BÀI tập ôn THI học kỳ II TIẾNG ANH 10 (with key)

BÀI TẬP ÔN THI HỌC KỲ II- TIẾNG ANH 10

I. PHONETICS
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1) A. film

B. of

C. feeling

D. roof

2) A. those

B. they

C. themselves

D. theatre

3) A. champion

B. chairman

C. character

D. which

4) A. cup

B. become

C. consider

D. city

5) A. something

B. think

C. without

D. thank

2. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
1) A. character

B. industry

C. position

D. audience

2) A. tournament

B. passionate

C. popular

D. retirement

3) A. region

B. attract

C. football

D. final

4) A. unusual

B. interesting

C. different

D. capital

5) A. museum

B. gallery

C. ideal

D. develop

II. GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
1. I went to the library ............................. last night.
A. for studying

B. studying

C. to study

D. to studying

2. Peter has practiced playing the piano …………………….. the piano contest next week.
A. in order enter

B. to entering

C. to enter

D. to not enter

3. Don't forget we're meeting on ............Friday for ............ lunch.
b. a/ θ

a. a/ a

c. θ / the

d. θ / θ

4. “I've got .........headache. I've had it all day” “Why don't you go to……. health center? It's open until six.”
b. θ / the

a. a/ a

5.She gave me a letter and a post card.
a. A/ the

c. a/ the

d. a/ θ

….letter is from my sister, and …… postcard is from my brother.
c. θ / the

b. The/ the

d. A/ a

6. ….rich should help ….poor and…….disabled.
A. a-a-the

B. the-the-the

C. a-an-the

D. a-an-a

7.I don’t know …………French, but I can speak a little……English.
b. a/ θ

a. a/ a

c. θ / the

d. θ / θ

8. What…pity!
A. a

B. the

C. an

D. 

9. Mary is ………………… because her job is ……………………..
A. bore/ boring B. bored/ boring

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C. boring/ bored

D. bored/ boredom

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10. “ You look …………………… when you see me.”
“ Yes. I think you are in China.”
A. astonish

B. astonishing

C. astonishingly

D. astonished

11.She looked …………………. as if she had seen a ghost.
A. frightened

B. frightening

C. frighten

D. frightens

12.Peter’s parents promised that they will take him to Italy this Summer holiday and he is so ……………….
about it.
A. exciting

B. excited

C. excites

D. excite

13. The ………………. job made him ……………….
A. bored/boring B. boring/bore

C. boring/ bored

D. boredom/boring

14.I find my job …………. and I’m………………………..
A. exciting/ excited B. excited/ exciting C. excite/ excited

D. exciting/ excitingly

15. Her new dress makes her more ………………………. She ……………. everyone by her beauty.
A. attractive/ attract B. attraction/attracting C. attractive/ attracted

D. attractive/ attracts

16. John’s class is …………….. and he is ……………………………………….. in many subjects.
A. interesting/ interested

B. interest/ interesting

C. interested/ interesting

D. A and C are correct

17. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more …………, everyone was ……… by the story
about holiday.
A. amuse/ amusing

B. amused/ amusing C. amusing/ amused D. amused/ amuse

18. They have just bought some paint. They …………………….. their house this afternoon.
A. be going to paint

B. will paint

C. to painting

D. are going to paint

19. Yesterday she heard ……………. news. She was so ……………… that she couldn’t say anything.
A. surprising/ surprising

B. surprised/ surprising

C. surprising/ surprised

D. surprised/ surprised

20. I do not think Robert …………………….. the gold medal.
A. is going to win

B. is winning

C. will win

D. won’t win

21. Why are you so sad? –“ I think ……………… in the exam next week.”
A. I would fail B. I will fail

C. I failed

D. I fail

22. Let me know as soon as Mary ………………………. here.
A. will get

B. is going to get

C. gets

D. is getting

23. John ……….. back until ten o’clock. Can I take the message?
A. is going to be B. will be

C. is

D. won’t be

24. The doctor says I …………………….. a baby.
A. will have

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B. would have

C. am going to have

D. will be having

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25. She had been absent from class several times ………… she still passed the exam easily.
A. although

B. as a result

C. but

D. despite

26. Are you the kind of person …….?
A. whom shy around people

B. who are shy around people

C. who’s shy around people

D. whose is shy around people

27. …….. the fact that she is still young, she is appointed to a very high position in the company.
A. Despite

B. Although

C. In spite

D. Both A and C

28. She will never give up ……. she has failed several times.
A. in spite of

B. because

C. although

D. as

29. …………… you try harder, you will never catch up with the other people.
A. Even though B. However

