I.          Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d that best completes each sentence.

1.      I have a pen pal in Malaysia. We _____ each other at least once a month.

a. comprise                    b. consist of                     c. divide                           d. correspond with

2.      The children were _____ into four groups for the game.

a. separated                   b. separating                    c. separate                        d. to separate

3.      She was really impressed _____ the friendliness of the local people.

a. with                           b. by                                 c. in                                  d. on

4.      I wish I _____ more time to finish the work.

a. have                          b. am having                    c. was having                   d. had

5.      He seems _____ the Vietnamese food.

a. enjoying                    b. to enjoy                        c. be enjoyed                   d. enjoyed

6.      This small dictionary _____ 80,000 words.

a. makes                        b. uses                              c. comprises                     d. consists

7.      The book _____ of ten units.

a. comprises                  b. consists                        c. makes                           d. has

8.      Islamic people usually go to the _____ to pray.

a. pagoda                      b. mosque                        c. temple                          d. church

9.      This is a difficult problem. I wish I _____ the answer.

a. know                         b. knew                            c. had known                   d. would know

10.  It’s raining heavily now. If only I _____ an umbrella.

a. have                          b. having                          c. had                               d. had had

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence.
In bacteria and other organisms,________.

A. it is the DNA that provides the genetic information

B. which is the DNA that provides the genes

C. the DNA providing the genetic information

D. the DNA that provides the genetic information

16 - 25. Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d that best completes each sentence.

16. Be careful! The floor _____.

      a. has just been polished                                       b. just has been polished

      c. has just polished                                                d. just polished

17. Hurry up! It’s time for us _____ for home.

      a. leave                          b. to leave                        c. leaving                        d. left

18. It’s time you _____ to study harder to pass the final exam.

      a. to try                         b. tried                             c. try                               d. will try

19. I was _____ tired that I fell asleep while watching TV.

      a. such                           b. very                              c. so                                d. much

20. He hopes that he _____ a pop singer in the future.

      a. is                               b. was                              c. will be                        d. would be

21. I wish I _____ play the piano as well as my close friend _____.

      a. could / play               b. can / plays                    c. could / plays               d. can / play

22. If only he _____ me the truth, I didn’t treat her badly.

      a. tells                           b. told                              c. would tell                   d. had told

23. My uncle is a heavy smoker. He gets _____ a lot.

      a. used to smoke           b. used to smoking           c. use to smoke               d. use to smoking

24. Since I _____, I’ve made a lot of friends in the new school.

      a. come                         b. coming                         c. came                           d. had come

25. I wish I _____ to my parents. Now it’s too late.

      a. listen                         b. would listen                 c. have listened              d. had listened

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2marks)

a. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:

1. My aunt has just bought an…………………………………cooker.

A. electric

B. electrical

C. electricity

D. electrician

2. A………………………is used to copy the information from a computer on to paper.

A. photocopier

B. printe

C. speaker

D. mouse

3. The Internet helps us to interact………………………. . other people around the world.

A. to

B. from

C. of

D. with

4. Do you remember Mrs. Lan, ……………………taught us English ?

A. Who

B. Whom

C. that

D. Which

5. I’ve been in this city for a long time. I ……………………here sixteen years ago.

A. have come

B. was coming

C. came

D. had come

6. She sings very________.

A. good

B. better

C. best

D. well

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.    

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

1.        I never wear red clothes because they don’t _____ me.

A. match                         B. fit                                   C. go to                              D. suit                                                                                                    

2.        Unlike other Asian countries, Singapore and Japan have _____ raw materials.

A. hardly                         B. any hardly                     C. hardly some                  D. hardly any                                                                                                                                  

3.        He _____ to the last meeting, but he didn't.

A. must go                      B. had to go                       C. should go                      D. should have gone                                                                                                                            

4.        I asked two people the way to Binh Ferry Dock but _____ of them knew.

A. none                           B. either                             C. both                               D. neither                                                                                                                                        

5.        _____ necessary pollution control measures are, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

A. No matter                   B. Although                        C. However                       D. Even if                                                                                                                                        

6.        One thousand dollars _____ a large sum of money for me.

A. is                                B. are                                 C. were                              D. have been                                                                                                                                  

7.        It had never _____ my mind that they weren't the right people to invite.

A. passed                       B. crossed                          C. covered                         D. filled                                                                                                                                            

8.        Peter, you're a stupid little boy! Stop _____ like that.

A. making up                  B. acting out                      C. doing up                       D. showing off                                                                                      

9.        Fat people should _____ the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.

A. disobey                      B. resist                              C. deny                              D. refuse                                                                                                                                         

10.     The crowd pressed _____ and broke the line of police.

A. forward                       B. toward                           C. afterward                       D. backward                                                                                                                                    

11.     There was so much noise that we could hardly _____ what the lecturer was saying.

A. take in                        B. take up                          C. bring in                          D. bring out                                                                                                                                     

12.     Your i-pot is _____ cheaper than mine.

A. many                          B. much                              C. more                             D. B & C are correct                                                                                                                           

13.     Prices of electronic goods are very _____ these days.           

A. small                           B. cheap                            C. decreased                     D. low                                                                                                    

14.     He _____ hungry. He has just had lunch with me.

A. can't be                      B. can't have been             C. couldn't be                    D. couldn't have been                                                                                                                           

15.     I'm going to ask my bank manager for a _____.

A. lend                            B. borrow                           C. loan                               D. finance                                                                                                                                        

16.     _____ I had a very good year at school.

