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§Ò luyÖn sè 1 I. Find the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

1. A. birthday B. thirteenth C. thing D. that 2. A. calendar B. parents C. pretty D. depend 3. A. finish B. invite C. sometimes D. nice 4. A. telephone B. post C. directory D. moment 5. A. worried B. tomorrow C. sorry D. ordinal

II. Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms. (1pt)

My friends Paul and Ellen just (1- return) ...... from their holiday in Europe. Before they (2- leave) ...... New York, I (3- give) ...... them my brother's address in Switzerland in the hope that they (4- visit) ...... him and his family.

When I (5- go) ...... to see them last Tuesday night, they (6- tell) ...... me how much they (7- enjoy) ...... travelling around Europe and that we soon (8- look) ...... at the colour photos they (9- take) ...... . They also gave me greetings from my mother and said that it (10- be) ...... a great pleasure for them to meet my relatives.

III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)

1. If you do not see the doctor, your condition will only get ...... . (bad)

2. With hard work you can turn your dream into ...... . (real)

3. Students have to ...... three poems by Friday. (memory)

4. I don't think girls who smoke are at all ...... . (attract)

5. He has caused his parents a lot of ...... . (happy)

IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. (1pt)

1. He was not short, he wasn't tall. He was ...... average height. 2. 'Share these sweets ...... yourselves,' said the mother ...... her two children. 3. Yes, Rob is here ...... holiday, not ...... business. 4. Tom didn't want to lend us the money ...... first but ...... the end he agreed. 5. They will arrive ...... Tokyo ...... Wednesday. 6. One person I always laugh ...... when I see him on T.V is Dave Allen.

V. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. (2pts)

It is usually very hard to become familiar (1) ...... the culture of a foreign country. If you live a long (2) ...... in that country, you will find out how little you really know about (3) ...... culture. Books are often of little use (4) ...... they concentrate on differences between your own culture and (5) ...... of the foreign country. A lot of information they contain is (6) ...... correct. It is even difficult for us to (7) ...... aware of the culture of our own country. A recent survey showed that British (8) ...... did not know what was really typical of their country! (9) ...... listed stereotypes when they were asked to describe the things they (10) ...... were typical of Britain.

VI. Read the following passage and decide if the statements below are True (T) or False (F), according to the information given. (1pt)

Isn't it amazing how much time we spend talking about food? 'Have you ever eaten ...?', 'What did you have for lunch?' and so on. And yet when you travel from one country

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to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal, and what others eat is strange or silly.

In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit that is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice or coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a large amount of beer and the French drink wine every day.

The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish.

So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always been eating, and there is little we can do to change our eating habits.

........ 1. The writer thinks that people often change their feelings about food.

........ 2. In many Asian countries people almost always have rice in their meal.

........ 3. The text is mainly about strange dishes in the world.

........ 4. The Japanese don't enjoy eating raw fish.

........ 5. People everywhere think that there is very little common sense in talking about food.

VII. Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. (2pts)

1. You spent more money than I did. I didn't ....................................................................................................................... 2. 'If I were you, I wouldn't trust Peter,' she told John. She advised ............................................................................................................... 3. Have you ever been to France? Is this your ................................................................................................................ 4. William, the policeman, lived next door. The policeman, whose ............................................................................................... 5. He bought his car for 5 years. He has ........................................................................................................................ 6. My dress needs to be cleaned before the party. I must have my dress ................................................................................................. 7. We last went to Spain three years ago. It is .............................................................................................................................. 8. Be careful or you'll hurt yourself. If you are ..................................................................................................................... 9. What a pity John didn't take my advice. I wish ........................................................................................................................... 10. Nobody has read these copies. These copies ................................................................................................................

VIII. Underline one mistake in each line and write the correct one on the right. (1pt)

That I enjoy most on T.V is the news. You 1. ....................... can see actual events like they occur. You can see famous people being interviewing and giving them opinions on the world events. I enjoy read daily newspapers as

2. ....................... 3. ....................... 4. ....................... 5. .......................

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well. There are not only plenty of news, but interesting story about ordinary people as well. Life would be bored without all the entertainment and informations you get on newspapers and on T.V .

6. ....................... 7. ....................... 8. ....................... 9. ....................... 10. ....................

§Ò luyÖn sè 2 I. Find the word which is stressed differently from the others. (0.5pt)

1. a. pretty b. distance c. finish d. invite 2. a. amazing b. apartment c. compliment d. delicious 3. a. calendar b. delightful c. moment d. dishwasher 4. a. order b. receive c. complaint d. enjoy 5. a. expensive b. favorite c. chemistry d. uniform

II. Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms. (1pt)

1. The door to this room (shut) ................... since Monday. 2. Why don't you try (open) .................... the tin with a coin? 3. After we (sit) ................... down, Fuling offered us food and drinks. 4. Terance and Alice (water) ........................... the plants when they suddenly heard an alarm (go off) ............................. . 5. I hope he (finish) .................... before we (get) ........................ back. 6. We (take) ................ an umbrella because it (look) ............. as if it was going to rain. 7. If he hadn't been so quick, the little girl (be killed) ................. .

III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the text. (1pt)

How to succeed

Let me make a suggestion to help you deal with difficult situations. If, for example, you are taking part in a sports (1) ......, meeting someone important, or giving a (2) ...... in front of a large audience, you will probably be quite (3) ......, and worry that you will not be as (4) ...... as you would like to be.

What you need to do is to prepare yourself (5) ...... by running through the whole (6) ...... over and over again in your mind,

(7) ...... going through every detail. For example, a famous pianist, (8) ..... for seven years for (9) ...... reasons, could still play magnificently on his release.

When asked how he managed to play so well, his (10) ...... was that he had practised every day in his mind.

Compete Perform Nerve Succeed Thorough Active Care Prison Politics

Explain

IV. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. (0.5pt)

1. Come from a poor family made me work even harder. 2. Not one of us are happy that our school principal, Mrs. Lee is leaving. 3. The librarian said us not to make so much noise in the library. 4. The passengers checked up their luggage before they got on the plane. 5. The person sits next to me is someone I've never met.

V. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable preposition. (1pt)

Last year I went to about twenty different countries. I went to Japan (1) ...... the first time. The first time I came (2) ...... England was in 1985. We had rather a difficult journey this time. Our plane arrived (3) ...... Manchester (4) ...... 2.00 p.m., but our luggage only

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got (5) ...... Manchester three hours later. The car (6) ...... the airport broke down, so we arrived (7) ...... Manchester itself several hours late. The next day we left (8) ...... London, and arrived (9) ...... Heathrow Airport (10) .......... any problem, luckily.

VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (1pt)

(1) ...... all people have a fear of examinations. Examinations, (2) .......... , are a part of our lives and all schools in Singapore have (3) ............ .

Some examinations are set and marked by the school's own (4) .......... . Others, like the "O" levels, are set by special examination boards.

Examinations were first held (5) .......... China about three thousand years (6) .......... Scholars had (7) ......... memorize long passages taken from several books. Those who did well in the examination were allowed to enter the government service.

Nowadays, the main purpose of examinations (8) ...... to test how well a person understand the subject which have been taught. (9) .......... are also used to find (10) ........... well students perform under pressure.

VII. Read the following passage and circle the best option. (1pt)

tea or coffee The Boston Tea Party did more than just helped start a war. It helped change the habits and

taste of the North American people. It turned tea drinkers into coffee drinkers. Coffee and tea are both products of plants that grow in the tropics. When these beverages

were introduced in Europe during the 1600s, they became very profitable businesses. Coffee reached England before tea did, but once the English tasted tea, it became a favorite

mealtime drink. English people were soon buying about two pounds of tea leaves per person per year.

English people who went to North America as colonists took along their taste for tea. They preferred it to coffee until about 1773. In that year, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, a law that helped to push the colonists into war against the mother country. Among colonists, tea became a symbol of unfair taxation and of England's attempts to control all trading with the colonies. The resentment of the colonists was so strong that once several groups of them boarded English ships in Boston Harbour and threw bales of tea into the ocean. After this 'Boston Tea Party' drinking tea was called unpatriotic by the colonists. They turned to coffee as their beverage.

Today tea is still the favourite drink in England. ON the other side of the Atlantic, things are different. The people of the United States drink about three times as many cups of coffee as cups of tea.

1. While it is not directly stated, the article suggests that A. tea drinkers might go to war. B. the tastes of a people can change. C. the colonists were very strong. 2. Coffee and tea plants grow in A. Great Britain. B. the tropics. C. Boston. 3. Tea became a symbol of A. a good, hot drink. B. parties in Boston. C. unfair taxation.

4. Why was the Tea Act not a good idea? A. Because it helped to push the colonists into war. B. Because it made coffee become too popular. C. Because it made English people visit the tropics. 5. On the whole, the article tells about A. beverages in Europe in the 1600s. B. England's resentment of taxes. C. one reason why Americans drink coffee.

VIII. Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. (2pts)

1. Because of his hard work, he made a success of his business. He worked so .................................................................................................................. 2. Are you sorry you don't speak more languages?

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Do you ever wish ............................................................................................................ 3. I found the film rather boring. I was ................................................................................................................................ 4. Tennis was something that never interested me. I never used ..................................................................................................................... 5. The wind was cold this morning but we went for a walk. Despite ............................................................................................................................. 6. The switch was too high for him to reach. He wasn't .......................................................................................................................... 7. My written English is better than my spoken English. I am ................................................................................................................................... 8. Your sister seems to be upset about something. It looks as if ...................................................................................................................... 9. You won't get into university without passing your exam. Unless ............................................................................................................................... 10. She dances beautifully and sings sweetly, too. She not only ......................................................................................................................

IX. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter. (2pts)

Dear Mr. Markham, 1. Thank you / much / letter of 14th March. ...................................................................................................................... 2. Naturally / I be delighted / very excited / prospect / holiday / Britain. ...................................................................................................................... 3. I like / take holiday / 15th June / 5th July. ...................................................................................................................... 4. I believe / it be time / Wimbledon tennis championships. ...................................................................................................................... 5. I would be grateful / you / arrange / me / see some of the matches. ...................................................................................................................... 6. There be no football / but perhaps I spend / day at the races / Ascot, too. ...................................................................................................................... 7. places I like / visit / be university towns of Oxford / Cambridge. ...................................................................................................................... 8. also like / see all the well-known London sights. ...................................................................................................................... 9. If possible / really love / visit / old English village. ...................................................................................................................... 10. be grateful / you and your company / give / this opportunity of a lifetime. ......................................................................................................................

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§Ò luyÖn sè 3 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1pt)

1. a. grew b. threw c. knew d. flew

2. a. message b. carriage c. voyage d. teenage

3. a. butter b. sugar c. put d. push

4. a. house b. honest c. horn d. high

5. a. rose b. advise c. mouse d. house

II. Choose the correct word or phrase to finish each of the following sentences. (1pt)

1. She made ................. mistakes on her last exams.

A. a little B. little C. few D. none

2. His father is a very good friend of ............... .

A. them B. theirs C. their D. themselves

3. .............. it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer.

A. Unless B. While C. Since D. Although

4. I bought three books. Here are two, but where is .................. one?

A. other B. the other C. another D. the others

5. To come across means to .................

A. meet by chance B. come between C. find D. arrive

6. After two years’ hard work, she ................. in finding a job.

A. managed B. succeeded C. was able D. achieved

7. It is one of the most ................. people I have ever met. He never says anything interesting.

A. bore B. bores C. bored D. boring

8.I have got two sisters, ................... of whom is married.

A. both B. all C. neither D. none

9. She had her hair ..................... yesterday.

A. done B. make C. do D. made

10. This is the company ................ advertisement you watched on T.V. yesterday.

A. whose B. of which C. which D. for which

III. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets .(1pt)

Bob Smith (1. be) .................. born in 1953 in Dublin. Although he was an intelligent student, he left school with few qualifications. He had a variety of jobs in England, Spain and Canada before eventually (2. become) ................... a successful pop star. However, he (3. be) ............. now best known for the work he (4. do) .................. to help starving people in Ethiopia. He (5. shock) ....................by television reports of people (6. die) ........................... of hunger there in 1984. He therefore decided that he (7. persuade) .......................... famous British pop stars (8. make)...................... a record together and (9. use) ..................... the profits from it (10. send) .............. to the poor.

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IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)

People collect a large (1. vary) .................... of objects : stamps, postcards, dolls. Some people collect things connected with (2. history) ........................ events or with (3. fame) .................. people. But one of the strangest (4. collect) ........................ is that of eggcups. Kevin Murphy of Bradford in Yorkshire has 10,000 of them. Not (5. surprise) .............................., his favourite eggcup is the one of the shape of a (6. type) .......................... hireman. His hobby began several years ago when he saw a few eggcups he liked on (7. sell) ........................... at a local shop, he started collecting them. (8. Other) ........................ like Kevin’s eggcups, too. “ I have just bought a (9. replace) ........................... for one of my favourites, which (10. mystery) .......................... disappeared last week”, he said.

V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (1pt)

National holidays in every country are (1) ................. with political event, with economic developments and national and local traditions. Our (2) ........................ important holiday is the anniversary of the proclamation of independence (3) ...................... is celebrated on the second of September. The center of the festival is Ba dinh square, Hanoi, the very heart of our country. Ba Dinh square is the (4) .........................place for military parades (5) ....................... working people’s demonstrations. The military parade is usually (6) .......................... by the physical cultural parade. The bands play. Models of modern rockets (7) ........................ carried past Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. At the (8) ........................... of the physical and (9) .................. parades, the square is flooded (10) .................. endless columns of marchers.

VI. Fill one preposition in each blank to complete the following passage .(1pt)

Rudyard Kipling , one (1) .............. English famous writers, was born (2) .............. Bombay, India, in 1869. Kipling spent his childhood in India. (3) ............ six he was sent (4) ............ England and educated in a school. He went (5) ............... to India in 1883. Then he became keen (6) ............. writing and worked (7) ............... a newspaper reporter. When he was (8) .................. twenty one , he published his first book. Then he brought (9) .............. a small collection of short stories, which were interesting and full (10) ................... splendid description.

VII. There is one mistake in each sentence below. Underline and correct it.(1pt)

1. United States lies in Northern America.

2. Neither the boy's parents nor I are satisfied with his progress.

3. I didn't give you my help since I didn’t know that you had difficulties.

4. Due to the weather was cold, we stayed at home.

5. The police has already recaptured Fox, one of the most dangerous prisoners.

6. Ten years are a long time to wait for someone.

7. Each boy and each girl in my class have to make a book report.

8. Rod Lee whose sister I know has won an Oscar. 9. I don't know the woman is talking with my mother over there. 10. She remembers to do a lot of homework when she was at school.

VIII. Read the following passage and answer the questions below .(1pt)

Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what they

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thought about it. Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow. He wanted to improve Esperanto. His friends then worked hard to spread the new language. They tried to persuade schools throughout the world to teach it. However, only a few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language.

