ANH 8 11 3 1527 2 21 da dang

I. Give the right forms of the verbs in bracket.
1. After he (have) …………………… his breakfast, he went to school.
2. I think she has no objection to (go)…………………. on a picnic.
3. Mary is used to (stay) ……….……..………… up late on Sunday night.
4. My sister always (wear)…………..….nice clothes. Today she (wear) ………………..a blue jacket.
5. Anyone who (not finish) ………………… his work won't be allowed to leave now.
6. John decided (not buy) ……………….………… a new house in London.
7. Nothing (do) ……………………… since I moved here.
8. Measles (take) ……………………. a long time to get over.
9. I always prefer driving to (drive) ………………………
10. If they had taken my advice, they (get)………………………………….lost.
II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D:
1. Jack is……. His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
A. generous
B. humorous
C. easy-going
D. unusual
2. I’m sorry. I’m not………to help you lift the table.
A. enough strong
B. too strong
C. strong enough D. enough strength.
3. We…….in our present house for 5 years.
A. live
B. have lived
C. are living
D. lived.
4. We used to wash clothes by hand Now we have a……………..….
A. washing machine B. dishwasher
C. hair dryer
D. steamer.
5. It took me a long time to get used……….…… glasses.

A. to wear
B. to wearing
C. wear
D. wore.
6. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.
A. watering
B. watered
C. be watered
D. is watering
7. "Don’t shout", I said to Jim.
A. I told Jim don't shout
B. I told to Jim not to shout
C. I told Jim not to shout
D. I said to Jim don't shout.
8. The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long".
"It………by Thelma Rivers".
A. was catching
B. caught
C. was caught
D. catch
9. She went to market without………. anything.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. bought
D. buying
10. Since we have to be there by 8.30, we………. take a taxi.
A. had better
B. may
C. ought
D. are able to

11. ……Paul brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria.
A. Since
B. As soon as
C. Now that
D. Until
12. How can I know ……book is yours? They are so alike.
A. which
B. what
C. this
D. the
13. She will visit us as soon as she arrives …… Paris.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. to
14. Please …… your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
A. rise
B. lift
C. push
D. raise
15. He’s used to ………………. TV in the morning.
A. listening
B. seeing
C. watching
D. hearing
16. …… people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago.
A. Less
B. Lesser
C. Fewer
D. Few

17. Many .........come to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum everyday
A. visiting
B. visitors
C. Visitor
D. Visitors
18. He worked …… than his workmates.
A. more careful
B. as carefully
C. carefullier
D. more carefully
19. They reached the village before sunset …… the road was flooded.
A. although
B. because
C. as if
D. whether
20. In this school, most …… very hard.
A of students work
B students work
C student works
D of student work
III. Give the right form of the words in the brackets.
1. Mid-August Festival is a (joy)………….…….… festival for children.
1 ………………..
2. My little brother enjoys watching (advertise)……………….… on TV.

2 ………………..


3. She had an unhappy (child)…………………….…, so she really wants
to help all the uncared-for children.

4. Don't eat this food. It is (poison)……………
5. Environmental (protect)……… is everyone's responsibility.
6. The lakes in our town are (bad)………. polluted.
7. It has become (increase)......….difficult to find a job nowadays.
8. Cook the meat in the (steam) ……… for at least 30 minutes
9. If it doesn't rain soon, there'll be a great (short)……... of water.
10. He drives very (care)……….. He is sure to have an accident.

3………………...
4…….…………..
5………………...
6…………….......
7……………..….
8……………..….
9……………..….
10.………………

IV. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word.
How Nam has improved his English.
In the first year of lower secondary 1……………………., I had some difficulties in learning
English. My English pronunciation 2………………………. really bad and my English grammar was
worse. I did not 3 ………………………..how to improve them. I didn’t want my father
4………………………… mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher
5………………….......................... English told me to wait 6…………………………… her outside the
classroom. She took 7………………………… to the school library and showed me tapes of
pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary
to 8……………………………. my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she
said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first 9…………………… in the English
Speaking Contest 10……………………for secondary school students in my hometown.
V. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

In the United States of America, the national language is (1)............ English. Four hundred years ago,
some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2).......... language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............ in American and
British English, but the American say some English words not as people (5)........... in England. Canada is
(6).......... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7)......... the United States. In
Canada, many people (8)............ English because they also came from England many years (9)......... But
in some parts of Canada, people speak (10)............ because they came from France.
1. A. also.
B. like.
C. as.
D. not.
2. A. French.
B. English.
C. Chinese.
D. Canadian.
3. A. British.
B. American.
C. Russian.
D. Chinese.
4. A. various.
B. similar.
C. same.
D. like.
5. A. do.
B. say.
C. talk.
D. speak.
6. A. lies.
B. situated.
C. at.

