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Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in parentheses : 1.. Supply the correct tense or form of each verb in brackets : 1.. Read the following passage then make questions with the

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TIẾNG ANH 12

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A SAMPLE TESTS

TEST 1

I Fill in the blanks with the words given :

Michael Faraday, the English physicist and (1) _ , is best known for his (2) _ of electricity and chemistry He was born (3) _ September 22nd, 1791, in Newington, England He was the son of a blacksmith and received little formal (4) _ While apprenticed to a bookbinder in London, he read books on (5) _ subjects and experimented with electricity In 1812 he (6) _ a series of lectures given by the British chemist Sir Humphry Davy and forwarded the notes he (7) _ at these lectures to Davy, together with a request for employment Davy employed Faraday (8) _ an assistant in his chemical laboratory at the Royal Institution

II Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in parentheses :

1 Last night I (go) to a party When I (get) _, the room (be) full of people Some of them (dance) _ and others (talk) One young woman (stand) by herself I (never, meet) _ her, so I (introduce) myself to her

2 John is in English class He (study) English this semester He (also, take) some other classes His Classes (begin) at 9 o’clock every day

3 I don’t like (force) (leave) _ the room (study) _ whenever

my roommates feel like (have) _ a party

4 While she (talk) on the phone, the children (start) fighting and (break) the window

5 I hope they (repair) this road by the time we (come) back next

summer

III Complete the following sentences with correct prepositions :

1 He was _ prison _ 2 years _ that time he became interested _ pigeons

2 I want two seats _ Romeo and Juliet _ Friday night

3 Go on _ you see the church _ your right

4 How do you go _ school ?

It depends _ the weather wet days, I go _ tube _ fine weather I go foot

5 I look forward _ seeing you again next year

6 I’m tired _ walking all day long

IV Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word in parentheses :

1 Her from school without any excuse made the teacher angry (absent)

2 She can’t stand his _ (rude)

3 They are all _ educated persons (good)

4 Hard work always brings _ (succeed)

5 Your rice field is more _ than ours (produce)

6 Most children are not _ good at their future work (expect)

7 With the help of the computer, you can _ make a business plan (ease)

8 Tom has never had accidents He drives very _ (care)

9 His parents _ him to study harder (courage)

10 I’m sure they will get used to the _ condition soon (work)

11 Your new dress makes you more _ (beauty)

12 You should do these exercises _ (quick)

13 There are a lot of _ differences in England (region)

14 Driving _ is _ (fast / danger)

15 One of the _ diseases that mankind has ever had is AIDS (bad)

V Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it :

1 Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night

- Tom wishes _

2 The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours

- Yesterday we did

3 “How many students are there in your class ?”

- The man asked me _

4 “You should go to the lecture”

- The teacher advised us

5 You must hurry or we’ll miss the train

The First Step Is Always The Hardest

(Vạn Sự Khởi Đầu Nan)

TEST 2

I Give the proper tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets :

1 Next month I (have) _ a week’s vacation I (plan) _ to take a trip First I (go) _ to Madison, Wisconsin to visit my brother After I (leave) _ Madison, I (go) _ Chicago (see) _ a friend who (study) _ at a university there She (live) _ in Chicago for three years, so she (know) _ her way around the city She (promise) _ (take) _ me to many interesting places I (never, be) _ in Chicago, so I (look) _ forward to (go) _ there

2 Yesterday John (eat) _ breakfast at 8:00 He (already, eat) _ breakfast when he (leave) for class at 8:45 He (always, eat) _ breakfast before he (go) _ to class I (usually, not eat) _ breakfast before I (go) _ to class But I (usually, get) _ hungry about midmorning Tomorrow before I (go) _ to class, I (eat) _ breakfast

3 He is thinking of (leave) _ his job and (go) _ to America

4 We had no difficulty (find) _ his house

5 He usually (wear) _ sandals; but when I last (see) _ him, he (wear)

_ boots

II Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given :

1 The little boy felt very _ because his parents did not let him go with them

(disappoint)

2 The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was

_ (success)

