PRACTICE

I. Ving- To V
1. He’ll try ( not make) ______________ the same mistake again.
2. Would you mind ( turn ) _____________ off the radio ?
3. When you see Tom, remember ( give ) _____________ him my regards.
4. I will remember ( give ) ______________ Mr. Brown your message .
5. She remembers ( be ) ______________ taken to the zoo by her mother .
6. Do you feel like ( go ) ______________ to the concert or would you like ( stay ) at home ?
7. He’ s used to ( go ) ______________ on foot to work .
8. We get used to ( work ) ______________ on Sundays .
9. Sometimes students avoid ( look ) ______________ at the teacher if they don’t want (answer ) a question.
10. Students stopped ( make ) ______________ noise when the teacher came in
11. A lot of people dislike (drive) _______________ at night.  
12. It's obvious he's only interested in (make) _____________________money
13. She often remembered ( talk ) ______________ to her father before he became ill.
14. You must remember ( buy ) ______________ some sugar. We haven’t got any now.
15. Did you remember ( post ) ______________ the letter for me this morning ?
16. Don’t forget ( wake ) ______________me up before six o’clock tomorrow.
17. Don't forget (lock) ______________ the door before (go) ______________ to bed.
18. Most people enjoy (travel) ______________to different parts of the world.
19. May I change the TV channel, or do you want (watch) ______________ more of this programme?
20. Please stop______________ .me questions! ( ask )
21. The children prefer ( watch) ______________ TV to ( read) ______________ books
22. The boys like ( play) ______________ games but hate ( do) ______________ lessons
23. Would you like ( go) ______________now or shall we wait till the end?
24. I can`t find my favorite book. You ( see) ______________it?
25. We used ( dream) ______________ of a television set when we (be) ______________ small
26. Would you mind ( show ) ______________me how ( send) ______________ an e-mail?
27. He always think about (go) ______________ swimming
28. She dislikes (do) ______________ a lot of housework
29. My children enjoy ( read) ______________ books
30. She looked forward to (see) ______________ you
31. They are used to (prepare) ______________ new lessons
32. By ( work) ______________ day and night , he succeeded in ( finish) ______________ the job in time
33. His doctor advised him ( give) ______________ up ( smoke) ______________
34. Please stop (talk) ______________. We will stop (eat) ______________ lunch in ten minutes
35. Stop ( argue) ______________ and start( work) ______________
36. I like ( think) ______________ carefully about things before ( make) ______________ decision
37. Ask him ( come) ______________ in. Don`t keep him ( stand) ______________ at the door
38. Did you succeed in ( solve) ______________ the problem?
39. Don`t forget ( lock) ______________ the door before (go) ______________ to bed
40. Don`t try ( persuade) ______________ me . Nothing can make me ( change) ______________ my mind
41. I would like him (go) _____________________ to a university but I can’t (make) ______________ him go.
42. Don’t forget (clock) _____________________the door before (go) _____________________to bed.
43. After (walk) ___________three hours we stopped (rest) ___________and let the others (catch) _____________up
with us.
44. The boy likes (play) _____________________games but hates (do) ________________exercises.
45. Would you mind (lend) _____________me some money? I forgot (cash) __________ a cheque.
46. At first I enjoyed (listen) _________to him but after a while I got tired of (hear) _____________the same story again
and again
47. Did you remember (give) _____________him the key of the safe? - No, I didn’t. I will go and do it now.
48. Please forgive me for (interrupt) _____________you but would you mind (repeat) _____________that last sentence.
II. Reported speech
1.”Shall I carry your suicase,Lan?”said Nam. à.....................................................................................................
2.”Sue,can you remember to buy some bread?”à....................................................................................................
3.”Don’t touch anything in this room”,the man said to the children.
à..............................................................................................................................................................................
4.”I must go home to make the dinner”,said Mary.
à..............................................................................................................................................................................
5.”Are you going to Ho Chi Minh City next week?”Tom asked me.
