SUMO WRESTLING People from other countries usually think Sumo is very strange but the Japanese love it and find their traditional sport very exciting.. Every year, there are six tourname[r]
(1)PRACTICE 1: I/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: Sleep is _ to our health a necessary b necessarily c necessity d necessitate Don’t come to see me during the night except in case of a necessary b necessity c necessarily d necessitate When persuasion failed, he _ force a useful b use c useless d used He lost the _ of both legs long time ago a used b useful c use d usual May I speak to you _? a private b privately c privateer d privacy Reggae music was _ by Bob Marley in the 1970s a popularity b popularly c popularized d popular The place where the readers can research is the library -The place _ is the library a _ for doing research with the readers b in which for doing research of the readers c for the readers to research _ d to the readers for doing research _ The boss asked all his workers _ on time a come b came c coming d to come Let your name in this sheet of paper a be written b to be written c write d being written 10 Mathematics not easy to learn a was b is c were d are 11 When we got there, the tickets out -So, we to go back home a had been sold / had b had sold / had c were sold / had d were being sold / had 12 He has a new job now No longer does he work here -He _ here since he was twenty a has been working b has worked c was working d worked 13 That boy doesn’t come here on time -I wish he a comes b does come c had come d came 14 I want to make a trip to Dalat but the weather is bad I have to delay a trip to Dalat a made b for making c making d to make 15 “Where have you found your lost glasses?” -My mother wants to know _ a ……….you have found your lost glasses b ……… Where you have found your lost glasses c ……… Where you had found your lost glasses d ……… Where I have found my lost glasses 16 “You should try to work.” Our teacher said -Our teacher said a I / We should try to work hard b You should try to work hard c I / We should have tried to work hard d We had to try to work hard 17 Those are your shoes, ? a aren’t those b aren’t you c aren’t they d are not they (2) 18 She tried to work hard she could pass the exam a because b so that c in order that d both b and c 19 Last night, before I to bed, I that news by my father a went / had told b went / had been told c had gone / was told d had gone / told 20 If man continued cutting down forests, the life on the earth affected a would have been b would be c could be d both b and c 21 we safeguard the natural resources, our life will be destroyed a although b unless c because d if 22 Hype Park has Speaker’s Corner _ one may say anything one pleases a why b what c where d when 23 Just your coats on the racks in the hall a let b leave c lie d take 24 After you graduate from the university, you still have to _ studying a get on b go over c get out d go on 25 Please put your cigarette, I’m allergic to smoke a out b forward c off d down 26 My father used to smoke a lot, ? a didn’t he b used not he c used he d did he 27 The prefix _ added to the noun “growth” makes another noun that means “low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath or among larger trees.” a sub b under c over d super II Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given 28 I enjoy ……………… with my students after class (SOCIAL) 29 I can’t see any ………………… between these two cases (DISTINGUISH) 30 The firm has decided to ………………… its wages department (COMPUTER) III Write meaningful sentences with these groups of words 31 The computer / any mathematician / hundreds of times / work / faster / can / than 32 The weather / going for a walk / so…that / after dinner / suggested / was / nice / my sister IV Do as directed in parentheses 33 I cannot leave here until she comes back (Rewrite this sentence, begin with the cue…) -Not until 34 She didn’t tell me the reason that she came there yesterday (Use full infinitive phrase) 35 The stories he told were very amusing We all laughed merrily (Use SUCH…THAT) 36 You may take care of new plants You may also water these flower-beds (Use EITHER…OR) 37 My friend can hard work He can work all day (Use NOT ONLY …ALSO Begin the sentence with NOT ONLY) V/ READING COMPREHENSION: A Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word given in the box a few f prolonged b occupied g caused c lack h hungry d result i destroyed e events j struck FAMINE Famine is a (1) _, food shortage that cause widespread hunger and death Throughout history, famine has (2) _ at least one area of the world Every (3) years, most of the developing nations of Africa, Asia and (3) Latin America have barely enough food for their people Millions in these countries go (4) When food production or imports drop for any reason, famine may strike and thousands or millions of people may die Many famines have more than one cause For example, the great Bengal famine of 1943 in Eastern India was _(5) by both natural and historical (6) _ World war II created a general food shortage and led to the cut-off rice imports from Burma, which had been (7) by the Japanese Then a cyclone _(8) much farmland Nearly all famines (9) from crop failures The chief causes of crop failure include (1) drought (prolonged (10) of rain), (2) too much rainfall and flooding and (3) plant diseases and pests Many other factors may also help create a famine B Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below SUMO WRESTLING People from other countries usually think Sumo is very strange but the Japanese love it and find their traditional sport very