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PROGRESS TEST 6
I/. Identify the error:
1.
My father, that has a special craze for cars, has just bought another sports car
2.
Anna went to see the dentist, whom took out two of her teeth.
3.
A game is divided into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes in long
4.
At least two players must touch the ball after a free throw before a goal can score
5.
Which players are allowed holding the ball with both hands?
II/. Choose the best answer:
6.
To reform the economy the government reduced state _____ in business.
A. appearance
B. intervention
C. existence
D. establishment
7.
I think I ___ my door key. I can’t it anywhere.
a. lost
b. have lost
c. am losing
d. will lose
8.
She asked me what time the post office ___
a. will close
b. has closed
c. closed
d. is closing
9.
Hummock grasses ___ in loose sand on the crest.
a. grow
b. raise
c. plant
d. increase
10.
Was the desert named ___ Simpson in 1929?
a. for
b. after
c. with
d. on
11.
___ he gets, the more forgetful he is.
a. Older
b. Oldest
c. The older
d. The oldest
12.
In the 22nd SEA Games, athletes from 11 countries ___ in 32 sports.
a. battled
b. invaded
c. competed
d. struggled
13.
The teacher spent an hour ________ the new lesson.
A. explain
B. to explain
C. explaining
D. explained
14.
He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser.
A. had tried
B. was trying
C. tried
D. had been trying
15.
If he ________ for the revision session, he might have no difficulty doing the test right now.
A. had come
B. came
C. was to come
D. had to come
16.
Hung doesn’t take his matters ________ good consideration.
A. for
B. about
C. into
D. of
17.
The custom was born because the practice was spread ________ the nation.
A. of
B. out of
C. throughout
D. at
18.
Women are now independent ________ men.
A. of
B. on
C. against
D. at
19.
Steven Spielberg, ________ career excelled in the film industry, is one of the leading figures in Hollywood.
A. that
B. whose
C. whom
D. who
20.
They couldn’t finish it ________ there was no adequate support.
A. because
B. because of
C. although
D. despite
21.
The appropriate attitude makes ________ to socialize among strangers.
A. its possible
B. possible it
C. it possible
D. it possibly
22.
The students in this class, ______ are from the provinces, are having trouble finding decent accommodation.
A. most of whom
B. many of that
C. almost of whom
D. all whom
23.
One of the recent ________ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer.
A. achievements
B. achievement
C. achiever
D. achieved
24.
You have to be aware of the damage humans are doing to quicken the ________ of wildlife.
A. extinct
B. extinctive
C. extinctions
D. extinction
25.
There are many addresses of the _________ sites included in this book.
A. historical
B. historic
C. historian
D. history
26.
Do you know _______?
A. what's wrong with it B. what wrong was with it C. what wrong was it with D. what wrong is it with
27.
I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
A. This is the first time I’ve eaten this kind of food.
B. I haven’t eaten this kind of food already.
C. This is the first kind of food I have eaten.
D. Even before I have not eaten this kind of food.
28.
After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
A. The firemen managed in vain to put the fire out after a 12-hour fight.
B. Fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen were able to put it out.
C. The firemen wasted 12 hours putting the fire out.
D. Fighting the fire for 12 hours, the fire was put out.
29.
That expression on his face has some meaning.
A. That expression on his face is meaningless.
B. That expression on his face means.
C. That expression on his face is mean.
D. That expression on his face is meaningful.

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30.
He was very tired but he kept on working.
A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.
B. In spite of being very tired, but he kept on working.
C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
D. Tired as he was, he kept on working.
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different:
31.
A. understand
B. engineer
C. astronomy
D. Japanese
32.
A. intention
B. achievement
C. experience
D. politics
Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently
33.
A. think
B. gather
C. death
D. through
34.
A. music
B. design
C. industry
D. physician
35.
A. enough
B. found
C. account
D. thousand
III/. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words
O’Henry’s real name was William Sidney Porter. He was born in North California, the USA in 1862. His father
was a doctor. His father died (36) ______ he was a small boy. After finishing school, he worked (37) ______ a secretary
in his uncle’s chemist shop for 5 years. Then he went to Texas because he wanted to see new places. During that time, he
worked in an office and then in a small bank. He became (38) _________ in literature. He married and lived happily with
his wife and daughter but his happiness didn’t last long. One day, a thousand dollar was stolen at the bank (39) ______ he
worked. He was put into prison (40) _________ he had not taken money. At that time, his wife died to get some money as
present for his daughter on Christmas Day, in prison he wrote the story “Whistling Dick’s Christmas Present” in 1899. He
signed under the penname “O’Henry”. After the prisonment in 1901 he continued writing. He died in 1910.
