SEED COURSE - GRAMMAR AND WRITING TEST

A Grammar & Vocabulary

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with she, he, it, her, him, they or them.
1. I have a grammar book. __________ is black.

2. Tom borrowed my books. __________ had returned __________ yesterday.

3. Susan is wearing some new earrings. __________ are really suitable to

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4. Table tennis (also called ping-pong) began in England in the late 1800s.

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Today __________ is an internationally famous sport. My brother and I played
__________ a lot when we were teenagers. I beat __________ sometimes, but
__________ was a better tennis player and usually won.

5. Don't look directly at the sun. Don't look at __________ directly even if you
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are wearing sunglasses.

6. Do bees sleep at night? Or do __________ work in the hive all night long?
You never see __________ after dark. What do __________ do after night falls?
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7. The apples were rotten, so the children didn't eat __________ even though
__________ were really hungry. They watched TV and waited for their mom
to come back from work and cook for _____ a delicious meal.

8. The scent of perfume rises. According to one expert, you should put
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__________ on the soles of your feet to maximize its function (làm tối đa
công dụng).
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9. Even though clean, safe water is beneficial to human health, an estimated

800 million people in the world are still living without __________ . Unsafe
water causes illnesses.

10. Magazines are popular. I enjoy reading __________. __________ have news
about the latest events and discoveries. Recently, I read about
"micromachines." __________ are human-made machines that are smaller
than a grain of sand. One scientist called __________ "the greatest scientific
invention of our time."

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Exercise 2: Circle the correct words.
1. Alice called her / hers friend.

2. Tom wrote a letter to his / he's mother.

3. Children should obey his / their parents.

4. A: Excuse me. Is this my / mine dictionary or your / yours?

B: This one is my / mine. Your / Yours is on your / yours desk.

5. The bird cleaned its / it's feathers with its / it's beak.

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6. A: What kind of bird is that?

B: Its / It's a crow.

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7. Paula had to drive my car to work. Hers / Her had a flat tire.

8. Julie fell off her bicycle and broke hers / her arm.

9. Fruit should be a part of your / yours daily diet.

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10. a. Adam and Amanda are married. They / Them live in an apartment
building.

b. Their / There / They're apartment is on the fifth floor.

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c. We live in the same building. Our / Ours apartment has one bedroom, but
their / theirs has two.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct item

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1. My father often _______ sport programs in his free time.

A. has watched B. watches C. is watching

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2. You won’t find Mark at home right now. He _______ shopping with his mom
to buy a new pair of shoes!

A. is going B. went C. goes

3. When my father was young, he _______ handsome and attractive.

A. is B. were C. was

4. ________ you go to the party yesterday?

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A. Did B. Do C. Does

5. Last night, her husband _______ her a big diamond ring at her birthday
party.

A. gave B. is giving C. gives

6. We left the concert hall three hours ________.

A. before B. last C. ago

7. Recently, a group of Vietnamese _______ an amazing campaign (chiến dịch)

to raise awareness about (nâng cao nhận thức về) mental health issues (vấn

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đề sức khỏe tinh thần).

A. developed B. has developed C. develops

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8. George ________ a bath at the moment.

A. is having B. has C. have

9. Two managers _______ dinner at the moment. We shouldn’t disturb (quấy

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rầy) them.

A. have had B. are having C. have

10. The Sun ________ in the East.

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A. is rising B. rise C. rises

11. Tina is happy because she ________ her exams.

A. passes B. has passed C. have passed

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12. This apple pie ________ delicious!

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A. taste B. tastes C. is tasting

13. A: Do you listen to the radio?

B: Yes, I ________ do.

A. never B. seldom C. sometimes

14. Tommy usually ________ his homework after lunch.

A. do B. does C. doing

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15. How long ________ you lived here?

A. are B. were C. have

16. Did you ________ Madame Tussauds while in London?

A. visiting B. visits C. visit

Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with an adjective or an adverb.

1. He _______ reads a book. (quick)
2. Mandy is a _______  girl. (pretty)
3. The class is _______ loud today. (terrible)

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4. Max is a _______ singer. (good)
5. You can _______ open this tin. (easy)
6. It's a _______ day today. (terrible)

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7. She sings the song _______ (good)
8. He is a _______ driver. (careful)
9. He drives the car _______ (careful)
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10. The music from the neighborhood is _____. (loud)
11. The bus driver was _______ injured (adj: bị thương). (serious)
12. Kevin is _______ clever. (extreme)
13. This hamburger tastes _______ (awful)
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14. Be _______ with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful)

15. Robin looks _______. What's the matter with him? (sad)

Exercise 5: Complete these paragraphs using the gerund or infinitive form

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of the verb in the brackets.

