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

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. 

11. At school he had a good academic record, and also __________ at sports.

A. prevailed B. excelled C. surpassed D. achieved

12. Christine’s face _______ up when she heard the good news.

A. showed B. cleaned C. warmed D. lit

13. _______ he has a lot of money, he leads an unhappy family life.

A. Since B. Although C. Because D.  However

14. Mrs. Brown always ________ in a crowd because she wore large hats.

A. found against B.  looked up C. stood out D. showed up

15. She didn’t get ______ well with her boss, so she left the company.

A. at                                 B. on C. through                        D. up

16. Nearly 1000 of the world’s bird species are threatened with ______.

A. appearance                  B. protection C. destruction                   D. extinction

17.  To get a passport, you must send in your birth ________ and two photos.

A. certificate B. license C. paper D. card

18.  Have you ever visited New York harbor _________ the famous Statue of Liberty stands?

A. on where B. that C. on that D. where

19. Young people prefer seeing the film at the cinema _______ watching it on TV.

A. than B. rather C. to D. or

20. Mary is so______ that people told her all their troubles.

A. dependent B. confidential C. permission D. sympathetic

21. It’s essential that every student ______ the exam before attending the course.

A. pass B. passes C. would pass D. passed

22. From the hotel, there is a good ________ of the mountains.

A. vision B. view C. sight D. picture

23. I wrote to them a fortnight ago but ______ I haven’t had a reply.

A. as yet B. these days C. so long D. just now

24. It’s not surprising that he became a writer because he always longed to see his name______.

A. in type B. in print C. in letters D. in edition

25. Nobody agreed with the new project, ______?

A. was he B. were they C. did they D. didn’t they

26. Marge walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she ______ something she would regret later. 

A. will say B. might say C. said D. might have said

27. This type of music is quite popular _______ teenager boys and girls.

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

28. "Fantastic sale. Everything must be sold _______of the price!"

A. regardless B. in vain C. despite D. without

29.We let the kids decorate their rooms _______ they want to.

A. whereve B. whenever C. whatever D. however

30.________ I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months.

A. As far as B. So much as C. Much more than D. Except that

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 most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each of the numbered gaps in the passage below. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution" was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank (1)___ water, and breathed fresh air. In those days, industry was not well-developed. Nowadays, the (2)___ is quite different. The world today is faced with many (3).___ threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war, and after the threat of war is (4)___. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that is (5)___ the surroundings with many kinds of wastes from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous (6)___ and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycles. Manufactures know that (7)___ from factories make water and (8)___ polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on (9) ___ the wastes safely. (10)___ rubbish is bad for our health, but .no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?

1.A. fresh B. pure C. clean D. boiled

2. A. situation B. case C. circumstance D. occasion

3. A.. chief B. significant C. major D. main

4. A. contamination B. pollution C. dirtying D. poisoning

5. A. poisoning B. destroying C. dirtying D. contaminating

6. A. steam B. vapor C. air D. moisture

7. A. wastes B. junks C. garbage D. litters

8. A. land B. ground C. soil D. earth

9. A. solving B. dealing C. processing D. treating

10. A. Throwing B. Scattering C. Distributing D. Pouring

Part 6: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the answer box below. (1.75p):

My school library is in a very large building. There are enough chairs and desk for hundreds of students. There are three librarians in the library. They are always ready to help students to find books. There are a lot of large bookshelves. On the shelves are books of various subjects and newspaper and magazines. There are also reference books and dictionaries for different languages. The library opens at ten past seven in the monring and closes at four in the afternoon. It opens from Monday through Friday.

29. what is the writer mainly talking about in the passage above ?

