Bài làm của Đức Minh trong Cuộc thi Tiếng Anh do Vy Lan Lê tổ chức

Vòng 1

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

1. “There are only five children” she said, “So we have enough food to go ...........”

a. Among b. around c. Between d. Through

2. I never smoke while I ........... a car

a. Drive b. Am driving c. Drove d. Was driving

3. The spaceship ........................... slowly through the cloud

a. Travelled b. Descended c. Landed d. Took off

4. A war has just ............................. in that poor country

A. broken up B. blown up C. started D. caused

5. She .............................. a fortune from her father

A. offered B. drew up C. inherited D. got over

6. We got there just ....................... time to catch the last train

A. on B. by C. enough D. around

7. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. It ............................................ for two hours

A. has rained B. is raining C. has been raining D. had rained

II. Identify the word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct

1. Every term parents are invited to school to meet the teachers

2. If you want to make your life worth living, make yourself useful for the country (Không sai)

3. Without the dog to guide her, she may have been killed

4. (When he came home, he found that his wife married a neighbor) ???

When he came home, he found that his wife married a neighbor

5. May you are happy for the rest of your life

6. He showed a desire entering the University of Medicine

III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage

I have had a raging battle going on with my parents about living wills (1) because they are Catholic, it is against their religion to do anything to end a person’s life. Since I am not a practicing Catholic, I do not have any (2) living problems with this behavior; in fact, there are (3) many/some reasons (4) that I may choose to sign a living will.For (5) example, after he had spent 6 months in the hospital, my uncle became extremely ill and depressed. In fact, he often talked about wishing he (6) would/could die, but he said that he wanted to see me married (7) before dying.

Because I have seen my uncle suffer (8) from a terminal illness, I would prefer to have all life-support devices withheld for my self. It can also (9) save a great expense for my family. My uncle was in great debt from his (10) household bills before he was operated on for last time.

IV. Use the words given to make full sentences

1. When are you going to leave ?

-> How long are you going to stay here ?

2. Charles Dickens was very famous in the writing world more than a hundred years ago (himself)

-> Charles Dickens made a name for himself in the writing world more than a hundred years ago.

3. Are you making progress ?

-> How are you doing (now)?

4. The eighteen-year-old girl has to work in bar to earn a living (ends)

-> The eighteen-year-old girl has to work in bar to make ends meet.

V. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following sentence

1. His behaviours were ....................(err), which went beyond everyone's expectations during the party [KhongcotrenGoogle, khongcodangWordForm :(]

2. That was the most dangerous man, but we'll never see him again. He was sentenced to prison (prison)

3. It's really ....................................(irk) when people keep pronouncing my name wrong [KhongcotrenGoogle, khongcodangWordForm :(]