3 During his _ the family lived in Cornwall (child)

4 The _ of world population is being studied (grow)

5 If you want the two sides to be even, you must measure from the (centre)

6 How many _ were there in all ? (compete)

7 A fertilizer is any substance that _ the soil and helps plants grow (rich)

8 _ know what mineral soil needs (science)

9 He was _ for the job by a committee (select)

10 We won’t buy the car until the _ arises (necessary)

11 _ is my favourite subject (historical)

12 _ waste is one of the causes of air pollution (industry)

13 He has made a great _ to the development of the country (contribute)

14 Are you _ of some changes in his appearance? (awareness)

15 _ can help improve our health (jog)

16 Mount Vesurius is an _ volcano (act)

17 He is confident enough to express his opinion _ (comfort)

18 Is _ free and compulsory in your country ? (educate)

19 The _ is really the marvel of the machine age (compute)

20 He does everything with perfect _ (accurate)

III Supply the missing prepositions :

1 Thank you inviting me your birthday party

2 Unless you hurry, you are late _ class

3 He advised us not to stay late

4 When you come to see me tomorrow, please phone me _ advance

5 She wishes she would go the moon some day

6 He has no interest football

7 They are proud what they have done

8 He takes pride _ his work

9 I don’t think he’s accustomed driving on the right

10 Jim is bored looking for a job

IV Rewrite the following sentences as directed without changing their meaning :

1 Nobody could solve this mathematical problem

V Complete each space with one proper word :

Pollution spoils our environment (1) _ many ways The air we breathe, for instance,

is constantly (2) _ by smoke and by chemicals such as carbon monoxide in the exhaut fumes of cars and other kinds of motor vehicles

For wild life, however, there (3) _ even greater dangers in the pollution of water of rivers or seas A good illustration of this is oil released from the tankers (4) _ sea It kills all kinds of sea animals, including birds (5) _ feathers become covered with oil so they cannot fly, as well as fish and other forms of marine life Other causes of water (6) include power stations, (7) release warm water into rivers This kills the fish and plants which live there These are only (8) _ examples, there are many more

2 a polluted b dirty c purified d cleaned

6 a pollution b purity c shortage d problem

7 a they b.that c.which d.where

8 a litlle b.a few c.a little d.few

If At First You Don’t Succeed,

Try, Try Again

Nỗ lực kiên trì là chìa khóa của thành công

TEST 3

I Supply the correct tense or form of each verb in brackets :

1 Last year, I (go) _ mountain climbing for the first time.It was exciting and terrifying at the same time We (move) _ slowly and carefully,and it (take) _ three days (get) _ to the top.When we climbed onto the summit, we (find) _ another group of climbers They (arrive) _ several hours ahead of

us They (have) _ dinner and listening to Beethoven We (laugh) _ and they (invite) _ us to join them The climb (be) _, to say the least, an

unforgettable experience

2 The weather (be) _ terrible lately It (rain) _ off and on for two days, and the temperature (drop) _ at least twenty degrees It (be) _ in the low 40s right now Just three days ago, the sun (shine) _ and the weather was pleasant The weather certainly (change) _ quickly here I never know what (expect) Who knows ? When I (wake) _ up tomorrow morning, maybe it (snow) _

II Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions :

1 She was quite satisfied _ your answer

2 This story is similar _ that one

3 He often borrows money _ his friends

4 The house consists _ five rooms

5 This song is familiar _ everyone

6 Our plane will take off _ 6 o’clock

7 Mozart was born Salzburg 1756

8 None this money is mine

9 I’ve been invited a wedding 14 February

10 Hurry up ! We’ve got to go five minutes

11 I hope the weather will be nice the weekend

12 I have lived London most my life

III Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :

1 Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German

4 He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises

 But if

5 Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop

 All the switches

6 “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.”He said

 He advised _

7 You will miss the train if you don’t hurry

 Unless you _

8 That factory is producing more and more pollution

 More and more pollution _

9 My brother is not tall.I am not tall

 Neither _

10 Although his leg was broken,he managed to get out of the car

 In spite _

11 The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”

 The driver asked the passengers _

12 He repaired the bicycle in two hours

IV Use the correct word form :

1 Every in science helps you gain new knowledge (succeed)

2 This problem is too difficult for me to (solution)

3 He can answer that question (easy)

4 She is so busy with activities that she has no time for entertainment

(society)

