I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
1. A. forest B. pollute C. foreign D. honest
2. A. pretty B. setting C. petty D. well
3. A. stone B. zone C. none D. phone
4. A. switch B. catch C. match D. stomach
5. A. occupy B. puppy C. study D. ready
From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.
1. A. inspiration B. collection C. reputation D. limitation
2. A. letter B. happy C. today D. lovely
Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted
1. If people drive their cars _______, they won’t get hurt themselves and others.
A. careful B. carefully C. careless.
2. She _______ won the scholarship to study abroad.
A. success B. successful C. successfully.
3. If the weather gets worse , the children _______ school for some days
A. don’t have B. won’t have C. wouldn’t have .
4. If she _______ enough money, she will buy her son a motor bike.
A. earn B. will earn C. earns .
5. If everybody_______ all the trash in the trash can , the beach will not be so dirty like this .
A. put B. puts C. will put.
6. If she _______ the airport, I’ll let you know.
A. arrives B. arrive C. will arrive .
7. If people solve the problems of the smoke from vehicles and factories, the air _______ pure and fresh.
A. is B. will be C. would .
8. There is more pollution in the city _______ there is more traffic in the streets.
A. and B. because C. but
9. The kids didn’t go to the movie last night _______ it rain so heavily
A. and B. but C. as
10. The bus didn’t stop _______ it was full of passengers.
A. since B. but C. and
11. He hit the wall _______ he rode carelessly.
A. because B. but C. and
12. Children should drink milk _______ it’s good for their health .
A. and B. as C. but
13. People find the water dirty_______ there are some water waste chemicals in it.
A. and B. but C. as
14. The air is polluted _______ the factories produce a lot of smoke.
A. and B. since C. but.
15. The children stopped fighting _______ their parents came back home.
A. and B. when C. but
16. _______ it got dark, the students couldn’t find the ways out of the forest.
A. And B.As C. But.
17. The building was completely collapsed _______ the firefighter came.
A. and B. when C. but
19. If she _______ hard , she’ll break past records and set new one.
A. try B. tries C. will try .
20. _______ it’s rainy, I walk home with umbrella.
A. When B. Though C. As
21. _______ you smoke too much, you’ll get respiratory problems.
A. If B. though C. as
22. If her father doesn’t drink too much wine , he _______ so sick .
A. won’t be B. doesn’t get C. isn’t.
23. This newspaper is _______ everyday. It’s a daily newspaper.
A. publishing B. published C . to publish
24. He shouted and looked _______ At me and angry when I broke the vase.
A. angry B. angrier C. angrily
25. He is tired _______ he stay up late watching TV.
A. so B. because C. but
26. we are talking about the preservation of _______ resources.
A. natural B. naturally. C. nature
27. Is he really _______ that you can’t come there.
A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing
28. I think most children are creative enough to write_______ poems.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully
29. It is your policy to _______ forest and increase forestation.
A. protect B. protecting C. to protect
30. Everyone must take part in _______ deforestation
A. prevent B. preventing C. to prevent
Read the text then choose the best option to complete the passage
LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE
Some people learn a second language (1) _________ . Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help (2) _________ learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little (3) _________ and more interesting. The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. (4) _________ patient. You don’t to have to understand (5) _________ all at once. It’s natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in the journal, or diary, everyday. You will get used to (6) _________ in English and you will feel more comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your wrting is improving. (7) _________ you must speak English everyday. You can practice with your classmates (8) _________ class.
The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After (9) _________ class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question (10) _________ ? Did you understand something the teacher expalined? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it.
It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achivements.
1. A. ease B. easy C. easily D. All are corret
2. A. itself B. yourself C. himself D. herself
3. A. ease B. easy C. easily D. easier
4. A. Be B. Being C. To be D. Been
5. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
6. A. write B. writing C. to write D. written
7. A. In addition B. Addition C. Additional D. By addition
8. A. of side B. outside C. beside D. by side
9. A. some B. each C. all D. few
10. A. correct B. correction C. correctly D. corrective
Read the following passage and answer the questions
Everyday on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many problems in the world, for example, pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped any where, even in the city where many people are living. The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and factory wastes that the fish are dying. This pollution is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people who eat fish.
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing more difficult everyday. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live.
1. We hear, see and read about problems in the world _________
A. once a week B. every day C. every week D. every year
2. What causes the air pollution ?
A. fumes from vehicles. B. poisonous gases from factories.
C. waste from everywhere D. all are correct
3. The sea has become polluted because of _________
A. oil spills B. factories wastes
C. smoke from factories D. a and b are correct
4. In order to make the world a better place to live, we _________
A. should not prevent pollution B. should find a good solution.
C. should kill the fish. D. None is correct.
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. need B. meet C. instead D. meat
2. A. after B. late C. half D. hard
3. A. bury B. but C. club D. cut
4.A. achievement B. chemist C. chance D. cheerful
5.A. sewage B. nuclear C. groom D. erupt
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces.
6. Dioxins are dangerous chemicals __________ they can cause cancer and birth defects.
A. but B. then C. because D. and
7. He was absent from class yesterday. _________, he had to ask his friend what they learned.
A. Therefore B. But C. Since D. However
8. Hanh can’t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to _________ her baby.
A. look out B. look up C. look for D. look after
9. You should have a __________ check your car regularly.
A. driver B. mechanic C. worker D. designer
10. Her father __________ smoking years ago.
A. gave up B. gave off C. gave away D. gave out
11. The room is so dark. Please __________ the light.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn over D. turn into
12. Shall we __________ showers to save water?
A. take B. taking C. to take D. took
13. In order to __________ with his studies, he worked through the summer.
A. take on B. catch on C. catch up D. take up
14. He lighted the candle __________ he might read the note.
A. so that B. as long as C. because D. and
15. It is suggested that John __________ harder.
A. work B. to work C. will work D. works
16. We can reduce gas by __________ by bike or public transport.
A. travel B. to travel C. traveling D. traveled
17. Do you like going out __________ staying in when you are free?
A. but B. or C. because D. and
18. We can save natural resources by using __________ energy.
A. sun B. solar C. moon D. lunar
19. In order to save money, we should use public transport __________ motorbikes.
A. instead of B. except C. besides D. along with
20. Our parents are very __________ that we are working harder.
A. please B. pleased C. pleasant D. pleasure
21. __________ the old man has never traveled by plane before, he is not nervous or afraid.
A. Thus B. Therefore C. Although D. Because
22. The wind last night was so strong that it blew the roof of the house __________.
A. apart B. about C. down D. off
23. A ________ is a person who fits and repairs pipes and other equipment used for supplying and
storing water.A. worker B. mechanic C. plumber D. repairer
24. We went to TSN airport to __________ off a friend leaving for Paris.
A. see B. tell C. say D. join
25. Energy-saving bulbs should __________ to save electricity.
A. use B. be use C. be used D. used
26. I’m worried __________ my most recent water bill.
A. about B. to C. with D. off
27. If you want to save money, you should __________ the amount of water your family uses.
A. increase B. reduce C. adapt D. repair
28. Mr. Hai gives me advice __________ how to save water.
A. in B. about C. with D. on
29. Mai suggested __________ to the Dam Sen Water Park on Sunday.
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
30. The holiday was short; __________ we enjoyed it very much.
A. so B. because C. however, D. moreover