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(1)Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A retire B time C life D logic A treat B heat C sweater D beat A eruption B question C tradition D addition Choose the word that has the different stress A moment B Christmas C describe D Easter A electric B necessity C effective D energy Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that bests fits the blank space in each sentence Hue will have temperatures 23 degree Celsius and 27 degree Celsius A in B between C at D with I am preparing for the picnic my friends tomorrow A with B to C in D for Please bring some raincoats just _ case A to B at C for D in It snowed in Lang Son the winter 2002 A of / in B in / of C at / for D for / at 10 Kangaroos, which come _ Australia, have long tails A at B to C in D from 11 What’s the _ going to be like tomorrow? Will it rain? A climate B weather C condition D temperature 12 The weather _ for tomorrow isn’t very good A news B foresee C forecast D foreman 13 It’s going to be quite cold with as low as 10 degree Celsius A temperature B degrees C measurements D conditions 14 It’s also going to rain there in the evening A thickly B strongly C heavily D thinly 15 Oh, weather forecasts are usually , you know A wrong B untrue C unreal D uninteresting 16 She showed me a photograph of her son, is a policeman A which B whom C whose D who 17 We decided not to swim in the sea, looked rather dirty A where B which C that D who 18 John, _ I have known for seven years, is one of my closest friends A that B he C whose D whom 19 Don’t forget home as soon as you arrive at your destination A to call B calling C having called D to be called 20 A friend of mine _ father is the manager of the company helped me to get the job A who B whom C that D whose 21 He got good grades in his exams he never seemed to much work A since B although C because D so that 22 I thought of _ a suitable job right after graduating from college A look after for B looking for C look at D looking at 23 He suggests that we early tomorrow morning A started B to start C starting D should start 24 I don’t really like reading novels _, I enjoyed his latest novel A But B So C However D Although 25 Margaret made me her next week A promise to call B promise calling C to promise to call D to promise calling (2) Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correction 26 This novel, which written by a well- known writer, should be read A B C D 27 The doctor is with a patient who leg was broken in an accident A B C D 28 Because my illness, I couldn’t work for six months, so I lost my job A B C D 29 The postman whom realized I was on holiday left the parcel you sent me next door A B C D 30 Tom suggested staying at home and play chess instead A B C D True (T) or false (F) Parents speak in a different way to young children They are not aware of doing this, but they actually change the way they speak When a baby says its first words, its parents speak very clearly to it They stop making the kinds of errors which are usually so common in ordinary speech They also speak to the baby in a slightly higher voice Finally, they usually ask simple questions and not use many statements FACTS T F 31.Parents often speak to young children in a very kind way 32.Most parents knows how to change their way of speaking to their children 33.Parents generally speak in a clear way to young children 34.They also speak correctly and not make mistakes 35.They never ask young children questions WORD FORMS 36.They went to see most of the places (interest) 37.The World Cup is open to all countries (compete) 38.Think before you speak (care) 39.This new center is an interesting (develop) 40.Although she is rich, she is (happiness) 41.We were in on that point (agree) 42.The sky was The weather was rather bad (cloud) 43.The police are interested in the sudden of the valuable paintings (appear) 44.He can look back on his career with great .(satisfy) 45.Vietnam is a country (develop) 46.Are you afraid of the busy streets? (cross) 47.The new car goes at an speed (amaze) 48.He was excluded from school for a week as a (punish) 49.I would give up my job if I didn’t need the money (happy) 50.She believes she finally find true (happy) 51.We’re waiting for him to make up his mind I wish he’d be more (decide) 52.A is a person who is in debt (debt) 53.Your written work is in need of some (improve) 54.It’s to see you again (wonder) 55.She has decided to take early (retire) 56.A new book on Dien Bien Phu campaign next year (publish) 57.We need your to finish the work successfully (cooperate) 58.His classmates shouted when he won the match (excite) 59.Mai has passed the exam We can see in her eyes (happy) (3) 60.It is to have short hair nowadays (fashion) Rewrite 61.Every day we throw away millions of kilos of waste paper Millions of kilos of waste paper _ 62.Because German is very difficult, I can’t learn it German is too _ 63.The teacher is so good that all of the students love him He is such 64.Mr Green asked someone to park his car this morning Mr Green had his car _ 65.Butter is made from milk Milk is used 66.I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch I had 67.They kept the performing animals in iron cages The performing animals _ 68.I couldn’t hear anything because she spoke very softly She spoke so 69.The children liked to walk in the rain The children enjoyed _ 70.She is clever She can everything by herself She is clever Read the passage and then decide whether the following sentences are True or False Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain Celebrations start properly on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks, and decorations have been bought Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decoration and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top Family presents are usually put under the tree Christmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday On the Christmas morning (often very early), children open the presents that are in their socks Some families go to church The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables Before the dinner people usually pull crackers – small rolls of paper that gifts, jokes, and party hats inside FACTS T F People usually decorate the Christmas tree several weeks before Christmas The most important day of the holiday is on 24th December The tradition Christmas dinner consist roast turkey with tomatoes and various other vegetables Crackers and Christmas cards that have already been sent to friends and relations -THE END ANSWER KEYS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A retire B time C life D logic A treat B heat C sweater D beat A eruption B question C tradition D addition (4) Choose the word that has the different stress A moment B Christmas C describe