I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30.
A. keep away
B. keep back
C. keep down
D. keep on
A. reach B. arrive C. do D. go
7. I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my
A. working days B. days out C. breaks D. days off
8. He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to him.
A. believe B. permit C. persuade D. take
9. Don't throw away the . We can have them for supper.
A. leftovers B. photos C. food D. sundeck
10. We are all sorry when the holiday to an end.
A. went B. arrive C. ran D. came
11. Do you have your own room? - No, I the room with my sister.
A. share B. leave C. sleep D. live
12. She is writing a letter to tell her brother a ______of news.
A. bar B. group C. piece D. couple
13. The town is a popular for art lovers.
A. destination B. arrival C. department D. visitation
14. Without your willing ______, we could not have finished our project before the deadline.
A. participate B. participation C. participating D. participator
15. You are not allowed to camp here without _________
A. permission B. persuasion C. protection D. decision
16. On the first day of the New Year, many Vietnamese people are used to going to to pray for good fortune during the year.
A. market B. supermarket C. pagoda D. cave
7. Children should be brought up under their parents’ .
A. protect B. protection C. protective D. protector
18. A ______ is a bag with straps that go over your shoulders, so that you can carry things on you back when you are walking or climbing.
A. sleeping bag B. container C. schoolbag D. backpack
19. I can’t stand a long journey in any _______ car.
A. air-conditioner B. air-conditioned C. air-conditioning D. air-condition
20. ______ this occasion, my class is visiting some caves near Hanoi as we have recently studied rock formations.
A. At B. On C. In D. During
21. Lan’s parents don’t let her stay the night away ______ home.
A. at B. for C. about D. from
22. Your first stop in United States is in San Francisco
A. a / the B. the/ a C. the/ f D. the/ the
23. The passengers had to wait because the plane ___off one hour late.
A. took B. turned C. cut D. made
II. VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
1. That's Peter,________father has just come from the Philippines.
A. who B. that C. whose D. whom
2. Smartphones, laptops and tablets are modem ________ that have changed the way we think.
A. devices B. access C. computer D. information
3. Electronics make students'________lighter.
A. handbags B. backpacks C. books D. exams
4. A________is a mobile computer that is also useful for language learning.
A. desktop B. CD player C. radio D. tablet
5. Don't ask him those questions. He hates answering________questions.
A. mobile B. annoyed C. personal D. excited
6. He didn't come back home last night, ________made his parents very worried.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
7. After they________, I sat down and took a nap.
A. had gone B. went C. gone D. go
8. The bag ________I bought yesterday was made in Italy.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
9. ________ is a result of dumping plastic or other inorganic waste in the ground and the ovemse of chemical fertilizers in agriculture.
A. water pollution B. soil pollution C. noise pollution D. air pollution
10. In the age of technology you can take advantage________new applications which are very useful for learning English.
A. of B. on C. in D. up
11. Mothers have long used folk songs to _______________ babies to sleep
A. delight B. communicate C. buzz D. lull
12. To attract film viewers, a majority of film makers now tend to expose nude ________.
A. motions B. parts C. scenes D. Events
13. Pélé is regarded _________ the greatest football player of all time
A. at B. as C. for D. with
14. Hoi An is famous ________________ its old temples and pagodas.
A. in B. for C. at D. with
15. "Would you mind helping me?" – "________."
A. No, a problem B. Sure, no problem C. No, I wouldn't D. Yes, I would
16.The building in the middle of the town_______ now.
A. is being painted B. being painted C. is painting D. be painted
17. It was not until ____________________ that she cooked the meal.
A. her father would come home B. her father has come home
C. her father came home D. her father comes home
18. The Palace hotel was __________than the Grosvenor.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. the most expensive D. the more expensive
19. ______________ do you like to live – in the city or in the countryside?
A. How B. When C. What D. Where
20. The children became....................... about the cartoon.
A. exciting B. to excite C. excited D. excite
21. Peter has practiced playing the piano ________________ the piano contest next week.
A. in order enter B. to entering C. to enter D. not to enter
22. Everyone knows what is happening to......earth but we just do not know how to stop it.
A. an B. a C. the D. Φ
Verb Tenses:
