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

A.    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.   _____ weekends, the three boys helped Mr. Parker with farm work.

      a. From                         b. In                                 c. Since                           d. On

2.   My home village is about 30 kilometers _____ the north of the city.

      a. in                               b. from                             c. to                                d. at

3.   He is now living with his family _____ a farm.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. from

4.   Many tourists visit the _____ of a historical hero on the mountain.

      a. church                       b. mosque                        c. shrine                          d. temple

5.   We had an _____ student from Spain staying with us last year.

      a. exchange                   b. interchange                  c. university                    d. abroad

6.   My brother is a university student, but he works _____ as a waiter in the evenings.

      a. all the time                b. full-time                       c. part-time                     d. sometime

7.   OK. I’ll meet you at the main _____ to the Plaza at six o’clock.

      a. arrival                        b. access                           c. highway                      d. entrance

8.   Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down and took a(n) _____.

      a. relax                          b. enjoyment                    c. rest                              d. snack

9.   When she _____ the top of the stairs, her heart was pounding.

      a. went                          b. reached                        c. stepped                       d. traveled

10. We spent an enjoyable evening boating in the river.

      a. pleasant                     b. boring                          c. comfortable                d. free

B. Languages

1. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined words or phrases.(2.0 points)

1. How could he explain his abrupt ______ from the party?

A. disappear

B. disappearing

C. disappears

D. disappearance

2. Lan failed her English, ______, she has to do the test a gain .

A. however

B. therefore

C. because

D.but

3. You should reduce the ______of water your family uses .

A. sum

B. whole

C. amount

D. all

4. This chair needs ______ It’s almost broken .

A. to fix

B. fix

C. fixed

D. fixing

5. To the mother ...........feelings for me are so strong that the word love can’t describe them

A. who

B.whom

C.whose

D.that

6. If we became rich, we would travel ______ the world.

A around

B. on

C. at

D. up

7. If there were flying saucers, there ______ traces of their landing.

A. would be

B. will be

C. are

D. is

8. Why don’t we ride a bicycle today ?

- No. …………………..

A.I want to

B.I don’t want to

C.I’d love to

D.I wouldn’t

TEST 2

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unginished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1. Please tell me ___ to get to the bus station

a. what                b. which               c. why              d. how

2. The ___ festival is a in which people have their bulls fight agains each other

a. whale watching                              b. bull-fighting

c. nountain-climbing                          c. ice skating

3. Tom will be  ___ to the picnic

a. invite                     b. invites                  c. ingving                 d. invited

4. ____ you mind finising the work yoursself?

a. Will               b. Do                   c. Can                  d. Should

5. ___ is a religious song that people sing at Christmast

a. Carol             b. Poem          c. Christmast card            d. Patrosaint

6. It's important ___ wildlife in the area

a. to conserve          b. conserving          c. conservation             d. conserve 

7. Let's play tennis instead of __ television

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

8. Would you mind ____ I borrowed your dictionary ?

a. if                b. when       c. that          d.∅

9. Would you mind ___ the window ?

a. to close     b. closing            c. about closing               d. closed

10. ___ is a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground

a. Water fall            b. Cave            c. Bay               d. Lake

11. Calm ___ and tell me that happened

a. out             b. down               c. in                 d. up

12. Cool the berns immediately so as to __ tissue damage

a. ease             b. relieve        c. minimize              d. maximize

13. Don't overheat the victim with blankets or coat

a. make someone too hot                     b. make someone too cold

c. hurt someone                                    d. destroy someone

14. He is working very hard ___ get poor grades

a. in order to          b. in order not to              c. to           d. not to

15. ___ the patient's feet, or lower his/her head below the level of the heart

a. Elevate               b. Cool           c. Cover              d. Overheat

16. ___ is a type of bed used for carrying the sick or injured people

a. Stretcher                 b. Ambulance                b. Bandage             d. Crutch

17 ___ the door, please?

a. Will you shut                       b. Do you shut

c. Are you shutting                 d. Are you going to shut

18. Tree leaves ____ to wrap things

a. should used                          b. should be used

c. should been used                 d. should be use

19. Glass is broken up, melted and made into new

a. silverware              b. hardware              c. ironware             d. glassware

20. James likes climbing mountain. He has just joined a ___ club

a. climb-mountain                        b. clmbing-mountain

c. mountain-climbing                   d. mountain-climb

25. He __ me when to come

a. told              b. said                 c. spoke                d. promised

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

1 Yuri Gagarin was the first person . …………… into space.

a. flew         b. to fly          c. flown          d. fly

Il. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1 Scientists and economists (A)believe that human beings (B)can never (C)use away all the (D)mineral resources on Earth.

a. believe   b. can never   c. use away     d. mineral

2 (A)Plants and animals (B)live in the sea sank (C)to the sea bed (D)when they die.

a. plants         b. live         c. to         d. when

3 (A)Learning a foreign language (B)enables a student (C)develop an understanding of another (D)culture.

a. learning         b. enables        c. develop        d. culture

4 Mrs. Stevens, along (A)with (B)her cousins from New Mexico, (C)are planning to (D)attend the festivities.

a. with      b. her cousins from       c. are       d. attend

5 In a laboratory experiment, an investigator (A)often begins by (B)work out different conditions (C)for two groups (D)of subjects.

a. often       b. work          c. for         d. of subjects

6 (A)The newspaper (B)report (C)contained (D)many important information.

a. the          b. report         c. contained         d. many

lll. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1 They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.

