English is the most important language in the world. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on 20% of the land area in the world. It is spoken in North American, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India, it is also one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English. More than 75% of the world’s mai is composed in English. More than 60% of the radio stations broadcast programs in English. English is the language of international communication
A. Decide whether the statements that follow are TRUE or FALSE.
1. China is the most important language.
2. We don’t know how many people speak English as a foreign language.
3. English has more speakers than Chinese.
4. English is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.
B. Circle the best answer to each question.
5. Many people in the world use English as an important ________
A. subject B. language C. country D. source of power
6. In many countries, people use English to _______ textbooks in universities.
A. read B. make C. write D. advertise
ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you (1)______ speakers of English from around the world, you (2)______ notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3)______ in the words they use, including the names of (4)______ objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and (5)______ are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers (6)______ opposite sides of the world can understand (7)______ other quite easily. It does not seem to (8)______ where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen (9)______ learning English too. If you know English, you are more (10)______ to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
1. | A. recognise | B. meet | C. find | D. attend |
2. | A. originally | B. strangely | C. curiously | D. immediately |
3. | A. mistakes | B. corrections | C. changes | D. differences |
4. | A. common | B. popular | C. favourite | D. general |
5. | A. reading | B. composition | C. dictation | D. vocabulary |
6. | A. to | B. in | C. from | D. at |
7. | A. each | B. one | C. the | D. some |
8. | A. mind | B. care | C. matter | D. worry |
9. | A. by | B. on | C. to | D. for |
10. | A. likely | B. certainly | C. possibly | D. luckily |
*VIII. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage
JACK LONDON
Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (1) ………......... in San Francisco. After finishing grammar (2) ………..........., Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (3)....................... the Alaska Gold Rush. Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (4) ......................... about his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (5) ..................... in 1900. Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes (6) ……...............an orator, ended in his suicide at the (7) ........................ of 40. Many of his stories including his masterpiece The Call of the Wild deal with the reversion of a civilized creature to the primitive state. Jack London’s style – brutal, vivid and exciting (8) ……….…......... him enormously popular outside the United States; His (9) ……….…....... were translated into many languages. Jack’s important works include People of the Abyss about the poor in London; the Sea Wolf, a novel based on the author’s experiences on a seal hunting ship; John Barleycorn , an autobiographical novel about Jack’s struggle (10)............................... alcoholism.
*IX. Read the passage and choose A, B, C, D for each of the following questions.
At birth, the infant has only the most elementary emotional life. Newborns show an expression of disgust, for example, in response to strong tastes and show surprise in reaction to sudden changes. They also show interest, which developmental psychologists consider an emotion in its own right.
By 10 months, infants display the full range of what are considered the basic emotions: joy, anger, sadness, disgust, surprise and fear. The emergence of these basic emotions during the first years or two of life seems to be programmed by biological clock for brain development. As the appropriate brain maturation occurs, the various emotions appear in an infant’s repertory. For example, studies of brain activities in ten-month-olds show that the right frontal regions are more active during positive emotions and the left during negative emotions.
1. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as an emotion displayed by a new born?
A. disgust B. interest C. surprise D. fear
2. The phrase “in its own right” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. legally B. in fact C. in itself D. on the other hand
3. In the second paragraph, the author uses the analogy of a clock to emphasize which of the following generalizations about infant’s emotional behavior? It …………………………………….
A. emerges rapidly B. has a complex pattern
C. develops with predictable regularity D. may change from one minute to the next
4. Which of the following statements about ten-month-old infants is best supported by the passage?
A. Their various emotional responses are difficult to discriminate
B. Their emotional range is wider than that of newborns.
C. Their behavior is affected only by positive emotions.
D. Their brain activity is greater when they are happy.
5. The ideas in the passage are divided into 2 paragraphs in order to contrast
A. emotional development B. two areas of the brain involved in emotional development
C. the development of two emotional in infants.
X. Rewrite the sentences as directed without changing the original meaning.
1. She started learning English 10 years ago. à She has ...................................... .................................................
2. I haven't seen that man here before.à This ..................................... ...................................................................
3- He ran so quickly that I couldn’d catch him. Ò He was such …………………………………................…..
4- It’s a pity I don’t know how to do it .Ò If only ………………………………………………......................….
5- These shoes will have to be repaired. Ò They will ………………………………….….................…………
6. His parents made him study for his exam. à He was made ..............................................................................
7. I don’t really want to go to the museum. à I’d rather......................................................................................
8. Nobody finished their exercises on time.à Their exercises ..........................................................................
*9. We should go home right now.àIt’s.........................................................................................................
10. Mary doesn't speak English so well as Jane.à Jane .........................................................................................
1. People speak English in almost every corner of the world nowadays.
English ...................................................................................................................................
2. Huong spends a lot of money on advertising every year.
A lot of money .......................................................................................................................
3. John is doing his homework in his room now.
John’s homework is ..............................................................................................................
4. Nga is flying the kite on the paddy field at the moment.
The kite .................................................................................................................................
5. Mrs. Smith didn’t send that letter yesterday.
That letter...............................................................................................................................
6. The police arrested a robber in the forest yesterday.
A robber .................................................................................................................................
7. You have to finish this work on time.
This work ...............................................................................................................................
8. The council will not make an important decision until the next meeting.
An important decision ...........................................................................................................
