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Test 1
Question 1:Read the passage then do the exercises below.
Jean O’Hara was born in Ireland on August 14
th
,1964.She went to primary school in Dublin, but her
father died in April 1975, when Jean was nearly eleven. So in May 1977, her mother decided to return to
London, where she had lived before she got married.
Jean left school in 1982,and studied Spanish at university for three years. In 1985, she worked as a
waitress while she did a secretarial course in English and Spanish. She got her diploma a year later and
started working as a tourist guide in London. In March 1987, she saw an advertisement in a paper for
travel representatives in Barcelona, and she applied for a job. Two months later, the travel company
offered her a job starting in June. She has worked there ever since.
A
, Write complete questions and answer them.
1,When / where / born ? / ……………………………………………………………………
2,When / father / die ? / …………………………………………
3,why / mother / decide / come back / London / after / death ?
…………………………………………………………… …………………………………….
4,What / do / after / leave / school ? / ………….……………………………………………
5,When / start / work / travel / company ? / ………….……………………………………
B
, Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).Correct the false information.
1,Jean is English.

2,Between 1982 and 1985 Jean studied at university.

3,In 1986 Jean worked as a tourist guide.
4,She put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for a job.

1,The blue curtains began to after they had been hanging in the sun for two months.
afade bdie cdissolve dmelt
2,It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she had to a story.
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ainvent bcombine cmanage dlie
3,The car had a tire, so we had to change the wheel.
abroken bcracked cbent dflat
4,She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her because of her poor eyesight.
aback bup cover ddown
5,These old houses are going to be soon.
alaid out brun down cpulled down dknocked down
6,She rang to make an early at the hairdresser.
aorder bdate cassignment dappointment
7,My sister has a baby daughter, and she is my first
anephew bcousin cniece drelation
8,If we go to the market we might find a
atrade bshopping cchance dbargain
9,That’s a nice coat, and the colour you well.
afits bmatches cshows dsuits
10,Smoking is a very bad habit, which many people find difficult to
abreak bbeat cbreathe dcough
Question 5:Fill in each numbered blank one missing word.
Mr. John Bradley was surprised to find a letter… 1… for him on his desk when he arrived at work.
Before….2….it, he hung up his coat and took out his glasses.
“Dear Mr. Bradley, ”he read, ”we are sorry to… 3….you that your services are 4…. longer
required ”He couldn’t believed it. After….5 for the company for thirty years, he had been made
redundant, one Monday morning without… 6….warned in any way at all. There was no point in 7 the
letter. The ending was 8 “Thank you for your loyalty and dedication sự cống hiến

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,1964.
2,When did her father die ?
+He died in April 1975,when she was nearly eleven.
3,Why did her mother decide to come back to London after her father’s death ?
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+Because her mother had lived there before she got married.
4,What did Jane do after she left school ?
+She studied at university.
5,When did she start working for the travel company ?
+She started working for the travel company in June 1987.
B. 1F 2T 3T 4F 5T
Question 2:
1,was walking 2,started 3,will get 4,reach 5,had remembered 6,had left 7,am always forgetting
8,Are you going 9,do you want 10,took 11,dont change 12,will fall 13,will not be
14,have been practising 15,will wait 16,like 17,relaxed 18,have been worrying 19,worry 20,fall
Question 3:
1,John could hardly understand what the teacher said.
2,Only when the generals personal diaries were published did the truth come out.
3,The older I get the less I want to travel.
4,You wont be able to buy a house in that district for less than $100,000.
5,You cant have locked the front door. Heres the key.
6,Paul apologized to Susan for having given (giving) her the wrong number.
7,I had the washing machine mended by Mr. Dryden.
8,No sooner had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining.
9,As long as you keep calm, you will pass your driving test.
10,Its high time you were able to dress yourself.
Question 4:

determined to capture the pike and he succeeded. When he had got it ashore and killed it, he weighed the
fish and found that it scaled nearly thirty poundsa record for that district.
1,Why do you think Peter was sitting quietly by the lake (line 2)?
aHe was watching the duck. bHe wasnt very talkative.
cHe was waiting for the pike to appear. dHe was fishing.
2,To what does SURPRISE in line 3 probably refer ?
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aTo the duck. bTo the ducklings. cTo the action of the pike. dTo the time of the day.
3,Which word in the third sentence of the passage suggests that the ducklings were unaware of
the danger below them
athree balong cpaddling dcheerfully
4,What were Peter’s feelings about the incident two days later ?
aHe caught and killed the pike. bHe remained determined to catch the pike.
cHe vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings.
dHe caught the frog and use it as bait for the pike.
5,How much was the pike worth ?
aabout thirty pounds. babout two hundred and forty dollars.
cthe passage contains no information on this point. dthe passage says that the fish scaled nearly thirty
pounds.
6,Which of the following titles best sums up the whole passage?
aRevenge on a duck. bMysterious disappearance of ducklings.
cRecord pike caught by an angry fisherman. dHuge pike caught by a fisherman after
desperate struggle at sea.
Question 2:Use word(s) given to build the complete sentence.
1,So / frightened / he / be / not speak / long time.
2,It / about / time / you / have / hair / cut
3,man / come / see / me / last night / be / policeman.
4,he / not bear / disturb.

