V. Rewrite the following sentences without their original meaning

V. Rewrite the following sentences without their original meaning.

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

2. I’d prefer to stay at home rather than go to the circus.

 I’d rather ………………………………………………………………..…………...…..………..

3. Please do not interrupt me when I am making a report to the manager.

 Would you ………………………………………………………………..………….………….?

4. I think that no body left the party before me.

 I think that………………………………………………………………….…………..…………..

5. Because the English Channel seperates Britian and Europe, the country has not been invaded since 1066.

 Thanks to …………………………………………………………………..……………………..

6. “Well, in the end I think I’ll take the black pair,” said the customer.

 The customer finally ……………………………………………………………………………

7. When the goods arrived at the shop, they are inspected carefully.

 On ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

8. Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.

 Despite ………………………………………………………………………………………….….

9. You shoul take the train instead of the bus.

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

10. The flight to London lasted fourteen hours.

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

1. Do you know how to make a................................. (speak)

2. His late arrival caused us much............................. (convenient)

3. George didn’t go into the army.............................. (volunteer)

4. There is a ………………. fishing village in the Bay. (picture)

5. This a the .................. storm we have had for years. (bad)

6. After the storm, many people suffered from........... (home)

7. He is one of the fast ............................. in my class. (cycle)

8. He drove so ...........................so he had an accident. (care)

9. ............................ often leads to obesity. (Eat)

10. Women wear make - up to .................. themselves. (beautiful)

VII Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.

1. What a pity! She isn’t here with us.

-> I wish …………..………………………………………………………………….

2. How long have you bought this car?

-> When ………………………………………………………………………………

3. Does your father go to work at 6.00 every day?

-> Your father …………………………………………………………………….?

4. “I must go tomorrow” , he said.

-> He said………………………………………………………………………

5. You should pay your bill before you leave the hotel.

-> Your bill ……………………………………………………………………..

6. “Will you be free tomorrow ? ”. She said.

 She asked me………………………………………..…………………………………………..

7. What a pity ! I can’t go camping with you .

 I wish……………………………………………………………………………………………….

8. “ What is your mother doing now ?”. The teacher asked.

 The teacher asked Tom…………………………………………………………………………..

9. They have built a new bridge in this area.

 A new bridge…………………………………………………………………………………….

