I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences or do as directed. (3ms)

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

        A. process                 B. claim                   C. carve                      D. scout

2. Choose the word whose stress doesn’t belong to the group.

A. convenient         B. selection             C. separate                D. deposit

3. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D

             I would like to taking a bicycle ride around the lake

                       A             B                               C             D

4. The boy ___________video games when his mom came into the room.

A. plays                   B. play                     C. was playing          D. is playing

5. Nam asked Hoa when ___________ to use a computer.

A. did she begin     B. she begins          C. has she begun       D. she had begun

6. Two team members ____ part in the contest are running to the river for water.

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

7. “Could you close the window, please?”-

A. “OK”                     B. “Yes, I’d love to” C.” No, thank you” D. “Yes, please”

8. “Cover the wound so as to _______ the bleeding,” the doctor said to the nurse.

A. stopped              B. stopping               C. stop                        D. stops

9. Would you mind if I _______ on the television?

A. turned               B. turn                        C. turning                  D. turns

10. Mr. Brown told the men how _______ the environment.

A. to protect          B. protect                   C. protecting D. to protecting

11. It is not easy ________all the English words in this passage.

A. remember         B. to remember         C remembering         D. remembrance

12. The woman can’t walk so she uses ___________ to move around.

A. an eye chart     B. a stretcher C. a wheelchair         D. scales

13. Science and technology also have enormous effects _______ economic development.

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

14. Thanks _______ scientific progress, our world will be transformed greatly.

A. to                           B. for                                        C. of                                    D. about

15. Hung isn’t in his room. He ______ be in the garden.

A. should                   B. will                        C. may                                                D. could

16. Using ______ is an effective way of communication as long as you understand.

A. cultural differences   B. body language     C. multimedia                 D. message

17. The planets in the solar system are named ______the Roman Gods.

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

18.  She dislikes _______ through messages boards or online meetings.

A. communicating    B. to communicate     C. communicate             D. to communicating

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

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

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

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

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

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VI. Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
1. Her mother ordered her do not go out with him the night before.
A B C D
2. The traffic warden asked me why had I parked my car there.
A B C D
3. He said that he will pick me up at 8 am the following day.
A B C D

4. She said that the books in the library would be available tomorrow.
A B C D
5. He advised her thinking about that example again because it needed correcting.
A B C D

6. The receptionist said I must fill out that form before I attended the interview.
A B C D
7. Marty said a good friendship is like a diamond – a valuable, beautiful and durable.
A B C D
8. The mayor apologized on having slept in an international summit and resigned afterwards.

A B C D

I.       Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1.      Maryam had a very good time while she _____ with Lan’s family in Hanoi.

a. stays                          b. staying                         c. is staying                      d. was staying

2.      Lan wishes she _____ a chance to visit Maryam in Singapore.

a. have                          b. has                               c. had                               d. can have

3.      When she was at primary school, she _____ past the mosque on her way to school.

a. has walked                b. used to walk                c. uses to walk                 d. is walking

4.      She likes going on holiday in Singapore, but everything _____ on her parents.

a. depend                      b. depends                       c. is depending                d. are depending

5.      Lan _____ Maryam around the city during her stay in Hanoi last month.

a. shows                        b. is showing                   c. has shown                    d. showed

6.      I wish I _____ you, but, I’m sorry, I can’t.

a. could help                 b. can help                       c. will help                       d. am able to help

7.      They are pen pals. They _____ to each other every two weeks.

a. write                          b. wrote                           c. had written                   d. were writing

8.      The woman took out the key and _____ the door.

a. opens                         b. opening                        c. opened                         d. open

9.      Nam was so sleepy yesterday morning that he _____ asleep during the English lesson.

a. falls                           b. was fallen                    c. has fallen                      d. fell

10.  Someone _____ her bicycle while she was exercising in the park.

a. has stolen                  b. stole                             c. is stealing                     d. steals

11.  He _____ write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more.

a. use to                        b. uses to                         c. used to                         d. using to

12.  What were you doing when the mailman _____ to your house?

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

13.  He _____ be late for class but he often comes late nowadays.

a. doesn’t use to           b. didn’t use to                c. doesn’t used to            d. didn’t used to

14.  My mother _____ beautiful and young forever.

a. wishes she can                                                   b. wishes she can be       

c. wishes she could                                               d. wishes she could be

15.  My friends asked me _____ keep in touch on leaving.

a. promise to                 b. promised to                 c. promising to                d. to promise to

16.  My sister never cleans the floor. I wish she _____ it every day.

a. will do                      b. had done                      c. does                             d. would do

17.  I come from Vietnam so I am not _____ on the left.

a. used to be driving     b. used to drive                c. used to driving             d. used to be drive

18.  Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists _____?

