Our parents don’t like us to come home late.. Our parents don’t care about our coming home late.[r]
(1)Date: Thursday, July 19th, 2012 Revision 1
I Put the verbs in the bracket into the correct forms
1 They (not speak) haven’t spoken to each other since they quarreled His uncle (teach) taught English in our school five years ago The old man (fall) fell as he (get) got into the bus
4 I (try) have tried to learn English for years, but I (not succeed)haven’t succeeded yet.
5 I (wait) have been waiting here for her since seven o’clock and she (not come) has not come yet My father (work) has worked/have been working in this factory for many years
7 He never does his homework If he (do) did his homework, he (not worry) would not worry about his examination
8 They had sold all the books when they (get) got there
9 She constantly (invite) invites me to lunch and dine with her once or twice a year 10 There (be) will be an English class in this room tomorrow evening
11 I hope it (not rain) will not rain when we (start) start early tomorrow 12 He (cross) was crossing the street when I (see) saw him yesterday
13 In this card catalogue, cards for books are (arrange) arranged into subjects, titles and authors 14 She cannot (speak) speak English without (make) making any mistakes
15 You (fly)Have you flown in an aero-plane before? 16 We used to (light) light our houses with candles
17 He just (move)has just moved from his hometown to big city; but at the moment, he (get) is getting used to (live) living in the big city
18 Don’t keep (shout) shouting like that
19 Are they used to (swim) swimmingin the sea?
20 The rain made the children (stop) stop the game
II Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1 A cheese B children C chemical D teacher
2 A game B bridge C against D garage
3 A iron B celebrate C parent D restaurant
4 A happy B husband C hobby D honest
5 A who B where C when D why
6 A home B hold C hour D her
7 A invited B attended C celebrated D finished
8 A arrives B washes C passes D catches
9 A floppy B sneaky C terrify D friendly
10 A excited B kind C nice D quick
III-Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
1 A sneaky B floppy C icing D embrace
(2)3 A gossip B interest C between D friendship
4 A unselfish B sympathy C quality D principle
5 A mutual B advantage C possible D generous
6 A helpful B sincere C pleasant D earning
7 A floppy B idol C cotton D decide
8 A extremely B excited C personal D imagine
9 A birthday B reply C schoolbag D money
10 A celebrate B together C family D special
IV-Vocabulary
1 She was in a very ……… situation She felt so stupid and didn’t know what to say
a embarrassing b embarrassed c embarrass d embarrassingly
2 I don’t like that man He has a ……… behavior
a clever b good c interesting d sneaky (k trung thuc)
3 Teenagers nowadays often have their own ……… who they really love and imitate in different ways
a idols d situations c songs d movies
4 Can you imagine how I felt?
a know b picture c guess d paint
5 There was a sneaky look on his face but I didn’t think about that a yellow b unmanly c slippery d secretive Yes, my most embarrassing experience happened some months ………
a ahead b before c ago d past
7 I am going home when I ……… an accident
a saw b see c was seeing d seen
8 When I got to the airport, the plane ………… off
a has taken b took c taking d had taken
9 They still ……… any news when I spoke to them yesterday
a don’t have b didn’t have c haven’t had d hadn’t had 10 Who were you taking to on the phone as I ……… in?
a come b am coming c came d was coming
11 When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker ……… speaking
a just finishes b had just finished c has just finished d just finished 12 You looked very busy when I saw you yesterday morning What ……….?
a were you doing b were you c did you d you
13 He was watching TV when the phone ………? a rings b rang c ringing d ring 14 When I was boy, I often went to school ……… foot
a on b at c with d of
15 He looked ………… me angrily when I interrupted him
a on b up c for d at
(3)V-Reading
1 Choose the word or pharse among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Why people drink ? Often because they ( 1)………, but this can’t be the only reason there must be other reasons, too In many countries, when friends see (2)………, they often have a drink while they sit and talk Many English people don’t need anyone else, they drink tea several times a day even if they are alone In most countries, people say (3)……… when they drink together The English (4)……… “Cheers” In all countries, there are many places (5)………… main purpose is to sell drinks Since there are so many of those places, it seemed that many people drink more often than they really need to
A have thirsty B have thirst C are thirsty D are thirst A each other B themselves C them D another A something specially B something special C anything specially D anything special A often say B often says C say often D.says often A of which B that the C what’s D where the 2 Choose the item among A, B,C or D that best answers the question about the passage :
When we were in England last years, I went fishing with my friend, Peter Early in the morning we were sitting quietly by the side of a lake when we had an unpleasant surprise. We saw a duck coming along with three duckling paddling cheerfully behind her As we watched them, there was a sudden swirl in the water We caught a glimpse of the vicious jaw of a pike - a fish which is rather like a freshwater shark – and one of the ducklings was dragged below the surface
This incident made Peter furious He vowed to catch the pike On three successive morning we returned to the vicinity and used different kinds of bait On the third day Peter was lucky Using an artificial frog as bait, he managed to hook the monster There was a desperate fight but Peter was determined to capture the pike and he succeeded When he had got it ashore and killed it, he weighed the fish and found that it scaled nearly thirty pounds- a record for that district
1 Why you think Peter was sitting quietly by the lake ? A He was watching the ducks
B He wasn’t very talkative
C He was waiting for the pike to appear
D He was fishing.
