1. My mother is ____ tired ____ cook tonight.

            A. enough / to           B. too / to                   C. so / that                 D. very / to

2. We lived close ____ the sea.

            A. with                       B. at                            C. by                           D. from

3. The restaurant ____ food from Hue.

            A. orders                    B. supplies                 C. provides                D. serves

4. Are you free ____ Tuesday ?

            A. in                            B. with                        C. on                           D. at

5. Are you interested ____ ancient monuments ?

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

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

11. The sky is ______ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.

A. tidy                                   B. close                                       C. dense                                D. vast

12. Is living in the city _________ than living in the country?

A. more convenient              B. as convenient                         C. most convenient              D. so convenient             

13. He is surprised __________that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.

A. to understand                   B. to study                                  C. to know                            D. find

14. The Viet (or Kinh) have______ number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population.

A. large                                  B. the large                                 C. larger                                 D. the largest                

15. ______ ethnic groups are there in Vietnam? -54

A. What                                 B. Which                                     C. How many                        D. How much

16. ________stop playing computer games and start doing the housework?

A. Why don’t you                   B. How about                            C. Would you mind              D. When did you

17. The Hmong of Sa Pa are called Black Hmong ________ their mainly black clothing.

A. because of                          B. in spite of                              C.in order to                          D. according to

18. People in rural areas live ________ than those in cities.

A. simplier                             B. more simply                           C. more simple                     D. simpler

19. The highlands of northern Vietnam are home to the 1.5 million-strong Tay, ___ minority group.

A. Vietnam’s largest                                                          B. the Vietnam’s largest         

C. a Vietnam’s largest                                                       D. the largest Vietnam

20. ________ is the Nung’s clothing? ~ Indigo.

A. What                                 B. Which group                          C. What colour                     D. Whose

6.You need to spend ___________ time playing computer.

A.much                B. less                   C. more                D. a lot

7. Sitting too close to the TV hurts your ___________.

A. nose                 B. eyes                  C. ear                    D. mouth

8. Eat _____________ high fat food is good for your health.

          A. much                B. more                C. less                   D. a lot

9.Mai like music. She often ___________ to music in late evenings.

          A. listen                B. listening           C. listens               D. to listen

10. I enjoy ___________ badminton after school.

          A. doing               B. playing             C. seeing               D. going

11. How _______________ do you go to the library after school ?

          A. often                 B. much                C. many                D. usually

12. He goes swimming when he ____________ free time.

          A. have                 B. is having          C. has                    D. will have

41. You must avoid ………. too much. It’s bad for you.

     a. to eat                   b. eating                 c. to eating             d. eat

42. I clearly remember ……….. the windows before I left.

     a. closing                b. to close              c. close                  d. of close

43. He continued …………... all through the summer.

     a. work                   b. in working         c. working              d. at working

44. He tried to discourage burglars …………... alarms all over the house.

     a. put                      b. to putting           c. by putting                       d. in putting

45. Would you like to run with me? I hate …………... alone.

     a. to run                  b. running              c. in running          d. at running

46. She was very good ………………... letters.

     a. at writing             b. in writing           c. write                   d. to write

47. People should avoid …………... too much at parties.

     a. to drink               b. drink                  c. drinking             d. at drinking

48. He went on …………... about the accident.

     a. talking                 b. to talk                c. at talking                        d. in talking

49. I can’t resist ………….. a chocolate whenever I see one.

     a. to            eat                    b. to eating             c. at eating             d. eating

50. I am not used ………... in a hot climate.

     a. to            live                  b. of living             c. to living              d. at living

51. I remember ………... from the window when I was a boy.

     a. falling                 b. to fall                 c. at falling             d. in falling

52. The old man kept ………….. all afternoon.

     a. to complain         b. complaining                   c. complain                        d. in complain

53. Do you remember ………….. that book in this shop years ago?

     a. to buy                 b. buying               c. of to buy                        d. of buying

54. I remember …………. the door but I’m not sure if I closed the window.

     a. locking                b. to lock               c. of locking                      d. to locking

55. I enjoy ………….. books.

     a. reading                b. to read               c. read                    d. the read

56. I’m not used to ……….... so much.

     a. work                   b. worked              c. working              d. works

57. She doesn’t mind …………... early.

     a. comes                 b. to come              c. came                  d. coming

58. I’m looking forward to …….... him.

     a. meeting               b. met                    c. meet                   d. meets

59. I prefer ………... to skiing.

     a. swimming                       b. swim                  c. to swim              d. swam

60. I’ve no intention of ………….. it.

     a. do                                   b. doing                 c. to doing              d. to do

1)  My mother was too tired to cook so we had (a/ some/ any/ many) bread for dinner.

2 ) The painting isn’t as expensive (than/ as/ from/ to) I thought at first.

3)  I came to the party at the same time (with/ from/ as/ to) my close friend.

4)  My father likes (garden/ gardens/ gardened/ gardening) a lot.

5)  I will take (with/ on/ to / up) my hobby in the future.

6)  Is your hobby easy (or/ and/ but/ so) difficult?

7) My children like eating (junk/ special/ fresh/ popular) food. It is unhealthy.

8)  Wear a sun hat or you will get (sun/ sunburn/ sunburnt/ red).

9)  To avoid (getting/ having/ making/ putting ) on weight, you should exercise regularly.

10)  I had (flu/ toothache/ sick/ tired). I think I ate too many sweets.

11)  Obesity is a problem. People are getting (healthier/ stronger/ fatter/ thinner).

12)  (Staying/ Keeping/ Getting/ Having) in shape is our most important tip.

13)  The Japanese eat healthily (but/ so/ and/ or) they live for a long time.

14)  Last year we (donated/ helped/ recycled/ provided) evening classes for street children.

15)  The students work for the (service/ benefits/ health/ activity) of the community.

16)  Go Green has (helped/ done/ decided/ encouraged) people to recycle rubbish.

17)  My mother often (donates/ earns/ spends/ provides) money to charitable organizations.

18)  We should use public transport to reduce (traffic jams/ pollution/ graffiti/ rubbish).

19)  There are too many advertisements here. We should paint a mural (on/ over/ above/ in) graffiti.

20)  My children love cartoons, and I do (so/ too/ either/ neither).

* Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to ……………………late for work.
A. turn up B. turn down C. close down D. pass down
2. Sue ……………………time and didn’t finish the last question, but the passed the test.
A. kept up with B. got on with C. faced up to D. ran out of
3. Tom was late for school this morning because his alarm clock didn’t …………………….
A. come on B. go off C. ring out D. turn off
4. Wish you the happiest journey and we ……………………meeting again in the near future.
A. look up B. look for C. look through D. look forward to
5. You should wait to ……………………the train until the passengers getting off have cleared out.
A. get up B. get on C. get off D. get in