Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 6. When Marie was a student, she used to pass all the exams with ______ colors.

      A. fly                                           B.   flew                         C. flying                         D. flown

Question 7. The method of heating milk to kill bacteria was named ______ Louis Pasteur, the scientist who invented it.

      A. for                                          B.   by                           C. after                          D. from

Question 8. Marie Curie received some _______ training from her father.

      A. scientifically                            B.   scientists                  C. sciences                     D. scientific

Question 9. Marie Curie was born _______ November 7th, 1867.

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

Question 10. Let me give you a little _______ about the president of the company.

      A. specialization                          B.   concentration           C. background               D. degree

Question 11. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a _______ woman.

      A. strong-willed                           B.   ambitious                 C. brilliant                      D. humane

Question 12. The new road should help ______ traffic problems.

      A. raise                                       B.   create                      C. ease                          D. cause

Question 13. ____ is the science of numbers and shapes.

      A. Mathematics                           B.   Chemistry                C. Physics                      D. Sports

Question 14. She has to work _____ hard in order to earn a living.

      A. so                                           B.   such                        C. extremely                   D. too

Question 15. She received a _____ after a two-year course.

      A. diploma                                  B.   book                       C. document                  D. essay

Question 16. Marie Curie was the first woman in France _______ a university professor.

      A. was                                        B.   to be                       C. used to be                 D. is

Question 17. As soon as we ____ at the airport  to say goodbye to Tom, his plane _____already.

      A. will arrive / will take off                                                 B. have arrived / is going to take off

      C. arrived / had taken off                                                   D. is arriving / took off

Question 18. They were accused of crimes against _____________.                          

      A. humanity                                 B.   humanitarian            C. humane                      D. humanely

Question 19. I’ve been feeling better since the doctor ______.

      A. came                                      B.   will come                 C. had come                  D. has come

Question 20. SARS_____ a rapidly spreading, potentially fatal infectious viral disease.

      A. was                                        B.   has been                  C. would be                   D. is

Question 21. Our government _____ a system of private schools in a near future.

      A. will develop                            B.   has developed         C. would develop           D. develop

Question 22. The holiday-makers ____ in the sunshine to get sun burnt last week.

      A. laid                                         B.   lied                          C. lay                             D. lying

Question 23. She finally finished ____ at 6: 00pm and served the dinner.

      A. being cooked                          B.   cooking                   C. to cook                     D. cooked

Question 24. He is used to ______ early in the morning.

      A. get up                                     B.   gets up                    C. got up                       D. getting up

Question 25.  ______ the bad weather, the plan landed safely.

      A. Because of                             B.   In spite of                C. Because                    D. Though

Question 26. Oxfam is a ______ organization that helps poor people in the developing countries.

      A. human                                     B.   humanitarian            C. humanity                    D. humanized

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 27. Marie Curie had one of the most brilliant minds in the world.

      A. stupid                                     B. famous                      C. expensive                  D. patient

Question 28. As a schoolgirl, she was very mature for her age.

      A. very young                                                                   B.   very clever              

      C. behaving like an adult                                                    D. behaving like a child

I. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences :
1. In the world , millions of old papers ...... away everyday.
a. thrown b. are throwing c. are thrown d. threw
2. Every milk bottle can be ...... thirty times.
a. recycled b. reused c. reduced d. returned
3. I am happy .............. all the exams.
a. passing b. to pass c. pass d. passed
4. She was very sad .........good marks in the final test.
a. not get b. not to get c. to not get d. not getting
5. It's ........................... to travel around Vietnam.
a. interesting b. interested c. interestingly d. interestedly
6. The ruler ........................ of plastic is Mai's .
a. making b. to make c. is made d. made
7. The man ..................... to the principal is my English teacher.
a. talks b. is talking c. talking d. to talk
8. Do you mind if I ................. the window ?
a. open b. to open c. opened d. opening
9. Would you mind .................... the washing up for me tonight ?
a. doing b. did c. to do d. done
10. Tim ................................ rice paddies beforea. never saw.
a. never saw b. never seen c. has never seen d. never to see

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

In order to pass all exams with flying colours, you should concentrate on your study as well as take some useful tips to reduce stress and anxiety

A. be related to

B. be interested in

C. pay no attention to

D. express interest to

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

1. Do you often go out.............Saturday evenings?

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

2. It's important .................... children to read as many book as possible

a for b. to c. of d. with

4. Poor Kevin! He doesn't know what...........

a, is doing b. to do c. is doing d. for doing

5. The Internet is a very fast and convenient way for people to ..................information

a. look b. get c.do d. make

6. He wants to join the club when he's..............

a. too old d. old enough c. enough old b. so old

7. The Ihternet is dangerous.................viruses and bad programs.

d. because of a. therefore b. however c. despite

8. Mai asked me................. my English teacher looked like.

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

9. If you want to attend the course, you................pass the written exam.

a, should b. must c.can d. might

10. "i've passed the examination." " ........."

a. Congratulations! b. All right! d. Never mind. c. Thanks a lot.

