Choose the best answer.Mary made a great contribution to her husband's success

A. It is Mary who made a great contribution to her husband's success.

B. It was Mary who makes a great contribution to her husband's success

C. It was Mary who made a great contribution for her husband's success.

D. It was Mary who made a great contribution to her husband's success.

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below:

1.      The football match was quite (exciting/ excited). I enjoyed it.

2.      (Even/ Although/ Despite/ However) they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a success.

3.      (How much/ How far/ How long/ How many) does it take to go from Ha Tinh to Ha Noi?

4.      All of us have to obey (traffic/ traffic rules/ traffic jam/ regular) strictly.

5.      A/An (action/ documentary/ thriller/ comedy) is a film that shows real life events or stories.

6.      Last night, I didn’t go to bed early (despite/ although/ because of/ in spite of) being tired.

7.      A/An (horror/ sci-fi/ comedy/ documentary) is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

8.      We found the film (bored/ bore/ boring/ interested).

9.      The ( festival/ air/ tradition/ festive) atmosphere is felt around all the village.

10. A lot of cultural and ( arts/ artists/ artistic/ art) activities are held as part of the festival.

11. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of  Light, is the (importance/ most important/ more important) holiday of the year in India.

12. It is (amaze/ amazed/ amazing/ amazement) to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak.

13. Everybody has gone to the (musical/ music/ musician/ musicians) festival.

14. La Tomatina (hold/ held/ is hold/ is held) on the last Wednesday f August every year.

15. The festival (takes/ held/ holds/ takes place) every year at the end of August.

V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets:

1.      There were lively New Year ___________  all over the town. (CELEBRATE)

2.      There are many ___________  differences between the two communities. (CULTURE)

3.      I feel ___________  every time I try to read that exercise book. (BORE)

4.      We were excited about the ___________   of the musical festival. (PERFORM)

5.      The ___________  of the restaurant is so good that we want to go there again. (SERVE)

VI. Rewrite the sentences, using the word in brackets:

1.   I couldn’t sleep. I was tired (in spite of)

     ………………………………………………………………..

2.   I got wet in the rain. I had an umbrella ( although)

     ………………………………………………………………..

3.   They used to get up early doing exercise. (no longer)

     ………………………………………………………………..

4.   What is the distance from here to the city center? (How far)

     ………………………………………………………………..

5.   The distance from Ha Tinh to Ho Chi Minh city is about 1,000 km. ( It's)

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below:

1.      The football match was quite (exciting/ excited). I enjoyed it.

2.      (Even/ Although/ Despite/ However) they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a success.

3.      (How much/ How far/ How long/ How many) does it take to go from Ha Tinh to Ha Noi?

4.      All of us have to obey (traffic/ traffic rules/ traffic jam/ regular) strictly.

5.      A/An (action/ documentary/ thriller/ comedy) is a film that shows real life events or stories.

6.      Last night, I didn’t go to bed early (despite/ although/ because of/ in spite of) being tired.

7.      A/An (horror/ sci-fi/ comedy/ documentary) is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

8.      We found the film (bored/ bore/ boring/ interested).

9.      The ( festival/ air/ tradition/ festive) atmosphere is felt around all the village.

10. A lot of cultural and ( arts/ artists/ artistic/ art) activities are held as part of the festival.

11. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of  Light, is the (importance/ most important/ more important) holiday of the year in India.

12. It is (amaze/ amazed/ amazing/ amazement) to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak.

13. Everybody has gone to the (musical/ music/ musician/ musicians) festival.

14. La Tomatina (hold/ held/ is hold/ is held) on the last Wednesday f August every year.

15. The festival (takes/ held/ holds/ takes place) every year at the end of August.

Choose the best answer 

1. The painting was beautiful. I stood there ... it for a long time. (for admiring/ being admired/ admire/ admiring)

2. If I do something in vain, I do it ... (without success/ with success/ without care/ with care)

3. There were only two actors on the ... when the play started. (platfrom/ stage/ screen/ floor) 

4. ... the people in our village buy meat every day (Just a few/ Only some/ Not many of/ Not much of)

5. How fast did he drive? ... 301 miles an hour. (At/ With/To/By)

6. By the end of next day, they ... married for 25 years. (will be/ will have been being/ will have been/ will get)

7. The police ... the prisoners who escaped yesterday. (captured/ have captured/ are capturing/ capture)

8. We called ... her shop on our way home. (on/ at/ up/ for)

9. Programmes on TV and the radio are ... (news/ performances/ broadcast/ shows)

10. They discovered the cause of the fire accidentally. They discoveref it ... (fortunately/ chacily/ luckily/ by chance)

11. Please be careful ... the dishes. It's easy to break them. (on/ at/ with/ for)

12. Not many buses have a ... . You usually pay the driver. (manager/ conductor/ farmer/ porter)

13. Who is the ... of this book? (author/ surgeon/ journalist/ orphan)

14. Many traffic accidents are ... by carelessness and impatinece. (occurred/ happend/ caused/ resulted)

15. I've got to work late toight - something has .... (come out/ turned out/ come up/ turned off)

16. My ... was right. The result of the game was exactly what I said it would be. (anticipation/ prospect/ outlook/ prediction)

