Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. (3ms)

1. The teacher said you should work harder........................your English grammar.

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

2. The scientist and his assistant conducted many........................in the laboratory.

A. exhibitions                  B. inventions           C. experiments         D. encouragements

3. You must cover........................sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.

A. suitable                       B. sociable                   C. immediate                  D. electrical

4. Revision is really........................in learning English.

A. fortunate                    B. necessary                C. greedy                       D. generous

5. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

A. heard                          B. heart                       C. earn                            D. earth

6. The teacher told me........................ part in volunteer work.

A. take                            B. taking                     C. to take                        D. took

7. The concert was boring. It was........................concert I’d ever seen.

A. the most boring B. most boring                 C. more boring         D. the more boring

8. The doctor said he........................stay up late.

A. will                             B. has to                      C. should                        D. shouldn’t

9. - Can you help me?

A. What can I do for you?                                  B. No, thanks.

C. Yes, please                                                     D. That’s very kind of you.

10. My father used to live........................a farm when he was young.

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

11. Some language learners write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house........................learn it at any time.

A. to                                B. so as to                   C. in order to        D. All are correct.

12. - May I help you?

A. Sure.                           B. No. Thank you.      C. No problem.               D. Of course.

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. He’s not really interested in _______ on the farm.
A. to work B. work C. working D. worked
5. Could you_______ me how to use this mobile phone?
A. was doing B. show C. explain D. give
6. When you phoned me, I _______ my homework.
A. was doing B. did C. am doing D. have done
7. The air is polluted _______ there is too much traffic.
A. because B. therefore C. however D. but
8. Can you help me find the man _______ saved the girl?
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
9. Lan didn’t come to the party because she had to look _______ her youngest brother.
A. at B. for C. forward D. after
10. We felt _______ when the New Year’s Eve was coming near.
A. excitement B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting
11. Tet is a festival_______ occurs in late January or early February.
A. What B. which C. when D. where
12. The children have to come back before dark, _______?
A. haven’t they B. do they C. don’t they D. have they
13. They enjoy _______ computer games.
A. play B. to play C. played D. playing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

I should have finished my work last night but I was exhausted.

A. I did finished my work last night thought I was exhausted

B. I was exhausted so I didn‟t finish my work yesterday as planned

C. Last night I was exhausted but I tried to finish my work

D. My work was finished last night but I was exhausted

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

I should have finished my work last night but I was exhausted.

A. I finished my work last night though I was exhausted.

B. Last night I was exhausted but I tried to finish my work.

C. I was exhausted so I didn't finish my work yesterday as planned.

D. My work was finished last night but I was exhausted.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

I should have finished my work last night but I was exhausted

A. I did finished my work last night thought I was exhausted

B. I was exhausted so I didn’t finish my work yesterday as planned

C. Last night I was exhausted but I tried to finish my work

D. My work was finished last night but I was exhausted

*Choose the correct answer.
01. I am tired. I ……………………since breakfast.
A. have been working B. am working C. work D. will work
02. Tomatoes should ……………………in the spring.
A. plant B. be plant C. be planted D. to be planted
03. My dog as well as my cat ……………………twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
04. Every design ……………………carefully by the experts.
A. is checked B. are checked C. checked D. to be checked
05. In the 1990s, the sale of jeans stopped …………………….
A. to grow B. growing C. grow D. to be grown

06. We’ve been living in London since we …………………….
A. have graduated B. have been graduating C. graduated D. graduate
07. Jeans ……………………of heavy cotton cloth called denim.
A. make B. have made C. are making D. are made
08. We live in London. We ……………………there for seven years.
A. live B. are living C. lived D. have lived
09. I love this film, I think it’s the fourth time I ……………………it.
A. saw B. have seen C. see D. will see
10. Clark ……………………in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
A. works B. worked C. was working D. has worked
11. Everything is going well. We ……………………any problem so far.
A. haven’t had B. hasn’t had C. haven’t D. hasn’t
12. While the front door ……………………, please use the side entrance.
A. repairs B. is repairing C. is repaired D. is being repaired
13. Wearing casual clothes makes students ……………………self-confident.
A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt
14. In spite of ……………………to work in this factory, Mr. Ba decided to work for another factory.
A. to recruit B. recruiting C. to be recruited D. being recruited
15. Mary’s children are used to ……………………after school every day. They don’t have to walk home.
A. picking up B. being picked up C. be picked up D. pick up