1. I will return you the book as soon as I_______ reading it.

A. finishing           B. finish                C. finished            D. will finish

2. He is getting married _______ a famous film star this weekend.

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

3. The heavy rain has caused _______in many parts of the country.

A. storms              B. droughts           C. typhoon            D. floods

4. Deaf-mutes can_______ speak_______ hear.

A. both/ and                    B. either/ or                    C. neither/ nor       D. not only/ but also

5. They _______from Canada to America to find work.

A. started              B. demonstrated    C. delivered           D. emigrated

6. Doctor insists _______ for a few days.

A that he is resting          B. his resting       C. him to rest      D. that he rest

7. The number of cars on the road _______.

A. increase      B. is increasing      C. are going to increase   D. are increasing

8. _______bacon and eggs every morning.

A. I am used to eat    B. I used to eating  C. I am used to eating D. I use to eat

9. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them _______ every night this week.

A. practice             B. to practice                  C. practiced           D. the practice

10. The road _______ to the sea is very rough.

A. goes                           B. to go                 C. going                D. is going

11. You _______ forget what I told you. It’s very important.

A. mustn’t            B. needn’t             C. don’t have to    D. can’t

12. Make sure that the needles are sterile.

A. free from bacteria       B. slightly clean    C. straight             D. unused

13. She is a _______ girl with _______.

A. green-eyes/ red hair                        B. green-eyed/ red hairs  

C. green-eye/ a red hair                       D. green-eyed/ red hair

14. At four o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some _______ to do in the garden.

A. work                 B. job                    C. effort                D. task

II. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1.  Why do you come home late?

What ………………...........................................................................

2.  We have not visited the museum before.

This is ……..........................................................................................

3. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.

Tam used ……………...................................................................................

4. How long is it since you used the car?

When ………………….............................................................................

5. We started living here 15 years ago.

àWe have……………….............................................................................

6. Let’s meet inside the center, at the cafe corner?

How……………………...........................................................................

7. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.

Nam is strong …………...........................................................................

8.Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?

-> Do you mind.......................................................................................?

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. I finished _______the book and went to bed
A. reading B. to read C. read D. to be read
5. The meeting will ______ in London next week.
A. be held B. be hold C. is held D. are hold
6. I wish you ______ so fast. It makes me nervous.
A. drive B. won’t drive C. can’t drive D. weren’t driving
7. Bill asked where _______ from.
A. do I come B. I come C. did I come D. I came
8. The weather was bad, _______ we didn’t go on a picnic.
A. however B. but C. so D. because
9. If you study at The Brighton Language Center –UK , you can live in a _______on campus
A. dormitory B. mobile room C. hotel D.private room
10. Have you read this article________ the website?
A. in B. at C. on D. for
11. Air _______ is now a serious problem in the world.
A. pollutes B. polluted C. pollute D. pollution
12. Jean cloth is very strong and hardly ______.
A. wear out B. put on C. go up D. wear on
13. Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight? - _________.
A. I’d love to B. No, thanks C. I go home now D. Never mind

Put the following words in the correct order.

37. reading / I / the book / will return / I finish / it / as soon as /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

38. when / Hardly / he / rang / taken up / had / the book / the phone /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

39. generous / Mrs. Thoa / is / to / although / not rich / the poor / she is /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

40. that / he / had worked / it’s / but / too late now / He wishes / harder /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. Why ?

15. School _______ at 4:50 p.m every day.

A. is finishing               B. finishes                   C. finish                        D. finishs

16. Listen! These girls _______ "Happy birthday!".

A. are singing                B. sing                        C. sings                           D. is singing

17. I _______ do homework with my friend, Vy.

A. oftens                       B. sometime                C. often                         D. alway

18. There _______ two cats in the kitchen.

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

19. There is a big yard in front _______ her house.

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

20. How many windows _______ in your class?

A. are there                   B. there are                 C. there aren’t               D. there is

21. Her best friend is Lucas. He _______ a brown nose. He _______ friendly.

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

22. Thuan is _______. He likes to help his friends.

A. creative                     B. talkative                  C. confident                  D. kind

23. This building is _______ than that building.

A. the tallest                  B. tallest                      C. taller                                      D.tall

24. We have to wash our _______ before lunch.

A. fingers                       B. hands                      C. arms                          D. toes

25. The Sahara is the world’s hottest _______.

A. desert                        B. island                      C. cave                          D. waterfall

26. She _______ to the museum by bike.

A. go                             B. goes                        C. going                        D. to go

27. You should never stand _______ a tree when it is raining.

A. in                              B. under                      C. on                             D. between

28. _______ is Phong? He is in the living room.

