1. John isn’t contented with his present salary.

a. excited about b. satisfied with c. disappointed about d. interested in

2. Doing homework is a student’s daily routine.

a. thing one rarely does b. thing one regularly does

c. thing one occasionally does d. thing one never does

3. She purchased a number of shares in the company.

a. invested b. sold c. exchanged d. bought

4. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.

a. formal talk b. informal talk c. serious talk d. long talk

5. She’s upstairs getting ready to go out.

a. dressing b. determining c. planning d. preparing

6. People feel the area in panic.

a. excitement b. fear c. gust d. danger

7. We seldom set each other anymore.

a. sometimes b. occasionally c. frequently d. rarely

8. It was a difficult tune, but we never gave up hope.

a. stopped b. continued c. had d. offered

9. We………..the seedlings into peaty soil.

a. take b. plough c. raise d. transplant

10. Before the plane takes off, passengers must ………..their seat belts.

a. fasten b. flee c. emit d. unbind

11. John ...........................................tennis once or twice a week.

a. usually play b. is usually playingc. have usually played d. us

II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. Which _________ does your company manufacture?
     a. produce                         b. product                           c. production                      d. productive

7. The morning's work was constantly _________ by phone calls.

     a. made                             b. interrupted                      c. created                            d. changed

8. _________ they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.

     a. Even though                 b. In spite of                       c. Nevertheless                   d. Despite

9. People are fleeing the area in panic.

     a. excitement                    b. fear                                 c. gust                                 d. danger

10. Before the plane takes off, passengers must __________ their seat belts.

     a. fasten                            b. flee                                  c. emit                                 d. unbind

11. My morning __________ is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight.

     a. timetable                       b. habit                                c. routine                               d. action
12. He took charge of the firm after his father had resigned, but he couldn’t do the business well because of his lack of __________.
     a. experiment                    b. service                            c. hobby                             d. experience
13. After every semester some best students are always __________ prizes and scholarship.
     a. awarded                         b. devoted                          c. obtained                         d. prevented
14. Vaccinating is the best __________ of some certain infectious disesases.
     a. prevent                           b. prevention                     c. preventing                      d. preventor
15. The course required regular __________. Peter was not allowed to take the examination because of his several absences.
     a. entertainment                 b. compliment                   c. attendance                      d. expectation   

III.  Choose the one option - a, b, c, or d that best completes the sentence.

16. “Do you mind if I borrow a chair?” - "__________. Do you need only one?”

     a. I'm sorry                        b. Not at all                        c. Yes, I do                                    d. Yes, I would.

17. Professor Kidd __________ three books since 1999, and she's working on her fourth.

     a. has been writing            b. has written                     c. wrote                             d. writes

18. I remember An, __________ rode the bus to school with.

     a. who I                             b. I                                     c. which I                          d. that I

19. Who __________ our bike? – Mike did.

            a did give you           b. did you give                  c. you gave                d. gave you
20. She finds ________ the guitar interesting.
     a. to playing                      b. play                               c. that playing                    d. playing
21. The farmers in my village have got a crop failure ________ pests and insects.
     a. because                          b. due to                           c. as                                    d. in spite of 
22. We _________ the lesson thoroughly because our teacher __________ it twice.
     a. will understand / was explaining                           b. had understood / explained
     c. understood / had explained                                    d. were understanding / has explained
23. He will see you in August when he __________ back.
     a. will be                            b. came                            c. will have come               d. comes
24. They would rather Mary __________ them when they are talking.
     a. not interrupt                   b. does not interrupt        c. did not interrupt             d. not interruptted
25. No sooner had they got on the plane than the engine started.
     a. They did not have enough time to get on the plane.
    b. They had trouble starting the engine of the plane.
    c. The engine started as soon as they got on the plane.
    d. They were too late to get on the plane. 

