Viên Minh Lành Trường tiểu học Bình An 1 - Châu Thành – Kiên Giang I. Choose the word which best completesthese sentences. Circle the letter. 1.Mr.Thanh makes…………ownclothes. his 2.It’s much ………… to go swimming today than yesterday. colder 3.I’ve been in Hanoi ……… last week. Since 4.We didn’t lose the game………….? did we 5.She ….able to work since her acsident. hasn’t been 6.How much rice……….? There’s enough for dinner. is there 7………isn’t any clouds in the sky today. There 8.I don’t like action film and………my children. neither do 9………… you like to order, Sirs ? What would 10.The flight from Singapore …….expeeted to arrive at noon. is 11.I’ll meet you……two o’clock……… The evening. at/in 12.I haven’t had breakfast……………… yet 13.The bus………… five minutes ago. left 14.I……work very hard in my childhood. had to 15.Don’t……….too much for the holiday. We are still so poor. spend 16.It………the firemen two hours to extinguigh the fire. took 17.Flight 901 has just………….off. Heathrow Airport. taken 18.Sugar, milk and noodle are sold at…….shop. grocery 20.It is……….to dive too fast, especially having drunk. careless 21.Mr.Nhanh makes…… own clothes. his 22.Flight JP 901 has just………from Heathrow Airport. taken off 23.Bui Thi My ……………….from College of Music. graduated 24. She hasn’t been able to work ……….her acsident. since 25.They lost the game,…… ? didn’t they 26. What……………to drink ? would you like 27.Don’t………….to pick up the tickts. forget 28.You don’t want to go out tonight,…… ? do you 29.If you don’t leave now, you…………late. will be 30.I……………… the dinner when my friend arrived. was cooking 31.It’s………in the UK than it is in VN. much colder 32.I’m sorry, she’s out. Can I ……………… a message ? take 33.Sally went to the shop………………some bread. to buy 34.There have been…………accidents on this highway. much 35.I………… my umbrella this morning. lost 36.I think I must…………it on the bus. have left 37.They painted the house………… themselves 38.She thought the movies was………… boring 39.Sorry to keep you…………. waiting 40.Excuse me,……where the post office is ? can you tell me 41.Hello, I’m very…………….to meet you. pleased 42.The train arrives at four……………. o’clock 43………………to turn the lights out ! Don’t forget 44. There aren’t………….oranges left. any 45.We were playing tennis when it…………….to rain. started 46…………………… is the rice. How much 47.They painted the house……………… themselves 48.When I was young, I…………swim, but I……ride a bike. couldn’t/could 49.If it rains tomorrow, the picnic…………………cancelied. will be 50.I ……………….the dinner when my friend arrived. was cooking 51.When he got home, he……telivision. watched 52.They washed up after they… dinner. had finished 53.He has………………….refereces. excellent 54.He flew home………………JP 658. on flight 55.Vietnamese as well as Chinese people often have…………….on Thanh Minh day. barbecued (Heo quay) 56.Shoes and bags are usually………………….leather. made of 57.Sarah prefers funny stories nd comedies,…………… and so does Jack 58.What ………tomorrow ? It’ll be nice. ’s the weather going to be like 59.What……………… your wife do ? do 60.Excuse me. Have you seen……………………pen ? my 61.Betty…………… to the market every morning. goes 62.Is your husband an electrician ? Yes, he is 63.My is………….month in Hong Kong. the wettest 64.Tom’s playing with his………………. big, green, plastic football 65.The study is in………….the bedroom and the living room. between 66.Is your brother tall………… short ? or 67.You live with your parents,…………? don’t you 68.What time do you…………………start work ? usually Viên Minh Lành Trường tiểu học Bình An 1 - Châu Thành – Kiên Giang 69.Diana plays the piano…………… well 70.They usually go to the mountains……………….a month. once 71.What’s…………….this caculator ? the price of 72.I wish your’d drive more………… carefully 73.At what age…………play table tennis ? could you 74.If you work hard, you………….pass your exams. will 75.She bought some paper, but she…… any pens. didn’t buy 76.Mai talks a lot, that’s why no one would like to play with… her 77.They lived in Hanoi……….ten years. for 78.Mrs Lan is waiting for her husband at the……The plane will land at 6.30 pm. lounge 79.She couldn’t buy the bracelet……… it was too expensive. because 80.Diana taught………………English. herself 81.She thanked……………… John for the book 82.What’s the weather……tomorrow ? going to be like 83.If you are……….tonight, why don’t you come over to my house ? free 84.How many…………would you like ? packets of biscuits 85.You should always……….the machine in a cool, dry place. keep 86.The boss is not here ? He………out. ’s gone 87.”Good morning ! Can I help you ?”