PRACTICE 5

TASK 1
QUESTIONS 1 -20: CIRCLE LETTER A, B C OR D TO INDICATE THE BEST OPTION IN EACH
SENTENCE BELOW.
1.There is no one in the house, __________?
A. isn’t there B. is there C. is anyone D. isn’t
2. The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money to ______ to charity to help those in need.
A. give away B. take off C. bring about D. come across
3. _________ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.
A. Most B. Most of C. Many D. The number of
4. She has just bought_________.
A. a Swiss beautiful brand-new watch B. a beautiful brand-new Swiss watch
C. a Swiss brand-new beautiful watch D. a brand-new beautiful Swiss watch
5. _______ men are often paid more than _________ women for the same job.
A. a/a B. the/the C. The/ x D. x/ x
6. Alexandre Yersin, _______ had quite a distinguished career in medicine, devoted his life to the poor and sick people
in Viet Nam.
A. who B. that C. whom D. what
7. It is recommended that he_________ a foreign language in his freshman year instead of waiting until the following there.
A. taking B. take C. takes D. took
8. One of the men was lying on the ground after ________down by a piece of rock.
A. knocking B. being knocked C. knocking him D. was knocked
9. Nowadays, most students use________ calculators in their studies and examinations.
A. electrical B. electricity C. electric D. electronic
10. You ____ that book last year - it only came out two weeks ago.
A. shouldn’t have read C. mustn’t have read
B. needn’t have read D. can’t have read
11. Tom _______ things round the house, which is annoying.
A. always leaves B. is leaving C. has always left D. is always leaving
12. The headmaster said the students had well performed in the test ________
A. yesterday B. last day C. the day before D. the previous
13. ________ imaginative stories about the origin of the game of chess.
A. Many of the B. Many C. There are many D. Of the many
14. Her parents are really strict. They rarely let her stay out late, ___________ ?
A. do they B. don’t they C. does she D. doesn’t she
15. Sorry I’m late. I have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
A. might B. should C. can D. will
16. _______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. With B. In C. At D. On
17. You should stop working too hard _______ you’ll get sick’
A. or else B. if C. in case D. whereas
18. Sandy _______ on her car all day long; I wonder if she ________ by this evening.
A. is going to work / has finished B. has been working / will have finished
C. had worked / has been finishing D. works / is going to finish
19. Despite the of scientific education, Jack invented the machine which automatically
transplants.
A. shortage B. lacks C. lessons D. class
20. The management promises _____________salary in next month.
A. to raise B. raising C. raises D. raised
TASK 2
QUESTIONS 21 – 30: FIND ONE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE AND CORRECT IT
21. Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily.
A. for B. is C. which D. angrily
22. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people living on this relatively small planet.
A. humanity B. has C. living D. relatively
23. A lot of athletic and non-athletic extracurricular activities are available in Vietnamese high- schools, either public
and private.

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A. available in B. non- athletic C. either public and private D. A lot of
24. The Oxford English Dictionary is well known for including many different meanings of words and to give real
examples.
A. meanings B. to give C. well known D. The
25. Today's students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative- looking these days.
A. Today’s B. also C. more formerly dressed D. these days
26. Most bothersome flies belong to the family Sarcophagidae and are popular known as flesh flies because the larvae
feed on flesh.
A. belong to B. popular known C. because D. feed on
27. Modern office buildings have false floors under which computer and phone wires can be lain.
A. office buildings B. false floor C. which D. can be lain
28. The school officials are considering a comprehensive planning to alleviate the problem of overcrowding in the
dormitories.
A. are B. planning C. alleviate D. overcrowding
29. There are such many planets in the universe that we cannot count them.
A. such B. in the C. cannot D. them
30. In a restaurant, if we want to call the waiter, we can raise our hand and wave it slight to signal that we need
assistance.
A. slight to signal B. if we C. assistance D. wave it

TASK 3
QUESTIONS 31 – 40: COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT ITS MEANING IS STILL THE
SAME, USING THE WORD GIVEN.
31. We have more important things to do at the moment. (FISH)
-> At the moment, _______________________________________________________________
32. I need someone to take my place at the ceremony. (STAND)
-> I need someone _______________________________________________________________
33. She stressed the importance of keeping the family together. (EMPHASIS)
-> She _______________________________________________________________________
34. Your story is different from the facts. (WITH)
-> Your story ____________________________________________________________________
35. There isn’t much that Peter doesn’t know about modern art. (GAPS)
-> There are _____________________________________________________________________
36. Pauline isn’t one of the people who know the secret. (ON)
-> Pauline hasn’t been _____________________________________________________________
37. Charles and his brother are exactly alike. (TWO PEAS)
-> Charles _______________________________________________________________________
38. Jeremy frequently events ridiculous stories like that! (MAKE)
-> It is typical _____________________________________________________________________
39. I need a calculator to arrive at the total. (OUT)
-> I need a calculator ________________________________________________________________
40. A huge investment has been put into the field of solar-electricity. (INVEST)
-> They __________________________________________________________________________

TASK 4
QUESTIONS 41 -50: FIND 10 MISTAKES IN THIS PASSAGE AND CORRECT THEM.
L1 There are many activities you can do to help make your family reunion a success. For instance, you can tell
2 stories, have a family talent show, talk about family history, or event if make a time capsule. Such activities
3 are neither only fun, but they encourage everyone to interact closely also, and to get to know each other better.
4 In result, everyone will feel more comfortable, especially if they haven’t seen each other for a long time.
5 Varied the typed of activities, from sports to crafts to guessing games, you’ll ensure that everyone can get
6 involving. Being giving everyone a choice of activities to do at any one time can also help. While planning the
7 activities, it is a good idea to send a questionnaire to everyone you are inviting to see what they are interested
8 in doing. Be sure to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Unless, you may not get as many responses
9 that you would like. For more family reunion activity ideas, click to here.

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1. event if->even if 6. involving->involved
2. neither->not 7. Being -> bỏ Being
3. In result -> as 8. Unless->Otherwise/ Whereas
4. Varied->Varying 9. that-> as
5. typed-> type 10. to-> bỏ to