Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

As a child, I had an_________ friend called Polly. 

A. image 

B. imagine 

C. imaginative 

D. imaginary 

I. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the words in parentheses. 1. It’s becoming _____________ to wear short skirts and faded jeans again. (fashion) 2. If the industry doesn’t __________, it will not survive. (modern) 3. Workers liked to wear jeans because the materials made from cotton was very strong and ________ wear out. (hard) 4. Vietnamese women usually wear the ao dai, _______on special occasions. (especial) 5. The ___________ of people prefer TV to audio. (major) V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that is the same meaning with the italic sentence: 1. Food can't be sold on the sidewalk. A. They can't sold food on the sidewalk. B. They can't be sold food on the sidewalk C. They can't sell food on the sidewalk D. They can not sold food on the sidewalk 2. The flowers shouldn't be cut in this garden. A. You shouldn't be cut the flowers in this garden. B. You shouldn't cutting the flowers in this garden. C. You shouldn't cut the flowers in this garden. D. You should cut the flowers in this garden. 3. When was this car bought? A. When do they buy this car? B. When did they bought this car? C. When did they buy this car? D. When are they bought this car? 4. Why isn't she taken to the cinema with them? A. Why don't they taken her to the cinema with them? B. Why doesn't she take to the cinema with them? C. Why doesn't she take them to the cinema? D. Why don't they take her to the cinema with them? 5. Who was she invited to the party by? A. Who invited her to the party by? B. Who invited her to the party? C. Whom invites her to the party? D. Whom invited her to the party by? IV. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage: My (1)...........is that high school students should wear casual clothes. (2).........., casual clothes make students feel comfortable because they don't feel(3)................to wear uniforms that they don't like. (4)........, wearing casual clothes give students freedom of choice. They have rights to choose (5).........., colors and fashion of clothes that they love. (6)................., casual clothes make school more colorful and lively. In (7)..............., students, particularly high school students should wear casual clothes. Wearing casual clothes is (8)..........comfortable and fun. 1.A. opine B. opinion C. opinionable D. opinions 2. A. One B. Once C. First D. Firstly 3. A. constrain B. constraint C. constrained D. constrainedly 4. A. Secondly B. twice C. Second D. Two 5. A. size B. sized C. sizeable D. sizer 6. A. Final B. Finally C. Finalize D. Finality 7. A. conclude B. conclusivenience C. conclusive D. conclusion 8. A. convenience B. inconvenience C. Convenient D. inconvenient

I. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the words in parentheses. 1. It’s becoming _____________ to wear short skirts and faded jeans again. (fashion) 2. If the industry doesn’t __________, it will not survive. (modern) 3. Workers liked to wear jeans because the materials made from cotton was very strong and ________ wear out. (hard) 4. Vietnamese women usually wear the ao dai, _______on special occasions. (especial) 5. The ___________ of people prefer TV to audio. (major) V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that is the same meaning with the italic sentence: 1. Food can't be sold on the sidewalk. A. They can't sold food on the sidewalk. B. They can't be sold food on the sidewalk C. They can't sell food on the sidewalk D. They can not sold food on the sidewalk 2. The flowers shouldn't be cut in this garden. A. You shouldn't be cut the flowers in this garden. B. You shouldn't cutting the flowers in this garden. C. You shouldn't cut the flowers in this garden. D. You should cut the flowers in this garden. 3. When was this car bought? A. When do they buy this car? B. When did they bought this car? C. When did they buy this car? D. When are they bought this car? 4. Why isn't she taken to the cinema with them? A. Why don't they taken her to the cinema with them? B. Why doesn't she take to the cinema with them? C. Why doesn't she take them to the cinema? D. Why don't they take her to the cinema with them? 5. Who was she invited to the party by? A. Who invited her to the party by? B. Who invited her to the party? C. Whom invites her to the party? D. Whom invited her to the party by? IV. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage: My (1)...........is that high school students should wear casual clothes. (2).........., casual clothes make students feel comfortable because they don't feel(3)................to wear uniforms that they don't like. (4)........, wearing casual clothes give students freedom of choice. They have rights to choose (5).........., colors and fashion of clothes that they love. (6)................., casual clothes make school more colorful and lively. In (7)..............., students, particularly high school students should wear casual clothes. Wearing casual clothes is (8)..........comfortable and fun. 1.A. opine B. opinion C. opinionable D. opinions 2. A. One B. Once C. First D. Firstly 3. A. constrain B. constraint C. constrained D. constrainedly 4. A. Secondly B. twice C. Second D. Two 5. A. size B. sized C. sizeable D. sizer 6. A. Final B. Finally C. Finalize D. Finality 7. A. conclude B. conclusivenience C. conclusive D. conclusion 8. A. convenience B. inconvenience C. Convenient D. inconvenient

