III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided.

2. ______________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.

     A. Being not                    B. Not having been  C. Have not been      D. Having not been

3. Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.

     A. had he been appointed                                  B. did he appoint 

     C. was he being appointed                                D. was he appointing

4. I am sorry. I have forgotten ______________ a table at the restaurant for you.

     A. reserving                     B. to reserve              C. having reserved   D. to be reserved

5. ______________ our children may be, we cannot go picnicking in this weather.

     A. Though excited                                              B. Excited as            

     C. Because of excitement                                  D. Exciting

6. Regina, ______________ you have never met before, is a genius in painting.

     A. that                               B. whose                    C. whom                    D. whomever

7. As soon as you hear the fire alarm, you all have to leave the building ______________.

     A. on the verge                B. under law              C. at no time              D. without delay

8. ______________ have tried their best to protect the environment, but their efforts seem to be nothing compared to what people are doing to harm it.

     A. Poachers                      B. Industrialists        C. Conservationists  D. Producers

9. Can you give me the ______________ for tomato soup?

     A. formula                        B. recipe                    C. order                      D. method

10. Jane likes watching films, but she is not ______________ keen on any kind.

     A. specially                      B. certainly                C. largely                   D. particularly

11. In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists ______________ that the building of the bridge be stopped.

     A. banned                         B. complained           C. said                        D. recommend

12. You should pay ______________ to what the instructor is saying.

     A. attendance                  B. intention               C. convention           D. attention

13. You can contact us if anything ______________ with our plan.

     A. goes wrong                 B. comes bad             C. is out of luck        D. loses control

14. It is ______________ knowledge that you have to drink more fluids when you have flu.

     A. common                      B. popular                  C. widespread           D. updated

15. Can I ask a favor ______________ you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards?

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

16. Too many tests and exams have put high school students ______________ pressure.

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

17. Let’s move ______________ to the next item on the agenda.

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

18. There are chances that Manchester United ______________ the last match against Juventus.

     A. won                              B. will win                 C. has won                 D. would win

19. ______________ my shyness, they refused to give me the job as a receptionist.

     A. Despite                        B. As for                    C. Due to                   D. Instead of

20. The jokes Jack tells are as old as ______________.

     A. the earth                      B. the mountains      C. the hills                 D. the oceans

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

1. My parents usually _______ work very early.

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

2. There is a computer __________the middle _______ the room.

A. in / of B. in /in C. on / of D. on / in

3. Nam has to leave to tidy his room every day.

A. should B. must C. ought to D. need to

4. Nga ________ have a holiday in Da Lat next summer.

A. is going B. will to C. are going to D. is going to

5.  Lan isn’t __________to go to school today.

A. enough well B. enough good C. well enough D. good enough

6. Boys and girls, you’ll have to do this experiment _________ this afternoon.

A. yourself B. yourselves C. yourself D. yourselves

7. We must put all the small objects such as beads out _______ children’s reach.

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

8. You are too thin. You _________eat much more meat.

A. ought B. ought not C. ought to D. ought not to

9.I and my pen friend ___________ Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum last Sunday. 

A. visit B. visited C. visits D. visiting

10. Let us ___________ to the school’s library next Monday.

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

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

6.  My sister usually __________ a little weight over Christmas.

       A. gains                          B. earns                        C. gets                          D. takes

7. Not only __________ running, but he went to the gym as well.

       A. had he gone              B. he had gone            C. did he go                 D. he went

8. She is not happy about the situation and is going to ________ steps to improve it.

       A. make                          B. do                             C. take                          D. follow

9. Some children find __________ to concentrate over long periods of time.

       A. difficulty in              B. difficulty                C. difficult                   D. it difficult

10. This magazine article has to do __________ environmental problems.

       A. with                            B. up                             C. out                           D. on

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences

1.   My kids spend hours chatting _____________ the phone ______ their friends.

      A. at - with                   B. on - to                            C.to - with                          D. in - about

2. Could you turn the television _____________? I want to watch the news.

A. on                                 B. off                                  C. down                             D. up

3. Is the boy strong or weak? -                                      is weak.

A. He                                 B. She                                 C. It                                    D. They

4.   Could you turn the television _____________? I want to watch the news.

      A. on                           B. off                                  C. down                             D. up

5.   My best friend _____________ a round face and big eyes.

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

6. My best friend is kind and _____________ . He often makes me laugh.

A. funny                            B. nice                                C. shy                                 D. boring

7. The film is very _____________ and we can’t see all of it.

A. wonderful                     B. easy                                C. exciting                          D. boring

8.   My brother is really _____________ . He always does his homework.

      A. hard-working          B. serious                            C. confident                       D. patient

9.   When eating, most Vietnamese people hold chopsticks in their right _____________.

      A. arm                         B. leg                                  C. finger                             D. hand

10. The kids are _____________ their tricycles around the playground.

A. playing                          B. riding                              C. taking                             D. driving

11. Which do you prefer, straight hair or _____________ hair?

      A. long                         B. blonde                            C. curly                              D. thick

12. My brother has _____________ short _________hair.

A. a - straight                     B. Ø - long                          C. Ø - curly                        D. a – black

13. We _____________ to the Art Museum at present.

A. go                                  B. going                              C. is going                          D. are going

14. Norman is very shy, but his brother is _____________.

      A. easygoing                B. calm                               C. patient                            D. outgoing

15. What color are her eyes? – They are _____________                       .

A .thin                               B. full                                 C. brown                            D. tall

16. _____________ explain this grammar for me, please? ~ Sure.

