COVID 1 – CLASS – MR HUY

Name : …………………………………………………………… Class : …………………………………….

I. Phonetics.
1. A. naked B. sacred C. needed D. walked
2. A purity B. cure C. burning D. durable
3. A. tomb B. comb C. dome D. home .
4. A. cassette B. sugar C. fashion D. passion
5. A. professor B. pottery C. position D. tailor
II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress .
6. A pattern B. conserve C. revise D. correct
7. A institute B. distinctive C. defensive D. division
8. A presidential B. foundation C. confidential D. recreation
9. A distinguish B. satisfy C. evidence D. readable
10. A picturesque B. referee C. undertake D. caravan
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
11. Neither the director nor his assistant ............. yet.
A. has come B. hasn’t come C. have come D. haven’t come
12. She sent me the book which she ........... many years before.
A. reads B. read C. have read D. had read
13. I think he will join us, ...........?
A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. do I
14. The doctor made me ........ in bed for a week.
A. staying B. stay C. stayed D. to stay
15. I don’t know yet, but it’s worth ......... about, isn’t it?
A. to think B. to be thinking C. thinking D. to be thought
16. She stopped him ......... home by hiding the car key.
A not driver B not to drive C. to drive D. from driving
17. In order to .......... with his studies he worked through the summer.
A. take on B. catch on C. catch up D. take up
18. I do a lot of gardening. It .......... most of my free time.
A. uses up B. takes up C. leaves out D. cut down
19. The kind-hearted woman ........... all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
A. wasted B. spent C. dedicated D. lived
20. He is decorating the house with a view ………..it.
A. to sell B. to selling C. for selling D. to be
21. I turned the radio on and listened to ……… nine o’clock news.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ф
22. He couldn’t reach, ……….surprised me.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
23. “Pollution worries me” – “Me too. It’s something…….. lots of problems”.
A. that has brought B. which has brought C. is binging D. that bringing
24. – “ Would you like to comment on Ann’s qualification”.
- “ ……. the people in the company, Ann’s the most skilled”.
A. In B. From all C. Of all D To all
25. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
A. I was a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
B. That Karen had changed her job surprised me a bit.
C. Surprised, Karen had changed her job .
D. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Karen had changed her job.
26.Enough money has been raised to ’__________the hospital's survival.
A.ensure B. endow C. enable D. empower
27.________, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A. by and large B. Altogether C. To a degree D. Virtually
28.Physics and mathematics interest him almost_______________ .
A. equally B. the same C. similarly D. alike
29. I admit I suffer from' a ____________ of patience with such people.
A. shortage B. lack C.emptiness D. limit
30.You haven’t heard all the facts so don’t________________to conclusions.
A. dash B. jump C.spring D. fly
31.The student’s hard work was_________________with success in his degree examination.
A. rewarded B. thanked C. awarded D. presented
32.He______________on the bed staring at the ceilings wondering what to do next.
A. laid B.lay C.lain D. lied
33.The______ between the rich and the poor countries of the world is increasing.
A. space B.gap C. distance D. interval
34.Picasso was a (n)_______________ cubist painter.
A. artistic B. celebrated C. colourful D.knowledgeable
35.Because of the dominance of retail chain-stores, most shopping
centres show the same ______________ bland and no imagination.
A. similarity B. likeness C. equality D. uniformity
V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same .
41. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
→It’s hours ………hours and hours since Mary rang ……………………………………………..
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42. How did you get the idea that they are rich?
→ What made …………you think that they are rich
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43. As my grandmother grows older, she becomes more intolerant.
→ The older………………… my grandmother grows , the more intolerant she becomes
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44. On arriving in Canberra, I wrote a letter to my parents.
→When I …………arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter to my parents
…………………………………………………………………
45. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.
→ He hates ……………his face being laughed at
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46. I was on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang.
→ I was …………on the verge of …
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47. It is said that the thief stole everything in the house.
→ Everything ………in the house is said to have been stolen by the thief
………………………………………………………….…………
48. He ran so fast that nobody could catch up with him.
→ So ………………fast did she run that …
…………………………………………………………………..…
49. “ I’m sorry I didn’t catch the ball for your sister yesterday” Nam said to Huong
→ Nam apologized ……………to Huong for not catching the ball for her sister the previous day ]
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50. Pupils are not allowed to leave the classroom at any time.
→ At ………no time were pupils allowed to leave… …………………………………………………………….
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V.Complete the following sentences using the verbs given in the box. You have to use the correct tenses of the verbs and the
appropriate particles.
( carry out / make out / set up / get through / come forward / go off / put off / put on / bring about / run into )
51. I unexpectedly____ran into______an old friend in the shopping center last week.
52.He __set up____a new record for the 1,000 metres in the last Olympic Games.
53.Police have asked witness of the accident to come forward _____.
54.I couldn’t make out _________ what he was saying. It was beyond my understanding.
55.I’m sure this milk run out of _________. It smells funny.
56.Do you think I have any chance of getting through ______my driving test?
57.You may put on____________a brave front but you are really nervous.
58.Computer technology will bring about __________ a revolution in business administration.
59.He__________put off ______sitting for the test when he was told how difficult it would be.
60.The Vietnamese people successfully carried out ______________ the August Revolution in 1945.
VII. Point out one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and get it right.
0.She hardly never goes to the supermarket without buying some bread and cheese.
A B C D 0. __ A__ ___ hardly ever______
71.Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona for ten years after moving to their present house.
A B C D
72.The explanation that our teacher gave us was different from the one your gave us.
A B C D
73.Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many houseworks.
