A – Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one.

1.    Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

à Despite his…………………………………………………………………….……………

2.    She knows a lot more about it than I do.

à I don’t know…………………………………………………………………………………

3.    That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

à  It is such……………………………………………………………………………………

4.    “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.

à She reminded…………………………………………………...…………………………

5.    It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday.

à This work……………………………………………………………………………………

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right.
There was a nasty (1) at Newton crossroads yesterday morning. A. bus overturned, and some of the passengers
were badly (2). Several (3) helped to pull the people out of the (4) and give them (5) until help arrived. Soon the
injured were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance, but there were so many that the (6) department there
had difficulty in treating them all. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe (7). The bus had
crashed into a brand new car and had completely (8) it, although fortunately there was no one in the car.
Moreover, the new car was fully (9). The police took the names and addresses of as many (10) as possible. It is
believed that the injured passengers have the right to claim compensation.

1. A. event B. accident C. happening D. emergency
2. A. pained B. wounded C. knocked down D. injured
3. A. bystanders B. spectators C. audience D. supporters
4. A. wreckage B. crash C. damage D. accident
5. A. medicine B. cures C. remedy D. first aid
6. A. injury B. ambulance C. casualty D. operating
7. A. surprise B. shock C. worry D. nervousness
8. A. damaged B. knocked C. wrecked D. crashed
9. A. insured B. guaranteed C. protected D. purchased
10. A. suspects B. witnesses C. viewers D. judges

11. Of the ten people who were stuck in the car crash, only one _______A. lived B. survived C. develop D. establish12. Does that species still _______ now?A. contain B. abandon C. surprise D. exist

13. This is the first national park to be ________ in our country.A. organised B. set up C. handed D. found14. The national park has plants and animals from _________ zoneA. heat B. coldest C. complete D. temperateMark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions15.The scientists have succeeded in eliminating some dangerous diseases.A. researching B. treating C. studying D. getting rid of16.This channel allows rain water to run off.A. keep inside B. move around C. flow into D. flow out of17.There is already a high level of environmental contamination.A. destruction B. pollution C. conservation D. recognitionMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITEin meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions18.Fashion is constantly changing.A. sometimes B. rarely C. occasionally D. often19.The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.A. protect B. pollute C. destroy D. eliminate20.There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.

A. attraction B. speculation C. ease D. consideration

II. WORD FORMATION1. The _____________ has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.(contaminate)2. The ______ is the place where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.(orphan)3. Cuc Phuong is the first of Vietnam’s nine national parks to be ________________.(establish)

4. What will happen to Everglades National Park if more _______ are released intothe water? (chemistry)5. His _____________ is still uncertain. He has been seriously injured.(survive)

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION.

1. I usually help with....the dishwasher after meals.

A. Loading B. Having C. Catching D. Doing

2. Look! Minh....on stage. She looks so beautiful.

A. Sings B. Are singsing C. Sang D. Is singsing

3. I....a big breakfast with my family.

A. Have B. Make C. Set D. Clear

4. Hoa usually....charge of doing the washing-up in her family.

A. Is taking B. Take C. Will take D. Takes

5. In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the....lifting.

A. Strong B. Heavy C. Huge D. Hard

6. ......the rubbish in the early morning in a part of my daily routine.

A. Coming out B. Taking out C. Bringing out D. Bulling out

7. Our friends....for the fashion show now.

A. Is preparing B. Prepare C. Prepares D. Are preparing

8. I usually.....my younger sisters when my parents are away on busiess.

A. Take chager of B. Take care of C. Pick of D. Look for

9. I always dust the...before people come over.

A. Table B. Floor C. Door D. Furniture

10. Colin....of taking part in the robot competition.

A. Thinks B. Is thinking C. Think D. Are thingking

11. Joshua....to be very tired after doing the laundry and mopping the floor today.

A. Appear B. Are appearing C. Appears D. Is appearing

12. We....our relatives this month.

A. Is visiting B. Visit C. Visits D. Are visiting

13. .....is the most important male servant in a house, usually responsible for organizing the other servants.

