TUYỂN TẬP ĐỀ LUYỆN THI TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGOẠI NGỮ

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§Ò luyÖn sè 1
I. Find the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
(1pt)
1. A. birthday B. thirteenth C. thing D. that
2. A. calendar B. parents C. pretty D. depend
3. A. finish B. invite C. sometimes D. nice
4. A. telephone B. post C. directory D. moment
5. A. worried B. tomorrow C. sorry D. ordinal
II. Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms. (1pt)
My friends Paul and Ellen just (1- return) from their holiday in Europe. Before
they (2- leave) New York, I (3- give) them my brother's address in Switzerland in
the hope that they (4- visit) him and his family.
When I (5- go) to see them last Tuesday night, they (6- tell) me how much
they (7- enjoy) travelling around Europe and that we soon (8- look) at the colour
photos they (9- take) . They also gave me greetings from my mother and said that it
(10- be) a great pleasure for them to meet my relatives.
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)
1. If you do not see the doctor, your condition will only get . (bad)
2. With hard work you can turn your dream into . (real)
3. Students have to three poems by Friday. (memory)
4. I don't think girls who smoke are at all . (attract)
5. He has caused his parents a lot of . (happy)
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. (1pt)
1. He was not short, he wasn't tall. He was average height.
2. 'Share these sweets yourselves,' said the mother her two children.
3. Yes, Rob is here holiday, not business.
4. Tom didn't want to lend us the money first but the end he agreed.
5. They will arrive Tokyo Wednesday.
6. One person I always laugh when I see him on T.V is Dave Allen.

V. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. (2pts)
It is usually very hard to become familiar (1) the culture of a foreign country. If
you live a long (2) in that country, you will find out how little you really know about
(3) culture. Books are often of little use (4) they concentrate on differences
between your own culture and (5) of the foreign country. A lot of information they
contain is (6) correct. It is even difficult for us to (7) aware of the culture of our
own country. A recent survey showed that British (8) did not know what was really
typical of their country! (9) listed stereotypes when they were asked to describe the
things they (10) were typical of Britain.
VI. Read the following passage and decide if the statements below are True (T) or
False (F), according to the information given. (1pt)
Isn't it amazing how much time we spend talking about food? 'Have you ever eaten
?', 'What did you have for lunch?' and so on. And yet when you travel from one country

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to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel
that what they eat is normal, and what others eat is strange or silly.
In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice. In England,
people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal.
Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit that is difficult to change. Americans
like to drink a lot of orange juice or coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every
day. Australians drink a large amount of beer and the French drink wine every day.
The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse
meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating
snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don't like to
eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish.
So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is
little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they
have always been eating, and there is little we can do to change our eating habits.
1. The writer thinks that people often change their feelings about food.

2. In many Asian countries people almost always have rice in their meal.
3. The text is mainly about strange dishes in the world.
4. The Japanese don't enjoy eating raw fish.
5. People everywhere think that there is very little common sense in talking
about food.
VII. Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. (2pts)
1. You spent more money than I did.
I didn't
2. 'If I were you, I wouldn't trust Peter,' she told John.
She advised
3. Have you ever been to France?
Is this your
4. William, the policeman, lived next door.
The policeman, whose
5. He bought his car for 5 years.
He has
6. My dress needs to be cleaned before the party.
I must have my dress
7. We last went to Spain three years ago.
It is
8. Be careful or you'll hurt yourself.
If you are
9. What a pity John didn't take my advice.
I wish
10. Nobody has read these copies.
These copies
VIII. Underline one mistake in each line and write the correct one on the right. (1pt)
That I enjoy most on T.V is the news. You

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can see actual events like they occur. You
can see famous people being interviewing
and giving them opinions on the world
events. I enjoy read daily newspapers as

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3.
4.
5.

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well. There are not only plenty of news,
but interesting story about ordinary people
as well. Life would be bored without all
the entertainment and informations you
get on newspapers and on T.V .
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7.
8.
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§Ò luyÖn sè 2
I. Find the word which is stressed differently from the others. (0.5pt)
1. a. pretty b. distance c. finish d. invite
2. a. amazing b. apartment c. compliment d. delicious
3. a. calendar b. delightful c. moment d. dishwasher
4. a. order b. receive c. complaint d. enjoy
5. a. expensive b. favorite c. chemistry d. uniform
II. Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms. (1pt)

1. The door to this room (shut) since Monday.
2. Why don't you try (open) the tin with a coin?
3. After we (sit) down, Fuling offered us food and drinks.
4. Terance and Alice (water) the plants when they suddenly heard an
alarm (go off) .
5. I hope he (finish) before we (get) back.
6. We (take) an umbrella because it (look) as if it was going to
rain.
7. If he hadn't been so quick, the little girl (be killed) .
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the text. (1pt)
How to succeed

Let me make a suggestion to help you deal with difficult
situations. If, for example, you are taking part in a sports (1) ,
meeting someone important, or giving a (2) in front of a large
audience, you will probably be quite (3) , and worry that you
will not be as (4) as you would like to be.
What you need to do is to prepare yourself (5) by running
through the whole (6) over and over again in your mind,
(7) going through every detail.
For example, a famous pianist, (8) for seven years for
(9) reasons, could still play magnificently on his release.
When asked how he managed to play so well, his (10) was
that he had practised every day in his mind.