1. What did Zamenhof invent ?

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2. What was the purpose of Zamenhof’s invention?

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3. Why did he show his new language to his friends?

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4. Who helped him to spread the new language?

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5. Why do few people speak Esperanto now?

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IX. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given .(1pt)

1. Nam is sorry now that he did not accept the job.

Nam wishes that........................................................................................... 2. I was busy. I could not go to the meeting.

If I.................................................................................................................

3. He gets up early in the morning and he is used to it.

He is used.....................................................................................................

4. You will catch a cold if you do not keep your feet dry.

Unless...........................................................................................................

5. Mark was too young to see horror films.

Mark was not................................................................................................

6. That factory is producing more and more pollution.

More and more pollution...............................................................................

7. I did not realise he was your brother until I saw the photograph.

It was only....................................................................................................

8. It is nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled.

Nobody.........................................................................................................

9. He succeeded in winning the race.

He managed..................................................................................................

10. We do not have classes after the exam any more.

No more ........................................................................................................

X. Write complete sentences, using the words given and rearrange them to make a complete letter .(2pts)

Dear Mum, 1. It / nice / me / see / last / week /. / ................................................................................................................................

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2. I / take / exam / three / day / ago /. / ................................................................................................................................ 3. I / miss / new / friends / make / here / . / ................................................................................................................................ 4. We / farewell / class / party / last / night /. / ................................................................................................................................ 5. I / feel / lonely / after / you / go /. / ................................................................................................................................ 6. Everyone / look / happy / because / finish / course / . / ................................................................................................................................ 7. If / pass / get / certificate /. / ................................................................................................................................ 8. I / stop / now/ see / next week/. / ................................................................................................................................ 9. I / happy / see / you / again / hope / yourself / too /. / ................................................................................................................................ 10. And / I / able / find / job / . / ................................................................................................................................

§Ò luyÖn sè 4 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest .(1pt)

1. a. finished b. talented c. watched d. looked 2. a. create b. creator c. creature d. creation 3. a. skill b. standard c. specific d. sure 4. a. church b. choose c. chemistry d. change 5. a. strips b. sparks c. tests d. papers

II. Choose a, b, c, or d which is closest in meaning to the sentence given. (1pt)

1. Do not disturb.

a. Go this way. c. Don’t go inside. b. Knock and enter. . d. Don’t close the door. 2. Please hand in your key at the desk.

a. Don’t lock the room. c. Lock your key before leaving. b. Keep your key safe. d. Leave your key at the receptionist. 3. Sorry. All tables are fully booked this evening.

a. You can only have a meal if you have booked. b. You do not need to reserve a table. c. The restaurant is not open this evening. d. If you wait, you will be given a table. 4. The management doesn't accept responsibility for property left in the dining room.

a. You cannot bring your luggage into the dining room. b. You must look after your things yourself. c. You should give your things to the manager. d. You should lock things in your suitcase. 5. Please ask if you need a porter to help with your luggage.

a. You must carry your luggage yourself. b. Porters are available if necessary. c. A porter will come if you ring. d. Ask a porter if you need your luggage.

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III. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1pt)

My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left the university. I had just started (1. teach) ............................ in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock (2. not ring) ................ as I (3. forget) ......................... (4) (wind) ..................... it up. I (5. wake) .................. up at 8.30 and my class (6. begin) ...................... at 9. I quickly shaved, washed, dressed, jumped into my car and (7. drive) ........................ to school. When I arrived, the students (8. already / be) ......................... in class. I did not go to the staff room, but went straight into the class. After three or four minutes, the students began laughing and I could not know why. Suddenly I (9. look) .................... down, I understood. I (10. put) ....................... on one black shoe and one brown shoe.

IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences. (1pt)

1. On hearing the news, all the people in the office looked at one another (fear) ..............

2. All my efforts ended in (fail) .......................

3. A lot of heroes and (hero) ....................... appeared during the struggle for national (depend) ......................... and (free) .............................

4. The bank’s actions attracted widespread (critic) .......................

5. There is no easy (solve) ....................... to this problem.

6. The painting I saw yesterday is ( doubt) ........................ genuine.

7. Our firm is no longer (compete) ........................... in world markets. 8. Don't worry. I'll try to finish this work (succeed) ......................... 9. Preserving natural resources is of great (important) ....................... 10. That restaurant often attracts a lot of customers because of its (special) ...................

V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word .(1pt)

London, the capital of Great Britain , is (1) ........................ on the Thames river. It is the largest city with a (2) .......................... of 8 million. It is (3) .......................... into four parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East (4) ......................... The West End (5) ........................ the best and most expensive houses (6) ....................... parks is the place (7) ....................... rich people live. (8) ..................... poor live in the East End where (9) ...................... are neither parks (10) ..................... fine houses.

VI. Replace the underlined words by a word or group of words which have the same meaning. (1pt)

1. Please make clear to me what you plan to do. ..................................

2. It is not polite to make fun of people’s mistakes. ................................

3. After he had gained weight, he could no longer wear those jeans. ..............................

4. No matter where he goes, I always go with him. ..................................

5. Remember to turn off the light before going to bed. ...................................

6. Please, look at this book carefully. ...........................

7. A bomb blew up with a loud noise. ...........................

8. Would you like to take part in the game? ...........................

9. We love our flat because we have such friendly people living next door. .......................

10. The scientist performed an interesting test to prove something today. ...........................

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VII. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. There are ten unnecessary words. Point them out by underlining them and write in the space provided (1pt)

I thought I would let you to know how my summer holiday was in last week. When I got to the airport , I was told my flight would be delayed for at very least three hours. There was nothing to do but to wait. I felt very hungry but I could not buy anything to eat as I had run out of money. Time passed over slowly. After about two hours there was an announcement saying us that there would be a further delay of three hours and passengers on the flight could order a free meal in the cafe. I joined up a long queue and had just been being served when I heard another announcement telling the passengers that the flight was now be ready for boarding. I had to leave my meal and rush to the gate. There was another wait at the gate for half of an hour. But in the end my holiday ended happily.

1.....................2 ................... 3 ................... 4 ................... 5 ...................

6.....................7 ................... 8 ................... 9 ................... 10 ...................

VIII. The following people all want to go on holiday. Look at the advertisements for holidays and decide which holiday would be best for each person. Write the correct letters - A to E in the space provided for each number.(1pt)

A. Explore Africa Do you like adventure? Are you looking for a holiday you will never forget? Travel through Africa for five weeks with a small group. Groups fly to Nairobi every Saturday. If you are aged 25-45 send now for a brochure to Box 342. B. Seagull Sailing Holidays

Suitable for all ages, learn to sail in three weeks. Teaching from qualified staff, no experience necessary. Accommodation is provided in holiday flats in a quiet fishing village. Breakfast, dinner and a packed lunch included in the price of the holiday. C. History Tour Tour Egypt with guides. The tour includes lectures about the history of Egypt and visits to museums. Travel by coach or river boat. Accommodation in top hotels. Tours last 2 or 3 weeks. D. Students Working Holidays

For a really cheap (but healthy ! ) holiday. Pick fruits in the heart of the country. Accommodation provided in farm houses or camp in tents. All meals included. Free transport to place of work from railway station. If you are over sixteen, why not write for further details. E. Bell Island Hotel

Short stays ( 3-7 days) available. Famous for excellent cooking, the hotel provides opportunities to enjoy the heated swimming pool, the disco, the top class bar and restaurants every night. All rooms have sea view. ..... 1. John and Samantha are university students. They want to have a holiday in the summer but they have very little money. ..... 2. Peter Brown is a businessman. He is tired and needs a rest but he doesn’t have much free time for a holiday. He wants to get away from the city life and stay somewhere near the sea. ..... 3. The Robinson family like outdoor holidays. They have never tried sailing, but they would like to learn.

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..... 4. Susan James has three weeks to spend on holiday. She doesn’t like sports and she doesn’t like relaxing on the beach, either. She enjoys sightseeing and learning about foreign countries. ..... 5. Bill Jones is 30. He wants an active , exciting holiday. He likes hot weather, but he doesn’t like the sea

IX. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given (1pt)

1. “ Whatever you see in the cupboard, don’t touch it!” they said They warned me.............................................................................................. 2. Though he drives carefully, there is still a danger of accident. However........................................................................................................... 3. We should do something about it now It is time we..................................................................................................... 4. Sarah can swim further than I can. I cannot............................................................................................................ 5. He could not go to school because of his illness. As ................................................................................................................... 6. When I heard the telephone ring, I answered it immediately. On ................................................................................................................... 7. They believed that thirteen was an unlucky number. Thirteen ......................................................................................................... 8. It hasn’t rained hard for 2 months. It is.................................................................................................................. 9. Although she was ill, she turned up . Despite............................................................................................................. 10. I can’t visit you as I have no time. If .....................................................................................................................

X. Write complete sentences, using the words given (2pts)

1. If / he / not/ drive/ fast/ able / avoid /that/ terrible/ accident /./

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2. The/ man/stand / in front of / my/ uncle/ is/shopkeeper/./

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3. Having/ do/homework / the children/start /play football/./

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4. Jack/ put down/ the living-room carpet /moment/ as/tonight/he/house warming party.

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5. Never/ her life/ she / ask/ make/ speech/ in public/./

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§Ò luyÖn sè 5 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.(1pt)

1. a. amazed b. decade c. average d. arrange

2. a. surprising b. section c. story d. sure

3. a. treat b. appearance c. release d. steal

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4. a. low b. brown c. grow d. throw

II. Fill one suitable preposition in each blank in the following passage. (1 pt)

Millions of people (1)...................... the world have never seen snow. Others see more (2)...................... it than they want to. Each tiny piece of snow is called a snowflake, and each flake has six sides or six points. Billions of snowflakes fall every winter, and the amazing fact is that each one is different. A snowflake is (3)...................... individual as someone’s handwriting or fingerprint. A snowflake forms inside a winter storm cloud when a very small piece of dust is trapped (4)...................... a tiny drop of water. This happens in the atmosphere 10 kilometres (5)...................... the earth. The water freezes around the dust, and as this flake is blown (6)...................... the wind, it collects more drops of water. These drops freeze too, and the snowflake becomes heavy enough to fall (7)...................... the earth. As it falls, it passes through areas where the temperature and humidity vary. It collects more and more drops of water, and the shape continually changes. Some drops fall off and start to form news snowflakes. Since no two flakes follow exactly the same path (8)...................... the ground, no two flakes are exactly alike. However, they are all six-sided. So far, no one understands why this is so.

III. Fill one suitable word in each blank to finish the passage.(1pt)

It happened three years ago (1)...................... I was staying at my sister’s house. She and her husband went on (2) ...................... and I looked after the house for them. One night I (3) ...................... a lot of noise outside and I went (4) ...................... to see what was wrong. The house next door was (5) ...................... fire. Smoke and flames came out of the upstairs windows. A woman shouted, “Help, help. Tommy’s inside.” Without thinking, I ran into the house, but it was no good. Everything was burning and it was terribly hot. Then, while I was standing there, something hit me (6) ...................... the back of my head. The next thing that I remember I was (7) ...................... on the grass in front of the house. The fire brigade pulled me out of the house. The woman was there and she said, “It’s all right. Tommy’s safe.” Then I realized that she was holding a cat. I risked my (8) ......................for a cat.

IV. Use the correct form of the words given to complete the passage. (1 pt)

1. In Britain, with your parents’ (permit) ...................... , you can get married at the age of 16.

2. According to a survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the (likely) ...................... to have an accident.

3. I’m really happy as all of my new neighbours are very (friend)...................... 4. It’s our (please) ...................... to have you here with us today. 5. Because I couldn’t sleep all night yesterday, now I feel really (sleep)...................... 6. Reading books can widen your (know) ...................... of this wonderful world. 7. It’s very (danger) ...................... to drive 100 kph without wearing a safe belt. 8. My 15th birthday last month was a(n) (forget) ...................... event in my life.

V. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given. (1 pt)

1. Please don’t say things like that. I wish you .............................................................................................................. 2. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon I am ....................................................................................................................... 3. I haven’t been to a cricket match for years.

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It’s ......................................................................................................................... 4. We had to wait two hours for Donald. Donald kept ........................................................................................................... 5. He cannot speak because he is so angry. He is too ................................................................................................................ 6. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning Getting ................................................................................................................... 7. On seeing him, the girl said she did not like him. As .......................................................................................................................... 8. She didn’t work hard enough, so she lost her job. The reason .............................................................................................................

VI. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.(1 pt)

1. Paris is the most beautiful city I have been in. 2. He enjoys to walk in the rain. 3. He spoke too quick that I couldn’t understand what he said. 4. Could you buy me two loafs of bread, please? 5. Despite of the heavy rain, Jean still went to her close friend’s birthday party. 6. However difficult is this exercise, I will manage to do it by myself. 7. The park keeper told us not walk on the grass or we would be fined. 8. John used to smoking cigarettes when he was a young man.

VII. Circle the correct answers to complete the passage (1 pt)

When man first learned how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The first fuel he used was probably wood. As time (1) ......................, man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil (2)...................... . Coal (3) ...................... very widely as a source of energy until the last century. With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was soon realized that production (4) ...................... if coal was used instead of wood. Nowadays, many of the huge factories and electricity generating stations (5) ...................... to function if there was no coal. In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the use of coal (6) ...................... . As a result, there have been changes in the coal industry. It is believed that more people (7) ...................... coal if oil and gas were not so readily available. There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use of coal (8) ...................... . Unfortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal may never be used. Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new equipment.

1. A. passes B. used to pass C. would pass D. passed 2. A. are burning B. would burn C. have burn D. were burnt 3. A. not used B. did not use C. not using D. was not used 4. A. doubles B. has doubled C. will double D. would double 5. A. were unable B. would be unable C. will be unable D. are unable 6. A. has declined B. will decline C. declines D. would decline 7. A. would use B. used C. use D. will use 8. A. did not increase B. would not increase C. does not increase D. may not increase

VIII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(1 pt)

After (1-take off) ...................... from Fort Lauderdale, the planes began to head east. They (2-fly) ...................... about 260 kilometers east before the pilots (3-check)

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...................... their instruments and turned north. A short time later, however, one of the pilots radioed, “Everything (4-be) ...................... wrong... even the ocean (5-not look) ...................... as it should. We (6-lose) ...................... our way.” After (7-send) ...................... this message, he was silent. It (8-be) ...................... the last time anyone ever heard from him. A flying boat also disappeared shortly after setting off to search for the missing planes.

IX. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases.(2 pts)

1. Fiona / walking / so slowly / as if / she / very tired ............................................................................................................................... 2. Thank you / catalogue / which / you / mail / us / January 5th ............................................................................................................................... 3. Today / it / cold / ever ............................................................................................................................... 4. If they / to keep fit / must / take plenty / exercises / they / ? ............................................................................................................................... 5. Either / John / Bill / going / beach / today. ............................................................................................................................... 6. She / live / here / ever since / she / marry ............................................................................................................................... 7. I / no intention / come / this terrible place / again. ............................................................................................................................... 8. I / pay / cheque / because / no cash / me / at that time. ...............................................................................................................................

