Ex 5: Read the passage and fill in each gap with one word below

Pablo Picasso ( 1881- 1973 )

No other artist is more associated with the term Modern Art than Pablo Picasso. He created ........(1)......... of paintings, prints, sculptures and ceremics during a time span .........(2)........... about 75 years. Picasso is considered one .......(3).......... art geniuses of the twentieth century.

Picasso was born .....(4).... October 25, 1881 ......(5)...... Malaga, Spain, as the son of an art and drawing teacher. He was a brilliant student. He .......(6)........ the entrance examination for the Barcelona school of Fine Arts .....(7)...... the age of 14 in just one day and was allowed ......(8)........ the first two classes. According to one of many legends about the .....(9)....... life, his father, recognizing the extraordinary talent of his son, .........(10)........ him his brushes and palette and vowed to paint never again

1. a. thousand

b. a thousand

c. thousands

2. a. in

b. of

c. with

3. a. the greatest

b. great

c. greatest

4. a. on

b. in

c. at

5. a. at

b. in

c. by

6. a. failed

b. passed

c. missed

7. a. in

b. with

c. at

8. a. to skip

b. skip

c. skipping

9. a. artist

b. artists

c. artist's

10. a. giving

b. give

c. gave

Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentenses

31. A blow of noodles ______ ten dollars

a. is

b. are

c. have

d. has

32. The eel soup my father has just cooked tastes very ______

a. delicious

b. well

c. healthy

d. best

33. There isn't _______ for dinner, so I have to go to the market

a. any left

b. some left

c. any leaving

d. some leaving

34. What ______ do you need to cook an omelette

a. manu

b. food

c. material

d. ingredients

35. Is there any butter _______ in the fridge ?

a. left

b. leave

c. to leave

d. leaving

36. In Viet Nam, spring rolls are served _______ at family gathering

a. most

b. most of

c. almost

d. mostly

37. Lan's brother is a _______, working in a famous restaurant

a. cooker

b. cook

c. chief

d. chef

Ex 5: Read the passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word :

Marie ....(1)..... born in Poland in 1867. She learned to read ......(2)...... she was four years old. She was very intelligent ......(3)..... had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew .....(4)...... , Marie....(5)...... to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. There the met Pierre Currie and married.....(6)..... She won the Nobel Prize for physics .....(7)..... 1903 and 8 years later, she received the Nobel Prize for chemistry. Marie Curie ....(8)..... in 1934

Answers:

1...........

2.........

3..........

4...........

5.........

6..........

7..............

8............

Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentenses

11. The students have got _________ news about their exams

a. many

b. some

c. a

d. a few

12. The boy looks a little thin, ________ he is strong

a. and

b. for

c. or

d. but

13. Mary and _________ would like to join the English Club speaking

a. me

b. my

c. mine

d. I

14. The clothes are ________ cleaner than the others

a. as

b. very

c. so

d. much

15. Do you like pop music ?

a. I would

b. Yes, a lot

c. No, I like it

d. Yes, we are

16. Let's go to the concert at New College

a. All right

b. You're going

c. We go

d. Goodbye

17. __________ trash over there

a. Don't throw

b. Not throw

c. Throw

d. Can't throw

18. There is _________ oil in the bottle. We should buy some more

a. little

b. a little

c. few

d. a few

19. ________ fruit does your father produce ?

a. How much

b. How many

c. How long

d. How often

20. What would you like to do at the weekend ?

a. I like to do a lot

b. I can't do it

c. I'd like to do

d. I don't like the weekend

Ex 2: Give the correct form of the words in brackets

11. I went to the ......................... center yesterday ( amuse )

12. These candies are ........................ I can't stop eating them ( addict )

13. This ship will become ......................... without fuel ( use )

14. He is in prion for three bank .................... ( rob )

15. The ...................... shot a policeman before running away ( rob )

16. There is a lot of children in my ...................... ( neighbor )

17. Thet are talking .................. outside ( noise )

18. I can't .......................... with my new colleagues ( social )

19. This novel is famous ............................( world )

20. Alexander Graham Bell was an .................. of the telephone ( invent )

21. Tra Giang is one of the most famous......................... in Viet Nam ( act )

22. The ...................... she gave last night was marvellous ( perform )

23. Mai wanted to share her ........................ with other people ( please )

24. ........................ is the art of taking photographs ( photograph )

25. Peter has received a letter of ............................. to the party this Sunday ( invite )

26. I think a good knowledge of arts and music is a ............................ for everyone ( necessary )

Ex 2: Give the correct form of the words in brackets

1. I see him ......................... in the library ( occasion )

2. She drives .......................... ( danger )

3. The local people showed great ............................... ( hospitable )

4. The ........................ lasted five hours ( fly )

5. Many important .................................... documents were destroyed in the war ( history )

6. The match was realy .......................... ( excite )

7. Nha Trang is a famous tourist ........................... in Viet Nam ( attract )

8. They are singing ................. songs ( tradition )

9. There are many ............................. beaches in Vietnam ( beauty )

10. Video is useful in ................................ ( educate )

Ex 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

1. a. many

b. bad

c. thanks

d. man

2. a. meet

b. middle

c. meter

d. read

3. a. good

b. book

c. moon

d. look

4. a. lives

b. parents

c. things

d. girls

5. a. nervous

b. birthday

c. worry

d. third

6. a. start

b. marry

c. partner

d. party

7. a. ninth

b. write

c. bike

d. written

8. a. phones

b. streets

c. books

d. dates

9. a. April

b. name

c. date

d. apple

10. a. missed

b. collected

c. fixed

d. laughed

11. a. few

b. nephew

c. new

d. sew

12. a. closed

b. practiced

c. asked

d. stopped

13. a. sun

b. sugar

c. soup

d. sing

14. a. tables

b. noses

c. boxes

d. changes

15. a. gift

b. mine

c. arrive

d. tired

16. a. usual

b. design

c. version

d. pleasure

17. a. musician

b. official

c. ocean

d. concerto

18. a. explosure

b. sure

c. treasure

d. closure

19. a. shop

b. hot

c. water

d. bone

20. a. world

b. morning

c. short

d. fork

21. a. morning

b. forget

c. forty

d. pork

Ex 11: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

11. We ( stop ) in the grocery store and ( buy ) _____ some sandwiches

12. I ( not do ) ______ to school last Sunday

13. She ( get ) _______ married last year?

14 What you ( do ) ______ last night ?

- I ( do ) ______ my homework

15. I ( love ) ______ him but no more

16. Yesterday, I ( get ) ______ up at 6 and ( have ) ______ breakfast at 6.30

17. My house ( decorate ) by the new painters last week

18. There is nothing like ( walk ) as a means of ( keep ) fit

19. The Silver medal ( give ) to him yesterday.