20 đề luyện thi môn Tiếng Anh vào Lớp 10

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1. 20 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI VÀO 10 TEST 1 I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. continent B. depend C. send D. pretend 2. A. says B. prays C. plays D. days 3. A. climate B. pride C. quit D. primary 4. A. may B. can C. stay D. say 5. A. boxes B. washes C. watches D. goes II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable. 2. A. scientist B. alive C. industrial D. advice 3. A. individual B. reputation C. experience D. scientific 4. A. television B. decoration C. introduction D. expectation 5. A. achievement B. pesticide C. minimize D. dynamite 6. A. prevent B. protect C. pollute D. purpose III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. 1. There used to ___ a movie theatre here, but it closed a long time ago. A. be B. to be C. being D. been 2. The children are playing ___in the schoolyard. A. happy B. happiness C. happier D. happily 3. I wish they ___here tomorrow. A. will come B. would come C. came D. to come 4. John ___write the letter to me last year. A. is used to B. was used to C. used to D. used 5. It is difficult ___English in some weeks. A. to speak B. speaking C. speaks D. speak 6. The capital of Malaysia is ___. A. Hanoi B. Paris C. Kuala Lumpur D. Seoul 7. What is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women? It’s ___ . A. the suit B. the shirt C. the Ao dai D. the blouse 8. Rice is ___in tropical countries. A. to grow B. grown C. grow D. grew 9. Two department stores ___by them this year. A. have been built B. have built C. has been built D. has built 10. Nga is ___English for her work. A. to study B. studied C. studying D. study 11. He arrived in England ___Monday evening. A. in B. at C. of D. on 12. An wishes that he ___his parents. A. would visited B. can visit C. could visiting D. could visit 13. Let’s ___ to the cinema. A. going B. to go C. go D. goes 14. I look forward to ___you. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw 15. Millions of Christmas cards ___last month. A. were sent B. sent C. send D. are sent 16. I ___English here since I graduated from Qui Nhon University. A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching 17. He ___with his friends in an apartment in Ho Chi Minh City since last week. A. living B. has lived C. lived D. live 18. We come to USA ___English. A. study B. learning C. to learn D. studying 1
2. 19. She ___try to learn English for her job. A is B. has C. must D. was 20. I wish you ___us someday. A. visit B. will visit C. visited D. would visit 21. I wish you ___me with my work last Monday. A. help B. will help C. had helped D. would help 22. I remember ___her somewhere. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see 23. Excuse me. Can I ___in this area? A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke 24. Can you turn ___the light? It is too dark. A. on B. off C. down D. up 25. We have lived in Ha Noi___ 4 years. A. since B. for C. on D. till 26. We will go___a picnic next week. A. in B. at C. on D. to 27. Are you a stamp ___? A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection 28. I want everybody to listen ___. A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully 29. Ann’s birthday is ___February 14th. A. in B. on C. for D. at 30. This isn’t my first visit to London. ___here before. A. I’m B. I’m going to C. I’ve been D. I was 31. It’s very crowded here. I wish ___. A. there were a few people B. there weren’t so many people C. there is no one D. there was somebody here 32. I’ve known him ___I left school. A. when B. before C. until D. since 33. Maria’s English is excellent. She speaks English ___. A. very perfect B. perfective C. perfectively D. perfectly 34. Is he an actor___a singer? An actor. A, and B. or C. but D. so 35. Dickens is my ___English novelist. A. preferable B. favorable C. favorite D. likeable 36. I’m looking ___to hearing from you. A. at B. after C. over D. forward 37. Please let Tim ___ with you. A. go B. going C. to go D. goes 38. ___air is one of many problems we have to solve. A. pure B. polluted C. dust D. pleasant 39. He ___to find a job but he had no luck. A. hardly tried B. tried hardly C. hard tried D. tried hard 40. Ba___ go to Dalat in summer when he was young. A. use to B. used to C. is used to D. is used 41. He wishes he___ a pilot. A. were B. is C. will be D. can be 42. He___ English for 4 years. A. learns B. learnt C. has learnt D. will learn 43. Young people are fond of ___ Jeans. A. to wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn 44. She sings very___. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully 45. She asked me where I ___ from. 2
3. A. come B. came C. to come D. coming 46. Could you please stop___ so much noise? A. make B. making C. made D. to make 47. Be___! He is looking at you. A. care B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly 48. Remember to turn ___ the lights before going to bed. A. of B. off C. on D. up 49.Maryam and Lan are pen pals, they ___ two times a week. A. correspond B. write letter C. meet D. phone each other 50. Ha Noi is a ___ city. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. friendly IV: Each line has a mistake find and correct it 1.How about go for a walk on Sunday? 2.We are having a birthday party on Saturday evening next weekend. 3.She would like going out with her Mom. 4.Let's me help you do home work. – No, thanks. I can manage. 5.Bell started experimented with rays of transmitting speech. 6. Everybody in my neighborhood are happy about new changes 7. This test is more easy than that one. 8. We've learnt to play the piano for 2005. 9. I used to working for this company when I graduated. 10. We have the same idea with your Dad in the discussion. V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers. Tet is a national and (1) festival in Vietnam . It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think (2) their past activities and hope for good luck in the new year. Before Tet all houses (3) whitewashed and (4) with colourful lights . Everybody is looking ( 5 ) to a better life. In the new year’s eve, children are smartly dressed . (6) are hoping to receive money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to (7) grandparents and parents. Wrong doings should (8) avoided on these days . 1. A. traditional B. modern C. compulsory D. convenient. 2. A. about B. with C. after D. for 3. A. was B. were C. are D. is 4. A. decorate B. decorating C. to decorate D. decorated 5. A. for B. forward C. after D. at 6. A. them B. who C. these D. they 7. A. his B. her C. my D. their 8. A. take B. not C. we D. be VI: Rewrite sentences, using “I wish ” 1. He speaks English badly. I wish 2. My students write lessons slowly. I wish 3. The exercises are long. I wish 4. The film is boring. I wish 5. The weather is very hot today. I wish VII: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one 1. I have never seen that play before. It’s 3
4. 2. They are watching my father’s new car. My father’s new car . 3. I am sorry, Hoa isn’t coming with us. I wish 4. It is such a heavy book that I can’t lift it. The book . 5. The farmers spread the trees each week. The trees . 6. The sun is much hotter than the moon. The moon isn’t 7. You can’t read more quickly than I can. I can’t . 8. Thank you for helping me. It was kind . 9. Staying at home would be better than going out tonight. I’d rather . 10. Mrs Ha told Ba to carry those books back home. Mrs Ha had . VIII. Give the correct word formation 1- To Huu is a famous___. (poetry) 2- His ___ are interesting. (poet) 3- The internet has ___ developed in Vietnam. ( surprise ) 4- I like watching the news best because it is very ___. ( inform ) 5- They have___ the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (modern) 6- Liz likes the___ and the beauty of Ba’s village. (peaceful) 7- You must be ___ when you open that door. ( care ) 8- We can see many ___ on TV everyday. ( advertise ) 9- I watch the news everyday because it is very ___. ( inform ) 10- He didn’t feel happy because he worked ___ . ( success ) 11- Our school has a lot of ___ teacher. ( qualify ) 12- She received a lot of ___ from her mother. ( encourage ) 13- He was very ___ of the work he had done. ( pride ) 14- Do you have a ___ costume in your country. ( nation ) 15- The children are more ___ in cartoons. ( interest ) 16- Every student was very ___ about the holiday. ( excite ) TEST 2 I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. laughed B. hoped C. placed D. closed 2. A. bread B. great C. break D. steak 3. A. wash B. warm C. wall D. walk 4. A. pond B. post C. ghost D. go 5. A. compulsory B. dull C. pull D. result II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable. 1. A. energy B. recycle C. logical D. grocery 2. A. deforestation B. examination C. documentary D. underdeveloped 3. A. profitable B. ultimately C. efficiently D. innovative 4. A. study B. apply C. rely D. reply 5. A. danger B. include C. devote D. police 4
5. III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. 1. Vietnam is a ___country. The weather is usually hot there. A. tropical B. cold C. warm D. heat 2. We are looking for the ___of recreation in the park. A. place B. area C. region D. point 3. Lan is only 12 years old. She has to ___her parents. A. depend to B. depend on C. live to D. live on 4. Mrs. White is very___ . She goes to the Church everyday. A. religion B. regioner C. religious D. region 5. Long ago people used to ___the sun, the starts and the moon. A. hate B. worship C. love D. dislike 6. The living room and the dining room are___by a short wall where there are many decorative plants. A. broken B. divide C. parted D. separated 7. What’s the ___of Malaysia? Is it the ringgit? A. currency B. money C. unit D. money symbol 8. I can’t understand anything Marie says. I wish I ___French. A. can speak B. speak C. could speak D. speaking 9. I want to get in touch with Jane. If only I ___her phone number. A. knew B. to know C. know D. knowing 10. ___she use to be your neighbor? Did she live next door to you? A. Has B. Had C. Did D. Does 11. Helen has a lot of work to do today. She wishes she ___more time. A. has had B. has C. had had D. had 12. According to the program, the show___at 8 o’clock. A. starts B. will start C. starting D. is start 13. Mary didn’t get good marks for the test last week. She wishes she ___more carefully. A. study B. would study C. studied D. had studied 14. Don’t interrupt me___ I am working. A. by the time B. while C. until D. after 15. Bill wishes he ___more money so he could buy a new bike. A. has B. have C. had D. having 16. I wish you ___watching television while I am talking to you. A. stop B. stopped C. stoped D. to stop 17. When I was a child, I___a bicycle. A. was riding B. ride C. used to ride D. used to riding 18. Why ___at me like that? Do I say anything wrong? A. stare B. do you stare C. are you staring D. were you staring. 19. I’m from Vietnam. I ___driving on the right. A. use to B. used to C. am used to D. get used 20. We’d better wait here until the rain ___. A. will stop B. would stop C. stopped D. stops 21. My uncle___a policeman when he was young. A. used to B. used to be C. used to being D. used have been 22. Helen___to me very often, but now she phones. A. used to write B. has written C. wrote D. writes 23. What a pity I couldn’t come to the class meeting yesterday. I wish I ___. A. could B. could have C. could have come D. had come 24. We lost the football match. If only we___more regularly. A. had practiced B. practiced C. could practice D. would practice 25. Tam didn’t ___do morning exercise. Now he is getting fat. A. used to B. use to C. get used to D. be used to 5
