Test 2
I_ Pronunciation : C :/ s/ /k/ /∫/
1- Theo sau bởi e,I, y thì ‘c’ được phát âm là /s/ : cent, race, conceal, face, cell, circle, bicycle, rice, cigar, center
2- khi theo sau bởi các âm còn lại thì phá âm là /k/ : coat, cat, count, come, came, circle, can, computer, picture
3- “c” còn được phá âm là ∫ : ocean, official, special, delicious, social, musician, artificial, mathematician
Practice:
a- space, musician, center, importance
b- cartoon, carry, face, coin
c- decision, concerto, concert, recycle
d- conservation, replace, can, discard
e- receive, certainty, guidance, expect
f- coming, ocean, contrary, obstacles
g- course, special, facial, social
h- satisfactory, prospect, encounter, voice
i- choice, recent, company, conceal
k- principle, colorful, collection, collect
l- clean, once, communicate, commerce
I- Multiple choice
1- I was just……… .to go out when you telephoned ( around, about, thinking, planned)
2- You will become ill…………you stop working so hard ( until, when, unless, if)
3- When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was …….on ( happening, being, getting, going)
4- I don’t think that red dress……her ( suits, matches, cheers, agrees)
5- The three friends all………for the same job ( requested, applied, intended, referred)
6- She remembered the concert address only…she had posted the letter ( since, afterwards, following, after)
7- It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep……….( rising, growing, gaining, raising)
8- The dentist told him to open his mouth…( broad, much, greatly, wide)
9-could you lend me some money? I’m very……of cash at the moment ( down, scare, low, short)
10- His parents never allowed him.( smoking, a smoking, to smoke, some smoke)
11- The other driver failed to signal his…….to turn right so I had to brake suddenly ( purpose, idea, intention, design)
12- The manager agreed to ………the question of payment ( balance, control, discuss, increase)
13- I don’t think he’ll ever……..the shock of his wife’s death ( get through, get over, get by, get off)
14- We have no……….in our files of you recent letter to the tax office ( account, memory, list, record)
15- You will spend at least one year working abroad…….you can find out how things operate overseas ( because, so as to, so
that, as long as)
16- On the ….to the town there is a beautiful wood ( direction, street, way, entrance)
17- Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the……of her children ( care, sake, reason, concern )
18- When she was crossing the room the night- nurse happened to notice the old lady….to get out of bed( has tried, to try,
trying, tried)
19- Do you .my turning the TV on now? ( mind, disapprove, want, object)
20- Paris lies…..the river Seine ( over, next, on, at)
21- I’m afraid a rise in salary is………..just now ( out of sight, out of control, out of date, out of question)
22- The patient…to listen to his doctor’s advice ( refused, hindered, lacked, resigned)
23- ….I asked him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a few days, but I don’t think he has got it at all
( Whatever, However, Whenever, wherever)
24- If……….it would stop raining for a morning, we could cut the grass ( ever, just, even, only)
25- British Leyland is aiming to push………..its share of UK car sales to 25% over the next two years ( up, out, on, through)
II_Cloze test
Henry bought some presents and came out of the shop. (1)the sun had clouded…………..(2), he did not feel……….
(3)hurrying. There was………….(4) the time he needed to do ……..(5) he wanted. He………(6) regretted that it was not quite
calm……………..(7) to sit down………….(8) one of those little tables……(9) the pavement and take a cup of coffee………
(10)would have reminded him……….(11) his first trip abroad……..(12) the delight he had taken in such everyday
differences…….(13) the drinking of coffee…..(14)the open air. He wanted to experience all……..(15) simple pleasures again.
As he walked…(16) the quiet London street and turned ………………….(17) the avenue in …………..(18)he lived , he
felt…….(19) glad to be alive that he almost shouted …………….(20) with joy
III- rewrite
1-It was so late that nothing could be done-> It was too
2- I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning
“ Please
3- They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
-> The date
4- The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
-> we are going
5- The bus takes longer than the train
-> The train
6- John has not had his hair cut for over six months
-> It is
7- Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class
-> Maria wishes
8- Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
-> I’ll
9- You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches-> In
10- My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station
-> If my husband
IV_ Complete each sentence with a suitable word
1- He had to look at his…..everyday to see where his classes were held
2- His hand…………….is so bad that I can not read his letter
3- Make sure that you carry the jar up or you’ll spill it all!
4- The lift was out of order so I had to find the nearest stair………
5- When they went to London, They spent all their time sight………..
6- His wages are good but he gets no extra for over………
7- It is encouraging to see a beautiful rain…………..in the sky after a storm
8- The rescue boats arrived quickly at the scene of the ship ………
9- Old fashion English houses often had a fire……………in every room, even the bedrooms
V- Special passive : S1 v1 ( that) S2 V2-> It + Passive of V1+ That S2 V2/
S2 + Passive of V1 to inf of V2/ to have PP of V2
Ex : a-they think he is a spy
-> He is thought to be a spy
b- people think he went to London two days ago
-> He is thought to have gone to London two days ago
Practice
1- People know that he is arm
-> He
2- It is believed that the man was killed by terrorists
-> The man
3- People think that the company
4. People say that he speaks English very well.
5. They report that she is living in the central of Hanoi.
=> ...........................................................................................................................................
6. People believe that he graduated from a university last year.
=> ...........................................................................................................................................
7. They understand that she was working really hard at this time last week.
=> ...........................................................................................................................................
8. People know that they will take part in this competition.
=> ...........................................................................................................................................
9. They say that the students of this school are training hard for a performance.
=> ...........................................................................................................................................
10. People believe that the Vietnamese have been the bravest people in the world so far.
=> ..............................................................................................................................................
11. They report that those women have been waiting for their husbands for ages
=> ............................................................................................................................................
12. People say that the police arrested the robbers two weeks ago.
=> ..............................................................................................................................................
13. People think that he had finished all necessary work before we arrived.
=> ...........................................................................................................................................
14- It is reported that the damage is extensive
-> the damage
15- people have acknowledged that underfunding contributed to the problem
-> Underfunding
16- People consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produces
-> She
17- A lot of people believed that the Prime Minister and his wife have separated
->
18- People know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May
->
19- It is said that there is a secret tunnel between them