TEST 1 UNIT 10

      I.            Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1.  A. metal                B. scatter              C. package            D. math

2.  A. smell                B. press                C. melt                  D. refill

3.  A. those                B. clothes             C. shopping          D. envelope

4.  A. down               B. throw               C. nowadays         D. how

5.  A. plants               B. fields                C. trees                 D. newspapers

   II.            Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.

1.  A. polite               B. penfriend          C. shorthand         D. breakdown

2.  A. multimedia       B. possibility        C. telepathy          D. interactive

3.  A. battery             B. conference        C. oversleep          D. barrier

4.  A. landline            B. touchscreen      C. cyber                D. replace

5.  A. visible              B. discussion        C. digital               D. separate

III.            Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.

1.  Every few weeks new satellites                into orbit.

     A. are put             B. is put                C. are putted         D. is putted

2.  You ought to give up smoking because it is harmful to your health.

     A. should              B. could                C. may                  D. am going to

3.  Try to                the amount of fat in your diet.

     A. reuse                B. refill                 C. reduce              D. recycle

4.  It is          to park in the center of Newtown.

     A. impossible        B. impossibility    C. impossibilities D. impossibly

5.  I am delighted             you passed your exam.

     A. that                  B. to                     C. in order to        D. so that

6.  We will begin              a brief discussion of the problems.

     A. from                 B. with                 C. at                     D. on

7.  Tree leaves                  to wrap things.

     A. should used                                   B. should been used

     C. should be used                               D. should be use

8.                is a wonderful natural fertilizer.

     A. Compost          B. Plastic              C. Envelope          D. Garbage

9.  Glass is broken up, melted and made into new             .

     A. silverware        B. hardware          C. ironware           D. glassware

10. Is the rubbish              every day?

     A. collect              B. collecting          C. collected           D. be collected

11. In 1876, the telephone                    first introduced by Bell and Watson.

     A. was                  B. is                      C. has been           D. had been

12. It’s important              wildlife in the area.

     A. to conserve       B. conserving        C. conservation     D. conserve

13. Japan                40% of its waste every year.

     A. reuses              B. recycles            C. refill                 D. broken

14. We were delighted                your letter yesterday.

     A. to get                B. got                   C. getting              D. get

15. Sooner or later a satellite                by a large piece of rubbish.

     A. will destroy                                   B. will destroyed

     C. will be destroyed                           D. will been destroyed

16. Let’s play tennis instead of             television.

     A. watch               B. watching          C. watches            D. to watch

17. Everything depends on what you mean               the word “free”.

     A. about               B. for                    C. of                     D. by

18. We should use             bags instead of plastic bags.

     A. cloth                B. clothe               C. clothed             D. clothing

19. Beer                  for breakfast in England years ago.

     A. used be drunk                                 B. used to be drunk

     C. used to drunk                                  D. used to be drank

20. I              some rice on the floor of the chicken coop.

     A. raised               B. grew                 C. threw away       D. scattered

IV.            Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.  Helen cannot talk to John because his nickname is                          . (visible)

2.  High- speed Internet provides me with                         videos. (interact)

3.  With telegraphy, the information will be sent                        . (immediate)

4.  She used signs to tell me                          that we were late. (direct)

5.  Paul                            and missed some phone calls yesterday morning. (sleep)

6.  The secretary put Thomas through the manager’s landline                        . (instant)

7.  The mute usually communicate                          with each other. (non- verbal)

8.  I think Janet is not                                   because of her unfriendliness. (communicate)

   V.            Read the passage and complete the sentences.

     One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events through out the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspaper is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers. Daily newspapers publish at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts, and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers print once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may publish daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers of feature news about a specific topic.

     Thanks to the development of Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.

1.  The purpose of newspapers is to......................................................................

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2.  There are three types of newspaper. They are ...................................................

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3.  Daily newspapers often have sections for ........................................................

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4.  Weekly newspapers focus on ..........................................................................

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5.  Special-interest newspapers cover news of interest to .......................................

