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ses. A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
	Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
What / most people / do / learn / English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________	
Why / many adults / learn English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________	
Where / young children / English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________
Why / teenagers / English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________
What / other people / English?
-________________________________________________?
-____________________________________________
You’re Never Too Old To Learn
Hoïc Thì Khoâng Bao Giôø Quaù Muoän
TEST 6
I.Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets :
1. She is used to his (arrive) __________ home late at night.
2. There used to (be) __________ a market near my house.
3. This machine is used to (wash) __________ clothes.
4. He didn’t use to (drink) __________ a lot.
5. You’ll gradually get used to (drive) ________ on the left-hand side in London.
6. I don’t like her (read) __________ my letters.
7. I enjoy (rest) __________ in the afternoon after (try) ______ (finish) _______ (do) _________ my homework.
8. There’s no (deny) ___________ that he intends (do) ________ business in Vietnam.
9. When you want (smoke) __________ in the house of an American, you should ask the host or hostess whether he or she would like you (smoke) __________ there.
10. I remember (hear) __________ him (say) __________ the grass needed (cut) __________ 
 11. It (rain) _________ all day today. I suspect it always (rain) ________ on Sundays in England. Anyhow, it (rain) _________ every Sunday since I (arrive) __________ here three months ago. I (just begin) __________ to get used to it, but I (find) __________ it rather monotonous ! I (live) __________ in a boarding-house in Bayswater as I (not possess) __________ enough money to stay in a hotel or a flat of my own. However, I (enjoy) __________ my stay here as I (already have) __________ many opportunities to meet interesting people who (come) __________ from all over the world.
II. Use the appropriate prepositions in the blanks :
1. It’s stupid _________ her to go out without a coat.
2. What are you so angry _________ ?
3. I was satisfied _________ the present you gave me.
4. I’m not ashamed _________ what I did.
5. I feel sorry _________ Tom. He has no friends.
6. I’m a little short ________ money. Can you lend me some ?
7. I get fed up _________ doing the same thing everyday.
8. Why are you always so jealous _________ other people ?
9. A hammer is used ___________ driving in nails.
10. Last I went to Hue _________ a sightseeing tour __________ my parents. 
11. The hotel is famous __________ its pleasant atmosphere.
12. He arrived ___________ Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday.
III. Fill in the blank with the proper form of the word given.
1. Susan is very ____________ of the work she had done. (pride)
2. Jane is____________in seeing sights. (interest)
3. Mai is sad about her ____________ (poor)
4. I can say for____________that you have made much progress in learning English. (sure)
5. I don’t think I’m accustomed to____________on the left. (drive)
6. Prices continue to show an upward ______________ (tend )
7. I’m ______________ to succeed. (determine)
8. They discussed the matter calmly and ______________. (reason)
9. She can look back on her career with great ______________ ( satisfy)
10. Most school-leavers have the ______________ to go to work because they want to live independently. (keen)
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :
1. The store was opened in 1932 by John.
® John 	
2. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.
® If 	
3. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.
® “Do 	
4. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied.
® Mike said that 	
5. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps.
® Jane spent 	
6. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.
® That was such 	
7. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.
® They 	
8. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.
® He 	
9. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.
® He was very proud of 	
10. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.
® Never before 	
11. They cancelled the flight because it was foggy.
® Because of 	
12. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late.
® Because of 	
13. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
® I wish 	
14. You’d better put your money in the bank.
® I advise 	
15. He prefers golf to tennis.
® He’d rather 	
16. It is necessary to master English.
® Mastering 	
17. He spent two hours writing the essay.
® It took 	
18. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
® He isn’t 	
19. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
® The bag was too 	
20. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
® He is looking forward 	
V. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Noble became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Noble preferred not to be (1) __________ as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a (2) __________ to be used for (3) __________ prizes to people who had made (4) __________ contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards (5) __________.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which (6) __________ from 30,000 to 125,000 dollars.
Every year on December 10, the (7) __________ of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are (8a) __________ to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ (9) _________. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were (8b) __________ from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have (10) __________ their prizes.
