IV. Choose the best answer.

1. A large number of students in this school…….English quite fluently.

          A. speaks               B. is speaking                   C. has spoken                    D. speak

2. Beauty as well as health…..failed her this term.

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

3. Not only John but his brothers……also in debts.

          A. is                                 B. have                   C. was                               D. were

4. The quality of these recordings……..not very good.

          A. is                                 B. are                     C. is being                               D. has been

5. To what place……..either the man or his son wish to go?

          A. is                       B. does                   C. do                      D. are

6. We have had……….homework in Mathematics recently.

          A. lots of                B. many                 C. several               D. any

7. The use of credit cards in place of cash……increased rapidly in recent years.

          A. have been                    B. has been                      C. has                          D. have

8. Three years in a strange land…….like a long time for lonely people.

          A. is seeming                   B. are seeming                 C. seems           D. seemed

9. For most of these children, poverty………..them from having enough schooling.

          A. makes                          B. avoids                          C. prevents                 D. refuses

10. If anyone…….., tell him I’ll come back later.

          A. was calling                  B. called                 C. call                               D. calls

11. About 60% of students in this class……from China.

          A. was                              B. were                   C. are                      D. is

12. The writer and poet……at the meeting yesterday.

          A. have been                    B. was                              C. were             D. had been

13. The Browns……..here since 1950.

          A. are living           B. is living             C. have lived                     D. has lived

14. The science classes at this……..difficult.

          A. schools are                   B. school is            C. school are                D. school’s is

15. She isn ’t used to………….in these bad conditions.

          A. work                  B. working             C. worked              D. be working

16. One of the……from Italy.

          A. student is           B. students are                  C. student are                D. students is

17. My mother…………drink much coffee but now she has become addicted to it.

          A. didn’t use to      B. didn’t used to              C. wasn’t used to                   D. used to

18. You have to pay extra if you take too……with you.

          A. much luggages            B. many luggages            C. much luggage        D. many luggage

19. ……in your class have tickets for the lecture series?

A. Do any of the student                      C. Do any of the students

B. Does any of the student                   D. Does any of the students

20. There…..available in his area of specialization.

          A. isn’t a lot of job    B. aren’t a lot of jobs    C. isn’t a lot of jobs    D. aren’t a lot of job.

IV. Choose the best answer.

1. A large number of students in this school…….English quite fluently.

          A. speaks               B. is speaking                   C. has spoken                    D. speak

2. Beauty as well as health…..failed her this term.

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

3. Not only John but his brothers……also in debts.

          A. is                                 B. have                   C. was                               D. were

4. The quality of these recordings……..not very good.

          A. is                                 B. are                     C. is being                               D. has been

5. To what place……..either the man or his son wish to go?

          A. is                       B. does                   C. do                      D. are

6. We have had……….homework in Mathematics recently.

          A. lots of                B. many                 C. several               D. any

7. The use of credit cards in place of cash……increased rapidly in recent years.

          A. have been                    B. has been                      C. has                          D. have

8. Three years in a strange land…….like a long time for lonely people.

          A. is seeming                   B. are seeming                 C. seems           D. seemed

9. For most of these children, poverty………..them from having enough schooling.

          A. makes                          B. avoids                          C. prevents                 D. refuses

10. If anyone…….., tell him I’ll come back later.

          A. was calling                  B. called                 C. call                               D. calls

11. About 60% of students in this class……from China.

          A. was                              B. were                   C. are                      D. is

12. The writer and poet……at the meeting yesterday.

          A. have been                    B. was                              C. were             D. had been

13. The Browns……..here since 1950.

          A. are living           B. is living             C. have lived                     D. has lived

14. The science classes at this……..difficult.

          A. schools are                   B. school is            C. school are                D. school’s is

15. She isn ’t used to………….in these bad conditions.

          A. work                  B. working             C. worked              D. be working

16. One of the……from Italy.

          A. student is           B. students are                  C. student are                D. students is

Part 6: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the answer box below. (1.75p):

My school library is in a very large building. There are enough chairs and desk for hundreds of students. There are three librarians in the library. They are always ready to help students to find books. There are a lot of large bookshelves. On the shelves are books of various subjects and newspaper and magazines. There are also reference books and dictionaries for different languages. The library opens at ten past seven in the monring and closes at four in the afternoon. It opens from Monday through Friday.

