Choose the best answer: A, B, C or D:

1. You should have a ................. ................. the examination.

A. stop/ after B. rest/ before C. lie/ after D. rest/ after

2. He was holding a tidy bird in the ................. of his hand.

A. thumb B. hole C. palm D. shin

3. ………… he is a hard-working man, he has been successful in business so far.

A. Since B. Though C. Unless D. However

4. In my …………, you ought to respect your grandfather more.

A. brain B. opinion C. head D. method

5. He never ............. into trouble with his neighbors.

A. has B. sees C. gets D. looks

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

11. ________ he had finished his studies, he went to America.

A. While B. Until C. Before D. After

12. This is a top-quality product at a very ________ price.

A. affordable B. costly C. effective D. high

13. Tower blocks from the 60s and 70s could be ________ after Grenfell Tower fire.

A. pulled down B. let down C. got down D. turned down

14. ________they’re expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.

A. Even though B. As soon as C. because D. When

15. ________we were waiting, a woman with a phone on her hand asked us what we were doing.

A. That B. In order that C. While D. Although

16. Studies show that having good conflict ________ skills is associated with various positive outcomes.

A. resolving B. resolutional C. resolution D. resolve

17. The street food in Hoi An is delicious and ________.

A. fabulous B. affordable C. available D. fascinating

18. The bus ________up passengers outside the airport.

A. picks B. hits C. sends D. lays

19. The government has done nothing to resolve the ________ over nurses’ pay.

A. fight B. crash C. war D. conflict

20. The museum has a superb collection of ancient ________ from Nubia.

A. artefacts B. leather C. presence D. beads

21. I met James in a restaurant on Friday and he said that he had seen Caroline there ________.

A. this day B. that day C. the day before D. today

22. French bakers are fighting for the traditional baguette to be given UNESCO World Heritage- ________.

A. site B. admission C. recognition D. status

23. Sacramento’s central location and low cost of living make this place a ________ city.

A. determining B. poor C. fabulous D. forbidden

24. The weather was ________ in England than in Spain last week.

A. most warmer B. by far warmer C. more warmer D. much warmer

25. About 85 per cent of city ________ breathe heavily polluted air.

A. livers B. dwellers C. members D. villagers

26. He asked her to marry him but she ________ .

A. carry him out B. let him in C. took him out D. turned him down

27. The railway station was criticized for its lack of disabled ________.

A. preparation B. system C. facilities D. schedule

28. After visiting Van Phuc village, they came ________to their hotel for lunch.

A. down B. back C. up D. at

29. The trip to the National Gallery has been ________ until next Friday.

A. found out B. turned up C. put off D. looked into

30. How can we encourage people to get along with each other in this ________society?

A. multicultural B. considerable C. rural D. crashing

31. He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug ________.

A. stealing B. stealing C. trading D. charging

32. ________ I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.

A. Before B. As soon as C. After D. Although

33. They see the outdoors as a ________ activity, not a job opportunity.

A. volunteering B. recreational C. exhausted D. international

34. He still doesn’t know ________ his budget when living alone in the city.

A. where to manage B. when to manage C. what to manage D. how to manage

35. Every time I fly to the United States, I get really bad ________.

A. recreation B. jet lag C. asthma D. confusion

36. Our aim is to make the performing arts, museums and our ________ accessible to all.

A. status B. love C. heritage D. patriotism

37. Savannah is one of the best ________ cities for job growth.

A. medium-sized B. whole C. full D. part

38. Jane said that she ________ come and look after the children the following day.

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

39. Life in Ho Chi Minh City is ________ than we thought at first.

A. the more busier B. much more busy C. much busier D. far the busier

40. Of the cities we surveyed, Singapore was ________ the worst rated by its residents for culture.

A. a bit B. by far C. much D. a lot

41. I want to be well-groomed ________other people think nice things about me.

A. as soon as B. in order to C. so as not to D. so that

42. For most of us, however, positive thinking and ________ can be learned.

A. self-awareness B. self-analysis C. self-access D. self-abuse

43. My parents always criticize me for not getting good grades at school. I wish they put themselves in my ________ .

A. pants B. hands C. legs D. shoes

44. Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work ________ pressure.

A. on B. within C. in D. under

45. You’ll never guess what happened ________ I left my room.

A. as long as B. while C. as soon as D. as far as

46. In recent years, there has been thousands of victims of sexual and physical ________.

A. crime B. conduct C. abuse D. sentence

47. Leave the ironing ________ - I’ll do it later.

A. for the time being B. in the nick of time

C. from time to time D. in any time

48. All people should join hand in protecting the environment ________ we can gain better health.

A. because B. even though C. when D. in order that

49. I almost missed my flight ________ there was a long queue in the duty-free shop.

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

50. The cost ________ living in Singapore is higher than any countries in South East Asia.

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

51. ________ all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it.

A. Because B. Although C. Since D. Despite

52. These factors contribute ________making city life more difficult for its residents.

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

53. David Ferris’s father was a bank manager living ________the outskirts of the Lancastrian town of Preston.

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

Choose the best answer amongA, B, C, D to complete each sentence below:
Thanks to the laser beams, at last, he could get rid of the______birthmark on his face.