A. His/ her school library                    B. His/ her school

C. His/ her books                                D. His/ her favourite subjects.

30. How are the librarians in the library ?

A. hard- working              B. lazy            C. helpful          D. beautiful

31. How many days a week does the library open?

A. 4 days                B. 5 days                  C. 6 days                      D. 7 days

32. According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT TRUE ?

A. There are a lot of books in the library.              B. The school library is very large

C. Hundreds of students go to the library to read books     D. There are no books for different laguages.

33. What does the pronoun “They” in the fourth sentence of the passage mean?

A. Magazines        B. Reference books          C. Librarians               D. Newspapers

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D that indicates the best answer to each of the questions below. Write your answers in the box provided. (2.0 pts)

1. Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city .

A. dwellers B. foreigners C. beginners D. movers

2. The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods they can satisfy the varied demand for their silk.
A. so that B. in order to C. despite D. because

3. It turned out that we rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t

4. Weaving mats in Dinh Yen, Dong Thap used to be sold in the “ghost” markets set up at night and operate up to early morning the government built a new market five years ago.

A. after B. as soon as C. when D. until

5. No city in America has monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC.

A. as much B. such many C. as many D. a few

6. His little girl is so cute, _______? 

A. wasn’t she       B. isn’t she       C. doesn’t she              D. hasn’t she

7. She asked me the seat or not.

A. if – had occupied C. whether – was occupied

C. if – has been occupied D. whether – occupied

8. By the age of 15, teenagers are better able to a more demanding curriculum.

A. solve B. operate C. handle D. deal

9.The country now known as Myanmar Burma.

A. used to be called B. be called

C. called D. has called

10. “Monica is such a nice person.” “Yes. I wish I her more often.”

A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen

    11. Ha Noi’s four sacred temples, the of Ha Noi were built to defend the four directions (East, West, South, North) of the ancient Thang Long capital city.

A. communication B. feelings C. energy D. spirits

12. Portuguese as an official language in this city since three hundred years ago.

A. has always been spoken B. has been spoken always

C. has always spoken D. had always spoken
13. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern. 

A. cooperative       B. anniversary       C. illiteracy                   D. considerable

14. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

A. example B. feed C. ink D. inhumane

15. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

A. included B. warned C. lived D. used

16. John: “I passed the final test with grade A” Paul: “________”

A. Thank you.                  B. Congratulation!

C. You’re so kind to say so.          D. That’s a good idea.

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. Mary tried to finish the test ____________ she had a terrible headache. 

    A.because                B. although                 C. but                          D. so that

2. The city is _____________than the countryside. 

     A. as polluted       B. so polluted          C. more polluted                  D. most polluted

3. Tuan suggested ___________ some Dong Ho paintings as souvenirs. 

      A. buy                   B. to buy                    C.buying                     D. bought

4. My father ( gave up/ turn off/ look up/ set off) smoking three years ago. 

     A. set off                B. gave up                   C. turned down           D. looked up

5. You embroidered this handkerchief,___________?

    A. do you                B. don’t you                C. did you                   D. didn’t you

6. She asked me where ___________ from. 

     A. I come               B. did I come              C. I will come D. I came

7. She said that she would visit Bat Trang village ____________ . 

     A. next week          B. last week                C. the following week            D. the week before

8. Bat Trang is one of the most famous _________ craft villages of Ha Noi.

     A. tradition                        B. traditional               C. traditionally            D.traditions

9. My brother enjoys _____________handicrafts.

A. make                 B. making                    C. to make                   D. makes

10. She doesn’t tell me what ____________ next.

     A. to do                  B. doing                      C. do                           D. will do

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. Write your answers in the space provided below. (1 point)

Question 13. People like to be made to feel important,______?

A. did they                          B. don’t they                C. were they                    D. aren’t they

Question 14. Bill ate an enormous breakfast, ______ he still feels hungry now.

  A. even though                    B. yet                            C. moreover                    D. besides

Question 15. She gave him a ______ wallet as a gift at his birthday party.

A. small brown leather                                              B. small leather brown  

C. brown small leather                                               D. leather small brown

Question 16. I live in Dalat, ______ is one of the most beautiful and attractive cities of Vietnam.