Compete
Perform
Nerve

Succeed
Thorough
Active
Care
Prison
Politics
Explain
IV. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. (0.5pt)
1. Come from a poor family made me work even harder.
2. Not one of us are happy that our school principal, Mrs. Lee is leaving.
3. The librarian said us not to make so much noise in the library.
4. The passengers checked up their luggage before they got on the plane.
5. The person sits next to me is someone I've never met.
V. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable preposition. (1pt)
Last year I went to about twenty different countries. I went to Japan (1) the first
time. The first time I came (2) England was in 1985. We had rather a difficult journey
this time. Our plane arrived (3) Manchester (4) 2.00 p.m., but our luggage only

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got (5) Manchester three hours later. The car (6) the airport broke down, so we
arrived (7) Manchester itself several hours late. The next day we left (8) London,
and arrived (9) Heathrow Airport (10) any problem, luckily.
VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (1pt)
(1) all people have a fear of examinations. Examinations, (2) , are a part of
our lives and all schools in Singapore have (3) .
Some examinations are set and marked by the school's own (4) . Others, like
the "O" levels, are set by special examination boards.
Examinations were first held (5) China about three thousand years (6)
Scholars had (7) memorize long passages taken from several books. Those who did
well in the examination were allowed to enter the government service.

Nowadays, the main purpose of examinations (8) to test how well a person
understand the subject which have been taught. (9) are also used to find (10)
well students perform under pressure.
VII. Read the following passage and circle the best option. (1pt)
tea or coffee
The Boston Tea Party did more than just helped start a war. It helped change the habits and
taste of the North American people. It turned tea drinkers into coffee drinkers.
Coffee and tea are both products of plants that grow in the tropics. When these beverages
were introduced in Europe during the 1600s, they became very profitable businesses.
Coffee reached England before tea did, but once the English tasted tea, it became a favorite
mealtime drink. English people were soon buying about two pounds of tea leaves per person per
year.
English people who went to North America as colonists took along their taste for tea. They
preferred it to coffee until about 1773. In that year, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, a
law that helped to push the colonists into war against the mother country. Among colonists, tea
became a symbol of unfair taxation and of England's attempts to control all trading with the
colonies. The resentment of the colonists was so strong that once several groups of them boarded
English ships in Boston Harbour and threw bales of tea into the ocean. After this 'Boston Tea
Party' drinking tea was called unpatriotic by the colonists. They turned to coffee as their beverage.
Today tea is still the favourite drink in England. ON the other side of the Atlantic, things are
different. The people of the United States drink about three times as many cups of coffee as cups
of tea.
1. While it is not directly stated, the article
suggests that
A. tea drinkers might go to war.
B. the tastes of a people can change.
C. the colonists were very strong.
2. Coffee and tea plants grow in
A. Great Britain.
B. the tropics.

C. Boston.
3. Tea became a symbol of
A. a good, hot drink.
B. parties in Boston.
C. unfair taxation.
4. Why was the Tea Act not a good idea?

A. Because it helped to push the colonists
into war.
B. Because it made coffee become too
popular.
C. Because it made English people visit the
tropics.
5. On the whole, the article tells about
A. beverages in Europe in the 1600s.
B. England's resentment of taxes.
C. one reason why Americans drink coffee.
VIII. Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. (2pts)
1. Because of his hard work, he made a success of his business.
He worked so
2. Are you sorry you don't speak more languages?

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Do you ever wish
3. I found the film rather boring.
I was
4. Tennis was something that never interested me.
I never used
5. The wind was cold this morning but we went for a walk.
Despite

6. The switch was too high for him to reach.
He wasn't
7. My written English is better than my spoken English.
I am
8. Your sister seems to be upset about something.
It looks as if
9. You won't get into university without passing your exam.
Unless
10. She dances beautifully and sings sweetly, too.
She not only
IX. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets
of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter. (2pts)
Dear Mr. Markham,
1. Thank you / much / letter of 14th March.

2. Naturally / I be delighted / very excited / prospect / holiday / Britain.

3. I like / take holiday / 15th June / 5th July.

4. I believe / it be time / Wimbledon tennis championships.

5. I would be grateful / you / arrange / me / see some of the matches.

6. There be no football / but perhaps I spend / day at the races / Ascot, too.

7. places I like / visit / be university towns of Oxford / Cambridge.

8. also like / see all the well-known London sights.

9. If possible / really love / visit / old English village.

10. be grateful / you and your company / give / this opportunity of a lifetime.



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§Ò luyÖn sè 3
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest. (1pt)
1. a. grew b. threw c. knew d. flew
2. a. message b. carriage c. voyage d. teenage
3. a. butter b. sugar c. put d. push
4. a. house b. honest c. horn d. high
5. a. rose b. advise c. mouse d. house
II. Choose the correct word or phrase to finish each of the following sentences. (1pt)
1. She made mistakes on her last exams.
A. a little B. little C. few D. none
2. His father is a very good friend of .
A. them B. theirs C. their D. themselves
3. it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer.
A.
Unless B. While C. Since D. Although

4. I bought three books. Here are two, but where is one?
A. other B. the other C. another D. the others
5. To come across means to
A. meet by chance B. come between C. find D. arrive
6. After two years’ hard work, she in finding a job.
A. managed B. succeeded C. was able D. achieved
7. It is one of the most people I have ever met. He never says anything

interesting.
A. bore B. bores C. bored D. boring
8.I have got two sisters, of whom is married.
A. both B. all C. neither D. none
9. She had her hair yesterday.
A. done B. make C. do D. made
10. This is the company advertisement you watched on T.V. yesterday.
A. whose B. of which C. which D. for which
III. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets .(1pt)
Bob Smith (1. be) born in 1953 in Dublin. Although he was an intelligent
student, he left school with few qualifications. He had a variety of jobs in England, Spain
and Canada before eventually (2. become) a successful pop star. However, he
(3. be) now best known for the work he (4. do) to help starving people
in Ethiopia. He (5. shock) by television reports of people (6. die)
of hunger there in 1984. He therefore decided that he (7. persuade)
famous British pop stars (8. make) a record together and (9.
use) the profits from it (10. send) to the poor.