      A. Can you                  B. Could you please           C. Would you like              D. Would you mind

17. There are some pictures _____________ the wall in the living room of my house.     

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

18. Would you like to come for dinner tonight? - _____________

A. Yes, certainly.               B. I’d love to. Thanks. C. Not at all.                              D. No, thanks.

II. Read the passage below and choose the word which best fits each numbered space.

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

Television is one of man's most important (1) ______ of communication. It brings (2) ______  and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (3) ______ a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (4) ______ peace. (5) ______ television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them (6) ______ of American's astronauts explore outer space.

(7) ______ all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (8) ______ to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more (9) ______ programs than any other kind. The programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (10) ______, and motion pictures.

1.   A. means                   B. ways                          C. roads                         D. streets      

2.   A. outlines                B. paintings                   C. pictures                     D. landscapes          

3.   A. makes                   B. making                      C. had made                  D. make        

4.   A. bring back            B. bring about               C. bring up                    D. bring for  

5.   A. Across                  B. Through                    C. By                              D. Although 

6.   A. coverage              B. newspaper                C. magazine                  D. covering  

7.   A. In order to            B. However                   C. In addition to            D. In added to          

8.   A. made                     B. provided                   C. given                         D. designed 

9.   A. proof                    B. entertainment           C. comment                   D. certainty  

10.    A. events                B. matches                    C. competitions            D. competitors           

II. Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.  

1. I _________ football with my friends yesterday.

    A. play B. played C. was playing

2. _________ do you live? – In Nghi Xuan.

    A. What B. Where C. When

3. She is tall _________ thin

    A. and B. but C. so

4. The concert _________ held in the City Hall.

    A. did B. was C. were

5. She is interested in _________ cartoons

    A. watch B. to watch C. watching

6. This is ___________book.

    A. he B. his C. him

7. ____________ in the class. The teacher is teaching.

    A. Not talk B. Talk C. Don’t talk

8. ____________ room is dirty.

    A. His B. He C. Him

9. Eiffel Tower is a famous ____________ in Paris.

    A. architecture B. creature C. landmark

10. ____________ beautiful beaches !

    A. What B. How C. Why

C. READING:

1. Read the TV programmes. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F.

1. You can watch the news twice on Channel 1. T F

2. The animal programme starts at 6 o’clock. T F

3. The fashion magazine lasts for 45 minutes. T F

4. Music box offers rock music. T F

5. Frankenstein is not for children. T F

2. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Watching television is an interesting and fun activity. The first television broadcast in Australia was in 1956. Back then, the pictures on a TV were black and white only. Television has changed a lot since then.

There are several channels and they show different TV programmes. In Western Australia, the main channels are ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten, and SBS. TV guides tell us what programmes are showing on which channel, and at what time on a day.

Many programmes on television are episodes. They are part of a series. These episodes usually last for either 30 minutes or a full hour. At the weekend there are interesting films. You can watch them instead of going to the cinema.

1. When was the first Australian TV broadcast?

    ______________________________________

2. How were the pictures on a TV then?

    ______________________________________

3. List any three TV channels in Western Australia.

    ______________________________________

4. Where can you find out the time of your favourite TV show?

    ______________________________________

5. How long do episodes on TV usually last for?

    ______________________________________

D. WRITING:

I. Re-arrange the mixed words in a sentence to make complete ones. 

1. watching/ I/ like/ my/ but/ cartoons/ likes/ brother/ sports/ watching

->………………………………………..……………

2. so/ was/ stayed/ She/ tired/ home/she/at

->………………………………………………………………………………………

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. My sister usually has breakfast in the _______ .

     A. bathroom                     B. kitchen                          C. bedroom                       D. attic

2. Look! The girls are skipping in the _______.

     A. school canteen             B. school library               C. schoolyard                   D. school garden

3. Do you _______ a uniform at school every day?

     A. wear                              B. help                               C. move                             D. pass

4. There is a reading table _______ the bookshelf.

     A. next to                           B. on                                  C. under                            D. in

5. She’s Trang. Her cheeks are chubby and _______.

     A. curly                              B. rosy                               C. long                               D. kind

6. Jonathan is sitting on the chair _______ Barbara.

     A. under                            B. at                                   C. in front of                     D. on

7. She’s afraid of talking to strangers. She’s very _______.

     A. confident                      B. friendly                         C. talkative                        D. shy

8. Gabriel is clever. He _______ things quickly and easily.

     A. understands                 B. does                              C. plays                              D. likes

9. I can’t see my cat because it’s _______ the door.

     A. under                            B. in front of                     C. behind                           D. between

10. Mr. Mason often makes jokes and tells _______ stories.

            A. touching     B. funny          C. sad  D. boring