à.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.She said to me:”I can’t do it by myself”à............................................................................................................
7.”Does your brother live in London,Nam?”Lan asked.
à..............................................................................................................................................................................
8.”Don’t repeat this mistake again.”his father warned him.
à.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.”Give me a smile,” The photographer said to me.à...........................................................................................
10.”Don’t leave these book on the table” ,the librarian said to the students
à..............................................................................................................................................................................
11.”Have you travelled abroad much?”he asked me.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
12.”Who has written this note?” the boss asked the secretary.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
13.”This story happened long ago”he said.à...........................................................................................................
14. "Leave your address with the secretary," the assistant said to me.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
15.The boys said to the old woman: "What can we do to help you?"
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
16. The guests said to the doorman: "Where should we leave our coats?"
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
17. Tom asked his brother: "Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?"
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
18. "Phone to me for an answer tomorrow” the manager said to the client.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
19. "Don't be so silly," the father said to the kid.à.................................................................................................
20. "After he leaves hospital, they'll take him to the South," the doctor said.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
21. "They'll wait for the fisherman to return until it gets dark," the local man explained to me.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
22. As soon as I hear from him, I'll let you know," my neighbour said to me.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
23. The porter said to me, "I'll wake you up, when the train arrives in Leeds."
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
24. "Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?" the policeman asked the boy.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
25. Tom said to the girl: "When did you have this picture taken?"
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
26. "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her.
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
27. Henry said to the librarian, "How many books can I borrow at a time?"
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
28. John asked his friend, "How did you manage to know my phone number?"
à...............................................................................................................................................................................
III. Fill the blank with ONE suitable word
It was the day of my grandmother’ 80th birthday when the sitting room ceiling fell down. All the family
were there, at my Uncle Philip’s house(1)...........................was large, old building situated in a small, peaceful
village north west(2)........................Oxford. We(3)...........................already finished lunch and, as (4).....was
such a beautiful afternoon, we were all outside (5)............................the garden, drinking coffee and catching
(6).............................on all family news. Grandmother, (7).....................was rather deaf, was
(8)...........................usual, telling stories about her childhood in Manchester, (9).............................in the
sunshine, laughing children and barking dogs chased each (10)..............................around.
Suddenly, (11).......................was a tremendous crash. We all looked round in astonishment, wondering
what on earth had (12).............................Uncle Philip and my father ran into the house, and then my sister and I
(13)..............................There, the most extraordinary sight met our eyes. The sitting room
was(14)..........................ruins and the air was thick with dust. Uncle Philip (15) ............................ standing in
the (16)..............................of the room, holding Tabatha, his cat, who looked terrified. “ It’s
(17)............................of the problems of living in a house as old (18).......................this”, he explained calmly.
Meanwhile, outside, grandmother asked (19)..............................more coffee and enquired when the cake
(20).........................be cut.
IV. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets
1. When Francis Lee was a boy he ............................. (1- want) to be an astronaut. He ……........……. (2- watch) TV
one day in 1969 when he ……………………. (3- see) Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Since then he …………….......
……… (4- always/dream) of doing the same. Every night when there is a full moon, he ………….……….. (5- stare) up
at it for hours and ……………..........……. (6- imagine) himself walking around on it. At the moment, however, he
……………….(7- work) as a night-watchman at a meat factory. He …………………………. (8- do) the same job since
he left school fifteen years ago, but he still hopes that one day his dream ……….............………….. (9- come) true. He
………………… (10- hear) that in the 21st century they …................... (12- sell) tickets to fly to the moon. For this
reason he …………….............(13- save) half of his wages every month for the past two years.
2. Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She ..................................... (1- make) clothes ever since she ………...….
(2- be) a young girl. She …………………………. (3- get) her first job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She
…………………… (4- sew) buttons onto a shirt one day when she ………………….. (5- have) a brilliant idea for a
design. After she …………………. (6- speak) to her bank manager, she got a loan and she …………....……. (7- open)
her own little workshop. Now she …………………………. (8- make) lots of money. Next year she …………………..
