2. Choose the best answer :
1. I come (in / on / at / from) Can Tho.
2. I am different (in / on / at / from) you.
3. A century is a long period (of / at / to /for ) time.
4. The baby is opening (in / to / up / with) her eyes.
5. I am interested (in / on / at / from) playing soccer.
6. My mother is worrying (for / at / to / about) my sickness.
7. They are satisfied (in / to / up / with) having a house.
8. You should change your attitude (for / into / without / towards) the teacher.
9. They feel proud (of / at / to /for ) getting a scholarship.
10. I was born (in / on / at / from) 1994.
11. I am having a party (in / on / at / from) Sunday evening.
12. I have taken a photo (in / on / at / from) Hanoi.
13. I get up (in / on / at / from) 6 am everyday.
14. I was watching TV (in / on / at / from) 6 am to 10 am yesterday.
15. Chicken are looking (of / at / to /for ) food in the garden.
16. There are ten books (in / on / at / from) the table.
17. I would like to complain (for / at / to / about) your service.
18. Please contact me (for / at / to / about) 0798612594.
19. A radio is used (for / at / to / about) listening to news and music.
20. I don’t know everything (for / at / to / about) the stock.
21. Can you turn (in / on / at / from) the light?. It is too dark.
22. Please, plug (in / on / at / from) the cord!.
23. Can Tho is over 60 kilometres (up / away / to / with).
24. I went (for / at / to / about) a picnic last weekend.
25.I met him (for / at / to / about) the school gate (in / on / at / from) time.
3. Rewrite :
1. He sings loudly because the audiences are crowded.
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2. The girl / persuade / him / go / bed / night.
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3. People cut down the forest to make houses.
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4. Sing / song / make / her / funny / work.
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5. Mr. Pike is a director.
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6. Nam / wish / write / essay / future.
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7. Cindy loves going fishing at weekends.
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8. We / be / too / young / attend / class.
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9. He sometimes visits pagodas on Tet holiday.
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10. It / take / her / 30 minutes / play / piano / every night.
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11. My mother travelled to Dalat by train 20 years ago.
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12. They / spend / six months / finish / this degree / college.
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13. This boy goes to the gym every three days.
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14. The teacher / want / students / keep / silent / class.
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15. He was born on July 20, 1998 in Dalat.
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16. Peter / hate / drink / beer / party.
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17. We are listening to the bird singing now.
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18. It / be / harmful / people / go on / smoke / too much.
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19. Micheal Jackson is a famous pop star.
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20. David / decide / have / picnic / friends / Sundays.
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21. My father gave me a special present on my birthday last year.
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22. Your sister / avoid / chat / cell phone / too much.
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23. Timmy had two laptops in the living room.
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24. It / be / useful / practise / do / exercise / regularly.
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25. I spent 500.000 dong buying these purchases last morning.
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26. Andy / enjoy / jog / park / morning.
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27. He drank much water at the party yesterday evening.
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28. I was fond of looking at the stars when I was young.
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29. Mary has watched this film since three hours.
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30. They have researched this project for two months.
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31. Susan / be / excited / walk / alone / free time.
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32. Nam / refuse / answer / call / midnight.
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33. Water / play / important part / our life.
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34. Seek / job / be not / easy / everyone.
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35. It’s about five kilometers from my school to the supermarket.
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36. Have / gift / birthday / make / you / happy.
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37. Minh has worked as a director since he was twenty.
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38. We / agree / take / short trip / countryside.
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39. Our class / like / travel / friends / summer.
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40. We have a lot of homework to do at night.
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1. I _____ a lot of new language from speaking with my host family and with other students from all over the world.
A. made up B. took up C. picked up D. saved up
(A) Historical speaking, (B) the island is (C) of great (D) interest, isn’t it?
A. Historical
B. the
C. of
D. interest
1. The young star managed to _______ his nerves to ease past his opponent in the first round. A. pursue B. conquer C. derive D. adjust
2. In class, she would _______ and get into a really heavy sleep, even experience dreams. A. doze off B. cuddle up C. lay off D. crease up
3. “Nancy, have you _______ your mind yet what you’re doing this evening?” “I still don’t know.” A. taken up B. brought up C. made up D. slipped up
4. Environmentalists are keen to _______ us to dispose of rubbish and waste in more environmentally-friendly ways. A. assure B. promise C. persuade D. plead
5. I’d rather _______ a film with subtitles than one dubbed into English. A. watching B. to watch C. watched D. watch
6. Students are _______ not just to describe what they have done but also to analyze results when they write a research report. A. restricted B. expected C. modified D. accepted
7. Although Dave had no external injuries, doctors later found that he was _______ from internal bleeding. A. fluctuating B. suffering C. varying D. risking
8. In the story, Cinderella’s coach _______ a pumpkin at midnight. A. turned into B. made into C. changed around D. switched on
9. The university system leaders are _______ to test college students before they return to campus this fall. A. converting B. enduring C. refining D. planning
10. The council is _______ banning vehicles from the town center to relieve congestion. A. assuming B. considering C. concerning D. demanding
Task 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those in the other words . Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.3pt)
1. A. break B. great C. steak D. head
2. A. woman B. mathematics C. marathon D. centenarian
3. A. company B. cover C. collect D. love
Task 2: Underline the stressed syllable in the following words. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (0.3pt)
Example: expect
1. efficiency 2. Canadian 3. intelligence
Task 3: Match definitions with words (A - F) . Write A - F on the answer sheet. (0.2pt) Example: A scientific study of the universe and of objects that exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets, and stars. --> Answer: F
