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Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.
The Telephone
You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it ? The telephone was (1) ____ by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1847. Later he went (2)____ in the US. A.G. Bell was always interested (3)____ sound. He had a work shop in his house and did many (4) ____ there.
One day, while he was doing an experiment in his workshop, he was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. (5) _____ into his telephone. Bell said : ‘‘Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please ’’. His (6) _____, Watson, was in another room far away (7) ____ the workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly he ran to Bell’s workshop. “ Mr. Bell, I heard every (8) _____ you said ! ’’, Watson shouted (9) ____. Bell had finally succeed. He had invented the first telephone. Later other, (10) ______ made better ones.
1. A. invent B. inventing C. invented D. to invent
2. A. to live B. living C. live D. lived
3. A. into B. to C. in D. by
4. A. examples B. samples C. work D. experiments
5. A. Talk B. Talking C. Talked D. To talk
6. A. worker B. helper C. assistant D. aider
7. A. from B. to C. by D. of
8. A. sound B. word C. phrase D. sentence
9. A. excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitingly
10. A. invent B. invention C. inventing D. inventors
17. When were you born? – I was born ___________November 1997.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
18. Don’t come in. Pleased wait ___________ for your turn.
A. inside B. downstairs C. outside D. upstairs
19. Our friends ____________ meet us at the airport tonight.
A. are B. are going to C. go to D. will be to
20. The children ___________are going to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after school.
A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. themself
21. I know you worked really___________ this semester.
A. hardly B. good C. bad D. hard
22. The sun __________ in the east.
A. rise B. set C. sets D. rises
23. Martina has been a professional tennis player ____________ 1994.
A. since B. for C. on D. in
24. _____________. have you known Jane? – For three years.
A. What B. How many C. How long D. How far
25. The water wasn’t __________ in.
A. clear enough to swim B. enough clear to swim
C. clear enough for swimming D. enough clear for swimming
26. I really love ___________shoes. It’s relaxing!
A. clean B. cleans C. to clean D. cleaning
1.Most people enjoy....to different parts of the country
A. To travel B. Travel C. Traveled D. Traveling
2. My mother used to.....on a farm when she was young
A. Live B. Living C. To living D. To live
3. She was born....June 26, 1990
A. Of B. On C. At D. In
4. I know you you worked very.....this semester
A. Hardly B. Harder C. Hardest D. Hard
5. The office will be closed.....Christmas and New Year
A. Before B. Between C. At D. After
Giúp với ạ, em cảm ơn.
III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below :
Charles Dickens was one of the greatest writers in English Literature. He was born into a poor family in England. His father was a clerk in an office. It was a good job but he always spent more money than he earned, so he was often in debt. When Dickens was eleven years old, his father was put into prison because he could not pay his debts. At the age of twelve, Dickens was sent to work in a factory labeling bottles for six shillings a week.
When Dickens was sixteen, he worked for a newspaper, and soon became a good journalist. He also wrote many short stories and novels about London’s life. Many of his characters were poor and hungry people. Some of his novels have been translated into many different languages. His two novels “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield” are famous all over the world.
A.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. Which of the following sentences is NOT true ?
A. Charles Dickens was born into a poor family in England.
B. Charles Dickens always spent more money than he earned.
C. His father was put into prison when he was 11 years old.
D. “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield” were written by Charles Dickens.
2. The word famous in the second paragraph mostly means________.
A. strange B. well done C. well- known D. unknown
B. Answer the questions:
1. Was Charles Dickens one of the greatest writers in English Literature?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How old was he when he worked for a newspaper?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What did he write about in his short stories and novels?
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24.Alice/mend/I/clothes/will/my/have/.
25.my/had/repaired/the/mother/refrigerator/.
26.when/May Day/show/day/solidarity/is/workers/the/their/.
27.where/the United States/was/country/May Day/the/was/born/.
28.I/this/can/book/read/is/which/the/?
29.London/could/you/would/if/you/go/to/?
30.his/Saturday/wishes/could/go/this/class/hiking/he/.
31.stop/they/don’t/are/coaches/full/because/.
32.do/test/not/the/to/was/hard/very/.
33.built/when/station/the/will/railway/be/new/?
34.brother/work/quickly/always/my/finishes/his/.
35.car/had/suitcases/to/his/he/carried/the/.
36.someone/is/blouse/Lan/make/going/her/to/have/.
37.airport/taxi driver/I/to/the/asked/drive/to/me/the/.
38.cross/outside/crossings/they/not/streets/to/the/us/zebra/advised/the/.
39.go/how/school/everyday/do/to/you/can/?
40.far/it/how/is/here/from/your/to/school/?
1. My sister has been a student at this school________ two years.
A.
for
B.
about
C.
in
D.
since
2.
Tom is 16. He isn’t ________ to drive a car.
A.
enough old
B.
old enough
C.
young enough
D.
enough young
3.
Mark was born in France, so English isn’t his____________.
A.
importance
B.
application form
C.
celebration
D.
mother tongue
4.
“Can you help me fix my bike?” - “__________ “
A.
Yes, thanks.
B.
Certainly. I’ll help you
C.
May I help you?
D.
Yes. That’s very kind of you.
5.
My father has a good ________ of humor, so everyone likes to talk to him.
A.
knowledge
B.
feeling
C.
sense
D.
memory
VI/ FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH A PROPER PREPOSITION:in, on, at, of, with, from ….
1. The post office is not far ………………………………………….. my house
2. Let’s meet ……………………………………the City Theater ……………………………………… 7 o’clock.
3. I was born ……………………………………… may 16th, 1997 …………………………………Dong Nai.
4. He worked …………………………………… deaf-mutes ……………………………………Boston University.
5. Mrs.Lien said you could reach her …………………………………… 8 603 423.
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born ................... March 3, 1847.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
2. She came ............ with a new idea for increasing sales.
A. on B. up C. in D. over
3. Can you tell me who was the ............ of the telephone?
A. caller B. dreamer C. inventor D. maker 4. Would you like to talk to my new friends? - .................................
A. Yes, I do B. No, I don’t C. Yes, I’d love to D. Yes I like
5. Bell started experimenting with ways of ............ speech over a long distance.
A. giving B. experimenting C. telling D. transmitting
. Sue told us that her baby .................two weeks earlier than expected
A. was born B. would be born C. is born D. had been born
. If there is too much snow, the match.......................
A. will cancel B. will be cancelled C. has been cancelled D. won’t cancel
By the time we got there , the rain .................
A. had been stopped B. will have stopped C. is stopping D. had stopped
. When................about the news?
A. were you told B. had you been told C. did you tell D. will you tell
Most of the passengers .............easily to the shore
A. was swimming B. were swum C. were swimming D. have been swum