I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. heat b. seat c. great d. meet
2. a. churches b. chemist c. chair d. change
3. a. science b. field c. believe d. movie
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1. a. interesting b. surprising c. delicious d. successful
2. a. evironment b. facility c. vacation d. souvenir
III. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each of the sentence.
1. We used to Spent a lot of time …………
a. travel b. to travel c. traveling d. travel
2. Many young people are fond…………… playing football.
a. in b. on c. with d. of
3. It’s about time you ……………… harder for the exam.
a. work b. worked
c. are working d. have worked
4. The next train ………. at 7 p.m so get ready now.
a. leaves b. is leaving
c. will leave d. has left
5. No one else in the class plays the guitar ………….. John.
a. as well b. as far as
c. so well as d. as soon as
6. The waste from the chemical factory is extremely………….
a. harmed b. unharmed
c. harmful d. harmless
7. You should clean the cut thoroughly ………… prevent any infection.
a. so that b. so as not to
c. in order to d. for
8. Wait here until I ……………….you.
a. will call b. call
c. am calling d. am going to call
9. ……………. lending me your pen for a moment?
a. Can you b. Would you mind
c. Could you please d. Why don’t you
10. He asked me if I ……………. cooking.
a. enjoy b. enjoyed
c. am enjoyed d. would enjoy
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Japan is one of the ……….. countries in the world. (industry)
2. I find your magazine very ……………. (inform)
3. She failed the driving test because she didn’t follow the driving ……. . (instruct)
4. It is ……… to eat too much sugar and fat. (health)
5. There are a lot of………. festivals in Viet Nam. (tradition)
V. Match the questions in column A to the suitable answers in column B.
| A |
B |
1. You look very well! Have you been on holiday?
2. Did you have a good time?
3. What was the weather like?
4. Did you stay in a hotel?
5. Who did you go with?
6. Who did the cooking?
7. Are you thinking of going there again? |
a. If I can afford it. It’s a great place! Why don’t you come too?
b. Peter and his girlfriend, Julie and Jonathan.
c. Very nice. It was hot and sunny.
d. We took turns. But sometimes, we ate out. The restaurants were really good and not very expensive.
e. No. It would have been too expensive. But we had a very nice self-catering apartment.
f. Yes, it was brilliant, really great. Yes, to the south of Spain. Torremolinos. |
1. ; 2. ; 3. ; 4. ; 5. : ; 6. ; 7. ; 8
VI. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box.
Family, first, festival, well, fairs, have, lucky, wishes, cooked, brightly, crowded, love.
Tet is a national and family (1)…… It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to (2)…. a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring (3)….. are organized; streets and public buildings are (4)….. decorated and almost all shops are (5)….. with people shopping for Tet. At home, everything is tidied; special food is (6)…… ; offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the (7)…… altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the (8)….. visitor comes, and children are (9)….. to be given money wrapped in a red tiny envelop. Tet is also a time for peace and (10)…. During Tet, children often behave (11)….. ; and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other for the new year.
VII. Read the passage carefully, then write true (T) or false (F)for the following sentences.
Any invention has both good and bad effects on human beings. The invention of cars makes transportation much easier, but it is cars that are the greatest contributer of air pollution. Television is considered as the most wonderful means of amusement and entertainment. It’s also very useful to spread news. However, spending many hours watching TV makes bad effects on the eyes of viewers and makes viewers become less creative. People make wine to enjoy themselves but it is wine that has bad effects on their mental and physical health. Fertilizers and pesticides help farmer get a success of good harvest, but they are the factors that make soil poisonous. Nuclear power is considered as the only alternative energy but we may be in danger of destruction by its radioactivity. The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad, it depends on the way by which we use these inventions.
1. Inventions only have good effects on human beings.
2. Cars account for air pollution.
3. Spending too much time on TV is not good for your eyes.
4. Pesticides enrich the soil.
5. Nuclear power is considered as one of the alternative energy resources.
6. People should apply inventions appropriately.
VIII. Do as directed in the brackets.
1. “Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?” Hoa said to Tim. (Change into reported speech.)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Mrs. Thu is going to ask a lumber to fix the faucets. (Use the causative form with “have” instead of “ask”)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Nam gets up early every morning. He doesn’t want to be late for school. (Combine into one sentence, using “in order to”)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. They built the house over 50 years ago. (Change into the passive form)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. “Could you take me home?” (Rewrite the sentence, using 'Would you mind...?’)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Christmas songs were first performed eight hundred years ago. (Make question with ‘When’)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
ANSWER KEY
I. 1. c 2. b 3. a
II. 1. a 2. d
III. 1 c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. b 9. b 10. B
IV. 1. industrial 2. informative 3. instruction 4. unhealthy 5. Traditional
V. 1.g 2. f 3. c 4. e 5. b 6. d 7. a .
VI. 1. festival 3. fairs 5. crowded 7. family 9. lucky 11. well
2. have 4. brightly 6. cooked 8. first 10. love 12. Wishes
VII. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T
VIII. 1. Hoa asked Tim if the Golden Gate Bridge was in San Francisco.
2. Mrs. Thu is going to have a lumber fix the faucets.
3. Nam gets up early every morning in order not to be late for school.
4. The house was built over 50 years ago
5. Would you mind taking me home?
6. When were Christmas songs first performed?
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