PHẦN I

Tài liệu bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi 6+7

TENSES

S + V(s-es) S + don’t/ doesn’t +V1 Do/Does + S+V1? Everyday, usually,

Present (be): am- is- are S+ am not/ isn’t/ aren’t Am/Is/Are + S+…? after school, never,
simple often, sometimes,
always, ...
Now, at the present, at
Present the moment, at this
S + am/is/are + V-ing S+am/is/are(not)+V-ing Am/ Is/Are +S+V-ing? time, Look! Listen, !Be
progressive
careful!. Hurry up!
Give the correct form of these verbs:
1. The sun (set) ……………………………………………………………………………in the West.
2. It usually (rain) ……………………………………………………………………………in the summer.
3. They (build) ……………………………………………………………the buildings at the moment.
4. Bees (make) ……………………………………………………………honey.
5. They (get) ……………………………………………………………………on the scale now.
6. The earth (circle) ………………………………………………………the Sun once every 365 days.
7. Rivers usually (flow) ………………………………………………… to the sea.
8. Don’t worry. I (give) ……………………………him your message when I (see) ………………………… him.
9. Look! Jane (play) ………………………… the guitar. Hurry up! The bus (come) …………………………… .
10. I (not talk) …………………………………………………… to her at present.
11. How often………………………… she (go) ………………………… fishing?
- She (go) ……………………………………once a year.
12. .............. your friends (be)………………………… students?
-Yes, they (be) ..........................
13. ................ the children (play)………………………………………… in the park at the moment?
-No, they aren’t. They (learn) ...................................... to play the piano.
14. …………………….you (go)………………………….. to school on Sundays? – Yes, I do.
15. My mother (cook) ………………………………………a meal now. She ( cook)…………………… everyday.
16. What……………………… your mother (do)…………………………. at this time?
- She (make)………………………………a dress.
17. ............. she often (go)…………………………… to the cinema every weekend?
18. I don’t know. But she always (go) ......................... to the church on Sundays.
19. The students (not be) ........................................... in class at present.
20. She always (wash) .................................... the dishes after meals.
(do) ........................................... an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think)
........................................... that I (know) ........................................... how to use it now.
21. My mother sometimes (buy) ........................................... vegetables at this market.
22. It (rain) ........................................... much in summer. It (rain) ........................................... now.
23. Daisy (cook) ........................................... some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)
........................................... in the morning.

EXERCISES II
1. Every morning , Linda ( get )………...........up at 6 . She ( have ) ……………
Breakfast at 6:10 . After breakfast , she ( brush ) …………..her teeth . She
( go ) ……………..to school at 6:30 . She ( have ) ……………lunch at 11:30 at school .
2 . We ( watch ) …………….T.V every morning .
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3. I (do ) ……………………my homework every afternoon .
4 . Mai and Lan ( play ) ………………….games after school .
5 . Vy ( listen ) ………………to music every night .
6 . Where ( be ) ………………..your father now ?
He ( read ) ………………..a newspaper .
7 . What ………….you ( do ) ………………? I ( be ) ……….a student .
8 . Where ………….you ( go ) ……………….now ?
I (go ) ………………to the market .
9 . She is cooking and we ( do ) ……………………..the housework .
10 . He isn`t in the room . He ( play ) ………………..in the garden .
11. Look ! The birds ( fly ) ………………………….
12 . I ( go ) ………………….to school by bus every day , but today I ( go )
………………………..to school by bike .
13 . Listen ! Mai ( sing ) ………………………….
14 . They ( play ) ………………………volleyball every afternoon .
They ( play ) ……………………volleyball now .
15 . Mai ( brush ) …………………..her teeth every morning . She ( brush ) ……………………her teeth now .
16 . Listen ! Lan ( play ) ……………………….the piano .
17 . Mai ( be ) ………………….tired now .
18 . It is 6:00 p.m . Mary is at home . She ( have ) ………………….. dinner with her family around six o` clock .
19 . Where is your father ? He is upstair . He ( watch ) ………………T.V
He always ( watch ) ………………………..T.V at night .
20 . Our teacher ( live ) ……………………..on Quang Trung street .
21 . §ao and Mai ( do ) ………………………the housework now .
22 . What ………………your mother ( do ) ……………….?
She is cooking .
23 . How …………………you ( go ) ……………to school every day ?
24 . Nam ( go ) ………………..to work by car every day but today he
( take ) ………………………a bus .
25 . Where ………………..your father ( work ) ……………..?
In the hospital .
26 . Look ! The teacher ( come ) ………………………
27 . She is very clever . She ( speak ) ………………….4 languagues.
28 . Steve often ( smoke ) ………………….10 cigarettes a day .
29 . We usually ( have ) ……………………dinner at 7: 00
30 . Anne ( wash ) ………………….her hair twice a week .
31 . Jane ( teach ) …………………English to children .
32 . You ( meet ) ………………….a lot of people .
33 . He often ( go ) ………………………….to the cinema .
34 . Food ( cost ) …………………a lot of money .
35 . Listen ! Somebody ( sing ) ……………………………
36 . She is tired . She ( want ) ………………….to go home now .
37 . How often …………you ( read ) …………………a newspaper ?
38 . “ Excuse me , but you ( sit ) ……………………in my place “
“ Oh , I am sorry “
39 . “ I am sorry “ I ( not understand ) …………………………..
Please speak slowly.
40 . What time …............she ( finish ) ……………work every day ?
41 . He ( not usually drive ) ……………………………to work . He usually
( walk ) …………………
43 . Mozart ( play ) ……………………the piano when he ( be ) ……………three .
44 . Many people prefer ( fly ) …………………to ( go ) ………………..by sea .
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45 . My mother ( go ) ……………..to the supermarket yesterday evening but she ( not buy ) …………………….
46 He ( move ) …………………to Paris in 1917 and ( spend ) ……………
6 years in Paris .
47 . Teenagers like ( listen ) ……………to the latest pop music .
48 . What ……………….you ( do ) …………..tomorrow morning .
49 . Children shouldn`t ( drink ) ……………….coffee . It ( not be ) ………
Good for their health .
50 . My family ( watch ) …………….T.V every night . But now we ( listen )
……………………..to pop music .
51 . Yesterday Nga father ( start ) …………………….his new job .
52 . I ( meet ) …………………..her at the movie theater last night .
53 . He ( go ) ………………….to the English club every Sunday . But last Sunday he ( not go )
…………………there , he ( go ) ………………to the
City Museum .
54 . My mother ( make ) …………………a dress now .
55 . Two years ago , she ( teach ) ………………at a village school .
56 . We ( travel ) ……………………………to Hue next week .
57 . What …………….you ( do ) …………………yesterday morning .
58 . They usually ( have ) ………………………dinner at home , but they ( have ) ……………dinner in a small
restaurant yesterday evening .
59 . The children ( be ) …………………….here ten minutes ago , but at the moment they ( play )
…………………….in the jard .
60 . Could you ( show ) ……………………me the way to the bus stop .
61 . Lan and Hoa ( go ) ………………..to the post office now.
62 . Liz ( need ) ……………….some stamps and envelopes .
63 . Hoa ( mail ) ………………….this letter tomorrow .
64 . I need ( buy ) ……………..a phone card .
65 . He ( phone ) …………………….his parents three or four times a week .
66 . Nam wants ( send ) ……………………..this postcard to his penpal .
67 . We would like ( visit ) ……………………Ngoc Son Temple .
68 . My hair is dirty . I ( wash ) ……………….it .
69 . We ( have ) ………………………an English test tomorrow.
70 . They usually ( paint ) ……………………..their house blue .
71 . My father ( buy ) ……………………..a new car 2 months ago .
72 . Nam ( help ) ……………………his father repair the radio at this time .
73 . I ( be ) …………………busy last night , so I ( miss ) …………….a good film on T.V
74 . Mr Robinson ( watch ) ……………………..T.V every night .
75 . Mrs Mai ( make ) ………………….all her own clothes . At the moment she ( make ) …………………..a dress
for her daughter .
76 . He ( teach ) ………………….math at this school in 1986 .
77 . Every body ( wait ) ……………….for the president in the hall now .
78 . You should ( go ) ……………….to bed early .
79 . Lan ( be ) …………………..very tired when she ( catch ) …………..a bad cold 2 days ago .
80 . She needs ( eat ) ………………..a lot of vegetables and fruit .
81 . I hope you ( feel ) ……………………..better soon .
82 . He ( not come ) …………………….to the meeting last week .
83 . My father never ( take ) ………………….medicine .
84 . There ( be ) ……………nobody there when I ( arrive ) …………………yesterday .
85 . Yesterday , Hoa and her aunt ( go ) .......................to the supermarket .
86 . I would like ( tell ) ……………you about my family .
87 . Vegetables often ( have ) …………….dirt from the farm on it .
88 . Be careful ! The children ( cross ) ………………..the street .
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89 . I ( be ) …………….fourteen years old next week , and so will I .
90 . My father ( not watch ) ……………….T.V last night . He ( read ) ……………..newspapers and magazines .
91 . You should ( add ) ……………a little salt to the spinach when you boil it .
92 . When ……………you ( buy ) ………this dress ? Two days ago .
93 . I hope you ( visit ) ……………………….Ha Noi soon .
94 . She would like ( buy ) …………………some bananas .
95 . Hoa ( receive ) ………………….a letter from her mother 2 days ago .
96 . It stopped ( hurt ) ……………….afterwards .
97 . I like ( watch ) ……………………..baseball .
98 . The children must ( be ) …………….back by six o`clock .
99 . Marconi ( invent ) ……….............radio .
100 . The disease ( spread ) ………………..fast now.
101 . You ought ( finish ) ………………………your home work before ( watch ) ……………..T.V
102 . Hoa ( have ) ……………….a lot of friends in Hue .
103 . Nam and Trung always ( visit ) ……………their grandparents on Sunday .
104 . My father ( listen ) ……………to the radio everyday .
105 . The children ( like ) ……………….to play in the park .
106 . She ( not live ) …………………….with her parents .
107 . Lan ( brush ) …………………her teeth after meals .
108 . The students ( not go ) ……………………to school on Sunday .
109 . Nga ( talk ) ………………to her friends now .
110 . She ( be ) ……………………...14 on her next birthday .
111 . We ( visit ) ……………………..Huong Pogoda next week .
112 . They ( live ) ……………….with their grandparents .
113 . I ( come ) ………………………back tomorrow .
114 . He ( have ) …………………….a lot of friends .
115 . She ( have ) …………………..a meeting tonight .
116 . M y father ( jog ) ……………………………every morning .
117 . We often ( play ) ……………….tennis in the afternoon .
118 . What ……………..you ( do ) ……………….next Sunday .
119 . Phong ( watch ) …………….T.V everynight .
120 . They ( go ) ……………..to the movies tonight .
121 . Tomorrow , She ( invite ) ………………….all friends to her birthday party .
122 . My brother ( listen ) ……………..to music in his free time .
123 . Our friends ( come ) ……………………here soon .
124 . My father never ( drink ) ………………coffee .
125 . I usually ( go ) ……………….to school by bike but tomorrow I ( go ) ………………………to school by bus .
126 . Jane ( play ) ………………..the piano at present .
127 . He ( visit ) …………………..his grandparents next week .
128 . Jane ( play ) ……………………..the piano at present .
129 . We ( not invite ) ………………....many friends to the party tonight .
130 . Hurry up ! we ( wait ) …………………….for you .
131 . Lan and Hoa ( read ) …………… in the library at the moment .
132 . We ( not come ) ………………………..here tomorrow morning .
133 . Listen ! The girl ( play ) ………………….the piano .
134 . Nam ( go ) …………………..to the English club every Saturday .
134 . What ……………….you ( do ) …………….now .
I ( grow ) …………………some flowers .
135 . My father ( travel ) ………………..to Nha Trang next week .
136 . Students often ( go ) …………………to the school cafeteria at lunch time .
137 . You can ( find ) …………..math books on the racks in the middle .
138 . Look ! The teacher ( come ) …………………….here .
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139 . She ( study ) …………………..maps in Geography .
140 . Ba can ( fix ) ……………..the lights .
141 . They ( do ) …………………….some experiments at the moment .
142 . You ( be ) …………….a famous author one day .
143 . He enjoys ( draw ) ………………….pictures .
144 . Mai ( learn ) …………………..to play the piano in her free time .
145 . I ( try ) ……………………...to repair the radio now .
146 . The students ( write ) …………………an essay in Literature next Monday .
147 . Let us ( go ) …………………to the English club .
148 . I ( do ) ……………….my math homework at the moment .
149 . Next year , my sister ( be ) ………………..a teacher .
150 . When they ( be ) ……………young , they ( leave ) …………….their family and ( go ) ……………………to
Ho Chi Minh city .
151 . When ………………..Thomas Edison ( die ) …………………?
In 1931 .
PARTS OF SPEECH OF WORD FORMS
I. Danh töø (Nouns):
1. Ñònh nghóa: Danh töø laø nhöõng töø duøng ñeå chæ söï vaät, söï vieäc hoaëc con ngöôøi.
2. Phaân loaïi danh töø:
- Danh töø ñeám ñöôïc (countable nouns): book, student, table, ...
- Danh töø khoâng ñeám ñöôïc (uncountable nouns): water, grass, information, ....
- Danh töø ñôn (simple nouns): war (chieán tranh), bus (xe buyùt), ....
- Danh töø keùp (Compound nouns): world peace (hoøa bình theá giôùi), bus station (traïm xe buyùt), ....
3. Chöùc naêng:
a. Laøm chuû ngöõ (Subject-): The children go to school every day.
b. Laøm taân ngöõ ñoäng töø vaø giôùi töø: (Object): The mother gave a cake to her son
c. Laøm boå ngöõ cho chuû ngöõ (Sau keep / seem/ be/ feel/ look) (Complement): He is my best friend.
d. Laøm boå ngöõ cho taân ngöõ (Sau call/ select/ name/....) We call him Tom
II. Ñaïi töø (Pronouns):
1. Ñònh nghóa: Ñaïi töø laø nhöõng töø duøng thay cho danh töø.
2. Phaân loaïi ñaïi töø:
a. Ñaïi töø nhaân xöng (Personal pronouns): coù 2 loaïi:
- Ñaïi töø laøm chuû ngöõ: I/ We/ You/ They/ She/ He/ It
- Ñaïi töø laøm taân ngöõ: me/ us/ you/ them/ her/ him/ it
b. Ñaïi töø chæ ñònh: This/ that/ these/ those
c. Ñaïi töø baát ñònh: (Chæ ngöôøi) someone, somebody, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, everyone
(Chæ vaät) something, nothing, anything, everything
3. Chöùc naêng: Gioáng danh töø
III. Tính töø (Adjectives):
1. Ñònh nghóa: laø töø duøng ñeå mieâu taû hoaëc cho bieát theâm chi tieát veà danh töø .
2. Phaân loaïi:
a. Tính töø mieâu taû: SIZE + SHAPE + AGE + COLOR + NATIONAL + MATERIAL
. (kích thöôùc + hình daïng + tuoåi + maøu + quoác tòch + chaát lieäu)
b. Tính töø sôû höõu: my/ our / your / their / her / his/ its
c. Tính töø chæ soá löôïng: much/ little/ few/ a lot of / plenty of / each/ every/ another
3. Chöùc naêng:
a. Boå nghóa cho danh töø: A beautiful girl
b. Boå nghóa cho ñaïi töø: Something new
c. Ñöùng sau keep / seem/ be/ feel/ look... vaøboå nghóa cho chuû ngöõ; He looks happy.
d. Ñöùng sau keep /make let + O + Adj vaøboå nghóa cho taân ngöõ. We make our parents happy.
IV. Traïng töø (Adverbs):

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 1. Ñònh nghóa: laø nhöõng töø duøng ñeå dieån taû tính caùch, ñaëc tính, möùc ñoä, ... vaø ñöôïc duøng ñeå boå
nghóa cho ñoäng töø, tính töø, traïng töø khaùc hoaëc cho caû caâu.
2. Phaân loaïi:
a. Traïng töø chæ theå caùch: well, carefully, quickly, hard, fast
b. Traïng töø chæ thôøi gian: early/ late / yet/ now, today, yesterday, before, after, tomorrow...
c. Traïng töø chæ möùc ñoä: too much/ too little/ very / extremely/ a lot / nearly
d. Traïng töø chæ ñòa ñieåm: here/ there/ upstairs/ at home / in the garden...
e. Traïng töø chæ söï thöôøng xuyeân: always/ often/ usually/ sometimes/ hardly/ once a week.....
3. Chöùc naêng:
a. Boå nghóa cho tính töø: A very beautiful girl
b. Boå nghóa cho ñoäng töø: walk slowly; study hard; play well
c. Boå nghóa cho traïng töø: walk very slowly; study so hard; play quite well

WORD FORM
1. NOUN VERB ADJ PARTICIPLE ADV NOTE
2. Anger Angry Angrily Giaän
3. Attraction Attract Attractive Attracted Attractively Haáp daãn
4. Beauty Beautify Beautiful Beautifully Ñeïp
5. Business Busy Busily Baän vieäc
6. Care/ ful/ ness Care Careful/ less Carefully/ lessly Caån thaän
7. Center Central Centrally Trung taâm
8. Collection Collect Collective Thu thaäp
9. Curiosity Curious Curiously Toø moø
10. Danger Endanger Dangerous Dangerously Nguy hieåm
11. Death Die Dead Cheat
12. Depth (ñoä Deepen (laøm) Deep Deeply Saâu
saâu)
13. Difference Differ Different Differently Khaùc nhau
14. Difficulty Difficult Difficultly Khoù khaên
15. Excitement Excite exciting Excited/ ing Excitingly Haøo höùng
16. Friend/ - ship Friendly Baïn beø
17. Fluency Fluent Fluently Troâi chaûy
18. Harm Harm (gaây haïi) Harmful/ less Harmlully/lessly Haïi
19. Happiness Happy Happily Haïnh phuùc
20. Health Healthy Healthily Maïnh khoeû
21. Invention Invent Inventory Phaùt minh
22. Laziness Lazy Lazily Löôøi bieáng
23. Length Lengthen Long Daøi
24. Nation/ ality Nationalize National Nöôùc/ qtòch
25. Nature Naturalize Natural Naturally Töï nhieân
26. Pollution Pollute Polluted OÂ nhieãm
27. Practice Practice Practical Practically Thöïc haønh
28. Prevention Prevent Preventable Ngaên caûn
29. Reason Reason Reasonable Reasonably Lyù do
30. Science/ Scientific Scientifically Khoa hoïc
Scientist
31. Strength Strengthen Strong Strongly Maïnh
32. Success Succeed Successful Successfully Thaønh coâng
33. Warmth Warn Warm Warmly AÁm aùp
34. Width Widen Wide Widely Roäng
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 35. Wonder Wonder Wonderful Wonderfully Kì dieäu
IDENTIFICATION OF WORD FORMS
I. Choïn danh töø: (ñaàu caâu, sau ñoäïng töø vaø giôùi töø)

II. Choïn tính töø: Tröôùc danh töø, sau linking verbs,
1. ADJ+ NOUN A happy girl always smiles. (happiness)
2. KEEP / SEEM/ BE/ FEEL/ LOOK + ADJ: 3. Linking verbs: He’s heavy. ( heaviness)

III. Choïn traïng töø: Giöõa chuû ngöõ vaø ñoäng töø / sau ñoäng töø thöôøng, sau taân ngöõ. ñaàu caâu, ...
4. S + ADV + V(thöôøng): 1. I have recently received my friend’s letter.
5. S + V (+ O) + ADV 2. The doctor told me to breathe in slowly.
6. ADV, S + V 3. Suddenly, he saw an accident.

IV. Choïn ñoäng töø: ñöùng ngay sau chuû ngöõ:

- S + V: 1. My mother bought a new bike yesterday.
V. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.
He feels very …………..............……….………so he talks Anger
…………..............……….………
She looks…………..............……….………in her new coat. Attraction
He plays soccer …………..............……….……… Beauty
Nam is always …………..............……….………. He is on his Business
……............……….……… this week.
Mr. Han is a …………..............……….……… driver. He drives Care
…………..............……….………
I live on …………..............……….……… highland in Dalak. Center
Hoa has a fine …………..............……….……… of stamp. Collect
His …………..............……….……… helps him successful. Curious
AIDS is a………..............……….disease Danger
Her parents’ …………..............……….……… makes her very sad. Death
Mai understands me …………..............……….……… Depth (ñoä saâu)
There is no …………..............……….……… between my answer and his. Differ
We have a lot of …………..............……….……… in learning English. Difficult
The is an…………..............……….……… football match this afternoon. Excite
We are very proud of our………..............………. Friend
He speaks English …………..............……….……… Fluency
If you smoke, it is …………..............……….……… to you. Harm
She sent her best wishes for my future…………..............……….……… Happiness
He does exercise every morning, so he is very…………..............……….……… Health
Exercises …………..............……….………your health. Strong
…………..............……….………students don’t often succeed in the tests. Laziness
. ………..............……….are trying to find out new stars. Science
Nam is very…………..............……….……… and heavy. Strength
I don’t like hot weather. I like…………..............……….……… weather Warmth
Ha Long Bay is a …………..............……….……… Bay. Wonder

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 ADVERB CLAUSES OF TIME & REASON
A. ADVERD CLAUSES OF TIME:
Laø meänh ñeà traïng ngöõ chæ thôøi gian baét ñaàu caùc lieân töø When, while, after/ before, as (khi), until
(ñeán khi )
S +V+ When/ while/ after/ before/ as/until + S + V
Chæ töông lai: When he comes tomorrow, we will welcome him.
Chæ hieän taïi: When it’s hot, I go swimming. / As I come, he is eating.
B. ADVERD CLAUSES OF REASON:
Laø meänh ñeà traïng ngöõ chæ lyù do hay nguyeân nhaân baét ñaàu caùc lieân töø: because/ since/ as (bôûi vì)

S + V + because/ since/ as + S + V
Mr. Ba is late because/ since/ as she oversleeps.
Because Lan and Ba don’t have a tent, they never go camping.
C. Join two sentences into one, use because/ since/ as:
1. Lan and Ba never go camping. , so they don’t have a tent
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2. I stay at home. It rains.
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3. Tan is late for school. He misses the bus.
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4. The weather is fine. We have a picnic on the mountain.
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5. I don’t have a bike, so I walk.
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6. Nhan is free, so he flies his kites.
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D. Join two sentences into one, use when/ while/ after/ before/ as/until:
1. It is warm. I go fishing. (when)
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2. My father is eating. My mother cooks. (while)
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3. I take a bath first. Then I eat. (before)
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4. Mr. Quang waits for the farmer. The farmer comes. (until)
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5. He will come tomorrow. We will welcome him. (When)
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6. You will go the museum. You will see a lot of valuable pictures. (When)
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ARTICLES
A. Maïo töø khoâng xaùc ñònh: A,AN Examples
1. A An : ñöùng tröôùc danh töø ñeám ñöôïc soá ít ñeå A ball is round.
giôùi thieäu moät ñieàu gì chöa ñöôïc ñeà caäp hoaëc I see a boy in the street.
laàn ñaàu.
2. An : ñöùng tröôùc danh töø baét ñaàu baèng nguyeân an apple, an inkpot, an engineer
aâm. a book, a pen, house, a man,
A : ñöùng tröôùc danh töø baét ñaàu baèng phuï aâm.
3. Nhöõng danh töø ,luoân duøng vôùi A European, uniform, universal, university, union,
eulogy, euphemism
4. Nhöõng danh töø ,luoân duøng vôùi AN hour, heir, herbal, honor
B. Maïo töø xaùc ñònh: THE Khoâng duøng maïo töø xaùc ñònh: THE

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 Ñöùng tröôùc danh töø ñeám ñöôïc hoaëc khoâng Tröôùc danh töø khoâng ñeám ñöôïc ôû soá ít/ ñeám
ñeám ñöôïc ôû soá ít hay nhieàu ñeå giôùi thieäu moät ñöôïc ôû soá nhieàu khi noùi ñeân ñaëc ñieåm, chuûng
ñieàu gì ñaõ ñöôïc ñeà caäp, ñöôïc boå nghóa cuïm loaïi, gioáng noøi chung chung.
giôùi töø with / of + N hay ñieàu maø ai cuõng
bieát.
The earth is round. (ai cuõng bieát) Athletes must follow a well- balanced diet.
The boy in the corner is my friend. Sugar is sweet. (nghóa chung chung)
The sugar on the table is sweet. ( nghóa rieâng bieät) Tigers like fresh meat.
The tigers in Vietnam are in danger.
a. Teân Nhieàu hoà: The great Lakes Teân hoà soá ít: Lake Geneva, Lake Erie
Caùc ñaïi döông: the Atlantic Ocean Chaâu luïc: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
Caùc doøng soâng: The red River
Caùc vuøng bieån: The red Sea
b. Teân caùc daõy nuùi: the Andes, the rocky Teân moät nuùi: Mount Everest, Mount Pinatubo
mountains
c. Moät vaät/ ngöôøi duy nhaát: Teân caùc haønh tinh: Venus, Mars,
the earth, the moon, the sun, the Pope, the sky Danh töø tröøu töôïng: freedom, happiness
d. Teân caùc tröôøng hoïc coù: the School of Teân tröôøng hoïc baét ñaàu danh töø rieâng:
Florida Quang Trung Secondary School
Teân caùc tröôøng ñaïi hoïc coù: the University of.... Hung Vuong University, Hong Bang College
Teân caùc tröôøng cao ñaúng coù: the College of....
e. Soá thöù töï ñöùng tröôùc danh töø: the Soá ñeám ñi sau danh töø: World war one, chapter two
first World War
f. Teân caùc nöôùc goàm nhieàu töø: the Teân caùc nöôùc goàm moät töø: France, Vietnam
U.S, the U.K
g. Teân caùc nhaïc cuï: the guitar, the piano Teân caùc moân theå thao: baseball, volleyball, soccer
h. Teân caùc cuoäc chieán: the Korean war Nhöõng töø khoâng bò giôùi haïn nghóa: breakfast,
lunch, dinner, church, school, college, home, work,
hospital
Supply the correct word form
1. The duty of the police is the ___________of law and order. (MAINTAIN)
2. Our tomatoes are ________nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in about a week. (RIPE)
3. Look at this picture of Bill and his father - you can see the __________clearly, can’t you? (LIKE)
4. He said ‘Good morning’ in a most _______way. (FRIEND)
5. Playing for the national team for the first time was an _______experience for Hong Son. (FORGET)
6. “This is not a good essay,’ said the lecturer. ‘I find your arguments ________. (CONVINCE)
7. It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to_______ it? (MODERN)
8. George and I have been friends since_________ he used to live next door. (CHILD)
9. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and _______ for their animals. (WARM)
10. Pele ________Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup. (COURAGE)
11. ____________is one of the qualities required of a social worker. (FLEXIBLE)
12. Novelists are among the most _______people in the world.(IMAGINE)
13. Secondary education is ________and free in many countries. (COMPEL)
14. The song has ____________been selected for the Sea Games 22, Vietnam. (OFFICE)
15. _______are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of air pollution. (ENVIRONMENT)

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 o A or An? The general rule is that we – The definite article doesn't change. It is always
use a before a consonant and an the whether the noun is masculine, feminine or
before a vowel: neuter, singular or plural. We use the definite
a bowl, a car,a dog, but... an ant, an elephant, an article - the - when we talk about a singular or
insect, an orange, an urn plural noun which refers to a particular member
But, what is important here is not the way a word is of a a group.
written, but the way it sounds. We choose a or an The woman.The man.The door.The doors.
depending on the sound at the beginning of the word Prior Reference
and whether it is a vowel sound or a consonant sound. We often use the after the noun has already been
For example, take the word uniform. Although it mentioned. For example:
begins with a vowel - u - when we write it, when we An Englishman, an Irishman and a Sctosman walk into a
say it the first sound is /y/ which is a consonant: pub. The Englishman ordered a bitter; the Irishman
uniform is pronounced ‘/junɪfɔːm/ so we say a ordered a Guiness and the Scotsman ordered a whisky.
uniform The first time we mention the noun we use the indefinite
One word which is often confused is hotel. Some article and from then on we use the definite article.
people pronounce this word as /həʊˈtɛl/ so they would Known Reference
write: If both speakers know what they are talking about they
a hotel. But other people pronounce this word as can use the even though the noun may not have been
/əʊˈtɛl/ and so they would write: an hotel mentioned before. In other words, it is implied that the
o The Zero Article does not noun has already been mentioned.
exist. It is a useful term to use when Excuse me, do you know what the time is?
describing how to use articles. Where's the toilet?
Essentially when we talk about the In these examples, the speaker assumes that the listener
zero article, we mean that we don’t use knows what is being talked about.
any article in front of a noun. Miscellanous In addition, the is used in the following
For example, when we use a noun with a preposition, special circumstances
we often do not use an article (that is, we just use the Exceptions include: the Hague; the Matterhorn; the
noun on its own): Mall; the White House, the United States of America
I went to school but left my books at home. Mother We use the definite article - the - when we talk about a
was in church and father at sea; Grandfather came to singular or plural noun which refers to a particular
dinner later by train and Grandmother managed to member of a a group.
escape from prison to join us. In this example the group is all men; we want to reference
When we talk about an institution, we use the zero a particular man so we say: The man in the hat.
article. Compare this with the indefinite article which refers to
any man in the group: A man in a hat.
parts of day/night midnight, midday, noon, night
days Monday, Tuesday superlatives the highest, the biggest, the oldest
festivals Easter ordinals the third man, the sixth wife
seasons & months Winter, February oceans, seas the Pacific, the Black Sea
the wheel, the internal combustion
years 1961, 1995, 2000 inventions
engine
the Queen, the President, the
buildings Buckingham Palace, number 10 titles
chairperson
Acacia Avenue, Pall Mall,
streets rivers & canals the Thames, the Nile, the Suez
Sunset Boulevard
the Sheraton, the Red Lion, the
airports Heathrow, Gatwick public buildings
Natural History Museum
London, New York, Tokyo, The Independent, The Daily Mirror,
cities & towns newspapers
Sydney, Cairo The Times
mountains Everest, K2, Mont Blanc families the Browns, the Bushes
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 countries of the United States, the United Arab
countries America, Britain, Arabia
union Emirates
He is an artist and his wife is a
continents Africa, Asia, America, Europe jobs
plumber.
He is a Buddhist and his wife is an
beliefs
atheist.
people Joe, Mrs Smith ships the Bismarck, the Lusitanian
magazines Cosmopolitan, Time mountain chains the Alps, the Highlands
games football, tennis, bar billiards instruments the piano, the bag pipes
He is an American and she is a
nationalities
Swede.
Exceptions include: the Hague; the Matterhorn; the Mall; the White House, the United States of America
In this example, the group is all men; we want to reference a particular man so we say: The man in the hat.
Compare this with the indefinite article, which refers to any man in the group: A man in a hat.

