I.  Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.    

     Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

1.       Under the sun’s heat, water _____.

A. melts                     B. evaporates              C. rises                          D. floats                                                                                                              

2.       “Why is Terry calling the police?” - “He has _____, and he is hoping they can find it.”

A. had his car stolen B. had stolen his car    C. had to steal his car   D. his car was stolen.                                                            

3.       Don't touch the cat, he may _____ you.

A. kick                        B. tear                          C. scream                      D. scratch                                                                                                              

4.       Cancer is a _____ disease.

A. killing                     B. death                       C. dead                         D. kill                                                                                                                

5.       Of all those doctors, Mr Jones is probably _____.

A. the qualified less  B. the least qualified   C. the less qualified      D. the most little qualified            

6.       There's no _____ in persuading Bill to join our plan.

A. reason                  B. use                           C. purpose                    D. point                                                                                                              

7.       He is _____ the most successful pop singer of his generation.

A. far and away        B. by far                        C. so far                         D. far from                                                                                                              

8.       I have so many routines that sometimes I work _____ an automatic robot.

A. as if                       B. same as                   C. like                             D. as                                                                                                                 

9.       Can you _____ me to your parents when you next see them?

A. excuse                  B. remind                     C. remember                 D. forget                                                                                                              

10.    Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

A. convicted              B. charged                   C. arrested                    D. judged                                                                                                              

11.    They have just moved into a new flat on the _____ of the city.

A. suburbs                 B. outside                     C. side                           D. outskirts                                                                                                              

12.    It took us quite a long time to get here. It was _____ journey.

A. three-hour            B. three-hours             C. a three-hours           D. a three-hour                                                                                                       

13.    Her father won’t _____ her drive his car.

A. allow                     B. let                             C. permit                        D. leave                                                                                                              

14.    “Where are you going?”   ”I’m going to buy _____.”

A. a bread                 B. any bread                C. loaf of bread             D. some bread                                                                                                    

15.    Parents should take good care of their children and _____ them from wrongdoings.

A. take                       B. protest                     C. protect                       D. get                                                                                                               

16.    He spent the _____ day reading in the library.

A. all                          B. full                            C. whole                        D. total                                                                                                              

17.    _____ wildlife needs the cooperation of the public.

A. safe                       B. safety                       C. safeguard                 D. safeguarding                                                 

18.    More and more people are worried about the pollution of the _____.

A. minerals                B. resources                C. environment             D. nature                                                                                                              

19.    Rice is always the most important _____ in most Asian countries.

A. crop                       B. tree                          C. root                            D. herb                                                                                                              

20.    The two boys have very _____ characters.

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

1.       Under the sun’s heat, water _____.

A. melts                     B. evaporates              C. rises                          D. floats                                                                                                              

2.       “Why is Terry calling the police?” - “He has _____, and he is hoping they can find it.”

A. had his car stolen B. had stolen his car    C. had to steal his car   D. his car was stolen.                                                            

3.       Don't touch the cat, he may _____ you.

A. kick                        B. tear                          C. scream                      D. scratch                                                                                                              

4.       Cancer is a _____ disease.

A. killing                     B. death                       C. dead                         D. kill                                                                                                                

5.       Of all those doctors, Mr Jones is probably _____.

A. the qualified less  B. the least qualified   C. the less qualified      D. the most little qualified            

6.       There's no _____ in persuading Bill to join our plan.

A. reason                  B. use                           C. purpose                    D. point                                                                                                              

7.       He is _____ the most successful pop singer of his generation.

A. far and away        B. by far                        C. so far                         D. far from                                                                                                              

8.       I have so many routines that sometimes I work _____ an automatic robot.

A. as if                       B. same as                   C. like                             D. as                                                                                                                 

9.       Can you _____ me to your parents when you next see them?

A. excuse                  B. remind                     C. remember                 D. forget                                                                                                              

10.    Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

A. convicted              B. charged                   C. arrested                    D. judged                                                                                                              

11.    They have just moved into a new flat on the _____ of the city.

A. suburbs                 B. outside                     C. side                           D. outskirts                                                                                                              

12.    It took us quite a long time to get here. It was _____ journey.

A. three-hour            B. three-hours             C. a three-hours           D. a three-hour                                                                                                       

13.    Her father won’t _____ her drive his car.

A. allow                     B. let                             C. permit                        D. leave                                                                                                              

14.    “Where are you going?”   ”I’m going to buy _____.”

