I.        Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      ‘How long have you been with the company?’ ~ ‘I _____ there for two years.’

a. will work                  b. was working                c. worked                         d. have worked

2.      ‘When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?’ ~ ‘I _____ it already.’

a. send                          b. had sent                       c. have sent                      d. was to send

3.      ‘Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior.’

‘Yes, we _____ it since we first moved to Michigan.’

a. had bought                b. bought                         c. was buying                   d. have bought

4.      ‘What have you learned since you _____ here?’

a. came                          b. come                            c. have came                    d. have been coming

5.      ‘Where are Ken and Margaret?’

‘They were hungry, so they _____ to the grocery store.’

a. go                              b. had gone                      c. went                             d. were gone

6.      I wish Beth _____ trying to be so nice.

a. would stop                b. will stop                       c. stops                             d. stop

7.      School is _____ for all children between the ages of five and sixteen.

a. compose                    b. compromise                 c. compulsory                  d. comfort

8.      She still _____ on her parents for money because she hasn’t got a job.

a. denies                        b. depends                       c. deposit                         d. desert

9.      There are a lot of different _____ groups living in London.

a. ethnic                        b. ethnically                     c. ethical                          d. ethnicity

10.  The teacher _____ the class into groups of three.

a. shared                       b. turned                          c. changed                       d. divided

11.  The boy looks very proud _____ his success at school.

a. on                              b. in                                  c. of                                 d. at

12.  He was so _____ by Cindy’s singing that he asked her to sing on the radio.

a. shocked                     b. impressed                     c. admiring                       d. surprised

13.  Did you _____ what she was wearing?

a. notice                        b. noticeable                    c. notion                           d. noted

14.  All students must learn English, but German is _____.

a. option                        b. optional                        c. compulsion                   d. compulsory

15.  What is the _____ cause of the illness?

a. primary                      b. essential                       c. possibly                        d. most

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the sentence that has similar meaning to the first sentence. 

I started working as a volunteer three years ago.

 A.

I have worked as a volunteer for three years.

 B.

I have started working as a volunteer for three years.

 C.

I worked as a volunteer for three years.

 D.

I have worked as a volunteer three years ago.

3

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is in meaning to the given sentences.

(Dựa vào các từ gợi ý, hãy chọn đáp án đúng nhất)

She/ like/ dance/ sing.

 A.

She like dancing and sing.                 

 B.

She likes dancing and singing.

 C.

She like dancing and singing.

 D.

She likes to dance and singing.

4

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the sentence that has similar meaning to the first sentence. 

Cycling is faster than walking.

 A.

Walking is as fast as cycling.

 B.

Walking is not as fast as cycling.

 C.

Walking is the same as cycling.

 D.

Walking is not different from cycling.

5

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the sentence that has similar meaning to the first sentence. 

They love eating fried chicken.

 A.

They hate eating fried chicken.

 B.

They interests in eating chicken.

 C.

They are interested in eating fried chicken.

 D.

They are interested in eat fried chicken.

By the end of the month I in this town for ten years. 

A. will have been living B. have been living

C. will live D. am living 

2. By the end of this week we on the project for a month. 

A. have been working B. have worked 

C. will have been working D. will work

3. By July the fifth they are studying 

A. are studying B. will study

C. will have studied D. will have been studying

4. By 10 o'clock she (watch)   TV for 4 hours. 

A. will have been watching B. has been watching 

C. is watching D. will watch 

5. She for 10 hours by 11 o'clock. 

A. will have been sleeping B. has sleeping 

C. is sleeping D. will sleep 

6. We him for 40 days by next Saturday. 

A. will look for B. are looking for

C. will have been looking for D. will have been looking 

7. They (wait)   for the president for 5 hours. 

A. will have been waiting B. are waiting 

C. will wait D. have waited 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 8.By 2018, my brother ………. for this company for six years.

A. had worked      B. has worked C. was working D. worked

Question 9. Don’t worry, Mum. I ………. you as soon as I arrive in England. 