C. Whatever

D. Whenever

30. She will never stop working ……………… she is as rich as Rockefeller now.
A. despite

B. because

C. although

D. so

31. Dean Koontz, ……………. ,lives in Orange, California.
A. which is an author

B. who is an author of horror novels

C. is an author of horror novels

D. that is an author of horror novels

32. The computer broke down again, ……..
A. surprised the technician

B. who surprised the technician

C. that surprised the technician

D. which surprised the technician

33. …………………… they tried their best, they were not successful in getting the driving test.
A. Although

B. Because

C. In spite of

D. As a result

34. Somebody cleans the room every day.
A. The room everyday is cleaned.

B. The room is every day cleaned.

C. The room is cleaned every day.

D. The room is cleaned by somebody every day.

35. People don’t use this road very often.
A. This road is not used very often.

B. Not very often this road is not used.

C. This road very often is not used.

D. This road not very often is used.

36. How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned?

B. How are languages learned by people?

C. How languages are learned?

D. Languages are learned how?

37. Over 1500 new houses _________ each year. Last year, 1720 new houses _________.
A. were built/ were built

B. are built/ were built

C. are being building / were built

D. were built/ were being built

38. Tom bought that book yesterday.
A. That book was bought by Tom yesterday.

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B. That book was bought by Tom.

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C. That book yesterday was bought by Tom

D. That book was bought yesterday.

39. The new computer system _________ next month.
A. is be installed

B. is being installed

C. is been installed

D. is being installed by people

40. We didn’t recognize him until he came into the light.
A. It was not until we recognized him that he came into the light.
B. It was not until he came into the light that we recognized him.
C. It was not until we didn’t recognize him that he came into the light.
D. It was not until he came into the light that we didn’t recognize him.
III. TỰ LUẬN
1. Combine the following sentences by using relative clause.
1. I remember the day. I was afraid to use my new computer then
_.....................................................................…………………………..
2. I work in an office. In my office, the software changes frequently.
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3. The secretary can give you the information. She sits at the first desk on the right.
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4. The Southam Chess Club meets weekly on Friday evenings. It has more than 50 members.
________________________________________________________________________
5. Professor Johnson will visit the university next week. I have admired him.

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6. The playground wasn't used by those children. It was built for them.
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7. People often suffer from backache. Their work involves standing for most of the day.
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8. They climbed up to the top of Everest. They got a good view from there.
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9. A doctor lives near my house. We know him clearly.
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10. Jane has sold the old car. She was given it by her father.
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11. Thanksgiving is a time. Everyone eats turkey in America then.
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12. Dr Rowan must do all his own typing. His secretary resigned two weeks ago.

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13. I would like to thank to my tutor. I would never have finished the work without her.
________________________________________________________________________
14. She has

now moved back to the house on Long Island. She was born there.

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16. John looked anxiously. He wished he hadn’t come to the party
…………………………………………………………………………………..

17. A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
18. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions of people in the world.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
19. I’m going to the beach for our holiday. I’m looking forward to this.
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2. Rewrite sentences using “it was/ is not until ….. that”
1. She didn’t recover her confidence until that morning
It was not until …………………………………………………
2. He doesn’t arrive at the office until half past nine.
It is not until ……………………………………………………
3. Mary didn’t work for the UN until 2004
It was not until………………………………………………………..
4. I don’t know how to ride a bicycle until I was 15.
It is not until ……………………………………………………….
5. John didn’t finish reading my book until last Saturday.
It was not until ……………………………………………………
6. I don’t like chocolate until I went to university.
It is not until………………………………………………….
7. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30
It was not until………………………………………………………
8. She wasn’t allowed to open her presents until her birthday.
It was not until………………………………………………………
9. We didn’t have any holidays until last summer.
It was not until………………………………………………………
10. She doesn’t stop learning German until the age of 24.
It is not until………………………………………………………
11. I couldn’t finish my project until Mark helped me.

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It was not until………………………………………………………
12. Lan and Hoa don’t pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.
It is not until………………………………………………………
13. All of us didn’t sleep until midnight.
It is not until………………………………………………………
14. I couldn’t comment further until I had all the information.
It was not until………………………………………………………
15. He doesn’t return to his native village until the war ended.
It is not until………………………………………………………
3. Chuyển các câu sau sang dạng bị động:
1. The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.

 .The secretary ..............................................................................................................................................................
2. They find the new project worthless.

 .The ..............................................................................................................................................................................
3. Tim ordered this train ticket for his mother.

 .This ............................................................................................................................................................................
4. You didn’t show me the special cameras.

 .I was ...........................................................................................................................................................................
5. She showed her ticket to me.

 .her ticket .....................................................................................................................................................................
6. He lends his friend his new shoes.

 .His friend....................................................................................................................................................................
7. She left her relatives five million pounds.

