100 Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 (Có đáp án)

Nội dung text: 100 Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 (Có đáp án)

1. 100 ĐỀ HSG ANH 7 CÓ ĐÁP ÁN ENGLISH PRACTICE 1 I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in the following questions 1. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped 2. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar 3. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform 4. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage 5. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change II/ Chooose the word whose stress patteren is different from the other three in the following questions 1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable 2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence 3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise 4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment 5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical III/ Choose the best answer to fill in the blank 1. Are you interested playing badminton after class? A. in B. with C. on D. for 2. " What going to Hanoi tomorrow? " A. to B. in C. about D. for 3. Hoa works very so she always gets good marks. A. badly B. good C. hardly D. hard 4. The building was built 1962 and 1969. A. between B. from C. since D. for 5. This school in 1997 A. built B. is built C. was built D. has built 6. Of all my friends, Hoa is A. the tallest B. the most tallest C. taller D. more taller 7. Would you mind if I a photo ? A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take 8. Last week I my children to the biggest zoo in town. A. got B. brought C. fetch D. took 9. Are you proud .your country and its tradition ? A. about B. on C. of D. for 10. Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp . A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection 11. It is very dangerous in the polluted environment. A. to live B. lives C. living D. live 12. Our resources are limited so we should recycle all used things. A. nature B. natural C. naturing D. naturally 13. His car is the same color . my uncle’s. A. alike B. as C. like D. to 14. This ruler of plastic. A. make B. made C. is making D. is made 15. I take part most youth activities of my school. A. in B. of C. on D. at IV/ Write the correct form of verb to fill in the brackets Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1- carry out) by scientists (2- work) for large industrial firms. However, there (3 – be) still opportunities for other people (4 – invent) various things. In Britain, there is 1
2. a weekly TV program which (5 – attempt) to show all the devices which people (6 – invent ) recently. The people (7 – organize) the program receive information about 700 inventions per year. New ideas can (8 – develop) by private inventors. However, it is important (9 – consider) these questions : Will it work? Will it (10 – want)? Is it new? 1. ___ 6. ___ 2.___ 7. ___ 3. ___ 8. ___ 4. ___ 9. ___ 5. ___ 10. ___ V/ Write the correct preposition to fill in the blank. 1. Could I help you ___ your bag? 2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ___ . 3. I’m looking forward ___ seeing you in June. 4. In the competition, everyone fell ___ the deep and dangerous water. 5. Ha Long Bay is recognized ___ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site 6. They have a meeting ___ 6.30 and 9.30. 7. My mother often picks me ___ from the school. 8. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___ dinner tonight. 9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation ___ Thailand and stay there ___ one week. VI/ Write the correct form of word to fill in the blank 1. We have two postal ___ a day. (DELIVER) 2. He left the room without ___ . (EXPLAIN) 3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ___ . (ACT) 4. We started our trip on a beautiful ___ morning. (SUN) 5. They left the house in a ___ mess. (FRIGHT) 6. He said “ Good morning” in a most ___ way. (FRIEND) 7. There is no easy ___ to this problem. (SOLVE) 8. He always drives more ___ at night. (CARE) 9. Does this ___ suit you? (ARRANGE) 10. He is a very ___ carpenter. (SKILL) VII/Underline the incorrect word and correct it as example Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1/ ___ holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 2/ ___ in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 3/ ___ through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 4/ ___ because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5/ ___ could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet 6/ ___ in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” 7/ ___ Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, 8/ ___ But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping 9/ ___ to return next year to do any more work there 10/ ___ VIII/ Write the suitable word to fill in the blank Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) ___ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ___ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ___ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but 2
3. if only read a book and then try to (7) ___ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ___ . The same is true of (9) ___ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ___ first? IX/ Rewrite the sentence, using the word given 1. Minh does morning exercises regularly. He wants to be healthy ( so as to ) 2. I’m learning English. I want to read book in English. (in order to) . 3. She said nothing . She didn’t want to make him angry (so as to) 4.The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident. (past participle) 5. The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night. (present participle) . X/ Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning 1. Keeping the environment clean is very important. - It’s 2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. - The time machine 3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter. - He was delighted that 4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. - People 5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group. - I’m very sad not . 6. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. - I haven’t 7. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to. - Tam used 8. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father. - My father asked 9. Lan will be fifteen next week. - It is Lan’s 10. How long is it since you used the pen? - When .? XI/ Rearrange the word to make the meaningful sentence 1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he. - . 2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am. - 3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they. - 4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV / only / but / not / bringing . - 5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a. - 3
4. ENGLISH PRACTICE 2 A. VOCABULARY Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below 1. His always makes people laugh. a. quiet b. sense of humor c. Christmas presents d. smiles 2. The way of life in this country is .to that in my country. a. similar b. the same c. like d. as 3. You have to make children do not play with matches. a. ensure b. surely c. sure d. ensuring 4. The prince immediately .the girl. a. fall in love with b. fell in love with c. fall into love at d. fell into love at 5. Different language learn words in different ways. a. learners b. learner c. people d. person 6. My little brother pictures very much. a. enjoy to draw b. enjoy drawing c. enjoys to draw d. enjoys drawing 7. Some people in the neighborhood are not happy the changes a. with b. about c. at d. of 8. TV information and entertainment. a. brings b. takes c. gives d. makes 9. His feet hurt so he has to walk to school . a. on crutch b. on crutches c. on foot d. on feet 10. .natural resources? Is it difficult? a. what about to save b. what about saving c. how about save d. how about to save Question 11-20: Word form 11. It is to eat too much sugar and fat HEALTH 12. If you can give a reasonable .for your bad behavior last night. I’ll forgive you EXPLAIN 13. My brother often does experiments about electricity for PLEASE 14. The changed me 50,000VND for each room. DECORATE 15. There many cultural between his country and mine DIFFER 16. A toaster is a chicken that cooks food APPLY 17. in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes INDUSTRY 18. After taking an aspirin, her headache APPEAR 19. The .she gave last night was marvelous PERFORM 20. The in his province is very dramatic. LANDED B. GRAMMAR AND STUCTURE Question 21-31: Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct: 21. After the clothes we can wear them to Ann’s birthday party. a. washing b. wash c. to wash d. are washed 22. A new university without a library in USA. a. recently b. opened recently c. recently has opened d. has recently opened 23. Do you know the place I can have a meal with my friends? a. where b. which c. what d. when 4
5. 24. On Christmas Eve, people often a tree. a. are decorated b. were decorated c. decorating d. decorate 25. to your place tomorrow. Hope to meet you there. a. would come b. will come c. am coming d. was coming 26. The can overturned and everyone into the deep river a. fall b. fell c. felt d. feel 27 The games were important that they stopped fighting for a time. a. so b. too c. very d. such 28. This is an emergency. Please an ambulance to Cua Viet beach a. to sending b. sending c. to send d. send 29. Of the all members in my family, my grandpa is a. oldest b. the oldest c. most old d. the most old 30. How long here? - Since 1980. a. do you live b. did you live c. have you live d. have you lived 31. We are having a plan to help them by them do things. a. encouraged b. encourage c. to encourage d. encouraging Question 32-41: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct from: 32. Most of the Earth’s surface (cover) by water. 33. The first festival (hold) . .nearly eight hundred years ago. 34. There’s some behind us. I think we (follow) 35. My mother (not visit) .us since he (move) to the new town. 36. This bike (use) .for more than six years. 37. Nowadays, many historical places (destroy) . .seriously. 38. It (get) hotter and hotter in June 39. Last moth when we (visit) .him, he (do) an experiment on the upstairs 40. Tet holiday in Viet Nam (celebrate) around January and February 41. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. It (visit) by millions of people every year. C, PHONETIC Question 42-51: In three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the same; in the fourth word the underlined part is pronounced differently. Find the fourth word. 42. a. held b. flew c. mend d. tent 43. a. quiet b. industry c. relative d. participant 44. a. nothing b. clothes c. hold d. told 45. a. bear b. ear c. tear d. hear 46. a. lot b. floor c. box d. dog 47. a. small b. law c. tall d. plane 48. a. float b. noun c. about d. out 49. a. arrive b. abroad c. around d. armchair 50. a. snowy b. cold c. prison d. Chicago 51. a. great b. hate c. heat d. afraid Question 52-59: In three of these words the first syllable is stressed. In the fourth the second syllable is stressed. Find the word in which the second syllable is stressed. 52. a. person b. enough c. picture d. people 53. a. Japan b. Australia c. Britain d. Canada 5
