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1. Read through the text. Then use the words in capital letters below it to form a word that fits each space.
Like all (0) inventors, Elias Howe had sudden '' flashes of (1) inspiration''. His strange dream is just one example of (2) psychological processes that are still beyond our (3) understanding . This is why there is so much (4) disagreements about dreams and what that really are. Dreams have no (5) meaning at the time we have then. Our (6) interpretation of dreams happens after they are over. Some (7) scientists think that our dreams are partly the (8) products of our unconscious minds. Our memory of the dream my be (9) completely different from the dream we (10) actually had.
0. invent 1. inspire 2. psychology 3. understand 4. disagree 5. mean 6. interpret 7. science 8. produce 9. complete 10. actual
2. Rewrite the second sentence in each pair. Use no more thann five words including the word in bold. Do not change this word.
1.'' I'm very busy'', Tom said to Joe. ( told)
Tom told Joe that he was very busy.
2. ''Would you mind coming to my office?'' Tom said to his partner. (asked).
Tom asked if his partner could come to his office.
3. '' Yes, I have a little money in Switzerland.'' , he said. ( admitted)
Tom admitted having a little money in Switzerland.
3. Complete the sentence below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Last night I (have) had a very strange dream. In this dream, I was in a restaurant. I ( sit) sat alone and (read) read a book. Suddenly I (look) looked up and (see) saw a man (stare) staring at me. I (look) looked around and (see) saw a lot of other people (sit) sitting at tables near him. They (laugh) laughed and (smile) smiled about something. The waiter (come) came over to me. He (begin) began to smile. I (ask) asked him why he (smile) smiled . The other people (begin) began to laugh even louder. The waiter (point) pointed to my legs. Then I (understand) understood why everybody (laugh) laughed . I (not wear) didn't wear any trousers.
V. Use the words given in capital to form a word that fits in the gap in the sentences.
1. You can save energy and money and increase your comfort by properly maintaining and upgrading your equipment .EQUIP
2. She gave the child a handful of sweets. HAND
3. This word is very difficult to say. I always mispronounce it. PRONUNCIATION
4. She divorced him because of his unkindness to the children. KIND
5. The Internet is not only time- consuming and costly but also dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. CONSUME
6. In Western countries, electricity, gas and water are necessities. NECESSITY
7. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find a job nowadays. INCREASE
8. She upset him with a tactless remark about his big nose. TACT
9. Thousands of people are living in misery after the earthquake. MISERABLE
10. He became more and more anxious as time went by. ANXIETY
VI. Identify one mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
Example: Q: My father asked me what I think of the film.
A: think --> thought
1. It is important that cancer is => should be diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assur e a successful cure.
2. The progress made in space travel for => sincethe early 1960s is remarkable.
3. On her mother’s birthday, Lan did => made a beautiful cake to celebrate.
4. One of the best collection => collections of paintings can be found in that famous museum of arts.
5. Hot => Heat in the summer causes a lot of problems for people who live in this part of the country
6. The most => more calories a person eats, the less likely he is to lose weight.
7. The threat of being dismissed do => does not worry me any more because I have started my own business.
8. I expect it will rain again when we are on holiday this year, but at least we are properly prepared about => for it this time.
9. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push => pushing a few buttons.
10. Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those => that of other liquids.
PART IV. READING
VII. Read the following passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word to complete it.
Children are (1) brought up with love and (2) care in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. They enjoy every (3) opportunity to get a good education and to acquire a useful trade. Our country is now (4) on its way to Socialist construction. We need people with fully-developed (5) physical and mental abilities. It is for this reason (6) that labour training is introduced in all Vietnamese schools. The develo pment of good working habits (7) in our children will undoubtedly help them (8) enter life as useful members of a socialist society. (9) Therefore, while still at school, they learn a useful trade and upon graduation they may effectively work in (10) industry and agriculture.
Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
- It is crucial that Dido (stop)should stop using Quang Ha.
- I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer)doesn't answer,I think he must(go) have gone out
- I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have)were having a party.
- The man who (rescue)were rescured had been in the sea for ten hours.
- A great deal of time (be) is spent for his exercise.
- We want (pay)to be paid better wages.
- People are always (blame)blaming their circumstances for what they are.
- You (stop)will be stopped by a policeman if you (try) try to cross the road now.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.
