Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage.

    Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

Most people feel that when they dream, they are ---(1)--- off to another world. On the ---(2)---, dreams are often connected to our daily lives. When our whole ---(3)--- is filled with something, when we are either very upset ---(4)--- when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent this reality in symbols. It is often ---(5)--- that we benefit from dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself, when things ---(6)--- wrong. Dreams are therefore a kind of escape, almost a holiday from ---(7)--- life, with its fears and responsibilities. It is, however, a strange kind of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns ---(8)--- to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, ---(9)--- you are one of those people who are disciplined enough to write them down as soon as you ---(10)---.

1.       A. carried                   B. brought                     C. taken                          D. guided                                                                       

2.       A. opposite                 B. contrast                    C. contrary                     D. other side                                                                       

3.       A. mind                       B. spirit                          C. brain                          D. soul                                                                       

4.       A. or else                    B. or                              C. but also                      D. unless                                                                       

5.       A. spoken                   B. declared                   C. said                            D. stated                                                                       

6.       A. go                          B. turn                           C. become                      D. get                                                                        

7.       A. genuine                  B. real                           C. actual                         D. factual                                                                       

8.       A. off                          B. up                             C. down                          D. out                                                                        

9.       A. unless                    B. except that                C. therefore                    D. thus                                                                       

A. arise  B. awake              C. rise up             D. wake up

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space

(16 – 25) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage: (2.0 pts.) When they are new, ballet shoes are interchangeable (16)____________ the dancer (17)_________________them in and decides which shoe goes best on which foot. In fact, ballet shoes are (18)_____________ when they are old and professional dancers are (19)_____________to breaking their shoes down by any means, even hitting them with a hammer, until they reach a comfortable (20)______________of pliancy. There are soft ballet shoes and point shoes. Soft shoes are (21)__________________ worn by male dancers. Made (22)____________ leather and lined with canvas, the under sole is much smaller than the sole of the foot. In this (23)____________, the dancer’s toes and part of his heel stand on the soft upper leather. In point shoes, the toe is (24)______________ with an extra layer of canvas, hardened with paste, to provide a little flat area for the dancer to (25)______________ on. 16. A. until B. before C. still D. rarely 17. A. smoothes B. wears C. bends D. forms 18. A. smart B. intelligent C. best D. beautiful 19. A. accustomed B. familiar C. known D. adjusted 20. A. grade B. scale C. degree D. extent 21. A. significant B. vital B. appreciable D. essentially 22. A. of B. in C. for D. away 23. A. respect B. means C. fashion D. way 24. A. reinforced B. cleaned C. put D. tied 25. A. move B. balance C. run D. play

2. Choose the best answer 
1. No one is better cook than his mother, _____________? 

a. is she  b. isn’t she  c. are they  d. aren’t they

2. Do it right now, __________?   a. will you  b. don’t you  c. doesn’t it  d. will it

3. There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, __________? 

 a. are they  b. aren’t they  c. aren’t there  d. are there

4. Let’s go for a walk, ____________?   

a. will we  b. shall we  c. don’t we  d. aren’t we

5. Nothing went wrong, __________?   

a. didn’t they  b. didn’t we  c. did it  d. didn’t there

6. Somebody has left these socks, ______________?   

a. hasn’t he  b. haven’t they c. doesn’t he  d. don’t they

7. I’m not wrong, ___________?   

a. am I  b. amn’t I  c. aren’t I  d. are you

8. They ran so fast, ______________?   

a. don’t they  b. didn’t they  c. aren’t they  d. weren’t they

9. There’s so much pollution in the city, ______________?   

a. hasn’t there b. isn’t there  c. is there  d. has there

10. They’d like to have a coffee, ____________? 

a. hadn’t they  b. wouldn’t they c. haven’t they d. don’t they

11. Nothing is wrong, ___________? 

a. isn’t it   b. aren’t they  c. is it   d. are they

12. You cut your hair yesterday, _____________? 

a. don’t you   b. didn’t you  c. haven’t you  d. aren’t you

13. Nobody was sleeping, _____________? 

a. wasn’t it   b. were they  c. wasn’t he  d. don’t they

14. I shouldn’t have coffee, __________? 

a. should I   b. haven’t I  c. don’t I  d. won’t I  
 

Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences. do we go to buy stamps or send letters? B. Where .......... C. How D. Which 6. They are healthy. They do A. football everyday. B. physics C. judo D. breakfast 7. If we had a.. A. backpack ...., we wouldn’'t get lost B. torch C. painkiller D. compass D 8. You.......travel alone to the mountain. Always go in group. A. must B. can't C. can D. mustn't homework after school? D. Is/does 9. Lan often A. Does/do B. Is/do C. Does/doing 10. A. better My backpack is more. B. cheaper than your backpack. C. modern D. smaller 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. 11. She enjoys playing football everyday. B. studies C. visits D. looks AB D Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s). 12. Her house is bigger than mine. B. larger A. smaller C. taller D. shorter A B Choose the word the most suitable response to complete each of the following questions. 13. "How about watching T.V this evening?" B. No, I don't. A. Yes, I do. C. Great idea! D. Nice to meet you. 14. "Where is your mom?" A. She talking B. Yes, she is C. She cooks D. She is cooking in the kitchen Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. do you play table tennis? B. How old 15. A. How much C. How far D. How often 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank.        

