Read the text and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank.
My friends and I have written a (1) . We have decided to (2) it for our school. I have already built the set. Karen has just finished the (3) for us to wear. I haven’t learned the (4) yet, so I am a bit nervous, but I’m excited too. I haven’t been in a play before. I can’t wait!
Question 1
A. film
B. song
C. play
D. club
I / HOW ARE YOU
II Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.
1. When my brother and I (be).....................................................children, we (have).........................................................two cats and a dog.
2. It's 8.00 now. We (learn).............................................................math.
At 9.00, we (have).........................................................a history class.
3. Lien's brother is an architect but he (not work).............................at the moment.
4. How much it (cost)......................................... to mail a letter to England?
5. We are decorating our house because we (have).......................a birthday party tonight.
6. They (travel).................................................to the USA next month
7. Would you like me (help)..............................you with your homework tonight?
8. My sister gets used to (go).....................................out on Saturday nights.
III. Chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành các câu sau.
1. Playing chess after dinner sounds...................... to me.
A. boring B. bored C. boringly D. boredom
2. We may know the land very well, but we know very................. about the oceans.
A. few B. little C. much D. a little
3. I received a letter....................my friend yesterday.
A. from B. by C. on D. at
4. As a child, he............................ his parents.
A. ought obey B. ought obeying C. ought to obey D. ought to obeying
5. She needed..................................these postcards to her friends.
A. to send B. sending C. sent D. sends
6. Hung and his brother............................. at home yesterday.
A. didn't are B. wasn't C. weren't D. not were
7. She talked to her friends.............................her vacation in da lat.
A. about B. on C. with D. for
8. He caused an accident because he was driving too...........................
A. fastly B. fast C. very fast D. much fast
9. Of all the students in my class, Nam is............................
A. tallest B. taller C. tall D. the tallest
10........................... my next birthday.
A. I am 14 on B. I will be 14th C. I will be 14 on D. I am going to be 14 on
11. Are there........................ for me this morning?
A. any letters B. Letter C. any letter D. some letters
12. My father is a......................... football player.
A. skill B. skilled C. skillfully D. skillful
13. My sister doesn't want to drink coffee,and.........................
A. I do either B. I do, too C. so do I D. neither do I
14. Tuan is a good student. He always answers the teacher's questions.........
A. quick B. quickly C. too quick D. very quick
15. Living in the city is.......................than in the countryside.
A. more noisy B. noisier C. noisyer D. less noisy
IV. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.
1. My sister has a big.....................................................of stamps. (Collect)
2. My favorite subject at school is physical........................................ (educate)
3. The most popular............................................at recess is talking. (act)
4. What a......................................................................picture! (wonder)
5. I live in a........................................................house by the sea. (Love)
6. My friend and I write to each other.............................................. (regular)
7. Guitar is a..............................................................instrument. (music)
8. I have............................................time to play than my friends do. (little)
9. You should do morning exercises to have a.................................body. (health)
10. Where is the.............................................................restaurant? (near)
Choose the correct answers in A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
1 John hasn't _______ his mind yet to go abroad for his higher education
a, made
b, gone
c, used to
d, found
2 Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, _________ ?
