Ex5: Circle the word or phase (A , B , C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Phuong doesn’t like football and …… Mai .

A. so is B. so does C. does so D. neither does

2. These papayas aren’t ripe and ….. are the pineapples .

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

3.The dirt from vegetables can make you …….. .

A. bored B. tired C. sick D. well

4. You must do your homework more ……. in the future .

A. careful B. care C. careless D. carefully

5. You should ……. early if you want to do morning exercise.

A. get up B. getting up C. to get up D. to getting up

6. Hoa is a ….. worker.

A. hardly B. hard C. more hard D. most hard

7. Last night we didn’t watch the film on TV because it was ……..

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

8 . Mai enjoys ….. sea food with her parents .

A. to eat B. eating C. eat D. to eating

III. Choose the correct word or phrase in each of the following sentences
 

23 .They don’t like milk and ………………

A. neither do we                   B. so do we                C. we do too              D. neither don’t we 

24. I have two brothers and  we are ……………at school.

A. both                                   B. all                           C. either                     D. neither

25. The man………………we saw yesterday is a scientist.

A. whom                                B. whom                     C. which                     D. whose       

26. I feel ……………in this book.

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

27.Vietnam is a …………country.

A. develop                             B. developed             C. developing                        D. development       

28.There is …………time. Let’s hurry.

A. a lot of                               B. few                         C. a few                      D. not much  

29.This house is ………………of the three.

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

30.If it …………, we’ll have the party outside.

A. rains                                  B. doesn’t rain                      C. rained                    D. didn’t rain           

V. Choose the word, phrase or sentence (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. (7.0 points)
1. It seems that you are right, ___________?

A are you                       B. aren’t you                 C. doesn’t it           D. does it

2. We usually write to each other ___________.

A. every two weeks                  B. every week twice        C.two every week D. none is correct

3. My teeth were a little yellow, so I___________ by the dentist.

A. was cleaned               B. had cleaned them        C. have them cleaned      D. had them cleaned

4. I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday.

A. I apologize for you to being rude yesterday.      B. I apologize to you to being rude yesterday.

C. I apologize to you for being rude yesterday.        D. I apologize for you for being rude yesterday.

5. I feel sick now. I wish I ___________ so much cake.

A. not ate                        B. didn’t eat                    C. hadn’t eaten      D. wouldn’t have eaten

6. Not until 1856 ___________ across the Mississippi River.

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

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

7. She refused to eat meat under any ___________.

A. circumstances            B. occasion           C. opportunity                D. reason

8. It can be an amazing experience for those who have the___________ to leave their family and live in a new place

A. encouragement           B. courageous                 C. encourage                  D. courage

9. We didn’t ___________ to the station in time to catch the train.

A. reach                         B. arrive               C. get                   D. leave

10. Tam feels sympathy for people who are suffering. She is___________.

A. generous                     B. interested          C. loyal                 D. compassionate

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
16. Mark does not work hard, and _________.
A. I don't, too B. so do I C. neither I do D. I don't, either
17. She is _________ a kind girl that everybody loves her.
A. such B. so C. very D. too
18. When he was young, he _________ in the army for 10 years.
A. was served B. used to serve C. serving D. has served
19. She's got two children, _________ of whom live nearby.
A. none B. all C. both D. each
20. I hope nobody will hurt _________.
A. himself B. themselves C. herself D. oneself

I. Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.

1. I don’t like rugby and ______.

A. neither does John                                                B. John doesn’t like it neither       

C. neither doesn’t John                               D. John likes it neither

2. The picture was sold for a great ______ of money.

A. price                      B. value                      C. sum                        D. cost

3. No one was able to explain the ______ of this old custom.

A. reason                   B. origin                     C. beginning              D. starting point

4. The doctor told him that the ______ he would gain from a healthy diet would be well worth the sacrifice.

A. interests                B. benefits                 C. profits                    D. advantages

5. The Red List is a special book that provides names of ______ animals.

A. extinct and killed                                                B. vulnerable and dangerous                     

C. vulnerable and endangered                   D. endangered and hunted

6. Nowadays children would prefer sciences ______ in more practical ways.

A. be taught               B. to teach                 C. teaching                D. to be taught

7. Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.

A. twice more than          B. as much twice as       C. twice as much as        D. as much as twice

8. The children can stay here ______ that they don’t make too much noise.

A. unless                    B. whether                 C. providing              D. until

9. The tourists refused to ______ the poor service in the local hotel.

A. put up with           B. stand in for                       C. get away from                  D. get on with

10. It is an ______ car to run; it can do 20 kilometers on a liter of petrol.

A. economy               B. economical                       C. economist             D. economic

11. Jim ______ care of himself. He left home when he was 16 and has been on his own since then.

A. is used to take                  B. used to be taken               C. used to take          D. is used to taking

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

12. - “What did he say to you?”

- “He told me to clear off. He didn’t need my help.”

A. finish my work                B. tidy the place up              C. go away        D. throw the paper away

13. Sue and Daisy are as different as chalk and cheese. No wonder their friendship has

 broken up recently.

A. improved              B. appeared               C. changed                 D. ended

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

14. The second distinguishing characteristic of jazz is a rhythmic drive that was initially called "hot" and later "swing."

A. in fact                    B. at last                     C. shortly                   D. alphabetically

15. You can't enter this website without a password.

A. access                    B. detect                     C. convert                  D. exit

Your answers:

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

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

The moon doesn’t have the atmosphere, neither does the planet Mars.

A. Neither the moon or the planet Mars has the atmosphere. 

B. Either the moon nor the planet Mars has the atmosphere. 

C. Neither the moon nor the planet Mars has the atmosphere. 

D. Either the moon or the planet Mars has the atmosphere.