Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank.

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)_______ four months. I didn't think (2)______ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3)_______ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4)_________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing 'l' and 'n'. For (5) _______, I wanted to tell them that " I have lots of homework today ", but I said " I have note of homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)_________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practised by talking to (7)____________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8)_______ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9)________ breakfast and lunch. I had to rice a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tired sailing. Sometimes I also tired skiing. It was wonderful. But (10)_____ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be by myself and to be independent.

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank.

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1)_______ four months. I didn't think (2)______ the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn't communicate (3)_______ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all because we didn't have real practice at school. Even (4)_________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is pronouncing 'l' and 'n'. For (5) _______, I wanted to tell them that " I have lots of homework today ", but I said " I have note of homework today", so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6)_________ me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practised by talking to (7)____________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8)_______ better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9)________ breakfast and lunch. I had to rice a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tired sailing. Sometimes I also tired skiing. It was wonderful. But (10)_____ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be by myself and to be independent.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.

I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (26)_______you about it. I was very (27)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (28)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (29)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (30)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

26. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak

27. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite

28. A. after B. until C. when D. while

29. A. although B. even C. because D. so

30. A. pronouncing B. speaking C. reading D. telling

*Give the correct form of the words in parentheses.
- These medicines can work well with your........................... (Ill)
- Every week, there are two.........................from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (Fly)
- He is a well-known............................ (Photograph)
- The........................she gave last night was marvelous. (Perform)
*Read the passages and fill in each blank with a suitable word.
How Nam has improved his English
In the first year of lower secondary..............(1), I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation...............(2)readly bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not................(3)how to improve them. I didn't want my father..............(4)mother to know about this. One afternoon after thes lesson, my teacher.............(5)English told to me to wait................(6)her outside thes classroom. She took....................(7)to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to...............(8)my English gammar . 'Now I think you know what you should do' she said. I made much progress and only one year, I won the first..................(9)in the English speaking contest...................(10)for secondary school students in my hometwon.

The following passage contains 10 errors. Find and correct them.

I come from Switzerland. I came to London six months ago to learn English. I haven't met many English people already, only my teacher. I started learning English at school in Switzerland when I am eleven, so I have learned it since nearly ten years. At first in London I didn't understand something, but now my English has improved. I have just took an exam. If I pass, I would move into the next class. I'm exciting today because my parents are coming tommorow to stay with me for a little days and I haven't seen their a long time. They have never were to England and they cannot speak English.

Fill up the spaces in each of the following sentences by inserting a verb + up, or a verb + up + preposition combination.

1. It is ...... factory owners to provide fire-fighting equip­ment in their factories. (No verb is required here.) 2. Unfortunately he was ...... by his parents to believe that money was the only thing that mattered. 3. The party didn't ...... till 3 a.m. and the guests left very noisily.

4. I ran after him and soon ......... him. Then we went on together. 5. Mother to child: "Your clothes are covered with mud; what have you .........?" 6. If you buy the paint I'll ......this room for you. 7. He ......a list of conditions and we all agreed to them. 8. If you want a new passport you must ...... this form. 9. He......at 8 a.m. and went to bed at 11 p.m. 10. I tried three times to start the car and then ... it ... and went by bus. 11. If I ...... alcohol I'd be much healthier, but life wouldn't be so much fun. 12. I saw a policeman so I ......... him and asked him the way.

13. Most girls expect to get married when they....... 14. Cashiers carrying money to the bank are sometimes ...... by gunmen. 15. He couldn't ......... me as I ran much faster than he did

and soon left him behind. 16. I ...... a 20p piece that I saw lying on the ground. 17. He wasted two weeks and tried to ......... it by working madly the last day. 18. She said that she was going to educate her children her­self, for if they went to school they'd only......bad habits. 19. Before you go on holiday you should ...... the house and ask the police to keep an eye on it. 20. The car......suddenly with screaming brakes. 21. English people have to.........English weather. 22. The thieves ...... (bound) the housekeeper and ransacked the house. 23. I've stupidly ...... your books and mine and now I don't know which is which. 24. He is a dangerous criminal. He ought to be....... 25. I want to ... him ... . Would you please ...... his telephone number? 26. I ...... at the meeting-place but the others didn't come. 27. He wanted something to do in his spare time so he ...... carpentry. 28. The police......a notice saying, "No Parking". 29. "Tell me at the end of the week how many hours you have worked and I'll ......with you then", his employer said. 30. It's probably true. No one would......such a stupid story. 31. She sat down in front of the mirror and began to ...... her face. 32. If only we had a dish-washer, we wouldn't need to ...... after every meal. 33 My father said it was all my fault but my mother ......... (defended) me and said that it wasn't. 34 He ...... his speech by calling for a vote of thanks for last year's president.

Water has damaged part of this text about sport at school. Read it and decide what you think each of the original words was. Write the words in the blank spaces.

Sport at school

l used to wear glasses when I was at school, and so I______ sport very difficult. I wanted to be involved ______ school sports competitions, and I loved the idea of teams competing ______ each other, but being on the rugby team, for example,______ having to take off my glasses, and that meant______ I couldn't see! And it's difficult______ catch a ball when you can't see it! So, I wasn't very good and the captains always______ sure that I wasn't on their team. This meant I______ free to do other activities, like being on the debating team, and actually I preferred to things I was good at doing______ than have everyone laugh at me.

VIII. Read the passages the fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 pts)

How Nam has improved his English.

In the first year of lower secondary (1)________, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation (2)_______ really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not (3)_______ how to improve them. I didn’t want my father (4)_______ mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher (5)_______ English told me to wait 6)_______ her outside the classroom. She took (7)_______ to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to (8)_______ my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first (9)_______ in the English Speaking Contest (10)_______ for secondary school students in my hometown.

IX. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)

1. The post office is not far____ my house.

2. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her____ 8 603 312.

3. Snow is falling all____ the country.

4. Will you pick me____ after the party?

5. We all agreed____ their request for a full investigation.

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English.

My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did

not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this.

One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside

the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of

pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-

English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the firstprize in the English Speaking Contest 1 answer The question

a, Who wanted to meet Nam one afternoon after the leson? ..........................................................................................

b, what đi she tell him to improve his english grammer?

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