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REVIEW FOR MID-TERM TEST (UNIT 9 - 14)
A. PHONETICS (PRONUNCIATION & STRESS)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from that of the others:
1. A. polluted B. loaded C. harvested D.
lived
2. A. festival B. man C. fat D. grand
3. A. buffalo B. minority C. gold D. close
4. A. minority B. ethnic C. tradition D.
religion
5. A. scream B. read C. reach D. hear
6. A. unknown B. united C. universe
D. university
7. A. community B. computer C. museum D.
custom
8. A. school B. skull C. scenery D. sky
9. A. remote B. explore C. relax D. diverse
10. A. wanted  B. washed  C. watched  D.
stopped
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as
that of the others
1. A. improve B. invent C. science D.
support
2. A. experience B. scientific C. adventurous D.
biology
3. A. amuse B. enjoy C. college D. collect
4. A. ticket B. popcorn C. gallery D. request
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 5. A. difficult B. environment C. certainly D.
vegetable
6. A. ambulance B. hospital C. elevate
D. emergency
7. A. remember B. company C. technical D.
interview
8. A. institute B. consumption C. specific D.
encounter
9. A. entertain B. enjoyable C. anniversary D.
introduce
10. A. assistance B. consider C. politely
D. compliment

B. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE

Choose the suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks
1. There are flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City _______ Friday.
A. besides B. after C. except D. on
2. There are many interesting festivals which ______ at the
beach.
A. take B. take turn C. take part in D.
take place
3. “________________ helping me with my homework?” _
“Not at all. Let me see”
A. Do you want B. Would you mind C. Would you like
D. Could you please
4. Are you looking forward ___________ on holiday?
A. going B. to go C. to going D. that you
go
5. They were __________ for their friends outside the stadium
when I arrived.
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 A. wait B. waited C. waiting D. to
wait
6. Lan works hard _______________ bad grades.
A. in order to get B. so as to get C. so as not to get D.
so that get
7. Calm ____________. Can you tell me what happened?
A. out B. off C. down D. in
8. Do you mind turning off the radio?
A. No, of course not. B. You’re welcome C. Not at all D.
A and C are correct
9. Na said that she ____________ to London the following week.
A. would fly B. will fly C. flew D. is flying
10. I saw my old friend while she _____________ the street.
A. crossed B. was crossing C. is crossing D. were
crossing
11. “Do you mind if I smoke here? ” _ “
_________________”
A. You’re welcome B. I’d prefer you didn’t C. No, you
can D. Fine, thanks
12. Welcome ______________ Ho Chi Minh City.
A. to B. for C. in D.
from
13. Cover the burned area with a thick ______________.
A. sterile dressing B. blanket C. running tap
D. bandage
14. Angkor Wat is the largest _______________ in the
world.
A. pyramid B. city C. pagoda D.
temple

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15. People escaped _________ boats when the volcano
erupted.
A. in B. from C. with D. on
16. It’s careless _____________ in traffic while talking on
the phone.
A. to participate B. participates C. participating D.
participate
17. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from
the river is called _____________.
A. water fetch contest B. water- fetching contest
C. fetching water contest D. fetch water contest
18. The language widely _____________ in many countries
in Asia is English.
A. speaks B. is speaking C. is spoken
D. spoken
19. When there is a flood, use the stairs, not the
_________________.
A. firefighter B. flashlight C. emergency kit D.
elevator
20. Would you mind _________ in the front of the car,
Mark?
A. sit B. to sit C. sitting D. siting
21. The boy _________ over there is my brother.
A. stand B. stood C. standing D. being stood
22. What was wrong with your elevator? - _____________
A. It didn't work B. It doesn't C. It hasn't work
D. It won't work.
23. It's very kind ________you to help me.
A. for B. at C. off D. of
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24. _________ Robert lately?
A. Did you see B. Do you see C. Have you seen
D. Are you seeing
25. “Why don’t we go to the cinema now?” - “....................”
A. Will you join us? B. Yes, let’s! C. I’d like it.
D. What play is it?
26. Da Lat is known ____________ the city of Eternal Spring.
A. to B. for C. as D. with
27. Mai: “Do you mind turning the TV on?” – Hoa:
“_____________.”
A. I’d prefer you won’t. B. I’d rather you didn’t
C. Please do D. No, of course not
28. Old car tires can ___________ to make some other
products such as: pipes, shoes, sandals and floor coverings.
A. used B. are used C. be used D. use
29. The Pyramids of Cheops is one of the seven
___________ of the world.
A. pyramids B. temples C. landmarks
D. wonders
30. That printer is __________ guarantee so the company
will repair it.
A. on B. in C. of D.
under
31. Do you think chatting on the Internet is ___________ .
A. time-consuming B. consuming-time C. time-
consumed D. consumed-time
32. You have to work __________ for the coming exam.
A. hardly B. more hardly C. hard D. more
hard
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 33. “Excuse me! I’m doing my homework.
_________________ turning down your radio a bit?”
A. Would you please B. Can you
C. Could you D. Would you mind
34. Can you show me ____________ this washing machine?
A. use B. to use C. how to use D.
what to use
35. Dalat is quiet in the winter. The streets are never
____________ at that time.
A. clean B. crowded C. deserted D. relaxing
36. Paper was ____________ from the wood pulp by
Chinese.
A. done B. invented C. seen D. made

