Exercise 2 1. No one would have attended (A) the lecture if you told (B) the truth about (C) the guest speaker (D). 2. Because (A) his sickness (B), he didn’t take (C) part in the English competition (D). 3. A galaxy, where (A) may include billions of (B) stars, is (C) held together (D) by gravitation attraction. 4. The tongue is the principal (A) organ of taste (B), and is (C) crucial for chewing, swallowed (D), and speaking. 5. Each of the members (A) of the group were (B) made to write (C) a report every week (D). 6. Why don’t (A) you congratulate our son about (B) passing (C) his final (D) exam? 7. Neither of the girls (A) have (B) turned in the term papers to the (C) instructor yet (D). 8. The secretary told (A) me that an important file had left (B) in the lunch room just (C) the other (D) day. 9. The (A) little boy’s mother bought him (B) a five-speeds (C) racing bicycle for (D) his birthday. 10. Since (A) fireworks are dangerous (B), many countries have laws to prevent (C) businesses to sell (D) them.

III. Identify the incorrect part out of the four underlined options (A, B, C or D) and then correct it. 1. It was so a boring film that all the audience had gone home before it ended. A B C D 2. Tom used to care of himself. He left home when he was 16 and has been on his own since then. A B C D 3. I think it is going to rain because the sky is getting dark. A B C D 4. Have you ever listened to a piece of music was composed by Mozart? A B C D 5. Technically speaking, astronauts can be able to visit the moon and live there briefly. A B C D IV. Put the verb in brackets in correct tense or form. Write the answers on the answer sheet. 1. Less than half of the cans of paint (use) _______________ up to now. 2. He (eat) __________ sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him. 3. Jeans (make)_____________about two hundred years ago, and now they (sell) ________________ in every corner of the world. 4. I regret (tell) _____________ you that your application doesn’t satisfy our demands. 5. My father advised me (not stay) _______________ up too late because of my poor health. 6. He will always remember (award) _______________ the gold medal for his victory in the Competition of Mathematical Talent Search. 7. She does not want to go with us to the theater because she (see) ____________ that film twice. 8. I’m very bored because my mother always (complain) ________________ about her housework.

Question1. Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from
others of each
group:
1. A. country B. count C. noun D. ground
2. A. none B. done C. won D. on
3. A.arrive B. office C. combine D. might
4. A. instead B. leave C. ready D.
steady
5. A. food B. blood C. boot D. booth
Question2. Write the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses:
11. Tell him that he (feel) healthy again if he (take) these pills.
12. What Henry (do) as he (have) free time ?
13. Huy has no money left. He wishes he ( have ) some now.

14. You ( be) late for work if you not ( get up) early.
15. If I feel like (stay) with us, just send us a fax.
16. London (change) a lot since we first came to live here.
17. Now I (understand) what you are trying (say).
18. Listen to those people. What language they (speak) ?
19. She (learn) English at school, but she (forget) most of it.
20. We (climb) over the wall as soon as it (get) dark.
Question3. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following
sentences:
1. I telephoned the station to make ............ of the time of the train.
A. sure B. true C. real D. right
2. .............you do better work than this, you won’t pass the exam.
A. Although B. If C. Unless D.
When
3. He has just taken an examination ............ chemistry.
A. on B. about C. care D.

in
4. I have never ............. any experience of living in the country.
A. had B. wished C. done D. made
5. Don’t you get tired .......... watching every night ?
A. with B. by C. of D. at
6. I’m very busy at the moment so it may take a ............... time to
answer your letter

A. little B. few C. small D. some
7. There was nothing special about him ............. from his flowery
tie.

A. but B. except C. other D. apart
8. I had to wear ............ uniform when I worked in the hotel.
A. a B. some C. any D. an
9. He likes to sit ........... the river and fish.
A. at B. next C. beside D. along
10. Take this road and you will .............. at the hotel in five
minutes.

A. come B. arrive C. find D. reach
Question 4. a) Change these sentenses into reported
speech
1. Hoa asked me, " Do you like this place?"- " No, I don't"
2. " Will you be in Fance in the future?" My friend asked me.
3. " Please listen to what I have said." She told me.
4. " I met my friend 3 days ago." Tuan said to me.
5. " You had better take your teacher's advise." His friend told him
b) change the following sentences into passive
form.
6. Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment
7. Nobody can measure the depth of the river
8. The enemy used to attack Halong Bay
9. Her boss treats her kindly
10. Someone has taken my bicycle

c) Correct the mistake.
1. What easy to learn language English is!
A B C D
2. In case it may rain hard this afternoon, you should take the
raincoat with you.

A B C

D
3. Almost all people who have seen him play believe that Michael
Jordan was a
A B C
basketball genius

D
4. The hardware of that computer was infected by some new virus.
A B C D
5. He takes after like his father in so many ways that it’s hard to
believe.

A B C D
Question 5. . Fill each blank with the correct form of word in capital
1. Air and water are ______ in our life.
necessary
2. In the future, many building will be _____ by solar energy. hot
3. My brother can repair electric _____ very well.
apply
4. We want to buy _____ that will save the money.
produce
5. These _____ will conserve the earth’s resources.
Innovate
6. During the Vietnam war, not many American young men joined
the army ............
(volunteer)
7............ plastic bags is one way of protecting the environment.
(cycle)
8. The Internet is a very useful means of ........... in our life.
(commuicate)
9. Lighting accounts for an average of 10% of our household
............. bill. (electric)
10. Nhung has taken part in a lot of ................ in the town charity
program. (active)
Question 6. Rewrite following sentences sothat the same meaning
with first sentences
1. We haven’t been to the movies for a year.
- It’s ..............................................................
2. John used to smoke
- John doesn’t ..................................................
3. Lock the door carefully before going to bed
- The door ..........................................................
4. We don’t have a bicycle so we can’t go there for a picnic.
- If we .....................................................................................

