1. My grandmother is as blind as ___ without her glasses.
a. a mouse
b.a donkey
c. a mule
d. a bat
2. Everyone likes to invite him to join the charity organization because he is always as eager as___
a. a beaver
b. a bird
c.a lark
d.a whale
1. Be careful! Don't go into business with him. He is as slippery as___
a.a snake
b. a road
c. a buffalo
d. an eel
2. The drive should take a rest when he is as sleep as ___
a. a bear
b. a koala
c. a pig
d. a lion
3. Mary is as happy as ___ after moving to the countryside.
a. a puppy
b. a bird
c. a teddy bear
d. a lark
4. He thought she was as gentle as __ until he overhand her speaking ill of her best friend.
a.a sheep
b. a lamb
c. a rabbit
d.a kitten
1. He runs as slowly as___
A.a snail
B. a tortoise
C. a turtle
D. a wolf
2. That old man is as sly as___
a. a fox b. a snake
c.an owl d.a wolf
3. After the party, all of them are as drunk as___
a. an ape
b.an ant
c.a skunk
d.a post
I. Pick out the part of the sentences which is not correct in standard written English
1. One of the reason (a) why he is overweight (b) is that (c) he ddoesn't take morning exercises (d) 2. Was (a) he harder (b), he would pass (c) the exam easily (d) 3. I wish I have (a) a car. It would (b) make my (c) life so much easier (d) 4. These forests (a) which (b) can protect us from (c) the danger of (d) flood
5. Tom's professor (a) has had (b) him to rewrite (c) his assignment many (d) times
II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentences
1. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible
A. He is looking forward to hear from her as soon as possible
B. He is looking forward to hearing from her as soon as possible
C. He is looking forward hear from her as soon as possible
D. He is looking forward hearing from her as soon as possible
2. Tuberculosis and pneumonia.....took an appalling toll
A. Nor B. Which C. No longer D. In fact
3. He would have told you the truth if you....him
A. Ask B. Asked C. Were asked D. Had asked
4. The air in this city is very harmful because it is really....
A. Dusty B. Polluted C. Dirty D. Fresh
5. He spent two hours repairing my motorbike
A. It took him two hours to repairing my motorbike
B. It took him two hours repairing my motorbike
C. It took him two hours to repair my motorbike
D. It took him two hours repair my motorbike
6. I couldn't find someone.... English is good
A. Who B. Whom C. Whose D. Which 7. The knife....we cut the bread with is very sharp
A. Which B. Whom C. Where D. A&B
8. Have you ever seen her...... last Sunday? A. On B. Every C. Since D. For 9. We had our living - room......
A. To wash B. Washing C. Washed D. To washed
10. My teacher said: " You should buy this book"
A. My teacher advised us to buy that book
B. My teacher advised us to buying that book
C. My teacher advised us not to buy that book
D. My teacher advised us buy that book
11. It was not until 1980....he got married with his wife
A. That B. When C. Then D. And
12. Children are often ......about cartoon films
A. Excite B. Excited C. Exciting D. Excites
13. Scientists proved that weightlessness....no problem for a long time
A. Has been B. Had been C. Was D. Is
14. ...... my pupils learn very hard and enjoy doing homework
A. Little B. A great deal of C. Much D. Most of
15. His mother said that she....that film for 2 hours
A. Has watched B. Had watched C. Are watching D. Watched
16. Stop crying! You.....have a sweet
A. Willl B. Shall C. Won't D. Can't
For a cleaner and greener community, everyone should _______ the amount of trash and take care of our
environment
A. increase B. reduce C. contribute D. ignore
10. As soon as the light turned red, he _________ the car.
A. had stopped B. was stopping C. stopped D. stops
11. _________ do you buy this box for? – To wrap this gift.
A. What B. Who C. Why D. Which
12. Peter does not feel satisfied with his new job. _________ about it.
A. He has always complained B. He has complained always
C. Always he has complained D. He always has complained
13. “Look at those dark clouds!“ - “Yes, it ____ in some minutes.”
