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1. ENGLISH PRACTICE 1
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest:
5.He though much of his childhood.............. he lived with his family in the country.
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9.Drinking and smoking will do great harm..............people's health.
10.Lomonosov was not....................a great scientist but also a very talented poem.
13.Wine is made...............rice.
16.If only he............accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone.
17.He always....................
IV.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket.
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3.Although he tried his best to do it, he was............. (SUCCESS)
5.Lan fell off the bike, but her.................were not serious. (INJURE)
Most people think......(1)........computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological
age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man ........
(2)...........Charles Babbage. Babbge was born ............(3)..........1791 and grew..........(4)...........to be a billiant
mathematican. He.........(5)...........up plans for serveral calculating machines which he called "engines". But
despite the fact that he .........(6)...........building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years,
people have argued.......(7)........ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in
London has finished building engine based ..........(8)...... of the Babbage's designs. ..............(9)..........has taken
6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made.
Whether it works or not, the machine will...............(10)......... on show at a special exhibition in the Science
Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.
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"Let's have a picnic lunch in the countryside." This is easy to say nice to think about. You imagine a
beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is
lovely scenery and in the distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of delicious
sandwiches and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then as darkness comes. You strap uy
your basket and drive happily home.
But it doesn't always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw food, that green fields
are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull.
C. It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium. D. It’s in the middle of a beautiful green field.
A.We can imagine lying in the darkness. B. We can imagine lying in the warm sun.
C. We can imagine lying in the badroom. D. We can imagine lying in the hotel.
A.Dogs also do. B.Lions also do. C.Flies also do. D.Chicken also do.
A.The earth may follow the sun. B. The rain may follow the sun.
C. The cows may follow the sun. D. people may follow the sun.
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=>Travelling by train............................................................... ...............................................................................................................
=>What................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................
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2. I/not see/Mai/since/we/leave/school.
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2. ENGLISH PRACTICE 1
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in the
following questions
II/ Chooose the word whose stress patteren is different from the other three in the following
questions
A. in B. with C. on D. for
A. to B. in C. about D. for
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7. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
12. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. alike B. as C. like D. to
A. in B. of C. on D. at
Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1- carry out) by scientists (2- work) for large industrial firms.
However, there (3 – be) still opportunities for other people (4 – invent) various things. In Britain, there is
a weekly TV program which (5 – attempt) to show all the devices which people (6 – invent ) recently. The
people (7 – organize) the program receive information about 700 inventions per year. New ideas can (8 –
develop) by private inventors. However, it is important (9 – consider) these questions : Will it work? Will
it (10 – want)? Is it new?
1. __________________ 6. ___________________
2.__________________ 7. ___________________
3. __________________ 8. ___________________
4. __________________ 9. ___________________
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V/ Write the correct preposition to fill in the blank.
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ___________ .
4. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there ________ one week.
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 3/ ___________
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through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 4/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet 6/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, 8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping 9/ ___________
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________ how to fly or play the piano. There
(2) _________________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how
to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be
able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on
(5) ______________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but
if only read a book and then try to (7) _____________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and
kill (8) ____________ . The same is true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read
about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) _________________ first?
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2. I’m learning English. I want to read book in English. (in order to)
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3. She said nothing . She didn’t want to make him angry (so as to)
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4.The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident. (past participle)
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5. The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night. (present participle)
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- It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
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- The time machine ……………………………………………………………………..
- People ………………………………………………………………………………..
- I haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………
- It is Lan’s ……………………………………………………………………………..
- When ………………………………………………………………………….?
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3. ENGLISH PRACTICE 2
I) Three words have the same vowel sound one word doesn’t. Which one is it? (0) is an example for
you.
II) Choose the correct answer for each sentence. (0) is an example for you
a) on b) in c) at d) during
5) Because he didn’t like the first pair of trousers, he asked for ____________.
7) Would you mind _______ in the front seat of the taxi, Mark?
III) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. (0) is an
example for you.
5) The male birds are more (colour) _________________ than the females.
10) Some people feel that towns are too (noise) ______________ for them to live in.
IV) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (0) is an example for you.
- What ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
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4) Khanh said “You ought to take a break, Huy”
1) The weather was fine. We could go camping. (Combine into one sentence using “enough . . . . . . . . to”)
2) Everyone stopped (laugh) when we (come). (Supply the correct verb form)
3) He gave him back the money last Sunday. (Change into the passive voice)
4) Putting the knives __________ an electrical socket is dangerous. (Fill in the blank with the suitable
preposition)
6) The boy said to the girl “Did you go out last night?”. (Change into reported speech)
VI) Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. (0) is an example for you.
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3) My brother / in central Vietnam / was / 1972 / in / born
VII) Read the article and choose the best answer. (0) is an example for you
The Lake District is very popular (0) ___________ holidays all year round. Roads leading into the area have
been improved in (1) ___________ years. Inside the area itself, however, many roads are (2) _____________ and
winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive (3) ____________ roads like this when they are (4)
_______________ in ice. For the mountain walker a word of warning – every season visitors (5) ______________
lost or are injured and (6) _____________ to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams. This kind of problem
can be (7) __________________ by following a few simple rules. When exploring the mountains, wear warm
clothing, sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small (8) _________________ of food. Don’t go
(9) ______________ alone and always tell someone where you (10) __________ to go to.
VIII) Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before
printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often
these people were unable to read and hadn’t enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that
it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted booked because they were
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expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took
an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people
could not learn to read.
The position with computers is very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and
expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In
many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own
microcomputer but also know how to use them.
Questions:
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THE END_____
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4. ENGLISH PRACTICE 2
A. VOCABULARY
Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below
a. fall in love with b. fell in love with c. fall into love at d. fell into love at
a. with b. about c. at d. of
a. what about to save b. what about saving c. how about save d. how about to save
12. If you can give a reasonable…………….for your bad behavior last night.
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13. My brother often does experiments about electricity for…………….. PLEASE
17. ………………..in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes INDUSTRY
Question 21-31: Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct:
21. After the clothes……………we can wear them to Ann’s birthday party.
23. Do you know the place…………………..I can have a meal with my friends?
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a. oldest b. the oldest c. most old d. the most old
a. do you live b. did you live c. have you live d. have you lived
Question 32-41: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct from:
40. Tet holiday in Viet Nam (celebrate) ………………………around January and February
41. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. It (visit)………………………..by millions of people every year.
C, PHONETIC
Question 42-51: In three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the same; in the fourth
word the underlined part is pronounced differently. Find the fourth word.
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50. a. snowy b. cold c. prison d. Chicago
Question 52-59: In three of these words the first syllable is stressed. In the fourth the second syllable is
stressed. Find the word in which the second syllable is stressed.
D. READING
Question 60-69: Read the article and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space:
The Lake District is very popular for holidays all year round. Roads leading to the area have been
improved in (60)………………years inside the area itself, however, many roads are (61)……………and
winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive (62)………..….roads like this when they are (63)
……………in ice. For the mountain walker a word of warning-every season visitors (64)……………..lost or are
injured and (65)……….….... to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams. This kind of problem can be (66)
…………... by following a few simple rules. When exploring the mountains, wear warm clothing. Sensible
boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small (67)……………...of food. Don’t go (68)…………….alone and always tell
someone where you (69)…………..to go to.
Vocabulary
steep (adj): dố c
warning: cả nh bá o
(to) rescue: cứ u
whistle (n): cá i cò i
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62. a. along b. above c. by d. in
E. WRITING
Question 70-77: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first:
The film……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………,…………………………
Manchester………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
73. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends.
Children………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
75. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health
It is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Peter……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
77. Every day thousands of trees are cut down in the world.
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79. Residents / store owners / concerned / new mall / for / few months.
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Question 86: Write a passage (100 words) to tell your friends “ A country picnic ” you made.
Who you go with, when you go , how you go, what you’ve done, when you’re back, how you feel,…
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5. ENGLISH PRACTICE 3
I. Phonetics:
Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty- four time
zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty- four hours, and weeks with
more or fewer than seven days.
If you make a five- day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day. As
you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling West, you set your clock back; traveling East,
you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty - five or twenty - three hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific Ocean, you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is
the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day,
backward or forward. traveling East, today becomes yesterday; traveling east, it is tomorrow.
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12). From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean .......................
A). is in one time zone B). is divided into twenty - four zones
C). can't be crossed in five days D). is divided into five time zones
13). If you cross the ocean going East, you set clock ..........................................
A). ahead by twenty - three hours B). ahead one hour in each new time zone C). back one full day
for each time zone D). ahead one hour for the whole trip
A). the beginning of any new time zone B). any time zone in the Pacific Ocean.
C). the point where a new day begins D). any point where time changes by one hour
A). How Time Zones Were Set Up B). Crossing the International Date Line
C). how Time Changes Around the World D). A trip Across the Atlantic
Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going to tell you
(16)……........ to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden matter (17)…………......
tea leaves and egg shells, but we must (18)………........ them first. Don't use any meat or grain products
because this attracts rats. Find a place (19)…………....... your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each
day. The (20)………....... also needs moisture but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a
sheet of strong- plastic if the weather is wet. Keep adding to pile and after six months, your compost can
be used for your fields , gardens.
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IV. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
A). is built B). is being built C). is building D). is being build
A). was repaired B). has been repaired C). is repairedD). can be repaired
A). rice- cooked B). cooking- rice C). rice- cooking D). cooked- rice
A). look ourselves B). look for ourselves C). look after our self D). look after ourselves
29). She walked ............... the kitchen and put her packages ................... the table.
A). in/ into B). on/ into C). into/ in D). into/ on
30). I saw Peter at the party last night. He .................... a red dress
A). wore B). was wearing C). had worn D). wears
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A). must B). have to C). can't D). mustn't
A). enough strong B). strong enough C). weak enough D). too weak
V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English
A B C D
37) I’m bored and I wonder if you could to tell me what to do your fun.
A B C D
38) Thank for invite me to the rice –cooking contest of your school.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
44) “I can fix the faucets”. He said he can fix the faucets
A B C D
A B C D
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VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given.
- How.……………………………………………………………………………………………
- It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
- He asked me …………………………………………………………………………………
- If you ………………………………………………………………………………………….
- You ……………………………………………………………………………………………
VII. Writing.
Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you.
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- What does your house look like?
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6. ENGLISH PRACTICE 3
PART I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronoun ced differently from the others.
Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ____________ the morning of next Sunday.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
8. Minh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
11. We are going to __________ a small plane to Ha Long Bay this weekend.
12. They as well as Mai ___________________ in the field at this time last Sunday.
13. Thanks _______ Alexander Graham Bell’s invention, I can communicate with each other easily.
14. We must _________ the environment from the pollution every day.
15. In our opinion, there are a lot of differences _________ two twins.
16. If you _______________ your work, let’s play volleyball with them in the garden.
19. My son was hit _______________ a stick while he was working in the field.
20. Nam and Manh have played badminton for two hours, but __________ of them are tired.
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A. none B. both C. neither D. all
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)
The book was so ________ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest)
Tet holiday is one of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people. (celebrate)
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Most of monkeys both in the forest and in the zoo are interesting in bananas.
Not only Ha but also her friends was present in my fifteenth birthday party.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Part V- Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.
Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(2)
limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects
of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The
gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of
petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings.
Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as
other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their hands.
A. from B. on C. over D. of
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Christmas is always held ________(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England
decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an
important _________(3) in this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children,
Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem _______(5) a
fat jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave children ________ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which
was ________(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular __________(9) the USA.
Santa Claus is based _______(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
It is over two years since they left their homeland. (They haven’t …………………………)
“How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked …………………...)
The food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so ……………………………)
Hoa found it easy to translate this poem into French. (Hoa had no ………………………..)
Collect all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. (Let all ………………………)
Your answers:
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Part VIII- Write a letter about 150 – 200 words to a pen friend about your neighborhood.
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7. ENGLISH PRACTICE 4
I. Choose one of word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. about B. on C. of D. for
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A. to B. for C. with D. from
8. The teacher said that we should ( not make ) …………… noise in class.
It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about
the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,” said the teacher,
“They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In spring, it is warm and every thing begins to grow. In
summer ,It is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In autumn, there are many
vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, It is cold and it often rains. Sometimes
there is snow on the ground.”
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Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,”he said. “Now listen to
me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?”
“Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.”
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V. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the following sentences.
4. I like the city life because there are many kinds of ………. ENTERTAIN
8. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local............. ORPHAN
VI. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it.
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4. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa. (4)…………….
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ………………father was a comedian and his
mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) ………………successful so the
family (4) ……………… very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and
singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6)
………………the theatre.
When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to
America. On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he
eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……………… film director.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ……………… of 88. There is now a statue of him in
Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.
6. Does your aunt work ……….the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same.
I …………………………………………………………….
Vinh is …………………………………………………………….
It’s………………………………………………………………….
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4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.
Lan ………………………………………………………………
I haven’t……………………………………………………………
When ……………………………………………………………..
We have…………………………………………………………...
How……………………………………………………………….
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8. ENGLISH PRACTICE 6
A. Vocabulary
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words at the
beginning at sentences.
11. All ……………between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog
FLY ……………………….
13. It’s ………………… to complain; you won’t get your money back.
USE …………………………..
14. During his……………….. the family used to live in the country side.
CHILD ………………….
HELP …………………………
17. I think I’ll buy this pair of shoes. They................ me really well.
18. I’ll tell my uncle all the news when I ............... him.
19. I’ve got my key. I found it when I ................. for something else.
20. “All these photographs ................... with a very cheap camera,” he said.
22. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please .............. the table?
24. There are some one following us. I think we .........................................in this area.
26. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d…………stay at home.
28. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is…………… any other lake in the world.
34. Do you think I should practice………..English every day?- Yes, if you want to improve it.
36. Peter, I’d would like you to meet some very special people
A B C D
A B C D
38. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers?
A B C D
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39. I think I prefer country life more than city life
A B C D
40. Thanks for invite me to the water - fetching contest of your school
A B C D
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III. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form
Wiki Website
“Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaian. The word is used to describe websites that …………..(41. write) by
people who use the site. Anyone who visits a wiki website can add or change the information on the page.
The first wiki website ………………..(42. create) by Ward Cunningham in 1995. Since then, wiki
guidebooks , wiki dictionaries and wiki encyclopedias ……………….(43. publish) on the Internet. The most
popular online encyclopedia is “wikipedia” . Over 22 million entries …………….(44. add) since it started,
and it is now the most detailed encyclopedia in the world. According to the create or of Wikipedia, the
work ………………(45. do) by 20. 000 people who regularly edit the pages. The amazing thing is that the
information is completely free.
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44………………………………………45………………………………………………….
C. Speaking
A B
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D. Reading
celebration, custom, gather, gifts, midnight, particularly, symbolize, ring, bring, display
In Scotland, the biggest …………..(56) of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for New
Year’s Eve. On 31st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework ……………(57) at the castle and
they play live music in the park. Thousands of people …………….(58) in the streets , coffees and bars. Then
at 12 o’clock, church bells ……………….(59) all over the city. After midnight people go “first footing” . This is
a Scottish …………..(60) that dates back hundreds of years. “First footing” is visiting your neighbours after
……………..(61) on New Year’s Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their right foot step first, to
……………..(62) good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three ……………….(63) : a piece of coal, a piece of
“short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts ………………….(64) warmth, food and
happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a man with dark hair, that is
…………….(65) lucky.
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II. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket.
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea
quite terrifying, (66)…………. flying is no more dangerous (67)…………… any other form of travel and some
experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (68)………….. taking
off and landing when (69)………… decisions are vitally important.
The people (70)………… job it is to look (71)……….. the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses
play an important part in helping passengers to (72)………….. safe and comfortable. Indeed for many
passengers being (73)………… such care of is all part of the total experience. (74)………… other form of
travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (75)………. with food, drink, newspapers, magazines,
music, and even video films.
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E. Writing
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80. Last year / we /spend / week / My Son / and / I not want / leave.
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82. After /many / experiments / finally / first / successful /flight/ make / by / Wright brothers.
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85. My uncle / move / Ho Chi Minh City/ 1987/ and / live / there / then.
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II. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first
Tom ………………………………………………………………………………
Running ……………………………………………………………………………
Being ……………………………………………………………………………….
She …………………………………………………………………………………
Peter ……………………………………………………………………………….
91. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friend
92. The step- mother doesn’t treat the little girl in a normal way.
Do you mind………………………………………………………………………..
Barbara ………………………………………………………………..
95. He told his customer : “ Please bring it back if it doesn’t fit well”
He told ……………………………………………………………………………
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We haven’t…………………………………………………………………………
It took………………………………………………………………………………
98. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work.
Unless……………………………………………………………………………
I warned…………………………………………………………………………
Because of………….……………………………………………………………
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9. ENGLISH PRACTICE 7
I/ Section one: vocabulary and structures
4. They’ve told you time and time ............................. not to go out at night.
5. Sorry I’m late, but I..............................feed my little son before leaving home.
7. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made................my mind yet.
a. on b. at c. in d. up
9. This is the first ..................... I’ve ever lived far from home.
11. Phong rang his friend in Nha Trang yesterday, and he said it ..............raining there.
a. was b. is c. should be d. to be
12. The last time I saw Khang, he looked very relaxed. He explained that he’d been on holiday
the ........................week.
14. When I rang Oanh some time last week, she said she was busy.................day.
15. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
16. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
4. Years later, she passed me in the street without even a small sign of .......(recognize).
6. After many years of ............(fail), Edison finally succeeded in inventing the light bulb.
11. Sapa is considered the most beautiful .......(mountain) resort in the north of Viet Nam.
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12. It’s now high time you knew how to dress and ....................(dress) yourself.
13. We are having a good time here. People on the island are very friendly and ...........(hospitality).
14. The police are interested in the sudden ............(appear) of the valuable painting.
16. A fairy appeared and ...................................... ( MAGIC )changed her old clothes
18. In that story, the prince got ........................( MARRY )to a poor girl
19. Let me get an .................................... ( APPLY ) form and I can fill out
Question 1: Read these passages and match the each passage to its title. There is ONE title you
needn’t use(10 pts)
1. __________ For me, every weekday begins the same: I get up at 7.00. I have breakfast, I take the bus to
school, I go to lessons ... I don’t hate this daily routine, but it isn’t very thrilling. In the evenings, however, I
drive Formula 1 cars, build enormous cities and defend my planet against aliens. In short, I play computer
games. It’s like entering a different world. That’s why I love playing them so much.
2. __________My interest in computer games has taught me a lot about computer graphics. I want to
study computing at college, and learn how to design and program games. Eventually, I’d like to start my
own software company, creating and testing new games. That way, I could spend all day doing what I love
most.
3. ____________Computer games are interesting because they often contain stories and characters. The
games are getting better all the time, but they are also getting more expensive. The only thing I don’t like
about my hobby is the cost! New games are often about $50.
4. ____________ Some of my friends from school are interested in computer games too. We normally meet
at my house in the evenings and play for a few hours. We sometimes play at weekends, but if the
weather’s good I prefer to go cycling or play basketball instead.
5. ____________ I first became interested in computer games about four years ago. I was staying with my
cousin for the weekend. He had some games and he taught me how to play them. I became hooked
immediately! When I got home, I decided to save all my money for buying games. Now I’ve got about
twenty different games.
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Question 2: Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in each gap
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you
have, you have behaved in a similar way(1)................ a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out
a particular task. Just (2)................. a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines
and dots, so a computer program is (3)................. in the form of programming language. Like the English
language (or any other language), there are (4).................... of grammar, and a program must be correct in
every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5)............. are well-known and widely used.
The most popular language which is used in offices(6)................Cobol. This language is used for printing
payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7)......................carry out
calculations. (8)......................... neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home
computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9)...................it is easy to learn
and use.
(10)................. these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was
devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
1. A. to B. as C. so D. from
2. A. like B. by C. too D. as
Question 3: Find and correct one mistake in each line of the passage below
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1. exported / many / last year / rice / how / to/ Japan / tons / were / of / ?
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2. trees / planting / on / the boys / the hill / group / are / the / in / volunteer / .
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6. Le Lai Street / are/ living / they / in / at / An Giang / their / with /children / 186.
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7. uncle / spent / most / their /of /the /violin / practicing / his time / in / room /music /the/.
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8. which / us / tells / sentence / that / more / than / is / she / her / beautiful / sister /?
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10. going / fatherland / month / Kenny / his / is / family / next / visit / with / his / to /.
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14. going / aren’t / are / boys / the / the / they / canteen / to / school /?
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15. for / you’ll / meeting / late / be / the / if / bed / to / soon / don’t / you / go
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Question 2: Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the sentence given
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
2. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s............................................................................................................................................
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3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
I have never..............................................................................................................................
I’d rather...................................................................................................................................
If...............................................................................................................................................
6. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t...............................................................................................................................
It’s...........................................................................................................................................
Tennis used..............................................................................................................................
My father likes........................................................................................................................
Lan is.......................................................................................................................................
Is this.......................................................................................................................................
12. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
13. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
14. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages.
It’s ages...................................................................................................................................
Experiments............................................................................................................................
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10.ENGLISH PRACTICE 7
Question I.
a. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
b. Choose the word that has stress pattern is diferent from the others of the same group.
Question II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
It …… in winter ; now it …… .
…… is easy.
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They spent a lot of time ................ about what they would do if they had a lot of money.
I do not think that purple shirt ................ with your yellow skirt.
Only one of ................ girls prefers ................ classical music to popular music.
A. a B. X C. some D. the
Question III. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following sentences.
1. She has made up her mind ……….. (have) a garage ………….. (build) next to the house.
2. The statue …………. (break) while it ……………. (move) to another room in the museum.
3. The bell is ringing. I must stop …...... (do) my homework …....... (answer) the phone.
4. Why you all ………….. (laugh)? Roger ……………... (tell) you his funny stories?
Question IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the capital words.
Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)
The book was so ________ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest)
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Linda’s __________ made the party less exciting. (absent)
Tet holiday is one of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people. (celebrate)
Question V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
“How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said
I asked …………………..................................
I ………………………………………………….
There is no ……………………………………….
So far …………………………………………….
No ……………………………………………………….
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Question VI. The sentences below have four underlined words or phrases A, B, C, or D. Idetify an error
in each sentence.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
Question VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
For many (1) ......... students, coming to the United States and living here and studying can be quite a
daunting (2) ....... , especially when finding housing on campus or off campus. And fortunately, there are a
(3) ... of options that students can look to. And I'd like to talk just briefly a little about on-campus living,
off-campus living, and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Well I think first (4) ..... all for first-time students, coming and living on campus in dormitories can
provide a certain level of security (5) .... its proximity to campus facilities since commuting without a car
can be quite an experience, especially when you have to commute long diatances. Often in dormitories,
meals might be provided, and this can (6) ...... students to devote time to their academics, rather than
housekeeping.
Another option is off campus (7) ... in apartments, and like living in dormitories, uh, living in an
apartment requires little or no maintenance specifically because usually it is handled by someone, uh,
else. Also, when you might live off cumpus, there might be a certain amount of flexibility in (8) ....
roommates that you might not have living on campus. But you should be aware that tenants may be
responsible (9) ..... furnishing their own apartments.
Well, of course, the choice is up to you, but be (10) ...... to review both the advantages and disadvantages of living
on campus and off campus. Good luck.