7,Lunch will be ready the time you get back.
aat bduring cin dby
8,I haven’t been feeling well ,doctor.
arecently bafterwards csuddenly dat last
9,We ran into the station and caught the train in time.
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aright bjust cearly dalready
10,She was born in Japan but has now in the United States.
afixed bplanted csettled dstuck
Question 5:Supply the correct form of the word given in brackets.
1, ,he failed the final exam. (luck)
2,People usually have hobbies for (enjoy)
3,Street noise is one of the of living in the city.(advantage)
4,Studies show that smoking cigarettes is (health)
5,Some universities in the United States have dormitories.(co-educate)
6,She was shocked to find out she had been (adopt)
7,My aunt is an officer.(migrate)
8,There are with the old statement.(similar)
9,The was won in the last minute of the game.(champion)
10,It was a complete due to poor planning.(fail)
Question 6:Fill only one suitable word into each numbered blank.
We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space. This is the first
time,the 1 first time, in man’s long history that such pictures have been possible 2 many years most
people have believed that the earth was ballshaped. A few thought it was round and 3 ,like a coin. Now
we know, beyond doubt, that those few were 4 The photographs show a ballshaped 5 ,bright and
beautiful. In color photographs of the earth, the sky is as 6 as coal. The 7 looks much bluer than it
usually does to us. All our grey 8 are a perfect white in color; because, of course,the 9 is forever shining
on them. We are 10 to live on the beautiful earth.

2,To what does SURPRISE in line 3 probably refer ?
aTo the duck. bTo the ducklings. cTo the action of the pike. dTo the time of the
day.
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3,Which word in the third sentence of the passage suggests that the ducklings were unaware of the
danger below them
athree balong cpaddling dcheerfully
4,What were Peter’s feelings about the incident two days later ?
aHe caught and killed the pike. bHe remained determined to catch the pike.
cHe vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings.
dHe caught the frog and use it as bait for the pike.
5,How much was the pike worth ?
aabout thirty pounds.
babout two hundred and forty dollars.
cthe passage contains no information on this point.
dthe passage says that the fish scaled nearly thirty pounds.
6,Which of the following titles best sums up the whole passage?
aRevenge on a duck.
bMysterious disappearance of ducklings.
cRecord pike caught by an angry fisherman.
dHuge pike caught by a fisherman after desperate struggle at sea.
Question 2:Use word(s) given to build the complete sentence.
1,So / frightened / he / be / not speak / long time.
2,It / about / time / you / have / hair / cut
3,man / come / see / me / last night / be / policeman.
4,he / not bear / disturb.
5,By / next / September / she / learn / piano / 3 years.
6,Please / pay / attention / what / I / say.

6,In this job you must up to the problems and not run away from them.
agaze bface craise dplay
7,Lunch will be ready the time you get back.
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aat bduring cin dby
8,I haven’t been feeling well ,doctor.
arecently bafterwards csuddenly dat last
9,We ran into the station and caught the train in time.
aright bjust cearly dalready
10,She was born in Japan but has now in the United States.
afixed bplanted csettled dstuck
Question 5:Supply the correct form of the word given in brackets.
1, ,he failed the final exam. (luck)
2,People usually have hobbies for (enjoy)
3,Street noise is one of the of living in the city.(advantage)
4,Studies show that smoking cigarettes is (health)
5,Some universities in the United States have dormitories.(co-educate) dormitory ['dɔ :mitri]
Cách viết khác : dorms [dɔ :mz] danh từ phòng ngủ tập thể nhà ở tập thể (của học sinh đại học )
6,She was shocked to find out she had been (adopt)
7,My aunt is an officer.(migrate)
8,There are with the old statement.(similar)
9,The was won in the last minute of the game.(champion)
10,It was a complete due to poor planning.(fail)
Question 6:Fill only one suitable word into each numbered blank.
We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space. This is the first
time,the 1 first time, in man’s long history that such pictures have been possible 2 many years most
people have believed that the earth was ballshaped. A few thought it was round and 3 ,like a coin. Now
we know, beyond doubt, that those few were 4 The photographs show a ballshaped 5 ,bright and

his brother. cho lµ, xem nh
6,He was seen to pick up a stone and to throw it at the riot policeman.
7,His children weren’t be taken proper care of.
8,The mysterious disappearance of the document has never been satisfactorily
explained.
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9,In the physic lesson, the testtube was placed in a centrifuge. máy ly tâm
10,The best pupil has been awarded a scholarship.
Question 4

