Bài tập thực hành 10- HKI

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UNIT 1 : A DAY IN THE LIFE OF …
<I> Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. routine b. literature c. kindness d. fifty
2. a. peasant b. appeal c. reason d. teapot
3. a. exactly b. medicine c. pretty d. become
4. a. field b. died c. ties d. pies
5. a. typical b. family c. bicycle d. cycling
6. a .scream b. death c. peasant d. ready
7. a. traveled b. stared c. landed d. seemed
8. a. technology b. teaching c. purchase d. lunch
9. a. frighten b. bridge c. pilot d. fire
10. a. pens b. books c. rulers d. pencils
<II>Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently from that of other words .
1. a. quarter b. tobacco c. experience d. biology
2. a. history b. education c. literature d. chemistry
3. a. occupation b. peasant c. weather d. passenger
4. a. interesting b. disappointed c. satisfied d. wonderful
5. a. repair b. harrow c. arrive d. announce
<III> Make the correct choice :
1. The boys broke a window when they ________ football.
a. played b. were playing c. had played d. are playing
2. She always goes for a walk with her dog ______ Sunday mornings.
a. in b. on c. at d. during
3. The tea was ______ hot for her to drink.
a. so b. enough c. too d. very
4. She purchased a number of shares in the company.
a. gained b. sold c. dipped d. bought
5. We are leaving Hanoi ______ Ho Chi Minh City at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
a. for b. in c. to d. at
6. David is not contented with his job .

a. excited about b. satisfied with c. disappointed with d. interested in
7. They _______ the seedlings into peaty soil
a. lead b. plough c. transplant d. take
8. She ran ______ than her friends .
A. slower b. more slowly c. slowlier d. as slow
9. We didn’t go ______ the party because some friends came to stay with us.
a. to b. for c. at d. in
10. All the teachers ______ him because he is well-behaved.
a. loves b. love c. is loving d. loved
11. He gave up his job ______ he was ill.
a. in spite of b. although c. because of d. because
12. Because ______, he couldn’t read the letter.
a. it was dark b. the darkness c. of dark d. being dark
13. No longer ______ for that company.
a. does he works b. works he c. does he work d. he works
14. If I ______ time tonight, I would go shopping.
a. have had b. had c. had had d. would have
15. I wish I had learnt to type ______ I was a student.
a. because b. if c. when d. though
16. ______ he quits smoking, he will die.
a. If b. Unless c. Although d. Because
17. He spent a whole day ______ the radio.
a. repairing b. to repair c. repaired d. repair
18. More newspapers ______ in this city.
a. are selling b. are being sold c. sell d. sold
19. She sings more ______ than you do.
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a. beautifully b. beautiful c. well d. badly
20. The bill ______ before the fifth of the month.

a. had to pay b. had to be paid c. had paid d. paid
21. He arrived ______ Hanoi at 8.30 in the evening.
a. to b. at c. in d. for
22. If it doesn’t rain, they ______ for a picnic.
a. would go b. have gone c. go d. will go
23. It was ______ crazy story that nobody believed it.
a. so b. very c. such d. too
24. Their crop was ______ good that they decided to give a party.
a. very b. too c. such d. so
25. She asked how long it would take us ______ there.
a. to get b. to getting c. getting d. get
26. Mrs. Reed ______ on the radio in her car while she was driving home yesterday.
a. was turning b. turning c. turned d. turns
27. She was listening to some music when she suddenly _____ a siren.
a. heard b. hears c. hearing d. hear
28. She looked in her mirror ______ an ambulance behind her.
a. saw b. and see c. and was seeing d. and saw
29. She immediately ______ her car to the side of the road and waited for the ambulance to pass.
a. pulls b. pulled c. pulling d. to pull
30. I ______ such a stupid person.
a. have seen never b. have never seen c. never have seen d. see never
<IV>Choose one sentence ( A, B, C, or D) that is almost the same in meaning the sentence
given
1. Your house is bigger than mine.
a. My house is smaller than yours. c. My house is smaller than your.
b. My house is not as big as yours. d. A and C are correct.
2. Would you please do it for me?
a. Would you please doing it for me? c. Would you please to do it for me?
b. Would you mind doing it for me? d. Would you mind to do it for me?
3. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.

a. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walks on the moon.
b. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon.
c. Neil Armstrong was the first man who he walks on the moon.
d. Neil Armstrong was the first man who he walked on the moon.
4. She stepped back and didn’t say a word.
a. She stepped back when didn’t say a word.
b. She stepped back until didn’t say a word.
c. She stepped back without saying a word.
d. She stepped back before she said a word.
5. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.
a. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.
b. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.
c. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.
d. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.
<V>: Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
1. Despite taking a taxi, Bill arrive late for the concert.
a b c d
2. She worked too hard that she became ill.
a b c d
3. It was such good book that I couldn’t put it down.
a b c d
4. The man was injured in the accident was taken to the hospital.
a b c d
5. She sings more better than you do.
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a b c d
6. Nam didn’t want to go on vacation, so he stays at home all week.
a b c d
7. Tom watches usually television in the evening.

