II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one

1. She asked John how he liked her new dress.

-> “How. “
2. Somebody repaired her car yesterday .

->She
3. I’ve never met a more intelligent man than him.

->He is
4. Everyday I spend two hours learning English

-> Everyday It takes

->This clock.

6. Veronica remembered and so did Dorothy.
 Veronica didn't
7. I can't afford to buy this house.
 The house
8. She started learning English 10 years ago.
 She has
9. I haven't seen that man here before.
 This
10. Katherine is the only real friend that Dolly has.
 Except
11. In spite of all our efforts, we failed.
 Although
12. Paul left the room without saying a word.
 Paul didn't
13.He really likes cars.
 He's crazy
14. People said that he had done his test quite well.
 He was...

15.You’re the best tennis player in the club.

37. 
    Fruits’ festival in Suoi Tien park is a very _______________ activity. (joy)
    
38. 
    Tet is the most important ________________ in Viet Nam. (celebrate)
    
39. 
    They are working ________________, so we are _____________. (effect / satisfy)
    
40. 
    Libraries are helpful in ________________ children’s love for books. (develop)
    
41. 
    We felt ________________ in the show. (interset)
    
42. 
    It is cheap. It’s _______________ (expensive)
    
43. 
    The ________________ between this computer and the others is good. (interact)
    
44. 
    _______________ TV is available now. (interact)
    
45. 
    The ________________ of TV is always fast. (develop)
    
46. 
    This river is extremely _______________. (pollute)
    

1: She asked me how did I go to school the previous day.

2: If you come here on time, I have waited for you.

3: The taxi driver told me that he would take me to this hotel.

4: I am looking forward to hear from you for the information.

5: My father said that he will leave Ha Noi the next day.

6: This work have to be completed by the students before the break.

7: We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours.

8: The final exam will be held in May 5^th, 2007.

9: Everyone felt hungry and tired but they sat down and took a rest.

10: Many people went to that place having a rest after a hard working week.
V. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
No writer in American literature is (1) _________or more loved than Samuel Longhorn Clements. (2) _________ in Missouri in 1835, he grew (3) _________ on the bank of the Mississippi river and later adopted the (4) _________ Mark Twain. The (5) _________ environment inspired the two novels (6) made him famous.: "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" ":Life on the Mississippi", told of his adventures on the river (7) _________ of that period.

Mark Twain's life as a writer started during the Civil War. At that time he (8) _________ as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. (9) _________ short story "The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was an immediate (10) _________ and his new career began.

1. A. more fame B. famous C. more famous D. fame

2. A. was born B. born C. is born D. be born

3. A. up B. of C. to D. with

4. A. pen name B. surname C. name D. real name

5. A. village B. city C. river D. town

6. A. where B. who C. whose D. which

7. A. ships B. trains C. boats D. planes

8. A. works B. worked C. is working D .was working

9. A. one's B. their C. his D. our

10. A. success B. successful C. succeed D. succeeding

a. Bi let Ba keep the kitten.

 Bi allowed……………….…………………………..………………………..

b. The teacher didn’t let the class leave before 4:30.

 The teacher………………………………………………………………………..……..

c. The police let the people enter the bank.

 The police………………………………………………………………………..……………

d. Our parents let us do what we think we should.

 Our parents…………………………………………………………………………..……..

e. The boss disn’t let her have a day off.

 The boss…………………….…………………………………………………..……………..

f. The national laws allow us to do private businesses.

 The national laws………………….…………………………………………………..…

g. Thay don’t allow outsiders to attend their meeting.

 They don’t……………………………………………………………………………..….

h. Thay don’t allow the students to smoke in class.

 They don’t ………………………………………………………..……………………..….

i. She will allow her son to engage in social activities.

 She will……………………………………………….…………………………..….

j. The weather didn’t allow people to celebrate the ceremony in the open air.

 The weather didn’t…………………………………………………………………..….


TEST 25

I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. three B. with C. father D. there

2. A. meat B. break C. steak D. great

3. A. clown B. south C. southern D. plough

4. A. method B. death C. think D. those

5. A. nature B. natural C. explain D. nation

6. A. kitchen B. torch C. mechanic D. church

7. A. ocean B. beach C. clean D. reason

8. A. climb B. surburb C. comb D. doubt

9. A. treasure B. reasure C. measure D. pleasure

10. A. feature B. reason C. season D. pleasant

II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.

1.  A. appliance   B. activity   C. adventure   D. average

2.  A. chemical   B. effective   C. experience   D. biology

3.  A. primary   B. satisfy   C. variety   D. remedy

4.  A. compulsory  B. population   C. occasionally  D. immediate

5.  A. favorite   B. government  C. influence   D. identify

1.How about ______ lunch with us on Sunday ?

