Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences.

PRACTICE EXERCISES

 

SECTION 1 – GRAMMAR

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences.

Exercise 1

1. He’s over seventy; _________, he’s still active.

A. however

B. so

C. otherwise

D. but

2. I passed the test with the score that is beyond my parents’ expectation. _________, my parents bought me a new phone.

A. So

B. That

C. However

D. Therefore

3. Would you like coffee_________tea?

A. and

B. but

C. either

D. or

4. It was a day_________everything seemed to go wrong.

A. that of

B. which

C. where

D. when

5. The teacher suggested that she_________harder on her pronunciation.

A. should work

B. works

C. worked

D. must work

6. The leader suggests_________all team members be on time.

A. Ø

B. that

C. whether

D. the fact that

7. Henry has suggested_________to the park for a walk.

A. went

B. goes

C. going

D. go

8. The government suggests_________by bus to reduce environmental pollution.

A. travel

B. traveling

C. traveled

D. to travel

9. By 1820, there were over six steamboats on the Mississipi River, _________were quite luxurious.

A. many of them

B. which may

C. many of which

D. many that

10. The place_________we spent our holiday was really beautiful

A. what

B. who

C. where

D. which

Exercise 2

1. The villagers are trying to learn English_________they can communicate with foreign customers.

A. because

B. although

C. in order that

D. so

2. We bought this hand-embroidered picture_________it was expensive.

A. despite

B. however

C. because

D. even though

3. Tay Ho is the most famous craft village in Hue_________it is the birthplace of the conical hat.

A. since

B. after

C. though

D. before

4. I will phone her_________I get the news about her child.

A. still

B. as soon as

C. while

D. because

5. _________it was a bit cold, the weather was nice.

A. Although

B. When

C. Until

D. In spite of

6. Let’s talk about our project_________we’re walking.

A. while

B. because

C. or

D. and

7. I’d like to talk to you_________you go home.

A. but

B. before

C. so

D. even though

8. _________they are rich, they think they can do whatever they like.

A. However

B. Although

C. Because

D. Until

9. They are studying hard_________they can study overseas.

A. so that

B. in order to

C. since

D. while

10. The show was boring_________we went home before it ended.

A. because

B. so that

C. but

D. so

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SECTION 4 - VOCABULARY

WORD FORMATION

Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

Exercise 1

One of the major (1)______________concerns in today’s world is the growing list of (2)______________plants, animals and birds. The (3)______________threat of all to widelife is, of course, man, who must take action now to prevent the (4)______________of these species. Whales, tigers and elephants all (5)______________greater protection as hunters threaten to drive them to extinction. (6)______________, more effective measures are suggested to stop (7)______________warming, which has led to the (8)______________of important natural habitats. Fish too, are increasingly at risk from high level of river and sea (9)______________, caused by oil spills and toxic effluent. Stricter government controls will help in the fight to save our wildlife and a greater public (10)______________of the issues should be involved.

1. ENVIRONMENT 2. DANGER 3. BIG 4. APPEAR 5. REQUIREMENT 6. SIMILAR 7. GLOBE 8. LOSE 9. POLLUTE   10. AWARE

Exercise 2

A study into children’s television viewing habits reveals that children whose parents have a high level of (1)______________tend to watch less television than children from less educated family (2)______________. The report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in poorer (3)______________areas and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre, is often due to (4)______________and a lack of other kinds of (5)______________in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports (6)______________offer children in urban centre a wider range of pastimes, which leads to far (7)______________hours being spent in front of the box. (8)______________, comedies and adventure films are children’s (9)______________programmes, while twenty percent of children said they preferred (10)______________films and thrillers.

1. EDUCATE 2. BACK   3. SUBURB 4. POOR 5. ENTERTAIN 6. ACTIVE 7. FEW 8. COMMERCE 9. FAVOUR 10. VIOLENCE

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COLLOCATIONS

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences.