10. I missed you , so I phoned you more often .

 Because………………………………………………………………..….…………………………
TEST 14

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

1. A. river B. picnic C. shrine D. village

2. A. entrance B. banyan C. hamburger D. snack

3. A. tired B. enjoyed C. reached D. arrived

4. A. town B. down C. mountain D. grown

5. A. bamboo B. afternoon C. food D. foot

6. A. teacher B. scholarship C. chair D. chess

7. A. few B. dew C. new D. sew

8. A. smart B. cart C. carry D. start

9. A. burn B. bury C. curly D. turn

10. A. about B. south C. count D. young

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

1. A. reputation B. description C. suggestion D. pollution

2. A. primary B. religion C. tropical D. friendliness

3. A. ethnic B. area C. comprise D. Buddhist

4. A. federation B. mausoleum C. recognition D. territory

5. A. impression B. separate C. official D. optional

1. I would rather you ________the problem by yourself.

A. solve B. solving C. to solve D. solved

2. I know Jane. I first met her ________Christmas________1990.

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

3. Mr. Brown is a farmer. He’s used to ________farming work.

A. do B. to be doing C. doing D. have done

4. He was lazy________he was dismissed. Now he’s out of work.

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

5. The play was disappointing ________it was badly acted and too long.

A. so B. such C. because D. so that

6. I wish I ________ wings like birds so that I ________ fly from place to place.

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

7. I wish I ________to the movies with you last night.

A. went B. go C. have gone D. had gone

8. Father is repairing the roof ________ the rain won’t come in.

A. so B. that C. so that D. because

9. The house was quiet when I ________ home. Everybody ________to bed.

A. got / had gone B. get/ had gone C. got/ when D. was getting/ went

10. When we ________to the Town Hall, people ________calmly.

A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait

11. It’s time we ________ this old car and bought a new one.

A. sell B. sold C. have sold D. would sell

12. Excuse me, but you________ in my place.

A. sit B. sat C. were sitting D. are sitting

13. Tom was ill________ his mother sent for a doctor.

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

14. We________ the exercises in our classroom when the fire alarm ________

A. are doing/ rang B. were doing/ Rang

C. were doing/ ring D. were doing/ was ringing

15. She wishes she ________him the bad news yesterday.

A. didn’t tell B. doesn’t tell C. hadn’t told D. wouldn’t tell

16. It’s time you ________up smoking because you are in bath health.

A. give B. gave C. has given D. would give

17. ________hearing those air planes over your house everyday.

A. Are you use to B. Are you used for

C. Are you accustom to D. Are you accustomed to

18. American women nowadays ________being independent.

A. are used to B. aren’t used to C. used to D. not use to

19. If only I ________ for that job, I might be a typist now.

A. apply B. applied C. had applied D. have applied

20. They arrive ________Tan Son Nhat Airport ________3 o’clock in the afternoon.

A. at/ at B. in / in C. in/ at D. at / in

21. To reach the village we have to cross a small bamboo ________

A. bush B. shrub C. forest D. forestry

22. There are some cottages at the________ of the mountain. It is very peaceful there.

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

23. Nam, a student from Ho Chi Minh city, is ________student in the USA.

A. a change B. an exchange C. to change D. to exchange

24. He is now living with the Brown family on a ________outside Columbus, Ohio.

A. river B. farm C. field D. site

25. Mr. Brown does farming work, while Mrs. Brown works at a grocery store in a _____town.

A. near B. nearly C. nearby D, nearside

26. Everyday when Nam finishes his homework, he ________the chickens.

A. foods B. nurses C. feeds D. gets food

27. After that, he ________the chicken’s eggs.

A. picks B. takes C. has D. collects

28. On weekends, if Mr. Brown is ________, Nam and his sons help him on the farm.

A. busy B. free C. available D. occupying

29. The family usually ________ on Saturday afternoon. They don’t work.

A. be free B. not work C. relaxes D. enjoys

30.She was born________Taiwan.

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

31.I don’t have a car .I wish I ________one.

a. have B. didn’t have C. had D. would have

32. Many students enjoy ________videogames.

a. to watch B. watching C. watch D. to watching

33. She said she________wearing uniform.

a. like B. likes C. liked D. was liking

34. More and more people liked wearing________in the 1970s.

a. uniform B. jeans C. casual clothes D. clothes

35.She wishes she ______ around the world.

A. can travel B. could travel C. travel D. traveling

36.A new hospital_______ next year.

A. will build B. is built C. will be built D. will be build

37. We will go ________a picnic tomorrow.

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

38. Nam used to ________ full time, but now he is a part time worker.

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

39.They told their parents that they _______their best to do the test.

A. try B. would try C. will try D. can try

40. Ba said he ________some good marks last semester.

A. gets B. got C.getting D. had got

41.If readers want to look for the titles of the books, they can find them in the_______

A. shelves B. sections C. card catalogue D. corners

42. This magazine is _______ once a week.

A. issue B. published C. sold D . found

43. It's very noisy, I can't_______ you.

A. listen to B. hear C. see D. look at

44. The_______ of football team usually wears a colored armband.

A. Captain B. forward C. goal keeper D. defender

45. I tried hard but I couldn't _______him.

A. take B. gain C. win D. beat

46. They will build some_______across the river.

A. bridges B. cottages C. houses D. monuments

47. You can't swim these because the banks are covered with_______

A. mud B. sand C. ships D. sheep

48. The_______of the sea makes him frightened.

A. great B. greatly C. greater D. greatness

49. That is a mini bus. It can carry only fourteen_______.

A. travelless B. passengers C. drivers D. conductors

50. Unfortunatly my car got stuck in a_______.

A. traffic-jam B. traffic- light C. traffic-sign D.traffic-police

51. What_______when I was away from home ?

A. took on B. set off C. happened D. foined

52. Television, radio, newspaper are means of_______

A. transpostation B. communication C. entertainment D. sports man ship

53. He was_______ because he had done his work well.

A. promted B. raised C. pushed up D. awarded

54. He made an interesting speech in the opening_______.

A. competition B. preparation C. solidarity D. ceremony

55. A_______is a pesson who often has a red nose and a painted face in the circus.

A. manager B. acrobat C. clown D. trapeze

56. She did all the work_______her own.

A. by B. on C. for D. with

57. _______the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished.

