I. READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN EACH GAP WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD OF YOUR OWN

                                                        ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK 

In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (1) ............ young people to find a job. If they are lucky (2)............. to be asked to go for an interview, they may find (3)............... there are at least 20 other applicants for the (4)................. If a company is thinking of offering (5)............. a job, they will ask you for at least one reference from either your previous employer (6)......... someone who knows you well. (7)............. taking up your job, you may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to do some training, (8) .......... help you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work (9).............. to try and get promotion, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find (10)............... job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into a persion scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are ratired. Finally, good lucky!

II. GIVEN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN THE NUMBERED BOX

1. David has been a bit......... today (TROUBLE)

2. I have told you on.................. occasions not to leave the safe unlocked ( NUMBER)

3. She was presented with the gift in............ for her long service (GRATEFUL)

4. Jack's parents keep complaining about him because he's very....... (OBEY)

5.My boss was so angry that he was absolutely...............(SPEECH)

III. USE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN THE BRACKETS TO COMPLETE THE PASSAGE BELOW

I (write) .............. to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book)........... the hotel in Sweden and also (receive)...... information about the hotel. I (promise) .............. a luxury weekend. However, I (be)............... not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) it improssible to (sleep)............. I (ask).............. for another room, but no single rooms (be) .................. available. I required room-service one night and I (have)........... to wait for almost one hour before someone came

Complete the sentences with the following verbs in the correct form:

get having look lose make start stay try work

1. 'You're working hard today'. 'Yes,I have a lot to do.'

2. I ..... for Christine. Do you know where she is?

3. It ..... dark. Shall I turn on the light?

4. They don't have anywhere to live at the moment. They ..... with friends until they find somewhere.

5. Things are not so good at work. The company ..... moneys.

6. Have you got an umbrella? It ..... to rain.

7. You ..... a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I ..... to concentrate.

8. Why are all these people here? What .....?

1. you...the train if you leave....earlier last night (catch/leave)

2. I....with Ken if he ....to my party next Sunday(dance/come)

3. if Vicky ...older, she...able to drive a car (be/be)

4. if the wind....strong enough, we....sailing, but i'm not sure (be/go)

5. i ....around the world is i....a milion dollars(travel/win)

6.....you(study)....Engineering if you(be)...me?

7. the film was terribble! if i ...it was so bad, i....to see it(know/not go)

8. if Greg....up earlier, he....late for school, but he'll never change!(get/not be)

9. if i.....longer last night i....you(wait/see)

10.i think BMW cars are great. it i...enough money, i...one(have/buy)

11.we...enough food to eat tomorrow unless you...some more now(not have/cook)

12. maybe it will rain tomorrow. if it ....tomorrow we...a picnic(rain/not have)

13. this is the fire bell. if you....that bell, the fire brigade....(ring/come)

14. he skeaks too fast. i....him better if he....more slowly(understand/speak)

15. if i....that the traffic lights were red i ....(reaize/stop)

16. in winter you....cold if the sun....(feel/not shine)

17. it's a pity john isn't taller. if he...taller, he....a great basketball player(be/be)

18. if i....busy tonight,i.....you with your homework(not be/help)

19.what...you(do)....if you(win)..... the lottery last week?

20. sue enjoys her work. she....it if she...it(not do/not enjoy)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters:

1, She was such a much less (INDUSTRY) student than her sister

2, The movie we have just watched is (EXCEPTION) good

3, Even though the remark was not (INTEND),it caused embarrassment

4, It is diificult for a sloppy person to live with a (PERFECT)

5, They said my illness was (IMAGINE). Don't they realize I'm in a lot of pain?

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs :

1, It is imperative that the letter (SEND) at once

2, That guy admitted (STEAL) the gold watch

3, Had you listened carefully to the instructions,you (NOT BE) confused now

4, Neither Jane nor Peter (BE) coming to the club tonight

5, Mr.Bill often (HAVE) diificulty (GET) along with his friends due to his irritating manner

6, I was terribly disapointed (DISCOVER) that he (LIE) to me

7, The lamps (MAKE) in China are very cheap

8, You always (COMPLAIN) about my cooking

ai giúp mình đ.c k? thank a lot

1,Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form

1, If we (not) ___ on electricity, there will be power cuts

2, I hope he (finish) __ his homework before we (get)___ back

3, If we sit too far away from the screen I (not be) ___ able to see the film

4, Listen to those people! What langauge they (speak)___?

5,It is an awful fim. It (be)___the worst film that I ever (see)___

6,Khanh usually (play)____ football with his friends after school, but yesterday he (not play )___ as he was tired

7,After three days of rain, I'm glad the sun (shine)___ again today

8, ___ I know from my experience that (gain)___ a good knowledge of a foreign language, one must work hard at it every day.

9, I (repaint) ___ the walls. They lock great! The room (be)___ much lighter now.

10, Someone (steal) ___ your car if you leave it unlicked

11, If he (wash) ___ my car , I'll give him $10

12, They'll be very angry if she (make)___ any more mistakes

13, If you are late, they (not let)___ you in.

14, If lend you $10, when ___ you (repay)____ me?

15, If I find your passport, I (telephone)____ you at once

16,He will ruin his eyes if he (read)____ in bad light

17, If I tell you a secrect, ___you (promise)___ mot to tell it to anyone else?