1a 2d 3c 4b 5a 6b 7d 8a 9b 10c
hit đánh pressure ['pre(r)]sức ép
receipt
[ri'si:t] biên nhận,biên lai
Question 5
1unluckily 2 enjoyment 3disadvantages 4unhealthy 5coeducational
6adopted 7immigration 8similarities 9championship 10failure
coeducational
dạy học chung cho nam nữ adopted đợc nhận làm con nuôi immigration nhập c
dormitory nhà tập thể
Question 6
1very 2For 3flat 4wrong / mistaken 5earth / planet
6black 7sea 8clouds 9sun 10happy / lucky Test 3
Question 1:Read the passage and then choose the best answer a,b,c or d.
What is life like for todays students? As the university and college terms began, I talked to a few

Question 2:Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1, I (sit) down for a rest while my shoes (repair).
2, Can you imagine what I (come) across when I (roll up ) the carpet ?
3, We suggested (sleep) in hotels but the children were anxious (camp out).
4, "Would you like (come) to a lecture on Wagner tonight ?"
"No, thanks. I like (listen) to music but I dont like (listen) to people (talk) about it."
5, Would your children mind (keep) quiet for a moment? Im trying (fill) in a form.
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6, It’s no use (ask) children (keep) quiet. They can’t help (make) a noise.
7, On the way to Oxford I stopped (have) a cup of coffee at a roadside restaurant and when I (come) it
(stop) (rain).
8, It was two o’clock. Eliza (be)suddenly thoroughly awake. She (sit) up in bed and (circle) her knees with
her arms. It (rain),the way it (rain) for two days.
9, That evening we (stay) up to talk about the town where he (live) for some years.
10, I (be) in this town for 15 years. My family (move) here when I (be) 10 years old.
Question 3:Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1, We must take… before things get worse. (act)
2, She smiles so ,doesn’t she ? (attract)
3, I had to my speech as we had started late. (short)
4, The train made a late (depart)
5, The police are looking for a dangerous… (crime)
6, Put the icecream in the please. (freeze)
7, There is some new in the laboratory. (equip)
8, I had in starting my car this morning. (difficult)
9, Most British homes have a of four television channels. (choose)
10, She doesn’t want to get fat, so she goes to the centre every evening. (fit)
Question 4:Change these sentences into passive voice.
1, They built that old red house in the year 1822.

1,aopinion bresponsible cattitude daccount
2,aresidence bresult crepeat dretell
3,asurpass bsurround csurrender dsurface
4,aconstruct bconstant cconnect dcontain
5,aestablish besteem cestimate despecially

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Test 3'
Question 1:Read the passage and then choose the best answer a,b,c or d.
What is life like for today’s students? As the university and college terms began, I talked to a few
students about their lives. Sarah James is a second year biology [bai'ɔ lədʒi] sinh vật học student.
”Money is a big problem.”, said Sarah. ”I can eat quite cheaply at the university, but I spend quite a lot on
transport. I also spend quite a lot on clothes, as I like to wear things that are in fashion. ”Colin Peter,
who is studying engineering, disagrees. ”I don’t spend anything on clothes.”, he said ”unless you count
climbing boots, I am very keen on climbing, and you do need special equipment, some of which is very
expensive. Luckily, ”my parents gave me money for my birthday in November. Not much of my money
goes on transport, because I have a bicycle. ”Diana Bell is a first year fashion student. ”I make all my
own clothes. This should save me money, but in fact, the materials are very expensive. I don’t know how
I would manage if I didn’t sell some of the dresses and hats I made to the other students. Everything is
expensive.” she said. ”That includes the rent, food, transport, and heating the flat in winter.”
Jack is a science student in his final year. ”What do I spend my money on ? Well, not on clothes, and
not a lot on going out in the evening. My rent is expensive, and I suppose I spend quite a lot on books.”
1,This is from
a a student’s notebook. b
a letter to a friend.
ca magazine article dan advertisement.
2,The aim of the writer is to

