IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English

1. Millions of people have visit Disney World in Orlando, Florida, since it opened.

2. Gertrude Stein, a well-known American novelist, was born in 1874 and has died in 1946.

A B C D

3. At summer camp last year children swam, rode horses, and were playing baseball.

4. Students who did not brought pencils to the test were not allowed to take it.

5. Television was very popular in the United States since the fifties.

6. Inspiring by her example, other zoologists have begun working with apes in the wild.

7. This is the first time I tried to play badminton.

A B C D

8. None of the pictures are the same. They are all very different with each other.

9. The last time we decorated the flat was 5 years ago. The flat wasn’t decorated for five years.

A B C D

10. In the end, the result was quite different with what we expected.

Levi Strauss, a young …1… from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush, thousand of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Levi Strauss came to sell canvas to these …2… . Canvas is heavy fabric. So Levi Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents.

One day Strauss heard a miner …3… that he couldn’t find clothes …4… for the work he was doing. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it …5… pants. These are pants were …6… the miners needed. In on day Strauss sold all the pants he had made.

Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them event better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was called serge de Nimes. The miners liked this fabric. They called it “denime” (from de Nimes) and bought even more pants from Strauss.

However, denim had …7…. Because of this the denim pants did not look interesting and they got dirty easily. To solve these problems, Strauss made the denim blue.

Strauss continued to improve his jeans. Today, the company he started is known around the world. ms, Strauss made the denim blue.

esting and they got dirty easily. to and jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well.

1. A. immigrate B. immigrant C. immigrated D. migrate

2. A. gold mines B. gold mining C. gold miners D. mining gold

3. A. complain B. tell C. ask D. talk

4. A. enough strong B. strong enough C. strength D. strength enough

5. A. from B. for C. into D. to

6. A. that B. what C. which D. No word is needed

7. A. colorful B. colorless C. no color D. color

8. The word “ to improve” means________.

A. to make better B. to find more C. to take care D. to look after

9. The phrase “ around the world” means_________.

A. outside the world B. the world over C. near the world D. worldwide

10. People like jeans because they are__________.

A. practical B. fashionable C. colorful D. A and B

11. 
    They often went swimming in the afternoon.
    

12. 
    He wants to be a doctor.
    

13. 
    We haven’t done our exercises yet.
    

14. 
    My best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow.
    

15. 
    She is typing her assignment.
    

6- The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.

 The paintings ................................................................................................................

7- She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding.

 She hasn’t ............................................................................................................................

8- Computers are used to design new models.

 People .................................................................................................................................

9- When did you start working in that factory ?

 How long..............................................................................................................................

10- It isn’t necessary for students to wear uniforms today.

 Students ............................................................................................................................

VII. Word form:

1. His boss told him off because he had behaved ______________ (responsible)

2. She left school with good ______________ (qualify)

3. She has one of the biggest ______________in Britain (collect)

4. Sorry about the mistakes, I ______________the instructions you gave me . (understand)

5. Some ____________have modernized the Ao Dai by printing lines of poetry on it(design)

6. It is first time for me to watch an ______________ fashion show. (interest)

7. Her performance was greeted with ______________ applause. (loud)

8. My sleeveless sweater is much more ______________ than I expect. (expense)

9. Lines of poetry on ao dai look modern and very ______________ (fashion)

10. She has introduced her earliest fashion collection on the ____________ ao dai in Hue. (tradition)

TEST 7

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. ­

1. A. hack B. habitual C. habit D. hag

2. A. economic B. equal C. ethic D. evening

3. A. chair B. champagne C. children D. church

4. A. depend B. design C. deposit D. desk

5. A. bear B. tear C. heart D. pear

6. A. put B. luck C. subject D. publish

7. A. worry B. sorry C. dog D. doctor

8. A. hoped B. asked C. received D. washed

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

1. A. baggy B. cotton C. design D. fashion

2. A. novel B. poet C. equal D. unique

3. A. sleeveless B. rivalry C. minority D. logical

4. A. encourage B. material C. embroider D. economic

5. A. tunic B. prefer C. symbol D. label

1. For the time being he___________busy___________a new novel.

A. is/ writing B. was to write C. is/ to write D. was/ writing

2. ___________all over the world, English has become the international language.

A. Speaking B. Spoken C. Speak D. Being speaking

3. Mr. Johnson can’t use his office at the moment. It ___________ .

A. is redecorated B. has redecorated

C. is being redecorated D. was redecorated

4. A tree was lying across the road. it___________down in the storm.

A. is blown B. was blown C. is being blown D. has been blown

5. That church looks very old. When ___________?

A. is it built B. has it been built C. was it built D. did it built

6. ___________, after trying three times, he passed the driving test.

A. Lastly B. Last of all C. Last D. At last

7. Tom is late for class again. He___________punished by his teacher.

A. would be B. could be C. will be D. has been

8. A lot of guests___________,but few came.

A. was expected B. have been expected

C. expected D. were expected

9. Write to me and tell me all ___________your holiday in France.

A. of B. about C. for D. with

10. The wall of the room was made___________thick glass.

A. by B. off C. in D. of

11. I’ve been learning English___________five years.

A. for B. since C. in D. at

12. He said he met you once in Paris last year. ___________him since?

A. Have you seen B. Had you seen C. Did you see D. Were you seen

13. She often wishes that she ___________a bicycle.

A. can ride B. can rode C. could ride D. could rode

14. “ You are late”, She said, “ I think the bus___________already.”

