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1 TEST – Hoc ky I – English Theory - Present perfect simple tense/ perfect continuous - The first conditional with the present perfect - Relative clauses - Reported speech and short-formed relative clauses - Passive voice (with tenses & people say/ causative form/ let sb do/ imperatives) - among (prep) the Ns/es - when/ while Ving I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket a) My grandparents [1 just visit] (have just visited) us Would you like [2 meet] (to meet) them? b) I (3 read) (am reading) this book at the moment After I (4 finish) (have finished) ., I (5 lend) (will lend it to you c) Paul was born in France, and he [6 live] (has lived) there for 20 years d) We (7 be) (have been) to HCM city several times (8 you ever go) Have you ever gone there? e) I hope my sister [9 send] (will send) me a letter soon f) I (10 buy) (bought) a new house last year, but I (11 not sell) (haven’t sold) my old house yet, so I (12 have) (have) two houses g) He usually spends his free time (13 read) (reading) .books in the afternoon h) I’m sure, my mother ( 14 come) (will come) back home in an hour i) you (15 do) (have you done) your homework yet? Yes I (16 already finish) (have already finished) it II Rewrite the following sentences by using the cues 17 I have a brother His name is Ba ( whose) I have a brother whose name is Ba 18 Lan made her new dress yesterday ( passive voice) Lan’s new dress was made by her yesterday 19 He visited me yesterday (He has ) He has visited me since yesterday 20 They have believed that Nam stole that bicycle (Nam has ) Nam has been believed to have stolen that bicycle 21 We spend a lot of time doing our homework everyday ( It takes…….) It takes us a lot of time to our homework everyday 22 Mayday is a day, workers match to show their solidarity on that day ( when) Mayday is the day when workers match to show their solidarity 23 Look at the shoes on that shelf They are made of leather ( which) Look at the shoes which are made of leather on that shelf 24 I have my mother help the housework everyday ( passive) I have the housework helped to do/ (done) by my mother everyday 25 There will be a new road It will be built through our neighborhood ( V p2) There will be a new road built through our neighborhood III Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 26 a children b chicken c chair d character 27 a curly b shy c fy d sky 28 a joke b local c blond d sociable 29 a laugh b enough c although d cough 30 a fourteen b volunteer c seen d free IV Put a suitable word in each blank [2 pts] Among many of my friends, Quan is [31 a/ one/ the/ an] best one We became good friends [32 since/ when/ and/ but] we were in primary school Quan is thin and a [33 lot of/ lots/ bit/ a little] tall he has a long face and straight nose His hair is short, black and curly His eyes [34 is/ are/ be/ being] large and he always has a pleasant smile When [35 go/ to go/ went/ going] to school Quan usually wears a white shirt, black trousers and a [36 lot/ lots/ bit/ pair] of grey sandals But after school, he often wears a T-shirt, jeans and shoes Quan is sociable He is extremely helpful and generous Quan is very good [37 at/ for/ with/ by] natural sciences, so he always helps me [38 in/ by/ with/of] my homework Whenever I meet a difficult exercise and ask [39 him/ he/ for him/of him] , he kindly explains it to me until I understand it completely All the things I want to say is that I am lucky [40 very/ so/ too/ enough] to have a friend like Quan V Put the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences 41 We have two postal (deliver) deliveries a day 42 He left the room without (explain) / explaining/ any explanations 43 Playing tennis is one of his favorite (act) activities 44 We started our trip on a beautiful (sun) sunny morning 45 They left the house in a (frighten) frightening mess 46 He said “ Good morning” in a most (friend) friendly way 47 There is no easy (solve) solution to this problem 48 He always drives more (care) carefully at night 49 Does this (arrange) arrangement suit you? 50 He is a very (skill) _ carpenter VI Rewrite these sentences in passive voice 51 Why didn't you buy these books?  Why weren’t these books bought by you? 52 They cut my hair every month  My hair is cut every month./ I have my hair cut every month 53 We couldn't this difficult exercise yesterday  This difficult exercise couldn’t be done by us yesterday 54 They said I was very intelligent  I was said to have been very intelligent 55 People believe that Nam stole that bicycle  Nam is believed to have stolen that bicycle 56 We are discussing the pollution problem  The pollution problem is being discussed by us 57 They made us work hard  We were made to work hard 58 Hoa doesn't admire this actor  This actor isn’t admired by Hoa 59 They were selling tickets when the match started  Tickets were being sold when the match started 60 Mrs Brown is watering the fowers in the garden  The flowers are being watered in the garden by Mrs Brown ………………………………………………… TEST – Hoc Ky Theory - Article: a/ an/ the - although/ in spite of/ Despite mặc dầu, - furthermore/ moreover/ what is more Hơn nữa, - not…………………until……………… - The more ……….the more……… I- English - be good for sb = sb good give care to sb/sth take care (not) to sth be full of cares đầy lo âu be free from care không lo lắng not care for không cần, muốn, để ý - caretaker (n) người trông nom nhà - caress / kə'res /(n, v) vuốt ve, âu yếm I Choose the best answer [1 pt] - caressive kə'res (a) /kə'resiv/ yêu mến, cưng chiều This summer holiday we [will climbing Go climbing, are going to climb, going climb] the mountain The lower foor of a house is called the [upstairs, downstairs, outside, inside] You like the movie " The Kids in Town", [ you do, you, you don't, don't you] ? Let's [meet, meeting, to meet, to meeting] outside the theatre Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman [despite, in spite, although, even] he later emigrated to the USA II Put the following words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he  Minh has collected stamps since he was a child tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am  I am not working tomorrow so we can go somewhere back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they  They are going back to England in two months information / entertainment / but also/ TV / not only / brings  TV brings not only information but also entertainment 10 a struggle / always / nature /life / is / At home on the farm / with  At home on the farm life is always a struggle with nature III Fill in each blank with a suitable word Learning a language is, in some way, like (11) learning how to fy or play the piano There (12) are important differences, but there is a very important similarity It is this: learning how to such things needs lots (13) of practice It is never simply to “know” something You must be able to “do” things with what (14) you know For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (15) how to fy an airplane A (16) book can give you lots of information about how to fy, but if only read a book and then try to (17) fly without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (18) yourself The same is true of (19) playing the piano So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (20) practice first? IV Fill a suitable article (a/ an/ the) or not in the gap 21- It's a bit far from my house to the .cinema 22- Viet likes X comedies very much and there is an interesting comedy on TV tonight 23- the deaf are the people who can't hear 24- It is a large lab, but there is only an assistant 25- Trang isn't in the kitchen, she's X upstairs 26- They are going to build a…… university in this town V Change these sentences into passive voice 26 Our parents often take us to the zoo at weekends  We are often taken to the zoo at the weekend by our parents 27 How can we keep our fields in good condition?  How can our fields be kept in good condition by us? 28 The smell of fresh paint greeted hundreds of pupils  Hundreds of pupils were greeted by the smell of fresh paint 29 They have just seen the new teacher in the school yard  The new teacher has just been seen in the school yard 30 Did she her homework last night?  