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REVISION 1.1
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1.Nam ................... here for a week.
A. is B. was C. be D. has been
2. She needed ................... these postcards to her friends.
A. to send B. sending C. sent D. send
3. He practices ................... English everyday with his friends.
A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. speaks
4. My parents like fish, but ...................
A. so do I B. neither do I C. I do too D. I don't
5. My sister has a ................... summer vacation.
A. five - weeks B. five - week's C. five - weeks' D. five - week
6. There are two restaurants in the town and ................... of them are extremely old.
A. each B. all C. both D. most
7. Bao is the most .................... He spends his free time doing volunteer work at the local
hospital.
A. reserved B. sociable C. different D. humorous
8. Mr. Nam called about his stationery order. He said Mrs. Van could ................... him at 8 634 082.
A. talk B. speak C. reach D. tell
9. Just keep ................... on the baby while I cook the supper, will you?
A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care
10. Of the two girls, Nga is ...................
A. beautiful B. more beautiful
C. the more beautiful D. the most beautiful
11. Some people are used to ................... in crowed buses, and don't mind it at all.
A. riding B. ride C. rode D. rides
12. It is fun to camp in the forest, but It is very important to know how to ................... nature clean.
A. give B. get C. keep D. take
13. You should be careful when playing games, video games can be ...................
A. addicting B. addictive C. addiction D. addicted
14. My funny story made the whole class ...................
A. smile B. laughing C. laugh D. crying
15. This book ................... to me. It’s his.
A. is not belonged B. belongs not C. not belongs D. doesn’t belong
16. “Was he disappointed?” “Yes, he found the movie...................”
A. boring B. boringly C. bored D. bores
17. That kind …………. music makes me really ………….?
A. of / relaxed B. for / relaxed C. of / relaxing D. for / relaxing
18. Look! The yard is wet. It ................... last night.
A. must have rained B. couldn’t have rained
C. must rain D. should have rained
19. I walked away as calmly as I could. ..................., they would have thought I was a thief.
A. In case B. If so C. Or else D. Owing to
20. When friends insist on ................... expensive gift, it makes most people uncomfortable.
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A. them to accept B. they accepting C. their accepting D. they accept

II. Read the sentence and decide if it is True (T) or False (F) by choosing the answer A or B.
1. Miss Jackson asked Mary to turn down the radio.
A. T B. F
2. Their mother asked them not to make so much noise.
A. T B. F
3. Because of my boyfriend’s mobile rang, the people next to us were very annoyed.
A. T B. F
4. Hoa goes to school late this morning because she watched TV late last night.
A. T B. F
5. Ba loves playing video games but he doesn’t like gathering broken glasses.
A. T B. F
6. Do you and your close friends have the same or different characters?
A. T B. F
7. There is no point to persuade her to join in that activity.( persuading)
A. T B. F
8. Let all of dirty clothes collect by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.( were collected )
A. T B. F
9. They write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember how to use
the words in the right way.
A. T B. F
10. The professor together with his three students have been called to court. ( has)
A. T B. F

III. Read the doctor’s report below and choose ONE suitable word from the given ones to fill
in each numbered blank.

in the other words recent announced

everyone designed looking
raised whether share

Timeline is the newest Facebook user interface. It is (1) …designed…………… so that users would
see what the other user is doing by (2) ……looking………… at their timeline user page. It was
made for more fun and to (3) …share…………… with the rest of the world what you are up to. Its
release date was sometime in March 2012. Firstly, the timeline profile was optional. (4) in the other
words………………, users can choose between traditional profile and the timeline. But (5)
………… recent … Facebook (6) …announced…………… that it would be compulsory for (7) …
everyone…………… to use timeline profile. The idea of timeline (8) ………raised……… a big
debate (9) ………… whether…… it is useful or it is a bad idea.

IV. Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks with missing
information.

One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water.
Having clean drinking water is a basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage
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have made many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have
become vast pools of poison because they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial
wastes which pour into the lake every day. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by
pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this
precious source. We should do something now.

1. One environmental problem in the world today is …………….

A. acid rain B. safe water shortage
C. industrial pollution D. population explosion
2. According to the passage, there are ……………. reasons that makes water undrinkable.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
3. ……………. is a human-made reason for the water pollution.
A. acid rain B. garbage C. floods D. drought
4. Clean water is now scarce because of …………….
A. natural reasons B. human-made reasons
C. acid rain and floods D. both A and B are correct
5. The message to the readers is …………….
A. We should take action to protect our water resources
B. We should take all water resources into account
C. We should limit the use of water resources
D. We should encourage people to use safe water

