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(1)REVISION ON THE FINAL EXAMINATION I Phonetics
1 A beef B beer C engineer D cheer
2 A hair B chair C fail D fairy
3 A leave B bear C peace D cheap
4 A near B here C ear D meat
5 A gulf B hunt C sure D current
6 A great B feat C seat D beat
7 A campfire B part C animal D natural
8 A probably B valuable C bomb D baby
9 A environment B hydroelectric C circulation D wild
10 A unit B university C unity D umbrella
11.a parked b played c stayed d loved
12.a study b abandon c Wednesday d world
13.a visit b because c answer d poison
14.a business b serious c compose d easily
15.a answer b listen c music d solemn
16 a pushed b watched c learned d danced
17 a laughed b closed c filled d studied
18 a sit b sand c leaves d star
19 peas b piece c pence d let’s
20 a outside b instead c exciting d surprising
21 a audience b laugh c August d taught
22 a silent b film c thriller d situation
23 a cup b continent c competition d center
24 a team b beat c defeat d great
25 a match b characterise c Dutch d church
26 a they b thumb c thick d think
27 a there b than c three d that
28 a scholar b school c choral d chicken
29 a skin b key c chain d christmas
30 a village b forget c bridge d edge
II Vocabulary and Grammar
1 What would you if you a million dollars?
A win B won C had won D will win
2 You have been coughing a lot lately You smoke so much.
A shouldn’t B can’t C should D can
3 You look so tired You go to bed early
A will B must C should D would
4 Her participation has contributed the success of the program
A on B in C for D to
5 Whales and sharks are carnivores, means they eat meat
A this B that C it D which
6 I would like her more,
A if she was not that cunning B if she gives me some of her money. C if she admits that she likes me 7.Tuan Chau island is 150 kms north east of Hanoi
a located b stood c placed D, bordered
8.This park was before World War II
A set b established c located d stationed
9.The park _hundreds of species of endangered animals
a contains b consists c composes d holds
10 Farmers earn their livings mainly by doing ………
a selling b farming d trading d growing
11 We can ……… with people in most parts of the world by telephone
a communicating b communicate c communicative d communication 12 The mother ……… the baby to sleep with her sweet voice everynight.
a lulls b lullaby c lulling d has lulled
13 Men often find it hard to express their …………
a motional b emotion c emotional d motion
14 He wouldn’t have had an accident if he ……… more carefully
a drives b drove c had driven d was driving
15 If Linda ………… her the money, Sophie wouldn’t have bought the stereo system.
a hadn’t lent b didn’t lend c hasn’t lent d doesn’t lend 16.If I too much, I wouldn’t have felt so sick now
(2)a passed b would have passed c had passed d has passed 18.The schoolboys are in a hurry to miss their school bus
a not b in order c in order not d so as
19.Trees were planted along the street _traffic noise
a reducing b to reduce c so that reduce d not to reduce 20 I spent the evening ………… with my friends
a to chat b chatting c chat d for chatting
21 There were no chairs ………… on, so we all had to sit on the floor
a sits b to sit c sitting d sat
22 I went out ………… a letter a mailing b to mail c mails d for mailing
23 The Prime Minister has three bodyguards ………… him. a to protect b protected c protect d protects III Rewrite the following sentences which have the same meanings as the original ones Tom hasn’t got satellite TV, so he can’t watch the game
If We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away
If you That book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it
If the book We don’t go out very often because we can’t afford it
If we It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch on the patio
If it Water these plants or they will wither
If you We got lost because we didn’t have a map
If we………
2 He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train
If………
3 You should go to the France if you want to improve your French (to + infinitive)
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4 I wanted to tell George about the meeting, so I left a note (to + infinitive)
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5 Mother entered the room quietly She didn’t want to wake up her baby (to + infinitive)
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6 He turned off the lights He didn’t want to waste electricity (to + infinitive)
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7 We don’t go on a trip because the weather is bad
If the ………
8 I didn’t have an umbrella with me so I got wet
If I ………
9 I’ll will call the police if you don’t leave me alone
Unless ………
10 I took off my shoes I didn’t want to make any noise (to + inifinitive)
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Change into passive voice
1 The factory is producing more and more pollution Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 Millions of people watch this programme
4 The city council has banned traffic from the city centre Somebody will meet you at the bus station
6 They are going to build more schools for disabled children Mr John hasn’t taught that course since 1985
8 a student pilot is flying that airplane 10 Sue knocked that vase to the floor?
Give the right form of verbs in brackets.
1 If my grandfather (be) still alive, he would be a hundred today I (offer) to give you a lift if I had my car here
(3)I would have bought a new bicycle if I (have)……… enough money If I had had a motorbike, I (go)……….home immediately
3 If you (call)………him, he would have come
4 If I (know)………….that you were ill last week, I would have gone to see you I didn’t know you were in hospital If I (know)………, I (go)……… to visit you
6 Tom got to the station in time to catch his train If he (miss)……… it, he (be)……… late for his interview Iii Reading
Read the passage, then answer the questions below it
Conservation is the safeguarding and presevation of natural resources, so that they can continue to be used and enjoyed In the past, most people believed that the world resources could never be used up Today, we know that it is not true An important part of conservation is the prevention of waste – waste of forests, soil, wild-life, monerals and human lives As important is the fight against pollution of our environment, in particular, the dirtying and poisoning of air and water Conservation is also concerned with the reclaiming of land by irrigating desert, draining swamps or pushing back the sea
