http://webtienganh.violet.vn/ TEST 14 I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box. recreation leisure spectacular stock market pursuits spectators sophisticated memento solitude home-based 1. She has time now to follow her various artistic ______. 2. Many people indulge in ______ leisure pursuit such as watching television. 3. I play golf and football for ______ only. 4. She enjoyed a few moments of peace in the ______ of the garden. 5. Crowds of ______ were massed along the route of the parade. 6. I'm looking forward to more ______ time in my retirement. 7. He invested everything in the ______. 8. Jane kept the coin as a ______ of her trip. 9. We had a ______ view of the coastline from the airplane. 10. Medical techniques are becoming more ______ all the time. II. Combine the sentence with not only but also or both …and. 1. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution. (both and) ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. He is interested in gardening. He is interested in collecting stamps. (not only but also) ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. Solar energy is free. Solar is inexhaustible. (both and) ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. In the summer school he studied writing. He studied how to increase his vocabulary. (not only but. also) ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. I was usually tired when I arrived home from school. I was usually hungry too. (both and) ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. My sister can sing beautiful. She can play the guitar very well. (not only but also) ……………………………………………………………………………… 7. On the trip you can enjoy spectacular scenery. You can have a lot of outdoor activities. (both and) ……………………………………………………………………………… 8. He is good at math. He is good at English. (not only but also) ……………………………………………………………………………… 9. Joanna enjoys listening to rock music, so does her brother. (both and) ……………………………………………………………………………… 10. She cleaned the house and she cooked the dinner. (not only but also) ……………………………………………………………………………… III. Write the sentences with either or or neither nor. 1. The library doesn't have the book I need. The bookstore doesn't have the book I need. ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. We can fix dinner for them here or we can take them to a restaurant ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. I'll never speak to you again if you don't apologise. ……………………………………………………………………………… 1 http://webtienganh.violet.vn/ 4. Brian doesn’t play sports and he doesn't watch them on TV. ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. Did Mrs. Michael feed Lulu? Did Mrs. Michael feed Archie? ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. We didn't hear the window break. We didn't hear the thief come in. ……………………………………………………………………………… 7. You may begin working tomorrow or you may begin next week. ……………………………………………………………………………… 8. I suppose we could watch TV this evening or we could go out for a snack. ……………………………………………………………………………… 9. My cousin can't draw well. He can't paint well, either. ……………………………………………………………………………… 10. I haven't seen him. I haven't heard him speak. ……………………………………………………………………………… IV. Rewrite the following sentences using the structure it is/ was that + passive voice. 1. It was Mr. Johnson that every student respected to. ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. It was in Bristol where they made the film. ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. It was the manager that we saw. ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. It was wine that we ordered. ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. It is the English exam that the students most worry about. ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. It is pop music that my brother prefers. ……………………………………………………………………………… 7. It is Tet that Vietnameses celebrate as the greatest occasion in a year. ……………………………………………………………………………… 8. It was the computer that my parents gave me as a birthday present. ……………………………………………………………………………… 9. It is Santa Clause who most children are waiting for on Christmas Eve. ……………………………………………………………………………… 10. It is English that people all over the world use. ……………………………………………………………………………… V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. 1. Recreation and entertainment are important ______ people. 2. British people are very interested _____ watching and taking part sports. 3. Mark is keen ______ football, but his brother Mike is fond ______ tennis. 4. Snooker, pool and darts are the next most popular sports ______ men. 5. There is an enormous range of holiday courses ______ offer. 6. He agreed ______ me ______ the need for change. 2 http://webtienganh.violet.vn/ 7. We put ______ our tent in a little clearing in the wood. 8. We object ______ the commercialization of the game. 9. Mary likes the solitude ______ the Wilderness. 