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

The new manager laid down very strict rules as soon as he had ____________ the postion

A. taken over

B. come over

C. taken up

D. taken off

PHRASE VERBS

1. Whenever a problem ........................ , we try to discuss frankly and find solutions as soon as possible

A. comes in B. comes up C. comes off D. comes by

2. The computer isn't working - it broke ..................... this morning

A. out B. into C. down D. over

3. The final year at the secondary school is the time for teenagers to get ................. thinking about choosing jobs

A. off with B. by in C. behind with D. down to

4. On Friday night , some of our friends came to the party and .......................... for the weekend

A. fell behind B. waited up C. stayed on D. kept up

5. I have been looking ................... this book for months , and at last I have found it

A. over B. up C. for D. at

6. You can always ..................... Ann to give you sound advice

A. bank of B. bank for C. bank at D. bank on

7. The new manager ........................ very strict rules as soon as he had taken over the position

A. settled down B. put down C. laid down D. wrote down

8. Everyone knows about pollution problems , but not many people have ...................... any solution

A. come up with B. looked into C. thought over D. got round to

9. You may not like the noise , but you will have to put ....................

A. up with B. aside C. by D. down

10. I promise to look .............................. the matter .

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

The new manager_________very strict rules as soon as he had_______the position.

A. laid down/taken over

B. put down/taken over

C. lay down/taken up

D. wrote down/come over

Put the following words in the correct order.

37. reading / I / the book / will return / I finish / it / as soon as /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

38. when / Hardly / he / rang / taken up / had / the book / the phone /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

39. generous / Mrs. Thoa / is / to / although / not rich / the poor / she is /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

40. that / he / had worked / it’s / but / too late now / He wishes / harder /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1.         My son has recently ________ stamp collecting as a hobby.

         A. taken up                       B. put off                                  C. taken out                              D. put out

2.        These policies ________ in many elderly and disabled people suffering hardship.

         A. recalled                        B. succeeded                           C. resulted                                D. resigned

3.        Part of the path had been ________ by the sea.`                 `

         A. washed over                B. washed away                        C. washed down                       D. made in

4.        The diesel /'di:zəl/ engine was named ________ its inventor Rudolf Diesel.

         A. along                           B. to                                         C. after                                     D. with

5.         He ________his father in his fishing skills.

         A. takes on                       B. takes over                            C. takes after                            D. takes care

6.        She ________ to the cinema last night.         

         A. went over                     B. went on                                C. went out                               D. went off

7.        I've been trying to ________ him all day.

         A. fall in love with              B. take track of                         C. take advantage of                 D. get in touch with

8.        An ever-growing proportion of this ____ consists of unburned hydrocarbon gases from the exhausts of automobiles.

         A. pollute                         B. polluted                                C. pollution                               D. pollutant

9.         My grandfather has __________golf recently.

         A. taken on                      B. taken up                               C. taken after                            D. taken off

10.    The bomb ________ when he rang the bell.

         A. went over                     B. went on                                C. went out                               D. went off

11.    No one really believed it when the news came through that the "Titanic" had ___ on her maiden voyage.

         A. gone over                    B. gone on                               C. gone down                           D. gone off

WEEK 4 COMPARISON

21. Of the four dresses, which is _________________expensive?

A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater

22. The larger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is.

A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive

23. The faster we walk, __________________ we will get there.

A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner

24. “Why did you buy these oranges?” “They were __________________ I could find”

A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest

25. She plays the piano __________________ as she sings.

A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully

26. The streets are getting more and __________________ these days.

A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded

27. The larger the city, __________________the crime rate.

A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher

28. You must explain your problems ________.

A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can

C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are

29. Nobody in this team plays _________ Tom.

A. as good as B. so well as C. as best as D. as well as

30. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is _______.

A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart

31. Peter is ________ student in my class.

A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest

32. Can Tho is ________ from Sai Gon than Bien Hoa is.

A. farther B. further C. far D. farthest

33. The harder this student works, ________ he becomes.

A. the most understanding B. the more understanding

C. more understanding D. understanding

34. The ________ he is, the more miserable he gets.

A. richer B. more rich C. rich D. the richer

35. Of the two sisters, Linda is the ________.

A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the most beautiful D. so beautiful as

36. Instead of slowing down, he drove ________.

A. more fastly B. faster C. more faster D. faster more

37. Commercial centers are ________ they were many years ago.

A. as popular than B. more popular than

C. the most popular D. most popular than

38. I can’t stand this weather. It’s getting ________.

A. better and worse B. worse and worse C. worst and worst D.more and more worse

39. ________ people use the internet every day.

