VIII. Read the passages the fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 pts)
How Nam has improved his English.
In the first year of lower secondary (1)________, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation (2)_______ really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not (3)_______ how to improve them. I didn’t want my father (4)_______ mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher (5)_______ English told me to wait 6)_______ her outside the classroom. She took (7)_______ to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to (8)_______ my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first (9)_______ in the English Speaking Contest (10)_______ for secondary school students in my hometown.
IX. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1. The post office is not far____ my house.
2. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her____ 8 603 312.
3. Snow is falling all____ the country.
4. Will you pick me____ after the party?
5. We all agreed____ their request for a full investigation.
1- They didn't let me to go.
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2- She failed her examination like her friend did.
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3- I buy a new house if I have enough money.
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4- He has learnt Chinese enough to study in China.
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5- Nobody have used this house for a long time.
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6- His garden isn't as large than mine.
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7- We haven't talked to your sister since a long time.
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8- There are much than eighty stores in the mall.
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I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 pts)
1. A. claim B. wait C. said D. paid
2. A. watch B. bath C. want D. wash
3. A. sure B. mixture C. injure D. pleasure
4. A. fewB. new C. threw D. knew
5. A. clothes B. matches C. colleges D. churches
II. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
1. While I (watch)_______ a good film on TV, the mailman (come)_______ and (give)_______ me a letter.
2. I (know)_______ her for six years, when I met her, she (work)_______ for a foreign company.
3. Please stop laughing. I hate (laugh)_______ at by others.
4. It (not rain)_______ much in the winter .
5. They’d rather you ( not come)_______ to the party too late.
6. Youalways (watch)_______ television. You should do something more active.
7. This building (build)_______ over 100 years ago.
1. Where is the film...........? At Sao Mai movie theater. ( on- in- at- of)
2. Let’s go..................It’s going to rain. (here – there – inside- outside)
3. Miss Lan looks at.................in the mirror. (her – him – himself – herself)
4. He ...........to go to the market and buy some meat. ( should – must-ought - have)
5. ...................is Nam absent today ? Because he is sick. (what- why - where- when)
6. It isn’t ............to leave medicine around the house. (interesting – hard – dangerous – safe)
8. I find Nam is not communicative. He’s rather . . . . . . . . . . .in publish.(kind – reserved – sociable – humorous)
9. Each of them ___________a different character. (has – have – to have – having)
10.She came . . . . . . . . . . . . .with a new idea for increasing sale.(on – up – in – over)
12. Alexander Graham Bell was born _____________ March 3 , 1847. (in – at – on – of)
13. Our friends __________ meet us at the airport tonight. (went – to go – are going to – will be to)
14. He’ll come . . . . . . . . .to pick you up tomorrow. (on – over – up – in)
15. A child whose parents have died is called a(n)______ (orphan – cousin – neighbor- nephew)
16. Can I . . . . . . . . . .to Peter, please ? (talk – say – tell – speak)
17.I_______ a letter from my old friend last week. (sent – received – gave – took)
18 . Deaf – mutes can __speak__hear. (neither-nor; both … and ; not only – but also ; either .. or)
19 . The children are old enough to look after_________ (themselves – ourselves – herself – themselves)
20. She spends most of her free time__________ volunteer work.(for doing – to do – do – doing)
21. We ought______the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed. (to put – put – putting – putted)
22. He is __________ to ride his bike to school. (not enough old – not old enough – enough not old – enough old)
23. They ___________ From Canada to America to find work.(emigrated – left – have – should)
24. You’ll _____________cook dinner yourself. (must – ought – have to – should)
25. . I find Nam doesn’t speak any words in class. He’s _____ in public . (kind – sociable – reserved – humorous)
26. Would you like______________ a message ? ( to leave – leave – leaving – left)
27. You should go to the___________ to buy some fish and vegetables. (theatre – post office – kitchen – market)
28. Her mother _________this city two years ago. (is leaving – leaves – left – will leave)
29. He’ll come _________ to pick you _______. _( over – up ; over-on ; on – in ; in –up)
30. You must ____________the sockets so that children won’t be killed. (reach – put – include – cover)
31.They enjoy __________Jokes. ( to tell – tell – telling – told)
32. I’m sorry but I can’t _________ chess tonight. (played – to play – playing – play)
33. Each of them ___________a different character. (has – have – to have – having)
34. The Earth _________around the sun , doesn’t it? (moves – move – moving – is moving)
35. Let’s paint the house_______`` . It will be much cheaper. (yourself – herself – themselves – ourselves)
II. Supply the correct verb form.
1. The sun always ( rise ) ……………………..in th east. Look, It ( rise)……………
2. I don't think I ( go)………………………….out tonight. I'm too tired.
3. Where you ( spend)…………………………..your summer holiday last year, Tam?
4. In my country, it ( not rain)………………………much in winter.
5. Let's wait for Lien ( arrive)……………………and we ( have)………………dinner.
6. The moon ( move)………………………..around the earth.
7. Mai ( be) …………………..very happy when she ( receive)…………………a letter from her sister this morning.
III. Rewrite these sentences
1. He is too young to go to school.
àHe is not............................................... .....
2. Her hair is long, straight and black.
àShe has............................................... ......
3. Ba isn’t old. He can’t drive a car. àBa.....................................................................................
4. The questions were easy. We could answer exactly.
à.....................................................
5. Her eyes are big and black.
àShe has. ……………………………………………………………………
6. He is tall. He can play volley ball
è He is .. . . . . . . . …………………………….