hình it (rain) for two days.
9, That evening we (stay) up to talk about the town where he (live) for some years.
10, I (be) in this town for 15 years. My family (move) here when I (be) 10 years old.
Question 3:Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1, We must take… before things get worse. (act)
2, She smiles so ,doesn’t she ? (attract)
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3, I had to my speech as we had started late. (short)
4, The train made a late (depart)
5, The police are looking for a dangerous… (crime)
6, Put the icecream in the please. (freeze)
7, There is some new in the laboratory. (equip)
8, I had in starting my car this morning. (difficult)
9, Most British homes have a of four television channels. (choose)
10, She doesn’t want to get fat, so she goes to the centre every evening. (fit)
Question 4:Change these sentences into passive voice.
1, They built that old red house in the year 1822.
2, Someone might find a solution to the problem soon. [sə'lu:∫n]
3,They broadcast ['brɔ :dk:st; 'brɔ :dkæ:st] phát (tin tức the victory news over powerful loud
speakers so that the whole town could hear it.
4, Our hosts treated us very kindly last Saturday.
5, As soon as they sign the contract, that company will publish ['pbli∫] xuất bản a new textbook
['tekstbuk] sách giáo khoa next year.
6,They informed me that they had seen you in Oxford Street.
7, We ought to deal with the problem before people talk about it.
8, Eric sat silently in the car, wondering where they were taking him.
9, The trouble started when they told me to change the way we were running the company.
10, They looked on Bell as a sweettempered young man.


[ri'spɔ nsəbl] tính từ
( responsible for
somebody / something)
có nghĩa vụ về mặt
pháp lý hoặc đạo đức;
chịu trách nhiệm

['ætitju:d] danh từ
thái độ, quan điểm
one's attitude towards a
question
quan điểm đối với một
vấn đề
an attitude of mind
quan điểm cách nhìn
tư thế, điệu bộ, dáng
dấp
[ə'kaunt] danh từ
sự tính toán số tiền
phải trả hoặc nợ về
hàng hoá hoặc dịch vụ

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2,aresidence bresult crepeat dretell
['rezidəns] danh từ
quá trình ở; quá trình

giữa thảm và tường

[sə'rendə]danh từ
sự đầu hàng; sự từ bỏ

['sə:fis]danh từ
bề mặt
the surface of the ball
bề mặt của một quả
bóng
mặt

4,aconstruct bconstant cconnect dcontain
[kən'str

kt] ngoại động
từ
làm xây dựng (nhà
cửa )
đặt (câu)

['kɔ nstənt] tính từ
kiên định; trung kiên;
trung thành; chung thuỷ

[kə'nekt] ngoại động từ
( to connect something
up to / with something)
nối; kết nối


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Key 3
Question 1:
1c 2a 3d 4d 5d
Question 2:
1,sat / were being repaired 2,came / was rolling up 3,sleeping / to camp out
4,to come / listening /talking (talk) 5,keeping / to fill 6,asking / to keep / making 7,to have / came / had
stopped / raining 8,was / sat / circled / was raining / had been raining
Question 3:
1,action 2,attractively 3,shorten 4,departure 5,criminal 6,freezer 7,equipment 8,difficulty
9,choice 10,fitness equipment

Question 4:
1,That old red house was built in the year 1822.
2,A solution to the problem might be found soon.
3,The victory news was broadcast over powerful loud speakers so that it could be heard by the whole
town.
4,We were treated very kindly by our hosts last Saturday.
5,As soon as the contract is signed, a new textbook will be published by that company next year.
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6,I was informed that you had been seen in Oxford Street.
7,The problem ought to be dealt with before it is talked about.
8,Eric sat silently in the car, wondering where he was being taken.
9,The trouble started when I was told to change the way this company was being run.
10,Bell was looked on as a sweettempered young man.
Question 5:
1,This car belongs to me.

from a box of matches to a car.
You can spend hours wandering about one of these stores, and you probably will lose your way while
you are doing so, in spite of notices pointing the way to the lifts and entrances. If you have been in the
stores so long that you feel hungry, you will not need to leave the building, for nearly all the big stores
have cafes, snackbars or restaurants. You can ring up a friend from a telephone box and you may call at
the theatre agency to book a seat for an evening show.
Although the shops usually close at 5.30 or 6 p. m, on Thursday the West End stores and most other
shops there stay open as late as 8 o’clock. A large number of people come to town from London suburbs
on Thursday for a special shopping evening.
1,Where / most / big stores / situate / London ?
2,What / can / buy / big stores ?
3,What / three / facilities / offer / by the stores ?
4,What kind / notices / you / see ?
5,Why / people / come / shop / West End / Thursday ?
Question 2:Fill a suitable word into each of numbered blanks in the passage.
Australia is a big country, but nearly all 1 live near the sea. On hot summer days, you can see
thousands of people at the beach. Many beaches have waves that are very 2 These large waves are
known as surf and the people who ride them are called surfers. Surfing is a skill and needs
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learning.Don’t 3 to be able to surf properly the 4 time you try. However, by practising a few times you
will learn 5 to do it.
Surfing is 6 a new sport. Perhaps its origins need explaining. It started hundreds 7 years ago in
Hawaii. Men swam 8 to sea to catch fish and found they could come back to land very quickly by riding
the waves. These first surfers did not 9 a board.They 10 ”body surfer”. Many people 11 do this type of
surfing today.
After a while people started to use boards and rode the waves by lying, kneeling or
standing 12 them.These first surfboards were made 13 wood and the water made them rot after
a 14 Today,surfboards are 15 of plastic or fiberglass sợi thuy tinh ̉ instead.

