Question

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I. Choose the word in each group  that  has   the  underlined  part   pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. read                   B. beat                        C.bread                      D. heat

2. A. put                     B. but                         C. peanut                   D. shut

3. A. what                  B. hat                          C. cat                          D. fat

II. Pick out the word whose main  stressed syllable is  different from the rest                                                                                         

1. A.native                 B.revive                     C.relative                   D.sensitive

2. A.disjuntion          B.solution                  C.instruction             D.station

III. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences below

1. Television..................very popular since the 1950s.

A. is                            B. was                        C. has been                D. have been

2. - "Who sings best in your school?"       - "Minh............."

A. sings                      B. is                            C. has                         D. does

3. Please ask them .......................in this area.

A. don't smoke          B. not smoking         C. not to smoke         D. to not smoke

4. Let's go to the museum, ................?

            A. will you                B. shall we                 C. do we                     D. don't you

5. He though much of his childhood.............. he lived with his family in the country.

            A. that                        B. where                    C. when                      D. which

6. It is the largest ship I......................

            A. Has seen               B. saw                        C. have ever seen     D. seen

7. Students are looking forward to................on holiday.

            A. go                           B. going                     C. went                       D. have gone

8. His grandfather died.......................the age of 90.

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

9. Drinking and smoking will do great harm..............people's health.

            A. to                           B. for                          C. with                       D. in

10. Lomonosov was not....................a great scientist but also a very talented poem.

            A. fairly                     B. merely                   C. hardly                    D. scarely

11. His parents never allowed him.............

            A. to smoking           B. smoking                C. to smoke               D. smoked

12. School children always object to ...................uniform.

            A. wearing                 B. wear                       C. have worn             D. wore

13. Wine is made...............rice.

            A. of                           B. from                       C. in                            D. with

14. Let your name....................in the sheet of paper

            A. to be written         B. be written             C.write                       D. being written

15. He was offered the job.................he had no experience.

            A. even though         B.dispite                    C.while                       D.however

16. If only he............accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone.

            A. will                        B. may                        C. would                    D. were

17.He always....................

            A. avoids to meet me                                   B. avoiding to meet me

            C. avoids meeting me                                  D. to avoid meeting me

18.After a month, Hoa got used to......................in her new school.

            A. study                     B. studying                C. studied                  D. is studying

19.He likes.....................him "sir"

            A. to call                    B. calling                   C. to be called           D. to be calling

20.He has his sister.......................his homework.

            A. to do                      B. do                           C. doing                     D. done

IV. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket.

1.He drives very carefully. He is a very..................driver.                      (CARE)

2.My brother and Trung like...................movie very much.                   (ACT)

3.Although he tried his best to do it, he was.............                                (SUCCESS)

4.This stadium looks larger. It has been..................                                 (LARGE)

5.Lan fell off the bike, but her.................were not serious.                    (INJURE)

6.You must read the following....................precaution carefully.         (SAFE)

7.We watch the news everyday because it's very.................                   (INFORM)

8.He's always telling lies. He's a ..............                                                 (LIE)

9.Nowadays, scouting is popular..................                                             (WORLD)

10.Nam likes helping the other, he's a....................person.                     (HELP)

V. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.

Most people think......(1)........computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man ........(2)...........Charles Babbage. Babbge was born ............(3)..........1791 and grew..........(4)...........to be a billiant mathematican. He.........(5)...........up plans for serveral calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he .........(6)...........building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued.......(7)........ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building engine based ..........(8)...... of the Babbage's designs. ..............(9)..........has taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made.

Whether it works or not, the machine will...............(10)......... on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.

1. A.of                                    B.from                        C.in                             D.up

2. A.known                            B.called                      C. recognized            D. written

3. A.about                              B.around                    C.in                             D.at

4. A.down                              B.up                            C.along                       D.across

5. A.wrote                              B.drew                        C.took                        D.made

6. A.wanted                           B.started                    C.made                       D.missed

7. A.until                                B.though                    C.why                         D.whether

8. A.on                                   B.off                           C.in                             D.out

9. A.He                                   B.One                         C.It                              D.They

10. A.come                            B.be                            C.take                         D.carry

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

"Let's have a picnic lunch in the countryside." This is easy to say nice to think about. You imagine a beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely scenery and in the distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of delicious sandwiches and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then as darkness comes. You strap uy your basket and drive happily home.

But it doesn't always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw food, that green fields are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull.

1.What is easy to say and nice to think about?

A. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside” is.

B. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the mountain” is.

C. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the green fields” is.

D. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the city” is.

2.Where, in your imagine, is the big tree?

A.It’s in the middle of a beach.                              B. It’s in the middle of a hill.

C. It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium.         D. It’s in the middle of a beautiful green field.

3.What can you imagine doing after meal?

A.We can imagine lying in the darkness.             B. We can imagine lying in the warm sun.

C. We can imagine lying in the badroom.            D. We can imagine lying in the hotel.

4.What also likes raw fruit?

A.Dogs also do.        B.Lions also do.                    C.Flies also do.         D.Chicken also do.

5.What may follow the sun?

A.The earth may follow the sun.                            B. The rain may follow the sun.

C. The cows may follow the sun.                           D. people may follow the sun.

VII. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.

1. I last wore that shirt in May.

⇒ I haven't...........................................................................

2. We have met each other for ages.

⇒ It's....................................................................................

3. Travelling by air is much more expensive than travelling by train.

⇒ Travelling by train............................................................

4. Why isn't this TV working?

⇒ What................................................................................... 

5. When is John and Mary's wedding?

⇒ When are............................................................................

6. Most people can understand him when he speaks English.

⇒ He can make.......................................................................

7. She needs to study harder.

⇒ She doesn't..........................................................................

8. We can't afford to buy this car.

⇒ The car................................................................................ 

VIII.Use the prompt words to make a sentence.

1. These exercises/too difficult/ students/do/without/mistakes.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. I/not see/Mai/since/we/leave/school.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

Answer 1

[Sun ...]

I

1.C

2.A

3.A

Answer 2

[Sun ...]

IV

 careful

 action

 unsuccessful

 engarged

 injury

 safety

  informative

 liar

 worldwide

 helpful

II,

B-D

VIII

1.These exercises are too difficult for students to do without any mistakes.

2. I haven't seen Mai since we left for school.