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Question 1: a. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. ( father to his children): You may go out now but (be)………. sure (get) …………. back before

it (get) dark.

2. If only I ( have )…………… money with me, I ( lend ) ………….you some.

3. The vase (break) …………..when it (move) …………..to the other room.

4. "Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" ."She (greet) ………….the guests."

5. How you (get) ……………on at school ?

6. They wish it ( not rain )……………… much in London.

b. Finish the following tag questions

1. Nobody called on the phone, ...............?

2. You have never been there, ..................?

3. Everything is all right,.....................?

4. Everyone took the test, ...................... ?

Question2: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in the brackets.

1. It is very ........ to live in a damp room. ( health )

2. Many ............ families have to live in hostels. ( home )

3. Artists are ......... people. ( create )

4. I ...........this morning, and was late for school (sleep)

5. We have a ..............newspaper (week)

6. A...........person is one who is kind. (think)

7. I had my trousers .............because they were too short (long)

8. The knife may need .............before it is used (sharp)

Question 3: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

1. From now on , we won't be able to go out as much as we ........

a. were b. had c. used to d. will

2. The new school opens ..........

a. now b. at once c. next week d. day by day

3. Sorry, I'm late, but I had a lot of ........ to do.

a. job b. work c. task d. labour

4. When the police arrived, we were pleased to see .........

a. him b. him or her c. it d. them

5. Nothing will prevent him ................. succeeding

a: in ; b: at ; c: from ; d: on

Question 4: a. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.

1. Hue is famous ...............its historical vestiges.

2. He got back home ...............school at 5 P.M.

3. I cut the paper .................a pair of scissors.

4. I put salt in my coffee................mistake.

5. Have you got money ....... ...you?

6. I borrowed some money ...... ......my mother.

b. Write sentences using suggested words.

1. Please/ not go out / until / rain / stop.

……………………………………………………………..

2. I / always / get on / first bus / and / arrive / school / 7.30

……………………………………………………………..

3. I/ look forward / see/ you / soon.

……………………………………………………………..

4. Mother/ used / getting / early / morning.

……………………………………………………………..

5. Arrive/ Hanoi/ twenty minutes time..

……………………………………………………………..

Question 5: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. John doesn't always speak the truth, I'm afraid.

You can't ....................................................................................

2. Your hair is long . You ought to get it cut.

Your hair is long . It .....................................................................

3. Does this camera belong to you ?

Do ..............................................................................................

4. I will call the police if you don't leave me alone !

Unless .............................................................................................

5. Couldn't you find a better hotel ?

Is this...............................................................................................

6. It took us 3 hours to open the door.

We ...........................................................................................

7. Mark is too young to get married.

Mark is not ....................................................................

8. He never has enough money.

He's always .....................................................................

9. He could not afford to buy the car.

The car ............................................................................

10. She knows a lot more about it than I do.

I don't know .........................................................................

Question 6: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.

Public transport in London is expensive. The fare (1)...................on the length of the journey; you can not buy books of tickets in advance. Children (2)...................sixteen pay half and those under five travel free, you usually(3)......................bus tickets from a conductor. But on some buses you pay the driver. Most London(4)………. ...........are double-deckers.

On the (5).................railway (or tube) you buy your ticket from a (6)..................or ticket office, and give it up at the (7)................of the journey. Not all trains from one (8)..................go to the same place, so watch the signs. The last train leaves at about 00.15

test 2

Question 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. The vase broke when it (move) …………..to the other room.

2. When I entered his room, I saw him ( sleep )………….. in a chair.

3. If only I ( have) …………. money with me, I ( lend ) ………..you some.

4. why are you under the table? You (look)……….. for something?

5. David (wash) …………. hands. He just (repair)………… the TV set

6. The radio (play)…………… since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.

7. "Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" ."She (greet)………... the guests."

8. How you (get) ……………on at school ?

Question2: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in the brackets.

1. I had my trousers ................. (long) because they were too short.

2. I believe you because you are ................... ( truth ).

3. Young children are often very ………....... ( live ) . They can't sit still for a moment.

4. A .................. ( think ) person is the one who is kind.

5. I feel so .................... ( sleep ) that I'm going to bed.

6. The weather was terrible, so we had a very .................. ( please ) holiday.

7. I spent my ................. (child) in the country.

8. The old couple have saved a lot of money for their.................( retire )

Question 3: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.

Population growth is a serious(1…….around the world. At the beginning of the 20^th (2).................,there were about 1.5 billion (3)............... in the world. In 1984 the world population (4)...................4.8 billion people. By the year 2000, ..................(5) Will be about 6.1 billion. This growth in population is not happening (6)................... For example in Europe the population is not growing at all .(7).......................in these countries are smaller now. Only about 21 (8)…….………are born for every woman.

