1. Many of the athletes in the race________not expect to win the gold medal.

A. do B. does C. is D. are

2. The Danube river________tributaries (around 300).

A. have many B. have much C. has many D. has much

3. ________migrated to the US recently

A. A number of Chinese have B. A number of Chinese has

C. The number of Chinese has D. The number of Chinese have

4. Each of the reference________available in our school library.

A. books on that list is B. books on that list are C. book on that list is D. book on that list are

Choose the best answer

1.That dress looks so _________ I want to buy it. Do you think it is nice?

A. fancy B. funny C. crazy D. noisy

2.I love being outdoors, but today I _________staying at home.

A. want B. don’t mind C. like D. prefer

3.Teenagers often prefer travelling with their friends _________ travelling with their parents. A. from B. than C. as D. to

4.She loves winter sports, so I think she should go _________ this winter.

A. swimming B. hiking C. ice-skiing D. jogging

5. About favorite leisure activities, she and I share many things in _________

A. similarity B. general C. common D. the same

6. Harvesting the rice is much _________ than drying the rice.

A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder

7. In my opinion, country people are _________ than city people.

A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. both A & B.

8. A village is often _________ than a city.

A. more densely populated B. less densely populated C. more densely populating D. less densely populating

9. My family is going to come back to the hometown to _________ a visit to our grandparents.

A. make B. pay C. do D. make

10. Last week was the harvest time. I was staying with my uncle and I helped him load the rice onto the _________

A. buffalo – drawn cart B. cart buffalo – drawn C. cart – drawn buffalo D. cart – buffalo drawn

11. We often spend a lot of time talking with our _________ during Tet holiday.

A. relation B. relationship C. relatives D. relative

12. _________ people in the countryside are not rich, they often have a peaceful and happy life.

A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. When

13. Except for some minor changes, life in my hometown has generally remained at a slow _________

A. speed B. rhythm C. pace D. both B & C

14. Which one do you prefer, life in the _________ area or life in a modern town?

A. far B. further C. distance D. remote

15. I have stayed in a _________ area for two weeks. The transportation was very inconvenient and there was no entertainment center to relax.

A. rural B. urban C. outskirts D. suburb

we are destroying the Earth . The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in . There is too smoke in the air in many cities in the world , we are cutting down too many trees . We are burning the forests . We are also destroying a lot of plants and animals . Many areas of Earth are wasteland . Farmers in many parts of the world can not have enough to eat . In some countries there is too little rice . The Earth is in danger . Save the Earth

why can't farmers in very parts of the word grow enough to eat ?

what do you think we should to do save the earth ?

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer

1.   If I say that John is making out well in his work, I mean that he _____.

A. likes his work                      B. is succeeding        C. is leaving             D. is about to begin

2.   When one makes good time, he _____.

A. has a good time                                     B. travels at a good speed

C. is connected                                          D. has busy time

3.   To learn something by heart is to learn it _____.

A. quickly                              B. slowly                 C. well                    D. by memory

4.   One way of getting rid of something is to _____.

A. look at it                            B. admire it             C. keep it                D. throw it away

5.   If Mary’s purse goes well with her dress, then her purse and dress _____.

A. match                               B. are expensive       C. are pretty            D. are worn out

6.   Now and then means _____.

A. often                                 B. suddenly             C. early                   D. occasionally

7.   To make sure of something is to _____.

A. be certain of it                    B. call it off              C. turn it off             D. cancel it

8.   To keep house is to _____.

A. refuse to sell                                          B. lock the door against thieves

C. do the usual work in a house                    D. wash the house

9.   To be mixed up is to be _____.

A. happy                               B. worried               C. confused             D. late

10.        To see about something is to _____.

A. attend to it                         B. go to see it          C. admire it             D. look at it

11.        If I say that the meeting is over, I mean that the meeting has _____.

A. just begun                          B. ended                 C. been interesting    D. been called off

12.        If I say that I’d rather wait, I mean that I _____.

A. like to wait                         B. refuse to wait       C. prefer to wait       D. want to wait

13.        If I say that, after studying the message, I finally figured it out, this means that at last I _____.

A. answered the message                  B. understood it        C. put it away          D. picked it up

14.        If the month is up, this means that the period of one month has _____.

A. ended                               B. begun       C. seemed long                  D. been very warm

15.        To put off something means to _____.

A. look for it                           B. put it in place       C. cancel it              D. postpone it

16.        To get sick means to _____.

A. be sick                              B. become sick         C. be well                D. become well

17.        If the doctor says that you’d better do a certain thing, this means that _____.

A. you must do it                                       B. you are going to do it

C. it is advisable that you do it                      D. you prefer to do it

18.        To point out something is to _____.

A. need it                              B. touch it               C. look it up             D. indicate it

19.        By the way is a synonym for _____.

A. however                            B. at last                 C. incidentally           D. immediately

20.        If John arrives at a place on time and Mary arrives in time, who will possibly arrive first?

A. Mary                                                    B. John

C. John and Mary                                       D. Mary and John

6. In my experiments, the liquid is cooled to 32ºF. It always freezes. cool 

If you ……………………..….to 32 degrees, it freezes.  

7. Women have to do too much work. They will be exhausted. will 

If women have to do too much work, they ……………………..…..  

8. I think you should stop smoking. were 

If ……………………..…., I would stop smoking. 

9. If she has enough apples, she’ll bake an apple pie this afternoon. should 

……………………..….enough apples, she’ll bake an apple pie this afternoon. 

10. Unless we have more snow, we can’t go skiing. snow 

If it……………………..…., we cannot go skiing.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

         Parents and teachers are always making (36) ________ between the time when they were children and the present generation . They say everything was better than it is today, especially in education. (37) ________ , they say they used to work much harder in school, and that nowadays, we aren’t very interested. I disagree, because we spend hours every day doing homework after our lessons or (38) ________ for exammination. I wonder (39) ________ our parents really had to study so much after school every day. In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids (40) ________ in class is because they need to get rid of stress.

Điền vào số (36)

A. comparison     

B. comparative      

C. compare 

D. comparatively

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

         Parents and teachers are always making (36) ________ between the time when they were children and the present generation . They say everything was better than it is today, especially in education. (37) ________ , they say they used to work much harder in school, and that nowadays, we aren’t very interested. I disagree, because we spend hours every day doing homework after our lessons or (38) ________ for exammination. I wonder (39) ________ our parents really had to study so much after school every day. In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids (40) ________ in class is because they need to get rid of stress.

Điền vào số (38)

A. relearning        

B. revising   

C. resitting  

D. redoing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

         Parents and teachers are always making (36) ________ between the time when they were children and the present generation . They say everything was better than it is today, especially in education. (37) ________ , they say they used to work much harder in school, and that nowadays, we aren’t very interested. I disagree, because we spend hours every day doing homework after our lessons or (38) ________ for exammination. I wonder (39) ________ our parents really had to study so much after school every day. In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids (40) ________ in class is because they need to get rid of stress.

Điền vào số (39)

A. why       

B. if   

C. that         

D. what