10. He longs ______ the day when he can turn professional. VI. Rewrite the following as indicated, making any other changes necessary. 1. I haven't seen him and I haven't heard him speak either. Neither ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. Is the man's name Richard? Or is it Robert? It's one of the two. That man's name ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. Tom arrived late .and started complaining. Not only ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. Most governments want to stop drugs coming into their countries. What ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. Thanks to your help, I finished it in time. But for ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. I did not know what would happen, and I did not care what would happen. I neither …………………………………………………………………………… 7. I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child Not ……………………………………………………………………………… 8. I'd like to visit India more than any other country in the world. It's India ……………………………………………………………………………… 9. That was a silly thing to say! What ……………………………………………………………………………… 10. Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane's interests. Jane is ……………………………………………………………………………… A. PHONOLOGY Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the rest. 1. a. makes b. views c. reads d. decides 2. a. sports b. plays c. households d. minds 3. a. approached b. stocked c. developed d. painted 4. a. watched b. stopped c. pushed d. improved 5. a. walked b. entertained c. reached d. looked Choose the word which has a different stress pattern. 6. a. important b. recreation c. improvement d. decision 7. a. spectator b. athletic c. develop d. practical 8. a. ability b. different c. necessary d. generally 9. a. average b. interesting c. enormous d. holiday 10. a. ability b. activity c. sophisticate d. entertainment B. USE OF ENGLISH I. Vocabulary Choose the best answers. 1. This is the ____________________of the stolen bicycle. A. detail B. description C. information D. example 3 http://webtienganh.violet.vn/ 2. There are __________________between the two villages, which result in unfriendliness. A. differences B. conflicts C. quarrels D. disputes 3. ________________life has its excitement but it is likely to cause tension, especially to old people. A. Rural B. Country C. Urban D. Village 4. The rock star died in an accident a few days ago and thousands of young people attended his A. death B. procession C. funeral D. festival 5. We don't know who wrote the letter. It's ______. A. nameless B. not signed C. anonymous D. signed 6. Tommy decided to _____ his interest in working a professional footballer. a. take part in b. pursue c. pay d. practise 7. Teenagers have a ____ to imitate their idols, and collect their pictures as a hobby. a. way b. trend c. path d. show 8. To improve my ability to speak English, I ___ an English speaking course three evenings a week. a. take b. view c. make d. draw 9. There is a wide ____ of colours and patterns for us to choose in that clothing store. a. kind b. type c. thing d. range 10. One of the____________ you need to work here is carefulness. a. hobbies b. pastimes c. activities d. qualifications 11. He got a scholarship so his parents did not have to pay his school ___________. a. report b. fee c. equipment d. master 12. She has an ________________capacity for painting. a. enormous b. enormously c. enormousness d. enormity 13. I cannot play any sports, but I find it interesting to ____________________. a. watch b. notice c. observe d. look 14. We have been working hard all day without a moment's ___________________. a. play b. leisure c. entertainment d. free 15. Football is a sport that attracts the most spectators. a. viewers b. players C. observers d. reporters 16. The _________________adult man burns 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day. a. middle b. medium c. between d. average 17. The bracelet was ________________with his name and date of birth. a. based b. undertaken c. engraved d. drawn 18. My son like sports very much and he can also take part in every school sporting activity. He is very ___. a. sophisticated b. interested c. athletic d. popular II. Prepositions and Phrasal verbs Choose the best answers. 1. I'm so tired that I can't take ______________what you're saying. A. in B. out C. for D. of 2. I'm afraid a rise in salary is ______________the question just now. A. as B. off C. out of D. on 3. Mary Smith decided to give up her job _______________her children's sake. A. to B. off C. for D. out 4 http://webtienganh.violet.vn/ 4. When he retired from his job, the director presented him _____________a gold watch. A. in B. to C. of D. with 5. Who does he fall in love ______________________? A. of B. with C. by D. from 6. Most British people are very fond _____ football. a. for b. away c. of d. with 7. Our recreation is quite different _______________yours. a. between b. among c. with d. from 8. These houses are _______________offer at bargain prices. a. on b. with c. in d. for 9. The service was particularly popular ___________young people. a. through b. up c. with d. in 10. Which is the most popular recreation ______ summer? a. for b. at c. on d. in 11. Some training courses can provide people _________________practical skills. a. from b. on c. for d. with 12. Apart _______________ salary, it is not a bad job. a. on b. over c. from d. up III. Structures Choose the best answers. 