Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete each sentence. (1m)
1. Since then the situation has changed ___________. (dramatic)
2. The old building was in a good state of ___________. (preserve)
3. He’s going to __________ information for his report. (collection)
4. I’m always __________ of his independence. (respect)
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective
air-sick; airtight; trustworthy; snow-white; carsick; duty-free; homesick; waterproof; praiseworthy; good-tempered
Peter was a student living far from home. Because of his hard work at college, he rarely returned home and he sometimes felt (1) .... . Whenever he had a chance to go home to visit his family, he always went by train, not by plane or by car because was afraid of being (2) .... and (3) .... .
In his learning, he was very successful and always got good marks from all of his teachers, who often said that he was (4) .... and (5) .... had achievements. Besides, his friends often regarded him as a (6) ..... classmate because he was always willing to help them.
One day, he got the first prize with some money in a competition at college. He decided to go to a (7) .... shop for students to buy some chocolate kept in an (8) ...... container for his father, a (9) .... watch for his mother and a doll with (10) .... hair for his little sister .
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective.
one-egg; one-litre; three-course; five-minute; twelve-man; fifteen-piece; ten-ton; 2,000-word; thirty-five-hour; 4,000-year-old
1. Their cat was run over by a ... lorry.
2. The concert was performed by a ..... orchestra.
3. The man was convicted of murder by the .... jury.
4. The Vietnamese people are proud of their ..... history.
5. The price of a .... bottle of whisky has gone up by 90p.
6. The workers are on strike for better pay and a ..... week.
7. Peter can't go out. He has to write a .... essay by tomorrow.
8. I didn't have a big lunch. Just a .... omelette and some potatoes.
9. My new house is very handy for the shops and only a .... walk from my school.
10. At this excellent restaurant, we can get a .... meal and coffee just for $5 per person.
I. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
1. She never lets me to know the truth.
2. Hoa has a lot of homeworks in Math to do this week.
3. This book is different to the one I bought yesterday.
4. Rita enjoyed to be able to meet some of her old friends during her vacation.
5. It sounds very easily to play this game.
II. give the correct form of the word in bracket to complete the following sentence.
1 the tiger wanted to see the farmer's ............... (wise)
2 he wwas ..... fined for dropping litter in public places.(heavy)
3 I have fail the english exam and feel very ........ (courage)
4. there are many cultural .......... between his country and mine (differ)
5. this book doen't say much about prices, but it is ver ......... about everything else. (inform)
6. the old hotel we used to stay at has been ..... (modern)
7. she always listens ... to what she is told. (attention)
8 I don't think Tom's getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly .... (blood)
9 Tim and Shanon want to visit an ...... institure in Vietnam (ocean)
10 We are waiting for the ........ of this train ( arrive)
III. Write a complete letter using the suggested words and phrases.
1 We / have / wonderful time / Nha Trang / now.
2 The weather / fine / so / we / go / beach / every day / sunbathe.
3 yesterday / it / hot/ sunny / so we / get / very red
4 tomorrow / we / not / going / sit/ sun / because / we / going / buy / some / souvenirs
5 We / come back / Monday
IV. give the correct form of the verb.
1 his hai is short. he (have) _____ a haircut.
2 2 they (see) ___ to go out three times a day.
3 I can't go out because I ( not finish) ______ my homework
4 I am having my house (paint) ____ now
Use the correct form of the words in parentheses:
1/ Since her ___________, the room has been full of laughter. ( preserve)
2/ We should end a letter ___________ with the words “Sincerely yours”. ( polite)
3/ Machines have __________ people in many areas of industry. ( replacement)
4/ Wearing ________ clothes is not as important as wearing suitable clothes. (fashion)
5/ There mistake was due to youth and _________ . ( experience)
6/ Most people believe that ghosts are ______ . There are no ghosts in the world. ( exist)
13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses.
13/ She suggests we __________ by bikes instead of by motorbikes to save energy. (travel)
14/ When it began to rain, the children ____________ in the yard. ( play)
15/ My father __________ for the telephone com
pany twenty years ago. ( work)
16/ We used ___________ in Da Lat, but now we live in Ho Chi Minh City. (live)
(17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses:
17/ The crowd shouted ___________ when Zidane scored the first goal for the French team. ( excite)
18/ Huy Dat was _________ in finding his lost bicycle, so he decided to buy a new one ( succeed)
19/ His new car __________ a lot of fuel. ( consumer)
20/ Tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons are natural ________ . (disastrous)
21/ Their aim was ti free women from domestic _________ . ( slave)
22/ It would be more _________ to turn off the air-conditioner before leaving . ( economy)
(1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ Although I am very busy, I try to find time to __________ to my grandparents every weekend. A.take a break B. pay a visit C. look after D. take care 2/ It takes me about three hours __________ the report. A. to suffer B. to succeed C. to complete D. to invent 3/ Most people are interested in the ________ of photographs taken by disabled students. A. population B. environment C. popularity D. exhibition 4/ The deaf and dumb use sign language to __________ . A. speak B. control C. communicate D. speaks 5/ _____ farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life. A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since 6/ Choose the best response: “ Who’s Sam? – “ ___________ .” A. The handsome guy near the door B. I’m afraid I missed him C. I want to see it D. He really likes it 7/ We must learn English at school because it’s a(n) _________ subject. A. optional B. compulsory C. international D. national 8/ What is the __________ of your country? – About over 80 million people. A. separation B. introduction C. impression D. population 9/ The advertisement said Academy of language had many ________ and native English teachers.. A. information B. well-qualified C. experience D. time-consuming 10/ Nobody can deny the __________ of the internet in our life. A. benefits B. inspiration C. information D. reputation
Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____ 7/ _____ 8/ _____ 9/ _____ 10/ _____
(11-12) Choose the underlined word or phrase(A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting: 11/ His mother is one which taught him the first lesson on kindness. A B C D 12/ My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer. A B C D Answer: 11/ _____ 12/ _____
(13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 13/ She suggests we __________ by bikes instead of by motorbikes to save energy. (travel) 14/ When it began to rain, the children ____________ in the yard. ( play) 15/ My father __________ for the telephone company twenty years ago. ( work) 16/ We used ___________ in Da Lat, but now we live in Ho Chi Minh City. (live) Answer:
1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____
17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ The crowd shouted ___________ when Zidane scored the first goal for the French team. ( excite) 18/ Huy Dat was _________ in finding his lost bicycle, so he decided to buy a new one ( succeed) 19/ His new car __________ a lot of fuel. ( consumer) 20/ Tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons are natural ________ . (disastrous) 21/ Their aim was ti free women from domestic _________ . ( slave) 22/ It would be more _________ to turn off the air-conditioner before leaving . ( economy) Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____
(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made fromoil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (23)___________ well over three million tones of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or late, most of it is thrown away. A high (24) ________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (25) ___________ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (26) ________ is growing fast. The plastic itself has extremely rich energy. It also has higher calorific ( 27) _________ than coal and one (28) __________ of “ recovery” strongly favored by plastic manufacturers is the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.