D Easter A electric B necessity C effective D energy Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that bests fits the blank space in each sentence Hue will have temperatures 23 degree Celsius and 27 degree Celsius A in B between C at D with I am preparing for the picnic my friends tomorrow A with B to C in D for Please bring some raincoats just _ case A to B at C for D in It snowed in Lang Son the winter 2002 A of / in B in / of C at / for D for / at 10 Kangaroos, which come _ Australia, have long tails A at B to C in D from 11 What’s the _ going to be like tomorrow? Will it rain? A climate B weather C condition D temperature 12 The weather _ for tomorrow isn’t very good A news B foresee C forecast D foreman 13 It’s going to be quite cold with as low as 10 degree Celsius A temperature B degrees C measurements D conditions 14 It’s also going to rain there in the evening A thickly B strongly C heavily D thinly 15 Oh, weather forecasts are usually , you know A wrong B untrue C unreal D uninteresting 16 She showed me a photograph of her son, is a policeman A which B whom C whose D who 17 We decided not to swim in the sea, looked rather dirty A where B which C that D who 18 John, _ I have known for seven years, is one of my closest friends A that B he C whose D whom 19 Don’t forget home as soon as you arrive at your destination A to call B calling C having called D to be called 20 A friend of mine _ father is the manager of the company helped me to get the job A who B whom C that D whose 21 He got good grades in his exams he never seemed to much work A since B although C because D so that 22 I thought of _ a suitable job right after graduating from college A look after for B looking for C look at D looking at 23 He suggests that we early tomorrow morning A started B to start C starting D should start 24 I don’t really like reading novels _, I enjoyed his latest novel A But B So C However D Although 25 Margaret made me her next week A promise to call B promise calling C to promise to call D to promise calling Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correction 26 This novel, which written by a well- known writer, should be read A B C D 27 The doctor is with a patient who leg was broken in an accident (5) A B C D 28 Because my illness, I couldn’t work for six months, so I lost my job A B C D 29 The postman, whom realized I was on holiday, left the parcel you sent me next door A B C D 30 Tom suggested staying at home and play chess instead A B C D True (T) or false (F) Parents speak in a different way to young children They are not awared of doing this, but they actually change the way they speak When a baby says its first words, its parents speak very clearly to it They stop making the kinds of errors which are usually so common in ordinary speech They also speak to the baby in a slightly higher voice Finally, they usually ask simple questions and not use many statements FACTS T F 31.Parents often speak to young children in a very kind way 32.Most parents knows how to change their way of speaking to their children 33.Parents generally speak in a clear way to young children 34.They also speak correctly and not make mistakes 35.They never ask young children questions WORD FORMS 36.They went to see most of the places (interest) interesting 37.The World Cup is open to all countries (compete) competition 38.Think before you speak (care) careful 39.This new center is an interesting (develop) development 40.Although she is rich, she is (happiness) happy 41.We were in on that point (agree) .agreement 42.The sky was The weather was rather bad (cloud) cloudy 43.The police are interested in the sudden of the valuable paintings (appear) appearance 44.He can look back on his career with great .(satisfy) satisfaction 45.Vietnam is a country (develop) develop developing 46.Are you afraid of the busy streets? (cross) crossing 47.The new car goes at an speed (amaze) amazing 48.He was excluded from school for a week as a (punish) punishment 49.I would give up my job if I didn’t need the money (happy) happily 50.She believes she finally find true (happy) happiness 51.We’re waiting for him to make up his mind I wish he’d be more (decide) .decidable 52.A is a person who is in debt (debt) debtor 53.Your written work is in need of some (improve) improvement 54.It’s to see you again (wonder) wonderful 55.She has decided to take early (retire) .retirement 56.A new book on Dien Bien Phu campaign next year (publish) .will be published 57.We need your to finish the work successfully (cooperate) .cooperation 58.His classmates shouted when he won the match (excite) excitingly 59.Mai has passed the exam We can see in her eyes (happy) happiness 60.It is to have short hair nowadays (fashion) .fashionable Rewrite 61.Every day we throw away millions of kilos of waste paper Millions of kilos of waste paper are thrown away every day. (6) 62.Because German is very difficult, I can’t learn it German is too difficult for me to study. 63.The teacher is so good that all of the students love him He is such a good teacher that all of the students love him. 64.Mr Green asked someone to park his car this morning Mr Green had his car parked this morning. _ 65.Butter is made from milk Milk is used to make butter. _ 66.I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch I had my watch cleaned. 67.They kept the performing animals in iron cages The performing animals were kept in iron cages. _ 68.I couldn’t hear anything because she spoke very softly She spoke so softly that I could hear nothing. _ 69.The children liked to walk in the rain The children enjoyed walking in the rain. 70.She is clever She can everything by herself She is clever to everything by herself. _ Read the passage and then decide whether the following sentences are True or False Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain Celebrations start properly on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks, and decorations have been bought Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decoration and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top Family presents are usually put under the tree Christmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday On the Christmas morning (often very early), children open the presents that are in their socks Some families go to church The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables Before the dinner people usually pull crackers – small rolls of paper that gifts, jokes, and party hats inside FACTS T F People usually decorate the Christmas tree several weeks before Christmas The most important day of the holiday is on 24th December The tradition Christmas dinner consist of roast turkey with tomatoes and various other vegetables Crackers and Christmas cards that have already been sent to friends and relations -THE END - (7)