III. Choose the best answer.

1. How about ______________ a picnic in the park?

A. have                     B. having                               C. to have                  D. has

2. ______________ are two bookshelves in the book store.

A. This                      B. Then                                  C. There                                 D. We

3. My school is ______________ than your school.

A. bigger       B. big                                     C. biggest                  D. more big

4. Be careful! The tree ______________.

A. is falling               B. fall                                      C. are falling                          D. falls

5. I live ______________ a town house in the city.

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

6. My friend is ______________. He loves playing football and basketball.

A. serious     B. shy                                     C. sporty                                D. lovely

7. How many _____________ do we need to go camping in the mountain?

A. sleeping bags     B. sun scream                        C. plaster                                D. desert

8. James likes _____________ fireworks on New Year Eve.

A. watch                   B. watches                             C. watched                            D. watching

II/. Choose the best option 1. Each student ______ to answer three questions. A. have B. has C. having D. to have 2. Plenty of milk ______ consumed every day. A. are B. were C. is D. was 3. The little girl with her friends ______ coming here. A. be B. is C. are D. to be 4. Jane as well as both of you ______ finished it yet. A. doesn’t B. don’t C. haven’t D. hasn’t 5. Everyone in both cars ______ injured in the accident last night. A. was B. is C. are D. were 6. The students in the next classroom ______ very loudly every day. A. talk B. talked C. are talking D. talks

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.(10 points)

1. One of them .................an oval face.

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

2. There is .................... bread on the table.

A. a                                   B. an                                C. some             D. two.

3. Their cows produce ..................

A. a lot of milk   B. many milk         C. lots milk                     D. a few milk

4. ……………..straight across the road.
A. Don’t run       B. Not run                      C. No run                       D. Can’t run

5. I learn music………………. : on Mondays and Fridays.

       A. two times a week    B. once a week      C. one a week          D. twice a week

6. How many minutes are there in………… hour?

         A. a                               B. an            C. the                             D. these

7.Which sentence isn’t used to ask about the direction to somewhere ?

A.How can I get to the supermarket ?        B.Could you tell me how to get to the bus stop?

C.Can you show me the way to to the post office                D.Can you help me do this exercise?

 8 ……is your uncle going to stay here?   - ……………… about three days.

        A. How long - For                            B. How far - For

        C. How long - At                        D. How long - From

9. Odd one out .

    A.reliable                      B.responsible                  C.historic    D.confident

10.Which word has the opposite meaning of the word “fantastic”?

A.wonderful                     B.incredible                    C.terrible                   D.excellent

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 points).

I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (20 points)

1. _________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.

A. Being not B. Not having been C. Have not been D. Having not been

2. Herbs _________ in soups and sauces.

A. are used to be B. are often used C. often use D. get used to being

3. _________ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it.

A. Who B. The person who C. Whoever D. Man who

4. The passage _________ that the first settlers were Spanish.

A. refers B. instills C. implies D. infers

5. There are not many interesting _________ of news in the ‘Evening’. 

A. parts B. articles C. loads D. items

6. Jane likes watching films, but she is not _________ keen on any kind.

A. specially B. certainly C. largely D. particularly

7. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the _________ to get in.

A. break B. interval C. refreshment D. half time

8. From now on, you have to _________ responsibility for the sales figures.

A. get B. acquire C. assume D. accept

9. _________, the reports are not good enough to be printed.

A. Out of the ordinary B. On my own C. If you ask me D. Telling the truth

10. During the war, we _________ many relatives.

A. set an example for B. take for granted C. lost touch with D. made a mention of 

Choose the right word or phrase best completes the sentence:

1. Three weeks _______not enough holiday.

A. are B. were C. was D. been

2. Each of you ____ a share in the work.

A. having B. has C. to have D. have

3. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job.

A. have B. has C. to have D. having

4. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work.

A. find B. finding C. to find D. finds

5. The Philippines ____ of more than 7,000 islands.

A. consist B. consisting C. consisted D. consists

6. The United Nations ____ its head quarters in New York city.

A. have B. having C. has D. to have

7. One of my neighbours ____ curious about other people’s private life.

A. being B. were C. is D. been

8. Tom doesn’t agree but the rest of us ____.

A. does B. done C. do D. doing

9. There ____ a few flowers in this garden last summer.

A. being B. were C. are D. is

10. A large number of reporters ____ at the meeting yesterday.

A. being B. were C. are D. is

11. Much progress ____ been made in recent years.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have

12. Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies.

