PREPOSITIONS

I. PREPOSITIONS 1. Your father was very kind -----------Ann a. to b. with c. toward d. for 2. Hurry or you will be late ---------the meeting. a. at b. to c. from d. for 3. Were they present -----------the party? A. in b. on c. at d. from 4. Mary was confused--------the time. A. on b. about c. from d. in 5. Her dress is different ---------mine. A. from b. with c. for d. of 6. Your attention is similar --------his. A. to b. with c. for d. about 7. Miss Lan is very popular -------her colleagues. A. about b. to c. with d. for 8. sue is accustomed ---------rising early. A. about b. to c. with d. on 9. Jim was successful -----------his job. A. of b. about c. in d. on 10. The day seems perfect --------a picnic. A. for b. with c. about d. on 11. Is she awear ----------the time? A. about b. at c. on d. of 12. Is she capable ---------using computers? A. on b. of c. with d. about 13. They have lost touch ---------each other a. in b. on c. at d. with 14. We have to move this box to make room -------------the new bookshelf. A. in b. on c. for d. at 15. they were surprised ----------the news. A. about b. at c. for d. of 16. The city centre was crowded ----------tourists. A. to b. with c. from d. for 17. Do you believe --------God? A. in b. on c. at d. to 18. Who does this dress belong --------? A. in b. on c. at d. to 19. He doesn’t care ---------other people a. in b. on c. about d. of 20. It depends --------the weather. A. on b. in c. of d. at 21. Can you help me look --------my dog? A. up b. into c. for d. at 22. She needs someone to look ----------her. A. after b. before c. at d. into 23. I’m waiting ---------the rain to stop. A. at b. about c. for d. from 24. Ann accused Tom ---------being selfish. A. of b. about c. for d. with 25. I had to borrow some money --------a friend of mine. A. of b. from c. for d. with 26. I prefer ea -------coffee. A. than b. to c. for d. with 27. The school provides its students -------books. A. of b. for c. about d. with 28. How much money do you spend -------books every week? A. in b. on c. at d. about 29. This book has been translated ---------many languages. A. into b. in c. to d. with 30. They didn’t have enough money to pay -------the room. A. for b. on c. at d. about. II. TENSES 1. The nurse ---------her parents every day. (visits / is visiting / will visit / visited) 2. They ---------tomorrow at 12:30. (will leave / are leaving / are going to leave/ leave) 3. someone ---------at the door. Can you answer it? (knocks / is knocking / has knocked / knocked) 4. Mike --------one hour ago. (phoned / was phoning / had phoned / has phoned) 5. I --------TV at 8:30 last night. (watched / was watching / has watched / had watched) 6. I ---------four chairs so far this morning. (painted / was painting / have painted / had painted) 7. Frank ---------home since he was a boy. (isn’t / wasn’t / hasn’t been / hadn’t been) 8. Mai --------in HCM City for five year now. (lives / has lived / is living / was living) 9. I’ve lived here ---------1990. (since / from / in / for) 10. Paulo has learned English ----------five years. (since / from / for / to) 11. The child --------before the doctor arrived. (died / had died / has died / was dying0 12. The secretary --------the report by 10: 00 yesterday. (hadn’t finished / hasn’t finished / didn’t finish / wouldn’t finish) 13. This room is dirty. Someone -------- here. (smoked / has smoked / had been smoked / smokes) 14. What time --------the next train leave? (dose / will / shall / would) 15. The moon ----------round the earth. (goes / is going / will go / went) 16. My daughter --------to Australia in 2000. (went / has gone / had gone / would go) 17. A number of reporters -------- at the conference yesterday. (is / was / are / were) 18. Either John or his wife ---------breakfast each morning. (makes / made / make / will make) 19. The police ----------- prepared in case there is a riot. (is / was / are / were) 20. Ten dollars ------------ an unreasonable price for a thing like that. (is / was / are / were) 21. Programs on television ------------ becoming more and more interesting. (is / was / are / were) 22. The United States ----------- a population of around 250 million. (have / has / had / had had) 23. The rich -----------not always happy. (is / was / are / were) 24. All the sugar ----------- in the fridge. (is / was / are / were) 25. The production of dyes, perfumes --------- made a lot of progress. (have / has / had / will have) 26. That you get very high grades in school ---------- necessary. (is / was / are / were) 27. The old in my country-------------care for by their children. (is / was / are / were) 28. The professor and the student ------------ at that point. (agree / agrees / agreed / had agreed) 29. Washing dishes -----------the children’s job. (is / was / are / were) 30. We ------------English this time next Monday. (learn / will learn / are learning / will be learning) III. VERB FORM 1. I enjoy ----------alone. (be / being / to be / to have been) 2. Would you like ----------(to the party? (to come / come / coming / to have come) 3. Do you mind --- such a long way to work every day? (to travel / travel / to have travelled / travelling) 4. Please remember ---------this letter. (putting / put / to put / to have put) 5. Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember ----------it by the window and now it has gone. (leave / leaving / to leave / to have left) 6. Jane needed some money. She tried --------Harry but he couldn’t help her. (to have asked / ask / to ask / asking 7. It’s very kind of you ---------so. (say / to say / saying / to be saying) 8. Please show me how ----------this. (do / to do / doing / to have done) 9. One is never too old ---------- (learning/ learn / to learn / to have learned) 10. We stopped -------------hello to her. (say / saying / to have said / to say) 11. I don’t feel like -----------to the cinema now. (go / going / to go / ton have gone) 12. It’s no good --------video game. (played / to have played / to play / playing) 13. It’s no use ----------with him (working / to work / work / to have worked) 14. My parents don’t let me --------out alone. (go / to go / going / to be going) 15. I can’t sand --------- her cry. (to have seen / to see / see / seeing) 16. We decided ---------at home. (to stay / stay/ staying / having stayed) 17. The mother made her child ----------the word. (Repeat / to repeat / repeating / to be repeating) 18. I can’t go on -----------like this. (living / live / to live / to be living) 19. I think they are now accustomed to -----------12 hours a day. (work / to work / working / worked) 20. What about ---------for a walk? (going / gone / go / to go) 21. Would you like -------------- something? a. drinking b. to drink c. drink d. having drunk 22. -------------that he had missed the last train, he began to walk. a. Realizing b. To realize c. Realize d. Having realized 23. -------------twice, he didn’t want to try again. a. Failing b. To fail c. Fail d. Having failed 24. His mother doesn’t let him ------------out at night. a. going b. To go c. go d. having gone 25. Her father expects her ------------high marks in school. a. getting b. to get c. get d. having got 26. He insisted on ------------for the meal. a. paying b. to pay c. pay d. having paid 27. The stockbroker denied ---------------of the secrete business deal. a. informing b. to inform c. inform d. having inform 28. He doesn’t spend much time -------------his lesson. a. preparing b. to prepare c. prepare d. having prepared 29. The children admitted -----------the money . a. taking b. to take c. take d. having taken 30. It’s worthwhile ------------her. a. marry b. to marry c. marrying d. to have married IV. RELATIVE CLAUSES: 1. The woman --------lives next door is a doctor. (who / whom / which / whose) 2. The boy -----------Mary likes is my son. (who / whom / which / whose) 3. The boy -----------eyes are brown is my son. (who / whom / which / whose) 4. The book ------------- is on table is interesting. (who / whom / which / whose) 5. Bondi is the beautiful beach ---------I used to sunbathe. (where / whom / which / whose) 6. Do you know the reason ----------006 was killed? (where / why / which / whose) 7. An architect is someone --------designs buildings. (who / whom / which / whose) 8. What was the name of the girl---------phoned you last night? (who / whom / which / whose) 9. The party-------which we went wasn’t very enjoyable. (in/ on/ at/ to) 10. My brother Jim, -------lives in Houston, is a doctor. (who / whom / which / that) 11. My English teacher, ------comes from Australia, loves computers. (who / whom / which / that) 12. Jack has three brothers, all of--------are married. (who / whom / them / that) 13. They gave us a lot of information, most of-------was useless. (who / whom / which / that) 14. John won $20,000, half of-------he gave to his parents. (it / whom / which / that) 15. Ten people applied for the job, none of-------were suitable. (who / whom / them / that) 16. she couldn’t come to the party, --------was perfectly true. (who / it / which / that) 17. They said they didn’t have any money,-------was a pity. (that / this / which / it) 18. That’s the room-----I used to stay. (when / where / which / why) 19. That was the time-------I was unhappy. (why/ when/which/ where) 20. The table-------legs are broken should be repaired. (who / whom / which / whose) 21. The book------you bought yesterday is interesting . (who / whom / whose / which) 22. Sunday is the day------I go to Water Park with my kids. (why / when / which / where) 23. That was the reason------he didn’t marry her. (when / where / which / why) 24. I wasn’t interested in the things------which they were talking. (in/ on/ at/ about) 25. We stay at the Grand Hotel,------ Ann recommended to us. (who / whom / which / that) 26. Jill isn’t on the phone, ------makes it difficult to contact her. (who / that / which / it) 27. This morning I met Diane,--------- I hadn’t seen for ages. (who / whom / which / that) 28. He offered to let me stay in his house,-----was very nice of you. (this/ that / which / it) 29. That was the reason------I didn’t come to the meeting last night. (when / where / which / why) 30. Who was that girl------whom you were yesterday? (with/ on/ at/ in) V. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES: 1. If I-------time, I’ll help you.( have/ had/ had had/ will have) 2. If you are right, I------ wrong. ( am/will be/ would be/ would have been) 3. If I have a lot of money now, I------- buy a new car. ( buy/ will buy/ would buy/ would have bought) 4. If you -------- here yesterday, you would have met you. (were/ had been/ would have been/ would be) 5. If she sold her car, she--------much money. (gets/ will get/ would get/ would have got) 6. If I find it, I----- you. ( will tell/ would tell/ had told/ told) 7. What would you do if you------a million dollars? ( would win/ win/ had won/ won) 8.…………… soon, I’m not going to wait. a. When they don’t come b. If they don’t come c. If they won’t come d. When they will come 9. If it ………… very hard, the street flood. a. rains b. will rain c. is raining d. would rain 10. This technology is useless if you ………….. to operate it. a. don’t train b. won’t train c. haven’t trained d. aren’t trained 11. If it ………….., we have the party outside. a. wouldn’t rain b. doesn’t rain c. didn’t rain d. won’t rain 12. If you want to go skiing in the south, ………….. to Black Mountain. a. you go b. you’ll go c. go d. went 13. “It’s pity the lake wasn’t frozen yesterday.” “Yes, it is. If it ……….. frozen, we ………… skating. a. had been/ could have gone b. was/ could go c. would be/ would have gone d. would have been/ had gone 14. “Are you thinking about going to the Bahamas for the holidays?” “No, but if I……………. the time, I definitely ………….” a. have/ go b. had/ go c. have had/ have gone d. would have/ have gone 15. “ There’s always somethinggoing wrong with this car.” “If you had any sense, you’d ……… it long ago.” a. be selling b. have sold c. sell d. sold 16. “ Was Pam seriously injured in the accident?” “ She broke her arm. It …………. Much worse if she hadn’t been wearing her seat belt. a. will be b. would have been c. was d. were 17. . “ My boss made me work overtime again.” “ If I ……….. you. I ……….. my job.” a. were/ would have quit b. am/ will quit c. was/ must quit d. were/ would quit 18. . “Can I borrow your car for this evening?” “Sure, but Nora’s using it right now. If she ……………. it back in time, you …………….. welcome to borrow it.” a. brought/ will be b. would bring/ were c. will bring/ are d. brings/ are 19.. “ Why didn’t Bill get the promotion he was expecting?” “ He may not be qualified. If he were, he …………. that promotion last year.” a. would have been given b. was given c. would be given d. had been given 20. If John ……………. That there was a test yesterday, he …………… a. know/ will study b. knew/ would study c. had known/ would have studied d. knew/ would have studied 21. If there …………….. no sunshine, we all …………… soon. a. is/ die b. would/ are c. were/ died d. were/ would die 22. What ……………. you do if you …………….. in my shoes? a. will/ are b. would/ are c. would/ were d. did/ were 23. I am sorry but if I …………… a spare ticket now, I ………… take you to the concert. a. had/ will b. have/ will c. have/ take d. will have/ will take 24. If there …………. gravity, water ………….. not run downhill. a. is not/ will b. is no/ will c. were not/ would d. were no/ would 25. “Jack want to get to Tokyo quickly.” “ ……………. Today, he would be there by Friday.” a. Were he to leave b. Would he leave c. To leave d. Was he leaving 26. We ………………. in such a great mess now if we ………… it before. a. wouldn’t have been/ have known b. wouldn’t be/ had known c. won’t have been/ have known d. won’t be/ knew 27. I am sorry I didn’t see my uncle yesterday. I wish ………….. a. I had seen him b. I have seen him c. I saw him d. I didn’t seen him 28. Yesterday I met a very beautiful girl. I really want to see her again but I don’t know how togo about it. I wish ………….. a. I didn’t meet her yesterday b. I had known her address c. I knew her address d. I will meet her tomorrow 29. “ I’m sorry you failed the examination.” “Frankly, I wish I …………….. harder.” a. studied b. had studied c. was studying d. did study 30. I am sorry I didn’t see my uncle yesterday. I wish …………… a. I had seen him b. I saw him c. I have seen him d. I didn’t see him 31. “ Are you leaving?” “ Yes, but I wish ………….. to go.” a. didn’t have b. will not have c. don’t have d. may not have 32. I wish I ………………. more English. a. know b. knew c. did know d. have known 33. I wish I ………………….. an astronaut in the future. a. will be b. would be c. would have been d. had been 34. She wishes her father …………………. here now to help her. a. would be b. had been c. were d. will be 35. I wish you …………… them my phone number yesterday. a. hadn’t given b. wouldn’t give c. gave d won’t give 36. I wish that someday I …………….. to marry her. a. would be b. will be c. were d. had been 37. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes ……………………. a. They had watched it. b. He had watched it. c. He would watch it. d. He weatched it. 38.. . . . . . .you work harder, you will be sacked because of your laziness. a. If b. Unless c. Because d. Despite 39.Unless there . . . . . . .a heavy storm, the climbers would not have died. a. is b. was c. would be d. had been 40.If I. . . . . . .the rain yesterday, . . . . . . .ill. a. had not caught/ would have not been b. did not catch/ would not be c. catch/ will not be d. had not caught/ would not have been VI. PASSIVE VOICE & STRUCTURES 1. Somebody cleans the room every day. a. The room every day is cleaned b. The room is every day cleaned c. The room is cleaned every day d. The room is cleaned by somebody every day 2. They cancelled all flights because of fog. a. All flights because of fog were cancelled b. All flights were cancelled because of fog. c. All flights were because of fog cancelled d. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog 3. People don’t used this road very often. a. This road is not used very often. b. Not very often this road is not used. c. This road very often. is not used d. This road not very often. is used 4. How do people learn languages ? a. How are languages learned? B. How are languages learned by people ? c. How languages are learned? D. Languages are learned how? 5. People warned us not to go out alone. a. We were warned not going out alone. b. We were warned not to go out alone by people . c. We weren’t warned to go out alone d. We were warned not to go out alone 6. Somebody is using the computer at the moment. a. The computer is being used at the moment. B. The computer at the moment is being used c. The computer is used at the moment d. The computer is being used by somebody at the moment 7. We found that they had cancelled the game. a. We found that the game had been cancelled. B. The game had been cancelled c. We found that the game had been cancelled by them d. The game were found to be cancelled 8. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness. a. The meeting had to be postponed because of illness. b. The meeting had to because of illness be postponed. c. The meeting had to be postponed by them because of illness d. The meeting because of illness had to be postponed 9. People should send their complaints to the head office. a. Complaints should be sent to the head office. B. Complaints should be sent to the head office by people c. Their Complaints should be sent to the head office by people d. Their complaints to the head office should be sent 10. They didn’t offer Ann the job. a. The job wasn’t offered to Ann by them. B. Ann wasn’t offered them the job. c. Ann wasn’t offered the job to them. D. Ann wasn’t offered the job. 11. I am trying to study English well. I want to get a good job. A)I am trying to study English well so that I can get a good job. B)I am trying to study English well in order that I can get a good job. C)I am trying to study English well to get a good job. D)All are correct. 12.I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money. A)Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money. B)Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money. C)In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money. D)Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money. 13.“Daisy had a careful look at the pictures on the wall.” means ___________. A.Daisy looked at the pictures on the wall carefully B.Daisy took a care look at the pictures on the wall C.Daisy is carefully looking at the pictures on the wall D.Daisy looked careful at the pictures on the wall 14.She can’t help …………………………. A. to be afraid of ghost. B.be afraid of ghost. C. being afraid of ghost. D.to stay at home alone. 15.There is a determination to overcome the difficulties. A.They are determined to overcome the difficulties. B. The difficulties will be overcome in a determination. C. To overcome the difficulties they need a determination. D. None of them. 16. He doesn’t usually stay up late. A.He isn’t used to stay up late. B.He isn’t used to staying up late. C.He isn’t used stay up late. D.He isn’t used staying up late. 17. “ I do not know English.” means ………………. a) I can speak English. b) I have some good knowledge of English. c) I have no knowledge of English. d) I can speak English very well. 18 Your country has good universities. So does the United States. a. Neither your country nor the United States has good universities. b. Either your country or the United States has good universities. c. Not only your country but also the United States has good universities. d. Both your country and the United States have no good universities. 19. “A baby has no knowledge of the difference between good and evil” means __. a. No knowledge of the difference between good and evil has in a baby. b. A baby doesn’t know the difference between good and evil. c. A baby knows no difference between good and evil. d. Good and evil are different from a baby. 20. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was too rough. A. The children were not calm enough to swim in the sea. B. The sea was rough enough for the children to swim in. C. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming. D. The sea was too rough to the children's swimming. 21. Opinion/ election/ fair A. My opinion was fair about the election. B. In my opinion, I think the election was fair. C. According to my opinion, the election was fair. D. In my opinion, the election was fair. 22. You/ really/ be/ able/ dress/ yourself/ age A. You must really be able of dressing yourself in your age. B. You should really be able to dress yourself at your age! C. You have really been able of dressing yourself by your age. D. You are really able of dressing yourself this age! 23. Provide/ your handwriting/ legible/ test scorer/ accept/ your answer A. Providing your handwriting is legible, the test scorer does not accept your answer. B. Provided for your legible handwriting, the test scorer has to accept your answer. C. Provided that your handwriting is legible,your answer will be accepted by any test scorer. D. Providing with your legible handwriting, every test scorer must accept your answer. 24. Imagine/ who/ happen/ run into/ yesterday/just A. You imagine just who happened to run into us yesterday! B. Have you just imagined who happened to run into me yesterday? C. Could you imagine who just happened to run into us yesterday? D. Just imagine who I happened to run into yesterday! 25. Jack/ recover/ quickly/ his serious illness A. Jack was recovered very quickly from his serious illness. B. Jack has recovered quite quickly from his serious illness. C. Jack will recover quite quickly after his serious illness. D. Jack recovered more quickly over his serious illness. 26. Be/ clear/ what/ expect/ you A. Are you clear about your expectation? C.Are you clear what is expected of you? B. Are you clear what is expected of you to do? D.Are your expectations clear? 27. Hilltop/ have/ good/ view/ our village A. The hilltop can make our village views better. B. From the hilltop, our village can be well viewed. C. From the hilltop, we can have a better view of our village. D. From the hilltop, our village can have a better view. 28. students/ remember/ deadline for entries/ final test A. All the students surely remember the deadline for entries for the final test. B. All the students must remember well the deadline for entries for the final test. C. All the students should remember clearly the deadline for entries for the final test. D. All of the students can certainly remember the deadline for entries for the final test. 29. Man/ sentence/ 15 years/ prison/ he/ prove/ guilty A. The man will get a sentence for himself to15 years in prison if he proves himself guilty. B. The man was sentenced about 15 years in prison and proved himself guilty. C. The man was sentenced to 15 years in prison because he had been proved guilty. D. The man should make his final sentence after 15 years in prison as he proved himself guilty. 30. School-leavers/ choose/ college/ employment/ immediate A. School-leavers can choose either college or immediate employment. B. School-leavers can make a choice among college and employment immediately. C. School-leavers can choose either college and employment immediately. D. School-leavers can make an immediate choice of neither college nor emplo 31. It’s a pity that you didn’t tell us about this a.I wish you told us about this c.I wish you had told us about this b.I wish you would tell us about this d.I wish you have told us about thiS 32. I won’t agree until Tom’s apologised a.only when Tom’s apologised will I agree b.only when Tom’s apologised I will agree c.I only agree when Tom apologised d.I wait for Tom apologise to agree 33. He prefers typing to writing by hand a.he doesn’t like to write by hand at all c.he’d rather type than write by hand b.he likes typing better d.he doesn’t like typing 34. The flight lasts 20 hours a.it is a 20-hour flight c. it is 20-hour flight b.it is a 20-hours flight d. it is 20-hours flight VII. CAUSTIVE FORM 1. She’ll get Dustine --------her hair. (done / do / to do / doing) 2. She had her hair -----------yesterday. (done / do/ to do / doing) 3. Have her ----------these letters, please. (type / to type / typed / typing) 4. He had his shoes -----------(mend / to mend / mending / mended) 5. Have the driver ---------------me up at 11:30. (picking / to pick / pick / picked) 6. You cannot get him ----------- (done / doing / to do / do) 7. I’ll have the boys ------------the chairs. (paint / to paint / painting / painted) 8. I am going to have a new house -------------(build / to build / building / built) 9. Have these flowers ------------to her office, please. (taken / take / to take / taking) 10. You should have you car ----------before going. (servicing / to service / service / serviced) 11. I’ll have a new dress ------------for my daughter. (making / to make / make / made) 12. Pupils should have their eyes ------------regularly. (tested / testing / test / to test) 13. Lisa had the roof -------------yesterday. (repaired / to repaired / repairing / repaired) 14. They have just had air conditioning ---------- in their house. (install / to install / installed / installing) 15. Why don’t you have that coat ----------? (cleaned / to clean / clean / cleaning) 16. She doesn’t like her picture ------------(take / taking / taken / to take) 17. Frank had his passport ------------on the train. (stealing / to steal / stolen / steal) 18. in have not had the film ------------yet. (develop / to develop / developing / developed) 19. I’ll have another key --------------- (made / making / to make / make) 20. Fred had his hat -----------off in the wind. ( blow / to blow / blown / blowing) VIII. REPORTED SPEECH 1. Charlie said “ I’m thinking of going to leave in Canada.” a. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to leave in Canada. b. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to leave in Canada. c. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to leave in Canada. d. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to leave in Canada. 2. Charlie said, “ My father is in hospital” a. Charlie said that my father is in hospital. b. Charlie said that his father was in hospital c. Charlie said that his father is in hospital d. Charlie said that my father was in hospital 3. Tom said, “ I haven’t seen Bill for a while. a. Tom said that he hadn’t seen Bill for a while. b. Tom said that I haven’t seen Bill for a while c. Tom said that he hasn’t seen Bill for a while d. Tom said that I hadn’t seen Bill for a while 4. Tom said, “ I don’t know what Fred is doing” a. Tom said that he doesn’t know what Fred is doing. b. Tom said that he didn’t know what Fred is doing c. Tom said that he doesn’t know what Fred was doing d. Tom said that he didn’t know what Fred was doing 5. Charlie said, “You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London.” a. He said you could come and stay with him if you were ever in London. b. He said I could come and stay with him if I was ever in London c. He said you can come and stay with him if you are ever in London d. He said I can come and stay with him if I am ever in London 6. “Don’t shout”, I said to Jim. a. I told Jim don’t shout. B. I told to Jim not to shout. c. I told Jim not to shout. D. I said to Jim don’t shout. 7. “Please don’t tell anyone what happened.” Ann said to me. a. Ann asked me don’t tell anyone what happened. b. Ann told me don’t tell anyone what had happened c. Ann said to me don’t tell anyone what happened d. Ann asked me not to tell anyone what had happened. 8. “Eat more fruit and vegetables,” the doctor said. a. The doctor said eat more fruit and vegetables. b. The doctor said to eat more fruit and vegetables c. The doctor said me to eat more fruit and vegetables d. The doctor told me to eat more fruit and vegetables 9. Claire asked, “What time do the banks close?” a. Claire wanted to know what time the banks close b. Claire wanted to know what time do the banks close? c. Claire wanted to know what time did the banks close? d. Claire wanted to know what time the banks closed 10. “Are you willing to travel?” she asked. a. She asked me am I willing to travel ? b. She asked me if I am willing to travel. c. She asked me was I willing to travel. d. She asked me if I was willing to travel. 11. “Can you use a computer?” she asked a. She wanted to know whether I can use a computer. b. She wanted to know whether I could use a computer c. She wanted to know could I use a computer? d. She wanted to know can I use a computer 12. “What are you doing now?” a. He asked me what I am doing now. b. He asked me what I were doing then. c. He asked me what was I doing now ? d. He asked me what I was doing then. 13. “I would like an appointment tomorrow,” I said to my dentist. a. I told my dentist that I would like an appointment the next day. b. I told my dentist that I would like an appointment tomorrow. c. I told my dentist that I would have liked an appointment the next day. d. I told my dentist that I would like an appointment tomorrow. 14. “If you passed your test, I would buy you a car,” he said. a. He said that if I passed my test, he’ll buy me a car. b. He said that if you had passed my test, he would buy you a car c. He said that if I had passed my test, he would have bought me a car d. He said that if you passed your test, he would buy you a car. 15. “I shall tell him exactly what I think,” she said. a. She said she should tell him exactly what she thought. b. She said she would tell him exactly what she thought c. She said she shall tell him exactly what she thinks d. She said I would tell him exactly what I thought IX. OTHER GRAMMAR POINTS 1. I wish I ---------David Beckham. (am / is / was / were) 2. I wish you ---------- here yesterday. (were / had been / to be / be) 3. Never -----------me again. (will she love / she loves / she won’t love / she will love) 4. No sooner -----------out than it rained. (did I go / I went / had I gone / I had gone) 5. So old -----------that she couldn’t dance. (she wasn’t / she was / wasn’t she / was she) 6. ---------here yesterday, you would have met me. (were you / you were / had you been / you had been) 7. She’s not used ---------going out alone. (in / to / on / for) 8. She does not sing as well as she --------- (used to be / is used to being / was / did) 9. He doesn’t get used to ----------eat Japanese food. (eating / eat / be eating / be eaten) 10. My mother-----------walking in the park every day. (was used to / got used to / would / often) 11. When I was young I ------------swimming with my father. (got used to going / was used to going / got used to go / used to go) 12. I -------------this kind of game show. (use / used / am used to / used to) 13. This school ------------small. (used to be / used / was used to be / got used to be) 14. She never visit me as she ----------- (often used to / got used to / was used to / used to) 15. I ---------an old computer to compile this book. (used to / used / got used to / was used to / used to) 16. Jane didn’t go to school -------------the rain. (because / because of / for / since) 17. Jane didn’t go to school -----------it was raining. (because / because of / so that / although) 18. She is ----------beautiful. (to be extremely / to be extreme / extreme / extremely) 19. He runs ---------(fast / fastly / to be fast / to be fastly) 20. Mary is a ------------- (good student / well student / student good / student well.) 21. Mr Brown ------------(hard works / works hard / works hardly / hardly work) 22. I’ll visit you -----------I have time. (when / where / why / what) 23. -----------you go, I’// be right here waiting for you. (Whenever /However / Wherever / Whatever ) 24. He talks -------------he were a film star. (like / as / as if / similarly) 25. He worked ------------hard that he felt sick. (very / so / such / with) 26. Speak slowly -----------the pupils can understand you. (so that / such that / for fear that / seeing that) 27. Everything is going ------------beautifully. (forward / before / on / along) 28. As time goes ------------, they seem to love each other deeply. (on/ ahead / by / along) 29. The light went ------------when the guitarist was playing. (on/ off / by / out) 30. I was compiling this book while my son ------------(slept / would sleep / had slept / was sleeping) 31. The workers went home after they ---- their work.(finished / have finished / had finished / would finish) 32. Fred feels lonely tonight. He has ------------friends. (Few/ a few / little / a little) 33. Hurry up! We don't have ----------- time. (lots of / a lot of / many / much) 34. How -----------languages can she speak? (much / many / long / far) 35. You have made too ------------mistakes in your essay. (many / much / little / a little) 36. have known him………I entered the university a.when b.since c.during d.until 37. We’ll play tennis and………we’ll have lunch a.so b.then c.hat d.fter 38. If only I ………in the countryside right now. A.were b.am c.can be d.would 39. Although it was raining heavily,……………. a.he went out without a raincoat c.but he went out without a raincoat b.so he went out without a raincoat d.however he went out without a raincoat 40. If I found a wallet in the street, I………..take it to plocice a.will b.should c.would d.shall 41. I don’t really want to go to their party, but I probably will go . they’d be offended if I ……….go a.didn’t b.don’t c.will will not 42. I wasn’t tired last night. If I had been tired, I ……………home ealier a.would have gone b.will go c.go d.went 43. Hadn’t it been for your help, I ……….. a.would get lost b.got lost c.would have got lost d.had got lost 44. the bus won’t stop ………..you ring the bell a.when b.if c.if not d.unless 45. she failed the test………she studied hard a.although b.even though c.as d.a and b 46. You should bring an umbrella………..it rains a.if b.unless c.in case d.because of 47. He went on working………feeling unwell a.although b.unless c.due to d.despite 48. They decided to go……the danger a.because b.in spite of c.although d.so 49. ……..they lost, their fans gave them a big cheer a.however b.in spite of c.if d.although 50. Jane has a computer…….she doesn’t use it a.and b.since c.but d.in spite of 51. ……..we got on the plane, it started to rain a.if b.while c.before d.as soon as 52. We have to wait………everybody else finishes their turn a.when b.but c.so d.until Mark heard the news on the radio……..he was driving home 53. a.while b.as c.until d.a and b 54. What are you going to do after……..graduating from university a.before b.after c.so d.because 55. I am not good at English,……I have to pratice more a.but b.so c.while d.despite 56. ……..the fact she failed the exam,she did not look disappointed a.although b.despite c.in spite of d.b and c 57. You can’t drive a car…..you have a license a.unless b.so c.in case d.if 58. Everyone thought that she would accept the offer………,she turned it down a.however b.so c.too d.moreover 59. Mrs Jones had a car and a villa………., she owns a big company a.in addition b.but c.therefore d.however 60. Please tell me the ...................................you look so nervous. A) why the reason B) reason why C) the reason why D) the reason for 61. If we……………. grain, we wouldn’t be able to raise animals for meat. A) not buy B) will not C) didn’t buy D) wouldn’t buy 62. I could not sleep last night __________ I was very tired. A. although B. but C. if D. A and C 63. I wish I………………so much a. haven’t eaten b. hadn’t eaten c. don’t eat d.won’t eat 64. "Why didn't you invite me to your birthday party?" "Sorry, I wish I ______ you to come with us." a. invited b. could invite c. had invited d. have invited 65. What _________ if there _________ a serious nuclear accident ? A. will happen / was B. happens / were C. would happen / were D. would happen / had been 66. .............you work harder,you will be sacked. 67. A) whether B) however C) if D) unless 68. My cat would not have bitten the toy fish _______ it was made of rubber. A. if she has known B. if she should know C. had she known D. if she knew 69. _______ the storm, the ship couldn't reach its destination on time. A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for 70. _______, the results couldn't be better. A. No matter what he tried hard B. No matter how hard he tried C. Although very hard he tried D. Despite how hard he tried 71. The more we learn,…………………………………… A. we become wise B. we become wiser C. the wiser we become D. wiser we become 72. I wish I hadn't said it. If only I could _______. A. turn the clock round B. turn the clock down C. turn the clock back D. turn the clock forward 73. If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties. A. won't be B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wouldn't have been 74. I would appreciate it _______ what I have told you a secret. A. you can keep B. that you kept C. you will keep D. if you kept 75. He hurried _______ he wouldn't be late for class. A. since B. as if C. unless D. so that 76. If she _______ rich, she would travel around the world. A. would be B. is C. has been D. were X. VOCABULARY 1. This kind of medicine is quickly ------------into the body. (entered / absorbed / gone / introduced) 2. After making a ------of England, the circus is coming again to Manchester. (time / chance / tour / date) 3. She lives all -------- in that villa. (alone / lonely / isolated / solitary) 4. Language is not necessary the private ---------of those who use it. (job / work / career / property) 5. A great number of people are ----in environmental activities. (involved / included / related / considered) 6. They were ----------when they read the result. (disappointed / discounted / disabled / displayed) 7. This company offered a lot of ----------jobs. (majestic / attractive / magnificent / impressive 8. The --------to the job are the shortage of labors. (staff / obstacles / boss / management) 9. There’s a ----to choose young people who are qualified for the job. (work / tendency / means / direction) 10. We stayed at home because Ann wasn’t very ---------on going out in the rain. (keen / interested / happy / fond) 11. Many countries were ------------for the tsunami in 2004(expecting / fighting / ill-prepared / overcome) 12. She ---------many problems when she first started this job. (entered / ordered / encountered / countered) 13. I like you ---------machine. Is it expensive? (computer / scanner / printer . calculating) 14. Her ------------problem is that she lacks confidence. (private / individual / culpable / basic) 15. American usually ------------hands when they are introduced. (take / shake / hold / lose) 16. . Thank you for -----------------me to the party. (keeping / telling / calling / inviting) 17. Freedom and ------------are all that Vietnamese people had to struggle for during years. ( dependence / independence / slave / conquest) 18.. We have a get-together on Sunday. Please join us. (birthday party / wedding / meeting / discussion) 19. The US has made a --------------declaration of war to Iraq. (formal / formality / formalize / formalism) 20. May I --------------you to Mr. John? (tell / want / introduce / speak) 21. The president traveled under the --------------of many soldiers. (protect / protector / protective / protection) 22. I sometimes do not feel -----------when I am at a party. (comfort / comforter / comfortable / comfortably) 23. ------------- is better than cure. (prevent / prevention / preventive / preventively.) 