A. went B. was going C. goes D. has gone

15. My uncle is ___________. He composed music and plays the piano very wel.

A. musician B. music player C. music writer D. music fan

16. The Ao dai is the_______dress of Vietnamese women.

A. casual B. traditional C. international D. social

17. Miss Nga designs clothes for ladies. She is a _______ .

A. clother B. clothing C. cloth maker D. fashion designer

18. Poets are usually inspired with beauty. They write_______ to show their feeling.

A. novels B. poems C. text reading D. essays

19. Vietnamese women usually wear the Ao dai , especially on_______ occasions.

A. casual B. national C. special D. additional

20. The Ao dai _______of long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants.

A. comprises B. made C. composed D. consist

21. Nguyen Du, one of famous Vietnamese_______wrote “Truyen Kieu”.

A. poets B. poems C. poetry D. poetic

22. Traditionally, the Ao dai was _______by both men and women.

A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. to wear

23. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians have __­­­­______the Ao dai in poems, novels and songs.

A. said B. told C. talked D. mentioned

24. However, many Vietnamese women today_______to wear modern clothing at work.

A. prefer B. like more C. enjoy D. avoid

25. Some designers have taken _______ from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

A. liking B. hobby C. inspiration D. interest

26. This is a very popular TV program. Every week it _______by millions of people.

A. has been watched B. is watched

C. watches D. was watched

27. My uncle moved to the North six months ago. I _______ from him since.

A. didn’t hear B. don’t hear C. haven’t heard D. couldn’t hear

28. This _______very often. It becomes deserted.

A. are used B. has used C. isn’t used D. hadn’t been used

29. Is Margaret popular? – Yes, she_______by every body.

A. is liked B. likes C. has been liked D. was liked

30. I’ve been waiting for you for an hour. Where _______?

A. were you B. are you C. have you been D. did you

31. Tom _______write to me until last year. Now he send me e-mail.

A. is used to B. uses to C. used to D. gets used to

32. IT is the best score. Nobody has _______done this before.

A. never B. any C. not D. ever

33. Up to now, our teacher _______our class for tests on mathematics.

A. gives B. gave C. is giving D. has given

34. Mr. John feels tired because he _______ hard all day.

A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked

35. This film is so interesting that I _______three times.

A. have seen it B. saw it C. see it D. had seen it

36. We have to wait. A decision_______until the next meeting.

A. wasn’t made B. didn’t make C. won’t be made D. hadn’t been made

37. We needn’t pay for service. Service _______ in the bill.

A. was included B. including C. included D. is included

38. The room looks different. _______ since I was last here?

A. Has it been painted B. Is it painted C. Was it painted D. Is it being painted

39. Pay attention, please. Cars _______ in “ No parking” area.

A. must be parked B. must park C. mustn’t park D. mustn’t be parked

40. Try these cakes. They are made_______ wheat flour, sugar and eggs.

A. of B. by C. from D. in

41. The mountains can be seen _______a great distance.

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

42. I _______back to the village where I was born for a long time.

A. isn’t B. wasn’t C. haven’t been D. am not

43. Don’t touch the window. It _______.

A. has just painted C. just have been painted

B. just painted D. has just been painted

44. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one _______ to hospital.

A. has taken B. has been taking C. was taken D. was taking

45. “ Are you sorry that you didn’t take pictures?” – “ Yes. I wish_______ .“

A. I took B. I had C. I take D. I had taken

46. So far ten houses_______.

A. are built B. were built C. have been built D. have built

47. He insisted on _______ a receipt for the bill he had repaid.

A. to be given B. being given C. giving D. given

48. I bought my sister a beautiful scarf _______ her holiday.

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

49. Many of our useful medicines are made _______ plants.

A. of B. in C. by D. from

50. He has written four novels ________.

A. recently B. one year ago C. last year D .yesterday

IV. Each sentences has a mistake find and correct it

1. We won’t know the value of health until we will lose it.

2. Since civilization began, gold is regarded as a symbol of power and wealth.

3. Nowadays women don’t spend much time doing housework no longer.

4. Destroyed completely during the war, this city has now rebuilt fast.

5. The effects of cigarette has been proved to be extremely harmful.

6. Collecting of coins and stamps were my father’s hobby when he retired.

7. Can you tell me when penicillin is discovered? – In 1928.

8. When my brother went to work in the city library, he became interesting in books.

9. There was so many traffic that it took me an hour to get to the office.

10. Are you accustomed to live in a big city yet?

V. Read the passage. Write T for true sentences, F for false sentences and N for the sentences containing no information.

It is great to have pen pals. In my opinion, friendship is among the meaningful relations in our life. Many of my friends have pen pals and they correspond regularly. A friend of mine once got a letter from the school mailbox and told me a lot of interesting things about her pen pal. That made me excited and I was eager to have one. Therefore, I got online and did some chatting. I was lucky to get to know a very nice Australian girl. Her name's Jenny. She and I are the same age and we have a lot of things in common.

Although my English was not very good at first, we were able to understand each other quite well. My English has improved a lot. Jenny has never been to Viet Nam. However, she thinks well of our country and our people. When she comes to Viet Nam, I will take her to some interesting places, especially our World Heritage Sites, such as Ha Long Bay, Hoi An Ancient Town, My- Son Tower. Through her mail, she tells me about her country. Thanks to Jenny, I know more and more about Australia. I hope to be an exchange student in Australia some day and we will be able to meet.

