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

1 When the sky is blue and the sun is shining, you may say to your friends - "_______________"

a. It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

b. What a beautiful day, is it?

c. It's not a beautiful day.

d. A beautiful day, is not it?

2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentence: Having missed too many lessons _________________.

a. he was not allowed to take the final test

b. he was not allowed taking the final test

c. they didnot let him take the final test

d. he was not able to allow taking the final test.

I.  Choose the word of phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2,5pts)                            

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:                             

      A. divide                      B. style                     C. river                            D. stripe

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

      A. religion                    B. pagoda                 C. design                           D. tunic

3. Let us pray __________ the homeless people.  

      A. for                             B. after                     C. on                         D. in

4. Many jazz trios consist __________ a piano, guitar and double bass.

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

5. Wearing seat belts in cars is __________ by law.

      A. adding                      B. optional                C. compulsory          D. religious

6. Although we are far away from each other, we will __________.

      A. keep in touch           B. say hello               C. keep together      D. keep on

7. The word jeans comes from a kind of material __________was made in Europe.

      A. whom                       B. that                       C. who                      D. where

8. She wanted to go to the mosque __________ she couldn’t.

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

9. “You must be Yoko.”   - “__________________.”

      A. Please to meet you                                   B. Not at all

      C. That’s right. I am.                                      D. Don’t mention it.

10.  “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?”   - “ __________________.”

  A. That would be great.                                 B. I like to see it                 
  C. You must want it.                                       D. That right

II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign.     (0,5 pt)

1.    What does the sign say?

A. Go this way                                    B. Roundabout

C. U- Turn                                   D. Recycle

2.    What does the sign say?

A. People ahead                                  B. Elderly people ahead

C. Hadicapped ahead                             D. People go this way

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

1.      Nowadays, the ao dai is normally worn only on special _____.

a. traditional                 b. material                         c. tradition                         d. symbol

2.      Singers and movie stars always want to look _____ when they appear in public.

a. fashionable                b. colorful                          c. worldwide                     d. occasional

3.      Most of Vietnam’s ethnic _____ live in the highlands.

a. inspirations                b. minorities                      c. sailors                            d. situations

4.      There are three _____ - the grandparents, the parents, and their children - living in the same house.

a. groups                       b. styles                             c. generations                    d. designers

5.      The ao dai is a _____ dress. No other dress is similar to it.

a. unique                       b. same                              c. difference                      d. like

6.      Jeans have never been out _____ fashion.

a. in                               b. from                              c. for                                  d. of

7.      “Hello! I’m glad to meet you.” “_____”

a. Yes, I am.                  b. Thanks. Bye.                 c. Pleased to meet you.     d. That’s right.

8.      Vietnamese women often wear the ao dai, especially _____ special occasions.

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

9.      Modern designers have added many patterns to the ao dai, _____ flowers, scenery, and birds.

a. like as                        b. such as                           c. so as                               d. as such

10.  The first jeans _____ completely from cotton.

a. are making                b. were making                  c. have made                     d. were made

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

1 Jack: “__________.” - John: “I’ll make my collection richer and richer”

a. What is your hobby, David?

b. How do you organize your collection, David?

c. What do you plan to do next, David?

d. How do you collect your books, David?

2 .Jack: “The movie _________last night was terrible.” - John: “Oh, really! What is it about?”

a. I went   b. I went to it   c. I went to       d. that I went

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

1.    While the front door .............., please use the side entrance.

       A. repairs                    B. is repairing               C. is repaired              D. is being repaired

2.    Clark .................. in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

       A. works                     B. worked                     C. was working          D. has worked

3.    Jeans ................... of heavy cotton cloth called denim.

       A. make                      B. have made                C. are making             D. are made

4.    We live in London. We .............. there for seven years.

       A. live                        B. are living                  C. lived                       D. have lived

5.    Tomatoes should ................ in the spring.

       A. plant                      B. be plant                    C. be planted              D. to be planted

6.    'Would you go to the band concert?' "Thanks but I .............. it already.'

