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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TP. HCM
TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG AN LẠC

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____________ full of people. Some of them (dance) _____________ and others (talk)
____________. One young woman (stand) ____________ by herself. I (never, meet)
___________ her, so I (introduce) ____________ myself to her.

2. John is in English class. He (study) ____________ English this semester. He (also, take)
____________ some other classes. His Classes (begin) ____________ at 9 o’clock every day.

3. I don’t like (force) __________ (leave) _________ the room (study) _________ whenever
my roommates feel like (have) _________ a party.

4. While she (talk) __________ on the phone, the children (start) __________ fighting and
(break) __________ the window.

5. I hope they (repair) __________ this road by the time we (come) __________ back next
summer.

III. Complete the following sentences with correct prepositions :

1. He was _________ prison _________ 2 years. _________ that time he became interested
_________ pigeons.

2. I want two seats _________ Romeo and Juliet _________ Friday night.

3. Go on _________ you see the church _________ your right.

4. How do you go _____ school ?

It depends _______ the weather. ______ wet days, I go _____ tube. _____ fine weather I go
______ foot.


12. You should do these exercises _____________. (quick)

13. There are a lot of _____________ differences in England. (region)

14. Driving _____________ is _____________. (fast / danger)

15. One of the _____________ diseases that mankind has ever had is AIDS. (bad)

V. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed above it :

1. Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night.

- Tom wishes _____________________________________________________________
2. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

- Yesterday we did ________________________________________________________
3. “How many students are there in your class ?”

- The man asked me _______________________________________________________
4. “You should go to the lecture”

- The teacher advised us ____________________________________________________
5. You must hurry or we’ll miss the train.

- Unless we ______________________________________________________________
6. It’s not difficult to make bread.

- Bread is ________________________________________________________________
7. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”


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- She told ________________________________________________________________
18. I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday.

- If______________________________________________________________________
19. Jane can’t go to your party because you don’t invite her.

- If______________________________________________________________________
20. They haven’t finished their homework yet.

- Their homework _________________________________________________________
21. Jim was absent because he was ill.

- Because of ______________________________________________________________
22. We were late for the play because of the long line at the ticket-window.

- Because there ___________________________________________________________
23. I couldn’t see anything because it was so dark.

- Because of ______________________________________________________________
24. Because the weather is warm and damp, rice grows very well here.

- Because of ______________________________________________________________
25. Jane never says a hard word to Tom because of her love for him.

- Because Jane ____________________________________________________________

5. He usually (wear) _________ sandals; but when I last (see) _________ him, he (wear)
_________ boots.

II. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given :

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1. The little boy felt very _____________ because his parents did not let him go with them.
(disappoint)

2. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was
_____________ (success)

3. During his _____________ the family lived in Cornwall. (child)

4. The _____________ of world population is being studied. (grow)

5. If you want the two sides to be even, you must measure from the ________. (centre)

6. How many _____________ were there in all ? (compete)

7. A fertilizer is any substance that _____________ the soil and helps plants grow. (rich)

8. _____________ know what mineral soil needs. (science)

9. He was _____________ for the job by a committee. (select)

10. We won’t buy the car until the _____________ arises. (necessary)


5. She wishes she would go ______ the moon some day.

6. He has no interest ________ football.

7. They are proud ________ what they have done.

8. He takes pride _________ his work.

9. I don’t think he’s accustomed ________ driving on the right.

10. Jim is bored ______ looking for a job.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as directed without changing their meaning :
1. Nobody could solve this mathematical problem.

 This _________________________________________________________________
2. They believe that he will pass the final exam.

 He ___________________________________________________________________
3. She was too old to carry that heavy case.

 She was so ____________________________________________________________
4. He seldom keeps his promise.

 Seldom _______________________________________________________________
5. I have never travelled by plane in my life.
6 Never ________________________________________________________________

16. It was so late that nothing could be done.

 It was too _____________________________________________________________
17. I didn’t go out because it rained.