24. The safe guard and preservation of------will prevent a lot of waste. ( fumes / continent / pollution / natural resources) 26. . To conserve minerals, we must cut waste and ------------_ the metal in discarded products. (. throw away / recycle / . use / use up ) 27. . Farmers can ------ their land by yearly rotation of crops. (. Keep / . protect / prevent / drain.) 28. These countries are ………………………. in imports of raw cotton. (preferable / preferential / . preference / preferenably 29. He educated his children …… (. Militarily / . militaristic / . military / . militarism) 30. We students are not allowed to cross the ………… zone. ( militaristic / . militarism / military / . militarist) XI.PRONUNCIATION 1. a. oxygen b. supply c. healthy d. slowly 2. a. dust b. use c. music d. unit 3. a. provide b. mineral c. consider d. contaminate 4. a. pile 5. a. odour 6. a. exhaust 7. a. concentrate 8. a. pollen 9. a. display 10. a. sensible 11. a. left- handed 12. a. oranges 13. a. student 14. a. sheer 15. a. pleasant XII. STRESS 1. a. provide 2. a. combine 3. a. oxygen 4. a. familiar 5. a. photochemical 6. a. forest 7. a. particle 8. a. nitrogen 9. a. pollute 10. a. organic 11. a. investigate 12. a. revolution 13. a. detailed 14. a. entrance 15. a. correct XIII. FINDING ERROR b. mile b. vapour b. hight b. concern b. move b. dirty b. traffic b. looked b. topics b. stupid b. feet b. seat b. even b. emit b. nitrogen b. atmosphere b. contaminatr b. supply b. originally b. hydrogen b. produce b. poisonous b. convenience b. perversity b. horseback b. practice b. arrive c. aside c. our c. hour c. centre c. pond c. invent c. city c. washed c. houses c. study c. meet c. heat c. account c. occur c. unpleasant c. influence c. manufacture c. garbage c. particular c. monoxide c. contain c. volcanic c. forefather c. explanation c. papal c. custom c. visit d. automobile d. favour d. honour d. camp d. popular d. investigate d. intend d. watched d. sentences d. studio d. bee d. team d. supply d. engine d. industry d. vehicle d. combination d. oxygen d. sulphuiric d. oxygen d. limit d. sulphuric d. American d. continental d. movement d. reverse d. throughout 1. We go to school enriching our mind with knowledge A B C D 2. There are a great number of people in this company 3. Many students have tend to work in large cities at present A B C D 4. The methods of teaching English had always been improve because there are A B C more people learning English. D 5. There is only a few food for dinner. I think you should buy some more to eat A B C D 6. Never in my life I have seen such a big horse A B C D 7. Four hundred miles are too much for me to drive in one day A B C D 8. By the time the police come, the robber had run away A B C D 9. Mr. Pike stopped his car, got out and looking around A B C D 10. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out A B C Bi 11.The chapters were taught by the professor this morning will be on next week's exam. A B C D 12. The box of disks for the computer have been misplaced. A B C D 13.The vacuum tube did an important contribution to the early growth of radio and television. A B C D 14. Sheila did not arrive late for work, nor she left early. A B C D 15.Sam is always good- natured, generous, and helps you. A B C D 16. Tom and his father plays tennis every afternoon with their friends. A B C D 17. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exams. A B C D 18. If I had enough money, I would have bought that car today. A B C D 19. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America. A B C D 20. Although it rained heavily, but I came to class in time A B C D 21. The problems of pollution are too difficult for us to solving . a b c d 22. She left the party in a hurry without to say goodbye to us . a b c d 23. Please give me a few sugar in my coffee. I prefer it sweet. a b c d 24. Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time. a b c d 25. It is necessary for we to learn a foreign language nowadays. a b c d 26. I was listening to the radio when the doorbell will ring. a b c d 27. Sound is carried from the eardrum to the nerves so as to we can hear it. a b c 28. He used to drinking wine after meals and now he has a stomatchache. a b c d 29. Do you know to pronounce this word in American English accent ? a b c d 30. The mother had always took good care of her little son. a b c d 31. Each of the luxury cars in the showroom were quickly sold to its new owner. a b c d d 32. Almost of the trees in this plantation have had to be cut down and burned. a b c d 33. It’s claimed that all things come at last to he who is patient and wait for them. a b c d 34. At the end of the party, Mary found herself doing the dishes alone again, as usually. A b c d 35. The docter has repeatedly advised him to stop to smoke if he hopes to stay in good health. a b c d 36. On to heard the phone ring ,I answered it immediately A B C D 37. The mother to smile happily and took the baby in her arms. A B C D 38. Yesterday evening while I was watching , Maru pays me a visit. A B C D 39. Peter is used to doing morning exercise everyday , didn’t he ? A B C D 40. Most women used to stay at home and done housework. A B C D 41. Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school a b c d 42. The methods of teaching English had always been improve because there are more and a b c more people learning English. d 43. The problems of pollution are too difficult for us to solving. a b c d 44. The furniture in my grandmother’s houses are very beautiful. a b c d 45. Either the doctor or the nurses takes care of changing the patients' bandages. a b c d 46. Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time. (A) (B) (C) (D) 47. Has the government made a decide to ban the use of a chemical weapons yet ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 48. If the weather was fine, we would surely go out. (A) ( B) (C) (D) 49. Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the orchard contest (A) (B) (C) (D) 50. I remember that I have something new to told you (A) (B) (C) (D) 51. Would you mind give me a hand, I have a lot of things to do? a b c d 52. The problems of pollution are too difficult for us to solving. a b c d 53. Please give me a few sugar in my coffee; I prefer it sweet. a b c d 54. Mr. Ted, as well as, his assistants haven’t arrived yet. a b c d 55. In spite of my father is old, he gets up early and does morning exercise. a b c d 56. In my bedroom there are a bed , a colour T.V , and an alarm-clock. A B C D 57. She is surprising when she has heard that news. A B C D 58. The thief ran very fast that noone could catch him. A B C D 59. Do you know Susan , who is a friend of me ? A B C D 60. Farmers can help enrich the soil by to add fertilizer. A B C D 61. The man whom helped you yesterday is a television reporter. A B C D 62. Measles are one of the infectious diseases that children get. A B C D 63. It is dangerous to walk alone in that part on the city after dark. A B C D 64. She is such good at mathematics that everyone admires her. A B C D 65. The teacher was angry with his students because they didn’t do the homeworks. A B C D 66. The woman was too old that she could not run a b c d 67. Jane looks beautifully in her new dress a b c d 68. I am not thinking much of his latest book a b c d 69. I don’t know how many people there is for lunch a b c d 70. The batteries in this radio need to change a b c d 71. John said he will invited some of his friends for dinner so Mary had to buy a b c d some more food and drink . 72. Tom went to France in order to he could study French a b c d 73. Lasers are used to treating cancer by destroying diseased cells a b c d 74. I have learnt English for I was 10 years old a b c d 75. Peter never go to bed before he has finished his home work a b c d 76. If I was you now, I would accept his suggestion. A b c d 77. We learnt English at high school for 7 years. Now I am still studying it. A b c d 78. He drives the car more dangerous than his brother does. A b c d 79. They started early so that they can finish the lessons in time. A b c d 80. I couldn’t go swimming in the river because the injury on my head. A b c d 81. Never have they visit Effel Tower. A. A B C D 82. Peter is as older than Nam. A B C D 83. Daisy is one of the more intelligent student in my group. B. A B C D 84. This stone is so very heavy that I myself can’t lift up. C. A B C D 85. Jenifer have Thomas help her to send the letter. A B C D 86. Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at A B C D high school. 87. Working provide people with personal satisfaction as well as money. 88. There are much kinds of books in my school library , but readers can’t borrow A B C and have to read at the reading tables. D 89. Would you mind give me a hand , I have a lot of things to do A B C D 90. It is very difficult for us to preventing forest fires during the drought A B C D 91. Did you say that you will have a lot of things to do the following week ? (a) (b) (c) (d) 92. He tells me he has been ill since he goes abroad. (a) (b) (c) (d) 93. Would you mind give me a hand ? (a) (b) (c) (d) 94. We go to school to enrich our mind with know. (a) (b) (c) (d) 95. Trees and shrubs are also need to preserve land because their roots bind the soil and retain water. (a) (b) (c) (d) 96. The doctor said that he will use the laser beam to make my birthmark disappear. a b c d 97. After the discovery of lasers, many people who suffers from cancer have been treated a b c d and got a successful cure. 98. In order to helping human beings live longer and healthier, many scientists are working a b hard so that they can invent new drugs d 99. Do you know the reason when Englishmen travel on the left side of the streets ? a b c d 100. Have you finished reading the book which I lend you last week? a b c d XIV. GAP-FILL c Language only belongs (1) ______ human beings. Each nation has its own language. We are born to speak the language (2) ______ by our ancestors naturally and automatically. I speak Vietnamese fluently just because I was (3) ______ in Vietnam where my parents, as well as all others living around me speak Vietnamese. A man who was born and grown up in any (4) ______ country surely speaks English very well. We all know the advantages of learning a foreign language. The more languages we learn, (5) ______ we get into the knowledge treasure of humanit y. a. at b. in c. from d. to a. to speak b.spoke c.spoken d. speaking a. born b. brought c. got up d.lived a. French-speaking b. English-speaking c. Vietnamese-speaking d. Chinese-speaking 5. a. the more b. the most c. the much d. the best When I was a student at Bristol University. It was during the holidays, the Easter holidays, and I needed (41) ______ money. I had just (42) ______ my driving test, and I felt very pleased with myself so I went to the Job Agency. They phoned me up (43) _____ and asked me if I had a driving (44) ______, so I said, “ Yes”, and they said , “ Right we have got a job for you. Go down to Bristol fruit market tomorrow morning.” I thought, “ I’ll be (45) _____ a car or a small van. I’ll really enjoy it”. They had me drive a huge (46) ______ lorry. It was terrible. I had never driven such a lorry before. One of my workmates said, “Don’t be so nervous. You’ll surely be all right”. I had to get to Weston Supermarket and then to Bridge Water. It was a hundred mile trip. I got (47) _______ the lorry, started the engine, released the clutch and it began to move. Immediately, I heard the lorry (48) _____ within a few second. So, I looked (49) _____ and saw that I had crashed into a car (50) _____ at the side of the road! 41) A. any 42) A. passed 43) A. tomorrow 45) A. drive 47) A. through 48) A. to crash 49) A. around 50) A. park B. some B. jumped B. the day ago B. drove B. over B. crashes B. down B. parks C. many C. crossed C. the next day C. driven C. tons of three C. on C. crashed C. away C. parked C. allowance D. agreement D. driving D. three of tons D. out D. crashing D. after D. parking D. a few D. took off D. the last day 1. 2. 3. 4. 44) A. permit B. licence 46) A. three- ton B. threetons In the United States of America the (41) ______ language is also English. Four hundred years ago, some English people (42)______ to North America to live there, and they brought their (43) ________ language to the new country. Now in the U.S.A. people speak (44) ________ English. Most words are the (45)_______ in American and in British English, but American people say some English words not like people (46)_______ in England. Canada is to the North of the U.S.A. It is (47) ________ than the U.S.A. In Canada many people speak (48)_________ because they also came from England many years ago. But in some (49)_________ of Canada, they speak (50)________ . The people living in these parts came from France. 