Read the following text and decide if each sentence below is correct or incorrect.
Millions of people of all ages enjoy a hobby which is both interesting and fun. And every year, more and more people start a stamp collection of their own and discover an interest which can last a lifetime. Starting your collection is easy because stamps are everywhere. Holiday postcards from friends, birthday cards from favourite aunts and letters from pen-friends can all provide you with stamps from all over the world. But once you've started collecting seriously, you will probably want to join the Stamp Collectors' Club which exists to provide collectors with new British stamps. As a Club member you order the special sets of new stamps you want for your collection. You can receive these in three different ways. We can either post you a complete set of stamps on an envelope addressed to you, or send you the same stamps in a colourful information pack with lots of interesting facts. Or, if your prefer, we can send you the individual stamps for you to arrange in special book of your own. The Stamp Collectors' Club has about 70.000 members and you could become a member too, with a two-year membership costing just $5. You can even get a reduction if a group of you joint at the same time. We're sure you'll agree that this is great value for money. And when you join, the Club sends you a Starter Pack at no extra cost. This contains 100 stamps to begin your collection, together with an attractive box to keep them in. You also receive our helpful 4-page guide to collecting, which has further suggestions on how to add to your collection and includes useful addresses of shops and businesses that sell stamps. Every two months you'll get a copy of the club magazine, which is packed full of competitions and quizzes, and gives you to chance to exchange stamps with members around the world. Why not start on an adventure which will give you years of pleasure? You'll spend many happy hours looking at the amazing variety of stamps in your collection or searching for unusual ones which you know are out there somewhere just waiting to be found. So join the Stamp Collectors' Club today and discover the fun and excitement of stamp collecting. To join the Club simply complete the application form and send your membership fee. Ypur Starter Pack will be sent within 28 days of receipt of your application. 1. The Stamp Collectors' Club sends you special stamps from many different countries. 2. The Club sends every member the same set of new stamps. 3. Information packs include a full set of stamps. 4. It costs $5 a year to join the Stamp Collectors' Club. 5. It is cheaper if several people joing the Club together. 6. The Club sends each new member a hundred free stamps. 7. The guide tells you where you may be able to buy the stamps you want. 8. Members of the Club are sent a monthly magazine. 9. The magazine helps you to contact other members. 10. You must write a letter to the Club if you want to join.
I. Put one suitable word in each gap in the following text.
Enjoyment is what drinking wine is all about. However, the more you know, …………… (1) easier it becomes to select the right wines for you or your guests. Wine is basically grape juice to …………… (2) yeast has been added causing it to ferment and produce alcohol. Alcohol is flavourless, so there must be something more …………… (3) wine than this. Many of the secrets of wine lie within the grape. Its pulp is a sugar solution which contains the things that give a wine its fruity flavour. In a dry wine, most of a grape’s sugar has been converted …………… (4) alcohol. In a sweet one, more sugar is left. This can be felt on the …………… (5) of the tongue. The pulp also contains acidity which gives the wine ‘’crispness’’ that makes the mouth water. Too much …………… (6) it can make you wince, too little and the wine could taste dull. The skin contains flavour and tannin. Tannin produces a tingling sensation in the gums and gives a wine firmness. White grapes have their skins removed before fermentation so tannin is only really found in red wines. The pulp of black and white grapes is …………… (7) same pale colour. The fact that the skins of black grapes are left on …………… (8) the wine is fermented gives red wine its colour. The wines which are often considered to be the best are …………… (9) where all the elements balance one another. There are many grape varieties grown in many climates which influence the emphasis given to these features and this is …………… (10) wines can be so wonderfully different.
I. Give advice with ought to or ought not to.
Minh looks very tired. (go to bed late)
My parents are going to visit France. (learn a few French words)
It’s eight o’clock. Helen is still sleeping. (get up earlier)
There is traffic jam and the people are rushing forward. (drive like that)
Nam is going to have final exam tomorrow morning. He is playing computer games now. (play computer games – learn the lessons)
The speed limit is 30 mph, but Catherine is driving 50 mph. (drive so fast)
The street is too narrow. It’s always full of vehicles. (they/ widen this street)
I’m bored. I need a change. (go away for a few days)
II. Fill in each blank with a correct reflexive pronoun.
My sister often looks at _______ in the mirror.
Mark made _______ a sandwich.
This refrigerator defrosts _______.
Hoa and I ________ saw that accident yesterday.
Did you pay for _______?
The children can look after _______ for a few days.
Please help me. I can’t do it ________.
Take care of _________?
He was very surprised when he looked _______ in the mirror.
I don’t like going to the cinema with other people. I prefer going by _______.
The child had no bothers or sisters, so she often had to play by _______.
