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

1. The children…………………………..to the zoo on summer holiday.

A. were enjoyed taken                                                   B. enjoyed being taken                                  

C. were enjoyed taking                                      D. enjoyed taking

2. John …………his job last month and since then he …………….out of work.

A. lost/was                     B. has lost/has been     C. was lost/is               D. lost/has been

3. It isn’t worth…………that river because it is so polluted.

A. fishing                       B. go fishing               C. to fish                     D. fish

4. They ………….. from Canada to America to find jobs.

A. started                       B. demonstrated         C. delivered                D. emigrated

5. The package containing books and records…………..last week.

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

6. It took him ages to ............. living in the new town.

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

7. The flowers……………………in red paper have been sold to a young lady.

A. wrap                          B. to wrap                   C. wrapped                 D. were wrapping

8. Farmers use vegetable matter and animal dung to make………………….. .

A. compost                     B. garbage                   C. glassware                D. floor coverings

9. Some people are very selfish. They only think of................................

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

10. ‘Which girl is Mary?’ -  ‘She’s the one with…………… hair’

A. long curly black         B. curly long black     C. long black curly      D. curly black long

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

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR(80)

 Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box. (50 points)

1. I like her essay because it's very__________.

A. imagination             B. imaginable                C. imaginative             D. imaginary

2. I’ll remember____________him about the fair when I see him.

A. tell                    B. to tell                C. telling                D. having told

3. I have no idea where she is.

          A. do not know       B. don’t care about C. don’t think about           D. don’t take care of

4. They hardly believe him and ___________

A. so do I               B. neither do I       C. I do, too            D. I believe him

5. " When is his birthday?”  - " It's ______________"

 A. on the twenty- first of May            B. in May the twenty- first

 C. on May the twentieth- first             D. in the twentieth- first, May

6. Mr John  no longer works here.

          A. no more works here                        B. doesn’t still work here

          C. doesn’t work here any more             D. still works here

7. Of the two subjects I am learning in English at school, physics is the ______.

          A. difficult             B. more difficult        C. most difficult    D. more difficult  than

8. Let me give you a hand, ______________?

A. don’t I               B. May I                 C. Shall we             D. Shall I

9. He denied ___________ the glass window of our classroom.

A. breaking            B. having broken              C. break                 D. to break

10. “Why is it called a ________ source?” – “Because it can be replaced easily and quickly.”                                                   A. effective                B. specific                 C. renewable           D. non-renewable                                     

11. “Where are my jeans?”   -  “They _________ at the moment. Sorry.”

   A. are washing    B. were washed      C. are washed                   D. are being washed

12. ________ he comes in half an hour, I shall go alone.

      A. If                          B. Unless                C. Because                        D. When

13. He didn't pay__________ to what I said, so he couldn't answer the question.

      A. action                              B. attention            C. attendance                             D. decision

14. His clothes are too dirty. They need ________ .

                    A. to wash              B. to be washed        C. washing                     D. being washed

15. Keiko has $100. Betty has $75. Betty has less money than Keiko.

      A. more money than   B. not as much money as   C. the same money as  D. a lot of money

16. “My watch is broken.”    Why don’t you _________?

     A. have it repair                   B. have it repairing          C. have it for repair                     D have it repaired

17. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly   

     A. jobless                             B. working              C. business                       D. retired

18. He hates ________ to do something by others.

      A. to ask                              B. asking                C. to be asked                  D. being asked

19. Neither the director nor his assistant _________yet.

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

20. I telephoned the station to make _________of the time of the train.

          A. true                             B. real                              C. right                  D. sure  

21. The prefix “re-“ in the word “reuse” means ________

      A. against                   B. again                  C. for                                         D. no

22. Do you know the boy________ to Mrs Nga?

      A. who is talking        B. talked                C. talking                          D. he talks

23. This is ________ book that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.

      A. so interesting a     B. so interested     C. such an interesting      D. too interesting

24. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ________?

      A. do they                  B. doesn’t he          C. don’t they                              D. doesn’t she

25. John: “Mary, remember to send my regards to your grandfather.”

      Mary: “________________.”

A. You’re welcome.                               B. Thanks, I will.   

C. That’s a good idea.                                     D. It’s my pleasure.

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write A, B, C or D to indicate your option on the answer sheet. 

1.  Don’t forget to ______ the alarm clock for six o’clock tomorrow morning.  

A. set        B. put        C. ring      D. wind 

2.  We have bought extra food _____ our friends stay for dinner.  

A. in case      B. if        C. provided      D. as long as 

3.  Janet gets used to _____breakfast very early with rice.  

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

4.  It was cold, ______ I had to put on my warm clothes.  

A. because      B. however      C. if        D. so 

5.  She was _____ that she couldn’t speak any words.  

A. very angry    B. too angry      C. so angry      D. such angry   

6.  The teacher asked me a lot of questions, _____ I couldn’t answer.  

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

7.  ______the tiger, the lion is a member of the cat family.  

