ENGLISH PRACTICE 4

Section 1: Vocabulary, Grammar and Phonetics

I. Choose the correct answers in A, B, C or D to complete each sentence

1. Bob hasn’t ……… his mind yet.
A. made B. gone C. used to D. found
2. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ………?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t she D. doesn’t he
3. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.
A. to build B. built C. with building D. building
4. She is bored _____ getting up early.
A. with B. in C. Of/ with D. to
5. Would you like me to get you something to drink? - ______
A. That would be nice B. No, I’m sorry C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure
6. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.
A. office B. official C. officer D. officially
7. It's an hour since he ......... , so he must be at the office now.
A. has left B. left C. was leaving D. is leaving
8. 14. I usually go to work by bus, but ________ and then I use my motorbike.
A. again B. Once C. now D. ever
9. Of my parents, my father is _________________.
A. the stricter B. the strictest C. stricter D. strict
10. "What can I get for you?". ______________ .
A. All right B. I'm afraid not C. I hope so D. Yes, please

II. Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets.

1. "Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I'd rather you (sit)..........sat............ over there."
Nếu trướ c đó là thì hiện tạ i, thì “ ’d rather” phả i chia lù i mộ t thì về QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN.
Nếu trướ c đó là quá khứ đơn, thì “ ’d rather” phả i chia lù i về mộ t thì là QUÁ KHỨ HOÀ N
THÀ NH
2. There (be) …has been……….. no rain here for 6 months.
3. He spoke to me as if he (be) ……was…… my father.
4. By the time we (stop) ……stopped……, we had driven six hundred miles.
5. The price ( become ) ..... is becoming/ has become.............. more and more expensive
these days.
6. Pupils are made (work)……to work………… hard at this school.
Be made to do sth: bị buộ c phả i là m gì đó
 7. It’s ten years since I last (see) ……saw…… her.
8. Don’t forget (lock) ………… the door before going to bed.
Forger V_ing: quên mộ t việc đã là m
Forget to do: (nhắ c nhở ) đừ ng quên là m việc đó

9. The pens ( produce )......produced........ by Thien Long Company. {THEY} are usually
cheap and good.
Dù ng MỆ NH ĐỀ RÚ T GỌ N, do ở đâ y là bị độ ng nên chia ở V_ed hoặ c độ ng từ bấ t qui tắ c cộ t
2.

10. Does The film (begin) .....begin.................at 7.30 or 8.00?

HIỆ N TẠ I ĐƠN có thể dù ng để chỉ lịch trình mộ t cá ch chắ c chắ n hơn.

IV. Fill the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided in the right
column

1. Their children have quite ______different_______ characters. DIFFERENCE

2. What is the correct ______pronUnciation________of this word? PRONOUNCE
3. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____hopeless: vô vọ ng________ . hope
4. She is one of the greatest __performerS: ngườ i biểu diễn_____ to appear in this theater.
PERFORM
5. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very __windy__ there in the fall. WIND
6. It is ____unhealthy: khô ng tố t cho sứ c khỏ e_______ to eat too much sugar and fatty food.
HEALTH
7. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been ___URBANIZED: đô thị hó a_______ in the last
few years. URBAN
8. Bell ______successfully: mộ t cá ch thà nh cô ng________ demonstrated his invention.
SUCCESS
9. Every day, there are two __flights__ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY
10. There are a lot of ______contestants: ngườ i tham gia_________ in the competition.
contest

V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not corect in standard written
English. Find and correct it

1. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter. -> happy
A B C D
2. My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked -> enough money
ENOUGH + N: đủ thứ gì đó
A B C D
 3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch. -> between: ở giữ a
2 vậ t
A B C D
4. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident. -> seriously
A B C D
5. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. ->
excited
A B C D
6. He gets up early in order reviewing lessons before school. In order to do sth: để là m gì
đó
A B C D
7. All the students are looking forward to spend their free time relaxing in the sun this
summer. Look forward to doing sth: mong đợ i thứ gì đó
A B C D
8. I agree that we ought be good students at school and good children at home outght to
V: nên là m thứ gì đó (mạ nh hơn “should”) -> outght to be
A B C D
9. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks. -> look out for:
coi chừ ng/ cẩ n thậ n vớ i thứ gì đó
A B C D
10. Is she accustomed to doing her homework by her? -> herself
A B C D
Accustomed to doing sth: quen với việc làm gì đó

