5. Choose the correct answers.

1. He was heard .................... shout.

A. to B. of C. by D. at

2. This student expected .................... the first winner of the Grand Prix.

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

3. I told her .................... about her wedding; everything will be OK.

A. don’t worry B. not to worry C. no worry D. not worry

4. She .................... him when he called her.

A. pretended not hear B. pretended she heard not

C. pretended not to hear D. did not pretend hear

5. The doctor advised .................... late.

A. me not staying up B. me not stay up

C. me not to stay up D. I did not stay up

6. The school superintendent told me ....................

A. hurrying up B. to hurry up C. hurry up D. hurried up

7. Mr. Brown told the schoolgirls .................... in class.

A. don’t ear B. not to eat C. eat not D. not eat

8. The young teachers wanted a Foreign Language Teaching workshop .................... in Ho Chi Minh City.

A. to be holding B. should hold C. to be held D. to hold

9. .................... able to take part in the international math contest two years from now, Son works very hard in his math class.

A. In order to be B. Being C. Been D. So that he be

10. Try .................... so many mistakes.

A. not to make B. not make C. to make not D. make not

I. Choose the correct answers.

     1.  He was heard .................... shout.

          A. to                     B. of                     C. by                    D. at

     2.  This student expected     .................... the first winner of the Grand Prix.

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

     3.  I told her .................... about her wedding; everything will be OK.

          A. don’t worry      B. not to worry     C. no worry          D. not worry

     4.  She .................... him when he called her.

          A. pretended not hear                         B. pretended she heard not

          C. pretended not to hear                     D. did not pretend hear

     5.  The doctor advised .................... late.

          A. me not staying up                          B. me not stay up

          C. me not to stay up                           D. I did not stay up

     6.  The school superintendent told me ....................

          A. hurrying up      B. to hurry up       C. hurry up           D. hurried up

     7.  Mr. Brown told the schoolgirls .................... in class.

          A. don’t ear          B. not to eat          C. eat not              D. not eat

     8.  The young teachers wanted a Foreign Language Teaching workshop .................... in Ho Chi Minh City.

          A. to be holding    B. should hold      C. to be held          D. to hold

     9.  .................... able to take part in the international math contest two years from now, Son works very hard in his math class.

          A. In order to be    B. Being               C. Been                 D. So that he be

     10. Try .................... so many mistakes.

          A. not to make      B. not make          C. to make not      D. make not

II. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. My father usually helps me (learns/ learning/ to learning/ to learn) English.

2. This student expected (be/ being/ to be/ will be) the first winner of the Grand Prix.

3. I told her (don’t worry/ not to worry/ no worry/ not worry) about her wedding; everything will straighten out.

4. May I suggest you let (Mary doing so/ Marry do so/ Mary does so/ Mary to do so).

5. The doctor advised (me not staying up/ me not stay up/ me not to stay up/ me to not stay up) late.

6. The school superintendent told me (hurrying up/ to hurry up/ hurry up/ hurried up).

7. Mr. Brown told the schoolgirls (don’t eat/ not to eat/ eat not/ not eat) in class.

8. I have heard Dang Thai Son (played/ plays/ play/ to play) the piano.

9. The young teachers wanted a Foreign Language Teaching workshop (to be holding/ should hold/ to be held/ to hold) in Ho Chi Minh City.

10. Try (not to make/ not make/ to make not/ make not) so many mistakes.

11. Let me (to hear/ hear/ hearing/ heard) from you soon.

12. John is too stupid (to understand/ understand/ understanding/ to understanding) this.

13. John wanted me (to be helping/ to help/ help/ helping) him.

14. I want (to leave/ leaving/ me leave/ me leaving) early tomorrow morning.

15. I don’t mind (walking/ walk/ to walk/ to walking) to school every day.

16. (Don’t talk/ Not talk/ Talking/ To talk) in class, please!

17. What about (going/ go/ to go/ to going) out for dinner tonight?

18. Lan spent 2 hours (watch/ watching/ to watch/ watched) “Romeo and Juliet” yesterday?

19. Why don’t we (have/ having/ to have/ to having) a talk about saving the environment?

20. You had better (not go/ not to go/ go not/ not going) out now because it’s raining heavily.

VI. Choose the best answer

1.      Men used ______ the bread winner of the family.

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

2.      Should we try to ______ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?

     A. preserve                      B. act out                   C. entertain               D. show         

3.      The children in my home village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.
A. on foot                        B. bare-footed           C. playing around     D. shoes

4.     At night they used to entertain ______ by telling and acting out stories.

A. them                            B. their                       C. they                       D. themselves

5. There will be a lot of work to do in this preservation project. I ______ forming a team of five.

A. suggesting                       B. suggest                  C. suggest that          D. to suggest

6. ______ that the most-visited place in Hue is the Royal Citadel.