23/ A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign 24/ A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount 25/ A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirements 26/ A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory 27/ A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand 28/ A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____
(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet: At high school Sally Ride became interested in science. At the university she studied English and Physics. After completing her study at Stanford University, She worked as a researcher. In 1977 she was one of 1000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program. She was 25. She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training she learned to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband , Hawley, is also an astronaut.
They do not plan to have any children yet. When NASA decided to put a woman into space, none of Sally’s friends were surprised that they choose Sally. She has always been a person who wanted to go further. So when the space suttle Challenger carries her on her first mission into space, Sally did what she had often done before: she left the world behind. ____ 29/ She was the first American woman to go into space. ____ 30/ Sally was the jet pilot before she entered the space program. ____ 31/ More men entered the space program. ____ 32/ Sally and her husband want to have children soon. (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
33/ Everyone loves Hong Nhung because she behaves well.
Because of _________________________________________________________
34/ Although It rained heavily, we still went to school.
Despite ____________________________________________________________
35/ His father used to tell him what to do.
He used to _________________________________________________________
36/ They said that Gia Hy is the best student in his class.
Gia Hy ____________________________________________________________
• Match words in the advert with the definitions (1-8).
1. People applying for the job
2. A letter or email to say you’d like to apply for the job
3. The amount of money you will make a year
4. Looking for people to work for the company (formal word for ‘employing’)
5. A more formal word for ‘jobs’ with a company
6. Abbreviation meaning Curriculum Vitae (with information about you, your qualifications and experience)
7. Information about what you will need to do in the job
8. Information including name, number and address
• Complete the sentences with these prepositions
1. Walk _________ to the other side of the car park and the factory is there.
2. Can you pass me that book _______ the shelf?
3. There’s lots of water ________ the water cooler so help yourself to a drink
. 4. Go ________ those doors at the end and the photocopier is there.
5. The cafeteria is ________ the top of the building on the fifth floor.
6. We sit _______ each other in the same office.
• Complete the questions with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs.
A: How long ______ you ______ (work) here?
B: About three years. I _______ (join) the newspaper when I left the university.
A: So, ______ you always ______ (want) to be a journalist?
B: Not particularly. But when I ______ (be) young, I wrote stories.
A: What ______ you ______ (study) at university?
B: Spanish. A: ______ you ever _______ (live) in Spain?
B: No, but I __________ (spend) a summer in Argentina.
A: Really? ______ you ________(travel) around a lot?
B: Yes, I did. Especially in the region of Patagonia
Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. We met to discuss the _____________________ of a new company. (form)
2. I will ask my parents for_____________ to go there with you. (permit)
3. Her shoulder was badly ________________ after three days lying on the beach. (sun)
4. He caused his parents great _________________ by cycling long distances alone.
(anxious)
5. In the ________________ examination, you have to talk to the teachers and answer a
number of questions. (orally)
6. Internet can make things memorable because it presents information in a
_________________ way. (effect)
7. Obviously teachers have to be good ____________________________. (communicate)
8. She will help you – she just needs a bit of _____________________. (persuade)
9. My class is going to go on a two-day ___________________ to visit Ha Long Bay.
(excurse)
10. ___________________, it was very windy and the hotel was very expensive. (fortunate)
Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. We met to discuss the _____________________ of a new company. (form)
2. I will ask my parents for_____________ to go there with you. (permit)
3. Her shoulder was badly ________________ after three days lying on the beach. (sun)
4. He caused his parents great _________________ by cycling long distances alone.
(anxious)
5. In the ________________ examination, you have to talk to the teachers and answer a
number of questions. (orally)
6. Internet can make things memorable because it presents information in a
_________________ way. (effect)
7. Obviously teachers have to be good ____________________________. (communicate)
8. She will help you – she just needs a bit of _____________________. (persuade)
9. My class is going to go on a two-day ___________________ to visit Ha Long Bay.
(excurse)
10. ___________________, it was very windy and the hotel was very expensive. (fortunate)
