Task 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. A _________ is a building that has been made stronger and protected against attack.

     A. setting              B. cathedral            C. fortress        D. limestone

2. Hue’s most outstanding attractions are the emperors’ ___________.

     A. graves              B. tombs                C. features        D. structures

3. People hope ___________ solutions will be taken to preserve our man-made wonders.

     A. annoying          B. comfortable        C. successful      D. effective

4. What should we do to __________ valuable things in pagodas and temples?

     A. destroy            B. protect                C. prevent         D. recommend

5. The hotel is beautifully ____________ in a quiet spot near the river.

     A. situated           B. conserved            C. placed           D. designed

Task 3 : Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

     1. The trip to the National Gallery has been                      until next Friday.

     a. put off               b. looked up         c. turned up          d. found out

     2. Can you imagine who I came ___________while I was in Paris?

     a. up                     b. across                c. out                    d. on

     3. She __________talking about her trip although everyone found it tiring.

     a. went on             b. got on                c. went out           d. kept up        with 

     4. My mother says she’s looking ______________meeting you.

II. Read the text and choose the best answer  (A, B,C or D ) to complete each spaces.(1,5pt)

Ao Dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has been (1)………… in many poems, novels and songs. It is a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. Vietnamese women usually wear it, especially on (2) …………. occasions such as Tet, Teachers’ Day, Wedding Anniversary. Nowadays, some fashion designers have made it more and more beautiful by changing the traditional Ao Dai. Some of them print (3)………….. of poetry on it, or they add the (4) ……. such as sun, stars, crosses and stripes (5) ………… the Ao Dai. Nowadays, Vietnamese women continue to wear this  (6) ............. and fashionable dress.

1. A. describe B. write C. mentioned D. painted

2. A. normal B. special C. small D. huge

3. A. queue B. whole C. marks D. lines              4. A. symbol B. patterns C. picture D. painting

5. A. on         B. in C. with D. to                                                                                                                        6. A. newer B. unique C. modern D. tradition

Question1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences .

1.      let’s wait until the rain ……

A  stops                           B  will stop                     C  has stopped                  D  is stopping

     2. The roads are slippery . It …… heavily last night .

            A  must rain                    B  must be raining           C  must be rained              D  must have rained

     3.  This problem is difficult for me . I haven’t make …… my mind yet .

            A  to                               B  in                                C  up                                 D  on

     4. This book gives a brief …… of the history of the castle the details of the art collection in the hall .

            A  reference                    B  article                         C  outline                          D  research

     5. If you try your best , you’ll ……. your classmates .

            A  keep up with              B  lose track of               C  take care of                   D  put an end to

     6. When in Rome do ……the Romans do .

            A  like                             B as                                 C  same                             D  the same

     7. We……in a specialist when he grew worse .

            A  put                             B  talked                         C  saw                               D  called

     8. My plans for starting a restaurant fell…… for lack of capital .

            A  on                               B through                        C  down                            D  up

     9. It was difficult to guess what her …… to the new would be .

            A  feelings                      B  reaction                      C  capital                           D opinion

     10. Our main …… to export are rice , coffee and rubber .

            A  products                     B  produce                      C  production                    D  reducibility

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. Sydney, _______ has a population of more that three million is Australia's largest city.
A. whom B. who C. whose D. which
5. Tim: " I think you should go to school by bike" Mary: "_______".
A. thanks B. No problem C. Fine, thanks D. That's a good idea
6. The teacher suggests _____________ something for the poor in our area.
A. us to do B. we should do C. we are doing D. we will do
7. Ho Chi Minh City is the most interesting city in Vietnam; ________, it’s not the capital of the
nation.
A. so B. however C. moreover D. therefore
8. If I were you , I ________him as my nephew
A. will have treated B. am treating C. would treat D. will treat
9. He _______ very hard recently.
A. has worked B. is working C. works D. worked
10. Nga can’t go to the movies with us tonight because she has to _______ little sister.
A. look up B. look after C. look out D. look for
11. Lan doesn't play goft well, _______?
A. does she B. doesn't she C. did she D. is she
12. They were______ that he refused to help them.
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprisingly D. surprise
13. They enjoy _______ computer games.
A. play B. to play C. played D. playing

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Nowadays people                hours sitting in front of computers.

          A. spend               B. last                   C. set                    D. take

2. I think you should take up swimming _____it is suitable for your health condition.

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

3. My family enjoys       because we can sell vegetables and flowers          money.

          A. garden - to       B. gardening - for C. gardening - with        D. garden - of

4. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your   to your friends as

     presents.

          A. hobby              B. money              C. greetings          D. products

5. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the     ___

     magazines.

          A. fashion            B. cooking            C. sports              D. science

6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is           .

          A. danger             B. in danger          C. dangerous        D. endangered

7. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three __ a week.

          A. time                 B. a time               C. times                D. timings

8. We often read the instructions carefully in order to make             of the things we like best.

          A. meanings         B. models             C. copies              D. uses

9. You need to be           to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell.

          A. careful             B. interesting        C. fit                     D. patient

10.     If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will              your own clothes.

          A. do                    B. make                C. take                 D. get