§Ò luyÖn sè 6 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1pt)

1. a. great b. bread c. break d. steak

2. a. fur b. occur c. bury d. excursion

3. a. window b. flow c. tow d. now

4. a. kind b. site c. bite d. kid

II. Read carefully the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or no information (NI) .(1 pt)

One of the lines from my favourite song goes this way: “Love is something you do, not what you talk”. Indeed, we often say that we love our families, but when was the last time you took the effort to make a cake for them or to sit down to talk to them? Do you take time to find out what has been happening in their lives? Most of the time, we would rather watch a movie or simply hang out at shopping centres with our friends than spend time with our family. People tend to take their families for granted because they have lived with them for their whole life. They do not feel the need to be considerate to their families, unlike being so to their friends. This is because their families would always accept and love them just as they are. It is usually when a person leaves his family that he realizes how important his family is to him. He will then appreciate the warmth and loving that a family gives.

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Try loving your family now not with words, but with your actions, cultivate a good relationship with your family members and learn to appreciate each of them as the unique persons they are.

...........1. In fact, we usually spend a lot of time to take care of our family.

...........2. Making a cake for our family is very interesting.

...........3. We prefer going shopping than being with our family because it is boring to stay at home. ...........4. Some people may find it unnecessary to be considerate to their family. ...........5. Friends are difficult to please. ...........6. It is said that our family will love us only if we are good and well-behaved. ...........7. Only when we are far from our family can we realize the importance of our family. ...........8. When we are with our family, we should show our love with our actions

III. Circle the correct answers to complete the sentences. (1 pt)

1. I should be very ...................... if you would accept the invitation to the party. A. thanking B. honourable C. pleased D. pleasing 2. Please don’t ...................... to put stamps on the letters I gave you to post. A. forget B. remind C. realize D. remember 3. Her mother asked her to ...................... the table for the evening meal. A. place B. put out C. serve D. lay 4. “You will not find kangaroos anywhere else on ...................... ,” said the

Australian. A. soil B. world C. earth D. ground 5. “Will you ...................... me your pen for my examination this afternoon?” A. borrow B. lend C. allow D. permit 6. The picture was sold for a great ...................... of money. A. cost B. sum C. value D. price 7. No one was able to explain the ...................... of the old custom. A. beginning B. origin C. starting point D. reason 8. It is very difficult to ...................... a secret from my family. A. keep B. learn C. take D. hear

IV. Use the correct form of the words given to finish the sentences. (1 pt)

1. Alison’s (shy) ...................... made it hard for her to speak in public. 2. He cycled (care) ...................... and had an accident. 3. Could you (straight) ...................... the picture over the sofa? 4. You can trust him because he is very (rely) ...................... 5. Saucepans are sold in the (house) ...................... goods department. 6. He was very (pride) ...................... of the work he had done. 7. During his (child) ...................... , his family lived in Cornwall. 8. His examination results were so unsatisfactory that it seemed (point) ......................

for him to continue studying.

V. Choose the correct word from the list below to fill in each blank.(1 pt)

control / devote/ lead/ necessary/ plays/providing/ scarce/ solution

Food (1) ...................... an important part in the development of nations. In countries where food is (2) ...................... , people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to (3) ...................... to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is plentiful

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and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (4) ...................... to progress, human betterment, and enjoyment of leisure. The problem of (5) ...................... good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been fought for the (6) ...................... of rich food-producing lands. But it is no longer (7) ...................... to go to war for food. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (8) ...................... to their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations produce more food.

VI. Fill one suitable preposition in each blank in the following sentences .(1 pt)

1. We both share a love ...................... music. 2. I’ve been waiting ...................... an hour. 3. I’m looking for a book ...................... animals. 4. When does the train ...................... London leave? 5. I can’t see because the lights are ......................... . 6. The bill must be paid ...................... Monday 7. I opened the can ...................... a can-opener. 8. Now, I think all our problems are ...................... .

VII. Fill in each blank with a, an, the or Φ . (1pt)

1. A: What happened to your bicycle? (1) ...................... front wheel is bent. B: I ran into (2) ...................... parked car when I swerved to avoid (3) ...................... big pothole in the street. A: Did you damage (4) ...................... car? B: A little. A: What did you do? B: I left (5) ................... note for (6) .................... owner of (7) ................... car. A: What did you write on (8) ...................... note? B: My name and my address. I also wrote (9) ...................... apology. 2. Our children enjoyed going to the beach yesterday. When they dug in (10)

..................... sand, they found various kinds of (11) ..................... animals. Susie found (12) ...................... crab, and so did Johnny. (13) ...................... crab Johnny found pinched him, which made him cry. But he had (14) ...................... good time at (15) ...................... beach anyway.

3. Alex, would you please answer (16) ...................... phone?

VIII. Use the correct form of the verbs to finish the following passage. (2 pts)

Dear Ann,

I (1-receive) ...................... your letter about two weeks ago and (2-try) ...................... to find time to write you back ever since. I (3-be) ...................... very busy lately. I have my tests next week. In addition, a friend (4-stay) ...................... with me since last Thursday. She wanted to see the city, so we (5-spend) ...................... a lot of time visiting some of the interesting places here. We (6-be) ...................... to the zoo, the art museum, and the botanical gardens. Yesterday we (7-go) ...................... to the park and (8-watch) ...................... a balloon race. Right now it (9-be) ...................... 3.00 am and I (10-sit) ...................... at my desk. I (11-sit) ...................... here five hours doing my studying. My friend’s plane (12-leave) ...................... at 6.05, so I (13-decide) ...................... not to go to bed. That’s why I am writing to you at such an early hour in the day. I (14-get) ...................... a little sleepy, but I would rather stay up. I (15-take) ...................... a nap after I (16-get) ...................... back from taking her to the airport. How are you getting along? How about your class? Please write soon.

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Yours, Janet.

IX. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given .(1 pt)

1. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice. I wish ..................................................................................................................... 2. Who does this bag belong to? Whose ................................................................................................................... 3. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it The bread isn’t....................................................................................................... 4. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information. If ........................................................................................................................... 5. The garden still needs digging. The garden hasn’t .................................................................................................. 6. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon. I am ...................................................................................................................... 7. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches In .......................................................................................................................... 8. It was so late that nothing could be done. It was too ...............................................................................................................

X. Change the underlined words into suitable forms and rewrite the following groups of words into correct sentences in order to have a complete letter.(1pt)

Dear Mum and Dad,

1. You/ be /glad /hear / I/ arrive/safely/ ............................................................................................................................... 2. Train/delay/ I/ get / here / late / ............................................................................................................................... 3. Camp / be / fantastic / everybody /be /kind / so far/ .............................................................................................................................. 4. Tomorrow / I / climb / mountain / if / weather / be /good / ............................................................................................................................... 5. If /rain / we /go /swim / indoor pool / .............................................................................................................................. 6. I /not /think /I /have /enough /money / .............................................................................................................................. 7. you /send / me /more /soon /possible / ? / .............................................................................................................................. 8. I/ tell /you / rest / news / next time / I /write / ...............................................................................................................................

§Ò luyÖn sè 7 I. Choose the word that has different pronunciation .(1pt)

1. a. instrument b. symbolize c. solidarity d. spirit 2. a. demonstrate b. celebrate c. labour d. garden 3. a. prepare b. recently c. remember d. recognize 4. a. climb b. brotherhood c. comb d. bomb

II. Odd one out, then explain your choice .(1pt)

Eg: hand, head, maths, toe. => “maths” is different because it’s not a body part.

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1. teacher, cooker, engineer, football player. ..................... 2. hippopotamus, elephant, ant, buffalo. ..................... 3. horse, tortoise, antelope, rabbit. ..................... 4. television, record player, electric fan, bicycle. .....................

III. Supply the correct word form. (1pt)

1. We had a marvellous holiday and our trip to the mountains was (forget) .............. . 2. It was very (polite) .............. of you to interrupt your teacher when he was speaking. 3. The more you study, the (good) ............... you’ll get. 4. A successful business need good (organize) ............... . 5. Great talkers are never great (do) ................ . 6. (Live) ............... indeed would be (dull) ................. if there were no (difficult) ................... .

IV. Supply the correct preposition in each gap. (1pt)

1. When small, I was fond ...................... reading picture books. 2. Please look ..................... yourself when you are away ...................... home. 3. I divided the cake ..................... two smaller parts. 4. Why don’t you stop staring ..................... him? It’s very impolite to do that .................. saying anything. 5. I feel grateful ................ you .................... what you’ve done for me.

V. Supply the correct verb form to complete the sentences. (1pt)

1. The film was very sad. It made her (cry) ......................... . 2. When I was a child, I (sing) ........................... this song. 3. The story (tell) ......................... by our grandmother made a deep impression on me. 4. At last you are here. I (wait) .......................... for you for more than half an hour. 5. You can make the tea now. The water (boil) ........................... . 6. I’d rather you (not talk about) ............................ it again. 7. If you (take) ......................... my advice, things (not be) ...................... that bad now.

VI. Choose the best answer for each blank in the passage. (1pt)

FOOTBALL TODAY

Football is a very old game. It is (1) .......................... all over the world today. In Vietnam, we have an (2) ..................... football competition. Every year, the football teams from all provinces in Vietnam play against each (3) .......................... . Football players (4) ...................... Vietnam sometimes go to foreign countries and (5) ....................... against their football (6) ........................ Schools have football teams, (7) ....................... . (8) .................. year, their football teams also play against each other.

1.A. play B. played C. playing 2.A. annual B. every C. all 3.A. another B. other C. one 4.A. from B. in C. to 5.A. usually B. play C. they 6.A. player B. teams C. games 7.A. also B. either C. too 8.A. Every B. One C. Some

VII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (1pt)

I’ll never (1) ..................... the night our car broke down. We were on our (2)

...................... home after a marvellous evening out with some friends. It was well after

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midnight and we were still miles away from home. We tried to get the engine started

again, but (3) .......................... vain. There was no traffic on the road at (4) ......................,

so we couldn’t get a lift and had to walk all the way home. To make matter (5)

........................, it started to rain and by the time we arrived, we were wet through. But

worse was yet to come! It was then that we discovered that we had left our front door key

in the (6) ........................... . We had (7) ........................... choice but to break a window and climb in.

Unfortunately, just we were doing this, a police car stopped in the road. At first, the police didn’t believe our story, but in the (8) ..............................., we convinced him that we were telling the truth.

VIII. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown. (1pt)

1. “Would you like to have dinner with me?”, Tom said to Ann. Tom invited .................................................................................................. 2. At first I didn’t want to play tennis but he persuaded me. He persuaded ............................................................................................... 3.I am sorry I didn’t tell you about it before. I wish ........................................................................................................... 4. My teacher and my mother are the same height. My mother is ............................................................................................... 5. We couldn’t arrive on time because the traffic was heavy. Since ............................................................................................................. 6.I spend half an hour going to work by motorbike. It ................................................................................................................... 7. It’s your duty to finish your homework before going to class. You are supposed .......................................................................................... 8. He is talking to the girl with long hair. The girl whom ................................................................................................

IX. Write a complete letter using the words given. (2pts)

Dear Uncle Tom,

1. Thank/ much/ alarm clock/ send/ me/ 15th birthday. ......................................................................................................................... 2. It/ just/ what/ need. ......................................................................................................................... 3. I/ terrible/ get up early/ every morning. ......................................................................................................................... 4. Thanks /your present/ I/ wake up/ time. ......................................................................................................................... 5. I/ promise/ not/ go /school/ late/ again. ......................................................................................................................... 6. I/ hope/ you / both/ well. ......................................................................................................................... 7. Please/ give/ regards/ my cousins Rose and Pat. ......................................................................................................................... 8. I/ looking/ see/ you/ all/ Christmas. .........................................................................................................................

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§Ò luyÖn sè 8 I. hich of these words are pronounced /t/ or /d/ or /id/ in the underlined? (1pt)

Visited Listened Loved

Arrived Worked Liked

Looked Watched Started

played decided phoned

Wanted Danced Needed

/t/ ................................................ ................................................

/d/ ................................................. .................................................

/id/ ............................................ ...........................................

II. Complete each sentence with one suitable word .(1pt)

1. The sun rises in the ........................... 2. Everyday, doctors and nurses have to look after the .......................... 3. He must stay in .................... because he is not well. 4. Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His name was Samuel Clemens. Mark

Twain is his............................. 5. Two words that have the same meaning are called ............................. 6. Hundreds of people have been killed by a strange infectious ........................... 7. If you don’t tell me the truth, I will ....................... speak to you again. 8. Many people are made ........................... during the war.

III. Supply the correct verb form. (1pt)

1. I (reach) ............................ the school just in time this morning. The bell just (ring) ......................... when I (walk)........................ into the classroom.

2. It (be)......................... a long time since I saw Linda. So when I (see)...................... her in town yesterday, I (be) ........................quite surprised. She (change) ......................... a lot and (grow)................. much prettier.

IV. Find and correct one mistake in each sentence. (1pt)

1. As I entered the house I heard someone opened the front door. ............................. 2. He was very proud what he had done. ............................. 3. In the way home, I saw a lot of people going for a walk with their dogs in the park. ............................. 4. He would pass the exam if he works hard enough. ............................. 5. She was so young to understand the problem, because it’s very complicated

.................... 6. It’s no use to persuade him. He is very stubborn. ............................. 7. All of my friends congratulated me in passing the examination quite successfully. ............................. 8. The school is being rebuilt now. It was badly damage by the storm last week

..............................

V. Complete the following sentences in a suitable way. (1pt)

1. No matter how hard I try, ............................................................................. . 2. When we lived in the countryside, we didn’t use ......................................... . 3. She is getting used to .................................................................................... . 4. The man for whom ........................................................................................ .

VI. Complete each blank with ONE suitable word. (2pts)

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LONDON TRANSPORT Public transport in London is expensive. The fares depends (1) ............... the length of the journey. You can’t buy books of tickets (2) ............... .advance. Children under 16 (3) ............... half, and those under five travel (4) ................ . You usually buy bus tickets from a (5) ................, but on some buses you pay the (6) ............... . Most London buses are double deckers. On the underground railway you buy your ticket from a (7) .................. or a ticket office, and give it up at the (8) ................ of the journey.

VII. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true or false (T/F). (1pt)

The population of Great Britain is increasing at about 0.66% per year (The world population is increasing at 2% per year). Life expectancy in Bratain in also increasing: in 1840, men lived for an average of 40 years and women for 42; in 1970 the average life expectancy was 69 years for men and 75 for women. People are getting taller, too. A thirteen-year-old Glasgow boy was 13cm taller and 21 kg heavier in 1966 than in 1910.

Even the weather in Great Britain is changing. In 1980, the average temperature was 1.5° lower than during the period 1940-1945.

