ENGLISH PRACTICE 1

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other
three in the following questions
1. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped
2. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar
3. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform
4. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
5. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change
II/ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the
following questions
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
III/ Choose the best answer to fill in the blank
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class? Interested in
A. in B. with C. on D. for
2. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? "
What/ How about + V-ing …?  rủ ai làm gì
A. to B. in C. about D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
Tính từ bổ nghĩa cho danh từ (Adj + N)
Trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho động từ (V + Adv)
A. badly B. good C. hardly D. hard
4. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
between A and B
from A to B
since + thời điểm: từ bao giờ
for + khoảng thời gian: trong vòng bao lâu
A. between B. from C. since D. for
5. This school..........in 1997
Sử dụng câu bị động khi chủ ngữ không tự thực hiện hành động
S + be + P2 + (by O)
A. built B. is built C. was built D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is............. So sánh nhất
A. the tallest B. the most tallest C. taller D. more taller
7. Would you mind if I……………a photo?
Would you mind if I + V(past simple) …?: Bạn có phiền không nếu tôi làm gì đó?
= Do you mind if I + V(present simple) …?
 A. take B. took C. would take
D. am going to take
8. Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got B. brought C. fetch D. took
9. Are you proud……………... your country and its tradition? Proud of
A. about B. on C. of D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things? - Yes, I am a stamp………….
A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection
11. It is very dangerous ………….. in the polluted environment.
It is/ was + Adj + (for sb) + to V
A. to live B. lives C. living D. live
12. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature B. natural C. naturing D. naturally
13. His car is the same color …………. my uncle’s.
The same as = similar to
A. alike B. as C. like D. to
14. This ruler …………….. of plastic. Câu bị động
A. make B. made C. is making D. is made
15. I take part ………….. most youth activities of my school. Take part in
A. in B. of C. on D. at
IV/ Write the correct form of verb to fill in the brackets
Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1- carry out) by scientists (2- work) for large
industrial firms. However, there (3 – be) still opportunities for other people (4 – invent)
various things. In Britain, there is a weekly TV program which (5 – attempt) to show all
the devices which people (6 – invent ) recently. The people (7 – organize) the program
receive information about 700 inventions per year. New ideas can (8 – develop) by
private inventors. However, it is important (9 – consider) these questions : Will it work?
Will it (10 – want)? Is it new?
1. are caried out 6. have invented
2. working 7. organizing
3. are 8. be developed
4. to invent 9. to consider
5. attempts 10. be wanted
V/ Write the correct preposition to fill in the blank.
1. Could I help you ______________ your bag? Help sb with sth
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go off: reo _______ .
3. I’m looking forward to + V-ing: mong đợi ____________ seeing you in June.
4. In the competition, everyone fell off: ngã xuống ______ the deep and dangerous water.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
6. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
7. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school. Pick sb up: đón ai
8. I’m going to invite my friends to come over: ghé qua ___________ dinner tonight.
9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there
________ one week.
1. with 2. off 3. to 4. into 5.by
6. between 7. up 8. for 9. in / for
VI/ Write the correct form of word to fill in the blank
1. We have two postal ___________________ a day. (DELIVER)
2. He left the room without ___________________ . (EXPLAIN)
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________ . (ACT)
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning. (SUN)
5. They left the house in a __________________ mess. (FRIGHT)
6. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way. (FRIEND)
7. There is no easy ______________ to this problem. (SOLVE)
8. He always drives more ________________ at night. (CARE)
9. Does this _______________ suit you? (ARRANGE
)
10. He is a very _________________ carpenter. (SKILL)
1. deliveries 3. activities 5. frightening 7. solution 9. arrangement
2. explanation 4. sunny 6. friendly 8. carefully 10. skillful
VII/Underline the incorrect word and correct it as example
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen

Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1/ ___________

holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 2/ ___________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5/ ___________
could bought food,” said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet 6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” 7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, 8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping 9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there 10/ __________
1. interested -> interesting 3. gone -> went 5. had -> was
 2. him -> his 4. among -> between 6. bought -> buy
7. wetter -> wettest 9. did -> done
8. since -> for 10. any -> some
VIII/ Write the suitable word to fill in the blank
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________ how to fly
or play the piano. There (2) _________________ important differences, but there is a
very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3)
___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do”
things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a
book on (5) ______________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots
of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7)
_____________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8)
____________ . The same is true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is
enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10)
_________________ first?
1. learning 2. are 3. of 4. you 5. how
6. book 7. fly 8. yourself 9. playing 10. practice
IX/ Rewrite the sentence, using the word given
- S + V + so as to/ in order to + V bare: Ai đó làm gì để làm gì
1. Minh does morning exercises regularly. He wants to be healthy (so as to )
……… Minh does morning exercises regularly so as to be healthy.………………..
