I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.   I wish it _____ winter so that I could go skiing.

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

2.   Many of Europe’s great cathedrals were built _____ the Middle Ages.

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

3.   He can run 100 meters _____ 11 seconds.

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

4.   There are usually a lot of parties _____ New Year’s Eve.

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

5.   _____ Saturday night I went to bed at 11 o’clock.

      a. In                              b. On                                c. At                               d. As

6.   I have the greatest _____ for his courage.

      a. admire                       b. admired                       c. admiring                     d. admiration

7.   Dior will launch its spring _____ next week.

      a. collection                  b. collect                          c. collecting                    d. collective

8.   We would welcome your comments _____ our work.

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

9.   The certificates can be exchanged _____ goods in any of our stores.

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

10. They live by _____ shellfish and snails.

      a. gather                        b. gathers                         c. gathered                     d. gathering

11. We went for a _____ through the woods on Sunday.

      a. hike                           b. hiking                           c. hikes                           d. hiker

12. We have not found a good _____ for the new offices.

      a. locate                        b. locating                        c. locator                        d. location

13. A lot of people take their family to _____ a picnic in the park.

      a. go                              b. have                             c. get                              d. do

14. The President doesn’t have much time for _____.

      a. relax                          b. relaxing                        c. relaxation                    d. relaxed

15. It would be nice to sit down and _____ for a while.

      a. rested                        b. resting                          c. rest                              d. make rest

I. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence:

1.   A table with four chairs is .................. of the dining room.

      A. in              B. the middle              C. in the middle          D. about

2.   You .................. brush your teeth twice a day.

      A. should                    B. can                 C. will                         D. have

3.   Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is .................. him.

      A. sorry for             B. sad               C. proud of            D. displeased

4.   The new hotel .................. next year.

      A. is opened          B. will be opened        C. is opening        D. opens

5.   Would you mind .................. on the light?

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

6.   - Where is the fridge? - It’s .................. the corner of the kitchen.

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

7.   Did the children enjoy .................. when they were on holiday?

      A. themselves        B. themself            C. himself                    D. itself

8.   Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she ..................  

      A. used to                   B. do                 C. does               D. doesn’t

9.   I never go to Australia. I .................. to Australia yet.

      A. went                 B. have been          C. will go               D. haven’t been

10. I’m .................. Let’s do something. How about going to a movie?

      A. boring               B. bore                C. bored                 D. being bored

I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      “Homer is in jail for smoking marijuana.” “He _____ that it was against the law.”

a. is telling                    b. was told                        c. told                                d. tells

2.      “The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom.”

“Don’t worry. They _____ them soon.”

a. will be moved           b. will move                      c. were moved                   d. moved

3.      Gold _____ in California in the nineteenth century.

a. was discovered         b. has been discovered      c. were discovered            d. discovered

4.      _____ that military spending is extremely high.

a. We are felt                b. It feels                           c. It is felt                          d. We feel that it is

5.      All planes _____ before departure.

a. will checked                                                       b. will has checked          

c. will be checked                                                   d. will been checked

6.      I wanted _____ by the head of the company, but it was impossible.

a. to see                         b. to be seen                      c. seeing                            d. being to see

7.      Look what John _____ me!

a. give                           b. gave                               c. has giving                      d. has given

8.      “Where did you get these old dresses?” “We _____ them in the old trunk.”

a. were found               b. finding                          c. found                             d. have been found

9.      “What happened to the old mail carrier?” “He _____ to a new neighborhood to work.”

a. has sent                     b. was sending                  c. was sent                         d. sent

10.  The report notes the firm’s casual attitude _____safety procedures.

a. for                             b. in                                   c. on                                  d. towards

11.  It’s a pity if they have to close the school, but I can see the _____ of it.

a. logic                          b. logical                            c. logically                         d. logician

12.  It was Carol who brought up the _____ of sports facilities.

a. subject                       b. subjective                      c. subjection                      d. subjectively