A.to have B.have C.have had D.having

2.I suggest ______ A shortcut through the park .It’ll take much less time

A.to take B.take C. taking D.is taking

3.If you don’t pay the bill within two week , electricity will be _________..

A.turn off . B.come off C.cut off D.take off

4.We are leaving Hue for Ho Chi Minh city ______ 4 o’clock this affternoon .

A.in B.from C.to D.at

5. We’re very worried ______ spending lots of money on energy in our home .

A.about B.with C.to D.on

6.The villagers are interested in ______ Natural resources but they don’t know how to do so

A.to conserve B.conserve C.conserving D.conserved

7.The girl was not pretty but she sang ______.

A.beauty B.more beautiful C.beautiful D.beautifully

8.Check the faucets for dripping water ______ you will have to pay an enormous water bill.

A.although B.or C.because D.however

9.If we ______ wasting water , there will be shortage of fresh water in a few decades .

A.turn on B.turn off C.go on D.look for

10. You should ______ all the lights before going out .

A. turn on B.turn off C.turn up D.turn out

11.Many women nowadays are fond of ______ football.

A.playing B.to play C.play D.played

12.The doctor suggested that the secretary _________..at least three days off work .

A. to have B.having C.should have D.have

13.My brother was ______ as the most effective activist in the school charity programme .

A.said B.nominated C.invited D.appointed

14.I’m going to tell you something important , so please listen ______.

A.care B.careful C.carelessly D.carefully

15.If it ______ this evening , I won’t go out .

A.rain B.rains C.raining D.rained

16.Ba ate a lot of food _________..he wasn’t very hungry .

A.but B.and C.though D.because

17.Mrs. Yen forgot to __________________.the faucet when she left for work .

A .turn on B.turn off C.look for D. look after .

18.I ’d love to play volleyball _________…I have to complete an assignment .

A.and B.so C.but D.because

19.What about …..fishing with me this morning ?

A.go B.goes C.to go D.going

20_________ we go on littering , the environment will become seriously polluted .

A. And B.But C.So D.If

21.She is tired _________she stayed up late watching TV .

A.as B.but C.so D.and

22.Tuan sighed …..when he heard that he failed the test .

A .sad B.sadly C.more sad D.sadlier

23.They couldn’t send the parcel…..the post office closed on the national holiday .

A.because B.although C. so D. or

24. When he was in university, he wasted much time _________ by Internet.

A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatted

25. He denied ________the shop.

A. breaking into C. break into C. breaking on D. to break into

26. She suggested __________ for a swim.

A. going B. go C. to go D gone

27. You don’t know French, __________?

A. does you B. don’t you C. do you D. didn’t you

28. I don’t ________ the action films. I prefer documentaries.

A. likes watching B. like watching C. hardly to watch D. hardly watching

29. _________ we were tired, we sat down beside the stream.

A. Because of B. As C. If D. And

30. Tom doesn’t have to go to lecture, __________?

A. does Tom B. did he C. doesn’t Tom D. does he

31. He finished _________ and sat down.

A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. spoken

32. I’ll write in Spanish finished _________ understand English.

A. because he don’t B. because he doesn’t

C. because of he doesn’t D. because of he don’t)

33. Sue _______.She never seems to stop.

A. work continuously B. works continuously

C. works continuous D. continuously works

34. She ___________ when she heard the news.

A. can’t help crying B. can’t helped crying

A. couldn’t help cry D. couldn’t help crying

35. The children _________ surprised, were they?

A. weren’t B. was C. haven’t been D. hasn’t been

36. Did you go to Jane’s party last night? Of course, I did. But now I regret _______ there.

A. go B. gone C. going D. went

37. _______ the meat was cooked, I took it out of the oven.

A. Because of B. Because C. If D. And

38. He looked me _______ when I interrupted him.

A. angry B. angrily C. hungry D. thirsty

39. It’s essential that ________ here on time.

A. you are B. you is C. you were D. you be

40. Bill puts money in the bank, ________?

A. didn’t he B. did he C. doesn’t he D. does he

41. I’m leaving next week. And I think I’ll never forget ________ with you.

A. worked B. work C. to work D. working

42. He _______ to find a job, but he had no luck.

A. tried hard B. hardly tried C. tried hardly D. try hardly

43. It is necessary that the mother __________ by breast milk.

A. feed her baby up C. feeds her baby up

A. bed her baby up D. feeds up her baby

44. Maria is studying laws, _________?

A. isn’t Maria B. is Maria C. isn’t she D. wasn’t she

45. Would you mind ________ your pet snake somewhere else?

A. put B. putting C. to put D. puts

46. ________ the manager is out today, I’ll sign the letter.

