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TỪ VỰNG – TỔNG ÔN – No. 1
Exercise 1. Complete each sentence by using “come” or “came” and one of the words below. Use each
of these words once only.
across
along
from
off
out
over
undone
up
1. Don’t stay indoors all day! __________________ for a walk.
2. I __________________this letter in the drawer of my desk.
3. ____________________, children, or we’ll be late!
4. She hurt her shoulder when she ____________________her horse.
5. What’s ____________________him? He never used to be like this.
6. I ____________________Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
7. The water in the river only ____________________to our knees.
8. Oh no! My shoelaces have ____________________again!
Now do the same with the following words to complete sentences. Use part of the verb “get” and one of
these words:
into
off
on
over
ready
tired
up
used

1. How do you ____________________with your neighbours?
2. I’m ____________________of all these interruptions!
3. He’s still in bed. Why hasn’t he ____________________yet?
4. I’m busy ____________________the house ____________________for the party.
5. It took her two months to ____________________the operation.
6. He ____________________a lot of trouble for breaking the chair.
7. ____________________the bus at the town hall.
8. I still haven’t ____________________to this climate.
Exercise 2. Choose the correct word for each sentence.
1. The others can’t come so you’ll have to go alone/lonely.
2. She’s sitting over there among/between those two boys.
3. He was very asleep/sleepy so he went to bed early.
4. Can I borrow/lend $10? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
5. They were delighted/delightful that she had won.
6. She’s been away for/since two days now.
7. I was very interested/interesting in what he said.
8. I’m looking for a job/work with a higher salary.
9. They went on a long journey/travel around Africa.
10. The students had some English homework/housework to do.
11. He laid/lay down on the sand and went to sleep.
12. Don’t wear green. It doesn’t match/suit you.
13. He put up a big note/notice advertising the concert.
14. It’ quiet/quite difficult to understand what he says.
15. This weather remembers/reminds me of home.
16. They robbed/stole him of all his money.
17. The bus leaves from the station/stop nearest the office.
18. That’s the man whose/who’s dog bit me.
Exercise 3. Complete each sentence by choosing the best alternative.
1. They saw ________ of snow falling slowly to the ground.
A. blocks

B. piles
C. flakes
D. floods
2. We drove very slowly because the ________was so thick.
A. sunshine
B. lightning
C. fog
D. avalanche
3. The heavy rain caused ________all over the country.
A. drought
B. flooding
C. tides
D. fountains
4. The tree fell to the ground after lightning ________it.
A. soaked
B. beat
C. struck
D. burst
5. Those ________in the sky mean it’s going to rain.
A. frosts
B. flakes
C. mists
D. clouds
6. That ________should dry my washing.
A. gust
B. puff
C. blizzard
D. breeze
7. The top of the mountain was ________in mist.
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A. covered
B. condensed
C. vaporized
D. drenched
8. The hurricane ________several buildings on the island.
A. exhausted
B. destroyed
C. blew up
D. condensed
9. They could hear the thunder ________in the distance.
A. grumbling
B. drifting
C. pouring
D. rumbling
10. Look how white the grass is! Is that snow or ________?
A. dew
B. mist
C. steam
D. frost
11. When the sun came out, the ice slowly ________.
A. melted
B. flooded
C. froze
D. dried

12. It’s ________outside, so take your overcoat.
A. mild
B. sweltering
B. stuffy
D. chilly
13. The gale ________all night.
A. poured
B. died down
C. blew
D. puffed
14. Be quiet! This is the weather ________for the weekend.
A. forecast
B. broadcast
C. prophecy
D. horoscope
15. It’s only ________so I won’t take my umbrella.
A. pouring
B. hailing
C. sleeting
D. drizzling
Exercise 4. Join one word on the left with one from the right to make a two-word partnership. Use
each word once only.
1. car
a. aid
2. civil
b. band
3. common
c. board
4. department
d. box

5. first
e. card
6. notice
f. clip
7. paper
g. lights
8. playing
h. machine
9. pocket
i. money
10. post
j. office
11. rubber
k. park
12. safety
l. pin
13. telephone
m. sense
14. trade
n. service
15. traffic
o. store
16. washing
p. union
Exercise 5. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
1. Last January the train ________ went up by 7%.
A. taxes
B. fares
C. fees
D. premiums

