Bài 2: Choose the word or the phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits blank space in each sentence (Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ (A, B, C hoặc D) phù hợp nhất với khoảng trống trong mỗi câu)

6. They but the ...................... on the floor, between the armchair and the couch.

A. picture                   B. shelf                     C. cushion              D. rug

7. The woman ....................... the floor of the office three times a day

A. destroys                 B. injures                      C. sweeps                 D. feeds

8. Young children do not understand that many ................ objects are dangerous

A. home               B. house                    C. homework                   D. household

9. Don't let your little brother play with ball point pens. They can .................... him

A. injure                  B. dust                    C. destroy                    D. move

10. It's ................ easy to find my school. It't the AC Bank

A. under                    B. opposide                  C. next                  D. between

11. The children are old enough to take care of............

A. himself                      B. herself                      C. ourselves               D. themselves

12. You'll ................. cook dinner yourself

A. have to                      B. ought to                        C. must                 D. should

13. The lighting fixture is ................... the dinner table

A. have to                B. abouve                     C. under                 D. beneath

14. ........................ the kitchen there is a table and four chairs

A. Between                     B. On the other side                      C. On the right

D. In the middle of

15. He worked hard ................ he could pass the final exam

A. so as so                      B. in order to                 C. so that              D. as a result

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

15. To tell the truth it’s a bit weird being out here on my own.  (từ weird là từ gạch chân)

A. common B. good C. strange D. usual

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

16. New cars will help you keep track of your health by reminding you to take medicine.

A. follow B. record C. observe D. ignore(từ keep track of là từ gạch chân)

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting.(Tìm 1 lỗi sai trong A,B,C,D rồi sửa)

1. My father often takes my sister and me to the cinema at special occasions.

                                     A                         B         C              D

2. My younger brother had temperature and felt tired yesterday, so I was worried about him so much.                              A                       B                                  C

        D

3. They provide some food and drink with the poor people in their community more often.        A                                             B                  C                                     D

4. I think he will go to the book fair next Sunday because he loves to read books so much.               A                            B                                            C           D

5. Be less careful when you eat some kinds of food, my dear! You may have allergies if

                A                                              B                                                                     C

       you don't take my advice.

                     D

6. She likes eating fish, so she also likes drinking mineral water.

                         A                  B                            C                     D                

7. It has been two weeks since he has worked for this non-profit organisation

           A                         B                C                             D

8. Eat more junk food! You will get overweight if you keep doing that.

              A                      B                                   C                      D

9. You shouldn't stay at home all day because it's bad for your health. Go out less!

A                                                      B              C                                          D

10. You have a sore throat, but you shouldn't talk more.

Reading

I.Read the passage, choose the word/ phrase (A, B, or C) that best suits the blank. (Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ điền vào chỗ trống cho đúng)

Housework in my family

Today I want to talk about housework in my family. I think I do the most housework in my family. I ___ (31) _______ the kitchen every day. I do the dishes, too. My mom does ____ (32) ______. She’s a teacher in a school. My sister ___ (33) _______ a college student. She doesn’t do anything! She doesn’t make her bed or clean her room. My dad cleans her room after work. He’s a chef in a restaurant so he ____ (34) ____. He does the laundry ____ (35) _____ cleans the bathroom, too. Hmm. Now, I really think about it, my dad does the most housework.

A. to clean B. clean C. cleans

Câu 32. A. the shopping B.the bed C.the kitchen

            Câu 33. A. am B. are C.is

            Câu 34. A. makes dinner B. do the shopping C.make dinner

Câu 35. A.or B.but C.and

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence below that needs correcting

1. What a pity, I have to look at my little brother, so I can’t go to the cinema tonight.

               A                             B                                             C                             D

2. The children decided to cancel their camping trip therefore the weather was too bad.

            A                             B                                         C                            D

3. If Caroline doesn’t take a raincoat with her, she would get wet on the way to school.

    A                                                       B                     C                      D

4.Mike said me that he will spend his summer holiday in Viet Nam the next month.

                     A                   B                                          C                         D

5.Jane, accompanied by her classmates, are taking part in an English speaking contest

             A                                            B                      C                             D

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. (Chọn từ trái nghĩa với từ gạch chân đã cho)

1. Life in the city is exciting. There are so many things to do there.

A. peaceful           B. boring              C. quiet                D. modern

2. It takes me 30 minutes to go to the market because it’s so far from my house.

A. near                 B. short                C. long                 D. wide

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

3. I last saw him in 1998.

A.I didn't see him since 1998.               B. I haven't seen him since 1998.

