Anh 7 tập kiểm tra và tài liệu

ENGLISH PRACTICE 1
I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from others. (5 points)

1.

A. candy

B. sandy

C. many

D. handy

2.

A. earning

B. learning

C. searching

D. clearing

3.

A. pays

B. stays

C. says

D. plays

4.

A. given

B. risen

C. ridden

D. whiten

5.

A. cough

B. tough

C. rough

D. enough

II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
1. My brother is studying hard_______ pass the exam.
A. for
B. in order to
C. so to
D. so that
2. We have studied_______ seven o'clock.
A. for

B. at
C. since
D. to
3. He was born in England. English is his_______.
A. mother tongue
B. first language
C. foreign language D. A and B are correct
4. It's dangerous_______ in this river.
A. swim
B. to swim
C. swimming
D. swam
5. _______ to America yet?
A. Were you
B. Have you ever been C. Were you been D. Are you
6. The boy was_______ by the dog
A. bite
B. bit
C. bited
D. bitten
7. My father used_______ me to school.
A. took
B. taking
C. to take
D. take
8. Would you mind_______ for a few minutes?
A. to wait
B. waiting
C. wait
D. be waiting

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9. My father didn't go to college; ___________ did my mother.
A. none
B. either
C. so
10. Each of us must take___________ for our own actions.
A. probability
B. ability
C. possibility

D. neither
D. responsibility

III. Complete the sentences, use the correct form of the words in the brackets. (10 points)
1. Would you mind if I (smoke)_______?
2. Surface mail is much (cheap)_______ than airmail.
3. He (live)_______ in this city since 2000.
4. The man (sit)_______ next to me was very nervous.
5. The children (play)_______ when It started to rain.
6. We (learn)_______ French grammar at the moment.
7. Could you give me some (inform)_______?
8. Mr. Hung told me (tell)_______ him the truth.
9. My father can read (good)_______ without glasses.
10. Nam must (do)_______ the homework himself.
IV. Underline and correct the mistake in the sentences. (20 points)
1. They didn't let me to go.

…………………..
2. When John is four, he came to London with his parents.
…………………..
3. How long have you living here?
…………………..
4. They are going to school by foot.
…………………..
5. Do you mind if I smoking in the room?
…………………..
6. His garden isn't as large than mine.
…………………..
7. We haven't talked to your sister since a long time.
…………………..
8. There are much than eighty stores in the mall.
…………………..
9. The toys keeping in the box are worth 30 dollars.
…………………..
10. This school is different mine.
…………………..
V. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (10 points)
1. I am interested________ reading books.
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2. She is tired________ living in the city.
3. This restaurant is famous________ Chinese food.
4. The ambulance will be there________ a bout 5 minutes.
5. Bobby started school________ the age of five.
6. I am very keen________ music.
7. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go________.
8. I’m looking forward________ seeing in June.
9. Could I help you________ your bag?
10. They are traveling to the airport________ a bus.
VI. Complete the passage with the suitable words. (10 points)
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1)_______ how to fly or play the piano. There (2)_______
important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things
needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things
with what (4)_______ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5)_______ to fly an aeroplane. A (6)_______ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to
(7)_______ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8)_______. The same is true of
(9)_______ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without
having lots of (10)_______ first?
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences. (10 points)
1. The last time I saw her was in 2005.
→ I haven't ......................................................
2. He is writing a book on biology.
→ A book on biology ...................................
3. Going swimming in the summer is interesting.

→ It .....................................................................
4. He was punished by his mother.
→ His mother..................................................
5. “Don’t play video games too much, Minh" Mr. Ha said. → Mr Ha asked ...............................................
6. Tom is not as tall as Mary.
→ Mary...............................................................
7. How is the weather?
→What’s.............................................................
8. Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father.
→ My father asked.........................................
9. Many trees are cut down to make paper.
→ They................................................................
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10. She cleaned the house. Then she went to the market. → After................................................................
IX. Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. (5 points)
1. How long/ it/ take you/ get/ school?
..............................................................................
2. He/ not interested/ buy/ new/ house.
..............................................................................
3. I/ play badminton/ Nam/ when/ my friends/ come. ..............................................................................
4. I/ bored/ doing/ same thing/ day after day.
..............................................................................
5. Marie Curie/ born/ Poland/ 1867.
..............................................................................
X. Complete each sentence with the suitable word in the box. (10 points)
monitor - computers - freshman - knob - guarantee - printer

