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ENGLISH PRACTICE 20
A. Phonetic
I.
Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. Chemical
B. precaution
C. electric
D. destruction
2. A. participate
B. behavior
C. necessary
D. traditional
3. A. humor
B. include
C. countless
D. message
4. A. injection
B. departure
C. volcano
D. heritage
5. A. compete
B. design
C. compile
D. campus
II.
Choose a word in each line that has different strees pattern
1. A. maghificent
B. exciting
C. price
D. oceanic
2. A. sugar

B. jungle
C. luggage
D. Sunbathe
3. A. handicaped
B. Education
C. drawing
D. fund
4. A. lived
B. organized
C. established
D. concosned
5. A. hotel
B. postcard
C. cold
D. shore
B. Grammar and vocabulary
I.
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Do you know who ................ penicillin?
a. discovered
c. did discover
b. was discovered
d. discoveries
2. Last night ................ TV when the phone rang.
a. watching
c. have watched
b. was watching
d. was watched
3. Liz is very ................ in the water – fetching contest.
a. interest

b. interesrts
c. Interested
d. Interesting
4. He told me that he ................
a. had already the film seen
c. had seen already the film
b. the film had already seen
d. had seen the film already
5. Do you mind if I ................ your atlas for a minute?
a. will borrow
c. am going to borrow
b. borrow
d. borrowed
6. Does he speak Italian ................ to get the Job?
a. well enough
b. good enough
c. enough good
d. enough well
7. Both French and English ................ in Canada.
a. is spoke
b. are spoke
c. is spoken
d. are spoken
8. Can you show me ................ this machine?
a. how to you
b. how using
c. using
d. use
9. Our bady ................ to talk yet.
a. doesn’t start

b. hasn’t started
c. didn’t start
d. isn’t starting
10. ................ is the part of a country with hills and mountains.
a. Highland
b. Rey
c. Valley
d. Bay
11. My grandma ................ us when my parents were away from home.
a. looked for
b. looked after
c. looked at
d. looked up
12. Milk bottles can be ................ after being cleaned.
a. recycled
b. soaked
c. broken
d. reused
13. She asked me ................ a driving licence.
a. if I have
b. whether I have
c. whether I have had d. if I had


14. I’d rather Hoa ................ harder.
a. studied
b. study
c. studying
d. studies
15. Would you mind closing the window? “................”

a. No, I’m afraid not
c. No, I can’t
b. No, of course not
d. I’d rather you didin’t
16. Will you pick me ................ after the party?
a. up
b. on
c. over
d. through
17. They weren’t experienced enough ................
a. for doing the Job
c. doing the Job
b. to the Job
d. to do the Job
18. I decided that I must work harder ................
a. the following year
c. the year before
b. the previous year
d. last year
19. Which ................ do I press to turn the radio on?
a. button
b. Roll
c. Roller
d. Plug
20. They ................ the forest and getting into trouble
a. are always burning
c. has always burned
b. always burned
d. A + c are correct
II.

Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences.
1. ................ in VN has brought a lot of big changes (INDUSTRY)
2. It is ................ to eat too much sugar and fat. (HEALTH)
3. The ................ in his province is very dramatic (LAND)
4. I live in a smallvillage and its ................ are very beautiful (SURROUND)
5. There are a lot of ................ festivals in VN (TRADITION)
6. It’s difficult to find ................ at busy time in this town (ACCOMMODATE)
7. ................, dark clouds umidity and it begin to rain (FORTUNATE)
8. Ha Long Bay was ................ by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site (RECOGNITION)
9. There are more and more people concerning about ................ pollution (ENVIRONMENT)
10. This knife is ................ it can’t aet cut anything (USE)
III.
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1. My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarchip at university.
2. If the victim gets shocked, don’t give him many food and drink.
3. I come from a city locating in the southern part of the country.
4. Did you ever learn playing a musical instrument as a child?
5. Would you mind to open the window for me?
6. She asked me to use a towel to cover the wound and hold it tightly
7. I’d like sending there postcards to America
8. Today seems as hotter as yesterday, but the umidity is lower
9. Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child?
10. I haven’t seen her since we have left school
C. Reading.
I.
Read the passage and fill in the blank with a suitable word


Mother’s Day in Britain falls on the last Monday of March. On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit
(1)........ mothers and bring them flowers and little presents. The eldest son must (2).... ………………….... his

mother a good cake. If sons or (3)... …………………..... cannot be with their mother on that day, they usually
(4)..... …………………... her presents.
Mother’s Day must be a day of rest (5). …………………....... the mother of the family so her daufhters cook
the dinner on that day and lay the (6).. …………………...... and the sons help to wash the plates and dishes
(7)........ dinner.
In the United State and Canada, Mother’s Day is (8)........ second Sunday in May. They (9)....
………………….... a very beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United States. It shows the portrait of the
mother of James Whistler, (10).... ………………….... of the greatest America painters.
II. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
John Logie Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an
inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were eletrically_heated socks and air-filled shose, but these
were not very successful.
Howwever, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several
months, and the following year he succeded in transmitting the first “television” picture a few meters
across the room.
Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In
1926, he shoued it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the
Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broardast TV with his system.
1. John Logie Baird ...............
a. is called “the father of television”
c. was an inventor
b. was born in Scotland in 1888
d. all are correct.
2. One of Baird’s first inventions was...............
a. eletrically-haeted sock
b. air-filled c. television
d. a + b
3. Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of ...............
a. 26

b. 35
c. 38
d. 40
4. Baird’s ‘television’ was introduced to the world in ...............
a. 1923
b. 1926
c. 1928
d. 1929
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. Baird’s first inventionc were not very successful.
b. The first ‘television’was not clear.
c. People weren’t interested in Baird’s ‘television’.
d. Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office.
D. Writing.
I.
Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
1. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
=> The last time ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “We are decorating our Christmas tree”, Hoa said.
=> Hoa said…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. “I’ll give you my phone number so that you can call me” Jane said to me.
=> Jane told ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Many people in the world speak English.


=> English …………………………………………………………………………………………......
5. She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon.
=> She’s looking ………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He clinbed the tree because he wanted to get a better view.
=> He climbed the tree so as………………………………………………………………………...

7. I have decided to help him rense his lessons.
=> I am…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. You backpack is not the same as mine.
=> My backpack is ..........……………………………………………………………………………
9. No one in the group is younger than Lan.
=> Lan is ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. “you should take more exercises, Mr Roberts”, the doctor said.
=> The doctor ………………………………………………………………………………………….
II.
Use there words to complete this letter
Dear Hoa
1. Dave / I / have / best holiday / our lives!
…………………………………………………………………………...........................……………………………………
2. We / be / Barbados / one / most lovely island / Caribbean
…………………………………………………………………………...........................……………………………………
3. Although / it / much smaller / Jamaica / there seem / be / much more / do / Jamaica.
…………………………………………………………………………...........................……………………………………
4. Moreever / people here / seem / be / friendliver / those / other islands.
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5. We / stay / most modern hotel / I / ever / see.
…………………………………………………………………………...........................……………………………………
6. It / large / cool / and / many people / think / it / best hotel / island.
…………………………………………………………………………...........................……………………………………
7. It / comfortable / than / any / other hotels.
…………………………………………………………………………...........................……………………………………
8. Nearest beach / less / hundred meters / away.
…………………………………………………………………………...........................……………………………………
9. so / we / spend / lot / time / swim / sea.
…………………………………………………………………………...........................……………………………………
10. It / really good / and / I wish / you / be / here.

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