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Tài liệu Bồi Dưỡng HSG tiếng Anh lớp 9
- If only + S + V( past simple)
- need +V-ing (mang nghĩa bị động)
- avoid + V-ing
- neither nor (động từ chia theo CN thứ 2)
- have / find dificulty in doing st
- prevent sb from doing st
- câu bị đông với những động từ chỉ nhận thức cảm giác: think , say, report
PRACTICE TEST 1
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others
1. A. climate B. divided C. write D. religion
2. A. stopped B. laughed C. wanted D. looked
3. A. fashion B. material C. logical D. rivalry
4. A. campus B. subject C. public D. industrial
5. A. weeks B. depends C. presents D. parents
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
6. A. Japanese B. understand C. excellent D. Vietnamese
7. A. Mountain B. village C. journey D. between
8. A. restaurant B. motorbike C. enjoyable D. vegetable
9. A. casual B. favorite C. uniform D. amusement
10. A. Religion B. official C. separate D. tradition
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
11. If only I ………………… in the countryside right now.
A. were B. am C. can be D. would
12. Does the grass need ………………….
A. cutting B. cut C. be cut D. to cut
13. Stop now; you’ve done …………………. work for one day.

28. Our flight was delayed, so we had decided to take a long walk around the
terminal.
29. Members of high school clubs learn to participation in teams through their
involvement in community projects.
30. He said he was looking after a place to stay for a few weeks.
III. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap
31. When he played cards he is very ………………… He hates losing. compete
32. If your work is …………………. you will get a longer contract SATISFY
33. I’d love to see you next week, but ……………… , it won’t be possible.
Fortunate
34. As a doctor she wants to …………………. in child health. SPECIAL
35. 8. Wearing "ao dai" at work can cause……… to modern, active women.
convenient
36. His son’s has not improved much BEHAVE
37. Misunderstandings can cause a deep …………… among friends. divide
38. He had real great ………………. to design this ao dai INSPIRE
39. “Back street Boys” is greeted ………………… in the USA nowadays. warm
40. The two sides of the city are ………………… by the river. SEPARATION
IV. Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B.
A B
41. I’m surprised how warm it is for March a. I agree. He’s always absent
from class.
42. How’s the painting going ? b. Great. It’s the best one.
43. How is your hotel ? c. Yes, all this sunshine is quite
surprising.
44. Rachel misses lectures too often. d. Painting the ceiling is difficult.
45. Will there be a lot of people there ? e. Yes, It always absolutely on
time.
46. Have you noticed how thin Jane has got ? f. She’s on a diet.
47. Is it true you saw a ghost last night ? g. Yes, I think it’s going to rain.

way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women (60) _______ dresses. The
dresses all had long skirts. But today women do not always wear dresses (61)
_______ long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear
pants. Another difference between 1800 and today (62) _______ the cloth. In the
1800s, clothes were made only from (63) ________ kinds of cloth. They (64)
_______ cotton, wool, silk or linen. But today there are many kinds of (65) _______
cloth. A lot of clothes are now make from nylon, or polyester.
56. A. but B. because C. because of D. so as
57. A. but B. because C. so D. if
58. A. of B. about C. from D. at
59. A. different B. differ C. differed D. difference
60. A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
61. A. with B. about C. of D. on
62. A. was B. is C. are D. were
63. A. nature B. naturally C. natural D. naturalness
64. A. were made from B. from were made
C. made from were D. were from made
65.A. man make B. man made C. man making D. made man
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III. Complete the letter that Tom wrote to his family while he was on vacation.
Write ONE word in each gap
Hi everyone,
I've been in Paris for almost a week now and I'm having a good (66) _______ . I
spent the first few days visiting the Eiffel (67) ________, Notre Dame, and other
tourist attractions. Most places are crowed (68) ________ tourists, so yesterday I
decided to go (69) ________ and bought a few (70) ________ .
Today I've been to a couple of interesting art galleries. I got lost on my (71)
________ back to the hotel but it didn't matter because I discovered a very
fascinating market with lots of little stalls (72) ________ just almost everything from


86. I / practice / speak / English / them / everyday.

87. Now / I / make / good progress.

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88. My pronunciation / much better / and / I / understand / almost everything.

