I.Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

1 .Millions of Christmas cards _________ every year.
A. is sent               B. are sent               C. send               D. are sending

2. I don't know how_________ this game.
A. play                 B. played               C. to play               D. playing

3. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school.
A. on                    B. in                   C. to                 D. for

4. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier.
A. see              B. seeing              C. saw             D. be seeing

5. He had his father_________ his watch.
A. fixed             B. to fix              C. fix            D. fixing

6. Luckily, Peter had _________ to finish his final exam.
A. many time            B. enough time              C. time enough             D. some time

7. Tom_________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
A. burnt                B. was burning              C. burn              D. is burning

8. I must go now. I promised _________ late.
A. not being             B. not to be            C. to not be                D. not be no

9. Would you mind if I_________ a photo?
A. take             B. took            C. taking            D. will take

10. I _________ Cuba in 1990.
A. visit          B. visited             C. have visited               D. was visiting

11. It is_________ to find an expensive hotel in this town.
A. difficult               B. difficultly            C. difficulty             D. differ

12. _________you ever_________ to America yet?
A. Have …been           B. Were …being              C. Were … been             D. Are … been

I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1. Children are ______ of seeing the dentist.

            A. afraid                     B. interested              C. worried                  D. keen

2. Now Hoa is used  ______ the busy roads in the city.

            A. to cross                 B. crossing                 C. for crossing          D. to crossing

3. No one can do it well and ______.

            A. so can she             B. neither can she     C. she can’t, too        D. she can, either

4. The nurse will ______ your height again.

            A. weigh                     B. take                        C. measure                 D. do

5. Don't forget ______ your hands before meals.

            A. wash                    B. to wash                    C. washing                 D. to washing

6. You should add some salt ______ the dish.   

            A. with                       B. for                          C. in                            D. to               

7. Do you think cooking is also a useful ______?

            A. hobby                    B. work                      C. time                        D. meal                      

8. Mr. Long has ______ days off than Mr. Tuan.

            A. many                     B. less                         C. fewer                     D. much

9. There are many ______ why it is important to have a hobby.

A. answers                 B. reasons                  C. details                    D. facts

10. Will you ______ making models in the future?

A. pick up                  B. look for                 C. take up                  D. find

11. I love my sister’s paintings because she is very ______ in using colours.

A. careless                 B. care                        C. creative                 D. imagine

12. A hobby helps you to connect with ______ people.

A. other                      B. others                    C. another                  D. the other

13. I join a photography club, and all the members love ______ a lot of beautiful photos.

A. take                        B. taking                    C. make                      D. making

14. What does your father do ______ his free time?

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

15. You can share your stamps ______ other collectors ______ a stamp club.

A. to – at                    B. to – in                    C. with – at                D. with – in

I. Complete each of the following sentences by circling the best option A, B, C or D. (6,0 pts)

1. I ____________ a letter from my old friend last week.

A. sent          B. gave                   C. received             D. took

2. When were you born? – I was born ____________ November 1997.

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

3. Don’t come in. Pleased wait ____________ for your turn.

A. inside                 B. downstairs          C. outside               D. upstairs

4. Our friends ____________ meet us at the airport tonight.

A. are           B. are going to                   C. go to                   D. will be to

5. The children ____________ are going to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after school.

A. themselves         B. ourselves            C. herself                D. themself

6. I know you worked really ____________ this semester.

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

7. The sun ____________ in the east.

A. rise          B. set            C. sets          D. rises

8. Martina has been a professional tennis player ____________ 1994.

A. since        B. for            C. on            D. in

9. ____________ have you known Jane? – For three years.

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

10. The water wasn’t ____________ in.

A. clear enough to swim                         B. enough clear to swim    

C. clear enough for swimming                D. enough clear for swimming

11. I really love ____________ shoes. It’s relaxing!

A. clean        B. cleans       C. to clean              D. cleaning

12. We got ____________ in the woods.

A. lot            B. lost           C. loss          D. lose

13. His parents are always proud ____________ him because he always studies well.

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

14. Last week, her ____________ was out of order and Mrs. Quyen had to wash her family’s clothes with her hands.

A. shower     B. washing machine          C. kitchen sink                  D. iron

15. Mr. Brown is 50 years old; Mrs. Brown is 50 years old.

Mr. Brown is ____________ Mrs. Brown.