13.  A crescent moon was the symbol _____ the old Ottoman Empire.

a. in                               b. to                                   c. as                                   d. of

14.  The sea _____ many of the artist’s later paintings.

a. inspired for               b. inspire for                     c. inspired                          d. inspire

15.  These shoes have gone out _____ style, but I like them.

a. of                              b. off                                 c. for                                  d. over

I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      “Who ate all the cookies?” “Mary Ann _____.”

a. has                             b. did                                 c. ate                                  d. had

2.      “Is Tony making dinner?” “He’s just _____ to make it.”

a. begun                        b. begin                             c. began                             d. beginned

3.      Thirteen-year-old Ronnie Segal has loved math _____ he was a little boy.

a. for                             b. since                              c. from                               d. as

4.      “Why is Stanley in jail?” “He _____ of robbery.”

a. has been convicted   b. has been convicting      c. has convicted                d. convicted

5.      “Where’s the old chicken coop?” “It _____ by a windstorm last year.”

a. destroy                      b. is destroyed                  c. was destroyed               d. destroyed

6.      Every new coin _____ a date.

a. bear                           b. bears                              c. has bore                         d. borne

7.      Paul tried to sound _____ but I could tell something was worrying him.

a. casualty                     b. casually                         c. casual                             d. casualness

8.      Put a _____ next to the name of the person you are voting for.

a. cross                          b. crossing                         c. mix                                d. intersection

9.      It’ll never work efficiently because there’s a basic _____ flaw.

a. designs                      b. designers                       c. designed                        d. design

10.  _____ growth is slowing down.

a. Economy                   b. Economics                     c. Economic                      d. Economical

11.  The sun had _____ the red curtain.

a. fade                           b. faded                             c. fades                              d. fading

12.  She had always prided herself _____ her appearance.

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

13.  Men and women should receive _____ pay for _____ work.

a. equal / equal              b. equal / equality              c. equality / equality          d. equal / equalize

14.  Men’s _____ change more slowly than women’s.

a. fashionable                b. fashionably                    c. unfashionable                d. fashions

15.  The wedding rings are _____ of their love.

a. symbol                      b. symbolist                       c. symbolize                      d. symbolic

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following
sentences.
4. The _______ language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia.
A. national B. nation C. international D. internationally
5. It is an _______journey.
A. interest B. interesting C. interestingly D .interested
6. Lan is _______ that you are working hard.
A. pleasant B. pleasant C. pleased D. pleasing
7. They haven’t seen this film, ________?
A. do they B. They have C. don’t they D. have they
8. Viet Nam has a tropical _______.
A. temperature B. weather C. degree D. climate
9. My parents ______ our grandfather last week.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. visits
10. I’ve _______my glasses everywhere but I can’t find them anywhere.
A. looked after B. looked at C. looked for D. looked into
11. If you study hard, you_________ pass the exam.
A. would B. will C. must D. should
12. My father said I ______ learn hard.
A. have to B. must C. had to D. can
13. _______ the weather is predicted not to be good today, they decide to go swimming
A. because of B. although C. In spite of D. since

I.        Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      When the road _____, go left.

a. divides                      b. turns                             c. bends                           d. connects

2.      Their future _____ on how well they do in school.

a. depends                    b. decides                        c. denies                           d. determines

3.      The _____ from my family and friends made me very unhappy.

a. separate                     b. separation                    c. separating                     d. separately

4.      Freeman is _____ in the title role, playing a disillusioned cop.

a. impress                      b. impression                    c. impressive                    d. impressing

5.      Most kids love _____ shows.

a. punk                          b. puppet                          c. punch                           d. talk

6.      Egypt is famous _____ ancient pyramids.

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

7.      Wilson now found himself leading a weak and _____ party.

a. divides                      b. dividing                       c. divided                        d. dividend

8.      ‘I took the TOEFL. It was really hard.’ ~ ‘_____ a lot before you took it?’