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COMPARISONS
A/ So saùnh baèng: (equality) This new house is as expensive as that one.
S + V + AS ADJ/ ADV AS + S He ran faster than his friends did.
B/ So saùnh hôn: (Comparatives) Films are more interesting than plays.
Tính töø ngaén: S + V + ADJ/ADV- ER + THAN + S2 Ex: He is more intelligent than Peter.
Tính töø daøi: S + V + MORE + ADJ/ ADV +
THAN + S2 Nam is the youngest student in his class
C/ So saùnh nhaát; (Superlatives) Winter is the coldest in the year.
Tính töø ngaén: S + V + THE ADJ –EST + N.
Tính töø daøi: S + V + THE MOST + ADJ + N.
Note: - Tính töø ngaén: 1 vaàn vaø 2 vaàn nhö: happy, pleasant, quiet
- Tính töø daøi: caùc tính töø 2 vaàn trôû leân nhö : interesting, beautiful, expensive
- So saùnh caùc tính töø ñaëc bieät: good → better/ the best; bad → worse/ the worst;
little → less/ the least;many → more/ the most; far → farther/ further/ the farthest/ further
Test (comparative or superlative form)
I/ Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use the comparative form (-er or more )with give
adjective.
1. The CD is 20.000 dong , the cassette is 12.000 dong. (expensive)
The CD……………………………………………………………………….
2. The church is built in 1878 and the library in 1925.(old)
The church …………………………………………………………………...
3. Andrew hasn’t many friend .Clare has lots of friends.(popurlar)
Clare…………………………………………………………………………..
4. The film lasts two and a half hours, but videotape is only two hours long.(long)
The film ………………………………………………………………………
5. It takes four hours to go by car and five hours to go by train.(slow)
Going by train…………………………………………..……………………..
6. Laura’s room has a lot of pictures and flowers. Mark’s room doesn’t have any pictures .(interesting)
Laura’s room …………………………………………………………………
7. Daneil can lift 90 kilos ,but Matthew can lift 120 kilos.(strong)
Matthew ………………………………………………………………………
8. There are a lot of vehicles on the streets in the city.There are few vehicles on the streets in the
countryside. (Crowded)
The streets in the city ………………………………………………………..
9. The buses run every 30 minutes .The trains run very hour.(frequent)
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 The buses …………………………………………………………………….
10. Yesterday the temperature was six degrees. Today it’s only three degrees.(cold)
It ……………………………………………………………………………..
II/ Write the sentences from the notes.Use the superlative form of the adjective.
1.Mark / tall /person/ his family.
………………………………………………………………………………..
2.This stadium / modern / Europe.
………………………………………………………………………………..
3.What /happy/ day/your life.
………………………………………………………………………………..
4.The Beatles album / good / they ever made..
………………………………………………………………………………..
5.Asernal /popular/team/England.
………………………………………………………………………………..
6.This painting /valuable/the gallery.
………………………………………………………………………………..
7.Yesterday/hot /day/the month.
………………………………………………………………………………..
8.This watch/ one /cheap/you cn buy.
………………………………………………………………………………..
9.That/ boring/ film /I /ever / see.
………………………………………………………………………………..
10.It /bad/mistake/I/ever/make.
………………………………………………………………………………..
III/ Write the comparative form or the superlative form of the words in brackets
1. Sport is……………………………….politics.(interesting)
2. Can’t you think of anything ………………………..to say?(intelligent)
3. It’s ……………………..day of the year.(short)
4. London is……………………………Birmingham.(big)
5. I prefer this chair to the other ones.It’s ……………………(comfortable)
6. The weather is getting……………………………….(bad).
7. I like living in the countryside.It’s …………….living in a town.(peaceful)
8. Who is ………………………in the class?(clever)
9. That’s ……………………..meal I’ve had for a long time.(delicious)
10. It was……………………….speech I’ve heard .(boring)
III/ Read the situations and complete the sentences. Using the words in brackets.
1. I’m quite tall but you are taller.(as……..as)
I’m……………………………………………………………………......
2. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old .(the same……..as)
Tim is……………………………age……………………………………
3. She speak English very well ,and her sister speaks well too.(as……..as)
She speaks………………………………………………………her sister.
4. They lived here for a long time but we’ve lived here longer.(as……..as)
They haven’t…………………………………………………………us.
5. My birthday is 12 August.Tom’s birthday is 12 August .(the same as)
My birthday is ……………………………………………………Tom’s
6. Sandra spent 100 dollar ; but Susan spent 120 dollars.(as……..as)
Sandra ……………………………much money………………………
7. Nam drive carefully,but his sister drive more carefully.(as……..as)
Nam doesn’t………………………………………………………………
8. We left the meeting at 10 pm ; they left the meeting at 10 pm too .(The same ……as)
We left …………………………………time…………………………
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 PREPOSITIONS
With IN: the morning, august, summer, 2006, uniform, hospital, bed, the world, debt, prison, English, the center of,
the middle of, some ways, addition, Vietnam, London, ink, the past/ future, case
With ON: Monday, Saturday morning, holiday, radio, subject, foot, a farm, a chair, the beach, the phone, Christmas
Day, the occasion, the south coast of, a picnic, the way to, time, a street, a floor, the right/ left, sale, the
corner
With AT: 5 o’clock, first, last, present, the moment, 16 years old, the age of (15), home, school, the bus stop, the
same time, a party, Mary’s house, the end of, the beginning of, night, least, once, times, work
With others: for a week/ fun/ reading/ a walk - from Paris to London, from nine to five- By Nguyen Du, by
shooting, by then, by the way, by far, by accident by car/ bus/ taxi/ plane - with smoke, with hands, out of
date/ work/ order
ADJ+ Prep: amazed, amused, delighted at – afraid of, angry with, bad at, good at, different from, fond to, familiar
with, famous for, proud of, interested in, kind to/ of, pleased with, useful for, worried about, similar to,
accustomed to
VERBS + Prep: borrow from, compare with, crowd into, laugh at, look at/ after/ for/up, prepare for, participate,
think of ,prefer...to, succeed.. in, take part in, take care of, tell about, take.. to about, tune into, keep in touch,
consist of
NOUN + Prep: love for, habit of/ aspect of, sight of, means of, reason for, method of, pair of
SOME SENTENCE PATTERNS

1. S + V + Adj/ n Jack looked very worried.

( be, look, keep, seem, taste, sound, become) The food tastes delicious.
2. S + V + Adv (walk, drive, talk, close, rise. come) He is careful. He drives slowly.
3. S + V + O + adv ( watch, read, meet, make, see) He watched T.V every night.
4. S + V + O + C (make, elect, declare, consider…) We made Frank armchair.
( think, believe, find) I find the lesson too boring.
(keep, make, let, have) Sad movie makes me cry.
(regard, recognize, appoint, consider) They regard him as an excellent player.
5. S + V + I.O + D.O = S + V + D.O+ to/ for + I.O Mary teaches me English.= He teaches English to me
(give, teach, show, award, offer, lend +to // buy, make+ for) My mother bought me a hat. = She bought it for me
6. S + V + prep + O (look at, wait for, cope with, rely I have been waiting for you for an hour.
on, depend on, complain/talk about, smile at…) He looks at himself in the mirror.
7. S + V + prep + O = S + V + O (pro) + prep He puts on his shoes. = He puts them on.
(put on/off, take off, turn on /off, throw away, see off I turn on the light, and then I turn it off.
8. S + V + O + noun clause I can understand what you said.
(learn, know, show, discover, decide, understand…) He showed me where the bank was.
9. There (be) + noun + prep phrase There is some water in the jar.
There were many students in the yard.

EXPRESSIONS OF QUALTY
(SÖÏ DIEÃN TAÛ VEÀ SOÁ LÖÔÏNG)
1 - SOME: Trong caâu khaúng ñònh/ lôøi môøi: - Duøng vôùi danh töø soá ít khoâng ñeám ñöôïc vaø soáâ nhieàu
ñeám ñöôïc: Ex: I like some milk. Would you like some milk?
2 - ANY: Trong caâu phuû ñònh vaø nghi vaán - Duøng vôùi danh töø soá ít khoâng ñeám ñöôïc vaø soáâ nhieàu
ñeám ñöôïc:
Ex: I don’t like any milk. Do you like any milk?
* Caùc ñaïi töø someone, somebody, something, noone, nothing, nobody, anyone, anything, anybody, everyone,
everything, everybody cuõng duøng theo caùch treân. Chuù yù No = Not + any: nobody = not any body
3. MANY / A LARGE NUMBER OF/ A GREAT NUMBER OF/: (nhieàu) Duøng vôùi danh töø soáâ nhieàu ñeám
ñöôïc:

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 Ex: He has many books.
Ex: A large number of students in our school are good.
4. MUCH / A LARGE AMOUNT OF/ A GREAT DEAL OF /: (nhieàu) Duøng vôùi danh töø soá ít khoâng ñeám
ñöôïc:
Ex: He has much time to play.
Ex: A large amount of
* How much/ How many cuõng duøng theo caùch treân:
Ex: How many eggs does she want? - She wants a dozen eggs.
Ex: How much beef do you want? - I want 200grams of beef.
5. PLENTY OF/ A LOT OF / LOTS OF (nhieàu) Duøng vôùi danh töø ñeám ñöôïc vaø khoâng ñeám ñöôïc:
Ex: He has plenty of books. Ex: He has plenty of time to play.
* Very/ too/ so/ as + many/ much + noun
Ex: There is too much bad news on T.V tonight
6. FEW / A FEW/ LITTLE / A LITTLE: (ít, moät ít, moät vaøi)
A. FEW: (raát ít yù phuû ñònh) C. LITTLE: (raát ít yù phuû ñònh)
+ Duøng vôùi danh töø soáâ nhieàu ñeám ñöôïc + Duøng vôùi danh töø soáâ ít khoâng ñeám ñöôïc
Ex: I feel lonely because I have a few friends there. Ex: I have very little time for reading.
B. A FEW: (moät vaøi yù khaúng ñònh) D. A LITTLE: (moät ít, moät chuùt yù khaúng
+ Duøng vôùi danh töø soáâ nhieàu ñeám ñöôïc ñònh)
Ex: You can see a few houses on the hill. + Duøng vôùi danh töø soáâ ít khoâng ñeám ñöôïc
Ex: I need a little help to move these books.
7. More, less, fewer:
A. FEWER: So saùnh hôn cuûa (few - a few) B. LESS: So saùnh hôn cuûa (little - a little)
- Duøng keøm vôùi danh töø ñeám ñöôïc soá nhieàu - Duøng keøm vôùi danh töø khoâng ñeám ñöôïc
S + V + fewer + ADJ / Noun + than + S hoaëc keøm vôùi tính töø
Ex: He has fewer days off than we. S + V + Less + ADJ / Noun + than + S
Ex: He is less scared now.
Do you have less free time than Hoa?
C. MORE: So saùnh hôn cuûa (a lot of / many /much)
- Duøng keøm vôùi danh töø ñeám ñöôïc hoaëc khoâng ñeám ñöôïc
Ex: Do you have more hours than Hoa?
- Duøng keøm vôùi tính töø daøi (Töø 2 vaàn trôû leân) - S + V + More + ADJ / Noun + than + S.
Ex: He is more tired than I.
8. MOST / MOST OF: (Phaàn lôùn, haàu heát)
A. MOST + NOUN ( soá nhieàu :Most children / hoaëc khoâng ñeám ñöôïc: Most coffee)
Ex: Most children are fond of sweets.
Ex: Most coffee is new and good.
B. MOST OF + MY/ HIS/ HER/ YOU/ THEIR/ THE / THIS/ THAT/ THESE/ THOSE + N
Ex: Most of the boys in my class want to play soccer.
READING

D. Read and answer the questions:

I. Hi, My name is pike and this is my son. He learns in a big school in London. He goes to school from Monday to
Friday and doesn’t go to school at the weekend. At school, he studies may things. He is very much interested in math
and Physics because they are his favorite subject. At recess, Peter often plays basketball and he plays it very well. He
sometimes plays soccer after school. In his free time, he always listens to music and he learns to play the guitar. He
hopes he will become an engineer in the future.
Where does Peter learn? ..................................................................................................................
What subject does he like? ..................................................................................................................
What does he do at recess? ..................................................................................................................
What does he do in his free time? .........................................................................................................

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 Does Peter want to be an engineer or a singer? ...................................................................................
II We are all destroying the earth. The sea and the rivers are too dirty to swimming in. There is so much smoke in the
air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities. We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas
of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can’t grow enough rice to eat. Wild animals
are quickly disappearing. We must save the earth.
1. Are we are all destroying the earth?
............................................................................................................................................................
2. What are too dirty to swimming in?
.............................................................................................................................................................
3. Why is it unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities?
.............................................................................................................................................................
4. What disappear quickly?
.............................................................................................................................................................
5. What should we do now?
.............................................................................................................................................................
III. I’m Linh, Pham Thuy Linh. I am a new student of 7A class in Nguyen Du secondary school. I am thirteen and I
come from Hoa Binh. I have a brother and a sister. They are 500 students at a high school in Hoa Binh. I live with
my aunt at 20 Le Loi Street. She often brings me to school by motorbike every day. It is more than two kilometers
from my aunt’s house to my school. It takes us ten minutes to go these. My telephone number is 871374.
SURVERY FORM
Family name: Brothers and
………...…………………………………………… sister:…………......…………………………………
Name(s): Address :
………………….............……………………………… …………….....……………………………………
Age: Telephone number:
………………………….................………………………… ………......…………………………………
Grade: Distance :
..................………………………………………………… ……………......…………………………………
School: Means of transport:
...................………………………………………………… .............…………………………………
Time:
………………….........………………………
IV. My name is Lan. I am 12 years old. I am a student at Hoang Dieu School. My father is a farmer. He grows
vegetables and raises cattle on our farm in the countryside. My mother is a teacher. She is always busy at school.
I have an elder sister, Mai. She is a nurse, and she works in a hospital. I love my family very much.
2. How old is Lan?
→
…………………......................…………………………………………………………………...........……………
…………………………
3. Who is always busy at school?
→
…………………......................…………………………………………………………………...........……………
…………………………
4. What does Lan ,s father grow?
→
…………………......................…………………………………………………………………...........……………
…………………………
5. Where does Mai work?
→ …………………......................…………………………………………………………………...........…………
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 PHẦN II
Tài liệu bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi 8 +9

PART A : PASSIVE- ACTIVE

1. He has finished the report.
2. The police captured the thief.
3. The movie disappointed us.
4. She returned the money last night.
5. The students attended the course.
6. Mr. Jones teaches this class.
7. He delivers the mail every day.
8. She took that book from the desk.
9. Fire destroyed that house.
10. She will eat the cake.

1. They are eating a cake.

2. English people speak English.
3. People wear glasses.
4. The children drinks whisky
5. Our children keep a cat and a dog as pets.
6. A rooster does not lay eggs.
7. Sheep give the wool.
8. Mother did not serve dinner.
9. They left hats and coats here.
10. They cannot hold the meeting in that room.

1. He has to pay the bill.

2. For the time being, Alice is teaching that group.
3. She has finished the report.
4. The police have arrested five suspects.
5. The mad dog bit the little boy.
6. The teacher corrects our exercises.
7. Mr. Smith saw the accident.
8. They started a dancing class last week.
9. You should insure the package.
10. He may pay the bill for us.

1. You ought to water the plants once a week.

2. The mailman is delivering the mail now.
3. Somebody has taken my briefcase.
4. The doctor ordered him to take a long rest.
5. Lightning struck the house.
6. He wrote an article about our country.
7. She has translated that novel into Vietnamese.
8. The visitor divided the gifts among the children
9. My secretary opens the mail every morning.
10. He will publish a new book.

1. The host treated us very kindly.

2. My wife will write the report for me.
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3. His teacher has transferred him to another class.
4. You must keep dogs in the garden.
5. A stranger started the fire.
6. They will publish the book next year.
7. A French architect designed the bridge.
8. Lightning struck the house.
9. Maria won the first prize.
10. They will sign the contract tomorrow.
1. They sent him to Los Angeles.
2. Mrs. Kennedy teaches the class.
3. They published the book in 1997.
4. The police have caught the thief.
5. They gave Linda a prize for one of her books.
6. Someone has told me about her success.
7. People speak English all over the world.
8. They sell English books in that shop.
9. Someone is repairing my car at the moment.
10. People always admire this picture.

1. He uses milk for making butter and cheese.

2. She makes progress every day in the world of science.

3. The author will write this novel in June.

4. Nobody will solve this hard problem.
5. Her mother will take her to hospital next week.
6. Someone will clean the room.
7. They had to cut down that tree.
8. Someone should tell Sally what happened.
9. They’re going to build a new hospital.
10. We can solve the problem.

1. Someone has to finish the job.

2. They may send the man to prison.
3. We must do something now.
4. I don’t like people starting at me.
5. I dislike people making jokes about me.
6. They separated the rice from the husk.
7. The boys made a fire by their camp.
8. They built this house more than one hundred years ago.

9. Every year Viet Nam exports millions of tons of rice.

10. The publisher published his book in 1996.

1. They repaired my desk during the weekend.

2. Nobody saw her at the party last night.
3. The government has not changed the regulation.

4. She didn’t introduce me to her mother.

5. Someone is cutting the grass now.
6. Someone ought to repair this window.
7. Peter is writing a letter to his friend.
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8. My friends are making some phone call in the evening.

9. Bad drivers are causing many accidents.

10. People play football all over the world.

1. They will sign the contract tomorrow.

2. We will issue the library cards soon.
3. Thuy has to finish her homework tonight.
4. People must hand in their weapons.
5. They are repairing my piano at the moment.
6. A doctor has just examined John.
7. The fire destroyed many houses yesterday.
8. Tom will return those books to the library tomorrow.

9. Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami.

10. You must keep your room tidy.

1. He is awarding the prize to the Thon Trieu team.

2. The company has ordered some new equipment.

3. I decorated the Christmas Tree yesterday.

4. The tornado destroyed thirty houses.
5. The manager should sign these contracts today.

6. Lan will clean all the glass windows.

7. Lan’s mother has to buy some oranges.
8. They performed Christmas songs 800 years ago.

9. Somebody will call Mr. Green tonight.

10. These workers are building a new hospital.

1. Nobody has used this room for ages.

2. Hoa sent a Christmas card to Lan last Christmas.

3. Santa Claus gives children presents on Christmas Eve.

4. Mary’s parents sent her some money.

5. Each competitor must take a bottle on the river bank.
6. Did they build this monument ten years ago?
7. They delayed the football match.
8. People put many kinds of newspapers on the table.
9. Tom must write this essay.
10. My father has just bought a lot of new books.

1. People will publish this novel in February.

2. They are building a new hotel.
3. Betty has just sent Mai many postcards.
4. Hoa sent her mother a gift.
5. They will build many new schools in the future.

6. Students must write the answer in ink.

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7. He wrote all the songs on this new album.
8. They held rice-cooking festival in Thon Trieu last year.

9. We must solve this problem soon.

10. Nguyen Du wrote Truyen Kieu.

1. We must do something for these poor men.

2. They have to separate the rice from the husk.
3. He shouldn’t do that silly thing.
4. The boy operates that tape-recorder.
5. They gave us a post card.
6. The student cleaned the room every day.
7. I had lost some of my books.
8. We believe these boys to become better.
9. The scientists found the problem.
10. The cat pulls the pan into the sink.

1. He gives her a novel about a love story.

2. They were painting a house.
3. She is watering those flowers.
4. We had finished our reports in three months.
5. He ought to sell that car.
6. We have seen her at the station.
7. The librarian will give students the books.
8. He showed me the way to Thames River.
9. He was learning in his room at 8.30 yesterday.
10. You can buy me an envelope.

1. We have just bought a car.

2. We have just met Jim.
3. They visited the church two years ago.
4. Mrs. Green is cooking the food in the kitchen.
5. The doctor examined the patients.
6. These boys made that noise.
7. I can’t do these exercises quickly.
8. She had finished the report by noon.
9. The movie has disappointed us very much.
10. They have to pay the bill before the first of the month.

1. They will ask you several questions.

2. My parents promised me a bicycle two days ago .
3. Somebody has locked the box and I can’t open it.

4. Somebody calls the president every morning.

5. Airplanes are carrying food to the flood region now.

6. Nam can repair this sewing machine.

7. People advised us not to go out alone.
8. The police ought to put the robbers in prison.
9. They had checked her handbag.
10. Susan’s father has promised her a new watch.
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1. You will answer all the questions on the paper.
2. The earthquake has destroyed many buildings.
3. He has just killed a tiger.
4. Lan’s mother is making her a dress.
5. We saw Mrs. Quyen leave her house at 9 o’clock.

6. Mr. Lam must finish this work before June.

7. My parents are going to buy a new TV tomorrow.

8. We haven’t seen Peter yet.

9. Nam and Ba are painting the fence.
10. Hoa reads a story book after dinner.

1. They were building a new school here when we came.

2. He will send his parents a gift.
3. She has bought two new dresses recently.
4. You must write these music lessons in ink.
5. We saw our friends outside the church yesterday
6. Lan saw an accident on Le Loi street yesterday.
7. People can grow potatoes in this farm.
8. I have seen that exciting film many times.
9. My father drinks a cup of tea in the morning.
10. Bill called his boss yesterday.

1. Susan is phoning her boyfriend in the living room now .

2. Mr. and Mrs. Long were playing chess when we came.

3. His parents have just given him a new dictionary.

4. We grow rubber trees in our country.

5. He met his father at the front gate.
6. People can’t plant rubber trees in the desert.
7. We haven’t seen Peter yet.
8. Ba and Nam are painting the fence.
9. Linh reads a story book after dinner.
10. He will send his parents a gift.

Part B:
REPORTED SPEECH
I. Reported speech with the introductory verb in the present simple
Ex: My teacher of Geography says, “ The Sun rises in the East.”
My teacher of Geography says ( that ) the Sun rises in the East.

II.Statements,commands, requests,advice in reported speech and indirect questions with if and whether
1. Statement in reported speech
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Ex: Nam said, “ I am doing my homework now.”
Nam said (that) he was doing his homework then.

2. Commands in reported speech

Ex1: He said, “ Can you meet me after class?”
He asked me to meet him after class
Ex2: “Don’t talk in class”, Our teacher said.
Our teacher told us not to talk in class.
Ex3: The policeman said, “ Please show me your driving licence.”
The policeman ordered me to show him my driving licence

Ex4: “Don’t touch this button or you’ll get an electric shock”,the man said to me
The man warned me not to touch that button or I would get an electric shock.

3. Advice in reported speech

EX: “ You should stop smoking,” my father said.
My father said/ told ( that ) I should stop smoking.

4. Indirect questions with if and whether

Ex1: She asked me. “ Do you like playing soccer?”
She asked if/whether I liked playing soccer.
Ex2: “Will Tom be here tomorrow?” she asked Ba.
She asked Ba if/whether Tom would be here the day after.
Ex3: “ Is the Big Ben in New York city?” Nam asked Lan.
Nam asked Lan if/whether the Big Ben was in New York city.
Ex4: She said, “ Do I look alright?”
She wondered if / whether she looked alright.

5. WH-questions in reported speech

Ex1: My teacher said to us, “ where are you going ?”
My teacher asked us where we were going.
Ex2: Nga said, “ What time does the bank close?”
Nga wanted to know what time the bank closed.
Ex3: She said to me, “ what’s your name?”
She asked me what my name was.

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Exercise
1. Nam said, “my uncle often plants the vegetables in the afternoon.”
……………………………………………………………………... …
2. “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said.
……………………………………………………………………………….
3. He said to me, “ Did your uncle plant the coffee trees in the field last year?”
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. “Mr and Mrs Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said.
……………………………………………………………………………
5. “ Does your sister take the vegetables to market everyday Minh?” Lan asked.
……………………………………………………………………………………
6. She said, “I often listen to music at night.”
………………………………………………………
7. “ Have they written the answers in the exercisebooks?” the teacher said to Ss.
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. Lan’s mother said, “ My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.”
…………………………………………………………………………………
9. Nga asked, “ Did your father watch Joo Mong film last night, Nam?”
…………………………………………………………………………..
10. They said, “We have to do the assignments now.”
…………………………………………………………….
11. Lan says, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.”
………………………………………………………...
12. “Students at secondary school and high school rarely sing English songs” She said.
………………………………………………………………………………………
13. Ngan told Mai, “ Don’t feed the chickens.”
………………………………………………….
14. They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.”
………………………………………………………………………….
15. My teacher of Geography says, “ The Earth moves around the sun.”
…………………………………………………………………………
16. Nam said, “ I am doing my homework now.”
…………………………………………………………
17. He said, “ Can you meet me after class?”
……………………………………………………
18. “Don’t talk in class”, Our teacher said.
……………………………………………………
19. The policeman said, “ Please show me your driving licence.”
…………………………………………………………………………….
20. “Don’t touch this button or you’ll get an electric shock”,the man said to me
…………………………………………………………………………………
21. “ You should stop smoking,” my father said.
………………………………………………….
22. She asked me. “ Do you like playing soccer?”
……………………………………………………………
23. “Will Tom be here tomorrow?” she asked Ba.
…………………………………………………………….
24. “ Is the Big Ben in New York city?” Nam asked Lan.
………………………………………………………………….
25. She said, “ Do I look alright?”
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26. My teacher said to us, “ where are you going ?”
…………………………………………………………
27. Nga said, “ What time does the bank close?”
……………………………………………………
28. She said to me, “ what’s your name?”
………………………………………….
29. She asked me, “ Do you like listening to pop music.”
…………………………………………………………..
30. “ Tom will be here tomorrow?” Na asked.
……………………………………………….
31. “ Is Phong Nha Cave in Northern Vietnam, Nam?” I asked.
……………………………………………………………………
32. Lan asked me, “ Is the Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world?”
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33. “Where is my new jacket?” John asked his mother.
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34. “ Bring the stick here, Lucy” Hoa said.
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35. “ I was having dinner when she came” Ngoc told me.
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36. “ Don’t talk in class” the teacher told us.
……………………………………………..

37. “ Practice more your English, Hau” his brother advises.