36.
A. while
B. as soon as C. when
D. until
37.
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. as
38.
A. interest
B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly
39.
A. where
B. when
C. why
D. which
40.
A. despite
B. although
C. because
D. in spite of
IV/. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
SOLAR ECLIPSES
It's the middle of the afternoon, but suddenly it is very dark outside. Terrified, people look up into the sky and see
a black sun. What is happening? It is an eclipse. An eclipse happens when the moon passes in front of the sun and blocks
its light. This makes it look like the sun has gone dark, but really it is just the shadow of the moon.
Today, eclipses are not terrifying events because we understand their causes, but for thousands of years, many
people feared eclipses. For example, the ancient Chinese believed eclipses were caused by a dragon eating the sun. They
believed that if they made lots of noise and shot arrows into the sky, they could scare the dragon away. This was so
important to them that the Chinese emperor had two astronomers. Their job was to forecast when an eclipse would
happen. When the two astronomers failed to forecast one eclipse, the Chinese emperor was so angry he had them killed.
The ancient Greeks thought their gods caused eclipses when they got angry. One time, two Greek armies, the
Lydians and Medes, were fighting a bloody war. During the battle, there was an eclipse. The two armies were so
frightened that they stopped fighting and made peace.
Today, we know that these beliefs are not true, but they are still very valuable. Ancient societies did not have
good calendars. But they were afraid of eclipses, and they recorded them in their histories. Today we can use eclipses to
learn the exact dates of events in history. For example, we know that the war between the Lydians and Medes ended in
585 B.C. because we know the eclipse happened in that year.
41.
The phrase their causes in the passage refers to the causes of _____
A. eclipses
B. events
C. people
D. causes
42.
According to paragraph 2, the ancient Chinese thought eclipses were caused by ____
A. shooting arrows into the air B. angry gods C. a dragon eating the sun D. bad astronomers
43.
The word forecast in the passage is closest in meaning to _______
A. study
B. make
C. predict
D. prevent
44.
According to the passage, what effect did an eclipse have on the war between the Lydians and the Medes?
A. It made the Lydians win the war.
B. It made the war very bloody.
C. It ended the war.
D. It made the war very long.
45.
According to the passage, how do eclipses help us understand history?
A. They explain why wars ended.
B. They help us learn the dates of events in history.
C. They tell us about ancient gods.
D. They tell us about the strange beliefs of ancient societies.
Transformation:
46.
Because of my mistake we lost the game.  If___________________
47.
They will have to find a better solution.  A better solution _______________________________
48.
How long have you learnt English?  When ______________________________________
49.
The dog that bit me yesterday belongs to John, my friend.  John, _______________________________
50.
Mary was late for work because the traffic was heavy.  The reason ______________________________
PROGRESS TEST 7

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I/. Choose the best answer:
1.
It was such ________ news that they all sat there saying nothing.
A. worry
B. worried
C. worrying
D. worryingly
2.
________, there are no such so-called ghosts.
A. Science
B. Scientist
C. Scientific
D. Scientifically
3.
It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid _______ by the supervisors?
A. to recognize
B. to be recognized
C. recognizing
D. being recognized
4.
The Magic Hat __________ at 12 a.m. every Saturday.
A. broadcast
B. broadcasts
C. is broadcasting
D. broadcasted
5.
Many young people are fond of ___________ football and other kinds of sports.
A. play
B. to play
C. playing
D. played
6.
_________ any letters from him lately?
A. Do you receive
B. Have you received C. Are you receiving D. Had you received
7.
I _________ a meeting at the office this time tomorrow, so you can phone me later in the evening.
A. have
B. have had
C. will have had
D. will be having
8.
The moon __________ around the earth.
A. has moved
B. moves
C. is moving
D. will move
9.
She said she __________ that film years before.
A. saw
B. has seen
C. had seen
D. would see
10.
America, which is considered to be a new continent, is said _________ by Christopher Columbus.
A. to discover
B. to have been discovered
C. to be discovered
D. being discovered
11.
They couldn’t help __________ when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
A. laughing
B. to laugh
C. laugh
D. laughed
12.
Your house needs __________.
A. redecorated
B. redecorating
C. being redecorated
D. to redecorate
13.
I remember _________ them to play in my garden.
A. to allow
B. allow
C. allowing
D. allowed
14.
It’s about time you _________ harder for the next exam.
A. work
B. are working
C. worked
D. have worked
15.
