Exercise 3. Choose the best answers. 

1. _______ take the train instead of the bus ? It’s faster. 

A. Why not B. Why don’t C. How about D. Let’s 

2. I suggest ________ some money for poor children. 

A. to raise B. raising C. raised D. raise 

3. I suggest ________ a pinic on the weekend. 

A. to have B. having C. have D. had 

4. If there is a mechanical problem , We suggest _______ the manufacture directly. 

A. contact B. contacting C. to contact D. be contacted 

5. Nam suggested _______ showers instead of baths to save water. 

A. takes B. taking C. to take D. take 

6. I suggest that Minh ______ a good dictioary. 

A. buys B. has to buy C. will buy D. should buy 

7. It is important to_______ the wonders of the world so that future generations can see them with their own eyes. 

A. destroy B. ignore C. remain D. preserve 

8. It's a great experience to be sitting comfortably in a ____________ pulled by someone through the ancient streets. 

A. bicycle B. ricksaw C. car D. train 

9. Working in a place full of hustle and bustle like this , I can't help miss my tranquil and __________ village . 

A. pictureaques B. modern C. loud D. ugly 

10. The scenery is ___________when viewed from the mountain top . It feels like your breath is being taken away. 

A. nice B. good C. spectacular D. peaceful 

11. ___________ by the sea , the country has the advantage of having a large coastal area. 

A. Situating B. Located C. Locating D. Stood 

12. All the best theatres and restaurants are ________ within a few minutes' walk of each other. 

A. laid B . situated C. seated D. stood 

13. Would you like to live in a modern house or a(n)_________cottage ? 

A. picturesque B. awful C. terrible D. bad 

14. A_________ is a solid figure or subject , made by carving or shaping wood , stone , clay , ect. 

A. painting B. scupture C. medal D. picture 

15. Ho Chi Minh City has been divided into thwenty -four _______divisions since December 2003. 

A. administer B. administration C. administrative D. administrator 

16. A___________ is a castle on high ground in or near a city , where people could go when the city was being attacked. 

A. cathedral B. monument C. centre D. citadel 

17. The station building used to be a high wooden __________with a curved roof. 

A. facility B. carriage C. complex D. structure 

18. The new sports ___________has six tennis courts. 

A. complex B. match C. medium D. game 

19. The local goverment is introducing tougher ___________ to preserve historical sites. 

A. measures B. actions C. plans D. steps 

20. The pagoda is in a beautiful ________________ , close to the sea. 

A. spaces B. setting C. tower D. set 

21. There is general _________ that Vietnamese students lack knowlegde of the natural , or man-made wonders of Viet Nam. 

A. accepting B. saying C. recognition D. undertaking 

22. It __________ the Perfume Pagoda is located in the interior of a cave to the top of the Huong Tich mountain. 

A. says B. is said C. is spoken D. is told 

23. It _______ that the road through the national park will not affect the environment and living habitat of wild animals there. 

A. is thought B. has thought C. thinks D. had been thought 

🡪 I. CÂU HỎI CHUẨN KIẾN THỨC 

Choose the correct answers.

1. When we were in Canada, we ______ skiing almost every day.

    A. went     B. go     C. goes     D. are going

2. About four years ago, I ______ to become a chef.

    A. decide     B. deciding    C. decided    D. decides

3. At his last basketball club, John ______ every Saturday for three hours.

    A. trains    B. train    C. trained    D. is training

4. When you ______, I was in the middle of cleaning my boots.

    A. ring    B. rings    C. rang    D. rung

II. CÂU HỎI CHUẨN KĨ NĂNG

Make sentences, using the given prompts.

1. Paul / go swimming / yesterday.

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2. When I / be / a child / I / not / like / playing baseball.

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3. you / ask for / your parents’ permission last night?

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4. Olive / be / not / able to make it to the meeting this morning because she / fall / ill.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original one in each of the following questions

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Why don’t we stay at home for a change?

I suggest to stay at home for a change

I suggest stay at home for a change

I suggest staying at home for a change

I suggest to staying at home for a change

I. Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) for each space. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

1. If you see Nina on Friday, _____ her to give me a ring.

A. you will tell B. tell to C. you would tell D. tell

2. You dislike playing basketball and table tennis, _____?

A. don’t you B. do you C. won’t you D. will you

3. Many things which we can do now couldn’t _____ years ago.

A. do B. done C. being done D. be done

4. We usually go away somewhere on holiday _____ New Year.

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

5. “Why did you buy these oranges?” – “They were _____ I could find.”

A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest

6. Do you think Curtis _____ the car race tomorrow?

A. will win B. wins C. is winning D. won

7. _____ she liked him a lot, she didn’t want to marry him.