2. He was ________$400 for driving dangerously.
A. found
B. retired
C. loaned
D. fined
3. If you buy twenty or more, you’ll get a ________.
A. discount
B. loss
C. reject
D. budget
4. She was very pleased because she made a ________of $10.000 on the sale of her house.
A. loss
B. profit
C. fortune
D. benefit
5. Take the ________if you want them to change the shirt.
A. recipe
B. register
C. receipt
D. repayment
6. He spend all the money he had won ________new clothes.
A. on
B. for
C. with
D. from
7. I need some ________for the coffee machine.
A. exchange
B. bills
C. change
D. finance

8. The mechanic didn’t ________me for repairing my car.
A. change
B. charge
C. bribe
D. tax
9. She let the family live in the cottage ________free.
A. hire
B. accommodation C. let
D. rent
10. The contents of the shop were insured ________$500.000.
A. for
B. until
C. on
D. from
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11. I’m going to ask my bank manager for a ________.
A. lend
B. borrow
C. loan
D. finance
12. Is it all right if I pay ________cheque?
A. by
B. in
C. on

D. from
13. The mark has risen in ________against the dollar.
A. exchange
B. value
C. currency
D. change
14. So many people buy things ________credit nowadays.
A. on
B. by
C. in
D. from
15. The more I earn, the more ________tax I pay.
A. salary
B. wages
C. income
D. expenditure
16. If you aren’t satisfied, we’ll ________your money.
A. put away
B. put aside
C. refund
D. reduce
17. If business has been good, the staff get a _______at the end of the year.
A. notice
B. bonus
C. fund
D. deposit
18. He drew all his money _______the bank before he left.
A. of
B. off
C. out of

D. to
19. Where can I get a good rate of _______for my money?
A. credit
B. interest
C. debt
D. bargain
20. We’ll have to economize _______luxuries in the future.
A. for
B. at
C. of
D. on
21. They want to get young people to open a bank _______.
A. count
B. account
C. counter
D. deposit
22. Could you give me an _______of how much it will cost?
A. income
B. estimate
C. invoice
D. expenditure
23. You have to pay a _______now to reserve your holiday.
A. deposit
B. security
C. credit
D. surplus
24. As the car is small, it’s much more _______on petrol.
A. expensive
B. poor
C. economical

D. economic
25. All employees had to cut down on traveling _______.
A. expenses
B. savings
C. stoppages
D. wages
26. My credit card is _______in most countries.
A. exchange
B. reserved
C. excepted
D. accepted
27. The bill came _______$100.
A. at
B. for
C. to
D. as
28. They _______part in his wages for being late.
A. reduced
B. deduced
C. deducted
D. retired
29. Could you lend me $20? I’m a bit short _______money.
A. of
B. off
C. with
D. from
30. They persuaded him to _______money in their company.
A. investigate
B. buy
C. invest

D. lay
31. You’ll get a better _______of exchange at a bank.
A. rate
B. value
C. worth
D. charge
32. The meals are such a reasonable price because they are _______by the company.
A. allowed
B. reduced
C. deducted
D. subsidized
Exercise 6. Match each adjective on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word once only.
1. bald
a. accent
2. complete
b. atmosphere
3. crowded
c. failure
4. deep
d. food
5. fatal
e. hair
6. relaxed
f. head
7. spicy
g. hole
8. strong
h. injury
9. wavy
i. train

10. woolen
j. sweater
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1. anonymous
a. advantage
2. balanced
b. bread
3. busy
c. breeze
4. electric
d. cooker
5. enthusiastic
e. dictionary
6. flat
f. diet
7. gentle
g. tyre
8. monolingual
h. letter
9. sliced
i. office
10. unfair
j. welcome
Exercise 7. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1.
This golf _______is one of the best in the country.
A. court
B. course
C. pitch
D. track
2. After 5.000 metres Johnson was still _______the lead.
A. at
B. on
C. to
D. in
3. In this race they run four _______of the track.
A. laps
B. rounds
C. turns
D. courses
4. The crowd went wild when he _______the winning goal.
A. beat
B. scored
C. won
D. served
5. The surfer fell off his _______into the waves.
A. sledge
B. beard
C. board
D. paddle
6. He was _______from the championships after they discovered he had been taking drugs.
A. defeated
B. disqualified
C. lost

D. aimed
7. The champion knocked him out in the fourth _______.
A. round
B. part
C. game
D. challenge
8. I hope I’ll be fit enough to _______the race tomorrow.
A. take part in
B. take part of
C. take place in
D. participate
9. An ice-_______match is very exciting to watch.
A. skating
B. hockey
C. polo
D. puck
10. While she was serving, a string _______in her racket.
A. cut
B. broke
C. tore
D. blew up
11. When she _______landed, the point stuck in the ground.
A. discus
B. shot
C. hammer
D. javelin
12. They _______gracefully over the ice.
A. slipped
B. skidded
C. skated