a, do they
b, don't thay
c, doesn't she
d, doesn't he
3 we spent half a year ______ this hotel
a, to build
b, build
c, will building
d, building
4 She is bored ___ getting up early
a, with
b, in
c, of
d, to
5 Would you like me to get you something to drink ? -___________
a, That would be nice
b, No, I'm sorry
c, That's too bad
d, My pleasure
6 English is the ______ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world
a, office
b, official
c, officer
d, offcially
7 It's an hour since he ______, so he must be at office now
a, has left
b, left
c, was leaving
d, ia leaving
8 I usually go to work by bus, but _____
and then I use mu mortobike
a, again
b, once
c, stricter
d, stric
9 Of my parents, my father is _____
a, the stricter
b, the strictest
c, stricter
d, strict
10 " What can I get for you ? " _______
a, All right
b, I'm afraid not
c, I hope so
d, Yes, please
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Ex2 :Phonetic
1.A.station B. mistake C.lane D.many
2.A. ready B. break C. ahead D. dead
3. A.freight B. vein C. ceiling D. neighbour
4. A.pretty B. depend C. left D. expensive
5. A. straight B. pain C.said D. afraid
6. A. brain B. sailing C. railway D. captain
7. A.plane B.safety C. traffic D. station
8. A. vehicle B. mention C. enter D. helicopter
9. A.hey B.honey C. obey D. grey
10. A. healthy B. ahead C. bread D.seatbelt
11. A.left B. present C.market D.center
14. A.seven B. twenty C. remember D. reduce
15. A. careful B. yard C.arm D.harbour
16.A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D.station
17. A.recycle B. vehicle C. helicopter D. reverse
18. A. railway B. mail C.sail D.captain
19.A. sign B. mistake C.triangle D. drive
20. A.nearest B.head C.bread D. health
21.A.head B.break C.bread D.heavy
22. A.said B.wait C.maid D.sail
23. A.start B. lake C.station D.came
24.A.ancient B. radio C.nature D.village
12.A.way B.father C.plane D.same
13.A..bread B.great C. breakfast D. ahead
25. A.indicate B.mistake C. take D.says
26. A.safety B. waste C. taste D. chat
Ex3: Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences.
1.Minh used to………..his homework late in the evening. A. does B. do C. doing D. did
2. Linh used to……jigsaw puzzles in his spare time A. do B. does C. doing D. did
3.My mum ………….the bus to work every morning,but Dad drives A.catches B.goes C. does D. runs
4.Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ……the rules.A.remember B. obey C. go after D. take care of
5. You should look right and left when you go ……..the road. A. along B. up C.down D. across
6. Hurry up or we’ll ………the last bus. A. lose B. avoid C.miss D. drop
7.Before the new system of traffic control,there …be more accidents.
A.use to B. used to C.is used to D. was used to
8. Public ………..in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.A. journey B. travel C. vehicle D. transport
9. ……….is very far from here to the harbour. A. There B. This C. It D. That
10.If people ………..the rules , there are no more accidents.A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember
11.You should ……….right and left when you go across the roads. A.see B. look C. be D. take
12.Lan used to go to school ……A. with bike B. by foot C. in car D.by bus
13.When there is a traffic jam, it ……….me a very long time to go home. A.costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends
14.Mai’s dad usually drives her to school……….her school is very far from her house.
A. but B. through C. because D. or
15. Yesterday Hoa and Lan ......round West Lake. IT took them an hour.A. cycle B. cycles C.cycling D. cycled
16……does it take to go from HaNoi to HCMC by plane? A. How far B. How much C. How long D.How many
17. ……….is it from your house to the nearest bus stop? –About 50 kilometres
A. How far . B. How much C. How long D.How often
18.All of us have to obey ….strictly . A. traffic rules B. traffic C. traffic jam D. regular
19. Cyclists and motorists have to wear a …when they ride a motorbike. A. hard hat B. cap C. mask D. helmet
20. He forgot to give a …before he returned left and got a ticket. A. signal B. sign C. light D. hand
21.Drivers have to ………your seatbelt whenever they drive. A. put B. tie C. fasten D. put on
Ex4 : Put the verbs in the blanket in the correct tense
1He usually (go) fishing on Saturdays
2. I used to (swim) long distances.
3. I (not/ used to) play football.
4. How about (see) a movie on Sunday evening?
5. She used to (be) a nurse.
6.She (used to )…..speak to strangers?
7. I like (work) as a volunteer for that orphanage.
8. I (not/used to) ……….wear a uniform to work.
9. I (not used to /play) table tennis when I was a child.
10. Mike used (smoke) a lot.
Ex5.Put question for underline parts in the following sentencesa.
1.Most of my classmates go to school by bicycle
2. It is about three kilometres from my house to the nearest town.
3.The students are learning road signs in the schoolyard.
4. My father used to go fishing in the pond near the woods.
5. There are often traffic jams in the city centre in the rush hour.
6. Trung usually rides his motorbike very carefully.
Ex6.Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same using the word given each.