A. normal

B. abnormal

C. abnormality

D. abnormally

answer the question

Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early. Mozart began learning to play the harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in p ublic. From the age of six, his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life ( he died at the age of 35) travelling. As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera,

Mitridate, Re di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was he first of many successes in the theatre

1 how rich was Mozart's family

2 when did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer

3 what did he do on his first tour to some major European countries

4 why is it possible to name Mozart" a travelling composer"

5 what expression in the passage means"an exceptionally clever child"

task 2 write

1 1897/Jack London/21/year/old/gold/discover/Alaska

2 he/ answer/ call/ adventure

3 he/take/part/famous/'gold rush'

4 experiences/wild/northern country/provide/material/many/later/stories/novels

5 best-known/novels/include/the Call of the wild/the sea-wolf

Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.

.................. by his work, he threw himself on his bed.

A. Being exhausted

B. Having been exhausted

C. Exhausted

D. Exhausting

IV. Choose the best answer

1.         The child________ before the doctor arrived.

            a. died  b. had died       c. has died       d. was dying

2.         We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests________

            a. had left        b. has left         c. left   d. were leaving

3.         The secretary________ the report by 10:00 yesterday.

            a. hasn't finished          b. hasn't finished         c. didn't finish  d. would finish

4.         Jane's eyes are red. She________

            a. cried b. has cried      c. has been crying        d. had cried

5.         This room is dirty. Someone________ in here.

            a. smoked        b. has smoked  c. had been smoking    d. has been smoking

6.         Arsenal________ next Monday.

            a. wins b. will win        c. would win    d. is winning

7.         it________ rain tomorrow.

            a. rains b. will rain       c. is going to rain         d. is raining

8.         I'll come and see you before I ________ for America.

            a. leave            b. will leave     c. have left       d. shall leave

9.         The little girl asked what________ to her friend.

            a. has happened           b. happened     c. had happened       d. would have been happened

10.       John________ a book when I saw him.

            a. is reading     b. read c. was reading  d. reading

11.       He said he________ return later.

            a. will   b. would          c. can   d. would be'

12.       Jack________ he door.

            a. has just opened        b. open            c. will have opened      d. opening

13.       I have been waiting for you________

            a. since early morning  b. since 9 a.m  c. for two hours           d. all are correct

14.       My sister________ for you since yesterday.

            a. is looking     b. was looking c. has been looking      d. looked

15.       Jack________ the door.

            a. has just painted        b. paint            c. will have painted      d. painting

16.       The train________ half an hour ago.

            a. has been leaving      b. left  c. has left         d. had left

17.       We________ Doris since last Sunday.

            a. don't see       b. haven't seen c. didn't see      d. hadn't seen

18.       When I last saw him, he________ in London.

            a. has lived      b. is living        c. was living     d. has been living

19.       She is tired now. She________ for a long time.

            a. has been learning b. has learned      c. learns           d. learned

20.       They will have gone home before you________ to meet them.

            a. came            b. come            c. will come     d. are coming

21.       Hurry up or the train________ before you ca catch it.

            a. will leave     b. leaves          c. will have left            d. has left

22.       Now my sister________ a bicycle of her own.

            a. is having      b. are having    c. has   d. had

23.       A football team________ chiefly of 12 players.

            a. composed    b. composes     c. comprised    d. comprises

24.       This is the first time I ________ here.

            a. am    b. have been    c. was  d. be

25.       Last week, my professor promised that he________ today.

            a. would come b. will come     c. comes          d. coming

26.       My girls friend arrived after I ________ for her about half an hour.

            a. was waiting  b. had been waiting      c. has been waiting                  d. have waited

27.       Did she say she________ him tomorrow?

            a. has visited    b. will visit       c. would visit   d. is going to visit

28.       ________ to rain before you woke up this morning?

            a. Did it begin  b. has it begun c. Had it begun            d. Would it begin

29.       My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she________ one before.

            a. had never seen         b. has never seen         c. never seen    d. never had seen

30.       I________ in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai.

            a. have been living         b. have lived  c. had lived      d. had been living

V   Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each blank.

      1.   He wants to get high marks in the final exam, ................. he is trying his best.

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

      2.   Ann didn’t come to my birthday party ................. it rained heavily.

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

      3.   ................. she was lazy, she passed the exam last week.

            A. Because                  B. Although                C. So                           D. When

      4.   Watching TV much is not good for our eyes ................. it can make us short-sighted,.

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

      5.   He likes travelling ................. discovering the world.

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

      6.   A comedian is a person who makes people laugh by telling jokes ................. funny stories.

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

      7.   How many TV            ................. are there in Viet Nam?

            A. comedians              B. channels                  C. remote control        D. telephone

      8.   ................. can kids learn from TV?

            A. Where                     B. What                       C. When                      D. Who

      9.   Television keeps children from ................. part in outdoor activities.

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

      10. Why don’t you go out and see movies with her? ................. I’m so busy.

            A. so                            B. because                   C. then                        D. when