4. A. Above B. on C. of D. among
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5. A. Because B. because of C. owning D. thank for
9. A. In B. from C. on D. for
Question VIII
Read the passage and fill in each space with one suitable word
To many people, their friends are most important (1)..... in their life. Really good friends (2)..... the
good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never turn their
back on you. Your best friend may be (3)...... you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve grown up with
and been through lots of (4)....... and downs with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this
special relationship. It may be the (5)....... of enjoying the same activities, having the outlook on life, or
sharing similar experiences Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with,
(6)....... if we’ve known them for years. However, usually it really does take you years to (7)........ to know
someone well enough to consider him your best friend. To the majority of (8)......... this is someone we
trust completely and who understands us (9)........ than anyone else. It’s the person you can turn to for
impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on (10)........ life gets you down.
Question IX
Some students think that of all subjects at school Maths, Literature and English are the most important
ones. Do you think so? Write a passage about 120-150 words to support your ideas
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 7
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I. Choose the underlined part that pronounced differently from the others
1. Yester day, I (1. spend) ……………… two hours (2. do)………… the homeword.
2. The thiefs (3. catch)…………….. when the (4. leave)………….. the bank.
3. Two hors ago, Mrs Brown (5. have)………… Alice (6. take)……….. her son to the school.
6. I am afraid………………. Ghost.
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7. The fight………………... deforestation is very important.
4. Can you …………… your paper with you when I come there, please?
A. on B. for D. about C. to
7. Ann is very busy these days. She has …………… free time.
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A. a little B. few C. a few D. little
Has anyone asked you for your opinions?/ Nam said that………………………
The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it./ The water………..
“ Eat more and more vegetables” the doctor said./ The doctor told……………..
Tom is the best player in the team./ No one in the team …………………………
A boy was injured in the accident, he is now in the hospital./ The boy ………...
In a modern life today, the work of the farm is less hard because he is helped a lot by machines. That
mean nore food is produced and less labour and less work hours are spent. He also has more free time for
intertain and more things such as a big house, motorbike, television. Her life is getting better and good
day by day. His children go to school. Before they finish school, they are sent to universityes.The farmer
still have to work hardly but his life is much improved.
Most types of paper can be recycled. Newspapers have been recycled profitably for decades and
recycling of other paper is growing. It’s important to know what you are buying in a paper product, for
that reason virtually all paper products should be marked with the percentage and tupe of recycled
content. Just saying “recycle paper” isn’t enough. “Recycled paper” can mean anything from 100% true
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recycled paper to 1% re- manufactured ends of large paper rolls. “Post- consumer” mean the paper that
you and I return to recycling centers.
Questions :
Why should all paper products be marked with the percentage and tupe of?
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11.ENGLISH PRACTICE 8
I. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced
differently from the rest.
II. Choose the correct word or phrase underlined to complete each of the following sentences.
3. Alexander Graham Bell invented the (washing machine/ computer/ television set/ telephone).
4. Mr Hoang is used (eat/ to eat/ to eating/ ate) no thing before going to work
5. Tim saw his friends while he (cross/ was crossing/ is crossing/ crossed) the street.
6. He asked me (if I have/ whether I have/ if I had/ whether I have had) a driving licence .
7. Cool the burn immediately (so as/ so that/ in order to/ because) to minimize tissue damage.
8. She promises she (is/ be/ has been/ will be) back in about ten minutes.
9. This project (is carried out/ will carried out / carries out/ will be carried out) next month.
10. I saw him (watering/ water/ is watering/ to water) the flowers in the garden.
11. Angkor Wat is the (large/ largest / larger/ most largest ) temple in the world.
12. In the rice – cooking festival, a fire is made in the (modern/ new/ traditional/ old time) way.
13. Hoa told me that she (is / was/ were/ had been) hungry.
15. It isn’t good for children (to eat/ eating/ for eating/ eat) too many sweets.
8. The new shopping mall is quite ____________ the present shopping area.
13. I’m sorry. I’m not ___________ to help you lift the table.
14. I usually go to work by bus, but ________ and then I use my motorbike
IV . Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to compete the passage.
Robert Wilson (1)….(be)…. …………… a politician. He (2)…(go) ……………… to Oxford University in 1960,
and in 1976 he (3)… ……………… (become)…. a Member of Parliament (an MP). He (4)….(be)… …………… an
MP since then. He (5) ………………… (be)… Minister of Education from 1980 to 1985. He (6)… …………………
(write)… many books. He (7)…… (get)… …………… married and (8) …(have)… ……………. two children. His
family lived in Oxford for 15 years, then they (9)…….(move)… ……………to London in 1980. They now (10)
…..(live)… …………… in a house in Kensington Street, London.
III. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning
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She studies English so that she can improve her knowledge.
The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was 6 years ago.
I haven’t………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
It took us ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
I am going………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Nam is…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
We’d rather…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Toan advised…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Hoa got up late as her alarm clock didn’t go………………..
Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more …………….. (comfort)
My mother doesn’t like me to wear short skirts to church. She thinks they are …… (suitable)
25. Jane fell _________ her bike and hit head on the road
VI. Read and choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.
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Paper
Paper was …….(1)…… by the Chinese in the first century AD. Most paper is made …..(2)…. wood. When
trees are …….(3)……, they are transported …..(4)….. land or water to paper mill. Here they are cut …(5)..
and the wood is broken up into fibres. Which are ….. (6) with water and chemicals. This wood pulp is then
dried on a machine and ….(7)…. into paper.
One tree is needed for every 400 ….(8)…. of a typical forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in
Britain each buy one daily paper, this uses up over 40.000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down faster
than they are being …….(9)…, so there may be a (n) ……(10) paper shortage before the year 2010.
2. a. from b. of c. by d. with
4. a. on b. of c. through d. by
5. a. up b. all c. over d. in
IV. Fill the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided in the right column.
28. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more _________ COMFORT
29. She is one of the greatest ______________ to appear in this theater. PERFORM
30. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very __________ there in the fall WIND
31. It is _______________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. HEALTH
34. Every day, there are two _________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY
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35. ______________ , dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. SUDDEN
36. Will you wait a minute while I (look) ____________ through the text ?
37. “ I hear you’ve bought a new house.” - “Yes, I ( move ) __________ in next week”
41. The pens ( produce ) ___________ by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good.
42. “Do you mind if I sit here ?” – “ I ‘d rather you ( sit ) __________ over there”
43. The price ( become ) __________ more and more expensive these days.
44, + 45. Mr Binh ( know) ______ how to drive a car although he ( not learn) ________ it yet.
VIII. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it by choosing A, B, C or D.
A B C D
A B C D
68. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world.
A B C D
69. The employer said that he would give them a two – day trip to Phu Tho next week.
A B C D
70.My sister is studying very hard in order to pass the exam and getting scholarship at university.
A B C D
IX. Write a description of 100-120 words with the title “My holidays”.
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12.ENGLISH PRACTICE 9
A. Phonetics
I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others in each group.
II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the stress pattern different from that of the other
words.
A. Can you pass the sugar please? B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.
A. from B. than C. to D. or
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5. He __________ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.
9. Mr.Vo Van Kiet, ______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage
2. Hardly he (take) ____________ up the book when the phone (ring) ________.
3. Can you imagine what I (come)___________ across when I (roll)__________ up the carpet yesterday?
4. If she wins the prize, it (be) _________________ because she (write) _____________ very well.
5. He resented (ask) _________ (wait) __________. He had expected the minister to see him at once.
III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence
3. Burning coal is an ___________ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (economy)
4. According to some scientists the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because of ______ . (pollute)
7. ____________ often walk through the streets shouting or singing about something they sell. (cry)
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8. Gas and oil ____________________ always increases in cold weather. (consume)
9. The police are interested in the sudden _________________ of the valuable painting. (appear)
10. He claimed that his _______________________ had caused him to become a criminal. (bring up)
IV. Match a beginning in column A with the most suitable ending in column B to make a meaningful
sentence or a conversation
A B
4. Do you know that you can only live d. otherwise I’ll get the sack.
without water for four days?
V. Each of the following sentence has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts
of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that
should be corrected or rewritten
A B C D
2. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.
A B C D
3. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be
A B
C D
A B C D
5. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that
A B C D
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C. Reading
I. The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B, C or
D) for each question. Choose the best answer.
Benjamin Franklin
Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through
almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after it began, and dying ten years before
it ended. In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also
contributed much to the development of the new state.
At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a printer’s
apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the Pennsylvania Gazette. He
also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped him to rise from his poor
background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his experience in business was shared in his
famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his reputation throughout the American colonies. In
another of his works, the Autobiography, which was written toward the end of his life, he shows the same
quiet common sense.
He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and
lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the
conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including
the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and - because he was a pragmatic man - a
fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster-General of the colonies. Through this experience
he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North America should be a single nation. Later, he went
to London to try to persuade the British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that
later led the American colonists into rebellion.
Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he worked
hard to make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington.
After the war he attended the American constitutional congress. This was his last contribution, for he
died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United
States.
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4. What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about?
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each
space. There is an example at the beginning (0)
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and (1)
_____Indian Government agreed to set (2) ______ “Operation Tiger”- a campaign (3) ______ save this
threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (4) _____that tigers could live in safety.
The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (5) _____ was quickly turning into a desert (6) _____ too much of
the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle. At the time there (7) ______ just fourteen tigers left
there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which mean moving nearly 1,000 people and
10,000 cattle so the land (8) ______ be handed back to nature.
Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (9) _____ for tigers to hide in, and there are
now at (10) ______ forty of them (11) _____ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals have also
benefited. For example, there are many (12) _____ deer and monkeys than before. The people (13)
_______were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away (14) _____ the tiger
park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and
the animals’ future looks (15) ______little safer.
D. Writing
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin
with the given word(s) or phrase
It’s time____________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
I wish ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Although ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. When did you start working in that factory?
The sand____________________________________________________________________________________________________
He regretted _______________________________________________________________________________________________
If ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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13.ENGLISH PRACTICE 10
PART A: PHONETICS
I. Khoanh tròn một phương án A, B, C hoặc D ứng với các từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với các từ còn
lại như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm
II. Khoanh tròn một phương án A, B, C hoặc D ứng với các từ có trọng âm rơi vào vị trí âm tiết khác các từ
còn lại như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm
I. Khoanh tròn một phương án A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ/cụm từ thích hợp nhất để hoàn chỉnh các câu sau
như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm (2.0 pts)
A. for B. at C. up D. after
Lan was very tired.______, she had to finish her homework before going to bed.
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We haven't been to ______ cinema for ages.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø
That's the man ______ works in the same company with me.
A. on B. with C. to D. for
The Internet has ______ developed and become part of our life.
II. Tìm dạng đúng của động trong mỗi câu sau đó điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn chỉnh câu như ví dụ (câu 0) đã
làm.
The last time I (meet) ______________________ Maryam was two weeks ago.
PART C: READING
I. Chọn một từ thích hợp để điền vào mỗi chỗ trống có đánh số trong đoạn văn sau. Khoanh tròn vào chữ cái A,
B, C hoặc D ứng với từ chọn như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm.
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Every year students in many (0) ______ learn English. (1) ______ of these students are young children. Others
are teenagers. Many are adults.
Learning another language! Learning English? Why do all these people want to learn English? It is (2) ______ to
answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many
adults learn English because it is (3) ______ for their work. Teenagers often learn English (4) ______ their
higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn
English (5) ______ they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
A. for B. with C. to D. of
II. Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi.
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who
get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer.
Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every
year.
Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They
breathe "it" out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more
breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have
lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.
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2. Is smoking the main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer?
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3. How many early deaths does smoking cause in the world every year?
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5. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live in the city. B. People who live with smokers.
C. People who live with non-smokersD. People who live in the country.
I. Hoàn chỉnh câu thứ hai sao cho không thay đổi nghĩa so với câu thứ nhất như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (1.0 pt)
This.....………………….…………………………………………….………………
She said..………………………………………………………………………..……
Why don't………………………………………………………………………….…
It…………….…………………………………………………………………….…
Despite their…………………………………………………………………………
II. Dùng từ hoặc nhóm từ đã cho để viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh. Viết câu đúng vào phần để trống dưới mỗi câu.
Thí sinh có thể thay đổi hình thức của từ nhưng không được bỏ từ từ đã cho như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (1.0 pt)
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III. Sắp xếp các từ sau để tạo thành câu đúng về ngữ pháp và hoàn chỉnh về ngữ nghĩa. Viết câu đã sắp xếp vào
phần để trống dưới mỗi câu như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. Thí sinh không được thêm từ hoặc bỏ từ đã cho. (1.0 pt)
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television / can / Thanks to / the / get / information / people / latest / and / interesting / programs / enjoy /.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 10
I.PHONETICS:
a. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B,
C, or D: (5 0,2=1.0 pt)
b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others (5 0,2=1,0 pt)
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (10 0,2=2,0 pts)
Ha Long Bay, one of the most picturesque sights in Viet Nam, was …………. by UNESCO as world Heritage
Site.
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A.recognized B.signed C.realized D. collected
When I arrived, there was a big red car ……………outside the house.
b. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters: (10 0,2=2.0 pts)
1. Farmers are always faced with ......................... brought about by typhoons, floods or droughts.
(destroy)
2. They made a decision to close down the factory ... ..................... . (permanence)
5. Children often feel a lot of .. ...................... about their first day at school. (anxious)
c. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (5 0,2=1.0 pt)
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My uncle (not visit)............................. us since he (move) …………… to the new town.
III. READING:
a. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (10 0,2=2,0 pts)
There (1).................... many simple things we can do to stop the (2). ...................... of the invironment. First of
all, we should not dump our rubbish without (3) ................... which things, such as bottles and paper can
(4). ...................... .
We should put objectives that we can recycle in (5).. ...................... bins. Secondly, instead of talking our car
wherever we go, we ought to leave it at home (6).. ....................... possible, and go on foot or (7)........................
public transport. When we have to drive to the market (8)... ................. our shopping, we should always
remember (9)... ...................our own bags (10). .................... we don't need to use the supermarket's plastic
bags.
7. A. on B. in C. by D. to
8. A. to do B. do C. to make D. making
b. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (10 0,2=2 pts)
The world's (1) ........................ famous clock is Big Ben standing (2). ........................ to the Housees of
Parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3). ........................ of the bell which chimes every hour.
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The Bell (4). ........................ named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man (5) ........................ was given the tast of
hauling the bell up the clock tower. The clock (6) ........................ four faces and keeps accurate time. It can
(7). ........................ adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8) ........................ a stray attached to the clock
pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock (9) ........................ the light shines above the belfry at night, it
(10)........................ that the House of Common is still in session.
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more
important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions
and carefully keep them up.
It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered,
only a few Sunday papers are published. To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a
flat in a modern house with a central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front
of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in inmitation of grass and box of
flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.
Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all
shops and factories are working.
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4. Find sentences in the text which shows that the English people like gardens very much?
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IV WRITING:
a. Use the following words and phrases. Make all the necessary changes and additions to write complete
and meaningful sentences. (5 0,2=1,0 pt)
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b. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Do not change the words given in any way: (10 0,2=2,0 pts)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
→ This is ……………………………………………………………………………
→ He prefers ………………………………………………………………………..
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How long is it since they built the house?
→ When ……………………………………………………………………………..
c. Write a composition about 130 words about one of the interesting places in your country, using some
headlines below. ( 2.0 pts)
- Sights/ landscapes.
- Available transportation.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 11
I.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
a. more big b. bigger c. bigger and bigger d. more and more big
3. These flowers......................
a. if did they arrive b. if they arrive c. if did they arrived d. if they arrived
a. make b. do c. take d. go
8. Beef is my......................food.
12. He has left his book here on.........................so that you can read it.
III. Read the text below. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line.
some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of(7)………….................. DRIVE
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III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.
Dentists can do a lot(0)....to improve...(improve) your teeth. They can straighten your teeth
by(1).....................................(put) wires on them. These wires(2)....................................(push) the roots of the teeth
the right way. The best time for (3)..............................(do) this is while the teeth(4).............................(grow). A lot
of dentists, however, prefer not(5).............................(start) doing this before a child(6)………………(be) at least
eight. Sometimes a dentist even(7)……………...........….(use) elastic bands(8).........................(make) a tooth
straight. Sometimes(9)...............................(pull) tooth out can prevent the other teeth from(10)............................
(grow) too close to one another.
Kipling was the first writer........ (1)..... expressed the faith and national pride. He was.......(2)...... in
Bombay India.........(3)..... 1865 and was taken .....(4)..... England to .....(5).... educated at the .....(6).... of 6. But
at the age of 17 he returned ......(7)...... India and became a journalist. ........(8)..... this time he.....(9).... a great
amount of prose and portry. After wards he returned to England and travelled in Japan and America. He
received the 1907 Nobel ....(10)... for literature and died in 1936 while he was working on his
autbiographical notes.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its
universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of
dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to
people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards:
literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years
after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the
interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated
diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the
judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No
awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two
prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
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C. To honour the inventor of dynamite.
D. To spend money.
A. 2 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10
VI. Write a new sentence as similar in meaning a possible to the original sentence
If John ............................................................................................
The car............................................................................................
You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work
Unless.............................................................................................
It.....................................................................................................
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He / prefer / fiction book / non – fiction book.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 12
Question 1: Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the
rest.
I like_______ badminton.
A. in B. on C. with D. by
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_______ noodle for breakfast yesterday?
A. Did you eat B. Were you eat C. Did you ate D. Do you ate
A. from B. at C. in D. on
Question 3. Read this passage. Then answer. True or False? Check (√) in the boxes.
Even before it is born, a baby has small teeth under its gums. At about the age of six months, its first tooth
starts to grow. Before the young child is three years old, it has twenty small teeth. Between the ages of six
and twelve a second set of teeth form in the gum below the first teeth and push them out.
T F 1. A baby has teeth under its gums even before its birth.
T F 5. A child’s second teeth begin to grow while the child still has first teeth.
Question 4: Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.
How old is your daughter, Mrs. Mai? B. How age is your daughter, Mrs. Mai?
C. How old is her daughter, Mrs. Mai? D. How old is Mrs. Mai’s daughter?
You’d better not eat too much meat. B. You’d not better eat too much meat.
C. You’d better not to eat too much meat. D. You’d better eat not too much meat.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 12
Exercise I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in the
following questions
Exercise II: Fill in the blank with a suitable form of verb in the bracket
1. Yester day, I (1. spend) ……………… two hours (2. do)………… the homeword.
2. The thiefs (3. catch)…………….. when the (4. leave)………….. the bank.
3. Two hors ago, Mrs Brown (5. have)………… Alice (6. take)……….. her son to the school.
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2. The life in the countryside is changing…………. Better.
6. I am afraid………………. Ghost.
Exercise IV. Fill in the blank with the correct form of word in the bracket
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4. Can you …………… your paper with you when I come there, please?
A. on B. for D. about C. to
7. Ann is very busy these days. She has …………… free time.
Exercise VI : Rewrite the sentence by using the given words without changing the meaning
I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it./
The water……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
It ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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No one in the team …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
It takes………...……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....
Exercise VII : Find the mistakes in the passage and correct them
In a modern life today, the work of the farm is less hard because he is helped a lot by machines. That
mean nore food is produced and less labour and less work hours are spent. He also has more free time for
intertain and more things such as a big house, motorbike, television. Her life is getting better and good
day by day. His children go to school. Before they finish school, they are sent to universityes.The farmer
still have to work hardly but his life is much improved.
Exercise VIII : Read the passage and answer the questions below
Most types of paper can be recycled. Newspapers have been recycled profitably for decades and recycling
of other paper is growing.It’s important to know what you are buying in a paper product, for that reason
virtually all paper products should be marked with the percentage and tupe of recycled content. Just
saying “recycle paper” isn’t enough. “Recycled paper” can mean anything from 100% true recycled paper
to 1% re- manufactured ends of large paper rolls. “Post- consumer” mean the paper that you and I return
to recycling centers.
Questions :
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Why should all paper products be marked with the percentage and tupe of?
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Are all recycled paper products the same?
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 13
I. Choose the best answer.
A. a B. an C. some D any
A. at B. on C. in D. for
A. once B. one C. a D. an
A. playing B. doing C. to do D. do
A. some B. any C. a D. an
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14. Mai_______ a dozen eggs.
A. No, he doesn’t B. No, he does C. No, he like not D. No, he not like
A. in B. on C. at D. for
A. in B. of C. on D. at
A B
Mary lives (1)______ a village in London. Her day starts (2)______ 4 o’clock. She gets up, and she
walks three kilometers to the river. She takes some water and she carries it back to her house. The water
is very (3)______. It isn’t clean but there (4)______ any water in the village. She doesn’t go to school. She
can’t read or write. She (5)______ her mother to clean the house.
1. A. on B. in C. at D. for
2. A. in B. at C. on D. of
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3. A. heavy B. heavily C. heavi D. not heavy
True or False
T F she takes some eggs and carries them back to her house
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 13
I- Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffirent from the others.
5- a. do b. go c. so d. no
A. for B. at C. since D. to
A. Were you B. Have you ever been C. Were you been D. Are you
III- Complete the sentences, use the correct form of the words in the brackets.
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6- His garden isn't as large than mine.
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7- Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go .....................
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) _________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2)
____________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do
such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to
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“do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5)
___________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only
read a book and then try to (7) ____________without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8)
____________ .The same is true of (9) ____________the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it?
Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ____________ first?
VII- Read the following passage and choose the item A,B,C or D that best answer each question about it.
Nick Johnson lives with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north London. Nick’s mum is
called Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim and he works in a bank. Nick’s sister is called
Tracy. She is nine years old. There is also a dog in the family. His name’s Fred.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Who is Jim?
VIII- Rewite the following sentences so that have the same meanings as the first ones.
I haven't ..................................................................................................................
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3- Going swimming in the summer is interesting.
It .............................................................................................................................
His mother...............................................................................................................
Mr Ha asked ...........................................................................................................
Mary...................................................................................................................
What’s.................................................................................................
My father asked......................................................................................................
They..................................................................................................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 14
Question 1. Choose the word that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently.
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4. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
6. We want_______ my English.
A. in B. up to C. at D. on
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A. bad B. badly C. worse D. good
24. Where are the photos_______ were taken at the Christmas party?
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:
If you follow these simple rules, you will improve your English quickly.
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28. The speaker gives two simple rules.
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.
35. A. on B. in C. at D. with
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.
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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
ENGLISH PRACTICE 14
I.Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the
table below
6. When I went into the room, somebody ……………… through the window.
10. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him …………..he wouldn’t get wet.
12. I …………. my house ……………….. That is why there is all this mess.
13. The librarian told us not ____ reference books out of the library.
14. I could not cut the grass because the machine …………… a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken C. have been broken D. breaks down
17. The film was ……………………. There was so much blood in it.
II.Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in each space
My day usually (1)…………. at six thirty. I get up and do some exercises for about fifteen minutes. Then I
take my shower. After that I (2)……………dress and have breakfast with my family. At seven thirty I leave
(3)………..school. I generally take the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house and then (4)…………..
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from the bus -stop to school. It (5)…………….about thirty minutes to get to school. My first class is at eight
thirty and I usually (6)………….school at three. Sometimes I stay (7)…………..to have a game of volleyball or
to work in the library. I usually watch TV for a (8)………………. Then I start my homework. I have dinner at
seven o’clock. After that I often (9)……….. more homework to do. Sometimes I watch TV or go (10)…………..
with friends after dinner. I generally go to bed at around ten thirty.
ANSWERS:
III. Choose the suitable word for each blank in the following passage
Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students are young children .
Others are (1)…………... Many are adults . Some learn at school , others study by (2)………….. A few learn
English just by hearing the (3) ………. in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not
many are lucky (4)………….to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language .
Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people want to learn English ? It
is not (5)…………..to answer that quetion . Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of
their (6)…………. They study (7)…………..own language , and mathematics .... and English . ( In England , or
America , or Australia , many boys and girls study their own language , which is English and
mathematics ..... and another language , perhaps French , or German , or Spainish )
Many adults learn English (8)…………..it is useful for their work . Teenagers often learn English for
their higher studies , because some of their books are in English at the college or (9)…………. Other people
learn English because they want to read newspapers (10)………….magazines in English .
ANSWERS:
IV. Choose thebest answer which can fit in the number space
Many British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips. People are (1)………
to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to (2)…………… a form which
explains what they (3)………….. do if they fall ill or (4)……………… an accident, and what arrangements exist
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in (5)…………… country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but(6)…………. people do
not have this information, they may(7)………….that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not
unsual for people to discover that they do not have (8)………….. money with them to (9)………… the total
costs and (10)……………… such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more
complicated.
6. A. because B. whether C. as D. if
10. A. on B. in C. at D. up
A. Is it serious, doctor?
F. No, but you had better not move. Did you bang your head?
G. Now you’d better take off your shirt and I’ll look at your elbows and shoulders.
ANSWERS:
VI. There are 11 mistakes in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. Write your
answer in the table below
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In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty
years lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it . This was in
the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a
lot in the next thirty year. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines. In
1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France. It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it can
flying at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today
millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them.
0. build built
ANSWERS:
VII. Give the correct form of the words in capital letter to complete the sentences
6. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her ………….. APPEAR
9. There are many cultural ………………between his country and mine. DIFFER
ANSWERS:
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
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This is the first……………………………………………………………..
My brother has……………………………………………………………..
This is ……………………………………………………………………..
The streets………………………………………………………………….
He prefers…………………………………………………………………..
Because Mai………………………………………………………………
When………………………………………………………………………?
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 15
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
II. Choose from the four options given one best answer to complete each sentence.
This is Hoa’s bedroom. There is a desk on the left of the room. On the desk, there are many folders,
and above the desk there is a bookshelf. There is a bed near the desk. On the right side of the room, there
is a window. There is a wardrobe beside the window. The wardrobe is opposite the desk.
A. No, there aren’t. B. Yes, there are. C. No, there isn’t. D. Yes, there is.
IV. Choose the correct sentence according to the given words and phrases.
A. Put the rice and a teaspoon of salt in it. B. Put rice and a teaspoon of salt in it.
C. Put rice and teaspoon of salt in it. D. Put the rice and a teaspoon of the salt in the it.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 15
I. PHONETICS : ( 2PTS)
1/ Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C
or D ( 1pt)
2/ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others .( 1pt)
21. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city __________ 2002
A. from B. than C. to D. or
24. He __________ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.
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26. Which of the following is the strongest advice?
A. You really must get a hair-cut B. If I were you, I’d get a hair-cut.
2. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the spaces(2pts).
34. She is one of the greatest _______ to appear in this theater. (perform)
35. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very ____ there in the fall. (wind)
36. It is ___________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. (health)
37. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban )
39. Every day, there are two _________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. (fly)
3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (1pt)
44- Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) ___________in this shop are imported from China.
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4. Fill in each gaps of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. ( 1pt)
46. In our place it is very cold ________ night, but it’s warm during the day.
49. The canoe overturned and everyone fell ________ the deep water.
For many people sport is a popular part of school life and …(51)…in one of the school teams and playing
in matches is very important. …(52)…someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often
spending a Saturday or Sunday away …(53)…home, as many matches are played then.
It …(54)…also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then …(55)
…on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the
team to support …(56)…own side.
When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, …(57)…only the
players. It can also mean that a school …(58)…well-known for being good at cetain sports and peop le from
that school may end up playing …(59)…national and international teams so that the school has some really …(60)…
names associated with it.
2. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.(2pts)
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (61) ................ father was comedian and his
mother worked (62) .................... a dancer and a singer. (63) ......... of them was successful so the family had
very (64) ..................... money. The (65) ……………… time he himself earned money by dancing and singing,
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he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (66) ..................... was working in
the theatre.
When he was (67) ..................... fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to
America. On (68) ..................such tour, he was (69) ................... a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood,
where he eventually became both a famous actor and film director.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the age of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London,
the city of his (70) ..................... and early up-bringing.
3. Read the passage and decide which statements are True (T) or False (F). (1pt)
A week ago, Huy's family went for a picnic in the country. It was early spring, so they thought it was too
cold to go to the seaside. They set off early after breakfast and drove about 45 km into the country until
they came to this favorite place. Huy and his sister went into the woods to pick wild flowers Huy's
parents sat quietly, fishing by the stream. At 4.30 p.m, they put the plates, cups, saucers and other things
back into the basket and went back to their car. They got home at 5.00 p.m.
T F
74. The children went into the woods to pick wild flowers and their parents fished by the
stream.
76. Last year/ we/ spend/ week/ My Son / and /I not want / leave.
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78. I/ not talk / uncle / since / he / buy / new house / city center.
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2. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the first one. (2pts)
The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was 6 years ago.
I haven’t……………………………………………………
It took us …………………………………………………….
I am going………………………………………………………
Nam is…………………………………………………………….
We’d rather………………………………………………………
How……………………………………………………………….?
It’s ………………………………………………………………….
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 16
2. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math ... ............... a week.
4. Learners don’t only learn the meaning ......................... the spe lling and pronunciation of new words.
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Question II: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1. He fell off the bike, but his ............................... were not serious. (injure)
5. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her .......................... (appear)
9. If you want to get more ................................, please contact Mr. Phong. (inform)
10. It’s a good restaurant; the food there is very ........................... (taste)
Question III: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words in each group.
Question IV: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1. My uncle (not/ be) ……………………………. out of his house since he (buy) ………………………… a color TV.
2. I don’t think I (go) ............................... out tonight. I (be) .......................... too tired.
3. John (wash) .............................. his hands. He (just/ repair) ...................................... the TV set.
4. Tell him (bring) .................................. his bike inside. If he (leave) ........................... it there, someone
(steal) ....................................... it.
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5. Where (you/ spend) ........................................ your summer holiday last year?
Question V: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
-> It is ...................................................................................................................................
10. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
Question VI: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
A burn is an injury to the skin caused by exposure to fire, hot liquids or metals, chemicals, electricity or
the sun’s ultraviolet rays. When someone gets a burn , it’s necessary to provide first - aid right away. First
aid for burns involves removing the source of the burn as soon as possible. The burns should be cooled
immediately with cold water. A clean, cold wet towel or dressing can be placed on less serious burns to
ease pain and protect the burns from contaminating. If the burn is caused by chemicals, it should be
bathed continuously with running water for at least 20 minutes to reduce the substance. Any powder
should be carefully brushed off with gloved or protected hands before washing. Wet dressings should
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never be used for burns. Instead, the first - aid provider should gently apply dry, sterile dressing held in
place by bandages and seek immediate medical attention.
* Question:
...............................................................................................................................................
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3. Why should we place clean, cold wet towels on less serious burns?
...............................................................................................................................................
4. How long should the burn caused by chemicals be washed with water?
...............................................................................................................................................
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1. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.
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3. I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center.
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4. The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ go/ have/ party.
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5. It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
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Question VIII: Fill in each blank with the suitable word in the following passage.
I have just .............................. (1) a letter from my brother, Dave. He is in Australia. He has been
there .................................. (2) six months. He is an engineer. He is ..............................(3) for a big farm and he has
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visited a great ........................... (4) of different places in Australia. He has just bought ............................. (5)
Australian car and he has ................................... (6) to Alice Spring, a small town to the center of Australia.
He .............................. (7) soon visit Darwin. From ............................... (8), he’ll fly to Perth. My brother
has ..............................(9) been abroad before, so he ...................... (10) this trip very exciting.
________THE END________
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 16
Question I: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
2. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math .................. a week.
4. Learners don’t only learn the meaning ......................... the spelling and pronunciation of new words.
Question II: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1. He fell off the bike, but his ............................... were not serious. (injure)
5. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her .......................... (appear)
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6. We are waiting for the .............................. of our uncle’s train. (arrive)
9. If you want to get more ................................, please contact Mr. Phong. (inform)
10. It’s a good restaurant; the food there is very ........................... (taste)
Question III: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words in each group.
Question IV: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1. My uncle (not/ be) ……………………………. out of his house since he (buy) ………………………… a color TV.
2. I don’t think I (go) ............................... out tonight. I (be) .......................... too tired.
3. John (wash) .............................. his hands. He (just/ repair) ...................................... the TV set.
4. Tell him (bring) .................................. his bike inside. If he (leave) ........................... it there, someone
(steal) ....................................... it.
Question V: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
-> It is ...................................................................................................................................
10. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
Question VI: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
A burn is an injury to the skin caused by exposure to fire, hot liquids or metals, chemicals, electricity or
the sun’s ultraviolet rays. When someone gets a burn , it’s necessary to provide first - aid right away. First
aid for burns involves removing the source of the burn as soon as possible. The burns should be cooled
immediately with cold water. A clean, cold wet towel or dressing can be placed on less serious burns to
ease pain and protect the burns from contaminating. If the burn is caused by chemicals, it should be
bathed continuously with running water for at least 20 minutes to reduce the substance. Any powder
should be carefully brushed off with gloved or protected hands before washing. Wet dressings should
never be used for burns. Instead, the first - aid provider should gently apply dry, sterile dressing held in
place by bandages and seek immediate medical attention.
* Question:
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
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3. Why should we place clean, cold wet towels on less serious burns?
...............................................................................................................................................
4. How long should the burn caused by chemicals be washed with water?
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
1. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
3. I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center.
...............................................................................................................................................
4. The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ go/ have/ party.
...............................................................................................................................................
5. It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
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Question VIII: Fill in each blank with the suitable word in the following passage.
I have just .............................. (1) a letter from my brother, Dave. He is in Australia. He has been
there .................................. (2) six months. He is an engineer. He is ..............................(3) for a big farm and he has
visited a great ........................... (4) of different places in Australia. He has just bought ............................. (5)
Australian car and he has ................................... (6) to Alice Spring, a small town to the center of Australia.
He .............................. (7) soon visit Darwin. From ............................... (8), he’ll fly to Perth. My brother
has ..............................(9) been abroad before, so he ...................... (10) this trip very exciting.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 17
Question 1: Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently from
the rest.
6. I like_______ badminton.
A. in B. on C. with D. by
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10. _______ noodle for breakfast yesterday?
A. Did you eat B. Were you eat C. Did you ate D. Do you ate
A. from B. at C. in D. on
Question 3: Read this passage. Then answer .True or False? Check (√) in the boxes.
Even before it is born, a baby has small teeth under its gums. At about the age of six months, its first tooth
starts to grow. Before the young child is three years old, it has twenty small teeth. Between the ages of six
and twelve a second set of teeth form in the gum below the first teeth and push them out.
T F 1. A baby has teeth under its gums even before its birth.
T F 5. A child’s second teeth begin to grow while the child still has first teeth.
Question 4: Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.
A. How old is your daughter, Mrs. Mai? B. How age is your daughter, Mrs. Mai?
C. How old is her daughter, Mrs. Mai? D. How old is Mrs. Mai’s daughter?
A. You’d better not eat too much meat. B. You’d not better eat too much meat.
C. You’d better not to eat too much meat. D. You’d better eat not too much meat.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 17
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently fro m the rest
II. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. She was very sad ______ good marks in the final test.
2. My sister has decided to lose weight, so she is living ______ oranges for a week.
A. with B. on C. in D. by
A. in B. of C. on D. from
A. for B. since C. on D. in
6. Excuse me! I am doing my homework. ______ turning down your radio a bit?.
A. Would you please B. Can you C. Could you D. Would you mind
A. in B. at C. during D. on
IV. There mistake in the four underlined part of each sentence underline it then correct it .
A B C D
2. The telephone was invented with a Scotsman, Alexandre G. Bell, in 1876. ________________
A B C D
3. It is difficult for students to answer all of the question in fifteen minutes. ________________
A B C D
4. It has been a long time since we last talked together, isn’t it ? ________________
A B C D
A B C D
6. This is the second time I took part in the flower-making contest. ________________
A B C D
7. Either Nam or his father know how to connect the printer. ________________
A B C D
V. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences if necessary
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7. I don't enjoy………………………………………………. (laugh) at by other people.
8.Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell)…………………………………. in this shop are imported from China.
VI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals .
(pronounce)
( enjoy)
(important).
(revise)
(nature)
6. People in the in the country are often more ………. …………. than people in the city.
(friend)
(pollute)
(fortunate)
America is known as the land of opportunity. Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every
year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities. This is what is
known as, "the American dream".
America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities. The California Institute of
Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering. It is located in
the city of Pasadena. Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar
with. The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest
university in the United States. It is located in the state of Massachusetts. University of California, Los
Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition. Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished
itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission
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throughout the United States. The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent
schools that make the United States so outstanding.
C. It is located in Massachusetts.
A. is in Hollywood
We don’t only choose clothes to make us look.........(1)......, we also use them to tell the world .........(2)...... our
personality. The clothes we wear and our appearance......(3)...... a whole give other people useful
information about what we think and.........(4)...... we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear......(5)......
clothes and if we feel.........(6)..... we sometimes put on dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black
so.........(7)......? Is it because they feel miserable all.........(8)......? This is unlikely the case. It is probably just
because it is.........(9)...... to wear black, and young people they are real fans.........(10)...... fashion.
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2. A. of B. with C. by D. about
3. A. on B. as C. for D. in
IX. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition to complete the following sentences:
4. This cake is made ________________ flour, eggs, milk, salt and butter.
X. Rewrite the following sentences with the beginning words, staying the same meaning
It…………………………….........................................................................................................
This machine……………………………………………………………………………………
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Would you mind ………………………………………………………………………………
XI. Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if necessary.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2 . My family / I / spend / two months / make our plan / for summer holiday. //
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XII. Use the words to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning
to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given words
We…………………………………………………………………………..
Who………………………………………………………………………
How………………………………………………………………………………………?
There……………………………………………………………………………
“You should not lend him your car”, Nam said to me. (advised)
Nam ………………………………………………………………………
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 18
I. Which one is different? (1 pts)
A. at B. in C of D. to
A. had not better B. had better not C. not had better D. better had not
A. neither did Nam B. so did Nam C. either did I D. too did Nam
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10. You shouldn’t drink coffee. ______________.
A. When do you bought this dress? B. When did you bought this dress?
C. When did you buy this dress? D. When were you buy this dress?
A. How hight are you? B. How height are you? C. What is your high? D. What is your height?
A. don’t go to the dentist B. not go to the dentist C. go to the dentist D. went to the dentist
A. to go B. going C. went D. go
III. Read the passage then choose a suitable word and fill in the blank then do True(T) or False (F)(2,5
pts)
You are feeling weak. You’ve got a headache and pain in your back and limbs. Your temperature is
up over 380 C. You may sweat a lot and don’t want (1)______. Those symptoms show that you’ve got flu.
There’re no quick cure for flu because when you have flu you have a virus. You don’t have to see
the doctor because medicines can’t (2)______ the flu. They just relieve the symptoms. You’ll feel better
after a few days. So what should you do when you’ve got flu? You’d (3)______ stay indoors and keep warm.
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Besides, you should have plenty (4)______ cool drinks: water, fruit or milky drinks. Try to have three light
meals a day and rest bed if you can. And remember (5)______ away from the crowds so that you don’t give
flu to others.
4. A. in B. of C. for D. from
6. A. to B. at C. on D. in
True or false
1. One symptoms of flu is aching back. 2. Medicines can cure flu quickly.
3. Other people can catch flu from you. 4. You always should stay at home when you have had flu.
IV. Each sentence has an underlined and corrected mistake. Choose the best correction.(1,25 pts)
3. We no live in a city.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 18
I/ Section one: vocabulary and structures
4. They’ve told you time and time ............................. not to go out at night.
5. Sorry I’m late, but I..............................feed my little son before leaving home.
7. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made................my mind yet.
a. on b. at c. in d. up
9. This is the first ..................... I’ve ever lived far from home.
11. Phong rang his friend in Nha Trang yesterday, and he said it ..............raining there.
a. was b. is c. should be d. to be
12. The last time I saw Khang, he looked very relaxed. He explained that he’d been on holiday
the ........................week.
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13. We wonder ........................the tickets are on sales yet.
14. When I rang Oanh some time last week, she said she was busy.................day.
15. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
16. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
4. Years later, she passed me in the street without even a small sign of .......(recognize).
6. After many years of ............(fail), Edison finally succeeded in inventing the light bulb.
11. Sapa is considered the most beautiful .......(mountain) resort in the north of Viet Nam.
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12. It’s now high time you knew how to dress and ....................(dress) yourself.
13. We are having a good time here. People on the island are very friendly and ...........(hospitality).
14. The police are interested in the sudden ............(appear) of the valuable painting.
16. A fairy appeared and ...................................... ( MAGIC )changed her old clothes
18. In that story, the prince got ........................( MARRY )to a poor girl
19. Let me get an .................................... ( APPLY ) form and I can fill out
Question 1: Read these passages and match the each passage to its title. There is ONE title you needn’t use
1. __________ For me, every weekday begins the same: I get up at 7.00. I have breakfast, I take the bus to
school, I go to lessons ... I don’t hate this daily routine, but it isn’t very thrilling. In the evenings, however, I
drive Formula 1 cars, build enormous cities and defend my planet against aliens. In short, I play computer
games. It’s like entering a different world. That’s why I love playing them so much.
2. __________My interest in computer games has taught me a lot about computer graphics. I want to
study computing at college, and learn how to design and program games. Eventually, I’d like to start my
own software company, creating and testing new games. That way, I could spend all day doing what I love
most.
3. ____________Computer games are interesting because they often contain stories and characters. The
games are getting better all the time, but they are also getting more expensive. The only thing I don’t like
about my hobby is the cost! New games are often about $50.
4. ____________ Some of my friends from school are interested in computer games too. We normally meet
at my house in the evenings and play for a few hours. We sometimes play at weekends, but if the
weather’s good I prefer to go cycling or play basketball instead.
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5. ____________ I first became interested in computer games about four years ago. I was staying with my
cousin for the weekend. He had some games and he taught me how to play them. I became hooked
immediately! When I got home, I decided to save all my money for buying games. Now I’ve got about
twenty different games.
Question 2: Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in each gap
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you
have, you have behaved in a similar way(1)................ a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out
a particular task. Just (2)................. a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines
and dots, so a computer program is (3)................. in the form of programming language. Like the English
language (or any other language), there are (4).................... of grammar, and a program must be correct in
every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5)............. are well-known and widely used.
The most popular language which is used in offices(6)................Cobol. This language is used for printing
payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7)......................carry out
calculations. (8)......................... neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home
computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9)...................it is easy to learn
and use.
(10)................. these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was
devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
1. A. to B. as C. so D. from
2. A. like B. by C. too D. as
Question 3: Find and correct one mistake in each line of the passage below
road through a forest among two villages. “It was very difficult 3........................................
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we could
4........................................
bought food,” said Nam. “It was also cold and wet
5........................................
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter place in the country.” Nam
stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard 6........................................
work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping 7........................................
to return next year to do any more work there.
8........................................
9........................................
10........................................
1. exported / many / last year / rice / how / to/ Japan / tons / were / of / ?
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2. trees / planting / on / the boys / the hill / group / are / the / in / volunteer / .
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6. Le Lai Street / are/ living / they / in / at / An Giang / their / with /children / 186.
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7. uncle / spent / most / their /of /the /violin / practicing / his time / in / room /music /the/.
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8. which / us / tells / sentence / that / more / than / is / she / her / beautiful / sister /?
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10. going / fatherland / month / Kenny / his / is / family / next / visit / with / his / to /.
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14. going / aren’t / are / boys / the / the / they / canteen / to / school /?
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15. for / you’ll / meeting / late / be / the / if / bed / to / soon / don’t / you / go
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Question 2: Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the sentence given
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
2. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s............................................................................................................................................
I have never..............................................................................................................................
I’d rather...................................................................................................................................
If...............................................................................................................................................
6. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t...............................................................................................................................
It’s...........................................................................................................................................
Tennis used..............................................................................................................................
My father likes........................................................................................................................
Lan is.......................................................................................................................................
Is this.......................................................................................................................................
12. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
13. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
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The water wasn’t.....................................................................................................................
14. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages.
It’s ages...................................................................................................................................
Experiments............................................................................................................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 19
Question 1: Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently.
A. I’d like to, but I can’t B. Yes, I’d like to C. No, thanks D. I’d like to go
2. I have some home work. I________ finish it before I play table tennis.
A. No, I can’t B. I’m sorry Nam I’m using C. I’d love to D. Yes, please
A. go B. going C. to go D. gone
11. Hoa prefers colorful dances in Thailand________ shadow puppet shows in Indonesia.
A. to B. than C. as D. for
12. ________ seeing beautiful sites, visitors can enjoy traditional food.
Nam: Hello, Viet. Do you hear about the new sports centre?
Nam: On Thang Long Road. You know near Xuan Thuy Street, behind the station.
Nam: Yes, it’s great! You can do a lot of sports. I played table tennis courts next year.
Nam: Not yet. They are going to built some tennis courts next year.
Viet: Is it expensive?
Nam: Not really, Viet. It’s 50,000 dong a month if you’re 15 to 18, and 30,000 dong if you are under 15.
Nam: And on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday it stays open late – till 10 o’clock.
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Nam: I got the number 16 bus. It’s only 10 minutes from the bus station. Do you want to go next week?
Nam: Well, why don’t you go on Friday? Then we can stay late.
4. How many days a week does the sports centre open late?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2. A. What’s the matter with you, Minh? B. How’s the matter with you, Minh?
4. A. My broken tooth sopped to hurt afterwards. B. My broken tooth sopped hurting afterwards.
5. A. Last week Dr. Lai felt a cavity in my tooth. B. Last week Dr. Lai filled a cavity in my tooth.
6. A. After talking to Minh, Hoa felt less scared. B. After talking to Minh, Hoa felt fewer scared.
7. A. Why did Trang go to the dentist last Sunday? B. Why was Trang went to the dentist last Sunday?
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8. A. We eated breakfast at 6.30. B. We ate breakfast at 6.30
10. A. My brother wasn’t did morning exercises. B. My brother didn’t do morning exercises.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 19
1. Jack is……. His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
II. Fill in the blank with the suitable form of verb in the bracket
Mary and John are neighbors. They (know) …………….. each other for a long time.
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We (arrive) ……………..in New york yesterday.
III. Fill in the blank with the suitable form of word in the bracket
If you want to join the club, please fill in the ( apply) form. ……………..
Send the letter by ( air) if you want it to reach the recipient in time. ……………..
“The lost shoe” is one of the ( tradition) stories I like best. ………………
The Scouts also help the elderly and street (CHILD). ………………
-> He….............................................................................................................................................................
You went to see the movie Dream city last night, didn’t you?
->Did…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
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The front yard is too small to play soccer in.
-> I haven’t…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales after dinner.
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She/ have to/ house work/ all day after/ mother/ died.
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We/ sometimes/ have/ go/ school/ very early/ do/ class duties.
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The country is…(1).................................................…beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many
people think so, and go there……(2) .................................................… the summer holiday though they can’t live…
(3) .................................................…. all the year round. Some have cottages built in a village……
(4) .................................................…..that they can go there whenever they…(5)… find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but……(6) .................................................… some ways they are not very
different from……(7)… ................................................. other. Almost every village…(8) ................................................…
a church, the round or square tower of which can…(9)… .................................................. seen from many miles
around. Surrounding the church is the church yard where people …(10) .................................................….
burried.
