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 t[r]
(1)Review 9
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other A machine B achievement C charming D chamber
2 A admission B television C tension D comission
3 A measure B reassure C pleasure D leisure
4 A illusion B special C washing D ocean
5 A useage B dosage C advantage D massage
6 A Description B question C attraction D construction A architecture B chemise C chemsit D chaos
8 A illusion B conclusion C enclosure D associate A report B important C organize D visitor 10 A famous B about C around D found II Choose the correct answer.
1 The blue whale is………… known animals, reaching a length of more than one hundred feet
a the large b the largest c the larger d most larger
2 You must place these events in their………… context
a history b historical c historic d historian
3 You should………more pride in your only son
a take b have c feel d get
4 The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to………….new procedures to save time and money
a manufacture b control c establish d restore
5 Mike was the……… in his family; all his brothers were much taller
a lowest b shortest c slightest d littlest
6 I am very in the information you have given me
a concerned b surprised c attracted d interested North America is a little ……… than South America
a big b larger c huge d vast
8 I think Sally is quite ……… her sister
a as pretty b as pretty as c as pretty than d prettier His name was engraved……….the trophy
a with b in c on d into
10 Quoc Tu Giam was………to be the first university of Vietnam
a considered b regarded c noticed d called
III Complete each of the sentences, using the comparative or superlative form of a word from the box.
1 Your room looks much ………than mine
2 You’re making too much noise Can you be a bit………? That is the ……… hotel in the region Do you think you can afford it? The room looks………since you decorated it
5 My parents like the contryside as it’s……….living in a town There were a lot of students in the library It was……….than usual You can find your way around……… if you run a smart car This flat is cheaper but it’s ……….the other one
9 The path gets ……… and……… as it goes further into the jungle
Large quiet expensive hard-working
Crowded easily good nice
(2)10 Are girls slightly……….at exams than boys? larger than
2 quieter
3 most expensive nicer
5 healthier than more crowded more easily
8 more comfortable than narrower and narrower 10 better
IV Put a, an, the where necessary
1 Michael can play……… piano very well
2 Who’s ……….person who gave you the ticket yesterday? Mike’s aunt gave him……… guitar for his birthday
4 If I had a lot of money, I would visit……… New York in……… USA
5 We have nothing to fear but……….fear itself
6 ………price of………petrol is going down now ……petrol I bought today is ………….cheapest in the last few months
7 Miss Young is in………….living room watching………….television
8 ………pollution is destroying………environment
1 the the a o-o the
6 the… o….the- the the-the
8 o- the
V Rewrite the following the sentences without changing the meaning.
1 This building is more beautiful than any other building in the world
=> This is
the……… They will have completed the project by the end of the year
=> The project
will……… They all got to work on time in spite of the heavy traffic =>
Although……… Kate was in trouble because of her carelessness
=> If ……… When did he start collecting coins?
