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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the other three
2 A character B classmate C happy D photograph
3 A enough B volunteer C public D humor
II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
7 A sociable B photograph C orphanage D volunteer
8 A although B generous C outgoing D humorous
9 A neighbor B receive C different D classmate
10 A appearance B reserved C orphanage D description
III Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1 My sister’s hair is not
2 It’s to meet you, Thu
3 He is my We are in the same class
A character B classmate C principal D neighbor
4 I a letter from my friend today
5 The boy is a student He always gets good grades
A generous B reserved C humorous D hard-working
6 The moon around the earth
7 I find he is not communicative He’s rather in public
A outgoing B reserved C sociable D humorous
8 He’s tall and thin He has
A black hair short B short black hair C hair short black D black short hair
9 _ Are you Mr Thanh?
A I’m sorry B Excuse me C Hello D Certainly
10 –“Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” –“ _.”
A Yes, please B No, thanks C Yes, I’d love to D I’m sorry I’d love to
IV Match the word in column A with it’s synonym in column B.
1 slim
2 reserved
3 short
4 beautiful
5 generous
6 sociable
7 annoy
8 hard-working
9 friend
10 voluntary
a kind
b pretty
c mate
d outgoing
e thin
f willing
g small in height
h shy
i make angry
j diligent
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V Match a word in column A with its antonym in column B.
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2 outgoing
3 quiet
4 rise
5 generous
6 curly
7 beautiful
8 please
9 tall
10 confident
a shy
b annoy
c short
d reserved
e set
f fat
g noisy
h selfish
i straight
j ugly
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VI Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 People in my country are very warm and _ (FRIEND)
2 An _ is a child whose parents are dead (ORPHANAGE)
3 L.A Hill is a _ writer (HUMOR)
4 I’m _ sorry for the delay (EXTREME)
5 She looks more _ than her sister (BEAUTY)
6 I am _ enough to have a lot of friends (LUCK)
7 They enjoy the _ summer evenings in the countryside (PEACE)
9 It was _ of him to offer to pay for us both (GENEROUSITY)
10 Role-play is _ in developing communication skills (HELP)
VII Put the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. Each of us _ (have) a different character
2. I would like _ (make) a big cake for my father
3. The sea _ (cover) two-third of the world
4. Vegetarians _ (not eat) meat or fish
5. Oranges _ (be) rich in vitamin C
6. When I am tired, I enjoy _ (listen) to music
7. The river Amazon _ (flow) into the Atlantic Ocean
8. We don’t have enough money _ (go) by taxi
9. Water _(boil) at 100 o C
10. The sun _(rise) in the east
VIII Read the passage then choose the best answer to complete the
passage.
Last year (1) _ on a home stay to the United States I lived (2) _ the Johnsons in
California When I (3) _ there, I went to school with my American sister, Julie At first, speaking
English (4) _ day was hard I was homesick But then I started to enjoy my home stay English was (5) _ School (6) _ fun I liked (7) _ with the Johnsons During spring vacation, we went (8) _ a camping trip Now I am back home with my parents I often write (9) _ my American family and they write to me Next year the Johnsons are (10) _ to visit me
7 A live B will live C living D None is correct
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The police are looking (1) _ a tall, teenager boy (2) _ blue eyes in connection with a robbery yesterday (3) _ Dayton’s Jewelry store (4) _ to the witness, robber is about six feet two inches (5) _ He’s very thin and his skin is of very (6) _ color He (7) _ dark straight hair
He has broad shoulders and a dimple in his check He was last seen to (8) _ a brown jacket and black pants If you (9) _ anyone fitting this description, (10) _ the police department immediately
X Read the passage carefully and check True (T) or False (F).
Dear Tom!
I am very sorry I can’t meet you at the airport, so Tam will meet you and take you home As you never meet him before, I shall describe him to you Tam is tall and slim, He is a young man in his early twenty He has short dark hair and a round face It is easy to recognize him because he will be wearing a brown T-shirt and jeans
I hope you will have a nice trip and I am looking forward to seeing you
Yours truly,
Nam
Statements True (T) False (F)
1 Nam can’t meet Tom at the airport
2 Nam will take Tom home
3 Tam is an teenager
4 Tam’s hair is short and dark
XI Read the passage carefully and check True (T) or False (F).