I’m afraid that the children are going to cut ________ on the broken glass.
We had a great time in London together. We really enjoyed ________.
“Can I take another biscuit?” – Of course. Help _________”.
Don’t worry about Linh and me. We can look after _________.
I gave them a key to our house so that they could let ________ in.
Phuong had a great holiday. She enjoyed __________.
Please try and understand how I feel. Put __________ in my position.
I taught _______ to play the guitar. I have never had lessons.
An elephant hurt _______ when it tried to get out of the zoo yesterday.
I don’t need any help. I can take care of _______.
Sarah and I didn’t enjoy _______ at the disco last night.
This exercise isn’to very difficult. Do it _______.
My brother can repair the bicycle _______.
III. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Peter had a letter form his sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she was coming to England next month. If she comes, she will get a surprise. Peter is now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before his sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In his letter, he said that, he wanted her to stay with his family. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a modern house. So it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.
Where does Peter’s sister live?
What is she going to do next month?
Where is Peter living now?
When was the house completed?
Has it got many large rooms and a lovely garden?
Did he invite his sister to stay with him?
Why does the house look strange to some people?
VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage.
If you see a fire, you should ring the school bell ____ (1) one minutes. When they ____ (2) the bell, students should quickly leave ____ (3) classroom. The monitor should take the register with him on leaving the classroom. The _____ (4) should line up outside the classroom as soon _____ (5) everyone has left the room. Then _____ (6) class should walk quickly along the path to the main entrance. When they _____ (7) the main entrance, the students should stand quietly in the playground. While they ______ (8) waiting there, one of the students ______ (9) look for the class teacher in the playground. On finding _____ (10), he should give him the class register.
II- Use a relative pronoun/ adverb to combine each pair of the sentences below. 1. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.
2. Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other.
3. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship last year.
4. This is the house. We often stay in this house in the summer.
5. That was the time. He managed the enterprise at that time.
6. I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.
7. This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.
8. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions of people in the world.
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9. Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning.
10. The building is the church. Its tower can be seen from afar.
11. I’ll show you the second-hand bookshop. You can find valuable books in this shop.
12. The police want to know the hotel. Mr. Bush stayed at this hotel two weeks ago. 13. The reasons are basic grammatical ones. I’m scolded by the teacher fro these reasons.
14. I have not decided the day. I’ll go to London on that day.
15. The airport is the most modern one. We are going to arrive at this airport.
16. She doesn’t want to speak to the cause. She divorced her husband for this cause. 17. He doesn’t want to sell the house. He was born in this house.
18. The teacher is Mr. Pike. We studied with him last year.
19. The problem has been discussed in class. We are very interested in it
20. Many diseases are no longer dangerous. People died of them years ago.
21. Do you see my pen? I have just written the lesson with it.
22. I like standing at the windows. I can see the park from this window.
23. The boy is my cousin. You made fun of him
24. This is rare opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job.
25. This matter is of great importance. You should pay attention.
III. Read the following passage and answer the question
You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he was the (1) ....................... famous in England. He became ....................... (2) while still at the university, mainly ....................... (3) of his sporting achievements. He was, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics teams and held the world record for the long jump. He was ....................... (4) a popular sport journalist. He was ....................... (5) famous that letters addressed to ‘Mr. Fry, Oxford’ were delivered to him ....................... (6) any difficulty. His college, although it had quite a different name, ....................... (7) known as ‘Fry’s College’.
Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting ....................... (8). They point out that he lived at a time ....................... (9) standards were quite low and ....................... (10) was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that athletes ....................... (11) that time did not have the totally dedicated approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge him ....................... (12) the standards of his ....................... (13) time. There is no doubt that he ....................... (14) extraordinary skill and an ability to write ....................... (15) sport with style and intelligence
Supply the correct verb forms.
1. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) so easy. But he (be) alarmed to see that he (get) off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not know) what to do. He (explain) his difficulty to a man who (stand) on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face the man (tell) Tom that he (travel) on a train going in the wrong direction.
2. Maria is Spanish. She (live) in Madrid where she (work) for an export company. She (be) with this company for 2 years now. At the moment she (study) English on a one-month intensive course in London. She (arrive) in London last Saturday. This is not Maria's first time in Britain. She (be) there twice before.
3. Albert Malta was a progressive American write. He (be) born in 1908. He (write) his first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest) him and (put) him in prison 1950.
4. Ha (come) back a moment ago and (turn) the television on very loudly. My son (sleep) then, so i (tell) her turn it off.
5. Mary and John are neighbours. They (know) each other for several years. Mary (move) into her house in 1985 and John (live) next door since he (come) to the area in 1980.