Was her homework done last night? 31 We should stop experiments on animals as soon as possible  Experiments on animals should be stopped as soon as possible by us VI Put the correct form of the words in brackets 32 The museum is the (far) farther way of the two buildings 33 We must take (act) action before things gets worse 34 Conan Doyle was famous for the (create) creator of the great detective, Sherlock Homes 35 My new car is more (economy) economical than the old one I had before 36 Working on the car made his hands (grease) greasy VII Rewrite these sentences Use the cues given 37 Although his team played well, they lost the game of tennis → Despite his good team, they lost the game of tennis 38 We had better get back to work → It’s high time we got back to work 39 "I'd take a taxi if I were you" said Peter → Peter suggested that I should take a taxi 40 In spite of the forecast, it stayed fine .→ Although rain was forecasted, it stayed fine 41 He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film → He was too tired to see the end of the film 42 I haven't seen them for over a year → It’s over a year I haven’t seen them (It’s over a year since I saw them) 43 She didn't say a word as she left the room → She left the room without saying a word 44 The doctor suggested that I should rest → The doctor advised me to rest (to take a rest) 45 The last time it rained here was a fortnight → It has not rained here for a fortnight 46 You can try to get Tom to lend you his car but you won't succeed → There is no point in trying to get Tom to lend you his car 47 I'm sorry I missed Professor Baker's lecture → I'm sorry not to have listened to professor Baker’s lecture 48 As I get older, I want to travel less → The older I get the less I want to travel 49 "It certainly was not me who took your money" Said Nam → Nam denied having taken my money 50 Yogurt is supposed to be good for you → Yogurt is supposed to you good TEST - Hoc Ky I - English Theory - other/ another/ others - in red ink/ with a red pen - success/ successful/ succeed in - house sb (v) cho trọ, cung cấp nhà cho/ household/ householder/ housekeeper /housework - home (n, adj, adv) nhà, nhà, nhà - attend (v) có mặt, tham dự/- attendant/ attention ý, chăm sóc, chu đáo/ attentive - orphan/ orphanage/ - destroy/ destructive phá hoại, hủy/ destruction - (im) patient (n,a) (im) patience - rely on sb/ (un) reliable - lock / unlock the door - courage/ encourage/ encouragement - volunteer/ voluntary -adj - go on a diet = have a diet - call sb name: we call him Nam - comfort/ comfortable/ comforful/less/ comforting khuyên giải/ advisable nên, nên làm theo, đáng theo - pronoun/ pronounce/ pronunciation/ pronunciative thuộc phát âm = pronunciatory = pronunciational / I Give the correct form of the words Their children have quite different characters DIFFERENCE My brother bought a new _ fishing _rod yesterday FISH Mr Pike runs his business very successfully _ I like the city life because there are many kinds of _ entertainment SUCCESS ENTERTAIN The scouts the voluntary work VOLUNTEER Is there anything _ interesting _ on TV tonight? INTEREST What is the correct pronunciation of this word? PRONOUNCE My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage _ ORPHAN Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more _ comfortable 10 She is one of the greatest_ performers to appear in this theater COMFORT PERFORM II Put the correct form of the word given at the end in the gap 11 We must remember the safety precaution in the home [safe] 12 Some………… household………objects are dangerous to children [house] 13 My uncle is an .electrical engineer [electricity] 14 You must put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboards [chemist] 15 The bomb explosion caused terrible destruction [destroy] III Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence 16 I call my father's brother is my uncle  Bỏ is 17 You haven't to finish the work this afternoon, you can leave it later  haven’t to  don’t have to 18 Her son is absent today because he is sickness  sick 19 Let's put the table in the middle in the room  of 20 She wishes she is a teacher  were IV Fill a suitable preposition in each blank 21 We should put the armchair .between the table and the sofa 22 There is a wardrobe to the left of her room 23 You shouldn't let children play .with matches 24 We have to put knives out .of children's reach 25 Mr Tan is .at the table He's writing something 26 I'm going home late tonight because I'm going to visit Uncle Tom after .work 27 Don't worry about .us we can look .after ourselves 28 It's very nice of you to give me a beautiful present for my birthday 29 He never goes to school late He is always on time 30 Please don't write in .red ink on your test paper V Change these sentences into passive voice 31 They are going to build a big building downtown  A big building is going to be built downtown 32 All students should study English well  English should be studied well by all students 33 You must give more care to your work  More care to your work must be given by you 34 I have seen that play three times  That play has been seen three times by me 35 Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels"?  By whom was ‘Gulliver’s travels’ written? who was ‘Gulliver’s travels’ written by? VI Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets 36 We (just receive) ……………have just received …………….our uncle’s letter from Ha Noi 37 Ha is in front of the mirror She (look at )…………is looking…………….herself in it 38 English (become)……………has become……………….a famous language recently 39 you (ever read)……………Have you ever read………………….this story? 40 Where you (spend)…………did you spend……………….your last summer holiday? VII Complete these sentences by filling the correct form of the words given in the gap 41 The weather was terrible So we had a very unpleasant holiday (please) 42 Many people in the neighborhood have good jobs by the employer of that company (employ) 43 His lecture was so .boring that everyone didn't pay attention to it (bore) 44 She always listens attentively to what she is told (attention) 45 He was informed .of the change of the date of the meeting (information) 46 I think this article is .informative you should have a look in it (information) 47 This area has lots of big mountains This is to say this area is .mountainous (mountain) 48 The arrival .of the guest made my aunt surprised (arrive/ surprise) 49 We asked the police to .direct us to the railway station (direction) 50 Don't be so impatient , there is a lot of time (patient) 51 He is very good at his job so he is highly paid by the company (high) 52 The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was unsuccessful (success) 53 I understand perfectly what you are saying (perfect) 54 He has very high expectation of his son (expect) 55 I like him because he is a very reliable person (rely) 56 It's a lovely old house We can afford to modernize it (modern) 57 I'd lost my key, so I couldn’t unlock the door when I got home (lock) 58 Their encouragement gave us heart to go on (encourage) 59 Secondary education is .compulsory and free in many countries (compel) 60 Your father is a bit heavy I think he should go on a diet (weight) TEST - Hoc Ky I - English Theory * Tag question: Review - be born in PB/ to sb thuộc / into a rich family - think of mơ trở thành /about mơ ai, /think oneself the most beautiful woman - used to = would - drop (v,n) nhỏ giọt, giọt/ dropping/ - child/ children/ childhood/ childish (face) - use/ usual / as usual/ usually - attract / attraction /- attracted/ attractive - be on at……chiếu phim ở……… I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket - Trung's father [1 teach] taught him how [2 ride] to ride a bike when he [3 be] was twelve years old - Can I borrow your book? No I'm reading it When I (4 finish) have finished it, I (5 lend) will lend it to you - We [6 go] are going (to go) to Ha Long this weekend - You [7 play] Did you use to play so much when you [8 live] lived .in the countryside? - Yesterday Hoang [9 spend] .spent two hours [10 repair] .repairing his computer set II Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box