37. He always helps to cheer me __________ when I was

sad.
A. above B. on C. down D. up

38. Which is the most __________ Festival?

A. relaxing B. relax C. relaxed D.
relaxation
39. They asked me ____________ I had done my
homework.
A. what B. because C. if D. and

40. Mary is fond __________ music.

A. of B. for C. in D. on

C. SIGNS
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Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
1. This sign means 2. What does the sign mean?
__________ A. You can ride motorbike here.
A. This item can be B. No cycling.
recycled. C. Motorbike must not
B. This item can be be parked.
reused. D. Motor biker must
C. This item can not enter this road.
be reduced.
D. This item can
be repaired.
3. What does this 4. This sign means:
sign mean? A. You can cook here.
A. Handicapped B. Fire is prohibited.
parking. C. You are allowed to use
B. You should sit on a matches.
chair. D. You are allowed to make fire
C. Stop the car. in the traditional way.
D. You should go to the
hospital.
5. What does this 6. What does this sign mean?
sign mean? A. The shopping mall is 500m
A. You must follow ahead.
the sign B. The school is 500m ahead.
B. It’s a baseball bat C. The gas station is 500m ahead
C. Be careful! It’s D. The hospital is 500m
dangerous ahead.
D. Play with
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 7. The sign says: 8. What does this sign mean?
A. No trolley A. not use the bicycle.
speakers. B. reduce carbon dioxide
by not cycling.
B. No wifi.
C. cycle more often to
C. No lights.
help your health better.
D. No phones.
D. use bicycle instead of private
transport to reduce carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere.
9. What does this sign 10. On the right, there
mean? is ___________.
- Push this A. a WC
________________. B. an exit
A. to make a C. a school
fire. D. a road
B. to start a game.
C. to inform everyone that
there was a fire.
D. to play a joke.

D. WORDFORM
1. Waste paper can be reused after being recycled. (USE)
2. Why don’t you join that competition? (COMPETE)
3. The pressure of his shoe became painful. (PRESS)
4. The journey took approximately seven hours.
(APPROXIMATE)
5. They are excited to decorate the room with flowers and
balloons. (DECORATION)
6. We had a wonderful holiday last week. (WONDER)
7. First – aid instructions are very important. (INSTRUCT)
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8. Ha Long Bay is recognized by UNESCO as a World
Heritage Site. (RECOGNITION)
9. I was impressed by the friendliness of the people here.
(FRIEND)
10. There are various ways of solving the problem.
(VARIETY)
11. It is difficult to find accommodation at busy time.
(ACCOMMODATE)
12. Attractive packaging can help to sell products.
(PACKAGE)
13. Nam has broken these glasses. He is a careless boy.
(CARE)
14. You made a wise decision when you chose to study
Spanish (DECIDE)
15. Conversation is one of the most enjoyable forms of
entertainment (ENTERTAIN).
16. It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
(PARTICIPATE)
17. Angkor Wat was originally built for Hindu God.
(ORIGIN)
18. She explained the rules of the game this morning.
(EXPLANATION)
19. Sticky rice cake is traditional food of Vietnamese
people. (TRADITION)
20. Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower. (FAME)

E. REARRANGE

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1. pieces of bamboo/ try to make / two / rubbing/ team members
/ by / a fire / together/ .
 Two team members try to make a fire by rubbing
pieces of bamboo together.
2. cook the rice / separate the rice / they / and / from the husk /
have to / then / .
 They have to separate the rice from the husk and
then cook the rice.
3. overhead/ out when/ was pouring/ we flew/ The lava/.
 The lava was pouring out when we flew overhead.
4. disasters./More trees/ should be /to prevent / some natural
/planted /
 Most trees should be planted to prevent some natural
disasters.
5. important/ the/ environment/ is/ Keeping/ clean/ very.
 Keeping the environment clean is very important.
6. Would/ the office telephone/ you mind/ for/ not using/
personal calls/?
 Would you mind not using the office telephone for
personal calls?
7. around the city/ impossible/ is/ travelling/ in a day.
 Traveling around the city in a day is impossible.
8. It / not / difficult / is / this sentence / to / translate / into /
English.
 It is not difficult to translate this sentence into
English.
9. People / made / the / Statue of Liberty / by / French / was/
 The statue of Liberty was made by French people.

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10. you are / protecting environment / we are / interested in /
delighted that //
 We are delighted that you are interested in protecting
environment.

F.REWRITE
PASIVE VOICE (be + V3/ed)
1. People built new houses in this city last year.
 New houses were built in this city last year.
2. Mrs. Thuan bought these dictionaries yesterday.
 These dictionaries were bought by Mrs. Thuan
yesterday.
3. Nobody has used this room for years.
 This room hasn’t been used for years.
4. My father has given children an interesting novel since last
Monday.
 Children have been given an interesting novel by
my father since last Monday.

