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www.thuvienhoclieu.com www.thuvienhoclieu.comTrang 3 2. Your room is messy. Please ______ as much junk as possible and clean it up. A. get rid of B. make clean of C. drop a line D. stop over 3. Sorry, but that book is ______ . We’ll get some copies from the publisher next Monday. A. out of print B. out of order C. off shelf D. out of stock 4. We ______ gas, so we have to wait until a car passes by. A. gave out on B. ran out of C. walked out on D. disposed of 5. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent. A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect 6. The move to a different environment had brought about a significant _ in Mary’s state of mind. A. impact B. effect C. influence D. chance 7. She ______ regretted having been so unkind. A. bitterly B. severely C. fully D. awfully 8. The color of the handle does not ______ so long as it is the right size. A. worry B. affect C. matter D. concern 9. In some countries environmental organizations have been ______ to inform people and gain their support. A. put up B. made up C. carried out D. set up 10. This clock ______ on two small batteries. A. goes B. works C. runs D. moves. 11. ______ Jenny, everyone admires him for fine sense of humor. A. Except for B. Apart C. Except D. Unless 12. After police found drugs there, the disco was ______ A. closed down B. banned C. ignored D. abolished 13. The injured man was taken to hospital and ______ for international injures. A. cured B. healed C. operated D. treated. 14. According to the __ of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend to leave. A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details 15. Picasso was a ______ cubist painter. A. artistic B. celebrated C. colorful D. knowledgeable.
www.thuvienhoclieu.com www.thuvienhoclieu.comTrang 4 II. There are 8 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. PREPARING A DINNER PARTY Giving a dinner party is a wonderful way of entertain people. You can also make new friends and give other the chance to get to know each other better. It needs plan, though. First, make a guest list, with different kinds of people and a mixture of women and men. Don’t invite couples because of they aren’t so much fun. When you know that can come, find out what they like to eat and drink. Note down any who are vegetarians, or who can’t eat or drink certain things for religious reasons. Then plan their menu. Included a first course, a choice of main courses and a dessert, plus lots of people’s favorite drinks. The next thing to do is the shopping. Make sure you buy more than enough of everything, but that someone can help you carry it! On the day, start cooking early. Give people appetizers like Greek mezze or Spanish tapas, such they don’t get hungry if they have to wait. Serve the delicious meal, sit down with your guests and have a good time – you’ve earned them! III. Complete the following sentences by giving the correct form of the words in the blanks. 1. How are you getting on with your (CORRESPOND) ______ course in Russia? 2. What time do you (USE) ______ start work? 3. There was ice on the pavement, which made it very difficult to walk as it was so (SLIP) ______. 4. I could never be a teacher. I am far too (PATIENT) ______. 5. I don’t know what the matter with Tommy is lately. His (BEHAVE) ______ seem to be getting worse and worse. 6. It is becoming (INCREASE) ______ difficult to find a job nowadays. 7. Why money can’t exactly buy you (HAPPY) ____at least it helps you suffer in comfort. PART D: READING I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. MUSIC - A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech and (1) ______ as a development of mating calls. In fact, there is one theory that the (2) ______ languages were chanted or sung, rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (3) ______ history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to (4) ______ on stories of the land and spirits to the next generation.