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ONLINE PRACTICE 26.7.2021_ EC5-14

(Code: N.2)
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (40 points)

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D (15 points)

1. Tam ………………go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to
2. I don't know what to do this evening. What about . ……………. to the movies?
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
3. I don't like doing the . ……………. , especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. housework C. job D. occupation.
4. My favorite . ……………. is Literature.
A. play B. game C. subject D. activity
5. My mother is very . ……………. at cooking.
A. well B. good C. popular D. famous
6. She. ……………. a letter when the telephone rang.
A. writes B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
7. He has just got an interesting . ……………. in a textile company.
A. work B. job C. occupation D. employment
8. William suggested. ……………. at home for a change.
A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed
9. The . ……………. of waste paper can save a great amount of wood pulp.
A. recycle B. recyclable C. recyclement D. recycling
10. Mrs Nga forgot to . ……………. the faucet when she left for work.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down

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11. This book is different ..................... the one I had.

A. with B. to C. from D. at
12. What will happen if the pollution ....................... on.
A. puts B. goes C, keeps D. takes
13. I’m afraid this article is ........................ date.
A. over B. pass C. behind D. out of
14. I had to get up early, .................... I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. so that
15. Most young people want to .......................... more about environmental problems.
A. look up B. find out C. deal with D. make out
Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (10
points)
The holiday of a lifetime

If you want a truly (1) ..............................

memorable holiday , book with us now! We
(MEMORY)
can offer you a (2) ........................
personal service that no other company can.
(person)
Our expert staff will provide you with useful (3) .......................
information about all
(inform)
of the (4) ................................
historic buildings and areas that you can visit. On some
(history)
excursions, for a small (5) .................................................change,
additious we can even provide
(add)
you with your own individual guide. A trip with us will give you an insight
into the (6) .................................................................
culture of the region. We try to make sure
(cultural)

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that nothing is (7) ............................................................

miserable in order to make your trip a
(miss)
(8) ...............................
marvelous one that you will talk about for ages. We have (marvel)
something to offer both those (9) .....................................................
looking for a peaceful time
energetic
(look) taking it easy, and more (10) ............................................... people looking for
the (energy) adventure of a lifetime.
Part 3: Complete the gaps in the newspaper article below with a suitable form of the
verb in brackets. Choose from the following active or passive forms: present simple,
present continuous, past simple, present perfect, past perfect and modals. (15 points)

VOLUNTEERING

Two and a half years ago, Anita Kapur (0) left (leave) university with high
hopes and a degree in the History of Art. She then (1) ...........................
spent (spend) the next
realised
two years applying in vain for jobs. ‘I soon (2) ............................................ (realise) that
I (3) should have studied (study) something more practical, like computing or
...........................
accountancy,’ admits Anita. ‘I (4) ..................................
had (have) no work experience, and
there (5) ...........................................
has always been (always be) a lot of competition for jobs in the art
world.’ Last summer, Anita (6)saw
........................... (see) an advertisement for volunteers
to help organise an arts festival in her home town. She (7) applied
................. (apply) and
was accepted(accept). Since then, Anita (9) ........................
(8)................ has found (find) a job as an
administrator in a London gallery. ‘I definitely (10) ...........................................
wouldn’t have got (not get)
this job, if I (11) .........................................
hadn’t gained (not gain) such useful experience doing the
voluntary job at the arts festival,’ she says. Anita’s experience is far from unique, but it
is not only job-seekers who (12) .........................
benefit (benefit) from volunteering. If
businesses (13) .....................
are seen (see) to be doing something for the community, it (14)
............................
enhances (enhance) their public image. For this reason, more and more

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are encouraging

companies nowadays (15) .................. (encourage) their employees to volunteer, either

partly or wholly in the company’s time.

II. READING: (35 points)

Part 1: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (10 points)

George Holmes has (1) ………… a lottery ticket once a week for as long as he
can (2) ………… , but he won’t be doing that any more. He (3) ………… to dream
about what he would do if he ever (4) ………… a big prize but he never really
(5)………… this to happen. However, on Saturday George (6) ………… the news that
would change his life forever – he had become a millionaire! In (7) ………… , his
lucky ticket had rewarded him with £3.7 million. The first thing he did was to (8)
………… some flowers delivered for his wife – one thousand red roses, to be exact.
George (9) ………… that the money won’t change his life completely but he has (10)
………… his wife to fly to the Caribbean with him, on their first holiday abroad for
more than ten years.

