II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

5. The man said that he __________ from Bulgari.

    A. come

    B. came

    C. is coming

    D. had come

6. Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, was famous __________ her work on radioactivity.

    A. for

    B. with

    C. on

    D. at

7. If I watch weather forecast regularly, I __________ when the storm strikes the city.

    A. will know

    B. know

    C. did know

    D. knew

8. Some people believe that aliens are just __________ creatures.

    A. imagine

    B. imagining

    C. imaginative

    D. imaginary

9. The students __________ for an exam at this time next week.

    A. are sitting

    B. will be sitting

    C. will sit

    D. are going to sit

10. This is the first time I __________ seafood.

    A. try

    B. tried

    C. have tried

    D. am trying

11. What is the most well-known __________ invention in the 19th century?

    A. scientist

    B. scientific

    C. science

    D. scientifically

12. People had __________ into a temporary shelter after the mud slide.

    A. move

    B. to move

    C. moving

    D. moved

13. The children are looking forward __________ the parade.

    A. to see

    B. seeing

    C. to seeing

    D. seen

14. This ancient cathedral __________ by two archeologists in 1988.

    A. discovered

    B. is discovered

    C. had discovered

    D. was discovered

15. We try __________ in touch with our neighbor after moving our house.

    A. to keep

    B. to come

    C. to take

    D. to have

16. Bobby asked me __________ I liked collecting stamps.

    A. as

    B. though

    C. whether

    D. what

17. Before he did his homework, he __________ a TV show.

    A. watches

    B. had watched

    C. watched

    D. is watching

18. Playing badminton __________ so interesting that we play it three times a week.

    A. are

    B. be

    C. is

    D. has been

19. We would take part in the competition if the prize __________ bigger.

    A. were

    B. is

    C. had been

    D. was

20. A __________ guide is a person employed to show tourists around places of interest.

    A. tourist

    B. touring

    C. tour

    D. tourism

III. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio in 1847. As a child, he received less than a year of formal schooling, but was educated at home. His parents allowed him to set up a laboratory in their basement and his mother gave him books about chemistry and electronics. Edison credits his mother as being ‘the making’ of him.

In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp and on October 14, 1878, Edison filed his first patent application for "Improvement In Electric Lights". In 1879 he created a successful incandescent light bulb. This was his hardest project – from 1877 to 1880, Edison and his assistants tried around 3000 experiments to perfect their light bulb design. By the end of 1880, Edison had produced a bulb that lasted 1500 hours. This discovery marked the beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs and in 1880, Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company began marketing its new product.

21. When was Edison born?

    A. in 1878

    B. in 1847

    C. in 1877

    D. in 1500

22. Where was Edison’s laboratory?

    A. at his school

    B. in a company

    C. in the city

    D. in their basement

23. How many hours did the 1880 bulb last?

    A. 3000

    B. 1500

    C. 1880

    D. 1878

24. What does the word “its” in the last sentence refer to?

    A. Thomas Edison’s company

    B. Thomas Edison’s patent

    C. Thomas Edison’s invention

    D. Thomas Edison’s discovery

25. What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. A brief history of the light bulb

    B. The early life of Thomas Edison

    C. Family of Thomas Edison

    D. Thomas Edison’s company

IV. Find and correct the mistakes

V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to.

By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.

For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price.

31. A. communication  B. communicative  C. communicate  D. communicatively

32. A. see                     B. seeing               C. seen               D. to see

33. A. but                     B. so                       C. and                 D. yet

34. A. in                       B. for                       C. on                   D. to

35. A. position             B. situation              C. condition         D. place

VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one

36. “I am preparing for my coming exam now.” said my daughter.

________________________________________________________________

37. His father is going to repair the bike for him soon.

________________________________________________________________

38. I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.

________________________________________________________________

VII. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases

39. The city/ built/ on/ area/ of/ thirty square kilometers.

___________________________________________________________

40. Our teacher/ asked/ if/ we/ like/ go camping/ coming festival.

__________________________________________________________

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best to complete each of the following sentences.