skeptical - library - bulletin board - technology - time-consuming
1. A_____ is a machine for printing text onto paper.
2. This machine is still under_____ so the manufacturer will repair it.
3. Some_____ can work 50.000 times faster than a man.
4. Some of the more jobs can be clone by machines.
5. Adjust the_____ if the screen of the_____ is too dark.
6. Harry is in the first year at university. He is a_____.
7. They post messages on the_____ and find other people who want to talk about the same topic.
8. I'm rather_____ about his chances of winning.
9. Many students are sitting and reading books and magazines in the
10. This_____ enables computers to read handwriting.

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ENGLISH PRACTICE 2
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 pts)
1. A. claim
B. wait
C. said
D. paid
2. A. watch
B. bath
C. want
D. wash
3. A. sure
B. mixture
C. injure

D. pleasure
4. A. few
B. new
C. threw
D. knew
5. A. clothes
B. matches
C. colleges
D. churches
II. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
1. While I (watch)_______ a good film on TV, the mailman (come)_______ and (give)_______ me a letter.
2. I (know)_______ her for six years, when I met her, she (work)_______ for a foreign company.
3. Please stop laughing. I hate (laugh)_______ at by others.
4. It (not rain)_______ much in the winter .
5. They’d rather you ( not come)_______ to the party too late.
6. You always (watch)_______ television. You should do something more active.
7. This building (build)_______ over 100 years ago.
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (15 pts)
1. Helen is my aunt’s daughter so she is my________.
A. sister
B. cousin
C. niece
D. friend
2. His_________ always makes people laugh.
A. quiet character
B. sense of humor
C. smiles
D. humorous
3. The window_________ last night has been repaired.
A. break

B. breaked
C. broken
D. breaking
4. This is a contest in which people have to arrange flowers so it’s a_________ contest.
A. flower- arranging B. flowers- arranging
C. arranging- flower D. flower- arrange
5. Children who don’t have parents often live in a(n)_________.
A. hotel
B. house
C. orphanage
D. hostel
6. It took him ages to_________ living in the new town.
A. get use to
B. be used to
C. will used to
D. will use to
7. My parents make me_________ for my exam.
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A. to study
B. study
C. studying
D. studied
8. I would rather you_________ me the story.
A. tell
B. told
C. to tell

D. telling
9. “War and Peace”_________ the longest book I have ever read.
A. are
B. was
C. were
D. is
10. As she was running, suddenly she stumbled_________ a rock and fell_________
A. at/ off
B. in/ out
C. over/ down
D. of/ down
11. That’s a_________ building.
A. five- floor
B. five- floors
C. five- floor’s
D. five- floors’
12. She helped me_________ the house.
A. to clean
B. cleaning
C. clean
D. both a and c
13. _________ is a book in which you can look up telephone number.
A. Mobile phone
B. Public telephone C. Telephone directory D. Answering machine
14. _________ is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.
A. Wardrobe
B. Refrigerator
C. Desk
D. Counter.
15. Jane really enjoys_________ to dinner parties.

A. inviting
B. being inviting
C. being invited
D. be invited
IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct. (5 pts)
1. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
A
B
C
D
2. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowing the answer immediately.
A
B
C
D
3. Mai has stayed on her uncle's farm for last week.
A
B
C
D
4. I'm looking forward to hear from you.
A
B
C
D
5. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.
A
B
C
D

V. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses. (10 pts)
1. Life is more________ now.
(comfort)
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2. There are many cultural________ between his country and mine.
(differ)
3. It is________ to eat much sugar and fat.
(health)
4. These medicines can work well with your________
(ill)
5. There was no________ for his absence from class yesterday.
(explain)
6. Is he sleeping? - No, he is still________.
(wake)
7. Every week, there are two________ from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (fly)
8. They had an________ Christmas vacation.
(enjoy)
9. He is a well- known________.
(photograph)
10. The________ she gave last night was marvelous.
(perform)
VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (10 pts)
1. They have planted a lot of green trees this year.
A lot of green trees_________.
2. ''I don't behave very well in front of a crowd,'' said Peter.
Peter said that______________.