 .Her relatives ...............................................................................................................................................................
8. The shop assistant handed these boxes to the customer.

 .These ..........................................................................................................................................................................
9. The board awarded the first prize to the reporter.

 .The reporter was ........................................................................................................................................................
10. They make shoes in that factory.

 Shoes ........................................................................................................................................... …..
11. People must not leave bicycles in the driveway.

 Bicycles ............................................................................................................................................ .
12. They built that skyscraper in 1934.

 That skyscraper ............................................................................................................................... .

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13. The students will finish the course by July.

 The course ....................................................................................................................................... .
14. They are repairing the streets this month.

 The streets ........................................................................................................................................ .
15. They make these tools of plastic.

 These tools....................................................................................................................................... ..
16. They have finished the new product design.

 The new product design .................................................................................................................. .
17. They were cooking dinner when I arrived.

 Dinner .............................................................................................................................................. .
18. Smithers painted 'Red Sunset' in 1986.

 'Red Sunset' ...................................................................................................................................... .
19. Did the plan interest you?

 . ........................................................................................................................................................ .
20. They had finished the preparations by the time the guests arrived.

 The preparations .............................................................................................................................. .
4. Complete the Conditional Sentences with the correct form (Type II or III).
1. If I (be) stronger, I'd help you carry the piano.
2. If we'd seen you, we(stop)
3. He would have repaired the car himself if he (have) the tools.
4. If I hadn't studied, I (not pass) the exam.
5. I wouldn't go to school by bus if I (have) a driving license.
6. If she (not see) him every day, she'd be lovesick.
7. We'd be stupid if we (tell) him about our secret.
8. It (be) silly if we tried to walk there.
9. She'd have taken me to the station if her car (not break) down.

10. If it (not rain) yesterday, we would have gone sailing.
11. Would you mind if I (use) your mobile?
12. I (not open) the mail if it had contained a virus.
13. Even if I (have) a wet-suit, I wouldn't go scuba-diving.
14. you (feel) very sad if you'd known the truth?
15. If I had more time, I (come) to your party yesterday.
16. If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we (be) on our way to the Caribbean now.
17. If we (set) off earlier, we wouldn't be in this traffic jam now.

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18. What would you do if you (accuse) of murder?
19. If I hadn't eaten that much, I (feel / not) so sick now.
20. We would take another route if they (close ) the road.
III/ Reading Comprehension THEN DO THE TASKS BELOW

Cuc Phuong, the first national park in Vietnam
Cuc Phuong, the first national park in Vietnam, was officially opened in 1960. It is located 160 km
south west of Hanoi spanning Ninh Binh. Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces. The 200 square kilometre park
attracts tourists and scientists alike. In 2002, nearly 100,000 visitors made their way to Cuc Phuong. Many come
to see the work being done to protect endangered species. According to scientists, there are about 2,000 different
species of flora and 450 species of fauna.
Cuc Phuong National Park has many caves. Quen Voi, also part of the park, is where Nguyen Hue's army was
stationed before it made its surprise attack on Thang Long and defeated the Qing invaders in the spring of
1789. Cuc Phuong is also home to the Muong ethnic minority, who live mainly on bee keeping and farming.
1. Cuc Phuong belongs to ______________
A. Hanoi suburbs

B. Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa

C. southwestern Hanoi

D. all is correct

2. How many kinds of plants are there in Cuc Phuong?
A. about 2,000

B. about 450 C. about 2,450

D. not mentioned

3. How do people there earn their living?
A. By bee keeping and farming

B. By protecting endangered species

C. By tourism

D. In the caves

CLASSICAL MUSIC
Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell
a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They wanted to write
lovely sounds.
Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies and soldiers. They wrote
about region. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed strong emotion.
Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote

over 100 years.
Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can see
design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it. Sometimes it is difficult to
understand. The listener has to think about it. However, we can all learn to enjoy some classical music. It is very
important to people.

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1. Haydn composed ______.
A. classical music

B. love stories

C. stories and armies

D. ideas

2. Tchaikovsky ______.
A. wrote 200 years ago

B. did not tell stories and wrote 200 years ago

C. showed emotion

D. did not tell stories

3. Vivaldi wanted to ______

A. tell a love story

B. tell a story about war

C. make a design

D. show strong

C. about 300 years

D. 50 years

emotion
4. Bach composed his music ______ years ago.
A. one thousands

B. over 500

5. The first classical composers wanted to ______.
A. write lovely sounds

B. make an interesting design

C. make an interesting design and write lovely sounds

D tell stories about religion

FOLK MUSIC
Pop music has always been influenced by other forms of music. An important form is folk music. Folk
music are the songs composed by country people. The songs may be hundreds of years old, so nobody

knows who originally composed them. Modern music is often music for dancing. In Bristain it is
traditionally played with instruments like flute, accordion, etc.. In the 1950s and 1960s the people who
composed songs and played them with the acoustic guitars were also called folk singers. The songs were
often “protest songs”. Complaining of bad things happening in society.
1. Which form of music is pop music mainly influenced by?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. who composed and sang folk songs?
____________________________________________________________________
3. According to the passage, what is modern music often used for?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. In the 1950s, what did people play folk songs with?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Why are folk songs called “ protest songs”?
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CINEMA
My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only
seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out,

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I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me, I shouted out in fear and
got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my
seat. I was very glad when the film ended.
2. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?
_________________________________________________________________
3. How did he feel at first?

