Bài Tập bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi

Gi¸o ¸n Båi dìng HSG
Period 01 → 03
I. Objectives.
1. Language focus:
- Ss review forms and uses of the present simple, present progressive, pesent perfect, past
simple, past progressive, future tense .... . Passive voice, compare, direct and indirect speech,
and some model sentences …
2. Language skills:
- Ss train speaking, listening, reading and writing skills by doing various kinds of exercises.
II. Teaching aids.
1. Teacher: Books, ...
2. Students: Books, school things, ....
III. Contents.

Questions

answers

Test 1
I. Vocabulary & Grammar: Choose A, B, C, D to
complete the following sentences:
1. The United States has a ..................... of around 250 million
A. population
B. introduction
C. separation
D. addition
2. We are really ................ by the beauty of Hue
A. impression B. impress
C. impreessiveD. impressed
3. Malaysia is divided ................... two regions.
A. to

B. in
C. into
D. on
4. Maths and Literature are ................ subjects in high school.
A. optional
B. adding
C. religious D. compulsory.
5. Vietnamese people are very .......................
A. friend
B. friendly
C. friendship
D. friendliness
6. He often goes to the .............. to pray because his religion is
Islam.
A. temple
B. mosque
C. church
D. pagoda
7. I wish they ................. here tomorrow.
A. come
B. will come C. came
D. would come
8. It seems difficult ............ me to meet her now.
A. in
B. for
C. at
D. from
9. He doesn’t depend ............ his parents.
A. in
B. on

C. at
D. for

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10. If you have any trouble, ask .................. help.
A. to
B. X
C. for
D. with
11. This guid book is full ............ useful information.
A. in
B. of
C. off
D. to
12. He has gone to China..................... last week.
A. for
B. since
C, X
D. in
13. She went out ............. saying a word.
A. to
B. withC. without
D. between
14. What do you often do ................ the weekends ?
A. on
B. in
C. since

D. to
15. She was born ...................... September 15th
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. from
16. I wish Susan ............ harder for her exam.
A. works
B. will work C. worked
D. has worked
17. What were you doing when he ................... ?
A. came
B. come
C. to come
D. coming
18. A good letter needs perfect ..................
A. introduction
B. introductory
C. introduce
D. introducing
19. It seems difficult for us ..................... abroad at the moment.
A. went
B. gone
C. to go
D. go
20. There used ............... a stadium here, but it closed a long time
ago.
A. be
B. been
C. to be

D. being
21. I come from Vietnamn so I am not used to ............on the lelf.
A. driving
B. drive
C. drove
D. driven
22. Although we are far away from each other, we still .........
A. keep together
B. keep on
C. say hello
D. keep in touch
23. Music and painting are ................subject.
A. optioning B. optionally C. option
D. optional
24. The children are playing ............ in the school yard.
A. happiness
B. happy
C. happily
D. happier
II. Speaking & Reading: 1. Read the passage carefully and
complete the following sentences:
Glasgow is the third largest city in the Great Britain. It lies
on the river Clyde in Scotland. Glasgow is a very old city. The
University of Glasgow was founded in 1450. The famous English
writer Daniel Defoe said that glasgow was the cleanest nad most
beautiful city in Great Britain. James Watt studied at Glasgow
university. He became a famous engineer and constructed a steam
engine. Scotland is rich in coal and iron, so Glasgow grows into a

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large city. There are big engineering plants and textile factories in
the city.
1. Glasgow is..............
A. a small city in Great britain
B. the largest city in UK (Great Britain)
C. the third largest city in Canada
D. the third largest city in UK (Great Britain)
2. The university of Glasgow ................
A. was founded in the 15th century
B. was named by James Watt in 1450
C. was born in the 15th century
D. was founded by a famous writer.
3. Glasgow grows into a large city because .......................
A. Scottish is very rich
B. Scotland is very friendly and hospitable
C. Scotland has lots of coal and iron
D. Scotland is a beautiful city.
2. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the passage:
I was born ...1... Newcastle - a city in the northeast of
English. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite
big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is a
cathedral and a ....2.... . There are five bridges ....3.... the River
Tyne, which link newcastle to the next town Gatehead, where
there is one of the biggest ...4.... centers in the world, the Metro
Center.
A few years ago, the main ....5.... were ship-building and
coal- mining, but now the chamical and soap industries are

more .....6...... I move from Newcastle ten years ago, but I often
return. I miss the people who are so warm and ....7.... , and I miss
the wild , beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so
many hills and streams.
People who are born near the River Tyne have a special
name. They are called “Geordies”. I am very ....8.... to be a
“Geordie”!
1. A. at B. to
C. in
D. on
2. A. house
B. university
C. room
D. class
3. A. through
B. to
C. at
D. over
4. A. parking
B. shopping C. swimming D. dancing
5. A. industries B. industry
C. industrial D. industrialize
6. A. important
B. exciting
C. neccessary D. beautiful
7. A. friend B. friendly
C. friendliness D. friends
8. A. please B. pleasure
C. pleased
D. pleasant

