Exercise: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences

1. She is going to marry a ____ man next year and they’ll give birth to two children after getting married.

A. tall pretty English                                                          B. English tall pretty

C. tall English pretty                                                          D. pretty tall English

2. In the live show, Son Tung gave me some ____ cards, which made me so happy.

A. nice blue round             B. round blue nice             C. nice round blue              D. blue nice round

3. His sister is not only a (n) ____ singer but also a distinguished painter.

A. famous opera Italian                                    B. opera famous Italian

C. famous Italian opera                                    D. Italian famous opera

4. They collected a lot of ____ stamps to exhibit at Tuan Chau festival.

A. postage Australia valuable                                         B. valuable Australia postage

C. Australia valuable postage                                         D. valuable postage Australia

5. Although he is a ____ man, he is an expert at taking care of wild animals.

A. young Japanese silly                                     B. silly young Japanese

C. young silly Japanese                                     D. Japanese silly young

6. My husband extremely likes a ____ boat and has a passion for owing one.

A. splendid old model                                                       B. model old splendid

C. splendid model old                                                       D. old model splendid

7. My mother puts a (n) ____ seat in my house to relax at the weekend.

A. expensive wooden garden                                         B. wooden expensive garden

C. garden wooden expensive                                         D. wooden garden expensive

8. There are ____ chairs in the class for students to sit on.

A. blue metal five               B. five blue metal               C. metal blue five               D. five metal blue

9. It was a ____ journey with my boyfriend before we get married.

A. boring long train           B. long boring train            C. boring train long            D. long train boring

10.   Please give me that ____ bucket to take out the trash.

A. green new plastic          B. plastic green new          C. new green plastic          D. green plastic new

11.   That poor man used to live in a ____ house with two dogs and a cat.

A. big brick old    B. big old brick    C. brick old big    D. brick big old

12.   She was wearing a ____ dress to dine out with her family.

A. dirty old flannel             B. old dirty flannel             C. old flannel dirty             D. dirty flannel old

13.   Bring me the ____ bowl on that table to mix with pork.

A. round salt black             B. black round salt             C. round black salt             D. salt black round

14.   Look at that ____ ship! It is one of the biggest ships in the world.

A. huge wooden sailing                                    B. wooden sailing huge

C. sailing huge wooden                                    D. huge sailing wooden

15.   Pass me the ____ cups to have my sister clean them.

A. red big plastic                 B. big red plastic                 C. red plastic big                 D. plastic big blue

Exercise: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

1. When I was going to school this morning, I saw a ____ girl. She asked me how to get to HoanKiem Lake.

A. beautiful young blonde Russian                                B. beautiful young Russian blonde

C. blonde young beautiful Russian                                D. Russian young blonde beautiful

2. Indiana University, one of the largest ones in the nation, is located in a ____ town.

A. small beautiful Midwestern                                       B. beautiful Midwestern small

C. Midwestern beautiful small                                       D. beautiful small Midwestern

3. Her father bought her ____ when he went on holiday in Singapore last week.

A. a beautiful silk yellow scarf                                        B. a beautiful yellow silky scarf

C. a beautiful yellow scarf silk                                        D. a beautiful yellow silk scarf

4. It is really a (n) ____ which is suitable for my daughter.

A. undergraduate interesting economics course      B. economics course interesting undergraduate

C. interesting economics undergraduate course      D. interesting undergraduate economics course

5. I’d give anything to have a look at the ____ world.

A. modern British wizard intriguing                              B. wizard British wizard intriguing

C. wizard intriguing wizard British                                 D. intriguing modern British wizard

6. When my parents traveled to Singapore, they bought me a ____ piano on my birthday.

A. precious grand ancient wooden                               B. wooden grand ancient precious

C. precious grand wooden ancient                               D. ancient grand precious wooden

7. Our house is located near a(n) ____ school. I usually go on foot to school.

A. large prestigious international Catholic B. prestigious large international Catholic

C. Catholic prestigious large international D. prestigious catholic international large

8. My daughter likes playing with a(n) ____ rope to get lean in the early morning.

A. old black leather skipping                                           B. Leather black old skipping

C. Skipping black old leather                                           D. Leather old black skipping

9. Peter’s wife gave him a (n) ____ bike as a birthday present last week.

A. blue Japanese cheap                                    B. cheap Japanese blue

C. Japanese cheap blue                                    D. cheap blue Japanese

10.   I remember she wore a ____ dress to go out with her boyfriend last week.

A. cotton white Vietnamese                                           B. Vietnamese white cotton

C. white Vietnamese cotton                                           D. white cotton Vietnamese

III. Choose the best answer in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences.

   1. My father gets used to (read / reading) newspapers in the morning.

   2. It’s high time you (can / could ) fly ?

   3. We have written to each other (since / for) last Christmas.

   4. Can you divide this cake (into / among) four equal pieces. 

   5. When I first arrived (at /in) New York, I didn’t know anyone.

   6. We really enjoyed (to have / having ) local food.

   7. I’m accustomed to (staying / stayed ) here longer.

   8. We’re having a party (at the end / in the end ) of this week.

   9. Mr. Zhang isn’t Buddhist, and his wife isn’t (too / either ).

  10. I feel very ( alone / lonely ), so I wish I knew many people.

III. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences(15 points)

