BÀI TẬP 10 UNITS ANH 9
UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
1. a. mention b. option c. federation d. question
2. a. ghost b. office c. long d. modern
3. a. climate b. comprise c. notice d. divide
4. a. house b. happen c. hair d. honor
5. a. took b. look c. blood d, good
6. a. almost b. not c. gold d. post
7. a. catalogue b. past c. cast d. class
8. a. issue b. divide c. library d. dictation
9. a. read b. ready c. reach d. teach
10. a. city b. my c. sky d. cry
II. Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :
1. A. depend B. official C. ethnic D. Islam
2. A. Buddhism B. climate C. comprise D. friendliness
3. A. religion B. primary C. territory D. tropical
4. A. compulsory B. correspond C. impress D. divide
5. A. federation B. masoleum C. correspond D. optional
III. Choose one word that has opposite meaning to the underlined word :
1. Difficult : A. hard B. easy C. good D. lazy
2. Finish : A. end B. continue C. attend D. start
3. Fast : A. slow B. quick C. quite D. fluent
4. Pass : A. write B. speak C. fail D. find
5. Refuse : A. argue B. order C. except D. accept
IV. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets :
Mrs. Hoa (be) .................. a teacher of English for twenty. eight years. She first (start) ................. at a small
school.After she had taught there for ten years, her family (move) ........................ to a big city. Since then, she
(be) ........................ a teacher at a big school. She (teach) ...................... English very well and her students
(like) ................... learning English in her class.
V. Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses :

2. Next week when there .............. a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher
A. will be B. will have been C. is being D. is
3. David and Peter ........... to live next door to each at one time
A. had uses B. used C. were used D. have used.
4. It would have been a much more serious accident .......... fast at the time
A. he drove B. was he driving C. had he been driving D. he had driven
5. He promised to telephone ........... I have never heard from him again
A. but B. except C. although D. because
6. She came in quietly ............... not to wake the baby
A. as if B. so as C. such as D. if so
7. I had to get up early, ............ I’d have missed the train.
A. despite B. otherwise C. or else D. however
8. Be careful ! Don’t ........... your drink on the table.
A. spillB. spread C. flood D. flow
9. ............. of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement
A. Instead B. In place C. On behalf D. On account
10. Anne : “ Make yourself at home.”
John : “................”
A. Yes, can I help you ? B. Not at all. Don’t mention it
C. Thanks ! Same to youD. That’s very kind. Thank you
11. The ............ about travelling by train rather than by car is that you can sleep or road during
the journey
A. enjoyable B. enjoyed C. enjoying D. enjoyment
12. Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it is ...........
A. confidence B. confident C. confidential D. confidentially
13. I’m afraid the we don’t have any ............ size in stock, madam
A. higher B. large C. greater D. taller
14. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ...............
A. sight B. view C. presence D. appearance
15. ............. amount of money can buy true friendship

A. All of them are B. I heard it was very good
C. Very often it’s to get a better job D. Because I like it
30. John: “What kind of job would you like?”
Mike: “...........”
A. Is there a good chance of promotion? B. I heard it was very good.
C. Anytime after next week D. Anything to do with computers
31. Martin was very .................. of what he had done
A. shame B. shameful C. ashamed D. ashamed
32. Peter .......... opened the door of the cellar, wondering what he might find.
A. cautious B. cautiously C. cautional D. cautionally
33. That large dog is perfectly .................. and has never been known to attack anyone.
A. harming B. unharmed C. harmless D. harmful
34. He kindly offered to ............... me the way to the station.
A. explain B. direct C, describe D. show
35. Several items of .......... were found on the river bank
A. clothes B. dress C. costume D. clothing
36. Nobody knows what the ........... of the explosion
A. source B. cause C. reaction D. reason
37. The discovery was a major ........... for research workers
A. breakthrough B. breakdown C. break. in D breakout
38. ........... me to phone them before I go out.
A. Remind B. Remember C. Mention D. Make
39. Please ............. and see us some time. You ‘re always welcome.
A. come to B. come about C. come around D. come away.
40. The police are looking for a man of ................ height
A. medium B. extra C. tall D. special
41. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ...............
A. he must to teach a class C. of he will teach a class
B. he will have teaching a class D. he will be teaching a class
42. We ............... for three hours and are very tired.