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6.  Electronic newspapers are ...............................................................................

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VI.            Read the passage and answer the questions.

THE POSTAGE STAMP

     Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country. The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country. Then the person in the other country paid for that part of the trip. If a letter crossed several countries, the problem was worse.

     Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of the postage stamp with gum on the back. The British post office made the first stamps in 1840. They were the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue. A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter, the post office delivered the letter. When people received letters, they didn’t have to pay anything. The letters was prepaid.

     Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain immediately. Other countries started making their own postage stamps very quickly.

     There were still problems with international mail. Some countries did not want accept letter with stamps from another countries. Finally, in 1874, a German organized the Universal Postal System. Each country in the UPS agreed to accept letter with prepaid postage from the other members. Today the offices of the U PS are in Switzerland. Almost every country in the world is a member of this organization. It takes care of any international mail problems.

     Today post offices in every country sell beautiful stamps. Collecting stamps is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, and every stamp collector knows about the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue.

Questions

1.  Why was it difficult to send a letter to another country before the invention of the postage stamp?

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2.  Why were the postage stamps popular?

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3.  How did other countries react with the postage stamps?

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4.  What does the Universal Postal System do today?

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5.  Why do stamp collectors know about the Penny Black?

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VII.            Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

     Dear Sir or Madam,

     We are in Class B, Year 8 at Stonehouse School. Every year our class goes (1)    an adventure holiday. This year we would like (2)                           your center. We are planning (3)                          away for the first week in May, arriving on Friday 2 May. There will be 15 boys and 15 girls in our party, and two teachers. We are (4)                  in sailing, rock climbing, canoeing, and map-reading. Can you send us information about your center?

     We look forward (5)              from you.

     Yours faithfully,

     Class B

1.  A. in                     B. at                     C. aver                  D. on

2.  A. attend               B. attending          C. to attend           D. to attending

3.  A. go                    B. to go                 C. going                D. to going

4.  A. interested         B. interesting        C. bored               D. boring

5.  A. hear                 B. to hear              C. hearing             D. to hearing

VIII.            Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

TELEPATHY: MIND TO MIND COMMUNICATION

     The (1)              “telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning “distance” and “pathy” meaning “feeling”. So telepathy actually means (2)                  feelings through a distance. Telepathy is the communication (3)                    two minds, (4)                 over a distance, without the (5)             of the five known senses.

     At some point of time or the other, we all have (6)                 telepathy. Maybe you were thinking of someone you haven’t talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them. Or (7)                    two people are together, they might say the same thing at the same time. These are spontaneous mind-to-mind (8)                 that tend to occur frequently between closely related individuals.

1.  A. word                B. phrase              C. letter                D. signal

2.  A. holding            B. getting              C. bringing           D. carrying

3   A. through            B. among              C. between            D. across

4.  A. separate           B. be separated     C. separating         D. separated

5.  A. using                B. use                   c. take                   D. taking

6.  A. experienced      B. brought            C. made                D. taken

7.  A. where               B. during              C. when                D. since

8.  A. ways                B. methods           C. techniques        D. communications

IX.            Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1.  The traffic was bad. However, I arrived on time.

Ò Though ....................................................................                   

2.  I don’t know many English words

Ò I wish ......................................................................

3.  “Do you have many friends?”

Ò She asked me ...........................................................

4.  We don’t have a lot of money, so we don’t buy a lot of new books.

Ò If we ........................................................................          

5.  Learning English is not easy.

Ò It is ..........................................................................

   X.Complete the sentences, using the given words in the brackets.

1.  Mr. Brown wants to use solar energy. Mr. Brown does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment. (but)

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2.  Shakespeare died in 1616. He had written more than 37 plays before then. (by the time)

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3.  Douglas fell off his bicycle last week. He has had to use crutches to walk. (since)

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4.  I turned off the lights. After that, I left the room. (before)

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5.  The frying pan caught on fire. I was making dinner at that time. (while)

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6.  I won’t return my book to the library. I’ll finish my research project first. (until)

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XI.            Use the words or phrases to complete the letter.

