Choose the word or phrase which is best completes each sentences.

1. I really must go and lie down for a while; I’ve got a __________ headache.

A. cutting B. splitting C. ringing D. cracking

2. Stop __________ about the bush, James! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.

A. rushing B. hiding C. beating D. moving

3. I usually buy my clothes __________. It’s cheaper than going to a dressmaker.

A. off the peg B. on the house C. in public D. on the shelf

4. David’s leaving on Friday. I suggest we all __________ and get him a going away present. £1 each should do.

A. dish out B. chip in C. pass the buck D. pay on the nail

5. My father __________ when he found out that I’d damaged the car.

A. hit the roof

B. saw pink elephants

C. made my blood boil

D. brought the house down

6. If you want a flat in the centre of the city you have to pay through the __________ for it.

A. teeth B. back of your head C. nose D. arm

7. I caught the last bus by the skin of my __________.

A. mouth B. leg C. neck D. teeth

8. Because the owner wanted a quick sale, the house went for __________ - only £30,000.

A. loose change B. a song C. a loaf of bread D. a smile

9. You didn’t think I was being serious, did you, Brian! It was a joke! I was pulling your __________, that’s all!

A. thumb B. hair C. toe D. leg

10. The accident was caused by a taxi driver __________ the traffic lights.

A. rushing B. missing C. jumping D. beating

11. Lend me £20, please, John. I’m __________ at the moment.

A. broke B. down the drain C. stuck up D. a bit thick

12. She would do anything for her youngest son. He was the __________ of her eye.

A. plum B. centre C. star D. apple

13. I always get __________ in my stomach before visiting the dentist.

A. plum B. butterflies C. crabs D. hedgehogs

14. Those second-hand Walkmans are selling like __________. If you want one, you’d better buy one now before they’re all gone.

A. shooting stars

B. fresh bread

C. hot cakes

D. wild oats

Choose the word or phrase which is best completes each sentences. 

1. I really must go and lie down for a while; I’ve got a __________ headache. 

A. cutting B. splitting C. ringing D. cracking

2. Stop __________ about the bush, James! Just tell me exactly what the problem is. 

A. rushing B. hiding C. beating D. moving 

3. I usually buy my clothes __________. It’s cheaper than going to a dressmaker. 

A. off the peg B. on the house C. in public D. on the shelf

4. David’s leaving on Friday. I suggest we all __________ and get him a going away present. £1 each should do. 

A. dish out B. chip in C. pass the buck D. pay on the nail

5. My father __________ when he found out that I’d damaged the car. 

A. hit the roof

B. saw pink elephants 

C. made my blood boil

D. brought the house down

6. If you want a flat in the centre of the city you have to pay through the __________ for it. 

A. teeth B. back of your head C. nose D. arm

7. I caught the last bus by the skin of my __________. 

A. mouth B. leg C. neck D. teeth

8. Because the owner wanted a quick sale, the house went for __________ - only £30,000. 

A. loose change B. a song C. a loaf of bread D. a smile

9. You didn’t think I was being serious, did you, Brian! It was a joke! I was pulling your __________, that’s all!

A. thumb B. hair C. toe D. leg

10. The accident was caused by a taxi driver __________ the traffic lights. 

A. rushing B. missing C. jumping D. beating

11. Lend me £20, please, John. I’m __________ at the moment. 

A. broke B. down the drain C. stuck up D. a bit thick

12. She would do anything for her youngest son. He was the __________ of her eye. 

A. plum B. centre C. star D. apple

13. I always get __________ in my stomach before visiting the dentist. 

A. plum B. butterflies C. crabs D. hedgehogs

14. Those second-hand Walkmans are selling like __________. If you want one, you’d better buy one now before they’re all gone. 

A. shooting stars

B. fresh bread 

C. hot cakes 

D. wild oats

Choose the corect option(a,b,c or d)

1. Nam is..... than Ba

a)tall b)taller c)more taller d) more tall

2.My house is......than Tuan's house.

a)expensive b)cheap c)more expensive d)cheaper

3.The workshop is.......to Tan Ky House

a)near b)between c)in d)next

4.Let's ..........at home àd watch television

a)to stay b)staying c)stays d)stay

5.Take the first turning...........

a)at the left b)in the right c)on the left d)on the right

6.I want to see paintings and .Shall we go to the............

a)square b)statue c)art gallery đ)temple

II Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the given ones

1.My neighbourhood is more peaceful than your neighborhood

a. Your neighbourhood is noisyer than my neighbourhood .

b.Your neighbourhood is mỏe quiet than my neighbourhood.

c.Your neighbourhood is more noisy than my neighbourhood.

d.Your neighbourhood is noisier than my neighbourhood.