1. 
   The writer's English is now better than before. _____
   
2. 
   The writer has 'never been to Australia. _____
   
3. 
   Australia doesn't have as many World Heritage Sites as Viet Nam. _____
   
4. 
   The pen pal mentioned is as old as the writer. _____
   
5. 
   They correspond in Vietnamese. _____
   

I first met Maryam at a farewell party (1)_____ by Lan two years ago. Her charming face caught my attention. We exchanged greetings and became friends. Since then we have kept (2)_____ touch and shared our common interests. Maryam is two years older (3)_____ I am. She is in grade 12 in a senior high school. She works her hardest and always comes top in her class. She especially loves (4)_____ sciences.

I am proud (5)_____ have a pen pal (6)_____ her. I hope our friendship will last forever. I always remember her parting words, "This moment has become unforgettable for me. I will be thinking about you. Mai." And this morning I got a letter (7)_____ her. She said that she would come to Viet Nam next summer vacation. I am looking forward to (8)_____ her again. I am thinking of a plan for what we are going to do during her visit.

1. 
   A hold B held C holding D was held
   
2. 
   A with B at C on D in
   
3. 
   A than B as C like D as well as
   
4. 
   A natural B nature C naturally D naturalize
   
5. 
   A of B with C to D in
   
6. 
   A as B alike C liking D like
   
7. 
   A from B with C to D by
   
8. 
   A see B seeing C seen D saw
   

1. Lan’s brother gave her a story for her birthday.

 Lan .......................................................................................................................................

2. It was such a bad news that Mai burst into tears.

 The news ..............................................................................................................................

3. If Hong doesn’t study harder, she’ll fail the exam.

 Unless ..................................................................................................................................

4. I’d like to visit England more than any other country in the world.

 England is .............................................................................................................................

5. The flight to Ho Chi Minh city lasted one hour and a half.

 It took ....................................................................................................................................

6. I don’t want to go to the party tonight

 I don’t feel like …………………………………………………..................................................

7. She can’t have more children because of her age

 She is too……………………………………………………..................................................….

8. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful

 If ……………………………………………………………....................................................….

9. Tom and Mary moved to Paris 20 years ago

 It is …………………………………………………………....................................................…..

10. I haven’t seen so much rain for along time

 It……………………………………………………………....................................................……

VIII. Give right form of these words to fit these following sentences

1. Look at the ___________________. Rain Bi looks handsome. (advertise)

2. This book is very ________________ (inform)

3. It is an ___________________ program. (interest)

4. English is his ___________________ . (nation)

5.The ___________________ from Genoa enjoyed wearing jeans. (work)

6. ___________________ of clothes always goes up. (sell)

7. At the ___________________ to the village, we saw the accident. (enter)

8. They had an ___________________ day by the river. (enjoy)

9. They are ___________________ - qualified teachers. (good)

10. Ao Dai is always ___________________ (fashion)
TEST 8

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. ­

1. A. about B. sound C. young D. account

2. A. invited B. ticket C. pick D. circus

3. A. place B. jam C. face D. take

4. A. proud B. pound C. double D. house

5. A. roofs B. tickets C. tops D. waves

1. I hope (give)………………… a special gift for my birthday.

2. This house needs (decorate)………………………………

3. She doesn’t want (go)……………….. .

4. They went to the party without (invite)……………….

5. Mr. Jackson doesn’t like people ( look)………………. there.

6. Jack expects ( choose)…………….. for the team.

7. I enjoy (work) ………………. early in the morning.

8. I’m tired of (tell)…………….. what to do every day at him.

9. The children want (show)………………… how to play this game.

10. These boys are eager (join)………………..us.

III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1. I’ve played the piano __________.

A. two years ago B. since 1995 C. before 1995 D. tomorrow

2. He ________ me about it last night.

A. tells B. have told C. has told D. told

3. ___________ you _________ from George recently?

A. Has / heard B. Did / heard C. Have / heard D. Have / hear

4. Everything is going well. We ________ any problems so far.

A. haven’t had B. hasn’t had C. haven’t D. hasn’t

5. I am tired. I __________ since breakfast.

A. am working B. work C. will work D. have been working

6. It hasn’t rained __________.

A. last night B. today C. a month ago D. yesterday

7. Have you hear from John ________?

A. recently B. for two days C. two days ago D. since two days

8. He hasn’t driven a car ________.

A. since June B. ready C. two years ago D. yesterday morning

9. That is the third time he’s phoned her _________.

A. last night B. for two hours C. yesterday D. this evening

10. The meeting will _________ in London next week.

A. be held B. is held C. be hold D are hold

11. Bananas _______ to Europe every year.

A.are exported B. exports C. is exported D. exported

12. The details should __________ carefully.

A. is checked B. check C. was checked D. be checked

13. Life __________ on another planets

A. might found B. might find C. might be find D. might be found

14. Hong Hanh is a famous fashion________.

A. writer B. poet C. musican D. designer

15. __________, Aodai was frequently worn by both men and women

A. Tradition B. Tradional C. in traditional D. traditionally

16. The design and material used ______men were different _____ those used for women

A. for / from B. for / to C. from / for D. by / on

17. Mr Lan prefer reading novels __________ watching films.

A. than B. to C. for D. by

18. She describes herself __________ a fashion designer .

A. as B. by C. in D. from

19. Many designers have taken__________ from VietNam ethnic minorities

A. inspire B. inspiration C. inspired D. inspirational

20. In the 1990s the sale of Jeans stopped __________

A. grow B. to grow C. grown D. growing

21. Jeans have never been __________ fashion

A. in to B. out to C. out of D. wear out

22. Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud__________ their school