3. The town was farther than we thought.
The town wasn’t as_________.
4. We spend five hours studying English every day.
It_____________________________.
5. “You had better not eat much sugar.”
She advised me_____________.
6. “Can you wait for me outside the movie theatre?”
He asked his friend_________.
7. “Don’t be silly.” He said to the boy.
He____________________________.
8. We can’t drink the water because it’s too hot.
The water isn’t______________.
9. It has been raining for five hours.
It started____________________.
10. To help mom at home is a good activity.
It is___________________________.
VII. Write a thank-you letter using the words given. (10 pts)
Dear Nhung,
1. Thank you/ much/ the flowers/ you/ send/ while/ I/ be/ hospital.
2. They/beautiful/ and/ they/ really/ help/ cheer/ me/ up.
3. I/ come out/ hospital/ last Thursday morning.
4. You/ come over/ place/ weekend/ because/ I/ very/ bored/ now?
5. I/ look forward/see/soon.
Love, (Thao)
VIII. Read the passages the fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 pts)
How Nam has improved his English.
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In the first year of lower secondary (1)________, I had some difficulties in learning English. My
English pronunciation (2)_______ really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not (3)_______ how
to improve them. I didn’t want my father (4)_______ mother to know about this. One afternoon after the
lesson, my teacher (5)_______ English told me to wait 6)_______ her outside the classroom. She took
(7)_______ to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She
also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to (8)_______ my English grammar. “Now I think
you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first
(9)_______ in the English Speaking Contest (10)_______ for secondary school students in my hometown.
IX. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1. The post office is not far____ my house.
2. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her____ 8 603 312.
3. Snow is falling all____ the country.
4. Will you pick me____ after the party?
5. We all agreed____ their request for a full investigation.

ENGLISH PRACTICE 3

I. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets :
1. My father (listen)………………………………… to the radio now.
2. Where is your mother? - She ….......…………. (have) dinner in the kitchen.
3. Mr. Nam (not work) ……………………………………… at the moment.
4. The students (not, be) …………….......……………………in class at present.
5. The children (play)………………………..………. in the park at the moment.
6. Look! The bus (come) ............................................
7. What ………………………… you (do)………………………….., Nam?
8. I ( read) ………………………… ………………………… a book.
9. .............. your friends (be)……………… students? - Yes, they(be)..........................
10. ................ the children (play) ………………………in the park at the moment?
11. ………….you (go)……………………….. to school on Sundays? – Yes, I do.

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My mother (cook) ………..a meal now. She ( cook) …………………everyday.
What……your mother (do)………. at this time? - She (make) …………a dress.
............. she often (go)……………………… to the cinema every weekend?
Hurry up! The bus (come) …………………………… .
The sun (set) …………in the West.
The earth (circle) ……………the Sun once every 365 days.
It usually (rain) ……………in the summer.
They (often build) …………… hotels, but this year they (build) ………… hospitals.
Bees (make) …………………………honey.
They (get) …………………………on the scale now.
Look! Jane (play) ............... the guitar.
I (not talk) …………………………to her at present.
II. Chose the best answer :
24. Her new school is _____ than her old school
25. a. bigger
b. big
c. biggest
26. Her old school ______ many students
27. a. doesn’t have
b. don’t have
c. have not
28. She lives ____ her aunt and uncle.
29. a. in
b. with
c. at

30. She misses her parents ______ her friends
31. a. but
b. and
c. with
32. ____ is she staying with? – her aunt
33. a. what
b. where
c. who
34. ______ is her new school different from her old school?
35. a. when
b. what
c. how
36. ______ is your family name, Hoa?
a. Who
b. What
c. How
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.

