Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (30 points)

1. She chose cushions of a color which would _______ her carpet.

A. equal                       B. agree                       C. help                         D. match

2. Could you please _______ an appointment for me to see the manager?

A. manage                   B. pick up                    C. do                           D. take up

3. Trains stop here in order to _______ passengers only.

A. get off                    B. pick up                    C. pull up                    D. take up

4. Sarah congratulated _____ passing my driving test.

A. me                          B. for                           C. me on                      D. on me

5. It is imperative that this letter _______ immediately.

A. were sent                B. sent                         C. be sent                    D .send

6. Our country has large areas of _______ beauty.

A. unharmed               B. undamaged             C. unhurt                     D. unspoilt

7. Mr. John is seriously considering _______ for further studies.

A. having had to leave                                    B. leaving

C. to leave                                                       D. having left

8. Though you have been advised to talk less, you need not _______ your opinion when asked.

A. be reserve               B. reserving                 C. to reserve                D. reserve

9. He has left the book here on _______ so that you can read it.

A. purpose                   B. intention                 C. aim                          D. meaning

10. I saw him _______ dead by the soldier.

A. shooting                 B. shoot                       C. to shoot                  D. shot

11. He said he didn’t derive _______ from working.

A. joys                         B. some joys                C. any joy                    D. no joy

12. _______ sacrifice was it that people talked about it for years.

A. Much great             B. So great a               C. As great a               D. How great a

13, If you hurry, you will over take him. He has only just left here and _______ far.

A. mustn’t go              B. can’t have gone      C. couldn’t go             D. can’t be going

14. _______ the book, please return it to me.

A. Should you find                                         B. Will you be finding

C. Will you find                                              D. Will you have found

15. “How do you like your beefsteak done?”       - “_____.”

A. Very much             B. Not any                   C. Very little               D. Rare

I.       Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1.      Maryam had a very good time while she _____ with Lan’s family in Hanoi.

a. stays                          b. staying                         c. is staying                      d. was staying

2.      Lan wishes she _____ a chance to visit Maryam in Singapore.

a. have                          b. has                               c. had                               d. can have

3.      When she was at primary school, she _____ past the mosque on her way to school.

a. has walked                b. used to walk                c. uses to walk                 d. is walking

4.      She likes going on holiday in Singapore, but everything _____ on her parents.

a. depend                      b. depends                       c. is depending                d. are depending

5.      Lan _____ Maryam around the city during her stay in Hanoi last month.

a. shows                        b. is showing                   c. has shown                    d. showed

6.      I wish I _____ you, but, I’m sorry, I can’t.

a. could help                 b. can help                       c. will help                       d. am able to help

7.      They are pen pals. They _____ to each other every two weeks.

a. write                          b. wrote                           c. had written                   d. were writing

8.      The woman took out the key and _____ the door.

a. opens                         b. opening                        c. opened                         d. open

9.      Nam was so sleepy yesterday morning that he _____ asleep during the English lesson.

a. falls                           b. was fallen                    c. has fallen                      d. fell

10.  Someone _____ her bicycle while she was exercising in the park.

a. has stolen                  b. stole                             c. is stealing                     d. steals

11.  He _____ write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more.

a. use to                        b. uses to                         c. used to                         d. using to

12.  What were you doing when the mailman _____ to your house?

a. come                         b. coming                         c. came                             d. comes

13.  He _____ be late for class but he often comes late nowadays.

a. doesn’t use to           b. didn’t use to                c. doesn’t used to            d. didn’t used to

14.  My mother _____ beautiful and young forever.

a. wishes she can                                                   b. wishes she can be       

c. wishes she could                                               d. wishes she could be

15.  My friends asked me _____ keep in touch on leaving.

a. promise to                 b. promised to                 c. promising to                d. to promise to

16.  My sister never cleans the floor. I wish she _____ it every day.

a. will do                      b. had done                      c. does                             d. would do

17.  I come from Vietnam so I am not _____ on the left.

a. used to be driving     b. used to drive                c. used to driving             d. used to be drive

18.  Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists _____?

a. with                           b. of                                 c. about                            d. in

19.  I wish my best friend _____ never leave me alone like this.

a. will                            b. would                          c. can                               d. could

20.  When you _____ in Hanoi, you should visit Uncle Ho’s mausoleum.

a. are                             b. be                                 c. will be                          d. were

