EXERCISES:

             I.      Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (V-ing , V, participle).

1.         I caught him (climb) _____ over my wall. I asked him (explain) _____ but he refused (say) _____ anything, so in the end I had (let) _____ him (go) _____.

2.         When at last I succeeded in (convince) _____ him that I wanted (get) _____ home quickly he put his foot on the accelerator and I felt the car (leap) _____ forward.

3.         I'm not used to (drive) _____on the left.
When you see everyone else (do)____ it you'll find it quite easy (do) _____yourself.

4.         It is pleasant (sit) _____by the fire at night and (hear) _____the wind (howl) _____outside.

5.         There was no way of (get) _____out of the building except by (climb) _____down a rope and Ann was too terrified (do) _____this.

6.         We heard the engines (roar) _____as the plane began (move) _____ and we saw the people on the ground (wave) _____good-bye.

7.         It's no good (write) _____ to him; he never answers letters. The only thing (do) _____ is (go)_____ and (see) _____him.

8.         Why did you go all round the field instead of (walk) _____ across it?
I didn't like (cross) _____it because of the bull. I never see a bull without (think) _____that it wants (chase) _____ me.

9.         The people in the flat below seem (be) _____  having a party. You can hear the champagne corks (thud)_____ against their ceiling.

10.     I don't like (get) _____bills but when I do get them I like (pay) _____them promptly.

11.     Ask him (come) _____in. Don't keep him (stand) _____at the door.

12.     The boys next door used (like) _____(make) _____ and (fly) _____ model aero planes, but they seem to have stopped (do) _____ that now.

13.     I knew I wasn't the first (arrive)_____, for I saw smoke (rise) _____from the chimney.

14.     We watched the men (saw) _____the tree and as we were walking away heard it (fall) _____with a tremendous crash.

15.     I hate (see) _____a child (cry) _____.

16.     We watched the children (jump) _____from a window and (fall) _____into a blanket held by the people below.

17.     It is very unpleasant (wake) _____ up and (hear) _____ the rain (beat) _____on the windows.

18.     He saw the lorry (begin) _____ (roll) _____ forwards but he was too far away (do) _____ anything (stop)  _____it.

19.     There are people who can't help (laugh) _____when they see someone (slip) _____on a banana skin.

20.     I prefer (drive) _____ to (be driven) _____.

II. Multiple choices

1. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.

a. buckle                            b. to buckle                 c. buckling                   d. for buckling.

2. ________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.

a. Make                             b. Making                    c. To make                   d. For make

3. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.

a. to let me to borrow                                            b. to let me borrow

c. let me borrow                                                    d. let me to borrow

4. How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?

a. wreck                 b. to wreck                  c. wrecking                  d. that wrecks

5. ‘How about going to the theater?' 'OK,' but I would rather ______ a concert.'

a. attend                b. to attend                  c. attending                 d. have attended

6. The skiers would rather  ________ through the mountains than go by bus.

a. to travel on train                                                b. traveled by train

c. travel by train                                                    d. traveling by the train

7. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ___ lunch.

a. having                b. to have                    c. having had   d. for having

8. The examiner made us ___ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.

a. show                  b. showing                   c. to show                    d. showed

9. As we entered the room, we saw a rat ________ towards a hole in the skirting board.

a. scamper             b. to scamper   c. scampering              d. was scampering

10. I remember ________ to Paris when I was a very small child.

a. to be taken         b. to take                     c. being taken d. taking

11. My parents wouldn't _______ to the party.

a. allow me go       b. allow me to go    c. allow me going            d. allow to go

12. We are going to have my house _______ tomorrow morning.

a. paint                  b. painting                   c. painted                    d. to be painted

13. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy ______ part in the projects.

a. to take               b. taking                      c. to be taken   d. being taken

14. Sally's low test scores kept her from _______ to the university.

a. admitting           b. to admit                   c. to be admitted      d. being admitted

15. Are you sure you told me about the party? I don't recall _______ about it.

a. having told        b. to have told             c. having been told   d. to have been told

16. I meant to get up early but I forgot _______ up my alarm clock.

a. wind                  b. to wind                    c. wind                        d. wound

17. Look at the state of the gate. It needs ________ as soon as possible.

a. to repair             b. repairing                  c. being repaired          d. be repaired

18. Alice didn't expect ________ to Bill's party.  

a. asking                b. being asked             c. to ask                       d. to be asked

19. We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't.

a. Marie to stop playing                            b. Marie stop to play

c. that Marie stops playing                                    d. Marie to stop to play

20. A good teacher makes her students ________ the world from new perspectives.

a. to view b. view                        c. to be viewed            d. viewing

VI. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1.  You need to be …. to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell. 

