1. A concrete wall has more____________ than a light wooden fence. (stable)
2. ____________ often visit locations for their appealing culture or natural beauty and wildlife.
(tour)
3. The new technology will mean better ________ of the company's existing computer systems.
(integrate)
4. The____________ of her hope to be an actress made her happy.(realize) 5. The colour purple is a____________ of red and blue. (combine)
6. A thick____________ of bushes covered the ground.(grow)
7. ____________, most students in a class that has a normal distribution of ability will do about average work.(statistic)
8. Our club voted the____________ of some new rules. (adopt)
9. The practice of____________ helps maintain an adequate supply of timber for the manufacture of paper and other wood products. (forest)
10. ____________ banks traditionally served businesses, but they now meet the financial needs of individuals as well. (commerce)
EXERCISE 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer
On 8 August 1967, five leaders – the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – sat down together in the main hall the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed a document. By virtue ( hiệu lực ) of that document, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) was born. The five Foreign Ministers who signed it have been considered as the founders of probably the most successful intergovernmental organization in the developing world today. The document that they signed would be known as the ASEAN Declaration.
It is a short, simlpy-worded document containing just five articles. It declares the establishment of an Association for Regional Cooperation among the Countries of Southeast Asia tobe known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) and spells out the aims and purposes of that Association. These aims and purposes are about the cooperation in economy, society, culture, techniques, education and other fields, and in the promotion of regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the principles of the United Nations Charter. It
stipulates ( qui định ) that the Association will be open for participation by all States in the Southeast Asian region subscribing to its aims, principles and purposes. It proclaims ( công bố ) as ASEAN as representing the collective will of the nations of Southeast Asia to bind themselves together in friendship and cooperation and, through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity ( thế hệ sau ) the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity. The goal of ASEAN, then, is to create, not to destroy.
The original ASEAN logo presented five brown sheaves ( bó lúa ) is the legend " ASEAN
" in blue. These are set on a field of yellow encircled by a blue border. Brown stands for strength and stability, yellow for prosperity and blue for the spirit of cordiality ( sự thân ái, sự chân thành ) in which ASEAN affairs are conducted. When ASEAN celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 1997, the sheaves on the logo had increased to ten – representing all ten countries of Southeast Asia and reflecting the colors of the flags of all of them. In a very real sense, ASEAN and Southeast Asia will be one and the same, just as the founders had envisioned.
1/ The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ………..
A. consists of some Western nations B. was established by the Philippines C. was founded on 8 August 1967
D. was established by the Ministers of Department of Foreign Affairs of Thailand 2/ The pronoune it in the first paragraph refers to……….
A. the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
B. B. the most successful inter-governmental organization C. Bangkok
D. The ASEAN Declaration
3/Which adjective can be used to describe the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ? A. successful
B. illegal C. nongovermental
D. developing
4/Which does not belong to the purpose and aim of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ?
A. friendship B. destruction
C. creation D. cooperation
5/ Up to 1997 how many countries there have been in ASEAN ?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10
PRACTICE TEST PRACTICE TEST 1
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
1. A. page B. go C. get D. gift
2. A. cheer B. church C. chemist D. choose
3. A. happy B. dry C. fly D. sky
4. A. stops B. coughs C. films D. hats
5. A. jumped B. traveled C. seemed D. stared
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
6.
The more he earns, the most happy he is.
A B C D
7. The president went fishing after he has finished his work.
A B C D
8. My father along with his friend are drinking tea in the living room.
A B C D 9. When I first met him, he has been working in a bank.
A B C D
10. It is so an exciting novel that I do not want to stop reading it.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
11. Mary jogs everyday ______ she can lose weight.
A. although B. so that C. because D. so as to 12. We’ll be late ______ we hurry.
A. if B. despite C. unless D. when 13. She failed the test ______ she studied hard.
A. although B. even though C. as D. A and B
14.He went on working ______ feeling unwell.
A. although B. unless C. due to D. despite 15. John was sick, so he had to give _________smoking .
A. up B.on C.at D.about
16. _________ all the students had done poorly on the test, they had to do it again.
