I.  Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences.

     Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

1.       The twins look so _____ their father.

A. likely                   B. likeness                 C. alike                      D. like                         

2.       David always _____ over to my house for tea at weekend.

A. came                  B. went                      C. gone                     D. passed                               

3.       Jane is _____ of using a computer.

A. possible              B. capable                 C. able                      D. probable                

4.       _____ each school year all the children were given copies of the school rules.

A. At first                 B. To start with          C. At the beginning of D. In the beginning of                                   

5.       Could you please _____ exactly what you saw when you got into the room?

A. inform                 B. point                      C. advise                   D. describe                               

6.       The _____ air in the morning is good for your health.

A. sure                    B. pure                       C. cure                      D. clear                               

7.       If you are not Japanese, so what _______ are you?

A. country               B. nation                    C. nationality             D. national                               

8.       He is always coming late, ______ annoys everyone.

A. it                         B. that                        C. what                      D. which                               

9.       _____ young, chimpanzees are easily trained.

A. When are           B. When                     C. They are               D. When they                               

10.    It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a medical _____.

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

11.    You can use my bicycle _____ you bring it back tomorrow.

A. although             B. as long as              C. nevertheless         D. in spite of                               

12.    Two _____ were fired, because they were always turning up late for work.

A. applicants           B. employees             C. staffs                     D. employers                               

13.    After a meal in a restaurant, you should ask the waiter for the _____.

A. bill                      B. prescription           C. receipt                  D. recipe                    

14.    In many ways this place _____ me of my home village.

A. remembers         B. reminds                 C. recalls                   D. resembles                               

15.    The old house at the end of the street has recently been _____.

A. pulled out           B. pulled up               C. pulled through      D. pulled down                      

16.    They walked for three hours before finally _____ their destination.

A. reaching             B. coming                  C. getting                  D. arriving                  

17.    Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed _____ the heavy fog.

A. because             B. due from                C. on account of        D. as a result from                       

18.    A new study group has been _____ by the United Nations.

A. put up                 B. made up                C. drawn up              D. set up                          

19.    How many people do you think this hall would _____?

A. hold                    B. occupy                   C. fit                          D. load                       

20.    I know him by _____ but I can’t remember what his name is.

A. sight                   B. myself                    C. heart                     D. chance

I. Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university --(1)--? Do I leave and start work or begin a training --(2)--?” The decision is yours, but it may be --(3)-- remembering two things: there is more unemployment --(4)-- those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right --(5)-- will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go --(6)-- into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will --(7)-- you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn --(8)-- you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is --(9)-- possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as --(10)-- practical work experience.

1.       A. term                    B. class                      C. school                   D. course

2.       A. necessary          B. important               C. worth                    D. useful

3.       A. of                        B. through                  C. among                  D. between

4.       A. skills                   B. interests                C. habits                    D. arts

5.       A. instant                B. just                        C. straight                 D. direct

6.       A. help                    B. make                     C. give                       D. let

7.       A. while                   B. what                      C. where                   D. which

8.       A. another               B. always                   C. also                       D. again

9.       A. doing                  B. getting                   C. making                  D. taking

Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage.

    Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

Most people feel that when they dream, they are ---(1)--- off to another world. On the ---(2)---, dreams are often connected to our daily lives. When our whole ---(3)--- is filled with something, when we are either very upset ---(4)--- when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent this reality in symbols. It is often ---(5)--- that we benefit from dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself, when things ---(6)--- wrong. Dreams are therefore a kind of escape, almost a holiday from ---(7)--- life, with its fears and responsibilities. It is, however, a strange kind of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns ---(8)--- to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, ---(9)--- you are one of those people who are disciplined enough to write them down as soon as you ---(10)---.