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III. Writing:
* Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) that is the same meaning
with the italic sentence:
1. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now.
A. I wish you aren’t here with us now.
B. I wish you weren’t here with us now.
C. I wish you were here with us now.
D. I wish you would be here with us now.
2. I’d like my father to give up smoking.
A. I wish my father gives up smoking.
B. I wish my father gave up smoking.
C. I wish my father will give up smoking.
D. I wish my father can give up smoking.
3. He doesn’t help his mother with housework.
A. I wish he helps his mother with housework.
B. I wish he does helped his mother with housework.
C. I wish he helped his mother with housework.
D. I wish he would help his mother with housework.
4. My friends often go on a camping trip without me.
A. I wish my friends go on a camping trip without me.
B. I wish my friends went on a camping trip without me.
C. I wish my friends go on a camping trip with me.
D. I wish my friends went on a camping trip with me.
5. He must go now.
A. He wishes he doesn’t go now

B. He wishes he won’t go now
C. He wishes he didn’t have to go now
D. He wishes he hadn’t to go now.
6. It’s time for you to go to school.
A. It’s time you go to school.
B. It’s time you went to school.
C. It’s time you will go to school.
D. It’s time you would go to school.
7. How long is it since you saw Tom ?
A. When have you seen Tom ?
B. When do you see Tom ?
C. When will you see Tom ?
D. When did you see Tom ?
8. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends.
A. They used to go to Vung Tau at weekends.
B. They are used to go to Vung Tau at weekends.

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C. They were used to go to Vung Tau at weekends.
D. They used to going to Vung Tau at weekends.
9. When did you buy this car ?
A. How long do you buy this car ?
B. How long have you buy this car ?
C. How long did you buy this car ?
D. How long have you bought this car ?
2. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage:
Singapore is an island city of about three million people.

Iut’s a beautiful ...1... with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also
a very ....2... city.
Most of the people ...3... in high - rise flats in different
parts of the island. The business district is very modern with ...4...
of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older
section. In Chinatown, there ...5... rows of old shop houses. The
Government buildings in Singapore are very ...6... and date from
the colonial days.
Singapore is famous ...7... its shops and restaurants. There
are many good shopping centers. Most of the ...8... are duty free.
Singapore’s restaurants ...9... Chinese, Indian, Malay and
European food, and the ...10... are quite reasonable.
1. A district

B. town

C. city

D. village

2. A. large

B. dirty

C. small

D. clean

3. A. live

B. lives

C. are living

D. lived

4. A. lot

B. lots

C. many

D. much

5. A. is

B. will be

C. were

D. are

6. A. beauty

B. beatiful

C. beatify

D. beatifully

7. A. in

B. on

C. at

D. for

8. A. good

B. goods

C. goodness

D. goody

9. A. sells

B. selling

C. sell

D. sold

10. A. priced

B. price

C. prices

D. pricer

Teaching date:....../……./ 2008.
Period 04 → 06

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Questions

answers

I- Rewrite the following sentences with the same meanings.
1. Tom wrote that letter.
- That letter.....................................................................
2. The girl is standing there. Do you know her ?
- Do you know .................... ........................................?
3. People uaually cooked on wood fires.
- People used to .............. ...............................................
4. He often went fishing when he was young.
- He used to........ ............................................................
5. A lot of money has been spent on advertising in recent years.
- They ....................... ...............................................
6. We laughed a lot because of the funny clowns.
- The clowns ................. .........................................
7. We can’t go to the seashore this weekend.
- I wish ........................................................................
8. The train couldn’t run because of the snow.

- The snow ................. ...................................................
9. They have just made a big cake for that birthday party.
- A big cake ................. ...............................................
10. I don’t know the girl. You went with her last night.
- I don’t know .................
11. The boys are planting some trees in the garden.
- Some trees ............................
12. They painted the walls last week.
- The walls ...............................
13. I’m sorry that he isn’t with us now.
- I wish .....................................
14. He doesn’t send me letters because he doesn’t like me.
- If he ......................................
15. Some one was making the coffee when I walked into the
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- The coffee ...........................
16. We began to learn English three years ago.
- We have ..............................
17. The farmers are cutting the grass now.
- The grass ...........................
18. They are mending your shoes at the moment.
- Your shoes ....
II. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences:
1. Mary got .................... quickly and went to her club.
A. dressed

