From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want something.. From this, he learned something else: if you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a schedule.. Whi
Trang 1I Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each line.
II Circle the best answer.
1 The teacher wants every student to listen _.(careful / carefully / careless / care)
2 He is sick he stayed up late watching soccer.(so / but / because / although)
3 is a person who installs and repairs water pipes.(goldsmith / carpenter / A silversmith / A plumber)
4 If there is too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people with respiratory problems.(will cope / would cope / cope / coped)
5 He suggested a show to raise money.(to organize / organizing / to organizing / organize)
6 Today I m going to tell you how to reduce the air .(pollution / pollute / polluted / pollutant)’
7 It s raining, I can t go to the beach.(and / however / but / so)’ ’
8 I suggest that you English in class.(should speak / shouldn t speak / speaking / to speak)’
9 Hanh can t go to the movies with us tonight She will have to her little sister’ (look through / look at / look after / look up)
10 You have never been to Nha Trang, ?(have you / haven t you / you have / you haven t)’ ’
11 I broke the cup _ I was careless.(because / therefore / although / if)
12 I m pleased _ you are working hard.(who / but / that / what)’
13 It s raining, _ We can t go to the seaside.(but / although / therefore / so)’ ’
14 Mrs Yen forgot to _ the faucet when she left for work.(turn off / look for / go on / open)
15 Auld Lang Syne is a song _ is sung on New Year s Eve.(who / whom / which / when)’
16 Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam _ they don t understand Vietnamese culture very much.(even / though even / if / although)’
17 All my friends are at the cinema now I wish _ with them.(am / were / has been / would be)
18 You watch TV programs every day, _?(do you / don t you / you do / you don t)’ ’
19 Vietnamese women today prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is more _.(convenience / inconvenience / convenient / inconvenient)
20 She always takes good care _ her children.(for / in / of / with)
III Fill each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the passage.
Nowadays, more and more people are changing the way they use their televisions Some years ago we (1) to turn on TV and watch whatever there was But now we choose the programs we watch (2) more carefully because
we have many (3) interesting things to do One result of this change is that we are also becoming (4) careful about the actual television set itself As we watch fewer programs, we want to be sure that we will (5) a really good picture, with bright color and clear sound Because it will be switched off (6) of the time, we also want the television to look good when we are not watching it So when we (7) or rent we look at the outside to make sure it is attractive and will look right (8) other furniture Of course, we have to pay more (9) high quality However,
it seems that the number of people (10) are content to do so is increasing and this should have a good result, because in the end all televisions will have better quality
IV Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence.
1 Why don t you install a burglar alarm in your house?’ I suggest you
2 Let s put garbage bins around the school yard.’ I suggest
3 We watched the football match between Liverpool and Manchester United last Saturday
The football match
4 I haven t seen that man here before.’ It s the ’
5 We don t have a lot of money, so we don t buy a lot of new books.’ ’
If
6 We last saw our parents five months ago We haven t _’
The last time
7 Tom failed the exam because of his laziness Because Tom _
8 Don t you think it s better for you to walk to school instead of riding your motorbike?’ ’
I suggest _
9 You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.In _
10 All visitors to the town fall in love with it. Everyone who
V Read the text carefully and then decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Bill Gate is a very important person in the computer industry He has been chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation for several years HE is also richest person in the United States How did he do it?
Trang 2He learned a lot from his parents When Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a degree, and became a successful lawyer From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want something His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also enjoyed going to parties From this, he learned something else: if you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a schedule
When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone While most of his friends were playing, Bill read al of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old
Bill s childhood was not all work, however He used to ply a lot of sports- swimming, water- skiing, tennis He was very’ serious about sports He loved winning and he hated losing When Bill got older, he spent more and more time working- and playing on a computer –
Before he was 20, Bill developed the world s first computer language for the personal computer Once when he was’ thinking about the future, he realized some thing important He thought that every home was going to have a computer, and every computer would need soft ware- his software He said, I m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time“ ’
I m 25 And he did!’ ”
1 Bill Gate learned that you have to play hard for what you want
2 He used to read a lot when he was young
3 He was happy to lose a game of tennis
4 He enjoyed playing game on the computer
5 He wasn t making much money when was 25 years old.’
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The great English scientist Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravitation is well- known throughout the world, was born in the little village Woolthorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642 His father was a farmer who died when Newton was fourteen years old His mother, uncle and grandmother took care of him
When still young, Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar His neighbours thought he would probably become a well- known clockmaker, become he had already made a clock his neighbours had never heard of before It worked by water Besides the water clock Newton also made a sundial When he grew older, he became interested in mathematic and physics His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old On June 5th, 1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became famous at the age of 21
When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation In 1669 he was appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambridge Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the age of 85
1 Newton was not a physicist, he was a mathematician
2 He was born in the town of Cambridge
3 When young he was very intelligent
4 He wasn t very interested in mathematics until he grew older.’
5 His first physical experiment was carried out when he was not yet twenty
6 He was famous when he was in his early twenties
7 He became a professor when he was not yet 30
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VIII Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1 Last summer my family went to Vung Tau, where my aunt is living there
A B C D
2 After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left
3 Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Christmas
4 Even though being ill, Ba still went to school last Monday
A B C D 5 Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn t heA B C D’ ?
6 Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors
A B C D
IX Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the words.
1 The situation in that country is getting worse and worse (ECONOMY)
2 The Internet has developed in every field (INCREASE)
3 We should use paper as as we can (ECONOMY)
4 His sudden must be a shock to his family (DIE)
5 You shouldn t others if you also have a lot of mistakes (CRITIC)’
6 There are over 50 in the talent contest (COMPETE)
7 My teacher me to take this examination (COURAGE)
8 The ring is not valuable In fact, it is almost (WORTH)
9 I m full of for my English teacher (ADMIRE)’
10 That was an remark It would have been better to keep silent (NECESSITY)
11 Some people think that gods create eruption (VOLCANO)
12 Everyone has a number of , but no one has many true friends (ACQUAINT)
13 Do you understand the saying is better than cure ? (PREVENT)“ ”
14 The earthquake caused terrible (DESTROY)
15 The cost of the must be paid by the buyer (CARRY)
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