I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Air pollution has many effects_________ the environment and living organisms.

A. in              B. of          C. for          D. on

2. The volcano has erupted approximately once every ten years_________ 1970.

A. since              B. in         C. from           D. for

3. After a severe storm, there is often_________ along the shore that will need to be removed.

A. waste       B. debris              C. lava          D. junk

4. In the 1980s, acid rain_________ widespread damage to forests in the areas.

A. made of              B. resulted in      C. led for           D. caused by

5. _________  plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and water.

A. Even though       B. While       C. Since        D. Because of

6. If I had the chance to take part in an International summer camp, I_________ very excited.

A. am         B. was           C. will be             D. would be

7. _________ do earthquakes usually last? - Less than one minute.

A. How strong          B. How long         C. How often            D. How far

8. Niagara Falls is a great natural_________ on the border of the USA and Canada.

A. castle         B. loch        C. spectacle         D. Symbol

9.  The 2010 Haiti earthquake was the most_________ natural disaster in the history of this country.

A. destructive        B. permanent            C. unique              D. awesome

10. The river water is severely polluted, mostly________ the dumping of raw sewage.

A. due to        B. lead to              C. because                 D. so

11. Sudden changes in water temperature can ________ mass killings of fish, plants, or amphibians.

A. come up      B. result in       C. dump into      D. thank to

12. Water pollution________ the death of all forms of life in the water bodies.

A. occurs         B. results of           C. creates          D. leads to

13. ________ plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and ocean.

A. Because            B. Due to           C. Even if                D. Although

14. Many flights were cancelled ________ the smoke from forest fires.

A. so          B. because          C. because of            D. result in

15. ________the garbage dump smells terrible, no one lives around there.

A. Because of         B. As       C. As a result of         D. Even though

16. The inhabitants of Scotland are called__________.

A. Scotlanders B. Scotlish C. Scots D. Scotchs

17. Her English accent is so good that she is thought of as a__________ speakers.

A. natural B. official C. non-native D. native

18. Loch Ness is a__________ in the Highlands of Scotland.

A. person B. lake C. valley D. river

19. __________ having two official languages, Canada has the third largest English-speaking

population.

A. Despite B. Because C. Due to D. Even though

20. The Capital of Canada is__________.

A. Edinburgh B. Ottawa C. Cardiff D. Belfast

21. Susan looks forward__________ a music camp, where she can sing and dance.

A. to attend B. to attending C. to be attended D. be attending

22. Five skiers are missing after the_________ in the Alps.

A. drought B. landslide C. flood D. avalanche

23. After the_________ all the houses were left under water.

A. flood B. tornado C. typhoon D. mudslide

24. It took firefighters five days to put out the_________.

A. hurricane B. forest fire C. tsunami D. drought

25. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________.

A. typhoon B. earthquake C. drought D. flood

Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.         

1. He __________ out of his house since he __________ his color TV.

    A. hasn’t been - has bought                                                B. hasn’t been - bought

    C. wasn’t - has bought                                            D. wasn’t - bought

2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation.

   A. Although                        B. Providing                C. Nevertheless            D. Even

3. The computer won’t work unless you _________ these cables.

    A. connect                         B. connected                C. don't connect          D. didn’t connect

4. Let’s go to the zoo, _________?

    A. don’t we                         B. don’t you                C. shall we                  D. will you

5. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend.

   A. borrow                             B. ask                          C. lend                                    D. earn

6. Not once _________ his promises.

   A. he is keeping                   B. he keeps                  C. did he keep            D. has he kept

7. The teacher didn't explain the reason ________ he was punished.

   A. what                                B. which                      C. how                                    D. why

8. Mothers are always _________ towards their children, aren’t they?

   A. protect                             B. protective               C. protected                D. protections

9. Don’t tell me I didn’t lock the door last night. I remember __________ it.

   A. to lock                             B. lock                         C. locked                     D. locking

10. I’ll give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation.

   A. and                                  B. as soon as               C. as long as                D. since

11. Would you mind _________ in this library?                                                 

   A. not to smoke                   B. not smoke               C. not smoking            D. don’t smoke

12. Those mushrooms are ________. Don’t eat them!

   A. poisoned                          B. poisoning                C. poisonous               D. poison 

13. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday.