. –“ ………… ” Yes, I’m looking for a shirt 88.The class is quiet because the teacher has asked………not to talk. everyone 89.I’ve got a cough. I need to……some medicine. take 90.The fire…………when the family were away on holiday. started 91.You………… enter the street when you see the “No entry” sign. mustn’t 92 “She likes action flims.” -“……………… ” So do they 93.Please……in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop. remain 94………… we take our passport when we go aboard ? Should 95.Have you …………had an accident ? ever 96.Where……………….? I’ve been to the post office. have you been 97.Oh no ! Look at those black clouds. I think………… going to rain. it’s 98.He………………….his family out to dinner tonight. will take 99.Unless you work harder, you…………… pass your exams. won’t 100.How are you feeling today ? I feel much……… thank you. doc. better 101.More car accidents have…………in the town nowadays. happened 102.They went on a tour………………Malaysia last year. to 103…………putting the computer in the sunlight, will you ? Avoid 104.You say you were off work when the fire started………? don’t you 105.Pat is……………than her husband. 2 years older 106.This radio……………250.000 dong. costs 107 “I don’t like action flims.” -“…….” Nor do I 108.Tam plays tennis………than Thanh. much better 109.Whose car is that ? It’s………………… Mr Johnson’s 110…………………did you stay in London ? Just for a week. How long 111.Are there enough tomatoes to make a salad ? …………… No, there aren’t 112.I’d like to make an…………. To see the dentist, please. appointment 113.Susan……….a few dress yesterday. bought 114.There isn’t…………… at home. anyone 115.What are you doing Saturday night ? on 116.We made this meal by…………. ourselves 117.There’s………good on TV tonight. something 118.Can you……………a good doctor ? recommend 119.Peter likes…………… the piano. playing 120.This shool has some exellent……… facilities 121.Did you think the movie was…… ? entertaining 122.Your plane leaves at 4 pm. You………………….be late. mustn’t 123.I would like to pay by monthly…… instalments 124.He…………………the report when he gets to work. will write 125.They watched TV after they………………… dinner. had eaten 126.You had dinner already,…………? didn’t you 127.I……………….dizzy. I think I ………….a temperature. feel / ‘ve got 128…………………do you see your grandmother ? Occasionally. How often 129.Assisstant : Can I help you ? Customer : ………………… Yes, I need some stamps, please. 10.30…………………….were you born ? Viên Minh Lành Trường tiểu học Bình An 1 - Châu Thành – Kiên Giang II. Use the right form of the word or phrase in brackets to fill in the blank. 1.Mark decided…………(leave) the position at the age of 52. to leave 2.She………….(look) for a job but she …………….(not find any yet. is looking / hasn’t found 3.She (meet) an old friend when she….(shop)at the market. met / was shopping 4.I…….(not see) him since we …(leave) university. haven’t seen / left 5.Bob is 25 years……………… (young) his father. younger than 6.The student is so rich that he…………… (not have) to work overtime. doesn’t have 7.No one can cook ……….(good) as Mai at the compertition as well 8.Stop………… (play) that instrument. It’s too noisy. playing 9.What……you….(do) when the accident happened ? was / doing 10.We…….(have) a very late meal yesterday, at 10 o’clock. had 11.Who enjoys………….(collect) staps in this class ? collecting 12.My parents are………….(not / young) to travel to uch many places. not young enough 13.Hoa and his girlfriend (sit)……………in the park when they (see)……….the pig (walk) …………by. were sitting / saw / walking 14.When (they / first / go) ……………… To school ? did they first go 15.Go straight ahead and turn into the first corner. You (not / miss) ………… it ! can’t miss 16.Hanoi is (hot) … Rach Gia at this time of the year. hotter than 17.You (drive) ………more (careful) ……….as there (be)…………too much traffic at this time of the day. should drive / carefully / is 18.Waiter : What (you / like) ….to order, Sir ? Customer: I’d like some noodles with pork, please ! would you like 19.Mr. and Mrs. Smith (be married) ……….for 25 years and they (be)…… still in love. have been married / are 20.Avoid (touch) ……… this window. The paint is still wet. touching 21.We (need / not get up)……early tomorrow as it (be)…….a holiday. needn’t get up / is 22.Look at those clouds. I think it (rain) ……… soon. is raining 23.What (you do) ……………………if you were in my situation ? would you do 24.She ( look) …………… very happy at the moment. looks 25.Between Sally and you, who is (strong)…………… stronger 26.When I saw her, she (walk) …………… along Le Loi Street. was walking 27.My father (buy) …………….a new