……………………………………………………………..
38. “ Don’t make so much noise in library” the librarian told them.
…………………………………………………………………….
39. “ Let’s go for a show” Hennry suggested.
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40. “ Steve, tidy up your room now” Mrs Thu ordered.
…………………………………………………………
41. “ Please, take out the rubbish” Mrs Young told the maid.
……………………………………………………………….
42. “ Finish your homework before watching TV, Mary” her mother said.
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43. Yen asked me, “ Is the Statue of Liberty in New York?”
…………………………………………………………….
44. I asked her, “ Do you enjoy your Enlish class?”
…………………………………………………….
45. I asked my new classmate, “ Do you visit the Taj Mahah in India?”
…………………………………………………………………………..
46. “ Can you go to the concert with me tonight?” our friend asked us.
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47. “ Where can I find the director’s office?” the woman asked me.
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48. “ How much does it cost?” I asked the shop assitant.
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49. The travelers asked, “ How long does it take to get to Ha Long Bay?”
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50. “ Why does Peter sing a song loudly?” we wondered.
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 51. “ When does the next bus leave?” she asked me.
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52. She said to me, “ Are you hungry?”
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53. The man said to her, “ Can you play the guitar?”
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54. Thu’s mother said to her, “ Are you willing to help your friends now?”
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55. The doctor said to the patient, “ Do you feel better now?”
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56. The son said to his father, “ Will you come here every weekend, dad?”
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57. The teacher said to the students, “ Are you ready for tomorrow?”
………………………………………………………………………..
58. The tourist said to the boy, “ Do you know the way to the post office in Chu Se?”
……………………………………………………………………………………..
59. The old lady said to the young boy, “ Can you read this letter?”
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60. The child said to the beggar, “ Are you very poor?”
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61. “ Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked her.
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62. He said to her, “ I will take you at home.”
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63. “ Did you phone me yesterday?” Tim asked Mary.
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64. “ Please wake me up at 5 o’clock”, he said to me.
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65. The teacher said to us, “ keep silent, please.”
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REPORTED SPEECH

A. Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech:

1. I said, “ Are you planning to enter law school, Martha?”
🡪 I asked___________________________________________________________________________
2. “What time does the movie begin?” Ed asked
🡪 Ed_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Thomas said to us,”How can I help you?”
🡪 Thomas__________________________________________________________________________
4. The little girl said,” I haven’t done my homework”
🡪 The little girl______________________________________________________________________
5. The woman said,” I must go home now to make the dinner.”
🡪 The woman_______________________________________________________________________
6. My father said,” Don’t spend too much money on your holiday.”
🡪 My father_________________________________________________________________________
7. “I’ll tell your mother I didn’t see you”, Jim said
🡪 Jim______________________________________________________________________________
8. The doctor said, “Please stay in bed for few days.”
🡪The doctor_________________________________________________________________________
9. Helen said to herself, “Am I doing the right thing?”
🡪 Helen____________________________________________________________________________
10. Nancy asked, “Why didn’t you call me?”
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 🡪 Nancy____________________________________________________________________________
11. Peter’s mother said to him, “ Be modest if you have talent.”
🡪 Peter’s mother_____________________________________________________________________
12. “Please don’t tell anyone what happened,” Tom said.
🡪 Tom_____________________________________________________________________________
13. Fred asked me, “Can we get tickets to the game?”
🡪 Fred_____________________________________________________________________________
14. The teacher asked, “Bobby, what is the capital of Australia?”
🡪 The teacher_______________________________________________________________________
15. The doctor said, “Stay in bed until you stop coughing and sneeezing”
🡪 The doctor________________________________________________________________________
16. “Come and see us if you want some help,” The old people said to the newcomer.
🡪 The old people_____________________________________________________________________
17. “How old are you, Mrs. Robinson?” the little boy said
🡪 The little boy______________________________________________________________________
18. He said, “Are you enjoying yourself?”
🡪 He______________________________________________________________________________
19. “Which book belongs to me?” the boy said.
🡪The boy___________________________________________________________________________
20. She said “You are really a good friend of mine, Billy”
🡪 She______________________________________________________________________________
B. Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.
1) He said to me,”You took the money.”
🡪 He accused ________________________________________________________________________
2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”
🡪 The teacher asked ___________________________________________________________________
3) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”
🡪 The student apologized _______________________________________________________________
4) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”
🡪 Boddy’s father reminded ______________________________________________________________
5) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” Helen said
🡪 Helen has always dreamed ____________________________________________________________
6) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”
🡪 The nurse advised ___________________________________________________________________
7) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” I said to Ann
🡪 I warned ___________________________________________________________________________
8) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”
🡪 The fire chief ordered ________________________________________________________________
9) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”
🡪 The man prevented __________________________________________________________________
10) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.”
🡪 The instructor warned ________________________________________________________________
11) The boy said to the woman, “I’ve broken the window of your house.”
🡪The boy amitted______________________________________________________________________
12) My parents often said to me, “Good for you! It’s good to be independent.”
🡪 My parents encouraged _______________________________________________________________
13) Mrs Smith said, “I would like to meet the president.”
🡪 Mrs Smith looked forward to __________________________________________________________
14) He said to the children, “Don’t swim in the lake without an adult present.”
🡪 He allowed ________________________________________________________________________
15) “That’s great! I’m going to France in August,” thought Henry.
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🡪 Henry was thinking of ________________________________________________________________
16) Laura said to her roommate, “Remember to set your alarm clock for 6:00 am.”
🡪 Laura reminded _____________________________________________________________________
17) “Why don’t we go to Dalat this weekend?,” said Peter.
🡪 Peter suggested _____________________________________________________________________
18) Tom said to you, “It was lind of you to help me. Thank you very much.”
🡪 Tom thanked _______________________________________________________________________
19) “Let me pay for the meal. I insist,” Linda said
🡪 Linda insisted_______________________________________________________________________
20) “I hear you won the lottery. Congratulations!,” John said to us
🡪 John congratulated ___________________________________________________________________
21) Rose said to Gerald, “I’d like you to come to my house Sunday night to meet my parents.”
🡪 Rose invited ________________________________________________________________________
22) I said, “I didn’t steal the money.”
🡪 I denied ___________________________________________________________________________

C. Conditional in reported speech.

1. He said, “If I catch the plane, I’ll be home by five.”

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2. He said, “If I had a permit, I could get a job.”
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3. “If she had loved Tom,” he said, “she wouldn’t have left him.”
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4. He said, “If you have time what will you do?”
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5. She said, “If you want to lose weight, you must eat less bread.”
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6. He said, “If I had a map, I would lend it to you.”
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7. He said, “If I had known that you were coming, I would have met you t the airport.”
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8. He wondered, “If the baby is the girl what will they call her?”
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9. He said, “If I lived near my office, I’d be in time for work.”
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10. She said, “If you feel ill, why don’t you go to bed?”
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EXERCISES
A. Rewrite these sentences, using Conditional Sentences:
1. She is very shy; that’s why she doesn’t enjoy parties.

2. He is very unhealthy because he doesn’t take any exercise.

3. I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop.

4. The only way that I can take you is my father lends me a car.

5. He doesn’t save enough to buy a computer but he’d like to

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6. I’d like to go with you tonight but I am very busy.

7. She wasn’t able to answer the questions, so she failed the exam.

8. The reason why I didn’t phone you was that I didn’t know your phone number.

9. Without the sun, we wouldn’t exist.

10. Peter was very nervous and failed the driving test.

11. I can’t tell you what time it is because I don’t have a watch.

12. She didn’t learn mathematics; that’s why she was cheated by that salesman.

13. We missed the train because the clock wasn’t right.

14. The dress is very expensive, so she can’t buy it.

15. The teacher was very angry. His pupils did their homework carelessly

B. Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:

1. Your son wil be if he (eat) ___________ too much green fruit.
2. If dinner (not be)________________ ready, we’ll go without it.
3. You shouldn’t study hard if you (want)________________ to pass the final exam.
4. Unless he (ask)_____________ you, don’t give him anything.
5. What (happen)___________ if I press this button?
6. You could understand the lesson better if you (not talk)__________ in class so much.
7. I’ll go mad unless he (turn)_________ the radio off.
8. We (not have)_______________ to walk a long way if we hadn’t run out of petrol.
9. If the story (not be)______________ true, the newspaper wouldn’t have printed it.
10. What_______you (do)_______ if you (be)_________ a millionaire?
C. Rewrite these sentences as directed:
1. He doesn’t eat fish when he isn’t extremely hungry.
🡪 If____________________________________________________________
2. We didn’t hurry, so we were late for the concert.
🡪 If____________________________________________________________
3. In order to get a driver’s license, you must be at least 18 years old.
🡪 If you_________________________________________________________
4. A person must have a passport to be able to travel abroad.
🡪 A person cannot travel abroad unless________________________________
5. Ann’s having a lot of trouble because she lost her passport last week.
🡪 If_____________________________________________________________
6. Tom doesn’t do anything if you don’t tell him what to do.
🡪 Unless_________________________________________________________
7. We must take steps to preserve natural resources, or the planet will be in danger.
🡪 Unless__________________________________________________________
8. It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well.
🡪 If only__________________________________________________________
9. The soil would become poor unless the farmer added fertilizers.
🡪 If ______________________________________________________________
10. You probably won’t have time, but I’d like you to come and see.
🡪 If _______________________________________________________________
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 11. There were such a lot of traffic; that’s why we are late.
🡪 Had______________________________________________________________
12. I couldn’t have managed it without your help.
🡪 If_______________________________________________________________
13. It was her determination which enable her to get better so quickly.
🡪 If__________________________________________________________________
14. He doesn’t get a job, so he can’t pay his bills.
🡪 If_________________________________________________________________
15. She isn’t fit because she sits around too much.
🡪 If__________________________________________________________________
16. The fire brigade came immediately, so the house didn’t burn down.
🡪 If__________________________________________________________________
17. Sue walked to work in the rain and caught a cold.
🡪If___________________________________________________________________
18. I was sick yesterday, so I didn’t go to class.
🡪 If __________________________________________________________________
19. Because Alan never eats breakfast, he always overeats at lunch.
🡪 If __________________________________________________________________
20. Peter didn’t finish unloading the truck because John didn’t help him.
🡪 If___________________________________________________________________

Part C: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1.QUESTIONS WITH “HOW MUCH”
What + be + the price of sth ? <=> How much + be + sth ?
How much + do/does + sth + cost?
a.What is the price of this watch?
How much…………………………..?
b.What is the price of your car?
How much…………………………….?
c. What is the price of his coat?
How much…………………………….?
d. What is the price of her hat?
How much……………………………..?
e.What is the price of these beautiful scarves?
How much…………………………………………..?
f.How much are these oranges?
What is ……………………………..?
g.How much is the pork?
What is………………………………?
h.How much do these dresses cost?
What is…………………………………………..?
i.How much does the petrol cost?
What is ………………………………………….?
j.How much is a cup of coffee?
What is…………………………………………..?

2. QUESTIONS WITH “ HOW TO GET TO”

Can you show/tell me the way to + a place?
<=> Can you tell me how to get to + a place ?

a. Can you tell me the way to the bank?

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b. Can you tell me the way to Chu Se post office?
…………………………………………………………
c. Can you tell me the way to the station?
………………………………………………….
d. Can you tell me the way to the pagoda?
…………………………………………………..
e. Can you tell me the way to the bank?
………………………………………………..
f. Can you tell me the way to Ham Rong mountain?
……………………………………………………………..
g. Can you tell me how to get to the bus station?
…………………………………………………………
h. Can you tell me how to get to the bus station?
…………………………………………………………..
i. Can you tell me how to get to Tan Son Nhat Airport?
………………………………………………………………..
j. Can you tell me how to get to Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum?
……………………………………………………………………
k. Can you tell me how to get to the Cao Ba Quat seconary school?
……………………………………………………………………………..
l. Can you tell me how to get to Chu Se market?
…………………………………………………………

3. HAVE-THERE IS/ARE

S + have <=> There is/are

a. The café has a lot of tables.

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b. Theatre programmes usually have lots of imformation
………………………………………………………….
c. London has more than fifty theatres.
…………………………………………..
d. The garden has a swimming pool.
……………………………………….
e. The system has both private and state schools.
…………………………………………………..
f. My house has four rooms.
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g. There will be more than 8 billion people in the world in 2020
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h. There have been more robberies in this town recently.
…………………………………………………………….
i. There will be a lot of interesting TV programmes for people.
………………………………………………………………

4. ADJECTIVE + NOUN

S + be + adj + noun <=> Noun + be + adj

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 a. The national theatre has very comfortable seats.
……………………………………………………
b. Our university has many large classrooms.
……………………………………………….
c. These are very valuable paintings.
……………………………………..
d. The book contains many beautiful illustrations.
…………………………………………………...
e. They are in unfavorable situations.
………………………………………….
f. The university has got numerous outstanding professors.
…………………………………………………………….
g. The tower of the church is high.
…………………………………….
h. We have got a magnificent view from our window.
………………………………………………………..
i. The test they did was not easy.
…………………………………
j. The house my parents bought is comfortable.
…………………………………………………..

5. WITH + NOUN- ADVERB

S + V + with + noun <=> S + V + adv

a. He handled the chinawares with care.

………………………………………….
b. He delivers his lecture with eloquence.
……………………………………………
c. The students listened to their teacher with great attention.
………………………………………………………………

d. They waited for the football match with excitement.

…………………………………………………………..
e. The fishermen looked out to the sea with anxiety.
…………………………………………………………
f. The candidates took their exam with impatience.
………………………………………………………
g. The sick people tried to endure the sufferings with impatience.
……………………………………………………………………….
h. We received him with pleasure.
……………………………………...
i. She kissed her teacher with thanks.
……………………………………….
j. The boy rushed out of the room with horror.
…………………………………………………

6. IT + TAKES/TOOK…

S + V + time <=> It takes/ took + (SO) + time + to_infi

a. I accomplished this task in three months.

…………………………………………….
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……………………………………………….
c. Any pictures that are taken will have to travel for 3 minutes before they reach the earth.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
d. She wrote the letter in 30 minutes.
……………………………………….
e. John finished his essay in two hours.
………………………………………….
f. I washed all these clothes in an hour.
………………………………………..
g. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half an hour.
………………………………………………………..
h. We spend five hours getting to London.
…………………………………………….
i. The passengers spent one hour and a half to fly to HN.
…………………………………………………………..
j. The engineers completed the construction work in 100 days.
…………………………………………………………………..

7. THE VERB “ MAKE”

S + be + adj <=> S + make + O + adj

a. Why was she late?

What…………………………………………..
b. The critics were strongly impressed by her performance.
Her performance made …………………………………….
c. I am always nervous when I travel by air.
Travelling……………………………………
d. He felt happy with the news.
…………………………………
e. She felt happy with the toys.
The toys made………………………………….
f. She heard the song and she felt homesick.
The song made……………………………..
g. They were late because of heavy traffice.
………………………………………………
h. Nam’s sister is always sad when she sees that film.
……………………………………………………….
i. He was successful thanks to his hard work.
His hard work made………………………….
j. We work all day and we have no time to spare.
Our work makes……………………………….

8. ADJECTIVE-ADVERB
S + be + adj + noun <=> S + verb + adv

a. They are fast typists.

………………………..
b. He is a fluent speaker.
…………………………
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…………………………..
d. Van is a good singer.
………………………..
e. They are fast runners.
………………………….
f. Morgan is a slow driver.
…………………………..
g. Tony and Bob are very good footballers.
……………………………………………
h. We are lazy students.
………………………….
i. Mary is an excellent dancer.
……………………………….
j. They are frequent church goers.
…………………………………….

9.EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
S + be + adj <=> What + (a/an) + adj + n !
How + adj + S +be
S + V + adv <=> How + adv + S + V !

a. She is a very graceful girl.

What…………………………………
b. How fast he run!
He is………………………
c. The meal was excellent.
What………………………………
d. This is a beautiful picture.
What…………………………………..
e. She sang very beautifully.
How…………………………………
f. What a sweet little girl!
She……………………………..
g. What a great idea!
That is…………………………..
h. What a beautiful home you have!
You…………………………………………
i. How nice that Jane could come with you!
It is………………………………………………
j. How nice she is!
What a……………………….

10. TO LIKE- TO BE FOND OF

S + like + sth <=> S + be + fond of sth

a. I like detective stories.

I am…………………….
b. She likes drinking coffee.
She is………………………
c. Children like sweets.
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d. The tourists like to lie on the beach sunbathing.
The tourists ………………………………
e. We like to go camping in the mountains.
We are……………………………………………..
f. Nobody is fond of liars.
Nobody………………….

g. She is fond of watching the sunset.

She……………………………..

11. LET-ALLOW

S + let + O + do sth <=> S+ allow + S.O + to do sth

a. Bi let Ba keep the kitten.

Ba allowed……………….
b. The teacher didn’t let the class leave before 4:30.
The teacher…………………………………..
c. The police let the people enter the bank.
The police……………………………..
d. Our parents let us do what we think we should.
Our parents……………………………………
e. The boss disn’t let her have a day off.
The boss…………………………….
f. The national laws allow us to do private businesses.
The national laws……………………………….
g. Thay don’t allow outsiders to attend their meeting.
They don’t…………………………………
h. Thay don’t allow the students to smoke in class.
They don’t ……………………………
i. She will allow her son to engage in social activities.
She will……………………………………
j. The weather didn’t allow people to celebrate the ceremony in the open air.
The weather didn’t……………………………………………………

12. THE VERB “ SUGGEST” FOLLOWED BY PRESENT SUBJ

a. Let’s + V S + suggest + that + S + present subj
b. In my opinion
c. S + advise
d. Why don’t you do sth? Or S + suggest + V_ing

a. “Let’s go for a walk in the part,” said Ann.

Ann suggested that……………………………
b. In my opinion you are not telling the truth.
I suggested……………………………….
c. “ I’d take a taxi if I were you”, said Peter.
Peter suggested…………………………..
d. The doctor advised me to take a rest.
The doctor suggested…………………………..
e. “ Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.
William suggested………………………………………………….
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I suggest………………………………………
g. “Why don’t you go on a walking holiday?” Jane said.
Jane suggested………………………………………….
h. “Why don’t you buy a food processor?” said Mary.
…………………………………………………………
i. The policeman told us to fit new locks on the door.
………………………………………………………
j. “Why don’t you buy this picture as a wedding present?” said Nga.
………………………………………………………………………

13. TO BE SUPPOSED TO
a. It’s one’s duty to do sth <=> S + be + supposed to do sth
b. S + be + thought to + V

a. It is your duty to obey him.

You are………………………….
b. Yogurt is thought to be good for you.
Yogurt is……………………………………..
c. Swimming is believed to be good for our health.
Swimming is…………………………………………….
d. Exercise is thought to do us good.
………………………………………….
e. Drinking alcohol is said to do us harm.
………………………………………………….
f. It’s your duty to be on time.
…………………………………..
g. Nobody wanted you to be hare.
…………………………………………..
h. Everybody expected the flight to be on time.
………………………………………………………..
i. It’s your duty to help his parents with housework.
…………………………………………………………………
j. People wanted the train to arrive at 6.00
The train was……………………………………

14. PREFER- WOULD RATHER

a. S + would prefer S + would rather + S + past subj
b. S + like….better than.. <=> S + would rather…than….
c. S + prefer S + would rather + V.

a. He would prefer you to tell him a story.

He’d rather……………………………………
b. We’d prefer you not to smoke.
We’d rather………………………….
c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat.
…………………………………………………
d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema.
……………………………………………………………….
e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer.
…………………………………………………………………….
f. We prefer to stay at home tonight.
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g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play.
Tony prefers……………………………………………………
h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside.
Mr Ba would rather………………………………………………
i. I like to be a worker beter than to be a farmer.
…………………………………………….
j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player.
……………………………………………………………..
15. THE VERB KEEP/FIND + O + ADJ
S + V + O <=> S + keep/find + O + adj
S + find + it ( unreal object ) + adj + to_infi

a. The heavy traffic annoys the residents.

The residents find………………………….
b. We must clean and tidy our school.
We must keep………………………….
c. Some visitors to Britain get depressed by the weather.
Some visitors to Britain find…………………………………….
d. Cark has no problems in marking friends.

Cark finds it……………………………………

e. He found that it was difficult to tell them the truth.
He found it………………………………………………..
f. English pronunciation confuses us.

We find………………………………
g. We think that learning English grammer is easy.
We find………………………………………………….
h. The office work doesn’t allow us to rest.
The office work keeps……………………….
i. We shouldn’t pollute our environment.
We should keep…………………………..
j. Her words embrrassed us.
We found……………………….

16. TOO + ADJ + TO_INFI. AND SO…..THAT

a. S + be + too + adj + to_infi
<=> S + be + so + adj + that + ( S + can’t + V_infi )
b. S + V + too + adv + to_infi
<=> S + V + so + adv + that + ( S + can’t + V_infi )

a. This iron bar is too cold for the worker to strike.

……………………………………………………….
b. The news is too good to be truth.
………………………………………….
c. He spoke too fast for anybody to understand.
………………………………………………………..
d. This tea is too hot for him to to drink.
……………………………………………..
e. The cake was too hard for me to eat.
……………………………………………….
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…………………………………………………………………….
g. The problem was too complicated for them to solve in a few months.
………………………………………………………………………………………
h. The man was too tired to say a word.
………………………………………………
i. I think that my sister is too busy to help them.

I think ……………………………………………
j. Peter is too young to take part in the club.
…………………………………………………

17. ADJ/ADV+ ENOUGH

a. S + be + so + adj + that + S + V
b. S + be + too + adj + to_infi
<=> S + be + adj + enough + to_infi
c. S + V + so + adv + that+ S + V
<=> S + V + adv + enough + to_infi

a. The water was so cold that children could not swim in it.
…………………………………………………………………….
b. Mike is too young to see the horror film.
…………………………………………………
c. He acted so well that the audience was moved to tears.
……………………………………………………………….
d. She isn’t very intelligent so she can’t do that exercises.
…………………………………………………………………..
e. The paper mill is very large so it can satisfy the need of the whole country.
………………………………………………………………………………………..
f. Those exercises are easy so they could finish them in half an hour.
………………………………………………………………………………..
g. The policeman could not run very fast, so he was unable to catch the burglar.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
h. There is no much beer, so you can’t all have a drink.
…………………………………………………………………
i. I am very tired so I must go to bed early.
………………………………………………..
j. Peter is too young to ride a bike.
…………………………………………

18. HAD BETTER

a. S + advise + O + to do sth
b. S + ought to + do sth <=> S + had beter + do sth
Should

a. Jonh advised Tom not to lend them any more money.

……………………………………………………………………
b. “ I advised you to take a holiday.” The doctor continued.
……………………………………………………………………..
c. They are advised to travel by train.
…………………………………………….
d. I advised you to put your money in the bank.
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e. I advise you not to say anything like that again.
…………………………………………………………
f. You ought to haveyour car serviced every two years.
……………………………………………………………….
g. They should quit smoking.
…………………………………..
h. We should train ourselves to become good citizens.
………………………………………………………….
i. She is advised to take part in the music festival.
…………………………………………………………..
j. You ought to take a rest.
……………………………..

19. USED TO
a. S + once + past verb
b. S + present verb ( negative ) any more
<=> S + used to + V_infi
20. TO BE USED TO
a. S + be accustomed to + V_ing
b. S + often + V
<=> S + be used to + V_ing
c. This is the first time + The present perfect tense
<=> S + be not used to + V_ing

a. They once started these machines by hand.

………………………………………………..
b. He doesn’t get up late any more.
………………………………………
c. I don’t listen to the radio any more.
……………………………………….
d. They don’t have a dog any more.
………………………………………
e. My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer.
……………………………………………………..
f. Ben is not as keen on travel as she used to be.
……………………………………………………
g. When he was young, he usually did morning exercises in the park.
……………………………………………………………………………
h. The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young.
………………………………………………………………………………
i. Before he had the car, he went to work by bike.
………………………………………………………
j. When I was young , I often got up early.
…………………………………………….
k. Janie isn’t accustomed to working so hard.
………………………………………………….
l. I often get up early.
……………………….
m. My English friend finds driving on the right difficult.
………………………………………………………………
n. This is the first timethat I have lived in a city with a high crime rate.
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o. She has always got up early in the morning.
…………………………………………………..
q. Working a large office is a new experience for me.
………………………………………………………….
r. My brother is accustomed to living in a cold climate.
……………………………………………………………
s. I don’t normaly go into town by car.
………………………………………….
t. My grandmother is not accustomed to the cold weather.
……………………………………………………………..
u. This is the first time my daughter has eaten European food.
……………………………………………………………………
21. NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO
a. S + V + both….and….
b. S + V + O/C + and + O/C <=> S + V + not only….but also…
c. S + V + and + S + V

a. You are both funny and witty.

Not only……………………………………..
b. She can enjoy a good meal and she can go fishing on the lake.
She can not…………………………………………………………….
c. They ate lamb chops and fish.
……………………………………..
d. The underground is quick and cheap.
………………………………………………
e. Mr Nam has read a novel by Shakespear and he has seen the film made from it.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
f. They like field events and they like team games.
……………………………………………………………..
g. Daisy has both toothache and headache.
………………………………………………….
h. The pavements are both narrow and crowded.
…………………………………………………………
i. That boy was dirty and he was lazy, too.
…………………………………………………..
j. Mrs Phuong’s daughter is both beautiful and clever.
…………………………………………………………………..

22. CAUSATIVE FORM

1. Causative active: S + get / ask / request / want + S.O + to do sth
<=> S + have + S.O + to do sth
2. Causative passive: <=> S + have + sth + P.P

a. Someone is going to repair my TV set tomorrow.

I am going to…………………………………………….
b. They had the porter carry their luggage to a taxi.
They had their…………………………………………….
c. They had an electrician rewire their house last month.
They had their house………………………………………….
d. I am going to ask somebody to mend your bike.
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e. They had an old man cut the grass in their garden.
They asked……………………………………………….
f. Tom wanted Peter to wash that car.
Tom had……………………………………..
g. He didn’t have anymore repair his son’s bike.

He didn’t want…………………………………………
h. I requested them to carry suitcases to a taxi.
I had them……………………………………………
i. I asked my brother to fix the flat tyre yesterday.
I had……………………………………………………
j. The teacher asks the girls to do needle work at home.
The teacher has………………………………………

23. ALTHOUGH AND IN SPITE OF

Although + clause <=> In spite of + Noun / gerund

Despite

a. We went on a picnic although the weather was cold.

…………………………………………………………
b. All of us will go to the meeting although it’s very far from here.
……………………………………………………………………..
c. Although Mr Chanh is nearly seventy, he still likes to participate in every community activity.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
d. . Although his knowledge of English is still poor, Nam gets along very well in class discussion.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
e. Minh came to class in this morning although he had a bad cold.
…………………………………………………………………
f. Old Mr Ba attended the tree planting ceremony although the weather was awfully sultry.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
g. The people of HCM City will accomplish the “ green revolution” victoriously although water scarce.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
h. Our country will become prosperous and powerful although we have to overcome many difficulties and
hardships.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
i. The guerillas will win the battle although the fascist government has many modern weapons.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
j. The first-year students worked all afternoon in the trenches although it rained heavily.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

24. BE NECESSARY AND HAVE TO S + don’t need to

S + be + not necessary / pointless S + don’t have to

There is no need to
S + needn’t…
a. It isn’t necessary to shout.
You……………………………
b. It is pointless to repair that old typewriter.
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c. . It isn’t necessary to make an appointment to see the bank manager.
There is no………………………………………………………………………
d. In the event, the extra insurance we took out wasn’t necessary.
In the event, we needn’t…………………………………………………….
e. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday.
…………………………………………………………..
f. It isn’t necessary to have any previous experience to apply for the job.
……………………………………………………………………………………
g. It isn’t necessary for us to repay the loan.
……………………………………………………..
h. It isn’t necessary for me to explain all the recent absenteeism.
………………………………………………………………………
i. It isn’t necessary for you to do the test.
………………………………………………..
j. It will be necessary for her to give up her job soon.
Soon she……………………………………………………

25. THE VERB “MAY”

Perhaps + S + will or S + will probaly + V

Look as if
It is possible that..
S + May <=> Seem

There’s a good chance + S + will + V

In all probability / likelihood + S + will + V

It’s quite likely that + S + will + V

a. I think it may rain.

It looks as if…………..
b. The house may have been occupied for several months.
It looks as if……………………………………………….
c. It may solve my problem, but I haven’t just had time to read it.
Perhaps it………………………………………………………
d. If I am lucky I may get the job I have applied for.
There’s……………………………………………..
e. The strikers may go back to work next week.
In all…………………………………………
f. Over the years one may become an authority on one’s hobby.
Over the years it is quite …………………………………………
g. They might have a party at the Town Hall.
They probably…………………………………..
h. Mr Grey’s business may be better than he says it is.
It is possible…………………………………………..
i. George may work in a bank.
It is possible………………………
j. Mr and Mrs Grey may have dinner in a cheaper restaurant now.
It is possible……………………………………………………….

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26. SURPRISE-FANCY

What a surprise to do sth <=> Fancy + doing

a. What a surprise to see you here!