=> How
long……… The living room is much larger than the dining room
=> The dining room is
(3)7 The Nile in Egypt is longer than any other river in the world
=> The Nile……
……… I’ve never heard a more interesting story
=> It is
the……… This is the most beautiful building in the world
2 The project will have been completed by the end of the year Although there was heavy traffic, they………
4 If Kate hadn’t been careless, she wouldn’t have been in trouble How long has he been collecting…?
6
VI Complete these sentences using the given words
1 Tokyo/ be/ capital/ Japan/ be/ one/ three/ largest cities/ world
……… Tokyo/ be / busy place
……… It/ be/ centre/ business/ education
……… It/ be/ also/ centre/ religion
……… There be/ Tokyo Univeristy,/ beautiful grounds/ Imperial Palace,/ and/
famous Imperial Hotel,/ build/ 1920/ noted American, Frank Loyd Wright
……… Tokyo, which is the capital city of Japan, is one the three largest cities
in the world
2 Tokyo is a busy place
3 It is a centre for business and education It is also centre of religion
5 There are Tokyo Univeristy, beautiful grounds of Imperial Palace, and the famous Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by a noted American, Frank Loyd Wright
Luyện tập:
Chọn từ có phần gạch phát âm khác với từ lại:
1.A span B play C phone D.cup
2.A cap B speak C place D photo
3.A ball B bag C climb D label
4.A limb B bad C lab D baby
5.A thumb B balloon C habit D bald
6.A take B talk C plant D fasten
7.A often B date C stop D fat
8.A product B castle C plant D limit
9.A listen B toxic C mate D topic
10.A late B hate C Christmas D different
11.A maps B books C peas D story
12.A communicate B compose C victory D solemn
(4)14. A defeat B event C hero D detective
15.A risky B five C will D imprison
Chọn đáp án để hoàn thành câu sau:
1 Sperm whales are (herbivores/omnivores/mammals/carnivores), which means they eat meat Some plants and animals are referred to as (tiny/large/big/normal) organisms because they are extremely small
3 If I had money, I (would buy/would bought/will buy/would have bought) a dictionary If I were your teacher, I (will punish/would punish/punish/would have punished) you We'll get wet if we (go/went/did go/had gone) out
6 If I find it, I (will tell/would tell/had told/told) you
7 What would you if you (would win/win/had won/won) a million dollars? They'd be hurt if I (don’t go/didn’t go/hadn’t gone/wouldn’t go)
9 Somebody cleans the room every day
a The room every day is cleaned b The room is every day cleaned
c The room is cleaned every day d The room is cleaned by
somebody every day
10 They cancelled all flights because of fog
a All flights because of fog were cancelled b All flights were cancelled because of fog.
c All flights were because of fog cancelled d All flights were cancelled by them because of fog
11 People don't use this road very often
a This road is not used very often b Not very often this road is not used
c This road very often is not used d This road not very often is used 12 A new school (has build/has been build/has been built/have been built)
13 (How/How long/How far/How often) you visit your grandmother? – Once a week 14 She went to school library (to borrow/borrowing/to borrowing/borrowed) some books 15 (How many/When/What/How long) have you lived here? – For about 10 years
16 You look tired You (will/must/should/would) go to bed early
17 Her participation has contributed (on/to/in/for) the success of the program 18 Sea animals fall (for/into/in/to) different groups
19 Without plants water would run (of/off/down/on) as soon as it falls 20 This broken cup cannot (repair/to be repaired/be repaired/repairing)
21 The new motorway (planned/was planned/was planning/had planned) and built last year 22 The photos (were taken/have taken/was taken/have been taken) in a London studio last week
23 The hotel is (located/put/placed/laid) on top of a hill 24 If I (had been/were/am/weren’t) you, I’d apply for that job
25 If I (hadn’t been/weren’t/had been/would have been) ill, I wouldn’t have been absent from class
26 Animals are carefully taken care (of/on/off/to) in national parks
27 As the old (silence/silently/silent/musical) films were being replaced by spoken ones on screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema
28 Tien Quan Ca is the national (dance/anthem/wine/dress) of Viet Nam
29 Some animals are referred to as (large/big/normal/tiny) organisms because they are extremely small
30 Many rare animals are in (risk/stake/danger/development) of being extinction
31 If I had enough money, I (will buy/would buy/would bought/would have bought) a new house
(5)34 What would you if you (have/has/had/have had) million dollars? 35 My mother is going to Paris (visiting/visited/visit/to visit) my sister
36 (How/How long/How far/How many) have you worked here? – For about years 38 This cake (was made/made/has made/makes) by my mother
40 Michael Jackson was a very (far/famous/first/mystery) singer
41 Whales and sharks are still (died/hunted/fished/cooked) for food and medicine 42 One species is dependent on another for (survival/arrival/national/approval) 43 A lot of (empty/lost/orphaned/childlike) animals are taken care of in our zoo
44 People have sent (submarines/airplanes/spaceships/helicopters) to investigate the seabed 45 Many sea animals are at (loss/death/risk/danger) due to hunting and water pollution 46 Music can (express/tell/explain/inform) one’s anger, love or hate
47 “(How/What/How by/On which) did you get to the theatre?” – I went by bus
48 (Why/How often/What/What purpose) are you going to buy a new cassette recorder for? 49 Music is very much a/an (internal/enormous/integral/heavy) part of our life
50 In the first two decades of its (appearance/existence/achievement/fame), the cinema developed rapidly
51 In the 1900s films used changes of (scene/scenery/object/action) and camera positions to tell a story
52 The baby is (excited/interested/bored/fascinated) about his new toy 53 I think England (won/will win/shall win/is going to win) this match
54 Brazil defeated Italy ……4… in the 1970 World Cup (by/to, by/by, to/by, to/to) 55 Spain became the (witness/host/runner-up/champion) in the 2010 World Cup
56 Only 13 football teams (paid attention/connected/took part/linked) in the first WC in Uruguay in 1930
57 One of the largest cities in the Middle East is Baghdad, (that/which/where/x) is the capital of Iraq
58 A woman (who/whom/she/which) teaches linguistics at the university received an award for outstanding research
59 Although I was very tired, (but I walked all way home/I walked all way home/however I walked all way home/so I walked all way home)
60 (Though being thirsty/Even though his thirsty/Despite he was thirsty/Although he was thirsty), Thomas refused the water.
