ENGLISH PRACTICE 1

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in the
following questions
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. carried
D. stopped
2. A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
3. A. unite
B. underline
C. university
D. uniform
4. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
5. A. character
B. children
C. teacher
D. change
II/ Chooose the word whose stress patteren is different from the other three in the following
questions
1. A. realize
B. improve
C. possible
D. comfortable
2. A. important
B. especially
C. prefer
D. influence
3. A. general
B. opinion
C. abroad
D. surprise
4. A. comfort
B. nation
C. apply
D. moment
5. A. medical
B. advise
C. vegetables D. physical
III/ Choose the best answer to fill in the blank
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?
A. in
B. with
C. on
D. for
2. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? "
A. to
B. in
C. about
D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
A. badly
B. good
C. hardly
D. hard
4. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
A. between
B. from
C. since
D. for
5. This school..........in 1997
A. built
B. is built
C. was built
D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
A. the tallest
B. the most tallest C. taller
D. more taller
7. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?
A. take
B. took
C. would take
D. am going to take
8. Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got
B. brought
C. fetch
D. took
9. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?
A. about
B. on
C. of
D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things ?
- Yes, I am a stamp………….
A. collecting
B. collector
C. collect
D. collection
11. It is very dangerous ………….. in the polluted environment.
A. to live
B. lives
C. living
D. live
12. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature
B. natural
C. naturing
D. naturally
13. His car is the same color …………. my uncle's.
A. alike
B. as
C. like
D. to
14. This ruler …………….. of plastic.
A. make
B. made
C. is making D. is made
15. I take part ………….. most youth activities of my school.
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. at
IV/ Write the correct form of verb to fill in the brackets
Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1- carry out) by scientists (2- work) for large industrial firms.
However, there (3 – be) still opportunities for other people (4 – invent) various things. In Britain, there is
a weekly TV program which (5 – attempt) to show all the devices which people (6 – invent ) recently. The
people (7 – organize) the program receive information about 700 inventions per year. New ideas can (8 –
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develop) by private inventors. However, it is important (9 – consider) these questions : Will it work? Will
it (10 – want)? Is it new?
1. __________________
6. ___________________
2.__________________
7. ___________________
3. __________________
8. ___________________
4. __________________
9. ___________________
5. __________________
10. __________________
V/ Write the correct preposition to fill in the blank.
1. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn't go ___________ .
3. I'm looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
4. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
6. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
7. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school.
8. I'm going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.
9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there ________ one week.
VI/ Write the correct form of word to fill in the blank

1. We have two postal ___________________ a day.
2. He left the room without ___________________ .
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________ .
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning.
5. They left the house in a __________________ mess.
6. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way.
7. There is no easy ______________ to this problem.
8. He always drives more ________________ at night.
9. Does this _______________ suit you?
10. He is a very _________________ carpenter.
VII/Underline the incorrect word and correct it as example
Example: 0. I haven't saw you for two month
0/ seen

(DELIVER)
(EXPLAIN)
(ACT)
(SUN)
(FRIGHT)
(FRIEND)
(SOLVE)
(CARE)
(ARRANGE)
(SKILL)

Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area
2/ ___________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
VIII/ Write the suitable word to fill in the blank
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________ how to fly or play the piano. There
(2) _________________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how
to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be
able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on
(5) ______________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but
if only read a book and then try to (7) _____________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and
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kill (8) ____________ . The same is true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read
about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) _________________ first?
IX/ Rewrite the sentence, using the word given
1. Minh does morning exercises regularly. He wants to be healthy ( so as to )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I'm learning English. I want to read book in English. (in order to)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. She said nothing . She didn't want to make him angry (so as to)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4.The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident. (past participle)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night. (present participle)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
X/ Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It's ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
- The time machine ……………………………………………………………………..
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt's letter.
- He was delighted that ………………………………………………………………..
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People ………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I'm very sad that I wasn't accepted in that group.
- I'm very sad not …………………………………………………………………….
6. It's three years since I last spoke to her.
- I haven't ………………………………………………………………………………
7. Tam doesn't type as fast as she used to.
- Tam used ……………………………………………………………………………..
8. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father.
- My father asked ………………………………………………………………………
9. Lan will be fifteen next week.
- It is Lan's ……………………………………………………………………………..
10. How long is it since you used the pen?
- When ………………………………………………………………………….?
XI/ Rearrange the word to make the meaningful sentence
1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.
- …………………………………………………………………………………….
2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.
- ……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.
- ………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV / only / but / not / bringing .
- ………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.
- ………………………………………………………………………………………
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ENGLISH PRACTICE 2
A. VOCABULARY
Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below
1. His…………..always makes people laugh.
a. quiet
b. sense of humor
c. Christmas presents
d. smiles
2. The way of life in this country is…………….to that in my country.
a. similar
b. the same
c. like
d. as
3. You have to make ………………..children do not play with matches.
a. ensure
b. surely
c. sure
d. ensuring
4. The prince immediately……………….the girl.
a. fall in love with
b. fell in love with
c. fall into love at
d. fell into love at
5. Different language………………learn words in different ways.
a. learners
b. learner
c. people
d. person
6. My little brother……………..pictures very much.
a. enjoy to draw
b. enjoy drawing
c. enjoys to draw
d. enjoys drawing
7. Some people in the neighborhood are not happy…………………the changes
a. with
b. about
c. at
d. of
8. TV………………...information and entertainment.
a. brings
b. takes
c. gives
d. makes
9. His feet hurt so he has to walk to school…………………….
a. on crutch
b. on crutches
c. on foot
d. on feet
10. ……………….natural resources? Is it difficult?
a. what about to save b. what about saving
c. how about save
d. how about to save
Question 11-20: Word form
11. It is ………………to eat too much sugar and fat
HEALTH
12. If you can give a reasonable…………….for your bad behavior last night.
I'll forgive you
EXPLAIN
13. My brother often does experiments about electricity for……………..
PLEASE
14. The …………………..changed me 50,000VND
for each room.
DECORATE
15. There many cultural……………..between his country and mine
DIFFER
16. A toaster is a chicken……………..that cooks food
APPLY
17. ………………..in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes
INDUSTRY
18. After taking an aspirin, her headache…………………
APPEAR
19. The ……………….she gave last night was marvelous
PERFORM
20. The………………in his province is very dramatic.
LANDED
B. GRAMMAR AND STUCTURE
Question 21-31: Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct:
21. After the clothes……………we can wear them to Ann's birthday party.
a. washing
b. wash
c. to wash
d. are washed
22. A new university without a library……………in USA.
a. recently
b. opened recently c. recently has opened d. has recently opened
23. Do you know the place…………………..I can have a meal with my friends?
a. where
b. which
c. what
d. when
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24. On Christmas Eve, people often………..a tree.
a. are decorated
b. were decorated c. decorating
d. decorate
25. …………to your place tomorrow. Hope to meet you there.
a. would come
b. will come
c. am coming
d. was coming
26. The can overturned and everyone………………..into the deep river
a. fall
b. fell
c. felt
d. feel
27 The games were………………..important that they stopped fighting for a time.
a. so
b. too
c. very
d. such
28. This is an emergency. Please ……………………an ambulance to Cua Viet beach
a. to sending
b. sending
c. to send
d. send
29. Of the all members in my family, my grandpa is…………………..
a. oldest
b. the oldest
c. most old
d. the most old
30. How long……………..here?
- Since 1980.
a. do you live
b. did you live
c. have you live
d. have you lived
31. We are having a plan to help them by ……………..them do things.
a. encouraged
b. encourage
c. to encourage
d. encouraging
Question 32-41: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct from:
32. Most of the Earth's surface (cover)…………..…………..by water.
33. The first festival (hold)………………….….nearly eight hundred years ago.
34. There's some behind us. I think we (follow)………………………..
35. My mother (not visit)……………………….us since he (move)…………..……..to the new town.
36. This bike (use)……………………….for more than six years.
37. Nowadays, many historical places (destroy)………….………….seriously.
38. It (get)……………………hotter and hotter in June
39. Last moth when we (visit)………….him, he (do)…………………..…an experiment on the upstairs
40. Tet holiday in Viet Nam (celebrate) ………………………around January and February
41. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. It (visit)………………………..by millions of people every year.
C, PHONETIC
Question 42-51: In three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the same; in the
fourth word the underlined part is pronounced differently. Find the fourth word.
42. a. held
b. flew
c. mend
d. tent
43. a. quiet
b. industry
c. relative
d. participant
44. a. nothing
b. clothes
c. hold
d. told
45. a. bear
b. ear
c. tear
d. hear
46. a. lot
b. floor
c. box
d. dog
47. a. small
b. law
c. tall
d. plane
48. a. float
b. noun
c. about
d. out
49. a. arrive
b. abroad
c. around
d. armchair
50. a. snowy
b. cold
c. prison
d. Chicago
51. a. great
b. hate
c. heat
d. afraid
Question 52-59: In three of these words the first syllable is stressed. In the fourth the second
syllable is stressed. Find the word in which the second syllable is stressed.
52. a. person
b. enough
c. picture
d. people
53. a. Japan
b. Australia
c. Britain
d. Canada
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54. a. surprise
b. wonderful
c. ticket
d. evening
55. a. busy
b. fortunate
c. include
d. follow
56. a. depart
b. medical
c. husband
d. business
57. a. volcano
b. gallery
c. seafood
d. windy
58. a. sunny
b. facility
c. humid
d. minus
59. a. weather
b. lava
c. middle
d. delicious
D. READING
Question 60-69: Read the article and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space:
Traveling in the Lake District:
The Lake District is very popular for holidays all year round. Roads leading to the area have been improved in (60)
………………years inside the area itself, however, many roads are (61)……………and winding with steep hills and it may not
be safe to drive (62)………..….roads like this when they are (63)……………in ice. For the mountain walker a word of
warning-every season visitors (64)……………..lost or are injured and (65)……….….... to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue
teams. This kind of problem can be (66)…………... by following a few simple rules. When exploring the mountains, wear
warm clothing. Sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small (67)……………...of food. Don't go (68)
…………….alone and always tell someone where you (69)…………..to go to.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Vocabulary
(to) wind: uốn lượn
steep (adj): dốc
warning: cảnh báo
(to) rescue: cứu
whistle (n): cái còi
c. last
c. narrow
c. by
c. drowned
c. make
c. need
c. arranged
c. length
c. with
c. plan