A. It reports                        B. People are reported          C. It is            D. It is reported

7. It’s not easy ______ the origin of that ballad.

A. trace back                       B. to trace back          C. tracing back          D. that to trace back

8. We are all certain that these Roman ruins ______well preserved.

A. should                             B. is                             C. should be               D. to be

9. It is said that Edinburgh ______ the most historic city in Great Britain.

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

10. Many scientists suggest that the government ______ strict laws to control deforestation.

A. applied                          B. applying                  C. should apply        D. applies

11. After I found all the information I needed, I ________ the computer.

A. switched on                  B.turned off                   C.looked for             D.put off

12. Japan is the __________ developed country in the world.

A.most second                  B.second in most          C.two most               D.second most

CHOOSE THE SENTENCES THAT IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO EACH SENTENCES BELOW.

1)People consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

A)She is consider to be the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

B)She was consider to have been the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

C)She is considered to have been the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

D)She was consider to be the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

2)It is expected that the weather will be good tomorow.

A)The weather was expected to be good tomorow.

B)The weather would be good tomorow.

C)The weather is expected to be good tomorow.

D)It was expected that the weather will be good tomorow.

3)A lot of people belive that the Prime Minister and his wife have separated.

A)The Prime Minister and his wife were belived to have separated.

B)The Prime Minister and his wife are belived to have separated.

C)The Prime Minister and his wife are belived to have been separated.

D)The Prime Minister and his wife are belived to have separated.

4)IT is reported that the building has been badly damaged by the fire.

A)The building is reported to have badly damaged by the fire.

B)The building was reported to have been badly damaged by the fire.

C)The building have been badly damaged by the fire is reported.

D)The building is reported to have been badly damaged by the fire.

5)People have acknowledged that underfunding contributed to the problem.

A)Underfunding has been acknowledged to have contributed to the problem.

B)Underfunding has been acknowledged to have been contributed to the problem.

C)Underfunding has been acknowledged to be contributed to the problem.

D)Underfunding has been acknowledged to have had contributed to the problem.

6)People belive that he has special knowledge which may be usefull to the police.

A)He is belived to have special knowledge which may be usefull to the police.

B)He was belived to have special knowledge which may be usefull to the police.

C)He has special knowledge which may be usefull to the police.

D)He has special knowledge which may be usefull to the police is belived.

7) Journalists suppose that the footballer is earning ten million pounds a year.

A)The footballer was suppose to be earning ten million pounds a year.

B)The footballer is suppose to be earning ten million pounds a year.

C)The footballer is being earned ten million pounds a year.

D)The footballer was being earned ten million pounds a year.

8)It is reported that the damage is extensive.

A)It was reported that the damage is extensive.

B)It is reported that the damage was extensive.

C)The damage was reported to be extensive.

D)The damage is reported to be extensive.

9)People used to think that the earth was flat.

A)It used to be thought that the earth was flat.

B)It used to be thought that the earth was flat.

C)The earth was thought as flat.

D)People used to be thought that the earth was flat.

10)People say that the driver was listening to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

A)The driver is said to be listening to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

B)The driver was said to be listening to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

C)The driver was being listened to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

D)The driver was being listened to his walkmen at the time of the crash.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
1. Ted was worried because_________.
A. he received a letter B. he went to the police station yesterday
C. the police would catch him D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
2. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
A. pleasant B. worried C. surprised D. small
3. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
4. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
A. Last Tuesday B. Five years ago C. Twenty years ago D. Yesterday
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
C. Ted is no longer anxious now. D. Ted is 35 years old now.

