III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (10 pts)

1. The animal _________ in the forest fire was a wild pig.

 A. hurt   B. hurted  C. hurting  D. hurts

2. The phrase “window shopping” means: _________.

    A. buying a window    B. just looking without intending to buy

    C. going shopping through the window  D. buying so many things at the same time

3. The sky is _________ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.

     A. tidy   B. close  C. dense  D. vast

4. _________ is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.

 A. Desk  B. Wardrobe  C. Counter  D. Refrigerator

5. An old woman was _________ the goats up the mountainside.

 A. riding  B. taking  C. herding  D. running

6. To Bell’s experiment, speech (transmit) ________________ from place to one another.

 A. transmitted  B. was transmitted C. transmits  D. will transmit

7. On his way home from office yesterday, Tommy ____________ an acquaintance since university time.

 A. came across B. came over  C. came along  D. came up with

8. “That’s so kind of you to invite us to your birthday party.” – “_____________”

A. Oh, No way.      C. The pleasure is mine.

B. That’s good, thanks     D. OK. That’s great.

9. A number of young people _____________ too much time using Facebook nowadays.

 A. tend to waste B. tend to wasting C. tends to waste D. tends to wasting

10. I think it’s __________ to put all our eggs into one bastket.

 A. adviceless  B. unadvisable  C. imadvisable  D. inadvisable

I. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

    Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right. (10 pts)

1.       His first _____ experiment was carried out in 1658.

A. physics               B. physician               C. physical                D. physicist                

2.       Many wild animals are in _____ of extinction.

A. dangerous          B. danger                  C. endanger             D. dangerously          

3.       It is in this town _____ I was born.

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

4.       You hardly ever use the Internet now, _____?

A. are you              B. haven’t you           C. don’t you              D. do you                       

5.       _____ from anything else, she is always late for work.

A. Apart                 B. As well                  C. Except                 D. Not only                      

6.       Mary walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she _____ something she would regret later.

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

7.       The Browns had to use all their _____ to buy their new house.

A. savings              B. expenses              C. reserves              D. remains                 

8.       We all need friends whom we can _____ when we are in trouble.

A. rely on               B. carry on                C. live on                  D. go on                         

9.       I had to get up early; _____, I would miss the train.

A. otherwise           B. if not                     C. but                      D. so that                       

10.   Most young people want to _____ more about environmental problems.

A. look up               B. find out                 C. deal with              D. make out                             

11.   Lord Gurney was a very _____ man in the village. Nobody knew who he was.

A. unlike                 B. impossible             C. unpopular            D. uninteresting         

12.   The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldn't pay the _____.

A. fare                   B. journey                 C. bill                       D. travel                    

13.   Let’s _____ a coin to decide which team will kick the ball first.

A. toss                   B. turn                      C. twist                    D. spin                      

14.   At parties people _______ to talk about jobs and money.

A. habit                  B. accustom              C. tend                     D. keep                     

15.   The sun shines brightly and the water is _____.

A. boiling                B. freezing                C. melting                 D. vaporizing                              

16.    The new restaurant is _____ at the corner of a busy street.

A. put                          B. located                      C. stood                        D. placed                       

17.   This one is prettier, but it costs _____ as the other one.

A. as much as        B. twice as much       C. as many               D. twice as many                    

18.   _____ weather! We can't go out for a walk now.

A. How terrible        B. What terrible         C. How a terrible       D. What a terrible                  

19.   Of all the sports he played, _____.

A. he liked tennis least                             B. tennis was liked least by him                       

C. it was tennis which was his least liked   D. tennis was disliked by him least

20.   Bill: The building is nearly finished, isn’t it?

Mary: Yes, but it’ll be _____ we can move in.

A. a long time before                               B. too much time until                      

C. hardly time when                                 D. very soon that

II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (2 pts)

1. Among the ethnic minorities, _______________ Tay people have the largest population.

         A. a                  B. an               C. the                  D. x

­2. She did the English test  _______________ than I did.

  A.the best       B. more better            C. gooder               D. better

3. The girl  _______________  when a fairy appeared.

         A. was crying               B. cried                 C. crying                 D. cries

4. Tam is a beautiful girl; _______________, she’s kind-hearted.

         A. however            B. therefore             C. otherwise         D. moreover 

A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.

      A. was hearing            B. heard                                C. had heard                   D. hears

2. I __________many people since I came here in June.

      A. met                         B. has met                            C. was meeting              D. have met

3. We __________ maths at this time last week.

      A. were learning         B. are learning                C. was learning                   D. learnt

4. She was playing games while he __________a football match.

      A. watched                  B. watches              C. was watching                          D. watching

5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year.

