a. to b. at c. in d. on
11. This dress is too small__________. me.
a. for b. with c. to d. by
12. He lives__________Hoang Dieu street.
a. on b. at c. by d. to
13. If Daisy gets up early, she__________time for breakfast.
a. has b. will have c. having d. have
14. Peter is 37 years old, but he still lives__________his parents.
a. at b. by c. with d. on
15. This girl is clever__________to make fine things from paper.
a. rather b. enough c. more d. too 16. See you__________Sunday__________8 a.m.
a. on / on b. at / at c. on / at d. in / at 17. Mr. Young is not only healthy__________also cheerful.
a. and b. both c. but d. with
18. They are having a big party__________ Christmas Eve.
a. to b. on c. for d. at
19. He has always been very kind__________his friend.
a. to b. with c. of d. for
20. Shall we go__________the__________theater Sunday evening?
a. on / on b. at / in c. to / on d. to / in 21. He was delighted__________the show.
a. of b. to c. with d. on
22. I got a gift __________my girlfriend__________Christmas.
a. for / to b. by / at c. from / for d. of / at 23. Everybody was surprised__________ the news.
a. with b. at
c. by d. b and c are correct 24. Shall we ring__________ a taxi?
a. for b. after c. to d. up
25. Peter is not proud__________what he did.
a. of b. with c. on d. from
26. I must introduce you__________my cousin.
a. to b. with c. for d.about
27. I'm not good__________repairing things.
a. in b. to c. at d. by
28. Her show was quite different__________what I expected.
a. from b. to
c. with d. a and b are right
29. Don't eat sweets, they're bad __________your teeth.
a. to b. of c. with d. for
30. I haven't been to the cinema__________years.
a. at b. since c. for d. about
31. I __________to Hanoi three times this year.
a. was b. had been c. went d. have I 32. Would you like a piece of cake__________your coffee?
a. with b. to c. for d. of
33. Tuan wanted me__________him.
a. help b. to help c. helping d. will help 34. I'm afraid there isn't__________in the car for everyone.
a. space b. room c. places d. vacancy 35. __________beautiful collection of coins you have!
a. What b. How c. What a d. How is
36. My father__________three years ago.
a. gave up smoking b. gave to smoking c. gave with smoking d. gave to working 37. They__________this course by June.
a. will finish b. will be finished c. will have finished d. finish
38. - Who often (help) you correct your exercises? - Both my sister and my brother (do).
a. helps / does b. help / do c. help / does d. helps / do 39. I like watching the boy__________football.
a. played b. to play c. playing d. will play
40. Julie looks very beautiful in her new dress. It really__________her.
a. passes b. suits c. shows d. fits
41. She has__________up early.
a. to get b. get c. got d. getting
42. Is there__________for everyone?
a. food and drink enough b. enough food and drink
c. enough of food and drink d. enough food and enough drink 43. " Do you mind if I turn on the radio?
a. Yes, of course b. No, of course not c. No, thank you d. No, I can manage 44. Don't go yet, I’m just going to__________some coffee.
a. make b. cook c. boil d. do
45. The train__________before I arrived.
a. had left b. left c. will leave d. has left 46. He has got a very good__________with that company.
a. work b. profession c. job d. career 47. Do you like to travel bus?
a. on b. in c. by d. with
48. - How__________to the post office?
- Twice a month.
a. often does John go b. far does John go c. fast does John go d. long does John go 49. A football match is divided into two__________
a. times b. parts c. sections d. halves
50. The__________from Danang to Hue was very interesting.
a. travel b. crossing c. journey d. tour
PART B: READING I. Read the passage and do the task that follows.
The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then 1 began to feel rather bored and lonely. My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs. I had tried to get a job myself but without success. I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper.
For a small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by the town's youth club. Each activity lasted half a day. I had not expected the courses to be very interesting but they were excellent. I also met new people as many of the tourists staying in the town joined in. You could do things like painting, acting, play-writing or computing. I met some students from Bulgaria who invited me to visit their country next year. You can imagine hovv excited I am, in fact it was one of the best summer holidays I've ever had!
1. What is the writer trying to do in the passage?
A. to describe a holiday in the country B. to explain how she spent a holiday C. to describe her new holiday home
D. to explain why she couldn't go on holiday 2. Why would somebody read the passage?
A. to find out about holiday courses.
B. to discover the writer's news.
C. to make contact with Bulgarian students.
D. to read about the advertisements.
3. How did the writer feel when she arrived home?
A. She was pleased to have time to herself.
B. She felt nervous about being alone.
C. She was delighted to see her friends.
D. She almost regretted coming back.
4. Why is the writer looking forward to next year?
A. There will be new holiday courses.
B. She has found a holiday courses.
C. She is planning to go to job.
D. Her friends will visit her.
5. Which of these advertisements did the writer see?
A. A week's free course on an activity of your own choice. Open to visitors and residents alike. Name your course and you can spend a week enjoying yourself.