       A. have seen               B. did see                      C. was seeing             D. have been seen

7.    In the 1990s, the sale of jeans stopped .................

       A. to grow                  B. growing                    C. grow                       D. to be grown

8.    Wearing casual clothes makes students .............. self-confident.

       A. feel                        B. to feel                       C. feeling                    D. felt

9.    I love this film, I think it's the fourth time I ................ it.

       A. saw                        B. have seen                 C. see                          D. will see

10. ................. to America? -Yes, twice.

       A. Did you ever go                                           B. Have you ever been  

       C. Are you ever                                                D. Do you ever go

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

1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.

A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied

2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.

A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited

3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.

A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of

4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.

A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary

5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.

A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs

6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.

A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So

7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.

A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character

8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end

A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating

9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.

A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving

10. They are making this film based _______ a true story.

A. to B. after C. on D. for

11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.

A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite

12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.

A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite

13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.

A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because

14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.

A. but B. despite C. although D. though

15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.

A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however

16.  _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.

A. Despite B. However C. But D. because

17.  ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him

A. Because B. So C. However D. Although

18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.

A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of

19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.

A. despite B. but C. because D. so

20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.

A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However

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

1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.

A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied

2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.

A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited

3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.

A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of

4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.

A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary

5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.

A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs

6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.

A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So

7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.

A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character

8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end

A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating

9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.

A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving

10. They are making this film based _______ a true story.

A. to B. after C. on D. for

11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.

A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite

12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.

A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite

13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.

A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because

14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.

A. but B. despite C. although D. though

15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.

A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however

16.  _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.

A. Despite B. However C. But D. because

17.  ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him

A. Because B. So C. However D. Although

18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.

A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of

19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.

A. despite B. but C. because D. so

20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.

A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However

I. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE (A,B,C OR D) THAT BEST FITS THE SPACE IN EACH SENTENCE.

1. He is not ____________ get married.

      a. enough old to                                           b. enough old for

      c. old enough to                                            d .old enough for

2. I find peter is not sociable. He’s rather __________________in public.

      a. kind                     b. reserved                   c .communicative           d.  humorous

3. That boy has short___________ hair.

      a. curly                    b. oval                        c. tall                             d. reserved

4.That film star is tall  and __________.

      a. short                      b. long                        c. slim                             d. straight

5. A home for children whose parents are dead is a (n)________.

      a. resort                    b. hotel                      c. orphanage                   d. motel

6. Generosity is part of the Vietnamese  __________.

      a. straightness           b. orphanage               c. joke                          d. character 

7. He likes telling jokes. He has a good sense of ___________.

      a. volunteer             b. character                  c. pleasure                     d. humor

8. The boy is a_________ student. He always gets good grades.

      a. kind                     b. generous                  c. hard-working             d. reserved

9.  John________a letter from his aunt yesterday.

      a. gave                    b. wrote                       c. received                     d. posted

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

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

II. USE THE CORRECTFORM OF THE WORD GIVEN IN EACH SENTENCE:

1/ People in my country are very warm and _______________ .         (friend)

2/ An ________________is a home for children whose parent are dead. (orphan)

3/ L.A. hill is a______________ writer.    (humor)

4/ I’m_______________ sorry for delay.   (extreme)

5/ I love the ____________of summer evenings in the countryside.       (peaceful )

III. REWRITE

1. He is tall. He can play volleyball.

à He_________________________________________________________________

2. She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World.

à She _______________________________________________________________

3. Mr. Robinson isn’t rich. He can’t buy a house.

à Mr. Robinson _______________________________________________________

4. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the ceiling.

à The ladder __________________________________________________________

5. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

à The fire ____________________________________________________________

6. My hair is long and black.

àI ___________________________________________________________________

7. Her hair is short, curly and fair.

àShe ________________________________________________________________