5 Our teachers always us to study (courage)

6 The United Nations _ consists of about one hundred and sixty nations

(organize)

7 One day young Faraday attended a lecture given by a scientist, Sir Humphry

Davy (fame)

8 He took very notes at the lecture (care)

9 The traffic policeman stopped him because he was driving (care)

10 He failed the exam because of his (lazy)

11 He’s very interested in books and magazines (education)

12 Having a car him to travel around the country (able)

V Read the following passage then make questions with the suggested words and answer them :

What is conservation ? Conservation is the wise use of our natural resources You know that plants are valuable natural resources Coal, oil, and metal ores are examples of other natural resources Natural resources are the materials found in or on the earth that are useful to man Then why should we use our natural resources carefully ?

We mine millions of tons of coal every year, we use millions of barrels of oil, we cut down thousands of acres of forests But the earth produces only a limited amount of these natural resources

Coal and oil were formed thousands of years ago, and the supply is gradually running out That

is why we must use our natural resources as carefully and wisely as we can We must make them last as long as possible Conservation is the wise use of our natural resources

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

Chữ Nghĩa Mạnh Hơn Gươm Giáo

TEST 4

I Use the correct form of the words :

1 Don’t be so _ We’ve only been waiting a few minutes (patient)

2 We should learn all the new words by heart in order to _ our vocabulary (rich)

3 Because of the _ of her teachers, she decided to study law (encourage)

4 The girl was not very pretty but she sang (beautiful)

5 The rotation of crops on the same land can prevent soil _ (exhaust)

6 Our farms produce rice, crops, and dairy (produce)

7 We must make for our old age by saving money (provide)

8 The industrial will lead to the country’s prosperity (develop)

9 Some large cities have had measures to minimize air (pollute)

10 The of the swamps will destroy the mosquitos’ breeding places (drain)

II Fill in each space with an appropriate preposition :

1 We walked _ town _ Sunday

2 That bad boy threw rocks _ my dog

3 They arrived _ the United State last year

4 The pupils left their bicycle leaning _ the wall

5 Next month, I’m going to Scotland _ a short holiday

6 There was panic when people realized the building was _ fire

7 Are you afraid ghost ?

8 He doesn’t understand the lesson because he is often late school

9 The school library is open every students

10 Your concept is different mine

11 Smoking is very harmful your health

12 She was absent school because she was very sick yesterday

III Supply the correct verb tenses or forms

1 After she (work) at the hospital for two years, she (decide) to give

up the job

2 He will come at once because I (tell) him by phone that you (need) him urgently I’m sure he (find) his way easily although he (never visit)

this house before

3 By the time you get back, I (finish) all my correspondence and then I (can help)

you with yours

4 In a few minutes’ time, when the clock (strike) six, I (wait) here for

an hour

5 A taxi driver (drive) _ along a street when he suddenly (black out) and lost control of his vehicle The taxi (plunge) _ into a nearby river A hawker, who (see) the accident, rushed from his coffee stall and (dive) _ into the water He (have) _ to swim twenty five metres before he could get to the taxi The taxi driver (try) to wind down the window The hawker reached into the taxi for the safety-belt After he (release) the safety-belt, he pulled the driver out through the partially open window At the hospital, the driver (say) that the black out might (cause) _ by his high blood pressure condition

6 Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman She (leave) _her home for Paris (pursue) _ her interest in science (live) _

in poverty, she still (manage) _ to graduate at the top of her class She (meet) _ Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (marry) _ him a year later Together, Pierre and Marie (form) _ the most famous husband-and-wife partnership

in science history They (discover) _ the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium They (award) _ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903

IV/ Rewrite the following sentences :

1 Keep quiet or I’ll scream

17 “You’d better not lend him any more money, Paul,” said Tom

- Tom advised Paul

18 Tom is not as tall as his brother

V/ Fill in each blank with one suitable word

1/ Great Britain is in the north-west _Europe It is _ largest island in Europe Its closest neighbours _ France, Belgium and the Netherlands It is made _ of England, Scotland and Wales The United Kingdom also includes Ireland Its capital, London, has _ population of 6,776,000