6. 54. a. surprise b. wonderful c. ticket d. evening 55. a. busy b. fortunate c. include d. follow 56. a. depart b. medical c. husband d. business 57. a. volcano b. gallery c. seafood d. windy 58. a. sunny b. facility c. humid d. minus 59. a. weather b. lava c. middle d. delicious D. READING Question 60-69: Read the article and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space: Traveling in the Lake District: The Lake District is very popular for holidays all year round. Roads leading to the area have been improved in (60) years inside the area itself, however, many roads are (61) and winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive (62) .roads like this when they are (63) in ice. For the mountain walker a word of warning-every season visitors (64) lost or are injured and (65) . to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams. This kind of problem can be (66) by following a few simple rules. When exploring the mountains, wear warm clothing. Sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small (67) of food. Don’t go (68) .alone and always tell someone where you (69) to go to. Vocabulary 1. (to) wind: uốn lượn 2. steep (adj): dốc 3. warning: cảnh báo 4. (to) rescue: cứu 5. whistle (n): cái còi 60. a. recent b. next c. last d. close 61. a. thin b. slim c. narrow d. shallow 62. a. along b. above c. by d. in 63. a. wrapped b. above c. drowned d. filed 64. a. have b. be c. make d. get 65. a. must b. should c. need d. ought 66. a. encouraged b. prevented c. arranged d. organized 67. a. quantity b. weight c. length d. limit 68. a. for b. by c. with d. off 69. a. look b. seem c. plan d. know E. WRITING Question 70-77: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first: 70. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times The film , 71. The football match was won by Manchester United Manchester . 72. Peter was too ill to get up. Peter was so 73. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends. Her father asked her:” .” 74. Parents ought to send their children to school. 6
7. Children 75. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health It is 76. Tom is not as tall as Peter. Peter 77. Every day thousands of trees are cut down in the world. Every day people . Question 78-85: Make sentences based on the given cues: 78. I / going / visit / after work / evening. . 79. Residents / store owners / concerned / new mall / for / few months. . 80. What / mum / going / do / weekend ? . 81. You / ought / go / market / buy / fish / vegetables. . 82. People / do / everything / without / help / modern equipment / years ago. . 83. How old / your brother / sister / then ? . 84. Some people / neighborhood / not happy / changes. . 85. It / difficult / learn / two languages / same time. . Question 86: Write a passage (100 words) to tell your friends “ A country picnic ” you made. Follow the suggested ideas. - Who you go with, when you go , how you go, what you’ve done, when you’re back, how you feel, . . . . . . . . Good luck to you! 7
8. ENGLISH PRACTICE 3 PART I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. rubbish B. uniform C. umbrella D. thumb 2. A. appear B. weather C. bread D. headache 3. A. project B. belong C. woman D. concert 4. A. think B. though C. mother D. these 5. A. eraser B. baseball C. suitcase D. waterfall Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group. 6. A. pencil B. raincoat C. arrive D. notebook 7. A. enjoyable B. power C. permission D. explore 8. A. photography B. minority C. heroic D. visit 9. A. translation B. difficult C. unluckily D. agree 10. A. Vietnamese B. engineer C. celebration D. product Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART II- Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. 1. Hoa ___ coins and stamps since she was six. A. was collecting B. has collected C. collected D. will collect 2. His brother is a ___ boy. He always tells a joke. A. handsome B. humorous C. sociable D. energetic 3. Do you mind if I ___ your car to work? A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove 4. They are ___ that their son won the championship. A. delighted B. pleasing C. sad D. interesting 5. My sister regretting ___ Mai’s glasses yesterday. A. to break B. broken C. breaking D. break 6. Hoa dances more ___ than her classmates. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify 7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ___ the morning of next Sunday. A. in B. on C. at D. of 8. Minh loves playing chess ___ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time. A. when B. because C. while D. during 9. One hundred dollars ___ an big amount of money for her. A. is B. are C. were D. is being 10. Don’t overheat the victim ___ blankets or coats. A. on B. for C. with D. from 11. We are going to ___ a small plane to Ha Long Bay this weekend. A. drive B. ride C. take D. give 12. They as well as Mai ___ in the field at this time last Sunday. A. was working B. were working C. has worked D. have worked 13. Thanks ___ Alexander Graham Bell’s invention, I can communicate with each other easily. A. for B. from C. on D.to 8
9. 14. We must ___ the environment from the pollution every day. A. save B. protest C. protect D. waste 15. In our opinion, there are a lot of differences ___ two twins. A. from B. without C. with D. between 16. If you ___ your work, let’s play volleyball with them in the garden. A. finish B. are finishing C. have finished D. will finish 17. Have a picnic with ___ in the mountain tomorrow. A. Hanh and I B. Hanh and me C. I and Hanh D. me and Hanh 18. Study is no ___ restricted to just one location. A. longer B. long C. longest D. the longest 19. My son was hit ___ a stick while he was working in the field. A. by B. with C. without D. out 20. Nam and Manh have played badminton for two hours, but ___ of them are tired. A. none B. both C. neither D. all Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20 PART III - Put the correct form of the words: 1. Joanne wants to become a ___ in the future. (science) 2. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been ___ in the last few years. (urban) 3. The book was so ___ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest) 4. There are a lot of ___ in the competition. (contest) 5. Linda’s ___ made the party less exciting. (absent) 6. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very ___ . (hope) 7. Because of his ___, they failed the exam. (lazy) 8. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of ___ recently. (produce) 9. Tet holiday is one of the most important ___ for Vietnamese people. (celebrate) 10. Laura loves all of Vietnamese dishes, ___ Nem. (special) Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART IV - Find and correct a mistake in each sentence: 1. The boy was enough intelligent to solve that problem. 2. The girl helped me with the needlework yesterday is my classmate. 3. They asked their friends not play soccer in the road. 4. Hanh is the same weigh as my sister. 5. It is careless for you to leave your book on the train. 6. My brother used to going to the movies with our father. 7. Hoa asked me if I could have a picnic with her in the country or not. 8. Most of monkeys both in the forest and in the zoo are interesting in bananas. 9. It takes Nam thirty minutes going to school on foot everyday. 10. Not only Ha but also her friends was present in my fifteenth birthday party. 9
10. Your answers: 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. Part V- Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. Air pollution is caused ___(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ___(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough ___(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ___(4) that air pollution causes ___ (5) diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars ___(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ___ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children ___(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ___(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they ___(10) their hands. 1. A. from B. on C. over D. of 2. A. laws B. ideas C. problems D. regulations 3. A. news B. article C. information D. newspaper 4. A. agreed B. pointed C. disagreed D. proved 5. A. lung B. heart C. liver D. stomach 6. A. had B. have C. has D. having 7. A. water B. lead C. gas D. exhaust 8. A. lived B. live C. to live D. living 9. A. quick B. slowly C. quickly D. slow 10. A. touch B. use C. handle D. collect Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART VI - Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket: Christmas is always held ___(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ___(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important ___(3) in this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ___(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem ___(5) a fat jolly man who wore a ___ (6) suit and gave children ___ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ___(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular ___(9) the USA. Santa Claus is based ___(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. It is over two years since they left their homeland. (They haven’t ) 2. “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked ) 3. No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. (I ) 4. The food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so ) 5. It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity. (There is no ) 10
11. 6. I am on the fifth page of the essay I am typing. (So far ) 7. The dog keeps stealing my socks. (The dog is ) 8. Hoa found it easy to translate this poem into French. (Hoa had no ) 9. Collect all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. (Let all ) 10. Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl ) Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part VIII- Write a letter about 150 – 200 words to a pen friend about your neighborhood. 11
12. ENGLISH PRACTICE 4 I. Choose one of word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. christmas B. character C. school D. church 2. A. traveled B. surprised C. worked D. climbed 3. A. tour B. pour C. your D. course 4. A. towel B. down C. window D. flower 5. A. cook B. food C. too D. pool II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. 1. His handwriting is terrible. It’s not easy at all what he writes. A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing 2. The city is .on the shore of Lake Michigan. A. visited B. lied C. laying D.located 3. Kim Tan town is busier. A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having 4. The Smiths never go out in the evening, .? A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t he D. does he 5. Ba is strong enough his father with the work on the farm. A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help 6. Last week my child to the biggest zoo in town by my wife. A. took B. were taken C. went D. has gone 7. I tried my. not to laugh, but I couldn’t. A. good B. well C. best D. better 8. Are you proud .your country and its tradition ? A. about B. on C. of D. for 9. I want to ask my parents some money. A. from B. for C. with D. about 10. You are very different your brother. A. to B. for C. with D. from 11. I am better English than Nam. A.than B. with C. at D. for 12. He seldom goes fishing, ? A. doesn't he B. is he C. does he D. isn't he 13. Heavy rains .the plane for several hours A. stopped B. prevented C. delayed D. kept 14. You must go to school the ages of 5 and 16. it is compulsory. A. from B. over C. during D. between 15. Sorry to keep you A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets . 1. I‘ve decided (stop) smoking. 2. I (visit) singapore two years ago. 3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain). 4.We are tired of (work) for low salary. 5. This is the second time you (break) a cup. 6. (you/do) the homework yet? 7. Mai is in her room. She (play) the guitar. 8. The teacher said that we should ( not make ) noise in class. 9. Water ( cover) most of the Earth’s surface. 12