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4. When did he feel afraid?
_________________________________________________________________
5. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?
_________________________________________________________________
6. How was he when the film ended?
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I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1.

A. music

B. discuss

C. serious

D. sense

2.

A. stream

B. heavy

C. ready

D. head

II. Pick out the word that has the different stress pattern from that of the other words:
3.

A. botanic

B. glorious

C. assemble

D. delicious

4.

A. divide

B. control

C. receive

D. listen

III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence;
5. "Now, I am ready". She answered.
A. she answered that now she was ready.

B. she answered that now she is ready.

C. she answered that then she is ready.

D. she answered that then she was ready.

6. The building in the middle of the town_______.
A. is being painted

B. being painted

C. Is painting

D. be painted

B. would lent

C. would have lend

D. would have lent

B. not think/shouldn't

C. don't think/should

D. think/not should

C. would have bought

D. bought

7. I ______you the book if you had asked my father.
A. would lend
8. I _____she ______stay there.
A. think not/should

9. If I had money, I _____that car.
A. will buy

B. would buy

10. There will be ______good film at _____cinema next week.
A. the/the

B. a/a

C. a/the

D. the/a

C. to singing

D. singing

C. has won

D. won

B. will do

C. will to do

D. do

B. than

C. to

D. for

11. I'm learning English ______English songs.
A. for sing

B. to sing

12. If you _____the prize, you would become a millionaire.
A. win

B. would win

13. Can you repair my bicycle? -Oh, yes, I ______it now.
A. am going to do
14. I prefer rock ______jazz.
A. of

15. "______football club do you like best, Van?"
A. whom

__ "Chelsea, of course".

B. who

C. why

D. which

C. because of

D. In spite

16. ______the heavy traffic, we came to his party late.
A. because

B. despite of

17. Why did you turn on the T.V? - I _______a football match at 6 o’clock.
A. am being watched

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B. am going to watch

C. will watch

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D. should watch


18. It's a really ______film.
A. terrify

B. terrified

C. terrifies

D. terrifying

C. polluted

D. pollution

C. wasted

D. gone

C. sickly

D. sickness

19. The water in this area is________.
A. polluting

B. pollute

20. The boy was ___________when he was 2 years old.
A. abandoned

B. increased

21. They were absent because of_____________

A. sick

B. sicken

IV. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses:
22. Folk music is

music of a country. (tradition)

23. Thank you for your

to dinner tomorrow. (invite)

24. The World Cup is regarded as the world
22/ traditional

23/ invitation

of the sport. (champion)
24/ championship

V. Rewrite sentence so that the meaning stays the same:
25. Workers are building many new roads in this city.(passive voice)
 Many..........................................................................................................................................................................
26. I was sick yesterday, so I didn’t go to class. (Conditional sentence)
 If ................................................................................................................................................................................
27. Last month my mother came back the village to visit my grandparents. (make question)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................
28. We didn’t find out about the meeting until he phoned us.
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................

29. The woman owned the luxury hotel. You met her at the party yesterday. (Combine sentence with relative pronoun)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................

VI. Writing
33. He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet. (in spite of)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................
34. In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile (although)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................
35. My first job was a receptionist in a hotel in Ha Noi. (make question)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................
36. I had to take an English course in the evening. (make question)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................
37. I come from a city. This city is located in the southern part of the country.( relative clauses)

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 ....................................................................................................................................................................................
38. Anyone must take an entrance examination. Anyone applies to that school.( relative clauses)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................
39. The boy drew pictures of people at the airport. The people were waiting for their planes. (relative clauses)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................
40. Sunlight wakes me up early in the morning. It comes through the window.( relative clauses)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................................

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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
1.

A. circle

B. brick

C. fit

D. fish

2.

A. book

B. floor

C. cook

D. hook

3.

A. hear

B. clear

C. dear

D. wear

II. Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
4.

A. suggest

B. report

C. profit

D. career

5.