a b c d
8. These pupils never are late for school.
a b c d
9. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life.
a b c d
10. Mark went on working in spite he felt unwell.
a b c d
<VI>: Read the passage and make the correct choice:
David Evans is a farmer. He does the farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (1) ______
to his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (2) _____ sheep on his land. He does not
employ (3) _____ full-time workers. His sons help him when they are not (4) _____ school. His wife
adds to the family income by selling eggs (5) _____ her hens produce. In summer, she often takes
paying guests into the (6) _____. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean
country air (7) _____ Mrs Evans enjoys having some (8) _____ money to spend on clothes for her
children and herself. However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone.
The question is that if his children want to (9) _____ the farm when Mr Evans gives up working.
Country life is quiet and peaceful to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm (10) _____
the city some day.
1. a. been b. depended c. belonged d. possessed
2. a. feeds b. grows c. leads d. raises
3. a. some b. more c. much d. any
4. a. at b. for c. to d. on
5. a. who b. which c. when d. whose
6. a. school b. road c. farmhouse d. field
7. a. when b. so that c. if d. and
8. a. any b. extra c. interest d. free
9. a. take off b. take over c. take after d. take in
10.a. for b. in c. at d. of
< VII >: Read the passage below and choose the best answer
All of us have to work to earn a living ourselves and to help our family. However, we work not

only for material life but also for many other things. We are working to prove our ability. We feel
self-confident and proud because we are independent. Anyone who works is regarded as a useful
member of society. We're working, that means we're contributing to our country. Working helps us
train our minds because we always try our best to do the job. The better we work, the more money
we earn and that encourages us to work harder. Without working, a man's life will be empty,
purposeless and meaningless and it's easy for a jobless person to do wrongs.
1. Why should we work?
a. Because we have to c. It makes our material life worse
b. It makes ourselves purposeless d. It makes ourselves better
2. What can we get from work beside money?
a. Many other important things c. Some salary
b. Meaningless feeling d. Nothing
3. What will happen if we work more?
a. We feel better c. We earn more
b. We contribute more d. All are correct
4. What helps us work harder?
a. good way b. good pay c. good life d. none are correct
5. Without working, how is one's life?
a. better b. more confident c. prouder d. boring
<VIII> WORD FORM :
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1 It's the most __________________ film I've ever seen (fright)
2 They are going to announce the__________________ of the Prince. (arrive)
3 Their __________________ has lasted a lifetime. (friend)
4 It is usually forbidden to destroy __________________ buildings. (history)
5 Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete_____________ .(satisfy)
6 What is the __________________ of the runway at this airport?(long)
7 The __________________ of the royal birth was broadcast to the nation. (announce)
8 The plane arrived __________________ after a violent storm .(safe)

9 War always __________________ human lives. (danger)
10 Do you believe in life after __________________? (die)
11 He didn’t participate in __________________ programs. (physic)
12 The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many different poisonous
_________________ (chemist)
13 I am much _______________in this film because it is very _______________ .(interest)
14 Our __________________ from Paris to London departs at 8.00 tomorrow morning .(fly)
15 All the rooms were __________________ furnished.(comfort)
<IX > : Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given.
1. They will spend two years building the house.
- It will take _______________________________________________________________.
2. Their game of badminton is always on Saturday.
- They ___________________________________________________________________.
3. She always walks to school.
- She always goes _________________________________________________________.
4. Whose handbag is this?
- Whom _________________________________________________________________.
5. I found it a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
- Getting ________________________________________________________________.
6. You still remember the flight of July 14, don’t you?
- You don’t ______________________________________________________________.
7. Someone told me about the change of the plan.
- I ______________________________________________________________________.
8. He felt sick from eating too many cakes.
- Because he _____________________________________________________________.
9. Someone knocked at the door in the middle of our lunch.
- While we ______________________________________________________________.
10. Mr.Vy often spends 15 minutes leading the buffalo to the field.
- It takes ________________________________________________________________.
11. No other city in Vietnam is as large as HCM city.

- HCM city _______________________________________________________________.
12. I don’t play the guitar as well as he does.
- He plays _______________________________________________________________.
13. He is fat . He can’t get through that door
- He is so ________________________________________________________________.
14.The room is so tidy that it took us one hour to clean it.
- It is such _______________________________________________________________.
15. My friend writes this report .
- This report ______________________________________________________________.
< X >: Match the underlined verbs in column A with their meaning in column B:
A
B
1. When did the plane take off? A.
building
2. The thief ran away when the burglar alarm went off. B. move
downward
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3. Let’s take a break. We’ll go on when you are ready. C. made … stop
burning
4. Could you get me up early tomorrow? D. leave
the ground
5. She laughed and chatted happily with other women. E. talked in a
friendly way
6. Did anyone see Sue getting on the bus? F.
stopped
7. Suddenly the plane seemed to dip. G.
getting into
8. I’ve given up trying to understand her. H. get out
of bed

9. We had trouble putting up the tent in he dark. I.
continue
10. Five fighters soon put out the fire. J.
rang
< XI >: Put the verbs in brackets in the present and the past simple tense:
1. I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2. They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago.
3. It (rain) __________ very much in the summer.
4. Bad students never (work) __________ hard.
5. He (visit) ______ his friend yesterday and (find) ______ that he had been out.
6. She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at his market.
7. I have not seen John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.
8. It (be) __________ very cold now.
9. I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks.
10. Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.
11. He (read) __________ that novel again during my last vacation.
12. I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends.
13.The sun (set)___________ in the west.
14. My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
15. Honesty (be) __________ the best policy.
16. The earth (move) __________ round the sun.
17. Two and two (make) __________ four.
18. We (watch) __________ a good programme on TV last night.
19. Mary (love) __________ ice-cream.
20. I (have) __________ a little trouble with my car last week.
21. We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully.
22. I (meet) __________ Mary last night. She’s become a very big girl.
23. She (go) __________ to school every day.
24. How long ago (he start) __________ to learn French ?
25. We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.

