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(1)Practice English 11 1 Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1) You your new hat when I you yesterday A were wearing/ had met B wore/ had met
C wore/ was meeting D were wearing/ met
2) As I the glass, it suddenly into two pieces A cut/ broke B was cutting/ broke
C cut/ was breaking D.was cutting/ had broken 3) A burglar into the house while we television
A broke/ were watching B broke/ watched C had broken/ watched D broke/ had watched 4) It was midnight Outside it very hard A rains B rainedC had rained D was raining 2 Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense.
1) While Diana (watch) her favourite TV programme, there (be) a power cut
2) Who (drive) the car at the time of the accident?
3) I (do) some shopping yesterday, when I (see) your friend
4) What you (do) when I (come) to your office yesterday?
3 Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. MARIA’S HOMECOMING
When the bus (1) in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be (2) for us Come on I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I (3) in New York, I used to dream if this moment And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six She had some (4) of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know Nobody was waiting in the square Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter “What are we going to now?” asked Martin “There isn’t (5) a hotel here!”
1) A reached B got C stooped D came 2) A expecting B waiting C welcoming D receiving 3) A was living B have lived C live D am living 4) A recall B memories C thinking D.remembering
5) A even B hardly C too D very
4 Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question. PREPARING A DINNER PARTY
Giving a dinner party is a wonderful way of entertain people You can also make new friends and give others the chance to get to know each other better
(2)When you know who can come, find out what they like to eat and drink Note down any who are vegetarians, or who can’t eat or drink certain things for religious seasons Then plan their menu Include a first course, a choice of main courses and a dessert, plus lots of people’s favourite drinks
The next thing to is the shopping Make sure buy more than enough of everything, and that someone can help you carry it!
On the day, start cooking early Give people appetizers like Greek mezze or Spanish tapas, so they don’t get hungry if they have to wait Serve the delicious meal, sit down with your quests and have a good time – you’ve earned it!
1) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the purpose of giving a dinner party? A to entertain people B to make new friends
C to get people to know more about their host and hostess D to help people to know each other better
2) when giving a dinner party, you should NOT invite
A husbands and wives B those who are vegetarians C both women and men D those who can’t eat or drink certain things 3) The menu should include these EXCEPT
A a first course B a supper C a dessert D main courses 4) According to the passage, starters should be served A because the guests want to have a good time together
B because the guests like eating them
C because the guests want to eat them while having to wait D because the guests may be hungry while having to wait
5) What should you while the guests are having their evening meal? A Stand beside the guests without doing anything
B Sit down with the guests and have a good time C Sit down with the guests to show your politeness D Only serve the guests with the food
5* Writing a letter of reply
From the cues given, write a letter of reply.
41) Thank you/ letter/ welcome/ General Knowledge Quiz
42) number/ participants/ be/ 4/ members/ each/ team
43) Quiz/ hold/ 89 Le Loi Street/ HCM City/ November 30/ 2007
44) starting time/ be/ 8:00 p.m/ but/ you/ be/ present/ an hour/ earlier 45)Please/contact/ me/ phone/ 067.892899/ or/ e-mail/ info@123doc.org GRAMMAR
Verb + (o) + preposition + V.ing / noun 1) Jack admitted the money
A steal B to steal C stealing D stolen 2) Thank you very much lending me your bike
(3)3) Don’t him to arrive early He’s always late A think B judge C hope D expect 4) I wouldn’t of going to the party I hadn’t been invited to
A dream B intend C depend D rely
5) The instructor warned the students sailing alone on the lake A on B for C of D against 5) The manager the men to turn to work immediately
A insisted B suggested C demanded D ordered 6) Her mother prevented her going out tonight
A against B from C about D at 7) I apologized the book at home
A for leaving B to leaving C leaving D to leave 6 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 8) I’d like to thank your brother for your help
A B C D
9) Mrs Allen was concerned about my have to drive so far every day A B C D 10) You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job A B C D