(9- open) a shop which will sell all her own designs. She ………………… (10- sell) clothes to a lot of famous people,
including film stars and singers, and she …...................... (11- think) she will be very rich soon.
3. Kevin Adams ....................(1- love) trains. He first ........................(2- see) one when he was four years old and
he ..............................(3- think) it was great. He .........................(4- go) to a different railway station every week and
.........................(5- write down) the engine number of every train he sees. He ............................ (6- do) this since he was
eight. By the time he was fifteen he .............................(7- collect) over 10.000 different engine numbers in various
counties. Once, while he .............................(8- stand) in a station in Cheshire he saw something very unusual. He
............................(9- wait) for over an hour for a train to go by when suddenly he ..............................(10- see) a very old
steam train coming down the track. It .............................(11- not/stop) at the station and, as it was passing, Kevin noticed
that all the passengers ..............................(12- wear) old-fashioned clothes. When he told the station guard about this, the
poor man turned pale. He said that no steam train ...........................(13- pass) through that station for years, and that the
last one ...........................(14- crash), killing everyone on board.
4. Ever since the day I decided to move to London, I have been worrying whether the decision I (1) ….........................
(take) was the right one. As I have already sold my house and (2) ..........................… arrange) a new job, It is too
late to change my mind. However, since then I have heard a lot of negative things about living in the capital, and lately
some of them have begun to bother me. I (3) …........................... (grow up) in a fair small town and I have spent all
my life there. I (4) ….................................... (already want) to live in big city and so when my company
(5) ................................. (offer) me a job in their London office, I grabbed at the chance. But according to a program I
(6) …............................... (just hear) on the radio, more and more people (7) …................................. (stop) working in
London recently, and a lot of large companies have chosen to move away from the centre . Of course I (8)
….................................... (tell) my parents that I am moving and they (9) ..................................... (accept)my decision,
but when I told my friends they seemed rather shocked. Since then I (10) …................................ (hope) secretly that
the company would tell me that the move was off.
V. Find a mistake in each sentence below and correct them
1. Just look at Mary. She looks so beautifully today. .......................................................................................
2. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment. ............................................................................
3. We have to save energy because save energy is very necessary. ........................................................................
4. Thanks for TV, people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient
way. ......................................
5. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world. ............................................................................
6. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs. ......................................................................................
7. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago. .................................................................
8. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either. ..........................................................................................
9. We are confident that we will be ability to persuade our friends to keep the school clean. .................................................
10. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the
bus. .......................................................
11. Before becoming successful, Charles Kettering, former vice president of General Motors, was so poor that he has to
use the hayloft of a barn as a laboratory. ................................................
12. My cousin composes not only the music, but also sings the songs for the major Broadway
musicals ...................................................
13. Traditionally, the flag is risen in the morning and taken down at night. ..............................................
15. Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital. ............................................
16. Today was such beautiful day that I couldn't bring myself to complete all my chores. ...........................................
17. The water in the Great Salt Lake is at less four times saltier than seawater. ............................................
18. The Cabinet consists of secretaries of departments, who report to the president, give him advice, and helping him
make decisions. ................................................
19. Albert Einstein was such brilliant a scientist that many of his colleagues had to study for several years in order to
form opinions about his theories. ........................................
20. Hummingbirds move their wings so rapid a way that they appear to be hanging in the air. ........................................
21. Some fish use their sense of smell as a guide when return to a spawning site. .........................................
22. Mirrors done of shiny metal were used by the Egyptians in ancient times. ..............................................
23. Awards were given to the best athletes, sportsmen and coaches at the annual dinner of the Association of Sports
Commentators ..........................................................
24. The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week. ...............................................
25. While they were away at the beach, they allowed their neighbors use their barbeque
grill. ...............................................
26. Harvard University was established just after sixteen years the Pilgrims arrived. .....................................................