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

Question 17. Our neighbours are very inconsiderate - they're always playing loud ______ late at night.

A. toy                                  B. tennis                       C. virus                            D. music

Question 18. It’s hard to ______ well with him. He’s got such a difficult character.

   A. take over                        B. get on                       C. come into                    D. turn in

Question 19. Jump in the car. There’s enough ______ for you.

   A. room                              B. place                         C. space                           D. chair

Question 20: The highlight festive activities will feature traditional folk games _____ the morning of April 29 _____ the end of May 1.

            A. from - till                B. in - in                      C. in - to                      D. from - in

Question 21: Nam: “How about going for a drive to the countryside this weekend?”

                       Ba: “__________________”

            A. Yes, I’d love to      B. Not at all                 C. That’s a good idea D. Yes, please

Question 22: The entrance examination _________ on June 27^th 2021.

            A. was held                 B. will be held            C. will hold                 D. holds

Question 23: Apart from lychee, Bac Giang’s farm produce have ______ welcomed happy news on export markets since early this year.

            A. continue                 B. continuous              C. continuously           D. continual

Question 24: It's very hot today. I wish I _________on the beach now.

            A. am             B. was             C. were        D. had been

I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences below.

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

1.       Jane, as well as the other students, seldom came to class late, _____?

A. didn’t she      B. didn’t they         C. did she                   D. did they                                                       __________

2.       Her only brother, _____ is living in London, used to go to this school.

A. that                  B. who                     C. whom                     D. he                                                                 __________

3.       I don't have my own room. I have to ______ the bedroom with my elder brother.

A. divide             B. share                  C. separate                D. live                                                               __________

4.       My alarm clock didn’t _____, so I was late for class yesterday.

A. set up             B. put off                 C. go off                      D. wind up                                                       __________

5.       She wondered _____ her father looked like now, after so many years away.

A. how                 B. where                 C. what                       D. that                                                               __________

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

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

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

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

8.       Have a good flight and remember to give me a _____ as soon as you arrive.

A. call                  B. phone                 C. ring                         D. touch                                                            __________

9.       In the desert, it is hot in the day-time but the temperature _____ sharply at night.  

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

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

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

11.    Unlike other Asian states, Singapore has _____ raw materials.

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

12.    I object _____ like this.

A. to be treated                                  B. with treating                                                                                     __________

C. to being treated                             D. for being treated 

13.    David: "How about driving to the countryside this Sunday?"   Peter: “_____.”

A. That's a good idea                       B. That's my pleasure                                                                        __________

C. Yes, I am driving                          D. Never mind

14.    Linda: “What a lovely house you have!”     Jack: “_____.”

A. Of course not, it’s not costly                                            B. I think so                                                     __________

C. Thank you. Hope you will drop in                                  D. No problem

15.    You were wrong ______ her for something she didn't do.

A. so as to criticize                            B. of criticizing                                                                                      __________

C. that criticizing                                D. to criticize

16.    Does anybody know _____?

A. how long ago this castle was built                                 B. how long this castle was built ago        __________

C. how long ago was this castle built                                D. that how long ago was this castle built

17.    Tom is reading in the library. He’ll have a test tomorrow. He _____ for it now.

A. could study                                     B. should be studying                                                                         __________

C. will study                                         D. must be studying

18.    I like my sister’s house. It is a _____.

A. built new house                          B. newly built house                                                                           __________

C. built newly house                       D. new building house

19.    The driver of the car _____ in the accident was killed.

A. which was badly damaged        B. who was damaged badly                                                             __________

C. whom badly was damaged        D. that be damaged badly

20.    Mary: "Do you regret paying five hundred dollars for the painting?"

Tom:  "No, I would gladly have paid _____ for it."

A. twice so much                                 B. as much twice                                                                                  __________

C. twice as much                                D. so much twice