D. rushed
13. His _______is so fast that I can hardly see the ball.
A. saving
B. servant
C. reservation
D. service
14. He had to pull out of the race with a _______muscle.
A. strained
B. cramped
C. broken
D. long
15. The _______sped from the bow towards the target.
A. dart
B. rod
C. arrow
D. bullet
16. The championships are _______every two years.
A. had
B. made
C. taken
D. held
Exercise 8. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. ACT
a. We must take ____________ before things get worse.
b. There’s a lot of ____________ outside the stadium.
c. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been ____________for years.
d. She said she wanted to be a television ____________.
2. ADD
a. Are all those ____________they put in food really necessary?
b. In ____________to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee.

3. ADMIRE
a. This is an ____________piece of work.
b. I am full of ____________for the improvements he’s made.
4. ADVANTAGE
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a. Unfortunately, you’ll be at a ____________if you can’t drive.
b. Knowing a lot of languages, he’s in a very ____________position.
5. ADVERTISE
a. He works for an ____________agency.
b. I saw an ____________for the job in our local newspaper.
6. AGREE
a. He gets very angry if you ____________with his ideas.
b. The ____________we made was for one year only.
7. ATTRACT
a. I only had a day to visit all the tourist ____________.
b. She smiles so____________, doesn’t she?
8. BASE
a. My grandfather only had a very ____________education.
b. The organization is run on a voluntary ____________.
9. CALCULATE
a. Half these ____________are wrong!
b. M son wants a pocket ____________for his birthday.
c. He was a very cool, ____________kind of person.
10. COLLECT

a. Stamp ____________can be a very expensive hobby.
b. Here’s a special offer to all ____________of foreign coins!
c. The ____________was very successful. It raised $3.500.
11. COMPARE
a. I’m just a beginner in ____________with her.
b. Crimes of violence were ____________rare until a few years ago.
c. What happened two years ago is not really ____________to the situation now.
12. COMPETE
a. Would all ____________please make their way to the start?
b. We’re selling these toys at a very ____________price.
c. If I win this ____________, I’ll get a new bicycle.
13. CONFIRM
a. She received a letter of ____________from the hotel.
b. We’re received an ____________report of an explosion outside the President’s house.
14. CONTINUE
a. His latest book is a ____________of his previous one.
b. The train service was ____________because it wasn’t used by many people.
c. I couldn’t get much work done as I was ____________being interrupted by people telephoning me.
d. After four hours’ ____________typing I had a terrible headache.
15. CONVENIENCE
a. I’m afraid it won’t be ______________for me to see you tomorrow.
b. The house is ______________situated near the centre of town.
c. This is very ______________! I can’t practice your violin somewhere else?
16. CREATE
a. I would like to show you my latest ______________which I have called “Boats on a Lake”.
b. The chameleon is a very strange ______________.
c. Cona Doyle was famous as the ______________of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.
17. CRITIC
a. Why does everybody ______________ him all the time?
b. After so much ______________he felt he had to resign.

c. They were very ______________of his efforts to improve services.
18. DECIDE
a. They’re going to announce their _______________ tomorrow.
b. He’s so _______________! He just can’t makeup his mind!
19. DECORATE
a. The _______________said he would charge me $1.000 a room.
b. During the festival _______________were hanging from every tree.
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20. DEMONSTRATE
a. The _______________all sat down in the middle of the road.
b. He offered to give me a _______________of how the machine worked.
21. DEPEND
a. We are _______________on other countries for most of our food.
b. Every year we celebrate our _______________.
22. DICTATE
a. The boss wants you to take some _______________.
b. He acted in an extremely _______________manner, which made him very unpopular.
23. DIRECT
a. Are you sure we’re going in the right _______________?
b. She looked _______________at me as she said it.
c. I had to look up the number in the telephone _______________.
d. Hitchcock is one of my favorite film _______________.
24. ECONOMY
a. My new car is more _______________than the one I had before.

b. She studied _______________at university.
c. On my salary we have to live as _______________as possible.
d. If we don’t _______________on electricity, there will be power cuts.
25. ELECTRIC
a. He works as an _______________for a local firm.
b. The price of _______________has gone up again.
c. The fire was caused by an _______________fault in the television.
d. He is an _______________engineer.
26. EMPLOY
a. Last December the boss gave all his _______________a bonus.
b. I’ve been _______________since June. I must find work soon.
c. Her _______________was so angry at her attitude that he fired her.
d. He hoped the _______________agency would find him a job.
27. ENTHUSIASM
a. They all cheered _______________as their team came out.
b. I’m afraid they weren’t very _______________about your idea of going out this evening.
Exercise 9. choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. “Can I help you?” – “ _____________”
A. Yes, you can.
B. No, you can’t.
C. Yes, I’m looking for a jumper.
D. Yes, here’s a lovely one.
2. “Peter’s gone to the States for a month.” – “_____________”
A. He’s twenty years old.
B. Oh, thanks.
C. He’s studying English.
D. Oh, yes? Holiday?
3. Who took this phone message? – “_____________”
A. The phone is right here.
B. With Mary.

