III. Circle the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2.5 pts)

1.She didn’t want __________the start of the film.

A. missed B. miss C. to miss D. missing

2. Jack was tired. _________, he tried to complete his homework.

A. But B. Although C. However D. Because 

3. The rubbish is_________ everyday.

A. collect B. collected C. collecting D. be collected

4. “I suggest going to Vung Tau on the weekend”   -“___________.”

A. That’s a fine day B. That’s a good idea C. That’s a trip D. That’s a reason

5. Which is_______, Mount Everest or K2 in the Himalaya?

A. higher B. high C. highest D. the highest

6. This is the first time I __________ the experiment on plant breeding.

A. have done B. do C. would do D. did

7.Tom: "You've got a lovely singing voice, Mary."

Mary: " __________ "

A. It's all right. B. Congratulations! C. Thank you. D. No, thanks.!

8. By the time we ______  to the cinema, the film had started.

A. got      B. had got                 C. has got               D. gets

9. If I were you, I __________ for a new car to buy.

A. would look B. will look C. look D. looking

10. Air _______ is causing many environmental problems in our cities today.

A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. My parents ______ our grandfather last week.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. visits
5. The _______ language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia.
A. nation B. national C. international D. internationally
6. They haven’t seen this film, ________?
A. do they B. They have C. don’t they D. have they
7. If you study hard, you____ pass the exam.
A. would B. must C. will D. should
8. My father said I ______ learn hard.
A. have to B. must C. had to D. can
9. Viet Nam has a tropical _______.
A. temperature B. weather C. degree D. climate
10. It is an _______journey.
A. interesting B. interest C. interestingly D .interested
11. I’ve _______my glasses everywhere but I can’t find them anywhere.
A. looked after B. looked at C. looked for D. looked into
12. _______ the weather is predicted not to be good today, they decide to go swimming
A. because of B. although C. In spite of D. since
13. Lan is _______ that you are working hard.
A. pleased B. pleasant C. pleasure D. pleasing

PART III : READING

I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2.0 pts)

Learning a foreign language is , in some way , like learning how to fly .There are some (1) _______, but there is a very important similarity. It is: learning how ( 2 ) _______ these things  needs (3) _______ practice. It is never enough( 4 ) _______ a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of ( 5 ) _______ about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly( 6 ) _______any practice, you (7 ) _______ yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, Can you ( 8 ) _______English well without having lots (9) _______ practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner (10) _______ a foreign language should know .

1.    A. difference      B. different           C. differences             D. differ

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

3.    A. a few             B. lot of                C. a lot of                            D  lot

4.    A. to read          B. read                 C. reading                  D. reader

5.    A. informative            B. information      C. informatics            D. inform

6.    A. without         B. and                  C. for                         D. over

7.    A. kill                B. will kill            C. killed                     D. would killed

8.    A. speaks          B. speaking          C. speak                     D. spoke

9.    A. in                  B. for                    C. of                           D. at

10.  A. of                  B. at                     C. for                         D. to

II. Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph. (2.0 pts)    

     Henry likes fishing. He fishes 1_____________ the river near our house. On Sunday afternoons, when he has 2________________ work, he goes down to the river with a little seat and some sandwiches and 3____________ until it is quite dark. There are always a  4___________ people there. They love fishing, too, and they all sit there quietly ___________ hours. Sometimes they catch some fish, sometimes they do 6___________. I do not like that kind of sport, because I am not very patient.

     Once Henry 7_____________ a big fish. He was very happy ! All the other fishermen left their 8_______________ and came to see his fish. One of them had a camera, so he took a photograph 9__________ Henry and his big fish. We still have the photograph 10_____________ the wall of our living room.

PART IV: WRITING

I. Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.  (2.0 pts)

1. Peter spent three hours repairing his house.

It………………………………………………………………………

2. No one works harder than Barbara.

Barbara……………………………………………………………..…

3. Nam didn^’t go to school yesterday.

Nam was…………………………………………………….........….

4. The rooms in this hotel aren’t so comfortable as the rooms in that hotel.

The rooms in that hotel ……………………………………….………

5. He drives carefully. He never has accidents.

He is …………………………………………………………………….

6.  Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.

Because of………………………………………………………………

7. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache.

Their headache prevented ..................................................................

8.  Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.

I prefer        ………………………………………………………………….

9.  Learning English is very difficult for my brother.

It ..………………………………………………………………………                

10.  The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.

The visitor spoke too…………............…………………………………                                                                               

II. Put the words in order to make a complete sentence. (1.0 pt)

1. like / you / to / for / house / lunch / my / would / come / to?

…………………………………………………………………………........……...

2. longer / are / elderly / people / are / people / so / there / living / more.

…………………………………………………………………………........……...

3. people / the / baseball / of / all / world / play / round / watch / and / millions.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

4. next / they / show / around / them / week / Hanoi / Hoa / visit / will / when / her.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. detective / parents /going / movie / this afternoon / we / see / with / are / a / our / to.

………………………………………………………………………………………..

III. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1.0 pt)

1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Sister / buy / material / make / this dress / me.

