SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (25 points)

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (5 points)

1. He always takes full _____________ of the mistakes made by these competitions.

    A. advantage                         B. benefit                     C. profit                            D. advice

2. My mother goes to ____ church ____ Sunday morning.

    A. the / every                      B. the / on                     C. Æ / every                     D. Æ / in

3.  “Have they arrested the thieves yet? ”  - “It’s only a _____________ of time.”

    A. period                              B. matter                      C. length                            D. waste

4. Those interested in the post of Assistant manager are requested to apply _____________.

    A. as a person                      B. in person                  C. as persons                    D. by person

5. I think you should _____________.

     A. have your hair be cut                                           B. cut your hair

     C. have your hair cut                                                D. have your hair been cut

6.  If only I_____________ more time.

7. This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done _____________.

     A. in fact                             B. on purpose               C. by appointment             D. by plan

8. Tony never comes to class on time and______.        

     A. neither does Pedro        B. so does Pedro           C. so doesn’t Pedro          D. neither doesn’t

9. Nobody was injured in the accident, _____________?

     A. was there                      B. weren’t they            C. were they                    D. wasn’t it

10. I had to get up early, _____________I would miss the train.

     A. so that                           B. if not             C. but                                D. otherwise

SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)

Part 1. Choose the word, phrase, or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)

1. My sister enjoys travelling round different countries. She is going on a _________ of Scotland this summer.

A. journey             B. voyage              C. tour                  D. travel

2. Be patient. You can’t _______ to learn a foreign language in a week.

A. believe              B. expect               C. consider           D. think

3. The main_______ of think drink are wine, orange juice and bitters.

A. parts                 B. compositions    C. components      D. ingredients

4. The last person_________ the room must turn off the lights.

A. leave                 B. leaving              C. left                    D. to leave

5. You need a special _________ to go into this part the area.

A. permit               B. permisson         C. allowance          D. agreement

6. We lost the match___________ one goal.

A. with                  B. for                    C. by                    D. from

7. We live in the _________ on the corner.

A. brick house old large                      B. large old brick house

C. old brick large house                      D. brick large old house

8. In terms of speakers, English is easily ________ by Chinese.

A. outnumbered     B. overpowered     C. outgrown          D. outwitted

9. He would like___________ as “sir”.

A. to address         B. to be addressed C. addressing        D. address

10. If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go________.

A. poor                 B. bankrupt           C. penniless           D. broken

11. The students were slow to catch________, but gradually they began to understand.

A. in                      B. on                     C. away                 D. out

12. If you’re not too tired, we could have a ________  of tennis after lunch.

A. match               B. play                  C. game                D. party

13. She __________ her husband’s job for his ill health.

A. accused            B. blamed              C. caused              D. claimed

14. A wedding is a wonderful opportunity for ________ off new clothes.

A. wearing             B. carrying            C. showing            D. putting

15. Either I or she ________ to finish this task before they come back.

A. had                   B. has                             C. have                 D. will have

16. Vietnam was_______ by Thailand in almost all soccer encounters.

A. defeated            B. won                  C. beat                  D. Either A or C

17. We set ________ early so that we wouldn’t be stuck in the traffic.

A. off                    B. back                 C. apart                 D. down

18. I like his essay because it is very __________.

A. imaginary B. imaginative        C. imaginable         D. imagination

19. _____________, the results couldn’t be better.

A. No matter what he tried hard           C. Although very hard he tried

B. No matter how hard he tried           D. Despite how hard he tried

20. In the hotel lobby the detective caught______ of the man who had been hired to follow.

A. glance               B. view                  C. vision               D. sight

Part 2. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.(30points)

1. He talked about cooking as if he (1. be)_______ a very good cook.

2. Soon as I (2.apply)_________ for a job with the United Nations two years ago, I

(3.hire)_______.

3. I (4. lose)_______ my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I (5. look for) ________ them for hours.

4. He is working tomorrow. If he (6. have)_______ a day off tomorrow, he (7. go) _______  to the beach.

5. Stanley (8. climb)________ the stairs when he (9. trip and fall)________. Luckily, he (10. not hurt)__________ himself.

