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

Question 6. When Marie was a student, she used to pass all the exams with ______ colors.

      A. fly                                           B.   flew                         C. flying                         D. flown

Question 7. The method of heating milk to kill bacteria was named ______ Louis Pasteur, the scientist who invented it.

      A. for                                          B.   by                           C. after                          D. from

Question 8. Marie Curie received some _______ training from her father.

      A. scientifically                            B.   scientists                  C. sciences                     D. scientific

Question 9. Marie Curie was born _______ November 7th, 1867.

      A. in                                            B.   from                        C. at                              D. on

Question 10. Let me give you a little _______ about the president of the company.

      A. specialization                          B.   concentration           C. background               D. degree

Question 11. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a _______ woman.

      A. strong-willed                           B.   ambitious                 C. brilliant                      D. humane

Question 12. The new road should help ______ traffic problems.

      A. raise                                       B.   create                      C. ease                          D. cause

Question 13. ____ is the science of numbers and shapes.

      A. Mathematics                           B.   Chemistry                C. Physics                      D. Sports

Question 14. She has to work _____ hard in order to earn a living.

      A. so                                           B.   such                        C. extremely                   D. too

Question 15. She received a _____ after a two-year course.

      A. diploma                                  B.   book                       C. document                  D. essay

Question 16. Marie Curie was the first woman in France _______ a university professor.

      A. was                                        B.   to be                       C. used to be                 D. is

Question 17. As soon as we ____ at the airport  to say goodbye to Tom, his plane _____already.

      A. will arrive / will take off                                                 B. have arrived / is going to take off

      C. arrived / had taken off                                                   D. is arriving / took off

Question 18. They were accused of crimes against _____________.                          

      A. humanity                                 B.   humanitarian            C. humane                      D. humanely

Question 19. I’ve been feeling better since the doctor ______.

      A. came                                      B.   will come                 C. had come                  D. has come

Question 20. SARS_____ a rapidly spreading, potentially fatal infectious viral disease.

      A. was                                        B.   has been                  C. would be                   D. is

Question 21. Our government _____ a system of private schools in a near future.

      A. will develop                            B.   has developed         C. would develop           D. develop

Question 22. The holiday-makers ____ in the sunshine to get sun burnt last week.

      A. laid                                         B.   lied                          C. lay                             D. lying

Question 23. She finally finished ____ at 6: 00pm and served the dinner.

      A. being cooked                          B.   cooking                   C. to cook                     D. cooked

Question 24. He is used to ______ early in the morning.

      A. get up                                     B.   gets up                    C. got up                       D. getting up

Question 25.  ______ the bad weather, the plan landed safely.

      A. Because of                             B.   In spite of                C. Because                    D. Though

Question 26. Oxfam is a ______ organization that helps poor people in the developing countries.

      A. human                                     B.   humanitarian            C. humanity                    D. humanized

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 27. Marie Curie had one of the most brilliant minds in the world.

      A. stupid                                     B. famous                      C. expensive                  D. patient

Question 28. As a schoolgirl, she was very mature for her age.

      A. very young                                                                   B.   very clever              

      C. behaving like an adult                                                    D. behaving like a child

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

When I was younger I used to go climbing more than I do now

A. Now I don’t go climbing anymore

B. I used to go climbing when I was younger

C. I don’t like going climbing anymore 

D. Now I don’t go climbing as much as I did

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

Question 8. There____________few cars on the streets in Vietnam in the past..

A. was used to B. used to have C. used to was D. used to be

Question 9. Why don’t we visit the museum? – It sounds___________.

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

Question 10. _____________getting up early, I still missed the bus.

A. Despite of B. Although C. In spite of D. Because of

Question 11 . Everyone must_____________the traffic rules when going on the road.

A. do B. make C. get D. obey

Question 12. I am____________with this___________work.

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

Question 13. We should use______________transport to save the environment.

A. public B. motor C. peace D. engine

Question 14. It takes me two minutes_____________the road.

A. crossing B. to crossing C. to cross D. cross

Question 15. _____________this movie is entertaining, not many people like it.

A. Because B. Although C. Because of D. Despite

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

8. She used to learn how to play the piano, but she doesn’t have much ………….. talent.

     A. music                B. musical                C. musician                D. musically

9. The company tried to …….… the public that they were not polluting the river.

     A. convince                B. impress                C. examine                 D. urge

10. The damage to their house resulted ……………….. the fire.

     A. from B. in C. under           D. with

11. I’ll do the shopping when ………………….. the flat.

    A. I finish cleaning B. I finish to clean

    C. I’ll finish cleaning D. I’ll stop to clean

12. I don’t enjoy my job any more. I’m fed up ……………………… it.

     A. about B. with C. of D. from

13. My uncle is an actor. He ……………………… in several films.

     A. has appeared B. has been appearing

     C. was appearing D. had appeared

14. However fast he walked, we managed to …………………….. with him.

     A. catch on               B. keep up               C. carry on               D. hold up

15. They think their child gets a good ………………………. at his school.

     A. educate              B. educative                C. education     D. educator

16. “So you are a writer? How many books ………………………?”

     A. have you written B. have you been writing

     C. did you write D. were you writing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

17. Jack: “I don’t think we should go to bed late.” - Jill: “…………………….”

     A. Neither do I          B. So do I           C. I don’t, neither         D. I think so, too

18. Kay: “Do you mind if I use your phone?” - John: “……………………….”

     A. Not at all. Help yourself. B. You can say that again.

     C. Sorry, I have no idea. D. Certainly, it’s true.

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

17. I ____________ a lot when I was younger.

A. use to swim B. used to swim C. used to swimming D. didn't used to swim

18. People__________ so often, or they just didn't travel at all.

A. used to travel B. used not to travel C. didn't used to travel D. didn’t use to travel

19. My brother__________ his leg in a car accident when he was 20.

A. broke B. used to break C. uses to break D. breaks

20. I got really ____________ when I saw the main character being killed.

A. confused B. frightened C. bored D. amused

21. Whenever I feel ___________, I watch a comedy that makes me laugh and feel better.

A. depressed B. amused C. exhausted D. thrilled

22. _______does it take you to drive to your office?

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

23. _______ the heavy rain, we still went on a picnic.

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