car last month. bought 28.Sad movies always make me (cry)…………… cry 29.Stop (do) …………… that. doing 30.I don’t like (read)………………local newspapers. reading 31.There (be)…………a lot of news on TV every day. is 32.I can hear some one (come) ……….from outside. caming 33.When Tony saw me, he came (run) ….toward me. running 34.It’s a very (danger) ………………………situation. dangerous 35.Don’t worry. I (help) ……………………you. will help 36.The pollice (come)………………… now. is coming 37.No one can cook (good) …………….as my mother. as well 38.Andrea …………(meet) an old friend when she………… (shop) at the supermarket. met / was shopping 39.I … (not / see) him since we … (leave) universtiy. haven’t seen / left 40.Bob is 23 years ……………… (young) his father. younger than 41.There are no seats (leave).They were all sold out. left 42.They ate a lot of spaghetti and (take)many photographs. took 43.Look ! The boat ………….(leave). We are too late. is leaving 44.We must be on time for class but, we …………… (need / not) sty late. needn’t 45.You ……… (work) harder, or you may fail the test. should work 46.When is your birthday ? It …… (be) next Saturday. is 47.Which month is ………………… (cold) in Hanoi ? the coldest 48.What …………………………(your son / do) when he ……… (graduate) next year ? is your son going to do / graduates 49.He is well again. He will be able ……. (play) for MU again. to play 50.If I were .…(be)you,I would go to the doctor immediately. were 51.He is a ….… (fast) driver. He often does 60 miles per hour. fast 52.Tam is playing badly, but his mates are playing much… … (bad). worse 53.She can not afford the car. It’s not ……… (cheap). cheap enough 54.You ……. (keep) silent as you drive through the hospital. much keep 55.Tom decided …………. (apply) for the job although he (not / like) ………… it. to apply / didn’t like 56.She ……………… (write) letters at the moment. is writing 57.There ………… (not / be) little rain until next May. hasn’t been 58.Among your teachers, who is the …… (pleasant) ? most pleasant 59.You can take one of the picture if you (like) …….it like 60.The student is so rich that he……… (need / not / work) in the restaurant on Sundays. needn’t work Viên Minh Lành Trường tiểu học Bình An 1 - Châu Thành – Kiên Giang 61.No one can run ………. (fast) than Mai at the competition. faster 62.“The Miracle Hat” is an … (interesting) TV programme. interesting 63.What …………… (you / do) when the fire started ? were you doing 64.We ………(have) a very late meal last night at 11 o’clock. had 65.Did you enjoy …………. (staying) with your grandparents in the weekend ? staying 66.Were you able (sing) …………… when you (be) …………… three, like Xuan Mai ? to sing / were 67.Are you ready …………… (order) , sirs ? to order 68………………… (not / touch) the machine with your wet hand ! It’s very dangegrous. don’t touch 69.There ………… (be) three storms next month. will be 70.Who wants ……… (play) football this afternoon ? to play 71.My parents are ……. (old) to travel for a long time. too old 72.She and her husband …………. (enjoy) themselves very much at the weekend. enjoy 73.She would rather stay ……. (leave) for New York. or leave 74.I’s the most interesting story I ……… (ever / hear) has ever heart 75.What ……………. (happen) doesn’t matter to me. happens 76.She enjoy ……….……. (play) badmington. playing 77.Davis ………… …. (visit) Vietnam three times since 1998. has visited 78.I … (ask) to go home before the volcano erupted. had been asked 79.Old people in the area like ( fish) ………………… in their freetime. fishing 80.This house is (expensive) …………. Than that one. more expensive 81.Of the three sisters, who is the ………… … (tall) ? tallest 82.Who works (hard) ………………. ? Mr Cuong or Mr Hung ? harder 83.Summer is usually ……… ………. (hot) than winter. hotter 84.Or the three sisters, who is the ………… …….(tall) ? tallest 85.He was so poor that he had …………… (sell) every furniture in the house. to sell 86.No one can cook ………… (good) than Mai at the cooking competition. better 87.Thang was born ……………….…… (January 15 th, 1981) on January 15 th, 1981 88.What …………… (you / do) when the fire stared ? were you doing 89.My parents are too old …………….…. (travel) for a long time. to travel 90.The boys were in the garden when the accident …………. (happen). happened 91……………… (not / touch) the machine with your wet hand ! It’s very dangerous. Don’t touch III.Complete these entences, using your own words and cues given. 1.Brian / work / travel company / Hanoi. Brian works for a travel company in Hanoi. 