SECTION A: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.

1. A. happy            B. apple                      C. act                          D. aunt

2. A. mind              B. bike                        C. fit                           D. tidy

3. A. school           B. chair                      C. church                   D. chat

4. A. health            B. team                       C. tea                          D. sea

5. A. sun                 B. fun                         C. son                         D. put

6. A. excited          B. interested              C. worried                  D. painted

7. A. use                 B. computer               C. duty                       D. shut

8. A. chair              B. fair                         C. pair                        D. are

9. A. how               B. know                      C. town                       D. brown

10. A. season         B. break                     C. great                       D. steak

SECTION B: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D

1. We always need more players. Why don’t you come ………………?

A. on                                   B. along                      C. with                        D. after

2. Will you be home …………..dinner tonight?

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

3. Giving a book report before the class is an interesting …………………..

A. act                                  B. action                    C. activity                  D. deed

4. Do you go out ………..?

A. in the afternoon on Fridays                           B. on Fridays  in the afternoon

C. on afternoons Friday                                      D. on Friday afternoons

5. …………….lives in a very big house

A. A Queen of England                                       B. Queen of England

C. The Queen of the England                             D. the Queen of England

6. On Sunday mornings I stay in bed …………..8 o’clock.

A. until                               B. at                            C. from                       D. to

7. I often ……………in winter.

A. go playing skiing                                             B. go skiing

C.play skiing                                                         D. go to ski

8. Some young peole are working ……………hospital volunteers.

A. to be                              B. such as                  C. like                         D. as

9. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the …………….

A. pavement                      B. foot lane                C. sidewalk                D. zebra crossing

10. They …………..healthy after the summer vacation.

A. looked                           B. were seeming       C. were looking        D. were appearing

11. They meet their friends and …………some fun.

A. take                                B. have                       C. do                           D. enjoy

12. Yo should pay more …………….in class.

A. part                                B. care                        C. notice                    D. attention

13. He and his friends usually get ……… and talk about their stamps.

A. together                         B. themselves            C. each other             D. one another

14. He likes stamps. He is a stamp …………..

A. collect                           B. collecting              C. collector                D. collects

15. Some students say they are …………have no time for pastime.

A. hurry                             B. busy                       C. full                         D. hard

16. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much ………..

A. crowd                            B. traffic                    C. people                   D. transport

17. There aren’t any good movies …………..at the moment.

A. going on                        B. being on                C. performing                        D. showing

18. Sorry I can’t come but thanks ………….

A. any ways                       B. any way                 C. anyway                  D. in anyway

19. Look at ………..girl over there.

A. one                                 B. this                         C. that                         D. a

20. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?

A. Yes, I do                        B. I’d love to             C. Yes, I like              D. OK. I’d like

II. Give the correct form of the  verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1.      No one enjoy (go) ……….to hospital.

2.      What you (do)…………at the moment? I (watch) ………….T.V.

3.      We (be) ……………students in four years.

4.      A new school (build) ………………near our school now.

5.      You (be) …………..angry if he refuses to help you?

6.      I will send him the message as soon as he (return)………………

7.      A little girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……………..to stories.

8.      He sent a telegram for his mother (learn) …………….good news.

9.      + Where are you?

+ I am upstairs. I (have)……………… a bath.

III.  Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital:

1.      My father has a …………computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. PORT

2.      We are all ………..about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. EXCITE

3.      The room will look brighter if there is a …………..on the wall. PAINT

4.      Some of the children …………….boys, play marbles when there is a break. MAIN

5.      You shouldn’t eat ……….food. HEALTH

6.      We mustn’t be ……………….when we cross busy streets. CARE

7.      She often feels …………………when she gets bad marks. HAPPY

8.      There are about 200 ………….in this company. EMPLOY

9.      Mai is ………….at math than me. GOOD

10. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is ……………FURNISH

1. He likes playing football and so do I. => Both

2. She didn’t say a word and she didn’t smile. => She neither

3. The English team didn’t play well and the Scottish team didn’t play well, either. => Neither

4. He not only read the book but also remembered what he had read. => Not only

5. She can’t write fast. She can’t type.=> She can’t either

6. Dick doesn’t need a bike. He doesn’t like to go on foot.=> Dick doesn’t either

7. They won’t come here tomorrow. They won’t stay at home.=> They won’t either

8. I didn’t have to go to school last Sunday. He didn’t have to go to school last Sunday.=> Neither

9. Mary hasn’t studied Spanish. Her friend hasn’t studied Spanish.=> Neither

10. They didn’t like music. They didn’t like sports.=> They like

11. He isn’t a doctor. I’m not a doctor.=> Neither

12. I can’t speak English. Nor can my sister.=> Neither

I. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the conjunctions in brackets.

