II. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A,B,C or D which best completes the sentences:
5. He isn’t tall enough ______________ the books on the shelf.
A. reach B. reaching C. to reach D. reached
6. At school some pupils ______________ hide and seek.
A. play B. is playing C. plays D. are playing
7. Many learners do not try to learn all new words they _______________.
A. get across B. come cross C. go across D. go cross
8. You must look _______________ your children when they are playing.
A. around B. about C. after D. down
9. A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: -_________.
A. Certainly B. Yes, I can’t C. Yes, please D. No, thanks
10. What about ___________ a game of chess?
A. playing B. plays C. play D. to play
11. We have learned English ___________ 2002.
A. since B. from C. in D. for
12. When were you born? - I was born ___________ 23rd March, 1998.
A. between B. in C. on D. at
13. My grandfather is not ______ enough to walk as fast as he used to.
A. strong B. strength C. stronger D. strengthen
14. When my father was young, he used to _______ tennis in the afternoons.
A. to play B. playing C. play D. plays
15. Mary hates ________, but she loves cooking.
A. to washing up B. wash up C. washing up D. washed up
16. I am sure he will enjoy ____________ on his trip.
A. herself B. ourselves C. itself D. himself
17. The children are old enough to care for ______
A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. himself
18. You ought to_____ the house more.
A. get out to B. get off for C. get off D. get out of
19. I’ll see you on Sunday ........ 9 a.m ....... 11 a.m.
A. In- at B. From- to C. At- in D. Between- on
20. Tuan loves ...........computer games all day
A. played B. play C. playing D. plays
21. My father used........... us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. take B. to take C. took D. taking
22. Tam told his friend...........him a book.
A. give B. to give C. giving D. gives
23. We cannot do it together because your opinion is ........................... mine.
A. different from B. the same as C. the same D. different with
24. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ______ beautiful than Hanoi.
A. the most B. as C. most D. more
25. I’m very sorry. I behaved .........................
A. bad B. badly C. worse D. good
26. _________ have you lived here? For about 10 years.
A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How
27. She has bought a computer __________ a week.
A. for B. since C. at D. in
28. The garden is the same __________ the one I saw last week.
A. than B. from C. as D. to
I. Choose the best answer to complete sentences.
1. My brother likes _____ board games.
A. playing B. play C. to play D. Both A and C
2. They are addicted _____ playing computer games.
A. on B. of C. to D. at
3. What is your favourite ______activity?
A. cultural B. leisure C. hooked D. addicted
4. I don’t mind window _____if you like.
A. shop B. shopping C. to shop D. shopped
5. Farmers work in _____fields.
A. paddy B. candy C. foody D. funny
6. People in my country are very open and ______
A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendly
7. A: “Would you like to go out for lunch?” – B: “ _____”
A. Great idea! B. Yes, I’d love to C. Oh, yes, very much D. Thank you
8. People living in _____countryside are friendlier than people in ____city.
A. a / a B. the / the C. a / the D. the /a
9. She runs _____than her sister.
A. faster B. slower C. more fastly D. slowly
10. _____ethnic group has the larger population, The Tay or Ede?
A. Which B. Where C. Who D. How
Task 1. Choose the best answer 1. Tom loves …….. soccer A. plays B. played C. playing D. play 2. Sydney Opera House……..in 1973 A. completed B. complete C. is completedD. was completed 3. It was a …….. contest A. cooking rice B. rice cooking C. rice cook D. ricing cooked 4. He asked me if I ………. play tennis A. can B. could C. may D. must 5. The girl ……. next to me is a new comer A. sitting B. sit C. sat D. sits 6. Many people want ……….. the time machine A. to see B. saw C. see D. seeing 7. Do you mind .............. me a hand with this bag ? A. give B . giving C. to give D. to giving 8. He asked me ............... a driving licence A. if I have B . whether I have C. If I had D. If I have had 9. They ................... each other for a long time. A. know B. knew C. have known D. knowing 10. The old lamp ............... in China is five dollars A. make B . makes C. to make D. made 11. The pyramid of cheops is one of the seven………………..of the world. A. pyramids B .temples C. landmarks D. wonders 12. Ha Long Bay is recognized ………………..UNESCO as a World Heritage Site A. by B . of C. toward D. for
Exercise 8: Choose the underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting
1.(A)Playing tennis (B)is not as easy (C)than (D)playing badminton.
2.I have (A)known my (B)best friend (C)since we (D)are at elementary school.
3.Christopher Columbus (A)has discovered America (B)more (C)than 500 (D)years ago.
4.Your story is the same (A)of (B)the one i (C)read (D)last week.
5.How (A)is a (B)salesman different (C)with a (D)businessman?
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
The students are playing ____________ in the school yard.
A. happpy
B. happier
C. happiest
D. happily
2There will be five more players in our team … month. * A. last B. for C. next D. per 3/ He adores playing football and ……. . * A. cooks B. cooking C. cooked D. cook 4/ The boys .. basketball are from America. * A. play B. plays C. played D. playing 5/ It’s very dangerous …. a firefighter. * A. to be B. is C. be D. are 8/ The man ……..up the stairs is Mr. Lam. * 1 điểm A. walk B. walking C. walked D. walks 9/ The car …………by father is really modern. * 1 điểm A. drives B. driving C. driven D. drove 10/ The box ……. in Viet Nam is high quality. * 1 điểm A. make B. making C. makes D. made
Choose the best answer
I don’t know how.................the game.
(playing/ plays/ played/ to play)
Pask 1: Choose (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to tI root sentence or best combines the two given.
1. Playing board games is very interesting.
A. It is very interested in playing board games.
B. It is very interested to play board games.
C. It is very interesting playing board games.
D. It is very interesting to play board games.
2. My parents insist me on learning another language.
A. My parents want me to learn another language.
B. My parents start learning another language with me.
C. My parents help me in learning another language.
D. My parents assist me in learning another language.
3. Julie finds making crafts boring.
A. Julie enjoys making crafts. B. Julie's crafts are not boring.
C. To Julie, making craft is not interesting.
D. Julie cannot find an interesting craft to play with.
4. I'd rather surf th Internet than play computer games.
A. I prefer surfing th Internet to playing computer games.
B. I prefer playing computer games surfing the Internet.
C. I like playing computer games more than surfing the Internet.
D. I dislike surfing the Internet, but I like playing computer games.
IV. Choose the correct answer.
1. Does she fancy ______ a book to younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
2. My 6-year old brother really enjoys ___________ in the rain, which is sometimes dangerous.
A. play B. played C. playing D. plays
3. Have you ever been in such a situation _____________?
A. before B. yet C. already D. lately
4. I know she has worked much_____________ this semester than she did last semester.
A. more hardly B. hardlier C. more harder D. harder
5. They love _____________ with their friends.
A. eat out B. ate out C. having eaten D. to eat out
6. This is one of the most ridiculous things that I_____________ in my life.
A. heard B. have heard C. hear D. will hear
7.___________ is the most popular individual outdoor activity in the UK.
A. Staying indoors B. Walking C. Playing football D. Doing DIY