89. I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course.

90. Write / me / soon.

Your truly,
Lan
III. Write a paragraph about 100 – 120 words with the following topic sentence.
Vietnamese women should wear the ao dai at work
ANSWER KEY:
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (
6. C 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. C
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the sentences or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space. 11. A
12. A
13. D 14. D 15. B
16. D 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. A
II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

80. he man holding the hostages is thought to be heavily armed.
II. Use the suggested words and phrases to write a letter to your pen pal.
Dear Maryam,
81.I am having a great time here in England.
82. I have been here for three months and my university term started two months ago.
83. I live / I’m living in the dormitory with some foreign students.
84. They come from different parts of the world.
85. They are very friendly and helpful, and their English is much better than mine.
86. I practice speaking English with them every day.
87. Now I am making / I have made good progress.
88. My pronunciation is much better and I can understand almost everything
89. I hope my English will considerably improve at the end of the course.
90. Write to me soon
Your truly,
Lan
III. Write a paragraph about 100 – 120 words with the following topic sentence. (10
points)
* Form
- correct form of a passage.
* Task fulfillment:
- complete the passage with all relevant information
- well-organized.
*Language:
- accurate grammar
- appropriate vocabulary
Tiết 3, 4
- to be accustomed to doing st= quen với
- get on well with sb= có mối quan hệ tốt
- effect on = có ảnh hưởng
- blow off = dụng xuống

A. go on B. carry on C. get on D. put on
6. People have different ways of preparing _____ .
A. their exams B. to exams C. for exams D. in exams
7. Lack of sleep can have a noticeable _____ your performance at work .
A. effect to B. effect in C. affect on D. effect on
8. I’ve got to see the dentist for a check - up tomorrow; I just hope I don’t need to
_____ .
A. have anything done B. be done something to
C. let anything be done D. make something done
9. He climbed up the tree _____ to pick the apples before the wind blew them off .
A. so B. in order C. so that D. for
10. Next summer, we’re _____ a swimming pool built in our garden.
A. making B. deciding C. letting D. having
Question IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and
correct the mistakes:
1.These televisions are very expensive for us to buy at this time, but perhaps we will
return later.
2. Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students
lost the opportunity to
lease the apartment.
3. After she had bought for herself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.
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4. The food that Mary is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
5. Buying clothes are often a very time - consuming practice because those clothes
that a person likes are
rarely the ones that fit him or her .
6. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the
proposal.
7. John decided to buy a car in the morning , but in the afternoon he change the mind.

to judge him (9)________ the standards of his (10)________ time. There is no doubt
that he had extraordinary skills and an ability to write about sport with style and
intelligence.
1. A. fame B. rich C. well-known D. common
2. A. because B. that C. which D. thus
3. A. so B. too C. also D. of
4. A. with B. without C. no D. not
5. A. be B. which C. what D. was
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6. A. achievements B. succeed C. famous D. expect
7. A. then B. when C. which D. that
8. A. him B. men C. they D. it
9. A. at B. beneath C. out of D. to
10. A. single B. owe C. own D. private
Question VII : Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word
:
There is much more water than land (1)______ the surface of the earth. The sea and
oceans (2)______ nearly four-fifths of the whole world, and only one-fifth of
(3)______ land. If you traveled over the earth (4)______ different directions, you
would have to spend much more of your time (5)______ on water than on roads or
railways. We sometimes forget that (6)______ every mile of land there is four miles
of water. There is much water on the surface of our earth that we (7)______ to use
two words to describe. We use the word seas to (8)______ those parts of water
surface which (9)______ only a few hundreds of miles wide, the word oceans to
describe the huge areas of water which are thousands of miles wide (10)______ very
deep.
Question VIII : Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer
to each question :
One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of

A. nearly 16 B. exactly 16.
C. exactly 15 D. less than 15.
5. What is the message to reader?
A. We should take action to protect our water resources.
B. We should take all water resources into account.
C. We should limit the use of water resources.
D. We should encourage people to use safe water.
Question IX: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the
same as the first :
1. They’ve been living here for six years now .
-> They moved
2. You should take two tablets every four hours.
-> Two tablets should
3. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
-> I really wish
4. “Do you know where Tony is ? ”- I asked my brother.
-> I asked my brother
5. “I’ll see you here tomorrow ”said Sue ‘And don’t be late’.
-> Sue said she
6. People say that the bus driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.
-> The bus driver is said
7. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
-> The owner
8. My flute is being repaired at the moment.
-> I am
9.“ Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat” he asked.
-> He suggested
10. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
-> He objected
Question X. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of

