* Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 
01. Nobody liked the film, ……………………?
A. does he      B. doesn’t he   C. did they          D. didn’t they
02. This house is going to be …………………….
A. laid out      B. run down   C. pulled down      D. knocked down
03. She speaks English as ……………………as I do.
A. good        B. better    C. very good            D. well
04. She hasn’t written to me ……………………we met last time.
A. before        B. since    C. ago                      D. for
05. He followed the family ……………………and became a doctor.
A. tradition         B. generation    C. recognition           D. emotion                   06. When I came to visit her last night, she ……………………a bath.
A. had          B. was having    C. were having          D. is having
07. Many students aren’t keen ……………………their study at school.
A. about          B. for     C. with                D. on
08. You can rely ……………………Jack. He always keeps his promise.
A. in                 B. for           C. on                D. with
09. They ……………………some money every month for their retirement.
A. set up    B. put back            C. put off             D. put aside
10. Although he loved his country, ……………………most of his life abroad.
A. but spent         B. but he spent  C. he spent           D. so he spent

11. Being ……………………, my grandfather signed the document with “X”.
A. wealthy       B. defensive    C. stressed               D. illiterate
12. The librarian told us not ……………………reference books out of the library.
A. to take         B. taking  C. take       D. took
13. She has been ……………………because she has a big assignment to complete.
A. frustration       B. frustrated   C. frustrating           D. frustrated
14. I want to be well-groomed ……………………other people think nice things about me.
A. so that       B. in order to   C. so as not to         D. as soon as
15. I knew they were talking about me ……………………they stopped when I entered the room.
A. because            B. so that     C. despite            D. therefore

I. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence. (4.0 pts)

9. We are _______________ too many trees all over the world.

A. breaking down B. knocking down C. pushing down D. cutting down

10. In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many quit their job.

A. craftsmen B. crafts C. craftsmanship D. craft unions

11. It was only he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.

A. until B. since C. when D. then

12. Every house in the street has been demolished.

A. exploded B. turn up C. removed D. turn down

13. Making rice paper jobs and income for many locals, help many families out of poverty and become well-off.

A applies for B. creates C. keeps D. gets

14. The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods they can satisfy the

varied demand for their silk.

A. so that B. in order to C. despite D. because

15. It turned out that we rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t

16. She has not yet got _____________het recent illness.

A. by B. through C. out of D. over

17. Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to for .

A. cooperatives B. cooperative C. cooperates D. cooperation

18. The artisan is delighted to to you the craft of creating prints in an old-age style.

A. express B. provide C. demonstrate D. explain

19. Her business must be going rather well, by the car she drives.

A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging

20. Everyone is going to take_______in the game.

A. place B. part C. participation D. role

21. I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could me a favour.

A. make B. find C. do D. pick

22. John was tidying the living room while I was cleaning__________the dirty dishes.

A. away B. out C. up D. off

23. “It takes about 2 hours, so we should _________at about six o’clock.”

A. get on B.get in it C. get it in D. get in

24. The boy can’t reach the shelf __________ he’s not tall enough.

A. because B. although C. even though D. and

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

1. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous ………………….
A. amount B. rate C. figure D. way
2. There’s a rumor that the National Bank is going to …………………the company I work for.
A. take over B. overtake C. take on D. take off
3. We need a (n) …………………and reliable birth control option to decrease population growth.
A. limited B. average C. available D. safe
4. It has been predicted that the world’s population might …………………the figure of about 7 billion.
A. take B. come C. reach D. start
5. Our school has managed to collect a lot of books to …………………to the children in a village school.
A. publish B. distribute C. employ D. depart