A. Physics
B. Adventure
C. Lecture
D. Mathematics
E. Linguistic
F. Astronomy
1. Linked with languages or the scientific study of particular languages.
2. A long talk given to a group of people, usually students
Without doubt, the person who has had the (41)....... influence on my life wasn't a real living person at all - but a character in a film! I was a very shy ten-year-old boy when I first saw Billy Elliot on the big (42)....... I had always wanted to dance but had never been allowed to. It was my sister who went to the ballet classes and me who tried to copy her steps in our living room. The kids at school knew I wanted to dance too - and I (43) ........so much teasing it used to really upset me. Where I came from, boys just didn't do dance- like Billy Elliot! I still had this deep desire to dance but I'd been covering it up for a long time. Then I saw the film. It gave me the (44) .........to ask for dancing classes and it also altered everyone else's perception of boy dancers. There was no more teasing or making fun of me. I stayed at the dancing school until I left full-time (45) .........and now dancing is my career. 41. A. highest B. greatest C. largest D. smallest 42. A. cinema B. wall C. screen D. film 43. A. gained B. took C. brought D. suffered 44. A. confidence B. influence C. experience D. believing 45. A. training B. practice C. education D. reason
1. We couldn’t..............this girl from her sister at all. They are like two peas in a pod.
A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk
2. He will be banned from official meetings because he is always.................nonsense.
A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
3. The clock on the wall.............quarter to five.
A. said B. told C. spoke D. talked
4. The woman..................: “I will avenge my husband’s death.”
A. said B. told C. spoke D. talked
5. Her father.............a lie when she asked him about her health.
A. said B. told C. spoke D. talked
6. It is...................that the actor gave up his career at an early age.
A. said B. told C. spoke D. talked
7. Generally................., those problems cannot be solved completely.
A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
8. The villagers didn’t..................him about his burning house at the time.
A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk
Question 1. I am going to study at____ new school next year. It is one of____ biggest schools in Ha Noi.
A. ϕ/the B. a/a C. the/the D. a/the
Question 2. He is not good at Physics and Chemistry. He is only keen ____ practicing speaking English.
A. in B. on C. with D. at
Question 3. He is a driver. He spends most his time on the _________.
A. theater B. bus C. laboratory D. airport
Question 4. Would you mind _________ the windows. It’s so hot today.
A. opening B. to opening C. to open D. open
Question 5. The flat is far ______ Phong’s school so he usually goes to school by bike.
A. on B. of C. from D. about
Question 6. Mathematics is an important___ which is required in most of examinations for high school students.
A. object B. syllabus C. subject D. object
Question 7. We were _______ in heavy traffic so we were twenty minutes late.
A. crowded B. got C. capture D. stuck
Question 8. You are not allowed ______during the exam.
A. talk B. to talk C. to be talked D. talking
Question 9. How _______ since we _______ school?
A. have you been / have left B. were you / left
C. are you / left D. have you been / left
Question 10. A well- _______ child often behaves quite different from one who did not get good schooling.
A. educate B. educated C. education D. educative
Question 11 I have worked for the company ________ my family moved here.
A. when B. since C. then D. for
Question 12. The roads ______ so we have to find another way.
A. widen B. are widening C. are being widened D. are be widened
Question 13. We have to suffer flood and hot weather_______ uncontrollable forest destruction.
A. because of B. because C. although D. in spite of
Question 14. They have just installed a smoke discovery system_____provides them with early warning of fire.
A. which B. who C. when D. whose
Question 15. I would have visited you before if there _____ quite a lot of people in your house.
A. hadn't B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wasn't
Question 16 These adults _____ come to my night class, are very eager to learn.
A. whose B. who C. that D. when
Question 17. Take some aspirins. They can_______your headache.
A. hurt B. ease C. interrupt D. prevent
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. brilliant B. mature C. habour D. difficult
Question 2. A. impossible B. determine C. understand D. atomic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. ease B. death C. weather D. measure
Question 4. A. ambitious B. journalist C. humanitarian D. background
Question 5. A. women B. spend C. degree D. return