B. dresses
C. dress
D. dressing
2. Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing ..........
work.
A. to
B. withC. at
D. in
3. ................. clothes do you prefer, T-shirt or pullover ?
A. which
B. how C. whose
D. where
4. The word Jeans comes ........... a kind of material that was made
in Europe.
A. on
B. from
C. in
D. at
5. Mr Pike was a .......... . He had a large collection of musical
instruments.
A. musical
B. music
C. musician D. musically
6. It’s ......... to call anyone at night.
A. convenient
B. inconvenient
C. convenience
D. inconvenience
7. What have fashion designers .......... to modernize the Ao dai ?
A. do

B. did
C. done
D. doing.
8. The national dress of Japanese women is ...................
A. Ao dai
B. Sari
C. Jeans
D. Kimono
9. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese ..............
A. poetry
B. poet C. poetic
D. poem
10. The Ao dai is the .............. dress of Vietnamese women.
A. casual
B. beautiful C. traditional D. baggy
11. Mary ........ write to me last year.
A. uses to
B. used to
C. is used to D. was used to
12. She describes herself ...................... a famous designer.
A. in
B. from
C. as
D. by
13. He ............ with his friends in an apartment inHCM City since
last week.
A. live
B. is living
C. lived
D. has lived

14. I wish you ............... here tomorrow.

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A. would come
B. come
C. will come D. came
15. I .......... English here since I graduated from university.
A. taught
B. have taught
C. am teaching
D. teach
16. Wearing uniform helps students .................. equal in many
ways.
A. fell
B. felt
C. feel
D. fall
17. It’s dangerous ............... in this river.
A. to swim
B. swam
C. swimming D. swim
18. Millions of Christmas cards ................... last month.
A. are sent
B. were sent C. sent
D. send
19. Marie Curie ............. the nobel prize for Physics in 1903.
A. was awarded

B. award
C. has awarded
D. awarded
20. He hates being ............. at.
A. to look
B. lookC. looking
D. looked
21. Some young people today have a very strange ..................
A. appear
B. appearance
C. disappear
D. disappearance
22. Her clothes look very modern and .................
A. fashion
B. fashioned
C. fashioning
D. fashionable
23. Many designers took .............. from Vietnam’s ethnic
minorities.
A. inspire
B. inspiring
C. inspired
D. inspiration
24. What a ............... T-shirt !
A. color
B. colorful
C. coloered D. coloring
25. He always wears a ..................... shirt.
A. striped
B. striping

C. stripped
D. stripping
Speaking & Reading:
III. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Levi Strauss, a young immigrant...1... Germany, arrived in
San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold
Rush. Thousands of men were ...2... to California to dig ...3....
gold. And Levi Strauss came to sell canvas to these gold miners.
Canvas is heavy fabric. So Levi Strauss thought the miners could
use the canvas for tents.
One day, Strauss heard a miner complain that he could not
find ...4... strong enough for the work he was doing. Strauss got
an idea. He ...5... took some of his canvas and madi it into pants.
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sold all the pants ha had made.
Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them
even better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but
just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and
was ...6.. serge de Nimes . The miners liked this fabric.
Theycalled it “denim” and bought even more pants....7.... Strauss.
However, denim had no color. Because of this, the denim pants
didn’t look very ...8... and they got dirty easily. To solve these
problems, Strauss dyed the denim blue.
Strauss continued to improve his jeans. Today, the company he
started is ...9... around the world. And jeans are considered not

just ...10... but very fashionable as well.
1. A. from
B. at
C. on
D. with
2. A. come
B. came
C. coming
D. to come
3. A. at B. to
C. in
D. for
4. A. cloth
B. clothing
C. clothes
D. clothe
5. A. quickly B. quick
C. quicker
D. quickness
6. A. call
B. called
C. calling
D. to call
7. A. inB. to
C. from
D. of
8. A. interesting B. interest
C. interested D. interestingly
9. A. know
B. knowing C. knew

D. known
10. A. practical B. practice C. practise
D. practically

Period 7 → 9

Questions

answers

Vocabulary & Grammar:
I. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences:
1. In the 18thcentury, Jean cloth was made ............... from cotton.
A. complete
B. completely
C. completion
D. completed
2. I don’t like to wear ............ and .......... jeans.
A. painted/ embroidering
B. painting/ embroidered
C. painted/ embroidered
D. painting/ embroidering
3. They have just ............. a new style of jeans in the USA
A. introduce
B. introducing
C. to introduce
D. introduced
4. Some designers have .................. the Ao dai by painting lines

