1.   She _____ down completely on hearing of her friend's death.

A. broke                                                   B. turned

C. put                                                       D. fell

2.   I was talking to my aunt when suddenly my cousin George _____ in on our conversation.

A. went                                                    B. interrupted

C. intervened                                             D. broke

3.   It’s no use getting _____ him. He won’t change his mind.

A. on                                                       B. across

C. off                                                       D. around

4.   Tony and Nancy always kiss and make _____ after their argument.

A. up with                                                           B. clear

C. up                                                       D. out

5.   Sportsmen _____ their political differences on the sports field.

A. take part                                               B. put aside

C. take place                                             D. keep apart 

6.   As it was very hot in summer, sales of bottles of water went _____ the roof.

A. through                                                 B. to

C. above                                                   D. over 

7.   I'm going to stay at university and try to _____ off getting a job for a few years!

A. stay                                                     B. put

C. move                                                   D. set

8.   I know we had an arguement, but now I'd quite like to _____.

A. look down                                             B. make up

C. fall out                                                  D. bring up

9.   I'm saving all my pocket money _____ to buy a new PlayStation.

A. out                                                      B. down

C. up                                                       D. away

10.        We _____ with a swim in the lake.

A. got out                                                 B. took up

C. cooled off                                              D. gave in

11.        Learning English isn't so difficult once you _____.

A. get down to it                                        B. get off it

C. get on it                                                         D. get down with it

12.        On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came _____ again.

A. round                                                   B. up

C. over                                                     D. forward

13.        Jane came _____ a beautiful picture when she was tidying the room.

A. pass                                                     B. round

C. across                                                  D. into

14.        The bomb _____ in a crowded street.

A. went off                                                B. went out

C. came off                                               D. came out

15.        The Government hopes to _____ its plans for introducing cable T.V.

A. keep on                                                          B. carry on

C. carry out                                               D. turn out

I.         Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d that best completes each sentence.

1.      When I was at the primary school, my grandmother _____ me to school every day.

a. takes                          b. is taking                       c. used to take                  d. was taking

2.      I wish I earned more money, but in fact I _____.

a. don’t                         b. did                               c. was                               d. didn’t

3.      “Have you ever been to Ha Noi, Linh?” ~ “Yes, I _____ there last summer.”

a. was                            b. were                             c. have been                     d. has been

4.      He never drinks beer. He _____ drinking beer.

a. used                          b. isn’t used to                 c. used to                         d. isn’t used for

5.      Wear a helmet when riding a motorbike. Helmets are used _____ our head.

a. to protect                  b. protect                         c. protecting                     d. protected

6.      “Why _____ you buy so many lottery tickets?” ~ “I wish I _____ enough money to help my parents.”

a. do / have                   b. do / had                        c. did / have                     d. did / had

7.      “Do you play any sport, Mai?” ~ “Well, I used to _____ soccer when I _____ at high school.”

a. playing / am              b. played / was                 c. play / am                      d. play / was

8.      I _____ I didn’t have to get up early.

a. want                          b. hope                             c. wish                             d. expect

9.      “What _____ when she was 10 years old?” ~ “Her mother said she could swim very well.”

a. did Mary use to do                                            b. has Mary done

c. was Mary doing                                                d. does Mary do

10.  Miss White is a nurse. She _____ working at night.

a. used to                      b. uses to                         c. is used to                      d. has used to

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. My house isn’t very far _________school, so I usually go to school _________ bike.

A. from- on          B. away - in          C. of - by              D. from - by

2. When I was a child, I usually _________fishing with my brother.

A. go                              B. went                 C. gone                 D. used to go

3. They are not _________to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.

A. so old              B. old enough       C. enough old       D. as old

4. Can you turn _________ the TV? I want to see the film.

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

5. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________does his brother.

A. Too                  B. Neither             C. So                    D. Either

6. The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.

A. despite             B. in spite             C. because            D. because of

7. This newspaper _________ every day. It’s a daily newspaper.

A. is publishing     B. is published              C. publishes         D. publish

8. Linda has many _________at school because she is very helpful.

A. friends             B. friendliness      C. friendly            D. unfriendly

9. What is ___thing in one’s life?

A. the most important B. more important than   C. important as    D. important than

10. I felt quite _______ with my day’s work.

A. satisfy              B. satisfactory      C. satisfied           D. satisfaction

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 9:

A. like

B. as

C. same

D. similar

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 11:

A. him

B. his

C. he

D. himself

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 13:

A. with

B. for

C. of

D. on

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 15:

A. In

B. For

C. To

D. At

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 14:

A. many

B. a lot of 

C. a number of

D. plenty

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 8:

A. see

B. saw

C. was seen

D. is seeing

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 10:

A. because

B. so

C. or

D. and