I.  Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

    Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces given on the right. (10 points)

1.       Residents began to _____ the area after hearing news the volcano would erupt.

A. gain                 B. remake             C. commute           D. evacuate             

2.       The retiring editor named the senior reporter as his _____.

A. success           B. successor         C. successes         D. successful           

3.       Continual _____ of trademarks and copyrights increased trade tension in Asia.

A. violence           B. writings             C. violations           D. misunderstanding

4.       I saw a _____ look on his face as he was wheeled into the operating room.

A. frightful            B. frightening         C. frightened         D. fright                   

5.       Will you be _____ kind as to help me with this heavy box?

A. as                    B. so                     C. very                  D. enough               

6.       Don't leave your clothes _____ about on the bedroom floor.

A. lie                    B. lay                    C. lying                  D. laying                  

7.       Those interested in the post of Assistant Manager are requested to apply _____.

A. as a person      B. in person           C. as persons        D. by person                

8.       I had my secretary _____ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.

A. to send            B. sent                  C. send                 D. sending               

9.       Jack: “Will the Jacksons be invited?”     Bill: “I _____.”

A. expect so not    B. so expect          C. expect so          D. don’t expect                

10.   Pete: “Is it far to Stanford?”           Tom: “Not at all. It's only a _____ from here.”

A. stone's throw    B. bird's eye view   C. shortcut            D. step in the right direction              

11.  _____ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation.

      A. Although               B. Even                        C. Providing                  D. Nevertheless

12.  When a tropical storm _____ 120 kilometers per hour, it can damage a lot of things.

      A. comes                  B. reaches                   C. arrives                     D. runs

13.   _____ as I'd love to, I won't be able to come.

       A. Though                B. Despite                    C. Even                        D. Much

14.   Peter _____ his father in many ways, but he has his mother's sense of humour.

       A. takes after           B. come across            C. makes out                D. gives in

15.   Either of the buses _____ past the university.

       A. go                       B. going                       C. have gone                D. goes

16.   _____ every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.

       A. Almost                 B. Most                        C. Each                       D. Nearby

17.  Jane: "I'm terribly sorry. I won't be able to come tomorrow." - Sue: "_____"

       A. Oh, that's annoying. B. Sounds like fun.    C. Well, never mind.      D. It's great, Jane.

18.   We suggested that the meeting _____ as soon as possible.

       A. is held                 B. be held                    C. was held                  D. will be held                              

19.   Without a car, it takes a long time to get from _____.

       A. a place to the other                                                                     B. one place to the other

      C. a place to another                                                                      D. one place to another                     

20.   Mary: "_____"     - Jill: "Yes, I'd like to buy a hat."

      A. Do you look for something?                       B. Good morning. Can I help you?  

      C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy this?         D. Can you help me buy something?

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence:

1. He’d rather look for a different job than move to another city, ________________he ? *

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A. doesn’t

B. hadn’t

C. rather

D. wouldn’t

2. You should clean the cut thoroughly ________prevent any infection. *

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A. so that

B. so as to

C. or

D. in order for

3. My dog as well as my cats ______________twice a day. *

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A. eat

B. eats

C. has eaten

D. have eaten

4. When I came into the class I realized I knew ________. *

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A. them all

B. all of they

C. they all

D. all them

5. I wish I _____________________on another diet. *

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A. could live

B. live

C. living

D. am living

6. If he ___________________the teacher, she would have come, I think. *

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A. invited

B. would invite

C. wanted to invite

D. had invited

7. This is Maria, ____________________my son often goes to school with. *

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A. that

B. whose

C. her

D. whom

8. I’m sorry but I have to stop _____________for a while. I’ve got a stomachache. *

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A. working

B. to work

C. to be working

D. what I worked

9. She had changed so much that _____________anyone recognized her. *

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A. almost

B. hardly

C. never

D. no

10. That man is said _______________a serious mistake while he was working for the Jones. *

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A. to have made

B. to make

C. was making

D. had made

A. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentence or do as directed
1 Men used (be/to be/to being) the bread winner of the family
2 There is usually a (generation/value/age) gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is chaning so fast
3 It must be incredible travelling by dohsled. I wish I (can do/could did/could do) it
4 You've been a bit tense lately so you need to (get/take/has) a break
5 We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It's (social skills/self-care skills/houseplants skills)
6 Choose the word wuth the different stress pattern (determine/pagoda/fabulous)
7 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (advice/despite/children)
8 Which underlined part is incorrect in English
They asked me don't talk during the discussion
              A                    B             C                      D

A. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Choose and circle the word or phrase that best completes eacg sentence or do as directed
1 European___(hairdressers/barbers/dentists/doctors) often serve to cut people's hair and take care of people's teeth from the Middle Ages
2 I wish I____(would stay/hadn't stayed/wouldn't stay/had stayed) under the sun for a long time. Now I have terrible sunburn
3 My parents still____(behave/treat/tell/say) me like a child
4 The ritual of the party conference is acted___(out/in/on/at) in the same way every year
5 ____kind of you to help! (how/what/which/when)
6 No one could tell me____(what/how/why/whom) to start the engine
7 I____(didn't used to/didn't use to/use not to/used to) like western music, but now I do
8 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently : (embroidered/embarrassed/preserved/structured)
9 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern (confident/graduate/cognitive/abandon)
10 Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting
Khang and Nam used to fly kites together
                                 A          B
when they were a child
                         C       D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

We have advised you on how to cut down your energy use. We remember that.

A. We can no longer remember having advised you on how to decrease your energy use.

B. We remember having advised you on how to maintain your energy use.

C. We remember having advised you on how to decrease your energy use.

D. We remember to have advised you on how to decrease your energy use.

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.

A. unplanned

B. deliberate

C. accidental

D. unintentional

II) Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase

1. We.....in Lenin Park when it rained

A. walked B. have walked C. were walking D. walk

2. We must be there..........7.30 and 8.25

A. at B. before C. between D. after

3. She spoke quietly to him......nobody also could hear a word

A. because B. if C. although D. so that

4. I don't like the place.....he lives

A. that B. which C. where D. what

5. That man is.......deaf to hear what we say

A. so B. enough C. too D. not

(MONG CÁC BẠN GIÚP MÌNH NHA)

III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (1,5 pts)

1. The news _________bad. She fainted after hearing that bad news.

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

2. He ate some dirty vegetables last night, so he had a ________.

          A. headache            B. stomachache      C. toothache                     D. bad cold

3. Would you like to have _________water?

          A. some                  B. any                    C. a few                 D. many

4. _________interesting stories are! They are worth reading.

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

5. I need some butter. I’m going to the ________.

          A. stationer’s          B. butcher’s            C. baker’s               D. grocer’s

6. I promise I _________ and visit you.

          A. am coming         B. will come                     C. have come          D. am going to come

7. She is never late for school and _________is her sister.

          A. either                 B. so                      C. neither               D. too

8. The doctor says you should spend ________time playing video games.

          A. lots of                B. all your              C. most of your       D. a little

9. Nga decided ________how to use a sewing machine.

          A. to learn              B. learn                  C. learning              D. learnt

10. You’ve made a lot of mistakes in your work. You should never do it _________.

          A. hurry                  B. hurried               C. in a hurry           D. such hurry

11. Our school year usually starts in late August. It _________ for almost 9 months.

          A. wastes               B. lasts                   C. lengthens           D. takes

12. Neighbors don’t spend _________ time together as they used to do in the past.

          A. more                  B. less                    C. most                  D. as much 

13. It’s a very busy airport. There are planes _________ and landing every 5 minutes.

          A. going up            B. taking off                     C. getting up                     D. driving off

14. "Would you like to go to the movie downtown?"- "Thanks, but I _______ that film already."

          A. had seen            B. was seeing                   C. have seen           D. would see

15. “What about going to the movies?” – “_________”

          A. That’s a good idea.                           B. thanks

          C. Yes, I’d love to.                               D. We are going to the movie