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of poetry on it.
A. modern
B. modernize
C. modernized
D. modernizing
5. She .......... to the theater by the Greens.
A. is often take
B. is often taken
C. is often took
D. is often taking
6. My car .......... yesterday.
A. has been repaired B. can be repaired
C. is repaired
D. was repaired
7. ......... your house .......... next year ?
A. Will / be rebuilt
B. is / rebuilt
C. was / rebuilt
D. has / been rebuilt
8. Can this car ................... ?
A. repaired
B. repaired
C. repairing
D. be repaired
9. Must this test .................. on time ?
A. be finishing
B. finish

C. be finished
D. be finish
10. Water can’t ................... here.
A. be found
B. be finding
C. be find
D. be finded
11. He used to ............ to school by his mother.
A. take
B. be take
C. taking
D. be taken
12. ........... English ........... all over the world ?
A. Is / learnt
B. Is learn
C. has / learnt
D. was / learnt
13. My car .............. yet.
A. isn’t repaired
B. wasn’t repaired
C. hasn’t been repaired
D. won’t be repaired
14. I .................. to her party last night.
A. invite
B. invited
C. was invite
D. was invited
15. It’s time we ................. the bus.
A. catch
B. catching

C. caught
D. to catch
16. They wish they ..................... a new house.
A. had
B. have
C. will have
D. would have
17. Vietnamese women usually wear the Ao dai ............ on
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A. special
B. specially
C. especial
D. especially
18. young people are fond of ................ jeans.
A. to wear
B. wearing
C. wore
D. worn
19. She ........... to the national theater by the Greens last night.
A. took
B. is taken
C. takes
D. was taken
20. He .......... with his friends in an apartment in Hue since last
week.

A. has lived
B. living
C. lives
D. lived
21. We haven’t kept in touch with each other ....................
A. since 6 months
B. for 6 months
C. 6 months ago
D. over 6 months
22. This test must be done ............
A. care
B. careful
C. carefully
D. none is correct
Speaking & Reading:
II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage:
I believe that it’s ...1.... to wear uniforms when students are at
school. Firstly, ....2.... encourage the children to take pride in
being students of the school they are going to ...3.... they are
wearing uniforms with labels bearing their school’s name.
Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students feel...4... in many
ways. They all start ...5.... the same place no matter they are rich
or poor. They are really friends to one another ...6.... one school
roof.
Last but not least, it is ......7..... to wear uniforms. It doesn’t take
you time to think of what to wear every day.
In conclusion, all students, from primary to high schools
should .....8.... uniforms.
1. A. importance
B. unimportance

C. important
D. unimportant
2. A. uniforms
B. clothes
C. shirts
D. blouses
3. A. so
B. because
C. and
D. but
4. A. happy
B. lucky
C. equal
D. interesting
5. A. in
B. on
C. at
D. from
6. A. at
B. in
C. on
D. under
7. A. exciting B. practical
C. terrible
D. fashionable

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8. A. wear
B. wearing
C. to wear
D. wore
III- Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage:
My...1... is that high school students should wear casual
clothes.
...2.... casual clothes make student feel comfortable because they
don’t feel ...3... to wear uniforms that they don’t like. ....4.....
wearing casual clothes gives students freedoom of choice. They
have rights to choose .....5.... colors and fashion of clothes that
they love. ...6... casual clothes make school more colorful and
lively. In ...7..., students, particularly high school students should
wear casual clothes. Wearing casual clothes is ....8.... comfortable
and fun.
1. A. opine
B. opinion
C. opinionable
D. opinionist
2. A. One
B. Once
C. Fir
D. Firstly
3. A. constrain
B. constraint
C. constrained
D. constrainedly
4. A. Secondly
B. Twice
C. Second

D. Two
5. A. sizes
B. sized
C. sizeable
D. sizer
6. A. Final
B. finally
C. Finalize
D. Finality
7. A. conclude
B. conclusiveness
C. conclusive D. conclusion
8. A. convenience
B. inconvenience
C. convenient D. inconvenient
Writing:
IV- Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) that is the same
meaning with the italic sentence:
1. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market.
A. Cars and trucks are used to carrying food to market.
B. Cars and trucks are used to carry food to market.
C. Cars and trucks are use to carry food to market.
D. Cars and trucks are used to carried food to market.
2. We will meet him at the station.
A. He will be met at the station.
B. He will meet at the station.
C. He will be meet at the station.
D. He will be meeted at the station.
3. How long have they done their work ?
A. How long have their work been done ?

