Choose the best answer

1 each of the rooms ......a different character ( has/ have/ have had / are having )

2 the audience didn't laugh .... his joke( at/on/to/for)

3 he agreed .....( of /to/in/for)

4 the ..... put too much salt in the food ( cook/ cooker/stove/oven)

5 Costa Rica sounds ....a great place for a relaxing vacation ( as/like/similar/same)

6 her wife recently gave a birth to a .....( Daughter/niece/nephew/children)

7 can you .... what time the train leaves ( find out/find on/find up/find in)

8 I remember you..... that shirt ( buy / to buy/ buying / for buying)

9 I feel much ..... now that the exams are over ( more relaxed /more chrelaxing / relaxer/ relax)

10 strawberries are .....at the moment ( a lot of / plentiful/ much/many)

12he has ..... money that he can't afford to buy the food ( so few/ so many / so little / so much)

14 do you know .....?

( What is was wrong/what wrong was it / what wrong it was/what is wrong with it )

15 she prefers ......

( Going for a swim to study /going for swim to studying/go for a swim to studying/ go for a swim to study)

16 After the summer holiday, the children looked ...( Healthy/ healthful/ healthily / health )

17 here is the man .... my brother is going to .....( Who his daughter/marry , whose daughter / marry with , whose a daughter / marry to , whose daughter / marry )

18 could you show that camera ... me , please?

( To/on/for/in)

19 bring me the bill , please. I am ... a hurry ( to/on/for/in)

20 I understand you . We understand ...( Ourselves , by ourselves, us, each other)

21 you can see the ...of the book on the back cover ( cost / value/price / worth)

22 if you can drink ..., Drink fruit juice ( no / not / of / no word is needed

23 it will ... Be Christmas ( soon/ fast / quick/ next)

24 it was raining heavily ... we arrived home ( while/ until/ because/when)

26 what .... advise she gave us !(so good/such good / a good / good )

27 my dog as well as may cats ...twice a day ( eat / eats/ eating/ has eaten / have eaten)

28 when I came into the class, I realized I knew .... ( Them all/ all them / the all / all of they)

29 the little girl wasted hall an hour ... for her picture book ( look/ looking/ to look/ looked )

30 your hair is long . Are you going to ...? ( Have it cut / have cut it / be cutting it / have it cutting)

31. He was .... that we turn off the TV set immediately ( so bad singer/ such bad singer / such bad a singer / so bad a singer)

32 not until 2008 ... across the river ( the first bridge was built / built the first bridge / was the first built )

33 go on , finish the dessert . It needs ... up beacau it won't fresh until tomorrow ( eating / to eat / eat / being eaten)

34 if only we ... more time, we... more of the country ( have / could see, had / could have seen , had had / could see, had had / could have seen )

Most people would prefer to fly ... go to see ( than , to, rather than , better than )

35 I can't stand ... in hot weather ( to walk , walking , walk , to walking)

● Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage

Freddy liked to go the countryside to draw animals and plants. Ne day, while(1)____across a field, looking for rabbits to draw, he was so lost in thought that he did not (2)______a bull running towards him. About a hundred meters (3)____ was a tree under which he usually sat to draw. Suddenly, he heard a (4)______ noise behind him. It was the bull! He knew that a bull could run much(5)_____ than a man, but he also knew that a bull could not see very (6)_____and noticed only shape and movement. To distract the bull, he threw his bag away (7)______ him. The bull saw the sudden movement and headed for the bag. Freddy quickly climbed (8)______ the tree and watched the bull attack his bag. (9)_____ the bull was satisfied and had gone away, he got down from the tree and ran(10)______ fast as he could. Everything in the bag was completely ruined.

