Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the words given.

1, The alphabet we use in english has 26 letters

In the alphabet alphabet we use in English, ___________ are 26 letters.

2, The two Greek letters "alpha" and "beta" give us the word "alphabet".

We get the word "alphabet" __________ the two Greek letters "alpha" and "beta".

3, An alphabet was first used abou 3,500 years ago.

People _________ an alphabet for about 3,500 years ago.

4, Without an alphabet, we couldn't write down our ideas.

If we _________ have an alphabet, we couldn't write down our ideas.

5, You can't learn to read and write until you know your alphabet.

You must know your alphabet ___________ you can learn to read and write.

6, Is learning the alphabet easier to children than learning to count?

Is learning to count not ___________ for children as learning the alphabet?

I. Choose A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
1. What aspect _______ learning English do you find the most difficult?
A. in B. on C. at D. of
2. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. cause B. laugh C. naughty D. pause
3. Mary has read this article on the website, _______ ?
A. hasn’t she B. has she C. haven’t she D. hasn’t Mary
4. He told me he _______ leave the city the following day.
A. will have to B. would have to C. has to D. had to
5. You like watching sports, don’t you? .~ _______.
A. Not really B. No, I am not C. Yes, I am D. No, I do
6. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. impressive B. unique C. advantage D. aspect
7. She said that she _______ learning English with you.
A. like B. liked C. liking D. to like
8. She asked me how I _______ English in the future.
A. use B. will use C. would use D. used
9. When I _______ to see him last night, he _______ a newspaper.
A. come / is reading B. come / reads C. came / read D. came / was reading
10. You watch the News, don’t you? – _______.
A. Me too B. Yes, every day C. No, I am not D. Yes, I am
11. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. tuition B. violence C. challenge D. excellence
12. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. character B. chair C. check D. chalk
13. My children enjoy _______ up late when there is something special on TV.
A. being allowed to stay B. allowing to stay
C. be allowing to stay D. being allowing stay
14. You weren’t listening, _______?
A. wasn’t B. was I C. weren’t you D. were you

II. Choose the word that has the different stress *

noodles

carton

packet

ahead

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. *

palace

racing

backpack

statue

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. *

sun

rubber

music

under

II. Choose the word that has the different stress *

vitamin

papaya

delicious

banana

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.

ENGLISH SPEELING

Why does English spelling have a reputation for being difficult? English was first written down when Christian monks came to England in Anglo-Saxon (33) ______. They used the 23 letters of Latin to write down the sounds of Anglo-Saxon speech as they heard it. However, English has a (34) _____ range of basic sounds (over 40) than Latin. The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were needed to express the different sounds. Inevitably, there were inconsistencies in the way that letters were combined.

With the Norman invasion of England, the English language was put at risk. English survived, but the spelling of many English words changed to follow French (35) _____, and many French words were introduced into the language. The result was more irregularity.

When the printing press was invented in the fifteenth century, many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages. They made little effort to respect English spelling. Although one of the shortterm (36) _____ of printing was to produce a number of variant spellings, in the long term it created fixed spellings. People became used to seeing words spelt in the same way. Rules were drawn up, and dictionaries were put together which printers and writers could refer to. However, spoken English was not fixed and continued to change slowly - just as it still does now. Letters that were sounded in the Anglo- Saxon period, like the 'k' in 'knife', now became (37) _____. Also, the pronunciation of vowels then had little in common with how they sound now, but the way they are spelt hasn't changed. No wonder, then, that it is often difficult to see the link between sound and spelling.

Điền vào ô số 33

A. centuries

B. times       

C. ages        

D. years 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.

ENGLISH SPEELING

Why does English spelling have a reputation for being difficult? English was first written down when Christian monks came to England in Anglo-Saxon (33) ______. They used the 23 letters of Latin to write down the sounds of Anglo-Saxon speech as they heard it. However, English has a (34) _____ range of basic sounds (over 40) than Latin. The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were needed to express the different sounds. Inevitably, there were inconsistencies in the way that letters were combined.

With the Norman invasion of England, the English language was put at risk. English survived, but the spelling of many English words changed to follow French (35) _____, and many French words were introduced into the language. The result was more irregularity.