A. a bread                 B. any bread                C. loaf of bread             D. some bread                                                                                                    

15.    Parents should take good care of their children and _____ them from wrongdoings.

A. take                       B. protest                     C. protect                       D. get                                                                                                               

16.    He spent the _____ day reading in the library.

A. all                          B. full                            C. whole                        D. total                                                                                                              

17.    _____ wildlife needs the cooperation of the public.

A. safe                       B. safety                       C. safeguard                 D. safeguarding                                                 

18.    More and more people are worried about the pollution of the _____.

A. minerals                B. resources                C. environment             D. nature                                                                                                              

19.    Rice is always the most important _____ in most Asian countries.

A. crop                       B. tree                          C. root                            D. herb                                                                                                              

20.    The two boys have very ___similar__ characters.

1.        I never wear red clothes because they don’t _____ me.

A. match                         B. fit                                   C. go to                              D. suit                                                                                                    

2.        Unlike other Asian countries, Singapore and Japan have _____ raw materials.

A. hardly                         B. any hardly                     C. hardly some                  D. hardly any                                                                                                                                  

3.        He _____ to the last meeting, but he didn't.

A. must go                      B. had to go                       C. should go                      D. should have gone                                                                                                                            

4.        I asked two people the way to Binh Ferry Dock but _____ of them knew.

A. none                           B. either                             C. both                               D. neither                                                                                                                                        

5.        _____ necessary pollution control measures are, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

A. No matter                   B. Although                        C. However                       D. Even if                                                                                                                                        

6.        One thousand dollars _____ a large sum of money for me.

A. is                                B. are                                 C. were                              D. have been                                                                                                                                  

7.        It had never _____ my mind that they weren't the right people to invite.

A. passed                       B. crossed                          C. covered                         D. filled                                                                                                                                            

8.        Peter, you're a stupid little boy! Stop _____ like that.

A. making up                  B. acting out                      C. doing up                       D. showing off                                                                                      

9.        Fat people should _____ the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.

A. disobey                      B. resist                              C. deny                              D. refuse                                                                                                                                         

10.     The crowd pressed _____ and broke the line of police.

A. forward                       B. toward                           C. afterward                       D. backward                                                                                                                                    

11.     There was so much noise that we could hardly _____ what the lecturer was saying.

A. take in                        B. take up                          C. bring in                          D. bring out                                                                                                                                     

12.     Your i-pot is _____ cheaper than mine.

A. many                          B. much                              C. more                             D. B & C are correct                                                                                                                           

13.     Prices of electronic goods are very _____ these days.           

A. small                           B. cheap                            C. decreased                     D. low                                                                                                    

14.     He _____ hungry. He has just had lunch with me.

A. can't be                      B. can't have been             C. couldn't be                    D. couldn't have been                                                                                                                           

15.     I'm going to ask my bank manager for a _____.

A. lend                            B. borrow                           C. loan                               D. finance                                                                                                                                        

16.     _____ I had a very good year at school.