1. A. remembered	B. reset	C. enlisted	D. enjoined
2. A. fund	B. thesaurus	C. treasure	D. remittance
3. A. rewarding	B. extending	C. professing	D. awarding
4. A. trustworthy	B. estimated	C. esteemed	D. worthwhile
5. A. opening	B. recession	C. adoption	D. ceremony
6. A. divide	B. separate	C. vary	D. prolong
7. A. anniversary	B. remembrance	C. memorization	D. memory
8. A. demonstrated	B. represented	C. presented	D. extended
9. A. decisions	B. theorems	C. theology	D. axioms
10. A. pooled	B. shared	C. deposited	D. joined
TEST 7
I. Fill in the blank with the proper form of the word provided
1. Susan took ________ in the work she had done. (proud)
2. The ___________ of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Halton, was announced last night. (die)
3. Quick ____________ are important if you are a pilot, a motorist or even a cyclist (react)
4. Jame is _________ in seeing sights. (interest)
5. Clean air provides us with a _________ supply of oxygen. (health)
7. When wastes are poured into the atmosphere, the air becomes _________ to breathe. (contaminate)
8. Air pollution is the ______________ of the air. (contaminate) 
9. Water vapour and carbon dioxide occur in the air _____ (nature)
10. Examples of air pollution are dust storms, _________ eruptions, forest fires.(volcano)
11. Vehicles are the ____________ of air pollution in the cities. (explain)
12. Carbon monoxide is an ______________ gas. (odour)
13. Nitric oxide is a tail pipe emission that is highly ___________ (poison)
14. Smog is originally a ___________ of smoke and fog. (combine)
II. Complete each sentence with a proper preposition :
1. He was arrested _______ robbing a bank.	
2. _____ Britain, having more than two wives at the same times is ______ the law.
3. Most children are fond _____ going to the beach.	
4. Since the weather was so bad, we decided _________ going to the beach.
5. He apologised ________ his bad behaviour.	
6. She takes great pride _____ her work.
7. He was always very nervous _________ taking the exam.
8. To tell you the truth, I’m not very keen _____ going out tonight.
III. Give the correct verb tense or form.
1. I (see) _______ you in the school play last night. You (do) _______ a terrific acting job. (you ever act) _________ in a play before this one?
	-Yes, I (start) _________ (act) __________ when I was in elementary school.
2. Yesterday I (go) ___________ to my daughter’s dance recital. I (be never) ___________ to a dance recital before. I (take, not) ___________ dancing lessons when I (be) ___________ a child.
3. When I (hear) _______ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) ___________ to the door and (open) ____________it. When I (open) _________the door, I (see) ________my brother. I (greet) ________ him and (ask) _______ him (come) _______ in.
4. Yesterday afternoon I (go) ____________ to visit the Parker family. When I (get) ____________ there around 2 o’clock, Mrs Parker (be) ____________ in the yard. She (plant) _________ flowers in her garden. Mr Parker (be) ____________ in the garage. He (work) ____________ on their car. The children (play) __________ in the front yard.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences :
1. Her mother said, “Try to learn your lesson carefully, Lan”.
- Lan’s mother told ___________________________________
2. Mary doesn’t have a modern calculator .
- Mary wishes _______________________________________
3. He never does his homework.
- Never _____________________________________________
4. He studied English at school. He succeeded in it. 
- He succeeded in _____________________________________
5. The children like to walk in the rain.
- The children enjoy ____________________________________
6. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
- The sea was too _______________________________________
7. Who does this bicycle belong to?
- Whose _______________________________________________?
8. We learned this after a long time.
- It took _________________________________________________
9. I’ll lend you the book, but you must promise to return it next week.
- If _____________________________________________________
10. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
- He isn’t _________________________________________________
11. Would you close the door, please?
- Would you mind __________________________________________?
12. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
- They didn’t let _____________________________________________
13. My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us _______________________________________
14. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground.
- The thief made _____________________________________________
15. He has studied English for six years.
- He began ___________________________________________________
V. Make the following sentences.
	1. We / live / house / since / come here.
	-_____________________________________________________________.
	2.I / not hear / her / nearly a year.
	-_____________________________________________________________.
	3.You watch / television / that time?
	-_____________________________________________________________?
	4.We / have dinner / the man / appear / last night.
	-_____________________________________________________________.
	5.Tom / together with / friends / always / play football / the evening.
	-_____________________________________________________________.
VI. Read the passage and put a cross on the letter next to the word that fits each space.
In Sweden there is only(1) __________ cigarette advertising because the government has been successful in (2) ___________ most cigarette advertisements. Although there are a few cigarette advertisements in magazines (but not many), there are no cigarette advertisements at all in cinemas and also (3) _________ on the radio and television.
In Britain and the United States, a lot of cigarette advertisements show beautiful girls and (4) ___________ men smoking cigarettes. In spite (5) _______ attempts to stop people smoking, there are (6) __________ more advertisements than before. In Sweden, (7) _________, there must be no people at all in cigarette advertisements! The Swedish government wants as few people as (8) _________ to smoke. It (9) __________ people that most smokers usually die (10) ________ a much earlier age than non-smokers.
1. A. a little	B.a lot of	C.a few 	D.a number of
2. A. cutting	B.sweeping	C.throwing	D.preventing
3. A. no	B.none	C.empty	D.absent
4. A. fair	B.handsome	C.pretty	D.lovely
5. A. of	B.for	C.to	D.with
6. A. only	B.over	C.even	D.although
7. A. instead	B.however	C.but	D.therefore
8. A. little	B.able	C.allowed	D.possible
9. A. orders	B.forbids	C.tells	D.announces
10. A.at	B.on	C.in	D.with
TEST 8
I. Use the correct verb tense or form :
1. They (intend) __________ to go there next week; but now they (find) __________ they (not have) __________ enough money.