27. Because not food is as nutritious for a baby as its mother's milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast
feeding. ...........................................
28. Many American childrens learned to read the more than 120 million copies of McGuffy's
Reader. .............................................
29. Desert is a large area of land that has very little water however very few plants growing on
it. ..............................................
30. The next host for the SEA Games is Laos. It is Laos' the first time as the host for the biannual-
games. ................................................
31. It is really sad how many people have the misconception that reading. is bored ........................................................
32. Reading cannot make your life longer, but reading really makes your life more
thicker. ...................................................
33. In his early days as a direct, Charlie Chaplin produced 62 short, silent comedy films in four
years. ................................................
34. The diary it was kept secret until the end of the war in fear of reprisals by the occupying
army. ..................................................
VI. Read the text, then circle the best answers
A/ Keeping fit and staying healthy have, not surprisingly, become a growth industry (1) apart from the amount
of money spent each year on doctors’ (2) and approved medical treatment, huge sums are now spent on
health foods and (3) of various kinds, from vitamin pills to mineral water, (4) health clubs and keep-
fit books and videos. We are more concerned than ever, it seems, (5) the water we drink and the air we
breathe, and are smoking less, though not yet drinking less alcohol. This does not appear to mean that (6) and
sneezes have been banished, or that we can all expect to live to a hundred. To give a personal example, one of my friends,
who is a keep- fit (7) , a non- smoker and teetotaler, and who is very (8) about what he eats, is at
present languishing in bed with a wrist in (9) and a badly sprained ankle. Part of his healthy (10)
is to play squash every day after work, and that (11) for the ankle. He also cycles everywhere, and if
you have ever tried to cycle through the rush-hour traffic with a sprained ankle, you will understand (12) he
acquired the broken wrist. For (13) , it seems, is not just a matter of a good (14) and plenty of
exercise. Too much exercise can be harmful, as many joggers have discovered. Eating the right food can easily become an
obsession, as can overworking, which you might have to do so as to be able to afford your (15) of the squash
club, your mountain bike, your health food, and a few holidays in peaceful and healthy places.
1. A. Poles B. Far C. Quite D. So
2. A. prescriptions B. surgeries C. hospitals D. payments
3. A. medications B. cures C. drugs D. remedies
4. A. beside B. not to mention C. saying D. example
5. A. than B. about C. for D. hence
6. A. colds B. flu C. fevers D. coughs
7. A. fanatic B. follower C. fad D. person
8. A. interested B. varied C. detailed D. particular
9. A. crutches B. plaster C. treatment D. danger
10. A. living B. lifetime C. lifestyle D. liveliness
11. A. is B. caters C. depends D. accounts
12. A. how B. that C. whenever D. thus
13. A. fit B. this C. health D. all
14. A. diet B. eating C. menu D. recipe
15. A. share B. visit C. membership D. subscription
B/ One of the hottest topics on the international development agenda is how to harness the power of International
Monetary Fund for the benefit of developing countries. What is sometimes called “ the death of distance”, brought about
by the (1) ,allow professional services such as (2) education and training to be
provided easily and quickly to (3) areas. Some of the gains can be seen in countries as diverse as India and
Morocco, where innovations range from (4) government announcements to local craftsmen selling their
wares to a (5) market. But already a huge and expanding (6) divide is opening up between
developed and developing nations. The major tasks facing world leaders at present is to (7) everybody on
the planet with clean water, basic education and the drugs needed to fight preventable diseases. Installing a (8)
in every classroom and liking us to (9) must be a lesser (10) , for the time being at least.