II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. Which _________ does your company manufacture?
     a. produce                         b. product                           c. production                      d. productive

7. The morning's work was constantly _________ by phone calls.

     a. made                             b. interrupted                      c. created                            d. changed

8. _________ they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.

     a. Even though                 b. In spite of                       c. Nevertheless                   d. Despite

9. People are fleeing the area in panic.

     a. excitement                    b. fear                                 c. gust                                 d. danger

10. Before the plane takes off, passengers must __________ their seat belts.

     a. fasten                            b. flee                                  c. emit                                 d. unbind

11. My morning __________ is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight.

     a. timetable                       b. habit                                c. routine                               d. action
12. He took charge of the firm after his father had resigned, but he couldn’t do the business well because of his lack of __________.
     a. experiment                    b. service                            c. hobby                             d. experience
13. After every semester some best students are always __________ prizes and scholarship.
     a. awarded                         b. devoted                          c. obtained                         d. prevented
14. Vaccinating is the best __________ of some certain infectious disesases.
     a. prevent                           b. prevention                     c. preventing                      d. preventor
15. The course required regular __________. Peter was not allowed to take the examination because of his several absences.
     a. entertainment                 b. compliment                   c. attendance                      d. expectation   

II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. Which _________ does your company manufacture?
     a. produce                         b. product                           c. production                      d. productive

7. The morning's work was constantly _________ by phone calls.

     a. made                             b. interrupted                      c. created                            d. changed

8. _________ they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.

     a. Even though                 b. In spite of                       c. Nevertheless                   d. Despite

9. People are fleeing the area in panic.

     a. excitement                    b. fear                                 c. gust                                 d. danger

10. Before the plane takes off, passengers must __________ their seat belts.

     a. fasten                            b. flee                                  c. emit                                 d. unbind

11. My morning __________ is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight.

     a. timetable                       b. habit                                c. routine                               d. action
12. He took charge of the firm after his father had resigned, but he couldn’t do the business well because of his lack of __________.
     a. experiment                    b. service                            c. hobby                             d. experience
13. After every semester some best students are always __________ prizes and scholarship.
     a. awarded                         b. devoted                          c. obtained                         d. prevented
14. Vaccinating is the best __________ of some certain infectious disesases.
     a. prevent                           b. prevention                     c. preventing                      d. preventor
15. The course required regular __________. Peter was not allowed to take the examination because of his several absences.
     a. entertainment                 b. compliment                   c. attendance                      d. expectation   

I. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:

16. No one is indifferent to praise, ______?

   A. is one      B. isn’t one      C. is he      D. are they

17. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______?

  A. have they      B. haven’t they      C. has he      D. hasn’t he

18. James owns a restaurant, ______?

  A. does he      B. is he      C. doesn’t he      D. didn’t he

19. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______?

 A. are you      B. have you      C. aren’t      D. do you

20. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______?

  A. do they      B. does it      C. is it      D. isn’t it

21. You don’t need me any more, ______?

  A. do I      B. don’t I      C. do you      D. don’t you

22. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______?

  A. do they      B. don’t they      C. does it      D. doesn’t it

23. Harry was working in Bristol then, ______?

   A. was Harry      B. wasn’t he      C. was he      D. didn’t he

24. You’ll be home before midnight, ______?

   A. will you      B .won’t you      C. are you      D. won’t you be

25. David is bringing some wine, ______?

  A. is he      B. isn’t he      C. is David      D. isn’t David

26. Don’t leave anything behind, ______?

  A. do you      B. don’t you      C. will you      D. shall we

27. That isn’t Bill driving, ______?

   A. is it      B. is that      C. isn’t that      D. isn’t it

28. Nobody likes the play, __________?

  A. do they      B. don’t they      C. didn’t they      D. did they

29. The children can read English, __________?

  A. can’t they      B. can they     C. they can     D. they can’t

30. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______?

  A. was he     B. is he     C. wasn’t he      D. isn’t he

31. Your brother’s here, ______?

  A. is he      B. are he      C. isn’t he      D. aren’t he

                      CÁC BẠN GIÚP MÌNH VỚI Ạ ! ^^

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (20 pts)

1. One of the organisation’s aims is to ________ information about the disease so that more people know of is symptoms. 

​A. disentangle ​B. deride ​C. dwindle ​D. disseminate 

2. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ________ of a mosquito in my ear. 

