Choose the correct answer.

1. When I have the whole free day, I prefer …………. to the outskirts to staying in the city.

A. going B. to go C. go D. went

2. Last night, she had an …………………. dancing performance in the school festival.

A. adore B. adoring C. adored D. adorable

3. No matter …………………. hard farmers have to work every day, they don’t earn much money from their work.

A. how B. how much C. how many D. how far

4. A boy …………………. buffalos is one of the typical images about the country life.

A. leading B. walking C. raising D. herding

5. You cannot dry the rice on …………………. days.

A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. windy

6. In the home of the ethnic minority peoples, the ………. are often placed in the middle.

A. table B. TV C. alter D. stilt

7. I am very impressed with sarong – a traditional …………………. of the Khmer people.

A. custom B. clothing C. clothes D. costume

8. The chapi is a traditional …………………. of the Raglai people.

A. music instrument B. musical instrument

C. farming tool D. farming tools

9. …………………. should we meet on Sunday? – Because I have to do some shopping first, then let’s meet at 10 a.m.

A. Why B. Where C. What time D. When

10. She is driving too slowly, so I think she will get there …………………. than us.

A. more late B. later C. more lately D. latelier

Choose the correct answers:

5. When I have the whole free day, I prefer …………. to the outskirts to staying in the city.

A. going B. to go C. go                     D. went

6. Last night, she had an …………………. dancing performance in the school festival.

A. adore        B. adoring   C. adored          D. adorable

7. What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?

a. a b. an c. - d. some

8. ________ ethnic Khmer live in ________ Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

a. The / - b.The / a c.A / the d. The / the

9. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ________ by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a memberof the Tay ethnic group.

a. designed b. has designed c. was designed d. was designing

10. ‘I have just taken an exciting festival in Da Lat.’ ‘________ How interesting!’

a. Certainly. b.Really? c.Terrible. d. Exactly.

11. The Thai live ________ farming on their burnt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields.

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

12. The ________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.

a. terraced b. splendid c. communal d. thatched

13. There were lots of interesting folk games, _______ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.

a. but b. because c. however d. so

14. ‘________ dress in red and black costume?’ ‘The Dao’

a. What b. Which c. Who d. When

1. When I have the whole free day, I prefer .......... to the outskirts to staying in the city. A. going B. to go 2. Last night, she had an A. adore 3. No matter much money from their work. A. how 4. A boy A. leading B. adoring C. go D. went dancing performance in the school festival. C. adored D. adorable hard farmers have to work every day, they don't earn B. how much C. how many D. how far .buffalos is one of the typical images about the country life. B. walking 5. You cannot dry the rice on A. sunny B. rainy C. raising days. C. cloudy D. herding D. windy 6. In the home of the ethnic minority peoples, the .......... are often placed in the middle. A. table B. TV C. alter D. stilt 7. I am very impressed with sarong - a traditional ................ of the Khmer people. A. custom B. clothing 8. The chapi is a traditional A. music instrument C. farming tool C. clothes D. costume ..... of the Raglai people. B. musical instrument D. farming tools .... should we meet on Sunday? Because I have to do some shopping first, then let's meet at 10 a.m. A. Why B. Where C. What time 10. She is driving too slowly, so I think she will get there A. more late B. later C. more lately D. When D. latelier 11. The boys often help their parents to ............ water from the village well. A. gather B. collect C. give D. find 12. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the house. A. communication B. community 13. The Viet people have many A. tradition B. traditional C. communal .customs and crafts. C. culture D. commune D. customary 9. than us.