61 She is famous all over (a/an/the/x) world Tìm sửa lỗi sai câu sau:
1.This is Mr Long, that I told you about yesterday who
2.My brother is interested on reading books before going to bed in
3.How many have you lived here? – We have lived here for 10 years How long
4.How did that car cost you? – It cost me million dollars How much
5.If you had gone to class regularly, you would passed the exam would have passed 6.She is filling the bucket with water to washing her car wash
7.If I were you, I would told her the truth would tell
8.The classroom has cleaned by the monitor this morning has been cleaned 9.The car which Mr Long bought yesterday was produce in Japan was produced 10.What kinds of animals take care of in the Orphanage? are taken
Đặt câu hỏi cho từ gạch chân: Where is the shop?
(6)3 How are you going to London? What would you like to buy?
5 How often does Tam go to the club?
6 How many stamps are there in his stamp collection? Why does Minh need a phone card?
8 Why were you late for work this morning? When did Nam begin to study English? 10 What is she worried about?
11 How did his father feel after he took a nap? 12 How long does it take you to go to school?
Chuyển câu sau sang câu bị động:
1 We are taught grammar and writing by Miss Lan He has been found by the police several days
3 The door of the classroom couldn’t be opened by her The bridge will be built in next July
5 The electricity light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison
6 Their grandmother is going to be visited by them on the weekend I was advised to thake part in the course by Tam
8 That word has been done by her since last week The crop may be damaged by the heavy rain 10 That news shouldn’t be announced early 12 Bananas are exported to Europe
13 Kuala Lumpur has been visited by many visitors recent year
14 More trees are going to be planted in the school garden by the students 15 That book wasn’t taken from the desk by Bob
16 Fruits should be kept in the fridge for long 17 The grass in the park will be cut nex tweek 18 When was the kitchen decorated?
19 A new supermarket might be built in the neighborhood 20 Books are arranged on the shelf against the wall
21 Why isn’t a novel written by you?
22 Postcards are often sent to his mother by him 23 How is a survey made?
24 Old men should be treated with respect
25 Will this letter be posted on the way to work by you?
Đọc đoạn văn, sử dụng thông tin để trả lời câu hỏi sau: A
1 At thirty/At six thirty.
2.He has a light breakfast with bread and eggs
3.By bus
4.about twenty minutes 5.At half past eight
6 At three pm
7 Because he has a game of volleyball or work in the library
8 No, he doesn’t
9 He watches TV for a moment, then he does his homework
(7)B
1 They used to call them Eskimos. 2 It means “the people”
3 They used to live in igloos 4 Because they are warm
5.The weather is extremely cold for many months of the year Viết lại câu sau bắt đầu “if”
1 If Alan ate breakfast, he wouldn’t overeat at lunch
2 If I knew enough about the machine, I could mend it myself
3 If it weren’t always so crowded, I would ride the bus to work every morning
4 If enough money were spent on cancer research, prevention would have been found
5 If the wind didn’t blow hard, I could take the boat out for a ride
6 If Nick had got a map, he could find the way
7 If Schroeder didn’t ignore Lucy, she wouldn’t get angry at him
8 If I had a dictionary, I couldn’t look the word up
9 If our parents didn’t live too far away, we would visit our parents very often
10.If he had known how to solve the mathematics problen, he would not have got low marks
11.If she had said sorry, he wouldn’t have got angry
12.If it didn’t rain last night, I would have gone to the barbecue
13.If the weather had been very nice, we would have gone camping
14.If he hadn’t been so angry, I would have said something
15.If he hadn’t been interested in playing games, he would have studied his lessons
16.If Mary had come, we wouldn’t have cancelled the meeting Viết lại câu sau bắt đầu “It was not until…”:
1 It was not until the child’s mother came home that the child went to school
2 It was not until the father’s boy threatened to punish him that he went to sleep
3 It was not until the patient received that new treatment that her heart condition improved
4 It was not until he felt too tired that he stopped working
5 It was not until the police had some proof that they made some accusations Viết lại câu gợi ý cho nghĩa câu không thay đổi:
1 Some evenings I go to the library because I want to study in peace and quiet
Some evenings I go to the library to study in peace and quiet
2 He wanted to watch the news, so he turned on the TV He turned on the TV to watch the news
3 He wrote a letter to his parents because he wanted to ask them for some money
He wrote a letter to his parents to ask them for some money
