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Exercise 1. Conditional Type 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct form.
1. If we (recycle) ________ more, we will help the Earth.
2. Factories (not dump) ______________waste into rivers if the government fine
them heavily.
3. If people travel to work by bus, there (be) ______________fewer car fumes.
4. We (save) ________________thousands of trees if we don't waste paper.
5. If we use water carefully, more people (have) ______________fresh water.
6. If the factory (continue) ________________ dumping poison into the lake, all the
fish and other aquatic animals will die.
7. If I (go)__________ out tonight, I will go to the cinema.
8. If we don't see each other tomorrow, we (see)__________ each other next
week.
9. If we go on holiday this summer, we (go)__________ to Spain.
10. He (not/get) _________a better job if he doesn't pass that exam.
Exercise 2. Conditional type 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct form.
1. If I were you, I (look) ________________ for a new place to live.
2. If Lan wasn't ill, she (join) ________________ out tree planting activity.
3. If there were fewer cars on the road, there (be) ________________ less
pollution.
4. If people really cared about the environment, they (not dump)
________________ waste into the lake.
5. If there was no fresh water in the world, what (happen) ________________?
6. If you (be) ________________ the president, what would you do to help the
environment ?
7. They get sick so often. If they exercised more, they (be) ________________
heathier.
8. If I (have) ________________ one million US dollars , I would build more parks in
our city.
9. Quan's mother is unhappy. If Quan tided his room every day, his mother (not
be) __________
so upset.
10. There isn't a garden at house . If there were, we (grow) ________________
vegetables.
Exercise 3. Present tense (simple – continuous – perfect): Put the verbs
in brackets into the correct form.
1. He always ___________ (tell) us funny stories.
2. She never ___________ (help) me with that!
3. Martha and Kevin ___________ (swim) twice a week.
4. In this club people usually ___________ (dance) a lot.
5. Lorie ___________ (travel) to Paris every Sunday.
6. Where's John? He_______(listen) to a new CD in his room.
7. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it
always_______ (rain) in England.
8. Jean_______ (work) hard all day but she_______(not work) at the moment.
9. Look! That boy_______ (run) after the bus. He_______ (want) to catch it.
10. Shh! The boss_______ (come). We _______(meet) him in an hour and nothing
is ready!
11. Maria_______ (learn) English for two years.
12. Linda is a teacher. She_______ (teach) for ten years.
13. Sarah is very tired, she (work) _______very hard recently.
14. They__________ (not eat) anything all the morning.
15. She__________(go) out since 5 a.m.
Exercise 4. Passive voice: Change the following sentences into passive
form.
1. My father waters this flower every morning.
2. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
3. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
4. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
5. Our teachers have explained the English grammar.
6. Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.
7. Tom will visit his parents next month.
8. The manager didn't phone the secretary this morning.
9. Did Mary buy this beautiful dress?
10. I won't hang these old pictures in the living room.
11. The German didn't build this factory during the Second World War.
12. The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.
13. Ann had fed the cats before she went to the cinema.
14. The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week.
15. Have the thieves stolen the most valuable painting in the national museum?
Exercise 5. Complete these sentences using the future continuous
tense.
1. This time next year I (live).......................... in London.
2. At 8pm tonight, I (eat)..................... dinner with my family.
3. They (run)....................... for about four hours. Marathons are incredibly
difficult!
4. Unfortunately, I (work)....................... on my essay so I won't be able to watch
the match.
5. She (study)...................... at the library tonight.
6. (you/wait)......................... at the station when she arrives?
7. I (drink)............................ at the pub while you are taking your exam!
8. (she/visit)............................ her Grandmother again this week?
9. At 3pm today, I (watch)...................that movie on channel four.
10. (they/attend)............................. your concert next Friday? It would be lovely
to see them.
Exercise 6. Put the verb into the correct form To Infinitive or Gerund
1. When I'm tired, I enjoy ________ TV. It's relaxing. (watch)
2. It was a nice day, so we decided ________ for a walk. (go)
3. It's a nice day. Does anyone fancy ________ for a walk? (go)
4. I'm not in a hurry. I don't mind ________. (wait)
5. They don't have much money. They can't afford __________ out very often.
(go)
6. I wish that dog would stop ________. It's driving me mad. (bark)
7. Our neighbour threatened __________ the police if we didn't stop the noise.
(call)
8. We were hungry, so I suggested _______ dinner early. (have)
9. Hurry up! I don't want to risk ____________ the rain. (miss)
10. I'm still looking for a job, but I hope __________ something soon. (find)
Exercise 7. Put the verb into the correct form of simple future tense.
1. When we get home, we ___________ (have) dinner.
2. I know they ___________ (feel) very happy if they win the match.
3. They've already decided on their next summer holiday. They ____________
(do) a tour of Norway.
4. She thinks that the Take That concert __________ (be) really exciting.
5. “What are your plans for this evening?” I ________ (meet) my friends and then
go to a birthday party.
6. If you revise for the exam , I'm sure you ________ (get) a good result.
7. The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________ (be) very
sunny.