1.Mr and Mrs Smith are flying to HaNoi now .(TRAVELLING)
2. Van had a motorbike once, but he doesn’t any more.(USED)
3. My father usully goes to work by car. (DRIVES)
4. This part of the city didn’t have traffic jams very often.(USE)
5. I used to walk to school when I was young. (FOOT)
6.The distance from my house to school is about 500 metres. (IT)
7. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus (USED TO)
8. Don’t drive too fast or you’ll have an accident. (IF)
9. Is it possible to go to Sapa by motorbike?(CAN)
10.Is it possible to go to Sapa by plane?(CAN)
11. My mother is a careful driver (drives)
12. My brother is a good soccer player.(PLAYS)
13.A train leaves for Lao Cai at 5 o’clock every morning. (THERE)
14.The distance from HCMC to Phu Quoc Island is about 300km. (IT)
15.Be careful or you’ll fall off your bike.(IF)
16.Mr Tam went to work by car some tears ago, but now he cycles.(USED)
17. Road users should obey traffic rules strictly(OBEYED)
18. My mother washed clothes by hand in the past , but she no longer does it now. (USED)
19. I usually stayed up late to watch TV last year, but now I don’t.(USED)
20Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?(USE TO)
Đề 4
I. Supply the correct verbs form. (15 pts)
1. Where is Tom? – I don’t know. I (not see)______ him this afternoon.
2. He (spend)______ his free time (read)______ books every day.
3. If you feel tired, please (lie)______ down for a moment and you (feel)______ better
4. How much you (save)______ since Christmas? I (save)______ $5.
5. I’m sure you are capable of (pass)______ the exam.
6. When I’m on holiday, I enjoy (not have)______ (get)______ up early.
7. The theater is quite old .It (build)______ over 100 years old.
8. It’s the first time he (win)______ the school prize.
9. When I (see)______ him, he (talk)______ to somebody so he (not recognize)______ me then.
II. Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. (10 pts)
1. I’m sorry now that I asked her to say. → Now I wish...........................................
2. Someone stole my purse from my handbag. → My purse.............................................
3. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad. → It was such.........................................
4 He could repair the broken vase. → The .......................................................
5. He is sorry now he didn’t invite us to his party. → He wishes...........................................
6. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. → In spite.................................................
7. How about something to eat before the show. → Shall we...............................................
8. If you missed the program, you couldn’t really understand their intention. → Unless........................
9. I haven’t been able to see them for over a year. → It is ........................................................
10. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film. → He was too.........................................
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (10 pts)
