Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.

I haven't seen him since I left school. → I last

A. seen him since I left school

B. seen him when left school

C. saw him when I left school

D. saw him since I left school

II. Finish the second sentence in each pair, so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the beginning given and the word in capital letters.

1. Your bicycle is just like the one I used to own.     (SIMILAR)

     I…………………………………………………………………..

2. This sauce hasn’t got much flavour, has it?                       (TASTELESS)

    This sauce is………………………………………………………

3. Taking  photographs inside the museum is forbidden.   (NOT)

    You ……………………………………………………………….

4. One Saturday night, the roads to the city centre are very busy. (TRAFFIC)

   There is…………………………………………………………….

5. Do you find it easy to make friends?                                  (GOOD)

   Are you……………………………………………………………?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The invention of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be (1)__________of illnesses, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to increase their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from libraries.

At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (2)__________. However, in 1871, the government introduce four “Bank Holidays” – national holiday days. This allowed people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside. At first they went on day-trips, taking (3)__________ of special cheap tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, rising incomes meant many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (4)__________ them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (5)__________ offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today, the English seaside remained popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.

Điền vào số 1

A. recovered

B. cured

C. improved

D. remedied

Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.

I have never seen such a beautiful girl before. → She is

A. the most beautiful girl I have seen.

B. the most beautiful girl I have saw.

C. the most beautiful girl I saw.

D. most beautiful girl I have saw.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

A. food

B. tooth

C. noodles

D. flood

Bài 1:

 4. Yesterday I drank too much wine but Jane just drank a little.

5. We can find several skyscrapers in the city but we hardly find one in the ruralarea.

6. I think you can finish one task today.

7. Maria has beeen to 4 countries in the world and I have been to 6 countries.

8. This week my mother bought 3 littles of milk. Last week she bought 6 littles.

9. My watch cost a lot of money but her watch was even more expensive than mine.

10. This year they will plant two hundred trees along the streets. Last year they only planted one hundred trees.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Brave William Baldock , who is six years old , is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs . William quickly rang for an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg . In spite of being frightened , he (1)_____ the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him. He also telephoned his father at work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had (2)______. While waiting for these people to arrive, William looked after his 18-month-old sister.

When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house , he was amazed: "It's great that a young boy of six knew the right number to deal and was able to give us the correct information.” (3)______ of William's quick thinking , we were able to (4)______ there immediately.

Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (5)______ to both William and the ambulance service.

Điền vào số 1

A. called

B. talked

C. spoke

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

A. talk

B. water

C. match

D. caught

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The invention of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be (1)__________of illnesses, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to increase their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from libraries.

At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (2)__________. However, in 1871, the government introduce four “Bank Holidays” – national holiday days. This allowed people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside. At first they went on day-trips, taking (3)__________ of special cheap tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, rising incomes meant many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (4)__________ them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (5)__________ offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today, the English seaside remained popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.

Điền vào số 5

A. for

B. on

C. in

D. to