55. ............. my hat of the peg, I went out of the room.
A. Take B. Taking C. Taken D. Took
56. ............with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.
A If you compare B. Compare them C. When compared D. A comparison
57. I'd prefer to stay at home tonight............. to the cinema
A. rather than go B. rather than would go C. rather than will go D. rather than went
58. Near the park is a famous landmark................ the Unification Palace.
A. is B. which call C. called D. it is called
59. "Do you mind if I smoke?"
A. I'd not rather you do B. I'd rather you won't
C. I'd rather you don't D. I'd rather you didn't
60. I remember ............. them somewhere in the city.
A. to see B. saw C. seen D. seeing
61. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to ..........
A. meet B. beat C. compare D. balance
62. My younger sister is very ........ and so she loves going out but I am much quieter and prefer
to stay at home.
A. enjoyable B. lively C. pleasing D. funny
63. The ...... were told to fasten their scat belts as the plane began its descent.
A. customers B. riders C. passengers D. flyers
64. You don't pronounce ............S" at the end of Arkansas or Illinois.
A. an B. such C. that D. the
64. All Mike's friends felt sorry ......... him when he had to give up playing football.
A. with • B. about C. for D. at
66. I can .............. with most things but I cannot stand noisy children.
A. put up B. put on C. put aside D. put off
67. The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of spelling
.....................
A. errors B. mistakes C. tricks D. faults
68. It is .......... to wear jeans at a funeral.

83. Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like .......... football ........... tennis.
A. either / or B. not only/ but also C. both / and D. neither / nor
84. Life here is very .............. .
A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. peacefulness
85: The girl ___________ is our neighbor.
A. was talking to the lady over there B. talking to the lady over there
C. talks to the lady over there D. is talking to the lady over there
85. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy .............
A. presence B. sight C. appearance D. view
86. .................. Long has finished his work, he will go home.
A. As quickly as B. As far as C. As soon as D. As long as
87. My father asked me ... of the film.
A. what do you think B. what I think C. what I thought D. what did you think
88. Her eyes were red and puffy ................... she had been crying a lot last night.
A. since B. even if C. despite D. because of
89. Lomonosov was not .............. a great scientist but also a very talented poet.
A. fairly B. merely C. hardly D. scarcely
90. ........... the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all.
A. Since B. Although C. Because D. If
91. My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she ......... 25 years old.
A. will be B. has been C. is D. will have been
92. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he ............. champagne.
A. drinks B. has drunk C. is drinking D. will drink
93. He keeps working .......... feeling unwell.
A. in spite of B. although C. because of D. unless
94. The old manager has just retired, so Jack takes ............. his position.
A. on B. out C. in D. up
95. All of us are waiting the man ............ son was lost.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
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111. ___________ English is their official language, most of them can speak Chinese.
A. Although B. So C. Despite D. If
112. They cannot decide ____________ place to visit first.
A. how B. where C. which D. what
113. My grandmother ______________ the most beautiful girl in the village.
A. did use to being B. use to be C. used to being D. used to be
114. We are having a good time together, I wish you ______________ here with us now.
A. are B. will be C. were D. would be
115. S1 : Hello. You must be Maryam. S2 : _________________
A. I must be B. I may be C. That’s right., I am D. You are not Maryam
VIII. Use these jumbled sets of suggested words to write a letter :
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1. I / just arrive back / Vietnam.
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2. It / be / lovely / see / family again / but / miss you / friends / New York.
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3. I / have / a wonderful time / you / apartment.
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4. It / be / very kind / you / show me so much / the city.
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5. I / love / go up / Emprire State Building / Central Park / Statue of Liberty.
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6. My brother, Miguel, / be going to / New York / month.
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7. He / come / see you ?
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8. I / hope / one day / you visit me / Vietnam.
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9. I / love / show you / Tan Son Nhat Airport.