5. People used to think that he was selfish.
- He ............................................................................................
6. You are too young to go out yourself
- You are not ................................................................................
7. I can’t go out if my parents don’t permit me.
- I can’t go out without ..................................................
8. Did you have a good time at the party ?
- Did you enjoy ................................................................ ?
9. He has an intelligent daughter. She won all the prizes ar her
school.
- His daughter is so
...............................................................................
10. There was never any answer when we rang.
- Every time
...........................................................................................
Question 7. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition
1. Vehicles account ............... air pollution in the city.
2. We should provide any child .......... a chance to go to school
3. He doesn’t take much exercise apart ............. walking
4. Water is also a matter to take .................. consideration.
5. This picture reminds me .................. my childhood.
6. I get bored ...........doing the same thing everyday
7. Everybody was surprised ...............the news
8. Please be nice ............him.
9. He has spent an hour looking ............the pen he lost.
10. Pasteur devoted all his time .............science
Question 8: Read the article and circle the latter next to the word
that best fits each
space

Teen travel club

If you are aged 16, 17, 18, or 19 and would like to be able to afford
to go out more often, why not joint the teen travel club and get cheaper
bus travel.
To joint all you have to (1) .......... is to fill in a form and take it to
your nearest bus station. You will also need to produce your bus
certificate and a passport-side (2) .......... of yourself.
You will be given a free teen travel membership card which will
allow you to (3) .......... at a reduced cost.
Once you are a member of the TEEN TRAVEL CLUB you can (4) ..........
tickets at any bus station, post-office or rail ticket office. Each ticket you
buy is divided (5) .......... 10 parts; when you get (6) .......... the bus you
put the ticket into a special machine which will then stamp one part.
The ticket last as long as you like and it doesn’t matter how long it (7)
.......... you to use up all the journeys. .(8)........ you must remember to
take your membership card .....(9) .....you when you use your ticket
otherwise you may have to pay the full .(10)......if your ticket is checked.
1. a. write b. do c. afford d. make
2. a. paper b. portrait c. form d. photograph

3. a. travel b. go c. come d. tour
4. a. sell b. receive c. buy d.
choose
5. a. by b. into c. to d. to
6. a. in b. into c. on d. above
7. a. takes b. spends c. has d. leaves
8. a. because b. however c. although d. as
9. a. with b. along c. at d. about
a. fee b. fare c. money d. dollar
Practice test 5
Question 1: Pick out the word with underline part pronouced differently from
that
of the others
1. A. Sun B. Sure C. Success D. Sort
2. A. evening B. key C. envelope D.
secret
3. A. kissed B. helped C. forced D. learned
4. A. dear B. hear C. bear D. clear
5. A. both B. south C. truth D. smooth
Question 2. Choose the best answer.
1. ........................... we get to the theater, the play will have started.
A. As soon as B. Until C. By the time D.
Whenever
2. What is the matter? Haven’t you started .........................?
A. already B. yet C. by now D. soon
3. The trouble with you is that you are ....................... complaining.
A. forever B. often C. still D. each time
4. Can you remember what you were doing .........................?
A. the time B. usually C. everyday D. at the
time
5. The new school opens ........................
A. now B. at once C. next week D. day by day
6. I haven’t been feeling very well .....................
A. of late B. not long ago C. currently D. by now
7. ................ we get to the top of this hill, we’ll be all right.
A. Eventually B. Once C. Now D. At the time
8. It’s ages .................... I last saw a decent comedy film on television.
A. that B .ago C. since D. when
9. I don’t go swimming very much ...................
A. nowadays B. in those days C. recently D. now and again
10. .................... we haven’t managed to find what we are looking for.
A. To now B. On and off C. Formerly D. So far
Question 3. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.
1. Sam (not receive) the parcel the last time I (speak) to him.
2. I (consider) buying a house but now I (change) my mind.
3. When you (feel) hungry later, room service (bring) you whatever you (want).
4. If we don’t hurry, all the tickets (sell) by the time we get there.
5. For the few past days, I (work) in Jack’s office, as my own office (decorate).
6. . Most of the Earth's surface (cover) by water.
7. The first festival (hold) nearly 8 hundred years ago.
8. There's someone behind us. I think we (follow)
9. This bike (use) for more than 6 years.
10. A new text book (publish) next week.

Question 4. A/ Change the following sentences into the passive forms.
1. People think that neither side wanted war.
2. It is believed that the Chinese invented gunpowder.
3. My boss made me work hard.
4. American people begin to love football.
5. We all like keeping these books in our own library.

B/ Change the sentences below into the reported speech.
1. “ I wouldn’t cook the fish for too long, Bill, if I were you”, said Jane.
2. “ Hellen, would you like to come to lunch on Sunday?” said Mary.
3. “Why don’t we see “The sound of music” again?”An said.
4. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sam’s calculator ,” said Bob.
5. “Don’t forget to buy me some milk, Andy” said Charle.
C/ Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.
1. In spite ........ being tired, Hoa helped me ...... my home work.
2. Minh’s parents are proud ........ him because he is an excellent student
3. Mr Phong’s sense ...... humor distinguish him ........... the other workers.
4. My arm clock didn’t go .......... this morning, so I got up late.
5. Our neighbor will look .......... our house while we’re ............. holiday.