6. 26. A lot of people use mobile phones nowadays. They ___ communicating through long distances. A. are used for B. used for C. used to D. are used to 27. I’m sorry, I can’t talk to you long. I ___ for an examination. A. am studying B. have studied C. studied D. to study 28. It took me quite along time to ___wearing these glasses. A. be used to B. used to C. get used D. be used for 29. He will finish the work before you___here tomorrow. A. leave B. left C. will leave D. leaving 30. If only I___a bird, I could fly freely to anywhere I want. A. am B. was C. were D. would be 31. I wish I ___so rude to my parents yesterday. A. weren’t B. hadn’t been C. haven’t been D. am not 32. There ___ a big tree in our garden but it has just been cut down. A. is used to B. has been C. is D. used to be 33. I’d rather ___out than stay at home. A. going B. go C. to go D. went 34. We watched a television program ___ “ Little flowers “ last night. A. calling B. called C. call D. calls 35. She wanted to go to the movie ___ she couldn’t. A. but B. and C. so D. because 36. Her parents wanted him ___ some goods books to read. A. to choose B. choose C. chose D. choosing 37. The students used to ___ football in that stadium. A. played B. play C. playing D. to playing 38. The children ___their grandparents for a long time. A. didn’t see B. haven’t see C. don’t see D. isn’t seeing 39 . My children are lucky ___ a chance to visit the capital. A. have B. to have C. having D. had 40 . She knows how ___ French. A. to speak B. speak C. speaking D. spoke 41. They hope they ___ meet their pen pal friends one day. A. would B. will C. could D. was 42. My friends ___ to the zoo but we ___ yesterday. A. didn’t go / were B. didn’t go / did C. don’t go / were D. haven’t go / have 43. How often ___ you ___ sports? – Twice a week. A. did / play B. do / play C. have / played D. does / play 44. How long ___you ___for me? - For an hour. A. did / wait B. have / waited C. do / wait D. did / waited 45. How long ___it ___ you to go to work? A. did / take B. does / take C. has / taken D. do / take 46. This book ___for children last year. A. write B. was written C. wrote D. is written 47. His classmates ___for him since 8 o’clock. A. wait B. has waited C. waiting. D. waited 48. It was a boring weekend, I ___anything. A. don’t do B. didn’t do C. would do. D. won’t do 49. They didn’t use to ___ up early but now they are used to ___ up early. A. get /get B. got / getting C. get / getting D. got / got 50 . Their friends wish the teacher ___ them in the next trip. A. accompanied B . will company C. would accompany D. are accompanied IV: Each line has a mistake find and correct it 1. Hoa lived there for ten years. 2. I wish you will come with me now. 3. How long did they work in that factory? - For 3 months. 6
7. 4. He wishes he knows the answer, but he really doesn’t. 5. He wishes he saw that film last night. 6. Lan uses to walk past the mosque on her way to primary school. 7. The Malaysian unit of currency is the dollar. 8. Buddhism is the country’s official region in Malaysia. 9. Some designers has printed lines of poetry on the Aodai. 10. The word jeans come from a kind of material that was make in Europe V. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage During the teenage years, young people can at times (1) difficult to talk to . They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling (2) talk about their work at school. This is a normal development at this (3), though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult (4) they are still growing up. Young people are more willing to talk (5)they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them. Parents should do their (6) to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plans they had (7) not push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the dangerous signs: some young people in (8) to be adult may experiment with alcohol or smoking . Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary. VI: Rewrite sentences, using “I wish ” 1. I can not go out at night. I wish 2. My family live in a small house. I wish 3. This student doesn’t go to school on time. I wish 4. Many people in Vietnam don’t have a house. I wish 5. He gets up late for class today. I wish VII: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one 1. Boiling an egg is not difficult. It . . . 2. The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. The pyramids . . . 3. Cairo is hotter than London. London isn’t . . . 4. It’s two years since I was just in Ha noi. I have not . . . 5. She is overweight because she eats too much meat. If she . . . 6. “I have visited this beauty spot many times” said my father, My father told me . . . 7. People say that he is a famous singer. It . . . 8. The police man does not run so fast as the thief. The thief . . . 9. I haven’t seen this man here before. This . . . 7
8. 10. The novel is very interesting. We . . . 11. Please don’t smoke in the dining room. I’d rather 12. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hour. It took 13. Mrs. Smith is the wisest member of the family. No member 14. I remembered and so did he. He didn’t 15. I wasn’t there at that time. He denied VIII. Give the correct word formation 1. This knife is ___It can’t cut anything. USE 2. Every week, there are two ___from Ha Noi to Nha Trang. FLY 3. Graham hates queuing. He is very ___. PATIENT 4. Their office equipment needs to be ___ MODERN 5. There is no easy ___to the problem. . SOLVE 6. They celebrate their ___on 4th July. DEPEND 7. Have you seen the lastest ___ for Pepsi? ADVERTISE 8. I feel so ___ that I am going to bed. SLEEP 9. 8 is ___ by 2 and 4 but not by 3. DIVIDE 10. The baby slept ___. PEACE 1. There are many ___ parks in Hanoi. BEAUTY 2. ___ is now a serious problem in Viet Nam. FOREST 3. Hoa has a lot of friends as she is so ___ FRIEND 4. This magazine is ___ read by both teenagers and adults. WIDE 5. I hope to speak English as ___as my teacher. GOOD 6. Viet Nam is interested in saving ___ resources. NATURE 7. We should prepare food ___ before turning on the stove. CAREFUL 8. ___are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish. ENVIRONMENT 9. Ba is very strong. He runs___ than anyone in the class. FAST 10. I like this website because it is ___for me. USE TEST 3 I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. continent B. depend C. send D. pretend 2. A. says B. prays C. plays D. days 3. A. climate B. pride C. quit D. primary 4. A. invite B. pick C. ticket D. kitchen 5. A. lock B. shock C. block D. program 6. A. bad B. sad C. day D. catch 7. A. greet B. teeth C. deer D. knee 8. A. sign B. high C. sit D. mind 9. A. enough B. laugh C. cough D. plough 10. A. champagne B. check C. cheese D. choose II. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. 1. Maryam was really impressed by the ___ of Ha Noi people. A. beauty B. friendly C. friendliness D. friend 8
9. 2. Lan used ___ past the mosque on her way to school. A. walk B. walked C. to walk D. walking 3. I wish you ___ a longer vacation. A. have B. don't have C. had D. to have 4. Maryam wanted ___ Lan to visit Kuala Lumpur next summer. A. invite B. to invite C. invited D. inviting 5. Is Ha Noi different ___ Tokyo? A. to B. from C. of D. between 6. Please to meet you. Let me ___ myself. I'm Minh. A. introduce B. invite C. to introduce D. introducing 7. The ___ of Viet Nam is about 80 million. A. area B. climate C. population D. language 8. Buddhism is the official ___ in Viet Nam. A. region B. religion C. capital D. currency 9. English is a ___ second language in Malaysia. A. primary B. climate C. national D. compulsory 10. Hoa and Lan ___ shopping yesterday. A. went B. go C. make D. bought 11. Bao is not a good student. ->He wishes he ___ a good student. A. was B. is C. weren't D. were 12. Malaysia ___ into two regions: West Malaysia and East Malaysia. A. divided B. is dividing C. is divided D. divides 13. My pen pal and I are far away from each other, but we always ___. A. keep on B. get on C. keep in touch D. write on 14. Is physical education___ in your school? A. traditional B. additional C. national D. compulsory 15. Her good behaviors made a deep___ on all the class members. A. impression B. expression C. kindness D. happiness 16. The___ language of Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia. A. international B. national C. continental D. country 17. It seems difficult for me to have a trip___at present. A. abroad B. outside C. above D. inside 18. Malaysia is___ into two regions: The East and the West Malaysia. A. separate B. divided C. parted D. comprised 19. They have___ for nearly two years, but this was their first meeting. A. worked B. written C. corresponded D. talked 20. A person with whom one becomes friendly by corresponding is a ___. A. writer B. pen-name C. pen-friend D. pen-writer 21. Visitors are welcomed by friendly and hospitable___ of Vietnamese people. A. attitude B. expression C. impression D. religion 22. They really enjoy the peaceful___ in Vietnam. A. impression B. atmosphere C. expression D. faces 23. This is a difficult problem. I wish I ___the answer. A. know B. knew C. had known D. would know 24. I couldn’t come to Mary’s birthday party last night. I wish___ there. A. I could B. I had come C. I could have come D. came 25. Mr. Poole has lived in Vietnam for many years. He ___the hot climate here. A. used to B. is used to C. gets used to D. b &c are correct 26. She arrived ___two o’clock___ the morning. A. at/ on B. in/ in C. at / in D. on/ in 27. I’m worried about my basketball team. I ___they will play well. A. wish B. hope C. want D. ask 28. I wish I earned more money, but in fact I ___ . A. don’t B. did C. earn D. didn’t 9
10. 29. Sit down everybody. The film is ___ start. A. ready for B. about to C. coming to D. already 30. We ___her a happy new year. A. wished B. said C. told D. wanted 31. You can’t smoke in here. It is ___the law. A. according to B. again C. against D. opposite 32. Brown and yellow hair is fashionable___the moment. A. in B. at C. over D. on 33. Tan doesn’t know___about sports. A. nothing B. things C. anything D. something 34. I knew Jane___I was a child. A. until B. as C. during D. through 35. It’s pouring with rain again! If only I___an umbrella. A. have B. having C. had had D. had 36. Frenda came to the meeting but Charles didn’t. I wish he___there. A. did B. were C. had come D. came 37. Miss White is a nurse. She ___working at night. A. used to B. uses to C. is used to D. has used to 38. Precious metals such as gold, silver___for making jewelries. A. used to B. are used C. is used D. used 39. You remind me___your uncle. We used to work ___each other. A. of/ to B. of / with C. with / for D. for/ with 40. Wear a helmet when riding a motorbike. Helmets are used___our heads. A. to protect B. protect C. protecting D. protected 41. I always read books before bedtime. I ___reading books at night. A. am used for B. used to C. am used to D. was used to 42. You___too fast. That’s why you feel tired. A. walk B. are walking C. were walking D. walked 43. It’s a pity you didn’t go on a trip with us. We all wish you___with us. A. go B. could go C. went D. had gone 44. ___ did you start playing basketball? –I was 15 years old. A. Why B. Where C. How D. When 45. We must wait ___ Friday for our final exam results. A. after B. by C. until D. later 46. He never drinks beer. He ___drinking beer. A. used B. isn’t used to C. used to D. isn’t used for 47. “ Can I smoke in here?” –“ I’d rather you ___.” A. don’t B. didn’t C. can’t D. couldn’t 48. The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. A. consists of B. gets C. divides D. takes 49. My pen pal lives in the USA. We have ___for year but we haven’t met each other yet. A. worked B. written C. corresponded D. talked 50. I love this city. The ___of the city impress me a lot. A. views B. sights C. places D. faces III: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. 1. I wish I can go wish you, but I have to baby-sit. 2. Last night I don’t watch television. 3. I can’t play the piano, but I wish I can. 4. He made his first film when he is 12 years old. 5. I wish it isn’t so cold outside today. I want to go swimming. 6. When did you buy your car? The last week. 7. Do you wish you are there right now? 8. I wish you will stop smoking . I am worried about you. 9. My friend and I am always busy on Sundays. 10