1. Your money will be refunded if the goods aren’t to your complete (satisfy)___________.
2. The book doesn’t say much about prices, but it is very (inform)___________ about everything else.
3. The (perform)___________ she gave last night was marvelous.
4. I’m looking for a (suit)___________ gift for an old lady.
5. He was given a light sentence because of his (young)___________.
6. Children need to have a good (educate)___________.
7. He should say a few words of (explain)___________.
8. Charities rely on (volunteer)___________ contributions.
9. We should save (nature)___________ resources.
10. They collected over 1000 (sign)___________ for the petition.
IV. Choose the correct words in brackets. (10 pts)
1. My dog is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.
2. This soup tastes (well/ good).
3. This map was of (a great use/ great use) to me on a trip.
4. He works much (more hard/ harder) than he used to .
5. I regretted (staying/ to stay) in the same job for a long time.
6. My mother is a very good (cook/ cooker).
7. Her father is (a/ an) university lecture.
8. My maths (is/ are) getting worse.
9. The others can’t come so you’ll have to come (alone/ lonely).
10. He was very (asleep/ sleepy) so he went to bed early.
V. Find the word or phrase that is SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined one. (5 pts)
1. They will board the ship in Genoa.
A. get in B. try at C. get into D. get off
2. We waited and waited and finally he arrived.
A. on end B. on the whole C. at last D. in general
3. The conductor will tell you where to leave the bus for the central market.
A. get on B. get out of C. get over D. get off
4. Please test this coast just for size.
A. try on B. try out C. put on D. take off
5. You should review this lesson again.
A. look at B. look up C. look over D. look out
VI. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from others. (5 pts)
1. A. handed B. booked C. translated D. visited
2. A. car B. coach C. century D. cooperate
3. A. within B. without C. clothing D. strengthen
4. A. has B. bag C. dad D. made
5. A. kites B. catches C. oranges D. buzzes
VII. Choose the most suitable words or phrases to complete the sentences: (10 pts)
1. We________ the seedlings into peaty soil. A. take B. plough C. raise D. transplant
2. She got_________ as soon as the alarm clock went_________.
A. over/ on B. up/ down C. up/ off D. on/ off.
3. I'll see him when he______ here tomorrow.
A. comes B. will come C. has come D. had come
4. Maria is going to stop______ dinner, so she may be late.
A. eating B. to eat C. for eating D. eat
5. It's_______ to break into someone's home.
A. illegal B. legally C. legal D. illegally
6. Have you seen her__________? A. later B. lately C. late D. latter
7. We visited Canada and___________ United States. A. an B. a C. D. the
8. We could reach the house__________ the road was flooded. A. although B. whether C. as if D. even
9. The scientist__________ invention was a success became famous.
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
10. John___________ a respectful and obedient student.
A. said to be B. is said C. is said being D. is said to be
VI. Complete the sentences with one suitable word in the box. (8 pts)
typhoon drought tragedy urban migrant traffic jam remote floods
1. In the areas affected by______ there is not enough water for peoples need.
2. The heavy rain has caused______ in many parts of the country.
3. A person who moves from one place to another to live or work is a______.
4. ______ is a tropical storm with strong winds.
5. Many young farmers moved to the______ areas for jobs.
6. Some______ areas in the country are getting electricity.
7. We were stuck in a______ for an hour.
8. It’s a______ that so many young people are out of work.
VII. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. (7 pts)
1. There are lots of parties____ Christmas.
2. I received a letter____ my friend yesterday.
3. She usually goes swimming____ Sunday morning.
4. Khoi is my close friend. I spend most of my free time____ him.
5. He does volunteer work____ a local hospital.
6. His friend didn’t laugh____ his jokes.
7. My friends usually enjoy my sense____ humor.
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1. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences 1. Minh used to _____ his homework late in the evening. A. does B. do C. doing D. did 2. If people _________ the traffic rules, there won’t be more accidents. A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember 3. You should _________ right and left when you go across the roads. A. see B. look C. be D. take 4. Hurry up or we can't _________ the last bus home. A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch 5. Lan used to go to school _________. A. with bicycle B. by foot C. in car D. by bus 6. Public _________ in my town is good and cheap. A. transport B. tour C. journey D. travel 7. _________ is not very far from here to the city center. A. That B. This C. It D. There 8. When there is a traffic jam, it _________ me a very long time to go home. A. costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends 9. Mai's dad usually drives her to school _______ her school is very far from her house. A. but B. though C. because D. or 10. Yesterday Hoa and Lan _________ round West Lake. It took them an hour. A. cycle B. cycles C. cycling D. cycled
I/ Section one: vocabulary and structures
Question 1: Choose the best answers
1. Don’t be silly! That ...................................possibly be Rivaldo!
a. mustn’t b . shouldn’t c. won’t d. can’t
2. No sooner had we started the game, .........................it began to rain.
a. than b. then c. that d. and
3. I ..................................be interested in playing badminton as a child.
a. could b. ought to c. might d. used to
4. They’ve told you time and time ............................. not to go out at night.
a. to b. over c. again d. before
5. Sorry I’m late, but I..............................feed my little son before leaving home.
a. needed b. must c. had to d. was to
6. Smith writes very quickly. He’s .........................finished his essay.
a. already b. been c. for d. yet
7. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made................my mind yet.
a. on b. at c. in d. up
8. I’ve ..............................to Paris. I went there in March.
a. been b. gone c. just d. yet
9. This is the first ..................... I’ve ever lived far from home.
a. already b. since c. that d. time
10. What did the girl say ........................?
a. at you b. for you c. you d. to you?