Fancy………………………………
b. What a surprise to plant vegetables on the top floor of the building!
…………………………………………………………………………
c. What a surprise to hear that he passed his college entrance exam!
……………………………………………………………………
d. What a surprise to learn well in a such a condition!
………………………………………………………..
e. What a surprise to learn a language in 24 hours!
……………………………………………………
f. Fancy having a swim in this clod weather!
……………………………………………..
What a surprise…………………………………
g. Fancy living in the condition of zero gravity!
…………………………………………………..
h. Fancy raeding with blind eyes!
…………………………………………………
i. Fancy working underground for months!
………………………………………………
j. Fancy cutting the trees on the lightlines!
…………………………………………

27. PROUD-PRIDE
S + be proud of <=> S + pride + oneself + on.

a. Miss Nga is proud of her cooking.

………………………………………
b. She is proud of being such a good cook.
………………………………………………
c. We must be proud of our country.
……………………………………….
d. She is proud of having saved the drowned child.
……………………………………………………
e. Everybody is proud of what they do.
………………………………………..
f. The girl is proud of her beauty.
……………………………………
g. The boy prides himself on his success.
…………………………………………
h. He prides himself on remaining calm in an emergency.
……………………………………………………………..
i. My parents pride themselves on making us what we are today.
…………………………………………………………………….
j. The president prides himself on the development of the nation’s economy.
…………………………………………………………………………………

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28. IT’S HIGH TIME..

It’s high time + S + past subjunctive

a. You really should be able to dress yourself by now.

It’s high time you…………………………………….
b. “ It’s time for you to go to the hospital,” Sam said to Hellen.
“It’s time you…………………………………………………….

c. When is the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems?
It’s high time something……………………………………………………………
d. I had better get back to work.
…………………………………..
e. The government should really do something about air pollution.
……………………………………………………………………..
f. Children should be in bed by now.
……………………………………….
g. We ought to find out how much it’s going to cost.
………………………………………………………
h. We haven’t visited Uncle Peter for ages.
……………………………………………….
i. We ought to find out why he is in London.
……………………………………………….

29. WOULD RATHER + CLAUSE AND IF ONLY

1. If only + past subjunctive

Past perfect subjunctive

2. S + would rather + S + subjunctive

a. “It’s silly of you to worry so much!” Helen answered, laughing.

“ If only you………………………………………………………………..
b. What a pity he didn’t spend more time revising.
If only………………………………………………….
c. Would you mind not smoking in here?
I’d rather………………………………….
d. You should admit that you’re to blame, not try to conceal it.
…………………………………………………………………………..
e. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.
…………………………………………………
f. I don’t want you to smoke in here.
……………………………………………
g. Please don’t interupt me when I am speaking.
……………………………………………………….
h. Please don’t tell him.
…………………………….
i. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday.
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30. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES

If + S2 + V2 + comparative adj / adv + S1 + V1

<=> the comparative adj / adv + S2 + V2

the comparative adj / adv + S1 + V1

a. If you work harder, you make more products.

The harder you work,……………………………..
b. If you have a better job, you get higher pay.
The better the job,………………………………
c. If you are happier, you look younger.
The happier……………………………..
d. If there are more people, it will be better.
The more people…………………………….
e. If they rise higher, they will fall harder.
The higher……………………………………
f. If it rains and rains, you feel more like not going out.
The more it rains………………………………………….
g. If you get here sooner, we’ll be able to start out sooner.
The sooner………………………………………………….
h. If you hear more about it, you become more anxious.
The more you………………………………………….
i. If the letter is heavier, you have to put more stamps on it.
The heavier the letter…………………………………………..
j. If you travel to more places, you find out more about the world.
The more places…………………………………………………..
PART E
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
D. Rewrite these sentences, using Conditional Sentences:
16. She is very shy; that’s why she doesn’t enjoy parties.

17. He is very unhealthy because he doesn’t take any exercise.

18. I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop.

19. The only way that I can take you is my father lends me a car.

20. He doesn’t save enough to buy a computer but he’d like to

21. I’d like to go with you tonight but I am very busy.

22. She wasn’t able to answer the questions, so she failed the exam.

23. The reason why I didn’t phone you was that I didn’t know your phone number.

24. Without the sun, we wouldn’t exist.

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26. I can’t tell you what time it is because I don’t have a watch.

27. She didn’t learn mathematics; that’s why she was cheated by that salesman.

28. We missed the train because the clock wasn’t right.

29. The dress is very expensive, so she can’t buy it.

30. The teacher was very angry. His pupils did their homework carelessly

E. Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:

11. Your son wil be if he (eat) ___________ too much green fruit.
12. If dinner (not be)________________ ready, we’ll go without it.
13. You shouldn’t study hard if you (want)________________ to pass the final exam.
14. Unless he (ask)_____________ you, don’t give him anything.
15. What (happen)___________ if I press this button?
16. You could understand the lesson better if you (not talk)__________ in class so much.
17. I’ll go mad unless he (turn)_________ the radio off.
18. We (not have)_______________ to walk a long way if we hadn’t run out of petrol.
19. If the story (not be)______________ true, the newspaper wouldn’t have printed it.
20. What_______you (do)_______ if you (be)_________ a millionaire?
F. Rewrite these sentences as directed:
21. He doesn’t eat fish when he isn’t extremely hungry.
🡪 If____________________________________________________________
22. We didn’t hurry, so we were late for the concert.
🡪 If____________________________________________________________
23. In order to get a driver’s license, you must be at least 18 years old.
🡪 If you_________________________________________________________
24. A person must have a passport to be able to travel abroad.
🡪 A person cannot travel abroad unless________________________________
25. Ann’s having a lot of trouble because she lost her passport last week.
🡪 If_____________________________________________________________
26. Tom doesn’t do anything if you don’t tell him what to do.
🡪 Unless_________________________________________________________
27. We must take steps to preserve natural resources, or the planet will be in danger.
🡪 Unless__________________________________________________________
28. It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well.
🡪 If only__________________________________________________________
29. The soil would become poor unless the farmer added fertilizers.
🡪 If ______________________________________________________________
30. You probably won’t have time, but I’d like you to come and see.
🡪 If _______________________________________________________________
31. There were such a lot of traffic; that’s why we are late.
🡪 Had______________________________________________________________
32. I couldn’t have managed it without your help.
🡪 If_______________________________________________________________
33. It was her determination which enable her to get better so quickly.
🡪 If__________________________________________________________________
34. He doesn’t get a job, so he can’t pay his bills.

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35. She isn’t fit because she sits around too much.
🡪 If__________________________________________________________________
36. The fire brigade came immediately, so the house didn’t burn down.
🡪 If__________________________________________________________________
37. Sue walked to work in the rain and caught a cold.
🡪If___________________________________________________________________
38. I was sick yesterday, so I didn’t go to class.
🡪 If __________________________________________________________________
39. Because Alan never eats breakfast, he always overeats at lunch.
🡪 If __________________________________________________________________
40. Peter didn’t finish unloading the truck because John didn’t help him.
🡪 If___________________________________________________________________

PART F:
INVERSION
- Đảo ngữ vì có trạng từ /cụm trạng từ đầu câu:
Near the church was an old ruined cottage.
Often have I heard it said that he is not to be trusted.
Twice within my life time have was world wars taken place.
Such was the tale he told me.

- Đảo ngữ vì có (trạng) từ phủ định đầu câu:

In no circumstance could I agree to such a proposal.
Not until all attempts at negotiation had failed did the men decide to go on strike.

- Đảo ngữ vì có ONLY đầu câu không phụ nghĩa cho chủ ngữ :
ONLY + RARELY/ WHEN/ THEN…
ONLY + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE ….
Only rarely has an accident occurred.
Only in Central Vietnam have I seen such scenery as that.

- Đảo ngữ vì có HERE/ THERER ở đầu câu:

There is a letter for you on the desk.
Here is your pen.

- Đảo ngữ vì có HERE/ THERE trong câu cảm:

There goes the bus!
Here comes George!
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 - Đảo ngữ vì có SO/ NEITHER/ SO…. THAT:
I didn’t go to the movies, neither did he.
I went to the movies, so did he.
So tired was the man that he can’t work more.

- Đảo ngữ vì có tân ngữ được phụ nghĩa bởi tính từ phủ định ở đầu câu:
Little help will you get from him.

- Đảo ngữ vì xoá bỏ IF trong câu điều kiện (Dùng WERE/ SHOULD/ HAD):
Had I met you before, we may have been friends.
(If I had met you before, we may have been friends.)
Were I you, I would help her.
(If I were you, I would help her.)
Should we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately.
(If we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately.)

- Đảo ngữ vì có PREDICATE (Subjective complement) ở đầu câu:

Present at the meeting were the Prime Minister and all members of the Parliament.

EXERCISES
Choose the most suitable option to complete the sentences.
– Not until a monkey is several years old ……….. to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.
A. it begins B. does it begin C. and begin D. is it begin
– ………….. did Jerome accept the job.
o Only because it was an interesting work. B. Because it was an interesting work.
o Only because it was an interested work. D. The work was interesting.
– ………..great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered.
A. Very B. too C. Such D. So
– ……. The Charges found themselves 7-0 down.
A. Hardly had the games begun B. Hardly the games had begun
C. The games had hardly begun D. Hardly had begun the games
– Not until the fist land plants developed………………..
A. land animals appeared B. did land animals appear
C. would land animals appear D. the land animals appeared
– Not until it was too late ………………. I call Susan.
A. I remembered B. did I remember C. did I remembered D. I did remember
– Never before …………………. Such a wonderful child.
A. I have seen B. I had seen C. I saw D. have I seen
– Hardly had we settle down in our seats …………….. the lights went out.
A. than B. when C. then D. after
– Only after checking three times …………certain of the answer. Jim promised that never would he tell
anyone else.

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 A. I was B. was I C. were I D. I were
– Only when he is here, ……………..
A. he speaks English B. does he speak English
C. he can speak English D. he does speak English
Rewrite these sentences using inversion.
– As a boy I have climbed that hill many a time.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– His faithful dog sat by his site.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– The book that you wanted is here.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– The young man came into the room.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– He had hardly gone out when it began to rain.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– You should act thus and not otherwise.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– Keith can be held responsible for the accident in no way.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– I was shown how to operate the machine at no time.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– Miss Weaver will be offered the job under no circumstance.
……………………………………………………………………………………
– I will go all that way to visit him again on any account.
……………………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite these sentences, using inversion

1. You will find so many happy people nowhere else.
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. He has first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker not only .
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. They had granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner.
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. It is seldom wise to disregard the advice that he gives.
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. I had heard such ac extraordinary story never before.
……………………………………………………………………………………
6. He had rarely met such a beautiful girl.
……………………………………………………………………………………
7. He knows little what is going on.
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. They will stay in that hotel never again.
……………………………………………………………………………………
9. A movie can very seldom hold my attention like this one.
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 ……………………………………………………………………………………
10. They have invited us to their home not once.
……………………………………………………………………………………
Rewrite these sentences using NEVER, RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE.
1. I have never heard such nonsense!
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Our profits this year are higher than they have ever been.
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. One rarely finds good service these days.
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. Public borrowing has seldom been so high.
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
……………………………………………………………………………………
6. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
……………………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite these sentences, using IN, AT , UNDER, or ON.

7. Keith certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident.
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. The children themselves are not in any way to blame for the disaster.
…………………………………………………………………………………
9. The existence of extraterrestrial is not confirmed by the report.
………………………………………………………………………………………
10. I was never shown how to operate the machinery.
……………………………………………………………………………………
11. He never suspected that she was a witch.
……………………………………………………………………………………
12. There has never been a time when the English language was not in a state of change.
…………………………………………………………………………………...
13. Miss Weaver will not be offered the job under any circumstances.
……………………………………………………………………………………
14. You should not send money to us by post under any circumstances.
……………………………………………………………………………………
15. We can’t exchange tickets in any circumstances.
……………………………………………………………………………………
16. I won’t go out that way to visit him again on my account!
……………………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT.

17. He is my friend as well as yours.
……………………………………………………………………………………
18. He booked tickets for the afternoon performance and the evening performance as well.
……………………………………………………………………………………
19. Burglars stole a thousand pounds’ worth of electrical goods, and left the flat in an awful mess.
……………………………………………………………………………………
20. Tony was not only late, but he had left all his books behind.
……………………………………………………………………………………
21. You will enhance your posture and improve your acting ability on this course.
……………………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with ONLY.

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 22. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.
……………………………………………………………………………………
23. It wasn’t until last week that the Agriculture Minister admitted defeat.
……………………………………………………………………………………
24. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.
……………………………………………………………………………………
25. They didn’t get round to business until they had finished eating.
……………………………………………………………………………………
26. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
……………………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with SHOULD, WERE OR HAD

27. If the chemical were to leak, a large area of the sea would be contaminated.
……………………………………………………………………………………
28. If Germany were to beat Romania, they would face Italy in the final.
……………………………………………………………………………………
29. If Mr. Morgan were still head master, he would not permit such bad behavior.
……………………………………………………………………………………
30. If you had given it on time, you would have got a high mark.
……………………………………………………………………………………
31. If she had become a lawyer, as her parents wished, she would have earned a large salary.
……………………………………………………………………………………
32. If anything has gone wrong with my plan, I would have held responsibility.
……………………………………………………………………………………
33. If the Government were forced into another election, it would be the favorite to win.
……………………………………………………………………………………
34. If you should wish to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is available between 9.00 and
11.00.
……………………………………………………………………………………
35. If you should have further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.
……………………………………………………………………………………
36. If you should decide to accept the post, you will be expected to start work on 1st April.
……………………………………………………………………………………
Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it.
37. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
⭢Not only_______________________________________________________
38. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
⭢ No sooner _____________________________________________________
39. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
⭢ Hardly _______________________________________________________
40. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
⭢ Not until ______________________________________________________
41. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
⭢ Only _________________________________________________________
42. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
⭢ Never ________________________________________________________
43. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.
⭢ Under the table _________________________________________________
44. His brother had rarely been more excited.
⭢Rarely_________________________________________________________
45. The facts were not all made public until later.
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 ⭢Only__________________________________________________________
46. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
⭢Had___________________________________________________________
47. The response to our appeal was so great that we have to take on more staff.
⭢ Such__________________________________________________________
48. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
⭢Not only ______________________________________________________
49. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.
⭢ Little _________________________________________________________
50. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?
⭢Should________________________________________________________
51. The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way.
⭢ In ___________________________________________________________
52. The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.
⭢ So ___________________________________________________________
53. If the government raised interest rates. They would lose the election.
⭢Were__________________________________________________________
54. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
⭢ No sooner _____________________________________________________
55. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
⭢Such__________________________________________________________
56. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.
⭢Seldom________________________________________________________
57. You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked.
⭢Only__________________________________________________________
58. Just after the play started there was a power failure.
⭢Hardly________________________________________________________
59. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this.
⭢Rarely_________________________________________________________
60. We had only just arrived home when the police called.
⭢Scarcely_______________________________________________________
61. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.
⭢ On no_________________________________________________________
62. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record.
⭢ Never before___________________________________________________
63. The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began.
⭢ Rarely________________________________________________________

PHẦN III.
TUYỂN TẬP ĐỀ THI HSG 6,7,8,9 TRÊN TOÀN QUỐC
Phßng GD vò th­ ®Ò THI häc sinh giái n¨m häc 2007 -2008
m«n tiÕng anh 6

A. Pronunciation :
Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently from the others
1. A. call B. fall C. shall D. 6. A. thank B. that C. this D. those
wall 7. A. cost B. most C. post D. roast
2. A. clown B. down C. own D. town
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 3. A. above B. glove C. love D. move 8. A. arm B. charm C. farm
4. A. cow B. show C. know D. D. warm
throw 9. A. come B. home C. some D. none
5. A. clear B. dear C. hear D. pear 10. A. cow B. now C. how D. show
B.Vocabulary & grammar
I. Choose the best answer
1. His lips aren’t full. They are_____ ( fat, weak, thin, long)
2. Lemonade, apple juice, soda and _____ are cold drinks ( beans, noodles, vegetables, iced tea)
3. We have English on Tuesday and on Saturday. We have it _____ a week ( once, twice, two times, three
times)
4. Lan and Nam often listen to music in _____free time. ( your, his, her, their)
5. Mai doesn’t like playing soccer. She _____ plays soccer. ( always, usually, never, often)
6. He wants ____ an engineer. ( to be, being, be, is)
7. They would like some milk _____ dinner. ( in, at, for, of)
8. Minh often goes_____ in the mountains on the weekend. ( walking, travel, walk, to walk)
9. She listens to music _____ a week ( two days, always, twice, every )
10. _____ I help you? Yes. I’d like some beef. ( Do, Am, Would, Can)
II. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the verb in brackets
1. My sister always( wear) nice clothes for work. Today she (wear) a blue jacket and shirt
2. Why you (buy) so much food ? ~ Because we ( have) a party tonight,
3. That film ( come) to the local cinema next week. You ( want) to see it?
4. It ( not rain ) right now. The sun ( shine ) and the sky is blue.
5. Alice ( not take) the bus to school every day. She usually ( walk) instead
III. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets
1. There are four _____in my house. Bookshelf.
2. The photocopy is between the _____ and the drugstore. Bake
3. Is your brother an_____? act
4. Mai's sister is a ______ sing
5. We must be ____ when we cross the road. care
6. This tree has a lot of green _____ leaf
7. Is your father a ______ ? business
8. I’m Vietnamese. What’s your ______ ? nation
9. Air ....... is a big problem in many cities in the world. pollute
10. Yoko is from Japan. She is _____ Japan
IV. Find and correct the mistakes
1. My mother is going to the market with my 5. I'm twenty-one year old and I' m a student.
2. Mr. Minh rides his bike to work at the 6. A lot of my friends play soccer, but not much of them
moment. play tennis.
3. How many homework does Lan have every 7. Minh and his father are going to plant trees in the garden
day? now.
4. The Browns are traveling to Ho Chi Minh 8. Are they many students in your class?
City in train.
C. Reading
I. Complete the passage. Fill in each gap with a suitable word given.
finishes are students has big in yard grade on
street
Here is a photo of my school. It’s a (1)_____ school. It is (2) ____ the city. It’s on Nguyen Hue (3) ____ .
In my school, there is a big (4) ____ and there (5) ____ a lot of trees around it. My school (6) ____ three floors and
forty classrooms with 1,700 (7) ____. My classroom is (8) ____ the second floor. I’m in (9) ____ 6, class 6A. Our
class starts at 7.00 and (10) ____ at 11.30
II. Read the passage and then fill True(T) or False(F) for each sentence below
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 It’s six o’clock in the evening. Many people are at home. They are having dinner. They are watching T.V. They are
listening to music. But Mrs. Bich is going to the work. She’s a doctor and she works at night in the hospital. Today
she’s late. The hospital is not in her neighborhood so she usually goes by car. Mrs. Bich is in her car now. She’s
driving fast. She should slow down but she must be at work by six thirty. A policeman stops her. “ You are driving
too fast !” he says. You are going to have an accident. It’s six thirty. Mrs. Bich is not at the hospital. She’s at the
police station. Her car must stay there for fourteen days.
1. Many people are not working 6. She is late for work
2. Mrs. Bich comes home every evening 7. She is a dangerous driver
at six
3. Mrs. Bich is a night doctor 8. A policeman doesn’t keep her car
4. The hospital is near her house 9. She arrives at the hospital at 6.30
5. She goes to work by motorbike 10. She isn’t going to drive her car for two
weeks
III. Read the passage and answer the questions:
Salina lives in a village in Africa. Her day starts at 4 o’clock. She gets up, and she walks three kilometers to the
river. She collects some water, and carries it back to her house. The water is very heavy. It isn’t clean but there isn’t
any water in the village. Salina doesn’t go to school. She can’t read or write. She helps her mother in the house.
● Questions:
1. Where does Salina live? 5. Where does Salina help her mother?
2. What does Salina do after she gets up? 6. What does she collect?
3. Is the water clean? 7. Does Salina go to school?
4. Can Salina read? 8. Is the water very heavy?
D. Writing:
I. Choose the best answer
1. newspaper/ a / day / I / read / every //
a. I read newspaper every day b. I read a newspaper every day
c. I read every day a newspaper d. I every read a day newspaper
2. Lunch / a / grandfather / after / always / sleep / has.
a. Grandfather always has a sleep after lunch. b. Grandfather has always a sleep after lunch.
c. Grandfather always has sleep after a lunch. d. Grandfather always sleep after has a lunch.
3. famous / reading / I / people / about / like / books.
a. I like reading books about people famous. b. I like reading about famous people books.
c. I like reading about people famous books. d. I like reading books about famous people.
4. listen / I / the / my / car / radio / usually / in / to.
a. I usually listen to the radio in my car. b. I listen usually to the radio in my car.
c. I usually listen to my radio in the car. d. I usually listen in my to the radio.
5. face / eyes / big / Lan / round / black / a / and / has.
a. Lan has a round face and big black eyes b. Lan has round face and a big black eyes
c. Lan has a round face and black big eyes d. Lan has round face and a black big eyes
6. there / house / many / of / your / how / cans / are / food / in ?
a. How many food of cans are there in your house? b. How many cans food are there of in your house?
c. How many cans of food there are in your house? d. How many cans of food are there in your house?
II. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning with the words given
1. Does your have twenty-five students? ⮊Are there..........................................?
2. How much does a bowl of noodles cost? ⮊ How much is....................................?
3. The work is very hard and he can’t do it. ⮊ This work is too................................
4. Mr. Minh has a daughter, Lan . ⮊ Mr. Minh is .......................................
5. What is the width of this river? ⮊ How.................................................?
6. My mother often drives to work. ⮊ My mother often goes ....................
7. What is the price of a cake and an orange? ⮊ How.................................................?
8. That book belongs to Nam. ⮊That is........................................

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PHOØNG GD – ÑT HOAØI NHÔN ĐỀ THI HOÏC SINH GIOÛI NAÊM 2008 – 2009
MOÂN : Anh 6 - Thôøi gian : 90 phuùt

I . Choïn ñaùp aùn thích hôïp nhaát (A,B,C,or D)ñeå hoaøn thaønh caùc caâu sau . (Ghi ñaùp aùn vaøo
oâ traû lôøi beân döôùi baøi taäp).( 2,0 ms)
1. Nam______English on Monday and Friday.
A. not have B. isn’t have C. don’t have D. doesn’t have
2. We go to school at ______ in the morning.
A. a quarter to seven B. seven to a quarter C. seven quarter D. a quarter seven to
3. Do children have math on Monday ? -……………….
A. Yes, they have B. No, they don’t C. Yes, they don’t D. No, they not have
4. Mr. Nam gets up at 7.00 and eats ______
A. a big breakfast B. the big breakfast C. big breakfast D. a breakfast big
5. Is her school ______the park ?
A. in front of B. next C. in front to D. near to
6. Is this her______? A. erasers B. books C. an eraser D. eraser
7. Tan likes ______ weather because he can go swimming.
A. hot B. cold C. windy D. foggy
8. ______straight across the road.
A. Don’t run B. Not run C. No run D. Can’t run
9. I hope the ______ can repair our car quickly.
A. mechanic B. reporter C. architect D. dentist
10. The Bakers ______ dinner at the moment.
A. is having B. are having C. eating D. is eating
11. ______ fruit does your father produce?
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
12 When it becomes hot , people often feel ______
A. hungry B. thirsty C. happy D. worried
13.The sign says “ No smoking “ . You ______ smoke .
A. can B. are not C. must not D. must
14 . I’m playing table tennis . _______ you like table tennis ?
A.Have B .Is C. Are D. Do
15 . There is an English examination ______ Friday , 11th December .
A. at B. in C. to D. on
16. What time _____ back ?
A. is she coming B. comes she C. she does come D. does she comes
17. The students have got ______ news about their exams .
A. many B. some C. any D. a
18 . The boy looks a little thin , ______ he is strong.
A. and B. for C. or D. but
19. Mary and _______ would like to join the English Club speaking .
A. me B. my C. mine D. I
20. There _______ any milk in the glass.

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A. isn’t B. aren’t C. is D. are
YOUR ANSWERS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

II. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ, ®éng tõ trong ngoÆc. (3ms)
Example: 0. Phong ( get ) up at 5 o’clock. get🡪 gets
1. My brother (1)( not live) in Hanoi. He (2)(live) in Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Our school (3)( have) a small garden. There(4) ( be) many flowers in it.
3. What time your son(5) ( get up) every morning ?
4. Your parents(6) ( go ) to work every day ?
5. Nam (7)( wash) his face at 6.15.
6. We (8)( not have) breakfast at 6.30 every morning.
7. She can (9)(speak)............. English.
8. He(10) (eat) ............... a lot of meat?
9. Where Mai (11)(be) ........... now? She(12) (play) ......................... in the garden.
10. Look! She (13)(come)..................
11. What there (14)(be) (15)(drink) ............for dinner?

YOUR ANSWERS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

III. Đọc đoạn văn sau, chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất cho mỗi chỗ trống (2ms)
I live in a house near the sea. It is ...(1)... old house, about 100 years old and...(2)... very small. There
are two bed rooms upstairs...(3)... no bathroom. The bathroom is down stairs ... (4)... the kitchen and there is
a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden...(5)... the house. The garden...(6)...
down to the beach and in spring and summer...(7)... flowers every where. I like alone...(8)... my dog, Rack,
but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with...(9)...
I love my house for... (10)... reasons: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fee in winter, but the best thing
is the view from my bedroom window.
1. A. a B. an C. the D. any
2. A. It's B. It C. there's D. They're
3. A. and B. or C. but D. too
4. A. between B. next C. near to D. next to
5. A. in front B. front of C. of front in D. in front of
6. A. go B. going C. goes D. in goes
7. A. these are B. they are C. there are D. those are
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9. A. me B. I C. my D. I'm
10. A. a B. any C. many D. a lot

YOUR ANSWERS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IV. Điền một từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau: (2ms)
My brother lives in HCMC. He -(1)- a teacher of math. He goes to work ...(2)... Monday to Saturday.
The school starts ...(3)...7.00 in the morning and ...(4)...at eleven fifty. After work, he comes back
...(5)...and has lunch at ...(6)...quarter past twelve. In the afternoon, he ...(7)...the housework and plays
games. In the ...(8)...after dinner he watches T.V or...(9)...books. He goes to bed at half ...(10)... eleven.

YOUR ANSWERS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

V. Đọc đoạn văn sau, hoàn thành bảng tóm tắt thông tin bên dưới: (2ms)
I’m Linh, Pham Thuy Linh. I am a new student of 7A class in Nguyen Du Secondary School. I am thirteen
and I come from Hoa Binh. I have a brother and a sister. They are 500 students at a high school in Hoa
Binh. I live with my aunt at 20 Le Loi Street. She often brings me to school by motorbike every day. It is
more than two kilometers from my aunt’s house to my school. It takes us ten minutes to go there. My
telephone number is 5871374.

SURVERY FORM
Family name: ………...………… Brothers and sister:………..………
Name(s): ……………………………… Address……………………………
Age: …………………………… Telephone number: ……….......…
Grade: ..................…………………… Distance…………………..………
School: ......…………………………… How to travel: ...............……
Time: ten minutes

VI. Đoạn văn sau có 10 lỗi sai. Tìm và sửa lỗi sai: (2ms)
Example: live 🡪 lives
Miss Lien live in a small house on Hanoi. She teaches English at a school there. She usually is breakfast in
seven in the morning and she has dinner at twelve o'clock in the canteen of the school. She teaches his
students in the morning. She teaches them dialogues on Wednesdays to Fridays. On Mondays, she teach
them grammar. On the evening, she usually stays at home and listens books. She sometimes goes to the
movie theatre. She always go to bed at ten o'clock.

YOUR ANSWERS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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VII. Viết lại các câu sau sao cho ý nghĩa không đổi bắt đầu với từ đã cho:(2ms)
1. Does Phong’s school have forty classrooms ?
→ Are …………………………………………………………...
2. Phuong has a brother, Nam.
→Phuong is …………………………………………….………
3. My father usually drives to work.
→My father usually goes ………………………………….…
4. This house is small.
→ It is ............................................................................................
5. The bookstore is to the right of the toystore.
→ The toystore .............................................................................