 If ____________________________________________________________________
18. I have fewer books than she has.

 She has _______________________________________________________________
19. Mary visited us three days ago.

 Mary paid _____________________________________________________________
20. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.

 They had ______________________________________________________________

V. Complete each space with one proper word :
Pollution spoils our environment (1) ___________ many ways. The air we breathe, for instance,
is constantly (2) ___________ by smoke and by chemicals such as carbon monoxide in the exhaut
fumes of cars and other kinds of motor vehicles.
For wild life, however, there (3) ___________ even greater dangers in the pollution of water of
rivers or seas. A good illustration of this is oil released from the tankers (4) _________ sea. It kills
all kinds of sea animals, including birds (5) ___________ feathers become covered with oil so they
cannot fly, as well as fish and other forms of marine life. Other causes of water (6) __________
include power stations, (7) __________ release warm water into rivers. This kills the fish and plants
which live there. These are only (8) ___________ examples, there are many more.
1. a. by b. on c. with d. in
2. a. polluted b. dirty c. purified d. cleaned
3. a. is b. are c. be d. being
4. a. at b. in c. on d. by

II. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions :

1. She was quite satisfied _________ your answer.

2. This story is similar _________ that one.

3. He often borrows money _________ his friends.

4. The house consists _________ five rooms.

5. This song is familiar _________ everyone.

6. Our plane will take off _________ 6 o’clock.

7. Mozart was born ______ Salzburg ______ 1756.

8. None ______ this money is mine.

9. I’ve been invited ______ a wedding ______ 14 February.

10. Hurry up ! We’ve got to go ______ five minutes.

11. I hope the weather will be nice ______ the weekend.

12. I have lived ______ London most ______ my life.

III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentences :
1. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.


11. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”

 The driver asked the passengers ___________________________________________
12. He repaired the bicycle in two hours.

 It took ________________________________________________________________
13. I have never heard him shout at his children.

 He ___________________________________________________________________
14. The enemy used to attack this place.

 This place _____________________________________________________________
15. Doing exercises before going to school is important.

 It is __________________________________________________________________
16. Rice won’t grow if there isn’t enough rain.

 Unless ________________________________________________________________
17. “Why don’t you close the door, John ?”, Nam asked.

 Nam asked ____________________________________________________________
18. We have been doing our work since 8 o’clock.

 Our work _____________________________________________________________
19. They didn’t leave the house early. They were so late for the play.

 If ____________________________________________________________________
20. She won’t stay with us.

 I wish ________________________________________________________________

12. Having a car______________ him to travel around the country. (able)

V. Read the following passage then make questions with the suggested words and answer
them :
What is conservation ? Conservation is the wise use of our natural resources. You know that
plants are valuable natural resources. Coal, oil, and metal ores are examples of other natural
resources. Natural resources are the materials found in or on the earth that are useful to man. Then
why should we use our natural resources carefully ?
We mine millions of tons of coal every year, we use millions of barrels of oil, we cut down
thousands of acres of forests. But the earth produces only a limited amount of these natural
resources.
Coal and oil were formed thousands of years ago, and the supply is gradually running out. That
is why we must use our natural resources as carefully and wisely as we can. We must make them
last as long as possible. Conservation is the wise use of our natural resources.
1. What / conservation ?

-______________________________________________________?

-______________________________________________________
2. What / natural resources ?

-______________________________________________________?

-______________________________________________________
3. Natural resources / limited / unlimited ?

-______________________________________________________?

-______________________________________________________
4. When / coal and oil / form ?