C. She has a phone book.
D. Mary
4. “Happy birthday, Shirley.” – “_____________”
A. Oh, good morning.
B. Oh, thanks, Janet. C. Never mind.
D. Not at all.
5. “He’s got a new car.” – “_____________”
A. Oh, yes? What sort?
B. Not mine.
C. He’s really nice. D. He works in a bank.
6. What will you wear to the ceremony? – “_____________”
A. An album.
B. A wedding ceremony.
C. My new suit.
D. My younger brother.
7. “How would you like your steak?’ - “_____________”
A. Yes, sir.
B. Very good.
C. Not too bad.
D. Rare, please.
8. “When does this passport expire?” – “_____________”
A. You can pick it up tomorrow.
B. It was very expensive.
C. It’s good for one month.
D. I want to return to my hometown.
9. “Do you prefer beer or mineral water?” – “_____________”
A. Actually, I usually drink just water. B. Yes, I do. C. No, I don’t.
D. Yes, it’s a cool drink.
10. “Do you want to come with us to the museum tomorrow?” – “_____________”
A. Titanic, please.

B. I’d like two tickets.
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C. Thanks, but I’d rather stay at home.
D. I enjoy watching films.
11. “Where can I hang up my coat?’ – “_____________”
A. That’s very nice.
B. Put it in this closet.
C. What I need is a new coat. D. It’s very wet.
12. Look, don’t worry about me, there’s a bus at 12.30. So _____________by 2.00, I promise!
A. I’m back.
B. I would be back.
C. I should be.
D. I’ll be back.
13. “Will Dr. Stevens be at the conference?” – “_____________”
A. It’ll bee in this room.
B. It lasts about three hours.
C. It won’t start until three.
D. Yes, he plants to be there.
14. “I’m having problems at school. What do you think I should do?” – “_____________”
A. I think you should talk it over with your parents.
B. I talk it over with your parents.
C. Would you mind talking it over with your parents. D. You would talk it over with your parents.
15. “I’ve got an appointment at the dentist’s _____________.” – “_____________”
A. Shall I leave school early?

B. Can I leave school early.”
C. “Would I leave school early.”
D. ‘Leave school early.”
16. “Where did you go on vacation?” – “_____________”
A. To California.
B. Next month.
C. For six days.
D. David and I went there.
17. “Will there be a lot of people at the concert tonight?” – “_____________. There aren’t usually very
many.”
A. I don’t expect so.
B. I expect not.
C. I expect so.
D. I think not.
18. “Will the match take place in this weather?” “_____________. In fact, I’m sure it won’t.”
A. I think so
B. I think not
C. I expect so
D. I don’t think so
19. “_____________” – “You press this button.”
A. Why doesn’t this machine work?
B. How does this machine work?
C. Does this machine work?
D. This machine works, doesn’t it?
20. “_____________” – “About half a mile.”
A. How often do you go to the station?
B. How far is it to the station?
C. How long does it take to the station?
D. How do I go to the station?
Exercise 10. Read the text below and choose the best answer which best fits each space.

THE NEW CHINA
All is not well in the state of China. Most people who (0.)_______an interest in China know that, in
the days when all industry was (1.) _______by the state, the workers had their basic needs taken care of.
They did not (2.) _______much, but they could be sure of a house or flat, health care, education and a
pension.
This was the “iron rice bowl”. But what happens when the bowl breaks, as is happening now with the
(3.) _______of private industry and the end of the welfare state?
The trend is clear. In some provinces, fewer than half the workers are now (4.) _______by the state.
By the end of the next decade, at least a quarter of China’s (5.) _______will be privately or self employed.
When this happens, China will need to look for ways of replacing state welfare.
Take housing. Foreign companies increasingly (6.) _______housing in order to attract the workers
they want. As to health care, the end of free medicine is already (7.) _______. Under the old system, if a
state worker needed (8.) _______, the hospital simply sent the bill to his factory. Today, state firms (9.)
_______part of the fee from a worker’s pay.
Some even (10.) _______private medical insurance. (11.) _______pensions are concerned, personal
pensions, bought through life insurance companies, are said to be growing in number by 25% a year. Many
towns are experimenting with pooled pension funds from all businesses, state and private, with workers (12.)
_______about two percent of their income. This (13.) _______well in places with lots of young people and
high growth, but in areas of declining economy, pooling means more people getting less.
Taken with China’s other problems – (14.) _______inflation, rising unemployment and in increasing
crime rate in the big cities – it is not surprising that some people (15.)_______ the coming of private
enterprise as a mixed blessing.
0. A. take
B. make
C. play
D. bring
1. A. run
B. held
C. ruled
D. governed

