choose the correct answer

1. there_______ a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to the suburbs.

a.used to be b.used to have c.use to have d.were

2. all of us have to obey______ strictly.

a.traffic rules b.traffic c.traffic jam d.regular

3. cyclists and motorists have to wear a_______ when they ride a motorbike.

a.hard hat b.cap c.mask d.helmet

4. he forgot to give a_______ before he turned left and got a ticket.

a.signal b.sign c,light d.hand

I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences ( 3pts) 1. John is a hard- working student. He does all the homework by _____________. A. herself B. ourselves C. myself D. himself 2. __________ December, we will have the final test.  

A. At B. On C. In D. To 3. Look at her! She has a ____________________ car. 

A. black big beautiful B. big black beautiful 

C. beautiful big black D. beautiful black big  

4. The clock is ____________ the wall.  

A. at B. on C. in D. of  5. Be quiet! The students _____________ the test. 

A. are taking B. takes C. took D. take  6. I would like _________________ an appointment. 

A. make B. to make C. making D. made  7. Can you help me carry the baby ___________? It’s too cold out here.  A. outside B. inside C. upstairs D. downstairs  8. We use the ___________ to cook rice. 

A. stove B. sink C. frying pan D. rice cooker 9. You can use the ____________ to call me when you are not at home.  A. fax machine B. mobile phone C. address book D. answering machine 10. Mr. Phong is extremely ____________. He always helps everybody. A. sociable B.hard-working C. kind D. humoro

II. Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answer. ( 1.5 pts)

Friendship is very important to us. We all need (13) ______ in our life. We play  (14)_____ them, talk to them and do so many other good things. Friendship makes  us (15) _____ and strong. When we are sad, friends are always there _________  (16) us.  

Without (17)______, we will be lonely. It fills the loneliness and makes life worth.  Friendship can form between anyone. Sometimes, men and animals seem to be  good friends. They love and care for each other. We should respect our friendship  and love our friends. In the end, (18) _______ of us needs a friend.  13.A. money B. friends C. food D. drink 14.A. to B. at C. from D. with 15.A. happily B. sadly C. happy D. sad  16.A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped 17.A. food B. freedom C. friendship D. pets 18.A. some B. each C. all D. none  III./ Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: (1, 5pts) 19. _____________, she received a lot of money from her parents. ( LUCK) 20. In these ______________, you can find a lot of things. ( EXHIBIT) 21. To cook this fish, we need a _____________. ( STEAM) 

22. Playing soccer on the street seems ______________ ( DANGER) 23. The people in my neighborhood are _______________. I love them so  much.(FRIEND) 

24. This is Hoa, my new _________________. ( ASSIST)  

IV./ Read the passage carefully and complete the following tasks. Viet is a student and he lives in an old house. In his room, there is a bed and an  armchair. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a wardrobe on the right of the  room. Above the desk, there’s a bookshelf and above the bed there is a clock.  There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small, but it’s  OK. Viet likes his room very much.  

A. Write True or False( 1.0 pt) 

25. Viet lives in an old house and he’s a doctor ___________ 26. The wardrobe is on the left of his room ___________ 27. The clock is above the bed. ___________ 28. The kitchen is small and it’s quite good ___________ B. Read the passage again and choose the correct answer. ( 0.5 pt) 

29. Where is the bookshelf? “ It’s __________.”  

A. opposite the door B. next to the wall C. above the desk D. under the bed  30. What can be true in the passage?  

A. Viet lives in a new house. B. In his room, there is a bed and 3  armchairs. 

C. Viet doesn’t like his room very much D. There is a clock in the room. 

V/ Rewrite the following sentences so as to keep the meaning unchanged: (2pts) 31. John is smart. He can speak 4 languages at the same time.( using Enough) => John ___________________________________________________________ 32. The boys are going to play soccer on the stadium this weekend. => The boys ________________________________________________________ 33. Using the dictionary to learn English is good. 

=> It’s ____________________________________________________________ 34. My father enjoys watching basketball on TV on the weekend. => My father is _____________________________________________________ VI./ Rearrange the word given to make meaningful sentences: (0, 5pt) 

35. downstairs / is / have to / my aunt / I / and / ask / she/.  

__________________________________________________________________ 36. for safety. / and chemicals / in locked cupboard / Please / put all drugs  __________________________________________________________________

II. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences.

