Choose the options A, B, C or D that is OPPOSITE  in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

“Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the train”

A. turn down                 

B. slow down                 

C. look down                 

D. put forward

PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from the four options (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. This chair is very __________. It is at least one meter.

     A. high                               B. tall                          C. length                     D. height

2. What’s the time now?         ~ It’s __________twelve o’clock.

     A. at                                   B. nearly                     C. near                         D. most               

3. Do you have any toothpaste? I want a large __________.

     A. tin                                  B. box                         C. bar                          D. tube

4. __________a strange man outside the house.

     A. He’s                               B. It’s                          C. There’s                    D. This is

5. __________likes John. He’s very popular.

     A. Every one                      B. All people               C. Nobody                  D. Anyone

6. Can you __________me the time, please?

     A. say                                 B. tell                          C. speak                      D. lend

7.  __________care when you bring that dish. It’s hot.

     A. Be                                  B. Have                       C. Make                      D. Take

8. Kyoko wants to make __________with the other students in the class.

    A. friend                              B. friends                    C. friendly                   D. Friendship

9. Listen! The news on the radio __________very interesting.

     A. are                                 B. is                             C. has                          D. have

10. There are __________eggs in the supermarket.

      A. hundreds of                  B. hundreds                C. hundred of              D. of hundreds

11. He lives __________the corner of Green Street and Links Road.

      A. with                              B. by                           C. at                            D. on  

12. Why don’t we go to the zoo?  ~  __________.

      A. Because I’m going       B. Let’s drive there     C. It takes an hour       D. That’s a good idea

13. Mary is the __________of the two girls.

      A. small                             B. smallest                   C. smaller                    D. smaller than

14. There is __________bread on the table.

      A. a                                   B. an                            C. some                       D. many

15. How far is it from your house to school? ~  __________.

      A. About ten miles            B. About two hours     C. At 10 o’clock          D. In some minutes

1. “..................” is a type of high-speed train which originated in Japan.

A. Hover scooter B. Bullet train C. skycycling

2. We just wear .................. on our back and we can fly.

A. a skytrain B. a teleporter C. a jetpack

3. “..................” is an underground train system, especially the one in Paris.

A. Metro B. Monowheel C. Skytrain

4. “..................” has one wheel and is very easy to fall.

A. Monowheel B. Hover scooter C. Sky safety system

5. “..................” is a type of transport that doesn’t need any wheels or railways.

A. Skycycling B. Flying car C. Teleporter

6. When using a .................., you can do anything you like such as reading or sleeping.

A. driverless car B. solar-powered car C. high-speed train

7. They .................. the boat out into the middle of the river.

A. pedaled B. functioned C. sailed

8. People can .................. on the Dead Sea because the water there is very salty.

A. flop B. float C. crash

9. Maybe this transport invention will be used a lot in the future because it’s convenient and ..................

A. gridlocked B. environmentally friendly C. weird

10. This morning I couldn’t go to work in time because of .................. roads.

A. gridlocked B. supersonic C. solar-powered

11. The mother cat and .................. kittens napped in the sunshine.

A. his B. your C. hers D. her

12. I like cream cheese on .................. bagels.

A. my B. mine C. your D. our

13. .................. grandfather used to take us fishing.

A. Mine B. My C. Our D. Ours

14. Elaine bought .................. dress at the mall.

A. yours B. mine C. her D. hers

15. The car lost .................. rear bumper in an accident.

A. it’s B. its C. his D. her

16. The horse swished .................. tail to keep flies away.

A. it’s B. its C. its’ D. the

17. This dessert is .................. but you can have it.

A. my B. mine C. yours D. delicious

18. Please return .................. money at once.

A. mine B. your C. my D. its

19. .................. car is so dirty I can’t even tell what color it is.

A. Your B. Yours C. Hers D. Ours

20. When the cat saw the dog, it stopped in .................. tracks.

A. my B. its C. his D. hers

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:

1. The class is _____ control because of the game

A. off                    B. away from                C. out of                 D. below

2. The next train _______at 3 p. m

A. will arrive                B. is arriving                    C. arrives                  D. should arrive

3. He remembers _______ to the zoo once a month when he was young .

A. taking                 B. to take             C. being taken                 D. to be taken

4. The boys are quite fascinated ______  doing the experience

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

5. She will never try _______ that again. It was such nasty experiment .

A. to do                 B. to be done                    C. do                   D. doing

6. The man was addicted _______ .

A. to smoke         B. smoking        C. to smoking       D. to have smoke

7. There’s no point _______ a fuss over it.

A. to make               B. making                   C. being made                 D. to be made

8.______ you are out in the sun, you should wear a hat.

A. Whoever                 B. whenever                C. However                 D. Whatever

9. My course ______ in two weeks’ time and I am going to the USA.

 A. will finish                  B.  will be finish                    C. finishes                D. will be finished    

10. The children love....................... .

A. to read books              B. reading books               C. read books     D. be reading books

11. They have to work  much ………..usual to save the victims from the storm

12. My brother is too short to play basketball, so he wishes he ……. tall enough to play it .

A. is                         B. was                         C. were                       D. could be

13. I like the people in my village. They are so…………

14. “ Let me drive you  home” - …………………………….