Question 4: a)Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

1. He spent all the money he had won ............. new clothes.

A: on ; B: for ; C: with ; D: from

2. It is getting cold. You'd better not .............. without a coat.

A: go out ; B: to go out ; C: going out; D: have gone out

3. Nothing will prevent him ................. succeeding

A: in ; B: at ; C: from ; D: on

4. The teacher with ............. we studied last year no longer teaches in our school.

A: who ; B: whom ; C: whose ; D: that

5. They made me ............... on the floor.

A: lie ; B: to lie ; C: lying ; D: lay

b) Give the noun form of the following words

1. short 3. proud 5. arrive

2. young 4. speak

Question 5: a. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.

7. .........first I found the work very tiring, but ..........a few weeks I got used ...........it.

8. Let’s look these new words .................in a dictionary.

9. Have you said congratulations ................Jack?

10. He was .......prison .........two years ......that time he became interested in pigeons.

11. He’s tired ...........all the hard work he’s done to day

b. Correct the grammar mistake in the following sentences

1. I will have Mary to look after the garden.

à…………………………………………………………………….

2. We can speak and eat by our mouths.

à…………………………………………………………………….

3. I don’t know how many pupils are there in my school.

à…………………………………………………………………….

4. I am sitting among you and Lan.

à…………………………………………………………………….

5. I `d rather not to study Math .

à…………………………………………………………………….

Question 6: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. This is the best essay I have ever written.

Never .............................

2. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.

You ...............................................................

3. There aren't many people who have read this novel to the end but John is one of them.

John is one of.......................

4. The food in France is famous.

France is........................

5. She didn't say a word as she left the room.

She left the room ...

6. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home.

Get.................................................................

7. I will call the police if you don't leave me alone !

Unless .....................................................

8. It's a pity I didn't take my doctor's advice.

I wish .............................................................................

THANKKKKKKKKKKKK

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. It is crucial that Dido (stop)………… using Quang Ha.

2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go)…………. out

3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have)…………. a party.

4. The man who (rescue)……………. had been in the sea for ten hours.

5. A great deal of time (be)……………. spent for his exercise.

6. We want (pay)……………. better wages.

7. People always (blame)…………… their circumstances for what they are.

8. You (stop)…………….. by a policeman if you (try)………….. to cross the road now.

Question 2:Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the ..............(1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of ............(2-communiate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise ..............( 3 - pollute). Every evening, the ...........(4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what ............(6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any ............(7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them .......

.............(8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be ............(9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the ..............(10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.

. Question4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.

d. All rich people bought books.

2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?

a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.

b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.

c. Because books were dear and magical.

d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.

3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.

Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.

BICYCLES

The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to for travel . The first 0/ .......for...........

Bicycle was made in about one hundred and fifty years ago. At 1/ .......................

First, bicycles were much expensive. Only rich people could 2/ .......................

buy one. These early time bicycles looked very different from 3/ .......................

the ones we have them today. Later, when bicycles became 4/.......................

cheaper, many lot people bought one. People started riding 5/ .......................

bicycles to work and in their with free time. Today, people use 6/ .......................

cars more than bicycles; cars are much more faster and you 7/ .......................

don’t get wet when it start rains! But some people still prefer to 8/ .......................

cycle to work . They say that there have are too many cars in 9/ .......................

town centers and you can't able find anywhere to park! 10/ .....................

b/Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.

2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.

3. Admission .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don’t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job, too.

(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well )

………………………………………………………………….

2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.

( join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)

…………………………………………………………………….

3. People say that the price of gold is going up. ( change into passive voice.)

……………………………………………………………………..

4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?" ( change into Reported speech)

………………………………………………………………………

5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago. (Use the ordinary word order)

……………………………………………………………………

6. He was given a gift. So were you. ( Join into one sentence, using "as well")

……………………………………………………...........................

7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this ( start with "No matter........")

............................................................................................................

8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. ( Combine into one sentence)

……..........................................................................................................

9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. ( rewrite with: difficulty)

…………………………………………………………………………….

10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.

( combine with: Thanks to……………which)

…………………………………………………………………………….

THANK YOU

1. He bought a Vietnamese-English dictionary and (give)………………..it to me.

2. The coffee was all right,but the cream (be)…………………..sour.

3. He has a piano and a violin, but he ( not have)………….a flute.

4. He says that he (arrive)……………..on time tomorrow.

5. She says that she (arrive)…………..on time yesterday.

6. I think that Victor (be)……………late.

7. He said that he (graduate)……………….from university in 1991.

8. We thought they ( move)……………to Califoria.

9. The teacher said that water ( consist)……….. of hydrogen and oxygen.

10. I (be)……….there when you arrive.

11. They were still waiting when I ( get)……………..there.

12. He has worked very hard since he ( be)………………here.

13. We have just come in when you (call)…………..

14. We’ll have already gone before you (get )……………back.

15. We decided to go home because it ( be )…………….very late.

16. We have been very busy while they ( be)…………..here.

17. I haven’t seen him since he (arrive)…………..

18. The teacher gave us too many assignments, that we (can not)………go to the concert.

19. It was such a beautiful day that I (feel)……….like taking a walk.

20. He works on sundays so that he (can)………earn money to pay his tuition.