Verb tenses (Thì của động từ)

Many English fimilies 1 [ to have ] three early callers between the hours of 7 and 8.30 in the morning... time do you spend learning English everyday.. will make him do it WORD FORM Gi

arm she carried a basket which contained a cake her mother had baked specially It was a lovely spring morning

, the sun 4 [ shine ] and the birds 5 [ sing ] , happy that the winter was over

Even though her mother 6 [ tell ] her to follow the path through the fields , the naughty child dicided 7 [ take ]

a shot cut through a wood As she went deeper and deeper into it , the could and darkness 8 [ frighten ] her She 9 [ make ] her way along the narrow path when she heard a noise All of a sudden, a big wolf jumped out from behind a bush and 10 [ come ] towards her

1 lived 2 had invited 3 set 4 was shining 5 were sining

6 had told 7.to take 8 frightened 9 was making 10 came

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Ten - year - old Lukas Vondracek is very shy , but every year he 1 [ travel ] the world and 2 [ meet ] hundreds

of people Lukas is a brilliant pianist and he gives lots of concerts Last year he 3 [ be ] in Washington ,

Chicago and London He is sometimes 4 [ call ] ' the new Mozart ' He say " I'm shy, but I love 5 [ give ]

concerts "

Lukas was born in Opara in the Czech Republic but now he 6 [ live ] with his parents in Vienna where he practices the piano six hours a day He goes to school two days a week Lukas 7 [ play ] the piano when he was two and he ] could read music before he could read books Now he 8 [ write ] music ,too

Lukas 9 [ not just play ] the piano , he plays football and ice hockey He says " Mozart 10 [ be ] poor and he

couldn't play football , so I'm not like him at all "

6 lives 7 played 8 writes 9 doens’t just play 10 was

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Dear Ann ,

Thanks for your letter , which 1 [ arrive ] yesterday I do like to hear from you The news of your interview is very interesting You 2 [ not say ] you got the job I am so sorry that you have been burgled again How many

time this 3 [ happen ] to you ? Five hundred dollar 4 [ be ] a lot of money Do the police know who 5 [ do ] it

?

You wanted me to tell you about what I 6 [ do ] here and how my life was Well I enjoy my course very much The course is good , but harder than I 7 [ think ]

First didn’t have friends , but I soon 8 [ find ] some

I must finish now A friend of mine must write a letter in French and I promised 9 [ help ] him

Write or phone me soon If you come to Switzerland please come to see me, but remember 10 [ take ] warm

clothes It's very cold here

With best wishes , Mary

1 arrived 2 didn’t say 3 has this happend 4 is 5 did

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Education in Britain

Every child in Britain must by - law 1 [ receive ] full time education from the age of five to sixteen Many parents 2 [ send ] their children to state school where the tuition and the equipment , including textbooks and exercise books 3 [ be ] free

Some children , before 4 [ go ] to school , go to kindergartens Boys and girls are 5 [ educate ] together there

There are also some single - schools , particularly among independent ( non - state ) ones

Under the old system children 6 [ attend ] primary school ( from five to eleven ) , which 7 [ be ] followed by a

secondary course ( from eleven to fifteen or over )

At eleven every child 8 [ have ] sit for the eleven - plus examination It consisted of tests in English ,

arithmetic and intelligence test Those with the highest marks ( about 20 % of the children ) 9 [ go ] to grammar school The others 10 [ go ] to technical school

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The Twenty - second Olimpic Games

The Twenty - second Olimpic Games 1 [ hold ] in the summer of 1980 in Moscow It 2 [ be ] for the first time that the Olimpic Games were held in Russia Moscow was well 3 [ prepare ] for the Games The Olimpic village 4 [ build ] with very many good flats for sprotsmen

Sportsmen from eighty - one countries from all the five continents 5 [ take ] part in the Moscow Olympic Games For the first time in the history of the Games there 6 [ be ] very many sportsmen from the developing

countries of Africa and Asia

During the time of the Games five million sportsmen , tourists and guests 7 [ visit ] different sports events in the Olympic cities of Moscow Over 5,500 correspondents 8 [ send ] articles to their newspapers and

magazines about everything that they 9 [ see ] there People in different countries 10 [ watch ] the Games on

activities

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Save The Earth

We are all slowly destroying the earth The seas and rivers are too dirty 1 [ swim ] in There 2 [ be ] so much

smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world's cities In once well - known city , for example

, poisonouns gases from cars 3 [ pollute ] the air so much that traffic policemen 4 [ have ] wear oxygen masks

We 5 [ cut ] down so many trees that there are now vast of wasteland all over the world As a result , farmers

in countries in Asia there 6 [ too ] little rice Moreover, we 7 [ not take ] enough care of the countryside Wild animals are quickly 8 [ disappear ] For instance, tigers are rate in India now because we 9 [ kill ] too many for them to survive We must act now before it is too late 10 [ do ] anything about it

sticks Try as they would they could not

Then he 7 [ untie ] the bundle and handed them the sticks one at a time , so that they 8 [ break ] them easily "