a. Have you studied     b. Did you studied           c. Had you studied          d. Do you study

9.      The girl wishes she _____ in Hue for the festival next week.

a. had stayed                 b. could stay                    c. stay                              d. was staying

10.  I _____ on the subways in New York City.

a. haven’t never ridden                                         b. have never ridden

c. haven’t never ride                                             d. have never ride

11.  Did you say that you _____ here only three days ago?

a. came                          b. have come                    c. had came                      d. come

12.  The country’s population consists of three main _____ groups.

a. ethnic                        b. ethic                             c. ethnicity                       d. ethical

13.  A school outfit is no longer _____.

a. compulsory               b. option                          c. comprise                       d. compromise

14.  Many Canadians spend their vacations in warmer _____.

a. air                              b. atmosphere                  c. weather                        d. climate

15.  The plane landed at Heathrow _____.

a. Station                      b. Port                              c. Bay                              d. Airport

V. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1. We couldn`t start our journey. All flights _______because of fog.

A. are delayed B. delayed                   C. has been delayed D. were delayed 33/

2. The material, called jean, was nameed_________ailors from Genoa.

A. as                            B. after                        C. of                            D. out

3. People like wearing jeans because the material doesn`t  wear________easily.

A.by                             B. away                       C. of                            D. out

4. I will return your notes as soon as I __________copying them.

A. finished                   B. had finish                C. finish                       D. will finish

5. English _________ all over the work.

A. speaks                    B. is being spoken       C. spoke                      D. is spoken

6. Jill  came to the meeting but Charles_______                  

A. isn`t                         B. hasn`t                      C. didn`t                      D. wasn`t

7. Our flat is very small. We wish we ­­­­­­­______ more rooms.

A. had                          B. have                        C. have had                D. will have

8. Tony now rides his bike to school instead of­­­­­­_______ by bus.

A. travel                       B. travels                     C. to travel                  D. travelling

9. Jeans have never been ____ fashion because a lot of people are still fond of wearing them.

A. out                           B. of                            C. out of                      D. on

10. Hung_______go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.

A. used to                    B. is used to                C has used to  D. who used to

11. If I _______you, I'd take some rest before the game tomorrow

A.  am                         B. could be                  C. were                       D. would be

12. You have never been to Ha Long Bay, _______?

A.  have you                B. haven't you C. you have                D. you haven't

13. If only I_______ play the guitar as well as you.

A.  would                     B. shall                        C. could                       D. might

14. There's no need to be nervous. You're quite capable_______ your final exam.

A.  of passing              B. passing                   C. to pass                    D. pass

15. As she arrived at the theatre, she remembered that she____to meet a friend somewhere else

A.  promised                B. had promised          C. has promised          D. promised

16. " Does Jack know about your project". "Yes, I told him_______to do"

A.  what was I planning                       B. what I have planned          

C. what did I plan                                D. what I was planning

17. If you have finished  the test, you_______the room

A.  would                     B. may leave               C. may be leaving       D. could leave

18. I wish you_______me how to do this exercise

A.  can help                 B. will help                   C. could help               D. should help

19. The children_______to the zoo.

A.  were enjoyed taken                       B. enjoyed being taken          

C. were enjoyed taking                       D. enjoyed taking

20. I _______ detective stories but I don't anymore.

A. was used to enjoying                      B. was used to enjoy

C. used to enjoy                                  D. used to enjoying

21. It was _______ an interesting book that he couldn't put it down.

A.  very                       B. enough                    C. such                        D. so

22. We welcome you to our city. You _______to our city.

A. Welcome                B. are welcome           C.  have welcomed     D. are welcoming

23. The floor in the room was so dirty as if it _______ for days.

A. hadn't swept                                   B. hadn't been swept 

C. haven't been swept                        D. wouldn't have swept

24. He sat with his arms _______ his chest.

A. across                     B. on                            C. upon                       D. along

25. The sun was _______ clouds.

A. after                        B. in front of                C. behind                     D. beside        

26.The word  jeans comes from a kind of material that _______in Europe .

