Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

6. Have you checked the weather ______ today?

A. forecast                           B. guess                            C. expectation                D. prediction

7. Last year, she gave up politics and ______to focus on charity work.

A. decides                             B. decided                        C. was deciding              D. will decide

8. You didn’t go to Lan's party yesterday, ______?

A. don’t you                         B. didn't you                   C. do you                         D. did you

9. The children did the job ______, so they could go to the party.

A. economy                          B. economically             C. economic                    D. economical

10. I am very tired and sleepy now _______ I stayed up late last night.

A. therefore                         B. because of                   C. so                                  D. because

11. I was hoping the sunny weather would last, but unfortunately it was only ______.

A. temporary                      B. complimentary          C. obligatory                  D. contemporary

12. They forgot to ______ the light before going out, which was careless of them.

A. turn on                             B. turn down                   C. turn off                       D. turn up

13. Many tourists enjoy ______ on the beach in summer.

A. to sunbathe                     B. sunbathe                     C. to sunbathing             D. sunbathing

14. Tim said that he ______ his work the next day.

A. would finish                    B. has finished                C. will finish                    D. doesn’t finish

15. You ______ park your car here. It's not allowed.

A. must                                 B. needn't                        C. need                             D. mustn’t

16. If we reuse bottles and cans, we ______ a large amount of garbage.

A. will reduce                      B. would have reduced C. would reduce              D.wouldn’t reduce

17. I can never touch lobster because I am ______ to the shellfish.

A. sensible                            B. detrimental                C. allergic                       D. infected

18. Paris, ______ is the capital of  France, is a very nice city.

A. that                                   B. who                              C. whose                          D. which

19. Nam: “That's a beautiful picture you have drawn, Mai”.

      Mai: “______”

A. Are you sure?                B. It's kind of you to say so. C.  You are welcome.      D. Never mind

III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. By the time we arrived, the film________. A. started B. was starting C. has started D. had started 2. When their friends finished singing, Mai _______out the candles on the cake. A. blew B. went C. turned D. got 3. The children appear _____about the trip. A. exciting B. being excited C. to excite D. to be excited 4. When I glanced out the window, I saw Tom _________toward my house. A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. having walked 5. His colleagues accused him ________leaking information to the press. A. for B. of C. on D. to 6. John _____me on passing the driving test. A. wished B. proposed C. recommended D. congratulated 7. ______interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A. Were I B. Should I C. I was D. If I am 8. Tom apologized ________not being able to answer the last question. A. to B. for C. on D. at 9. Do you still remember the day _________you sent that letter? A. which B. where C. that D. when 10. Water power gives energy ______ pollution. A. with B. without C. within D. including 11. Tim’s hobby is _______stamps from foreign countries. A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. to collecting 12. _____Linh ________his sister like listening to pop music. A. Both-and B. Either-or C. Neither-nor D. Not only – but also 13. The pyramid ________of over 2 million blocks of stone. A. consisted B. composed C. included D. gathered 14. Pham Tuan was the first Vietnamese ________into space. A. flew B. flying C. to fly D. who flies 15. He’d never met her before, _____? A. had he B. hadn’t he C. would he D. couldn’t he

Nhìn thế th chứ ngắn lắm III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. By the time we arrived, the film________. A. started B. was starting C. has started D. had started 2. When their friends finished singing, Mai _______out the candles on the cake. A. blew B. went C. turned D. got 3. The children appear _____about the trip. A. exciting B. being excited C. to excite D. to be excited 4. When I glanced out the window, I saw Tom _________toward my house. A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. having walked 5. His colleagues accused him ________leaking information to the press. A. for B. of C. on D. to 6. John _____me on passing the driving test. A. wished B. proposed C. recommended D. congratulated 7. ______interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A. Were I B. Should I C. I was D. If I am 8. Tom apologized ________not being able to answer the last question. A. to B. for C. on D. at 9. Do you still remember the day _________you sent that letter? A. which B. where C. that D. when 10. Water power gives energy ______ pollution. A. with B. without C. within D. including 11. Tim’s hobby is _______stamps from foreign countries. A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. to collecting 12. _____Linh ________his sister like listening to pop music. A. Both-and B. Either-or C. Neither-nor D. Not only – but also 13. The pyramid ________of over 2 million blocks of stone. A. consisted B. composed C. included D. gathered 14. Pham Tuan was the first Vietnamese ________into space. A. flew B. flying C. to fly D. who flies 15. He’d never met her before, _____? A. had he B. hadn’t he C. would he D. couldn’t he

I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences below.

    Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces given on the right. (10 pts)

1.       Jane, as well as the other students, seldom came to class late, _____?

A. didn’t she      B. didn’t they         C. did she                   D. did they                                                       __________

2.       Her only brother, _____ is living in London, used to go to this school.

A. that                  B. who                     C. whom                     D. he                                                                 __________

3.       I don't have my own room. I have to ______ the bedroom with my elder brother.

A. divide             B. share                  C. separate                D. live                                                               __________

4.       My alarm clock didn’t _____, so I was late for class yesterday.

A. set up             B. put off                 C. go off                      D. wind up                                                       __________

5.       She wondered _____ her father looked like now, after so many years away.

A. how                 B. where                 C. what                       D. that                                                               __________

6.       My brother has always had a reputation _____ hard.                      

A. in working     B. about working   C. to work                  D. for working                                                 __________

7.       I bought these trousers during the sale. They were a real _____.                

A. cheap             B. bargain              C. purchase               D. buy                                                               __________

8.       Have a good flight and remember to give me a _____ as soon as you arrive.

A. call                  B. phone                 C. ring                         D. touch                                                            __________