Question 5. Read the passage, then do the exercise below.
How to use a bicycle?
1- Don’t ride a bicycle which is not the right size for you.
2- Check a bicycle before using it and make sure that the brakes and
steering- wheel
work properly and the tyres have enough air in them.
3- When riding a bicycle, always use a cycling track at the side of the
road when
there is one.
4- Don’t ride too fast, especially when going down hills and turning corners.
5- Control the speed of your bicycle with your brakes, but always use them
gently.
6. When in a group, always ride in single file.
7- Always keep to the side of the road, do not ride in the middle of the
road or weave
back and forth on the road.
*Choose the best answer.
1. You should ride a bicycle which is ......
A. higher than you are B. with high seat
C. your right side B. your favorite
2. Which part of your bicycle is used for changing direction?
A. The front wheel B. The back wheel
C. The tyres D. The steering wheel.
3. When is the most dangerous to ride fast?
A. When riding along the roads B. When turning corner
C. When going down hills D. B and C are right
4. Which part of a bicycle do you use to control the speed?
A. The brake B. The lights
C. The chains D. None of the above
5. When you are in hurry, you can ...........
A. ride in the middle of the road B. weave back and forth
C. ride dangerously D. ride in a cycling track quickly
Question 6: Rewrite the sentences below, begin as shown so the the meaning stays
the same.

1. I haven’t seen Anne for years.
- It’s years .................................................................
2. This bridge will take us three years to complete.
- In three years we ..............................................................................
3. Phong always wasn’t so unfriendly.
- Phong didn’t ....................................................................................
4. The dog keeps stealing my socks!
- The dog is ...................................................................
5. After taking the pills , I began to feel better.
- Since taking .....................................................................................
6. We’ll have to leave immediately at the end of the film.
- The moment .......................................................................................
7. Harry left before we reached the hotel.
- By the time ..............................................................................................
8. Is there such a place as Eldorado?
- Does Eldorado ...............................................................
9. I am on the tenth page of the letter I am writing.
- So far ........................................................................................
10. This is the second time I have visited Hungary.
- This is my ..................................................................................
Question 7. Complete the passage below with the most suitable words.
Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go to
..............(1) of the important matches. Young and old people shout and cheer
............(2) one side or the other. Nearly every school ................. (3) its football team
and every boy in Britain ..............(4) much about the game. He can tell you the
name of the ..................(5) in most important teams. He has a picture of ............(6)
and know the results of many matches.
In Britain the football season ................(7) in the middle of August, usually
...........(8) the second Saturday and ends on the last Saturday in April. At the
beginning of the ................(9) all the school teams and the professional teams
..............(10) very hard. They want to win their matches.

I. Choose the word whose UNDERLINED part is pronounced differently from the others. (2 points) 1. A. equipment B. upset C. end D. help 2. A. folk B. hold C. photo D. neighbor 3. A. fairy B. train C. afraid D. wait 4. A. excited B. prince C. once D. escape 5. A. how B. now C. know D. cow 6. A. what B. where C. when D. who 7. A. please B. teach C. head D. meat 8. A. talked B. stopped C. noted D. laughed 9. A. books B. cats C. stamps D. weeds 10. A. enough B. young C. cousin D. mountain II. Fill in the blank with the correct form of verbs. (2 points) 1. Would you like (listen) to some music? 2. Yesterday, Ba (go) to Da Nang by car. 3. Nam enjoys (play) soccer after school. 4. Lan asked me (go) to the supermarket. 5. Mai is (buy) a new bicycle next week. 6. I think you should (do) the morning exercise. 7. They used (go) to work by train. 8. Don’t let children (play) alone. 9. You ought to (do) the homework yourself. 10. My father stopped (smoke) . III. Complete the sentences with right prepositions. (2 points) 1. What did you do the ninth of April, 2002? (April 9th , 2002) 2. Are you interested studying English? 3. Does it rain spring? 4. I am different my sister. 5. I don’t know what he is doing the moment. 6. That’s very kind you to help me. 7. I’ll be home 7.00 because I want to see the seven o’clock news. 8. I go to school Monday Saturday. 9. We’ve not seen her 2006. IV. Arrange these words to make sentences. (2 points) 1. homework/ The/ to/ students/ ought/ their/ carefully/ do/ . 2. has/ the/ chores/ to/ today/ Mai/ do/ herself/ . 3. clean/ The/ teacher/ me/ told/ to/ blackboard/ the/ . 4. She/ my class/ is/ enough/ old/ in/ not/ to be/ . 5. how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/ ? 6. them/ Their/ told/ last year/ lot of/ grandmother/ stories/ a/ . 7. next week/ class/ going/ Our/ is/ zoo/ the/ to/ . 8. I/ Nha Trang/ old/ ten/ been/ was/ since/ have/ years/ to/ I/ . 9. some/ buy/ I/ to/ notebooks/ need/ . 10. should/ My/ said/ teacher/ my/ I/ time/ English/ on/ spend/ more/ . Va. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap to complete the passage. (1 point)

English is (1) ______ language all over the world. Many countries, such as: the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa use English as the first language, many others use it as the second language. If you speak (2) _____ well, you can talk with many people of different nationalities. Besides, a lot of the magazines and newspapers are published in English .Therefore, if you can read English, you can get useful knowledge of tradition, culture, custom of other countries.