11. She _______  go fishing with her father when she was young.

A. used to                   B. is used to               C. was used to           D. used to going

12. It took him three weeks _______  how to swim.

A. learn                       B. learning                   C. to learn                   D. to learning

13. The more a car costs, _______  it goes.

A. faster                      B. the faster                C. the more fast         D. the more faster

14. I couldn’t go to the party _______  of a sudden cold.

A. as                            B. because                  C. in spite                    D. that

15. After a lot of difficulties, he _______  to open the door.

A. succeeded  B. could                       C. tried                        D. managed

16. When he _______  school, John decided to study language.

A. left                          B. went to                   C. ended                     D. stopped

17. Next summer, we’re_______ a new house built in this area.

A. making                   B. deciding                  C. settling                    D. having

18. Did you succeed _______  the problem?

A. to solve                   B. on solving   C. in solving                D. to solve

19. I rarely eat ice cream now but I _______ it when I was a child.

A. eat                          B. used to eat C. get used to eating D.  didn’t use to eat

20. I’ll remember _______ him about the fair when I see him.

A. tell                           B. to tell                       C. telling                      D. having told

1.            A. primary                   B. difficult                    C. tropical                    D. computer

Ex2. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1.  There is a small bamboo forest at the ________ to the village.

A.  enter                        B. entrance                 C. entering                  D. enterable

2.  Remember to take the camera. We’ll take __________ to show the trip to our friends.

A.  copies                     B. sights                      C. photos                    D. paintings

3.  Why don’t you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just _________ it.

A.  spending                 B. wasting                   C. using                       D. passing

4.  Many students choose to live in the ________ on campus because it’s much cheaper and more convenient.

A.  dormitory                 B. apartment  C. hotel                       D. flat

5.  Do you find these questions _________ ?

A.  difficult                    B. difficulty                  C. difficultly                 D. difficulties

6._________ the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing a coat.

                A. Although                 B. Because                 C. Since                      D. In spite of

7.     John can’t make a ________ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.

A.  decide                     B. decision                  C. decisive                  D. decisively

8.     When you see your friend off at the station, you say: “_____________!”

A.  Lucky you                                      B. Good night 

                C. Have a good journey                                  D. You’re welcome

9.     He came home late, so I asked him where ___________

A.  he had been            B. has he been           C. he has been           D. had he been

10.  He’s accustomed to _________to music before bedtime.

A.  listen                       B. listened                   C. listening                  D. be listening

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

1. The old __________ it difficult to go out.

 A. find B. finds C. finding D. to find

2. She used to __________ in the countryside.

 A. living B. lives C. lived D. live

3. __________ much time do you take exercise every day?

 A. What B. How C. Why D. Where

4. The key __________ in the fair.

 A. has lost B. loses C. lost D. has been lost

5. The woman __________ you met yesterday is my father.

 A. whom B. which C. when D. her

6. I am __________ to Quang Ngai tomorrow.

 A. go B. to go C. going D. went

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Ex 1. Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

1. The villagers are trying to learn English _____ they can communicate with foreign customers.

  A. so that                             B. in order that          C. although                             D. A and B are correct
2. _____ we had eaten lunch, we went to Non Nuoc marble village to buy some souvenirs.

A. After                                  B. Before                   C. By the tim                        D. Because
3. _____ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.

A. As                                     B. Because                  C. Even though                        D. so that

4. Conical hat making in the village has been passed _____ from generation to generation

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

5. This is called a Chuong conical hat _____ it was made in Chuong village.

A. but                                     B. so                           C. since                                    D. because of

6. I know some interesting tourist _____in the city that you would love to visit.

     A.     handicrafts                  B. attractions              C. sculptures                              D. craftsmen

7. As children move toward                     , they are less likely to ask for advice.

A.     independence             B. independent         C. dependence               D. dependent

8. He works as an                        in his uncle’s workshop.

     A.     artisan                           B. customers            C. embroider                   D. attraction

9. The artisan ______ this statue in bronze.

A. moulded                            B. cast                        C. carved                                      D. knitted

10. The artisans in my village can live _____ basket weaving.

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

11. There is a big _____of handicrafts made by di­fferent craft villages.      

A. collect                                  B. collection           C. collector                                    D.collecting

12. Last week we had a memorable trip to a new zoo on the ______ of the city.

A. outskirts                               B. middle                C. centre                                       D.mid

13. I invited her to join our trip to Trang An, but she ______ down my invitation.

A. passed                                  B. sat                         C. turned                                    D.closed

14. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep _____ theirs.