26. She (lose) __________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
27. When he grew old, he often (think) ________ of all the things he had done when he (be)
_________ young.
28. I always (tell) _______ you to comb your hair, but you never (do) ____ what I (say) _____ .
29. When I (hear) _______ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) ___________ to the door
and (open) ___________ it. When I (open) _________the door, I (see) ________my
brother. I (greet) ________ him and (ask) _______ him to come in.
30. I (see) _______ you in the school play last night. You (do) _______ a terrific acting job.
Had you ever acted in a play before this one?
-Yes, I (start) _________ acting when I was in elementary school.
< XII > : Complete each sentence with an appropriate adverb of frequency:
( always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, never.)
1. Every morning he cleans his teeth. He __________ cleans his teeth in the morning.
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2. She gets up at 7 o'clock from Monday to Saturday, but on Sunday she gets up at 11 o'clock. She
_________ gets up at 7 o'clock.
3. They like films. They see all the new films. They _________ go to the cinema.
4. He's got a radio and a television. He _________ listens to the radio, and he _________watches
television.
5. Her brother lives in London. She doesn't. She sees him four or five times every year. She
_________ sees him.
6. He doesn't usually smoke, but at Christmas, after dinner, he has a cigar. He _________ smokes
cigars.
7. She doesn't like whisky. She _________drinks whisky.
The First Step Is Always The Hardest
(Vaùn Sửù Khụỷi ẹau Nan)

UNIT 2 : SCHOOL TALKS
< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

1. a. ugly b. luggage c. utter d. huge
2. a. target b. march c. arrive d. arch
3. a. cousin b. blouse c. mountain d. mouse
4. a. money b. monument c. wonderful d. mother
5. a. guitar b. farther c. grammar d. far
6. a. history b. film c. file d. various
7. a. pulse b. popular c. shut d. runner
8. a. cooked b. stopped c. finished d. visited
9. a. lips b. months c. rockets d. fingers
10. a. missed b. divided c. watched d. looked
<II> Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently from that of other words .
1 a. worry b. enjoy c. practice d. visit
2. a. corner b. opinion c. literature d. household
3. a. attention b. party c. program d. physics
4. a. geography b. memory c. difference d. subject
5. a. entertain b. remember c. improve d. decide
<III>: Make the correct choice :
1. Id like to stay at home instead of ________ to the cinema.
a. go b. going c. went d. to go
2. I would rather ________ unemployed than ________ in that factory.
a. to be/to work b. be/work c. being/work d. being/working
3. The light _______ out while we were having tea.
a. was going b. went c. had gone d. has gone
4.I dont think he is a bad boy . _________
a. I do either b. So do I c. I do , too d. Neither do I
5. The weather is ______ awful that I dont like going out this evening.
a. such b. so c. too d. very
6. Let your name be written ________ the sheet of paper.
a. by b. on c. with d. of
7. My father had a worker ________ a fence round our garden.

a. make b. making c. to make d. made
8. I think she is accustomed to ________ English at a private school.
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a. taught b. teach c. teaching d. be taught
9. The three friends all ________ for the same job.
a. requested b. applied c. intended d. referred
10. The children could hardly ________ to leave their pets behind.
a. forget b. regret c. bear d. seem
11. This book was written by a well-known writer. It is worth ________.
a. read b. to read c. reading d. have read
12. She remembered the correct address only ________ she had posted letter.
a. since b. afterwards c. following d. after
13. You don’t mind looking ________ the baby, do you ?
aA. after b. for c. at d. in
14. His parents never allowed him ________.
a. a smoking b. smoking c. to smoke d. smoke
15. Every student_____ to finish this test in 45'.
a. having b. had c. have d. has
16. Two weeks _______ too long for me to wait.
a. is b. are c. were d. have
17.Mathematics is my favorite ________ .
a. routine b. task c. subject d. language
18. Let’s go for a walk, _______ ?
a. do you b. shall we c. do we d. don’t you
19. If I give you the information, I _______ loosing my job.
a. expect b. mean c. prepare d. risk
20. So far, many beautiful buildings _______ in Bangkok.
a. were built b. have been built c. are building d. have built
21.I’m going to be an engineer in ten years’ time ? - ______ are you going to be?

