Name: Class: PRACTICE 1 (21/02/2020 - Ms.

Thao)
Deadline: By midnight, Sunday 23/02/2020

PART 1: LEXICO - GRAMMAR

A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.
1. The police (1. get) ………… to Daisy's house as fast as they could but the burglars (2. disappear) ………… .
2. I'll phone at eight. _ No, I (3. watch) ………… a football match then.
3. I don't believe it. It's three in the morning and that party still (4. not finish) ………… .
4. He (5. sleep) ………… since ten o’clock. It’s time he (6. wake) ………… up.
5. The money (7. steal) ………… in the robbery was never found.
6. She (8. make) …………. (9. open) ……………her case by the custom officer yesterday.
7. No sooner I (10. arrive) ……………than I sent her a letter.

B. Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate preposition or particle.

1. This service is free ……….. charge.
2. All ……….. all, we had a wonderful time during our holiday.
3. He pointed ……….. the rope which hung from a hook far above our heads.
4. Don’t listen to what Robin is saying. He’s talking …………… his hat.
5. After receiving a large inheritance, Daniel and Alice began to live it ………… .
6. Although he is my friend, I find it hard to put up……………his selfishness.
7. If you want to be a successful teacher, you must be able to think………..your feet.
8. I don’t believe that story. I am sure you made it ……….. .
9. If Jim doesn’t drive his sports-car more carefully, he’ll end…………. in hospital.
10. Don’t judge a man ………… his clothes.

C. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in brackets.
1. Please accept this present as a token of our …………… . GRATEFUL
2. He showed remarkable …………throughout his illness. ENDURE
3. It's now …………. that the war is over. DEFINE
4. The forest will take at least 100 years to reach …………. . MATURE
5. He is too …………. to make a good leader . DECIDE
6. She told me …………. that she’s thinking of resigning next year. CONFIDE
7. The company has over 300 stores …………. . NATION
8. Check it if there is a fee …………. . CANCEL
9. The mother bird is very ….……. of her young. She takes care of them until they grow up. PROTECT
10. The weather in England can be rather……….. . Be sure to bring along an umbrella or raincoat when you tour the
country. CHANGE

D. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Underline and correct them.
Until about 250 years ago, households did not take dirt as serious as they 0…seriously……………..
do now - it was a fact of life, and that was that. Cleaning often consisted ………………………….
of an annual ritual called 'spring cleaning' when the furniture were ………………………….
moved aside, and all the linen products in the house were cleaned. ………………………….
Carpets and rugs were taken outside, hanged on ropes and had the dust ………………………….
beaten out of them - an exhausting and messing process. ………………………….
………………………….
The industrial revolution brought up a major change - as new products
became available to make homes cleaner, a corresponding interest in ' ………………………….
domestic hygiene' appeared in households. This in turn led to the ………………………….
development of further products, one of them was the vacuum cleaner. ………………………….
………………………….
Saying has it that when one of the first vacuum cleaners was ………………………….

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 demonstrated, a kindly scientist set the proud inventor aside, and offered
a bit of advice that was to become crucial to the future evolution of the ………………………….
product - 'make it suck, not blow'. ………………………….
………………………….
The first vacuum cleaners appeared in the 1860s in the United States. ………………………….
They were operated by hand pumps and were almost as laborious as
spring cleaning. It was only that electric motors had become sufficient ………………………….
advanced to become portable that vacuum cleaners became common ………………………….
household items. Most of today's major brands - including Electrolux ………………………….
and Hoover - were born in the 1920s. ………………………….
………………………….
The household garbage that vacuum cleaners suck up is mostly dead ………………………….
skin cells - humans shed millions of cells every day. A much smaller
proportion comes from dust and soil carried into the house from outside.
………………………….
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E. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:

1. Don't be late for the interview, ………. people will think you are a disorganised person.
A. unless B. otherwise C. if not D. or
2. Spectators are reminded that it is ………. to take photographs during the match.
A. prevented B. restricted C. forbidden D. permitted
3. I………. at her for several moments, desperately trying to remember where I'd seen her before.
A. watched B. glimpsed C. observed D. stared
4. The company's ………. were well managed.
A. incomes B. finances. C. econornics D. wages
5. When the lights ……….; we couldn't see a thing.
A. went out B. switched off C. put out D. extinguished
6. The office’s orders were perfectly ………. .
A. executed B. developed C. exercised D. applied
7. His display of bad temper completely ………. the party.
A. harmed B. damaged C. hurt D. spoilt
8. The police finally arrested the ………. criminal.
A. famous B. renowned C. respectable D. notorious
9. Technology is advancing so quickly that machines become ………. almost overnight.
A. obsolete B. antique C. old D. second-hand
10. In recent years, many hills have been ………. to give way to buildings.
A. demolished B. levelled C. flattened D. felled