2/ England is in the _ of Great Britain The longest river in _ is the Severn, and the deepest _ the Thames, on _ stands its capital, London

England is a high-developed industrial _ It exports machinery, vessels, motors and other goods One of _industries is the textile industry and a lot of British textiles _exported This country buys more goods _ it sells because it has to import food products _ raw materials _ many countries of the world

Necessity Is The Mother of Invention

Cái Khó Mới Ló Cái Khôn

TEST 5

I Give the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets :

1 One day John’s father (buy) a computer for him He thought it was a good replacement for John’s typewriter, which (break out) John could use the computer to write essays He (not/expect) that John would spend all his time (play) computer games on it John was obsessed with it John (neglect) his studies and he

actually failed his tests

When that happened, John (realize) that he (make) a terrible mistake Now he (use) _ the computer mainly for (type) his essays He (play) computer games only in his free time Recently, he (top) his classmates

in the mid-year examination

2 Since the beginning of this semester, John (read) _ three novels Right now he

(read) _ A Farewell to Arms He (read) that novel for the past three days

He (intend) (finish) next week In his lifetime, he (read) many novels, but this the first Hemingway novel he (ever, read)

II Give the correct prepositions

1 She certainly looks her mother

2 A few _ us decided to go out to dinner together

3 Hundreds _ birds were sitting on the telephone lines

4 I’m tired doing the same thing day after day

5 You may use a dictionary to look this new word

6 She is very good cooking European dishes

7 He gets used _ her snoring in sleep

8 Peter was very familiar _ planting potatoes

9 This car belongs _ Mr John

10 They are capable doing that job

III/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given :

1 Will you please open the door ?

 Would you mind _

2 Although it was raining heavily, they still came to the party

6 She sometimes walks with her pet dog

 She sometimes has

7 They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain

 Though _

8 Because the weather was bad,the plane couldn’t take off

 Because of

9 They had no intention of travelling around the world

 They didn’t intend

10 He said to me, “I don’t want you to make such a silly mistake again”

 He told _

11 She said, “I didn’t know you.”

 She said

12 The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do”

 The boy said _

13 She asked him, “Have you read this book ?”

 She asked him _

14 He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?”

 He asked

15 The teacher said to me, “You have to learn the lesson by heart.”

 The teacher told

16 Somebody has taken away some of my books

IV Use the correct form of the words :

1 I will come to the party because I accept the _ (invite)

2 The _ news comes after the international news (nation)

3 I can say with that you have made much progress in learning English

(certain)

4 Be _! You can’t expect a child to do all that work (reason)

5 She has taught in this school since 1985 She is an _ teacher (experience)

6 My father is _ in watching football matches He told me that he had seen an

_ match the night before (interest)

7 The sky suddenly _ and it began to pour heavily (dark)

8 I will let you know my tomorrow (decide)

9 The book was a great and it was translated into ten languages (succeed)

10 The mathematics test was _ difficult (extreme)

V Read the passage, make questions and answer them

Every year many people in the world learn English Some of them are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school, others learn in evening classes A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television or among their friends Most people must work hard to learn English

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at college or university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English

1 What / most people / do / learn / English?

You’re Never Too Old To Learn

Học Thì Không Bao Giờ Quá Muộn

TEST 6

I.Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets :

1 She is used to his (arrive) home late at night

2 There used to (be) a market near my house

3 This machine is used to (wash) clothes

4 He didn’t use to (drink) a lot

5 You’ll gradually get used to (drive) on the left-hand side in London

6 I don’t like her (read) my letters

7 I enjoy (rest) in the afternoon after (try) (finish) _ (do)

_ my homework

8 There’s no (deny) _ that he intends (do) business in Vietnam

9 When you want (smoke) in the house of an American, you should ask the host or hostess whether he or she would like you (smoke) there

10 I remember (hear) him (say) the grass needed (cut)

11 It (rain) _ all day today I suspect it always (rain) on Sundays in England Anyhow, it (rain) _ every Sunday since I (arrive) here three months ago I (just begin) to get used to it, but I (find) it rather monotonous ! I (live) in a boarding-house in Bayswater as I (not possess) enough money to stay in a hotel or a flat of my own However, I (enjoy) my stay here

as I (already have) many opportunities to meet interesting people who (come)

from all over the world

II Use the appropriate prepositions in the blanks :

