II. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to have a complete phrase. (10 points) A 0. to drink 1. to go 2. to look 3. to live 4. to provide 5. to watch 6. to fix 7. to have 8. to prefer 9. to need 10. to arrive B sample 0. k a. in an urban area b. more money c. the news d. a meeting e. at the station at 5.30 f. for suitable jobs in the city g. the countryside to the city h. facilities for the people i. the computer j. to the countryside in the weekend k. a cup of tea
I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage
Today many people int he world are leaving their small villages in the country ( 1 ) ......................... bid and noisy cities. This means that they are leaving the peaceful hills, mountains, fields ( 2 ) ................... rivers of the countryside of the busy world ( 3 ) ....................... streets, bulidings, traffic and crowds.
In many countries people come to live in towns and cities ( 4 ) ...................... they need work.After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come ( 5 ) ....................... work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There ( 6 ) usually an area nearby where the factory workers ( 7 ) ........................ . The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets ( 8 ) ......................... more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows
1. A. with B. for C. in D. about
2. A. and B. or C. but D. so
3. A. on B. of C. for D. in
4. A. so B. and C. because D. although
5. A. to find B. find C. to do D. do
6. A. are B. were C. is D. was
7. A. work B. play C. visit D. live
8. A. beacuse B. but C. so D. however
I. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Would you mind my_______?
A. smoking
B. smoke
C. smokes
D. smoked
2. I_______ to see you at the meeting. Why didn’t you come?
A. waited
B. expected
C. thought
D. looked
3. All of us were_______ that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far.
A. surprising
B. to surprise
C. to be surprised
D. surprised
4. Where is Janet? – She’s out. She said she_______ back soon.
A. is
B. will be
C. would be
D. came
5. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one_______ to the hospital.
A. has taken
B. was taken
C. was taking
D. are taking
6. The policeman explained to us_______ to get to the airport.
A. how
B. how can we
C. how we can
D. how can
7. I telephoned the station to make_______ of the time of the train.
A. true
B. real
C. right
D. sure
8. The college got some money by selling one of its_______ old pictures.
A. helpful
B. usual
C. valuable
D. useful
9. – “Pass me that pen, please!” – “______________.”
A. Here you are
B. No, it isn’t
C. It doesn’t matter
D. Yes, please
10. He_______ in the cafe when she came in.
A. sat
B. has sat
C. has been sitting
D. was sitting
11. It was raining_______ we cancelled the trip to Mount Faber.
A. although
B. so
C. because
D. but
12. How far is it from Ha Noi to Hoa Binh? – It_______ about two hours by bus.
A. takes
B. goes
C. needs
D. wants
13. Everybody was there, including_______ Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
A. with
B. of
C. ___
D. in
14. She hasn’t written to me_______.
A. any longer
B. never
C. already
D. yet
15. Surely David’s not going to drive_______ he?
A. does
B. is
C. isn’t
D. will
II. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to have a complete phrase.
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A 0. to drink 1. to go 2. to look 3. to live 4. to provide 5. to watch 6. to fix 7. to have 8. to prefer 9. to need 10. to arrive |
B sample 0. k a. in an urban area b. more money c. the news d. a meeting e. at the station at 5.30 f. for suitable jobs in the city g. the countryside to the city h. facilities for the people i. the computer j. to the countryside in the weekend k. a cup of tea |
III. Supply the correct forms of the word in each of the parentheses.
1. Some of the (village)_________ have lived here all their lives.
2. The room still has many of its (origin)_________ features.
3. He doesn’t know the (mean)_________ of the word.
4. They tried their best to avoid (get)_________ into traffic jams at rush hours.
5. She had her hair (wash)_________ and styled.
6. It’s only a short trip. We (be)_________ back in an hour.
7. He spends most of his free time (play)_________ computer games
8. We produce cheaper goods than our (compete)_________ do.
9. He has been (separate)_________ from his wife for a year.
10. His father is a (special)_________ in Vietnamese history.
IV. Find the word which fits the definition. The first has been done for you.
1. You could keep books on it: ___bookshelf__ 1. You could keep plates in it: _______________
2. You keep your clothes in it: _______________ 3. You can see yourself in it: _______________
3. You get washed in it: _______________ 5. You bite the food with them: _______________
V. Choose ONE appropriate question in the box to each paragraph below.
1. How do industry and transport cause pollution?
2. How can I help?
3. What is the pollution?
4. How can industry help?
5. What cause pollution?
6. What about air pollution?
A. ___ Pollution is the poisoning of the land, sea and air.
B. ___ Mainly industry and transport. If you go to any city, you will see too many factories, too many cars with notenough people in them, and not enough public transport.
C. ___ Factories and vehicles produce waste which goes into the air and rivers and spreads all over the land. Poisons in the waste build up over the years and harm trees, plants, animals, and people.
D. ___ Waste gases build up in the air, and dissolve into raindrops, forming a weak acid. This "acid rain" can fall far away from the country which produced it, killing trees in forests and fish in lakes and rivers.