In order to (3) _____ your English, you should make good preparation for the next lesson, and do all the exercises given by the teachers. In class, be ready to answer your (4) ______ and take important notes. You can also enrich your English vocabulary by reading English books, looking up any new words that you come across. Some beginners even write the words many times and try to learn them by heart. Whenever possible, you can speak English to the teachers, to friends or foreigners. Listening to the tapes is the good way to improve your English. And remember that revision is important. You should revise what you have learnt so as to practice the words or sentence structures well. Mastering the four language skills is not easy. An English proverb says: “Everything is difficult before it is easy”. Try your best so that English can become easy for you.

1. A. more difficult B. the most popular C. the most interesting D.more popular 2. A. Japanese B. French C. English D. Spanish 3. A. understand B. know C. study D. improve 4. A. parents’questions B. teacher’s questions C. teacher’s answers D. teacher’s lessons Vb. Read the passage again and choose the right answer for each question below. (1 point) 1. Is listening to the tapes is the good way to learn English? A. Yes, he is. B. No, there isn’t. C. Yes, it is. D. No,it isn’t. 2. Name some countries use English as the first language. A. England, Rusia, China B. Viet Nam, India, Japanese C. The USA, Australia, Canada D. England, Laos, France 3. Why can you get useful knowlegde of tradition, culture of other countries if you can read English? A. Because a lot of the magazines and newspapers are published in English. B. Because many countries speak English. C. Because English is very popular. D. Because English is very important. 4. Who can a student speak English to? A. He can speak English to his grandparents. B.He can speak English to famers. C. He can speak English to his English teachers or his friends. D.He can speak English to his neighbors.