9. Somebody was recording our conversations.
Our conversations ..................................................................................................................
10. They have discovered oil at the North Pole.
Oil ..........................................................................................................................................
11. Nam’s father has just bought another villa.
Another villa ..........................................................................................................................
12. They have studied English for three years now.
They started ..........................................................................................................................
13. My father began to give up smoking last year.
My father has .........................................................................................................................
14. I last read War and Peace in 2005.
I haven’t ................................................................................................................................ .....
15. He hasn’t written to me for two months.
The last time .......................................................................................................................... .....
16. When did you first know Maryam?
How long ..............................................................................................................................
17. How long is it since Peter began swimming in the pool?
How long has ......................................................................................................................... 18. How long have Emily and Molly known each other?
When......................................................................................................................................
19. I have never eaten this kind of pie before.
This is the first time ...............................................................................................................
20. This is the first time Jenny visited this village.
Jenny hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………………..
41. I’m sorry. I can’t speak English fluently.
A. I wish I can speak English fluently.
B. I wish I speak English fluently.
C. I wish I could speak English fluently.
D. All are correct.
42. Let’s go to the movie theater.
A. What about go to the movie theater?
B. Why don’t we go to the movie theater?
C. Shall we going to the movie theater?
D. How about go to the movie theater?
43. He asked me “Are you living in the city now?”
A. He asked me if I am living in the city then.
B. He asked me whether I was living in the city then.
C. He asked me whether I was living in the city now.
D. He asked me if I were living in the city then.
44.The test was very easy, so Alex finished it early.
A. The test was so easy that Alex couldn’t finished it early.
B. Because Alex finished the test early, it was very easy.
C. It is such an easy test that Alex finished it early.
D. Because the test was easy, Alex finished it early.
45. Kim said: “I am going to visit my grandmother next weekend.”
A. Kim said that she was going visit her grandmother next weekend.
B. Kim said that she is going to visit her grandmother the following weekend.
C. Kim said that she was going to visit her grandmother the following weekend.
D. Kim said that she went to visit her grandmother the following weekend.
VI. Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given (1.0 pt).
46. Peter said/ me that he/ will/ sell that house / tomorrow.
A. Peter said to me that he would sell that house the following day.
B. Peter said to me that he will sell that house the following day.
C. Peter said to me that he would sell that house the tomorrow.
D. Peter said to me that he would sold that house the following day.
47. We /not/ see/ each other/ 5 years.
A. We don’t see each other for 5 years.
B. We didn’t see each other 5 years.
C. We aren’t see each other for 5 years.
D. We haven’t seen each other for 5 years.
48. you / mind / if / I /open/ window?
A. Would you mind if I open the window?
B. Would you mind if I opened the window?
C. Do you mind if I opened the window?
D. Do you mind if I will open the window?
49. Mr.Long / used/ go /swimming/ when/ he/ young.
A. Mr. Longused to going swimming when he was young.
B. Mr. Longused go swimming when he was young.
C. Mr. Longused to go swimming when he was young.
D. Mr. Longused to go swimming when he is young.
50. I / disappointed / people / spoil / this area.
A. I’m disappointed to people have spoiled this area.
B. I’m disappointed that people have spoil this area.
C. I’m disappointed that people have spoiled this area.
D. I’m disappointed for people have spoiled this area.
Decide whether the following sentences are Correct or Incorrect in terms of grammar.
People speak English all over the world, does he?
A. Correct
B. Incorrect
1.Poets /have mentioned/ the “ao dai” /in poems for centuries.
->The “ao dai” has been
2.My parents gave me 2 tickets to the concert last week
-> I …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. People all over the world speak English.
-> English …………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.
-> Minh hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………….
1. People speak English all over the world.
→English ...........................................................................................................
2. Betty writes stories on the computer.
→Stories ..................................
3. They do a lot of homework. ®
→A lot of homework …………………………………………………………………
4. The rice-cooking festival attracted a lot of visitors. ®
→ A lot of visitors ……………………………………………………………………
5. He finished his exercises on time.
→ His exercises ………………………………………………………………………
6. They used cars and trucks to carry food to market.
→ Cars and trucks ……………………………………………………………………
7.Did you do your test perfectly?
→ Was …………………………………………………………………………………
8.You didn’t learn this lesson.
→ This lesson …………………………………………………………………………
9. You must plan your work carefully. ®
→ Your work …………………………………………………………………………
10. We have to improve all the schools in the city. ®
→ All the schools ..........................................................................
11. No one could help him. ®
→ He ………………………………………………………………………………
12. They have changed the traditional Ao dai a lot since then.
→The traditional Ao dai......................................................
13. They have known him well.
→He…………………………………………………………………………………. 14. They have finished their work for 2 hours. ®
→ Their work………………………………………………………………………… 15. How long have they done their work? ®
→ How long ……………………………………………………?
Do people speak English all over the world?
-> ________________________________________________________________.
7) I don’t have a car --> I wish…..
8) People speak English all over the world --> English…..
9) Keeping the environment clean is very important -->…..
10) Nam cleaned the room yesterday --> The room…..
11) They have just built a new bridge in the area --> A new bridge…..
12) How about going to the beach this weekend --> Shall…..
13) He had a headache, but he still went to work --> Although…..