A B C D
74.The price of oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn't it?
A B C D
75.Tom and Mark hope to go skiing in the mountains at this weekend if the weather permits.
A B C D
76.There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.
A B C D
77.The little boy's mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.
A B C D
78.I think it would be easier to hold the audience’s attention if you had a slide show along to the lecture.
A B C D
79.The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to break due to the rain.
A B C D
80.The factory made many its employees redundant because it had automated so many operations.
A B C D
VIII.Complete the sentences with the appropriate phrasal verbs from the box in their correct form. There
are two extra ones that you do not need to use. Write your answers into the box below.
put through/ come by / die down/ take over/ bear up
get into/ look on/ join in / give away/ call for / carry out/ drop off
91. I didn’t think he would ____bore out ___ so well in that situation.
92. Come and help me to carry the boxes! Don’t just stand there ___looing on____!
93. I watched a horror film on TV last night, but I can’t remember how it ended. I must have _dropped off__
before the end.
94. Tomorrow, we will be ___carrying out ____ an experiment to test this theory.
95. Just ask them if you can play and I’m sure they’ll let you ___join in____.
96. Do you think the wind has ___died down ____ enough for us to go sailing without any danger?
97. Environmentalists are ___calling for____ stricter controls on the use of leaded petrol.
98. The robber couldn’t explain how he ___came into____ such a large amount of money when the police caught
him.
99. Did you hear about the millionaire who ___gave away ____ his entire fortune to charity?
100. Who is going to ____ take over ___ the family business when Arstha’s father retires?
IX. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
CRITICISM
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however (101) _______ you are. One thing you
have to be (102) _______ of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is (103) _______ of people
who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (104) _______ to achieve a
certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of others (105) _______ you from reaching
your target, and let constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally (106)
_______ talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If, however, someone advises you to revise your work and
gives you good reasons for doing so, you should (107) _______ their suggestions carefully. There are many film
stars who were once out of work. There are many famous novelists who made a complete (108) _______ of their
first novel – or who didn’t, but had to (109) _______ approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it
published. Being successful does (110) _______ on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more likely to turn out
well if you preserve and stay positive.
101. A. talented B. invested C. mixed D. workable
102. A. alert B. cleaver C. intelligent D. aware
103. A. overflowing B. full C. filled D. packed
104. A. mind B. brain C. thought D. idea
105. A. cease B. remove C. avoid D. prevent
106. A. lacking B. short C. missing D. absent
107. A. think B. consider C. look round D. take
108. A. rubbish B. trash C. mess D. garbish
109. A. put off B. bank on C. keep on D. drop in on
110. A. require B. depend C. need D. trust
XI. Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things nature (116)
____recycle ___ is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls from the air as (117)
____rain___ or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans. Nature’s recycling program for
water is (118) ____called ___ the water cycle. The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation,
and runoff. Water on Earth gets stored in oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground. Water goes from
storage into the atmosphere by a (119) ___process ____ called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes
from a liquid (120) ___into____ a gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (121) ___the ____
atmosphere. Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water when the
air (122) ____is___ cold enough. Clouds are collections of water droplets. Most precipitation (123) ___falls____
into the oceans and goes right back into storage. Water that falls on land always flows from (124) ___higher____
places to lower ones. This flow is called runoff. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join (125)
_____together __ to make rivers and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle
starts all over again.
XII. Preposition.
126.He believes the figure should be more ________like____________ $10 million.
127.They were angry at being treated ____________like _____children.
128.I .promise to admit you ________into_______ my office.
129.These oranges are sold __________by ______ the dozen.
130.We met each other in Paris____by_____coincidence.
XIII. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
131. So people are being _____housed ______ in the surburbs and have to comute to work. (HOUSE)
132. Last week he offered the boss his ____resignation _______. (RESIGN)
133. The result was very strange! In fact it was _____unbelievable ______. (BELIEF)
134. Barry always does his hair with a _____parting _____in the middle. (PART)
135. The car in front braked ___unexpectedly _______and I ran into it. (EXPECT)
136. Alex usually ____accompanies ______Diana at the piano when she sings. (COMPANY)
137. Of course it's a daffodil! It's shape and colour are ______mistakable _____. (MISTAKE)
138. You cant open the top unless you ______unscrew______it first. (SCREW)
139. The soldier was accused of _______cowardice _____because he ran away. (COWARD)
140. I find computers rather cold and ___impersonal __________. (PERSON)
XIV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
One of the main problems facing the environmental movements is that it may become a victim of its own
success. It is now generally accepted that issues such as global warning need to be (141) _____dealt______with
seriously, and that the Scandinavian forests are being destroyed (142) _____due _______ to the effects of (143)
______acid ______rain. Views (144) _____like ________ these have now become an accepted part of the political
scene, and consumers are constantly bombarded with green or (145) ______environmentally ________friendly
products. However, this does not mean that environmental groups can now afford to relax. On the
(146)_______contrary ________, the green movement must consider how the momentum will (147)
_______be______sustained when the current enthusiasm has (148)______passed________ The environment must
not be (149)______allowed_____ to fade from people’s minds, because the progress of ecological collapse has
already been (150) __________set_____ in train, and so far very little has been done to reverse it.

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