VII. Read the passage and fill in the blank with a suitable word by circling A, B, C or D
For many people sport is a popular part of school life and …(1)…in one of the school teams and playing in
matches is very important. …(2)…someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending
a Saturday or Sunday away …(3)…home, as many matches are played then.
It …(4)…also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then …(5)…
on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team
to support …(6)…own side.
When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, …(7)…only the
players. It can also mean that a school …(8)…well-known for being good at cetain sports and people from that
school may end up playing …(9)…national and international teams so that the school has some really …(10)…names
associated with it.
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4. a.ought b.is c.can d.has
These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
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I’m used to drink coffee with cream, but now I drink it black.
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The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bikes against his window.
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Jane hasn’t worked for last summer when the factory closed down.
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IX Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in the
following questions
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I. Choose the best answer.
A. a B. an C. some D any
A. at B. on C. in D. for
A. once B. one C. a D. an
A. playing B. doing C. to do D. do
A. some B. any C. a D. an
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14. Mai________ a dozen eggs.
A. No, he doesn’t B. No, he does C. No, he like not D. No, he not like
A. in B. on C. at D. for
A. in B. of C. on D. at
A B
Mary lives (1)______ a village in London. Her day starts (2)______ 4 o’clock. She gets up, and she
walks three kilometers to the river. She takes some water and she carries it back to her house. The water
is very (3)______. It isn’t clean but there (4)______ any water in the village. She doesn’t go to school. She
can’t read or write. She (5)______ her mother to clean the house.
1. A. on B. in C. at D. for
2. A. in B. at C. on D. of
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4. A. isn’t B. aren’t C. is D. are
True or False
T F she takes some eggs and carries them back to her house
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 20
I. Choose the underlined part that pronounced differently from the others
1. Yester day, I (1. spend) ……………… two hours (2. do)………… the homeword.
2. The thiefs (3. catch)…………….. when the (4. leave)………….. the bank.
3. Two hors ago, Mrs Brown (5. have)………… Alice (6. take)……….. her son to the school.
4. Can you …………… your paper with you when I come there, please?
A. on B. for D. about C. to
7. Ann is very busy these days. She has …………… free time.
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A. a little B. few C. a few D. little
I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
It ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
It takes………...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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The boy …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
In a modern life today, the work of the farm is less hard because he is helped a lot by machines. That
mean nore food is produced and less labour and less work hours are spent. He also has more free time for
intertain and more things such as a big house, motorbike, television. Her life is getting better and good
day by day. His children go to school. Before they finish school, they are sent to universityes.The farmer
still have to work hardly but his life is much improved.
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Most types of paper can be recycled. Newspapers have been recycled profitably for decades and
recycling of other paper is growing. It’s important to know what you are buying in a paper product, for
that reason virtually all paper products should be marked with the percentage and tupe of recycled
content. Just saying “recycle paper” isn’t enough. “Recycled paper” can mean anything from 100% true
recycled paper to 1% re- manufactured ends of large paper rolls. “Post- consumer” mean the paper that
you and I return to recycling centers.
Questions :
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Why should all paper products be marked with the percentage and tupe of?
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II. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to finish each of the sentences. (20 pts)
A. am B. is C. are D. being
A. He B. She C. It D. They
A. at B. from C. in D. on
A. It’s hers B. It’s on the table C. It’s of the table D. It’s mine
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11. My aunt and uncle’s children are my_______.
A. any B. some C. a D. an
A. in B. on C. by D. at
A. away B. on C. off D. up
A. an B. a C. the D. some
III. Put each of the verbs in brackets into correct tense. (5 pts)
2. She (do)__________ morning exercise every morning but today she (not do)__________ it.
IV. Find and correct errors in the following sentences. (10 pts)
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3. What do your friend do?
4. There are ten boys and nineteen girls in our class. ……………………………………………………………
3. Our house is far from the school. Our house is not …………………………………
4. Does your school have over eight hundred students? Are …………………………………………….……….
1. planting/ are/ flowers/ the/ garden/ the/ in/ and/ school/ children/ trees.
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2. at/ see/ the cafe/ 8.30/ the movie/ please/ behind/ at/ me/ theater.
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4. “No Parking”/ here/ so/ sign/ mustn’t/ says/ park/ this/ we.
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5. your/ using/ the/ moment/ I/ ruler/ it/ can/ you/ borrow/ are/ or/ at?
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I (1)_______ in a house near the sea. It’s (2)_______ old house about 100 (3)_______ old and (4)_______
very small. There (5)_______ two bedrooms upstairs (6)_______ to the kitchen and there’s (7)_______ living-
room where there’s a lovely old fireplace. There’s a garden in (8)_______ of the house. The garden goes
down (9)_______ the beach and (10)_______ spring (11)_______ summer, there are flowers everywhere.
I live alone (12)_______ my dog, Boxer but we (13)_______ a lot of visitors. Many (14)_______ my
friends work in (15)_______ city so they often stay (16)_______ me because they (17)_______ to relax.
I love my (18)_______ for many reasons: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in (19)_______,
but the best thing is the view (20)_______ my bedroom window.
I’m An. I have twin brothers, Viet and Nam. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know
which is which. They both have black hair and black eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts.
They like doing the same thing, too. For example, they both like music and they’re crazy about
soccer. They go to a soccer match once a week. Viet doesn’t like dancing or video games and Nam doesn’t
like them, either.
Although they are twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Viet works hard at school
because he wants to go to university, but Nam is a bit lazy.
Our mother is often away from home because of her job, so we work together in the house. Most of
the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit.
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AI) Multiple choice (6ms)
I) From each number, pich out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
II) From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the second syllable:
a) on b) in c) at d) from
“I heard it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
a) slept-rang b) slept-wasringing
“ - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
22) The coach said, “It’s time for you to go home, boys!”
a. The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home.
b. The coach tells the boys that it was time for them to go home.
c. The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home.
d. The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home.
23) _____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all.
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d) She has learnt English since ten years.
a) on b) in c) inside d) outside
a) emergency b) bleeding
c) wound d) ambulance
B) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. (0) is an example for
you. (4ms)
38) There was no . . . . . . . . . . for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
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C) Circle the italized portion of the sentence that is incorrect. (2ms)
39) Some people grow so taller that their health may become endangered.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
42) Henry’s friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.
A B C D
A B C D
44) Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns
A B C
and villages.
45) Would you mind help me solve these mathematics problems? I can hardly
A B C
46) She was having dinner when a man was coming and giving her a bunch of
A B C D
flowers.
48) A lot of effort has been put in the work by the little girl.
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49) How long have you studied medicine?
- When _____________________________________?
- Peter ____________________________.
E) Read the paragraphs below and the summary which follows. (3ms)
Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the
amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enuogh information on the effects of
smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol
produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children
who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can’t think as quickly as other children
and are clumsy when they use their hands.
There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase , the
earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles ma melt and may cause serious floods.
* Complete the summary by writing the correct word in each blank (write one word only.)
Air ___________ (52) can make people ___________ (53). Consequently, some countries pass ____________ (54) to
control the quantity of ___________ (55) in the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the body by
harming the ___________ (56). _____________ (57) should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s
_____________ (58) and makes them clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from ____________ (59) collects
in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on the earth’s
____________ (60). The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad ____________ (61).
F) Read the following passage and choose the best answer: (2,5ms)
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others
are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just
by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky
enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
Many boys nad girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own
language, and mathematics… and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study
their own language, which is English and mathematics… and another language, perhaps French or
German or Spainish.
Many adults learn English, because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their
higher studies, because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn
English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
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62) According to the writer . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Question I: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
3. ........................ 20 September, 1529, five small ships set sail from Spain.
A. At B. In C. On D. By
4. Every student in those five rooms must bring ......................... own books to class.
5. “Was the competition a success?” - “Yes, ...................... people took part in it than usual.”
A. in B. for C. at D. on
A. me doing B. that I do C. me do D. me to do
Question II: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words in each group.
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5. A. much B. drug C. future D. buffalo
Question III: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1. At the moment we (sit) .............................. in a café. We (wait) ..................... for the museum to open, so I
(write) ............................ some postcards.
2. Miss Helen (help) ............................. as soon as she (finish) ............................. that letter.
3. Boys like (play) ............................. marbles or catch while girls enjoy (skip) .............. rope or chatting.
4. (you/ go) ....................................... abroad for your holiday? - Well, I (get) ................... a holiday job. I’m going
to an agent’s on Saturday (find out) ........................... about it.
Question IV: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank of the following passage.
Dear Hanh,
I’m writing to invite you to a party we ........................ (1) at the flat next Friday, December 14 th. As you know,
...........................(2) Lan’s 13th birthday next week and my birthday next month, .......................... (3) we thought
we’d celebrate together and have a joint party.
I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you ..............................(4) the direction
below, you shouldn’t get lost. Take the Number 15 bus from the station and ........................... (5) at the Star
Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the DanChu Cinema, and then .........................(6) the first turning on
the right. That’s LeLoi Road. Turn left ..................... (7) the first junction, then go straight past the church as
far as the next crossroads. ......................(8) and our block of flats is the second on the right.
Do try and come. Of course you’re ..................... (9) to bring someone with you if you want to.
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7. A. in B. at C. of D. on
Question V: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
7. Will you please look after the house while we are away?
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2. How much/ cost/ mail/ letter/ USA?
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5. Eat/ and/ talk/ friends/ be/ most common ways/ relax/ recess/ many countries.
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Question VII: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the
doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright
spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the
pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headache when they work too hard or they are too nervous
about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking
tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.
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Question VIII: Fill in each blank with the suitable preposition.
7. Why don’t you look ............................. the fish? - They are lovely.
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Question I: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
3. The heavy rain has caused _______in many parts of the country.
9. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them _______ every night this week.
11. You _______ forget what I told you. It’s very important.
14. At four o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some _______ to do in the garden.
Question II: Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes.
5. The harder he tried the worst he danced before the large audience.
6. A flower growing in the garden is more beautiful than a flower stood in a vase.
7. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
1. WEIGH Every woman nowadays seems to want to lose (1) _______. It has become
almost a (2) _______ topic of conversation.
2. DAY
Otherwise sensible women spend hours in (3) _______ argument about what
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to eat. Newspaper articles are eagerly read and radio and TV (4) _______
4. DISCUSS carefully listened to. There is so much information (5) _______ it is no
wonder people get confused.
5. AVAIL
Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of
(6) _______ their diet. And when they have lost a few pounds are they really
any (7) _______. Is it really a fact of life that slim women are the only really
6. ORGANIZE (8) _______ ones? No, in some parts of the world a husband would be
7. HAPPY (9) _______ to be seen with a thin wife. Nevertheless, if a woman really has a
slimming problem, there is only one (10) _______ to make: Eat Less
8. ATTRACT
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9. SHAME
10. DECIDE
PART C: READING
Question I: Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each
of the numbered gaps in the passage below. .
In the waters around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island
there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most (1) _______ sights in the
world.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift (2) _______ the people of France to the people of the United States. The
statue was made by a French (3) _______ named Fredric Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was
designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Liberty, of course, (4) _______ freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to (5)
_______ the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S independence from England. The statue was built in France,
(6) _______ apart piece by piece, and the rebuilt in the United States. It was opened to the (7) _______ on
October 28, 1886.
(8) _______ you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the (9) _______ to
the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the
statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful (10) _______of the city of New York.
8. A. So B. Like C. As D. Thus
II. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
New Year is one of the most important (1) _______ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most
people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) _______ night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3)
_______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) _______ . Many people
don’t go home (5) _______ next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this
holiday, children (6) _______ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7) _______ house to house
asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t give (8)_______candy, the children will (9)_______a
trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Almost people give them (10)_______or fruit.
I. Write the second sentence as directed so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious chicken thigh.
I don’t think learning English is too difficult for people who love it.
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-> Ann advised.................................................................................................................................................
I used to spend more money than I could earn when I was younger.
-> I once..............................................................................................................................................................
She is wearing sunglasses. She doesn’t want the sun to hurt her eyes. (so that)
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My mother asked me whether I had gone to work the day before or not.
II. Write a passage of about 150-180 words on the following topic: MY HOMETOWN.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 23
Câu I: Chọn từ có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác các từ còn lại:
A. yes B. he C. she D. we
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Câu II: Chọn đáp án đúng nhất để hoàn thành các câu sau:
Is your city bigger than this city? - No, it’s (small/ smallest/ smaller) than this city.
We often (play) volleyball in the spring but this spring we (play) basketball.->
Câu IV: Đặt câu hỏi cho phần có gạch ở những câu sau:
Câu VI:Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi bắt đầu bằng từ cho sẵn:
->Her room.............................................................................................
Câu VIII: Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời câu hỏi:
Minh likes sports very much. He jogs every mornig. On the weekend, he plays soccer or table tennis with his friends.
Sometimes he goes fishing on the lake near his house. Today is Sunday but he doesn’t play sports or go fishing. At the
moment, he’s flying his kite because he likes it, too.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 23
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.
I. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.
2. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, _________?
A. That would be nice B. No, I’m sorry C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure
11. The computer is _________guarantee so the company should do something with it.
II. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English.
1. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks.
III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.
5. With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very _________. CONSUME
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6. I know all the boys who live in my . NEIGHBOR
8. Taxi drivers have to have a very good on the street names. KNOW
2. I lit the fire at 7.00 and it (burn) ____________brightly when Jack came in at 8.00.
4. At this time next month, they (work) ____________in Ho Chi Minh City.
PART C. READING
I. Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each of the numbered
blanks in the following passage.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated (1) __________it is serious.
It is complicated because much (2) __________is caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust
(3) _________automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. (4)_________ the automobiles provide
transportation for millions of people. Factories (5) __________much of the material which pollutes air and
water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.
Thus, to (6) __________or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many
things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (7)
__________reduced in several ways. (8) _______and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the
(9)__________of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and
enforce laws that require businesses and individuals to stop, or cut (10)__________on certain polluting
activities.
3. A. in B. at C. from D. for
6. Does your aunt work ……….the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
I. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
What ………………..................................................................................................................................................…………….
He is known ……......................................................................................................................................................................
This is ……...............................................................................................................................................................................…
No sooner ………................................................................................................................................................……………….
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When …………………............................................................................................................................................................... ….
How……………………......................................................................................................................................................... ………
II. Use the following set of words and phrases to complete the following sentences. You can put additional
words and make any changes necessary.
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III. Do you think bicycles are the best means of transport in Vietnam? Write a passage (120-140 words)
about your opinion.
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13. Would you mind_________ off the lights? I’d rather you didn’t.
15. How far is it from Ha Noi to Hoa Binh? It_________ about two hours.
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A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode
slopes, cared, putting, as soon as, cold, overturned, fertilizing, wrapped, remember, town
26. Suddenly the canoe_________ and everyone fell into the cold water.
29. Please two mile to drop by our house when you are in__________.
30. Mount Rushmore is famous for having the heads of four American Presidents________ into the rock.
32. There are so many beautiful mountain_______ you can visit in Sa Pa.
34. Farmers grow food for their animals and use the dung for_________ their field.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 24
I.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
a. more big b. bigger c. bigger and bigger d. more and more big
3. These flowers......................
a. make b. do c. take d. go
8. Beef is my......................food.
12. He has left his book here on.........................so that you can read it.
III. Read the text below. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line.
some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of(7)………….................. DRIVE
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we want to (10)…………....................a better world for our grand- children. SURE
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.
Dentists can do a lot(0)....to improve...(improve) your teeth. They can straighten your teeth
by(1).....................................(put) wires on them. These wires(2)....................................(push) the roots of the teeth
the right way. The best time for (3)..............................(do) this is while the teeth(4).............................(grow). A lot
of dentists, however, prefer not(5).............................(start) doing this before a child(6)………………(be) at least
eight. Sometimes a dentist even(7)……………...........….(use) elastic bands(8).........................(make) a tooth
straight. Sometimes(9)...............................(pull) tooth out can prevent the other teeth from(10)............................
(grow) too close to one another.
Kipling was the first writer........ (1)..... expressed the faith and national pride. He was.......(2)...... in
Bombay India.........(3)..... 1865 and was taken .....(4)..... England to .....(5).... educated at the .....(6).... of 6. But
at the age of 17 he returned ......(7)...... India and became a journalist. ........(8)..... this time he.....(9).... a great
amount of prose and portry. After wards he returned to England and travelled in Japan and America. He
received the 1907 Nobel ....(10)... for literature and died in 1936 while he was working on his
autbiographical notes.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its
universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of
dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to
people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards:
literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years
after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the
interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated
diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the
judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No
awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two
prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
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A. To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity.B. To resolve political differences.
A. Awards vary in monetary value.B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.
C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.D. A few individuals have won two awards.
A. 2 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10
VI. Write a new sentence as similar in meaning a possible to the original sentence
If John ............................................................................................
The car............................................................................................
You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work.
Unless.....................................................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 25
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
II. Choose from the four options given one best answer to complete each sentence.
This is Hoa’s bedroom. There is a desk on the left of the room. On the desk, there are many folders,
and above the desk there is a bookshelf. There is a bed near the desk. On the right side of the room, there
is a window. There is a wardrobe beside the window. The wardrobe is opposite the desk.
A. No, there aren’t. B. Yes, there are. C. No, there isn’t. D. Yes, there is.
IV. Choose the correct sentence according to the given words and phrases.
A. Put the rice and a teaspoon of salt in it. B. Put rice and a teaspoon of salt in it.
C. Put rice and teaspoon of salt in it. D. Put the rice and a teaspoon of the salt in the it.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 25
I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank by circling A, B, C or D
2. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ………?
A. With B. In C. of D. To
A. That would be nice B. No, I’m sorry C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure
6. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.
8. 14. I usually go to work by bus, but ________ and then I use my motorbike.
12. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ………?
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A. to build B. Built C. with building D. Building
A. With B. In C. of D. To
A. That would be nice B. No, I’m sorry C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure
16. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.
18. 14. I usually go to work by bus, but ________ and then I use my motorbike.
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
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III. Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I'd rather you (sit)...................... over there."
The price ( become ) ................... more and more expensive these days.
The pens ( produce ).............. by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good.
IV. Fill the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided in the right column
5. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very ____ there in the fall. WIND
7. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. URBAN
9. Every day, there are two ____ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY
V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not corect in standard written English. Find and
correct
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3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch.
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5. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village.
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7. All the students are looking forward to spend their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.
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8. I agree that we ought be good students at school and good children at home
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9. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks.
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Flood in Dorchester
…… (1) ... six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine
o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon …… (2)..... 3 feet of
water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very ………
(3) ..... .
Mrs Rose Willow, a ……… (4)......... nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped
upstairs ……… (5)........ three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small ………
(6).......... “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time”, said Mrs Willow. “She ……… (7)......... me a lot. She
sat with me so I didn’t feel afraid”.
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, ……… (8) ...........the
floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was …… (9) ......or injured”, Chief Fire Office Hawkins ……
(10) .......reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear up the mess”.
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1. A. In B. To C. At D. Until
VII. Read the text and choose one suitable word to fill in the blank.
Vietnam ...(1)... well on its way to integrate with the world and for that reason emphasis on English
language skills ...(2)... .............................. become very essential.
Recently, the City Department of Education and Training ...(3).. ............................... to recruit foreign native
English speakers to teach in elementary, middle and ...(4)................................. schools in Vietnam.
The policy calls for social contributions to improve English language ...(5)................................. from primary
schools to senior high schools by employing only foreign native English teachers. Each student will chip
in VND120,000 ($5.8) a month to ...(6).. ............................... the $35 an hour salary of the foreign ...
(7)... ...............................
Compared ...(8).. ................................ traditional English teaching methodology, it is better that thousands of
students in the City have a chance of practicing listening ...(9). ................................ speaking skills with native
English speakers, who create a ...(10)...exciting atmosphere in classrooms for students.
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences using the words provided in such a way that they mean the same as
the original sentences.
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This is ……………………………………..........................................................................................................................
People .............................................................................................................................................................................
He had.............................................................................................................................................................................
We are …………………………………………..................................................................................................................
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Unless …………………………………………....................................................................................................................
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3. look for / more money / Farmers / when / family / often / other work / their / need / they / for / .
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4. people / still / a week / work / in / Many / days / the countryside / seven / .
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 26
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
II. The following sentences are incomplete. Choose from the four options given.
A. without B. for C. of D. to
This is Nga’s grandma. She used to live on a farm when she was a young girl. Life was hard then so
she didn’t go to school because she had to stay home and help her mom. She used to look after her
younger brothers and sisters.
Nga’s great- grandma used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes. That was a hard work
and there wasn’t any electricity then so she had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
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In the evening, Nga’s great- grandmother and great-grandfather used to stay home. She lit the lamp and
he used to tell Nga’s grandma stories after dinner. And the best one Nga’s grandma still remembered was
The Lost Shoe.
1. Where did Nga’s grandma use to live when she was a young girl? ~ _____________.
A. No, it was B. Yes, it was C. No, life wasn’t D. Yes, life was
3. What did Nga’s grandma have to do when she was young? ~____________________.
A. She used to live on a farm B. She had to stay home and help her mom.
C. She had to look after her younger brothers and sisters D. Both B and C are correct
4. Nga’s great- grandma used to do everything without the help of modern equipment because there was
no _____________ then.
IV. Choose the correct sentence by circling A, B, C or D according to the given words.
B. After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to telling us stories.
C. After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell for us stories.
D. After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
A. The best folktale was The Lost Shoe. B. A best folktale was A Lost Shoe.
C. The best folktale be The Lost Shoe. D. A best folktale was a “The Lost Shoe”.
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4. Nga’s grandma / use/ live / farm.
A. Nga’s grandma uses to live in a farm. B. Nga’s grandma used to living on the farm.
C. Nga’s grandma used to live on a farm. D. Nga’s grandma used live on a farm.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 26
I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
II- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by writing
the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
III- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete each of the
following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer
paper.
A. of B. from C. by D. with
15. John ………….. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out.
16. This book is ……………. that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
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A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D. too interesting
17. “Let it be” is a famous song ……………. . It is one of the best works by this band.
22. Peter broke his leg when he fell ………….. his bike.
A. in B. on C. off D. of
A. of B. with C. on D. about
27. Yesterday I came …………. your brother when I was going to school.
A. of B. to C. about D. across
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A. hands B. place C. reach D. head
IV- Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in the following sentences. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
33. A fairy appeared and…………changed Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes. magic
38. ................. have warned the local people of the disaster. science
V- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap. Identify your answer by writing
the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
These days most people, especially young girls, like(39)…….slim. Our grandparent’s tastes were
different(40)……ours but nowadays(41)……seems to enjoy(42)…….fat people. The only thing(43) ……is
wrong with this is what a(44)…….said to me the other days: “I don’t mind (45)……..these foods if they will
help me(46)………weight but why do they taste so awful ?” The reason(47)…….this is that the
manufacturers have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law, so the only sensible advice I could give
my friend was “Eat normal food, but (48)………less.”
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks into the living room
and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living room is
a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere. Rene
is angry, “This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all
evening. I’m not going to do housework!” Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes.
She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are
dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.
Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The
children clean the kitchen !
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the
children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”
Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and
watch TV!
49. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ……………. .