A. of B. on C. in D. off

23. Wearing uniform makes students __________ self-confident

A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt

24. Have you eaten vegetarian __________?

A. for B. before C. ago D. yet

25. Jean cloth was__________ made from cotton .

A. complete B. completely C. completed D. completing

26. A new style of jeans __________ in Australia

A. have just been introduced B. just has been introduced

C. has just been introduced D. has just introduced

27. They correspond __________ least once every two weeks

A. at B. in C. on D. for

28. Ha Noi is a busy __________city

A. modern B. modernize C. moderned D. moderning

29. She was really impressed by the ________of the city and by the ________of its people

A. beautiful/ friendly B. beauty/friend C. beauty / friendly D. beauty/ friendliness

30. Anything depends __________ her parents . However they’ll keep ________ touch

A. in/ on B. on/ in C. to / for D. for / to

31. __________clothes do you prefer, T-shirt or pullover?

A. What B. How C. Which D. Where

32. My uncle was a __________ He had a large collection of musical instrument.

A. music B. musical C. musically D. musician

33. Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing __________ work.

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

34. Peter got__________ quickly and went to school.

A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses

35. It’s __________to call anyone at night.

A. convenience B. inconvenience C. convenient D. inconvenient

36. The Ao dai is the __________dress of Vietnamese women.

A. beautiful B. traditional C. casual D. baggy

37. __________have fashion designers done to modernize the Ao dai.

A. How B. What C. Why D. Where

38. The word Jeans comes __________ a kind of material that was made I Europe.

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

39. The national dress of Japanese women is __________

A. Kimono B. Ao dai C. Sari D. Jeans

40. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese __________.

A. poetry B. poem C. poet D. poetic

41. Mary __________write to me last year.

A. uses to B. used to C. is used to D. was used to

42. She describes herself __________a fashion designer .

A. by B. as C. in D. from

43. He__________his friends in an apartment in Ho Chi Minh City since last week.

A. living B. has lived C. lived D. live

44. I wish you __________ here tomorrow.

A. come B. came C. will come D. would come

A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching

46. Wearing uniform helps students __________equal in many ways.

A. fall B. feel C. fell D. felt

47. It’s dangerous__________ in this river.

A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam

48. Million of Christmas cards __________ last month.

A. were sent B. sent C. send D. are sent

49. Marie Curie__________the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.

A. award B. awarded C. was awarded D. has awarded

50. He hates being __________at.

A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked

1. These pills should be take every four hours.

2. They were questioning by the police.

3. The letter should been delivered in the afternoon.

4. The bell was rang several times.

5. Will the new road being built soon?

6. A young man has put in prison.

7. He was died at the age of twenty.

8. The mail has sent to the wrong address.

9. In Sunday, John invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village.

10. The train will be leaving on a few minutes.

V. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1. I haven’t spoken to her __________ (for/since/ago) she went to London.

2. He left school three years_________(for/since/ago), then he worked in France__________ (for/since /ago) a few months before coming back to England.

3. She has got a headache__________ (for/ since/ ago) she got up this morning.

4. I have been here__________ (for/ since/ ago) an hour. Where have you been?

5. He has just got a new job, and he’s going to work in China …..(for/ since/ ago) six years.

6. It’s ten years__________ (for/since/ago) we last met.

7. __________ (for/ since/ ago) 2000, the team has lost many times.

8. I haven’t had a look at it __________ (for/ since/ ago) yesterday.

9. It’s ages __________ (for/ since/ ago) we said goodbye.

10. They sold the palace twenty years__________.(for/ since/ ago).

VI. supply the correct verb form:

1. She ( often take)……………………to the theater by The Greens.

2. My car (repair) ……………………..yesterday.

3. …………. Your house (rebuild) ……………. next year?

4. Can this car (repair)…………..?

5. Must this test ( finish)…………………on time?

6. Water can’t (find)………………………..here.

7. He used to(take)…………………….to school by his mother.

8. ……………. English (learn)……………… all over the world?

9. My car ( not repair)……………………………. Yet.

10. I ( invite)……………….. to her party last night.

VII. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:

Clothes can tell a lot (1)………a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2)…………at them and they want to be the center of things. (3)………. People like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4)…………..or fancy. They do not like people (5)………….. Clothes today are very different (6)………… the clothes of the 1800s.

One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (7)………… dress. The dresses all had long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (8)…….. In the 1800s, clothes (9)………… natural kinds of cloth. They were from cotton, wool, silk on linen. But today, there are (10)………. Kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester.
1. A. about B. at C. with D. on

2. A. look B. to look C. looked D. looking

3. A. each other B. another C. others D. other

4. A. color B. colorfully C. colorful D. colored

5. A. to look at them B. to looking at them C. looking at them D. looked at them

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

7. A. wear B. worn C. wore D. wearing

8. A. cloth B. clothing C. clothe D. clothes

9. A. were made only by B. were made only of

C. were made only in D. were made only from

10. A. many B. much C. any D.a little

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one:

1. We have learnt English for 4 years.

 We started……………………………………………………………….……………

2. My father started to give up smoking last year.

 My father has…………………………………………………………...…………….

3. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

 Lan didn’t ………………………………………………………………..……………

4. When did you start to listen to classical music?

 How long……………………………………………………………….……………..?