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IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)
People collect a large (1. vary) of objects : stamps, postcards, dolls.
Some people collect things connected with (2. history) events or with (3.
fame) people. But one of the strangest (4. collect) is that of
eggcups. Kevin Murphy of Bradford in Yorkshire has 10,000 of them. Not (5. surprise)
, his favourite eggcup is the one of the shape of a (6. type)
hireman. His hobby began several years ago when he saw a few eggcups
he liked on (7. sell) at a local shop, he started collecting them. (8. Other)
like Kevin’s eggcups, too. “ I have just bought a (9. replace)
for one of my favourites, which (10. mystery)
disappeared last week”, he said.

V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (1pt)
National holidays in every country are (1) with political event, with
economic developments and national and local traditions. Our (2)
important holiday is the anniversary of the proclamation of independence (3)
is celebrated on the second of September. The center of the festival is Ba
dinh square, Hanoi, the very heart of our country. Ba Dinh square is the (4)
place for military parades (5) working people’s
demonstrations. The military parade is usually (6) by the physical
cultural parade. The bands play. Models of modern rockets (7) carried past
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. At the (8) of the physical and (9)
parades, the square is flooded (10) endless columns of marchers.
VI. Fill one preposition in each blank to complete the following passage .(1pt)
Rudyard Kipling , one (1) English famous writers, was born (2)
Bombay, India, in 1869. Kipling spent his childhood in India. (3) six he was sent
(4) England and educated in a school. He went (5) to India in 1883.
Then he became keen (6) writing and worked (7) a newspaper reporter.
When he was (8) twenty one , he published his first book. Then he brought (9)
a small collection of short stories, which were interesting and full (10)
splendid description.
VII. There is one mistake in each sentence below. Underline and correct it.(1pt)
1. United States lies in Northern America.
2. Neither the boy's parents nor I are satisfied with his progress.
3. I didn't give you my help since I didn’t know that you had difficulties.
4. Due to the weather was cold, we stayed at home.
5. The police has already recaptured Fox, one of the most dangerous prisoners.
6. Ten years are a long time to wait for someone.
7. Each boy and each girl in my class have to make a book report.
8. Rod Lee whose sister I know has won an Oscar.
9. I don't know the woman is talking with my mother over there.
10. She remembers to do a lot of homework when she was at school.

VIII. Read the following passage and answer the questions below .(1pt)
Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding between
people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what they

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thought about it. Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow. He
wanted to improve Esperanto. His friends then worked hard to spread the new language. They
tried to persuade schools throughout the world to teach it. However, only a few people today
speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language.
1. What did Zamenhof invent ?

2. What was the purpose of Zamenhof’s invention?

3. Why did he show his new language to his friends?

4. Who helped him to spread the new language?

5. Why do few people speak Esperanto now?

IX. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given .(1pt)
1. Nam is sorry now that he did not accept the job.
Nam wishes that
2. I was busy. I could not go to the meeting.
If I
3. He gets up early in the morning and he is used to it.
He is used
4. You will catch a cold if you do not keep your feet dry.
Unless
5. Mark was too young to see horror films.
Mark was not

6. That factory is producing more and more pollution.
More and more pollution
7. I did not realise he was your brother until I saw the photograph.
It was only
8. It is nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled.
Nobody
9. He succeeded in winning the race.
He managed
10. We do not have classes after the exam any more.
No more
X. Write complete sentences, using the words given and rearrange them to make a
complete letter .(2pts)
Dear Mum,
1. It / nice / me / see / last / week /. /


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2. I / take / exam / three / day / ago /. /

3. I / miss / new / friends / make / here / . /

4. We / farewell / class / party / last / night /. /

5. I / feel / lonely / after / you / go /. /

6. Everyone / look / happy / because / finish / course / . /

7. If / pass / get / certificate /. /

8. I / stop / now/ see / next week/. /

9. I / happy / see / you / again / hope / yourself / too /. /

10. And / I / able / find / job / . /

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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest .(1pt)
1. a. finished b. talented c. watched d. looked
2. a. create b. creator c. creature d. creation
3. a. skill b. standard c. specific d. sure
4. a. church b. choose c. chemistry d. change
5. a. strips b. sparks c. tests d. papers
II. Choose a, b, c, or d which is closest in meaning to the sentence given. (1pt)
1. Do not disturb.
a. Go this way. c. Don’t go inside.
b. Knock and enter. . d. Don’t close the door.
2. Please hand in your key at the desk.
a. Don’t lock the room. c. Lock your key before leaving.
b. Keep your key safe. d. Leave your key at the receptionist.
3. Sorry. All tables are fully booked this evening.
a. You can only have a meal if you have booked.
b. You do not need to reserve a table.
c. The restaurant is not open this evening.
d. If you wait, you will be given a table.
4. The management doesn't accept responsibility for property left in the dining room.
a. You cannot bring your luggage into the dining room.
b. You must look after your things yourself.
c. You should give your things to the manager.
d. You should lock things in your suitcase.

5. Please ask if you need a porter to help with your luggage.
a. You must carry your luggage yourself.
b. Porters are available if necessary.
c. A porter will come if you ring.
d. Ask a porter if you need your luggage.