6. Doctors advise (11. not spend)_______ too many hours wathcing television.

7. It (12. be) ______ a long time before any landing on Mars (13. can attempt)_______ . Only a great deal of information about Mars (14. obtain)_______, it (15. be)______possible to plan a manned trip to Mars.

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence

1. It’s recommended that we become more concerned …… the environment around us.

    A. of                        B. to                            C. with                         D. about

2. Air ……., together littering, is cause many problems in our cities today.

    A. pollute                B. pollution                C. polluted                  D. polluting

3. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are .........with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.

    A. decorated          B. hang                       C. put                          D. made

4. In the United, there are 50 …….and six different time zones across the country.

    A. states                  B. nations                   C. towns                      D. show

5. Nowadays you still see the ………men wear kits (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.

    A. Scot                     B. Scotland                 C. Scots                       D. Scottish.

6. What …… we do to prevent these natural disasters?

    A. may                     B. ought                      C. should                    D. be able

7. …….. at someone is usually considered rude.

    A. Point                   B. To point                C. To pointing            D. Pointing

8. My father shouted at me, …….. made me feel sorrowful.

    A. that                     B. who                        C. whose                     D. which

9. I believe that our new manager has the …… to work well in this business environment.

    A. inflexible            B. flexibly                   C. flexibility                D. flexible

10.“Are Mary  and Peter still living in Paris?” - “No, they …….. to NewYork.”

   A. are just moved    B.had just moved       C. have just moved    D.will just move

11. ‘What is the  …….. of the USA ?’ – ‘The dollars.’

    A. current               B. population             C. territory                 D. currency

12. We can see many international programs ……………...different channels.

   A.in                               B.at                             C. on                            D. of

13. This hat  is different ..................... the one I had.

   A. for                        B. to                            C. from                        D. at

14. What will happen if the pollution .................. on.?

    A. puts                     B. goes                        C. keeps                      D. takes

15. He said  he was  afraid this article  was .................. date.

    A. over                                   B. on                            C. behind                    D. out of

16. I had to get up early, ...............I would miss the train.

    A. otherwise                       B. if not                      C. but                          D. unless

17. Most young people want to ........more about environmental problems.

    A.look after                        B.find out                   C.look for                    D.make out

18. ..................always gives me real pleasure.

A. I arrange flowers                                      B. The flowers are arranged

C. Arranging flowers                                     D. While arranging flowers.

19. Nga had difficulties in bringing the heavy box, and Mai, her friend, offered to help.

Mai : “Need a hand with your heavy box, Nga ?”  -Nga : “.....................”

A. I don’t need      B. Not at all        C. That’s very kind of you           D. No, thanks

20. Peter: “ ...............?”   Mary: “ Well , I’dlike to see that dress”

             A. Do you want anything                              B. May I help you

             C. What would you like                                D. What do you want to do

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (30 points)

1. She chose cushions of a color which would _______ her carpet.

A. equal                       B. agree                       C. help                         D. match

2. Could you please _______ an appointment for me to see the manager?

A. manage                   B. pick up                    C. do                           D. take up

3. Trains stop here in order to _______ passengers only.

A. get off                    B. pick up                    C. pull up                    D. take up

4. Sarah congratulated _____ passing my driving test.

A. me                          B. for                           C. me on                      D. on me

5. It is imperative that this letter _______ immediately.

A. were sent                B. sent                         C. be sent                    D .send

6. Our country has large areas of _______ beauty.

A. unharmed               B. undamaged             C. unhurt                     D. unspoilt

7. Mr. John is seriously considering _______ for further studies.

A. having had to leave                                    B. leaving

C. to leave                                                       D. having left

8. Though you have been advised to talk less, you need not _______ your opinion when asked.

A. be reserve               B. reserving                 C. to reserve                D. reserve

9. He has left the book here on _______ so that you can read it.

A. purpose                   B. intention                 C. aim                          D. meaning

10. I saw him _______ dead by the soldier.

A. shooting                 B. shoot                       C. to shoot                  D. shot

11. He said he didn’t derive _______ from working.

A. joys                         B. some joys                C. any joy                    D. no joy

12. _______ sacrifice was it that people talked about it for years.