11. 10. I wish I have more free time. IV. Read the following passage then answer the questions Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, central America, Africa, South and South east Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forests alone receive about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the earth and produce about the same percentage of the world’s oxigen. Some scientists believe that the decrease size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a few countries can not solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late. Questions : 1. Where are the rain forests found? 2 . How much percent of the world’s oxygen do the Amazon rain forests produce? 3 . How will the decreasing size of rain forests affect the climate on the earth ? 4 . Is saving our rain forests only a national problem ? V: Rewrite sentences keep meaning as the root one 1. My son plays video games during the day. I wish 2. It will be very cold tomorrow. I wish 3. You can’t understand these things because you are very young. You are not . 4. I have so much work to do today. I wish 5. Tom is a playwright as well as an actor. Tom is not only . 6. They did not finish the kitchen on Monday. The kitchen 7. The last time I saw Lan was at Tam’s birthday party. I 8. What did he tell you? I need to know . 9. Where did they go on holiday? Do you know ? 10. Where is the dentist’s office? Could you tell me . .? 11. How many people are there in our school? We want to know .? 12. This shirt is too dirty for me to wear. This shirt . . 13. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning. I am used to . 14. Would you please give me a hand? Would you mind .? 15. I can’t understand him because he speaks so quickly. If he didn’t . 11
12. 16. The suitcase is so heavy that I can’t carry it. It is such . 17. Why don’t you ask her yourself? I suggest . 18. How long is it since you last saw Mary? When .? 19. The fight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours. It took . 20. She asked, “ How many Japanese students are there in your class, Tom? “ She asked Tom . VI. Give the correct word formation 1. He was turned down for the job because he has not got enough ___. (qualify) 2. There were so many ___in the talent contest. (compete) 3. Do you know what the ___ of the road to our school is ? (wide) 4. They won the match; actually, they played very ___. (skill) 5. You should pay attention to the ___ in the kitchen. (safe) 6. Are you fond of ___beauty? (nature) 7. She will make ___for us to see that famous singer. (arrange) 8. Mrs Smith is a good ___. ( cooker) 9. He ___gets letters from people who have read his book. (regular) 10. I want to ___ this cake into 4 parts. (division) TEST 4 I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. equal B. fashion C. champagne D. match 2. A. only B. cotton C. cross D. economic 3. A. baggy B. minority C. style D. symbol 4. A. design B. ghost C. clothing D. strong 5. A. casual B. sale C. sleeveless D. slit 6. A. baggy B. fashion C. label D. casual 7. A. economy B. occasion C. freedom D. logical 8. A. encourage B. young C. proud D. enough II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable. 1. A. baggy B. design C. equal D. poetry 2. A. inspiration B. fashionable C. modernize D. symbol 2. A. casual B. embroider C. designer D. occasion 4. A. convenient B. encourage C. material D. modernize III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. 1. I haven't heard from Maria ___. A. since many months before B. for many months C. for many months ago D. since a long time 2. This book is so long that I ___. A. haven't finished it yet B. haven't finished it already C. still have finished it D. still haven't finished it already 3. Spain ___ at one time a very powerful country. A. was B. has been C. is D. was being 4. The longest fish in the contest ___ by Thelma Rivers. A. was catching B. caught C. was caught D. catch 12
13. 5. "Are we about to have dinner?" - "Yes, it ___ in the dining room." A. is serve B. have been served C. is being served D. served 6. New opportunities will emerge as the ___ climate improves. A. economics B. economic C. economical D. economy 7. Mom always ___ us to discuss our problems. A. encourage B. encouragement C. encouraging D. encouraged 8. He's a choreographer who has drawn ___ from Javanese dance. A. inspired B. inspires C. inspiration D. inspiring 9. The dragon ___ the enemies of the Church. A. symbolizes B. symbols C. symbolic D. symbolism 10. The problem is not ___ to British students. A. unique B. uniqueness C. uniquely D. unitary 11. It's a ___ Italian restaurant. A. fashion B. fashionable C. fashions D. fashionably 12. She presented her ideas clearly and ___. A. logically B. logic C. logical D. logics 13. Nguyen Du is a famous Vietnamese ___ . A. poem B. poetry C. poetic D. poet 14. These clothes need ___immediately. A. washed B. be washed C. to wash D. washing 15. Malaysia enjoys the tropical ___ . A. weather B. climate C. season D. country 16. They will keep ___touch. A. in B. on C. from D. with 17. I wish I ___ a famous writer . A. am B. was C. were D. have been 18. The ao dai is the traditional ___of Vietnamese women. A. dress B. skirt C. blouse D. poem 19. The ao dai used for men were different ___those for women. A. for B. from C. with D. to 20. Today , the ao dai looks modern and very ___ . A. unfashionable B. fashionable C. fashionably D. fashion 21. Fashion ___want to change the traditional ao dai . A . designate B. designer C. designers D. design 22. Poets have taken ___from the natural beauty. A. inspirational B. inspiration C. inspire D. inspiring 23. The pigeon is the ___of peace. A. symbolize B. symbolically C. symbol D. symbolic 24. Lan wants to have a trip abroad but it all ___on her parents. A. dependence B. depends C. dependable D. dependent 25. Lan likes fashion. She always wears ___clothes. A. fashionable B. new C. tend D. modal 26. The Ao dai is the ___dress of Vietnamese women. A. workable B. fashionable C. traditional D. casual 27. For a long time the Ao dai has been the___of songs, poems and novels. A. words B. things C. object D. subject 28. Some designers have modernized the Ao dai by printing ___on it. A. lines of poetry B. words of poets C. pictures of poems D. poetry photos 29. Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is more___. A. careful B. easy C. expensive D. convenient 30. In the 1960 a lot of university and college wore jeans. A. pupils B. workers C. students D. goers 31. Designers made different___ of jeans to match the 1960s fashions. A. form B. appearance C. moduls D. styles 13
14. 32. I saw Mary at the party last night She___ a beautiful pink dress. A. worn B. was wearing C. had worn D. was worn 33. It seems very difficult to have a trip abroad. A. that I B. to me C. for me D. for I 34. Wearing helps students feel equal in many ways. A. clothes B. ties C. jackets D. uniforms. 35. My brothers are very wearing jeans. A. like B. love C. enjoy D. fond of 36. Asian people eat rice. Rice ___in many parts Asia. A. is grown B. are grown C. has grown D. have grown 37. Nowadays a lot of dangerous work ___ by robots. A. has been done B. have been done C. is done D. was done 38. Who wrote the story “ Romeo and Juliet ”? - It ___by Shakespeare an English writer. A. is written B. was written C. have been written D. wrote 39. The package containing books and records ___ last week. A. is delivered B.are delivered C. was delivered D. were delivered 40. I___the letter from him yet. A. don’t receive B. didn’t receive C. haven’t received D. won’t receive 41. My father ___ for the national bank from 1990 to 2003. A. works B .working C. has worked D. worked 42. I never go to any foreign country. I ___ abroad yet. A. don’t go B. didn’t go C. have gone D. haven’t gone 43. When ? In 1876. A. the telephone was invented B. was the telephone invented C. did the telephone invented D .did the telephone invent 44. ___ uncle Ho`s Mosoleum? A. Have you ever been B. Are you ever visited C. Have you ever visited D. Did you ever visited 45. The music at the party was very loud and could___from far away. A. been heard B. hear C. be heard D. have heard 46. When I ___ in New York last year. I ___ lost of interesting places. A. am / visited B. was / visiting C. am / visiting D. was / visited 47.Most people now___automatic washing machines for cleaning their clothes. A. has B. had C. have D. have had 48. Levi Strauss ___jeans for workmen. A. has invented B. invented C. invents D. inventing 49. These shoes are made ___ good leather. They are very strong. A. from B. by C. of D. with 50. They have changed the date of the meeting. The date of the meeting. A. was changed B. is changed C. has been changed D. changes IV: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. 1. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them. A B C D 2. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today. A B C D 3. These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not. A B C D 4. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments. A B C D 5. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America. A B C D 6. Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying goods on the Internet. A B C D 7. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween night. 14
15. A B C D 8. One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth. A B C D 9. I'd lost my front door key and I had to smash a window by a brick to get in. A B C D 10. Despite of the heavy snow, she went out. A B C D V. Read the passage carefully. Then decide whether each of the statements below is TRUE (T), or FALSE (F). Indonesia is an island nation in Southeast Asia. Its official name is the Republic of Indonesia. It is a member country of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The country's total area is 1,904,443 sq km. Like Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia enjoys tropical climate. The rupiah is the official monetary unit of Indonesia, consisting of 100 sens. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta and it is also the largest city in the country. Other big cities are Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, Palembang The population in 2004 was about 238,500,000. Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country after China, India, and the United States. Islam, which is over eighty per cent of the population practice, is the country's official religion. In addition, there are other religions such as Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism The national language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a modified form of Malay. Besides, about 300 other languages and dialects are spoken. English is increasingly used as the language of business. 1. Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia. ___ 2. All the countries in Southeast Asia enjoy tropical climate. ___ 3. Islam is the only official religion in Indonesia. ___ 4. There are more people in Indonesia than in the USA. ___ 5. Indonesia is one of the countries of ASEAN. ___ 6. The Indonesian unit of currency is sen. ___ 7. Islam is the most common religion in Indonesia. ___ 8. Bahasa Indonesia is the only language spoken in Indonesia. ___ VII: Give the correct word formation 1. We have been ___ since we were children. I hope our ___ will last forever. (friend) 2. The baby is sleeping ___. (peace) 3. She sang the song ___. (beauty) 4. Her new album is very ___. (impress) 5. What is the ___ between living in the city and living in the countryside? (differ) 6. She always does things ___. Things seem go wrong when she touches them. (care) 7. I enjoy a ___ life in Vietnam. (peace) 8.___, we visit our relatives and friends on New Year’s Day. (Tradition) 9. They have had a plan to replace the unfashionable vehicles. They hope all means of transportation will be ___ soon. (modern) 10.She has the ___ to create new designs for the ao dai. (inspire) VIII: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one 1. She knows a lot more about it than I do. I don't know 2. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year. Why 3. During dinner, the phone rang. While I 4. It takes six hours to drive from London to Edinburgh. It is a 5. Is this car yours ? Do you ? 6. He could not afford to buy the car. The car 15
