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:

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      

Task 20: What do the underlined words refer to? Select the correct answers. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.2pt)

An alien civilization could choose many different ways of sending information across the galaxy, but many of these either require too much energy, or else are severely attenuated while traversing the vast distances across the galaxy. It turns out that, for a given amount of transmitted power, radio waves in the frequency range 1000 to 3000 MHz travel the greatest distance, and so all searches to date have concentrated on looking for radio waves in this frequency range. So far there have been a number of searches by various groups around the world, including Australian searches using the radio telescope at Parkes, New South Wales. Until now there have not been any detections from the few hundred stars (1) which have been searched. The scale of the searches has been increased dramatically since 1992, when the US Congress voted NASA $10 million per year for ten years to conduct a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life. Much of the money in (2) this project is being spent on developing the special hardware needed to search many frequencies at once.

1. A. the few hundred stars B. any detections C. scientists

2. A. the US Congress B. a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life C. NASA

Task 21: Rearrange the words/phrases to make complete sentences. Select the correct sentences. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: my / I / scarves / beautiful / forgot / two / pack / to /.

--> Answer: I forgot to pack my two beautiful scarves.

1. Knives / dangerous / not / as / as / are / guns /.

A. Knives are not as dangerous as guns. B. Knives not are as dangerous as guns. C. Knives as are not dangerous as guns.

2. would / I / say / please / to / like / something.

A. I would like to say please something. B. I would like to say something please.

C. I would say to like something please.

Task 22: Combine these words to make sentences, using the correct word forms. Select the correct sentences. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Example: I/ want/see/you/ office.

--> Answer: I want to see you in my office.

1. What/ qualities/ you/ need/ be/ good/ journalist/?

A. What qualities you need be a good journalist?

B. What qualities do you need to be a good journalist?

C. What qualities you need to be a good journalist?

2. If/ you/ afraid/ speak/ public/ you/ be/not/ alone/!/

A. If you afraid speak in public, you are not alone!

B. If you are afraid of speak in public, you are not alone!

C. If you are afraid of speaking in public, you are not alone!

Task 23: Rewrite each sentence without changing the meaning of the given sentence. Begin the new sentence with the suggested word. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Ex: When I came, he was having dinner. → When………………………………………. Answer: When I arrived, he was having dinner.

 1. I advise you not to stay up late every night.

-You should………………………………….

2. She didn’t accept my proposal yesterday.

- My proposal…………………………………

Task 20: What do the underlined words refer to? Select the correct answers. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.2pt)

An alien civilization could choose many different ways of sending information across the galaxy, but many of these either require too much energy, or else are severely attenuated while traversing the vast distances across the galaxy. It turns out that, for a given amount of transmitted power, radio waves in the frequency range 1000 to 3000 MHz travel the greatest distance, and so all searches to date have concentrated on looking for radio waves in this frequency range. So far there have been a number of searches by various groups around the world, including Australian searches using the radio telescope at Parkes, New South Wales. Until now there have not been any detections from the few hundred stars (1) which have been searched. The scale of the searches has been increased dramatically since 1992, when the US Congress voted NASA $10 million per year for ten years to conduct a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life. Much of the money in (2) this project is being spent on developing the special hardware needed to search many frequencies at once.

1. A. the few hundred stars B. any detections C. scientists

2. A. the US Congress B. a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life C. NASA

Task 21: Rearrange the words/phrases to make complete sentences. Select the correct sentences. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: my / I / scarves / beautiful / forgot / two / pack / to /.

--> Answer: I forgot to pack my two beautiful scarves.

1. Knives / dangerous / not / as / as / are / guns /.

A. Knives are not as dangerous as guns. B. Knives not are as dangerous as guns. C. Knives as are not dangerous as guns.

2. would / I / say / please / to / like / something.

A. I would like to say please something. B. I would like to say something please.

C. I would say to like something please.

Task 22: Combine these words to make sentences, using the correct word forms. Select the correct sentences. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Example: I/ want/see/you/ office.

--> Answer: I want to see you in my office.

