ENGLISH PRACTICE 21

I. PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY.

Pronunciation

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

1. A. think B. this C. those D. there

2. A. none B. done C. bone D. tongue

3. A. food B. moon C. good D. noodle

4. A. forced B. caused C. stopped D. worked

5. A. rough B. tough C. enough D. though

Vocabulary

2. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.

6. He's left his book at home; he's always so________.

A. forgetful B. forgettable C. forgotten D. forgetting

7. 'I'm very________ to you for putting in so much hard work,' the boss said.

A. thanking B. grateful C. considerate D. careful

8. He is the manager of the factory. He’s________ it.

A. charged with B. charged C. in charge D. in charge of

9. He was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the________ routine of the office.

A. establishing B. established C. establishes D. establish

10. She looked very________ when I told her the good news.

A. happily B. happiness C. happy D. was happy

11. I don't want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______, please.

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

12. We must________ our pounds for dollars before going to New York.

A. change B. convert C. turn D. exchange

13. Who is the________ of this company?

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 A. top B. head C. leader D. minister

14. She________ shyly at him and then lowered her eyes.

A. glanced B. glimmed C. saw D. glared

15. The room was________ of strangers.

A. full B. complete C. crowded D. filled

II. GRAMMAR.

1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D)

16. Tom and Mary never came to class late. ________________.

A. So did we B. Neither did we C. We did either D. Neither we did

17. I remember________ to Hanoi when I was a very small child.

A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken

18. At first, I found________ to get used to________ on the other side of the road.

A. it difficult - drive B. difficult - drive C. it difficult - driving D. difficult- driving

19. I don’t believe a word she said; I think he just made________ that story.

A. out B. up C. off D. down

20. Jason’s professor had him__ his thesis many times before allowing him to present it to the committee.

A. rewrites B. rewriting C. rewrite D. to rewrite

21. We should arrive home safe and________.

A. sound B. soundly C. warm D. warmly

22. The idea got a lot of________ from the children’s parents.

A. opposition B. disagreement C. dislike D. denial

23. Before he let them go, he made them________ not to tell anyone what they________ in the room.

A. to promised/have seen B. promise/ had seen

C. promised / seeing D. promising/ saw

24. Our teacher came in when we________ noisily.

A. had talked B. have been talking C. were talking D. are talking

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25. “We can’t go now. Let’s wait________ the rain stops.”

A. until B. when C. after D. as

26. She is playing a piece of music________ by Beethoven.

A. composed B. composing C. to compose D. composes

27. The man________ must be intelligent and handsome.

A. who loving her B. whom loves her C. she loves D. who love her

28. Linda________ me to wait for her at the school gate.

A. tell B. told C. says D. said

29. Are there enough apples for us to have one________ ?

A. every B. each C. self D. individually.

30. She treated me________ cake, ice-cream and tea.

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

31. She took me________ my brother.

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

32. Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.

A. is combined B. that is combined C. combining D. when combined

33. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.

A. yet B. so C. for D. and

34. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ________, it will stop burning.

A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However

35. “Who has brothers and sisters?” “Everyone ________ Virginia who’s an only child.”

A. except to B. with C. from D. but

36. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.

A. is B. is known as C. known as D. that is known as

37. ________ becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.

A. That giant pandas are B. Giant pandas are

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C. Are giant pandas D. Giant panda is

38. Her parents gave her everything she asked for. She's a completed _______ child.

A. wounded B. spoilt C. damaged D. destroyed

39. ________ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.

A. To B. In C. With D. From

40. When she died, she gave________ all her money to a charity for cats.

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

2. Give the correct form of the word s in brackets:

41. A holiday in America can be________ cheap. SURPRISE

42. These shoes look quite smart but they’re terribly________. COMFORT

43. Burning coal is an________ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. ECONOMY

44. The police are interested in the sudden________ of the valuable painting. APPEAR

45. He was too________ to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake. SHAME

III. READING COMPREHENSION.

1. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Dicky was born in Shoreditch, London in 1890. His family were poor and Dicky (46) ________ had enough
to eat. Like many other boys in this area, he became a skillful thief. He took the things he (47) ________ to
a Mr. Welch, who bought them and then re-sold them. Dicky brought something to Mr. Welch nearly every
day and (48) ________ the money he received to his mother.