Your eyes are red. _________, darling?
A. Are you cried
B. Do you cry
C. Will you cry
D. Have you been crying
16.
The next train _________ at 7 p.m., so get ready now.
A. leaves
B. is leaving
C. will leave
D. has left
17.
I meant to get up early but I forgot _________ up my alarm clock.
A. wind
B. to wind
C. winding
D. wound
18.
She is too weak; she can’t sit up and talk to you.
A. If she weren’t too weak, she could sit up and talk to you.
B. If she hadn’t been too weak, she could sit up and talk to you.
C. If she isn’t too weak, she can sit up and talk to you.
D. If she wasn’t too weak, she can sit up and talk to you.
19.
The film will end when you have finished dinner.
A. By the time you finish dinner, the film will have ended. C. You finish dinner, and then the film will end.
B. By the time you have finished dinner, the film will end. D. By the time you finishing dinner, the film will have ended.
20.
"Would you mind if I smoked here?" said the man.
A. The man wanted me not to smoke there.
B. The man wanted me to smoke there.
C. The man asked for permission to smoke there.
D. The man offered me a cigarette to smoke there.
21.
If you / stay / late / tired / tomorrow //
A. If you are staying late, you can feel tired tomorrow. B. If you stay up late, you will feel tired tomorrow.
C. If your stay is booked late, you will be tired tomorrow. D. If you had stayed up late, you would be tired tomorrow.
22.
what / population / of / Ho Chi Minh City ?//
A. What population of Ho Chi Minh City is it? B. What makes the population of Ho Chi Minh City?
C. What is the population of Ho Chi Minh City? D. What kind is it of the population of Ho Chi Minh City?
23.
Martina is learning to play _______ violin.
A. one
B. a
C. any
D. the
24.
If he really doesn’t feel like _________ now, I suggest that he should go out for some fresh air.
A. work
B. to work
C. working
D. worked
25.
We are opposed to ________ without him.
A. have a party
B. had a party
C. having a party
D. have been a party
26.
Prizes are awarded ______ the number of points scored.
A. because of
B. according to
C. adding up
D. resulting in
27.
_______ of the workers has his own work.
A. Most
B. Each
C. Other
D. All
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
28.
A. power
B. slow
C. snow
D. show
29.
A. celebrate
B. lemonade
C. operate
D. decorate
30.
A. leather
B. feature
C. measure
D. feather
II/. Choose the best option among A, B, C, D to complete the passage:
Most Americans eat three meals (31) ……the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and
8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (32)…….of
breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00
or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (33)….. Dinner is the main meal.

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For breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (34) …… in a bowl, a glass of orange juice,
and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (35)
……omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (36) ……eat just a cup of yogurt.
Lunch and dinner are more varied When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils.
How do you (37) ……. the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not
know the answer (38) …….But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the
utensils closest to the plate last.
31.
A/ in
B/. for
C/. on
D/. during
32.
A/ addition
B/ connection
C/ combination
D/ attachment
33.
A/ course
B/ food
C/ menu
D/ goods
34.
A/ each other
B/ together
C/ one another
D/ others
35.
A/ a
B/ an
C/ the
D/ no article
36.
A/holiday
B/ engagement
C/ diet
D/ duty
37.
A/ say
B/ talk
C/ speak
D/ tell
38.
A/ too
B/ either
C/ so
D/ neither
Read the passage and choose the best answer:
THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE
All around the world, there are many endangered animals, largely because of man progress. As the world's
population grows, humans move into new areas, create more pollution, and use more natural resources. This all puts
pressure on animals, which cannot really compete with humans. An excellent example of this would be the case of the
leatherback sea turtle.
At 6.5 meters long, and up to 600 kilograms, the leatherback is the largest turtle on Earth. It is also one of the
most endangered. Scientists do not know the exact number of leatherbacks because they spend their entire lives at sea.
This makes them very difficult to count. But female leatherbacks come on land to lay their eggs. From the number of
nests that scientists find, they can estimate the number of turtles. At one beach, scientists counted over 10,000 egg nests in
1954. In 1993, there were only 50 nests at the same beach. Scientists think at the leatherback population is perhaps only
1% of what it was just 50 years ago. Human development over the last 50 years is undoubtedly the reason for this.
Humans affect leatherbacks in many ways. Many of the beaches leatherbacks used to lay their eggs at are now
covered with hotels and resorts, so there are few places for the turtles to make their nests. In addition, in many parts of the
world, people eat the turtle eggs. At one beach in Mexico, almost 100% of all the leatherback nests were dug up and the
eggs eaten by humans. The turtles also get caught in fishing nets and die. In the 1950s, there were 5,000 fishing boats in
the Gulf of Mexico, a common spot for leatherbacks. Now there are over 55,000 fishing boats in the same area. If the
situation does not change soon, the leatherback may disappear forever.