VIII. Sắp xếp những từ sau thành câu hoàn chỉnh:(2ms)

1. house/ a/ Minh/ lake/ a/ lives/ in/ near.
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2. yard/ front/ school/There/ big/ of/ is/ our/ in/ a.
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3. many/ right/ the/ museum/ Are/ flowers/ the/ there/ to/ of/?
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4. next/ photocopy/ What/ store/ there/ the/ is/ to /?
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5. hospital/ father/ in/ the/ city/ My/ a/ works/ in.
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6. there/ family/ many/ in/ are/ How/ Linh’s/ people/ ?
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7. his/ friend/ in/ family/ My/ Hanoi/ doesn’t/ with/ live.
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8. brushes/ six/ gets/ her/ o’clock/ Hoa/ at/ up/ teeth/ and.
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9. on/ floor/ classroom/ the/ is/ Our/ first.
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10. Minh’s/ six/ There/ in/ rooms/ house/ are.
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IX. Viết một đoạn văn ngắn (khoảng 80 đến 100 từ ) kể về gia đình của em: (3ms)
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SELECTION ENGLISH TEST

School year 2007- 2008
LEVEL 6
Time allowed: 90 minutes
I. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (35 points)
Part 1:Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. (15 points)
1. My father is ..................... man.
A. a old B. an old C. not young D. not very young
2. I’m tired. I’d like ..................... .
A. sit down B. sitting down C. to sit down D. to sitting down
3. Do you have any toothpaste? I’d like a large ..................... .
A. tin B. roll C. bar D. tube
4. Choose the word having the underlined letter pronounced differently:
A. pretty B. get C. wet D. dentist
5. Bangkok is ..................... capital of Thailand.
A. a B. one C. X D. the
6. There are ..................... girls in his class.
A. not B. no C. none D. any
7. ..................... she plays the piano!
A. How beautiful B. How beautifully C. What good D. What well
8. On ..................... we often go out.
A. nights of Saturday B. Saturday nights
C. Saturday’s nights D. none is correct
9. I don’t want much sugar in coffee. Just ....................., please.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
10. The weather is ..................... today than yesterday.
A. much better B. very better C. too better D. so better
11. A. Always they do their homework. B. They always do their homework.
C. They do their homework always. D. They always do their homeworks.
12. Minh is from Viet Nam. He’s ..................... .
A. a Vietnamese B. Vietnamese C. a Vietnamese man D. the Vietnamese man
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13. Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
A. beautiful B. vegetable C. breakfast D. apartment
14. What ..................... the weather like in the summer?
A. is B. was C. does D. would
15. It’s very hot. Why ..................... go swimming?
A. not we B. not C. don’t we D. Both B & C are correct
16. At an intersection, you ..................... slow down.
A. can B. should C. must D. have
17. Which word has the final sound /s/:
A. bananas B. carrots C. apples D. guavas

18. Don’t move. You have a ..................... leg.

A. break B. breaking C. broke D. broken
19. If there aren’t any trash cans, we should put it in a bag and ..................... .
A. take it to our home B. take it to home
C. take it home D. take it back our house
20. This is a photo of Miss Lan’s house. To the right of ..................... house there is a well.
A. the B. a C. his D. my
21. Choose the word having the underlined letter pronounced differently:
A. keen B. kite C. keep D. knife
22. How much is this ..................... of soap?
A. bar B. bag C. box D. loaf
23. Our roads are dangerous places. We ..................... .
A. can be careful B. must be careful
C. mustn’t be careless D. Both B & C are correct
24. Make sure ..................... is no traffic.
A. they B. it C. there D. some
25. Let’s eat here. The ..................... seems very good.
A. list B. paper C. programme D. menu
26. There’s a good film ..................... ..................... the Rex Cinema tonight.
A. on / in B. on / at C. in / on D. in / at
27. Don’t ..................... electricity.
A. save B. waste C. use D. leave
28. The boy suffered ..................... a very bad toothache.
A. of B. from C. with D. by
29. ..................... book is this, yours or mine?
A. What B. Which C. Whose D. Who’s
30. “Who ..................... that horrible noise?”
“It’s Nam practising the violin.”
A. makes B. made C. is making D. making
Part 2: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (10 points)
1. Mary likes attending the English ..................... contests. (SPEAK)
2. My neighborhood is ..................... for good and cheap restaurants. (FAME)
3. I like the city life because there are many kinds of ..................... (ENTERTAIN)
4. Lan’s classroom is on the ..................... floor. (TWO)
5. These children like ..................... weather. (SUN)
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7. The Great Wall of China is the world’s ..................... structure. (LONG)
8. What’s Mary’s .....................? - She’s British. (NATION)
9. We should not waste ..................... and water. (ELECTRIC)
10. Let him do it ...................... (HE)
Part 3: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)

1. The sky is very dark. I think it ............................... .(rain)

2. David ............................... his hands. He ............................... the television set. (wash/ just repair)
3. Come to see me at 5 this afternoon. I ............................... home until 4.30. (not arrive)
4. ..............................., please! The baby ............................... .(not talk / sleep)
5. It ............................. hard. We can’t do anything until it ............................. . (rain / stop)
6. Would you mind ............................... on the light? I hate ............................... in a dark room. (turn / sit)
II. READING (25 points)
Part 1: Put these sentences in the right order to complete the passage. Number 1 has been done for you as an
example. (10 points)
A. For example, you can get hot dogs
B. a famous fast food restaurant. Do you
C. Today fast food is very
D. the same as one in MacDuff’s in Tokyo!
E. a fast food restaurant, you can
F. and boxes. MacDuff’s is the name of
G. You can even take it home.
H. know that a beefburger in MacDuff’s in London tastes
I. get different kinds of food cheaply and quickly.
J. or beefburgers in paper bags
K. popular throughout the world. In
Your answers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
C

Part 2: Complete the following letter with the appropriate words. The first letter(s) of each word is (are) given.
(15 points)
Dear Mum and Dad,
Hi. I’m on (0) ho_liday_ in Vietnam with Ted and Booby. We (1) arr_________ in Dalat yesterday. It is a very
beautiful city and is (2) kn_________ as the city of Eternal Spring. Dalat is very famous for its (3) water_________,

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sight_________. I took a lot of photographs. On Thursday we went shopping. Everything was cheap, so we bought
lots of (5) sou_________ and two nice sweaters for you. In the evening we had (6) d_________ at a lovely little
restaurant and then went to a coffeehouse to (7) e_________ Trung Nguyen Coffee. Last night we went to the theater
and didn’t get back (8) un_________ 11pm. So, we got up late this morning and (9) dec_________ to have a
relaxing day at the hotel. So, that’s(10) wh_________ I’m now.
Love,
Mark

III. Writing: Make meaningful sentences using the following cues. (20 points)
1. What time / Nga / get / morning?
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2. You / can / games / afternoon / but / must / homework / evening.
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3. Lan / walk / ride / bike / school?
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4. When / it / hot / we / often / go / swim.
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5. What / there / front / your house?
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6. If / you / not feel / well / should / see / doctor.
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7. What color / your baby / eyes?
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8. My father / 4 years / old / mother.
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9. I / beef/ so / sister.
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10. Hoa / learn / languages / bad.
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ĐỀ THI HSG 7 NĂM 2008-2009

Question I: Choose the word that has a different the stressed syllables from the others of each group:
1. A. greeted B. needed C. collected D. looked
2. A. nature B. mature C. picture D. future
3. A. friendly B. pretty C. type D. study

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5. A. mounted B. dated C. enjoyed D. handed
Question II: Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the others of each group:
6. A. legal B. leg C. lemon D. lend
7. A. property B. necessity C. Russian D. lecturer
8. A. Canada B. Chinese C. Malaysia D. Australia
9. A. begin B. visit C. become D. release
10. A. listen B. decide C. dispose D. begin
Question III: Put the verbs into correct tense or form:
11. Last night we (not stay) ______________ at home, but we (go) ______________ to the cinema.
12. Hoa (keep) _____________ her teeth very careful. She (brush) _____________ her teeth twice a day.
13. I’d like (go) ______________ fishing. I (go) _______ fishing when I (have) _______free time.
14. _______You (do) _______ your homework yesterday?
15. When _______you ( buy ) _______this comic ?- I (buy) it two days ago.
Question IV: Complete the blank with one suitable word:
English is my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied the two languages when
I was at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the University. As for me, mastering a foreign
language is not easy. After studying a language, practice is very necessary and useful. Traveling to the country
where the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you cannot speak the language well enough you will
certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I
am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers
and magazines are better. However, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing.
Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.
16. How many languages can the writer speak?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
17. The writer has learnt Spanish _______.
A. in Spain B. at high school C. at University D. B and C
18. Traveling may cause troubles if _______.
A. you cannot speak the language well enough.
B. you can speak the language well enough.
C. you can speak the language bad enough.
D. you can communicate in the target language.
19. Some useful ways to practice your target language are _______.
A.. reading books in the language. B. listening to the radio and watching TV in the language.
C. seeing films in the language. D. all are correct.
20. According to the writer, what should be mastered first?
A. Vocabulary B. Vocabulary and grammar C. Writing skill D. Reading skill
Question V: Choose the incorrect words underlined (A, B, C or D) and correct them:
21. My father along with his friend are drinking tea in the living room.
A B C D
22. He has less friends in his class now than he had last year.
A B C D
23. I remember that I have something new to told you.
A B C D
24. It ‘s important for every students to have a book.
A B C D
25. He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health.
A B C D
Question VI. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
26. _______ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.
A. Most B. Most of C. A few D. Few
27. Peter with I _______ your proposal.
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28. 17.19. You have made _______ mistakes in your writing.
A. so much B. a lot of C. little of D. much of
29. She had worked _______ she made herself ill.
A. such hard that B. such hardly that C. so hardly that D. so hard that
30. I go _______ work _______ bus.
A. to - on B. to - by C. at - by D. at - on
31. I like living here _______ it’s near the shops.
A. but B. and C. because D. so
32. We arrived on time _______ the traffic was bad.
A. although B. even C. in spite of D. despite
33. It was _______ we could not go out.
A. such cold that B. so cold that C. very so cold D. too cold that
34. Tom : How are you feeling today ? Mary : _______.
A. Yes B. Thank you C. I’m sorry D. Not too bad
35. California, with the population of more than 23 million, is _______ populous state in the US.
A. as B. more C. most D. the most
36. Peter sometimes helps me _______ my homework.
A. to do B. do C. with D. all are correct
37. He had spent _______ writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of time B. a great deal of time
C. a few time D. many time
Question VII. Insert the correct form of the words in brackets: (2 ms)
38. My teacher…………………….me to take this exam (courage)
39. He has the…………………to become a professional football player (able)
40. Give me something to drink please! I’m dying of……………… (thirsty)
41. We try to bring our work to……………… (satisfy)
42. The………………..of the question was requested (repeat)
43. The teacher checks for regular………………. (attend)
44. Farmers can protect their land by ………………..rotation of crops. (year)
45. Well, I think that the prices in Dong Thap supermarket are ……………….. (reason )
46. Mrs. Pike is ………………..she can’t have a child of her own. (Child)
47. The ………………..of the moon for the earth causes tides. (attract)
48. Several toxic gases are very ………………..to our health. (harm)
49. This company offered a lot of ………………..jobs. (attract)
Question VIII. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences:
50. Shall we go to the movies ?
→ Let's _______________________________________________________
51. Ba is a quick swimmer.
→ Ba swims ___________________________________________________
52. I don't like pork. They don't like pork.
→ I don't like pork, and __________________________________________
53. Lan has a toothache.
→ She should _________________________________________________
54. The green dress is cheaper than the black dress.
→ The black dress_________________________________________________
55. Let’s come to my house after school.
→ What about_________________________________________________ ?
56. Mr. Tam drinks more coffee than Mr. Lam.
→ Mr. Lam_________________________________________________

Phßng gi¸o dôc Tam §¶o ®Ò thi häc sinh giái

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Môn Tiếng anh Lớp 7

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I/. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 5
1. A. sure B. saw C. send D. sit
2. A. new B. sew C. few D. knew
3. A. image B. arcade C. take D. days
4. A. plays B. looks C. wants D. helps
5. A. decided B. preferred C. listened D. enjoyed
6. A. much B. drug C. buffalo D. future
7. A. horrible B. hour C. hundred D. hold
8. A. teenager B. together C. guess D. regular
9. A. languages B. goes C. watches D. dresses
10. A. education B. collection C. question D. celebration

II/.Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital. ( 15 Points ).
1/. English is an ………………… and important subject INTEREST.
2/. In electronics they learn to repair ……………appliances. HOUSE
3/. The most popular ………….. at recess is talking . ACT
4/. Hoa is having a....................check-up MEDICINE
5/. In the countryside, people often know all the people in their................... NEIGHBOR
6/. You must be careful when playing video games because they can be ………. ADDICT
7/. I’d like a nice..................orange JUICE
8/. Edison’s most famous ………. was the electronic bulb. INVENT
9/. This dictionary is very ..............for you to learn English USE
10/. I have ....................time to play than my friends LITTLE

III/. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.(5 points)

1/. I bought this dress at the...................on Hang Bai street.
A. clothes’ store B. store of closes C. clothes store D. closing store
2/. Isn’t it easy to learn English well ? - ………………………..
A. No, it is B. No it does not C. Yes, it is D. Yes. It does
3/. There are two churches in the town and ………………of them are extremely old.
A. each B. all C. both D. most
4/. My joke made the whole class ………………
A. smile B. laughing C. laugh D. crying
5/. Mr. Nam ………………….. to work yesterday
A. wasn’t drive B. not drive C. didn’t drove D. didn’t drive
6/. The news on TV last night ……………………. very good.
A. was B. has C. were D. be
7/. Lan did not know the world . Hoa didn’t …………………………….
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8/. The boss wants his ………………….. to type some letters.
A. secretary B. novelist C. journalist D. musician
9/. If he eats all that food, he eats………………………
A. quite much B. too many C. quite many D. too much
10/. Mr Robinson speaks Vietnamese very……………………..
A. skillfully B. good C. fluently D. best
IV/. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.( 10 points)
1/. We can’t go out now because it (rain ) …………………… .
2/. They (meet) .......................their teacher at the moment
3/. We (visit ) ………………….the museum at the moment. We (visit ) …………..it once a year
4/. Hai ( not write ) ……………….. to her parents last week. She ( phone ) …..……. them.
5/.Duy ( not visit)… ………the museum with his class last Sunday because he (catch ) ……. a cold.
6/. How much it ( cost ) …………….to mail a latter to England ?
7/. Take these pills and you ( feel ) ……………….. better then, Ha .

V/. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space
provided ( 10 points )
1. From at nine in the morning until four afternoon Mr. Tuan works in 1.......................................
A B C
the fields with his father.
D
2. There is fewer work in the evening than there is in the morning 2.........................................
A B C D
3. My Dad always has a three-weeks vacation 3........................................
A B C D
4. Mr Ba soon got used to travel to work by bicycle 4......................................
A B C D
5. The doctor says you should spend a little time to play video game. 5.......................................
A B C D
6. The public library in the city has thousand of good books 6........................................
A B C D
7. What does the new student like ? - Oh, she is tall and beautiful 7.......................................
A B C D
8. Ba is in class 7A and he enjoys the school very much 8...........................................
A B C D
9. My father always has a lot of houseworks to do 9.........................................
A B C D
10. There is a ten-floors building in front of my house 10.......................................
A B C D
VI/. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.(20points)
Americans like sport very much. One of the (1)............. popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football.
All the high schools(2)........... universities have their own teams.
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in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4).............. and ice.
Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (5).............., millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in
(6)..............., but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to
the games (7) .......... the radio, watch them on television or read about them (8) .............. the newspapers.
Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) ......... fishing. They like to stay outdoors (10)........it is warm
during the months of June, July and August.
VII: Use the words given to complete the following sentences
1. you / better / eat / too / candies / because / they / not good / your teeth
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2. Hoa / measure / height / weigh / the scale / the moment.
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3. Mr.Lam / now wear / face mask / protect him / breathe / dust
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4. last year / brother / work / engineer / printing factory
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5. what / wide / the West Lake?
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6. this morning / I / eat / bread / and / drink milk / breakfast.
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7. “ balanced diet” / mean / you / eat / variety / foods / without / eat / much / anything.
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8. children / spend / only / small part / free time / play / electronic games.
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9. public library / city / have / thousands / books / and / Lan / begin / borrow books regularly.
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10.video games / good fun / but players / must / careful.
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VIII/. 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.

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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.
IX/. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that the meaning not change:
1. It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday.
Mr. Hoang spent.......................................................
2. What is the price of this cap ?
How much.................................................................?
3. You shouldn’t eat too much meat.
You’d............................................................................
4. Lan is the youngest of the three sisters.
Lan has .....................................................
5. Our house is older than any other house in the living centre
Our house......................................................................
6. Mai usually works hard.
Mai is usually a………………………………………………..
7. There are eight hundred stamps in Hoa’s collection.
Hoa’s collection.......................................................................
8. How heavy is the chicken ?
What ......................................................................................?
9. How much is this book ?
What is..............................................................................?
10. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
I prefer........................................................................

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UBND HUYEÄN HOAØI NHÔN KYØ THI CHOÏN HOÏC SINH GIOÛI LÔÙP 7
PHOØNG GD HOAØI NHÔN Naêm hoïc : 2006 – 2007
---------------- Moân : Tieáng Anh - Phaân moân : Ñoïc –Vieát
Ngaøy thi : 26 /5/2007
Thôøi gian : 150 phuùt ( Khoâng keå phaùt ñeà )
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I . Choose the right word or phrase that completes the sentence .( Choïn ñaùp aùn thích hôïp nhaát )( 2 ,0 ms )
1. This film is _______ than the one we saw last week .
A. as good B. gooder C. more good D. better
2. She is ______ a singer nor an actress.
A. nor B. both C. neither D. either
3. You can’t speak Russian _________
A. Either can I B. Neither can I C. Neither can’t I D.I can’t neither
4. I know that he ............ in the library at this moment.
A. works B worked C. is working D. was working
5. His choice of words ............ very good.
A. is B. are C. be D. being
6. "Let's go dancing ............ ?"
"Yes, let's"
A. will we B. don’t we C. do we D. shall we
7. She made ………. mistakes on her last examination.
A. a little B. few C. little D. none
8. "......... did he go out?"
"A few minutes ago".
A. how long B. when C. how much time D. how many times
9. His father is a very good friend of ......... .
A. them B. their C. theirs D. themselves
10. The children are playing .................... in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happily C. happier D. happiness
11. It's very kind ................... you to say so!
A. in B. to C. for D. of
12.The United States has a .................... of around 250 million.
A. population B. people C. countries D. cities
13. Peter got................... quickly and went to school.
A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses
14. I am ready and ……… .
A. she isn't too B. neither is she C. so is she D. she is too
15. …….. she plays the piano!
A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good
16. He became most famous …………………… the fairy tales .
A. with B. about C. for D. by
17. Qui Nhon City is……………………………………Ho Chi Minh City.
A. smaller B. smaller than C. bigger D. bigger than
18. How long will it ________ you to get there .
A. go B. need C. have D. take
19. He is one of the _________ in the world .
A. busyest man B. busiest C. much busy man D most busy man
20.This book is different _______ the one I had .
A. with B. of C. to D. from

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19 20.
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer .( Ñoïc ñoaïn vaên sau roài choïn caâu traû lôøi ñuùng

nhaát )( 2,0 ms)

Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students are young children . Others
are teenagers . Many are adults ( ngöôøi lôùn) . Some learn at school , others study by themselves . A few learn
English just by hearing the language , in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not many
are lucky enough to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language .
Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people want to learn English ? It is
difficult to answer that quetion . Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects .
They study their own language , and mathematics .... and English . ( In England , or America , or Australia , many
boys and girls study their own language , which is English and mathematics .... and another language , perhaps
French , or German , or Spainish )
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work . Teenagers often learn English for their high
studies , because some of their books are in English at the college or university . Other people learn English
because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English .
1. According to the writer ,
A. only adults learn English . B. no children like learning English
C. English is only useful to teenagers . D. English is popular in much of the world .
2. Many people learn English by
A. watching videos only . B. hearing the language in the office .
C. talking with the film star D. working hard on their lesson.
3. Many boys and girls learn English because
A. English can give them a job. B. it's included in their study courses.
C.their parents make them . D.they have to study their own language .
4. In America or Australia many school children study
A. English as a foreign language . B. English and Mathematics only .
C. such foreign languages as French , German , and Spainish .
D. their own language and no foreign language .
5. Many adults leanr English because
A. their work is useful . B. they want to go abroad .
C. most of their books are in English D. it helps them in their work .
YOUR ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer .( Choïn ñaùp aùn ñuùng nhaát ñeå hoaøn thaønh

ñoaïn vaên sau )( 2,0ms)

SINGAPORE
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It'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
sections. In China town, there (5) ................. rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in
Singapore are very (6)................. and date from the colonial days.
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 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. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
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. prier
YOUR ANSWERS .
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
IV. Fill each place with ONE suitable word .( Ñieàn vaøo moãi choå troáng baèng moät töø thích hôïp )(2,0 ms)

Fishing (1)______ my favourite sport . I often fish for (2)_______ without catching anything . But this
does not worry me . Some fishermen (3)_______ unlucky . Instead of catching (4)______ , they catch old boots
and rubbish . I am even less lucky . I never catch anything-not even old boots . After having spent whole
mornings (5)______ the river. I always (6)________ home with an empty bag . "You must give up fishing ! " my
friends (7)_________ : " It's a waste of (8)____________ " . But they don't realize one important thing . I'm
(9)__________ interested in fishing . I am only interested sitting on the boat and doing nothing at (10)__________
YOUR ANSWERS .
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
V . Read the following passage and complete it with the words in brackets .( söû duïng nhöõng töø cho saün ñieàn

vaøo choå troáng ñeå hoaøn thaønh ñoaïn vaên.)( 2,0ms)

is head of between dress

life makes wife after and

The modern father looks (1)___________ his children and helps in the house , even if his (2)_________
does not go out to work . The division (3)________ the roles of the mother (4)________ the father is no longer
very clear , and dad does his share of child care : He can change the baby , (5)_________ the children and
make the dinner . This new image (6)________ the father is , of course , completely different from the still
dominant , traditional dad , who represents authority , is the (7)___________ of the household and (8)________
all the "important" decisions . His wife is responsible for the domestic side of family (9)___________ while
he (10)___________ the one who advises or punishes as necessary .
YOUR ANSWERS .
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PARTVI. Read the following passage carefully , and then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or

false (F) ( Ñoïc ñoaïn vaên sau roài choïn nhöõng caâu döôùi ñaây laø duùng (T) hay sai (F) ).( 2,0ms)

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London, the capital of Great Britain, is situated on the Thames River. It is the largest city in Europe with a
population of over 8 million. It is divided into four parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East
End.
The city is small in area but it is the commercial heart of London. Many banks and offices are
situated there. The Tower and St. Paul's Cathedral is very large and fine. It was built in 1710. The famous
English architect Christopher Wren planned and built St. Paul's Cathedral. If the city may be called the
commercial heart of London, Westminster is the center of the administration. We can see the Houses of
Parliament there. It is a beautiful building with two towers and a very big clock called Big Ben.
Westminster Abbey is opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The West End with the best and most expensive clubs, restaurants and theatres, beautiful houses and
parks is the place where rich people live. Working people live in the East End where there are no parks or
gardens and no fine houses.

1. London is the capital of Great Britain.

2. London is the largest city in the world.
3. The East End is one of the four parts of London.
4. The Tower is a commercial heart of London.
5. Westminster is the center of education.
6. The Houses of Parliament have a tower and a very big clock called Big Ben.
7. You can find the most expensive clubs in the East End.
8. Rich people live in the West End.
9. You can go to parks in the East End.
10. Working people don't live in London.

YOUR ANSWERS:
1. ………………………2. ……………………… 3. ………………………… 4. ………………………….. 5.
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6. …………………….. 7. …………………… 8. ………………………… 9. ………………………….. 10.
…………………………..
VII. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it .( Vieát laïi nhöõng

caâu sau sao cho nghóa caâu khoâng ñoåi ). Theo ví duï ( 2,0 ms )

Ví duï : My height is one metre forty centimetres.

🡪 I am one metre forty centimetres tall

1. The souvenir shop is on the left of the hotel .

🡪The hotel …………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What interesting films they are ! -->How ……………………………………………………………………
3. I often walk from my house to the zoo in fifteen minutes .
🡪It
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4. Lan likes English and Maths most .
🡪Lan’s
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5. Remember to write a letter to me .

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6. My teacher rides a bike to the school everyday .
My teacher goes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. My school has fifty teachers and eight hundred pupils .
There
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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8. The bananas cost ten thousand dongs .
🡪The bananas ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Nga is my friend . 🡪I …………………………………………………………………………………………
10. I never go to school late . 🡪I ………………………………………………………………………………
VIII. Write a short paragraph about your school ( about 120 words ) ( Vieát moät ñoaïn
vaên khoaûng 120 töø noùi veà tröôøng cuûa baïn )( 3,0 ms)
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I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried
2. A. bath B. father C. theater D. health
3. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar

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 4. A. children B. charity C. charm D. champagne
5. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
6. A. whole B. when C. where D. while
7. A. socket B. notice C. enroll D. mobile.
8. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition.
9. A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development
10.A. overhead B. teammate C. speaker D. bean.

II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:

1. Someone….........tickets are free.
A. said me B. said me that C. told me D. told to me
2. When she lived in the countryside, she ……………….in the river.
A. was swimming B. used to swim C. has swum D. is used to swimming
3. Saigon ……………more than three hundred years ago.
A. was built B. has been built C. was building D. built
4. It is nearly ten years ……………….I saw her.
A. when B. since C. for D. while
5. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?
A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take
6. Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got B. brought C. fetch D. took
7. They ……………me if I could speak Japanese.
A. told B. said C. asked D. talked
8. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
9. Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp…………………
A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection
10. There were ………………..flowers that I couldn’t dicide what to buy.
A. so many B. so few C. so little D. so much
11. She doesn’t like Spainish……………she has to study the language.
A. so B. though C. but D. when
12. It took him six years to ……………as a doctor and now he is a good doctor.
A. make B. do C. qualify D. become
13. She asked me…………………………………………...
A. if I like pop music or not B. whether I like pop music or not C. if I liked
pop music or no D. if I liked pop music or not
14. My brother and I ……………………………………
A. am having a wonderful time here B. am having a wonder time here C. are
having a wonderful time here D. are having a wonder time here
15. Don’t shout, dear. I can’t ………….the shout !
A. stand B. sit C. listen D. hear

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 16. He laughs ………………of her funny face.
A. because B. since C. as D. for
17. What are you ……………? - My pen, I’ve lost it.
A. looking B. looking for C. looking after D. looking at
18. Why don’t you ……………..with you university study ?
A. go in B. go on C. go by D. go at
19. Of my parents, my father is …………………..
A. the stricter B. the strictest C. strict D. stricter
20. Who is going to ………………the phone ?
A. reply B. respond C. answer D. pick
III. Build sentences based on the words given:
1. There / used / be / Church / near / post office / my town.
2. While / I / open / letter /, phone / ring
3. I / be / very pleased / see / Tom / again / after / long time.
4. You / look / thinner . You / lose / weight ?
5. You / think / you / make / radio / work again ?
6. I/ buy/ book/ 5 days ago.
7. A man/ said/girl/ there/ cafe/ nearby.
8. When/ I/ see/ Nancy/ yesterday/ she/ drive/ car.
9. They / know / each other / 3 months.
10. Nam's teacher / teach / him / he / come / here / 2000.
IV. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following sentences :

1. Mary spent hours ( repair ) her bike.

2. They advised him ( not/ cross ) the street aganist the red lights.
3. He and his sister (not/ meet) my friends since last Christmas
4. She (work) here since she left school ?
5. Everyone ( read) this novel, let us ( discuss) it.
6. I ( know) her for six years, when I met her, she (work) in a Law office.
7. They’d rather (walk) than (go) by car.
V. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words at the beginning of
sentences:
1. NEIGHBOR I know all the boys who live in my……………………
2. FRIEND People in the countryside is……………………
3. FLY All …….…between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog
4. HIGH Do you know the ……………of S.t Paul’s Cathedral ?
5. KNOW Taxi drivers have to have a very good …………..on the street names.
6. COMFORT The hotel was large and …………………..
7. CHILD During his ....................... the family lived in Cornwall

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 8. WEIGH Every woman nowadays seems to want to loose....................
9. HELP It’s a nice shop and the assisstants are all polite and very...............
10. LUCK The keys were locked inside the car ................, aside window was open
VI. Find the mistakes in the following sentence and correct them ( one mistake in each sentence ) :

1. You know , it is difficult to me to make him understand what I mean. 1..............................

A B C D
2. My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer. 2...............................
A B C D
3. I will come and stay with you and your family on March . 3...............................
A B C D
4. Let’s gathering somewhere for a coffee after this wonderful meeting. 4...............................
A B C D
5. I look forward to hear from my mother in Singapore. 5...............................
A B C D
6. The collect of stamps made him become famous in the country 6...............................
A B C D
7. Let’s practise listening to English programs in the radio. 7................................
A B C D
8.What about play tennis in stead of going to the cinema ? 8...............................
A B C D
9. Don’t turn on the TV, please. I am so tired to watch it . 9...............................
A B C D
10. They turn in the radio to listen to some news. 10.............................
A B C D
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similer meaning to the first:
1. “ Can you lend me some money? “ Henry said to Susan.
Henry...............................................................................
2. Both of the chairs are uncomfortable
Neither of…………………………………………………….
3. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date............................................
4. Peter spent three hours repainting his house.
It…………………………………………………………..
5. They’ ve lived here for six years .
They moved………………………………………………………
6. I’ve never read a more romatic story.
It’s the…………………………………………………………….
7. Noone works harder than Barbara.
Barbara…………………………………………………………………
8. I haven’t met him for two years.
It’s ....................................................................................
9. Richard can cook very well.
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10. The film’s ending is dramatic.
The film............................................................................................
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket:
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite
terrifying, (1) ................. flying is no more dangerous (2) ......................any other form of travel and some experts
say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (3) .................taking off and landing
when a (4) ......................decisions are vitally important.
The people (5) ............. job it is to look (6)........... the passengers, the stewards and stewardnesses play an
important part in helping passengers to (7)................ safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (8)
.............such care of is all part of the total experience. (9) ........... other form of travel involves waiting for people in
quite the same (10) ................ , with food, drink, newspapers, magazins, music, and even video films.