16. 7. Your hair needs cutting. It's time you 8. If you run a lot, you'll become healthy. The 9. Nam will be eighteen next week. It is Nam's 10. He never has enough money. He's always TEST 5 I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 9. A. rivalry B. economic C. symbolic D. comic 10. A. fade B. fashion C. label D. plain 11. A. enough B. laugh C. cough D. plough 12. A. champagne B. check C. cheese D. choose 13. A. boxes B. washes C. watches D. goes 14. A. rose B. chose C. close D. lose 15. A. tent B. rely C. tend D. send 16. A. hobby B. honest C. humor D. hole II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable. 1. A. champagne B. inspire C. unique D. fashion 2. A. comic B. cotton C. equal D. unique 3. A. novel B. poet C. champagne D. symbol 4. A. rivalry B. occasion C. logical D. equally 5. A. economic B. economy C. minority D. encourage III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. 1. We couldn`t start our journey. All flights ___because of fog. A. are delayed B. delayed C. has been delayed D. were delayed 2. The material, called jean, was named___ sailors from Genoa. A. as B. after C. of D. out 3. People like wearing jeans because the material doesn’t wear___easily. A.by B. away C. of D. out 4. I will return your notes as soon as I ___copying them. A. finished B. had finish C. finish D. will finish 5. English ___ all over the work. A. speaks B. is being spoken C. spoke D. is spoken 6. Jill came to the meeting but Charles___. A. isn`t B. hasn`t C. didn`t D. wasn`t 7. Our flat is very small. We wish we ___ more rooms. A. had B. have C. have had D. will have 8. Tony now rides his bike to school instead of___ by bus. A. travel B. travels C. to travel D. travelling 9. Jeans have never been ___ fashion because a lot of people are still fond of wearing them. A. out B. of C. out of D. on 10. Hung___go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside. A. used to B. is used to C has used to D. who used to 11. If I ___you, I'd take some rest before the game tomorrow. A. am B. could be C. were D. would be 12. You have never been to Ha Long Bay, ___? A. have you B. haven't you C. you have D. you haven't 16
17. 13. If only I___ play the guitar as well as you. A. would B. shall C. could D. might 14. There's no need to be nervous. You're quite capable___ your final exam. A. of passing B. passing C. to pass D. pass 15. As she arrived at the theatre, she remembered that she___to meet a friend somewhere else. A. promised B. had promised C. has promised D. promised 16. " Does Jack know about your project". "Yes, I told him___to do" A. what was I planning B. what I have planned C. what did I plan D. what I was planning 17. If you have finished the test, you___the room. A. would B. may leave C. may be leaving D. could leave 18. I wish you___me how to do this exercise. A. can help B. will help C. could help D. should help 19. The children___to the zoo. A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed being taken C. were enjoyed taking D. enjoyed taking 20. I ___ detective stories but I don't anymore. A. was used to enjoying B. was used to enjoy C. used to enjoy D. used to enjoying 21. It was ___ an interesting book that he couldn't put it down. A. very B. enough C. such D. so 22. We welcome you to our city. You ___to our city. A. welcome B. are welcome C. have welcomed D. are welcoming 23. The floor in the room was so dirty as if it ___ for days. A. hadn't swept B. hadn't been swept C. haven't been swept D. wouldn't have swept 24. He sat with his arms ___ his chest. A. across B. on C. upon D. along 25. The sun was ___ clouds. A. after B. in front of C. behind D. beside 26. The word jeans comes from a kind of material that ___in Europe. A. made B. has made C. was made D. is made 27. The material ___ jean was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy. A. called B . has called C. was called D. call 28. At first, jean cloth was made ___a mixture of things. A. of B. from C. by D. in 29. In the 18th century, plantation workers wore jeans ___completely from cotton. A. was made B. make C. made D. making 30. Cotton ___ with indigo a dye taken from plants in the Americans India. A. was dyed B. dyed C. has dyed D. dye 31. Indigo ___ jean cloth a dark blue color . A. was made B. maked C. made D. make 32. In 1886, Levi sewed a leather label ___their jeans. A. in B. on C. above D. at 33. During the time of the World War 2, “ waist overalls “___ to the world by American soldiers. A. introduced B. were introduced C. have introduced D. are introduced 34. In the 1950’s. denim became popular ___young people. A. with B. to C. for D. of 35. Some schools in the USA banned students ___wearing denim. A. with B . from C. of D. on 36. Different styles of jeans ___ to match the 60’s fashions. A. designed B. were designed C. had designed D. are designed 37. Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s, the sale of jeans ___growing. A. stopped B. had stopped C. was stopped D. to stop 17
18. 38. In some countries ___uniforms is compulsory in schools. A. wear B.wore C. wearing D. worn 39. Vietnamese women ___very proud of the ao dai. A. are B. to have been C. were D. was 40. The ao dai ___for years. A. is modernized B. was modernized C. has been modernized D. will be modernized 41. A new hospital ___ next year. A. is built B. will be built C. will built D. will be build 42. Food ___ direct to the market by trucks. A. delivered B. can be delivered C. deliver D. can be deliver 43. This old car needs ___. A. to fix B. fixing C. to be fixed D. B and C are right 44. The house has ___after the fire. A. to rebuild B. to be rebuilt C. rebuilt D. to be rebuild 45. All the housework ___ at home. A. should be done B. should do C. should be doing D. should done 46. The application form ___ to the university before May31st. A. must send B. must be send C. sent D. must be sent 47. Traffic rules ___ strictly. A. must be followed B. must followed C. must be follow D. must be following 48. Students ___ to participate in the after school activities. A. encourage B. are encouraged C. encouraged D. encouraging 49. The performing animals ___ in iron cages. A. keep B. are kept C. are keep D. be kept 50. The animal performance is going to ___on television tonight. A. show B. be showing C. be shown D. be show IV: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. 1. He is very rich, so he can live___ . (depend) 2. The singer looks ___ on the stage. (attract) 3. Team games help to ___ the students’ solidarity. (strong) 4. We like going in his car as he is a ___ driver. (care) 5. This stamp ___ is valuable. (collect) 6. Uniforms make students ___ of their school. (pride) 7. Jeans and T-shirts are his ___ clothes. (favor) 8. Red ___ danger. (symbol) 9. Mai ___ Maryam to Hanoi last year. (invitation) 10. Some designers have ___the ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (modern) V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. We don’t only choose clothes to make us look 1 ., we also use them to tell the world 2 .our personality. The clothes we wear and our 3 .as a whole give other people useful information about what we think 4 .we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear 5 .clothes and if we feel 6 .we sometimes put on dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black so 7 .? Is it because they feel miserable all 8 .? This is unlikely to be the case. It is probably just because it is 9 .to wear black, and young people they are real fans of 10 . . 1. A. attract B. attractive C. attractively D. attraction 2. A. of B. with C. by D. about 3. A. appear B. appearance C. appeared D. appearing 4. A. which B. what C. how D. when 5. A. colorful B. colors C. colorfully D. colorless 6. A. depress B. depressed C. depressing D. depression 7. A. frequent B. frequency C. frequently D. frequenty 8. A. the time B. the day C. the week D. the month 9. A. fashion B. fashionable C. fashioner D. fashioned 18
19. 10. A. fashion B. fashionable C. fashioner D. fashioned VI. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true IT), false (F) or no information (N). Correct the false sentences. I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don't have to worry about what to wear all the time. 1. The writer lives in the Middle East now. ___ 2. She was constrained to wear national costume. ___ 3. She was very annoyed at the costume. ___ 4. She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume. ___ 5. She didn’t have to think of what to wear every day. ___ 6. The writer is a Muslim. ___ VII. Give the correct word formation. 1. The sweater is designed without sleeves. It is ___. (sleeve) 2. Please drive ___, or you will have an accident. (care) 3. They were reunited after a ___ of more than 20 years. (separate) 4. I had no ___ making myself understood. (difficult) 5. He is interested in the ___of old building. ( preserve) 6. Don't depend on him; he's a very ___ person. (rely) 7. Rob was dismissed after being told by his___that he must leave in a month's time. ( employ) 8. He's quite an___ person. He plays lots of sport and goes running everyday. (energy) 9. English is a___easy language for Swedes to learn. (compare) 10. I think it's very___of him to expect us to work over time every night this week. (reason) VIII: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one. 1. I last saw her three years ago. I haven’t 2. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it. The lesson 3. You draw very badly. I wish you 4. They sell jeans all over the world. Jeans 5. People are going to build a new library in the area. A new library 6. The clown made us laugh a lot. We 7. You live very far from school. We wish you 8. My father used to take us to the circus when we lived in the city. We 9. I usually got up late last year, but this year I often get up early. I used to 10. You have to finish your homework on time. Your homework TEST 6 I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. flood B. typhoon C. groom D. balloon 2. A. fly B. hobby C. energy D. ordinary 19
20. 3. A. garbage B. garage C. sewage D. carriage 4. A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children 5. A. fashion B. elephant C. champagne D. casual 6. A. cotton B. colorful C. comfort D. compass 7. A. uniform B. ticket C. tide D. inspiration 8. A. want B. wall C. walk D. label II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average 2. A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify 3. A. economic B. volcanic C. disappointed D. scientific 4. A. reputation B. description C. suggestion D. pollution 5. A. magazine B. pictures C. documentary D. entertain III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 1. Water ___on Mars. A. might find B. might be found C. is finding D. might be find 2. The problem of traffic- jam ___as soon as possible. A. must solve B. must be solved C. must be solving D. must to be solved 3. Goods ___ to your house if you order. A. may deliver B. may be delivering C. may be delivered D. may to be delivered 4. Vietnamese women can continue ___ the unique and fashionable. A. wore B. wearing C. wear D. worn 5. ___clothes do you prefer , T-shirt or pullover? A. What B. How C. Which D. Where 6. My uncle was a ___He had a large collection of music. A. music B. musical C. musician D. instrument 7. Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing ___work. A. at B. in C. to D. on 8. Peter got ___ quickly and went to school. A. a dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dress 9. It’s ___to call anyone at night. A. convenience B. inconvenience C. inconvenient D. convenient 10. The Ao dai is the ___ dress of Vietnamese women. A. beautiful B. traditional C. casual D. traditionally 11. ___have fashion designers done to modernize the ao dai? A. How B. What C. Why D. Where 12. The word jeans comes ___a kind of material that was made in Europe. A. in B. at C. from D. of 13. The national dress of Japanese women is ___. A. Kimono B. Ao dai C. Sari D. Jeans 14 . Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese ___. A. poetry B. poem C. poet D. poetic 15. Since the economic ___ gets better, the sale of clothes increases. A. convenience B. situation C. risk D. style 16. ___ can take inspiration from events in their daily life. A. Poets B. Poem C. Poetry D. Poetic 17. They have ___ this problem in many discussions. A. talked B. rose C. mentioned D. spoke 18. You should always wear a ___ when riding a motorbike. A. hat B. cap C. guard D. helmet 19. Since 1960 jeans have become more and more ___ with students. A. common B. popular C. famous D. familiar 20. My sisters can make her own clothes and design her own ___ . A. models B. labels C. sizes D. styles 20