Though..................................................................................

2 Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off.

Because of.............................................................................

3 They had no intention of travelling around the world

They didn’t intend..........................................................................

4 Somebody has taken away some of my books.

Some of my books..........................................................................

5 Can you close window, please?

Would you mind........................................................................................

Đề. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.The bakery is …………………of the pharmacy.

A. next to               B. opposite           C. behind             D. in front

2. …………………can I get there? – By train.

A. Where               B. Who                C. How                D. How often

3. Would you like ……………these letters.

A. send                  B. sending           C. to send             D. to sending

4. Could you tell me how  …………………to the bank?

A. get                    B. to get              C. getting              D. to getting

5. The restaurant is on the corner ……….. the street.

A. on                     B. at                    C. of                     D. to

6. His house is…………………to the school.

A. opposite             B. behind           C. next                   D. between

7. The bank is …………………the restaurant and the hotel.

A. between             B. right              C. in front of           D. next

8. Let’s go …………………foot.

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

9. The bus stop is …………………from here.

A. near                  B. opposite         C. next                   D. far

10. …………………don’t we take a bus?

A. What                 B. Why              C. How                  D. When

11. Going by plane is …………………than going by coach.

A. fast                 B. fastest            C. more fastly            D. faster

12.Is it.............. from school.

a. far                      b. near                    c. next to                d. behind

13.We are...............  to have a school trip next weekend?

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

14................go to the park?

a. Let’s                  b. Why don’t we    c. Should we          d. b & c

15.How..............is it from your house to school?

a. long                   b. much                  c. far                      d. All are correct

I.  Choose the word of phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2,5pts)                            

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:                             

      A. divide                      B. style                     C. river                            D. stripe

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

      A. religion                    B. pagoda                 C. design                           D. tunic

3. Let us pray __________ the homeless people.  

      A. for                             B. after                     C. on                         D. in

4. Many jazz trios consist __________ a piano, guitar and double bass.

      A. on                             B. for                        C. of                          D. to

5. Wearing seat belts in cars is __________ by law.

      A. adding                      B. optional                C. compulsory          D. religious

6. Although we are far away from each other, we will __________.

      A. keep in touch           B. say hello               C. keep together      D. keep on

7. The word jeans comes from a kind of material __________was made in Europe.

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

8. She wanted to go to the mosque __________ she couldn’t.

      A. or                              B. and                      C. so                         D. but 

9. “You must be Yoko.”   - “__________________.”

      A. Please to meet you                                   B. Not at all

      C. That’s right. I am.                                      D. Don’t mention it.

10.  “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?”   - “ __________________.”

  A. That would be great.                                 B. I like to see it                 
  C. You must want it.                                       D. That right

II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign.     (0,5 pt)

1.    What does the sign say?

A. Go this way                                    B. Roundabout

C. U- Turn                                   D. Recycle

2.    What does the sign say?

A. People ahead                                  B. Elderly people ahead

C. Hadicapped ahead                             D. People go this way

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.      Lan and her pen pal Maryam _____ with each other for two years now.

      a. correspond                                                         b. are corresponding       

      c. have corresponded                                            d. were corresponding

2.      They _____ a sightseeing tour of the city when Maryam was there.

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

3.      “How many countries _____ up to now?” ~ “Three countries.”

      a. do you visit               b. have you visited          c. are you visiting            d. did you visit

4.      They said goodbye to each other, and they promised to _____ in touch.

      a. get                             b. make                            c. keep                             d. put

5.      Malaysia is _____ into two regions: West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

      a. comprised                 b. divided                        c. consisted                      d. contained

6.      English is a _____ subject at school in Malaysia. All students have to study it.

      a. compulsory               b. different                      c. separate                        d. modern

7.      I have a pen pal living in Australia. I _____ with him at least once a week.

      a. visit                           b. impress                         c. enjoy                            d. correspond

8.      I have had a very good time with you. I wish I _____ have to say goodbye to you now!

      a. don’t                         b. won’t                           c. weren’t                         d. didn’t

9.      Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in Malaysia, is _____ of the country.

      a. capital                       b. the capital                    c. a capital                        d. an capital

10.  Bahasa Malaysia, also _____ as Malay, is the national language in Malaysia.

  a. know                         b. knew                            c. known                          d. knowing