dictionary after contest year improve pronunciati should home took school lower bookshelf on In the first year of lower secondary (11) school _I had some difficulties in learning English My (12) _ pronunciation _ of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse I didn’t know how to (13) improve them One afternoon, (14) after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom She (15) took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass (16) bookshelf She also told me how to use an English-English (17) dictionary to improve my English grammar “Now I think you know what you (18) should do,” said she I didn’t know that only one (19) year later I would win the first prize in the English Speaking (20)contest held for secondary school students in my hometown III Find and correct the mistake masked in a, b, c, d 21 My grandmother used to be telling us folktales when we were small  tell 22 You have to be back both o'clock and 9.30 in the evening  between 23 Our grandparents did not used to go to school because they had to a lot of housework  didn’t use 24 There wasn't no electricity in our village ten years ago no  any or wasn’t  was 25 Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village  excited IV Choose the best answer 26 Who ate all the cake? Oh, I think Mai (does/ ate/ did/ was) 27 S1: Would you like a piece of chocolate? S2: (No, I wouldn’t like/ No, I would/ Thanks I’m not hungry/Yes, I am) 28 You (needn’t/ don’t need/ need/ needn’t to ) come tomorrow if you have something else to 29 What (is playing/ is played/ are they play/ is on ) at the ABC cinema tonight? 30 Twenty dollars (are/ is/ will be/ can be) not much 31 They asked me (to/ at/ with/ for) giving them some help, and I agreed V Complete these tag questions 32 Don’t drive your car fast, …………will you………….? 33 Learn all the new English words by heart,……will you………… ? 34 That sounds like hard work,………doesn’t it…………… ? 35 Let’s go and buy some cold drinks, ……Shall we……….? 36 This is the first time you have seen this play,…………isn’t it……… ? 37 This classroom has already been cleaned by the students,………hasn’t it………….? 38 They will have a discussion on the garbage problem tomorrow,…………won’t they………….? 39 We should have the meeting at am tomorrow,…………shouldn’t we……………? 40 She used to cry a lot when she was a baby,…………………didn’t she…………? 41 Viet was very good at swimming,………wasn’t he…………? VI Rewrite these sentences using the suggested words 42 Who does these shoes belong to? [owner]  Who is the owner of these shoes? 43 We had lots of friends when we lived in the country [have]  We used to have lots of friends when we lived in the 44 Miss Lien rides a motorbike to work everyday [gets]  Miss Lien gets to work by motorbike everyday 45 July 1st is my sister's birthday [ born]  My sister was born on July 1st VII Complete these sentences by filling the correct form of the words given in the gap 46 I spent all of my .childhood .in the countryside (child) 47 What time you .usually start work? Oh, at seven o'clock in the morning (use) 48 Every women nowadays seems to want to lose weight (heavy) 49 Are you afraid of gaining too much weight (gain) 50 She is very attractive She attracts many men (attract) 51 The police are interested in the sudden .disappearance of the valuable painting (appear) 52 I believe you because I know you are .truthful .(truth) 53 Do you have a national costume in your country? (nation) 54 They are going to announce the arrival of the prince (arrive) 55 You need a lot of patience to be a teacher (patient) 56 Have you got any suggestions ? (suggest) 57 In comparison with Laos, Viet Nam grows more tea than Laos, Cambodia.(compare) 58 Many homeless people have to leave their home villages for cities (home) 59 Those berries are poisonous Don't eat them (poison) 60 They are setting up a new theater here now (set) …………………………………… TEST - English KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI - so Theory - lift sth / give sb a bike lift - fright (n) frighten (v) frightened/ frightening (a) - electricity/ electric/ electrical - device thiết bị, máy móc nhà, nhà máy, cộng đồng - equipment trang thiết bị cung cấp cho - equip sb with sth - marry sb = get married to sb = take sb in marriage - marriage cưới, kết hôn - an offer of marriage lời cầu hôn - marriage bureau quan đăng ký kết hôn - marriage line giấy kết hôn - marriageable (a) đủ tuổi lấy vợ, chồng - married (a) có vợ, chồng, cưới - set of cups/ set of points tập hợp điểm/ set of day lúc chiều tà/ set of the hill có dáng đồi - set foot on đặt chân lên/ a watch bố trí canh phòng/ my clock lấy lại - set up / set off khởi hành, làm tăng lên I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest a honest b hour c honor d humor a escape b graze c transit d chase a knife b sink c excite d device a magic b generous c magazine d refrigerator a deaf b beat c lead d teach II Fill a given word in the box in each blank able chain frightened heavy lift measure quick step strength talked Gulliver was always very [6] quick at learning languages, and before long, he was [7] able to understand what the little people said and [8] talked to them Although they were rather [9] frightened of him, they bought him plenty to eat and when he promised to be careful not to [10] step on them and not to put them in his pockets, they took the [11].chain off his leg With his great [12] strength he was able to help the little men in many ways, for example, in building He could [13] lift great stone which seemed to them very [14] heavy and they wanted him to [15] measure… their island for them by walking round it and counting the steps he took III Choose the best answer 16 Mr Thanh used to [smoke/ smoking/ smoked/ to smoke] when he was small 17 The o'clock train always leaves on time If you arrive [before/ after/ at/ on ] o'clock, you'll miss it 18 My uncle has worked with people who could hear .speak (either, or/ either, nor/ nor, either/ neither, nor) 19 Why are you turning on the television? - I [am going to watch/ will watch/ watch/ shall watch] the news 20 Hung is not [enough old/ old enough/ old/ enough] to ride motorbike to school 21 Green trees [give/ are giving/ gives/ giving] oxygen for us 22 We [must/ have/get used/used ] to putting knives out of children's reach 23 Tom failed the exam [because/ because of/ so/ or] his laziness 24 I [didn't/ wasn't/ won't/ can't] eat much this morning, so I am hungry now 25 Tama has [short curly/ curly short] hair IV Put a suitable preposition in the blank 26 The English course begins on May 9th, and ends sometimes .in September 27 In the past, our grandparents had to a lot of hard work without the help of modern equipment 28 In my room, I can see a big tree from the window 29 It's a bit farther .from my house to the theater than yours 30 My friends sometimes laugh .at my jokes 10 31 Our new teacher is slim with long black hair 32 I used to live on .a farm and look .after my younger brother V Put the correct form of the word at the end in the gap 33 The invention of television made Alexander G Bell famous all over the world [invent] 34 We're worried about safety of children [safe] 35 My brother has a new electric cooker [electricity] 36 You must put all dangerous objects out of children's reach [danger] 37 The Prince and the poor girl had a happy .marriage [marry] VI Rewrite these sentences 38 We were late for school because of the heavy rain this morning > Because it  Because it rained heavily this morning, we were late for school 39 The ladder is too short to reach the window  The ladder isn’t long enough to reach the window 40 Is it necessary for me to clean this table?  Do I need/ have to clean this table? 