6. Our farms produce rice, crops, and dairy __________. (produce)

7. We must make ____________ for our old age by saving money. (provide)

8. The industrial __________ will lead to the country’s prosperity. (develop)

9. Some large cities have had measures to minimize air ____________. (pollute)
10. The __________ of the swamps will destroy the mosquitos’ breeding places. (drain)

II. Fill in each space with an appropriate preposition :

1. We walked _________ town _____ Sunday.

2. That bad boy threw rocks _________ my dog.

3. They arrived _________ the United State last year.

4. The pupils left their bicycle leaning _________ the wall.

5. Next month, I’m going to Scotland _________ a short holiday.

6. There was panic when people realized the building was _______ fire.

7. Are you afraid ______ ghost ?

8. He doesn’t understand the lesson because he is often late ______ school.

9. The school library is open ______ every students.

10. Your concept is different ________ mine.


IV/ Rewrite the following sentences :
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1. Keep quiet or I’ll scream.

- Unless _________________________________________________________________
2. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.

- I wish _________________________________________________________________
3. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.

- If _____________________________________________________________________
4. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.

- If _____________________________________________________________________
5. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.

- If _____________________________________________________________________
6. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.

- It was __________________________________________________________________
7. It was such long homework that I couldn’t finish it.

- The homework __________________________________________________________
8. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.

- I haven’t _______________________________________________________________
9. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995.


- In spite of ______________________________________________________________
20. His father is taller than his mother.

- His mother _____________________________________________________________

V/ Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
1/ Great Britain is in the north-west ___________Europe. It is _________ largest island in
Europe. Its closest neighbours ___________ France, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is made
___________ of England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom also includes __________
Ireland. Its capital, London, has _______ population of 6,776,000.
2/ England is in the ___________ of Great Britain. The longest river in ___________ is the
Severn, and the deepest ___________ the Thames, on ___________ stands its capital, London.
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England is a high-developed industrial ___________. It exports machinery, vessels, motors and
other goods. One of ___________industries is the textile industry and a lot of British textiles
___________exported. This country buys more goods ___________ it sells because it has to
import food products ___________ raw materials ___________ many countries of the world.
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4. I’m tired __________ doing the same thing day after day.

5. You may use a dictionary to look __________ this new word.

6. She is very good __________ cooking European dishes.

7. He gets used ___________ her snoring in sleep.

8. Peter was very familiar ___________ planting potatoes.

9. This car belongs ___________ Mr. John.

10. They are capable ____________doing that job.
13III/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given :
1. Will you please open the door ?

 Would you mind _______________________________________________________
2. Although it was raining heavily, they still came to the party.

 Despite _______________________________________________________________
3. She seldom went to the movies last year.

 Seldom _______________________________________________________________
4. He has decided to make a tour of England.

 He has made ___________________________________________________________

15. The teacher said to me, “You have to learn the lesson by heart.”

 The teacher told ________________________________________________________
16. Somebody has taken away some of my books.

 Some of my books ______________________________________________________
17. They can’t make tea with cold water.

 Tea __________________________________________________________________
18. He has made much progress in his study.

 Much progress _________________________________________________________
19. They will hold the meeting before May Day.

 The meeting ___________________________________________________________
20. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year.

 A lot of money _________________________________________________________

IV. Use the correct form of the words :

1. I will come to the party because I accept the _______________. (invite)

2. The ___________ news comes after the international news. (nation)

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3. I can say with ____________ that you have made much progress in learning English.
(certain)


2. Why / many adults / learn English?

-________________________________________________?

-________________________________________________
3. Where / young children / English?

-________________________________________________?

-________________________________________________
4. Why / teenagers / English?

-________________________________________________?

-________________________________________________
5. What / other people / English?

-________________________________________________?

-________________________________________________
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10. I remember (hear) __________ him (say) __________ the grass needed (cut) __________

11. It (rain) _________ all day today. I suspect it always (rain) ________ on Sundays in
England. Anyhow, it (rain) _________ every Sunday since I (arrive) __________ here three
months ago. I (just begin) __________ to get used to it, but I (find) __________ it rather
monotonous ! I (live) __________ in a boarding-house in Bayswater as I (not possess) __________
enough money to stay in a hotel or a flat of my own. However, I (enjoy) __________ my stay here
as I (already have) __________ many opportunities to meet interesting people who (come)
__________ from all over the world.