C. It is in 1998 that I saw him.              D. It has been 1998 since I saw him.

4. Tom is not as tall as Peter.

 A. Tom is shorter as Peter               B. Tom is shorter than Peter.

 C. Peter is shorter than Tom.           D. Peter is not short as Tom.

5. Why don’t we go to see a film tonight?

A. We don’t usually go to see a film at night.                                

B. We are not going to see a film tonight.

C. Let’s go to see a film tonight.           

D Why is the film not shown tonight?

6. It’s good for you to wear face mask to prevent COVID 19.

A. You shouldn’t wear face mask to prevent COVID 19.

B. You have wear face mask to prevent COVID 19.

C. You have to wearing face mask to prevent COVID 19.

D. You should wear face mask to prevent COVID 19.

 7. Learn hard and you can pass the exam easily.

A. If you learn hard, you can’t  pass the exam easily.

B. If you don’t learn hard, you can pass the exam easily.

C. If you learn hard, you can pass the exam easily.

 D. If you learn hard and you can pass the exam easily.

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts A, B, C or D of each sentence.

8. English is one of my favorite subject.

             A  B                  C          D

9. Remember to wash and ironing your own clothes every day.

                             A             B         C                  D

10. People didn’t used to talk on the phone 200 years ago.

                    A          B  C         D

11. The drugstore is among the book store and the hotel.

              A        B     C                               D

Choose the word with the different underlined sound.

12. A. kisses                            B. lives                 C. dances              D. boxes

13. A. honest                 B. hour                 C. honour             D. humour

14. A. tenth                    B. math                C. theatre             D. brother  

15. A. polluted               B. advised            C. watered            D. used

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. (Chọn từ gần nghĩa với từ gạch chân đã cho)

16. No one in my class is more intelligent than Nam.

A. faster               B. stronger           C. cleverer            D. better

17. The river is becoming polluted.

A. safe                  B. clean                C. dirty                 D. pure

Choose the correct answer A, b, C or D to finish the sentences.

18.________ Liz buy a lot of souvenirs for her friends?

A. Is            B.  Do                            C.  Were               D.  Did

19.   ________ to a native speaker of English, Phuong?

A. Are you ever talking              B. Do you ever talk   

C. Did you ever talk                   D. Have you ever talked

20. Where are you, Hai? – I’m downstairs. I ____________to music.

A. am listening                        B. to listen           C. listen      D. listening

21. Amsterdam is one of the  _______cities in the world.

A. peacefullest      B. most peaceful            C. peacefuller       D.  more peaceful

22. I think Seoul is  ______  than Jakarta.

A. cleanest           B. cleaner                       C. more cleaner    D. most cleanest

23. He might __________ on the Moon in the future.

A. lives                 B. to live              C. live                   D. living

24. There _________more fish if the river ______________dirty.

A.be /isn’t                                                   B.  will be/ isn’t

C. will be/ willnot be                                   D. will be/ doesn’t

 25. ________ I don't like vegetables, I eat them every day.

A.  Although        B. But                          C.  Because          D.  So

26. There aren’t  ________  good films on TV at the moment

A. some                         B. alot                            C. much                D. any

27. Do you often help your mother to ______ the housework?

A. do                              B. play                           C. make                D. get

28. ___________ are you still watching TV?

A. Why                          B. What                         C. Where                        D. Who

29. What _________ exciting city!

A. a                      B. an                    C. the                  D. A& B

30. Some scientists spend most of their lives________ at rocks.

A. to look             B. look                           C. looking                      D. looked

31.There are many good programs______________teenagers.

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

32. The sign says “ No smoking”. You ______ smoke.

A. can                            B. must not          C. are not             D. must

33. We should give unused clothes to_____________to help the people in need.

A. market                       B.  factory            C.  charity            D.  hospital

34. A: Would you like a glass of lemon juice? – B: ______ . I’m very thirsty

A. No, I’m not                B. Yes, I do.        C. No, thanks                  D. Yes, please

35.“______?”            - “That’s a great idea.”

A. Do you like playing sports             B. Why don’t we go out for dinner

C. Can you buy me some apples         D. May I borrow your pen

Choose the correct sentence ( A, B ,C or D ) made from the suggested words .

