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CONTENTS
TEST NO 1............................................................................................................................ 3
TEST NO 2............................................................................................................................ 9
TEST NO 3.......................................................................................................................... 14
TEST NO 4.......................................................................................................................... 20
Test No 5.............................................................................................................................. 26
TEST NO 6.......................................................................................................................... 37
TEST NO 7.......................................................................................................................... 43
TEST NO 8.......................................................................................................................... 48
TEST NO 9.......................................................................................................................... 53
TEST NO 10:...................................................................................................................... 58
TEST NO 11........................................................................................................................ 64
TEST NO 12........................................................................................................................ 69
TEST NO 13........................................................................................................................ 74
TEST NO 14........................................................................................................................ 79
TEST NO 15........................................................................................................................ 85
TEST NO 16........................................................................................................................ 91
TEST NO 17........................................................................................................................ 97
TEST NO 18...................................................................................................................... 102
TEST NO 19...................................................................................................................... 106
TEST NO 20......................................................................................................................111
TEST NO 21...................................................................................................................... 115
TEST NO 22...................................................................................................................... 120
TEST NO 23...................................................................................................................... 125
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TEST NO 24...................................................................................................................... 130
TEST NO 25...................................................................................................................... 135
TEST NO 26...................................................................................................................... 142
TEST NO 27...................................................................................................................... 147
TEST NO 28...................................................................................................................... 152
TEST NO 29...................................................................................................................... 158
TEST NO 30...................................................................................................................... 164
TEST NO 31...................................................................................................................... 170
TEST NO 32...................................................................................................................... 176
TEST NO 33...................................................................................................................... 182
TEST NO 34...................................................................................................................... 187
TEST NO 35...................................................................................................................... 193
TEST NO 36...................................................................................................................... 201
TEST NO 37...................................................................................................................... 208
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TEST NO 39...................................................................................................................... 222
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TEST NO 42...................................................................................................................... 242
TEST NO 43...................................................................................................................... 247
TEST NO 44...................................................................................................................... 253
TEST NO 45...................................................................................................................... 258
TEST NO 44...................................................................................................................... 264
TEST NO 46...................................................................................................................... 270
TEST NO 47...................................................................................................................... 275

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TEST NO 1
Question 1: Pronunciation
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1/ a. cloth

b. clothes

c. both

d. bath

2/ a. used

b. worked

c. watched

d. practiced

3/ a. cow

b. slow

c. shower


d. brown

B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.
1/ a. ancient

b. attack

c. alive

d. across

2/ a. design

b. mention

c. prefer

d. inspire

Question 2: Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank
space in each sentence.
1. Please ………. off your shoes when you come in the room.
a. bring

b. take

c. remove

d. put


2. His new CD will be …….. sale in January.
a. to

b. for

c. in

d. on

3. He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s ……..
a. prayers

b. sentences

c. lessons

d. instructions

4. Should all motorcyclists be ……… to wear helmets ?
a. interested

b. dangerous

c. impressed

d. compulsory

c. used to sleep

d. was sleeping


5. Sara didn’t hear the phone. She ……
a. sleeps

b. slept

6. I wish I …… you some money for your rent, but I am broken myself.
a. can lend

b. would lend

c. could lend

d. will lend

7. The country now known as Myanmar ….. Burma.
a. called

b. be called

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c. used to be called

d. has called
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8. The university has an international ….. as a center of excellence.
a. academy


b. experience

c. scenery

d. reputation

c. exporting

d. exports.

9. Vietnam is a rice ….. country.
a. export

b. exported

10. Let’s go swimming, …….? The weather is beautiful today.
a. shall we

b. don’t we

c. will you

d. won’t you

Question 3: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the
sentences below.
1. No one wears clothes like that anyone. They are terribly ……..(fashion)
2. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ……. examination (write)
3. The ………cause him a lot of difficulties. (pronounce)

4. The show brought ……. to millions of the viewers. (enjoy)
5. I did it without any ……………… (arrange)
6. The knife is ………, it can’t cut anything. (use)
7. It was very……… of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it
(care).
8. Most of the …….. have lived here all their lives. (village)
9. He made a …… of Roman coins and medals. (collect)
10. Trinh Cong Son is one of most well-known ….. in Viet Nam. (music)
Question 4: Supply the correct form of the verbs in bracket to complete the
sentences below.
1. I think this car needs (repair)………...
2. I (have)……….. my car (steal) ……….when I parked it in the street.
3. She felt that she (look at)…………….
4. Before he let us (go)……. he made us (promise)……. (not tell)…… anyone what
we (see)…………. .
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5. You (tell)…… me how (do)……… this kind of homework many time, but I feel
sorry that I can’t manage to do it by myself.
Question 5: Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions.
1. The students in our class are divided ________ four groups.
2. You should ask _______ help when you are trouble.
3. She raised no objection _______ going back to London.
4. The tiger was tied ______ the tree.
5. Since graduating ______ school, he has got interested ______ environmental
issues.
6. Let’s look these new words ______ in a dictionary.

