B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để xác định phân được gạch chân khác so với 3 từ còn lại về phát âm trong mỗi câu sau]
1. A. bags B. runs C. friends D. banks
2. A. mats B. brothers C. rose D. reads
3. A. beats B. seats C. dogs D. caps
4. A. webs B. doves C. deals D. weeks
5. A. backs B.beds C. bits D. briefs
6. A. fans B. bells C. canoes D. this
7. A. sit B. limbs C. straws D. wise
8. A. lies B. its C. busy D. Tuesday
9. A. noise B. is C. house D. was
10. A. misty B. Thursday C. Saturday D. Sunday
Hướng dẫn giải
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B
6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. B
Exercise 2. Circle A, B, C, or D that best completes the following passage.
[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành tốt nhất bài đọc sau]
It (1) two years ago when I (2) in Austria. It was a horrible day because it (3) and I couldn’t see anything. I (4) to ski but my friend said, “Come on. This is our last day. We must go.” So I went. I (5) in conditions like that before so when my friends (6) to go right up to the top of the mountain, I (7) them. After about half an hour by myself, I (8) because I was cold and wet. I (9) into the cable car to go down to the village and my wonderful warm hotel when I (10) on some ice. I (11) _ , and my skis (12) on top of me. I (13) a terrible noise and (14) something bad (15) . My leg was broken. What a way of ending a holiday!
1. A. happened B. was happening C. had happened D. would happen
2. A. am skiing B. skied C. was skiing D. had skied
3. A. snowed B. would snow C. had snowed D. was snowing
4. A. don’t want B. wasn’t wanting C. didn’t want D. will not want
5. A. didn’t ski B. hadn’t skied C. wouldn’t ski D. wasn’t skiing
6. A. decided B. was deciding C. ha d decided D. would decide
7. A. hadn’t join B. don’t join C. didn’t join D. wasn’t joining
8. A. stopped B. stop C. was stopping D. had stopped
9. A. had got B. got C. would get D. was getting
10. A. was slipping B. slipped C. had slipped D. slip
11. A. was falling B. had fallen C. fell D. am falling
12. A. fell B. was falling C. had fallen D. would fall
13. A. was hearing B. heard C. would hear D. had heard
14. A. knew B. was knowing C. had known D. would know
15. A. was happening B. happened C. would happen D. had happened
Hướng dẫn giải
|
1. A |
2. C |
3. D |
4. C |
5. B |
|
6. A |
7.C |
8. A |
9. D |
10. B |
|
11.C |
12. A |
13. B |
14. A |
15. D |
Exercise 3. Underline the correct option.
[ Gạch dưới lựa chọn đúng]
1. Everything is going well. We didn’t have / haven ‘t had any problems so far.
2. Lisa didn ‘t go / hasn ’t gone to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well.
3. Look! That man over there wears / is wearing the same sweater as you.
4. Your son is much taller than when I last saw him. He grew / has grown a lot.
5. I still don’t know what to do. I didn’t decide / haven’t decided yet.
6. I wonder why Jim is / is being so nice to me today. He isn’t usually like that.
7. Jane had a book open in front of her, but she didn ’t read / wasn ’t reading it.
8. I wasn’t very busy. I didn’t have / wasn’t having much to do.
9. It begins / It’s beginning to get dark. Shall I turn on the light?
10. After leaving school, Tim got / has got a job in a factory.
Hướng dẫn giải
1. haven’t had 2. didn’t go 3. is wearing 4. has grown
5. haven’t decided 6. is being 7. wasn ’t reading 8. didn’t have
9. ’s beginning 10. got
Exercise 4. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để xác định phần được gạch chân cần sửa lại trong mỗi câu sau]
Advertisements (Quảng cáo)
1.Yesterday afternoon Sarah went to the station to meet Paul. When she was getting there, Paul was already waiting for
A B C
her. His train had arrived early.
D
2. When I got home, Bill was lying on the sofa. The television was on, but he wasn’t watching it. He had fallen asleep and
A B
had been snoring loudly. I turned the television off and just then he woke up.
C D
3. Last night I had just gone to bed and was reading a book when suddenly I was hearing a noise. I got up to see what it
A B C
was, but I didn’t see anything, so I went back to bed.
D
4. Lisa had to go to New York last week, but she almost missed the plane. She was standing in the queue at the check-in
A
desk when she suddenly had realised that she had left her passport at home. Fortunately she lives near the airport, so
B C
she had time to take a taxi home to get it. She got back to the airport just in time for her flight.
D
5. I met Peter and Lucy yesterday as I was walking through the park. They had been to the Sports Centre where they had
A
been playing tennis. They were going to a café and invited me to join them, but I arranged to meet another friend and
B C D
didn’t have time.
Hướng dẫn giải
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1.B |
2. C |
3. C |
4. B |
5. D |
Exercise 5. Circle A, B, C, or D that best completes the following passage.
[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành tốt nhất bài đọc sau]
MY FIRST HOME
When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a (1) for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (2) an old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa which was (3) old, but they (4) it with modem materials so it was bright and cheerful. Outside, there was a small garden (5) the house, but in front of it there was only the road. Luckily the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to (6) the park on the (7) side. We lived there (8) I was ten and we were very happy. We had to (9) house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (10) sad when we left.
1. A. basin B.cupboard C. sink D. bath
2 A. bought B. sold C. became D. brought
3. A. more B. also C. even D. little
4. A. placed B. put C. covered D. made
5. A. before B. through C. by D. behind
6. A. reach B. arrive C. go D. get
7. A. wrong B. opposite C. different D. facing
8. A. when B. after C. until D. to
9. A. move B.change C. leave D. close
10. A. spent B. thought C. had D. felt
Hướng dẫn giải
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D