A. until B. in C. by D. on

58. As _______as I know, we have not received a bill for the new computer.

A. much B. long C. soon D. far

59. Her father won’t _______her drive his car

A. allow B. let C. leave D. permit

60. His father allowed his ________ the party last week

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

IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

1. He never goes to school late, doesn’t he?

2. Don't enter to this mysterious cave.

3. An European gentleman is waiting for my boss in the hall.

4. My brother is three years elder than me.

5. The weather was such cold that we didn't go out.

6. I drew my salary and I bought a trousers for my father yesterday.

7. The woman crosses the road when the light turned red.

8. I am used to swim in this river when I was young.

9. She has been to Da Nang for one month and now she uses to the hot weather in Da Nang.

10. Our train will arrive to Hue at noon.

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

When our class teacher suggested an excursion (1)________ the last June hoildays, we chose the Botanic Garden, the place we all wanted (2)_______ All the boys and girls of the class assembled in our school one day and started our bus journey at 9;00 AM. As soon as we arrived t the garden, our teacher took us to an open grass patch and told us about the program for the day. The Botanic Garden has a varity of flowers and trees, each and everyone is (3)_____ the air was very cool and clean, so we (4)_____ Very refreshed. It was so pleasing to see the well cut grass, hedges and flowering plants all around.

Our teacher (5)_______us about the history of the otanic Garden. We spent some time (6)____ jokes and telling stories. After that we had lunchThe some of us played games while others went out to collect seeds of flowers. Our teacher (7)_____ a few photographs of us in the garden(8)_______ About 4;00 PM, we returned home.

1. A. on B. at C. during D. to

2. A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited

3. A. label B. labeling C. labeled D. to label

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

5. A. told B. said C. asked D. advised

6. A. crack B. cracking C. to crack D. cracked

7. A. carrie B. laid C. had D. took

8. A. at B. On C. In D. Among

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

Last Sundday, Nam went (1)____________excursion (2)________..Oxford. He got (3) ______ early and took a bus, so he arrived on time. (4)________ the morning, he visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and the Hyde Park. In the afternoon, he bought a dictionary and a small disc (5)________The word “Oxford University”. He met some English students (6)________ the bookshop. He was happy (7)________ practice speaking English (8)_________many foreigners. Although he felt tired, he all had a nice day.

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

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

3. A. at B. in C. up D. to

4. A. For B. In C. On D. At

5. A. in B. among C. by D. with

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

7. A. to B. in C. on D. by

8. A. with B. on C. in D. to

1- Our classroom doesn’t have any windows.

..........................................................................................................................................

2- The sun isn’t shining right now.

..........................................................................................................................................

3- The teacher will give us an exam tomorrow.

..........................................................................................................................................

4- Lan and Mai don’t know how to make a cake.

..........................................................................................................................................

5- We live in a small flat in the city.

..........................................................................................................................................

6- She says goodbye to everyone.

..........................................................................................................................................

7- I can’t go with you to the countryside.

..........................................................................................................................................

8- Nam is too young to ride a motorbike.

..........................................................................................................................................

9- My aunt and her children won’t come to dinner with us tonight.

..........................................................................................................................................

10- You’re always forgetting your homework.

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TEST 15

I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.

1. A. lecture B. cure C. furniture D. picture

2. A. pause B. cause C. laugh D. naughty

3. A. passage B. massage C. message D. village

4. A. heart B. wear C. bur D. pear

5. A. check B. chair C. chalk D. character

1. A. climate B. comprise C. casual D. cotton

2. A. occasion B. religion C. federation D. collection

3. A. puppet B. unique C. tunic D. notice

4. A. compulsory B. convenient C. correspond D. communicate

5. A. economic B. encourage C. embroider D. experience

1. His house has been sold ______ $ 1,000,000.

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

2.Bread is usually ______ wheat.