It will be the same with you my children ", he said , " as long as you agree together no enemy 9 [ overcome ] you ; if you quarrel , you 10 [ fall ] an easy prey"

Divided , men are vulnerable ; it is union that makes them strong

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The names of many English and American writers 1 [ become ] famous in our country Boys and girls

everywhere 2 [ read ] Dicken's novels, and Defoe's well - known story of Robinson Crusoe

I remember , when I 3 [ be ] a boy , I 4 [ cry ] with Dicken's poor children and 5 [ live ] on the sland with Robinson Crusoe I 6 [ fly ] to the moon with Well's heroes

Perhaps we sometimes 7 [ joke ] about two young people and we call them Romeo and Juliet But our heartis 8 [ be ] always with these two brave young people in Shakespeare's play , who 9 [ fight ] for a new life and who

10 [ die ] because the world in which they lived was so bad

An English teacher whose name is Rowland Hill 6 [ think ] much about it One day he said that people who 7 [ write ] the letters 8 [ have ] pay for them and not the people who got the letters He 9 [ speak ] about it to

people in the Government

Soon all the post - offices 10 [ begin ] to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them

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The morning train seemed more crowded with passengers than usual At first I 1 [ think ] I would have to stand for the whole journey , but when the train 2 [ leave ] the station , I 3 [ see ] an empty seat to the window

I 4 [ look ] carefully around but non of the passenger seemed 5 [ have ] that seat I came up to that seat and 6 [ sit ] down

Opposite me was a boy He 7 [ play ] with a small object A small toy , no doubt , but as soon as I 8 [ look ] at

it again , I realized why I 9 [ find ] the seat so easily The small object 10 [ be ] a large spider

into the corridor but the man had vanoshed

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Many English fimilies 1 [ to have ] three early callers between the hours of 7 and 8.30 in the morning Two of

them, the postman and the milkman , are doing their full - time jobs, but the third, the newspaper boy ( or girl )

2 [ to earn ] some pocket money before 3 [ to go ] school The boy or girl 4 [ to do ] this " newspaper round " ,

as the job is called , 5 [ to get ] to the shop at about 7 o'clock and begins by 6 [ to sort ] out the various

newspapers and magazines ordered regularly by the 40 or so families on the round The delivery 7 [ to make ]

6 days a week in all weathers and the rate of pay 8 [ to be ] usually in the region of $2.50 per week for

approximately one hour's work each morning Children 9 [ to do ] this work 10 [ to be ] normally between 14

and 16 years of age

35 billion people in Sydney It 4 [ to be ] the biggest city in Australia , the busiest port in the South Pacific and

one of the most beautiful cities in the world

There are over 20 excellent beaches close to Sydney and in warm summer climate and cool winter 5 [ to make ] it a favourite city There are three things that make Sydney famost , its beautiful harbour , the Sydney

Harbour Bridge , which 6 [ to build ] in 1932 and the Sydney Opera House, which 7 [ to open ] in 1973

There 8 [ to be ] many more interesting things in Sydney , for example , rows of interesting old houses that 9 [

to build ] in the 19th century , and everywhere , the sea, summer or winter , day or night this 10 [ to be ] an

outdoor city

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One day a well known singer was invited by a rich lady to her house His name is Corney He 1 [ ask ] to sing

to the guests He 2 [ not invite ] to have dinner with them ; dinner was ordered for him downstairs together with the lady's servants He 3 [ to have ] a good dinner and after it he 4 [ to address ] the servants

" Well , now, my good friend " , he said " I 5 [ to want ] to sing to you "

There 6 [ to be ] no piano , but he sang for half an hour even without it

An ten o'clock the singer was asked to come upstairs to the lady's guests Corney went there All the guests 7 [

to wait ] for him

" We are ready " said the lady

" Ready for what ? " asked Corney

" For your songs " she answered

" But I 8 [ sing ] only an hour ago and I can't sing twice in the evening "

" It's impossible ! where you 9 [ to sing ] ? Excalaimed the lady

" I'm sorry that you 10 [ to be ] not there " said Corney " but you know , I always have dinner with the company

to which I sing "

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My father now (1 work ) as an engineer for a construction firm He ( 2 join ) the Friends of the Theatre in his community five years ago and ( 3 be ) an active member in this group ever since Although he ( 4 stop ) trying for roles in the plays last year because he ( 5 be ) too bussy , it ( 6 ramain ) his favourite hobby As a member , he ( 7 help ) to promote the plays If the group needs anything, he ( 8 be ) the first person to ( 9.call ) for

My father believes that his theatre group ( 10 make ) a name for themselves by the thime be retires from work My father also has another hobby He ( 11 tell ) me that he ( 12 win ) medals for swimming, when he ( 13 be ) a boy He ( 14 live ) most of his life in London, with his mother , and ( 15 go ) to work at twelve or thirteen