29. what is the writer mainly talking about in the passage above ?

A. His/ her school library                    B. His/ her school

C. His/ her books                                D. His/ her favourite subjects.

30. How are the librarians in the library ?

A. hard- working              B. lazy            C. helpful          D. beautiful

31. How many days a week does the library open?

A. 4 days                B. 5 days                  C. 6 days                      D. 7 days

32. According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT TRUE ?

A. There are a lot of books in the library.              B. The school library is very large

C. Hundreds of students go to the library to read books     D. There are no books for different laguages.

33. What does the pronoun “They” in the fourth sentence of the passage mean?

A. Magazines        B. Reference books          C. Librarians               D. Newspapers

II>Choose the corect answer in the parentheses
1.A number of students in the class ( speaks,speak) English well.

2.There (is, are) some interesting pictures in today paper.

3.There (is, are) an incorrect statement in that newspaper article.

4.The United States (is, are)  located in North America.

5.Economics (is, are) Don’s favourite subjects.

6.Ten minutes (is, are) more than enough time to complete this exercise.

7.Most people (likes,like) to go to the zoo.

8.The police (is, are) coming. I’ve already called them.

9.Japanese (is, are) very difficult for English speakers to learn.

10.the Japanese (has, have) a long and interesting history.

11.The old in my country (is, are) cared for by their children and grandchildren.

12.This exercise on singular- plural agreement of subjects and verbs (is, are) easy.

13.The extent of Jane’s knowledge on various complex subjects ( astounds. Astound: lam kinh ngac) me.

14.The subjects you will be studying in this cource (is, are) listed in the syllabus.

15.Massachutes and Connecticut (is, are) located in New England.

SECTION 3: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS) V. Choose the word, phrase or sentence (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. (6.0 points)

16. A number of students in this school__________ progress for their study since last year.

A. made B. has made C. make D. have made

17. Traffic rules__________ strictly by all the people.

A. followed B. must be followed C. must followed D. must follow

18. Jenny didn’t remember what I__________ her the day before.

A. have told B. told C. was telling D. had told

19. Our visit to America was canceled__________ the Covid-19 pandemic.

A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of

20. Is it necessary that we__________ here tomorrow? A. are being B. will be C. be D. would be

21. This car is much more user- friendly, but it costs__________ the other one.

A. so much as B. twice as much as C. twice as many D. as many as

22. The elevator isn’t running today. It is__________ order.

A. to B. out C. in D. out of

23. He seldom helps his mother at home,__________?

A. does he B. doesn’t he C. did he D. didn’t he

24. This organization is quick__________ sending relief goods to the flooded areas.

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

25. __________ university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees.

A. No article B. The C. An D. A

26. Each of us must take__________ for our own actions to prevent Covid-19 pandemic now.

A. responsibility B. ability C. possibility D. probability

27. The children in my village used to go__________ , even in winter. Now they all have shoes

. A. played around B. bare-footed C. playing around D. on foot

28. TOEFL stands for__________ .

A. Teaching of English like a Foreign Language B. Testing of English as a Foreign Language C. Teaching of English as a Foreign Language D. Test of English as a Foreign Language

29. Viet Nam__________ decades of fighting for freedom before the country became totally independent.

A. was experienced B. had experienced C. has experienced D. has been experienced

30. The recent heavy rain has helped to ease the water__________ .

 A. shortage B. poverty C. abundance D. plenty

31. On her 28th birthday, Mary was given a__________ jacket by her husband.

A. fashionable black Italian long B. black fashionable Italian long C. fashionable long black Italian D. long fashionable black Italian 32. __________ lending me your laptop a couple of days?

A. Would you mind B. Could you C. Can you D. Would you

33. I have never enjoyed eating durian. It isn’t really my__________ .

A. piece of cake B. sweets and candy C. biscuit D. cup of tea

34. My parents are always__________ of what I do. A. supportive B. supporting C. support D. supportively

35. Penicillin is perhaps the drug__________ more lives than any other in the history of medicine.

A. what has saved B. which saved C. which has saved D. who saves

36. Not until__________ himself serious ill.

A. did he complete the task he had found   B. had he completed the task did he find    C. he completed the task did he find    D. he had completed the task did he find

37. __________ you read the instructions carefully, you will understand what to do.