A. am calling B. call C. will call D. am going to call

Question 10. Let’s go for a walk, ………. ?

A. shall we B. shall you C. will we D. will you

Question 11.………. so much noise! The little baby is sleeping.

A. Make B. Don’t make C. Making D. To make

Question 12. This hat is much prettier, but it costs ………. as the other one.

A. as many B. twice as many C. as much as D. twice as much

Question 13. By 2000, our family had lived in this city ……….. 25 years.

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

Question 14. We are in the same class. Our ………. has lasted for 4 years.

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

Question 15. You have never been to Paris, ………. ?

A. haven’t you B. have you C. don’t you D. do you

Question 16.Every advanced nation has strict regulations to protect endangered ………. .

A. type B. class C. group D. species

1.   On the first of next month, John ______ for that computer company for five years.

      A. will work                                                           B. will be working

      C. will have worked                                              D. would have worked

2.   Those trees ______ last month. Now they ______.

      A. planted / grow                                                   B. have planted / are grown

      C. are planted / are being grown                           D. were planted / are growing

3.   ______ when the earthquake ______ last week?

      A. What did you do / would start                          B. What had you done / has started

      C. What have you done / starts                             D. What were you doing / started

4.   Jenny’s engagement diamond ring is enormous! It ______ a fortune.

      A. can be costing             B. should be cost          C. must cost                  D. cannot cost

5.   You look a bit confused ______ I help you?

      A. Would                         B. Can                           C. Needn’t                    D. Should

6.   I am absolutely sure. They ______ yesterday. I saw their ticket.

      A. should have arrived                                          B. must have arrived

      C. must be arriving                                                D. might have arrived

7.   I would rather you ______ harder and more carefully.

      A. work                            B. to work                     C. working                    D. worked

8.   The advertiser promised ______ us the new brochure as soon as it is available.

      A. send                             B. to send                      C. sending                    D. sent

9. Mr. Pike avoids ______ the car whenever possible, especially in big cities.

      A. take                             B. to take                      C. taking                       D. taken

10. I can give you neither an opinion ______ any advice.

      A. or                                 B. but                            C. nor                            D. and

11. John read the book, ______ did not understand it.

      A. and                              B. but                            C. or                              D. moreover

12. He walked up to the door ______ knocked.

      A. and                              B. otherwise                 C. but                            D. so

13. Annie and I ______ to join you.

      A. am going                     B. is going                    C. has gone                   D. are going

14. Either my mother or my sisters ______ to the meeting.

      A. was coming                 B. comes                       C. has come                  D. are coming

15. The movie, including all the previews, ______ about two hours to watch.

      A. takes                            B. take                          C. have taken                D. were taking

16. There are ______ that make children more likely to be wakeful at night.

      A. several different factor                                     B. several different factors

      C. a great deal of different factors                        D. a great deal of different factor

17. There are not ______ on the pavement.

      A. much trees                  B. many trees               C. a lots trees                D. a lot of tree

18. He lost ______ his money at a casino in Las Vegas.

      A. all                                B. any                           C. a number of             D. no

19. The situation will be better, ______?

      A. isn’t it                          B. does it                      C. won’t it                    D. will they

20. ______ laptop is it?

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

3.  Choose the best answer to complete each following sentence.

1.       By Christmas, I ______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working                                               B. will work

C. have been working                                                       D. will be working

2.       I will come and see you before I ______ for the States.

A. leave                                 B. will leave                         C. have left                           D. shall leave

3.       By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote                                B. writes                               C. has written                      D. had written

4.       When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week

A. was writing                     B. wrote                                C. was written                     D. had written

5.       I have never played football before. This is the first time I ______ to play.

A. try                                      B. tried                                  C. have tried                        D. am trying

6.       Since Tom ______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. had left                            B. left                                     C. has left                             D. was left

7.       After I ______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had                                    B. had had                            C. will have had D. have had