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

As a child, I had an________friend called Polly

A. image

B. imagine

C. imaginative

D. imaginary

II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words given in brackets: ( 1.0 pt)

17. Don’t put the knife into an ………………………… socket . ( electricity)

18. We are good friends although each of us has a different ………………………… ( characteristic)

19. You have to put all ………………………… objects out of children’s reach.

( danger)

20. What led to the ………………………… of the telephone? ( invent)                  

IV.Supply the appropriate forms of words in the brackets.(2pts)

1. As ________ as he is, it’s not surprising that he believed their lies. (IMPRESS)

2. Our factories, cars and power stations may poison the environment with _______ gases and chemical waste. (POLLUTE)

3. The monument was erected in ________ of the fallen soldiers for posterity. (REMEMBER)

4. Being a career woman, Angelina devoted herself exclusively to ________ her career. (FAR)

5. Urban sewage and industrial waste that man discharges into the sea have a ________ effect on marine life. (DELETE)

6. Good jobs are in short supply these days and you need to be on the ______ for them as a result. (LOOKING)

7. The invention of software by Bill Gates brought ________ wealth to him when he was 25. (TELL)

8. One of the most studied of all ‘kitchen cures’, ginger has been used ________ for millennia. (MEDICINE)

9. _______ skill is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job. (LEAD)

10. Bill Gates is a _______ story of an entrepreneur. (SUCCEED)

PART IV: READING

I.Put ONE suitable word in each space (1p)

                    Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You

never know when you might need it” was (1) ...................................... of her favorite sayings.

She lived (2)  ...................................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from

 us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ......................................

antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so

that her house was (4) ...................................... an art gallery. I remember my father

(5) ...................................... that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had

(6) ...................................... idea what he meant.

 I (7) ...................................... out years later that the Darby family had made their money

from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ...................................... her.

 My sister Alice, (9) ...................................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once

had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) ...................................... saw him  again!

Exercise 4: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.

            1.   Learning to speak a language is often much (easy) ......................... than learning to write it.

            2.   This hotel must be (expensive) ......................... than the small one next door.

            3.   He is certainly (unusual) ......................... person I have ever met.

            4.   His latest film is (interesting) ......................... than his previous ones.

            5.   What is (difficult) ......................... thing you have ever done?

            6.   Losing your credit card is (bad) ......................... than losing your money.

            7.   Bringing up children is one of (hard) ......................... jobs in the world.

            8.   When I saw her, she looked much (thin) ......................... than I remembered her.

Exercise 4: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets. 1. Learning to speak a language is often much (easy) ......................... than learning to write it. 2. This hotel must be (expensive) ......................... than the small one next door. 3. He is certainly (unusual) ......................... person I have ever met. 4. His latest film is (interesting) ......................... than his previous ones. 5. What is (difficult) ......................... thing you have ever done? 6. Losing your credit card is (bad) ......................... than losing your money. 7. Bringing up children is one of (hard) ......................... jobs in the world. 8. When I saw her, she looked much (thin) ......................... than I remembered her. Exercise 5. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the adjectives from the box. warm comfortable cheap intelligent lucky simple boring hot difficult happy 1. - This exercise is too easy. - Can’t we try a .................................................. one? 2. - England is too cold in spring. - Let’s go to Spain where is .................................................. 3. - She comes top in all exams. - She must be .................................................. girl in the class. 4. - The temperature in July reaches forty-four degrees. - It’s .................................................. month of the year. 5. - Let’s buy this video. It doesn’t cost too much. - It’s .................................................. the other one. 6. - When I passed my driving test, it was the .................................................. day of my life. 7. - Lying down in bed is .................................................. sitting on a hard chair. 8. - I could hardly keep awake. - It was .................................................. film I’ve ever seen. 9. - She’s .................................................. person I know. She is always winning prizes in lotteries. 10. - I can’t do this test - can you give me a .................................................. one?

Task 6: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. He’s a little child who needs his parents’ support and ___________.     (guide)

2. We really adore Peter because of his ___________ skills.                   (cognition)

3. A good night’s sleep will improve your ___________.                            (concentrate)

4. When feeling worried, try to think ___________.                                 (positive)

5. When will you ___________ the conference on human rights?         (attendance)