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

15. Your brain will grow and you’ll have improved self-control and_______ skills

A. housekeeping                   B. reasoning               C. social                                      D. emotion control

16.They can’t decide who _______ first

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

17. She is skilled at_______ cloth.

    A. giving                         B. carving                    C. doing                                  D. weaving

18. We didn’t go camping yesterday _________ it rained heavily. 

    A. because                        B. although                 C. despite                                     D. In spite of

19. Taking good notes                       students to evaluate, organize and summarize information.

     A.     requests                        B. requires                   C. allows                                    D. offers

20. If you like , I can  _______ flowers on the cushion covers for you.

    A. embroider                     B. make                   C.grow                                     D. knit

21. Please turn _______ the light when you leave the room.

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

22.    They keep changing the decoration of the shop ______they can attract more young people.

A. so that                              B. because                    C. although                               D. when

23.    Do you know who's­­­­­­________ his pottery workshop?

A bringing out                     B taking over                C. passing down                      D. turning down

24.    I've ________   the product catalogue and decided to buy this table.

A found out                          B. closed down             C. looked through                  D. lived on

25. The last exhibition was not ______ this one.

A. as interesting                    B. more interesting than      C.so interesting as          D. interesting
26. I don’t think Fred gets _____ with Daniel. They always argue.
A. over                                   B. through                          C. on                                 D. in

27. This city is developing ______ in the region.
A. as fast as                           B. faster than                     C. the fastest                     D. faster

28. You’re not a safe driver! You should drive ______.

A. careful                               B. careless                        C. more carefully               D. carefully

29. Japan is the_______ developed country in the world. „

A. most second                    B. second in most              C. second most             D. two most

30. I was disappointed as the film was ______ than I had expected.

A. as entertaining                 B. less entertaining              C. more entertaining      D. entertaining

31. This city has one of the most_______ underground rail networks in the world.

A. efficient                          B. fashionable                       C. cosmopolitan                      D. fascinated

32. Let’s take this road. It is ______ way to the city.
A.  the shortest                      B. a shorter                C. shortest                               D. A and B are correct

33. China is _____ far the most populated country in the world.

A. as                                       B. by                           C. so                                            D. to

34. 1. Nam didn't know________ to find more information about the course.

A. what                                   B. why                        C. where                                    D. while

35. He asked________ it was too early to apply for the course.

A. if                            B. for                                   C. when                         D. that

36. Karachi in Pakistan is the _____ largest city in the world in population.

A. most                                   B. two                         C. second                                   D. three

37. She has taught English here ________ 10 years.     

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

38.    This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs_______ the other one.

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

39.    Today's cities are_______ than cities in previous times.

A. lots larger                         B. much larger             C. as large                        D. the largest

40.The girls are making fun ____ me so I’m very embarrased

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

41.Physical changes are different for every, so you don’t need to feel embarrased or______

A. frustrated                          B. tense                      C. confident                          D. delighted

42.  "Do you sleep at least eight hours a day?" the doctor asked him.

=> The doctor asked him                     

A.   whether he sleeps at least eight hours a day.

     B.     did he sleep at least eight hours a day?

     C.     if he slept at least eight hours a day.

     D.     if he sleeps at least eight hours a day.

43.  "You should visit this company’s website", he told me.

=> He advised me                      

     A.     to visit this company’s website.           B. to visit that company's website,

C. visited that company’s website.               D. visited this company’s website.

44.  "I sent you the book last week," my mother told me.

=> My mother said                      

     A.     she had sent me the book the week before.

     B.     she had sent me the book the previous week.

     C.     she has sent me the book the previous week

     D.     Both A & B are correct.

45. He's not sure when he should start the computer.

     A.     when to start        B. what to do             C. whether to tell.     D. how to deal

II. Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

1. Let’s take this road. It is ______ way to the city.
A.  the shortest B. a shorter C. shortest                       D. A and B are correct

2. The town council decided to pull _____ the building, as it was unsafe.

A. up B. over C. down                             D. in

3..   She turned_______ the new job in New York because she didn't want to move.

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

4. She lives in one of the most ______ parts of the city: there are lots of luxury shops there.

A. fashionable B. historic C. comfortable D. exciting

5. China is _____ far the most populated country in the world.

A. as B. by C. so D. to

6. Air pollution has a bad influence _____ the environment.

A. at B. in C. on D.  to

7. Karachi in Pakistan is the _____ largest city in the world in population.

A. most B. two C. second D. three

8. Before ______ to the office, she has to take her children to school.

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

9. Hai Duong is famous _____ its green bean cakes.

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

10.When I turned up, the town hall was already ______  teenagers.

A. full B. packed C. crowded                  D. jammed

11. We’ve spent a lot of time _____ around the town.

A. wander          B. wandering                     C. to wander       D. wandered

12. She has taught English here ________ 10 years.      

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

13. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.

A. carved               B. moulded             C. cast                    D. given

14.I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.

A. so                       B. though            C. so that            D. as

15.They keep changing the decoration of the shop _______they can attract more young people.

A. so that                 B. because             C. although                     D. when

16._____________ she’s young, she’s the most famous artisan in the village.

A. When                 B. Although             C. Whereas                  D. In order to

17.You have to read the instruction before making models

A. look up B. look through    C. look for                     D. look up

18.The city has recently set _____ a new library in the West Suburb

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

19.You should  _______ the shoes when coming into the Japanese houses

A. take off B. put on    C. get off     D. take on

20.    When I turned up, the town hall was already _______of teenagers.

 A. full      B.    packed         C. crowded                    D. jammed