2. A. spend
B. gain
C. earn
D. pay
3. A. growth
B. inflation
C. outburst
D. addition
4. A. overtaken
B. used
C. requested
D. employed
5. A. staff
B. workforce
C. personnel
D. manpower
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6. A. propose
B. offer
C. invite
D. suggest
7. A. at present
B. on time
C. in sight

D. under suspicion
8. A. health
B. cure
C. remedy
D. treatment
9. A. deduct
B. reduce
C. expect
D. discharge
10. A. speak for
B. insist on
C. hold with
D. take in
11. A. Although
B. As long as
C. Also
D. As far as
12. A. combining
B. withdrawing
C. contributing
D. receiving
13. A. works
B. makes
C. does
D. comes
14. A. wide
B. high
C. fast
D. big
15. A. regret

B. recall
C. regard
D. respect
Exercise 11. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
A YOUNG WOMAN TALKS AMBITION
Getting to the top doesn’t just depend on (0. able)______________: it also means making a total (1.
commit) ______________to your job. I work hard: evenings, weekends, whatever it takes, I think that’s
why I’m (2. succeed) ______________. The people I work with are (3. high) ______________motivated. I
work to weekly targets and I achieve them. Now, I’m looking for a major (4.promote) ______________. I
didn’t think I was (5.compete) ______________until I came into this environment. I took a drop in salary
when I took this job, but it has (6. certain) ______________been (7. worth) ______________. I work hard
and have a positive attitude to life. That’s (8. doubt) ______________why I’m now earning the sort of
salary which was once beyond my (9. wild) ______________dreams!
As to (10.fulfil) ______________ambitions, well, I would like one day to have my own company.
But that’s (11. likely) ______________to happen for a long time if at all.
Exercise 12. Choose the best answer to complete the following passage.
SINGING FOR A MUSICAL LIFE
According to a group called The Voices Foundation, everyone has a singing voice (0.)______a
speaking voice somewhere inside them. This, they say, should be encouraged from an early (1.)
______because it provides the best, and the cheapest, (2.) ______on which to build an understanding of
music.
(3.) ______the Foundation’s ideas, Iles the teaching of the Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly. He
observed that song can 4.) ______a key part of the relationship between mother and child almost from birth.
This is especially (5.) ______of more traditional societies, like those of West Africa, where some small
children are (6.) ______to sing literally hundreds of songs, all of which have been learnt by (7.) ______. But
many modern children first (8.) ______to an understanding of music when they learn to play an instrument,
and (9.) ______some teaching of the theory of music is usually a part of this, their relationship with the
music on the (10.) ______is often a mechanical one.
The (11.) ______of the Voices Foundation is that a natural (12.) ______for rhythm, harmony and
musical structure, the very (13.) ______we appreciate in the greatest musicians, can only be achieved

through the exploration of music with the voice from the start. The foundation has, therefore, (14.)
______itself the task of developing a singing-centred musical education programme that could (15.)
______junior pupils all over the world.
0. A. so as well
B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as good as
1. A. start
B. life
C. time
D. age
2. A. ground
B. basis
C. root
D. plot
3. A. Behind
B. Beneath
C. Besides
D. Between
4. A. grow
B. do
C. form
D. make
5. A. fact
B. true
C. real
D. actual
6. A. able
B. expert
C. skilled

D. fit
7. A. repeat
B. heart
C. memory
D. mind
8. A. come
B. reach
C. go
D. arrive
9. A. however
B. despite
C. although
D. whether
10. A. lines
B. notes
C. book
D. page
11. A. rule
B. certainty
C. trust
D. belief
12. A. awareness
B. touch
C. grasp
D. feeling
13. A. degrees
B. qualities
C. measures
D. practices
14. A. let

B. set
C. put
D. cut
15. A. benefit
B. favor
C. gain
D. profit
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