In Shoreditch there was a priest, Father Sturt, who did (49) ________ best to help poor people.
When Dicky was thirteen, Father Sturt had a long talk with him and persuaded him to lead an honest life.
He (50) ________ him a job with Mr. Grinder, a local shopkeeper, and Dicky began to serve customers,
deliver goods and collect money. Dicky was much happier leading an honest life and dreamed of the day
when he would have his (51) ________ shop. His mother was also pleased about his new job.

(52) ________ person, however, was not happy, and that was Mr. Welch. He was sorry to lose the
business Dick had brought him. He went to see Mr. Grinder and told him (53) ________ Dicky’s dishonest
past and said, quite untruthfully, that Dicky intended to cheat him. Mr. Grinder believed these (54)
________ and told Dicky never to come near the shop again. In this way Dicky lost his chance of an honest
life and (55) ________ to a life of crime. A year later he was arrested for theft and sent to prison.

2. Read and answer the questions.

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 After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor
of dynamite so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes
to people who made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature,
physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first
awards ceremony.

Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for
the awards which vary from $30.000 to $ 125.000.

Every year on December 10th, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal,
illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role
in the judges’ decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature
prizes.

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have
won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.

Questions

56. When did the first award ceremony take place?

57. Why was the Nobel prize established?

58. In which area have American received the most awards?

59. was an award presented in 1941?

60. In how many fields are prizes bestowed?

VII Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in each blank:

There is now increasing concern about the world's energy resources, particularly about those involving
fossil (61) ________ In less than a hundred years we shall probably (62) ________ all the present (63)
________ of oil and gas. The world ' s cold (64) ________ should last longer but, once used, these cannot
be (65) ________.

It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (66) ________ sources of energy as solar energy
and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (67) ________ classed as (68) ________ energy). Until these
energy (69) ________ are widely used .it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (70)
________ as much as possible.

61. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies.

62. A. end B. complete C. total D. exhaust

63. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources

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64. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents

65. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced

66. A. traditional B. alterlative C. surprising D. revolutionary

67. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion

68. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous

69. A. goods B. supplies C. provisions D. materials

70. A. exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D. consumption

III. WRITING

1. Identify the error in each sentence.

71. Helen likes to listen to music, to go to the cinema, to chat on the phone and going shopping.

A B C D

72. Many successful film directions are former actors who desire to expand their experience in the

film industry. A B C D

73. In my opinion, I think this book is more interesting than the other one.

A B C D

74. People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than people who live in populated

densely areas. A B C D

75. Aspirin is recommended to many people for their ability to thin the blood.

A B C D

2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it:

76. When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter home.

à
On………………………………………………......................................................................................................................
.......................

77.I like to go with my husband everywhere.

à Wherever he
goes……………………………………………....................................................................................................................

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78. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.

à We
are .....................................................................................................................................................................
...............................

79. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.

à She left the

room ..................................................................................................................................................................
.................

80. Is smoking permitted in Vietnamese cinemas?

à Are
we ............... ......................................................................................................................................................
..................................

81. Imagining our life without music is difficult.

à It…………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………….

82. Couldn't you have got a bus to the station?

à Was not………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

83. He could not afford to buy the car.

à The car…………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………

84. I could finish the work early because he helped me

à Thanks………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………………………………………...

85. These two boxers weigh exactly the same.

à There is no……………………………………………………………………...…………………………………………………………………...

86.These new machines have put an end to queuing.

à Before these ………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………….

87. He never has enough money.

à He is always ……………………………………………………………….
………........................................................................................

3. Write an essay of 150 – 200 words.

Write a description of one of the popular celebrations in Vietnam (about 150-200 words)

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