1.       A. carried                   B. brought                     C. taken                          D. guided                                                                       

2.       A. opposite                 B. contrast                    C. contrary                     D. other side                                                                       

3.       A. mind                       B. spirit                          C. brain                          D. soul                                                                       

4.       A. or else                    B. or                              C. but also                      D. unless                                                                       

5.       A. spoken                   B. declared                   C. said                            D. stated                                                                       

6.       A. go                          B. turn                           C. become                      D. get                                                                        

7.       A. genuine                  B. real                           C. actual                         D. factual                                                                       

8.       A. off                          B. up                             C. down                          D. out                                                                        

9.       A. unless                    B. except that                C. therefore                    D. thus                                                                       

A. arise  B. awake              C. rise up             D. wake up

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.    

     Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

1.       Under the sun’s heat, water _____.

A. melts                     B. evaporates              C. rises                          D. floats                                                                                                              

2.       “Why is Terry calling the police?” - “He has _____, and he is hoping they can find it.”

A. had his car stolen B. had stolen his car    C. had to steal his car   D. his car was stolen.                                                            

3.       Don't touch the cat, he may _____ you.

A. kick                        B. tear                          C. scream                      D. scratch                                                                                                              

4.       Cancer is a _____ disease.

A. killing                     B. death                       C. dead                         D. kill                                                                                                                

5.       Of all those doctors, Mr Jones is probably _____.

A. the qualified less  B. the least qualified   C. the less qualified      D. the most little qualified            

6.       There's no _____ in persuading Bill to join our plan.

A. reason                  B. use                           C. purpose                    D. point                                                                                                              

7.       He is _____ the most successful pop singer of his generation.

A. far and away        B. by far                        C. so far                         D. far from                                                                                                              

8.       I have so many routines that sometimes I work _____ an automatic robot.

A. as if                       B. same as                   C. like                             D. as                                                                                                                 

9.       Can you _____ me to your parents when you next see them?

A. excuse                  B. remind                     C. remember                 D. forget                                                                                                              

10.    Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

A. convicted              B. charged                   C. arrested                    D. judged                                                                                                              

11.    They have just moved into a new flat on the _____ of the city.

A. suburbs                 B. outside                     C. side                           D. outskirts                                                                                                              

12.    It took us quite a long time to get here. It was _____ journey.

A. three-hour            B. three-hours             C. a three-hours           D. a three-hour                                                                                                       

13.    Her father won’t _____ her drive his car.

A. allow                     B. let                             C. permit                        D. leave                                                                                                              

14.    “Where are you going?”   ”I’m going to buy _____.”

A. a bread                 B. any bread                C. loaf of bread             D. some bread                                                                                                    

15.    Parents should take good care of their children and _____ them from wrongdoings.

A. take                       B. protest                     C. protect                       D. get                                                                                                               

16.    He spent the _____ day reading in the library.

A. all                          B. full                            C. whole                        D. total                                                                                                              

17.    _____ wildlife needs the cooperation of the public.

A. safe                       B. safety                       C. safeguard                 D. safeguarding                                                 

18.    More and more people are worried about the pollution of the _____.

A. minerals                B. resources                C. environment             D. nature                                                                                                              

19.    Rice is always the most important _____ in most Asian countries.

A. crop                       B. tree                          C. root                            D. herb                                                                                                              

20.    The two boys have very _____ characters.

A. same B. similar             C. alike  D. likely

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.    

      Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

1.        I never wear red clothes because they don’t _____ me.

A. match                         B. fit                                   C. go to                              D. suit                                                                                                    

2.        Unlike other Asian countries, Singapore and Japan have _____ raw materials.

A. hardly                         B. any hardly                     C. hardly some                  D. hardly any                                                                                                                                  

3.        He _____ to the last meeting, but he didn't.

A. must go                      B. had to go                       C. should go                      D. should have gone                                                                                                                            

4.        I asked two people the way to Binh Ferry Dock but _____ of them knew.

A. none                           B. either                             C. both                               D. neither                                                                                                                                        

5.        _____ necessary pollution control measures are, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

A. No matter                   B. Although                        C. However                       D. Even if                                                                                                                                        

6.        One thousand dollars _____ a large sum of money for me.

A. is                                B. are                                 C. were                              D. have been                                                                                                                                  