A. Because of B. Because C. Even though D. If
17. I need you. Don’t go _________
A.out B. on C. away D. off
18. The man __________she is maried to has been married twice before.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
19. _______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
A. The harder / the better C. The hardest / the best
B. The more / the much D. The more hard / the more good, 20. The water was cold, _________I didn’t go swimming.
A. although B. however C. so D. but
21. Whenever you feel hot, please turn_____________the ceiling fan.
A. on B. off C. out D. into
22. It is _________ that I can’t put it down.
A. such interesting book B. so interesting book C. too interesting book D. such an interesting book 23. _________ my father is old, he still goes jogging.
A. Although B. Because of C. So that D. Despite
24. she said that she _________ for five hours .
A. had been driving B. has been driving C. drove D. would 25. He was often made __________ milk by his mother.
A. drink B. drinks C. to drink D. drunk
26..Mary didn’t remember what I ...her the day before.
A. have told B. had told C. told D. was telling
27. Jennifer is learning to play _______ chess.
A. the B. C. some D. any
28. I can't bear thinking back of that time. I'd rather _________ equally.
A. treat B. be treated C. have treated D. have
been treated
29. I'm looking forward _______ receiving your email soon.
A. at B. to C. in D. for
30. A new bridge over the river _______ at present.
A. constructed B. is constructed C. is constructing D. is being constructed Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks:
FRIENDS
To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (31)______ joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someome you have grown (32)______ with.
There are all sorts of things that can (33)________about this special relationship. It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences.Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages. However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (34)_______to consider your best friend.
To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (35)________understands us better than anyone else. It’s the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets . 31. A. share B. give C. spend D. have 32. A.through B. on C. in D. up 33. A. bring B. cause C. result D.
provide
34. A. too B. enough C. so D. such
35. A. whom B. which C. who D.
whose
PRACTICE TEST 2
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
1. A. peace B. mean C. heat D. break
2. A. island B. climb C. dinner D. fine
3. A. lung B. put C. cut D. but
4. A. wanted B. needed C. learned D. collected
5. A. watches B. oranges C. buses D. lakes
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs COR.
6. Yesterday evening while I was watching T.V, Mary pays me a visit.
A B C D
7. They didn’t go to the movies because the bad weather.
A B C D
8. I’d rather to stay at home than go out at weekends.
A B C D
9. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
A B C D
10. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago because of the earth’s climate changed drastically.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
11.While Diana ……… her favorite television program, there was a power cut.
A. was watching B. watched C. has been watching D. is watching
12. Why didn’t you listen to me ______________ I was talking to you ?
A. while B. until C. by the time D. whenever
13. The more goods we export, the ……….. jobs we can creat in our country.
A. more B. many C. much D. good
14. ……….. he is old, he wants to travel around the world.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite D. Because
15. His brother……….high school 6 years ago
A. finish B. finished C. finishes D. has finished
16. The reason …… he didn’t pass the exam is his laziness.
A.which B.that C.when D.why
17. Before she …… a teacher , she had studied in Hanoi .
A.has been B.was C.were D.had been
18. You are old enough to take care …… yourself.
A.of B.for C.with D.from
16. There is …… noise that I can hear nothing.
A.so B.such C.so many D.so much
19. ……I was typing the report , I heard a knock at the door .
A.While B.Before C.When D.After
20. ……the weather was fine , we postponed the flight to Bahamas .
A.Because B.Because of C.Although D.In spite of
21. It ….. him 30 minutes ……….. to school every morning.
A. take / to walk B. took / walked C. takes / walk D. takes / to walk 22. We were made _________ hard when we were at school.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
23. Jack asked me _____.
A.where do you come from? B.where I came from
C.where I am from D.where did I come from?
24. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A.when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would 25. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _____.
A. no worry B. not worry C. no to worry D. not to worry 26. They decided to go ______ the danger.
A. because B. in spite of C. although D. so 27. It is ________ to drive without a driving license.
A. dangerous B. danger C. dangerously D. in danger
28. My sister started working as a teacher two years________.
A. before B. ago C. for D. now
29. She stopped _________ two months ago.
A. smoking B. to smoking C. smokes D. smoked
30. It is not easy ________ a high-paid job.
A. find B. finding C. finds D. to find
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks:
A relaxing way to see the countryside is by water. Britain has a large (31)……….of canals, (32)……….were used for transporting goods in the nineteenth century. About 2,000 miles (3,000 km) of canals are still (33)………..use.