A. will rain B.is going to rain
C. is raining D. rains
14. Stephen William Hawking ____ on 8 January, 1942 in Oxford, England.
A.born B. has born C. is born D. was born
15. The football match was wonderful at the beginning, ................. it was awful at the end.
A. so B. but C.or D. and
16. I regret _________ you that your application has been refused.
A. to inform B. to be informed
C. informing D. being informed
17. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite
18. If the sun shines, we ___________ to the town.
A. would walk B. will walk C. walks D. are walking
19. Mary: Do you fancy black coffee or white coffee ? – John: .
A. Let me make you a hot cup B. Never mind
C. It’s all the same to me D. I love one
20. My brother likes ____________ stamps
A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. collected
21. He'll be remembered both as a brilliant Physician and as a true _______.
A. Math B. Mathematics C. Mathematician D. Maths
22. She seems to have spent all her life studying in _______ establishments.
A. education B. educate C. educated D. educational
23. My wife handles most of the chores around house. She is a_____________.
A. breadwinner B. homemaker C. employer D. assistant
24. Digital cameras is a wonderful ___________.
A. invent B. invention C. invented D. inventing
25. My computer makes a _______ low buzzing noise.
A. continue B. continued C. continuing D. continuous
26. After he had spoken, a _______ silence fell on the room.
A. die B. death C. deathly D. dead
27. What is a washing machine used _________?
A. to B. in C. with D. for
28. Put plants __________ a window so that they will get enough light.
A. near to B. near of C. next to D. nearly
29. I use a laptop __________ to music and watch videos.
A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened
30. They agreed _______ us some more money.
A. lend B. to lend C. lending D. lent
I, choose the correct answer
1,John made me............... a lot with hishilarious jokes
a. laughing b. to laught c. laugh d. laughed
2. I'd like............... all of you to enjoy my party on this friday
a. to invite b. inviting c. invite d. not invite
3. they decided.............. the show because of the bad weather
a. cancel b. canceled c. canceling d. to cancel
4.At the box office, you can buy the tickets for the show,...............you can purchase them online
a. and b. but c. so d. or
5.this organization relies entirely on...............conntribution
a. volunteering b. voluntarily c, voluntary d. volunteerly
6.I can't play games with you now.I................. my homework
a. do b. am doing c. did d. will do
7. Jeny........... a beatiful dress on her birthday
a. gave b. will gave c. is giving d. was given
8. the concert was exciting at the begining,..........it became boring at the end
a. so b,for c. and d, but
9. widening the road is on of the activities for community
a. develop b. developing c. developed d. development
10. In our city, there are thousands of............... people without a roof over their heads, warm clothes or food to eat
a. home b. homeless c. homeful d.no home
11,Luu Huu Phuoc is remembered as one of the most important ''composer'' of VietNamese music.
a.musician b.player c, worker d.scientist
12,I am............... in doing charity work
a.interest b. interesting c. interested d. to interest
II, which underlined part is NOT correct?
1. they let their childrent to stay up late at the weekends
a. let b. to stay c. late d. weekends
2. At 7 P.M yesterday, I cooked dinner in the kitchen
a. at 7p.m yesterday b. cooked c. in d. kitchen
3.one day he promised singing her a song. he had such a beatiful voice!
a. day b. singing c. had d. voice
4.he walked along the corridor when he saw a job advertisement on the notice board
a. walked b. corridor c. advertisement d. board
Câu 40: By next June my elder brother will have been working as a programmer for two years.
A. My elder brother used to work as a programmer for two years.
B. My elder brother has been working as a programmer for two years.
C. My elder brother is working as a programmer at the moment.
D. My elder brother will be working as a programmer for another two years.
Câu 41: Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
Câu 42: No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.
A. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.
B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
C. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.
D. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.
1. ___________ she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to support her family.
a. In spite of b. Because c. Because of d. Although
2. ___________ her absence from the school yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.
a. Despite b. Because c, because of d, of
3. ___________ his lack of time, he watches football every night.
a. Although b. Because of c. In spite of d. Because
4. Alan always overeats at lunch ____________ he never eats breakfast.
a. because b. because of c. Even though d. in spite of
5. __________ I told the absolaute truth, no one would believe me.
a. Even though b. In spite of c. Since d. As
6. The goods was never delivered ___________ the promise we had received.
a. since b. as c. because d. in spite of
7. ____________ the meeting’s at 2:00, I won’t be able to see you.
a. Although b. In spite of c. Because d. Because of
8. My mother is always complaining __________ the untidiness of my room.
a. because b. because of c. since d. as
9. I didn’t get the job ____________ I had all the necessary qualifications
a. because b. because of c. although d. despite
10. It’s unsafe to travel in that country __________ the civil war.
a. in spite of b. despite c. due to d. a & b are correct
11. Many people don’t want to live in big cities ________ big cities are often heavily polluted
a. but b. because c. and d. though
12. __________ she heard the door bell ring, she did not answer it.
a. However b. Because c. Even though d. As if
13. Despite the storm, the climbers decided to go on
a. In spite of it was storm b. Although there was a storm
c. Because ut stormed d. Due to it storms
14. He stopped working because he was too tired
a. because of his tiredness b. since being tired
c. for tired d. although his tiredness
1. Because the sea was rough, the ferry couldn’t sail.
à Because of____________________________
2. In spite of being full water, the boat sailed on
à Although_______________________________
3. There were a lot of accidents because of the icy roads
à Because ___________________________________
4. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in life.