41 Riding a bicycle fast is dangerous  It is dangerous to ride a bicycle fast 42 When I was small, my family lived in Hai Phong > My family used  My family used to live in Hai phong when I was small VII Write sentences using the suggested words 43 My brother/ usually/ have/ some rice/ dinner/ but/ this evening/ have/ instant noodles  My brother usually has some rice for dinner, but this evening he had instant noodles 44 Nam/ not play/ lot/ sports/ when/ he/ be/ child  Nam didn’t use to play lots of sports when he was a child 45 Lan/ get/ good marks/ because/ she/ work/ hard/ the final exam  Lan got good marks because she worked hard for the final exam 46 We/ go/ travel/ Ho Chi Minh City/ train/ this Sunday  We are going to travel to HCM city by train this Sunday 47 The fat/ not/ big/ enough/ family/ eight people/live in  The flat isn’t big enough for a family of eight people to live in 48 Please/ not make/ special preparations/ your visit  Please don’t make any special preparations for your visit 49 As/ you know/ we/ buy/ a new house/ September  As you know, we bought a new house in September 50 I/ look forward to/ meet/ you soon, my friend  I am looking forward to meeting you soon, my friend TEST - English KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI - so Theory * be not………/ not to be * Causative form : have sb do/ have sth done by… = get sb to / get sth done by… * passive voice (people say…………… ) - paint sth / paintwork = the coat of paint - paint sth adj 10 20 37 form, fill, get, we, out, let, application, and, it, me, can, an  Let me get an application form and we can fill it out 38 marks, at school, wants, exams, very hard, high, by, Nam, have, working, in, to  Nam wants to have high marks in exams by working very hard at school 39 people, projects, we, other, small, hope, with, help, their, to  We hope to help other people with their small projects 40 homework, plays, games, after, his, usually, computer, his, Tom, doing/ all  Tom usually plays computer games after doing all his homework VII Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets 41 At last you are here I ( wait) …………have waited ………….for you more than an hour 42 They ( live)……have lived…… in the neighborhood for 10 year, and they ( just make)……… have just made… up their minds to move 43 The foor of your class (look) looks very clean It (already clean) has already been cleaned by the students 44 I can't find where my pen is Well, you ( ever ask) have you (ever) asked anyone in your class? 45 You'll avoid ( wait) ………waiting… by ( book) booking a table in advance 46 It was not very kind of you ( leave) to leave here without (say) saying goodbye 47 I never ( watch) have never watched a more interesting football match than that 48 I never ( eat) have never eaten meals with knives and forks before 48 He couldn't remember ( drive) driving a long the road before the accident ( happen) happened 50 I'd rather you ( go) went to work on foot to save energy TEST 11 - Hoc Ky I - English Theory - Since when + present perfect - reside in……… - residence thời gian trú quán/ - resident (a) thường trú/ - residential (a) thuộc riêng - residential address địa nhà riêng/- resident (n) = people I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket Barbara and John [1 be] are neighbors they [2 know] have known each other for several years Barbara [3 move]……moved into her house in 1995 and John [4 live]……has lived……….next door since he [5 come] came .to the area in 1996 Barbara (6 be) is a writer She [7 write]………has written… seven novels and [8 win]……won… several awards for her books A few years ago she [9 win] won the prize for the most promising author of the year At the moment she [10 write] is writing a detective story II Fill a suitable word in each blank 11 We have been to Hoi An for .five days 12 My sister's taste is different from mine, because she likes sugar, but I don't 13 Mr Long is the same .age as my father 14 Mia's house is as big … as…….ours 15 I haven't phoned Hoa .since last month 16 Since .when have you worked for this company? 20 21 17 Surface mail is .much cheaper than airmail 18 How long has your aunt lived there? 19 It started raining two hours .ago 20 The play was quite different from what .I had thought III Fill the correct form of the word at the end in each blank 21 The .residents in our neighborhood are very kind [reside] 22 Would you like to go to the English .speaking .contest? [speak] 23 Dogs are very friendly pets [friend] 24 First of all, we have to weigh the parcel, madam [weight] 25 Have you seen the advertisement ." What's on tonight?" [ advertise] IV Rewrite these sentences use the cues given 26 I think coffee is better than tea (prefer) 27 Learning English is necessary (learn)  I prefer coffee to tea  It is necessary to learn English 28 I started running one mile every morning years ago (for years)  I have run one mile every morning for years 29 I can't swim very well (good at)  I am not good at swimming 30 I ride my bike very carefully (careful)  I am a careful bicycle rider 31 She thinks tennis is wonderful game (loves)  She loves playing tennis 32 Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music (written by)  More than 600 pieces of music were written by Mozart 33 He is painting his house green now (being) His house is being painted green now 34 You have to give the book back (given)  The book has to be given back 35 No one I know is taller than he is (tallest)  he is the tallest (person) I know V Choose the best answer 36 His garden isn't so large [ as/ than] mine 37 My dictionary is different [than/ from] Lien's 38 Her mother is the [same/ similar] age as yours 39 We haven't talked to your sister [for/ since] a long time 40 Trung [hasn't collected/ didn't collected] stamps since Christmas 41 It's nine months since I [drank/ have drunk] Lipton tea 42 There are [much/ more] than eight stories in the mall 43 The students were worried [about/ for] the results of the final exam 44 We should organize the meeting in [so/ order] to discuss the new pay offer 45 She is [enough/ too] tired to cook the meal tonight VI Rewrite these sentences using the suggested words 46 I last saw Minh six months ago  I haven't seen Minh for months 47 The last time Tom visited his uncle was two years ago  It's years since Tom last visited his uncle 48 Hoa hasn't written to her parents for three months  The last time Hoa wrote to her parents was months ago 49 Lan is better at Math than Nga  Nga isn't so/as good at Math as Lan 21 22 50 The last time we ate this kind of food was in January  We haven't eaten this kind of food since January …………………………………………… TEST 12 - Hoc Ky I - English Theory - Be Ving for changes with (get/ become/ grow/ ) - The city life > life in the city - Wash the dishes and clothes > the washing up/ the wash-up - Ving (joining two sentences into a new one) - the problem of sth for sb is………………… I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket - Your son [1 get] .is getting taller and taller, Mrs Mai - Hung [2 not visit] hasn’t visited .his grandparents since he [3 go] went to University - You [4 be] have you been to Phong Nha caves before? Yes, I (5) spend] spent my holiday last summer - My sister always [6 do]…does the washing up, but I [7 do] am going to it tonight because she is sick - We [8 have] are having a very nice weekend in the country, but we [9 not want] don’t want [10 live]…to live…….here permanently II Fill a suitable word in each blank I live in a small village called Vinh An There [11] are about 600 people here I love the village [12] because it is very quiet and life is easy and slow The village is always clean people look [13] after .it with great care The air is always clean, [14] and it is much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and [15] when someone has a problem, there are always people who can help There are only a [16] few things that I don't know about Vinh An One thing is that we don't have [17] many things to in the evening We don't have any cinemas or theaters The[18] only thing is that people always talk about [19] the .others, and everyone knows what everyone is doing But I still [20] prefer village life to life in a big city III Correct the mistake in each sentence 21 A house in the country is more cheaper than a house in the city  much 22 It's become more and more difficult to find a job in this town  becoming 23 The students have done the test for a quarter past eight  since 24 We are hearing that Kim Lien is a beautiful village  have heard 25 The weather is getting hotter and hottest in July  hotter IV Put the correct form of the word that is opposite to the one given at the end 26 Life of the people in .rural areas are changing day after day [urban] 27 The Vila is bigger .than the apartment [small] 28 This is the oldest .bridge in my country [new] 29 Is the boat to Hai Phong .arriving .at 7.30 [leave] 30 The streets are becoming cleaner [dirtier] 31 It is too .noisy I can't hear any thing [quiet] 32 You look taller .in these clothes [short] 22 23 33 It isn't .easy to get used to city life [difficult] 34 There are still many .poor .people in the countryside [rich] 35 The air in the city is very .polluted [fresh] V Rewrite the following sentences using the cues at the end 36 This is the highest building I have ever seen [I have never .any higher .this.]  