36. Truong Sa islands/ larger/ Hoang Sa islands.

A. The Truong Sa islands are larger than the Hoang Sa islands.

B. The Truong Sa islands are larger than Hoang Sa islands.

C. Truong Sa islands larger than Hoang Sa islands.

D. Truong Sa islands are larger than the Hoang Sa islands.

37. you/ ever/ posted comments/ online forum?

A. Have you ever posted comments on online forum?

B. Have you ever posted comments for an online forum?

C. Have you ever posted comments for online forum?

D. Have you ever posted comments on an online forum?

Read the advertisement and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps.

Oak city is a great city. There’s so (38) ………………to do! There are cinemas, parks and discos. It’s got some great clothes and music shops (39) ………………Oak city is very modern and beautiful. There aren’t any (40) ………………buildings and there’s some beautiful (41) ………………around the city. Is there any pollution in the Oak city? There isn’t much pollution (42) ………………there isn’t much traffic. Everyone travels by bike and walks, so there aren’t many accidents. No one works, so everyone has got a lot of free time. Are there any unfriendly people in Oak city? – No, so come and spend a little time here.

38. A.         some                     B. many               C. much                D. any

39. A. too                      B. either               C. neither             D. so

40. A. ugly                     B. beautiful          C. pretty               D. unpleasant

41. A.         view                     B. scene                C. scenery            D. sight

42. A. because               B. so                     C. although          D. if

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

43. The soil is polluted. Plants won’t grow well.

A. The soil is polluted, or plants won’t grow well.

B. Because soil is polluted, so plants won’t grow well.

C. The soil is polluted if plants won’t grow well.

D. If the soil is polluted, plants won’t grow well.

44. He was tired last night. He stayed up late to watch a football match.

A. Although he was tired last night, but he stayed up late to watch a football match.

B. Because he was tired last night, he stayed up late to watch a football match.

C. Although he was tired last night, so he stayed up late to watch a football match.

D. Although he was tired last night, he stayed up late to watch a football match.

45. I like listening to music, but I like playing football better.

A. I prefer playing football than listening to music.

B. I prefer playing football better than listening to music.

C. I prefer playing football to listening to music.

D. I prefer playing football to listen to music.

Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Do you sometimes have problems with your neighbor such as noise or littering?
Well, the people of Pilton Somerset, England have such problems every summer. For
three or four days every year, the village is full of people of all ages who come here for
the annual Glastonbury pop music festival. They usually stay in tents, caravans and motor
homes. They leave drink cans and papers all over the street. The music plays until the
early hours of the morning, and you can hear people talking and singing all night. The
quiet country village becomes a nightmare to live in and some villagers are even thinking
of moving to another village. A villager said that last year; “I don’t want to stop the
Glastonbury Festival. I just want the fans to enjoy the festival without disturbing normal
village life”.
46. What happen in Pilton, Somerset every summer?

C. The neighbors are noisy.              D. the villagers litter the street.
47. Visitors litter the street with---------------------------.
A. tents                B. caravans                    C. cans and papers                  D. motorhomes
48. How long is the pop music festival every year?
A. one night                                      B. The whole summer

C. The whole year                                      D. Three or four days

49. What is Pilton like during the rest of the year?
A. A quiet village                    B. A noisy place           

C. A nightmare                        D. A music concert
50. The villager just want to --------------------------
A. put an end to the festival              B. stop the fans enjoy the festival
C. move far away                                       D. have a normal life as usual

                                                           ----------------The end ---------------------------

Which of the four underlined parts in each sentence below is incorrect?

      Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

1.       There have been little change in the city since I moved here ten years ago.                                                                                                                                      

                      A              B                                  C          D

2.       Two of the players from the Yankees has been chosen to participate in the All Star game.                                                                                                                           

          A                                           B               C                D

3.       The video disc has the capacity to store thousand of visual images.                                                                                                                                      

          A                      B                          C            D

4.       Alike bears, the giant panda of China has a clumsy manner of walking.                                                                                                                                      

          A                     B                                 C                                      D

5.       They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.                                                                                                                                      

           A                B                      C                    D

6.       Mary and her sister have just bought two new winters coats at the sale.                                                                                                                                      

   A        B                                               C                     D

7.       Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New York, are planning to attend my wedding.                                                                                                                                      

   A             B                                                C               D

8.       Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.                                                                                                                                      

        A                          B                            C       D

9.       This new model costs twice more than last year's model.                                                                                                                                      

          A                        B                   C               D

10.    In order to achieve the best results in this exam, it is necessary that one works as fast as possible.

                    A                                   B                                                 C       D

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. (Chọn a, b, c hoặc d để hoàn thành tốt nhất mỗi câu chưa hoàn thành, thay thế phần được gạch chân hoặc có nghĩa gần với câu gốc.)

6. She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _______ only with colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club.

a. supposes   b. socializes   c. attention   d. discussed

7. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.

a. correct   b. right   c. exact   d. suitable

8. You should _______ more attention to what your teacher explains.

a. make   b. get   c. set   d. pay

9. Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.

a. verbal   b. non-verbal   c. tongue   d. oral

10. Our teacher often said, "Who knows the answer? _______ your hand."

a. Rise   b. Lift   c. Raise   d. Heighten

11. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.

a. situation.   B. attention   c. place   d. matter

12. They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.

a. informal   b. informally   c. informalize   d. informality

13. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.

a. communicate   b. communication   c. communicative   d.communicator

14. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions.

a. attention   b. attentive   c. attentively   d. attentiveness

15. Pay more attention _______ picture and you can find out who is the robber.

a. to   b. for   c. at   d. on

16. She looked _______ me, smiling happily and confidently.

a. on   b. over   c. forward   d. at

17. - What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!

- _______

a. Thank you very much. I am afraid

b. You are telling a lie

c. Thank you for your compliment

d. I don't like your sayings

18. In _______ most social situations, _______ informality is appreciated.

a. Ø / Ø   b. the / an   c. a / the   d. the / a

19. - What beautiful dress you are wearing!

- Thank you. That is _______ nice compliment.

a. a / a   b. the / Ø   c. Ø / Ø   d. the / the

20. ______ you wanted to ask your teacher a question during his lecture, what would you do?

a. As   b. As if   c. Even of   d. suppose

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. (Chọn a, b, c hoặc d để hoàn thành tốt nhất mỗi câu chưa hoàn thành, thay thế phần được gạch chân hoặc có nghĩa gần với câu gốc.)

6. She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _______ only with colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club.

a. supposes   b. socializes   c. attention   d. discussed

7. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.

a. correct   b. right   c. exact   d. suitable

8. You should _______ more attention to what your teacher explains.

a. make   b. get   c. set   d. pay

9. Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.

a. verbal   b. non-verbal   c. tongue   d. oral

10. Our teacher often said, "Who knows the answer? _______ your hand."

a. Rise   b. Lift   c. Raise   d. Heighten

11. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.

a. situation.   b. attention   c. place   d. matter

12. They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.

a. informal   b. informally   c. informalize   d. informality

13. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.

a. communicate   b. communication   c. communicative   d.communicator

14. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions.

a. attention   b. attentive   c. attentively   d. attentiveness

15. Pay more attention _______ picture and you can find out who is the robber.

a. to   b. for   c. at   d. on

16. She looked _______ me, smiling happily and confidently.

a. on   b. over   c. forward   d. at

17. - What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!

- _______

a. Thank you very much. I am afraid 

b. You are telling a lie

c. Thank you for your compliment

d. I don't like your sayings

18. In _______ most social situations, _______ informality is appreciated.

a. Ø / Ø   b. the / an   c. a / the   d. the / a

19. - What beautiful dress you are wearing!

- Thank you. That is _______ nice compliment.

a. a / a   b. the / Ø   c. Ø / Ø   d. the / the

20. ______ you wanted to ask your teacher a question during his lecture, what would you do?

a. As   b. As if   c. Even of   d. suppose

21. John asked me _______ in English.

a. what does this word mean

b. what that word means

c. what did this word mean

d. what that word meant

22. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.

a. not behave  b. not to behave  c. not behaving  d. did not behave

23. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.

a. would   b. did   c. must   d. had

24. She said I _______ an angel.

a. am   b. was   c. were   d. have been

25. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.

a. is   b. were   c. had been   d. would be

26. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.

a. passing / will try

b. he will pass / tried

c. to pass / would be trying

d. he passed / have tried

27. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.

a. yesterday  b. two days ago  c. the day before  d. the next day

28. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.

a. if I were   b. if were I   c. if was I   d. if I was

29. I _______ you everything I am doing, 'and you have to do the same.

a. will tell   b. would tell   c. told   d. was telling

30. John asked me _______ that film the night before.

a. that I saw   b. had I seen   c. if I had seen   d. if had I seen