21.  The mother cut the cake into four equal pieces. The children were ____ with the equal division.

a. pleased                      b. pleased about               c. happy at                       d. happy on

22.  What are you _____ doing when you have free time?

a. keen in                      b. keen on                        c. interesting in                d. interesting on

23.  Although we are far away from each other, we still _____.

a. keep together            b. say hello                       c. greet each other           d. keep in touch

24.  They got divorced and decided to separate the little daughter from the son. This separation made the children _____.

a. depressing                 b. depression                    c. depress                         d. depressed

25.  Music and painting are _____ subjects this semester.

a. optionally                  b. optioning                     c. optional                        d. option

SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)

Part 1. Choose the word, phrase, or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)

1. My sister enjoys travelling round different countries. She is going on a _________ of Scotland this summer.

A. journey             B. voyage              C. tour                  D. travel

2. Be patient. You can’t _______ to learn a foreign language in a week.

A. believe              B. expect               C. consider           D. think

3. The main_______ of think drink are wine, orange juice and bitters.

A. parts                 B. compositions    C. components      D. ingredients

4. The last person_________ the room must turn off the lights.

A. leave                 B. leaving              C. left                    D. to leave

5. You need a special _________ to go into this part the area.

A. permit               B. permisson         C. allowance          D. agreement

6. We lost the match___________ one goal.

A. with                  B. for                    C. by                    D. from

7. We live in the _________ on the corner.

A. brick house old large                      B. large old brick house

C. old brick large house                      D. brick large old house

8. In terms of speakers, English is easily ________ by Chinese.

A. outnumbered     B. overpowered     C. outgrown          D. outwitted

9. He would like___________ as “sir”.

A. to address         B. to be addressed C. addressing        D. address

10. If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go________.

A. poor                 B. bankrupt           C. penniless           D. broken

11. The students were slow to catch________, but gradually they began to understand.

A. in                      B. on                     C. away                 D. out

12. If you’re not too tired, we could have a ________  of tennis after lunch.

A. match               B. play                  C. game                D. party

13. She __________ her husband’s job for his ill health.

A. accused            B. blamed              C. caused              D. claimed

14. A wedding is a wonderful opportunity for ________ off new clothes.

A. wearing             B. carrying            C. showing            D. putting

15. Either I or she ________ to finish this task before they come back.

A. had                   B. has                             C. have                 D. will have

16. Vietnam was_______ by Thailand in almost all soccer encounters.

A. defeated            B. won                  C. beat                  D. Either A or C

17. We set ________ early so that we wouldn’t be stuck in the traffic.

A. off                    B. back                 C. apart                 D. down

18. I like his essay because it is very __________.

A. imaginary B. imaginative        C. imaginable         D. imagination

19. _____________, the results couldn’t be better.

A. No matter what he tried hard           C. Although very hard he tried

B. No matter how hard he tried           D. Despite how hard he tried

20. In the hotel lobby the detective caught______ of the man who had been hired to follow.

A. glance               B. view                  C. vision               D. sight

Part 2. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.(30points)

1. He talked about cooking as if he (1. be)_______ a very good cook.

2. Soon as I (2.apply)_________ for a job with the United Nations two years ago, I

(3.hire)_______.

3. I (4. lose)_______ my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I (5. look for) ________ them for hours.

4. He is working tomorrow. If he (6. have)_______ a day off tomorrow, he (7. go) _______  to the beach.

5. Stanley (8. climb)________ the stairs when he (9. trip and fall)________. Luckily, he (10. not hurt)__________ himself.

6. Doctors advise (11. not spend)_______ too many hours wathcing television.

7. It (12. be) ______ a long time before any landing on Mars (13. can attempt)_______ . Only a great deal of information about Mars (14. obtain)_______, it (15. be)______possible to plan a manned trip to Mars.

IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box. (40 points)

1.  She is ______________a singer nor an actress.

         A. nor                         B. both                                 C. neither                   D. either

2.“I think we should use less paper so that we can save trees in the forests.”
      -“______________”.
         A. Congratulations                                                 B. Yes, I’d love to        
         C. That’s a good idea                                             D. It’s nice of you to say so

3. Students live and study in a/an_____________school. They only go home at weekends.

4. Of my parents, my father is______________one.       

5. This painting is prettier, but it costs ______________.the other one.

6. Bill: “What a lovely house you have!”                                    John: “______________”

 A. No problem!                                                        B. I think so                

 C. That’s right                                                           D. Thanks. Hope you’ll drop in

7. I’m always nervous when I’m ______________an exam.

8. My mother has been busy ______________all afternoon.

9. They never came to class late, and ______________.

10. These vegetables don’t taste______________to us.

11. Every one suffers______________the common cold at sometime or other.

12. In the evening, all the family members______________in the livingroom to watch TV.

13. There is a ______________ behind my house.

A. big beautiful flower garden                              B. garden flower big beautiful 

C. beautiful big flower garden                              D. big beautiful garden flower

14. Some people are used to ______________in crowded buses and don't mind it at all.

15. You should not ride so______________You may have an accident.

16. Many people can write poems, but only ______________ can become good poets.

     A. a few                                 B. few                           C. a little                   D. little

17. Washington D.C is ______________ capital of ______________ United States.

     A.Æ, the                                B. the, Æ                      C. the, the                  D. Æ, Æ

18.  The shirts here are ______________ more expensive than those at the bookshop on the corner.

    A. very                                   B. quite                        C. extremely               D. much

19. We can learn more about the undersea world ______________ Costeau’s invention of the diving vessel.

    A. because                             B. because of              C. thanks to                D. thanks for

20. Cyclists and motorists have to wear a______________when they ride a motorbike.

    A. hard hat                          B. cap                         C. mask                      D. helmet

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (5 points)

1. The police stated that the accident ______________ soon.

A. will be investigated B. had investigated       

C. is being investigated     D. would be investigated

    2. Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.

A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint

C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing

    3. I think he will join us, ______________?

A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. do I

    4. Regina, ______________ you have never met before, is a genius in painting.

A. that B. whose C. whomever D. whom

    5. Studies indicate ______________ collecting art today than ever before. 

A. there more people B. more people that are

C. that there are more people D. people there are more

    6. You meet a friend at the air port on arrival and you might say: “__________Da Lat”

A. Welcome to B. Be welcome to C. Welcome in D. Well come to 

    7. We must begin testing the instrument, no matter _________ difficult it is.

A. however B. how C. whatever D. what

    8. Do you like Harry Potter film series ? – Well, after _________ the books,

 I was a bit disappointed.

A. have read B. having read C. being read D. I have read

    9.  The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

A. changed completely B. cleaned well

C. destroyed completely D. removed quickly

10. Quite soon, the world is going to ...................... energy resources.

A. run out of B. get into C. keep up with D. come up again

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

13. The girl feel asleep as soon as she got _____ the bus.

A. on                           B. off                          C. out                          D. up

14. His painting are very _____ and expensive, he’s a true artist.

A. beauty                    B. beautiful                 C. beauty                     D. beautifully

15. If you don’t hurry up, you will be late _____ school.

A. for                          B. at                            C. in                            D. to

16. If you are not satisfied with the product, you can _____ about it,

A. report                      B. inform                     C. speak                      D. complain

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

1. She ____________ him of lying to her.

      A. accused                     B. blamed                             C. threatened                    D. criticized

2. Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I’m ______________it.

      A. seeing to                    B. putting up with                C. getting over                  D. standing for

3. No one has to stay late this evening, ______________?

      A. haven’t they              B. do they                            C. have they                      D. don’t they

4. My hands were so cold that I couldn’t______________ my coat buttons.

      A. open                          B. remove                             C. put out                          D. undo

5. Judo was __________developed in Japan in the late 19^th century.

      A. origin                         B. original                             C. originally                     D. originated

6. His parents never allowed him ________________.

       A. smoke                       B. smoking                            C. smoked                        D. to smoke

7. The noise of the traffic prevented me ________________ going to sleep.

A.    from                         B. on                                     C. away                            D. of

8. I wish you would tell me what I ____________do in this difficult situation.

      A. shall                           B. should                                          C. would                           D. ought

9. It is _____________ that we have our hair cut at that hairdresser’s.

     A. suggestion                  B. suggesting                        C.  suggested                   D. suggest

10. I ____________ if she manages to sell that motorbike.

    A. will be surprised          B. am surprised                     C. will surprise                 D. surprising