8.       By the end of next year, George ______ English for two years.

A. will have learned           B. will learn                          C. has learned                     D. would learn

9.       These were the highest words of praise they ______ from the old man.

A. ever heard                      B. have ever had                C. had ever had                  D. will have ever heard

10.   He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

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

11.   She ______ the children to her, and ______ the words she ____ to the others.

A. drew/ said/ had said                                                    B. was drawing/ said/ said

C. had drawn/ had said/ said                                          D. draws/ is saying/ has said

12.   He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run                                    B. runs                   C. was running    D. had run

13.   Within a week she knew the fearful mistake she ______

A. made                                B. has made                         C. had made                        D. was making

14.   They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play                            B. will be playing                C. play                                   D. would play

15.   Before she went to bed, she ______ her homework already.

A. finished                            B. is finishing                       C. had finished                    D. was finishing

16.   They are staying at the hotel in London. At this time tomorrow, they ______ in Vietnam.

A. will have travelled        B. will travel                         C. will be travelling            D. will be travelled

17.   There ______ something vaguely familiar about her face but I couldn't remember where I ______ her before.

A. is/ have met   B. was/ had met                                 C. will see/ meet                D. was/ met

18.   Another million people ______ unemployed by the time next year.

A. will have become          B. will become                    C. will be become              D. will be becoming

19.   She told me that her family ______ long in that town.

A. has lived                          B. had lived                          C. lived                                  D. was living

20.   By the time he ______ out of jail, he will have forgotten how to function in the real world.

A. got                                     B. will get                             C. gets                                   D. is getting

21.   I have been saving money because I ______ buy a computer.

A. shall                                  B. will                                     C. am going to                     D. would

22.   By 8 o’clock yesterday, the spaceship ______ 20 hours around the earth.

A. will travel                                                                        B. has been traveling       

C. had been traveling                                                        D. will have been traveling

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. How long ______ Jane? –Since she was a child.

A. do you know B. did you know C. had you know D. have you known

2. Although it will be more ______ to shop in the new mall, some people in the neighborhood are not happy.

A. comfortable B. inconvenient C. difficult D. different

3. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was ______ than usual.

A. as crowded B. more crowded C. so crowded D. much crowded

4. The shirt is ______ as that one.

A. as expensive B. expensive C. the same expensive D. more expensive

5. Mary looks ______ her mother.

A.as B. the same C. like D.as same as

6. My neighbor ______ to me ______ more than two months.

A. didn’t talk/ since B. doesn’t talk/ for C. hasn’t talked/for D. haven’t talked/for

7. She ______ time to do any shopping ______ last Sunday.

A. doesn’t have/ since B. hasn’t had/ for

C. hasn’t had/ since D. didn’t have/for

8. John ______ for 3 jobs ______ he left school last year.

A. had applied/ since B. applied/ since

C. has applied/ for D. has applied/ since

9. I ______ to the office every day last week.

A. drove B. drive C. have driven D. had driven

10. Look at Tom’s suit. Is it ______ mine?

A. the same style that B. the same style than C. the same style as D. as same as

11. The ______ of the small stores in the neighborhood are especially worried.

A. shop-keepers B. shoppers C. owners D. shop-assistants

12. Customers won’t mind the ______ outside.

A. weather B. climate C. cold D. heat

13. It is very different from the ______ shopping area.

A. older B. being C. present D. now

14. The stores in the mall will offer a wide ______ of products and goods.

A. selection B. choice C. difference D. possibility

15. And some of products are at cheaper ______.

A. prizes B. costs C. prices D. charges

9. Choose the underlined word/phase which is grammatically incorrect.

The teacher told me that I can attend the course for the higher level program that I had applied for. A B C D

10. _ “Mom, I’ve got the first rank in the class this semester!”

_ “____________”

A. Let’s go B. Thank you C. Well done D. You’re welcome.

11. Choose the word that has different stress syllable from the others: disappointed/ adolescence/ environment/ independence

12. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:

A. operate d B. empathised C. expected D. concentrated