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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

ĐỀ 1

Section 1: Vocabulary, Grammar and Phonetics

I. Choose the correct answers in A, B, C or D to complete each sentence

1. Bob hasn’t ……… his mind yet.

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 they

C. doesn’t she

D. doesn’t he

3. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.

A. to build

B. built

C. with 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. officially

7. It's an hour since he ......... , so he must be at the office now.

A. has left

B. left

C. was leaving

D. is leaving

Dành cho những người học giỏi mới làm được bài này 

I. VOCABULARY

1. Churches, temples and pagodas are places of _________________

      A. friendship              B. worship               C. warship                   D. scholarship

2. Visitors can really enjoy the peaceful ___________________in Vietnam.

      A.    impression           B. expression             C. religion               D. atmosphere

3. The United States has a _______________ of around 260 million.

      A. population             B. separation              C. addition                D. introduction

4. Maria and Van write to each other  twice a month. They are ___________________. 

      A. pen friends             B. pen names        C. pen pals                  D. A & C are correct

5. They have ____________________for nearly two years, but this was their first meeting.

      A. talked                       B. written                    C. corresponded   D. spoken

6. The English 9 textbook _____________________ten Units.

      A. comprises              B.  consists                        C.  divides                   D. depends

7. Most people in Malaysia practice Islam. It is the country’s ________________religion.

      A. compulsory               B. optional                      C. national                  D. official

8. Mathematics and Literature are                                           for children in this country.

      A. religious                    B. option                     C. adding                       D. compulsory

9. What terrible weather we have! We wish the sky ____________________clear.

      A. is                                B. be                             C. will be                      D. were

10. Maryam and Lan ______________________pen pals for over two years.

      A. are                          B. were                            C. have been    D. will be

11. Did that foreigner use to _______________ here?

      A. live                          B. living                    C. lived                      D. be lived

12. I wish I ______________ fly.

      A. can                         B. will                        C. could                    D. should    

 13. She ____________________to her friend when I came.

     A. wrote                      B. was writing            C. is writing             D. written

14. It rains again! I wish I ____________________an umbrella now. 

      A. had                             B. have                          C. have had                 D. had had

15. He _________________for the company since he __________________school.

      A.   works/leaves          B. worked/left                  C. has worked/left       D. had worked/left

16. My close friend and I live far from each other, but we always ___________________.

      A. get on                        B. keep on                 C. keep in touch   D. keep off

17. The poem consists ______________ two parts.  

      A. on                           B. for                         C. of                          D. to

 18. Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur are the same ____________________some ways. 

       A. in                                B. on                            C. at                              D. by

19. I was very impressed                                 the efficiency of the staff.

      A. on                           B. by                                C. to                          D. in

20.  We have lived in this town                                    1998.

      A. for                         B. since                      C. ago                       D. in

II . STRESS

                A                      B                                 C                           D

1.        modern            comprise                    friendliness           peaceful

2.        religion            Hinduism                    optional                 primary

3.        mausoleum     correspond                 separation             secondary

4.        language         consist                        separate               literature

5.        currency          capital                         museum               region

III. FILL IN BLANKS

 1.   Malaysia is a country in South East Asia. It is a member of the Association of South East Asia Nations .It consists (1) _______ the Malay Peninsula and Sarawak and Sabah on the Island Borneo. It is (2) _______ into regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. It has a tropical (3) ______. It is the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, and it (4)_____ rubber, tin, and gas. In addition to Islam, the country‘s official (5) ______, there are Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity .Malaysian people speak Bahasa Malaysia as a mother (6)______. It is the language of (7)______ in all secondary schools  English, Chinese, and Tamil are also (8) ________spoken in this country.

1.     A. in                      B. at                          C. for                          D. of

2.     A. divided              B. comprised            C. impressed              D. corresponded

3.     A. weather            B. climate                  C. regilion                   D. soil

4.     A. exports             B. imports                  C. accounts                D. separates

5.     A. region               B. religion                  C. territory                  D. federation

6.     A. tongue              B. mosque                 C. decision                 D.  impression

7.     A. attraction          B. instruction              C. association            D. production

8.     A. quickly              B. widely                    C. simply                    D. easily

2.  Lan and Razali (1) _____once every two weeks. They are from different countries but they have been (2) ______for over two years. They hadn’t seen each other until Razali (3) ______Lan in Hanoi last week. Lan took her pen pal to many places of (4) ______in Hanoi such as Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, The Temple of Literature, etc. Razali was really _______(5) by the beauty of Hanoi and by the friendliness of its people. One day, the two girls went to the mosque on Hang Luoc Street. There, Razali (6) _______while Lan was wandering around the mosque.When they said goodbye to each other (7) ________ the end of the vacation, they promised that they would keep in (8) _____by mailing.

        1. A. send                        B. speak                      C. correspond             D. write

        2. A. classmates             B. pen pals                  C. roommates             D. friend

        3. A. came                      B. visited                     C. arrived                    D. got

        4. A. interested                B. interesting               C. interestingly           D. interest

        5. A. impressed               B. interested                C. thought                   D. liked

        6. A. talked                      B. prayed                    C. sang                        D. sat

        7. A. on                            B. in                             C. at                            D. to

        8. A. touch                       B. hand                        C. letters                      D. with

IV. PRONUNCIATION

                  A                            B                        C                      D

1.    Buddhism           compulsory           puppet              summer

2.    climate                tropical                 official               comprise

3.    prayed                divided                 arrived               seemed

4.   school                  Liverpool              took                   moon

       5.   separate             depend                  impress             region

V. USE “ I WISH…..”

1. It’s a pity I can’t go to the party.

> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

2. I don’t like being so fat.

> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I’m sorry I don’t have enough money now.

> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Lan isn’t here and I want to see her.

> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I live very far from the supermarket.

> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Don’t shout all the time here.

> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

7. You draw very badly.

>………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Unfortunately, the weather isn’t better today.

> ………………………………………………………………………………………………

TỪ VỰNG (VOCABULARY)

I - Find which word does not belong in each group.

1. A. left                               B. right                              C. straight                         D. quiet

2. A. cathedral                     B. pagoda                          C. backyard                      D. temple

3. A. excited                        B. crowded                       C. narrow                          D. noisy

4. A. warehouse                   B. workshop                      C. factory                          D.suburb

5. A. library                          B. cinema                          C. café                              D. theatre

6. A. larger                           B. happier                          C. bigger                           D. longer

II - Match each word with the suitable definition.

III - Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. The train was very_________, and we had to stand.

A. narrow                             B. terrible                          C. crowded                       D. inconvenient

2. They are replacing old buildings with_________tower blocks.                         

A. modem                             B. ancient                          C. historic                         D. current

3. The street is_________throughout the night. I can’t sleep well.                        

A. colourful                          B. narrow                          C. noisy                             D. quiet

4. The house is in a_________location for travelling to Ha Noi.                           

A. good                                B. exact                             C. useful                           D. convenient

5. The river is_________with toxic waste from local factories.                             

A. crowded                          B. polluted                        C. narrow                          D. noisy

6. The evening in the country is a very_________time. It’s not as noisy as in the city.

A. inconvenient                    B. modern                         C. peaceful                        D. crowded

7. The path is too_________for people to walk together.                                      

A. narrow                             B. crowded                       C. large                             D. quiet

8. The school is at_________distance from my home. 

A. narrow                             B. happy                            C. busy                              D. convenie

IV - Complete the following sentences using the words in the box. There is ONE extra word.

1.               The road is too_________for cars to pass.

2.               The sidewalks become more_________with tourists in the summer.

3.               The_________air in the city is threatening to our health.

4.               It’s_________for us to live such a long way from the shops.

5.               It’s a_________building to learn about the city past and present.

6.               The_________furniture is out of keeping with the old house.

NGỮ ÂM (PRONUNCIATION)                              

I - Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. sister                                                                      B. village                           C. silent  D. picture

2. A. breakfast                     B. pleasure                        C. ready                            D. easy

3. A. excite                           B. police                            C. bike                              D. child

4. A. screen                          B. cheek                            C. cheer                             D. steel

5. A. seat                              B. bean                              C. dream                           D. great

6. A. machine                       B. living                            C. attic                              D. kitchen

* Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
I keep a vocabulary notebook. It’s organized (1) ……………………. Whenever I hear or read a new word, I write it (2) ……………………. Then (3) ……………………I have time, I look it up in my dictionary.
Then I put down some key (4) ……………………about the word – you know, (5) ……………………it’s a noun or a verb, and some (6) ……………………of how it’s used. I go (7) ……………………the notebook and study the words as often as I can. I really (8) ……………………that the only way to learn new words – (9) ……………………in your own language – is by (10) ……………………them.

1. A. alphabet B. alphabetical C. alphabetic D. alphabetically
2. A. in B. on C. down D. beside
3. A. when B. if C. while D. unless
4. A. examples B. information C. meaning D. usage
5. A. what B. where C. whether D. when
6. A. meanings B. things C. examples D. words
7. A. after B. through C. on D. up
8. A. believe B. mean C. guess D. learn
9. A. whether B. ever C. even D. though
10. A. forgetting B. memorizing C. improving D. learning

C. GRAMMAR POINTS

I. VOCABULARY

1. The house will have a smart TV to send and ____ emails.

A. receive                      B. post                         C. give                           D. buy

2. I would like to have my house by the ____ so I can see the beach from my window .

A. city                            B. mountains                C. countryside                D. sea

3. ____ is a house on the river.

A. A dream house           B. A city house             C. A houseboat               D. A skyscraper

4. A hi-tech robot will help us ____ children while we are away.

A. look after                   B. look at                     C. look out                     D. look up

5. We will have more robots, ____ they can help us do our housework.

A. so                              B. however                   C. but                            D. although

* Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
I keep a vocabulary notebook. It’s organized (1) ……………………. Whenever I hear or read a new word, I write it down. Then when I have time, I look it up in my dictionary. Then I put down some key (2) ……………………about the word – you know, whether it’s a noun or a verb, and some (3) ……………………of how it’s used. I go through the notebook and study the words as often as I can. I really (4) ……………………that the only way to learn new words – even in your own language – is by (5) ……………………them.

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1. A. alphabet B. alphabetical C. alphabetize D. alphabetically
2. A. examples B. information C. meaning D. usage
3. A. meanings B. things C. examples D. words
4. A. believe B. mean C. guess D. learn
5. A. forgetting B. memorizing C. improving D. learning

1. Write about how and why you learn English.

My name is ........................................................

I like ...................................................................

I practise speaking by .........................................

I practise reading .................................................

I learn vocabulary ................................................

I learn English because ........................................

I want to be .........................................................