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

19.  I wish my best friend _____ never leave me alone like this.

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

20.  When you _____ in Hanoi, you should visit Uncle Ho’s mausoleum.

a. are                             b. be                                 c. will be                          d. were

21.  The mother cut the cake into four equal pieces. The children were ____ with the equal division.

a. pleased                      b. pleased about               c. happy at                       d. happy on

22.  What are you _____ doing when you have free time?

a. keen in                      b. keen on                        c. interesting in                d. interesting on

23.  Although we are far away from each other, we still _____.

a. keep together            b. say hello                       c. greet each other           d. keep in touch

24.  They got divorced and decided to separate the little daughter from the son. This separation made the children _____.

a. depressing                 b. depression                    c. depress                         d. depressed

25.  Music and painting are _____ subjects this semester.

a. optionally                  b. optioning                     c. optional                        d. option

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

6.  My sister usually __________ a little weight over Christmas.

       A. gains                          B. earns                        C. gets                          D. takes

7. Not only __________ running, but he went to the gym as well.

       A. had he gone              B. he had gone            C. did he go                 D. he went

8. She is not happy about the situation and is going to ________ steps to improve it.

       A. make                          B. do                             C. take                          D. follow

9. Some children find __________ to concentrate over long periods of time.

       A. difficulty in              B. difficulty                C. difficult                   D. it difficult

10. This magazine article has to do __________ environmental problems.

       A. with                            B. up                             C. out                           D. on

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

1. I wish I __________ to drama school. Now I would be famous.

       A. was going                  B. could go                  C. had gone                 D. would go

2. The main __________ of going on holiday to Spain is the guaranteed sunshine.

       A. distraction                B. attraction                C. approval                 D. pressure

3. We invited Tom and Dane to the party, but __________ of them bothered to come.

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

4. The children __________ when we entered the room.

       A. chatted                      B. were chatting         C. had chatted             D. are chatting

5. Living abroad is a great way for you to __________ your mind.

       A. enlarge                      B. increase                  C. widen                      D. broaden

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Indicate your answer by
writing A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt/each)
1. We sometimes ...................... to the National Museum, but I’m not really interested in old things.
A. goes                        B. go                           C. are going                             D. have gone
2. She is too busy to think of any kind of entertainment. She ...................... goes out with her friends.
A. hardly                     B. always                    C. usually                                D. regularly
3. The kids ...................... for their dad to take them home, but he hasn’t arrived yet.
A. waiting                   B. wait                        C. waited                                D. are waiting
4. He ...................... at the meeting on Monday because he was away on business.
A. didn’t                     B. wasn’t                     C. hasn’t                                  D. isn’t
5. How fast .......................... when the accident happened?
A. did he drive            B. was he driving        C. he was driving                    D. is he driving
6. What time _________ work? At 5.00
A. are you usually finish                                 B. you usually finish
C. usually you finish                                       D. do you usually finish
7. It was a sad story ...................... it had a happy ending.
A. because                   B. so                            C. although                             D. when
8. Who ...................... to Italy last year?
A. did go with            B. went with you        C. you went with                    D. you did go with
9. He stood up immediately. .................. , he ran after the girl.
A. After                      B. Next that                C. After that                           D. After then
10. My father is standing next to me in the picture. He is quite short and a bit ....................
A. medium weight      B. extra weight           C. overweight                         D. heavy weight
11. My brother is very .................... . He enjoys giving things to people.
A. mean                       B. funny                      C. generous                             D. talkative
12. My baby girl always thinks she is a princess. She wears lots of sparkling necklaces around her neck and
............... around her wrist.
A. rings                       B. scarves                    C. bracelets                             D. socks
13. They spent the morning .................... the museum.
A. in                            B. at                            C. in front                               D. on
14. What kind of presents did you often get .................. Christmas when you were small?
A. on                           B. in                            C. at                                        D. of
15. The best moment to enjoy in my life was when I ................... on Australian Bondi beach.
A. sunbathed               B. swam                      C. went skiing                         D. sightseeing
16. I’d love to travel and explore the world but until now I have never gone..................
A. abroad                    B. shopping                 C. cycling                                D. sailing
17. I’d like to .................. Rosie out to dinner at the weekend, but I’m afraid she will refuse.
A. meet                       B. get                          C. invite                                  D. have
18. If you don’t mind, please ............... me your home phone number, so I can contact you in the evening.
A. take                        B. have                        C. give                                     D. get
19. We ............... a wonderful evening on Saturday. It was a great party.
A. were                       B. had                         C. got                                      D. took
20. (At a hotel): ‘I have a problem with the Wi-fi in my room. I can’t get a signal.’
‘I’m sorry, sir. I’ll .................... to IT.’
A. put you through     B. send you up            C. call you                               D. talk to you

Choose the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
Traffic began to flow normally again after the accident.

A. in the usual or ordinary way

B. repeatedly in different modes

C. strangely and irregularly

D. with the same speed