2.Shall we go to the beach?

a.Let go to the beach.

b.Let's going to the beach

c.Let's to go to the beach

d.Let's go to the beach

3.The cinema is on the left of the supermarket.

a.The supermarket is on the right of the cinema.

b.The supermarket on the right of the cinema.

c.The supermarket is on the left of the cinema

d.The supermarket is on the left the cinema

4.Things in the city are more expensive than things in the country.

a.Things in the country are more cheaper than things in the city

b.Things in the country are cheaper than things in the city

c.Things in the city are more cheap than things in the country .

d.Things in the country are more cheap than things in the city.

V. Read the texts about what three students usually do on the weekends. Choose the

correct answer (A, B, or C).

MY WEEKEND

A. I'm Alex. I often go shopping with my mom on the weekends. We usually go to the supermarket near

my house to buy food. When we go home, she sometimes teaches me how to cook. I want to be a good

cook like my mom.

B. My name's Will. I always ride my bike to band practice on Saturday mornings. We practice for about

two hours, then I go home and play with my younger brother. He doesn't like going out and meeting new

people. We often play video games together instead.

C. My name's Oscar. I like to sleep in on the weekends. I sleep until 9 a.m. and then I

sometimes go swimming with my brother. On Saturday nights, I often stay up late to watch

a movie or read a book.

1. Who plays music on the weekends?

__________

2. Who doesn't go to bed early on Saturdays?

__________

3. Who helps with chores on the weekends?

__________

4. Who wants to learn how to make delicious food? __________

5. Who has a shy brother?

__________

1. A. phone B. photo C. badminton D. open
2. A. down B. rainbow C. narrow D. follow
3. A. post office B. rose C. notebook D. compass
4. A. volleyball B. home C. close D. going
5. A. scissors B. brother C. computer D. calculator
6. A. read B. breakfast C. meat D. repeat
7. A. easy B. Easter C. great D. speak
8. A. clean B. seat C. read D. bread
9. A. weather B mean C. cheat D. read
10. A. teach B. eat C. clean D. bear

II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
11. I often spend the weekend ............... badminton with my elder brother.
A. playing B. doing C. studying D. having
12. Linda ............... English lessons on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday every week.
A. have B. is having C. has D. had
13. Clara is a ............... girl. She doesn’t talk much when she meets new friends.
A. talkative B. reversed C. active D. confident
14. – Where is the cat?
– It’s ............... the table and the bookshelf.
A. on B. behind C. between D. under
15. Alex usually ............... his homework at 8 p.m.
A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. finishes
16. There ............... two pencils on the desk.
A. are B. is C. was D. being
17. You should ............... physical exercise regularly.
A. have B. talk C. play D. do
18. ...............Bobby often ............... physics experiment after school?
A. Does/ do B. Is/ do C. Does/ doing D. Is/ does
19. We ............... to the judo club twice a month.
A. go B. have C. make D. take
20. Listen! The teacher ............... the lesson to us.
A. explain B. is explaining C. explains D. to explain
21. – What do you do in your free time?
- I always ............... books in my free time.
A. is reading B. to read C. reads D. read
22. Peter is ............... boy in our class.
A. the tallest B. tall than C. taller D. taller than
23. At the momeny, Ann ............... her bike to school.
A. ride B. is riding C. rides D. to ride
24. I enjoy ............... my grandmother during my summer vacation.
A. visiting B. visit C. to visit D. to visiting

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25. These new words are...............difficult for me to study.
A. so B. such C. enough D. too
26. There ............... a phone on the table.
A. is B. are C. be D. being
27. The wardrobe is ............... the fridge and the bed.
A. next B. behind C. between D. front
28. The room my family often get together and watch TV is ............... .
A. bedroom B. bathroom C. toilet D. the living room
29. I often do my homework ............... my bedroom.
A. on B. in C. under D. near
30. Every day, my mother ............... the washing up with the help of the washing machine.
A. has B. does C. makes D. gets
III. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
I’m Max. My friend Helen is very beautiful. She is taller than me. She has blonde hair, chubby
cheeks and round blue eyes. She’s clever, patient and funny. She loves telling jokes. Her
jokes are so funny that they make us laugh a lot. I love being with her because she helps me
with a lot of things. On the weekend, she often goes to my house and does homework with
me, but this weekend, we are going to the cinema to see a new film, Annabelle. It would be
fun.
31. Is the writer taller than Helen?
A. Yes, Helen is taller than Max.
B. No, Helen is shorter than Max.
C. Yes, Max is taller than Helen.
D. No, Max isn’t taller than Helen.
32. What does Helen have?
A. blond hair
B. chubby cheeks
C. round eyes
D. All are correct
33. Why does the writer love being with Helen?
A. She’s funny
B. She helps her
C. She tells jokes
D. She’s beautiful
34. What do they often do on the weekends?
A. Do homework
B. Do housework
C. Make cakes
D. Ride horses
35. What are they going to do this weekend?
A. Watch TV
B. See a film
C. Do homework

