Part III. GRAMMAR

Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

51. Hoang ____ his email four times a week in order not to miss anything important.

A. checks B. will check C. is checking D. check

52. Nowadays, people ____ social networks with more and more caution.

A. uses B. are using C. used D. use

53. At the moment, my sister ____ her homework, my brother ____ games.

A. is making - is playing B. is doing - is playing C. does - plays D. makes - is playing

54. It’s 7.00 p.m. now and we ____ meal together. We usually ____ dinner at that time.

A. have - eat B. have - are eating C. are having - eat D. are having - are eating

55. I ____ a bike to school every day but today I ____ to school by bus because it was stolen yesterday.

A. rode - went B. ride - am going C. ride - go D. is riding - am going  

56. That Hoa ____ in class affects other students around.

A. always talk B. is always talking C. always talks D. always talking

57. Hoang and Phong ____ football as they’re having class now.

A. don’t play     B. are playing C. doesn’t play D. aren’t playing

58. Hoa usually ____ charge of doing the washing-up in her family.

A. takes B. is taking C. take D. will take

59. Our friends ____ for the fashion show now.

A. is preparing B. are preparing C.prepares D. prepare

60. All staff in this restaurant ____ an urgent meeting right now.

A. are attending B. is attending C. attends D. attend

61. After the physics lesson, the children know that water ____ at 100 degrees C.

A.will boil B. is boiling C. boils D. boil

62. My mom ____ to the supermarket every Sunday for shopping.

A. goes B. go C. is going D. are going

63. Look! Minh ____ on stage. She looks so beautiful.

A. sings B. are singing C. is singing D. sang

64. Bich sometimes ____ chicken noodle soup for breakfast.

A. are having B. is having C. have D. has

65. Who ____ the guitar in that room, Hoa?

A. playing B. is playing C. play D. plays

66. Jenny often ____ jeans and T-shirt at school but she ____ a gorgeous dress today.

A. wears - is wearing B. is wearing - wears C. wear - is wearing D. wears - wears

67. First thing in the morning, I ____ a cup of milk tea.

A. has B. am having C. have D. will have

68. Ms. Kim ____ very well when she’s under pressure.

A. not work B. don’t work C. isn’t working D. doesn’t work

69. I’m sorry, Lan is busy now. She ____ her document on the second floor.

A. are checking B. check C. checks D. is checking

70. Hurry up, Linh. Other friends ____ for us.

A. are waiting B. waits C. wait D. is waiting 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 37: How about going to the departmment store to buy food?

A. Let going to the departmment store to buy food

B. Let’s go to the departmment store to buy food.

C. Let’s going to the departmment store to buy food.

D. Let’s go the departmment store to buy food.

Question 38: There are two family photos on the wall in my house.

A. My house have two family photos on the wall.

B. My house has two family photos in the wall.

C. My house has two family photos on the wall.

A. My house having two family photos on the wall.

Question 39: Life in the city is busier than life in the countryside.

A. Life in the countryside is more peaceful than life in the city.

B. Life in the countryside is more peacefully than life in the city.

C. Life in the countryside is peaceful than life in the city.

D. Life in the countryside is more peace than life in the city.

Question 40: The cat is in front of the computer.

A. The computer is on the cat.

B. The computer is between the cat.

C. The computer is next the cat.

D. The computer is behind the cat.

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 16: When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls

       A. ran                     B. was running                  C. has run                        D. had been running

Question 17: Up to now, the manager ………………..a lot of information about his secretary.

      A. learned               B. learns                            C. had learned                D. has learned

Question 18: My mother is the first.................up and the last......................to bed

      A. getting- going    B. to get- going                  C. getting- to go              D. to get- to go

Question 19: In the 19^th century, it.............two or three months to across North America by covered wagon

      A. took                    B. had taken                     C. had been taken            D. was taking

Question 20: When I came to visit her last night, she ________ a bath.

      A. is having            B. was having                   C. has                                D. had

Question 21: My mother takes responsibility ________ running the household.