A. same age            B. same age as                  C. the same age as             D. different from

16. My grandfather used ____________ us to the zoo when he was alive.

A. take         B. took         C. taking       D. to take

17. You ____________ to eat more, you are far too thin.

A. ought       B. should      C. must         D. can

18. Nam’s father ____________ him how to ride a bike six years ago.

A. teach        B. teaches     C. has taught           D. taught

Question VI. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

26.  _______ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.

    A. Most                       B. Most of                               C. A few                     D. Few

27.    Peter with I _______ your proposal.

    A. don’t accept           B. doesn’t accept                    C. am not accept         D. are not accept

28.    17.19. You have made _______ mistakes in your writing.

    A. so much      B. a lot of                                C. little of                   D. much of

29.    She had worked _______ she made herself ill.

    A. such hard that        B. such hardly that     C. so hardly that         D. so hard that

30.    I go _______ work _______ bus.

    A. to - on                     B. to - by                                 C. at - by                     D. at - on

31.    I like living here _______ it’s near the shops.

    A. but              B. and                          C. because                   D. so

32.    We arrived on time _______ the traffic was bad.

    A.  although         B. even                   C. in spite of          D. despite

33.    It was _______ we could not go out.

    A. such cold that         B. so cold that C. very so cold            D. too cold that

34.    Tom : How are you feeling today ? Mary : _______.

    A. Yes                   B. Thank you        C. I’m sorry                 D. Not too bad

35.    California, with the population of more than 23 million, is _______ populous state in   the US.

    A. as                            B. more                       C. most                        D. the most

36.    Peter sometimes helps me _______ my homework.

    A. to do                       B. do                           C. with                        D. all are correct  (3 su lua chon)

37.    He had spent _______ writing an essay about his childhood.

    A. a large number of time                              B. a great deal of time           

    C. a few time                                                  D. many time

. Choose the best answer

1. Jane saw her old friend while she _________ the street .

     a. crossed                b.  is crossing               c. was crossing        d. crosses

2. Milions of Christmas cards ____________ every year.

     a. were sent                   b. are sent               c. send                d. is sending

3. They are good friends. They ___________ each other for a long time.

     a. know                   b. knew   c. knows                d. have known

4. She asked me  if I __________ a car.

     a. have                    b. has                           c. had                 d. am having

5. Linda asked me where __________  souvenirs.

     a. buy                      b. buying                     c. bought                    d. to buy

6. The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ________ of the world .

     a. temples                b. wonders                   c. landmarks              d. places

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank.

1. Million of Christmas cards __________ every year.

A. send B. are sent C. are sending D. was sent

2. First prize was awarded _______ Jaclie Stevens, the smallest girl on the team.

A. with B. on C. for D. to

3. Jane saw her old friends while she __________ the street.

A. crossed B. is crossing C. was crossing D. had crossed

4. He had his father _________ his Christmas card.

A. decorated B. decorating C. to decorate D. decorate

5. I saw him _____ the flowers in the garden.

A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. is watering

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. The Ao dai is the _______ dress of Vietnamese women.
A. traditionally B. tradition C. traditional D. traditionalist
5. He may miss the train _______ he doesn’t hurry.
A. if B. unless C. so D. and
6. Mai _______ in Ho Chi Minh City for five years now.
A. lives B. live C. is living D. has lived
7. I’d love to go to the party _______ I have to finish my homework.
A. and B. but C. or D. because
8. Let’s _______ the television. I want to read a book.
A. go on B. turn off C. turn on D. go off
9. Tom and Mary don’t like news, _______?
A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. won’t they
10. If Ba _______ rich, he would travel around the world.
A. is B. are C. were D. had been
11. She _______ whether I liked pop music.
A. said B. told C. asked D. spoke
12. That is the man _______ helped me last week.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
13. Would you mind _______ the door, please?
A. open B. opening C. to open D. opened

