I. Pronunciation. 1. A. near B. dear C. hear D. bear 2. A. cleaned B. finished C. wrapped D. Brushed 3. A.september B.sit C. sugar D. Say 4. A. those B. thirsty C. Weather D. brother 5. A. hat B. garden C. harm D. farm 6. A. grow B. know C. borrow D. how II. Choose the best answer 1. He doesn’t look ……to become a famous boxer. A. enough strong B. strong enough C. Weak enough D. too weak 2. The flat was very small ……we enjoyed living there. A. but B. as C. because D. since 3. A hotel …… in our neighborhood at the moment. A. is built B. is being built C. is building D. was being built 4. She….me to eat an apple every day to stay healthy. A. said B. made C. advised D. got 5. It’s too hot today. Let’s go out for a drink,…….? A. will we B. we C. should we D. shall we 6. The train will leave in five minutes so you…… better hurry up. A. had B. should C. will D. would 7. The book borrowed … the school library is very interesting. A. in B. from C. with D. at 8. Thanks for inviting me to the contest. A. flower-arranging B. arranging-flower C. flower-arrange D. arranged-flower 9. It took me a long time to get used … glasses. A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore 10. The novels… Mark Twain attract a lot of children. A. writing B. written C. being written D. to be written 11. Tim: Would you mind lending me your dictionary? Paul: ………. A. Yes, let’s B. Great C. No, of course not D. Yes, here you are. 12. Mr Jame is a……….man, he always tells the funny stories. A. humorous B. reserved C. generous D. kind 13. Mary wants to visit the…… inetitute in VN. A. ocean B. sea C. oceanic D. ea bank 14. – Mrs. Smith: You made a lot of noise last night! - David: ……… A. Really? B. What a pity! C. Oh! I’m really sorry! D. It’s kind of you to say so III. Verb form. 1. The children (make)………………a lot of noise now. I (be)………….afraid of that they (wake up)…………….my father who (sleep)……………in the next room. 2. A: Where is Hoa? B: I (not see)………………her today. 3. Tom: Where were you at o’clock last night? Mary: I (dance)………… at my friend’s party. 4. A: The newspaper (come)………………….? B: Yes. I’m reading it. IV. Find and correct the mistake. 1. My daughter has learned Chinese since ten years. 2. My brother may stop his job because his low salary. 3. I often take my children to the park for pleasure in Sunday mornings. 4. It was raining heavy when I woke up yesterday morning. 5. They got up early so as to not get to school late. 6. Life in the city is often noisy than in the country. 7. Lucky, Uyen still had enough time to finish her test. 8. It is not easy learning English grammar. 9. She had to stay at home to finish her homeworks. 10. The building build in the nineteenth century has collapsed. V. Read and choose the best answer Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time they grow up. Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them. Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country. They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countires’ heritage. The more foreign laguages they learn, the more benefits they get. Children also learn math to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life. 1. Parents send their children to school to…… A. paly better B. Learn English C. Prepare for their future D. make them grow up 2. Why children have to learn their native language? A. To learn foreign languages. B. To communicate fluently with other people around them. C. To benefit from foreign countries’heritage. D. To know about nature. 3. According to the passage , children learn history to know about……… A. people and historical events B. practical uses in life C. events of the history D. the mankind. 4. How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage? A. Five B. Seven C. Six D. four 5. Most of the things children learn at school…………. A. are useless B. have no use C. are not necessary D.have some practical uses. VI. Gap-fill Americans like sport very much. One of the (1)…… popular kinds of sports in autumn is football. All the high schools (2)………… universities have their own teams. In winter, the most popular kind of sports (3)………….basketbal. There is usaully a match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the Uinted States there is a lot(4)…….snow and ice. Many people like skiing and skating. In other two seasons, millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games (5) …….but the most important professinal games are played during summer. Many people listen to the games (6)……….the radio, watch them on TV or read about them on the newspapers. Some also play tennis of golf and others (7)……….fishing. hey like to stay outdoors because it is warm during the months of June, (8)………….and August. VII. Rewrite 1. The match couldn’t start because of the heavy snow. -> Because……………………………………………………………… 2. His father was a worker in a factory wen he was 15. -> His father used…………………………………………………… 3. It was such an interesting film that I watched it again and again. -> The film……………………………………………………… 4. “Close the office door but don’t lck it,” the amnager asked. -> The manager asked…………………………………………… 5. He sarted working as an actor ten years ago. -> He has…………………………………………………………. 6. “Is Phong Nha cave in souther VN?” Jane said to her friend. -> Jane asked…………………………………………………… 7. Noone in the class is taller than Ba. -> Ba is………………………………………………………… 8. They like golf better than tennis. ->They prefer…………………………………………………… 9. The yard is too small for us to play basketball in. -> The yard isn’t………………………………………………. 10. I haven’t been to Italy and she hasn’t, either. -> NeitherI…………………………………………………… . Pronunciation. 1. A. near B. dear C. hear D. bear 2. A. cleaned B. finished C. wrapped D. Brushed 3. A.september B.sit C. sugar D. Say 4. A. those B. thirsty C. Weather D. brother 5. A. hat B. garden C. harm. building D. was being built 4. She….me to eat an apple every day to stay healthy. A. said B. made C. advised D. got 5. It’s too hot today. Let’s go out for a drink,…….? A. will we B. do we C wants to visit the…… inetitute in VN. A. ocean B. sea C. oceanic D. ea bank 14. – Mrs. Smith: You made a lot of noise last night! - David: ……… A. Really? B. What a pity! C. Oh! I’m really sorry!