A. attend

B. public

C. damage

D. practice

III. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
6. Kate is going to the United States for her holiday. She ________ up for nearly a year now.
A. save

B. saves

C. is saving

D. has been saving

7. “Will you come to the party tomorrow?” - “I will if I ________ no visitors.”
A. have

B. will have

C. had

D. am having

C. whose

D. which

8. Do you know the boy________ father is a teacher?
A. that
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B. whom

He ________ the effects of radiation when he suddenly died.
A. was studying

B. studied

C. had been studying

D. had studied

10. I think he ________ better not encourage the students to take extra lessons.
A. will

B. should

C. could

D. had

11. Dr.Sales is a person ________ I don’t have much confidence.
A. whom

B. in whom

C. in that

D. that

C. on

D. at

12. His grandfather died________ the age of 90.
A. in

B. of

13. He avoided________________ me when she was passing me in the street yesterday.

A. to meet

B. meet

C. meeting

D. met

14. There was a lot of traffic ________.
A. and we got to the airport on time

B. but we managed to get to the airport in time

C. because we had to get to the airport on time

D. so that we could get to the airport in time

15. Let’s go out for a walk, ________?
A. do we

B. don’t we

C. won’t we

D. shall we

C. has come back

D. is coming back

16. I was learning maths when my mother________.
A. comes back

B. came back

17. “Who sings best in your school?” -“Minh ________.”
A. sings

B. is

C. has

D. does

18. Several ________ are known to cause cancer to develop.
A. chemists

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B. chemistry

C. chemical

D. chemicals

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19. Please ask them ________ in this area.
A. don’t smoke

B. not smoking

C. to not smoke

D. not to smoke

C. whose

D. whom

C. has been

D. had been

20. The boy ________ is standing there is my son.
A. which

B. who

21. Television ________ very popular since the 1950s.
A. is

B. was

22. Drinking and smoking will do great harm________ people’s health.
A. to

B. for

C. with

D. in

C. have ever seen

D. see

23. It is the largest ship I ________.
A. had seen

B. saw

24. Everybody in both cars________ injured in the accident last night.
A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

C. Will you like

D. Have you like

25. ________ to have lunch with us today?
A. Do you like

B. Would you like

26. We were disappointed that most of the guests ________ when we arrived at the party.
A. leave

B. left

C. have left

D. had left

C. went

D. have gone

C. since several weeks

D. since several weeks ago

27. Pupils are looking forward to________ on holiday.
A. go

B. going

28. She hasn’t heard from her son ________.
A. for several weeks

B. for several weeks ago

29. Gold ________ near San Francisco in 1848, and the gold rush started the following year.
A. discovered

B. was discovered

C. has been discovered

D. is discovered

30. I’ll introduce to you the man________ support is necessary for your project.
A. who.

B. whom.

C. that.

D. whose.

C. nationally

D. nationalize

31. All the guests got dressed in ________ costume.
A. nation

B. national

32. The more he tried to explain, ________ confused we got.
A. the most

B. the much

C. the more

D. the many

33. Tom can run faster than Tim.
A. Tim can run faster than Tom.

B. Tim can run as fast as Tom.

C. Tim can not run as fast as Tom.

D. Tom can run as slowly as Tim

IV. Choose the underlined part that needs correction
34. I used to (A) getting up(B) late when(C) I was small(D).
35. If I had(A) money(B), I will buy(C) a car(D).
36. She left(A) her house in a hurry(B) without to say(C) goodbye to us(D).

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37. This is(A) the place which(B) I was born(C) and grew up(D).
38. She isn’t (A)old enough(B) to done(C) this job(D).

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
1.

A. located

B. cartoon

C. shark

D. disaster

2.

A. bags

B. books

C. cooks

D. folks

3.

A. another

B. something

C. birthday

D. think

II. Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
4.

A. university

B. engineering

C. volunteer

D. excitement

5.

A. umbrella

B. difficulties

C. complete

D. begin

III. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
6. She went to university because she wanted to study engineering
A. She went to university studying engineering.

B. She goes to university to study engineering.

C. She went to university to study engineering.

D. She went to university study engineering.

7. The film excited us all a lot.
A. We were exciting about all of the film

B. The film had a lot of excitement
C. All of us were excited about the film
D. The film made all of us feel a lot of excited
8. I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I got wet.
A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet.
B. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet.
C. If I had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet
D. If I have an umbrella, I won't get wet
9. Mary has never ridden the horse before.
A. It is the first time Mary have ridden the horse.
B. It was the first time Mary had ridden the horse.
C. It is the first time Mary has ridden the horse.
D. It is the first time Mary has ridden the horse before
10. The football match didn’t start until the lights went on.
A. It is not until the lights go on that the football match starts
B. It was not until the lights went on that the football match had started
C. It was not until the lights went on that the football match started
D. It was until the lights went on that the football match started
11. They are building many new roads in this city.

