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I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1 a wealthy B strength C Northern D toothache
3 A punctual B situation C fortunate D essential
II Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1 A unimportant B incomplete C disadvantage D encourage
3 A compulsion B instruction C mausoleum D comprise
4 A conservation B favorite C uniform D treatment
5 A education B deposit C candidate D institute
III Choose the best answer
1 I am fed up with this rain I wish it…………
A would stop raining B would stop to rain
C stopped to rain D stopped rain
2 “ Do you play any sports?” “ Not these days, but I………
A played B used to play C play D was used to playing
3 “ Don’t trust him He is just a wolf in sheep’s………
A clothing B clothes C cloth D skin
4 “ Donna was really upset!” “ She is not used ………
5 “ Shall I do it now?” “ I’d rather you ……… it tomorrow
6 Religion and academic education influence him almost…………
A the same B equally C similarly D alike
7 Switzerland is well known for its……… mountainous scenery
A impressed B impressive C impressively D impress
8 Do you know that Jane is back home from her summer vacation?
She …….to Italy
9 The doctor told him to keep ………sweets and chocolate to lose weight
10 I love this painting of an old man He has such a beautiful………smile
A childlike B childhood C childish D childless
11 Their flat is decorated in a ……….combination of colours
A sweet B delicious C tasteful D tasty
12 Nobody seems to be………control of those children
13 The project was rejected because of …… funds
A inconsiderable B insufficient C incomplete D unavailable
14 You know I will always stand…… you if you are in trouble
15 The passport she carried was…………
A false B untrue C imitation D artificial
16 The instructor warned the children…….sailing alone on the lake
17 Be careful! Don’t …… your drink on the table
Trang 2A spread B spill C flood D flow
18 I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could… me a favour
19 They traveled to Spain by the most………route
20 First prize is three days of ……… in a top health spa
A relax B relaxation C relaxed D relaxing
21 My pen pal and I are far away from each other, But we always
A keep on B get on C keep in touch D write on
22 Her good behavior made a deep _on all the class members
A impression B expression C kindness D happiness
23 It seems difficult for me to have a trip _at present
24 Malaysia is into two regions: The East and the West Malaysia
A separate B divided C parted D comprised
25 Visitors are welcomed by friendly and hospitable _Vietnamese people
A impression B attitude C expression D religion
26 They really enjoy the peaceful in Vietnam
A impression B asmosphere C expression D faces
27 This is a very difficult problemI wish I the answer
28 I’m worried _my football team They are playing badly now
29 I wished I earnd more money, But in fact I _
30 We each other for four years
A have write B wrote C have wrote D have written
31 When did you start learning to play the guitar
A how long is it since you learned to play the guitar
B how long have you been learning to play the guitar
C how long did you start learning to play the guitar
D both a and b are correct
32, Unexpectedly , the lights out and we were left in darkness
A turned B put C went D gave
33.It is essential that he efficient
A is B be C will be D could be
34, They didn't have enough in the suitcase for all the Things they had bought on holidays
A room B place C size D area
35 , Most children feel on the New Year Eve
A excited B exciting C being excited D excite
36 Stop laughing ! =>I can't
A help it B resist ! C hold myself D do anything against it !