1. A. computer B. telephone C. modern D. internet
2. A. stationary B. software C. hardware D. equipment
3. A. far B. uninhabited C. remote D. secluded
4. A. programmed B. broadcast C. recorded D. online
5. A. global B. technical C. village D. shrinking
6. A. physical B. digital C. electrical D. economical
7. A. supply B. give C. donate D. administer
8. A. plug B. video C. mobile phone D. modem
9. A. the real world B. cyberspace C. virtual reality D. outer space
10. A. priority B. advantage C. importance D. criteria
VII. Read the texts and circle the best answers
A/ MODERN SURGERY
The need for a surgical operation, especially an emergency operation, almost always comes as a severe shock to
the patient and his family. Despite modern advances, most people still have an irrational fear of hospitals and j
anesthetics. Patients do not often believe they really need surgery - cutting into a part of the body as opposed to treatment
with drugs.
In the early years of the twentieth century there was little specialisation in surgery. A good surgeon was capable
of performing almost every operation that had been devised up to that time. Today the situation is different, operations are
now being carried out that were not even dreamed of 60 years ago. The heart can be safely opened and its valves
repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be cleaned out, and broken ones mended or replaced. A lung, the whole stomach, or
even part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life. However, not
every surgeon wants to, or is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation.
The scope of surgery has increased remarkably. Its safety has increased too. The hospital stay after surgery has been
shortened to as little as a week for most major operations.
Many developments in modern surgery are almost incredible. They include the replacement of damaged blood
vessels with stimulated ones made of plastic; the replacement of heart valves with plastic substitutes; the transplanting of
tissues such as the lens of the eye; the invention of the artificial kidney to clean the blood of poisons at regular intervals
and the development of heart and lung machines to keep patients alive during very long operations. All these things open
a hopeful vista for the future of surgery.
One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of organ transplants. Until a few years ago, no
person, except an identical twin, was able to accept into his body the tissues of smother person without reacting against
them and eventually killing them. Recently, however, it has been discovered that with the use of x-rays and special drugs,
it is possible to graft tissues from one person to another which will survive for periods of a year or more. Kidney's have
been successfully transplanted between non-identical twins. Heart and lung transplants have been reasonably successful
in animals, though rejection problems in humans have yet to be solved.
'Spare parts' surgery, the simple routine replacement of all worn-out organs by new ones, is still a dream of the
distant future. As yet, surgery is not ready for such miracles. In the meantime, you can be happy if your doctor says to
you. 'Yes, I think it is possible to operate on you for this condition.'
1. Most people are afraid of being operated on ------
A. in spite of improvements in modern surgery B. because they think modern drugs are dangerous
C. because they do not believe they need anesthetics D. unless it is an emergency operation
2. Surgeons in the early years of the 20th century, compared with modern ones, -----
A. had less to learn about surgery B. need more knowledge
C. could perform every operation known today D. were more trusted by their patients
3. Open heart surgery has been possible -----
A. only in the last sixty years B. from prehistoric times
C. since the nineteenth century D. since the invention of valves
4 A patient can still live a comfortable and satisfactory life, even after the removal of -----.
A. his brain B. his lungs
C. a major organ such as the stomach or one lung
D. part of the stomach or the whole liver
5. Modern surgeons -------
A. do not like to perform operations of the new type B. are not as highly qualified as the older ones
C. are obliged to specialise more than their predecessors D. often perform operations which are not really needed
6. The word irrational in the passage can best be replaced by -----
A. logical B. understandable C. unreasonable D. unusual
7. Some of the more astonishing innovations in modern surgery include
A. ear, nose and throat transplants B. valveless plastic hearts
C. leg transplants D. plastic heart valves
8. The main difficulty with organ transplants is ------
A. it is difficult to find organs of exactly the same size
B. they body's tendency to reject alien tissues
C. only identical twins can give permission for their organs to be exchanged
D. the patient is not allowed to use drugs after them
9. 'Spare parts' surgery --------
A. will be available in the near future B. is only possible for animals
C. has been replaced by modern drug treatments D. has yet to become a reality
10. You can be happy if your surgeon can operate because it means -------
A. he thinks your condition may be curable B. he is a good doctor
C. he knows you will survive D. you are getting better already
B/ PANDEMIC
Diseases are a natural part of life on Earth. If there were no diseases, the population would grow too quickly, and
there would not be enough food or other resources. So in a way, diseases are nature's way of keeping the Earth in balance.