5. I last saw her 10 years ago.

 I haven’t……………………………………………………………..……..…………

6. How long have you bought this car?

 When did………………………………………………………………..…………..?

IX. Change the following sentences into Passive.

1. He finished his exercises on time.

 ………………………………………………………………

2. People plant rice in those fields.

 ……………………………………………………………….

4. this boy broke my windows yesterday.

 …………………………………………………………

5. did you do your test perfectly?

 ……………………………………………………………….

6.Why didn’t you learn this lesson?

 ……………………………………………………………….

7. They have known him well.

 ……………………………………………………………….

8. The manager must sign the cheque.

 ……………………………………………………………

9. They have postponed the concert.

 ………………………………………………………………

11. My father bought me a video recorder.

 ……………………………………………………….

12. The police didn’t interview the witness.

 ………………………………………………………………….…..............................

3. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market.

 …………………………………………………………………………………………….

10. They have built a new hospital near the airport.

 …………………………………………………………………………………………….

13. He hasn’t seen the younger son for three weeks.

 …………………………………………………………………………………………….


TEST 9

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. He has written four novels ______.

A. so far B. one year ago C. last year D. yesterday

2. I’ve played the piano ______.

A. two years ago B. since 1995 C. before 1995 D. tomorrow

3. He ______ me about it last night.

A. tells B. have told C. has told D. told

4. ______ you ______ from George recently?

A. Has / heard B. Did / heard C. Have / heard D. Have / hear

5. Everything is going well. We ______ any problems so far.

A. haven’t had B. hasn’t had C. haven’t D. hasn’t

6. I am tired. I ______ since breakfast.

A. have been working B. work C. will work D. am working

7. It hasn’t rained ______.

A. last night B. today C. a month ago D. yesterday

8. Have you hear from John ______?

A. recently B. for two days C. two days ago D. since two days

9. He hasn’t driven a car ______.

A. since June B. ready C. two years ago D. yesterday morning

10. That is the third time he’s phoned her ______.

A. last night B. for two hours C. yesterday D. this evening

11. The meeting will ______ in London next week.

A. be held B. is held C. be hold D. are hold

12. Bananas ______ to Europe every year.

A. are exported B. exports C. is exported D. exported

13. The liquid ______ to a boiling point.

A. heat B. be heated C. heated D. is heated

14. Eggs ______ in a freezer.

A. shouldn’t be keep B. shouldn’t be keeped

C. shouldn’t be kept D. shouldn’t been kept

15. I’m hungry. I ______ anything since 8 am.

A. hasn’t eaten B. haven’t eaten C. haven’t eated D. don’t eat

16. When did you buy this car? ______.

A. since ten years B. ten years ago C. for ten years D. in ten years

17. I ______ this man 10 years ago.

A. have met B. met C. is met D. meet

18. These designers ______ inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities since last year.

A. have taken B. took C. has taken D. take

19. I ______ a lot of people in the last few days.

A. met B. meet have met D. has met

20. ______ you ______ a lot recently, Jane?

A. Did /travel B. Have /traveled C. Has / traveled D. Do / travel

21. We can’t go along here because the road ______.

A. been repaired B. repair C. is being repaired D. repaired

22. The story I’ve just read ______ Agatha Christie.

A. was written B. was written from C. was written by D. wrote

23. Some film stars ______ be difficult to work with.

A. are said B. is said C. say to D. are said to

24. She wishes she ______ a palace now.

A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. would own

25. This is the most interesting novel that I have ______ read.

A. ever B. yet C. never D. now

26. I’d like to borrow this book. Has Anna read ______?

A. still it B. yet it C. it yet D. just

27. Ben writes very quickly. He’s ______ finished his essay.

A. already B. still C. yet D. for

28. I’ve ______ to Paris. I went there in July.

A. been B. just C. gone D. yet

29. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians ____ the Ao dai in their poets, novels and songs.

A. mention B. mentioned C. has mentioned D. have mentioned

30. Have you ______ any skiing?

A. just done B. ever done C. ever did D. long done

31. I haven’t seen that coat before. ______ have you had it?

A. How B. How old C. When D. How long

32. It’s nice to see you again. We ______ each other for a long time.

A. haven’t seen B. hasn’t seen C. didn’t see D. don’t see

33. The girls have ______ gone to the cinema. They won’t be back until ten o’clock.

A. since B. still C. yet D. just

34. I haven’t seen my parents ______ last Christmas.

A. already B. for C. before D. since

35. This is the first time I ______ away from home.

A. lived B. have ever lived C. lives D. has lived

36. This program must be new. I’ve ______ seen it before.

A. ever B. since C. for D. never

37. ______ you ______ a holiday this year?

