Question 1: What time ________ your work yesterday? A. did you finish B. are you finishing C. have you finished D. do you finish
Question2: This kind of music is very ________ at the present time. A. preferred B. liked C. favourite D. popular
Question 3: I'm not going out yet. I'm waiting ________ the rain to stop. A. for B. at C. on D. with
Question 4: Lan enjoys watching television after dinner, ________ ? A. does she B. doesn't she C. did she D. didn't she
Question 5: ________ the TV. There's nothing interesting on. A. Turn down B. Turn up C. Turn off D. Turn on
Question 6: ________ his frequent absence from class, he passed the test. A. Because B. Even though C. In spite of D. Therefore
Question 7: His parents are quite ________ that their son passed the entrance exam. A. pleased B. disappointed C. angry D. sure
Question 8: Please spend time ________ over my composition for spelling errors! A. read B. reading C. to read D. to reading
Question 9: The animals ________ you saw on TV were from Africa. A. who B. whom C. which D. where
Question 10: ________ him, people named the school after him. A. To remember B. For remember C. Remember D. Remembering
60. At present next Friday, ____ you______ with us ?
A. Do / join B. Do / joining C. Will / join D. Did / join
61. When you come back, I___ my homework.
A. finish B. am finished C. am finishing D. will have finished
62. By the time you begin to study English, I ____________ IELTS for 6 years.
A. had been studying B. will have been studying C. is studying D. studied
63. Tony_________ swimming at weekend.
A. often goes B. is going often C. go often D. is often going
64. My mother________ at the kitchen now.
A. cooks B. Cooked C. is cooking D. are cooking
65. We are going to visit Da Nang next month. ____ you______ with us?
A. Do/ join B. Do/ joining C. Will/ join D. Did/ join
66. I think she_________________ to school tomorrow.
A. doesn’t comes B. isn’t coming C. won’t come D. haven’t come
67. Children_____________ lunch before.
A. have just finished B. had been finished C. finish D. have been finishing
68. They went home after they_______ all the games in Vincom Center.
A. played B. had played C. have played D. had been playing
69. Mary ____________ English for ten years.
A. studies B. has studied C. is studying D. have studied
70. She _________ very good at playing tennis.
A. is B. are C. am D. were
71. That book _______ on the table for weeks. You ____________ it yet?
A. lie / don’t read B. is lying / aren’t reading
C. has been lain /didn’t read D. has been lying / haven’t read
72. He____________ breakfast every morning.
A. don’t have B. doesn’t have C. didn’t have D. have not
73. Children ________ soccer for 3 hours.
A. have been playing B. has played C. played D. play
74. They__________ with each other for 2 hours when I get home.
A. are talking B. talk C. will have been talking D. talked
75. I __________ homework tonight.
A. am doing B. have done C. do D. did
76. You look tired now.
______ you _________________ all day?
A. Do / work B. Have / been working C. Are / working D. Did / work
77. Michael_____________ to school by bus this morning.
A. goes B. is going C. went D. will go
78. This is the first time she__________ Hanoi.
A. visits B. is visiting C. was visiting D. has visited
79. When I was a boy, I____________ with my parents.
A. often slept B. sleep C. am sleeping D. have slept
80. My family_________ dinner when my friends came.
A. is having B. has C. was having D. has had
Choose the best answer:
1. Mr. Watson retired from his job early ___ his ill health.
A. because of B. as C. although D. because
2. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
3._______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
4. Despite _______, we knew that he was guilty.
A. denied B. denying C. he denied D. his denial
5. Tom went to work despite _______.
A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well
C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well
6. The schoolboys are in a hurry ______ they will not be late for school.
A. so as to B. to C. for D. in order that
7. ______ learn how to use a computer, he decides to take lessons.