Choose the correct answers.
1. There used to ________ a movie theatre here, but it closed a long time ago.
A. be          B. to be            C. being         D. been
2. John ________write the letter to me last year.
A. is used to             B. was used to                C. used to              D. used
3. Rice is ________ in tropical countries.
A. to grow           B. grown                C. grow                   D. grew
4. Two department stores ________by them this year
A. have been built        B. have built          C. has been built          D. has built
5. He arrived in England ________Monday evening.
A. in             B. at             C. of                 D. on
6. I look forward to ________you.
A. see              B. to see               C. seeing              D. saw
7. I ________English here since I graduated from Qui Nhon University.
A. teach              B. taught               C. have taught              D. am teaching
8. We have lived in Ha Noi________ 4 years.
A. since             B. for                   C. on                  D. till
9. Ann’s birthday is ________ February 14th.
A. in           B. on              C. for                 D. at
10. Young people are fond of ________ jeans.
A. to wear           B. wearing             C. wore            D. worn
11. Everyone felt tired and hungry, ________ they sat down and took a rest.
A. because         B. although            C. so              D. but
12. If I ________ her new address, I will visit her.
A. knew         B. have known            C. know            D. was known
13. I wondered ________ the right thing.
A. whether I was doing    B. if I am doing    C. was I doing      D. am I doing
14. My village is about 100 kilometers ______ the south of HCM city.
A. in            B. at              C. to                D. for
15. They will come here______ 11: 30 A.M.
A. in             B. at               C. on               D. to
16. Are you a stamp ________?
A. collecting         B. collector           C. collect               D. collection
17. Ha Noi is a ________ city.
A. beauty          B. beautiful           C. beautifully              D. beautify
18. Nguyen Du, one of famous Vietnamese______ wrote "Truyen Kieu".
A. poets           B. poems                C. poetry                D. poetic
19. The restaurant has the ______ for serving some of the finest food.
A. reputed           B. reputation             C. reputed               D. reputable
20. The "Kien Thuc Ngay Nay" is _______ read by both teenagers and adults
A. wide          B. widely           C. widen                D. widened
21. Now fashion ______ want to change the traditional Ao dai.
A. design         B. designing            C. designers              D. to design
22. Wearing casual clothes gives students ______ of choice of colors and styles.
A. free         B. freer              C. freest                D. freedom
23. I want to ______ for selling my old house.
A. advertisement            B. advertising         C. advertiser          D. advertise
24. My father is an ______ of this newspaper.
A. edit          B. editor             C. edition              D. editing
25. Mr. Nam is a very strict ______, so you should be careful when you take the exam.
A. exam        B. examination             C. examiner           C. examine
26. They ______ me to the party last night.
A. invite            B. invitation             C. invitee                 D. invited
27. You look tired. You should ______ for an hour.
A. relax           B. relaxation              C. relaxant                  D. relaxer
28. It is a very ______ journey.
A. interest         B. interested            C. interesting                  D. interestingly
29. My sister prefers to wear ______ jeans.
A. embroider           B. embroidered       C. embroidering           D. embroidery
30. Why don’t you try on these ______ shirts?
A. stripe              B. striping                C. striped               D. strip
31. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. worked         B. lived               C. washed                D. stopped
32. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. out           B. round              C. about               D. would
33. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from that of the others.
A. benefit          B. impression           C. importance              D. advantage
34. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from that of the others.
A. traditional          B. fashionable           C. convenient           D. compulsory
35. Mr. Nam is a very strict ______, so you should be careful when you take the exam.
A. exam       B. examination       C. examiner           D. examine
 

II. Read the text and choose the best options to answer the following questions.
This is a story that Charlie Chaplin liked to tell about himself. It happened after the great actor had become internationally famous. A theater announced that a competition would be held to see who could act like Charlie Chaplin. Those taking part in it had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act one of the roles in a Charlie’s film.
When Charlie Chaplin heard about the competition, he decided to take part in the competition himself. Naturally he kept his plan a secret from everybody. When the results of the comptition were announced, Charlie said: “ I didn’t know whether to feel angry or only surprised. I didn’t win the first prize. But after thinking about it, I decided that it would be best to laugh”.
11. This is a story which ____________
A. was told by his friends. B. happened even he was not famous yet.
C. Charlie was fond of telling. D. was announced at the competition.
12. People who took part in the competition had to _______________
A. imitate Chaplin’s walking, dressing and acting.
B. keep a secret from other people.
C. sing a song.
D. be a great actor.
13. Charlin did not ________________________
A. take part in the competition. B. allow this competition to be held.
C. like a competition. D. tell anybody about his plan.
14. When the results of the comptition were announced _________
A. he was very surprised and angry.
B. he learnt that he had won the first prize.
C. he learnt that somebody else had won the first prize.
D. he learnt that his new film was a success.
15. When he learnt the news he decided ________
A. to keep a secret B. to laugh
C. to be angry D. not to take part in such a competition