Clircle the best answer :

1 Most people enjoy to different part of the world

2 Your hair is long It needs

a cutting b to cut c cut d has cut

3 When we felt thirsty, we stopped

4 If I understood the question, I give the teacher the correct answer

5 Have you ever to Ho Chi Minh city ? Yes, Two times

a been b gone c visited d come

6 This is the place the accident occurred

7 I helped my daughter her homework

a finish b finishes c to finish d finished

8 We had better an umbrella when we go out It looks like it's going to rain

9 Listen to what I am saying

10 time do you spend learning English everyday

a How much b How many c How long

11 This orange tastes

12 without milk in yours

13 My mother is a busy woman that she needs a helper

14 Everyone had at the picnic

a good time b a good time c good times d better times

15 She left her job the reasons she explained

16 I don't like wine It so sweet

a tastes b looks c sounds d feels

17 These workers are accustomed to at night

18 My father usually helps me English

II

1 Mr Brown a car if he had enough money

2 Of course she would come to the meeting if you her

a asked b have asked c will asked d.have been asked

3 They will certainly come them

a when calling b you are calling c if you call d.do you call

4 My dog always barks if he anything unusual

a hears b will hear c would heard d heard

5 If you had locked the gate properly, the robbers into the house

a would not break b should not break c.would break d would not have broken

6 if I take the map

a I will get lost b I will not get lost c I would get lost d I would not get lost

7 If I Mary's address , I her letter

a Have / would write b Have / write c Had / would write d had / wrote

8 If anybody question, please ask me after class

9 If ever the child the mother would run to it

10 If he comes here, I

a made him do it b made him doing it c make him do it d will make him do it

WORD FORM

Give correct form of the following words :

2 It is to see him again ( wonderful ) WONDER

3 There are about 200 in this company ( employee ) EMPLOY

6 She has an command of the language ( impressive ) IMPRESS

7 As she is so with her present job, she has decided to leave ( un satisfied ) SATISFY

8 The she gave last night was marvelous ( performane ) PERFORM

10 They're going to announce the of the Prince ( arrival ) ARRIVE

12 He the exams because he was very lazy ( failed ) FAILURE

14 I'm to hear that you have received a job offer ( pleased ) PLEASE

17 Have you seen her magazine ? She must have over 200 editions ( collection ) COLLECT

18 Are they ? Yes, they're millionaires ( wealthy ) WEALTH

20 Have you where to go for your holiday yet ? ( decided ) DECISION

23 He has no ( intention) ( INTEND ) of leaving the city

24 I'm (extremly ) ( EXTREME) sorry for the delay

25 He ( drives) ( DRIVER ) carefully He rarely has accidents

26 He has (recently) ( RECENT ) bought a new car

27 She is fond of (dancing) ( DANCE )

28 His plays were ( performed) ( PERFORMANCE) on the stage in London

29 The new law will (enable) ( ABLE ) many people to return to work

30 These flowers look (natural) ( NATURE )

31 Keep ( silent) ( SILENCE ) ! The teacher is explaining the lesson

32 I'm ( interested) ( INTEREST ) in your project because it is

( interesting) (33 INTEREST)

34 He is a famous (actor) ( ACT ) in this country

35 This stamp (collection) ( COLLECT ) is valuable

36 Look out ! That crazy (cyclist) ( CYCLE ) is going to fast !

37 He was very ( nervous) ( NERVE ) before his interview

38 We bought this house at a very .( reasonable) ( REASON ) price

39 The police are looking for a dangerous (criminal) ( CRIME )

40 The boss wants you (to take ) ( TAKE ) some dictation

41 How many ( national) ( NATION ) holidays do you have ?

42 He always feels ( sleepy ) ( SLEEP ) in the morning

43 My mother is fond of ( reading) ( READ )

44 Life in this country has changed ( recently ) ( RECENT )

45 Why do they give such (noisy ) ( NOISE ) parties ?

46 His broken arm is still very ( pain full ) ( PAIN )

47 The President was a very ( pow ) ( POWER ) man

48 The children always get bored on a ( rainy ) ( RAIN ) day

49 Jane is ( surprised) ( SURPRISE ) by my coming

back

two days earlier

50 An (accountance) ( ACCOUNT ) should be good at math

CORRECT THE MISTAKE

I Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence below :

Mount Everest is the most highest mountain in the world ( b most )

The shirt was so very small that I couldn't wear it ( b very )

Peter prefers staying home than going out at night ( to )

English people usually are fed up with their unpredictable weather ( are usually )

I haven't seen Mary for my birthday party (since )

Although Tom was ill, but he still came to class ( b but )

Say me when you want to shop for lunch ( Tell )

It was so a clever boy that everyone loved him.( such )

In Bangkok people spend four hours to travel every day ( travelling )

The coffee it not cool enough for me dringking ( to drink )

She worked very hardly so she passed the exam ( hard )