21. 21. The number of people who wear jeans is increasing; that’s why sales of jeans are ___ up. A. raising B. running C. pulling D. going 22. Her house is ___ situated near the beach. She can go swimming every morning. A. convenience B. convenient C. conveniently D. inconveniently 23. In most factories workers have to wear uniform ___ work. A. at B. on C. in D. out 24. My mother only wears ao dai ___ special occasions. A. at B. in C. on D. with 25. This is the first time she ___ traditional costume. A. wears B. wore C. is wearing D. has worn 26. The material that ___ from cotton is usually strong and hard-wearing. A. is made B. makes C. is making D. made 27. Mary’s the one in the corner. She ___ jeans. A. wears B. was wearing C. is wearing D. has worn 28. ___ have you known him? A. How often B. When C. How long ago D. How long 29. He finds his new shirt very ___ . It will be his favourite one. A. comfortable B. comfortably C. uncomfortable D. uncomfortably 30. Now fashion ___want to change the traditional Ao dai. A. makers B. workers C. designers D. dressers 31. The word “Jeans” comes from a kind of ___that was made in Europe. A. substance B. form C. element D. material 32. In the 18th century Jean cloth was made completely from ___. A. rubber B. leather C. cotton D. nylon 33. In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing.___of jeans went up and up. A. Sales B. Buying C. Selling D. Making 34. Today young generation___wearing jeans. A. likes B. enjoys C. is fond of D. all a,b,c 35. The material used to make jeans was very___and it didn’t wear out easily. A. hardly B. difficult C. strong D. solid 36. My uncle is a seaman. He usually away on voyages. A. fisher B. sailor C. worker D. boatman 37. Some designers have___the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. A. modernized B. introduced C. made D. increased 38. He may be from a rich family. His clothes look very modern and ___ . A. old B. fashionable C. cheap D. inexpensive 39. Wearing uniforms helps students feel ___in many ways. A. the same B different C. unequal D. equal 40. Wearing casual clothes gives students ___of choice of colors and styles. A. comfortable B. liking C. freedom D. convenient 41. I ___in the same company since I left school. A. work B. worked C. have worked D. had worked 42. Greeting cards are big business in Britain. Millions of cards___every year. A. is sent B. are sent C. have been sent D. has been sent 43. It was careless___not to lock the gate. A. of he B. for him C. of him D. from him 44. During the last couple of years they___very happy. A. haven’t been B. weren’t C. aren’t D. didn’t 45. Nowadays Jeans ___all over the world. A. is sold B. are sold C. sold D. sell 46. Lan feels sick. She wishes she ___so many cakes. A. didn’t eat B. doesn’t eat C. ate D. hadn’t eaten 47. When I was young. I used to ___ to school by my mother. A. be taken B. being taken C. take D. taking 21
22. 48. Modern patterns___to the Ao dai to make it more fashionable. A. has been added B. have been added C. are added D. added 49. In the 18th century jeans ___very popular. Only workmen ___them. A. were/ wear B. weren’t / wore C. haven’t been/ wore D. have been/ wear 50. Jeans have never been out of fashion, jeans___by young people all over the world. A. is liked B. was liked C. being liked D. are liked IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 1. Millions of people have visit Disney World in Orlando, Florida, since it opened. A B C D 2. Gertrude Stein, a well-known American novelist, was born in 1874 and has died in 1946. A B C D 3. At summer camp last year children swam, rode horses, and were playing baseball. A B C D 4. Students who did not brought pencils to the test were not allowed to take it. A B C D 5. Television was very popular in the United States since the fifties. A B C D 6. Inspiring by her example, other zoologists have begun working with apes in the wild. A B C D 7. This is the first time I tried to play badminton. A B C D 8. None of the pictures are the same. They are all very different with each other. A B C D 9. The last time we decorated the flat was 5 years ago. The flat wasn’t decorated for five years. A B C D 10. In the end, the result was quite different with what we expected. A B C D V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers. BLUE JEANS. Levi Strauss, a young 1 from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush, thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Levi Strauss came to sell canvas to these 2 . Canvas is heavy fabric. So Levi Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents. One day Strauss heard a miner 3 that he couldn’t find clothes 4 for the work he was doing. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it 5 pants. These pants were 6 the miners needed. In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made. Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them event better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was called serge de Nimes. The miners liked this fabric. They called it “denime” (from de Nimes) and bought even more pants from Strauss. However, denim had 7 . Because of this the denim pants did not look interesting and they got dirty easily. To solve these problems, Strauss made the denim blue. Strauss continued to improve his jeans. Today, the company he started is known around the world. and jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well. 1. A. immigrate B. immigrant C. immigrated D. migrate 2. A. gold mines B. gold mining C. gold miners D. mining gold 3. A. complain B. tell C. ask D. talk 4. A. enough strong B. strong enough C. strength D. strength enough 5. A. from B. for C. into D. to 6. A. that B. what C. which D. No word is needed 7. A. colorful B. colorless C. no color D. color 8. The word “ to improve” means___. A. to make better B. to find more C. to take care D. to look after 22
23. 9. The phrase “ around the world” means___. A. outside the world B. the world over C. near the world D. worldwide 10. People like jeans because they are___. A. practical B. fashionable C. colorful D. A and B VI: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one 11. They often went swimming in the afternoon. They used to 12. He wants to be a doctor. He wishes he 13. We haven’t done our exercises yet. We have 14. My best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow. I wish 15. She is typing her assignment. Her assignment 16. The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month. The paintings 17. She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding. She hasn’t 18. Computers are used to design new models. People 19. When did you start working in that factory ? How long 20. It isn’t necessary for students to wear uniforms today. Students VII. Word form: 1. His boss told him off because he had behaved ___. (responsible) 2. She left school with good ___. (qualify) 3. She has one of the biggest ___in Britain (collect) 4. Sorry about the mistakes, I ___the instructions you gave me. (understand) 5. Some ___have modernized the Ao Dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (design) 6. It is first time for me to watch an ___ fashion show. (interest) 7. Her performance was greeted with ___ applause. (loud) 8. My sleeveless sweater is much more ___ than I expect. (expense) 9. Lines of poetry on ao dai look modern and very ___. (fashion) 10. She has introduced her earliest fashion collection on the ___ ao dai in Hue. (tradition) TEST 7 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. hack B. habitual C. habit D. hag 2. A. economic B. equal C. ethic D. evening 3. A. chair B. champagne C. children D. church 4. A. depend B. design C. deposit D. desk 5. A. hear B. tear C. near D. pear 6. A. put B. luck C. subject D. publish 7. A. worry B. sorry C. dog D. doctor 8. A. hoped B. asked C. received D. washed II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. A. baggy B. cotton C. design D. fashion 2. A. novel B. poet C. equal D. unique 3. A. sleeveless B. rivalry C. minority D. logical 4. A. encourage B. material C. embroider D. economic 23
24. 5. A. tunic B. prefer C. symbol D. label III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 1. For the time being he___busy___a new novel. A. is/ writing B. was/ to write C. is/ to write D. was/ writing 2. ___all over the world, English has become the international language. A. Speaking B. Spoken C. Speak D. Being speaking 3. Mr. Johnson can’t use his office at the moment. It ___. A. is redecorated B. has redecorated C. is being redecorated D. was redecorated 4. A tree was lying across the road. it___down in the storm. A. is blown B. was blown C. is being blown D. has been blown 5. That church looks very old. When ___? A. is it built B. has it been built C. was it built D. did it built 6. ___, after trying three times, he passed the driving test. A. Lastly B. Last of all C. Last D. At last 7. Tom is late for class again. He___punished by his teacher. A. would be B. could be C. will be D. has been 8. A lot of guests___,but few came. A. was expected B. have been expected C. expected D. were expected 9. Write to me and tell me all ___your holiday in France. A. of B. about C. for D. with 10. The wall of the room was made___thick glass. A. by B. off C. in D. of 11. I’ve been learning English___five years. A. for B. since C. in D. at 12. He said he met you once in Paris last year. ___him since? A. Have you seen B. Had you seen C. Did you see D. Were you seen 13. She often wishes that she ___a bicycle. A. can ride B. can rode C. could ride D. could rode 14. “ You are late”, She said, “ I think the bus___already.” A. went B. was going C. goes D. has gone 15. My uncle is a___. He composed music and plays the piano very well. A. musician B. music player C. music writer D. music fan 16. The Ao dai is the___dress of Vietnamese women. A. casual B. traditional C. international D. social 17. Miss Nga designs clothes for ladies. She is a ___ . A. clother B. clothing C. cloth maker D. fashion designer 18. Poets are usually inspired with beauty. They write___ to show their feeling. A. novels B. poems C. text reading D. essays 19. Vietnamese women usually wear the Ao dai , especially on___ occasions. A. casual B. national C. special D. additional 20. The Ao dai ___of long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. A. comprises B. made C. composed D. consist 21. Nguyen Du, one of famous Vietnamese___wrote “Truyen Kieu”. A. poets B. poems C. poetry D. poetic 22. Traditionally, the Ao dai was ___by both men and women. A. worn B. wearing C. wore D. to wear 23. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians have ___the Ao dai in poems, novels and songs. A. said B. told C. talked D. mentioned 24. However, many Vietnamese women today___to wear modern clothing at work. A. prefer B. like more C. enjoy D. avoid 25. Some designers have taken ___ from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities. A. liking B. hobby C. inspiration D. interest 24
25. 26. This is a very popular TV program. Every week it ___by millions of people. A. has been watched B. is watched C. watches D. was watched 27. My uncle moved to the North six months ago. I ___ from him since. A. didn’t hear B. don’t hear C. haven’t heard D. couldn’t hear 28. This ___very often. It becomes deserted. A. are used B. has used C. isn’t used D. hadn’t been used 29. Is Margaret popular? – Yes, she___by every body. A. is liked B. likes C. has been liked D. was liked 30. I’ve been waiting for you for an hour. Where ___? A. were you B. are you C. have you been D. did you 31. Tom ___write to me until last year. Now he send me e-mail. A. is used to B. uses to C. used to D. gets used to 32. It is the best score. Nobody has ___done this before. A. never B. any C. not D. ever 33. Up to now, our teacher ___our class for tests on mathematics. A. gives B. gave C. is giving D. has given 34. Mr. John feels tired because he ___ hard all day. A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked 35. This film is so interesting that I ___three times. A. have seen it B. saw it C. see it D. had seen it 36. We have to wait. A decision___until the next meeting. A. wasn’t made B. didn’t make C. won’t be made D. hadn’t been made 37. We needn’t pay for service. Service ___ in the bill. A. was included B. including C. included D. is included 38. The room looks different. ___ since I was last here? A. Has it been painted B. Is it painted C. Was it painted D. Is it being painted 39. Pay attention, please. Cars ___ in “ No parking” area. A. must be parked B. must park C. mustn’t park D. mustn’t be parked 40. Try these cakes. They are made___ wheat flour, sugar and eggs. A. of B. by C. from D. in 41. The mountains can be seen ___a great distance. A. at B. in C. to D. from 42. I ___back to the village where I was born for a long time. A. isn’t B. wasn’t C. haven’t been D. am not 43. Don’t touch the window. It ___. A. has just painted C. just have been painted B. just painted D. has just been painted 44. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one ___ to hospital. A. has taken B. has been taking C. was taken D. was taking 45. “ Are you sorry that you didn’t take pictures?” – “ Yes. I wish___ .“ A. I took B. I had C. I take D. I had taken 46. So far ten houses___. A. are built B. were built C. have been built D. have built 47. He insisted on ___ a receipt for the bill he had repaid. A. to be given B. being given C. giving D. given 48. I bought my sister a beautiful scarf ___ her holiday. A. in B. to C. for D. at 49. Many of our useful medicines are made ___ plants. A. of B. in C. by D. from 50. He has written four novels ___. A. recently B. one year ago C. last year D .yesterday IV. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it 1. We won’t know the value of health until we will lose it. 25