2.He / use / boarding pass / get on / plane. He uses the boarding pass to get on the plane. Viên Minh Lành Trường tiểu học Bình An 1 - Châu Thành – Kiên Giang 3.What / you / think / weather / like / tomorrow. What do you think the weather will been like tomorrow. 4.You / got / sore throat / you ? You have got a sore throat , haven’t you ? 5.This motorbike / little / cheaper / the one / buy / last month. This motorbike is a little cheaper than the one I bought last month. 6.My brother / able / swim / when / years old. My brother was able to swim when he was 3 years old. 7.You / bear / 1986 / 1987 ? Were you born in 1986 or 1987 ? 8.She / snow / used / dri ve / on the left. She is snow used to dri ving on the left. 9.My sister / a nurse / stand / over there. My sister is a nurse standing over there. 10.How / difficult / test / be. How difficult the test is. 11.She / not / underlerstand / what / he / say. She cann’t understand what he has said. 12.I / think / he / move / Australia / a few year s / ago. I think he moved to Australia a few year s ago. 13. The teacher / tell / his students / listen / him / carefully. The teacher told his students to listen to him carefully. 14.If / you / not work / hard / you / be / poor / hungry. If you don’t work hard, you will be poor and hungry. 15.Mai / live / small flat / parents / Hong / sister. Mai lives in a small flat with her parents and Hong her sister. 16.Morning / she / cycle / work. In the morning she cycle to work. 17.It / take / twenty minutes / get / office. It takes me twenty minutes to get to the office. 18.She / not / arrive / home / until late / evening. She doesn’t arrive home until late in the evening. 19.She / rarely / eat / in a restaurant / it’s / expensive / her. She rarely eats in arestaurant because it’s expensive for her. 21.He / use / visa / enter / another country. He uses the visa enter another country. 22.I / got / sore throat / cough. I have got a sore throat and a cough. 23. My brother / able / read / write / when / was 50 months old. My brother was able to read and write when he was 50 months old. 24.There / sofa / table / three chairs / the living room. There is a sofa , a table and three chairs in the living room. 25.My sister / slender girl / stand / over there. My sister is the slender girl standing over there. 26.You / need / stop / at the green light / but / stop / red light. You needn’t stop at the green light but stop at the red light. 27.There / TV / vase / some fresh roses / living room. There is a TV vase with some fresh roses in the living room. 28.During / weekend / I traveled / air / for the first / my life. During the weekend I traveled by air for the first time in my life. 29.I usually travel / train / bus because / be / cheaper / safer. I usually travel by train or bus because it is cheaper and safer. 30.But this / short journey. But this is for a short journey. 31.At / beginning, I / not feel / very happy. At the beginning, I didn’t feel very happy. 32.This feeling / not / last / long time. This feeling didn’t last for a long time. 33.Trip / very / exciting. The trip was very exciting. 34.I was soon high up / the sky / among / clouds. I was soon high up in the sky among the clouds. 35.I / mountains / , rivers / buildings below. I saw the mountains , rivers and buildings below. 36.They / interesting / unusual. They were interesting and unusual. 37.I enjoyed / short / comfortable journey / much. I enjoyed the short and comfortable journey much. 38.She / need / get / new passport / because / lose / old one. She needs to get a new passport because she has lost the old one. 39.What / you / go / to / do / tomorrow evening ? What / you / go / to / do / tomorrow evening ? 40.What / matter / brother ? What is the matter with your brother ? 41.He / hope / job / big city. He hopes to find a job in a big city. 42.doctor / told / Hong / should / stay / bed / three / days. The doctor told Hong that she should stay in bed for three days. 43.If / weather / nice / they / go / beach. If the weather is nice, they will go to the beach. 44.Before / Hung / leave / hotel / he / have / pay / bill. Beofore Hung leaves the hotel he has to pay the bill. 45.Who / be / most beautiful person / ever seen ? Who is the most beautiful person you have ever seen ? 46.It / just / start / raining. It has just started raining. 47.He / not / able / write / because / break / arm. He wasn’t able to write because he broke his arm. 48.We / not allowed / smoke / office. We aren’t allowed to smoke in the office. 49.He / have to / stay / bed / three days / last week. He had to stay in bed for three day last week. 50.She / be /teach / since 1990. She has been a teacher since 1990. 