1................a foreign language requires lots of effort and determination.

C: Learning D. Leaner A. To learning B. Learn

2. Your son should ...........more attention in classroom.

A. have B. take C. pay D. get

3. My teacher taught me........... this word

A. what to pronounce B. when to. pronounce C. how to pronounce D. why to pronounce

4. You should............. speaking English as much as possible

A.go B. B. practice C.have D.use

5. Do you have difficulties... learning a foreign language?

A. on B.in C.for D, at

6. He asked me...............I liked watching English TV programs.

A. if B. when C. because D. what

7. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the..............examination.

A. write B. wrote C. writing D. written

8. Are you ready to supply more........ about your study if necessary?

A. news B. information C. report D. content

9. My favorite ...at school was history.

C. theme B. class D. subject A. topic

10. Before you begin the exam paper, always read the....carefully.

A. orders B. instructions, C. rules D. answers

11. If you want to pass the examination, you must study ............

B. enough C. thoroughly D. rather A. hardly

12. It's difficult. in a noisy classroom.

B. study C. studying D. studis A. to study

I. Complete the correct answer a, b, c or d.
1. How much time do you spend _______ TV every day?
a. watch b. to watch c. watching d. in watching
2. I hate _______ the exams, so I’m doing my best.
a. failing b. to fail c. fail d. failed
3. I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
a. to talk b. to talking c. talking d. talk
4. Could you help me _______ the kitchen? It’s a real mess!
a. tidy b. tidied c. tidying d. with tidying
5. Steven dislikes _______, so he usually takes a bus to work.
a. to drive b. to be driven c. be driven d. driving
6. Jane prefers ____ music than to listening to it.
a. playing b. play c. to play d. played
7. Your child needs ____ some weight. Tell him __ less junk food and more exercise.
a. to lose - eat b. to lose - to eat c. losing - to eat d. losing - eat
8. I love _______ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.
a. come b. coming c. to come d. cam
9.He is interested in ( watch / watching / to watch ) TV
10. Hoa practices ( speaking /to speak/ speak ) English everyday.
II. Supply the correct verb forms in brackets:
1. It took me two hours ........................ (do) this work.
2. When did you finish ...................... ( paint) the kitchen?
4. Some people like ...................... (have) breakfast in bed, but I don’t.
5. Don’t forget .................... (post) this letter for me!
6. What do you want .................... (do) tonight?
7. I love (listen) ........................... to pop music.
8. They were proud of (be) __________ so successful
9. They spent all morning ............................ (learn) the lessons.
10. I am fond of ............................... (go) to the movie on Saturday.
III.Read the following passage then choose the correct answer to the questions:
According Dr. Lee, here are the most important things a student should do to be a good language
learner. First, you should always go to class and get to it early. Second, you should sit straight
and pay attention. And you ought to ask and answer questions in class. Third, you should do all
homework and try to use your new language outside of class at least once every week. Finally,
you mustn’t give up.
1.The author was trying to …….. .
A. show how important the language is B. introduce a new way of language learning
C.give the reader advice on language learning. D.persuade the readers to join their new language
class.
2.The author wrote the passage to ……. .
A. students B. language learner C. doctors D. engineers
3.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. How to be a good language learner. B. How to be a good teacher.
C.A new way of language learning. D. Dr. Lee’s ideas.
4.We could replace “ought to” in line 3 with ……
A. should B. have to C. need D. can

5.Language learners shouldn’t ……. .
A. get to class early B. ask and answer questions in class
C. be absent from school D. use the new language outside of class
VUsing the words given to complete each sentence.
1. Binh / be / interest / play / basketball / free time.
2. Last year Mrs. Nga / use / drink / a lot of beer / now / she / not.
3. I / be / look / forward / hear / all about it.
4. Please / take / form / your teacher / and / ask / her / sigh.
5. Mr. Clark / work / the bank / a long time ./