9.       In the desert, it is hot in the day-time but the temperature _____ sharply at night.  

A. slips                B. drops                  C. descends              D. reduces                                                       __________

10.    Paulo is the head _____ at the Buckingham Hotel. He’s famous for his fish recipes.             

A. cooker           B. chief                   C. waiter                     D. chef                                                              __________

11.    Unlike other Asian states, Singapore has _____ raw materials.

A. hardly             B. any hardly         C. hardly some         D. hardly any                                                  __________

12.    I object _____ like this.

A. to be treated                                  B. with treating                                                                                     __________

C. to being treated                             D. for being treated 

13.    David: "How about driving to the countryside this Sunday?"   Peter: “_____.”

A. That's a good idea                       B. That's my pleasure                                                                        __________

C. Yes, I am driving                          D. Never mind

14.    Linda: “What a lovely house you have!”     Jack: “_____.”

A. Of course not, it’s not costly                                            B. I think so                                                     __________

C. Thank you. Hope you will drop in                                  D. No problem

15.    You were wrong ______ her for something she didn't do.

A. so as to criticize                            B. of criticizing                                                                                      __________

C. that criticizing                                D. to criticize

16.    Does anybody know _____?

A. how long ago this castle was built                                 B. how long this castle was built ago        __________

C. how long ago was this castle built                                D. that how long ago was this castle built

17.    Tom is reading in the library. He’ll have a test tomorrow. He _____ for it now.

A. could study                                     B. should be studying                                                                         __________

C. will study                                         D. must be studying

18.    I like my sister’s house. It is a _____.

A. built new house                          B. newly built house                                                                           __________

C. built newly house                       D. new building house

19.    The driver of the car _____ in the accident was killed.

A. which was badly damaged        B. who was damaged badly                                                             __________

C. whom badly was damaged        D. that be damaged badly

20.    Mary: "Do you regret paying five hundred dollars for the painting?"

Tom:  "No, I would gladly have paid _____ for it."

A. twice so much                                 B. as much twice                                                                                  __________

C. twice as much                                D. so much twice      

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.

“___________________________” - “ I have a terrible headache.” 

A. What’s the problem to you? 

B. What’s the matter with you?

C. What happens with you? 

D. What causes you?

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

“________________________.”

 “ I have a terrible headache.”  

A. What’s the problem to you? 

B. What’s the matter with you? 

C. What happens with you? 

D. What causes you?

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

“___________________________” - “ I have a terrible headache.”

A. What’s the problem to you?

B. What’s the matter with you?

C. What happens with you?

D. What causes you?

I. Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.

1. I don’t like rugby and ______.

A. neither does John                                                B. John doesn’t like it neither       

C. neither doesn’t John                               D. John likes it neither

2. The picture was sold for a great ______ of money.

A. price                      B. value                      C. sum                        D. cost

3. No one was able to explain the ______ of this old custom.

A. reason                   B. origin                     C. beginning              D. starting point

4. The doctor told him that the ______ he would gain from a healthy diet would be well worth the sacrifice.

A. interests                B. benefits                 C. profits                    D. advantages

5. The Red List is a special book that provides names of ______ animals.

A. extinct and killed                                                B. vulnerable and dangerous                     

C. vulnerable and endangered                   D. endangered and hunted

6. Nowadays children would prefer sciences ______ in more practical ways.

A. be taught               B. to teach                 C. teaching                D. to be taught

7. Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.

A. twice more than          B. as much twice as       C. twice as much as        D. as much as twice

8. The children can stay here ______ that they don’t make too much noise.

A. unless                    B. whether                 C. providing              D. until

9. The tourists refused to ______ the poor service in the local hotel.

A. put up with           B. stand in for                       C. get away from                  D. get on with

10. It is an ______ car to run; it can do 20 kilometers on a liter of petrol.

A. economy               B. economical                       C. economist             D. economic

11. Jim ______ care of himself. He left home when he was 16 and has been on his own since then.

A. is used to take                  B. used to be taken               C. used to take          D. is used to taking

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

12. - “What did he say to you?”

- “He told me to clear off. He didn’t need my help.”

A. finish my work                B. tidy the place up              C. go away        D. throw the paper away

13. Sue and Daisy are as different as chalk and cheese. No wonder their friendship has

 broken up recently.

A. improved              B. appeared               C. changed                 D. ended

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

14. The second distinguishing characteristic of jazz is a rhythmic drive that was initially called "hot" and later "swing."

A. in fact                    B. at last                     C. shortly                   D. alphabetically

15. You can't enter this website without a password.

A. access                    B. detect                     C. convert                  D. exit

Your answers:

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.Write your answers on the answer sheet.

6. Typhoon, hurricane and cyclone are the different words of the same natural ______.

A.  sport                         B. disaster                   C. celebration                   D. volunteer

7. She wishes she ______ enough money to buy a new car now.

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

8. Mathematics and Literature are _____subjects in high schools.

A. adding                         B. compulsory              C. optional                         D. religious

9. Philip _______in Singapre since 2004.

A. lived                            B. is living                     C. has lived                       D. was living

10. She often goes to the _______to pray because her region is Islam.

A. church                         B. pagoda                     C. temple                            D. mosque

11. They suggest ___________ their kites in the country in summer.

12. A: “Could you mail this letter for me, please?” – B: “ _________”

A. No, I couldn’t             B. Yes, sure                  C. Yes, here it is                D. Good idea.

13. She didn’t go to school yesterday, ______she?

A. was                              B. does                            C. did                               D. has

14. _________ she was tired, she still finished the work on time.

15. We shouldn’t use to many plastic bags beacause they are hard to ______

A. soften                          B. heat                          C. dissolve                         D. melt