I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank

16. My friend .............. the answer to the question now.

    A. is known                       B. know                            C.  is knowing                D. knows

17. I think I’ll buy this pair of shoes. They................ me really well.

    A. fit                           B. are fitting                   C. have fit                        D. are fitted

18. I’ll tell my uncle all the news when I ............... him.

    A. will see                      B. am going to see               C. see                    D. shall see

19. I’ve got my key. I found it when I ................. for something else.

    A. looked                       B. have looked                C. looking                    D. was looking

20. “All these photographs ................... with a very cheap camera,” he said.

    A. have taken                    B. take                    C. were taken                D. were taking

21. I wondered  ................... the tickets were on sale yet.

    A. what                           B. whether                      C. when                          D. where

22. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please .............. the table?

    A. lay                             B. put                           C. make                      D. take

23. Our neighbors are very ...................... on camping holidays.

    A. interested                     B. fond                               C. eager                   D. keen

24. There are some one following us. I think we .........................................in this area.

    A. are following                B. are followed             C. follow                 D. are being followed

25. Walt Disney ....................... the character of Mickey Mouse

    A. was created                B. is created                   C. creates                     D. created  .

26. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d…………stay at home.

A. better                                  B. like                                C. rather                           D. prefer

27. Did they ask you what examinations you’ve……………..?

A. succeeded                         B. passed                         C. overcome                   D. obtained

28. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is…………… any other lake in the world.

 A. larger than                        B. largest                     

 C. the largest                        D. the larger than

29. Most people prefer…………..money to…………….it.

  A. spend- earn                                         B. spending- earn                                               

 C. to spend – earning                               D. spending- earning

30. Our teacher made us…………….harder.

        A. working                    B. to work                   C. work                     D. works

31. The plane will………………..in a few minutes.

        A. take off                B. land                      C. group                   D. both A&B

32.The teacher told the student ……………

   A. what to do that        B. how to do that         C. which to do that      D. by how to do that

33. He is used to …………….in public.

        A. the speaking               B. be speaking              C. speak                  D. speaking

34. Do you think I should practice………..English every day?- Yes, if you want to improve it.

        A. on listening                  B. to listen                       C. listened                  D. listening

35. I am not old enough ………. the car.

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

Part 2. Choose the best correct answer to complete the sentence.
1. My friend .............. the answer to the question now.
A. is known B. know C. is knowing D. knows
2. I think I‘ll buy this pair of shoes. They................ me really well.
A. fit B. are fitting C. have fit D. are fitted
3. I‘ll tell my uncle all the news when I ............... him.
A. will see B. am going to see C. see D. shall see
4. I‘ve got my key. I found it when I ................. for something else.
A. looked B. have looked C. looking D. was looking
5. “All these photographs ................... with a very cheap camera,” he said.
A. have taken B. take C. were taken D. were taking
6. I wondered ................... the tickets were on sale yet.
 A. what B. whether C. when D. Where
7. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please .............. the table?
 A. lay B. put C. make D. take
8. Our neighbors are very ...................... on camping holidays.
 A. interested B. fond C. eager D. keen
9. There are some one following us. I think we .........................................in this area.
A. are following B. are followed C. follow D. are being
followed
10. Walt Disney ....................... the character of Mickey Mouse
A. was created B. is created C. creates D. created 

III. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

11. ________ I was talking to my teacher, my friends were waiting outside the classroom.

A. In order that B. So that C. Although D. While

12. My grandfather is the ________ oldest artisan in the village; Hoa’s grandfather is the oldest.

A. first B. most C. one D. second

13. Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs ________ they can avoid the noise and pollution in the city.

A. so that B. when C. although D. so as

14. I couldn’t sleep last night ________ the bar nearby played music so loudly.

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

15. The students didn’t know ________ to do to deal with the problem.

A. why B. what C. where D. when

16. Minh is ________ the most successful student in my class.

A. by far B. so long C. so now D. by how

17. Nam didn’t know ________ to find more information about the course.

A. why B. while C. what D. where

18. ________ they moved to the city five years ago, they still remember living in a small town.