13. 10. The gate ( lock) at 6.30 p.m everyday. IV. Read the passage and answer the questions. It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,” said the teacher, “They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In spring, it is warm and every thing begins to grow. In summer ,It is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, It is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.” Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,”he said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?” “Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.” 1. Where did the lesson take place? 2. What was the lesson about? 3. What did the teacher ask Tom to do? 4. What did the teacher asked the class to do? 5. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”? V. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the following sentences. 1. Their children have quite characters. DIFFERENCE 2. My brother bought a new rod yesterday. FISH 3. Mr. Jane runs his business very SUCCESS 4. I like the city life because there are many kinds of . ENTERTAIN 5. The scouts do the work. VOLUNTEER 6. Is there anything on TV tonight? INTEREST 7. What is the correct of this word? PRONOUNCE 8. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ORPHAN 9. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more COMFORT 10. In electronics, we learn to repair appliances. HOUSE VI. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. 1. He has waited there for a quarter past six. (1) 2. Surface mail is many cheaper than air mail. (2) 3. They do their best to keeping the family happy. (3) . 4. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa. (4) . 5. Tourists usually have a bus to the countryside. (5) VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) successful so the family (4) very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) the theatre. When he (7) about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8) was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) film director. 13
14. He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing. VIII. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. 1. It’s 2.5 km my school the movie theatre. 2. I live Xuan Dieu street .my grandparents 3. She is talking her students in the school yard. 4. My new house is different .my old house. 5. My father is a farmer. He works a farm. 6. Does your aunt work .the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there. 7. I’m always busy. I must work early morning until night. 8. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes Tuoi Tre newspaper. 9. This apartment is suitable .my family. 10. I often help my parents .the housework after school. IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 1. She eats more chocolate than I. I . 2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework. Vinh is . 3. Keeping the environment clean is very important. It’s . 4. No one helped Lan to do the homework. Lan 5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. I haven’t 6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to. Tam used . 7. How long is it since you used the car? When 8. We started living here 15 years ago. We have 9. Let’s meet inside the centre ,at the cafe corner? How . 10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work. Nam is strong 14
15. ENGLISH PRACTICE 5 I/ Section one: vocabulary and structures Question 1: Choose the best answers 1. Don’t be silly! That possibly be Rivaldo! a. mustn’t b . shouldn’t c. won’t d. can’t 2. No sooner had we started the game, it began to rain. a. than b. then c. that d. and 3. I be interested in playing badminton as a child. a. could b. ought to c. might d. used to 4. They’ve told you time and time not to go out at night. a. to b. over c. again d. before 5. Sorry I’m late, but I feed my little son before leaving home. a. needed b. must c. had to d. was to 6. Smith writes very quickly. He’s finished his essay. a. already b. been c. for d. yet 7. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made my mind yet. a. on b. at c. in d. up 8. I’ve to Paris. I went there in March. a. been b. gone c. just d. yet 9. This is the first I’ve ever lived far from home. a. already b. since c. that d. time 10. What did the girl say ? a. at you b. for you c. you d. to you? 11. Phong rang his friend in Nha Trang yesterday, and he said it raining there. a. was b. is c. should be d. to be 12. The last time I saw Khang, he looked very relaxed. He explained that he’d been on holiday the week. a. earlier b. following c. next d. previous 13. We wonder the tickets are on sales yet. a. what b. when c. whether d. where 14. When I rang Oanh some time last week, she said she was busy day. a. this b. that c. then d. the 15. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? a. just b. sun c. put d. bucket 16. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? a. instead b. head c. heap d. dead 17. Which word has a different stress in the group? a. amount b. inventor c. garbage d. resource 18. This film must be new. We’ve seen it before. a. ever b. never c. since d. yet 19. He hates to do something by others. a. to be asked b. asking c. being asked d. to ask 20. Let’s go camping in the mountain, ? a. do we b. can we c. will we d. shall we Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. 1. Phuong Linh arranged flowers the most (attract) in the contest. 2. It is a contest in which (participate) have to read two poems in English. 3. (environment) are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish. 4. Years later, she passed me in the street without even a small sign of (recognize). 15
16. 5. Nam put (press) on that towel to stop the bleeding. 6. After many years of (fail), Edison finally succeeded in inventing the light bulb. 7. We use first-aid in order to ease the victim’s pain and (anxious). 8. She felt (relief) after she passed the exam. 9. You’ll meet the tour guide on your (arrive) at the hotel. 10. We can take buses or trains to Northern (destine) of Nha Trang. 11. Sapa is considered the most beautiful (mountain) resort in the north of Viet Nam. 12. It’s now high time you knew how to dress and (dress) yourself. 13. We are having a good time here. People on the island are very friendly and (hospitality). 14. The police are interested in the sudden (appear) of the valuable painting. 15. I wrote (end) letters of application but I got no reply. 16. A fairy appeared and ( MAGIC )changed her old clothes 17. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s ( WISE ) 18. In that story, the prince got ( MARRY )to a poor girl 19. Let me get an ( APPLY ) form and I can fill out 20. He was ( FOOL ) to say that English is helpless II/ Section two: reading comprehension Question 1: Read these passages and match the each passage to its title. There is ONE title you needn’t use(10 pts) A. How I began D. My most frightening experience B. The worst aspect of my hobby E. Why I like my hobby C. My hopes for the future F. When and where I do it 1. ___ For me, every weekday begins the same: I get up at 7.00. I have breakfast, I take the bus to school, I go to lessons I don’t hate this daily routine, but it isn’t very thrilling. In the evenings, however, I drive Formula 1 cars, build enormous cities and defend my planet against aliens. In short, I play computer games. It’s like entering a different world. That’s why I love playing them so much. 2. ___My interest in computer games has taught me a lot about computer graphics. I want to study computing at college, and learn how to design and program games. Eventually, I’d like to start my own software company, creating and testing new games. That way, I could spend all day doing what I love most. 3. ___Computer games are interesting because they often contain stories and characters. The games are getting better all the time, but they are also getting more expensive. The only thing I don’t like about my hobby is the cost! New games are often about $50. 4. ___ Some of my friends from school are interested in computer games too. We normally meet at my house in the evenings and play for a few hours. We sometimes play at weekends, but if the weather’s good I prefer to go cycling or play basketball instead. 5. ___ I first became interested in computer games about four years ago. I was staying with my cousin for the weekend. He had some games and he taught me how to play them. I became hooked immediately! When I got home, I decided to save all my money for buying games. Now I’ve got about twenty different games. Question 2: Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in each gap Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way(1) a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task. Just (2) a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3) in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are (4) of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way. There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5) are well-known and widely used. The most popular language which is used in offices(6) Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7) carry out calculations. (8) neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home 16
17. computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9) it is easy to learn and use. (10) these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable. 1. A. to B. as C. so D. from 2. A. like B. by C. too D. as 3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing 4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles 5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of 6. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling 7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to 8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However 9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless 10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite Question 3: Find and correct one mistake in each line of the passage below Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1 holiday. He traveled with him classmates to a mountainous 2 area in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a 3 road through a forest among two villages. “It was very difficult 4 because there had no water to drink and no shops where we could 5 bought food,” said Nam. “It was also cold and wet 6 in the mountains. It is one of the wetter place in the country.” Nam 7 stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard 8 work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping 9 to return next year to do any more work there. 10 III/ section three: writing Question 1: Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences 1. exported / many / last year / rice / how / to/ Japan / tons / were / of / ? 2. trees / planting / on / the boys / the hill / group / are / the / in / volunteer / . 3. rain / heavy / from / prevented / the / playing / us / soccer. 4. if / he / me / some / asked / I / money / could / then / lend / him / 5. design / to send / friends / someone / greetings / Englishman / a card / Christmas / to / an / his / had /. 6. Le Lai Street / are/ living / they / in / at / An Giang / their / with /children / 186. 7. uncle / spent / most / their /of /the /violin / practicing / his time / in / room /music /the/. 8. which / us / tells / sentence / that / more / than / is / she / her / beautiful / sister /? 9. his / friends / old / unlike / he / is / impolite / very /. 17