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_______ do you live? – on Tran Hung Dao street a. What b. Where c. How
______ far is it from your house to your school? a. How b. What c. Where
______ do you go to school? – by bike.
a. What
b. where
c. How
_____ is your age?
a. How
b. What
c. When
______ class is she in?
a. How
b. Where c. How
_____ is speaking?
a. Who
b. What
c. How
______ is the girl talking to Mrs Lien?
a. Who
b. What
c. How
III. complete the conversations:
Hoa: ______ , Lan.
Lan: _______, Hoa, Nice to _____ you again.
Hoa: Me, too.
Lan: Do you know the _____ over there?

Hoa: Yes, she is our new _____
Lan: what is her _____?
Hoa: Her name ______ Tam.
Lan: Where is she _____?
Hoa: she is from _______ city.
IV. Complete the sentences with prepositions:
Viet lives ……….. his aunt and uncle ………… 83 Hoang Van Thu Street.
Her birthday is ………………… October, 17th.
Our party will be …….. ten o’clock to half past eleven …………. the morning …………….Sunday.
Trung will have party ……………………. Her birthday …………. Home.
I’ll wait ……………………. You outside the stadium.
1 ………..; 2. …………; 3. …………. ; 4. …………. ; 5. …………; 6. …………….; 7. …………; 8. …………….; 9. …………….
V. Match the answers in column B with the questions in column A:
A
B
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.

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How are you?
Are you a new student?

What is his family name?
What is your address?
How do you go to school?
How far is it?
Who is speaking?
Can I speak to Trang?

Oh. Sorry. She’s out now.
About one kilometer
It’s me, Phong.
7B Tran Hung Dao street

1 ………..; 2. …………; 3. …………. ; 4. …………. ; 5. …………; 6. …………….; 7. …………; 8. …………….
VI.Complete the conversations:
Nam: Hello, Long.
Long: Hi, Nice to _______ you again. Nam, this is _______
Ba: Hello, Nam, Nice to _____ you.
Nam: Hi, where are you _____?
Ba: I am _____ Hue. I am new here.
Nam: What class are you _____?
Ba: I am in _______ 7A
Long: He is our ______ classmate
Nam: Oh, we are happy to have _______ in our class
VII. Complete the passage, using the words given in the box
any, far, new, years, from, by, live, in, with, motorbike
Lan is our (1)______ classmate. She comes (2) _____ Nha Trang. She is (3) ____ class 7A. She is
thirteen (4) _____ old.
Her parents (5) ______ in Nha Trang. Now she’s living (6) _____ her aunt and uncle in HCM city. Her house is
(7) ____ from school. So, she usually goes to school (8)____ bus.
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Sometimes, her aunt takes her to school by (9) _______. She doesn’t have (10) _____ friends. So she feels
sad.
1 ………..; 2. …………; 3. …………. ; 4. …………. ; 5. …………; 6. …………….; 7. …………; 8. …………….
9. …………; 10. …………….
VIII. Read the text, and then fill in the survey form:
I’m Linh, Pham Thuy Linh. I am a new student of 7A class in Nguyen Du secondary school. I am thirteen
and I come from Hoa Binh. I have a brother and a sister. They are 500 students at a high school in Hoa
Binh. I live with my aunt at 20 Le Loi Street. She often brings me to school by motorbike every day. It is
more than two kilometers from my aunt’s house to my school. It takes us ten minutes to go these. My
telephone number is 871374.
SURVERY FORM
Family name: ……………………
Brothers and sister:……………………
Name(s): ……….........……………
Address :
…………….....……
Age: ………......…………………
Telephone number: ………......………
Grade: .................…………………
Distance :
……………......……
School: ...................………………
Means of transport: .............……………
Time:
……………………
IX. Write Yes – No questions and answer, using the cues given