41). a).private b). national c). foreign d).living 42). a). lived b). worked c). played d).moved 43). a). native b). second c). rich d). new 44). a). African b). Asian c). European d).American 45). a). same b). one c). like d).different 46). a). live b). do c). ask d). want 47). a). smaller b). higher c).larger d).thinner 48). a).Germany b).Canadian c).French d).English 49). a).parts b).people c).books d).countries 50). a).Germany b).Canadian c).French d).English Shopping in Mappstone is a must if you are visiting the area . There (36) many shops and services all within walking distance (37) the central square . The city is particularly busy during (38) summer months of June , July , and August when tourists visit Mappstone from all over the (39) . One of the main streets of the central square – Cedar Avenue – is the most popular shopping area for not (40) visitors but residents too . Stores line both sides of the avenue and often (41) open late into the evening . Most of the shops in this avenue are small and expensive (42) in nearby streets shoppers can find almost anything at more reasonable (43) . Tourists will find that many of these shops offer an export service and goods (44) be posted direct to the buyer ’s home country . Shops are usually closed on Mondays but otherwise open from 9 a.m in the morning (45) 8 p.m in the evening . 36/ A . is B . are C . have D . be 37/ A . of B . in C . by D . to 38/ A . some B.a C . the D . one 39/ A . earth B . ground C . space D . world 40/ A . same B . just C . exactly D . very 41/ A . stay B . go C . make D . put 42/ A . since B . so C . but D . because 43/ A . costs B . numbers C . values D . prices 44/ A . can B . would C . might D . should 45/ A . with B . up C . until D . for Many cities have a serious pollution problem. Motor vehicles, factories, and other ...........(1)............ create so much air pollution that it may hang in the air like dirty ............ (2)............. . Air pollution ............(3)........... the health of the people who live in cities. City .............(4)............ cause water pollution when they are poured into waterways. These wastes ............(5)........... fish and make some areas unfit for swimming. In addition, many large .........(46.......... have difficulty in disposing of their garbage. The amount of ............(7).......... grows each year, but places to put it are filling up. Citizens, government, industries, scientists, and business people must work together to gradually reduce ...........(8)........... . For example, most cities have introduced recycling programs, which ...........(9)............ on garbage and the space needed to store it. Residents separate recyclable products from garbage, and city governments provide drop-off sites or pick up the products ..........(10).......... homes. 1. A. homes 2. A. fog 3. A. prevents 4. A. wastes 5. A. recycle 6. A. swamps 7. A. air 8. A. environment 9. A. discard 10. A. to Water is (26)………………for life. People can live only a few days (27)………………it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and developing countries are worried about the (28)…………… and quantity of water in the world. Even though people, animals, agriculture, and industry use a lot water, there is more than enough on the earth. Water covers about (29)…………….. of the Earth’s surface. However, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three – fourths of the Earth’s fresh water is (30)…………….in glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use (31)……………. from rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth’s water is (32)…………………, and we use it over and over again. One of the (33) …………………about water is distribution. Water is not always (34)…………………where the large population centers are. Some (35) ………….. get enough rain, but it is all in one or two short rainy seasons. 26/ a) important b) useful c) neccessary d) helpful 27/ a) with b) without c) for d) in 28/ a) characteristics b) conditions c) situation d) quality 29/ a) three – four b) three – fourth c) three – fourths d) three – fours 30/ a) frozen b) broken c) turned d) come. 31/ a) arrives b) comes c) goes d) gets 32/ a) useful b) used c) usable d) using 33/ a) cases b) things c) facts d) problems 34/ a) distributed b) sent c) supplied d) transported 35/ a) zones b) places c) regions d) villages He stood ………26…….he was ……….27…….frightened. He stamped up and down until the stinging returned into the ………28….... It certainly was cold. He thought .that man from sulfur Creek had spoken the ………..…..29………..when telling how cold it sometimes got in the country .and he had laughed at him the time. That showed that one must not be ……….30 ……………sure things . there was no mistake about it, it …………31………….cold. He walked up and……………32……………., stamping his feet and thrashing his arms until he was reassured by the returning……………33…………….. Then he got out matches and preceeded to make a ……………34……………... From the ………………35…………………., where high water of the previous springed had lodged a supply of old twigs, he got his fire-wood. 26 a- on b –over c- down d- up 27 a - a few b-a little c- few d- much 28 a - legs b- arms c- feet d- shoulders 29 a- truth b –true c – truly d- trust 30 a –too b – a little c –much d - a few B. sources B. minerals B. protects B. rain B. protect B. farms B. water B. pollution B. cut down B. on C. forests C. storm C. threatens C. resources C. kill C. cities C. poison C. fish C. safeguard C. for D. environments D. garbage D. wipes out D. lakes D. preserve D. automobiles D. garbage D. minerals D. produce D. from 31 a – was b were c- am d- are 32 a- up b- with c- after d- down 33 a- warming b – to warm c - warmes d- warmth 34 a- the b- some c- few d- a 35 a- undergrowth b- growth c- growing d- growings D. Why does English………(41)..... an interantional language meanwhile chinese is used by more than …..(42)…..of the world? There are some……..(43).……. causes. In the nineteenth century, great Britain became…..(44)…… after the industrial revolution. The English empire…..(45)……. many other countries and made them as their colonies. English was……(46)…….. used there gradually, those countries spoke English as their native language or second language. After the world war II, the United States, one of the english speaking……..(47)……… become the most powerful and so then more people speak English. English grammar is rather easy and simple compared…….(48)……… other languages. However, English learners, even native speakers, sometimes have troubles with English……….(49)……... That can be overcome. A lot of ……….(50)……… methods are avaiable to help them. 41. A. be B. become C. get D. have 42. A. fifth-one B. first-fifth C. one-fifth D. one-five 43. A. main B.mean C. uneasy D. unreasonable 44. A. power B.powerless C. powerful D. powerfully 45. A. hit B.took C.kept D. conquered 46. A. rarely B.officially C. friendly D. hardly 47. A. states B.distances C. countries D. cities 48. A. with B.from C. in D. on 49. A. dictation B. written C. spoken D. spelling 50. A. teaching B.cooking C.writing D. doing Rivers are one of the world’s most important (36) resources. Many cities are on large rivers and almost every country (37) at least one river that (38) an important part (39) the lives of its people. Besides transportation, rivers (40) people with food and water. To get water for crops, a (41) is built across a river. People can use water (42) to irrigate (43) to make electricity. However, several rivers are (44) when industries develop. It is necessary to keep rivers (45) if people want to get benefits of the natural resources. (36) a. nature b. natural c. nation d. naturally (37) a. have b. having c. has d. is (38) a. plays b. chooses c. makes d. demands (39) a. on b. in c. at d. from (40) a. provide b. provides c. provision d. providing (41) a. pool b. pond c. well d. dam (42) a. not b. only c. not only d. isn’t (43) a. or b. but also c. nor d. either (44) a. pollute b. polluted c. pollution d. polluting (45) a. dirt b. to clean c. dirty d. clean Everyone …………(41) disease at some time or another. However, millions of people around the world do not have good health …………(42) . Sometimes they have no money to pay for medical ……………(43) . Sometimes they have money, ……………(44) there is no doctor. Sometimes the doctor does not know ………………(45) the disease or sometimes there is no treatment. Poor people in big cities have the most health problems. They often have the least ……………(46) about disease prevention. If they know what ………………(47) they often do not have money to do it. …………(48), it is difficult for a person who has no electricity to refrigerate food or boil ………………(49) water. With no money, the person can not even buy ……………(50) to wash his or her hands. 41. a. prevents from b. keeps from c. suffers from d. benifits from 42. a. care b. careful c. careless d. carelessness 43. a. treat b. treated c. treatable d. treatment 44. a. only b. but c. if d. whether 45. a. treatment b. to treat c. how to treat d. treating 46. a. liberation b. education c. intention d. attention 47. a. to do b. doing c. did d. done 48. a. Only when b. Why don’t c. If not d. For example 49. a. sea b. fresh c. mineral d. drinking 50. a. shop b. silk c. soap d. sugar Almost every American (41) ______a watch , and there is a clock in nearly every room in an American home . “ Be (42) ________time.” “ Don’t (4 3) ______time.” “ Time is money.” “ Time waits (44)_______no one.” All of these familiar saying reflectthe American (45) _______with promptness and efficiency . Students and employees (46)________their teachers and bosses (47)_______they arrive late . This desire to get the most out of every minute often (48)______behaviour , making Americans (49)______when they have to wait . The pressue to make every moment count sometimes makes it ( 50 ) ______for Americans to relax and do nothing . Caâu 41 : A.put B.take C.wear D.set Caâu 42 : A.on B.out C.away D.at Caâu 43 : A.use B.waste C.keep D.save Caâu 44 : A.of B.on C.with D.for Caâu 45 : A.obsess B.obsession C.obsessive D.obsessing Caâu 46 : A.displease B.please C.make fun D.cheer Caâu 47 : A.on B.whether C.when D.why Caâu 48 : A.holds B.makes C.creates D.affects Caâu 49 : A.pleased B.happy C.impatient D.patient Caâu 50 : A.difficult B.difficulty C.difficultly D.difficulties ( 1 )______is not necessarily the private property of those who use it , just as (2)_______ is not the private property of French people , nor English of English people. English is spoken as a first language in the United States , in Australia , in New Zealand , in most of Canada , in certain nations of Africa , and in other areas of the (3)_____ It is unreasonable to regard any language as the possession of a particular nation , and with no language is it more (4)_______ than with E nglish . This is not to say that English is used by a great number of speakers than any other languages , for it is easily (5)_______in this respect by Chinese . But it is the most (6)______of languages . A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will almost automatically find themselves speaking to each other in English .The pilots of Russian plane (7)_____ Cairo will use English to ask for landing instructions . Malaysian lecturers use English when addressing their Malaysian students in (8)_______. To people in Africa , Asia , and South America , English is an important (9)_______to master , not merely because it provides ready access to world (10)_________and world trade .It is understood more widely than any other languages . 1.A.Speech B.Language C.Talking D.Allarecorrect 2.A.French B.English C.Spanish D.American 3.A.earth B.worlds C.world D.planet 4.A.reasonably B.reasonable C.unreasonably D.unreasonable 5.A.outnumbering B.outnumberred C.outnumbered D.None is correct 6.A.internal B.international C.national D.internation 7.A.approaching B.aproaching C.approached D.approachable 8.A.Paris B.Moscow C.Berlin D.Kuala Lumpur 9.A.language foreign B.foreign language C.foreigner language D.Both (B) and (C) are correct 10.A.scholar B.scholarships C.scholarship D.All are correct London___(1)___the biggest city in__(2)____. ___(3)___ than seven million people live and work__(4)__. ___(5)___is also___(6)___of the ___(7)___important___(8)__in the world. It is__(9)__ centre for business and___(10)___tourism. 1. a. is b. am c. are d. was 2. a. Europe b. Britian c. Asia d. Africa 3. a .more b. less c. few d. little 4. a. there b. here c. these d. those 5.a. It b. they c. she d. he 6. a. one b. two c. a d. an 7. a. more b. best c. best d. good 8. a. city b. countryside c. capitald. town 9. a. the b. an c. a d. any 10. a. b. for c. in d. of English is the most international of …....(36)..........A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will almost....(37)......... find themself speaking to each other....(38)......... English.A pilots of a Russia plane....(39)..........Cairo will use English to ask …......(40).......... landing instructions. Malaysian lecturersuse English when.……….