D. in.
7. A. than.
B. as.
C. more.
D. less.
8. A. say.
B. tell.
C. talk.
D speak.
9. A. ago.
B. later.
C. there.
D. here.
10. A. France.
B.French.
C. Russian.
D. Italian.
VI.) Complete the following sentences using prompts
1.You/know/who/invent/ballpoint pen?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2.When/I/primary school/teacher/make/me/write/fountain-pen.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3.at/time/I/prefer/use/ballpoint pen.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4.Ballpoint pens/use/to/very expensive/when/first introduce/Viet Nam.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5.Father/say/ballpoint pen/used/cost/some VND.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
6.Big/French company/which makes/ ballpoint pens/ called/Bic.
……………………………………………………………………………………………

7..How many/ ballpoint pens/produce/world/each year?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
8.Ballpoint pens/use/widely/than/ fountain pens.


……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. It/because/they cheap/and/ convenient.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. It/advisable/that/children/who are learni
ng /write/not use/ballpoint pens.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
VII. Identify and correct the mistakes in the sentences below.
1) “I come from Canada”. He said he comes from Canada.
2) I’m bored and I wonder if you could to tell me what to do your fun.
3) Thanks for invite me to the rice –cooking contest of your school.
4) I am interesting in the rice – cooking contest you organized yesterday.
5) We don’t want to go out tonight because it is rain.
6) Nam has learnt English since three years.
7) He is very happy now. Because his bike is repaired yesterday.
8) She is enough old to drive a car.
9) “I can fix the faucets”.- He said he can fix the faucets
10) I don’t know where is he living now.
11. That man, who daughter we play with every day, is an engineer.
12. The books were written by Jack London are very interesting.
13. No one is absent from school today, is he?
14. Something goes wrong with your computer, don’t they?
15. He and I are in the same class, aren’t they?
16. They never go to the theater, don't they?
VIII. REWRITE
a. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning with the root ones

1. They have just sold that old house
→ That old house ……………………………………………………………..……………
2. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it.
→ The cake……………………………………………………………………….…………
3. I'm quite happy to look after the baby for you.
→ I don't mind …………………………………………………………………………….
4. It took two hours to fly from Ha Noi to HCM city.
It was a ______________________________ Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city.
5. “You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary.” Said John.
→ John advised ……………………………………………………………….……………
6. If you study hard, you’ll pass the coming exam easily
→ Should …………………………………………………………………………………..
7. If I were you, I’d take that job
→ Were …………………………………………………………………………………….
8. I regret not phoning the police
→ I wish …………………………………………………………………………………….
9. My sister is working in the factory which has 200 employees
→ There are …………………………………………………………………………………
10. He got wet because he didn’t bring his raincoat with.
→ If he ……………………………………………………………………………………….
→ Had ……………………………………………………………………………………….
b. Rewrite without changing the word given in brackets
1. When did you begin to learn English? (learnt )
...............................................................................................................................?
2. Will you have some more beer? (like)
..................................................................................................................................?
3. I hope to see you there. (forward)
..................................................................................................................................
4. I didn’t go and neither did my friend. (nor)
..................................................................................................................................

5. It is my first visit to Ho Chi Minh city. (been)


....................................................................................................................
___________ The end ___________
V. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
In the United States of America, the national language is (1)............ English. Four hundred years ago,
some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2).......... language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............ in American and
British English, but the American say some English words not as people (5)........... in England. Canada is
(6).......... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7)......... the United States. In
Canada, many people (8)............ English because they also came from England many years (9)......... But
in some parts of Canada, people speak (10)............ because they came from France.
1. A. also.
B. like.
C. as.
D. not.
2. A. French.
B. English.
C. Chinese.
D. Canadian.
3. A. British.
B. American.
C. Russian.
D. Chinese.
4. A. various.
B. similar.
C. same.
D. like.
5. A. do.

B. say.
C. talk.
D. speak.
6. A. lies.
B. situated.
C. at.
D. in.
7. A. than.
B. as.
C. more.
D. less.
8. A. say.
B. tell.
C. talk.
D speak.
9. A. ago.
B. later.
C. there.
D. here.
10. A. France.
B.French.
C. Russian.
D. Italian.