A. Like      B. Alike      C. Liking      D. It is like 

8.  The package containing books and records _____ delivered last week.  

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

9.  I wonder who was going to pay for the _____ window.  

A. broken      B. break      C. breaking      D. broke 

10. You will become ill _____ you stop working so hard.  

A. when      B. if        C. since      D. unless 

11.  I don’t think that purple shirt ______ your skirt.  

A. suits      B. matches      C. fits        D. catches 

12.  ______necessary pollution control measures are, many industries hesitate to adopt them.  

A. No matter    B. Although      C. However      D. Even if 

13.  I had to wear _____ uniform when I worked in the hotel.  

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

14.  In the past letters were the only way to keep in contact _____ people who were distances away.  

A. with      B. for      C. up      D. on 

15.  I suggest we ______ energy because it is limited.  

A. saving      B. should save    C. will save      D. must save 

16.  I’m afraid we’ll have to _____ the meeting until next week.  

A. turn down    B. put off      C. fix up      D. take off 

17.  International news is news from other parts of the ______.  

A. world    B. country      C. nation      D. area 

18.  She was happy ______ a few of her friends sent her birthday cards.  

A. although      B. because      C. while      D. so 

19. One  problem  for  any  teachers  is  that  each  student  has  his/her  own ______needs.  

A. separate      B. divided      C. individual      D. distinctive 

20. A good friend will always _____ you no matter what you do.  

A. take over      B. stand by      C. run after      D. turn down

V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box ( 6,0  pts)

21.When the electricity failed, he _________ a match to find the candle.

        A. rubbed                      B.struck                     C. scratched              D. started

22.I’m reading a / an _____ interesting book about China at the moment.

      A. really                          B. absolutely            C. completely             D. entirely

23. Jane really loves the                      that her parents gave her as a birthday present.

         A. wooden brown nice jewelry box                       B. nice wooden brown jewelry box     

        C. nice brown wooden jewelry box                       D. brown wooden nice jewelry box                                     

24. ___________ new hostel for ___________ poor is being built in___________town centre.

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

25. The new school complex cost _______ the city council had budgeted for.

       A. twice more by far than                               B. twice much more than

       C. almost twice as much as                             D. just twice as much as

26. I know this is a big disappointment but don’t take it to _______

      A. soul                     B. mind                              C. spirit                 D. heart

27. I usually buy my clothes _________.  It’s cheaper than going to the dress maker.

        A. on the house     B. off the peg                    C. in public           D. on the shelf

28. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.

       A. However             B. Therefore                    C. Otherwise              D. Only if                 

. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box. (40 points)

 1. Nowadays people_____________ hours sitting in front of computers.

        A. spend                        B. last                        C. set                          D. take

 2. I think you should take up swimming__________  it is suitable for your health condition.

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

3. We should play sports or do exercise in order to stay in____________ .

A. fit                               B. health                    C. look                       D. shape

4. Let’s collect and___________________ warm clothes to homeless children in our city.

A. give away                 B. give back             C. take off                 D. put on

5 . We ________to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we __________by train.

A. flew- went                                                    B. has flown – went

C. have flown - have gone                              D. have flown - went

6. Dong Ho paintings are made on ______________paper with beautiful_______________ colors.

      A. traditional – nature                                      B. tradition - natural

      C. tradition – nature                                           D. traditional - natural

7. In Viet Nam, spring rolls are ____________served at a family gathering or anniversary dinner.

A. most                          B. almost                   C. most of                  D. mostly

8. Khue Van Palivilion is ____________as the symbol of HN city.

A. regarded                    B. surrounded           C. expected                D. considered

9. I think the University of Cambridge is the second___________ the United Kingdom.

        A. oldest                     B. elder                      C. old                         D.  older

10. You should look right and left when you go____________ the road.

        A. down                    B. across                     C. up                       D. along

11. She’s sure that they will find the film____________            .

       A. entertaining          B. entertain                 C. entertainment     D. entertained

12 - “Do you like seeing a film?” - “______________ ”

       A. No, I don’t like it at all                            B. Sure. What film shall we see?

       C. Who is in it?                                            D. I’m sorry, I can’t.

13._____________being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.

        A. In spite                 B. Despite                  C. Although            D. Nevertheless

14. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an__                    .

         A. thriller                 B. comedy                  C. drama                 D. animation

15. It's an hour since he_______, so he must be at the office now.

        A. has left                  B. left                         C. was leaving         D. is leaving

16.______________is hot food that is quick to cook, and is served very quickly in a restaurant.