17. Don't worry about not finding a job yet. I'm sure something will turn ... soon. (up/ out/ about/ in)

18. He was late so often that it was ... that he would lose his job eventually (forecast/ inevitable/ potenial/ antivipated)

19. I had ... temporary jobs when I was a student. (different/ distinctive/ varying/ various) 

20. We sell a ... of different wines from around the world (variation/ variety/ variance/ variant)

21. Playing cards in not harmful, .... itself, but gambling may be (on/ into/ in / with) 

22. The committee took just thirty minutes to ... the conclusion that action was necessary (judge/ make/ decide/ reach)

23. I'd like ... this dress shortened (to have/ to do/ to cut/ no word is needed)

24. The oil used in a lamp is called  .... (lamp-oil/ oil-lamp/ lamped-oil/ oiling lamp)

25. How much did it contain? How mucd .... (did it consist/ was there in it/ did it include/ had it)

Read the text and choose the correct answer.
We tend to think that successful people deserve their success. They probably studied hard at school,
they worked hard every day or they took a lot of risks. In fact, many successful people simply got a ‘lucky break' something happened that gave them a chance to be successful, they took the opportunity
and the rest, as they say, is history.
Some people just fell into fame. Aretha Franklin, the legendary Queen of Soul, was singing in her church
choir when a record company executive heard her voice. Sarah Michelle Gellar, star of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer, was in a restaurant when a TV executive saw her. She was four. A week later she had a
part in a film. A month later she was in an advert for Burger King.
Other people were lucky because someone else was unlucky. In 1963, the very famous Italian opera
singer Giuseppe di Stefano had a throat problem while he was singing in the opera La Boheme. A
young, relatively unknown singer was asked to take over. His name? Luciano Pavarotti.
Some people are just very lucky. Mel Gibson was born in New York. In 1968 his dad won a lot of money
on a quiz show. He decided to move the family to Australia. In Sydney Mel studied drama because his
sister sent off his application form. Then the night before one of his first auditions, Mel had a fight at a
party. And when the unheard-of actor arrived at the audition, he looked awful - but perfect for the role of
Mad Max. He got the part.
Sometimes lucky breaks lead to a new invention. When that happens, it’s called serendipity. The
discovery of Post-It TM notes were an accident. In 1970 Spencer Silver was attempting to make a strong
type of glue. He failed. Then four years later, Spencer’s colleague was trying to mark the songs in a
hymn book at his local church. But the pieces of paper he used kept falling out. He remembered
Spencer’s glue and the Post-It™ was born. Last year 3M sold over $100 million worth of the notes.
In life, it seems, sometimes you need a little luck. But while you’re waiting, it’s probably safer to keep
working hard.
Are these sentences true (T), false (F) or the article doesn’t say (DS)?
61. The article says that people become successful because they work hard. ....................
62. Aretha Franklin used to sing in her church. ....................
63. Sarah Michelle Gellars acting career started slowly at first. ....................
64. Luciano Pavarotti became world-famous in 1963. ....................
65. Mel Gibsons parents were millionaires. ....................
66. Mel Gibson had a fight at the audition for Mad Max. ....................
67. Post-It™ notes were invented in 1974. ....................
68. Spencer Silver invented Post-It™ notes by himself. ....................

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50.

John  wanted  so  much to become a  successful  businessman.  In  fact, he was  (41)      to  succeed. His (42)          from university were excellent and he worked long hours. His (43)           was to make a (44)   selling new  products.  (45)        ,  he  stopped  looking (46)        himself,  ate  junk  food  and  soon  he  put (47)         weight.  After  a  while,  he  started  feeling  unwell.  (48)          his  doctor’s  advice,  he  carried  (49)      working for 12 hours a  day,  seven days a  week. (50)      he ended up in hospital, where  he      realised that health is as important as success.

VI. Choose the best answer

1.      Men used ______ the bread winner of the family.

     A. be                                 B. to be                      C. to being                 D. being

2.      Should we try to ______ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?

     A. preserve                      B. act out                   C. entertain               D. show         

3.      The children in my home village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.
A. on foot                        B. bare-footed           C. playing around     D. shoes

4.     At night they used to entertain ______ by telling and acting out stories.

A. them                            B. their                       C. they                       D. themselves

5. There will be a lot of work to do in this preservation project. I ______ forming a team of five.

A. suggesting                       B. suggest                  C. suggest that          D. to suggest

6. ______ that the most-visited place in Hue is the Royal Citadel.

A. It reports                        B. People are reported          C. It is            D. It is reported

7. It’s not easy ______ the origin of that ballad.

A. trace back                       B. to trace back          C. tracing back          D. that to trace back

8. We are all certain that these Roman ruins ______well preserved.

A. should                             B. is                             C. should be               D. to be

9. It is said that Edinburgh ______ the most historic city in Great Britain.

A. are                                   B. to be                       C. be                         D. is

10. Many scientists suggest that the government ______ strict laws to control deforestation.

A. applied                          B. applying                  C. should apply        D. applies

11. After I found all the information I needed, I ________ the computer.

A. switched on                  B.turned off                   C.looked for             D.put off

12. Japan is the __________ developed country in the world.

A.most second                  B.second in most          C.two most               D.second most