5. Jack has a good memory. He can learn these vocabulary items _____ easily.

A. with heart B. in mind C. by heart D. of mind

6. It's difficult to remember these grammar rules. ~ Oh, try to do all _____ exercises in this grammar book.

A. learning B. studying C. working D. grammar

7. Use a _____ to check up the words you want to know about.

A. book B. magazine C. dictionary D. newspaper

8. What time does your English class _____ and end?

A. start B. open C. leave D. get

9. First we have to pass the written _____, then we take the oral exam.

A. questions B. quiz C. exam D. form

10. I like learning languages. I want _____ an extensive course of English.

A. to come B. to attend C. to get D. to have

11. I think we can practice our listening and speaking skills by _____.

A. joining an English speaking club B. watching English programs

C. speaking English with friends D. All are correct

12. Do you happen to know the name of the _____?

A. examination B. examiner C. exam D. examining

13. Ofcourse as a student I want _____ all the exams.

A. to pass B. to fail C. to get D. to do

14. What _____ of learning English do you find most difficult? Is it grammar rules or speaking?

A. type B. form C. kind D. aspect

15. My sister hair isn't _______

A. fast B. curly C. slim D. sociable

16. He likes telling jokes. He has a sense of ___________.

A. orphan B. neighbor C. volunteer D. humor

17. Everybody loves him because of his good __________.

A. character B. person C. member D. public

18. The sun _________ in the east.

A. rise B. rises C. rose D. risen

19. My friends prefer _________ outside the classroom.

A. to be B. was C. being D. are

20. Each of us __________ different character.

A. have B. has C. have had D. had

21. Are you _________ lift the table.

A. enough strong to B. strong enough to C. too strong to D. too strong

22. What is your Dad _________?

A. look like B. alike C. like D. likely

23. Most of us spend time __________ sports in summer.

A. play B. to play C. playing D. played

24. My pen-friends love __________ the countryside.

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

25. Lan introduces her Mom __________ new friends.

A. with B. of C. to D. in

26. She'll be here ________ Christmas.

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

27. I suggest that you __________work harder on your pronunciation.

A. can B. should C. would D. could

28. I suggest using energy-saving bulb__________ our electricity bill

A. to reduce B. reducing C. reduces D. reduced

29. The__________ coast can expect thunderstorm.

A. central - south B. south - central C. center south D. south middle

30. Trang has just won the first prize in the __________ contest.

A. speaking-English B. English speaking C. English spoken D. spoken English

31. I got up late in the morning because my a larm clock didn't__________

A. go off B. get off C. put off D. come off

32. Solar panels__________ on the roof of a house to receive the energy from the sun

A. is put B. is installed C. are putting D. are installed

32. Energy-saving bulbs should be used__________ electricity.

A. save B. saving C. to save D. to saving

33. Mrs. Mi suggests__________ showers to save water.

A. making B. take C. make D. taking

34. That 's wonderful. I'm pleased __________ you are working hard.

A. with B. that C. what D. where

35. He dedicates all his life to __________ the environment.

A. protecting B. protected C. making D. taking

36. If we pollute the water, we will have no __________ water to use.

A. hot B. cold C. cool D. fresh

37. We want people to be aware__________ problem of pollution.

A. to B. in C. of D. with

38. If you __________ find your place, I will help you get there with this map.

A. can't B. can C. couldn't D. could

39. We couldn't keep__________ cleaning the beach because it started to rain.

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

40. He denied__________ her last night.

A. meet B. to meet C. meting D. meeting

41. There are many__________ which internet users have to suffer

A. dangerous B. risks C. poisons D. badly

42. Let's go to the cinema, __________?

A. don't we B. don't they C. do we D. shall we

43. Oh dear ! How __________ our household bills are ! We can't pay them.

A. heavy B. enormous C. small D. low

44. In winter, heating _________ for 50 percent of our electricity bill.

A. takes B. occupies C. accounts D. costs

45. Energy can be collected by solar __________ on cloudy days.

A. boards B. panels C. bars D. sheets

46. If we don't find _____ sources of power, we will use up all the fossil fuels in the near future.

A. effective B. efficient C. natural D. alternative

47. We want to use solar energy, __________ it cannot be used on cloudy days.

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

48. Are wind power ___________ solar power new kinds of energy for future use?

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

49. He is always broke, He can afford neither luxuries ________ basic necessities.

A. or B. nor C. and D. but

50. Her husband bought not only two energy-saving light bulbs but _______ one cheap washing machine last Sunday.

A. also B. too C. as well D. some