A – Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences

1.    I haven’t read any medical books or articles on the subject for a long time, so I’m ________with recent developments. 

A. out of reach                B. out of the condition C. out of touch                   D. out of the question

2.    This time tomorrow I _______ a discussion with my boss.

A. will have                      B. will be having           C. is going to have            D. have

3.    By next Christmas we _______ in this city for twenty-five years.

A. live                              B. is living                     C. will have lived               D. will live

4.    John would like to specialize _______ computer science.

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

5.    By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ________ name. 

A. housekeeper              B. housewife                 C. household                     D. house

6.    You seem very busy now. _______ I help you with the housework?

A. Shall                            B. Will                            C. X                                   D. Might

7.    Anne: “Jane’s best singer in our school!”

John: “_____”

A. Yes, please.              

B. I can’t agree with you more

C. That’s OK                  

D. Yes, tell me more about it

8.    If he_______ a student, he will get a discount at the movie theater.

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

9.    We _______ for Hanoi on the earliest plane tomorrow.

A. leave                           B. are leaving                C. were leaving                 D. will have left

10. . If you work long hours, you _______ exhausted

A. will                               B. would have been      C. would be                       D. will be

11. Peter: “What ________ your flight?”

Mary: “There was a big snowstorm in Birmingham that delayed a lot of flights. 

A. held up                        B. postponed up           C. delayed up                    D. hung up

12. John congratulated us _______ our exam with high marks.

A. on passing                  B. for passing                C. to pass                          D. on pass

13. If she comes, she _______.

A. will to get a surprise    B. shall get a surprise   C. will get a surprise          D. gets a surprise

14. By 2050, medical technology _______ many diseases.

A. Has conquered           B. will have conquered                                            C. will conquer            D. is conquering

15. Neither of them will be treated preferentially, _____?

A. won’t they                   B. will they                    C. won’t them                    D. will them

16. _______ the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course.

A. In spite                        B. Yet                            C. However                       D. Despite

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

17. Some students voluntarily spent their summer vacations teaching illiterate students.

            A. eagerly                                B. unintentionally                     C. willingly                   D. powerfully

18. What I love most about my close friend, Lan, is her sense of responsibility.

            A. the effort she makes to finish duties properly or help others                    

            B. sense of humor

            C. the ability to finish her work on time                                 

            D. the ability to understand others’ feelings or emotions

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

19. There must be mutual trust between true friends.

A. from both sides           B. weak                         C. purposeful                     D. one-sided

20.  Hanoians suffer a serious shortage of water whenever a summer comes due to overpopulation.

A. sufficiency                  B. lack                           C. amount                          D. variety

III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences

1.     They are twins and look very _______. 

A. alike                                     B. same                          C. likely                               D. identical

2.     My brother and I _______ swimming almost every day last summer.

A. went                                     B. had been going          C. were going                      D. had gone

3.     I wasn’t sure how Belinda would react because I ______ her long.

A. didn’t know                           B. wasn’t knowing           C. hadn’t been knowing        D. hadn’t known

4.     Many young people want to be independent _______ their parents nowadays.

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

5.     He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ______ what he said. 

A. receive                                 B. accept                        C. listen                               D. catch

6.     It’s strange at first, but I’m used to _______ the bagpipes now.

A. play                                      B. played                        C. playing                            D. have played

7.     “What a lovely dog you have!” – “_______"

A. Thank you. It’s a present from my brother                    B. Thanks. I’m just fine

C. Don’t worry. That’s what friends are for                       D. Never mind. I’ll take care of it

8.     When we got to the airport, I realized I _______ my passport at home!

A. was left                                B. had left                       C. left                                  D. had been leaving

9.     When the robbery happened, the security guard _______ !

A. slept B. was sleeping            C. had slept                    D. was slept

10.  Jack _______ chess before so I showed him what to do.

A. hadn’t been playing              B. didn’t play                   C. wasn’t playing                 D. hadn’t played

11.  On my present salary, I just can’t________ a car which costs over $3.000. 

A. pretend                                B. elect                           C. afford                             D. adopt

12.  I went_______ bed early but I couldn’t get _______ sleep because the people_______ the next room were talking so loudly.