Section 2: Reading

I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D

Flood in Dorchester
…… (1) ... six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and
flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The
main street was soon …… (2)..... 3 feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away
the water, but heavy rain made their job very ……… (3) ..... .
Mrs Rose Willow, a ……… (4)......... nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage,
was trapped upstairs ……… (5)........ three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her
with ladders and a small ……… (6).......... “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time”, said
Mrs Willow. “She ……… (7)......... me a lot. She sat with me so I didn’t feel afraid”.
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is
good, ……… (8) ...........the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was ……
(9) ......or injured”, Chief Fire Office Hawkins …… (10) .......reporters, “but it will take a long
time to clear up the mess”.
1. A. In B. To C. At D. Until
2. A. over B. under C. through D. between
3. A. easy B. difficult C. quick D. clear
4. A. girl B. man C. lady D. child
5. A. for B. during C. while D. through
6. A. ship B. boat C. car D. bicycle
7. A. worried B. frightened C. bored D. helped
8. A. but B. also C. therefore D. so
Scratched: bị Drowned: bị
9. A. burnt B. cut C. D.
trầy/ xước chết đuối
Said + to sb: nói
10. A. B. asked C. told D. spoke
với ai đó

II. Read the text and choose one suitable word to fill in the blank.

Foreign English language teachers for schools inVietnam

has to is teaching cover teacher

more and high decided

Vietnam ...(1).is.. well on its way to integrate with: hò a nhậ p the world and for that reason
emphasis on English language skills ...(2) has ... become very essential.
Recently, the City Department of Education and Training ...(3) decided... to recruit: tuyển
foreign native English speakers to teach in elementary, middle and ...(4) high ... schools in
Vietnam.
The policy calls for social contributions to improve English language ...(5) teaching... from
primary schools to senior high schools by employing only foreign native English teachers.
Each student will chip in VND120,000 ($5.8) a month to ...(6) cover... the $35 an hour salary
of the foreign ...(7) teacher... .
Compared ...(8) to: so sá nh vớ i.... traditional English teaching methodology, it is better that
thousands of students in the City have a chance of practicing listening ...(9) and ... speaking
skills with native English speakers, who create a ...(10) more ...exciting atmosphere in
classrooms for students.

Section 3: Writing

I. Rewrite the following sentences using the words provided in such a way that they
mean the same as the original sentences.
 1. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is this the best hotel (which/ that) you could find?
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. I haven’t seen that man here before.
This is the first time I have EVER met that man here.
…………………………………………………………………………………...
3. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People recycle old car tires to make shoes and
sandals. ........................................................................................................................
4. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
The coffee is too hot for me to
drink. ...............................................................................................................
Too adj for sb to do sth: quá cho ai đó để làm gì đó
5. Somebody repaired his car yesterday.
He had his car repaired yesterday.
..........................................................................................................................
Had/ have/ has sth done/ Vp2: có thứ gì đó đượ c là m
6. It was thought that the painting had been destroyed.
The painting was thought to be destroyed.
…………………………………………………………………………….
7. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm.
We are going to have our house rebuilt by a local firm.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
8. I can’t buy the tickets. They are too expensive.
The tickets are too expensive for me to buy.
………………………………………………………………………………
9. Peter spent three hours repainting his house.
It took Peter three hours TO REPAINT his
house. ...................................................................................................................................
Take sb + thờ i gian + to V: lấ y củ a ai đó bao nhiêu thờ i gian để là m gì
Spend time V_ing: dà nh thờ i gian là m gì đó
10. Leave now or you will miss the train.
Unless you leave now, you will miss the train.
…………………………………………………………………………………...

II. Use the suggestions to make the meaningful sentences.

1. information / bringing / entertainment / also / is / only / but / TV / not / .

-> TV is not only entertainment but also bringing information.
2. village / the / definitely / better / Life / the / changing / is / for / in / .
-> Life in the village is definitely changing for the better.
3. look for / more money / Farmers / when / family / often / other work / their /
need / they / for/ .
-> Farmers often look for other work when they need more money for their family.
4. people / still / a week / work / in / Many / days / the countryside / seven / .
-> Many people in the countryside still work seven days a week.
5. back / in / months / going / England / They / two / are / .
-> They are going back (to) England in two months.