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Test 2
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. city B. my C. sky D. cry
2. A. says B. plays C. bays D. stays
3. A. option B. question C. pollution D. collection
4. A. design B. solar C. website D. sample
5. A. received B. destroyed C. appeared D. erupted
6. A. teacher B. children C. school D. exchange
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences
1. Yesterday afternoon I (see) _______________ you on Hang Dao street. You (talk) ______________ to some foreigners.
2. If Lan (not hurry) _______________ , she (miss) _______________ the last bus.
3. _______________ You (be) _______________ to Ha Long Bay yet?
- Yes. We (go) _______________ there two years ago.
4. Rice (grow) _______________ a lot in Vietnam and it (export) _______________ to many countries around the world.
5. Please stop (talk) _______________; I’m trying (finish) _______________ a letter.
6. I (do) _______________ an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) _______________ that I (know) _______________ how to use it now.
7. Up to the present, we (write) _______________ almost every lesson in the book.
8. Bill (have) _______________ breakfast when I (stop) _______________ at this house this morning.
9. Tom (see) _______________ a serious accident while he (stand) _______________ at the bus stop.
10. I (stay) _______________ here until he (answer) _______________ me.
III. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word to complete the following passage:



ENGLISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
All English universities except Oxford and Cambridge (1) _______________ fairly new. London University is (2) _______________ biggest of modern English Universities and consist of a great variety (3) _______________ colleges and other institutions including medical schools.
A university usually (4) _______________ faculties(các khoa) and departments (ban). The
(5) _______________ common faculties are medicine, law, arts (6) _______________ science. The departments include engineering, economics, etc. (7) _______________ taking examinations, a university graduate is awarded (8) _______________ the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Science, Engineering, etc .
(9) _______________ faculty is headed by one or more professors, (10) _______________ are helped by a staff of teachers( hội đồng giảng viên) called lecturers( người diễn thuyết).
IV. Read the following letter and answer the questions:
Dear Mom,
This is just a quick note to tell you how the holiday is going. We’re staying in a nice hotel in a quiet part of town, so you can imagine how we feel. As you know, this is a small city, and the people are very kind and friendly. We have had some good weather since we got here, so we are feeling very happy. We have seen some of the beautiful sights and a few museums, and we went to a nice beach where the water was blue and clean.
Last night we had a delicious meal in wonderful restaurant. The food and services were excellent. When the came, we could hardly believe it as it was so cheap.
As our hobbies are sightseeing and swimming, we enjoyed the holiday so much. Anyway, I’d better stop, but I’ll write again soon.
Love,
Liz & Mary
1. Where are Liz and Mary staying?
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2. What are the people in the city like?
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3. Has the weather been very bad there?
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4. Where did Liz and Mary go for a swim?
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5. Did they pay a lot for their delicious meal?
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V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence:
1. It’s a pity I can’t play the guitar well
( I wish ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. “ I like my job very much” , said Mr Quang.
( Mr Quang said ………………………………………………………………………
3. I went swimming with my brother every day.
( I used ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Do you know the girl with black curly hair?
( Do you know the girl ……………………………………………………………….. ?
5. Let’s speak English in class.
( I suggest ……………………………………………………………………………..
VI. Complete each of the following sentences, using the