A. While B. Although C. Whereas D. In order that

IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the table

set off        break down           bring out           keep up       deal with        run out

give up        go on                turn down             live up

19. Their proposal to build another skyscraper in the city has been ________ as it may be dangerous.

20. Don’t ________ practising. You’re making good progress.

21. What time do you want to ________ for Ha Long?

22. She wanted to knit a scarf, but she ________ of wool before she was finished.

23. Nga ________ her stress by taking up yoga.

24. If you don’t ……………….with your regular exercise, you’ll gain more weight.

25. Our band has just ________ our second album.

26. If they ________ cutting down trees, the city will lose its beauty.

27. We missed the beginning of the film since our motorbike ________ on the way to the cinema.

28. Hoang was sad because he failed to ________ to his parents’ expectations.

Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the capital letters part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (4 Điểm)

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

1. Listening to music is one of the most popular leisure __________.

A.kindergart    B. activities     C. hobby D. equipments

2. My son is just 2 years old and he is in __________ now.

A.kindergarten B. secondary school

C. overseas D. high school

3. I don’t like to __________ money from friends.

A.pay B. knock C.borrow D.help

4. We only have time for a snack at __________.

A.lunch B. gym C.meals D.break time

5. Do you know where our new __________ is? Our teacher wants to meet him.

A.poem B. classmate C. swimming pool   D. gym

6. In order to keep __________, you should eat well and exercise regularly.

A.warm B. excited C.healthy D.quiet

7. My sister always has a lot of new ideas. She’s a __________ person.

A.creative B. hard-working C. quiet D.healthy

8. Don’t go climbing without the necessary  __________.

A. uniform B. pocket money C. equipment D. share

9. Today is my son’s first day at school so he is very __________.

A. creative B. excited C.worry D.interesting

10. It’s impolite to go into someone’s room without  __________.

A. riding B. playing C. knocking D. sharing

11. Students will get to live away from home if they study in a __________.

A.boarding school     B. greenhouse    C. neighbourhood D. surround

12. In order to draw a circle, we need a pair of __________.

A. share B. compasses C. poems D. pencil sharpener

13. Students will be punished if they don’t wear __________ at school.

A. uniform B. kindergarten C. pocket money D. compass

Choose the best answer to each question.

16. My mother is ________ in her use of gas when cooking.

       A. economized               B. economizing            C. economical              D. economic

17. A good friend will ________. you when you’re having problems.

       A. stand by                     B. stand out for            C. stand against           D. stand in

18. My sister is an expert on wildlife and its________.

       A. conserve                    B. preserve                   C. reservation              D. conservation

19. She had changed so much that ________ anyone recognized her.

       A. almost                         B. hardly                       C. not                            D. nearly

20. They are ________ their house because they need more bedrooms.

       A. increasing                  B. adding                      C. extending                 D. growing

21. Sam was accused of stealing some ________ documents from the safe.

       A. confidence                 B. confidential             C. confiding                 D. confided

22. There’s somebody behind us. I think we______________ .

       A. are following             B. follow                       C. have followed         D. are being followed

23. The taxi drew ________ at the gate promptly at six o’clock.

       A. up                                B. along                         C. outside                     D. over

24. The road was ________ away during the storm last night.

       A. flooded                       B. flowed                      C. rained                       D. washed

25. ________ many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.

       A. Wherever                   B. Whatever                 C. However                  D. Whenever

26. This is ________ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.

       A. by far                          B. by chance                C. by heart                    D. by myself

27. A lot needs ________ to the house before anyone can move in. 

       A. be done                      B. doing                        C. to do                         D. done

28. Peter:“ I’ve got to go, Betty. So long."  Betty:” So long, Peter. And ________.”

       A. be careful                   B. don’t hurry              C. take care                  D. don’t take

29. John:“How lovely your house is!”  Jack:“ ________.”

       A. I love it, too.                                                     B. Thank you, it’s nice of you to say so.

       C. Can you say that again.                                  D. Really? It is.

30. Mr. Thomson is one of the most distinguished scientists in his ________.

       A. matter                         B. field                          C. part                           D. place

31. There has been a great ________in her English.

       A. escalation                  B. rise                            C. increase                   D. improvement

32. The ________of the general election will be known today.

       A. result                          B. decision                   C. effect                        D. choice

33. As soon as you buy a car, it starts falling in ________.

       A. cost                             B. worth                        C. value                        D. price

34. Boy: “Would you say that English is a global language?”  Girl:" ________."

       A. Yes, it has.                                                        B. I like it.

       C. I don’t understand the difference.                D. Oh, absolutely.

35. The couple decided to ________every month for their retirement.

       A. put some money away                                    B. put some money aside

       C. take up some money                                       D. take some money away 

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Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

5. My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He ‘s them

A. herding B. collecting B. looking D. picking

6. He did the test __________ I did.

A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse

7. A buffalo ploughs _______________than a horse.

A. better B.gooder C. more well D. more better

8. is often the hardest but the most important time to people living in the countryside.

A. Tet holiday B. Harvest time C. Daylight D. Travelling ime

9. He drives ____________his brother.

A. more careful than B. more carefully

C. more carefully than D. as careful as

10. Linh prefers ___________ TV to to music.

A. watching/listening B. watch/to listen

C. watching/ listen D. watch/ listening

11. Her office is __________________ away than mine.

A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer

12. I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.

A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

13. Nam likes living in the city because there are many interesting things to relax.

A. peaceful B. boring C. exciting D. noisy