A. Have / had B. Did / have C. Do / have D. Has / had

38. I wish this school ______.

A. were bigger B. is bigger C. are bigger D. was bigger

39. I don’t think Jane will leave this Sunday. I wish she ______.

A. won’t B. will C. wouldn’t D. isn’t

40. My house ______ broken into last night.

A. are B. is C. was D. were

41. The meal ______ cooked when I came.

A. was be B. was being C. is D. is being

42. How ______ this word ______?

A. is / pronounced B. are / pronounced C. were / pronounced D. is / pronounce

43. A lot of money ______ in the robbery.

A. were stolen B. were steal C. was stolen D. was stole

44. Do you ever wish you ______ a doctor some day?

A. will become B. would become C. becoming D. was

45. When ______ the telephone ______?

A. were / invented B. were / inventing C. was / invented D. was / inventing

46. Somebody ______ the car already.

A. have cleaned B. clean C. has cleaned D. cleaned

47. She has ______ to Hue University.

A. be accepted B. been accepted C. is accepted D. were accepted

48. We have ______ how to cook.

A. been teach B. be taught C. been teacher D. been taught

49. My purse ______ yesterday.

A. have taken B. was taken C. have took D. is taken

50. The details should ______ carefully.

A. is checked B. check C. was checked D. be checked

51. Doctors _____ an answer to AIDS yet.

A. have found B. found C. haven't found D. hasn't found

52. Do you mind _____ up?

A. wash B. washing C. washed D. to wash.

53. He _____ to give up smoking since last week.

A. was trying B. have tried C. has tried D. tried.

54. He enjoys _____ in the rain.

A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walking.

55. Would you like _____ to my party?

A. come B. to come C. coming D. came.

56. My sister likes _____ and _____.

A. dance/sing B. to dance/sings C.dancing/singing D. dancing/to sing

57. This school _____ ten years ago.

A. be built B. is built C. was built D. built

58. He _____ since the day we left school.

A. hasn't seen B. hasn't been being seen

C. wasn't seen D. hasn't been seen

59. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.

A. to build B. built C. building D. with building

60. My friend is fond of _____ TV in the evening.

A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched

61. There is a _____ on the table.

A. lamp reading B. read lamp C. reading lamp D. reading lamps

62. While I _____ TV, my sister _____ to music.

A. was watching/ listening B. watched/ listened

C. was watching/ was listening D. watching/ listening

63. She is bored _____ getting up early.

A. with B. of C. in D. to

64. I am not used _____ up early.

A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting

65. She can't stand _____ her at home all day.

A seeing B. see C. to see D. saw

66. He drives very _____ and has got two accidents this year.

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

67. You'd better _____ at night. It's dangerous.

A. not go out B. don't go out C. to go out D. not to go out

68. I'd rather _____ at home than _____ to see that film.

A. stay/ to go B. staying/ going C. to stay/ to go D. stay/ go

69. He was surprised _____ her action.

A. for B. with C. to D. at

70. He feels like _____ in a big city.

A. live B. to live C. living D. lives

71. They are trying to look _____ new jobs.

A. after B. at C. for D. forward

72. They are looking forward _____ Tet holiday.

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

73. He looked at me_____.

A. angry B. angrily C. anger D. angryly.

74 This is Kensington Garden _____ every visitor from abroad admires.

A. which B. what C. from where D. where

75. This is a store _____ you can buy almost everything from.

A. which B. where C. what D. in which

76. It is in this house _____ he was born.

A. where B. which C. that D. in which

77. He is the most intelligent student _____ I've ever taught at school.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that

78. Uncle Ho was born _____ Kim Lien village.

A. in B at C. from D. on

79 That man can tell us where _____.

A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John living

80. When I saw him, he _____ a black suit.

A. wore B. was wearing C. wearing D. wears

81. Your car is different _____ mine.

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

82. I found history very _____.

A. amusing B. amused C. amuse D. to amuse

83. Her _____ include swimming and reading.

A. interests B. interesting C. interested D. interest

84. Great Opera _____ of the world can be heard at the Sydney Opera House.

A. sing B. singings C. singers D. to sing

85. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.

A. office B. official C. officer D. officially

86. English tends towards _____.

A. simple B. simplicity C. simplier D. simply

87. He looks _____ today than yesterday.

A. good B. well C. better D. goodly

88. There is a _____ difference between the north and the south.

A. region B. regional C. regionally D. regioner

89. He went to a seaside resort because he was keen on _____.

A. windsurf B. windsurfing C. to windsurf D. to windsurfing

90. The teacher told the boys to stop _____.

A. to make B. played C. playing D. being played

91. Mark Twain is a famous _____.

A. American writer B. American playwright

C. English writer D. English playwright

92. He used _____ next to me in class.

A. to sit B. sit C. to sitting D. to sat

93. Are you looking for my sister? - She isn't at home now. She _____ to the library.

A. went B. goes C. has gone D. is going

94. While I was swimming yesterday afternoon, someone else _____ my clothes.

A. stealed B. was stealing C. was stolen D. stole

95. Who _____ the bicycle?

A. invents B. was invented C. invented D. did invented

96. I like your car. How long _____ it?

A. have you had B. did you have C. you have had D. do you have

97. He couldn't stand _____ for her so long.

A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited

98. It's not worth _____ a tax home.

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

99. Are you interested in _____ football.

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

100. "Don't _____ in class" said the teacher.

A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say
II/ Rewrite these following sentences keep the meaning as the root one

1.He doesn’t play the guitar as well as Henry.

 Henry plays .................................. ……………………………………......

2.Martha is more talented than Bill

 Bill is .......................................... …………………………………….…….

3.Nobody in our class is more intelligent than Jane is.

 Jane is ......................................... ………………………..........................

4.No animal in the world is as big as a whale is .

 A whale is ..................................... ……………………….........................

5.Laura reads more quickly than her brother does.

 Her brother .......................................... ……………………………….…..

6.Jack is the tallest student in this class.

 No ...................................................... …………………………………….

7.His assignment is different from mine.

 My assignment …….........................................……………………..…….

8.He knows a lot more about it than I do.