I have never seen any higher buildings than this one 37 Linh likes the country life more than the city life [Linh prefers the city life]  Linh prefers the country life to the city life 38 No cars in the company is bigger than Mr Ba's [ Mr Ba's car .the company]  Mr Ba’s car is the biggest (car) in the company 39 It's three years since we last met Uncle Tam [We .for three years  We haven’t met Uncle Tam for years 40 Do you intend to fy to Ho Chi Minh next Monday? [ going Ho Chi Minh City next Monday? )  Are you going to fly to HCM City next Monday? VI Write sentences using the suggested words 41 Problem/ food/ everyone/ world/ get/ worse/ and  The problem of food for everyone in the world is getting worse and worse 42 Life/ countryside/ simple/ people/ friendly/ and/ air/ clean  Life in the country is simple, people are friendly and air is clean 43 I/ call/ tell you/ that/ we/ come/ visit/ you/ next weekend  I am calling to tell you that we are coming to visit you next week 44 My uncle / work/ farm/ since/ he/ return/ the army  My uncle has worked on the farm since he returned from the army 45 Life/ countryside/ quieter/ and/ more peaceful / city life  Life in the country is quieter and more peaceful than the city life VII/ Combine these sentences using the words given at the end of each sentence 46 I am very tired I can’t go for a walk now ( too + adj…… )  I am too tired to go for a walk now 47 The room is bright We can learn here ( adj + enough……)  The room is bright enough for us to learn in 48 He turned the lights off Then he went to bed ( after)  After He had turned the lights off, he went to bed 49 The pupils had a parting party Then they went on their summer vacation (before)  The pupils had had a parting party before they went on their summer vacation 50 We had dinner Then we went to the movie ( Ving)  Having (had) dinner, we went to the movie TEST 13 - English KIEM TRA HOC KI - so - Since/ As/ Because/ Owing to N/ due to N Owing to the drought, the crops are short (thất bát) Due to the fog, the fight is cancelled - Be/ get used to /sth or Ving - What (a/an) adj N ! > How adj (your/ the/ this/ these/ that/ those) N - be! - should (not) sth > had better (not) sth 23 24 - The second conditional (If S Vp1, S would sth) - find sth adj - the 1970s/ in the early/ late 1970s - Although/ even though/…despite… I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket Robert Wilson [1 be]… is a politician He [2 go]……went …… to Oxford University in 1960, and in 1976 he [3 become] became a member of parliament [= an MP] He [4 be] has been an MP sine then He [5 be] was Minister of Education from 1980 to 1985 he [6 write] has written many books He [7 be] is married, and [8 have] has two children His family lived in Oxford for 15 years, then they [9 move] moved to London in 1980 they now [10 live] ……live……in a house in Kensington Street, London II Find and correct the mistake in each sentence 11 The football match is becoming more and more excited -exciting 12 You should your homework myself and you can learn a lot about it. -yourself/ yourselves 13 Ba always gets excellent grades because he studies hardly hard 14 My mother has cooked the meal for a quarter of an hour has been cooking 15 Do you enjoy living in here or you want to move? -do you want III Put a suitable word in each blank I have just [16] got/ received a letter from my brother, Dave He is in Australia He has been there [17] for six months He is an engineer He is [18] working for a big farm, and he has visited a great [19] number of [20] an Australian car and he has Australia He different places in Australia He has just bought [21] gone to Alice Spring, a small town to the center of [22] will soon visit Darwin From [23] Darwin/ there , he'll fy to Perth My brother has [24] never been abroad before, so he [25] finds this trip very exciting IV Choose the best answer One of my favorite (26 movie/ a movie/ movies/ moving) is E.T :The Extra-Terrestrial [tə'restriəl : trái đất] - A fiction story about a friendship of a young boy and a (27 creator/ creature/ creation/ creating) from outer space It takes place in (28 the/ a/ year/ the year) 1980s in a small American town (29 Before/ If/ Then/ When) E.T's spaceship leaves without him, he meets Elliot, a boy who becomes his friend E.T likes Elliot, but he is very homesick, so Elliot decides (30 help/ to help/ helped/ helping) him contact his friends This is not easy (31 because/ so/ so that/ but) some scientists are searching for E.T in order to study him Elliot and E.T escape from the scientists (32 in/ of/ with/ by) bicycle They go to the woods to meet the spaceship that (33 will bring/ will carry/ will get/ will take) E.T home VI Write sentences using the suggested words 34 Nam / fond of/ go out for dinner  Nam is fond of going out for dinner 35 They / keen on/ watch interesting programmes on TV  They are keen on watching interesting programmes on TV 36 Linh's parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks  Linh’s parents are proud of him because he always gets good marks 37 We / very interested/ play/ soccer/ when/ live/ countryside  We were very interested in playing soccer when we lived in the countryside 24 25 38 I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center  I haven’t talked to my uncle since he bought the new house in the city center 39 The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ have/ party  The Browns have just bought a lot of food because they are going to have a party 40 It/ only/ a small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us  It is only a small car, so there isn’t enough room for all of us VII Rewrite these sentences using the cues at the end of each sentence 41 Although he is very lazy, he sometimes gets good marks ( Despite)  Despite his laziness/ Despite the fact that he is lazy, he sometimes gets good grades 42 He drives his car very carefully, so he never has any accidents ( Because of)  Because of a careful driver, he never has any accidents 43 As a pretty girl, boys are interested in her ( Since she ……… )  Since she is a pretty girl, boys are interested in her 44 His children are allowed to listen to music in their free time ( He lets…)  He lets his children listen to music in their free time 45 I don't know the regulations of this school ( be not used to ….)  I am not used to the regulations of this school 46 What clever students ! ( How…)  How clever your/ the/ these/ those students are! 47 You shouldn't stay up late, it's not good for your health ( You'd better …)  You’d better not stay up late It’s not good for your health 48 I prefer doing my homework in the evening ( I'd rather… )  I’d rather my homework in the evening 49 I'm the only child of my family ( I wish….)  I wish I were not the only child of the family 50 You are lazy to learn lessons, so you always get bad marks ( If I …….)  