B. EXERCISES
Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. passed B. watched C. played D. washed
2. A. proud B. about C. around D. would
3. A. wanted B. washed C. worked D. stopped
4. A. mention B. question C. action D. education
5. A. who B. when C. where D. what
Question II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1.A. depend B. agree C. teacher D. enjoy
2. A. happen B. Enjoy C. embroider D. attend
3.A. machine B. suggest C. picture D. visit
4.A. student B. receive C. explore D. destroy
5.A. alone B. advise C. affect D. singer
Question III. Choose the best answer to complete each other.
1.The boys …………….. came in time to save the boy were at the age of 10.
A. whom B. who C. which D. where
2.The book …………….. my father bought yesterday is very interesting
A. who B. whom C. which D. where
3.The men …………….. I met yesterday evening are my father’s friends.
A. whose B. who C. which D. whom
4.This is the book …………….. I like best.
A. who B. whom C. why D. which
5.The boy …………….. we are looking for is Nam.
A. whose B. who C. which D. where
6.This is the stereo …………….. I bought yesterday is very interesting
A. who B. whom C. which D. where
7.She is the girl …………….. I met at the party last night.
A. whose B. where C. which D. whom
8.My father is going to visit Mr. Cuong …………. lives in Ha Noi Capital
A. who B. whom C. why D. which
Question IV. Give the correct form of the following verbs:
1. I (go) _________ to school by bicycle every day.
2. When I (come)_________ home from work, my mother was cooking dinner.
3.They (play)_________________football at the moment.
4. If you (study )_________harder, you will pass the exam.
5.I wish he (not leave) _________________ here.
6.He (live) __________________in Australia for 10 years.
7.Ba enjoys (play)_________________ football in the morning.
8. My house (build)__________________ in 2004.
9. If the weather gets worse, we (not go) ________________ to the beach.
10.I wish I (live) ________________ near my school.
11. My brother usually (go) _______ to school by bike every day.
12. Last night, my father (watch) ______________ TV.
13.I wish I (know) ______________her address.
14. My father enjoys (watch) _______________ television in the evenings.
15.I wish I ( be ) ________________ taller.
Question V. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
1. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.B=>reading
A B C D
2. Mr. Thach who sing English songs very well is my teacher of English.B=>who sings
A B C D
3. My brother enjoys to go to the park on Summer evenings.B=>going
A B C D
4. Nam wishes he can speak English fluently.C=>could speak
A B C D
5. When he came, I watched a football match on TV. B=>was watching
A B C D
6. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi.C=>have visited
A B C D
C.READING
Question I. Read the passage and the questions below.
U.S President, Donald Trump was born in 1946, in Queens, New York. Trump has got married three times and he has three children with the first wife, one daughter with the second wife and one son with his present wife. In 1971, he became involved in large, profitable building projects in Manhattan. In 1980, he opened the Grand Hyatt, which made him the city's best-known developer. In 2004, Trump began starring in the hit NBC reality series The Apprentice, which also spawned the offshoot The Celebrity Apprentice. Trump turned his attention to politics and in 2015 he announced his candidacy for president of the United States on the Republican ticket. In November 2016, Trump was elected the 45 th President of the United States.
Questions
1. When was Donald Trump born?
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2. How many children does he have?
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3. What did he begin in 2004?
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4. Was he elected the 45 th President of the United States in November 2016?
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Question II. Read the paragraph and choose the most suitable answer A ,B ,C or D for each of the gaps.
I started (1)_______ English when I was 14 years old after five years of studying Russian. In the (2)_______ I encountered some difficulties learning the language, but I tried my (3)_______ to overcome them. Firstly, my English pronunciation was (4)_______ by the way I spoke Russian. To solve this problem, I practiced by listening to tapes in English every day. I played the tape, stopped after each sentence, and (5)_______ the sentence several times. At school, I joined an English speaking club (6)_______ was organised by a teacher from Britain. She understood my difficulty and helped me very much in improving my pronunciation. Secondly, I found it really hard to learn English vocabulary. In Russian, the way you write the word is the way you pronounce it. However, English spelling is often (7)_______ from its pronunciation. To get over this difficulty I started using the dictionary. Whenever I learnt a new word, I looked it (8) _______ carefully in the dictionary. Then I tried to remember the way to read and write the word. After that, I wrote the word down several (9)_______ in a notebook. Gradually, I got (10)_______ to the spelling system of the language. Now I’m confident that my English has become much better.
1. A. getting B.learning C.writing D.reading
2.A. start B.beginning C.end D.begin
3.A. most B.self C.best D.hard
4.A. effected B.given C.affected D.reflected
5.A. said B.told C.spoke D.repeated
6.A. which B.it C.and D.but
7.A. different B.the same C.far D.differ
8.A. down B.on C.out D.up
9.A. ways B.ways C.minutes D.lines
10.A .used B.remembered C.well D.attracted
D.WRITING
Question I. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given:
1. My father started to work in this factory last week.
My father has …………………………………………
2. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8.
He has …………………………………………………………………………
3. He learnt English when he was 18.
He has ………………………………………………………………………………
4. They have worked in that factory for five years.
They began ……………………………………………………………..
5. We have learnt English for four years.
We started...........................................................................................................
6. He started working in this company 5 years ago
He has……………………………………………………………………………
7. They began living here ten years ago
They have……………………………………………………………………………
8. They started checking the machines two hours ago
They have ……………………………………………………………………………
9. Nam started learning English in 1998
Nam has…………………………………………………………………………….
10. Nam started playing computer games in 2002
Nam has……………………………………………………………………………..
Question II. Rewrite sentences without changing meaning of the original ones.
1.You spent more money during the trip than I did.
=>I didn’t_______________________________________________________________
2. Have you ever been to Kuala Lumpur before?
=>Is this your____________________________________________________________
3. China is a huge tourist attraction: it has many old castles and pagodas.
=>As China______________________________________________________________
4. I found this place rather boring.
=>I wasn’t_______________________________________________________________
5. We last went to Spain three years ago.
=> It is__________________________________________________________________
6. We visited a magnificent old house on the plateau.
=>The__________________________________________________________________
7. We arrived in Budapest two days ago. (FOR)
=>We___________________________________________________________ two days.
8. I have visited the Stone Forest once before. (SECOND)
=>This is the___________________________________________________ the Stone Forest.
9. I find it hard to go at the same speed as my brother. (UP)
=>I find it hard to___________________________________________________ my brother.
10. Nam is very fond of travelling. (KEEN)
=>Nam is____________________________________________