1. A. although B. too C. and D. because

2. A. than B. as C. then D. with
3. A. while B. during C. for D. through
4. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s
5. A. whose B. which C. their D. that
6. A. for B. up C. after D. round
7. A.feel B. rest C. experience D. lie
8. A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken
9. A. Any B. No C. All D. Not
10. A. way B. kind C. sort D. part

IX. Read the following passage then answer the questions below:
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers.
Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language
in films, on telivision, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question. Many boys and girls learn
English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work.
Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or
university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in nglish.

1. According to the writer. English is learn by...............

A. young children B. adults C. teenagers D. all are correct
2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to..........
A.country B. young childen C.English D. question
3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home B. at school C. in evening classe D. in the office
4. Why do adults learn English?
A. Because they want to see movies in English B. Because they need it for their job.
C. Because they are foced to learn it D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.
5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge?
A. Children like reading English newspapers B. People in many countries learn English
C. English is one subject in school. D. Some books are written in English.

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Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8
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I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child
3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned
4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat
5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject
II- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by writing
the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
6.A. scissors B. object C. wardrobe D. transmit
7.A. comfortable B. commercial C. generous D. demontrate
8.A. experiment B. assistant C. sociable D. equipment
9.A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard
10.A. theater B. career C. cinama D. gallery
III- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete each of the
following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer
paper.
11. David’s school ………….. is very bad this term.
A. report B. period C. day D. semester
12. People go to a …………….. to look at the famous works of art.
A. stadium B. gallery C. theater D. fair
13. I’d like to go ……………. very much.
A. camp B. to camp C. a camp D. camping
14. Hoa is reading short stories …………. Jack London.
A. of B. from C. by D. with
15. John ………….. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out.
A. insisted B. suggested C. invited D. helped
16. This book is ……………. that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D. too interesting
17. “Let it be” is a famous song ……………. . It is one of the best works by this band.
A. singing by the Beatles B. was sung by the Beatles
C. sung by the Beatles D. sang by the Beatles
18. He ………… the train ticket at home.
A. took B. put C. brought D. left
19. She was ………….. of watching television.
A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased
20. My mother ………….. me that I should wake up earlier.
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21. Our teacher asked us ……………. in class.
A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without talking
22. Peter broke his leg when he fell ………….. his bike.
A. in B. on C. off D. of
23. You should …………… your lesson before the examination.
A. read B. look C. revise D. study
24. Hung is …………… do the crossword puzzles.
A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to
25. Her math result is …………….. than hern English result.
A. bad B. bader C. worse D. well
26. His father is very proud ……………… him.
A. of B. with C. on D. about
27. Yesterday I came …………. your brother when I was going to school.
A. of B. to C. about D. across
28. Students should work …………. to make their parents happy.
A. hard B. hardly C. in hard way D. more hardly
29. Keep all dangerous things out of children’s …………. .
A. hands B. place C. reach D. head
30. When I was young, I used ……………. on a farm.
A. to live B. live C. to living D. living
IV- Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in the following sentences. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
31. This coffee is too ................... to drink. heat
32. I can’t tell the …………… between the twins. differ
33. A fairy appeared and…………changed Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes. magic
34. He drove ………… and he had an accident. care
35. I feel so ................. that I’m going to bed. sleep
36. Why was his lecture so .................... ?. bore
37. How many ................. are there in a year in Vietnam ?. celerbrate
38. ................. have warned the local people of the disaster. science
V- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap. Identify your answer by writing
the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
These days most people, especially young girls, like(36)…….slim. Our grandparent’s tastes were
different(37)……ours but nowadays(38)……seems to enjoy(39)…….fat people. The only thing(40) ……is
wrong with this is what a(41)…….said to me the other days: “I don’t mind (42)……..these foods if they will
help me(43)………weight but why do they taste so awful ?” The reason(44)…….this is that the manufacturers
have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law,so the only sensible advice I could give my friend was “Eat
normal food, but (45)………less.”
39.A. to looked B. to look C. they look D. look
40.A. from B. of C. as D. with
41.A. anymore B. none C. everyone D. no one
42.A. to look at B. looking C. looking at D. to look
43.A. it B. that C. what D. who
44.A.friend of mine B. my friend C. friend of me D. friend of my
45.A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. the eating
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47.A. of B. why C. for D. that
48.A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. be eating
VI- Read the following passage, then answer questions 46-50. After each question there are four options
marked A,B,C or D. Choose the correct answer by writing down its corresponding letter A,B,C or D on
your answer sheet.
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks into the living
room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living room is
a mess.There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere.Rene is
angry,“This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m
not going to do housework!”Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She deosn’t wash
clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty.
Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.
Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children
clean the kitchen !
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the children
“OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”
Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV !
49. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ……………. .
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy D. clean but untidy
50. Rene told her children ………………….. .
A. to do the housework B. she couldn’t do housework
C. not to do housework D. she wouldn’t do housework
51. TWo weeks later, the house was ……………… .
A. very clean B. a mess C. tidy D. rather dirty
52. Some days later, the house was clean again because ……………………. .
A. she couldn’t let it that way B. her children did housework.
C. her chidren didn’t do housework. D. she did housework again.
53. Now Rene does housework again because …………………. .
A. her children help her. B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes. D. her chidren don’t do it.
VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
54. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it.
- The movie was not …………………………………………….. .
55. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
- He told ………………………………………………………. .
56. The garage is going to repair our car next week.
We are going ...................................................................
57. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
- Although ……………………………………………………………….. .
58. You must see the headmaster.
- You’ve …………………………………………………………………. .
59.Remember to check your flight numbers.
Don’t ...............................................................................
60.It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears.
The news ........................................................................
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61. Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxis.
62. You / not / want / sell / house last year ?
63. He / stop / smoke / save / money .
64. My brother / not drive / carefully / I.
65. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here.
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®Ò thi chän ®éi tuyÓn anh _ 9
M«n tiÕng anh (150 phót)
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QuestionI:Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (5p)
1. A. artificial B. province C. special D. facial
2. A. clear B. dear C. wear D. hear
3. A. fan B. bad C. catch D. wash
4. A. prefer B. better C. worker D. teacher
5. A. buildings B. schools C. zoos D. markets
Question II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others (5p):
1. A. completely B. decided C. company D. develop
2. A. average B. aquatic C. athletic D. accustomed
3. A. schedule B. report C. promise D. orbit
4. A. potential B. delicate C. apprentice D. astonished
5. A. technique B. treatment C. guidance D. plastic
Question III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10p):
1.The teacher gave back the papers which ______ marked
A. was B. has been C. had been D. have been
2. Mrs Ramsay was accustomed ______ in this rickety house.
A. by living B. to living C. with living D. lining
3. Neither Mary nor her two brothers _____ superstitious.
A. is B. was C. are D. have
4. If my candidate had won the election, I _____ happy now.
A. am B. was C. would be D. can be
5. I _____ very well with my father now, we never have any arguments
A. go on B. carry on C. get on D. put on
6. People have different ways of preparing _____ .
A. their exams B. to exams C. for exams D. in exams
7. Lack of sleep can have a noticeable _____ your performance at work .
A. effect to B. effect in C. affect on D. effect on
8. I’ve got to see the dentist for a check - up tomorrow; I just hope I don’t need to _____ .
A. have anything done B. be done something to C. let anything be done D. make something done
9. He climbed up the tree _____ to pick the apples before the wind blew them off .
A. so B. in order C. so that D. for
10. Next summer, we’re _____ a swimming pool built in our garden.
A. making B. deciding C. letting D. having
Question IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes(10p):
1.These televisions are very expensive for us to buy at this time, but perhaps we will return later.
A B C D
2. Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity to
A B C D
lease the apartment.
3. After she had bought for herself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.
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4. The food that Mary is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
A B C D
5. Buying clothes are often a very time - consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are
A B C D
rarely the ones that fit him or her .
6. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal.
A B C D
7. John decided to buy a car in the morning , but in the afternoon he change the mind.
A B C D
8. Many theories on conserving the purity of water have proposed, but not one has been as widely accepted
A B C D
as this one .
9. Jack always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his dormitory in plenty of time .
A B C D
10. It has been a long time since we have talked to John, isn’t it ?
A B C D
Question V. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10p):
1. My tooth was really ______, so I went to see the dentist. (pain)
2. She extremely ______ about the history of art . (know)
3. I’m afraid you aren’t suitably _____ for the job . (qualification)
4. Thousands of people are living in ______ after earthquake . (miserable)
5. She has an ______ command of the language. (impress)
6. You can always rely on Barbara. She is very _____ . (depend)
7. I watch the news everyday because it’s very _____ . (inform)
8. A holiday in America can be _____ cheap. (surprise)
9. I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _____ to better my knowledge. (courage).
10. Many chemicals have a _____ effect on the environment . (disaster)
Question VI . Read the passage and choose the best option(10 p) .
You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he has the most
famous man in England. He became (1)__________while still at the university, mainly (2)________ of his sporting
achievements. He as, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics team and held the
world record for the long jump. He was (3)________ a popular sport journalist. He was so famous that letters
addressed to “ Mr. Fry, Oxford” were delivered to him (4)________ any difficulty. His college, although it has a
quite different name, (5)________ known as “ Fry’s College”.
Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting (6)________ . They point out that he lived at a time (7)________
standards were quite low and (8)________ was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that
athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge him
(9)________ the standards of his (10)________ time. There is no doubt that he had extraordinary skills and an ability
to write about sport with style and intelligence.
1. A. fame B. rich C. well-known D. common
2. A. because B. that C. which D. thus
3. A. so B. too C. also D. of
4. A. with B. without C. no D. not
5. A. be B. which C. what D. was
6. A. achievements B. succeed C. famous D. expect
7. A. then B. when C. which D. that
8. A. him B. men C. they D. it
9. A. at B. beneath C. out of D. to
10. A. single B. owe C. own D. private
Question VII : Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word : (10p):

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 There is much more water than land (1)______ the surface of the earth. The sea and oceans (2)______ nearly
four-fifths of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (3)______ land. If you traveled over the earth (4)______
different directions, you would have to spend much more of your time (5)______ on water than on roads or railways.
We sometimes forget that (6)______ every mile of land there is four miles of water.
There is much water on the surface of our earth that we (7)______ to use two words to describe. We use the word
seas to (8)______ those parts of water surface which (9)______ only a few hundreds of miles wide, the word oceans
to describe the huge areas of water which are thousands of miles wide (10)______ very deep.

Question VIII : Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question (10p):
One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water. Having
clean drinking water is basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of
water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is
one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that
do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent
which pour into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them.
Most industries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface. But
it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes a
few miles off shore .
Water is free to everyone. A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was
limitless. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage . Clean water is now scarce, and we
are at last beginning to respect this precious source. We should do something now.
1. According to the writer, one environmental problem in the world today is ________ .
A. acid rain B. industrial pollution.
C. safe water shortage. D. population explosion .
2. Many sources of water are not drinkable because of _______ .
A. acid rain. B. industrial pollution.
C. garbage D. all A, B, C, are correct
3. What is serious problem of Lake Baikal in Russia?
A. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants.
B. It is polluted by massive volumes of industrial wastes discharged into it .
C. It has 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world .
D. The government did not have the power to enforce laws and regulations.
4. How many countries throw industrial waste into the Mediterranean Sea regularly?
A. nearly 16 B. exactly 16.
C. exactly 15 D. less than 15.
5. What is the message to reader?
A. We should take action to protect our water resources.
B. We should take all water resources into account.
C. We should limit the use of water resources.
D. We should encourage people to use safe water.
Question IX: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10p):
1. They’ve been living here for six years now .
-> They moved ...................................................................................
2. You should take two tablets every four hours.
-> Two tablets should ........................................................................
3. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
-> I really wish ...................................................................................
4. “Do you know where Tony is ? ”- I asked my brother.
-> I asked my brother .........................................................................
5. “I’ll see you here tomorrow ”said Sue ‘And don’t be late’.
-> Sue said she ...................................................................................
6. People say that the bus driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.
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 -> The bus driver is said .....................................................................
7. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
-> The owner ............................................................................................
8. My flute is being repaired at the moment.
-> I am ...............................................................................................
9.“ Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat” he asked.
-> He suggested......... ......................................................................
10. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
-> He objected....................................................................................

Question X. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage about the birth of a
computer (10p):
1.Most people/ think/ computers/ very modern inventions,/ products / our new/ technological/ age.
2.But actually/ the idea/ computer/ be /work out/ over two centuries ago/ a man/ call/ Charles Babbage.
3.Babbage/ bear/ 1791/ and grow/ be/ brilliant mathematician.
4.He/ draw up/ plans/ several calculating machines/ he / call “engines”.
5. But despite/ fact that/ he/ start/ build/ some/ these/ he never/ finish/ any of them.
6.Over the years/ people/ argue whether/ his machines/ ever work .
7.Recently, however,/ the Science Museum/ London/ finish/ build/ engine based/ one / Babbage’s designs.
8.It/ take/ six years/ complete/ and/ more/ four thousand parts/ specially/ make.
9.Whether/ it/ work/ not/, the machine/ be/ show/ special exhibition/ the Science Museum/ remind/ people/
Babbage’s work./....
Question XI : (10p) Write a paragraph of about 100 - 120 words about the following topic :
“What should we do to save energy ? ”
You may use the following suggested ideas :
- get a plumber to check cracks in the pipes.
- Take a shower instead of a bath .
- Turn off the lights, the fans, air conditioner.... when no one is in the room .
- Turn off the faucet after using .
- Keep the fridge door closed or prepare food carefully before turning on the stove.
- Travelling by bikes or public buses instead of using motorcycles .............

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®Ò THI HSG 9

( Thêi gian lµm bµi 150 phót)

Section I: Pronunciation
Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three.
1. A. says B. plays C. days D. raise
2. A. feather B. leather C. feature D. measure
3. A. vanish B. variety C. champion D. miraculous
4. A. nature B. natural C. volcano D. waste
5. A. maximum B. anxiety C. examination D. complexion

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Section II: Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, D to complete each of the following sentences.
1. I am …………of making excuses for your rudeness to our friends.
A. annoyed B. worried C. tired D. angry
2. He finished the paintings …………for the exhibition.
A. in good time B. for the time being
C. from time to time D. time after time
3. Hello. Is that 21045? Please put me………to the manager.
A. across B. up C. over D. through
4. So little………..that the neighbors could not settle their differences.
A. they agreed B. agreed did they C. did they agree D. they did agree
5. Which do you want, this pen or that one? – I want……..
A. both B. all C. them D. other
6. Twenty miles…………a long way to walk.
A. are B. was C. is D. were
7. It’s difficult to pay one’s bill when prices keep………….
A. raising B. growing C. gaining D. rising
8. After………to make a speech at the ceremony, John stayed up late to write it down.
A. telling B. having told C. being told D. has told
9. The dentist told him to open his mouth………..
A. broad B. wide C. broadly D. widely
10. Venice,………has a lot of old houses built on water, is a city in Italy.
A. where B. which C. that D. whose
II. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. Television can make things more…….… because it brings both ( MEMORY)
sounds and pictures.
2.Tim is one of the …..…on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. (PARTICIPATE)
3.Professor Smith has joined the company in an……….capacity. (ADVISE)
4.They were so alike. It’s sometimes impossible to……between them. (DIFFERENT)
5.Saving energy means reducing ………….bills. (HOUSE)
6……….who spend most of their time in front of a computer (YOUNG)
don’t have enough time for studying and playing sports.
7.We must all protect the environment to………..a better world (SURE)
for our grandfather.)
8.The …….of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance. (FREQUENT)
9. A label on a package of food must not be…………. (LEAD)
10.Some people believe that traveling by plane is………..safer (CONSIDER)
than other form of travel.
III.There are 10 mistakes in the passage. Find and correct them.

Hawaii was the last state join the United States. It became the 50th state in August 21st , 1959. Hawaii
is the southernmost state in the country. It also is the only state making up entirely of islands. Hawaii is
nicknamed the Aloha State. Aloha is a greeting by the Hawaiian language. It can mean “hello” or
“goodbye”. Most Hawaiians would probably say that aloha is the expression of welcome. Million of
tourists visit Hawaii to enjoy its mild climate and sparkling beaches. Hawaii is made up of 8 majority
islands and 128 islets (small islands). Honolulu, where is on the island of Oahu, is the capital of Hawaii
and its largest city. About three-fourth of Hawaii’s people live on Oahu. About three-fourth of Hawaii’s
people live on Oahu. The island of Hawaii is large of the islands. It is sometimes called the Big Island.
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 Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1 1 6 6
2 2 7 7
3 3 8 8
4 4 9 9
5 5 10 10

Section IV: Reading

I. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from. Entertainment industries …(1)… for
your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a book.
Sometimes it seems that reading is …(2)… because, …(3) …you’re a fast reader, it can take a plentiful
amount of time to finish a novel, for example. But in the modern world, time is something that can be in short
supply.
Book publishers haven’t been… (4) …to realized this and are now selling a product which needn’t take up a
much of your time but still tells you an excellent story. The new product is the audio book – cassette recordings
of short novels, often read by well-known personalities or the authors themselves. Audio books are …(5)… new
but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing …(6)…
One of the attractions of audio books is that they’re… (7)… listening to the radio, only better. You can listen to
what you want and when you want, and you won’t ever… (8)… anything. Much of their appeal …(9)… in
their flexibility. For some people, audio books can be much more enjoyable way of …(10) …knowledge than
reading.

1. A. chase B. compete C. oppose D. pursue

2. A. neglected B. declined C. lessened D. disposed.
3. A. in spite B. no matte C. regardless of D. even if
4. A. behind B. slow C. delayed D. overdue
5. A. partly B. approximately C. roughly D. relatively
6. A. ever since then B. all the time C. up until now D. from then on
7. A. as B. same C. like D. both
8. A. pass B. lack C. miss D. lose
9. A. stands B. belongs C. bases D. lies
10. A. grasping B. catching C. gaining D. raising.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

II.Fill in each gap with one suitable word.

An important development of English outside Great Britain occurred …(1)…the colonization of North
American. American English may be considered to …(2)…the English spoken in Canada, …(3)…the
Canadian variety retains some features of British pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary . The most
distinguishing differences …(4)…American English and British English are in pronunciation and
vocabulary. There are slighter …(5)… in spelling, pitch, and stress as well.
…(6)…American English also has a tendency to be more rigid in matters of grammar and syntax, but at
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difficult to determine – apart from context –…(8)…serious literary works …(9)…been written in Great
Britain or the U.S./Canada or , for that matter, in Australia, New Zealand, …(10)… South Africa.
Your answers:
1. ………….. 2. …………… 3…………….. 4. ……………. 5. ……………..
6. ………… 7. …………… 8. …………… 9. ……………. 10. ……………..

III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers:
In the 1950s The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then,
there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to
imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and
none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black
Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that
was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to
achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and
singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963
and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too
dangerous for them - their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as
souvenir! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out.
Throughout the world, many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
1. The passage is mainly about …………………
A. how the Beatles became more successful than other groups
B. why the Beatles split up after 7 years
C. the Beatles’s fame and success
D. many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song
2. The four boys of the Beatles …………………..
A. came from the same family
B. came from a town in the north of England
C. were at that same age
D. received good training in music
3. The word ‘sensational’ is closest in meaning to ………….
A . notorious B. bad C. shocking D. popular
4. The first songs of the Beatles were ………………..
A. written by themselves. B. broadcast on the radio
C. paid a lot of money B. written by black Americans
5. What is not true about the Beatles?
A. The members had no training in music.
B. They had a long stable career.
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs.
D. They changed pop music.

6. The Beatles stopped their live performances because …………..

A. They had earned enough money.
B. They did not want to work with each other.
C. They spent more time writing their own songs
D. they were afraid of being hurt by fans.
7. The year 1970 was the time when …………..
A . they split up B. They changed pop music
C. they started their career D. They stopped singing live
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8. What the fans of Beatles often did was ………………
A. sing together with them B. take their clothes as souvenir
C. ask them to write more songs D. ask them why they would separate
9. Some songs of the Beatles now ……………….
A. are still famous as they used to be B. became too old to sing
C. are sung by crazy fans C. are the most famous
10. The tone of the passage is that of …………………
A. admiration B criticism C. neutral D. sarcasm

Section IV: Writing

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one.

1. Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking.

I’d rather…………………………………..
2. He didn’t succeed in his career until he was 50.
It wasn’t …………………………………………….
3. He has been a journalist for 10 years.
His career……………………………………
4. As Michael became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
The more……………………………………………………………….
5. I regret saying that to him.
I wish………………………………………………………………….
6. “If I were you, I would phone her immediately”. John said to Bill.
John……………………………………………………………….
7. I’m sure she didn’t see a ghost.
She can’t……………………………………………………………
8. He doesn’t know much about life in America.
Little……………………………………………………………..
9. Despite his illness, he went to the station with his friends.
Even though………………………………………………………….
10. We have a six deadline for this work.
This work……………………………………………………………

II. Use the following words or phrase to write complete sentences.

1. We/know/other/since/children.
…………………………………………………………………………………
2. Most/ people/invite/reception/old/friends.
…………………………………………………………………………………
3. Please/pay/attention/what/I/say.
…………………………………………………………………………………
4. It/about/time/you/house/repainted.
…………………………………………………………………………………
5. I/wish/stop/stick/nose/people’s business.
…………………………………………………………………………………
6. London/stand/Thames/divide/2 equal parts.
…………………………………………………………………………………
7. He/insist/invite/mother-in-law/restaurant.
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8. When/we/get/home/children/probably/watch/television.
…………………………………………………………………………………
9. Reference book/must not/take/reading room.
…………………………………………………………………………………
10. It/be/boring/movie/that/I/fall/asleep.
…………………………………………………………………………………

III. Write an essay on the following topic (about 150 – 200 words):
Some people say that there shouldn’t be examinations because they make students feel stressed.
Do you agree or disagree with this idea?

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MỘT SỐ ĐỀ THI CỦA TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG GIA LAI VÀ LÊ HỒNG
PHONG TPHCM
A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same as in the other word of the
group: (1m)
1. A- other B- sunny C- shock D- nothing
2. A- honour B- home C- her D- have
3. A- ploughed B- laughed C-locked D- placed
4. A- senses B- houses C- places D- offices
5. A- great B- wheat C- complete D- magazine
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B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I/ Circle the best answer among A, B, C, D of the following sentences (2ms)
6. The doctor advised him to give __________ smoking.
A- out B- up C- in D- on
7. This restaurant is famous __________ Chinese dishes.
A- in B- with C- at D- for
8. The salesman showed us __________ the washing machine.
A- for using B- the working C- how to use D- to work
9. Have you ever had to stay __________ for a long time?
A- in the bed B- in bed C- on the bed D- on bed
10. It was very __________ of you to break that coffee cup.
A- careful B- carefully C- careless D- carelessly
11. Of my classmates and __________, Tom’s __________ intelligent.
A- I / more B- I / the mostC- me / more D- me / the most.
12. Bats are fascinating __________.__________ have many interesting and amazing qualities.
A- animals / Therefore, they B- animals / However, they
C- animals / They D- animals / Because they
13. It is believed __________ causes sleeplessness.
A- too much coffee B- that too much coffee
C- when too much coffee D- too much coffee that
14. The watt is named after James Watt, __________ British engineer who developed __________ steam
engine in the 1760s.
A- a/a B- a/ the C- the/a D- the/the
15. It’s too late now. He failed the test. He should __________ harder then.
A- study B- studiesC- be studying D- have studied
II/ Use the words in the brackets in their proper tenses: (1,4ms)
My elder sister always complains that I am the untidiest person she (16. ever, see) __________ and
that I seldom tidy my room. I (17. really, have) __________ a nice surprise when I got to my room
yesterday because someone (18. tidy)__________ my room carefully. On the table (19. be) __________
some flowers and a note which (20. say) __________ “Hung, I (21. get) __________ married in a few
weeks’ time. This is the first time I ( 22. do) __________ it for you and I believe it is also the last time”.

C. READING
I/ Fill in each blank space with one most suitable word. (1,6ms)
Last week, Minh invited me (23)__________ his birthday party. I spent a long time (24)__________
what I should buy as a present for him. Finally, I chose a small, blue alarm clock. After (25)__________ for
it, I asked the salesgirl to (26)__________it up.
On the day of the party, I arrived at Minh’s house punctually at seven o’clock. Minh was very
(27)__________ to see me and (28)__________ me for the present. Many of our (29)__________ had
already arrived. We talked about the soccer (30)__________ the previous night between France and
England.
II/ Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (1m)
Tim was ten years old. He was not a very good pupil, and he did not like having to do homework,
because he preferred doing other things in his free time. Frequently he did not do his homework, and when
he did it, he always made a lot of mistakes.

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 Then one day, his mathematics teacher looked at Tim’s homework and saw that he had got all his
sums right. The teacher was very pleased and rather surprised. He called him to his desk and said to him,
“You got all your homework right this time, Tim. What happened? Did your father help you?”
Usually Tim’s father helped him with homework, but the evening before this, he had not been able
to, because he had not been at home, so Tim answered “No, sir. He was busy last night, so I had to do it all
myself.”
Questions:
31. What kind of homework did Tim’s teacher expect to see from him?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
32. Why was one of his teachers surprised one day?
______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
33. What did the teacher think had happened?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
34. How was all of Tim’s homework when his father helped him with it?
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35. What did Tim have to do when his father was away from home?
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D. WRITING
I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1,5 ms)
36. My brother is too young to go to school.
My brother is not _______________________________________________________________
37. Without air, there would be no life on this planet.
If there _______________________________________________________________________
38. May I borrow your pen?
Would you mind ________________________________________________________________
39. Michael laughed when I told him the joke.
The joke ______________________________________________________________________
40. I am amazed by the mistakes he has made.
What ________________________________________________________________________!
41. Wall Disney created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse.
The cartoon ___________________________________________________________________
42. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.
The man who __________________________________________________________________
43. My grandfather often went for a walk along that river bank.
My grandfather used ____________________________________________________________
44. In spite of heavy rain, my father went to work.
Although ______________________________________________________________________
45. Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth.
It ____________________________________________________________________________
II/ Composition:
Within 150 words, write about the advantages and disadvantages of having a TV at home.(1,5 ms)
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A. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffrently from those of others (1m)
1) A- colonial B- cooperation C- patriot D- period
2) A- encouraged B- filled C- joined D- helped
3) A- break B- deceive C-retreat D- succeed
4) A- contains B- crowds C- joins D- keeps
5) A- distant B- passenger C- traffic D- tram

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I> Tick the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (1m)
6) The salesman showed us __________ the washing machine.
A- for using B- the working C- how to use D- to work
7) She bought __________ a new computer.
A- to her son B- for her son C- her son with D- her son
8) __________ Jan arrives, we will have finished this exercise.
A- By the time B- Until C- Now that D- Since
9) Bats are fascinating __________.__________ have many interesting and amazing qualities.
A- animals / Therefore, they B- animals / However, they
C- animals / They D- animals / Because they
10) He says he enjoys job as a baker but it has taken him over a year to ________ to working at night.
A- be used B- get used C- used D- getting used
II> Give nouns of those words (1m)
11) to believe ____________________________________________________________
12) boring ____________________________________________________________
13) to discover ____________________________________________________________
14) to treat ____________________________________________________________
15) tired ____________________________________________________________
III>Supply the correct tenses of verbs in brackets (2ms)
Jack London (16. bear) __________ in to a poor family, and he (17. have) __________ to work
during his school years. He (18.meet) __________ many difficulties when he (19. try) __________ to
become a writer. In his famous novel “Martin Eden”, the poor young hero meets a rich girl. He (20.be)
__________ ashamed (21.tell) __________ her that he (22.never, read) __________ any poems, and that
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he (23. never, even, hear) __________ the names of some of the world’s greatest poets. With her help, he
(24.begin) __________ to read and study. Martin (25.become) __________ famous, but the novel doesn’t
end happily.
C. READING COMPREHENSION
Fill in each blank space with one most suitable word. (2ms)
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in

the air (26) __________ it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well_known city, for (27)

__________ , poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that policemen have to (28) __________ oxygen

masks .

