ENGLISH PRACTICE 50 SECTION ONE: PHONETICS I.Choose the word whose main stress pattern is put differently from that of the other words A explosion B unexpected C employee D disappear A capture B offspring C scenic D protect A apply B chapter C sector D solar A decide B visit C gymnast D finish A defeat B composer C machine D lucky II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words A heat B release C great D clean A dangerous B language C energy D change A jumped B grabbed C remarked D laughed A maps B lives C boys D rubs A although B breathe C southern D south SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences The village we were born is very beautiful A where B which C whose D when She is the girl will win the first prize in the beauty contest A about whom B whose C whom D who By the time you to the station, the train A reach/ will have left B reach/ had left C will reach/ leaves D reached/ have left My father dislikes while he is speaking A to be interrupting B being interrupted C to interruptD to interrupting She asked whether she really wanted to take the exam A anyone else B each other C herself D one It was a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it A.so B.such C very D too He for the dog when he did not see it in the room A might have looked B should look C has to I would have been happy if he to my birthday party last night A come B coming C.had came Everyone hopes to succeed in life, ? A doesn’t he B does he C they 10 Jonny was the last applicant for a position in this company A to call B to be called C calling 11 Solar energy, air and water are because there is a(n) supply A renewable/limitedB non-renewable/ unlimited C renewable/ unlimited D non-renewable/ limited 12 The girl you have just glanced was my roommate ? D should have looked D had come D don’t they D is called A whose B to whom C at whom D that 13 This is Mr Brown, about I told you A that B who C whom D him 14 Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t as usual A ring off B get off C go off D take off 15 Somebody Jack while he was classifying his stamp collection A called B was calling C calling D was called II Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense of form Yesterday I (cross)…………….a street when a truck (turn)…………….the corner very fast and almost (hit)………… me He spent his money as if he (win) a lottery Would you like me to turn down the radio a bit? -No, it’s all right I’m used to (work) with the radio on The envelop (lie) on the table has no stamp on it I’ll help you translate the letter into English after I (finish) my report I caught him (climb) over my wall I asked him to explain but he refused to say Peter, as well as his parents, (watch) TV at the moment At pm yesterday, she (play) games on computer III.Use the correct form of the words in parentheses Both Nam and Hoa are stamp ………………They share the same hobby ( collect) My brother is an ……………………violin player (accomplish ) My uncle is a good …………… He learnt to play the guitar when he was very small ( guitar) ……………………is my sister’s favourite sports (athlete) Air is a big problem in many cities in the world ( pollute) SECTION THREE: WRITING I Rewirte each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same ” If you had asked me, I would have lent you my car” he said to her He told…………………………………………………………… We finished this work in hours It took …………………………………………………………… My father is out of work, so he spends a lot of time at home ……………………………………………… While I was having lunch, the phone rang During The thief tried to escape but the police stopped him The police prevented the thief…………… ……………… A man answered the phone He told me you were away The man… “ You have broken my vase of flowers, Jane.” John said Being… John accused If it doesn’t rain heavily, I will pick you up at the station Unless The song was interesting We listened to it last night The song to which 10 “ I am sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Ann said Ann apologised for II.Choose and correct the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction Neil Armstrong was the first person setting foot on the moon A B C D The bridge, building just last year, is now in bad condition A B C D I guess he may have been unhappy when he heard the news A B C D I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam A B C D She asked why did Peter look so embarrassed when he saw Carole A B C D I Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage Diego Armando Maradona was born on October 30,1960 ,in Villa Fiorito,province of Buenos Aires, Argentina He was (1) in an underprivileged family and spent his adolescence playing football in the street of his(2) He made his debut at the(3) of 16 and throughout his professional career he played 692 (5) games scoring 352 goals.He played 90 games for the Argentina National Team and scored 33 goals, of (5) were in world cups His first team was called Estrella Roja (Red Star) and was (6) by his father for the neighbourhood boys.One of the players was Gregorio “El Goyo” Carrizo,(7) played in the lower divisions of Argentinos Juniors, and who helped Diego to be part of the team called “Los Cebollitas” (the small onions).With only 14 years of age ,he(8) the public at his first game with the team and gained (9) and respect as a player.With “Los Cebollitas” he (10) a winning spree of over one hundred games A.risen A.neighbourhood A.old A.office A.it A.found A.who B raised B colleagues B oldest B officer B that B founded B that C grown C friendship C elderly C official C which C set C he D shown D popularity D age D officially D what D fixed D whom A.enjoyed A.famous 10 A.kept B fascinate C interested D astonished B reputation C achievement D strength B.played C held D napped II Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the following sentences They called New York “the Big Apple” Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly very big There are too many people, that’s the problem The streets are always full of car and trucks, you can never find a place to park If you have enough money, you can take a taxi New York cabs are yellow They look all the same But the drivers are very different Some were born and raised in New York, but many are newcomers to the United States A few drive slowly, but most go very very fast Cab driving is difficult job It can be dangerous too Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money Drivers sometimes get hurt If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway The subway is quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty Lights don’t always work and there are often fire on the track On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver trains But you can’t see the color of the old trains easily There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and out side What is the problem in New York ? A it has too many aples B it is too big C it looked like an apple D it is too crowded What does a cab mean ? A a truck B a bus C a taxi Cab drivers in New York…………… A can be dangerous B look the same C can be attacked by thieves D were all born in New York The world “track” can best be replaced by ………… A roadway B station C light bulb Subways in New York ………… A are quick but dirty B have no lights C are clothes D It is too crowded D train D often cause fires III Choose the word which best fits each numbered blank scream was happily coughing only experience crowded black spent blocked Last year, I (1)………………… my summer holidays at a seaside hotel The hotel …(2) ……………… modern and comfortable I had a wonderful holiday until the fire It was Saturday evening and everybody was sitting in the discotheque ( which was) on the ground floor It was (3)………………………with people They was dancing and singing…(4)……………… Suddenly we smelt smoke Then (5) smoke began to fill in the room Everybody started to …(6)…………………… in panic People ran toward the fire exits One door was (7) Many people began (8) ……………… and choking Then, just as we thought we had (9) minutes to live, the fire brigade arrived Firemen fought their way into the room and soon everyone was safely out of the building Luckily nobody was seriously hurt It was the most frightening …(10)…………………………… in my life KEYS – PRACTICE 50 SECTION ONE: PHONETICS I.Choose the word whose main stress pattern is put differently from that of the other words (5 points) A D A A D II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (5 points) C B B A D SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences(15 points) 1.A 3.A 5.C 7.D 9.D 11.C 13.C 2.D 4.B 6.B 8.D 10.B 12.C 14.C 15.A II Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense of form.(10 points) was crossing/ turned/hit NGA NGUYỄN had won working lying have finished climbing are watching was playing III.Use the correct form of the words in parentheses.(5 points) collectors accomplished guitarist athletics pollution SECTION THREE: WRITING I Rewirte each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same.(10 points) He told her (that) if she had asked him, he would have lent her his car It took us hours to finish this work Being out of work, he spends a lot of time at home During the lunch, the phone rang The police prevented the thief from escaping The man who answered the phone told me you were away John accused Jane of having broken his vase of flowers Unless it rains heavily, I will pick you up at the station The song to which we listened last night was interesting 10 Ann apologised for not phoning me earlier II.Choose and correct the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction.(5 points) NGA NGUYỄN C B A A B to set built might have been so Peter looked I Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage.(10 points) 1.B1.A 3.D4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A8.D 9.B10.A II Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the following sentences.(5 points) 1.D2.C 3.C 4.A 5.A III Choose the word which best fits each numbered blank (10 points) spent was crowded happily black scream blocked coughing only 10 experience NGA NGUYỄN ...A whose B to whom C at whom D that 13 This is Mr Brown, about I told you A that B who C whom D him 14 Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t as usual A... While I was having lunch, the phone rang During The thief tried to escape but the police stopped him The police prevented the thief…………… ……………… A man answered the phone He told me you... debut at the(3) of 16 and throughout his professional career he played 692 (5) games scoring 352 goals.He played 90 games for the Argentina National Team and scored 33 goals, of (5) were