* Choose the most suitable word or phrase.

1. It’s raining ………………………I can’t go to the beach.
A. because B. but C. so D. or
2. Nobody was injured in the accident, ………………………?
A. was there B. was he C. were they D. wasn’t it
3. After drinking a big bottle of ………………………, he got drunk.
A. wine B. milk C. water D. orange juice
4. Could you ………………………the radio, please? It’s very noisy.
A. turn off B. go on C. look after D. look for
5. Please don’t disturb me ………………………there is something urgent.
A. if B. or C. otherwise D. unless
6. The man ………………………your mother is talking to is my English teacher.
A. which B. whose C. who D. whom
7. ………………………the 8 o’clock meeting against the war will be held tomorrow?
A. When B. What C. Why D. Where
8. We have decided to ………………………the money for the local secondary school.
A. beg B. collect C. raise D. rise

IV. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C, D) that best fits the blank space in the passage.

        Have you ever (1)­______to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (2) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and spent much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even made a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (3) ______ the last.

        The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (4) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history. Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so (5)­______ landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, at least, get a chance to see all the most famous places.

1. A. seen                   B. been                  C. taken                 D. done

2. A. for                     B. while                 C. since                  D. because

3. A. than                   B. then                   C. as                      D. with

4. A. interesting         B. interested           C. interest              D. interestingly

5. A. much                 B. any                    C. many                 D. lot of

I.          Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.   I was very impressed _____ the efficiency of the staff.

      a. on                              b. by                                 c. to                                  d. in

2.   The project’s success depends _____ the support of everyone concerned.

      a. to                               b. for                                c. in                                  d. on

3.   This report is divided broadly _____ two parts.

      a. with                           b. in                                  c. into                               d. by

4.   They moved away five years ago, but we still _____.

      a. keep pace with          b. keep in touch               c. get out of                     d. take up on

5.   He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s _____.

      a. statements                 b. sentences                     c. lessons                          d. instructions

6.   US dollars are considered common _____ in international transactions.

      a. currency                    b. money                          c. value                            d. support

7.   Should all motorcyclists be _____ to wear helmets?

      a. interested                  b. dangerous                    c. impressed                     d. compulsory

8.   Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ with each other twice a month.

      a. comprise                    b. touch                            c. correspond                   d. separate

9.   Since their argument there had been a strained _____ between them.

      a. friendliness               b. atmosphere                  c. instruction                    d. activity

10. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

      a. impressive tomb       b. large house                  c. lasting memorial          d. nature trail

I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

1 Yuri Gagarin was the first person . …………… into space.

a. flew         b. to fly          c. flown          d. fly

Il. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1 Scientists and economists (A)believe that human beings (B)can never (C)use away all the (D)mineral resources on Earth.

a. believe   b. can never   c. use away     d. mineral

2 (A)Plants and animals (B)live in the sea sank (C)to the sea bed (D)when they die.

a. plants         b. live         c. to         d. when

3 (A)Learning a foreign language (B)enables a student (C)develop an understanding of another (D)culture.

a. learning         b. enables        c. develop        d. culture

4 Mrs. Stevens, along (A)with (B)her cousins from New Mexico, (C)are planning to (D)attend the festivities.

a. with      b. her cousins from       c. are       d. attend

5 In a laboratory experiment, an investigator (A)often begins by (B)work out different conditions (C)for two groups (D)of subjects.

a. often       b. work          c. for         d. of subjects

6 (A)The newspaper (B)report (C)contained (D)many important information.

a. the          b. report         c. contained         d. many

lll. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1 They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.

Though..................................................................................

2 Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off.

Because of.............................................................................

3 They had no intention of travelling around the world

They didn’t intend..........................................................................

4 Somebody has taken away some of my books.

Some of my books..........................................................................

5 Can you close window, please?

Would you mind........................................................................................

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      The trip to the countryside was very _____. We all enjoyed ourselves a lot.

a. interest                      b. interested                     c. interesting                   d. interestingly

2.      They had a good time together before _____ home late in the evening.

a. go                              b. went                             c. to go                           d. going

3.      Liz _____ a lot of photos of her friends and the countryside.

a. made                         b. took                             c. turned                         d. did

4.      Everyone felt very tired and hungry, _____ they stopped to have a snack.

a. so                              b. but                               c. even though                d. if

5.      She said she would show the photos _____ her parents later.

a. to                               b. for                                c. with                            d. in

6.      Van is now living with the Parkers _____ a farm outside Columbus, Ohio.

a. in                               b. with                             c. of                                d. on

7.      The Parker family treats Van very well, so he feels _____ a member of the family.

a. about                         b. as                                 c. like                              d. for

8.      “Did you wait for him very long?” “Yes. I _____ to bed until 12:00 p.m.”

a. went                          b. did go                          c. had gone                     d. didn’t go

9.      “How long has Jimmy been here?” “He _____ two days ago.”

a. has been                    b. came                            c. would be                     d. had been

10.  The member of the family ate hamburgers while Peter _____ baseball.

a. is playing                  b. plays                            c. was playing                d. has been playing