2. I’m learning English. I want to read book in English. (in order to)
……… I’m learning English in order to read book in English.………………….
3. She said nothing. She didn’t want to make him angry (so as to)
……… She said nothing so as not to make him angry.…………………
4.The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident. (past
participle) (bỏ qua)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night. (present
participle) (bỏ qua)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
X/ Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
V-ing sth + is/ was + Adj = It is/ was + Adj + to V
It’s very important to keep the environment clean.
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. (câu bị động)
The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished.
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
He was delighted that his aunt sent him a letter.
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
I’m very sad not to be accepted in that group.

6. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.

It’s + time + since + S + V(past simple)
= S + have/ has + not + P2 + for + time
I haven’t spoken to her for three years.
7. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Tam used to type faster than she can/ does now.
8. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father. (bỏ qua)
- My father asked ………………………………………………………………………
9. Lan will be fifteen next week.
It’s Lan’s fifteenth birthday next week.
10. How long is it since you used the pen?
When did you start using the pen?
XI/ Rearrange the word to make the meaningful sentence
1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.
Minh has collected stamps since he was a child.
2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.
I am not working tomorrow so we can go somewhere.
3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.
They are going back to England in two months.
4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV / only / but / not / bringing .
TV bringing not only information but also entertaiment.
5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.
At home on the farm life is always a struggle with nature.
 ENGLISH PRACTICE 2
A. VOCABULARY
Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence
below
1. His…………..always makes people laugh.
a. quiet b. sense of humor c. Christmas presents d. smiles
2. The way of life in this country is…………….to that in my country.
a. similar b. the same c. like d. as
3. You have to make sure: đảm bảo ………………..children do not play with matches.
a. ensure b. surely c. sure d. ensuring
4. The prince immediately……………….the girl.
a. fall in love with b. fell in love with c. fall into love at d. fell into love at
5. Different language………………learn words in different ways.
a. learners b. learner c. people d. person
6. My little brother……………..pictures very much.
a. enjoy to draw b. enjoy drawing c. enjoys to draw d. enjoys drawing
7. Some people in the neighborhood are not happy…………………the changes
a. with b. about c. at d. of
8. TV………………...information and entertainment.
a. brings b. takes c. gives d. makes
9. His feet hurt so he has to walk to school…………………….
a. on crutch b. on crutches c. on foot d. on feet
10. ………………. natural resources? Is it difficult?
a. what about to save b. what about saving
c. how about save d. how about to save
Question 11-20: Word form
11. It is ………………to eat too much sugar and fat HEALTH
12. If you can give a reasonable…………….for your bad behavior last night.
I’ll forgive you EXPLAIN
13. My brother often does experiments about electricity for…………….. PLEASE
14. The …………………..changed me 50,000VND for each room. DECORATE
15. There many cultural……………..between his country and mine DIFFER
16. A toaster is a chicken……………..that cooks food APPLY
17. ………………..in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes INDUSTRY
18. After taking an aspirin, her headache………………… APPEAR
19. The ……………….she gave last night was marvelous PERFORM
20. The………………in his province is very dramatic. LANDED
11. unhealthy 12. explanation 13. pleasure 14. decorator
15. differences 16. appliance 17. Industrialization
18. disappeared 19. performance 20. land
B. GRAMMAR AND STUCTURE
Question 21-31: Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct:
21. After the clothes……………we can wear them to Ann’s birthday party. (câu bị động)
a. washing b. wash c. to wash d. are washed
22. A new university without a library……………in USA.
a. recently b. opened recently c. recently has opened d. has recently
opened
23. Do you know the place…………………..I can have a meal with my friends?
a. where b. which c. what d. when
24. On Christmas Eve, people often………..a tree.
a. are decorated b. were decorated c. decorating d. decorate
25. I …………to your place tomorrow. Hope to meet you there. (dùng thì HTTD để nói
về dự định)