She visits her family one a month ( once )

She is one of the most famost singer in Viet Nam ( singers )

It is the worse thing in my life ( worsth )

Peter is going to Paris visiting Eiffel Tower ( to visit )

Would you like going out with me tonight ? ( to go )

Can you help me filling this application for a job ? ( to fill )

What country do you want to visit , England or France ? ( Which )

What is the weather likely in Hanoi today ? ( like )

My sister was very good in literature when she was small ( at )

She couldn't to understand the question ( b to )

I hasn't received the money from him yet ( haven’t )

This film is more good than the one wa saw last week ( better )

The question was such difficult that we couldn't answer it ( so )

Someone have to do this task ( has )

If I am you, I would not do that ( were )

Next Monday morning, he will makes a speech at the conference (make )

His telephone doesn't work and mine doesn't , too ( either )

He left home early because of he wanted to arrive at the station on time (b of )

Uncle Tom can't see good without his glasses ( well )

Mary and me would like to join the English speaking club ( I )

The examinations will be held on October ( in )

It was not a good football match.It was not excited (exciting )

They have been in love for 2000 (since )

Do you know what is he talking about ? (he is )

You will see him when he will come here tomorrow ( comes )

These vegetables don't taste freshly to me ( fresh )

Why are you so angry for me ? ( with )

Is your brother inerested at football ? ( in )

He is one of the busyest men in the world ( busiet )

I am waiting in my mother to send me some money ( for )

He runs very fastly (fast )

He is one of the busier man in the world ( buisiert )

I don't believe he can do it careful ( carefully )

Have you ever rode a camel ? (ridden )

It is really not easy for me finishing this kind of work ( to finish )

Peter is talking the children some funny stories now (telling )

The child crys whenever his mother goes out (cries )

Every Friday she arrives home in 4.30 pm (at )

After left the party , Alen drove home ( leaving )

II Identify the incorrect the mistake in each sentence below :

" Where is Jose ? " - " He sits by the window " ( in sitting at the window )

I see the doctor tomorrow about my back ( will )

We made a party yesterday It was great ( held )

I don't feel very good now I couldn't get to sleep last night ( will )

I'll have a bath after I go to bed ( before )

I tried find my passport at every corner of my room ( to find )

Thank you so much for invite us to the party ( inviting )

There are such many places I want to go to ( so )

Rice is grow in many Asian countries ( grown )

If I would have a car, I would give you a lift ( had )

Where you will be in ten years ? ( will you )

Could I borrowing your new flashlight , please ? ( borrow )

Are you take any classes this semester ? ( taking )

He'll takes us to the airport ( take )

If I were you, I will ask my mother's advice ( would )

III Read the text below and look carefully at each line If the line is correct , put a tick ( √ ) in the space provided If there is a wrong word in the line , under the wrong word in the text and write the correct word in the space privided

Hello Liu ,

Thanks for informing me about the meeting, and 1

for the agenda attached I am very sorry to tell you 2

that, unfortunately, I won't be able to make 14th June 3

because of previous engagements We have been 4

looking for a new Office Manager for our Utrecht 5

subsidiary for almost a month, and we have now 6

shortlisted seven candidates I'll be away 12th - 15th 7

June to interview they as well as to sort out a couple 8

of other matters related to the lease of our offices As I 9

can't be there in person I'm attach some ideas for the

investment plant I hope they are of some use I have 10

also made some suggestion for the agenda Good luck

with the meeting I hope it goes as well as the April

one

One again , please accept me apologize for not being

there with you all

IV Read the text below and look carefully at each line If the line is co rrect , put a tick ( √ ) in the space provided If there is an extra word which does not fit in the line, write that word in the space provided

Basically, the rules for writing business emails and 1

letters are the same : be clear, be so polite, and do 2

not write more than you have to Over the past ten 3

years later, business correspondence has generally 4

become a simpler , more informal - and this 5

tendency is even more visible in emails But some 6

things they have not changed Clarity of layout is 7

still important , so you should to use paragraphs and 8

space them out Grammar and spelling too need to 9

be accurate and if you want to make a good 10

impression on your business partners Even the best

spellchecker cannot find all every the mistakes you

make, so always to chesck our emails carefully

GAP - FILLING

I Chosse A, B, C or D to fill in each blank :

a We moved into our new house (1) a warm September day It was not really a new house : It was a hundred and four years (2) , but it was new to us The house had running (3) , gas and

electricity But for (4) reason, there was no electric light in the kitchen We had not noticed this shotage (5 ) we had first looked over the house It was something quite unezpected : A house with electricity but ( 6 ) a kitchen light It was especially puzzling because our kitchen was a large ( 7) , perhaps (8) largest in the house I telephoned for an ( 9 ) He came and fixed it for

us And he charged $85 ( 10 ) doing the job

5 A whenever B where C when D since

We landed safely but I will never fly again when the weather is bad

Find ONE appropriate word to fill in the blank :

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I arrived ( 1 ) London at last The railway station was big, black ( 2 ) dark I did (3 ) know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as ( 4 .) The porter, however , couldn't understand (5 ) I repeated my questions several times and (

6 ) last he understood He answered me neither slowly nor clearly " I am a foreigner" I sad Then he (7 ) slowly, but I couldn't understand him My teacher never spoke English like that The porter and ( 8 .) looked at each other ( 9 ) smiled Then he said : " You will soon learn English " he said In England, each man speaks different languages The English understand each other, but I don't understand ( 10 ) ! Do they speak English ?

