EXERCISE 1/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronuonced differently from the others 1. a. stream b. treat c. treasure d. treaty 2. a. practice b. device c. service d. office 3. a. entire b. life c. time d. logic 4. a. come b. wonder c. golden d. discover 5. a. failed b. reached c. absorbed d. solved II/ Choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) 1. It is impolite. He directly refused our invitation without ………… a. explain b. explaining c. explanatoin d. explained 2. I am never ………… with my effort. I always get the best result. a. disappoint b. disappointment c. disappointing d. disappointed 3. Our English Speaking competition was……… by the famous scholar. a. fed b. sponsored c. raised d. observed 4. I am too lazy to do my homework so my mother always …………all things I do. a. stimulates b. reacts c. sponsors d. observes 5. The main aim of the Olympic Games is the ……. Of participating in the sport, not the prizes. a. love b. passion c. spirit d. heart 6. Mary apologized……. her boss …… not having the report on time. a. to/for b. for/to c. on/to d. to/on 7. I am really looking forward to ………. You at my wedding on 12 th September. a. to see b. seeing c. saw d. having seen 8. “ Oh dear, I have to walk to work” In reported speech: He complained about…. Walk to work. a. having to b. to have c. to d. have to 9. She ……….her children from the gass store. a. asked b. offered c. prevented d. suggested 10. The woman ……….of buying this shirt. a. thought b. wanted c. persuaded d. asked 11. Nam ……… me for lending him my car. a. told b. promised c. thanked d. offered 12. The doctor …… me to do morning execise regularly. a. demaned b. offered c. advised d. reminded 13. He ………. Me to come and have dinner that everning. a. asked b. expected c. hoped d. invited 14. The Vietnam Society of Learning ……… has given 5 scholarships to the top students in my school. a. promote b. promoter c. promotion d. promoting 15. I find it interesting ……….English but sometimes I have difficulty…… it. a. learn/speaking b. to learn/ to speak c. to learn/speaking d. learning/to speak 16. The teacher encouraged Nam ……… harder. a. to work b. working c. that he work d. he should work 17. Tam apologized ………the teacher ………rude to him the day before. a. for/for being b. to/ for to be c. for/for being d. to/for being 18. While studing abroad, I had to find acompany to ………… me through college. a. provide b. sponsor c. finance d. pay 19. Having achieved the highest ……… , our group became the winner. a. point b. goal c. mark d. score 20. Students from low- income families were prvided with free textbooks. a. poor b. rich c. large d. small 21. Volunteers help people ……… remote or nountainous areas. a. at b. from c. in d. of 22. we went ………….a walk……… the woods near the railway. a. to/ in b. for/to c. for/ through d. for/on 23. I apologized to hurt you, but I did not meam to do it. A B C D 24. The doctor suggested that he stayed in bed for several days. A B C D 25. The referee accused the footballer about playing sarcasically. A B C D 26. If the world population did not grow every year, we will not lack of food A B C D 27. By the year of 2015, the world population expects to be over 7 billion. A B C D 28. That newspaper has just held a beauty ……………… a. test b. contest c. exam d. tournament. 29. At the end of the competition, the judges will…………the total score of each competitors. a. dicuss b. show c. tell d. annoumce 30. Over 650,000 …….attented the finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. a. spectators b. audiences c. passsengers d. footballers III/ Rewrite the following sentences. 1. “ I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about my trip earlier” Lan said. Lan apologized ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. “ You mustn’t park your car here” Paula said to her friend. Paula warned ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Nam told me “ shall we go to the cinema tonight?” Nam suggested………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Nam said to his mother “ If I get a scholarship, I will study abroad” Nam told his mother …………………………………………………………………………………. 5. The judge asked the contestant, “ What would you do If you were a Miss World?” The judge asked the contestant ……………………………………………………………………. 6. If Mr. Ba doesn’t stop having more children, he can’t support his big family. Unless …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. I didn’t know your number, so I didn’t call you. If ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. “ You have just won the scholarship to study abroad, congratulations!” Mary said to Linda Mary congratulated………….on ……………………………………………………………… 9. “ You mustn’t leave your bike here” the guard said to Nam. The guard warned ……………….against……………………………………………………… 10. We reached the top of the mountain, we saw a nice view below. ( using present participle) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11. He had spent a lot of money, he couldn’t afford to buy a house. ( using perfect participle) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. “ I will try to give your money back soon” Hoa said to me. Hoa promised ……………………………………………………………………………………. IV/ Read the passage and answer the following questions. Last Monday morning, Mrs Brown was in her bedroom getting ready to go to work when suddendly she saw a mouse, so she screamed and jumped up on a chair because she was frightened. Then she had a good idea. She jumped up and ran downstairs to get her cat, Tiger. At first she couldn’t find him anywhere, but finally she found him undre the kitchen table. Quickly, she grabbed under her arm and ran back upstairs. Mrs Brown hurried into the bedroom and put Tiger on the floor. Then she got up on the chair again. Unfortunately, Tiger was scared too, so he leapt onto her shoulder. What a coward. 1. What happened to Mrs Brown last Monday morning? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. The word him in the passage refers to a. the Tiger b. the mounce c. the cat d. Mrs Brown’s son 3. Why did the cat leap onto her shoulder? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Is this a funny story? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… V/ Put the correct tense of verb. 1. Last night, I (go)………………… to a party. When I (get)……………….there, the room was full of people. Some of them (dance)………… and others (talk)………………… One young woman (stand)…………….by herself. I (ever/meet)…………………her, so I (introduce)……………myself to her. 2. Since the beginning of the semester. John (read)…………………….three novels. Right now he (read)…………….A Farewell to Arms. He (read)……………that novel for the past three days. He (intend) …………………to finish it next week. In his time he (read) ………………many novels. But this is the first Hemingway novel he (ever/read)……………………. 3. Don’t forget (lock)………… the door before (go)………………to bed. 4. His doctor advised him (give)………………up (jog)………………………………. 5. My clothes are not in the room. They (take)…………………….them away. 6. The statue ( break) …………………………….while it (move)………… to another room. 7. I (give) ……… Miss Linda an advice when I see her tomorrow. 8. He (be)…………a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman. 9. I (feel) ………….a little better after I (take)………… the medicine. 10. If you’d stayed at home, there (not/be ) ……………………any trouble. 11. I wish I (join)……………………. her party tomorrow. 12. What …… you (do)……………….at 8 o’clock this morning? 13. She (go) …………………to the party If you had invited her. 14. If I were in London, I(visit)……………………the Buckingham Palace. 15. He (pay) ………………a visit to Ha Long Bay in 1966. 16. I want to know how long you (live ) ………………… here. 17. Food and clothes (be )…………… necessary to life. 18. Would you mind (show)……………….me how (work)……………… the lift? 19. I’d like (have )……………… a look at your new car. 20. Please go on (write)………… … . expected c. hoped d. invited 14. The Vietnam Society of Learning ……… has given 5 scholarships to the top students in my school. a. promote b. promoter c. promotion d. promoting 15. I find it interesting. logic 4. a. come b. wonder c. golden d. discover 5. a. failed b. reached c. absorbed d. solved II/ Choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) 1. It is impolite. He directly refused our invitation without. disappointment c. disappointing d. disappointed 3. Our English Speaking competition was……… by the famous scholar. a. fed b. sponsored c. raised d. observed 4. I am too lazy to do my homework so my mother