18. 10. going / fatherland / month / Kenny / his / is / family / next / visit / with / his / to /. 11. colleagues / go / he / to / to / weekend / and / don’t / have / at / work / the / his /. 12. there / she / near / wanted / a / here / was / museum / know / to / if /. 13. hold / going / their / are / they / tomorrow / party / house / at / to / a /. 14. going / aren’t / are / boys / the / the / they / canteen / to / school /? 15. for / you’ll / meeting / late / be / the / if / bed / to / soon / don’t / you / go Question 2: Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the sentence given 1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea. It’s interesting that 2. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now. It’s 3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen. I have never 4. Please don’t interrupt me while I am speaking. I’d rather 5. Get up now or you’ll be late for school. If 6. The last time we met each other was ten years ago. We haven’t 7. Finding accommodation at busy time in Da Lat is difficult . It’s 8. Originally, tennis was an indoor game. Tennis used 9. My father prefers living in the countryside to living in the city. My father likes 10. Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Lan. Lan is 11. Have you ever played a computer game before? Is this 12. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876. The Statue 13. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it. The water wasn’t 14. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages. It’s ages 15. People should stop experiments on animals. Experiments The end 18
19. ENGLISH PRACTICE 6 A. Vocabulary I. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D 1. To jog means to A. work hard B. run fast C. run slowly D. work carefully 2. To quit means to A. give up B. start C. begin D. sleep 3. To reduce means to A. increase B decrease C. destroy D. rise 4. To assist means to A. hire B. like C. hate D. help 5. I am looking forward to you some day . A. seeing B. saw C. see D. sees 6. The opposite of failure is A. success B. difficulty C. pride D. harm 7. The opposite of enemy is A. army B. friend C. dog D. cat 8. The opposite of agree is A. fly B. dream C. refuse D. grow 9. What is she doing? A. Nothing B. Doing C. Feeding D. Sweeping 10. Ba is sociable but his brother is quite A. outgoing B. shy C. generous D. kind II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words at the beginning at sentences. 11. All between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog FLY . 12. There is plenty of for young people in this city. ENTERTAIN . 13. It’s to complain; you won’t get your money back. USE 14. During his the family used to live in the country side. CHILD . 15. He is such (a/an ) .person that no one likes him. HELP B. Grammar and Structure I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank 16. My friend the answer to the question now. A. is known B. know C. is knowing D. knows 17. I think I’ll buy this pair of shoes. They me really well. A. fit B. are fitting C. have fit D. are fitted 18. I’ll tell my uncle all the news when I him. A. will see B. am going to see C. see D. shall see 19
20. 19. I’ve got my key. I found it when I for something else. A. looked B. have looked C. looking D. was looking 20. “All these photographs with a very cheap camera,” he said. A. have taken B. take C. were taken D. were taking 21. I wondered the tickets were on sale yet. A. what B. whether C. when D. where 22. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please the table? A. lay B. put C. make D. take 23. Our neighbors are very on camping holidays. A. interested B. fond C. eager D. keen 24. There are some one following us. I think we in this area. A. are following B. are followed C. follow D. are being followed 25. Walt Disney the character of Mickey Mouse A. was created B. is created C. creates D. created . 26. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d stay at home. A. better B. like C. rather D. prefer 27. Did they ask you what examinations you’ve ? A. succeeded B. passed C. overcome D. obtained 28. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is any other lake in the world. A. larger than B. largest C. the largest D. the larger than 29. Most people prefer money to .it. A. spend- earn B. spending- earn C. to spend – earningD. spending- earning 30. Our teacher made us .harder. A. working B. to work C. work D. works 31. The plane will in a few minutes. A. take off B. land C. group D. both A&B 32.The teacher told the student A. what to do that B. how to do that C. which to do that D. by how to do that 33. He is used to .in public. A. the speaking B. be speaking C. speak D. speaking 34. Do you think I should practice English every day?- Yes, if you want to improve it. A. on listening B. to listen C. listened D. listening 35. I am not old enough . the car. A. driving B. drive C. drove D. to drive II. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting 36. Peter, I’d would like you to meet some very special people A B C D 37. It is greatly to be with you on such a lovely day ABCD 38. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers? A B C D 39. I think I prefer country life more than city life A B C D 40. Thanks for invite me to the water - fetching contest of your school ABCD 20
21. III. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form Wiki Website “Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaian. The word is used to describe websites that (41. write) by people who use the site. Anyone who visits a wiki website can add or change the information on the page. The first wiki website (42. create) by Ward Cunningham in 1995. Since then, wiki guidebooks , wiki dictionaries and wiki encyclopedias .(43. publish) on the Internet. The most popular online encyclopedia is “wikipedia” . Over 22 million entries .(44. add) since it started, and it is now the most detailed encyclopedia in the world. According to the create or of Wikipedia, the work (45. do) by 20. 000 people who regularly edit the pages. The amazing thing is that the information is completely free. 41 .42 43 . 44 45 . C. Speaking I. Matching the question in column A with the suitable answer in column B A B 46. What do you think this machine is for? A. Yes, sir 47. Would you mind if I opened the door? B. Tall, thin, short curly hair 48. Would you like to go through the departure C. I have no idea. lounge? D. Too quiet. 49. What does the countryside look like? E. Please go ahead 50. What does he look like? 46 47 48 49 50 II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 51. A. worked B. naked C. looked D. attacked 52. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition 53. A. teammate B. speaker C. bean D. overhead 54. A. furious B. purpose C. surf D. turn 55. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond D. Reading I. Fill in the blanks with suitable word celebration, custom, gather, gifts, midnight, particularly, symbolize, ring, bring, display In Scotland, the biggest (56) of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve. On 31st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework (57) at the castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people .(58) in the streets , coffees and bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells .(59) all over the city. After midnight people go “first footing” . This is a Scottish (60) that dates back hundreds of years. “First footing” is visiting your neighbours after (61) on New Year’s Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their right 21
22. foot step first, to (62) good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three .(63) : a piece of coal, a piece of “short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts .(64) warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a man with dark hair, that is .(65) lucky. 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 II. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket. For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (66) . flying is no more dangerous (67) any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (68) taking off and landing when (69) decisions are vitally important. The people (70) job it is to look (71) the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (72) safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (73) such care of is all part of the total experience. (74) other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (75) . with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films. 66. A. although B. too C. and D. because 67. A. than B. as C. then D. with 68. A. while B. during C. for D. through 69. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s 70. A. whose B. which C. their D. that 71. A. for B. up C. after D. round 72. A. feel B. rest C. experience D. lie 73. A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken 74. A. Any B. No C. All D. Not 75. A. sort B. kind C. way D. part E. Writing I. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences. 76. Early this morning/ children/ decide/ go/ a run. 77. Life/ country / definitely / changing / the better. 78. The date / meeting/ will/ have to/ change/ tomorrow. 79. Tom / have / shower / telephone / rang. 22
23. 80. Last year / we /spend / week / My Son / and / I not want / leave. 81. Watching / television / consider / most / popular / kind / entertainment / nowadays. 82. After /many / experiments / finally / first / successful /flight/ make / by / Wright brothers. 83. My grandfather / used / tell / stories / until / we / fall / asleep. 84. I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid. 85. My uncle / move / Ho Chi Minh City/ 1987/ and / live / there / then. II. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first 86. Tom works hard as a student Tom 87. It is good exercise to run a mile a day Running 88. It’s a great pleasure to be with you. Being . 89. We didn’t see her at all. She 90. Tom is not as tall as Peter Peter . 91. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friend Her father asked her: “ ” 92. The step- mother doesn’t treat the little girl in a normal way. The little girl 93. Do you mind my smoking? Do you mind 94. No one works harder than Barbara. Barbara 95. He told his customer : “ Please bring it back if it doesn’t fit well” He told 96. The last time we saw him was in 1988. We haven’t 97. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer. It took 98. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work. Unless 99. “Don’t swim out too far, boys ’’ I said I warned 100. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible. Because of . 23
24. ENGLISH PRACTICE 7 I. Choose the underlined part that pronounced differently from the others 1) A. honest B. hour C. honor D. huour 2) A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teach 3) A. there B. thank C. youth A. thirsty 4) A. fund B. upset C. tutor D. rug 5) A. safe B. mall C. nature D. face 6) A. option B. information C. quention D. invitation 7) A. choos B. chemistry C. character D. child 8) A. invited B. liked C. ended D. wanted 9) notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost 10) like B. wide C. oponion D. file II. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses 1. Yester day, I (1. spend) two hours (2. do) the homeword. 2. The thiefs (3. catch) when the (4. leave) the bank. 3. Two hors ago, Mrs Brown (5. have) Alice (6. take) her son to the school. 4. How many times you (7. be) to Ho Chi Minh City? 5. The moon (8. move) around th earth. 6. Next summer, my parents wil let me (9. visit) my grand father. 7. How about (10. go) to the zoo? III. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions 1. She went out the room saying a word. 2. The life in the countryside is changing . Better. 3. She was born 2 o’clock 18th July. 4. Mary is thinking importing fowers China. 5. They are traveling the airport a bus. 6. I am afraid . Ghost. 7. The fight deforestation is very important. IV. Put the words in brackets into correct forms 1. Ha Long Bay is in VietNam (north). 2. The wild animals are being (appear). 3. I couldn’t find any . between the tow picture (different). 4. She is a she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower). 5. Long put on that towel to stop the bleeding (press). 6. The question isn’t good. It’s to ask (import). 7. His father soon died of a heart (break). 24
