Name: --------------- REVISION FOR THE SECOND TEST
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
- A. aspect B. edition C. experience D. examine
- A. lived B. stopped C. practiced D. worked
- A. collection B. comment C. rest D. blanket
- A. planned B. walked C. enjoyed D. arrived
II/ Which word is odd one out:
- A. arrival B. national C. local D. normal
- A. airport B. highway C. store D. maize
- A. bamboo forest B. banyan tree C. paddy field D. grocery store
- A. saying B. speaking C. listening D. writing
III/ Choose the most suitable words or phrases (A, B, C or D):
- We have some ____________ students for the program.
A. exchanged B. exchange C. exchanging D. to exchange
- I wish you _________ us someday.
A. visited B. would visit C. visit D. will visit
- It rains heavily, _____________ I can’t go to the movie with you.
A. so B. because C. but D. and
- There is a meeting _____________ 9 AM and 2 PM.
A. on B. till C. between D. at
- The restaurant has the __________ for serving some of the finest food.
A. reputable B. reputation C. reputed D. repute
- If you study at the Brighton Language Center – UK, you can live in __________ on campus.
A. hotel B. mobile room C. dormitory D. private room
- If you are still ill tomorrow, you __________ to stay at home.
A. should B. need C. has D. ought
- She said that she __________ learning English with you.
A. liking B. liked C. like D. to like
- After an hour traveling by bus, we____________ Hue.
A. went B got C. reached D. came
- They couldn’t pass the final____________ because they didn’t work hard.
A. academy B. institute C. examination D. course
IV/ Writing:
1. Leave early and you will arrive on time
¨ If you ...........................................................................................................................................................
2. He said to me:”I like learning English with you”.
¨ He told me ....................................................................................................................................................
3. Hoa passed the exam because she worked hard.
¨ Hoa worked hard...........................................................................................................................................
4. Hurry up or you will be late for school.
¨ If you ...........................................................................................................................................................
5. She said to me:”I will go to Hue tomorrow”.
¨ She told me ...................................................................................................................................................
6. I don’t have much time to read books.
¨ I wish ...........................................................................................................................................................
V/ Pick out one best option (A, B, C or D) to fill in each of the numbered blanks, completing the meaning of the passage:
Ba’s home village lies near the __(1)__ of a mountain and by a river. Getting to the __(2)__ is an interesting journey. People have a chance to __(3)__ between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the __(4)__ to the village.
Walking up the mountain, people can visit the __(5)__ of Vietnamese hero and enjoy the fresh air there. Beside they can go boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank. It’s a wonderful place for __(6)__.
A | B | C | D | |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. | hand village visit exit shrine boring | leg supermarket spend shop pagoda resting | arm post office exchange blanket church interesting | foot house travel entrance mosque eating |
VI/ Pick out one best option (A, B, C or D) to fill in each of the numbered blanks, completing the meaning of the passage:
A Vietnamese boy named Van is living with the Parker __(1)__ in the American State of Ohio. Mr. Parker is a farmer, and Mrs. Parker works in a __(2)__ town. They have two children, Peter and Sam. Van often does __(3)__ after school. Sometimes he also __(4)__ on the farm. The family relaxes on Saturday afternoons and __(5)__ Peter play baseball. Van likes the Parkers and he enjoys being a __(6)__ of their family.
| A | B | C | D |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. | company central chores plays notices member | family modern homework studies order friend | dormitory nearby housework lies watches guest | campus distant exercise helps encourages visitor |
VI/ Read the following passage, and then decided if the statements that follow are True or False:
Nam is a student from Tien Giang province. He’s participating in a student exchange program and he’s now in the United State. It’s the beginning of July now and he is staying with the Parkers family on a farm 100 kilometers from Columbus, Ohio. He’s going to be there till the end of August.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter the elder brother is the same age as Nam, and Sam is in primary school, a level lower than Peter’s.
Since his arrival, he has been able to improve his spoken English. He also helps the Parkers on the farm. He really enjoys himself spending his summer vacation this way.

1. Nam is staying with an American family in the countryside.

2. He’s going to be there for three months.

3. Peter and Nam are both in primary school.

4. Both Mr. Parker and Mrs. Parker are farmers.

5. Nam can improve his English a lot during his stay in the US.

6. He is having a good time learning and working with the Parkers.
VII/ Write an inquiry letter, use the following cues:
- I / interested / come / Foreign Language Center / summer.
- I / learn / English / 2 years / and / want / improve / pronunciation.
- You / send / me / information / course / an application form?
- I / do / test / for attending / course / necessary.

Dear Sir,
I saw your advertisement in sunflowers magazine yesterday.
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I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your faithfully,
Nam
VIII/ Write a letter with the cues given:
- Last weekend, I / have / wonderful trip / Vung Tau / friends
- We / gather / school gate / travel / Vung Tau / bus
- We / spend / all the morning / go swimming and sunbathing.
- We / also / visit / lot of / interesting places / there
- We / enjoy / ourselves / so much
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