1. What are you going to do? . I don’t know. I haven’t made.......................my mind yet. A. on B. at C. in D. up 2. I’ve ......................to Paris. I went there in March. A. gone B. been C. just D. yet 3. It's very careless ................... you to leave the books on the floor. A. for B. at C. of D. with 4. When I rang Oanh some time last week, she said she was busy.................day. A. this B. that C. then D. the 5. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. coughed B. weighed C. laughed D. stopped 6. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. instead B. head C. heap D. dead 7. He hates.......................to do something by others. A. being to ask B. asking C. being asked D. to ask 8. Let’s go camping in the mountain, ........................? A. do we B. can we C. will we D. shall we 9. Deaf.mutes can ......................speak ...................... hear. A. both ... and B. neither ...nor C. not only ... but also D. either ... or 10. Did you succeed...................... the problem? A. to solve B. on solving C. in solving D. solving 11. They’re getting married _________ the end of June. a. on b. in c. at d. during 12. I’m sorry but you have to cook dinner _________ a. alone you b. himself c. yourself d. on you 13. You use a _______ to cook rice. a. steamer b. rice cooker c. saucepan d. frying pan 14. Looks! Nam has become ________. a. to be tall and taller. b. to be taller and taller. c. tall and taller d. taller and taller. 15. Because he didn’t like the first pair of trousers, he asked for ________. a. the other ones b. other trousers c. an other trousers d. an other pair 16. If a patient can’t walk, he can use _______ to move around. a. an eye chart b. a stretcher c. a wheelchair d. a scale 17. Would you mind _______ in the front seat of the taxi, Mark? a. to sit b. sit c. to sitting d. sitting 18. Lan is ______ and she has a flower shop in Hanoi. a. a flower seller b. a florist c. a flower girl d. a flower lady 19. The family _________ when the mailman came. a. was sleeping b. is sleeping c. has slept d. have slept 20. Paul is said _______ the brightest student in class. a. was b. being c. to be d. he was 21. Please ask them . . . . . . . . . . in this area. a. don’t smoke b. not smoking c. to not smoke d. not to smoke 22. Come and . . . . . . . . . . . . badminton, Nam! a. do b. make c. take d. play 23. Timson . . . . . . . . . . 13 films and I think her latest is the best. a. made b. had made c. has made d. was making 24. My birthday is . . . . . . . . . . February 2nd. a. on b. in c. at d. from 25. You should learn your lesson . . . . . . . . . . a. careful b. carefully c. careless d. carelessly 26. “The students went on a canoe trip yesterday.” “I heard it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .” a. excited b. exciting c. exciteful d. an excitement 27. “Do you think your father will worry if we’re late?” “Maybe we’d better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him.” a. call b. be calling to c. to call d. will call 28. I said “Happy Birthday” before . . . . . . . . . . Lan a present. a. give b. will give c. gave d. giving 29. Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . a. slept.rang b. slept.wasringing c. was sleeping.rang d. was sleeping.was ringing 30. “Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .” a. Yes, please. b. I’m sorry. I’d love to. c. No, thanks. d. Yes, I’d love to. 31. John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis. a. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis. b. Neither John nor David plays tennis. c. Not either John or David plays tennis. d. Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis. 32. The coach said, “It’s time for you to go home, boys!” a. The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home. b. The coach tells the boys that it was time for them to go home. c. The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home. d. The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home. 33. _____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all. a. If b. Because c. Since d. Although 34. She startedlearning English ten years ago. a. She has not learnt English before. b. She has started learning English for ten years. c. She has learnt English for ten years.d. She has learnt English since ten years. 35. They spent a lot of money on food and clothes. a. A lot of money was spent on food and clothes. b. A lot of money were spent on food and clothes. c. A lot of money on food and clothes were spent. d. A lot of money on food and clothes was spent. 36. There is a detective film _____ at the Thang Long Theater. a. on b. in c. inside d. outside 37. She got used to _______ her bike. a. ride b. riding c. rode d. rides 38. You need a good pair of paddles to play _____. a. tennis b. football c. table tennis d. badminton 39. Ha Long Bay is a _________. a. World Natural Heritage. b. Natural World Heritage. c. World Cultural Heritage. d. Cultural World Heritage. 40. A(n. ______ can take a patient to hospital quickly. a. emergency b. bleeding c. wound d. ambulance 41. My brother is studying hard ______ pass the exam. A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that 42. We have studied ______seven o'clock. A. for B. at C. since D. to 43. He was born in England. English is his ______. A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B are correct 44. It's dangerous ______ in this river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam 45. It is the ______as ours A. same B. most C. much D. more 46. How long have you ______ her ? A. know B. knowed C. known D. knew 47. My father used______me to school. A. took B. taking C. to take D. take 48. Would you mind ______ the windows ? A. to open B. opening C. open D. opened 49. The man ______next to me was very nervous. A. sits B. is sitting C. sitting D. sit 50. This is the first time I ______ this film. A. am seeing B. saw C. see D. have seen 51. Would you mind ______ the chairs away. A. to put B. puting C. puts D. putting 52. While my mom was cooking dinner, my father ______a newspaper. A. read B. was reading C. reading D. reads 53. I usually go ______late. A. house B. to house C. to home D. home 54. They are wating ______ him. A. to B. at C. for D. in 55. He looks ______ a dictionary. A. up B. in C. at D. to 56. The River Amazon ____ into the Atlantic Ocean. A. flow B. flows C. flew D. is flowing 57. Each of the rooms _____ a different color. A. has B. have C. have had D. are having 58. He rarely shows his feelings. He’s rather_______ . A. reserved B. sociable C. humorous D. helpful 59. He prefers ______ A. go for a swim to study B. going for a swim to study C. going for a swim to studying D. go for a swim to studying 60. Every one ______clean his or her teeth after meal. A. ought B. ought to C. ought not D. not to 61. David’s school ______ is very bad this term. A. report B. period C. day D. semester 62. Learners don’t only learn the meaning ______ the spelling and pronunciation of new words. A. too B. as well as C. also D. but also 63. He told us to use our dictionaries to ______every word we didn’t understand. A. look out B. look for C. look at D. look up 64. Hoa is reading short stories______Jack London. A. of B. from C. by D. with 65. John ______Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out. A. insisted B. suggested C. invited D. helped 66. This book is ______ that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time. A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D.too interesting 67. “Let it be” is a famous song ______It is one of the best works by this band. A. singing by the Beatles B. was sung by the Beatles C. sung by the Beatles D. sang by the Beatles 68. Surely David’s not going to drive, ______ he? A. does B. isn’t C. is D. will 69. She was ______ of watching television. A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased 70. My mother ______ me that I should wake up earlier. A. told to B. said C. was told D. said to 71. Our teacher asked us ______in class. A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without talking 72. We take part ______ most youth activities of our school. A. of B. on C. in D. at 73. You should ______your lesson before the examination. A. read B. look C. revise D. study 74. Hung is ______ do the crossword puzzles. A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to 75. Would you mind if I ______your car ? A. drove B. to drive C. drive D. driving 76. His father is very proud ______him. A. of B. with C. on D. about 77. Yesterday I came ______ your brother when I was going to school. A. of B. to C. about D. across 78. Students should work ______ to make their parents happy. A. hard B. hardly C. in hard way D. more hardly 79. Keep all dangerous things out of children’s ______ . A. hands B. place C. reach D. head 80. When I was young, I used ______ on a farm. A. to live B. live C. to living D. living 81. There is an examination ______Monday, 9th of May . A. in B. to C. at D. on 82. Some insects can ______ disease . A. cause B. make C. produce D. send 83. Her plane ______ at the airport right now . A. arrived B. was arriving C. has arrived D. is arriving 84. Could you ______me a favor ? A. to do B. do C. doing D. done 85. This one is the ______expensive of the three. A. best B. good C. more D. most 86. Shannon never thought ______it again. A. about B. to C. for D. at 87. A milkman is a man who ______ milk. A. gives B. delivers C. buys D. sells 88. I would like______cheese than this . A. fewer B. less C. such D. many 89. Last summer, my cousin ______ himself a new car. A. buys B. bought C. will buy D. buyed 90. Mr Lam has just gone to Nha Trang. He has never ______ there before . A. was B. being C. went D. been 91. Thank you very much ______ the Christmas gift . A. after B. about C. with D. for 92. Last summer Mr Andrew went to Italy. He was ______ Italy last summer . A. at B. to C. in D. on 93. Shannon sings better than everybody else in this group ______ A. does B. do C. don’t D. sing 94. My mother ______ to stay with us next weekend . A. is coming B. will have come C. comes D. would come 95. Mr Lam could do nothing. He couldn’t do______. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 96. I ______you until 10:00 pm . A. attended for B. expected for C. waited for D. hoped 97. Mr Jones has______. A. very large garden B. a garden very large C. garden very large D. a very large garden 98. Dad ______ home for dinner this evening . A. don’t be B. won’t be C. not be D. am not be 99. Let’s go to the cinema, ______ ? A. are we B. do we C. shall we D. have we 100. Do you know who ______ penicillin ? A. discovered B. was discovered C. did discover

D. discoveries

(01)

In the first year of lower secondary Nam had some (1) ____________ in learning English. His (2) ______ of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse. He didn’t know how to improve it. One afternoon after the lesson, his English teacher told him (3) ____________ for her out of the classroom. She took him to school library and showed him cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She told him how to use an English- English (4) _____________ to improve his English grammar. He made (5) _________ progress and only one year later. He (6) ____________ the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in his hometown.

