Exercise 1: Choose the best answer

1. My pen pal and I are far away from each other, but we always ________
A. keep on B. get on C. keep in touch D. write on
2. Is physical education________ in your school?
A. traditional B. additional C. national D. compulsory
3. Her good behaviors made a deep________ on all the class members.
A. impression B. expression C. kindness D. happiness
4. The________ language of Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia.
A. international B. national C. continental D. country
5. It seems difficult for me to have a trip________at present.
A. abroad B. outside C. above D. inside
6. Malaysia is________ into two regions: The East and the West Malaysia.
A. separate B. divided C. parted D. comprised
7. You can’t smoke in here. It is ________the law.
A. according to B. again C. against D. opposite
8. The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.
A. consists of B. gets C. divides D. takes
9. Mom always _____ us to discuss our problems.
A. encourage B. encouragement C. encouraging D. encouraged
10. He's a choreographer who has drawn _____ from Javanese dance.
A. inspired B. inspires C. inspiration D. inspiring
11. The dragon _____ the enemies of the Church.
A. symbolizes B. symbols C. symbolic D. symbolism
12. The problem is not _____ to British students.
A. unique B. uniqueness C. uniquely D. unitary
13. Since the economic ________ gets better, the sale of clothes increases.
A. convenience B. situation C. risk D. style
14. _______ can take inspiration from events in their daily life.
A. Poets B. Poem C. Poetry D. Poetic
15. They have _______ this problem in many discussions.
A. talked B. rose C. mentioned D. spoke
16. You should always wear a ________ when riding a motorbike.
A. hat B. cap C. guard D. helmet
17. Since 1960 jeans have become more and more ________ with students.
A. common B. popular C. famous D. familiar
18. My sisters can make her own clothes and design her own ________ .
A. models B. labels C. sizes D. styles
19. The number of people who wear jeans is increasing ; that’s why sales of jeans are ____ up.
A. raising B. running C. pulling D. going
20. In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing_______of jeans went up and up.
A. Sales B. Buying C. Selling D. Making
21. However, many Vietnamese women today_______to wear modern clothing at work.
A. prefer B. like more C. enjoy D. avoid
22. Some designers have taken _______ from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.
A. liking B. hobby C. inspiration D. interest
23. There is a big old banyan tree at the _________ to the village.
A. door B. gate C. chance D. entrance
24. I had _________ to the countryside last month.
A. a two-day trip B. a two-days trip C. two-day trip D. two-days trip
25. Minh is new to English. He should attend the _________ class.
A. beginner B. intermediate C. advance D. supper
26. There is a small bamboo__________at the entrance to the village.
A. forestation B. forestry C. forest D. deforestation
27. My village lies near the__________of the mountain and by the river.
A. foot B. feet C.legs D. leg
28. They often go to that_________ to pray.
A. shrine B. market C. hostle D. hotel
29. I’m very proud_________ my school.
A. from B. at C. of D. off
30. On the________ to the village, we saw a big hotel.
A. way B. entrance C. direction D. mountain
31._________ this street, you will see my school on the left.
A. Reach B. Take C. Arrive D. Come
32. Cattle and sheep are grazing in the ________
A. bridges B. rivers C. meadows D. garden
33. Can you tell me what happened ________ the end of the film.
A. at B. on C. from D. in
34. I prefer dogs ________cats. I hate cats.
A. from B. over C. on D. to
35. He can help his parents to _______ eggs.
A. feed B. lay C. collect D. exchange
36. What does this book consist ________ ?
A. with B. of C. about D. in
37. The course is _______for children in this country.
A. religious B. option C. adding D. compulsory
38. After an hour’s walking, every one felt tired and hungry, so they stopped and had a …….
A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. snack
39. We started to walk to the village. The …..to the village was tiring but very interesting.
A. voyage B. travel C. going D. journey
40. We also walked up the mountain to visit the ________of a Vietnamese hero.
A. place B. shrine C. land D. site
II. Word form:
1. His boss told him off because he had behaved _____irresponsible___ (responsible)
2. She left school with good _____qualification___ (qualify)
3. She has one of the biggest ____collection___in Britain (collect)
4. Sorry about the mistakes, I ______misunderstanded___the instructions you gave me . (understand)
5. Some __designers__have modernized the Ao Dai by printing lines of poetry on it(design)
6. It is first time for me to watch an ____interesting___ fashion show. (interest)
7. Her performance was greeted with ___loud___ applause. (loud)
8. My sleeveless sweater is much more ___expensive___ than I expect. (expense)
9. Lines of poetry on ao dai look modern and very ___fashionable__ (fashion)
10. She has introduced her earliest fashion collection on the ___traditional__ ao dai in Hue. (tradition)
11. English spelling presents special … difficulties… for foreign learners. ( difficult)
12. The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further improvements .( improve)
13. Let me introduce you a …reputation… university. I think it’s really reliable. ( repute)
14. We placed …advertisements… in a number of national newspapers. ( advertise)
15. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the …wrtiting… examination. ( write)
16. We couldn’t go out because it rained …continuously.. . (continue)
17. The professor criticized his students both …collectively..and individually. (collect)
18. His teacher found that she could do the calculation…..with no trouble at all. (calculate)
19. After the war, many soldiers turned to live in retired… . (retire)
20. Should we …publicize….. this invention. (public)
III. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage
During the teenage years, young people can at times ......bee.....(1) difficult to talk to . They often
seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling.....to...(2) talk about their work at school. This
is a normal development at this ....ages....(3), though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part
of becoming independent, of teenagers trying to be adult ....while..... (4) they are still growing up. Young
people are more willing to talk ...if.(5)they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not
because people are trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their ...best..(6) to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plans
they had....but... (7) not push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the dangerous
signs: some young people in ...trying. (8) to be adult may experiment with alcohol or smoking . Parents
need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be connected with these and get help if
necessary.
1. She sings so well that she has been asked to make a record.
 She is such a good singer that she has……………..
2. I’d prefer to stay at home rather than go to the circus.
 I’d rather stay at home than go to the circus……………………..…………...…..………..
3. Please do not interrupt me when I am making a report to the manager.
 Would you mind not interrupting me when..……………………………………..………….………….?
4. I think that no body left the party before me.
 I think that I was the first person to leave the party…………….…………..…………..
5. Because the English Channel seperates Britian and Europe, the country has not been invaded since 1066.
 Thanks to the fact that the English Channel separates Britain and Europe,….
6. “Well, in the end I think I’ll take the black pair,” said the customer.
 The customer finally ……………………………………
7. When the goods arrived at the shop, they are inspected carefully.
 On ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
 Despite ………………………………………………………………………………………….….
9. You shoul take the train instead of the bus.
 If ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…
10. The flight to London lasted fourteen hours.
 It took …………………………………………………………………………………………....….
11.It is a six-hour drive from London to Edinburgh
 It takes .................................................. …………………………………………
12. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps.
 Sorting out ............................................... ……………………………………….
13.The ice was thick. There was no danger of the skaters falling through.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. She look il. her parents took her to the hospital.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. The bath was relaxing. He went to sleep.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..