1. What/ qualities/ you/ need/ be/ good/ journalist/?

A. What qualities you need be a good journalist?

B. What qualities do you need to be a good journalist?

C. What qualities you need to be a good journalist?

2. If/ you/ afraid/ speak/ public/ you/ be/not/ alone/!/

A. If you afraid speak in public, you are not alone!

B. If you are afraid of speak in public, you are not alone!

C. If you are afraid of speaking in public, you are not alone!

Task 23: Rewrite each sentence without changing the meaning of the given sentence. Begin the new sentence with the suggested word. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Ex: When I came, he was having dinner. → When………………………………………. Answer: When I arrived, he was having dinner.

 1. I advise you not to stay up late every night.

-You should………………………………….

2. She didn’t accept my proposal yesterday.

- My proposal…………………………………

Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

When your mobile phone runs out of battery power, all you have to do to get it working again is to charge it up. Imagine if you could do the same thing with your car. Researchers at car companies are developing cars that plug into electric sockets. These vehicles might become the cars of the future.

The cars are called plug-in hybrids and they get most of their power from electricity, just like other electrical devices like mobile phones and laptops. This technology would significantly reduce the amount of petrol that people use. For countries that depend on other oil producing countries for their petrol supply this could be a great advantage.

Presently, most cars use petrol. Unfortunately, burning fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide gas, and when a large amount of this gas and other greenhouse gases are trapped in the Earth's atmosphere, they cause global warming. Hybrid vehicles have already been developed and are being driven. These cars get their power from both petrol and electricity; they are able to travel longer distances with less petrol. Plug-in hybrids will be even more advanced as they are designed to be powered mainly by electricity and use only a small amount of petrol. It might be some time before the cars will become available to the public but if they do, it will be a major breakthrough for transport.

31. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Cars of the future.                                                 B. I low to reduce gas.

C. Cars running on petrol.                                                                                    D. How to develop hydrid cars.

32. According to the passage, researchers are developing ______.

A. cars that never run out of battery power                 B. electric cars whose battery can be recharged

C. cars that do not need a battery                                 D. electric car that don't need to be charged

33. According to the passage, this new technology would be a great advantage for ______.

A. countries which do not produce oil                      B. people who don't use much petrol

C. companies which produce cars                             D. oil producing countries

34. According to the passage, hybrid cars ______.

A. have not been developed                                                                              B. use a combination of electricity and petrol

C. get their energy only from electricity                       D. use more petrol than cars running on petrol

35. The word "they" in line 13 refers to ______.

A. greenhouse gases          B. fossil fuels                  C. distances                     D. cars

LANGUAGE FOCUS 1

I.        Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1.    What does his father ……… ?

2.    ……… do you live with?

3.    Nice ……… you, Lan.

4.    ……… you like a cup of tea?

5.    ……… is your age?

6.    How ……… is it from your house to Mr. Lam’s farm?

7.    My brother ………. football in his free time.

8.    Mr. Lam ……… vegetables.

9.    Who is ……… person in your family?

10.  What ……… interesting movie!

11.  ……… is she talking to?

12.  What ……… will you leave?

13.  What class is Lan ………?

14.  We’ll meet them ……… front ……… the movie theater.

15.  My house is ......... your house.

16.  This hat is the ……… expensive of the three hats.

17.  My father and my brother ……… TV every evening.

18.  She works ……… from morning till night

19.  He’ll ……… some friends to his birthday party next Sunday.

20.  The dentist takes care ……… people’s teeth.

21.  Her English is ……… .

22.  Why is Hoa ………?

I, Fill each blank with one suitable word to complete te following sentences

1. Are you scared __________ seeing the ghost?

2. It was a green skirt with white flowers __________ it.

3. We can explore the ocean thanks __________ his invention.

4. Nam often __________ an hour a day playing video games.

5. I don'r want much sugar in my coffee. Just a __________, please.

II, Choose the correct answers to complete the paragraph

Ann lives in London. She is twenty-nine and words for the BBC. She interview people on an early morning new program called The World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3.00 in the morning because the program starts at 6.30. She loves (1)__________ work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekends, (2)__________

On Friday she comes home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoon and she just (3)__________. On Friday evenings she (4)__________ out, but sometimes a friend comes or dinner. He of she brings wine and they cook. Ann loves cooking. They (5)__________ music or just chat.

On Saturday morning she gets up at 9.00 and she goes (6)__________. Then in the evenings she sometimes goes to the theatre or the opera (7)__________ a friend-she loves opera. Then they eat in her favourite Chinese restaurant. On Sunday morning she stays bed late. She doesn't get up (8)__________ 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoon she visits her sister. She lives in the countryside and has two (9)__________. She like playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early (10)__________ she goes to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings.