   A. played                             B. were playing           C. was playing            D. have played

14. I saw your school's ________ in today's edition of  The Vietnam News.

   A. advertising                      B. advertises               C. advertised               D. advertisement

15. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school.

   A. fast                                  B. quick                       C. rapid                       D. slowly

16. Do you want _________ by the doctor?

    A. to examine                      B. to be examined       C. being examined      D. examining

17. I am _________ that you liked it.

   A. surprised                          B. surprising                C. surprise                   D. surprisingly

18. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its __________ .

   A. coat                                 B. wrapper                  C. cover                       D. paper

19. Alan is really impressed by the _________ of the city and by the friendliness of its people.

    A. beautiful                         B. beauty                    C. beautifully               D. beautify

20. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day.

   A. next                                B. the previous            C. the following           D. the before

C. MULTIPLE CHOICE

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

1.  His neighbours sometimes wondered              he did for a living.

     A. why                 B. when                C. where                             D. what

2.  Could you please tell me                ?

     A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop

     C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop

3.  Marigold wondered             Kevin and Ruth would be at the party.

     A. that                  B. whether            C. if                                    D. B & C

4.  He asked me “            ?”

     A. How long you have studied English.   B. How long had you studied English

     C. How long you had study English        D. How long you had studied English

5.  While many teachers spend some class time teaching            skills, students often need more social skills.

     A. study                B. studied             C. study’s                           D. studies

6.  I am not sure              I can solve this problem.

     A. how                 B. what                 C. who                                D. by whom

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.  My parents asked me to find out                it gave you so much trouble.

     A. what                B. which               C. why                                D. where

10. The policeman asked us               .

     A. had any of us seen the accident happen

     B. if had any of us seen the accident happen

     C. whether any of us had seen the accident happen

     D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen

11. Tom told us that sometimes he had difficulty               his feelings.

     A. expressing        B. communicating C. sending                           D. talking

12.  My teacher told me that I              attend the math course for the higher level programme that I            for.

     A. can’t – apply                                 B. couldn’t – apply

     C. can’t – applied                              D. couldn’t – had applied

13. I asked him       but he said nothing.

     A. what the matter was                      B. what was the matter

     C. the matter was what                      D. what’s the matter was    

14. My closest friend is not very                    and she likes having a small friend group but I like talking with a lot of people and hanging out.

     A. society             B. sociable            C. social                             D. socialist

15. Mi asked what information she                that assignment.

     A. needs to be done                            B. needed doing

     C. need to do                                     D. needed to do

16. James               him up when the bus reached the square.

     A. told me wake                                 B. asked me to wake

     C. said me to wake                             D. requested me waking

17. Ann was raised very             on her parents, and she was                that she wouldn’t live on her own afterwards.

     A. dependent - worry                         B. dependent – worried

     C. independent - worry                      D. independent - worried

18. Susan needs someone to show her how to                    her anxiety and depression.

     A. empathise         B. try                    C. succeed                           D. manage

19. I wonder          we’ll catch the bus                    we’ll take a taxi.

     A. if - and whether                             B. whether - or that

     C. if - or that                                     D. whether - or whether

20. The advice columnist said, “It sounds like the problem is not your appearance but the            you see yourself.”

     A. route                B. distance            C. way                                D. behavior

21. The passenger asked           we landed.

     A. what                B. when                C. if                                    D. why

22. He asked me what              .

     A. time was it        B. time is it           C. time it was                      D. none is correct.

23. He told me to rest for a while.

     “             for a while”, he said.

     A. To rest             B. Rest                 C. Do you rest                     D. Resting

24. He asked “Why did she take my pen?”

     - He asked why                             .                 