1. ............The British population is increasing very fast. 2. .............People live longer in Britain today than they did 100 years ago. 3. .............Men live longer than women. 4. .............Boys in Glasgow are not as tall as they were 70 years ago. 5. .............The weather is getting warmer.

VIII. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown (2 pts)

1. A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning. There is an ............................................................................... 2. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night. I wish ....................................................................................... 3. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice. It can’t ...................................................................................... 4. I would like you to help me to put the chair away. Do you mind ........................................................................... 5. Somebody repaired her car yesterday She ........................................................................................... 6. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it. The water was not .................................................................... 7. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight. All the prisoners ...................................................................... 8. Why don’t you ask her yourself? I suggest ....................................................................................

IX. Use the prompts given to write a complete letter. (2 pts)

Dear Mr. Smith,

1. I/ write/ complain/ dirt/ smoke/ come/ your factory/ chimneys. ............................................................................................................................................. 2. Two days ago/ I decide/ do/ my washing. ............................................................................................................................................. 3. I wash/ sheets/ put them out to dry/ it/ be/ nice sunny day/ there/ be/breeze. ............................................................................................................................................. 4. When/ I/ take washing in/ I/ be/ horrified/ discover/ it be covered in dirty marks. .............................................................................................................................................

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5. I/ assume/ breeze/ I mention/ carry/ dirt/ your chimneys. ............................................................................................................................................. 6. This be/ not only because of my sheets/ but because we have nearly 200 people/ live/

breath the same air. ............................................................................................................................................. 7. I already/ write/ local Member of Parliament/ this matter. ............................................................................................................................................. 8. Furthermore,/ I must warn you/ I write/ local newspaper/ tomorrow. ............................................................................................................................................. I look forward to receiving your reply . Yours sincerely,

§Ò luyÖn sè 9 I. Circle the letter before the words which do not have the same sounds as those of

the rest.( 0.5pt )

1. a. machine b. chemistry c. toothache d. mechanic 2. a. enough b. plough c. laugh d. cough 3. a. blade b. shapeless c. frame d. various 4. a. dentist b. elastic c. replace d. decaying 5. a. full b. dull c. pull d. bull

II. Choose the correct preposition.(1pt )

1. Aren’t you glad that you went to the party with us .................... all ? a. in b. after c. above d. with 2. The teacher said we had to learn all these expressions ............................... heart. a. On b. In c. By d. Through 3. What you have said is quite ............................. the mark. a. in b. besides c. next to d. into 4. He thinks there is no one ............................. himself to be considered a. under b. of c. besides d. with 5. I think he is ill, send ................................ a doctor a. to b. with c. for d. in 6. Long skirts are ............................... again a. for b. in c. into d. through 7. I’m always forgetful .............................. students’ names a. to b. of c. in d. about 8. He rested his bicycle ............................... the wall. a. at b. for c. against d. inside 9. Did they ask ................................. me ? a. at b. to c. before d. after 10. It looks better ................................ a distance a. to b. for c. at d. but

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. ( 1 pt )

1- Swedish police just (1. announce ) ......................... that five paintings by Picasso (2. steal) ........................ from Stockholm’s Modern Museum. The paintings (3. value) ........................ by experts at 500 million kronor (about of 40 million dollars). Police believe that they (4. take ) ....................... early on Saturday evening, but for some reason the museum’s burglar alarm (5. not go off) ...................... and the theft (6. not

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discover) .......................... until Monday morning. No clues (7. find ) ........................ at the scene of the crime.

2- He advised me (8. consider) ....................all the facts before (9. decide) ............................ (10. accept ) .................. the job.

IV- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. ( 1 pt )

1- There is a .......................................... (humour ) film on at Rex cinema. 2- If you have any .............................................. (complain) about the television set you

bought, take it back to the store. 3- Some people use guns in difficult situations while others solve their problems

....................................... (violent).

4- People are very afraid of ..................................... (know) things especially diseases. 5- Your solution to this math problem is ........................................ (complete) wrong. 6- ........................................ (hungry ) is a problem throughout the world. 7- Rudeness never gets you what you want ................................. (polite) always pays ! 8- I can’t follow you. What you’re saying is totally ..................................... (logic ). 9- I’m very ..................................... (care) about what I eat, and I’ve been doing exercises

for weeks, but it’s all totally ....................................... (use) I haven’t lost any weight !

V- Each of the following sentences contains one error. Find and correct them. (1 pt)

1- This suitcase is very heavy for Mary to lift. .....................................................................................................................................

2- Every one, except the two boys , are going to the fair. .....................................................................................................................................

3- You drive too fastly ! Slow down. ....................................................................................................................................

4- You’re a beautifully dancer. .....................................................................................................................................

5- We’d like you coming for dinner. .....................................................................................................................................

VI- Fill each blank with one suitable word. (1 pts)

How television was invented Television owes its origins to many inventors. But it was the single-minded

determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led (1) .............................. the first live television broadcast.

Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living (2) ............................... a razor- blade salesman. In the 1890s Guglielmo Marconi showed that sound could (3) ............................ sent by radio waves. Baird become convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of (4) ................................ spare time working on his ideas in his tiny workshop without any commercial support. He had to use his own earnings to continue his research. In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more (5) .......................... three metres. He continued to experiment and (6) .............................. October 25,1925 transmitted a recognizable image of a doll. He ran down to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the boys to come upstairs. (7) ......................... boy become the first living image transmitted by television. Overnight, Baird become famous and the money (8) ....................... he needed to continue his research was at (9) .............................. made available. In 1927 he made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made one from London to

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New York. He continued experimenting (10) .......................... .spent his last years exploring the possibility of colour television.

VII- Read the passage and answer the questions. (1 pt )

SOME OF THE WORLD’S SMALLEST COUNTRIES

One of the smallest countries in the world is San Marino, a republic, high in the mountains of Italy. It is also oldest, because it was founded some 1,500 years ago. San Marino covers 61 square kilometres and has over 17 thousand people. San Marino coins and stamps are eagerly bought by collectors.

One of the popular small countries in the stamp album is Andorra, the mountain state of 11 thousand people which is high in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain. Anyone who collects the stamps of Andorra soon notices a strange thing about them. Some stamps are printed in Spain and have their values and inscriptions in Spanish. Other stamps are like French stamps. They have values in Francs or Centimes and their inscriptions is in French.

The reason for this lies in Andorra’s history. For nearly 700 years the little state has been under the joint protection of France and Spain, and these two countries have separate postal services in Andorra. In the chief village of Andorra the Spanish and the French post-offices stand near each other but sell different stamps.

1- Where is San Marino situated ? ...................................................................................................................................

2- And where is Andorra situated ? ................................................................................................................................

3- What is a strange thing about stamps in Andorra ? ................................................................................................................................

4- Why are there postal services of both Spain and French in Andorra ? ................................................................................................................................ 5- What are some of the things that are similar in San Marino and in Andorra ? ......................................................................................................................................

VIII- Complete each of these sentences using the following words.( 0.5 pt )

borrow lend pay earn gain win lose

1- I wonder if you could ........................................ me a few dollars ? 2- You mean you want to ........................................ more money from me ? 3- If I give it to you , you’ll ........................................ it in a card game. 4- I never play cards any more. I know I can’t ........................................

6- I want a job so that I can ........................................ some money.

IX- Combine these pairs of sentences into single ones by using the connectors given in parentheses. (2 pts)

1- He went on holiday. I went on holiday. (both ...... and) .....................................................................................................................................

2- They went for a picnic. We went swimming (but) .....................................................................................................................................

3- He went out of the room. He did not say anything. (without) ....................................................................................................................................

4- She stayed at home. She did not go to see him. (instead of) ....................................................................................................................................

5- Tom took the parcel to the post office. He returned home after that. (after) ....................................................................................................................................

6- The radio does not work properly. Some of the parts are missing. (because)

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.................................................................................................................................... 7- He tried hard. He couldn’t set up a new world record. (although)

.................................................................................................................................... 8- The exercise was very long. Jimmy couldn’t do it in thirty minutes. (too)

.................................................................................................................................... 9- The shopkeeper didn’t show me the shirt. He didn’t show me the sweater. (neither... nor)

.................................................................................................................................... 10- Mary’s room is dirty. It is messy too. (not only ... but)

....................................................................................................................................

X- Write a complete sentence using the following suggested words. (1 pt)

1- Jane / angry / because / oversleep / miss / the bus. .......................................................................................................................................

2- usually / take / an hour / finish / our homework. ......................................................................................................................................

3- important / do / exercise / before / class. ......................................................................................................................................

4- She / prefer / live in the country / live in the city. .....................................................................................................................................

5- not heard / my uncle / for / months / now. .....................................................................................................................................

§Ò luyÖn sè 10 I. Circle the letter before the words which do not have the same sounds as those of

the rest.(1 pt)

1. a. acrobat b. allowance c. appearance d. apprentice. 2. a. channel b. chatter c. chemistry d. check 3. a. deposit b. deceive c. defender d. depot 4. a. home b. house c. hour d. however 5. a. closed b. disguised c. amused d. depressed

II. Choose the best answer for each sentence. (1 pt)

1 All the girls but one ................... present yesterday a. was b. were c. is d. are

2. The Chinese often drink .................... . a. some tea b. the tea c. tea d. many tea 3. The man said he had seen the thieves ....................... into the bank. a. gone b. went c. go d. were 4. There .................... a dozen oranges in the basket . a. is b. are c. be d. has been 5. There .................... some good news about our school lately. a is b. were c. has been d. has been 6. Remember to come at eight , ..................... you ? a. won’t b. don’t c. aren’t d. haven’t 7. There is only one student in the classroom ...................... his lesson . a. prepares b. to prepare c. was preparing d. preparing 8. Jim ................... that he had seen the robber . a. refused b. refusing c. denied d. denying 9. I think he will join us, ............................?

a. doesn’t he b. won’t he c. don’t I. d. will he 10. ...................... this medicine , and you’ll be well again. a. Have b. Drink c. Eat d. Take

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III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (1 pt)

1. If you (have) ................... any problems, let me (know) ............. and I (come) .................... and help you straight away.

2. Someone (take) ................. my books. I (look) ........................... for them for ages, but I (not find) ........................ them yet.

3. What noisy neighbours you’ve got! If my neighbours (be) ...................... as bad as yours, I (go) ....................... crazy.

4. Do you think you (still work) ............................... here in five years’ time. 5. You shouldn’t get Jack (type ) .............................. this letter, he’s a careless man.

IV. Give correct form of the words in brackets. (1 pt)

1. I’d love to see you next week, but (fortune) ........................, it won’t be possible. 2. It is hard work to (food) .................. a large family. 3. In winter it’s important for farmers to provide food and (warm) ................... for their

animals. 4. There are several important (different) .................... between basketball and volleyball. 5. Don’t make a (compare) ............... between what you have and what the others possess. 6. Reading the newspapers is a good way of increasing your general (know) ................... 7. She spent (sleep) ..................... nights worrying about her brother. 8. You must always tell the (true) ................... . Lies will always be discovered in the end. 9. Why didn’t you get that job? It was very (promise) ...................... you know. 10. Peter is a very (talk) .................... boy. He has been talking continuously since he

entered the room.

V. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition or adverb. (1 pt)

1. I got a cheque ............................. a hundred pounds this morning. 2. The trouble ................................ you is that you don’t listen to anybody. 3. I wonder why they aren’t answering the door. There must be someone ..................... . All the lights are ........................... . 4. If you have a problem, talk ....................................... the teacher. 5. Could you take a photo .................................... me, please ? 6. Did you know that chewing gum is good ................................ your teeth ? Well, it is. 7. The train leaves at 10.00’ “Are you sure ........................................ that ? ” 8. I haven’t heard from Len for ages. I’m a bit worried ............................... him. 9. My homework was full ................................ mistakes.

VI. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given. (2 pts)

1. Williamson, the policeman, lived next door. The policeman, whose............................................................................................

2. I’m sorry I can’t give you all the expensive things in life. I wish.....................................................................................................................

3. I’ve got to get a new computer. What I really need ................................................................................................

4. She is very popular with all her students. All..........................................................................................................................

5. Would you like to go for a coffee in 10 minutes? How about ...........................................................................................................?

6. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does. He plays this piece of music..................................................................................

7. My parents were always telling me what to do when I was small.

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I was always being ................................................................................................ 8. I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly.

The time I had was too.......................................................................................... 9. I’ve never seen such an untidy room.

This is the.............................................................................................................. 10. My written English is better than my spoken English.

I am better............................................................................................................

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word. (1 pt)

Rivers are (1) ........................ of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and (2) ........................ every country has at least one river that (3) ..............................an important part in the lives of its people.

Besides transportation, rivers (4) ............................. food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (5) ................................. . And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (6) ............................... a river and let the water become a lake (7) ................................. the dam. Then people can use their (8) ............................ not only to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries.

However, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river bank grow (9) ................................. size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to (10) ............................ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.

VIII. Read this text and write T if the sentence is true, F if it is false, and NI if there is no information. (1 pt )

Captain Cook

Captain James Cook was a famous explorer. He was the first European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on maps of the world. James Cook was born in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James started to work on ships as a sailor when he was 18. When he was 27, he went into the navy. He fought in a war in Canada and made maps of some of the eastern coast there.

In 1768, the king of England sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean. Cook spent three years on that trip. He went to the Pacific again in 1772 and made maps of the coast of Australia and New Zealand. He also made Australia and New Zealand English colonies.

He began his third trip in 1776. This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps of the west coast of North America. When he finished making maps there, he went to Hawaii. Then the sailors and the Hawaiians started fighting, and some Hawaiians killed Captain Cook.

Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islanders. He gave them cattle, sheep, goats, and new plants. He was also a very good leader of his men. When Captain Cook died, the world lost one of the greatest explorers in history.

1- Captain Cook was an explorer of the Pacific Ocean. ....................................... 2- Captain Cook was born in Canada. .................................................................. 3- His family was rich. ......................................................................................... 4- He was an explorer before he worked on ships ............................................... 5- He was in the navy when he was over 25 years old ......................................... 6- He took rice plants to some Pacific islands, but not to Hawaii ........................ 7- He made three trips to the Pacific .................................................................... 8- He made maps of parts of the east and west coasts of North America ..................... 9- Captain Cook made Hawaii an English colony ...............................................

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10- He died of hunger ........................................................................................

IX. Write complete sentences using the following suggested words. (1 pt)

1- How long / you / waiting / answer? ............................................................................................................................... 2- It/be / kind / you / invite / us / dinner / this Saturday.

.............................................................................................................................. 3- We / have / our newspapers / letters / deliver / every day.

....................................................................................................................................

4- Those trousers / too / dirty / him / wear. ................................................................................................................................

5- I / rather / you / stay / home / tonight. ................................................................................................................................