A. Much great             B. So great a               C. As great a               D. How great a

13, If you hurry, you will over take him. He has only just left here and _______ far.

A. mustn’t go              B. can’t have gone      C. couldn’t go             D. can’t be going

14. _______ the book, please return it to me.

A. Should you find                                         B. Will you be finding

C. Will you find                                              D. Will you have found

15. “How do you like your beefsteak done?”       - “_____.”

A. Very much             B. Not any                   C. Very little               D. Rare

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Indicate your answer by
writing A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt/each)
1. We sometimes ...................... to the National Museum, but I’m not really interested in old things.
A. goes                        B. go                           C. are going                             D. have gone
2. She is too busy to think of any kind of entertainment. She ...................... goes out with her friends.
A. hardly                     B. always                    C. usually                                D. regularly
3. The kids ...................... for their dad to take them home, but he hasn’t arrived yet.
A. waiting                   B. wait                        C. waited                                D. are waiting
4. He ...................... at the meeting on Monday because he was away on business.
A. didn’t                     B. wasn’t                     C. hasn’t                                  D. isn’t
5. How fast .......................... when the accident happened?
A. did he drive            B. was he driving        C. he was driving                    D. is he driving
6. What time _________ work? At 5.00
A. are you usually finish                                 B. you usually finish
C. usually you finish                                       D. do you usually finish
7. It was a sad story ...................... it had a happy ending.
A. because                   B. so                            C. although                             D. when
8. Who ...................... to Italy last year?
A. did go with            B. went with you        C. you went with                    D. you did go with
9. He stood up immediately. .................. , he ran after the girl.
A. After                      B. Next that                C. After that                           D. After then
10. My father is standing next to me in the picture. He is quite short and a bit ....................
A. medium weight      B. extra weight           C. overweight                         D. heavy weight
11. My brother is very .................... . He enjoys giving things to people.
A. mean                       B. funny                      C. generous                             D. talkative
12. My baby girl always thinks she is a princess. She wears lots of sparkling necklaces around her neck and
............... around her wrist.
A. rings                       B. scarves                    C. bracelets                             D. socks
13. They spent the morning .................... the museum.
A. in                            B. at                            C. in front                               D. on
14. What kind of presents did you often get .................. Christmas when you were small?
A. on                           B. in                            C. at                                        D. of
15. The best moment to enjoy in my life was when I ................... on Australian Bondi beach.
A. sunbathed               B. swam                      C. went skiing                         D. sightseeing
16. I’d love to travel and explore the world but until now I have never gone..................
A. abroad                    B. shopping                 C. cycling                                D. sailing
17. I’d like to .................. Rosie out to dinner at the weekend, but I’m afraid she will refuse.
A. meet                       B. get                          C. invite                                  D. have
18. If you don’t mind, please ............... me your home phone number, so I can contact you in the evening.
A. take                        B. have                        C. give                                     D. get
19. We ............... a wonderful evening on Saturday. It was a great party.
A. were                       B. had                         C. got                                      D. took
20. (At a hotel): ‘I have a problem with the Wi-fi in my room. I can’t get a signal.’
‘I’m sorry, sir. I’ll .................... to IT.’
A. put you through     B. send you up            C. call you                               D. talk to you

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (5 points)

1. When you buy something, you are usually given a___________.
      A. recipe                         B. receipt                             C. bill                                         D. prescription

2. ___________every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.

     A. Most                            B. Each                                C. Almost                                  D. Nearby

3. Miss Trang is wearing a___________dress.

     A. beautiful blue new                                               B. new beautiful blue                    

 C. blue beautiful new                                                   D. beautiful new blue

4. _________I’m sure he would have eaten it.