B. How long has their work be done ?
C. How long has their work been done ?
D. How long have their work done ?

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4. No one could help him.
A. He could be helped by no one.
B. He couldn’t be helped by no one.
C. He couldn’t helped .
D. He couldn’t be helped .
5. The gate is painted once a year.
A. They paint the gate once a year.
B. They painted the gate once a year.
C. They are painting the gate once a year.
D. They will paint the gate once a year.
6. Food can’t be sold on the sidewalk.
A. They can’t sold food on the sidewalk.
B. They can’t be sold food on the sidewalk.
C. They can’t sell food on the sidewalk.
D. They can sell food on the sidewalk.
7. The flowers shouldn’t be cut in this garden.
A. You shouldn’t be cut the flowers in this garden.
B. The flowers shouldn’t cutting the flowers in this garden.
C. The flowers shouldn’t cut the flowers in this garden.
D. You shouldn’t cut the flowers in this garden.
8. When was this car bought ?
A. When do they buy this car ?

B. When did they bought this car ?
C. When did they buy this car ?
D. When are they bought this car ?
9. Why isn’t she taken to the cinema with them ?
A. Why don’t they taken her to the cinema with them ?
B. Why doesn’t she take to the cinema with them ?
C. Why doesn’t she take them to the cinema ?
D. Why don’t they take her to the cinema with them ?
10. Who was she invited to the party by ?
A. Who invited her to the party by ?
B. Who invited her to the party ?
C. Whom invites her to the party ?
D. Whom invited her to the party ?
V- Rewrite the following …
1. No one knows what is being built there.
- No one knows what they .......................
2. The men are rebuilding the bridge which collapsed last year.

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- The bridge ..........................
3. She sent him a letter after she had gone away.
- He ...................................
4. People sell apples on the street corner.
- Apples .................................
5. My brother is not a doctor.
- I wish ...................................
Period 10 → 12

Key

Questions

I. Vocabulary & Grammar
* Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences:
1. Cattle and sheep are grazing in the ................
A. rivers
B. meadows
C. bridges
D. fields
2. They often go to that .............. to pray.
A. shrine
B. market
C. hostel
D. hotel
3. Are you a stamp.............?
A. collector
B. collection
C. collecting
D. collect
4. He is considered one of the greatest ........... of the country.
A. heroin
B. heroes
C. heroic
D. heroines
5. The weather is nice. Shall we ............ mountains this
morning ?
A. come

B. climb
C. travel
D. go
6. There is a small bamboo.............. at the entrance to the village.
A. forestation
B. forestry
C. forest
D. forest ranger
7. Getting to the village is a very ............ journey.
A. interest
B. interests
C. interested
D. interesting
8. My village lies near the ........ of the mountain and by the river.
A. foot
B. feet
C. legs
D. leg
9. What do you think about his ........ of coins ?
A. collector
B. collective
C. collect
D. collection
10. We often go for a walk ....... the weekend.
A. to
B. on
C. for
D. with
11. My village is about 100 kilometers .......... the south of HCM

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City.
A. with
B. at
C. for
D. to
12. There is a shrine .......... the top of the mountain near my
uncle’s house.
A. in
B. from
C. at
D. on
13. We will go ......... a picnic next week.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. to
14. They will come here ............. 11:30 AM
A. between B. at
C. for
D. in
15. She has come here .............. yesterday.
A. since
B. for
C. on
D. X
16. There is a meeting .............. 9.00AM and 2.00 PM

A. till
B. at
C. on
D. between
17. She took many pictures to show the trip ...... her parents.
A. for
B. withC. to
D. of
th
18. He was born ......... 15 January.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. of
19. We have lived in Hanoi .............. 4 years.
A. since
B. for
C. at
D. in
20. I wish you ........ us someday.
A. will visit B. visited
C. would visit D. visit
21. He used to ........ full time, but now he is a part-time worker.
A. working B. worked
C. works
D. work
22. Let’s .......... somewhere for a drink!
A. do
B. doing
C. go

D. going
23. I wish you .......... me with my work.
A. will help B. helped
C. help D. would help
24. The stamp collection made him .......... famous in the country.
A. been
B. being
C. to be
D. be
II. Speaking & Reading:
* Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage:
My village is about 50 kilometers ..1... the city center. It is
a very beatiful and ...2... place where peole ...3... flowers and
vegetables only. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and
picturesque ...4... . The air is quite ...5.... ; however, the smell of
the roses make people ...6... cool. In Spring, my village looks like
a carpet with plenty of ...7..... tourists come to visit it so often.
Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the ...8... much time to
water the roses. And even at night, people can ...9.... along the
path and enjoy the fresh smell ...10.... the flowers.
1. A. on
B. for
C. from
D. since
2. A. peace B. peaceful C. peacefully D. quite
3. A. grow B. buy
C. grew
D. bought
4. A. scenery B. scenes
C. sceens

