I.  Choose the word of phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2,5pts)                            

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:                             

      A. divide                      B. style                     C. river                            D. stripe

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

      A. religion                    B. pagoda                 C. design                           D. tunic

3. Let us pray __________ the homeless people.  

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

4. Many jazz trios consist __________ a piano, guitar and double bass.

      A. on                             B. for                        C. of                          D. to

5. Wearing seat belts in cars is __________ by law.

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

6. Although we are far away from each other, we will __________.

      A. keep in touch           B. say hello               C. keep together      D. keep on

7. The word jeans comes from a kind of material __________was made in Europe.

      A. whom                       B. that                       C. who                      D. where

8. She wanted to go to the mosque __________ she couldn’t.

      A. or                              B. and                      C. so                         D. but 

9. “You must be Yoko.”   - “__________________.”

      A. Please to meet you                                   B. Not at all

      C. That’s right. I am.                                      D. Don’t mention it.

10.  “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?”   - “ __________________.”

  A. That would be great.                                 B. I like to see it                 
  C. You must want it.                                       D. That right

II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign.     (0,5 pt)

1.    What does the sign say?

A. Go this way                                    B. Roundabout

C. U- Turn                                   D. Recycle

2.    What does the sign say?

A. People ahead                                  B. Elderly people ahead

C. Hadicapped ahead                             D. People go this way

I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1 When the sky is blue and the sun is shining, you may say to your friends - "_______________"

a. It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

b. What a beautiful day, is it?

c. It's not a beautiful day.

d. A beautiful day, is not it?

2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentence: Having missed too many lessons _________________.

a. he was not allowed to take the final test

b. he was not allowed taking the final test

c. they didnot let him take the final test

d. he was not able to allow taking the final test.

II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence.

5. Generosity is part of the Vietnamese _________.
     A. happiness          B.  friendliness       C. character           D. appearance

6. It is _____________ to put a knife into an electrical socket.

            A. dangerous   B. danger        C. endanger     D. dangerously

7. The members ____________ him at the meeting tomorrow.

            A. meet           B. are going to meet    C. going to meet         D. met

8. That old man can’t hear anything because he is _____________.

            A. deaf            B. deafen        C. deafness     D. deafening

9. Tom: “What can you think for the program of the day?” – Peter: “__________.”

   A. It sounds great      B. Ok, let’s go       C. Will some music be nice?       D. I don’t know

10. The train _______________ at 6 a.m tomorrow morning.

            A. will leave    B. leaves          C. leave           D. is going to leave

11. Language learners don’t try to learn all new words they come __________.

       A. in         B. over            C. up   D. across

12. He writes difficult English sentences on the papers and sticks them on the wall _______ to learn them at any time.

       A. so as not          B. in order       C. so that         D. in order not

13. They encouraged all students _______ in a recycling program.

      A. participate        B. participating       C. to participate     D. participated

14. My dad ________________ for his company since 2000.

      A. worked          B. has worked         C. have worked           D.  works

I.          Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.   I was very impressed _____ the efficiency of the staff.

      a. on                              b. by                                 c. to                                  d. in

2.   The project’s success depends _____ the support of everyone concerned.

      a. to                               b. for                                c. in                                  d. on

3.   This report is divided broadly _____ two parts.

      a. with                           b. in                                  c. into                               d. by

4.   They moved away five years ago, but we still _____.

      a. keep pace with          b. keep in touch               c. get out of                     d. take up on

5.   He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s _____.

      a. statements                 b. sentences                     c. lessons                          d. instructions

6.   US dollars are considered common _____ in international transactions.

      a. currency                    b. money                          c. value                            d. support

7.   Should all motorcyclists be _____ to wear helmets?

      a. interested                  b. dangerous                    c. impressed                     d. compulsory

8.   Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ with each other twice a month.

      a. comprise                    b. touch                            c. correspond                   d. separate

9.   Since their argument there had been a strained _____ between them.

      a. friendliness               b. atmosphere                  c. instruction                    d. activity

10. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

      a. impressive tomb       b. large house                  c. lasting memorial          d. nature trail

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      Nowadays, the ao dai is normally worn only on special _____.

a. traditional                 b. material                         c. tradition                         d. symbol

2.      Singers and movie stars always want to look _____ when they appear in public.

a. fashionable                b. colorful                          c. worldwide                     d. occasional

3.      Most of Vietnam’s ethnic _____ live in the highlands.

a. inspirations                b. minorities                      c. sailors                            d. situations

4.      There are three _____ - the grandparents, the parents, and their children - living in the same house.

a. groups                       b. styles                             c. generations                    d. designers

5.      The ao dai is a _____ dress. No other dress is similar to it.

a. unique                       b. same                              c. difference                      d. like

6.      Jeans have never been out _____ fashion.

a. in                               b. from                              c. for                                  d. of

7.      “Hello! I’m glad to meet you.” “_____”

a. Yes, I am.                  b. Thanks. Bye.                 c. Pleased to meet you.     d. That’s right.