8. I can't come on the march tomorrow. I ___________ (look after) my cousins.
9. In the future, I think humans ___________ (wipe out) many different species.
10. He is buying some butter and eggs because he _________ (make) a cake
later.
Exercise 8. Reported statements: Rewrite the following statements
into reported speech.
1. Lena said, “I will invite you to my birthday party.”
2. The doctor said, “Your aunt doesn't need an operation.”
3. Helen said, “I can speak Spanish fluently.”
4. Selena said, "I'm watching the late-night show."
5. Mr Cooper said, "I take my medicine regularly."
6. John said , "I am going to work for a new company next month."
7. Mary said, "I have just come back from Europe."
8. "I am waiting at the bus stop number ten," he told me.
9. "I will resign today," the minister announced this morning.
10. “Jane may move to a new flat”, Rachel said.
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the
change of pronouns and tenses.
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
=> She asked
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
=> Martin asked us
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
=> He asked
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
=> The mother asked her daughter
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
=> She asked her boyfriend
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
=> She wanted to know
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
=> He wanted to know
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
=> The teacher wanted to know
9."How do you know that?" she asked me.
=> She asked me
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
=> My friend asked me
Listen and decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. Pollution has not caused a lot of deaths worldwide yet.
2. Heart disease, lung cancer and stroke are caused by pollution.
3. India and China had the lowest number of pollution-related deaths.
4. Pollution threatens fundamental human rights, such as the right to life,
health, wellbeing, and safe work.
5. There have been 800,000 worldwide deaths caused by pollution in the
workplace.
II. Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.
6. A. domestic B. possible C. physical
D. musical
7. A. refugee B. trainee C. Japanese
D. engineer
8. A. physiography B. alternatively C. criminology D. u
nsuccessfully
9. A. repetitive B. electrical C. priority D. e
nergetic
10. A. unhelpful B. unusual C. imprecise D. i
mperfect
III. Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently
from the others.
11. A. prepares
B. erupts C. stops D. photographs
12. A. typhoon B. goose C. food
D. flood
13. A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
14. A forest fire ________ quickly and ________ many trees.
A. raged/ killed B. burst/ harmed C. spread/ destroyed
D. occurred/ cooked
15. The tornado caused a massive ________ to the town.
A. destruction B. extension C. danger
D. mishap
16. Hemp was grown throughout history ________ its versatility; it can be used
to make many different things.
A. due to B. because C. since
D. as a result
17. Global warming ________ if there weren't too much carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.
A. won't happen B. didn't happen C. wouldn't
happen D. happened
18. Passengers __________ to smoke in the train.
A. are not allowed B. had not allowed C. has not allowed
D. will not allow
19. A powerful __________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high
and killed at least 113 people.
A. earthquake B. tornado C. tsunami
D. landslide
20. I ___________ a cup of tea before I left for my office.
A. have B. have had C. had
had D. will have
21. “I'll give you your money back tomorrow.”
A. She promised me to give the money back the next day.
B. She promised to give me back the money the next day.
C. She promised to give me back your money the next day.
D. She promised to give you back your money the next day.
V. Put the words in the correct form.
Question 22. Dumping ________ waste into the lakes and rivers has caused
serious water pollution. INDUSTRY
Question 23. We'll take the early ________ from Sydney to Wellington. FLY
Question 24. Here are several _________ proven studies that describe how to
keep fit. SCIENCE
Question 25. WWF is committed to saving _________ animals such as black
rhino, leatherback turtle and saola. DANGER
VI. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the following
passage.
NASA announced plans that are out of this world - literally! The space agency
hopes to (26) _____ humans to the moon again by 2020. NASA hopes to make a
giant leap - back to the moon. Back in 2005, the U.S. space agency announced
its plan to send four astronauts to the moon (27) _____ the next 15 years.
NASA officials say the moon is just the first step. They hope future missions will
take astronauts to Mars and beyond. “We will return to the moon no later than
2020 and extend the human presence across the (28) _____ system and
beyond,” says Michael Griffin, the head of NASA. So far, the moon is the only
place beyond Earth that humans have visited. At 226,000 miles away, the moon
is Earth's (29) _______ space neighbour.
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first
astronauts to land on the moon. They traveled there aboard Apollo 11. When
Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he spoke these famous words: “That's one
small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” During NASA's Apollo
program, 12 American astronauts explored the lunar terrain. The last U.S. trip to
the moon (30) ______ in December 1972.
26. A. send B. sending C. sent D. have
sent
27. A. for B. at C. on D. within
28. A. science B. planet C. solar D. life
29. A. closest B. closer C. closely D. as close
as
30. A. finished B. had
finished C. finishes D. will be finishing
VII. Read the following passage about tornadoes and choose the best
answer.
Tornadoes
Did you ever see the movie The Wizard of Oz? A tornado sweeps up Dorothy
and Toto, sending them to a new world where there are witches and talking
lions! That entire story is fiction, but tornadoes are real and they are serious
business. In fact, they can be the most dangerous storms of all.
Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones. They are shaped
like a cylinder. They are born in thunderclouds. The winds inside a tornado swirl
around and around and can be more than 300 miles per hour (mph). The winds
are so strong that tornadoes can lift animals, cars, and even houses.