25. 8. Don’t let the child go out because it’s . (wind). 9. I am going to have a check-up next Monday (medicine). 10. The knife is it can cut everything (use). V. Choose the best answer 1. I finish the book and went to bed. A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads 2. That man can tell us where . A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John live 3. clothes do you prefer, T- shirt or pullover? A. Which B. What C. Where D. How 4. Can you your paper with you when I come there, please? A. collect B. bring C. get D. take 5. Smoking is harmful your health. A. on B. for D. about C. to 6. Do you find anything there? A. interested B. useful C. bored D. easily 7. Ann is very busy these days. She has free time. A. a little B. few C. a few D. little 8. It’s raining very A.wet B. badly C. hard D. firmly 9. A new shoppig is . In my neighborhood today. A. being opened B. opened C. opening D. be opened 10. The stolen machines were . a lot of money. A. valued B. cost C. price D. worth VI. Rewrite the following sentences as directed 1. Has anyone asked you for your opinions?/ Nam said that 2. I had a dog once, but I don’t have anymore./ I . 3. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it./ The water 4. “ Eat more and more vegetables” the doctor said./ The doctor told 5. To live on your salary must be hard./ It . 6. Tom is the best player in the team./ No one in the team 7. It’s interesting to read this book./ This book 8. I spend half an hour traveling to work by motorbike everyday./ It takes 9. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well then./ Peter said “I ” 10. A boy was injured in the accident, he is now in the hospital./ The boy VII. Find and correct mistakes in the passage In a modern life today, the work of the farm is less hard because he is helped a lot by machines. That mean nore food is produced and less labour and less work hours are spent. He also has more free time for intertain and more things such as a big house, motorbike, television. Her life is getting better and good 25
26. day by day. His children go to school. Before they finish school, they are sent to universityes.The farmer still have to work hardly but his life is much improved. VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions Most types of paper can be recycled. Newspapers have been recycled profitably for decades and recycling of other paper is growing. It’s important to know what you are buying in a paper product, for that reason virtually all paper products should be marked with the percentage and tupe of recycled content. Just saying “recycle paper” isn’t enough. “Recycled paper” can mean anything from 100% true recycled paper to 1% re- manufactured ends of large paper rolls. “Post- consumer” mean the paper that you and I return to recycling centers. Questions : 1. Can newspapers be recycled? 2. Why should all paper products be marked with the percentage and tupe of? 3. Are all recycled paper products the same? 4. What does “Post- consumer” mean? IX. Write a passage in 150 words about your dream school 26
27. ENGLISH PRACTICE 8 I. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried 2. A. bath B. father C. theater D. health 3. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage 4. A. whole B. when C. where D. while 5. A. improvement B. equipment C. comment D. development II. Choose the correct word or phrase underlined to complete each of the following sentences. 1. My mother is (enough/ too/ so/ very) tired to cook tonight 2. They haven’t seen each other (since/ for/ at/ in ) Christmas. 3. Alexander Graham Bell invented the (washing machine/ computer/ television set/ telephone). 4. Mr Hoang is used (eat/ to eat/ to eating/ ate) no thing before going to work 5. Tim saw his friends while he (cross/ was crossing/ is crossing/ crossed) the street. 6. He asked me (if I have/ whether I have/ if I had/ whether I have had) a driving licence . 7. Cool the burn immediately (so as/ so that/ in order to/ because) to minimize tissue damage. 8. She promises she (is/ be/ has been/ will be) back in about ten minutes. 9. This project (is carried out/ will carried out / carries out/ will be carried out) next month. 10. I saw him (watering/ water/ is watering/ to water) the flowers in the garden. 11. Angkor Wat is the (large/ largest / larger/ most largest ) temple in the world. 12. In the rice – cooking festival, a fire is made in the (modern/ new/ traditional/ old time) way. 13. Hoa told me that she (is / was/ were/ had been) hungry. 14. It (sounds/ hears/ says/ listens) interesting. How does it work ? 15. It isn’t good for children (to eat/ eating/ for eating/ eat) too many sweets. III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions 6. She went to market without ___ anything. A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. Buying 7. ___ she plays the piano! A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good 8. The new shopping mall is quite ___ the present shopping area. A. different from B. the same C. like to D. similar 9. There were ___ flowers that I couldn’t dicide what to buy. A. so many B. so few C. so little D. so much 10. Of my parents, my father is ___ A. the stricter B. the strictest C. strict D. stricter 11. Would you ___ cleaning the floor for me? A. like B. please C. mind D. rather 12. I’ve never seen such an interesting ___ A. performing B. performer C. performance D. performed 13. I’m sorry. I’m not ___ to help you lift the table. A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough strength. 27
28. 14. I usually go to work by bus, but ___ and then I use my motorbike A. again B. once C. now D. ever 15. There are not ___ jobs for all of us. A. so B. such C. too D. enough IV . Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to compete the passage. Robert Wilson (1) .(be) . a politician. He (2) (go) to Oxford University in 1960, and in 1976 he (3) (become) . a Member of Parliament (an MP). He (4) .(be) an MP since then. He (5) (be) Minister of Education from 1980 to 1985. He (6) (write) many books. He (7) (get) married and (8) (have) . two children. His family lived in Oxford for 15 years, then they (9) .(move) to London in 1980. They now (10) (live) in a house in Kensington Street, London. III. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning 1. She studies English so that she can improve her knowledge.  She studies English so as . 2. The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was 6 years ago.  I haven’t 3. “Where is the post office?” A visitor asked Lan.  A visitor asked Lan 4. May I borrow your ruler?  Would you mind 5. We spent five hours getting to London.  It took us . 6. Some one is going to tune my piano tomorrow.  I am going 7. Nam keeps forgetting his homework.  Nam is . 8. My mother gave me a very nice watch yesterday.  I was 9. We’d prefer you not to smoke.  We’d rather . 10. “ You should not believe him, Minh” said Toan  Toan advised IV. Fill a suitable preposition in each blank. 1. Mrs Vui always prides . .her cooking. 2. It is safe to keep medicine . .locked cupboards. 3. Lipton tea is different . Dilmah tea. 4. How . going to Vinh Market this afternoon ? 5. Mr John is very interested the history of Viet Nam. 6. When my parents arrived home, I was waiting .a phone call. 7. Mary regretted not bringing a lot of clothes her. It was very cold. 8. Hoa got up late as her alarm clock didn’t go 9. Would you mind if I had a look your luggage ? 10. Because of the heavy storm, the ship moved up and the water. 28
29. V. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. The lecturer is giving us first-aid . (instruct) 2. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more (comfort) 3. He said “Good morning” in a most way. (friend) 4. This book is enough for me to read. (interest) 5. Sa Pa is a wonderful resort in Viet Nam. (mountain) 6. Nam’s sister has been an .for seven years. act) 7. Diana is a She sells flowers at a shop in New York. (flower) 8. The view of this mountain is (beauty) 9. My mother doesn’t like me to wear short skirts to church. She thinks they are (suitable) 10. Christmas songs were for people in towns and villages. (perform) III. Complete the following questions with the correct preposition. 16. She isn’t here ___ the moment. 17. Warm clothes protect us ___ bad weather. 18. What do you often do ___ weekends. 19. We haven’t seen him ___ last month. 20. He had an accident and was taken ___ hospital. 21. We regarded him ___ a famous doctor. 22. You’re better ask ___ the information desk. 23. He borrowed $ 100 ___ his father 24. “ Hamlet” is written ___ Shakespeare. 25. Jane fell ___ her bike and hit head on the road VI. Read and choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces. Paper Paper was .(1) by the Chinese in the first century AD. Most paper is made (2) . wood. When trees are .(3) , they are transported (4) land or water to paper mill. Here they are cut (5) and the wood is broken up into fibres. Which are (6) with water and chemicals. This wood pulp is then dried on a machine and .(7) . into paper. One tree is needed for every 400 .(8) . of a typical forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain each buy one daily paper, this uses up over 40.000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down faster than they are being .(9) , so there may be a (n) (10) paper shortage before the year 2010. 1. a. imagined b. invented c. thought d. brought 2. a. from b. of c. by d. with 3. a. cut in b. cut of c. cut down d. cut up 4. a. on b. of c. through d. by 5. a. up b. all c. over d. in 6. a. turned b. mixed c. beaten d. joined 7. a. make b. making c. made d. to make 8. a. covers b. texts c. sheets d. copies 9. a. set up b. replaced c. grown up d. found 10. a. able b. important c. serious d. essential 29
30. IV. Fill the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided in the right column. 26. Their children have quite ___ characters. DIFFERENCE 27. What is the correct ___of this word? PRONOUNCE 28. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ___ COMFORT 29. She is one of the greatest ___ to appear in this theater. PERFORM 30. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very ___ there in the fall WIND 31. It is ___ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. HEALTH 32. During his ___ the family lived in Cornwall CHILD 33. Bell ___ demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS 34. Every day, there are two ___ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY 35. ___ , dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. SUDDEN V. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets. 36. Will you wait a minute while I (look) ___ through the text ? 37. “ I hear you’ve bought a new house.” - “Yes, I ( move ) ___ in next week” 38. Look at those black clouds. It ( rain) ___ 39. The film ( begin) ___ at 7.30 or 8.00 this evening ? 40. Mai (telephone)___ you when she comes back. 41. The pens ( produce ) ___ by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good. 42. “Do you mind if I sit here ?” – “ I ‘d rather you ( sit ) ___ over there” 43. The price ( become ) ___ more and more expensive these days. 44, + 45. Mr Binh ( know) ___ how to drive a car although he ( not learn) ___ it yet. VIII. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it by choosing A, B, C or D. 66. Have you ever seen a painting of Picasso yet ? A B C D 67. “ Do you think anyone saw us ?” she told nervously. A B C D 68. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world. A B C D 69. The employer said that he would give them a two – day trip to Phu Tho next week. A B C D 70.My sister is studying very hard in order to pass the exam and getting scholarship at university. A B C D IX. Write a description of 100-120 words with the title “My holidays”. 30
