Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (20 pts)

1. One of the organisation’s aims is to ________ information about the disease so that more people know of is symptoms. 

​A. disentangle ​B. deride ​C. dwindle ​D. disseminate 

2. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ________ of a mosquito in my ear. 

​A. moan​B. groan​C. whine​D. screech

3. Please don’t_______ it a miss if I make a few suggestions for improvements. 

​A. think​B. assume​C. take​​D. judge

4.  His English was roughly ________ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!

​A. level​B. on a par​C. equal​D. in tune 

5. This insect is completely _______, I’ve never seen anything like that before. 

​A. out of the way​B. out of sight​C. off the way​D. off the track

6. He had a ________ escape since the bullet came within inches of his head. 

​A. slender ​B. close ​C. near ​D. narrow​

7. After she tried to ________ for divorce and the husband did not show up, the court granted her that wish. 

​A. desire ​B. yearn ​C. deputize ​D. sue

8. Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ________ . It must have been quite a party last night. 

​A. a wet blanket​B. a dead duck ​C. death warmed up   ​      D. a bear with a sore head 

9. She did smile at me several times, but I felt too _______ to ask for a date. 

​A. prevented​B. hindered​C. inhibited​D. deterred

10. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century. 

​A. makes​B. stands​C. leads​D. matches

11. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ______ 

​A. beggar ​B. miser ​C. mouse ​D. pauper

12. It was very dangerous and I escaped the accident _____________. 

​A. head over heels                                     ​B. at a push 

​C. by the skin of my teeth                              ​D. first hand

13. Those campers are really ______. They have no idea how to set up a tent.  

​A. white ​ B. blue ​C. green ​D. black

14. Because of an unfortunate___________ your order was not dispatched by the date requested. 

​A. hindrance                 B. oversight​C. negligence​D. transgression

15. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning. 

​A. slow-witted​B. far-reaching​C. off-hand​D. top-heavy

16. We have been running ________ of fresh water, so be careful not to use it up completely before we get to another village. 

​A. short ​B. low ​C. scarce ​D. limit 

17. If you are going to town, keep your eyes ________ for that book I was telling you about.

  ​A. clean​B. wide​C. fresh​D. peeled

18. That is the girl whose parents are________ about the expulsion. 

​A. up in arms​B. keeping your hair​C. kicking herself​D. giving her a taste

19. The little children watched the performance in __________ amazement. 

​A. wide-eyed​           B. open-eyed ​            C. eagle-eyed​D. hawk-eyed

20. He was absolutely _______  with anger when he found that I had scratched his car. 

​A. burned​B. carmine​C. fickle​D. livid

Your answers

I. Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university --(1)--? Do I leave and start work or begin a training --(2)--?” The decision is yours, but it may be --(3)-- remembering two things: there is more unemployment --(4)-- those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right --(5)-- will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go --(6)-- into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will --(7)-- you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn --(8)-- you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is --(9)-- possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as --(10)-- practical work experience.

1.       A. term                    B. class                      C. school                   D. course

2.       A. necessary          B. important               C. worth                    D. useful

3.       A. of                        B. through                  C. among                  D. between

4.       A. skills                   B. interests                C. habits                    D. arts

5.       A. instant                B. just                        C. straight                 D. direct

6.       A. help                    B. make                     C. give                       D. let

7.       A. while                   B. what                      C. where                   D. which

8.       A. another               B. always                   C. also                       D. again

9.       A. doing                  B. getting                   C. making                  D. taking

 CONDITIONALS 

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

1. If you press that button what _____?

    A. would happen                B. would have happened        C. will happen             D.  happen

2. I ____ one of my special desserts for dinner if you like.

    A. make                               B. will make                            C. am going to make   D. am making

3. The car ________ if somebody takes it there.

    A. will be repaired              B. would be repaired               C.  will been repaired  D.  is repair

4. The room ______ if it is not empty.

    A. couldn’t be repainted     B. cannot be repainted            C.  could be repainted D. can be repainted

5. If you ______ Mary by chance, please give her my phone number

    A. met                                 B. meet                                    C. could meet              D. will meet

6. If you put salt in water, it ______.

    A. dissolves                         B. would dissolve                   C. could dissolve         D. dissolved

7. Unless it rains soon, a lot of plants ______ .

    A. die                                  B. will die                               C. won’t die                D. would die

8. If I ________ an Angel, I would try to make happy all the children.

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

9. If she _____ the truth, she’d never want to see you again

    A. would know                   B. knows                                 C. will know               D. knew

10. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.

    A. climbed                          B. could climb                         C. is climbing              D.  climb

11. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.

    A. was / answered                                                               B.  were/ would answer

    C. were / would have answered                                          D. had been / would have answered

12. You would study Italian if it ­­­­­­­­_____ here.

    A. was teaching                  B. were taught                         C.  would be taught     D.  is taught

13. I would have visited you before if there _____ a lot of people in your house.

    A. hadn't                             B. hadn't been                         C. wouldn't be    D. wasn't

14. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____  better if you _____ to her.