The United States has more tornadoes than any other country in the world.
States such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska are hit hard by
tornadoes. This part of the country is known as “Tornado Alley.” Tornado season
is during the springtime and summer. If the conditions are right, a tornado can
happen any time of year.
31. Where do tornadoes begin?
A. in the ocean B. underground C. in
cyclones D. in thunderclouds
32. Why does the author mention The Wizard of Oz at the beginning of the
passage?
A. To give a famous example of a tornado.
B. To give a history of tornadoes.
C. To show that hurricanes are not real.
D. To explain why tornadoes are dangerous.
33. Based on the passage, people who live in Tornado Alley should ___________.
A. expect tornadoes only during the summer.
B. be very familiar with the movie The Wizard of Oz.
C. be prepared for the dangers of tornadoes.
D. think about moving to the United States.
34. The word conditions in the last paragraph means ___________.
A. preparations B. dangerous hazards C. the way things
are D. lucky feelings
35. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Some states get tornadoes more than other states.
B. Tornadoes are dangerous storms that affect the U.S.
C. Tornadoes are different from how they are in movies.
D. Many tornadoes do not cause a lot of damage.
VIII. Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets.
36. I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly.
=> If ________________________________________
37. You had better not lend him any more money, Amanda" said John.
=> John advised Amanda ________________________
38. Many natural disasters have been caused by global warming.
=> Global warming _____________________________
39. Talking to your family members every day is very important.
=> It is ___________________________________________
Question 40. “Is your uncle working as a pilot for NASA?” Julia asked me.
=> Julia asked _____________________________________
Đề bài
I. Listen and fill in each blank with no more than three words or
numbers.
1. The speaker mentions ________ questions at the beginning of the listening.
2. The Earth looks so beautiful from space with _____________.
3. __________ is just a red, hot ball, pretty much the same as Mars.
4. The speaker used to learn that __________ was a planet.
5. There are now only __________ planets in our solar system.
II. Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently
from the others.
6. A. prehistoric
B. economic C. linguistic D. optimistic
7. A. government B. celebrate C. nominee D. popular
8. A. imbecile B. impossible C. uncommon
D. unhappy
III. Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.
9. A. tool B. moon C. soon D. cook
10. A. crossed B. followed C. fluttered D. ha
ppened
11. A. tear B. bear C. hear D. fear
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
Question 12. Some documents say that people __________ the Glastonbury
Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.
A. celebrated B. were celebrating C. have
celebrated D. celebrate
13. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
A. arrives B. is arriving C. has
arrived D. will arrive
14. - How is your holiday in New Zealand? - __________.
A. Really B. Awesome C. Absolutely
right D. Sure
15. All the villages ___________ to safe areas before midnight last night.
A. evacuated B. were evacuated C. had
evacuated D. had been evacuated
16. I'd be over the moon if I ___________ a chance to go to Disneyland in
California.
A. have B. had C. will
have D. would have
17. You should talk to your dad first because that fridge __________ not be
suitable for your family.
A. can B. may C. need
D. ought
18. She doesn't have the doctor's telephone number to book a(n) ________ with
him.
A. ticket B. appointment C. lunch set
D. seat
19. The 21st century has already seen considerable ___________ in computer
technology.
A. progress B. progressing C. progresses
D. process
20. What are you going to do next summer?" she asked.
A. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
B. She asked us what I was going to do the following summer.
C. She asked us what were we going to do the following summer.
D. She asked us what we was going to do the following summer.
V. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
21. The first experiment was __________, so we need to do another one.
(SUCCEED)
22. The __________ between Vietnam and America is good. (FRIEND)
23. A lot of _________ to people and assets was left after a hurricane. (damageS)
VI. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and
correct it.
24. It is reported that six people trapped in collapsed buildings have freed so
far.
25. Everyone should be extreme worried about the hole in the ozone layer.
VII. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
New Zealand is a small country in the southern Pacific Ocean. There are two
main islands, the North Island and the South Island, as (26) _______ as many
smaller islands. New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size
as the United Kingdom.
There are four main cities. Auckland, in the north, is the largest city with a
population (27) _______ over one million people. Auckland's population includes
many different nationalities. For example, there are large groups of European,
Maori, Pacific Island, Chinese and Indian people. Together with other smaller
groups, they make Auckland an interesting and (28) _______ place to live.
Although Wellington is the capital, the centre of government, it is smaller
and (29) _______ than Auckland with a population of 350,000. The main cities in
the South Island are Christchurch, known as the Garden City, and Dunedin,
which is often (30) _______ to a small Scottish city.
26. A. good
B. well C. better D. same
27. A. of B. with C. to
D. from
28. A. excitement B. excited C. exciting D. e
xcite
29. A. more quiet B. quietly C. most
quiet D. quieter
30. A. compared B. to compare C. been
compared D. comparing
VIII. Read the following passage about tornadoes and choose the best
answer.
Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more
than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline
telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other
telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with
them when they left their homes or offices.
What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find
a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones
are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called
a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the
phone to make a call.
Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones.
Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost
anywhere and can fit in an adult's hand.
Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone
that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones
to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using
something small enough to carry in a pocket!
