ENGLISH PRACTICE 10

I. Circle the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (1 pt)
11. A. watched B. cleaned C. played D. chased
12. A. usable B. refuse C. consumption D. designer
13. A. mission B. function C. question D. mention
14. A. orchestra B. scenery C. cycle D. scheme
15. A. heal B. vehicle C. rehearse D. behavior
II. Circle the word that has different stress pattern from the others (1 pt)
16. A. interesting B. intelligent C. insurance D. infinitive
17. A. divided B. visited C. entered D. traveled
18. A. dictation B. revision C. optional D. invention
19. A. engineers B. architects C. scientists D. carpenters
20. A. hospital B. possible C. essential D. eatable
SECTION C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6 pts)
21. Alice should not stay under the sunshine because her skin is so ..................................
A. insensible B. sensitive C. senseless D. sensible
22. There is a ............ of water in many parts of the world, so we should save water in order to support to
everywhere.
A. shortage B. plenty C. lots D. lackage
23. Ha Long bay, .................................. one of new seven wonders of the world, consists of 1,969 big and small
islands.
A. knows B. known as C. is known D. that known as
24. Would you like some more suger for your coffee?
A. No, I don’t. B. Yes, I do. C. No, thanks. D. Yes, I would.
25. Can you give me a favor?. I have some difficulties in doing this exercise.
A. Please do. B. Yes, let. C. Cirtainly. D. Thank you.
26. Up to now, we have finished .................................. assignment.
A. twice three B. two third C. second third D. third twice
27. Marry is wearing a .................................. T- shirt and a green shorts
A. blue cotton beautiful large C. beautiful large blue cotton
B. cotton large blue beautiful D. beautiful cotton blue large
28. Her parents never .................................. her to go out after 8 p.m.
A. see B. let C. allow D. agree
29. I caught .................................. of a lion lying under the tree , and my heart jumped.
A. view B. scene C. look D. sight
30. The students are used to .................................. in the school library.
A. work B. working C. worked D. workes
II. Preposition (1 pt)
31. Alexander Graham Bell finally came up ........................ a new device called telephone.
32. You shouldn’t live ........................ saying “goodbye” to your parents.
33. She always goes to her office ........................ her own car.
34. This mobile phone is still ........................ warranty of our company.
35. Her son almost takes ........................ her husband. Sometimes I can’t distinguish them.
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parenthese (1 pt)
36. Jack (work) ...................... for this company so far.
37. The man (look) ...................... at himself in the mirror is Mr. Brown.
38. All of the rooms in our school (decorate) ...................... before the school festival started.
39. He would rather his friends (leave) ...................... him alone now.
40. Mr. Green had his house (paint) ...................... last month.
IV. Give the correct forms of words in the brackets (2 pts)
41. My form teacher has a good sense of .............................. HUMOROUS
42. ..................... are one of the animals which are harmful to our crops. MOUSE
43. There are three .................................. flights to Hanoi from Da Nang. DAY
44. Mekong river is the greatest in ................................... in Viet Nam. LONG
45. He doesn’t eat meat or fish because he is a.................................. . VEGETABLE
46. Tan Trao is the ....................... place where uncle beloved Ho Chi Minh had
HISTORY
worked during the early years of 1940s.
47. You shouldn’t drink wine because it is .............. for your health at all. HEALTH
48. A lot of children are becoming ....................... at the age of ten. INVENT
49. Please give me some ...................... to solve this problem. ADVISE
50. He devoted in the full .................. of his youth to the struggle for the
PROUD
liberation of our country.
II. Read the passage and decide which is the best answer. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to the
questions (2 pts)
THE INVENTOR
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in
phonetics. (56) …....................... a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech in 1870, The Bells
decided to (57) …........................ to America. They lived in Boston, (58) …........................ Alexander taught in a
school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (59) …...................... help the deaf hear.
While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (60) …......................
the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (61) ….......................... For years,
Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day (62) …..................... night. They rented rooms in a
boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on (63) …....................... . They tried to send (64)
…....................... through a wire. Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “ Mr
Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran (65) ….................. Bell’s room, and shouted, “ I
heard you! ”
 56. A. Despite B. During C. Be D. As
57. A. leave B. take C. move D. return
58. A. where B. why C. which D. when
59. A. for B. in order C. to D. so that
60. A. go B. get C. change D. send
61. A. invention B. inventor C. inventive D. invent
62. A. and B. after C. by D. or
63. A. others B. the others C. another D. other
64. A. speaking B. letters C. speech D. telegram
65. A. onto B. into C. in D. to
III. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (2 pts)
Bi Rain to return to Vietnam
Two famous Korean singers - Bi Rain and Park Hyo Shin - are expected to be in Hanoi (66) ….............. March
17 to 23, to perform in the meeting between officials of the Vietnamese (67) ….............. South Korean
Ministries of Defense at the Hanoi Opera House on March 21. The two (68) ….............. will go to Vietnam
with a company of 97 officers and soldiers from the theatrical wing of the Republic of Korea’s (RoK)
Army, at the invitation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense.
The tour is a part of a series of events to (69) ….............. the 20th anniversary of Vietnamese-RoK
diplomatic ties. (70) ….............. the tour, the troupe will visit the popular tourist destinations of Hanoi and
Ha long Bay. Since joining the army last October, Bi Rain (71) ….............. nearly disappeared from the stage.
(72) ….............. in 1982, Bi Rain is a highly accomplished dancer, singer and actor whose acting and music
career (73) ….............. expanded beyond Asian boundaries. In 2006, Bi Rain was named by Time magazine
as (74) …........... of the 100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World.
Bi Rain's concert will be (75) ….............. on March 21 at the Hanoi Opera House at 1 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem,
Hanoi.
I. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the
original one
76. Because he is tired he can’t finish the work in time.
-> Because of ………………………………………………..
77. “Why don’t you see your doctor regularly?” Said Susan.
-> Susan advised ……………………………………………
78. I had my nephew repair my new watch but it hasn’t worked any more.
-> My new watch ……………………………..
79. The train from Lao Cai to Ha Noi lasted 5 hours.
-> It is a ……………………………………………..
80. Although Mr. Tom is quite old, he runs seven miles before breakfast.
-> In spite ………………………………………..
81. I would like to choose my own clothes for my brother’s wedding.
->What ……………………………………………………..
82. David has read a lot of books, however, he can not find a good solution.
-> Although …………………………………………..
83. It is not necessary for you to finish the asignment today.
-> You …………………………………..
84. Whenever he is asked about his past, he feels uncomfortable.
-> He hates ………………………………………………..
II. Find out the mistakes from the sentences. Underline and correct them. (Each sentence has only
one
Statements Correction

Ex. Car, which was stolen in the robbery, was never found. The car

85. Mr. John, with two architects and an asisstant, are scheduled to
arrive in New York in five days. .............................................

86. Nobody agrees with these solutions for reducing garbage, does
he? .............................................

87. I’d like some more informations about the course, please. .............................................

88. There’s nothing to do about it now, except tell police about the
truth. .............................................

89. Come up in my place and we will discuss about it. .............................................

90. Many students were able of find good jobs from three to six
months after graduation. .............................................

91. The more he tries hard, the best successful he becomes. .............................................

92. There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting. .............................................

nly one mistake) (1,6 pts)

85. are -> is 86. Does he?-> do they? 87. informations -> information
88. tell -> telling 89. in -> to 90. of -> to
91. best - > more 92. little -> few