The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the....REFUSAL.....(1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of.....COMMUNICATION....(2-communicate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise...POLLUTION.....(3 - pollute). Every evening, the......THOUGHTLESS...(4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the NEIGHBORHOOD (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what...ACTION...(6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any....SUGGESTIONS.....(7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them.....POLITELY....(8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be...SUCCESSFUL...(9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the.....ADVICE.....(10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable wordWhen you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A....PLACE....(1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of.....THESE.....(2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have....MORE....(3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out...WHICH.(4) meaning is appropriate.
Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on.....TWO...(5) things. First, it depends on the words and...SENTENCES...(6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues...SECONDLY...(7), the meaning depends on how the word is...USED..(8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb,..AN.....(9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will...HELP..(10) you discover the word's precise meaning.
Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.
1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?
a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.
b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.
c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
d. All rich people bought books.
2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?
a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.
b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.
c. Because books were dear and magical.
d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.
3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?
a. They were only for intelligent people.
b. They were too expensive to buy.
c. They were large and expensive at first.
d. Only people who could use them buy them.
4. What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?
a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers
b. A lot of computers are sold
c. Even children can use a computer
d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.
Question 6: Do as directed
1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job, too.
(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)
MY FRIEND NOT ONLY HAD EXCELLENT IDEAS BUT HE ALSO DID A GOOD JOB
2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.
NEITHER HIS EXPLANATION NOR THE EXAMPLES HE GIVE ARE CLEAR(join into one sentence, using: neither...............nor)
3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)
THE PRICE OF GOLS IS SAID TO BE GOING UP
4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?"(change into Reported speech)
HE ASKED ME When I WOULD give THAT book back to HIM
5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago.(Use the ordinary word order)
PEOPLE SELDOM TRAVELLED far from home years ago
6. He was given a gift. So were you.(Join into one sentence, using "as well")
HE AS WELL YOU WAS GIVEN A GIFT
7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"
No matter how intelligent you MAY BE, you should be careful about this
8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.(Combine into one sentence)
He was very proud of MAKING A GREAT DISCOVERY
9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)
LAN HAD DIFFICULTY IN ACCEPTING THE SITUATION
10. The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.
(Combine with: Thanks to...........which............)
THANKS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY WHICH The farmers had applied in their fields, The output of rice was raised.
I )
1. though we live in different districts, we always ______ with each other once every three months
A. keep in touch B. correspond C. write D. go
2 Ha is sad ______ she gets high marks
A. because B. in spite of C. though D. so
3 _______ the environment is one of main problems of our government nowadays.
A. saving B. celebrating C. warning D. protecting
4 Have your ever seen a _____?
A. earhquake B. tornadoes C. UFO D. volcanoes
5 We use to have ______ shout the latest new long time ago
A. pigeons B. letters C. criers D. students
6 Katewinslet: "Let me congratulate you on your nomination for an Oscar."
LepnardoDicaprio: "________"
A. that's right. B. that's a good idea C. well done D. it's nice of yoou to say so
7.The storm came whe farmers _____ in the field
A. were working B. has worked C. worked D. are working
8. Well done! what a nice painting!
A. it's nice of you to say so B. It's easy C. I don't thik so D. yes, not bad
9 Children can't get to sleep on christmas eve because they are too ______
A. excited B. bored C. interested D. worried
10 ________ is a person who installs and repairs water pipes
A. electrician B. carpenter C. locksmith D. plumber
11. ____ being afraid of going out alone at night, she decided she had to find out where he'd gone
A. however B. because C. although D. in spite of
II) chọn true hoặc false và khoan tròn (a,b,c,d)
a) Vietnam's Lunar New Year is offically know as Tet. It begins between january twenty-first and february nineteeth. The exact date changes from year to year. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people belive that what they act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible. Vietnamese people believe that the first person through the door on New Year's Day brings either good or bad luck. Children receive lucky money as they do in other countries.
1. Tet occurs in late january or early countries ____T_____
2. There are two weeks for lunar new year. ___F__
3. people shold not argue with each other at Tet ____T___
4. the first visitor on new year's day may bring good orbad luck ____T__
5 What is the main idea of the text? It's about _____
A. one of the most important celebrations in Viet Nam
B. one of the first important people in Viet Nam
C. the first person brings either good or bad luck
D. the first visitor on new year's day may bring good orbad luck
6. The word They in line 6 to _____
A. lunar new year B. Vietnamese people C. children D. lucky money
b) Email is a short word for electronic mail. You create text and them over a network of computers. The first email go back to the 1960s. The invention has greatly changed our lives and emails have become a popular means of communication.