A. made of B. made with C. made by D. made from

3. Peter, can I ______ you a drink?

A. buy for B. buy to C. buy D. invite

4. It isn't quite ______ that they will come to our party.

A. sure B. exact C. certain D. right

5. ______ goes to the bus; now we will have to walk home.

A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early
6. Don't hurry! There is no need ______.

A. running B. to run C. run D. you run

7. Please write your answers ______ ink.

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

8. Peter was not feeling well, so we gave him ______ to do than you.

A. fewer work B. less work C. little work D. least work

9. He spent half a year ______ this house.

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

10. Will you ______ the door open?

A. leave B. allow C. permit D. give

11. What food should you eat if you want to ______ on weight?

A. take B. get C. put D. carry

12. The weather was cold. I wish it ______ warmer.

A. had been B. has been C. were D. was

13. Dickens ______ wrote a lot of interesting stories.

A. his is one of England's best-known writers

B. as one of England's best-known writers

C. besides one of England's best-known writers

D. one of England's best-known writers

14. Mike had hoped ______ his letter.

A. her to answer B. that she answer

C. that she would answer D. her answering

15. It is a ______ skirt.

A. French cotton flowered B. cotton French flowered

C. flowered cotton French D. flowered French cotton

16. Do you know the beautiful girl ______?

A. sit in the car B. sat in the car

C. sitting in the car D. who sit in the car

17. This shirt costs______88,000 VND.

A. approximate B. approximation C. approximately D. approximative

18. I can complete a ______English test if you want.

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

19. If you study at the Brighten Language Center- UK, you can live in a______on campus.

A. hotel B. mobile room C. Private room D. dormiroty

20. I saw your school’s ______in today’s edition of the Vietnam News.

A. advertiser B. advertisement C. advertising D. advertise

21. Do you enjoy.English?

A. learn B. learnt C. to learn D. learning

22. The government supplied the victims______food and water.

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

23. She said that she______learning English with you.

A. liked B. to like C. liking D. like

24. She asked me where I______from?

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

25. If you want to attend the course, you______pass the examinatin.

A. has to B. have to C. had to D. could

26. She______me whether I liked classical music or not.

A. asks B. Asked C. asking D. ask

27. he asked mewho editor of this book______?

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

28. He wants to know whether I______back tomorrow.

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

29. He told me he______leave the city the following day.

A. has to B. had to C. would have to D. will have to

30. I wonder why he______love his family.

A. don’t B. hasn’t C. doesn’t D. didn’t

31. She asked me where I______that car.

A. buy B. bought C. will buy D. can buy

32. She asked him where he______from.

A. is B. was C. were D. has been

33. They said that they______their house.

A. sell B. sold C. will sell D. are selling

34. I asked them if they______the final exam.

A. passed B. Pass C. can pass D. will pass

35. I asked him if he______help me.

A. will B. was C. can D. could

36. He is a strict______.

A. exam B. examination C. examine D. examiner

37.I want to______at course.

A. attended B. attendance C. attend D. attendant

38. This school has excellent____________.

A. reputed B. reputable C. repute D. rewputation

39. We often take part in many______activities at school.

A. culture B. culturally C. cultural D. cultured

40. If you want to______your English, we can help you.

A. improve B. improved C. improvimg D. improvement

41. Please, phone this number for more.

A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively

42. I want to______for selling my house.

A. advertise B. advertisement C. advertising D. advertised

43. HE is an______of this newspaper.

A. edition B. editor C. edit D. editing

44. This book is not____________.

A. availability B. available C. avail D. available

45. He______answered these questions.

A. exact B. exactly C. exacting D. exacted

46. The meeting will be______tomorrow.

A. have B. had C. hold D. held

47. If you learn this lesson carefully, you______the exam.

A. can pass B. passing C. passed D. wold pass

48. We will wait until you______your work.

A. finish B. finishes C. have finished D. will finished

49. He can’t get home______he has a ticket.

A. if B. until C. unless D. without

50. The result will be better if he______harder.

A. work B. works C. worked D. will work