1 It’s stupid _ her to go out without a coat

2 What are you so angry _ ?

3 I was satisfied _ the present you gave me

4 I’m not ashamed _ what I did

5 I feel sorry _ Tom He has no friends

6 I’m a little short money Can you lend me some ?

7 I get fed up _ doing the same thing everyday

8 Why are you always so jealous _ other people ?

9 A hammer is used _ driving in nails

10 Last I went to Hue _ a sightseeing tour my parents

11 The hotel is famous its pleasant atmosphere

12 He arrived _ Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday

III Fill in the blank with the proper form of the word given

1 Susan is very of the work she had done (pride)

2 Jane is in seeing sights (interest)

3 Mai is sad about her (poor)

4 I can say for that you have made much progress in learning English (sure)

5 I don’t think I’m accustomed to on the left (drive)

6 Prices continue to show an upward (tend )

7 I’m to succeed (determine)

8 They discussed the matter calmly and (reason)

9 She can look back on her career with great ( satisfy)

10 Most school-leavers have the to go to work because they want to live

4 “I like films, books and music” Mike replied

 Mike said that

5 It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps

 Jane spent _

6 That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life

 That was such

7 He was given a chance to stay on at this garage

 They _

8 They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car

 He _

9 He made a great discovery He was very proud of it

 He was very proud of

10 We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before

 The bag was too

20 He expects to hear from her as soon as possible

be used for (3) prizes to people who had made (4) contributions to mankind Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards (5)

Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which (6) from 30,000 to 125,000 dollars

Every year on December 10, the (7) of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are (8a) to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ (9) _ Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes

No awards were (8b) from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have (10) their prizes

1 A remembered B reset C enlisted D enjoined

2 A fund B thesaurus C treasure D remittance

3 A rewarding B extending C professing D awarding

4 A trustworthy B estimated C esteemed D worthwhile

5 A opening B recession C adoption D ceremony

7 A anniversary B remembrance C memorization D memory

8 A demonstrated B represented C presented D extended

9 A decisions B theorems C theology D axioms

10 A pooled B shared C deposited D joined

Practice Makes Perfect

Luyện Tập Sẽ Hoàn Thiện Kỹ Năng

TEST 7

I Fill in the blank with the proper form of the word provided

1 Susan took in the work she had done (proud)

2 The _ of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Halton, was announced last night (die)

3 Quick are important if you are a pilot, a motorist or even a cyclist (react)

4 Jame is _ in seeing sights (interest)

5 Clean air provides us with a _ supply of oxygen (health)

7 When wastes are poured into the atmosphere, the air becomes _ to breathe

(contaminate)

8 Air pollution is the of the air (contaminate)

9 Water vapour and carbon dioxide occur in the air _ (nature)

10 Examples of air pollution are dust storms, _ eruptions, forest fires.(volcano)

11 Vehicles are the of air pollution in the cities (explain)

12 Carbon monoxide is an gas (odour)

13 Nitric oxide is a tail pipe emission that is highly _ (poison)

14 Smog is originally a _ of smoke and fog (combine)

II Complete each sentence with a proper preposition :

1 He was arrested _ robbing a bank

2 _ Britain, having more than two wives at the same times is the law

3 Most children are fond _ going to the beach

4 Since the weather was so bad, we decided _ going to the beach

5 He apologised his bad behaviour

6 She takes great pride _ her work

7 He was always very nervous _ taking the exam

8 To tell you the truth, I’m not very keen _ going out tonight

III Give the correct verb tense or form

1 I (see) _ you in the school play last night You (do) _ a terrific acting job (you ever act) _ in a play before this one?