39.
Based on the information in the passage, the term endangered animals can best be explained as ____
A. animals caught in fishing nets
B. animals with very low numbers
C. animals in areas where humans live
D. a kind of turtle
40.
According to paragraph 1, humans pressure animals in all of the following ways EXCEPT____
A. by moving into new areas B. by killing the animals C. by adding to pollution D. by using natural resources
41.
According to paragraph 2, why is it difficult to count the numbers of leatherback turtles?
A. They swim very fast.
B. Their nests are hard to find.
C. They spend most of their lives in the sea.
D. They are scared of humans.
42.
According to the passage, how do hotels and resorts hurt leatherback turtles?
A. They pollute the beaches.
B. They occupy the beaches where the turtles lay their eggs.
C. They bring more people to the beaches.
D. People at the hotels eat the turtle eggs.
43.
The author mentions fishing boats in order to_____
A. show that fishing is becoming more popular in the Gulf of Mexico
B. suggest a connection between the increase in fishing boats and the decrease in leatherback turtles
C. explain why there are no leatherback turtles in the Gulf of Mexico
D. suggest that the Gulf of Mexico is a good place to catch leatherback turtles
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different:
44.
A. memorable
B. attitude
C. confidence
D. embraced
45.
A. situation
B. enthusiasm
C. appreciate
D. protection
Transformation:
46.
The audience was very impressed by her performance. -> Her performance made…………………….
47.
He is too young to get a driving license. -> He isn’t ………………………………………………
48.
For most people, it is very unpleasant to have to wait. -> People can’t stand ………………………
49.
I don't think it is a good thing to let children stay out at night. -> I disapprove………………………….
50.
It gives me pleasure to see my old friends. -> I enjoy ……………………………………………………
PROGRESS TEST 8
I/. Choose the best answer:
1.
I strongly support the idea of having _______ uniform for the company.
A. ∅
B. the
C. a
D. an
2.
I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I’d rather _________ equally.
A. treat
B. be treated
C. have treated
D. have been treated
3.
Neither my colleagues nor I _______ particularly interested in the training course next month.
A. are
B. am
C. be
D. being
4.
Jennifer is learning to play _______ chess.
A. the
B. ∅
C. some
D. any

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5.
I went to ______ wonderful concert by the London Symphony Orchestra.
A. the
B. a
C. any
D. such
6.
The car was ________ to be seen.
A. somewhere
B. nowhere
C. anywhere
D. everywhere
7.
________ can change his way of thinking.
A. What
B. Nowhere
C. Nothing
D. Not anything
8.
I’m afraid she’s got ________ of the qualities we need for a promoter.
A. none
B. nothing
C. no
D. neither
9.
- Which one would you like to have?
- ________ of them is OK, I think.
A. Both
B. None
C. Neither
D. Either
10.
We had expected many of them to come, but only ________ showed up.
A. none
B. a little
C. a few
D. few
11.
No one is a better cook than his mother, ________?
A. is no one
B. are they
C. isn’t she
D. aren’t they
12.
Her car is more economical, but ________ is faster than ________.
A. my / her
B. mine / her
C. it / hers
D. mine / hers
13.
Every man and woman ________ responsible for what he or she does.
A. is
B. are
C. be
D. have been
14.
Some people believe in ________, but ________ don’t.
A. them / the other
B. themselves / another C. theirs / others
D. themselves / others
15.
You have to work _______ for the coming exam.
A. hardly
B. more hardly
C. hard
D. more hard
16.
That’s really an ________ man. He tells very good jokes.
A. amused
B. amusing
C. amusedly
D. amusingly
17.
The secret of getting good marks is to keep ________ in the exam room.
A. calm
B. calmly
C. calming
D. calmed
18.
I often feel tired _______ I get up in the morning.
A. although
B. so long as
C. when
D. while
19.
No sooner had he come home _______ he knew he had dropped his wallet.
A. when
B. after
C. than
D. then
20.
She didn’t get ___________ well with her boss, so the left the company.
A. up
B. at
C. through
D. on
21.
Music interests her greatly.
A. She takes a great interest in music.
B. She gives a great interest in music.
C. She has a great interest of music.
D. Music is interested to her greatly.
22.
He couldn’t come to the conference because he was seriously ill.