Most canals are now used by holiday-makers (34)………hire barges. Rivers, too , are popular. (35)……….. River Thames, in particular, is full of private boats and pleasure boats.
Imagine gently drifting along the river on a sunny summer day, past green fields; much better than being stuck in a traffic jam behind a huge lorry.
31. A. lots B. many C. amount D.number
32. A. what B. which C. who D.that
33. A. in B. for C. at D.being
34. A. which B. where C. whom D.who
35. A. An B. A C. The D.
PRACTICE TEST 3
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
1. A. change B. children C. machine D.
church
2. A. other B. long C. possible D. constancy
3. A. money B. month C. monkey D. monitor
4. A. played B. called C. talked D.
weighed
5. A .pages B. tops C. necks D. this
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs COR.
6.
In spite of my father is old, he gets up early and does morning exercises.
A B C D 7.
Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time.
A B C D 8. After Tom returned to his house, he read a book.
A B C D
9. They always spend a lot of time to do their homework everyday.
A B C D
10. My parents let me to go out without saying anything.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
11. ______ they lost, their fans gave them a big cheer.
A. However B. In spite of C. Although D. if
12.Jane has a computer, ______ she doesn’t use it.
A. and B. since C. but D. in spite of
13.It was late, so we decided ______ a taxi home.
A. to take B. taken C. taking D. was taken
14.Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed _______ him some money.
A. lend B. lending C. to lend D. lender
15. I cut myself _______ I was shaving.
A. while B. until C. during D. by the time
16.______ we had got on the plane, it started to rain.
A. If B. While C. Before D. As soon as.
17.Mark heard the news on the radio _______ he was driving home.
A. while B. as C. until D. A and B
18.I am not so good at English, _______ I have to practice more.
A. but B. so C. while D. despite
19.We didn’t go to France last summer______ we couldn’t afford to.
A. so B. when C. because D. because of
20.The boy_____ by the teacher yesterday.
A. punish B. punished C. punishing D. was punished
21.If I ______ the bus this afternoon, I will get a taxi instead.
A. miss B. will miss C. missed D. had missed
22.If I ____ you, I wouldn’t do that.
A. be B. were C. was D. had been
23. Do you still remember the day ______ we first met?
A. where B. whom C. which D. when
24. He wouldn't have failed his exams _______ he hadn't been ill.
A. unless B. in case C. if D. although
25.I don’t know the name of the woman _______ I spoke on the phone.
A. whom B. who C. to whom D. to that
26.Martin is someone with _____ I usually agree.
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
27.Love, _______is the most wonderful feeling comes to me now.
A. that B. which C. what D. who
28.Mrs. Jackson, _______ used to be very beautiful, is now suffering from a fatal disease.
A. who B. whose C. she D. that
29.It gets ______ . let’s go swimming.
A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter
30. Peter worked for the bank for six months, and then he gave it ________.
A. up B. away C. off D. down
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks:
Society has changed in many ways (31)…………. the introduction of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been affected. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they (32) …………. to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that, (33) …………. the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become more specialised.
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather (34) ………. time with their families than stay late in the office everyday. Home life is seen to be just as important as working. Some companies now (35) ……….. managers take their annual holidays even if they don’t want to, because this leads to such an improvement in their performance if they have some rest.
31.A. since B. from C. for D. at
32.A. ought B. have C. want D. used
33.A. as B. because of C. although D. but
34.A. spent B. spend C. to spend D. spending
35.A.cause B. force C. make D. have
PRACTICE TEST 4
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
1.A. much B. number C. cut D. put
2.A. English B. American C. Chinese D. African
3.A. flood B. blood C. touch D. tool 4.A. played B. called C. talked D. weighed
5.A .pages B. tops C. necks D. this
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs COR.
