Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. shut B. put C. cut D. such
2. A. the B. there C. think D. this
3. A. books B. clubs C. hats D. stamps
4. A. paper B. happy C. passage D. handbag
5. A. flood B. moon C. food D. soon
Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.
6. The children felt__________when their mother was coming back home.
A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D. exciting
7. He laughed__________when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
8. If I__________free, I’ll come to see you.
A. am B. was C. will be D. have been
9. What would you do if you__________me?
A. are B. have been C. were D. will be
10. She felt tired. __________, she had to finish her homework.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. Although
11. I suggest__________a picnic on the weekend.
A. to have B. having C. had D. have
12. You__________better if you took this medicine.
A. will feel B. feel C. felt D. would feel
13. Lan and her family had a__________to their home village.
A. two-days trip B. day-two trip C. two-day trip D. day trips
14. A country which exports a lot of rice is called a(n)__________country.
A. rice-export B. exporting-rice C. export-rice D. rice-exporting
15. He__________to Ha Noi ten days ago.
A. has gone B. went C. was going D. goes
16. When my father was young, he__________get up early to do the gardening.
A. was used to B. use to C. got used to D. used to
17. __________I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.
A. Before B. When C. While D. After
18. The boy__________eyes are brown is my friend.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. which
19. The teacher told his students__________laughing.
A. stop B. stopping C. to stop D. stopped
20. I don’t have a computer. I wish I__________a new one.
A. have B. have had C. had D. will have
Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.
21. At the moment I am spending my weekend go to camping with my friends.
A B C D
22. My father asked me to pay much attention to English next year.
A B C D
23. When she came to my house I lied in bed listening to music.
A B C D
24. I think I prefer country life more than city life.
A B C D
25. Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’clock last night?
A B C D
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30.
Jeans are very popular with (26)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (27)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in genoa was (28)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a saleman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (29)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (30)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
26. A. rich B. old C. young D. poor
27. A. start B. starts C. was starting D. started
28. A. call B. calls C. calling D. called
29. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
30. A. workers B. drivers C. cowboys D. farmers
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31 – 35.
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer.Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year.
Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.
We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?
31. The number one cancer among men is____________.
A. tongue cancer B. throat cancer C. lung cancer D. mouth cancer
32. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.
A. drinking B. overeating C. breathing D. smoking
33. Every year, smoking causes about one million____________.
A. cancer patients B. killing diseases C. early deaths D. injured men
34. The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.
A. cancer B. smoke C. air D. breath
35. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live in the city B. People who live with smokers.
C. People who live with non-smokers. D. People who live in the country.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
36. It’s 3 years since I last saw Nam.
– I haven’t_______________________________________________________________________.
37. “Don’t make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol
– Carol told Peter__________________________________________________________________.
38. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
– It’s____________________________________________________________________________.
39. “You should turn off the lights before going out”. Mrs. Hoa said.
– Mrs. Hoa suggested_______________________________________________________________.
40. Why don’t you plant some trees around your house to get more fresh air?
– How about__________________________________________________________________
37
The number one cancer among men is ________.
A. lung cancer
B. tongue cancer
C. throat cancer
D. mouth cancer
38
The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is ________.
A. breathing
B. smoking
C. drinking
D. overeating
39
Every year, smoking causes about one million ________.
A. injured men
B. killing diseases
C. cancer patients
D. early deaths
40
The word “it” in the passage refers to _________.
A. breath
B. smoke
C. air
D. cancer
41
Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live with smokers.
B. People who live with non-smokers.
C. People who live in the city
D. People who live in the country.
1A
2B
3D
4B
5B