-Yes, I (start) _ (act) when I was in elementary school

2 Yesterday I (go) _ to my daughter’s dance recital I (be never) _ to a dance recital before I (take, not) _ dancing lessons when I (be) _ a child

3 When I (hear) _ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) _ to the door and (open) it When I (open) _the door, I (see) my brother I (greet) him and (ask) _ him (come) _ in

4 Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Parker family When I (get) there around 2 o’clock, Mrs Parker (be) in the yard She (plant) _ flowers in her garden Mr Parker (be) in the garage He (work) on their car The children (play) in the front yard

IV Rewrite the following sentences :

1 Her mother said, “Try to learn your lesson carefully, Lan”

- Lan’s mother told _

2 Mary doesn’t have a modern calculator

5 The children like to walk in the rain

- The children enjoy

6 The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough

- The sea was too _

7 Who does this bicycle belong to?

- Would you mind ?

12 They didn’t allow us to smoke in here

- They didn’t let _

13 My teacher advised buying that book

- My teacher advised us _

14 The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground

- The thief made _

15 He has studied English for six years

- He began _

V Make the following sentences

1 We / live / house / since / come here

VI Read the passage and put a cross on the letter next to the word that fits each space

In Sweden there is only(1) cigarette advertising because the government has been successful in (2) _ most cigarette advertisements Although there are a few cigarette advertisements in magazines (but not many), there are no cigarette advertisements at all in cinemas and also (3) _ on the radio and television

In Britain and the United States, a lot of cigarette advertisements show beautiful girls and (4) _ men smoking cigarettes In spite (5) _ attempts to stop people smoking, there are (6) more advertisements than before In Sweden, (7) _, there must be no people at all in cigarette advertisements! The Swedish government wants as few people as (8) _ to smoke It (9) people that most smokers usually die (10) a much earlier age than non-smokers

1 A a little B.a lot of C.a few D.a number of

2 A cutting B.sweeping C.throwing D.preventing

7 A instead B.however C.but D.therefore

9 A orders B.forbids C.tells D.announces

Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day

Việc Khó Đâu Dễ Một Sớm Một Chiều Mà Xong

TEST 8

I Use the correct verb tense or form :

1 They (intend) to go there next week; but now they (find) they (not have) enough money

2 When he grew old he often (think) of all the things he (do) _ when

nearly half the things in the house

5 I always (tell) _ you to comb your hair, but you never (do) _ what I (say) _

6 Yesterday while I (sit) _ in class, I (get) _ the hiccups The person who (sit) _ next to me told me (hold) _ my breath I (try) _ that, but it didn’t work The instructor (lecture) , and I didn’t want (interrupt) _ him, so I just sat there (try) _ to hiccup quietly Finally, after I (hiccup) _ for almost five minutes, I (raise) _ my hand and (excuse) _ myself from the class (go) for a drink of water

7 I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I’d better (go) _ to bed But let me (say) _ good-bye now because I (not, see) _ you in the morning I (already, leave) _ by the time you (get) _ up

II Choose the one word in parentheses that best fits the blank space :

1 This river has been _ by industrial waste (purified, contaminated, cleaned, darkened)

2 Smoke from factories is a kind of _ (fertilizer, smog, pollutant, vapour)

3 A volcano smoke and ashes (emits, throws, gives, erupts)

4 Pure water is _ (unpleasant, colourful, tasty, odourless)

5 He liked _stamps (collect, collected, collecting, collection)

III Insert proper prepositions :

1 They prefer beef _ pork

2 Don’t worry, I will protect you _ harm

3 What’s the matter _ you ?

4 She reminds me _ a girl I was at school with

5 His friends congratulated him _ his good fortune

6 We are looking forward _ seeing her again

7 He is tired all the hard work he’s done today

8 I’m tired listening to the same thing again and again

9 The President is going to make a speech the international situation

10 A hammer is used driving in nails

11 That old palace was first used a library

12 Last week I went to Hue a sightseeing tour my parents

13 An orator is one who is good making public speeches

14 My family went an excursion London last year

15 A map is useful giving directions

16 Thank you inviting me your party

IV Rewrite the following sentences

1 They have considered me as their great friend

 I

2 She looked after her old mother at home

 Her old mother _

3 They are growing trees round their school to make a fence

17 Your house is bigger than mine

 My house _

18 The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it

 The question was too

19 He did his homework,then he went to bed

The Greeks (8) _ so much importance to these games that they calculated time in year (9) _ called “Olympiads” (10) _ from 776 B.C