1. Someone had recognized him, ________________________? A. don't they B. hadn't they C. didn't they D. haven't they 2. It's a long time _____________________I last saw him. A. as B. when C. since D. once 3. I have just bought a ______________________shirt. A. lovely new blue cotton B. lovely blue new cotton C. new blue lovely cotton D. blue lovely new cotton 4. Neither Jack nor his friends _____________________going to class today. A. is B. were C. was D. are 5. __________________the bad weather, we went to the zoo. A. Though B. In spite of C. Although D. Even though 6. The gift _________________, please give it to Richard. A. has carefully been packed B. has been packed carefully C. carefully has been packed D. has been carefully packed 7. I enjoy __________________the newspaper every morning while I'm having a cup of tea. A. to read B. read C. to reading D. reading 8. The results of the current market research appear to be better than__________________________the results of any previous surveys. A. them B. Ø C. they were D. were they 9. If I___________________the lottery, I would be rich. A. had won B. won C. has won D. win 10. My friend Anna, ______ bicycle was stolen last week, has decided to buy a new one. A. that B. whose C. which D. whom 11. Research and teaching are of ________________importance. 5 http://webtienganh.violet.vn/ a. equal b. equally c. equality d. equalize 12. He neither drank _______________smoked so he had good health. a. nor b. or c. but d. also 13. They submitted two reports _____________contained any useful suggestions. a. neither of which b. which of neither c. neither which d. which neither 14. Neither the TV nor the video sets _____________properly. a. works b. work c. has worked d. is working 15. Now women work both before _______________after having their children. a. or b. also c. nor d. and 16. _____ are teachers. a. Both of them b. Them both c. Both they d. Both them 17. Would you like milk or sugar or _______________? a. either b. both c. two d. twice 18. Tom did not say a word and_____________. a. both I didn't b. neither did I c. neither I didn't d. I didn't too 19. I felt ________________happy and sad at the same time. a. both b. neither c. either d. not only 20. ________ very necessary for our life. a. Recreation is said to be b. It is recreation is said to be c. Recreation that is said to be d. It is recreation that says 21. It is the event ____________a lot. a. has been talked about b. that has been talked about c. has talked about d. that has talked about 22. Watching television is one of the recreations _____________. a. is appreciated the most b. that is appreciated the most c. that appreciated the most d. appreciating the most 23.___________________ a lot of flowers on her birthday. a. It was Mary was given b. Mary that was given c. It was Mary, whom was given d. Mary was given 24. Those who like ________________music can take a course in karaoke singing. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 25. She ______ hard but also gets on well with her classmates. a. doesn't only study b. studies not only c. not only studies d. not studies only 26. You can move cursor ___ by using the mouse or by using the arrow key on the keyboard. a. both b. either c. neither d. not only 27. ____ to be responsible for the results. a. Either of you has b. Both of you has c. You either has d. You both has 28. Not only Lee but also his sons ___ chess very well. a. plays b. has played c. is playing d. play 29. Either you leave now ________________! a. I will also call the police b. but I will call the police c. or will I call the police d. or I will call the police 6 http://webtienganh.violet.vn/ 30. _____ when we arrived at the spot. a. Nothing had been done b. Anything was done c. Nothing had done d. It was nothing that had done 31. ____________________ by anyone? a. Were you seen b. Was it you to see c. Have you seen d. Did you see 32. In that course, ___________________how to cook. a. we whom were taught b. we were taught c. it was we whom were taught d. it was us who were taught 33. Either John or you ________________responsible for the things that happened. a. is b. was c. were d. has been 34. If she does not agree to the plan,_____________________. a. Toni will not, neither b. Tom will not also c. neither will Tom d. will Tom neither 35. Not only John but also his brothers ____________football for recreation every weekend. a. play b. plays c. were playing d. has played 36. John does not like cycling, and Mary doesn't_____________________. a. too b. neither c. so d. either 37. If you want to get ______________in your study you have to try harder. a. improve b. improved c. improvement d. improving D. WORD FORM Choose the best answers. 