IV. Fill in each space with a, an, the, or zero article (Ø). (10 pts)
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Yesterday, I had to stand in ___ long queue for half ___ hour.
___ Mount Everest is in ___ Himalayas.
___ summer I spent in ___ Netherlands was fantastic.
After ___ accident, he was taken to ___ hospital.
She clearly has ___ intention of taking part in ___ next English competition.
Most ___ students enjoy listening to ___ pop music.
Have you got ___ latest record by ___ Walls?
This weekend we’ll have ___ picnic in ___ country.
___ Nile flows right through ___ city.
She takes ___ great pride in being ___ good cook.
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. I spent only two months learning Korean, but I had little problem with my Korean when I was in Seoul last summer.
Although I spent only two months learning Korean, I could .
2.Paul’s father is English, and his mother comes from Italy.
I think Paul________________________ in English and Italian.
3.Many people now speak English as a second or foreign language.
For many people, English is not________________________ .
4.When you live in London, you can soon learn how to speak the language.
In London, you can _________________ the language.
5. If you are Vietnamese learning English, you can copy a native English speaker.
If you are Vietnamese learning English, you can____________________ .
II. Use the words or phrases given to write meaningful sentences.
1. English/ play/ important role/ everyday life.
2. English/ widely used/ international communication/ everyday work.
3. Students/ want/ go abroad/ education/ have to/ learn/ English well.
4. It/ language/ science/ and/ you/ need/ know English/ good/ science.
5. English/ main language/ instruction/ international students/ universities/ colleges.
45. I am preparing for the picnic .................my friends tomorrow.
A. at B. to C. in D. with
46. Kangaroos, which come .................Australia, have long tails.
A. to B. in C. from D. for
47. Mount PinaTubo, ..................is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
48. We ...............since we left school.
A. don't meet B. didn't meet C. won't meet D. haven't met
49. In 1995, a huge earthquake ................the city of Kobe in Japan.
A. strike B. struck C. striking D. striked
50. I can't hear what you are saying. Can you................the radio?
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn over
51. Neil Armstrong, .................walked on the moon, lived in the USA.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
52. UFOs mean ................flying objects.
A. unknown B. unidentified C. unable D. unimaginary
53. There is no ..................that he has been here.
A. evident B. evidential C. evidentially D. evidence
54. Do you think you will be able ................a space trip?
A. take B. to take C. talking D. taken
55. If I ..............a bird, I would be a drove.
A. am B. is C. are D. were
56. If we became rich, we would travel .................the world.
A. on B. in C. at D. around
57. She would come to see you if she .................your address.
A. have B. has C. had D. having
58. Where will you go if you ................a car?
A. have B. has C. had D. having
59. Where would you go if you .................a car?
A. have B. has C. had D. having
60. This test must be done....................
A. carefully B. care C. careful D. careless
Put the following verbs in the correct PAST TENSES
1. My parents (not travel) ………………………. much when they were young.
2. I (chat) ………………………. to my friend for an hour on the phone yesterday.
3. He (stay) ………………………. at a fantastic hotel on holiday last summer.
4. I don’t want to go and see the film because I (see) ………………………. it last week.
5. I (meet) ………………………. Tom and Jane at the airport a few weeks ago.
6. Jenny (wait) ………………………. for me when I arrived.
7. Last night I (read) ……………………. in bed when suddenly I (hear) ………………………. a scream.
8. Yesterday, George (fall) ……………………. off the ladder while he (paint) …………………. the ceiling.
9. While Mike (watch) ………………………. TV, Sheila (do) ………………………. the washing up.
10. While the football teams (warm) ……………………. up, the fans (wave) …………………. their flags.
11. After I (post) ……………………. the letter, I (realize) ……………………. that I (write) ……………………. the wrong address.
12. They (go) ………………………. home after they (finish) ………………………. their homework.
13. They (already leave) ………………………. the village before the Sun (rise) ……………………….. .
14. As soon as she (finish) ……………….……. cleaning the floors, she (start) …………………. gardening.
15. All the tickets (be) ………………………. sold before the concert began.
Fill in the blank with a suitable relative pronoun.
