h1. ........... it doesn't disappear, go straight to your doctor

a. Because. b. Or. c. If. d. So

2. The doctor wanted to weigh Nam so he asked Nam to get ........ the scales

a. on b. into c. in d. up

3. Where ....... yesterday, Lan?

a. were you b. are you c. were at you d. have you been

4. I was ....... home all day yesterday

a. at the b. in c. in the d. at

5. I ....... a bad cold and a headache

a. had. b. was. c. took. d. caught

6. ....... didn't you go to school yesterday?

a. For what. b. What reason. c. Why. d. Because of what

13. After the holiday, they returned to Hanoi ………………bus. *

by

with

on

in

14. Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, Lan?- ……………..I had a bad cold. *

Because

But

However

So

15. The dirt from vegetables can make you ……........ *

bored

tired

sick

well

16. You must do your homework more …...…. in the future. *

careful

care

careless

carefully

17. Mai enjoys …......... sea food with her parents. *

to eat

eating

eat

to eating

18. I am a teacher and she is, .............................. *

either

neither

too

so

19. In spite of ................. poor, he still helps the street children. *

to be

is

being

are

20. I ................ to go to school 3 years ago. Now I go to school on foot. *

used to cycle

cycled

was cycling

went

21. What should we do to ................. electricity? *

cut

take

save

waste

22. ................... often is Burning Festival held? - It’s held every year. *

Which

When

What

How

23. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill. *

Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.

In spite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.

Sue wouldn’t feel tired despite staying up late talking to Jill.

Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. As a result, she was tired.

24. In spite ................., the baseball game was not cancelled. *

the rain

of the rain

it was raining

there was a rain

25. Last night we didn’t watch the film on TV because it was …….. *

bore

boring

bored

boredom

* 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 the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1. I _________________ eat meat, but now I’m a vegetarian. A. used to B. use to C. didn’t use to D. never used to 2. It was cold and wet outside so we _________________ home. A. changed into B. looked at C. stayed for D. stayed at 3. He _________________ his son during the day. A. looks after B. looks like C. loop up D. look for 4. We had an arrangement that he would _____________ the house and I would _______dinner. A. tell / light B. light / tell C. cook / clean D. clean / cook 5. You're going skiing with three friends. That _________________ like fun. A. listens B. sounds C. smells D. tastes 6. The hospital has some of the _________________ equipment in the country. A. injured B. dangerous C. cruel D. modern 7. My mom _________________ me with new schoolbag and bicycle before I went to school. A. decided B. changed C. equipped D. brought 8. The Vietnamese women are wearing _________________ dress called Ao dai at Tet. A. commercial B. unfortunate C. cruel D. traditional 9. People _________________ the house with candles for the dinner party. A. broke B. lit C. grazed D. tied 10. He's been single for so long now, I don't think he'll _________________. A. marry B. married C. drop D. dropped 11. She has a _________________ so she can't do heavy work. A. beautiful clothes B. strong buffalo C. broken heart D. black stripe 12. When he started he was just a ____________boy from the slums, now he's a millionaire. [slums: khu ổ chuột] A. traditional B. golden C. rich D. poor 13. We planted the seeds two weeks ago and little green shoots started to _______shoots.: chồi non A. drop B. marry C. cook D. appear 14. We really ought to leave _______ because it must have a heavy rain. A. immediate B. immediately C. lucky D. luckily 15. She's terribly _______________ because her father passed away last week. A. happy B. magical C. upset D. excited 16. He _______________ with a young German girl studying in the same class. A. fell in love B. fall in love C. fell on the ice D. fall off my bike 17. What time does the mail usually ___________ ? A. escape B. escaped C. arrived D. arrive 18. She has _______________ to do all her work for her. A. masters B. servants C. bosses D. tigers 19. She left China at the age of 15 and has never _______________ . A. decided B. returned C. escaped D. burned 20. With careful training, a dog will obey its _______________ completely. [obey: vâng lời] A. fairy B. farmer C. master D. buffalo