A. Since B. However C. Because D. Although

8. The exam _____ when Jimmy finally found the right room.

A. has already started B. already started

C. had already started D. already starts

9. You must explain your problems _____.

A. as clear as you can B. as clear than you are

C. as clearly as you can D. as clearly as you are

10. What’s the weather like _____ Russia at the moment?

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

Câu 30: Choose A, B, C, D to complete the sentence:

The traffic light is red. If you _____, you ________. (M3)

Câu 31: Choose A, B, C, D to complete the sentence:

To look after means to ____________. (M3)

A. turn off B. go on C. take care of D. take off

Câu 32: Choose the word that has the underlined italic part pronounced differently from the rest: (M2)

A. tidal B. lift C. Pacific D. shift

Câu 33: Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentence :

Coal, oil, gas…. are _____________resources. (M1)

A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. Unnaturally

Câu 34: Choose the word that has the underlined italic part pronounced differently from the rest: (M2)

A. receive B. recent C. generous D. Easter

Câu 35: Choose A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:

You are walking in town with a friend and you feel tired. (M1)

A. I suggest taking a taxi

B. I suggest to taking a taxi.

C. I suggest to take a taxi

D. I suggest we shall take a taxi

Câu 36: Choose the word that has the underlined italic part pronounced differently from the rest: (M2)

A. shrine B. hike C. environment D. Drip

Câu 37: Choose A, B, C, D to complete the sentence:

We are talking about the preservation of ……………. resources. (M2)

A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. Naturalize

Câu 38: Choose A, B, C, D to complete the sentence:

During the daytime, when the room is light enough, do not ____________the lights. (M2)

A. go on B. look for C. turn off D. turn on

Câu 39: Circle the letter of the incorrect underlined part

Would you like visiting the museum with us ? (M2)

A B C D

Câu 40: Circle the letter of the incorrect underlined part

Three new buildings built here last year. (M2)

A B C D

I.         Choose the best answer.

1.  We can’t                      to go abroad this summer. It’s too expensive.

A.  decide                    B. aiford                      C. have                        D. want

2.  I’m looking                      to the Food Festival.

A.  by                           B. forward                  C. with                        D. in

3.  He is believed                      the hero of the town.

A.  for being                 B. being                       C. to be                       D. is

4.  It’s                      that the rate of crime will go down soon.

A.  expectation             B. expected                 C. hope                        D. claim

5.  The Grand Canyon is one the natural                        of the world.

A.  islands                    B. wonders                  C. settings                   D. reigns

6.  Time management skills are very important for school children to                        with school work.

A.  make                       B. manage                   C. handle                     D.cope

7.  I wish this school                      bigger.

A.  were                       B. being                       C. is                             D.been

8.  She wishes she                      a palace now.

A.  owns                       B. is owning                C. owned                    D. would own

9.   “If I were you, I would start working in the assignments well before the deadline”, she me.

A.  offered                   B. advised                   C. complained             D. promised

10.  My parents sometimes don’t understand me. I wish they were in my                     

A.  shoes                      B. sleeves                    C. hands                      D. boots

11.  There is not                       in a small village.

A.  many to do                                                B. many for doing

C. to do much                                                 D. much to do

12.  I think                      to answer such a difficult question.

A.  how intelligent he is                                   B. he is intelligent how

c. how he is intelligent                                  D. how intelligent he is

13.  The patient made a quicker recovery                      

A.  than expected                                             B. as expecting

C. to expect                                                     D. more expected

14.  Five years                       since I last                      her

A.  passed – saw                                              B. will pass - have seen

C. has passed – saw                                       D. pass - see

15.  The match had to be postponed                     .

A.  because it is snowing                                 B. because it was snowing

C. because of that it was snowing               D. because the snow

IV. Read the following passage . Decide if the statements from 1 to 4 are True or False and choose the correct answers (A,B,C,D) for the questions 5 and 6 (1,5 pts)

I remember the days when I was a little girl . When the New Year came, my mother used to tell me not to cry, she used to take me to the market and buy new clothes for me . People sold lots of things there, such as vegetables, fruit, meat, and clothes . Everything was really cheap . My mother bought 500 grams of carrots and they only cost 10,000 VND . She also bought 2 kilos of pork and 500 grams of potatoes because we love cooking potato soup for dinner . Pork costs 60,000 VND per kilo, and potatoes are 18,000 VND per kilo . She used to go to the flower market to buy a bunch of beautiful flowers, too . It was fresh and only cost 30,000 VND . I had a nice morning in the market . My father used to paint the walls and redecorate the house and he used to help my mom with housework . Now my parents are old and I am grown up but I still remember the days

1. She doesn’t forget the day when she was a little girl

2. The market sold on vegetables, meat and clothes

3. Her father helped her mother with chores

4. 500 grams of potatoes are 18,000 VND

5. The girl in the passage ……..

A. is very busy    B. buys a lot of seafood    C. has good memories in the past

D. is not a good daughter

6. How much change does she get if she has 200,000 VND ?

A. 65,000 VND    B. 31,000 VND    C. 96,000 VND    D. 82,000 VND