7. The man _________ beard is the brother ______ the girl _______ blue.
Question 6: Supply the correct forms of “to use/used to/be used to” to fill in the
suitable blanks.
1. _______ your father _______ English in his work?
2. When we live in London, we ________ go to the theater.
3. They driving on the left because they have lived in Britain for a long time.
4. Jane ________ make a lot of mistakes in her writing, but now her works are much
better.
5. I ________ the weather here.
Question 7: Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer (a, b, c or d).

Britain in now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238.000 farms
in the UK. More and more farmers leave the land because they can’t earn enough
money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this most British
farms are big. They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and
cows in the north of England Scotland. The small family farms often have to earn
more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.
Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small,
divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild
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flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use modern
machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards.
1. British farmers give up working or their farm because_______
a. they are tired of the farm work
b. they can’t earn their own living by farming.
c. they are forced to leave the land

d. they want to continue to live.
2. Most British farms are big because ______
a. there are plenty of abandoned land
b. farming is now industrialized
c. small farms are uneconomic
d. most British farmers are rich.
3. The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to
tourists______
a. to show their friendship
b. because they want to have more tourists to their farms.
c. so that the tourists will return to their farms the next time
d. in order to improve their earnings.
4. Fields on British farms were______
a. seperated from each other by hedges
b. full of wild flowers and birds.
c. a thousand years old
d. all are correct.
5. Which of the followings is not true?
a. Industries are developed in Britain.
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b. Breeding farms are usually in the north of England.
c. many hedges were pulled down for farmers to expand their farms.
d. most fields in England are now larger than they used to be.
Question 8: Complete the text below by filling in the blanks with the suitable
words.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution problem is ______ (1)

complicated as it is serious. It is complicated ____(2) much pollution. But pollution is
caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust _______(3) automobiles
cause a large percentage of all air pollution. But automobiles _______ (4)
transportation for millions of people. Factory discharge much of the material _____
(5) pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large ______ (6) of
people. Too much fertilizer or pesticide can ruin soil. But fertilizers and pesticide
____ (7) important aids to the growing of crops. Thus, to end _____ (8) greatly
reduces pollution immediately, people would have to ____ (9) using many things that
benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can ______
(10) gradually reduced in several ways.
Question 9: Rewrite the following sentence, beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stays the same.
1. My brother has stopped smoking now.
 My brother used …………………………………………………………
2. Sorting out stamps takes him two hours a week.
 He spends …………………………………………………………………
3. The garage is servicing my car on Sunday
 I am…………………………………………………………………………
4. He grows up more. He is more intelligent.
 The more…………………………………………………………………..
5. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
 All the switches …………………………………………………………
6. The playground was very wet. They had to put off the football match until later.
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 The playground was so……………………………………………………
7. Someone should tell him never to do that again.

 He …………………………………………………………………………
8. Although Macy was sad at losing the contest, she managed to smile.
 In spite………………………………………………………………………
9. The bridge was so slow that the bus couldn’t go under it.
 It was………………………………………………………………………
10. The bad weather delayed the flight.
 Due to………………………………………………………………………
Question 10: Choose the underline word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that needs
correcting.
1. I have got three brothers, none of them is married.
2. I would love coming to your wedding, but it isn’t possible.
3. Passengers are advised not to leave their luggage attended.
4. My father said that he was leaving to Hanoi the next day.
5. Ben had to save a few money so that he could go to school in the fall.

