Read and choose the correct answers.

Mr. Smith’s house has got four bedrooms, a living-room, a dining-room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a separate toilet. There is a toilet in the bathroom too. The bedrooms and the bathroom are upstairs, and the living-room, the dining-room, the kitchen and the toilet are downstairs. The first bedroom is Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s, the second one is Tom’s, the third one is Mary’s, and the fourth one is Anne’s. There is a baby bed in Anne’s bedroom too, but there is no baby living there. When you enter Mr. Smith’s house, the room on the left is the living-room, and the room on the right is the dining-room. Where is the kitchen? It is behind the dining-room. And where is the toilet? It is straight on, in front of you. There is a garden behind the house, but it is not big. Is there a garden in front of the house too? Yes, there is, but it is very small. When you-go upstairs, Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s bedroom is on the left. The bed room on your right is Tom’s, and the bathroom is between his bedroom and Mary’s. Anne’s bedroom is behind Mary’s.

1. Which of the following is correct ?

A. Three of Mr. Smith’s bedrooms are upstairs, and one of them is downstairs.

B. Mr. Smith’s four bedrooms are downstairs.

C. Mr. Smith’s four bedrooms are upstairs.

2. Choose the correct sentence:

A. There is one toilet in Mr. Smith’s house. It is downstairs.

B. There are two toilets in Mr. Smith’s house. One of them is upstairs.

C. There is one toilet in Mr. Smith’s house. It is upstairs.

3. Choose the correct answer:

A. The living room is upstairs.

B. The living room is downstairs.

C. The dining room is upstairs.

4. Choose the correct answer:

A. There are two beds in Anne’s bedroom.

B. There is one bed in Anne’s bedroom.

C. There are three beds in Anne’s bedroom.

5. Choose the correct answer:

A. There is a small garden in front of the house, and there is a big one behind it.

B. There is a small garden in front of the house, and there is a small one behind it.

C. There is a big garden in front of the house, and there is a big one behind it.

6. Choose the correct answer:

A. The bathroom is between the first bedroom and the second one.

B. The bathroom is between the second bedroom and the third one.

C. The bathroom is between the third bedroom and the fourth one.

7. Choose the correct answer:

A. Tom’s bedroom is behind Mary’s.

B .Mary’s bedroom is in front of Tom’s.

C. Mary’s bedroom is in front of Anne’s.

IV. Choose the correct answer(A, B, C or D) for each gap to complete the following text.

Johnson lives in a small apartment (1)…………..New York. There are two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen in the apartment. Johnson shares (2)………….. apartment with two other people. Behind the apartment there (3)…..………….many trees and in front of his apartment there is a (4)…………..…supermarket. There is a fish market to the left of the apartment and to the right there is a beautiful river. Every day he (5)…………… to work by motorbike at a quarter past seven.

1. A. on B. in C. between D. to

2. A. his B. he C. him D. their

3. A. have B. has C. is D. are

4. A. clever B. curly C. big D. kind

5. A. go B. goes C. is going D. are going

Read then choose the correct answer

I’m Jack. I live in a house near the sea. It is an old house, about 20 years old, and it is not very large. There are two bedrooms upstairs. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fireplace. There is a garden in front of the house. The garden goes down to the beach and in spring and summer there are flowers everywhere. I live alone with my dog, Boxer but we have many visitors. Many of my friends work in the city, so they often stay with me because they want to relax. I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in the winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window.

1. Where is the house?

A. near the beach        B. about 20 years old              C. not very large         D. an old house

2. How old is the house?

A. near the beach        B. about 20 years old              C. not very large         D. an old house

3. What is in the front of the house?

A. two bedrooms        B. a bathroom                         C. a. garden                 D. a living room

4.Why does Jack have so many visitors?

A. Because Jack lives alone.                           B. Because Jack’s friends want to relax

C. Because Jack’s house has a garden            D. Because Jack lives with a dog.

5.   What does Jack like the most about his house?

A. the garden                                                  B. the flowers in summer

C. the fire in the winter                                   D. the view from his bedroom window

I. Read the passage and choose the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

I live in a house near the sea. It is an old house, about 100 years old and (1) ______ very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs (2) ______ no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen. There is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place.  There is a garden (3) ______ the house. The garden goes down to the beach and in Spring and Summer (4) ______ flowers everywhere. I like sitting alone with my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with (5) ______. I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers in Summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window.

1.    A. it’s                           B. it                               C. there’s                        D. they’re

2.    A. so                             B. or                              C. but                             D. too

3.    A. in front                     B. front of                     C. of front in                  D. in front of

4.    A. these are                 B. they are                    C. there are                    D. those are

5.    A. me                            B. I                                C. my                              D. I’m

Read Your Top Five Extreme Adventures and check the meaning of the sports verbs in blue. Then choose the correct prepositions.

                                  YOUR TOP FIVE EXTREME ADVENTURES

Take a look at these amazing achievements and choose ‘like’ on your favourite to vote.

