PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from the four options (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. This chair is very __________. It is at least one meter.

     A. high                               B. tall                          C. length                     D. height

2. What’s the time now?         ~ It’s __________twelve o’clock.

     A. at                                   B. nearly                     C. near                         D. most               

3. Do you have any toothpaste? I want a large __________.

     A. tin                                  B. box                         C. bar                          D. tube

4. __________a strange man outside the house.

     A. He’s                               B. It’s                          C. There’s                    D. This is

5. __________likes John. He’s very popular.

     A. Every one                      B. All people               C. Nobody                  D. Anyone

6. Can you __________me the time, please?

     A. say                                 B. tell                          C. speak                      D. lend

7.  __________care when you bring that dish. It’s hot.

     A. Be                                  B. Have                       C. Make                      D. Take

8. Kyoko wants to make __________with the other students in the class.

    A. friend                              B. friends                    C. friendly                   D. Friendship

9. Listen! The news on the radio __________very interesting.

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

10. There are __________eggs in the supermarket.

      A. hundreds of                  B. hundreds                C. hundred of              D. of hundreds

11. He lives __________the corner of Green Street and Links Road.

      A. with                              B. by                           C. at                            D. on  

12. Why don’t we go to the zoo?  ~  __________.

      A. Because I’m going       B. Let’s drive there     C. It takes an hour       D. That’s a good idea

13. Mary is the __________of the two girls.

      A. small                             B. smallest                   C. smaller                    D. smaller than

14. There is __________bread on the table.

      A. a                                   B. an                            C. some                       D. many

15. How far is it from your house to school? ~  __________.

      A. About ten miles            B. About two hours     C. At 10 o’clock          D. In some minutes

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

1. Marathon is considered a/an_____ sport.

        A. team                B. individual                C. indoor                D. sporting

2. Our school football team_______ the match with Tran Phu School last Sunday.

        A.wins                  B.won                          C. scores                 D. scored

3. Tam                          three goals for our team and made it a hat trick.

        A. scores              B. scored                     C. plays                  D. played

4.  I _______ born on the first of May.

     A. were                    B. was                         C. are                 D. is

5.  He .___________off his hat and________ into the room.

     A. take/went         B. take/go             C. taken/go           D. took/ went

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

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

1. Nowadays people                hours sitting in front of computers.

          A. spend               B. last                   C. set                    D. take

2. I think you should take up swimming _____it is suitable for your health condition.

          A. so                    B. because            C. although          D. but

3. My family enjoys       because we can sell vegetables and flowers          money.

          A. garden - to       B. gardening - for C. gardening - with        D. garden - of

4. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your   to your friends as

     presents.

          A. hobby              B. money              C. greetings          D. products

5. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the     ___

     magazines.

          A. fashion            B. cooking            C. sports              D. science

6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is           .

          A. danger             B. in danger          C. dangerous        D. endangered

7. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three __ a week.

          A. time                 B. a time               C. times                D. timings

8. We often read the instructions carefully in order to make             of the things we like best.

          A. meanings         B. models             C. copies              D. uses

9. You need to be           to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell.

          A. careful             B. interesting        C. fit                     D. patient

10.     If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will              your own clothes.

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

Question1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences .

1.      let’s wait until the rain ……

A  stops                           B  will stop                     C  has stopped                  D  is stopping

     2. The roads are slippery . It …… heavily last night .

            A  must rain                    B  must be raining           C  must be rained              D  must have rained

     3.  This problem is difficult for me . I haven’t make …… my mind yet .

            A  to                               B  in                                C  up                                 D  on

     4. This book gives a brief …… of the history of the castle the details of the art collection in the hall .

            A  reference                    B  article                         C  outline                          D  research

     5. If you try your best , you’ll ……. your classmates .

            A  keep up with              B  lose track of               C  take care of                   D  put an end to

     6. When in Rome do ……the Romans do .

            A  like                             B as                                 C  same                             D  the same

     7. We……in a specialist when he grew worse .

            A  put                             B  talked                         C  saw                               D  called

     8. My plans for starting a restaurant fell…… for lack of capital .

            A  on                               B through                        C  down                            D  up

     9. It was difficult to guess what her …… to the new would be .

            A  feelings                      B  reaction                      C  capital                           D opinion

     10. Our main …… to export are rice , coffee and rubber .

            A  products                     B  produce                      C  production                    D  reducibility

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

       Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (1)_______ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (2)________ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups, thus schooling (3)_______ for 8 years. During the first two years, which is also called kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (4)______, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the ′Citotoets’, a test (5)_______ by the Central Institute for Test development.

Question 1.

A. afford

B. enter

C. come

D. run

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

Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (1)_______ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (2)________ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups, thus schooling (3)_______ for 8 years. During the first two years, which is also called kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (4)______, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the ′Citotoets’, a test (5)_______ by the Central Institute for Test development.

Question 1

A. afford

B. enter

C. come

D. run

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

Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (1)_______ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (2)________ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups, thus schooling (3)_______ for 8 years. During the first two years, which is also called kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (4)______, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the ′Citotoets’, a test (5)_______ by the Central Institute for Test development.

Question 4

A. educate

B. educative

C. educator

D. education

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

Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (1)_______ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (2)________ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups, thus schooling (3)_______ for 8 years. During the first two years, which is also called kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (4)______, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the ′Citotoets’, a test (5)_______ by the Central Institute for Test development.

Question 5

A. develop

B. to develop

C. developed

D. developing