exciting Every year, there are six tournaments and millions of Japanese watch them on television A tournament is a series of matches Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself Stories say that there was sumo wrestling over 2,000 years ago History says that there were national sumo tournaments in the eighth century Usually athletes are thin and can move very quickly It is beautiful to watch them play However, sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos Sumo wrestlers not look beautiful and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport Sumo wrestlers start training when they are boys They exercise to make the bodies strong They also eat and eat Sumo wrestlers wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor A wrestles loses the match if he leaves the ring He is also the loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor or out of the ring Sometimes one wrestler just steps aside when the other wrestler rushes toward him Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring QUESTIONS: Why people say that Sumo wrestling is the traditional of the Japanese? a There has been Sumo wrestling since Japan was established b There was Sumo wrestling in this country over 2,000 years ago c people have been organizing that sport since the eighth century d all are correct How many tournaments are there every year? a six b s series of matches c eight d none are correct A wrestler would win the match if ………… a he could lie down inside the ring b he could run out of the ring c he could push his opponent down or out of the ring d he could step aside when his opponent rushed toward him What you think about the Sumo wrestlers? a they are very fat and they move slowly b they are thin and can move very quickly c they look beautiful d all are correct In the passage, “wrestler” means ………… a a person who is good at swimming, jumping, etc b a person who struggles with somebody, trying to throw him to the ground or push him out of the ring c a person who wins the match d a person who is interested in wrestling (4) PRACTICE 1: I/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: Sleep is _ to our health a necessary b necessarily c necessity d necessitate Don’t come to see me during the night except in case of a necessary b necessity c necessarily d necessitate When persuasion failed, he _ force a useful b use c useless d used He lost the _ of both legs long time ago a used b useful c use d usual May I speak to you _? a private b privately c privateer d privacy Reggae music was _ by Bob Marley in the 1970s a popularity b popularly c popularized d popular The place where the readers can research is the library -The place _ is the library a _ for doing research with the readers b in which for doing research of the readers c for the readers to research _ d to the readers for doing research _ The boss asked all his workers _ on time a come b came c coming d to come Let your name in this sheet of paper a be written b to be written c write d being written 10 Mathematics not easy to learn a was b is c were d are 11 When we got there, the tickets out -So, we to go back home a had been sold / had b had sold / had c were sold / had d were being sold / had 12 He has a new job now No longer does he work here -He _ here since he was twenty a has been working b has worked c was working d worked 13 That boy doesn’t come here on time -I wish he a comes b does come c had come d came 14 I want to make a trip to Dalat but the weather is bad I have to delay a trip to Dalat a made b for making c making d to make 15 “Where have you found your lost glasses?” -My mother wants to know _ a ……….you have found your lost glasses b ……… Where you have found your lost glasses c ……… Where you had found your lost glasses d ……… Where I have found my lost glasses 16 “You should try to work.” Our teacher said -Our teacher said a I / We should try to work hard b You should try to work hard c I / We should have tried to work hard d We had to try to work hard 17 Those are your shoes, ? a aren’t those b aren’t you c aren’t they d are not they 18 She tried to work hard she could pass the exam a because b so that c in order that d both b and c (5) 19 Last night, before I to bed, I that news by my father a went / had told b went / had been told c had gone / was told 20 If man continued cutting down forests, the life on the earth affected a would have been b would be c could be d had gone / told d both b and c 21 we safeguard the natural resources, our life will be destroyed a although b unless c because d if 22 Hype Park has Speaker’s Corner _ one may say anything one pleases a why b what c where d when 23 Just your coats on the racks in the hall a let b leave c lie d take 24 After you graduate from the university, you still have to _ studying a get on b go over c get out d go on 25 Please put your cigarette, I’m allergic to smoke a out b forward c off d down 26 My father used to smoke a lot, ? a didn’t he b used not he c used he d did he 27 The prefix _ added to the noun “growth” makes another noun that means “low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath or among larger trees.” a sub b under c over d super II Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given 28.I enjoy …socializing… with my students after class (SOCIAL) 29 I can’t see any ……distinction…… between these two cases (DISTINGUISH) 30 The firm has decided to ……computerize…… its wages department (COMPUTER) III Write meaningful sentences with these groups of words 31 The computer / any mathematician / hundreds of times / work / faster / can / than The computer can work hundreds of times faster than