I.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We live in the suburbs, and it‟s just too (1)                       ! There aren‟t (2)                                       shops, and there are certainly (3)        clubs or theaters. (4)                                                              a lot of parks, good schools, and very (5)                                      crime: but nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (6)            

       downtown.

(suburb (n) : ngoại thành)

II.     Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it‟s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I‟d like to live in the suburbs.

1.   What does the word „convenient‟ in line 1 mean?

A.   close to something                                     B. beautiful

C. far from other places                                  D. noisy

2.   What does the word „it‟ in line 2 refer to?

A.   the author‟s neighborhood                         B. shopping center

C. bus station                                                  D. downtown

3.   It‟s easy to             .

A.   find a place to park      B. live in the suburbs

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station

4.   The author             .

A.   likes to live in the suburbs

B.   thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet

C.   thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

D.   feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

5.   Which of the following is true?

A.   The author‟s neighborhood is inconvenient.

B.   The author doesn‟t want to move to anywhere.

C.   It‟s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

D.   Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

III.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces. James: Excuse (1)                , I‟m your new (2)    , Jack. I just moved in.

Mrs. Jones: Oh. Yes?

James: I‟m looking for a grocery store. Are there (3)                  around here?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, there are some (4)                        Pine Street.

James: OK. And is there a Laundromat near here?

Mrs. Jones: Well, I think there‟s one across from the shopping center. James:    (5)      

Mrs. Jones: By the way, there‟s a barber shop in the shopping center, (6)                         

James: A barber shop?

(laundromat (n): hiệu giặt tự động            barber shop (n): hiệu cắt tóc)

I.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We live in the suburbs, and it‟s just too (1)          ! There aren‟t (2)       shops, and there are certainly (3)        clubs or theaters. (4)            a lot of parks, good schools, and very (5)         crime: but nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (6)        downtown.    

       downtown.

(suburb (n) : ngoại thành)

II.     Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it‟s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I‟d like to live in the suburbs.

1.   What does the word „convenient‟ in line 1 mean?

A.   close to something                                     B. beautiful

C. far from other places                                  D. noisy

2.   What does the word „it‟ in line 2 refer to?

A.   the author‟s neighborhood                         B. shopping center

C. bus station                                                  D. downtown

3.   It‟s easy to             .

A.   find a place to park      B. live in the suburbs

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station

4.   The author             .

A.   likes to live in the suburbs

B.   thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet

C.   thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

D.   feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

5.   Which of the following is true?

A.   The author‟s neighborhood is inconvenient.

B.   The author doesn‟t want to move to anywhere.

C.   It‟s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

D.   Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

III.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces. James: Excuse (1)                , I‟m your new (2)    , Jack. I just moved in.

Mrs. Jones: Oh. Yes?

James: I‟m looking for a grocery store. Are there (3)                  around here?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, there are some (4)                        Pine Street.

James: OK. And is there a Laundromat near here?

Mrs. Jones: Well, I think there‟s one across from the shopping center. James:    (5)      

Mrs. Jones: By the way, there‟s a barber shop in the shopping center, (6)                         

James: A barber shop?

(laundromat (n): hiệu giặt tự động            barber shop (n): hiệu cắt tóc)

Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

     We live in the suburbs, very far (27)_________ the city and it’s just too quiet! There aren’t (28)                      shops, and there are certainly (29)                    clubs or theaters. (30)            a lot of parks, good schools, and very (31)                 crime: nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (32)                 downtown.

     (suburb (n): ngoại thành)

27.  A. from                  B. for                      C. to                               D. of

28.  A. much                 B. many                 C. more                          D. a lot of

29.  A. not                     B. nothing              C. none                          D. no

30.  A. Has                    B. Having              C. There is                     D. There are

31.  A. little                   B. less                    C. many                         D. lots of

32.  A. to live                B. living                 C. to living                     D. a & b

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

26. She has won many tennis matches since she move from Slovakia.

A B C D

27. Most people want to live in comfortable in their old age.

A B C D

28. The city center is twice as crowded like it used to be.

A B C D

29. He has taken five exams and hasn’t got any poor grades for January.

A B C D

30. They lived at Barker Street two years ago.

A B C D

Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We live in the suburbs, and it’s just too (21)_____! There aren’t (22)_____ shops, and there are certainly no clubs or theaters. (24)_____ a lot of parks, good schools, and very (25)_____ crime; but nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (26)_____downtown.

suburb (n) : ngoại thành

31. A. noisy B. noisily C. quiet D. quietly

32. A. much B. many C. more D. a lot of

33. A. Has B. Having C. There is D. There are

34. A. little B. less C. many D. lots of

35. A. to live B. living C. to living D. a & b

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (6) ________ it is
very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look (7) ________ it with great care.
The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in a city because everyone (8) ________
the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in
the evening; we haven’t got (9) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about
(10)_______, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.
6. A. so B. although C. because D. but
7. A. for B. at C. up D. after
8. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
9. A. little B. some C. any D. few
10. A. others B. other C. another D. one other

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

I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (34)__________ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (35)_____________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (36)_________ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.

There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have  not  got  many  things  to  do  in  the  evening;  we  haven’t  got  (37)___________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (38)___________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

Question 34.A. so              B. although       C. because                          D. but

Question 35.A. for            B. at                 C. up                                  D. after

Question 36. A. knows       B. know           C. is knowing                      D. knew

Question 37.A. little          B. some            C. any                               D. few

Question 38. A. others       B. other           C. another                         D. one another

Choose the word A, B, C or D that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage.

           Are you one of the thousands of people who eagerly follow every new (1) _____ that appears? Or are you one of those who go to the shops and just buy (2) _____ they can find in their size that (3)_____ them? Or perhaps you order from a mail-order catalogue, and then have to send everything back because nothing fits? Whatever kind of shopper you are, one thing is certain. Every one finds clothes important. (4)_____ a recent survey, people spend more time (5) _____ buying clothes or thinking about buying them, or looking at them in shop windows, than they do on most other products, apart from food. And the reason is obvious. Clothes are an important part of our appearance. At work, you may need to impress a customer, or persuade the boss that you know what you are doing, and clothes certainly help. Well dressed people, so they say, get on in the world. And as far as attracting the opposite sex is concerned, clothes also play a vital role. (6)_____ a friend who has been wearing the same old jacket or the same old dress suddenly appears in the (7)_____ fashion, you can be sure that romance is in the air. And apart from work and romance, there are the (8) _____ of sport, music and leisure on the way we dress. So excuse me while I (9) _____ on my tracksuit and training shoes. I’m just dashing off (10) _____ some fast window-shopping.

1 A. appearance B. fashion C. uniform D. dress

2 A. whatever B. whoever C. whichever D. however

3 A. matches B. suits C. takes D. couples

4 A. On account of B. Because of C. According to D. Due to

5 A. but B. either C. or D. nor

6 A. If B. Because C. Although D. Unless

7 A. last B. minute C. latest D. complete

8 A. affects B. benefits C. conveniences D. influences

9 A. have B. dress C. wear D. put

10 A. in B. for C. to D. toward

Read the passage, then mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that best fits the blank number (1):

I live in a small village called Henfield - there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (1) ____ and life is slow and easy. You never have to queue in shops or banks. The village is clean - people look after it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (2) ____ because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more (3) ____ here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone has problem, there are always people who can help. There aren’t (4) ____ things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much to do in the evening - we haven’t got any cinemas or theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about (5) ____ and everyone knows what everyone else is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

noisily

quiet

quietly

noisy