1. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.

A. Except

B. Only

C. Apart

D. Separate

2. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live _____ free.

A. for

B. at

C. out

D. of

3. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _____ new procedures to save

time and money.

A. manufacture

B. establish

C. control

D. restore

4. They took pride _______ being the best players of the school.

A. in

B. with

C. on

D. for

5. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.

A. than to stay

B. than staying

C. rather than staying

D. rather than stay

6. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.

A. so good

B. such a good

C. so good an

D. such good

7. Have you got a car ________ ?

A. of your own

B. of yourself

C. of you

D. of your

8. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ______ your television set.

A. change

B. adjust

C. repair

D. switch

9. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ................... examination.

A. write

B. written

C. wrote

D. writing

10. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.

A. has been taken

B. has taken

C. have taken

D. have been taken

11. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.

A. atmosphere

B. air

C. matter

D. impression

12. These clothes are fashionable and _______ . Do you agree with me?

A. only

B. merely

C. unique

D. uniquely

13. He _______ to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.

A. rumors

B. rumored

C. has rumored

D. was rumored

14. Did you use to do a _______ when you were at the university.

A. full-time job

B. part-time

C. full-time

D. part-time job

15. My house is just _______ . I live in the nearby neighborhood.

A. near here

B. near to

C. near by

D. near from

II. Complete the passage below using the correct forms of the words in brackets.

People are becoming more security conscious these days. Crimes like burglary and

(1.THIEF)_________ are definitely on the increase. One of the most (2. PAIN) _________

experiences a home (3.OWN) _________ can have is to arrive home and find that his or her

(4. VALUE) _________ have disappeared, because a window had (5. ACCIDENT)

_________been left open. What can we do to protect ourselves? The most important piece of

(6. ADVISORY) _________ is to make sure that your (7. INSURE)________ coverage is

up to date. Another (8. SENSE) ________ thing to do is to go along to your local police

station, where they will be more than willing to make (9. SUGGEST) _________ on (10.

RELY)_________ ways of safeguarding your property.

III. Identify the errors in the following sentences and correct them.

1/ We won't mind your (A) being late – (B) beside, it's (C) hardly your (D) mistake.

2/ (A) The whole report is (B) badly typed. (C) Moreover, it's (D) imaccurate.

3/ I'm not (A) astonish she (B) shouted at us! (C) How would we like (D) to be pushed into a

wall?

4/ Nguyen is (A) everything we'd ever (B) want (C) in a man - brilliant, (D) fun and

attractive.

5/ They just hope (A) that the money (B) goes to those (C) who are mainly in (D) needs.

6/ A doctor (A) with profession, this is his first (B) pleasure trip (C) into writing (D) for

the theatre.

7/ She (A) views her life (B) like a spiritual (C) voyage towards a superior (D) understanding

of her confidence.

8/ Trung was a (A) youthful sailor (B) on his first (C) sea (D) excursion

1. it's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for _________.

a. a revision  b. a control  c. an investication  d. a check - up

2. ___________ from bill, all the students said they would go.

a. except  b. only  c. apart  d. seperate

3. anne: ''make yourself at home.'' - john: ''__________''

a. yes, can i help you          b. not at all. don't mention it

c. thanks! same to you        d. that's very kind. thank you

làm và gt hộ e ạ.

1 he thinks it's time we ....................... away with the monarchy a did b do c have done d will do 2 ..................playing frofessional basketball, she also enjoys tennis a moreover b besides c addition d together 3 ........................from bill , all the students said they would go a except b only c apart d separate 4 john's flat , ....................... is in the same block as mine , is much larger a which b whom c that d who 5 did you have your photograph .............................last sunday ? a take b took c taking d taken 6 the film was so ....................... that i felt ........................ and sleepy during the show a bored/ boring b boring / boring c boring / bored d bored / bored 7 she said she ........................ her grandmother the following day a visited b visit c will visit d would visit 8 hoa will .......................her younger brother when her parents are away from home a look after b look at c look forward to d look up 9 they decided .........................that house last week a buy b bought c buying d to buy 10 earthquakes , volcanoes , hurricanes and floods are all ..................................... a natural resources b natural materials c natural disaters d natural causes

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces.
1. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
2. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live _____ free.
A. for B. at C. out D. of
3. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _____ new procedures to save
time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
4. They took pride _______ being the best players of the school.
A. in B. with C. on D. for
5. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.
A. than to stay B. than staying C. rather than staying D. rather than stay
6. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good
7. Have you got a car ________ ?
A. of your own B. of yourself C. of you D. of your
8. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ______ your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
9. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ................... examination.
A. write B. written C. wrote D. writing
10. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.
A. has been taken B. has taken C. have taken D. have been taken
11. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.