A. Because of his serious illness, he couldn’t come to the conference.
B. Although he was ill, he came to the conference.
C. His illness was very seriously that he couldn’t come to the conference.
D. He couldn’t come to the conference, so he became seriously ill.
23.
The story of her hard life was painful to listen to.
A. The painful story was what she listened to.
B. Her hard life was painfully told to people.
C. It was painful to listen to the story of her hard life.
D. It was hard to listen to her painful story.
24.
Julia didn’t listen to what her doctor told her.
A. What the doctor told Julia was not worth listening to. B. Julia couldn’t hear what the doctor told her.
C. The doctor told Julia to listen to what he said, but she didn’t do so. D. Julia took no notice of what her doctor told her.
25.
car / fast and comfortable / than / motorcycle //
A. Cars are faster and more comfortable than are motorcycles.
B. Cars are more fast and comfortable than motorcycles are.
C. Cars are faster and more comfortable than motorcycles.
D. Cars are faster and more comfortable than riding motorcycles.
 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below
WOMEN
In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population lives, sixty percent of the people who can’t
read and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to
change their lives. They produce more than haft of the food. In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by
women. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs
provided money and training for men.
In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her
a haft hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She
spends the next hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she
cook. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.
International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men,
improve their agricultural production. Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO
Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society.
26.
By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized?
A. by developing countries.
B. by the United Nations Organization.
C. by the World Health Organization.
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27.
Why do people say women produce more than haft of the food?
A. because 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women. B. most women are not intelligent.
C. because 60 percent of women are illiterate.
D. all are correct.
28.
Why do people say that African women’s lives are hard?
A. because these women are busy with housework.
B. because they work all day in the fields.
C. both A and B are correct.
D. none are correct.
29.
What do these women do after dinner?
A. they always go for a walk.
B. they collect water.
C. they collect firewood.
D. they always wash dishes and their children.
30.
It is difficult for them to change their lives. Why?
A. because they are illiterate.
B. because they are afraid of changing.
C. because they do eighty percent of agricultural work. D. all A, B and C are correct.
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31.
The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
32.
George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither.
33.
Tree squirrels are active, noisy, and lively animals that make its home in tree trunks.
34.
The Charles Dickens’s character Wilkins Micawber lived in optimistic expectation of a best fortune.
35.
Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
36.
A. eradicated
B. defended
C. unnoticed
D. extended
37.
A. construction
B. procedure
C. masterpiece
D. present
38.
A. windsurfing
B. wilderness
C. rhino
D. philosopher
Choose the word whose stress is different
39.
A. environment
B. pneumonia
C. publication
D. equality
40.
A. kangaroo
B. involvement
C. biologist
D. accelerate
Choose the best answer to complete the passage:
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can change
ecosystems. Some changes ____41___ ecosystems. If there is too ____42___ rainfall, plants will not have enough water
to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals that feed on it may also die or move away. Some changes are good for
ecosystems. Some pine forests need fires for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from
a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds ____43___. Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems. Building
____44___ on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems around the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and
cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of
catching fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products
for people ____45___ causing harm to ecosystems.
41.
A harms
B. harmful
C. harmless
D. harm
42.
A. little
B. a little
C. few
D. a few
43.
A. go
B. in
C. out
D. fly
44.
A. moats
B. ditches
C. bridges
D. dams
45.
A. avoid
B. without
C. not
D. no
Transformation:
46.
Daisy went home before I arrived.  When ………………………………….
47.
Did Peter discover the mistake?  Was ………………………………………
48.
In spite of their poverty, the Pikes lead an honest life.  No matter ………………………….
49.
"Peter, please don't tell anyone about what happened to me.” Jane said.
 Jane begged …………………
50.
"How pretty your house is, Mary!" her friend said.
 Mary's friend complimented ………………………
PROGRESS TEST 9
I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1.
A. danger
B. habitat
C. campus
D. cactus
2.
A. mechanize B. champion
C. character
D. chemical
3.
A. count
B. sound
C. found
D. country
II) Choose the word whose stress is different
4.
A. parrot
B. reserve
C. vertical
D. master
5.
A. traveller
B. prevail
C. society
D. successful
III) Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences
6.
More and more trees in the area are found __________ from the effect of polluted air.
A. died
B. to be dying
C. having died
D. to be dead
7.
I get up early ____________ go to work on time.
A. in order to B. so as not to
C. so that
D. in order that
8.
This book provides students ____________ useful tips that help them to pass the coming exam.
A. ∅
B. about
C. for
D. with
9.
After Mary ___________ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.