     Dear Mary,

1.  I / have / great time / here in England.

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2.  I / be / here / three months / my university term / start / two months ago.

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3.  I / live / dormitory / some foreign students.

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4.  They / come / different parts / the world.

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5.  They / be / very friendly and pleasant, / and / their English / much better / mine.

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6.  I practice / speak English / them / every day.

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7.  Now / make /good progress.

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8.  My pronunciation / much better / and / I / understand / almost everything.

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9.  I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course.

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10. Write / me / soon.

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     Yours truly,

     Mai Lan

XII.            Reorder the words to make the sentences.

1.  her/ is/ phone/ choosing/ tone/ for/ ringback/ a/ to/ Lan / set/ song.

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2.  her/ She/ in/ kept/ order/ watch/ at/ late/ on/ to/ avoid/ being/ glancing.

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3.  reading/ board/ at/ Nga/ be/ the/ 8.00/ will/ tomorrow/ message/ a.m.

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4.  ages/ , / hasn’t/ their/ has/ replied/ Peter/ yet/ received/ he/ but/ email/ for/ it.

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5.  than/ Snail/ is/ much/ it/ mail/ email/ is / slower/ not/ because/ favoured.

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TEST FOR UNIT 3

I.             Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.            a. treasure          b. pleasure         c. ensure             d. measure

2.            a. daughter         b. author             c. laundry            d. sausage

3.            a. dials                  b. calls                   c. says                   d. plays

4.            a. education       b. graduate         c. individual        d. confident

5.            a. embarrassed b. awareness     c. abandoned    d. captain

II.            Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

1.            a. frustrated                       b. confident       c. delighted        d. embarrassed

2.            a. assure                              b. pressure         c. figure                d. leisure

3.            a. concentration               b. favorable        c. adolescence  d. relaxation

4.            a. recognize                        b. concentrate  c. assignment    d. cognitive

5.            a. teenager                         b. vehicle             c. activate            d. nationwide

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

1.            Did you forget your purse ……..   purpose so you wouldn’t have to pay?

                a. on                      b. of                       c. in                        d. for

2.            He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug …………….

                a. charging          b. stealing           c. trafficking       d. trading

3.            In recent years, there has been thousands of victims of sexual and physical………………..

                a. sentence        b. crime                c. abuse               d. conduct

4.            Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work……………..pressure.

                a. within               b. under               c. in        d. on

5.            My parents always criticize me for not getting good grades at school. I wish they put themselves in my                     ………………….

                a. pants                 b. legs                   c. hands               d. shoes

6.            He wondered………………..to tell the news to his parents.

                a. why                   b. how                  c. what                 d. which

7.            He ………………a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems in 1951.

                a. forced              b. sent                  c. took                  d. gained

8.            “You must come to my party,” she told me.

                a. She told me I come to her party.           b. She told me to come her party.

                c. She told me I had to come to her party.             d. She told me I came to her party.

9.            “My life’s got stuck these days. I am so depressed and unable to think of anything.”

                “……………….”

                a. You will be tired.                                          b. Stay stuck there,

                c. Stay calm. Everything will be alright.    d. No, thanks.

10.          “Mom, I’ve got the first rank in class this semester!”  - “…………….”

                a.Well done!      b. Thank you!     c. Never mind!  d. Let’s go!

IV.          Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.

1.            At the moment, aid agencies are focusing their efforts of women and children.

                                                A            B                  C                                  D

2.            They said the support service will be set up the next month.

                                                A                             B             C             D

3.            Sarah wondered if to attend the life skills workshop that weekend.

                                                A             B                             C                             D

4.            Robert told me that his father had flown to Dallas last year.

                                                                A                 B         C                   D

5.            He always feels left off when his friends talk about sports.

                                      A         B                                         C                       D

6.            For more information, call our free-toll number and speak to a customer service representative.

                                                                                A                                             B      C                                                    D

7.            He asked his father where to cope with negative emotions.

                         A                           B                         C                              D

8.            Joan made the laundry, washing up, and housework holding her with one arm.

                A             B             C             D

V.            Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in capital.

1.            He said he wouldn’t have enough time to finish the job. (WILL)

- …………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2.            When did your friends eat that chocolate cake? (WAS)