31. What is a landline telephone?
A. a telephone that can be carried around in your pocket and used anywhere
B. a telephone that can be used in a public place
C. a telephone that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other
telephones
D. a telephone that can be used to check e-mail and go on the Internet
32. The article describes an example of a landline. What is an example of a
landline?
A. a pay phone B. a smart phone C. a cell
phone D. a mobile phone
33. Pay phones are probably not used as much today as they were in the past.
What piece of evidence supports this conclusion?
A. Many people today carry cell phones, which can be used almost anywhere.
B. Payphones are landlines that can be found in public places.
C. People could not take landlines with them when they left their homes.
D. People put coins into a slot in the pay phone to make a call.
34. What might be a reason that cell phones were invented?
A. People wanted to be able to make calls from their homes or offices.
B. People wanted to be able to make calls away from home without finding a
pay phone.
C. People wanted to be able to speak to one another when they were apart.
D. People wanted to be able to speak and see each other from far distance.
35. What is the main idea of this article?
A. Telephones are used to keep people apart as much as possible.
B. Cell phones are much less useful than landlines and pay phones.
C. Landlines and pay phones still play an important part in the world nowadays.
D. Telephones have been used for many years, and they have changed a lot
over time.
IX. Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets.
36. They will widen the gate to let the cars run into the yard easily.
=> The gate
____________________________________________________________________________
37. I can't come because I have to help my dad with something.
=> If I
________________________________________________________________________________
_
38. As soon as we got on the plane, the pilot told us to get off again.
=> We had just
__________________________________________________________________________
39. We wanted to know how they had returned to Earth.
=> “How ____________________________________________________________________?”
we asked.
40. Don't miss seeing the Opera House when you are in Sydney. (forget)
=>
________________________________________________________________________________
____
Đề bài
I. Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. think B. through C. nevertheless D. thumb
2. A. sew B. few C. drew D. n
ews
3. A. mineral B. pilot C. five D. size
II. Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.
4. A. unpolluted B. unbalanced C. unreasonable
D. unlawful
5. A. chocolate B. structural C. important D. natural
6. A. attractive B. perception C. cultural
D. expensive
7. A. nationality B. mobility C. equality D. majority
III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
8. _____________ the Di Vinci Code? - It's an interesting book?
A. Have you ever reading B. Have you ever
read
C. Has you read D. You have read
9. Which country doesn't speak English as an official language?
A. England B. Australia C. Singapore
D. Korea
10. Charles _________ his father in the shop until school ____________.
A. was helping - will start B. helped - was
starting
C. is helping - starts D. has helped - is
starting
11. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot _________ pours downhill.
A. ash B. smoke C. dirt
D. lava
12. I don't know how we can ____________ with her. She's too far away.
A. keep in touch B. cope C. catch up
D. keep pace
13. At 8 a.m. tomorrow, he ____________ with his friends in America
A. are chatting B. will be
chatting C. chatted D. chats
14. "What's she doing?" - I wondered what __________.
A. was she doing B. is she doing C. she is
doing D. she was doing
15. It was guessed that the fish died _____________ a powerful toxin in the sea
water.
A. since B. because C. because
of D. as a result
IV. Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets.
16. Possibly he isn't the captain of Star Trek. (may)
=>
________________________________________________________________________________
__
17. “Can you lend me your iPad for a few minutes?” said Hoa to Thanh. (if)
=> Hoa asked
_________________________________________________________________________
18. Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month. (is)
=>
________________________________________________________________________________
__
19. Powerful tsunami waves carried ships many kilometers inland.
=> Ships
_____________________________________________________________________________
20. Stop swimming in that lake, or you will have skin rashes.
=> If
________________________________________________________________________________
V. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
21. The Earth would be a happy planet if human beings, animals and plants
(peace) ____ co-existed.
22. He is still at work! He (come) __________ late I am afraid.
23. It (take) ___________ the Earth 365 days to go around the sun.
24. What makes this magazine so _____________? (popularize)
25. We apologize for the ____________ caused to the passengers. (convenient)
VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each blank.
No more teachers? No more books? For today's kids, the Internet has all the
answers.
Gadgets come and go and most of them don't have a very long life. The
Internet, (26) ______, seems to be here to stay. The World Wide Web is now the
largest information (27) ______ in the world and teenagers can find more or less
anything they want there. They can download music and films, watch TV, listen
to the radio, send e-mails and even shop online.
In the United States for example, more than 78% of kids go online, according to
a recent study. A lot of them are just surfing the Web and instant messaging
their friends. But 94% of those online said they also used it (28) ______
schoolwork. This technology has allowed them to access a vast store of
knowledge which was inaccessible before. With online tutoring and virtual
schools, technology allows students to get specific help. It is also (29) _______ to
be a part of a study group or discuss school projects with international e-mail
pals. Perhaps more than anything, the Internet search engine Google has
changed homework habits across the globe. But the problem is that it is so easy
to
“copy
and
paste”
that
teachers (30) ________
to
change
homework
assignments or projects every year.
26. A. moreover B. because C. however D. a
lthough
27. A. resource B. technology C. informatics D. g
eneration
28. A. in B. on ...
Exercise 1. Conditional Type 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct form.