 I don’t know………………………………………………………………….

9.Jane is a better swimmer than Mary.

 Jane ................................................... …………………………………….

10. She is a far more careful driver than I am.

 She drives ............................................. ………………………………….

11. She is a slower and more careful driver than I am.

 She drives .............................................. …………………………………

12. Joe dances more gracefully than his partner.

 Joe’s partner ........................................... …………………………………

13. When he is old , he doesn’t like to travel.

 The older ............................................... ………………………………….

14. Is this the cheapest pet food you have got?

 Have you ............................................. ………………………………….?

15. My book isn’t as interesting as yours.

 Your book is………………………………………………………………….

16. His car runs faster than a race car.

 A race car……………………………………………………………………

17. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do.

 I ……………………………………………………………………………….

18. Her watch isn’t as expensive as mine.

 My watch ..................................... …………………………………..........

19.Tan’s salary is higher than Minh’s.

 Minh’s salary…………………………………………………………………

20.Exercise 1 is more difficult than exercise 2

 Exercise 2…………………………………………………………………….
1. The walk only took five minutes.

=> It is a five-minute walk

2. I started work for the company a year ago

=> I have been working for the company for a year

3. It took us three hours to open the door

=> We spent three hours opening the door

III. Sentence transformation

1.It was a nine-month course

 The course ................................................ ……………………………………….

2.The flight lasts twenty-four hours

 It is .................................................... …………………………………………….

3.The ferry crossing to the island takes two hours

 It is ..................................................... …………………………………………..

4.This contact is for two years

 This is ................................................... …………………………………………

5.It is a twenty- day coach tour

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

6.The translation course takes two years.

 It is a ................................................... ………………………………………….

7.Victor started collecting postage stamps twenty- years ago.

 Victor .................................................... …………………………………………

8.He learned to drive when he was eight .

 He has ................................................... ………………………………………..

9.The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.

 It took ................................................... …………………………………………

10 . We started investigating the case a week ago.

 We ........................................................ …………………………………………

11.It is a six-hour drive from London to Edinburgh

 It takes .................................................. …………………………………………

12. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps.

 Sorting out ............................................... ……………………………………….

IV. Combine two sentences into a new one, using so…that or such…that.

1.The ice was thick. There was no danger of the skaters falling through.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

2. She look il. her parents took her to the hospital.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

3. The bath was relaxing. He went to sleep.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

4.They were surprised. They could hardly speak.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

5. He sounded sorry. I just had to forgive him.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

6.I was excited about going away. I couldn't sleep.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

7. The water was very dirty . We decided not to go swimming.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

8. She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

9. The road is so narrow that it's difficult for two cars to pass each other.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

10. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat.

 _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

V. Suggestion

1. What about going to the concert?

 Why………………………………….………………………………………………………………?

2. Let’s go to school by bus today

 What about …………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Shall we visit Vung Tau?

 I suggest ………………………………………………….………………………………………

4. “Why don’t you take a day off tomorrow?” His boss said

 His boss suggested………………………………………………………………………………

TEST 10

I. Choose the word, which is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. map B. sand C. water D. bag

2. A. public B. music C. use D. value

3. A. clear B. learn C. hear D. fear

4. A. pollute B. truck C. bubble D. public

5. A. tired B. rich C. kind D. bicycle

6. A. pagoda B. banyan C. gather D. relax

7. A. bamboo B. afternoon C. soon D. took

8. A. collection B. comment C. rest D. blanket

9. A. crop B. grocery C. locate D. picnic

10. A. business B. hamburger C. tomb D. baggy

II. Choose the word that has the stress part pronunced differently from the others

1. A. village B. banyan C. bamboo D. entrance

2. A. enjoyable B. convenient C. exciting D. interesting

3. A. travel B. exchange C. collect D. design

4. A. countryside B. hamburger C. mountain D. Vietnamese

5. A. family B. complete C. grocery D. primary

1. Ba's village lies near the foot of a mountain and _________ the river.

A. by B. at C. next D. to

2. Many people go to my village on the weekends to have a rest after _________

A. hard working week B. a working hard week

C. a hard working week D. a hard week working

3. There is a big old banyan tree at the _________ to the village.

A. door B. gate C. chance D. entrance

4. Liz wishes she _________ Ba's village again someday.

A. can visit B. could visit C. visit D. visits

5. I had _________ to the countryside last month.

A. a two-day trip B. a two-days trip C. two-day trip D. two-days trip

6. Liz took a lot of photos _________ the trip to her parents.

A. show B. showing C. to show D. showed

7. _________ do you go to school? _ I go by bike.

A. What B. When C. How long D. How

8. What do people do _________ a living in your village?_ They plant rice and vegetables.

A. to B. with C. for D. of

9. There is a river flowing _________ my village.

A. across B. crossing C. into D. through

10. The bus stopped at a/an _________ to get some more fuel.

A. airport B. pond C. store D. gas station

11. My friends and I usually play soccer _________ Sunday afternoons.

A. on B. into C. at D. for

12. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm. He is a _________

A. farmer B. doctor C. teacher D. worker

13. The parkers are nice, _________ van feels like a member of their family.

A. as B. because C. so D. for

14. It was a beautiful day, my friends and I went _________ a picnic to my home village.

A. to B. on C. at D. into

15. When we looked at the time, it _________ nearly 6.30 p.m.

A. is B. was C. were D. be

16. We were lucky enough _________ the last bus.

A. to catch B. catch C. caught D. catching

17. I cannot have a new bike.  I wish I _________ a new bike.

A. have B. can have C. had D. could have

A. from B. at C. since D. between

19. We caught a bus and arrived home early _________ the morning.

A. on B. in C. at D. for

20. I was born _________ December 15th, 1992.

A. on B. in C. at D. for

21. She asked me "What is your name?" --> She asked me _________.

A. what my name is. B. what is my name?

C. what my name was. D. what was my name?

22. Minh is new to English. He should attend the _________ class.

A. beginner B. intermediate C. advance D. supper

23. I look forward _________ from you.

A. hear B. to hear C. to hearing D. hearing

24. "I must leave now" --> She said _________.