 A. Hot food              B. Fast food               C. Sandwiches         D. Roasted duck

17. The Imperial Academy was constructed__________ Emperor Ly NhanTong.

       A. behind                   B. above                     C. by                       D. under

18. “Thank a lot for the lovely dinner”                 “___________”

       A. You’re welcome                                       B. It’s all right                    

       C. Thank you too                                          D. Please don’t say so

19. We may know the land very well, but we know very _____________about the oceans.

      A. few                          B. little                        C. much                 D. a little

20. My sister never wants to drink coffee, and _____________

     A. I do either               B. I do, too                  C. so do I                D. neither do I

Giúp mình với ạ!!

V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box ( 6,0  pts)

1. Rarely ____________about the environment enough to give up their cars.

2. There are over 2,000 varieties of snakes, ________are harmless to humans.

A.most of which           B. most of them        C. mostly they                 D. which most

3. In many big cities, people have to _________up with noise, overcrowding and bad air.

4. A: “Do  you mind if I take a seat?”          B:  “______________”

     A. Yes, I don’t mind                                        B. No, do as you please       

    C. No I mind                                                      D. Yes, do as you please

5. I told her many times, but she didn^’t remember ________ the tickets for the show.

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

6.  Despite all my anxiety, I ___________ for the job I wanted. I’m really going to work hard to justify their confidence.

         A. was hired                  B. hired                       C. got hiring             D. get hiring

7.  I have always                        my older brother for his courage and honesty.

         A. taken up                    B. taken after              C. looked up to                  D. looked after

8. What time will you _______ for  Da Lat?

        A. set up                          B. set off                    C. deal with                 D. look through

9. - Jane: “Would you mind if I use your computer for an hour?”                       - Tony: “                    .”

        A. Not at all. I’ve finished  my  job                            B. Yes, you can use it

        C. Of course not. I still need it now                     D. Yes, it’s all right

10.  This reference book is ………… as expensive as the one over there.

A. twice                           B. double                      C. much                        D. a lot

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.    

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

1.        I never wear red clothes because they don’t _____ me.

A. match                         B. fit                                   C. go to                              D. suit                                                                                                    

2.        Unlike other Asian countries, Singapore and Japan have _____ raw materials.

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

3.        He _____ to the last meeting, but he didn't.

A. must go                      B. had to go                       C. should go                      D. should have gone                                                                                                                            

4.        I asked two people the way to Binh Ferry Dock but _____ of them knew.

A. none                           B. either                             C. both                               D. neither                                                                                                                                        

5.        _____ necessary pollution control measures are, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

A. No matter                   B. Although                        C. However                       D. Even if                                                                                                                                        

6.        One thousand dollars _____ a large sum of money for me.

A. is                                B. are                                 C. were                              D. have been                                                                                                                                  

7.        It had never _____ my mind that they weren't the right people to invite.

A. passed                       B. crossed                          C. covered                         D. filled                                                                                                                                            

8.        Peter, you're a stupid little boy! Stop _____ like that.

A. making up                  B. acting out                      C. doing up                       D. showing off                                                                                      

9.        Fat people should _____ the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.

A. disobey                      B. resist                              C. deny                              D. refuse                                                                                                                                         

10.     The crowd pressed _____ and broke the line of police.

A. forward                       B. toward                           C. afterward                       D. backward                                                                                                                                    

11.     There was so much noise that we could hardly _____ what the lecturer was saying.

A. take in                        B. take up                          C. bring in                          D. bring out                                                                                                                                     

12.     Your i-pot is _____ cheaper than mine.

A. many                          B. much                              C. more                             D. B & C are correct                                                                                                                           

13.     Prices of electronic goods are very _____ these days.           

A. small                           B. cheap                            C. decreased                     D. low                                                                                                    

14.     He _____ hungry. He has just had lunch with me.

A. can't be                      B. can't have been             C. couldn't be                    D. couldn't have been                                                                                                                           

15.     I'm going to ask my bank manager for a _____.

A. lend                            B. borrow                           C. loan                               D. finance                                                                                                                                        

16.     _____ I had a very good year at school.