1.A paid B spent C earned D bought

2.A remind B know C remember D believe
3.A had B used C needed D must
4.A won B put C ordered D kept
5.A thought B felt C expected D imagined
6.A replied B sent C handled D received
7.A turn B fact C case D time
8.A set B book C get D make
9.A tells B insists C speaks D refuses
10.A argued B blamed C offered D persuaded

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Part 2: Put ONE suitable word in each space(15 points)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong, who (1) ..................born in 1990 and (2) ........................

died in
was
1971, was a very famous jazz musician. He used to be known as “Satchmo” and this
life
nickname stayed with him all his (3) .................... . As a child in New Orleans, he learnt
play
to (4) .................. the trumpet while he was living in a special home for children who
(5) .......................got
had into trouble with the police. When he had finished his stay in the
home, he (6) joined
............various bands and then he formed his own. Between 1925 (7)
and
............................1928 he made about 60 records. These records made him one (8)
of
.......................the music
first solo stars in the history of pop (9) .................... When he died, he
been
had (10) .................... making records and he had been touring all over the (11)
world for more than forty years, and he (12) .....................
.................................. was just as
popular (13) .............................
as he had been before. He even (14) ...........................
was a
number one pop record - What A Wonderful World – (15) .......................
in the 1960s.
III. WRITING: (25 points)

Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains
the same. (10 points)

Example: He wrote the letter in two hours.

It took him two hours to write the letter.
1. I am sorry I don’t have time to come and help you with your homework.
I wish ____________________________________________________________.
i had come and helped u with the hw

2. Let’s visit the museum this afternoon..

Why don’t _________________________________________________________.
we visit the museum this afternoon
3. The school keeper cleans the classrooms every day.
The classrooms ____________________________________________________.
are cleaned everyday by the school keeper

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4. “Why don’t we go out for a while?”

He suggested _____________________________________________________.
going out for a while

5. He forgot his umbrella, so he got wet.

He got ___________________________________________________________.
wet because he forgot his umbrella
6. At the weekend I get up later than during the week.
During the week I __________________________________________________
get up earlier than at the weekend

7. The college where I study is quite near my apartment.

which is quite near my apartment is the place that i study
The college _______________________________________________________
8. Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished breakfast.
Yesterday morning I was ____________________________________________
9. Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket.
Marco said: “ ______________________________________________________.’
Don't forget your tennis racket
10. We play tennis every Wednesday afternoon.
We play tennis once _________________________________________________
a week at Wed afternoon
Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are
correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a
tick (ü). If the line has a word which should not be there, write the word. (15 points)

I’m really a keen on going to the cinema, so I’ve got lots of favourite
1.________films.
a But the best one as I’ve seen lately is called Pressure. In some
2.________
v

ways, I suppose that you could regard it as a detective film but it’s 3.________
v

different from most films of that one kind because the characters are 4.________
one
they such unusual people. The detective in it, for example, is a computer 5. _______
they
expert who solves crimes on her computer using information given to 6.________
v

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her by her assistants, who go out and interview to people. The case in 7.________
v
the film concerns about the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing.
8.________
v

Sometimes the plot gets a bit complicated but it isn’t too hard to keep 9.________
v

up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man 10._______
v

who always wears two hats on, and some of the scenes really made me 11. ______
v

laugh. Also there is a big surprise at the end but I won’t say you what 12. ______
v
that is in the case you go to see it. It’s very well acted and I also like 13._______
v
the music in it. But what do I really like about the film is that it’s so 14. ______
do

original – I’ve never seen another film quite like that. 15._______
quite

LISTENING: SECTION 2

Questions 11 – 13
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Traffic Changes in Granford

11 Why are changes needed to traffic systems in Granford?

A The number of traffic accidents has risen.
B The amount of traffic on the roads has increased.
C The types of vehicles on the roads have changed.

12 In a survey, local residents particularly complained about

A dangerous driving by parents.
B pollution from trucks and lorries.
C inconvenience from parked cars.

13 According to the speaker, one problem with the new regulations will be
A raising money to pay for them.
B finding a way to make people follow them.
C getting the support of the police.

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Questions 14-20
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 14-20
Proposed traffic changes in Granford

14 New traffic lights …………….E

15 Pedestrian crossing …………….D
16 Parking allowed …………….B
17 New ‘No Parking’ sign …………….G
18 New disabled parking spaces …………….C
19 Widened pavement …………….H
20 Lorry loading/unloading restrictions …………….I

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FURTHER PRACTICE: WORD FORMATION

Write the correct form of the word in brackets in each of the following sentences.

1. Detroit is renowned for the __________

production of cars. PRODUCE

2. If you make a good ___________

impression at the interview, you will get the job. IMPRESS

3. Teaching and medicine are more than __________,

occupation they're professions. OCCUPY

4. My history teacher has a vast ___________

knowledge of past events. KNOW

5. You are never too old to go to college and gain some ___________
qualifications QUALIFY

6. My greatestachiveement
__________ was graduating from the university. ACHIEVE

7. The weatherman said there is a strong ___________

possibility of rain today. POSSIBLE

8. Some old laws are no longer ___________

uneffiective EFFECT

9. Athens is___________
famous for its ancient buildings. FAME

10. He was caught shoplifting so now he has a ___________

criminal record. CRIME

11. Despite her severe _________,

disabled she fulfilled her goals in life. DISABLE

12. Being ___________

unemployedis the worst thing that can happen to someone. EMPLOY

13. If you buy presents in the summer your ___________

saving can be very high. SAVE

14. Due to the pilot's __________,

guide the copilot managed to land safely. GUIDE

15. It's important to also see the less_________

desirable sides of the job. DESIRE

16. I was surprised at his__________

refusal to give up. REFUSE

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17. Children are by nature__________

unaware of danger. AWARE

18. She is always___________

respectful towards her parents. RESPECT

19. The hospital has the best medical_________

equipment and fast ambulances. EQUIP

20. You can relax in the comfortable__________

surroundingof the hotel. SURROUND

entrance looked dark and there were hardly any other guests. ENTER
21. The ___________