51.What /be/hardest job / he / ever / do ? What is the hardest job he has ever done ? 52.Minh / born / Hue / 1 st / May 1988. Minh was born in Hue on the 1 st May 1988. 53.He / be able / speak / English well / if / study / hard. He will be able to speak English well if he studies hard. 54.I / sore throat / cough. I have got a sore throat and a cough. 55.often / you / play sports / ? How often do you play sport s ? 56.You / should / careful / using / knife. You should be careful went using a knife. 57.The man / met you / yesterday / my old teacher. The man who met you yesterday is my old teacher. IV. Listen to the passage and complete the spaces with the words you hear. Use only ONE word for each space. Part 1 Hung’s Hobbies Viên Minh Lành Trường tiểu học Bình An 1 - Châu Thành – Kiên Giang Hung’s Hobbies is collecting stamps. Many people think that collecting stamps is boring , but Hung enjoys it very much. He now has ever 200 stamps in his collection. He has stamps from all over the world, from countries in Asia and Europe. At the moment, he is writing to his penfriend in England. He is asking his friends to send him some British stamps in fact, he is always asking his Vietnamese friends to give him their own stamps. Now, whenever his friends or family receive a letter from abroad, they save the stamp and gave it to Hung. Hung is saving his money at the moment. He wants to visit all the countries whose stamps he has in his collection. He knows that if he works hard at his job he can save enough money. Part 2 Xuan is 25 years old. She likes playing the violon. She first started playing the instrument when she was eight years old. At that time, she was not very good. Also, the violon was a little bit too big for her. But she enjoys it very much, so she practised hard for many years. After a couple of years, she started having music lessions. Her mother found a good teacher for her. She used to go to her lessons after school. She went to her teacher’s house three times a week. She had a one-hour leeson each time. She can play the violon very weel now. When she was at school, she used to play in the school orchestra. She used to enter music compertitions, and sometimes, she won first prize. She also played in her college orchestra a few years later. When she finished college, she became a professional musician. She often travels to foreign countries for concerts. Last year, she went on a tour of Asia. It was a very successful tour. Xuan wants to make a record one day. Maybe her dreams will come true if she works hard enough. Part 3 Football is one of the world’s most popular sports. People have played the game for hundred of years, and almost every country has a national football team .A football match consists of two teams. With 11 players on each side. Each team is on one haft of the pitch at the start of the match When the referee blows his whistle, the game begins. Part 4 Yesterday was a bad day for me. I woke up later than usual, had some coffee and got in to my car. I started it but it didn’t work When I got to my office I realised that I had forgotten the key at home. Coming back to the car park I got a ticket of USD 11 due to my wrong park. Part 5 Thanh leaves with his family in a small house in Hanoi. During the week, from Monday to Friday, he goes to work at his father ‘s bookshop. He always works very hard. He usually starts at half past eight in the morning, and finishes at seven o’clock in the evening. At the weekend, however, his younger brother works in the bookshop.This means that Thanh can spend Saturday and Sunday with Mai, his girlfriend They do not have very much money, so they usually go to the pafk or the zoo because it is cheap. If the weather is bad, they go to a café and drink rea. They often talk about their future. Once a month, Thanh takes Mai usually go to the cinema about twice a month Thanh likes action films from America, but Mai prefers romatic films. Part 6 I love my boyfriend, but there’s a problem. He seen to love his mother than me. Whenever we go out, he takes her along. Wherever we go, she goes too Whatever we do, she does as well. I wouldn’t put up with this for a moment if I didn’t love him so much. We’re going to get married soon. I’m afraid that went we do, his mother will come to stay with us. What can I do ? I have to stop now. Say hello to your husband for me. Part 7 Two men were staying in a hotel in the same room. One of them could not find his walld and said that