A. in/forward                             B. at/into/at                     C. to/into/in                         D. for/to/with

13.  We _______ about the upcoming concert when someone _______ at the door.

A. were talking - knocked                                                B. had been talking – knocked

C. talked – were knocking                                               D. were talking – were knocking

14.  By the time he died, Beethoven _______ nine symphonies.

A. was writing                           B. wrote                          C. had been writing              D. had written

15.  My cousin and I _______ on the computer when there was a power cut.

A. played                                 B. were playing               C. have been playing           D. are playing

16.  Where _______ when I saw you on the bus last night?

A. are you going                       B. have you gone            C. were you going               D. did you go

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

17.  Every year, this charity organization takes on volunteers to support the needy and the poor.

A. dismisses                            B. creates                       C. recruits                            D. interviews

18.  I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.

A. out of order                          B. out of fashion             C. out of work                      D. out of practice

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

19.  The Vietnamese consider it rude to interrupt a person while he is talking.

A. bad mannered                      B. polite                          C. uneducated                     D. ignorant

20.  Remember not to show your nervousness during a job interview.

A. confidence                           B. anxiety                       C. challenge                        D. creativeness

Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

Long before (A) his death, John Dewey see (B) his philosophy had a profound influence (C) on education and thought in the United States and (D)elsewhere

A. before 

B. see 

C. influence 

D. and

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

           Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is difficult to (23) _______ the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred even the changes that have (24) _______ over the last ten years are amazing.

People in the past were not (25) _______ to travel so long distance within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and comfortable cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane. (26) _______, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (27) _______ and machine to make their work easier.

23. A. compare                      B. suppose                    C. predict                     D. discuss

24. A. considered                  B. expressed                  C. occurred                 D. arranged

25. A. capable           B. able                         C. might                        D. use

26. A. However                    B. Therefore                 C. But                         D. Moreover

27. A. rules                            B. ideas             C. tools                        D. teams

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

          In order to stay healthy it is important to have a balanced diet. We should eat enough three main groups of food. These groups are protein, carbohydrate and fat.

Proteins are very important for building our body. They help us to build new cells as old ones die. Meat and milk products are major sources of protein. We can also get protein from fish, eggs and beans.

       Carbohydrate and fat are important to enable us to store energy. Carbohydrates are found in sugar and in cereals. Fat can be found in vegetable oil, in butter and in nuts.

         Our body also needs minerals, such as iron and calcium and vitamins. Fish, vegetables and milk contain most of the minerals we need. Vitamins are found in fresh vegetables and fruit.

28. According to the passage, a balanced diet ___________.

A. contains lots of fruit and vegetables.        B. is high in protein.

C. is needed for good health.                         D. is rich in minerals and vitamins

29. Proteins ___________.

A. can be gotten from rice.                            B. produce meat and milk.                         

C. can only be found in meat.                        D. help our body build new cells.

30. We can get fat from ___________.

A. sugar                      B. vegetables              C. butter                    D. cereals                             

31.Carbohydrates ___________.

A. are not found in rice and cornmeal                          B. allow the body to store energy                            

C.  are the most important of three groups of food         D. supply a lot of protein                             

32. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Vitamins are not necessary for our body.  

B. Iron and calcium are also essential for good health.

C. Fish contain both protein and mineral.       

D. It’s important to eat a balanced died.               

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.

1. The town is valued for its many historical / historic buildings, which have seen lots of changes over the years.

2. After completing the two-week training course, Peter was given a degree / certificate of attendance.

3. Many teenagers do part-time jobs to leam money-management / decision-making skills.

4. The school offers vocational / higher education courses in cooking and baking, electrical work, and building services.

5. Decision-making / Time-management is becoming an important skill, especially when you have many options.

6. After qualification / graduation, my mother returned to her hometown and got her first teaching job.

7. The old house has been restored / promoted to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built.

8. My class teacher invited my parents to discuss my academic / practical performance.

Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

Because of the availability of trucks and easy access to modern highways, the locate (A) of farms has become relatively (B) unimportant with respect to (C) their distance from (D)markets. 

A. locate 

B. relatively 

C. respect to 

D. from

Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

Margaret Mead achieved world famous (A) through (B) her studies of child-rearing, personality (C) and culture(D).

A. famous 

B. through 

C. persionality 

D. culture

Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

The central purpose of management is for making (A) every action or decision(B) help achieve (C) a carefully (D)chosen goal.

A. for making 

B. decision 

C. achieve 

D. carefully 

Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

The oxygen in the air  (A)we breath (B) has no taste (C), smell, or color(D).

A. the air 

B. breath 

C. taste 

D. or color