1. If we (recycle) ________ more, we will help the Earth.
2. Factories (not dump) ______________waste into rivers if the government fine
them heavily.
3. If people travel to work by bus, there (be) ______________fewer car fumes.
4. We (save) ________________thousands of trees if we don't waste paper.
5. If we use water carefully, more people (have) ______________fresh water.
6. If the factory (continue) ________________ dumping poison into the lake, all the
fish and other aquatic animals will die.
7. If I (go)__________ out tonight, I will go to the cinema.
8. If we don't see each other tomorrow, we (see)__________ each other next
week.
9. If we go on holiday this summer, we (go)__________ to Spain.
10. He (not/get) _________a better job if he doesn't pass that exam.
Exercise 2. Conditional type 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct form.
1. If I were you, I (look) ________________ for a new place to live.
2. If Lan wasn't ill, she (join) ________________ out tree planting activity.
3. If there were fewer cars on the road, there (be) ________________ less
pollution.
4. If people really cared about the environment, they (not dump)
________________ waste into the lake.
5. If there was no fresh water in the world, what (happen) ________________?
6. If you (be) ________________ the president, what would you do to help the
environment ?
7. They get sick so often. If they exercised more, they (be) ________________
heathier.
8. If I (have) ________________ one million US dollars , I would build more parks in
our city.
9. Quan's mother is unhappy. If Quan tided his room every day, his mother (not
be) __________
so upset.
10. There isn't a garden at house . If there were, we (grow) ________________
vegetables.
Exercise 3. Present tense (simple – continuous – perfect): Put the verbs
in brackets into the correct form.
1. He always ___________ (tell) us funny stories.
2. She never ___________ (help) me with that!
3. Martha and Kevin ___________ (swim) twice a week.
4. In this club people usually ___________ (dance) a lot.
5. Lorie ___________ (travel) to Paris every Sunday.
6. Where's John? He_______(listen) to a new CD in his room.
7. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it
always_______ (rain) in England.
8. Jean_______ (work) hard all day but she_______(not work) at the moment.
9. Look! That boy_______ (run) after the bus. He_______ (want) to catch it.
10. Shh! The boss_______ (come). We _______(meet) him in an hour and nothing
is ready!
11. Maria_______ (learn) English for two years.
12. Linda is a teacher. She_______ (teach) for ten years.
13. Sarah is very tired, she (work) _______very hard recently.
14. They__________ (not eat) anything all the morning.
15. She__________(go) out since 5 a.m.
Exercise 4. Passive voice: Change the following sentences into passive
form.
1. My father waters this flower every morning.
2. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
3. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
4. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
5. Our teachers have explained the English grammar.
6. Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.
7. Tom will visit his parents next month.
8. The manager didn't phone the secretary this morning.
9. Did Mary buy this beautiful dress?
10. I won't hang these old pictures in the living room.
11. The German didn't build this factory during the Second World War.
12. The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.
13. Ann had fed the cats before she went to the cinema.
14. The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week.
15. Have the thieves stolen the most valuable painting in the national museum?
Exercise 5. Complete these sentences using the future continuous
tense.
1. This time next year I (live).......................... in London.
2. At 8pm tonight, I (eat)..................... dinner with my family.
3. They (run)....................... for about four hours. Marathons are incredibly
difficult!
4. Unfortunately, I (work)....................... on my essay so I won't be able to watch
the match.
5. She (study)...................... at the library tonight.
6. (you/wait)......................... at the station when she arrives?
7. I (drink)............................ at the pub while you are taking your exam!
8. (she/visit)............................ her Grandmother again this week?
9. At 3pm today, I (watch)...................that movie on channel four.
10. (they/attend)............................. your concert next Friday? It would be lovely
to see them.
Exercise 6. Put the verb into the correct form To Infinitive or Gerund
1. When I'm tired, I enjoy ________ TV. It's relaxing. (watch)
2. It was a nice day, so we decided ________ for a walk. (go)
3. It's a nice day. Does anyone fancy ________ for a walk? (go)
4. I'm not in a hurry. I don't mind ________. (wait)
5. They don't have much money. They can't afford __________ out very often.
(go)
6. I wish that dog would stop ________. It's driving me mad. (bark)
7. Our neighbour threatened __________ the police if we didn't stop the noise.
(call)
8. We were hungry, so I suggested _______ dinner early. (have)
9. Hurry up! I don't want to risk ____________ the rain. (miss)
10. I'm still looking for a job, but I hope __________ something soon. (find)
Exercise 7. Put the verb into the correct form of simple future tense.
1. When we get home, we ___________ (have) dinner.
2. I know they ___________ (feel) very happy if they win the match.
3. They've already decided on their next summer holiday. They ____________
(do) a tour of Norway.
4. She thinks that the Take That concert __________ (be) really exciting.
5. “What are your plans for this evening?” I ________ (meet) my friends and then
go to a birthday party.
6. If you revise for the exam , I'm sure you ________ (get) a good result.
7. The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________ (be) very
sunny.
8. I can't come on the march tomorrow. I ___________ (look after) my cousins.
9. In the future, I think humans ___________ (wipe out) many different species.
10. He is buying some butter and eggs because he _________ (make) a cake
later.