      A. with                   B. about                            C. for                                 D. at

Question 22: My family consist ________ five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I.

      A. on                       B. of                                   C. over                             D. up

Question 23: My main                                           responsibility is to look after the boys, who are ________ and mischievous sometimes, but most of the time they are obedient and hard-working.

      A. act                      B. action                            C. active                           D. actively

Question 24: It is generally believed that “men build the ________ and women make it home”.

      A. school                B. bridge                           C. hospital                        D. house

Question 25: I must thank the man from _____ I got the present.

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

Question 26: ___ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we^’re no longer considering our skiing trip.

      A. Due to                B. Because                        C. Since                             D. Due to the fact that

Question 27: Timmy spent __________ money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink.

      A. such                    B. a lot of                           C. too much                      D. so much

Question 28: She left him _______ she still loved him.

      A. even if               B. even though                  C. in spite of                     D. despite

Question 29: The children ___________ high grade at school.

     A. achieve               B. achievement                 C. achievable                    D. achieving

Question 30: Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.

      A. solution              B. night shift                      C. household chores         D. special dishes

Question 31: We enjoy _______ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.

      A. spending            B. caring                            C. taking                           D. doing

Question 32: My husband and I both go out to work so we share the………………

      A. happiness           B. household chores         C. responsibility               D. employment

Question 33: Family is the place where _______ children is not only tolerated but welcomed and encouraged.

      A. taking                 B. having                          C. giving                            D. showing

Question 34: People tend to work hard at this_________ of life.

      A. distance             B. stage                            C. space                            D. level

Question 35: Nam: “I’m going to be the manager of my company next week”.

                      Son: “_________”

      A. It’s all right.        B. Congratulations!       C. Don’t mention it.         D. Thank you.

Question 36: Lan: “Hoa, thank you very much for what you’ve done for me”.

                      Hoa: “_______”

      A. No, not at all.    B. What a pity!                 C. Yes, you’re welcome.          D. Never mind

Question 37: Long: “Will you lend me your cell phone for a moment, please?”

                     Sang: “________”

      A. Thank you         B. Take care                     C. Yes, here you are        D. Good bye

Question 38: Tom: “Would you like to join our picnic?”

                      Mai: “________”

      A. No. I’ m a student B. It’s careless of you  C. Never mind                 D. Yes, I’d love to

Question 39: Members of your family have very close relationship with each other, ________?

      A. do they               B. don’t they                     C. have they                     D. haven’t they

Question 40: We always feel ________ and secure in our family.

      A. safe                    B. safely                            C. safety                           D. safeguard

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following question. 

1. He wants to get high marks in the final exam, __________ he is trying his best.

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

2. He likes travelling __________discovering the world.

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

3. __________ can kids learn from TV?

A. Where B. What C. When D. Who

4. When a program teaches you something, it’s __________.

A. educational B. funny C. clever D. popular

5. My father often watches __________. They’re so funny.

A. animated films B. gameshow C. comedies D. channels

6. He __________ English at this secondary school 3 years ago.

A. taught B. teach C. is teaching D. teaches

7. Where did you __________ that dress yesterday?

A. buy B. bought C. buyed D. buying

8. __________ up the tree! You’ll fall down.

A. Climb B. Climbing C. Not to climb D. Don’t climb

9. __________ the window. It’s windy outside.

A. Opening B. Open C. Close D. Closed

10. Football is an example of a __________ sport when you play with several other people.

A. team B. individual C. indoor D. dangerous

11. ________ materials are good for our environment.