So, unless the goverment has a good system (10 ) control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disapear

(14 ) the whole day in my room , but did not write a (15 ) crad !

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Andrea came (1 ) Acapulco to New York ten years ( 2 ) At (3 ) he missed everything But now he (4 ) a successful business (5 ) his brothers He is living with his (6 ) and two children (7 ) go to American school He certainly works hard He's (8 ) the store all day, then works ( 9 ) a driver in the evening He can earn a (10 ) of money here

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The big tree at my gate was old and beautiful I was saddened when it blew (1 ) in a winter storm After the storm I sawed (2 ) the ramains of the tree to level (3 ) the ground Some of the wood was rotten Pieces came away in my (4 ) But a good part of the wood was alive and strong I did not dig (5 ) the roots of the tree I (6 ) them in the ground

Three months (7 ) , in spring, the old tree began to grow again It grew strong and beautiful , straight up (8 ) the side of the sewn - off part The color and smell of its heart - shaped (9 ) were exactly the same as (10 ) of the old tree I felt very happy

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There (1 ) a bank robbery (2 ) central London yesterday Just before the closing time yesterday,

a man (3 ) the Butcher Street Branch (4 ) the National Westminster Bank He was (5 ) a short gun , and (6 ) a stocking mask (7 ) his head There were only a few (8 ) in the bank at the time He made them (9 ) on the floor, and (10 ) the cashier (11 ) put the

(12 ) in the sack As he (13 ) leaving the security guard (14 ) to ring the alarm The robber shot (15 ) and the guard is now (16 ) Patrick's hospital (17 ) are trying to save his life Last night the police (18 ) a man in South of London He is now helping the police

(19 ) their (20 )

England is not a large (1 ) No town (2 ) England is very far (3 ) the sea, and

(4 ) English families (5 ) their summer holidays at (6 ) seaside There are no high mountains in England, no very (7 ) rivers and no very large forests

There are many towns in (8 ) No town is far from (9 ) The English between (10 ) and the towns is like the (11 ) of many (12 ) In (13 ) and summer , the fields, meadowns and forests (14 ) light green and dark green and the gardens are green , red, blue, yellow and white with (15 )

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I was ( 1 ) in Newcastle, a city in the north - east (2 ) England Newcastle is (3 ) the bank of (4 ) River Tyne It is quite big, with a population of (5 ) 200,000 people There is a cathedral (6 ) a university There are bridges over the River, (7 ) link Newcastle to he next town Gateshead, (8 ) there is one of (9 ) biggest shopping centers in the world

A few years ( 10 ) , the main industries were shilbuilding and coalmining, but now the chemical and soap(11 ) are (12 ) important

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Early each morning Jack left the house (1 ) he lived and walked to a newsagent's He bought the

morning paper and then (2 ) home again One day in 1954 Jack did that as usual, except (3 )

one thing : he did not return to the (4 ) Mrs Dobbins missed (5 ) husband, but she was a

brave woman She took a (6 ) in a shop, working there full time and earning enough money to live (7 ) She (8 ) a lot of new friend and found new interests Many years (9 ) , five, ten, twenty Mrs.Dobbins grew old One morning in 1979 Jack came home He held up the morning

(10 ) " Not muck news today " , he said to his wife

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The Kemp family lived (1 ) door to me They were interesting and intelligent people, but they

(2 ) always getting into some sort of trouble It was usually either illness (3 ) accident but there were other things too Their house (4 ) fire twice, and twice the whole family had to stay (5 )

me while repairs were made The Kemp were always losing things, important things (6 ) money or

children often fell out of their (8 ) at night I used to wake (9 ) in the mornings and think : " What strange thing will happen (10 ) that family today ? "

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Jane is unhappy at home and unhappy (1 ) work She has a boring job and she doesn't (2 ) much money Her boss says that he will give (3 ) a pay rise next month, (4 ) he is not sure yet She does not have a car and she goes to work ( 5 ) crowded buses every day She does not have a flat , she (6 )in a small room above a noisy restaurant (7 ) the center of twon She find it (8 ) to sleep because the restaurant does not close until after midnight She things that she will go and live with her friend Wendy bt she is not sure yet (9 ) she likes living (10 ) her own

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The first human beings probably lived about two and a half million years ago But man did not begin to

(1 ) history until he had invented writing only about 5,000 years ago The period before man (2 )

to write is called " prehistory" and the (3 ) " prehistory" refes to (4 ) who lived during that period