  A.  fit              B.  patient               C.  careful               D.  interested

2.  My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three ……… a week.

  A.  time           B.  a time               C.  times                  D.  timings

3.  If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will __________ you own clothes.

  A. make           B.  get                   C.  do                       D.  take

4.  We often read the instructions carefully in order to make __________ of the things we like best.   A. models          B.  copies            C.  uses                   D. meanings

5.  What does your father do _____ his free time?  A.  in      B.  at             C. while           D.  on

6.  My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is __________ .

  A.  dangerous  B.  danger              C.  in danger            D.  endangered

7.  I think a hobby will always give you __________ and help you __________.

  A.  pleased – relaxing       B.  pleased – relax       C.  pleasure – relaxed      D.  pleasure – relax

8.  My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the …………magazines.  A.  fashion               B.  sports                C.  science         D.  cooking

9.  You can share your stamps __________ other collectors __________ a stamp club.

  A. with – at              B. with – in                C.  to – in                   D.  to – at

10.  If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your __________ to your friends as presents.  A. money                      B.  hobby                    C.  products                   D.  greetings

11.  I think this hobby doesn’t cost you much, and __________ you need is time.

  A.  all                            B.  some                      C.  all of                         D. most

12.  My family enjoys _____ because we can sell vegetables and flowers ………….money.   

A.  garden – to      B.  gardening – for       C.  garden – of   D.  gardening – with

13.  Nowadays people __________ hours sitting in front of the computers.

  A.  set                           B.  spend                            C.  take                         D.  last

14.  I think you should take up swimming __________ it is suitable for your health condition.

  A.  because                 B.  but                           C.  although                         D.  so

15.  There are many __________ why it is important to have a hobby.

  A.  facts                          B.  details                      C.  reasons                        D.  answers 

16.  I join a photography club and all the members love reasons a lot of beautiful ……………photos.A. make             B.  take           C. making                        D.  taking