1. Lan / be/ 14 / next month (yes)
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She / write / her friends / her birthday party (yes)
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. She/ buy/ food/ drink/ the party (yes)
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. She / go/ anywhere/ on that day (No)
……………………………………………………………………………………
X. Write in the correct order to have meaningful sentence
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1. on/ may/ Lan/ be/ will/ Sunday/ 25th/ 13.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Call/ six/ will/ I/ after/ o’ clock/ again/her.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. speak/ can/?/ I/ Van/ to/ please.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. you/ free/ morning/ be/ will/ tomorrow/?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. parents/ Thu/ with/ in/ lives/ Hanoi/ her.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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ENGLISH PRACTICE 4
I. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác. (5 pts)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II. Chọn từ có âm tiết được nhấn khác với các từ còn lại. (5 pts)
1. A. realize
B. improve
C. possible
D. comfortable
2. A. important
B. especially
C. prefer

D. influence
3. A. general
B. opinion
C. abroad
D. surprise
4. A. comfort
B. nation
C. apply
D. moment
5. A. medical
B. advise
C. vegetables
D. physical
III. Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất. Khoanh tròn vào chữ cái A, B, C, hoặc D. (15 pts)
1. Are you interested________ playing badminton after class?
A. in
B. with
C. on
D. for
2. "What________ going to Hanoi tomorrow?"
A. to
B. in
C. about
D. for
3. Hoa works very________ so she always gets good marks.
A. badly
B. good
C. hardly
D. hard
4. The building was built________ 1962 and 1969.

A. between
B. from
C. since
D. for
5. This school________ in 1997
A. built
B. is built
C. was built
D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is________.
A. the tallest
B. the most tallest
C. taller
D. more taller
7. Would you mind if I________ a photo?
A. take
B. took
C. would take
D. am going to take
8. Last week I________ my children to the biggest zoo in town.
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A. got
B. brought
C. fetch
D. took
9. Are you proud________ your country and its tradition?

A. about
B. on
C. of
D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things? - Yes, I am a stamp________.
A. collecting
B. collector
C. collect
D. collection
11. It is very dangerous________ in the polluted environment.
A. to live
B. lives
C. living
D. live
12. Our________ resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature
B. natural
C. naturing
D. naturally
13. His car is the same color________ my uncle’s.
A. alike
B. as
C. like
D. to
14. This ruler________ of plastic.
A. make
B. made
C. is making
D. is made
15. I take part________ most youth activities of my school.

A. in
B. of
C. on
D. at
IV. Dùng đúng thời, dạng của động từ cho trong ngoặc. (10 pts)
Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1. carry out)______ by scientists (2. work)______ for large industrial
firms. However, there (3. be)______ still opportunities for other people (4. invent)______ various things. In
Britain, there is a weekly TV program which (5. attempt)______ to show all the devices which people (6.
invent)______ recently. The people (7. organize)______ the program receive information about 700 inventions
per year. New ideas can (8. develop)______ by private inventors. However, it is important (9. consider)______
these questions : Will it work? Will it (10. want)______? Is it new?
V. Điền vào chỗ trống một giới từ phù hợp. (10 pts)
1. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ___________ .
3. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
4. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
6. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
7. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school.
8. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.

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9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there ________ one week.
VI. Điền đúng dạng của từ được in hoa để hoàn thành câu. (10 pts)
1. We have two postal ___________________ a day.
(DELIVER)

2. He left the room without ___________________.
(EXPLAIN)
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________.
(ACT)
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning.
(SUN)
5. They left the house in a __________________ mess.
(FRIGHT)
6. He said “Good morning” in a most ______________ way.
(FRIEND)
7. There is no easy ______________ to this problem.
(SOLVE)
8. He always drives more ________________ at night.
(CARE)
9. Does this _______________ suit you?
(ARRANGE)
10. He is a very _________________ carpenter.
(SKILL)

VII. Gạch chân lỗi sai ở mỗi dòng trong đoạn văn sau rồi sửa sang bên (như ví dụ). (10pts)
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month
0. seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
1. ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area
2. ___________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road
3. ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult
4. ___________

because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5. ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6. ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7. ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8. ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping
9. ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10. __________
VIII. Điền 01 từ vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau. (10 pts)
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1)________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2)________
important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things
needs lots (3)________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things
with what (4)________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5)________ to fly an
aero-plane. A (6)________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and
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then try to (7)________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8)________ . The same is
true of (9)________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano
without having lots of (10)________ first?
IX. Ghép hai câu làm một, dùng từ gợi ý. (5 pts)
1. Minh does morning exercises regularly. He wants to be healthy (so as to)
2. I’m learning English. I want to read book in English. (in order to)
3. She said nothing. She didn’t want to make him angry (so as to)

4. The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident. (past participle)
5. The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night. (present participle)
X. Dùng từ gợi ý viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa của câu không thay đổi. (10 pts)
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It’s ………………………………
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. - The time machine ………..
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
- He was delighted that……
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People…………………………..
5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
- I’m very sad not……………….