1. She asked me where I _______ from.

A. come      B. coming      C. to come      D. came

2. I asked Martha _______ to enter law school.

A. are you planning      B. if she is planning

C. was she planning      D. if she was planning

3. Nam wanted to know what time _______.

A. the movie began      B. the movie begins

C. does the movie begin      D. did the movie begin

4. Julia said that she _______ there at noon.

A. is going to be      B. was going to be      C. will be      D. can be

5. Paul asked her, “Have you got 20 pounds?” → Paul asked her _______ 20 pounds.

A. if she got      B. if she had got      C. whether she got      D. whether had she got

6. He told me _______ him up at six o’clock.

A. please pick      B. to pick      C. should pick      D. I can pick

7. He said that Linda and John _______ married _______.

A. were getting / tomorrow           B. are getting / the next day

C. were getting / the next day           D. will getting / the day after

8. They asked me when _______.

A. did I arrive      B. will I arrive      C. I had arrived      D. I can arrive

9. The farmer said, “I didn’t see her.” → The farmer said _______ her.

A. he had seen      B. I hadn’t seen      C. she didn’t see      D. he hadn’t seen

10. I wondered _______ the right thing.

A. if I am doing      B. was I doing      C. am I doing      D. whether I was doing

11. Charlie _______ that his father was in hospital.

A. told me      B. told to me      C. said me      D. asked me

12. Mr. Brown said, “I watched TV last night.” à Mr. Brown said that he _______ TV the night before.

A. was watching      B. watched      C. had watched      D. has watched

13. “I’ll never make that mistake again”, Robert said. à Robert promised _______ that mistake again.

A. no making      B. not made      C. never to make      D. never made

14. “I’d like you to tell me the truth,” Lara said. à Lana wanted _______ her the truth.

A. I to tell      B. me to tell      C. me telling      D. me tell

15. “You should quit smoking and eat more vegetable”, said the doctor.

-> The doctor advised him _______ more vegetable.

A. to quit smoking and eat           B. quit smoking and eat

C. to quit smoking and to eating           D. quitting smoking and eating

                     CÁC BẠN GIÚP MÌNH VỚI Ạ !

B.LANGUAGE FOCUS :

I. Circle the best option ( from A, B, C, or D ) to complete the sentences .

What was he doing when  you ………………………..?

A. come                     B. to come            C. came                          D. coming

2. Hanoi is  not  very …….......from Kuala Lumpur

A. difference             B. different           C. differ            D. differently

3. The ……………… language in Malaysia is Bahasa  Malaysia .

A. nation             B. national           C. nationally                  D. nationality

4. They ………………………… to Dalat  in summer  when they were young .

A. use to go               B. used to going   C. are used to going       D. used to go

5. My car ………… yesterday .

A. repairs                  B. is repaired       C. repaired                    D. was repaired

6. The Ao Dai is the …………… dress of Vietnamese women

A. beautiful               B. traditional       C. casual                        D. polite

7. He was born …………………… 15th December .

A. in                          B. of                     C. at                               D. on

8. There is a bamboo ……………….. at the entrances to the village .

A. forest                              B. forestation       C. forest ranger             D. forestry

9. It rains heavily , …………………. I can’t go to the movie with you .

A. and             B. but                 C. because                     D. so

10. If he ………….. free time , he will go swimming .

A. has               B. had            C. will have            D. is having

11. They enjoyed …………………….. football after school .

I . Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B,C,D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. When I saw your teacher this morning, I found that he looked very ……………

2. Come here. We have ……………….……good news for you and your family.

3. Mr. Truong feels sick now because he drank too………………wine this morning.

4. I didn’t break those glass windows but my classmates,Tuan and Hoang……………….……

5.  - “Would you like some corn?”                  - “______.”              

      A. No, thanks. I’m full                                 B. Ok. I don’t like corn

      C. All right                                                     D. Yes, I would

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. If she ……………….. (invite) me, I ………………. (go)

2. If it …………………. (rain), we ………………… (cancel) the match.

3. If she ………………. (be late), we …………………. (go) without her.

4. If you ………………. (ask) more politely, I ………………… (buy) you a drink.

5. If he ……………….. (win) the first prize, his mother ……………… (be) happy.

6. To prepare for the new year, I (paint)............................. my house again since last month .

7. They(wash)..........……....…..the used plastic bottles with water yesterday.

8. It is dangerous(drive) ................................ quickly.

III. Read carefully and complete the passage. Use the words given in the box.

Today,  many people in the world are leaving their small villages in the  country (1) .................big and noisy cities. This means that they are leaving the peaceful hills, mountains, fields (2).......................... rivers of the countryside for the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds.