4 She didn’t begin to learn English until 1980 It was not until 1980 that she began to learn English
5 We didn’t study English until we began primary school It was not until we began primary school that we studied English
6 I didn’t learn English until 2002 It was not until 2002 that I learned English
7 He didn’t know how to swim until he was 30 It was not until he was 30 that he knew how to swim
(8)9 The boy didn’t his homework until his father came home It was not until the boy’s father came home that he did his homework
10 I stopped my
work because the computer broke down If the computer hadn’t broken down, I wouldn’t have stopped my work
11 He didn’t listen
to the teacher, so he had low marks in the final exam If he had listened to the teacher, he wouldn’t have had low marks in the final exam
12 He drove so fast,
so he crashed into a tree If he hadn’t driven so fast, he wouldn’t crashed into a tree
13 I don’t have a
computer, so I can’t type it myself If I had a computer, I could type it myself
14 I am not a
millionaire, so I can’t such a thing If I were a millionaire, I could such a thing
15 We don’t have
any money left, so we can’t have dinner If we had some money left, we could have dinner
16 We wanted to get
warm, so we moved closer to the fire We moved closer to the fire to get warm
17 The postman usually leaves letters in the hall Letters are usually left in the hall by the postman
18 He gave me this book yesterday I was given this book by him yesterday 19 Will you finish the report next week? Will the report be finished next week? 20 She is going to buy a cookery book A cookery book is going to be bought by her
21 Mr Nam gives lectures in universities every day Lectures are given in universities by Mr Nam everyday
22 How did you make this cake? How was this cake made?
23 I have seen this film three times This film has been seen three times by me Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense.
1 Mr Winston ( go ) to the dentist every six months The boys ( study ) their lessons every afternoon
3 She often ( get ) up early but yesterday she ( get ) up late. Peter ( want ) ( read ) books after dinner
5 What time you ( get ) up this morning?
6 My father ( watch ) every football match on TV He ( like ) football very much
7 David ( come ) from America He ( come ) to London months ago
8 My mother always ( go ) to work by bicycle but yesterday she ( go ) on foot We ( visit ) our grandparents once a year
10 They have a car but they ( not /use ) very often 11 Be quiet ! The pupils ( learn )
12 Look ! The boy ( run ) to catch the bus.
13 Where's Linda ? -She ( ) shopping at the moment 14 The Browns ( go ) to the cinema now
15 Where you ( put ) this new bookcase? 16 Listen ! They ( sing ) an English song.
17 She (cook) some food in the kitchen at the moment She always (cook) in the morning
(9)19 What you ( ) this evening?
20 Peter ( go ) on holiday next month 21 I ( see ) the doctor this afternoon 22 She ( go ) out with friends to night
23.They ( move ) to the new house next week 24 Richard ( have ) lunch at twelve o'clock 25 Kate ( phone ) her mother soon 26 I (just /finish ) my homework
27 I ( not / meet ) my sister for a long time 28 I ( see ) Mary a few days ago
29 She says that she ( just /see ) her uncle 30 They ( not /meet ) their friends yet
31 David ( leave ) New York last month I ( not /meet ) him since then
32 I already ( see ) that film 33 I (read ) that book before
34 Mr Green is our teacher He ( teach } here for seven years 35 He ( be ) here since Christmas
36 We ( never / watch ) that television programme before 37 The students ( start ) the lessons an hour ago, 38 I ( see } that film yesterday
39 The postman ( come ) at eight yesterday, but it's now half past eight and he (not /come) yet
40 Henry ( play ) football at school, but he ( not /play ) since he left school in 1990
41 We ( have ) a good time at Lan's party last month 42 He ( start ) studying English last summer,
43 When I was a boy, I often ( go ) fishing with my father 44 We (live ) in Hue before 1978
45 When I got up this morning, my father already ( leave ) 46 They ( go ) home after they ( finish ) their work 47 When we came to the stadium, the match ( already /begin ) 48 Before she ( watch ) TV, she (do ) her homework 49 When they met again, they ( not/ see ) each other for years 50 When the police came, the thief ( leave)
Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that need correcting: Many ethnic children doesn't know how to read and write
A B C D
2 She has breakfast at 8.30, then she go to work immediately
A B C D
3- I don’t know what time does she gets up every morning
A B C D
4 What subjects students to study at Secondary school
A B C D
5 Would you like going on an excursion with my class
A B C D
6 Walk in the rain helps him relax
A B C D
(10)8 How long have you know the teacher?