§Ò luyÖn sè 11 I. Find the word which has the different pronunciation. (1pt)

1. a- caught b. aunt c. pause d. because 2. a- flour b. hour c. tour d. sour 3. a- goose b. second c. bustle d. sail 4. a- bench b. children c. parachute d. choose 5. a- disco b. Scot c. science d. scar 6. a- dictation b. repetition c. station d. question 7. a- prepare b. recently c. remember d. recognize 8. a- student b. stupid c. study d. studio 9. a- sugar b. sea c. saint d. sit 10. a- this b. think c. mother d. the

II. Circle the best answer to complete each sentence. (1pt)

1. The students who are preparing to take their examinations have been studying in the library every night ............. early January.

a. since b. until c. before d. for 2. I ............. reading when he came last night.

a. were b. am c. have been d. was 3. The .............. growth rate of Vietnam reached 8.5% in 1994.

a. economy b. economics c. economic d. economically 4. Would you please .................?.

a. pass me the key b. passing me the key c. to pass the key d. have passed me the key

5. I don’t like rugby and ................... . a. neither doesn’t John b. John likes it neither c. neither does John d. John doesn’t like it neither

6. She is going to finish her work ................... . a. is she ? b. will she ? c. doesn’t she ? d. isn’t she ?

7. In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to .................. . a. the driving of a car b. when you drive a car b. driving a car d. when driving a car

8. I don’t know .................... . a. how much I have to pay b. how much do I have to pay c. how much have I to pay d. how much I has to pay

9. ........................ for a long time.

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a. I didn’t see him b. I don’t see him c. I haven’t seen him d. I hadn’t seen him 10. She is fond of ....................... .

a. to read books b. reading books c. having read books d. have read books

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (1pt)

1. “ The children look exhausted, what they (do) ..................................?” 2. “ You have just missed the last train “ “Never mind, I (walk) ..............................”. 3. The new students hope (include) .................... in many of the school’s social

activities. 4. My roommate’s hand writing is very bad, so he had me (type) ...................... his

paper for him last night. 5. At four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, we (fly) ...................... over Paris. 6. I (come) ....................... from Scotland, though I (live) ..................... in London just

now. 7. When I got there, I could see that they (not expect) ........................ me. 8. What would you do if he (resign) ........................ tomorrow? 9. The child’s arm was swollen because he (sting) ..................... by a bee.

IV. Supply one suitable preposition in each blank. (1pt)

1. .................... first her father refused to allow her to go back ................ work but .................... the end he agreed.

2. I’m interested .................. chess but I’m not very good .................... it. 3. ................. my astonishment I was the only person ............... the bar. Everyone

else has gone ................... the casino. 4. I saw him standing .................. the queue but I don’t know whether he got

.................. the bus or not.

V. Change these sentences into passive voice. (1pt)

1. They didn’t see you at the bus stop. ....................................................................................................................... 2. How did you break your leg? ....................................................................................................................... 3. He heard the bell ring. ....................................................................................................................... 4. My classmates used to call me John. ....................................................................................................................... 5. We consider that she is the best singer. .......................................................................................................................

VI. Combine the following sentences, using relative clauses. (1 pt)

1. A man sat down beside me. He wanted to talk about his city. (Who). ....................................................................................................................... 2. Uncle Ho lived in that house. Now it is a museum. (in which). ....................................................................................................................... 3. The man is my teacher. His daughter learns with me. (whose). ....................................................................................................................... 4. That is the school. I learnt there in my childhood. (where). ....................................................................................................................... 5. Why didn’t he come? I don’t know. (why). .......................................................................................................................

VII. Rewrite the following sentences. (1 pt)

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1. Unless you start at once, you’ll be late. If .................................................................................................................. 2. They understand more than we do.

We don’t ....................................................................................................... 3. “You had better go there immediately”.

She advised .................................................................................................... 4. The garden is too small to play football in.

The garden is not ........................................................................................... 5. When did you start working here?

How long ......................................................................................................... 6. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him.

He .................................................................................................................... 7. No one in the group is younger than her.

She is................................................................................................................ 8. They made her hand over her passport.

She was ............................................................................................................ 9. I can’t see that far.

It is too ........................................................................................................... 10. She and I had never been there before. Neither ...........................................................................................................

VIII. Fill a suitable word in each blank . (1 pt)

Clouds play an important (1) .............. in the earth’s weather. They bring the earth water (2) .................. form of rain and snow. (3) ................ white clouds we see across a (4) ................... sky and the colorful clouds (5) ................ see at sunset are also (6) .................. of the beauty of nature. (7) ................ all clouds, (8) ................., are beautiful, (9) ..................... clouds bring destruction and even (10) .................... .

IX. Find any possible errors in these sentences, and correct them. (1 pt)

1. I’m depending on you, so don’t make any mistake! 2. Is this total including the new student? 3. Excuse me! But do you wait for someone? 4. These potatoes are tasting a bit funny. 5. How are you feeling today? 6. I look forward to hearing from you. 7. I have a feeling that something goes wrong. 8. What’s that you’re eating? 9. Are you hearing anything from Wendy these days? 10. I think you’re being rather mean about this.

X. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (1 pt)

THE GOLD RUSH It was January 1848. A man was digging near the small village of San Francisco, California. Suddenly, he saw something shiny-gold! By the next year the California gold rush had begun. Thousands of men came to California. They were called “ forty- miners,” after the year 1849. The forty- miners came from all around the United States. They even came from other countries, including Mexico, Australia, China, France, and England. They left their families and jobs, and made the difficult trip to California. They all shared a dream. They all wanted to make a fortune in gold. Towns and camps grew quickly wherever gold was found . These towns

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were rough places. There was almost always a saloon, where the men drank whiskey and gambled at cards. In mining towns, men stole and sometimes skilled for gold. Did the miners make their fortune? Some did, especially those who came early and were lucky. In 1848, miners usually made about twenty dollars a day. In 1852 miners made about six dollars a day. Many other people came to California to make money from the miners. Prices were very high. A loaf of bread, which cost five cents in New York, cost almost a dollar in San Francisco. In 1848 San Francisco had been a village. Six years later it was a city with a population of 50,000. In 1850 California had enough people to become a state.

1. In 1849 thousands of men came to California because a. They were forty miners b. They wanted to find gold c. They were out of job. d. They were saloons there

2. Towns and caps....................... a. grew quickly b. grew where there was a saloons c. grew where there was no gold d. were safe places to live in.

3. Some of the miners who were lucky..................... a. made twenty dollars a day b. made money from other miners c. made their fortune d. got rich by gambling.

4. In 1848 miners made ..................... a. six dollars a day b. 20 dollars a day b. six dollars a week d. 20 dollars a week

5. In 1850 California ........................... a. had a population of 50,000 b. ran out of gold c. had only one village. d. became a state

§Ò luyÖn sè 12 I. Find the word which has the different pronunciation.(1 pt)

1. a. time b. shine c. dine d. thing 2. a. defend b. fit c. fan d. of 3. a. prepare b. recent c. remember d. recommend 4. a. potatoes b. lazy c. comfortable d. cake 5. a. live b. kill c. alive d. silk 6. a. heard b. near c. fear d. dear 7. a. a spoon b. flood c. food d. soon 8. a. show b. power c. low d. snow 9. a. mean b. cheat c. seat d. bear 10. a. looked b. moved c. achieved d. learned

II. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable form. (1 pt)

1. You ever (be) .................... to England? Yes, I (go) .................. there 3 years ago.

2. It is difficult to get used to (eat) ........................... with chopsticks. 3. I prefer (drive) ............................ to (be) ........................... driven. 4. I (study) ...................... English for three years but I never (be) .......................

to England. 5. The poor (be paid) .......................... attention to in our country now. 6. Each of your three brothers (be) ........................ very different from the others. 7. He promises he (finish) ......................... the article by the end of this week.

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III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (1 pt)

1. The old lady hid all her (save) ................. under the floor. 2. The (perform) .................. she gave last night was marvellous. 3. She has one of the biggest (collect) .................. in Britain. 4. “Look after your mother”, were his (die) ................... words. 5. I am sorry about my (patient) ....................., but I hate being kept waiting. 6. It was quiet (necessary) ..................... to order so much food. 7. They celebrate their (depend) ....................... on 4th July. 8. The gas from the chemical factory was extremely (harm) .......................... . 9. He was given a light sentence because of his (young) ........................ . 10. I am tired of your (child) ....................... behaviour. When are you going to

grow up ?

IV. Combine these following sentences (using the words in brackets). (1 pt)

1. The man is my uncle. He is talking to our teacher. (who) ...................................................................................................................... 2. Uncle Ho lived in that house. Now it is a museum. (in which) ...................................................................................................................... 3. Ba is looking for his car. Its colour is green. (of which) ...................................................................................................................... 4. He can’t speak English. He can’t speak French. (neither ....... nor) ...................................................................................................................... 5. The man is my teacher. His daughter learns with me. (whose) ...................................................................................................................... 6. That is the school. I learnt there in my childhood. (where) ...................................................................................................................... 7. “Why didn’t he come” I don’t know. (why) ...................................................................................................................... 8. They go home. They finish their work. (After-Ving) ...................................................................................................................... 9. I’ll come. I finish my work. (as soon as) ...................................................................................................................... 10. He’ll find the way easily. He has never visited this house before. (Although) ......................................................................................................................

V. Find the mistake in each sentence and correct them . (1 pt)

1. There is a lot of students in the schoolyard. 2. Not only he was a liar, but he was also a cheater. 3. I and my workers have been waiting for you. 4. We have never watched the way how cats wash each other. 5. Are you staying here? Yes, I’m. 6. She has said good bye to the mistakes of her youth. 7. These pains and aches are bothering me a lot. 8. Wine is made of grapes. 9. Let you and I study English. 10. Vegetables is cheap in this town.

VI. Make sentences with these sets of words. (2 pts)

1. usually/ 6.30/ today/ late/ up/ 7.30//. .......................................................................................................................

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2. Train/ often/ on time/ half an hour/ late/ today//. ....................................................................................................................... 3. These books/ write/ 17th century//. ....................................................................................................................... 4. We/ go out/ soon/ had had dinner//. ....................................................................................................................... 5. Shakespeare/ thirty seven plays/ books/ poems//. ....................................................................................................................... 6. If/ had worked hard/ last year’s exams//. ....................................................................................................................... 7. Last summer/ holidays/ Sam Son//. ....................................................................................................................... 8. Arrive/ in a few hours/ Hanoi//. ....................................................................................................................... 9. In my life/ have never been//. ....................................................................................................................... 10. She/ doctor/ because/ got/ toothache//. .......................................................................................................................

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word. (1pt)

Much of our waste, especially waste (1)................. factories, electric power stations, the chemical industry and heavy industry, is (2)................. dangerous. Fish die in the lakes, rivers, (3)................ seas; forest trees die (4)..................... Much of this dangerous waste goes (5)................. the air and is carried by the (6).................... for great distances. The earth is our home. We must take care of it, for (7)............... and for the next generations. This means keeping our environment clean. The important of this task is pointed (8)..................... by ecologists, the scientists (9).................. study the relation between living things and the environment. However, each of (10)................ must do everything possible to keep the land, air and water clean.

VIII. Read the following passage carefully, make questions using the words given, and then answer them . (1 pt)

We are all slowly destroying the Earth. The seas and the rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well- known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of waste land all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Save the Earth.

1. Why / we / can’t / swim / the seas and the rivers / ? / ..................................................................................................................................... 2. How / the air / in many of the world’s cities / ? / ..................................................................................................................................... 3. Wild animals / disappearing /?/ ....................................................................................................................................

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4. Why/ tigers/ rare/?/ ..................................................................................................................................... 5. We / talk / act / to save / the Earth / ? / .....................................................................................................................................

§Ò luyÖn sè 13 I. Circle the word that has a different sound in each group. (1 pt)

1. a. bread b. read c. team d. heat 2. a. lays b. says c. stays d. plays 3. a. started b. looked c. baked d. worked 4. a. tomb b. home c. comb d. stone 5. a. fan b. bad c. talk d. catch 6. a. don't b. grow c. hope d. one 7. a. hire b. horror c. heir d. hair 8. a. general b. gap c. get d. give

II. Read the following passage. (1pt) In a discussion at Kenton Primary School parents were warned against the bad influence TV might have on their children. Mr. Parker, a teacher at Kenton Primary, pointed out that the average child watches about 500 murders every year. He was sure that this was bad influence on the children. One mother protested. She said that it was a mistake to blame the ‘box’ for everything. Real people had more influence on children than any characters they might see on TV. Mr. Parker agreed but added that children became more aggressive when watching TV. Parents should find out about the shows their children watch and perhaps offer suggestions. When a worried mother asked how many hours of TV he suggested for 10-year-old children, Mr. Parker said ‘the fewer the better’.

Decide whether each sentence below is true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

1. ............ TV had good influence on children. 2. ............. Children might be affected by TV. 3. ..............Real people influenced a child, not TV. 4. ..............For 10 - year - old children it is better to spend as little time watching TV as

possible. III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets and fill in the blank (1pt)

Some scientists (1. believe) .................................... that too much sugar (2. eat) ............................ in sweets, cakes and biscuits. It (3. say) .................................. to be generally bad for the health, although nothing (4. definitely prove) .................................... so far. However, it (5. know) ................................... that sugar (6. cause) ................................ tooth decay. As one expert put it : “If other foods (7. damage) ..................................... our body as much as sugar (8. damage) ...................................... our teeth, they would be banned immediately.

IV. Give the correct form of the words given and fill in the blanks. (1 pt)

1. Living conditions in the slums were very ................................. . health

2. This company’s ............................. include radios and televisions. produce 3. The church was damaged in the war but it has now been ........................... .build 4. Water is coming through the ceiling! What’s happening ...................................... ? stairs

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5. I ........................ don’t know how she puts up with him. He’s so selfish . honesty 6. Be ........................... .The train will be here soon. patience 7. They spent the whole evening ............................... to music . listen 8. Because he is so ................................. it’s difficult to discuss anything with him . pleasure

V. Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (1pt)

People are always interested in the weather (1) .............................. it affects their lives so (2) ........................... . At a personal level, a shower of rain may determine whether we go (3) ......................... a picnic or (4) ......................... at home and read a book (5) ......................... . Weather determines what sort of clothing we (6) ............................ for the day and what sort of food we will eat. People in ancient times believed that weather was controlled by the gods. Today, scientists called meteorologists make a detailed study of weather and are able to (7) ............................. weather conditions. On the basis of scientific information they are (8) ............................. to predict weather conditions and so save money and even lives.

VI. Complete each space with the words from the list. (1pt)

could talk, don't you talk, don't want, feel , have to be,

should look, to make, would understand

Dear Unhappy,

I think if you (1) ................................... to your neighbours about how unhappy you (2) ............................... having to live such a ‘quiet life’, they (3) ..................................... you , and would not mind your children being noisy once in a while. On the other hand, there (4) ............................ some regulations in every block of flats (5) .................................... life easier for all. Why (6) ............................... to your neighbours about your problem and if you then still find you (7) ................................ to live there any longer you (8) .................................... for a new flat

VII. There is a mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. (1pt)

1. Jim is a doctor. He works all day, everyday. I have never seen anybody working as hardly as Jim.

2. Children should not be allowed to watch the lately film on TV when they have to get up early for school .

3. The tennis star played badly that people thought he had been paid to lose. 4. I don’t know why is she absent. 5. I hadn’t driven a car since I had an accident two years ago. 6. London is famous of its theatres. 7. Every tourist visits Loch Ness is told about the monster, which is known as Nessie. 8. She often has bread and butter with breakfast.