Mr. Brown and some (1)________. are on a very dirty beach now. Today they are ready to (2)_______ the beach a clean and beautiful place again. After listening to Mr. Browns instructions, they are divided into three groups. Group 1 needs to walk along the beach. Group 2 should check the sand, (3) ______group 3 has to check among the rocks. Garbage must be put into plastic bags, and the bags will be collected by Mr. Jones. He will take the bags to the garbage dump. Each member will be given a (4)_______ to find the right place. They won’t eat the picnic lunch provided by Mrs. Smith until the whole area is clean. They all are (5)_____ to work hard so as to refresh this area.

1. A. voluntary                 B. volunteers                  C. volunteering     D. volunteer

2. A. make                      B. get                      C. do                    D. change

3. A. so                           B. and                     C. but                            D. although

4. A. book                      B. camera               C. map                           D. tour guide

5. A. exciting                            B. eager                  C. interesting                  D. bored

Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence. 1. She does​ work...for the Red Cross of her school. A. voluntarism​B. voluntary​C. voluntarily​D. volunteerism 2. They have a small child, so for…​reasons they need money. A. obvious​B. clearly​C. understanding​D. easy to see 3. He spends most of his time on teaching career. He is a​...teacher. A. contributed​B. dedicated​C. caring​D. willing 4. An anonymous bussinesswoman...​one million dollars to the charity. A. give​B. present​C. donated​D. raised 5. This organization is not intended to make a profit but to make money for the conservation of ocean mammals. We are a...​organization . A. not- profit​B. no-profit​C. non-profited​D. non-profit 6. When my brother ................ a student, he used to​the first prize in the English Eloquence Contest. A. be awarded​B. be rewarded C. have been awarded​D. have been rewarded 7. "Well done. Jerry, you've passed the driving test!" A. I told Jerry about her passing the driving test. B. I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test. C. I told that Jerry had passed her driving test. D. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test. 8. When she​...her mistakes she apologised. A. realised​B. was realising​C. has realised​D. did realised 9. We ……………TV when the light …………… A. watched TV / went out​B. were watching / went out C. watched TV / were going out​D. Both A and B 10. We really admire him. He is a​...writer. A. distinguish​B. distinguishing​C. distinctive​D. distinguished

Choose the best word/ phrase A, B, C or D that best fits each space.

V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come (31) ___ . They usually underline or (32) ___ only the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important words.

There are also (33 ____ ways of learning the same number of words. For example, if you try to learn ten (34) ____ in two days, you can do so in two ways. You can learn the first five words

the first day, and then learn the other five the next day. However, because (35) ____ is necessary, you can learn all the ten words the first day and revise them the next day. This helps you practice the words more times. Language learners should try different ways of learning

words so as to find out the best way for themselves. Ask yourself the (36) ____ : How should I learn words ?

31.       A. away                       B. in                             C. here                        D. across

32.       A. rub out                    B. highlight                  C. hide                         D. dim

33.       A. different                  B. same                       C. similar                     D. exact

34.       A. language                 B. units                        C. words                      D. chapters

35.       A. knowledge B. understanding         C. revision                   D. mind

36.       A. question                  B. command               C. statement               D. answer

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know which is which. They both have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts. They like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re crazy about football. They go to a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, either. Although they’re twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Tim works hard at school because he wants to go to university, but Tom is a bit lazy. Our mother is often away from home because of her job, so we all work together in the house. Most of the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit!

1 What does the word 'similar' in 1 mean?

a. the same in some ways b. completely the same

c.completely different d. liked by many people

2 Tim and Tom............

a. are the author's twin brother b. have blond hair and blue eyes

c. always wear jeans and T-shirts d. all are correct

3 What does the word ' them' in line 6 refer to?

a. things b. jazz

c. jeans and T-shirts c. dancing or discos

4 The passage is written about the author's..............

a. brothers b. pen pals

c. cousins d.a và c

1 What does the word 'similar' in 1 mean?

a. the same in some ways b. completely the same

c.completely different d. liked by many people

2 Tim and Tom............

a. are the author's twin brother b. have blond hair and blue eyes

c. always wear jeans and T-shirts d. all are correct

3 What does the word ' them' in line 6 refer to?

a. things b. jazz

c. jeans and T-shirts c. dancing or discos

4 The passage is written about the author's..............

a. brothers b. pen pals

c. cousins d.a và c

5.Which of the following is not True

a.tom is hard-working

b.tom is a bit lazy 

c.their mother is often away from home

d.time doesn't like dancing or discos but tom likes them