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. I'd like _______ somewhere different for a change.
A. to go B. going C. go D. to have gone
5. The men and animals __________ you saw on TV last night are in Africa.
A. who B. that C. which D. none is correct
6. One of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people is Tet.
A. celebrated B. celebrations C. celebrating D. celebrat
7. Lan can’t go to the movie with us tonight because she has to _______ her little sister.
A. look up B. look after C. look out D. look for
8. She cleaned the house _______ cooked dinner before her parents came home.
A. but B. or C. and D. so
9. –“What are you looking _______?” –“My picture book. I’ve lost it”
A. for B. on B. at D. after
10. We were very _______ that you won’t the first prize.
A. amazed B. amaze C. amazement D. amazing
11. Hurry up! Don’t walk ______otherwise we’ll be late for class.
A. slow B. slowly C. heavy D. tired
12. Peter will be here soon, ________?
A. will he B. won’t he C. is he D. isn’t he
13. “I have something to show you now,” he said to me.
A. He told me that he has something to show me then.
B. He told me that he had something to show you then.
C. He told me that he had something to show you now.
D. He told me that he had something to show me then

I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (8 pts)

6. My father ________ the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

7. You should look right and left when you go _______ the road.

8. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end.

9. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_____________.”

10. The film is ________ gripping that we have seen it twice.

11. She is staying ________ her uncle and aunt’s house.

12. There is ________ meat in the box.

13. He doesn’t like candy. I ________.

14. I divided the sweets ________ several boys.

15.Tung is usually punished by his teacher because he’s always late _______ school.

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. (infinitive with to, infinitive without to)

1. She agrees ______ picnic with us. A. go B. to go C. going D went

2. We heard him _______ downstairs. A. ran B. to be run C. to run D. run

3. John arranged ______ Sally. A. to help B. help C. helping D. helped

4. Let’s ________ an English song. A. singing B. sing C. to sing D. san

5. My dream is ______ an engineer A. become B. to become C. coming D. to be become

6. My father doesn’t let me _____out at night. A. going B. to go C. go D. gone

7. She expects ______ a phone call from her boyfriend. A. to receive B. receive C. receiving D. being received

8. You must _________ a lot of people. A. to know B. know C. knowing D. known

9. He offers ______ at home. A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying

10. I had the boy ________a letter yesterday. A. posting B. to post C. post D. posted

11. Linda refused ______ him her money. A. lent B. lent C. to lend D. lend

12. He made me _________it all over again. A. done B. do C. to do D. doing

13. Peter seemed ______ going alone. A. liking B. like C. be liked D. to like

14. John manages ______ marriage with his girlfriend. A. to get B. getting C. get D. got

15. Wouldn’t you rather _____________? A. succeed B. to succeed C. succeeding D. succeeded

16. They don’t allow people ______ . A. smoke B. to smoke C. to be smoked D. smoking

17. Would you like ________ with me? A. to drink B. drank C. drinking D. drink

18. You’d better ________ an umbrella. A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken

19. She advises me ______ his sentences. A. accept B. accepted C. to accept D. accepting

20. I saw him ________ off. A. to drive B. drive C. driven D. drove

I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

1. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.

A. despite B. although C. however D. in spite of

2. I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.

A. despite B. although C. however D. but

3. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.

A. despite B. although C. nevertheless but

4. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.

A. although B. despite C. however D. in spite

5. I am very interested _________ learning English.

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

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

PLease let me.........., Mbum; I really have to come to the party.

A. go                    B. to go                    C. going                   D. went

They feel..............to have good friends like them.
A. happy              B. happily                 C. happiness                        D. unhappy

When I came, they............. chess.

A. are playing                 B. was playing           C. were playing             D. has played

Linda hoped............. many gifts on her birthday.

A. receive               B. to receice            C. receiving        D. received

I. Choose the best option to complete the sentences. (2.0 ms)

1. We __________ to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot.

A. used to cycle            B. cycled                C. was cycling                D. went

2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.

A. iron                                        B. fill                                  C. drill                                         D. comic

3. __________ the silly story, many people enjoyed the film.

A. In spite of                B. Although             C. However                    D. Nevertheless

4. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English.

  Talking to friends are very interesting

      A       B              C                  D

5. Careless driving __________ accidents on the road.

A. will cause              B. have caused          C. is causing                    D. are going to cause

6. The film was so boring .  .  .  .  .  , Jack saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore                B. However                            C. Although                D. Despite

           7. Wind, hydro and solar are ……………….resources.

           A. modern                    B. renewable               C. non-renewable                    D. new

           8. Nick washes his hand a lot, …………..he doesn’t have flu.

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