ENGLISH PRACTICE 14

Question 1. Choose the word that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently.
1. A. thunder B. earthquake C. gather D. healthy
2. A. hobby B. honest C. humor D. hole
3. A. deny B. symbol C. terrify D. dynamite
4. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
5. A. health B. ready C. heavy D. appear
Question 2. Complete the sentences with the most suitable words:
6. We want_______ my English.
A. to improve B. improving C. improved D. improve
7. The telephone was_______ by Alexander Bell.
A. invent B. invented C. to invent D. inventing
8. We will be there_______ 5 o’clock early_______ the morning.
A. in/ on B. on/ in C. at/ in D. in/ at
9. He has a fine stamp_______.
A. collect B. collection C. collective D. collector
10. I can’t go to the movies with you if it_______ heavily.
A. rained B. rains C. rain D. raining
11. Jeans_______ all over the world.
A. sell B. sold C. is sold D. are sold
12. You must be_______ when doing this test.
A. carefully B. care C. careful D. careless
13. Nguyen Du is a famous_______ in Vietnam.
A. musician B. designer C. correspondent D. poet
14. He will be in Singapore from Monday_______ Thursday.
A. in B. up to C. at D. on
15. We feel very_______ today.
A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happen
16. Solar energy doesn’t cause_______
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollute D. pollutant
17. _______ is a person who installs and repairs water pipes.
A. electrician B. carpenter C. locksmith D. plumper
18. All the classes were_______ painted
A. bad B. badly C. worse D. good
19 Her family is aware of saving_______
A. energy B. energize C. energetic D. energetically
20. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all_______
A. English B. Vietnamese C. Japanese D. Jewish
21. He is the man_______ helped me yesterday.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
22. In Australia, a tropical storm is called a_______
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. cyclone D. eruption
23. My father has to go to work_______ it is raining hard.
A. though B. but C. because D. and
24. Where are the photos_______ were taken at the Christmas party?
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
25. I’m very_______ that I will go to Dalat tomorrow.
A. excite B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting
Question 3. Read this speech. Then answer. True or False? Check (√) in the boxes.
Good evening, everybody. My name is Professor Roberts and tonight I’m going to tell you how to study
English well.

Most of you don’t have a good method of learning English. You can learn English well by:
- Listening to the lecture carefully.
- Practice speaking – listening – reading – writing English regularly.
- Using a good dictionary.
- Working harder on the pronunciation.
- Corresponding to the facts.
If you follow these simple rules, you will improve your English quickly.
No Content True False
26. The meeting happens in the afternoon.
27. There are many people in the room.
28. The speaker gives two simple rules.
29. According to speaker, English will be better.
Question 4. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the passage.
Tet of the Lunar New Year holiday is the (30)_______ important in Vietnam. Tet is a joyful festival
(31)_______ occurs in late January or early February. It (32)_______ a time for families to clean and decorate
their houses, wear new (33)_______ and enjoy special (34)_______ such as sticky rice cakes. Family members
who live apart try to be together (35)_______ Tet.
30. A. less B. more C. most D. least
31. A. which B. the C. who D. when
32. A. was B. is C. be D. are
33. A. clothe B. clothes C. dressed D. cloth
34. A. diner B. lunch C. meal D. meals
35. A. on B. in C. at D. with
Question 5. Choose A, B, C, D to complete a letter of complaint:
Dear sir,
1. A. I am writing about the poor quality to you of the Mai Chau tour organized by your company.
B. I am writing to you about the Mai Chau tour of the poor quality organized by your company.
C. I am writing to you about the poor quality of the Mai Chau tour organized by your company.
D. I am writing about the poor quality organized by your company of the Mai Chau tour.
2. A. We were served with cooked badly food and the guide was not helpful at all.
B. We were served with badly cooked food and the guide was not helpful at all.
C. We were served with badly cooked food but the guide was not helpful at all.
D. We were served with badly cooked food with the guide was not helpful at all.
3. A. We could not sleep as the young people upstairs were dancing all night.
B. We cannot sleep as the young people upstairs were dancing all night.
C. the young people upstairs were dancing all night as we could not sleep.
D. We could not sleep because of the young people upstairs were dancing all night.
4. A. I would suggest that your company must apologize for the inconvenience and send us a refund.
B. I would be better to suggest that your company should apologize for the inconvenience and
send us a refund.
C. I had better suggest that your company should apologize for the inconvenience and send us a
refund.
D. I would suggest that your company should apologize for the inconvenience and send us a
refund.
5. A. I look forward to hear from you and see good response from your company.
B. I look forward to hearing from you and see good response from your company.
C. I look forward to hearing and seeing good response from your company.
D. I am looking forward to hearing from you and seeing good response from your company.
 Your faithfully,
Hoang Long
Keys – practice 3
ANSWER KEY
Question 1. 1.25p 1C 2B 3B 4D 5D
Question 2. 5p 6A 7B 8C 9B 10B 11D 12C 13D 14B 15A
16A 17D 18B 19A 20D 21B 22C 23A 24A 25B
Question 3. 1p 26F 27T 28F 29T
Question 4. 1.5p 30C 31A 32B 33B 34D 35C
Question 5. 1.25p 36C 37B 38A 39D 40D