VIII/. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank:
In the United States of America, the national language is (1)....... English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2)....... language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............ in American and British English, but the American say some English words not as people (5)........... in England. Canada is (6).......... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7)......... the United States. In Canada, many people (8)............ English because they also came from England many years (9)......... But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10)............ because they came from France.

1. A. also. B. like. C. as. D. not.
2. A. French. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Canadian.
3. A. British. B. American. C. Russian. D. Chinese.
4. A. various. B. similar. C. same. D. like.
5. A. do. B. say. C. talk. D. speak.
6. A. lies. B. situated. C. at. D. in.
7. A. than. B. as. C. more. D. less.
8. A. say. B. tell. C. talk. D speak.
9. A. ago. B. later. C. there. D. here.
10. A. France. B.French. C. Russian. D. Italian.

IX/. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that the meaning not change:
1. It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday.
Mr. Hoang spent.......................................................
2. What is the price of this cap ?
=>How much...................................................?
3. You shouldn’t eat too much meat
.=> You’d.....................................................
4. Lan is the youngest of the three sisters.
=>Lan has ..................................
5. Our house is older than any other house in the living centre
=> Our house......................................................................
6. Mai usually works hard.
=> Mai is usually a…………………………
7. There are eight hundred stamps in Hoa’s collection.
=> Hoa’s collection.......................................................................
8. How heavy is the chicken ?
=>What ................................................?
9. How much is this book ?
=>What is...............................................?
10. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer........................................................................

11. In 1066, the Normans came to England from France but they continued to use French for almost two hundred years before beginning to…………………..english.

A. tell B. speak C. say D. know

12. When I don’t know what an English word means, I often look it ……………..in my English- Vietnamese dictionary.

A. on B. in C. at D. up

13. Mrs. Smith: You made a lot of noise last night!

- David: ………………

A. Really B. what a pity C. Oh! I’m really sorry D. It’s kind of you to say so

14. What a……………..car!

A. new small nice B. new nice small! C. nice new small D. nice small new

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In the United States of America, the national language is (71)............ English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they (72).......... the English language to this country. Now in the USA, people (73) ........... American English. Most of the words are the (74)............ in American and British English, but the Americans say some English words not as people (75)........... in England.

71. A. also B. like C. as well D. too

72. A. carried B. took C. brought D. had

73. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell

74. A. various B. similar C. same D. like

75. A. do B. say C. talk D. speak

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 29

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. A: I need ________________ (speak) to Neil. Is he in?
B: Yes, but I _________________ (think) he’s busy. He ________________ (talk) to the boss at the moment.
2. I think your house really needs ___________________ (repaint)
3. Lan’s shoes are very dirty. They need ___________________ (clean)
4. We needn’t _______________________ (start) early. We still have time.
5. Because of my friend’s absence, I need ___________________ (copy) the lesson for him.
6. They needn’t ___________________ (repair) the engine of their car by themselves because they are going to get
it ________________ (repair).
7. Judges in England need not ____________________ (retire) until they are 75.
8. You don’t need ______________________ (be) over 18 to get into a disco.
9. You’re badly in need of ____________________ (have) your hair cut. It’s too long.
10. You needn’t _______________________ (whisper). Nobody can hear us.