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don't remember _______ them there.
A. putting B. to put C. I put D. put
5. Mrs. Lan arrived ______ London ______ 5 pm yesterday.
A. in/ at B. at/ at C. in/ on D. at / on
6. Islam is the country’s official ______ in Malaysia.
A. education B. currency C. language D. religion
7. The ______ of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
A. city B. capital C. town D. country
8. Vietnam is a _______country. The weather is usually hot there.
A. tropical B. cold C. warm D. heat
9. Viet got up_______, so he could not catch the first bus.
A. later B. lately C. recently D. late
10. Long wishes he _______ have to do all the homework given.
A. don’t B. wasn’t C. didn’t D. isn’t
11. Please let Tom _______ with you.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned
12. Many tourists visit the _______ of a historical hero on the mountain.
A. church B. shrine C. mosque D. temple
13. Your village is about 8 kilometers to the East of Dongxoai town, ________?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. are they D. aren’t they 

PART C: READING (3.0 POINTS)

I. Circle the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following

passage. (1.0 point)

People drink a lot of tea. There are (1) ______ kinds of tea. There is black tea. There is

red tea. There is yellow tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it

because it is (2) ______ for them. It makes them healthy. Many people drink it because it

tastes very good. It is delicious. People drink a lot of green tea in Japan. People drink a

lot of green tea in Korea, too. In Vietnam, some people drink coffee first. (3) _______

they drink tea. People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, everybody drinks

tea. It is “tea time”. English people add milk to their tea. Many people drink black tea (4)

_______ the U.S. In the South of U.S, People drink “sweet tea”. Sweet tea is cold black

tea with sugar. Most tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India or Sri Lanka.

Kenya, Japan, and Indonesia also (5) _______ a lot of tea.

1.A. a lot  B. a  C. an  D. many

2.A. excited  B. good  C. bad  D. interested

3.A. Then  B. But  C. Before  D. When

4.A. to  B. at  C. in  D. on

5.A. grow  B. plants  C. grows  D. comeII.

Read the following passage and do the tasks. (2.0 points)

Beatrice Harrison (1892 – 1965) was a British cellist. She was active in the first half of theBeatrice Harrison (1892 – 1965) was a British cellist. She was active in the first half of the

20th century. Beatrice Harrison's performances became well known through broadcast in theearly days of BBC sound radio. One night in 1924 when Beatrice was playing her cello in her garden at Oxted, she heard a bird echo her playing. She started again, and the bird sang with her. The sound was so beautiful, and she knew it was a nightingale. Surprisingly, the next nights after that, the nightingale was there again, and Beatrice played duets with the wild bird. It was so nice: she wanted to share her pleasure with other people. She decided to persuade the BBC to set up their microphones in the garden. After some time, they were able to record the tune. These records became successful and very popular in the 1930s.

a) Answer the following questions.

1. Was Beatrice Harrison a British cellist?

_________________________________________________________________________

2. When was she active?

_________________________________________________________________________

3. Where did she decide to persuade the BBC to set up their microphones?

_________________________________________________________________________

b) Write True (T) or False (F) next to each statement if it is true or false.

4. Beatrice Harrison heard a bird echo her playing one night in 1924. _______

5. Beatrice Harrison didn’t want to share her pleasure with other people. _______PART D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one,

beginning with the given words. (1.0 point)

1. She is interested in watching films on the television every day.

She enjoys _____________________________________________________________

2. Cycling is faster than walking.

Walking isn’t as _________________________________________________________

3. Nam didn’t go to school because he was sick yesterday.

Nam was sick, ___________________________________________________________

4. I think playing soccer is interesting.

I find __________________________________________________________________

5. We began learning English three years ago.

We have _______________________________________________________________