1. A. words B. grades C. difficulties D. sounds

2. A. pronunciation B. pronunciations C. pronounce D. pronouncing

3. A. waited B. wait C. to wait D. not to wait

4. A. book B. atlas C. brochure D. dictionary

5. A. much B. many C. some D. no

6. A. had B. won C. knew D. gave

(02)

In Scotland, there is a popular legend (1) _________ a monster. The monster lives in a lake (2) ______ Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km (3) ___________, 5km wide and very, very deep. The monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big and she has a long neck, like (4) ______ snake.

The legend of the monster is very _____________ (5) and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness - that person may _________ (6) you!

1. A. in B. at C. on D. about ____

2. A. called B. calls C. calling D. call ____

3. A. length B. long C. lengthen D. longer ____

4. A. a B. an C. the D. ____

5. A. fame B. famous C. famously D. infamous ____

6. A. are B. was C. were D. be ____

(03)

Many household (1) __________ are very dangerous. Young children may think that chemicals and drugs are soft drinks or candy, so they may drink or eat (2) ___________. Therefore you must put them in locked cupboard. You must not let children play in the kitchen because it is dangerous. Children (3) _________ play with matches. Just one match can (4) ____________ fire. Each year, fires (5) ___________ houses and injure people. You must (6) ____________ electrical sockets so that children cannot try to put anything into them.

1. A. subjects B. appliance C. thing D. objects

2. A. they B. theirs C. their D. them

3. A. must B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. have to

4. A. do B. cause C. have D. play

5. A. destroy B. hurt C. collapse D. kill

6. A. close B. discover C. wraps D. cover

(04)

A new shopping (1) ___________ is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is very different (2) _____ the present shopping area. All the shops are under one roof. That will be very (3) _____________, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop (4) ________ comfort and (5) ___________ the weather. Some people in the neighborhood, (6) ______________, are not happy about the changes.

1) A. mall B. discount C. Comfort D. market
2) A. with B. from C. for D. in
3) A. convenience B. convenient C. inconvenient D. conveniently
4) A. on B. with C. in D. at
5) A. don’t notice B. haven’t noticed C. won’t notice D. aren’t noticing
6) A. but B. however C. although D. and

(05)

Hang is thirteen years old. She is a pretty girl with ___________________________ (1) hair. She lives at 805, Hau Giang Street in Ho Chi Minh City with her parents and her ­­__________________ (2) Hanh and Huong. She is a hard-working student who always ______________ (3) good grades. Her classmates often say, "Hang is very sociable _____________ (4) helpful. She is always willing to help us ____________ (5) difficult exercises..." That's why Hang has a lot of friends. Her best friends are Mai and Lan, with whom she often ______________ (6) her feelings.

1. A. long black wavy B. black long wavy C. wavy black long D. long wavy black

2. A. younger sisters B. two young C. younger two D. two young sister

3. A. gives B. works C. gets D. makes

4. A. but B. and C. or D. also

5. A. with B. for C. of D. at

6. A. talks B. shares C. tells D. says

(06)

Have you ever wanted to do something (1) ________________? Five years ago Bill Slade read about an organization calls Earth Watch. Earth Watch finds (2) ______________ for expeditions to study and explore different parts of the world.

Bill decided (3) _____________ an expedition to study elephants in Africa. And he counted birds in the rain forests of South America. He planted (4) ___________ in Europe and he studied whales in the Pacific Ocean. Bill said, ‘It was (5)______________work, but we had a lot of fun, and I learned a lot, (6)_______.’

1. A. different B. the same C. differently D. difficultly ____

2. A. volunteers B. activities C. programs D. resources ____

3. A. join B. to join C. joining D. to joining ____

4. A. banks B. parks C. lakes D. trees ____

5. A. easy B. hardly C. hard D. easily ____

6. A. also B. too C. either D. all are correct ____

(07)

There are also (1) ____________ ways of learning the same number of words. For example, (2) _______ you try to learn ten words in two days, you can do so in two ways. You can learn the first five words the first day, and then learn the other five the next day. However, because (3) ______________ is necessary; you can learn all the ten words the first day and revise them the next day. This helps you (4) _________________ the words more times.

Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find (5) ____________ the best way for themselves. Ask (6) ___________________ the question: How should I learn words?

1. A. differ B different C. differently D. indifferent

2. A. so B. however C. after that D. if

3. A. revision B. revise C. review D. revising

4. A. to practice B. practicing C. practice D. practices

5. A. up B. out C. in D. off

6. A. yourself B. yourselves C. myself D. themselves

(08)

Some people learn a second language (1) __________. Other people have trouble learning (2) ______ new language. There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and (3) __________ interesting. The first step is to feel about learning English. If you believe that you can (4) ___________, you will learn. Be patient! You do not have (5) _________________ everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn (6) __________________ new.