- …………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.            “What are the skills you concern most?” my teacher asked. (I)

- …………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4.            I have never read such as interesting novel as The Little Prince. (MOST)

- …………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.            Finish your homework or you can’t go out with your friend. (IF)

- …………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6.            They’re not sure how they should operate the new system. (TO)

- …………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7.            It took me 4 hours to read the first chapter of the book. (SPENT)

- …………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.            Snowboarding is more dangerous than tennis. (AS)

- …………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 1. A. unit B. climate C. city D. ethnic 2. A. stopped B. designed C. embroidered D. used 3. A. primary B. divide C. comprise D. religion 4. A. century B. why C. style D. by 5. A. invite B. river C. shrire D. primary 6. A. entrance B. paddy C. bamboo D. banyan 7. A. question B. nation C. inspiration D. tradition III. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is place differently from the others 1. A. primary B. tropical C. official D. hamburger 2. A. fashionable B. convenient C. traditional D. minorities 3. A. gather B. blanket C. bamboo D. journey 4. A. banyan B. argument C. primary D. encourage 5. A. impress B. notice C. baggy D. comic 6. A. exchange B. design C. symbol D. divide 7. A. grocery B. occasion C. embroider D. collection

PRACTICE TEST 7

SECTION A: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.

1. A. happy       B. apple               C. act                    D. aunt

2. A. mind                  B. bike                  C. fit                     D. tidy

3. A. school       B. chair                C. church              D. chat

4. A. health       B. team                 C. tea                    D. sea

5. A. sun           B. fun                             C. son                            D. put

6. A. excited      B. interested                   C. worried            D. painted

7. A. use            B. computer                   C. duty                 D. shut

8. A. chair                   B. fair                            C. pair                  D. are

9. A. how          B. know               C. town                D. brown

10. A. season    B. break               C. great                D. steak

SECTION B: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR                                              

I. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D

    1. We always need more players. Why don’t you come ………………?

A. on                          B. along                C. with                 D. after

2. Will you be home …………..dinner tonight?

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

3. Giving a book report before the class is an interesting …………………..

A. act                          B. action               C. activity            D. deed

4. Do you go out ………..?

A. in the afternoon on Fridays                          B. on Fridays  in the afternoon

C. on afternoons Friday                                    D. on Friday afternoons

5. …………….lives in a very big house

A. A Queen of England                                     B. Queen of England

C. The Queen of the England                            D. the Queen of England

6. On Sunday mornings I stay in bed …………..8 o’clock.

A. until                       B. at                     C. from                 D. to

7. I often ……………in winter.

A. go playing skiing                                B. go skiing

C.play skiing                                           D. go to ski

8. Some young peole are working ……………hospital volunteers.

A. to be                       B. such as             C. like                   D. as

9. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the …………….

A. pavement               B. foot lane          C. sidewalk          D. zebra crossing

10. They …………..healthy after the summer vacation.

A. looked                    B. were seeming   C. were looking    D. were appearing

11. They meet their friends and …………some fun.

A. take                        B. have                 C. do                    D. enjoy

12. Yo should pay more …………….in class.

A. part                        B. care                  C. notice               D. attention

13. He and his friends usually get ……… and talk about their stamps.

A. together                  B. themselves       C. each other        D. one another

14. He likes stamps. He is a stamp …………..

A. collect                    B. collecting                   C. collector           D. collects

15. Some students say they are …………have no time for pastime.

A. hurry                      B. busy                 C. full                             D. hard

16. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much ………..

A. crowd                     B. traffic               C. people              D. transport

17. There aren’t any good movies …………..at the moment.

A. going on                 B. being on           C. performing       D. showing

18. Sorry I can’t come but thanks ………….

A. any ways               B. any way           C. anyway            D. in anyway

19. Look at ………..girl over there.

A. one                         B. this                  C. that                  D. a

20. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?