A. Many and many B. Most and most C. More and more D. The more

40. Of course you can come to the party. _______.

A. The more the merrier B. The more and the merrier

C. The more and merrier D. The more and more merrier

WEEK 5 PREPOSITIONS/ STRESS

1. It is considered rude for participants to _______ while the chairman is delivering a speech.

A. put in B. cut in C. cut down D. bring in

2. Peter has _______ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes.

A. gone on B. taken up C. gone with D. taken off

3. The fire must have _______ after the staff had gone home.

A. broken down B. broken up C. broken out D. broken off

4. When they had finished playing, the children were made to _____all the toys they had taken out.

A. put off B. put out C. put up D. put away

1. You won’t _______ with the others in the class unless you try your best.

A. turn up B. take up C. keep up D. get up

2. After his mother’s death, he was _______ by his aunt.

A. carried out B. fed up C. set up D. brought up

3. Because of heavy sbowfall, the semi-final match had to be _______until the next week.

A. taken off B. taken away C. put off D. put away

4. The match was_______because of the bad weather.

A. passed away B. put down C. called off D. paid up

5. After his wife’s death, he let son_______the company and retired.

A. get over B. get on C. take over D. take on

6. Wendy closedly resembles her mother, whereas her sister, Marge, _______ her father.

A.takes after B. looks after C. goes after D. calls off

7. Lucia was surprised when her guest_______ late for the party

A. came up B. turned up C. looked up D. put up

8. The bomb _______ in a crowded area of the town.

A. went over B. went off C. turned off D. turned on

9. They gave me a form and told me to _______.

A. give away B. fill in C. make up D. see off

10. Sorry I’m late. The car _______ on the way here.

A. went back B. closed down C. turned back D. broke down

WEEK 6 TENSES

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

21. As the sun _________ , I decided to go out.

A. shines B. has shine C. shine D. was shining

22. By the time the police arrive, the thieves________ the stolen things.

A. hide B. had hidden C. are hiding D. will have hidden

23. She came into the room while they _______ television

A. have watched B. watched C. have been watching D . were watching

24. The baby_________ non-stop for half an hour.

A. cried B. is crying C. has been crying D. was crying

25. Mr. Smith said he would come but he_________ yet.

A. did not come B. had not come C. does not come D. has not come

26. By the time we got out of this traffic jam, all the guests _______ home.

A. have gone B. had gone C. were going D. would go

27. Sorry. I can’t go there with you now. I _________ my homework at present.

A. did B. do C. was doing D. am doing

28. She always _________ dates on the holidays.

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

29. Last year, they _________ to Europe with their best friends on their summer holidays.

A. visited B. traveled C. will travel D. are visiting

30. What are you going to do this weekend?- We _______ visit our grandfather in the countryside.

A. are going to B. were going to C. have gone to D. went

31. He has lived here since he ________ here.

A. came B. has came C. comes D. come

32. He does not save as much money as he____ last year.

A. did B. does C. uses D. did used

33. She has not written to me________ we met last time.

A. before B. since C. ago D. while

34. The police ________ for the thieves at the moment.

A. have been looking B. will be looking C. are looking D. is looking

35. Put the raincoat on. It________.

A. had rained B. will be raining C. is raining D. has rained

36. Since motion pictures________ we have had a new kind of entertainment.

A. were invented B. have been invented

C. will have been invented D. had been invented

37. There_____ a lot of furniture in our uncle's house.

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

38. Mr. Jones sometimes________ on time for work.

A. does not get up B. won't get up

C. had not got up D. is not going to get up

39. He ________ for twenty years before he retired last year

A. had been teaching B. has taught

C. was teaching D. has been teaching

40. By 2020, everything ________ different

A. will have been B. would be C. will be D. can be

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 each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 40

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man  (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant

mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But

despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over

the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the

Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's

designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been

specially made.

A. wanted

B. made

C. missed

D. started