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III. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1pt)
My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left the university. I
had just started (1. teach) in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning
my alarm clock (2. not ring) as I (3. forget) (4) (wind)
it up. I (5. wake) up at 8.30 and my class (6. begin)
at 9. I quickly shaved, washed, dressed, jumped into my car and (7. drive)
to school. When I arrived, the students (8. already / be) in
class. I did not go to the staff room, but went straight into the class. After three or four
minutes, the students began laughing and I could not know why. Suddenly I (9. look)
down, I understood. I (10. put) on one black shoe and one
brown shoe.
IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences. (1pt)
1. On hearing the news, all the people in the office looked at one another (fear)
2. All my efforts ended in (fail)
3. A lot of heroes and (hero) appeared during the struggle for national
(depend) and (free)
4. The bank’s actions attracted widespread (critic)
5. There is no easy (solve) to this problem.
6. The painting I saw yesterday is ( doubt) genuine.
7. Our firm is no longer (compete) in world markets.
8. Don't worry. I'll try to finish this work (succeed)
9. Preserving natural resources is of great (important)
10. That restaurant often attracts a lot of customers because of its (special)

V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word .(1pt)
London, the capital of Great Britain , is (1) on the Thames river. It is
the largest city with a (2) of 8 million. It is (3) into four
parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East (4) The West
End (5) the best and most expensive houses (6) parks is the
place (7) rich people live. (8) poor live in the East End where
(9) are neither parks (10) fine houses.
VI. Replace the underlined words by a word or group of words which have the same
meaning. (1pt)
1. Please make clear to me what you plan to do.
2. It is not polite to make fun of people’s mistakes.
3. After he had gained weight, he could no longer wear those jeans.
4. No matter where he goes, I always go with him.
5. Remember to turn off the light before going to bed.
6. Please, look at this book carefully.
7. A bomb blew up with a loud noise.
8. Would you like to take part in the game?
9. We love our flat because we have such friendly people living next door
.
10. The scientist performed an interesting test to prove something today.

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VII. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. There are ten unnecessary
words. Point them out by underlining them and write in the space provided
(1pt)
I thought I would let you to know how my summer holiday was in last week. When I
got to the airport , I was told my flight would be delayed for at very least three hours.
There was nothing to do but to wait. I felt very hungry but I could not buy anything to eat

as I had run out of money. Time passed over slowly. After about two hours there was an
announcement saying us that there would be a further delay of three hours and
passengers on the flight could order a free meal in the cafe. I joined up a long queue and
had just been being served when I heard another announcement telling the passengers
that the flight was now be ready for boarding. I had to leave my meal and rush to the
gate. There was another wait at the gate for half of an hour. But in the end my holiday
ended happily.
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6 7 8 9 10
VIII. The following people all want to go on holiday. Look at the advertisements for
holidays and decide which holiday would be best for each person. Write the correct
letters - A to E in the space provided for each number.(1pt)
A. Explore Africa
Do you like adventure? Are you looking for a holiday you will never forget? Travel
through Africa for five weeks with a small group. Groups fly to Nairobi every Saturday.
If you are aged 25-45 send now for a brochure to Box 342.
B. Seagull Sailing Holidays
Suitable for all ages, learn to sail in three weeks. Teaching from qualified staff, no
experience necessary. Accommodation is provided in holiday flats in a quiet fishing
village. Breakfast, dinner and a packed lunch included in the price of the holiday.
C. History Tour
Tour Egypt with guides. The tour includes lectures about the history of Egypt and
visits to museums. Travel by coach or river boat. Accommodation in top hotels. Tours last
2 or 3 weeks.
D. Students Working Holidays
For a really cheap (but healthy ! ) holiday. Pick fruits in the heart of the country.
Accommodation provided in farm houses or camp in tents. All meals included. Free
transport to place of work from railway station. If you are over sixteen, why not write for
further details.
E. Bell Island Hotel

Short stays ( 3-7 days) available. Famous for excellent cooking, the hotel provides
opportunities to enjoy the heated swimming pool, the disco, the top class bar and
restaurants every night. All rooms have sea view.
1. John and Samantha are university students. They want to have a holiday in the
summer but they have very little money.
2. Peter Brown is a businessman. He is tired and needs a rest but he doesn’t have
much free time for a holiday. He wants to get away from the city life and stay somewhere
near the sea.
3. The Robinson family like outdoor holidays. They have never tried sailing, but they
would like to learn.

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4. Susan James has three weeks to spend on holiday. She doesn’t like sports and she
doesn’t like relaxing on the beach, either. She enjoys sightseeing and learning about
foreign countries.
5. Bill Jones is 30. He wants an active , exciting holiday. He likes hot weather, but he
doesn’t like the sea
IX. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given (1pt)
1. “ Whatever you see in the cupboard, don’t touch it!” they said
They warned me
2. Though he drives carefully, there is still a danger of accident.
However
3. We should do something about it now
It is time we
4. Sarah can swim further than I can.
I cannot
5. He could not go to school because of his illness.
As
6. When I heard the telephone ring, I answered it immediately.
On

7. They believed that thirteen was an unlucky number.
Thirteen
8. It hasn’t rained hard for 2 months.
It is
9. Although she was ill, she turned up .
Despite
10. I can’t visit you as I have no time.
If
X. Write complete sentences, using the words given (2pts)
1. If / he / not/ drive/ fast/ able / avoid /that/ terrible/ accident /./

2. The/ man/stand / in front of / my/ uncle/ is/shopkeeper/./

3. Having/ do/homework / the children/start /play football/./

4. Jack/ put down/ the living-room carpet /moment/ as/tonight/he/house warming party.

5. Never/ her life/ she / ask/ make/ speech/ in public/./


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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.(1pt)
1. a. amazed b. decade c. average d. arrange
2. a. surprising b. section c. story d. sure
3. a. trea
t b. appearance c. release d. steal

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4. a. low b. brown c. grow d. throw