6.
Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming.
A B C D
7. The professor together with his three students have been called to court.
A B C D 8. The man whom helped you yesterday is a television reporter.
A B C D 9. The more fast you drive, the more dangerous you get.
A B C D 10. It was so a funny film that I burst out laughing.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
11. If he …… more money, he would have bought that car .
A.has B.has had C.had D.had had
12. They would ________ go by plane than spend a week traveling by train.
A. like B. rather C. prefer D. better 13. The …… we study , the more prizes we receive.
A.better B.best C.worse D.worst
14. The house ……she bought some years ago is in the countryside.
A. which B. where C. when D. why 15. The picture cost 3,000 USD , …… ?
A.does it B.did it C.doesn’t it D.didn’t it 16. He learned English …… he could communicate with the foreigners.
A.because B.so that C.if D.unless
17. …… the heavy traffic , they left very early.
A.Because B.Because of C.Though D.Despite 18.The man asked the boys ______ .
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting C. why they fight D.why were they fighting
19. If you ---me early , I would have given it to you.
A. told B. have told C. tell D. had told
20.Have you ever considered --- a pharmacist?
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
21.You had better --- at home until you feel better.
A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. stay
22.If you study harder, you ________ pass the examination.
A. will B. would C. could D. should
23.If I had money now, I _____ a car.
A. will buy B. buy C. would buy D. had bought
24. ______the flight delay, they didn’t attend the conference.
A. Because B. As C. Although D. Because of
25.The flight from New York to London was delayed ______ the heavy fog.
A. because of B. because C. so D. as a result 26.It’s _____ city that he’s got lost.
A. a such big B. such big C. such a big D. a very big
27.It is _____ book that just a few people like it.
A. so an old B. so old C. such old D. such an old 28.______ the bad weather, the plan landed safely.
A. in spite B. in spite of C. despite the fact that D. though 29.If I had been absent from class yesterday, I____ the math test
A. would missed B. would have missed C. will miss D. miss 30.We did not visit the museum because we had no time.
A. If we have time, we will visit the museum.
B. If we had time, we would visit the museum.
C. If we had had time, we would have visited the museum.
D. If we had had time, we will visit the museum.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks:
A large supermarket was looking for a manager for a new store they were planning to open. Out of over 90 people who had applied for the post they had chosen five and asked them to come for an interview.
The first ___ (31)____, Mr Riley, walked into the interview room. He was smartly dressed, but it was clear that he was listening to a personal stereo. He sat down, ___(32)____ off his shoes and lit a cigarette. One of the interviewers said that they would prefer him not to smoke and Mr.
Riley apologized. Just at that moment, a telephone rang. Mr. Riley reached into his pocket, took ____(33)____ his mobile phone and began a conversation with a friend of his. After a minute or two, the interviewers had enough and said they wanted to begin. “Certainly, go ahead,”said Mr.
Riley. They _____(34)______ him why he wanted the job. “I don’t,” he replied. “But I __(35)___
like a day in London, and you’ve already paid my train fare to come up here for the interview.
31. A. applied B. application C. applicant D. applier
32. A. took B. put C. wore D. taken
33. A off B. in C. out D. over
34. A. said B. told C. warned D. asked
35. A. felt B.wanted C. was D. needed
PRACTICE TEST 5
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
1. A. lived B. asked C. stopped D. passed
2. A.houses B.rides C.washes D.passes
3. A. can B. cell C. call D. cold
4. A. scholarship B. cheer C. cheat D.chess
5. A. killed B. developed C. threatened D.endangered
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs COR.
6. My parents let me to go out without saying anything.
A B C D 7.
The more that she tried to remove the strain from her shirt, the worst it looks.
A B C D 8. When her dog died, she cried very hardly for half an hour.
A B C D
9. Our form teacher told us not talk when the teachers were explaining the lesson.
A B C D 10. In spite of my father is old, he still goes to work.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
11.Have you considered _____ to live in another country?
A. going B. to go C. gone D. goes
12.. She failed the test, ________ she studied hard.
A. as B. in spite of C. despite D. although 13. I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting _____ the rain to stop.