A. Buttler B. Breadwinner C. Homemaker D. Househusband

14. I....why you like watching football games - it's very exciting!

A. Am seeing B. See C. Sees D. Is seeing

1.       ________ a car when they were living in London?

          a. Have they              b. Did they have     c. Were they having d. have they had

2.       They ________ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.

          a. will stop                 b. stopped                c. are stopping          d. will have stopped

3.       Mark was listening to music while his sister_______ a book.

          a. read.                       b. reads                    c. is reading               d. was reading

4.       You______ here for my party, won't you?

          a. shall be                  b. won't be               c. will be                    d. are going to be

5.       Can I borrow your bike on Monday? I'm sorry, but_____ it.

          a. I'll be using            b. used                      c. use                          d. have used

6.       We______ the concert. It was really good.

          a. are enjoying          b. enjoy                    c. did enjoy               d. would enjoy

7.       It was 10 p.m. Most of the shops_____ just______

          a. have/closed           b. had/closed           c. has/closed             d. was closing

8.       There's no more apples. We ______ them all.

          a. had eaten               b. ate                         c. eat                           d. have eaten

9.       She_______ music all day. Now she fells tired.

          a. has been playing  b. is playing             c. played                        d. plays

10.     After he________ the house, he wrote a letter.

          a. cleans                     b. was cleaning       c. had cleaned           d. has cleaned

11.     They_____ me about it last week.

          a. was telling             b. told                       c. had told                  d. would tell

12.     I_______ here at the end of the month.

          a. will leave               b. would leave        c. would have left         d. is leaving

13.     I hope everything______ fine.

          a. is                             b. was                       c. would be                d. will be

14.     My grandfather______ many years ago.

          a. had died                 b. has died               c. died                        d. was dying

15.     I______________ my son the money for that last week.

          a. gave                        b. given                    c. have given             d. was given

16.     Yesterday I passed by Peter's house, but the front door was closed. He__out.

          a. went                        b. must have gone  c. has gone                     d. had had

17.     Where ________ you at 9:00 last night, Mr. Green?

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

18.     I ________ the dishwasher on when heard the shot.

          a. am turning             b. turned                  c. was turning            d. turned

19.     Now I _______ for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't

          have said it

          a. do apologize         b. apologized          c. was apologized     d. apologizing

20.     Tim was tired. He ______ hard all day.

          a. has been studying                                  b. studies                   c. studied           d. had been studying

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
1. Let’s meet at the football ……… after school.
A. pitch B. site C. track D. court
2. I really like __________ experiments in science classes.
A. having B. making C. doing D. taking
3. Mark managed to _______ three goals in the football match last night.
A. punch B. throw C. score D. hit
4. Nigel is an amazing ____ dancer.

6. We ____ our match 3 – 0 last Saturday.
A watched B win C lost D. lose
7. The __________ is the longest running race at the Olympics.
A. marathon B. league C. champion D. event
8. My uncle is a professional ____________.
A. swimming B. football playing C. cyclist. D. cycler
9. Every country has lots of football _________________.
A. marathons B. leagues C. rackets. D. races.
10. I am keen on listening to classical music when I have free time.
(Circle the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part)
A. Detest B. like C. hate D. dislike
11. John loves music but he’s the worst singer in the world.
(Circle the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part)
A. Best B. terrible C. skillful D. wonderful
12. ______ is the boy playing basketball over there?
A. What B. Where C. When D. Who
13. These songs are_________than those songs.
A. more interesting B. interestinger C. the most interesting D. the more interesting
14. The Masons live there and the red car outside is ______.
A. theirs B. mine C. hers D. yours
15. Let’s buy _________ flowers for Mum.
A. any B. a C. an D. some
16. Are you ____________ in skateboarding?
A keen B interested C fanatic D. afraid
17. I’m standing __________Jack in the photo, so you can’t see me.
A. between B. under C. behind D. opposite
18. We live quite close to the school and we always go _________ foot.
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A. on B. by C. in D. at
19. Our teacher says that __________ Nile is a very long river.
A. a B. the C. - D. an
20. Did the Pharaohs _________ in Egypt?
A. live B. lives C. lived D. living

Put the Simple Past or Past Continuous .Note where the both forms are possible.

Mrs May, our District Nurse .... (drive) home at 3 a.m one night after an urgent visit to a sick patient. She .... (drive) along a deserted country lane, when she ....(see) a new kind of animal. She ....(stop) her car and ....(get out). The animal .... (be) clearly visible in the blaze of her headlights. It ....(look) like a hedgehog with a tall white hat. It ....(cross) the road without paying any attention to Mrs May. When Mrs May ....(go) close to it, she ....( notice) that there was a plastic yoghurt pot on the hedgehog's head. The poor creature had got its head stuck in the plastic pot! Her instincts as a nurse....(tell) her she would have to rescue it, so she ....(pull) at the pot, but the hedgehog....(pull) too. After a struggle, she ....(pull) the pot off the hedgehog's head. Mrs May ....(think) the full of strawberry yoghurt. She ....(give) it back to the hedgehog. The creature ....(seize) it, ....(put) it on its head again, and triumphantly....(continue) its journey across the road