Prehistory man (5 ) the first seps in building civilization The (6 ) people were all hunters In time (7 ) learnt to plant crops and (8 ) animals for food , and (9 ) became farmers Prehistoric man (10 ) simple tools, and he discovered (11 ) to make a fire He painted the first pictures and shaped the first (12 ) and he built and governed the cities

Because early man kept no records, scientists search for bones, tools, and other pichictoric (13 ) They studied these objects to learn what early men looked (14 ) and how he lived and how he developed into model man Most of the tools that have been found and stodied are made of stone (15 ) the entire period during which early man lived had been called the Stone Age

" No" said the other " there isn't one on this side (15 ) Driver ! Where is the ashtray in this (16 )

? Why haven't you (17 )one ? "

The driver who (18 ) heard everything the ladies had said , (19 ) " Oh , just drop the ashes on the carpet - I have a servant (20 ) comes in and cleans three days in a week"

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My home is (1 ) the air I do an enormous amount of travelling It is a fast life and full (2 ) work, but I like it and that is the only way (3 ) me Everything is tiring music, travelling, but what can I

do ? I am not (4 ) to complain It is hard (5 ) imagine now that I will ever be very long

(6 ) one place My hometown is (7 ) the Caspian sea (8 ) is sea, wind, sun and too many tourists an hotels I (9 ) my own flat (10 ) four or five rooms but I'm seldom there If I

(11 ) there for a day (12 ) two I prefer to (13 ) with my mother (14 )

grandmother They live (15 ) a small house, (16 ) it is very comfortable and my mother

cooks(17 ) me I like good, simple food I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father died when

I was ten He was an engineer and I don't (18 ) him very (19 ) He liked music very much and wanted (20 ) to become a musician

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An old porter had been (1 ) for the railway (2 ) a very long time He was standing in one of the big railway (3 ) in London one morning, waiting for travelers to ask him to (4 ) them with their luggage, when he saw a small man running towards the trains, (5 ) a bag The porter watched the man for a ( 6 ) seconds, and then the man saw the porter He ran up to him and ( 7 ) " can I catch the 10.15 train to London, porter ? " He was breathing and sounded worried The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said politely "well, sir I'd like to help you, but I can't (8 ) your question, because I don't (9 ) how fast you can run along the rails" "You see ", he explained , " the 10.15 train to London (10 ) five minutes ago"

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The waltz is a well - known ( 1 ) popular dance, especially ( 2 ) adults It is a dance

(3 ) which dance partners whirl around the dance floor in times (4 ) the music It is a graceful and elegant form (5 ) dance and has beeb popular many years

It was during ( 6 ) 18th century that the waltz (7 ) became popular in Germany Contrary

(8 ) popular belief, the waltz was a (9 ) dance Today, however , a slower (10 ) of the waltz has also become popular

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Marie Curie the Polish - born chemist was a couragerous and determined woman She (1 ) her home in (2 ) to pursue her interest (3 ) science Living (4 ) poverty, she still managed

(5 ) graduate at the top of the class She (6 ) Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and

(7 ) him a year later

Together , Pierre and Marie formed ( 8 ) most famous husband and wife partnership ( 9 ) science history They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium They (10 ) awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903

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The (1 ) of modern life is a cause (2 ) concerm as one's lifestyle affects one's (3 ) and mental health A major (4 ) of heart disease is stress (5 ) overwork Those who will invariably (6 ) hit with heart disease are those (7 ) are always (8 ) a hurry and who are highly conscious of the time They work hurriedly and are (9 ) to relax ; they are very competitive and bent on moving (10 ) in their studies or careers

(5 ) is divided into three main types : Carbohydrates, proteins and fats Carbohydrates and fats can (6 ) used (7 ) fuelling all the body functions , while protein is (8 ) as the building

material for the tissues

Vitamins, minerals and fiber too (9 ) required (10 ) ensure a balance and nutritious meal

XXIII

The country is (1 ) beautiful than a town and pleasanter (2 ) live in Many people think so and

go to the country (3 ) the summer holidays though they can't live (4 ) all the year round

English villagers are not all alike, but (5 ) some ways they are not very different (6 ) each other Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of (7 ) can be seen many miles around Surrounding (8 ) church is the church yard (9 ) people are buried

The green village (10 ) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (11 ) to it Country life is now fairly comfortable and many village ( 12 ) water brought through pipes each (13 ) Most village are so close to some small towns (14 ) people can go there to buy (15 ) they can't find in the village shop

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Public transport (1 ) London (2 ) expensive The fare depends (3 ) the distance of the journey : you can't buy books of tikets (4 ) advance Children (5 ) sixteen pay half, and those under five (6 ) free

(7 ) the underground railway you buy your tickets ( 8 ) a machine or a ticket office, and give it (9 ) at the (10 ) of the journey