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ENGLISH PRACTICE 5
I. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. (15 pts)
1. Would you mind my_______?
A. smoking
B. smoke
C. smokes
D. smoked
2. I_______ to see you at the meeting. Why didn’t you come?
A. waited
B. expected
C. thought
D. looked

3. All of us were_______ that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far.
A. surprising
B. to surprise
C. to be surprised
D. surprised
4. Where is Janet? – She’s out. She said she_______ back soon.
A. is
B. will be
C. would be
D. came
5. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one_______ to the hospital.
A. has taken
B. was taken
C. was taking
D. are taking
6. The policeman explained to us_______ to get to the airport.
A. how
B. how can we
C. how we can
D. how can
7. I telephoned the station to make_______ of the time of the train.
A. true
B. real
C. right
D. sure
8. The college got some money by selling one of its_______ old pictures.
A. helpful
B. usual
C. valuable
D. useful

9. –“Pass me that pen, please!”
– “______________.”
A. Here you are
B. No, it isn’t
C. It doesn’t matter D. Yes, please
10. He_______ in the cafe when she came in.
A. sat
B. has sat
C. has been sitting D. was sitting
11. It was raining_______ we cancelled the trip to Mount Faber.
A. although
B. so
C. because
D. but
12. How far is it from Ha Noi to Hoa Binh? – It_______ about two hours by bus.
A. takes
B. goes
C. needs
D. wants
13. Everybody was there, including_______ Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
A. with
B. of
C. ___
D. in
14. She hasn’t written to me_______.
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A. any longer B. never
C. already
D. yet
15. Surely David’s not going to drive_______ he?
A. does
B. is
C. isn’t
D. will
II. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to have a complete phrase. (10 pts)
A
B
sample 0. k
0. to drink
a. in an urban area
1. to go
b. more money
2. to look
c. the news
3. to live
d. a meeting
4. to provide
e. at the station at 5.30
5. to watch
f. for suitable jobs in the city
6. to fix
g. the countryside to the city
7. to have
h. facilities for the people
8. to prefer
i. the computer

9. to need
j. to the countryside in the weekend
10. to arrive
k. a cup of tea
III. Supply the correct forms of the word in each of the parentheses. (10 pts)
1. Some of the (village)_________ have lived here all their lives.
2. The room still has many of its (origin)_________ features.
3. He doesn’t know the (mean)_________ of the word.
4. They tried their best to avoid (get)_________ into traffic jams at rush hours.
5. She had her hair (wash)_________ and styled.
6. It’s only a short trip. We (be)_________ back in an hour.
7. He spends most of his free time (play)_________ computer games
8. We produce cheaper goods than our (compete)_________ do.
9. He has been (separate)_________ from his wife for a year.
10. His father is a (special)_________ in Vietnamese history.
IV. Find the word which fits the definition. The first has been done for you. (5 pts)
0. You could keep books on it: ___bookshelf__
1. You could keep plates in it: _______________
2. You keep your clothes in it: _______________
3. You can see yourself in it:
_______________
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4. You get washed in it:
_______________
5. You bite the food with them: _______________
V. Choose ONE appropriate question in the box to each paragraph below. (10 pts)