B. Join a holiday course! We are offering half-day courses in a variety of water sports. During the summer holiday period all courses are half price.
C. Throughout the summer holiday we are offering cheaper entry to the town's sports and leisure facilities. Special low prices for tourists Don't miss this opportunity!
D. We welcome everyone to join in our holiday programme. A wide range of sports and activities is available a morning or afternoon timetable.
II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.
Scott Newman wouldn't be without his pocket -size TV, which he mainly watches in bed. T only watch programmes (1)___________last about half an hour, as any longer (2___________ my eyes. I use the set for general entertainment though it is also really good for (3) ___________ up with current affairs. The main (4) ___________ with the set is that it's not (5) ___________enough even when you use headphones. The (6) ___________ is all right as long as nothing moves in front of the aerial.' Scott admits to being a gadget man, but doesn't (7) ___________buying the set since he (8) ___________it nearly every day.
Retired engineer Paul Hardcastle has (9) ___________a pocket TV for a (10) ___________ of years. T use it mostly in the bathroom. I wanted to use it outdoors, but the trouble is that in (11) ___________
light you can't see the picture. I use rechargeable batteries as (12) ___________ ones would cost too much. Paul believe that this sort off TV could be improved if the (13) ___________ was slightly bigger and it didn't (14) ___________ up batteries so quickly: he can only get half an hour's viewing (15) ___________ the batteries go flat.
PART C: WRITING
I. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences.
Example: We/ managed/ sail/ home/ despite/ storm.
We managed to sail home despite the storm.
1. I/ used/ be/ in/ school/ tennis team
___________________________________________
2. Sophie/ use/ have/ long/ hair/ she/ was/ school ___________________________________________
3. Mary/ not/ use/ listen/ when/ teacher/ were speaking ___________________________________________
4. Ricardo/ used/ get up/ 6.00/ when/ he/ be/ training/ Olympics ___________________________________________
5. What/ did/ you/ use/ do/ Saturday evening?
___________________________________________
6. Becky/ use/ be/ afraid/ dogs/ when/ she/ was/ girl ___________________________________________
7. We/ used/ give/ our teachers/ presents/ end/ term ___________________________________________
8. Did/ you/ use/ live/ next door/ Mrs Harrison?
___________________________________________
9. My brother/ use/ wear/ glasses/ he/ was/ small ___________________________________________
10. Did/ Marcin/ use/ learn/ German/ school?
___________________________________________
II. Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged.
1. Mary was very kind to me.
Mary behaved ___________________________________________
2. He delivers his lecture fluently
He is fluent___________________________________________
3. They did their work carefully
They were careful___________________________________________
4. Tom acted foolish.
Tom was foolish___________________________________________
5. She decided blindly.
She was blind___________________________________________
PART D: SPEAKING
The trip you have made to a famous city
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ĐÁP ÁN TEST 24
PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. d 2. a 3. b 4.b 5. b 6. d 7. d 8. c 9. b 10. b 11.a 12. a 13. b 14. c 15. b 16. c 17. c 18. b 19. a 20. c 21. c 22. c 23. b 24. a 25. a 26. a 27. c 28. a 29. d 30. c 31. d 32. a 33. b 34. b 35. c 36. a 37. c 38. d 39. c 40. b 41. a 42. b 43. b 44. a 45. a 46. c 47. c 48. a 49. d 50. c
PART B: READING I. Read the passage and do the task that follows
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D
II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.
1. which 2. strains 3. keeping 4. problem
5. loud 6. reception 7. regret 8. uses
9. owned 10. number 11. bright 12. ordinary
13. screen 14. use 15. before
PART C: WRITING
I. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. I used to be in the school tennis team.
2. Sophie used to have long hair when she was at school.
3. Mary didn't use to listen when her teachers were speaking.
4. Ricardo used to get up at 6.00 when he was training for the Olympics.
5. What did you use to do on Saturday evening?
6. Becky used to be afraid of dogs whtii she was a girl.
7. We used to give our teachers presents at the end of term 8. Did you use to live next door to Mrs Harrison?
9. My brother used to wear glasses when he was small.
10. Did Marcin use to learn German at school?
II. Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged.
1. Mary behaved very kindly to me.
2. He is fluent in his lecture (or in delivering his lecture) 3. They were careful with their work.
4. Tom was foolish in his action.
5. She was blind in her decision.
PART D: SPEAKING
A few months ago my father and I visited Singapore, one of the most famous cities in Asia.
Singapore, a small island, lies at the southern and of West Malaysia. A long and narrow piece of land joins Singapore with Johore Hahru, the southern-most town of West Malaysia. Singapore is now an independent.
city of Singapore is extremely beautiful. It is well known for its centres of business and other activities. There are many places of interest such as the Tiger Balm Garden, the Botanical Gardens and Raffles Museum. There are also many important centres of learning such as the University of Singapore, Science Centre, the Nanyang University and the Polytechnic. Being a famous city, hundreds of people come every day from various parts of the world to do business or to enjoy the sights of the city.
TEST 25