A. she had to leave now B. she must leave now

C. she had to leave then D. she must leave then

25.It’s an _________ journey.

A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly

26. The weather was bad, _________ we didn’t go on a picnic.

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

27. She sings very _________.

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

28. My village is about 120 kilometers_________the west of Ho Chi Minh City

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

29. There is a shrine _________ the top of this mountain.

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

30. He used to_________ full time, but now he is a part-time worker.

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

31. The accident happens because of driving_________.

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

32. I wish you_________us some day.

A. visit B. will visit C. would visit D.visited

33. Van is a/an _________ student in the USA.

A. bright B. foreigner C. exchange D.intelligent

34. There is a river_______across the village.

A.flowing B. running C.lying D. reaching

35. A. He is considered one of the greatest________of the country.

A. heroin B. heroes C. heroic D. heronins

36. The weather is nice. Shall we________mountains this morning?

A. come B. climb C. travel D. go

37. There is a small bamboo__________at the entrance to the village.

A. forestation B. forestry C. forest D. deforestation

38. Getting to the village is very________ journey.

A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting.

39. My village lies near the__________of the mountain and by the river.

A. foot B. feet C.legs D. leg

40. What do you think about his_________of coins?

A.collector B. collective C. collect D. collection

41. We ofen go for awalk_________the weekends.

A. to B. On C. to D. with

42. My village is about 100 kilometers________the south of HCM City.

A. with B. at C. for D. to

43. There is a shrine________the top of the mountain near my uncle’s house.

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

44. We will go________a picnic next week.

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

45. They will come here________11.30 AM.

A. between B. at C. for D. in

46. She has come here________yesterday.

A. since B. for C. on D. 0

47. There is a meeting_________ 9;00Am and 2;00 PM.

A. till B. at C. on D. between

48. She took many pictures to show the trip_________ her parents.

A. for B. with C. to D. of

49. He was born_________ 15^th January.

A. on B. at C. in D. of

50. We have lived in Ha Noi_________ 4 years.

A. since B. for C. at D. in

51. I wish you_________ us someday.

A. will visit B. visited C. would visit D. visit

52. He used to _________ full time, but now he is a part time worker

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

53. Let’s_________ somewhere for a drink.

A. do B. doing C. go D. going

54. I wish you_________ me with my work.

A. will help B. helped C. help D. would help

55. The stamp collection made in_________ famous in the country.

A. been B. being C. to be D. be

56. Cattle and sheep are grazing in the________

A. rivers B. meadows C. bridges D. fields

57. They have some________students for the program.

A. to exchange B. exchanging C. exchange D. exchanged

58. They often go to that_________ to pray.

A. shrine B. market C. hostle D. hotel

59. Are you a stamp________?

A. collector B. collection C. collecting D. collect

60. Now he doesn’t take the train as he________

A. does B. is C. did D. used to

1. The fruit was so rotten that it had to throw away.

2. Mrs. Brown used to jogging during the summer months now it often rains so she stops jogging.

3. The film we saw last night was so bad that we wish we didn’t go to see it.

4. The doctors know that it would be difficult to save the life of the patient but they’ll do their best.

5. I’ll go to the school to collect the children. They are used to be picked up after school everyday.

6. My father wishes that he doesn’t have to retire at the age of sixty.

7. I hate Mondays! If only I don’t have to go to school on Mondays.

8. I wish I can earn more money and work less time. But, of course I can’t.

9. I don’t believe it. It’s three in the morning and the party still doesn’t finish.

10. The world’s first computer built at the university of Pennsylvania in 1946.

V. Give the correct word form of these words

1. She(regular)……………….. gets letters from people who have read her novels.

A couple from Miami, Bill and Simon Butler, (1)……………..…sixty-six days in a life-raft in the sea of central America after their yacht sank. They survived in very good(2)……….….. Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their yacht, they met some whales. “ They started to hit the side of the boat”, said Bill, “and then (3)……………. we heard water.”

Two minutes (4)…………….., the yacht was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go (5)……………the water. For twenty days they had (6)…………..… of food, biscuits, and bottle of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water, two things which (7)………….… their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw. Then the line broke. “ So we had no more fish (8)………….…something very strange happened. Some sharks came to feed and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”

About twenty ships (9)………………them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing brat saw them and (10)………….…them up their two months at sea was over.

1. A. took up B. went C. spent D. occupied

2. A. condition B. way C. manner D. state

3. A. occasionally B. suddenly C. quickly D. clearly

4. A. later B. after C. soon D. passing

5. A. in B. down C. under D. below

6. A. containers B. tins C. boxes D. packages

7. A. rescued B. helped C. maintained D. saved

8. A. until B. when C. as D. that

9. A. went round B. moved near C. traveled D. passed

10. A. took B. pull C. picked D. moved