7.        It had never _____ my mind that they weren't the right people to invite.

A. passed                       B. crossed                          C. covered                         D. filled                                                                                                                                            

8.        Peter, you're a stupid little boy! Stop _____ like that.

A. making up                  B. acting out                      C. doing up                       D. showing off                                                                                      

9.        Fat people should _____ the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.

A. disobey                      B. resist                              C. deny                              D. refuse                                                                                                                                         

10.     The crowd pressed _____ and broke the line of police.

A. forward                       B. toward                           C. afterward                       D. backward                                                                                                                                    

11.     There was so much noise that we could hardly _____ what the lecturer was saying.

A. take in                        B. take up                          C. bring in                          D. bring out                                                                                                                                     

12.     Your i-pot is _____ cheaper than mine.

A. many                          B. much                              C. more                             D. B & C are correct                                                                                                                           

13.     Prices of electronic goods are very _____ these days.           

A. small                           B. cheap                            C. decreased                     D. low                                                                                                    

14.     He _____ hungry. He has just had lunch with me.

A. can't be                      B. can't have been             C. couldn't be                    D. couldn't have been                                                                                                                           

15.     I'm going to ask my bank manager for a _____.

A. lend                            B. borrow                           C. loan                               D. finance                                                                                                                                        

16.     _____ I had a very good year at school.

A. As a whole                 B. Wholly                            C. In whole                        D. On the whole                                                                                    

17.     My employer's _____ of my work does not matter to me at all.

A. meaning                     B. belief                              C. opinion                          D. expression                                                                                                                                  

18.     There's _____ to be frightened of the dog; he's quite harmless.

A. a fear                         B. no fear                           C. no need                         D. any reason                                                                                                                                 

19.     The only purpose of this examination was to _____ the students' knowledge.

A. try                               B. inspect                           C. prove                             D. test                                                                                                   

20.     They asked me a lot of questions, _____ I couldn’t answer.

A. all of whom             B. that all   C. all of which             D. who all  

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.     

     Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

1.       I don't think we have very much _____; we have very different opinions.

A. together              B. in common            C. the same              D. similar                               

2.       There's no point in telephoning him. He's certain _____ by now.

A. to leave              B. to have left            C. left                        D. having left                         

3.       She _____ $20 out of the bank every Monday.

A. pulls                   B. draws                    C. moves                   D. removes                

4.       _____ the weather, _____ I feel.

A. The warm ... the better                         B. The warmer … the better                     

C. Warm … better                                    D. Warmer … better

5.       I'm _____ such a low score.

A. ashamed getting                                   B. ashamed to get                                                                  

C. ashamed of getting                              D. ashamed of getting

6.       _____ she can't drive, she has bought a car.

A. Even                   B. Even though          C. Even if                  D. Even when                      

7.       When Jane came to Britain, she had to get used _____ on the left.

A. driving                B. to driving               C. to drive                 D. drive                      

8.       Suddenly _____ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate.

A. felt                      B. having felt              C. feeling                   D. feels                               

9.       What John says _____ true but I very much doubt about it.

A. may be               B. should be              C. will be                   D. shall be                          

10.    Browns Ltd will have to _____ sales during the coming year.

A. expand               B. enlarge                  C. increase                D. extend                               

11.    Why don't you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just _____ it!

A. spending            B. using                     C. wasting                 D. passing                               

12.    If no one _____ to the plan, we will start next week.

A. minds                 B. avoids                    C. objects                  D. argues                   

13.    Despite the bad weather, he _____ get to the airport in time.

A. could                  B. couldn't                  C. was able to           D. almost                               

14.    Unfortunately, the ring I had thought was gold turned out to be _____.

A. valuable             B. priceless                C. invaluable             D. worthless               

15.    Nick, close the door, _____?

A. do you                B. won’t you               C. will you                 D. don’t                      

16.    I’d like to exchange this blouse I bought yesterday, but I’m afraid I can't find the _____.

A. receipt                B. bill                          C. ticket                     D. note                               

17.    I _____ ever go to the theatre.

A. rarely                  B. not                         C. sometimes            D. hardly                               

18.    We had expected more than 3 hundred, but only a _____ of students attended the lecture.

A. little                    B. group                     C. band                     D. handful                               

19.    _____ spotted owl is in danger of soon becoming extinct.