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy D. clean but untidy
52. Some days later, the house was clean again because ……………………. .
VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
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The movie was not ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
55. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
He told …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Although
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You’ve
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Don’t ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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60.It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears.
The
news .......................................................................................................................................................................................................
VIII- Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentence.
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THE END
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I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
II. Choose from the four options given one best answer to complete each sentence.
This is Hoa’s bedroom. There is a desk on the left of the room. On the desk, there are many folders,
and above the desk there is a bookshelf. There is a bed near the desk. On the right side of the room, there
is a window. There is a wardrobe beside the window. The wardrobe is opposite the desk.
A. No, there aren’t. B. Yes, there are. C. No, there isn’t. D. Yes, there is.
IV. Choose the correct sentence according to the given words and phrases.
A. Put the rice and a teaspoon of salt in it. B. Put rice and a teaspoon of salt in it.
C. Put rice and teaspoon of salt in it. D. Put the rice and a teaspoon of the salt in the it.
A. The bag is not enough big carry everything. B. The bag is not big enough to carry everything.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 28
Question 1: Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the
rest.
I like_______ badminton.
A. in B. on C. with D. by
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_______ noodle for breakfast yesterday?
A. Did you eat B. Were you eat C. Did you ate D. Do you ate
A. from B. at C. in D. on
Question 3. Read this passage. Then answer. True or False? Check (√) in the boxes.
Even before it is born, a baby has small teeth under its gums. At about the age of six months, its first tooth
starts to grow. Before the young child is three years old, it has twenty s mall teeth. Between the ages of six and
twelve a second set of teeth form in the gum below the first teeth and push them out.
T F 1. A baby has teeth under its gums even before its birth.
T F 5. A child’s second teeth begin to grow while the child still has first teeth.
Question 4: Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.
How old is your daughter, Mrs. Mai? B. How age is your daughter, Mrs. Mai?
C. How old is her daughter, Mrs. Mai? D. How old is Mrs. Mai’s daughter?
You’d better not eat too much meat. B. You’d not better eat too much meat.
C. You’d better not to eat too much meat. D. You’d better eat not too much meat.
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I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
II. Choose from the four options given one best answer to complete each sentence.
1. What__________ now?
Thu is a student in class 6A. Now she is studying Math in the classroom. She has her Math classes
on Monday and Friday. Her first Math class is on Wednesday at 7.00 a.m. on Friday, she has two Math
classes from 7.00 a.m. to a quarter to none and other classes are Geography, Music and Physical
Education. Her favorite subject is English. She think, English is an interesting and important subject.
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C. She has her Math classes on Wednesday.
C. She thinks English is important. D. She thinks English is interesting and important.
IV. Choose the correct sentence by circling A, B, C or D according to the given words.
A. The boys study Math now. B. The boys is study Math now.
C. The boys are study Math now. D. The boys are studying Math now.
A. children have classes in the morning? B. Do children have classes in the morning?
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 30
Question I: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
3. ........................ 20 September, 1529, five small ships set sail from Spain.
A. At B. In C. On D. By
4. Every student in those five rooms must bring ......................... own books to class.
5. “Was the competition a success?” - “Yes, ...................... people took part in it than usual.”
A. in B. for C. at D. on
A. me doing B. that I do C. me do D. me to do
Question II: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words in each group.
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5. A. much B. drug C. future D. buffalo
Question III: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1. At the moment we (sit) .............................. in a café. We (wait) ..................... for the museum to open, so I
(write) ............................ some postcards.
2. Miss Helen (help) ............................. as soon as she (finish) ............................. that letter.
3. Boys like (play) ............................. marbles or catch while girls enjoy (skip) .............. rope or chatting.
4. (you/ go) ....................................... abroad for your holiday? - Well, I (get) ................... a holiday job. I’m going
to an agent’s on Saturday (find out) ........................... about it.
Question IV: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank of the following passage.
Dear Hanh,
I’m writing to invite you to a party we ........................ (1) at the flat next Friday, December 14 th. As you know,
...........................(2) Lan’s 13th birthday next week and my birthday next month, .......................... (3) we thought
we’d celebrate together and have a joint party.
I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you ..............................(4) the direction
below, you shouldn’t get lost. Take the Number 15 bus from the station and ........................... (5) at the Star
Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the DanChu Cinema, and then .........................(6) the first turning on
the right. That’s LeLoi Road. Turn left ..................... (7) the first junction, then go straight past the church as
far as the next crossroads. ......................(8) and our block of flats is the second on the right.
Do try and come. Of course you’re ..................... (9) to bring someone with you if you want to.
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7. A. in B. at C. of D. on
Question V: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
7. Will you please look after the house while we are away?
.............................................................................................................................................?
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2. How much/ cost/ mail/ letter/ USA?
..............................................................................................................................................?
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5. Eat/ and/ talk/ friends/ be/ most common ways/ relax/ recess/ many countries.
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Question VII: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the
doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright
spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the
pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headache when they work too hard or they are too nervous
about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking
tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.
* Questions:
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Question VIII: Fill in each blank with the suitable preposition.
7. Why don’t you look ............................. the fish? - They are lovely.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 31
I: Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (not see)_______ him for ages. 2. What you (do)______ when I (phone)______ you last night?
3. Look. The teacher (come)_______ here. 4. Lan is saving money. She (buy)_______ a new bicycle.
IV: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The teacher said to the children: “Don’t make noise in class.” The teacher told………………
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2. The singer/ have/ three albums/ so far. …………………………………………………
VII: Fill in each space with a correct word to complete the text below .
Different language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners (1)_______ a list and put into it
the meanings of new words in their mother (2)_______, and try to learn them by (3)_______. However, others
do not. Instead, they write one or two (4)_______ sentences with each new word in order to (5)_______ how
to use the word in the right way.
A. rains/ doesn’t rain B. rains/ isn’t raining C. is raining/ isn’t D. is raining/ doesn’t rain
5. _______ is easy.
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A. take B. took C. taking D. to take
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I. Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. (1.5 pts)
II. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. (1 pt)
III. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences. (17.5 pts)
8. I can’t stand Jack. He_______ always_______ his dirty dishes on the table.
14. If you want any further information please_______ the head- office.
19. He is fond of_______ by train so he can admire the sight along the railway.
24. Tim’s teacher asked him to spend more time_______ Spanish pronunciation.
A. in B. of C. at D. on
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29. I prefer tea_______ coffee.
A. so B. like C. more D. as
A. do B. doing C. to do D. did
36. You don’t have to_______ anything. Just nod your head and he will understand.
39. When you want to answer the teacher’s questions you should_______ your hand.
IV. Give the word formation of the one in CAPITAL. (10 pts)
41. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more________________. COMFORT
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44. Bell_________________ demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS
46. Every day, there are two_________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY
48. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local__________. ORPHAN
A. He spends most of his free time (51. lie)_______ on the couch and (52. watch)_______ TV.
D. My uncle (55. not/ be)_______ out of his house since he (56. buy)_______ a color TV.
VI. Find the mistakes in the following sentence and correct them.
61. Let’s gathering somewhere for a coffee after this wonderful meeting.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
64. I will come and stay with you and your family on March.
A B C D
65. People said we ought to spend at least a little weeks at the seaside a year.
A B C D
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66. My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
69. They denied to steal the money in the bank last week.
A B C D
70. Unfortunate, we caught the last bus and we returned home late at night.
A B C D
VII. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. (15 pts)
The country is (71)_______ beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so,
and go to the country (72)_______ their summer holiday though they can’t live (73)_______ all the year
round. Some have houses were built in the village near their city (74)_______ that they can go there
whenever (75)_______ find the time.
English villages are not alike, but (76)_______ some ways they are not very different from (77)_______
other. Almost every village (78)_______ a church, the round or square tower of which can (79)_______ seen
from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church (80)_______ where people are buried.
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket: (10 pts)
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite
terrifying, (81)_______ flying is no more dangerous (82)_______ any other form of travel and some experts
say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (83)_______ taking off and
landing when a (84)_______ decisions are vitally important.
The people (85)_______ job it is to look (86)_______ the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an
important part in helping passengers to (87)_______ safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers
being (88)_______ such care of is all part of the total experience. (89)_______ other form of travel involves waiting for
people in quite the same (90)_______ , with food, drink, newspapers, magazine, music, and even video films.
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86. A. for B. up C. after D. round
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:
92. She said, “I’m living in Hai Duong now”. She said………………..………..………………………….……………
97. She would rather play golf than play tennis. She prefers………………………………………….………………
100. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box. Your brother is not……………………..………………….
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PART A: PHONETICS: (5 points).
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B,
C or D.
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D .
(10 points).
A. have B. make C. do D. go
A. go B. make C. do D. take
A. on B. in C. near D. at
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A. neither do I B. neither I do C. either do I D. I don’t too
11. My father often drives his car ______ a speed of 50 kilometres an hour.
A. with B. on C. in D. at
A. for B. on C. in D. to
A. two a week B. twice a week C. two times a week D. second time a week
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II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
6.A little girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……………..to stories.
places.
7. There are some English books ……….. the back of the library.
IV. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses. (10 points).
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6. Hoa is the most…………………………. girl in her class. (beauty)
8.Some of the children …….boys, play marbles when there is a break. (main)
V. Circle the letter of the underlined portion which is not correct and correct it.
1.The movie is not more interesting as the one we saw last week.
A B C D
A B C D
3. Mrs Mai bought the material and makes the dress for her daughter yesterday .
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
I. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (10 points).
Do want to be fitter and healthier? Would you like to look younger? Do you want to feel …….. (1)
relaxed? Then try a few days at a health farm. Health farms are becoming ………….(2) of the most popular
places …….(3) a short break. I went to Henley Manor for a weekend. It’s …………..(4) largest health farm in
the country ………(5) it isn’t the most expensive. After two days of exercise I ………..(6) ten times better.
But the best thing for me was the food. It was all very healthy, of ……… (7), but it was excellent, too!
If you’re looking for something a ………….(8) cheaper, try a winter break. Winter is the darkest and
the coldest………….(9) of the year, and it can also be the worst time for your body. We all eat too…………
(10) and we don’t take enough exercise. A lot of health farm offer lower prices Monday to Friday from
November to March.
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III. Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each of the
numbered blanks in the following passage.(10 points).
In the United States of America, the national language is (1)............ English. Four hundred years ago, some
English people came to North America to live and they brought (2).......... language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............ in American and
Bristish English, but the American say some English words not as people (5)........... in England. Canada is
(6).......... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7)......... the United States. In Canada,
many people (8)............ English because they also came from England many years (9)......... But in some
parts of Canada, people speak (10)............ because they came from France.
III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A , B, C or D(5 points).
Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young
and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more careful. Young
men have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the
most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male
drivers have their friends in the car, their driving become worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the
car, however, their driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is more dangerous
when their husband or boyfriend is in the car.
1. According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident ?
C. slow cars with big engines. D. fast car with small engines.
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3. Who have an effect on the driver ?
4. When young male drivers have the wife of girlfriends in the car, their driving becomes
………………………………………….
I. Complete the second sentences in such a way that it is almost the same as the first.
Nam...............................................................................................................
Nga................................................................................................................
4.Let’s go swimming.
Shall ................................................................................................................?
How ............................................................................................................?
What............................................................................................................?
How much.................................................................................................... . ..
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I prefer..............................................................................................................
II. Write a paragraph about 100- 120 words about what is your favorite hobby.
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I- Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffirent from the others
5- a. do b. go c. so d. no
A. for B. at C. since D. to
III- Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4- Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) in this shop are imported from China.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
IV- Finish each of the incomplete sentences below in such a way that it has the same meaning as the
sentence above it
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1- They didn't let me to go.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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VII- Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
Many ...1.. ………………………………………. believe that life on a farm is very quiet and easy, but ......2..
………………………………………. is very hard, I myself have ...3. ……………………………………….. on a farm for nearly
twenty years and I know what farm work ....4.. ………………………………………. You must get up early...5.
………………………………………. the chickens and the cows, water the flowers, vegetables, do a ..6..
……………………………………… of gardening and then .....7... ……………………………………… in the fields. But my
aunt likes this way of life and ...8.. ………………………………………. do all her children.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867
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SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling
the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.
A. to B. for C. at D. on
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6. On Sunday mornings I stay in bed …………..8 o’clock.
A. until B. at C. from D. to
A. to be B. such as C. like D. as
13. He and his friends usually get ……… and talk about their stamps.
15. Some students say they are …………have no time for pastime.
16. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much ………..
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A. one B. this C. that D. a
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
A lttle girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……………..to stories.
III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital:
My father has a …………computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. PORT
We are all ………..about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. EXCITE
The room will look brighter if there is a …………..on the wall. PAINT
Some of the children …………….boys, play marbles when there is a break. MAIN
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Tim is at the same age as Hoa.
AB C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
Some students are playing games as blind man’s buff and catch.
A B C D
A B C D
I’d love coming to your birthday but I’m much too busy.
A B C D
There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults.
A B C D
People are living longer so there are more and more many old people
A B C D
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6. Schools in Vietnam are different ……….those in the USA.
- November eighth.
8. Farmers are very hard-working. They work from morning ………night on their farms.
9. I like to live ……….the countryside because people there are more friendly.
SECTION C: READING
I only have Sunday (1)………… so I have very little free time. Sunday is a wonderful day for me to (2)
……….time with my friends and family. One of the (3)……….I really enjoy doing on Sunday morning is to go
(4) ………….with my friends, although I am not always successful in catching fish. It is a time to relax and
talk about the previous week’s events and future plans. I usually go (5)……..late in the afternoon. My
family sometimes (6)……………..other relatives on Sunday evening at a karaoke restaurant and we all have
a good time together. It is especially fun (7)……..my father gets up to sing. Please don’t tell him I said this,
but he is a very bad (8)……..! Once in a while I go to the (9)……………with my friends or my brother.
Sometimes, I just stay at home, listening to music, (10)……………videos or reading novels.
Alice is a new English friend of (1)…………….. . She is very (2) …………….to tell me about her new (3)
…………… Her lessons begin at nine each morning and (4)……………until half past ten. Then she has a
………….for a quarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such
(6) …………………the last class or last night’s movie, … . She has five (7) …………….in the morning and three
in the afternoon. Alice’s favorite (8) ………..English. The first term lasts four months from September to
December. Alice tries her (10)……………….to become a good student in the class.
SECTION D: WRITING
I. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that the meaning not change:
How………………………………………………………………!
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2. It takes me an hour to do my homework every evening.
I spend ……………………………………………………………
I am …………………………………………………………..
Does……………………………………………………….?
What …………………………………………………………?
Would …………………………………………………………?
I don’t …………………………………………………………………?
Is this………………………….
It is ………………………………………………………………
There ………………………………………………………………
the bell / into / the students / ten / and / go / past / rings / all / the yard / half / at.
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B. PHONETICS. (1,0 mark ) Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others in each group. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet.
I. (4,0 marks) Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers (A, B, C, or
D) on the answer sheet.
1. Hoa is staying ______ her uncle and aunt’s house in Ha Noi now.
A. with B. on C. in D. at
3. How ______ do you go to see the dentist? – Once every two months.
4. Hurry up! We ______ for you. If you are slow, you are going to miss the train.
A. to B. at C. for D. on
7. He came into the room, ______ the light and ______ the door behind him.
A. turned on/ closingB. turning on/ closedC. turned on/ closed D. turning on/ closing
9. This apartment is _______ for us because it’s rather cheap and near the city center.
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A. easy B. suitable C. ready D. large
11. Peter: “How about going to the movies with me on Saturday night?” – Mary: “______”.
A. Of course not B. Sure, thanks C. It’s my pleasure D. That’s very kind of you
15. Nam: “Ba is in hospital.” -Mai: “Oh really? I didn’t know. I __________ and visit him”.
16. When she was six, she had to stay home to __________ her younger brother.
17. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much ______
II. (1,0 mark) Supply the correct form of the words in capital to complete the sentences. Write your answer
on the answer sheet.
1. My father has a ________________ computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business.
(PORT)
2. We are all _____________ about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. (EXCITE)
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3. Some of the children _______________ boys, play marbles when there is a break. (MAIN)
5. Did they make a _______________ not to go to Italy for their vacation? (DECIDE)
I. (2,0 marks) Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the answer
sheet.
You have a headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up , and it keeps running, so
you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these __________(1) that you have a cold, and you feel
completely _________(2). You are not sure if you will live through the day.
Everyone suffers __________(3) the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious __________(4), but
people spend over a billion dollars a year on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine
can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough __________(5), make your head less intense, and
stop your nose __________(6) for a while. However, it can’t cure you cold. So far, __________(7) no cure for the
common cold and no medicine to prevent it.
__________(8) there is no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about
__________(9) to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won’t catch
cold. __________(10) say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, or you will catch cold. However, this
is apparently not so.
II. (2,0 marks) Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
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When people talk about Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa Province, they often think of a
tropical paradise. Nha Trang is famous for seaside resorts. It has long coastline with beautiful white sandy
beaches.
In the morning and afternoon, tourists can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities such as
mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving. Snorkeling and scuba diving are both interesting
sports, as swimmers may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea. Besides,
tourists can also take boat trips to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the trip to Mieu Island,
where Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999. This aquarium is now home to different kinds of colorful
fish and even a few sharks.
In addition, tourists can spend an evening visiting a fishing village, where they could get a taste of the
local seafood. There are crabs, shrimps, lobsters, clams, oysters and several other kinds of fish – all are
fresh and delicious.
2. Tourists can take part in one of various fascinating outdoor activities such as _________________.
A. watching a few sharks only B. swimming underwater and admiring the fish
C. watching sharks and various kinds of colorful fish D. feeding the fish
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true about Nha Trang according to the passage?
C. Most tourists are interested in snorkeling. D. The local seafood is fresh and delicious.
III. (2,0 marks) Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Books play a very important_____(1) in our life. It’s true that every family _____ (2) books. We can_____(3)
books every where. We can _____(4) many things from books. Books____(5) us in self-education and
deciding_____ (6) in life.
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Today, there are a lot of public _____(7) in our country and all people have the right to_____(8) them.
Each year hundreds of new books for_____ (9) appear in Viet Nam. The books are very _____ (10) and
children like reading them very much.
I. (2,0 marks) Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
6. We usually help our mother about the housework in our free time.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
9. The doctor says you should spend only a small part of your free time to play video games.
A B C D
10. From at seven in the morning until four in the afternoon, Tuan works in the fields with his father.
A B C D
II. (2,0 marks) Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the
given words or phrases.
How much ?
Mai is .
Her sister is .
I prefer
No one
10. Mr. Thanh couldn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache.
III. (2,0 marks) Write a story for a competition (in 120-180 words in an appropriate style), The story must begin
with the following words:
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I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
1. She (leave) .school last year. Since then she (work) ... as a waitress at a local pub.
2. They felt tired and hungry, so they (sit) ............... down under a tree and (rest) .............. for lunch.
4. Last year we (install) ............. ordinary light bulbs in our house, but now we (use) .................. energy-saving
ones.
B: If I (b. have) .................. enough money, I (c. take) ............... your advice.
4. You may borrow as many books as you like provided you show them to ............... is at the desk.
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a. Have b. Drink c. Eat d. Take
10. Yoko feels .................. again after her illness but she still cannot work ............. .
III. Sound:
I was ______________________ .
It is ________________________ .
If it ________________________ .
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I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
A. -John ..... (1. lose) his job last month and since then he ..... (2. be) out of work.
B. Yesterday morning, when I ..... (1. arrive) at the airport, Sophie ..... (2. wait) for me. She ..... (3. wear) a pink
dress and ..... (4. look) very pretty.
1. Mark Twain was born in Missouri _____ (on / for / in) 1835.
2. Fresh air is _____ (of / about / in) great use to our health.
3. He won’t pass the exam _____ (if / unless / or) he works hard.
5. Surfing is one way _____ (of / at/ on) spending free time in Australia.
6. They are the children ______ (whose / who / whom) won the match yesterday.
7. Tom has been living here _____ (for/since/ in) six years.
III. Sound:
1. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say.
It was ................................................................................................................
No one ..............................................................................................................
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3. It was a waste of time writing that letter.
I needn’t ............................................................................................................
Contrary ............................................................................................................
What .................................................................................................................
7. It is acknowledged that Vietnam had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
Vietnam is .........................................................................................................
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He forgot ...........................................................................................................
If it ...........................................................................................................
It is a .................................................................................................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 38
I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
4. They like (chat) ......... . They use the Internet very often.
5. I (have) .......... a phone call while I (surf) ............... the wed yesterday.
1. In recent years, more and more people _____for things with credit cards.
4. Poverty is a problem in many cities_____whole families can only afford to live in one room.
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A. So that B. In order that C. In order for D. In order to
III. Sound:
If he didn't_________________________________ .
In spite of _________________________________ .
It is such ___________________________________ .
He is _______________________________________ .
ENGLISH PRACTICE 39
I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
3. If you feel like (stay) ............... with us, just send us a fax.
4. My sister and I (stay) ........... at our grandparents when we (meet) .......... our great grand aunt for the first
time.
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a. was leaving b. has left c. shoul d leaved. leaves
11. He thinks we’ve invited too many guests, but I say the more the __.
A. up B. on C. in D. off
13. You smell awful! It’s about time you ___ a bath.
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15. Is she a friend of ___ ?
2. She asked, "How many Japanese students are there in your class, Tom?"
3. Julia has been working for this company for six years.
I am used ..................................................................................
5. Larry didn’t buy the shirt because she didn’t have enough money.
If Larry ...............................................................................................
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I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
3. If you feel like (stay) ............... with us, just send us a fax.
4. My sister and I (stay) ........... at our grandparents when we (meet) .......... our great grand aunt for the first
time.
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a. many b. much c. long d. far
11. He thinks we’ve invited too many guests, but I say the more the
__.
A. up B. on C. in D. off
13. You smell awful! It’s about time you ___ a bath.
2. She asked, "How many Japanese students are there in your class, Tom?"
3. Julia has been working for this company for six years.
I am used ..................................................................................
5. Larry didn’t buy the shirt because she didn’t have enough money.
If Larry ...............................................................................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 41
I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
2. The house where the dead man was found is being guarded by the police to prevent it from (enter) ........... .
3. Mrs. Parker (be) ........... an English teacher for twenty-nine years. She first (start) ................ teaching English
at a small school in the countryside. After (teach) .............. there for ten years, she (move)................ to a big
city.
5. Mary (work) ........... with her own computer when she was a student at university.
A. on B. in C. to D. for
A. for B. with C. to D. of
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A. child B. childish C. childlike D. childhood
III. Sound:
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Mary had to go to New York last week, but she almost 1 (miss) the plane. She 2 (stand)
in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly 3 (realize) that she 4 (leave) her
passport at home. Fortunately, she 5 (not/live) very far from the airport, so she 6 (have)
A. for B. with C. to D. of
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A
ir pollution is a serious problem in many cities. Motor vehicles, factories and other sources create so much air
pollution that it may hang in the air like dirty fog. Air pollution threatens the health of the people who live in
cities. City wastes cause water pollution when they are poured into the waterways. These wastes kill fish and
make some areas unfit for swimming. In addition, many large cities have difficulties in disposing of their
garbage. The amount of garbage grows each year, but places to put it are quickly filling up. Citizens,
governments, industries, scientists, and business people must work together in different ways to gradually
reduce pollution. For example, most cities have introduced recycling programmes.
