII
1 B tell 2 B backed 3 D on 4 C intention
5 A take (it for granted) 6 C on 7 B on their own 8 D assist
VIII
1 who 2 which 3 Whose 4 many of whom 5 tired of 6 comments on 7 of 8 used to play
IX
1 She apologized for being late.
2 He insisted on paying for the meal.
3 She asked me if I had ever lived abroad.
4 I asked him whether he wanted to stay in or go out.
5 She said we might need to book our flights the next day.
6 He admitted that he had got fired the day before.
7 I know how to boil an egg but that’s about it when it comes to my cooking skills.
8 She asked us if we were able to join them for dinner.
X.
1 C It was a present 2 B started her own business
3 C She wanted to make money 4 A go to college
5 B a school 6 C had a good business.
7 A paid people to help her
XI.
1 12:15 = twelve-fifteen; a quarter after twelve 2 01:30 p.m = half past 0ne p.m
3 00:00 = midnight 4 07:45 p.m = aquarter to eight p.m
5 07:50 a.m = ten to eight (a.m.) 6 09:15 p.m = nine-fifteen p.m
7 11:45 = a quarter to twelve 8 6:30 = half past six (a.m.)
XII
(A) (0) my (1) last (2) on (3) a (4) was (5) Have
(B) (6) am (7) you (8) to (9) The office (10) opens