A. A                        B. That                       C. The                       D. This                               

20.    The boy was ashamed _____ he had broken the window.

A. admit B. admitted           C. to admit           D. admitting          

III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)

5. Her grandmother always stays with her _________ Christas Day.

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

6. Ba’s friends sometimes get tired of his jokes.  “get tired of”means:

a. hate                  b.  outgoing          c.  annoy                      d.  like

7. He was born in England, but his family ________ to the USA when he was only ten years old.

            A. delivered                B. lifted              C. affected           D. emigrated

8. Young children do not understand that many____________objects are dangerous.

a.home        b.house                  c.homework                            d.household

9. My grandfather used____________ drinking coffee.

A. enjoys         B. to enjoy      C. enjoying      D. to enjoying

10. Mark was born in France, so English isn’t his ___________________.

A. mother tongue        B. foreign language     C. second language     D. mother

11. Please take this form to your teacher and ask her ____________it.

A.signing         B.sign  C.to sign          D. signed

12. ____________ have you lived here?- About 15 years.

A.    How long     B. How far      C. How many  D. How much

13. Which one is _____________, milk or orange juice?

A. better          B. good           C. best          D. well

14. Lan: How often do you have Music?

 Mai : I have Math _____________________.

A.half an hour     B. on Monday           C.once a week          D. at 8 o’clock

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      Lan and her pen pal Maryam _____ with each other for two years now.

      a. correspond                                                         b. are corresponding       

      c. have corresponded                                            d. were corresponding

2.      They _____ a sightseeing tour of the city when Maryam was there.

      a. had                            b. have had                      c. have                             d. will have

3.      “How many countries _____ up to now?” ~ “Three countries.”

      a. do you visit               b. have you visited          c. are you visiting            d. did you visit

4.      They said goodbye to each other, and they promised to _____ in touch.

      a. get                             b. make                            c. keep                             d. put

5.      Malaysia is _____ into two regions: West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

      a. comprised                 b. divided                        c. consisted                      d. contained

6.      English is a _____ subject at school in Malaysia. All students have to study it.

      a. compulsory               b. different                      c. separate                        d. modern

7.      I have a pen pal living in Australia. I _____ with him at least once a week.

      a. visit                           b. impress                         c. enjoy                            d. correspond

8.      I have had a very good time with you. I wish I _____ have to say goodbye to you now!

      a. don’t                         b. won’t                           c. weren’t                         d. didn’t

9.      Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in Malaysia, is _____ of the country.

      a. capital                       b. the capital                    c. a capital                        d. an capital

10.  Bahasa Malaysia, also _____ as Malay, is the national language in Malaysia.

  a. know                         b. knew                            c. known                          d. knowing

Read the passage below and choose the answer which best fits each gap.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (1) is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, (3) from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But the automobiles (4) transportation for millions of people. Factories (5) much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.

Thus, to end (6) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that (7) them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (8) reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (9) businesses and (10) to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities.

1.        A. work                           B. problem                         C. accident                        D. event                              

2.        A. because                     B. so                                  C. that                                D. while                                       

3.        A. exhaust                      B. fire                                 C. gas                                D. liquid                                       

4.        A. carries                        B. takes                             C. gives                              D. provides                                       

5.        A. offer                            B. bring                              C. discharge                      D. cause                                       

6.        A. to                                B. or                                   C. so                                  D. that

7.        A. benefit                        B. harm                              C. motivate                        D. encourage                                       

8.        A. little                            B. gradually                       C. extremely                      D. a bit                                   

9.        A. require                       B. forbid                             C. prevent                          D. request                                       

A. commercials           B. surroundings          C. individuals               D. traffic