1. Motor vehicles and factories are among some sources of air pollution.
3. Air pollution is the only problem of the environment mentioned in this passage.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 43
I: Give the correct form of verbs in brackets:
3. Did you advise Jane (join) ...... in the Vietnamese speaking contest?
4. Who (carry) ..... your bag when you climb Mount Phanxipang?
5. In Viet Nam, it (not snow) ..... in winter except for Sa Pa and Lang Son.
10. To avoid (attack) ...... again, the milionaire hired some guards.
1. When ..... a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains.
3. ...... Paul brings the money for lunch, we'll go right down the cafeteria.
a. am/will take b. was/ would take c. would be/ would take d. were/ would take
6. She will visit us as soon as she arrives ..... Thai nguyen City.
a. at b. in c. on d. to
9. The secretary to ..... I talked didn't know where the meeting was.
2. The woman seems very lonely. Her husband and children are away.(whose)
..............................
IV. Sound:
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I. Read, then answer the questions below
Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last
child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his
unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early. Mozart began learning to play the harpsichord
at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first
appeared in public. From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the
courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been
calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life - he died at the age of 35 - travelling. As Mozart
matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera, Mitridate,
Re di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first of many successes in the theatre.
......................................................................................................................
2. When did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer?
......................................................................................................................
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6. The duty of the police is the _____ of law and order. (MAINTAIN)
..................... ..............
7. Our tomatoes are _____ nicely; they'll be ready to eat in about a week. (RIPE)
...........................................................................
8. Look at this picture of Bill and his father - you can see the _____ clearly, can't you? (LIKE) ..... ..............
10. Playing for the national team for the first time was an _____ experience for Hong Son. (FORGET) ..............
11. 'This is not a good essay,' said the lecturer. 'I find your arguments _____ '. (CONVINCE) ..............
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12. It's a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to ........ it? (MODERN) ...............
13. George and I have been friends since _____: he used to live next door. (CHILD) ..............
14. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and _____ for their animals. (WARM) ..............
15. Pele _____ Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup. (COURAGE) ..........
III. Rewrite:
He is known .........................................................................................
I wish ...................................................................................................
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I. Write:
A. does she have B. she has C. has she D. she doesn't have
3. _______ the storm, the ship couldn't reach its destination on time.
A. of B. to C. by D. at
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A. beat B. scored C. won D. knocked
11. The cat was _______ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
III. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best option
1. English belongs ..... ( from / to/ on) those who use it.
2. Clean air provides us ..... ( for/ at/ with) a healthy supply of oxygen.
3. My brother is very interested ..... ( in / at / with) chess but he is not very good at it.
4. I don’t think he was present ...... ( about/ in/ at) the meeting yesterday.
6. She has become very famous ...... (for/ at/ on) her novels.
8. Surfing is one way _____ (of / at/ on) spending free time in Australia.
ENGLISH PRACTICE 45
I.Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the
table below(2pts)
1. Jack is……. His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
14. Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex ……………….
15. The new shopping mall is quite …………..the present shopping area.
A. did Sandra like B. is Sandra like C. does Sandra like D. was Sandra like
20. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him …………..he wouldn’t get wet.
ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences (2pts)
“The lost shoe” is one of the …………………. stories I like best. ( TRADITION)
ANSWERS:
III. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the brackets (2pts)
Mary and John are neighbors. They ( know) each other for a long time.
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They ( arrive) in New york yesterday?
ANSWERS:
The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go
to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ............. all the year round. Some
have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find the time.
English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from
(7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can
(9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are
buried.
ANSWERS:
V. The following sentences belong to a passage about Cinderella, but they are not in the correct order. Put
them in their correct order to make a full passage. There are examples for you. Write your answers in the
spaces below. ( 2,0 pts )
A.Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy
sisters did nothing.
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C. She danced with the prince but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance
floor.
E. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe
was the right size for Cinderella.
F. Cinderella was left at home, very sad. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella
that she could go to the ball - but to return home by midnight.
G. She and the prince were married and lived happily ever after.
ANSWERS:
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer(2pts)
Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students are young children
. Others are teenagers . Many are adults. Some learn at school , others study by themselves. A few learn
English just by hearing the language , in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not
many are lucky enough to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language .
Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people want to learn English ? It
is difficult to answer that quetion . Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their
subjects . They study their own language , and mathematics .... and English . ( In England , or America , or
Australia , many boys and girls study their own language , which is English and mathematics .... and
another language , perhaps French , or German , or Spainish )
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work . Teenagers often learn English for
their high studies , because some of their books are in English at the college or university . Other people
learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English .
A. English can give them a job. B. it's included in their study courses.
C.their parents make them . D.they have to study their own language .
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4. In America or Australia many school children study………
ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
VII. There are five mistakes in the passage. Find and correct them (1pt)
Everyone know that in studying foreign languages, practice is the key of fluency. All foreign language
learner even the advanced ones need practice. There has a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar
rules and vocabulary, however, they can’t speaking well yet. So the learners must know how use what
they have learned apart from the ability to explain grammar rules.
ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
VIII. Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before (4pts)
We have……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
She…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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Lan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....
He prefers………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese,” my brother told me
How long…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
9. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box
Hung’s……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
IX-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
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5. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here.
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6) watching/ the living room/ father/ in/ at the moment/ My/ is/ TV.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 46
I. Circle the letter A,B,C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes the following sentences. (1pt)
A. in B. with C. on D. for
A. about B. on C. of D. for
6.. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. in B. of C. on D. at
II . Fill in each blank with the correct forms of the words in bracket (1pt)
5.You must make a quick ........................about who wins the contest. (DECIDE)
7.You don’t have to do that work. In other words, it’s ...................for you (NECESSITY)
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 3/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet 6/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work. 8/ ___________
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) _____ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) _____
important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things
needs lots (3) ______ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with
what (4) ______know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ______to fly an airplane. A
(6) ______ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7)
_______without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) _____.
V. Choose the word (from the words given in the box) to complete the passage. Two words aren't used. The first has
been done for you.(1.0pt)
EXERCISE
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping depression away. It improves your (1)_________ and
your mind and enables you to (2)___________ better in the work place and at home.
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Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also take
into consideration your (3)___________ rate. It can be harmful to do too much, which is why all good fitness
instructors emphasise the (4) __________ of " listening to your body".
When you first (5) __________ you should use good judgement, because it's easy to make the (6)
___________of using the equipment incorrectly or doing too much at one time. Start slowly and build up
gradually.
Exercise should not be seen as a demanding task; it can be as easy as a quick (7)_________. To
increase your fitness steadily, exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week and you will notice a (8)
__________ in your body and mind in a few weeks.
A. Oh, I see. And I have a question for you. Do you know when the color television was invented?
C. He was American.
VII.Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (2pts)
My brother..............................................................................................................
Students..................................................................................................................
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4. Every tenth student goes free
Walking ..................................................................................................................
I have never............................................................................................................
..………………………………………………………………………………………...
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..……………………………………………………………………………………….
..……………………………………………………………………………………….
..……………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Mrs Lan / has / get up / early / this morning / in order to / get / meeting / on time.
..……………………………………………………………………………………….
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 46
Part A: PHONETICS (5 points)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. (3 pts)
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line.
Part B: GRAMMAR(10pts)
Nam is living far from his home now. He wishes he ….(visit) his family.
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A. in B. from C. with D. to
A. me B. myself C. mine D. I
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
I. Read the passage below and choose the best option to fill in the blanks (10pts) Jeans are very
popular with young people all…(1)…the world. Some people say that jeans are the “Uniform” of……(2) . But they haven’t
always been popular. The story of jeans started……(3)… two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The
cloth…(4)…in Genoa was called “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a saleman…(5)…. California began
selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. ……(6)…they were so strong, “Levi’s pants’ became….(7) with
gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years……(8)…, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton…..(9)..called denim.
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Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began…(10)……..jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear
them.
1. A. in B. on C. over D. about
5. A. in B. on C. at D. with
II. Read the passage below and choose the best option to complete the sentences (5pts)
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and thrown
away.
Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle
waste paper to save money and labor. In the countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle
as much as sixty percent of waste paper. Their simple work is to take away newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can
insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (5pts)
Peter asked………………………………………
She has…………………………………………….
Those trees………………………………………….
Mai is…………………………………………………
Use the words and phrases below to make complete sentences (5pts)
Noise/traffic/prevented/me/go to sleep.
My father/use/smoke/when/he/young
His brother/enjoy/fish/lake.
the/not free/to/I/so/today/we/can’t/go/beach/am.
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Jim/ in/ evening/on Monday/Singapore/ arrived
you/do/grammar/grammar/exercises/books/should/more/in.
why/we/stay/don’t/an/English/with/family?
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 47
I/ LANGUAGE FOCUS AND READING (10 ms)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers
in the table below. There is an example for you (Number 0)(1,0 ms).
0. He is ……………….good teacher.
1) Bao is the most ........................ He spends his free time doing volunteer work at the local hospital.
2) Mr. Nam called about his stationery order. He said Mrs. Van could..........................
Your answers:
0 1 2 3 4 5
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in each space .The
first one has been done for you. Write your answers in the table below. (2,0ms)
I (0)............. several good friends but I suppose that my best (1)............. is Ellen. We have been friends
with each other (2)............. we were very young because she used to live next door to me. We were in the
(3)............. class at school. She has always been much more clever than me at all subjects. I don’t mind
(4).............. she often help me with my homework! Anyway, I have always been better at sport than she is. I
beat her at tennis and she didn’t like that. In fact, she hates (5).................. at anything and gets very
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annoyed if she does. That is the only thing that I don’t like about her. Otherwise, she has a great sense of
(6) ................. and she always makes me laugh. We get on very well (7).................. although we have
arguments about silly little things sometimes. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but
I (8).................. see her a lot. We’re planning to go on a (9)................around Europe next summer. I’m really
looking forward to it because I think we’ll (10)............. a lot of fun and see exciting places.
Your answers:
0 1 2 3 4 5
have
6 7 8 9 10
Part 3.There are 11 mistakes in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. Write your
answer in the table below (2,0ms).
Do you have (0) some close friends? I think everybody has at least one close friend in his life. And
so do I. I has two close friends: Linh and Chi. We are in the same class at the primary factory and the
secondary school. We are also neighbor so we spend most of their time studying and playing together. Chi
is a beauty girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student and always studies
the better in my class. She also likes read. Linh isn’t as beautiful as Chi and she has a lovely smile and
looks very healthy. Linh is very sporty. She spends most of her free time playing sports. Linh is a
volleyball star on our school team. She is very sociable and has a good sense of humorous. Her jokes
always make us laugh. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendly will never die.
Your answers:
0. some 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
any
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 4: Read the following passage carefully then say whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or
no information (N)-Tick (√) the correct column (1,0ms)
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Last week I went with my elder brother to visit our National Library. We came there early in the
morning and the library was crowded with school children. It was a Saturday morning. Before our
country became free, it was known as “Raffles Library”. It is said to be one of the modern libraries in Asia.
The library is situated in Stamford Road beside our National Museum. There are hundred
thousands of books in the library including valuable reference books, for university students. Almost all
secondary school students are members of the library and they are allowed to borrow four books at a
time.
Part 5: Complete the following passage, using the word given in the box below. There are more words than blanks
(2,0ms)
Everyone is interested (0)...in...education all (1).................the world in big countries and in small
ones, in cities as well as in villages. People (2)...................building better (3)...............................
In one little village in the Philippines there was (4).............. school at all. A typhoon blew down the old
school and many of the homes and a new school. When the storm was over, everyone set to work
(5)..............homes and new schools. They cut bamboo poles to make the walls of the school and used palm
leaves for the roof. To separate the rooms, they built screens of grass and palm leaves fastened to bamboo
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frames. On hot (6).................., they pushed all the screens back to let in as much air (7).............. possible. Even
the children helped. They made paths of stone and sand, and (8)...................... flowers along the edges.
(9)....................., they finished a fine new village school. It didn’t (10) ........................any money to build
this fine school, but it took a lot of hard work. No wonder, everyone was proud of it. And all were proving
that everyone was interested in education.
Your answers:
0 1 2 3 4 5
in
6 7 8 9 10
Part 6: Complete the following passage, using the correct form of the verb given in the box below.
(2,0ms)
spend feel catch have make be visit get walk take enjoy
Last week, my friend and I (0)....spent.... a weekend in the countryside. We (1)......................my uncle’s
farm. I had been to the farm several times before, but this was the first time for my friend. Naturally, it
(2)..................... a great event for him. Finally, the days came. It was a fine morning. We (3)...................up very
early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We (4)................... the journey by bus. We reached
my uncle’s farm at noon. After lunch we spent many hours (5)..................round the village to see the sights
and working through the wood to look for bird’s nests.
In the next morning, we (6)...................... a big breakfast with plenty of farm products. After
breakfast, my uncle (7)................. us to a small lake not far from home. There we fished and had a nice lunch
with the fish we (8).......................
The weekend was short; however, we (9).................. it very much. The country air was fresh and
pure. We (10).................healthy and strong when we came back to the city for our school work.
Your answers:
0 1 2 3 4 5
spent
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6 7 8 9 10
Part 1) complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (2.0ms)
Part 2: Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning, beginning with the word(s) provided. The (0)
is an example for you. (2,5ms)
-->Ba is..............................................................................................................................
-->What.......................................................................................................................?
-->Could you...............................................................................................................?
4) “Can you turn down the radio?” Miss Jackson said to Mary.
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5) Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise”
-->Ba drew........................................................................................................................
-->We came.......................................................................................................................
-->I haven’t........................................................................................................................
10) Hoa went to school late this morning because of watching TV late last night.
-->.............................................................because ...........................................................
Part 3: Put the words in their correct order to make complete sentences. Beginning with the underline
words. There is an example for you (Number 0)(1,25ms)
0. teacher/ He / a / is.
He is a teacher.
1) community meeting/ They/ organized/ the situation/ discuss/ have/ in order to/ the situation.
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2) he/ loves/ but/ Ba/ like/ playing/ doesn’t/ glasses/ video games/ gathering.
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3) close friends/ the same/ Do/ characters/ and/ have/ you/ or/ different/ your. ?
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4) cook/ you’ll/ yourself/ I’m/ have/ but/ dinner/ to/ sorry.
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5) example sentences/ the words/ They/ remember/ one or two/ the right way/ each new word/ write/
how to use/ with/ in order to/ in.
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Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
So people are being .............in the surburbs and have to comute to work (house)
The first impression of this meeting with the leader of the VietNam people was the complete
informality, the warmth and simplicity of it all. President Ho or .....1......Ho as he is ......2..... millions of people
throughout Vietnam had the ability to make one feel .......3......ease from the first moment and to present the
most complex question in a ........4...... .clear words and guestures.In subsequent meetings with this great
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personality it is just those qualities of warmth, .......5........and the clarity of expression ........6......... only comes
with the intelligence and complete graps of the subject, which made the deepest .......7....... Everyone
who .......8.....received by president Ho comments ....9........ these characteristics, and above all their feeling of
.......10...... immediately "at home" with him
Question 4: a) Express the following sentences in single sentences without altering their meaning.
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Choose the correct word in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. Come on! They haven't got ...............( many/ much/ a lot of) time.
4. They've got .............(so/such) much money, they don’t know what to do with it.
6. I don’t mind if you come in late ..............( unless/ as long as) you come in quietly.
7. She's a very good swimmer. She swims ...........( as/ like) a fish.
9. Don’t throw that bag away. ..............( when/if) you don’t want it, I'll have it.
b/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
Question 7: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
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3. He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it.
I .......................................
Nothing..........................
6. The snow fall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.
So ...............................
Oh no! I have.............................................
According .....................................
So far I ....................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 48
I. Which word is differently pronounced ? Circle the letter A, B, C or D ( 1 point ) :
II. Choose the best by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D ( 2.5 points ) :
A. in B. on C. at D. by
6. The singers were at the microphone at the time of the broadcast. ....................... .
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A. It was a successful broadcast C. It was a charity broadcast
A. What would you like for dessert B. What dessert you would like
C. How would you like for dessert D. How dessert would like
11. Wait a minute I want to .................. a picture of you and the baby.
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A. on the thirty-one of July B. on the thirty-first of July
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24. I / ski / the winter / sometimes.
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets ( 1 point ) :
4. What you (do) ........ when I (phone) ......... you last night ?
5. When we entered his room, we (see) .......... him (sleep) ............... in an armchair.
6. She said that her mother (not be) ...... very well, so she (can not) ......... go to the party.
Answers :
6/ ............................. ; ...................................
IV. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct by circling
the letter A or B, C, D ( 1 point ) :
1. The new model costs twice more than last year’s model.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
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5. Sorry. I'm very tired that I can't stay any longer .
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
10. Henry's friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.
A B C D
V. Read the passage carefully . Then do the exercises below: ( 1.5 points ) :
It is not difficult to answer this question. Students learn English at school because it is one of their
subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers learn it for their higher
studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English
because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English.
each statement :
d/ Many adults learn English because it helps them in their work. .....
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VI. Use the correct form of the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence (1p):
2. I think these thick clothes are very _____ for cold weather. ( suit ) ..................
4. On Christmas Day, I often send my close friends ___ cards. ( greet ) ..................
10. Women nowadays have more ____ to participate in social activities. ( free ) ..................
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first . Use the word in brackets ( 2
points ) :
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3. Could you tell me the way to the nearest Post office, please ? ( mind )
.............................................................................................................................. ?
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6. Martin said to Susan : " Can you work on Saturday ? " ( could )
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10. Hoa said " Would you like to join me for dinner, Mai ? " ( invited )
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 48
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
4. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must( go) out
7. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
Conservationists belive that we should preserve the ......rainforests in the world. ( tropic)
Being ..............., my mother forbids me to wear short skirts or sleeveless shirts (tradition)
Make sure that you ...........the electricity before you start mending this light switch ( connect)
After the explosion, only two people were left ....... (live)
Cartoon films have very ..1... limits. If you can draw something, you can ...2... it move on the cinema
screen. The use .....3... new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming
exciting again for people of ...4.. ages.
By the ...5.. of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that, cartoons were only for children.
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But soon..6.., one or two directors had some orginal new ideas. They proved that it was possible to
make films in which both adults and children could ....7.. the fun.
However, not ...8... cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly
because it was too ...9..... for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this ..10...., and the film
companies began to make large amounts of money again.
We're supposed to go
We might not go
Question 5:
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you / blackboard/ want/ clean/ I / to /the.
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
He is an...........................................
I shouldn’t.......................
Not until...............................................
It is.........................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 49
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
1. I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk (disturb) while I (be) out.
4. The children were frightened because the lights suddently (go) out and they (sit) in the dark.
5. Quick! There(be) an accident. Phone the hospital. The accident (happen) when that red car (shoot) out of
the side street without warning.
6. On the way to Hai Phong I stopped ( have) a cup of coffee at a roadside restaurant and when I came it
( stop) (rain).
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
The ........of that little girl makes the room more pleasant. (present)
........was one of three problems facing the Vietnamese government after the August Revolution in 1945.
( literacy)
If you are not too busy, I could do with some ............... (assist)
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and ...1.... in one of the school teams and
playing in matches is very important. ...2..... someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often
spending a Saturday or Sunday away ...3.. home, as many matches are played then.
It ...4.... also involve travelling to other towns to play agaist other school teams and then ...5.. on after
the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents,friends or other students will travel with the team to
support ..6... own side.
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When a school team wins a match it is the whole school which feels proud, 7.......only the players. It
can also mean that a school ...8.....well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school
may end up playing ....9....national and international teams so that the school has really ...10... names
associated with it.
Question 4:
Which sentence (a,b or c) may be the most natural and logical continuation of the passage?
When I first tried to get into the movies, I was worried and scared. I had just come from India and I didn’t
know anyone in Wilmington where I was trying to get a job.
Another popular way of celebrating the New Year in England is to go a New Year's dance. Most hotels and
dance-halls hold a special dance on New Year' Eve. The hall is decorated.
There are several different bands and the atmosphere is very festive.
At midnight the radio is turned on so that everyone can hear the chimes of Big Ben.
In Piccadilly Circus crowds gather and sing to welcome the New Year.
a- No, I don’t have to work at all b- No, I have to work after all.
a- No, you are not supposed to b- No, you don’t have to.
a. No, I don’t find English difficult to learn. b. No, it's very difficult for me to learn English.
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a. Yes, I've just bought it. b. Yes, I've just finished it.
Question 5: a/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
The room is painted yellow. Nobody has slept in the room for years.
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
The remark was so unexpected that she didnt know what to say.
It was.....
Noone........................
I neednt ............................
Contrary........
he forgot........
It is a ..................
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If ......................................
The reason........................
Mr Minh .....................
I have no .......................................................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 49
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.(1m)
II. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences( 1m)
2. I ( know) 4………………………………………… her for six years, when I met her, she
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (1,5ms )
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a. quiet character b. sense of humor c. smiles d. humorous
9. “ War and Peace” …………………… the longest book I have ever read.
10. As she was running, suddenly she stumbled ………………….a rock and fell………….
14. ………………is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.
IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.( 1m)
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1. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
A B C D
2. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowing the answer immediately.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
9. Our teacher told to us to spend more time at home practicing our pronunciation.
A B C D
A B C D
5. There was no . . . . . ……………….. . for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
7. Every week, there are two………………from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (fly)
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8. They had an . . . ……………………………………..... Christmas vacation. (enjoy)
VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (2ms)
2. '' I don't behave very well in front of a crowd, '' said Peter.
It…………………………………………………………………………………………..
He ………………………………………………………..………………………………..
It started…………………………………………………………………………………...
It is…………………………..……………………………………………………………
VII. Write a thank- you letter using the words given (1m)
Dear Nhung,
1. Thank you/ much/ the flowers/ you/ send/ while/ I/ be/ hospital.
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5. I/ look forward/see/soon.
……………………………………………………………………………………….……….
Love,
Thao
In the first year of lower secondary 1……………………., I had some difficulties in learning English. My
English pronunciation 2………………………. really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not
3………………………..how to improve them. I didn’t want my father 4………………………… mother to know
about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher 5………………….......................... English told me to wait
6…………………………… her outside the classroom. She took 7………………………… to the school library and
showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-
English dictionary to 8……………………………. my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should
do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first 9…………………… in the English
Speaking Contest 10……………………for secondary school students in my hometown.
1…………….. 2……………….3………………….4…………………5…………………...
6……………...7……………….8………………….9………………….10…………………
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B. Read the passage and choose the best answers A, B, C or D. ( 0.5 ms)
1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
A. The pronunciation
B. The grammar
A. His teacher
C. His father
D. His mother
D. to his house
A. A glass bookcase
B. An English-English dictionary
5. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 50
A. PHONETICS.
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in the following
questions
II. Choose the word whose stress is different from the other three in the following questions
31. I saw a thief take Bill’s wallet, so I ran.......him, but I didn’t catch him.
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35. Everyone .....Tom was invited to the party.