a. Who b. What c. How d. When
22. It’s high time you began to study _______ .
a. serious b. more serious c. most serious d. seriously
23. My shoes need _______.
a. to mend b. to be mended c. mend d. mended
24.Most people start to lose their memory as they get older .
a. ability to remember c. ability to impress
b. ability to admiration d. ability to affect
25. I can’t bear _______ such tight shoes.
a. wear b. wearing c. to wear d. worn
26. It was difficult _______ a date which was convenient for everyone.
a. making b. to make c. make d. made
27. Do you _______ to tell the police about the missing money ?
a. admit b. confess c. deny d. intend
28. Examinations make me _______ I always get _______.
a. angry/being nervous b. anger/nervously c. angrily/nervous d. angry/nervous
29. ______ does Basil keep looking at his watch ?
a. What b. Who c. Why d. Which
30. The shops are always _______ of people at Christmas .
a. full b. stuffed c. busy d. crowded
<IV> Choose one sentence ( A, B, C, or D) that is almost the same in meaning the sentence
given
1. Unlike my sister, I exercise every day.
a. My sister exercises every day but I don't c. My sister and I exercise every day.
b. I exercise every day but my sister doesn't d. I don’t like my sister to exercise
2. Taking photographs is not permitted here
a. Photographers must not use flash here c. Do not remove these photographs
b. Do not use your camera here d. Photographs are on sale here
3. I don’t know ________.
a. when was this house built c. when this house was built

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b. who did this house belong to d. when does this house belong to
4. I like football and my brother does, too.
a. Neither my brother nor I like football.
b. Both my brother and I like football.
c. I like football more than my brother does.
d. I like football but my brother likes it more than me
5. They can’t work and travel because they are old.
a. Because of their old age, they can’t work and travel.
b. In spite of their old age, they can work and travel.
c. Despite their old age, they still work and travel.
d. Even though they work and travel, they are old.
<V>: Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
1. Hong Son usually goes to school by the bicycle.
a b c d
2. Smoke cigarettes is so harmful that you should give it up.
a b c d
3. Mr. Pike is very interested in working as a teacher because he enjoy teaching children.
a b c d
4. How many teachers and students there are in your school ?
a b c d
5. She avoided to talk to me because she though that I tried to tell a lie to her.
a b c d
6. In America, people always embracing each other when they meet.
a b c d
7. She saw me and stopped to talk to me while she is going shopping this morning.
a b c d
8. - Peter : How did you live before you come here ?
a b

- Mary : In the center of the city.
c d
9. I promise I’ll try studying hard and my parents stop worrying about me.
a b c d
10. We expect getting as many good marks at school as possible.
a b c d
<VI>: Read the passage and make the correct choice:
I (1) ______ my teaching career nearly 10 years ago . I spent six years (2)______ in a
remote village (3) _______ the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low .
Sometimes I was very disappointed (4)_______ bad living condition and (5)______ pay . I was
really homesick . However, at that time , with my youth enthusiasm , I tried my best to devote
(6)_______to the noblest career , that was “teaching”. I loved my poor little students . They were
living in (7) ________ but they could not (8) _______ from empty mind. I am proud (9) _______
myself to be a teacher, a hard working “boatman” taking my students to the “destination” of (10)
_______.
1. a. begin b. began c. have begun d. had begun
2. a. teach b. to teach c. teaching d. taught
3. a. which b. when c. whom d. where
4. a. in spite of b. because of c. because d. though
5. a. low b. high c. slow d. good
6. a. me b. my c. mine d. myself
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7. a. poverty b. poor c. the poor d. poorly
8. a. worry b. satisfy c. suffer d. content
9. a. in b. on c. about d. of
10. a. knowledge b. attention c. background d. experience
<VII> Read the passage below and choose the best answer
Working a part-time job while studying at a university has many advantages. If students can
get a job in their area of study, they are gaining valuable experience and putting their knowledge

to use immediately. The extra money they can earn will be useful for their study. Also they will
have the personal satisfaction of having contributed to their own education. Moreover, they
certainly feel proud of themselves that they do not quite depend on their parents. Students who
need extra money can hold down a full-time temporary job during their summer holiday.
1. Students who need extra money ___________ while studying at a university.
a. should not get a part-time job c. cannot get a part-time job
b. can get a part-time job d. are unable to get a part-time job
2. What are the advantages if students can get a job in their area of study ?
a. students can get valuable experience
b. students can put their knowledge to use immediately
c. students can earn extra money
d. all are correct
3. How do students feel if they can get a job while studying at a university ?
a. unsatisfactory c. self-satisfied and independent
b. proud of becoming rich d. selfish
4. Students can use the money they earn to _____________.
a. buy things that are unnecessary c. enjoy themselves
b. contribute to their own education d. take a leisure trip
5. When can students apply a full-time temporary job ?
a. during their summer holiday c. on Christmas Day
b. in their free time d. on school day
<VIII> WORD FORM :
1 Their study is getting on __________________. (satisfy)
2 The streets are __________________ with fans before the final match. (crowd)
3 They talked and did things __________________ (differ)
4 It was the most __________________ experience of my life (fright)
5 This is a big __________________ on your previous work .(improve)
6 Hoang Le Nhat Thong Chi is a __________________novel (history)
7 The evening passed __________________ (enjoy)
8 Do you have a __________________costume in your country ?(nation)

9 Conversation is one of the most enjoyable forms of__________________ (entertain)
10 I hope there won't be too many __________________ in getting a work permit (difficult)
11 Newton is not only a great (math) ________________ but also a great (physics)
______________
12 He was very __________________ when his marriage broke up 2 years ago (happiness)
13 ____________wastes from factories are very harmful to people living in the area (chemistry)
14 I’m on diet . I want to lose _______________ (weigh)
15 As it was getting late , I ________________ to keep going . (decision)
<IX > : Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given.
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind ____________________________________________________________ ?
2/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us ________________________________________________________.
3/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began __________________________________________________________________.
4/ It is necessary to master English.
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- Mastering __________________________________________________________________.
5/ He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took _____________________________________________________________________.
6/ He is too young to ride a motorbike.
- He isn’t ____________________________________________________________________.
7/ The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
- The bag was too ____________________________________________________________.
8/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward _________________________________________________________.
9/It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
- It’s better to avoid__________________________________________________________
10/I would like you to help me to put the chairs away?

