ENLISH PRACTICE I. Choose one correct option for the blank in each sentence. 1.My brother's new hobby is .foreign coins a. Collected b. Collecting c. Collection d. To collect 2. The children argeed . the candy equally a. Divide b. To dividing c. Dividing d. To divide 3. Do you know the red hat is ? a. Whose b. What c. Whom d. Who 4.Is it Spending a lot of money on the goods? a. Worth b.Valuable c. Necessary d. Expensive 5. It's kind of you me with my homework. a. To helping b. To help c. Helping d. Help 6. You'd better in this weather or you may have a cold a. Don't go out b. Not went out c. Didn't go out d. Not go out 7 high / aunt / teachers / a / my / English / at /school //. a. My aunt English teachers at a high school b. My aunt teachers at a high school English c. My aunt teaches English at a high school d. My aunt at a high school teaches English 8. The internet is an important . of communication in modern world. a. Meaning b. Mean c. Meaningful d. Means II. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 9. a. above b. son c. wonderfull d. convenienc 10. a. ambitious b. background c. tragic d. humane III. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 11. A.bit B. beat C. repeat D.eaten 12. A.wonderful B.sun C.put D.subject 13. A.man B. hand C.sand D.hate 14. A.friends B.seats C.bags D.brothers IV. Choose the best answer 15.We couldn’t stop that dog from…………… us whenever we went out . A.coming B.joining C.watching D.following 16. There is no point in……………………the children now. What is done is already done. A.punishing B.teaching C.helping D.paying 17. He didn’t want to leave the children alone in the house but he had……… . out to work. A.go B.going C. to go D. went 18. When they met again, they …….each other for ten years. A.seeing B.had seen C. saw D. hadn’t 19. Are you afraid of……….sick before the exam? A.being B.be C. been D.to be 20. The doctor advised him to give up…………. A.drink B.drinking C.to drink D.drunk V. Fill in each gap with one suitable word. Hi, my name’s Tam. I’m (21)………eighteen year old college student from Viet Nam. I like sport. I(22) ………………….especially interested in tennis and badminton. I also like to(23)………… detective stories. I can play the piano,(24)…………… I can’t sing or dance. I can’t speak English very well yet but I’m learning (25)………. I enjoy talking to new people (26)………….travelling here and there. IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer . Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel was born on Octorber 21,1833 in Sweden. His important invention was dynamite-a powerful explosive. This dynamite business made him a very rich man . One day, Alfred Nobel read about his death in a newspaper. In fact, it was his brother ’s death. The reporter called him of death, “The dynamite king”. Nobel was very upset. He had invented dynamite to save lives that were lost because other explosives were dangerous to use. He hated violence and war. And he didn’t like the world to think him as a man of war. He thought of the best way for people to use his fortune for years. Finally he knew what to do with his fortune. Alfred Nobel established theNobel Prize, an annual award to honour leaders of science, literature and world peace. Alfred Nobel died on December,10,1896. He was unmarried and had no children. His important decision changed the way the world thought of him. He was remembered the way he wanted: Alfred Nobel, man of peace. 27.Dynamite , invented by Nobel, is ………………. A.a business B. an explosive C. a king D. a prize 28.Alfred Nobel invented dynamite………………. A.to make money B. to make war C.to be the “Dynamite king’ D.to save people’s lives 29. The newspaper called him a salesman of death when…………………… A.he invented dynamite B. he died C. his brother died D.He became a rich man 30.Alfred Nobel died at the age of …………………. A.thirty-three B.sixty C. sixty-three D.ninety-six V. Use the cues to write complete sentences. 31.She/ never/ be late/ school. - She…………………………………………………………………………………………… 32.I/ mind/ get up/ early/ Sundays. -I………………………………………………………………………………………………. 33.He/ started/ learn/ English/ when/ he/ 10 years old. - He…………………………………………………………………………………………… 34. Marie Curie/born/Warsaw/November 7 th ,1867. - Marie Curie………………………………………………………………………………… 35. We/try/work harder/get/good marks. -We…………………………………………………………………………………………… EXERCISE 2 : Rewrite the following sentences. 9/It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. → It’s better to avoid________________ 2/ My teacher advised buying that book. → My teacher advised us _______________ 3/ He has studied English for six years. →He began __________________________ 4/ It is necessary to master English. → Mastering _____________________________ 5/ He spent two hours writing the essay. - It took ______________________________________________________________________________. 6/ He is too young to ride a motorbike. - He isn’t ____________________________________________________________________________. 7/ The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs. - The bag was too ____________________________________________________________________. 8/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible. - He is looking forward ________________________________________________________________. 10/I would like you to help me to put the chairs away? - Do you mind________________________________________________________________________? KEYS I. 1.skiing 2.on holiday 3. a hotel 4.have breakfast 5.restaurant 6.French 7. a lot 8. by taxi 9.four days 10.and II 11.a 12.c 13.d 14.b 15.d 16.a 17.c 18.d 19.a 20.b .III. 21.b 22.am 23.read 24.but 25.it 26.and 21. A a B an C the D one 22. A is B be C am D was 23. A see B read C watch D saw 24. A but B and C however D moreover 25. A them B it C its D their 26. A but B however C moreover D and IV. 27.b 28.d 29.c. 30.c. V. 31.She is never late for school. 32.I mind getting up early on Sundays. 33.He started learning English when he was 10 years old. 34. Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November,7 th ,1867. 35.We try to work harder to get good marks. . pronounced differently from the rest. 9. a. above b. son c. wonderfull d. convenienc 10. a. ambitious b. background c. tragic d. humane III. Circle the word whose. leaders of science, literature and world peace. Alfred Nobel died on December ,10, 1896. He was unmarried and had no children. His important decision changed