       In many countries people come to live in towns and cities (3)....................... they need work. After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There (4)........................usually an area nearby where the factory workers live.The familes of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets (5).............................more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows.

IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

                                                     My Television

        My television is an important (1) _____of furniture to me. I can’t get (2) ____ the house very often, but my TV brings the whole (3) ______to me. From the evening news and the “all-news” channels. I learn about events(4) ______ the outside world: politics, the environment, recent changes in technology and medicine, and (5) ______on. I like game shows and travel programs, too.

1. A. bit                                  B. piece                      C. slice                       D. pair

2. A. out                                 B. in                            C. out of                     D. in to

3. A. world                             B. places                    C. towns                     D. cities

4. A. on                                  B. in                            C. out                          D. over

5. A. such                               B. this                         C. that                         D. so

V. Re-arrange the words to make meaningful sentences

1.      is / driving / dangerous / fast / very /./

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2.      live / many / the / people / country / prefer / in / to /./

..............................................................................................................................................

3.      traffic / are / rush hours / always / there / jams / during /./

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given

3. My sister started playing the piano 10 years ago.

-> My sister has ………………………………………………………………………….

4. They are going to build a supermarket near our house.

-> A supermarket …………………………………………………………………………

5. Study harder for the exam or you will fail it.

-> If you ……………………………………………………………    …………………

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Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

6. He is trying to return  home on time.  

     A. come on             B. come back  C. come in                   D. come about

7.  Nam didn't know ______ to answer this difficult question.

     A.what                   B.why             C. where                      D. how

8. She doesn’t have English lesson______Friday

    A. in                        B. on               C. at                            D. intil.

9.  I usually ______  my homework after dinner.      

     A. do                      B. make           C. play                         D. run

10. I want to read this book again ______it is very interesting.

      A. so                      B. but              C. however                  D. because

11. I’ve been to a conical________  making village in Hue.

      A. hat                    B. picture        C. lantern                    D. drum

12. He is very good  at ________ wood.

     A. giving                B. weaving      C. doing                        D. carving

13. He asked me _______ it was too early to apply for the course.

      A. if                       B.for                C.when                         D.that

14. I _____  French about 5 years ago.                  

      A. have studied     B. studied       C. study                       D. was studying

15. A: Would you like to have dinner with us?  B: _______.                       

A. All right       B. Yes, I would       C. No, I wouldn’t like     D. Yes, I’d love to

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

7. Jane said that she ………come and look after the children the following day.

a. can b. will c. would d. should

8. For most of us, however, positive thinking and ………can be learned.

a. self-awareness b. self-abuse c. self-access d. self-analysis

9. ………. they had carried the sculptures up the stairs, they stopped for a rest.

a. After b. Before c. When                d. While

10. This city has done ………. many cities at providing preschool options for poorer children.

a. better than worse b. much more badly c. better more than d. better than

11. I think we should make a greater effort to ……… our traditional handicraft villages.

a. preserve b. store c. arrange d. keep

12. That city has one of the most ……… underground railway networks in the world. 

a. cosmopolitan b. efficient c. fashionable d. fascinated

13. Nam didn’t know ……… to find more information about the course.

a. what b. where c. why                       d. while

14. Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs ……they can avoid the noise and pollution.

a. although b. when c. so that d. so as

15. Frank easily gets ………. when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.

a. frustrated b. delighted c. excited d. relaxed

16. “How are you feeling now?” - “……….”

a. Confident and tired b. Tense and encouraged

c. Tired and stressed d. Disappointed and delighted

Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

1. The boys______ home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro power station.

A have not come       B.do not come         C. will not be coming  D. is not coming 

2. It is going to rain any minute now. The children___ in the rain.

A. is being caught     B. will be caught       C. is caught                D. are caught

3. They_______ a test thí time tomorrow; we don't want to disturb them.

A. will be having     B. will have                 C. have                       D. had

4. They_______ that we have gone without telling them.

A. thought         B. are thinking                 C. will be thinking     D. think

5. ______ you_______ up this book for me, please?

