ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KÌ I-K11
A.PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
1. A. tube
B. document
C. business
D. huge
2. A. mention
B. option
C. federation
D. question
3. A. rather
B. ethnic
C. although
D. without
4. A. region
B. group
C. dialogue
D. guitar
5. A. match
B. chair
C. watch
D. chemistry
6. A. impression
B. division
C. conclusion
D. revision
7. A. compulsory
B. education
C. instruct
D. public

b. ripe
c. agrarian
d. polite
16. a. limit
b. figure
c. iron
d. billion
17. a. great
b. available
c. raise
d. said
18. a. decreased
b. used
c. reached
d. developed
19. a. program
b. earth
c. birth
d. produce
20. a. double
b. govern
c. punish
d. control
II.Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1. a. contest
b. sponsor
c. observe
d. complete
2. a. stimulate
b. competition c. disappointed d. opportunity

c. faithfully
d. smoothly
11. a. celebrate
b. decorate
c. entertain
d. influence
12. a. polite
b. popular
c. pagoda
d. agrarian
13. a. longevity
b. calendar
c. parade
d. occasion
14. a. represent
b. exchange
c. receiving
d. prepare
15. a. constancy
b. festival
c. activity
d. comment
16. a. population
b. available
c. university
d. education
17. a. support
b. repeat
c. increase
d. expect.

b. interested
c. keen
d. concerned

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5. I shook hands and ______ a few words with the manager.
a. uttered
b. expressed
c. exchanged
d. converted
6. Has ----------- arrived yet? It’s time to start now.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
7. There’s ________ at the door. Can you go and see who it is?
A. someone
B. anyone
C. everyone
D. some
8. .................must have opened the cage , the bird flew away.
a. someone
b. anyone
c. nobody
d. everybody
9. ______ waiting to hear the results.
a. Everyone was
b. All was

d. so that
16. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods.
a. of
b. with
c. in
d. for
17. On the first -day of Tet, children _____ their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their parents.
a. take on
b. pick on
c. put on
d. try on
18. People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will ___ their luck during the whole year.
a. control
b. influence
c. exchange
d. result
19. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _______ at all.
a. no one
b. anyone
c. someone
d. somebody
20. Tet is really a time of fun and _______ throughout the country.
a. holidays
b. celebrations c. preparations d. festivals
21. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
a. contact
b. gather
c. relate
d. communicate
22. In Britain Christmas dinner usually _______ turkey, Christmas pudding and brandy butter.

30. A number of students ______ in intensive language programs abroad nowadays.
a. participated
b. has participated
c. have participated
d. is participating
31. Every one of the boys and girls in the school ______ what to do if the fire alarm
a. knows - rings b. know - rings
c. knows - will ring d. would know-rang
32. Some of these people are friends of mine and ______people from the office.
a. the rest is
b. the rest are
c. rest is
d. rest are
33. Knowing several ______ helpful if you work for an intemational corporation.

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34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.

b. needs
c. is needing
d. has need
My cousin who I used to visit every summer _______ from America on Saturday.
a. arriving
b. is arriving c. has arrived d. is going
The holiday nowadays is not as long as it _______.
a. is used to be b. was used to be c. used to be d. is used to being
If I were you, _______ and tell her you're going to be late.
a. I phone
b. I'll phone
c. I'd phone
d. I'd have phoned
Let the boy _______ it himself before you offer to help.
a. try
b. to try
c. trying
d. will try
When someone _______ you a present, it is a custom to give them in return.
a. give
b. gives
c. will give
d. has given

C.GRAMMAR
TO V/ Ving/ V
I. Choose the best option for each blank of the sentence.
1. She is looking forward to ………….. you again.
A. meeting
B. meeting

A. inviting
B. being invited C. to invite
D. to be invited
9. Your son is really intelligent. He should …….. to take part in this competition.
A. encourage
B. encouraging C. be encouraged
D. to be encouraged
10. ………… the red light, he was fined 120 thousand VND by the police.
A. Having run
B. Being run
C. Run
D. Being running
11. We looked every where but the intruder was nowhere ……….
A. to see
B. seen
C. to be seen
D. having seen
12. I don’t think that article is worth …………
A. reading
B. read
C. to read
D. to reading
13. The soldier was punished for ……. to obey his commanding officer’s orders.
A. being refusing
B. having refusing
C. having refused
D. being refused
14. ……………. the money, they began quarrelling about how to divide it.
A. Have found
B. Found