TEST NO 2
Question 1: Pronunciation
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A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1/ a. primary

b. divide

c. comprise


d. religion

2/ a. school

b. children

c. Chinese

d. church

3/ a. impressed

b. disappointed

c. wished

d. stopped

B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.
1/ a. correspond

b. recreation

c. museum

d. entertainment

2/ a. worship

b. climate


c. comprise

d. separate

Question 2: Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank
space in each sentence.
1. He was very impressed …………. the efficiency of the staff.
a. on

b. by

c. to

d. in

2. They moved away five years ago, but we still………..
a. keep pace with

b. keep in touch

c. get out of

d. take up on

3. He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s ………….
a. a. prayers

b. sentences


c. lessons

d. instructions

4. Should all motorcyclists be ……… to wear helmets?
a. interested

b. dangerous

c. impressed

d. compulsory

5. US dollars are considered common ……… in international transactions.
a. currency

b. money

c. value

d. support

6. Jane and I are pen pals. They ……….. with each other twice a month.
a. comprise

b. touch

c. correspond

d. separate


7. The country now known as Myanmar ….. Burma.
a. called

b. be called

c. used to be called

d. has called

8. The university has an international ….. as a center of excellence.
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a. academy

b. experience

c. scenery

d. reputation

9. After a month. Hoa got used to ……… in her new school.
a. study

b. studying

c. studied


d. is studying

10. He has every quiet and ……. life in the big, empty house.
a. by himself

b. alone

c. only

d. lonely

Question 3: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the
sentences below.
1. He fell off his bike, but his ……… were not serious. (injure)
2. The shop ……….. showed me a lot of new models. (assist)
3. You shouldn’t talk about her characters only through her ……… (appear)
4. She felt alone and ……… (friend)
5. We need to get more young people ….. in the sport. (interest)
6. The knife is ………, it can’t cut anything. (use)
7. Bell ……… demonstrated his invention. (success)
8. ………… the barber cut my hair too short. (luck)
9. Nam is very ……….. kind and generous. (social)
10. You can’t predict the weather here. It is very ……. (change)
Question 4: Supply the correct form of the verbs in bracket to complete the
sentences below.
1. I (not see) Alan for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job in London.
2. Most children enjoy (allow) (stay) up late when there is something interesting on
TV.
3. Someone (travel) behind us. I think we (follow).

4. A bad accident (happen) on Highway 95 last night when people (go) home from
stadium. The bus (carry) the people hit the truck in front.
Question 5: Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions.
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1. I think it is necessary …… students to wear uniforms when they are ….. school.
2. In the 18th century, jean cloth was made completely ….. cotton. The workers were
fond of wearing jeans because they didn’t nearly wear…………
3. She has lost a leg……… the age of eighteen.
4. I’ll come …….. to pick her …….. at 8 o’clock.
5. He worked very hard and finally came ………. ……. a very important invention.
6. Let’s look these new words ….. in a dictionary.
Question 6: Complete the text below by filling in the blanks with the suitable
words.
Dear Charle,
I am sorry I can’t meet you at the airport because I have to take my mother
…….. (1) from hospital at that time. Our neighbor Peter Lee has kindly offered to
meet you and ….. (2) you home. As you have never met him before, I shall ….. (3)
him to you.
Peter Lee …… (4) tall an slim. He is a young man in his early twenties…….
(5) short hair and a fair complexion. He …….(6) a round face and appears cheerful
by nature. It is easy to recognize him ……… (7) he is usually dressed in jeans and Tshirt and ……. (8) boots.
I do hope you manage to recognize my neighbor …….. (9) any difficulty and I
look …….. (10) to seeing you when he brings you to my flat.
Question 7: Rewrite the following sentence, beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stays the same.
1. Let’s meet inside the center, at the café theater.

 How ...............................................................................................................?
2. I have never read such a romantic story.
 This is ............................................................................................................
3. Did you go to see your sick grandfather yesterday?
 You went ........................................................................................................?
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4. The department store is near the market.
 The market isn’t .............................................................................................?
5. I’ll phone you tomorrow morning.
 I’ll give...........................................................................................................
6. My mother spent three hours making the dress.
 It .....................................................................................................................
7. We haven’t been to the concert for over a year.
 The last time...................................................................................................
8. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.
 He enjoys .......................................................................................................
9. You can make payment at any post office
 Payment..........................................................................................................
10. His dog is called Tony
 He ..................................................................................................................
Question 8: Each sentence has one mistake. Underline it and correct it
1. Marry was drying the dishes when she was dropping the plate.
2. When I looked out of the window, I saw some children play in the yard.
3. He let the letter falling onto the floor.
4. The climate in Vietnam is different than that of England
5. He has waited there for a quarter past six.