41. Mary as well as David and Jane ...... ready for the exam tomorrow.
43. You should have your car.........two days beíore you have a long trip.
44. Mummy, we only have.....rice for dinner tonight. You have to buy a few more kilos.
II. Write the correct form of CAPITAL word to fill in the blank
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49. Our main............................... to export are rice, coffee and rubber. PRODUCE
51. It took us quite a long time to qet here. It was a three-hours journey.
52. Although I am not interested in English but I try my best to get good marks.
53. The more I got to know Tom, the fewer I liked hịm.
54. I can’t invite you to dinner as I have my house painted at the moment.
55. The company has so little money that it can’t hardly operate anymore.
IV. Choose the best form of verb in the bracket to fill in the blank
56. My children enjoy...................... (allow) to stay up late when there is something special on TV.
57. The nicest vase...............(break) while it was being moved to another room.
C. READING.
I. Read the passage and choose the best fit to fill in the blank
People in many countries grow fresh water fish from eggs. They move the small fish into lakes and rivers. The
fish live and (61).... there. People go (62)....... in these lakes and rivers. They enjoy catching fish because fish is
also good food. Now the Japanese grow salt waterfish. Most of them are yellow tail fìsh. Workers grow the fish
from eggs. Every time they feed the fish, they play (63)...... of piano music. The fish (64)....... that piano music
means food. When the fish are small, the Japanese put them into the ocean near the land. The fish find some
of their (65)....... food. Workers also feed them. They play the same piano music. The fish (66)....... know the
music. They swim towards it and (67)....... the food. In (68)....... months the fish become large. The Japanese
play the same music. The fish swim towards it and the workers (69)...... them. The Japanese get about 15
percent of their seafood (70)...... farms in the ocean.
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62. A. enjoying B. fishing C. shopping D. catching
70. A. on B. of c. from D. in
In Canada and the United States,..... (71) of the most popular days in the year is Halloween. Halloween is on
October 31st. It’s a day..... (72) some people dress up in strange or unusual costumes. For example, they may
dress up to look..... (73) an animal, a person form, a book or movie, or a famous person from history. In some
places, children go to school in..... (74) costumes. After dark, many young children...... (75) on their costumes
and visit their neighbors. They knock on the ..... (76) and shout “Trick or treat!” Then the neighbours ..... (77)
them some candy, and the children go on to the...... (78) house. Adults also enjoy dressing up for
Halloween. ..... (79) are usually Halloween parties in the evening and usually there is a prize for the best or .....
(80) unusual costume.
D. WRITING.
When........................................................
My brother is.............................................
She ......................................
Who..............................................
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85. We like reading books better than seeing movies.
We..........................................................
How...........................
You’d ......................................
How....................................
There is ..................................................
..............................................................................................
92. I / always / keep / window / open / order / let / fresh air / in.
..............................................................................................
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97. Our accommodation / include / ticket price.
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98. Some / the goods /at the new stores / will be / same / ones / at the small shop.
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100. The tiger / ask / the farmer / why / strong buffalo / his servant and / he / master.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 50
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
The man (teach) in this school since 1985. Before he (come) here, he (live) in Hue. Now he (live) in the suburbs
and (come) to school everyday on his bicycle.
-I remember (lock) the door of the car because the key (be) wet and dirty when I (drop) it in the street.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
What a lovely painting! your daughter must be very ......., Mrs Green. (art)
Many hundred years ....1....there were many villages and few towns in England. The villagers like to go
into the forests and the fields when spring came. On the first Sunday of May they usually took a tree
back ....2..... them and put it ...3.... the village.
The children danced round it and the men and women ...4....... games around it.
Later the international working class made the first of May the day of .....5......
The first May Day was ...6...... in England in 1890 when the workers decided to fight for an eight-hour
working day and an end to the very long hours that they worked.
In London, the workers........7..... from all places to a ......8.....in Hyde Park. This
demonstration .........9...their unity and solidarity.
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After that, May Day in England was usually celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the first day of the month.
There ....10..... many large May Day demonstrations . The working people showed on those days their
solidarity with the progressive people in other countries.
Question 4:
a) Express the following sentences in single sentences without altering their meaning.
Question 5:
2. There are ..........(fewer/less) students in this room than in the next room.
8. ...........(A number of/ The number of) students are going to the class picnic.
2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.
4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?"
10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 51
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
I cant help (feel) sorry for the hungry children. If only there (be) peace in the world.
Iam sure the letter wont arrive in time unless it (send) by air
Since his death she (not have) the heart to wear it, but she (not like) to sell it.
The uneaten breakfast was still on the table. She (call) away in a hurry.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
I`d love to come to your party but, ............, I have to go somewhere else (fortune)
Speech is one of the most important ...1... of communicating. It consists of far more than just making
noises. To talk and also to be ...2... by other people, we have to speak a language, that is , we have to use
combinations of ...3.... that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be
impossible if everyone made up their own language.
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Learning a language properly is very ...4..... The basic ...5.... of English is not very large, and only about
2000 words are needed to speak it quite ...6.... But the more words you know, the more idea you can ...7.....
and the more presise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the ...8.....thing we use incommunicating what we want to say. The way we ....9... the words
is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and ...10....whether we are pleased or
angry, for instance.
Question 4:
The mixture looks rather dry. May be you should add ........(a few/ a little / little) water.
We're having a big party. We've invited ..........( a lot of / many / much) friends.
I feel really tired. I havent got ..............( many/ much/ a lot of) energy.
The school year has just begun. The children havent had .........( much/ many / a lot of) lessons yet.
Question 5:
a/ Put the parts of the sentences below into the correct order.
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
We find.................................
They stole..................
It was ...................................
I was...................
There .....................................
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7. Are you against working on Sunday?
Do you object...................................?
There are...........................................
He dislikes...............................
Seldom...................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 51
SECTION A – PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
II. Find the word whose syllable is stresses differently from that of the others.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
13. In some vocational schools, the training quality is worse than ___________ used to be.
17. We were so late that we ______ had time to catch the train.
18. There is always _______ traffic in the city centre at rush hour.
A. out of B. for C. on D. in
23. Never ______ off until tomorrow what you can do today.
25. By the time you receive this letter, I will have left __________ Japan.
A. to B. for C. at D. in
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II. There is ONE mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct them.
26. The sick needs to be looked after. So money must be spent on hospitals.
27. The accident looked seriously at first but nobody was injured.
28. All the students are looking forward to spending their free time to enjoy their Tet holiday.
29. My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon.
30. Her well-known film, that won several awards, was about the life of Lenin.
26 29
27 30
28
32. Oil spills are a great (threaten) …………………………… to the undersea world.
35. You may be surprised at the large (varied) ……………..of animals in national parks.
31. 34.
32. 35.
33.
SECTION C – READING
I. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
POPPY DAY
Poppy Day, 11 November, is the day when people in Britain remember the soldiers that died in the First
World War (1914 – 1918), the Second World War (1939 – 1945) and all other wars since. The first Poppy
Day was in 1921. The First World War had ended three years earlier, but it was still very difficult, even
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impossible, for ex-soldiers in Britain to find employment. So some of them started making and selling red
paper poppies. They gave the money that they raised to ex-soldiers who were disabled or unemployed,
and to the families of soldiers who had died. The choice of flower was significant. During the war, the
soldiers had noticed poppies growing every year on the battlefields in Belgium and the north of France. A
well – known poem from that time, written by a Canadian soldier, begin with the lines:
In the days leading up to Poppy Day, about 32 million people in Britain buy and wear small poppies. Some
people choose to wear white poppies because they think that white symbolizes peace. Then, at 11 a.m. on
11 November (at the moment when the First World War ended) there’s a two – minute silence. Many
people stop and think quietly about the soldiers who died. There are ceremonies at war memorials in
towns and villages all over the country. The most important ceremony is in London, when the Queen and
the Prime Minister lay wreaths of poppies at the Cenotaph, a monument to soldiers who died in battle.
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39. On Poppy Day ___________________________
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
Teenagers in America buy millions of records every year so it is (41) _______ surprising that manufacturers
find it (42) __________ to try out the recordings they have made in front of live audiences before (43)
_________ the records on the market. The (44) _________ way of doing this is the one employed in Hollywood,
where hundreds of (45) _________ are invited to listen to test records and given dials that measure their
response to them electrically. Everyone who goes to the sessions enjoys them, (46) ________ they are not
paid for their help. They think they are being given an opportunity to (47) _________ the manufacturers
what they like. They say that there (48) __________ be more sessions like this. It there (49) ________ , the song
that are published would be better and they (50) ________ hear so much rubbish on the radio.
Today in China (51) ……….……large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government has
required that every citizen (52) ………….. the age of 11 and 60 plant three to five trees (53) ……………. year
or do the equivalent amount of work in other forest services. The government claims that at (54) ………….
1000 million (55) …………. have been planted in China every year (56) ………….. 1982. In Western
countries, increasing consumer demand for wood products that have been produced cause forest land-
owners and forest industries to become increasingly accountable for their forest management and timber
harvesting practices.
The Arbor Day Foundation’s Rain Forest Rescue programme is a charity that helps to (57) …………
deforestation. The charity uses money to buy up (58) ………… preserve rainforest land before the lumber
companies (59) ……….. buy it. The Arbor Day Foundation then (60) …………. the land from deforestation
SECTION D – WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
→ Although .........................................................................................................................................
62. I love the countryside. That is why I want to go and live there.
→ He regretted.................................................................................................................................
→ I have never...........................................................................................................................................
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65. If it hadn’t been for this treatment, the patient would have died
→ Without ……………...............................................................................................................................
II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way
that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of these words.
→ Eva ................................................................................................................................................
→ Daily ................................................................................................................................................
→ Do................................................................................................................................................
70. The boy is talking to the girl with long hair. (whom)
→ The ................................................................................................................................................
III. Write a composition about 150 – 200 words on the following topic:
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 52
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or
D. (1 pt)
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)
2. Don’t forget to ________ the alarm clock for 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. on B. off C. up D. down
4. ________ John nor his friends are going to the beach now.
A. Either B. Neither C. No D. So
5. The name of the book was on the ________ of my tongue but I just couldn’t think of it.
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A. beautiful she is C. is she beautiful
8. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are ________.
A. to B. at C. with D. for
A. of B. from C. by D. with
3. Mr. Foster lives _____________ 667E 76th street _____________ New York.
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (2 pts)
4. I think it's very ____________________ of him to expect us to work over time every night this week.
(REASON )
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
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(1 pt)
2. He (elect) the president of the football club at their last meeting. ________________________
9. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are. ________________________
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite
terrifying, (1) _____ flying is no more dangerous (2) __________ any other form of travel and some experts say it is
considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (3) ______________ taking off and landing when a
(4) _________ decisions are vitally important.
The people, (5) _______ job is to look (6) ______________ the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an
important part in helping passengers to (7) ___________ safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (8)
___________ such care of is all part of the total experience. (9) ____________ other form of travel involves waiting for
people in quite the same (10) __________, with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films.
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II. Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks with one suitable word only. (2pts)
When I (1) ________ a child I used (2)________ go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was (3)
________ beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (4) _______ I grew (5) __________ the
house and (6) __________ seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many
beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (7) _________ the doll’s house which was older than
grandmother herself. At (8) ____________ times, I looked (9)___________ books which were (10)_________
interesting than my children’s book at home.
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a
more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their
traditions and carefully keep them up
It has been the law for about 300 years that all theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are
delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with
central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square
covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and
England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in
banks, all shops and factories are working.
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4. Find sentences in the text which shows that the English people like gardens very much.
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I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the
given words. (2 pts)
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1. I would like you to help me put the chairs away.
3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.
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III – Your friend likes studying English, but he/she faces some difficulties. Write a letter to him/her
telling how to help him/her improve English
ENGLISH PRACTICE 52
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
I was just about (leave) the office when the phone rang.
The world's oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution. However,
little ...1..... known about the long-term effects .......2....such slow poisoning. The most serious ...3.......of
modern time is that man is destroying the earth's natural resources and transforming huge areas into
wasteland. As .......4..... result, it is becoming very .......5.... to grow enough to feed the world's rapidly
increasing.....6..... A way of protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also ........7......found as many species
are in ....8... of disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The dangers, however, are not confined
solely to the land and the sea. The smoke in the atmosphere, ......9.. . example, is increasing....10...... much
that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man's whole environment is being changed in a
serious way.
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
The water in this lake is rather ................, like sea water. ( salt)
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Put the ice-cream in the................., please. ( freeze)
Question 4: a) Express the following sentences in single sentences without altering their meaning.
1. In the pubs nearby everyone drinks beer. Most pubs, in fact, have piano and on Saturday night the
customers may well gather round it and sing.
b. The songs they sing are the same all over England.
2.There are many arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its programmes is often criticized.
It is undoubtedly a great comfort to lonely elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our children? I think
that we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad.
Television keeps us informed about current events allows us to follow the latest developments in science and
politics.
It is the uses to which television is put that determines its values to society
3. Spring is the season of hope and happiness. I like it. It's the most agreeable of all the seasons and there is
nothing like a bright spring day, when you can take a walk in the fields or forests.
How wonderful it is to breathe fresh air and to listen to the birds' songs!
4. I like winter weather, especially when snow is falling in huge flakes. There is snow everywhere. The fields
and forests are all white. Winter is a good time for sport and there is hardly a more pleasant pastime than
skating or skiing.
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The falling snow strikes against the face.
b/ Put the parts of the sentences below into the correct order.
4. his/ farm/ Mrs brown/ father / asked/ help/ to/ Peter/ the/ on
Don’t take my advice if you don’t want to. You can do .............you like.
Write ......ink. and put your name ............the top of the page.
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Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
--> Try...........................
2. The police let him leave after They had questioned him -
> He was..........................
-> So.........................................
6. They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them
-> So fierce.............................
-> As well................................................
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 53
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
1. I sat down at the desk and (wonder) why my father's letter (not arrive) yet. I(write) to ask him to send me
some money at once.
2. All the tickets (sell) out by the time we arrived at the theatre.
3. For the last three years I (spend) everyminute of my life on this problem.
7.Hello, Mary. The party last night was great. You should (come)
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
She's very ........You never know whether she's going to be in a good or bad mood( predict)
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word in the following dialogue
Lisa: I'm (3) ............sure. Has she got long dark hair?
Judy: Yes, she (4) .......... . And she's quite tall. (5) .......... you spoken to her?
Lisa: No, I don’t think (6) ......... But I know who you mean. There are two sisters, Susan and Janet.
They're twins, aren't (7)...........?
Judy: Oh, I (9)...............know.They both look the same. I can't always tell them apart.
Lisa: No, (10) ..........can I. In any case, I havent been invited to the party.
Question 4:
a) Express the following sentences in single sentences without altering their meaning.
She was playing the piano in the next room. I could hear it.
She came home early so that she might have plenty of time to cook dinner.
b/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
It/ rain /./ I’d like / stay here / until / rain / stop.
Question 5: a) Circle the letter of the underlined portion which is not correct.
These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time, but perhaps we will return later.
A B C D
A B C D
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George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither.
A B C D
A B C D
Nam seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does too.
A B C D
1. They have got ..............much money, they don’t know what to do with it.
2. It was ..........boring film that I fell asleep while I was watching it.
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
Please ................................................
Unless..................
He is...................................................
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Elementary education ............................
So.........................................
Noone.....................
ENGLISH PRACTICE 53
A. VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR
I. Chose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
II. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
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15. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people
A. not strong enough B. enough strong C. strong not enough D. not enough strong
25. The new shopping mall is quite……………… the present shopping area.
26. He won two gold medals since the beginning of the SEA GAMES.
29. Marie wanted buy some food, so she went to the supermarket.
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V. Use the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.
33. Among the ethnic minorities, the Tay has the …… population. LARGE
34. Local people in …… clothing are selling their farming products. COLOR
35. The people of Vietnam are diverse but very ……. PEACE
37. Living in the countryside has its own some ……. LIMIT
C. READING (3.0/10)
I. Read the following passage then choose the best option to each question.
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon”? People use this expression to
describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid
eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate “once in a blue moon”. Or someone who
doesn’t usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.” While many
people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it. The first thing to know that the moon
itself is never actually blue. This is just an expression. The phrase “blue moon” actually has to do with the
shape of the moon, not the color. As the moon travels around the Earth, it appears to change shape. We
associate certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of
the moon, it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like a tip of a fingernail. When we
cannot see the moon at all, it is called a new moon. When we can see the entire moon, it is called a full
moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however, there will be two full
moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a “blue moon”. Over the next 20
years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare event. This fact has led
people to use the expression “once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.
41. Which would be a good example of someone doing something “once in a blue moon”?
A. Mary likes to go to the mountains every weekend. B. Tom rarely remembers to take out the trash.
A. When there are two full moons in a month. B. When the moon has blue color.
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C. When we can only see a small part of the moon. D. When we cannot see the moon at all.
43. According to the passage, it can be understood that which of the following sentences does not contain
the expression?
A. Thomas has lost his mind B. An apple a day keeps the doctor away
C. I’ll mow the grass after I finish my homework. D. It’s never bad time to start something new
44. According to the passage, what is another example of something that has crescent shape?
A. your thumb B. a distant star C. the letter “C” D. the letter “H”
45. The author states that “Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons.” This means that
over the next 20 year, a blue moon will happen ……
Colds and flu are caused by viruses. The infections are contagious, passed on by tiny droplets and hand
contact. There are hundreds of different types of virus that can cause cold, which explains why children
get repeated colds. Flu is caused by the influenza virus. There are three major types: A (often the cause of
flu epidemics), B and C. The flu virus is constantly changing its structure, so new strains appear each year.
We don’t have immunity to the new strains, which is why we can catch flu repeatedly. Anyone can catch a
cold or flu. The peak season for colds is the colder winter months, not only because of the weather but
because central heating dries out the normally moist nasal mucosa-an important defense against
invading viruses. However, you can catch a cold at any time of the year; one particular type of cold virus
thrives in the summer. Flu rarely occurs outside November to February in the UK. A cold causes a stuffy
or runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, cough, mild fever and tiredness, lasting from two to four days. Flu is
more severe with a high fever (usually 39oC or above), chills, headache, intense muscle pains, exhaustion,
loss of appetites, cough and sometimes a blocked nose and sore throat. It may last a week or more and
possible complications include pneumonia. Most cold don’t last long and need no specific treatment other
than painkillers and simple measures such as decongestant rubs or vaporizers. Antibiotics are of no
benefit. Zinc supplements may help to settle a cold more quickly. Children with flu can be given similar
treatments, with lots of rest, medicine to bring down any fever and plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.
Lowering the temperature in the room can also be helpful when someone has a fever. Specific antiviral
treatments for flu are now available, but generally these are only given to those at high risk of flu
complications.
48. How many influenza viruses is flu caused by? What are they?
50. Which season do people usually get cold the most in the year?
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51. What symptoms do colds often cause?
55. When someone gets colds, what measures should be used instead of painkillers?
61. United Kingdom 62. Mexico 63. France 64. Spain 65. The United States
A. The myriad of World Heritage Sites along with the largest urban footprint in Europe and the Middle
East, have made Istanbul a major attraction in Turkey along with series of other sites.
B. The exotic range of marine life, ravishing coastline beauty, and quintessential vibrancy of nightlife in
the cities have made Thailand one of the roaring countries attracting more tourists with their exclusive
tourism promotions.
C. Mexico is one of the latest inclusions in the list of top ten most attractive destinations around the world
for tourists. Lively nightlife, exotic beaches, lush green forests and the Mayan ruins stand among the top
attractions for the tourists who reach 35 million.
D. While the country ranks 7th position among the most tourist attracting countries in the world, it is the
number one country as per UNWTO’s ranking list for tourism expenditure. Germany is a favorite
destination in the summers as well as during the Christmas festival
E. Though the United Kingdom wins over the sixth position, its difference from Italy’s tourist count is
quite a lot. The magnificent landscape of Scotland, the beauty of the London Tower, the magic of old wine
and coastline is the major attraction of this country which attracts 35.8 million tourists.
F. Starting from historical legacies to the romantic canals of Venice, the exotic sight of the Piazzas to
oriental climate, exquisite cuisine to the dramatic coastline, Italy has a lot to offer, and undoubtedly it is
one of the most romantic destinations in the world. Besides Venice, Rome and Florence are also world’s
popular hit destinations for tourism
G. China has emerged as one of the most prominent economies in the world. It’s the largest exporter and
the second largest importer. Its important role in the trade and business and influential economic role in
the global economy has made its global relations better. Moreover, after opening its gate for tourism, it
quickly received a havoc response.
H. Considered to be the major trade and business hub for its former colony Latin America, Spain already
attracts a lot of tourists from Latin America. Besides, owing to the country’s unique geographical
advantage of boasting both the coastal lime of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the country
attracts millions of tourists.
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I. The diversity of tourism scopes which the US accommodates within its 3.79 million square miles right
from California in the West to New York in East, has a lot to offer to tourists. The US is exceptionally
popular amongst tourists for its extravagant tourism diversities, a large reserve of natural scenic spots to
the most vibrant lifestyles in cities, Nature Parks to mountains.
J. Paris is one of the most popular and the fifth most visited location in the world. France always had an
advantageous edge on the world tourism ranking. This country is known to attract almost 83.7 million
tourists across the world.
IV. Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks to complete the paragraph
A healthy heart is influenced (66)…… various factors. For instance, when people (67)…… angry, the
heartbeat increases and the chance of clogging the arteries increases as well. Medical experts such as
heart specialists (68)…… against too much drinking of alcohol (69)…… beer or whisky. In this instance,
however, not all experts agree. To be specific, some doctors say that moderate drinking, such as one or
two glasses of beer a day, can be good influence on the heart. Daily (70)…… like playing tennis exemplifies
one influence that most experts agree is positive or maintaining a healthy heart.
D. WRITING (3.0/10)
72. meet/I/the/going/headmaster/am/to/tomorrow.
73. Sundays/have/on/work/to/doctors.
75. smoking/should/up/we/give.
III. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that the sentences you write remain unchanged from the
original ones.
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81. We are more careful than the students in class 8B.
My teacher is ………………………………………………………
83. It is necessary for you to revise your lessons before the examination.
No ……………………………………………….
85. “This box is too heavy, so I can’t lift it now” said Dick.
Having good study habits is very important for all students. In about 90 to 100 words, write about your
study habits. You should pay attention to the contents and the structure of your writing.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 54
Question 1: Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs:
be, become, change, come, decide, not do go, have, live, move, stay, stop, tell, wait, not write;
Dear Linda,
I'm sorry I ......1.....to you for so long, but I ...2... very busy lately. All last month I ...3...exams, and
I ..4...anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I ...5..studying now, and I ...6...for my exam results.
As you can see from the letter, I ...7.... my address and ...8... in Croydon now. I ...9... that I wanted a change
from centred London because it ...10.... so expensive. A friend of mine ...11.. me about this flat, and I ....12...
here about two months ago. When you ...13....to London this summer please visit me. I ..14....here until the
middle of August then I ...15......on holiday to Scotland.
3.I am afraid you have ............ me because that is not what I meant (understand)
4.She had a .........of joy when hearing his steps outside ( feel)
A doctor ....1..... worked in a village was very annoyed because many people used to
stop him in the street and asked for his ...2..... In this way, he was never .....3...... for his service
and he never managed to earn much ........4..... . He made up his ....5... to put an end to this. One .........6...... ,
he was stopped .......7... a young man who said to him "Oh, doctor, I've got severe
pain in my left side". The doctor pretended to be interested and ......8.. ....."Shut your eyes and
open your mouth". Then he went away, leaving the .....9..... standing in the street with his mouth........10......
and a large crowd of people laughing at him.
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Question 4: Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
4. Mary doesn't have ...........money in her purse. It's just enough for a light reakfast.
8. In order to buy his house he had to obtain a large .........from his bank.
Yesterday we went shopping (1)....... the morning. (2) ........10 o'clock, we felt tired, so we had some
drink in a cafe. We had lunch (3).......12 o'clock, and (4) ........the afternoon we stayed at home. (5) .......the
evening we went to the cinema, and I got to bed (6) ........11 o'clock. After breakfast (7) ... ..........this morning
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we hired bikes and biked round Brighton. We're having a rest now, but (8).........this evening we're going
(9)........a concert, which begins (10).........8.30.
b) fill in each of the blanks with " a, an, the " if necessary
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
There is ................................................