If I were you, I would learn hard/ I wouldn’t be lazy …………………………………………… TEST 14 - English KIEM TRA HOC KI - so I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket - My uncle [1 not be] hasn’t been out of his house since he [2 buy].bought the color TV - Look ! A man [3 run] is running after the bus He [4 want] wants [5 catch] to catch it - Our grandparents [6 live] live in Bac Giang They [7 live] have lived there for over 60 years - Tom hopes he [8 meet]………will meet… many interesting people when he [9 go]…… goes…… on holiday in Hawaii next month - Mai and her sister [10 walk] are walking .to school now II Fill in each gap with a given word in the box [2 pts] area foreign knows living major native official population speakers those There are about 5,000 [11] living languages in the world today, but about six of them are [12] major languages [13] those languages [14] native language of more the world than another 400 400 Two thirds million million 25 of people speak it the world 's speak English as second a population as their language speak first or Nobody 26 [15] knows exactly how many people speak it as a [16] foreign language Chinese is the only language with more [17] speakers .than English This is because of the huge [18] population .of China, more than one billion people English is the native or [19] official language on one fifth of the land [20] area .of the world It is spoken in North America, Great Britain and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages III Put a suitable preposition in each blank 21 The house is beautiful .with .a large garden 22 Many people go to big cities to look .for work 23 The government has provided many tools .for the farmers 24 I haven't talked .to your brother since January 25 My handbag is different from yours 26 We've been concerned about the new mall for .ages 27 It's very good you to help me .the housework IV Find and write the 10 odd words in the following passage People usually give each other 28 √ one gifts at Christmas Christmas is coming soon Mr and Mrs Smith have 29 √ been already bought gifts for their Children They will 30 √ going give them their parcels On 31 √ these Christmas morning Tommy and Laura have 32 √ lots presents for their parents, too Their eldest brother, Jimmy, is 33 √ must working overseas They have already posted him 34 √ since a Christmas card Jimmy will not 35 √ be stay at home this Christmas The others have 36 √ all bought presents for him They have sent the Presents some weeks ago, so that he 37 √ itself would have them by Christmas V Choose the best answer 38 That's young man isn't [experienced enough/ enough experienced] to the job 39 The windows are dirty Yes, I know I [will clean/ am going to clean] them later 40 We [ought/ must] go now or we will miss the last train 41 Who helped you with your homework? - No one I did it [myself/ mineself] 42 Mr Thanh [wasn't used / didn't use] to smoke when he was young 43 My brother told me he [wants/ wanted] me to turn down the TV 44 The little boy rides the bicycle very [ fast/ fastly] 45 Hoa dislikes [ cooking/ to cook] the meals for many people 46 They haven't seen each other [for/ since] Christmas 47 The water [boils/ is boiling] Can you turn it off? VI Rewrite sentences using the suggested words 48 We started living here in 1995 → We have . lived here since 1995 49 It's unnecessary for us to drive so fast → We don't  have to drive so fast 50 Trung is the most intelligent student in my class  …… in my class is more intelligent than Trung 51 The coffee was too weak to keep us awake → The coffee wasn't strong enough to keep us awake 52 Huong last wrote to her parents two months ago.→ Huong hasn't  … written to her parents for months 53 She is bad at Math → She wishes  ………… she were good at Math 54 I am very tired I can't walk → I am too  ………… tired to walk 26 55 The room is bright We can learn here → The room is bright enough  ………… for us to 27 learn in 56 We should study harder at school → We had  ………… better study harder at school 57 It's such a heavy box that I can't lift it → The box is too  ………… heavy for me to lift 58 I've never seen that play before → It's the first ………… time I’ve seen that play ………………………………………… TEST 15 KIEM TRA HOC KI - so - English Theory - one fourth/ two fourths - scientific có kỹ thuật, khoa học - be in English tiếng anh - assist sb in sth = help sb with - The language of ngôn ngữ - find sb/ sth tìm thấy (work) - put sth in sth / sth out of sth - find time to read tìm thấy thời gian để - for the recent years = the last few years đọc - be taught in English dậy tiếng anh - find out khám phá ra, phát minh ra, tìm - communicate with sb - be communicative dễ bắt chuyện với, vui long trò chuyện I Put a suitable word in the bracket More and more people study English [1] (than) any other languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities [2] (are) in English Many universities classes are taught in English even [3] (though) the native language is [4] (not) English English is the [5] (language) of international communication It is the language [6] (of) international business, research [7] (and) science More than three fourths of the world's mail is written [8] (in) .English More than three fifths of the world's radio stations are [9] (in) English More than half of the scientific and research journals (báo tạp chí) are in English, too Most [10] (other) languages have borrowed many English words II Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word at the end 11 May I have your (signature) .on this form [sign] 12 The village looks quiet and (peaceful) [peace] 13 Thank you very much for your (assistance)…., Mrs Mai [assist] (assistance = help / assistant = helper) 14 The stranger was very (helpful) He showed me the way [help] 15 Mrs Ngoc's daughter wants to become an (actress) [act] III Put the sentences in the right order to make a dialogue ( 19-18-21-17-16-20) 16 Thank God ! I was worried 20 Here it is He gave it to me an hour ago 17 Well, you are lucky Your classmate found it 21 In the classroom, 8A I left it in the desk 18 Where did you lose it? 19 Excuse me, I lost my schoolbag this morning IV Read the dialogue then the exercise On the farm of today, Machines provide all the power Modern farmers now have mechanized " hired land" and keep horses only for pleasure Besides developing new machinery, scientists and engineers have helped the farmers in many ways For example, they have developed stronger fertilizers, more effective insecticides and hybrid seeds which produce larger, tastier fruits and vegetables Some farmers even have computers which help them use their resources more efficiently As a result, the farms of today are able to produce much more food with the 27 28 same amount of labor This means fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosperous /prɔspərəs thành công /farmers 22 What modern farmers keep horses for [meat/ please/ entertainment/ sale] 23 Who has developed new machinery? [Only scientists/ Only engineers/ Scientists and farmers/ Scientists and engineers] 24 The farmers use computers to [ play games/ make their land more efficient / type documents/ send e-mail] 25 The farms today are [fewer but larger/ fewer and smaller/ more but smaller/ more and larger] 26 The farmers today are [richer/ poorer/more/ less powerful] V Put the jumbled words in the right order to make meaningful sentences 27 kinds/ facilities/ there/ neighborhood/ in/ what/ of/ are/ your? What kinds of facilities are there in your neighborhood? 28 engineer/ years/ worked/ for/ uncle/ as/ thirty/ my/ has/ an/ over My uncle has worked as an engineer for over 30 years 29 show/ nearest/ the way/ post-office/ could/ to/ me/ the/ you? Could you show me the nearest way to the post office? 30 dictionary/ how/ new words/ should/ find out/ pronounce/ use/ to/ the/ you/ this/ to/ correctly You should use this dictionary to find out how to pronounce new words correctly 31 dangerous/ children's/ have/ objects/ reach/ put/ of/ we/ all/ out/ to We have to put all dangerous objects out of children’s reach 32 feel/ to go sailing/ friends/ father/ enough/ his / My/ with/ well/ doesn’t My father doesn’t feel well enough to go sailing with his friends 33 because/ was broken down/ the airport/ missed the fight/ car/ Mr Binh/ the way to / his/ on Mr Binh missed the flight because his car was broken down on the way to the airport 34 left / have not/ uncle/ Thai Nguyen in 2006/ since/ I/ for/ my/ met/ he I haven’t met my uncle since he left for Thai Nguyen 35 noisier/ but more interesting/ in the countryside/ than/ Living/ is / living/ in the city Living in the city is noisier but more interesting than living in the countryside 36 enjoy/ here/ staying / Do/ you/ or/ move/ you/ going to/ are ? Do you enjoy staying here or are you going to move? VI Correct the mistake in each sentence 37 Many of the world's seas, rivers and lakes become (are becoming) more and more polluted 38 Viet couldn't answer all the questions because he didn't have time enough (time enough) 39 Are you going fish (to fish / fishing) on Thursday or Friday? 