WORKSHEET NO.

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WORKSHEET No. 13
I. PHONETICS
(1-5). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. teenage B. garbage C. carriage D. shortage
2. A. shift B. sight C. hike D. tidal
3. A. exchange B. brochure C. challenge D. charity
4. A. wet B. letter C. enter D. pretty
5. A. decided B. collected C. watched D. invited

(6-10). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. A. rivalry B. dormitory C. documentary D. nominate
7. A. annoyance B. government C. experiment D. participate
8. A. precious B. terrified C. innovate D. commercial
9. A. intermediate B. institute C. interactive D. innovation
10. A. comprise B. compulsory C. correspond D. communicate

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

(11-35). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
11. I was responsible _______________ the teacher _______________ keeping the class in order
while she went out.
A. to - for B. for - for C. to - in D. with - for
12. Some people say that Sue is unfriendly, but she’s always very nice _______________ me.
A. with B. about C. to D. on
13. There has been a big increase ________________ the price of land recently.
A. to B. in C. with D. of
14. He lives a rather lonely life. He doesn’t have much contact _________________ other people.
A. to B. on C. in D. with
15. She works quite hard. You can’t accuse her _________________ being lazy.
A. at B. with C. of D. in
16. I saw your school’s advertisement _________________ today’s edition of Vietnam News.
A. in B. on C. of D. from
17. I’m glad Sarah is coming to the party. I’m really looking _________________ seeing her again.
A. up with B. out for C. forward to D. back on
18. Don’t let me interrupt you. Carry _________________ with your work.
A. out B. on C. over D. through
19. The football match had to be called _________________ because of the weather.
A. on B. out C. off D. by
20. Nobody believed Paul at first, but he _________________ to be right.
A. worked out B. came out C. found out D. turned out
21. Parents love and support their children _________________ the children misbehave or do foolish
things.
A. even if B. since C. if D. only if
22. Ms Jackson was assigned the fifth-grade science class _________________ she has the best
qualifications among the available faculty.
A. although B. whereas C. if D. since

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23. He felt _________________ when he failed the driving test the second time.
A. discouraged B. annoying C. undecided D. determined
24. The weather was terrible. I wish it _________________ warmer.
A. were B. was C. has been D. had been
25. The teacher gave us five minutes to _________________ the maths problem.
A. look out B. find out C. take out D. work out
26. Every computer consists of a number of systems _________________ together.
A. by working B. work C. that work D. they work
27. Mary’s father was very surprised when she told him all _________________.
A. that had happened B. had happened C. what had happened D. happened
28. Not a very good film, _________________?
A. was it B. wasn’t it C. did it D. didn’t it
29. Sarah couldn’t have got my message. Otherwise she _________________.
A. would reply B. should reply C. would have replied D. should have replied
30. I wonder where we _________________ ten years from now.
A. are living B. will live C. will be living D. will have lived
31. I think that with our solidarity we can _________________ this difficulty.
A. overtake B. overdo C. overwork D. overcome
32. It’s obvious that neither the workers _________________ to fight the new rules.
A. nor the manager intend B. nor the manager intends
C. intend nor the manager D. or the manger intend
33. There was _________________ traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
34. Only if you get to the theater early _________________ a chance to get a ticket for tonight’s
performance.
A. you will have B. you have C. will you have D. do you have
35. You can contact us by telephone or e-mail, _________________ you prefer.
A. which B. whichever C. what D. whatever

(36-40). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
36. The Chinese team have worked very hardly to get this far in the competition.
A B C D
37. However cheap it is, the poor quality products cannot appeal to customers.
A B C D
38. Thanks for television people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way.
A B C D
39. The film was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended.
A B C D
40. Somebody could forget to lock the door, so the thief simply walked in.
A B C D

(41-50). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
41. Each religion has its set of _______________. (believe)
42. Parents should encourage _______________ in their children. (depend)
43. Today we have industrial air _______________ from factories and engine - exhaust fumes.
(pollute)

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44. The people in the area need the _______________ of food and pure water. (provide)
45. English is the _______________ language in the United States. (nation)
46. She’s so _______________ with her current job that she decided to leave. (satisfy)
47. My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little _______________. (friend)
48. They escaped from the fire _______________. (harm)
49. I have still not received a _______________ answer to my question. (satisfy)
50. This exercises are designed to _______________ your stomach muscles. (strong)

III. READING
(51-60). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
In recent years there have been many (51)_______________ on air pollution in newspapers and
magazines. Scientists all over the world have warned that our atmosphere is (52)_______________ more
and more contaminated, and that Man, through his carelessness, may run (53)_______________ of pure air
to breathe.
Automobiles and industries mainly (54)_______________ for air pollution in most cities. They
pour into the air such gases as carbon monoxide, sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which are very
(55)_______________ to humans. Worse still, these gases, after a series of chemical changes, turn
(56)_______________ toxic acids. They fall down in ‘acid rains’, raising the acidity in the air, soil and
water to dangerous (57)_______________ and affecting not only trees but also fish and other wildlife.
Many industrial countries in Europe and North America have (58)______________ bad effects from those
‘rains’.
(59)_______________, Man faces no more urgent problem than that of saving his own survival.
Scientists, social organizations and governments should sit down together to solve the air
(60)_______________ problem.
51. A. programs B. events C. articles D. columns
52. A. changing B. becoming C. making D. taking
53. A. up B. over C. away D. out
54. A. bring B. get C. account D. count
55. A. harmful B. powerful C. awful D. painful
56. A. in B. into C. out D. over
57. A. amounts B. ranks C. points D. levels
58. A. suffered B. influenced C. offered D. bothered
59. A. Naturally B. Safely C. Surely D. Practically
60. A. pollute B. polluted C. polluting D. pollution