A. As a whole                 B. Wholly                            C. In whole                        D. On the whole                                                                                    

17.     My employer's _____ of my work does not matter to me at all.

A. meaning                     B. belief                              C. opinion                          D. expression                                                                                                                                  

18.     There's _____ to be frightened of the dog; he's quite harmless.

A. a fear                         B. no fear                           C. no need                         D. any reason                                                                                                                                 

19.     The only purpose of this examination was to _____ the students' knowledge.

A. try                               B. inspect                           C. prove                             D. test                                                                                                   

20.     They asked me a lot of questions, _____ I couldn’t answer.

A. all of whom             B. that all   C. all of which             D. who all  

1.       Her parents gave her everything she asked for. Now she’s become a completely _____ child.           

A. wounded            B. spoilt                     C. damaged              D. destroyed

2.       Paulo is the head _____ at the Buckingham Hotel. He’s famous for his fish recipes.                               

A. cooker                B. chief                      C. waiter                    D. chef

3.       My brother has always had a reputation _____ hard.                                                                  

A. in working           B. about working       C. to work                  D. for working

4.       _____, the lion is a member of the cat family.                                                                  

A. Like the tiger      B. Alike to the tiger    C. Liking the tiger      D. It is like the tiger

5.       They talked for three days before finally _____ a decision.                                                                  

A. reaching             B. coming                  C. bringing                 D. arriving

6.       It is hot in the day-time but the temperature _____ sharply at night.                               

A. slips                    B. drops                     C. descends              D. reduces

7.       The plate was right on the _____ of the table and could have been knocked off at any moment.                

A. border                 B. tip                          C. margin                  D. edge

8.       I suppose Jack is in his _____ teens.                                                                                                   

A. middle                B. earlier                    C. late                       D. later

9.       I bought these trousers during the sale. They were a real _____.                               

A. cheap                 B. bargain                  C. purchase              D. buy

10.    I waited for him until 8:30, _____ I gave up.                                                                  

A. which time          B. at which time         C. that time               D. at that time

11.    If I took the job, it would _____ to the city.                                                                  

A. mean I moved    B. mean to move       C. mean my moving  D. have meant moving

12.    I enjoy my job as a baker, but it’s taken me over five years to _____ to working at nights.                    

A. be use                B. get used                C. used                     D. getting used

13.    The Jacksons live in a four-bedroomed bungalow in a very nice _____ area.                               

A. residents'            B. residence              C. residential             D. resident’s

14.    There are a lot of _____ buildings in the centre of New York.                                                                  

A. many-floored      B. multi-storied          C. many-story           D. multi-storey

15.    The village seemed strangely familiar, _____ I’d never been there before.                               

A. however             B. in spite of               C. although               D. despite

16.    Whatever _____, don’t believe him.                                                                                                   

A. he says              B. he’ll say                 C. he doesn't say      D. he should say

17.    In spite of _____ a terrible headache, I finished the exam.                                                                  

A. I had                   B. to have                  C. having                   D. I have

18.    However annoying they are, you shouldn’t _____ your temper with small children.                               

A. miss                   B. fail                         C. drop                      D. lose

19.    Don't be late for the interview; _____ people will think you are a disorganised person.                               

A. unless                B. otherwise               C. if not                     D. or so

20.    In Britain everyone travelling in a car _____ wear a seatbelt.                                                                  

A. ought                  B. must                      C. always                  D. have to

1 A

2 C

3 A

4 B

5 C

6 A

7 B

8 D

9 A

10 D

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university --(1)--? Do I leave and start work or begin a training --(2)--?” The decision is yours, but it may be --(3)-- remembering two things: there is more unemployment --(4)-- those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right --(5)-- will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go --(6)-- into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will --(7)-- you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn --(8)-- you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is --(9)-- possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as --(10)-- practical work experience.

1.       A. term                    B. class                      C. school                   D. course

2.       A. necessary          B. important               C. worth                    D. useful

3.       A. of                        B. through                  C. among                  D. between

4.       A. skills                   B. interests                C. habits                    D. arts

5.       A. instant                B. just                        C. straight                 D. direct

6.       A. help                    B. make                     C. give                       D. let

7.       A. while                   B. what                      C. where                   D. which

8.       A. another               B. always                   C. also                       D. again

9.       A. doing                  B. getting                   C. making                  D. taking

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university course? Do I leave and start work or begin a training worth?” The decision is yours, but it may be worth remembering two things: there is more unemployment among those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn while you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as getting practical work experience.