    A. would have been / hadn't lied                                        B. would be / didn't lie

    C. will be / don't lie                                                             D. would be / hadn't lied

15. John would take a great risk now if he _____ his money in that business last year.

    A. would invest                  B. invested                              C. had invested           D.  invests

16. Carol was late for work this morning. But for the traffic jam, she  ____ half an hour earlier.

    A. could come                     B. could have come                C. had come                D. can have come

17. If I were a better conversationalist, _____ to parties more often?

    A. I would be invited                                                          B. I would have been invited

    C. would I be invited                                                          D. would I have been invited

18. Should she have some more money, she  ______ a better car.

    A. would buy                      B. will buy                              C. buys                        D. bought

19. Had you been more careful, such typing mistakes _____ avoided.   

    A. can have been                 B.would be                              C. might have been     D. should be

20. Don’t worry ____ home late tonight

    A. when I’ll be                    B. if I’ll be                              C. unless I’ll be           D. if I’m

II. Read the passage below and choose the word which best fits each numbered space.

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

Television is one of man's most important (1) ______ of communication. It brings (2) ______  and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (3) ______ a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (4) ______ peace. (5) ______ television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them (6) ______ of American's astronauts explore outer space.

(7) ______ all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (8) ______ to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more (9) ______ programs than any other kind. The programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (10) ______, and motion pictures.

1.   A. means                   B. ways                          C. roads                         D. streets      

2.   A. outlines                B. paintings                   C. pictures                     D. landscapes          

3.   A. makes                   B. making                      C. had made                  D. make        

4.   A. bring back            B. bring about               C. bring up                    D. bring for  

5.   A. Across                  B. Through                    C. By                              D. Although 

6.   A. coverage              B. newspaper                C. magazine                  D. covering  

7.   A. In order to            B. However                   C. In addition to            D. In added to          

8.   A. made                     B. provided                   C. given                         D. designed 

9.   A. proof                    B. entertainment           C. comment                   D. certainty  

10.    A. events                B. matches                    C. competitions            D. competitors           

II- Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (5.0 pts)

1. How __________ apples would you like?  -  Six, please. And __________ milk.

2. Mai: Listen! __________ to your mother? -  Nam: My teacher.

A. Who is going to talk                                          B. Who talks

C. Who do you talk                                                             D. Who is talking

3. Mr. Minh: Would you like __________ some tea?  -  Mr. Smith: Yes, please.

4. There is too much noise in this room now. I can’t understand what __________.

A. is the teacher saying                                          B. the teacher is saying

C. the teacher says                                                               D. does the teacher say

5. Nam: Who is that old man __________ the big nose?  -  Ba: Mr. John, my teacher.

6. Lan: Would you like to go to the movies with us tonight? - Mai: __________.

7. They......................English in this university since after war.

8. Every morning, Peter __________a taxi , and go to school.

9. The homework today is__________ difficult than that yesterday.

10. Lien: ________do you get there? -  Na: We walk, of course.

11. Of the three students, Nga is _________.

12. She ________ go to the market on Sundays.

13. My mother wants a good pair of goggles because she often goes ________.

14. _________she works lazily,she will pass the exam easily.

15. The boy in the corner is a friend of _______.

16. ________ place are they going to visit first? - Ha Long Bay.

17. Every student in those five rooms must bring ________ own book to class.

18. This letter is in Chinese but I can speak a very ___________Chinese.

19. Friday is ________ day of the week.

20. There is a restaurant.....................the supermarket.

Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the capital letters part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (4 Điểm)

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.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the one in bold.
"I will let you know the answer by the end of this week," Tom said to Janet.

A.  Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of this week.

B.  Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.

C.  Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of this week.

D.  Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.

III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (3,0)

5. People who don't get many of vitamins in their food can get  ---------

A. health B. diseases C. food D. nutrient

6. You can't live for more than one or two days ___________water.

A. without B. with C. in D. for

7. There is a lot of____________in meat, fish, milk, eggs, beans

and nuts.

A. fat

B. protein

C. water

D. minerals

8. There is_____________sand on the floor.

A. a

B. an

C. some

D. any

9. Mia and Peter _______________clothes.

A. is making

B. are making

C. makes

D. to make

10. You must_____________the pineapple's skin before you eat it.

A. chop

B. peel

C. stir

D. boil

11. You must use a sharp knife to_____________the carrots.

A. chop B. peel C. cook     D. fry

12. I am responsible to_______the chicken for the berbecue.

A. fry

B. grill

C. cook

D. boil

13. There are six main types_________ nutrients.

A. on

B. of

C. in

D. for

14. Would you like________coke?

A. a

B. an

C. some

D. any

15. The sign says:

A. Eat and drink here.

B. Buy food here.

C. Bring your food here.

D. Don't eat or drink here.

16. The sign says:

A. You can't put trash here.

B. You can swim here.

C. You can put trash here.

D. You mustn't pull the bin here.