11) Peter apologized for break the vase A B C D
12) He insisted on seeing the manager tomorrow A B C D
7 Write the following sentences in Reported Speech. 13) “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you.
Mary thanked me 14) “I’ll drive you to the airport.” John said to Linda
John insisted 15) “You have passed the final exams Congratulations!” Jim said to you Jim congratulated me
16) “”It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner Thank you”, Miss White said to Peter
Miss White thanked 17) “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack
I warned 18) “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier”, Margaret said to you Margaret apologized 19) “I have always wanted to be a pilot”, Paul said to you Paul has always dreamed of 20) “You didn’t what I said”, the mother said to her son The mother accused
8 Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
(4)The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households is single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age A small percentage, about percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child
1) With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A the traditional American family B The nuclear family C The ideal family
D The current American family 2) The writer implies that
A there has always been a wide variety of family arrangements in the U.S
B racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure C the ideal American is the best structure
D fewer married couples are having children 3) Who generally constitutes a one-person household? A A single man in his twenties
B A single woman in her late sixties
C An elderly man D A divorced woman
4) According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent
A percent of householdsB 20 percent of households
C 33,3 percent of households D percent of households 5) The word current in line is closest in meaning to A present B contemporary C now D modern
9 Read the text below and decide which answer -A, B, C or D - best fits each pace. Post Office service is (1) developing with some certain inventions
The first envelopes were made (2) cloth, animal skins, or vegetable parts The Babylonians (3) _ their messages in thin sheets of clay (4) were then baked
In 1653, a Frenchman, De Valyer (5) a postal system in Paris He set up mail (6) and delivered any letters placed in them if they used envelopes (7) only he sold (8) enemy put live mice into the letter boxes and ruined De Valyer’s business
A schoolmaster from England, Rowland Hill (9) the adhesive postage stamp in 1837, an act for (10) he was knighted Through his efforts the first stamp was issued in England in 1840
Hill created the first uniform postage rates that were based on weight, rather than size
(5)C the more D the most
2) A of B in
C for D about
3) A hugged B embraced
C wrapped D rolled
4) A that B whom
C whose D when
5) A established B erected
C rebuilt D discovered
6) A contains B cans
C bottles D boxes
7) A whom B where
C whose D which
8) A A B An
C The D Þ
9) A operated B worked
C invented D examined
10) A what B which
C that D whom
10 Circle the best answer for each sentence. 1) I cannot tell you all I heard
A which B that C as D because 2) I can answer the question you say is very difficult A which B whom C who D whose
3) This is Mr Jones, invention has helped hundreds of deaf people A which B that C whose D whom
4) This school is only for children first language is not English A who B whose C which D that
5) Tom, sits next to me, is from Canada
A that B whom C who D whose 6) The reason I left is I was bored
A why B that C day D what
7) The building whose walls are made of glass is the place I work A which B where C that D what
8) With our senses, we perceive everything A is around us B that is around us C whom is around us D whose is around us
9) The volunteers, enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly A who B whom C whose D that
10) Many scientists have claimed that like music are often good at mathematics A children B children who C children whom D whose children
11) Do you remember the time we first visited London A which B when C that D on that 12) My friend, I visited lask week, is taking a holiday soon A that B whom C which D whose
(6)A which B who C whom D whose 11 Put in a relative pronoun who, which, where, whose , or that 14) The house _ I lived as a child has been pulled down now 15) Stop him He’s the man _ stole my wallet
16) There are many people _ lives have been spoiled by that factory 17) Is that the button _ you pressed?
18) Could everybody _ luggage has got please stay here? 19) The man _ I saw last week said something totally different 20) They have invented television set is a small as a watch
21) My grandmother, _ was an extraordinary woman, I lived to the age of a hundred and fifteen
* WRITING A LETTER OF (DIS) SATIFACTION The letter may have the following points:
Dear Mr director,
State the reason for writing (I am writing about the quality of the services your post office offers …)
Say whether you are satisfied or dissatisfied with these services, or both. List out some evidences to support your idea.
(first…second…thirdly…finally) Your suggestion.
End the letter politely (sincerely yours, yours faithfully, etc) Example writing
Dear Mr Director,
I am writing about the quality of the services of your post office I am satisfied with some of your services
However, there is still something that I am dissatisfied with Firstly, the post office is closed too early
Sometimes I need to make an emergent phone call after and this service is not available
Secondly, the prices for sending oversea mails are far too expensive compared with other post office in the district
Finally, there is no one to look after the motorbikes of customers Therefore, we are always nervous when leaving the motorbikes outside
I would suggest that the post office should open until 10 p.m and that there should be someone to keep an eye on the motorbikes of customers
I’m looking forward tom hearing from you Yours sincerely
12 Circle the best answer for each sentence. 1) The little girl I borrowed this pen has gone
A whose B from who C from that D from
whom
2) She actively in social activities
A participates B takes C enters D take
place
3) The speech _ we listened last night was information
(7)4) The boy to I lent my money is poor
A that B who C whom D B and
C
5) The knife we cut bread is very sharp
A with that B which C with which D that
* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 6) The song to that we listened last night was beautiful
A B C D
7) Do you get on with the person whom lives next door? A B C D
13 Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
The search for alternative sources of energy has led in various directions Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity Converting waste products to gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of wastes
Experiment work is being done to derive synthetic fuels from coal, oil shale, and coal tars But to date, that process has proven expensive Other experiments are underway to harness power with giant windmills Geothermal power, heat from the earth, is also being tested
Some experts expect utility companies to revive hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only percent The oceans are another potential source of energy Scientists are studying ways to convert the energy of ocean, tides, and waves to electricity Experiments are also underway to make use of temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy
1) Which is the best title for the passage? A The Use of Water Products for Energy B The Search for Alternative Sources of Energy
C Efficient Ways of Disposing of Waste D New Discoveries in Geothermal Power
2) Fifty years ago one third of the electricity in the United States was provided by: A wind B waste products C water D oil
3) Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an alternative source of energy? A burning of garbage B geothermal power
C synthetic fuels D electricity
4) According to the author, the impracticability of using coal, oil shale and tars as sources of energy is due to:
A their being time consuming B their being money consuming
C the scarcity D the lack of technology 5) What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A All alternative production of energy will be derived from water B Hydroelectric power will be the main source of energy
C Synthetic fuels will be the principal source of alternative energy D Alternative energy will come from a variety of sources
(8)1) “Have you ever met the man over there?” “No Who is he?”