6. While I (walk) to class yesterday morning. I (see) Tom. We (say) helan (walk) the rest of the way to school together.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Greens. When I (get) there about 2 o'clock Mrs Green (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr Green (block) the garage. He (work) on their car. The children (play) in the front yard.
I. use a relative pronoun to combine each pair of sentences. put in the commas where necessary
3. there are some words. they are very difficult to translate
4. the sun provides us with heat and light. it is one of milions of stars in the universe
5. students will be punished. their homework is late
6. i was looking for a book this morning. i've found it now
7. is that the car? you want to buy it
8. sandra works in advertising. you were talking to her
9. lake Prespa is a lonely beautiful lake. it's on the north Greek border
10. the little girl ate sweets the whole way. she sat next to me on the coach
11. is Zedco a company? it was taken over last year
12. Felix Reeve is a journalist. his tape recorder was stolen
13 this famous picture is worth thousands of punds. it was damaged during the war
14. i don't know the name of the woman. i spoke to her on the phone
15. we often go to visit our friends in Bristol. it is only 30 miles away
16. this is Mr. Carter. i was telling you about him
17. they've caotured all the animals. they escaped from the zoo
18. a scientist has won the Nobel Prize. He discovered a new planet
19. the river is the Wye. it flows through Hereford
20. we climbed to the top of the tower. we had a beautiful view from there
fill in each blank one suitable word
Someone say you can do it in seven days, other promise sucess in 24 hours, or you may prefer to take your time and do it in 5 weeks. What are we talking about? Belive it_(1)_______not, these period (2)__________time refer to language learning courses that promise excellent results in less time (3)____________ it takes to say "Bonjour!". However, the advertisement of these companies are not necessarily (4)_______________best guide and if you don't know what to look for in a good course you could be left with litte (5)____________than a large bill. A complaint was recently made to a consumer rights group (6)____________WhizzLearn Systems, a language school chain, and the company has been forced to remove it claim that its technique is ten times better than any(7)___________method. The Managing Director of WhizzLearn Systems said :"(8)______________we still believe our claim is true, we are willing to change our advert. BUt the fact remains, if you spend 3 hours (9)___________day for 5 weeks on our language course you will soon be speaking the language. What we (10)_____________have done was to make (11)_______clearer in the advert. Then we woudln't (12)____________has these annoying complaints"
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest . ( 2.5 pts )
1. A. this B. thank C. thin D. thought
2. A. plays B. cleans C. listens D. works
3. A. table B. face C. bad D. take
4. A. home B. horse C. go D. post
5. A. read B. clean C. tea D. breakfast
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . ( 5pts )
1. We usually write to each other __________
A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct
2. TV programme " Daddy , where are we going ?" is not only interesting _______ it also teaches children a lot of thing about family and friendship .
A. and B. but C. because D. so
3. Do you think we'll find a solution _______ the problem ?
A. to B. for C. of D. about
4. She _____ to the radio in the morning .
A. hears B. watches C. listens D. sees
5. ______ do you work ? - I work at a school .
A. What B. Where C. When D. How
6. The opposite of " weak " is ______
A. thin B. small C. strong D. heavy
7. _______ honest man !
A. What a B. How C. What an D. How much
8. Mr and Mrs Brown and their father have ___legs .
A. four B. six C. eight D. ten
9. Would you like ____ that for you ?
A. me doing B. that I do C. me do D. me to do
10. Which is ______ of the two girls ?
A. tallest B. the tallest C. taller D. the taller
III. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences. ( 10pts )
1. It is 6:00 p.m . Mary is at home . She ( have ) _____ dinner . She always ( have ) _________ dinner with her family around 6 o'clock .
2. My friend ( take ) ______ a trip to Da Lat next week, and he plans ( stay ) _____ there for a week .
3. He often ( drink ) ____ coffee for breakfast , but today he ( eat ) ______ some eggs .
4. Laura ( be ) _____ from Canada . She ( speak ) ______ English and French .
5. Minh ( be ) ________ to Da Nang twice . He ( visit ) __________ a lot of places of interest in Da Nang .
IV. Fill in each with the correct form of the word in brackets ( 5 pts )
1. Lan's brother is a _____ . He plays it very well . ( piano )
2. Where is the __________ post office from here ? ( near )
3. She often feels _______ when she gets badmarks . ( happy )
4. I don't like ______ days . ( rain )
5. There is a very __________ movie on at the Fansland cinema ( interest )
6. You will be _____ after your summer holiday . ( healthy )
7. What is the _______ sport in your country ? ( popular )
8. I'd like a nice ____orange . ( juice )
9. Your house is _____ from our school than mine . ( far )
10. Lan is good at English . She can speak English ______ . ( fluent )