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Attending the Center

Ali decided that he wanted (study) _________________ abroad. (achieve)
_________________ his goal, he had many things that he had (do)
_________________ . Firstly he needed (improve) _________________ his
English so he could take the IELTS test. Unfortunately, Ali disliked (learn)
_________________ English so this would not be much fun. His friend
recommended (attend) _________________ a center close to his house. Ali
went to look and from what he could see, it seemed (be) _________________ a

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good center. He didn't delay (register) _________________ for a course. He
managed (get) _________________ a good price for the course because they
had a special offer on. This was good because he could not afford (pay)
_________________ too much.
Studying
He had never read much in his life and knew he was weak in this area, so he
practiced (read) _________________ as much as he could. He hated (write)
_________________ in English too as his grammar was quite weak so he also
planned (practice) _________________ writing as many essays as possible. His
teachers agreed (check) _________________ these for him.

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Taking the Test
Then came the time for Ali to take the test. His teacher had recommended

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(do) _________________ the Task 2 first in the writing so he followed those
instructions. He finished (write) _________________ his Task 2 after exactly 40
minutes and then went on to the Task 1. The speaking test seemed (go)
_________________ quite well even though he was nervous. Then came the
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time for his result. He had expected (get) _________________ a band 5.5 but
he was surprised to find out that he had been given a band 6.
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So Ali could now go and study abroad. Although he was happy,

unfortunately, he had to leave his wife and children for a year. But he knew
he should try his best to study and earn a lot of money for them.
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Exercise 6: Fill in the correct form (comparative, superlative, or similarity)

of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets.
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1. My house is (big) ____________________ than yours.

2. Your mobile phone is (not/ trendy) ____________________ mine.
3. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ____________________ than a beer.
4. He was the (clever) ____________________ thief of all.
5. I speak English (fluent) ____________________ now than last year.
6. She greeted me (polite) ____________________ of all.
7. Who is the (rich) ____________________ woman on earth?
8. She smiled (happy) ____________________ than before.
9. This flower is (beautiful) ____________________ than that one.

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10. This girl dances (graceful) ____________________ of all.
11. Non-smokers usually live (long) ____________________ than smokers.
12. Could you write (clear) ____________________?
13. Planes can fly (high) ____________________ than birds.
14. A holiday by the sea is (good) ___________________ than the one in the
mountains.
15. You are (crazy) ____________________ my sister.
16. He had an accident. Now, he drives (careful) ____________________ than
before.
17. This is the (interesting) ____________________ book I have ever read.

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18. The weather this summer is even (bad) ____________________ than last
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19. Our team played (bad) ____________________ of all.
20. He worked (hard) ____________________ than ever before.
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B IELTS Writing Translation & Paragraph Writing

Exercise 5: Translate these sentences into English.

1. Năm ngoái chúng tôi đặt chân tới đảo Phú Quốc. Gia đình tôi đã tham gia
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vào rất nhiều môn thể thao dưới nước thú vị như là trượt nước, lặn biển,…. Đó
là một trải nghiệm đáng nhớ đối với tôi.

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2. Tôi rất thích đi du lịch bởi vì đi du lịch có thể giúp tôi khám phá được các
nền văn hóa và nền ẩm thực mới. Bên cạnh đó, du lịch cho tôi cơ hội nghỉ ngơi
sau những tháng làm việc căng thẳng.

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3. Tôi là học sinh trung học. Tôi đang theo học tại trường ________. Nó là một
trong những trường hàng đầu ở thành phố của tôi.

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4. Trong suốt kỳ nghỉ, chúng tôi đi ngắm cảnh, thưởng thức đặc sản địa
phương và chụp rất nhiều ảnh.

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5. Tôi thường xuyên dành thời gian rảnh để đi chơi với bạn bè. Đây là một
cách tuyệt vời để chúng tôi có thể làm tình bạn trở nên vững chắc hơn.
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6. Tôi dự định đi du lịch trong tuần tới. Điểm đến của tôi sẽ là Hàn Quốc vì nó
có rất nhiều địa điểm thu hút khách du lịch nổi tiếng.
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7. Cô ấy đã từng đến Trung Quốc hai lần.

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8. Tôi sống trong một gia đình 4 người. Bố tôi là một người hài hước, ông ấy
luôn kể chuyện cười cho mọi người trong gia đình trong bữa tối để giúp mọi
người thư giãn sau 1 ngày làm việc căng thẳng. Mẹ tôi là một người rất tốt
bụng. Mẹ thường giúp đỡ hàng xóm mỗi khi họ gặp khó khăn. Em tôi thì thông
minh nhất trong nhà. Em ấy luôn vượt qua bài kiểm tra với số điểm cao.

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Exercise 6: Write a paragraph (100-150 words) about the topic.
Describe a holiday or a vacation you have been on.

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You should say:

● When you had it

● Where you went
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● What you did (Activities)

and explain how you felt about it.

- Tiêu chí chấm điểm:

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> Task response (có trả lời được hết các câu hỏi đề bài đưa ra hay không)

> Grammatical Accuracy and grammatical range (có đúng ngữ pháp và có đa
dạng ngữ pháp hay không (có nhiều thì + các mẫu câu đã học)
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> Lexical Resource (vốn từ vựng có hay/phù hợp với ngữ cảnh hay không)

> Coherence and Cohesion (các câu văn có mạch lạc và support cho nhau hay
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không)

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