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 final examination will be held _________June 12th, 2006.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
5. How many languages are there __________the world?
A. in B. on C. over D. through
6. Egypt is famous _________ancient pyramid.
A. on B. to C. from D. for
7. The boy looks very proud ___________his success at school.
A. on B. of C. at D. in
8. When the trucks leave the police, the ground is covered ___________trash.
A. in B. by C. with D. of
9. You have read this article on the website,____________?
A. don't you B. aren't you C. didn't you D. haven't you
10. All the students are looking forward __________their summer vacation in the countryside.
A. to spend B. spend C. to spending D. spending
11. Did your children enjoy ____________in the sea?
A. swimming B. swim C. to swim D. swam
12. "When is Mr. Ba planning to retire? He __________for the company for thirty years now".
A. works B. is working C. will work D. has been working
13. Flowers should ____________in warm places.
A. be keep B. kept C. be kept D. be keeping

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

6. The final examination will be held   ___________     June 6^th,20018.

7. The girl wishes she  ____________in Hue for festival next week..

8. Please let Herry _______ you.

A. help                    B. to help                C. helps                  D. helping

9.   The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.

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

10. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?

      A. will                         B. shall                   C. do                      D. must

11. Harry: "What a terrific hairstyle!"  Daisy: "_______________ "

A. Why don't you like it?            B. Thank you                    C. My pleasure D. Yes, it is

12.This department store ________ three years ago. 

A. built                                                B. was built                       C. builds                      D. is built

13. If you ................... forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.

     A.  smoke                   B.  smoked                             C.  would smoke                            D. smoking

14. Can you ____ the light? It’s too dark for us to do our homework.

    A. turn on                          B. turn off                            C. turn in             D. turn out

15. If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) ____________.

A. ticket                         B. attention                          C. fee                       D. fine

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

6. The final examination will be held _________ June 6th,20018.

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

7. The girl wishes she ____________in Hue for festival next week..

A.has stayed B.was staying C.could stay D.stay

8. Please let Herry _____ you.

A. help B. to help C. helps D. helping

9. The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.

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

10. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?

A. will B. shall C. do D. must

11. Harry: "What a terrific hairstyle!" Daisy: "_____________

" A. Why don't you like it? B. Thank you C. My pleasure D. Yes, it is

12.This department store ______ three years ago.

A. built B. was built C. builds D. is built

13. If you ................... forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.

A. smoke B. smoked C. would smoke D. smoking

14. Can you __ the light? It’s too dark for us to do our homework.

A. turn on B. turn off C. turn in D. turn out

15. If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) __________

. A. ticket B. attention C. fee D. fine

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentence:

6. The final examination will be held ................ December 12th 2014.

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

7. You have read this article on the website, ............... ?

A. don’t you B. aren’t you C. didn’t you D. haven’t you

8. They went on working ................. it started to rain.

A. though B. because C. but D. despite

9. The girl wishes she .................. in Hue for the festival next week.

A. had stayed B. was staying C. stay D. could stay

10 Miss Lan stopped .................. her letter because she had to leave for the hospital.

A. to write B. write C. writing D. wrote

11. Do you know the man ................. car Jack is driving.

A. who B. whom C. which D. whose

12. Lan: “I wish I could visit your village again some day, Ba.” => Ba: “.................. .”

A. Too true B. Yes, let’s

C. What a day ! D. You’re always welcome !

13. John: “I think we should take a shower to save energy.” => Linda: “....................... .”

A. Never mind. B. It is very nice of you to say so.

C. Yes, I’d love to. D. That’s a good idea.

14. Robots will be .................. the housework in the future.

A. used to do B. used to doing C. using to do D. using to doing

15. He ................ his job last month and since then he ................. out of work.

A. lost/ was B. lost/ has been C. has lost/ was D. lost/ has been was

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

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26

  Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals will become (25) _________ if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (26) _________ for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies.

  Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is (27)_________. More land is used for farms, for houses

or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (28)  _________wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (29) _________, unless we can solve this problem.

A. game

B. chased

C. hunted

D. extinct

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27

  Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals will become (25) _________ if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (26) _________ for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies.

  Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is (27)_________. More land is used for farms, for houses

or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (28)  _________wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (29) _________, unless we can solve this problem.

A. escaping

B. departing

C. exhausting

D. disappearing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28

  Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals will become (25) _________ if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (26) _________ for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies.

  Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is (27)_________. More land is used for farms, for houses

or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (28)  _________wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (29) _________, unless we can solve this problem.

A. wound

B. harm

C. spoil

D. wrong