01. 1969 was ……………………the first men went to the Moon.
02. This is the town ……………………I spent my summer vacation.
03. I saw John in the shop ……………………you bought your watch.
04. Kate love being in London, ……………………there was so much to do.
05. Nobody knows the reason ……………………he tried to master his English.
06. I really enjoyed the time ……………………we went to English class together.
07. He wore a mask ……………………made him look like Mickey Mouse.
08. The children, ……………………are shouting in the street, are not from our school.
09. The student ……………………father is a professor told us to register for this course.
10. I’ve never seen anyone ……………………can kick the ball as hard as David can!
11. Enter the address of the person to ……………………you want to forward the message.
12. I didn’t know exactly ……………………I was working with on the project.
13. The neighborhood in ……………………they have been living is a somewhat dangerous one.
14. Brussels, ……………………I’ve visited several times recently, is a good place to spend a weekend.
15. After the port there is a row of fisherman’s houses, ……………………lights can be seen from across the bay.
Do as directed
1. Lan said to Nga “ Is mount Everest the highest mountain in the world?” ( Use reported speech)
=> _______________ _____________________________________
2. Yesterday when Tuan (arrive) home , his mother (cook) dinner. (Supply the correct tense)
=> ________________________________________________________
3. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876 . (Use passive form)
=> _________________________________________________________
4. Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice. ( rewrite ,using compound word ).
=> ______________________________________________________
Correct mistakes
Find a mistake in the underlined words/ phrases in each sentence below and correct it.
1. There was a long queue (A) for taxis. Besides (B), we didn’t have (C) to wait too long (D) to get one.
Correction:
2. There was few (A) hotels; however (B), we were lucky and (C) we managed to find a room.
Correction:
3. Their team hadn’t lost (A) a game the entire (B) season. Therefore, (C) we beat (D) them last night.
Correction:
4. Although (A)the increase in (B) air fares, most people still prefer (C) to travel by (D) plane.
Correction:
5. He failed (A) the exams (B) because (C) his laziness.(D)
Correction:
6. Please arrive (A) on time in order to (B) we will be able (C) to start (D) the meeting punctually.
Correction:
7. When (A) I met John last year, he has already graduated (B) from (C) university for (D) a year.
Correction:
8. Lan had (A) many problems (B) with her old laptop; nevertheless, (C) she bought a new one (D).
Correction:
9. In order that (A) promote the development of (B) the craft village, more support (C) from local authorities is (D) needed.
Correction:
10. As soon (A) as I know, Nga Son mats village has (B) existed for (C) more than 150 years with many (D) ups and downs.
Correction:
REWRITE THESE SENTENCES
1. She hasn’t written to me for a long time à It’s a long time
2. It's 3 months since he wrote to me. à He hasn’t
3. The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978. à I haven’t
4. I haven't seen him for 2 months. à I last
5. I haven't been to a concert for over a year. à The last time
6. It’s over six months since John had his hair cut. à John
7. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years à It is
1. I almost missed my flight there was a long queue in the duty-free shop.
a. although b. since c. despite d. because of
2. I want to be well-groomed other people think nice things about me.
a. in order to b. so as not to c. so that d. as soon as
3. she is young, she is very independent.
a. Although b. Because c. In order that d. In spite of
4. I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.
a. As soon as b. Although c. After d. Before
5. he had finished his studies, he went to America.
a. While b. Before c. After d. Until
6. You’ll never guess what happened I left my room.
a. as long as b. as soon as c. while d. as far as
7. they’re expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.
a. When b. As soon as c. Even though d. Because
8. She went back to live with her mother she did not earn enough money to live in her own house.
a. although b. so that c. in order to d. because
9. They were driving to Dallas they caught an accident.
a.when b. while c. before d. as soon as
10. she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag.
a.In order that b. Although c. Because of d. While