26. 2. Since civilization began, gold is regarded as a symbol of power and wealth. 3. Nowadays women don’t spend much time doing housework no longer. 4. Destroyed completely during the war, this city has now rebuilt fast. 5. The effects of cigarette has been proved to be extremely harmful. 6. Collecting of coins and stamps were my father’s hobby when he retired. 7. Can you tell me when penicillin is discovered? – In 1928. 8. When my brother went to work in the city library, he became interesting in books. 9. There was so many traffic that it took me an hour to get to the office. 10. Are you accustomed to live in a big city yet? V. Read the passage. Write T for true sentences, F for false sentences and N for the sentences containing no information. It is great to have pen pals. In my opinion, friendship is among the meaningful relations in our life. Many of my friends have pen pals and they correspond regularly. A friend of mine once got a letter from the school mailbox and told me a lot of interesting things about her pen pal. That made me excited and I was eager to have one. Therefore, I got online and did some chatting. I was lucky to get to know a very nice Australian girl. Her name's Jenny. She and I are the same age and we have a lot of things in common. Although my English was not very good at first, we were able to understand each other quite well. My English has improved a lot. Jenny has never been to Viet Nam. However, she thinks well of our country and our people. When she comes to Viet Nam, I will take her to some interesting places, especially our World Heritage Sites, such as Ha Long Bay, Hoi An Ancient Town, My- Son Tower. Through her mail, she tells me about her country. Thanks to Jenny, I know more and more about Australia. I hope to be an exchange student in Australia some day and we will be able to meet. 1. The writer's English is now better than before. ___ 2. The writer has 'never been to Australia. ___ 3. Australia doesn't have as many World Heritage Sites as Viet Nam. ___ 4. The pen pal mentioned is as old as the writer. ___ 5. They correspond in Vietnamese. ___ VI. Multiple-choice cloze: I first met Maryam at a farewell party (1)___ by Lan two years ago. Her charming face caught my attention. We exchanged greetings and became friends. Since then we have kept (2)___ touch and shared our common interests. Maryam is two years older (3)___ I am. She is in grade 12 in a senior high school. She works her hardest and always comes top in her class. She especially loves (4)___ sciences. I am proud (5)___ have a pen pal (6)___ her. I hope our friendship will last forever. I always remember her parting words, "This moment has become unforgettable for me. I will be thinking about you. Mai." And this morning I got a letter (7)___ her. She said that she would come to Viet Nam next summer vacation. I am looking forward to (8)___ her again. I am thinking of a plan for what we are going to do during her visit. 1. A. hold B. held C. holding D. was held 2. A. with B. at C. on D. in 3. A. than B. as C. like D. as well as 4. A. natural B. nature C. naturally D. naturalize 5. A. of B. with C. to D. in 6. A. as B. alike C. liking D. like 7. A. from B. with C. to D. by 8. A. see B. seeing C. seen D. saw VII. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root ones 1. Lan’s brother gave her a story for her birthday. Lan 2. It was such bad news that Mai burst into tears. The news 3. If Hong doesn’t study harder, she’ll fail the exam. Unless 4. I’d like to visit England more than any other country in the world. 26
27. England is 5. The flight to Ho Chi Minh city lasted one hour and a half. It took 6. I don’t want to go to the party tonight. I don’t feel like 7. She can’t have more children because of her age. She is too . 8. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful. If . 9. Tom and Mary moved to Paris 20 years ago. It is 10. I haven’t seen so much rain for a long time. It VIII. Give right form of these words to fit these following sentences 1. Look at the ___. Rain Bi looks handsome. (advertise) 2. This book is very ___. (inform) 3. It is an ___ program. (interest) 4. English is his ___ . (nation) 5.The ___ from Genoa enjoyed wearing jeans. (work) 6. ___ of clothes always goes up. (sell) 7. At the ___ to the village, we saw the accident. (enter) 8. They had an ___ day by the river. (enjoy) 9. They are ___ - qualified teachers. (good) 10. Ao Dai is always ___ (fashion) TEST 8 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. about B. sound C. young D. account 2. A. invited B. ticket C. pick D. circus 3. A. place B. jam C. face D. take 4. A. proud B. pound C. double D. house 5. A. roofs B. tickets C. tops D. waves II. Complete the sentence using the verb in brackets in the active or passive form. 1. I hope (give) a special gift for my birthday. 2. This house needs (decorate) 3. She doesn’t want (go) . 4. They went to the party without (invite) . 5. Mr. Jackson doesn’t like people ( look) . there. 6. Jack expects ( choose) for the team. 7. I enjoy (work) . early in the morning. 8. I’m tired of (tell) what to do every day at him. 9. The children want (show) how to play this game. 10. These boys are eager (join) us. III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 1. I’ve played the piano ___. A. two years ago B. since 1995 C. before 1995 D. tomorrow 2. He ___ me about it last night. A. tells B. have told C. has told D. told 3. ___ you ___ from George recently? A. Has / heard B. Did / heard C. Have / heard D. Have / hear 4. Everything is going well. We ___ any problems so far. A. haven’t had B. hasn’t had C. haven’t D. hasn’t 5. I am tired. I ___ since breakfast. A. am working B. work C. will work D. have been working 27
28. 6. It hasn’t rained ___. A. last night B. today C. a month ago D. yesterday 7. Have you heard from John ___? A. recently B. for two days C. two days ago D. since two days 8. He hasn’t driven a car ___. A. since June B. ready C. two years ago D. yesterday morning 9. That is the third time he’s phoned her ___. A. last night B. for two hours C. yesterday D. this evening 10. The meeting will ___ in London next week. A. be held B. is held C. be hold D are hold 11. Bananas ___ to Europe every year. A.are exported B. exports C. is exported D. exported 12. The details should ___ carefully. A. is checked B. check C. was checked D. be checked 13. Life ___ on other planets. A. might found B. might find C. might be find D. might be found 14. Hong Hanh is a famous fashion___. A. writer B. poet C. musican D. designer 15. ___, Aodai was frequently worn by both men and women. A. Tradition B. Tradional C. in traditional D. traditionally 16. The design and material used ___men were different ___ those used for women. A. for / from B. for / to C. from / for D. by / on 17. Mr Lan prefer reading novels ___ watching films. A. than B. to C. for D. by 18. She describes herself ___ a fashion designer. A. as B. by C. in D. from 19. Many designers have taken___ from VietNam ethnic minorities. A. inspire B. inspiration C. inspired D. inspirational 20. In the 1990s the sale of Jeans stopped ___ . A. grow B. to grow C. grown D. growing 21. Jeans have never been ___ fashion. A. in to B. out to C. out of D. wear out 22. Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud___ their school. A. of B. on C. in D. off 23. Wearing uniform makes students ___ self-confident. A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt 24. Have you eaten vegetarian ___? A. for B. before C. ago D. yet 25. Jean cloth was___ made from cotton. A. complete B. completely C. completed D. completing 26. A new style of jeans ___ in Australia. A. have just been introduced B. just has been introduced C. has just been introduced D. has just introduced 27. They correspond ___ least once every two weeks. A. at B. in C. on D. for 28. Ha Noi is a busy ___city. A. modern B. modernize C. moderned D. moderning 29. She was really impressed by the ___of the city and by the ___of its people. A. beautiful/ friendly B. beauty/friend C. beauty / friendly D. beauty/ friendliness 30. Anything depends ___ her parents . However they’ll keep ___ touch. A. in/ on B. on/ in C. to / for D. for / to 31. ___clothes do you prefer, T-shirt or pullover? A. What B. How C. Which D. Where 32. My uncle was a ___ He had a large collection of musical instrument. 28
29. A. music B. musical C. musically D. musician 33. Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing ___ work. A. at B. in C. to D. with 34. Peter got___ quickly and went to school. A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses 35. It’s ___to call anyone at night. A. convenience B. inconvenience C. convenient D. inconvenient 36. The Ao dai is the ___dress of Vietnamese women. A. beautiful B. traditional C. casual D. baggy 37. ___have fashion designers done to modernize the Ao dai? A. How B. What C. Why D. Where 38. The word Jeans comes ___ a kind of material that was made in Europe. A. in B. at C. from D. on 39. The national dress of Japanese women is ___. A. Kimono B. Ao dai C. Sari D. Jeans 40. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese ___. A. poetry B. poem C. poet D. poetic 41. Mary ___write to me last year. A. uses to B. used to C. is used to D. was used to 42. She describes herself ___a fashion designer. A. by B. as C. in D. from 43. He___his friends in an apartment in Ho Chi Minh City since last week. A. living B. has lived C. lived D. live 44. I wish you ___ here tomorrow. A. come B. came C. will come D. would come 45. I___ English here since I graduated from university. A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching 46. Wearing uniform helps students ___equal in many ways. A. fall B. feel C. fell D. felt 47. It’s dangerous___ in this river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam 48. Million of Christmas cards ___ last month. A. were sent B. sent C. send D. are sent 49. Marie Curie___the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. A. award B. awarded C. was awarded D. has awarded 50. He hates being ___at. A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 1. These pills should be take every four hours. 2. They were questioning by the police. 3. The letter should been delivered in the afternoon. 4. The bell was rang several times. 5. Will the new road being built soon? 6. A young man has put in prison. 7. He was died at the age of twenty. 8. The mail has sent to the wrong address. 9. In Sunday, John invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village. 10. The train will be leaving on a few minutes. V. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. 1. I haven’t spoken to her ___ (for/since/ago) she went to London. 2. He left school three years___(for/since/ago), then he worked in France___ (for/since /ago) a few months before coming back to England. 3. She has got a headache___ (for/ since/ ago) she got up this morning. 4. I have been here___ (for/ since/ ago) an hour. Where have you been? 5. He has just got a new job, and he’s going to work in China (for/ since/ ago) six years. 29