1. How do industry and transport cause pollution?
2. How can I help?
3. What is the pollution?
4. How can industry help?
5. What cause pollution?
6. What about air pollution?
A. _3__ Pollution is the poisoning of the land, sea and air.
B. ___ Mainly industry and transport. If you go to any city, you will see too many factories, too
many cars with not enough people in them, and not enough public transport.
C. ___ Factories and vehicles produce waste which goes into the air and rivers and spreads all over
the land. Poisons in the waste build up over the years and harm trees, plants, animals, and people.
D. ___ Waste gases build up in the air, and dissolve into raindrops, forming a weak acid. This "acid
rain" can fall far away from the country which produced it, killing trees in forests and fish in lakes and
rivers.
E. ___ If companies clean their waste gases before releasing them into the atmosphere, there'll be
much less air pollution and no acid rain. But this can be expensive and it needs all the world's companies
to do it.
F. ___ Cars pollute the atmosphere. Walk, cycle and use public transport as much as possible. Only
use your car when you really need to, and use unleaded petrol if you can - lead is one of the most
dangerous ingredients in petrol. Join us, and help us to campaign for cleaner air for everybody.
VI. Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. The first letter has been provided: (10 pts)
Every December millions of Christmas cards go through the post. There are pictures of stars and snow or
Christmas (1) t_______. In these days it is hard to think of Christmas (2) w______ Christmas cards. Yet little
over a hundred and fifty years ago there were (3) n_______ at all. Here is just one story of the way in which
they started.
Some boys of those days who were at boarding schools had to write a special piece of English at
Christmas (4) t_______. This was sent to their (5) p_______ so that they could see how the boys' work was
during the year.
Young people like to make little (6) d_______ on the paper when they write letters or poems. These boys
were the (7) s_______. They used to draw little pictures all (8) r_______ the writing. Sometimes they

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coloured them, and after a time the pictures became more (9) i_______ than the writing. These were the
(10) f_______ Christmas cards.
Question 1: Rewrite sentences as directed. (10 pts)
1. Why don’t you take that English course?
If......................................................
2. You forgot to turn off the TV last night, didn’t you?
You didn’t...................................?
3. Despite his age, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometres every morning.
Even...............................................
4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
Not until.......................................
5. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
He hates........................................
6. Without Tom’s help, Bill couldn’t have finished the work.
If it...................................................
7. I cleaned the floor then I went to bed.
After..............................................................
8. “It’s time you went to bed” they said.
They urged us………….............................
9. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money. The bank manager..................................
10. She hasn’t been to Ho Chi Minh City for three years.
The last........................................................

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ENGLISH PRACTICE 6
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 pts)
1. A. claim
B. wait
C. said
D. paid
2. A. watch
B. bath
C. want
D. wash
3. A. sure
B. mixture
C. injure
D. pleasure
4. A. few
B. new
C. threw
D. knew
5. A. clothes
B. matches
C. colleges
D. churches
II. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
1. While I (watch)_______ a good film on TV, the mailman (come)_______ and (give)_______ me a letter.
2. I (know)_______ her for six years, when I met her, she (work)_______ for a foreign company.
3. Please stop laughing. I hate (laugh)_______ at by others.
4. It (not rain)_______ much in the winter .

5. They’d rather you ( not come)_______ to the party too late.
6. You always (watch)_______ television. You should do something more active.
7. This building (build)_______ over 100 years ago.
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (15 pts)
1. Helen is my aunt’s daughter so she is my________.
A. sister
B. cousin
C. niece
D. friend
2. His_________ always makes people laugh.
A. quiet character
B. sense of humor
C. smiles
D. humorous
3. The window_________ last night has been repaired.
A. break
B. breaked
C. broken
D. breaking
4. This is a contest in which people have to arrange flowers so it’s a_________ contest.
A. flower- arranging B. flowers- arranging
C. arranging- flower D. flower- arrange
5. Children who don’t have parents often live in a(n)_________.
A. hotel
B. house
C. orphanage
D. hostel
6. It took him ages to_________ living in the new town.
A. get use to
B. be used to

C. will used to
D. will use to
7. My parents make me_________ for my exam.
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A. to study
B. study
C. studying
D. studied
8. I would rather you_________ me the story.
A. tell
B. told
C. to tell
D. telling
9. “War and Peace”_________ the longest book I have ever read.
A. are
B. was
C. were
D. is
10. As she was running, suddenly she stumbled_________ a rock and fell_________
A. at/ off
B. in/ out
C. over/ down
D. of/ down
11. That’s a_________ building.
A. five- floor
B. five- floors