37, There is no need you to worry
A to B for C.of D in
38, Thank you very much for that! - Well,
A you're welcome B of course C thank you D I don't mind
39 It's no use children quiet They are always noisy
A to ask / to keep B asking /keeping
C to ask / keeping D asking /to keep
40.We finally our teacher to go on a camping trip with us
Trang 3A persuaded B argued C pleased D liked
41 Who’s responsible for ink over my book
A putting B spreading C spilling D pouring
42.Linda was the last person the classroom yesterday
A Leave B to leave C left D leaves
43 If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Sunday
A put away B put out in C put off D put on
44.Peter will only pass his exams if there is a/ an …………in his class work
45.The noise from the boat engine might disturb sea animals
46 Don’t let a good chance go
47 Leave it it is
48 Stop now! You've done work for one day
A too many B plenty C quite more D quite enough
49 Never a gift horse in the mouth
50 He seldom goes fishing ?
A doesn’t he B is he C does he D isn't he
51 .weather! We can't go out for a walk now
A How terrible B What terrible C How a terrible D What a terrible
52 Not one of the students the answer to that difficult problem
53 She spoke quietly to him nobody else could hear a word
54 If you want to success in life, you have to work hard
55 A surgeon is a doctor who performs an operation.
A studies B researchers C is interested in D carries out
56 We will wait until he shows up
58 Prevention is better than
59 Have you had much experience computers?
60 There is a possibility rain tomorrow
61 Poverty and poor health often go hand hand
62 .I get your car, I'll leave
A As soon as B As though C By the time D Now that
63 The picture Laura painted is being shown in an exhibition
64 This is man of all I've ever known
65 Don’t ever do that again, ?
A will you B won't you C don’t you D do you
66 If she talked less, people her more
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68 .is good news
69 The puzzle had so pieces that we couldn’t finish it
70 London is capital of England
IV Give the correct form of the words:
1 His hair is ( red), not bright red
2 Tom had eaten so much he had to ( loose) his belt
3 In the past, people used to be believe in ( pray) for rain whenever there is a drought
4 Where do you get that piece of news from? Does it come from ( depend) source?
5 Misunderstanding can cause a deep ( divide) among friends
6 The beauty of the country has always ( inspiration) many poets to compose great poetry
7 Mary didn’t appear to like to see us He greeted us with a ( constrain) smile
8 Being caught in the act, the thief had no ( alter) but to admit stealing the money
9 This is an informal meeting, therefore, everyone is ( casual) dressed
10 Don’t believe him when he says he accidentally did it, his action was( purpose)
V Give the correct form of the verbs:
1 I ( not get) used to ( sit) alone ( do) nothing
2 Because Rose ( do) poorly in the exam, now she (wish) that she (study) harder last night
3 This is the first time I ( spend) my weekend in the countryside The air (be) so clean and fresh I wish I ( have) more time ( stay) in the countryside
4 The For Sale notice outside their house ( remove) lately They must ( sell) it
5 I wish I ( have) a car It ( make) my life so much easier
6 I ( not hear) anything from Jack since September I am wondering what (happen) to him
7 In 1996, the Government ( introduce) special policies ( provide) funding for
environmentalists ( continue) their work
8 Have you any idea what she ( do) when I call her tomorrow morning?
VI Correct mistakes:
1 Viet Nam is well- known in the world for it’s hospitality and beautiful sight seeing
2 The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
3 While some people say that a lot of time is wasting in shopping for clothes, others feel that it is a relaxing activity
4 Each of the luxury cars in the showroom was quickly sold to their new owner
5 Stepping carelessly off the pavement, the bus knocked him down
6 For the fever and headache, took two aspirin tablets
7 The money was offered by the client wasn’t accepted
8 Nobody is ready to go, aren’t they?
9 His mother is a kind - hearted She helps whoever she meets
10 The house is convenient located, about a mile from the shopping centre
VII Read and answer the questions Choose the best answer.
Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty- four time zones, one hour apart You can have days with more or fewer than twenty- four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days
If you make a five- day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day As you enter each one, the time changes one hour Travelling west, you set your clock back, traveling east, you set it ahead Each day of your trip has either twenty- five
or twenty- three hours
Trang 5If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross the international date line By
agreement, this is the point where a new day begins When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward Travelling east, today becomes yesterday, traveling west, it is tomorrow!
1 The difference in time between zones is………
A seven days B twenty- four hours
2 From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean………
A is in one time zone
B is divided into twenty- four zones
C is divided into five time zones
D cannot be crossed in five days
3 If you cross the ocean going east, you set your clock………
A ahead one hour in each new time zone
b ahead one hour for the whole trip
C back one full day for each time zone
d ahead by twenty- three hours
4 The international date line is the name for………
A the beginning of any new time zone
B any point where time changes by one hour
C the point where a new day begins
D any time zone in the Pacific Ocean
5 The best title for this selection is ………
A A trip Across the Atlantic
B How Time Changes Around the World
C Crossing the International date line
D How time zone were set up
VIII Make meaningful sentences from the following cues:
1 Many people / fond / go / countryside / weekends
………
2 It / take / her / two hours / finish / such / difficult test
……….…………
3 I wish / not have / do / lot / home work / today
……….…………
4 We all / look forward / spend / vacation / same place / together
……….…………
5 Where / you / use / spend / summer vacation / when / young?
……….………
6 We / attend / fashion show / leading singer / last weekend
……….………
7 When / you return / book / borrow / last week?
……….……
8 How / she / know / you stay / my house?
……….………
9 I decided / letter of complaint / editor / newspaper
……….……
10 You say / your letter / you like / visit us / summer
……….………
IX Rewrite these sentences:
1 Children between the age of 6 and 16 have to go to school in Malaysia
-> Education……….………
Trang 62 Due to the traffic in Viet nam, foreign tourists prefer walking to driving.
-> Foreign tourists would rather……….………
3 Please don’t smoke in the kitchen
-> I’d rather……….…………
4 My sister rarely takes a holiday
-> It is rare……….………
5 I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees
-> There ……….………
6 There is no one I like more than you
-> You……….……
7 Her behaviour annoyed me
-> I found……….…
8 The name of the film is “ The river of Hope”
-> The film is……….……
9 It is high time you put a stop to this nonsense
-> It is high time this nonsense……….……
10 My brother doesn’t often find it difficult to earn money ( trouble)
-> He seldom……….………
11 Wearing uniforms may prevent students from developing their own way of dressing -> Students……….……
12 Most people can understand him when he speaks Malay ( understood)
-> He can make……….…………
13 Teenagers aren’t buying as many pop records these days
-> Not so many pop records are……….……
14 Mary wishes she had spoken her mind at the meeting
-> Mary regretted……….……
15 Is that the place where you lived before?
-> Did you use……….…… ?
The end
Key
I 2.5 points:1.c 2.a 3.d 4.c 5.a
II 2.5 points:1.d 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.a
III 35 points:1.a 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.b 6.b 7.c 8.c 9.b 10.a
11.c 12.b 13.b 14.c 15.a 16.a 17.b 18.b 19.b 20.b
IV 10 points:
1 reddish 2 loosen 3 prayers 4 dependable 5 division
Trang 76 inspired 7 constrained 8 alternative 9 casually 10 purposeful
V 15 points:
1 don’t get / sitting / doing 5 had / would make
2 did / wishes / had studied 6 haven’t heard / has happened
3 have spent / is / had / staying 7 introduced / to provide / to continue
4 has been removed / have sold 8 will be doing
V 10 points:
2 wasn’t - > didn’t 7 was offered -> offered
3 wasting -> wasted 8 aren’t -> are
5 stepping -> while he was stepping 10 convenient -> conveniently
VII 5 points:1.c 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.b
VIII 15 points:
1 Many people are fond of going to the countryside at weekends
2 It took her two hours to finish such a difficult test
3 I wish I did not have to do a lot of home work today
4 We are all looking forward to spending our vacation in the same place together
5 Where did you use to spend their summer vacation when you were young?
6 We attended the fashion show of a leading singer last weekend
7 When will you return the book you borrowed from me last week?
8 How can she know that you have stayed in my house?
9 I decided to write a letter of complaint to the editor of the newspaper
10 You said in your letter that you would like to visit us this summer
IX 15 points:
1 Education is compulsory for children between the age of 6 and 16 in Malaysia
2 Foreign tourists would rather walk than drive due to the traffic in Viet Nam
3 I’d rather you didn’t smoke in the kitchen
4 It is rare for my sister to take a holiday
5 There are more than a thousand employees in the factory where I work
6.You are the person I like best
7 I found her behaviour annoying
8 The film is named “ The River of Hope”
9 It is high time this nonsense was put a stop to
10 He seldom has trouble earning money
11 Students may be prevented from developing their own way of dressing by wearing uniforms
12 He can make himself understood when he speaks Malay
13 Not so many pop records are being bought by teenagers these days
14 Mary regretted not speaking her mind at the meeting
15 Did you use to live in that place?
Total: 100 / 10 = 10 points