20. Would you mind ……….. the window?
A. open
B. opening
C. to open
D. opened
21. We saw the first star …………… in the sky.
A. twinkling
B. twinkle
C. to twinkle
D. twinkled
22. It’s no good ………. to him, he never answers letters.
A. write
B. being writtenC. writing
D. to write
23. Ask him to come in. Don’t keep him ………. at the door.
A. to stand
B. standing
C. stand
D. being stood
24. The children loved ……. the old castle.
A. discovering
B. exploring
C. hunting
D. detecting
25. He devoted most of his time …….. novels.
A. to having written
B. to write
C. to writing
D. to have written
26. Who suggested ……. here for the picnic?

B. not to drive
C. not to be driven
D. not driving
33. My mother wanted me ……. a doctor.
A. become
B. becoming
C. to become
D. became
34. She agreed ………. me with my English.
A. to help
B. help
C. helping
D. to be helped
35. The librarian reminded me ………. the book back to the library.
A. to give
B. give
C. giving
D. to be given
36. Tom wanted me ……….. to the seaside with him.
A. to go
B. go
C. going
D. went
37. Many students expected their teachers …… and interested in what they were doing.
A. to be motivated
B. be motivated
C. to motivate
D. motivated
38. Almost students believed that learning should ……….. on important life skills.
A. centered



A. to
B. in
45. I am glad you decided ……… to my party.
A. come
B. coming

C. with

D. on

C. came

D. to come

II. VERB TENSE
1. He ______ arrives on time.
a. never
b. not
c. does not
d. is not
2. Charles ______ a box of chocolates .
a. gives often Pat
b. often gives Pat
c. often Pat gives d. to Pat often gives
3. I ______ for class .
a. am never late
b. am late never
c. late am never

d. get .
10. “- Who ______ that horrible noise?
” - It ‘s Tom practicing the violin. “
a. makes
b. made
c. is making
d. has made
11. I know that he ______ in the library at this moment .
a. works
b. has worked
c. is working
d was working
12. You ______ to be very glad about something.
a. are seemed
b. are seeming
c. seem
d. are seem
13. . ……......... what he is saying?
a. Do you understand b. Did you understand
c. You understand
d. You understood
14. ______ Roger lately ?
a. Have you seen
b. Did you see
c. Do you see
d. had you seen
15. I ………… Tom for along time .
a. know
b. knew
c. are known

a. had worked
b. has been working
c. were working
d. was working
23. Maria hasn’t visited her home in Spain ……….
a. for many years
b. since many years c. many years since
d. many years ago
24. ______the moon last night?
a. Have you seen
b. Did you see
c. Do you see
d. did you saw
25. “ ______ did they arrive ? “ - ” Ten minutes ago. “
a. How long
b. How much time c. How many minutes
d. When

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26. Dick ______ in London when I saw him last .
a. was working
b. is working
c. has worked
d. has been working
27.How long ............ waiting for me? Just a few minutes.
a. have you been
b. are you
c. were you

a. when
b. since
c. for
d. during
35. Our people began this fight ______ 1972.
a. from
b. at
c. since
d. in
36. Since 1990 Tim _______ in London , and he is still there now
a. was working
b. worked
c. have worked d. has been working
37. The electricity failed while she ……….. our dinner .
a. is cooking
b. was cooking
c. has cooked
d. has been cooked
38. She came into the room while they _____ television
a. have watched
b. watched
c. were watching
d. have been watching
39. The plane ______ ten minutes earlier .
a. has left
b. left
c. leaves
d. had left
40. The teacher has ______ come into the room.
a. still

c. Have they prepared
d. Are they preparing
47. “ - Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game.”
”- .............. they ever ............... a football game before?”
a. Didn't / see
b. Wasn't / seen
c. Weren't / seen
d. Hadn't / seen
48. ” Yes. She gave us her house key just before she ______ so that we could take care of her plants.”
a. has left
b. left
c. leaves
d. leaving
49. When the telephone rang , she ………. a letter.
a. wrote
b. was writing
c. was written d. writes
50. My teacher arrived after I ____ for him for ten minutes.
a. was waiting
b. have waited
c. had waited
d. waiting
51. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend.
A. goes
B. went
C. had gone
D. have gone
52. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years.
A. are
B. were