and there are quite pleasing to the eye. 7 (fortunate), however, the ideal shape is an ugly square with
heavily rounded corners.
Would these tall buildings of the future offer more than a 8 (wonder) view ?Some believe tall towers
could contain all the 9 (require) for modern living.The 10 (inhabit) of these vertical villages would travel
up and down between their home and work zones and would 11 (rare) need to journey to ground level.
Question 6: A- choose the best answer a, b, c or d which has underlined part pronounced
differently from the others.
1
2
3
4
5

A. noo
n
A. how
A. new

A. bush
A. seat
B. tool
B. town
B. sew

B. brush
B. heavy

C. blood
C. power


C. permit
C. machine
C. reaction
C. believe
C. advice
D. exact
D. eventual
D. honesty
D. mislead
D. vegetables
Question 7:Find another word(s) which has opposite meaning with the word(s) underlined.
1,Those who are interested in
the novels, please put up your hand.
2,They made me cry a lot.
3,Do you really love
going to concerts so much.
4,She decided to shorten her skirt.
5,Is the bread in the cupboard fresh ?
6,At what time will the sun rise tomorrow ?
7,When do your parents finish
work ?
8,She noted down the exact time of departure.
Question 8:Fill a suitable preposition to complete these sentences.
1,We had to check at 3 p. m, but the plane didn’t take till 7.00.
2,My windows look over the garden.
3,You’d better call her and tell her this.
4, changing channels we can tune our favorite programme.
5,I’ve heard such a lot him that I’m looking forwards seeing him very much.
6,They have lived 102 Cornwall Gardens 1969.


people 11 do this type of surfing today.
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After a while people started to use boards and rode the waves by lying, kneeling [ni:l] quỳ, quỳ xuống (
(cũng) to kneel down) to kneel to somebody quỳ gối trước ai, quỳ lạy ai or standing 12 them.These first
surfboards were made 13 wood and the water made them rot after a 14 Today, surfboards are 15 of
plastic or fiberglass instead. ['faibəgl:s] sợi thuỷ tinh
a fibreglass racing yacht thuyền buồm đua làm bằng sợi thủy tinh
Question 3:Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1,By the time he comes, we (already finish) moving everything.
2,We (wait) for Nancy for over three hours before she finally arrived yesterday.
3,What? Are you smoking an other cigarette? At this rate, you (smoke) a whole pack before lunch time.
Don’t you think you should cut down on a little?
*at this (that) rate [reit]
nếu thế, nếu như vậy; trong trường hợp như vậy
*to cut down  chặt, đốn (cây); gặt (lúa) giảm bớt, cắt bớt (chi tiêu )
4,As soon as I graduate, I (return) to my home town.
5,When you spilled [spil] làm đổ rice on the floor, I (get) the broom [bru:m] cái chổi and (sweep) it up.
6,Are you permitted (bring) guests to the ceremony ['seriməni]? I’d like (invite) my friend to join us.
7,Had he followed my advice before, he (not be) in danger now.
8,If you delay (pay) your bills, you will only incur more and more interest changes.
*incur [in'kə:] làm cho tự mình phải gánh chịu (cái gì xấu); chịu, gánh, mắc
9,The highway patrol nhóm người tuần tra quốc lộ
advises (take) the old route lộ trình through the city
because the interstate highway is under major repair.
* interstate [,intə'steit] tính từ giữa các tiểu bang ( Mỹ)
10,My boss regrets (fire) his secretary now that she is gone.
Question 4:Rewrite these sentences, beginning as shown.
1,You’ve drawn up some excellent plans so I must congratulate you. / I must

2
A. noo
n [nu:n]
danh từ
trưa, buổi trưa
(nghĩa bóng) đỉnh cao
nhất (trong sự
nghiệp ) B. too
l tu:l]
danh từ
dụng cụ, đồ dùng
(cầm tay dùng làm
vườn )
garden tools
dụng cụ làm vườn
công cụ (bất cứ cái gì
C. bloo
d [bl

d]
danh từ
máu, huyết
nhựa (cây); nước
ngọt (hoa quả )
sự tàn sát, sự chém
giết, sự đổ máu