XXV

Freddy like to go to the countryside to draw animals and plants One day, while (1 ) across a field , looking (2 ) rabbits to draw , he was so (3 ) in thought that be did not (4 ) a bull running rowards him About a hundred metres ( 5 ) was a tree under (6 ) he usually sat to draw

Suddenly , he heard a (7 ) noise behind him It was the bull ! He knew that a bull could run much (8 ) than a man , but he also knew a bull could not see very ( 9 ) and noticed only shape and movement To (10 ) the bull , he threw his bag away ( 11 ) him The bull saw the sudden (12 ) anad headed (13 ) the bag Freddy quickly climbed up the tree and watched the bull

(14 ) his bag (15 ) the bull was satisfied and had gone away , he got down from the tree and ran

as fast as he could Everything in the bag was completely ruined

READING COMPREHENSION Choose a suitabele word or phrase in the box to complete each sentence :

I

1 There are no trains today, we have to go by car

2 The teacher says we go to school tomorrow

3 Hunger and lack of sleep bad - tempered

4 We needn't take equipment , the school provides it

5 Tropical regions receive rain

6 Tom is the of the three brothers

7 I didn't need to catch the bus this morning, because Vic me a lift

8 The worman I spoke to wasn't very polite

9 I admire people who can speak than one language

10 he seemed a friendly person, I didn't like him

11 He wanted to know why I took wallet

12 He staterd work the company two months ago

13 It me the whole evening to finish the report

14 My company a lot of profits 5 years ago

15 The more famous he was the more for him to avoid reporters

16 someone puts more coal on , the fire will go out

17 A person is paid a pension

18 Now men and women remain single longer than they once

19 Have you got a light ? My cigartter's gone

20 Will you stop while I am talking ?

II

1 The Atlantic Ocean is the United States and Europe

2 In the tropics there are only two

3 You will burn yourself if you aren't

4 The over the mountains was dangerous and difficult

5 A person has a nice face

6 He has a nice face He's very

7 The bus is It's cool in summer

8 I've worked hard and I'm now old enough to retire

9 I'm seeing her

10 I sometimes stay bed until lunchtime

11 The shops close Saturday afternoon

12 The driver got out of the car and began shouting me

13 There is an extra wheel of the car

14 They help me to lift the table

15 Glass is made sand and lime

16 Take your shoes and put off your slippers

17 I knocked the bottle the table and broke it

18 Tom collects his salary of each month

19 You haven't seen Ann today, ?

20 She is drinking cold water

III

1 Mr Foster will get back from Chicago the tenth of January

2 I 2 letters this morning

3 If I a day off romorrow , I would go the the beach

4 Listen ! there is at the front door now

5 Mr Brown didn't talk to about his problem

6 Is the river deep swimming ?

7 You didn't have to pay any airport taxes They are in the price

8 It's an excellent holiday

9 I can't give you the job because you no

10 Every country an army to defend the people

11 Taxes are much too high in this country The should be

12 More and more oil has been found and being

13 Because of prices are rising quickly

14 You are making a mistake

15 Hello ! Can I an appointment to see the doctor

16 Five thousand men strike

17 That is very unusual stamp

18 These rings are made gold

19 I was ten minutes late the interview

20 You sould a single room with a private bathroom

IV

1 We look forward to you

2 I was lucky enough to find a parking outside the bank

3 There is a lot of traffic this road today

4 She going to a new secondary school

5 The horses are ready today’s big race

6 You will get a parking if you leave the car here

7 All the traffic have gone home

8 I’ve run cash

9 I’ve got a spare of petrol in my truck

10 After you the speech, we’ll have the lunch

11 There may be showers

12 We need tea tonight

13 We aren’t enoung to travel everywhere by taxi

14 Why don’t you your coat ? It’s rather hot in here

15 If a person wants to get a tube of toothpaste, he’ll probably go to

16 I checked the answers Two of were wrong

17 All the food on the table now

18 These parts of the road dangerous in wet weather

19 I told him not all the money

20 I saw something from the ceiling

V

1 You go to bed late tonight You have to get up early tomorrow

2 He would enjoy the concert if he present

3 If you someone else, who would you like to be

4 I have finished my work , but Marry

5 I hate so early, but I’m afaird I have to

6 You should not speak to

7 He ran quick that I could not catch him

8 You should not make mistakes

9 The young woman was sitting in front of him He was sitting her

10 She’s got an average of 9.5 points That the best today

11 They had to the match because of heavy rains

12 We went to the airport to

13 The result of the match will be immediately

14 With difficulty, he climbed into the shop window

15 It is now for you to meet her

16 She a fortune from her father

17 Hello Can I make to see the optician ?

18 Nothing can grow in this poor

19 He’s a very man He only thinks about himself

20 An operation is usually performed by a

II Circle the word or phrase (a,b,c,d) which best completes each sentence :

