I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses
2. A. busy B. noisy C.sugar D. present
3. A.days B.ways C.bays D.says
4. A.there B.healthy C.gather D. northern
5. A. walked B.sacred C.needed D. naked
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.
1. A. tennis B. camera C. soccer D. unhappy
2. A. number B. thirteen C. expensive D. address
3. A. awful B.delicious C. favorite D.journalist
4. A.Geography B. Music C.Physics D.Literature
5. A.diver B. vessel C. affect D.chopstick
PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Although they sold the house_________$ 2 millions, they were not happy_________it.
A.for/ about B. x/ for C. at/ for D. about/ at
2. Like Bob, his wife prefers clothes made_________silk_________those of cotton.
A. in/ to B. from/ than C. of/ to D. from/ more
3. Our school will ______ the school festival next week.
A. organize B. take C. rehearse D. play
4. We are free now. Shall we go to our club’s party? - .........................
A. Yes, I shall B. Yes, we should C. Yes, we go D. Yes, let’s
5. I and my brother usually spend two hour .........................every evening.
A. do our homework B. to do our homework C. doing our homework D. to doing our homework
6. Of the two students , he is .........................
A. tall B. taller C. the taller D. the tallest
7. When I saw your teacher this morning, I found that he looked very .........................
A. happy B. happily C. to be happy D. being happy
7. Come here. We have .........................good news for you and your family.
A. a B. many C. a lot D. some
8. - “Would you like some corn?” - “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m full B. Ok. I don’t like corn C. All right D. Yes, I would
9. The word “cook” in the sentence “My mother is a good cook” is ......
A. a verb B. an adjective C. a noun D. an adverb
10. Mary and her friends went ...... in the mountain last weekend.
A. to climb B. climbing C. climb D. climbs
II. There is a mistake in each line of the following passage. Find and correct it:
One of the first novel in the history of literature was written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born in London in the family of a rich man.When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After leave school, he worked in his father’s shop and wrote articles for newspapers. He visited many country and met many people. That helped much in his writing. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which made his famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor on an island for four years. People liked the novel in English and in many other countries. Daniel Defoe write other books but his novel Robinson Crusoe is the most famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731.
III. Complete the following passage with the new words formed from the ones in CAPITALS.
EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
A recent report on the (0 -EAT) habits of children in Britain suggests that children from the age of three to sixteen show a strong (1-LIKE) _______________for vegetables and only eat sufficient amounts of fruit and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says not eating (2-PROPER) _______________ may have serious consequences on a child’s (3-SPEAK) _______________ and physical development, resulting in poorer (4-PERFORM) _____ at school.One (5-SOLVE) _______________ is to give children extra iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more (6-EFFECT) _______________ if children get the right ingredients in their(7-DAY)_______________ diet.(8-FORTUNATE) _______________, parents choose food for their children that is quickand (9-CONVENIENCE) _______________ to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and (10-HEALTH)____________ . Consequently, it is difficult later to get children to change their habits II. Read the following passage and choose the best answers. My Television My television is an important (1) _____of furniture to me. I can’t get (2) ____ the house very often, but my TV brings the whole (3) ______to me. From the evening news and the “all-news” channels. I learn about events(4) ______ the outside world: politics, the environment, recent changes in technology and medicine, and (5) ______on. I like game shows and travel programs, (6) ______. And I love comedies: I think it’s important to be (7) _____to laugh. I can even watch shows (8) _____other languages and “go shopping” by TV. With the major national networks, I have a (9) ______of fifty different programs (10) ___the same time!
1. A. bit B. piece C. slice D. pair
2. A. out B. in C. out of D. in to
3. A. world B. places C. towns D. cities
4. A. on B. in C. out D. over
5. A. such B. this C. that D. so
6. A. too B. so C. either D. neither
7. A. ability B. enable C. able D. inability
8. A. of B. in C. at D. by
9. A. choose B. chose C. choice D. choosing
10.A. in B. at C. on D. of
Learning a foreign language is, in some ways, like learning how to fly or (1) _____ the piano. There are important differences, but there (2) ______ a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ______ practice. It is never enough simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with (4) ______ you know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) _____ to fly an aero plane. A book can give you lots of information (6) _____ how to fly, but you only read a book and then try to (7) _____ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ______. The same is true of (9) ______ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano (10) _______ having lots of practice first?
Crime Prevention
You can make life more difficult for thieves by (1)_________ your wallet in an inside pocket instead of a back pocket. But make sure that you still have it if someone bumps into you in a (2)_________. Most pickpockets are very skillful. Never let your handbag out of your (3)_________. On public transport, (4)_________ hold of it. You are also (5) _________ to take travelers’ checks rather than cash when you go abroad, and to use cash dispenses which are on (6)_________ streets, or are well lit at night.
A quarter of all crimes are car thefts or things from cars, like radio and cassette players. If your car is (7)_________, you may not get it back. One in four are never found, and even if it is, it may be badly (8) _________. Always lock all doors and windows and think about fitting a car alarm too. If you are buying a new radio cassette player, it is (9_________ choosing one that is security-code or removable by the drive. These precautions will help to (10)_________ thieves.
1. A. taking B. holding C. carrying D. bringing
2. A. mass B. band C. crowd D. group
3. A. view B. sight C. visibility D. vision
4. A. keep B. catch C. take D. have
5. A. suggested B. told C. informed D. advised
6. A. main B. important C. principal D. major
7. A. robbed B. burgled C. stolen D. hijacked
8. A. hurt B. damaged C. spoilt D. injured
9. A. beneficial B. practical C. worthwhile D. sensible
10. A. put off B. put down C. put out D. put back
Tìm lỗi sai:
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer |
1/ ___________ |
holiday. He traveled with him classmates, to a mountainous area |
2/ ___________ |
in Ha Nam province. They gone there to help make a road |
3/ ___________ |
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult |
4/ ___________ |
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we |
5/ ___________ |
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet |
6/ ___________ |
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” |
7/ ___________ |
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, |
8/ ___________ |
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping |
9/ ___________ |
to return next year to do any more work there. |
10/ __________ |
Điền từ:
When I (1)….a child I used (2) ….go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was (3) ……beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park (4) ……I grew (5) …………The house and (6) ……seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (7) …………the doll’s house which was older than grandmother herself. At (8) ………….times, I looked (9) ……….books which were (10) ….. interesting than my children’s book at home.
Cho dạng đúng của động từ:
1. We have two postal …………………………….a day. |
(DELIVER) |
2. He left the room without …………………………….. . |
(EXPLAIN) |
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite……………………………... . |
(ACT) |
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ……………………..morning. |
(SUN) |
5. He said “ Good morning” in a most …………………………way. |
(FRIEND) |
6. He always drives more ……………………………..at night. |
(CARE) |
7. He is a very……………………………………..carpenter. |
(SKILL) |
8. Although the room was fully furnished . I felt …………………… |
(COMFORT ) |
CHO DẠNG ĐÚNG CỦA TỪ:
A friend of mine, Judith Nelso 1.(presently work) in the international sales division at an electronic firm. She 2.(just return) from a trip to Japan. She 3.(ask) 4.(go) to Japan because she can speak Japanese. When she 5.(be) a business student at Boston University, she 6.(study) Japanese for four years. She 7.(never have) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she 8.(go) to Tokyo last year. While she was there, she 9.(speak) Japanese everyday and 10.(enjoy) every minute of it.