II. Fill one suitable preposition in each blank in the following passage. (1 pt)
Millions of people (1) the world have never seen snow. Others see
more (2) it than they want to.
Each tiny piece of snow is called a snowflake, and each flake has six sides or six
points. Billions of snowflakes fall every winter, and the amazing fact is that each one is
different. A snowflake is (3) individual as someone’s handwriting or
fingerprint.
A snowflake forms inside a winter storm cloud when a very small piece of dust is
trapped (4) a tiny drop of water. This happens in the atmosphere 10
kilometres (5) the earth. The water freezes around the dust, and as this flake
is blown (6) the wind, it collects more drops of water. These drops freeze
too, and the snowflake becomes heavy enough to fall (7) the earth. As it
falls, it passes through areas where the temperature and humidity vary. It collects more
and more drops of water, and the shape continually changes. Some drops fall off and start
to form news snowflakes. Since no two flakes follow exactly the same path
(8) the ground, no two flakes are exactly alike. However, they are all six-
sided. So far, no one understands why this is so.
III. Fill one suitable word in each blank to finish the passage.(1pt)
It happened three years ago (1) I was staying at my sister’s house.
She and her husband went on (2) and I looked after the house for them. One
night I (3) a lot of noise outside and I went (4) to see what
was wrong. The house next door was (5) fire. Smoke and flames came out
of the upstairs windows. A woman shouted, “Help, help. Tommy’s inside.” Without
thinking, I ran into the house, but it was no good. Everything was burning and it was
terribly hot. Then, while I was standing there, something hit me (6) the back
of my head. The next thing that I remember I was (7) on the grass in front
of the house. The fire brigade pulled me out of the house. The woman was there and she
said, “It’s all right. Tommy’s safe.” Then I realized that she was holding a cat. I risked my
(8) for a cat.
IV. Use the correct form of the words given to complete the passage. (1 pt)

1. In Britain, with your parents’ (permit) , you can get married at the
age of 16.
2. According to a survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the (likely)
to have an accident.
3. I’m really happy as all of my new neighbours are very (friend)
4. It’s our (please) to have you here with us today.
5. Because I couldn’t sleep all night yesterday, now I feel really (sleep)
6. Reading books can widen your (know) of this wonderful world.
7. It’s very (danger) to drive 100 kph without wearing a safe belt.
8. My 15
th
birthday last month was a(n) (forget) event in my life.
V. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given. (1 pt)
1. Please don’t say things like that.
I wish you
2. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon
I am
3. I haven’t been to a cricket match for years.

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It’s
4. We had to wait two hours for Donald.
Donald kept
5. He cannot speak because he is so angry.
He is too
6. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning
Getting
7. On seeing him, the girl said she did not like him.
As
8. She didn’t work hard enough, so she lost her job.

The reason
VI. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.(1 pt)
1. Paris is the most beautiful city I have been in.
2. He enjoys to walk in the rain.
3. He spoke too quick that I couldn’t understand what he said.
4. Could you buy me two loafs of bread, please?
5. Despite of the heavy rain, Jean still went to her close friend’s birthday party.
6. However difficult is this exercise, I will manage to do it by myself.
7. The park keeper told us not walk on the grass or we would be fined.
8. John used to smoking cigarettes when he was a young man.
VII. Circle the correct answers to complete the passage (1 pt)
When man first learned how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time.
The first fuel he used was probably wood. As time (1) , man eventually
discovered that substances such as coal and oil (2) .
Coal (3) very widely as a source of energy until the last century.
With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was soon realized that production (4)
if coal was used instead of wood. Nowadays, many of the huge factories
and electricity generating stations (5) to function if there was no coal.
In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the use of coal (6) . As a
result, there have been changes in the coal industry. It is believed that more people (7)
coal if oil and gas were not so readily available.
There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two
hundred years if our use of coal (8) . Unfortunately, however, about half of
the world’s coal may never be used. Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it
was possible to use new equipment.
1. A. passes B. used to pass C. would pass D. passed
2. A. are burning B. would burn C. have burn D. were burnt
3. A. not used B. did not use C. not using D. was not used
4. A. doubles B. has doubled C. will double D. would double
5. A. were unable B. would be unable C. will be unable D. are unable

6. A. has declined B. will decline C. declines D. would decline
7. A. would use B. used C. use D. will use
8. A. did not increase B. would not increase
C. does not increase D. may not increase
VIII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(1 pt)
After (1-take off) from Fort Lauderdale, the planes began to head
east. They (2-fly) about 260 kilometers east before the pilots (3-check)

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their instruments and turned north. A short time later, however, one of the
pilots radioed, “Everything (4-be) wrong even the ocean (5-not look)
as it should. We (6-lose) our way.” After (7-send)
this message, he was silent. It (8-be) the last time anyone
ever heard from him. A flying boat also disappeared shortly after setting off to search for
the missing planes.
IX. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce complete sentences
from the following sets of words and phrases.(2 pts)
1. Fiona / walking / so slowly / as if / she / very tired

2. Thank you / catalogue / which / you / mail / us / January 5
th


3. Today / it / cold / ever

4. If they / to keep fit / must / take plenty / exercises / they / ?

5. Either / John / Bill / going / beach / today.

6. She / live / here / ever since / she / marry

7. I / no intention / come / this terrible place / again.

8. I / pay / cheque / because / no cash / me / at that time.

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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest. (1pt)
1. a. great b. bread c. break d. steak
2. a. fur b. occur c. bury d. excursion
3. a. window b. flow c. tow d. now
4. a. kind b. site c. bite d. kid
II. Read carefully the passage and decide whether the following statements are true
(T), false (F), or no information (NI) .(1 pt)
One of the lines from my favourite song goes this way: “Love is something you do,
not what you talk”.
Indeed, we often say that we love our families, but when was the last time you took
the effort to make a cake for them or to sit down to talk to them? Do you take time to find
out what has been happening in their lives?
Most of the time, we would rather watch a movie or simply hang out at shopping
centres with our friends than spend time with our family. People tend to take their families
for granted because they have lived with them for their whole life. They do not feel the
need to be considerate to their families, unlike being so to their friends. This is because
their families would always accept and love them just as they are. It is usually when a
person leaves his family that he realizes how important his family is to him. He will then
appreciate the warmth and loving that a family gives.