7. I / excited / trip / not sleep.
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8. I / be home / Sunday, Nov 10
th
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9. I / tell you / more / trip / when / be in Hue.
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10. I hope / you well.
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Yours,
Lan Chi
D/ Dear Kien,
1. Thank you / much / invitation / spend / this weekend / you / family / country house.
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2. I love / come / unfortunately / I / be unable / accept.
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3. My pen pal / live / Singapore / going / stay us / September 25
th
/ this Sunday.
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4. As it be / first visit / our country / I plan / show him round.
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5. I like / take him / visit / Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum / Van Mieu.
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6. We also / go / Hoan Kiem Lake / History Museum / if / have time.
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7. It be possible / visit you / following weekend ?
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5. a. hack b. habitual c. habit d. hag
6. a. economic b. equal c. ethic d. evening
7. a. chair b. champagne c. children d. church
8. a. depend b. design c. deposit d. desk
9. a. bear b. tear c. heart d. pear
10. a. put b. luck c. subject d. publish
II. Pick out the word that is of different topic from the others :
1. a. trousers b. jeans c. shorts d. shoes
2. a. blouse b. shirt c. skirt d. sweater
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3. a. white b. blue c. striped d. brown
4. a. wore b. seen c. gone d. taken
5. a. sandals b. gloves c. boots d. trainers
III. Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :
1. A. baggy B. cotton C. design D. fashion
2. A. novel B. poet C. equal D. unique
3. A. sleeveless B. rivalry C. minority D. logical
4. A. encourage B. material C. embroider D. economic
5. A. tunic B. prefer C. symbol D. label
IV. Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses :
1. It is first time for me to watch an ................................................................... fashion show. (interest)
2. Her performance was greeted with ........................................................................... applause. (loud)
3. My sleeveless sweater is much more ............................................................ than I expect. (expense)
4. Lines of poetry on ao dai look modern and very ................................................................. . (fashion)
5. She has introduced her earliest fashion collection on the .............................. ao dai in Hue. (tradition)
6. Uniforms make students .................................................................................... of their school. (pride)
7. Jeans and T. shirts are his ........................................................................................... clothes. (favour)
8. Red ............................................................................................................................ danger. (symbol)
9. Mai ......................................................................................... Maryam to Hanoi last year. (invitation)
10. Some designers have .......................................... the ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (modern)

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3. They told her to stop behaving like a child.
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4. Someone stole my bag and brought it back only when I offered $100.
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5. The police gave her two weeks in which to pay the fine.
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6. The burglars have cut an big hole in the steel door.
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7. Nhung expected them to offer her the job.
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8. The storm destroyed some big trees yesterday.
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9. My mother sent us a lot of moon cakes.
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10. My family has visited Dam Sen Amusement Park.
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VII. Make a cross on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following sentences :
1. No longer ............. here.
A. John works B. John does work C. does John work D. so John works
2. His parents could not help ............... angry when he admitted .................. the exam.
A. getting/ failing B. got/ failed C. to get/ to fail D. get/ to fail
3. Hundreds of animals are reported ...................... killed in the forest fire yesterday.
A. that to be B. to be C. to have been D. that to have been
4. Her idea about ..................special class for ........... disabled at first met with opposition from their
parents.
A. a/a B. a/ these C. a/ the D. the/
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A. dissolve B. melt C. die D. fade
19. The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too ........ .
A. narrow B. low C. shallow D. deep
20. The ............. of the poetry competition will be known today.
A. decision B. effect C. choice D. result
21. He never expected his prophecy to be ....................
A. achieved B. accomplished C. realised D. fulfilled
22. The boy was ............. with a family in the countryside.
A reared B. bred C. brought up D. grown up
23. Jane came ......... a beautiful picture when she was tidying the room.
a. across b. round c. into d. past
24. Until she was arrested last week, the young woman thought she had ........ the perfect crime.
a. committed b. escaped c. got away d. charged
25. ............. it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer.
a. If b. But c. Should d. Had
26. The ball .................... two or three times before rolling down the road.
a. sprang b. bounced c. leap d. hopped
27.The ................. of the pagoda in the water was very clear and beautiful.
a. sight b. shadow c. reflection d. mirror
28. When I came, the salesperson was ................ to the customers how to use a new kind of washing
machines.
a. demonstrating b. proving c. exposing d. teaching
29. Do you think Ms. Brown will ............. for Parliament in the next election?
a. sit b. run c walk d. stand
30. A human being is ............... of many, often conflicting, desires.
a. made b. made up c. consisted d. created
31. The train accident .......... the other train’s departure by a few hours.
a. sent back b. called off c. delayed d. retained
32. The judge ................ the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
a. convicted b. sentenced c. prosecuted d. accused

46. Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons ................ .
a. money beside b. money besides c. beside money d. besides money
47. The horn of the rhinoceros consists of a cone of tight bundles of keratin ............ from the
epidermis.
a. grow b. grows c. growing d. they grow
48. ......... range in colour from pale yellow to bright orange.
a. Canaries which b. Canaries c. That canaries d. Canaries that are
49. It is believed ............. cause insomnia.
a. too much caffeine which b. that too much caffeine
c. it in too much caffeine d. too much caffeine that
50. Alex did not do very well in the class because ............... .
a. he studied not good b. he failed to study properly
c. he was a badly student d. he was not good to study
51. The harder you try, ................. .
a. the most you achieveb. you achieve the more
c. the more you achieve d. the better achieve you have
52. I like everything in London .......... the weather.
a. minus b. respect c. except d. abstract
53. We hope you will get all your heart’s ........... .
a. desires b. obstacles c. uncertain d. disease
54. Children born into rich family show a ............ to get fat.
a. keenness b. tendency c. problem d. enjoyment
55. It is very difficult for us to ......... our bad habits.
a. get through b. put out c. overcome d. set off
56. To his parents’ great ............ , he failed the examination.
a. pleasure b. joy c. happiness d. disappointment
57. I cannot ................ noise when I am working.
a. get b. tolerate c. put on d. take
58. He retired at the ............... of 60.
a. age b. old c. older d. elder

pleasantly
74. You have made ............. mistakes in your writing.
a. so much b. a lot of c. little of d. much of
75. Don’t drink ............. wine. It’s bad for your health.
a. many of b. a few of c. so much d. many
76. What would John do if he ............ the director of this company?
a. is b. was c. were d. has been
77. She had worked ........ she made herself ill.
a. such hard that b. such hardly that c. so hardly that d. so hard that
78. He had spent ____ writing an essay about his childhood.
a. a large number of time b. a great deal of time c. a few time d. many time
79. "Would you like some more cake?" "Yes, please, but only ............."
a. a little b. little c. few d. a few
80. A great deal of machinery ............ sent to the exhibition recently.
a. are b. is c. has been d. all incorrect
81. A lot of furniture in her room ............. new.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
82. We didn't have any money but Tom had .................
a. a little b. little c. a few d. few
83. We didn't take ................ photographs when we were on holiday.
a. many b. much c. an amount of d. a great deal of
84. We had no ............... in finding a job.
a. difficulty b. difficult c. difficulties d. all correct
85. Were they ................when they got the job?
a. satisfactory b. satisfy c. satisfaction d. all correct
86. You can get ................treatment in this hospital.
a. occupy b. occupied c. occupation d. occupational
87. “He made a decision to leave home.” means
a. He decided to leave home b. He decides to leave.
c. He made decisive to leave home. d. He made decide to leave home.

A. Poets B. Poem C. Poetry D. Poetic
103. They have ____________ this problem in many discussions.
A. talked B. rose C. mentioned D. spoke
104. You should always wear a ____________ when riding a motorbike.
A. hat B. cap C. guard D. helmet
105. Since 1960 jeans have become more and more ______________ with students.
A. common B. popular C. famous D. familiar
106. My sisters can make her own clothes and design her own ____________ .
A. models B. labels C. sizes D. styles
107. The number of people who wear jeans is increasing ; that’s why sales of jeans are ___________ up.
A. raising B. running C. pulling D. going
108. Her house is _____________ situated near the beach. She can go swimming every morning.
A. convenience B. convenient C. conveniently D. inconveniently
109. In most factories workers have to wear uniform _______________ work.
A. at B. on C. in D. out
110. My mother only wears ao dai _____________ special occasions.
A. at B. in C. on D. with
111. This is the first time she _____________ traditional costume.
A. wears B. wore C. is wearing D. has worn
112. The material that _____________ from cotton is usually strong and hard. wearing.
A. is made B. makes C. is making D. made
113. Mary’s the one in the corner. She _____________ jeans.
A. wears B. was wearing C. is wearing D. has worn
114. ____________ have you known him ?
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A. How often B. When C. How long ago D. How long
115. He finds his new shirt very _____________ . It will be his favourite one.
A. comfortable B. comfortably C. uncomfortable D. uncomfortably
VIII. Write a letter, using the following words or phrases :
A/ Dear Tim,