2.A propriety B fitness C temerity D bravado

5.A movements B motions C postures D deeds

6.A continuation B progress C process D duration

8.A associated B attached C lent D proffer

Better Late Than Never

Thà Muộn Còn Hơn Không

TEST 9

I Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses :

1 The movie about our scientific workers (show) on television last night (be)

very interesting

2 Twenty five dollars (be) too much to pay for this book

3 Until last year, the government (not concern) itself with the problem of

unemployment

4 I can’t stand (listen) to his complaints any longer

5 Jane was interested in (hear) _ all sorts of people (speak) there

6 The teacher ordered us (keep) silent

7 I will tell him the news as soon as I (see) him

8 If yesterday (be) Sunday, we (go) to the beach

9 Mary is a writer She (write) several novels and (win) _ several awards for her books A few years ago, she (win) the prize for the most promising author of the year At the moment she (write) a dectective story

10 Jong (speak) Chinese Chinese (be) his native language; but right now he (speak) English.

11 Jack (break) his leg five days ago He’s in hospital He (be)

in hospital since he (break) his leg.

II Supply the correct word form

1 I should choose this in to any other (prefer)

2 He is unhappy because of his _ (deaf)

3 The government want to this training center (military)

4 The advantage is that it leaves healthy cells _ (harm)

5 A laser the bone without touching any of the surrounding tissue (vapor)

6 She was used to on a picnic at weekends (go)

7 Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in form (nature)

8 He is always ready to give assistance to his friends He is to them (help)

9 This company offered a lot of jobs (attract)

10 The result of the test was _ (satisfy)

III Give the correct preposition

1 Preserving natural resources is great importance

2 I’ll have some tickets available you

3 Why are you working so late? Are you aware the time?

4 The boy is afraid the dark

5 Is she serious _ learning to be a pilot?

6 Smoking is harmful your health

7 The child is very quick _ arithmetic

8 The weather seems perfect a picnic

9 Attending all the lectures is important us

10 What he said was contrary _ his thought

IV Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :

1 We can’t work We don’t use a good dictionary

- Without

2 He must practise it everyday That is the only way for him to be successful

- Only by

3 He is going to retire at the end of the term It was decided

- The fact that _

4 His father didn’t want to watch TV His wife didn’t want to watch TV

15 The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it

- The question was too

V Read the passage and do the exercises that follow :

Edison’s first great interest was chemistry and he read all he could find about it He was only ten when he began to grow and sell vegetables so that he could have money to buy chemicals for making experiments When he was fifteen, he got a job selling magazines and fruit on a train and began printing a weekly newspaper on the printing press set up in the luggage van But one day, one

of his bottles of chemicals broke and set fire to the van.He was put off the train and lost the job

*Make up questions and answer them

1/ What / Edison / greatly interested ?

5/ Why / he / lose / job ?

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A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush

Thà rằng được sẻ trên tay Còn hơn được hứa trên mây bạc vàng

TEST 10

I Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses :

1 The secretary told me that Mr Harmsworth (see) me I felt very nervous when I (go) _ into his office He (not / look) up from his desk when I (enter) After I (sit) _ down, he said that business was very bad He (tell) me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries Twenty people (already / leave) _ I knew that my turn (come)

2 Three days ago, John (start) _ (read) _ A Farewell to Arms, a novel by

Ernest Hemingway It is a long novel He (not, finish) _ (read) _ it yet He (read) _ it because his English teacher assigned it

II Supply the missing prepositions :

1 There are a lot schools my country

2 It’s difficult _ me to understand English when people used lots slangs

3 Writing compositions is very hard me

4 I live _ a two-room apartment

5 All of students _ our class speak English well

6 Every employees our company respect Mr Ward

7 I’m not used _ speaking English on the phone

8 This dictionary is used _ find the meanings of words

9 Is silver used _ making jewelries ?

10 This English man is used _ driving on the right in Vietnam

III Use the word correct form :

1 Japan is an _ country (industry)

2 _ is a problem throughout the world (hungry)