7. He is tall. He can play volley ball.
è He is …………………………………………………….
8. Her hair is long and black.
è She has ………………………………………………………
9. Mr. Tam is not rich. He can’t buy a house.
è Mr Tam is ………………………………..
10. Minh looks very tired. He is always staying up late.
è He should …………………………..
11. Nam is going to have examination tomorrow morning. He is playing computer now.
è Nam ought ……………………………………………………………………..
12. My sister is old. She can drive a car.
è My sister is …………………………………………
13. The weather wasn’t very warm.
We couldn’t go swimming.
è The weather ……………………………………………………………
14. Hai is learning to drive.
è Hai is going …………………………………………………
1. Residents from Liverpool speak English__________ a different accent.
A. with B. as C. on D. under
2. Last summer, Mike spent two weeks__________ a summer camp.
A. for B. in C. on D. at
3. The inhabitants of Scotland are called__________.
A. Scotlanders B. Scotlish C. Scots D. Scotchs
4. Her English accent is so good that she is thought of as a__________ speakers.
A. natural B. official C. non-native D. native
5. Loch Ness is a__________ in the Highlands of Scotland.
A. person B. lake C. valley D. river
6. __________ having two official languages, Canada has the third largest English-speaking population.
A. Despite B. Because C. Due to D. Even though
7. The Capital of Canada is__________.
A. Edinburgh B. Ottawa C. Cardiff D. Belfast
8. __________ your international summer camp going? - It’s just awesome.
A. How’s B. What’s C. Where’s D. When’s
9. Susan looks forward__________ a music camp, where she can sing and dance.
A. to attend B. to attending C. to be attended D. be attending
10. Where do Maoris live?
A. Scotland B. Australia C. Canada D. New Zealand
He used____________________________________________________________________
2. They often went to school by bike when they were young.
They used __________________________________________________________________
3.I no longer eat meat.
I used to ___________________________________________________________________
4. When Lan was small, she used to cry a lot.
Lan often __________________________________________________________________
5. My father used to drive to work when he lived in Japan.
My father __________________________________________________________________
6. We had a nice garden once, but now we don’t any more.
We _______________________________________________________________________
7. David used to have long hair.
David no longer______________________________________________________________
8. Her mother usually got up early._______________________________________________
9. He often ate lots of ham.
He ________________________________________________________________________
10. We lived in the country in 1980s but now we live in Ho Chi Minh City.
We________________________________________________________________________
IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct. (5 pts)
1. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
2. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowing the answer immediately.
3. Mai has stayed on her uncle's farm for last week.
4. I'm looking forward to hear from you.
5. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.
V. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses. (10 pts)
1. Life is more________ now. (comfort)
2. There are many cultural________ between his country and mine. (differ)
3. It is________ to eat much sugar and fat. (health)
4. These medicines can work well with your________ (ill)
5. There was no________ for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
6. Is he sleeping? - No, he is still________. (wake)
7. Every week, there are two________ from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (fly)
8. They had an________ Christmas vacation. (enjoy)
9. He is a well- known________. (photograph)
10. The________ she gave last night was marvelous. (perform)
Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
1- My brother is studying hard ......................... pass the exam.
A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that
2- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.
A. for B. at C. since D. to
3- He was born in England. English is his .................................
A. mother tongue B. first language
C. foreign language D. A and B are correct
4- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.
A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam
5- It is the ........................... as ours
A. same B. most C. much D. more
6- How long have you ....................... her ?
A. know B. knowed C. known D. knew
7- My father used ...................... me to school.
A. took B. taking C. to take D. take
8- Would you mind ................... the windows ?
A. to open B. opening C. open D. opened
9- The man ....................... next to me was very nervous.
A. sits B. is sitting C. sitting D. sit
10- This is the first time I ..................... this film.
A. am seeing B. saw C. see D. have seen
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (15 pts)
1. Helen is my aunt’s daughter so she is my________.
A. sister
B. cousin
C. niece
D. friend
2. His_________ always makes people laugh.
A. quiet character
B. sense of humor
C. smiles
D. humorous
3. The window_________ last night has been repaired.
A. break
B. breaked
C. broken
D. breaking
4. This is a contest in which people have to arrange flowers so it’s a_________ contest.
A. flower- arranging
B. flowers- arranging
C. arranging- flower
D. flower- arrange
5. Children who don’t have parents often live in a(n)_________.
A. hotel
B. house
C. orphanage
D. hostel
6. It took him ages to_________ living in the new town.
A. get use to
B. be used to
C. will used to
D. will use to
7. My parents make me_________ for my exam.
A. to study
B. study
C. studying
D. studied
8. I would rather you_________ me the story.
A. tell
B. told
C. to tell
D. telling
9. “War and Peace”_________ the longest book I have ever read.
A. are
B. was
C. were
D. is
10. As she was running, suddenly she stumbled_________ a rock and fell_________
A. at/ off
B. in/ out
C. over/ down
D. of/ down
11. That’s a_________ building.
A. five- floor
B. five- floors
C. five- floor’s
D. five- floors’
12. She helped me_________ the house.
A. to clean
B. cleaning
C. clean
D. both a and c
13. _________ is a book in which you can look up telephone number.
A. Mobile phone
B. Public telephone
C. Telephone directory
D. Answering machine
14. _________ is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.
A. Wardrobe
B. Refrigerator
C. Desk
D. Counter.
15. Jane really enjoys_________ to dinner parties.
A. inviting
B. being inviting
C. being invited
D. be invited