●Complete the sentences below. Use the prepositions in the box.

after at between by during

for in on since until

1. Mr. Thanh isn't here at the moment. He'll be back ___ a few minutes.

2. We were at the seaside _____ two weeks.

3. I haven't seen Liz _____ Monday.

4. Mrs. Nhung has gone away. She's been away ___ Friday.

5. Where's Trang? She should be here ______ now.

6. There are usually a lot of parties ____ New Year's eve.

7. Can I meet you ______ 8 am and 9 am?

8. We met a lot of people _____ our holiday.

9. Ten o'clock is a bit early. We should come ____ that.

10. They don't like traveling ____ night.

●Write sentences with "wish"

1. Our classroom doesn't have any windows.

2. The sun isn't shining right now.

3. The teacher is going to give us an exam tomorrow.

4. Lan doesn't know how to make a cake.

5. We live in a small flat in the city.

6. Please don't say things like that.

7. I can't go with you to the countryside next weekend.

8. Nam is too young to ride a motorbike.

9. My aunt and her children are not coming to dinner with us tonight.

10. You are always forgetting your homeworks.

● Read the passage and answer the questions that follow

The tiny village og Frinley is said to possess a "cursed tree". Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touched the tree, he will have bad luck, if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that tree is a useful source of income as tourists have come from all parts of the country to see it. In sprite of all that has been said, the tourists have picked leaves and cut their names on the tree-trunk. So far not one of them has been truck down by sudden death!

1. Where and when was the tree planted?

2. What has the tree got in recent years?

3. What will happen to a man if he touches the tree?

4. Why is the tree a useful source of income?

5. Are the visitors afraid of what has been said about the tree?

●Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets.

1. The movie was boring. We went home before it finished.(so)

2. Mai opened the door. Mai greeted the guests.(and)

3. We started the trip very early. We reached the village before noon.(so that)

4. Liz saw some wild ducks. Liz was resting under a tree.(while)

5. Hoa is very sick. She can't sit up.(so...that)

6. Ba felt tired and hungry. Lan felt tired and hungry.(so)

7. We enjoyed the fresh air in the countryside. We enjoyed the food thete.(both)

8. The water is very cold. We can't swim in it.(too)

9. Peter didn't have money to buy a bus ticket. He had to walk home.(so)

10. Mr. Parker feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs.(not only...-but also)

● Put the words in order to make meaningful sentences

1. wanted/clearly/the front line/the President/we/so/to see/stood/in/we.

2. holiday/she/in/wishes/Nha Trang/spend/next summer/her/Liz/could.

3. return/twice/they/home/least/a month/town/to usually/at/their.

4. started/after/pleasant/the countryside/home/day/a/to go/in/they/having.

5. people/mountain resorts/some rest/hard-working/many/go to/to have/a/after/week.

6. the capital/80 kilomerters/home village/about/the north-east/is/of/to/my.

7. hours/boat/got/main/after/traveling/to/island/three/by/the/we.

8. some minutes/a tree/tired/the man/and/he/and/for/felt/hungry/so/slept/under/sat down.

9. stay/until/September/uncle/with/the end/my/will/of/us.

10.learned/alot/people/arrived/Tom/about/since/Vietnamese/has/he/here.

1.His joke made us (laugh) ........................a lot

2 .I don't want (take) ............................. care of as if I was a child

3. They advised him (not cross).................. the street against the red lights

4. I'll have my brother (repair)......................... my bicycle.

5.We (look)........................for a cafeteria when we met Sue.

6.My father (already/be)......................to Ha Noi many times

7. She wishes she (can)........................ take part in the game.

8 Do you have any difficulties in (solve)................... this problem?

fill in each blank with a suitable word forn the list .

friendship , understanding , know , subjects , written , what , many , to

English is a very useful language . If we ...................... ( 1 ) english , we can go to any countries we like . We will not find it hard to make people understand ......................... ( 2 ) we want to say . english also helps us to learn all kinds of ................... ( 3) . Hundreds of books are .................. ( 4 ) in English everyday in ................................. ( 5 ) countries . English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge .......................... ( 6 ) all corners of the world . Therefore , the English language has helped to spread better ............................... ( 7 ) and ................................. ( 8 ) among countries of the world .

BÀi 1:Give the correct form of the CAPITALS to complete each of the following sentences.