A. Expensive B. Natural C. Polluted D. Fresh

12. These three Rs _______ reduce, reuse and recycle.

A. stand for B. stand up C. ask for D. means

13. Reusable bags are better for the environment than ______ ones.

A. plastic B. rubbish C. shopping D. paper

14. I turned off the fan to __________ electricity.

A. reuse B. save C. recycle D. reduce

15. My father switched the light ________ off before he changed the .

A. dish B. refillable pen C. water bottle D. bulb

16. You should __________ things that can be recycled in a recycling bin.

A. put B. wrap C. decorate D. swap

17. They __________ empty cans so that they can use the metal.

A. recycle B. reduce C. swap D. reuse

10. You should give your old clothes to those ___________ .

A. for fun B. for good C. in use D. in need

11. If we recycle waste paper, we ____________ less trees.

A. will cut B. should cut C. won't cut D. must cut

12. Daisy will become 'greener' if she ___________ refillable pencils.

A. use B. uses C. will use D. used

13. Future houses might much cheaper than current houses.

A. be B. are C.to be D. being

14. Our house in the future ______ electricity.

A. can't use B. don't use C. won't using D. might not use

15. We will have a hi-tech house, and it will ________ in the city.

A. are B. being C. be D. to be

16. I think robots_______ meals better than humans do.

A. might be cook B. might not to cook C. might not cook D. might to cook

17. Her family _______ move to the city, but I’m still not sure.

A. might B. won’t be C. will be D. mustn’t

18. I will clean the living room but I ___________clean the kitchen.

A. will B. won’t C. won’t be D. will be

19. We might have a _________ TV to watch TV programmes from space.

A. wireless B. remote C. automatic D. local

20. A hi-tech robot will help us ________ children while we are away.

A. look out B. look at C. look after D. look in

21. What will you do if ___________ someone throwing trash on the street?

A. you can see B. you will see C. you see D. you saw

22. If we _________ more plants, we __________soil pollution.

A. will grow/ reduce B. grew/ will reduce

C. grow/ will reduce D. are growing/ will reduce

23. If you bring water bottles to a picnic, what __________ type of bottles ?

A. do you bring B. should you bring C. are you bringing D. you will bring

24. _________ your food in a reusable box if you bring it to school?

A. Will you not put B. You won't put C. You will put D. Will you put

25. "___________ do you do judo?" - "Twice a week."

A. How often B. Where C. When D. Why

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1. Dr. Sales is a person ……………………………..

     A. in that I don’t have much confidence

     B. whom I don’t have much confidence in him.

     C. in whom I don’t have much confidence

     D. I don't have much confidence

Question 2. A quick look would reveal that France has twice ………..…… computers.

     A. more televisions than                                            B. many as televisions as

     C. as many televisions as                                           D. as many as televisions

Question 3. The instructor blew his whistle and …………………………..

     A. off the runners were running                                    B. off ran the runners

     C. off were running the runners                                    D. the runners runs off

Question 4. People have used coal and oil to ……….. electricity for a long time.

     A. bred                     B. raise                    C. cultivate                    D. generate

Question 5. In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions …………….. in the northern parts of the country.

     A. turned out                B. rose up               C. broke out               D. came up

Question 6. The festival has many attractions. It will include contemporary orchestra music and an opera. …………….., there will be poetry readings and theatrical presentations.

     A. Otherwise     B. Furthermore       C. Nevertheless      D. On the other hand

Question 7. When he started that company, he really went ……………... It might have been a disaster.

     A. out on the limb      B. on and off       C. over the odds       D. once too often

Question 8. We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are …………..

     A. out of stock        B. out of practice         C. out of reach        D. out of work

Question 9. My sister is a woman of …………………… age.

     A. marriage              B.   married              C. marrying              D. marriageable

Question 10. ………………… like ao dai, kimono, hanbok help preserve a country’s heritage and educate people about their history.

     A. National costumes                                                 B. Tradition food

     C. Traditions and customs                                          D. Folktales

Question 11. People are encouraged to take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shops in supermarkets which use …………… packing.

     A. environment-friendly                                         B. environmental-friendly

     C. environmentally-friendly                                   D. friendly-environment

Question 12. - I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.

- You're right. You've hit the ……………………… on the head.

     A. nail                         B. wall                         C. lips                         D. hand

III/ Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage

My favourite hobby is coin (1)________. It is also one of the oldest (2)________of the world and is also called 'hobby of the Kings', as in the old times, it was only done by kings and elite class of the society. It started for me some years back when my father used to come back (3)________his foreign tours and give me coins of (4)________ countries. I started collecting them in my money box and after that I always used to wait for my new coins as much I used to wait for my father. Since then, it has become my favourite hobby. This hobby has given me information about different countries of the world. I feel extreme pleasure in (5)________my collection to (6)________. It has also taught me this lesson that A LIFE (7)________ A HOBBY IS JUST (8)________FOOD WITHOUT SALT.