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.5pts) 5. A balanced diet is good your health. A. to B. in C.for D. of 6. He was busy yesterday and were his brothers. A. neither B.so C. too D. either 7. is a person who swims underwater using special equipment. A. Diver B. Scientist C.Cyclist D. Driver 8. I don't have my table tennis with me. Do you have a___one? A. comfortable B spare C.possible D. available 9. Walking is a fun, easy and inexpensive A. chatting B. participants C. contest D activity 10. We can learn more about the undersea world _____Jacques Cousteau's invention. A.thanks B. thanks to C. thanks D. thank you 11. Would you like to play table tennis, Nam? A. I'd like to, but I can't B. Good idea eams B.Good idea C. Yes, please D. A and B 12. Swimming can be fun but accidents can A. comes B. take C. increase D. happen 13. People say that prevention is____cure. A. good as B. better than C. worst than D. as well as 14. did your family go to church when you lived in France? - Once a week. A.How often B. how long C. how far D. how much

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

     Dear Mr. Thompson,

     I would like to apologize to you (23) …………….. in your class during the exam yesterday. I am so sorry that I looked in my textbook while I was taking the test. I feel terrible about (24) ……………. on the test. I know that this is not an acceptable excuse, but I did not have enough time to study for the test because I had a basketball game the night before it. I was so tired that, (25) …………, I took a shower and went to bed (26) ……………. When I woke up, I remembered the test and tried to study. However, I managed to do that for only fifteen minutes.                                                                 

     Still, there is no justification for cheating, and I will accept (27) …………… you give me without any complaint. I will also do my best to work hard in your class and to be as good a student as possible for the remainder of the semester.

     Sincerely,

     Peter Wilson

23. A. with the action     B. for my actions      C. by my action             D. at the action

24. A. completing          B. researching           C. practicing       D. cheating

25. A. the moment I arrived home            B. momentarily arriving at my home

      C. to arrive in a moment at my home         D. I arrived home in a moment

26. A. apparently           B. decisively          C. immediately           D. dramatically

27. A. whoever punishes                                 B. whatever punishment

      C. whichever punishes                               D. however punished

Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the capital letters part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (4 Điểm)

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

(16) _____ country is more beautiful than a town and (17) _____ to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year (18) _____. Some have a cottage (19) _____ in a village (20) _____ they can go there whenever they can find the time.

English villagers are not all alike, but in some (21) _____ they are not very different (22) _____ each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.

The village green is a (23) _____ stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water (24) _____ through pipes into each house.

Most villages are (25) _____ close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

16. a. A                               b. An                                c. The                             d. Æ

17. a. pleasant                     b. please                           c. pleased                       d. pleasure

18. a. round                        b. through                        c. length                         d. whole

19. a. build                          b. built                             c. building                      d. builds

20. a. because                     b. if                                  c. such that                     d. so that

21. a. roads                         b. streets                          c. ways                           d. routes

22. a. with                           b. from                             c. between                      d. on

23. a. width                        b. wide                             c. wider                          d. widely

24. a. brought                     b. brings                           c. bringing                      d. bring

25. a. such                           b. too                               c. enough                        d. so

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

All men should study, we have to study to ......(1)....... our knowledge and develop our intelligence. An uneducated man can only utilize his ......(2)....... strength to work and live. An educated man, ......(3)....... this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection. This intelligence  and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly ......(4)....... cleverly.

In a same profession or work, the educated man differs ......(5)....... the uneducated considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but ......(6)....... workers must also ......(7)....... an education.

In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. ......(8)....... must spend seven or eight years to study. From ploughmen  to labourers in these ......(9)....... , no one is ......(10)....... to read a book or a paper fluently.

1.      A- wide                      B- widely                   C-widen                     D- broad

2.      A- body                      B- bodily                   C- power                    D- brain

3.      A- with                       B- without                 C- no                          D- none

4.      A- and                                    B- but                         C- yet                         D- or

5.      A- than                       B- with                       C- from                      D- apart

6.      A- simple                   B- easy                       C- hard                       D- manual

7.      A- learn                      B- study                     C- acquire                  D- know

8.      A- Man                       B- One                        C- Human                  D- Mankind

9.      A- parts                      B- regions                  C- fields                     D- nations

10. A- able                       B- unable                   C- not                         D- never