ListeningFill in each blank with a correct word or number:
Interviewer: Alyson, you _________ in Wellington for two years, then _______ to Tokyo for another two years. Did you find them very ________ cities to live in?
Alyson Viner: Oh, yes. Wellington is a much _________ city, with only _________ people, whereas Tokyo has more than ______ million. Tokyo’s a more ______________ and more __________city, but of course living in Tokyo is more ____________ ...
Interviewer: Yes, I can ___________ that. What did you like about each city?
Alyson Viner: Well, in Wellington I really liked the ________ spaces and the slower pace of life. I found Tokyo more ____________ but the traffic is ________. And at weekends it’s worse because ___________ gets into their car and ___________to the mountains.
Interviewer: ________ that you’re back in the UK do you miss anything?
Alyson Viner: Oh, yes, I miss the __________ choice of restaurants in Tokyo, but not the _________ problems or the _________, and I miss the more _________ lifestyle of Wellington, but not the long flights back home ... sitting in a plane for hours and hours ...
II. Grammar and Structure
1. He is not at the office at the moment, but you can leave a _______ for him.
a. call b. passage c. text d. message
2. Over three quarter of the information on the Internet is ______ English.
a. at b. in c. by d. on
3. His mother _______ English in a high school.
a. teach b. teaches c. teachs d. teaching
4. American football is different _____ soccer.
a. with b. to c. by d. from
5. What ______ problem?
a. the b. ‘s c. ‘s the d. none
6. Which season is the hottest in a year?
a. Spring b. Summer c. Fall d. Winter
7. If we had more teacher, classes ____ smaller.
a. will be b. were c. would be d. can be
8. A dictionary ___ a lot of pictures. It is often very helpful to children.
a. have b. has c. there is d. there are
9. He loves ____ these books.
a. read b. reads c. reading d. to read
10. He was afraid ____ hurting her feeling.
a. of b. off c. for d. about
11. I wish you ____ be there right now.
a. were b. will c. can d. had
12. If you ____ too much TV, you will get poor grades again
a. watch b. enjoy c. relax d. have
13. A place where my mother often cook in.
a. kitchen b. bedroom c. bathroom d. living room
14. In her free time, she enjoys _____ with her younger sister.
a. swim b. swims c. to swim d. swimming
15. Reading in bed is bad ____ your health.
a. for b. from c. at d. in
16. What subject are you good _____?
a. about b. at c. for d. in
17. At present, she ____ on an important project.
a. work b. worked c. works d. is working
18. They ____ to Japan two days ago.
a. fly b. flew c. are flying d. to fly
19. The opposite of the word “sunny”
a. wet b. rainy c. dry d. thirsty
20. Mr. Green _____ meetings with customers every week.
a. has b. have c. is having d. had
21. _____ newspaper do you often read?
- The New York Times
a. which b. when c. how d. where
22. Nam is the _____ child in his family.
a. most young b. younger
c. more young d. youngest
23. Tokyo is not more _____ than Rome.
a. small b. cheap c. big d. expensive
24. They ____ at 10 a.m tomorrow.
a. arrive b. arriving c. arrived d. are arriving
25. A person who works in the hospital.
a. doctor b. nurse c. architect d. a and b are correct
26. What ___ the weather ___ in London?
a. do-like b. is-like c. did-like d. does-like
27. Dick never _____ for his exam.
a. to study b. studies c. study d. is studying
28. Do you need English ____ your job?
a. in b. with c. about d. at
29. Mark is a student, but he ____ at the moment.
a. not studying b. does not study
c. did not study d. isn’t studying
30. How ___ time do you have for this test?
a. many b. much c. long d. often
31. _____ people go to the beach in summer.
a. A lot b. A lot of c. Much d. Lot of
32. There is a big ____ in the number of tourists in Vietnam every year.
a. go up b. go down c. increase d. a, b, c are correct
33. “Holidays which include travel, accomodation and often meals” means:
a. holidays b. package holidays
c. economic boom d. a, b, c are correct
34. “Money you get from the work you do” means:
a. money b. salary c. leisure d. hobby
35. There is an expensive watch ___front __ you..
a. on/ in b. in/ on c. in/ of d. in/ from
36. Tuan often plays football __ Saturday evening.
a. in b. on c. at d. for
37. The opposite of the word “women”
a. mans b. man c. men d. All are correct
38. Do you like to go swimming?
a. yes, I like b. yes, you are
c. no, I am not d. yes, I do.
39. Driving to work is _____ than cycling to work.
a. dangerouser b. more fast
c. dangerous d. faster
40. Thank you ____ meeting me.
a. from b. for c. in d. a
III. Writing
A. Mass and Count Nouns:
Paper, coffee, information, bottle, soup, pen, book, rice, child, milk, news, job, homework, apple, salt, girl, money, knife, egg, table, house, travel, industry, tourism, country, music, work, dictionary, cup, bus, water, employment, driver, notebook, laptop, monitor, stamp, mouse, newspaper, language, bag, window, luggage, oil, bread, advice
+ Count Nouns: ______________________________________________________
B. Arrange the following words into the meaningful sentences:
1. for/ do/ who/ you/ work? ____________________________________________________________
2. in/ she/ class/ the/ intelligent/ is/ student/ my/most.
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3. than/ Ho Chi Minh city/ busier/ is/and/ Hanoi/ intersting/ more.
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4. cooking/ moment/ mother/ in/ kitchen/ his/ he/ and/ are/ the/ at/ the.
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5. Wellington/sport/ in/ popular/ is/ more/ in/ than/ Tokyo.
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6. three/ people/ first/ hundred million/ English/ as/ language/ speak/ a.
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7. Vietnam/ year/ how/ tourists/ visit/ every/ many/ every? ____________________________________________________________
8. next/ his/ travelling/ month/ family/ to/ is/ Basel.
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