a. would come b. will come c. am coming d. was coming
26. The can overturned and everyone………………..into the deep river
a. fall b. fell c. felt d. feel
27 The games were………………..important that they stopped fighting for a time.
S + be + so + Adj + that + S + V: quá … đến nỗi
a. so b. too c. very d. such
28. This is an emergency. Please ……………………an ambulance to Cua Viet beach
a. to sending b. sending c. to send d. send
29. Of the all members in my family, my grandpa is…………………..
a. oldest b. the oldest c. most old d. the most old
30. How long……………..here? - Since 1980.
a. do you live b. did you live c. have you live d. have you lived
31. We are having a plan to help them by ……………..them do things. Giới từ + V-ing
a. encouraged b. encourage c. to encourage d. encouraging
Question 32-41: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct from:
32. Most of the Earth’s surface (cover)…………..…………..by water.
33. The first festival (hold)………………….….nearly eight hundred years ago.
34. There’s some behind us. I think we (follow)………………………..
35. My mother (not visit)……………………….us since he (move)…………..……..to
the new town.
36. This bike (use)……………………….for more than six years.
37. Nowadays, many historical places (destroy)………….………….seriously.
38. It (get)……………………hotter and hotter in June
39. Last moth when we (visit)………….him, he (do)…………………..…an experiment
on the upstairs
40. Tet holiday in Viet Nam (celebrate) ………………………around January and
February
41. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. It (visit)………………………..by millions of people
every year.
32. is covered 33. was held 34. are being followed
35. hasn’t visited ……….moved 36. has been used
37. are being destroyed 38. is getting 39. visited…….was doing
40. is celebrated 41. is visited
C, PHONETIC
Question 42-51: In three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the
same; in the fourth word the underlined part is pronounced differently. Find the
fourth word.
42. a. held b. flew c. mend d. tent
43. a. quiet b. industry c. relative d. participant
44. a. nothing b. clothes c. hold d. told
45. a. bear b. ear c. tear d. hear
46. a. lot b. floor c. box d. dog
47. a. small b. law c. tall d. plane
48. a. float b. noun c. about d. out
49. a. arrive b. abroad c. around d. armchair
50. a. snowy b. cold c. prison d. Chicago
51. a. great b. hate c. heat d. afraid
Question 52-59: In three of these words the first syllable is stressed. In the fourth the
second syllable is stressed. Find the word in which the second syllable is stressed.
52. a. person b. enough c. picture d. people
53. a. Japan b. Australia c. Britain d. Canada
54. a. surprise b. wonderful c. ticket d. evening
55. a. busy b. fortunate c. include d. follow
56. a. depart b. medical c. husband d. business
57. a. volcano b. gallery c. seafood d. windy
58. a. sunny b. facility c. humid d. minus
59. a. weather b. lava c. middle d. delicious
D. READING
Question 60-69: Read the article and circle the letter next to the word that best fits
each space:
Traveling in the Lake District:
The Lake District is very popular for holidays all year round. Roads leading to the area
have been improved in (60)………………years inside the area itself, however, many
roads are (61)……………and winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive
(62)………..….roads like this when they are (63)……………in ice. For the mountain
walker a word of warning-every season visitors (64)……………..lost or are injured and
(65)……….….... to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams. This kind of problem can
be (66)…………... by following a few simple rules. When exploring the mountains, wear
warm clothing. Sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small (67)
……………...of food. Don’t go (68)…………….alone and always tell someone where
you (69)…………..to go to.
60. a. recent b. next c. last d. close
61. a. thin b. slim c. narrow d. shallow
62. a. along b. above c. by d. in
63. a. wrapped b. above c. drowned d. filed
64. a. have b. be c. make d. get
65. a. must b. should c. need d. ought
66. a. encouraged b. prevented c. arranged d. organized
67. a. quantity b. weight c. length d. limit
68. a. for b. by c. with d. off
69. a. look b. seem c. plan d. know
E. WRITING
Question 70-77: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the
first:
70. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times
It + be + such + (a/an) + Adj + N + that + S + V: quá … đến nỗi
= S + be + so + Adj + that + S + V
The film was so interesting that we watched it several times.
71. The football match was won by Manchester United
Manchester United won the football match
72. Peter was too ill to get up.
S + be + too + Adj + to + V
= S + be + so + Adj + that + S + V
Peter was so ill that he couldn’t get up
73. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends. (bỏ qua)
Her father asked her:”…………………………… ………………………….”
74. Parents ought to send their children to school.
Children ought to be sent to school their parents.
75. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health. (bỏ qua)
It is ……………………………………………………………………………
76. Tom is not as tall as Peter.
Peter is taller than Tom.
77. Every day thousands of trees are cut down in the world.
Every day people cut down thousands of trees in the world
Question 78-85: Make sentences based on the given cues:
78. I / going / visit / after work / evening.
I am going to visit my grand father after work this evening
79. Residents / store owners / concerned / new mall / for / few months.
Residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for few months
80. What / mum / going / do / weekend ?
What is mum going to do at weekend?
81. You / ought / go / market / buy / fish / vegetables.
You ought to go to the market to buy fish and vegetables.
82. People / do / everything / without / help / modern equipment / years ago.
People did everything without the help of modern equipment years ago.
83. How old / your brother / sister / then ?
How old were your brother and sister then?
84. Some people / neighborhood / not happy / changes.
Some people in the neighborhood are not happy with the changes
85. It / difficult / learn / two languages / same time.
It is difficult to learn two languages at the same time.
 ENGLISH PRACTICE 3
PART I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others.
1. A. rubbish B. uniform C. umbrella  D. thumb
2. A. appear  B. weather  C. bread  D. headache
3. A. project  B. belong  C.  woman D. concert
4. A. think B. though  C. mother D. these
5. A. eraser B. baseball C. suitcase D. waterfall
Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the
others in the group.
6. A. pencil B. raincoat C. arrive D. notebook
7. A. enjoyable  B. power  C. permission  D. explore
8. A. photography  B. minority  C. heroic  D. visit
9. A. translation B. difficult C. unluckily  D. agree
10. A. Vietnamese  B. engineer C. celebration D. product 
Your answers:
1. B 2.A 3.C 4. A 5. D
6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D
PART II- Choose the best answers to completes each sentence.
1. Hoa __________________ coins and stamps since she was six.
A. was collecting B. has collected C. collected D. will collect
2. His brother is a _________________ boy. He always tells a joke.
A. handsome B. humorous C. sociable D. energetic
3. Do you mind if I __________________ your car to work?
A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove
4. They are ____________ that their son won the championship.
A. delighted B. pleasing C. sad D. interesting
5. My sister regretting ___________ Mai’s glasses yesterday. Regret + V-ing: tiếc vì đã
làm gì
A. to break B. broken C. breaking D. break
6. Hoa dances more _______________ than her classmates.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ____________ the morning of next
Sunday.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
8. Minh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
A. when B. because C. while D. during
9. One hundred dollars ______________ an big amount of money for her. (nếu chủ ngữ
là tiền/ thời gian/ độ dài  động từ chia số ít)
A. is B. are C. were D. is being
10. Don’t overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on B. for C. with D. from
11. We are going to __________ a small plane to Ha Long Bay this weekend.
A. drive B. ride C. take D. give
12. They as well as Mai ___________________ in the field at this time last Sunday.
A. was working B. were working C. has worked D. have worked
13. Thanks _______ Alexander Graham Bell’s invention, I can communicate with each
other easily. Thanks to: nhờ có
A. for B. from C. on D.to
14. We must _________ the environment from the pollution every day.
A. save B. protest C. protect D. waste
15. In our opinion, there are a lot of differences _________ two twins.
A. from B. without C. with D. between
16. If you _______________ your work, let’s play volleyball with them in the garden.
A. finish B. are finishing C. have finished D. will finish
17. Have a picnic with ______________ in the mountain tomorrow.
A. Hanh and I B. Hanh and me C. I and Hanh D. me and Hanh
18. Study is no _____________ restricted to just one location. No longer: không còn nữa
A. longer B. long C. longest D. the longest
19. My son was hit _______________ a stick while he was working in the field.
A. by B. with C. without D. out
20. Nam and Manh have played badminton for two hours, but __________ of them are tired.
None of: không cái nào/ ai
Both of: cả 2
Neither of: cả 2 đều không
All of: tất cả
A. none B. both C. neither D. all
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20
PART III - Put the correct form of the words:
1. Joanne wants to become a __________ in the future. (science)
2. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)
3. The book was so ________ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest)
4. There are a lot of _______________ in the competition. (contest)
5. Linda’s __________ made the party less exciting. (absent)
 6. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ . (hope)
7. Because of his _________, they failed the exam. (lazy)
8. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of _____________ recently.
