I.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. switch B. stomach C. champion D. catch
2. A. cloths B. improves C. lakes D. communicates
3. A. castle B. whistle C. hostel D. listen
4. A. change B. hungry C. angry D. single
5. A. ancient B. face C. page D. angle
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
1. A. industry (1) B. tornado (2) C. natural D. injury
2. A. geography (2) B. electronic (3) C. scientific D. preparation
3. A. patient B. humour C. deny D. friendly
4. A. worried (1) B. reserved (2) C. polite D. arrive
5. A. mathematics B. economics (3) C. politics (1) D. automatics
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. They( be)_____have been_____ pen pals for over two years.
2. I wish you ( have)______had had______ a longer vacation.
3. She used (walk)___to walk_______ past the mosque on her way to school.
4. Malaysia ( devide)_____is devided______ into two regions.
5. My father gave up (smoke) ______smoking___________ ten moths ago.
6. Please don't make so much noise. I ( study) __am studying_________________
7. She will visit us as soon as she (arrive)______arrives________ in Hanoi
8. We tried (work) _______to work_____________ hard in order to get good marks.
9. Jack broke his leg when he (play) ____was playing__________ football.
10. The man (talk)______talking__________ to John over there is my teacher of English
11. George as well as his brothers (go)__goes________ to the cinema very often
12. Were it to rain heavily, we (stay) _____would stay _ at home
13. They suggest that the heater (repair) ___be repaired___ before winter comes
14. I look forward to ( hear)_____hearing_______ from my brother,
who is living aboard.
15. It was my fault to keep you waiting so long. I (inform) ___should have informed___ you in
advance.
IV. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1. He fell off the bike, but his...........injuries.......... were not serious. (injure)
2. She gave me a.......... demonstration.......... of the new house. (demonstrate)
3. The shop......assistant........ showed me a lot of new models. (assist)
4. You must read the following........safety......... precautions carefully. (safe)
5. You shouldn't talk about her character only through her.....appearance......... (appear)
6. We are waiting for the........arrival........ of our uncle's train. (arrive)
7. The increase in population has led to........overcrowding........ in many cities. (crowd)
8. We had a terrible trip because the weather was.......pleasant........ (please)
9. If you want to get more...........information........, please contact Mr.Phong. (inform)
10. It's a good a restaurant, the food there is very .....tasty........... (taste)
VI.Choose the correct answer:
1. Welcome to the interview. Please, take a ______.
A. seat B. look C. cup of coffee D. bow
2. Tim: “Would you mind lending me your dictionary?” - Paul: “______.”
A. Yes, let’s B. Great C. No, of course not D. Yes. Here you are
3. We went to the restaurant ______ there was no food in the house.
A. although B. however C. because D. but
4. The children have never read that book before, ______?
A. haven’t they B. have they C. hasn’t he D. has he
5. The Internet is ______ useful invention of modern life.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article)
6. Is Mary a friend of _____?
A. you B. your C. yours D. you’re
7. We didn’t _____to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. leave
8. The policeman warned us ________there.
A. to not go B. not to go C. not go D. not go to
9. The harder you try, _____________________
A. the most success you achieve B. you achieve the more success
C. the more success you achieve D. the better you achieve success
10. Living in a distant town, students can’t get __________ to the internet easily.
A. access B. work C. connect D. relation
11. I have bought a ______ car.
A. red small French B. small French red C. French small red D. small red French
12. Jonh didn’t go the party last night, and Peter didn’t _____________
A. Too B. either C. also D. as well the morning
13. The bomb ______ in the street; fortunately no one hurt.
A. went up B. went off C. went by D. went out
14. She is one of the few people ______.
A. I look up to them B. to who I look up C. to that I look up D. to whom I look up
15. Women's Aid is a UK charity aim is to end domestic violence against women and
children.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom
16. I regret you the story. I really didn’t know it would make you disappointed.
A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. told
17. I was made hard when I was at high school.
A. studying B. studied C. to study D. study
18. They all laughed because the film was very .
A. amused B. amuse C. amusement D. amusing
19. John bought a new dictionary, but he didn’t tell me how much_ .
A. did it cost B. it costs C. has it cost D. it cost
20. Here's some iced tea. - This is too sweet __ to guests.
A.to serve B. for serving C. to serve it D. serve
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. The teacher has invited all the students in the class.
- All the students in the class have been invited by the teacher.
2. “Why do you like this job?” Tom said to me.
- Tom asked me why I liked that job
3. She can’t lift the table because she is not strong enough.
- If she were strong enough, she could lift the table
4. Because his bike was broken, he arrived late for the concert.
- Because of his broken bike, he arrived late for the concert.
5. I haven’t visited Oslo since 1998.
- The last time I visited Oslo was 1988.
6 . It was such lovely weather that we decided to spend the day on the beach.
- The weather was so lovely that we decided to spend the day on the beach.
7. She doesn’t know how to get access to the Internet.
- She wishes she knew how to get access to the Internet.
8. The mechanic is repairing his car.
- His car is being repaired by the mechanic.
9. Although it was raining heavily, the match continued until the last minute.
- Despite heavy rain, the match continued until the last minute.
10. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.
- That is the man who used to work with me when I lived in NY.