1.this soup\be/hot /I/can't/eat/it

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2.it/take/two hours/do/her math homework/every day.

...........

3.it/be/such/interesting/book/i/can't/put it down

.........

4.she/spent/2 houre/read/books/yesterday

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5.it/be/very/interesting/learn/english

......

6.i/see/him/leave/his house/2 days ago

........

1.I started to do this job in 1995

- I have ... .

2.Nancy hasn't come here since 1996

- The last time.....

3.It is said that many people are homeless after the floods

-Many people....

4.before he went to school,he had done all his homework

-after......

1.Althought she got up late,she went to school on time

_in spite of ....

2.he studied very well thought his life was hard at the time

-in spite of......

1......i do not consider this composition acceptable

A. Because of so many errors

B. Because of there were so many errors

C. On account of there were so many errors

D. As so many errors

2.the prisoner was given a harsh sentence....the nature of his crime

A. Since.

B. As

C. Because

D. Due to

3.the burglar....

A. Has been disappeared with the cash

B. Disappeared the cash

C. Disappeared with the cash

D. Was disappeared with the cash

4.ellen ....and sang her song

A. Nodded to the audience

B. Nodded the audience

C. Was nodding the audience

D. Was nodded to the audience

CHOOSE A,B,C,D THAT BEST COMPLETES EACH UNFINISHED SENTENCE

1.the referee's ....is the most important in any sport competition

a.decide b.decisive c.decision d.decider

2.......players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball

a.defense b.defensive c.defender d.defensively

3.a water polo ball is constructed of waterproof material to allow it to float....the water

a.upon b.over c.above d.on

4..........is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball

a.water polo b.rowing c.swimming d.water skiing

5.water polo balls ......with a special texture so it will not slip from the hands of a player

a.cover b.are covered c.are being covered d.covered

6........is a sport in which you move along the surface of the sea or a lake on a long narrow board with a sail on it

a.water polo b.diving c.windsurfing d.scuba diving

7.alexis..........next week

a.is swwimming in the state championship

b.is swum the state championship

c.is swwimming the state championship

8.the news of war........and the world

a.was shocked the nation b.was shocked by the nation c.shocked the nation d.shocked by the nation

9.the player............

a.will be rewarded his hat-trick b.will be rewarded his hat-trick c.will reward his hat-trick d.will reward for his hat -trick

10.before the end of the term ,i......all the repuired reading

a.was finished by b.had been finished by c.had finished d.had beem finished

11.the player was ejected because he committed a foul

a.as b.due to c.despite d.provided

12john could not continue the match .....his badly injured leg

a.because b.since c.as d.because of

13.they cancelled the match...........

a.due to it rained heavily b. because of the heavy rain c.because of it rained heavily d.because the heavy rain

14.you need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains,......the ground is rough and hard

a.though b.due to c.because of d.because

15.the main task of a defender in a sport game is to........the opponents from scoring

a.prevent b.preventing c.prevetion d.preventable

16.many young men prefer scuba-diving because it is....

a.adventure b.adventurous c.adventurously d.adventurist

17.i......think that scuba diving is more of danger than adventure

a.person b.personal c.personally d.personalize

18.what kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends.......his preference and health

a.with b.for c.in d.on

19.most referees often wears......black

a.in b.for c.with d.on

20.in water polo game,only the goalie can hold the ball.....two hands

a.at b.with c.in d.from

21.if the score is tied at the end of regulation play ,two .......periods of three minutes each are played

a.half b.halftime c.quarter d.overtime

22.a water polo cap is used to...........the players' heads and to identify them

a.tie b.penalize c.protect d.move

23.............is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment

a.synchronized swimming b.rowing c.water polo d.scuba diving

24.some of the students began to fall sleep ....the lecture was boring and irrelevant

a.as b.due to c.because of d.ao account of

25.tommy joined the english clup.............to increase his circle of friends

a.because his desire b.because of his desire c.because of he desired d.due to he desired

I.CHOOSE THE UNDERLINED PART AMONG A,B,C,D THAT NEEDS CORRECTING

1.Be confident of yourself.I think if you try your best,you will succeed at your new job

A B C D

2.Neither we nor our mother know our father is coming home

A B C D

3.Linh is very fond of music;I think she is capable at singing.