A. will finish B. is finishing
C. finishes
D. will have finished

7. Preparation course
10.
- “Write to me when you get home”.
- “________________”
A. I must
B. I should
C. I will
D. I can
11.
You _____________ the look on his face when he won the prize.
A. would have seen B. can be seeing
C. must see
D. should have seen
12.
The water will be further polluted unless some measures ___________.
A. will be taken B. are taken
C. were taken
D. had been taken
13.
“What do you think of the book?” “Oh, excellent. It’s worth ____________ a second time”.
A. to read
B. to be read
C. reading
D. being read
14.
I hurried ___________ I wouldn’t be late for class.
A. since
B. so that
C. as if
D. unless
15.
He has arrived, but he talks as if he __________ all about that
A. know
B. knows
C. known
D. knew
16.
The Vietnamese boy was regarded as a hero __________ he devoted his life to his country.
A. according to B. because of
C. on account of
D. because
17.
Many of the __________ not expect to win.
A. participants in the race do
B. participants in the races does
C. participants in the race does
D. participant in the race does
18.
He came home late, so I asked him where _____________ been.
A. he had
B. has he
C. he has
D. had he
19.
Since _____________ to a warmer and less humid climate, I’ve had no trouble with my asthma.
A. I move
B. I moving
C. upon moving
D. moving
20.
If you take a good book on your hand, you will find it hard _______________.
A. to pick it up B. to put it down
C. to read it
D. to enjoy it
21.
An endangered species is a species ___________ population is so small that is in danger of becoming extinct.
A. whose
B. which
C. what
D. who
22.
Emily is motivated to study _________ she knows that a good education can improve her life.
A. therefore
B. because of
C. because
D. so
23.
Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ____________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
A. yet
B. so
C. for
D. and
24.
Some people really enjoy swimming, __________ others are afraid of water.
A. while
B. or
C. despite
D. in spite of
25.
Antarctic, ____________ we know very little, is covered with thick ice all the year round.
A. on which
B. where
C. that
D. about which
Choose the underlined that needs correcting
26.
Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago because of the earth’s climate changed drastically.
27.
Every country has their own traditions, some of which have existed for centuries.
28.
Many charity organizations have brought food supplies and clothes to flood-effecting areas in the Mekong Delta.
29.
Helen, as well as her friends, have never been out of town since they were five years old
30.
Our form teacher told us not talk when the teachers were explaining the lesson.
Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given
31.
“Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?” said Tom.
A. Tom asked Mary to believe in what the boy said. B. Tom asked Mary if she believed in what the boy said.
C. Tom said that Mary believed in what the boy said. D. Tom asked Mary if she believes in what the boy says.
32.
John is fat because he eats so many chips.
A. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he will not be fat. B. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be fat
C. John is fat though he eats so many chips.
D. being fat, John eats so many chips.
33.
People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery. B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery.
34.
He came back to the place. He was born there.
A. He came back to the place where he was born.
B. He came back to the place which he was born.
C. He came back to the place that he was born.
D. He came back to the place there he was born.
35.
Most of Ann’s friends work less hard than her.
A. Ann works more hard than most of her friends do. B. Ann works more hardly than most of her friends do.
C. Ann works harder than most of her friends do.
D. Ann works as hard as most of her friends do.
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important (36)
__________ to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just
one sport with so (37) _________ enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you
grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to
university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best (38)
_________ for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably
be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (39) _________ while you are young,
then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (40) _________ to
get a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.
36.
A. this is
B. you are
C. it is
D. things are
37.
A. keen
B. many
C. great
D. much
38.
A. stage
B. age
C. period
D. time

8. Preparation course
39.
A. training
B. practice
C. exercise
D. sporting
40.
A. impractical B. unlikely
C. improbable D. impossible
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below
Today, most people feel their lives are moving faster and faster, except when they have to travel somewhere.
More and more often, travelers now find themselves sitting in traffic jams or waiting at the airport. All over the world,
quick reliable transportation is becoming a serious problem, and more and more countries are turning to high-speed trains
to solve this problem. High-speed trains travel at anywhere from 200-300 kilometers per hour (kph)
The first high-speed trains started running in Japan in 1964. Japan was the first country to develop high-speed
trains because Japan's roads were very crowded. High-speed trains were a huge success. They made travel between
Japanese cities much faster. Since that time, many countries, including Korea, China, and all of Western Europe, have
developed high-speed trains.
Today, there are two types of high-speed trains. Traditional high-speed trains, like Japan's, are the most common.