2 To what does ‘surprise’ in line probably refer? A to the duck B to the ducklings
C to the action of the pike D to the time of the day
3 Which word in the third sentence of the passage suggests that the ducklings were unaware of the danger below them ?
A three B along C paddling D cheerfully
4 What were Peter’s feeling about the incident two days later ? A He caught and killed the pike
B He remained determined to catch the pike
C He vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings D He caught a frog and used it bait for the pike
5 How much was the pike worth ?
(4)C no information on this point D it scaled nearly thirty pounds
3 Choose the word or pharse among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Friends! (1)……… a precious gift they are! And, they are extremely rare Perhaps that is part of their preciousness
Friends! The persons who (2)…… you from your achievement to your fullest potential no matter what is cost them They love you for the person you are becoming They are completely non-judgmental They seek your fulfillment and best interests There is nothing better (3)…….a friend unless it is a person who also considers you (4)………… their friend Of course friends things that hurt friends, but forgiveness is always quick to be there A friend is (5)………” of whom much is required, much is given.”
1 A which B who C how D what
2 A sympathize B support C develop D enlarge
3 A as B than C more than D more
4 A be B are C to be D been
5 A everyone B no one C anyone D someone
VI Sentence transformation
1 We had our house decorated to celebrate our wedding anniversary
A We had someone decorate our house. B We had to decorate our house
C Our house needs to be decorated D We helped my father decorate our house She is sure to come to the party
A. I’m sure she came to the party B She’ll surely come to the party
C She is certain she came to the party.D She knows they will come to the party She is not old enough to get married
A She is too young get married B She is so young that she can’t get married
C She is much too young, so can get married D She is so young that she can get married My friend is keen on learning different languages
A It is my friend keenness to learn different languages B Learn different languages is my friend’s hobby
C My friend would like to learn different languages
D Different languages is my friend’s hobby
5 When did you begin to work in remote or mountainous areas? A How long did you work in remote or mountainous areas?
B How long did you begin working in remote or mountainous areas? C How long are you working in remote or mountainous areas?
D How long have you been working in remote or mountainous areas?
6 I haven’t worked in orphanages for years A I haven’t worked in orphanages for long ago
B The last time I worked in orphanages since years ago C I didn’t work in orphanages years ago
D I last worked in orphanages years ago
7 Our parents don’t like us to come home late
A Our parents don’t care about our coming home late
(5)C Our parents want us to stay home
D Our parents would rather us to come home early “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday”, Harry told Mary
A Harry said sorry to Mary for forgetting her birthday B Harry felt sorry to forget Mary’s birthday
C Harry apologized Mary for having forgotten her birthday
D Harry really felt a pity not to remember Mary’s birthday My friend doesn’t really want to talk to him
A My friend would rather not talk to him. B My friend is not going to talk to him
C My friend won’t talk to him D My friend doesn’t mean to talk to him 10 His friend is a man of extreme honest man
A His friend is an extremely honest man
B It is extremely honest that his friend is a man C It is of extreme honesty to a man like his friend D His friend is an extreme honesty man
VI-Error identification
1 I am delighted hearing the news A B C D
2 It’s so cold to go out A B C D
3 You can’t always insist your own way – there has to be some give- and – take
A B C D
4 Despite many changes in his life, he remained loyal with his working principles (loyal to) A B C D
5 We have been friends with each other because of she used to live next door to me A B C D
6 Two close friends can spend time to be together without needing to pretend A B C D
7 A friend can help you solve problems and to share the grief times along with the great times A B C D
8 It took her a long time getting accustomed to the new environment and make friends with other classmates
A B C D
9 I often listen music when I have free time (listen to) A B C D
10 We spent a week to preparing for our concert A B C D
VII- SENTENCE COMPLETION
1.It took me a long time to _
A get used wearing to glasses B get used to wearing glasses
C get used to wear glasses D getting used to wearing glasses I expected _, but I wasn’t
(6)C inviting to the party D being invited to the party The doctor advised Robert _
A to take more exercise if he wanted to lose weight
B to take more exercise so that he could to lose weight C that he takes more exercise to lose weight
D that he should take more exercise in order that to lose weight Taking exercise
A is good health for you B is good for your healthy C is a good health for you D is good for your health
5 He went to the library _
A so that to borrow a book B to borrowing a book
C so as to borrow a book D in order that borrow a book
6 When you got back, he
A will leave London for New York B has left London for New York
C had already left London for New York. D leaves London for New York
7 Big Brother is
A the name of a club B a home for children
C an organization for boys who no longer have fathers. D the name of a film
8 He went to the department store _
A bought his mother a new hat B buy his mother a new hat
C to buying his mother a new hat D to buy his mother a new hat
9 I am very interested _
A in the information you give it to me B about the information you gave me
C in the information you gave me D about the information you give it to me
10 It is seven years since we _
A last talked to Daisy B have talked to Daisy
C last talked Daisy D talked to last Daisy 11 The president congratulated the players _
A for winning the cup B because of winning the cup
C on winning the cup D about their winning the cup
12 While I was working in the garden, _
A my son played video games B my wife has cleaned the house
C my son was playing video games D my wife had been cleaning the house
13 When young, my sister and I were not used to _
A going out on our own B having gone out on our own
C go out ourselves D go out on our own 14 He was just beginning to leave the office
A as soon as the phone rang B when the phone rang
C while the phone rang D by the time the phone rang 15 They usually take part _
A to help people in mountainous areas B helping people in mountainous areas