40 You ought to improve your English before you leave to (for) the USA 41 Mr Ba's house is bigger and comfortabler (more comfortable) than Mr Nam's 42 One of the student (students) in class A made a terrible mistake at school this morning 43 She wants (wanted) to take a bus to London yesterday 44 They are going to send her letter in (on) surface 28 29 45 We'd rather you go (went) to school on time VII Use the suggested words to write sentences 46 Bob Milton/ be/ most successful/ pop singer/ last ten years Bob Milton has been the most successful pop singer for last ten years 47 His first record/ be/ second/ US/ Top Ten/ 1993 His first record was the second US Top Ten in 1993 48 Since then/ he/ have/ nine/ US Top Ten song/ and, make/ many/ video Since then he has had nine US Top Ten songs and has made many videos 49 Since 1995/ they/ become/ very famous/ Britain Since 1995 they have become very famous in Britain 50 People/many countries/ world/ also/ like/ records People in many countries in / all over/ around the world also like his records TEST 16 - English KIEM TRA HOC KI NANG CAO - so Theory * conjunction words: …………., and/ but……… - be matched hợp * First, ………… Then, …………………… - match (v) hợp với (these shoes match you) - mall phố buôn bán, búa tạ - be outside sth bên - be proud of tự hào, kiêu kăng - be outside of sth - prideful of tự hào, kiêu kăng I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest a worked b played c studied d lived a safe b nature c mall d face a proud b resource c scout d sound a cheap b match c chore d machine a fund b upset c tutor d rug II Fill in each gap with the correct form of the verbs in brackets Paul Carrack [6 be] is a musician and singer He [7 be] has been in the business for over 20 years He [8 start] started playing professionally while he [9 be] was .at school He [10 travel] has traveled .all over the world He [11 have] had his first record in 1874 So far he [12 make] has made a lot of records Young people in America and Britain [13 know] know his name and they never [14 forget] forget his number one song " The Living Years" He [15 write] wrote this song some years ago III Rewrite sentences using the suggested words 16 My brother is too young to drive a car (old enough)  My brother isn’t old enough to drive a car 17 We last went to Hanoi three years ago (It has…)  It has been three years since we went to Hanoi 18 Trung took a train to Sa Pa last Sunday (by train)  Trung went to Sa Pa by train last Sunday 19 I'm hoping that the weather will improve next week (I'm hoping that better …)  I’m hoping that the weather will be better next week 20 You won't have to go to the meeting tomorrow ( not necessary)  You aren’t necessary to go to the meeting tomorrow  It’s not necessary for you to go to the meeting tomorrow IV Read the passage Then the true or false exercises 29 30 It is a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person's birthday Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be present at the party If they can't come they may send a gif by post At the birthday party, the person who gives birthday party opens all gifts in front of all the people present and thanks them for the gifts The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can't, she may order one from a cake-shop A number of candles are placed on the top of the cake and will be lit when the party starts the numbers of candles is also the age of that person After the light out they all sing a song " Happy birthday to you " Then they play some games or sing or dance together 21 Only in Britain people celebrate a person's birthday. F 22 Only dear friends and members of the family are present. -T 23 Some persons can send gifts if they can't come to the party T 24 They open all the gifts in front of their friends at the birthday party T -25 Father always makes the cake for the party F -26 You can buy a birthday cake at the shop T -27 The cake is placed on the top of the candles -F -28 The candles will be lit at the beginning of the party T -29 The numbers of the candles is also the age of that person -T 30 They don't sing any songs at the party F VI Fill a suitable word in each blank Long and long time ago, there was a terrible war between the [31] animal .and the bird The bat did [32] not join in on either side She wanted to see who [33] could gain the war At first, the bird began to win, [34] and .the bat joined the bird and few about with them, calling herself a bird But after [35] that , the animal looked like winning, the bat went over to them She showed them [3] her teeth, paws and assured (quả quyết) them she was [37] an animal and like other animals In the end, the bird won, so the bat went over to them again, [38] but they chased her away She couldn't go back to the animal [39] either , so ever since then the bat has lived in cellars and tree trunks only at dusk and steering clear of ( tránh xa) [40] the animal and bird VII Correct the mistake in each sentence My name is Anderson and I have been here for a little/ a few days I am from outside of/ bỏ town I have several friends in this city and I came/ come to visit them very often Actually, I used to living/ live in this city many years ago I was born here and my wife is/ was born in a little town nearby We both went to school and had much/ many friends here We have been in New York since/ for more than fifteen years We live in the suburbs/ suburb and I work in the city I must to get/ get up early every day to go to job/ work I work from o'clock in the morning until after six hour/ o’clock in the evening 41 42 43 44 - 45 46 47 48 49 - 50 -TEST 17 - English KIEM TRA HOC KI NANG CAO - so Theory * something left * It’s time/ It has been time since S + Vp1…… - advertise (v) - advertising (n) nghề quảng cáo I Fill each gap with a word from the box - advertisement (n) quảng cáo price/ priceless book a table in advance decide to give up sth 30 31 something made later on it sausage sandwiches phoned left on One morning last Summer Jane [1] made some sandwiches for her husband's lunch They were sausage sandwiches There was one small sausage [2] left over, so Jane gave [3] it to Curly, her little dog Curly ate it up Half an hour [4] later , the dog got ill He kept [5] on .shaking his head, and rubbing it [6] on his foot Jane thought " He's ill He must have eaten [7] something .that didn't agree with him Maybe that [8] sausage .was bad." Then she remembered her husband's [9] sandwiches She ran to the telephone and [10] phoned .Jim at his office in town II Choose the best answer 11 As he is so [satisfy/ satisfying/ unsatisfactory/ satisfied] with his present job that he has decided to give it up 12 The police are interested in the sudden [appear/ appearance/ appeared/ disappearance] of the valuable painting 13 She is one of the great [perform/ performing/ performer/ performers] to appear in this theater 14 [Advertising/ Advertisements/ Advertisement/ Advertiser] is such a competitive profession 15 I wrote [end/ ending/an end/ endless] letters of application, but got no reply III Use the suggested words to write a complete letter 16 It/ be/ a month/ since/ write/ you  It is/ has been a month since I wrote to you 17 And we/ not meet/ or see/ each other/ three months  And we haven’t met or seen each other for months 18 Now/ here/ I/ be/ very happy/ make / suggestion  Now, here I am very happy to make a suggestion 19 You / come/ stay/ here/ me/ next week?  Would you come and stay here with me next week? 20 I / have/ lot/ news/ give you/ and many questions/ ask  I have lots of news to give you and many questions to ask IV Find and write the odd word in each line If it is true, put √ I have several good friends, but I suppose that my best friend she is Hoa [ she] We have been best friends with each other since we were young [√] because of she used to live next door to me [21 of ] We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me I don't mind though, because she often helps me with my homework [22… though… ] ! Anyway, I've always been better at sports than to her [23 to ] I always beat her at tennis and she no doesn't like that [24 no ] In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets herself very annoyed if she does.