- Do you mind________________________________________________________________?
< X > : Make questions from the underlined words or phrases:
1. He is doing homework.
- What is he doing ?
2. A serious accident happened yesterday.
- ______________________________________________________________________
3. I spoke to her last night.
- ______________________________________________________________________
4. Miss Phuong teaches English at a high school.
- ______________________________________________________________________
5. He goes to school by bike.
- ______________________________________________________________________
6. Phong studies at Chu Van An High School.
- ______________________________________________________________________
7. We went to Lan’s birthday party last week.
- ______________________________________________________________________
8 Miss Phuong loves teaching because she loves working with children.
- ______________________________________________________________________
9. Mr Vy often get up at 4:30.
- ______________________________________________________________________
10. It takes forty-five minutes to get ready.
- ______________________________________________________________________
< XI >: Match the words or phrases in column A with their meanings in column B:
A B
1. primary school A. paid by the parents
2. secondary school B. a person, usually over 16, who is studying at
college or
university
3. private school C. usually for pupils up to 11 years old
4. state school D. to be successful

5. subject E. usually for pupils over 11 years old
6. results F. what is being studied (e.g. Maths )
7. a class G. paid by the state or government
8. a pupil H. the marks you get in your exam
9. a student I. a number of students who study together
10. pass ( an eaxm) J. a person, usually under 16, studying at school
< XII >: Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form:
1. I wish (see) ______ the manager.
2. I’d like him(start) _______ (take) _______ more English lessons.
3. I hate (get) _______ up early and (dress) _______ in the dark.
4. I have no intention of (go) _______ to the play.
5. She was the last student (leave) _______ the room.
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6. I arranged (meet) _______ them later.
7. Our teacher has promised (help) _______ us (prepare) _______ for the exam.
8. The movie is worth (see) _______.
9. I’d like (have) _______ an opportunity of (meet) _______ again.
10. I had to ask the boys (stop) _______ (play) _______
11. Would you mind (close) _______ the door ?
12. I hope (have) _______ a job.
13. (Try) _______ (make) _______ him angry.
14. He is thinking of (quit) _______ his job.
15. Please let me (know) _______ your decision.
16. It’s no use (wait) _______
17. Gravity makes water (run) _______ downhill.
18. Sad movies always make me (cry) _______.
19. It’s difficult (get) _______ used to (eat) _______ with chopsticks.
20. Stop (argue) _______ and start (work) _______.
21. I used (swim) _______ in the river .

22. He warned her (not touch) _______ the wire.
23. Do you feel like (go) _______ to a film or would you rather (stay) _______ at home ?
24. He is too busy (take) _______ care of her.
25. He is very busy (take) _______ care of her.
26. It takes me hours (write) _______ the letter.
27. He gave up (smoke) _______ years ago.
28. (look) _______ at me and (answer) _______ my question.
29. He told me (try) _______ (come) _______ early.
30. Is there anything worth (buy) _______?
< XIII >: Build a sentence with the words provided.
1/ The children / busy / collect / shells / the beach.
-____________________________________________________________________________
2/ The teacher / promised / help / us / prepare / the examination.
-____________________________________________________________________________
3/ There’s no / deny / that / he / enjoy / listen / his own voice.
-____________________________________________________________________________
4/ It’s no use / your / ask / him / lend / you / any money.
-____________________________________________________________________________
5/ Can you / manage / finish / write / these reports / yourself ?
-____________________________________________________________________________
6/ He / advised / me / consider / all the facts / before / decide / accept / the job.
-____________________________________________________________________________
7/ They / refused / allow / us / go in / without / sign / the book.
-____________________________________________________________________________
8/ My uncle / used to / show / me / where / go / and / what / buy.
-____________________________________________________________________________
9/ Your doctor / advised / go / bed / early / so I / really can’t / understand / your / want / stay up /
late.
-_____________________________________________________________________________
10/ Would you mind / keep/ quiet / a moment ?- I’m trying / fill in / a form.

-_____________________________________________________________________________
- It’s no use / ask / children / keep / quiet.
-_____________________________________________________________________________
If At First You Don’t Succeed,
Try, Try Again.
Nỗ lực kiên trì là chìa khóa của thành công
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UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. language b. package c. mathematics d. marvelous
2. a. chemistry b. prepare c. receive d. degree
3. a. private b. diploma c. guide d. writer
4. a. trouble b. study c. tutor d. subject
5. a. received b. worked c. obtained d. harboured
6. a. bench b. attend c. educate d. subject
7. a. romantic b. mature c. mathematics d. humanity
8. a. breathe b. breakfast c. already d. dreamt
9. a. conditions b. husbands c. physics d. dreams
10.a. earned b. worked c. suffered d. lived
<II> Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently from that of other words .
1.a. scientific b. impossible c. mathematical d. educational
2.a. determine b. obtain c. harbour d. award
3.a. atomic b. tragic c. extreme d. professional
4.a. radium b. tutor c. research d. institute
5. a. mature b. difficult c. brilliant d. physical
< III >: Make the correct choice :
1. Marie Curie was born ________ November 7, 1867.
a. in b. from c. at d. on
2. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.

