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I Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
1 What is the name of the girl……… phoned you yesterday, Minh?
2 It was…… …a boring film that I left before the end
3 I am very ……… with your improvement
a satisfy b satisfactory c satisfied d satisfying
4 ~ How do you feel today? ~ …………better, thank you
5 Mai: How beautifully you sing, Lan ! Lan:………
a Oh, sorry b It’s kind of you to say so c Well done d Yes, thanks
6 We all……… a good time at the party
7 A: I think we should take a shower instead of a bath to save energy.
B:……….
a That’s a good idea b Ok c Great! Let’s do it d a, b, c are correct
8 She’s not really poor, she just to be poor
9 This is your new classroom, ……….?
10 Susan couldn’t help………when I told her the joke
11 Fuel………can be cut down by having fewer cars on the roads
12 We are really impressed by the……….of the people here
a friend b friendly c friendliness d friendship
13 She is………….good pianist She can play ………….piano beautifully
14 If you don’t want this one, try something …………
15 You are the one who didn’t hear the news I didn’t,………
16 Go along this road and you will……….at the bank in 5 minutes
17 I wish I…………in the countryside now
18 I knew him ………I was a child
19 What a………shirt !
a cotton beautiful blue b beautiful cotton blue
c beautiful blue cotton d blue cotton beautiful
20 The bigger the room is, the……… furniture it needs
II Use the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 I hope we will have ( sun)………weather for our holidays.
2 Children need good ( educate)………
3 The restaurant is now under new ( manage)……….
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5 What old people fear most is ( lonely)………
6 There are many kinds of ( pollute)……….in this river.
7 It’s ( extreme) ……….difficult to solve your problem.
8 We should use fuel as ( economy)……… as we can.
9 Solar panels ( install)……… … on the roof of a house to receive the energy
from the sun
10 Thanks to television, people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting
programmes in an (expensive)……… and convenient way.
III Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
1 I wish you will stop fighting and try to work things out
A B C D
2 Ten kilometers are not a long way, is it?
A B C D
3 Despite of his illness, he went on working in the rain
A B C D
4 He started working as a teacher 10 years ago but now he knows as a famous singer
A B C D
5 Lan is the girl whom is wearing a blue shirt and black trousers
A B C D
6 He is very disappointing that people have spoilt this tropical forest
A B C D
7 Tom didn’t knew how to dance, so he wanted to go to the school dance
A B C D
8 We listened to the news on the radio because our TV set was broke
A B C D
9 The test yesterday was so easy that I can do it in 30 minutes
A B C D
10 Jack’s parents are very proud of their son’s excellent
A B C D
IV Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 The car (1 break)………….………… down when he was driving home from work.
2 A big cake just (2 make)……… ………… for her
3 If I (3 come)……… ……….……home from work earlier yesterday,
I (4.meet)…… ……….my uncle.
4 Na is used to (5 get)………up early because she (6 work)……….in a
bakery
5 You had better have your house (7 repaint)……….right now.
6 We have so much homework (8 do)………tonight that we can’t go out
with them
7 You can’t meet my director now because he (9 go)……….to Canada and (10 not return)………until next Sunday.
V Read the passage and decide which is the best answer
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847 His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan when he was seven years old Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age
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Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world
1 Thomas Edison was ………
A a discoverer B a teacher C an explorer D an inventor
2 How many things did Thomas Edison invent?
A more than 1,200 things B less than 1,200 things
3 The word “ self-educated ” in the passage mostly means …………
A “ having been well taught ” B “ having had good schooling ”
C “ having taught himself ” D “ having had a high education ”
4 Edison died at the age of………
5 Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison?
A He invented the motion picture camera B He didn’t go to school at all
C He made numerous inventions D He worked very hard
VI Read the pasage and answer the questions
The language of the Internet is English “World, Wide, Web: Three English Words” was the name of an article by Michael Specter in the New York Times a few years ago The article went on to say: “If we want to take full advantage of the Internet,
we should learn English”
In general, it is not difficult to learn to use Internet services Although Internet services are rather easy to use, we will have considerable difficulties if we are not familiar with English In fact, knowledge of English is one of the most important aspects that helps us use the Internet Learning to use a new Internet service may take a few hours, a few days, or some weeks, but it takes years to learn a language so that we can use it fluently and confidently Of course, when we know some English, we can learn more just by using it on the Internet But at least our English should be good enough to understand commonly used words and to know that to do on the Internet
1 Which language is the language of the Internet?
2 What should we do to take full advantage of the Internet?
3 How long does it take us to use a language fluently and confidently?
4 Can we use Internet well if we don’t know English? No, we can’t
VII Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word.
Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their (1) Scientific research shows that it can (2) _many kinds of diseases In fact, many people (3) smoke get lung cancer Doctors believe that it may also cause lung cancer in people who (4) not smoke Nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from other people’s cigarettes This is secondhand smoking People are becoming very aware (5) _the danger of secondhand smoke (6) _ a result, they have passed laws that prohibit people from smoking in many public places (7) _ addition, many governments tend to put taxes on
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VIII Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition.
1 Minh works hard (1)………Monday (2)……….Friday
2 The teachers are very kind (3)……….us
3 Ha Long Bay is famous (4)………many beautiful caves
4 I have to fetch the children (5)……… school at 4:30 every afternoon
IX Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first.
1 I don’t know much about sports
I wish………
2 ‘‘ How often do you go to the cinema ?’’ Minh said to Giao
Minh asked Giao ………
3 The exam was so difficult that I couldn’t finish it
It was such ………
4 Mr Baker couldn’t drive because of the fog
The fog ………
5 She lives far from her family She can’t visit her parents often
If she………
6 People say that the prisoner escaped in a black car
The prisoner is………
7 Do you know the song? It is being sung on TV
Do you know………?
8 Although the weather was cold, they worked until 8 p.m
In spite of the………
9 This is the most boring film I have ever seen
I have never………
10 His boss made him work very hard all day and night
He……… ………
X Make the meaningful sentences with the words and phrases provided.
1 Remember/ turn/ lights/ before/ leave/ your room
………
2 I/ would/ like/ congratulate/ you/ pass/ your exam
………
3 She/ interested/ walk/ work
………
4 They/ suggest/ we/ use/ cloth bags/ instead/ plastic bags
………
5 My son/ break/ window/ while/ play/ soccer
………
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