Carlos and Alice have given up their stressful full-time jobs in IT and telecom sales in San Francisco in California and have moved to a small town in the Pacific Northwest in Washington state. They have opened a small chocolate company there. They now make their own chocolates and sell them in their own café and shop. The business is doing well and has just served its 30,000th customer. Most of their customers are tourists, but they have also started to sell their chocolates online. The unusual thing about their chocolates is that they don't add any sugar because it is sweet enough without it.

Ikbal and Rose haven't moved to the country but they have started a small business in New York. They make bread in their kitchen at home and they sell it to the neighbors. Each week the neighbors ring the doorbell and pick up some bread. Ikbal and Rose have made lots of new friends and they have gotten to know a lot of people in their neighborhood. They have also learned a new skill. They have learned how to make bread. From this small beginning, their business has grown into a successful company.

1.Carlos and Alice ..... a chocolate company in the Pacific Northwest.

2.They have just served their......... thousandth customer.

3.There is one ingredient that they don't use in their chocolates. That is .

4.Ikbal and Rose have started baking bread....... in New York.

5.They sell their bread to...... .

6.People can order and buy the bread ...........

I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.   I wish it _____ winter so that I could go skiing.

      a. were                          b. are                                c. is                                 d. be

2.   Many of Europe’s great cathedrals were built _____ the Middle Ages.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. till

3.   He can run 100 meters _____ 11 seconds.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. with

4.   There are usually a lot of parties _____ New Year’s Eve.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. for

5.   _____ Saturday night I went to bed at 11 o’clock.

      a. In                              b. On                                c. At                               d. As

6.   I have the greatest _____ for his courage.

      a. admire                       b. admired                       c. admiring                     d. admiration

7.   Dior will launch its spring _____ next week.

      a. collection                  b. collect                          c. collecting                    d. collective

8.   We would welcome your comments _____ our work.

      a. on                              b. in                                  c. at                                d. for

9.   The certificates can be exchanged _____ goods in any of our stores.

      a. for                             b. of                                 c. with                            d. to

10. They live by _____ shellfish and snails.

      a. gather                        b. gathers                         c. gathered                     d. gathering

11. We went for a _____ through the woods on Sunday.

      a. hike                           b. hiking                           c. hikes                           d. hiker

12. We have not found a good _____ for the new offices.

      a. locate                        b. locating                        c. locator                        d. location

13. A lot of people take their family to _____ a picnic in the park.

      a. go                              b. have                             c. get                              d. do

14. The President doesn’t have much time for _____.

      a. relax                          b. relaxing                        c. relaxation                    d. relaxed

15. It would be nice to sit down and _____ for a while.

      a. rested                        b. resting                          c. rest                              d. make rest

* Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
1. Alice didn’t expect ……………………to Bill’s party.
A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked
2. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean ……………………you.
A. upsetting B. to upset C. being upset D. to be upset
3. I regret ……………………all that money. I’ve got none left.
A. to spend B. spend C. spending D. being spent
4. The children enjoy ……………………to the countryside on weekends.
A. taking B. to take C. being taken D. to be taken
5. “What should I tell the mechanic?” _ “The oil needs …………………….”
A. changing B. to change C. being changed D. to changing
6. Don’t forget ……………………home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called
7. The new students hope ……………………in many of the school’s social activities.
A. including B. to include C. being included D. to be included
8. Would you mind not ……………………the radio until I have finished with this phone call?
A. turning on B. to turn on C. being turned on D. to be turned on
9. Jack got into trouble when he refused ……………………his briefcase for the custom officer.
A. opening B. to open C. being opened D. to be opened
10. I really dislike ……………………to answer questions in class when I haven’t prepared my lessons.
A. asking B. to ask C. being asked D. to be asked

II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence:

1. A table with four chairs are ………….. of the dining room.

A. in B. the middle C. in the middle D. about

2. You ................... brush your teeth twice a day.     

A. should        B. can C. will    D. have

3. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is ................... him.

A. sorry for B. sad C. proud of D. displeased

4. The new hotel __________ next year.

a. is opened b. will be opened c. is opening d. opens

5. Would you mind .................. on the light?

A. turn B. to turn C. turned D. turning

6. – Where is the fridge? – It’s ………….. the corner of the kitchen.       

A. in       B. at       C. to D. above

7. Did the children enjoy ................... when they were on holiday?

A. themselves B. themself C. himself D. itself

8. Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she ................... .       

A. used to        B. do     C. does        D. doesn’t

9. I never go to Australia. I .................. to Australia yet.

A. went B. have been C. will go                          D. haven’t been

10. I’m .................. . Let’s do something. How about going to a movie?

A. boring B. bore C. bored D. being bored

11. I’m hungry. ………….. is for dinner this evening?       

A. Why         B. When C. How     D. What

12. The old lady sat in a corner talking to ................... .     

A. himself       B. itself C. herself     D. themselves

13. I ................... swimming very much.             

A. wait         B. try          C. enjoy D. finish

14. The teacher said, “Come at 8 o’clock”.

à The teacher told the students ................... at 8 o’clock.

