Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning. 

1. There are a few students taking part in the event. (taking part)

A. join B. hold C. participate D. participating

2. Harry thinks we might have robots take care of our children. (take care of)

A. have B. catch C. birth D. look after

3. I was not interested in that game show because it was boring. (was boring)

A. interesting B. amazing C. attractive D. wasn’t exciting

4. Robots today are more intelligent than those in the past. (in the past)

A. nowadays       B. somedays C. last week        D. before

5. Dave could play tennis well when he was young. (well)

A. badly B. perfect C. skills D. skillfully

6. Irene won’t be able to play in the match on Saturday because she is ill. (ill)

A. fine B. healthy C. well D. sick

7. My mother enjoys gardening and grows her own fruit and vegetables. (gardening)

A. flowers B. grass C. plant D. planting trees

8. Turning off the faucet when we brush our teeth is a simple way to reduce. (brush)

A. wash B. cut out C. soak D. clean

Fill in each blank with a suitable hobby

        gardening, basketball, cycling, bird-watching, chess, dancing, ice skating

1,___________: A game played by two people on a square board,in which each player has 16 piecer that can be moved on the board in different ways.

2___________: the job or activity of working in a garden, growing and taking care of the plants, and keeping it attractive.

3___________:A game played by two teams of five men or six women who score points by throwing a large ball through an open net hanring from a metal ring.

4___________: the sport or activity of riding a bycycle.

5___________: the are of moving your boby to music.

6___________:moving across ice using special shoes with a thin metal bar fixed to the bottom that you wear to move quickly on ice.

7___________:the hobby of studying wild birds in their naturel environment.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.

A. polite

B. lazy

C. honest

D. dedicated

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.

A. polite

B. lazy

C. honest

D. dedicated

Choose A, B, c or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

7.     My mother grows a lot of trees and vegetables because her hobby is_______.

A. gardening           B. swimming           C. camping        D. singing

8.     The students often help_______ in the village to sweep the houses and cook

meals at weekends.

A. teachers          B.   workers         C.   elderly people        D. actors

9.     She often buys flower and displays them in vases because she loves_______

A. cooking          B.   gardening      C.   running     D. arranging flowers

10.     If she goes out without wearing a hat, she will get_______.

A. stomachache   B.   sunburn         C.   spots         D. toothache

11.     Vinh: “What sports do you like?” - Tom:_______

A. Well, I love football and swimming.      B. No, I don’t know.

C. Yes, it is my favourite sport.                  D. I think it is boring.

12.     Mrs Green: “This suitcase is really heavy, and my back is killing me!”

Peter:_______

A. I sometimes have backache        B. Shall I carry it?

C. Oh, thanks for your help.            D. It’s very good of you to do that.

13.     They _______a new hospital in this town for five months.

A. build               B. built                C. have built         D. will build

14.     Elena often_______ up early and does morning exercise in the garden.

A. get                  B. will get            C. getting        D. gets

15.     You should spend more time_______ for your exams.

A. studying         B. to study           C. studied       D. study

16.     Minh likes reading books,_______his brother likes playing games.

     A. or                  B. but                     C. studied    D. and

17.     They _______to swim two hours ago.

A. begin              B. have begun     C. has begun   D. began

18.     My father and Tom_______ me next month.

A. visit                B. visisted           C. will visit     D. have visited

19.     Tom: “I’m not sure what to do this evening. Any idea?” - Vinh:_______

A. Why don’t we go to the cinema? B. You will go to the cinema, perhap?

C. Do you go to the cinema, perhaps?        D. Why shouldn’t we go to the cinema?

20.     Mary: “Do you know how to start this computer?” - Daisy:_______

A. You know, yeah.                         B. Just press the green button.

C. Sure, go ahead                             D. These computers are good.

II. Read the passage then choose the word or phrase that best fits each space by circling A,B,C or D 

     For many people sport is a popular part of school life an (1) in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important.   (2)  someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) home, as many matches are played then.

               It (4) also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then (5) on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support (6) own side.

             When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, (7) only the players. It can also mean that a school (8) well-known for being good at certain sports and people from that school may end up playing (9) national and international and international teams so that the school has some really (10) names associated with it.

    1.   a.having            b. being            c. talking             d. putting

    2.   a. If                    b. As                c. Then              d. So

    3.   a. at                   b. on                 c. for                  d. from

    4.   a. ought             b. is                   c. can                 d. has

    5.   a. being             b. staying         c. leaving            d. spending

    6.   a. their               b. its                 c. our                  d. whose

    7.   a. but                 b. however       c. and                 d. not 

    8.   a. turns              b. makes          c. comes            d. becomes

    9.   a. up                   b. to                 c. for                 d. beside

    10. a. old                  b. new              c. common        d.famous

Help me

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

One of the main goals of WHO is conducting research on medical development and health care

A. going by

B. giving away

C. carrying out

D. looking up

XIX. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting.

1. One of the most famous season (A) festivals taking place (B) in (C) the world is (D) Christmas.

2. They will (A) have stuffing (B) and some other (C) delicious food on (D) Thanksgiving.

3. They took (A) an opportunity finding (B) out the unique culture of ethnic minorities (C) through the festival's (D) activities.

4. They have a plan to attend (A) some well-known (B) festivals of (C) Japan this year (D).

5. She checked (A) the list of guests (B) and took (C) them to their seat with (D) the feast.

6. Why does the festival make (A) a good impression on (B) a lot of tourists? - Therefore (C) those activities in this festival (D) are so exciting.

7. What (A) visitors attended (B) the local festival last year (C)? - Hundreds (D) of them.