31. ENGLISH PRACTICE 9 A. Phonetics I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each group. 1. A. climate B. comic C. hike D. website 2. A. worked B. laughed C. hoped D. naked 3. A. cover B. category C. ancient D. decorate 4. A. erupt B. humor C. UFO D. communicate 5. A. Buddhism B. bomb C. viable D. bulb II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 1. A. comprise B. depend C. design D. novel 2. A. tropical B. collection C. tendency D. charity 3. A. friendliness B. occasion C. pagoda D. deposit 4. A. importing B. specific C. impolite D. important 5. A. federation B. unpolluted C. disappearing D. profitable B. Vocabulary and Grammar I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 1. All the sentences below use “the”, which one is correct? A. Can you pass the sugar please? B. The crime is a problem in many big cities. C. The apples are good for you. D. I love the skiing. 2. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city ___ 2002 A. for B. since C. in D. about 3. He prefers soccer ___ tennis A. from B. than C. to D. or 4. If they worked more carefully, they ___ so many mistakes. A. won’t make B. don’t make C. wouldn’t make D. didn’t make 5. He ___ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home. A. goes B. was going C. went D. has gone 6. There’s a strange man behind us. I think___. A. we are followed B. we are being followed C. we are being following D. we are following 7. Which of the following is the strongest advice? A. You should get a hair-cut. B. If I were you I’d get a hair-cut. C. You ought to get a hair-cut. D. You really must get a hair-cut. 8. ___ you mind if I use your dictionary? A. Will B. Do C. Can D. Did 9. Mr.Vo Van Kiet, ___ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long. A. that B. whose C. who D. whom 10. All that rubbish will have to be ___ at once. A. get rid of B. got rid of C. got rid D. getting rid of II. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage 1. My friend was (make)___ (pay) ___ back the book. 2. Hardly he (take) ___ up the book when the phone (ring) ___. 31
32. 3. Can you imagine what I (come)___ across when I (roll)___ up the carpet yesterday? 4. If she wins the prize, it (be) ___ because she (write) ___ very well. 5. He resented (ask) ___ (wait) ___. He had expected the minister to see him at once. III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence 1. A lot of toys encourage children’s ___. (imagine) 2. The factory has provided cheaper ___ lately. (produce) 3. Burning coal is an ___ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (economy) 4. According to some scientists the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because of ___ . (pollute) 5. She has one of the biggest art ___ in Britain. (collect) 6. ___ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. (forest) 7. ___ often walk through the streets shouting or singing about something they sell. (cry) 8. Gas and oil ___ always increases in cold weather. (consume) 9. The police are interested in the sudden ___ of the valuable painting. (appear) 10. He claimed that his ___ had caused him to become a criminal. (bring up) IV. Match a beginning in column A with the most suitable ending in column B to make a meaningful sentence or a conversation A B 1. I must get back to work, a. That’s right, I am 2. Hello. You must be Maryam. b. which is the capital city of California. 3. Andrew is flying to Sacramento, c. we will have no fresh water to use. 4. Do you know that you can only live d. otherwise I’ll get the sack. without water for four days? 5. If we pollute the water, e. It depends on where you are and what you are doing, surely? V. Each of the following sentence has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten 1. Preserving natural resources mean reserving them for our future. A B C D 2. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane. A B C D 3. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be A B for students to practice speaking words. C D 4. The injured man was taken to the hospital. A B C D 5. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that he work as fastly as possible. A B C D C. Reading I. The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B, C or D) for each question. Choose the best answer. Benjamin Franklin 32
33. Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after it began, and dying ten years before it ended. In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of the new state. At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a printer’s apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the Pennsylvania Gazette. He also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his experience in business was shared in his famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his reputation throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, the Autobiography, which was written toward the end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense. He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and - because he was a pragmatic man - a fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster-General of the colonies. Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North America should be a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American colonists into rebellion. Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he worked hard to make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war he attended the American constitutional congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States. 1. What is a good description for this text? A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. B. The life of Benjamin Franklin C. The works of Benjamin Franklin. D. Franklin and American Independence. 2. When was Benjamin Franklin born? A. 1806 B. 1794 C. 1717 D. 1706 3. Which of these happened first? A. Franklin trains as a printer. B. Franklin runs away to Philadelphia. C. The American colonies rebel. D. Franklin starts his first publication. 4. What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about? A. Franklin’s reputation. B. How to succeed in business. C. How to do government printing. D. The text does not say. 5. In which countries did Franklin live? A. England and France. B. Philadelphia and England. C. London and America. D. England, America and France. II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) SAVING THE TIGER In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and (1) ___Indian Government agreed to set (2) ___ “Operation Tiger”- a campaign (3) ___ save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (4) ___that tigers could live in safety. 33
34. The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (5) ___ was quickly turning into a desert (6) ___ too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle. At the time there (7) ___ just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which mean moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (8) ___ be handed back to nature. Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (9) ___ for tigers to hide in, and there are now at (10) ___ forty of them (11) ___ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals have also benefited. For example, there are many (12) ___ deer and monkeys than before. The people (13) ___were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away (14) ___ the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animals’ future looks (15) ___little safer. D. Writing I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase 1.You should review your lessons for the exam. It’s time___ 2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York. That’s ___ 3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time. I wish ___ 4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday. Although ___ 5. When did you start working in that factory? How long ___ 6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach. The sand___ 7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked. Mrs. Smith asked ___ 8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. He regretted ___ 9. I advise you not to buy that car. If ___ 10. Why don’t you ask her yourself? I suggest that ___ II. Make full sentences based on given cues. 1. If you/ not go / the party /I /go / either. 2. Unless/ I / have/ quiet room/ I / not/ able /do / work. 3. nurse/ kind enough/ help him/ walk 4. He/ rather spend/ holidays/ a farm/ seaside 5. I/ return/ visit/ Japan. It/ wonderful trip. The end 34
35. ENGLISH PRACTICE 10 I.PHONETICS: a. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (5 0,2=1.0 pt) 1. A. Sugar B. Sorry C. Seaside D. Summer 2. A. Page B. Village C. luggage D. Heritage 3. A. Seat B. Great C.Please D. Beach 4. A. Hotel B.Photo C. Move D.Pagoda 5. A. Typhoon B. Goose C. Food D. Flood b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others (5 0,2=1,0 pt) 1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable 2. A. important B. especially C. prefed D. influence 3. A. general B.opinion C. abroad D.surprise 4. A.comfort B.nation C.apply D.moment 5. A. medical B.advise C.vegetables D. physical II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (10 0,2=2,0 pts) 1. “ Recycling” means not way. A.throwing things away B.throw things away C.blowing things away D. not blowing things away 2. I think it is good to spend time .English pronunciation. A.in B.on C.with D.at 3. Two teams take part in the contest A.fetching – water B.water – fetching B.fetched – water D.water - fetched 4. She is not old .to go out alone in the evening. A.enough B.for C. so that D. that 5. Ha Long Bay, one of the most picturesque sights in Viet Nam, was . by UNESCO as world Heritage Site. A.recognized B.signed C.realized D. collected 6. Could you help me this door, please? A.push B.pushing C.pushed D.for pushing 7. At the end of the street there is path . To the river. A.leads B.leasd C.leading D.led 8. All letters .today should arrive tomorrow. A.posted B.post C.to post D.posting 9. When I arrived, there was a big red car outside the house. A.park B.parked C.parking D.parks 10. I live in a pleasant room . The garden. A.overlook B.overlooks C.overlooker D.overlooking b. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters: (10 0,2=2.0 pts) 1. Farmers are always faced with brought about by typhoons, floods or droughts. (destroy) 35
36. 2. They made a decision to close down the factory . (permanence) 3. She was for days after the accident. (conscious) 4. A few passengers received serious . in the accident. (injure) 5. Children often feel a lot of about their first day at school. (anxious) 6. He drinks a lot of coffee to keep him . (wake) 7. Linda is one of the . from Friends of the Earth. (represent) 8. Attractive . can help to sell products. (package) 9. These products are friendly. (environment) 10. It’s difficult to find . at busy time. (accommodate) c. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (5 0,2=1.0 pt) 1. When the phone rang, I (water) the flowers in the garden. 2. You should practice ( speak) English everyday. 3. It (get) hotter and hotter in June. 4. His doctor advised him (give) . Up somoking. 5. My uncle (not visit) us since he (move) to the new town. d. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (5 0,2=1,0 pt) 1. Instead going to the theater, we'll go to the concert. 2. There is nothing to prevent the children playing there. 3. They will be here a few minutes. 4. Most children often participate outdoor activitives in their free time. 5. You are very different your brother. III. READING: a. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (10 0,2=2,0 pts) There (1) many simple things we can do to stop the (2). of the invironment. First of all, we should not dump our rubbish without (3) which things, such as bottles and paper can (4). . We should put objectives that we can recycle in (5) bins. Secondly, instead of talking our car wherever we go, we ought to leave it at home (6) possible, and go on foot or (7) public transport. When we have to drive to the market (8) our shopping, we should always remember (9) our own bags (10). we don't need to use the supermarket's plastic bags. 1. A. are B.is C.was D.were 2. A. destroy B. destroyed C.destructive D. destruction 3. A. think B.to think C.thinking D. thought 4. A.be recycled B.recycle C.recycling D. being recycled 5. A. recycle B. recycles C. recycled D. recycling 6. A. where B.whenever C.when D. wherever 7. A. on B. in C. by D. to 8. A. to do B. do C. to make D. making 9. A. taking B.to take C. take D. took 10. A.so B. that C. so that D. so as b. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (10 0,2=2 pts) 36