E. ___ If companies clean their waste gases before releasing them into the atmosphere, there'll be much less air pollution and no acid rain. But this can be expensive and it needs all the world's companies to do it.
F. ___ Cars pollute the atmosphere. Walk, cycle and use public transport as much as possible. Only use your car when you really need to, and use unleaded petrol if you can - lead is one of the most dangerous ingredients in petrol. Join us, and help us to campaign for cleaner air for everybody.
VI. Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. The first letter has been provided:
Every December millions of Christmas cards go through the post. There are pictures of stars and snow or Christmas (1) t_______. In these days it is hard to think of Christmas (2) w______ Christmas cards. Yet little over a hundred and fifty years ago there were (3) n_______ at all. Here is just one story of the way in which they started.
Some boys of those days who were at boarding schools had to write a special piece of English at Christmas (4) t_______. This was sent to their (5) p_______ so that they could see how the boys' work was during the year.
Young people like to make little (6) d_______ on the paper when they write letters or poems. These boys were the (7) s_______. They used to draw little pictures all (8) r_______ the writing. Sometimes they coloured them, and after a time the pictures became more (9) i_______ than the writing. These were the (10) f_______ Christmas cards.
Question 1: Rewrite sentences as directed.
1. Why don’t you take that English course?
If......................................................
2. You forgot to turn off the TV last night, didn’t you?
You didn’t...................................?
3. Despite his age, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometres every morning.
Even...............................................
4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
Not until.......................................
5. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
He hates........................................
6. Without Tom’s help, Bill couldn’t have finished the work.
If it...................................................
7. I cleaned the floor then I went to bed.
After..............................................................
8. “It’s time you went to bed” they said.
They urged us………….............................
9. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
The bank manager..................................
10. She hasn’t been to Ho Chi Minh City for three years.
The last........................................................
I . Complete the sentences with " more , less " or " fewer " 1. Hanoi has poulation than H ai Phong 2. The countryside has ............... jobs than a big city 3. .............. students will move here to study in this new school 4. Big cities suffer ............... pollution than the countryside 5. In the future , there will be ............... clean water for people 6. I have ............ pocket money than my brother 7 . He eats ................ vegetable and fruit than his wife 8. The doctor advised the kid to eat ............. sweets to be healthy 9. There are .............. cars in this town than in my city 10 . Mr. Smith does ............... exercise than he should
Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.
MY WORKING DAY
On week days I usually get up at seven o' clock. I do not like to get up early, ________(1) I have to, because I have a lot of _______(2) to do during the day.I do my morning exercises, ______(3) my bed, wash myself, dress and go to the kitchen to have breakfast. My mother usually prepares breakfast for me, but sometimes I do it myself. I do not like big breakfasts, I _________(4) a cup of coffee and a sandwich.Then I go to school. It is rather far _________(5) my house and I go there by bus. I have classes till half past four. I come home and have dinner at around 6.00. After that I do my homework and do some work in the house. I sweep the floor, dust the ________(6) and clean the carpets with the vacuum-cleaner. Sometimes my mother _______(7) me to go shopping or to help her in the kitchen.After it I have free time. I go for a walk with my friend, watch TV, read books, or play computer games. Then I have _______(8) with my family. I like evenings very much because _______(9) of us get together after work, study and have the opportunity to _______(10) about our family affairs. I usually go to bed at about eleven o'clock.
1. A. and B. but C. so D. then
2. A. job B. work C. career D. employment
3. A. do B. clean C. make D. wash
4. A. have B. want C. need D. prefer
5. A. from B. with C. to D. of
6. A. cup B. dish C. cooker D. furniture
7. A. asks B. advises C. offers D. waits
8. A. meal B. breakfast C. lunch D. supper
9. A. every B. each C. all D. most
10. A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk
I. VERB TENSE.
. The ordinary verb in the past simple tense.
1. Anna (walk) ____________ to class yesterday instead of taking the bus.
2. My brother (arrive) ____________ French for two months last year
3. Two years ago, she (teach) ____________ at a village school.
4. I (meet) ____________ her at the movie theater last night.
5. They (have) ____________ dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening
6. He (take) ____________ his children to the zoo last Sunday
7. John (drink) ____________ beer so much last night.
8. Last Sunday, we (not go) ____________ to the English Club
9. Loan (not receive) ____________ a letter from her pen pal Tim yesterday.
10. They (not live) ____________ in town in 1990
II. Give the past form of the verbs.
❖ Regular ❖ Irregular
1. To visit 11. To have
2. To look 12. To be
3. To talk 13. To do
4. To stop 14. To take
5. To receive 15. To think
6. To arrive 16. To buy
7. To rent 17. To go8. To help 18. To see
9. To live 19. To wear
10. To return 20. To put
III. Put the following verbs in the correct rows.
wanted played helped fitted liked
watched
visited looked needed stopped started
rented
used learned remembered waited decided
missed
/id/
/t/
/d/
IV. Change into the negative or interrogative.
1. I was in Ho Chi Minh City 5 years ago.
(-)
(?)
