Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. I wish I __________ to drama school. Now I would be famous.
A. was going B. could go C. had gone D. would go
2. The main __________ of going on holiday to Spain is the guaranteed sunshine.
A. distraction B. attraction C. approval D. pressure
3. We invited Tom and Dane to the party, but __________ of them bothered to come.
A. each B. none C. both D. neither
4. The children __________ when we entered the room.
A. chatted B. were chatting C. had chatted D. are chatting
5. Living abroad is a great way for you to __________ your mind.
A. enlarge B. increase C. widen D. broaden
REWRITE:
1.Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party wouldn't have been a success.\(\Rightarrow\) A famous film star...
2.I haven't received her email for a month \(\Rightarrow\) It has been...
3.How do you feel about capital punishment?\(\Rightarrow\) What are...
4.The value of this Spanish coin is about 200 pounds.\(\Rightarrow\) this Spanish coin is
5.That's not your business\(\Rightarrow\) It has...
6 .hardly anybody failed to attend the meeting\(\Rightarrow\) The meeting...
Write a short note to Miss Sweetie to her for advice about a problem at school or with your friends. Use the ‘Asking advice’ box on SKILLS 1, page 32 to you. Sign the letter with a made-up name not your real name.
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I. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.(2pts)
1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... .
A. a revision B. a control C. an investigation D. a check-up
2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better ................... .
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
3. When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run round the track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
4. ................... from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not .................... your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
7. The crowd at a football match are often ................. .
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
8. I'm very .................... in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D. interested
9. I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran ................... him, but I didn't catch him.
A. into B. after C. over D. near
10. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to................... the match till Sunday.
A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put away
II.Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.(2pts)
I (write) (1) ..................................... to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2) ................................. the hotel in Sweden and
also (receive) (3) ............................. information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) .........................
a luxury weekend. However, I (be) (5)..................................... not satisfied. The room
was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) ....................................
it impossible to (sleep) (7) ................................ I (ask) (8) ...................................... for another room, but no single rooms (be) (9) ................................. available. I required room-service one night and I (have) (10) .................................. to wait for almost one hour before someone came
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
6. My sister usually __________ a little weight over Christmas.
A. gains B. earns C. gets D. takes
7. Not only __________ running, but he went to the gym as well.
A. had he gone B. he had gone C. did he go D. he went
8. She is not happy about the situation and is going to ________ steps to improve it.
A. make B. do C. take D. follow
9. Some children find __________ to concentrate over long periods of time.
A. difficulty in B. difficulty C. difficult D. it difficult
10. This magazine article has to do __________ environmental problems.
A. with B. up C. out D. on
Write an informal letter.
Instruction: Imagine you are visiting your relatives or friends in another part of Viet Nam or in a different country. Write a letter to your family. Follow the outline.
First paragraph
Who did you visit?
Where does she/he live?
How did you go there?
When did you arrive?
Who met you at the bus/ train station/ airport?
Second paragraph
- What places have you visited?
- What food have you tried?
- Who did you meet?
- What things have you bought?
Third paragraph
- How do you feel?
- What do you enjoy most?
- When will you leave there/ return home?
1Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
My friend, Peter, plays the guitar. He has just released a CD.
A:
My friend, Peter, who has just released a CD, plays the guitar.
B:My friend, Peter, who has just released a CD playing the guitar.
C:My friend, Peter, who plays the guitar, has just released a CD.
D:My friend, Peter, who playing the guitar has just released a CD.
2Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
She had learned English for five years and then she went to London.
A:She had learned English for five years before she went to London.
B:She learned English for five years before she went to London.
C:She had learned English for five years after she went to London.
D:Before she had went to London, she learned English for five years.
3Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
We’re not staying in the same hotel, so we can’t share a room.
A:If we were staying in the same hotel, we could share a room.
B:If we are staying in the same hotel, we can share a room.
C:Unless we were staying in the same hotel, we could share a room.
D:If we stay in the same hotel, we could share a room.
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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
The place has a microgravity environment. Astronauts live and conduct research here.
A:The place which astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment.
B:The place has a microgravity environment where astronauts live and conduct research.
C:The place where astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment here.
D:The place where astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment.
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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
The basketball court is far from my house. It is always full of players
A:The basketball court is far from my house which it is always full of players.
B:The basketball court is far from my house which is always full of players.
C:The basketball court which it is always full of players is far from my house.
D:The basketball court which is always full of players is far from my house.
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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
When the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.
A:
After the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.
B:The USA put the first human on the moon before Russia had already sent the first human into space.
C:Before the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.
D:Before the USA had put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.
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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
This is the first time I have seen a spacecraft.
A:I have seen a spacecraft before.
B:I have never seen a spacecraft before.
C:I have ever seen a spacecraft before.
D:I never see a spacecraft before.
In this section you will find after the passage a number of questions about the passage. You must choose the one which you think fits best . Write your answers in the spaces below (1.0pt)
I know that it is my job to make sure that everything goes well for the tourists and I feel I work hard for the company. I cannot be blamed for last week. I met the group at the airport and took them to the coach. The coach driver was a bit annoyed because the flight was late. But it wasn’t far to the hotel and everyone was looking forward to their dinner. We hadn’t used the Hotel Riviera before but our normal one had a conference in it so it was fully booked. When I announced our arrival at the reception desk, they said they were full. I had booked rooms for the group but the manager said they were cancelled by phone a few days before. He insisted that he recognised my voice and that I had made the phone call. We had a bit of an argument but they obviously didn’t have enough rooms. In the end, the manager phoned hotels in the town and found rooms for everyone. but in four different hotels. By this time, the coach had gone, so we had to get taxis and some of the tourists started to get very angry with me. I still don’t know who made that phone call but it definitely wasn’t me ...
1.What is the writer trying to do?
A. argue B. explain C. apologise D complain
2.Who was the text written to?
A. one of the tourists B. the writer’s employer
C. the hotel manager D. the coach company
3.Why weren’t any rooms available at the Hotel Riviera?
A. A conference was taking place there. B. There were more people in the group than expected.
C. Someone had forgotten to book them. D. Someone had said they were not needed.
4.What happened in the end?
A. The tourists got angry with the hotel manager. B. The tourists couldn’t stay together.
C. The writer found other hotels with rooms. D. The writer called the coach driver back.
5. Which of the following diaries was written by one of the tourists?
A.. The hotel we were taken to wasn’t good enough so we asked to change to a different one.
B. We got to the airport and had to wait for the coach. So it was really late when we got to the hotel.
C. The coach driver took us to the wrong hotel and they know nothing about us.
D. Someone had made a mistake with our hotel booking and the hotel had given our rooms to other people.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. Our family love Thai food, _________ we order it once a week.
A. so B. and C. for D. because
9. We were working hard __________ Jack and Jerry were enjoying the sunshine on the beach now.
A. instead B. but C. therefore D. while
10. I must say the _________ of a two-week vacation in America is so tempting to me.
A. offer B. offered C. offerings D. offertory
11. It was a/an __________ reunion of all the family.
A. joy B. joyless C. joyful D. overjoyed
12. You __________ be selfish like that. Don’t just think of your own benefits.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. haven’t to D. don’t have to
13. My car broke down yesterday, so I __________ go to work by bus.
A. had to B. must C. should D. could
14. After breakfast, I went out for a walk.
A. finish B. having finished C. finished D. had finished
15. is a type of white or gray stone containing calcium, used for building and making cement.
A. Slope B. Site C. Limestone D. Sand
16. Tet is a great occasion for family _________.
A. unite B. reunion C. union D. reunification