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

1.      You should catch the train at 9 am so that you can arrive _____ Hue at 5 pm.

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

2.      She was very kind _____ my friends when they were in Hanoi.

a. for                             b. to                                 c. at                                d. with

3.      They will come to our house _____ 10 minutes.

a. for                             b. to                                 c. in                                d. during

4.      The success of the holiday depends _____ the weather.

a. for                             b. on                                 c. to                                d. X

5.      At weekends, he often rides his bike to the countryside _____ improve his health.

a. so as to                      b. in order to                    c. to                                d. All are correct

6.      What do people do for a _____ in your home village?

a. live                            b. life                               c. living                          d. lives

7.      Ba hurt his foot while he _____ down the boat.

a. climbed                     b. climbs                          c. was climbing              d. is climbing

8.      I _____ a letter to my best friend last night.

a. write                          b. am writing                   c. wrote                          d. will write

9.      Mary tried to avoid _____ him.

a. meeting                     b. meet                             c. to meet                       d. met

10.  When was the last time you _____ to your village?

a. return                        b. returned                       c. have returned             d. was returning

11.  _____ does it take to get to the river from here?

a. How far                     b. How much                   c. How many                  d. How long

12.  Be polite to the people you meet. Everyone likes _____.

a. politeness                  b. impolitely                     c. impolite                      d. None is correct

13.  We haven’t been there _____ two years.

a. since                          b. for                                c. during                         d. in

14.  After two hours traveling by car, we _____ a quiet town by the sea.

a. came                          b. arrived                         c. reached                       d. got

15.  _____ is your home village from here?

a. How long                  b. How far                       c. How much                  d. How

16.  Lien is looking forward to the trip _____ Ha Long Bay.

a. in                               b. to                                 c. at                                d. about

17.  _____ Jane was young, she used to swim in the river.

a. Since                         b. When                           c. While                          d. For

18.  _____ you hurry, we won’t catch the bus.

a. If                               b. Unless                          c. When                          d. Although

19.  How long _____ it _____ you to get there?

a. is / take                     b. does / take                   c. is / taking                    d. has / taken

20.  What time _____ your train _____ tomorrow?

a. do / leave                  b. does / leave                  c. will / leave                  d. has / left

21. The skirt was _____ expensive _____ she couldn’t afford to buy it.

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

22. She is _____ a friendly girl _____ everyone wants to make friends with her.

      a. so ... that                   b. so ... as                         c. such ... that                 d. too ... to

23. I wish I _____ more time to get to know your country better.

      a. have                          b. will have                      c. am having                   d. had

24. My mother will be away for two weeks, _____ I have to cook myself.

      a. so                              b. in order to                    c. because                       d. otherwise

25. Sue likes to visit many places of _____ in Vietnam.

      a. interest                      b. interested                     c. interesting                   d. interests

26. She refused _____ his invitation for dinner yesterday evening.

      a. accepting                   b. to accept                      c. being accepted           d. accepts

27. Liz _____ a lot of photos during the visit to Hanoi.

      a. takes                          b. took                             c. makes                         d. made

28. We caught a bus and it would _____ the place in one hour.

      a. get                             b. arrive                            c. reach                           d. come

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:

1. The class is _____ control because of the game

A. off                    B. away from                C. out of                 D. below

2. The next train _______at 3 p. m

A. will arrive                B. is arriving                    C. arrives                  D. should arrive

3. He remembers _______ to the zoo once a month when he was young .

A. taking                 B. to take             C. being taken                 D. to be taken

4. The boys are quite fascinated ______  doing the experience

A. for                B. with              C. at               D. about         .

5. She will never try _______ that again. It was such nasty experiment .

A. to do                 B. to be done                    C. do                   D. doing

6. The man was addicted _______ .

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

7. There’s no point _______ a fuss over it.

A. to make               B. making                   C. being made                 D. to be made

8.______ you are out in the sun, you should wear a hat.