6. This street is the same wide as ours.
7. Everyone in the neighborhood is pleasing about the new market.
8. The store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a little months.
9. This dress needs to shorten to fit you better.
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10. We spent a ten – days vacation in Nha Trang after our wedding.
Question 10: Use the cues to make complete sentences.
1. My sister/ not/ old enough/ take part/ activities.
2. English/ French/ speak/ Canada.
3. Mary/ ask/ me/ if/ I/ see/ movie/ previous day.
4. That/ new car/ my father/ buy/ Sunday.
5. Lan / good/ Math/ than/ brother.

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TEST NO 3
Question 1: Pronunciation
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1/ a. campus

b. practice


c. language

d. favorite

2/ a. qualify

b. scenery

c. grocery

d. academy

3/ a. speak

b. need

c. heart

d. read

B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.
1/ a. foreign

b. practice

c. examine

d. language

2/ a. academic


b. reputation

c. experience

d. intermediate

Question 2: Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank
space in each sentence.
1. If you want to …….. your speaking, you should speak English with your friends.
a. pass

b. describe

c. express

d. improve

2. Students will ……… a two – hour examination at the end of the year.
a. take

b. make

c. do

d. come

3. The perfume has been ………. in all the women’s magazines.
a. recognized


b. advertised

c. impressed

d. read

4. Learning a foreign language also includes learning the …….. of country.
a. reputation

b. scenery

c. culture

d. nature

5. Mathew said he was meeting a friend at the station later…………….
a. this day

b. that day

c. the day

d. the previous day

6. We took many pictures ………. the sky was cloudy.
a. though

b. because

c. and


b. but

7. I don’t know whether she will come ….. not.
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a. and

b. or

c. but

d. so

8. They stopped for a while, then went …… to paint the door.
a. in

b. on

c. at

d. for

9. “Let’s go somewhere for a drink” - ……………
a. yes, we do

b. Great


c. Yes, let’s

d. both b and c

10. The boss suggested that we …… a vacation.
a. taking

b. to take

c. take

d. took

Question 3: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the
sentences below.
1. Let me get an …… form and we can fill it out (apply)
2. Nam likes acting and outdoor ……. (act)
3. Our teacher always ……….. us to work hard. (courage)
4. The Boy Scouts of America is a youth …….. (organize).
5. The scouts do the ………. work. (volunteer)
6. Nowadays, scouting is popular ………. (world)
7. By recycling, we can save ……….. resouces. (nature)
8. The scouts also help the ………. and street children. (old)
9. Is there anything ……….. on TV tonight? (interest)
10. This form must have the ……… of the write. (sign)
Question 4: Supply the correct form of the verbs in bracket to complete the
sentences below.
1. ……….. young dog ever (bite)……….. anyone?
- Yes, it (bite) ……….. a policeman last week.

2. “The barber (cut) ……my hair too short.” – “don’t worry, it (grow)…… again very
quickly.
3. I (not go) …….out this evening. I (stay) ……at home
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4. I (witness)…….. the accident on Le Loi street last night. A boy (knock)…… down
by a car, and then he (take) …..the nearest hospital.
5. They (just phone) ……….to say that they (not come)…….. back until Friday night.
Question 5: Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions.
1. You shouldn’t believe everything you read …… newspapers.
2. ……… first, we didn’t like each other, but……. the end we become good friends.
3. We can live ………. a dormitory …… campus.
4. The hotel is close …….. the historical district.
5. I prefer sports programs ……….. others, but there are no sports programs ……..
Saturday afternoon.
6. There was nothing interesting …….., so I turned ……. the TV.
Question 6: Complete the text below by filling in the blanks with the suitable
words.
If you see a fire, you should ring a school bell………….. (1) a minute. When
they ……. (2) the bell, students should quickly leave…….. (3) classroom. The
……… (4) should line up outside as soon ………. (5) everyone has left the room.
Then ……… (6) class should walk quickly along the path to the main entrance.
When they …….. (7) the main entrance, the students should stand quietly in the
playground. While they ……… (8) waiting there, one of the students ……. (9) look
for the class teacher in the playground. On finding ………… (10), he should give
him the class register.
Question 7: Rewrite the following sentence, beginning as shown, so that the

