I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others'.
1. A. finger B. lip C. light D. thin
2. A. bean B.pea C. meat D. heavy
3. A. desert B. meter C. tent D. never
4. A. mother B. brother C. doctor D. come
5. A. gourmet B. best C. let D. chest
II.Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. The children _____ TV while their mum was preparing the dinner.
A were watching B. watched C. have watched D. watch
2.My brother wants to learn how to play___ violin.
A Ø B . a C. the D. an
3. The crossword was _______ difficult for me to complete.
A. much B. enough C. too D. more
4. He's ________helpful receptionist I've ever met.
A. least B. less C. little D. the least
5. She cut the cake______ a knife.
A. by B. with C. from D. of
6. Linh and Trang __to live next door to each other at one time.
A. have used B. used C. were used D. use
7. Susan__visits her grandmother every Wednesday.
A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. ever
8. The Mississippi is __ kilometres long.
A. six thousand, two hundred, sixty-two
B. six thousands, two hundreds and sixty-two
C. six thousand and two hundred and sixty-two
D. six thousand, two hundred and sixty-two
9. Why / not / we / go / train /? //
A. Why not we go on train? B. Why doesn't we go by train?
C. Why don't we go on train? D. Why don't we go by train?
10. David: “What do you want for lunch?" Nana : “I think I _______ hamburger .”
A.am going to have B. am having C.have D. will have
11. This film is based ______ a true story.
A.in B.at C.on D. to
12.She’s _______ a good teacher.
A. pretty B.quite C.fairly D.very
13. My dad ______ go on a diet because he ______ a lot weight recently.
A.have to – gain B.has to – gains
C. has had to – gains D. has to – has gained
14. They work very hard ___ get a good job.
C. because D.as soon as D.if D. in order to
15. Tết can also be called ____
A. The Lunar year
B. The lunar New Year
C. The New Lunar Year
D. Lunar’s New Year
III. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1.The better (A) you are at (B) English, more chance (C) you have to get (D)employed by international organizations.
2. Willie hasn't (A) completed the assignment (B) yet, and (C) Mary hasn't too (D).
3. There are (A) differerences and similarities (B) between Vietnamese (C) and American culture (D).
4. My father used to giving (A) me some (B) good advice (C) whenever I had a problem (D).
5. You should (A) regularly (B) do morning exercises (C) if you want good health (D).
IV. Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the bkanks.
Dear Noah,
We're having a great (1) ___in San Francisco. On our first day, we rented bikes and (2) ___ around the city for hours. We (3) ____ the Golden Gate Bridge by bike. The view was amazing! By evening, we were really tired (4) _____ there are lots of hills in San Francisco! (5) ___ we visited Alcatraz, the famous prison on an island. It was really interesting.
We're going to a football match (6) ___evening. The 49ers (7) ______ Giants. I (8) ___ know much about American Football,but it’s exciting to watch. Tomorrow, we are (9) ____ to China. We’re flying home to the UK (10) _ Friday.
(adapted from Solutions 2nd Edition Elementary Workbook)
1. A. fun B. holidays C. time D. days
2. A. cycled B. walked C. visited D. explored
3. A. arrived B. were C. cycled D. crossed
4. A. because B. and C. but D.too
5. A. Now B. Soon C. tomorrow D. today
6. A. this B. an C. in D.today
7. A. play B. are playing C. played D. is playing
8. A. am not B. don't C. played D.is playing
9. A. visiting B. exploring C. arriving D. going
10. .A. in B. to C. on D.at
1A 2D 3B 4C 5C 6D 7A 8D 9D 10A