But sometimes they spread very quickly and kill large numbers of people. For example, in 1918, an outbreak of the flu
spread across the world, killing over 25 million people in only six months. Such terrible outbreaks of a disease are called
pandemics.
Pandemics happen when a disease changes in a way that our bodies are not prepared to fight. In 1918, a new type of
flu virus appeared. Our bodies had no way to fight this new flu virus, and so it spread very quickly and killed large
numbers of people. While there have been many different pandemic diseases throughout history, all of them have a few
things in common.
First, all pandemic diseases spread from one person to another very easily. Second, while they may kill many
people, they generally do not kill people very quickly. A good example of this would be the Marburg virus. The Marburg
virus is an extremely infectious disease. In addition, it is deadly. About 70-80% of all the people who get the Marburg
virus die from the disease. However, the Marburg virus has not become a pandemic because most people die within three
days of getting the disease. This means that the virus does not have enough time to spread to a large number of people.
The flu virus of 1918, on the other hand, generally took about a week to ten days to kill its victims, so it had more time to
spread.
While we may never be able to completely stop pandemics, we can make them less common. Doctors carefully
monitor new diseases that they fear could become pandemics. For example, in 2002 and 2003, doctors carefully watched
SARS. Their health warnings may have prevented SARS from becoming a pandemic.
1. This passage is mainly about -------
A. how to prevent pandemic diseases. B. pandemic diseases.
C. pandemic diseases throughout history. D. why pandemics happen.
2. According to paragraph 1, how are diseases a natural part of life on Earth?
A. They prevent pandemics. B. They help control the population.
C. They help the world grow quickly. D. They kill too many people.
3. Based on the information in the passage the term pandemics can best be explained as ----
A. diseases with no cure B. a deadly kind of flu
C. diseases that spread quickly and kill large numbers of people D. new diseases like SARS or the Marburg virus
4. According to the passage, what causes pandemics?
A. Changes in a disease that the body cannot fight B. Careless doctors who do not watch the spread of diseases
C. Population growth that the world cannot support D. The failure to make new medicines
5. According to the passage, all of the following are true of the 1918 flu pandemic EXCEPT that ------
A. it involved a new kind of flu virus B. it killed over 25 million people
C. it was the last pandemic in history D. it took a little over a week to kill its victims
6. The word it in the passage refers to ------
A. disease B. flu virus C. pandemics D. bodies
7. Which of the following is mentioned as a common feature of all pandemic diseases?
A. They spread from people to people very slowly. B. They may kill many people very quickly.
C. They do not kill people very quickly. D. They kill all the victims.
8. According to paragraph 3, why hasn't Marburg virus become a pandemic?
A. It is not a deadly disease. B. It does not spread from person to person easily.
C. Doctors have prevented it from becoming a pandemic. D. It kills people too quickly.
9. The word monitor in the passage is closest in meaning to ------
A. fight B. prevent C. watch D. avoid
10. The author mentions SARS in order to ------
A. give an example of a highly dangerous disease. B. suggest that SARS will never become a pandemic.
C. give an example of the successful prevention of a pandemic. D. suggest that there may be a new pandemic soon.
VIII. Circle the best answers
1. You can use milk _________ cream in this recipe.
A. instead B. in place of C. on account of D. in view with
2. He spent the entire night thinking and in the end _________ a brilliant idea.
A. came up to B. put up with C. came up with D. put through to
3. Mary: “Peter failed in the final examination last term.” - Nancy: “__________”
 A. Really? B. Sorry to hear that C. What’s wrong? D. I can’t believe it
4. The man who was taken to hospital had been __________ for three hours.
A. insensitive B. unconscious C. unfeeling D. indifferent
5. It is imperative that the world __________ towards a solution to global warming before the weather patterns of the
world are disrupted irreparably.