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D. Go to school
IV. Read the passage and choose the suitable words to fill in the blanks.
Hello. I’m Elsa. I’m from Chicago. This ________ (36) the picture of Alice, my best friend. She
lives _________ (37) Los Angeles. You can see she is really fit. She ___________ (38) an oval
face, brown eyes and a straight nose. She’s very kind and creative. We have been pen pals
__________ (39) more than five years. This summer vacation, she’s going _________ (40)
me. We are going to the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum to visit Uncle Ho. I’m so excited to see her
soon.
36. A. is B. are C. be D. being
37. A. at B. on C. in D. to
38. A. has B. makes C. goes D. does
39. A. of B. in C. since D. for
40. A. visit B. to vistit C. visiting D. visits

V. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
41. There/ house/ tree/ our/ is/ behind/ a.
A. There our tree is behind a house.
B. There a house behind is our tree.
C. There is our house behind tree a.
D. There is a tree behind our house.
42. I/ play/ how to/ know/ game/ don’t/ the.
A. I don’t know how to play the game.
B. I know don’t the game play how to.
C. I how to don’t play know the game.
D. I don’t play the game how to know.
43. My/ bedroom/ house/ in my/ favorite/ room/ is/ my.
A. My house favorite room in my bedroom is my.
B. My my favorite is room bedroom in my house.
C. My favorite room in my house is my bedroom.
D. My favorite bedroom is room my in my house.
44. follow/ It’s/ to/ direction/ difficult.
A. It’s difficult to follow your direction.
B. It’s direction to follow your difficult.
C. It’s follow to direction your difficult.
D. It’s follow to difficult your direction.
45. library/ i/ love/ to/ going/ with/ the/ closefriend/ my.
A. I love going to the library with my close friend.
B. library I love close friend with my going to the.
C. I going to love the library with my close friend.
D. I love with my close friend going to the library.

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VI. Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning
46. She has the same personality as my mother’s.
A. Her personality is similar her mother.
B. Her personality is similar to her mother’s.
C. Her personality is same her mother’s.
D. Her personality is as her mother.
47. The store is to the left of the hotel.
A. The hotel is to the right of the store.
B. The hotel is to the opposite of the store.
C. The hotel is to the next of the store.
D. The hotel is to the front of the store.
48. No house in this neighborhood is bigger than this one.
A. All house in this neighborhood is bigger than this.
B. This is the biggest house in this neighborhood.
C. All house in this neighborhood is not smaller than this.
D. This is the smallest house in this neighborhood.
49. Could you show me the way to the airport?
A. Where’s the airport?
B. What’s the airport?
C. When’s the airport?
D. Why’s the airport?
50. Ha Long Bay is more famous than Phu Quoc Island.
A. Ha Long Bay is the most famous.
B. Phu Quoc Island is more famous than Ha Long Bay.
C. Ha Long Bay is as famous as Phu Quoc Island.
D. Phu Quoc Island is less famous than Ha Long Bay.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I would spend inordinate amount of time in the clothes shop, deciding which dress I was going to buy.

A. excessive

B. limited

C. required

D. abundant

Question 1. The headquarters of the United Nations is ______ New York. A. in B. on C. at D. by

Question 2. In the most countries people drive ______ the right. A. on B. by C. in D. at

Question 3. I usually buy a newspaper ______ my way to work. A. at B. by C. in D. on

Question 4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday ______the Swiss Alps. A. by B. at C. in D. on

Question 5. San Francisco is ______ the west coast of the United States. A. in B. on C. at D. by

Question 6. She spends most of the day sitting ______ the window. A. on B. by C. in D. at

Question 7. The report about the accident was ______ the front page of the newspaper. A. at B. from C. in D. on

Question 8. In the theatre we had seats ______ the front row. A. by B. at C. in D. on

Question 9. Write the name and address ______ the front page of the envelope. A. in B. on C. at D. by

Question 10. It's dangerous to play football ______ the streets. A. on B. by C. in D. at

Question 11. I'll meet you ______ the corner of the street at 10. A. at B. by C. in D. on

Question 12. We got stuck in a traffic jam ______ the way to the airport. A. by B. at C. in D. on

Question 13. Look at the horses ______ that field. A. in B. on C. at D. by

Question 14. ______ the end of the street is a path to our house. A. on B. by C. in D. at

Question 15. Do you want sugar ______ your coffee? A. at B. from C. in D. on

Question 16. Her brother lives ______ a small town ______ the south coast of Spain. A. by / at B. at / in C. in / on D. on / in

Question 17. The sports results are ______ the back page of the paper. A. in B. on C. at D. by

Question 18. They got married ______ Birmingham. A. on B. by C. in D. at

Question 19. Vienna is ______ the river Danube. A. at B. by C. on D. in

Question 20. His office is ______ the third floor. A. by B. at C. in D. on

Question 22. We decided not to go ______ car. A. by B. at C. in D. on

Question 23. She studied ______ Paris for two weeks. A. in B. on C. at D. by

Question 24 The exhibition ______ the art gallery finished last Sunday. A. by B. at C. in D. on

Question 25. I saw Ken ______ Dave's wedding. A. on B. by C. in D. at