3 Mrs Mai is sad about her _ (poor)

4 Some forms of cancer are now _ if they are discovered early (cure)

5 Many people think that Faraday is the great _ in history (invent)

6 The young man broke the chemistry glassware because of his (care)

7 It was one of his most important _ (achieve)

8 The boy was given a prize for regular (attend)

9 Gary is _ of the fact that he is never late (pride)

10 My new hi-fi kept making a _noise (fun)

IV Rewrite the following sentences

1 My father said I could use his car

7 Could you turn the radio down please?

 Would you mind _

8 The man was very tired , so he didn’t answer my question

 The man was too

9 Nobody could move the piano It was too heavy

 It was such _

10 You’d better apologize to Sally

 I advise _

V Read the passage carefully

Japan has much success in industry because management and workers are treated as equal partners There is no gap between rich and poor workers They share the same canteens and there is only one entrance for all employees

Japan and Switzerland are both countries with few natural resources Like Japan, Switzerland imports much of its fuel and almost of its raw materials Both countries base their economies on the production of high-quality, high-value goods like watches and machine tools Like Japan, therefore, Switzerland has few labour problems

* Make questions and answer them:

1/ Why / Japan / much success / industry?

- ?

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2/ Poor workers / treated / worse / rich workers / Japan?

I Give the proper tense or form of the verbs in brackets :

1 I am sorry that I (not know) _ you (leave) your pipe when you (come)

to see me last Thursday

2 He (be) so good to me when I was a boy that to this day I (not forget) his kindness, and I hope that I (never forget)

3 He (sleep) and (not understand) _ what you (say) to him He (wake) up if you (speak) louder

4 Some animals (not eat) _ during the winter and only (come) out in

spring

5 After leaving school he (study) French in Paris for two years and then (move) to America, where he now (live) _ He (visit) England once or twice and (know) English well; but he (not have) the opportunity of

visiting European countries yet

6 Mrs Reed (turn) _ on the radio in her car while she (drive) _ home yesterday She (listen) _ to some music when she suddenly (hear) _ a siren She (look) _ in her mirror and (see) _ an ambulance behind her She immediately (pull) her car to the side of the road and (wait) _ for the ambulance (pass) _

7 My mother (call) _ me around 5 o’clock My husband (come) _ home a little after that When he (come) _ home, I (talk) _ to my

mother on the phone

II Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions :

1 Tom’s away the moment He is holiday France

2 She always goes a walk her dog Sunday mornings

3 He arrived Hanoi 8.30 the evening

4 England, people drive the left side of the road

5 We are leaving Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City 2 o’clock this afternoon

6 What was happening when he arrived the airport?

7 It will be ready two weeks

8 He lives a flat the fifth floor

9 We didn’t go the party because some friends came to stay us

10 She lives a flat her parents

VI/ Supply the correct word forms :

1/ It’s to see her at this time It’s too late (possible)

2/ He’s interested in reading _ books and magazines (education)

3/ It takes years of to acquire the skill of a ballet dancer (practise)

4/ John is old enough to be _ of his parents.(depend)

5/ Don’t believe whatever he says He’s a (an) man (rely)

6/ Piccadilly Circus is the _ crossroads in London (busy)

7/ The orator spoke so that he won his audience completely over (persuade) 8/ Many foreigners visit Hanoi, a political and centre of Vietnam (culture)

IV Rewrite these sentences as directed in parentheses :

1 All the teachers love him because his behaviour is good

6 They had converted the major part of the temple into “Lenin’s room”

- The major part of the temple _

7 I’m sorry that I didn’t learnt to type

13 The tea was too hot for her to drink

- The tea was so _

14 If it doesn’t rain, they will go for a picnic

19 They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party

- Their crop

20 “How long will it take us to get there?” she said

- She wanted to know

V Make the correct choice:

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological (1) _ But actually, the idea for a computer (2) _ worked out over two centuries ago

by a man (3) _ Charles Babbage

Baggage was born (4) _ 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician He drew up plans for several calculating machines (5) _ he called “engine” But despite the fact that he (6) _ building some of these, he never finished any of them Over the years people have argued (7) _ his machine would ever work Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (8) _ engine based on one of Babbage’s designs (9) _ has taken six years to complete and more (10) _ four thousand parts have been especially made Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage’s work

3.a.was called b.was calling c.called d.calling

VI Make the following sentences

1 What / your father / do / now?