A. sea
t [si:t]

được dùng để làm
hoặc đạt được cái gì)
B. tow
n [taun]

B. sew [sou]

B. bru
sh [br∫]
danh từ
bàn chải
sự chải
B. hea
vy ['hevi] ( +
with) chất nặng, chứa
đầy, nặng trĩu
C. pow
er ['pauə]
C. few [fju:]
C. bus [bs]
danh từ
xe buýt
to go by bus

7
8

9
địa chỉ
my home/business
address is 191 Hoang
Van Thu Street
địa chỉ nhà/cơ quan
của tôi là 191 phố
Hoàng Văn Thụ
bài nói chuyện; bài diễn
văn
B. gesture ['d
ʒ
est∫ə]
danh từ
điệu bộ; cử chỉ
To make a rude
gesture
Làm một cử chỉ
khiếm nhã
Communicating by
gesture
Giao tiếp với nhau
bằng cử chỉ

B. equal ['i:kwəl]
tính từ
như nhau về kích cỡ,
lượng, giá trị, mức
độ ; ngang; bằng
nhau
they are of equal

C. machine [mə'∫i:n]
người hành động một
cách vô ý thức, không
suy nghĩ; người làm
việc như cái máy C. reaction [ri:'æk∫n]
danh từ
sự phản tác dụng, sự
phản ứng lại

C. believe [bi'li:v] to
believe in
somebody/something
cảm thấy chắc chắn
ai/cái gì tồn tại
I believe in God
Tôi tin có Chúa
do you believe in
ghosts?
anh có tin là có ma
hay không?
to believe in
somebody/something;
D. exact [ig'zækt]
tính từ
đúng về mọi chi
tiết; chính xác
what were his

làm cho ai có một ý
niệm hoặc ấn
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( số nhiều) lời tỏ tình;
lời tán tỉnh A. estimate ['estimit 
'estimeit] danh từ
sự đánh giá, sự ước
lượng

B. medical tính từ
['medikl] y khoa to believe in doing
something
tin ai/cái gì;
C. advice [əd'vais]
danh từ
lời khuyên, lời chỉ bảo

tượng sai về ai/cái
gì

+In or near the West End.
2,What can you buy in the big stores ?
+Almost anything you want, from a box of matches to a car.
3,What are three facilities
offered by the stores ? (sn) ®iÒu thuËn lîi, tiÖn nghi
+All the big stores have the cafes, snackbars and restaurants.
+There is a telephone box for you to ring up a friend.
+You may call at the theatre agency to book a seat for an evening show.
4,What kind of notices can you see ?
+We can see notices pointing the way to the lifts and entrances,
5,Why do people come to shop in the West End on Thursday ?
+Because on that day most of the shops there stay open as late as 8 o’clock.
Question 2:
1,Australian 2,high 3,expect 4,first 5,how 6,not 7,of 8,out 9,use 10,were 11,still
12,on 13,of 14,while 15,made
Question 3:
1,shall have already finished 2,had been waiting 3,will have smoked 4,am going to return
5,got / swept 6,to bring / to invite 7,wouldn’t be 8,paying 9,taking 10,having fired
Question 4:
1,I must congratulate you on having drawn up some excellent plans.
2,Bob denied having taken my card.
3,He denied having been there at that time.
4,He always insisted on its being written out in full.
5,Would you mind turning the radio down, please ?
6,I remember being taken to the zoo by my father.
7,He was rumored to have been a spy.
8,Never had she expected that she was so successful.
9,Only by united opposition can we eliminate world terrorism.
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12-another / in 13-about / in 14-their 15-have / develop
b, 1-mean 2-more 3-have / develop 4-are 5-little 6-much 7-what 8-for 9-than
10-in 11-all 12-another / in 13-about / in 14-their 15-tell
c, 1,mean 2,little 3,have / develop 4,are 5,more 6,all 7,what 8,for 9,than
10,in 11,much 12,another / in 13,about / in 14,their 15,tell
d, 1-mean 2-their 3-tell 4-are 5-more 6-all 7-for 8-what 9-than 10-in
11-much 12-another / in 13-about / in 14-little 15-have / develop
Question 2:Read the reading passage then use words given to ask and answer.
The general opinion abroad is that London has fog or rain or both everyday of the year. However, on the
day I arrived, it was fine and warm. There was a bright sun and a cloudless sky. The next day it was just
as beautiful; there was a slight wind that gently moved the leaves on the trees, and you could smell the
spring in the air. ”Life is great ! ” I thought as I walked in Kensington Gardens. It was a straight road and I
found the way easily. When I got my first sight of the gardens, the beauty of it nearly took my breath away.
The trees were fresh, green and lovely. There were beds of spring flowers, red and yellow and blue in full
bloom in the beautiful, smooth grass under the trees.
1,What / weather / like / London / according / general opinion ?
2,What / like / day / writer / arrived / London ?
3,What / season / it / when / visit / London ?
4,What / see / Kensington Gardens ?
Question 3:Choose the correct word in brackets to complete these sentences.
1,The actress sang that song (beautiful / beautifully ).
2,The water of this river flows (swift / swiftly).
3,Those apples smell (good / well ).
4,My friend speaks (fluent / fluently ) English.
5,He has been learning (hard / hardly ) for a year.
6,My cat is the (prettier / prettiest ) of the two.
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7,A mint coat costs (twice more than / twice as much as ) sable coat.