A. work B. to work C. works D. is working
6. After each chapter in this book _________ where reference material may be included.
A. do the pages find B. are found the pages
C. are the pages found D. the pages are found
7. The film went bankrupt and their shares became __________
A. priceless B. unworthy C. invaluable D. worthless
8. Tom: “___________” - Jenifer: “He is friendly and quick – witted”
A. What is your new teacher like? B. What does your new teacher look like?
C. How is your new teacher look? D. How does your new teacher look?
9. Every possible means _________ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.
A. is used B. have been used C. are used D. has been used
10. People in Indonesia can get a good picture on television _______ a communication satelite.
A. by way of B. in view of C. by means of D. from
11. _________ the can, my hand was cut.
A. while trying to open B. Having tried to open
C. Trying to open D. As I was trying to open
12. Everything in the supermarket is marked with a price _________
A. notice B. mark C. sign D. tag
13. I offered him money for the use of the bicycle, but __________ my surprise he refused it.
A. to B. though C. according to D. in view of
14. There is no other place near here to get your motorbike _________
A. repaired B. repair C. to repair D. repairing
15. Her four years at University were the __________ to a brilliant career.
A. stepping stone B. launching C. diving board D. starting line
16. Assistant: “Is there anything I can do for you, sir?” - Customer: “__________”
A. Yes, you’re welcome B. Ok. Your time
C. Not now. Thanks anyway D. Sure. Go ahead, please
17. When replying to this advertisement, please __________ a stamped addressed envelope.
A. present B. contain C. enclose D. include
18. There were a feeling of gloom and _________ in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced.
A. deprivation B. depression C. enthusiasm D. entertainment
19. John was deported for having an expired visa. He ________ his renewed.
A. must have got B. should have got C. should get D. needn’t have got
20. The teacher told me that I was doing well, __________ my final grade was awful.
A. yet B. therefore C. hence D. otherwise
21. Let’s __________ the grammar one more time before the test.
A. go over B. go down with C. go off D. go back
22. Peter: “I found my wallet, but now it disappears” - Henry: “_________”
A. Bad news for me B. It doesn’t C. You’re too careless D. What a shame
23. Thanks to the laser beams, at last, he could get rid of the __________birthmark on his face.
A. normal B. abnormal C. abnormality D. abnormally
24. The train accident _____________ the other train’s departure by a few hours.
A. sent back B. called off C. delayed D. retained
25. Not only________ much bigger than any other planets, but unlike the planets, it consists completely of gaseous
material.
A. Sun is B. the Sun, which is C. is the Sun D. that the Sun
26. - “ More coffee?, Anybody?”
- “ ______________________________.”
A. I don’t agree, I’m afraid B. Yes, I’d love to C. Yes, please D. It’s right, I think
27. ____________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not  B. Not having been  C. Have not been  D. Having not been
28. She has to pass all her exams or _____________she would have no holiday.
A. instead B. else C. therefore D. though
29. That beautiful girl died of an___________ morphine.
A. overweight B. overhear C. overdo D. overdose
30. He was completely__________________ by her tale of hardship.
A. taken away B. taken down C. taken in D. taken up
31. Sarah is a young girl with________ and a straight nose.
A. almond-shaped eyes B. almond-eyed shape C. eyes shaped almond D. almond-shape eyed
32. Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful_______in computer software.
A. pioneer B. navigator C. generator D. volunteer
33. His father left New York. The doctor suggested he________there.
A. not stayed B. won’t saty C. not stay D. not go to stay
34. ___________the laser beam is very thin, it is intense enough to drill through the most delicate bones.
A. When B. While C. Since D. Although
35. ................ non-verbal language is ................important aspect of interpersonal communication.