A. made                      B. has made                C. was made  D. is made

27.The material _______ jean was named after sailors  from Genoa in Italy. 

A. called                      B .  has called             C. was called D. call

28. At first , jean cloth was made _______a mixture of things .

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

29. In the 18^thcentury , plantation workers wore   jeans _______completely from cotton

A. was made               B. make                      C. made                      D. making

30. Cotton _______ with indigo  a dye taken from plants in the Americans India.

A. was dyed                B. dyed                        C. has dyed                 D. dye

31. Indigo _______ jean cloth a dark blue color .

A. was made               B .maked                    C.  made                     D. make

32. In 1886 , Levi sewed a leather label _______their   jeans .

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

33. During the time of the World  War 2, “ waist overalls “_____ to the world by   American soldiers. 

A. introduced  B. were introduced      C. have introduced     D. are introduced

34. In the 1950’s. denim became popular ________young people.

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

35. Some schools in the USA banned students _______wearing denim.

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

36. Different styles of jeans _______ to match the 60’s  fashions.

A. designed                 B. were designed        C. had designed          D. are designed

37. Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s , the sale of  jeans _______growing.

A. stopped                   B.  had stopped           C. was stopped           D. to stop

38. In some countries _______uniforms is compulsory in schools.

A. wear                        B.wore             C. wearing                   D. worn

39. Vietnamese women ______very proud of the aodai.

A. are                          B. to  have been          C. were                       D. was

40. The aodai _______for years.

A. is modernized                                 B. was modernized    

C.  has  been modernized                   D. will be modernized

41 . A new hospital _______ next  year.

A. is  built                     B. will be built              C.  will  built                 D. will be build

42. Food _______ direct to the market by trucks.

A. delivered                 B. can be delivered  C. deliver                       D. can be deliver

43 . This old car needs _______.

            A. to fix                        B. fixing                       C. to be fixed              D. B and C are right

44. The house has _______after the fire.

A. to rebuild                 B. to be rebuilt             C.  rebuilt                     D. to be rebuild

45.  All the housework _______ at home.

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

46. The application form _______ to the  university before May31st.

A. must send  B. must be send          C. sent                         D. must be sent

47. Traffic rules _______ strictly.

A. must be followed  B. must followed           C. must be follow        D. must be following

48. Students _______ to participate in the after school activities.

A. encourage              B. are encouraged    C. encouraged D. encouraging

49. The performing animals   _______ in  iron cages .

A. keep                        B. are kept                  C. are keep                 D. be kept

50. The animal performance is going to _______on television tonight .

A. show                       B.  be showing            C. be shown                D. be show

II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence:

1. A table with four chairs are ………….. of the dining room.

A. in B. the middle C. in the middle D. about

2. You ................... brush your teeth twice a day.     

A. should        B. can C. will    D. have

3. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is ................... him.

A. sorry for B. sad C. proud of D. displeased

4. The new hotel __________ next year.

a. is opened b. will be opened c. is opening d. opens

5. Would you mind .................. on the light?

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

6. – Where is the fridge? – It’s ………….. the corner of the kitchen.       

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

7. Did the children enjoy ................... when they were on holiday?

A. themselves B. themself C. himself D. itself

8. Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she ................... .       

A. used to        B. do     C. does        D. doesn’t

9. I never go to Australia. I .................. to Australia yet.

A. went B. have been C. will go                          D. haven’t been

10. I’m .................. . Let’s do something. How about going to a movie?

A. boring B. bore C. bored D. being bored

11. I’m hungry. ………….. is for dinner this evening?       

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

12. The old lady sat in a corner talking to ................... .     

A. himself       B. itself C. herself     D. themselves

13. I ................... swimming very much.             

A. wait         B. try          C. enjoy D. finish

14. The teacher said, “Come at 8 o’clock”.

à The teacher told the students ................... at 8 o’clock.