60. a. recent
b. next
d. close
61. a. thin
b. slim
d. shallow
62. a. along
b. above
d. in
63. a. wrapped
b. above
d. filed
64. a. have
b. be
d. get
65. a. must
b. should
d. ought
66. a. encouraged
b. prevented
d. organized
67. a. quantity
b. weight
d. limit
68. a. for
b. by
d. off
69. a. look
b. seem
d. know
E. WRITING
Question 70-77: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first:
70. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times
The film……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………,…………………………
71. The football match was won by Manchester United
Manchester………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
72. Peter was too ill to get up.
Peter was so…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
73. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends.
Her father asked her:”…………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………….”
74. Parents ought to send their children to school.
Children………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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75. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health
It is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
76. Tom is not as tall as Peter.
Peter……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
77. Every day thousands of trees are cut down in the world.
Every day people…………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………
Question 78-85: Make sentences based on the given cues:
78. I / going / visit / after work / evening.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
79. Residents / store owners / concerned / new mall / for / few months.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
80. What / mum / going / do / weekend ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
81. You / ought / go / market / buy / fish / vegetables.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
82. People / do / everything / without / help / modern equipment / years ago.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
83. How old / your brother / sister / then ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
84. Some people / neighborhood / not happy / changes.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
85. It / difficult / learn / two languages / same time.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
Question 86: Write a passage (100 words) to tell your friends “ A country picnic ” you made.
Follow the suggested ideas.
- Who you go with, when you go , how you go, what you've done, when you're back, how you
feel,…
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..
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---------------------Good luck to you!----------------------------

ENGLISH PRACTICE 3
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PART I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. rubbish
B. uniform
C. umbrella 
D. thumb
2. A. appear 
B. weather 
C. bread 
D. headache
3. A. project 
B. belong 
C.  woman
D. concert
4. A. think
B. though 
C. mother
D. these
5. A. eraser
B. baseball
C. suitcase
D. waterfall
Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group.