Emails offer users a lot of advantages. First of all, they are really easy to use. You can organize your daily correspondence, send and receive electronic mesagges and save them on computers. Second, emails are also very fast tehy are delivered at once around the world. It is believed that no other form of written communication is as fast as an email. Last but not least, emails do not use paper. They are environmentally friendly, which helps save a lot of trees from being cut down. So you find emails really useful? Have you ever sent or received an email? Send one to your best friend and wait for nice things to come.
1) sending emails can save more paper ___T_
2) The first emails can were sent about 20 years from now _F____
3) computer are very popular nowadays ___NG__
4) sending an eamil is not difficult __T___
5) The word offer in line 5 can be understood as
a) send b) take c) give d) make
III)
a) Sơn Đoòng Cave was found by a local man (19) ______ Hồ Khanh in 1991. The whistling sound of wind and roar of a rushing stream in the cave heard through the (20) ______ as well as the step descent prevented the local people (21)______ entering the cave. Only in 2009 did the cave become (22) ______ known after a group of scientist from the British Cave Research Association, (23) ________ a survey in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng from 10 (24) ______ 14 april 2009
1. A) called B) missed C) ran D)named
2. A) entrance B) way C) exit D) roof
3. A) with B) from C) for D) along
4 A) nationwide B) nationlly C) internationlly D) locally
5. A) made B) conducted C) consumed D) distinguished
6. A) at B) on C) in D) to
b) Your mom said you are starting to think about your future career. (1) ______ do you want to be when you leave school? Maybe you want to be like me and start your own business! When I was young, I thought “I really (2) _____ to start my own business (3) _____ that I can work with lots of interesting people”. I know you’d like to be a basketball player. If I (4) ____ you, I wouldn’t be a basketball player. You might not work very much because there aren’t many jovs available. But I think you’d make a great businessman. You’re really (5) _____ at math and love meeting new people. And I think you can (6) _____ a lot of money.
Write me back and tell me your plans,
Uncle joe
1. A) when B) how C) what D) why
2. A) want B) got C) do D) make
3. A) so B) too C) and D) because
4. A) am B) will C) would D) were
5. A) best B) good C) better D) bad
6. A) to earn B) earning C) earns D) earn
IV)
1. Is military service __compulsory__ in this country? (compel)
2. These people became homeless after a ___tropical__ storm (tropical)
3. They live __peacefully__ in small village (peace)
4. Women are still struggling for true _____equality___ with men (equal)
5. He __behaved___ as if nothing had happened (haviour)
6. He appeared __relaxed___ and confident before the match (relax)
7. She speaks German ____fluently___ (fluency)
8. There were over 500 __appliants__ for the job (apply)
9. It really __annoys__ me when people forget to say thank you (annoyance)
10. The Taj Mahal is a __magnificent___ building ( magnificence)
V)
1. on special occasions/Vietnamese women/usually wear/ao dai/nowadays
->.....................Vietnam women usually wear ao dai on special occasions nowadays.
...................................................................................
2. speaking contest/Hoa/in the English/the first prize/has just won/
->...........................Hoa has just won the first prize in the speaking contest................................................................................
3. suggest/to school/by/Her father/go/she/that/bike
->.......................Her father suggests that she go to school by bike.
.......................................................................................
4. the benefits/can/in/nobody/of/our/life/deny/the internet/
->..............Nobody can deny the benefits of the Internet in our life.
................................................................................................
VI)
1. Despite having difficulties, I never lose heart
-> Though I ......................have difficulties, I never lose heart.................................
2) The last time they played tennis was two years ago.
-> They haven’t ...............played tennis for 2 years..................................
3) He walked to school in about fifteen minutes.
-> It took ..............him 15 minutes to walk to school...............................................
4) Carol had a headache, but she still read until late.
Despite having a headache, Carol still read until late.
5) this is time.I’ve ever been here
->I have...........never been here before..........................................................
6) His words impressed the children deeply
->His words made..........a deep impression on the children...............................
Question 2 (10 points). Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write it in ‘Your answers’ part. Number 0 and 00 have been done for you.
WHY AM I LEARNING ENGLISH?
0. English is the most widely spoken language in the world ..........√.............
00.today. It is a quite amazing how the use of English language has ..........a...........
1. become so widespread. The English is not as easy as Esperanto, .........The.............
