I. Give the correct form of the verbs
1. I (visit) my uncle's home regularly when I (be) a child.
2. David (wash) his hands. He just (repair) the TV set.
3. You (be) here before? Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year.
4. London (change) a lot since we first (come) to live here.
5. After (finish) breakfast , he (sit) down to write some letters.
6. He sometimes (come) to see his parents?
7. I think you’d better (not phone) her at midnight. It’s impolite at all.
8. Do you believe we (live) on Mars one day?
9. He always spends one hour (draw) pictures each day.
10. She left the room without (say) any words.
II. Give the correct form of the words
1. If you make a good ______________ at the interview, you will get the job.
(impress)
2. My history teacher has a vast ______________ of past events. (know)
3. My greatest ______________ was graduating from university. (achieve)
4. The weatherman said there is a strong _____________ of rain today. (possible)
5. Athens is ______________ for its ancient buildings. (fame)
6. If you buy presents in the summer your _______________ can be very high. (save)
7. The hospital has the best medical _____________and fast ambulances. (equip)
8. You can relax in the comfortable _______________of the hotel. (surround)
9. Don't laugh at his stupid jokes! You'll only _______________ him to say them
again. (courage)
10. Every afternoon, the cooks__________________ their knives in preparation for
dinner. (sharp)
III. Find the mistake (A, B, C, or D ) and correct it.
1.In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent.
A B C D
2.In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table.
A B C D
3.When I came, the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table.
A B C D
4.Lang Lieu couldn’t bought any special food because he was very poor.
A B C D
5. This is the first time she forgot to give me a message.
A B C D
6. The children enjoyed to watch the performing lions.
A B C D
7. You're tired although you stayed up too late to watch TV last night.
A B C D
8. Everyone felt tired, because they sat down to have a rest.
A B C D
9. How much time do you spend to surf the web a day?
A B C D
10. If the streets will be full of trash, we will heap it and burn it.
A B C D
IV. Rewrite the sentences so that their meaning stays the same:
1. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.
-> The tickets to the show cost.....................................................................
2.Charles Dickens’s novels attract a lot of children
-> A lot of children.....................................................................................
3.Her book is not the same as mine.
-> Her book is...............................................................................................
4.Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor. (BECAUSE)
5.Nam failed the Math test . He has to do it again. (SO)
6.The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival.It has become a public holiday in
Viet Nam since 2007.(HOWEVER)
7.At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes. Every child
like it very much.(THEREFORE)
8. They began studying English in 2004.
→ They
9. Listening to music gives him pleasure.
→ He enjoys
10. We spent five hours getting to London.
→ It took
V. Use the words and phrases to form the sentences.
1.some/ she / bought / last weekend / interesting book.
2. I/ love / basketball / volleyball/ watching/ and.
3. teacher/ dances/ English/ gracefully/ my/ very.
4. have to/ home/ I/ stay/ at/ because/ is/ raining/ it.
5. Vietnam/ because/ beautiful/ I/ it/ is/ love/ very.
6. born/ I/ in/ 1990/ was/ Viet Tri/ in.
7. English lessons/ and/ I/ on/ have/ Monday/ Tuesday.
8. We/ started/ ago/ have not finished/ the game/ half an hour / but / we/ / it.
9. They/ when/ it/ will/ stops/ for a walk/ raining/ go .
10. hasn’t / me/ since/ he/ Mr Minh/ called/ for/ left/ England/ his children/ live/ with/ to.
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered bank.
Chu Van An was born in 1292 and died in 1370. From his childhood, he was (1)
for his intelligence. He did not have the dream of (2) part in exams to
become mandarins (3) other students. Chu Van An stayed at (4) and
taught himself by reading books, and opened schools. His school quickly became famous
in the region and many students from other places went there to (5) .
Emperor Tran Minh Tong (6) Chu Van An to be the principal of the Imperial
Academy to teach his crown prince and other students to become (7) people
for the country. In 1359, Emperor Tran Minh Tong gave his crown (8) his
son, Tran Hien Tong, who was also a student of Chu Van An. Under the regime of
Emperor Tran HienTong, the court and the country were peaceful. (9) , this
period lasted only for 12 years. Then Emperor Tran Hien Tong died, and Tran Du Tong
inherited the crown. The social situation became complicated, the people were very poor
and many good people were killed.
Chu Van An bravely submitted a petition which requested the Emperor to behead 7
perfidious mandarins, so it was (10) “Seven Beheaded Petition” (That Tram
So). “Seven Beheaded Petition” became the symbol of the courageous attitude of the real
intellectuals, and of Chu Van An’s spirit.
1. A. like B. famous C. Such as D. Similar
2. A. approximately B. expressively C. taking D. progressively
3. A. like B. pioneering C. pioneering D. pioneers
4. A. custom B. waiter C. service D. home
5. A. tourists B. study C. pilot D. guess
6. A. invited B. orbition C. orbital D. orbiting
7. A. constructed B. designed C. talented D. painted
8. A. equipment B. to C. equivalent D. furniture
9. A. invitation B. ticket C. space D. However
10. A. called B. departures C. islands D. destinations
VII. Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.
My family has six people. We (1) different hobbies. My grandfather
(2) reading newspapers. He (3) newspapers every morning
after breakfast. My grandmother doesn’t like reading them. She (4) to the market
near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She (5) very well. Oh, I love
all her food. My father likes (6) . He (7) up early and cycles
around the West Lake all the year round. My mother doesn’t likes this sport. She likes (8)
. She walks about four or five kilometers every morning. My brother doesn’t like
any sports. He likes (9) to music and playing drums. He is a member of
the Green Band. It is a well-known band in my country.
I don’t like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love (10) things, such as
stamps and coins.