A. To B. In order to C. So as D. A & B are correct
8. He walked silently ______ wake the other people up.
A. to not B. to avoid C. so as to not D. in order not to
9. I’ll give you my telephone number ______ phone me.
A. so that you can B. to C. want to D. A & B are correct
10. I will stand here and wait for you you come back.
A. because B. though C. so D. until
11. My sister won't go to the party tonight and .
A. so will I B. I will too
C. neither will I D. I will neither
12. When he came to the counter of pay, he found that he had cash his credit card with him.
A. either/or B. neither/nor C. both/and D. not/neither
13. The discussion was quite short; , we gained a lot of useful information from it.
A. however B. therefore C. so D. moreover
14. You can come here either on Monday Thursday.
A. or B. besides C. so D. but
15. Nam had a terrible headache. , he still went to work.
A. Nevertheless B. Or C. Therefore D. But
16. My car had broken down on the way. , I was late for my interview.
A. So B. Therefore C. However D. Furthermore
17. Could I have rice ______beef, please?
A. moreover B. yet C. and D. but
18. The lecture was very interesting. , it was also informative.
A. Beside B. However C. Besides D. Yet
19. My father was out of the city, he was unable to attend the meeting.
A. nevertheless B. so C. moreover D. therefore
20. Let's talk about our project ________we're walking.
A. or B. and C. while D. because
II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of “Mandarin’s Box”. They
draw a rectangle on the ground and (1) it into ten small squares called “rice fields” or “fish
ponds”.
They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two (2) of the rectangle,
which are called “mandarin’s boxes” – the game’s name, each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone.
Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin’s boxes and five small pebbles in each of the other
squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one square on his or her side of the
board, but not a mandarin’s box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3) with the text square in (4)
direction. Since each square contains five pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five
pebbles to the left or right.
After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following square and repeats the
distribution (5) . But if the following square is one of the mandarin’s boxes, the turn ends and
passes to the other player.
If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all the contents of the
square following the empty square and (6) these pebbles from the board. However, if there are two or
more empty squares in a row, the player (7) his or her turn.
Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8) to the other player. If all five
squares on one player’s side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must place one pebble he or she
has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can resume.
The game (9) until the two mandarin’s boxes both been (10) . At the end of the game, the player
with more pebbles wins, with each of the large stones counting as ten points.
1. A. divide B. share C. separate D. leave
2. A. aims B. ends C. small points D. stops
3. A. start B. starting C. start D. having started
4. A. no B. all C. either D. both
5. A. action B. method C. change D. process
6. A. ends B. disappears C. leaves D. removes
7. A. loses B. succeeds C. fails D. wins
8. A. gone B. made C. handed D. rewarded
9. A. starts B. pauses C. stops D. continues
10. A. held B. taken C. moved D. accepted
* Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to ……………………late for work.
A. turn up B. turn down C. close down D. pass down
2. Sue ……………………time and didn’t finish the last question, but the passed the test.
A. kept up with B. got on with C. faced up to D. ran out of
3. Tom was late for school this morning because his alarm clock didn’t …………………….
A. come on B. go off C. ring out D. turn off
4. Wish you the happiest journey and we ……………………meeting again in the near future.
A. look up B. look for C. look through D. look forward to
5. You should wait to ……………………the train until the passengers getting off have cleared out.
A. get up B. get on C. get off D. get in
At 16 , Paul decided he was (1).................................. for full - time work ,and left school .At first his parents did not agree with him ,and wanted him to stay(2)............................... his studies. In fact , they were very angry with him . "We're worried (3).......................... your future "his father told him."How can you ever get a good job (4).................. you leave school and sit in the cafe ,drining coffe with your friend ? His parents strongly (5) ............... of Paul's friends.
1, A. interested B. Ready C. necessary D. excited
2, A. to finish B. and finished C. finishing D. and finishing
3. A. of B. on C. about D. to
4, A. unless B. if C. although D. so that
5, A. agreed B. disagreed C. approved D. disapproved
Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
Would you mind not _______ on the radio until I’ve finished typing the document?a
A. to turn
B. turning
C. being turned
D. to be turned
* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other.
1. A. played B. finished C. worked D. watched
2. A. please B. pleasure C. easy D. teacher
3. A. ground B. group C. house D. found
* Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. access B. article C. alert D. channel
2. A. machine B. magic C. daily D. major
3. A. harvest B. itinerary C. bamboo D. collect
I-Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
4. A. designed B. embroidered C. learned D. finished