A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see
D. haven’t see
59. I and Kenny____________ pen pal friends since I____________ Singapore.
A. are-visit
B. were-visited C. have been-visited
D. were-have visited
60. My children are lucky_____________ the chance to visit the capital again.
A. have
B. having
C. are having
D. to have
61. The children enjoy______________ with their friends through computers.
A. to chat
B. chat
C. chatting
D. chatted
62. Her father used to_______________ abroad for his business.
A. travelling B. travelled
C. travel
D. is travelling
63. The kids_____________ that show before.
A. didn’t see B. don’t see
C. aren’t seeing
D. haven’t seen
64. How often______________ you______________ sports? –Twice a week.
A. did-play B. have-waited C. do-play
D. did-played
65. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour.
A. did-waited B. do-wait
C. have-waited

72. Thu said she had been_____________ the day before.
A. here
B. there
C. in this place
D. where
73. You should practice_____________ English to talk to your foreign friends.
A. to speak
B. speak
C. spoke
D. speaking
74. My friends practice_______________ to the radio every day.
A. listening
B. are listening C. listen
D. to listen
75. _____________ television is also a means of learning English.
A. Watch
B. Watching
C. To watch
D. Watched
76. You should______________ a lot of grammar exercises if you want to improve your writing.
A. did
B. doing
C. done
D. do
77. Chinese is a difficult language_______________ .
A. to learn
B. to be learnt
C. to be learning
D. to learning
78. The student said that the English test_____________ the most difficult.

B. talk
C. talked
D. talking
84. There is more population in the city_____________ there is more traffic in the streets.
A. and
B. because
C. but
D. although
85. The kids didn’t go to the movie last night______________ it rained so heavily.
A. and
B. but
C. because
D. although
86. _______________ it’s rainy, I walk home with my umbrella.
A. When
B. But
C. Because
D. Though
87. Lan suggested_____________ to the zoo at weekend.
A. goes
B. went
C. going
D. to go
88. This movie is not interesting. How about______________ to the concert?
A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. went
89. You should_______________ more books on UFO if you want to know about life on other planets.
A. reading

B. to go
C. going
D. went
96. She said that she_______________ learning English with you.
A. like
B. to like
C. likes
D. had liked
97. She asked me where I_____________ from.
A. come
B. coming
C. to come
D. came
98. She______________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask
B. asks
C. asked
D. asking
99. He asked me who the editor of that book____________ .
A. was
B. were
C. is
D. has been
100. He wants to know whether I_____________ back tomorrow.
A. come
B. came
C. will come
D. would come
101.
These T-shirts and jeans ……………… in the US. in 1900.

B. speak
C. speaks
D. to speak
108. Where will these coconut trees ………………?
A. be planted
B. planted
C. plant
D. be planting
109. Before Jane won the lottery, she …………… any kind of contest.
A. hasn’t entered B. doesn’t enter
C. wasn’t entering
D. hadn’t entered
110. My parents ……………… tomorrow to stay with me for a few days.
A. come
B. will have come
C. are coming
D. came
111. She left home in 1993 and ………………… since then.

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A. hasn’t seen
B. didn’t see
C. hasn’t been seen
D. wasn’t seen
112. ……………… your house painted last year?
A. Had
B. Did
C. Was

B. must be taken
C. must have taken
D. must be taking
120. . The next meeting …………… in May.
A. will hold
B. will be held C. will be holding
D. will have held

III. REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
1. My close friend congratulated me on ………… the first prize in the Math Competition.
A. win
B. won
C. winning
D. to be won
2. Tom apologized his teacher for ……… his Math exercises.
A. not do
B. not doing
C. not to do
D. not done
3. My brother has always dreamed ……….. a job in that company.
A. of getting
B. on getting
C. at getting
D. in getting
4. Linda insisted ………. me a lift of her motorbike.
A. in giving
B. on giving
C. of giving
D. at giving
5. She prevented her daughter ………. to the seaside with her friends.

