Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

1. She is _____ to lift this box. 

A. strong not enough

B. not enough strong

C. not strong enough

D. enough not strong

2. _____ did she stay home? - Because she enjoyed doing the chores. 

A. When

B. What

C. How

D. Why

3. Nga _____ in Ha Noi, but now she doesn't any more. 

A. was used to living

B. used to live

C. got used to living

D. is used to live

4. The children have to learn to look after _____. 

A. yourselves

B. himself

C. herself

D. themselves

5. Alexander Graham Bell was born _____ March 1847. 

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. about

6. Everyone loves him because of his good _____. 

A. person

B. member

C. public

D. character

7. They are good enough _____ all these difficult questions. 

A. answer

B. answering

C. answered

D. to answer

8. The teacher demonstrated how to use the modern _____. 

A. cartoon

B. folktale

C. equipment

D. electricity

9. Dai Quang Movie Theater is a bit _____ from my house. 

A. fat

B. fast

C. far

D. difficult

10. When you are out, you can use a _____ to make a call. 

A. washing machine

B. address

C. key

D. mobile phone

11. I spent an hour _____ volunteer work at a local orphanage. 

A. doing

B. do

C. to do

D. done

12. Peter needs some _____ to make a fire. 

A. matches

B. lights

C. rugs

D. beads

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

1. She wondered ______a space buggy looked like.

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

2.I am not sure ____ food tablets might supply enough energy for astronauts or not.

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

3. The teacher asked us what the essential conditions for human life ____

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

4. The little boys wondered if he would meet an alien in his dream ______

A. tonight   B. this night          C. that night          D. that day’s night

5. People are using a lot of plastic bags everyday; ………., the amount of waste has kept increasing.

A. however           B. therefore          C. so                     D. although

6. Scotland is very famous ………, its rich culture as well as unique natural beauty.

A. for                             B. about                C. because            D. in

7. People consume a lot of contaminated food. It …….many health problems.

A. leads in             B. leads to             C. results to          D. results from

8. If more people   ……… public transport, it reduce traffic jam and air pollution.

A. use-will            B. used -will           C. used-would      D. use-would

9. You shouldn’t fiddle your ……., when you speak to someone.

A. head                 B. nose                 C. hair                  D. shoulder

10. California ………., the most iconic theme park in the world.

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

11. The ash of volcanic eruption ………, be good for growing plants.

A. will                  B. may                  C. might               D. both B & C

12. Most European citizen ………, to apply for a visa to visit Canada.

A. doesn’t have     B. don’t have        C. didn’t have       D. hadn’t have

13. Dave fancy ………, non-fiction movies with his friends.

A. to watch           B. watching C. be watched      D.being watched

14. The teacher told me not hesitate ……, her if I had some questions.

A. asking              B. to ask               C. being asked      D. to be asked

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

7. Jane said that she ………come and look after the children the following day.

a. can b. will c. would d. should

8. For most of us, however, positive thinking and ………can be learned.

a. self-awareness b. self-abuse c. self-access d. self-analysis

9. ………. they had carried the sculptures up the stairs, they stopped for a rest.

a. After b. Before c. When                d. While

10. This city has done ………. many cities at providing preschool options for poorer children.

a. better than worse b. much more badly c. better more than d. better than

11. I think we should make a greater effort to ……… our traditional handicraft villages.

a. preserve b. store c. arrange d. keep

12. That city has one of the most ……… underground railway networks in the world. 

a. cosmopolitan b. efficient c. fashionable d. fascinated

13. Nam didn’t know ……… to find more information about the course.

a. what b. where c. why                       d. while

14. Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs ……they can avoid the noise and pollution.

a. although b. when c. so that d. so as

15. Frank easily gets ………. when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.

a. frustrated b. delighted c. excited d. relaxed

16. “How are you feeling now?” - “……….”

a. Confident and tired b. Tense and encouraged

c. Tired and stressed d. Disappointed and delighted

Exercise 8. Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 1. As she did so, her parents became ............... A. the angriest B. the most angry C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier 2. People should eat and do to reduce the risk of heart disease. A. less fat/ more exercise B. less and less fat/ the more exercise C. the less fat/ the more exercise D. fatter/ more exercise 3. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food the food is, he likes it. A. The hotter/ the more and more B. The hotter/the more C. The more and more hot/ the more D. The hottest/ the most 4. 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 5. I feel I did yesterday. A. much more tired than B. many more tired than C. as many tired as D. as more tired as 6. She is a spectator. A. more an athlete than B. more of an athlete than C. an athlete more than D. an athlete of more than 7. His house is mine. A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice 8. live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country. A. As much as people B. More people C. As many as people D. People more 9. It gets to understand what the professor has explained. A. the more difficult B. more difficult than C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult 10. You must drive more slowly in built up areas you drive in the city, it is that you will have an accident. A. The faster and faster/ the more B. The faster/ the more probable C. The more and more fast/ the more and more probable D. The more fastly/ the probable 11. The party was ............... I had expected. A. more a hundred times funny than B. a hundred times funny more than C. a hundred times funnier than D. a hundred times more funny than 12. He finds physics ............... other science subjects. A. far more difficult than B. many more difficult than C. too much more difficult than D. more much difficult than 13. ............... he drank, ................ he became. A. More/ more violent C. The more/ the more violent B. The most/ the most violent D. The less/ less violent 14. Mary was ............... of the two sisters. A. the clever B. as clever as C. the cleverer D. the cleverest 15. French is a ............... language to learn than English is. A. difficult B. more difficult C. most difficult D. more and more difficult 16. The cuisine of France is ............... A. more famous than that of England B. famous than the cuisine of England C. more famous than which of England D. as famous than that of England 17. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. ............... he becomes, ............... he is. A. The more rich/ the more happy B. The richest/ the happiest C. The richer/ the happier D. Richer and richer/ happier and happier 18. The faster we finish, ............... A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner 19. Of all athletes, Alex is ............... A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified 20. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got ............... A. more panicked B. the more panicked C. more than panicked D. more and more panicked 22