A stands B is standing C standing D who he is standing 2) The boy the piano is my son
A who is playing B that is plying C playing D All are correct 3) by his parent, this boy was very sad
A Punished B Punishing C To be punished D Be punished 4) We have apartment the park
A overlooking B overlooks C to overlook D overlooked 5) He was the last person in this way
A to kill B who killed C being killed D to be killed 6) Solar energy is not only plentiful clean and safe
A but also B and C but D as well 7) Who was the first man that set foot the moon?
A on B to C in D up
8) Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman _ governor in the United State A who elected B to be elected C was elected D her election as
9) Pioneers, in isolated areas of the United States, were almost totally self-sufficient A who living B living C lived D that lived
10) in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought
A Discovering B Discovered C Which was discovered D That when discovered
11) The Massachusetts State House, in 1798, was the most distinguished building in the United State at that time
E A completing B was completed C which was completed D to be completed
12) They are making an artificial lake water for an area
A provided B that provided C to provide D which is provided 13) She is the only in the discussion to using nuclear power
A objects B objected C to object D whom objects 14) The old man a black suit is a famous energy researcher
A to wear B wearing C whom is wearing D is wearing 15) Johnny was the last applicant for a position in that energy station A to interview B interviewing C to be interviewed D which is interviewed
16) The instructions by Professor Johnson helped us know more about the danger of energy pollution
A that explained B explained C explaining D which explained 15 Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The Asian Games owes its origins to small Asian multi-sport competitions The Far Eastern Championship Games were created to show unity and cooperation among three nations: Japan, the Philippines and China The first games were held in Manila, the Philippines in 1931 Other Asian nations participated after it was organized
(9)August 1948, during the 14th Olympic Game in London, India representative Guru Dutt Sondhi
proposed to sports leaders of the Asian teams the idea of having discussions about holding the Asian Games They agreed to form the Asian Athletic Federation A preparatory was set up to draft the charter for the Asian amateur athletic federation In February, 1949, the Asian athletic federation was formed and used the name Asian Games Federation It was formed and used the name Asian Games Federation It was decided to hold the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi the capital of India They added that the Asian Games would be regularly held once every four years
1) The text is about
A the origin of the Asian Games B the Far Eastern Championship Games C the Games in Manila
D the relationship of Japan, the Philippines, and China 2) The Far Eastern Championship Games
A were held in Manila after World War II
B were held in Japan C were attended by all countries in Asia D had the participation of only three nations
3) The 14th Olympic Games took place .
A in 1913 B in August 1948
C before the World War II D In February 1949 4) The Asian Games
A were suggested establishing by a Londoner B were first ccheld in China
C were first held in India
D were held in the same year of the 14th Olympic Games
45) The Asian Games were first held in
A 1931 B 1941 C 1948 D 1951 16 Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as envelopes or packages with stamps on them It is one of the world’s most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United States alone
Many collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge This is especially important for those who intend to spend large amounts for stamps
Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries that create limited runs of elaborate stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs of the countries
Some collectors, observing the generally rising prices of rare stamps, have taken to Philatelic Investment Rare stamp are among the most portable investments and are easy to store They offer an attractive to art, other collectible investments, and precious metals 1) Stamp collecting
A does not consist of collecting envelopes B is not rather popular C is popular in the USA D is a rare hobby 2) The word accumulating has a close meaning to .