A. Because B. If C. Because of D. But

47. My leg was hurting me. I ________ walk.

A. could hardly B. can hardly C. could hard D. can hard

48. The driver was ________.

A. serious injured B. injure seriously C. seriously injured D. injured seriously

49. You haven’t written to her_________, have you?

A. recently B. never C. late D. recent

50. The boy likes ________ games but hates ___________ his lessons.

A. play / study B. playing / study C. play / studying D. playing / studying

IV. Fill in each blank of the following passage with one suitable word.

Air pollution can (1) _______ people ill. Consequently, some countries (2) _______ laws to control the quality of smoke (3) _______ the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the body (4) _______ harming the lungs. Leads should not (5) _______ used in petrol because it is bad for children’s (6) _______ and make them clumsy in using (7) _______ hands. Poisonous gas from lead collects in those parts of cities where (8) _______ are tall buildings. Pollution can also have (9) _______ influence on the earth’s climate. The (10) _______ may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad floods.

Everyday on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many problems in the world, for example, pollution problems.

Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped any where, even in the city where many people are living. The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and factory wastes that the fish are dying. This pollution is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people who eat fish.

Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing more difficult everyday. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live.

1. We hear, see and read about problems in the world _________

A. once a week B. every day C. every week D. every year

2. What causes the air pollution ?

A. fumes from vehicles. B. poisonous gases from factories.

C. waste from everywhere D. all are correct

3. The sea has become polluted because of _________

A. oil spills B. factories wastes

C. smoke from factories D. a and b are correct

4. In order to make the world a better place to live, we _________

A. should not prevent pollution B. should find a good solution.

C. should kill the fish. D. None is correct.

V. Give correct formation of these words

1. The air in the city is ___________ (pollute)

2. Please listen to the lecture ____________ (care)

3. An accident happened because of driving ____________ (care)

4. He was ____________ (disappoint) that they were not coming.

5. Air and water _____________ (pollute) can make people fall ill.

6. Plastic bags will cause _____________ (pollute).

7. Mr Brown is one of the ___________ (conserve)

8. We should make our world _____________ (pollute)

9. I’m ____________ (disappoint) that you didn’t do your homework.

10. Listen me ___________ (care) you can solve the problem.

VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentence needs correcting

1. I look forward to hear from my mother in Singapore.

2. Let’s practice listening to English programs in the radio .

3. Ancient people thought that the earth is square but actually it is round .

4. Jim said that he was playing the piano in the hall now .

5. What about play tennis in stead of going to the cinema ?

6. After finish their homework , they took a long bath and went to bed .

7. Both teenagers and adults feel like help poor people, don’t they?

8. She fed up about living in remote areas without electricity.

9. When our parents are sick , we took turn to look after them carefully.

10. The police ordered the man don’t remove his hands from the steering wheel.

VII. Rewrite these sentences by using “because”.

1. He couldn’t meet you because of being busy.

2. She went to bed early because of her sickness.

3. We spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather.

4. I can’t play volleyball because of my height.

5. We can’t swim in this part of the river because of highly polluted water

1. She can’t work hard because she is very old.

2, He likes her because of she is very beautiful.

3. he broke the vase because he was careless.

4. He left school because his life was hard.

5. I went to bed early because I feel tired.

1. A. forest B. pollute C. foreign D. honest

2. A. pretty B. setting C. petty D. well

3. A. stone B. zone C. none D. phone

4. A. switch B. catch C. match D. stomach

5. A. occupy B. puppy C. study D. ready

6. A. name B. natural C. nation D. native

7. A. about B. count C. wounded D. shout

8. A. organization B. cooperation C. dictation D. capital

9. A. suit B. build C. guilty D. guitar

10. A. confuse B. pollute C. nuclear D. reduce

II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.