30. 6. It’s ten years___ (for/since/ago) we last met. 7. ___ (for/ since/ ago) 2000, the team has lost many times. 8. I haven’t had a look at it ___ (for/ since/ ago) yesterday. 9. It’s ages ___ (for/ since/ ago) we said goodbye. 10. They sold the palace twenty years___.(for/ since/ ago). VI. supply the correct verb form: 1. She (often take) to the theater by The Greens. 2. My car (repair) yesterday. 3. . Your house (rebuild) . next year? 4. Can this car (repair) ? 5. Must this test (finish) on time? 6. Water can’t (find) here. 7. He used to (take) .to school by his mother. 8. . English (learn) all over the world? 9. My car (not repair) . yet. 10. I (invite) to her party last night. VII. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage: Clothes can tell a lot (1) a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2) at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) . People like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4) or fancy. They do not like people (5) Clothes today are very different (6) the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (7) dress. The dresses all had long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (8) In the 1800s, clothes (9) natural kinds of cloth. They were from cotton, wool, silk or linen. But today, there are (10) . Kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester. 1. A. about B. at C. with D. on 2. A. look B. to look C. looked D. looking 3. A. each other B. another C. others D. other 4. A. color B. colorfully C. colorful D. colored 5. A. to look at them B. to looking at them C. looking at them D. looked at them 6. A. at B. to C. from D. in 7. A. wear B. worn C. wore D. wearing 8. A. cloth B. clothing C. clothe D. clothes 9. A. were made only by B. were made only of C. were made only in D. were made only from 10. A. many B. much C. any D. a little VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one: 1. We have learnt English for 4 years. We started . 2. My father started to give up smoking last year. My father has . 3. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month. Lan didn’t 4. When did you start to listen to classical music? How long . ? 5. I last saw her 10 years ago. I haven’t 6. How long have you bought this car? When did ? IX. Change the following sentences into passive. 1. He finished his exercises on time. 30
31. 2. People plant rice in those fields. . 4. This boy broke my windows yesterday. 5. Did you do your test perfectly? . 6.Why didn’t you learn this lesson? . 7. They have known him well. . 8. The manager must sign the cheque. 9. They have postponed the concert. 11. My father bought me a video recorder. . 12. The police didn’t interview the witness. . 3. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market. . 10. They have built a new hospital near the airport. . 13. He hasn’t seen the younger son for three weeks. . TEST 9 I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences 1. He has written four novels ___. A. so far B. one year ago C. last year D. yesterday 2. I’ve played the piano ___. A. two years ago B. since 1995 C. before 1995 D. tomorrow 3. He ___ me about it last night. A. tells B. have told C. has told D. told 4. ___ you ___ from George recently? A. Has / heard B. Did / heard C. Have / heard D. Have / hear 5. Everything is going well. We ___ any problems so far. A. haven’t had B. hasn’t had C. haven’t D. hasn’t 6. I am tired. I ___ since breakfast. A. have been working B. work C. will work D. am working 7. It hasn’t rained ___. A. last night B. today C. a month ago D. yesterday 8. Have you heard from John ___? A. recently B. for two days C. two days ago D. since two days 9. He hasn’t driven a car ___. A. since June B. ready C. two years ago D. yesterday morning 10. That is the third time he’s phoned her ___. A. last night B. for two hours C. yesterday D. this evening 11. The meeting will ___ in London next week. A. be held B. is held C. be hold D. are hold 12. Bananas ___ to Europe every year. A. are exported B. exports C. is exported D. exported 31
32. 13. The liquid ___ to a boiling point. A. heat B. be heated C. heated D. is heated 14. Eggs ___ in a freezer. A. shouldn’t be keep B. shouldn’t be keeped C. shouldn’t be kept D. shouldn’t been kept 15. I’m hungry. I ___ anything since 8 am. A. hasn’t eaten B. haven’t eaten C. haven’t eated D. don’t eat 16. When did you buy this car? ___. A. since ten years B. ten years ago C. for ten years D. in ten years 17. I ___ this man 10 years ago. A. have met B. met C. is met D. meet 18. These designers ___ inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities since last year. A. have taken B. took C. has taken D. take 19. I ___ a lot of people in the last few days. A. met B. meet C. have met D. has met 20. ___ you ___ a lot recently, Jane? A. Did /travel B. Have /traveled C. Has / traveled D. Do / travel 21. We can’t go along here because the road ___. A. been repaired B. repair C. is being repaired D. repaired 22. The story I’ve just read ___ Agatha Christie. A. was written B. was written from C. was written by D. wrote 23. Some film stars ___ be difficult to work with. A. are said B. is said C. say to D. are said to 24. She wishes she ___ a palace now. A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. would own 25. This is the most interesting novel that I have ___ read. A. ever B. yet C. never D. now 26. I’d like to borrow this book. Has Anna read ___? A. still it B. yet it C. it yet D. just 27. Ben writes very quickly. He’s ___ finished his essay. A. already B. still C. yet D. for 28. I’ve ___ to Paris. I went there in July. A. been B. just C. gone D. yet 29. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians ___ the Ao dai in their poems, novels and songs. A. mention B. mentioned C. has mentioned D. have mentioned 30. Have you ___ any skiing? A. just done B. ever done C. ever did D. long done 31. I haven’t seen that coat before. ___ have you had it? A. How B. How old C. When D. How long 32. It’s nice to see you again. We ___ each other for a long time. A. haven’t seen B. hasn’t seen C. didn’t see D. don’t see 33. The girls have ___ gone to the cinema. They won’t be back until ten o’clock. A. since B. still C. yet D. just 34. I haven’t seen my parents ___ last Christmas. A. already B. for C. before D. since 35. This is the first time I ___ away from home. A. lived B. have ever lived C. lives D. has lived 36. This program must be new. I’ve ___ seen it before. A. ever B. since C. for D. never 37. ___ you ___ a holiday this year? A. Have / had B. Did / have C. Do / have D. Has / had 38. I wish this school ___. A. were bigger B. is bigger C. are bigger D. was bigger 39. I don’t think Jane will leave this Sunday. I wish she ___. 32
33. A. won’t B. will C. wouldn’t D. isn’t 40. My house ___ broken into last night. A. are B. is C. was D. were 41. The meal ___ cooked when I came. A. was be B. was being C. is D. is being 42. How ___ this word ___? A. is / pronounced B. are / pronounced C. were / pronounced D. is / pronounce 43. A lot of money ___ in the robbery. A. were stolen B. were steal C. was stolen D. was stole 44. Do you ever wish you ___ a doctor some day? A. will become B. would become C. becoming D. was 45. When ___ the telephone ___? A. were / invented B. were / inventing C. was / invented D. was / inventing 46. Somebody ___ the car already. A. have cleaned B. clean C. has cleaned D. cleaned 47. She has ___ to Hue University. A. be accepted B. been accepted C. is accepted D. were accepted 48. We have ___ how to cook. A. been teach B. be taught C. been teacher D. been taught 49. My purse ___ yesterday. A. have taken B. was taken C. have took D. is taken 50. The details should ___ carefully. A. is checked B. check C. was checked D. be checked 51. Doctors ___ an answer to AIDS yet. A. have found B. found C. haven't found D. hasn't found 52. Do you mind ___ up? A. wash B. washing C. washed D. to wash 53. He ___ to give up smoking since last week. A. was trying B. have tried C. has tried D. tried 54. He enjoys ___ in the rain. A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walking 55. Would you like ___ to my party? A. come B. to come C. coming D. came 56. My sister likes ___ and ___. A. dance/sing B. to dance/sings C.dancing/singing D. dancing/to sing 57. This school ___ ten years ago. A. be built B. is built C. was built D. built 58. He ___ since the day we left school. A. hasn't seen B. hasn't been being seen C. wasn't seen D. hasn't been seen 59. We spent half a year ___ this hotel. A. to build B. built C. building D. with building 60. My friend is fond of ___ TV in the evening. A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched 61. There is a ___ on the table. A. lamp reading B. read lamp C. reading lamp D. reading lamps 62. While I ___ TV, my sister ___ to music. A. was watching/ listening B. watched/ listened C. was watching/ was listening D. watching/ listening 63. She is bored ___ getting up early. A. with B. of C. in D. to 64. I am not used ___ up early. A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting 65. She can't stand ___ her at home all day. 33
34. A seeing B. see C. to see D. saw 66. He drives very ___ and has got two accidents this year. A. careless B. carefully C. carelessly D. careful 67. You'd better ___ at night. It's dangerous. A. not go out B. don't go out C. to go out D. not to go out 68. I'd rather ___ at home than ___ to see that film. A. stay/ to go B. staying/ going C. to stay/ to go D. stay/ go 69. He was surprised ___ her action. A. for B. with C. to D. at 70. He feels like ___ in a big city. A. live B. to live C. living D. lives 71. They are trying to look ___ new jobs. A. after B. at C. for D. forward 72. They are looking forward ___ Tet holiday. A. to have B. having C. to having D. have 73. He looked at me___. A. angry B. angrily C. anger D. angryly. 74 This is Kensington Garden ___ every visitor from abroad admires. A. which B. what C. from where D. where 75. This is a store ___ you can buy almost everything from. A. which B. where C. what D. in which 76. It is in this house ___ he was born. A. where B. which C. that D. in which 77. He is the most intelligent student ___ I've ever taught at school. A. who B. whom C. which D. that 78. Uncle Ho was born ___ Kim Lien village. A. in B at C. from D. on 79 That man can tell us where ___. A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John living 80. When I saw him, he ___ a black suit. A. wore B. was wearing C. wearing D. wears 81. Your car is different ___ mine. A. to B. in C. from D. for 82. I found history very ___. A. amusing B. amused C. amuse D. to amuse 83. Her ___ include swimming and reading. A. interests B. interesting C. interested D. interest 84. Great Opera ___ of the world can be heard at the Sydney Opera House. A. sing B. singings C. singers D. to sing 85. English is the ___ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world. A. office B. official C. officer D. officially 86. English tends towards ___. A. simple B. simplicity C. simplier D. simply 87. He looks ___ today than yesterday. A. good B. well C. better D. goodly 88. There is a ___ difference between the north and the south. A. region B. regional C. regionally D. regioner 89. He went to a seaside resort because he was keen on ___. A. windsurf B. windsurfing C. to windsurf D. to windsurfing 90. The teacher told the boys to stop ___. A. to make B. played C. playing D. being played 91. Mark Twain is a famous ___. A. American writer B. American playwright C. English writer D. English playwright 34
35. 92. He used ___ next to me in class. A. to sit B. sit C. to sitting D. to sat 93. Are you looking for my sister? - She isn't at home now. She ___ to the library. A. went B. goes C. has gone D. is going 94. While I was swimming yesterday afternoon, someone else ___ my clothes. A. stealed B. was stealing C. was stolen D. stole 95. Who ___ the bicycle? A. invents B. was invented C. invented D. did invented 96. I like your car. How long ___ it? A. have you had B. did you have C. you have had D. do you have 97. He couldn't stand ___ for her so long. A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited 98. It's not worth ___ a tax home. A. taking B. to take C. take D. took 99. Are you interested in ___ football? A. play B. to play C. playing D. played 100. "Don't ___ in class" said the teacher. A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say II/ Rewrite these following sentences keep the meaning as the root one 1. He doesn’t play the guitar as well as Henry. Henry plays 2. Martha is more talented than Bill. Bill is . . 3. Nobody in our class is more intelligent than Jane is. Jane is 4. No animal in the world is as big as a whale is. A whale is 5. Laura reads more quickly than her brother does. Her brother . 6. Jack is the tallest student in this class. No . 7. His assignment is different from mine. My assignment . 8. He knows a lot more about it than I do. I don’t know . 9. Jane is a better swimmer than Mary. Jane . 10. She is a far more careful driver than I am. She drives . 11. She is a slower and more careful driver than I am. She drives 12. Joe dances more gracefully than his partner. Joe’s partner 13. When he is old, he doesn’t like to travel. The older . 14. Is this the cheapest pet food you have got? Have you .? 15. My book isn’t as interesting as yours. Your book is . 16. His car runs faster than a race car. A race car 17. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do. I . 18. Her watch isn’t as expensive as mine. 35
