(1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ Although I am very busy, I try to find time to __________ to my grandparents every weekend. A.take a break B. pay a visit C. look after D. take care 2/ It takes me about three hours __________ the report. A. to suffer B. to succeed C. to complete D. to invent 3/ Most people are interested in the ________ of photographs taken by disabled students. A. population B. environment C. popularity D. exhibition 4/ The deaf and dumb use sign language to __________ . A. speak B. control C. communicate D. speaks 5/ _____ farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life. A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since 6/ Choose the best response: “ Who’s Sam? – “ ___________ .” A. The handsome guy near the door B. I’m afraid I missed him C. I want to see it D. He really likes it 7/ We must learn English at school because it’s a(n) _________ subject. A. optional B. compulsory C. international D. national 8/ What is the __________ of your country? – About over 80 million people. A. separation B. introduction C. impression D. population 9/ The advertisement said Academy of language had many ________ and native English teachers.. A. information B. well-qualified C. experience D. time-consuming 10/ Nobody can deny the __________ of the internet in our life. A. benefits B. inspiration C. information D. reputation
Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____ 7/ _____ 8/ _____ 9/ _____ 10/ _____
(11-12) Choose the underlined word or phrase(A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting: 11/ His mother is one which taught him the first lesson on kindness. A B C D 12/ My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer. A B C D Answer: 11/ _____ 12/ _____
(13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 13/ She suggests we __________ by bikes instead of by motorbikes to save energy. (travel) 14/ When it began to rain, the children ____________ in the yard. ( play) 15/ My father __________ for the telephone company twenty years ago. ( work) 16/ We used ___________ in Da Lat, but now we live in Ho Chi Minh City. (live) Answer:
1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____
17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ The crowd shouted ___________ when Zidane scored the first goal for the French team. ( excite) 18/ Huy Dat was _________ in finding his lost bicycle, so he decided to buy a new one ( succeed) 19/ His new car __________ a lot of fuel. ( consumer) 20/ Tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons are natural ________ . (disastrous) 21/ Their aim was ti free women from domestic _________ . ( slave) 22/ It would be more _________ to turn off the air-conditioner before leaving . ( economy) Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____
(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made fromoil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (23)___________ well over three million tones of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or late, most of it is thrown away. A high (24) ________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (25) ___________ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (26) ________ is growing fast. The plastic itself has extremely rich energy. It also has higher calorific ( 27) _________ than coal and one (28) __________ of “ recovery” strongly favored by plastic manufacturers is the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.
23/ A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign 24/ A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount 25/ A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirements 26/ A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory 27/ A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand 28/ A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____
(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet: At high school Sally Ride became interested in science. At the university she studied English and Physics. After completing her study at Stanford University, She worked as a researcher. In 1977 she was one of 1000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program. She was 25. She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training she learned to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband , Hawley, is also an astronaut.
They do not plan to have any children yet. When NASA decided to put a woman into space, none of Sally’s friends were surprised that they choose Sally. She has always been a person who wanted to go further. So when the space suttle Challenger carries her on her first mission into space, Sally did what she had often done before: she left the world behind. ____ 29/ She was the first American woman to go into space. ____ 30/ Sally was the jet pilot before she entered the space program. ____ 31/ More men entered the space program. ____ 32/ Sally and her husband want to have children soon. (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
33/ Everyone loves Hong Nhung because she behaves well.
Because of _________________________________________________________
34/ Although It rained heavily, we still went to school.
Despite ____________________________________________________________
35/ His father used to tell him what to do.
He used to _________________________________________________________
36/ They said that Gia Hy is the best student in his class.
Gia Hy ____________________________________________________________
(1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ Although I am very busy, I try to find time to __________ to my grandparents every weekend. A.take a break B. pay a visit C. look after D. take care 2/ It takes me about three hours __________ the report. A. to suffer B. to succeed C. to complete D. to invent 3/ Most people are interested in the ________ of photographs taken by disabled students. A. population B. environment C. popularity D. exhibition 4/ The deaf and dumb use sign language to __________ . A. speak B. control C. communicate D. speaks 5/ _____ farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life. A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since 6/ Choose the best response: “ Who’s Sam? – “ ___________ .” A. The handsome guy near the door B. I’m afraid I missed him C. I want to see it D. He really likes it 7/ We must learn English at school because it’s a(n) _________ subject. A. optional B. compulsory C. international D. national 8/ What is the __________ of your country? – About over 80 million people. A. separation B. introduction C. impression D. population 9/ The advertisement said Academy of language had many ________ and native English teachers.. A. information B. well-qualified C. experience D. time-consuming 10/ Nobody can deny the __________ of the internet in our life. A. benefits B. inspiration C. information D. reputation
(11-12) Choose the underlined word or phrase(A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting: 11/ His mother is one which -> who taught him the first lesson on kindness. A B C D 12/ My dear friends, I wish you will visit -> would visit us someday this summer. A B C D
(13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 13/ She suggests we should travel by bikes instead of by motorbikes to save energy. (travel) 14/ When it began to rain, the children were playing in the yard. ( play) 15/ My father worked for the telephone company twenty years ago. ( work) 16/ We used to live in Da Lat, but now we live in Ho Chi Minh City. (live)
17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ The crowd shouted excitedly when Zidane scored the first goal for the French team. ( excite) 18/ Huy Dat was unsuccessful in finding his lost bicycle, so he decided to buy a new one ( succeed) 19/ His new car consumes a lot of fuel. ( consumer) 20/ Tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons are natural disasters . (disastrous) 21/ Their aim was ti free women from domestic slavery . ( slave) 22/ It would be more economical to turn off the air-conditioner before leaving . ( economy)
(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made fromoil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (23)___________ well over three million tones of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or late, most of it is thrown away. A high (24) ________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (25) ___________ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (26) ________ is growing fast. The plastic itself has extremely rich energy. It also has higher calorific ( 27) _________ than coal and one (28) __________ of “ recovery” strongly favored by plastic manufacturers is the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.
23/ A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign 24/ A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount 25/ A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirements 26/ A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory 27/ A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand 28/ A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method Answer:
(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet: At high school Sally Ride became interested in science. At the university she studied English and Physics. After completing her study at Stanford University, She worked as a researcher. In 1977 she was one of 1000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program. She was 25. She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training she learned to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband , Hawley, is also an astronaut.
They do not plan to have any children yet. When NASA decided to put a woman into space, none of Sally’s friends were surprised that they choose Sally. She has always been a person who wanted to go further. So when the space suttle Challenger carries her on her first mission into space, Sally did what she had often done before: she left the world behind. ____ 29/ She was the first American woman to go into space. T 30/ Sally was the jet pilot before she entered the space program. F 31/ More men entered the space program. T 32/ Sally and her husband want to have children soon. F (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
33/ Everyone loves Hong Nhung because she behaves well.
Because of her good behaviour, everyone loves Hong Nhung
34/ Although It rained heavily, we still went to school.
Despite the heavy rain, we still went to school
35/ His father used to tell him what to do.
He used to be told what to do by his father
36/ They said that Gia Hy is the best student in his class.
Gia Hy is said to be the best student in his class