A. Are ... going to wrap        B.Will... be wrapping   C. Will... wrap             D. Have ... wrapped

6. We_______ solar panels in the schoolyard while you are checking cracks in the water pipes.

A. have put        B. will be putting             C. will put                     D. put

7. At 7.00 tomorrow, you__________ to school.

A. cycle             B. will cycle                      C. will be cycling           D. will be cycled

8. Solar energy_______ by many countries in the world in the future.

A. use              B. i will use                         C. will be using                D. will be used

1 man is 17 years old . lan is 15 years old >>................................younger..................................... 2 the boys asked his mother ......................................... a if he can eat the cake b if he could eat the cake c can he eat the cake d could he eat the cake 3 she said : i have lived here for ten years >> she told me ....................................... a that she has lived there for ten years b she had lived here for ten years c that she had lived there for years d that she had lived here for ten years 4 if mary does not improve in maths , we ....................have to find a tutor for her a will b can c should d would 5 i want to know why ........................... to the meeting a did not he come b he did not come c he did not arrive d he not come 6 he asked me who the editor of that book.................................................? a is b are c was d were 7 if you want to attend the course , you ............................ pass the examination a have to b has to c had to d could 8 he told me he ........................ leave the city the following day a will have to b would have to c has to d had to 9 he wants to know whether i......................back tomorrow a come b will come c would come d came

26. The applications must be handed in _________ January1st.

A. at B. through C. since D. by

27. Do you know _________?

A. how old was the earth B. how old is the earth

C. how old the earth is C. how old the earth was

28. “ Is he the man who came here yesterday?”. I wanted to know _________

A. if he is the man who came here yesterday

B. if he was the man who came here the day before

C. if he was the man who had come here the day before

D. if he was the man who had come there the day before

29. The police asked them where _________

A. does Jack stay B. Jack stays C. is Jack staying D. Jack was staying

30. He said to me, “Shut this door, don’t lock it.”- He told me that_________

A. to shut the door, don’t lock it. B. shut the door, not lock it.

C. shut the door, don’t lock it. D. to shut the door, not to lock it.

31. He told me that _________

A. he has just finished typing. B. he just finished typing.

C. he had just finished typing D. had he just finished typing.

32. He said to us that everything_______all right.

A. will be B. may be C. can be D. would be

33. The man asked me what my name was. He said, “_________?”

A. What your name is B. What’s your name

C. What your name was D. What was your name

34. I don’t think he’s qualified _______the job.

A. to B. with C. for D. of

35. He asked me _______to her birthday party the night before.

A. whether I come B. if I would come C. if I come D. whether I had come

36. She asked me _________ .

A. where did I come from ? B. where I came from

C. where I came from ? D. where I came from .

37. ________to attend the course , you have to pass the exam .

A. If you will want B. If you should want C. If you may want D. If you want

38. They want to know __________ .

A. which grade was I in B. which grade was I on.

C. which grade I was in D. which grade I was on.

39. He told me __________ .

A. He will have to leave the city tomorrow .

B. He will have to leave the city the following day .

C. He would have to leave the city tomorrow .

D. he would have to leave the city the following day .

40. He wants to know _________ .

A. whether I would come back from school the next day .

B. whether I would come back from school tomorrow.

C. whether I will come back from school the next day .

D. whether I will come back from school tomorrow.

41. I wonder ___________ .

A. why he doesn’t love his family . B. why doesn’t he love his family .

C. why does he love his family ? D. why loves his family ?

42. The village __________near the foot of a mountain and by a river .

A. goes B. lies C. comes D. stands

43. The journey to the village is very _______________

A. interested B. interesting C. disinterested D. interest

44. It is an ___________day to me at the seaside with my friends .

A. enjoyable B. enjoyment C. enjoyably D. enjoy

45. After a long walking , they feel tired and ____________ .

A. hunger B. hungryly C. hungrily D. hungry

46. He wishes he _________the exam .

A. passes B. passed C. have passed D. pass

47. She loves to watch the stars _________night .

A. on B. in C. at D. of

48. Learning a_________language is not easy

A. foreiner B. foreign C. foreigning D. foreigned

49. She asked me _________

A. Where do you come from B. where I came from

C. Where you come from D. Where I did come from

50. Oh, dear! Let me try _________

A. remember B. remembering C. to remember D. remembered