1. You have to use your ...............(IMAGINE) when you read the story.

2. I think corporal ...........(PUNISH) is now prohibited in schools.

3. .............(TRADITION), we used to cook five-colour sticky rice on the first day of the lunar month.

4. Tom says he can't put up with Mary's ..............(BEHAVE) any longer.

5. Those .............(ATTEND) over there are friends of both then bride and groom.

6. The photo brought back many happy memories of my...............(CHILD)

7. I think riding a bicycle is .................(CONVENIENCE), especially when it rains.

8. She said that in her village ...............(MARRY) used to be arranged by parents .

9. Thirty years ago only ...................(WEALTH) people in the city had the TV.

10. We used to ................(THOUGHT) of our home village when we lived overseas.

BÀi 2: Complete each of the following sentences with used to / didn't use to using the verbs from the box.

1. On my childhood, there.............. so many high buildings here. There were parks.

2. People ............. with pen, but now they use computers.

3. My brother ................. football, but an injure stopped him from playing.

4. In my grandfather's youth, people ............ by car. They rode horses.

5. I ............ to school, but two weeks ago I got a bike so now I ride it every day.

6. My sister .................. when we go to the beach because sshe was afraid of water.

7. Mr. Lam ............... television in the morning. He did it in the evening.

8. David was a good climber in his youth. He ............. very high mountains.

9. My parents ................. me expensive toys as we were not rich.

10. We ......... in the town market. We bought fish, fruit and vegetables.

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. We want (pay) better wages.

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

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

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

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

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

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A ......... (1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....

............ (2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have ............. (3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........... (4) meaning is appropriate.

Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ............. (5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............ (6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. ................. (7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............ (8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................ (9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will .............. (10) you discover the word's precise meaning.

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

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

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

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

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

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

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

d. All rich people bought books.

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

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

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

c. Because books were dear and magical.

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

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

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

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

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

BICYCLES

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

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

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

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. We want (pay) better wages.

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

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

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

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

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

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A ......... (1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....

............ (2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have ............. (3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........... (4) meaning is appropriate.

Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ............. (5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............ (6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. ................. (7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............ (8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................ (9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will .............. (10) you discover the word's precise meaning.

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

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

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

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

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

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

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

d. All rich people bought books.

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

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

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

c. Because books were dear and magical.

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

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

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

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

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

BICYCLES

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

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

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

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)

They (live) .................... in that house since it (build) ....................

2. Where you (go) ................ if you had a lot of money?

3. I really hate (to be) ...... ......... late for the appointments.

4. Stay here till the light (turn) ........................... green.

5. As we (cross) ................ the street, we (see) ............. an accident.

6. Nothing (give) .................. to you if you (not study) ................ hard.

7. I came to class when I entered the teacher (finish) ..................... going over the previous lesson and was writing something on the blackboard.

2.3 Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (0,5pt)

1. Donna is thinking of importing flowers ..........................Vietnam.

2. We can play tennis ........... the summer.

3. Our house is .................. a bank and a supermarket.

4. The dog is hiding .................. the table.

5. Translate this article .. ................. English for me, please.

Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets

1. His joke made us ( laugh) _____ a lot.

2. I don't want (take) ____ care of as if I were a child.

3. They advised him (not cross) _____ the street against the red lights

4. We (look) ___ for a cafeteria when we met Sue.

5. My dad (already/ be) ________ to Hanoi many times

6. Do you have any difficulty in (solve) _______ this problem?

Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. the news worried them, and they were unhappy

-> It was such

2. We can always check this machine before we use it

-> I suggest

3. he couldn't come to the meeting, which was a real pity

-> I wish

4. Someone repaired the television set for Bill

-> Bill had

5. After many years of hard work, he retired

-> After he had

6. She has never been to dance before.

-> this is the

7. Music interests her greatly

->She takes

8. he was nice to help me with the Math problem

-> It was

9. we had a very good time at the seaside

-> We enjoyed

10. It is said that Federer is the best tennis player now.

- Federer is said