                A. not to come           B. to come                    C. coming             D. came

15. Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really .................. .

A. to interest B. interest C. interested D. interesting

16. ................... to do homework today?   

A. Have you       B. Do you have      C. Must you D. You must

17. She knows that he worked really ................... this semester.     

A. good        B. hardly C. better    D. hard

18. Stop, boys! It’s __________ near the streets.

a. dangerous for playing   b. dangerously to play  

c. dangerous to playing d. dangerous to play

19. Do you mind if I switch on the radio? –  .................. .

A. No, thanks B. Yes, go ahead C. No, not at all D. Yes, you can

III.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces. James: Excuse (1)                , I‟m your new (2)    , Jack. I just moved in.

Mrs. Jones: Oh. Yes?

James: I‟m looking for a grocery store. Are there (3)                  around here?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, there are some (4)                        Pine Street.

James: OK. And is there a Laundromat near here?

Mrs. Jones: Well, I think there‟s one across from the shopping center. James:    (5)      

Mrs. Jones: By the way, there‟s a barber shop in the shopping center, (6)                         

James: A barber shop?

(laundromat (n): hiệu giặt tự động            barber shop (n): hiệu cắt tóc)

I.      Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      Coffee will not grow _____ a cold climate.

a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                  d. with

2.      I know I can _____ on my friends to help me.

a. depend                      b. divide                          c. carry                             d. call

3.      The book is _____ into ten chapters.

a. divided                     b. formed                         c. changed                       d. shared

4.      He made a good _____ on his first day at work.

a. impress                      b. impression                    c. impressive                    d. impressions

5.      I _____ that he was driving a new car.

a. noted                         b. noticed                         c. notion                           c. noticeable

6.      Cut the cake into eight _____ pieces.

a. separated                   b. separation                    c. separate                        d. separately

7.      This island was once French _____.

a. territory                     b. terrorist                        c. terrorism                       d. terror

8.      The house _____ three bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room.

a. includes                     b. consists                        c. combines                      d. comprises

9.      The new country hopes to establish _____ relations with all its neighbors.

a. friend                        b. friendly                        c. friendliness                  d. friendship

10.  The _____ of a murdered dairymaid is said to walk the farmyard at night.

a. ghost                         b. monster                        c. soul                              d. shade

11.  They _____ with leading European scholars.

a. correspond                b. correlate                       c. correct                          d. correspondence

12.  ‘Did you meet Ann here at the university?’ ~ ‘No, we _____ when I started college.’

a. have already met                                               b. had already met

c. had already been meeting                                 d. have already been meeting

13.  ‘Would you like to go to the band concert?’ ~ ‘Thanks, but I _____ it already.’

a. had seen                    b. have been seeing         c. have seen                     d. did see

14.  ‘What did you do last night?’ ~ ‘I watched TV, practiced the violin, and _____ my homework.’

a. made                         b. have made                   c. have done                    d. did

15.  ‘Why is Teddy so sad?’ ~ ‘Because his bird _____ away.’

a. flown                        b. flew                             c. fly                                d. had flown

Choose the word A, B, C or D that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage.

           Are you one of the thousands of people who eagerly follow every new (1) _____ that appears? Or are you one of those who go to the shops and just buy (2) _____ they can find in their size that (3)_____ them? Or perhaps you order from a mail-order catalogue, and then have to send everything back because nothing fits? Whatever kind of shopper you are, one thing is certain. Every one finds clothes important. (4)_____ a recent survey, people spend more time (5) _____ buying clothes or thinking about buying them, or looking at them in shop windows, than they do on most other products, apart from food. And the reason is obvious. Clothes are an important part of our appearance. At work, you may need to impress a customer, or persuade the boss that you know what you are doing, and clothes certainly help. Well dressed people, so they say, get on in the world. And as far as attracting the opposite sex is concerned, clothes also play a vital role. (6)_____ a friend who has been wearing the same old jacket or the same old dress suddenly appears in the (7)_____ fashion, you can be sure that romance is in the air. And apart from work and romance, there are the (8) _____ of sport, music and leisure on the way we dress. So excuse me while I (9) _____ on my tracksuit and training shoes. I’m just dashing off (10) _____ some fast window-shopping.

1 A. appearance B. fashion C. uniform D. dress

2 A. whatever B. whoever C. whichever D. however

3 A. matches B. suits C. takes D. couples

4 A. On account of B. Because of C. According to D. Due to

5 A. but B. either C. or D. nor

6 A. If B. Because C. Although D. Unless

7 A. last B. minute C. latest D. complete

8 A. affects B. benefits C. conveniences D. influences

9 A. have B. dress C. wear D. put

10 A. in B. for C. to D. toward