Question 1: Aircraft flying in _____ arcs create microgravity for tests and simulations that last 20-25 seconds.

A. circular                          B. straight               C. parabolic                         D. oval

Question 2: My parents are very proud _________ my result.

A. of                            B. from                        C. at                               D. with

Question 3: _________ is the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area.

A. Afforestation           B. Reforestation         C. Forestation          D. Deforestation

Question 4: “Do you _________ your new classmate, or do you  argue?”

A. look forward to                                  B. get on with

C. face up to                                          D. keep up with

Question 5: The flat_________ he lives in is not far from his office.

A. which                           B. what               C. where                     D. when

 Question 6: Children in the poor villages are allowed to go to school without _______ money.

A. paid                         B. paying                C. to pay                   D. to paying

Question 7: “It sounds like the problem is not your appearance but the_________ you see yourself”, said the advice columnist.

A. distance                      B. way                 C. route                         D. path

Question 8: Mathematics and Literature are two of_________ subjects in high school examinations.

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

Question 9: The bamboo used to make conical hats must be split into very thin strings and then put into water _________ they can avoid tearing and any breakage.

A. although                      B. because                   C. so that                             D. therefore

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Water pollution can be harmful _______ fish and animals that live along the river.

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

2. Ways must be found to prevent the poisonous gases ________ polluting the air.

A. without           B. from              C. off                     D. by

3. She’s come up ________ amazing new ideas to help protect the environment.

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

4. Too much of light pollution results ________ increase in the energy consumption.

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

5. Children should be aware ________ the environmental issues we’re facing.

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

6. Air pollution has many effects _______ the environment and living organisms.

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

7. The volcano has erupted approximately once every ten years_________ 1970.

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

8. We can see the stars at night ________ light pollution.

A. since                                   B. as                                            C. because                               D. due to

9. Water pollution________ the death of all forms of life in the water bodies.

A. occurs                                 B. results                                     C. creates                                D. leads to

10. Many flights were cancelled ________ the smoke from forest fires.

A. so                                        B. because                                  C. because of                          D. result in

11. _________  plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and water.

A. Even though                       B. While                                       C. Since                                   D. Because of

12. ________ the tsunami warning, there were still lots of people on or near the beach.

A. Due to                                B. Although                                   C. Because                              D. Despite

13. Since 2005, India_________ the world’s largest English-speaking population.

A. has                                      B. is having                                 C. had                                     D. has had

14. Over the past five years, Australia’s population_______ by 1.86 million people.

A. increases                             B. is increasing                           C. has increased                      D. is increased

15. The 12th English Teaching Conference________ on 5 – 12 next month.

A. takes place                          B. took place                               C. will take place                    D. has taken place

16. Everyone__________ when the earthquake_________the small town two days ago.

A. was sleeping/ hit                B. were sleeping/ hit                     C. slept/ was hitting                D. slept/ hit    

17. English__________ as the primary language in many countries around the world.

A. speak        B. is spoken         C. spoken            D. speaks

18. An average of 10 people in Florida_________ by lightning strikes annually.

A. is killed                               B. are killed                                     C. were killed                          D. have been killed

19. Scientists predict the South coast_________ by a large hurricane in two days.

A. will be killed      B. will kill        C. was killed          D. is killed

20. By the time the rescuers_________ , they_________ out of food and water.

A. arrived/ ran                         B. arrived/ have run                     C. arrived/ had run                  D. arrived/ had ran

21. Before that day in Hawaii, we_________ a volcanic eruption.

A. never saw                           B. has never seen                       C. had never seen                    D. were never seen

22. So far, some of the storm damaged roads and bridges_________.

A. already repaired                    B. had already repaired          

C. were already repaired             D. have already been repaired

23. If we all use public transport more, we_________ reduce air pollution.

A. help                                           B. will help                             C. would help                          D. helped

24. Many wildlife habitats will be destroyed if people________ polluting the environment.

A. keep             B. keeps             C. will keep                 D. kept

25. If global warming________, temperatures_________ even higher.

A. continues/ would rise               B. continued/ will rise             C. continue/ will rise              D. continues/ will rise

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Water pollution can be harmful _______ fish and animals that live along the river.

