A/ LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Grammar: Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D

1. He ate a lot of junk food, so he…………. fat quickly

A. gets     B. got     C. have gotten     D. has gotten

2. Do …………… exercise, and you will feel fitter and healthier

A. less     B. more     C. a     D. an

3. You should take warm clothes…………………..it will be cold.

A. so     B. and     C. but     D. because

4. The University of Indochina……………..in Ha Noi in 1906

A. was built     B. built     C. has built     D. is built

IV. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage by circling A, B, C or D

Camping is an activity in which people live (1) ______ temporarily. Campers participate in fishing, hunting, swimming, wildlife watching, plant study, and nature photography. It provides bodily benefits when it involves hiking to, from and around a campsite, and many people believe that camping makes youngsters (2) ______ more confident. Camping is suitable (3) ______ those who are in wholesome physical condition because it may require walking several times. The key to an enjoyable camping is planning because planning the trip before leaving helps (4) ______ avoid preventable accidents such as bad weather, injury, or simply a crowded campsite.

1. A. upstairs     B. downstairs     C. inside     D. open-air

2. A. help     B. handle     C. feel     D. thumb

3. A. in     B. for     C. at     D. on

4. A. campers     B. groups     C. parties     D. cliques

V. Arrange these words/ phrases into the meaning sentences

1. sunburn / yesterday / was / because / outside / has / Alice / she / all / day.

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2. and / difficult / boring / that / eggshells / people / carving / Some / say / is.

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3. girl / have / is/ the / kind-hearted / She / most / ever/ I / met.

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4. organization / the / to / encouraged / people / Big Heart / has / protect / environment.

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5. playing / Tuan /play / table tennis / with/ interesting /finds / he /best friends/ because / it/can.

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6 have/ They / visited/ before/ Ho Chi Minh City / never/.

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VI. Complete the sentences with comparative or superlative form

1. Mount Everest is (high) ______________________ mountain in the world.

2. Winter is (cold) __________________ season in the year.

3. Going by car is (convenient) _________________________ going by bicycle in this area.

4. The Sahara is (hot) _________________ desert in the world.

5. This building is (modern) ______________________ that one.

6. The boat trip is (good) _________________ experience of my life.

7. Are your streets (narrow) __________________________ our streets?

8. It’s (beautiful) _________________________ mountain in Australia.

9. This park is (beautiful) ____________________________________ that park.

10. The weather in Cua Lo Beach is (hot) ________________________ that in Ha Noi.

III. Complete the passage with the words given

Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys (1) ______________ very much. When her brother (2) ______________ a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (3) ______________ songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) ______________ the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5) ______________ organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going (6) ______________ to support her.

1. Do you wash your hands before and after a meal? 

2. Do you throw food wappers in a bin when you finish eating? 

3. Do you stop eating when you start learning full? 

4. Do you eat lying on your stomath?

5. Do you eat long before you go to bed? 

III/ Rewrite the following sentences twice, using SINCE and FOR:

1.    We’ve been here. (an hour / 4 o’clock)

a)    …………………………………………………………………………

b)    …………………………………………………………………………

2.    She hasn’t spoken to me. (2 weeks / last week)

a)    …………………………………………………………………………

b)    …………………………………………………………………………

3.    They’ve lived in this street. (1970 / a long time)

a)    …………………………………………………………………………

b)    …………………………………………………………………………

4.    I haven’t had time to do it. (last Monday / a few days)

a)    …………………………………………………………………………

b)    …………………………………………………………………………

5.    We haven’t bought a new one. (ages / many years)

a)    …………………………………………………………………………

b)    …………………………………………………………………………

IV/ Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:

1.      What ………………………………………… (you / learn) since you ……………………. (come) here? How many friends ………………………………………. (you / make)? I hope you ……………………………………... (already / meet) a lot of interesting people.

2.      Last night my roommate and I ……………………….. (have) some free time, so we ………………………….. (go) to a show.

3.      I ………………………………….. (just / have) lunch, but I ……………………………… (not / have) lunch yesterday.

4.      Who …………………………………. (write) the play “Hamlet”?

5.      How many games …………………………………… (the team / win) so far this season?

6.      I don’t know Carol’s husband. I ………………………………………. (never / meet) him.

7.      It ………………………………… (rain) a lot last week, but it …………………………… (not / rain) much so far this week.

8.      How many letters ……………………………………….. (you / write) since the beginning of the month?

9.      When we were on vacation, the weather ……………………………… (be) terrible.

10.   In her whole lifetime, Mary …………………………………………… (never / see) snow.

11.   I don’t know where Ammy is. ………………………………………….(you / see) her?

12.   When I ……………………………. (get) home last night, I ……………………….. (be) very tired and I …………………………… (go) straight to bed.

13.   Your car looks very clean. ……………………………………. (you / wash) it?

14.   George …………………………………….. (not / be) very well last week.

15.   Mr. Clark …………………………… (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

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