A. Yes, I do                B. I’d love to        C. Yes, I like        D. OK. I’d like

II. Give the correct form of the  verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.

No one enjoy (go) ……….to hospital.

It is the first time Mary (visit)………….. Viet Nam.

We (be) ……………students in four years.

A new school (build) ………………near our school now?

I will send him the message as soon as he (return)………………

A lttle girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……………..to stories.

He sent a telegram for his mother (learn) …………….good news.

Don’t you object (ask)……… for favor all the time?

You (be) …………..angry if he refuses to help you?

Our car will need (repaint)………………. Tomorrow.

III.  Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital:

My father has a ………..........…computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business.                      PORT

We are all ……….................about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. EXCITE

The room will look brighter if there is a ………....................on the wall. PAINT

Some of the children ……..........……….boys, play marbles when there is a break. MAIN

You shouldn’t eat ………............food. HEALTH

We mustn’t be ………....……….when we cross busy streets. CARE

She often feels ……………........……when she gets bad marks. HAPPY

There are about 200 ……..............…….in this company. EMPLOY

Mai is ……...............…….at math than me. GOOD

This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is …………...............…FURNISH

IV. Choose the underline word or phrase that is incorrect and then correct it.

Tim is at the same age as Hoa.

             A B     C       D

2.     At recess, the students practice to play basketball.

A              B                   C              D

3.      Do you know how much a banana cost?

     A              B     C               D

4.     The teacher says Ba will be a famous artist in one day.

         A           B       C                           D

5.     Some boys are playing marble in the school yard at recess.

                              A              B      C                        D

6.     Some students are playing games as blind man’s buff and catch.

A                                          B                  C                   D

7.     Mai learns how to use a computer in her scientific class.

A       B           C                      D

8.     I’d love coming to your birthday but I’m much too busy.

      A                                  B          C       D

9.     There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults.

                    A                          B                    C                          D

10.                        People are living longer so there are more and more many old people

    A                B                                    C             D

V. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

1. What time does the library close?

  - It closes …………about half …………four.

2. Can you help me wash …………these dirty glasses?

3. We look ………………..the new words in the dictionary.

4. You shouldn’t eat and watch TV ……….the same time.

5. These cards are in alphabetical order and …………author.

6. Schools in Vietnam are different ……….those in the USA.

7. What is your date ………birth?

- November eighth.

8. Farmers are very hard-working. They work from morning ………night on their farms.

9. I like to live ……….the countryside because people there are more friendly.

10. Mr. Minh is not at home now. He is …………work.

SECTION C: READING

I. Choose one suitable word to complete the following passage.

  I only have Sunday (1)………… so I have very little free time. Sunday is a wonderful day for me to (2)……….time with my friends and family. One of the (3)……….I really enjoy doing on Sunday morning is to go (4) ………….with my friends, although I am not always successful in catching fish. It is a time to relax and talk about the previous week’s events and future plans. I usually go (5)……..late in the afternoon. My family sometimes (6)……………..other relatives on Sunday evening at a karaoke restaurant and we all have a good time together. It is especially fun (7)……..my father gets up to sing. Please don’t tell him I said this, but he is a very bad (8)……..! Once in a while I go to the (9)……………with my friends or my brother. Sometimes, I just stay at home, listening to music, (10)……………videos or reading novels.

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

     Alice is a new English friend of (1)……………..  . She is very (2) …………….to tell me about her new (3)…………… Her lessons begin at nine each morning and (4)……………until half past ten. Then she has a ………….for a quarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such (6) …………………the last class or last night’s movie, … . She has five (7) …………….in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice’s favorite (8) ………..English. The first term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her (10)……………….to become a good student in the class.

SECTION D: WRITING

I. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that the meaning not change:

1. What a luxurious car!

How………………………………………………………………!

2. It takes me an hour to do my homework every evening.

I spend ……………………………………………………………

3. No one can run faster than me.

I am ………………………………………………………….........