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Try loving your family now not with words, but with your actions, cultivate a good
relationship with your family members and learn to appreciate each of them as the unique

persons they are.
1. In fact, we usually spend a lot of time to take care of our family.
2. Making a cake for our family is very interesting.
3. We prefer going shopping than being with our family because it is boring to stay
at home.
4. Some people may find it unnecessary to be considerate to their family.
5. Friends are difficult to please.
6. It is said that our family will love us only if we are good and well-behaved.
7. Only when we are far from our family can we realize the importance of our
family.
8. When we are with our family, we should show our love with our actions
III. Circle the correct answers to complete the sentences. (1 pt)
1. I should be very if you would accept the invitation to the party.
A. thanking B. honourable C. pleased D. pleasing
2. Please don’t to put stamps on the letters I gave you to post.
A. forget B. remind C. realize D. remember

3. Her mother asked her to the table for the evening meal.
A. place B. put out C. serve D. lay
4. “You will not find kangaroos anywhere else on ,” said the
Australian.
A. soil B. world C. earth D. ground
5. “Will you me your pen for my examination this afternoon?”
A. borrow B. lend C. allow D. permit
6. The picture was sold for a great of money.
A. cost B. sum C. value D. price
7. No one was able to explain the of the old custom.
A. beginning B. origin C. starting point D. reason
8. It is very difficult to a secret from my family.
A. keep B. learn C. take D. hear

IV. Use the correct form of the words given to finish the sentences. (1 pt)
1. Alison’s (shy) made it hard for her to speak in public.
2. He cycled (care) and had an accident.
3. Could you (straight) the picture over the sofa?
4. You can trust him because he is very (rely)
5. Saucepans are sold in the (house) goods department.
6. He was very (pride) of the work he had done.
7. During his (child) , his family lived in Cornwall.
8. His examination results were so unsatisfactory that it seemed (point)
for him to continue studying.
V. Choose the correct word from the list below to fill in each blank.(1 pt)
control / devote/ lead/ necessary/ plays/providing/ scarce/ solution

Food (1) an important part in the development of nations. In
countries where food is (2) , people have to spend most of their time getting
enough to eat. This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to (3)
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and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (4) to
progress, human betterment, and enjoyment of leisure. The problem of (5)
good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been fought for the (6)
of rich food-producing lands. But it is no longer (7) to go to
war for food. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (8)
to their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations produce more food.
VI. Fill one suitable preposition in each blank in the following sentences .(1 pt)
1. We both share a love music.
2. I’ve been waiting an hour.
3. I’m looking for a book animals.

4. When does the train London leave?
5. I can’t see because the lights are .
6. The bill must be paid Monday
7. I opened the can a can-opener.
8. Now, I think all our problems are .
VII. Fill in each blank with a, an, the or
Φ
. (1pt)
1. A: What happened to your bicycle? (1) front wheel is bent.
B: I ran into (2) parked car when I swerved to avoid (3)
big pothole in the street.
A: Did you damage (4) car?
B: A little.
A: What did you do?
B: I left (5) note for (6) owner of (7) car.
A: What did you write on (8) note?
B: My name and my address. I also wrote (9) apology.
2. Our children enjoyed going to the beach yesterday. When they dug in (10)
sand, they found various kinds of (11) animals. Susie
found (12) crab, and so did Johnny. (13) crab Johnny
found pinched him, which made him cry. But he had (14) good time
at (15) beach anyway.
3. Alex, would you please answer (16) phone?
VIII. Use the correct form of the verbs to finish the following passage. (2 pts)
Dear Ann,
I (1-receive) your letter about two weeks ago and (2-try)
to find time to write you back ever since. I (3-be) very busy
lately. I have my tests next week. In addition, a friend (4-stay) with me
since last Thursday. She wanted to see the city, so we (5-spend) a lot of
time visiting some of the interesting places here. We (6-be) to the zoo, the

art museum, and the botanical gardens. Yesterday we (7-go) to the park and
(8-watch) a balloon race.
Right now it (9-be) 3.00 am and I (10-sit) at my desk.
I (11-sit) here five hours doing my studying. My friend’s plane (12-leave)
at 6.05, so I (13-decide) not to go to bed. That’s why I am
writing to you at such an early hour in the day. I (14-get) a little sleepy, but
I would rather stay up. I (15-take) a nap after I (16-get) back
from taking her to the airport.
How are you getting along? How about your class? Please write soon.

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Yours, Janet.
IX. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given .(1 pt)
1. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.
I wish
2. Who does this bag belong to?
Whose
3. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it
The bread isn’t
4. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
If
5. The garden still needs digging.
The garden hasn’t
6. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon.
I am
7. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches
In
8. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too
X. Change the underlined words into suitable forms and rewrite the following

groups of words into correct sentences in order to have a complete letter.(1pt)
Dear Mum and Dad,
1. You/ be /glad /hear / I/ arrive/safely/

2. Train/delay/ I/ get / here / late /

3. Camp / be / fantastic / everybody /be /kind / so far/

4. Tomorrow / I / climb / mountain / if / weather / be /good /

5. If /rain / we /go /swim / indoor pool /

6. I /not /think /I /have /enough /money /

7. you /send / me /more /soon /possible / ? /

8. I/ tell /you / rest / news / next time / I /write /


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I. Choose the word that has different pronunciation .(1pt)
1. a. instrument b. symbolize c. solidarity d. spirit
2. a. demonstrate b. celebrate c. labour d. garden
3. a. prepare b. recently c. remember d. recognize
4. a. climb b. brotherhood c. comb d. bomb
II. Odd one out, then explain your choice .(1pt)
Eg: hand, head, maths, toe. => “maths” is different because it’s not a body part.

