cau1 : choose the best answer : 1 .............. it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat a in spite b in spite of c however d although 2 ............. of the committee , i’d like to thank you for your generous donation . a according b on behalf c together d in addition 3 ................. he was not feeling very well , mr. graham went to visit his aunt as usual . a although b however c therefore d still 4 ............. he had no money for a bus , he had to walk all the way home . a for b thus c so d as 5 ............... to an accident in the high street , traffic is moving very slowly on the london road a through b owing c because d since 6 of course i’m a christian ................. i expect everyone who works here to be a christian too a since b then c and d but 7 the ...................... the disaster was angine failure , not human error a reason by b reason on c reason why d reason for 8 we have to start early ................. we will not be late a so that b that c because d because of 9 she came in quietly .................. not to wake the baby a as if b so as c such as d if so 10 he was offered the job ...................... his qualifications were poor a despite b in spite of c even though d whereas

1. A conservationist is a person who takes an active _____ in the protection of the environment.

2. ... he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.

A. For                                                                         B. Thus

C. So                                                                          D. As

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

1. ..................he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home

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

2. In spite ................., the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. there was a rain B. it was raining C. the rain D. of the rain

3. Tom Booth is one of the best players in the country. We have won all of our games ...................he joined our team.

A. the first time B. since C. when D. due to

4. Both my books ..................from my room last night.

A. were stolen and my wallet B. and my wallet was stolen C. and my wallet were stolen D. were and my wallet was stolen

5. Cars have become much more complicated. ............mechanics need more training than in the past.

A. Because B. For C. Therefore D. So that

6. ...................the bad weather in the mountains, we'll no longer consider our skiing trip.

A. So B. Since C. Because of D. Because

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

He had spent all his money. He decided to go home and ask his father for a job.

A. Spent all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job.

B. Having spent all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job.

C. In spite of having spent all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job.

D. Deciding to go home and ask his father for a job, he had spent all his money.

Câu 6: He had to stay at home ………….. he was ill.

A. so                      B.because               C. as soon as          D. until

Câu 7: Can I speak to Nam, please?

A. Thanks for calling                            B. I’m sorry. He’s out at the moment

C. Yes, I am                                          D. Sure. What’s the matter with you?

Câu 8:She is…………..to become Miss World.

A. enough beautiful to                          B. beautiful to enough

C. beautiful enough to                          D. to beautiful enough

Câu 9: My mother ……………me a very good comics last week.

A. gives                  B. gave                   C. giving                D. to give

Câu 10: They …………. to their new house at Christmas at the end of this year.

A. move                 B. moving              C. moved               D. will move

Câu 11: Which one has underlined part pronounced differently from the others?

A. answered           B. received             C. invited               D. obeyed

Câu 12: Will you pick me ………… after the party?

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

Câu 13:…………..is a telephone you can carry around with you.
A. Mobile phone                                   B. Public telephone          

C. Telephone directory                         D. Answering machine

Câu 14: Choose the best answer which has the same meaning to the given statement. “Don’t let your children to play in the kitchen”.

A. Children must play in the kitchen.

B. Children ought to play in the kitchen.

C. Children do not have to play in the kitchen.

D. Children must not play in the kitchen.

Câu 15: Which of these has the different stress from the others?

A. generous            B. humorous          C. sociable             D. convenient

Câu 16: Hoa: …………..did Minh go to school late this morning?    

             Hung: Because she watched TV late last night.

A. How                  B. Why                  C. What                  D. When

Câu 17: You shouldn’t play computer games so much. The word “shouldn’t” synonyms with …………..

A. must                  B. ought to             C. ought not to       D. have

Câu 18: Lien …………..chicken eggs everyday.

A. to collect           B. collecting          C. collects              D. collected

Câu 19: Lan has…………. hair.

A. long black curly                               B. black long curly

C. curly long black                               D. long curly black

48. Frank’s wallet is lying on the coffee table. He ______ it here last night.

      A. had to leave                 B. will have left            C. must leave                D. must have left

49. We ______ walk all the way home. We ______ take a taxi.

      A. could not / had to                                              B. needn’t / can

      C. would rather not / must                                     D. ought not to / might

50. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It ______ around here somewhere. Where ______ it be?

      A. should have been / shall                                    B. could lie / must

      C. must be lying / can                                            D. had to be lying / will

12. He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he had more money. A. authentic B. forger C. faulty D. original

13. There has been no rain for a long time, so land is getting more and more barren. A. wet B. dry C. windy D. hot

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

14. Perspiration increases ............. vigorous exercise or hot weather. a. during b. when c. at the time d. for

15. Goddard developed the first rocket to fly faster ............. a. than sound is b. does sound c. sound d. than sound

16. Even if the unemployment rate ............. sharply, the drop may still be temporary

. a. to drop b. dropping c. have dropped d. drops

17. Studies indicate ............. collecting art today than ever before. a. there are that more people b. more people that are c. that there are more people d. people there are more

18. They …… me if I could speak Japanese A. told B. said C. talked D. asked

19. I've been to the theater ................... of times. a. much b. a little c. most of d. few

20. My family loves this house. It …….… the family home since my grandfather built it 60 years ago. A. was B. is C. has been D. will be

21. We ……… in Lenin Park when it rained. A. walked B. have walked C. were walking D. was walking

22. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam _______ they don’t speak Vietnamese. A. though B. when C. if D. because

_____ the dog, he sat down to his own dinner.

A. Fed            B. Having fed        C. Feeds            D. Being fed

_____ all the housework, I went out for a walk.

    A. Having done    B. Had done        C. Being done            D. To do

_____ the lights, she got to sleep.

    A. Turned off        B. To turn off        C. Having turned off        D. To turning off

_____ the job advertisement in the paper, she wrote an application letter.

A. Having readed        B. Having read    C. Readed            D. To read

_____ the book, he looked for a publishing house to print it.

A. Having written        B. Written        C. Had written            D. to write