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REVISION 1.2
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
1. Dr Attas has …………. a veterinary practice, …………. CityPets, for the last ten years.
A. ran/ called B. been run/ calling
C. run/ called D. run/ calling
2. For some people, pets are …………. children.
A. important than B. more important than
C. most important D. the most important to
3. Oscar …………. animals since he …………. a child.
A. loved/was B. has loved/has been
C. has loved/was D. loved/ has been
4. He has been………… busy ………… he hasn’t left his house.
A. too/ that B. such/that C. so/ that D. too/to
5. She prefers listening to the radio …………. watching TV.
A. to B. for C. than D. in
6. Machu Picchu …………. in 1911.
A. built B. was built C. is built D. builts
7. I …………. to a guy this morning in Melksham who fixes air conditioning. I …………. him this
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
A. spoke / am going to see B. speak / am going to see
C. spoke / see D. am speaking / am going to see
8. The strongest- or hottest- type of pepper is …………. Habanero.
A. a B. an C. X D. the
9. Thailand is the biggest pepper-…………. country in the world.
A. eating B. eaten C. eats D. having eaten
10. They say chocolate is the most …………. food in the world.
A. addictively B. addictive C. addicted D. addictedly
11. There’s a 12% service …………..
A. charges B. bill C. change D. charge
12. Most people don’t want to spend time …………. a booking and …………. for the bill.
A. to make / to wait B. make / wait
C. making / waiting D. made / waited
13. Some people take their pet to ………….
A. psychiatrists B. psychiatric C. psychiatry D. psychicism
14. First he read the poem to himself and then …………. to class.
A. loudly B. aloud C. loud D. all are correct
15. We are grateful …………. our friend, who have done everything for us in the making ………….
the film.
A. for/ of B. to/ of C. with/ to D. about/ to
16. The …………. for winning that match is a gold medal.
A. price B. prizing C. award D. reward
17. They have …………. of helpers even when they are in need.
A. great quantity B. a large amount C. a large number D. great number
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18. Never …………. her stand on the deserted station platform.
A. I will forget to see B. will I forget to see
C. will I forget seeing D. I will forget seeing
19. …………. here, he would help us with these troubles.
A. Were Peter B. If were Peter C. Unless were Peter D. Unless Peter were
20. .…………. each school year all the children were given copies of the school rules.
A. At first B. At the beginning of
C. Immediately D. To start with

II. Read the sentence and decide if it is True (T) or False (F) by choosing the answer A or B.
1. Not girl at school is as graceful as Mary. No
A. T B. F
2. We are really looking forward to meet my grandparents this summer. To meeting
A. T B. F
3. What is the highest mountain in the world?
A. T B. F
4. Why do we have to put all dangerous things out of children’s reach?
A. T B. F
5. I am bored with doing the same things day after day.
A. T B. F
6. I don’t think English is too difficult for the people who love it to learn.
A. T B. F
7. I once spent more money than I can earn.
A. T B. F
8. You are quite so thin that you can slip between the bars.
A. T B. F
9. Woody Guthrie has written thousands of songs during her lifetime, many of which became classic
folk songs. wrote
A. T B. F
10. Doctors have always recommended that a person with a cold have to drink fluids, such as juice
or water to prevent the loss of water in his/her body.
A. T B. F

III. Read the text below and choose ONE suitable word from the given ones to fill in each
numbered blank.

every later belong

number divorced older
without victory for

Marriage, said one of my professors at university, (1) belongs …… to the past. More and more
people are living together and having children (2) …without…………… getting married, she told
us. The (3) …………number…… of divorces is increasing all the time. It doesn’t matter if you are
single or married, she said with a smile of (4) ……victory…………. “The prison of marriage
belongs to an (5) ……older………… generation!”.

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But now, twenty years (6) ………later……… – is marriage dead? You do not need to think about it
(7) ………for……… long: go to any newsagent and look at the magazines on sale. On the cover of
(8) ………every……… popular magazine like Hello! Someone is getting married. Or maybe
someone is getting (9) divorced

  
IV. Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks with missing
information.

Cycling is the best means of transportation and exercise for three reasons. First, it is one of the
safest forms of exercise. A daily bike ride will help improve your breathing (especially if you
smoke) and gently increase your energy. Cycling, therefore, is suitable for people of all ages, but
if you have any medical problems, check with your doctor before you start. Besides being an
excellent form of exercise, cycling allows you to see the country as you ride your bike slowly
through small quiet villages or beautiful forest paths. Cycling is also an easy, convenient and
inexpensive means of transportation. Ride your bike to school and you never get held up in
traffic on the way! You’ll be in control, keep your teacher happy and be healthier, too.

1. Riding regularly is especially good for …………….

A. smokers B. non-smokers C. patients D. the old
2. A patient can ride a bicycle if …………….
A. it is the best exercise B. it is the safest form of exercise
C. he / she asks your doctor first D. it is an excellent form of exercise
3. ……………. are suitable for riding.
A. Young people B. Old people C. People of any ages D. Children
4. ……………. reasons are mentioned in the passage for choosing cycling.
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
5. You should cycle to school because …………….
A. Your teacher has a bicycle, too. B. It is easy to park at school.
C. You are never late due to the traffic D. It is easy to use.

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