17.  Will you __________ making models in the future.

A.  find             B.  take up            C.  look for        D.  pick up

18.  A hobby help you connect with __________ people.

A.  the other          B.  another       C.  other          D.  others

19.  I love my sister’s paintings because she is very __________ in using colours.

  A.  care                         B.  careless                           C.  creative                        D.  imagine

20.  Do you think that hobby is __________ and boring?

 A.  danger       B.  easy          C.  interesting      D.  difficult

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

1.   A. better   B. prefer  C. teacher  D. worker

2.   A. near   B. hear  C. dear  D. bear

3.   A. concert   B. concern  C. collect  D. combine

4.   A. picture   B. culture  C. neighbour   D. tourist

5.   A. dependent  B. enjoy   C. absent   D. government

5.   A. future  B. return  C. picture  D. culture

6.   A. first  B. girl  C. bird   D. sister

7.   A. burn  B. sun  C. hurt  D. turn

8.   A. nurse  B. surf  C. picture   D. return

10. A. hot   B. hour  C. hotel  D. hobby

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

1.   A. better   B. prefer  C. teacher  D. worker

2.   A. near   B. hear  C. dear  D. bear

3.   A. concert   B. concern  C. collect  D. combine

4.   A. picture   B. culture  C. neighbour   D. tourist

5.   A. dependent  B. enjoy   C. absent   D. government

5.   A. future  B. return  C. picture  D. culture

6.   A. first  B. girl  C. bird   D. sister

7.   A. burn  B. sun  C. hurt  D. turn

8.   A. nurse  B. surf  C. picture   D. return

10. A. hot   B. hour  C. hotel  D. hobby

PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in
the following questions. 1. A. stayed B. stared C. mopped D. played 2. A. rises B. watches C. cheats D. pushes 3. A. prepare B. present C. precious D. pressure 4. A. scholar B. school C. stomach D. watch 5. A. fee B. fear C. peach D. niece
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following
questions. 1. A. biology B. literature C. technology D. geography 2. A. activity B. adventure C. information D. authority 3. A. novel B. author C. subject D. assign 4. A. exciting B. history C. physical D. mystery 5. A. teacher B. student C. prepare D. lesson
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence. 1. Her group _________ a scene in Thanh Giong. A. acted up B. acted in C. acted out D. acted up to 2. Do you want to _______________ Music club? A. sign off B. sign with C. sign up D. sign out 3. We are looking forward ________ the Opening ceremony of our new school. A. to B. with C. about D. in 4. We are having a ___________ biology test tomorrow. A. 45 minutes B. 45-minute C. 45-minutes D. 45 minute 5. Do you know__________traditions and customs of the Tet holiday in Vietnam? A. few B. some C. any D. much 6. You should_________________ things with friends. A. share with B. share in C. share out D. share off 7. Students can_______________ in many activities at school. A. participate B. join C. take part in D. all are correct 8. I usually __________ to the gym to keep fit every afternoon. A. do B. go C. have D. play 9. You mustn’t __________ your shoes when entering this room. A. wear B. go C. taking D. use 10. That is__________ bike. It is white. A. Mandy and Lisa’s B. Mandy’s and Lisa’s C. Mandy and Lisa D. Mandy and Lisa’
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II. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. He usually (tidy) _______________his room twice a week. 2. I think hi-tech houses (be)______________ popular in the future. 3. When they were five, they (live) _______________ in the countryside. 4. Students (discuss)_________________ the advantages of living in a big city at the moment. 5. If we (recycle)________________ used paper, we (save) ______________ more trees in the forest.
III. Put the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. The_________________ of environmental problems were interesting. (discuss) 2. Travelling helps expand my_______________ of other countries’ culture and peoples. (know) 3. Don’t be scared of this snake! It’s _______________. (harm) 4. She was___________ with her brother. (anger) 5. What do lotus flowers __________________? (symbol)
 

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1.      People in the _______________ are suffering a lot from lacking food, fresh water and home because of the continual heavy rain.

2.      Protecting the environment is not the task of a single ___________, but it is the duty of all people in a community, a society and a nation.

3.      I will give you a key word such as ‘community’, you have to think of as many

_________________ as possible without repeating the other’s words.

4.      My mother is very kind; she usually spends part of her income doing ___________ to help others in need. I really admire her kindness.

5.      Although she is not very rich, she usually donates money to ________________

organizations to help children in remote and mountainous areas.

6.      Teenagers are encouraged to do more voluntary work to help the ___________

because these people usually find it hard to travel and commute.

7.      Let me ___________ the bill this time.

8.      Keep the words going _________________ as quickly as possible until the teacher says ‘stop’. Now think about the topic and the related words, please.

9.      Volunteers feel willing to do voluntary work and help others without any

___________. That means they earn no money for their efforts.

10.   The heavy rain during the storm has led to severe ___________ in the area.

11.   The worst effect of using the Internet is that people find it harder and harder to communicate with others ___________.

12.   If you are trying to make a difference, that means you are trying to have

______________ a person or a situation.

13.   I wonder how _____________ live when they have no houses to stay and no jobs to do. I think that we must do something for them.

14.   Shut down your laptop, log out your facebook, and go outdoors and meet your real friends ___________ instead of chatting, or surfing the Internet all the time like that.

1. A. straight                   B. pain                              C. said                               D. afraid

2. A. excited                    B. enjoyed                       C. bored                           D. amazed

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. common                 B. happy                          C. complete                     D. joyful

4. A. expensive               B. wonderland               C. favourite                     D. driverless

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

5. You have to strictly obey traffic signals when riding on the road.

A. catch                           B. follow                           C. see                                D. observe

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

6. Day of the dead is considered a weird festival.

A. uncommon                B. popular                        C. strange                        D. unusual

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

7. A. What a beautiful monowheel! – B. ______________

A. Needless to say.                                                    B. You’re welcome.       

C. Thanks, I really love it.                                        D. It’s extremely expensive.

8. La Tomatina _________ in Spain, in a small town.

A. holds                           B. hold                               C. is holding                    D. is held

9. I found the book so ________ that I couldn’t put it down.

A. gripping                      B. bored                            C. tiring                            D. shocked

10. Which do you think are                                 _ festivals?

A. musical                       B. harvester                     C. artistic                         D. season

11. My father ____________ a lot last year but this year he doesn't any more.

            A. used to smoke                                                       B. smoke

            C. gets used to smoke                                              D. smoking 

12. They spent a lot of money on the film. ___________ it wasn’t a big success.

A. However,                   B. Neverthless,                C. Despite of                   D. Although

13. Which __________ of transport do you think will be used in the future?

A. mean                           B. means                           C. meanings                    D. meaning

14. This is your pen and that is _________.                                                          

A. he’s                              B. he                                   C. his                                D. him