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A. Many new roads have been built in this city
B. Many new roads is being built in this city
C. Many new roads are being built in this city
D. Many new roads are going to be built in this city
12. How many countries took part in the first World Cup ?

A. interested

B. co-operated

C. participated in

D. competed

13. Unless this biodiversity were maintained, marine would be at stake
A. in dangerous

B. in danger of

C. at risk

D. at risky

C. uses

D. used

14. My father _______this bicycle for 20 years.
A. have used

B. has used

15.______Statue of Liberty was a gift of a friendship from France to___United States.
A. The/ the

B. The/ a

C. ф/ the

D. A/ the

C. whose

D. who

16. My car, _______is very large, uses too much gasoline.
A. that

B. which

17. If he........more slowly, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes.
A. works

B. worked

C. had worked

D. has worked

18. If you know English, you can communicate _____people from the English-speaking world easily.
A. of

B. with

C. at

D. in

C. interesting

D. disappointed

C. buy

D. buying

19. John is really_____ in learning French.
A. interested

B. disappointing

20. I wish I had enough money________a new bicycle.
A. to be bought

B. to buy

21. It was not until his father came home that the boy______up the house.
A. cleaned

B. had cleaned

C. cleans

D. has cleaned

22. Germany was defeated by Brazil in the final. Germany was the _________

A. second rank

B. champion

C. winner

D. runner - up

23. “You look beautiful in this dress”- Last night she told me___________
A. You looked beautiful in that dress.

B. I’ll look beautiful in that dress.

C. You look beautiful in that dress.

D. I looked beautiful in the dress.

24. I prefer love story films_______dectective ones.
A. with

B. to

C. than

D. into

C. to have

D. cup

Choose the underlined part that needs correction
25. Would you mind to have a cup of coffee?
A. Would

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26. He wouldn’t have begun to learn Russian if he knows the difficulties
A. He

B. to

C. knows

D. difficulties

27. Kyoto, that used to be the capital of Japan, has many temples
A. that

B. the

C. has

D. temples

28. At first I enjoyed listening to him but after a while I got tired of to hear the same story again and again.

A. listening

B. but

C. got

D. to hear

29. The children are bored of watching the same programme everyday
A. The

B. are

C. of

D. same

30. What do you think of cartoon films? I find them interested.
A. What

B. films

C. find

D. interested.

Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank
he Statue of Liberty, one of America’s most familiar images, is on__[31]__island in New York Harbor. It is a
T
symbol of freedom. This is the statue of a woman_[32]__is wearing a loose robe and a crown on her head. Her

right hand holds a burning _[33]__and left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4,1776 on it. The statue
weights 205 tons and is 46 m high. It stands on a stone and concrete base. The base and pedestal increase the
height of the monument to 93 m. The outside is made__[34]__copper. Inside, it has an iron frame. The statue
was __[35]__in 1884, and then transported to America in 1886. Tourist can visit the statue from 9.30 a.m to 5
p.m daily except Christmas Day.
31.

A. ф

B. a

C. the

D. an

32.

A. that

B. who

C. which

D. where

33.

A. torch

B. tablet

C. crown

D. robe

34.

A. in

B. of

C. with

D. from

35.

was completing

B. completes

C. had completed

D. completed

Read and then choose the best answer
We know that every year less than 100 people are attacked by sharks and about 5 to 10 of these people die. But, let's
look at the other side of the story - How many sharks do people kill? Well, I think you already know this: People kill
many more sharks. Every year, people hunt and kill thousands of sharks. One reason people kill sharks is for sport;
they hunt them just for fun. Some people started to have contests to see who kill the most sharks or the biggest

sharks. Another reason that people kill sharks is for food. In some countries, such as the United States and Great
Britain, shark meat is a popular food. In other countries, such as China, people use shark fins to make soup. Because
so many people like to eat shark, fishing boats catch a lot of sharks to sell for food.

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So, for both of these reasons, people are killing many sharks. Some biologists are getting worried that the
number of sharks is getting too small. That's why many biologists think we should stop killing so many sharks, and
instead try to protect them - or else some day they may all be gone. Some countries have already passed some laws
to help protect sharks. The United States, for example, has passed laws that limit the number of sharks that people
can kill for food or for sport. So even though some people like to hunt sharks, we do need to protect them.
36. How many sharks are hunted and killed every year?
A. thousands

B. many

C. five to ten

D. one hundred

37. People want to kill sharks because________
A. they are afraid of sharks.

B. shark meat is a popular food.

C. they get their enjoyment from killing sharks

D. B and C are correct.

38. The number of sharks in the world is _____ _____
A. not getting worried by some biologists.

B. being killed.

C. getting bigger.

D getting smaller.

