I went to the dentist's yesterday ................. I had a toothache.
A. because
B. therefore
C. and
D. so
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Last year, we had a nice holiday. My friend and I went to the seaside for a month. I had been to the seaside several times before, but this was the first time for my friend. Naturally, it was the great event for him. Finally, the day came. It was a fine morning. We got up very early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the journey by car. We reached the seaside at noon. We spent many hours on the beach. We enjoyed making castles and channels in the sand. People said we ought to spend at least a few weeks at the seaside. If we could stay longer, so much the better.
Question 36. How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?
A. week B. A few weeks C. A month D. A few months
Question 37. Who went to the seaside the first time?
A. The writer B. The writer and his friend. C. The writer/s family D. The writer/s friend.
Question 38. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?
A. It was bad B. It was rainy C. It was snowy D. It was nice.
Question 39. How did they travel to the seaside?
A. By car B. By train C. By bus D. By air
Question 40. When did they reach the seaside?
A. At 8 o/clock B. At 12 o/clock C. At 4 pm D. At 9 pm
Fill in the blank space in each sentence with and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however.
1. I haven’t got a car …………………I’ve got a motorbike.
2. They went to town …………………bought a lot of clothes.
3. Study harder …………………you will fail the coming exam.
4. Would you like some water …………………some fruit juice?
5. Polly’s watch was broken …………………she borrowed mine.
6. The air is polluted …………………there’s too much traffic.
7. She isn’t English. …………………, she speaks English perfectly.
8. The water in the river is polluted, …………………we can’t go swimming.
9. Melissa tried to read the book …………………she couldn’t understand it.
10. She’s working late next Friday …………………she can’t come to the party.
11. The road was under water. …………………the police closed it to traffic.
12. Someone switched the freezer off. …………………all the food was spoilt.
13. My family went to Africa …………………we wanted to study the wild animals.
14. I was hungry …………………didn’t eat on the plane. The food didn’t look appetizing.
15. We wanted to go to the beach; …………………, it started to rain …………………we stayed at home.
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)____you about it. I was very
(2)________when I knew l was going to Australia because 1 had never been there before. I didn’t think about
the problems of speaking English (3j________1 met my host family. At first 1 couldn’t communicate with
them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all
(4)________we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation
wasn’t. My problem is (5)________‘1’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat
in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”...
1. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak
2. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite
3. A. after B. until C. when D. while
4. A. although B. even C. because D. so
5. A. pronouncing B. speaking C. reading D. telling
* Choose the sentence – A, B, C or D – which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
1. My brother and I go to that school.
A. I went to that school and my brother, too.
B. I went to that school and so my brother did.
C. I went to that school and so did my brother.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
2. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I did forget your birthday.
B. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthday.
D. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
3. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
4. I feel lonely because I don’t have any friends here.
A. I wish I had many friends here.
B. Because of my friends, I feel lonely.
C. I feel happy in spite of having no friends here.
D. Although I have many friends here, I feel lonely.
* Choose the sentence – A, B, C or D – which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
1. My brother and I go to that school.
A. I went to that school and my brother, too.
B. I went to that school and so my brother did.
C. I went to that school and so did my brother.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
2. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I did forget your birthday.
B. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthday.
D. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
3. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
4. I feel lonely because I don’t have any friends here.
A. I wish I had many friends here.
B. Because of my friends, I feel lonely.
C. I feel happy in spite of having no friends here.
D. Although I have many friends here, I feel lonely.
* Choose the sentence – A, B, C or D – which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
1. My brother and I go to that school.
A. I went to that school and my brother, too.
B. I went to that school and so my brother did.
C. I went to that school and so did my brother.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
2. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I did forget your birthday.
B. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthday.
D. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
3. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
4. I feel lonely because I don’t have any friends here.
A. I wish I had many friends here.
B. Because of my friends, I feel lonely.
C. I feel happy in spite of having no friends here.
D. Although I have many friends here, I feel lonely.
I/ Fill in the blank space in each sentence with “and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however” 1. Polly’s watch was broken _____________ she borrowed mine 2. My family went to Africa _____________ we wanted to study the wild animals 3. Melissa tried to read the book _____________ she couldn’t understand it 4. She isn’t English _____________, she speak English perfectly5. They went to town _____________ bought a lot of clothes 6. The road was underwater_____________, the police closed it to traffic. 7. I haven’t got a car _____________ I’ve got a motorbike. 8. The air is polluted _____________ there’s too much traffic. 9. Which color do you want - red, green, yellow _____________ blue? 10. She’s working late next Friday _____________ she can’t come to the party
II/ Rewrite the sentences starting with the given words
1. He left school because his life was hard Because of ______________________________________ 2. John succeeded in his exam because of his hard and methodical work Because ________________________________________ 3. We didn’t want to go out because of the heavy rain Because ________________________________________ 4. Despite her dislikes for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. (although) _______________________________________________ 5. Mary will take a plane, even though she dislike flying. (in spite of) _______________________________________________ 6. Many children like to go to Bat Trang Ceramic village. They can make their own pottery there. (as) _______________________________________________ 7. We have to follow more than ten stages. We can make a simple conical hat. (so that) _______________________________________________ 8. Sinh paintings are special. They are burned after worship. (since) _______________________________________________ 9. We’ll have to phone you first. Then we’ll organise the trip. (before) _______________________________________________ 10. We were visiting an old building. They were going to a traditional market. (while)
* Choose the one option (A, B. C or D) that best completes the passage.
Last weekend, I had a day trip to the countryside with some of my classmates. We went to visit a farm on (1) ……………………Peter’s Uncle Tom works.
We left early in the morning and went there by bus. Uncle Tom and some workers met us at the bus stop and (2) ……………………us to their farm. (3) ……………………, Uncle Tom showed us (4)……………………of wheat, corn, and vegetables where some tractors (5) ……………………up and down,
plowing and breaking soil, distributing manure and (6) ……………………seeds. After lunch, we all went for a walk round the farm. In the large yard of the farm we saw a lot of (7) ……………………machinery. In the afternoon we went to the cattle farm. A lot of horses, sheep and cows were (8)
……………………here. We saw a new-born (9) ……………………in the cowshed when we helped the farmers to feed the cows. After having some tea and cakes we said goodbye and went home. It was an (10)
……………………day!
1. A. whom B. that C. which D. where
2. A. dropped B. picked C. brought D. took
3. A. On the street B. On the road C. On the way D. On the path
4. A. areas B. fields C. forests D. meadows
5. A. ran B. was running C. were running D. are running
6. A. planting B. plowing C. growing D. producing
7. A. farm B. farming C. farmer D. farmyard
8. A. trapped B. collected C. raised D. risen
9. A. calf B. puppy C. colt D. lamb
10. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. enjoyable