A FRIEND
Being there through the hard times to cheer you up, and put a smile on you Taking some risks to have such fun and to forget about the miserable problems
Phone you when you are lying in bed sick Sending you cards filled with get well wishes Telling jokes, make you laugh till your stomach hurts No matter how distance they are from each other
Knowing never to let anything or anyone come between them To apologize at every mistake and to forgive their faults Friendship is a strong power, an unbreakable chain linked together with secrets and trust A good friend can always be a good teacher to us
1 A friend will take away smiles from you and get you in troubles
2 A good friend cares for you when you are sick
3 You can share secrets with a good friend
4 A good friend can be a good teacher to you
XII Combine the following sentences into one sentence, using (not) + adj + enough.
1 He wasn’t very experienced He couldn’t do the job
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2 She can’t ride a motorbike because she is too young
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3 The boy is too young He doesn’t understand it
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4 You can’t put this book in your pocket because it is too big
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5 The weather isn’t very warm We can’t go swimming
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6 I am very lucky because I have many good friends
according at contact for has
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7 This exercise is too difficult for me to do
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8 He is too young to drive a car
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9 The book was so interesting that I read it twice
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10 It is such cold water that you can’t go swimming today
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XIII Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1 look / does / she / what / like?
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2 is / she / as / Mai / outgoing / not / as
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3 classroom / to / they / the / outside / the / prefer
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4 time / I / most / my / with / spend / of / Hoa
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5 is / lucky / of / she / enough / have / a / friends / lot / to
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6 in / sun / the / rises / east / the
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7 a / receive / Lan / letter / yesterday / her / from / friend
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8 here / be / she / at / will / Christmas
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9 not / get / is / she / to / old / married / enough
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10 long / is / a / girl / she / with / nice / hair
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XIII Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stay the same as the given one.
1 His hair is curly, short, and black
=> He
2 She is too young to ride a motorbike
=> She isn’t
3 What a lovely smile you have!
=> How
4 I received a letter from my friend Nien today
=> My friend
5 What is your address?
=> Where
6 He is so tall that he can reach the top of the bookshelf
=> He is tall
7 The test is so difficult and I cannot do it
=> The test isn’t
8 We have quite different characters
=> Our characters
9 Ba enjoys telling jokes
=> Ba is
10 It takes me about an hour to watch TV every day
=>
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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
other three
2 A arrange B demonstrate C transmit D answer
3 A furniture B university C patient D hospital
4 A directory B telephone C invention D experiment
5 A delivery B assistant C introduce D device
II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6 A agree B assistant C arrange D countless
7 A transmit B fishing C emigrate D demonstrate
8 A curly B sociable C experiment D character
9 A assistant B tomorrow C character D sociable
10 A directory B annoy C exhibition D transmit
III Choose the word or the phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space
in each sentences.
1 The match was _ live all over the world
A arranged B travelled C transmitted D demonstrated
2 Don’t come in Please wait _ for your turn
A upstairs B inside C outside D downstairs
3 She came _ a new idea for increasing sale
4 They _ from Canada to America to find work
5 Deaf-mutes can _ speak _ hear
A not only / but also B either / or C neither / nor D both / and
6 Address book in which you can write people’s names, telephone _ etc
A numbers B alphabets C consonants D vowels
7 _ is a phone you can carry around with you
A Public telephone B Mobile phone C e-mail D fax machine
8 You can use a(n) _ to record messages when you are out
A mobile phone B fax machine C telephone directory D answering machine
9 Telephone _ is a book containing the names, telephone numbers and addresses
A origin B directory C device D message
10 You can see a lot of famous paintings in this _
A demonstration B service C invention D exhibition
11 Answering machine is a machine that answers your telephone and records _
A messages B replies C responses D answers
12 Movie theater is a _ in which movies are shown
A building B apartment C flat D cottage
13 Alexander Graham Bell was born _ March 3rd 1847
14 Would you like _ a message?
A to leave B leave C leaving D left
15 Fax machine is _ used for sending and receiving copies of documents
A a device B an equipment C a apartment D an appliance
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A telephone B television C telegraph D telegram
17 I _ a quick phone call Can you wait for me?
A make B am going to make C will make D made
18 Can you give her a message for me - _
A Yes, certainly B Thank you C I don’t know D You’re welcome
19 What’s the date today?
A It’s Thursday B The third I think C It’s Monday D I’m 22 today
20 She said Mr Minh call reach us _ 8645 132 after dinner
IV.