37. The world's (1) famous clock is Big Ben standing (2). to the Housees of Parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3). of the bell which chimes every hour. The Bell (4). named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man (5) was given the tast of hauling the bell up the clock tower. The clock (6) four faces and keeps accurate time. It can (7). adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8) a stray attached to the clock pendulum. One interesting thing about the clock (9) the light shines above the belfry at night, it (10) that the House of Common is still in session. c. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.0 pt) TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN GREAT BRITAIN. Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published. To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with a central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in inmitation of grass and box of flowers. Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working. 1. How important are traditions in Britain? 2. What do Englishmen do to their traditions? 3. Which does an English family prefer, a house with a garden or a flat? 4. Find sentences in the text which shows that the English people like gardens very much? 5. How is Christmas kept in Scotland? IV WRITING: a. Use the following words and phrases. Make all the necessary changes and additions to write complete and meaningful sentences. (5 0,2=1,0 pt) 1. I / not / see / him / since / we / leave / school. 2. This / be / first time / Tim / see / rice paddies. 3. compost / make / from / household and garden waste. 4. he / tell / me / that / he / borrow / book / school library. 37
38. 5. would / you / mind / if / I / sit / here? b. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the words given in any way: (10 0,2=2,0 pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence 1. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. → This is the first 2. My brother started working in that factory five years ago. → My brother has 3. ‘Can I borrow your bike, Nga?’ ,Nam askerd. → Nam asked Nga . 4. This pen belongs to Phong. → This is 5. They haven’t cleaned the streets this weed. → The streets . 6. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. → Apples are not 7. He’d rather play golf than tennis. → He prefers 8. Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness. → Because Mai 9. How long is it since they built the house? → When 10. You are not allowed to smoke here. → Would you mind c. Write a composition about 130 words about one of the interesting places in your country, using some headlines below. ( 2.0 pts) (don’t show your name, your school or your village): - Name of the place. - Sights/ landscapes. - Acommadation and food. - Available transportation. 38
39. ENGLISH PRACTICE 11 I.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. a. notice b. grow c. ghost d. lost 2. a. casual b. material c. champagne d. campus 3. a. deny b. deposit c. benefit d. respond. 4. a. hike b. shrine c. widely d. opinion 5. a. furious b. purpose c. surf d. turn. II. Choose the best answer, circle the letter a, b, c or d 1. The baby’s getting everyday. a. more big b. bigger c. bigger and bigger d. more and more big 2. English at the meeting. a. speak b. speaks c. is speaking d. is spoken 3. These flowers a. smell good b. smells good c. smell well d. smells well 4. She getting up early now. a. didn’t use to b. is used to c. is using to d. used to 5. Did you put sugar in my coffee? a. many b. a few c. so many d. much 6. Do you know yesterday? a. if did they arrive b. if they arrive c. if did they arrived d. if they arrived 7. If you are tired, you should a break. a. make b. do c. take d. go 8. Beef is my food. a. preferable b. favorable c. favorite d. likeable 9. I’m looking to hearing from you. a. at b. after c. over d. forward 10. She a cake when the telephone rang. a. makes b. make c. has make d. was making 11. I’ve known him I left school. a. when b. before c. until d. since 12. He has left his book here on so that you can read it. a. design b. intention c. purpose d. meaning 13. What would you me to do for you? a. want b. hope c. wish d. have 14. After retiring, my father will spend his on an expensive holiday. a. dollars b. accounts c. savings d. cheques 15. We can’t go wrong if we the instructions. a. follow b. keep c.take d. guide III. Read the text below. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Example: (0) impossible These days it is(o) to open a newspaper without POSSIBLE 39
40. reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being(1) and the future looks bad. THREAT What can each of us do? We cannot clean up our(2) rivers and seas overnight. POLLUTION Nor can we stop the(3) of plants and animals. But APPEAR we can stop adding to the problem while(4) SCIENCE search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s(5) DEFEND It may not be easy to change your lifestyle(6) , but COMPLETE some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of(7) DRIVE you do or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces(8) bills. We must all make HOUSE a personal (9) to work for the future of our planet if DECIDE we want to (10) a better world for our grand- children. SURE III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. Dentists can do a lot(0) to improve (improve) your teeth. They can straighten your teeth by(1) (put) wires on them. These wires(2) (push) the roots of the teeth the right way. The best time for (3) (do) this is while the teeth(4) (grow). A lot of dentists, however, prefer not(5) (start) doing this before a child(6) (be) at least eight. Sometimes a dentist even(7) .(use) elastic bands(8) (make) a tooth straight. Sometimes(9) (pull) tooth out can prevent the other teeth from(10) (grow) too close to one another. IV. Fill in an appropriate word in each blank. Kipling was the first writer (1) expressed the faith and national pride. He was (2) in Bombay India (3) 1865 and was taken (4) England to (5) educated at the (6) of 6. But at the age of 17 he returned (7) India and became a journalist. (8) this time he (9) a great amount of prose and portry. After wards he returned to England and travelled in Japan and America. He received the 1907 Nobel (10) for literature and died in 1936 while he was working on his autbiographical notes. V. Read the passage and choose the best answer. After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes. 1. When did the first award ceremony take place7 40
41. A. 1895 B . 1901 C. 1962 D. 1968 2. Why was the Nobel prize established? A. To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity. B. To resolve political differences. C. To honour the inventor of dynamite. D. To spend money. 3. In which area have Americans received the most awards? A. Literature B. Peace C. Economics D. Science 4. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Awards vary in monetary value. B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention. C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners. D. A few individuals have won two awards. 5. In how many fields are the prizes bestowed? A. 2 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10 VI. Write a new sentence as similar in meaning a possible to the original sentence 1. John missed the lecture because he came very late If John 2. He could not afford to buy the car The car 3. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work Unless 4. I had to spend the whole evening finishing the test It 5. Weather conditions influence most people’s lives. Most people’s lives VII. Make meaningfull sentences based on given hints 1. My friend / live / next door / enjoy / read / book / very / much 2. He / prefer / fiction book / non – fiction book. 3. He / start / collect / book / he school / boy. 4. He / spend / a lot of money / book /years now 5. He hope / he / have / own library. 41
42. ENGLISH PRACTICE 12 Exercise I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in the following questions 1) A. honest B. hour C. honor D. huour 2) A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teach 3) A. there B. thank C. youth A. thirsty 4) A. fund B. upset C. tutor D. rug 5) A. safe B. mall C. nature D. face 6) A. option B. information C. quention D. invitation 7) A. choos B. chemistry C. character D. child 8) A. invited B. liked C. ended D. wanted 9) notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost 10) like B. wide C. oponion D. file Exercise II: Fill in the blank with a suitable form of verb in the bracket 1. Yester day, I (1. spend) two hours (2. do) the homeword. 2. The thiefs (3. catch) when the (4. leave) the bank. 3. Two hors ago, Mrs Brown (5. have) Alice (6. take) her son to the school. 4. How many times you (7. be) to Ho Chi Minh City? 5. The moon (8. move) around th earth. 6. Next summer, my parents wil let me (9. visit) my grand father. 7. How about (10. go) to the zoo? Exercise III: Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition 1. She went out the room saying a word. 2. The life in the countryside is changing . Better. 3. She was born 2 o’clock 18th July. 4. Mary is thinking importing fowers China. 5. They are traveling the airport a bus. 6. I am afraid . Ghost. 7. The fight deforestation is very important. Exercise IV. Fill in the blank with the correct form of word in the bracket 1. Ha Long Bay is in VietNam (north). 2. The wild animals are being (appear). 3. I couldn’t find any . between the tow picture (different). 4. She is a she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower). 5. Long put on that towel to stop the bleeding (press). 6. The question isn’t good. It’s to ask (import). 42
43. 7. His father soon died of a heart (break). 8. Don’t let the child go out because it’s . (wind). 9. I am going to have a check-up next Monday (medicine). 10. The knife is it can cut everything (use). Exercise V : Choose the best answer by cirling A, B, C or D 1. I finish the book and went to bed. A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads 2. That man can tell us where . A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John live 3. clothes do you prefer, T- shirt or pullover? A. Which B. What C. Where D. How 4. Can you your paper with you when I come there, please? A. collect B. bring C. get D. take 5. Smoking is harmful your health. A. on B. for D. about C. to 6. Do you find anything there? A. interested B. useful C. bored D. easily 7. Ann is very busy these days. She has free time. A. a little B. few C. a few D. little 8. It’s raining very A.wet B. badly C. hard D. firmly 9. A new shoppig is . In my neighborhood today. A. being opened B. opened C. opening D. be opened 10. The stolen machines were . a lot of money. A. valued B. cost C. price D. worth Exercise VI : Rewrite the sentence by using the given words without changing the meaning 11. Has anyone asked you for your opinions?/ Nam said that 12. I had a dog once, but I don’t have anymore./ I . 13. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it./ The water 14. “ Eat more and more vegetables” the doctor said./ The doctor told 15. To live on your salary must be hard./ It . 43