à Despite_____________________________________
5. Despite losing her way tiwe, she arrived safely
à Though_____________________________________
1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. As B .Though C. Since D. Despite
2. He is a very intelligent boy, _______he is very lazy
A. but B. and C. or D. so
3. _______I moved house, I haven’t had much contact with those friends
A. though B. since C. because of D. so that
4. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
5. Lan couldn’t pass the exam_______she was too lazy.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of
6. _______ his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. so
7. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.
A. despite B. in spite of C. becacuse of D. though
8. _______ the weather, we went sailing.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. A and B
9. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race.
A. though B. although C. eventhough D. all are correct
17. _____it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. However D. Although
18. _____he wasn’t feeling very well; Mr Graham went to visit his aunt as usual.
A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Still
19. He was offered the job______his qualifications were poor.
A. despite B. in spite of C. even though D. Whereas
19. ______ we were in town, we often met him.
A. For B. Although C. So D. When
20. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.
A. because B. although C. so D. but
21. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that
22. In pite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
23. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
24. ______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
25. The children slept well, despite _____.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
26. She left him __________ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
27. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of
28. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
29. We are concerned with the problem of energy resouces ________ we must also think of our environment.
A. despite B. though C. as though D. but
30. ______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men.
A. But B. Even if C. If D. As though
II. Complete each of the following senrences in such a way that it is as similar as possible inmeaningto the original sentence.
1. Mary is not as beautiful as her sister.
-> Mary’s sister is _____________________________________________________
2. No other boy in our class is as tall as Peter.
-> Peter is ____________________________________________________________
3. Riding a horse isn’t as safe as driving a car.
-> Driving a car is ______________________________________________________
4. My handwriting is better than his.
-> His handwriting is not _________________________________________________
5. No other mammal is as large as the whale.
-> The whale is _______________________________________________________
6. Money isn’t as important as health.
® Health is ___________________________________________________________
7. No ocean in the world is deeper than the Pacific.
-> The Pacific is _______________________________________________________
8. Mrs. Snow is the most talkative woman in this village.
-> Nobody in this village is
. Pronunciation
1. A. Throughout B. Reclaiming
C. Capture D. Impressive
2. A. Manufacture B. Possession
C. Impossible D. Variety
II. Pick out the part of the sentences which is not correct in standard written English
1. Because (A) her brother is real(B) intelligent(C), he has a quick (D) and correct answers
2. We often have conflicting (A) ideas because (B) my plan is similar to (C) her one (D)
3. My brother is used (A) to have (B) breakfast with his friends at (C) that canteen when free(D)
4. He asked me when (A) I was doing (B) in the(C) laboratory then (D)
5. I think (A) this student sings (B) as beautiful (C) as a famous (D) singer
6. This is the country (A) which (B) population is growing (C) the fastest (D) these days
III. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentences
1. His friends often go to school by electric bicycles.....
A. He does, too B. He goes, too
C. Neither does he D. So goes he
2. ....... learning your lessons carefully, you will certainly have a better result
A. If B. Because C. You D. When
3. Her uncle ..... guitar excellently has just visited me
A. Is using B. Who uses C. Uses D. Used
4. You shouldn't go to this area because these gases are very harmful....young children
A. To B. For C. With D. About
5. Mrs. Nga has a/an.... life because she is always.......in her job
A. Happy/ successful B. Unhappy/ successful C. Unhappy/ successful
D. Happy/ unsuccessful
6. How do people make carpets ? It means......?
A. How are carpets made
B. How are carpets make
C. How do carpets made
D. How do carpets make
7. We will spend three weeks....our lessons for our coming examination
A. To learn B. Learning C. To learning D. Learned
8. If she had a car, he ..... many places in our country
A. Will visit B. Would visit C. Would have visited D. Visited
9. Did the beautiful girl.....to your birthday party?
A. Goes B. Went C. Go D. To go
10. The novel interested her more than the play. This sentence means:" She thought the novel was....."
A. More interested than the play
B. More interesting than the play
C. As interesting as than the play
D. Not so interesting as the play
11. Hoa has had a careful look at the painting.This sentence means:
A. Hoa had looked at the painting carefully
B. Hoa has had a look at the painting careful
C. Hoa looked at the careful painting
D. Hoa has looked at the painting carefully
12. One of the best ways to learn better.... to practise exercises everyday
A. In order B. So as C. Is D. Both A & B are correct
13. " Did Mr. Nam buy this interesting book?" It means: She asked.....bought that interesting book
A. If Mr. Nam has B. That had Mr. Nam C. If Mr. Nam had
D. Whether Mr. Nam
14. The storm was..... heavy one....many people died and houses were destroyed
A. Such a/ that B. So/ that D. Very/ that D. Enough/ to
15. .......is Tien Giang from Hanoi, our capital city?
A. How much B. How many C. How far D. How long