Use the correct word form.
1 We’ll make for the meeting (Arrange)
2 Your order is ready for (Deliver)
3 We are thinking of to Canada (Emigrate)
4 Ho Chi Minh City is an important center (Commerce)
5 Thomas Watson was Bell’s , wasn’t he (Assist)
6 She was in demonstrating her invention (Succeed)
7 This young man is in one ear (Deafen)
8 There was an of paintings at the Art Gallery (Exhibit)
9 Michael Faraday made a lot of in the field of electricity.(Invent)
10 There was still no on what to do next (Agree)
V Preposition and adverbs.
1 My parents are going _ Hanoi next month
2 It’s afraid I can’t drink coffee with milk _
3 Let’s go _ and sit in the sun
4 Wait _ I’ll be back in a few minutes
5 They ran up the stairs to see what happened _
6 What’s _ at the Rex Movie Theater this week?
7 Susan has invited some friends home _ lunch
8 Dr Hammond is _ right now Can I take a message?
9 They are meeting Tom _ the airport
10 We are having a dinner party _ Sunday
VI.
Use the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets.
1 Mike and Harriet _ (see) me at a party last Thursday
2 I _(see) my friend on my way home last night
3 The light suddenly _ (go) out last night
4 They _ (stop) the car and got out
5 It is very clear tonight The stars _ (twinkle)
6 Vicky _ (buy) that camera last year
7 We _ (meet) Rachel three years ago
8 I and my friends _ (watch) that play next Saturday
9 The alarm is making an awful noise I _(switch) it off
10 They _ (wait) for the train now
VII Read the passage then choose the best answer.
The telegraph was (1) in 1835 by Samuel Morse The telegraph is an instrument (2) sending messages between distance distant places by an electric current To operate a (3) , you put a special key and then release it This action closes and (4) the electric circuit The telegraph makes use of a special code, (5) the Morse code A message (6) on a telegraph is called a
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1 A invented B improved C invited D discovered
3 A television B telegram C telegraph D telephone
5 A call B was called C is called D called
8 A replaced B retired C repeated D reread
VIII Choose the right words from the box to complete each blank space in the passage.
One day, Alexander Graham Bell was doing an (1) _in his workshop He was (2)
_ and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes Talking into his telephone, Bell said, “Mr Watson, I want you to come (3) _ here immediately, please.” His assistant, Watson was in another room (4) _ away from the workshop; however he heard Bell (5) _ on his own telephone Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop “Mr Bell I heard every sound you said”, Watson shouted (6) _ Bell has finally (7) _ He has invented the first telephone Later other (8) _ made better one
IX.
Read the passage then fill in the blank with a missing word.
Bill Gate is a very famous person in the (1) _ industry He has been chief executive (2) _ Microsoft Corporation for several years He is also the richest person (3) _ the USA How did he do it? He (4) _ a lot from his parents While he was going to school, (5) _ father went to college, and became a successful lawyer From this Bill learned that you have
to work hard (6) _ you want something His mother was very busy teacher, (7) _ she also going to the party From this, Bill learned something else: if you want to work hard and play (8) , you have to make a schedule
X Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.
One of the most wonderful inventions of the past one hundred years is the telephone This familiar, handy instrument has become a highly important part of daily life The first telephone was installed in
1877 Today there are over 170 million telephones in the world The average person in North America makes over six hundred calls a years
The word telephone came from the Greek tele and phone, which means “distant” and “sound”
These words actually describe what the telephone does It carries sound over a distance rapidly and
accurately by using electric currents The telephone transmits speech so that it sounds natural and has enough volume for conversation to take place as if the speakers were in the same room Any telephone can
be quickly connected to almost any other telephone anywhere in the world
1 Telephone can’t work without electric currents
2 The first telephone was installed in 1878
3 The Greek word phone means distant
4 The telephone sends out speech that helps people talk each other
XI.
Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.