11. Phong rang his friend in Nha Trang yesterday, and he said it ..............raining there.
a. was b. is c. should be d. to be
12. The last time I saw Khang, he looked very relaxed. He explained that he’d been on holiday the ........................week.
a. earlier b. following c. next d. previous
13. We wonder ........................the tickets are on sales yet.
a. what b. when c. whether d. where
14. When I rang Oanh some time last week, she said she was busy.................day.
a. this b. that c. then d. the
15. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
a. just b. sun c. put d. bucket
16. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
a. instead b. head c. heap d. dead
17. Which word has a different stress in the group?
a. amount b. inventor c. garbage d. resource
18. This film must be new. We’ve ........................ seen it before.
a. ever b. never c. since d. yet
19. He hates.......................................to do something by others.
a. to be asked b. asking c. being asked d. to ask
20. Let’s go camping in the mountain, ........................?
a. do we b. can we c. will we d. shall we
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PART I: (3.0 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter you choose.
1. Your plan was completely _______. It didn’t work at all.
A. used B. useful C. useless D. usefully
2. Claire wanted to make tea, _______ she heated some water.
A. so B. but C. although D. so that
3. A man from our village, ________ children I teach, was on T.V. last night.
A. who B. whom C. where D. whose
4. I am responsible for the preparation,________?
A. aren’t I B. am I C. am not I D. don’t I
5. _____ I use your car?- Of course. Here’s the key.
A. May B. Must C. Need D. Should
6. “Would you like a glass of green tea?”
A. No, let’s not. B. No, I don’t. C. No, thanks. D. No, I wouldn’t.
7. Peter behaved so badly at the party. I wish I _______ him.
A. do not invite B. did not invite C. had not invited D. would not invite
8. That car runs at _______ speed of 180 miles _______ hour.
A. the / an B. a / the C. a / a D. the / a
9. We need _______ money to send our son to Oxford University.
A. a large sum of B. a few of C. many D. lot of
10. Mary was the_______________ of the three sisters.
A. clever B. clever as C. cleverer D. cleverest
11. I didn’t have an umbrella, so I got wet.
A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet.
B. If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet.
C. I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.
D. Had I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.
12. The president refused to make any judgement ______ the situation.
A. on B. with C. about D. to
13. I am fed ______ hanging around here with nothing to do.
A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by
14. The test is taking place ______ a week’s time.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
15. You can borrow this car if you promise to look ______ it carefully.
A. into B. at C. after D. up
PART II: (2.0 pts) Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable word from the box. Write your answers in the space provided under this passage.
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Famine is a prolong food shortage that causes (1)________ hunger and death. Throughout history, famine has truck at least one area of the world (2) ________ few years. Most of the developing nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America have (3)________ enough food for their people. Millions in these countries go hungry. When food production or imports (4) ________ for any reason, famine may strike and thousands or millions of people may die.
Many famines have more than one cause. For example, the great Bengal famine of 1943 in Eastern India was caused by both (5)________ and historical events. World War II (6)________ a general food shortage and let to the cutoff of rice imports from Burma, which had been occupied by the Japanese. Then a cyclone (7)________ much farmland. Famine struck, and more than one and a half million persons died.
Nearly all famines result (8)________ crop failures. The chief causes of crop failure include drought, too much rainfall and flooding, and plant diseases and (9) ________. Many other (10) ________ may also help create a famine.
Your answers:
1 _______________________ 6 _______________________
2 _______________________ 7 _______________________
3 _______________________ 8 _______________________
4 _______________________ 9 _______________________
5 _______________________ 10 _______________________
PART III: (2.5 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed verb in the numbered spaces provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
I woke up while the flight attendant (0. serve ) breakfast. I (1.come) home after a long time abroad. I had been away for over twenty years. I wondered whether things (2.change) much. The plane landed and the bus (3. take)us to the terminal building. After I (4. collect) my luggage, I walked out of the baggage hall. I had a big surprise. Almost half my family (5. be) there to meet me. It was wonderful. “You (6. not recognize) the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything (7. change) since you last saw it. The old town hall (8. destroy) by a fire about five years ago. They (9.build) a new one at the moment. They (10. build)it for the past three years in fact, but they haven’t finished it yet. | 0. was serving 1/_____________ 2/_____________ 3/_____________ 4/_____________ 5/_____________
6/_____________ 7/_____________ 8/_____________ 9/_____________ 10/_____________ |
PART IV : (1.0 pt): Identify the words or phrases ( A, B, C, or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Circle the letter you choose.