any mathematician 32 The weather / going for a walk / so…that / after dinner / suggested / was / nice / my sister The weather was so nice that my sister suggested going for a walk after dinner IV Do as directed in parentheses 33 I cannot leave here until she comes back (Rewrite this sentence, begin with the cue…) -Not until she comes back, can I leave here 34 She didn’t tell me the reason that she came there yesterday (Use full infinitive phrase) She didn’t tell me the reason to come there yesterday 35 The stories he told were very amusing We all laughed merrily (Use SUCH…THAT) He told such amusing stories that we all laughed merrily 36 You may take care of new plants You may also water these flower-beds (Use EITHER…OR) You may either take care of new plants or water these flower-beds 37 My friend can hard work He can work all day (Use NOT ONLY …ALSO Begin the sentence with NOT ONLY) Not only can my friend hard work, he can also work all day V/ READING COMPREHENSION: A Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word given in the box a few f prolonged b occupied g caused c lack h hungry d result i destroyed e events j struck FAMINE Famine is a _ prolonged _, food shortage that cause widespread hunger and death Throughout history, famine has _ struck _ at least one area of the world Every _ few _ years, most of the developing nations of Africa, Asia (6) and Latin America have barely enough food for their people Millions in these countries go _ hungry _ When food production or imports drop for any reason, famine may strike and thousands or millions of people may die Many famines have more than one cause For example, the great Bengal famine of 1943 in Eastern India was _ caused _ by both natural and historical _ events _ World war II created a general food shortage and led to the cut-off rice imports from Burma, which had been _ occupied _ by the Japanese Then a cyclone _ destroyed _ much farmland Nearly all famines _ result _ from crop failures The chief causes of crop failure include (1) drought (prolonged _ lack _ of rain), (2) too much rainfall and flooding and (3) plant diseases and pests Many other factors may also help create a famine B Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below SUMO WRESTLING People from other countries usually think Sumo is very strange but the Japanese love it and find their traditional sport very exciting Every year, there are six tournaments and millions of Japanese watch them on television A tournament is a series of matches Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself Stories say that there was sumo wrestling over 2,000 years ago History says that there were national sumo tournaments in the eighth century Usually athletes are thin and can move very quickly It is beautiful to watch them play However, sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos Sumo wrestlers not look beautiful and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport Sumo wrestlers start training when they are boys They exercise to make the bodies strong They also eat and eat Sumo wrestlers wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor A wrestles loses the match if he leaves the ring He is also the loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor or out of the ring Sometimes one wrestler just steps aside when the other wrestler rushes toward him Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring QUESTIONS: 1.Why people say that Sumo wrestling is the traditional of the Japanese? a There has been Sumo wrestling since Japan was established b There was Sumo wrestling in this country over 2,000 years ago c people have been organizing that sport since the eighth century d all are correct How many tournaments are there every year? a six b s series of matches c eight d none are correct A wrestler would win the match if ………… a he could lie down inside the ring b he could run out of the ring c he could push his opponent down or out of the ring d he could step aside when his opponent rushed toward him What you think about the Sumo wrestlers? a they are very fat and they move slowly b they are thin and can move very quickly c they look beautiful d all are correct In the passage, “wrestler” means ………… a a person who is good at swimming, jumping, etc b a person who struggles with somebody, trying to throw him to the ground or push him out of the ring c a person who wins the match d a person who is interested in wrestling (7) PRACTICE 2: I.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: English is in many parts of the world a speaking b to speak c speech d spoken Young people are sometimes disrespectful in their _ a speaking b spoken c speech d speaker Our teacher was _with anger a speechless b spoken c speaking d speaker His _ is so boring that everyone felt sleepy a speaking b speech c speaker d loud-speaker The red flag with a yellow star in the centre is the _ flag of Vietnam a nation b international c national d nationality Tell me the _ why you come here late a cause b possibility c reason d proof And here are the main points of the news again The pound _ against the US dollar a has fallen b fell c was falling d had fallen What _ in the office when the fire happened yesterday morning? a did you b had you done c are you doing d were you doing We _ football at the stadium at two o’clock yesterday afternoon a played b were playing c are playing d have played 10 I _ her at the airport this morning but I forgot a should have met b had met c met d meet 11 The best place in which we can practice English is the staff-room -The best place _ a is the staff-room to practice English b is the staff-room for