meaning stays the same.
1. Nobody helped Thanh repair the bike.
 Thanh repaired..................................................................................................
2. Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous.
 It is....................................................................................................................
3. It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.
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 You don’t .........................................................................................................
4. Would you like me to call Linh?
 I’ll ....................................................................................................................
5. I had a cat once, but I don’t any more.
 I used................................................................................................................
6. We started living here fifteen years ago.
 We have............................................................................................................
7. I last wrote to my uncle in July.
 I haven’t ...........................................................................................................
8. It is a long time since we became close friends.
 We have............................................................................................................
9. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
 Tam used...........................................................................................................
10. Nhung will be fifteen years old next week.
 It is Nhung’s ....................................................................................................
Question 8: Each sentence has one mistake. Underline it and correct it
1. This parcel isn’t more heavy as that one.
2. Surface mail is many cheaper than airmail.
3. Did you ever read short stories by Nam Cao?

4. Shall you close the window for me, please?
5. The boy falls off his bike and hit his head on the road.
6. The ambulance will be there for about ten minutes.
7. The book was written by Jack London is very popular in the world.
8. What happens to the glass when it is sending to the factory?
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9. The man hardly pays attention to his wife’s daily reactions, doesn’t he?
10. Ten kilometers are a long way for me to walk.
Question 9: Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer (a, b, c or d).

Jeans are most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are popular almost
everywhere and with everyone. They are considered not just practical but very
fashionable as well. But what do you know about the history of jeans? Who made the
first jeans?
Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in San Franciso in
1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush. Thousands of men were coming
to California to dig for gold. And Strauss came to sell canvas, a heavy fabric used for
tents, to these gold miners. One day Strauss saw that the miners needed strong clothes
for work. He got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants.
These pants were what the miners needed. They were very strong and lasted a long
time. The pants because popular immediately.
Later Strauss wanted to make his pants even better, so he stared making his
pants from cotton cloth that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric
came from Nimes, a city in Christopher Columbus used denim for the sails of his
ships. Sailors in Genoa, Italy, wore denim United States, but their name and their kind
of clothe came from Italy and France.

1. Levis Strauss came to California…………..
a. to dig for gold

b. to sell jean

c. to sell canvas for tents

d. to explore the land

2. What did the miners need?
a. a heavy fabric for tents

b. strong clothes for work

c. gold mines

d. pants made of canvas

3. How did Strauss improve his pants?
a. He used a fabric called “denim” to make his pants.
b. He took some of his canvas and made it into pants.
c. He imported pants from Nimes, a city in France.
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d. He named his pants after sailors from Genoa, Italy.
4. The word “practical” in paragragh 1 means ……….
a. cheap


b. useful

c. attractive

d. typical

5. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Levis Strauss was the first person to make jeans.
b. The name of jeans came from Europe.
c. Denim was as strong as canvas
d. Levis Strauss was born in the US.

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TEST NO 4
Question 1: Pronunciation
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1/ a. proud
2/ a. leave
3/ a. priority

b. around
b. dead
b. sticky


c. town
c. teach
c. spring

d. although
d. meal
d. charity

B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.

1/ a. decorate
2/ a. Activity

b. nominate
b. Congratulate

c. Describe
c. Distinguish

d. Celebrate
d. Compliment

Question 2: Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank
space in each sentence.
1. poisonous gases are pumped …….. the atmosphere every day.
a. on

b. into

c. in


d. over

2. ……. want to know more information about the food they buy.
a. consumers

b. producers

c. manufacturers

d. sellers

3. What time should Eric start to work? – I suggest … here about 7.30
a. that he should be

b. that he will be

c. him to be

d. him being

4. He never advance in his job ……… he improves his language skill.
a. if

b. otherwise

c. only if

d. unless


5. The air in the city …….. with traffic fumes.
a. is heavy polluted

b. heavily is polluted

c. is heavily polluted

d. polluted heavily

6. I’ll be glad to help her ….. need some help.
a. should she

b. if she will

c. if she

d. if she might

7. The children are looking forward to Christmas
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a. talking about

b. waiting for

c. hoping


d. thinking about with pleasure
8. Look out! There is a car coming.
a. Hurry up

b. don’t look in

c. be careful

d. go straight ahead
9. We’d better get ……. to check the wiring before we start decorating
a. a plumber

b. a mechanic

c. an electrician

d. a consumer

10. ……. take the train instead of the bus? It’s much faster.
a. Why not

b. Why don’t

c. How about

d. Let’s

Question 3: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the
sentences below.
1. Many house hold …….. are expensive to run (apply)

