Parts of an exam 1. Exercise 1. Chọn từ có phần gạch duới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại ( 5marks) 2. Exercise 2. Chọn một từ / nhóm từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống trong những câu sau.( 10 marks ) 3. Exercise 3. Xác định dạng thích hợp của những từ cho sẵn trong ngoặc.( 20 marks ) 4. Exercise 4. Tìm một từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống duới đây.( 20 marks ) 5. Exercise 5. Đọc đoạn văn duới đây rồi tra loi cau hoi ( 10 marks ) 6. Exercise 6. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không thay đổi, bắt đầu bằng các từ cho sẵn ( 20 marks ) 7. Exercise 7. Sử dụng những từ / cụm từ cho sẵn duới đây để viết thanh doan van hoan chinh ( 15 marks) Before the exam you should review and try to remember these sections of Grammar. 1. Article. ( A / An / The ) 2. Subject Verb Agreement. Ex: ( A number of people have come to the meeting ) ( The number of students attending universities is increasing ) 3. Determiner ( Few / A Few / Neither / Either ) 4. Kind of word ( Noun / Adjective / Adverb ) Ex: Intend Intention Intentional Unintentionally Ex: Secondary education is ___ and free in many countries. ( COMPEL) Answer: Compulsory ( Exam 2003) 5. Prefixes & Suffixes. Ex : See Forseeable : Grow Outgrow : Child Childless. Ex: Your father is a bit _____. I think he should go on a diet. (WEIGH) Answer : Overweight. ( Exam 2003) 6. Preposition & Phrasal Verbs Ex : Come up to / Let down / Take up Ex: John has taken ___ swimming as he wants to keep fit. ( Exam 2003) a. up b. on c. in d. off 7. Tenses of Verbs ( Present / Past / Future ) Ex; In recent years, more and more people _______ credit cards. a. are using b. have used c. have been using d. use ( Exam 2002) 8. Modal Verbs.( Can, should , Must ) Ex: It was a waste of time writing that letter. I neednt have written that letter. ( Exam 2003) 9. Question tags. Ex : Someone is coming, arent they ? 10. Relative clause. Ex:Poverty is a problem in many cities __ whole families can only afford to live in one room a. when b. where c. even d. if ( Exam 2002) 11. Conditional sentences Type 0 : If do + Subject + do Ex: If tree isnt watered, it dies. Type 1: If do + Subject + will do Ex: If I study hard, I will pass this exam. Type 2: If did + Subject + would do Ex: If there were no oxygen, there wouldnt be life on earth. Type 3: If had done + Subject + would have done. Ex: If Id had her address, Id have visited her last year. Type 4: If had done + S + would do/ Ex: If I hadnt stayed up late last night, I wouldnt be so tired now. - Wish If only If it hadnt been for + Noun - Even if As long as But for Ex: We couldnt have managed if our father hadnt encouraged us. If it hadnt been for my fathers encouragement, we couldnt have managed it. ( Exam 2003) 12. Passive voice. Ex: Its a common knowledge that he has been in prison several times. He is known to have been in prison for several times. ( Exam 2002) 13. Indirect Speech. Ex: Lets check everything once more, said the man in chief. The man in chief suggested checking everything once more. ( Exam 2003) 14. Doing & To do Ex: She cant get into the habit of studying every evening. She cant get used to studying every evening. ( Exam 2002) 15. Comparison. Ex: You are the worst guitarist in the world. No one in the world plays the guitar as badly as you do. ( Exam 2003) 16. Adverb clause ( So that / Although / While / As / Whereas ) Ex; My car wouldnt start, ________ Jennys started immediately.(Exam 2002) a. whereas b. though c. however d. neverthless 17. Inversion Ex: He didnt remember anything about it, and neither did she. ( Exam 2003) He forgot everything about it, and so did she. 18. Connectors. Id prefer to do than to do / I prefer doing smt to doing smt. Id rather do than do / Id rather have done than have done Id rather you did smt / Id rather you have done than have done. Too + adj / adv to do = So + adj / adv + that + Clause = Not + adj / adv + enough + to do Ex: Please don’t mention it again. I’d rather you didn’t mention it again. tips for successful exam. 1. Get the proper physical and mental setting. 2. Have a goal and set clear objectives for yourself. 3. Be attentive and focus the full power of your mind on the exam test. 4. Locate ketwords and phrases and increase your speed and comprehension. 5. Look for basic ideas. 6. Think! Think and maintain a questioning attitude. 7. Be systematic and organize your thought to make a complete right answer. 8. Review and practise carefully what you’ve learnt before the exam Answer keys for TEST 17 & TEST 18. TEST 17. Exercise 1. Choose the best answer for each question. 1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A Exercise 2. Choose a word with different sound. 11. D 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. C Exercise 3. Give the correct form of words in brackets. 16. Cautions 18. Disappearance 20. Symbolically 22. Breadth 24. Unforgettable 17. Spoilage 19. Manned 21. Heighten 23. Beautify 25. Persuasion Exercise 4. Fill in each blank with suitable word. 26. Species 28. Left 30. Danger 32. into 34. Only 27. One 29. Skins 31. Worth 33. Wearing 35. Make Exercise 5. Read the passage and answer the following questions. 36. In a standardized way. 37. His intelligence quotient. 38. Because the answer can only be either right or wrong. 39. With a key. 40. Each child. Exercise 6. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 41. A general election is believed to be held in Cambodia. 42. Only after you obtain a driving licence, can you drive a car. 43. Not as many people were infected with HIV 5 years ago as they are this year. 44. Unless he lives for others, he will find his life meaningless. 45. There is no need to make an appointment to see the bank manager. 46. Her performance made a strong impression on the critics. 47. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother. 48. If it hadn’t been a readable book, I wouldn’t have got through it so quickly. 49. Colonel an Mrs Tibbs, to whom I spoke only last week, died in that terrible train accident. 50. This is the first time I’ve ever tasted pheasant. Exercise 7. Word building. 51. Nguyen Trai was born in 1380 in Thang Long, now called Ha Noi. 52. He was not only a national hero but also a great statesman and a poet. He devoted all his life to the country’s independence and freedom. 53. During his school days, Nguyen Trai was educated by his father, a scholar and a village school teacher. 54. He was so brilliant that he graduated as a doctor at the age of twenty. 55. At his time, Le Loi was leading the resistance in Lam Son against the Minh court, he took part in it and gave Le Loi “ Binh Ngo” written by himself. 56. In 1427, The Minh King sent 250,000 troops to Viet Nam, but they were defeated at Chi Lang Pass and their commander – in – chief was killed. 57. On Nguyen Trai’s advice, Le Loi sent the enemy a letter in which he poited six reasons for their defeat. 58. It ended ten years of the ming agression. 59. After that, he wrote “ Binh Ngo Dai Cao”, which praised the Vietnamese people’s heroism. 60. He devoted all his life to the independence of the Vietnamese nation and looked forward to a bright future for VN. . cho sẵn duới đây để viết thanh doan van hoan chinh ( 15 marks) Before the exam you should review and try to remember these sections of Grammar. 1. Article. ( A / An / The ) 2. Subject Verb. successful exam. 1. Get the proper physical and mental setting. 2. Have a goal and set clear objectives for yourself. 3. Be attentive and focus the full power of your mind on the exam test Locate ketwords and phrases and increase your speed and comprehension. 5. Look for basic ideas. 6. Think! Think and maintain a questioning attitude. 7. Be systematic and organize your thought