4. My brother insisted that I give him back his book.

My brother made……………………………………………………….

5. People say that he will be a good teacher in the future.

He ………………………………………………………………………

6. Shall I bring you a cup of tea?

Would …………………………………………………………?

7. My sister is more hard-working than me.

I don’t …………………………………………………………………

8. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

Is this…………………………............................................................

9. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

It is …………………………………………………………………………

10. I will ask Mark to fetch my school bag

I will have …………………………………………………………………

TEST 2

I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others.

1.         A. calculator               B. marble                    C. famous                   D. eraser

2.         A. event                      B. bell                          C. relax                        D. essay

3.         A. bluff                       B. club                        C. fun                          D. junior

4.         A. indoors                   B. school                     C. hoop                       D. shoot

5.         A. equation                 B. education                C. invitation                D. dictionary

II. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. It’s time______ recess.

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

2. He is a student______Le Loi Street.

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

3. Mai learns ______to use  a computer.

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

4. We are ______some experiments.

           A. making                    B. learning                   C. doing                       D. having

5. My brother is good ______English.

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

6. All the students enjoy ______on the weekend.

           A. to camp                   B. to camping              C. camp                       D. camping

7. Nam and Hoa are in the same______.

           A. years old                 B. tall                           C. class                        D. high

8. Does Nam often play marbles______recess?

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

9. Talking is ______common way of relaxing.

           A. more                       B. most                        C. the most                  D. much

10. Blind man’s bluff is a ______.

           A. exercise                   B. game                       C. example                   D. sport

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.A. language               B. package          C. mathematics       D. marvelous

2.A. chemistry             B. prepare            C. receive                D. degree

3.A. romantic                B. mature               C. mathematics         D. humanity

4.A. prevent​​               B. pen                  C. determine          D.​​ english 

5.A.​​ awarded ​​            B.​​ academic         C.​​ address              D.​​ another
B/ USE OF ENGLISH :

I/ Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. As soon as the light turned red, she_________the car.

     A. stopped         B. has stopped    C. was stopping D. stops

7. The last time I_________swimming was when we were in Spain. 

     A. had gone        B. went                C. has gone        D. was going.

8. Johnny___________the paper when I_________ him.

     A. read/ interrupted                               B. read/ was interrupting        

     C. has read/ interrupted                         D. was reading/ interrupted

9. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody_______to bed.

    A. have gone        B. went                       C. had gone           D. goes

10. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She's a___________woman.

    A. ambitious       B. strong-willed           C. brilliant            D. humane

11. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more___________ than the other boys at his class.

    A. intelligent     B. mature           C. ambitious         C. developed

12. There is no__________ explanation for what happened.

    A. scientist        B. scientific        C. scientifically     C. since

13. Marie Curie was born_________November 7, 1867.

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

14. Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize __________chemistry in 1911.

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

15.She earned a degree in Physics with ____________.

A. red colors        B. bad marks        C. flying colors     D. swimming colors

16. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ________ everything in its path.

A. destroyed                   B. was destroyed  C. had destroyed  D. has destroyed

17. When we  __________ the bill, we left the restaurant.

A. had paid           B. were paying     C. paid                  D. had been paying

18. When the firework ____________ off, the dog ________ away.

A. had gone/ ran   B. went/ had run  C. went/ ran                   D. went/ was running

19. In 1903, Marie became the first woman __________ a Doctor of Science degree.

A. receiving           B. receive              C. receives            D. to receive

II. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D which indicates the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

20. She was a brilliant and mature student.

A. makes less severe                                   B. keep in the mind

C. very well , with a very high mark                    D. having a fully developed mind .

21. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.

    A. make up          B. find out                C. take over            D. put up

III. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D which indicates the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

22. She harboured her hope of being a teacher.

A.gave up her hope of being a teacher                   B. built her hope of being, a teacher

C.had her hope of being a teacher              D. kept her hope of being, a teacher in her mind

23. She was a brilliant student .

 A. excellent                     B. average                        C. bad                        D. determined

IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A,  B, C or D - that mast be changed for the sentence to be correct.