Exercise 1

1. I live in the___________, not the town.

A. area

B. farm

C. apartment

D. country

2. The person who controls a game is the___________.

A. referee

B. score

C. spectator

D. player

3. We’re just___________, not professionals.

A. players

B. crowd

C. team

D. amateurs

4. There are sometimes more players than___________.

A. spectators

B. referees

C. teams

D. scores

5. They are very___________on music.

A. keen

B. fan

C. like

D. respect

6. We prefer to live___________to nature.

A. through

B. close

C. near

D. with

7. I like visiting museums and art___________.

A. shops

B. stores

C. galleries

D. markets

8. Children can easily get bored with visiting historical___________.

A. areas

B. fields

C. points

D. places

9. She enjoys swimming and___________at the beach.

A. sunbathing

B. speaking

C. eating

D. drinking

10. Doctors give patients___________to take to the chemist’s.

A. prescriptions

B. description

C. check

D. cash

Exercise 2

1. I have lost my___________. I don’t want to eat anything.

A. hungry

B. appettite

C. happiness

D. life

2. Policemen wear___________ so everyone knows who they are.

A. clothes

B. shoes

C. dresses

D. uniforms

3. The man on the phone wanted me to___________a moment.

A. stay calm

B. hold on

C. take on

D. put off

4. To make tea, first___________the water in the kettle.

A. liquid

B. flow

C. make

D. boil

5. You should___________tea with a spoon.

A. stir

B. boil

C. fix

D. clear

6. Whenever you have the answer to my question, ___________your hands.

A. raise

B. rise

C. rice

D. rays

7. Put a cassette in the player and___________the ‘play’ button.

A. block

B. tick

C. lick

D. press

8. You can___________the quality of the sound by using the other controls.

A. adapt

B. adjust

C. adore

D. alarm

9. What a (an) ___________street! Two cars can’t pass through together.

A. easy

B. ugly

C. large

D. narrow

10. She wore___________clothes at the party.

A. difficult

B. huge

C. normal

D. sad

 

 

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SYNONYMS

Exercise 1

1. When being interviewed, concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.

A. be related to

B. be interested in

C. pay all attention to

D. express interest in

2. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.

A. deal with

B. manage

C. help together

D. work together

3. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.

A. depended

B. required

C. divided

D. paid

4. Help and supports are rapidly sent to wherever there are victims of a catastrophe.

A. diseases and illnesses

B. poverty and famine

C. warfare

D. a sudden great disaster

5. I had a row with my boss and had to quit the job.

A. debated

B. discussed

C. quarreled

D. ignored

6. The potatoes have burned and stuck to the bottom of the pan.

A. The lowest inside surface

B. the shortest below surface

C. the lowest beneath surface

D. the shortest under surface

7. It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger.

A. urgent

B. satisfies

C. surprises

D. amuses

8. The new animation film catches the fancy of the children.

A. attracts

B. satisfies

C. surprises

D. amuses

9. Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth.

A. irritations

B. annoyances

C. fears

D. risks

10. As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.

A. fruits and vegetables

B. flowers and trees

C. plants and animals

D. mountains and forests

Exercise 2

1. It will be fine tomorrow. But if it should rain tomorrow, the match will be postponed.

A. put off

B. taken off

C. turned off

D. sold off

2. We’ve run across a slight problem with the instruction manual.

A. met by chance

B. experienced

C. crossed out

D. crashed

3. These machines are older models and have to be operated by hand.

A. manually

B. spiritually

C. automatically

D. mechanically

4. In the 1980s, Tv viewers began to hook up video cassette players to their TVs.

A. combine

B. stop

C. fasten

D. connect

5. The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.

A. revived

B. survived

C. surprised

D. lively

6. I find it difficult to remain neutral where he’s concerned.

A. objective

B. negative

C. positive

D. middle

7. He never complies with the traffic laws.

A. abides by

B. conforms to

C. obeys

D. all are correct

8. They all started playing water polo when they were very young.

A. took away

B. took up

C. took over

D. took off

9. I take my hat off to all those people who worked hard to get the contract.

A. detest

B. respect

C. dislike

D. discourage

10. The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.

A. unique

B. novel

C. exotic

D. vital

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ANTONYMS

Exercise 1

1. Your experience with oil well fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble.

A. important

B. precious

C. priceless

D. worthless

2. Ignoring the danger to himself, Freddie dived into the river to save the puppy.

A. Neglecting

B. Overlooking

C. Watching

D. Noticing

3. Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.

A. puts off

B. attends to

C. looks for

D. fills in

4. She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization.

A. mean

B. amicable

C. kind

D. hospitable

5. People sometimes choose partners who compensate for their own shortcomings.

A. disadvantages

B. benefits

C. flaws

D. strengths

6. I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly.

A. gently

B. cleverly

C. reasonably

D. brutally

7. The shop assistants have to break off the conversation to serve a customer.

A. interrupt

B. continue

C. hurry

D. begin

8. Some animals make identical sounds when they sense danger. Thus, they appear to be communicating with each other.

A. loud

B. similar

C. different

D. frightening

9. Computer criminals try to cover up their crimes to avoid punishement.

A. leave

B. hide

C. report

D. reveal

10. Certain courses are compulsory; others are optional.

A. voluntary

B. free

C. pressure

D. mandatory

Exercise 2

1. Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially.