1. A. ease B. easy C. easily D. easiest

2. A. two B. a C. an D. three

3. A. as B. at C. more D. than

4. A. learn B. to learn C. learnt D. learning

5. A. understand B. to understand C. understood D. be understood

6. A. something B. nothing C. think D. thought

(09)

Lan wanted to (1) _______for the activities for this summer, and the secretary helped her do that. She got (2) __________________ and filled it out for Lan. She asked Lan about her personal details such (3)­ ____ her name, her date of birth, her address, her phone number, and so on. Lan also told the secretary about her (4)______________ (drawing, outdoor activities and acting). After (5) __________________ filling out the form, the secretary told Lan to (6) __________the form to her teacher immediately and ask her to sign it.

1. A. enroll B. write C. play D. take

2. A. an order form B. a receipt C. a document D. an application form

3. A. as B. like C. at D. that

4. A. things B. study C. hobbies D. chores

5. A. to finish B. finished C. finish D. finishing

6. A. take B. bring C. send D. make

1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6.______

THE END

I. PHONETICS I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. out B. round C. about D. would 2. A. chair B. check C. machine D. child 3. A. too B. soon C. good D. food 4. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough 5. A. happy B. hour C. high D. hotel 6. A. equal B. fashion C. champagne D. match 7. A. only B. cotton C. cross D. economic 8. A. baggy B. minority C. style D. symbol 9. A. design B. ghost C. clothing D. strong 10. A. casual B. sale C. sleeveless D. slit II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable. 1. A. region B. comprise C. Malaysia D. compulsory 2. A. association B. Buddhism C. divide D. together 3. A. enjoy B. religion C. Hinduism D. population 4. A. Chinese B. although C. instruction D. currency 5. A. primary B. religion C. tropical D. friendliness 6. A. baggy B. design C. equal D. poetry 7. A. inspiration B. fashionable C. modernize D. symbol 8. A. casual B. embroider C. designer D. occasion 9. A. convenient B. encourage C. material D. modernize 10. A. family B. complete C. grocery D. primary II. MULTIPLE CHOICE 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. Have you hear from John ______? A. recently B. for two days C. two days ago D. since two days 6. The meeting will ______ in London next week. A. be held B. is held C. be hold D. are hold 7. Bananas ______ to Europe every year. A. are exported B. exports C. is exported D. exported 8. 14. I haven’t seen my parents ______ last Christmas. A. already B. for C. before D. since 9. I ______ this man 10 years ago. A. have met B. met C. is met D. meet 10. These designers ______ inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities since last year. A. have taken B. took C. has taken D. take 11. We can’t go along here because the road ______. A. been repaired B. repair C. is being repaired D. repaired 12. She wishes she ______ a palace now. A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. would own 13. This is the most interesting novel that I have ______ read. A. ever B. yet C. never D. now 14. The girls have ______ gone to the cinema. They won’t be back until ten o’clock. A. since B. still C. yet D. just 15. I wish this school ______. A. were bigger B. is bigger C. are bigger D. was bigger 16. My house ______ broken into last night. A. are B. is C. was D. were 17. The meal ______ cooked when I came. A. was be B. was being C. is D. is being 18. She has ______ to Hue University. A. be accepted B. been accepted C. is accepted D. were accepted 19. We have ______ how to cook. A. been teach B. be taught C. been teacher D. been taught 20. The details should ______ carefully. A. is checked B. check C. was checked D. be checked 21. What______of learning English do you find most difficult? Is it grammar rules or speaking? A. type B. form C. kind D. aspect 22. That man can tell us where_______. A. does Tony live B. Tony lives C. Tony living D. is Tony living 23. She asked me_____. A. if I am thirsty B. if I were thirsty C. if was I thirsty D. if was thirsty 24. If Mary doesn’t improve in math, we_____have to find a tutor for her . A. will B. can C. should D. would 25. “Put your book away”, said the teacher. A. The teacher said us put our book away. B. The teacher told us to put our books away. C. The teacher said to us put our books away.D. The teacher told to us to put our books away. 26. “Don’t stay up too late, my son”, he said. A. He told his son not to stay up too late. B. He said to his son not stay up to late. C. He told to his son not to stay up too late. D. He said his son not to stay up too late. 27. He wants to know ________ . A. whether I would come back from school the next day. B. whether I would come back from school tomorrow. C. whether I will come back from school the next day. D. whether I will come back from school tomorrow. 28. The journey to the village is very __________ . A. interested B. interesting C. disinterested D. interest 29. It is an ________day to me at the seaside with my friends. A. enjoyable B. enjoyment C. enjoyably D. enjoy 30. After a long walking, they feel tired and _________. A. hunger B. hungryly C. hungrily D. hungry 31. He is too busy _________ care of her. A. taking B. to take C. took D. taken 32. She ________ a famous singer some years ago. A. is used to be B. is used to being C. used to be D. used to being 33. A computer can gather a lot of _________ for many different _________ . A. informations / purpose B. informations / purposes C. information / purposes D. information / purpose 34. The interviewer asked her __________ her name ________ . A. what / was B. if / was C. what / is D. if / is 35. The excited children were looking forward ___________ with the foreign teacher. A. to speak B. spoken C. to speaking D. for speaking 36. He can't earn money_________he has no job. A. unless B. until C. without D. if 37. Let's play video games, _________ ? A. shan't we B. do we C. shall we D. don't we 38. Mr. Pike sold his house, _________he? A. didn't B. could C. did D. couldn't 39. I haven't seen him for 3 years. I_________him 3 years ago. A. saw B. see C. will see D. have seen 40. I ask him_________ A. what name is he B. what his name is C. what is he name D. what is his name 41. I don’t like using the internet because it has some _____ A. benefits B. advantages C. limitations D. disadvantages 42. The ______tell us what is happening in our city, in our country and in the world A. communication B. advertisements C. media D. forecasts 43. You should watch the news every day. It’s very _____ A. informative B. time-consuming C. costly D. boring 44. No one can ____the advantages of using the computers. They help us do our work quickly and efficiently A. refuse B. deny C. agree D. accept 45. Email can be sent and received at any hour of the day,_____? A. can they B. can’t it C. can it D. can’t they 46. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is _____ read by both teenagers and adults A. wide B. widely C. widen D. widing 47. T.V viewer are able _____ questions about the show A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. asked 48. Lan watched T.V lastnight , _____? A. doesn’t she B. did she C. didn’t she D. hasn’t she 49. Nobody does this , ________? A. do they B. does it C. doesn’t he D. don’t they 50. The Internet has _____developed and become a part of our life. A. increase B. increasing C. increasingly D. increased