36. My watch 19. Tan’s salary is higher than Minh’s. Minh’s salary 20. Exercise 1 is more difficult than exercise 2 Exercise 2 . 1. The walk only took five minutes. => It was a five-minute walk. 2. I started work for the company a year ago => I have been working for the company for a year 3. It took us three hours to open the door => We spent three hours opening the door III. Sentence transformation. 1. It was a nine-month course. The course . 2. The flight lasts twenty-four hours. It is . 3. The ferry crossing to the island takes two hours. It is 4. This contact is for two years. This is 5. It is a twenty- day coach tour. The 6. The translation course takes two years. It is a . 7. Victor started collecting postage stamps twenty years ago. Victor 8. He learned to drive when he was eight. He has 9. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours. It took 10. We started investigating the case a week ago. We 11. It is a six-hour drive from London to Edinburgh. It takes 12. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps. Sorting out . IV. Combine two sentences into a new one, using so that or such that. 1. The ice was thick. There was no danger of the skaters falling through. 2. She looked ill. her parents took her to the hospital. 3. The bath was relaxing. He went to sleep. 4. They were surprised. They could hardly speak. 5. He sounded sorry. I just had to forgive him. 6. I was excited about going away. I couldn't sleep. 7. The water was very dirty . We decided not to go swimming. 8. She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language. 36
37. 9. The road is so narrow that it's difficult for two cars to pass each other. 10. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat. V. Suggestion 1. What about going to the concert? Why . ? 2. Let’s go to school by bus today. What about 3. Shall we visit Vung Tau? I suggest . 4. “Why don’t you take a day off tomorrow?” His boss said, His boss suggested TEST 10 I. Choose the word, which is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. map B. sand C. water D. bag 2. A. public B. music C. use D. value 3. A. clear B. learn C. hear D. fear 4. A. pollute B. truck C. bubble D. public 5. A. tired B. rich C. kind D. bicycle 6. A. pagoda B. banyan C. gather D. relax 7. A. bamboo B. afternoon C. soon D. took 8. A. collection B. comment C. rest D. blanket 9. A. crop B. grocery C. locate D. picnic 10. A. business B. hamburger C. tomb D. baggy II. Choose the word that has the stress part pronunced differently from the others 1. A. village B. banyan C. bamboo D. entrance 2. A. enjoyable B. convenient C. exciting D. interesting 3. A. travel B. exchange C. collect D. design 4. A. countryside B. hamburger C. mountain D. Vietnamese 5. A. family B. complete C. grocery D. primary III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences 1. Ba's village lies near the foot of a mountain and ___ the river. A. by B. at C. next D. to 2. Many people go to my village on the weekends to have a rest after ___. A. hard working week B. a working hard week C. a hard working week D. a hard week working 3. There is a big old banyan tree at the ___ to the village. A. door B. gate C. chance D. entrance 4. Liz wishes she ___ Ba's village again someday. A. can visit B. could visit C. visit D. visits 5. I had ___ to the countryside last month. A. a two-day trip B. a two-days trip C. two-day trip D. two-days trip 6. Liz took a lot of photos ___ the trip to her parents. A. show B. showing C. to show D. showed 7. ___ do you go to school? _ I go by bike. A. What B. When C. How long D. How 8. What do people do ___ a living in your village?_ They plant rice and vegetables. A. to B. with C. for D. of 37
38. 9. There is a river flowing ___ my village. A. across B. crossing C. into D. through 10. The bus stopped at a/an ___ to get some more fuel. A. airport B. pond C. store D. gas station 11. My friends and I usually play soccer ___ Sunday afternoons. A. on B. into C. at D. for 12. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm. He is a ___. A. farmer B. doctor C. teacher D. worker 13. The Parkers are nice, ___ van feels like a member of their family. A. as B. because C. so D. for 14. It was a beautiful day, my friends and I went ___ a picnic to my home village. A. to B. on C. at D. into 15. When we looked at the time, it ___ nearly 6.30 p.m. A. is B. was C. were D. be 16. We were lucky enough ___ the last bus. A. to catch B. catch C. caught D. catching 17. I cannot have a new bike. I wish I ___ a new bike. A. have B. can have C. had D. could have 18. We have a meeting ___ 8.00 and 10.15 am. A. from B. at C. since D. between 19. We caught a bus and arrived home early ___ the morning. A. on B. in C. at D. for 20. I was born ___ December 15th, 1992. A. on B. in C. at D. for 21. She asked me "What is your name?" > She asked me ___ A. what my name is. B. what is my name? C. what my name was. D. what was my name? 22. Minh is new to English. He should attend the ___ class. A. beginner B. intermediate C. advance D. supper 23. I look forward ___ from you. A. hear B. to hear C. to hearing D. hearing 24. "I must leave now" > She said ___. A. she had to leave now B. she must leave now C. she had to leave then D. she must leave then 25. It’s an ___ journey. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly 26. The weather was bad, ___ we didn’t go on a picnic. A.however B. so C. because D. but 27. She sings very ___. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify 28. My village is about 120 kilometers___the west of Ho Chi Minh City. A. in B. at C. for D. to 29. There is a shrine ___ the top of this mountain. A. on B. in C. at D. to 30. He used to___ full time, but now he is a part-time worker. A. work B. working C. worked D. to work 31. The accident happens because of driving___. A. careful B. careless C.carefully D. carelessly 32. I wish you___us some day. A. visit B. will visit C. would visit D. visited 33. Van is a/an ___ student in the USA. A. bright B. foreigner C. exchange D. intelligent 34. There is a river___across the village. A.flowing B. running C.lying D. reaching 38
39. 35. A. He is considered one of the greatest___of the country. A. heroin B. heroes C. heroic D. heronins 36. The weather is nice. Shall we___mountains this morning? A. come B. climb C. travel D. go 37. There is a small bamboo___at the entrance to the village. A. forestation B. forestry C. forest D. deforestation 38. Getting to the village is very___ journey. A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting 39. My village lies near the___of the mountain and by the river. A. foot B. feet C. legs D. leg 40. What do you think about his___of coins? A.collector B. collective C. collect D. collection 41. We ofen go for awalk___the weekends. A. to B. on C. to D. with 42. My village is about 100 kilometers___the south of HCM City. A. with B. at C. for D. to 43. There is a shrine___the top of the mountain near my uncle’s house. A. in B. from C. at D. on 44. We will go___a picnic next week. A. at B. on C. in D. to 45. They will come here___11.30 AM. A. between B. at C. for D. in 46. She has come here___yesterday. A. since B. for C. on D. 0 47. There is a meeting___ 9;00Am and 2;00 PM. A. till B. at C. on D. between 48. She took many pictures to show the trip___ her parents. A. for B. with C. to D. of 49. He was born___ 15th January. A. on B. at C. in D. of 50. We have lived in Ha Noi___ 4 years. A. since B. for C. at D. in 51. I wish you___ us someday. A. will visit B. visited C. would visit D. visit 52. He used to ___ full time, but now he is a part time worker. A. working B. worked C. to work D. work 53. Let’s___ somewhere for a drink. A. do B. doing C. go D. going 54. I wish you___ me with my work. A. will help B. helped C. help D. would help 55. The stamp collection made him___ famous in the country. A. been B. being C. to be D. be 56. Cattle and sheep are grazing in the___. A. rivers B. meadows C. bridges D. fields 57. They have some___students for the program. A. to exchange B. exchanging C. exchange D. exchanged 58. They often go to that___ to pray. A. shrine B. market C. hostle D. hotel 59. Are you a stamp___? A. collector B. collection C. collecting D. collect 60. Now he doesn’t take the train as he___. A. does B. is C. did D. used to IV. Each sentence has a mistake underlined and correct it. 1. The fruit was so rotten that it had to throw away. 39
40. 2. Mrs. Brown used to jogging during the summer months now it often rains so she stops jogging. 3. The film we saw last night was so bad that we wish we didn’t go to see it. 4. The doctors know that it would be difficult to save the life of the patient but they’ll do their best. 5. I’ll go to the school to collect the children. They are used to be picked up after school everyday. 6. My father wishes that he doesn’t have to retire at the age of sixty. 7. I hate Mondays! If only I don’t have to go to school on Mondays. 8. I wish I can earn more money and work less time. But, of course I can’t. 9. I don’t believe it. It’s three in the morning and the party still doesn’t finish. 10. The world’s first computer built at the university of Pennsylvania in 1946. V. Give the correct word form of these words 1. She (regular) gets letters from people who have read her novels. 2. No one knows the (important) of the problem. 3. (Luck) , he has just had an accident. 4. I’m afraid it will be (convenience) for you to see him tomorrow. 5. She looks (attract) . in her new coat. 6. (Friend) is based on shared interest. 7. I want to (large) . .the lawn. 8. Your shirt is rather white in (compare) . with his. 9. He gets very angry if you (agree) . with his idea. 10. Is there any (necessary) to treat her so badly? VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answers. Lucky survivors A couple from Miami, Bill and Simon Butler, (1) sixty-six days in a life-raft in the sea of central America after their yacht sank. They survived in very good(2) . Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their yacht, they met some whales. “ They started to hit the side of the boat”, said Bill, “and then (3) . we heard water.” Two minutes (4) , the yacht was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go (5) the water. For twenty days they had (6) of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water, two things which (7) . their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw. Then the line broke. “ So we had no more fish (8) . something very strange happened. Some sharks came to feed and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.” About twenty ships (9) them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life- raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing brat saw them and (10) . them up their two months at sea was over. 1. A. took up B. went C. spent D. occupied 2. A. condition B. way C. manner D. state 3. A. occasionally B. suddenly C. quickly D. clearly 4. A. later B. after C. soon D. passing 5. A. in B. down C. under D. below 6. A. containers B. tins C. boxes D. packages 7. A. rescued B. helped C. maintained D. saved 8. A. until B. when C. as D. that 9. A. went round B. moved near C. traveled D. passed 10. A. took B. pull C. picked D. moved VII. Rewrite the following sentences without their original meaning. 1. They often went swimming in the afternoon. They used to 2. She is typing her assignment. Her assignment 3. I last saw her three years ago. I haven’t 4. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it. The lesson 40