Đề 9 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. chemistry B. kitchen C. watch D. catch 2. A. moment B. slogan C. comb D. opposite 3. A. produce B. huge C. lunar D. cure 4. A. bomb B. debt C. describe D. doubt 5. A. teenage B. luggage C. image D. damage Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. 6. We feel very_________today. A. happiness B. happy C. happily D. are happy 7. The government should do something to help_________. A. the poors B. the poor ones C. poor D. the poor 8. When I looked round the door, the baby_________quietly. A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. slept D. were sleeping 9. Do you feel like_________to the cinema or would you rather_________TV at home? A. going-watching B. going-watch C. go-watch D. go- watched 10. The policeman warned us_________there. A. not to go B. to not go C. not to going D. not go 11. This food is the worst I_________tasted. A. had never B. have ever C. did D. had 12. London_________an underground train system since the nineteeth century. A. has B. had C. have had D. has had 13. I haven’t written any letters home since I _________here. A. came B. come C. coming D. comes 14. It’s time we went. If we don’t leave now, we _________the last train. A. miss B. will miss C. would miss D. missed 15. It is impossible for me _________in all this noise. A. work B. to work C. working D. worked 16. They asked me a lot of questions, most of _________I couldn’t answer well. A. whom B. whose C. which D. that 17. They explained _________him how they should operate the machine. A. to B. with C. for D. about 18. We didn’t like the club _________the poor quality of his service. A. so B. however C. because of D. because 19. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like_________. A. being deceived B. to be deceive C. be deceived D. being deceiving 20. I have already finished all my work, so I don’t have _________tonight. I think I will read for a while. A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction. 21. In order to being a good salesclerk, you mustn’t be rude to the customers. A B C D 22. According to the sign on the restaurant door, all dinners are requiring to wear shirts and shoes. A B C D 23. My mother always made me to wash my hands before every meal. A B C D 24. Although his leg was broken however, he managed to get out of the car. A B C D 25. The information I got from the assistant was such confusing that I didn’t know what to do. A B C D Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 35. The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (26)_________The House of Parliament in 1868. It (27)_________like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (28)_________, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (29)_________further development until cars became common. (30)_________traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (31)_________were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, (32)_________by hand from a tower in the (33)_________of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (34)________lights of this type to (35)________in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 1925. 26. A. outside B. out C. out of D. outdoors 27. A. resembled B. looked C. showed D. seemed 28. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite 29. A. forbade B. avoided C. discouraged D. disappointed 30. A. New B. Recent C. Modern D. Late 31. A. methods B. systems C. means D. ways 32. A. worked B. operated C. turned D. held 33. A. heart B. focus C. halfway D. middle 34. A. original B. primary C. first D. early 35. A. show B. appear C. happen D. become Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions. 36. It is time___________. A. the children to go to bed B. for the children to go to bed C. for the children to going to bed D. for the children go to bed 37. It took___________. A. me one hour to go to work by bicycle B. I one hour to go to work by bicycle C. me one hour going to work by bicycle D. my one hour to go work by bicycle 38. It is two months___________. A. since it has rained B. since last it rained C. since it last rained D. since it was last rained 39. He couldn’t set up a new world record___________. A. although he tried hard B. even though he tried hard C. in spite of the fact that he tried hard D. All are correct. 40. I really wish ____________but I didn’t. A. I had invited her to the party B. had I invited her to the party C. I invited her to the party D. I has invited her to the party THE END KEY Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. chemistry B. kitchen C. watch D. catch 2. A. moment B. slogan C. comb D. opposite 3. A. produce B. huge C. lunar D. cure 4. A. bomb B. debt C. describe D. doubt 5. A. teenage B. luggage C. image D. damage Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. 6. We feel very_________today. A. happiness B. happy C. happily D. are happy 7. The government should do something to help_________. A. the poors B. the poor ones C. poor D. the poor 8. When I looked round the door, the baby_________quietly. A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. slept D. were sleeping 9. Do you feel like_________to the cinema or would you rather_________TV at home? A. going-watching B. going-watch C. go-watch D. go- watched 10. The policeman warned us_________there. A. not to go B. to not go C. not to going D. not go 11. This food is the worst I_________tasted. A. had never B. have ever C. did D. had 12. London_________an underground train system since the nineteeth century. A. has B. had C. have had D. has had 13. I haven’t written any letters home since I_________here. A. came B. come C. coming D. comes 14. It’s time we went. If we don’t leave now, we_________the last train. A. miss B. will miss C. would miss D. missed 15. It is impossible for me_________in all this noise. A. work B. to work C. working D. worked 16. They asked me a lot of questions, most of_________I couldn’t answer well. A. whom B. whose C. which D. that 17. They explained_________him how they should operate the machine. A. to B. with C. for D. about 18. We didn’t like the club_________the poor quality of his service. A. so B. however C. because of D. because 19. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like_________. A. being deceived B. to be deceive C. be deceived D. being deceiving 20. I have already finished all my work, so I don’t have_________tonight. I think I will read for a while. A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction. 21. In order to being a good salesclerk, you mustn’t be rude to the customers. be A B C D 22. According to the sign on the restaurant door, all dinners are requiring to wear shirts and shoes. A B C D required 23. My mother always made me to wash my hands before every meal. wash A B C D 24. Although his leg was broken however, he managed to get out of the car. x A B C D 25. The information I got from the assistant was such confusing that I didn’t know what to do. so A B C D Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 35. The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (26)_________The House of Parliament in 1868. It (27)_________like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (28)_________, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (29)_________further development until cars became common. (30)_________traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (31)_________were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, (32)_________by hand from a tower in the (33)_________of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (34)________lights of this type to (35)________in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 1925. 26. A. outside B. out C. out of D. outdoors 27. A. resembled B. looked C. showed D. seemed 28. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite 29. A. forbade B. avoided C. discouraged D. disappointed 30. A. New B. Recent C. Modern D. Late 31. A. methods B. systems C. means D. ways 32. A. worked B. operated C. turned D. held 33. A. heart B. focus C. halfway D. middle 34. A. original B. primary C. first D. early 35. A. show B. appear C. happen D. become Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions. 36. It is time___________. A. the children to go to bed B. for the children to go to bed C. for the children to going to bed D. for the children go to bed 37. It took___________. A. me one hour to go to work by bicycle B. I one hour to go to work by bicycle C. me one hour going to work by bicycle D. my one hour to go work by bicycle 38. It is two months___________. A. since it has rained B. since last it rained C. since it last rained D. since it was last rained 39. He couldn’t set up a new world record___________. A. although he tried hard B. even though he tried hard C. in spite of the fact that he tried hard D. All are correct. 40. I really wish____________but I didn’t. A. I had invited her to the party B. had I invited her to the party C. I invited her to the party D. I has invited her to the party . installed in New York in 191 8. The (34)________lights of this type to (35)________in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 192 5. 26. A. outside B. out. installed in New York in 191 8. The (34)________lights of this type to (35)________in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 192 5. 26. A. outside B. out. the accident ( 29) _________further development until cars became common. (30)_________traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (31)_________were installed in Cleveland in 191 4. Three-color