A. Provided that B. As well as C. As far as D. As soon as

38. She__________ out last night but at the last minute she__________ that I had an exam this morning.

A. was going to go - realized B. went - realized C. had gone - would realize D. would go - have realized

39. Not only__________ in the project, but she also wanted to become the leader.

A. did Laura involve B. had Laura been involved C. was Laura involved D. Laura was involved

40. In no circumstance__________ on campus.

A. smoking should be allowed C. should allow smoking B. we should allow to smoke D. should smoking be allowed

41. Local people often sell __________ like bracelets, scarves and hats to tourists.

A. lacquerware B. artisans C. handicrafts D. sculptures

42. James and Nancy are talking about environmental protection. James: “We should limit the use of plastic bags” Nancy: “__________. We can use paper bags instead”

A. I completely agree B. It’s not true C. I don’t quite agree D. You’re wrong

43. Jenny is telling Kate about her exam result. Jenny: “__________.” Kate: “That’s great! Congratulations!”

A. I hope I’ll pass the exam tomorrow B. I’ve pass the exam with an A C. I’ll get the exam result tomorrow D. I didn’t do well in the exam 

IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

     English is the most important in the world today. A very large (21)______ of people understand and use English in many countries of the world.

   Indeed English is a very useful language. If we speak English we can go to any place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to (22) _______people understand what we want to say.

English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are published in English every day in many countries to teach people many useful things. The English language has, (23)_______, helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be taught in English.

As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries in the world friendlier. The leaders of the world use English (24) _____one another. The English language has also helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world.

Lastly, a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for all these (25) ____that I want to learn English.

21. A. few                   B. deal                         C. amount                   D. number

22. A. get                    B. let                           C. persuade                 D. make

23. A. however           B. therefore                 C. athough                  D. otherwise

24. A. understand       B. understanding        C. to understand         D. understood

25. A. reasons             B. causes                     C. effects                    D. results

V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Answer by writing down the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (7 points)

1. Most students find English competitions     _______

A. enjoying                             B. enjoyment               C. enjoyed                  D. enjoyable

2. The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last  ______ in a head- to  - head contest.

A. sponsor                               B. support                   C. compete                  D. enter

3.  They are all  _______ on taking a trip to the Ha Long Bay.

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

4. We had to  _________ the smoke from the factories in our city for two years.

A. put up with                         B. give up                    C. look up to               D. look down

5.  The Ponagar Cham Towers are located on Cu Lao Marble Hill, 2 km north of Nha Trang.

A. lain                                     B. built                        C. sited                       D. detected

6. In 1987, the Great Wall of China was listed as a World Heritage ________  UNESCO.

A. with                                    B. to                            C. of                            D. by

7. Remember to take all your personal _________  from the overhead  locker when you leave the airplane.

A. belongings                          B. treasure                   C. wealth                    D. profits

8. It is vital that France _________ on preventing Covid- 19 epidemic disease.

A. focuses                               B. focus                       C. focusing                 D. to focus

9.  I last met Nga when she ________  out with her classmates.

A. was hanging                       B. hang                        C. has hung                 D. has been hanging  

10. The boy asked what __________ to his little dog.

A. has happened                                                          B. happened               

C. had happened                                                         D. would have been happened

 Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

1. Youngsters love to eat from street for the cheap price.

A. vans               B. vendors                   C. trucks                     D. business

2. During Perfume Pagoda festival, a large number of flock to the pagoda to pray for happiness and prosperity in the coming year.

A. spectators         B. passengers                 C. pilgrims                D. travellers

3. Our center has many________ and native speaking English teachers.

A. good-qualified         B. well-qualified  C. good-qualify        D. well-qualifying

4. Van said that she couldn't finish her homework ________

A. tonight   B. this evening    C. then    D. today

5. We were tired, ________ we were in bed at 9 p.m.

A. so that      B. therefore            C. so            D. such that

6. You hardly watch foreign films,________ ?

A. are you                  B. do you    C. aren’t you           D. don’t you

7. Do you mind________ me a newspaper on the way home?

A. buying         B. buy                   C. to buy            D. bought

8. Do you find the Internet________ , Quang?

A. usefully            B. using           C. useful             D. used

9. You haven't used a computer before,________ ?

A. are you        B. did you         C. have you         D. do you

10. When learning English, you should have a dictionary to________ the new words.

A. look into            B. look up             C. look after      D. look for