A B C D

4.Do you know the reason which English is spoken all over the world?

A B C D

5.Đà Lạt is the city which climate is the most wonderful in our country

A B C D

6.Before I had finished high school,I studied at a famous university

A B C D

7.Nowadays,many people spend their monney on stock markets so that to be rich quickly

A B C D

8.The light went out while we watched TV last night

A B C D

9.I used to staying up late every night when I was young

A B C D

II.CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE AMONG A,B,C,D WHICH HAS THE SAME MEANING AS THE GIVEN ONE

1."Don't go out in the rain without a raincoat"my father said to me

A.My father told me not to go out in the rain with a raincoat

B.My father told me not to go out in the rain without a raincoat

C.My father told me not going out in the rain without a raincoat

D.My father told me do not go out in the rain without a raincoat

2.They didn't say a word and left the restaurant

A.They left the restaurant to say a word

B.They left the restaurant, saying a word

C.They left the restaurant without saying a word

D.They leaving the restaurant without saying a word

3.People say that jogging is good for health

A.Jogging is said to be good for health

B.It is said that jogging was good for health

C.It was said that jogging is good for health

D.Jogging is said to have good for health

4.Jack had paid me a visit before he left for London

A.Jack visited me when he came from London

B.Jack visited me before he went to London

C.Jack visited me after he had gone to London

D.Jack had visited me before he went to London

5.Mr.Ngo will soon get used to the noise from his son's drum

A.Mr.Ngo used to hear the noise from his son's drum

B.Mr.Ngo will soon sue the noise from his son's drum

C.Mr.Ngo will soon be familiar with the noise from his son's drum

D.Mr.Ngo will soon like the noise from his son's drum

6.People have thought that chemicals convey information to the brain

A.Chemicals have been thought to convey information to the brain

B.Chemicals are thought to convey information to the brain

C.People thought that checimals will convey information to the brain

D.It is thought that checimals convey information to the brain

7.It's ages since I saw you

A.I didn't see you for ages

B.I didn't see you since ages

C.I haven't seen you for a long time

D.I haven't seen you since a long time

8.She hurried because she wanted to come to class on time

A.She hurried so that she will come to class on time

B.She hurried so that she wouldn't come to class on time

C.She hurried so that she would come to class on time

D.She hurried so that she couldn't come to class on time

9.She started learning english ten years ago

A.She has not learnt english before

B.She has learnt english for ten years

C.She has learnt english since ten years

D.She has started learning english for ten years

10.The thief wore gloves so as to avoid leaving any fingerprints

A.The theif wore gloves so as to not leave any fingerprints

B.The theif wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints

C.The theif wore gloves so that not leave any fingerprints

D.The theif wore gloves in order to not leave any fingerprints

11.It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car

A.The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car

B.The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car

C.The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car

D.They believed that the man stolen the car

12."Don't forget to phone the office",she said

A.She reminded him not forget to phone the office

B.She reminded him to forget not to phone the office

C.She reminded him to phone the office

D.She reminded him about phoning the office

13.The meat was too hot for me to eat

A.The meat is so hot that i can't eat it

B.The meat is so hot that i can't eat

C.The meat was so hot that i couldn't eat

D.The meat was so hot that i couldn't eat it

I:Mark the letter A,B,C,D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each pf the following questions

1. A.boats B,pens C,books D.caps

2. A.married B.walked C.laughed D.missed

3. A. stops B.plays C.cleans D.repairs

4. A. washed B.missed C.stopped D.returned

5. A. hour B.honest C.home D,honour

II:Mark the letter A,B,C,D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks

1.The Master of Ceremonies......the wedding couple advice on starting a new family

a.gives b.gets c.takes d.makes

2.The people who hold the trays of gifts are......chosen

a.care b.carefully c.careful d.careless

3.You can raise your hand to attract your friends'.............

a.attend b.attended c.attendance d.attention

4.The telephone may cause ..........between you and your parents

a.argue b.argued c.arguments d.arguing

5.After my brother had...............the plance,he went home

a.got on b.got off c.got up d.got into

6.Mary couldn't sleep .She was excited .......her trip to paris the next morning

a.at b.with c.about d.on

I:Rewrite the following sentences using "because of"instead of "because"

1.English is learned by millions of students because it is important

->....................