We have cut down so (29) __________ trees that there are no vast of wasteland all (30) __________
the world. As a result, farmers in part of Africa can not grow (31) __________ to eat. In certain countries
in Asia, there is too (32) __________ rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild
(33) __________ are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in Indian now because we (34)
__________ killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk (35) __________
the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it.
D. WRITING
I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1,5 ms)
36. I don’t like to be asked stupid questions.
I don’t like ____________________________________________________________________
37. “What time does the delegation come?
The manager wanted____________________________________________________________
38. We couldon’t answer those two difficult questions.
Those two difficult questions were _________________________________________________
39. People say that Picasso has been one of the greatest painters of all time.
Picasso is said _________________________________________________________________
40. If I were you, I wouldn’t do like you.
I advised ______________________________________________________________________
41. We felt bored with the match.
The match_____________________________________________________________________
42. Learning English is not easy.
It is___________________________________________________________________________
43. The play lasted four hours.
It was a_______________________________________________________________________
44. I can’t do the exercise because it is not easy.
It is such ______________________________________________________________________
45. She should turn off the light before going to bed.
Her faher asked her _____________________________________________________________
II/ Composition:
Within 150 words, write about your opinions of reading book in spare time. (1,5ms)
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A. PRONUNCIATION.
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. (1m)
1. A. too B. food C. soon D. good
2. A. leaf B. deaf C. of D. wife
3. A. lose B. close C. rose D. chose
4. A. cooked B. kissed C. moved D. watched
5. A. bury B. friendly C. pretty D. pleasant
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the best answer among A,B,C,D of the following sentences. (2,2ms)
6. My cousin got up late in the morning because his alarm clock did not ___________ .
A. turn off B. take off C. put off D. go off
7. _____________ is a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and pieces of furniture.
A. A plumber B. A goldsmith C. A carpenter D. A bricklayer
8. I don’t like shopping ____________ I’ll come with you.
A. however B. but C. therefore D. because
9. Peter passed his driving test, ____________ surprised everybody.
A. who B. that C. it D. which
10. Alice and Stan are ___________ married. They love each other a lot.
A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness
11. I forgot to thank them _______________ me.
A. to help B. help C. about helping D. for helping
12. ____________ is London from Oxford?
A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How long away
13. Have you seen the fridge ___________ on T.V last night?
A. advertising B. advertised C. was advertised D. to advertise
14. Our English teacher enjoys reading, _______________?
A. aren’t you B. doesn’t he C. don’t we D. aren’t we
15. Malaysia is divided ____________ two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia.
A. in B. by C. of D. into
16. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol, ____________ is only 30 miles away.
A. where B. which C. that D. who
II/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. (1,2ms)
*/ A: Where’s Lily?
B: She (17. study) _______________________________ at the library.
A: When ____________ she (18. get) _________________ back home?
B: In an hour or so. Probably around 5 o’clock.
A: How long ________________ she (19. study) ______________ at the library?
B: Since 2 o’clock this afternoon.
A: ______________ she (20. study) ___________________at the library everyday?
B: Not everyday, but often.

*/ If money (21. grow) ________________ on trees, all of us (22. be) ________________ rich.

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C. READING.
I/ Read the text and then answer the questions which follow. (1m)
The construction of the Hanoi Opera House started in 1901 and was completed in 1911. It was designed by
two architects Broger and Harloy and was the first opera house in Hanoi. With a seating capacity of 900, the Hanoi
Opera House is a building of great cultural, but also historical significance. In fact, it is the place where the people
saw the appearance of the red flag with a star on 17 August 1945. Besides, it also witnessed a demonstration to
support the August Revolution.
In 1997, with the aid of the French Government, the theatre was repaired in accordance with its original
design. Provided with the best technical equipment, it is home to various high-quality performances.
23. How long was the Hanoi Opera House constructed?
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24. Who were its designers?
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25. How many seats can the Hanoi Opera House provide?
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26. Why is it not only of great cultural significance but also an important historical place?
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27. How was the theater repaired in 1997?
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II/ Fill in each blank space with ONE suitable word. (1,6ms)
Pulau Paya, a tiny island situated 32 kilometers off Luala, (28)_________________ about to become
Malaysia’s first national marine park. It has (29) ___________________ about two years for work on the project to
be completed.
For those (30) _______________ enjoy outdoor life, the marine park is (31)________________ ideal place
to visit. It offers facilities for jungle journeys and camping sites. Activities (32)______________ swimming, sailing,
boating, fishing, and diving can (33) _________________ found here.
In addition, there are plans to set (34) ________________ centers for the hiring of diving equipment and
boats. Now, the authorities are trying to encourage local fishermen to use their boats for transporting tourists, thereby
making the (35) _________________ more accessible.

D. WRITING.
I/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means as the same as the sentence printed before
it. (1,8ms)
36. The last time he visited Ha Long Bay was 5 years ago.
He hasn’t _______________________________________________________________________
37. What a pity I don’t know how to use a computer.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________
38. She said to her son, “How many engineers are there in your factory?”
She asked _______________________________________________________________________
39. Nobody has invited her to the concert.
She ____________________________________________________________________________
40. If Hoa’s parents lived near Hanoi, she would see them on weekends.
Hoa doesn’t _____________________________________________________________________
41. Shall we play tennis for a change?
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42. “Someone’s coming”, he said to me, “Get behind the screen”
He said __________________________________________________________________________
43. He hurried. He didn’t want to be late for the lecture.
He hurried in order _________________________________________________________________
44. In spite of his age, he still enjoys life.
Although he ______________________________________________________________________
A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. (1m)
1. A. laughed B. weighed C. watched D. washed
2. A. houses B. places C. boxes D. leaves
3. A. folk B. flow C. row D. now
4. A. chopstick B. chemical C. chat D. charity
5. A. her B. who C. hour D. home
B. USE OF ENGLISH
I/ Circle the best answer among A,B,C,D of the following sentences. (1,8ms)
6. Please turn the radio _______________. It’s too loud.
A. on B. off C. up D. down
7. I’m really _____________ going to my friend’s party on Saturday. I haven’t been out for ages.
A. enjoy B. expecting C. looking for D. looking forward to
8. My mother often gives me advice _______________ water.
A. to save B. how to save C. on how to save D. about how to save
9. She’s always ______________ so to me.
A. says B. say C. to say D. saying
10. Don’t wait for me. I ____________ late. It depends on the traffic.
A. will be B. might be C. must be D. can be
11. This part of the river is safe enough _____________________________________ .
A. for the children to swim in. B. for the children to swim in it.
C. to the children swim in it. D. to the children swim in.
12. The book _____________ the school library is very interesting.
A. borrowed in B. borrowed from C. borrows from D. borrows at
13. She isn’t wearing her coat ________________ it is very cold now.
A. because B. so C. although D. however
14. Tom: How about going out for dinner tonight?
Mary: ___________________________.
A. Oh, thank you B. Yes, please
C. I’m afraid not D. No, I don’t want to
II/ Use the verbs in the brackets in their proper tenses (1,4ms)
a/ The children (15. make) __________________ a lot of noise now. I (16. be) _____________ afraid they
(17. wake up) ____________________ my father, who (18. sleep) _____________ in the next room.

b/ A: Where is Hoa?
B: I (19. not see) _____________________ her today.

c/ Tom: Where were you at 8 o’clock last night?

Mary: I (20. dance) ___________________ at my friend’s party.

d/ A: ______________ the newspaper (21. come) _______________________?

B: Yes, Tom is reading it.
III/ Use the words in the brackets in their proper forms. (1m)
The newspaper is a common means of (22. communicate) _________________. You can find out the news
in your city or in the world. You can also find out the (23. day) _________________ weather forecast. In (24. add)
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entertain) ____________________, and T.V and radio guides.
C. READING
I/ Fill in each blank space with ONE suitable word (1,6ms)
Among the festivals celebrated (27)___________________ some of Asian people is the Moon Cake
Festival, also known (28)___________________ the Mid-August Festival. Large (29) __________________ of
small round moon cakes (30) ____________ eaten on this day, and children (31)__________________ carrying
colourful paper lanterns which come in all shapes; the more popular (32)________________ are shaped like fish,
rabbits and butterflies. (33)_____________ to them the moon shines brightest on the night of the Moon Cake
Festival. As the moon (34) ________________, tables are placed outside the house and women make offerings of
fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.
II/ Read the passage and answer the questions below. (1m)
There are many sources of pollution in our modern world. At present, the most serious sources are acid rain,
car exhaust fumes and oil spills.
Factory chimneys give out smoke that contains sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases combine
with water vapour in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid. When it rains, these acids dissolve in the
rain and make it acidic. Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all. It has harmed water life by
turning many lakes into lifeless bodies of water.
Car exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide and lead which are highly poisonous. In big cities, the exhaust
fumes build up and cause a health danger to human beings. Therefore, today some large cities have to ban cars from
the city center to wipe out smoke and limit the emission of poisonous gases to solve the problem of air pollution.
35. Name some of the sources of pollution in our modern world.
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36. Why is smoke from factory chimneys harmful to our environment?
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37. What from car exhaust fumes are poisonous?
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38. What has harmed water life?
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39. How can the problem of air pollution be solved in big cities?
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D. WRITING
I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences
printed before it. (1m)
40. “Let buy flowers for the teachers on the Teachers’ Day”, Lan said.
Lan suggest ____________________________________________________________________
41. “Don’t wait for me if I am late, Hoa”, He said.
He told ________________________________________________________________________
42. Sally’s parents gave her a bicycle for her birthday.
Sally __________________________________________________________________________
43. He is weak because he doesn’t do any exercise.
If he __________________________________________________________________________
44. Mrs. White has a son. She showed me a photo of him. He is a policeman.
Mrs. White showed ______________________________________________________________
II/ Complete the letter by using the words and phrases provided. You can make any necessary changes. (1,2m)
Dear Kumiko,
45. I / be / very happy / receive / parcel / send .
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46. What / good idea / send / selection / different kinds of food / your country.
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47. I / enjoy / eat / very much / so / my family.
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48. You say / your letter / you / like / to send / parcel / English food.
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49. I / just post one / you.
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50. In / parcel / be / information / prepare / eat / food.
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Love,
Mary.

____________ The end __________________

II/ (1,2ms)
“Ba wants to write a letter inviting his aunt, who has just finished her two-year course of Environmental Studies
in Australia, to come and talk about conservation in that country at the weekly meeting of his school’s
English-Speaking Club.”
● Use the promps to help him write the letter:

Dear Aunt,
45. - How / you? I / hope / everything / be / O.K / you / since / get home / Australia.
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46. - English-Speaking Club / going / meeting / next Wednesday morning.
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47. - We / discuss / some solutions / conserve / country’s forests.
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48. - think / if / come and talk / conservation / Australia / it / very useful / us.
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49. - I / sure / all / club members / interested / your talk.
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50. - Please / let / know / if / can come
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Your nephew,
Ba.

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A.PRONUNCIATION.
I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (1m)
1. A. tomb B. comb C. dome D. home
2. A. about B. sound C. young D. account
3. A. brother B. thick C. they D. that
4. A. character B.check C. chair D. chalk
5. A. hoped B. asked C. washed D. received
II. Pick out the word that is stressed differently from the others. (0,5m)
6. A. surprise B. report C. advise D. fertile
7. A. persuade B. mango C. master D. lecture
8. A. stranger B. finish C. behave D. recent
9. A. honour B. perfume C. moment D. cancel
10. A. interested B. temperature C. ambulance D. machinery

B. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Circle the best answer (A,B,C or D) (2,5ms)
11. He............to have made a serious mistake.
A. is said B. says C. has said D. is saying
12. David is short. He’s not............to be a policeman.
A. so tall B. tall enough c. quite tall D. tall as
13.“Would you like a cup of tea?” The person is................................
A. giving advice B. offering something
C. asking permission D. making a request
14. I............him to arrive in time for dinner.
A. hope for B. attend C. expect D. think
15. ............he liked chocolate, he tried not to eat it.
A. As B. Though C. Since D. Despite
16. What will you do if you............the final exam?
A. pass B. passes C. passed D. will pass
17. My parents saw me............at the railway station.
A. in B. for C. up D. off
18. “Excuse me, do you know what time the museum opens?” The person is......................
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C. asking for information D. asking permission
19. In Australia, a tropical storm is called a ............ .
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. cyclone D. tornado
20. I remember............ the letter a few days before going on holiday.
A. to receive B receiving C. to have received D. received
21. The policeman............me the way.
A. told B. said C. explained D. directed
22. ............the time you reach the station, the train will have left.
A. At B. On C. By D. In
23. “Actually, I think I’d rather have a Chinese meal...” The person is......................
A. expressing a preference B. refusing to do something
C. giving advice D. making an offer
24. I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you............me a favour.
A. make B. do C. find D. pick
25.I tried to............ them from going but they wouldn’t take any notice.
A. warn B. refuse C. forbid D. prevent
26. He had to leave early, ............he?
A. didn’t B. mustn’t C. hasn’t D. shouldn’t
27. There is no............in going to school if you’re not willing to learn.
A. reason B. aim C. point D. purpose
28. I’ll show you around the city when you............to visit me.
A are coming B. will come C. will be coming D. come
29. Excuse me, but do you think you could turn your music down a bit? The person is..............
A. asking permission B. making a request
C. giving advice D. making a suggestion
30. His eyes were............bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front.
A. such B. too C. so D. very
31.She did all the work............her own.
A. on B. by C. for D. with
32. He says he’s been to............restaurant in town.
A. many B. every C.all D. most

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A. to find B. finding C. for finding D. found
34. Give me a word............ with “S”.
A. begins B. began C. beginning D. is beginning
35. “I know, we could walk along the river. How about that?” The person is......................
A. giving advice B. asking for information
C. making a suggestion D. asking permission
II. Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given. (1m)
36. Conversation is one of the most enjoyable forms of .......................... (Entertain)
37. The key was locked inside the car. .........................., a side window was open.( Luck)
38. Burning coal is an........................way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (Economy)
39. She received a lot of..........................from her mother. (Encourage)
40. Do you know Trinh Cong Son? He was one of the most famous...................in our country. (Music)
III.Circle the letter A, B, C, or D of the underlined part which is not correct. (1,5ms)
41. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories especially on Halloween night.
A B C D
42. Peter’s new sports car cost much more than his friend Dave.
A B C D
43. Mary usually arrives at the office at nine o’clock, but because the storm she was
A B C
two hours late.
D
44. Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister.
A B C D
45. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired.
A B C D
IV. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings remain the same. (1,5ms)
46. “Why don’t you put your luggage under your seat, Mary?” he said.
☞ He suggested .............................................................................................
47. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
☞ In spite......................................................................................................
48. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.

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49. He was a fool to say that.
☞ It was ..........................................................................................................
50. It’s a pity. I can’t go to the game next Sunday.
☞ I wish.........................................................................................................
C. READING
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions below. (1m)
Nutrition plays a key role in maintaining good health and preventing many diseases. In spite of all the
information available about diets, Scientists still believe that good nutrition can be simple. There are several
basic rules to follow. Keep fat intake low. Eat foods high in carbohydrates, which are the starches in grains,
legumes (beans and peas), vegetables, and some fruits. Avoid too much sugar. Limit salt. Eat lots of fruits
and vegetables, which are high in vitamins.
A healthful lifestyle is an active lifestyle. Lack of proper physical exercise can cause tiredness, irritability, and
poor general health. Physical fitness requires both aerobic exercise, such as running, bicycle riding and swimming,
and muscle-strengthening exercices, such as weight-lifting.
Good health is acquired by saying no to bad habits such as smoking, drinking and overeating and by
avoiding situations that are constantly stressful. People can take their lives and their happiness into their
own hands. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the first step.
Note: (1)Nutrition: Dinh d­ìng ; (2)Irritability: TÝnh dÔ næi nãng, dÔ bÞ tøc giËn;(3) Intake: l­îng( ¨n) vµo
Questions. Complete the sentences with the details from the passage.
51. Three kinds of food that you must avoid having too much of are ..........................., ..........................,
and...........................
52. Three problems that lack of physical exercise can cause are..........................., ...........................,
and...........................
53. Two kinds of aerobic exercise mentioned in the passage are..........................., and...........................
54. Grains, legumes, vegetables and some fruits contain........................... .
55. Fruits and vegetables contain a lot of...........................
II. Fill each numbered space with an appropriate word. (1m)
Paper (56)..................an important place in our lives. The books we read and write are
(57).................of paper. Our history and scientific inventions have all been recorded(58).........paper.
This,(59)....................., is changing. Other (60)................... of storing information are becoming common.
Computers can (61)............... an enormous amount of information in a (62)............ smaller space. Computer
faxes, electronic mail, and (63).......... Internet are only three examples of technology(64)..................have
replaced paper. Who knows, perhaps one day people (65).............. not use paper to write at all!
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I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0,5m)
1. A. ethnic B. depend C. impress D. region
2. A. fool B. moon C. food D. foot
3. A. low B. bow C. know D. slow
4. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough
5. A. wealth B. cloth C. bathe D. marathon
II. Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the others (0,5 m)
6. A fortunately B. entertain C. recommend D. disappear
7. A. discuss B. operate C. argument D separate
8. A. survive B. fashion C. palace D. memory
9. A. mysterious B. mineral C. material D. minority
10. A. museum B. advertise C. popular D. genius
B. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Circle the best answer A,B,C,or D. (2ms)
11. The man and animals_______ you saw on TV were from Australia.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
12. We feel very_______today.
A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happen
13. He’s an_______of Vietnam News Office.
A. edit B. editor C. edition D. editorial
14. Please_______the radio. I’m very tired.
A. get off B. go off C. turn off D. see off
15. The choice may_______until you’ve grown up.
A. to delay B. to be delay C. delay D. be delayed
16. We must congratulate him_______his passing the driving test first time.
A. on B. in C. for D. of
17. Thanks a lot for your help. Without it I_______the task.
A. couldn’t perform B. couldn’t have performed
C. didn’t perform D. was not able to perform
18. Everyone is ready, _______?
A. isn’t he? B. isn’t she? C. aren’t they? D. is he?
19. Your letter was received the week_______last.
A. before B. after C. ago D. from
20. No one knows how many books_______lost.
A. had been B. have been C. had D. have

III. Put the word in the brackets into the correct form. (1m)

21. He got into_______while swimming and had to be rescued.(Difficult)

22. There is a _______faucet in your kitchen. (Drip)
23. For further_______on the diet, write to us at this address.(Inform)
24. _______is better than cure. (Prevent)
25. _______is a film or radio or television program giving facts about something. (Document)
III. Circle the letter A,B,C,or D of the underlined part which is not correct.(1m)
26. Recent scientists have become extremely worried about the world’s
A B C D
population.
27. It’s always better to study vocabulary in connection by reading.
A B C D
28. I sometimes wonder about my old friend, where is she now, and what
A B C D
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29. It took me a long time to get up from my illness.

A B C D
30. He talked to Ann throughout the evening, so nothing he said changed
A B C D
her opinion.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same. (1m)
31. He no longer has long hair and a thick moustache.
🡪He used to.................................................................
32. She hasn’t been to Paris before.
🡪This is the.................................................................
33. Mary told me not to forget my tennis racket.
🡪Mary said, “.................................................................”
34. She couldn’t come to class because of illness.
🡪As she.................................................................
35. We have run out of tea.
🡪There.................................................................

C. READING
I. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions below.(2ms)

People who know Salley Ride say she is intelligent and confident. She also thinks deeply about things, but
she is not always serious. She is fun and enjoys humour but she is in a hurry to get on to more important things.
At high school she became interested in science. At university she studied English and physics. After
completing her studies at Stanford University, She worked as a researcher. In 1977, she was one of the 1,000
women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program when she was 25. She was one of the 35
women who were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training, she learned to be a jet pilot and a
flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband, Havley, is also an astronaut. They do not plan to
have any children yet.
Questions.
36. How old is Salley Ride now?
🡪.................................................................
37. Is she a pleasant woman? How do you know?
🡪.................................................................
38. Who did she marry?
🡪.................................................................
39. What did she do in 1977?
🡪.................................................................
40. Give the fact from the text to prove that Salley Ride is intelligent.
🡪.................................................................
II. Put one suitable word in each space. (2ms)

I have recently taken up cooking as a hobby. A lot (41)_________ my friends find this very amusing as
I'm not very (42)_________at it yet. It’s much (43)______difficult(44)_________I thought it was. There are
so(45)_________things to remember to do and it’s very easy to(46)_________ mistakes. Last week I invited
several people round so I could try out a new (47)_________. Everything was ready in the kitchen, so I
relaxed with my guests and we (48)_________ a drink . But I’m not(49)_________to giving dinner parties
and I suddenly remembered that the kitchen was still in the freezer. We had to wait two
hours(50)_________dinner!

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A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK

1. The police stated that the accident ______________ soon.

A. will be investigated
B. had investigated
C. is being investigated
D. would be investigated

2. There are chances that Manchester United ______________ the last match against Juventus.

A. won
B. will win
C. has won
D. would win

3. ______________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.

A. Being not
B. Not having been
C. Have not bee
D. Having not been

4. Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.

A. had he been appointed

B. did he appoint
C. was he being appointed
D. was he appointing

5. It is six years ______________ we moved to Chicago.

A. when
B. that
C. since
D. after

6. I think he will join us, ______________?

A. doesn’t he
B. won’t he
C. will he
D. do I

7. I am sorry. I have forgotten ______________ a table at the restaurant for you.

A. reserving
B. to reserve
C. having reserved
D. to be reserved

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8. ______________ our children may be, we cannot go picnicking in this weather.

A. Though excited
B. Excited as
C. Because of excitement
D. Exciting

9. I am leaving the key under the pot in the garden ______________ you should be home earlier than usual.

A. because
B. in case
C. so that
D. though

10. Be patient ______________ you won’t succeed.

A. because
B. or
C. unless
D. otherwise

11. Sweating increases ______________ vigorous exercise or hot weather.

A. during
B. when
C. at the time
D. for

12. Goddard developed the first rocket to fly faster ______________.

A. than sound is
B. as does sound
C. than sound
D. as sound is

13. Herbs ______________ in soups and sauces.

A. are used to be
B. are often used
C. often use
D. get used to being

14. Studies indicate ______________ collecting art today than ever before.

A. there more people

B. more people that are
C. that there are more people
D. people there are more

15. Susan couldn’t help ______________ when I told her the joke.

A. laughing
B. laugh
C. to laugh
D. laughed

16. Your hair needs ______________. You’d better have it done tomorrow.

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A. cut
B. to cut
C. being cut
D. cutting

17. Regina, ______________ you have never met before, is a genius in painting.

A. that
B. whose
C. whom
D. whomever

18. Doctors advise ______________ too many hours watching television.

A. not to spend
B. not being spent
C. not spend
D. not spending

19. Quite ______________ people have complained about his behavior. ______________ people have voiced their support for him.

A. a few / Many
B. very few / Some
C. a lot / Few
D. a few / Very few

20. ______________ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it.

A. Who
B. The person who
C. Whoever
D. Man who

21. As soon as you hear the alarm, you all have to leave the building ______________.

A. on the verge
B. under law
C. at no time
D. without delay

22. ______________ have tried their best to protect the environment, but their efforts seem to be nothing compared to what people are doing
to harm it.

A. Poachers
B. Industrialists
C. Conservationists
D. Producers

23. The passage ______________ that the first settlers were Spanish.

A. refers
B. instills
C. implies
D. infers

24. There are not many interesting ______________ of news in the ‘Evening’.

A. parts
B. articles

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C. loads
D. items

25. On November 5, a lot of firework is ______________ off in England.

A. set
B. gone
C. sent
D. burned

26. Can you give me the ______________ for tomato soup?

A. formula
B. recipe
C. order
D. method

27. Jane likes watching films, but she is not ______________ keen on any kind.

A. specially
B. certainly
C. largely
D. particularly

28. In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists ______________ that the building of the bridge be stopped.

A. banned
B. complained
C. said
D. recommend

29. Police believe that there is a ______________ between the 2 crimes.

A. chain
B. link
C. connector
D. mixture

30. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the ______________ to get in.

A. break
B. interval
C. refreshment
D. half-time

31. From now on, you have to ______________ responsibility for the sales figures.

A. get
B. acquire
C. assume
D. accept

32. Children have to ______________ respect to their parents and teachers.

A. show
B. take
C. feel
D. express

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33. ______________, the reports are not good enough to be printed.

A. On my own
B. Out of the ordinary
C. If you ask me
D. Telling the truth

34. During the war, we ______________ many relatives.

A. lost touch with

B. take for granted
C. made a mention of
D. set an example for

35. You should pay ______________ to what the instructor is saying.

A. attendance
B. intention
C. convention
D. attention

36. The jokes Jack tell are as old as ______________.

A. the earth
B. the mountains
C. the hills
D. the oceans

37. The articles I have cut out from newspapers for years are now ______________ with age.

A. old
B. yellowed
C. blackened
D. torn

38. You can contact us if anything ______________ with our plan.

A. goes wrong
B. comes bad
C. is out of luck
D. loses control

39. It is ______________ knowledge that you have to drink more fluids when you have flu.

A. common
B. popular
C. widespread
D. updated

40. As soon as Kate failed to do the job the third time, she got the ______________.

A. promotion
B. recommendation
C. rearrangement
D. sack

41. Can I ask a favor ______________ you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards?

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A. for
B. of
C. with
D. to

42. I read the contract again and again ______________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.

A. with a view to
B. In view of
C. by means of
D. in terms of

43. This kind of product has to be used ______________ 3 days ______________ purchase.

A. by / of
B. within / of
C. on / on
D. on /after

44. Too many tests and exams have put high school students ______________ pressure.

A. in
B. on
C. under
D. into

45. The president refused to make any judgement ______________ the situation.

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

46. ______________ your effort and talent, we wonder if you can work full time for us.

A. Regarding
B. In regard of
C. With respect to
D. On behalf of

47. Let’s move ______________ to the next item on the agenda.

A. in
B. by
C. up
D. on

48. I am fed ______________ hanging around here with nothing to do.

A. up on
B. out of
C. up with
D. by

49. I do not know my uncle is ______________ doubt ______________ everything he sees.

A. with / about
B. in / of

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C. of / for
D. in / with

50. ______________ Xmas, more shopping is done.

A. On
B. For
C. At
D. In

51. On farms, when the cattle are too ill, farmers often have to put them ______________.

A. in
B. down
C. up
D. away

52. ______________ my shyness, they refused to give me the job as a receptionist.

A. Despite
B. As for
C. Due to
D. Instead of

53. The professor broke ______________ her lecture when she heard a cell phone ringing.

A. away
B. in
C. off
D. out

54. I could not ______________ the peak of the mountain in the foggy weather.

A. get over
B. make out
C. see through
D. go into

55. We all need friends whom we can ______________ when we are in trouble.

A. call on
B. break off
C. live on
D. go by

56. Constantly staying in cold weather may bring ______________ pneumonia.

A. in
B. about
C. up
D. on

57. Don’t let poachers get ______________ hunting animals. They deserve to be punished.

A. off
B. out of
C. on
D. away

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58. I was named ______________ a wealthy relative of my Mom’s.

A. after
B. to
C. as
D. in on

59. I cannot stay up late at night; I prefer ______________ in early.

A. going
B. breaking
C. turning
D. doing

60. My little son is learning how to ______________ his shoes.

A. put off
B. get on
C. take to
D. do up

B. IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE

61. Graham Bell was once a teacher who ran a school for the deaf in Massachusetts.

A.
B.
C.
D.

62. Telephoto, a process for sending pictures by wire, has been invented during the 1920s, and the first transcontinental telephoto was sent in
1925.

A.
B.
C.
D.

63. The immune system is the bodies way of protecting itself against viruses.

A.
B.
C.
D.

64. What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems.

A.
B.
C.
D.

65. However cheap it is, the poor quality products cannot always appeal to customers.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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66. If you do not keep my secret, I will reveal surely yours.