II. Use the appropriate prepositions in the blanks :

1. It’s stupid _________ her to go out without a coat.

2. What are you so angry _________ ?

3. I was satisfied _________ the present you gave me.

4. I’m not ashamed _________ what I did.

5. I feel sorry _________ Tom. He has no friends.

6. I’m a little short ________ money. Can you lend me some ?

7. I get fed up _________ doing the same thing everyday.

8. Why are you always so jealous _________ other people ?

9. A hammer is used ___________ driving in nails.

independently. (keen)

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentences :
1. The store was opened in 1932 by John.

 John _________________________________________________________________
2. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.

 If ____________________________________________________________________
3. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.

 “Do __________________________________________________________________
4. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied.

 Mike said that __________________________________________________________
5. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps.

 Jane spent _____________________________________________________________
6. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.

 That was such __________________________________________________________
7. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.

 They _________________________________________________________________
8. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.

 He ___________________________________________________________________
9. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.


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 The bag was too ________________________________________________________
20. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.

 He is looking forward ___________________________________________________

V. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each
space.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Noble became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Noble preferred not to be (1) __________ as the
inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a (2) __________ to
be used for (3) __________ prizes to people who had made (4) __________ contributions to
mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace.
Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards (5) __________.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used
for the awards which (6) __________ from 30,000 to 125,000 dollars.
Every year on December 10, the (7) __________ of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal,
illuminated diploma, and money) are (8a) __________ to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an
important role in the judges’ (9) _________. Americans have won numerous science awards, but
relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were (8b) __________ from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some
people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have (10) __________ their prizes.
1. A. remembered B. reset C. enlisted D. enjoined
2. A. fund B. thesaurus C. treasure D. remittance
3. A. rewarding B. extending C. professing D. awarding
4. A. trustworthy B. estimated C. esteemed D. worthwhile
5. A. opening B. recession C. adoption D. ceremony
6. A. divide B. separate C. vary D. prolong
7. A. anniversary B. remembrance C. memorization D. memory

11. Vehicles are the ____________ of air pollution in the cities. (explain)

12. Carbon monoxide is an ______________ gas. (odour)

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13. Nitric oxide is a tail pipe emission that is highly ___________ (poison)

14. Smog is originally a ___________ of smoke and fog. (combine)

II. Complete each sentence with a proper preposition :

1. He was arrested _______ robbing a bank.

2. _____ Britain, having more than two wives at the same times is ______ the law.

3. Most children are fond _____ going to the beach.

4. Since the weather was so bad, we decided _________ going to the beach.

5. He apologised ________ his bad behaviour.

6. She takes great pride _____ her work.

7. He was always very nervous _________ taking the exam.

8. To tell you the truth, I’m not very keen _____ going out tonight.

III. Give the correct verb tense or form.
1. I (see) _______ you in the school play last night. You (do) _______ a terrific acting job. (you

- The sea was too _______________________________________
7. Who does this bicycle belong to?

- Whose _______________________________________________?
8. We learned this after a long time.

- It took _________________________________________________
9. I’ll lend you the book, but you must promise to return it next week.

- If _____________________________________________________
10. The car is too expensive for him to buy.

- He isn’t _________________________________________________
11. Would you close the door, please?

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- Would you mind __________________________________________?
12. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.

- They didn’t let _____________________________________________
13. My teacher advised buying that book.

- My teacher advised us _______________________________________
14. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground.

- The thief made _____________________________________________
15. He has studied English for six years.