(Khoảng mười sáu tuổi, bạn phải đưa ra một trong những quyết định lớn nhất của cuộc đời mình. “Tôi có ở lại trường và hy vọng sẽ học tiếp lên đại học không? Hoặc là rời đi và bắt đầu công việc hay bắt đầu một khóa đào tạo đáng giá?" Quyết định là của bạn, nhưng có thể đáng nhớ hai điều: tỷ lệ thất nghiệp ở những người chưa học đại học ngày càng nhiều và những người có kỹ năng phù hợp sẽ có lợi thế lớn trong cuộc cạnh tranh tìm việc làm. Nếu bạn quyết định đi làm thẳng, có rất nhiều cơ hội được đào tạo. Có được bằng cấp sẽ giúp bạn nhanh chóng tham gia nhiều ngành nghề hơn, và các lớp học buổi tối cho phép bạn vừa học vừa kiếm được tiền. Bắt đầu làm việc và nghỉ ngơi để học khi bạn lớn hơn là một khả năng khác. Bằng cách này, bạn có thể tiết kiệm chi phí cho thời sinh viên cũng như có được kinh nghiệm làm việc thực tế.)

11 B

12 D

13 A

14 C

15 B

16 A

17 B

18 D

19 C

20 B

II- Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (5.0 pts)

1. How __________ apples would you like?  -  Six, please. And __________ milk.

2. Mai: Listen! __________ to your mother? -  Nam: My teacher.

A. Who is going to talk                                          B. Who talks

C. Who do you talk                                                             D. Who is talking

3. Mr. Minh: Would you like __________ some tea?  -  Mr. Smith: Yes, please.

4. There is too much noise in this room now. I can’t understand what __________.

A. is the teacher saying                                          B. the teacher is saying

C. the teacher says                                                               D. does the teacher say

5. Nam: Who is that old man __________ the big nose?  -  Ba: Mr. John, my teacher.

6. Lan: Would you like to go to the movies with us tonight? - Mai: __________.

7. They......................English in this university since after war.

8. Every morning, Peter __________a taxi , and go to school.

9. The homework today is__________ difficult than that yesterday.

10. Lien: ________do you get there? -  Na: We walk, of course.

11. Of the three students, Nga is _________.

12. She ________ go to the market on Sundays.

13. My mother wants a good pair of goggles because she often goes ________.

14. _________she works lazily,she will pass the exam easily.

15. The boy in the corner is a friend of _______.

16. ________ place are they going to visit first? - Ha Long Bay.

17. Every student in those five rooms must bring ________ own book to class.

18. This letter is in Chinese but I can speak a very ___________Chinese.

19. Friday is ________ day of the week.

20. There is a restaurant.....................the supermarket.

II- Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (5.0 pts)

1. How __________ apples would you like?  -  Six, please. And __________ milk.

2. Mai: Listen! __________ to your mother? -  Nam: My teacher.

A. Who is going to talk                                          B. Who talks

C. Who do you talk                                                             D. Who is talking

3. Mr. Minh: Would you like __________ some tea?  -  Mr. Smith: Yes, please.

4. There is too much noise in this room now. I can’t understand what __________.

A. is the teacher saying                                          B. the teacher is saying

C. the teacher says                                                               D. does the teacher say

5. Nam: Who is that old man __________ the big nose?  -  Ba: Mr. John, my teacher.

6. Lan: Would you like to go to the movies with us tonight? - Mai: __________.

7. They......................English in this university since after war.

8. Every morning, Peter __________a taxi , and go to school.

9. The homework today is__________ difficult than that yesterday.

10. Lien: ________do you get there? -  Na: We walk, of course.

11. Of the three students, Nga is _________.

12. She ________ go to the market on Sundays.

13. My mother wants a good pair of goggles because she often goes ________.

14. _________she works lazily,she will pass the exam easily.

15. The boy in the corner is a friend of _______.

16. ________ place are they going to visit first? - Ha Long Bay.