24.Before she became a film star, she has been a stand up  comedian

                        A                           B        C          D

25.Since I begin school. I haven't had much spare time.

          A        B                 C               D

26.  The doctor called this morning, while you slept.

                          A         B                 C             D

27. I've  been studying French since I've started high school.

             A                                B    C         D

C> READING :

I/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

  A child prodigy of four is receiving computer lessons at Brunei University, in London. Nicholas MacMahon is studying at university(28) _________he is too clever for school. A senior lecturer at the university, Valso Koshy, said that the boy was remarkably intelligent. Nicholas (29)_________fluently before he was one and by the time he was 18 months old, he was taking telephone (30) _______. This was soon followed by conversational French. These are the trademarks of a highly gifted child unusual but not unique. The strange thing about Nicholas is his reading - he taught (31)_____to read before he could speak. Ms. Koshy, an expert (32) _______ gifted children, says Nicholas is quite exceptional.

28. A. if                 B. because                     C. so                                D. but

29. A.told              B. asked                        C. spoke                          D. said

30. A.messages    B. information              C. receipts                        D. notes

31. A.himself         B. itself                                   C.this                               D. one

32.A. about         B. for                            C. with                               D. on

II. Read the passage below and complete the following sentences by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

   Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of out eve  everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Crams.

  Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grep up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Alien. When they were in the eight were in the eight grade, they were         ere writing programs for business computers and making mores.

  In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with _ and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen.  They worked eighteen hours a day in 'a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a com­pany called Microsoft to sell their product.

  Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of Software". He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.

33. According to the writer, __________________.    

A.people cannot live without personal computers

B.computers play an important part of our lives

C.Bill Gates invented personal computers

D.Bill Gates is the most important people in computer science

34.The words 'dropped out of in line 10 means_____________.    

A. graduated from                             B.  got over

C. took part in                         D. stopped taking class at

35.According to the passage, _____________.  

A.Bill Gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer.

B.Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers

C.Paul Alien left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company.

D.Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard.

36.How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States?

     A. 34                 B. 51                 C. 42                     D. 44

37.Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

A. In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company.

B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen.

C. Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard.

D. Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States.   

C/ WRITING:

II. Rewrite the sentences as directed :

38.She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed.

=> Before ................................................................

39.He checked the cassette carefully, then he bought it

=>After ....................................................................

40.Julia cleaned the house. Then she went shopping.

=>After.................................................................

41.She went to my house. I was reading books.

=>While.....................................................................

42.First he finished the exercise. Then he went out for a walk.

=>Before.....................................................

43.He had dinner . After that,  he went for a walk. 

=> He had ………….....................................…

44. She had left the store before we came.

=> We ………………………........................………

45. It was dry in 4 months . It rained yesterday .

 => After  it ……………………….....................….

Choose the correct sentence - A, B, C or D - made from the suggested words.

46. In 1778, he went/ London/ study/ Benjamin West/ for/ four years.

A. In 1778, he went to London to study for Benjamin West for four years.

B. In 1778, he went to London study for Benjamin West for four years.

C. In 1778, he went to London study with Benjamin West for four years.

D. In 1778, he went to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.

47. At that time, his parents/ never/ allow/ him/ play the drum.

A. At that time, his parents never allowed him play the drum.

B. At that time, his parents never allowed him to play the drum.

C. At that time, his parents never allowed him to playing the drum.

D. At that time, his parents never allowed him playing the drum.

48. Fewer people come/ meeting than we / expect.

A.Too many people came to the meeting.

B.There were more people at the meeting, than we had expected.

C.There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected.

D.We had expected more people to come to the meeting.

Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 

1.A.health                              B.ready                          C. appear                      D. heavy

2.A. watched                          B. attended                    C.walked                       D. laughed

3.A. leisure             B. pleasure   C. treasure     D. pressure

4.A. coach       B. chorus         C. chore           D. check

5.A. bomb             B. debt    C. describe      D. doubt