PART 2: READING COMPREHENSION

A. Fill in each blank with ONE word:
Forty years ago "tourism" was a word rarely used by most people. Today it is understood by people the
world (1) ……….. . Many now regard holidays as part of everyday life and foreign trade is (2) ……….. for granted.
Consequently, holiday-making has become a major business. It has created a (3) ……….. number of jobs and it is
currently estimated that in some countries one in five persons is employed in work related to the (4) ……….. industry .
The immediate reasons for this incredible explosion in tourism are not hard to find. (5) ……….. time has increased for
many people as machines takes over (6) ……….. chores at work and in the home. This same technology has made
industries more efficient, bringing increased health for their (7) ……….., and with that wealth greater opportunities (8)

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……….. travel. But the technological advances in transport have proved the biggest single factor promoting world travel,
planes fly faster and further than (9) ……….. before, carrying large number of (10) ……….. at a relatively cheap cost.

B. Read and then circle the option (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space.
How men first learnt to (1)……….words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a (2) ………. . All we
really know is that men, unlike animals, (3) ………. invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and
things so that they could communicate with each other and that later they agreed (4) ………. certain signs, called letters,
which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds, (5) ………. spoken
or written in letters, are called words.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that (6) ……….
powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literacy (7) ………. .
Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can (8) ………. his meaning in words which sing like music, and
which by their position and association can (9) ………. men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words
carefully, (10) ………. they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
1. A. invent B. create C. make D. discover
2. A. story B. secret C. mystery D. legend
3. A. whatever B. however C. somewhat D. somehow
4. A. at B. upon C. with D. to
5. A. if B. however C. whether D. though
6. A. interest B. appeal C. attract D. lure
7. A. prose B. work C. form D. style
8. A. carry B. convey C. transfer D. transmit
9. A. take B. send C. break D. move
10. A. or B. so C. although D. because

C. Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
from 1 to 10.

We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and
experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the
fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After
all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their
total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We
also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of
learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn
to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as
learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from
each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at
their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the
library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it
does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every
encouragement to attain this goal.
1: In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ______.
A. critical B. questioning C. approving D. objective
2: The phrase “held back” in the 1st paragraph means “______”.
A. forced to study in lower classes B. prevented from advancing
C. made to remain in the same classes D. made to lag behind in study
3: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ ______.
A. learning ability and communicative skills B. intellectual abilities
C. personal and social skills D. total personality
4: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
B. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.
C. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.
D. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability.
5: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.
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 A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
C. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
D. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
6: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class.
B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work.
C. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities.
D. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full.
7: According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching?
A. Formal class teaching is the important way to give the pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the library.
B. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development.
C. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.
D. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class.
8: Which of the following statements can best summaries the main idea of the passage?
A. Children, in general, develop at different rates.
B. Bright children do benefit from mixed-class teaching.
C. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils.
D. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class.
9: According to the passage, “streaming pupils” _____.
A. is the act of putting pupils into classes according to their academic abilities
B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
C. is quite discouraging
D. will help the pupils learn best
10: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because ______.
A. formal class teaching is appropriate
B. it aims at developing the children’s total personality
C. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
D. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils

PART 3. WRITING:
Complete each of the following sentences, keeping the meaning as close to the original sentence printed before it as
possible.
1. I very much admire Maradona as a footballer, I loathe him as a man.
 Much …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Without his wife’s encouragement, he wouldn’t have changed his job.
 Had …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Don’t waste your time reasoning with her.
 There …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She discovered eight new comets in the course of her work.
 Her work resulted ………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him.
 He is the most …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite each sentence using the word given in brackets, keeping the meaning of the original sentence intact. Do not alter
the word given in any way.
1. It’s pointless to worry about someone else’s problems. (THERE)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. He was so disgusted at the way she behaved that he refused to speak to her. (SUCH)
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3. My salary is half Tam’s salary. (EARNS)
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4. You can only really master a language if you use it regularly. (ONLY)
………………………………………….…………………………………………………….
5. That man in painting looks very much like my uncle. (RESEMBLANCE)
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6. The film didn’t come up to my expectations. (SHORT)
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7. They accused me of causing the accident. (BLAME)
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8. Money is of little value on a desert island. (COUNTS)
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9. The girl’s behavior was incomprehensible to the Head Teacher. (LOSS)
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10. The new ambassador is well-informed about current affairs. (WIDE)
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11. Did you see Alice at the party last night? (CATCH)
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12. His last letter to me was written three years ago. (HEARD)
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13. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us. (BEYOND)
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14. Scientists say forests are being destroyed by air pollution. (BLAME)
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15. I am certainly not going to give you any more money. (INTENTION)
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