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

1. When we are in orbit, we can ........ our seat and walk in the cabin.

A. get out of   B. come over   C. run out of   D. look up

2. Please go and ........ a bath.

A. wash   B. make   C. do   D. have

3. The ......................... fell silent when the singer came onto the stage.

A. viewers   B. population   C. audience   D. spectators

4. The house is very small, .......... they enjoy living there.

A. but   B. however   C. because   D. since

5. TIm: Would you mind lending me your dictionary ?       => Mary: ...................

A. No   B. Ok, let you see   C. Yes, I am   D. Yes, here you are 

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

III. Choose the best answer. 1. Vietnamese women are very proud ………… the ao dai. a. in b. on c. of d. at 2. Nowadays Jeans ………………….all over the world. a. is sold b. are sold c. sold d. sell 3. My father ………………………to work when he was younger. a. used to walk b. walks c. is walking d. was walking 4. We can learn how ………….. banh chung at Tet. A. make B. to make C. making D.made 5. A ………… is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance. A. loudspeaker B. radio C. television D.computer 6. Should we try to ……… every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out? A. preserve B. act out C. entertain D. open 7. The children in my home village used to go ………, even in winter. Now they all have shoes. A. on foot B. bare-footed C. playing around D .played around 8. At night they used to entertain ………..by telling and acting out stories. A. them B. their C. themselves D. themself 9. There is usually a ………. gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is changing so fast. A. generation B. value C. age D.old 10. In Viet Nam, ………… often refers to age and social position, not to wealth. A. seniority B. tradition C. generation D.culture 11. I also passed…………. on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages. A. in B. on C. down D. at 12. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common ………….. in many Asian countries. A. behavior B. practice C. tradition D. cultural 13. I have told you many times………….. the door open. A. not leave B. not to leave C. to not leave D. not to leaving 14. I wish my friends spent less time ………….. computer games and more time outdoors. A. play B. to play C. playing D. played 15. The farmers in my home village …………… rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts. A. used to transport B. used to be transported C. didn’t use to transport D. used to transport 16.A …………… is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance. A. loudspeaker B. radio C. television D.computer

Change these sentences into passive voice

1/ They signed the last contract two days ago. The latest contract...

2/ My sister will take me to the airport tomorrow. I ... by my sister tommorow.

3/ The milkman delivers five bottles of milk to our house every Monday. Five bottles of milk ... every Monday.

4/ We have just painted our door green. Our door ...

5/ David was conducting a survey of afterschool activities when we met him. A survey of afterschool activities ... when we met him.

6/ They are going to display that painting in the city's museum. That painting ... in the city's museum

Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
1. This year, more girls enrolled on courses in art and design.
A. avoided B. inserted C. erased D. enlisted
2. In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.
A. invited B. encouraged C. made D. contributed
3. Our government has done a lot to eliminate gender inequality.
A. cause B. remove C. add D. allow
4. We never allow any kind of discrimination against girls at school.
A. approve B. deny C. refuse D. debate
5. Women do not yet have equal rights in the family in this area.
A. variable B. similar C. different D. the same
6. It's time we banned discrimination at work.
A. bias B. equity C. fairness D. similarity
7. Both male and female students in my class perform very well.
A. assign B. work C. communicate D. entertain
8. Many people in our country still think married women shouldn’t pursue a career.
A. attempt B. attach C. achieve D. want
9. Most employers prefer male workers to female ones.
A. want B. compliment C. care about D. favour
10. She failed to get into medical university.
A. passed B. qualified C. didn’t succeed D. satisfied
11. In order to be successful, we should never give up hope.
A. fight B. abandon C. continue D. suspect
12. Gender discrimination has become a hot subject of conversations among school students.
A. topic B. study C. fact D. case
13. The government took big steps to prevent gender inequality.
A. increase B. avoid C. promote . D. cause
14. Those people who have enough courage and will are likely to be successful.
A. energy B. motivation C. bravery D. desire
15. Nowadays, many women are aware of gender preferences in favour of boys.
A. fail B. ignore C. deny D. acknowledge
16. With great effort, she passed the driving test at the first attempt.
A. succeeded in B. failed C. enrolled D. deferred
17. Female firefighters are sometimes the targets of laughter and anger from the coworkers and local people.
A. reasons B. sources C. directions D. victims
18. Many women had to pay a heavy price to win equality.
A. achieve B. lose C. attempt D. respect
19. Traditional women are often passive and dependent on their husbands.
A. free B. reliant C. adhered D. strong
20. Women will be exhausted if they have to cover both jobs at work and at home.
A. very relaxed B. very pleased C. very tired D. very happy
21. Men should share household chores with women in their families.
A. cover B. finish C. take D. split
22. The Government has raised the national minimum wage.
A. bonus B. expense C. waste D. pay
23. They were qualified for the job, but they were not recruited.
A. competitive B. selected C. competent D. applied
24. Wage discrimination affects women negatively.
A. motivates B. influences C. encourages D. affords
25. How are governments addressing the problem of inequality in wages?
A. focusing on B. raising C. creating D. ignoring

26. Many countries now allow and encourage women to join the army and the police forces.
A. permit B. force C. make D. prevent
27. We should encourage women to join more social activities.
A. prevent B. stimulate C. permit D. forbid
28. Working mothers contribute to household income.
A. reduce B. take C. add D. double
29. Family values are likely to pass down from generation to generation.
A. put down B. cut down C. go down D. hand down
30. Women's salaries are becoming important to their household budgets.
A. funds B. costs C. expenses D. fees

33. We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _______ we must also think of our environment.

a. despite                           b. though                     c. as though                             d. but

34. ____ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men.

a. But                                 b. Even if                     c. If                                          d. As though

35. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.

a. despite                           b. in spite of the fact     c. though                                  d. as though

36. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

a. In spite                           b. Despite                    c. But                                       d. Although

37. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.

a. As hard as he work                                            b. Despite he worked hard

c. Though he worked hard                                     d. Although hard work

38. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.

a. despite                           b. in spite                     c. even if                                  d. though

39. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.

a. notwithstanding             b. despite                     c. in spite of                             d. although

40. _____ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily.

a. Although                        b. In spite of                 c. Notwithstanding                   d. Despite

41. Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _______.

a. and he decided to quit his job.                            b. but he still decided to quit his job

c. but he decided to quit his job                              d. he decided to quit his job

42. Despite the increase in their salaries, 60 per cent of Japanese workers still spend Saturday at work.

a. In spite of their salaries are increased                b. Although they has got the increase in their salaries

c. As their salaries have been increased                d. Even though their increasing salary

Mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

We (A) are going to visit (B) our grandparents (C) when we (D) will finish our final exams

A. are going to

B. our 

C. when 

D. will finish 

Mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

We (A) are going to visit (B) our grandparents (C) when we (D) will finish our final exams

A. are going to

B. our 

C. when 

D. will finish