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1. teacher, cooker, engineer, football player.

2. hippopotamus, elephant, ant, buffalo.
3. horse, tortoise, antelope, rabbit.
4. television, record player, electric fan, bicycle.
III. Supply the correct word form. (1pt)
1. We had a marvellous holiday and our trip to the mountains was (forget) .
2. It was very (polite) of you to interrupt your teacher when he was speaking.
3. The more you study, the (good) you’ll get.
4. A successful business need good (organize) .
5. Great talkers are never great (do) .
6. (Live) indeed would be (dull) if there were no (difficult) .
IV. Supply the correct preposition in each gap. (1pt)
1. When small, I was fond reading picture books.
2. Please look yourself when you are away home.
3. I divided the cake two smaller parts.
4. Why don’t you stop staring him? It’s very impolite to do that
saying anything.
5. I feel grateful you what you’ve done for me.
V. Supply the correct verb form to complete the sentences. (1pt)
1. The film was very sad. It made her (cry) .
2. When I was a child, I (sing) this song.
3. The story (tell) by our grandmother made a deep impression on me.
4. At last you are here. I (wait) for you for more than half an hour.
5. You can make the tea now. The water (boil) .
6. I’d rather you (not talk about) it again.
7. If you (take) my advice, things (not be) that bad now.
VI. Choose the best answer for each blank in the passage. (1pt)
FOOTBALL TODAY
Football is a very old game. It is (1) all over the world today. In
Vietnam, we have an (2) football competition. Every year, the football teams
from all provinces in Vietnam play against each (3) .

Football players (4) Vietnam sometimes go to foreign countries and (5)
against their football (6) Schools have football teams, (7)
. (8) year, their football teams also play against each other.
1.A. play B. played C. playing
2.A. annual B. every C. all
3.A. another B. other C. one
4.A. from B. in C. to
5.A. usually B. play C. they
6.A. player B. teams C. games
7.A. also B. either C. too
8.A. Every B. One C. Some
VII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (1pt)
I’ll never (1) the night our car broke down. We were on our (2)
home after a marvellous evening out with some friends. It was well after

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midnight and we were still miles away from home. We tried to get the engine started
again, but (3) vain. There was no traffic on the road at (4) ,
so we couldn’t get a lift and had to walk all the way home. To make matter (5)
, it started to rain and by the time we arrived, we were wet through. But
worse was yet to come! It was then that we discovered that we had left our front door key
in the (6) .
We had (7) choice but to break a window and climb in.
Unfortunately, just we were doing this, a police car stopped in the road. At first, the police
didn’t believe our story, but in the (8) , we convinced him that we were
telling the truth.
VIII. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown. (1pt)
1. “Would you like to have dinner with me?”, Tom said to Ann.
Tom invited
2. At first I didn’t want to play tennis but he persuaded me.

He persuaded
3.I am sorry I didn’t tell you about it before.
I wish
4. My teacher and my mother are the same height.
My mother is
5. We couldn’t arrive on time because the traffic was heavy.
Since
6.I spend half an hour going to work by motorbike.
It
7. It’s your duty to finish your homework before going to class.
You are supposed
8. He is talking to the girl with long hair.
The girl whom
IX. Write a complete letter using the words given. (2pts)
Dear Uncle Tom,
1. Thank/ much/ alarm clock/ send/ me/ 15
th
birthday.

2. It/ just/ what/ need.

3. I/ terrible/ get up early/ every morning.

4. Thanks /your present/ I/ wake up/ time.

5. I/ promise/ not/ go /school/ late/ again.

6. I/ hope/ you / both/ well.

7. Please/ give/ regards/ my cousins Rose and Pat.

8. I/ looking/ see/ you/ all/ Christmas.



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I. hich of these words are pronounced /t/ or /d/ or /id/ in the underlined? (1pt)
Visited
Listened
Loved
Arrived
Worked
Liked
Looked
Watched
Started
played
decided
phoned
Wanted
Danced
Needed

/t/



/d/

/id/



II. Complete each sentence with one suitable word .(1pt)
1. The sun rises in the
2. Everyday, doctors and nurses have to look after the
3. He must stay in because he is not well.
4. Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His name was Samuel Clemens. Mark
Twain is his
5. Two words that have the same meaning are called
6. Hundreds of people have been killed by a strange infectious
7. If you don’t tell me the truth, I will speak to you again.
8. Many people are made during the war.
III. Supply the correct verb form. (1pt)
1. I (reach) the school just in time this morning. The bell just (ring)
when I (walk) into the classroom.
2. It (be) a long time since I saw Linda. So when I (see) her
in town yesterday, I (be) quite surprised. She (change)
a lot and (grow) much prettier.
IV. Find and correct one mistake in each sentence. (1pt)
1. As I entered the house I heard someone opened the front door.
2. He was very proud what he had done.
3. In the way home, I saw a lot of people going for a walk with their dogs in the park.

4. He would pass the exam if he works hard enough.
5. She was so young to understand the problem, because it’s very complicated

6. It’s no use to persuade him. He is very stubborn.
7. All of my friends congratulated me in passing the examination quite successfully.