VIII. Fill in the correct preposition. (1pt)

Angela is very good (1) ....................... playing tennis. She often dreams (2) .................... becoming a professional tennis player one day, but she knows that the chance (3) ....................... making a living as a professional player is very small, indeed. Even though Angela is only interested (4) ............................ playing tennis all day long, she knows that it is not a pleasant way (5) ........................... living if you have to invest all your time (6) ........................... practising. Modern methods (7) ............................... training are so hard, and take up such a lot of time that you also run the risk of missing a

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lot of time at school, and for Angela, tennis is not a reason (8) ....................... leaving school before she has taken her exams.

IX. Use the following words and phrases to write complete sentences. (1pt)

1. Ken / not / the only policeman / who / have to work / night. ...................................................................................................................................... 2. It / be / serious accident / happen / London. ...................................................................................................................................... 3. engine / plane / stop / while / over London. ...................................................................................................................................... 4. He / not think / the Browns / should move/ a house / Sheldon. ...................................................................................................................................... 5. Maria / have to / English / fluently / be able to / work / a nurse / Africa. ...................................................................................................................................... 6. You / like / repair / things / house / yourself? ...................................................................................................................................... 7. His job / dangerous / today / than / 20 years ago. ...................................................................................................................................... 8. I / not know / why / he / not come yet. ......................................................................................................................................

X. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a story. (1pt)

1. Dickens took a big pretty doll and gave it to the little girl. 2. Dickens went up to her and said:" come to my house, little girl, and we shall see if we

can find another doll there." 3. Charles Dickens was very fond of children. 4. Suddenly the doll fell to the ground and broke. The girl began to cry. 5. So they went to Dickens' house and into the children's room, where there were a lot of

dolls. 6. She was very happy to have a new doll. 7. One morning he was walking in the little square opposite his house in London when he

saw a little girl who was playing with a big doll. 8. She thanked Dickens and ran home.

§Ò luyÖn sè 14 I. Circle the word with different pronunciation in the underlined part. (1pt)

1. a. sweater b. ready c. breakfast d. bread 2. a. supper b. hungry c. pull d. punish 3. a. silence b. signature c. sign d. sight 4. a. both b. that c. bathe d. with 5. a. mine b. mineral c. fine d. shine 6. a. young b. about c. account d. sound 7. a. everything b. eleven c. elephant d. electric 4. a. devices b. houses c. changes d. articles

II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (1pt)

1. The TV program I watched last night was ................ It was so slow that I turned it off. a . boring b. interesting c. exciting 2. When the young woman saw the tiger coming toward her, she was .................... a. very happy b. very unhappy c. very frightened 3. Some people are afraid of insects, but most of them can't ................. you.

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a. hurt b. run away from c. fly onto 4. After the passengers ...................... the plane, they put their bags under the seats . a. left b. saw c. got on 5. If you don't want to miss the bus, you'd better ..................... . a. walk b. hurry c. get some money 6. Bob received a video tape recorder as a .................. on his birthday. a. present b. money c. reward 7. Stop talking .....................! This is a test a. in a few minutes b. right now c. soon 8. Twenty-five is .................... of one hundred a. one-fourth b. one-third c. one half

III. Read this passage and circle T (true) or F (false) . (1pt)

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is a city of contrasts. It is an exciting, crowded, modern city and, at the same time, a city that is full of history. The streets of Bangkok are usually noisy and crowded with people. Some are selling food, others are selling clothing, cassette tapes, flowers, or souvenirs. Visitors love the river markets, the beautiful temples and architecture, and the nightlife. They also enjoy the food, the shopping, and the friendly Thai people. Everyone seems to smile there.

Most of the year, Bangkok is hotter than any other capital city in Asia, but from December to February, the weather is cooler and much more comfortable. Actually, it is an interesting city to visit at any time of the year. The shopping is excellent, and prices are cheaper there than in many other large cities in Southest Asia.

There is always plenty to do in Bangkok any time of the day or night-from watching Thai dancing or boxing to taking a boat trip on the river or trying some of the delicious and spicy food. And if you get tired of the city and the traffic, there are beautiful beaches only two hours away by bus.

1. Bangkok is a modern city but it is also full of history T/F 2. Visitors come to Bangkok only because of the food, the shopping and the friendly

Thai people. T/ F 3. No other capital city in Asia is as hot as Bangkok most of the year T / F 4. January is a good month to visit this city because it is cooler then T / F 5. The shopping is excellent but things are not cheap T / F 6. There is not much to do in Bangkok at night T / F 7. All visitors get tired of the city and the traffic and they usually go to

the beaches to enjoy themselves T / F 8. Bangkok is not very far from the sea T / F

IV. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1pt)

1. While Tom (ride) ............... his bicycle to school, his hat (blow) ........... off. 2. They still (work) .............. . They (not finish) ................... . Please come back this

afternoon. 3. The old people often think of all the things they (do) .............. when they (be)

.................. young. 4. This is the second time you (break) ............... a cup. You (break) ............... one

only yesterday. 5. Mother just (go) ............... to the supermarket. She (not come) ................. home till

10 o'clock. 6. Books (be) ................. expensive now. I wish they (be) ................. cheaper. 7. If we (be) .................. 5 minutes earlier, we (catch) ................. the train.

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8. Why you (look) .................. under the bed? You (lose) ................ something?

V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)

1. Imagine a building one third of the (high) ............. of Mount Everest (build) .................... by robots and (contain) .................. a whole city.

2. Mr. William Murphy now knows that (honest) ................. pays. Last Sunday he returned a (lose) ................... lottery ticket to its (own) ................ and he was given $ 1.2 million as a reward!

3. It is time for your (decide) .................. . We'll have to leave (immediate) ............... . 4. A1 was (exhaust) ................. after the game. 5. A (damage) ................. car needs to be fixed. 6. In spring, the days start to (long) .................. . 7. A shy child needs a lot of (encourage) ............... to build (self confident) .............. . 8. Mary felt (discourage) ................. because she did the exercise without reading the

(direct) ................ and did it all wrong. 9. The students waited (anxiety) ................. to hear the results of the test.

VI. Choose the most suitable word from the list to fill each blank. (1pt)

sold since far century enjoyed been drink partner bottles certain still advertisements called given brother first made over only bought

Things Go Better With Coca - Cola

Coca - cola is (1) ........... all over the world. 1.6 billion gallons are sold very year in (2) ........... on hundred and sixty countries. The (3) ........... was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in Atlanta, on 8 May 1897, but it was (4) ............ the name Coca-Cola by his (5) .........., Frank Robinson. In the first year, (6) ........... nine drinks a day were (7) ............

The business was (8) ............. by a man called Asa Candler in 1888 and the (9) ............ factory was opened in Dallas, Texas in 1985. Coca- cola is (10) ........... made there. Billions of (11) ............. and cans have been produced since 1895. Died Coke has (12) ............ made since 1982, and over the years many clever (13) .......... have been used to sell the product. It is (14) ............. that Coca - Cola will be drunk (15) ............. into the twenty-first (16) ............... .

VII. Fill one suitable preposition in each gap. (1pt)

Last year I went to Nepal (1) ............ three months to work (2) ............ a hospital. I think it is important to see as much (3) ............... a country as you can, but it is difficult to travel (4) .............. Nepal. The hospital let me have a few days’ holiday, so I decided to go (5) .............. the jungle and I asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal Rai, to go (6) ............. me.

We started preparing (7) ................. the trip (8) .............. six (9) ............. the morning, and left the camp (10) ............... two elephants carrying our equipment. It was hot, but Kamal made me wear shoes and trousers to protect me (11) ............. snakes (12). ............. the jungle there was a lot of wildlife, but we were trying to find big cats, especially tigers. We climbed (13) ............. the elephants' backs to get a better view, but it is unusual to find tigers (14) ............... the afternoon because they sleep (15) ............ the heat (16) ............... the day.

VIII. Find and correct the mistake in each of the following sentences. (1pt)

1. It is dirty. Throw it. 2. He drank half glass of milk.

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3. My father spends money as if he is the richest man in the world. 4. I didn't bring an umbrella because I thought it didn't rain. 5. The children were surprised when the teacher had them to close their books. 6. We'll soon find a solution for the problem. 7. He asked me where was Mary. 8. I'm sorry. You don't have to smoke in here.

IX. Rewrite the following sentences, keeping their meanings unchanged. (2pt)

1. The boy was able to write the letter in English easily. With ............................................................................................................ 2. Please let me open the windows. Would you mind ......................................................................................... 3. The case was so heavy that we couldn't carry it. The case was too ......................................................................................... 4. Both Jean and my sister can do nothing to help him. Neither ........................................................................................................ 5. They wanted to buy the house but they didn't have enough money. If they .......................................................................................................... 6. John met his boss in Paris last Friday. It was ........................................................................................................... 7. We should place drugs out of children's reach. Drugs .......................................................................................................... 8. That meal was excellent ! What .............................................................................................................

X. Write a complete letter using the given words (1pt)

Dear Michael,

1. Thank you / see me / Heathrow Airport / last night 2. We have / pleasant flight / I / be tired / when we land / Rome / five / this morning 3. My father / meet me / airport / and we spend/ time / look round / return / Tivoli. 4. I pick / lot / English / my stay / you. 5. And / father / know / somebody / who / can give / conversation / practice. 6. I / have / get / work / soon / my summer examinations. 7. But I / be / confident / English / now. 8. Thank / again / your hospitality.

Yours,

1. Thank you for seeing me off at Heathrow Airport last night. 2. We had a pleasant flight but I was tired when we landed at Rome at five this morning. 3. My father met me at the airport and we spent some time looking round before returning to

Tivoli. 4. I picked up a lot of English during my stay with you. 5. And my father knows of somebody who can give me more conversation practice. 6. I have to get down to work soon for my summer examinations 7. But I am quite confident about my English now. 8. Thank you again for your hospitality.

Yours

§Ò luyÖn sè 15 I. Circle the word with different pronunciation in the underlined part. (1pt)

1. a. treat b. heat c. swear d. beat 2. a. show b. low c. grown d. power 3. a. Christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. child

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4. a. deliver b. different c. diagram d. disease 5. a. cook b. look c. floor d. shook 6. a. astronaut b. spaceman c. flat d. happy 7. a. award b. attract c. animal d. grandma 8. a. art b. card c. carry d. yard

II. Choose the correct word or phrase to finish each sentence. (1pt)

1. Machines make man's work ....................... . a. less easy c. easier b. more easy d. more difficult 2. .................... Russian do you know? a. How far c. How little b. How much d. How many 3. Now those trees all fell down .................... into the water. a. each other c. one after another b. one another d. a lot 4. Last year I was .................... to win a lottery ticket a. too lucky c. lucky enough b. luckier d. less lucky 5. I don't know how many of .................. books among these are his. a. yours c. the b. his d. such a 6. He bought ..................... books and then left. a. much more c. a few b. any d. a little 7. What time did you arrive at the match? - Little ................ than usual. a. more c. less b .late d. later 8. It rained ................... three days without stopping. a. during c. since b. for d. while

III. Read this passage and circle T (true) or F (false) . (1pt)

Once a month, the moon travels in a complete circle around the earth. And as it moves in its circle, it seems to change shape. This is because we on earth see only that section of the moon that catches the sun's light.

When the sun, the moon and the earth are in a straight line with the moon in the middle, it is impossible for us to see the moon. At this point, the moon is said to be new. We are unable to see it in this position because the side facing the earth is in shadow. As the new moon begins to circle the earth, however, we begin to see that part of its surface that catches the sun's light. After some days, it reaches the position where we can see a half moon. When it moves further around the position where the earth is between the sun and the moon, we see the full moon. Later it again becomes a half moon, becoming smaller and smaller until it disappears again to become the new moon. This cycle takes 28 days or a month.

1. Every four weeks the moon travels in a complete circle around the earth T / F 2. The moon seems to change its shapes because of the sun's light that it catches T / F 3. We only see the dark side of the moon T / F 4. We sometimes can't see the moon at all because then the earth is between the sun and the moon. T / F 5. The moon disappears when the side facing the earth is in shadow T / F

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6. We see a half moon once a week T / F 7. The full moon is seen when the earth is between the sun and the moon T / F 8. It took the moon more than 30 days to finish its cycle around the earth T / F

IV. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences. (1pt)

1. We just (move) ................ to a new house but we (be) ................. dissatisfied with it. 2. When I (meet) ................. him two weeks ago, he (return) ................. form the south of

France. 3. While the two thieves (discuss) ......................, someone (steal) .................. their car. 4. He (thank) ................... me for what I (do) ................... for him. 5. She (expect) .................... (arrive) ........................ in a few days. 6. He (learn) .................... since 7 a.m. It's time he (stop) .............. (have) ............... a rest. 7. Jane (not know) .................. they (change) ................ the plan. She (not tell) ...............

by anybody.

V. Use the correct forms of the words in brackets. (1pt)

1. I can't help admiring him for his (kind) ......................... and (honest) ...................... 2. I'm sure she hadn't expected us to come. She (willing) ...................... opened the door. 3. We are tired of your (complain) ............................... 4. David Neel visited (distance) ........................... (mystery) ........................ areas of the

world. 5. Which (Europe) ........................ countries are among the world's (large) ...................?

VI. Fill one suitable word in each blank to complete the passage. (1pt)

The Elephant

The elephant is the (1) ....................... animal in the world with a trunk. It uses its trunk in many (2) ................. . It pulls (3) ................... off trees with its trunk and then put them into its mouth. It can even use its trunk to pull up trees when it wants to make a path through the (4) .................. . It also uses its trunk to get water. The trunk can hold a lot of water, as an elephant needs to (5) ................. more than three pints of water everyday.

When an elephant is angry, its tusks can be very (6) .................. The tusks of an elephant (7) .................. really its front teeth. People (8) .................... a lot of money for the ivory of an elephant's tusks.

VII. Fill one suitable preposition in each blank to complete the sentences. (1pt)

1. There is a lake ..................... the middle of the island. 2. This reduces the noise ............................... a minimum. 3. The treaty was signed ................................ January 3, 1928 . 4. What ..................... taking the day ............................ and spending it ........................

the seaside? 5. Some animals depend ............................ the sea ............................. their food.

VIII. Find and correct the mistakes in the following passage. There are 8 mistakes in all. (1pt)

In June 1835, John Batman, after sailed a few miles up the Yarra River, stepped a shore where busy Flinder street now run. "This will be the place for a village" he wrote in his diary. The spot is marking to day by a plaque in the foot path outsides the old custom house.