D. scenes
5. A. cool
B. fresh
C. clear
D. clean
6. A. felt
B. to feel
C. feel
D. feeling
7. A. colors
B. colorful
C. spots
D. styles
8. A. villages
B. towns
C. villagers
D. city-dwellers
9. A. waked
B. walked
C. walk
D. walking

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10. A. on
B. of
C. in
D. at

* Give the questions for the following answers:
a. What are you going to do on your vacation?
b. What is your hometown like ?
c. Who lives there ?
d. How far is it from here to your home ?
e. How do you usually get to your home ?
f.
How often do you go to your home ?
g. Do you love your hometown ?
h. Which one do you prefer, the country or the city ?
1. ...................................? I usually travel by train.
2. ................................... ? I’m not sure. I think it’s about 850
km.
3. ....................................? I’m going home.
4. ....................................? I prefer the country.
5. ....................................? Oh yes, I really love it.
6. ....................................? It’s a small beatiful vilage.
7. ....................................? My grandparents, my parents.
8. ....................................? Twice a year.
III. Writing:
* Circle the correct sentences(A, B, C, D) to have a good letter.
Dear peter,
1. A. I am very please to receive your letter 2 days ago.
B. I am very pleased to receive your letter 2 days ago.
C. I am very pleased to receiving your letter 2 days ago.
D. I am very pleased to receive your letter for 2 days ago.
2.
A. What is your family ?
B. Where is your family ?
C. When is your family ?

D. How is your family ?
3.
A. I am good and my parents are, too.
B. I am well and my parents are, too.
C. I am good and so are my parents .
D. I am well and so do my parents.
4.
A. I live in the countryside at the North of Vietnam.
B. I live in the countryside on the North of Vietnam.
C. I live on the countryside in the North of Vietnam.
D. I live in the countryside in the North of Vietnam.
5.
A. The life here is very quiet and peaceful; the people are
friendly and honest.
B. The life here is very quietly and peacefully; the people are
friendly and honest.
C. The life here is very quietly and peacefully; the people are
friend and honest.
D. The life here is very quietly and peacefully; the people are
friendly and honestly.
6.
A. Would you like come and see me next summer
holiday ?
B. Would you like coming and see me next summer holiday?
C. Would you like to come and see me next summer holiday?

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D. Would you like coming and seeing me next summer holiday ?
7.
A. I am look forward to seeing you soon.
B. I am looking forward to see you soon.
C. I am look forward to see you soon.
D. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
8.
A. Tom and Jack go to the movies last week.
B.
Tom and Jack will go to the movies last week.
C. Tom and Jack went to the movies last week.
D. Tom and Jack went to the movies since last week.
9. A. When they came out the cineme, the last bus had gone.
B. When they come out of the cineme, the last bus had gone.
C. When they come out of the cineme, the last bus went.
D. When they came out of the cineme, the last bus had gone.
10. A. They did not know how to get home.
B. They did not know how getting home.
C. They did not know how get home.
D. They did not know to get home.
11. A. Tom wanted to get a taxi but Jack didn’t agree.
B.
Tom wanted to get a taxi but Jack disagreed.
C. Tom wanted getting a taxi but Jack didn’t agree.
D. A & B are correct.
12. A. Finally, they start to walk home.
B.
Final, they started to walk home.
C. Finally, they started to walking home.
D. Finally, they started to walk home.

13. A. It is a very long walk.
B. It was very a long walk.
C. It was a very long walk.
D. It were a very long walk.
14.
A. They was getting very tired
B. They were geting very tired
C. They were very getting tired
D. They were getting tired
15. A. Sudden a car stopped next to them
B.
Sudden a car stoped next to them
C. Sudden a car stopped next them
D. Suddenly a car stopped next to them
16. A. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of theirs.
B. To
their surprise, it was the neighbor of them.
C. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of their.
D. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of they.
17. A. They were happy to see him because they could get a
ride home.
B. They were happy see him because they could get a ride home.
C. They were happily to see him because they could get a ride
home.
D. They were happy to seeing him because they could get a ride
home.
* Rewrite the following sentences.
1. We like to watch the programs for children.

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- We enjoy ....................................
2. Tom is too young to go to the movies himself.
- He .................................................
3. It was such a long homework that I couldn’t finish it.
- The homework ...............................
4. The car was so expensive that we couldn’t afford to buy it.
- The car was too ................................................
5. The suitcase was too heavy for the boy to carry.
- The suitcase was so .......................................
6. The story was so boring that I turned off the light and went to
bed.
- It was such ....................................................
7. “Oliver Twist” was written by Charles Dicken.
- Charles Dicken ..............................................
8. The novel was so interesting that I have read it many time.
- It was .........................................................................
9. The milk is so good that every one wants some more.
- It is such .................................................................
10. The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours.
- It is a ........................................................................
11. When did you start learning English ?
- How long ................................................................. ?
12. He is a fast runner.
- He runs .....................................................................
13. It was such an interesting film that none of us wanted to miss
it.
- The film was ..................................................................