1. I (visit) ______ ___________ my grandma last month.
2. I (be) ______ ________to New York three times this year.
3. She (not/get) ____ ____________a job so far.
4. I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work I (finish) _________________ it.
5. Her father (die) _________ __________ when she was a small girl.
6. Almost everyone (leave) ___________________ for home before we arrived.
7. Look! The bus (come) _______ ___________. You had better be hurry.
8. She understood the film because she (read) _______ _________ the book.
9. My husband (not/drink) ________ _____________ beer. He just loves coffee.
10. We (know) _______ ____________ each other for ages.
shouts work fill clean tidy, work, tells, enjoy, finish, start, gets
She 8 ___ me what to do
1. I enjoy _____ alone.
A. be B. being C. to be D. been
2. Would you like _____ to the party ?
A. to come B. come C. coming D. came
3. Do you mind _____ such a long way to work every day ?
A. to travel B. travel C. to have travelled D. travelling
4. Please remember ______ this letter.
A. to post B. post C. posting D. posted
5. Jane needed some money. She tried ____ Harry but he couldn’t help her.
A. to have asked B. ask C. to ask D. asking
6. He tried _____ the shelf but he wasn’t tall enough.
A. reach B. reaching C. to reach D. reached
7. We stopped _____ hello to her.
A. say B. saying C. to have said D. to say
8. I’ll invite her _____ my daughter.
A. teaching B. teach C. to teach D. taught
9. I don’t feel like _____ to the cinema now.
A. go B. going C. to go D. gone
10. Tourists are not allowed ______ in the Temple.
A. to talk B. talk C. talking D. talked
11. The teacher doesn’t allow _____ dictionaries in the final examination.
A. being used B. use C. using D. to use
12. Many countries have considered _____ the victims of the tsunami.
A. to have helped B. to help C. help D. helping
13. Vietnam failed _____ Tiger Cup 2004 !
A. to have won B. win C. to win D. winning
14. Suddenly everybody stopped _____. There was silence.
A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
15. He tried to avoid _____ my question.
A. answer B. answering C. to answer D. answered
16. Paula has given up _____ to lose weight.
A. try B. trying C. to try D. have tried
17. We decided ______ at home.
A. to stay B. stay C. staying D. stayed
18. I don’t advise anybody ______ in that hotel.
A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. stayed
19. The mother made her child ______ the word.
A. repeat B. to repeat C. repeating D. repeated
20. My parents don’t let me ______ out alone.
A. go B. to go C. going D. to be going
21. I cannot remember ______ him last week.
A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. met
22. I’ll go with you when I’ve finished ____ my homework.
A. to have done B. to do C. doing D. do
23. The teacher makes us ______ around the school yard five times before the PE lessons.
A. run B. to run C. running D. ran
24. Danny promised ______ his sister a new doll as a birthday present.
A. buy B. to buy C. to buying D. buying
25. The monitor of my class suggested ______ to the cinema after the meeting.
A. go B. to go C. to going D. going
Exercise 5: Choose the best option (A,B,C,D) to fill each numbered blank in the following letter.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to complain (1) _____ the car that I (2) _____ from you one week ago. This morning when I (3) _____ to start it, the key couldn’t turn in the lock, the battery was (4) ______ and two of the plugs needed changing. Then when I finally got it going, the bonnet wouldn’t stay closed and the driver’s side door fell (5) ______. And when I tried to stop to (6) ______ up the door, the brakes didn’t (7) ______ , so I crashed into a tree and the car was badly (8) ______. One of the wheels came off.
Do you think this car is (9) ______ $ 150? Well, if you don’t. What are you going (10) ______ about it?
Yours sincerely,
Eric Mark
1. A. about B. of C. on D. at
2. A. buy B. had bought C. bought D. has bought
3. A. got B. tried C. gave D. took
4. A. full B. empty C. filled D. flat
5. of B. off C. away D. on
6. A. get B. give C.pick D. come
7. A. go B. come C.do D. work
8. A. damaged B. destroyed C.broken D. polluted
9. A. valuable B. worth C.cost D. sold
10. A. to do B. do C. done D. did
IX. PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER TO MAKE COMPLETE SENTENCES.
1. With/ you/ hanging/ are/ out/ who/ tonight/?.
X. USE THE GIVEN WORDS OR PHRASES TO MAKE COMPLETE SENTENCES.
2. David/finish work/ 5:30p.m and/ goes shopping/ a supermarket near the bank.
3. Jill/ often/ appear/ be/ tired/ after/ mop/ floor/ or/ dust/ furniture.
XI. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR MEANING. USE THE GIVEN WORD(S) IF ANY.
4. Whose bike is this?
=>Who does...?
5. I have an appointment with the dentist at 3 o'clock this afternoon. (seeing)
=> I...
6. She is considering going on holiday next month. (thinking)
=>
B. Find the word with a stress pattern different from the others.
1. A. delicious B. official C. similar D. specific
2. A. defining B. advantage C. continue D. permanent
3. A. dedicate B. recommend C. introduce D. understand
4. A. access B. disruptive C. critical D. portable