a. make up b. find out c. take over d. put up
3.I tried .________ the bus, but I missed it.
a. to catch b. catching c. to be caught d. being caught
4. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a ________ woman.
a. ambitious b. strong-willed c. brilliant d. humane
5. He passed his exams with flying colour.
a. successfully b. difficultly c. badly d. easily
6. She harboured her hope of being a teacher.
a. gave up her hope of being a teacher b. built her hope of being a teacher
c. had her hope of being a teacher d. kept her hope of being a teacher in her mind
7. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ________ than the other boys in his class.
a. intelligent b. mature c. ambitious d. developed
8. The new road should help ________ traffic problems.
a. raise b. create c. ease d. cause
9. There is no ________ explanation for what happened.
a. scientist b. scientific c. scientifically d. science
10.“Thank you very much!”
a. "Me too!" b. "Yours truly!" c. "Of course!" d. "You’re welcome !"
11. The man looked familiar. I ________ him somewhere before.
a. saw b. have seen c. had seen d. see
12. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ________ everything in its path.
a. destroyed b. was destroyed c. had destroyed d. has destroyed
13. In spite of ________, we decided to go out.
a. we felt very tired b. feeling tired c. all of us felt tired d. tired
14. When we __________ the bill, we left the restaurant.
a. had paid b. were paying c. paid d. had been paying
15. When the firework ____________ off, the dog __________ away.
a. had gone/ ran b. went/ had run c. went/ ran d. went/ was running
16. In 1903, Marie became the first woman __________ a Doctor of Science degree.
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a. receiving b. receive c. receives d. to receive
17. The police officer stopped us and asked us where __________.
a. were we going b. are we going c. we are going d. we were going
18. Annie found the souvenirs __________ she wanted at the gift shop.
a. that b. which c. Ø d. all are correct
19. The manager made his employees ____________ the computer evening class.
a. attending b. attend c. to attend d. attendance
20. Marie Curie ____________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
a. awarded b. was awarded c. had awarded d. had been
awarded
21. Could you please come over ? I need you __________ the refrigerator.
a. help me moving b. helping me to move c. to help me to move d. help me to
move
22. Martina Hingis _________ her first tennis racket at the age of two.
a. picked up b. has picked up c. had picked up d. was picked up
23. John F. Kennedy was the first president of the United States ____________.
a. born in the twentieth century b. was born in twentieth century
c. born on the twentieth century d. to be born in the twentieth century
24. By the time she was twelve, she _________ on a career.
a. has already decided b. already has decided
c. had already decided d. already decided
25. _______ in Slovakia, Martina has lived in Switzerland for many years.
a. To be born b. Born c. Being born d. Be born
26. “Was Tom there when you arrived?” “Yes, but he ____ home soon afterwards”.
a. goes b. went c. had gone d. were going
27. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she _______ any kind of contest.
a. hasn’t entered b. doesn’t enter c. wasn’t entering d. hadn’t entered
28. “Who was the woman in red dress? Did you know ?”
“No. I _______ who she was. I _______ her before.

a. didn’t know/ hadn’t seen b. didn’t know/ hasn’t seen
c. hadn’t known/ hadn’t seen d. don’t know/ hasn’t seen
29. Did you say that you _______ here only three days ago ?
a. were coming b. had come c. have come d. come
30. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates _______
a. has left b. left c. was leaving d. had left
31. When I was a child _______ the violin.
a. I was playing b. I had played c. I play d. I played
32. It’s two years _______ Joe.
a. that I don’t see b. that I haven’t seen c. since I didn’t see d. since I saw
33. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he _______ before.
a. hasn’t flown b. didn’t fly c. hadn’t flown d. wasn’t flying
34. They _______ in Scotland for ten years. Now they live in London.
a. lived b. have lived c. has been living d. had lived
35. As soon as Laura _______ the house, it started to rain.
a. has left b. was leaving c. had left d. had been leaving
36. Sorry we’re late, we _______ the wrong turning.
a. had taken b. were taking c. took d. are taking
37. We _______ in New York for ten years and then we _______ here in 1987.
a. have lived/ moved b. lived/ moved c. lived/ had moved d. had lived/ moved
38. When Martin _______ the car, he took it out for a drive.
a. had repaired b. has repaired c. repaired d. was repairing
39. We _______ them before the reception yesterday.
a. haven’t met b. hadn’t met c. didn’t meet d. wouldn’t meet
40. Karen didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because she _______ the film.
a. has already seen b. already had seen c. had already seen d. saw
<IV> Choose one sentence ( A, B, C, or D) that is almost the same in meaning the sentence
given
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1. He started learning French six years ago.
a. He has learned French for six years.
b. It was six years ago did he start learning French.
c. He hasn’t learnt French for six years.
d. It is six years since he has learned French.
2. He was very tired but he kept on working.
a. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.
b. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.
c. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
d. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.
3. The book is so expensive that she can’t buy it.
a. The book is too expensive for her to buy.
b. The book isn’t cheap enough for her to buy it.
c. It is such expensive book that she can’t buy it.
d. All are correct.
4. He came back to the place. He was born there.
a. He came back to the place where he was born.
b. He came back to the place which he was born.
c. He came back to the place that he was born.
d. He came back to the place there he was born.
5. “My mother felt tired and went to bed early.” means ______.
a. Felt tired, my mother went to bed early
b. Feeling tired, my mother went to bed early
c. Feel tired, my mother went to bed early
d. My mother felt tired to go to bed early
< V >: Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
1. My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Saigon.
a b c d
2. Can you tell me where were you born ? - Stockholm.
a b c d

3. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial operation.
a b c d
4. He spent most of his time to paint in the studio.
a b c d
5. We went to Stan’s holiday party last year, hadn’t we ?
a b c d
6. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand-up comedian.
a b c d
7. I’m trying to persuade my sister to drive, but I can’t get her do it.
a b c d
8. After a week, we finally got to Miami, that my aunt lives.
a b c d
9. Since I begin school, I haven’t had much spare time.
a b c d
10. My mother makes me doing my homework so I can’t go out.
a b c d
< VI >: Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (1) ________, was a courageous, and determined
woman. She left her home for Paris to (2) _________ her interest in science. Living in (3) _______,
she still (4) _________ to graduate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie (5) ________ after
graduation and (6) __________ him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie (7) ________ the most famous husband-and-wife (8) ________
in science history. They (9) __________ the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They
(10) _________ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
1. a. biologist b. mathematician c. chemist d. physicist
and chemist
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2. a. follow b. take c. pursue d. satisfy
3. a. poverty b. loneliness c. wealth d. difficulty

4. a. made b. managed c. harboured d. worked
5. a. immediately b. soon c. shortly d. rightly
6. a. married b. left c. divorced d. devoted
7. a. built b. organized c. established d. formed
8. a. couple b. partnership c. scientists d. partners
9. a. discovered b. invented c. built d. made
10. a. had awarded b. awarded c. were awarded d. were awarding
< VII >: Read the passage and use the correct form of the words in brackets:
Galileo was one of the first modern (science)___________. He was born in Pisa, Italy, in
1564. At first he studied philosophy. But later he studied mathematics and astronomy. He was very
(interest) ___________ in the way the earth and other planets (movement) _________ around the
sun. He found out several (importance) ___________facts about our world. He also started a new
way of working in science.
Galileo is (fame) ___________for his study of how things fall. He was the first person to do
experiments about this problem. Before him, people thought that heavy things always fell (fast)
___________ than light things. He found out that this was not (truth) _________ . He took a heavy
ball and a light ball and he dropped them both from a (height) ___________ place. They fell at the
same speed. This meant that (weigh) ___________ is not important. This is the law of falling
bodies . It is an important law for (understand) ___________our world.
<VIII> Read the passage below and choose the best answer
Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born
in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to
Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few
years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some
poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer
Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to
Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an
autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then.
A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature
history.

1. Where was Langston Hughes born ?
a. Cleveland b. Columbia c. New York d. Missouri
2. Langston Hughes was _____ years old when he went to Mexico.
a. 14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 20
3. When were his collections of poetry published ?
a. in 1928 b. in 1956 c. in 1958 d. in 1960
4. Where did he win the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry ?
a. Spain b. Lincoln University c. Russia d. Columbia University
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?
a. Langston Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he left for New York.
b. Langston Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world.
c. Langston Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at fourteen.
d. “The Big Sea” is one of Langston Hughes’ best novels.
<IX> WORD FORM :
1 There is no _________ explanation for what happened (science)
2 People put their money into the bank to keep it ________________ (safe)
3 I believe you because I know you are __________________ (truth)
4 They have got a _______________ result (satisfactory)
5 I like your _______________ machine (calculation)
6 Today English is the most ____________ of languages (nation)
7 Water has no ____________ . It is a ______________ liquid (colorful)
8 His knowledge _____________ since he got habit of reading (develop)
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9 He was _________________ at his local school and then at Oxford (educational)
10 After her illness, she started worrying that she was _____________ (weighty)
11 Gold is a _________________ element (chemistry)
12 The main ______________ is that they don’t accept out program (differ)
13 He found it _____________ to live in a big city ( difficulty)
14 Paul was ________________ and not very practical (dream)

15 Do you like to solve ___________________ puzzles ? (mathematics)
<X > : Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given.
1. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
- Even though _____________________________________________________________.
2. It was impossible to find Tom anywhere.
- Tom couldn’t ____________________________________________________________.
3. Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.
- We had expected ________________________________________________________.
4. The results of the research are not only impressive, but also alarming.
- The results of the research are both _________________________________________.
5. Mark is not interested in teaching.
-Teaching ______________________________________________________________.
6. He lived in Hanoi for ten years. Then he moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
- After _________________________________________________________________.
< XI >: Put the verbs in brackets in the past perfect or past simple:
1. I went to the box office at lunch time, but they __________ (already / sell) all the tickets.
2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I __________ (go) straight to bed.
3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I __________ (be)
very ill.
4. At last the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________ (make) up
their mind.
5. “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” “No, he __________ (go) home”.
7. I __________ (take) the book back to the library when I __________ (read) it.
8. The house was very quiet when I __________ (get) home. Everybody _________ (go) out for
dinner.
9. After she __________ (fill) the basket, she __________ (go) to the check out.
10. Yesterday morning I __________ (remember) the answer to the question Bob __________
(ask) me the night before, so I __________ (phone) him.
11. Last night, I __________ (go) to Jim’s room and ________ (knock) on the door but there
__________ (be) no answer. Either he ________ (go) out or he __________ (not want) to