39. Why do biologists want to protect sharks?
A. Because they want to learn more about sharks.

B. Because of the number of sharks that were killed.

C. Because they are afraid some day sharks may no longer exist.
D. Because shark fins can be used in medicine.
40. Which of the following is Not mentioned in the passage?
A. The governments prohibited people from killing sharks.
B. Laws have been passed in sharks' defence.
C. People like to hunt sharks.

D. People are killing many sharks for some reasons.
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Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
1.

A. description

B. about

C. detective

D. cinema

2.

A. interest

B. national

C. tropical

D. establish

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
3.

A. played

B. loved

C. parked

D. stayed

4.

A. cuts

B. caps

C. books

D. pubs

5.

A. touch

B. young

C. enough

D. group

Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
6. Yesterday she heard ________ news. She was so ________ that she couldn’t say anything.
A. surprised/ surprising

B. surprised/ surprised

C. surprising/ surprising

D. surprising/ surprised

7. ________ have you stayed there? – I’ve spent three wonderful weeks there.
A. How often

B. How much

C. How long

D. How far

C. retirement

D. retire

8. She has saved a sum of money for her ________.
A. retiring

B. retired

9. Which do you prefer. Action films ________ love stories?
A. with

B. or

C. and

D. but

10. My home village is ________ 40 kilometres north of the capital.
A. held

B. laid

C. surrounded

D. located

11. The World Cup is considered the most popular sporting event in the world.
A. witnessed

B. regarded

C. organized

D. competed

12. There is a large ________ of animals that live in Nairobi National Park.
A. various

B. vary

C. varied

D. variety

13. The film opened with a ________ in an apartment and some policemen were examining a body.
A. look

B. rest

C. shock

D. scene

C. live on the bottom

D. swim very fast

14. Carnivores are animals which ________.
A. eat plants

B. eat meat

15. They have just bought some paint. They ________ their house this afternoon.
A. are going to paint

B. will paint

C. to painting

D. be going to paint

C. were

D. would be

C. Folk music

D. Classical music

C. being covered

D. is covering

16. If I ________ you, I wouldn’t buy that coat.
A. am

B. was

17. ________ is traditional music of a country.
A. Pop music

B. Jazz

18. Water ________ most of the earth’s surface.
A. covers

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19. Cuc Phuong National Park ________ over 200 square kms of rainforest.
A. holds

B. covers

C. contains

D. gets

20. Peter has practiced playing the piano ________ the piano contest next week.
A. to enter

B. to entering

C. in order enter

D. to not enter

21. Henry ________ a rich man if he had been more careful in the past.
A. would have been

B. will be

C. would be

D. was

22. I wonder where Mai is. She should ________ here by now.
A. be

B. is

C. to be

D. being

C. were sold

D. have been sold

23. The tickets ________ to you over a week ago.
A. will be sold

B. are sold

24. Without plants, most water would ________ as soon as it falls.
A. run off

B. run after

C. run away

D. run by

Choose the underlined part that needs correction
25. The students were interesting in taking a field trip to the National Museum.
A. interesting

B. were

C. taking

D. a field trip

26. My brother prefers science fiction films than horror ones.
A. My brother

B. than

C. science

D. ones

27. If Mr. Black weren’t late, he wouldn’t have lost his job.
A. lost

B. his job

C. weren’t

D. wouldn’t

28. The students were interesting in taking a field trip to the National Museum.
A. a field trip

B. interesting

C. were

D. taking

Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank
Organized football games began in 1863. In football, two (29) _____ of eleven players try to kick or head
the ball into the goal of the other team. The goal keeper, (30) _____tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is only

player on the field who can touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads and
bodies to (31) _____ the ball.
Every four years, football teams around the world (32) _____ for the World Cup. The World Cup
competition started in 1930. Brazil is the home of many great football players, including the most famous player
of all, Pele’. With his fast dazzling speed, Pele’ played for many years in Brazil and then in New York. People
in more than 140 countries (33) _____ the world play football. It is definitely the world’s most popular sport.
29.

A. champions

B. teams

C. groups

D. players

30.

A. that

B. who

C. whom

D. which

31.

A. hit

B. control

C. drive

D. watch

32.

A. compete

B. fight

C. play

D. battle

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33.

A. on

B. all over

C. through

D. whole

Read and then choose the best answer
People have been hunting whales for at least a thousand years, and there were no real problems until 20th
century. What happened was that fishing technology became much more efficient and the ships were much faster,
so more and more whales were caught. In the 1960s the main whaling countries were killing more than sixty
thousand whales a year, and everyone began to realize that something had to be done.
It was environmental groups like Greenpeace that really made things change. They set out to make people
aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct. But even now we don’t know if all this interest has
become too late. Let’s take the great blue whale for example, which at thirty to forty metres long is the biggest
animal there has ever been – now there are perhaps about two thousand or so left. In fact they have been
protected for quite a long time, but there is no sign that the population is growing.
34. How long have people been hunting whales?
A. since the 1960s.