22. Artists must be ___________,

creative otherwise they just repeat what they see or hear.
CREATE

23. Why are you so ___________

critical of his work? He's just doing his best. CRITIC

24. Have you made up your mind? We need to know your ___________
decision as soon as
possible. DECIDE

25. He's too shy to look people ___________

directively when he talks to them. DIRECT

26. Have they put the Christmas ___________

decoration yet? DECORATE

27. They put too many unnecessary ___________

addictive in food. ADD

28. I ___________
honestly think that there's no point in arguing with him. Just ignore him.
HONEST

29. Extraterrestrial life has not been ___________

scientifically proved yet. SCIENCE

30. Why don't you call the elecian

___________ if the lights don't work? ELECTRIC

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PRACTICE: REWRITE SENTENCES

Rewrite the sentences without changing their original meaning.
1. Speaking English fluently is not easy.
@ It. ...................................................................................................................................
is hard to speak englidh
2. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
@You didn’t............................................................................................................
remember to post the letter, did u?
3. It is a six hours flight from London to New York.
@ It takes. ........................................................................................................................
6h to fly from London to NY

4. He not only spent all his money; he even borrowed some from me.
Not only...................................................................................................................
he spent all his money, but also he borowed some from me
5. We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember
it.
We always remember.................................................................................
that beautiful mountain resort where we spent our childhood in
6. The circus shows are exciting. The whole family enjoy them.
The circus shows are exciting.............................................................................................
so the whole family enjoy them
7. Le Van Tam was very brave. Everyone admired him.
brave that everyone admired him
Le Van Tam was so. ..........................................................................................................
8. The problem is so difficult that I can’t explain it.
This is such.................................................................................................................
a hard problem that i cannot explain it
9. The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighbourhood.
Almost all the houses .....................................................................................................
have been destroyed in the neighbourhood
10. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
The bank manager. ............................................................................................................
was made to hand over the money
11. “I don’t remember what I did yesterday.” she said.
that she didnot remember what she had done yesterday
She told me................................................................................................................
12. He got in trouble because he didn’t take my advice.
If he ................................................................................................................
took my advice, he wouldnot have gotten in trouble

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13/The desk was too heavy. She couldn’t move it.

@ The desk ...................................................................................................................
was so heavy that she couldnot move it
14/ I walked to school in 20 minutes
@ It took .....................................................................................................................
me 20mins to walk to school
15/ He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me
@ Not only....................................................................................................................
(đã làm)
16/ In spite of the heavy rain, my father went to work
@ Although....................................................................................................
there is a heavy rain, my father went to work
17/ After the beginning of the opera, late-comers had to wait before taking their seats
@ Once ................................................................................................
the beginning of the opera ended, late-comers had to wait before taking their seats
18/ He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
@ No sooner ...................................................................................................
had he left the office when the telephone rang
19/ The fields are very fertile. They plant potatoes in those field.
@ The fields.......................................................................................................
are very fertile because they plan potatoes in those field

20/ The woman was a secretary. We are waiting for her.

@ The woman .......................................................................................................
who we are waiting for was a secretary

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PRACTICE: PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose stress is different from the others’
1. a. generous b. suspicious c. constancy d. sympathy

2. a. acquaintance b. unselfish c. attraction d. humorous

3. a. loyalty b. success c. incapable d. sincere

4. a. carefully b. correctly c. seriously d. personally

5. a. excited b. interested c. confident d. memorable

6. a. organise b. decorate c. divorce d. promise

7. a. refreshment b. horrible c. exciting d. intention

8. a. knowledge b. maximum c. athletics d. marathon

9. a. difficult b. relevant c. volunteer d. interesting

10. a. confidence b. supportive c. solution d. obedient

11. a. whenever b. mischievous c. hospital d. separate

12. a. introduce b. delegate c. marvelous d. currency

13. a. develop b. conduction c. partnership d. majority

14. a. counterpart b. measurement c. romantic d attractive

15. a. government b. technical c. parallel d. understand

16. a. Pyramid b. Egyptian c. belongs d. century

17. a. construction b. suggestion c. accurate d. hi-jacket

18. a. dedicate b. impressive c. reminder d. descendant

19. a. remember b. company c. technical d. interview

20. a. electric b. computer c. fascinate d. fantastic

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