14. Mr Brown has read a novel by Charles Dickens. He has seen
his film.
- Mr Brown has not only .........................................................
15. My brother is too young to go to school.
- My brother is not .................................................................
16. I can’t cook as well as my sister does.
- My sister ........................................................

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Teaching date:....../……./ 2008.
Period 13 → 15

Key

Questions

I. Vocabulary & Grammar
* Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences:
1. They ............ go to Nha Trang in summer.
A. use

B. used to

C. are used

D. are used to

2. They ........... playing soccer in the park.
A. use

B. used to

C. are used

D. are used to

3. I am used to .......... up early.
A. get

B. to get

C. getting

D. got

4. Tom used to ............ his homework in the evening.
A. do

B. did

C. doing

D. done

5. Lan is used to .......... to Maryam.
A. write

B. written

C. writing

D. wrote

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6. He.......... work at night
A. usesB. used

C. is used to

D. used to

7. Are they used ........... T.V ?
A. to watching

B. to watch

C. to watched

D. to watch

8. .............. playing badminton ?
A. Does she use to

B. Did she use to

C. Is she used to

D. Will she use to

9. He made a deep ........... on the memebers of his speaking
English club.
A. impression B. impress
C. impressing

D. impressed.

10. His .......... made us happy.
A. friendly

B. friendliness.

C. unfriendly

D. unfriendliness

11. A lot of ......... come to Van Mieu every day.
A. visiter

B. visiters

C. visitor

D. visitors.

12. The Smiths enjoyed the .............. atmosphere in Vietnam.
A. peacetime

B. peaceC. peacefully

D. peaceful

13. Hanoi is not ............... from Kuala Lumpur.
A. differ

B. difference

C. different

D. differently

14. We went to see many

............ places in Hanoi last year.

A. famousness B. fame

C. famous

D. famously

15. The ............. language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia.
A. nationality

B. national

C. nation

D. nationally

16. In Malaysia, .................. is free.
A. educate

B. educational

C. education

D. educationally

17. I wish Mary .............. harder for her examination.
A. will work

B. works

C. worked

D. has worked

18. It’s very kind .......... you to say so !
A. of

B. in

C. to

D. with

19. Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists ... ?
A. in

B. to

C. of

D. at

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20. The Malaysian unit ............ currency is the ringgit.
A. from

B. to

C. in

D. of

21. Mai often goes to the .......... to pray because her religion is
Buddhism.
A. temple

B. church

C. mosque

D. market

22. He ............ English for 4 years.
A. learnt

B. learns

C. will learn

D. has learnt

23. He wishes he ............ an engineer.
A. were

B. will be

C. is

D. would be

24. It’s time we ................. the bus.
A. to catch

B. catch

C. catching

D. caught

25. She wishes they ................ here next time.
A. don’t come

B. didn’t come

C. won’t come

D. wouldn’t come

II. Speaking & reading:
1. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the dialogue:
Peter: Do you have any friends ...1... the new school yet ?
Mary: Actually, I don’t... Do you think you can help me ….2….
one ?
Peter: Hmm. What kind ...3.... guys do you like ?
Mary: Oh, I like guys who are ...4...active and has ...5... sense of
humor. You know... like you !
Peter: OK. What else ?
Mary: Well, I ....6.... someone to whom I can talk ...7...
Peter: I think I know just the ...8... for you. Nick Walker. Do you
know him ?
Mary: No, I ...9... think so.
Peter: Let me arrange for you ...10... him, and you can tell me
what you think.
1. A. on

B. of

C. to

D. at

2. A. finded

B. find

C. found

D. finding

3. A. in

B. for

C. of

D. into

4. A. friend

B. friendless C. friends

D. friendly

5. A. well

B. good

C. better

D. best

6. A. like

B. liked

C. likes

D. likely

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7. A. ease

B. easily

C. easy

D. easier

8. A. girl

B. guy

C. girls

D. guys

9. A. am

B. don’t

C. do

D. doesn’t

10. A. meet

B. meeting

C. met

D. to meet

III. Write:
23. Jane cooks well. Alice cooks well, too.
- Alice ..................................................
24. He became poorer because he spent too much money.
- The more .................................
25. Tom doesn’t drive as fast as he used to.
- Tom used to ............................
26. They have had plans to recycle waste paper so that they saved
money and labour.
- In order to ...............................
27. She used to spend a lot of money but she doesn’t now.
- Now she doesn’t spend .........................