2. When he grew old he often (think) __________ of all the things he (do) ___________ when he (be) __________ young.
3. When we (go) __________ to see them last night, they (play) __________ cards; they (say) __________ they (play) __________ since six o’clock.
4. This is the second time you (break) __________ a cup; you (break) __________ one yesterday. My last servant (never break) _____________ anything, and you (break) ___________ nearly half the things in the house.
5. I always (tell) ___________ you to comb your hair, but you never (do) ___________ what I (say) ___________ .
6. Yesterday while I (sit) ___________ in class, I (get) _________ the hiccups. The person who (sit) ___________ next to me told me (hold) ___________ my breath. I (try) ___________ that, but it didn’t work. The instructor (lecture) __________, and I didn’t want (interrupt) ___________ him, so I just sat there (try) ___________ to hiccup quietly. Finally, after I (hiccup) ___________ for almost five minutes, I (raise) ___________ my hand and (excuse) ___________ myself from the class (go) ______ for a drink of water.
7. I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I’d better (go) _______ to bed. But let me (say) ___________ good-bye now because I (not, see) _________ you in the morning. I (already, leave) ___________ by the time you (get) _________ up.
II. Choose the one word in parentheses that best fits the blank space :
1. This river has been _________ by industrial waste. (purified, contaminated, cleaned, darkened)
2. Smoke from factories is a kind of _________ (fertilizer, smog, pollutant, vapour)
3. A volcano ________ smoke and ashes. (emits, throws, gives, erupts)
4. Pure water is _________ (unpleasant, colourful, tasty, odourless)
5. He liked ___________stamps. (collect, collected, collecting, collection)
III. Insert proper prepositions :
1. They prefer beef _________ pork.
2. Don’t worry, I will protect you _________ harm.
3. What’s the matter _________ you ?
4. She reminds me _________ a girl I was at school with.
5. His friends congratulated him _________ his good fortune.
6. We are looking forward _________ seeing her again.
7. He is tired __________ all the hard work he’s done today.
8. I’m tired __________ listening to the same thing again and again.
9. The President is going to make a speech __________ the international situation.
10. A hammer is used __________ driving in nails.
11. That old palace was first used __________ a library.
12. Last week I went to Hue __________ a sightseeing tour __________ my parents.
13. An orator is one who is good __________ making public speeches.
14. My family went __________ an excursion __________ London last year.
15. A map is useful __________ giving directions.
16. Thank you __________ inviting me __________ your party.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences.
	1. They have considered me as their great friend.
® I 	
	2. She looked after her old mother at home.
® Her old mother 	
	3. They are growing trees round their school to make a fence.
® Trees 	
	4. We have to pay attention to lessons.
® Lessons 	
5. “How many stars are there in the sky?” asked he.
® He asked 	
	6. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space.
® Because 	
	7. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
® You’d 	
	8. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William!” his mother said.
® William’s mother 	
	9. Robert can’t cook so well as Jane can.
® Jane 	
	10. You ‘d better apologize to Sally.
® I advise 	
	11. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.(...so that ...)
®	
	12. The sportsmen take first place at the Olympic Games. They receive gold medals.
® The sportsmen wh- 	
13. Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day.
® If 	
	14. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan.
® After 	
	15. They asked him about the countries. He visited them last month.
® They asked 	
16. He gave me a book for my birthday.
® I 	
17. Your house is bigger than mine.
® My house 	
18. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
® The question was too 	
19. He did his homework,then he went to bed.
® After 	
20. Jane doesn’t speak English as well as Betty.
® Betty 	
V. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space.
In 776 B.C the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to (1) _________ the Greek’s chief god, Zesus. The Greeks emphasized physical (2) _________ and strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners (3) _________ every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by having olive (4) __________ placed on their heads and having poems sung about their (5) __________. Originally these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in (6) _________ were halted to allow the game to take (7) _________.
The Greeks (8) _________ so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year (9) _________ called “Olympiads” (10) _________ from 776 B.C.
1.A. respect	B. honor	C. adore	D. idolize
2.A. propriety	B. fitness	C. temerity	D. bravado
3.A. competed	B. strived	C. fought	D. combatted
4.A. bouquets	B. piles	C. wreaths	D. circles
5.A. movements	B. motions	C. postures	D. deeds
6.A. continuation	B. progress	C. process	D. duration
7.A. place	B. charge	C. part	D. care
8.A. associated	B. attached	C. lent	D. proffer
9.A. circles	B. rotations	C. cycles	D. swings
10.A. dating	B. timimg	C. setting	D. fixing
TEST 9
I. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses :
1. The movie about our scientific workers (show) ____________ on television last night (be) ____________ very interesting.
2. Twenty five dollars (be) ____________ too much t