A.
B.
C.
D.

67. Jim’s grandfather left him 50,000 dollars, this was too big a sum to him.

A.
B.
C.
D.

68. So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to cope with in the new world.

A.
B.
C.
D.

69. The choice of which restaurant to go to for tonight’s meal is entirely your.

A.
B.
C.
D.

70. You mustn’t have seen my sister, for I have no sister living on the other end of this city

A.
B.
C.
D.

C. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:

71. A. chapter
B. yatch
C. manage
D. panel

72. A. example
B. feed
C. ink
D. inhumane

73. A. junior
B. humour
C. stew
D. purify

74. A. hall
B. doll
C. chalk
D. forecast

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75. A. recite
B. reconcile
C. refund
D. reproduce

Choose the word whose stress pattern is pronounced different from that of the others:

76. A. relax
B. recognize
C. realize
D. relatively

77. A. permanent
B. power
C. permission
D. carpet

78. A. photography
B. minority
C. heroic
D. amateur

79. A. practicality
B. politician
C. uncontrollable
D. comfortable

80. A. managerial
B. determination
C. unbelievable
D. inability

D. VOCABULARY

Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets:

81. At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young pianist a ___________ ovation. (STAND)

82. The university has ________ the use of dictionaries during language examinations. (AUTHOR)

83. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes unpleasant, _________. (ALTERNATE)

84. It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burton’s shop, for it was __________ from all others in the street. (DISTINGUISH)

85. When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the ___________ hospitality of the fans. (COMPARE)

86. The teacher’s criticism has ___________ Tom’s interest in learning. (DIE)

87. The staff’s bad behavior has brought ________ to the whole company. (GRACEFUL)

88. Panda is _____________ to China only. (NATION)

89. Traditional _________ are a good source of fun and entertainment. (CELEBRATE)

90. The public were angry with the Minister’s ______________ to tell the truth about the bribery. (REFUSE)

Fill each blank with an appropriate word formed from one of the words in the list below: similarity – suit – advise – value – fit –
dispense – predict – water – foolish – warn

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It is astonishing how many people set off to climb Mount Olympus in completely (91) ________ clothing. The weather conditions on the
mountain are notoriously (92) _______but people are (93) ________ into thinking that just because the bottom is sunny, the summit will be
(94) ______ warm and bright. Nothing could be further from the truth. Bearing in mind that “ (95) _______ is forearmed”, consult the local
climbing club about likely conditions before setting off. Such local knowledge can be absolutely (96) ________ and you would, to put it
mildly, be extremely (97) _________ to ignore it. Whatever the likely weather, a good pair of boots is (98) _______ and is some form of
(99) _______. And it is a steep climb so it goes without saying that a reasonable level of (100) ________ is essential.

E. REWRITE WITHOUT CHANGING MEANING

101. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.

- You should ................................................................................

102. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.

- Not until ....................................................................................

103. Mrs. Green is proud of her son’s contribution to the play.

- Mrs. Green is proud of what ........................................................

104. The recruited very few young engineers.

- Hardly .......................................................................................

105. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning.

- We have booked five rooms, only ..................................................

106. Jane seems to come to the performance lat.

- It looks ....................................................................................

107. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.

- Had it ........................................................................................

108. Success depends on hard work.

- The harder .................................................................................

109. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.

- Such ........................................................................................

110. Although Richard is competent in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client.

- Competent ...............................................................................

F. CLOZE TESTS

Supply each blank with one word:

The director has overall responsibility for the artistic side of a production and must (111) ____ all the rehearsal and keep an (112) _____ on
all the backstage and technical departments (113) _____. Directors tend to have (114) ______ personalities and can be temperamental. But
the success or (115) _____ of a play is in their (116) ______. It is their job to (117) _____ out the imaginative qualities in the actors in order
to get the best response from them. Some directors let actors decide on their own interpretation while (118) _____ give detailed instruction

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as to (119) ______ they want the parts to be played. Some directors also (120) ______ on duties, such as planning a season’s program and
supervising the budget.

Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank:

You can rob a bank without leaving your house these days. Who needs stocking (121)______, guns and getaway cars? If you’re a computer
whiz-kid, you could grab your first million (122)_______ with nothing more dangerous than a personal computer, a telephone and a modern
to (123)_______them.

All you have to do is to dial into the networks which like the computers in large organizations together, type in a couple of passwords and
you can rummage (124)_______in the information that’s stored there (125)_______your heart’s content. Fortunately it isn’t always quite as
easy as it appears. But, as more and more information is (126)_______and stored on computer, whether it is details of your bank account or
the number of tins of baked beans in the stockroom at the supermarket, a computer crime seems set to grow.

A couple of months ago a newspaper reported that five British banks were being (127)_______to ransom by a gang of hackers who had
managed to (128)_______their computer. The hackers were demanding money (129) _____revealing exactly how they did it. In case like
this, banks may consider paying just so that they can protect themselves better in the future.

As with (130)________else, hackers start young in the States. A 12-year-old boy in Detroit was (131)_______of entering a company’s credit
rating computer and (132)_____the numbers he found there. His mother told reporters that he spent up to 14 hours on his computer during
the weekend.

Prevention is probably easier than detection, and many companies now spend lots of time and money (133)______programs using
passwords and codes. Of course all this is no use (134)_____if computer users tell each other their password, stick it on their screen so they
don’t (135)______it or use passwords like “password”. It all happens. There are plenty of software companies which specialize in writing
software that makes computers hacker-proof. One company in the States set (136)______to prove that its system can defeat hacker by
asking over 2000 of them to try to hack it. The hackers were given 2 weeks to discover the secret message stored on 2 PCs in offices in New
York and San Francisco. The message (137)______: “The persistent hunter who (138)____his prize (139)______becomes the hunted.” You
will be relieved – or perhaps disappointed – to learn that (140)______hacker managed it.

121. A. covers
B. veils
C. masks
D. helmets

122. A. supported
B. armed
C. provided
D. tampered

123. A. connect
B. link
C. combine
D. join

124. A. further
B. out
C. about
D. off

125. A. off
B. to
C. with
D. within

126. A. dealt
B. progressed
C. tackled
D. processed

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127. A. held
B. asked
C. kept
D. captured

128. A. turn off

B. break into
C. get into
D. come up with

129. A. on the verge of

B. with exception of
C. in answer to
D. in return for

130. A. anything
B. everybody
C. nothing
D. somebody

131. A. able
B. capable
C. possible
D. enabled

132. A. scattering
B. dumping
C. distributing
D. loading

133. A. thinking
B. discovering
C. devising
D. manufacturing

134. A. of all
B. in all
C. even
D. whatsoever

135. A. forget
B. notice
C. bother
D. mention

136. A. about
B. out
C. off
D. away

137. A. read
B. is read
C. was reading
D. had been read

138. A. offers
B. reaches
C. obtains
D. wins

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139. A. now and then
B. now and again
C. sooner or later
D. safe and sound

140. A. none
B. not any
C. neither
D. hardly

G. Read the following passages and choose the best answer to the questions:

KETCHUP

The sauce that is today called ketchup ( or catsup) in Western cultures is a tomato_based sauce that is quite distinct from Eastern ancestors
of this product. A sauce called ke-tjap was in used in China at least as early as the 17th century, but the Chinese version of the sauce was
made of picked fish, shellfish, and spices. The popularity of this Chinese sauce spread to Singapore and Malaysia, where it was called
kechap. The Indonesian ketjab derives its name from the same source of the Malysian sauce but is made from very different ingredients. The
Indonesian ketjab is made by cooking black soy beans, fermenting them, placing them in a salt brine for at least a week , cooking the
resulting solution further, and sweetening it heavily; this process results in a dark, thick and sweet variation of soy sauce.

Early in the 18th century, sailors from the Bristish navy came across this exotic sauce on voyages to Malaysia and Singapore and brought
samples of it back to England on return voyages. English chefs tried to recreate the sauce but were unable to do exactly because key
ingredients were unknown or unavailable in England; chefs ended up substituting ingredients such as mushrooms and walnuts in an attempt
to recreate the special taste of the original Asian sauce. Variations of this sauce became quite the rage in the 18th century England,
appearing in a number of recipe books and features as an exotic addition to menus from the period.

The English version did not contain tomatoes, and it was not until the end of the 18th century that tomatoes became a main ingredients in the
ketchup of the United States. It is quite notable that tomatoes were added to the sauce and that tomatoes had previously been considered
quite dangerous to health. That tomato had been cultivated by the Aztecs, who had called it tomalt; however, early botanists had recognized
that tomato was a member of the Solanecaea family, wich does include a number of poisonous plant. The leaves of the tomato plant are
poisonous, though of course the fruit is not.

Thomas Jefferson, who cultivated the tomato in his gardens at Monticello and served dishes containing tomatoes at lavish feasts, often
receive credit for changing the reputation of the tomato. Soon after Jefferso had introduced the tomato to American society, recipes
combining the new fashinonabe tomato with the equally fashionable and exotic sauce known as ketchap began to appear. By the middle of
the 19th century, both of the tomato and tomato ketchup were stables of the American kitchen.

Tomato ketchup,popular though it was,was quite time-consuming to prepare. In 1876,the first mass-produced tomato ketchup, a product of
German-American Henry Heizn,went on sale and achieved immediate success. From tomato ketchup, Heizn branched out into a number of
other products, including various sauces, pickles, and relishes.

141. It is not stated in paragraph 1 that

A. the Chinese sauce was in existence in the 17th century

B. the Malaysian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce
C. the Chinese sauce was made from seafood and species
D. the Indonesian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce

142. “it” in paragraph 1 refers to

A. a salt brine
B. a week
C. the resulting solution
D. this process

143. What ingredient is not used to make Indonesian sauce?

A. soy beans
B. sugar
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C. salt
D. mushrooms

144. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that mushrooms and walnuts were

A. difficult to find in England

B. not part of the original Asian recipe
C. not native to England
D. transported to England to Asia

145. The phrase “became quite the rage” in paragraph 2 means

A. became an anger
B. became strange
C. became popular
D. became a protest

146. The author mentions the English version at the beginning of the third paragraph in order to

A. indicate what will be discussed in the coming paragraph

B. explain why tomatoes were considered dangerous
C. make a reference to the topic of the previous pharagraph
D. provide an example of a sauce using tomatoes

147. According to the paragraph 3, the tomato plant

A. was considered poisonous plants

B. is related to some poisonous plants
C. has edible leaves
D. has fruit tat is sometimes quite poisonous

148. the word “staples” in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by

A. standard elements
B. strong attachment
C. necessary utensils
D. rare alternatives

149. Where in paragraph 4 can the following sentence go in? “It turned from very bad to exceedingly good”

A. at the beginning of the paragraph 4

B. before the sentence “ Soon after Jefferson …”
C. before the sentence “By the middle of the 19th century …”
D. at the end of the paragraph 4

150. Tomato ketchup is closest to the word

A. ketchap
B. ke-tjap
C. ketjab
D. kechap

THE BEATLES

In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups
that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four
boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black
Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really
popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves.

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After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record
was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their
fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as
famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.

151. The passage is mainly about

A. How the Beatles became more successful than other groups

B. Why the Beatles split up after 7 years
C. The Beatles’ fame and success
D. Many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song

152. The four boys of the Beatles

A. Came from the same family

B. Were at the same age
C. Came from a town in the north of England
D. Received good training in music

153. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to

A. Notorious
B. Bad
C. Shocking
D. Popular

154. The first songs of the Beatles were

A. Written by themselves
B. Broadcast on the radio
C. Paid a lot of money
D. Written by black Americans

155. What is not true about the Beatles?

A. The members had no training in music

B. They had a long stable career
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans

156. The Beatles stopped their live performances because

A. They had earned enough money

B. They did not want to work with each other
C. They spent more time writing their own songs
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans.

157. The year 1970 was the time when

A. They split up
B. They changed pop music
C. They started their career
D. They stopped singing live

158. What the fans of the Beatles often did was

A. Sing together with them

B. Take their clothes as souvenirs

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D. Ask them why they should separate

159. Some songs of the Beatles now

A. Are still famous as they used to be

B. Became too old to sing
C. Are sung by crazy fans
D. Are the most famous

160. The tone of the passage is that of

A. Admiration
B. Criticism
C. Neutral
D. Sarcasm

KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2007-2008

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - khóa ngày 20-6-2007

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

(1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.6 pt)

1. A. set
B. head
C. heat
D. dead

2. A. machine
B. inspiration
C. exchange
D. champagne

3. A. pleased
B. erased
C. increased
D. amused

(4-20) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (3.8 pts)

4. The examination will be held ________ June, 2007.

A. in
B. on
C. at
D. to

5. ___________ the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families often enjoy the Seder.

A. In
B. On
C. Over
D. At

6. Wearing uniforms help poor students feel equal _________ others.

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A. up
B. on
C. off
D. to

7. The boy was greatly proud _______ his success at school.

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

8. Cong Vinh seems to be well-qualified _________ the latest position.

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

9. He read his article on the website last night, ________?

A. doesn’t he
B. didn’t he
C. did he
D. hasn’t he

10. Are all the students used ___________ their summer vacation in the countryside?

A. to spend
B. spend
C. to spending
D. spending

11. Passover ________ in Israel and by all Jewish people.

A. is hold
B. is celebrating
C. celebrates
D. is celebrated

12. “When will Mr. Ba retire? He began ________ for the company thirty years ago.”

A. to be worked
B. to working
C. will work
D. to work

13. If Ba were rich, he ________ around the world.

A. should travel
B. travelled
C. could travel
D. must travel

14. They are still playing on the field ___________ it is raining heavily.

A. though
B. because

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D. despite

15. Study harder _________________.

A. if you will pass the exam

B. and you will pass the exam
C. unless you pass the exam
D. or you will pass the exam

16. The girl wishes she ____________ in Nha Trang for the festival next week.

A. will stay
B. could stay
C. is staying
D. can stay

17. On the way to school, Long often stops _________ a newspaper.

A. to buy
B. buy
C. buying
D. bought

18. The cooker ________ is displayed at Nguyen Kim Supermarket looks modern.

A. why
B. who
C. which
D. whose

19. _ “Let’s go to Vung Tau on the weekend.”

_ “_____________”

A. That’s a fine day

B. That’s a good trip
C. Yes, please
D. Yes, let’s

20. _ “Thank you very much”

_ “______________”

A. Are you worried?

B. You’re welcome
C. Not all
D. Nothing

21. For most households, lighting ____________ for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill.

A. accounts
B. applies
C. asks
D. prepares

22. Ho Chi Minh City will ___________ temperatures between 25oC and 30¬¬oC tomorrow.

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A. experience
B. arrive
C. achieve
D. occur

(23-30) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.6 pts)

Mr. Brown and some (23) __________________ conservationists are on a very dirty beach now. Today they are ready to make the beach a
clean and beautiful place again. After listening to Mr. Brown’s instructions, they are divided (24) ____________ three groups. Group I
needs to walk along the shore. Group 2 should check the sand, (25) _________ group 3 has to check among the rocks. Garbage must be put
into plastic bags, and the bags will be (26) __________ by Mr. Jones. He will take the bags to the garbage (27) _________. Each member
will be given a map to find the right place. They won’t eat the picnic lunch (28) __________ by Mrs. Smith until the whole area is clean.
(29) _________ are eager to work hard so as to refresh this (30) ________ area.

23. A. voluntary
B. volunteers
C. volunteering
D. volunteer

24. A. in
B. to
C. into
D. onto

25. A. or
B. and
C. because
D. though

26. A. selected
B. chosen
C. collected
D. elected

27. A. dump
B. yard
C. area
D. place

28. A. happened
B. provided
C. achieved
D. shown

29. A. Them all

B. They all
C. All them
D. All they

30. A. spoiling
B. spoil
C. spoiled
D. spoils

(31-34) Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (0.8 pt)

31. You’re tired as you got up too late to watch TV last night.
A B C D

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32. The Internet is a very fast and convenient way for us to get a lot of informations.
A B C D

33. The bus is such an inexpensive means of transport that people take them very often.
A B C D

34. She has been playing as a professional tennis player from 1990s.
A B C D

(35-38) Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (0.8 pt)

35. The Internet has helped students study more ________________. (EFFECT)

36. It is __________ that our environment is more and more polluted. (DISAPPOINT)

37. We are trying to have a(n) ______________ world. (POLLUTE)

38. I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _______________ to better my knowledge. (COURAGE)

(39-42) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (0.8 pt)

Mrs. Lan: What’s the matter, Mrs. Linh?

Mrs. Linh: I’ve just received my latest electricity bill. It’s so enormous.

Mrs. Lan: Let me see. It’s 350,000 VND. What an enormous bill it is!

Mrs. Linh: I paid 200,000 VND last month. I don’t know why it’s higher this month.

Mrs. Lan: Which counter is installed in your house?

Mrs. Linh: The usual mechanical counter was replaced with an electronic counter at the beginning of this month. It is said to run more
exactly and be more convenient for the power officials to record monthly electricity numbers.

Mrs. Lan: I don’t know what happens. The usual mechanical counter is still used in my house. Why don’t you complain to the Power
Department of Ho Chi Minh City about it?

Mrs. Linh: Thanks for your advice. I am writing a complaint letter right now.

39. The bill Mr. Linh received last month was lower than the latest one.

40. Mrs. Linh has spent 550,000VND on electricity in the last two months.

41. Mrs. Lan insisted that the electrical counter is wrong.

42. Electricity numbers are recorded every month.

(43-46) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (1.6 pts)

43. Ba said, Why don’t we stop eating chicken to avoid being infected with bird flu?”

Ba suggested that chicken shouldn’t ........................................

44. The last time she went out with him was 9 months ago.

It is .......................................................................................

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45. There was too much snow for us to go out.

There was such .....................................................................

46. Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class.

Nobody .................................................................................

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH THPT

Trường
THPT Lê Hồng Phong – HCM
học

Lớp học 10

Năm học 2005

Môn thi Anh văn

Thời gian 120 phút

Thang điểm 10

I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2 marks)

1. His house has been sold ______ $ 1,000,000.

A. at B. for C. in D. with
2. Bread is usually ______ wheat.
A. made of B. made with C. made by D. made from
3. Peter, can I ______ you a drink?
A. buy for B. buy to C. buy D. invite
4. It isn't quite ______ that they will come to our party.
A. sure B. exact C. certain D. right
5. ______ goes to the bus; now we will have to walk home.
A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early
6. Don't hurry! There is no need ______.
A. running B. to run C. run D. you run
7. Mike had hoped ______ his letter.
A. her to answer B. that she answer
C. that she would answer D. her answering
8. Please write your answers ______ ink.
A. in B. with C. of D. by
9. Peter was not feeling well, so we gave him ______ to do than you.
A. fewer work B. less work C. little work D. least work
10. He spent half a year ______ this house.
A. to build B. building C. built D. on building
11. Will you ______ the door open?
A. leave B. allow C. permit D. give
12. What food should you eat if you want to ______ on weight?
A. take B. get C. put D. carry
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13. It is a ______ skirt.
A. French cotton flowered B. cotton French flowered
C. flowered cotton French D. flowered French cotton
14. Do you know the beautiful girl ______?
A. sit in the car B. sat in the car
C. sitting in the car D. who sit in the car
15. The weather was cold. I wish it ______ warmer.
A. had been B. has been C. were D. was
16. Dickens ______ wrote a lot of interesting stories.
A. his is one of England's best-known writers
B. as one of England's best-known writers
C. besides one of England's best-known writers
D. one of England's best-known writers

II. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense and form (2 marks)

Last night Mrs. Leidner (1. to go) to her room to rest as usual after we just (2. to finish) dinner. I (3. to settle) her on
her bed with plenty of pillows and her book. I (4. to leave) the room when she (5. to call) me back.
'Don't go, nurse, there (6. to be) something I (7. to want) to say to you.'
I (8. to turn) round and she (9. to tell) me to shut the door. I (10. to do) it as I (11. to tell). She (12. to rise) up from
the bed and (13. to begin) to walk up and down. I (14. can) see that she (15. to make) up her mind to something and I
(16. not to like) to interrupt her.

III. Arrange the numbered sentences to make a complete dialogue (1.25 marks)

a. Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight.

b. Tonight? You must be joking - it's too cold. What about coming round to my place? We could watch TV or
something?
c. Look, if you really want to go somewhere, you could come with me to the library.
d. Hi, Michael! How are things?
e. Oh, I think it's half past eight or something. I'll just get the paper and have a look. Just hang on for a minute.
f. Hi, Liz. Good, thanks. What's new with you?
g. Well.. I was thinking of going to the school library to do a bit of study. What have you got in mind?
h. OK. Just joking. What time does it start?
i. I thought we could just go for a walk. May be down to that park near the beach.
k. Oh, come on.
l. Watch TV? That's all you ever want to do! I want to go out somewhere. That new Jane Fonda film is on in town.
How about that

IV. Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first (2.25 marks)

1. The last time I went to the theatre was three years ago.
It is...
2. 'Who did you go to the cinema with?' she said to me.
She asked...
3. We are sorry we couldn't come to your birthday party.
We are sorry not...
4. 'I was born in 1983' Mary said to Peter.
Mary told...
5. The milk was so hot that the boy couldn't drink it.
The milk was...
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6. He was very sad as he got a very bad mark in English.
If he...
7. You can't expect everyone in the village to help you, can you?
Not everyone...
8. There must be a good explanation for his absence.
I'm...
9. People said she had passed the exam.
She was..

V. Read the text carefully and do the exercises below it (1 mark)

Everybody loves movies. We see them at theatres and we watch them on TV. They are popular with children and
adults, too. We can learn from them or we can have a good time watching them.
We also call movies 'motion pictures'. 'Motion' is a noun for 'moving'. People tried to show motion in pictures for
centuries. Even prehistoric artists showed animals running in theier cave pictures.
Near the end of the 19th century several Europeans and Americans tried to make movies. No one knows who made
the first one. New York City had the first movie theatre in 1894. People put money in a small machine and looked
into it at the movie. By 1900, movies were popular all over Europe and the United States. They were not very good,
but people liked them because they were new and different.
Every year people invented ways to make movies better. They invented machines to show the pictures on a screen.
Then everyone could see the motion pictures on the front wall of a theatre instead of inside a small machine. In 1927,
inventors add sound to movies. Then they added color.
Today it costs several million dollars to make a movie. However, movie makers collect million dollars from people
at movie theatres because everyone loves movies.

te T if the sentence is true, and F if it is false.

a. Children like movies, but most adults do not.

b. We can learn from motion pictures.
c. Prehistoric artists showed motion in the cave paintings.
d. An American made the first movie.
e. Movies were popular in Europe at the end of the 19th century.
f. Movies are the same today as they were in 1920.
g. Inventors added sound and color to movies at the same time.
h. It is expensive to make movies.

VI. Fill each of the numbered blanks with a suitable word (1.5 marks)

The country is more beautiful than __1__ town and pleasanter to live __2__. Many people think __3__ and go to the
country __4__ the summer holidays __5__ they cannot live __6__ all the year round. Some have a cottage __7__ in
the village so that they can go there whenever they can __8__ the time.
English villages are not all alike, but __9__ some ways they are not very __10__ from each other. Most villages are
so __11__ to some small town that people can go there to buy __12__ they can't find in the village shops.

UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự do – Hạnh phúc

KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH

Khóa ngày 10 tháng 02 năm 2009
Đề chính thức Môn TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm 4 trang )-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts )

Question 1 : Listen to the passage then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. The passage
will be read twice :
1. Computer won’t be able to touch the lives of people who live in distant villages.
2. From your own room, you can search the news you want from all over the world on the Internet.
3. Computers are not very useful in some areas such as business.
4. Computers can work during the night while we are sleeping and give us a report we want the next morning.
Question 2 : Listen to the passage then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each sentence. The
passage will be read twice :
1. Environmental pollution is the result of …………
A. natural disasters.
B. industrialization.
C. careless use of natural resources.
D. both B and C.
2. Avoiding environmental pollution is………..
A. uneasy B. possible.
C. very easy D. serious
3. By wearing a mask when getting out of houses, people want………
A. to protect their faces’ skin from the sunlight.
B. to avoid cold or hot atmosphere.
C. not to inhale traffic fumes and chemical wastes.
D. not to inhale all kinds of pure air.
4. Nowadays, if living indoor we…….
A. can protect ourselves from pollution.
B. cannot avoid toxic indoor pollution.
C. can inhale quite pure and safe air.
D. can protect ourselves when doing housework.

PART II : READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts )

Question 3 : Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE :

It is important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They also help us to look nice. How
does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth. This happens after germs
and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth. Eventually, poison goes into
the blood, and we may feel quite ill.
How can we keep our teeth healthy? Firstly, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can fill the small holes
in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way.
Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist. Secondly, we should brush our
teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day- once after breakfast and once before we go to
bed. We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal. Thirdly, we should eat food that is
good for our teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit.
Chocolates, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals. They are harmful
because they stick to our teeth and cause decay.

1. Good teeth help us to chew our food and to look nice.

2. The decay usually begins firstly inside the tooth or from the blood.
3. The decay spreads inside the tooth after it begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth.
4. Dentists can help us keep our teeth healthy.
5. Dentists can help us brush our teeth twice a year.
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 6. Most people go to see a dentist before they have toothache.
7. We should brush our teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.
8. Some kinds of food are good for our teeth while some others are harmful.

Question 4 : These announcements appear at some places only. Match each announcement ( 1 – 8 ) with a
proper place ( A – J ) where it usually appears :

Announcements Appearing places

1. Shake well before using A. At the zoos

2. Staff only ! B. On the front doors of a building
3. Don’t feed the animals. C. On boxes or bottles of medicine
4. Use no hooks ! D. On the doors of toilets
5. Ladies / Gentlemen E. On motorways
6. Push in F. On bags of sugar or flour
7. Keep gate closed ! G. In front of a cinema or theatre
8. Speed limit – 80 mph H. Railway station
I. On the way or on the doors to some
rooms or offices
J. Inside the gates of kindergartens

Question 5 : Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to complete the meaning of the
passage :
outside, through, but, travel, churches, experiments, ago, remember, taught, who
As you turn on the radio for your favourite programme, do you ever wonder how you can hear those sounds?
How do they…( 1 )…through the air and reach your radio exactly as they are sent out?
It all began nearly a hundred years…( 2 )…when a young Italian called Guglielmo Marconi discovered how to
send sounds…( 3 )…the air. Marconi was born in Boloyma in northern Italy in 1874. His father was a rich Italian
businessman, and his mother was a Scot…( 4 )…had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music. The
family lived in a countryhouse just
…( 5 )…Boloyma.
When he was a boy, people did not think that Marconi was clever. He was a quiet boy who spoke little…( 6
)…thought a lot. He liked to sit and read science books in his father’s big library. He also liked to do…( 7 )…with
electricity. For most of his early life, he was…( 8 )…
at home. He did not go to school.

PART III : GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : ( 8.0 pts )

Question 6 :
1. Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others in each case :
a) chair , church , chemist , change , choice
b) great , neat , heat , seat , meat
c) simplify , apply , reply , supply , primary
d) garment , generation , gold , gasoline , golf
2. Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each
case:
a) sunset , sun-glasses , sunflower , sunlight , sunburnt
b) junkyard , benefit , sewage , trash , garbage
c) amusing , rollicking , joyful , terrible , pleasant
d) enlarge , widen , golden , enrich , deepen
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Last Tet my classmates and I ( 1. visit ) Rach Mieu Bridge. The bridge ( 2. open ) on January 19, 2008. Since
then, there ( 3. be ) hundred thousands of visitors coming to see the bridge. This suspension bridge ( 4. connect )
Ben Tre to Tien Giang. They ( 5. start ) the construction in 2002, and thousands of workers ( 6. work ) hard for 6
years to offer a huge gift to the local people on the occasion of Tet. Before the bridge was put in use, people ( 7.
travel ) across the large river by ferry-boat or wooden boat. It ( 8. take ) the passengers a lot of time to travel across
Rach Mieu ferry-boats during the Lunar Tet for many years.
Question 8 : Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in
brackets :
1. Vietnamese people are very…………….( friendliness)
2. Over a million……..( publish) of this work have been sold since 2000.
3. The……..( communicate ) throughout the world has been easier thanks to the Internet.
4. The speed of cars and motorcycles is……….( limitation ) inside the city.
5. The reason for his absense is very clear. It is……..( deny )
6. Do you know the ………( widely ) of this lake?
7. Ho Chi Minh City is……..( locate) on the bank of Sai Gon River.
8. Helen was introduced to many other stamp…….( collection ) at the meeting.
Question 9 : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they remain the same
meaning as the old ones :
1. He won a prize at the competition because he spoke English fluently.
Because of……..
2. Mr. Le said to his daughter, “ Do as many exercises in English as you can.”
Mr. Le advised…….
3. I think no other flowers are as beautiful as rose.
I think rose…….
4. They will open the flower garden to the public for ten days.
The flower garden……..
5. The pagoda is very small. A lot of visitors cannot stay inside at the same time.
The pagoda is not………
6. My father hasn’t driven any car for 10 years.
The last time……
7. The weather is not good. They cannot climb up to the top of the mountain.
If…….
8. When he was young, he went swimming every morning. He doesn’t do it anymore.
He used………
PART IV :WRITING ( 4.0 pts )
Question 10 : Write a letter to your friend to tell him/ her how your family prepared to celebrate last Lunar Tet. ( in
about 120 to 150 words – You mustn’t use your real name and address. )

Question 11 : Your friends and you were chosen into the team of good students to sit for the examination of gifted
students in English. You are discussing on a plan to study and practise for the exam.Rewrite the conversation in
about 15 to 20 conversational exchanges.

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