ĐỀ SỐ 01
I. Circle the words which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1m)
1.a. rug b. fund c. upset d. business
2.a. house b. loud c. proud d. group
3. a. danger b. angry c. language d. passage
4. a. socket b. notice c. enrolls d. mobile
II. Choose the right answer for following sentences. (2ms)
1. He ____________ in this town since 1987.
a. lives b. has lived c. have lived d. is living
2. Airmail is more expensive than ____________
a. post-office b. surface mail c. resident d. century
3. Last night, I watched the Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed ____________
a. themselves b. herself c. himself d. ourselves
4. Your son isn't tall ____________ to be a good basketball player.
a. too b. very c. so d. enough
5. Someone ____________ tickets were free.
a. said me b. said me that c. told me d. told to me
6. When she lived in the countryside, she ____________ in the river.
a. was swimming b. used to swim c. has swim d. is used to swimming
7. The manager asked me ____________ for him outside his office.
a. wait b. waiting c. to wait d. waited
8. London is ____________ capital city in Europe.
a. large b. the largest c. large d. most large
III. Read the following passage then answer the questions. (2ms)
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. Do people in many countries learn English every year?
....................................................................................
2. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
......................................................................
3. Why do adults learn English?
....................................................................................
4. How do you learn English every day?
....................................................................................
IV. A
ange the following words to make complete sentences (1m)
1. how / your / has / lived / long / aunt / here?
....................................................................................
2. your / room / mine / different / is / from.
....................................................................................
3. Mai's house / our house / as / as / is / big.
....................................................................................
4. concerned / the new mall / for / / about / we've / ages.
....................................................................................
V. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning. (2m)
1. The last time I saw him was in 1985.
I haven't ............................................................................
2. Am said to Ha, “You should practice English everyday.”
Am said ............................................................................
3. She said to her son, “Go straight upstairs and get into bed.”
1



She asked her son .........................................................
4. He is too young to go to school alone.
He is not................................................................
VI. Use the cue words to make each sentence in the letter. (2ms)
Dear Mary,
I / glad / tell / you /1 / going / join / Y & Y Green Group.
We / have / environment month.
We / going / clean / neighborhood / weekends. /
We / going / plant / trees and flowers / the school garden / water / every afternoon / class.
We / also / planting / young frees / plants / sell / other schools I / hope / we / give / more green color / village / earn some money / school Y & Y.
It / interesting / useful / isn't it?

V. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1. Although Titanic is a ________________film, it has a sad ending. ROMANCE
2. His recent film received a lot of_________________from the public. CRITIC
3. I don't like horror films because they are too____________for me. FRIGHT
4. Do you know Daniel Day-Lewis? He has won three Oscars for Best ACT
5. The film was_________thoughtheyspent millions of dollars making
it. SUCCEED
6. Big Ben Down is about a group of_______who take control of Big
Ben. TERROR
7. We were_______with the service at the cinema. Everything was
terrible. SATISFY
8. The film is a big _______________. It is boring from beginning to
end. DISAPPOINT
9. The film is about two hijackerswho_____________to blow up the
plane. THREAT
10. I don't think it is good for young kids to see_______________onTV. VIOLENT
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
The world's first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and
AugusteLumlere. Although it only (1)________of short, simple scenes, people loved it
and films have (2)____________popular ever since. The first films were silent, with
titles on the screen to (3)___________the story.
Soon the public had (4)___________favourite actors and actresses and, in this
(5)_________the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first "talkie", a film with sound,
was shown and from then on, the public (6)_______only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7)_______produced 95% of
all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s,(8)_________people went to see
films, but in (9)_____________years cinema audienceshave grown again. More
countries have started to produce films that influence film-making and there are
currently (10)_____________national film industries.
1. A. consisted B. contained C. belonged D, held

2. A. gone B. been C made D. kept
3. A. join B. read C. explain D. perform
4. A. your B. his G our D. their
5. A. reason B. way C. method D. result
6. A. should B. would C might D. will
7. A. who B. where C. when D. which
8. A. other B. each C. fewer D. any
9. A. recent B. now C. modern D. present
10. A. many B. lots C. much D. plenty