1. I haven't heard from Maria _____.
A. since many months before B. for many months
C. for many months ago D. since a long time
2. This book is so long that I _____.
A. haven't finished it yet B. haven't finished it already
C. still have finished it D. still haven't finished it already
3. Spain _____ at one time a very powerful country.
A. was B. has been C. is D. was being
4. The longest fish in the contest _____ by Thelma Rivers.
A. was catching B. caught C. was caught D. catch
5. "Are we about to have dinner?" - "Yes, it _____ in the dining room."
A. is serve B. have been served C. is being served D. served
6. New opportunities will emerge as the _____ climate improves.
A. economics B. economic C. economical D. economy
7. Mom always _____ us to discuss our problems.
A. encourage B. encouragement C. encouraging D. encouraged
8. He's a choreographer who has drawn _____ from Javanese dance. A. inspired B. inspires C. inspiration D. inspiring
9. The dragon _____ the enemies of the Church. A. symbolizes B. symbols C. symbolic D. symbolism 10. The problem is not _____ to British students. A. unique B. uniqueness C. uniquely D. unitary 11. It's a _____ Italian restaurant. A. fashion B. fashionable C. fashions D. fashionably 12. She presented her ideas clearly and _____. A. logically B. logic C. logical D. logics 13. Nguyen Du is a famous Vietnamese _______________ . A. poem B. poetry C. poetic D. poet 14. These clothes need ___________immediately . A. washed B. be washed C. to wash D. washing 15. Malaysia enjoys the tropical ____________ . A. weather B. climate C. season D. country 16. They will keep __________touch . A. in B . on C. from D. with 17. I wish I ____________ a famous writer . A. am B . was C. were D. have been 18. The ao dai is the traditional __________of Vietnamese women . A. dress B. skirt C. blouse D. poem 19. The ao dai used for men were different ________those for women. A. for B. from C. with D. to 20. Today , the ao dai looks modern and very ____________ . A. unfashionable B. fashionable C. fashionably D. fashion 21. Fashion ___________want to change the traditional ao dai . A . designate B. designer C. designers D. design 22. Poets have taken _____________from the natural beauty. A. inspirational B. inspiration C. inspire D. inspiring 23. The pigeon is the ____________of peace. A. symbolize B. symbolically C. symbol D. symbolic 24. Lan wants to have a trip abroad but it all ________on her parents. A. dependence B. depend C. dependable D. dependent 25. Lan likes fashion. She always wears ___________clothes A. fashionable B. new C. tend D. modal 26. The Ao dai is the _________dress of Vietnamese women. A. workable B. fashionable C. traditional D. casual 27. For a long time the Ao dai has been the __________of songs, poems and novels. A. words B. things C. object D. subject 28. Some designers have modernized the Ao dai by printing ___________on it. A. lines of poetry B. words of poets C. pictures of poems D. poetry photos 29. Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is more________ A. careful B. easy C. expensive D. convenient 30. In the 1960 a lot of university and college wore jeans A. pupils B. workers C. students D. goers 31. Designers made different______________ of jeans to match the 1960s fashions. A. form B. appearance C. moduls D. styles 32. I saw Mary at the party last night She____________ a beautiful pink dress. A. worn B. was wearing C. had worn D. was worn 33. It seems very difficult to have a trip abroad. A. that I B. to me C. for me D. for I 34. Wearing helps students feel equal in many ways. A. clothes B. ties C. jackets D. uniforms. 35. My brothers are very wearing jeans. A. like B. love C. enjoy D. fond of 36. Asian people eat rice. Rice _______in many parts Asia. A. is grown B. are grown C. has grown D. have grown 37. Nowadays a lot of dangerous work _______ by robots. A. has been done B. have been done C. is done D. was done 38. Who wrote the story “ Romeo and Juliet ”? - It ______by Shakespeare an English writer. A. is written B. was written C. have been written D. wrote 39. The package containing books and records _______ last week. A. is delivered B.are delivered C. was delivered D. were delivered 40. I__________the letter from him yet. A. don’t receive B. didn’t receive C. haven’t received D. won’t receive 41. My father _______ for the national bank from 1990 to 2003 A. works B .working C. has worked D. worked 42. I never go to any foreign country. I _______ abroad yet. A. don’t go B. didn’t go C. have gone D. haven’t gone 43. When ____? In 1876. A. the telephone was invented B. was the telephone invented C. did the telephone invented D .did the telephone invent 44. _________ uncle Ho`s Mosoleum? A. Have you ever been B. Are you ever visited C. Have you ever visited D. Did you ever visited 45. The music at the party was very loud and could_______from far away. A. been heard B. hear C. be heard D. have heard 46. When I _______ in New York last year. I ______ lost of interesting places. A. am / visited B. was / visiting C. am / visiting D. was / visited 47.Most people now_______automatic washing machines for cleaning their clothes. A. has B. had C. have D. have had 48. Levi Strauss _______jeans for workmen. A. has invented B. invented C. invents D. inventing 49. These shoes are made _______ good leather. They are very strong. A. from B. by C .of D. with 50. They have changed the date of the meeting. The date of the meeting ______. A. was changed B. is changed C. has been changed D. changes
IV: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
2. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today.
3. These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not.
4. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.
5. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.
6. Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying goods on the Internet
7. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween night.
8. One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth.
9. I'd lost my front door key and I had to smash a window by a brick to get in.
10. Despite of the heavy snow, she went out.
V. Read the passage carefully. Then decide whether each of the statements below is TRUE (T), or FALSE (F).
indonesia is an island nation in Southeast Asia. Its official name is the Republic of Indonesia. It is a member country of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The country's total area is 1,904,443 sq km. Like Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia enjoys tropical climate. The rupiah is the official monetary unit of Indonesia, consisting of 100 sens. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta and it is also the largest city in the country. Other big cities are Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, Palembang... The population in 2004 was about 238,500,000. Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country after China, India, and the United States. Islam, which is over eighty per cent of the population practice, is the country's official religion. In addition, there are other religions such as Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism... The national language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a modified form of Malay. Besides, about 300 other languages and dialects are spoken. English is increasingly used as the language of business.
1.Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia. _____
2.All the countries in Southeast Asia enjoy tropical climate. _____
3.Islam is the only official religion in Indonesia. _____
4.There are more people in Indonesia than in the USA. _____
5.Indonesia is one of the countries of ASEAN. _____
6.The Indonesian unit of currency is sen. _____
7.Islam is the most common religion in Indonesia. _____
8.Bahasa Indonesia is the only language spoken in Indonesia. _____
VII. Give the correct word formation
1. We have been _____ since we were children. I hope our ______ will last forever. (friend)
2. The baby is sleeping ______________. (peace)
3. She sang the song ______________. (beauty)
4. Her new album is very ______________. (impress)
5. What is the _____________ between living in the city and living in the countryside? (differ)
6. She always does things _______. Things seem go wrong when she touches them. (care)
7. I enjoy a ______________ life in Vietnam. (peace)
8.___________, we visit our relatives and friends on New Year’s Day. (Tradition)
9. They have had a plan to replace the unfashionable vehicles. They hope all means of transportation will be _______________ soon. (modern)
10.She has the ______________ to create new designs for the ao dai. (inspire)
VIII: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one
1. She knows a lot more about it than I do.=> I don't know =======- 2. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.=> Why ==-- =====...
3. During dinner, the phone rang. =>While I ==... =====--...
4. It takes six hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.=> It is a ==-.. ===.
5. Is this car yours ?=> Do you ==. ====--. ?
6. He could not afford to buy the car. =>The car ==... =====-
7. Your hair needs cutting.=> It's time you =-.. =====..
8. If you run a lot, you'll become healthy. =>The ==-.. ====-...
9. Nam will be eighteen next week.=> It is Nam's =-- ===--..
10. He never had enough money.=> He's always =-. ==-