     A. she took his pen                            B. did she take his pen

     C. she had taken his pen                     D. she has taken his pen

25. Taking good notes              students to evaluate, organize and summarize information.

     A. requests           B. requires            C. allows                            D. offers

26. Excuse me. Could you tell me                ?

     A. what time is it   B. what is the time C. what time it is                 D. it is what time

27. I suffer from depression and anxiety, but I don’t know                   to get over my problems.

     A. what                B. how                  C. where                             D. which

28. As children move toward                        , they are less likely to ask for advice.

     A. dependent        B. dependence      C. independent                    D. independence

29. We wonder               from his office after that scandal

     A. why did he not resign                    B. why he did not resign

     C. why he not resign                          D. why didn’t he resign

30. Miss Hoa said that unsuccessful test takers didn’t know                 the questions came from.

     A. when                B. where               C. what                               D. why

31. A great way to improve                         skills is to keep trying new things.

     A. reason              B. reasoned           C. reasoning                        D. reasons’

32. Jeff wanted to know           .

     A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

     C. why his friends were laughing        D. the reason why his friends laughing

33. I want to talk to my teacher about my problems, but I have no idea          to start, or    to talk to him.

     A. what – where    B. where – who     C. why – whom                   D. where – how

34.     Perhaps what you’re reading or hearing is boring, which makes it hard to                on the book or the conversation.

     A. concentrate       B. rely                  C. depend                           D. notice

35. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the                 day.

     A. previous           B. following          C. before                             D. last

36. Mr. Tan told us that the kids who  in tests often                  the others were lucky.

     A. succeed – thought                         B. succeed – had thought

     C. didn’t succeed – were thinking      D. didn’t succeed – thought

37. Pressure                              children to get into top schools has reached a crisis point.

     A. at                     B. under               C. on                                   D. with

38. She                 him whether he liked the steak she cooked.

     A. asks                 B. wondered         C. wanted to know              D. asked

39. “What does she like?” he asked me.

     A. He asked me what she likes           B. He asked me what she liked.

     C. He asked me what do I like.           D. He asked me what did he like.

40. She said, “Don’t tease me, John.”

     A. She said not to tease me to John.    B. She said John not to tease me.

     C. She told John not to tease her.        D. She told John do not tease her.

41. Julia said that she ............... there at noon.

      A. is going to be    B. was going to be     C. will be                                 D. can be

42. He ............... that he was leaving that afternoon.

      A. told me            B. told to me         C. said me                           D. says to me

43. She said to me that she ............... to me the Sunday before.

      A. wrote               B. has written       C. was writing                     D. had written

44. I ............... him to sell that old motorbike.

      A. said to                                          B. suggested                                

      C. advised                                        D. recommended

45. My parents reminded me ............... the flowers.

      A. remember to plant B. plant                C. to plant                                D. planting

46. I asked Martha ............... to enter law school.

      A. are you planning                               B. is she planning

      C. was she planning                               D. if she was planning

47. Nam wanted to know what time ...............

      A. does the movie begin                         B. did the movie begin

      C. the movie begins                               D. the movie began

48. I wondered ___________ the right thing.

      A. whether I was doing                          B. if I am doing

      C. was I doing                                       D. am I doing

49. The scientist said the earth _________ the sun.

      A. goes round                                        B. is going around

      C. went around                                      D. was going around

50. Peter said that if he ______  rich, he _________ a lot.

      A. is – will travel                                   B. were – would travel

      C. had been – would have travelled        D. was – will travel

I.      CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM A, B, C OR D TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE.

SOUND ADVICE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS

A recent survey of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (11) .....of  a  second  language  acquisition.  Their  advice  may  prove  invaluable  for  those  (12) .........a language course. One suggestion is that you (13) .................. whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language? Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? The major (14) ............. will be your own time and effort.Therefore, you must be sure that the course on offer leads to a (15).............qualification. Also, be realistic in your (16) ............. . If you don't set achievable aims, you are more likely to give up. Do not be deceived (17)  ............. thinking that the  most  expensive  courses  are  the best. (18) ............. around to get the best possible value for  money. You should also bear in mind that the faster you learn a language, the more quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by rolling on a (19) .............course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of (20) .............  progress were high. Three years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow up her first experience. "I should have consolidated what I'd learnt by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."