- Take a shower instead of a bath .
- Turn off the lights, the fans, air conditioner when no one is in the room .
- Turn off the faucet after using .
- Keep the fridge door closed or prepare food carefully before turning on the stove.
- Travelling by bikes or public buses instead of using motorcycles
The End
ANSWER KEY:
Question I :
1/ B 2./C 3/ D 4/ A 5/ D
Question II
1/ C 2/ B 3/ A 4/ C 5/ A
Question III
1/ C 2/ B 3/ A 4/ C 5/ C 6/ C 7/ D 8/ A 9/ B 10/ D
Question IV
we
◊
too. 6. C
◊
1. B
his
◊
much 7. D
◊
2. B
no one
◊
herself 8. C
◊
3. B
late

8. He suggested (that) I / she put my (her) luggage under the seat.
9. He objected to his secretary(‘) coming late to work / to the fact that his secretary
came late to work.
Question X :
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new
technological age.
10. But actually the idea for computer was worked out over two centuries ago by a
man called Charles
Babbage.
11. Babbage was born in 1791 and grew to be a brilliant mathematician.
12. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he call ed “engines”.
13. But despite the fact that he started building some these he never finished any of
them.
14. Over the years people have argued whether his machines would ever work .
15. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building an
engine based on one
of Babbage’s designs.
16. It has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been
specially made.
17. Whether it works or not , the machine will be shown at the special exhibition in
the Science
Museum to remind people of Babbage’s work./.
Question XI :
Tiết 5, 6
- to be worried about st= lo lắng
- in a good time for = kịp cho
- put sb through = cho gặp ai
- open one’s mouth wide = há rộng miệng
- prices keep rising = tăng giá
- have st done = nhờ ai làm gì

down.
A. telling B. having told C. being told D. has told
9. The dentist told him to open his mouth………
A. broad B. wide C. broadly D. widely
10. Venice,………has a lot of old houses built on water, is a city in Italy.
A. where B. which C. that D. whose
II. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital
letters.
1. Television can make things more…….… because it brings both ( MEMORY)
sounds and pictures.
2.Tim is one of the … …on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. (PARTICIPATE)
3.Professor Smith has joined the company in an……….capacity. (ADVISE)
4.They were so alike. It’s sometimes impossible to……between them.
(DIFFERENT)
5.Saving energy means reducing ………….bills. (HOUSE)
6……….who spend most of their time in front of a computer (YOUNG)
don’t have enough time for studying and playing sports.
7.We must all protect the environment to……… a better world (SURE)
for our grandfather.)
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8.The …….of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance.
(FREQUENT)
9. A label on a package of food must not be…………. (LEAD)
10.Some people believe that traveling by plane is……… safer (CONSIDER)
than other form of travel.
III.There are 10 mistakes in the passage. Find and correct them.
Hawaii was the last state join the United States. It became the 50 th state in August
21st , 1959. Hawaii is the southernmost state in the country. It also is the only state
making up entirely of islands. Hawaii is nicknamed the Aloha State. Aloha is a

6. A. ever since then B. all the time C. up until now D. from then on
7. A. as B. same C. like D. both
8. A. pass B. lack C. miss D. lose
9. A. stands B. belongs C. bases D. lies
10. A. grasping B. catching C. gaining D. raising.
II.Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
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An important development of English outside Great Britain occurred …(1)…the
colonization of North American. American English may be considered to …(2)…the
English spoken in Canada, …(3)…the Canadian variety retains some features of
British pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary . The most distinguishing differences
…(4)…American English and British English are in pronunciation and vocabulary.
There are slighter …(5)… in spelling, pitch, and stress as well. …(6)…American
English also has a tendency to be more rigid in matters of grammar and syntax, but at
the same…(7)… appears to be more tolerant of the use of neologisms. Despite these
differences, it is often difficult to determine – apart from context –…(8)…serious
literary works …(9)…been written in Great Britain or the U.S./Canada or , for that
matter, in Australia, New Zealand, …(10)… South Africa.
Your answers:
1. ………… 2. …………… 3…………… 4. ……………. 5. ……………
6. ………… 7. …………… 8. …………… 9. ……………. 10. ……………
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers:
In the 1950s The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole
world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous
fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at
that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any
training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black
Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing
their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed

6. The Beatles stopped their live performances because …………
A. They had earned enough money.
B. They did not want to work with each other.
C. They spent more time writing their own songs
D. they were afraid of being hurt by fans.
7. The year 1970 was the time when …………
A . they split up B. They changed pop music
C. they started their career D. They stopped singing live
8. What the fans of Beatles often did was ………………
A. sing together with them B. take their clothes as souvenir
C. ask them to write more songs D. ask them why they would separate
9. Some songs of the Beatles now ……………….
A. are still famous as they used to be B. became too old to sing
C. are sung by crazy fans C. are the most famous
10. The tone of the passage is that of …………………
A. admiration B criticism C. neutral D. sarcasm
Section IV: Writing
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first
one.
1. Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking.
I’d rather…………………………………
2. He didn’t succeed in his career until he was 50.
It wasn’t …………………………………………….
3. He has been a journalist for 10 years.
His career……………………………………
4. As Michael became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper
reporters.
The more……………………………………………………………….
5. I regret saying that to him.
I wish………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………
10. It/be/boring/movie/that/I/fall/asleep.
…………………………………………………………………………………
II. Write an essay on the following topic (about 150 – 200 words):
Some people say that there shouldn’t be examinations because they make students
feel stressed. Do
you agree or disagree with this idea?
KEY
Section I: Pronunciation
Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the other
three.
1 2 3 4 5
As C i: Bә B e bep C z
Section II: Vocabulary and Grammar
1.Choose the best answer from A, B, C, D to complete each of the following
sentences.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C. A. D C A C D C B B
IIFill in each gap in each sentences with the correct form of the word in capital
letters.
1. memorable 2. participants 3. advisory 4. differentiate 5. household
6. youngsters 7. ensure 8. infrequency 9. misleading 10. considerably
III. There are 10 mistakes in the passage. Find and correct them
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1. join 1. to join 6. million 6. millions
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2. in August 21st 2. on August 21st 7. majority 7. major
3. making 3. made 8. where 8. which
4. by 4. in 9. three-fourth 9. three-fourths

4. I wish you would stop sticking your nose into other people’s business.
5. London stands on the Thames which divides it into 2 equal parts.
6. He insists on inviting his mother-in-law to the restaurant.
7. When we get home our children will probably be watching television.
8. Reference book must not be taken away from the reading room.
9. It was such a boring movie that I fell asleep.
III. Write an essay on the following topic (about 150 – 200 words).
Tiết 7, 8
- by three goals to nil = ba không
- afford to = khả năng
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- well-prepared = chuẩn bị kỹ càng
- deal with the problem = giải quyết vấn đề
- is worth doing = đáng để
- . It’s up to you = phụ thuộc vào bạn
- keep + V-ing = giữ
- câu trực tiếp , gián tiếp
- so sánh
PRACTICE TEST 4
B. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the
rest by the selecting the corresponding letter A, B, C or D :
1. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew
2. A. close B. lose C. chose D. rose
3. A. dosage B. carriage C. voyage D. massage
4. A. thus B. thick C. think D. thin
5. A. book B. foot C. school D. good
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern in each line:
1. A. damage B. collapse C. border D. funnel

A. where B. which C. that D. whom
12. The fathre sat by his … child’s bedside all night as he was sick.
A. sleep B. asleep C. oversleep D. sleeping
13. Watching television, ………… is said to be unhealthy pastime, is Tim’s favorite
hobby.
A. that B. who C. which D. whose
14. You should take regular exercise ……… sitting in front of the television all day.
A. in spite of B. instead of C. without D.even
15. I don’t want to go out tonight …… Anna phones.
A. so that B. even though C. when D. in case
16. Lan’s class kept …………… on the book report all week last week.
A. work B. working C. to work D. being worked
17. I object to ……… like this.
A. be treating B. treating C. being treated D. have been treated
18. Since ……… to a warmer and lass humid climate, I’ve had no trouble with my
asthma.
A. I move B. I moving C. upon working D. moving
19. Shy people often find it difficult to …………. group discussions.
A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in touch with
20. Our soccer team lost ……… three goals to nil.
A. with B. by C. to D. in
II. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the
sentence correct :
1. Meat must keep in a refrigerator or it will spoil.
2. She spends her free time to visit galleries and museums.
3. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.
4. He has repeated urged the government to do something about this.
5. Sorry. I’m very tired that I can’t stay any longer.
6. This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young.
7. His father was quite satisfied about his success.

