Hoa swims very skillfully
=>Hoa is a skillful swimmer
Hoa swims very skillfully
=>Hoa is a skillful swimmer
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Hoa's new skirt was white ___________ yellow flowers ___________ it.
2. Some young people are concerned ___________ the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.
3. He was trying his T-shirt ___________ when his friend came in.
4. He finished his work ___________ less than 10 minutes before he came to visit his friends.
5. After finishing the task, please compare your answers ___________ your friends'.
6. Enjoying your food you eat is also the key ___________ a healthy lifestyle.
7. I have just received a letter ___________ my aunt in which she wrote a lot ___________ her and her family
8. Eating too much candy and staying up late too often are very bad ___________ your health.
Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.
I live in a small village called Vinh An. There (1) _____________ about 600 people here. I love the village (2) _____________ it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean – people often look after it (3) _____________ great care. The air is always clean, (4) _____________. It's much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and (5) _____________ someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a (6) _____________ things that I don't like about Vinh An. One thing is that we don't have (7) _____________ things to do in the evening. We don't have any cinemas or theaters. The (8) _____________ thing is that people always talk about each other, and everyone knows (9) _____________ everyone else is doing. But I still (10) _____________ village life to life in a big city.
Fill the gaps using the adjectives in brackets in the correct form.
1 The distance from Sydney to Madrid is_______________than the distance from New York to London. (far)
2 David's kitchen is very dirty. Mine is much ____________________ (clean)
3 That film was terrible. In fact, it's ____________________film I've ever seen. (bad)
4 Generally speaking, the coffee in Spain and Italy is _____________than the coffee you get in Britain. (good)
5 Riding a motorbike is____________________than driving a car. (dangerous)
6 Clare's apartment is just as____________________as Michael's. (big)
7 One night at The Ritz is ____________________than a week in The Holiday Inn. (expensive)
8 Rolls Royce make some of ____________________cars in the world. (luxurious)
9 If you buy ____________________, you won't get the best. (cheap)
10 The aquarium in Valencia is____________________in Europe. (big)
11 Sara’s ____________________than Carmela. (tall)
12 Rapun has ____________________taste than Marta. (bad)
13 Physics exams are as____________________as math exams. (difficult)
14 King Kong was the ____________________monkey ever. (big)
15 I think English is ____________________than German. (easy)
4.A. background B. career C. second D. private
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks.5.I feel terrible. I think I _________ sick.
A. will be B. am C. was going to be D. am going to be
6._________ does he want to study English? – Because it is an international language.
A. Who B. How C. What D. Why
7.Would you like _________ somewhere for a drink?
A. go B. to going C. going D. to go
8.He is tired now _________ he stayed up late last night.
A. because B. but C. so D. and
9.She _________ like cakes when she was young.
A. would B. must C. could D. used to
10.This resort _________ since 2008.
A. is building B. was built C. built D. has been built.
11.These adults, _________ come to my night class, are very eager to learn.
A. whose B. whom C. who D. which
12.I am interested _________ playing badminton.
A. with B. in C. at D. on
13._________ do you study? – I study at Diep Minh Chau High School.
A. When B. Who C. Where D. How
14.Tom isn’t on the phone, _________ makes it difficult to contact him.
A. that B. what C. which D. who
15.The film _________ by the time we _________ to the cinema.
A. had already started/ got B. already started/ had gotten
C. had already started/ had gotten D. has already started/ got
16.Mary didn’t _________ in Vietnam.
A. used to live B. lived C. used to living D. use to live
17.He decided not to become a professional _________.
A. photograph B. photographer C. photography D. photographic
18.The _________ have the future in their hands.
A. unemployed B. sick C. young D. poor
19.“Tom and Jerry” is a good_______ on TV. Children like it very much.A. cartoon B. comedy C. drama D. quiz show.
REwrite the sentences
1. although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived lat for the concert
in spite of
2. we wen out although it rained heavily
despite
3. she didn't go to school because she was seriously ill
because of
4. rice grows well here because of the warm and wet cimate
because
5. although he didn't speak english, Bob decided to settle in england
in spite of
6. in spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William still went to school
although
7. although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his life
in spite of
8. ba was punished because he was lazy
because of
9. because he is kind , everybody loves him
because of
10. they are always happy although they have very little money
in spite of
11. TOM went to work although he didn't feel very well
despite
12. i have tried hard but I can't earn enough money
in spite of
13. although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert
despite
14 In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William wen to schoold
though
15. though he tried hard he didn't succeed
in spite of
Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and correct it. (10 pts)
1. Students often have one hour for lunch and two 20-minutes breaks each day. |
ð ______________________ |
2. One of the large libraries is the United States' Library of Congress. |
ð ______________________ |
3. The class usually starts at 8 a.m and finish at 4 p.m. |
ð ______________________ |
4. He thought that the colorfully little fish were the most beautiful. |
ð ______________________ |
5. Lan, together with her students, are going to the party tonight. |
ð ______________________ |
6. I think that she is much more happy than her friends are. |
ð ______________________ |
7. After recess, everyone goes towards indoors and classes begin again. |
ð ______________________ |
8. This children are very interested in learning how to use a sewing machine. |
ð ______________________ |
9. I was a little scaring but the dentist told me not to worry. |
ð ______________________ |
10. I like spinach and cucumbers and so is my elder brother. |
ð ______________________ |
Chọn từ thích hợp trong những câu so sánh sau:
1. Of the four shirts, I like the red one (well). 2. He speaks English (fluently) in my class. 3. He is (intelligent) student I have ever met. 4. It’s (difficult) decision I’ve ever made in years. 5. Mr. Bush is (delightful) person I have ever known. 6. Dick is (careful) of the three workers. 7. Peter is (tall) student in my class. 8. She is (old) child in the family.
Cartoon films have very little limits. If you can draw something, you can (21)…………………..it move on the cinema screen. The use (22)…………………..new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of (23)……………..ages.
By the (24)…………………..of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children. But soon (25)…………………..one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could (26)…………………..the fun.
However, not (27)…………………..cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too (28)…………………..for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this (29)………………….., and the film companies began to make large (30)…………………..of money again.
There are many strange superstitions in the world. The most common one is related to
black cats, (1) ______are the source of hundreds of unlucky superstitions. It’s a sign of bad luck (2) ______they walk in front of you or you step on their tails. They even bring bad luck into a house if they sneeze inside! This superstition dates (3) ______to the Middle Ages when they became associated with witches and evil spirits.
Another common superstition is about walking under a ladder. A more (4) ______ explanation can be traced back to ancient Egypt. The early Egyptians believed that the shape of the Pyramids had a special power. It was considered very bad luck to break the “power” of this shape and that’s exactly what walking under a ladder would do!
In addition, in Roman times, people (5 ) ______ the habit of looking at themselves in pools of water. Some believed that these reflections were in fact “glimpses of the soul”. Any disruption to the water in the pool would bring bad luck to the person looking in it. This superstition lives on with the fear of bad luck from breaking a mirror.
1. A. which `B. who C. when D. where
2. A. although B. because C. if D. unless
3. A. on B. in C. back D. for
4. A. mystery B. mysterious C. mysteriously D. mysteries
5. A. had B. took C. raised D. became