- He began ___________________________________________________

1. A. a little B.a lot of C.a few D.a number of
2. A. cutting B.sweeping C.throwing D.preventing
3. A. no B.none C.empty D.absent
4. A. fair B.handsome C.pretty D.lovely
5. A. of B.for C.to D.with
6. A. only B.over C.even D.although
7. A. instead B.however C.but D.therefore
8. A. little B.able C.allowed D.possible
9. A. orders B.forbids C.tells D.announces
10. A.at B.on C.in D.with
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2. Smoke from factories is a kind of _________ (fertilizer, smog, pollutant, vapour)

3. A volcano ________ smoke and ashes. (emits, throws, gives, erupts)

4. Pure water is _________ (unpleasant, colourful, tasty, odourless)

5. He liked ___________stamps. (collect, collected, collecting, collection)

III. Insert proper prepositions :

1. They prefer beef _________ pork.

2. Don’t worry, I will protect you _________ harm.

3. What’s the matter _________ you ?

4. She reminds me _________ a girl I was at school with.

5. His friends congratulated him _________ his good fortune.

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6. We are looking forward _________ seeing her again.

7. He is tired __________ all the hard work he’s done today.

8. I’m tired __________ listening to the same thing again and again.

9. The President is going to make a speech __________ the international situation.


6. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space.

 Because ______________________________________________________________
7. I advise you to put your money in the bank.

 You’d ________________________________________________________________
8. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William!” his mother said.

 William’s mother _______________________________________________________
9. Robert can’t cook so well as Jane can.

 Jane _________________________________________________________________
10. You ‘d better apologize to Sally.

 I advise _______________________________________________________________
11. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.( so that )

 ______________________________________________________________________
12. The sportsmen take first place at the Olympic Games. They receive gold medals.

 The sportsmen wh- ______________________________________________________
13. Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day.

 If ____________________________________________________________________
14. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan.

 After _________________________________________________________________
15. They asked him about the countries. He visited them last month.

 They asked ____________________________________________________________


1.A. respect B. honor C. adore D. idolize
2.A. propriety B. fitness C. temerity D. bravado
3.A. competed B. strived C. fought D. combatted
4.A. bouquets B. piles C. wreaths D. circles
5.A. movements B. motions C. postures D. deeds
6.A. continuation B. progress C. process D. duration
7.A. place B. charge C. part D. care
8.A. associated B. attached C. lent D. proffer
9.A. circles B. rotations C. cycles D. swings
10.A. dating B. timimg C. setting D. fixing Better Late Than Never
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TEST 9

I. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses :

1. The movie about our scientific workers (show) ____________ on television last night (be)


1. I should choose this in ______________ to any other. (prefer)

2. He is unhappy because of his _____________ (deaf)

3. The government want to ____________ this training center. (military)

4. The advantage is that it leaves healthy cells ___________ (harm)

5. A laser __________ the bone without touching any of the surrounding tissue. (vapor)

6. She was used to __________ on a picnic at weekends. (go)

7. Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in __________ form. (nature)

8. He is always ready to give assistance to his friends. He is ________ to them. (help)

9. This company offered a lot of __________ jobs. (attract)

10. The result of the test was _____________ (satisfy)

III. Give the correct preposition.

1. Preserving natural resources is ________ great importance.

2. I’ll have some tickets available ________ you.

3. Why are you working so late? Are you aware ______ the time?

4. The boy is afraid ______ the dark.

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of_______________________________________________________________
6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before _________________________________________________________________
7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother _____________________________________________________________
8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If _____________________________________________________________________
9. She cooked better than you did.

- You ___________________________________________________________________
10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only ____________________________________________________________
11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because ________________________________________________________________
12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said ________________________________________________________________
13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of ______________________________________________________________
14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

- If _____________________________________________________________________

-________________________________________________?

-________________________________________________.
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5/ Why / he / lose / job ?

-________________________________________________?

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8. This dictionary is used _________ find the meanings of words.

9. Is silver used _________ making jewelries ?

10. This English man is used _________ driving on the right in Vietnam.

III. Use the word correct form :