A. As a whole                 B. Wholly                            C. In whole                        D. On the whole                                                                                    

17.     My employer's _____ of my work does not matter to me at all.

A. meaning                     B. belief                              C. opinion                          D. expression                                                                                                                                  

18.     There's _____ to be frightened of the dog; he's quite harmless.

A. a fear                         B. no fear                           C. no need                         D. any reason                                                                                                                                 

19.     The only purpose of this examination was to _____ the students' knowledge.

A. try                               B. inspect                           C. prove                             D. test                                                                                                   

20.     They asked me a lot of questions, _____ I couldn’t answer.

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

IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box. (40 points)

1.  She is ______________a singer nor an actress.

         A. nor                         B. both                                 C. neither                   D. either

2.“I think we should use less paper so that we can save trees in the forests.”
      -“______________”.
         A. Congratulations                                                 B. Yes, I’d love to        
         C. That’s a good idea                                             D. It’s nice of you to say so

3. Students live and study in a/an_____________school. They only go home at weekends.

4. Of my parents, my father is______________one.       

5. This painting is prettier, but it costs ______________.the other one.

6. Bill: “What a lovely house you have!”                                    John: “______________”

 A. No problem!                                                        B. I think so                

 C. That’s right                                                           D. Thanks. Hope you’ll drop in

7. I’m always nervous when I’m ______________an exam.

8. My mother has been busy ______________all afternoon.

9. They never came to class late, and ______________.

10. These vegetables don’t taste______________to us.

11. Every one suffers______________the common cold at sometime or other.

12. In the evening, all the family members______________in the livingroom to watch TV.

13. There is a ______________ behind my house.

A. big beautiful flower garden                              B. garden flower big beautiful 

C. beautiful big flower garden                              D. big beautiful garden flower

14. Some people are used to ______________in crowded buses and don't mind it at all.

15. You should not ride so______________You may have an accident.

16. Many people can write poems, but only ______________ can become good poets.

     A. a few                                 B. few                           C. a little                   D. little

17. Washington D.C is ______________ capital of ______________ United States.

     A.Æ, the                                B. the, Æ                      C. the, the                  D. Æ, Æ

18.  The shirts here are ______________ more expensive than those at the bookshop on the corner.

    A. very                                   B. quite                        C. extremely               D. much

19. We can learn more about the undersea world ______________ Costeau’s invention of the diving vessel.

    A. because                             B. because of              C. thanks to                D. thanks for

20. Cyclists and motorists have to wear a______________when they ride a motorbike.

    A. hard hat                          B. cap                         C. mask                      D. helmet

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.    

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

1.       Under the sun’s heat, water _____.

A. melts                     B. evaporates              C. rises                          D. floats                                                                                                              

2.       “Why is Terry calling the police?” - “He has _____, and he is hoping they can find it.”

A. had his car stolen B. had stolen his car    C. had to steal his car   D. his car was stolen.                                                            

3.       Don't touch the cat, he may _____ you.

A. kick                        B. tear                          C. scream                      D. scratch                                                                                                              

4.       Cancer is a _____ disease.

A. killing                     B. death                       C. dead                         D. kill                                                                                                                

5.       Of all those doctors, Mr Jones is probably _____.

A. the qualified less  B. the least qualified   C. the less qualified      D. the most little qualified            

6.       There's no _____ in persuading Bill to join our plan.

A. reason                  B. use                           C. purpose                    D. point                                                                                                              

7.       He is _____ the most successful pop singer of his generation.

A. far and away        B. by far                        C. so far                         D. far from                                                                                                              

8.       I have so many routines that sometimes I work _____ an automatic robot.

A. as if                       B. same as                   C. like                             D. as                                                                                                                 

9.       Can you _____ me to your parents when you next see them?

A. excuse                  B. remind                     C. remember                 D. forget                                                                                                              

10.    Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

A. convicted              B. charged                   C. arrested                    D. judged                                                                                                              

11.    They have just moved into a new flat on the _____ of the city.

A. suburbs                 B. outside                     C. side                           D. outskirts                                                                                                              

12.    It took us quite a long time to get here. It was _____ journey.

A. three-hour            B. three-hours             C. a three-hours           D. a three-hour                                                                                                       

13.    Her father won’t _____ her drive his car.

A. allow                     B. let                             C. permit                        D. leave                                                                                                              

14.    “Where are you going?”   ”I’m going to buy _____.”

A. a bread                 B. any bread                C. loaf of bread             D. some bread                                                                                                    

15.    Parents should take good care of their children and _____ them from wrongdoings.

A. take                       B. protest                     C. protect                       D. get                                                                                                               

16.    He spent the _____ day reading in the library.

A. all                          B. full                            C. whole                        D. total                                                                                                              

17.    _____ wildlife needs the cooperation of the public.

A. safe                       B. safety                       C. safeguard                 D. safeguarding                                                 

18.    More and more people are worried about the pollution of the _____.

A. minerals                B. resources                C. environment             D. nature                                                                                                              

19.    Rice is always the most important _____ in most Asian countries.

A. crop                       B. tree                          C. root                            D. herb                                                                                                              

20.    The two boys have very _____ characters.

A. same B. similar             C. alike  D. likely