  1. Jane owns a shop. She owns a restaurant. (both ....... and)

  2. Helen likes cats. Mary likes cats. ( both ........... and)

  3. She’s at the office. She’s at the airport. (either ............. or)

  4. Paul’s at home. Paul’s at the gym. (either .................... or)

  5. Chris didn’t have time to take a holiday. Sheila didn’t have time to take a holiday.(neither .... nor)

  6. David doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play table-tennis. (neither ......... nor)

  7. Nam’s handsome. Nam’s intelligent. (not only ................ but also )

  8. Mai plays the guitar well. Mai dances beautifully. (not only ......... but also)

  9. You  can have fish for dinner. You can have chicken for dinner. (both ............. and)

10. They came late. They left early. (not only ................. but also)

11. Goats provide milk for cheese. Goats provide wool for clothing. (both ...... and)

12. She’s French. She’s Swiss. (either ............. or)

13. David can’t play tennis. David can’t play football. (neither ............... nor)

14. The black jacket didn’t fit her. The white jacket didn’t fit her. (neither .......... nor)

15. She’s tired. She’s hungry. (Not only ............... but also)

1.        We can see the film tonight. We can see the film tomorrow night. (either ............. or)

2.        It was a very boring film and it was very long too. (both ...... and)                               

3.        Ali has studied not only in the United States but also in Europe. (both ...... and)

4.        Dan was a newcomer, and so was Jim. (both ...... and)

5.        Mary went to London and Kate did, too. (both ...... and)

6.        Peter was a football player and his brother was, too. (both ...... and)

7.        Dan came from Thailand and Chow came from Thailand. (both ...... and)

8.        Young people normally like only music but also sports. (both ...... and)

9.        She is not only beautiful but also graceful. (both ...... and)

10.    My mother likes tea and my father does, too. (both ...... and)

11.    Yom is my older brother and Peter is, too. (both ...... and)

12.    You are both funny and witty. (not only ................. but also)

13.    She can enjoy a good meal and she can go fishing on the lake. (not only ................. but also)

14.    They ate lamb chops and fish. (not only ................. but also)

15.    The underground is quick and cheap. (not only ................. but also)

16.    Mr. Brown has read a novel by Charles Dickens and he has seen the film made from it. (not only.......but also)

17.    They like field events and they like team games. (not only ................. but also)

18.    Mary has both toothache and headache. (not only ................. but also)

19.    The pavements are both narrow and crowded. (not only ................. but also)

20.    That boy was dirty and he was lazy, too. (not only ................. but also)

21.    Mrs. Brown’s daughter is both beautiful and clever.  (not only ................. but also)..

Reported Speech

Change into direct or indirect speech.

a-    Tom declared, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'

b-    Jason asked, ‘Who gave you the laptop yesterday?’

c-    My parents told me not to stay up late.

d-    Linda asked, ‘Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?’

e-    A man asked, ‘What time does the train to Liverpool leave?’

f-    My sister told me that she had been waiting for me at the station when the accident had happened.

g-    Emily said, ‘Our teacher will be absent tomorrow.’

h-    Alice said, ‘I spent all my pocket money on Monday.’

i-     Mom announced, ‘The president is giving a speech tonight.’

j-     My father told me that he would accept to take me to Spain the next summer.

k-    Fred replied, ‘I have left my mobile here.’

l-     My cousin asked me, ‘How is your boyfriend?’

m-  The teacher said to her students, ‘Don’t waste your time in class and study harder at home.’

a-    Tom declared, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'

b-    Jason asked, ‘Who gave you the laptop yesterday?’

c-    My parents told me not to stay up late.

d-    Linda asked, ‘Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?’

e-    A man asked, ‘What time does the train to Liverpool leave?’

f-    My sister told me that she had been waiting for me at the station when the accident had happened.

g-    Emily said, ‘Our teacher will be absent tomorrow.’

h-    Alice said, ‘I spent all my pocket money on Monday.’

i-     Mom announced, ‘The president is giving a speech tonight.’

j-     My father told me that he would accept to take me to Spain the next summer.

k-    Fred replied, ‘I have left my mobile here.’

l-     My cousin asked me, ‘How is your boyfriend?’

m-  The teacher said to her students, ‘Don’t waste your time in class and study harder at home.’

Exercise 7
1 Rose said, "I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a stranger."
2 Ann asked her brother, "Do you expect to be admitted to the univer¬sity?"
3 Richard asked Jane, "What are you planning to do tomorrow?"
4 She asked her boy friend "Is it true that your father fought in the last war?"
5 Jane said to me, "Where have you been all this time?"
6 Mary said to her husband, "Did you see my handbag anywhere?"
7 The inspector said to the woman, "What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?"
8 The passenger said to the taxi-driver: "Hurry up!" and he added "I must be at the station on time."
9 Tom said to himself: "Why I haven't thought of this before?" 
10 Father said: "The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?"

1 Jane said to Bill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?"
2 The man said to the boy: "Can you show me the way to the bank?"
3 Fred asked the postman: "Are there any letters for me today?"
4 Henry said to the librarian, "How many books can I borrow at a time?"
5 John asked his friend, "How did you manage to know my phone number?"
6 “These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year?" he said
7 The boys said to the old woman: "What can we do to help you?"
8 The guests said to the doorman: "Where should we leave our coats?"
9 Tom asked his brother: "Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?"
10 I asked the children: "Who took away the magazines from my desk?"