A. Wealthy

B. Well-off

C. Privilaged

D. Impoverished

2. After three days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.

A. benevolent

B. innovative

C. native

D. guilty

3. Henry has found a temporary job in a factory.

A. eternal

B. genuine

C. permanent

D. satisfactory

4. Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be friendly.

A. amicable

B. inapplicable

C. hostile

D. futile

5. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance in the countryside; therefore, farmers often sell them at low price

A. excess

B. sufficiency

C. small quantity

D. large quantity

6. Their classmates are writing letters of acceptance.

A. agree

B. admission

C. refusal

D. confirmation

7. There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.

A. ease

B. attraction

C. consideration

D. speculation

8. My parents always disapproved of my smoking. They even told me once it would stop me growing taller.

A. objected to

B. supported 

C. denied

D. refused

9. All of the students are obliged to pass the entrance examination in order to attend the university.

A. forced

B. impelled

C. required

D. optional

10. There is no excuse for your discourtesy. Think twice before you are going to say anything.

A. bravery

B. impoliteness

C. politeness

D. boldness

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Exercise 1

1. Do you think this bag goes___________my jacket?

A. with

B. for

C. to

D. at

2. I immediately noticed the lady___________a blue dress.

A. in

B. of

C. with

D. on

3. If you are going to stay, why don’t you___________your coat?

A. lift off

B. move off

C. take off

D. put off

4. I___________my new jumper and wore it to the party.

A. put on

B. put away

C. put in

D. put together

5. Malaysia is divided___________two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

A. in

B. into

C. to

D. as

6. The Ao Dai consists___________a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants.

A. in

B. as

C. of

D. for

7. Designers have taken inspiration___________Vietnamese’s ethnic minorities.

A. of

B. in

C. for

D. from

8. I don’t think that this fashion will___________.

A. catch on

B. catch up

C. catch out

D. catch over

9. The water heater is___________again, so I think that we should call a plumber to get it fixed properly.

A. taking on

B. falling back

C. playing up

D. breaking out

10. They grow rice___________tropical countries.

A. at

B. on

C. around

D. in

Exercise 2

1. Sam smiled and___________on with her work.

A. catched

B. continued

C. kept

D. went

2. She can’t___________pretending everything is fine while clearly it is not.

A. keep up with

B. go on

C. keep for

D. go for

3. I wonder what’s going___________next door – sounds like they are having a big argument.

A. up

B. to

C. on

D. in

4. ___________the TV for me, will you? I want to watch the weather forecast.

A. Turn off

B. Turn up

C. Turn on

D. Turn in

5. If you’re___________helping, turn up on Sunday at 3p.m.

A. interested in

B. keen in

C. looking forward

D. able to

6. I’m looking forward to___________you this weekend.

A. see

B. seeing

C. have seen

D. be seeing

7. He went___________a bad cold just before Christmas.

A. down with

B. in for

C. over

D. through

8. She has put___________a lot of weight since last year.

A. down

B. in

C. off

D. on

9. Before newspapers were invented, town criers would___________through city streets ringing a bell.

A. travel

B. go

C. run

D. jog

10. Hoa Hoc Tro is one of the most popular magazines and is widely read___________teenagers.

A. with

B. for

C. in

D. by

Exercise 3

1. Were you wearing a helmet when you fell___________your bike?

A. on

B. off

C. in

D. through

2. When did your grandfather set___________this workshop?

A. up

B. in

C. on

D. off

3. Some people say that a place of interesr is a place famous___________its scenery.

A. with

B. against

C. for

D. upon

4. The products made in this craft village are always___________good quality.

A. against

B. of

C. from

D. up

5. They wove those beautiful baskets___________bamboo.

A. against to

B. round for

C. out of

D. up tp

6. ___________the surprise of many people, he has passed the driving test.

A. To

B. In

C. From

D. Between

7. In Singapore, the attractions are close___________each other, so travelling among them is convenient.

A. off

B. up

C. to

D. among

8. More and more city dwellers suffer___________coughing or breathing problems because of air pollution.

A. under

B. into

C. about

D. from

9. We should work together to preserve our traditions because they are___________great value to us.

A. of

B. around

C. to

D. by

10. Linh is feeling a bit depressed___________her study because she has failed the exam once again.

A. to

B. with

C. about

D. from

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SECTION 5 – READING

Exercise 1

THE ART OF DRAWING

       Drawing has always been a very popular hobby. Young children draw with a pencial as soon as they can hold one. Drawing is often seen as a special skill, and it is (1)__________that some people seem to draw a perfect picture without any effort. Yet drawing, like writing, can be (2)__________; you can draw accurately if you work really hard at it.