8.      Vietnamese women often wear the ao dai, especially _____ special occasions.

a. on                              b. at                                   c. in                                   d. by

9.      Modern designers have added many patterns to the ao dai, _____ flowers, scenery, and birds.

a. like as                        b. such as                           c. so as                               d. as such

10.  The first jeans _____ completely from cotton.

a. are making                b. were making                  c. have made                     d. were made

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

1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.

A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied

2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.

A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited

3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.

A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of

4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.

A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary

5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.

A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs

6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.

A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So

7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.

A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character

8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end

A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating

9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.

A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving

10. They are making this film based _______ a true story.

A. to B. after C. on D. for

11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.

A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite

12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.

A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite

13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.

A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because

14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.

A. but B. despite C. although D. though

15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.

A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however

16.  _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.

A. Despite B. However C. But D. because

17.  ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him

A. Because B. So C. However D. Although

18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.

A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of

19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.

A. despite B. but C. because D. so

20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.

A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However

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

1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.

A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied

2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.

A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited

3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.

A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of

4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.

A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary

5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.

A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs

6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.

A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So

7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.

A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character

8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end

A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating

9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.

A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving

10. They are making this film based _______ a true story.

A. to B. after C. on D. for

11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.

A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite

12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.

A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite

13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.

A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because

14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.

A. but B. despite C. although D. though

15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.

A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however

16.  _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.

A. Despite B. However C. But D. because

17.  ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him

A. Because B. So C. However D. Although

18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.

A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of

19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.

A. despite B. but C. because D. so

20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.

A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However

I. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE (A,B,C OR D) THAT BEST FITS THE SPACE IN EACH SENTENCE.

1. He is not ____________ get married.

      a. enough old to                                           b. enough old for

      c. old enough to                                            d .old enough for

2. I find peter is not sociable. He’s rather __________________in public.

      a. kind                     b. reserved                   c .communicative           d.  humorous

3. That boy has short___________ hair.

      a. curly                    b. oval                        c. tall                             d. reserved

4.That film star is tall  and __________.

      a. short                      b. long                        c. slim                             d. straight

5. A home for children whose parents are dead is a (n)________.

      a. resort                    b. hotel                      c. orphanage                   d. motel

6. Generosity is part of the Vietnamese  __________.

      a. straightness           b. orphanage               c. joke                          d. character 

7. He likes telling jokes. He has a good sense of ___________.

      a. volunteer             b. character                  c. pleasure                     d. humor

8. The boy is a_________ student. He always gets good grades.

      a. kind                     b. generous                  c. hard-working             d. reserved

9.  John________a letter from his aunt yesterday.

      a. gave                    b. wrote                       c. received                     d. posted

10. Ba’s friends sometimes get tired of his jokes.  “get tired of” means:

a. hate                     b.  outgoing                c.  annoy                      d.  like

II. USE THE CORRECTFORM OF THE WORD GIVEN IN EACH SENTENCE:

1/ People in my country are very warm and _______________ .         (friend)

2/ An ________________is a home for children whose parent are dead. (orphan)

3/ L.A. hill is a______________ writer.    (humor)

4/ I’m_______________ sorry for delay.   (extreme)

5/ I love the ____________of summer evenings in the countryside.       (peaceful )

III. REWRITE

1. He is tall. He can play volleyball.

à He_________________________________________________________________

2. She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World.

à She _______________________________________________________________

3. Mr. Robinson isn’t rich. He can’t buy a house.

à Mr. Robinson _______________________________________________________

4. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the ceiling.

à The ladder __________________________________________________________

5. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

à The fire ____________________________________________________________

6. My hair is long and black.

àI ___________________________________________________________________

7. Her hair is short, curly and fair.

àShe ________________________________________________________________

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

6. The final examination will be held   ___________     June 6^th,20018.

7. The girl wishes she  ____________in Hue for festival next week..

8. Please let Herry _______ you.

A. help                    B. to help                C. helps                  D. helping

9.   The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.

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

10. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?

      A. will                         B. shall                   C. do                      D. must

11. Harry: "What a terrific hairstyle!"  Daisy: "_______________ "

A. Why don't you like it?            B. Thank you                    C. My pleasure D. Yes, it is

12.This department store ________ three years ago. 

A. built                                                B. was built                       C. builds                      D. is built

13. If you ................... forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.

     A.  smoke                   B.  smoked                             C.  would smoke                            D. smoking

14. Can you ____ the light? It’s too dark for us to do our homework.

    A. turn on                          B. turn off                            C. turn in             D. turn out

15. If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) ____________.

A. ticket                         B. attention                          C. fee                       D. fine