III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5pts)

5. Little Pea’s father was very upset because his wife was cruel …………………..Little Pea.

A. away           B.  about         C. to                            D. of

6. I find he is not communicative. He’s rather ________________ in public.
     A. kind                   B. sociable              C. reserved                    D. nice

7. Bi: “Let’s put the rug between the couch and the armchair” – Bo: “______________”

   A. I hate the rug        B. Good idea.    C. No, thanks.             D. Yes, please.

8. My sister must do all homework _______________ every day.
     A. himself                 B. ourselves       C. yourself                    D. herself

9. My friend has to stay at home and look _________ her younger brother.

            A. from           B. at        C. after                        D.up

10. Don’t come in. Please wait _________ for a few minutes.

       A. inside     B. outside                   C. upstairs            D. downstairs

11. Look at the black clouds on the sky! It __________. 

      A. is going to rain    B. will rain      C. doesn’t rain               D. has to rain

12. My mother used to have ____________ hair when she was a student.

   A. short curly black       B. curly short black   C. curly black short     D. short black curly 

13. It’s very _________ for us to touch electrical sockets because electricity can kill.

     A. danger       B. endanger     C.  dangerously                    D. dangerous

14. Tom: “Would you like to come to my party?” -  Liz: “__________.”
     A. Yes, I do       B. Great. Me too         C. Yes, I’d love to      D. No, I don’t.

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      The trip to the countryside was very _____. We all enjoyed ourselves a lot.

a. interest                      b. interested                     c. interesting                   d. interestingly

2.      They had a good time together before _____ home late in the evening.

a. go                              b. went                             c. to go                           d. going

3.      Liz _____ a lot of photos of her friends and the countryside.

a. made                         b. took                             c. turned                         d. did

4.      Everyone felt very tired and hungry, _____ they stopped to have a snack.

a. so                              b. but                               c. even though                d. if

5.      She said she would show the photos _____ her parents later.

a. to                               b. for                                c. with                            d. in

6.      Van is now living with the Parkers _____ a farm outside Columbus, Ohio.

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

7.      The Parker family treats Van very well, so he feels _____ a member of the family.

a. about                         b. as                                 c. like                              d. for

8.      “Did you wait for him very long?” “Yes. I _____ to bed until 12:00 p.m.”

a. went                          b. did go                          c. had gone                     d. didn’t go

9.      “How long has Jimmy been here?” “He _____ two days ago.”

a. has been                    b. came                            c. would be                     d. had been

10.  The member of the family ate hamburgers while Peter _____ baseball.

a. is playing                  b. plays                            c. was playing                d. has been playing

I.          Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.   I was very impressed _____ the efficiency of the staff.

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

2.   The project’s success depends _____ the support of everyone concerned.

      a. to                               b. for                                c. in                                  d. on

3.   This report is divided broadly _____ two parts.

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

4.   They moved away five years ago, but we still _____.

      a. keep pace with          b. keep in touch               c. get out of                     d. take up on

5.   He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s _____.

      a. statements                 b. sentences                     c. lessons                          d. instructions

6.   US dollars are considered common _____ in international transactions.

      a. currency                    b. money                          c. value                            d. support

7.   Should all motorcyclists be _____ to wear helmets?

      a. interested                  b. dangerous                    c. impressed                     d. compulsory

8.   Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ with each other twice a month.

      a. comprise                    b. touch                            c. correspond                   d. separate

9.   Since their argument there had been a strained _____ between them.

      a. friendliness               b. atmosphere                  c. instruction                    d. activity

10. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

      a. impressive tomb       b. large house                  c. lasting memorial          d. nature trail

Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

21. “I'm going to visit Laura next week.” - “_____.” 

A. OK. Come and meet me

B. No problem

C. It's a pleasure to meet her

D. OK. Give my love to her

22. My dad was going to buy a bookshelf, but in the end he made one _____. 

A. yourself

B. himself

C. herself

D. yourselves

23. She asks her children to stay _____ because it's very cold outside. 

A. inside

B. outside

C. under

D. insides

24. It really _____ me when some of my students don't do their homework carefully. 

A. spends

B. volunteers

C. annoys

D. smiles

25. He's _____ the book on the bookshelf without getting on a chair. 

A. reserved enough to take

B. tall enough taking

C. tall enough to take

D. short enough take

26. I tried to reach you _____ 0907734899 all day but I felt such a failure. 

A. at

B. about

C. on

D. in

27. I'm afraid Tim can't join our group until he's eight, _____, we'll put his name on the waiting list. 

A. although

B. however

C. and

D. such

28. Sorry, she's out. Would you like to _____ her a message? 

A. do

B. leave

C. live

D. take

29. The new wife was very cruel _____ the farmer's daughter. 

A. to

B. with

C. for

D. of

30. “Let me help you.” - “_____.” 

