ENGLISH PRACTICE 9

B. Vocabulary and Grammar

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. All the sentences below use “the”, which one is correct?

A. Can you pass the sugar please? B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.
C. The apples are good for you. D. I love the skiing.
2. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city __________ 2002
A. for B. since C. in D. about
3. He prefers soccer ___________ tennis
A. from B. than C. to D. or
4. If they worked more carefully, they ___________ so many mistakes.
A. won’t make B. don’t make C. wouldn’t make D. didn’t make
5. He __________ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.
A. goes B. was going C. went D. has gone
6. There’s a strange man behind us. I think_______.
A. we are followed B. we are being followed
C. we are being following D. we are following
7. Which of the following is the strongest advice?
A. You should get a hair-cut. B. If I were you I’d get a hair-cut.
C. You ought to get a hair-cut. D. You really must get a hair-cut.
8. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?
A. Will B. Do C. Can D. Did
9. Mr.Vo Van Kiet, ______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.
A. that B. whose C. who D. whom
10. All that rubbish will have to be _____ at once.
A. get rid of B. got rid of C. got rid D. getting rid of

III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.

1. A lot of toys encourage children’s ___________________. (imagine)

2. The factory has provided cheaper ___________________ lately. (produce)
3. Burning coal is an ___________ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (economy)
4. According to some scientists the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because of ______ . (pollute)
5. She has one of the biggest art ________________________ in Britain. (collect)
6. ________________ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. (forest)
7. ____________ often walk through the streets shouting or singing about something they sell. (cry)
8. Gas and oil ____________________ always increases in cold weather. (consume)
9. The police are interested in the sudden _________________ of the valuable painting. (appear)
10. He claimed that his _______________________ had caused him to become a criminal. (bring up)

IV. Match a beginning in column A with the most suitable ending in column B to make a meaningful sentence or a
conversation.
A B
1. I must get back to work, a. That’s right, I am
2. Hello. You must be Maryam. b. which is the capital city of California.
3. Andrew is flying to Sacramento, c. we will have no fresh water to use.
4. Do you know that you can only live without d. otherwise I’ll get the sack.
water for four days?
5. If we pollute the water, e. It depends on where you are and what you are
doing, surely?
V. Each of the following sentence has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence
are marked A, B, C, D. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or
rewritten.

1. Preserving natural resources mean reserving them for our future.

A B C D
2. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.
A B C D
3. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be
A B
for students to practice speaking words.
C D
4. The injured man was taken to the hospital.
A B C D
5. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that he work as fastly as possible.
A B C D

C. Reading

I. The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B, C or D) for each
question. Choose the best answer.
Benjamin Franklin
Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the
whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after it began, and dying ten years before it ended. In this time he
saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of
the new state.
At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a printer’s
apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the Pennsylvania Gazette. He also received a
contract to do government printing work, which helped him to rise from his poor background to become a successful
entrepreneur. Some of his experience in business was shared in his famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his
reputation throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, the Autobiography, which was written toward the
end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense.
He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and lightning led
directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was
involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a
philosophical society, and - because he was a pragmatic man - a fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster-
General of the colonies. Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North America should
be a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the British government to change the conditions, especially
the taxes, that later led the American colonists into rebellion.
Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he worked hard to
make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war he
attended the American constitutional congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly
remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.

1. What is a good description for this text?

A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. B. The life of Benjamin Franklin
C. The works of Benjamin Franklin. D. Franklin and American Independence.
2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
A. 1806 B. 1794 C. 1717 D. 1706
3. Which of these happened first?
A. Franklin trains as a printer. B. Franklin runs away to Philadelphia.
C. The American colonies rebel. D. Franklin starts his first publication.
4. What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about?
A. Franklin’s reputation. B. How to succeed in business.
C. How to do government printing. D. The text does not say.
5. In which countries did Franklin live?
A. England and France. B. Philadelphia and England.
C. London and America. D. England, America and France.

D. Writing
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the
given word(s) or phrase.
1.You should review your lessons for the exam.
It’s
time_____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.
That’s
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.
I wish
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday.
Although
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5. When did you start working in that factory?
How long
___________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.
The
sand____________________________________________________________________________________________
7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.
Mrs. Smith asked __________________________________________________________________________________
8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.
He regretted _______________________________________________________________________________________
9. I advise you not to buy that car.
If
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__
10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
I suggest that ______________________________________________________________________________________
Keys practice 9
B. Vocabulary and Grammar (tổng số: 40 điểm)
I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: 10 điểm, mỗi câu đúng 01 điểm

1A 2B 3C 4C 5B 6B 7D 8B 9C 10B

III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence: 10 điểm, mỗi từ viết đúng được 01
điểm, nếu viết từ đúng mà không có “s” thì từ đó không được tính điểm.

1. imagination 2. products
3. uneconomical/ uneconomic 4. pollution
5. collections 6. Deforestation
7. Criers 8. consumption
9. disappearance/ re-appearance 10. upbringing

IV. For each sentence, match a beginning in column A with the most suitable ending in column B to make a
meaningful sentence or a conversation: 05 điểm, mỗi câu đúng được 01 điểm.
1d 2a 3b 4e 5c

V. Each of the following sentence has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence
are marked A, B, C, D. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or
rewritten: 05 điểm, mỗi câu đúng được 01 điểm.

1B 2A 3D 4D 5C

C. Reading (Tổng số: 30 điểm)

I. The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B, C or D) for each
questions. Choose the best answer: 15 điểm, mỗi câu đúng được 03 điểm.

1B 2D 3A 4B 5D

D. Writing (tổng số: 20 điểm)

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the
given word(s) or phrase: 10 điểm, mỗi câu viết đúng được 01 điểm.

1. (It’s time) you reviewed your lessons for the exam.

2. (That’s) the man who used to work with me when I lived in New York.
3. (I wish) they would open the shops at lunch time.
Or: (I wish) they wouldn’t close the shops at lunch time.
4. (Although) we like ice-cream, we don’t have it every day.
5. (How long) have you been working in that factory?
6. (The sand) of the beach was being slowly covered by oil.
7. (Mrs. Smith asked) (me) where the station car-park was.
8. (He regretted) not saying/having said goodbye to her at the airport.
9. (If) I were you, I wouldn’t buy that car.
10. (I suggest that) you (should) ask her yourself.

II. Make full sentences based on given cues: 10 điểm, mỗi câu đúng được 02 điểm.

1. If you don’t go to the party I won’t go either.

2. Unless I have a quiet room, I will not/ won’t be able to do my work/ any work.
3. The nurse is/ was kind enough to help him (to) walk.
4. He would rather spend his holidays on a farm than at the seaside.
5. I have (just) returned from a visit to Japan. It was a wonderful trip.