B. for over 1,000 years

C. for nearly 200 years

D. since the 20th century

35. The 20th century has brought many dangers to whales due to ________ .
A. faster ships

B. longer nets

C. both A and D

D. improved methods of technology

36. Which of the following statements is NOT true about blue whale?

A. Their population is growing fast.

B. They have been protected for quite a long time.

C. They are the biggest animal on the earth.

D. They can grow up to forty metres long.

37. Appropriately how many blue whales are there on the earth now?
A. 30,000

B. 60,000

C. 40,000

38. What makes people aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct?
A. International agreement.

B. Main whaling countries

C. Greenpeace

D. Environmental groups

Choose the sentence that is similar to the root one
39. We didn’t recognize him until he came into the light.
A. It was not until we recognized him that he came into the light.
B. It was not until we didn’t recognize him that he came into the light.
C. It was not until he came into the light that we recognized him.
D. It was not until he came into the light that we didn’t recognize him.

40. I was tired because I stayed up late last night.
A. If I had stayed up late last night, I would have been tired.
B. I wouldn’t be tired if I didn’t stay up late last night.
C. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired.
D. I hadn’t been tired if I wouldn’t have stayed up late last night.

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I. Phonetics:
Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. gulf

B. surface

C. submarine

D. current

2. A. hear

B. wear

C. ear

D. near

3. A. sea

B. meat

C. seat

D. fear

4. A. tiny

B. device

C. krill

D. migrate

5. A. think

B. depth

C. further

D. breath

6. A. sample

B. indication

C. date

D. famous

7. A. shark

B. warn

C. park

D. far

8. A. hunt

B. sunny

C. furious

D. gulf

9. A. cheer

B. cheese

C. peer

D. career

10. A. past

B. fast

C. grass

D. mammal

11. A. eliminate

B. elephant

C. endanger

D. erosion

12. A. pollute

B. species

C. accept

D. receipt

13. A. environment B. hydroelectric

C. circulation

D. wild

14. A. club

B. lamb

C. doubt

D. bomber

15. A. develop

B. electric

C. forest

D. vegetation

16. A. answer

B. listen

C. music

D. solemn

17. A. business

B. serious

C. compose

D. easily

18. A. park

B. state

C. start

D. car

19. A. species

B. special

C. ethnic

D. depend

20. A. visit

B. because

C. answer

D. poison

21. A. animal

B. recognize

C. tropical

D. chemical

C. of

D. fiction

22. A. photo

B. form

23. A. magazine

B. thousand

C. scientist

24. A. zone

B. amaze

C. busy

25. A. century

B. picture

C. cinema

D. silent

26. A. cup

B. continent

C. competition

D. center

27. A. general

B. dangerous

C. engine

D. guest

28. A. musician

B. difficult

C. special

D. ocean

29. A. goal

B. game

C. gymnast

D. group

30. A. knife

B. keyboard

C. knee

D. knock

D. musical
D. seizure

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. championship B. tournament

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2. A. professional

B. international

3. A. trophy

B. promote

C. attract

D. compete

4. A. final

B. title

C. stadium

D. eliminate

5. A. competitor

B. participant

C. volunteer

D. announcer

6. A. cinema

B. history

C. movement

D. discover

7. A. position

C. ambassador

B. develop

C. audience

D. retirement

D. replace

8. A. musical

B. industry

C. character

D. Titanic

9. A. detective

B. cartoon

C. horror

D. exciting

10. A. dancing

B. engage

C. adventure

D. disaster

Exercise 3: Complete each sentence in such a way that is means the same as the sentence before it.
1. I have to get a raise or I'll look for another job.
If I…………………………………………………………………………….
2. She has to apologize to me or I won't forgive her.
If she …………………………………………………………………………….
3. You won’t pass the exam if you don’t study harder.
→Unless…………………………………………………………………………
4. He doesn’t drive carefully, so his mother worries very much.
 His mother………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I can’t look the word up because I haven’t got a dictionary.
 If I……………………………………………………………………………………….
6. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I got wet.
 I wouldn’t………………………………………………………………………………..
7. We didn’t hurry, so we miss the train.
 If we ………………………………………………………………………..…………..
8. We didn’t go to the concert last night because we were busy.
 If we ……………………………………………………………………………..……..

Exercise 4: Rewrite each sentence in the passive.

1. The manager always welcomes new employees
..................................................................................................................................
2. The scientists are studying the problem carefully
..................................................................................................................................
3. The police found two children in the forest

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