Question 11. A. branch          B. field            C.area              D. domain

Question 12. A. considering  B. wondering  C. thinking         D. looking

Question 13. A. survey         B. review        C. balance       D.assess

Question 14. A. price             B. charge         C. cost             D. valuation

Question 15. A. valued          B. regarded     C. understood D. recognised

Question 16. A. ends              B. sights          C. goals           D. objects

Question 17. A. into    B. about          C. by   D. in

Question 18. A. Nose     B. Shop           C.Push            D. Run

Question 19. A. rapid     B. quick           C. fast             D.crash

Question 20. A. achieving       B. making        C. doing          D. gaining

II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (4.0 pt)

1. My robot sends and _______ emails for me.

A. post B. receives C. open D. close

2. I’m _______ the internet to look for information on Vietnamese music.

A. getting B. opening C. surfing D. turning

3. I think we should _______ these envelopes.

A. reduce B. throw C. close D. recycle

4. We might have a _________  TV to watch TV programmes from space.

A. wireless B. remote C. automatic D. local

5. We will have a hi-tech house, and it will ________ in the city.

    A. are   B. being  C. be D. to be

6. I _______  attend our English contest next Saturday, but I’ll try my best.

A.mustn’t B.  might not     C. might D. can

7. _________ street is short and narrow.

A. Our B.We C. ours   D. we are  

8. Travelling by plane is ___________ than going by car.

A. slower B.faster C. the fastest D. fast than

9. The robot will ________  of the flowers in the garden.

A. take care B. take note C. be careful D. carry

10 . I turned off the fan to __________ electricity.

A. reuse B. save C.recycle D. reduce

11. Robots can _______ as guards when we’re away.

A. sleep B. go C. do D. work

12 . They __________ empty cans so that they can use the metal.

A. reduce   B. recycle C.swap D. reuse

13. If we recycle waste paper, we ____________ less trees.

A. will cut B.should cut C.won't cut D. must cut

14. If we _________ more plants, we  __________soil pollution.

A. will grow/ reduce B. grew/ will reduce

C. grow/ will reduce D. are growing/ will reduce

15. The house will have a super smart TV to ________  the e-mails.

A. send and post B.send and receive  C. get and take D. receive and get

16. If we ___________ our forests, we will help our planet.

A. protect B.will protect C. protecting D. won’t protect

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)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A , B , C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .
Moscow , the capital of Russia , is located in the far western part of the Country . Since it was first mentioned in the chronicles of 1147 , Moscow has : played a vital role in Russian history . It became the capital of Muscovy ( the : Grand Principality of Moscow ) in the late 13th century , hence , the people of Moscow are known as Muscovites . Today Moscow is not only the political centre of Russia but also the country ' s most populous city and its industrial , cultural , scientific , and educational capital . For more than 600 years Moscow also has been the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church .
The capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( U.S.S.R.) until the Union dissolved in 1991 , Moscow attracted world attention as a centre of Communist power ; indeed , the name of the seat of the former Soviet government and the successor Russian government , the Kremlin , was a synonym for Soviet authority . The dissolution of the U.S.S.R. brought tremendous economic and political change , along with a significant Concentration of Russia ' s wealth , into Moscow .
28 . Where is Moscow located ?
A . far western part B . far eastern part C . southern part D . northern part
29 . The word “ vital ” can best be replaced by _________
A . artificial B . high C . essential D . big
30 . What does the word “ populous ” mean ?
A . charming B . crowded C . huge D . magnificent
31 . Moscow also has been the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church for .
A . unlimited time B . 600 years C . less than 600 years D . more than 600 years
32 . What was the Kremlin a synonym for ?
A . the name of the seat B . Russian government C . Soviet authority D . dissolution of the U.S.S.R .