When the printing press was invented in the fifteenth century, many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages. They made little effort to respect English spelling. Although one of the shortterm (36) _____ of printing was to produce a number of variant spellings, in the long term it created fixed spellings. People became used to seeing words spelt in the same way. Rules were drawn up, and dictionaries were put together which printers and writers could refer to. However, spoken English was not fixed and continued to change slowly - just as it still does now. Letters that were sounded in the Anglo- Saxon period, like the 'k' in 'knife', now became (37) _____. Also, the pronunciation of vowels then had little in common with how they sound now, but the way they are spelt hasn't changed. No wonder, then, that it is often difficult to see the link between sound and spelling.

Điền vào ô số 36

A. conclusions     

B. actions    

C. meanings

D. effects 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.

ENGLISH SPEELING

Why does English spelling have a reputation for being difficult? English was first written down when Christian monks came to England in Anglo-Saxon (33) ______. They used the 23 letters of Latin to write down the sounds of Anglo-Saxon speech as they heard it. However, English has a (34) _____ range of basic sounds (over 40) than Latin. The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were needed to express the different sounds. Inevitably, there were inconsistencies in the way that letters were combined.

With the Norman invasion of England, the English language was put at risk. English survived, but the spelling of many English words changed to follow French (35) _____, and many French words were introduced into the language. The result was more irregularity.

When the printing press was invented in the fifteenth century, many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages. They made little effort to respect English spelling. Although one of the shortterm (36) _____ of printing was to produce a number of variant spellings, in the long term it created fixed spellings. People became used to seeing words spelt in the same way. Rules were drawn up, and dictionaries were put together which printers and writers could refer to. However, spoken English was not fixed and continued to change slowly - just as it still does now. Letters that were sounded in the Anglo- Saxon period, like the 'k' in 'knife', now became (37) _____. Also, the pronunciation of vowels then had little in common with how they sound now, but the way they are spelt hasn't changed. No wonder, then, that it is often difficult to see the link between sound and spelling.

A. types       

B. guides     

C. plans      

D. patterns

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.

ENGLISH SPEELING

Why does English spelling have a reputation for being difficult? English was first written down when Christian monks came to England in Anglo-Saxon (33) ______. They used the 23 letters of Latin to write down the sounds of Anglo-Saxon speech as they heard it. However, English has a (34) _____ range of basic sounds (over 40) than Latin. The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were needed to express the different sounds. Inevitably, there were inconsistencies in the way that letters were combined.

With the Norman invasion of England, the English language was put at risk. English survived, but the spelling of many English words changed to follow French (35) _____, and many French words were introduced into the language. The result was more irregularity.

When the printing press was invented in the fifteenth century, many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages. They made little effort to respect English spelling. Although one of the shortterm (36) _____ of printing was to produce a number of variant spellings, in the long term it created fixed spellings. People became used to seeing words spelt in the same way. Rules were drawn up, and dictionaries were put together which printers and writers could refer to. However, spoken English was not fixed and continued to change slowly - just as it still does now. Letters that were sounded in the Anglo- Saxon period, like the 'k' in 'knife', now became (37) _____. Also, the pronunciation of vowels then had little in common with how they sound now, but the way they are spelt hasn't changed. No wonder, then, that it is often difficult to see the link between sound and spelling.

Điền vào ô 35.

A. types

B. guides

C. plans

D. patterns

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.

ENGLISH SPEELING

Why does English spelling have a reputation for being difficult? English was first written down when Christian monks came to England in Anglo-Saxon (33) ______. They used the 23 letters of Latin to write down the sounds of Anglo-Saxon speech as they heard it. However, English has a (34) _____ range of basic sounds (over 40) than Latin. The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were needed to express the different sounds. Inevitably, there were inconsistencies in the way that letters were combined.

With the Norman invasion of England, the English language was put at risk. English survived, but the spelling of many English words changed to follow French (35) _____, and many French words were introduced into the language. The result was more irregularity.

When the printing press was invented in the fifteenth century, many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages. They made little effort to respect English spelling. Although one of the shortterm (36) _____ of printing was to produce a number of variant spellings, in the long term it created fixed spellings. People became used to seeing words spelt in the same way. Rules were drawn up, and dictionaries were put together which printers and writers could refer to. However, spoken English was not fixed and continued to change slowly - just as it still does now. Letters that were sounded in the Anglo- Saxon period, like the 'k' in 'knife', now became (37) _____. Also, the pronunciation of vowels then had little in common with how they sound now, but the way they are spelt hasn't changed. No wonder, then, that it is often difficult to see the link between sound and spelling.

Điền vào ô 33.

A. centuries

B. times

C. ages

D. years