1. When a patient’s blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a doctor usually
A B C
insists that he will not smoke.
D
2. First raise your hand, and then, you should repeat after me.
A B C D
3. It is believed that pollute is one of the main causes of species extinction.
A B C D
4. People should organize different activities to protect these rarely animals.
A B C D
5. The important thing is to believe that the problems can be solve and not to give up
A B C D
PART V: (1.0 pt) Read the following passage and circle the answers A, B, C or D which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students
a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _____.
A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet
C. work at home D. connect them to libraries
2. Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks?
A. They don’t really talk.
B. They use the computer language.
C. Laptops have speakers.
D. None of the above reasons is correct.
3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All teachers use computers.
B. 1500 students have laptops.
C. It is an old college in America.
D. Students there can do everything.
4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _____.
A. attend lectures on information technology
B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world
D. have free laptops
PART VI: (2.0 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided below.
1. We were very pleased with the ( WARM) of his welcome.
2. I feel like a (STRANGE) in this city.
3. It’s my (RESPONSIBLE) to postpone the meeting.
4. (POLITE) is an important factor in communication.
5. A pharmacist’s job requires him or her to work (CARE) and quickly.
6. Tom was accused of stealing some (CONFIDENCE) documents.
7. Scientists consider it (BELIEVE) that gods create volcanic eruption.
8. Tom spoke ( BREATH) because he was so excited.
Your answers:
1 _______________________ 5 _______________________
2 _______________________ 6 _______________________
3 _______________________ 7 _______________________
4 _______________________ 8 _______________________
PART VII: (2.0 pts) Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word, A, B, C, or D to fill in each gap.
Can you imagine what Thomas Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be invented and built before electric lamps could really _____(1)______ by all; machines to _____(2)______ the electricity each home ; things ____(3)_____ it certain that the electricity in the wires did not ____(4)_____ fires; things to send electricity ____(5)_____ the right places.
Everything that was ____(6)_____ had to be thought of and ____(7)____ by Edison and the men who worked with him. There was no place where they could buy the things they ____(8)____ . Edison made 360 inventions or ___(9)_____ in order to send electric power to ____(10)____ it was wanted.
1. A. use B. used C. be used D. be using
2. A. measure B. test C. obtain D. take
3. A. make B. to make C. making D. to be made
4. A. like B. put C. start D. begin
5. A. to B. by C. at D. in
6. A. obtained B. accepted C. tried D. needed
7. A. building B. built C. was building D. build
8. A. need B. are needing C. were needing D. needed
9. A. less B. least C. much D. more
10. A. whoever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever
SECTION II: WRITING (6.5 pts)
PART I: (2.5 pts) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. We like to lie on the beach all day.
® We enjoy __________________________________________________
2. My mother never allows me to go out alone at night.
® My mother never lets_________________________________________
3. If you don’t start working hard now, you won’t be able to pass the final test.
® Unless_____________________________________________________
4. I was sick with the flu, I still had to study for the test.
à Although___________________________________________________
5. The tea is too hot for me to drink.
® It is such___________________________________________________
6. You forgot to switch on the washing machine, didn’t you?
® You didn’t__________________________________________________
7. Anne could not go to university because of her financial difficulties.
® Because Anne_______________________________________________
8. The doctor suggested we should walk every day for extra exercise.
® The doctor recommended us____________________________________
9. The book was interesting to most children.
® Most children_______________________________________________
10. “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.
® The journalist asked__________________________________________
PART II: (4.0 pts) In about 150-180 words, write a composition on this topic.
“The important of reading books”
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