2. Newzeland is growing reputation as a …… of wine. (produce)
3. We were impressed by the speed and ……….. of the new system. (efficient)
4. Many new cars have much lower fuel ………. (consume)
5. The demand for energy and fuel is expected to increase …….. (dramatic)
6. Some …….. groups have declared a boycott of tourism on the island.
(environment)
7. Polluted water can …. do harm to people’s health. (direct)
8. Jackson canceled the concert, to the great ….. of his fans. ( disappoint)
9. Fashion ….. have done a lot to modernize the traditional Ao Dai. (design)
10. Are any…….. places left on this earth. (pollute)
Question 4: Question 3: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to
complete the sentences below.
1. I don’t like (treat) as if I (be) a child.

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2. “Come on ladies” she shouted. “There is nothing (be) afraid of. The mice (leave)
the room.
3. I (do) a lot of traveling, you know.
4. He became suddenly aware that she (speak) and that she (speak) for some time.
5. Galieo proved that the earth (move) around the sun
6. It is 1.00 pm now. The manager must (have) dinner at the office canteen.
7. I didn’t find my bike. Someone must (steal) it.
8. If all (go) well. I will finish it in a fortnight.
9. If you (take) the medicine last night, you (feel) better now.
10. At school, I (be) never good at language, but here I (pick up) a bit of French.
Question 5: Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions.

1. He supported the plan …… all his heart. Of course, at that time we didn’t know
what was ……… his mind.
2. She had difficulty …….. arranging her work but she raised no objection ……
going back to London.
3. Don’t let the horse be tied ….. a post outside. It is sensitive ….. the cold weather.
4. Children must be well cared …… The quality of teaching and learning must be
carefully thought……..
5. This article was referred …. in many books. The details were paid attention…...
6. The teacher was listened to ……. great interest.
a. hear/listen (to)
1. Speak louder. I can hardly …… you.
2. We …… the explanation very attentively.
3. What did you say? – You ……… say it.
4. He turned his head away to show that he was not……….
b. hard/hardly
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1. Is Jane in? I ………… think so.
2. A strong wind was blowing and it was raining ……. I could ……. see you.
3. It is …….. to please you.
4. I was ….. to walk in deep snow.
Question 7: Complete the text below by filling in the blanks with the suitable
words.
Once upon a time there was a little girl called Little Red Riding Hood who
lived ……. (1) her mother. Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother had invited her to
her cottage, ……… (2) one fine day she set off to visit her. The little girl got ready,
waved goodbye to her mother and ………… (3) to be careful. On her arm, she

carried a basket which contained a ……. (4) her mother had baked specially. It was
lovely spring morning, the sun was ……. (5) and the birds were singing, happy that
the winter was over.
Even…… (6) her mother had told her to follow the path through the fileds, the
naughty child decided to take ………. (7) short cut through a wood. As she went
deeper and deeper ……. (8) it, the cold and the darkness frightened her. She was
making her way along the narrow path when she …….. (9) a noise. All of the sudden,
a big, fierce – looking wolf ………… (10) out from behind a bush and came towards
her…..
Question 8: Rewrite the following sentence, beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stays the same.
1. Whose handbag is this?
 Who does........................................................................................................
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
 The time machine...........................................................................................
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
 He delighter that.............................................................................................
4. I am very sad that I wasn’t accepted in the group.
 I am very sad not............................................................................................
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5. May I turn on the TV?
 Do you mind...................................................................................................
6. Would you mind not playing your music so loudly?
 Please..............................................................................................................
7. Would you mind not using the office phone.
 I’d rather.........................................................................................................

8. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
 Vinh is always.................................................................................................
9. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the US in 1876.
 The Statue of...................................................................................................
10. Have you ever played a computer game before?
 Is it..................................................................................................................?
Question 9: Each sentence has one mistake. Underline it and correct it
1. The children are used to picking up after school every day.
2. Watch TV to the exclusion of all other activities is not a healthy habit for a growing
child.
3. I think that is an interesting thought, isn’t that?
4. Getting enough sleep is important in order not fall asleep in class.
5. I am tired although I stayed up too late to watch TV last night.
6. The dentist said to brush three times a day and don’t eat candy.
7. You can download a lot of informations from the internet onto your own computer.
8. What do you use to do when you felt afraid?

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