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Trang 1PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
I PHONETICS
A Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
B Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
19 A information B technique C vaccine D transition
20 A achievement B important C teammate D attentive
II VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence
21 Louis Pasteur is a world – famous chemist
22 He invented the process of pasteurization and developed vaccines for several diseases including _
23 Marie Curie was born _ November 7th, 1867
24 Marie Curie a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911
A awarded B had awarded C was awarded D had been awarded
25 Marie Curie harbored the dream of a _ career which was impossible for a woman at that time
A scientist B scientifically C science D scientific
26 Elizabeth Blackwell was born _ England 1821
27 One day Elizabeth Blackwell decided that she wanted a doctor
28 Alexandre Yersin was born in 1863 in _
29 Alexandre Yersin died on January 3rd, 1943, _ the age of 80
30 Alexandre Yersin discovered Da lat in the century
31 Shakespeare is a world – famous
32 “Would you like lunch with us?” – Yes, I’d love to.”
33 When Tom arrived at the cinema, the film _
34 I wish she to the party yesterday
35 My brother swimming since he was young
36 The children want to learn to play chess
UNIT 2
Trang 237 Would you mind _ me a hand with these bags?
38 While she _ on the phone, someone knocked on the door
A talked B was talking C had talked D had been taking
39 I prefer tea coffee
40 She has gone in a neighboring town
A to shop B for shopping C shopping D to shopping
41 He Chinese since he was a little boy
A spoken B used to speak C has to speak D has been speaking
42 Have you ”Congratulations!” to Ann
43 When the phone rang, she _ a letter
44 Miss White is busy that report
45 Those people are working very
46 Wedding rings are usually made of _
47 I am _ to see you here
A surprise B surprised C to surprise D surprising
48 Please remember this exercise first, Jane
49 He told me a very _ story
A to interest B interest C interesting D interested
50 We are excited that trip
III ERROR IDENTIFICATION: identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
51 The book on physics I bought yesterday is a very interested one
A B C D
52 Jane wants to sell the television who was bought last year
A B C D
53 How about make posters on energy saving and hanging them around our school?
A B C D
54 The television is too expensive for we to buy at this time
A B C D
55 The weather was too bad that we couldn’t go out for a walk
A B C D
56 Hanoi was different with Kuala Lumpur
A B C D
57 It’s not worth to ask the manager for the day off
A B C D
58 He has made a lot of mistakes in his writing because his carelessness
A B C D
59 Mr Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
A B C D
60 Despite of his age, he works very hard
A B C D
IV COMPREHENSION:
1 Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
There are a lot of things you should follow to be a welcome guest in America When you are (61) _
to have dinner at your friend’s house, it’s necessary to bring a small present Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of (62) _ if you know that your friend likes drinking
You are expected to arrive for dinner on time or just a few minutes late Don’t get there early If you are going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them
Try to relax and enjoy yourself at the dinner table If you don’t know about choosing the (63) fork
or knife, just watch the other, and follow them If you still have no idea of (64) to do, ask the person next to you
When it comes to the food, if you like it, say so They are looking forward to hearing your compliments
Trang 3Of course, you will thank them for the meal and for their kindness It is also a good idea to send a
(65) note the day after
2 Read the passage and make the correct choice.
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy They express their happiness
by singing When a bird sings, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy Birds have many reasons for singing They sing to give information Their songs are their language The most beautiful songs are sung by male birds They sing when they want to attract a female bird
It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away To a bird, his tree or even a branch of a tree is his home
He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them
If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other signs
66 People sing because
A they know many songs B they are good at singing
C they want to tell a story D they feel happy
67 What is one of the main reasons why birds sing?
A They are sad B They can sing many songs
C They are in a bad temper D They want to give information
68 Which birds sing the most beautiful songs?
A Female birds which attract male birds B Male birds
C Female birds D Young birds which attract male birds
69 According to the passage, a bird sings _
A to stop sadness B to tell other birds to come quickly
C to warn about the approach of people D to tell strangers to keep away
70 Most birds usually _ if they cannot sing well
C give information in another way D warn other birds to go away
V WRITING
71 They have just sold that old house
That old house has just been sold
72 Study hard, or you will fail the next exam
If you don’t study hard, you will fail the next exam
73 Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year
Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday this year?
74 Why don’t we use energy-saving bulbs?
I suggest we should use energy-saving bulbs
I suggest using energy-saving bulbs
75 The last time they played tennis was two years ago
They haven’t played tennis for two years
76 The weather was too bad for us to go for a picnic
The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go for a picnic
77 He is not good at speaking English
He does not speak English well
78 Peter is the same age as Mary
Peter is as old as Mary
79 They take pride in their school uniform
They are proud of their school uniform
80 My sister can speak English better than me
I cannot speak English as well as my sister
81 He spent two hours doing that test
It took him two hours to do that test
82 I have played tennis for three years
I began playing / to play tennis three years ago
83 Because I am sick, I don’t want to go out
Because of my sickness, I don’t want to go out
Trang 484 I’m sorry I didn’t go to your birthday party last night.
I wish I had gone to your birthday party last night
85 “You’d better look for a new job, Andrew.”
Jane advised Andrew to look for a new job