It was ..........................................................
I should........
"How..................................."
No longer ...............................
8.Unless you save some money, you will never be able to buy a car.
Provided................................
9. They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them
So fierce.............................
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10. I didnt see her for five years.
Five years................................................
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Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
2. I(be) not able to join them in the bicycle ride into the country. I (lend) John my bike the day before.
3.Coming up to the desk he(take) the key that (leave) there by the doorman and (start) up the stairs to his
room. Inside he (find) that the letters (be) not where he (leave) them. His room (break) in while he was out.
I know, but I can't help ( have) a cup of tea afer dinner. It is one of my greatest pleasures since
I quit (smoke).
Many people nowadays have to .......1......false teeth when they are middle-aged. Since the beginning of this
century, ......2.... decay has greatly increased. The amount of sugar .......3......our food has also increased. Doctors and dentists now
know that ....4....... is the main .....5..... of tooth ....6...... Eskimos' teeth, for example, started to decay .......7.. they began to eat
sweeter food.
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Long ago doctors did not like to treat people's teeth. Hairdressers and blacksmiths looked ...8.....
people's teeth and pulled them ......9... when they decayed. Some people thought toothache was a
punishment ....10....... the gods.
I'm right,....................?
the/ stands / on / Thames/ London/ two/ equal / it / into / divides/ which / parts.
In Sweden there is only ....1..... cigarette advertising because the government has been successful in
preventing ..2.........cigarette advertisements. Although there are ...3...... cigarette advertisements in
magazines (but not many), there are ........4..... cigarette advertisements at all in cinemas and also ........5......
on the radio and television.
In Britain and United States .....6.....of cigarette advertisements show beautiful girls and handsome men
smoking cigarettes. In spite of attempts to stop people smoking, there are even more advertisements than
before.
In Sweden, however, there must be ......7.... people in cigarette advertisements. The Swedish government
wants as ........8...... people as possible to give up smoking. It tells people that ......9...... smokers usually die at a
...10........earlier age than non-smokers.
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b) Combine the sentences as directed.
2. In spite of all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong (although)
4. I need to get apart time job. I want to earn some money for my school expenses ( in order to)
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
Try...........................
I.......................................
The reason........................
Nobody ...................................
If only.............................................
It cant ......................................................
Noone.....................................
There is.................................
No.....................
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10. What's the weight of your suitcase?
How.....................................................
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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (5 pts).
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (10 pts).
1. She was very sad ______ good marks in the final test.
2. My sister has decided to lose weight, so she is living ______ oranges for a week.
A. with B. on C. in D. by
A. in B. of C. on D. from
A. for B. since C. on D. in
6. Excuse me! I am doing my homework. ______ turning down your radio a bit?.
A. Would you please B. Can you C. Could you D. Would you mind
A. in B. at C. during D. on
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
6. Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
10. Either Nam or his father know how to connect the printer.
A B C D
V. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences if necessary (10
pts).
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6. Would you like (come)……………. to dinner to night.
10. Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell)………………. in this shop are imported from China.
VI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals (10 pts).
5. You had better do some ………………….. for the final exams (revise)
7. People in the in the country are often more ………. ………… than people in the city. (friend)
10. …………………, her illness was more serious than we thought. (fortunate)
VII. Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passage (10 pts).
Rivers are on of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on the large rivers, and (1)
………….. every country has a least one river that (2)……….. an important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (3)………………..water for crops, water to drink , and recreation for people
who live along their (4)………….. And in (5)………….to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a
dam (6)…………a river and let water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water not
(7)……………..to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries. (8)………….the water
often becomes polluted when cities on river bank grow (9)…………….and the number of industries
increases. We are learning that it is necessary to (10)…………rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits
of the natural resources.
VIII. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D to complete the passage (10 pts).
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We don’t only choose clothes to make us look.........(1)......, we also use them to tell the world .........(2)...... our
personality. The clothes we wear and our appearance......(3)...... a whole give other people useful
information about what we think and.........(4)...... we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear......(5)......
clothes and if we feel.........(6)..... we sometimes put on dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black
so.........(7)......? Is it because they feel miserable all.........(8)......? This is unlikely t he case. It is probably just
because it is.........(9)...... to wear black, and young people they are real fans.........(10)...... fashion.
2. A. of B. with C. by D. about
3. A. on B. as C. for D. in
IX. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition to complete the following sentences (5 pts).
8. This cake is made ______ flour, eggs, milk, salt and butter.
X. Rewrite the following sentences with the beginning words, staying the same meaning
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1. Having a vacation in Da Lat is very interesting.
It…………………………….............................................................................................................
…………………………………………........2. The water was so hot that I could not drink it.
Do you mind………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
She ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………
Let’s ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
This machine………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
XI. Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if necessary.(10
pts)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My family / I / spend / two months / make our plan / for summer holiday. //
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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4. driver / stop / car / time / save / child / yesterday. //
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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XII. Use the words to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning
to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given words (5 pts).
We…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Who……………………………………………………………………...…………………………………………………………………………
My aunt ran a small company in the city but she doesn’t do any more. (used)
My aunt…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
There………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
“You should not lend him your car”, Nam said to me. (advised)
Nam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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II. READING
The Moon is approximately 384,400 kilometers from the Earth. Its diameter is 3,479 kilometers, about
1/4 the diameter of Earth. The average temperature on the surface of the Moon during the day is 107°C,
hot enough to boil water on Earth. During the night, the average temperature drops to −153°C.
Because of its smaller size and mass, the gravity of the Moon is about 1/6 the gravity on the Earth. That
means that a person who weighs 180 pounds on Earth would only weigh 30 pounds if measured on the
Moon.
The force of gravity from the Moon affects Earth. Its gravity reaches Earth and pulls the oceans toward
the Moon, causing the tides. The gravity from the Sun also affects the tides. The highest tides will always
occur when the Moon and Sun are aligned. That is when there is a New Moon or a Full Moon.
2. Read the passage about computers. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F.
Do you own a PDA – Personal Digital Assistant? Have you got a personal computer? Have you ever used a
laptop? The answer can be “Yes”. But do you know that the first computer was made about 70 years ago?
It was large enough to take up a living room. It was named ENIAC – Electronic Numerical Integrator and
Calculator.
Thanks to the development of technology, computers become smaller and smaller. The first personal
computer was actually introduced in the 1970s by MITS, Apple Computer and IBM. They didn’t look
exactly like now but they were surely revolutionary at the time.
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Scientists are finding ways to make computers as smaller and slimmer as possible. Some of the today
computers are small enough to carry out in pockets. But technology doesn’t stop there. They will continue
to bring out smaller computers. Who knows? Maybe one day we will not need the big desktops or laptops.
We may need a computer chip that is as small as a fingernail.
3. MITS, Apple Computer and IBM were the first to introduce personal computers. T F
4. Today computers are not as small and slim as the previous ones. T F
III. WRITING
1. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use other
words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
Here is an example.
0. Ngoc/ usually/ play/ badminton/ Sunday.
Answer: 0. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.
2. Write an email (90-110 words) to your pen friend telling him about a natural disaster that you have
experienced, seen or been told about.
Dear Mary,
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 56
III Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others ( 5pts )
IV Pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each of the following sentences: (15 pts )
2. One way of cutting down waste is to…….such things as glass and paper.
3. The local wine is rough, but you soon……a taste for it.
8. Mrs Dawson told her son……..wine and beer. He was too young.
10. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not .................... your television set.
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A. until B. to C. thanD. in
A. be B. do C. be done D. be to do
A. on B. of C. off D. out
V. The sentences below have four underlined words or phrases A, B , C or D. Identify an error in each
sentence.( 10 points)
1. The company has so little money that it can’t hardly operate anymore.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
4. When he was a college student, he learned to play tennis, to ski, and swimming.
A B C D
A B C D
VI. Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best fills the blank spaces: ( 30 points)
The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh (1)………………. we explain how we used to stand
next to a wall in the kitchen to (2)………………..…. a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly ( 3 )
………………………….compared with a decade ago, will completely change communications in the next few
years. (4)…………………….. there are millions of people using mobile phones, most people know (5)
……………….. about the mobile telecommunications industry and its ( 6 ) …………………………..
There are three types of mobile phone. These are hand portables, pocket-sized hand portables and
transportables. The smallest and most popular are the pocket-sized hand portables. These work on ( 7 )
…………………………..…….batteries, which allow an (8)………..……………….…………… of up to 80 minutes'
conversation. Mobiles that are fitted ( 9 ) ……………………………………in a vehicle do not (10)
………………………. on separate batteries. They require an external aerial on the vehicle. This can mean a
stronger signal with clearer (11)………………………………… Transportables have a high power ( 12 )
…………………..and can be used (13)………………………….. anywhere. They come with powerful battery
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packs for longer, continuous use and may also be put (14)……………………………….. a vehicle, using its
electrics. They (15)…………………………………….. to be bulkier than hand portables.
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal
than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we
had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different
American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families
fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none
still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are
single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total,
consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually
divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal.
Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family other than the traditional one.
A. there have always been a wide variety of family arrangements in the United States.
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B. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure.
4/ According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent.
The world's oceans are so vast that they can cope with the ………………..…………..…( 1 ) levels of
………………….( 2 ). However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow ……………………( 3 ).
The most serious problem of …………………….……….( 4 ) time is that man is destroying the earth's natural
resources and ……………………( 5 ) huge areas into waste land. As a …….…….. ……( 6 ) , it is becoming
…………………( 7 ) difficult to grow enough to ……………….…( 8 ) the world's rapidly ………..…………..( 9 )
population. A way of protecting all wild life on the earth must also be found as many ……….………………( 10 )
are in danger of disappearing …………………………….…..( 11 ) from the face of the earth. The smoke in the
……………………..,( 12 ) , for example, is increasing so …………………( 13 ) that the amount of sunlight has
been …………………( 14 ) in many cities. Man's whole ……………….( 15 ) is being changed in a serious way
IX . Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. ( 20 points )
. A forest is a special place. In the forest, (1) ………….by tall trees, you are surround
cut off from the world around you, and ……………………( 2 ) with the sights
and sounds of nature. Many fairy tales and legends are set in forests, which fill
have been thought to hold …………………( 3 ) and mystery.Today we know
that these are only stories, but the forest is still a place that holds many of the
world’s most …………………( 4 ) resources. Forest has always been important magical
to people. In the past, many people got food by ………..……….( 5 ) forest
animals and gathering wild plants. With the ……………………….( 6 )of
civilization, …………………….( 7 ) people now live in forests, but forests are
value
more valuable than ever. Forests have an important …..……………( 8 ) value
because they provide us with resource such as timber. Forests are vital to the hunt
enviroment because they clean the air we…………..( 9 ) . Forests are also
………………..( 10 ) for their beauty. advanced
few
economy
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breath
treasure
6. It is very difficult to find Mrs Burton’s shop, for it was ……………………..……… from all others in the
street. (distinguish)
11. These days it is……………………….…..to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we
13. We must all make a personal ................................ to work for the future of our planet (decide )
14. We ought to .................................................a better world for our grand- children ( sure )
XI Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first ( 15 points )
He ……………………………………
No………………..
3. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
Hardly ................
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5. I could hold a big party due to Mom’s help.
XII Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not
change the given word.(15 points)
1. Peter said he was sorry he had not invited Mary to his birthday party. ( APOLOGIZED )
Peter..........................................................................................
2. Her hobby is one thing that she doesn't intend to give up. ( INTENTION )
Poor……………………………………………….…….
The patient
The .....................
ENGLISH PRACTICE 57
A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. (1m)
B. USE OF ENGLISH
I/ Circle the best answer among A,B,C,D of the following sentences. (1,8ms)
A. on B. off C. up D. down
7. I’m really _____________ going to my friend’s party on Saturday. I haven’t been out for ages.
10. Don’t wait for me. I ____________ late. It depends on the traffic.
A. for the children to swim in. B. for the children to swim in it.
13. She isn’t wearing her coat ________________ it is very cold now.
Mary: ___________________________.
II/ Use the verbs in the brackets in their proper tenses (1,4ms)
a/ The children (15. make) __________________ a lot of noise now. I (16. be) _____________ afraid they
(17. wake up) ____________________ my father, who (18. sleep) _____________ in the next room.
b/ A: Where is Hoa?
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d/ A: ______________ the newspaper (21. come) _______________________?
III/ Use the words in the brackets in their proper forms. (1m)
The newspaper is a common means of (22. communicate) _________________. You can find out the
news in your city or in the world. You can also find out the (23. day) _________________ weather forecast. In
(24. add) ___________________, newspapers offer financial news, employment, (25. advertise)
________________, (26. entertain) ____________________, and T.V and radio guides.
C. READING
Among the festivals celebrated (27)___________________ some of Asian people is the Moon Cake
Festival, also known (28)___________________ the Mid-August Festival. Large (29) __________________ of
small round moon cakes (30) ____________ eaten on this day, and children (31)__________________ carrying
colourful paper lanterns which come in all shapes; the more popular (32)________________ are shaped like
fish, rabbits and butterflies. (33)_____________ to them the moon shines brightest on the night of the Moon
Cake Festival. As the moon (34) ________________, tables are placed outside the house and women make
offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.
II/ Read the passage and answer the questions below. (1m)
There are many sources of pollution in our modern world. At present, the most serious sources are acid
rain, car exhaust fumes and oil spills.
Factory chimneys give out smoke that contains sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases
combine with water vapour in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid. When it rains, these acids
dissolve in the rain and make it acidic. Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all. It has
harmed water life by turning many lakes into lifeless bodies of water.
Car exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide and lead which are highly poisonous. In big cities, the
exhaust fumes build up and cause a health danger to human beings. Therefore, today some large cities have to
ban cars from the city center to wipe out smoke and limit the emission of poisonous gases to solve the
problem of air pollution.
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37. What from car exhaust fumes are poisonous?
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39. How can the problem of air pollution be solved in big cities?
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D. WRITING
I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences
printed before it. (1m)
40. “Let buy flowers for the teachers on the Teachers’ Day”, Lan said.
He told ________________________________________________________________________
Sally __________________________________________________________________________
If he __________________________________________________________________________
44. Mrs. White has a son. She showed me a photo of him. He is a policeman.
II/ Complete the letter by using the words and phrases provided. You can make any necessary changes. (1,2m)
Dear Kumiko,
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46. What / good idea / send / selection / different kinds of food / your country.
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48. You say / your letter / you / like / to send / parcel / English food.
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Love,
Mary.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 58
I. Choose the best answers:
1. When he left school, John decided to ( change to/ become/ train for/ study) a priest instead of studying
languages.
2. Take this road and you will ( arrive/ come/ find/ reach) at the hotel in five minutes.
3. I hope you don’t mind me ( to telephone/ telephone/ telephoning/ telephoned) so late at night.
4. Hello. Is that 885811? Please put me ( across/ up/ over/ through) to Janet.
5. I have to leave before seven and so ( leave you/ you have/ you do/ do you)
6. He refused to give up work, ( despite/ however/ even though/ as though) he’d won a million pounds.
9. The child was told to ( excuse/ apologize/ forgive/ confess) for being rude to his uncle.
10. I don’t think that the red dress ( suits/ matches/ cheers/ agrees) her.
- If I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- It is -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- My mother --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- I am used ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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7. “ You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said William
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
2. After living with him for a month, she found his ( BEHAVE) .. .unacceptable.
3. She is very good at English. She has a/an ( IMPRESS) . . .command of the language.
9. With a view from Ngu Binh mountain, Huong river looks very ( PICTURE)
People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will ..(1). happen, we still
want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are some advantages and disadvantages to a long ....(2)...
In the first place, people...(3).. live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people
who have busy working lives look forward to a long relaxing ...(4).. , when they can do the things they have
never had time for.
On the other hand, there are some serous disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently
have to ...(5) .. time in hospital or become ...(6).. on their children or friends. Many of ... (7)... find this
dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the ...(8)... people get, the fewer friends they seem
to have because old friends die or become ill and it’s often ....(9).. to make new friends.
To sum up , it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy ...(10)... to remain
independent and enjoy life.
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3. She / go / university / next year / study English
5. Alice Hyde / become / first/ Miss World / eighty five years ago.
VI. Match the first half of the sentences in A with the other in B to make complete sentences.
A B
2. Do any of you know the answer b. . . but later he became a famous football
Player
3. At first Peter was a weak boy c. . . staying in England the following year
Friends
5. China is . . . e. . . . is clear
6. we found it difficult to get through. . f. . . much larger than the United Kingdom
VII.Write a short paragraph ( about 100 words ) about one school subject that you like to study best and
explain why you like that subject.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 65
B/ LANGUAGE FOCUS:
1. She is keen……………………..pottery.
III/ Find out mistakes in the following sentences and correct them
E.g: I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life.
A B C D play
A B C D ………………
2. Greg is always forget his keys and that really annoys me.
A B C D ………………
A B C D ………………
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4. Would you mind if I ask you a personal question?
A B C D ………………
A B C D ………………
A B C D ………………
Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more …………….. (comfort)
C/ READING: ( 5 ms)
I/ Read the passage and then choose the correct answer: ( 2ms)
Mrs. Jackson is an old woman who has a small room (1)_______ an old house. She (2)_________there since
1974. That was the year when her husband (3)___________. He had been ill (4)__________many years. After his
death Mrs. Jackson had (5)__________ money at all. She found work in a factory. Her job was to clean the
offices. She (6)_______ get up(7)_______ the morning. She doesn't have much money (8)_______she hopes
now.
1. a. in b. on c. from d. of
7. a. for b. at c. in d. to
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8. a. so b. because c. but d. and
When I was twelve, my family moved to the city. At first, everything was strange and difficult
to me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. Lots of bikes, motorbikes, cars
and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get used to the life in the city. I am used to the
noise and busy city traffic. I’m no longer afraid
of crossing the road. However, I don’t really like to live in the city. I prefer to live in the countryside.
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3. What does he think about the city life and the city people?
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D/ WRITING: ( 5ms)
I/ Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.( 2ms)
Nien is ……………………………………………………………………..
It ………………………………………………………………………..........
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The bicycle ……………………………………………………………………
II/ Read Quyen’s postcard below carefully and the do the task (3ms):
Dear Sally,
We are having a wonderful time in the USA. The people are friendly and the weather has been
warm ans sunny.
In Sann Francisco, I visited my friend, Sandra Smith and her family. It was happy to see them.
I bought lots of souvenirs for the children. Thanh is always complaining about the heaviness of my
suitcase.
Love,
Quyen
Imagine you are a tourist o vacation in a certain place/ city in Viet Nam. Write a postcard to a friend
about your trip.
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 73
Question 2. Pick out the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from that of the other
words. (1pt)
Question 3/ Supply the correct verb tense/ form of the verbs. (2ps).
16. Mary and John are neighbors. They ( know) ………………each other for a long time.
17. I haven’t met him since he ( move ) ………………………..….to Ho Chi Minh City.
=> Is rice…………………………………………………………………………................
3. My father often smoked 20 cigarettes a day but now he doesn’t smoke anymore.
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=> The tourists…………………………………………………………………………
=> He isn’t……………………………………………………………………………..
I ………….…believe that friends play a very important role in our life. (strong)
The canoe overturned and every one fell into the deep and ………….............water. (danger)
It will be more …………………………to shop in the mall than in the present shopping area. ( comfort)
New Year’s Eve in Argentina is one of the most important …….……. (celebrate)
The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go
to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ............. all the year round. Some
have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find the time.
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English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from
(7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can
(9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are
buried.
10. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.
ENGLISH PRACTICE 74
I/- Choose the word that has the underlined, bold part pronounced differently from the rest.
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1, A. honest B. hour C. honor D. huMour
II/- Grammar and vocabulary: Choose the best answer for each sentence. (10pts)
A.on B. in C. out D. at
A. on B. in C. at D.during
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9, I’m sorry but you have to cook dinner _____________
III/- Read the text and answer the questions bellow. (10pts)
Fire was very important to man . He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to cook his
food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to
signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries
people lit fire to warm their friends of danger. Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the
oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torchs. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small
fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a
candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in
twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the
burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle,
the flame burned too quickly.
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IV/- Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (10pts)
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3,They built those buildings in 2001.
English ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….
Tom ………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………….
What ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
V/ Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. (0) is an example
for you. (10pts)
5, The male birds are more (colour) _________________ than the females.
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10,Some people feel that towns are too (noise) ______________ for them to live in.
1. Yester day, I (1. spend) ……………… two hours (2. do)………… the homeword.
2. The thiefs (3. catch)…………….. when they (4. leave)………….. the bank.
3. Two hours ago, Mrs Brown (5. have)………… Alice (6. take)……….. her son to the school.
6. I am afraid……………….(9) ghost.
Every year, students in many ………………….(1) learn English. Some of these students are young children .
Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others ………………………( 2) by themselves. A
few learn English just by hearing ………………….. (3) in films, on TV, in the office or among their friends. But
not many are lucky to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their ………………………..( 4).They study
their own language , and mathematics....and English. In England, America, or ………………….( 5), many boys
and girls study their own English , which is English, and mathematics... and another language , perhaps
………………………( 6) , or German or Spanish.
Many ……………………….. (7) learn English , because it is ………………..( 8) for their work . teenagers often
learn English for their higher studies, because some of their …………………………..( 9)are in English at the
college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read …………………..(10) or
magazines in English.
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1, Some people grow so taller that their health may become endangered.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
6, Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns
A B C
and villages.
7, Would you mind help me solve these mathematics problems? I can hardly
A B C
8, She was having dinner when a man was coming and giving her a bunch of
A B C D
flowers.
A B C D
A B C D
X/ Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use only one word in each space :
(10pts)
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THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is a truly American holiday. Nobody should have dinner alone on that day. That's what
Thanksgiving is all (1) ……………………… The first immigrants, who were called Pilgrims, (2).................. to
America from Europe about three hundred and fifty years (3) …………………… They were good friends with
(4) ………………………Indians and they tried ( 5 ) ……………….........corn and other stuff together but it was
really hard farming at that time. When they got the first harvest, the (6) …………………….. and the
Americans had a big dinner together to (7)................ God for their good luck. And the food the American eat
now (8) …………………………… Thanksgiving are the same kinds of things that the Pilgrims ate: turkey, corn
and squash. The date is (9) ……....................every year but it is always the fourth Thursday of November. In
Canada, they (10) ………………………… it in October.
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14.ENGLISH PRACTICE 78
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others(5ps)
1. A. sights B. flights C. villages D. tribes
II. Give the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets. (10ps)
1. I (learn) English since I (be) in grade 6.
9. The table needs (repair) but I don’t know how to repair it.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given (15ps)
3. FLY All …….…between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog
5. KNOW Taxi drivers have to have a very good …………..on the street names.
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7. CHILD During his ....................... the family lived in Cornwall
9. HELP It’s a nice shop and the assisstants are all polite and very..............
10. LUCK The keys were locked inside the car ................, aside window was open
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so,
and go to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ............. all the year
round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they
(5) ..........find the time.
English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not v ery different from
(7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ............seen
from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are buried.
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10
3. I will come and stay with you and your family on March .
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Henry..................................................................................................................................
Neither of……………………………………………………..........................................
The date..............................................................................................................................
It………………………………………………………….................................................
They moved………………………………………………………....................................
Barbara…………………………………………………………………...........................
It’s .....................................................................................................................................
Richard is a .......................................................................................................................
The film..............................................................................................................................
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