Exercise 8. Reported statements: Rewrite the following statements
into reported speech.
1. Lena said, “I will invite you to my birthday party.”
2. The doctor said, “Your aunt doesn't need an operation.”
3. Helen said, “I can speak Spanish fluently.”
4. Selena said, "I'm watching the late-night show."
5. Mr Cooper said, "I take my medicine regularly."
6. John said , "I am going to work for a new company next month."
7. Mary said, "I have just come back from Europe."
8. "I am waiting at the bus stop number ten," he told me.
9. "I will resign today," the minister announced this morning.
10. “Jane may move to a new flat”, Rachel said.
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the
change of pronouns and tenses.
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
=> She asked
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
=> Martin asked us
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
=> He asked
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
=> The mother asked her daughter
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
=> She asked her boyfriend
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
=> She wanted to know
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
=> He wanted to know
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
=> The teacher wanted to know
9."How do you know that?" she asked me.
=> She asked me
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
=> My friend asked me
Listen and decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. Pollution has not caused a lot of deaths worldwide yet.
2. Heart disease, lung cancer and stroke are caused by pollution.
3. India and China had the lowest number of pollution-related deaths.
4. Pollution threatens fundamental human rights, such as the right to life,
health, wellbeing, and safe work.
5. There have been 800,000 worldwide deaths caused by pollution in the
workplace.
II. Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.
6. A. domestic B. possible C. physical
D. musical
7. A. refugee B. trainee C. Japanese
D. engineer
8. A. physiography B. alternatively C. criminology D. u
nsuccessfully
9. A. repetitive B. electrical C. priority D. e
nergetic
10. A. unhelpful B. unusual C. imprecise D. i
mperfect
III. Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently
from the others.
11. A. prepares
B. erupts C. stops D. photographs
12. A. typhoon B. goose C. food
D. flood
13. A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
14. A forest fire ________ quickly and ________ many trees.
A. raged/ killed B. burst/ harmed C. spread/ destroyed
D. occurred/ cooked
15. The tornado caused a massive ________ to the town.
A. destruction B. extension C. danger
D. mishap
16. Hemp was grown throughout history ________ its versatility; it can be used
to make many different things.
A. due to B. because C. since
D. as a result
17. Global warming ________ if there weren't too much carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.
A. won't happen B. didn't happen C. wouldn't
happen D. happened
18. Passengers __________ to smoke in the train.
A. are not allowed B. had not allowed C. has not allowed
D. will not allow
19. A powerful __________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high
and killed at least 113 people.
A. earthquake B. tornado C. tsunami
D. landslide
20. I ___________ a cup of tea before I left for my office.
A. have B. have had C. had
had D. will have
21. “I'll give you your money back tomorrow.”
A. She promised me to give the money back the next day.
B. She promised to give me back the money the next day.
C. She promised to give me back your money the next day.
D. She promised to give you back your money the next day.
V. Put the words in the correct form.
Question 22. Dumping ________ waste into the lakes and rivers has caused
serious water pollution. INDUSTRY
Question 23. We'll take the early ________ from Sydney to Wellington. FLY
Question 24. Here are several _________ proven studies that describe how to
keep fit. SCIENCE
Question 25. WWF is committed to saving _________ animals such as black
rhino, leatherback turtle and saola. DANGER
VI. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the following
passage.
NASA announced plans that are out of this world - literally! The space agency
hopes to (26) _____ humans to the moon again by 2020. NASA hopes to make a
giant leap - back to the moon. Back in 2005, the U.S. space agency announced
its plan to send four astronauts to the moon (27) _____ the next 15 years.
NASA officials say the moon is just the first step. They hope future missions will
take astronauts to Mars and beyond. “We will return to the moon no later than
2020 and extend the human presence across the (28) _____ system and
beyond,” says Michael Griffin, the head of NASA. So far, the moon is the only
place beyond Earth that humans have visited. At 226,000 miles away, the moon
is Earth's (29) _______ space neighbour.
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first
astronauts to land on the moon. They traveled there aboard Apollo 11. When
Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he spoke these famous words: “That's one
small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” During NASA's Apollo
program, 12 American astronauts explored the lunar terrain. The last U.S. trip to
the moon (30) ______ in December 1972.
26. A. send B. sending C. sent D. have
sent
27. A. for B. at C. on D. within
28. A. science B. planet C. solar D. life
29. A. closest B. closer C. closely D. as close
as
30. A. finished B. had
finished C. finishes D. will be finishing
VII. Read the following passage about tornadoes and choose the best
answer.
Tornadoes
Did you ever see the movie The Wizard of Oz? A tornado sweeps up Dorothy
and Toto, sending them to a new world where there are witches and talking
lions! That entire story is fiction, but tornadoes are real and they are serious
business. In fact, they can be the most dangerous storms of all.
Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones. They are shaped
like a cylinder. They are born in thunderclouds. The winds inside a tornado swirl
around and around and can be more than 300 miles per hour (mph). The winds
are so strong that tornadoes can lift animals, cars, and even houses.
The United States has more tornadoes than any other country in the world.