                A. not to come           B. to come                    C. coming             D. came

15. Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really .................. .

A. to interest B. interest C. interested D. interesting

16. ................... to do homework today?   

A. Have you       B. Do you have      C. Must you D. You must

17. She knows that he worked really ................... this semester.     

A. good        B. hardly C. better    D. hard

18. Stop, boys! It’s __________ near the streets.

a. dangerous for playing   b. dangerously to play  

c. dangerous to playing d. dangerous to play

19. Do you mind if I switch on the radio? –  .................. .

A. No, thanks B. Yes, go ahead C. No, not at all D. Yes, you can

IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
26. People speak Bahasa Malaysia widely in Malaysia.
A. Bahasa Malaysia was widely spoken in Malaysia.
B. Bahasa Malaysia is spoken widely in Malaysia.
C. Bahasa Malaysia is widely spoken in Malaysia.         
D. Bahasa Malaysia widely is spoken in Malaysia.
27. Computers are used to design new models.
A. People used to design new models.    B.Peopleare used to designing new models by computer.
C. People use computer to be designed new models.       D. people use computers to design new models.
28. My sister gave me a new pair of jeans on my fifteenth birthday.
A. I am given a new pair of jeans on my fifteenth birthday by my sister.
B. I was given a new pair of jeans by my sisteron my fifteenth birthday.
C. I was given on my birthday a new pair of jeans by my sister.
D. I am given a new pair of jeans by my sister on my fifteenth birthday.
29. “Can you speak English?” my boss asked.
A. My boss asked me if could I speak English.   B. My boss asked me if I can speak English.
C. My boss asked me if I could speak English.   D. My boss asked me if can I speak English.
30. “How do you go to school on rainy days, Mai?” the teacher said.
The teacher asked Mai ___________________________________.
A. how do you go to school on rainy days.         B. how you went to school on rainy days.
C. how she goes to school on rainy days.            D. how she went to school on rainy days.

I.      Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      Coffee will not grow _____ a cold climate.

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

2.      I know I can _____ on my friends to help me.

a. depend                      b. divide                          c. carry                             d. call

3.      The book is _____ into ten chapters.

a. divided                     b. formed                         c. changed                       d. shared

4.      He made a good _____ on his first day at work.

a. impress                      b. impression                    c. impressive                    d. impressions

5.      I _____ that he was driving a new car.

a. noted                         b. noticed                         c. notion                           c. noticeable

6.      Cut the cake into eight _____ pieces.

a. separated                   b. separation                    c. separate                        d. separately

7.      This island was once French _____.

a. territory                     b. terrorist                        c. terrorism                       d. terror

8.      The house _____ three bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room.

a. includes                     b. consists                        c. combines                      d. comprises

9.      The new country hopes to establish _____ relations with all its neighbors.

a. friend                        b. friendly                        c. friendliness                  d. friendship

10.  The _____ of a murdered dairymaid is said to walk the farmyard at night.

a. ghost                         b. monster                        c. soul                              d. shade

11.  They _____ with leading European scholars.

a. correspond                b. correlate                       c. correct                          d. correspondence

12.  ‘Did you meet Ann here at the university?’ ~ ‘No, we _____ when I started college.’

a. have already met                                               b. had already met

c. had already been meeting                                 d. have already been meeting

13.  ‘Would you like to go to the band concert?’ ~ ‘Thanks, but I _____ it already.’

a. had seen                    b. have been seeing         c. have seen                     d. did see

14.  ‘What did you do last night?’ ~ ‘I watched TV, practiced the violin, and _____ my homework.’

a. made                         b. have made                   c. have done                    d. did

15.  ‘Why is Teddy so sad?’ ~ ‘Because his bird _____ away.’

a. flown                        b. flew                             c. fly                                d. had flown