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

2. Ways must be found to prevent the poisonous gases ________ polluting the air.

A. without           B. from              C. off                     D. by

3. She’s come up ________ amazing new ideas to help protect the environment.

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

4. Too much of light pollution results ________ increase in the energy consumption.

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

5. Children should be aware ________ the environmental issues we’re facing.

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

6. Air pollution has many effects _______ the environment and living organisms.

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

7. The volcano has erupted approximately once every ten years_________ 1970.

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

8. We can see the stars at night ________ light pollution.

A. since                                   B. as                                            C. because                               D. due to

9. Water pollution________ the death of all forms of life in the water bodies.

A. occurs                                 B. results                                     C. creates                                D. leads to

10. Many flights were cancelled ________ the smoke from forest fires.

A. so                                        B. because                                  C. because of                          D. result in

11. _________  plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and water.

A. Even though                       B. While                                       C. Since                                   D. Because of

12. ________ the tsunami warning, there were still lots of people on or near the beach.

A. Due to                                B. Although                                   C. Because                              D. Despite

13. Since 2005, India_________ the world’s largest English-speaking population.

A. has                                      B. is having                                 C. had                                     D. has had

14. Over the past five years, Australia’s population_______ by 1.86 million people.

A. increases                             B. is increasing                           C. has increased                      D. is increased

15. The 12th English Teaching Conference________ on 5 – 12 next month.

A. takes place                          B. took place                               C. will take place                    D. has taken place

Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the capital letters part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (4 Điểm)

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

7. Last night’s storm caused a lot of __________ to people in that area.

A. droughts                 B. forests                     C. damages                 D. volcanoes

8. If you can speak English, you __________ able to go to Canada.

A. will be                    B. will                         C. were                        D. are

9. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.

A. to flood                  B. flooding                  C. flood                       D. flooded

10. The fire was raging so fiercely that the rescue workers found it hard to put it __________.

A. down                      B. out                          C. off                          D. with

11. After I __________ in the room, she left.

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

12. This is one of the worst volcanic __________ in this year.

A. eruption                  B. erupt                       C. erupting                  D. eruptive

13. The roof of the building __________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged                B. was damaged         C. has damaged          D. has been damaged

14. In some English speaking countries, turkey is __________food at Christmas.

A. national                  B. historical                 C. traditional               D. possible

15. If the factory _________ dumping poison into the lake, all the aquatic animals will die.

A. continues                B. continued               C. will continue           D. continue

16. When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car __________.

A. have left                 B. had left                   C. leaves                      D. was left

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

17. The street doesn’t look_____________ because it has a lot of rubbish. (attract)

18. If we use water____________ , more people will have fresh water. (care)

19. Air __________ is causing many environmental problems in our cities today. (pollute)

20. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees. (clean)

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Science and technology are the keys__________ economic and social development.

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

2. It is predicted that 10 million self-driving cars will be on the road__________ 2020.

A. until                 B. from                 C. since                D. by

3. John J. Stone-Parker came______ the idea of creating a star-shaped device when he was 4 years old.

A. up with            B. down on           C. across with       D. away from

4. If you don’t________ your invention, other people may well take advantage of it.

A. discover           B. explore             C. patent               D. develop

5. Vivian said that she_______ Jim at the supermarket the previous day.

A. was meeting     B. had met   C. would meet      D. was going to meet

6. _________ create the applications or Systems that run on a Computer.