practicing English c for us to practice English is the staff-room d for practicing English for us is the staff-room 12.I visited the coastal villages _ by that terrible flood a were destroyed b was destroying c destroying d destroyed 13 My mother doesn’t spend 14 hours a day doing housework any more -No longer _ a my mother doesn’t spend 14 hours a day doing housework b doesn’t my mother spend 14 hours a day doing housework c does my mother spend 14 hours a day doing housework d spends my mother 14 hours doing housework any more 14 The detective asked the witness to describe the scene of crime _ detail a because of b in c with d at 15 She didn’t come here last week I wish _ a she came b she did come c she had come d she would come 16 If the weather _ fine, we would go for a walk after dinner a was b had been c is d were 17 There are a lot of books in the library I cannot count them -There are too _ a many books in the library for me to count b books for me in the library to count c many books for me in the library to count them d many books in the library for me cannot count them 18 “Could you show me the way to the nearest bank?” A passenger said to me -A passenger _ to the nearest bank a said I could show him the way b told me to show him the way c wanted me to show him the way d both b and c are correct 19 I enjoy living in the countryside _ the air here is very quite a because b although c so that d when (8) PRACTICE 2: I.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: English is in many parts of the world a speaking b to speak c speech d spoken Young people are sometimes disrespectful in their _ a speaking b spoken c speech d speaker Our teacher was _with anger a speechless b spoken c speaking d speaker His _ is so boring that everyone felt sleepy a speaking b speech c speaker d loud-speaker The red flag with a yellow star in the centre is the _ flag of Vietnam a nation b international c national d nationality Tell me the _ why you come here late a cause b possibility c reason d proof And here are the main points of the news again The pound _ against the US dollar a has fallen b fell c was falling d had fallen What _ in the office when the fire happened yesterday morning? a did you b had you done c are you doing d were you doing We _ football at the stadium at two o’clock yesterday afternoon a played b were playing c are playing d have played 10 I _ her at the airport this morning but I forgot a should have met b had met c met d meet 11 The best place in which we can practice English is the staff-room -The best place _ a is the staff-room to practice English b is the staff-room for practicing English c for us to practice English is the staff-room d for practicing English for us is the staff-room 12.I visited the coastal villages _ by that terrible flood a were destroyed b was destroying c destroying d destroyed 13 My mother doesn’t spend 14 hours a day doing housework any more -No longer _ a my mother doesn’t spend 14 hours a day doing housework b doesn’t my mother spend 14 hours a day doing housework c does my mother spend 14 hours a day doing housework d spends my mother 14 hours doing housework any more 14 The detective asked the witness to describe the scene of crime _ detail a because of b in c with d at 15 She didn’t come here last week I wish _ a she came b she did come c she had come d she would come 16 If the weather _ fine, we would go for a walk after dinner a was b had been c is d were 17 There are a lot of books in the library I cannot count them -There are too _ a many books in the library for me to count b books for me in the library to count c many books for me in the library to count them d many books in the library for me cannot count them 18 “Could you show me the way to the nearest bank?” A passenger said to me -A passenger _ to the nearest bank a said I could show him the way b told me to show him the way c wanted me to show him the way d both b and c are correct 19 I enjoy living in the countryside _ the air here is very quite a because b although c so that d when (9) II READING COMPREHENSION: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word given in the box a climate f from b materials g decreasing c total h different d area i solution e saving j glue RAIN FORESTS Rain forests cover about percent of the earth’s… area … but they have 100.000 kinds of plants, probably half of all the kinds of plants on earth Twenty percent of our … different … kinds of medicine comes … from… rain forests The … glue … on an envelope and in shoes is taken from tropical plants Rain forests provide … materials … for hundreds of other products Rain forests are also very important to the world’s … climate… The Amazon rain forest alone receives bout 30 to 40 percent of the … total … Rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen (O) No one knows how the …decreasing…size of the world’s rain forests will affect the earth’s climate … saving …our rain forests is an international problem One country or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone The nations of the world must work together to find a … solution … before it is too late III Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given in parentheses You should try not to mention the …possibility….of being sick (POSSIBLE) Teachers usually make …corrections….in red ink (CORRECT) They’ve just popularized a new teaching …methodology…(METHOD) III Write meaningful sentences with these groups of words Instead of / of the sun / reflect / the light / of its own / give out / the moon Instead of giving out the light of its own, the moon reflects the light of the sun Be / these minerals / can / once / replaced / used to / never Once used up, these minerals can never be placed IV Do as directed in parentheses It is necessary to preserve the natural resources (Change into passive voice.) … It is necessary for the natural resources to be preserved……… She didn’t once lose the marathon race (Use the emphatic form) …Not once did she lose the marathon race…………………… I have …enough….material…to build……that house (Fill in the blanks with missing words) I have a beautiful garden for my father to look after when he was alive (Replace the full infinitive phrase by a relative clause.) … I have a beautiful garden after which my father used to look when he was alive……………………… PRACTICE 3: I/ READING COMPREHENSION: A-Fill in the blanks with suitable words a delay methods f invention b day c devices d about e g child-bearing h ago i time j event WOMEN’S LIBERATION The first cause of the liberation was the development of effective birth-control ……………., freeing women from the endless cycle of ………………, and rearing As a result of having a choice as to if and when to bear children, women acquired the freedom and the ………………to pursue interests outside the home Because of the development of birth-control, women could ……………… having children and avoid having them altogether Consequently, women had the opportunity to acquire an education and / or pursue a career (10) The second ……………… was the development of mechanized labor-saving ……………… for the home, resulting in more leisure time and freedom for women For example, fifty years …………… ,a housewife spent an average of twelve to fourteen hours per ……………… doing housework Due to the …………………of machines such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines and dishwashers, a housewife can now take care of her daily housework in ……………five hours B-Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below: WOMEN In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women Behind illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives They produce more than half of the food In Africa eighty percent of agricultural work is done by women There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture However, for years, these programs provided money and training for men In parts of Africa, this is s typical day for a village woman At 4:45a.m, she gets up, washes and eats It takes her a half hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00p.m She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00 She spends the next hour and a half preparing food to cook Then she collects water for another hours From 6:30 to 8:30 she cooks After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children She goes to bed at 9:30p.m International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society QUESTIONS: By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized? a by developing countries b by the United Nations Organization c by the World Health Organization d by many Afican countries Why people say women produce more than half of the food? a because 80% of all agricultural word is done by women b because 60% of women are illiterate c most women are not intelligent d all are correct Why people say that Afican women’s lives are hard a because these women are busy with housework b because they work all day in the fields c both a and b are correct d none are correct What these women after dinner? a they always go for a walk b they collect water c they collect firewood d they always wash dishes and their children It is difficult for them to change their lives Why? a because they are illiterate b because they are afraid of changing c because they eighty percent of agricultural work d all a, b, and c are correct (11) PRACTICE 4: I.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: English is one of the …… languages a best spoken b best used c most international d best written What …… when I phoned you at o’clock this morning? a were you doing b are you doing c did you d you She wasn’t at the Science club last night I wish she …… there last night a were b had been c was d would be Many people have lost their job ………the firm’s collapse a because of b with the help of c in spite of d thanks to Someone has stolen my bicycle My bicycle ……… a has stolen b has been stolen by someone c has been stolen d has been stealing My father works hard ………I can study abroad a since b so that c because d when She is the ………singer ………these pupils a better… among b good……among c best…….in d best…… among She is trying to learn English …….apply for a new job a to b in order to c so as to d all are correct “There is a tendency to resolve the air pollution” means…… a People are willing to resolve the air pollution b People tend to resolve the air pollution c People dislike resolving the air pollution d People avoid resolving the air pollution 10 She has no money now because she spent so …………money last month a many b little c much d few 11 She hesistated for a moment and then went ……… a on b out c by d up 12 There are no beautiful watches that we can buy in this shop - There are no ………… a beautiful watches for buying to us in this shop b buying beautiful watches for us in this shop c to buy beautiful watches for us in this shop d beautiful watches for us to buy in this shop 13 That boy is stupid My sister cannot teach him music -He is such ………that my sister cannot teach him music a stupid boy b boy stupid c boy very stupid d a stupid boy 14 My father has a worker ……… a fence round our garden a make b making c to make d made 15 We can conserve minerals ……… the metal in discarded products a to recycle b for recycling c by recycling d recycling 16 (12)