2. Liz and her family were in Nha Trang last week.
(-)
(?)
3. The children won the first prize yesterday.
(-)
(?)
4. He watched TV last night.
(-)
(?)
5. Liz saw the paddies two days ago.
(-)
(?)
Complete the passage:
People go to the live (1)________ cities to (2)_______work, people go to the cities (3)_______there are good schools and doctors for (4)______ children. They can (5)_______ more friends of their own age and live (6)_________freely. Some people go to the city because (7)______trouble at home. They have (8)________ land or they quarrel (9)________ their family. For these reasons, our cities are growing (10)_______. But city life is often difficult (11)________new comers. There are more people looking for jobs(12)__________there are jobs.
V. Match the two parts of the sentences. A B 1. overcrowded 2. spacious 3. slum 4. poverty 5. megacity 6. malnutrition 7. density 8. population explosion 9. overpopulation 10. flea market a. the state of having very little money. b. a market usually held outdoors. c. a very large city, typically one with a population of over 10 million. an area of a city where living conditions are extremely bad. d. bad health that is the result of not having enough food. e. the number of people in a place in relation to its area. f. with too many people. g. large in size. h. a situation in which too many people live in a certain area. i. the sudden increase in the number of people in a country or in the world.
26. His parents are very of him. (pride)
27. We decided to interview the best six __________for the job. (apply)
28. The in this town are very friendly (reside)
29. All children should take part in with their friends (act)
30. The noise in the city kept Hoa . (wake)
31. Do you know a good to decorate my house? (decorate)
32. The train made a late . (depart)
33. We are waiting for the of his plane. (arrive)
34. Give the victim a cup of tea when he . (revival )
35. There are many cultural between his country and mine. (differ)
Question 5:. Correct the mistake underlined in each of the lines.
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Tokyo is a famous city. There are a little good buildings and 36. impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visited. 37. Everything had to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops... 38. Long-side streets consists by tiny houses only, and this often 39. create a toy-like, with small woman tip-toeing along in their sari. 40. Tokyo of night is very different place. 41. by Tokyo in daytime. Millions of neon signs are switched on and 42. anywhere in the world is more attractive. 43. A town is not its buildings alone; it is an atmosphere, its pleasant, 44. its sadness, its madness, and above all its folk. Tokyo may lack 45. architectural beauty but it having character and excitement; it is alive. I found it a mysterious and lovable city. |
0. few 36. ________ 37. ________ 38. ________ 39. ________ 40. ________ 41. ________ 42. ________ 43. ________ 44. ________ 45. ________ |
Question 1: Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. People go to live in cities to find work. People go to the cities (1) ______ there are good schools and doctors for (2) ________ children. They can make more friends of their own age and live (3) ________ freely. Some people go to the city because of trouble at home. They have no land or they have quarreled (4) ________ their family. For these reasons our cities are growing quickly. But city life is often difficult for new-comers. There are more people looking for jobs (5) ________ there are jobs.
Question 2: Read the passage below to select the best answer.
Do you like honey? Honey is a natural product, and it is made (6) _____ honey bees. It has a special sweet flavour, (7) _____ some people prefer to ordinary sugar. Sometimes, it is even possible to (8) _____ from the flavour what kind of flowers the bees (9) _____ before producing the honey.
Have you ever (10) ______ about how honey is produced? Beekeepers- people who look after bees- are very important in the making of honey. They (11) _____ the bees in their care produce (12) ______ honey than is needed. Then the honey can be removed (13) _____ causing problems for the bees.
Honey collection is an ancient activity, (14) _____ back at least 10, 000 years and honey has (15) _____ increasingly popular nowadays as a healthy food.
6. A. of B. from C. with D. by
7. A. What B. who C. which D. whose
8. A. know B. take C. inform D. answer
9. A. went B. visited C. met D. passed
10. A. considered B. guessed C. wondered D. doubted
11. A. start B. cause C. let D. bring
12. A. much B. many C. most D. more
13. A. although B. without C. instead D. unless
14. A. coming B. going C. falling D. moving
15. A. become B. turned C. gone D. changed
Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
1. ----------time --------- time I will examine you on the work you have done
A. from/to B. at/to C. in/to D. with/to
2. This village is inhabited -------- tens of thieves
A. with B. for C. by D. for
3. god has bestowed -------- me many graces
A. on B. for C. to D. about
4. make a comment ---------- this tensence!
A. to B. in C. on D. about
5. He's very weathly man; a few hundred pounds is nothing ------ him
A. with B. about C. for D. to
6. she does not show much affection...... him
A. with B. in C. for D. to
7. The clerk ......... that counter said those purses were ..... sale
A. in/for B. at/on C. at/in D. on/on
8. someone broke into the shop and make ........... with several TVs and videos
A. of B. up C. out D. off
9. old people like to descant ....... past memoris
A. in B. with C. on D for
10. you should complu ......... the school rulers
A. to B. about C. with D. in