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.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. iconic B. monument C. freedom D. opera
2. A. liberty B. visitor C. symbolize D. tradition
3. A. religious B. forest C. event D. schedule
4. A. nation B. nature C. cartoon D. ancient
5. A. canyon B. ancient C. capital D. Scotland
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
1. A. engineer B. refugee C. trainee D. guarantee
2. A. Japanese B. Vietnamese C. Chinese D. Portuguese
3. A. kangaroo B. committee C. official D. iconic
4. A. interviewee B. absolutely C. interviewer D. wonderful
5. A. symbolize B. amazing C. monument D icon
III. Complete the sentences with the words in the box accent igloo brigade loch cattle monument fence native football symbol
1. The silver fern is national symbol of New Zealand.
2. Mount Rushmore is a national monument carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA.
3. Trung speaks English like a native though he comes from Vietnam.
4. I sometimes thought John’s accent sounded English sometimes American.
5. In Scotland, the word ‘loch’ is used to describe any large, enclosed expanse of water.
6. It took six years to build the rabbit-proof fence in Australia.
7. England is the original home of football because the sport was invented there.
8. Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824.
9. Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world’s largest cattle station with an area of 24,000 km2.
10. An igloo is a type of shelter built of snow by the Inuit, the Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
IV. Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentence
1. Both French and English are official languages in Canada.
2. NSW is the abbreviation of New South Wales, the most populous state in Australia.
3. The Gold Coast is famous for its most iconic theme parks in Australia such as Dreamworld and WhiteWater World.
4. Do you know that the telephone, the television and penicillin are Scottish inventions?
5. Visitors can spend endless days exploring amazing natural beauty of New Zealand.
6. There are different kinds of entertainment provided throughout Disneyland.
7. Scotland is a legendary land and this is noted for its rich and interesting history.
8. We’ll take the early flight from Sydney to Wellington.
9. Niagara Falls, on the border of the USA and Canada, is one of the most spectacular scenery in the world.
10. There are many tourist attractions in London such as British Museum, London Eye and Tower of London. OFFICE ABBREVIATE ICON INVENT END ENTERTAIN LEGEND FLY SPECTACLE ATTRACT
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in present tenses (present simple, present continuous or preset perfect)
1. A koala spends about 18-20 hours sleeping in tree forks.
2. It’s only my first week in Wales, and I have seen so many interesting things already.
3. The number of kiwis in this area is decreasing quickly.
4. The Aborigines have lived in Australia for more than 40,000 years.
5. Most European citizens don't have to apply for a visa to visit Canada.
6. At the moment, thousands of people are gathering in Trafalgar Square, London to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.
7. The kangaroo has become a symbol of Australia since 1773.
8. The bald eagle, an American symbol, doesn't live in any other places besides North America.
9. I think Mr. Viet hasn't been to Northern Ireland yet.
10. The Taylors are not staying in New York now. They moved to San Francisco two months ago.
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II.
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B
III.
1. monument
2. cattle
3. brigade
4. accent
5. loch
6. fence
7. football
8. symbol
9. native
10. igloo
IV.
1. official
2. abbreviation
3. spectacular
4. invention
5. ending
6. iconic
7. legendary
8. flight
9. attractive
10. entertainment
V.
1. spends
2. have seen
3. is decreasing
4. lives
5. don't have
6. are gathering
7. has become
8. doesn't live
9. hasn't been
10. didn't stay