A. Computer manufacturers               B. Software developers

C. Archeologists                                D. Conservationists

7. When I called them yesterday, they told me that they were going to the movies________.

A. now                 B. tonight             C. that night          D. the next day

8. Technological advancements have turned AI and robotics from science fiction to_________.

A. reality              B. benefit              C. quality             D. discovery

9. We’ll have flying cars in the future, _______     we can travel much faster and further.

A. although           B. since                 C. in order that     D. so that

10. “Modern technology saves us lots of time.” - “__________”

A. I think it’s all right!                       B. OK. That’s all.

C. I can’t agree with you more!          D. Not completely all.

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

 10. I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _______ farm work.

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

11. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’

     A. It’s right up my street!                   B. That’s awesome.

     C. Exactly what I want.                      D. How interesting!

12. Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?

     A. louder              B. more loudly      C. loudlier            D. more louder

13. Mongolian children learn to ride when they are _______ as three years old.

     A. as young          B.younger             C. younger than    D. so young

14. On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding _______.

     A. kites                 B.hay                   C. cattle                D. blackberries

15. I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and services.

     A. unhealthy         B.inconvenient     C. comfortable      D. peaceful

IV. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Air pollution has many effects_________ the environment and living organisms.

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

2. The volcano has erupted approximately once every ten years_________ 1970.

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

3. After a severe storm, there is often_________ along the shore that will need to be removed.

A. waste                B. debris               C. lava                  D. junk

4. In the 1980s, acid rain_________ widespread damage to forests in the areas.

A. made of            B. resulted in        C. led for              D. caused by

5. _________  plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and water.

A. Even though    B. While               C. Since                D. Because of

6. If I had the chance to take part in an International summer camp, I_________ very excited.

A. am                             B. was                  C.      will be         D. would be

7. _________ do earthquakes usually last? - Less than one minute.

A. How strong      B. How long         C.      How often            D. How far

8. Niagara Falls is a great natural_________ on the border of the USA and Canada.

A. castle                B. loch                  C.      spectacle      D. Symbol

9.  The 2010 Haiti earthquake was the most_________ natural disaster in the history of this country.

A. destructive        B. permanent        C. unique             D. awesome

10. “A hurricane is heading toward our home town.” - “_________”

A. That’s a relied. B. How interesting!         C. Glad to hear.    D. Oh my God!

11. It _____________ her 10 minutes to do this exercise yesterday morning.

A. made                         B. took                           C. cost                            D. lost

12. My mum doesn't mind _____________ me from school every day.

A. pick up            B. picking up                 C. picks up           D. to pick up

13. There is no more cheese. I _____________ it all, I'm afraid.

A. eat                    B. am eating                   C. has eaten          D. have eaten

14. It'll soon get warm in here. I _____________ the heating on

A. have turned      B. has turned                  C. have turning     D. has turning

15. Using computers too much may have harmful effects _____________ your minds and bodies.

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

16. Her French was excellent, without a trace of a/an _____________.

A. sound                        B. voice                          C. accent                        D. tone

17. During 1942 _____________ started to arrive in the city.

A. evacuee families                                               B. evacuate families       

C. families evacuee                                      D. families evacuate

18. The dogs _____________ fed before they went to the party.

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

19. The car was dirty. They_________ it for weeks.

A. hasn't cleaned                                         B. haven't cleaned

C. hadn't been cleaned                                 D. hadn't cleared

20. It was guessed that the fish died___________ a powerful toxin in the sea water.

A. because of                  B. because            C. since                          D. as a result

21. Many species in BC are threatened _____________ logging.

A. so                     B. because            C. since                          D. due to

22. Smoking can_____________ heart disease.

A. lead to                       B. create                         C. causes                        D. due to

23. My brother __________ a sports car if he __________ the money.

A. bought/ would have                                B. would buy/ had

C. would bought / have                               D. bought / would had

24. She decided to quit this job __________the high salary.

A. because of        B. despite              C. because            D. although

25. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening__________ nobody in my family liked it.

A. although           B. yet                    C. in spite of         D. so