​A. moan​B. groan​C. whine​D. screech

3. Please don’t_______ it a miss if I make a few suggestions for improvements. 

​A. think​B. assume​C. take​​D. judge

4.  His English was roughly ________ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!

​A. level​B. on a par​C. equal​D. in tune 

5. This insect is completely _______, I’ve never seen anything like that before. 

​A. out of the way​B. out of sight​C. off the way​D. off the track

6. He had a ________ escape since the bullet came within inches of his head. 

​A. slender ​B. close ​C. near ​D. narrow​

7. After she tried to ________ for divorce and the husband did not show up, the court granted her that wish. 

​A. desire ​B. yearn ​C. deputize ​D. sue

8. Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ________ . It must have been quite a party last night. 

​A. a wet blanket​B. a dead duck ​C. death warmed up   ​      D. a bear with a sore head 

9. She did smile at me several times, but I felt too _______ to ask for a date. 

​A. prevented​B. hindered​C. inhibited​D. deterred

10. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century. 

​A. makes​B. stands​C. leads​D. matches

11. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ______ 

​A. beggar ​B. miser ​C. mouse ​D. pauper

12. It was very dangerous and I escaped the accident _____________. 

​A. head over heels                                     ​B. at a push 

​C. by the skin of my teeth                              ​D. first hand

13. Those campers are really ______. They have no idea how to set up a tent.  

​A. white ​ B. blue ​C. green ​D. black

14. Because of an unfortunate___________ your order was not dispatched by the date requested. 

​A. hindrance                 B. oversight​C. negligence​D. transgression

15. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning. 

​A. slow-witted​B. far-reaching​C. off-hand​D. top-heavy

16. We have been running ________ of fresh water, so be careful not to use it up completely before we get to another village. 

​A. short ​B. low ​C. scarce ​D. limit 

17. If you are going to town, keep your eyes ________ for that book I was telling you about.

  ​A. clean​B. wide​C. fresh​D. peeled

18. That is the girl whose parents are________ about the expulsion. 

​A. up in arms​B. keeping your hair​C. kicking herself​D. giving her a taste

19. The little children watched the performance in __________ amazement. 

​A. wide-eyed​           B. open-eyed ​            C. eagle-eyed​D. hawk-eyed

20. He was absolutely _______  with anger when he found that I had scratched his car. 

​A. burned​B. carmine​C. fickle​D. livid

Your answers

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.

1. The street is very noisy, __________ makes sleeping difficult.

     a. that                                   b. what                             c. which                                 d. it

2. A number of political prisoners ___________ since Independence Day.

     a. released                            b. have released                c. was released                    d. have been released

3. Fax machine ___________ send or receive letter quickly.

     a. is used for                        b. used to                          c. is used to                           d. used for

4. Internet cafes allow you ____________ your web-based e-mail account.

     a. to access                          b. accessing                        c. access                               d. be accessed

5. The program must be new. I ___________ it before.

     a. have never been seen      b. have ever seen               c. have never seen                 d. have seen

6. The children saw the actual spacecraft __________ landed on the moon.

     a. who                                 b. that                                 c. it                                       d. Ø           

7. Marie, __________ I met at the party, called me last night.

     a. that                                  b. who                                c. which                                d. whose

8. When I arrived the theater, the play ___________ . I missed the first part.

     a. had started                      b. started                            c. was starting                      d. has started

9. I ___________ able to play tennis since I ___________ my arm.

     a. wasn't/ broke                                                              b. haven't been/ had broken

     c. wasn't/ had broken                                                     d. haven't been/ broke

10. I have to get my picture ___________ for my Website.

     a. take                                 b. taken                               c. taking                               d. took

11. ____________ your house painted last year?

     a. Had                                 b. Did                                 c. Was                                  d. Have

12. The police ____________ for two men who _____________ getting into a black car »ear the bank at about 1 o'clock last night.

     a. are looking/ saw                                                         b. are looking/ were seen

     c. have looked/ saw                                                        d. had looked/ were seen

13. Professor Kidd _____________ three books since 1999, and she's working on fourth.

     a. has been writing              b. wrote                              c. has written                        d. writes

14. How often _____________ your car serviced since you bought it?

     a. do you get                        b. did you get                    c. had you gotten                 d. have you gotten

15. She's the woman _____________ sister baby-sits for us.

     a. who                                  b. which                             c. that's                                 d. whose