Why did Batman chose that place? Why did the village grow so quick? If you had been in Batman's shore, how would you make your decision ?

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IX. Rewrite the following sentences, keeping their meanings unchanged. (2pt)

1. Linda's career as a television presenter began five years ago. Linda has ................................................................................................................... 2. Carol finds it easy to make friends. Carol has no ............................................................................................................. 3. Jenny doesn't play tennis as well as she used to Jenny used ................................................................................................................ 4. The flight to London lasted three hours and a half. It took ....................................................................................................................... 5. I'm very busy at the moment. How can I help you? If I ............................................................................................................................ 6. They say Nurse Nicky has done a lot for sick children. Nurse Nicky .............................................................................................................. 7. She was a year or two older than Marian Marian ....................................................................................................................... 8. That was the first time he had ever been on skis. He .............................................................................................................................

X. Write a complete letter using the given words and phrases. (1pt)

Dear Sue,

1. Thank/much/ your letter. ................................................................................................................................ 2. I/be sorry/ I/not be able/ write/two weeks. ................................................................................................................................ 3. But / I/ have/do/lot/homework/actually ................................................................................................................................ 4. My exam/be/four weeks/I/not speak/French / well/yet ................................................................................................................................ 5. I / be glad/you want/ come / Paris ................................................................................................................................ 6. You/be able/ come/ soon? ................................................................................................................................ 7. I want / show / everything / city ................................................................................................................................ 8. Hope / see/ again/ soon. ................................................................................................................................

Yours,

Jim

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I- Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced in a different way. (1 pt)

1- a- cottage b- village c- luggage d- stage 2- a- path b- tooth c- theme d- Thames 3- a- climbing b- basket c- subway d- club 4- a- sound b- amount c- country d- noun 5- a- problem b- popular c- convenient d- rod

II- Put the verb in brackets into the correct form to complete the sentences. (1 pt)

1- (1- not try) to call John at 11.30 tomorrow morning because he (2- attend) class at that time.

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2- Three days ago, Maria (3- start) to read A Farewell to Arms, a novel by Earnest Hemmingway. It (4- be) a long novel. She (5- not finish) (6- read) it yet as she (7- not have) much time for reading these days.

3- It (8- be) midnight. I (9- study) for five straight hours. No wonder I (10- get) really tired.

III- Circle the correct answers (a, b, c or d) to complete the passage. (1 pt)

(1)........ our daily life we need to communicate with (2)........ . We do this mostly by speaking to other people and listening to (3)......... they have to say to us , and when we are close (4)......... them we can do this very easily. However, our voices will not travel very far even when we shout. The man who (5) .......... this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born in Edinburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada, (6) ........ all his spare time experimenting. (7)......... enthusiastic was he in his research (8)........... a means for sending speech (9).......... electricity that he left (10)............ time for his day-to-day work and at one time was almost penniless.

1. a- with b- in c- on d- at 2. a- you b- one another c- them d- other 3- a- that b- this c- what d- which 4. a- with b- to c- from d- for 5. a- had b- did c- made d- brought 6. a- took b- wasted c- cost d- spent 7. a- So b- Very c- Too d- Such 8. a- at b- for c- to d- by 9. a- in b- with c- by d- enough 10. a- some b- much c- little d- enough

IV- Write the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (1 pt)

I always wanted to be a great (1- science).... . I had these dreams of discovering a revolutionary new drug that would save the lives of hundreds of people. (2- fortunate) ....., I was never very good at (3- chemist)........ at school and I kept producing these horrible smells and the teacher used to get very angry with me.

After a while, I decided I would become an (4- invent)..... and design an amazing new (5- produce) which would become a household name. My parents were quite encouraging, but told me to be a little more (6- practice)..... and not quite so (7- ambition)..... A few weeks later, I had a brilliant idea for a pen that, at least theoretically, would write (8- up)....... down. To my (9- disappoint)....... a friend of mine pointed out that it was not a new (10- discover)....... .

V- There is one mistake in each sentence. Define and correct them. (1 pt)

1- They were kept at the police station for three hours and then were allowed going home.

2- There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It was going to rain.

3- I wish i have something interesting to read now, I am so bored.

4- Fifty minutes are the maximum length of time allowed for the exam.

5- Our travel from Hue to Da lat by car was very tiring.

VI- Rewrite the following sentences using the words provided. Try to keep its meaning as similar as possible to the original sentences. (1 pt)

1- The children bought a lot of food in order to live in the forest for two weeks. (so that) .....................................................................................................................................

2- This writer has written a special edition for children. - A special edition .......................................................................................................

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3- Both Jean and my sister could do nothing to help him. - Neither .....................................................................................................................

4- He wasn’t at home yesterday so he couldn’t see the film. -If he ...........................................................................................................................

5- I asked the mechanic to check my motorbike every three months. - I had ..........................................................................................................................

VII- Use the following words and add necessary words to make sentences. (1 pt)

1- weather / so warm/ I / not need/ thick coat ........................................................................................................................................... 2- piano/ be/ too heavy/ John/ move/ by himself ........................................................................................................................................... 3- long / she / wait/ more impatient/ she / became ........................................................................................................................................... 4- Although/ Mai/ look/ quiet/ excellent math student

........................................................................................................................................... 5-When/ the man/ start/ engine/ heard/ some strange sounds from below ...........................................................................................................................................

VIII- Combine the following sentences into one using the words given. (1 pt)

1- Nga was in a great hurry. She had no time to talk to me. (such............ that) ................................................................................................................................. 2- Uncle Charles looked everywhere for his shoes. He could not find them. (though) ................................................................................................................................ 3- Mark Twain was a great American writer. He wrote Tom Sawyer. (who) ................................................................................................................................... 4- Shakespeare is a world-famous playwright. His birthplace is in Stratford- Upon- Avon. (whose) .............................................................................................................................. 5- My parents got up very early this morning. They wanted to pack the car for our journey. (to-infinitive) .....................................................................................................................................

IX- Complete the following passage with one of the words given . There are more words than needed. (1 pt)

addition institutions between desire scholars to result variety of among through walks Libraries form a vital part of man's system (1) ................ communication and education. They make available - through books and a (2) ................ of other media - knowledge that has been accumulated (3) ............. the ages. People in all (4) ................ of life, including students, teachers, businessmen, government officials, (5) ................ and scientists, use library resources in their work. In (6) .............. , large numbers of people turn (6) ................. libraries to satisfy a (8) .............. for knowledge. All in all, the library ranks (9)................... man's most useful service (10) .................. .

X- Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answer to each question by circling letter a, b, c, or d. (1 pt)

A Teaspoonful of Honey

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Our bodies produce heat, or energy, from the foods we eat. The energy-producing value of food is measured in calories. Some people count their calories as carefully as they count their money. They know that the calorie is the unit of measurement that influences weight. The number of calories a person needs each day depends upon age, body structure, and the kind of work one does. Calorie needs differ from one individual to another. Boys between the ages of 13 and 15 may need about 3100 calories a day. Girls of the same age usually need only about 2600 calories a day. People who do physical hard work may need as many as 4000 calories a day. The food a person eats in three, well-balanced meals each day usually provides all the energy-making calories needed. Sometimes individuals take in more calories than their bodies can use. Such extra calories are deposited in the body as fat. Those people who have stored too much fat, or wish to maintain the weight at which they feel and look their best, must carefully watch their intake of food. They must also count their calories. How surprised some of them are to find that a teaspoonful of honey contains 100 calories!

1- This reading as a whole tells us about ...... . a- what we should do if we are overweight b- a unit of energy: calorie c- counting your calorie d- energy from honey

2- From the reading we can understand or infer that ...... . a- nowadays people know the calorie values of food.

b- all men need more calories per day than women. c- different foods contain different amounts of calories. d- It is better to be overweight than underweight 3- Which sentence is not true?

a- A good weight for you is the weight at which you look and feel your best. b- A teaspoonful of honey contains 100 calories each day. c- All foods may be measured in calories. d- A calorie measures the temperature of the body 4- All boys and girls need to eat exactly the same amount of food every day.

a- Yes b- No c- Does not say 5- Find a word in the second paragraph which refers to the body: ................................

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§Ò sè 1 I. (1pt) 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A II. (1pt)

1. have just returned 2. left 3. had given 4. would visit 5. went

6. told 7. had enjoyed 8. would soon look 9. had taken 10. had been

III. (1pt) 1. worse 2. reality 3. memorize 4. attractive 5. happiness IV. (1pt) 1. of 2. between, to 3. on, on 4. at, in 5. in, on 6. at V. (2pts) 1. with 2. time 3. its 4. because 5. that 6. not 7. be/ become 8. people 9. They 10. thought VI. (1pt) 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T VII. (2pts) 1. I didn't spend money as much as you did. 2. She advised John not to trust Peter. 3. Is this your first visit to France? 4. The policeman, whose name was William, lived next door. 5. He has had his car for 5 years. 6. I must have my dress cleaned before the party. 7. It is 3 years since we last went to Spain. 8. If you are not careful, you'll hurt yourself. 9. I wish John had taken my advice. 10. These copies haven't been read by anybody. VIII. (1pt) 1. That → What 2. like → as 3. interviewing → interviewed 4. them → their 5. read → reading 6. are → is 7. story → stories 8. bored → boring 9. informations → information 10. on newspapers → in newspapers

§Ò sè 2 I. (0.5pt) 1. invite 2. compliment 3. delightful 4. order 5. expensive II. (1pt) 1. has been shut 2. opening 3. had sat 4. was watering, went off 5. will have finished, get 6. took, looked 7. would have been killed

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III. (1pt) 1. competition 2. performance 3. nervous 4. successful 5. thoroughly 6. activity 7. carefully 8. imprisoned 9. political 10. explanation IV. (0.5pt) 1. Come → Coming 2. are → is 3. said → told 4. up → in 5. sits → sitting / who sits V. (1pt) 1. for 2. to 3. in 4. at 5. to 6. from 7. in 8. for 9. at 10. without VI. (1pt) 1. Almost 2. however 3. examination 4. teachers 5. in 6. ago 7. to 8. is 9. They 10. how VII. (1pt) 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C VIII. (2pts) 1. He worked so hard that he made a success of his business / he was successful in his business. 2. Do you ever wish you spoke more languages? 3. I was rather bored with/ by the film. 4. I never used to be interested in tennis. 5. Despite the cold wind this morning we went for a walk. 6. He wasn't tall enough to reach the switch. 7. I am better at writing English than speaking it. 8. It looks as if your sister is upset about something. 9. Unless you pass your exam you won't get into university. 10. She not only dances beautifully but also sings sweetly. IX, (2pts) 1. Thank you very much for your letter of 14th March. 2. Naturally I'm delighted and very excited at the prospect of my holiday in Britain. 3. I like to take my holiday from 15th June to 5th July. 4. I believe that it is / will be time of the Wimbledon tennis championships. 5. I'd be grateful if you could arrange for me to see some of the matches. 6. There will be no football match but perhaps I could / would spend a day at the races at Ascot, too. 7. The places I'd like to visit are the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge. 8. I'd also like to see all the well-known London sights. 9. If possible/ it is possible I'd really love to visit an old English village. 10. I am very grateful to you and your company for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime.

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!. C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D

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II. !. C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.A

III. !. was 2.becoming 3.is 4.has done/ did 5.was shocked 6.dying 7.( should) persuade 8. to make 9.use 10.to send IV !. variety 2.historical 3. famous 4.collections 5. Surprisingly 6.typical 7.sale 8.others 9.replacement 10. mysteriously V !. connected/ associated 2.most 3.which 4. traditional 5.and 6.followed 7. are 8.end 9..cultural 10.with VI. !. of 2.in 3.at 4.to 5.back 6.on 7.as 8.about 9.out 10.of VII.

!. United States � The United States 2.are� am

3.since�because 4.the weather was cold� the cold weathe

5.has�have 6.are�is 7.have�has

8. ........... �...,......,... 9.is�O or who is

10.to do�doing VIII. 1. He invented Esperanto. 2. To improve understanding between people of different countries. 3. To find out what they thought about it. 4. His friend did. 5. Because more and more people use English as a foreign language. IX. 1. Nam wishes ( that) he had accepted the job. 2. If I had not been busy, I could have gone ............. 3. He is used to getting up early in the morning. 4. Unless you keep your feet dry, you will catch a cold. 5. Mark is not old enough to see horror films. 6. More and more pollution is being produced by.......... 7. It was only when I saw the photograph that I realised he was your brother. 8. Nobody is responsible for the cancellation of the meeting. 9. He managed to win the race. 10. No more do we have classes after exams. X. 1. It was nice for me to see you last week. 2. I took my/ the exam three days ago. 3. I will miss the ( new) friends I have made here. 4. We had a class farewell party last night. 5. I felt lonely after you had gone. 6. Everyone looked happy because they had finished the course. 7. If I pass, I will get a certificate. 8. I must stop now. See you next week. 9. I was happy to see you again and I hope you yourself did , too. 10. And I will be able to find a job. 1 5 9 2 7 10 4 6 3 8

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§Ò sè 4 I.

!. B 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.D II.

!. C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.B III. !. teaching/ to teach 2.didn’t ring 3.had forgotten 4. to wind 5.woke 6.began 7.drove 8.had.....been 9.looked 10.had put IV.

!. fearfully 2.failure 3.heroines-independence-freedom 4.criticism 5.solution 6.undoubtedly 7.competitive 8.successfully 9.importance 10.speciality/specialities IV.

!. situated 2.population 3.divided 4.End 5.with 6.and 7.where 8.the 9.there 10.nor

V !. explain 2.laugh at 3.had put on weight 4.wherever 5.Don’t forget/ Be sure 6. examine 7.exploded/ went off

8.participate 9. neighbours 10.experiment VI.

!. to 2.in 3.very 4.to 5.over 6.us 7.up 8.being 9.be 10.of

VII. !. D 2.E 3.B 4.C 5.A

VIII. 1. They warned me not to touch whatever I saw in the cupboard. 2. However carefully he drives, there .......................... 3. It time we did something about it now. 4. I cannot swim as/so far as Sarah. 5. As he was ill, he could not go to school. 6. On hearing the telephone ring, I answered ................. 7. Thirteen was believed to be an unlucky number 8. It is two months since it last rained hard. 9. Despite her illness, ............... 10. If I had time, I could visit you. X. 1. If he hadn’t driven fast/ hadn’t been driving fast, he would have been able to avoid that

terrible accident. 2. The man( who is ) standing in front of my uncle is a shopkeeper. 3. Having done the homework, the children started playing/ to play football. 4. Jack is putting down the living room carpet at the moment as tonight he is having a

house warming party. 5. Never in her life has she been asked to make a speech in public.

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II 1. in 2. of 3. as 4. inside 5. above 6. by 7. to 8. to III 1. while 2. holiday/vacation 3. heard 4. out 5. on 6. on 7. lying 8. life IV. 1. permission 2. likeliest 3. friendly 4. pleasure 5. sleepy 6. knowledge 7. dangerous 8. unforgetable V.