money. When the woman heard (4)…… in the house, she tried to phone the police.
But the man pulled the telephone wires from the wall. The he (5) …….the woman
over the head (6)……… a heavy stick. The two children began to cry (7)…………
when they saw their mother on the floor, but unfortunately (8)………. could hear
their cries. The police want to talk to everyone at all who was near the house that
night. They feel sure that (9)……… saw (10) ……… man.
1. A. attack B. attacks C. attacked D. attacking
2. A. attacker B. attackers C. an attacker D. the attacker
3. A. a B. the C. some D. any
4. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
5. A hitted B. hits C. hitting D. hit
6. A. by B. in C. from D. with
7. A loud B. loudly C. louder D. loudest
8. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
9. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
10. A. a B. an C. the D. one
II. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer on each of the questions from 1 to 5 :
In the United States and Canada, I is very important to look a person in the eyeswhen
you are having conversation with her or him. If you look down or to the side when
the other is talking, that person will think you are not interested in what he or she is
saying. This of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are
talking, you may hiding something, that is, it might seem that you
are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a
few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word. But they always
turn immediately back to look the listener in the eyes. These social rules are the same
for two women, two men, a woman and a man, or an adult and a child.
1. When you are talking to an American or Canadian, you should……………
A. avoid looking directly at him/her. B. look directly at him/ her.
C. look to the side D. look down.

3. “ What’s your mother’s name, little boy ?” he said.
He asked……………………………… ◊
4. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.
Only…………………………………… ◊
5. I’ve always had to get up early to prepare breakfast for my family.
I’m used………………………◊
6. Does she know enough English to work as a translator ?
Is her……………………………………….◊
7. These new machines have put an end to queuing.
Before these………………………………◊
8. This exercise is more difficult than last week’s.
Last week’s…………………………………… ◊
9. “Less noise!” the father asked the children.
The father shouted ……………………◊
10. Mrs. Brown has two children.
Mrs. Brown is……………………… ◊
II. Make complete sentences from the sets of words and phrases provided :
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1. The baby/ begin/ cry/ middle/ night.
……………………………………………
2. My pronunciation/ much better/ and/ I/ understand/ almost everything.
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3. He/ have/ great time/ London/ moment.
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4. You/ not pass/ examination/ unless/ work/ harder.
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5. Strike/ car factory/ last/ ten days/ be/ over now.
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6. Millions/ cards/ send/ every year.

4. would tell ; were. 5. weeding ; done.
D. READING:
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TÀI LIỆU ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9- VÒNG THI CẤP QUỐC GIA
I. Choose the best option A, B, C, D to fill in the numbered blanks from 1 to 10
1C 2D 3C 4A 5D 6A 7B 8C 9A 10C
II. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of
the questions from 1 to 5:
1B 2B 3D 4A 5D
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word
1. walking 2. see 3. away 4. loud 5. faster
6. well 7. from 8. up 9. When 10. completely
E. WRITING:
I. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one
1. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn’t go under it.
2. Isn’t there an other way to the stadium ?
3.He asked the little boy what his mother’s name was.
4. Only after all the guests had gone home could we relax.
5. I’m used to getting up early to prepare breakfast.
6. Is her ( knowledge of ) E nglish good enough for her to work as a translator.
7. Before these ( new) machines were invented, people had to queue.
8. Last week’s exercise was easier than this one.
9. The father shouted to the children to make less noise.
10. Mrs. Brown is a woman of two children.
II. Make complete sentences from the sets of words and phrases provided
1. The baby began to cry/ crying in the middle of the night.
2. My pronunciation is much better and I can understand almost everything.
3. He is having a great time in London at the moment.
4. You can’t/ will not pass the examination unless you work harder.

A. are used to be B. are often used C. often use D. get used to being
3. _________ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it.
A. Who B. The person who C. Whoever D. Man who
4. The passage _________ that the first settlers were Spanish.
A. refers B. instills C. implies D. infers
5. There are not many interesting _________ of news in the ‘ Evening’ .
A. parts B. articles C. loads D. items
6. Jane likes watching films, but she is not _________ keen on any kind.
A. specially B. certainly C. largely D. particularly
7. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the _________ to get in.
A. break B. interval C. refreshment D. half time
8. From now on, you have to _________ responsibility for the sales figures.
A. get B. acquire C. assume D. accept
9. _________, the reports are not good enough to be printed.
A. Out of the ordinary B. On my own C. If you ask me D. Telling the truth
10. During the war, we _________ many relatives.
A. set an example for B. take for granted C. lost touch with D. made a mention of
I I . Give the correct form/ tense of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
Although some groups of people (1. always live) _________ outdoors in tents,
camping as we (2. know) _________ it today (3. begin) _________ to be popular
about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvements in camping
equipment (4. allow) _________ more people to travel longer distances into the
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