States such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska are hit hard by
tornadoes. This part of the country is known as “Tornado Alley.” Tornado season
is during the springtime and summer. If the conditions are right, a tornado can
happen any time of year.
31. Where do tornadoes begin?
A. in the ocean B. underground C. in
cyclones D. in thunderclouds
32. Why does the author mention The Wizard of Oz at the beginning of the
passage?
A. To give a famous example of a tornado.
B. To give a history of tornadoes.
C. To show that hurricanes are not real.
D. To explain why tornadoes are dangerous.
33. Based on the passage, people who live in Tornado Alley should ___________.
A. expect tornadoes only during the summer.
B. be very familiar with the movie The Wizard of Oz.
C. be prepared for the dangers of tornadoes.
D. think about moving to the United States.
34. The word conditions in the last paragraph means ___________.
A. preparations B. dangerous hazards C. the way things
are D. lucky feelings
35. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Some states get tornadoes more than other states.
B. Tornadoes are dangerous storms that affect the U.S.
C. Tornadoes are different from how they are in movies.
D. Many tornadoes do not cause a lot of damage.
VIII. Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets.
36. I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly.
=> If ________________________________________
37. You had better not lend him any more money, Amanda" said John.
=> John advised Amanda ________________________
38. Many natural disasters have been caused by global warming.
=> Global warming _____________________________
39. Talking to your family members every day is very important.
=> It is ___________________________________________
Question 40. “Is your uncle working as a pilot for NASA?” Julia asked me.
=> Julia asked _____________________________________
Đề bài
I. Listen and fill in each blank with no more than three words or
numbers.
1. The speaker mentions ________ questions at the beginning of the listening.
2. The Earth looks so beautiful from space with _____________.
3. __________ is just a red, hot ball, pretty much the same as Mars.
4. The speaker used to learn that __________ was a planet.
5. There are now only __________ planets in our solar system.
II. Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently
from the others.
6. A. prehistoric
B. economic C. linguistic D. optimistic
7. A. government B. celebrate C. nominee D. popular
8. A. imbecile B. impossible C. uncommon
D. unhappy
III. Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.
9. A. tool B. moon C. soon D. cook
10. A. crossed B. followed C. fluttered D. ha
ppened
11. A. tear B. bear C. hear D. fear
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
Question 12. Some documents say that people __________ the Glastonbury
Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.
A. celebrated B. were celebrating C. have
celebrated D. celebrate
13. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
A. arrives B. is arriving C. has
arrived D. will arrive
14. - How is your holiday in New Zealand? - __________.
A. Really B. Awesome C. Absolutely
right D. Sure
15. All the villages ___________ to safe areas before midnight last night.
A. evacuated B. were evacuated C. had
evacuated D. had been evacuated
16. I'd be over the moon if I ___________ a chance to go to Disneyland in
California.
A. have B. had C. will
have D. would have
17. You should talk to your dad first because that fridge __________ not be
suitable for your family.
A. can B. may C. need
D. ought
18. She doesn't have the doctor's telephone number to book a(n) ________ with
him.
A. ticket B. appointment C. lunch set
D. seat
19. The 21st century has already seen considerable ___________ in computer
technology.
A. progress B. progressing C. progresses
D. process
20. What are you going to do next summer?" she asked.
A. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
B. She asked us what I was going to do the following summer.
C. She asked us what were we going to do the following summer.
D. She asked us what we was going to do the following summer.
V. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
21. The first experiment was __________, so we need to do another one.
(SUCCEED)
22. The __________ between Vietnam and America is good. (FRIEND)
23. A lot of _________ to people and assets was left after a hurricane. (damageS)
VI. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and
correct it.
24. It is reported that six people trapped in collapsed buildings have freed so
far.
25. Everyone should be extreme worried about the hole in the ozone layer.
VII. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
New Zealand is a small country in the southern Pacific Ocean. There are two
main islands, the North Island and the South Island, as (26) _______ as many
smaller islands. New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size
as the United Kingdom.
There are four main cities. Auckland, in the north, is the largest city with a
population (27) _______ over one million people. Auckland's population includes
many different nationalities. For example, there are large groups of European,
Maori, Pacific Island, Chinese and Indian people. Together with other smaller
groups, they make Auckland an interesting and (28) _______ place to live.
Although Wellington is the capital, the centre of government, it is smaller
and (29) _______ than Auckland with a population of 350,000. The main cities in
the South Island are Christchurch, known as the Garden City, and Dunedin,
which is often (30) _______ to a small Scottish city.
26. A. good
B. well C. better D. same
27. A. of B. with C. to
D. from
28. A. excitement B. excited C. exciting D. e
xcite
29. A. more quiet B. quietly C. most
quiet D. quieter
30. A. compared B. to compare C. been
compared D. comparing
VIII. Read the following passage about tornadoes and choose the best
answer.
Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more
than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline
telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other
telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with
them when they left their homes or offices.
What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find
a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones
are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called
a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the
phone to make a call.
Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones.
Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost
anywhere and can fit in an adult's hand.
Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone
that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones
to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using
something small enough to carry in a pocket!