2. which was especially written for to be as easy as possible ............not.........
3. for people to learn, and yet Esperanto is spoken by very ...........√..........
4. few people around the world. For many people, English is not as ............more...........
5. more beautiful a language as French but it seems too late for ............such..............
6. French to catch up with English as an international language. ............√.............
7. German is the a useful language if you are in business ..........so...............
8. in Europe but it is not half as easy to learn so as English, ............been..........
9. and people say it doesn't sound as if pleasant as English. .........√............
10. English has been become so important that it is becoming the more ..........as...............
and more essential to know it if you want to get a good job
Question 2 (10 points). Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write it in ‘Your answers’ part. Number 0 and 00 have been done for you. Chỉ rỗ chỗ sai rồi sửa hộ mình
WHY AM I LEARNING ENGLISH?
0. English is the most widely spoken language in the world ..........√.............
00.today. It is a quite amazing how the use of English language has ..........a...........
1. become so widespread. The English is not as easy as Esperanto, ........The..............
2. which was especially written for to be as easy as possible .......for..............
3. for people to learn, and yet Esperanto is spoken by very .........√............
4. few people around the world. For many people, English is not as .........√..............
5. more beautiful a language as French but it seems too late for .........more.................
6. French to catch up with English as an international language. .........√.................
7. German is the a useful language if you are in business .........the................
8. in Europe but it is not half as easy to learn so as English, .........so.............
9. and people say it doesn't sound as if pleasant as English. .......if..............
10. English has been become so important that it is becoming the more ........been.................
and more essential to know it if you want to get a good job.
Lần sau chia nhỏ ra mà hỏi nhé!
III. WRITING: (2,0pts)
Part 1: Read the first sentence, and then complete the second setence with the same meaning. (1,0pt)
1. Doing regular exercise often helps improve your attitude to life. (DO)
® Many _____________ a time does regular exercise do wonders for your outlook _________ on life.
2. I suppose she finally gave way to demands for an interview with the tabloid press. (CONSENTED)
® I dare ___ say she finally consented with being interviewed ______ by the tabloid press.
3. Due to his repentance of the sins, as it were, he will not be executed. (OWING)
® His immunity ___ from execution was somewhat owing to his remorse___________ over the sins.
4. He needs to obtain the tuition exemption; otherwise he will be forced to leave. (GOES)
® Unless exempted _____ from the tuition, out he goes on his________________ ear.
5. Although the office received a flood of complaints, it managed to achieve positive outcomes. (BROUGHT)
® The office, deluged ____ as it was with complaints, brought off leaving to stone___ unturned.
6. They designed the stadium to make hooliganism impossible. (SUCH)
® The stadium__ was designed in such a way as to stamp_________ out hooliganism.
7. The new manager needs more time to finish his incomplete work, so he assigns the team to recruit more staff before they take over KFC. (HELM)
® Pending _____ the take over of KFC, the new manager at whose helm the team recruits more staff, needs to catch up___ on his backlogs.
8. We resorted to supporting for clearing the man’s name since the public so strongly protested against the judge’s statement. (CLAMOURED)
® We might _______________ as well have clamoured to clear the man's name, so great was the PUBLIC OUTCRY___ at the judge’s statement.
9. If he only continued to play the main role when the proposal was drafted. (INSTRUMENTAL)
® Long ________ was instrumental in the drafting____ of the proposal.
write a new sentence as similar as possible
1. i'm hoping to go skiing at Chrismas. (hopefully)
Hopefully, i will be going skiing at Christmas.
2. i don't think his reasons for being nice to me are sincere. (sceptical)
I'm sceptical about his reasons for being nice to me.
3. think about the good things! you're young and healthy and will have plenty more opportunities. (bright)
look on the bright side ! you 're young and healthy and will have plenty more opportunities.
4. do you think that your chances of getting promotion are good? (optimistic)
Are you optimistic about our chances of getting promotion?
5. i don't quite understand the meaning of his word.(sure)
i am not quite sure of the meaning of this word.
6. all i can do is cross by fingers and be optimistic.(best)
all i can do is cross my fingers and hope for the best.
7. i expect he'll be late, as usual. (doubt)
no dout he will be late, as usual.
8. i can only see bad things happening in the future.(pessimistic)
i am pessimistic about the future.
9. i wasn't sure about him at first, but now he seems very good at his job. (reservations)
i had my reservations anout him at first, but now he seems very good at his job.