2.We couldn't go out because the weather was not fine

->.....................

3.These students arrived late because they had an accident

->..............

4.M.r Baker and M.r Yamamoto can't understand each other because their languages are different

->.......................

5.Nick is often punished because he is lazy

->.......................

6.These persons live unhappily because they are very poor

->.......................

7.All the students love the principal because he is very kind

->..........................

II:Rewrite the following sentences using "Because"instead of "Because OF"

1.We respected Mr.Lung because of his honesty

->...........

2.My friend was absent because of his illness

->.......

3.This boy is ignorant because of his laziness

->...............

4.Because of the invention of computers,puplis no longer spend much time in calculating

->.................

5.Because of my friend's absence.I have to coppy the lesson for him.

.->...............

6.Our guests aeeived late because of the bad weather.

->..................

7.I catch cold now because of going out in the rain yesterday

->...................

III:Change clauses of concession to phrases:ALTHOUGH//THOUGH <<=>>DESPITE//IN SPITE OF

1.Lam didn't eat much though she was hungry

->.....................

2.Trí couldn't solve the problem though he is good at maths

->..................

3.M.r Pike doesn't wear glasses though he is over sixty

->.......................

4.Although he had much experience in machinery,he didn't succeed in repairing this machine

->.............

5.Although it got dark ,they continued to work

->................

6.Although it was noisy ,Chou kept on studying

->.................

7.Although it rained heavily,I went to school on time

->............

8.The flight was not delayed though it was foggy

->.................

9.Viet ate all the fruits though they were green

->...............

10.We did the test well though it was difficullt

->..............

11.Although he is strong ,I'm not afraid of him

->...............

12.Everybody has great regard for him though he is poor

->...................

13.The plane took off though the weather was bad

->...................

14.He didn't stop his car though the traffic lights turned red

->.................

15.He studies hard though his life was hard at that time

->................

16.Although the streets are narrow ,many people drive cars in this city

->...............

17.Although his english was good,he wasn't chosen

->.............

18.Although he's got an English name,he is in fact Vietnamese

->.................

19.He awlays studies hard though he encounters difficult

->................

20.Although the weather is bad ,we are going to have a picnic

->..............

21.Although he had not finished the paper,he went to sleep

->.............

22.She attended the class although she didn't feel alert.

->.............

23.The child ate the cookies even though his mother had told him not to.

->.................

24.She drank coffee to keep herself warm although she disliked it

->...............

25.Mary will takes a plane even though she dislikes flying

->...............

26.Although Tram was sad,she managed to smile

->..............

27.The old woman told interesting stories to the children although her memory was poor.

->...............

28.Though he had been absent frequently ,he was managed tp pass the test

->..............

29.He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet

->................

30.Although the prices are high,my daughters insist on buying a new motorbike

->..................

Choose the letter A,B,C,D to indicate answer to each of the following question.

1.People tend to work hard at this ......of life

a.distance b.stage c.space d.level

2.Nam:"I'm going to be the manager of my company next week" Son:"............."

a.it's all right b.congratulations! c.don't mention it d.thank you

3.Lan:" Hoa,thank you very much for what you've done for me" Hoa:"......."

a.no,not at all b.what a pity! c.yes,you're welcome d.never mind

4,Long:"Will you lend me your cell phone for a moment ,please? Sang"...."

a.thank you b.take care c.yes,here you are d.good bye

5.Tom:"Would you like to join our picnic"-> Mai:".........."

a.not.I'm a student b.it's careless of you c.never mind d.yes,I'd love to

6.Members of your familly have very close relationship with it other,................?

a.độ thêy b.đón't thêy c.have dây d.haven't they

7.We always feel...............and secure in our family

a.safe b.safely c.safety d.safeguard

Rewrite these sentences,using the given words without changing their meanings

8.They have never tried this kind of food before

->this is...........

9.The last time I went to the museum was a year ago

->I........

10.He started working in this company last month.

->He.............

11.We haven't seen them for 6 years.

->It's............

12.She did homework and then she went to bed

->After................