d, If we don’t on electricity, power will be cut.
4,electric
a, He works as an for a local film.
b, The price of has gone up again.
c, The fire was caused by an fault in the television.
d, He is an engineer.
Question 6:Choose the best answer a, b, c or d.
1,Stop laughing ! + I can’t
a, help it b, resist ! c, do anything against it. d, hold myself !
2,When can I take my holiday this year ? +
a, It’s for you. b, It’s up to you. c, How you like. d, After your wish.
3, popular opinion, many Welsh people speak Welsh.
a, Despite b, Against c, Opposite d, Contrary to
4, Mary, give me my love.
a, If you saw b, Do you see c, By seeing d, Should you see
5,Only one of these words can be changed to an other by changing less to ful. Which one is it ?
a, restless b, senseless c, lifeless d, aimless
Question 7:Find an other word which sounds the same as the word given, but which has different
spelling and meaning.
1,sun 2,so 3,fare 4,wait 5,right 6,would 7,cite 8,flower
Question 8:Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1,Perhaps farming(be) a wonderful life for the early farmers if they had had all the modern machines
2,The grass is still wet. It (rain) last night.
3,When water (boil),the liquid (change) to vapour that (call) steam.
4,The Philippines (consist) of a group of islands.
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5,Either the nurses or the doctor (take) care of changing the bandages everyday.
6,Two miles (be) enough for her to jog every morning.

11-much 12-another / in 13-about / in 14-little 15-have / develop

Key: Question 1:
C alert
[ə'lə:t] tính từ( alert to something) cảnh giác; lanh lợi
yet [jet] phó từ
vào lúc này hay lúc ấy; cho đến bây giờ/lúc đó; còn; chưa
I haven't received a letter from him yet; I didn't receive a letter from him yet tôi chưa nhận được lá thư
nào của anh ta
Are you ready?  No, not yet  anh sẵn sàng chưa  Chưa
còn; hãy còn
we may win yet
chúng ta còn có thể thắng
as yet cho đến nay, cho đến bây giờ
an as yet unpublished document
một tài liệu cho đến nay chưa được công bố
yet again  một lần nữa
yet again we can see the results of hasty decisionmaking
một lần nữa chúng ta có thể thấy kết quả của việc ra quyết định vội vàng
liên từ
song, vậy mà, tuy nhiên
slow yet thorough  chậm mà chắc
he worked hard, yet he failed
hắn ta làm việc tích cực, ấy thế mà lại trượt
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it is strange, yet true  thật là kỳ lạ, nhưng mà đúng sự thực
Question 2:Read the reading passage then use words given to ask and answer.
The general opinion abroad is that London has fog or rain or both everyday of the year. However, on the

6,My cat is the (prettier / prettiest ) of the two.
7,A mint coat costs (twice more than / twice as much as ) sable coat.
8,Your hair needs (cutting / to cut ).You’d better (have / to have ) it (does / done ) tomorrow.
9,It (is / are ) these questions that ( is / are ) difficult.
10,That cats have nine lives (have / has ) been believed for centuries.
key Question 3
1,beautifully 2,swiftly 3,good 4,fluent 5,hard 6,prettier
7,twice as much as 8,cutting / have / done 9,is / are 10,has
sable ['seibl] da l«ng chån zibelin mint t¹o ra, tù may

Question 4:Rewrite these sentences ,beginning as shown
1,The weather was so nice that they decided to eat outside. / It was such
2,Everyone heard about the accident before I did. / I was the
3,My parents find fault with everything I do. / No matter
4,The patient recovered more rapidly than they expected. / The patient made
5,Mary told the police about the burglary. / Mary reported
6,It’s quite pointless to complain. / There is no
7,Language students should work hard in class as well as read widely at home.
Not only
8,I understood very little of what the headmaster said. / I could hardly
9,I don’t intend to apologize to either of them. / I have
10,The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic. / The average