15. “…………………” – “ Do you have any shirts?”

II. Choose the best answer from the four options (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. She is not doing ___________ in the garden, just walking with her dog.

A. anything                               B. nothing                                 C. something                D. one thing

 2. It is twelve o’clock, Mai Anh. Let’s ___________home.

A. goes                                   B. to go                                    C. going                       D. go

3. My brother and I ___________ our grandmother next week.

A. visit                          B. am going to visit                   C. am visiting                D. are going to visit

4. I don’t want much sugar in coffee. Just ___________, please.

A. a little                                   B. little                                     C. few                          D. a few

5. At an intersection, we must___________.

A. ride quickly              B. go fast                                  C. slow down               D. run out

6. What’s___________ lunch? -There is some rice and some meat.

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

7. Is there anything to drink? ~ I’m___________.

A. hungry                                 B. tired                                    C. thirsty                      D. cold

8. Look ___________ that strange man! He is looking ___________ Lan but she isn’t here.

A. for/ at                                  B. at/ for                                   C. at/ after                    D. at/ on

9. You are too fat. You shouldn’t eat much___________.

A. meat                                    B. fruit                          C. fish                          D. vegetables

I.       Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1.      You should catch the train at 9 am so that you can arrive _____ Hue at 5 pm.

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

2.      She was very kind _____ my friends when they were in Hanoi.

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

3.      They will come to our house _____ 10 minutes.

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

4.      The success of the holiday depends _____ the weather.

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

5.      At weekends, he often rides his bike to the countryside _____ improve his health.

a. so as to                      b. in order to                    c. to                                d. All are correct

6.      What do people do for a _____ in your home village?

a. live                            b. life                               c. living                          d. lives

7.      Ba hurt his foot while he _____ down the boat.

a. climbed                     b. climbs                          c. was climbing              d. is climbing

8.      I _____ a letter to my best friend last night.

a. write                          b. am writing                   c. wrote                          d. will write

9.      Mary tried to avoid _____ him.

a. meeting                     b. meet                             c. to meet                       d. met

10.  When was the last time you _____ to your village?

a. return                        b. returned                       c. have returned             d. was returning

11.  _____ does it take to get to the river from here?

a. How far                     b. How much                   c. How many                  d. How long

12.  Be polite to the people you meet. Everyone likes _____.

a. politeness                  b. impolitely                     c. impolite                      d. None is correct

13.  We haven’t been there _____ two years.

a. since                          b. for                                c. during                         d. in

14.  After two hours traveling by car, we _____ a quiet town by the sea.

a. came                          b. arrived                         c. reached                       d. got

15.  _____ is your home village from here?

a. How long                  b. How far                       c. How much                  d. How

16.  Lien is looking forward to the trip _____ Ha Long Bay.

a. in                               b. to                                 c. at                                d. about

17.  _____ Jane was young, she used to swim in the river.

a. Since                         b. When                           c. While                          d. For

18.  _____ you hurry, we won’t catch the bus.

a. If                               b. Unless                          c. When                          d. Although

19.  How long _____ it _____ you to get there?

a. is / take                     b. does / take                   c. is / taking                    d. has / taken

20.  What time _____ your train _____ tomorrow?

a. do / leave                  b. does / leave                  c. will / leave                  d. has / left

21. The skirt was _____ expensive _____ she couldn’t afford to buy it.

      a. so ... as                      b. so ... that                      c. such ... that                 d. such ... as

22. She is _____ a friendly girl _____ everyone wants to make friends with her.

      a. so ... that                   b. so ... as                         c. such ... that                 d. too ... to

23. I wish I _____ more time to get to know your country better.

      a. have                          b. will have                      c. am having                   d. had

24. My mother will be away for two weeks, _____ I have to cook myself.

      a. so                              b. in order to                    c. because                       d. otherwise

25. Sue likes to visit many places of _____ in Vietnam.

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

26. She refused _____ his invitation for dinner yesterday evening.

      a. accepting                   b. to accept                      c. being accepted           d. accepts

27. Liz _____ a lot of photos during the visit to Hanoi.

      a. takes                          b. took                             c. makes                         d. made

28. We caught a bus and it would _____ the place in one hour.

      a. get                             b. arrive                            c. reach                           d. come

II. Choose the best answer from the four options (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. She is not doing ___________ in the garden, just walking with her dog.

2. It is twelve o’clock, Mai Anh. Let’s ___________home.

3. My brother and I ___________ our grandmother next weekend.

4. ___________ he plays the guitar!

5. I don’t want much sugar in coffee. Just ___________, please.

6. At an intersection, we must___________.

7. What’s___________ lunch? -There is some rice and some meat.

8. Is there anything to drink?            ~ I’m___________.

9. Look ___________ that strange man! He is looking ___________ Lan but she isn’t here.

10. You are too fat. You shouldn’t eat much___________.