his room mate had taken it. After some time, the man found the wallet in his Pocker and apologized his neighbour. The order man said :’’You thought I was a theif and I thought you were a gentleman, and we both made mistakes. Part 8 Near the North Pole we have two seasons : winter and summer. Our winter nights are long. For more than two months, we cann’t see the sun even at noon. Our winterdays are long. For mre than two months, the sun never sets and there is not night. Life is not easy here If we want to eat and keep warm, we have to work hard. We can’t grow vegetables because it is so coud. We eat mostly fish and seal meat. Sometimes we eat the meat of birds, too. We have to hunt and fish every day. If we don’t hunt and fish everyday, we don’t have any food. Part 9 Mrs Tam was writing outto Hanoi International Airport yesterday afternoon. Her husband was retuning from a business trip to HongKong and she had told him. She would meet him. His flight was going to arrive at half past six in the evening. At three o’clock. Mrs Tam got into her car and tired to start the car, but nothing happened. She didn’t know how to fix the problem, so she telephoned her brother and asked him to help her. Mrs. Tam was getting worried She was going to be late. It took her brother an hour and a half to fix the car. When Mrs Tam looked at her watch, she saw it was already half past six. She got back into the car and drove quickly to the airport. Her husband would be angry if she were late. When she got to the airport it was seven o’clock. She parked the car and ran into the arrival hall. She couldn’t see her husband. She cheeked the information broard and discovered that her husband’s flight was delayed for two hours. He wouldn’t arrive until half past eight. Part 10 Dear Cecy I am writing to tell you about my trip abroad last month. First of all. I would like to tell you that it was an incredible experience because I had the chance to visit many places and meet a lot of people. I went to Madrid, and as I have some family there, Christmas Eve was very nice. I visited. El Prado museum and walked around the city. I also had a chance to Viên Minh Lành Trường tiểu học Bình An 1 - Châu Thành – Kiên Giang visit Tiledo which is a beautiful town. We had sunshine every day, even when the temperature was minus to 0 C. Well, what about going to Venezuela next summer together ? Think about it and write me back ? Best wishes. Part 11 Kowloon July 27, 2000 To the Management of Eastern Swimming Pool Dear Sirs, I am writing to complain about the terrible conditions of your swimming pool. I entered the pool last Saturday. I had hoped to spend a relaxing afternoon, swimming and sunbathing. This was impossible, however, because so many people were breaking the rules of the swimming pool. For example people were eating and drinking by the sides of the pool. At least two men were smoking. There was a group of young children who kept jumping and diving into the pool. This also playing with a glass bottle in the pool. This is very dangerous, especially if the bottle breaks. I hope that you will look into this matter. Yours angrily, Helene Smith. Part 12 Yesterday, when I was driving home from work, it started to some peoplewere walking along the street. Only a few people were carry umbrellas It soon began to rain so hard that everyone ran into cafeu to get out of the rain. A little while later, all the people who were walking on the ……… were either using umbrellas or wearing raincoats. Many people were still …… under cover. No one was riding a bicycle or motorbike, but some people ……… riding cars. They were driving cars slowly, though, because of. The rain was making me late. I was beginning to worry about because she expected me to arrive home at the usual time. Then, rain stopped When I got home, my wife was waiting outside our house heard on the radio that the rain had caused a car accident, and worried that it was me. But I was . understand what he has said. 12.I / think / he / move / Australia / a few year s / ago. I think he moved to Australia a few year s ago. 13. The teacher / tell / his students / listen / him / carefully. . rea. They often talk about their future. Once a month, Thanh takes Mai usually go to the cinema about twice a month Thanh likes action films from America, but Mai prefers romatic films. Part. popular sports. People have played the game for hundred of years, and almost every country has a national football team .A football match consists of two teams. With 11 players on each side.