44. 16. Tom is the best player in the team./ No one in the team 17. It’s interesting to read this book./ This book 18. I spend half an hour traveling to work by motorbike everyday./ It takes 19. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well then./ Peter said “I ” 20. A boy was injured in the accident, he is now in the hospital./ The boy Exercise VII : Find the mistakes in the passage and correct them In a modern life today, the work of the farm is less hard because he is helped a lot by machines. That mean nore food is produced and less labour and less work hours are spent. He also has more free time for intertain and more things such as a big house, motorbike, television. Her life is getting better and good day by day. His children go to school. Before they finish school, they are sent to universityes.The farmer still have to work hardly but his life is much improved. Exercise VIII : Read the passage and answer the questions below Most types of paper can be recycled. Newspapers have been recycled profitably for decades and recycling of other paper is growing.It’s important to know what you are buying in a paper product, for that reason virtually all paper products should be marked with the percentage and tupe of recycled content. Just saying “recycle paper” isn’t enough. “Recycled paper” can mean anything from 100% true recycled paper to 1% re- manufactured ends of large paper rolls. “Post- consumer” mean the paper that you and I return to recycling centers. Questions : 5. Can newspapers be recycled?. 6. Why should all paper products be marked with the percentage and tupe of? 7. Are all recycled paper products the same? 8. What does “Post- consumer” mean? 44
45. ENGLISH PRACTICE 13 I- Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffirent from the others. 1- a. sun b. fun c. pull d. hunt 2- a. tie b. sit c. bit d. hit 3- a. cave b. have c. slave d. behave 4- a. bull b. pull c. dull d. full 5- a. do b. go c. so d. no 6- a. hotel b. photo c. move d. pagoda 7- a. needed b. visited c.played d. planted 8- a. my b. curly c. library d.lucky II- Choose A,B,Cor D to complete the following sentences. 1- My brother is studying hard pass the exam. A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that 2- We have studied seven o'clock. A. for B. at C. since D. to 3- He was born in England. English is his A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B are correct 4- It's dangerous in this river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam 5- to America yet ? A. Were you B. Have you ever been C. Were you been D. Are you 6- The boy was by the dog. A. bite B. bit C. bited D. bitten 7- My father used me to school. A. took B. taking C. to take D. take 8- Would you mind for a few minutes? A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. be waiting III- Complete the sentences, use the correct form of the words in the brackets. 1- Would you mind if I (smoke) . 2- Surface mail is much (cheap) than airmail. 3- He (live) in this city since 2000. 4- The man (sit) . next to me was very nervous. 5- The children (play) when it started to rain. 6- We (learn) French grammar at the moment. 7- Could you give me some (inform) ? 8-Mr Hung told me (tell) him the truth. 9- My fater can read (good) without glasses. 10- Nam must (do) . the homework himself. 45
46. IV-Underline and correct the mistake in the sentences. 1- They didn't let me to go. 2- When John is four, he came to London with his parents. 3- How long have you living here ? 4- They are going to school by foot. 5- Do you mind if I smoking in the room ? 6- His garden isn't as large than mine. 7- We haven't talked to your sister since a long time. 8- There are much than eighty stores in the mall. 9- The toys keeping in the box are worth 30 dollars. 10- This school is different mine. V- Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. 1- I am interested reading books. 2- She is tired living in the city. 3- This restaurant is famous Chinese food. 4- The ambulance will be there a bout 5 minutes. 5- Bobby started school the age of five. 6- I am very keen music. 7- Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go 8- I’m looking forward seeing in June. 9- Could I help you your bag? 10- They are traveling to the airport a bus. VI- Complete the passage with the suitable words. Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) ___ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ___ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ___ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) ___without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ___ .The same is true of (9) ___the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ___ first? 46
47. VII- Read the following passage and choose the item A,B,C or D that best answer each question about it. Nick Johnson lives with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north London. Nick’s mum is called Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim and he works in a bank. Nick’s sister is called Tracy. She is nine years old. There is also a dog in the family. His name’s Fred. 1. How many people are there in Nick Johnson’s family? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 2. Where does Nick’ family live? A. America B. England C. Scotland D. Australia 3. Which does the word “his” in line 4 refer to? A. Nick’s mother B. Nick’s sister C. Nisk’s cousin D. Nick’s dog 4. What’s Nick’s sister’s name? A. Sue B. Jim C. Tracy D. Fred 5. Who is Jim? A. Nick’s father B. Nick’s mother C. Nick’s cousin D. Nick’s sister 6. Which of the following is not TRUE? A. Nick’s family live in London. B. Nick’s father works in a bank. C. Nick’s mother works in a supermarket. D. Nick’s sister is five years old. VIII- Rewite the following sentences so that have the same meanings as the first ones. 1- The last time I saw her was in 2005. I haven't 2- He is writing a book on biology. A book on biology 3- Going swimming in the summer is interesting. It 4- He was punished by his mother His mother 5-“Don’t play video games too much, Minh"Mr Ha said. Mr Ha asked 6- Tom is not as tall as Mary. Mary 7- How is the weather ? What’s 8-“Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father. My father asked 9- Many trees are cut down to make paper. They 10- She cleaned the house.Then she went to the market. After 47
48. IX- Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. 1- How long / it / take you / get / school ? 2- He / not interested / buy / new / house. 3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come. 4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day. 5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867 6- We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags. 7- We / have / wonderful/ time / moment / SaPa. 8- Could / give me / information ? X- Write a passage in 200 words about the beauty of your hometown The end 48
49. ENGLISH PRACTICE 14 I.Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the table below 1. It was cold to go outside. A too B enough C much D more 2. She finished the test without any help. A he B she C hers D herself 3. John to be frightened of spiders when he was younger. A was B used C did D must 4. We love going swimming, ? A don’t we B aren’t we C won’t we D didn’t we 5. There aren’t eggs to make a cake. A much B enough C too D more 6. When I went into the room, somebody through the window. A looked B was looking C looks D have looked 7. If you show me your homework I you. A help B will help C helping D have helped 8. she plays the piano! A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good 9. Life here is very . A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. peacefulness 10. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him he wouldn’t get wet. A. so as to B. in order C. so that D. in order to 11. For lunch, you may have .fish or chicken. A. both B. neither C. not only D. either 12. I . my house That is why there is all this mess. A. had – paint B. have – paint C. am having – painted D. had had - paint 13. The librarian told us not ___ reference books out of the library. A. take B. taking C. to take D. took 14. I could not cut the grass because the machine a few days previously. A. broke down B. has been broken C. have been broken D. breaks down 15. Ann is not at home. She’s to dinner. A. been B. gone C. went D. being 16. “Where are my jeans?” “They at the moment. Sorry.” A. are washing B. were washed C. are washed D. are being washed 17. The film was . There was so much blood in it. A. horrify B. horrified C. horrifying D. being 18. How long will it . you to get there . A. go B. need C. have D. take 19.This book is .from the one I had . A. different B. similar C. same D. like 20. The teacher asked me if I answer the question A. can B. could C. have to D. should 49
50. II.Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in each space My day usually (1) . at six thirty. I get up and do some exercises for about fifteen minutes. Then I take my shower. After that I (2) dress and have breakfast with my family. At seven thirty I leave (3) school. I generally take the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house and then (4) from the bus -stop to school. It (5) .about thirty minutes to get to school. My first class is at eight thirty and I usually (6) .school at three. Sometimes I stay (7) to have a game of volleyball or to work in the library. I usually watch TV for a (8) . Then I start my homework. I have dinner at seven o’clock. After that I often (9) more homework to do. Sometimes I watch TV or go (10) with friends after dinner. I generally go to bed at around ten thirty. ANSWERS: 1 . 2 3 4 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 10 III. Choose the suitable word for each blank in the following passage subjects teenagers because themselves language difficult enough university their or Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students are young children . Others are (1) Many are adults . Some learn at school , others study by (2) A few learn English just by hearing the (3) . in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not many are lucky (4) .to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language . Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people want to learn English ? It is not (5) to answer that quetion . Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their (6) . They study (7) own language , and mathematics and English . ( In England , or America , or Australia , many boys and girls study their own language , which is English and mathematics and another language , perhaps French , or German , or Spainish ) Many adults learn English (8) it is useful for their work . Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies , because some of their books are in English at the college or (9) . Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers (10) .magazines in English . ANSWERS: 1 . 2 3 4 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 10 IV. Choose thebest answer which can fit in the number space Many British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips. People are (1) to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to (2) a form which explains what they (3) do if they fall ill or (4) an accident, and what arrangements exist in (5) country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but(6) . people do not have this information, they may(7) .that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not unsual for people to discover that they do not have (8) money with them to (9) the total costs and (10) such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated. 50