(61-65). Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or D.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) research, the emission from car exhausts causes
more deaths than road accidents. The research found that one third of all harmful air pollution was caused
by road transport, and that long term exposure to pollution caused estimated 21,000 premature deaths a
year across the three countries, France, Austria and Switzerland. This is much higher than the 9,947 who
died that year as a result of road accidents.
In addition, the researchers calculated that the car fumes caused 300,000 extra cases of bronchitis in
children, and 15,000 extra hospital admissions for heart disease made worse by the pollution. They
calculated that the cost of dealing with all this was 27 billion Euros per year. A lot of money goes into
making cars safer, but not as much is spent solving air pollution.

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- premature death: chết yểu - bronchitis: bệnh viêm phế quản

- hospital admission: nhập viện
61. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Pollution and road accidents B. Bad effects of car exhausts
C. The necessity of making cars safer D. The toll of road accidents
62. According to the passage, _______________.
A. Air pollution causes more deaths than road accidents.
B. Road accidents cause more deaths than car fumes.
C. Long term exposure to pollution is harmless.
D. Car fumes cause one third of premature deaths.
63. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Car exhausts cause bronchitis and heart disease.
B. Car fumes cause one third of all harmful air pollution.
C. Each year road accidents cause 9,947 deaths.
D. More people died as a result of air pollution than road accidents.
64. The money spent to solve air pollution is _______________.
A. 27 billion Euros per year B. not able to calculate
C. more than to make cars safer D. less than to make car safer.
65. Which of the following is not mentioned as the bad effect of air pollution?
A. Causing illness in children B. Causing premature deaths
C. Causing road accidents D. Causing heart diseases

(66-75). Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word to make a meaning passage.
In addition (66)_______________ reducing pollution, public transport saves valuable
city space. Buses and trains (67)_______________ more people in each vehicle and, if they operate on
their own rights of way, they can safely run (68)_______________ much higher speeds. In other
(69)_______________ they not only take (70)_______________ space but also occupy it for a
(71)_______________ time.
Public transport also plays an important (72)_______________ in areas of the Third World. In
many cities in Asia and Africa, buses make 50 to 80 percent (73)_______________ all motorized trips.
Buses are sometimes hopelessly overcrowded. It is (74)_______________ uncommon to see several riders
clinging to outside. Yet most Third World cities have lower public transport use per person than
(75)_______________ in Western Europe.

IV. WRITING
(76-80). Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given.
76. Nobody is to blame for the fact that the meeting was cancelled.
A. Everybody is responsible for the cancelled meeting.
B. Nobody should be held responsible for the fact that the meeting was cancelled.
C. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled.
D. Both B and C are correct
77. Our opinions on the subject are identical.
A. There’s some difference in our opinion on the subject.
B. We have the same opinions on the subject.
C. We have very similar subjects
D. We differ in opinions on the subject.

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78. As long as you stay calm, you will pass your driving test.
A. It takes so long to do a driving test.
B. You have to practice long enough to pass your driving test.
C. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
79. Unless you stay calm, you will pass your driving test.
A. My mother never allows me to stay up late, a I was allowed to get out of bed late.
B. My mother never lets me go to bed late.
C. My mother always makes me go to bed late.
D. My mother does not allow me to get out of bed late.
80. ‘If only I’d learnt to drive,’ Roger said.
A. Roger thinks there are too many drivers on the roads.
B. Roger feels glad that he didn’t learn to drive.
C. Roger wishes he could drive.
D. Roger is sorry that he learnt to drive.

(81-85). Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before
them.
81. Is it all right if I come to the club with you tonight?
Would you mind _______________________________________________________________
82. She makes her children stay at home in the evenings.
She won’t ____________________________________________________________________
83. Thanks to Laura’s report, I was able to finish the project.
Had it ________________________________________________________________________
84. People say that the car driver was driving very fast at the time of the crash.
The car driver _________________________________________________________________
85. I shut the door, but right after that I realized I had left the key inside.
Hardly _______________________________________________________________________

(86-90). Write complete sentence using the suggested words.

Dear Sir,
86. I/ write/ you/ the noise/ your flat//
___________________________________________________________________________
87. I/ constantly disturbed/ noise/ your record player/ late/ night//
___________________________________________________________________________
88. I/ speak/ you/ number/ times/ this matter/ and you/ say/ try/ be more reasonable//
___________________________________________________________________________
89. But you/ continue/ play/ record player/ till/ early hours/ the morning//
___________________________________________________________________________
90. I hope/ we/ manage/ sort/ this/ pleasant//
___________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully,
Ms Janet.

BY HOAI HUONG, HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIFTED STUDENTS, HNUE 5