       A. goes                       B. has gone            C. go                                              D. went 

6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had                 B. had                                 C. have                     D. are having

7. __________he playing football now?

       A. Will                       B. Does                                C. Was                            D. Is 

8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

      A. listening                 B. listen                                C. listened              D. listens

9. She __________school when she was six.

A. start                        B. started                             C. has started        D. are starting

10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.

      A. watched                 B. was watching                  C. are watching    D. have watched

11. She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.

      A. had finished          B. finished                          C. have finished   D. finishing

12. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago. 

      A. used to                   B. use                                   C. used                 D. used

13. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.

      A. have                       B. had to                             C. have got           D. had

14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.

A. had left / forgot                                                   B. was leaving / was forgetting

C. left / had forgot                                                   D. had been leaving / would forget

15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

A. will get / has been waiting                                  B. got / was waiting

C. got / had been waiting                                         D. get / will wait

III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (1,5 pts)

1. The news _________bad. She fainted after hearing that bad news.

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

2. He ate some dirty vegetables last night, so he had a ________.

          A. headache            B. stomachache      C. toothache                     D. bad cold

3. Would you like to have _________water?

          A. some                  B. any                    C. a few                 D. many

4. _________interesting stories are! They are worth reading.

          A. What                 B. Why                  C. How                  D. Which

5. I need some butter. I’m going to the ________.

          A. stationer’s          B. butcher’s            C. baker’s               D. grocer’s

6. I promise I _________ and visit you.

          A. am coming         B. will come                     C. have come          D. am going to come

7. She is never late for school and _________is her sister.

          A. either                 B. so                      C. neither               D. too

8. The doctor says you should spend ________time playing video games.

          A. lots of                B. all your              C. most of your       D. a little

9. Nga decided ________how to use a sewing machine.

          A. to learn              B. learn                  C. learning              D. learnt

10. You’ve made a lot of mistakes in your work. You should never do it _________.

          A. hurry                  B. hurried               C. in a hurry           D. such hurry

11. Our school year usually starts in late August. It _________ for almost 9 months.

          A. wastes               B. lasts                   C. lengthens           D. takes

12. Neighbors don’t spend _________ time together as they used to do in the past.

          A. more                  B. less                    C. most                  D. as much 

13. It’s a very busy airport. There are planes _________ and landing every 5 minutes.

          A. going up            B. taking off                     C. getting up                     D. driving off

14. "Would you like to go to the movie downtown?"- "Thanks, but I _______ that film already."

          A. had seen            B. was seeing                   C. have seen           D. would see

15. “What about going to the movies?” – “_________”

          A. That’s a good idea.                           B. thanks

          C. Yes, I’d love to.                               D. We are going to the movie

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. My mother goes to church in ______ morning.

A. x            B. every     C. the                   D. a

2. I eat ______ everyday.

A. a banana         B. banana  C. the bananas    D. any banana

3. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at _____ sea.

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

4. There are billions of stars in _____ space.

A. a            B. an          C. x            D. the

5. Can you turn off _____ television, please?

A. the                   B. a             C. an          D. x

6. We had _____ dinner in a restaurant.

A. a            B. an          C. x            D. the

7. We had _____ meal in a restaurant.

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

8. Thank you. That was ______ very nice lunch.

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

9. When was _____ computer invented?

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

10. My daughter plays _____ piano very well.

A. the                   B. a             C. an          D. x

11. Mary loves _____ flowers.

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

12. Jill went to ______ hospital to see her friend.

A. x            B. the                   C. a             D. an

13. Sandra works at a big hospital. She’s _______.

A. nurse     B. a nurse  C. the nurse         D. an nurse

14. She works six days _____ week.

A. in           B. for                   C. a             D. x

15. ______ is a star.