Do you still want them ? Do you want them ? c now

Since her father , her eldest brother has looked after them ? d died

“ He had a night mare” means “ He ” c had a terrible dream

The roads in Brasilia are wide They are not d narrow

The police searching for a tall man with a beard b are

Rarely such an opportunity to meet them b do we have

His wife got a shock She b.was shocked

A second- hand TV set is a one previously owned by someone else

There weren’t any in sight They c couldn’t be seen

His wife was wearing a hat She

a was dressing it b was putting c had it d was carrying it

He has been a war for many years and covered the war in Rwanda last year

a correspondent b newsman c editor d reporter

She was in the countryside and sent to a little village school

13 The meeting was attended by nearly one hundred scientists, several of were very young

14 He doesn’t write to his parents as often as he

a used to b was to c got use to d had to

15 My hair needs , but I’ve been too busy to have it cut

16 Had they arrived at the fair early, they what they wanted

a would have found b found c had found d find

17 After having been held for 5 years, he was released yesterday

18 You cannot the truth when that detective questions you

19 There is great in climbing Mount Everest, but many people have made the attempt

20 His parents are trying to him to get married

21 He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at it has come

a last b the end c present d the finish

22 You asked me to you to post that letter

23 He was busy when I phoned but I hung until he was free

24 It is hot in the day - time but the temperature sharply at night

25 The children threw snowballs at or their way to school

26 It happened we were asleep last Friday night

27 The plate was right on the of the table and could have been knocked off at any moment

28 I am not sure how old he is but he must be for 70

a going by b getting up c.getting on d going off

29 My watch had stopped so I had no way of knowing the right

30 I absolutely with everything that has been said

a agree b accept c admit d approve

VOCABULARY

1 What’s the right to say this word in English ?

a way b method c manner d approach

2 There were many people lying the sun on the beach

a under b on c in d at

3 She is a dancer, so you should buy a pair of shoes as a present for her birthday

a dancing b dance c dances d dancer’s

4 My parents can’t seeing me at home all day

5 Sky - diving is dangerous great fun

6 The exhibition place twice a year

7 do you spend your free time ?

8 My is broken I want to have a new one

a tea cup b cupping tea c cup for tea d cup of tea

9 What is your sport ?

10 Have you .any plans for this summer holiday ?

11 Jim worked for a bank for six months, and then he gave it

12 How is the Opera House ?

13 It is to drive without a driving license

a dangerous b danger c dangerously d in danger

14 My brother has no in football

a interesting b interest c interested d interestingly

15 All of us thinhk that she has a voice

a beauty b beautiful c beautifully d.beautifulness

16 Everyone knows that women are to men

a equal b equally c equality d equalize

17 The area of the city is not very attractive

a industrial b industry c industrialize d industrialism

18 The Internet is a modern medium of information

19 The of different kinds of flowers created a colourful flower carpet

20 His tongue is Vietnamese , but he can speak English and Chinese , too

21 Sending emails is a/an way to communicate with other people

22 You should make better of the English books you have

23 Since the beginning of this choll year, you haven’t seemed to much progress in English

24 At the moment, he is studing business at a university But when his father retire, he will take

the company

25 These new ideas will certainly about changes to our working environment

a bring b cause c make d take

GRAMMAR

1 London is the city I was born

a where b which c that d there

2 The hotel we stayed during our last summer holiday was very expensive

3 I live in a building has 45 floors

a wich b in which c it d where

4 Many technical terms in Vietnamese from other languages such as English and French

a borrowed b are borrowed c have brrowed d.’ve been borrowing

5 In this factory female workers the majority of the labour force

a constitute b constitutes c is constituting d are constituting

6 60% of the world’s radio stations in English

a broadcasts b is broadcast c broadcast d are broadcast

7 Yesterday she had to do a diffucult English test for she did not prepare

8 It is the developed economy of the United States that English an important medium of communication in business

a is being made b has made c has been made d is made

9 When he worked here Simon mistakes

a always made b made always c was always making d was making always

10 I four chairs so far this morning

a painted b was painting c have painted d has painted

PREPOSITIONS :

1 Your father was very kind Marry

a to b with c toward d for

2 Your intention is similar his

3 Miss Minh is very popular .her colleagues

4 Susan is accustomed rising early

5 The room was crowded students

6 Jimmy was successful his job

9 If you want to make your life worth living, make youself useful the country

10 I’d like ta take advantage this opportunity to explain the difficulty I’ve met

where labor was scarce “ In Europe”, said Thomas Jefferson “ The object is to make the most of their

land, labor being abundant ; here it is to make the most of ou r labor, land being abundant “ It was in the

United States , therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth- century agricultural machinery first came

At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all

of the existing agricultural implements on their backs ; by 1860 , most of the machinery is use today had been designed in an early form The most important of the early inventions was he iron plow As early as

1790, Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast - iron plow and spent his entire fortune introducing his invention The farmers, however , were not interested in it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869 James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled - stell plow

1 What is the main topic of the passage ?

a The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population

b The development of safer machines demanded by the labor movement

c Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution