III. Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.

1. The computer is the most wonderful _______in the 20th century.

A. inventor B. invent C. invented D. invention

2. A washing machine or _______can help you to save time and energy while doing housework.

A. laptop B. vacuum cleaner C. e-book reader D. smart phone

3. Poets are normally inspired _______beauty. They write a lot of beautiful poems thanks to this inspiration.

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

4.This book is so long that I _______

A. haven't finished it yet B. haven't finished it already

C. still have finished it D. still haven't finished it already.

5. Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love and _______ in different ways.

A. imitate B. observe C. inspire D. help

6. Flying cars may be a solution to the problem of traffic jams, but what happens if they _______traffic and cannot take off.

A. hold on B. get stuck in C. get off D. get on

7. I _______television a lot but now I don't any more.

A. was watching B. are used to watch

C. used to watch D. am watching

8. I can't open these files on my computer. A computer virus _____ these files.

A. has destroyed B. has been destroying

C. destroyed D. is destroying

9. When I _______the thief, he was stealing something from the shop.

A. saw B. was seeing C. see D. have seen

10. Her husband _____unemployed since they ______to the countryside.

A. was / moved B. was / have moved

C. has been / moved D. has been/have moved

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences.

     Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

1.       Her parents gave her everything she asked for. Now she’s become a completely _____ child.           

A. wounded            B. spoilt                     C. damaged              D. destroyed

2.       Paulo is the head _____ at the Buckingham Hotel. He’s famous for his fish recipes.                               

A. cooker                B. chief                      C. waiter                    D. chef

3.       My brother has always had a reputation _____ hard.                                                                  

A. in working           B. about working       C. to work                  D. for working

4.       _____, the lion is a member of the cat family.                                                                  

A. Like the tiger      B. Alike to the tiger    C. Liking the tiger      D. It is like the tiger

5.       They talked for three days before finally _____ a decision.                                                                  

A. reaching             B. coming                  C. bringing                 D. arriving

6.       It is hot in the day-time but the temperature _____ sharply at night.                               

A. slips                    B. drops                     C. descends              D. reduces

7.       The plate was right on the _____ of the table and could have been knocked off at any moment.                

A. border                 B. tip                          C. margin                  D. edge

8.       I suppose Jack is in his _____ teens.                                                                                                   

A. middle                B. earlier                    C. late                       D. later

9.       I bought these trousers during the sale. They were a real _____.                               

A. cheap                 B. bargain                  C. purchase              D. buy

10.    I waited for him until 8:30, _____ I gave up.                                                                  

A. which time          B. at which time         C. that time               D. at that time

11.    If I took the job, it would _____ to the city.                                                                  

A. mean I moved    B. mean to move       C. mean my moving  D. have meant moving

12.    I enjoy my job as a baker, but it’s taken me over five years to _____ to working at nights.                    

A. be use                B. get used                C. used                     D. getting used

13.    The Jacksons live in a four-bedroomed bungalow in a very nice _____ area.                               

A. residents'            B. residence              C. residential             D. resident’s

14.    There are a lot of _____ buildings in the centre of New York.                                                                  

A. many-floored      B. multi-storied          C. many-story           D. multi-storey

15.    The village seemed strangely familiar, _____ I’d never been there before.                               

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

16.    Whatever _____, don’t believe him.                                                                                                   

A. he says              B. he’ll say                 C. he doesn't say      D. he should say

17.    In spite of _____ a terrible headache, I finished the exam.                                                                  

A. I had                   B. to have                  C. having                   D. I have

18.    However annoying they are, you shouldn’t _____ your temper with small children.                               

A. miss                   B. fail                         C. drop                      D. lose

19.    Don't be late for the interview; _____ people will think you are a disorganised person.                               

A. unless                B. otherwise               C. if not                     D. or so

20.    In Britain everyone travelling in a car _____ wear a seatbelt.                                                                  

A. ought                  B. must                      C. always                  D. have to

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      Lan and her pen pal Maryam _____ with each other for two years now.

      a. correspond                                                         b. are corresponding       

      c. have corresponded                                            d. were corresponding

2.      They _____ a sightseeing tour of the city when Maryam was there.

      a. had                            b. have had                      c. have                             d. will have

3.      “How many countries _____ up to now?” ~ “Three countries.”

      a. do you visit               b. have you visited          c. are you visiting            d. did you visit

4.      They said goodbye to each other, and they promised to _____ in touch.

      a. get                             b. make                            c. keep                             d. put

5.      Malaysia is _____ into two regions: West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

      a. comprised                 b. divided                        c. consisted                      d. contained

6.      English is a _____ subject at school in Malaysia. All students have to study it.

      a. compulsory               b. different                      c. separate                        d. modern

7.      I have a pen pal living in Australia. I _____ with him at least once a week.

      a. visit                           b. impress                         c. enjoy                            d. correspond

8.      I have had a very good time with you. I wish I _____ have to say goodbye to you now!

      a. don’t                         b. won’t                           c. weren’t                         d. didn’t

9.      Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in Malaysia, is _____ of the country.

      a. capital                       b. the capital                    c. a capital                        d. an capital

10.  Bahasa Malaysia, also _____ as Malay, is the national language in Malaysia.

  a. know                         b. knew                            c. known                          d. knowing

Question 3. Use the correct tense or form of verb given in each sentence

1. We (not see) ........her since last Sunday

2. Long (buy)........... this car last week

3. My father (work)......... in this factory for ten years

4. this house (build)................... in 2000

Question 4. Choose the word or phrase(A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

1. Lan and mai have been a pen pal................ two years

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

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I. Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A. B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentences or best answers the question.

1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?

      A. national                      B. natural                              C. carry                                D. plane

2. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?

      A. innovated                   B. mended                            C. received                           D. celebrated

3. Which word has different stress pattern from that of the others.

      A. destruction                 B. mechanic                          C. interview                          D. environment

4. Which word has different stress pattern from that of the others.

      A. listen                          B. measure                            C. rubbish                             D. prevent

5. “Let’s congratulate Nam _________ his excellent academic achievement.” Said the teacher.

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

6. Our school celebrated Children’s Day _________ June 1^st two week ago.

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

7.   - Nam: “Have you ever enjoyed Tet, Maryam?”

      - Maryam: “You mean the Lunar New Year? I once had a chance to be in Vietnam then, ____ I really like it.”

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

8.   - Bao: “Did you follow SEA GAMES 31, _________ held in Vietnam from May 12^th to 23^rd 2022?”

      - Minh: “Of course, Viet Nam won over 200 gold medals.”

      A. who is                        B. which was                        C. that is                               D. when was

9.   - Mark: “Viewers from the rural areas can get access to cable television, can’t they?”

      - An: “Yes, there is _________ local and international programs on different channels.”

      A. lots of                        B. plenty of                           C. a variety of                       D. a number of

10. Our teacher suggests _________ waste paper for the school’s recycling scheme.

      A. colleting                     B. to collect                          C. being collected                 D. to be collecting

11. - Daisy: “What is your favorite place to _________?”

      - Lucy: “Lemongrass Restaurant.”

      A. runout                        B. eat out                              C. carry out                           D. fill in

12. Famers use animal dung to _________ their fields.

      A. make                          B. fertilize                             C. run                                   D. develop

13. - Thanh: “Why don’t you reduce the amount of water your family users?”

      - Nga: “_________”

      A. Nice idea!                  B. Yes, please.                      C. No, thanks.                       D. You’re welcome.

14. - Chinh: “Congratulation! You scored a superb goal for our team.”

      - Tung: “_________”

      A. Everybody does the same.                                       B. It was the whole team’s effort. Thanks.

      C. Yes, let’s. The crowd was fantastic.                        D. Thank you. Everybody can solve this problem.

IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blanks space in the following passage.

      My sister Susan and I were in the yard (23) ______ with our neighbors' dog last Saturday afternoon when suddenly the sky turned dark gray. Minutes later, it began to rain heavily, so we ran quickly into the house.

      Mom asked us to close all the windows. Just as I shut the window in the kitchen, we heard a loud clap of thunder. Dad took us to the (24) ______ and asked us to keep calm. From there, we could hear the strong wind outside. All of (25) ______ my sister was startled by a loud crashing noise and started to cry. We tried to calm her down but she was very scared.

      After a few minutes, the wind stopped and everything was quiet. We slowly made our way up from the basement. The house was full of glass (26) ______ the broken windows. The real damage was outside though. There were trees on the streets and there were damaged cars all over. Our neighbors were very (27) _______ because they couldn’t find their dog. We (28) ______ everywhere and finally found him behind some bushes. He got wet all over but luckily was unhurt.

23. A. play                            B. played                              C. playing                             D. to be played

24. A. garage                        B. basement                          C. attic                                  D. kitchen

25. A. a sudden                     B. suddenly                          C. an immediate                    D. Immediately

26. A. on                              B. up                                     C. to                                     D. from

27. A. tired                           B. satisfied                            C. horrible                            D. worried

28. A. searched                     B. phoned                             C. cried                                 D. watched

V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

29. Her father learned that the house was for sale through an _________________.                (advertise)

30. Physical exercise is _________________to our health.                                             (benefit)

31. In the speaking examination, answers are presented _________________on tape.    (oral)

32. She's just had an article _________________in the Tuoi Tre.                                            (publish)

33. Tsunami is a natural _________________that can cause great damage.                             (disastrous)

34. I like watching the news on TV every day because it’s very _________________.            (inform)

VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences.

35. Most students tried/ Entrance exam / to concentrate / for the coming / on studying /. /

      @ Most students tried ________________________________________________________

36. Global warming / that happens / over many, many years / is a slow change /. //

      @ Global warming __________________________________________________________

VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

37. How long have you been learning English?

      @ When did________________________________________________________________

38. The students spent ten minutes waiting for their bus.

      @ It took __________________________________________________________________

39. My uncle will send for a mechanic to fix his car tomorrow.

      @ My uncle will have his ______________________________________________________

40. “What about teaching the children how to cope with an emergency?” said Mrs. Thu.

      @ Mrs. Thu suggested that the children _______________________________________

III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)

5. Her grandmother always stays with her _________ Christas Day.

a. in                             b. at                             c. for                            d. on

6. Ba’s friends sometimes get tired of his jokes.  “get tired of”means:

a. hate                  b.  outgoing          c.  annoy                      d.  like

7. He was born in England, but his family ________ to the USA when he was only ten years old.

            A. delivered                B. lifted              C. affected           D. emigrated

8. Young children do not understand that many____________objects are dangerous.

a.home        b.house                  c.homework                            d.household

9. My grandfather used____________ drinking coffee.

A. enjoys         B. to enjoy      C. enjoying      D. to enjoying

10. Mark was born in France, so English isn’t his ___________________.

A. mother tongue        B. foreign language     C. second language     D. mother

11. Please take this form to your teacher and ask her ____________it.

A.signing         B.sign  C.to sign          D. signed

12. ____________ have you lived here?- About 15 years.

A.    How long     B. How far      C. How many  D. How much

13. Which one is _____________, milk or orange juice?

A. better          B. good           C. best          D. well

14. Lan: How often do you have Music?

 Mai : I have Math _____________________.

A.half an hour     B. on Monday           C.once a week          D. at 8 o’clock

V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence.

1. Of course, she can lift that. She is as ________ as a horse.

         A. tough                         B. strong                     C. heavy                                  D. big

2. ________ to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.

         A. Akin                          B. In addition             C. With reference                    D. Prior

3. The amount she earned was ________ on how much she sold.

         A. related                       B. dependent              C. secured                               D. connected

4. The saguaro, ________ in desert regions in the southwestern United States, ________ cactus in the world.

A. finds/ the largest                                           B. finding/ is the largest                     

         C. found/ that is the largest                                D. found/ is the largest

5. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ________ is at the desk.

         A. whoever                    B. who                        C. whom                                 D. anyone

 6. The bank will require three ________ signatures when you open an account.

         A. trial                            B. natural                    C. sample                                D. specimen

7. Here is an example of an ancient ________ Chinese vase.

         A. beautiful                    B. tiny                         C. patterned                            D. exotic

8. All the way along the winding street ________.

         A. he came                     B. came he                  C. did he come                        D. come he

9. The World Health Organization has stated that smallpox has been almost completely _______.

         A. uprooted                    B. eradicated               C. obliterated                          D. extinguished

10. As a result of the recent rise in the divorce rate, there are far more ________ parents than there used to be.

         A. single                         B. only                        C. unique                                 D. separate

V 2. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words given in parentheses. 

1.      We go to the restaurant for ________ whenever we ‘re tired of eating meat. (vegestable)

2.      Don’t worry. I ‘ll be waiting for you at the ________  to the pagoda . (enter)

3.      The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ________. (modern)

4.      Advertisements acount for three fourths of the ________ of the newspaper. (come)

5.      What is the ________ of the adjective “solid”. ( oppose)

6.      ________ should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they recieve. (Consume)

7.      If your work is ________ you won’t get a raise. (satisfy)

8.      ________ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.(Conserve)

9.      The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of ________. (sport)

10 .    You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so ________. (predict)

Bài 7:

1. I would love to learn different languages.                                                                          keen

 I ________________________________________ different languages.

2. I'm sorry I was late for the meeting.                                                                                   apology

 Please ________________________________________ late for the meeting.

3. “You borrowed my watch, didn't you?” Tom's sister said.                                                accused

 Tom's sister ________________________________________ her watch.

4. Most people hope they will have enough money to buy a house or a flat.                         afford     

 Most people hope they ________________________________________ to buy a house or a flat.

5. I wish I had not lied to my parents.                                                                                    truth

If only ________________________________________ to my parents.

Help me !

Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

5.        Recycling saves the earth by facilitating the reprocess of paper ------ will save millions of trees.

A. why                     B.  which                              C. who                                 D. whose

6.        Air pollution needs to be regulated by the government for the reason of its negative impact on health, animals, economy, and ---.

A. advertisement                                 B. encouragement       C. environment                       D. fashion

7.        If COVID-19 is spreading in your community, --- safe and take by taking some simple precautions.

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

8.        Physical  distancing, wearing a mask,  avoiding -------, cleaning your hands are  simple precautions to prevent  COVID-19 from outspreading  

A. crowd                                 B. environment           C. trash            D. damage

9.        Natural disasters include  floods, , earthquakes, ----- tropical storms  (e.g., hurricanes and typhoons) and tornadoes .

A. crowd                                 B. environment           C. trash            D. tsunamis

10.     Pollution has ----- the usable amount of natural resources.

A. dissolved                            B. protected    C. recycled      D.  reduced    

11.     Most banks now provide their ------ online, which is fast and secure.          

A. energy                                B. service                    C.  environment          D.  products 

12.     Employers usually look for candidates who have ------ and suitable  experience.

A. qualifications                                 B. edition                    C.  benefit       D.  limitation

13.    – “_______”   - “But Grandma, the forecast says it’ll be sunny.”

      A. Remember the new words by heart.                      B. Let’s eat out.

      C. Let me go shopping.                                               D. Don’t forget to bring along a raincoat.

14.     A. How are things going with you?  B? -------

A. Don’t mention it.  B. Not so bad.   C. You’re welcome.   D. Don’t forget me.

IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.

15.   What does this sign mean ?

A. Reduce bottles only      B. Recycle paper only       C. Reduce paper only        D. Recycle bottles and cans

16.    What does the sign mean?                                                   

A. You cannot go straight.

B. You can go at the speed of 60 km/h.

C. You aren’t allowed to turn around.                             

D. You should be careful due to the crowd ahead