I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. All the sentences below use “the”, which one is correct?

A. Can you pass the sugar please?                  B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.

C. The apples are good for you.                        D. I love the skiing.

2. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city __________ 2002

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

3. He prefers soccer ___________ tennis 

A. from               B. than                C. to               D. or

4. If they worked more carefully, they ___________ so many mistakes.

A. won’t make              B. don’t make              C. wouldn’t make                D. didn’t make

5. He __________ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.

A. goes              B. was going             C. went             D. has gone

6. There’s a strange man behind us. I think_______.

A. we are followed                               B. we are being followed         

C. we are being following                    D. we are following

7. Which of the following is the strongest advice?

A. You should get a hair-cut.                     B. If I were you I’d get a hair-cut.

C. You ought to get a hair-cut.                   D. You really must get a hair-cut.

8. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?

A. Will                    B. Do              C. Can                D. Did

9. Mr.Vo Van Kiet, ______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.

A. that              B. whose                C. who            D. whom

10. All that rubbish will have to be _____ at once. 

A. get rid of            B. got rid of           C. got rid             D. getting rid of

I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.         

1. Anyone caught throwing ____________ here should be fined.

            A. rubbish                   B. bag                          C. money                     D. flowers

2. Let’s go for a picnic this week, ____________?

            A. do we                     B. don’t we                 C. shall we                  D. have we

3. I can’t stand the car ____________ Therefore, I hate traveling by car.

            A. illness                     B. sickness                  C. ailment                    D. disease

4. He decided to buy a computer ____________ he didn’t have much money.

            A. because                   B. after                                    C. although                 D. Despite

5. A person who is more beautiful in photographs is said to be ____________.

            A. photogenic             B. photography           C. photograph             D. photographic

6. When he __________, everyone ____________.

            A. arrived/ has left      B. had arrived/ left      C. arrived/ had left      D. would arrive/ leave

7. I work as a ____________ tutor to earn money for a summer trip.

            A. general                    B. private                    C. secret                      D. single

8. I wouldn’t waste time ___________that book if I were you.

            A. to reading               B. reading                   C. read                                    D. to be read  

9. She has got a bad ____________ for definition.

            A. memory                  B. mind                       C. brain                       D. nerve

10. “How does Ann like her new school?”

        “Fine, she is doing ____________ in her course.”

            A. extreme good         B. extremely good      C. extreme well           D. extremely well.

 CONDITIONALS 

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I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. If you press that button what _____?

    A. would happen                B. would have happened        C. will happen             D.  happen

2. I ____ one of my special desserts for dinner if you like.

    A. make                               B. will make                            C. am going to make   D. am making

3. The car ________ if somebody takes it there.

    A. will be repaired              B. would be repaired               C.  will been repaired  D.  is repair

4. The room ______ if it is not empty.

    A. couldn’t be repainted     B. cannot be repainted            C.  could be repainted D. can be repainted

5. If you ______ Mary by chance, please give her my phone number

    A. met                                 B. meet                                    C. could meet              D. will meet

6. If you put salt in water, it ______.

    A. dissolves                         B. would dissolve                   C. could dissolve         D. dissolved

7. Unless it rains soon, a lot of plants ______ .

    A. die                                  B. will die                               C. won’t die                D. would die

8. If I ________ an Angel, I would try to make happy all the children.

    A. am                                  B. have been                           C.  were                       D.  had been

9. If she _____ the truth, she’d never want to see you again

    A. would know                   B. knows                                 C. will know               D. knew

10. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.

    A. climbed                          B. could climb                         C. is climbing              D.  climb

11. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.

    A. was / answered                                                               B.  were/ would answer

    C. were / would have answered                                          D. had been / would have answered

12. You would study Italian if it ­­­­­­­­_____ here.

    A. was teaching                  B. were taught                         C.  would be taught     D.  is taught

13. I would have visited you before if there _____ a lot of people in your house.

    A. hadn't                             B. hadn't been                         C. wouldn't be    D. wasn't

14. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____  better if you _____ to her.

    A. would have been / hadn't lied                                        B. would be / didn't lie

    C. will be / don't lie                                                             D. would be / hadn't lied

15. John would take a great risk now if he _____ his money in that business last year.

    A. would invest                  B. invested                              C. had invested           D.  invests

16. Carol was late for work this morning. But for the traffic jam, she  ____ half an hour earlier.

    A. could come                     B. could have come                C. had come                D. can have come

17. If I were a better conversationalist, _____ to parties more often?

    A. I would be invited                                                          B. I would have been invited

    C. would I be invited                                                          D. would I have been invited

18. Should she have some more money, she  ______ a better car.

    A. would buy                      B. will buy                              C. buys                        D. bought

19. Had you been more careful, such typing mistakes _____ avoided.   

    A. can have been                 B.would be                              C. might have been     D. should be

20. Don’t worry ____ home late tonight

    A. when I’ll be                    B. if I’ll be                              C. unless I’ll be           D. if I’m

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. …………… he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised that he got an B level.

A. When          B. Since           C. Because of  D. Although

2. You should keep the milk in the refrigerator, ……………   it doesn't go bad.

A. since           B. so that         C. because       D. after
3. You should say goodbye to your brother…………… you leave for Europe.
 A. despite       B. after            C. since           D. before

4. _________ he is old, he wants to travel around the world.

A. In spite of   B. Although    C. Despite       D. Because
5. …………… my father has high blood pressure, he has to watch what he eats.
 A. Although   B. After           C. Since           D. Before
6. …………… I came to this country, I couldn't speak a word of English.
 A. Since         B. After           C. When          D. Before
7. I'll let you know ……………  I come back.
 A. though       B. since           C. because       D. before
8. He doesn't understand ……………  he doesn't speak French very well.

A. whenever    B. so that         C. because       D. before
9. He spoke slowly ……………  she would understand.

A. while          B. after            C. so that         D. because
10. …………… you stop crying, I'll buy you an ice cream.

A. Unless        B. If                C. Since           D. As

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence in each of the following questions

You can cancel your ticket with a full refund only if you do so one week before your scheduled departure

A. In order to get all the money you’ve paid for the ticket back , the cancellation has to be done seven days prior to your plane’s scheduled take-off

B. When you purchase a ticket for a flight , it’s impossible to get a refund on it in advance of the date that your flight will be leaving

C. You can apply for a full refund for your ticket within a week if you’ve had a change of plans and can’t make the flight

D. When a flight has been cancelled by the airlines, you must asks for a full refund within one week of the date of departure