1. Put your pen in your bag, or you’ll............. it

A. Loose. B. Miss. C. Lost. D. Lose

2. My brother and I are not at all.....

A. alike. B. Like each other.

C. Alike each other. D. The same likeness

3. My father will leave for Hanoi........ the end of this morning

A. On. B. In. C. About. D. At

4. There will be a farewell party for him......... the twenty- eighth

A. At. B. On c. In. D. For

5. Mai is the..... of the two girls

A. Pretty. B. Prettiest C. Prettier. D. More prettier

1. The man is a famous scientist. You visited him last month. (using relative pronoun)
_______________________________________________.
2. They have stored a lot of information in the computer.
A lot of information ______________________________.
3. The town was very beautiful and peaceful. We visited it last year. (Using relative pronoun)
______________________________________________
4. My father often drinks tea in the morning.
My father is used ________________________________
5. Neil has passed his examinations. This is good news. (Using “which” as a connector)
______________________________________________
6. I often stayed up late when I was young.
I used _________________________________________.

1. The man is a famous scientist. You visited him last month. (using relative pronoun)
_______________________________________________.
2. They have stored a lot of information in the computer.
A lot of information ______________________________.
3. The town was very beautiful and peaceful. We visited it last year. (Using relative pronoun)
______________________________________________
4. My father often drinks tea in the morning.
My father is used ________________________________
5. Neil has passed his examinations. This is good news. (Using “which” as a connector)
______________________________________________
6. I often stayed up late when I was young.
I used _________________________________________.

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences.

     Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

1.       The twins look so _____ their father.

A. likely                   B. likeness                 C. alike                      D. like                         

2.       David always _____ over to my house for tea at weekend.

A. came                  B. went                      C. gone                     D. passed                               

3.       Jane is _____ of using a computer.

A. possible              B. capable                 C. able                      D. probable                

4.       _____ each school year all the children were given copies of the school rules.

A. At first                 B. To start with          C. At the beginning of D. In the beginning of                                   

5.       Could you please _____ exactly what you saw when you got into the room?

A. inform                 B. point                      C. advise                   D. describe                               

6.       The _____ air in the morning is good for your health.

A. sure                    B. pure                       C. cure                      D. clear                               

7.       If you are not Japanese, so what _______ are you?

A. country               B. nation                    C. nationality             D. national                               

8.       He is always coming late, ______ annoys everyone.

A. it                         B. that                        C. what                      D. which                               

9.       _____ young, chimpanzees are easily trained.

A. When are           B. When                     C. They are               D. When they                               

10.    It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a medical _____.

A. revision              B. control                   C. check-up               D. investigation          

11.    You can use my bicycle _____ you bring it back tomorrow.

A. although             B. as long as              C. nevertheless         D. in spite of                               

12.    Two _____ were fired, because they were always turning up late for work.

A. applicants           B. employees             C. staffs                     D. employers                               

13.    After a meal in a restaurant, you should ask the waiter for the _____.

A. bill                      B. prescription           C. receipt                  D. recipe                    

14.    In many ways this place _____ me of my home village.

A. remembers         B. reminds                 C. recalls                   D. resembles                               

15.    The old house at the end of the street has recently been _____.

A. pulled out           B. pulled up               C. pulled through      D. pulled down                      

16.    They walked for three hours before finally _____ their destination.

A. reaching             B. coming                  C. getting                  D. arriving                  

17.    Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed _____ the heavy fog.

A. because             B. due from                C. on account of        D. as a result from                       

18.    A new study group has been _____ by the United Nations.

A. put up                 B. made up                C. drawn up              D. set up                          

19.    How many people do you think this hall would _____?

A. hold                    B. occupy                   C. fit                          D. load                       

20.    I know him by _____ but I can’t remember what his name is.

A. sight                   B. myself                    C. heart                     D. chance

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

IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give. 1. The distance from my house to school is about 500 metres. (It) 2. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus. (used to) 3. The distance from Ha Noi to Can Tho is about 1,877 kilometres. (It) 4. What is the distance between Hue and Da Nang? (how) 5. There wasn't much traffic when I was small. (used to) 6. My uncle drove carelessly some years ago, but now he doesn't. (used to) 7. The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau is about 120 km. (It)

 Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible.

1. ....................... it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.

2. My father is very busy. ............................, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.

3. Some English words have the same pronunciation ................................... they are spelled differently, for example, deer and dear.

4. I was cold and wet. ......................................, Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach.

5. I think I did OK in my speech last night............................. I'd had almost no sleep for 24 hours.

6. Carol arrives at the meeting ..................................... I asked her not to be there.

7. The sky was grey and cloudy. ........................................, we went to the beach.

8. It looks like they're going to succeed ................................. their present difficulties.

9. ................................... there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.

10. .................................. I heard the telephone ring, I didn't answer it.