1. A. collecting B. collection C. collected D. collectors

2. A. hobby B. hobbies C. game D. games

3. A. after B. in C. from D. of

4. A. other B. different C. unlike D. diverse

5. A. showing B. show C. shown D. to show

6. A. other B. another C. others D. person

7. A. with B. about C. without D. of

8. A. as B. like C. if D. likes

IV/ Choose the correct answers A, B, C or D

1.Nowadays people ________________ hours sitting in front of computers.

A.spend

B. last

C. set

D. take

2. There are many ____________ why it is important to have a hobby.

A.answers

B. reasons

C. details

D. facts

3. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three_________a week.

A.time

B. a time

C. times

D. timings

4. I join a photography club, and all members love _______________.

A.take

B. taking

C. make

D. making

5. We ________ swimming because it’s fun and good exercise.

A. like

B. are liking

C. will like

D. liked

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 8: The Olympic Games (be) _________ held once every four years.

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

Question 9: I often  _________ fishing with my uncle at the weekend.

A. do                                       B. go                           C. play                                     D. make

            Question 10:  Our hometown is_________beautiful place in the world.

            A. more                                   B. more and more       C. the most                              D. the more and more

Question 11: If you want to know which film is on tonight, check the TV    _________          .

A. programme                         B. schedule                 C. news                                    D. information

Question 12: "____ do you watch TV?" - "Not very often. Two or three times a week."

A. Which                                 B. Where                     C. How often                           D. Why

Question 13: My sister loves that restaurant and she  _______ there hundreds of times.

A. eaten                                   B. has eaten                  C. have eaten                          D. ate

            Question 14: It’s an ______ city, but sometimes it’s very hot.

            A. excited                               B. excitement             C. excite                                    D. exciting

Question 15: I’m tired, ____ I will go to bed early.

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

            Question 16: Most children like _________ because they make them laugh a lot.

A. films                                   B. love stories             C. comedies                             D. documentaries

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in the following questions.

Question  5: It is ____ to learn Maths at primary schools in Vietnam.

A. dedicate                         B. emotional                    C. melodic                         D. compulsory

  Question  6: . “What is your____________ dish for breakfast?” - “It’s beef noodle soup”

A. favourite                        B. most                            C. best                                D. liking

Question 7: Ha Long Bay is regarded as a spectacular ____ wonder.

A. cultural                          B. interesting                   C. natural                           D. unusual

Question 8: His hobbies are ____ photographs and collecting stamps.

A. taking                             B. to take                          C. takes                              D. take

Question 9: How many apples do you _________ every day?

A. eat                          B. eating                    C. to eat                      D. eats

Question 10: A new high school  ____ in our town next year.

A. will build                       B.  builds                         C. build                              D. built

Question 11: The people here are as warm and____ as they are before.

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

Question  12: Beef noodle soup is one of the most ______dishes in Viet Nam.

A. popularize                     B. popularity                   C. popular                          D. population Question 13: This place is full of  ____ buildings and landscapes.

A. historic                          B. history                        C. historical                       D. historically

Question  14: I know how ____ play the cello, and Minh is too.

A. in                                    B. to                        C. at                                              D. from

Question  15: Lan: "Do you like Vietnamese food ?"

   Ms Jackson: "____"

A. Yes, they do.                 B. That’s right         C. Not at all.                              D. Yes. Of course.

Question  16: English ____ all over the world.

A. spoke                             B. was spoken         C. speak                                        D. is spoken

Question  17: Minh will travel to Ho Chi Minh city tomorrow, and Hoa____too.

A. is                                     B. was                     C. will                                           D. do

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

John would be taking a great risk if he _______ his money in that business. 

A. invested 

B. had invested 

C. invests 

D. would invest