(41)..........their Malaysian students in Kuala Lumpur. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America English is an important ……..(42)..........language to master, not merely because it is the language of Britain or the United States,but becauseit...……(43).......ready access to word scholarship and world trade. It is..….(44).........more widely than any.……..(45)........languages. 36.A.country B.languages C.nations D.flags 37.A.automation B.automatic C.automatically D.automatical 38.A.in B.on C.by D.at 39.A.going B.approaching C.taking D.A&B arecorrect 40.A.of B.to C.for D.with 41.A.addressing B.metting C.working D.writing 42.A.first B.second C.native D.foreign 43.A.receives B.produces C.opens D.provides 44.A.understood B.informed C.taken D.found 45.A.the other B.another C.other D.others Language only belongs …………(36)………… human beings. Each nation has its own …………(37)…………. We are born to speak the language …………(38)……………… by our ancestors naturally and ……………(39)……………. I speak Vietnamese fluently just because I was …………(40)………… in Vietnam where my parents, as well …………(41)…………… all others living around me speak Vietnamese. A man ……………(42)…………… was born and grown up in any …………(43)………………- speaking surely speaks English very well. We all know the advantages of ……………(44)…………… a foreign language. The more language we learn, ………(45)………… we get into the knowledge treasure of humanity. 36. A. at B. in C. from D. to 37. A. flag B. language C. area D. population 38. A. to speak B. spoke C. spoken D. speaking 39. A. automation B. automatic C. automatical D. automatically 40. A. born B. brought C. got up D. lived 41. A. than B. with C. as D. so 42. A. which B. who C. whom D. where 43. A. French B. English C. Vietnamese D. Chinese 44. A. learning B. working C. teaching D. talking 45. A. the more B. the most C. the much D. the best English is a big language. It has the (36) ___________ vocabulary of any language in the world. There are more than 800.000 words in the English language. About 300.000 (37) _____________ these are technical words. Scientists, doctors, and laywers use these technical words in their work. Every job has its special vocabulary. The technical words of plumbers, mechanics, computer programmers, and airline pilots help to make English (38) _____________ large language. No one uses or knows all of the words in English! The average adult knows and uses about 65.000 words. More than 300.000.000 people speak English as their native language. Most people un theUnited States, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, and New Zealand speak English as their first or native language. Millions of other people (39) ______________ the world speak English as a second language. Many people learn English when they come to live in English - speaking countries. Other people learn English in their (40) _____________ countries. They use English when they (41) _____________ business or when they travel. There are many students who learn English for (42) ____________ and pleasure. They want to read books, magazines, and newspaper printed in English, or to (43) ______________ the actors in English, American, and Australian movies. People study English for many (44) ____________ , and they all learn so quickly that it is a big language. It,s a big job to learn English well, but if you can read this article, you are already on (45) _____________ to success in English. Caâu 36 : A. biggest B. greatest C. largest D. richest Caâu 37 : A. among B. in C. out of D. of Caâu 38 : A. such B. such a C. so D. so a Caâu 39 : A. around B. over C. about D. on Caâu 40 : A. particular B. mother C. own D. private Caâu 41 : A. get on B. carry out C. do D. make Caâu 42 : A. enjoyment B. fun C. delight D. entertainment Caâu 43 : A. understand B. comprehend C. know D. recognize Caâu 44 : A. ideals B. excuses C. reasons D. causes Caâu 45 : A. way B. road C. route D. journey Friday, 6 May 1994 is a day (26) can be seen as an important day in British history. For many thousands years, Britain was an island cut off from (27) of Europe by the English th Channel. But (28) May 6 , 1994, when the Channel Tunnel was formallly opened by the Queen of England and the President of France, Britain (29) to “Continental Europe” by a fixed link. Not everybody in Britain is pleased that Britain is (30) in island. There are (31) large number of people who believe that the 20 miles of water between Dover and Calais has been an important (32) , not only against invasions, but also against diseases (33) rabies, which can be spread by animals. Most people, however, consider the Channel Tunnel as a (34) of increasing European unity. But whether one sees the Channel Tunnel as a good thing or a bad thing, there is no (35) that it represents one of the greatest engineering feats of the modern time. 26. A. what B. that C. which D. when 27. A. other B. the others C. rest D. the rest 28. A. at B.for C.since D. in 29. A. has been joined B. had been joined C. will be joined D. will have been joined 30. A. no longer B. any longer C. no sooner D. any more 31. A. a B. an C. the D. no article 32. A. defend B. defender C. defendable D. defense 33. A. alike B. like C. likely D. unlike 34. A. status B. symbol C. symptom D. statue 35. A. doubt B. double C. sure D. certain Industrial Zones are________(36) VietNam’s environment. Only eleven industrial zones of the country’s seventy-four ones have waste________(37) systems for water, solid waste and toxic _______(38). Industrial Zones should start______ (39) waste treatment systems_________(40) they clear half of their planned areas, but many________ (41) in the Zones ignore the requirements. The level of toxic chemicals in dye, textle, paper, leather and food processing sectors has reached______(42) alarming level. A number of bussinesses dump their waste water _______ (43) into the sewer system to avoid paying money for waste treatment_________(44)the leader of the Environment and Natural Resource Research Institute, waste water treatment still remains an ________ (45)problem. 36. a. pollute 37. a. treat 38. a. chemicals 39. a. install 40. a. as far as 41. a. invest 42. a. a 43. a. upto 45. a. big b. polluted b. treating b. drugs b. to install b. as soon as b. investment b. an b. toward b. large c. polluting c. treated c. medicine c. installing c. as many as c. investors c. the c. backward c. Since c. enormous d. pollution d. treatment d. papers d. b and c d. as much as d. invested d. no article d. straight d. Of d. a.b, and c 44. a. According to b. As My aunt Jennifer is an___(41)___ . She must be at least thirty five years old.__(42)___this, she often _(43)_____ on the stage as a young girl.Jennifer will_(44)____ take part __(45)_____a new place soon. This time she will be the girl of seventeen. In the ___(46)____ she must _(47)____ in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in ____(48)____ play ,she had to wear short socks and bright orange- coloured dress. If ___(49)__ ever asks her how old she is she always answers, “My dear, it must be terrible to be __(50)___up! 41. a. actor b. actress c. action d. art 42. a. although b. even though c. because of d. in spite of 43. a. stands b. shows c. appears d. performs 44. a.have to b. need to c.be able to d. bother to 45. a. in b. by c. with d. on 46. a.band b.play c.orchestra d. stage 47. a. show b. present herself c. appear d. wear 48. a.other b. the other c. the others d. another 49. a. anyone b. people c. someone d. somebody 50. a. grown b. grew c. get d. go London___(31)___the biggest city in__(32)____. ___(33)___ than seven million people live and work__(34)__. ___(35)___is also___(36)___of the ___(37)__important__(38)__in the world. It is__(39)__ centre for business and___(40)___tourism. 31. A. is B. am C. are D. was 32. A. Europe B. Britian C. Asia D. Africa 33. A .more B. less C. few D. little 34. A. there B. here C. these D. those 35.A. It B. they C. she D. he 36.A. one B. two C. a D. an 37.A. more B. best C. most D. good 38.A. city B. countryside C. capital D. town 39. A. the B. an C. a D. any 40. A. on B. for C. in D. of Animals (1)______ in our lives. Dogs have been around us (2)______thousands of years and they are (3)__________ as hunters and guards. Dogs have always been easy to train. Obedience, a desire to please, has already let dogs become our (4)_________ servants. Apart from guarding things, dogs are very good (5)_______ guiding people. The Romans used to (6)_____ guide dogs for (7)__________blind-well, not exactly blind, but blind drunk (8) ____ a Roman went to a pub, he (9)_____ the dog with him to lead him home. He had nothing (10) _____, staggering home behind the dog, singing away! 1. a. will always be b.ave always been c. had always been d. will always have been 2. a. in b. for c. sine d. of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. a.served a. haith a. on a. to have a. a a. 'when b. devoted b. faithless b. of b. have b.an b. untill c. worked c.faithful c. in c. had c. the c. till d. learnt d. faithfully d. at d. having d. no article d. since a. will take b.would take c. as taken d. would have taken 9. 10. a. about to worry b. to about worry c. worry about d. worry about to Jack London was born in San Francisco, California, in 1876.He ____(31)_____ a high place in American literature at the beginning of twentieth century. At that time, the library shelves and bookshops of America were already ___(32)______ books by ___(33)___ writers. But Jack London's stories were new, his characters were not ____(34)___ the ones in the books of those writers, and the pictures he painted were not the same __(35)___ their pictures. The characters in Jack London's books live a different life, a life of danger. In his stories, the heroes are afraid of nothing and nothing can ___(36)_______them. People in his books never give up ___(37)______, they never stop ___(38)_____ for life even when the end of life ___(39)__ very near. That is the lesson for us to apply in everything we want and everything we do. If we do not ____(4)_____ hope, we must and wil1 win. 1. A. takes 2. A. full of 3. A. notorious 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. A. like A. like A. end A. fame A. fight A. seem B. has taken B. full with B. famous B. as B. as B. encourage B. wish B. to fight B. seems B. lose C. took C. filled of C. fame C. same as C. with C. restrict C. hope C. fighting C. appears C. give D. had taken D. full up D. reputation D. similar D. do D. stop D. desire D. fights D. looks D. make 10. A. have Air polltion is a ____(1) of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws ______(2) the amount of smoke that factories can produce. _____(3) there is enough information on the effects of smoke _______(4) the atmosphere, doctores have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the _______(5) of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead from petrol ______(6) a poisonous gas that often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children _____(7) live in area where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly ______(8) other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands. There are long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere _____(9) to increase, the Earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles may _______(10) and causes serious floods. 1/ a. cause b. role c. part d. matter 2/ a. limit b. to limit c. limited d. limiting 3/ a. Because b. Despite c. Although d. However 4/ a. in b. on c. at d. from 5/ a. breath b. exhausts c. vomits d. pulse 6/ a. does b. shows c. indecates d. produces 7/ a. who b. whom c. which d. whose 8/ a. more b. as c. than d. less 9/ a. continue b. keep c. go d. put 10/ smell b. flow c. melt d. float Now I can speak English__31__. How can I get such a result ? The first thing , I think , is to lay a good foundation that is , to __32__English words correctly and to have a good intonation. When I was in middle school, I __33__a lot of time on reading aloud my English lessons, which helped me a lot in clear pronunciation and correct__34__. The second is to memorise a lot of sentences consciously, and when I need them to __35__my thoughts they usually come in natural and useful. In addition, I __36__to form a habit of speaking in English. __37__you think in Chinese and translate the sentences in your mind into English before you __38__your mouth to speak, you would never be able to talk fluently and naturally. The __39__important thing, I believe, is to practice. Speaking English is just like any kind of skill, you can only attain excellent result through__40__. a.necessarily b.fluently c.unsuccessfully d.importantly a.spell b.pronounce c.teach d.learn a.spent b.did c.got d.made a.stress b.accent c.intonation d.syllable a.say b.talk c.speak d.express a.hope b.wish c.want d.try a.If b.Unless c.Although d.Because a.open b.keep c.close d.push a.next b.further c.last d.coming a.exercising b.practicing c.acting d.performing Water is . . . . (36). . . . . for life. People can live only a few days . . . . (37) . . it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and developing countries are worried about the . . . . . (38) . . . . and quantity of water in the world. Even though people, animals, agriculture, and industry use a lot of water, there is more than enough on the earth. Water covers about . . . . (39) . . . . . . of the Earth's surface. However, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three-fourths of the Earth's fresh water is frozen in glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use . . . . (40). . . . . . from rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth's water is . . . . . (41) . . . . ., and we use it over and over again. One of the . . . (42) . . . about water is distribution. Water is not always . . . .