A. Yes. Thank you

B. Yes. That's very kind of you

C. No, thanks. I'm fine

D. All are correct

31. There is a big flower _____ in Da Lat every year. 

A. commercial

B. experiment

C. festival

D. equipment

32. He does morning exercises regularly _____ improve his health. 

A. so as to

B. in order not to

C. in order that

D. B and C

33. Don't let your little brother play with ballpoint pens. They can _____ him.

A. injure

B. dust

C. destroy

D. move

34. I really prefer not _____ this problem in the meeting. 

A. discuss

B. to discuss

C. to discussing

D. discussed

35. We tried to get tickets, but _____ they were already sold out. 

A. fortunate

B. fortunately

C. unfortunately

D. unfortunate

36. “I'm going to visit Laura next week.” - “_____.“ 

A. OK. Come and meet me

B. No problem

C. It's a pleasure to meet her

D. OK. Give my love to her

37. Hoang hardly talks much in public. He is very _____. 

A. hard working

B. reserved

C. humorous

D. generous

38. Bell finally _____ with a devise which they introduced in 1876. 

A. took up

B. led to

C. came up

D. keep in

39. They are going to have a party _____ Christmas Day. 

A. at

B. on

C. in

D. for

40. Nam _____ the garbage every morning. 

A. makes

B. feeds

C. empties

D. does

Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

21. “I'm going to visit Laura next week.” - “_____.” 

A. OK. Come and meet me

B. No problem

C. It's a pleasure to meet her

D. OK. Give my love to her

22. My dad was going to buy a bookshelf, but in the end he made one _____. 

A. yourself

B. himself

C. herself

D. yourselves

23. She asks her children to stay _____ because it's very cold outside. 

A. inside

B. outside

C. under

D. insides

24. It really _____ me when some of my students don't do their homework carefully. 

A. spends

B. volunteers

C. annoys

D. smiles

25. He's _____ the book on the bookshelf without getting on a chair. 

A. reserved enough to take

B. tall enough taking

C. tall enough to take

D. short enough take

26. I tried to reach you _____ 0907734899 all day but I felt such a failure. 

A. at

B. about

C. on

D. in

27. I'm afraid Tim can't join our group until he's eight, _____, we'll put his name on the waiting list. 

A. although

B. however

C. and

D. such

28. Sorry, she's out. Would you like to _____ her a message? 

A. do

B. leave

C. live

D. take

29. The new wife was very cruel _____ the farmer's daughter. 

A. to

B. with

C. for

D. of

30. “Let me help you.” - “_____.” 