ð………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Mr Quang / now wear / face mark / protect him / breath / dust.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………...

5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?

ð ………………………………………………………………………………………

III/ Circle the best answer to complete the following sentences (2.5 pts)

  1.   I suggest_____________ some money for poor children.

       A. raise                             B. raising              C. to raise             D. raiseing

  2.   She didn't work hard enough, ____________she lost her job.

       A. so                       B. but                             C. and                            D. although.

  3. What  ____________ if there were  a serious nuclear accident ?

       A. happens                       B. will happen               C.  happened        D.  would happen

  4. Please phone this number for more _____________.

      A. inform                           B. informative        C. information                       D. informatively

  5.   Tom plays soccer very well ,_____________?

      A. does he                B. doesn't he        C. did he                        D. didn't he.

  6.   “Let’s meet for a coffee to night.”-“_____”

   A. I hope not                      B. I’m afraid I can        C. Yes, let’s                 D. Yes, thank you

  7. The car____________ he has just bought is very expensive.

      A. which                  B. who                 C. whom                        D. whose

  8. Family members_____________ live apart try to be together at Tet.

      A.which                             B. who                 C.whom                         D.whose

  9.We are____________when the New Year's Eve is coming very near.

      A.excitement            B. excitedly          C. excited                       D.exciting

  10. _____________ I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.

     A. Although              B. So                              C. Therefore                            D. However

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. I finished _______the book and went to bed
A. reading B. to read C. read D. to be read
5. The meeting will ______ in London next week.
A. be held B. be hold C. is held D. are hold
6. I wish you ______ so fast. It makes me nervous.
A. drive B. won’t drive C. can’t drive D. weren’t driving
7. Bill asked where _______ from.
A. do I come B. I come C. did I come D. I came
8. The weather was bad, _______ we didn’t go on a picnic.
A. however B. but C. so D. because
9. If you study at The Brighton Language Center –UK , you can live in a _______on campus
A. dormitory B. mobile room C. hotel D.private room
10. Have you read this article________ the website?
A. in B. at C. on D. for
11. Air _______ is now a serious problem in the world.
A. pollutes B. polluted C. pollute D. pollution
12. Jean cloth is very strong and hardly ______.
A. wear out B. put on C. go up D. wear on
13. Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight? - _________.
A. I’d love to B. No, thanks C. I go home now D. Never mind

I. Circle the best option  to complete the following sentences: (2 pts)

1. I ………….him since  he left school. (a. haven’t seen   b. don’t see  c. won’t see  d. didn’t see)

2. Would you mind……….in the front seat of the taxi? (a.sit  b . to si t   c.  sitting  d.  sat)

3. John is interested ……………the history of Vietnam. (a.to          b. on    c. at     d. in)

4. Ba…….a shower at eight o’clock last night.  (a. was taking  b. take  c. took   d. takes)

5. The old lamp…………….in China is five dollars. (a. make   b. made  c. to make  d. making)

6. It’s difficult …...….the exercise. (a. do      b. to do    c. doing       d. did)

7.Angkor Wat is one of the largest....in the world. (a. churches  b. temples   c. tombs   d. pagodas).

8. He got up early this morning in order……to work on time. (a. go   b. going    c. to go    d. went)

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don't remember _______ them there.
A. putting B. to put C. I put D. put
5. Mrs. Lan arrived ______ London ______ 5 pm yesterday.
A. in/ at B. at/ at C. in/ on D. at / on
6. Islam is the country’s official ______ in Malaysia.
A. education B. currency C. language D. religion
7. The ______ of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
A. city B. capital C. town D. country
8. Vietnam is a _______country. The weather is usually hot there.
A. tropical B. cold C. warm D. heat
9. Viet got up_______, so he could not catch the first bus.
A. later B. lately C. recently D. late
10. Long wishes he _______ have to do all the homework given.
A. don’t B. wasn’t C. didn’t D. isn’t
11. Please let Tom _______ with you.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned
12. Many tourists visit the _______ of a historical hero on the mountain.
A. church B. shrine C. mosque D. temple
13. Your village is about 8 kilometers to the East of Dongxoai town, ________?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. are they D. aren’t they 

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. He’s not really interested in _______ on the farm.
A. to work B. work C. working D. worked
5. Could you_______ me how to use this mobile phone?
A. was doing B. show C. explain D. give
6. When you phoned me, I _______ my homework.
A. was doing B. did C. am doing D. have done
7. The air is polluted _______ there is too much traffic.
A. because B. therefore C. however D. but
8. Can you help me find the man _______ saved the girl?
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
9. Lan didn’t come to the party because she had to look _______ her youngest brother.
A. at B. for C. forward D. after
10. We felt _______ when the New Year’s Eve was coming near.
A. excitement B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting
11. Tet is a festival_______ occurs in late January or early February.
A. What B. which C. when D. where
12. The children have to come back before dark, _______?
A. haven’t they B. do they C. don’t they D. have they
13. They enjoy _______ computer games.
A. play B. to play C. played D. playing