15. We should put   on our roof for the heating and hot water.

A. solar energy              B. equipment                   C. cracks                          D. solar panels

16. At this time next week, we                  a wind turbine in our garden.

A. install                          B. installed                       C. will installed              D. will be installing

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Staying safe on foot and bike

Look out for yourself and your friends when out on foot and bike. Choose the safest routes you can like quieter, slower roads, with pavements if you’re walking or (17) ________ if you’re going by bike.

It’s easy to get distracted by your phone or by friends, but you need to be alert to traffic. Put your phone away and take your earphones (18)________ when crossing the road. Don’t trust that drivers will spot you and be able to stop in time – many drivers go too fast and don’t (19) ________ enough attention, (20)________ anything you can do to protect yourself is a good thing.

17. a. zebra crossings         b. cycle paths           c. footpaths               d. bumpy roads

18. a. off                                 b. over                       c. out                          d. down

19. a. pay                               b. make                      c. turn                        d. take

20. a. but                               b. so                            c. though                   d. because

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

For hundreds of years, one remote hill in the middle of England has hosted one of the weirdest festivals in the world. It’s the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling Festival. The event is held every year at the end of May, with over 15,000 participants and spectators from all over the world joining each year.

The rules are simple. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down the hill, and participants chase after it. The first runner to make it to the bottom of the hill is the winner. The winner of the race is allowed to keep the cheese as a prize.

Cooper’s Hill is only 200 meters long, but it is very steep. As a result, racers do not run down the hill; instead, they usually fall down the hill head over heels. This has led to a lot of accidents. For this reason, the event was officially canceled in 2010. Outraged fans have continued the event unofficially since then.

21. What is the passage mainly about?

            a. Different food festivals around the world

b. An unusual and dangerous festival in England

c. Tips for winning the race in the Cheese Rolling Festival

d. The history of the Cheese Rolling Festival

22. The word ‘outraged’ in the last sentence is closest in meaning to _______.

a. upset                      b. pleasant                c. keen                       d. big

23. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

a. All the runners in the race are from England.

b. The race is dangerous because the hill is very long.

c. Most participants cannot stay on their feet while they run down the hill.

d. The winner is the first person to catch the cheese.

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

24. A solution (A) for the environment problem (B) will soon (C) be finding (D) by scientists.

25. We didn't (A) go out (B) although (C) it was (D) raining.

Choose A, B, C or D to find out a sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.

26. I find watching Monster Inc. very interesting.

A. Monster Inc. is very interested to me.

B. I think Monster Inc. is very interesting.

C. It’s interested for me to watch Monster Inc.

D. Monster Inc. is as interesting as me.

27. I’ve never seen such a boring movie.

A. It is the most boring movie I have never seen.

B. It’s the most boring movie I have ever seen.

C. Such a boring movie it was that I have never seen it.

D. I have never seen this type of boring movie before.

28. She wrote the novel in 10 years.

A. The novel will be written in 10 years by she.

B. The novel was wrote in 10 years by her.

C. The novel is written in 10 years by her.

D. The novel was written in 10 years by her.

Choose A, B, C or D to find out a sentence that best combine two sentences into a new one. Do not change the given words in any ways.

29. Unless the bus arrives on time, we’ll miss the beginning of the film.

A. If we miss the beginning of the film, the bus will arrive on time.

B. If we don’t miss the beginning of the film, the bus won’t arrive on time.

C. Should the bus arrive on time, we won’t miss the beginning of the film.

D. We won’t miss the bus and the film if we begin on time.

30. Despite the heavy rain, they still went hiking.

A. Although the rain is heavy, they still went hiking.

B. In spite of going hiking, the rain was heavy.

C. The rain was heavy; however, they still went hiking.

D. Although the heavy rain, they still went hiking.

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