(43) . . . . . where the large. . . . (44). . . . centers are. Some. . . . .(45). . . . get enough rain. But it is all in one or two short rainy reasons. 36. A. important B. useful C. necessary D. helpful 37. A. with B. without C. for D. in 38. A. characteristics B. conditions C. situation D. quality 39. A. three-four B. three-fourth C. three-fours D. three-fourths 40. A.arrives B. comes C. goes D. gets 41. A. useful B. used C. usable D. using 42. A. cases B. things C. facts D. problems 43. A. distributed B. sent C. supplied D. transported 44. A. people B. population C. men D. women 45. A. zones B. places C. regions D. villages In the(41)____ sense of the word, a library is a collection of books and periodicals.It can(42)_______ to an individual’s private collection, but more often it is a large collection(43)_______ is funded and maintained by a city or institution. This collection of books is often(44)_______ by people who choose not to, or cannot afford to, buy an extensive collection. However, with the collection or invention of media which is(45)_____ books for storing(46)______ , many library are now also stores for maps, prints or other artwork, microfilms, audio tapes, CDs, video tapes and DVDs, and(47)_______ public facilities to access CD-ROM databases and(48)_______ Internet. Thus, modern libraries are (49)________ being redefined as places to get unrestricted access(50)______ information in many formats and from many sources. 41). traditionalize 42). 43) 44) 45). better than 46) a).tradition b).traditional c).traditionalist d). 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. a).refer b).say a).who b).that a).use b).used to a).as good than d). better than a).announcement d). rumour c).consider d).think c).whose d). where c).used d). used for b).so good as c).the b).information most c).proverbs 47) 48) 49) 50). a).to provide a).one a).wholly a).for b). provide b). a b).entirely b).at c).provides d). providing c).an d). the c).lastly d). gradually c).to d). with Minerals are abundant in nature. The earth is (36)_____ minerals, and even (37)____ valuable minerals are found in common rocks everywhere. Nevertheless, many of minerals near the earth’s surface exist in small (38)____ As a result, they cannot be mined economically. Only big deposits can be mined at a reasonable (39)______. The biggest deposits of minerals are distributed equally around the world. (40)____ minerals, like iron in Mesabi Mountains in Michigan, are almost gone. Others, like copper, cobalt, and petrolium, are (41)____ under the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Persian Gulf. We have already taken many of mineral deposit (42)____ were easy to mine. Today companies have to look harder and deeper (43)____ minerals, and the cost of minerals reflects this. (44)____ exploration and technology keep up with our (45)____ of the resources, the cost of minerals will increase dramatically. 36. A.made up B.made up of C.made of D.consisted of 37. A.the most B.a most C.their most D.more 38. A.numbers B.sums C.amount D.amounts 39. A.price B.cost C.value D.worth 40. A.Other B.Another C.Some D.Any 41. A.locating B.located C.locate D.locates 42. A.they B.because C.that D.where 43. A.to find B.finding C.in order find D.for finding 44. A.If B.Only C.Even D.Unless 45. A.uses B.use C.usage D.utility. Living in the country is something (41) _________ people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and (42) _______ . There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First of all, you can enjoy (43) _________ and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less (44) ________ , so it is safer for young children. However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly, because there are (45) _______ people, you are (46) __________ to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, (47) _________ in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops services means that it is hard to find (48) ________ . In conclusion, it can be seen thart the country is (49) __________ suitable for some people than others. On the whole. it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children. In (50) _________ , young people who have a career are better provided for in the city. 41. A. which B. who C. whom D. that 42. A. benefit B. difficulty C. hardship D. disadvantages 43. A. peace B. peaceful C. silent D. still 44. A. cars B. motors C. traffic D. vehicles 45. A.fewer B. more C. less D. little 46. A. like B. likely C. likehood D. possibly 47. A. early B. particularly C. specially D. usually 48. A. career B. job C. place D. work 49. A. more B. many C. most D. much 50. A. contrary B. convert C. contrast D. conversion FILL IN THE BANKS No writer in American literature is (1)………..famous than Samuel Lanhorne Clemens. He was born (2)……….1835, he grew up on the (3)………..of the Mississipi River and later adopted the pen name of "Mark Twain" Mark Twain's life (4)………..a writer started during the Civil War. At that time he (5)………..as a journalist in Nevada and California. His short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was an immediate (6)………….and his new career began. The river environment inspired the two novels which made him (7)……….."Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." "Life on the Mississipi" told of his adventures on the river boats of that period. In 1870 Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon who had great (8)………..on Mark Twain's books. His books provided his (9)………..with an excellent picture of his era. His last book was written in 1909, one year before his (10)……….. 1. A. as 2. A. on 3. A. banks 4. A. of worked 5. A.will work 6. A. success 7. A.lucky 8. A. effort 9. A. listeners 10. A. die B. so B. in B. bed B. for B. worked B. successful B. merry B. influence B. speakers B. death C. the most C. at C. as D.more D. from D. from D. had C. water D. ferry C. was working C. successfully C. will C. dead D. succeed C. happy D. famous D. pleasure D. deathly C. writers D. readers Language only belongs (1) ______ human beings. Each nation has its own language. We are born to speak the language (2) ______ by our ancestors naturally and automatically. I speak Vietnamese fluently just because I was (3) ______ in Vietnam where my parents, as well as all others living around me speak Vietnamese. A man who was born and grown up in any (14) ______ country surely speaks English very well. We all know the advantages of learning a foreign language. The more languages we learn, (5) ______ we get into the knowledge treasure of humanity. 1. a. at b. in c. from d. to 2. a. to speak b. spoke c. spoken d. speaking 3. a. born b. brought c. got up d. lived 4. a. French-speaking b. English-speaking c. Vietnamese-speaking d. Chinese-speaking 5. a. the more b. the most c. the much d. the best In the United States of America the (1) ______ language is also English. Four hundred years ago, some English people (2)______ to North America to live there, and they brought their (3) ________ language to the new country. Now in the U.S.A. people speak (4) ________ English. Most words are the (5)_______ in American and in British English, but American people say some English words not like people (6)_______ in England. Canada is to the North of the U.S.A. It is (7) ________ than the U.S.A. In Canada many people speak (8)_________ because they also came from England many years ago. But in some (9)_________ of Canada, they speak (10)________ . The people living in these parts came from France. 1. a. private b. national c. foreign d. living 2. a. lived b. worked c. played d. moved 3. a. native b. second c. rich d. new 4. a. African b. Asian c. European d. American 5. a. same b. one c. like d. different 6. a. live b. do c. ask d. want 7. a. smaller b. higher c. larger d. thinner 8. a.Germany b. Canadian c. French d. English 9. a. parts b. people c. books d. countries 10. a. Germany b. Canadian c. French d. English E. F. Why does English………(1)..... an interantional language meanwhile chinese is used by more than …..(2)…..of the world? There are some……..(3).……. causes. In the nineteenth century, great Britain became…..(4)…… after the industrial revolution. The English empire…..(5)……. many other countries and made them as their colonies. English was……(6)…….. used there gradually, those countries spoke English as their native language or second language. After the world war II, the United States, one of the english speaking……..(7)……… become the most powerful and so then more people speak English. English grammar is rather easy and simple compared…….(8)……… other languages. However, English learners, even native speakers, sometimes have troubles with English……….(9)……... That can be overcome. A lot of ……….(10)……… methods are avaiable to help them. 1. A. be B. become C. get D. have 2. A. fifth-one B. first-fifth C. one-fifth D. one-five 3. A. main B. mean C. uneasy D. unreasonable 4. A. power B. powerless C. powerful D. powerfully 5. A. hit B. took C. kept D. conquered 6. A. rarely B. officially C. friendly D. hardly 7. A. states B. distances C. countries D. cities 8. A. with B. from C. in D. on 9. A. dictation B. written C. spoken D. spelling 10. A. teaching B. cooking C. writing D. doing English is the most international of …....(1)..........A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will almost....(2)......... find themself speaking to each other....(3)......... English.A pilots of a Russia plane....(4)..........Cairo will use English to ask …......(5).......... landing instructions. Malaysian lecturersuse English when.……….(6)..........their Malaysian students in Kuala Lumpur. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America English is an important ……..(7)..........language to master, not merely because it is the language of Britain or the United States,but becauseit...……(8).......ready access to word scholarship and world trade. It is..….(9).........more widely than any.……..(10)........languages. 1. A. country B. languages 2. A. automation B. automatic 3. A. in B. on 4. A. going B. approaching 5. A. of B. to 6. A. addressing B. metting 7. A. first B. second 8. A. receives B. produces 9. A. understood B. informed 10. A. the other B. another C. nations D. flags C. automatically D. automatical C. by D. at C. taking D. A&B arecorrect C. for D. with C. working D. writing C. native D. foreign C. opens D. provides C. taken D. found C. other D. others Industrial Zones are________(1) VietNam’s environment. Only eleven industrial zones of the country’s seventy-four ones have waste________(2) systems for water, solid waste and toxic _______(3. Industrial Zones should start______ (4) waste treatment systems_________(5) they clear half of their planned areas, but many________(6) in the Zones ignore the requirements. The level of toxic chemicals in dye, textle, paper, leather and food processing sectors has reached______(7) alarming level. A number of bussinesses dump their waste water _______ (8) into the sewer system to avoid paying money for waste treatment_________(9) the leader of the Environment and Natural Resource Research Institute, waste water treatment still remains an ________ (10) problem. 1. a. pollute 2. a. treat 3. a. chemicals 4. a. install 5. a. as far as 6. a. invest 7. a. a 8. a. upto 9. a. According to 10. a. big b. polluted b. treating b. drugs b. to install b. as soon as b. investment b. an b. toward b. As b. large c. polluting c. treated c. medicine c. installing c. as many as c. investors c. the c. backward c. Since c. enormous d. pollution d. treatment d. papers d. b and c d. as much as d. invested d. no article d. straight d. Of d. a.b, and c Air polltion is a ____(1) of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws ______(2) the amount of smoke that factories can produce. _____(3) there is enough information on the effects of smoke _______(4) the atmosphere, doctores have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the _______(5) of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead from petrol ______(6) a poisonous gas that often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children _____(7) live in area where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly ______(8) other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands. There are long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere _____(9) to increase, the Earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles may _______(10) and causes serious floods. 