A. Yes. Thank you

B. Yes. That's very kind of you

C. No, thanks. I'm fine

D. All are correct

31. There is a big flower _____ in Da Lat every year. 

A. commercial

B. experiment

C. festival

D. equipment

32. He does morning exercises regularly _____ improve his health. 

A. so as to

B. in order not to

C. in order that

D. B and C

33. Don't let your little brother play with ballpoint pens. They can _____ him.

A. injure

B. dust

C. destroy

D. move

34. I really prefer not _____ this problem in the meeting. 

A. discuss

B. to discuss

C. to discussing

D. discussed

35. We tried to get tickets, but _____ they were already sold out. 

A. fortunate

B. fortunately

C. unfortunately

D. unfortunate

36. “I'm going to visit Laura next week.” - “_____.“ 

A. OK. Come and meet me

B. No problem

C. It's a pleasure to meet her

D. OK. Give my love to her

37. Hoang hardly talks much in public. He is very _____. 

A. hard working

B. reserved

C. humorous

D. generous

38. Bell finally _____ with a devise which they introduced in 1876. 

A. took up

B. led to

C. came up

D. keep in

39. They are going to have a party _____ Christmas Day. 

A. at

B. on

C. in

D. for

40. Nam _____ the garbage every morning. 

A. makes

B. feeds

C. empties

D. does

Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

1. Hoang hardly talks much in public. He is very _____.
A. hard working

B. reserved

C. humorous

D. generous

2. My mother is at work. You can reach her _____ 0906622734. 

A. on

B. at

C. to

D. from

3. Why did you go home late yesterday? _____ I went to visit my old teacher.

A. And

B. However

C. Because

D. So

4. I love _____ stories because they are great. 

A. tradition

B. by tradition

C. traditional

D. traditionally

5. Her father married again and her step mother was so _____ that she had to do chores all day. 

A. wise

B. cruel

C. greedy

D. generous

6. Bell finally _____ with a devise which they introduced in 1876. 

A. took up

B. led to

C. came up

D. keep in

7. Please go _____ on the second floor. The doctor is waiting for you in the room 324. 

A. outside

B. downstairs

C. here

D. upstairs

8. Her new clothes change her _____. 

A. character

B. problem

C. appearance

D. orphanage

9. Unlike my sister, my brother has a lot of friends, he is _____.

A. reserved

B. sociable

C. dangerous

D. lovely

10. When you are out, you can use a _____ to make a call. 

A. washing machine

B. address

C. key

D. mobile phone

11. He is not _____ get married. 

A. enough old to

B. enough old for

C. old enough to

D. old enough for

12. My family will be at home _____ Christmas. 

A. in

B. on

C. with

D. at

5-15). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

5. People wants friends they can rely_________ .

6. Next summer we’re going______ a trip to Canada.

7. I’m bored__________ sleeping and watching TV all day.

8. I think the food has gone _______. It smells awful.

9. I couldn’t use the pay phone, _______I didn’t have any coins with me.

10. If you _______ a chance to study in a foreign country, just take it.

11. _____ I borrow your cellphone? ~ Sure. Here you are.

12. I like living in the countryside. It’s_______ living in a town.

a. peaceful than                    b. more peaceful than

c. more peaceful as              d. the most peaceful

13. I asked him whether_______ any plans for his coming holiday.

14. John didn’t go to the party because he__________ .

15. ‘Would you mind waiting for a few minutes?’ ‘_________ ’

. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.  

1. …………………does this CD player belong to?

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

2. Hello. You must be Maryam. – ………………….
A. Yes, please                   B. That’s right, I am.        C. Yes, Here’s Lan             D. No, I am Maryam

3. She’s not only beautiful …………………intelligent.

A. but also                        B. but                                C. however                          D. yet

4. When we arrived, she was …………………the chickens.
A. collecting                     B. playing                         C. feeding                           D. helping

5. He …………………football on the streets when he was a boy.
A. plays                             B. used to play                  C. has played                      D. was playing

6. It rained heavily …………………they had to cancel the picnic.
A. so                                  B. but                                C. if                                     D. because

7. Churches, pagodas and temples are places of ………………….
A. inspiration                    B. impression                    C. friendship                       D. worship

8. …………………is the kind of fast food made of bread and ham.

A. Maize                           B. grocery                         C. hamburger                      D. cake

9. Farmers usually put some …………………on their fields to prevent cattle.

A. soils                              B. ghosts                           C. symbols                          D. puppets

10. This is a …………………shirt. You cannot find the second one in our city.

A. unique                          B. beautiful                       C. special                            D. economical

11. Must I take my umbrella? – No, you …………………. It’s not going to rain.

A. mustn’t                         B. needn’t                         C. have to                            D. don’t

12. …………………he didn’t know how to solve the problem, he asked her for help.

A. So                                 B. Because                        C. Although                        D. However

13. Examiner: “What is the …………………of Australia?” – Examinee: “A kangaroo”.

A. symbol                         B. picture                          C. sign                                 D. notice

14. Vietnamese children must go to school at the age of 6. This is …………………education.
A. compulsory                  B. optional                        C. official                           D. primary

I. Choose A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
1. What aspect _______ learning English do you find the most difficult?
A. in B. on C. at D. of
2. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. cause B. laugh C. naughty D. pause
3. Mary has read this article on the website, _______ ?
A. hasn’t she B. has she C. haven’t she D. hasn’t Mary
4. He told me he _______ leave the city the following day.
A. will have to B. would have to C. has to D. had to
5. You like watching sports, don’t you? .~ _______.
A. Not really B. No, I am not C. Yes, I am D. No, I do
6. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. impressive B. unique C. advantage D. aspect
7. She said that she _______ learning English with you.
A. like B. liked C. liking D. to like
8. She asked me how I _______ English in the future.
A. use B. will use C. would use D. used
9. When I _______ to see him last night, he _______ a newspaper.
A. come / is reading B. come / reads C. came / read D. came / was reading
10. You watch the News, don’t you? – _______.
A. Me too B. Yes, every day C. No, I am not D. Yes, I am
11. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. tuition B. violence C. challenge D. excellence
12. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. character B. chair C. check D. chalk
13. My children enjoy _______ up late when there is something special on TV.
A. being allowed to stay B. allowing to stay
C. be allowing to stay D. being allowing stay
14. You weren’t listening, _______?
A. wasn’t B. was I C. weren’t you D. were you