1. The ______ that you made contained a few inaccuracies. (calculate) 2. People are becoming far more aware of _____ issues. (environment) 3. 3. I've put my _________ to the company director for his consideration.( propose) 4. 4. I can't really be ________ when I'm judging my daughter's work. (object) 5. If you ______ house prices in the two areas, it's quite amazing how different they are. (comparative) 6. Football has gained in ________ since the time it appeared. (popular) 7. We hoped for ________ but things had gone worse. (improve) 8. Some new amusement and ______ areas have been set up since last year. (entertain) E. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one. 1. She was the only one to pass the exam. A. She was the only one that passed the exam. B. She was the only one which passed the exam. C. She was the only one that who passed the exam. D. She passed the exam. 2. "I'm sorry I have to leave so early," he said. A. He apologized for having to leave so early. C. He apologized to have to leave so early. B. He apologized that he has to leave early. D. He apologized to have left so early. 3. I cannot play football. Mary cannot, either. A. Not I and Mary can play football. C. Neither I and Mary can play football. B. Either I or Mary can play football. D. Neither I nor Mary can play football. 4. No one has ever asked me how to solve this problem before. 7 http://webtienganh.violet.vn/ A. How to solve this problem has ever been asked before. B. How to solve this problem has never been asked before. C. I have been asked how to solve this problem before. D. I have never been asked how to solve this problem before. 5. I am happy to help you. A. I don't mind to be happy to help you. C. I don't mind being happy to help you. B. I don't mind to help you. D I don't mind helping you. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given. 1/ Somebody stole his watch yesterday. - His watch _______________________________________________________________ 2/ The wardrobe was so heavy that we couldn’t move it. - It was such _____________________________________________________________ 3/ “Peter, please don’t tell anyone my new address”. said Anna. - Anna asked _____________________________________________________________ 4/What is your date of birth? - When _________________________________________________________________? 5/ The last time she had a swim was five years ago. - She hasn’t______________________________________________________________ 6/ The children went to bed. We watched television. - After the children _________________________________________________________ 7/ It was so dark that nothing could be seen. - It was too _______________________________________________________________ 8/ Nobody invited her to the party. - She ___________________________________________________________________ 9/ He spoke very loudly. He wanted everyone to hear him.(so that) - He ___________________________ so that ___________________________________ 10/ Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job. - Nam now wishes that _____________________________________________________ F. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed 1. Efforts to improving the standard of living for human have also resulted in the environmental pollution. 2. Many of the world's air, water, and land is now partially poisoned. 3. She always behaves childish although she has grown up. 4. The child were told to apologize for being rude to his brother. 5. Never before has so many people paid attention to pollution. 6. The teacher got angry with him because he sometimes come to class late. 7. We were a bit short in milk so the cake seemed not to be delicious as usual. 8. I was not aware of the place where Peter will spent his holidays. 9. The little boy is very interested in football, but he is actually not good for playing. 10. In spite of their awareness that smoking is harmful, many people cannot get rid it. 8 . football for ______ only. 4. She enjoyed a few moments of peace in the ______ of the garden. 5. Crowds of ______ were massed along the route of the parade. 6. I'm looking forward to more ______. ______________what you're saying. A. in B. out C. for D. of 2. I'm afraid a rise in salary is ______________the question just now. A. as B. off C. out of D. on 3. Mary Smith decided to give up her. I'm having a cup of tea. A. to read B. read C. to reading D. reading 8. The results of the current market research appear to be better than__________________________the results of any previous