1 What is conservation?
2 Will the world’s resources never be used up?
3 What is concerned with the prevention of waste?
4 How can we reclaim land?
II Vocabulary and grammar
1 London an area of 1610 square km
a cover b stretches c fills d has
2 My city is small with the Of million
a people b citizens c inhabitants d population
3 Young men offen enjoy Films
a.active b acting c action d acted
4 Vietnam team was warmly welcome by the country
a local b host c hostess d house
5 a Brazil has won several gold so far
a prizes b awards c rewards d cups
6 The students all went to the circus yesterday" I heard it was really "
a amused b amusing c amuse d amusingly
7." You look nervous" This thunder makes me a scary b scared c scare d.scaring I saw accident this morning.a the b an c a d
9 You don't need your umbrella today I don't think it rain today
a is going to b will c won't d is not going to
10 Seoul, hosted the 1998 Summer Olympycs, is well- known for its shopping centers
a that b whom c.who d which
12 Pele was a famous ………player in the world.a tennis b football c volleyball d basketball 13 She has just passed the entrance exam She ………… study English at university
a is going to b was going c is d was
14 Look at those dark clouds! It ………….a is raining b rains c will rain d is going to rain
15 The bag looks heavy I ……you with it a help b will help c am helping d am going to help
Home computers are more _ used in Vietnamese families now than they were a few years ago
A to widen B wide C widely D wider
16 She hates looking after the children all day because they haven’t got used to _ after them
A look B to look C looked D looking
17 We waited _ at the bus stop for an hour but the bus didn't come
A patient B patiently C impatient D impatiently
18 English is an _ medium of international communication
A effective B effectively C effect D effection 19 Drinking much wine is _ to your health
A harm B harmful C harmless D harmlessly
20 My sister is very _ of collecting stamps
A keen B interested C liked D fond
21 The town is very _ Thousands of tourists visit it each month
A attract B attractive C attraction D attracted
22 Each park in London has its own _
A attract B attractive C attraction D to attract
23 Anna looks very _ in her new dress
A attract B attractive C attraction D to attract
24 I'm not very keen _ playing chess
A of B on C with D for
25 The children were so amusing at the cartoon that they couldn’t help laughing 26 It was not until last Sunday when I realized I had been wrong
(4)
Rewrite the following sentences which have the same meaning as the printed ones. Tom hasn’t got satellite TV, so he can’t watch the game (conditional)
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2 Millions of people watch this programme (passive voice)
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3 You should go to the France if you want to improve your French (to + infinitive)
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4 I wanted to tell George about the meeting, so I left a note (to + infinitive)
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5 I wanted to find out the time of the performances, so I phoned the cinema (to infinitive)
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6 The boy didn't his homework until his father came home (It was not until )
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7 Nam broke the window yesterday (passive voice)
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8 Brasilia became the Capital of Brazil in 1960 It's located on the Granada River (which)
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9 He didn’t arrive at the office until half past nine (It was not until)
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10 I didn’t know how to ride a bike until I was 15 (It was not until)
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11 We spent our holiday in Scotland last year It is in the north of Great Britain (which)
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12 She smiled She was angry (although)
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13 Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories (who)
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14 Kate won $40,000 She gave half of the money to her parents (which)
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15 He has a very inportant job He isn’t particularly well-paid (although)
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Put question for the underlined words. You should buy this camera, not that one
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2 I study English to have good in the future
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3 It’s about 200 metres from here to the central post office
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4 I often go to the English club once a week
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5 We went to Dalat last summer
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6 She often listens to classical music at night because it helps me to feel relaxed
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7 We have Maths classes on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
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8 My father is going to take my younger sister to the zoo next Sunday
(5)Read the passage and decide whether each of the statements is true (T) or false (F)
One of the smallest countries in the world is San Marino, a republic, high in the mountains of Italy It is also the oldest, because it was founded some 1,500 years ago San Marino covers 61 square kilometres and has over 17 thousand people San Marino coins and stamps are eagerly bought by collectors
One of the popular small countries in the stamp album is Andorra, the mountain state of 11 thousand people which is high in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain Anyone who collects the stamps of Andorrasoon notices a strange thing about them Some stamps are printed in Spain and have their values and inscriptions in Spanish Other stamps are like French stamps They have values in France or centimes and their inscriptions is in French
The reason for this lies in Andorra’s history For nearly 700 years the little state has been under the joint protection of France and Spain, and these two countries have separate postal services in Andorra In the chief village of Andorra the Spanish and the French post offices stand near each other but sell different stamps San Marino is the smallest country in the world F
2 San Marino has a population of more than 17 thousand people T The area of San Marino is more than 60 square kilometres T Collectors were eager to buy San Marino coins and stamps T
5 There is a strange thing about the stamps of Andorra because all of them are printed in Spain and have their values and inscriptions in Spainish F
6 San Marino used to be under the joint protection of France and Spain for nearly a century F France and Spain have separate postal services in Andorra T
8 The Spanish and the French post offices stand near each other in Andorra and they sell the same stamps F III Reading
Read the passage, then circle the best answer
Most sport today is the work of skilled professionals Football, or (1) is an example of a professional game The game of football was first (2) In Britain and then spread (3) other countries Now all countries hope to compete for the World Cup However, there are still plenty of amateur football (4) in Britain They enjoy playing the game on Saturday or Sunday afternoons Amateur clubs can compete on the professional ones in the English Football Association Cup (5)
1 a basketball b skiing c golf d soccer
2 a occured b taken c played d seen
3 a to b in c out d from
4 a makers b players c workers d keepers
5 a compete b competitor c competative d competition
IV Writing
Give the correct verb form
1 I try to learn English well (1 - find ) a good job
2 Kyoto which used to be the Capital of Japan (2 - have) many temples The teacher is standing up She (3 - make) a speech