       Drawing is first of all about looking carefully. It sounds easy to say that all you (3)__________to do is to look at things, but it really is not that simple. The best way to draw a familiar (4)__________is to imagine that you are looking at it for the first (5)__________. Nowadays, there are (6)__________courses and materials available than ever before, which means that you can experiment to improve your skills. The only (7)__________is your imagination.

1. A. true

B. actual

C. exact

D. real

2. A. discovered

B. made

C. learnt

D. reached

3. A. should

B. need

C. must

D. could

4. A. topic

B. subject

C. area

D. person

5. A. period

B. term

C. moment

D. time

6. A. more

B. many

C. plenty

D. much

7. A. final

B. end

C. limit

D. finish

Exercise 2

       Is there life on Mars? Many people have (1) ________ about this question. Some writers of science-fiction think of people from Mars (2) ________ little green creatures. Others imagine 'Martians' as monsters withmany eyes.

In studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars. The first (3) ________of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth. In other words, Earth's seasons, such as spring or summer, occur onMars, too. Because these seasons exist, it may be possible for (4) ________ and other higher (5) ________ forms to be found on Mars.

Astronomers also think that perhaps a small (6) ________ of water vapor could be found on Mars. In1887, an Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli, discovered markings on Mars' surface. These markings lookedlike canals. This finding (7) ________ astronomers to believe that since water exists on Mars, life forms could exist as well.

However, there are (8)________ who feel that life on mars is not possible. This is because there is little or no (9) ________ of oxygen on the planet. In 1965, the Mariner IV capsule managed to take photographs of the planet. It discovered that the only forms of life found are vegetation like fungi and mosses. (10) ________, people remain fascinated by the idea that there could one day be life on Mars.

1. A. puzzled

B. asked

C. wondered

D. confused

2. A. like

B. to be

C. as being

D. as

3. A. indication

B. print

C. mark

D. trace

4. A. vegetables

B. vegetation

C. vegetarian

D. vet

5. A. lively

B. lives

C. live

D. life

6. A. quantity

B. amount

C. number

D. mass

7. A. got

B. took

C. made

D. brought

8. A. others

B. another

C. other

D. some other

9. A. mark

B. shape

C. trace

D. way

10. A. According

B. Nevertheless

C. Thus

D. Consequently

 

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PRACTICE EXERCISES

 

SECTION 1 – GRAMMAR

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences.

Exercise 1

1. He’s over seventy; _________, he’s still active.

A. however

B. so

C. otherwise

D. but

2. I passed the test with the score that is beyond my parents’ expectation. _________, my parents bought me a new phone.

A. So

B. That

C. However

D. Therefore

3. Would you like coffee_________tea?

A. and

B. but

C. either

D. or

4. It was a day_________everything seemed to go wrong.

A. that of

B. which

C. where

D. when

5. The teacher suggested that she_________harder on her pronunciation.

A. should work

B. works

C. worked

D. must work

6. The leader suggests_________all team members be on time.

A. Ø

B. that

C. whether

D. the fact that

7. Henry has suggested_________to the park for a walk.

A. went

B. goes

C. going

D. go

8. The government suggests_________by bus to reduce environmental pollution.

A. travel

B. traveling

C. traveled

D. to travel

9. By 1820, there were over six steamboats on the Mississipi River, _________were quite luxurious.

A. many of them

B. which may

C. many of which

D. many that

10. The place_________we spent our holiday was really beautiful

A. what

B. who

C. where

D. which

Exercise 2

1. The villagers are trying to learn English_________they can communicate with foreign customers.

A. because

B. although

C. in order that

D. so

2. We bought this hand-embroidered picture_________it was expensive.

A. despite

B. however

C. because

D. even though

3. Tay Ho is the most famous craft village in Hue_________it is the birthplace of the conical hat.

A. since

B. after

C. though

D. before

4. I will phone her_________I get the news about her child.

A. still

B. as soon as

C. while

D. because

5. _________it was a bit cold, the weather was nice.

A. Although

B. When

C. Until

D. In spite of

6. Let’s talk about our project_________we’re walking.

A. while

B. because

C. or

D. and

7. I’d like to talk to you_________you go home.

A. but

B. before

C. so

D. even though

8. _________they are rich, they think they can do whatever they like.

A. However

B. Although

C. Because

D. Until

9. They are studying hard_________they can study overseas.

A. so that

B. in order to

C. since

D. while

10. The show was boring_________we went home before it ended.

A. because

B. so that

C. but

D. so

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SECTION 4 - VOCABULARY

WORD FORMATION