28. The package was too heavy for Peter to crry.
- The package was so .............................
29. The boy is too young to understand the story.
- The boy isn’t ......................................
30. He can’t reach the top self because he’s not very tall.
- He is not ........................................

IV- Turn the following sentences into the passive voice:
1. Mary does some exercises everyday.
2. My aunt made a good cake.
3. Workers repair the roof of my school.
4. The new teacher teaches English.
5. Sleepy drivers often cause accidents.
6. English people like football.
7. Alice visit her grandparents every week.
8. My grandfather keeps old photographs in these boxes.
9. Bill feeds the chicken every morning.

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10. Does Tom break that window?
11. Monica found the car.
12. A violent storm destroyed the fishing village.
13. The lawer made the decision.
14. Did your daughter eat that pie ?
15. What plays did Shakespeare write ?

Teaching date:....../……./ 2008.

Period 16 → 18

Key

Questions

I. Vocabulary & Grammar: Choose A, B, C, D to complete the
following sentences:
1. They .......... in that house for several months.
A. live
B. are living
C. lived
D. have lived
2. It rains heavily, .............. I can’t go to the movie with you.
A. because
B. and
C. so
D. but
3. My father ........... teaching in a small village 10 years ago.
A. is starting
B. started C. starts
D. has started
4. Minh wishes he ................... a new bike.
A. has
B. would have
C. had
D. will have
5. I wish you .................. it again.
A. don’t do
B. won’t do

C. didn’t do
D. wouldn’t do
6. I can’t go to the park with you .......... it is raining.
A. so
B. because
C. and
D. but
7. He wishes he ............ speak English well.
A. canB. could
C. should
D. will
8. It was an ........ day.
A. enjoy
B. enjoyable
C. enjoyment D. enjoying
9. They walked ............ half an hour to reach the village.

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A. in
B. at
C. to
D. for
10. We will be there ........ 5.00 o’clock early ......... the morning.
A. on / in
B. in / on
C. at / in
D. in / at

11. The telephone was .......... by Alexander G.Bell.
A. invent
B. invented
C. inventing
D. inventor
12. I wish she ............ next exam.
A. can pass
B. will pass
C. could pass D. pass
13. I am very proud ........... my school.
A. from
B. at
C. of
D. off
14. She did the test very well and I did ..............
A. even
B. also
C. too
D. so
15. He worked very hard, .......... he passed the exam easily.
A. and
B. so
C. but
D. because
16. On the ........ to the village, we saw a big hotel.
A. way
B. entrance C. direction D. mountain
17. I knew her ................. I was a child.
A. since
B. until

C. while
D. when
18. Hurry up, or you won’t .................. the last bus.
A. miss
B. take
C. catch
D. go
19. He can swim and ......... can I .
A. to
B. too
C. so
D. such
20. Let’s wait .......... the rain stops.
A. before
B. after
C. until
D. when
21. .......... this street, you will see my school on the left.
A. Reach
B. Take
C. Arrive
D. Come
22. ............ does it take you to school ? About 15 minutes.
A. How often
B. How long
C. How far
D. How much
23. He ......... this car since he ............... it.
A. hasn’t used / buys B. hasn’t used / bought
C. didn’t use / buy

D. didn’t use / bought
24. She has just taken the exam ........... Maths.
A. for
B. at
C. on
D. in
25. Now he doesn’t take the train as he ................
A. does
B. is
C. did
D. used to
II. Speaking & Reading:
* Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
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got ...3... early and took a bus, so he arrived there on time. ...4...
the morning, he visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and the
Hyde Park. In the afternoon, he bought a dictionary & a small dics
...5... the words “Oxford University”. He met some English
students ...6... the bookshop. He was happy ...7... practice
speaking English...8... many foreigners.Though he felt tired, he
had a nice day
1. A. to
B. on
C. at
D. in

2. A. for
B. at
C. to
D. in
3. A. at
B. in
C. up
D. to
4. A. for
B. in
C. on
D. at
5. A. in
B. among
C. by
D. with
6. A. to
B. on
C. at
D. in
7. A. to
B. in
C. on
D. by
8. A. with
B. on
C. in
D. to
III- Write.
* Turn the following sentences into the passive voice:

1. Her husband didn’t love her.
→ ……………………
2. They invited a lot of people to their party last night.
→ ……………………
3. Christopher discovered America in 1492.
→ ……………………
4. Last night, our grandmother told a very interesting story.
→ ……………………
5. A policeman took him to the police- station.
→ ……………………
6. They have not used this machine for ages.
→ ……………………
7. Peter has sung this song.
→ ……………………
8.They have paid doctors a lot of money.
→ ……………………
9. She has eaten all the eggs.
→ ……………………
10. Famous enginers have designed the aircraft.
→ ……………………

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