A. Whoever                 B. whenever                C. However                 D. Whatever

9. My course ______ in two weeks’ time and I am going to the USA.

 A. will finish                  B.  will be finish                    C. finishes                D. will be finished    

10. The children love....................... .

A. to read books              B. reading books               C. read books     D. be reading books

11. They have to work  much ………..usual to save the victims from the storm

12. My brother is too short to play basketball, so he wishes he ……. tall enough to play it .

A. is                         B. was                         C. were                       D. could be

13. I like the people in my village. They are so…………

14. “ Let me drive you  home” - …………………………….

15. “…………………” – “ Do you have any shirts?”

Part I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Answer by writing down the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1. I think he will join us, _________?

 A. don’t I                    B. won’t he                 C. will he                     C. do I

2. Ninety _________the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.

A. minutes is               B. minutes are        C. minute is                 D. minute are

3. The local authorities are conducting _________campaign to help _________disabled.

A. X/ X                       B. the/ X                     C. a/ the                       D. X/ the

4. _________before me, please pick up the mail.

A. Should arrive          B. Should you arrive   C. You should arrive   D. You should have arrived

5. A number of political prisoners _________since Independent Day.

A. has been released   B. have released          C. was released           D. have been released

6. She ……………. her husband’s job for his ill health.

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

     7. As …………….as I know, we have not received a bill for the new computer.

   A. much                      B. far                           C. soon                        D. long

8. Please ____________ your cigarette before entering the room.

A. put up                  B. put down                C. put out                    D. put aside

9. To become an artist, you need to be ____________

A. imagine             B. imaginative             C. imagination             D. imaginarily

10. Staying in the hotel costs _________ renting a room in the dormitory for a week.

   A. twice as much as    B. as much twice as    C. twice more than      D. as much as twice

11. Tom _____ care of himself. He left home when he was 16 and has been on his own since then.

   A. used to take                        B. is used to take        C. is used to taking     D. is used to be taken

12. He has just taken an examination__________________ chemistry.

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

13. It __________ a disaster, but fortunately he ___________ fast at the time.

A. might be – didn’t drive                              B. must be – won’t be driving

C. was supposed to be – hadn’t driven          D. could have been – wasn’t driving

14. She is one of the few people ________.

   A. to whom I look up        B. I look up       C. who look up to       D. to who I look up

15. They can’t have had the car properly __________, because when I saw them yesterday, they seemed __________ a lot of trouble with it.

A. repaired – to be having                              B. to be repaired – to have

C. repair – having had                                     D. to repair – to have had

Part 2: Rewrite the following sentences using the given words so that they have the same meaning as the given sentences. Do not change the words given in any way.

1. All the student passed the exam except Jenny. (who)

 Jenny was the________________________________________________________.

2. The doctor told her to reduce the amount of sugar in her diet. (cut)

The doctor told __________________________________________________________.

3. Each month he goes to the local hairdresser’s for a haircut. (gets)

Each month ____________________________________________________________

4. I’m sure he hasn’t forgotten about the meetings (have)

 He__________________________________________________________.

5. There is no way I will change my plans just to fit in with his. (intention)

 I have ______________________________________________________.

Part 3. Fill in one suitable preposition to complete the following sentences

1. This tree has been struck _____________ lightening many times.

2. Mrs. Darby always prides _____________ her cooking.

3. Mary regretted not bringing a lot of clothes _____________her. It was very cold.

4. __________ the 1980s, it was popular to wear tapered pants and neon colours.

5. Would you mind if I had a look _____________ your luggage?

I. Choose and circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (1.0 p)

1. Don’t ever do that again______________?

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

I did not arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.

A. She had left because I was not on time

B. I did not go there, so I could not see her off

C. I was not early enough to see her off

D. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

I didn’t arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.

A. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her

B. She had left because I was not on time

C. I was not early enough to see her off

D. I didn’t go there , so I could not see her off

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

I did not arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.

A. She had left because I was not on time.

B. I was not early enough to see her off.

C. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.

D. I did not go there, so I could not see her off.

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

I did not arrive in time. I was not able to see her off. 

A. She had left because I was not on time. 

B. I did not go there, so I could not see her off. 

C. I was not early enough to see her off. 

D. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.