A. being B. were C. are D. is

13. The number of pupils getting poor marks since the beginning of the semester ____ appalling.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

14. Five thousand pounds ____ stolen in the robbery last night.

A. being B. were C. are D. was

15. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

16. One of the girls who ____ working in this department ____ my niece.

A. is/being B. are/is C. is/are D. was/were

17. The English ____ to drink tea.

A. likes B. to like C. like D. has liked

18. Everybody ____ trying to do their best at present.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

19. Jim as well as I ____ always busy doing English homework.

A. am B. has been C. are D. is

20. Neither Daisy nor I ____ glad to do that.

A. am B. has been C. are D. is

21. That you take a computer course ____ very necessary.

A. am B. have been C. are D. is

22. The police ____ come to the site of the accident.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have

23. The pilot along with his passengers ____ rescued last night.

A. am B. have been C. was D. is

24. What we need most ____ books.

A. is B. were C. are D. to be

25. My brother together with his friends often ____ in the park.

A. jogs B. jogging C. jog D. to jog

26. Neither he nor they ____ here yesterday.

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

27. Either John or his children ____ breakfast each morning.

A. make B. makes C. making D. to make

28. I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me.

A. was B. are C. being D. is

29. Not only a dog but also two cats ____ at home in his garage.

A. was B. are C. been D. is

30. Both a poem and a short story ____ been written by the young author.

A. has B. to have C. have D. having

TEST 8 Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. 6. Lan wishes she _________a long vacation. A. has B. had C. have D. having 7. He saw that film _________7.00 p.m _________Sunday. A. on-from B. in-at C. at-at D. at-on 8. You like watching sports, _________, Peter? A. do you B. aren’t you C. don’t you D. doesn’t he 9. You shouldn’t eat_________. It’s not good for your health. A. quick B. quickly C. fastly D. slow 10. Minh got wet _________he forgot his umbrella. A. so B. because C. and D. therefore 11. The girl _________is standing near the window is my sister. A. who B. when C. where D. in which 12. We _________Nam since he left school. A. met B. meet C. meeting D. haven’t met 13. Do you mind_________me home? A. taking B. take C. took D. to take 14. This building_________in 1980. A. built B. builds C. was built D. is built 15. She asked me_________ at English. A. if I was good B. if was I good C. if I good D. if I am good 16. If you_________your passport, you will be in trouble. A. lost B. lose C. would lose D. losing 17. What’s the name of the man_________gave us a gift? A. he B. which C. who D. whose 18. The librarian asked us_________so much noise. A. not to make B. no make C. not making D. don’t make 19. We have lived in this flat_________five years. A. ago B. for C. since D. already 20. I really enjoyed the disco. It was great, _________? A. isn’t it B. is it C. wasn’t it D. weren’t it II/.Match the sentences in column A with the those in column B(1P). - WOULD you mind if I used your phone? - Hav e a good weekend - Do you mind closing the doors - I promise I will study harder - Which place doyou want to visit? a. Oh, a lot b. Not at all c. I’d rather you didn’t d. No, of course not e. Don’t forget f. Thanks. The same to you

I/ Choose the best answer

1. Thanks to the summer camp in England, my English __________ a lot.

     A. improved                                  B. have improved                 C. improves                    D. has improved

2. The country’s ____________ language is Spanish.

     A. officially                                   B. official                            C. office                           D. speaker

3. Many International students find it hard to understand their Australian friends who speak with a strong ____.

     A. dialect                           B. accent                              C. slang                            D. language

4. Lan wants to study overseas in an________country such asNew Zealand, England, Australia, and the us.

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

5. English is spoken by far more people who use it as a foreign or        language than those who use it as a mother tongue.

6. The Canadians are native ___________________ of English.

     A. speakers                          B. spoke                              C. speaking                   D. speaker

7. English is an _____________________  language of France.

     A. official                            B. unofficial                         C. office                       D. officing