     A. Had he been hungry                                                 B.Unless he had been hungry

     C. However he had been hungry                                   D. As if he had been hungry

5. I supposed that he would come on time, _________?

     A. didn’t I                       B. wouldn’t he                       C. did I                                      D. would he

6. The new manager is_________easy-going. He is always very serious about the work

     A. by all means                B.  in the means time            C. by no means                          D. by means of

7. I have hardly _________free time these days.

     A. some                            B. no                                     C. many                                      D. any

8. When Bill saw my new car, he was _________with envy.

     A. blue                             B. green                                C. yellow                                    D. white

9. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.”       - Anna: “_________!”

     A. Better luck next time                                                B. Congratulations                        

     C. So poor                                                                      D. That was nice of them

10. It is a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ___________

     A. a revision.                     B. a control.                          C. an investigation.                   D. a check-up.

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (5 points)

1. When you buy something, you are usually given a___________.
      A. recipe                         B. receipt                             C. bill                                         D. prescription

2. ___________every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.

     A. Most                            B. Each                                C. Almost                                  D. Nearby

3. Miss Trang is wearing a___________dress.

     A. beautiful blue new                                               B. new beautiful blue                    

 C. blue beautiful new                                                   D. beautiful new blue

4. _________I’m sure he would have eaten it.

     A. Had he been hungry                                                 B.Unless he had been hungry

     C. However he had been hungry                                   D. As if he had been hungry

5. I supposed that he would come on time, _________?

     A. didn’t I                       B. wouldn’t he                       C. did I                                      D. would he

6. The new manager is_________easy-going. He is always very serious about the work

     A. by all means                B.  in the means time            C. by no means                          D. by means of

7. I have hardly _________free time these days.

     A. some                            B. no                                     C. many                                      D. any

8. When Bill saw my new car, he was _________with envy.

     A. blue                             B. green                                C. yellow                                    D. white

9. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.”       - Anna: “_________!”

     A. Better luck next time                                                B. Congratulations                        

     C. So poor                                                                      D. That was nice of them

10. It is a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ___________

     A. a revision.                     B. a control.                          C. an investigation.                   D. a check-up.

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (5 points)

1. The police stated that the accident ______________ soon.

A. will be investigated B. had investigated       

C. is being investigated     D. would be investigated

    2. Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.

A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint

C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing

    3. I think he will join us, ______________?

A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. do I

    4. Regina, ______________ you have never met before, is a genius in painting.

A. that B. whose C. whomever D. whom

    5. Studies indicate ______________ collecting art today than ever before. 

A. there more people B. more people that are

C. that there are more people D. people there are more

    6. You meet a friend at the air port on arrival and you might say: “__________Da Lat”

A. Welcome to B. Be welcome to C. Welcome in D. Well come to 

    7. We must begin testing the instrument, no matter _________ difficult it is.

A. however B. how C. whatever D. what

    8. Do you like Harry Potter film series ? – Well, after _________ the books,

 I was a bit disappointed.

A. have read B. having read C. being read D. I have read

    9.  The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

A. changed completely B. cleaned well

C. destroyed completely D. removed quickly

10. Quite soon, the world is going to ...................... energy resources.

A. run out of B. get into C. keep up with D. come up again

SECTION A:

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D against the number of each item 1-20 for the word or phrase you choose. (20 points)

1. My sister is very fond .................... chocolate candy.

A. of

B. about

C. with

D. at

2. I have studied English ....................eight months.

A. for

B. since

C. by

D. in

3. Listen ....................our teacher !

A. with

B. to

C. for

D. in

4. There isn’t ....................food in the house.

A. none

B. no

C. some

D. any

5. He arrives …………………..at six o’clock.

A. at home

B. home

C. in home

D. to home

6. Herbert has had his car………………….. 1999.

A. ago

B. since

C. to

D. for

7. How long will it ....................to get there ?

A. cost

B. lose

C. make

D. take

8. I ....................it to you if you don’t have one.

A. give

B. gave

C. will give

D. would give

9. ....................your homework yet ?