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and _____ TV.

a. watch                        b. watched                       c. was watching               d. would watch

2.      I rarely eat ice cream now but I _____ it when I was a child.

a. was used to eating    b. used to eat                   c. used to eating               d. didn’t use to eat

3.      I wish I _____ you some money for you rent, but I’m broke myself.

a. can lend                    b. would lend                   c. could lend                    d. will lend

4.      Would you like _____ and visit me next summer?

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

5.      Rick left class early because he _____ a headache.

a. had                            b. used to have                 c. was having                   d. has had

6.      Sara didn’t hear the phone. She _____.

a. sleeps                        b. slept                             c. is sleeping                    d. was sleeping

7.      The Marconi family _____ to the United States thirty years ago.

a. comes                        b. came                            c. has come                      d. was coming

8.      I’ve been feeling better since the doctor _____.

a. has come                   b. comes                           c. was coming                  d. came

9.      As soon as the light turned red, he _____ the car.

a. stopped                     b. was stopping                c. has stopped                  d. would stop

10.  ‘Monica is such a nice person.’ ‘Yes. I wish I _____ her more often.’

a. see                             b. will see                        c. saw                               d. have seen

* Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

17. Owen saw Toy Story 2 _______.  

          A. in 1995            B. in 1999             C. in 2010           D. when he was fourteen 

18. Owen saw Toy Story 3 with _______.

          A. his parents       B. his sister         C. his friends        D. his family

IV. Cloze test

Read the passage, choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank.

Yesterday, I watched ‘Darkest Hours’ – a war (19) __________ about Winston Churchill. It was really fantastic. Winston Churchill was a famous British politician and military leader. He (20) __________ in Oxfordshire, England, (21) __________ 30^th November, 1874. He studied at the Royal Military College in Sandhurst. After he finished his education in 1896, he became a journalist and worked for a newspaper. (22) __________ he became a politician. He became Prime Minister in 1940. He was famous (23) __________ his strength and wisdom. He helped his country very much against the (24) __________ Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Churchill died at home in 1965. He was 91 (25) __________  old.

19. A. animated              B. drama               C. comedy                     D. science fiction

20. A. was born             B. born                  C. is born                      D. were born

21. A. in                          B. at                      C. on                                        D. during

22. A. Three years ago   B. In three years   C. Three years before    D. Three years later

23. A. for                         B. with                 C. in                                D. because

24. A. battle                              B. army                C. invade                        D. general

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1. I _________________ eat meat, but now I’m a vegetarian. A. used to B. use to C. didn’t use to D. never used to 2. It was cold and wet outside so we _________________ home. A. changed into B. looked at C. stayed for D. stayed at 3. He _________________ his son during the day. A. looks after B. looks like C. loop up D. look for 4. We had an arrangement that he would _____________ the house and I would _______dinner. A. tell / light B. light / tell C. cook / clean D. clean / cook 5. You're going skiing with three friends. That _________________ like fun. A. listens B. sounds C. smells D. tastes 6. The hospital has some of the _________________ equipment in the country. A. injured B. dangerous C. cruel D. modern 7. My mom _________________ me with new schoolbag and bicycle before I went to school. A. decided B. changed C. equipped D. brought 8. The Vietnamese women are wearing _________________ dress called Ao dai at Tet. A. commercial B. unfortunate C. cruel D. traditional 9. People _________________ the house with candles for the dinner party. A. broke B. lit C. grazed D. tied 10. He's been single for so long now, I don't think he'll _________________. A. marry B. married C. drop D. dropped 11. She has a _________________ so she can't do heavy work. A. beautiful clothes B. strong buffalo C. broken heart D. black stripe 12. When he started he was just a ____________boy from the slums, now he's a millionaire. [slums: khu ổ chuột] A. traditional B. golden C. rich D. poor 13. We planted the seeds two weeks ago and little green shoots started to _______shoots.: chồi non A. drop B. marry C. cook D. appear 14. We really ought to leave _______ because it must have a heavy rain. A. immediate B. immediately C. lucky D. luckily 15. She's terribly _______________ because her father passed away last week. A. happy B. magical C. upset D. excited 16. He _______________ with a young German girl studying in the same class. A. fell in love B. fall in love C. fell on the ice D. fall off my bike 17. What time does the mail usually ___________ ? A. escape B. escaped C. arrived D. arrive 18. She has _______________ to do all her work for her. A. masters B. servants C. bosses D. tigers 19. She left China at the age of 15 and has never _______________ . A. decided B. returned C. escaped D. burned 20. With careful training, a dog will obey its _______________ completely. [obey: vâng lời] A. fairy B. farmer C. master D. buffalo

              READING.

I.               Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

MY FIRST VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE

It was a sunny day when I first involved in community service. I (36)                 a group of more than 20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (7)                children. Soon after we came there, the leader divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest, I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them (38)                   health problems. However, most of them were well-behaved and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and they played happily with us. We (39)                paper and pencils for the kids and instructed them to draw. We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience to me that I could never forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (40)                 my first voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future if I have time.