6. A. pencil

B. raincoat

C. arrive

D. notebook

7. A. enjoyable 

B. power 

C. permission 

D. explore

8. A. photography 

B. minority 

C. heroic 

D. visit

9. A. translation

B. difficult

C. unluckily 

D. agree

10. A. Vietnamese 

B. engineer

C. celebration

D. product 

Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PART II- Choose the best answers to completes each sentence.
1. Hoa __________________ coins and stamps since she was six.
A. was collecting
B. has collected
C. collected
D. will collect
2. His brother is a _________________ boy. He always tells a joke.
A. handsome
B. humorous
C. sociable
D. energetic
3. Do you mind if I __________________ your car to work?
A. drive
B. driving
C. to drive
D. drove
4. They are ____________ that their son won the championship.
A. delighted
B. pleasing
C. sad
D. interesting
5. My sister regretting ___________ Mai's glasses yesterday.
A. to break
B. broken
C. breaking
D. break
6. Hoa dances more _______________ than her classmates.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. beautify
7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ____________ the morning of next Sunday.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. of
8. Minh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
A. when
B. because
C. while
D. during
9. One hundred dollars ______________ an big amount of money for her.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. is being
10. Don't overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on
B. for
C. with
D. from
11. We are going to __________ a small plane to Ha Long Bay this weekend.
A. drive
B. ride
C. take
D. give
12. They as well as Mai ___________________ in the field at this time last Sunday.
A. was working
B. were working
C. has worked
D. have worked
13. Thanks _______ Alexander Graham Bell's invention, I can communicate with each other easily.
A. for
B. from
C. on
D.to
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14. We must _________ the environment from the pollution every day.
A. save
B. protest
C. protect
D. waste
15. In our opinion, there are a lot of differences _________ two twins.
A. from
B. without
C. with
D. between
16. If you _______________ your work, let's play volleyball with them in the garden.
A. finish
B. are finishing
C. have finished
D. will finish
17. Have a picnic with ______________ in the mountain tomorrow.
A. Hanh and I
B. Hanh and me
C. I and Hanh
D. me and Hanh
18. Study is no _____________ restricted to just one location.
A. longer
B. long
C. longest
D. the longest
19. My son was hit _______________ a stick while he was working in the field.
A. by
B. with
C. without
D. out
20. Nam and Manh have played badminton for two hours, but __________ of them are tired.

A. none
B. both
C. neither
D. all
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
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PART III - Put the correct form of the words:
1. Joanne wants to become a __________ in the future. (science)
2. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)
3. The book was so ________ that we didn't want to read it. (interest)
4. There are a lot of _______________ in the competition. (contest)
5. Linda's __________ made the party less exciting. (absent)
6. He didn't win the championship, so he felt very _____________ . (hope)
7. Because of his _________, they failed the exam. (lazy)
8. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of _____________ recently. (produce)
9. Tet holiday is one of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people. (celebrate)
10. Laura loves all of Vietnamese dishes, _______________ Nem. (special)
Your answers:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PART IV - Find and correct a mistake in each sentence:
1. The boy was enough intelligent to solve that problem.
2. The girl helped me with the needlework yesterday is my classmate.
3. They asked their friends not play soccer in the road.
4. Hanh is the same weigh as my sister.
5. It is careless for you to leave your book on the train.
6. My brother used to going to the movies with our father.
7. Hoa asked me if I could have a picnic with her in the country or not.
8. Most of monkeys both in the forest and in the zoo are interesting in bananas.
9. It takes Nam thirty minutes going to school on foot everyday.
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10. Not only Ha but also her friends was present in my fifteenth birthday party.
Your answers:
1.
6.
2.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
Part V- Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.
Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are
________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on
the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5)
diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The
________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high
buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as
________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their hands.
1. A. from
B. on
C. over
D. of
2. A. laws
B. ideas
C. problems
D. regulations
3. A. news
B. article
C. information
D. newspaper
4. A. agreed
B. pointed
C. disagreed
D. proved
5. A. lung
B. heart
C. liver
D. stomach
6. A. had
B. have
C. has
D. having
7. A. water
B. lead
C. gas
D. exhaust
8. A. lived
B. live
C. to live
D. living
9. A. quick
B. slowly
C. quickly
D. slow
10. A. touch
B. use
C. handle
D. collect
Your answers:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PART VI - Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket:
Christmas is always held ________(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England
decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an
important _________(3) in this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children,
Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem _______(5) a
fat jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave children ________ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which
was ________(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular __________(9) the USA.
Santa Claus is based _______(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
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Part VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. It is over two years since they left their homeland. (They haven't …………………………)
2. “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked …………………...)
3. No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. (I ……………………………………..)
4. The food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so ……………………………)
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5. It's no use persuading her to join in that activity. (There is no ……………………………..)
6. I am on the fifth page of the essay I am typing. (So far ……………………………………)
7. The dog keeps steali