(10)3) According to the passage,
A there are some people who spend a lot of money on stamp collecting B all stamp collectors are interested in tiny details of a stamp
C about 20 million people in the USA re not interested in stamp collecting D stamp collecting needs no knowledge
4) Which sentence is true?
A All stamps are created for the postal needs
B There are stamps created to be bought by stamp collectors C Stamps cannot bring revenue
D Elaborate stamps re designed for postal needs 5) Stamps
A cannot be invested B are easy to store
C are not easy to store D are importable investments 17 Circle the best answer for each sentence.
1) I bought the golden fish
A It was from this shop that B I was from this shop where C It was this shop which D It was this shop that 2) It was Tom to help us
A comes B that comes C to come D who came 3) the police had rescued from the fire
A The baby B The baby that C It was the baby whom D The baby whom 4) my parents gave me the fish tank
A It was on my birthday when B It was my birthday on that C It was my birthday that D It was on my birthday that 5) I first met my girlfriend
A It was in London that B It was in London where C It was London that D It was London which 6) on the phone
A It is his mother whom is B It was his mother whom is C It was his mother who is D It is his mother who is 7) It is they are going to, not Russia
A Spain B Spain that C Spain where D in Spain that 8) a high level of blood cholesterol
A It is eggs that contain B Those are eggs it contains C It is eggs that contains D It is eggs contain
9) I first met him in that resort
A It was last winter when B It was last winter that C It was in last winter when D It was the last winter which 10) disappeared when I arrived t the airport
A My passportB It was my passportC It is my passport D It is my passport 11) took my document?
A It is Peter thatB It was Peter thatC Was it Peter that D Was that Peter 12) It is the library
(11)A It was in 1966 that B It was on 1966 that C It was in 1966 when D It was 1966 in that 14) took my car
A It was you B It were you C It was you that D It was you whom 15) It was the stamp collection
A about I have ever told you B I have ever told you about C about that I have ever told you D that I have ever told you
Lass week, when the school year, my class held a camping trip in …It was in a chance for all the members of my class for a three -month summer holiday The bus waited for us outside the school and left at o’clock It took us (half an hour) to go there, so it was still early when we arrived We began our work immediately after light breakfast in the open air The boys were in charge of putting up the umbrella tent and the girls decorated and cleaned it After that we sang together and played “hide and seek”, which was very exciting and interesting Then we talked around the wood, watching green hills and big trees and enjoying fresh air At noon, we prepared lunch and cooked food over and open over an open fire While we were eating, we talked to one another happily After lunch we had a rest, then some of us went fishing or swimming and the others sang and dances until … p.m We began to collect all things, got on the bus at … p.m and came back to the school at … p.m All of us felt very happy and relaxed, and really had a wonderful time.
18 Circle the best answer for each sentence. 1) I left it on the table in the drawer
A either – nor B neither – or C either – or D either – either 2) the radio the television works properly
A Neither – nor B Neither – or C Either – nor D Not – nor 3) He could not come did not want to
A either – or B neither – or C either – nor D nor – nor 4) The hotel is neither spacious
A or comfortable B nor comfortable C or comfort D nor comfort
5) Not did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again A even B only C at all D always
6) He neither drank smoked so he had good health
A nor B or C but D also 7) Neither the TV nor the video sets properly
A works B work C has worked D is working 8) Now women work both before after having their children A or B also C nor D and 9) It is the event a lot
A has been talked about B that has been talked bout C Has talked about D that has talked bout 10) She hard but also gets on well with her classmates
A doesn’t only study B studies not only C not only studies D not studies only 11) Either you leave now !
(12)C or will I call the police D or I will call the police
12) Not only John but also his two brothers football as their recreation every weekend A play B plays C were playing D has play
19 Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Until recently, you may only read in (1) fiction that an ordinary person could (2) a trip into space We have heard ideas about holidays to the Moon, but these were just a story, and everyday flights into space seemed just a distant (3) Aspirations of space tourism are remembered in science fiction works such as Arthur C Clarke’s A Fall of Moon
dust and Islands of the Sky But now, this fiction could become achievable as major steps are
being taken to make the dream (4) traveling into space (5) a practical reality On 28 April 2001, Dennis Tito, (6) millionaire, became the world’s first space (7) Tito was (8) into space onboard a Russian Soyuz capsule He showed that anyone could make a space journey Five years on, scientists are attempting to shape the future in order to give everyone a (9) to fulfill their dreams of traveling into space, whether (10) not they are millionaires
1) A science B scientist C scientific D scientific 2) A B take C invent D establish 3) A views B weightlessness C actions D possibility 4) A in B for C of D on
5) A become B to become C became D becoming 6) A a B an C the D Þ