(produce)
9. Tet holiday is one of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people.
(celebrate)
10. Laura loves all of Vietnamese dishes, _______________ Nem. (special)
Your answers:
1. scientist 2. urbanized 3. uninteresting 4. participation 5. absence
6. hopeless 7. laziness 8. products 9. contestants 10 especially
PART IV - Find and correct a mistake in each sentence:
1. The boy was enough intelligent to solve that problem.
Adj + enough/ enough + N + to V
2. The girl helped me with the needlework yesterday is my classmate.
3. They asked their friends not play soccer in the road.
Ask sb to V: yêu cầu ai làm gì
4. Hanh is the same weigh as my sister.
5. It is careless for you to leave your book on the train.
6. My brother used to going to the movies with our father.
S + used to + V bare: đã từng làm gì
7. Hoa asked me if I could have a picnic with her in the country or not.
8. Most of monkeys both in the forest and in the zoo are interesting in bananas.
Adj đuôi –ing  chỉ tính chất, bản chất của người/ vật
Adj đuôi –ed  chỉ cảm xúc của người
9. It takes Nam thirty minutes going to school on foot everyday.
It + take + sb + time + to V: ai đó mất bao nhiêu thời gian để làm gì
= S + spend + time + V-ing
10. Not only Ha but also her friends was present in my fifteenth birthday party.
Not only S1 but also S2 + V (chia theo S2)
Your answers:
1. enough intelligent - intelligent enough 6. going - go
2. helped - helping 7. if - whether
3. play - to play 8. interesting - interested
4. weigh - weight 9. going - to go
5. for - of 10. was - were
Part V- Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following
passage.
Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of
countries, there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce
although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere.
Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases
from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The
________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets
circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the
atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they
_______(10) their hands.
1. A. from B. on C. over D. of
2. A. laws B. ideas C. problems D. regulations
3. A. news B. article C. information D. newspaper
4. A. agreed B. pointed C. disagreed D. proved
5. A. lung B. heart C. liver D. stomach
6. A. had B. have C. has D. having
7. A. water B. lead C. gas D. exhaust
8. A. lived B. live C. to live D. living
9. A. quick B. slowly C. quickly D. slow
10. A. touch B. use C. handle D. collect
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART VI - Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket:

Christmas is always held ________(1) December the twenty fifth every year.
Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(2) in the middle
of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important _________(3) in this festival.
There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas
appeared in a poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem
_______(5) a fat jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave children ________ (7)
on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ________(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an
American professor, became popular __________(9) the USA. Santa Claus is based
_______(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
Your answers:
1. ON 2. IT 3. PART/ROLE 4. CALLED 5. WAS
6. RED 7. PRESENTS 8. WRITTEN 9. WITH 10.ON
Part VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
1. It is over two years since they left their homeland. (They haven’t ………………)
2. “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked ………...)
3. No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. (I ………………………..)
4. The food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so …………………)
5. It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity. (There is no …………………..)
6. I am on the fifth page of the essay I am typing. (So far …………………………)
7. The dog keeps stealing my socks. (The dog is …………………………………...)
8. Hoa found it easy to translate this poem into French. (Hoa had no ……………..)
9. Collect all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. (Let all ……………)
 10. Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl ………………………………..)
Your answers:
1. They haven’t come back their homeland for over two years.
2. I asked Mai how many cars there were in front of her/his house.
3. I wasn’t introduced to newcomers in the festival.
4. The food was so bad that the children couldn’t eat it.
5. There is no point in persuading her to join in that activity.
6. So far I have typed five pages of the essay.
7. The dog is always stealing my socks.
8. Hoa had no difficulty in translating this poem into French.
9. Let all of dirty clothes be collected by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.
10. Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl at school is as graceful as Mary.
 ENGLISH PRACTICE 4
I. Choose one of word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. christmas B. character C. school D. church
2. A. traveled B. surprised C. worked D. climbed
3. A. tour B. pour C. your D. course
4. A. towel B. down C. window D. flower
5. A. cook B. food C. too D. pool
II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. His handwriting is terrible. It’s not easy at all ….........what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is ……………….on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Kim Tan town is……………….. busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. The Smiths never go out in the evening, ……………….?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t he D. does he
5. Ba is strong enough…………….. his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
6. Last week my child …………… to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. were taken C. went D. has gone
7. I tried my. ……………not to laugh, but I couldn’t. try one’s best: cố gắng hết sức
A. good B. well C. best D. better
8. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
9. I want to ask my parents ................... some money. Ask sb for sth: xin ai cái gì
A. from B. for C. with D. about
10. You are very different ........................ your brother. Different from
A. to B. for C. with D. from
11. I am better ........................ English than Nam. Good at  better at
A. than B. with C. at D. for
12. He seldom goes fishing, ...................?
A. doesn't he B. is he C. does he D. isn't he
13. Heavy rains …….the plane for several hours
A. stopped B. prevented C. delayed D. kept
14. You must go to school ……the ages of 5 and 16. it is compulsory.
A. from B. over C. during D. between
15. Sorry to keep you………… keep sb + V-ing
A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets .
1. I‘ve decided (stop) ……………...smoking.
2. I (visit) .........................Singapore two years ago.
3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) ..........................
4.We are tired of (work)…………… for low salary.
5. This is the second time you (break) .........................a cup.
6. (you/do) …………… the homework yet?
7. Mai is in her room. She (play) ......................... the guitar.
8. The teacher said that we should ( not make ) ………… noise in class.
9. Water …………( cover) most of the Earth’s surface.
10. The gate ……………...( lock) at 6.30 p.m everyday.
KEY
1. to stop 2. visited 3. is going to rain 4. working
5. have broken 6. Have you done 7. is playing
8.not make 9. covers 10. is locked

IV. Read the passage and answer the questions.

It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The
lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,” said the
teacher,
“They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In spring, it is warm and every thing
begins to grow. In summer ,It is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens.
In autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In
winter, It is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.”
Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,”he
said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?”
“Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the
garden.”
1. Where did the lesson take place?
…………………………………………………………………………
2. What was the lesson about?
…………………………………………………………………………
3. What did the teacher ask Tom to do?
…………………………………………………………………………
4. What did the teacher asked the class to do?
…………………………………………………………………………
5. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”?
…………………………………………………………………………
V. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the
following sentences.
1. Their children have quite ……………… characters. DIFFERENCE
2. My brother bought a new………….. rod yesterday. FISH
3. Mr. Jane runs his business very ………….. SUCCESS
4. I like the city life because there are many kinds of ………. ENTERTAIN
5. The scouts do the……………..work VOLUNTEER
6. Is there anything……………… on TV tonight? INTEREST
7. What is the correct……………..of this word? PRONOUNCE
8. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local .............
ORPHAN
9. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more………….. COMFORT
10. In electronics, we learn to repair ...................appliances. HOUSE
KEY
1. different 6. interesting
2. fishing 7. pronunciation
3. successfully 8. orphanage
4. entertainment 9. comfortable
5. voluntary 10. household
VI. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it.
1. He has waited there for a quarter past six.
(1)… for-since.
2. Surface mail is many cheaper than air mail.
(2)… many-much …..
3. They do their best to keeping the family happy.
(3)… keeping-keep …….
4. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa.
(4)… among - between ….
5. Tourists usually have a bus to the countryside.
(5)… have - take …
VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ………………father
was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer. Neither
of them (3) ………………successful so the family (4) ……………… very little money.
The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and singing, he was only
five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6)
………………the theatre.
When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and
went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a
film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9)
……………… film director.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ……………… of 88. There is now a
statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.
KEY
1. His 2. as 3. was 4. had 5. money
6. in 7. was 8. he 9. and 10. age
VIII. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. It’s 2.5 km…………my school………..the movie theatre.
2. I live ………..Xuan Dieu street……….my grandparents
3. She is talking…………her students in the school yard.
4. My new house is different……….my old house.
5. My father is a farmer. He works………..a farm.
6. Does your aunt work ……….the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
7. I’m always busy. I must work ………..early morning until night.
8. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes ………..Tuoi Tre newspaper.
9. This apartment is suitable………….my family.
10. I often help my parents ………….the housework after school.
KEY
1. from - to. 2. on – with 3. to 4. from 5. on
6. in 7. From 8. For 9. For 10. with
IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same.
1. She eats more chocolate than I.
I don’t eat as much chocolate as she does.
2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s very important to keep the environment clean
4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.
Lan did the homework herself.
5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
I haven’t spoken to her for three years.
6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Tam used to type faster.
7. How long is it since you used the car?
When did you start using the car?
8. We started living here 15 years ago.
We have lived here for 15 years.
9. Let’s meet inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?
How about meeting inside the center, at the cafe corner?
10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.
Nam is strong enough to do heavy work.