13. He forgave me for not ………….. to him.
A. write
B. writing
C. to write
D. written
14. I forgot to thank them …… me.
A. in helping
B. for helping C. at helping
D. of helping
15. They warned us against ……………. that car.
A. buying
B. buy
C. to buy
D. bought
16. The police stopped everyone ……….. the building.
A. in leaving
B. on leaving
C. at leaving
D. from leaving
17. They ……………. telling lies.
A. accused him of
B. accused him at
C. accused him on
D. accused him in
18. The man who had been arrested was suspected ……. a false passport.
A. in having
B. of having
C. on having
D. at having
19. She ……… Tom for being so rude to him.

C. on paying
D. at paying
25. Some parents didn’t approve ……. a lot of television.
A. in their children watching
B. of their children watching
C. on their children watching
D. at their children watching
26. I wanted to go out alone but he ………. going with me.
A. insisted on
B. insisted in
C. insisted of
D. insisted at
27. She ……… staying at the hotel near the airport.
A. warned Jim against B. warned Jim on
C. warned Jim of
D. warned Jim at
28. Linda …….. not phoning earlier.
A. apologized to me in
B. A. apologized to me on
C. A. apologized to me of
D. A. apologized to me for
29. My mother warned me against ……. games on computer all day.
A. played
B. play
C. playing
D. to play
30. Mary ………….. showing her around the city.
A. thanked me for
B. A. thanked me in
C. A. thanked me on

37. My close friend congratulated me on ………… the first prize in the Math Competition.
A. win
B. won
C. winning
D. to be won
38. Tom apologized his teacher for ……… his Math exercises.
A. not do
B. not doing
C. not to do
D. not done
39. My brother has always dreamed ……….. a job in that company.
A. of getting
B. on getting
C. at getting
D. in getting
40. Linda insisted ………. me a lift of her motorbike.
A. in giving
B. on giving
C. of giving
D. at giving
41. She prevented her daughter ………. to the seaside with her friends.
A. from going
B. on going
C. of going
D. in going
42. The old woman accused the boy ……… her window.
A. on breaking
B. at breaking
C. in breaking
D. of breaking

A. prevented him in
B. prevented him of
C. prevented him on
D. prevented him from
49. He forgave me for not ………….. to him.
A. write
B. writing
C. to write
D. written
50. I forgot to thank them …… me.
A. in helping
B. for helping
C. at helping
D. of helping
51. They warned us against ……………. that car.
A. buying
B. buy
C. to buy
D. bought
52. The police stopped everyone ……….. the building.
A. in leaving
B. on leaving
C. at leaving
D. from leaving
53. They ……………. telling lies.
A. accused him of
B. accused him at
C. accused him on
D. accused him in
54. The man who had been arrested was suspected ……. a false passport.

A. in paying
B. of paying
C. on paying
D. at paying
61. Some parents didn’t approve ……. a lot of television.
A. in their children watching
B. of their children watching
C. on their children watching
D. at their children watching
62. I wanted to go out alone but he ………. going with me.
A. insisted on
B. insisted in
C. insisted of
D. insisted at
63. She ……… staying at the hotel near the airport.
A. warned Jim against B. warned Jim on
C. warned Jim of
D. warned Jim at
64. Linda …….. not phoning earlier.
A. apologized to me in
B. A. apologized to me on
C. A. apologized to me of
D. A. apologized to me for
65. My mother warned me against ……. games on computer all day.
A. played
B. play
C. playing
D. to play
66. Mary ………….. showing her around the city.
A. thanked me for

A. If had I known the address
B. Had I known the address
C. If I knew the address
D. If did I know the address
3. She told me that she would not have enjoyed the party -------------------------------

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A. if I am not there
B. if I was not there
C. if I had not been there
D. if I were not there
4. Daisy told me ------------------------------- . she would leave for London to find a job.
A. that if she were me
B. if that she were me
C. that if she had been me
D. that had she been me
5. She will be ill ------------------------------A. if she doesn’t take a few days’ rest.
B. provided she takes a few days’ rest.
C. in case she takes a few days’ rest.
D. if she takes a few days’ rest.
6. ------------------------------- , he would have learned how to read.
A. If he has been able to go school as a child.
B. If he could go to school as a child.
C. Were he able to go to school as a child.
D. Had he been able to go to school as a child.
7. If I had enough money , ------------------------------A.I will buy that house.
B.I could buy that house.
C.I can buy that house.