[25 at ] That's the only thing that I don't like about her [26 that ] Otherwise, she has a great sense of humor and she is always making me to laugh [27 to ] We get on very well together [28 √ ] Although occasionally, we've had arguments- usually are about silly little things [29 are ] Hoa and with her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot [30 with ] V Complete the dialogue with correct questions A: Vietnamese Airline Service Can I help you? 31 32 B: Yes Thank you I'd like to go to HCM city as soon as possible When will [31] there be a flight tomorrow? A: There will be a fight tomorrow at a.m B: Are [32] .there any seats free/ left (the tickets sold up) .? A: Yes Sir The fight is not fully booked yet B: What is [33] .the price of a first-ticket ? A: A first- class single ticket is 1,200,000 dong B: Can [34] I book/ buy two first-tickets for the flight VN 747 .? A: Certainly Sir Two first-class tickets for fight VN 747 B: When [35] can I have them .? A: If you come to my office at pm today, I'll have them ready for you B: Thank you VI Rewrite these sentence use 'so that' 36 We are trying to learning English to pass the exam easily  We are trying to learning English so that we can pass the exam easily 37 He saved a lot of money he wanted to buy a new house  He saved a lot of money so that he could buy a new house 38 Farmers keep grass in the pasture they have enough food for their cattle  Farmers keep grass in the pasture so that they can/ will have enough food for their cattle 39 The pupils read many books they had to report them in their class  The pupils read many books so that they could report them in their class 40 I'm going to the market to buy some fish for dinner tonight  I'm going to the market so that I can buy some fish for dinner tonight VII Choose the best answer 41 She hasn't written to me [already/ yet/ never/ any longer] 42 Would you be [ kind enough/ too kind/ as kind/ so kind] to hold the door open? 43 Take the number bus from here and get [up/ down/ outside/ off] at Forest Road 44 They have never come [off/ along/ at/ across] such a beautiful village before 45 Surely David's not going to drive , [does/ isn't/ is/ will] he? VIII Rewrite sentences using the suggested words 46 How long is it since he bought the computer [when ?] 47 I've never talked to the head master before  It's the first time I have talked to the head master 48 "Don't make such a mess in your room," said Mrs Quyen to her son  Mrs Quyen told her son not to make such a mess in his room 49 The last time we went to London was two years ago  We haven't gone to London for two years 50 Viet does not play badminton as well as he used to  Viet used to play badminton better than he does now TEST 18 - English KIEM TRA HOC KI NANG CAO - so 32 33 Theory - run - run sth - runny nose/ running water/ run-off - ………….more than……………… - over a hundred - recommend (v) giới thiệu, khuyên bảo, tiến cử I Choose the best answer [1 pt] - recommendable tiến cử - vary (v) thay đổi, biến đổi/ various /a variety of - it’s best to sth - poison/ poisonous A new restaurant with a difference has opened in the High Street, next door to the Royal Theater in Bristol It is called " Starters" and is [1 got/ held/ run/ taken] by Carol and Philip Wells who opened a [2 similar/ same/ several/ like] restaurant in London last year Instead of a traditional three-course [3 tea/ meal / food/ plate], Customers can choose whatever [4 you/ he/ they/ we] want from the list of [5 only/ up/ more/ over] a hundred starters or first courses The list also includes recipes from all over the world and customers are recommended to [6 read/ choose/ look/ want]at least starters to [7 make/ be/ want/ need] a satisfying meal Prices vary depending on what you have, [8 so/ then/ unless/ if ] it is possible to eat quite cheaply if you [9 do/ can/ don't/ will] want to spend a lot of money The new restaurant is becoming very popular and it's [10 well/ best/ great/ fine] to book a table to avoid waiting II Find and correct ten mistakes in the passage [1 pt] Last year, we had a nice holiday My friend and me/ I went to the seaside for a month I have/ had been to the seaside several times before, but this is/ was the first time for my friend Naturally, it was a great event for him Final/ finally, the day came It was a fine morning We got up very earlily/ early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast We made the journey on/ by car We reached the seaside at noon We spent much/ many hours on the beach We enjoyed making castles and channels in/ on the sand We are said spend/ to spend at least a little/ a few weeks at the seaside 11 -12 -13 14 15 16 -17 -18 -19 -20 III Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets [2 pts] - They [21 try] have been trying to mend the broken window for half an hour, but they [22 not succeed]……….haven’t succeeded …………yet - I don't think I [23 go] will go out tonight I [24 be] am .too tired - John [25 wash] is washing his hands He [26 just repair] has just repaired .the TV set - Tell him [27 bring]……to bring his bike inside If he [28 leave] leaves it there, someone [29 steal] will steal………….it - Where you [30 spend] .did you spend your summer holiday last year? IV Fill in each gap with a suitable word [ pts] Now you are in grade and you already [31] know .some English You have learnt English [32] for three years If you go to Britain people there will understand [33] what you say and you will understand them [34] if they speak about things you know All the people who live in Britain can [35] speak English, but not all the people [36] are English in that country Great Britain is not a large country It is much [37] smaller than France It has four [38] parts : England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland England is the [39] biggest/ largest part of the country and has always been the strongest, English is the national [40] language in all parts of Britain 33 34 V Fill in the gap with the correct form of the given words [2 pts] There is considerable public concern in Sharon, following the discovery on Tuesday evening of a metal [41 contain] container filled with [42 poison] poisonous liquid the object was found by a local [43 reside] resident walking with his dog in a field behind a newly-built chemical factory As yet (so far) , the factory has been [44 ability] unable to provide any [45 explain] explanations as to how the object came to be in the field A spokesperson stated that a full [46 investigate] investigation was taking place and that [47 secure] security procedures were being reviewed People living in the [48 neighbor] neighborhood are angry, as a year ago, they had withdrawn their objections to the [49 decide] decision to build the factory here before the company stated that no [50 danger] dangerous chemical would be produced on this site VI Put these verbs into the correct form 51 You'll avoid (wait) waiting by (book) booking a table in advance 52 It was not very kind of you (leave) to leave here without (say) saying goodbye 53 I never (watch) have never watched a more interesting football match than that before 54 I never (eat) eat meals with knives and forks in Viet Nam 55 He couldn't remember (drive) driving a long the road before the accident ( happen) happened 56 I'd rather you (go) went to work on foot to save energy 57 I (sing) would sing this song if I knew the words 58 I (wake) woke up last night when I (hear) heard a strange noise 59 These are toys (make) made in Japan 60 How many historical places you (be) have you been to? 34 ... the meeting (information) 46 I think this article is .informative you should have a look in it (information) 47 This area has lots of big mountains This is to say this area is .mountainous (mountain)... very important similarity It is this: learning how to such things needs lots (13) of practice It is never simply to “know” something You must be able to “do” things with what (14) you know For... are only a [16] few things that I don't know about Vinh An One thing is that we don't have [17] many things to in the evening We don't have any cinemas or theaters The[18] only thing is that people