18, If I see him, I (give) ___him a lift

19, If he (be) ___ late, we'll go without him

2,Give the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the letter

Dear Kay,

Isabella and I are having the (good)___ holiday of our life! We are in Vinabliss Resort, one of the (lovely)__ islands in the Eastern Sea. Although it is much (small)___ than Vinaland, there seems to be (much)___ to do than in Vinaland. Moreover, the people here seem to be (friendly)___ than those on other islands. We are staying in the (modem)___ hotel I have ever seen. It is far(comfortable)___ than any other and it is even (big)___ than the world-famous Calton hotel .The (near)___ beach is (little)___ than a hundred metres away, so we can swimin a lot. It's really good and I want you to be here with us.

Love,

Maltida

3,Choose a suitable word from the box put in each blank to finish the passage

Much of our waste, especially waste (1)___ factories, electric-poweres stations, the chemica indusrty and heavy industry, is very dangerous. Fish die (2)___ the lakes, rivers and seas; forest trees die, too. Much of this dangerous (3)____ goes into the air and is carried by the (4)___for great distances.

The Earth is our home. We (5)___ take care of it, for ourselves, and for our children and grandchidren. This (6)___ we have to keep our enviroment (7)___ and clean. The importance of this task is pointed out by ecologists-the scientists (8)___ study the relations between living things and the enviroment . (9)___, each of us must do everything (10)__ to keep the land, air and water clean

11, Some factories ___ empty bottles and cans

12,We shouldn't ___ forests.

13, It's important o ___ our skin from harmful effects from the sun

14, ___, paper and glass can e recycle

15, We should plant more ____ in our city

16, We have to do everything to ____ the environment

17, Some animals in the world are in ____ now

18, Don't throw ____ in the streets

19, People are doing a lot of things to damage the ____

20, We are destroying wild ____ and plants

4, Join the pairs of sentences, using the suggestions given in brackets

1, I must ring john. i won't forget, I hope.(I hope I....)

2, His uncle helped him. He was able to finish his course.(Because....)

3,I think we should go ahead. No one disapproves of the plan.(As..)

4, It was raining heavily. They continued to play tennis. (Although ...)

5, "Ambulance" is written backwawrds. You can read it in the mirror (....so....)

EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ......
2. My father usually (have) ...... tea for breakfast.
3. What ...... you (do) ...... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ...... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ...... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ...... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...... your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) ...... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ...... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ...... her while he (walk) ...... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ...... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ...... her since she (leave) ...... school.
15. When I (be) ...... a boy, I often (go) ...... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) ...... my office last night, it (still
Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning
to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ......
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most ......
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ......
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:

1. I wonder that everybody finds..............him.What is there so remarkable............him that people will hang ............his every word.

2. He was last ...................a long line, and.................the look ..........it, he was unlikely to get a good seat ...........the show.

3. The poverty ..........her childhood stands ..............total contrast ...................her life ..........Hollywood.

4. It's a book...............three men and their dog on a boating holiday.

5. He drove .............. a red light and a policeman saw him

6. The assistant manager has no authority .............. matters that have to do ................ accommodation. You's better speak to the manager.

7. If they are really concerned ........... his future and want him to be prepared ...............the hardship of life, they should not make things too smooth................him

8. His chances ................recovery after the operation were a hundred ...............one, but he did get well.

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.

2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go) out

3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.

4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.

5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.

6. We want (pay) better wages.

7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.

8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to cross the road now.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the .............. (1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of ............ (2-communiate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise .............. (3 - pollute). Every evening, the ........... (4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what ............ (6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any ............ (7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them .......

............. (8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be ............ (9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the .............. (10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A ......... (1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....

............ (2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have ............. (3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........... (4) meaning is appropriate.

Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ............. (5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............ (6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. ................. (7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............ (8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................ (9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will .............. (10) you discover the word's precise meaning.

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.

d. All rich people bought books.

2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?

a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.

b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.

c. Because books were dear and magical.

d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.

3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.

Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.

BICYCLES

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.

2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job,too.

(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)

2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.

(join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)

3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)

4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?" (change into Reported speech)

5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago. (Use the ordinary word order)

6. He was given a gift. So were you. (Join into one sentence, using "as well")

7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"

8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. (Combine into one sentence)

9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)

10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.

(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.

2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go) out

3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.

4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.

5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.

6. We want (pay) better wages.

7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.

8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to cross the road now.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the .............. (1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of ............ (2-communiate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise .............. (3 - pollute). Every evening, the ........... (4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what ............ (6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any ............ (7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them .......

............. (8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be ............ (9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the .............. (10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A ......... (1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....

............ (2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have ............. (3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........... (4) meaning is appropriate.

Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ............. (5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............ (6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. ................. (7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............ (8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................ (9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will .............. (10) you discover the word's precise meaning.

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.

d. All rich people bought books.

2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?

a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.

b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.

c. Because books were dear and magical.

d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.

3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.

Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.

BICYCLES

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.

2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job,too.

(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)

2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.

(join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)

3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)

4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?" (change into Reported speech)

5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago. (Use the ordinary word order)

6. He was given a gift. So were you. (Join into one sentence, using "as well")

7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"

8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. (Combine into one sentence)

9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)

10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.

(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)