A. atmosphere B. air C. matter D. impression
12. These clothes are fashionable and _______ . Do you agree with me?
A. only B. merely C. unique D. uniquely
13. He _______ to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.
A. rumors B. rumored C. has rumored D. was rumored
14. Did you use to do a _______ when you were at the university.
A. full-time job B. part-time C. full-time D. part-time job
15. My house is just _______ . I live in the nearby neighborhood.
A. near here B. near to C. near by D. near from

1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... .

A. a revision B. a control C. an investiagation D. a check-up

2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better ................... .

A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop

3.When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run round the track.

A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show

4.................... from Bill, all the students said they would go

A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate

5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new procedures to save time and money.

Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... .

A. a revision B. a control C. an investiagation D. a check-up

2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better ................... .

A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop

3.When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run round the track.

A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show

4.................... from Bill, all the students said they would go

A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate

5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new procedures to save time and money.

A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore

Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the closet in meaning to each of the following questions

1. The only that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect

A. The way he spoke the local dialect was unique

B. We were sent to prison beacause he spoke only one dialect

C. We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect

D. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison

2. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book

A. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand

B. The lecturer's book which I not had read was dificult for me to understand

C. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book

D. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read this book

3. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation

A. Had it been for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation

B. He would not have survived the orpeation if he had had skillful surgery

C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the opreration

D. He did not survive the operation beacause of unskillful surgery

4. He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work

A. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work

B. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work

C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work

D. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work

5. It would be nice if you hadn't said that

A. I wish you not to say that

B. I hope you will not say that

C. If only you didn't say that

D. I wish you hadn't said that

6. It was his incompetence which led to their capture

A. If it hadn't been for his incompetence, they would not have been captured

B. They were captured just because he was incompetent

C. If he had been so incomepetent, they would have escaped from captured

D. All of the above

7. If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work

A. If he had been more carefull, we would have completed the work

B. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work

C. If he were careful, he would finish the work

D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work

8. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement

A. If you need assisted us, we could not get achievement

B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement

C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement

D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement

1. It's an excellent.......................holiday. A. package B. party C. group D. team

2. Nobody likes to pay…………..... prices. A. high B. tall C. big D. expensive

3. How are you feeling today?................ better, thank you. A. More B. Much C. Very D. Many

4. I haven't met our new secretary yet...................? A. What's she like? B. How is she? C. How is she like? D. How does she like?

5. You can go home, if you...........................your work. A. finished B. have finished C. are finished D. finishing

6. There is no…………………....in going to school if you're not willing to learn. A. reason B. aim C. point D. purpose

7. ........................his advice, I would never have got the job. A. Except B. Apart from C. But for D. As for

8. .....Richard is a businessman, his brother is a rock singer. A. However B. Yet C. Whereas D. Despite

9. You should learn your lesson . . . . . . . . . . A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly

10. Cancer is a ..................... disease. A. killing B. death C. dead D. kill 11. Under the sun’s heat, water……………...... A. melts B. evaporates C. rises D. floats 12. The new restaurant is ...............at the comer of a busy street. A. put B. located C. stood D. placed 13. “The students went on a canoe trip yesterday.” “I heard it was . . . . . . . . . . . . ” A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. an excitement 14. “Do you think your father will worry if we’re late?” “Maybe we’d better . . . . . . . . him.” A. call B. be calling to C. to call D. will call 15. The weather in the far north is not……………... it is near the Equator. A. like humid as B. as humid as C. humid as D. so humid that 16. There will be plenty of food for everybody, ................... nobody takes more than his share. A. except that B. provided that C. despite that D. even if 17. I would like to offer a small……….... to anyone who finds my missing dog. A. receipt B. repayment C. expense D. reward 18. I said “Happy Birthday” before . . . . . . . . . . Lan a present. A. give B. will give C. gave D. giving 19. Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . A. slept-rang B. slept-was ringing C. was sleeping-rang D. was sleeping-was ringing 20. John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis. A. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis. B. Neither John nor David plays tennis. C. Not either John or David plays tennis. D. Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis.

Task 1: Choose the best answer

1. Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people _______the same language?
A. spoke B. speak C. had spoken D. will speak

2. Unless you __________all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. answered B. answer C. would answer D. are answering

3. If someone __________ in to the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”
A. comes B. came C. come D. should come
4. “Here’s my phone number”.
“Thanks. I’ll give you a call if I __________some help tomorrow”
A. will need B. need C. would need D. needed
5. If I didn’t work for an accounting firm, I __________in a bank now.
A. work B. will work C. have worked D. would work
6. The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions __________improved.
A. was B. is C. were D. had been

7. If she __________ him, she would be very happy.
A. would meet B. will meet C. met D. should meet
8. If I had enough money, I__________ abroad to improve my English.
A. will go B. would go C. went D. should have go to
9.The bench would collapse if they __________on it.
A. stood B. stand C. standing D. stands
10. If it __________convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight,
A. be B. is C. was D. were