B. Unless he had listened to me
C. If he had listened to me
D. If he didn’t listen
15. ------------------------------- , they would have had what they wanted.
A. Had they arrived at the fair early
B. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early
C. Unless they arrived at the fair early
D. If they arrived at the fair early
16. ------------------------------- , the workers will stop working.
A. Unless the working conditions aren’t improved
B. If not working conditions are improved
C. If the working conditions aren’t improved
D. Unless the working conditions are improved
17. If I had known you would come, ------------------------------A. I would not have waited for you.
B. I would have waited for you.
C. I will wait for you.
D. I would wait for you.
18. If we had asked her, ------------------------------A. she would sing a song to us then.
B. she would have a song to us then.
C. she will have sung a song to us.
D. she would have sung a song to us.
19. I wouldn’t have got wet ------------------------------A. unless we had had an umbrella with me
B. if we had had an umbrella with me.
C. if I have an umbrella with me.
D. if I had an umbrella with me.
20. If I had enough money, ------------------------------A. I will buy that house.
B. I could buy that house.
C. I can buy that house.
D. I am buy that house.
21. If Jake ------------- to go on the trip, would you have gone?

C. I can buy that house
D. I could buy that house
27. Had I had time, I -------------- to the beach with you this weekend.
A. will come
B. would come
C. will have come
D. would have come
28. If he -------------- that she was in the hospital, he -------------- to see her.
A. knows/ will come
B. knew/ would come
C. had known/ would have come
D. has known/will have come
29. If everything is all right, we -------------- our work on time.
A. complete
B. are completing
C. have completed
D. will complete
30. If I were you, I would work hard.
A. You would rather not work so hard
B. You should work harder
C. You should work with me. D. Do not work so hard.
31. We didn’t visit the museum because we had no time.
A. If we have time, we will visit the museum.
C. If we had had time, we would have visited the museum.
B. If we had time, we would visit the museum.
D. If we had had time, we will have visited the museum.
32. -------------- I have time, I will go with you.
A. If
B. Unless
C. So

12. Mainly because of (A) the recent health scares involving(B) beef and chicken, the number of vegetarians are
expected (C) to rise dramatically (D)in the next five years.
13. Rita asked (A) me why didn't I(B) ask for my money back if I was(C) unhappy with (D) my new car.
14. Do you have any view(A) on whether (B) young children should give (C) homework from(D) school?
15. If Rudy would have studied(A) German in college(B), he would not have found the scientific (C) terminology so
difficult to understand(D).
16. The United States has(A) a younger population as(B) most other (C) majorindustrial countries(D).
17. No one in our office wants(A) to drive to work because of(B) there are(C) always traffic jams at rush hour(D).
18. The United States come (A) top of the list(B) of countries ranked (C) by economic(D) performance.

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20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

About 60 per cent of the(A) people questioned(B) wants(C) cars to be banned(D) from the town center.
There's (A) hardly no sugar (B) left, so we must(C) get some(D) when we go shopping.
If someone(A) phones(B) while I'm out(C), can you tell them(D) I'll be back at 11.30?
Most (A) of the trees in our garden are(B) less than 10 years old but ones(C) aremuch older than that(D).

7. 'If I don't practise my English I won't get any better,' she said.
She said _____________________________________________________________________________
8. 'If you press this switch, the computer comes on,' he said to his students.
He told his students _______________________________________________________________________
9. 'If you have time, wash the floor,' he said.
He told/ asked me ________________________________________________________________________
10. 'If the door is .clocked what shall I do?' she asked.
She asked _____________________________________________________________________________
11. 'If you don't apologize, I'll never speak to you again.' he said.
He threatened _____________________________________________________________________________

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