A. Who                         B. When                      C. What                         D. Where

I. Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. ___ the bad traffic, we arrived on time.(Although/ In spite of/ Even/ Despite of)

2. I’ll show you around the city when you ___ .(have finished/ finished/ will finish/ finishing) your work.

3. If energy ___ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different. (is/ will be/ were/ would be).

4. Don’t talk in class, ___ ?(shall we/ can we/ will you/ should we).

5. I wish the sun_____ (is / are / were / would) shining now.

6. It takes_____ (one year / one month / one day / one week) for Earth to rotate on its axis.

7. ___ energy can be cheap and clean.(Sun/ Sunny/ Solar/ Solarize).

8. We should learn about keeping the environment ___ .(pollute/ polluting/ polluted/ clean).

9. The pencil ___ I write is made in Japan.(who/ whom/ which/ where).

10. She said that she______( will come/ would come/ won’t come/  came) the next day.

II. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.

11. A. city                B. cake                         C. coat                        D. cook

12. A. stopped           B. cleaned                  C. finished               D. worked                   

13. A. solar                B. old                          C. most                       D. doctor  

14. A. elementary     B. engineer                C. enable                    D. energy

15. A. clothes            B. breath                    C. tooth                      D. bath    

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

1. Tell me ___you want and I will try to help you.  

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

2. The bed ___I slept in was too soft.                   

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

3. Nora is the only person ____understands me. 

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

4. The hotel ___we stayed was not clean.              

A. who                                    B. that                                     C. where                        D. when

5. What was the name of the people ___car had broken down.    

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

6. I recently went back to the town _____I was born.            

 A. what                                  B. where                                  C. who                        D. which

7. I don’t agree with ____ you have just said.           

A. what                                   B. who                                    C. when                       D. which

8. Do you know the girl ___Tom is talking to?   

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

9. I gave her all the money ____ I had.              

 A. that                                    B. what                                   C. when                       D. whose

10.The stories ___Tom tells are usually very funny.   

 A. when                                 B. that                                     C. where                      D. who

11. I met the woman ___can speak 6 languages.        

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

12. The periodic table contains all the elements, ________ has a particular atomic weight and atomic number.

A. which of each                     B. each of which                     C. which each             D. each

I.      Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1.               No one else in the class plays the guitar                John.

A.   as well                    B. as far as                  C. so well as                D. as soon as

2.               The town was nearer                      we thought it would be.

A.   then                        B. that                         C. as                            D. than

3.               The economic conditions today are                       they were in the past.

A.   much more good                                        B. much better than

C. much better                                                D. the best than

4.               Jane is not              her brother.

A.   more intelligent as                                      B. intelligent as

C. so intelligent as                                           D. so intelligent that

5.               He drives as                       his father does.

A.   careful as                                                    B. more carefully

C. the most careful                                          D. carefully as

6.               I‟ll be there             I can.

A.   sooner as                B. no sooner as            C. as soon as               D. soonest as

7.               Mr. Lam cannot earn                      his wife.

A.   as many money as                                      B. as much money as

C. as many money than                                   D. as much money than

8.               I like English                      French.

A.   than                        B. more                       C. less                          D. better than

9.               My car is                yours.

A.   more fast and economical than

B.   more fast and more economical than

C.   faster and economical as

D.   faster and more economical than

10.         Of the two sisters, Linda              .

A.   is beautiful                                                 B. the most beautiful

C. is more beautiful                                         D. is so beautiful as

11.         The lab is                from the bus stop than the library.

A.   far                           B. farther                     C. furthur                    D. B and C

12.                            me to Bo Ly Pagoda with you?

A.   Do you take           B. Are you take           C. You take                 D. Will you take

13.                            nice the weather is!

A.   What                      B. How                       C. Which                     D. Who

14.         This book                to me. It‟s his.

A.   is not belonged                                           B. belongs not

C. not belongs                                                  D. doesn‟t belong

15.         You had better                   if you want to catch the bus.

A.   to run                      B. running                   C. run                          D. ran

16.         Father likes swimming and                        we.

A.   so do                      B. so did                     C. so can                     D. nor do

17.         When we are free, we always help our Mum                     the housework.

A.   for                          B. about                      C. done                       D. with

18.         Mai is                     than her sister.

A.   pretty                      B. prettier                    C. prettiest                  D. more prettier

19.         “How about                        me a hand? - Sure, I‟d be glad to help”.

A.   giving                     B. give                         C. to give                    D. you giving

20.         I don‟t feel very                 . I think I‟ll have to see the doctor.

A.   well                        B. healthy                    C. good                       D. strong