1. I wish you didn’t say anything like that. 2. I am not used to sleeping in the afternoon. 3. It’s years since the last time I went to a cricket match. 4. Donald kept us waiting two hours 5. He is too angry to speak anything. 6. Getting into work this morning was a bit difficult. 7. As the girl saw him, she said she did not like him. 8. The reason why she lost her job is she didn’t work hard enough The reason for her losing her job is she didn’t work hard enough.

VI. 1. in � to 2. to walk � walking 3. quick � quickly 4. loafs � loaves 5. of � � 6. is this exercise � this exercise is 7. walk� to walk 8. smoking � smoke VII. 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. D. 5. B. 6. A 7. A. 8. C VIII. 1. taking off 2. had flown 3. checked 4. was 5. doesn’t look 6. are losing 7. sending 8. was IX.

1. Fiona was walking so slowly as if she was very tired. 2. Thank you for the catalogue which you mailed us on January 5th 3. Today, it is colder than ever. 4. If they want to keep fit, they must take plenty of exercises, mustn’t they? 5. Either John or Bill is going to the beach today. 6. She has been living here ever since she got married. 7. I have no intention to come to this terrible place again. 8. I paid by cheque because I had no cash with me at that time.

§Ò sè 6

I. 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D

II.

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1. F 2. NI 3. F 4. T 5. NI 6. F 7. T 8. T III. 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A IV. 1. shyness 2. carelessly 3. straighten 4. reliable 5. household 6. proud 7. childhood 8. pointless V. 1. plays 2. scarce 3. devote 4. lead 5. providing 6. control 7. necessary 8. solution VI. 1. of 2. for 3. on / about 4. for 5. off 6. by / on 7. with 8. over VII. 1. the 2. a 3. a 4. the 5. a 6. the 7. the 8. the 9. an 10. the 11. � 12. a 13. the 14. a 15. the 16. the VIII. 1. received 2. have been trying 3. have been 4. has been staying / has stayed 5. spent 6. have been 7. went 8. watched 9. is 10. am sitting 11. have been sitting 12. leaves 13. have decided 14. am getting 15. will take 16. get IX. 1. I wish I had taken my doctor’s advice. 2. Whose bag is this? / Whose is this bag? 3. The bread isn’t fresh enough for us to eat. 4. If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information. 5. The garden hasn’t been dug yet. 6. I am looking forward to meeting you 7. In case of getting hungry on the train, take some sandwiches. 8. It was too late for anything to be done. X.

1.You will be glad to hear that I have arrived safely. 2. The train was delayed , so I got here late. 3. The camp has been fantastic and everybody has been kind so far. 4.Tomorrow I will climb the moutain if the weather is good . 5..If it rains, we will go swimming in the indoor pool . 6.I do not think I have enough money. 7. Will you send me some more as soon as possible ? 8.I will tell you the rest of my news next time I write .

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§Ò luyÖn sè 7 I. 1. b 2. d 3. d 4. b II.(Suggestion) 1. “cooker” is different because it is not an occupation. 2. “ant” is different because it is small. 3. “ tortoise” is different because it is slow. 4. “bicycle” is different because it is a means of transport. III. 1. unforgetable 2. impolite 3. better 4. organization 5. doers 6. life- dull- difficulty.

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IV. 1. of 2. after- from 3. into 4. at- without 5. to- for V. 1. cry 2. used to sing 3. told 4. have been waiting 5. is boiling 6. didn’t talk 7. had taken- would not be VI. 1. B 2.A 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. A VII. 1- forget 5- worse 2- way 6- car 3- in 7- no 4- all 8- end VIII. 1- … Ann to have dinner with him. 2- … me to play tennis 3- … I had told you about it before. 4- … as tall as my teacher. 5- … the traffic was heavy, we couldn’t arrive on time. 6- … takes me half an hour to go to work by motorbike. 7- … to finnish your homework before going to classes. 8- ..... he was talking to has long hair. VIII. 1. Thank you very much for the alarm clock that you sent me on my 15th birthday. 2. It was what I needed. 3. I found it terrible to get up late every morning. 4. Thanks to your present, I can wake up on time now. 5. I promise not to go to school late again. 6. I hope you are both well. 7. Please give my regards to my cousins Rose and Pat. 8. I am looking forward to seeing you at Christmas.

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§Ò luyÖn sè 8 I. /t/: looked, worked, watched, danced, liked. /d/: arrived, played, listened, loved, phoned. /id/: visited, needed, wanted, decided, started. II. 1- East 2- patients 3- bed 4- pen-name 5- synonyms 6- disease 7- never 8- homeless III. 1- reached- was ringing- walked. 2- Has been- saw- was- has changed- has grown. IV. 1. opened � opening. 2. proud � proud of 3. in the way � on the way 4. works� worked 5. so� too 6. to persuade� persuading 7. in passing� on passing

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8. damage� damaged V. Tuú häc sinh VI. 1. on 2.in 3.pay 4.free 5.conductor 6. driver 7. machine 8.end VII. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F VIII. 1- …… an eight o’clock train every morning 2- …… I had finished my homework last night. 3- …. Be denied that she has a beautiful voice. 4- … helping me to put the chair away? 5- … had her car repaired yesterday. 6- … warm enough for the children to swim in 7- … will be caught again by tonight. 8- … that he should ask her himself. IX. 1. I’m writing to complain about the dirt and smoke coming from your factory

chimneys. 2. Two days ago I decided to do my washing. 3. I washed the sheets and put them out to dry as it was a nice sunny day and there

was breeze. 4. When I took the washing in, I was horrified to discover that it was covered in

dirty marks. 5. I assume that the breeze I mentioned must have carried/ carried the dirt from

your chimneys. 6. This is not only because of my sheets but also because we have nearly 200

people living here and breathing the same air. 7. I’ve already written to the local Member of parliament about this matter. 8. Furthermore, I must warn you that I am going to write to the local newspaper

tomorrow.

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§Ò luyÖn sè 9 I – 0.5pt 1a 2b 3d 4a 5b II – 1pt

1b 2b 3b 4c 5c 6b 7b 8c 9d 10c III - 1pt

1- have just announced 2- have been stolen 3- have been valued 4- were taken 5- did not go off 6- was not discovered 7- have been found 8- to consider 9- deciding

10- to accept I. IV – 1pt 1- humorous 2- complaint 3- violently 4- unknown 5- completely 6- hunger 7- politeness 8- illogical 9- careful 10- useless V – 1pt 1- very heavy → too heavy 2- are going → is going 3- fastly → fast 4- beautifully → beautiful 5- coming → to come VI – 1pt

1- to 2- as 3- be 4- his 5- than 6- on 7- the / this / that 8- that / which 9- last 10- and VII – 1pt 1- In the mountains of Italy. 2- In the Pyrenees, between France and Spain. 3- Both French and Spanish stamps are sold in Andorra. 4- Because Andorra has been under the joint protection of France and Spain for nearly

700 years.

5- Both are ones of the world’s smallest countries, both are in the mountains in Europe;

the stamps of both countries are eagerly bought by collectors.

VIII – 0.5pt 1- lend 2- borrow 3- lose 4- win 5- earn

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IX – 2pts

1- Both he and I went on holiday. 2- They went for a picnic but we went swimming. 3- He went out of the room without saying anything. 4- She stayed at home instead of going to see him. 5- After Tom took the parcel to the post office, he returned home / After taking... 6- The radio does not work properly because some of the parts are missing. 7- Although he tried hard he couldn’t set up a new world record. 8- The exercise was too long for Jimmy to do in thirty minutes. 9- The shop keeper showed me neither the shirt nor the sweater. 10- Mary’s room is not only dirty but also messy. X – 1pt

1- Jane was angry because she overslept and missed the bus . 2- It usually takes us an hour to finish our homework. 3- It is important to do exercises before class. 4- She prefers living in the country to living in the city. 5- I haven’t heard from my uncle for months now.

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I-1pt

1.a 2c 3.d 4.c 5.d , -

II. 1pt 1.b 2.c 3.c 4.b 5.c 6.a 7.d 8.c 9. b 10.d III.1pt. 1.. have know will come. 2- has taken have been looking haven’t found. 3- were would go. 4- will still be working. 5- to type.

IV- 1pt

1- unfortunately 2- feed 3- warmth 4- differences 5- comparison 6- knowledge 7- sleepless 8- truth 9- promising 10- talkative

V- 1pt

1- for 2- with 3- in 4- on 5- to 6- of 7- for / of 8- about 9- about 10- of

VI- 2pts

1- The policeman, whose name was Williamson, lived next door. 2- I wish I could give you all the expensive things in life. 3- What I really need to get is a new computer. 4- All her students like her (very much). 5- How about going for a coffee in ten minutes ? 6- He plays this piece of music more beautifully than anybody / one else.

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7- I was always being told what to do when I was small. 8- The time I had was too short to visit the town properly. 9- This is the untidiest / most untidy room I’ve ever seen. 10- I am better at writing English than speaking it.

VII- 1pt

1- one 2- almost 3- plays 4- provide 5- banks 6-across 7- behind 8- water 9- in 10- keep

VIII- 1pt

1- T 2- F 3- F 4- F 5- T 6- NI 7- T 8- T 9- NI 10- F

IX- 1pt

1- How long have you been waiting for the answer. 2- It is very kind of you to invite us to dinner this Saturday. 3- We have our newspapers and letters delivered everyday. 4- Those trousers are too dirty for him to wear. 5- I’d rather you stayed at home tonight.

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I. 1.c 2.d 3.d 4.c 5c 6b 7a 8c II. 1c 2b 3c 4c 5c 6c 7d 8b III. 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6F 7.T 8.F IV. 1d

1. have just moved - are 4. thanked - had done 2. met - had just returned 5. is expected - to arrive 3. were discussing - stole 6. has been learning - stopped - to have 7. didn't know - had change- wasnt told

V. 1d 1. Carefulness 6. complaint 2. lindness - honesty 7. deep - depth 3. arrival - surprise 8. distant - mysterious 4. happier 9. European - largest 5. unwillingly 10. Carriage - buyer

VI. 1d 1. only 2. ways 3. leavers 4. jungle/forest 5. drink 6. dangerous 7. are 8. pay

VII. 1d 1. in 2. at 3. on 4. to 5. on 6. about-off-at 7. for-in-of 8. on-for 9. up-at 10. at

VIII. 1d 1. sailed sailing 5. outsides outside 2. stepped stepped on 6. chose choose 3. run runs 7. quick quickly 4. marking marked 8. make have made

IX. 2d 1. Linda has been working as a television presenter for 5 years 2. Carol has no difficulty making friends

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3. Jenny used to play tennis better than she does now. 4. It took two hours and a half to fly to London 5. If I ware not busy at the moment. I would help you 6. Nurse Nickly is said to have done a lot for sick children 7. Marian was a year or two younger than her/she was. 8. He had never been on skis before

X. 1d Dear Sue,

1. Thank you very much for your letter 2. I am very sorry now that I haven't been able to write for two weeks 3. But I had to do a lot of homework, actually 4. My exam will be in your weeks and I cannot speak French well enough yet. 5. I'm very glad that you want to come to Paris. 6. Will you be able to come soon? 7. I want to show you everything of the city. 8. Hope to see you again soon

Yours, Jim

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I. 1c 2c 3b 4a 5b 6a 7c 8d II. 1.a 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.b 6.a 7.b 8.a III. 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.F IV.

1. was riding - was blown 5. has just gone - won't come 2. are still working - haven't finished 6. are - would be 3. had done - were 7. had been - would have caught 4. have broken - broke 8. are you looking - have you lost

V. 1. height - built - containing 5. damaged 2. honesty - lost - owner 6. lengthen 3. decision - immediately 7. encouragement 4. exhausted self - confidence 5. discouraged 9. anxiously

VI. 1. enjoyed 2. over 3. drink 4. given 5. partner 6. only 7. sold 8. bought 9. first 10. still 11. bottles 12. been 13. advertisements 14. certain 15. far 16. century

VII. 1. throw it -------------> throw it away 2. half glass -------------> half a glass 3. he is -------------> he was 4. didn't rain -------------> wouldn't rain 5. had them to close -------------> had them close 6. for -------------> to 7. where was Mary -------------> where Mary was 8. don't have to -------------> mustn't

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IX. 1. With the help of his father, the boy was able to write the letter in English. 2. Would you mind if I open the window? 3. The case was too heavy for us to carry. 4. Neither Jean nor my sister can do anything to help him. 5. If they had had enough money, they would have bought the house 6. It was last Friday that John met his boss in Paros 7. Dougs should be placed out of children is reach 8. What an excellent meal it was!

X. Dear Mrs Michael, 9. Thank you for seeing me off at Heathrow Airport last night. 10. We had a pleasant flight but I was tired when we landed at Rome at five this morning. 11. My father met me at the airport and we spent some time looking round before returning to

Tivoli. 12. I picked up a lot of English during my stay with you. 13. And my father knows of somebody who can give me more conversation practice. 14. I have to get down to work soon for my summer examinations 15. But I am quite confident about my English now. 16. Thank you again for your hospitality.

Yours Edoardo

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I- 1.0 pt

1- d 2- d 3- a 4- c 5- c

II. 1.0 pt

1- Don’t try 2 - will be attending 3- stated 4- is 5- hasn’t finished 6- reading 7- hasn’t had 8- was 9- had been studying 10- was getting

III- 1.0 pt

1-b 2- b 3- c 4- b 5- c 6- d 7- a 8- b 9- c 10- b

IV- 1.0 pt

1- scientist 2- Unfortunately 3- chemistry 4- inventor 5- product 6- practical 7- ambitious 8- unside 9- disappointment 10- discovery

V- 1.0 pt

1- going = to go 2- was = is 3- have = had 4- are = is 5- travel = journey

VI- 1.0 pt

1- The children bought a lot of food so that they could live in the forest for two weeks. 2- A special edition for children has been written by this writer. 3- Neither Jean nor my sister could do anything to help him. 4- If he had been home yesterday, he could have seen the film. 5- I had my motorbike checked every three months.

VII- 1.0 pt

1- The weather was/is so warm that i didn’t / don’t need a thick coat.

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2- The piano is too heavy for John to move by himself. 3- The longer she waited the more impatient she became. 4- Although Mai looks quiet, she is an excellent math student. 5- When the man started the engine, he heard some strange sounds from below.

VIII- 1.0 pt

1- Nga was in such a great hurry that she had no time to talk to me. 2- Though uncle Charles looked everywhere for his shoes he could not find them. 3- Mark Twain, who wrote Tom Sawyer, was a great American writer. 4- Shakespeare, whose birthplace is in Stratford- Upon- Avon, is a world-famous ..... 5- My parents got up very early this morning to pack the car for our journey.

IX- 1.0 pt

1- of 2- variety 3- though 4- walks 5- scholars 6- addition 7- to 8- desire 9- among 10- institutions

X- 1.0 pt

1- b 2- c 3- d 4- b 5- physical