8. The school is being rebuilt now. It was badly damage by the storm last week

V. Complete the following sentences in a suitable way. (1pt)
1. No matter how hard I try, .
2. When we lived in the countryside, we didn’t use .
3. She is getting used to .
4. The man for whom .
VI. Complete each blank with ONE suitable word. (2pts)

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LONDON TRANSPORT
Public transport in London is expensive. The fares depends (1) the length of
the journey. You can’t buy books of tickets (2) .advance. Children under 16 (3)
half, and those under five travel (4) . You usually buy bus tickets
from a (5) , but on some buses you pay the (6) . Most London buses
are double deckers. On the underground railway you buy your ticket from a (7)
or a ticket office, and give it up at the (8) of the journey.
VII. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true or false (T/F). (1pt)
The population of Great Britain is increasing at about 0.66% per year (The world
population is increasing at 2% per year). Life expectancy in Bratain in also increasing: in
1840, men lived for an average of 40 years and women for 42; in 1970 the average life
expectancy was 69 years for men and 75 for women. People are getting taller, too. A
thirteen-year-old Glasgow boy was 13cm taller and 21 kg heavier in 1966 than in 1910.
Even the weather in Great Britain is changing. In 1980, the average temperature was 1.5°
lower than during the period 1940-1945.
1. The British population is increasing very fast.
2. People live longer in Britain today than they did 100 years ago.

3. Men live longer than women.
4. Boys in Glasgow are not as tall as they were 70 years ago.
5. The weather is getting warmer.
VIII. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown (2 pts)
1. A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.
There is an

2. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.
I wish
3. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
It can’t
4. I would like you to help me to put the chair away.
Do you mind
5. Somebody repaired her car yesterday
She
6. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not
7. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight.
All the prisoners
8. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
I suggest

IX. Use the prompts given to write a complete letter. (2 pts)
Dear Mr. Smith,
1. I/ write/ complain/ dirt/ smoke/ come/ your factory/ chimneys.

2. Two days ago/ I decide/ do/ my washing.

3. I wash/ sheets/ put them out to dry/ it/ be/ nice sunny day/ there/ be/breeze.

4. When/ I/ take washing in/ I/ be/ horrified/ discover/ it be covered in dirty marks.


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5. I/ assume/ breeze/ I mention/ carry/ dirt/ your chimneys.

6. This be/ not only because of my sheets/ but because we have nearly 200 people/ live/
breath the same air.

7. I already/ write/ local Member of Parliament/ this matter.

8. Furthermore,/ I must warn you/ I write/ local newspaper/ tomorrow.

I look forward to receiving your reply .
Yours sincerely,

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I. Circle the letter before the words which do not have the same sounds as those of
the rest.( 0.5pt )
1. a. machine b. chemistry c. toothache d. mechanic
2. a. enough b. plough c. laugh d. cough
3. a. blade b. shapeless c. frame d. various
4. a. dentist b. elastic c. replace d. decaying
5. a. full b. dull c. pull d. bull
II. Choose the correct preposition.(1pt )
1. Aren’t you glad that you went to the party with us all ?
a. in b. after c. above d. with
2. The teacher said we had to learn all these expressions heart.
a. On b. In c. By d. Through
3. What you have said is quite the mark.

a. in b. besides c. next to d. into
4. He thinks there is no one himself to be considered
a. under b. of c. besides d. with
5. I think he is ill, send a doctor
a. to b. with c. for d. in
6. Long skirts are again
a. for b. in c. into d. through
7. I’m always forgetful students’ names
a. to b. of c. in d. about
8. He rested his bicycle the wall.
a. at b. for c. against d. inside
9. Did they ask me ?
a. at b. to c. before d. after
10. It looks better a distance
a. to b. for c. at d. but
III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. ( 1 pt )
1- Swedish police just (1. announce ) that five paintings by Picasso (2.
steal) from Stockholm’s Modern Museum. The paintings (3. value)
by experts at 500 million kronor (about of 40 million dollars). Police
believe that they (4. take ) early on Saturday evening, but for some
reason the museum’s burglar alarm (5. not go off) and the theft (6. not

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discover) until Monday morning. No clues (7. find ) at
the scene of the crime.
2- He advised me (8. consider) all the facts before (9. decide)
(10. accept ) the job.
IV- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. ( 1 pt )
1- There is a (humour ) film on at Rex cinema.
2- If you have any (complain) about the television set you

bought, take it back to the store.
3- Some people use guns in difficult situations while others solve their problems
(violent).
4- People are very afraid of (know) things especially diseases.
5- Your solution to this math problem is (complete) wrong.
6- (hungry ) is a problem throughout the world.
7- Rudeness never gets you what you want (polite) always pays !
8- I can’t follow you. What you’re saying is totally (logic ).
9- I’m very (care) about what I eat, and I’ve been doing exercises
for weeks, but it’s all totally (use) I haven’t lost any weight !
V- Each of the following sentences contains one error. Find and correct them.

(1 pt)
1- This suitcase is very heavy for Mary to lift.

2- Every one, except the two boys , are going to the fair.

3- You drive too fastly ! Slow down.

4- You’re a beautifully dancer.

5- We’d like you coming for dinner.

VI- Fill each blank with one suitable word. (1 pts)
How television was invented
Television owes its origins to many inventors. But it was the single-minded
determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led (1)
the first live television broadcast.
Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living
(2) a razor- blade salesman. In the 1890s Guglielmo Marconi showed

that sound could (3) sent by radio waves. Baird become convinced that a
similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of (4) spare
time working on his ideas in his tiny workshop without any commercial support. He had
to use his own earnings to continue his research. In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted
the general outline of a figure over more (5) three metres. He continued
to experiment and (6) October 25,1925 transmitted a recognizable
image of a doll. He ran down to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the
boys to come upstairs. (7) boy become the first living image transmitted
by television. Overnight, Baird become famous and the money (8) he
needed to continue his research was at (9) made available. In 1927 he
made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made one from London to