1. A. inspiration B. collection C. reputation D. limitation

2. A. letter B. happy C. today D. lovely

3. A. addition B. probable C. nature D. example

4. A. answer B. revision C. subject D. cheerful

5. A. reduce B. empty C. factory D. glassware

1. I’ve given your old jacket away _________ it was too tight for you.

A. because of B. if C. because D. and

2. Our holiday was too short. The time _________.

A. passed quick B. quick passed C. passed quickly D. quickly passes

3. You can’t stop me ________ what I want.

A. doing B. to do C. do D. that I do

4. Help me, _________?

A. will you B. won’t you C. do you D. don’t you

5. I like Cathy. She _________.

A. works very fastly B. works very fast

C. work very fastly D. working very fast

6. I’m absolutely sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _________ it.

A. to lock B. locking C. lock D. locked

7. If you press that button, the alarm _________.

A. will ring B. ring C. ringing D. would ring

8. When I arrived, he was trying ______ it, but there was something wrong with the engine.

A. to start B. stated C. starting D. start

9. Bin ________ a novel, hasn’t he?

A. write B. has written C. wrote D. will write

10. If he likes the house, ________ buy it?

A. would he B. will he C. did he D. does he

11. If he _______ all that, he will be ill.

A. ate B. will eat C. has eaten D. eat

12. It is very important that everybody _________ very carefully.

A. should listen B. to listen C. listens D. will listen

13. If her mother doesn’t drink much wine, she _________ so sick.

A. won’t be B. isn’t C. doesn’t get D. wouldn’t be

14. People find the water dirty_________there are some waste chemicals in it.

A. and B. as C. but D. where

15. _________you smoke too much, you’ll get respiratory problems.

A. If B. Though C. As D. Because

16. If she _________ hard, she will break past records and set new ones.

A. try B. will try C. tries D. tried

17. _________ it is rainy, I walk home with my umbrella.

A. When B. Though C. But D. Because

18. The building was completely collapsed_________ the firefighter came.

A. and B. when C. but D. so

19. _________ it got dark, the students couldn’t find the way out of the forest.

A. As B. And C. When D. Who

20. The children stopped fighting _________ their parents came back home.

A. and B. when C. but D. so

21. Waste chemicals and smoke from vehicles and factories pollute not only the air _________the land and water as well.

A. and B. with C. but D. not

22. If she_________the airport, I’ll get you know.

A. arrives B. arrive C. arrived D. will arrive

23. If people solve the problems of smoke from vehicles and factories , the air ___ pure and fresh.

A. is B. will be C. won’t be D. would be

24. There is more pollution in the city _________ there is more traffic in the streets.

A. and B. because C. because of D. but

25. The kids didn’t go to the movie last night _________ it rained very heavily.

A. and B. but C. as D. now

26. He hit the wall _________he rode carelessly.

A. because B. but C. and D. moreover

27. The bus didn’t stop _________ it was full of passengers.

A. since B. but C. and D. for

28. Children should drink milk _________ it’s good for their health.

A. and B. as C. but D. not

29. The air polluted _________ the factories produce a lot of smoke.

A. and B. however C. since D. but

30. If people _________ public transport, there will be less pollution.

A. use B. will use C. can use D. used

31. If it is raining this evening, I _________

A. will go out B. don’t go out C. won’t go out D. wouldn’t go out

32. Minh’s English is excellent. He speaks _________ .

A. perfectly English B. English perfectly

C. English in perfect way D. English perfect

33. He _________ to find a job but he had no luck.

A. hardly tried B. tried hardly C. hard tried D. tried hard

34. You used to live in Los Angeles, _________?

A. don’t you B. usen’t you C. did you D. didn’t you

35. If the sea water continue to be polluted, many fish specise _________ extinct.

A. became B. will become C. would become D. become

36. We postponed the picnic _________

A. because it rained heavy C. because of the heavily rain

C. because it was raining heavily D. because it was raining heavy

37. Plants _________ if they don’t get sun and water.

A. die B. would die C. won’t die D. are going to die

38. If everybody _________ all the trash in the trash can, the beach will not be so dirty like this.

A. put B. puts C. will be put D. will put

39. If she _________ enough money, she will buy a motorbike for her son.

A. earn B. will earn C. earns D. earned

40. She_________won the scholarship to study abroad.

A. success B. successful C. succeeded D. successfully

41. The air in the countryside is _________ fresh and purer than in the city.

A. actually B. actual C. in actual D. usual

42. People talk about the pollution in the city more _________

A. frequent B. frequently C. frequency D. free

43. The girls_______ decided to collect money for the plan.

A. final B. finally C. daily D. end

44. The country side got _______ dirty after the student’s camping trip.

A. awful B. awfully C. real D. terrible

45. I felt _______ disappointed because of their bad behavior.

A. real B. reality C. really D. realer

46. Hoa’s parents _______ supported our competition.

A. kind B. kindly C. kindness. D. kindless

47. People talk about the pollution in the city more_______.

A. frequent B. frequently C. frequency. D. frequent

48. The air in the countryside is_______ fresher and purer than in the city.

A. actually B. actual C. inactual

49. The students in our school participated _______ in the “Green Sunday” project to keep the city clean and green.

A. immediate B. immediately C. quick.

50. You have to listen to your teacher_______

A. attentive B. attendance C. attentively.