A B C D
9 What have you last night ?
A B C D
10 They didn't seen Peter yesterday
A B C D
11 A dumb is a person whom can't speak
A B C D
12 Who you use a dictionary for ?
A B C D
13 The film is about a boy which lost all money in the fire
A B C D
14 In class, she suddenly remembered she didn't lock the door
A B C D
15 I was doing the washing up before my mother came home
A B C D
16 After her husband's accident, she had become the sole bread winner of the family
A B C D
17 The disable children should be give a good education
A B C D
18 The rich find it easy to earn money
A B C D
19 Did you used to go on business ?
A B C D
20 She enjoys write and she writes five pages everyday
A B C D
21 Are you interesting in knowing all the answer?
A B C D
22 Huy told me about his English course, what he enjoys very much
A B C D
23 Do you have a calculator who I can borrow ?
A B C D
24 When was he a student, he hated Chemistry, Biology and Physics
A B C D
Choose the best answer
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 inhabitantsd population 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
8 I saw accident this morning
a the b an c a d
(11)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 16 He works at Heathrow Airport, that is one of the biggest airport in the world
a b c d
17 The children were so amusing at the cartoon that they couldn’t help laughing a b c d
18 It was not until last Sunday when I realized I had been wrong a b c d
19 I’m not very interesting in science fiction and rarely read this kind of book a b c d
20 The sky is getting really and it’ll storm a b c d
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
1 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
1 what I said last night, I still respect you
(12)A Despite B In spite of C But D Although A lot of things went wrong I had planned everything carefully
A but B because C although D in spite of I don’t like stories have unhappy endings
A that B who C in which D whose
5 The man came from Vinh was the guide for our group during my holiday
A whom B which C whose D who
6 I recently went back to the town I was born
A which B where C in where D at where she didn’t begin to learn English until she was in grade six
It _ My classmate, … I wanted to see, was on holiday
A whom B which C that D whose That’s the old lady husband won the Nobel Prize
A whose B who C whom D that
10 My friend, hates traveling, refused to go with me to Ha Long Bay
A who B whose C that D whom
11 Edward, father is my boss, has just moved to Paris
A who B which C where D whose
12 We climbed to the top of the mountain, we had a picnic A that B where C which D on where 13 We found that the sights of New York were attracting
We were _ 14 He gave me the important information, I noted down at once
A which B that C what D why
15 I didn’t follow the doctor’s advice, so I am sick now
If _ 16 John is going to the library to borrow some books ( make WH-question)
17 I’m looking forward to the programme is on after the news
A it B its C which D whose
19 I never got the time we spent the holiday together A when B that C in which D what 20 I don’t know the reason he didn’t enjoy the party
A why B which C who D when
21 Washington DC is the city of the United States
a major b cosmopolitan c industrial d capital
22 Power plants are increasingly located outside metropolitan areas
a belonging to a big or capital city b in an industrial city c of a busy suburb d relating to a remote suburb
23 Polly felt intense fear with excitement
a blended b contacted c joined d mingled
24 The city of London was by the Romans in the year 43 AD
a located b developed c founded d characterized
25 In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York
a removed b got control of c divided up d arranged
26 San Francisco is a and communications center and a center for trade with Asia
(13)27 Tourists to Hawaii are by its endless sandy beaches and perfect weather
a attracted b attached c admired d interested
28 The houses are absolutely for families with Young children a attractive b identical.gióng c ideal d imaginary