1. Drivers have to ­­­­_ their seatbelt whenever they drive.

A. put B. tie C. fasten D. put on

2. We should wait for the traffic lights _before we cross the street.

A. turn green B. to turn green

C. turn yellow D. to turn yellow

3. All of us have to obey __ strictly.

A. traffic rules B. traffic

C. traffic jam D. regular

4. Cyclists and motorists have to wear a __when they ride a motorbike.

A. hard hat B. cap C. mask D. helmet

5. He for got to give a __ before he turned left and got a ticket.

A. signal B. sign C. light D. hand

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

6. All of us have to obey _____ strictly.

A. traffic                     B. traffic rules             C. traffic jam              D. regular

7. It is _____ for teenage under 18 to ride a bike in Vietnam.

A. legal                       B. legally                    C. illegally                  D. illegal

8. Yesterday Ba and Nga _____ round West Lake. It took them an hour.

A. cycled                     B. cycle                       C. cycling                   D. cycles

9. We are waiting for the next bus _____.

A. to come                  B. come                       C. comes                     D. coming

10. Hurry up or we can’t _____ the last bus home.

A. keep                        B. follow                     C. go                           D. catch

11. Pete and Liz used to go to school _____.

A. by foot                    B. on foot                    C. by feet                    D. on feet

12. They really enjoy _____ the boat.

A. driving                   B. catching                  C. sailing                    D. riding

13. When the bus stop, the students say goodbye to the driver and _____.

A. walk on                  B. walk of                   C. get on                     D. get off

14. His father is a pilot and he has been _____ planes for 10 years.

A. flying                     B. fly                           C. flew                        D. flown

15. You are not _____ to drive to drive without buckling up.

A. allowed                  B. allowing                 C. allow                      D. allowance

16. We should _____ the street at the zebra crossing.

A. walk                       B. walk through          C. walk on                   D. walk across

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

17. You have to strictly obey traffic signals when riding on the road.

A. catch                       B. follow                     C. see                          D. observe

18. Hoian used to be a peace and quiet city.

A. peaceful                 B. lively                      C. crowded                  D. noisy

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOPSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

19. Mr. Huy used to ride his motorbike dangerously.

A. riskily                     B. safely                      C. carelessly               D. annoyingly

20. Hanoi is clean and peaceful.

A. quite                       B. restful                     C. noisy                       D. gentle

III. GRAMMAR

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

21. “_____ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” – “About 50 metres”.

A. How much             B. How long               C. How far                  D. How often

22. Linh and Long used to _____ their bikes in his spare time.

A. ride                         B. rides                       C. riding                      D. rode

23. It used to _____ me 45 minutes to go school by bus.

A. take                        B. takes                       C. took                        D. taking

24. I _____ a horse when I was young, but now I don’t.

A. ride                         B. have ridden            C. used to ride D. was riding

25. _____ does it take to go from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city by plane? – About 2 hours

A. How much             B. How many              C. How long               D. How far

26. _____ he use to sail a boat when he was 15?

A. Do                          B. Does                       C. Did                         D. Is

27. Lan _____ travel by plane, but now she travels by plane much.

A. used to                    B. doesn’t use to         C. uses to                    D. didn’t use to

28. When there is a traffic jam, it _____ me a very long time to go home.

A. takes                       B. costs                       C. spends                    D. lasts

29. It is over 100 km _____ my hometown to Danang city.

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

30. I _____ relax on Sundays. But Sunday is my busiest day of the week now.

A. used to                    B. didn’t use to           C. use to                      D. don’t use to

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.

31. There used to was much traffic in this area.

                   A         B      C               D

32. How does our English teacher goes to work every day?

        A       B                                     C                        D

33. Children must to learn about read safety.

                        A       B          C               D

34. Did you used to go to school on foot?

        A           B       C                       D.

35. It takes me 30 minutes riding from home to school.

      A    B                                C       D

IV. READING

Read the passage and then decide whether these sentences are True (A) or False (B)

Traffic jams

For many years, Raze has been driving to work and back every weekday. Every morning, on his way to work, especially during the rush hour, the highways are usually crowded causing massive traffic jams. The situation is even worse in the evening when he drives home. All the traffic comes to halt whenever there is an accident or a car has broken down and blocks an entire lane. In the winter, particularly when it snows, multi-car accidents with injuries can take emergency paramedics and vehicles removers a number of hours to clear the road. When Raza is stuck in a heavy traffic jam, he listens to music on the radio to calm his nerves. His boos and his wife know that if he is late, he is probably stuck a traffic.

(Adapted from http://www.en.iscollective.com)

36. Raze has traveled to work by car.

A. True                        B. False

37. There are many traffic jams at the highways during the rush hours.

A. True                        B. False

38. There will be less traffic jams when he drives home.

A. True                        B. False

39. Broken-down cars that block the entire lane is one reason for traffic jams.

A. True                        B. False

40. When Raze is stuck in a heavy traffic jam, he will be angry.

A. True                        B. False

Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.

Stuck in traffic

Richard Ryan is stuck in traffic. There must be an accident somewhere up ahead because he’s been sitting in the same spot for the last few minutes. The cars aren’t moving at all. It looks like it’s going to be another slow commute.

Even though he left his house early to beat the traffic, if the cars don’t start to move soon, Richard will be late for a very important meeting. He has to meet with some lawyers who advising his company on a construction project. Richard is the president of a big company. It he’s late, he won’t get in trouble, but he hates to be late for anything.