A. As a whole                 B. Wholly                            C. In whole                        D. On the whole                                                                                    

17.     My employer's _____ of my work does not matter to me at all.

A. meaning                     B. belief                              C. opinion                          D. expression                                                                                                                                  

18.     There's _____ to be frightened of the dog; he's quite harmless.

A. a fear                         B. no fear                           C. no need                         D. any reason                                                                                                                                 

19.     The only purpose of this examination was to _____ the students' knowledge.

A. try                               B. inspect                           C. prove                             D. test                                                                                                   

20.     They asked me a lot of questions, _____ I couldn’t answer.

A. all of whom             B. that all   C. all of which             D. who all  

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

26. _____ did they arrive in London? On August 2.

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

27. _____ did you buy this T-shirt? In Bangkok, Thailand.

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

28. _____ wants to attend “The Flower Festival” in Dalat this year?

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

29. _____ is this Festival held? Every 2 years.

A. How long               B. Why                        C. How often              D. Who

30. _____ does “Westlife” concert take place? This June.

A. How often              B. What                       C. When                      D. Why

III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.

1.   They tried to make a fire by_______ pieces of bamboo together.

A. adding                B. separating                     C. rubbing               D. taking

2.       I’m __________ to see you again.

A. happy                    B. happily                           C. happiness          D. sadly

3.       I’d like to visit Vietnam because people are ___________.

A. friendless           B. friendship                     C. friend                  D. friendly

4.       The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven _________ of the world.

A. pyramids             B. temples                          C. wonders              D. Landmarks

5.       Angkor Wat is one of the largest __________ in the word.

A. churches               B. pagodas                         C. temples                 D. tombs

6. __________is waste from the body of a large animal such as an elephant or a cow.

A. Compost               B. Dung                            C. Garbage                D. Fertilizer  

7. We should put __________bins around the school yard to make the school cleaner.

A. fluor                     B. garbage                         C. wine                      D. bread                                                                                     

8. Tim met Hoa ________ the airport.

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

9. We have learned English ______________  three years.

A. for                      B. since                             C. in                       D. of

10. Ba and his friends traveled to Hanoi _______ train.                  

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

11. I thanked my classmate _________ helping me with my homework.

A. for                       B. about                             C. of                          D. on

12. Will you pick me _______ after the party?

A. on                       B. over                             C. up                      D. through

13. She is thinking_______importing flowers fromVietnam.

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

14. Would you mind turning on the air-conditioner?  _____________

A. Excellent!           B. I’m sure.                       C. Thank you          D. No, I don’t mind

15. Do you mind if I close the windows?  _____________  

A. Yes, please         B. Excellent!                     C. Thank you          D. No, of course not

16. Do you mind waiting outside?

A. Excellent!           B. I’m sure.                       C. Thank you          D. – Not at all.

17. Would you mind if I came with you?

A. Yes, please         B. Excellent!                     C. Thank you          D. No, of course not

18. I have no idea where_______________ this information.

A. get                     B. got                               C. getting                D. to get

19. Peter told me how_______________ this problem.

A. to solve              B. solve                            C. solves                 D. solved

20. I have no idea when_______________ for the bus.

A. to leave              B. left                               C. leave                  D. leaving

21. Nobody told me what_______________.

A. do                      B. did                               C. to do                  D. doing

22. It is very necessary _______English.

A. to learn              B. learns                              C. learn                     D. learned

23. It’s dangerous ______________ soccer on the street. 

A. played               B. playing `                          C. plays                     D. to play

24. It is easy___________ this lesson

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

25. It is dangerous ___________ out when it is stormy
A. went                   B. go                                C. to go                   D. goes
26. It’s a contest in which participants have to cook rice. It’s a __________ contest.

A. water-fetching    B. husk-separating            C. fire-making         D. rice-cooking

27. It’s a contest in which participants have to make fire. It’s a __________ contest.

A. water-fetching    B. husk-separating            C. fire-making         D. rice-cooking

28. In the ___________ contest, one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water.

A. rice-cooking       B. fire-making                    C. water-fetching      D. clothes making

29. Would you mind _______the window?

A. to close             B. closing                             C. close                     D. closed

30. Do you mind if I ___________ your atlas for a minute?

A. borrow               B. will borrow                   C. borrowed            D. have borrowed

31. Would you mind if I ______________ you a personal question?

A.to ask                  B. ask                               C. asking                 D. asked

32. Do you mind if I _______your atlas for a few minutes?

A. to borrow           B. borrowed                      C. borrow              D. will borrow

33. The eighth-form students______English for three years.

A. have learned      B. has learned                       C.were learning      D. learn

34. This is the first time she ____________ rice paddies.

A. has seen                B. have been                  C. see                            D. saw

35. How long____________you___________English?

A. do-learn              B. did-learn                    C. have-learned          D. does- learn

36. I ____________her since Last week.

A. do not see           B. did not see             C. have not seen              D. was not seen

37. I saw her old friend while I _______on Le Loi street

A. ride                     B. rode                          C. am riding                    D. was riding

38. When I arrived   at his house, he ___________.

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

39. The bell rang while Tom    ____________ a bath.

A. take                    B. takes                       C. took                         D. was taking

40. Lan burnt her hand while she ___________ the dinner.

A. was cooking       B. were cooking         C. cooked                    D. were cooked

41. We ______________video games when the electricity went off

A. was playing        B. were playing          C. played                    D. were played

42. My family ____________Hue in 2005.

A. visited                B. visit                       C. are visiting              D. will visit

42. He never ____________back home late on Sunday.

A. come                  B. came                     C. comes                     D. has came

43. My mother __________in this hospital since she ___________twenty years old.

A. has worked/ is     B. have worked/ was    C. works / was            D. has worked/ was

44. We____________a meeting at 10p.m yesterday morning.

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

45. Vietnamese often ____________for breakfast.

A. eats                    B. ate                           C. is eating                 D. has eaten