Sail ¹around / on the world alone at the age of fourteen. (Laura Dekker)

Climb ²through / up Everest at the age of thirteen. (Jordan Romero and Malavath Poorna)

Dive ³over / off a 27-metre-high cliff into a lake. (Gary Hunt)

Surf ⁴ – / off a thirty-metre wave. (Garrett McNamara)

Cycle ⁵down / under a mountain at 222 kilometres per hour. (Eric Barone)

I.B.  Choose a verb and a preposition from the boxes and write phrasal verbs in their correct form to complete the sentences below. (5 marks)

1.  I ........................................ some interesting information about John the other day.

2.  Who’s going to ....................................... the children while you’re away?  

3.  I'm going to ........................................... with my homework until it's finished.

4.  I couldn’t understand the lecture so I just ..............................................  

5.  I am trying to ................................................. chips and other fast food, but it isn't easy! 

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. My sister usually has breakfast in the _______ .

     A. bathroom                     B. kitchen                          C. bedroom                       D. attic

2. Look! The girls are skipping in the _______.

     A. school canteen             B. school library               C. schoolyard                   D. school garden

3. Do you _______ a uniform at school every day?

     A. wear                              B. help                               C. move                             D. pass

4. There is a reading table _______ the bookshelf.

     A. next to                           B. on                                  C. under                            D. in

5. She’s Trang. Her cheeks are chubby and _______.

     A. curly                              B. rosy                               C. long                               D. kind

6. Jonathan is sitting on the chair _______ Barbara.

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

7. She’s afraid of talking to strangers. She’s very _______.

     A. confident                      B. friendly                         C. talkative                        D. shy

8. Gabriel is clever. He _______ things quickly and easily.

     A. understands                 B. does                              C. plays                              D. likes

9. I can’t see my cat because it’s _______ the door.

     A. under                            B. in front of                     C. behind                           D. between

10. Mr. Mason often makes jokes and tells _______ stories.

            A. touching     B. funny          C. sad  D. boring

Choose true, false or no information.

I.      Read and choose the best answer.

I live in a house near the sea. It is ................. (1) old house, about 100 years old and .................

(2) very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs ................. (3) no bathroom. The bathroom is down stairs ................. (4) the kitchen. There is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden ................. (5) the house. The garden ................. (6) down to the beach and in Spring and Summer ................. (7) flowers everywhere. I like sitting alone ................. (8) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with ................. (9) I love my house for ................. (10) reasons: the garden, the flowers in Summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window.

III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences

1.     They are twins and look very _______. 

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

2.     My brother and I _______ swimming almost every day last summer.

A. went                                     B. had been going          C. were going                      D. had gone

3.     I wasn’t sure how Belinda would react because I ______ her long.

A. didn’t know                           B. wasn’t knowing           C. hadn’t been knowing        D. hadn’t known

4.     Many young people want to be independent _______ their parents nowadays.

A. on                                        B. up                              C. from                               D. of

5.     He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ______ what he said. 

A. receive                                 B. accept                        C. listen                               D. catch

6.     It’s strange at first, but I’m used to _______ the bagpipes now.

A. play                                      B. played                        C. playing                            D. have played

7.     “What a lovely dog you have!” – “_______"

A. Thank you. It’s a present from my brother                    B. Thanks. I’m just fine

C. Don’t worry. That’s what friends are for                       D. Never mind. I’ll take care of it

8.     When we got to the airport, I realized I _______ my passport at home!

A. was left                                B. had left                       C. left                                  D. had been leaving

9.     When the robbery happened, the security guard _______ !

A. slept B. was sleeping            C. had slept                    D. was slept

10.  Jack _______ chess before so I showed him what to do.

A. hadn’t been playing              B. didn’t play                   C. wasn’t playing                 D. hadn’t played

11.  On my present salary, I just can’t________ a car which costs over $3.000. 

A. pretend                                B. elect                           C. afford                             D. adopt

12.  I went_______ bed early but I couldn’t get _______ sleep because the people_______ the next room were talking so loudly.

A. in/forward                             B. at/into/at                     C. to/into/in                         D. for/to/with

13.  We _______ about the upcoming concert when someone _______ at the door.

A. were talking - knocked                                                B. had been talking – knocked

C. talked – were knocking                                               D. were talking – were knocking

14.  By the time he died, Beethoven _______ nine symphonies.

A. was writing                           B. wrote                          C. had been writing              D. had written

15.  My cousin and I _______ on the computer when there was a power cut.

A. played                                 B. were playing               C. have been playing           D. are playing

16.  Where _______ when I saw you on the bus last night?

A. are you going                       B. have you gone            C. were you going               D. did you go

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

17.  Every year, this charity organization takes on volunteers to support the needy and the poor.

A. dismisses                            B. creates                       C. recruits                            D. interviews

18.  I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.

A. out of order                          B. out of fashion             C. out of work                      D. out of practice

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

19.  The Vietnamese consider it rude to interrupt a person while he is talking.

A. bad mannered                      B. polite                          C. uneducated                     D. ignorant

20.  Remember not to show your nervousness during a job interview.

A. confidence                           B. anxiety                       C. challenge                        D. creativeness