Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. B. machine C. architecture D.
C. tiny D. picture
1. A. scholar character 2. A. exciting
B. mind Choose a word in each line that has the different stress pattern.
B. championship B. retirement C. committee C. violent D. history D.
3. A. tournament 4. A. disaster detective
Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.
5.
-Tom: What is your favorite __________?- Peter: I like Van Cao. A. band C. singer B. music D.
musician 6.
If we __________by coach, we wouldn’t have got car sick. B. haven’t gone A. hadn’t gone C. went D. go
7. Come and ask Tim. I'm sure he __________you.
A. will help B. was helping C. is going to help D. has
helped 8.
John: “Which teams played in the final match? “ – Bob: “__________”. A. In Uruguay C. Uruguay& Argentina D. B. In 1930 Uruguay
9. Van Mieu was a place to__________the most brilliant scholars of the nation.
B. gather C. print D. A. ignore memorialize
10.
“__________?” ~ “She loves pop music.” A. Why she does listen to music C. What is her favorite band B. What kind of music does she like D. When does she listen to music
11. More and more trees __________down for wood by farmers. B. has cut
A. have been cut C. have cut D. are cutting
12. A: Thank you so much for your help! B: __________.
A. Thank B. I’d like C. Yes, of course D. Not al all
13. I’m not very __________in science fiction and rarely read this kind of book.
B. interesting C. interests D. A. interest interested
14. Tom: Are you free to have a drink now, Mary? Mary: _______I can’t. I have to do my homework.
A. I’m afraid B. That’s a good idea C. Yes, I’d like to D. OK
15. It is not very difficult to become __________good student.
A. zero article B. a C. an D. the
16. A: “My suitcases are so heavy!” - B: “__________carry them for you”.
A. I’ll B. I’m C. I’d D. I’ve
17. The Palace hotel was __________than the Grosvenor.
B. more expensive C. the most expensive D. the A. expensive more expensive
18. Yesterday afternoon, I went to the post office __________some letters.
A. sending B. to sent C. sent D. to send
19. John Lennon, __________was born in 1940, was a member of The Beatles.
A. whom B. whose C. who D. which Choose - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
20. This morning I bought an newspaper and a magazine.
A B C D
21. Her work on the farm is more hard than my work in the office.
A B C D
22. It was not until he was 30 that he had learned to play the guitar.
A B C D
23. If you worked hard , you would have passed your examination.
A B C D Read carefully and then choose the correct answer for each question.
The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not contested because of World War II.
During the 19 tournaments that have been held, seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the only team to have played in every tournament and have won the World Cup a record five times. Italy which is the current champions, has won four titles. And Germany is next with three. The other former champions are Uruguay, winners of the inauguraltournament, and Argentina, with two titles each, and England and France, with one title each.
The most recent World Cup, which was held in South Africa in 2010, was the 19th World Cup and Spain became the champion. The next World Cup will be held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.
24. When was the first World Cup held?
A. 1930 B. 1942 C. 1946 D. 2006
25. Which team had four titles?
A. France B. Germany C. Italy D. England
26. Where will the 2014 World Cup be held?
A. Germany B. England D. Italy C. Brazil 27. In the past, in which years weren’t the World Cup held? A. 1966 B. 1942 &1946 C. 1939 & 1945 D. 1930
28. Up to 2010, how many World Cup tournaments were held?
A. 16 B. 17 C. 18 D. 19 Read the passage and the answer the questions below.
Thien Mu pagoda was built on Ha Khe Hill, on the left bank of the Huong River. According to the legend, Lord Nguyen Hoang, the founded of the Nguyen dynasty, after
being appointed to protect the southern land of the Gianh River, met an old lady in red who showed him a place to set up his headquarters in Kim Long village. They were built there and a pagoda was also constructed on the hill where the lady had appeared, and was called Linh Mu (Propitous Lady) or Thien Mu (Heavenly Lady) pagoda.
The pagoda covers an area about 4 hectares. There are some note worthy works and objects of value such as the seven-tier Phuoc Duyen tower, which is 21.24 metres high. The bell in tower, called Dai Hong Chung, was cast in the 18th century and was decorated with beautiful patterns. This is a beautiful and romantic pagoda which deeply attracts to all Hue's inhabitants.
29. Where is Thien Mu Pagoda located? _____________________________________________________________________ 30. What color were the old lady’s clothes? _____________________________________________________________________ 31. What is the area of Thien Mu pagoda? _____________________________________________________________________ 32. How high is Phuoc Duyen tower? _____________________________________________________________________ 33. When was the bell in the pagoda cast? _____________________________________________________________________
Rewrite these sentences as directed.
34. Mary phoned me. She wanted to invite me to her birthday party. (Use “To_Infinitive”.) Mary_______________________________________________________________ 35. They didn't come back home until 9 p.m. (Use “It was not until…that…”.)
_____________________________________________________________________
. (Make a question for the underlined th November 1923
36. They have built a new market here. (Change into the passive voice.) A new market________________________________________________________ 37. Van Cao was born on 15 words.)
_____________________________________________________________________ 38. I don’t have enough money. I cannot buy a new house. (Use “Conditional sentence Type 2”.) _____________________________________________________________________ 39. The Pikes (move) ____________________to live in London last year. (Give the correct verb form.) 40. My hair is (short) ____________________than yours. (Give the correct form of the adjective.)