A. Did you finished

B. Are you finishing

C. Do you finish

D. Have you finished

10. It’s the best book I …………………..read.

A. have ever

B. had ever

C. will ever

D. can ever

11. He looked very..................when I told him the news.

A. happily

B. happy

C. happiness

D. was happy

12. She is ..................in history.

A. interests

B. interested

C. interesting

D. being interest

13. Is the Eiffel Tower taller....................Big Ben ?

A. then

B. than

C. as

D. of

14. At school, David was..................anyone else in his class.

A. as clever as

B. as clever than

C. cleverer as

D. cleverest

15. She speaks French ....................than you.

A. more faster

B. more fluently

C. well

D. the most fluently

16. It began to rain while we…………………..soundly.

A. slept

B. were sleeping

C. have slept

D. are sleeping

17. She doesn’t like coffee, does she ?

A. Yes, she doesn’t

B. No, she does

C. Yes, she did

D. No, she doesn’t

18. I won't go to bed …………………..I finish my homework.

A. until

B. when

C. while

D. since

19. Is this book ………………….. ? Yes, it's mine.

A. you're

B. yours

C. you

D. your

20. …………………..do you come to school ? By bus

A. How

B. What

C. By

D. When

SECTION B:

In this section you will find after the reading passage a number of questions of unfinished statements about the passage , each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing . You must choose the one which you think fits best (10 points)

People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.

The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.

Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.

If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sings. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.

21. Why do people usually sing ?
A. They like birds. B. They feel happy.
C. They want to tell a story . D. They like studying music.

22. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?

A. Birds in a good temper.

B. Cock birds.

C. Hen birds.

D. Female birds which attract male birds.

23. What warnings does a bird sometimes sing ?

A. A warning to keep away.

B. A warning to come quickly.

C. A warning about the approach of people

D. A warning to stop singing.

24. What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well ?

A. warn other birds to go away.

B. give their information in another way.

C. find a wife.

D. fly high in the sky.

25. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a hen bird ?

A. It dances.

B. It spreads out its tail.

C. It searches for a wife.

D. It uses shells and flowers to make a garden.

PAPER TWO: USE OF ENGLISH ( 45 minutes )

SECTION A: PASSAGE FOR GAP-FILL

In this section you must find a word from the box to complete the numbered blanks in the passage below. Use only ONE word for each blank. (15 points)

There was once a large, fat woman (26)………………had a small, thin husband. He had a
job in a big company and was given his weekly wages (27)………………Friday morning. As
(28)………………as he got (29)………………on Friday, his wife (30)………………to make
him give her (31)………………his money, and then she (32)………………to give him back only
(33)………………to buy his lunch in the office every day.

One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was (34)………………to the radio and eating chocolates there. " You'll never guess (35)…………… happened to me today, dear," he said.

He waited for a few seconds and then added, " I'll (36)………………ten thousand pounds
(37)………………the lottery!"

"That's wonderful!" said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a (38)……………… seconds and added angrily, " but (39)………………a moment! How could you (40)………………to buy the ticket?"

SECTION B: SENTENCE BUILDING

Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (15 points)

EXAMPLE: I / wonder / why you / not / reply last letter.

ANSWER: I was wondering why you had not replied to my last letter.

41. She / a bath / every morning.

……………………………………………………………………..

42. Now / she dances / beautifully / than / used to.

……………………………………………………………………..

43. How long / it / take / him / get / school / every day ?

……………………………………………………………………..

44. Last Wednesday / Bill / ring / office /nine o'clock.

……………………………………………………………………..

45. I / live / Ho Chi Minh city / ten years.

……………………………………………………………………..

46. People / come / all over the world/ visit / city/ Hiroshima.

……………………………………………………………………..

47. Billy / an old man that / has to live with his children.

……………………………………………………………………..

48. Oliver Twist / first published / 1838.

……………………………………………………………………..

49. It / too heavy / him / lift.

……………………………………………………………………..

50. I / able to / come / tomorrow.

……………………………………………………………………..

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