They are basically normal trains with very powerful engines. The major difference between these trains and normal trains
is the track that they run on. High-speed trains run on special tracks that are very flat and very straight.
Maglev trains are newer and much less common. In fact, the city of Shanghai in China has the only maglev train in the
world, although more are being built. Maglev trains are very different from normal trains. Maglev trains do not have
wheels. They use huge magnets to lift the train above the tracks. Because they do not actually touch the ground, maglev
trains can travel very fast, even faster than traditional high-speed trains. The problem with maglev trains is that they are
very expensive to build. A maglev track can cost from $10 million to $30 million for each mile of track! The Shanghai
maglev, only 19 miles long, cost over $1.2 billion! So, although they are much faster, maglev trains will probably not
replace traditional high-speed trains until they become cheaper to build.
41.
According to paragraph 1, what problem are many countries having?
A. They do not have enough high-speed trains. B. Traveling takes too long.
C. People's lives are very busy.
D. They need more roads and airports.
42.
The word They in the passage refers to ____
A. Japanese cities
B. Japan's roads
C. High-speed trains D. Japan
43.
According to the passage, all of the following countries have high-speed trains EXCEPT _____
A. China
B. Korea
C. France
D. the United States
44.
The word track in the passage is close: meaning to ____
A. wheels
B. road
C. rail
D. engine
45.
According to paragraph 4, why aren't there more maglev trains?
A. China is the only country that can make them. B. They aren't as fast as traditional high-speed trains.
C. They are very expensive.
D. They are not popular.
Transformation:
46.
His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close properly.
His briefcase was so full ………………………………………………
47.
He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
No sooner ………………………………………………
48.
We have a six o'clock deadline for this work. -> This work ………………………………………………
49.
I know this reporter’s background well and he’s 100 % honest. -> This reporter, …………………………
50.
We had to wait two hours for Donald. -> Donald kept ………………………………………………
PROGRESS TEST 10
Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently
1.
A. exhaust
B. luxury
C. luxurious
D. anxiety
2.
A. latter
B. later
C. ladder
D. latitude
3.
A. chronic
B. chaos
C. chemistry
D. chimney
Find the word which the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each sentence.
4.
A. apprentice
B. personality
C. hospitality
D. popularity
5.
A. survey
B. miraculous
C. tropical
D. badminton
6.
A. company
B. atmosphere
C. employment
D. miracle
Choose the best answer:
7.
A football fan is ____________ has a strong interest in football.
A. a thing that
B. something that
C. a person that
D. what
8.
That is the ____________ interesting novel. I’ve ever read.
A. more
B. most
C. so
D. very
9.
The 22nd Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in Vietnam in 2003.
A. built
B. met
C. taken
D. held
10.
If I _________ cross a desert, I’d probably find a camel and a guide.
A. am to
B. have to
C. would
D. had to
11.
_________ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know ______ exact number of them.
A. A / the
B. The / an
C. The / the
D. A / an
12.
The master _________ satisfied with his students’ progress that he praised them in class.
A. was so
B. was so that
C. was such
D. is such a
13.
The book I bought yesterday is expensive. ____________, it is not very useful.
A. Still
B. Besides
C. Yet
D. As a result

9. Preparation course
14.
Come and sit down. Have a cup of tea, _______________?
A. wouldn’t you
B. will you
C. haven’t you
D. do you
15.
Warm your ___________ up before you jump into a swimming pool so that you won’t be cold.
A. head
B. arms
C. feet
D. body
16.
When was the Red Cross ___________? – In 1864.
A. founded
B. found
C. foundation
D. founder
17.
She has made an ___________ for the job as a nursery teacher because she likes children.
A. apply
B. applicant
C. application
D. appliance
18.
____ while he was climbing it.
a. Tom was falling out of the tree
b. Tom had fallen out of the tree
c. Tom fell out of the tree
d. Tom has been falling out of the tree
19.
Sally asked me if they ___ on time.
a. arrive
b. have arrived
c. had arrived
d. will arrive
20.
My brother said that he was going to the dentist_________
a. tomorrow morning b. morning after
c. the next morning
d. the following day morning
21.
The lifeguard told us ___ when the flag was flying.
a. not to bathe
b. don’t bathe
c. didn’t bathe
d. not bathing
22.
The passenger wanted to know what country __________
a. do I come from
b. I come from
c. did I come
d. I came from
23.
_______ the church service, people keep quiet.
A. While
B. During
C. When
D. As
24.
Mary is one of the girls who ____________ often late for school.
A. is
B. are
C. comes
D. get
25.