A. Sun                 B. A sun    C. The sun D. Suns

16. What did you have for ______ breakfast this morning.

A. x            B. a             C. an          D. the

17. London is _____ capital of England.

A. an          B. a             C. x            D. the

18. When ______ invented?

A. was telephone         B. was the telephone   C. were telephones      D. were a telephone

19. We visited _______ two years ago.

A. Canada and the United States             B. the Canada and the United States

C. the Canada and United States             D. Canada and United States

20. Are you going away next week? No, _______ week after next week.

A. a            B. the                   C. some      D. x

21. We haven’t been to ______ for years.

A. cinema  B. the cinema      C. a cinema         D. any cinema

22. If you live in _______ foreign country, you should try and learn the language.

A. the                   B. x            C. an          D. a

23. I can’t work here. There’s so much ______.

A. noise     B. noises    C. the noise         D. a noise

24. Do you need ____?

A. an umbrella B. a umbrella C. umbrella       D. an umbrellas

25. I’ve seen ______ good films recently.

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

26. I often watch ______ television for two hours every night.

A. some     B. the                   C. any                  D. x

27. A man and a woman were standing outside my house. ______ man looked English but I think _____ woman was foreign.

A. the / a    B. a / the    C. a/ a                  D. the / the

28. John sat on _____ chair nearest the door.

A. the                   B. a             C. an          D. X

29. For breakfast I had _____ sandwich and _____ apple. The sandwich wasn’t very nice.

A. the / an  B. a / the    C. a / an     D. the / the

30. I would love to live by _____ sea.

A. the                   B. a             C. an          D. x

31. What is ______ longest river in ______ world?

A. the/ a     B. a / the    C. a / a                 D. the / the

32. We live in ______ big house in ______ middle of the village.

A. a / a                 B. a / the    C. the / the D. the / a

33. I’m looking for _____ job. Did Mary get _____ job she applied for?

A. a / the    B. the / a    C. a/ a                  D. the / the

34. Did _______ police find ______ person who stole your bicycle?

A. a /a                  B. the / the C. a / the    D. the / a

35. We went out for ___ meal last night. _____ restaurant we went to was excellent.

A. a /a                  B. the / the C. a / the    D. the / a

36. The Soviet Union was ______ first country to send a man into _____ space.

A. the /the  B. x / x                C. x /the     D. the / x

37. Did you watch “Titanic” on ______ television or at ______ cinema?

A. the/ the  B. x / x                C. x / the    D. the / x

38. Peru is ______ country in South America. _______ capital is Lima.

A. a / a                 B. a / the    C. the / the D. the / a

39. I never listen to _____ radio. In fact I haven’t got ______ radio.

A. a /a                  B. a / the    C. the / the D. the / a

40. It was a beautiful day. _______ sun shone brightly in _____ sky.

A. a / a                 B. a / the    C. the / the D. the / a

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (20 pts)

1. Mary was seen _______to Tom on the street yesterday..

   A. talking                            B. to talk                    C. talked                    D. talk

2. I don’t know yet, but it’s worth _______ about, isn’t it?

   A. to think                          B. to be thinking       C. thinking                 D. to be thought

3. Are you used ________here, Mis Hoa?

   A. to live                             B. to living                 C. to be lived             D. to lived

4. I turned the radio on and listened to ________ nine o’clock news.

   A. a                                      B. an                           C. the                          D. Ф

5. Neither the doctors nor the professional ________ yet.

    A. has come                       B. hasn’t come          C. have come                        D. haven’t come

6. Each teacher and each student _________to try their best to finish their work.

    A. have                               B. having                   C. to have                  D. has

7. Her mother has just bought a _________car for her.

    A. black beautiful Italian                                                B. Italian beautiful black               

    C. black Italian beautiful                                                D. beautiful black Italian

8. His son regrets __________too much time __________video games.

    A. spending/to play                                              B. spending/playing

    C. spent/played                                                     D. spending/played

9. My  mother often __________ the shopping every morning when she was 15.

   A. goes                                B. went                       C. does                       D. did

10. This is my sister’s bike and that is my_________ .

    A.. bike’s brother             B. brother bike          C. brother’s               D. brother

11. Be careful when ___________ on the road at night.

    A. to drive                         B. drives                    C. driving                   D. being driven

12. Not until 1856 _________ across the Mississippi River.

    A. the first bridge was built                                B. the first bridge was building     

    C. was the first bridge built                                D. the bridge building was

13. The student objected __________ punished by the headmaster.

    A. to be                              B. was                         C. to being                 D. having

14. The lion – tamer and his lion _________we saw on the stage came from Moscow.

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

15. I am going to _________ you next week.

    A. call up                           B. drop in                   C. come on                D. turn out

16. ________little we may like it, old age comes to most of us.

    A. However                       B. So                           C. As                           D. Despite     

17. This dish ________. Is it spicy?

    A. smells well                   B. is smelling good    C. is smelled well                D. smells good

18. If I _________ be somebody else, I __________ to be a good cook.

    A. could / would               B. can / would like    C. could / would like D. can / like

19. He will come to Viet Nam __________the evening of January 25^th.

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

20. The ________the room is, the ________furniture it needs.

   A. small/more                    B. smaller/less          C. smaller/fewer       D. small/less

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

A. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953; however, completely destroying the forest fire.

B. My grandparents’ lake house, which was built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

C. My grandparent’s lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

D. The forest fire desfroyed my grandparent’s lake house was built in 1953.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

A. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953; however, completely destroying the forest fire. 

B. My grandparents’ lake house, which was built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire. 

C. My grandparent’s lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest fire. 

D. The forest fire desfroyed my grandparent’s lake house was built in 1953.