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Question 4
1,It was such nice weather that they decided to eat outside.
2,I was the last person to hear about the accident.
3,No matter what I do, my parents find fault with me /it.

việc làm (nhất là việc làm (thường) xuyên được trả lương)
to give employment to somebody tạo công ăn việc làm cho ai
to find employment tìm việc làm
*employable [im'plɔ iəbl] tính từ (nói về người) có thể dùng được, có thể thuê được
* employability

key 1,a-employees b-employment c-employer d-unemployed
a, Last December the boss gave all his a bonus.
b, He hoped the agency would find him a job.
c, Her was so angry at her attitude that he fired her.
d, I’ve been since June. I must find work soon.
2,direct [di'rekt; dai'rekt] ngoại động từ gửi (thư, bưu phẩm )
shall I direct the letter to his business address or to his home address?
tôi gửi thư theo địa chỉ kinh doanh hay địa chỉ nhà riêng ông ấy?
hướng vào, nhằm vào
the guide directed our attention to the other picture người hướng dẫn hướng sự chú ý của chúng tôi
vào một bức tranh khác
we directed our steps towards home chúng tôi quay bước đi về nhà
to direct a blow at somebody's head nhằm đánh vào đầu ai
to direct one's eyes in some direction hướng mắt nhìn về hướng nào
let me direct these remarks to the younger students hãy để tôi chuyển những nhận xét này đến lớp sinh
viên trẻ
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advertising directed mainly at young consumers quảng cáo chủ yếu nhằm vào lớp người tiêu thụ trẻ
tuổi
chỉ đường; hướng dẫn
can you direct me to the station? anh chỉ đường cho tôi đến nhà ga được không?
quản lý; điều khiển

direct current dòng điện một chiều
phó từ không gián đoạn, sử dụng đường đi thẳng
the train goes there direct tàu hoả đi thẳng ngay đến đấy
không có ai làm trung gian, đích thân
I prefer to deal with him direct tôi muốn đích thân (trực tiếp) giải quyết với hắn
key 2,a-direction b-directly c-directory d-directors
a, Are you sure we’re going in the right ?
b, She looked at me as she said it.
c, I had to look up the number in the telephone
d, Hitchcock is one of my favourite film
key 3,a-economical b-economics c-economically d-economize
3,economy [i:'kɔ nəmi] danh từ
sự kiểm soát và quản lý tiền, tiềm lực của một cộng đồng, xã hội, gia đình
political economy kinh tế chính trị
domestic economy kinh tế trong nước
sự tiết kiệm (thì giờ, tiền của )
To practise economy thực hành tiết kiệm
It's an economy to buy good shoes : They cost more,but they last much longer than cheap ones
Mua giày tốt là một việc làm tiết kiệm : Chúng đắt tiền hơn, nhưng dùng được lâu hơn so vơi giày rẻ
tiền
We're having an economy drive at school Chúng ta đang có một cuộc thi đua tiết kiệm ở trường học
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an economy pack mt lụ hng tit kim (bỏn gim giỏ)
economy class hng r nht (ca vộ mỏy bay)
( the economy) hot ng v vic qun lý cung cp tin, thng mi v cụng nghip ca mt t nc;
h thng kinh t
The state of the economy is very worrying Tỡnh trng ca nn kinh t rt ỏng lo ngi
The economies of Japan and China Cỏc nn kinh t Nht Bn v Trung Quc

a, If you saw b, Do you see c, By seeing d, Should you see
5,Only one of these words can be changed to an other by changing less to ful. Which one is it ?
a, restless b, senseless c, lifeless d, aimless
key Question 6
1a 2b 3d 4d 5a to be up to somebody: tuỳ, để cho ai quyết định
restless: bồn chồn, áy náy restful yên tĩnh, nghỉ ngơi Welsh xứ Wales = tiếng xentơ

Question 7:Find an other word which sounds the same as the word given, but which has different
spelling and meaning.
1,sun 2,so 3,fare 4,wait 5,right 6,would 7,cite 8,flower
Key Question 7
1son 2sow / sew 3fair 4weight 5write 6wood 7sight 8flour
Question 8:Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1,Perhaps farming(be) a wonderful life for the early farmers if they had had all the modern machines
2,The grass is still wet. It (rain) last night.
3,When water (boil),the liquid (change) to vapour that (call) steam.
4,The Philippines (consist) of a group of islands.
5,Either the nurses or the doctor (take) care of changing the bandages everyday.
6,Two miles (be) enough for her to jog every morning.
7,Do you think politics (be) important for everyone ?