A. Ø / an B. A / the C. The / Ø D. The / a
36. What chemical is this? It's ........................... a horrible smell.
A. giving over B. giving off C. giving down D. giving up
IX. Rewrite the following sentences
1. I felt stupid when I realized what I’d done. (FOOL) →I felt _______________________________________________
2. Only one person knew what had caused the fire. →The cause ______________________________________________
3. Provided your handwriting is legible, the examiners will accept your paper.
→So long as the examiners ___________________________________________________________________________
4. An open fire can’t be compared to/with central heating. →There is _________________________________________
5. The students’ riotous behaviour should have been severely punished.
→The students deserved _____________________________________________________________________________
6. We missed the beginning of the concert because we had overslept. (CONSEQUENCE)
→We missed ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Remember to write to us! (DROP) → _________________________________________________________________
8. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled. →Nobody ______________________________________________
9. What Rachel does in her spare time doesn’t concern me. (BUSINESS)
→It’s ____________________________________________________________________________________________
10. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
→Were ___________________________________________________________________________________________
11. This government has changed its taxation policy completely since the last general election. (UNDERGONE)
→This government _________________________________________________________________________________
12. Driving at that speed is dangerous whether you are an experienced driver or not.
→However ________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
→Alan’s illness ____________________________________________________________________________________
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VOCABULARY
in advance: trước
in the balance:ở thế cân bằng
in all likelihood:có khả năng
in common:có điểm chung
in charge of: chịu trách nhiệm
in dispute with sb/st:trong tình trạng tranh chấp với
in fear of doing st: lo sợ điều gì
in short: tóm lại
in trouble with: gặp rắc rối về
in turn:lần lượt
in silence:trong sự yên tĩnh
in recognition of: được công nhận
in no time at all: trong thôøi gian ngaén, moät thoaùng.
In the mean time: cuøng luùc
In doubt: coøn nghi ngôøi
In all aspect: trong moïi khía caïnh
In the face of: ñöông ñaàu vôùi
In accordance with: tuaân theo.
In despair (about): thaát voïng veà
In sight: troâng thaáy
In answer/respond to: ñeå ñaùp laïi.
In the charge of: döôùi söï cai quaûn cuûa.
In collaboration with: coäng taùc vôùi.
In comfort: thoaûi maùi.
In decline: ñang suy giaûm.
In demand: ñang coù nhu caàu.
In dispute: baát ñoàng
In distress: ñang gaëp thaûm kòch.
In harmony: moät caùch hoøa hôïp
In high spirits: ñang vui
In favor with sb: ñöôïc ai yeâu meán.
In one way or another: baèng caùch naøy hay caùch khaùc
In pieces: thaønh töøng maûnh.
In stock: trong kho.
In the shade: trong boùng raâm.
In tears: ñang khoùc.
In tune: ñoàng ñieäu.
In focus: roõ neùt.
In terms of: veà phöông dieän.
In connection with: lieân quan tôùi.
In conjunction with: lieân keát vôùi.
In question: ñang ñöôïc baøn tôùi.
In chaos: hoãn ñoän.
In action: ñang chuyeån ñoäng.
In concert with: ñoáng söùc, ñoàng loøng vôùi..
In the long run: veà laâu veà daøi.
In the short run: tröôùc maét.
In admiration: moät caùch ngöôõng moä.
In ruins: ñang ñoå naùt.
In exchange for: ñeå ñoåi laáy.
In confusion: ñang bò boái roái.
In the name of: nhaân danh.
In association with: lieân keát vôùi.
In an attempt to: coá gaéng
In the majority: soá ñoâng.
In consequence of: do ñoù, bôûi vì.
on behalf of: thay mặt cho
on board:trên tàu
on loan: đi vay mượn
on strike: đình công
on the verge of: đang đứng bên bờ/ sắp sửa.
on the sidewalk: treân væa heø.
on the occasion of: nhaân dòp.
on the side of: veà phe
on account of: bôûi vì.
on the edge of: ôû saùt/caïnh gì.
on the point of: saép
on the spot: ngay laäp töùc.
out of character: xa lạ với tinh cách thường ngày
out of focus: lờ mờ
out of the ordinary: không bình thường
out of the question: không thể thực hiện/khoâng theå ñöôïc