I _________ a novel ___________ by O.Henry at seven yesterday evening.
A. read / written
B. would read / to write C. was reading / written D. was to read / writing
26.
The children are all _________ beautiful clothes on New Year’s Day.
A. in
B. on
C. of
D. by
27.
I wonder if he ____________. If he ___________, please let me know as soon as possible.
A. will come / arrives B. comes / arrives
C. comes / will arrive D. will come / will arrive
28.
He died ___________ pneumonia.
A. for
B. by
C. in
D. of
29.
In the next few years, thousands of speed cameras ________ on major roads.
a. are appeared
b. will appear
c. are appearing
d. are going to appear
30.
She's disappointed because her son's low test scores prevented ______ to the university.
a. to admit him
b. him to admit
c. him from being admitted
d. him from admitting
31.
The teacher ______ has not yet arrived.
a. who I wrote to you b. I wrote to you about him c. whom I wrote to you about him d. I wrote to you about
32.
John never comes to class on time and ______.
a. neither doesn't Peter b. neither does Peter
c. so does Peter
d. so doesn't Peter.
33.
She tends to lose her temper for no reason.
a. She has no reason so she loses her temper
b. She has no reason for tending to lose her temper.
c. She easily gets angry when there is a reason.
d. She often gets angry for no reason.
34.
All my friends disagreed with me.
A. None of my friends did not agree with me.
B. I disagreed with all of my friends.
C. Nobody among my friends agreed with me.
D. I was disagreed by all of my friends.
35.
The prices have increased considerably in the past weeks.
A. There has been increasing consideration on the prices in the past weeks.
B. There has been a considerable increase in the prices in the past weeks.
C. They have considered increasing the prices in the past weeks.
D. It is their considered decision to increase the prices in the past weeks.
Read the following passage and circle the most suitable word for each space.
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (36)
______ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more
than ever before, the Earth is at (37) ______ from the force of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming
is making extreme weather events; such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (38) ______ and causing sea levels all
around the world to (39) ______. Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the
amount of carbon dioxide which is given off by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They
are in favour of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace
existing power stations. Some scientists, (40) ______, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other
gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming,
it seems, is to stay.
36.
a. give
b. put
c. take
d. have
37.
a. threat
b. danger
c. risk
d. harm
38.
a. severe
b. strong
c. strict
d. heavy
39.
a. raise
b. arise
c. lift
d. rise
40.
a. because
b. however
c. despite
d. although
Read the passage then choose the best answer to each sentence:
FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON

10. Preparation course
Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And
others thought it was a big ball of cheese!
Then telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered what it was
like. They dreamed of going there. On July, 20, 1969, that dream came true. Two American men landed on the moon.
Their names were Neil Amstrong and Edwin Aldrin.
The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left
footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had over made on the moon. And they could stay
there years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off. The two men walked on the moon for hours. They picked
up rocks to bring back to earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people
wanted to know. Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft.
Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon. They joined Michael Collins in the
spaceship that waited for them above the moon. Then they were off on their long trip back to earth. Behind them, they left
the plains and tall mountains of the moon. They left the machines they had set up. And they left footprints that may last
forever.
41.
This story tells _____
A. about the first men to walk on the moon C. what the men brought back from their trip to the moon
B. how men found footprints on the moon D. who had left footprints on the moon before the two men landed there
42.
A telescope ________
A. makes balls of light seem brighter
B. turns the moon into another world
C. makes many of men's dream come true
D. makes faraway things seem closer
43.
The men brought rocks and dirt from the moon because ____
A. they wanted something to show they were there
B. people wanted to use them to learn about the moon
C. they wanted to keep them as souvenirs
D . they might sell them to scientists
44.
The American's machines will most likely stay on the moon until _______
A. someone takes them away.
B. a storm covers them with dust
C. rain and wind destroy them
D. they become rusty and break to pieces
45.
The next people who go to the moon most likely could ____
A. find that the machines have disappeared
B. leave the first set of footprints on the moon
C. find the places where Armstrong and Aldrin walked D. find that dust has wiped off the two men's footprints
Finish each following sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.
46.
It's Mrs. Wilson’s job to look after the new staff. -> Mrs. Wilson is responsible ……………………
47.
In my opinion, it's better to talk calmly than to argue. -> I prefer ……………………………………………
48.
I had only just watered the garden when it began to rain. -> Hardly ……………………………………
49.
Nobody remained on the ship after the captain had left it. -> The captain was………………………………
50.
“Hand over the bag or I’ll shoot you!” said the robber to the security guard. -> The robber threatened ……