1. a. cause b. role c. part d. matter 2. a. limit b. to limit c. limited d. limiting 3. a. Because b. Despite c. Although d. However 4. a. in b. on c. at d. from 5. a. breath b. exhausts c. vomits d. pulse 6. a. does b. shows c. indecates d. produces 7. a. who b. whom c. which d. whose 8. a. more b. as c. than d. less 9. a. continue b. keep c. go d. put 10. a. smell b. flow c. melt d. float FILL IN THE BANKS No writer in American literature is (1)………..famous than Samuel Lanhorne Clemens. He was born (2)……….1835, he grew up on the (3)………..of the Mississipi River and later adopted the pen name of "Mark Twain" Mark Twain's life (4)………..a writer started during the Civil War. At that time he (5)………..as a journalist in Nevada and California. His short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was an immediate (6)………….and his new career began. The river environment inspired the two novels which made him (7)……….."Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." "Life on the Mississipi" told of his adventures on the river boats of that period. In 1870 Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon who had great (8)………..on Mark Twain's books. His books provided his (9)………..with an excellent picture of his era. His last book was written in 1909, one year before his (10)……….. 1. A. as 2. A. on 3. A. banks 4. A. of worked 5. A.will work 6. A. success 7. A.lucky 8. A. effort 9. A. listeners 10. A. die B. so B. in B. bed B. for B. worked B. successful B. merry B. influence B. speakers B. death C. the most C. at C. as D.more D. from D. from had C. water D. ferry C. was working D. C. successfully C. will C. dead D. succeed C. happy D. famous D. pleasure D. deathly C. writers D. readers Language only belongs (1) ______ human beings. Each nation has its own language. We are born to speak the language (2) ______ by our ancestors naturally and automatically. I speak Vietnamese fluently just because I was (3) ______ in Vietnam where my parents, as well as all others living around me speak Vietnamese. A man who was born and grown up in any (14) ______ country surely speaks English very well. We all know the advantages of learning a foreign language. The more languages we learn, (5) ______ we get into the knowledge treasure of humanity. 1. a. at b. in c. from d. to 2. a. to speak b. spoke c. spoken d. speaking 3. a. born b. brought c. got up d. lived 4. a. French-speaking b. English-speaking c. Vietnamese-speaking d. Chinese-speaking 5. a. the more b. the most c. the much d. the best In the United States of America the (1) ______ language is also English. Four hundred years ago, some English people (2)______ to North America to live there, and they brought their (3) ________ language to the new country. Now in the U.S.A. people speak (4) ________ English. Most words are the (5)_______ in American and in British English, but American people say some English words not like people (6)_______ in England. Canada is to the North of the U.S.A. It is (7) ________ than the U.S.A. In Canada many people speak (8)_________ because they also came from England many years ago. But in some (9)_________ of Canada, they speak (10)________ . The people living in these parts came from France. 1. a. private b. national c. foreign d. living 2. a. lived b. worked c. played d. moved 3. a. native b. second c. rich d. new 4. a. African b. Asian c. European d. American 5. a. same b. one c. like d. different 6. a. live b. do c. ask d. want 7. a. smaller b. higher c. larger d. thinner 8. a.Germany b. Canadian c. French d. English 9. a. parts b. people c. books d. countries 10. a. Germany b. Canadian c. French d. English G. H. Why does English………(1)..... an interantional language meanwhile chinese is used by more than …..(2)…..of the world? There are some……..(3).……. causes. In the nineteenth century, great Britain became…..(4)…… after the industrial revolution. The English empire…..(5)……. many other countries and made them as their colonies. English was……(6)…….. used there gradually, those countries spoke English as their native language or second language. After the world war II, the United States, one of the english speaking……..(7)……… become the most powerful and so then more people speak English. English grammar is rather easy and simple compared…….(8)……… other languages. However, English learners, even native speakers, sometimes have troubles with English……….(9)……... That can be overcome. A lot of ……….(10)……… methods are avaiable to help them. 1. A. be B. become C. get D. have 2. A. fifth-one B. first-fifth C. one-fifth D. one-five 3. A. main B. mean C. uneasy D. unreasonable 4. A. power B. powerless C. powerful D. powerfully 5. A. hit B. took C. kept D. conquered 6. A. rarely B. officially C. friendly D. hardly 7. A. states 8. A. with 9. A. dictation 10. A. teaching B. B. B. B. distances from written cooking C. C. C. C. countries in spoken writing D. D. D. D. cities on spelling doing English is the most international of …....(1)..........A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will almost....(2)......... find themself speaking to each other....(3)......... English.A pilots of a Russia plane....(4)..........Cairo will use English to ask …......(5).......... landing instructions. Malaysian lecturersuse English when.……….(6)..........their Malaysian students in Kuala Lumpur. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America English is an important ……..(7)..........language to master, not merely because it is the language of Britain or the United States,but becauseit...……(8).......ready access to word scholarship and world trade. It is..….(9).........more widely than any.……..(10)........languages. 1. A. country B. languages 2. A. automation B. automatic 3. A. in B. on 4. A. going B. approaching 5. A. of B. to 6. A. addressing B. metting 7. A. first B. second 8. A. receives B. produces 9. A. understood B. informed 10. A. the other B. another C. nations D. flags C. automatically D. automatical C. by D. at C. taking D. A&B arecorrect C. for D. with C. working D. writing C. native D. foreign C. opens D. provides C. taken D. found C. other D. others Industrial Zones are________(1) VietNam’s environment. Only eleven industrial zones of the country’s seventy-four ones have waste________(2) systems for water, solid waste and toxic _______(3. Industrial Zones should start______ (4) waste treatment systems_________(5) they clear half of their planned areas, but many________(6) in the Zones ignore the requirements. The level of toxic chemicals in dye, textle, paper, leather and food processing sectors has reached______(7) alarming level. A number of bussinesses dump their waste water _______ (8) into the sewer system to avoid paying money for waste treatment_________(9) the leader of the Environment and Natural Resource Research Institute, waste water treatment still remains an ________ (10) problem. 1. a. pollute 2. a. treat 3. a. chemicals 4. a. install 5. a. as far as b. polluted b. treating b. drugs b. to install b. as soon as c. polluting c. treated c. medicine c. installing c. as many as d. pollution d. treatment d. papers d. b and c d. as much as 6. a. invest 7. a. a 8. a. upto 9. a. According to 10. a. big b. investment b. an b. toward b. As b. large c. investors c. the c. backward c. Since c. enormous d. invested d. no article d. straight d. Of d. a.b, and c Air polltion is a ____(1) of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws ______(2) the amount of smoke that factories can produce. _____(3) there is enough information on the effects of smoke _______(4) the atmosphere, doctores have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the _______(5) of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead from petrol ______(6) a poisonous gas that often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children _____(7) live in area where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly ______(8) other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands. There are long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere _____(9) to increase, the Earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles may _______(10) and causes serious floods. 1. a. cause b. role c. part d. matter 2. a. limit b. to limit c. limited d. limiting 3. a. Because b. Despite c. Although d. However 4. a. in b. on c. at d. from 5. a. breath b. exhausts c. vomits d. pulse 6. a. does b. shows c. indecates d. produces 7. a. who b. whom c. which d. whose 8. a. more b. as c. than d. less 9. a. continue b. keep c. go d. put 10. a. smell b. flow c. melt d. float XV. READING Germany had one of the lowest rates of employment back in 1980. It stood at just 3%. Now the rate is increasing. The United States has had ups and down. In 1980, it was about 2%; 7.5% in 1981 and in 1984, it was the same rate as in 1980. Great Britain heads the unemployment chart. In 1980, their situation was the same as the United States. There followed a sharp rise in 1981, when the rate was 10.5%. This rose gradually over the next two years to 13%. In 1984, there was no great change, but in 1985 saw another increase to about 13.5% and figures do not look as though they are on the way down yet. 1. What was the rate of unemployment in Germany in 1980? a. 2% b. 3% c. 7.5% 2. What was the rate of unemployment in the US in 1984? a. 2% b. 3% c. 7.5% 3. Which country had the highest rates of unemployment? a. Germany b. France c. The US 4. When did England, have the highest rate in 1980s? a. 1980 b. 1981 c. 1984 5. In England, the late of unemployment is ----------a. on the way down b. not on their way down c. not increasing d. 13% d. 13% d. England d. 1985 d. lowest Tropical forest have supplied us with many orts of plants for food, medicine and industry. They could probably supply man much more. They also reduce floods and droughts, keep water clean, and slow down the Greenhouse Effect. However, the tropical forests are being destroyed to make rooms for things like farms and fields. Besides that, forest fires are the most terrible destruction. About 20 million hectares are lost every yearan area that is twice larger than a size of Austria. The World Wildlife Fun is working to protect an save the forests that are in danger; to plant new trees for fuel wood an to slow down Greenhouse Effect. It encourages governments to think about the forests and their importance when giving international aid. 1. What are the useful things of tropical forests? a. They supply us with many sorts of plants. b. They reduce floods and droughts. c. They keep water clean an slow down the Greenhouse Effect. d. All are correct. 2. The most terrible destruction of tropical forest is --------------a. farms and fields b. fires c. water d. Greenhouse Effect 3. How many hectares of forests are lost every year? a. an area which is large as Australia b. an area which is three times larger than Australia. c. about 20 million hectares. d. it cannot be estimated 4. The World Wildlife Fun is working to ---------------a. protest and save the forests hat are in danger. b. fire forests. c. encourage people to destroy trees d. to hunt animals 5. The World Wildlife Fund is working to --------------------a. gives no money to protect forests b. supplies aid to protect forest c. encourages the governments to cut trees as many as they like d. pays no attention to forests. If you smoke, you don't believe that there’s a definite link between smoking and bronchial trouble, heart disease and lung cancer. Smoke from a cigarette contents about 400 substances in which there are 40 ones causing cancer. According to WHO (World Health Organization), every year there are about 3,5 million people who died of diseases which are caused by smoking. The nicotin inhaled from cigarettes makes the heart beat faster and makes arteries contract. Cvancer and bronchitis are caused by the tar and carbon monocide taken into lungs. Although these harmful effects aew well-known, people continue to smoke. Some people carry even after having a heart attack or lung cancer. Tobacco cost nmore than it brings in (In the US) . While taxes on cigarettes and tobacco bring in 5 million USD and diseases from smoking cost the National Health Service 18 milion USD. 1.Smoking is easy to have -----------a. fever and mumps b. heart disease and lung cancer. c. flu and heart disease d. all of the diseases mentioned above 2. Smoke from cigarette contains ------------substances. a. 40 b. 400 c. 3.500.000 d. 500 3. Every year there are -------------people died of the diseases caused by smoking. a. 3.5 million b. 400 million c. 40 million d. 18 million 4. The nicotin fron cigarettes -------------a. is good for health b. contains vitamins c. makes the heart stronger d. makes the heart faster and the arsteries contact 5. Tobaco costs -----------a. as much as it brings in b. less than it brings in c. more than it brings in d. cheaper than it brings in