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

1. My brother is one of the most famous stamp ______ in Hanoi.

A. collection                B. collectors                C. collector                D. collectors

2. Children should eat _____ food like orange or vegetables instead of fast food.

A. unhealthy                B. healthy                C. health                D. healthily

3. When my father retired, he took _____ golf as a hobby to stay healthy.

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

4  Hoa loves reading comics, but she says she _____ this hobby in the future.

A. will continue        B. won’t continue        C. continues                        D. doesn’t continue

5. Remember to apply sunscreen before you go out in the summer or you will get _____

A. sunburn                B. sunburnt                C. sunburning                D. sunburnment

6 I _____ Ho Chi Minh City once when I was a child.

A. visit                                        B. have visited

C. visiting                                D. visited

7. Annie tries to stay away from burgers and chips because she doesn’t want to put _____ weight.

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

8 Last year our school organized a concert to _____ money for the poor.

A. earn                        B. get                        C. rise                        D. raise

9. Drink _____ water and _____ Pepsi.

A. more – more                                B. more - less

C. less – more                                        D. less –less

10. Dan Bau is an unique _____ instrument of Vietnamese people.

A. musicals                B. musician                C. music                D. musical

11 Most of the students at Lan’s school like listening _____ rock and roll.

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

12. Hanoi is not _____ crowded as Ho Chi Minh City.

A. more                B. as                        C. than                        D. very

13. Vietnamese traditional music is _____ from that of Western countries.

A. same                B. more                C. similar                D. different

14. Our school uniform is _____ as yours. Both are black and white.

A. different                B. the same                C. as black                D. more beautiful

15. Black coffee is too _____ for me to drink. I need some milk in it.

A. sweet                B. salt                        C. butter                D. spicy

16. For breakfast, Nam usually has two _____ of bread and a glass of milk.

A. loaf                        B. loaves                C. piece                D. bars

17. Would you like _____ sugar with your coffee?

A. some                B. any                        C. a                        D. little

18. Tung’s brother is a vegetarian so he doesn’t eat _____.

A. meats                B. some meat                C. meat                D. no meat

19. _____ bottles of water did you bring for the picnic?

A. How much                B. How many                C. Are there                D. Were there

20. Lots of _____ from other countries want to visit the Temple of Literature in Hanoi.

A. tourism                B. tours                C. tourist                D. touristy

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.

1. The scheme allows students from many countries ________________  with each other.

       a. communicate                 b. to communicate           c. communicating           d. communicates

2. ______________ the storm warnings, wee did not go out last night.

       a. Since                             b. In spite of                    c. Because of                   d. The result

3. This is the fifth time you ________________ me the same question.

       a. ask                                 b. asked                            c. are asking                     d. have asked

4. When I arrived at the party, Lucy _______________ home.

       a. has already gone            b. had already gone         c. already went                  d. already was going

5. English people spent 18 hours per week _______________ TV.

       a. watching                        b. to watch                       c. watch                           d. for watching

6. I've lived in a small house near the coast _______________ .

       a. from 1990                     b. since 1990                    c. in three years               d. for last year

7. She left home in 1993 and _______________ since.

       a. hasn't seen                     b. didn't see                     c. hasn't been seen          d. wasn't seen

8. It's time we ________________ this old car and bought a new one.

       a. will sell                          b. have sold                     c. had sold                       d. sold

9. Since Mr Hassan ________________ president, both taxes and unemployment _________________.

       a. has become/ increased                                           b. became/ increased

       c. became/ have increased                                         d. has become/ have increased

10. ______________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.

       a. Although                      b. In spite of                     c. Because                      d. Instead of

11. Some television programs _________________.

       a. may make children to be violent.                         b. make children be violent.

       c. may make children violent.                                  d. make children being violent.

12. I _______________ away most of my old books when I moved house.

       a. threw                           b. have thrown                  c. had thrown                 d. was throwing

13. You _______________ whisper. Nobody can hear us.

       a. needn't to                    b. don't have to                 c. mustn't                        d. need to

14. The children ________________ to the Botanical Garden.

       a. were enjoyed taken                                              b. were enjoyed taking

       c. enjoyed taking                                                      d. enjoyed bein^g taken

15. So far this week there _________________ three burglaries in our street.

       a. are                              b. were                               c. have been                   d. had been