17. Every student in those five rooms must bring ________ own book to class.

18. This letter is in Chinese but I can speak a very ___________Chinese.

19. Friday is ________ day of the week.

20. There is a restaurant.....................the supermarket.

1. How __________ apples would you like?  -  Six, please. And __________ milk.

2. Mai: Listen! __________ to your mother? -  Nam: My teacher.

A. Who is going to talk                                          B. Who talks

C. Who do you talk                                                             D. Who is talking

3. Mr. Minh: Would you like __________ some tea?  -  Mr. Smith: Yes, please.

4. There is too much noise in this room now. I can’t understand what __________.

A. is the teacher saying                                          B. the teacher is saying

C. the teacher says                                                               D. does the teacher say

5. Nam: Who is that old man __________ the big nose?  -  Ba: Mr. John, my teacher.

6. Lan: Would you like to go to the movies with us tonight? - Mai: __________.

7. They......................English in this university since after war.

8. Every morning, Peter __________a taxi , and go to school.

9. The homework today is__________ difficult than that yesterday.

10. Lien: ________do you get there? -  Na: We walk, of course.

11. Of the three students, Nga is _________.

12. She ________ go to the market on Sundays.

13. My mother wants a good pair of goggles because she often goes ________.

14. _________she works lazily,she will pass the exam easily.

15. The boy in the corner is a friend of _______.

16. ________ place are they going to visit first? - Ha Long Bay.

17. Every student in those five rooms must bring ________ own book to class.

18. This letter is in Chinese but I can speak a very ___________Chinese.

19. Friday is ________ day of the week.

20. There is a restaurant.....................the supermarket.

1. Mary was seen _______to Tom on the street yesterday..

   A. talking                            B. to talk                    C. talked                    D. talk

2. I don’t know yet, but it’s worth _______ about, isn’t it?

   A. to think                          B. to be thinking       C. thinking                 D. to be thought

3. Are you used ________here, Mis Hoa?

   A. to live                             B. to living                 C. to be lived             D. to lived

4. I turned the radio on and listened to ________ nine o’clock news.

   A. a                                      B. an                           C. the                          D. Ф

5. Neither the doctors nor the professional ________ yet.

    A. has come                       B. hasn’t come          C. have come                        D. haven’t come

6. Each teacher and each student _________to try their best to finish their work.

    A. have                               B. having                   C. to have                  D. has

7. Her mother has just bought a _________car for her.

    A. black beautiful Italian                                                B. Italian beautiful black               

    C. black Italian beautiful                                                D. beautiful black Italian

8. His son regrets __________too much time __________video games.

    A. spending/to play                                              B. spending/playing

    C. spent/played                                                     D. spending/played

9. My  mother often __________ the shopping every morning when she was 15.

   A. goes                                B. went                       C. does                       D. did

10. This is my sister’s bike and that is my_________ .

    A.. bike’s brother             B. brother bike          C. brother’s               D. brother

11. Be careful when ___________ on the road at night.

    A. to drive                         B. drives                    C. driving                   D. being driven

12. Not until 1856 _________ across the Mississippi River.

    A. the first bridge was built                                B. the first bridge was building     

    C. was the first bridge built                                D. the bridge building was

13. The student objected __________ punished by the headmaster.

    A. to be                              B. was                         C. to being                 D. having

14. The lion – tamer and his lion _________we saw on the stage came from Moscow.

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

15. I am going to _________ you next week.

    A. call up                           B. drop in                   C. come on                D. turn out

16. ________little we may like it, old age comes to most of us.

    A. However                       B. So                           C. As                           D. Despite     

17. This dish ________. Is it spicy?

    A. smells well                   B. is smelling good    C. is smelled well                D. smells good

18. If I _________ be somebody else, I __________ to be a good cook.

    A. could / would               B. can / would like    C. could / would like D. can / like

19. He will come to Viet Nam __________the evening of January 25^th.

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

20. The ________the room is, the ________furniture it needs.

   A. small/more                    B. smaller/less          C. smaller/fewer       D. small/less