TEST BEFORE THE COURSE

A. Tenses
Tìm lỗi sai, gạch chân và sửa lại cho đúng
a. We’re make a cake for mum’s birthday now. → __________________
b. Every Sunday I’m calling my grandmother. → __________________
c. At the moment my sister doesn’t studying English. → __________________
d. My parents take the dog for a walk right now. → __________________
e. My brother is never eating peanuts because he’s allergic. → __________________
Điền vào chỗ trống với thì phù hợp
1. I ____________________________ to school every day. (go)
2. I________________________ to the park now. (not go)
3. My sister ________________________computer games every day. (Play)
4. My sister ________________________outside now. (not play)
5. We ________________________our favorite cartoon at the moment. (watch)
6. We ________________________TV on Sundays. (not watch)
7. My ________________________dad lunch at the moment. (not make)
8. I _______________________(have) a problem with my computer yesterday.
9. We _______________________ (already see) that movie, but I will go with you again if you want me to.
10. We_______________________ (be) in John’s room when the storm (begin).
11. He _______________________ (not sleep) for three nights, even though he
______________(go) to bed early yesterday evening.
12. They_______________________ (decide) this at a meeting a few days ago.
13. _______________________ (You ever be) to Paris?
14. Jim does not have much money so he_______________________ (not buy) a car yet.
15. We _______________________(have) a good time at the party last weekend.
16. Look at that. Someone_______________________ (break) my bike.
17. Emmi _______________________ (just finish) packing her bags.
18. When _______________________(Columbus discover) the New World?
19. We _______________________(not visit) him since last weekend.
20. The last time I_______________________ (play) tennis was four years ago.
C. Subject-verb agreement
Khoanh tròn “is” hoặc “are”
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
 2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
5. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
6. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
7. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
8. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
9. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
10. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
11. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
12. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
13. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
14. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
15. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
D. Article - A/AN/THE
Điền “a” hoặc “an” vào chỗ trống
..... hour ..... ice-cream ..... school uniform
..... accident ..... orange hat ..... egg
..... house ..... green apple ..... white egg
..... European country ..... airport . .... umbrella
..... station ..... university ..... library
Điền “a,an,the” vào chỗ trống hoặc “X” nếu không cần
1. Kate has been talking to ______ customer who has just come into ______ shop.
2. John uses ______ Internet a lot.
3. She went to ______ zoo, but she didn't see ______ monkeys there. She hates ______ monkeys.
4. You won't like that restaurant. ______ food isn't very good there.
5. People don't write ______ letters nowadays. They write ______ emails. But I haven't written ______
email for ages.
6. In England you must go to ______ school until you're 16.
7. Well Mary, here's ______ first question and it's ______ easy one.
8. Jerry works in ______ office in ______ centre of ______ London
9. He lives in ______ apartment in ______ middle of ______ Bronx.
10.Statistics say that ______ women live longer than ______ men.
11.Can you describe ______ wristwatch that Amy found? – Well, I only know that it had ______ metal
band.
12.Jamaica is ______ island in ______ Caribbean Sea.
13.He chose ______ school that has ______ best teachers.
14.I saw ______ interesting documentary on ______ TV ______ other day.
15.I don't like ______ museums. I never go to any when I'm in ______ London.
E. WRITING
1. Simple sentences (câu đơn)
Viết 3 câu đơn (S + V + O) kể về thói quen thường ngày của em
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. Compound sentences - Complex sentences
Kết hợp 2 câu thành 1 câu bằng các từ sau: and, but, or, so, yet
She enjoys reading novels. She also likes watching movies.
→ _________________________________________________________________
He wanted to go for a run. It was raining outside.
→ _________________________________________________________________
You can have tea. You can have coffee.
→ _________________________________________________________________
She forgot to set her alarm. She overslept.
→ _________________________________________________________________
I was tired. I still had to finish my homework.
→ _________________________________________________________________
Kết hợp 2 câu thành 1 câu bằng các từ sau: although, because, unless, if
I’ll go to the party. I finish my homework.
→ _________________________________________________________________
She couldn’t attend the meeting. She was sick.
→ _________________________________________________________________
He was late. He missed the bus.
→ _________________________________________________________________
I enjoy watching movies. I don’t have a lot of free time.
→ _________________________________________________________________
You will not succeed. You work hard.
→ _________________________________________________________________
F. Word form
Điền vào chỗ trống từ loại phù hợp
1. He gets a lot of ________________________ (ENJOY) from football.
2. Money doesn’t always bring ________________________ (HAPPY).
3. It is ________________________ (HONEST) to take something that isn’t yours.
4. My dad gets very ________________________ (PATIENT) when he has to wait ages for the train.
5. I want to be a ________________________ (SCIENCE) when I’m older.
6. It’s snowing. You need to ride your bike________________________ (CAREFUL).
7. (PERSONAL)________________________ speaking, I didn’t like the film.
8. She's (OBSESS) ________________________with fashion. She buys all the fashion magazines.
Cho ví dụ cho mỗi tổ hợp từ sau:
S + V + O: (VD: She goes to bed at 9pm.) _________________________________________
S + be + ADJ ___________________________________________
S + be + N______________________________________________
There is/ are + N_________________________________________
ADJ + N________________________________________________
V + ADV_______________________________________________
ADV + ADJ ____________________________________________ phụ âm âm sh, j
F. Pronunciation: Đọc và gửi recording cho chị những từ sau: Nguyên âm đôi, nguyên âm u: vs ơ
Không bị vấn đề với ed, es
have, cat, half rock, lock, possible Need, beat, believe
twelve, stress, French book, cook, woman Card, Guard, smart
film, milk, with glove, Sunday, thunder Few, boot, lose

more, horse, worse herd, bird, prefer ice, like, mile

detail, later, letter check, lock, luck, staff, stuff, office

stay - stop gas - perhaps flash - fresh - push chapter - charge - chart
zebra - zero - dreams - eyes Massage, usually, conclusion advantage - age - join

think, thirteen, thirst, skill, small, still, tell Asked, Played, Wanted
than - that - the color, over, sugar, Watched, Cleaned, Needed
Wants, Plays, Watches, Cleans
Laughs, Passes