see anyone.
12. Angela asked me how to use the photocopier. She ________ (never / use) it before, so she
__________ (not / know) what to do.
13. Two days ago I ________ (meet) an old friend who I ________ (not see) for years.
14. Karen _________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she ________ (already
/ see) the film.
15. When the students _________ (do) the experiment, they _________ (write) a report on it.
< XII > : Choose the sentence or phrase that best completes the dialogue.
Tony__: (1) ………………………………
Ann : In a house near Brighton.
Tony : (2) ………………………………
Ann : For three years.
Tony : (3) ………………………….…
Ann : The house we had before was too small. We need somewhere bigger.
Tony : (4) …………………….…
Ann : I work in a bank.
Tony : (5) …………………………
Ann : I don’t earn much. Just about £15,000 a year.
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1. a. What’s your address ? b. Where are you ?
c. Where you live ? d. Where do you live ?
2. a. You have lived there for how long ? b. How long have you lived there ?
c. How have you lived there ? d. How long do you live there ?
3. a. Why did you move ? b. Why you moved ?
c. Why did you moved ? d. Can you tell me the reason why did you
move ?
4. a. What do you work ? b. What your job is ?
c. What you do ? d. What do you do ?
5. a. How much do you earn ? b. How much money do you take ?

c. How about money do you earn ? d. Do you earn how much money ?
< XIII >: Build a sentence with the words provided.
1. Nguyen Trai / 1380 / born / Thang Long / now call / Hanoi.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. he / not only / national hero / but also / great poet.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. he / devote / all / life / country’s independence / freedom.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. during / schooldays / he / educate / by father / scholar / village school teacher.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. he / so brilliant / that / get / Doctor’s degree / age / twenty.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. he / help / Le Loi / end the Minh aggression.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. after / victory / he / write / “Binh Ngo Dai Cao” / which / praise / people’s heroism / and /
look forward / bright future / Vietnam.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
Chöõ Nghóa Maïnh Hôn Göôm Giaùo
UNIT 4 : SPECIAL ADUCATION
< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. disabled b. forced c. believed d. realized
2. a. rubbish b. suburb c. lunch d. consume
3. a. deaf b. teach c. reading d. seat
4. a. pity b. children c. blind d. finger
5. a. provide b. course c. force d. talk
6. a. commune b. rob c. condition d. follow
7. a. organize b. money c. force d. for
8. a. sport b. stall c. talk d. shake

9. a. sorrow b. employ c. organize d. work
10.a. occupation b. opposition c. obligation d. obtain
< II> Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently from that of other words .
1. a. information b. important c. impossible d. intelligent
2. a. Literature b. History c. English d. Biography
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3. a. pronounce b. demonstration c. competition d. education
4. a. demonstrative b. disabled c. opposite d. important
5. a. attendance b. consumption c. poverty D. development
< III >: Make the correct choice :
1.She displayed some of her paintings at the local _______ .
a. post office b. exhibition c. opposition d. demonstration
2. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.
a. taking much time b. taking little time c. odd d. not affected by
time
3. I have been fascinated by _____ since I was at secondary school.
a. photograph b. photographic c. photographer d. photography
4. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He’s _____ child.
a. mentally ill b. mentally retarded c. mentally alert d. mentally
restricted
5. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
a. regret b. anger c. sadness d. passion
6. He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the _____.
a. unemployed b. poor c. disabled d. unhappy
7. He had his mother ________ his new shirt.
a. iron b. to iron c. ironing d. ironed
8. He earns his living by taking photographs. He’s a/ an _____ photographer.
a. amateur b. professional c. talent d. determined
9. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.

a. inability speak b. inability to see c. inability to hear d. mentally
impairment
10. The aim of the LIVE project is to train students from developing _____.
a. nations b. nationals c. nationalities d. nationalism
11. _____ he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic
keyboard instrument called the Hammond organ.
a. Although b. That c. Despite d. For
12. _____ the storm, I would have been home before eight.
a. Instead of b. But for c. During d. Because of
13. The government is doing nothing to help _____.
a. the poor people b. the poor ones c. the poor d. the poors
14. It rained all the time, _____ was a great pity.
a. that b. what c. which d. who
15. _____ you really need is a long holiday.
a. That b. What c. Which d. Who
16. I _____ like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager.
a. would b. used to c. must d. could
17. Rick left the party early because he _____ a headache.
a. had b. has c. used to have d. was having
18. Claude didn’t _____ in Canada.
a. lived b. use to live c. used to live d. used to living
19. I remember you. You __________to school here.
a. were used to going b. have already gone
c. went d. used to go
20. One day last March, I _______ a very strange letter.
a. get b. got c. used to get d. was getting
21. Can you show me ________ the film in this camera ?
a. how to change b. how change c. how changing d. how you changed
22. I didn’t like the noise in the city at first. But now ___________ here.
a. I got used to living b. I’m used to living c. I used to live d. I used to living

23. Galileo __________ his first telescope in 1609.
a. builds b. built c. has built d. had built
24. Last summer, we had _________ holiday in Spain.
a. a two week’s b. a two-weeks c. two-week d. a two-week
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