31. What is a landline telephone?
A. a telephone that can be carried around in your pocket and used anywhere
B. a telephone that can be used in a public place
C. a telephone that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other
telephones
D. a telephone that can be used to check e-mail and go on the Internet
32. The article describes an example of a landline. What is an example of a
landline?
A. a pay phone B. a smart phone C. a cell
phone D. a mobile phone
33. Pay phones are probably not used as much today as they were in the past.
What piece of evidence supports this conclusion?
A. Many people today carry cell phones, which can be used almost anywhere.
B. Payphones are landlines that can be found in public places.
C. People could not take landlines with them when they left their homes.
D. People put coins into a slot in the pay phone to make a call.
34. What might be a reason that cell phones were invented?
A. People wanted to be able to make calls from their homes or offices.
B. People wanted to be able to make calls away from home without finding a
pay phone.
C. People wanted to be able to speak to one another when they were apart.
D. People wanted to be able to speak and see each other from far distance.
35. What is the main idea of this article?
A. Telephones are used to keep people apart as much as possible.
B. Cell phones are much less useful than landlines and pay phones.
C. Landlines and pay phones still play an important part in the world nowadays.
D. Telephones have been used for many years, and they have changed a lot
over time.
IX. Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets.
36. They will widen the gate to let the cars run into the yard easily.
=> The gate
____________________________________________________________________________
37. I can't come because I have to help my dad with something.
=> If I
________________________________________________________________________________
_
38. As soon as we got on the plane, the pilot told us to get off again.
=> We had just
__________________________________________________________________________
39. We wanted to know how they had returned to Earth.
=> “How ____________________________________________________________________?”
we asked.
40. Don't miss seeing the Opera House when you are in Sydney. (forget)
=>
________________________________________________________________________________
____
Đề bài
I. Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. think B. through C. nevertheless D. thumb
2. A. sew B. few C. drew D. n
ews
3. A. mineral B. pilot C. five D. size
II. Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.
4. A. unpolluted B. unbalanced C. unreasonable
D. unlawful
5. A. chocolate B. structural C. important D. natural
6. A. attractive B. perception C. cultural
D. expensive
7. A. nationality B. mobility C. equality D. majority
III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
8. _____________ the Di Vinci Code? - It's an interesting book?
A. Have you ever reading B. Have you ever
read
C. Has you read D. You have read
9. Which country doesn't speak English as an official language?
A. England B. Australia C. Singapore
D. Korea
10. Charles _________ his father in the shop until school ____________.
A. was helping - will start B. helped - was
starting
C. is helping - starts D. has helped - is
starting
11. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot _________ pours downhill.
A. ash B. smoke C. dirt
D. lava
12. I don't know how we can ____________ with her. She's too far away.
A. keep in touch B. cope C. catch up
D. keep pace
13. At 8 a.m. tomorrow, he ____________ with his friends in America
A. are chatting B. will be
chatting C. chatted D. chats
14. "What's she doing?" - I wondered what __________.
A. was she doing B. is she doing C. she is
doing D. she was doing
15. It was guessed that the fish died _____________ a powerful toxin in the sea
water.
A. since B. because C. because
of D. as a result
IV. Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets.
16. Possibly he isn't the captain of Star Trek. (may)
=>
________________________________________________________________________________
__
17. “Can you lend me your iPad for a few minutes?” said Hoa to Thanh. (if)
=> Hoa asked
_________________________________________________________________________
18. Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month. (is)
=>
________________________________________________________________________________
__
19. Powerful tsunami waves carried ships many kilometers inland.
=> Ships
_____________________________________________________________________________
20. Stop swimming in that lake, or you will have skin rashes.
=> If
________________________________________________________________________________
V. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
21. The Earth would be a happy planet if human beings, animals and plants
(peace) ____ co-existed.
22. He is still at work! He (come) __________ late I am afraid.
23. It (take) ___________ the Earth 365 days to go around the sun.
24. What makes this magazine so _____________? (popularize)
25. We apologize for the ____________ caused to the passengers. (convenient)
VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each blank.
No more teachers? No more books? For today's kids, the Internet has all the
answers.
Gadgets come and go and most of them don't have a very long life. The
Internet, (26) ______, seems to be here to stay. The World Wide Web is now the
largest information (27) ______ in the world and teenagers can find more or less
anything they want there. They can download music and films, watch TV, listen
to the radio, send e-mails and even shop online.
In the United States for example, more than 78% of kids go online, according to
a recent study. A lot of them are just surfing the Web and instant messaging
their friends. But 94% of those online said they also used it (28) ______
schoolwork. This technology has allowed them to access a vast store of
knowledge which was inaccessible before. With online tutoring and virtual
schools, technology allows students to get specific help. It is also (29) _______ to
be a part of a study group or discuss school projects with international e-mail
pals. Perhaps more than anything, the Internet search engine Google has
changed homework habits across the globe. But the problem is that it is so easy
to
“copy
and
paste”
that
teachers (30) ________
to
change
homework
assignments or projects every year.
26. A. moreover B. because C. however D. a
lthough
27. A. resource B. technology C. informatics D. g
eneration
28. A. in B. on ...
 








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