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

1.   Among the ……......., the Tay people have the largest population.

            A. groups                   B. majorities            C. ethnic minorities       D. ethnic cultures.

2. The flowers ………….. in the red paper have been sold to a young lady.

A. wrapping              B. wrapped                C. wrap                           D. are wrapping

3. Could you ………. me a favor? Please take me to the city.

A. do                          B. take                        C. make                           D. have

4. He can’t earn money ………. he has a job.

            A. if                            B. until                       C. unless                         D. without

5. My sister has a ………. baby.

A. two-months old                                       B. two-month old    

C. two-month olds                                       D. two-months olds

6.   On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding …………….

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

7. “Let it be” is a famous song ………..  It is one of the best works by this band.

A. singing by the Beatles                            B. was sung by the Beatles

C. sung by the Beatles                                 D. sang by the Beatles

8. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ………….. new procedures to save time and money.

9. They took pride ………… being the best players of the school.

10. He ……………. to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.

III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.

1. It’s good to__________blood because you can save people’s lives.

A.    use                              B. help                                   C. donate                               D. collect

2. I_____playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.

A.    find                             B. tell                                     C. say                                     D. think

3.   Nam wants to lose weight,________he began jogging last Sunday.

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

4.   He is holding his neck. I think he has a __________.

A.    sunburn                      B. flu                                      C. sore throat                        D. toothache

5.   Sports like riding a bike and running use a lot of ____________.

A.    calories                      B. diet                                    C. food                                   D. fruit  

6.   You are a ________if you help other people willingly and without payment.

A.    Homeless person      B. orphan                               C. sick child                          D. volunteer

7.   If you have a lot of bottles, dolls or stamps, your hobby is __________.

A.    cycling                       B. collecting                          C. decorating                        D. carving

8.   My sister__________to pop music every day.

A.    listen                          B. listening                            C. listens                                D. will listen

9.   Because Minh has_________worked for a charity shop, he really wants to do it.

A.    ever                            B. ago                                     C. already                              D. never

10.   My father has a/ an _________hobby: carving eggshells.

A.    horrible                      B. unusual                             C. bad                                     D. boring

11.   You’ll become healthier if you consume _________soft drinks.

A.    less                             B. more                                  C. fewer                                 D. much

12.   A: This weekend I’m going to the SOS village to teach the children there.

B: I________you.

A.    Join                 B. am joining                        C. will join                            D. have joined

13. Tim: I feel itchy and my nose is running.       - Doctor: ____________________.

A. Wash your hair more.                                         B. I think you have the flu.

C. Drink more water. Eat less meat                       D. I think you have a stomachache.

14. Hoa:  What would you like to drink now?     - Nga: ______________________.    

A. No, thanks            B. Yes, please           C. I like to do nothing          D. Orange juice, please

III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.

1.   They tried to make a fire by_______ pieces of bamboo together.

A. adding                B. separating                     C. rubbing               D. taking

2.       I’m __________ to see you again.

A. happy                    B. happily                           C. happiness          D. sadly

3.       I’d like to visit Vietnam because people are ___________.

A. friendless           B. friendship                     C. friend                  D. friendly

4.       The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven _________ of the world.

A. pyramids             B. temples                          C. wonders              D. Landmarks

5.       Angkor Wat is one of the largest __________ in the word.

A. churches               B. pagodas                         C. temples                 D. tombs

6. __________is waste from the body of a large animal such as an elephant or a cow.

A. Compost               B. Dung                            C. Garbage                D. Fertilizer  

7. We should put __________bins around the school yard to make the school cleaner.

A. fluor                     B. garbage                         C. wine                      D. bread                                                                                     

8. Tim met Hoa ________ the airport.

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

9. We have learned English ______________  three years.

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

10. Ba and his friends traveled to Hanoi _______ train.                  

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

11. I thanked my classmate _________ helping me with my homework.

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

12. Will you pick me _______ after the party?

A. on                       B. over                             C. up                      D. through

13. She is thinking_______importing flowers fromVietnam.

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

14. Would you mind turning on the air-conditioner?  _____________

A. Excellent!           B. I’m sure.                       C. Thank you          D. No, I don’t mind

15. Do you mind if I close the windows?  _____________  

A. Yes, please         B. Excellent!                     C. Thank you          D. No, of course not

16. Do you mind waiting outside?

A. Excellent!           B. I’m sure.                       C. Thank you          D. – Not at all.

17. Would you mind if I came with you?

A. Yes, please         B. Excellent!                     C. Thank you          D. No, of course not

18. I have no idea where_______________ this information.

A. get                     B. got                               C. getting                D. to get

19. Peter told me how_______________ this problem.

A. to solve              B. solve                            C. solves                 D. solved

20. I have no idea when_______________ for the bus.

A. to leave              B. left                               C. leave                  D. leaving

21. Nobody told me what_______________.

A. do                      B. did                               C. to do                  D. doing

22. It is very necessary _______English.

A. to learn              B. learns                              C. learn                     D. learned

23. It’s dangerous ______________ soccer on the street. 

A. played               B. playing `                          C. plays                     D. to play

24. It is easy___________ this lesson

A. understand          B. understanding               C. understood         D. to understand

25. It is dangerous ___________ out when it is stormy
A. went                   B. go                                C. to go                   D. goes
26. It’s a contest in which participants have to cook rice. It’s a __________ contest.

A. water-fetching    B. husk-separating            C. fire-making         D. rice-cooking

27. It’s a contest in which participants have to make fire. It’s a __________ contest.

A. water-fetching    B. husk-separating            C. fire-making         D. rice-cooking

28. In the ___________ contest, one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water.

A. rice-cooking       B. fire-making                    C. water-fetching      D. clothes making

29. Would you mind _______the window?

A. to close             B. closing                             C. close                     D. closed

30. Do you mind if I ___________ your atlas for a minute?

A. borrow               B. will borrow                   C. borrowed            D. have borrowed

31. Would you mind if I ______________ you a personal question?

A.to ask                  B. ask                               C. asking                 D. asked

32. Do you mind if I _______your atlas for a few minutes?

A. to borrow           B. borrowed                      C. borrow              D. will borrow

33. The eighth-form students______English for three years.

A. have learned      B. has learned                       C.were learning      D. learn

34. This is the first time she ____________ rice paddies.

A. has seen                B. have been                  C. see                            D. saw

35. How long____________you___________English?

A. do-learn              B. did-learn                    C. have-learned          D. does- learn

36. I ____________her since Last week.

A. do not see           B. did not see             C. have not seen              D. was not seen

37. I saw her old friend while I _______on Le Loi street

A. ride                     B. rode                          C. am riding                    D. was riding

38. When I arrived   at his house, he ___________.

A. is sleeping          B. are sleeping           C. were sleeping             D. was sleeping

39. The bell rang while Tom    ____________ a bath.

A. take                    B. takes                       C. took                         D. was taking

40. Lan burnt her hand while she ___________ the dinner.

A. was cooking       B. were cooking         C. cooked                    D. were cooked

41. We ______________video games when the electricity went off

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

42. My family ____________Hue in 2005.

A. visited                B. visit                       C. are visiting              D. will visit

42. He never ____________back home late on Sunday.

A. come                  B. came                     C. comes                     D. has came

43. My mother __________in this hospital since she ___________twenty years old.

A. has worked/ is     B. have worked/ was    C. works / was            D. has worked/ was

44. We____________a meeting at 10p.m yesterday morning.

A. had                     B. have                        C. were having           D. was having

45. Vietnamese often ____________for breakfast.

A. eats                    B. ate                           C. is eating                 D. has eaten                               

II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (2 pts)

1. Among the ethnic minorities, _______________ Tay people have the largest population.

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

­2. She did the English test  _______________ than I did.

  A.the best       B. more better            C. gooder               D. better

3. The girl  _______________  when a fairy appeared.

         A. was crying               B. cried                 C. crying                 D. cries

4. Tam is a beautiful girl; _______________, she’s kind-hearted.

         A. however            B. therefore             C. otherwise         D. moreover 

I.          Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d that best completes each sentence.

1.      I have a pen pal in Malaysia. We _____ each other at least once a month.

a. comprise                    b. consist of                     c. divide                           d. correspond with

2.      The children were _____ into four groups for the game.

a. separated                   b. separating                    c. separate                        d. to separate

3.      She was really impressed _____ the friendliness of the local people.

a. with                           b. by                                 c. in                                  d. on

4.      I wish I _____ more time to finish the work.

a. have                          b. am having                    c. was having                   d. had

5.      He seems _____ the Vietnamese food.

a. enjoying                    b. to enjoy                        c. be enjoyed                   d. enjoyed

6.      This small dictionary _____ 80,000 words.

a. makes                        b. uses                              c. comprises                     d. consists

7.      The book _____ of ten units.

a. comprises                  b. consists                        c. makes                           d. has

8.      Islamic people usually go to the _____ to pray.

a. pagoda                      b. mosque                        c. temple                          d. church

9.      This is a difficult problem. I wish I _____ the answer.

a. know                         b. knew                            c. had known                   d. would know

10.  It’s raining heavily now. If only I _____ an umbrella.

a. have                          b. having                          c. had                               d. had had

I.        Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d that best completes each sentence.

1.      The Singaporean unit of _____ is dollar.

a. length                        b. height                           c. volume                         d. currency

2.      Buddhism is the official _____ of Thailand.

a. region                        b. religion                         c. language                       d. capital

3.      Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ at least once every two months.

a. write                          b. correspond                   c. exchange                      d. visit

4.      A person with whom one becomes friendly by corresponding is a _____.

a. writer                        b. pen-name                     c. pen-friend                    d. pen-writer

5.      They really enjoy the peaceful _____ in Vietnam.

a. impression                 b. atmosphere                  c. faces                             d. expression

6.      Is physical education _____ in your school?

a. additional                  b. national                        c. traditional                    d. compulsory

7.      Vietnam is one of the countries of the _____ of Southeast Asian Nations.

a. Affection                  b. Association                  c. Federation                    d. Administration

8.      The _____ language of Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia.

a. national                     b. international                 c. country                         d. continental

9.      Malaysia is divided into two _____, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

a. sections                     b. regions                         c. nations                         d. places

10.  My grandmother is very _____. She goes to pagoda every week.

a. religion                      b. religious                       d. relation                         d. relative