COMPOUND NOUND (noun – Ving)

5. Japan is a country which exports lots of cars.
 Japan is a car – exporting country.
6. My sister has entered the competition for arranging flowers
several times.
 My sister has entered the flower – arranging
competition. several times
7. This is a competition which students have to speak English.
 This is a(n) English - speaking competition.
8. Jenny has just bought a machine which is used to wash the
dishes.
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  Jenny has just bought a dish – washing machine.

REPORTED SPEECH
9. “I don’t know how to do this exercise”, Timmy said to us.
 Timmy told us that he didn’t know how to do that
exercise.
10. “My teacher asks me to write a poem,” Nga said.
 Nga said that her teacher asked her to write a poem.
11. She asked the tourists “Do you know the way to the
station?”
 She asked the tourists if/ whether they knew the way
to the station.
12. They said to us “Is there a bank near here?”
 They asked us if/whether there was a bank near
there.

WOULD YOU MIND IF + S + V2/ed?

13. Could I use your hand – phone?
 Would you mind if I used your hand – phone?
14. Shall I sit here?
 Would you mind if I sat here?
15. Is it all right if I take a photo?
 Would you mind if I took a photo?
16. Can I move the refrigerator to the right corner?
 Would you mind if I moved the refrigerator to the
right corner?

G. LISTENING
1/ LISTEN TO THE WEATHER REPORT, THEN FILL IN
THE BLANKS (UNIT 12 – LISTEN)
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And here is today's weather (1) forecast for the international
traveler.
1. Let's start with Sydney. It will be dry day in Sydney today, and
windy. For the temperature, the low will be twenty and the high
will be twenty six degrees.
2. Tokyo will be dry and windy, with a low of fifteen and a high
of twenty two.
3. London is going to have a (2) humid day. It will be very cold
with a low of minus three and a high of seven.
4. Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty four
degrees centigrade and a high of thirty two.
5. New York is going to have a windy day. It will be (3) cloudy
with a low of eight and a high of fifteen.
6. In Paris it will be cool and dry today. The low will be ten
degrees and the high will be (4) sixteen.
2/ LISTENING (UNIT 13 - P.124)
1. Mrs. Robinson wants John to go to the
__FLOWER________________ market.
2. Mrs. Robinson wants some marigolds because they are
____TRADITIONAL_____ at Tet.
3. Mrs. Robinson wants Liz to buy a packet of
___DRIED________ watermelon seeds.
4. Mrs. Robinson is asking Mrs. Nga how to
____MAKE__________ spring rolls.
3/ LISTEN TO THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND WRITE
DOWN THE MISSING WORDS ( ONE WOR) ( UNIT 9: A
FIRST – AID COURSE – Track 27 )
This is the emergency room in a large hospital. A paramedic is
wheeling a patient on a stretcher into the (1) emergency room
where a doctor is waiting to treat the patient. The patient doesn’t
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look well. His head is bandaged and his eyes are closed.
A nurse is pushing an empty wheelchair towards the exit. She is
probably taking it to a patient in the ambulance.
The eye chart on the wall is used to check people’s (2) eyesight .
The chart consists of about 28 letters ranging in size from about 5
centimeters in height at the top of the chart to about 1 centimeter
at the bottom.
A doctor is trying to weigh a crying baby on the scale. The baby’s
mother is (3) standing nearby. She’s trying to stop her child from
crying.
The crutches, which are for someone with a (4) broken leg, are
leaning against the wall.
4/ LISTEN TO THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY (1.0PT)
(LISTEN AND READ–UNIT 11)
A. Listen to the recording and write True or False
1. This is the first time Hoa has met Tim’s family.
TRUE
2. The Jones family is travelling from the airport in a bus
FALSE
B. Listen and choose the most suitable word or phrase:
1. It took them to travel from the airport to the city center.
A. forty minutes B. fourteen minutes C. thirty minutes D. fifty
minutes
2. They can see grown around Ha Noi.
A. rice B. corn C. sugarcane D. All of
them
5/ LISTENING TO THE CD CAREFULLY, AND FILL IN
THE BLANK (UNIT 13 – LISTEN)
Mrs. Robinson: John, I want you to go to the (1) FLOWER
market for me, please.
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Mr. Robinson: What do I have to buy?
Mrs. Robinson: Some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers.
Mr. Robinson: What sort of flowers?
Mrs. Robinson: Marigolds, because they are traditional at Tet.
Mr. Robinson: Anything (2) ELSE ?
Mrs. Robinson: No, but I need Liz to do a few things.
Liz: What is that, Mom?
Mrs. Robinson: Are you busy?
Liz: No. Do you need something?
Mrs. Robinson: Yes. Go to the market and pick (3) UP some
candies and one packet of dried watermelon (4) SEEDS, please?
Liz: Okay. What are you going to do?
Mrs. Robinson: I'm going to Mrs. Nga's. She's going to show me
how to make spring rolls.

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