C. five- floor’s
D. five- floors’
12. She helped me_________ the house.
A. to clean
B. cleaning
C. clean
D. both a and c
13. _________ is a book in which you can look up telephone number.
A. Mobile phone
B. Public telephone C. Telephone directory D. Answering machine
14. _________ is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.
A. Wardrobe
B. Refrigerator
C. Desk
D. Counter.
15. Jane really enjoys_________ to dinner parties.
A. inviting
B. being inviting
C. being invited
D. be invited
IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct. (5 pts)
1. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
A
B
C
D
2. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowing the answer immediately.
A
B
C

D
3. Mai has stayed on her uncle's farm for last week.
A
B
C
D
4. I'm looking forward to hear from you.
A
B
C
D
5. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.
A
B
C
D
V. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses. (10 pts)
1. Life is more________ now.
(comfort)
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2. There are many cultural________ between his country and mine.
(differ)
3. It is________ to eat much sugar and fat.
(health)
4. These medicines can work well with your________
(ill)

5. There was no________ for his absence from class yesterday.
(explain)
6. Is he sleeping? - No, he is still________.
(wake)
7. Every week, there are two________ from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (fly)
8. They had an________ Christmas vacation.
(enjoy)
9. He is a well- known________.
(photograph)
10. The________ she gave last night was marvelous.
(perform)
VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (10 pts)
1. They have planted a lot of green trees this year.
A lot of green trees_________.
2. ''I don't behave very well in front of a crowd,'' said Peter.
Peter said that______________.
3. The town was farther than we thought.
The town wasn’t as_________.
4. We spend five hours studying English every day.
It_____________________________.
5. “You had better not eat much sugar.”
She advised me_____________.
6. “Can you wait for me outside the movie theatre?”
He asked his friend_________.
7. “Don’t be silly.” He said to the boy.
He____________________________.
8. We can’t drink the water because it’s too hot.
The water isn’t______________.
9. It has been raining for five hours.
It started____________________.

10. To help mom at home is a good activity.
It is___________________________.
VII. Write a thank-you letter using the words given. (10 pts)
Dear Nhung,
1. Thank you/ much/ the flowers/ you/ send/ while/ I/ be/ hospital.
2. They/beautiful/ and/ they/ really/ help/ cheer/ me/ up.
3. I/ come out/ hospital/ last Thursday morning.
4. You/ come over/ place/ weekend/ because/ I/ very/ bored/ now?
5. I/ look forward/see/soon.
Love, (Thao)
VIII. Read the passages the fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 pts)
How Nam has improved his English.
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In the first year of lower secondary (1)________, I had some difficulties in learning English. My
English pronunciation (2)_______ really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not (3)_______ how
to improve them. I didn’t want my father (4)_______ mother to know about this. One afternoon after the
lesson, my teacher (5)_______ English told me to wait 6)_______ her outside the classroom. She took
(7)_______ to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She
also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to (8)_______ my English grammar. “Now I think
you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first
(9)_______ in the English Speaking Contest (10)_______ for secondary school students in my hometown.
IX. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1. The post office is not far____ my house.
2. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her____ 8 603 312.
3. Snow is falling all____ the country.
4. Will you pick me____ after the party?

5. We all agreed____ their request for a full investigation.

ENGLISH PRACTICE 7

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from
the rest.
1. A. claimed
B. warned
C. occurred
D. existed
2. A. sugar
B. sight
C. source
D. sale
3. A. flood
B. typhoon
C. groom
D. balloon
4. A. dynamite
B. terrify
C. symbol
D. deny
5. A. thunder
B. earthquake
C. gather
D. healthy
6. A. hobby
B. honest
C. humor
D. hole

II. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences.
1. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated______.
A. nationalhood
B. nation wide
C. nationality
D. nation
th
2. We are going to______ the anniversary of our 50 wedding.
A. to celebrate
B. celebrated
C. celebrating
D. celebration
3. She cried with______ when she heard the news. It was her______ time.
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