(Adapted from http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com)

41. What is Richard’s problem now?

A. He is stuck in traffic.                     B. He has a car accident.

C. His car breaks down.                      D. When he was 14 years old.

42. In paragraph 1, the word “commute” is closest in meaning to

A. pace                        B. toad            C. movement              D. travel

43. In paragraph 2, what does it mean by “to beat the traffic”?

A. to avoid traffic jams                      B. to travel safety

C. to drive on road                              D. to move slowly

44. In can be inferred from the second paragraph that

A. Richard is a lawyer

B. Richard has a high position in the company

C. Richard is hiring a groups of lawyer for his company

D. Richard has a trouble working with the lawyer

45. Richard hates

A. traffic jams                                     B. working with the lawyers

C. being late for things                       D. driving his car

V. WRITING

Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best combines the two given sentences.

46. Lan doesn’t play piano anymore.

A. Lan used to play piano.

B. Lan is playing piano.

C. Lan didn’t use to play piano.

D. Lan wasn’t playing piano.

47. I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.

A. I don’t use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.

B. I didn’t use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.

C. I sued to collect stamps when I was in primary school.

D. I use to collect stamps when I was in primary school.

48. He is not a poor man anymore because he has becomes a rich businessman.

A. He used to be a rich man.

B. He used to be a businessman.

C. He used to be a poor man.

D. He used to be a poor businessman.

49. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.

A. My hair is longer now than it in the past.

B. My hair was longer in the past.

C. My hair used to be shorter in the past.

D. My hair used to be longer in the past.

50. They didn’t use to go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

A. They didn’t often go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

B. They used to go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

C. They often went to the cinema every Sunday last year.

D. They didn’t go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

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

1. All of us have to obey _____ strictly.

A. traffic                     B. traffic rules             C. traffic jam               D. regular

2. Yesterday Ba and Nga _____ round West Lake. It took them an hour.

A. cycled                     B. cycle                       C. cycling                    D. cycles

3. Pete and Liz used to go to school _____.

A. by foot                   B. on foot                    C. by feet                    D. on feet

4. They really enjoy _____ the boat.

A. driving                    B. catching                  C. sailing                     D. riding

5. We should _____ the street at the zebra crossing.

A. walk                       B. walk through          C. walk on                   D. walk across

6. Many critics were _____ because of his poor performance in his latest movie.

A. satisfied                  B. satisfying                C. disappointed           D. disappointing

7. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a _____ film – I couldn’t help laughing from beginning to the end.

A. moving                   B. scary                       C. violent                    D. hilarious

8. La Tomatina is a _____ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.

A. year                        B. seasonal                  C. season                     D. annually

9. There are too many _____ on the road.

A. vehicle                    B. cycle lane               C. traffic jam               D. transportation

10. The _____ atmosphere is felt around all the villages.

A. tradition                 B. festival                    C. festive                     D. air

11. It is over 100 km _____ my hometown to Danang city.

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

12. The scene from “The Ring” was so _____ that I closed my eyes.

A. amazing                  B. amazed                   C. frighten                   D. frightening

13. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a _____ film – I couldn’t help laughing from beginning to the end.

A. moving                   B. scary                       C. violent                    D. hilarious

14.We always go to school …………foot,

A. on                   B. in                       C.by                D.to

15.What do you often do ……..Sunday morning?

A about               B.on                     C.in                  D.at

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

6. All of us have to obey _____ strictly.

A. traffic                     B. traffic rules             C. traffic jam               D. regular

7. It is _____ for teenage under 18 to ride a bike in Vietnam.

A. legal                        B. legally                     C. illegally                   D. illegal

8. Yesterday Ba and Nga _____ round West Lake. It took them an hour.

A. cycled                     B. cycle                       C. cycling                    D. cycles

9. We are waiting for the next bus _____.

A. to come                  B. come                       C. comes                     D. coming

10. Hurry up or we can’t _____ the last bus home.

A. keep                        B. follow                     C. go                           D. catch

11. Pete and Liz used to go to school _____.

A. by foot                   B. on foot                    C. by feet                    D. on feet

12. They really enjoy _____ the boat.

A. driving                    B. catching                  C. sailing                     D. riding

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (2 pts)

1. Are there enough apples for us to have one ________?

        A. every                            B. each                              C. self                                 D. individually                          

2. Don’t forget to ________ the alarm clock for 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.

        A. put                                 B. ring                               C. set                                  D. wind   

3. My alarm clock usually goes ________ at 5 am.

        A. on                                  B. off                                  C. up                                   D. down

4. ________ John nor his friends are going to the beach now.

        A. Either                          B. Neither                       C. No                                  D. So 

5. The name of the book was on the ________ of my tongue but I just couldn’t think of it.

        A. point                            B. tip                                  C. top                                 D. end      

6. Not only ________ but she is also intelligent.

        A. beautiful she is                                                     C. is she beautiful

        B. She is beautiful                                                    D. beautiful she is      

7. A number of sheep ________ eating grass now.

        A. are                                 B. is                                    C. was                               D. were   

8. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are ________.

        A. poisonous                 B. cruel                             C. harmful                       D. harmless

9. I am grateful ________ you for your help.

        A. to                                   B. at                                    C. with                              D. for        

10. Hoa is reading short stories ________ Jack London.

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