We may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 Bell was born in Scotland in 1847 Later he went to live in the USA Bell was always interested in sound He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments
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1 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1847
2 Scotland is his birth place
3 Bell settled down in the UK
4 Bell had a great interest in music
5 He was the owner of a workshop in his house in America
XII Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1 Christopher went to the market this afternoon
2 The director arrived a hour ago
3 It’s rain heavily now, and Peter left umbrella behind this morning
4 It’s an long time since your friends last visited us
5 You didn’t called me last weekend
6 The company buy some land last week but then sold it
7 She worked hardly for her exam last month
8 She always drives her car careful so that she never has an accident
9 Simon is enough tall to join in the basket ball club
10 They are playing badminton every afternoon
XII Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1 Her sister is old She can drive a car
=> Her sister is old enough
2 That house is very dirty
=> What a
3 I intend to study abroad
=> I am
4 Peter is too short to reach the shelf
=> Peter is not
5 Tam is taller than Long
=> Long is
6 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
=> Alexander Graham Bell was
7 How about going out for dinner
=> Let’s
8 They are going to play soccer this afternoon
=> They intend
9 Nam enjoys listening to music
=> Nam is
10 Nga is so impatient that no one wants to play with her
=> Nga is such
XIII Guided sentence building.
1 Loan / visit / grandparents / last weekend
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2 Van / going / have / math / school / tomorrow
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3 We / going / see / movie Dream City / 7 o’clock / this evening
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4 David / too young / ride / bike / school
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5 Phong / interested / listen / traditional stories
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I Choose the most suitable words, phrases or sentences to fill the blanks.
1 Deaf-mute can ………… speak ………… hear.
A both …and B not only …but also C neither…nor D either…or
2 Alexander Graham Bell was born ………… March 3rd,1847.
3 They ………… from Canada to America to find work.
A started B demonstrated C delivered D left
4 Would you like ………… a message?
5 She came ………… with a new idea for increasing sale.
6 He’ll come ………… to pick you …………
7 Don’t come in Please wait ………… for your turn.
8 Our friends ………… meet us at the airport tonight.
II Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1 The post office is not far ………… my house.
2 Let’s meet ………… the City Theater tonight.
3 She was born ………… May 16th, 2001 ………… Nha Trang.
4 He worked ………… deaf-mutes ………… Boston University.
5 Mrs.Lien said you could reach her ………… 8 603 423.
6 Snow is falling all ………… the country.
7 Will you pick me ………… after the party?
8 The secretary took a message ………… her boss.
III Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
Isaac Newton (be) ………… one of the greatest men in the history of scientists He (bear) ………… in a small village of Wootphore in England His father (be) ………… a poor farmer When the boy was fourteen, his father (die) ………… Newton left school and (help)
………… his mother on the farm But the boy (not like) ………… farming, he was fond of the poetry and mathematics So Newton was sent to school After he (leave) ………… school, Newton studied at Cambridge University He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University after (graduate) ………… His greatest discovery (be) ………… the law of gravitation.
IV Supply the correct word form.
1 I’ll make ……… for the meeting tonight (ARRANGE)
2 There was still no ……… on what to do next (AGREE)
3 Ho Chi Minh City is an important ……… center (COMMERCE)
4 Michael Faraday made a lot of ……… in the field of electricity (INVENT)
5 We’re thinking of ……… to Autralia (EMIGRATE)
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7 Your order is ready for ……… (DELIVER)
8 This old man is ……… in one ear (DEAFEN)
V Make question for the underlined words.
1 The film “Harry Potter” is on at 8.30.
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2 I’m going to play table tennis this evening.
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3 She lives downstairs.
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4 They bought new fishing rods yesterday.
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5 He worked with deaf-mutes.
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6 They demonstrated the telephone to the public.
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7 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
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8 Marie Curie was born in Poland.
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VI Complete the passage with the words in the box.
Nowadays, you don’t (1) ……… to be at home or at the office to use the telephone anymore Mobile phones (also known as cellular phones) hare (2)……… wires You can (3) ……… one in your pocket or keep one in your car A call from a mobile phone (4)
……… along radio waves to stations (5) ……… in different places From there, the radio signal is connected (6) ……… the regular phone system With a mobile phone, any one (7) ………can drive and talk can also drive and phone This means (8) ……… wasted time: You don’t have to look for a phone booth or use (9) ……… to make a call.
So remember, next time you are at the beach or riding your bicycle, there (10) ……… be a call for you!
VII Put the sentences below in the correct order to make a complete conversation.
who carry coins might need to located no