8. Summer / parents / often let me / grandparents / Vung Tau.
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9. It / be / great time / because / I spend / all / time / there / go swimming.
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10. Although / life / countryside / still hard / I / love / very much.
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C/ Dear Steve,
1. You / be / kind / put me up / your home / my visit / the United States / earlier / this summer.
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2. I / want / thank you / because / my visit / be / perfect.
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3. It / make / me / happy.
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4. If / come / Vietnam, please / be sure / let me know.
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5. I / be / happy / show you / my country.
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Please feel welcome here at any time.
Sincerely,
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Minh.
D/ Dear Lan,
Thank you very much for an alarm clock that you send me on my 15
th
birthday.
1. It / be / just / what / need.
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2. I / be / terrible / get up / morning / and / be / almost always / late / school.
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3. I / get up early / never / school late.

3. Since her ........................................................................., the room has been full of laughter. (arrive)
4. He is now studying in the USA as an ........................................................................ student. (change)
5. We could see some strange ............................................................................... on her face. (express)
V. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one :
1. Uncle Lam has raised a lot of chickens and ducks on the farm.
A lot of chicken .......................................................................................................................................
2. My mother was very tired but she did not go to bed.
Though ....................................................................................................................................................
3. Mr Brown repaired my washing machine.
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I had ........................................................................................................................................................
4. This worker often went to his office very late when he was young.
This worker used .....................................................................................................................................
5. I washed all these clothes in an hour.
It took ......................................................................................................................................................
VI. Choose the correct preposition to complete each sentence : “ in , at , on , to , for , by , of , with , from ,
between , till , since"
1. We will go .................................................................... a picnic next week.
2. My village is about 100 kilometers ........................ the south of HCH City.
3. We often go for a walk ......................................................... the weekends.
4. She took many pictures to show the trip ................................... her parents.
5. I will stay there till the beginning ....................................................... May.
6. There is a meeting .............................................................. 9 am and 2 pm.
7. He was born ............................................................................ 15
th
January.
8. She often plays the piano ................................................................... night.
9. We will live in Hanoi from September ...................................... December.
10. She has been here ....................................................................... yesterday.
VII. Write sentences with “I wish ............” :

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6. the capital / 80 kilometers / home village / about / the north. east / is / of / to / my.
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7. hours / boat got main after / traveling / to island / three / by / the / we.
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8. some minutes / a tree / tired / the man / and / he / and / for / felt / hungry / so / slept / under / sat down
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9. stay / until / september / uncle / with / the end / my / will / of / us.
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10. learned / a lot / people / arrived / Tom / about / since / Vietnamese / has / he / here.
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IX. Make a cross on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following sentences :
1. ____________ does it take to get there ?
A. How B. How long C. How often D. How soon
2. I haven’t heard any news of Peter ___________ 1999 .
A. in B. since C. on D. before
3. Not many people think that country life is ____________.
A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boringly
4. After two hours travelling by bus, they ___________ a quiet town by the beach.
A. arrived B. got C. went D. reached
5. Will you join us on a _____________ trip to Vung Tau ?
A. two days B. two. days C. two. day D. day. two
6. The Parkers have just gone out ____________ hamburgers.
A. to B. for C. with D. since
7. ______________ is he going to the farm ?
A. What B. Where C. Why D. Who
8. Exchange students in the USA ____________ their parents nearly every Sunday.
A. phone B. phones C. are going to phone D. phoned
9. He is the best fashion _______________ I have known.

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