III, Write questions for the underlined words

1. They will take their son to the zoo next weekend

________________________________________

2. My parents live in the countryside

________________________________________

3. Tom gave me some American stamps five days ago

________________________________________

4. Mrs.Oanh is our new Literature teacher

________________________________________

5. There was a toy store next to the museum

________________________________________

IV, Choose the correct answers

1. The __________ will take your suitcases to your room

a. porter b. author c. engineer d. haidresser

2. Next month is Lien's birthday. She __________ some of her friends to her birthday oparty

a. invite b. invites c. is going to invite d. invited

3.If anybody __________ queston, please ask me after class

a. have b. have a c. has d. has a

4. Students to experiments in the __________ class

a. history b. literature c. language d. physics

5. American students usually have portable CD players with small __________

a. televisions b. earphones c. books d. schoolbags

V, Reorder the words or phrases to make the correct sentences

1. English/ books of/ are/ in/ Those/ at/ the library/ the back

________________________________________

2. essays/ We/ writing/ about/ in Literature./ learn

________________________________________

3. TV program/ What/ does/ kind of/ your daughter/ besr?/ like

________________________________________

4. the guitar/ Ba/ to play/ music room./ is learning/ in the

________________________________________

5. to my house/ you like/ Would/ for dinner?/ to come

________________________________________

VI, Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following sentences

1. He works __________ a hospital. He takes care __________ patients

2. My homework __________ about two hours each day

3. It;s time __________ recess. Children often play hide-and-seek __________ recess

4. __________ does the plane fly? -It flies at 500 miles an hour

5. Ba learns to repai household appliances in __________ class

Part I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. A. suggestion          B. tradition                    C. action                    D. celebration

2. A. health                  B. ready                         C. heavy                    D. appear

3. A. developed          B. watched                     C. impacted               D. walked

4. A. hard                     B. honor                         C. harmful                 D. highland

5. A. rules                    B. shares                        C. arrives                         D. dates

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

6. They say that solar energy doesn’t cause………….

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

7. Mai made a big beautiful cake….. her mother’s birthday.

A. by                             B. in                                C. at                            D. on

8. The boy wishes he  ……….an astronaut when he grows up.

A. were                   B. will be                       C. would                          D. would be

9. The lady……works as a clerk is kind and generous.

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

10. The policemen ….. him to go with them to the station.

A. let                             B.  makes                       C.  forced                  D. made

11. …………….having a good job, he doesn’t feel very happy about it.

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

12. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we ………a small party by the river.

A. will have                 B. have                           C. would have                 D. are having

13. “How about a game of chess?”                   “………………..”

A. I agree                     B. I don’t mind              C. Why not?              D. That’s right

14. My students rarely go to school late, …………?

A. do they                    B. don’t they                 C. doesn’t he            D. does he

15. On my last birthday, she bought me a………….

A. a leather brown bag                                 B. a bag brown leather  C. a brown leather bag D. a bag leather brown

Part I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. A. suggestion          B. tradition                    C. action                    D. celebration

2. A. health                  B. ready                         C. heavy                    D. appear

3. A. developed          B. watched                     C. impacted               D. walked

4. A. hard                     B. honor                         C. harmful                 D. highland

5. A. rules                    B. shares                        C. arrives                         D. dates

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

6. They say that solar energy doesn’t cause………….

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

7. Mai made a big beautiful cake….. her mother’s birthday.

A. by                             B. in                                C. at                            D. on

8. The boy wishes he  ……….an astronaut when he grows up.

A. were                   B. will be                       C. would                          D. would be

9. The lady……works as a clerk is kind and generous.

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

10. The policemen ….. him to go with them to the station.

A. let                             B.  makes                       C.  forced                  D. made

11. …………….having a good job, he doesn’t feel very happy about it.

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

12. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we ………a small party by the river.

A. will have                 B. have                           C. would have                 D. are having

13. “How about a game of chess?”                   “………………..”

A. I agree                     B. I don’t mind              C. Why not?              D. That’s right

14. My students rarely go to school late, …………?

A. do they                    B. don’t they                 C. doesn’t he            D. does he

15. On my last birthday, she bought me a………….

A. a leather brown bag                                 B. a bag brown leather  C. a brown leather bag D. a bag leather brown