III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (15 pts)
1. Helen is my aunt’s daughter so she is my________.
A. sister B. cousin C. niece D. friend
2. His_________ always makes people laugh.
A. quiet character B. sense of humor
C. smiles D. humorous
3. The window_________ last night has been repaired.
A. break B. breaked
C. broken D. breaking
4. This is a contest in which people have to arrange flowers so it’s a_________
contest.
A. flower- arranging B. flowers- arranging
C. arranging- flower D. flower- arrange
5. Children who don’t have parents often live in a(n)_________.
A. hotel B. house
C. orphanage D. hostel
6. It took him ages to_________ living in the new town.
A. get use to B. be used to
C. will used to D. will use to
7. My parents make me_________ for my exam.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
8. I would rather you_________ me the story.
A. tell B. told
C. to tell D. telling
9. “War and Peace”_________ the longest book I have ever read.
A. are B. was C. were D. is
10. As she was running, suddenly she stumbled_________ a rock and
fell_________
A. at/ off B. in/ out C. over/ down D. of/ down
11. That’s a_________ building.
A. five- floor B. five- floors C. five- floor’s D. five

A. to clean B. cleaning C. clean D. both a and
c
13. _________ is a book in which you can look up telephone number.
A. Mobile phone B. Public telephone
C. Telephone directory D. Answering machine
14. _________ is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.
A. Wardrobe B. Refrigerator
C. Desk D. Counter.
15. Jane really enjoys_________ to dinner parties.
A. inviting B. being inviting
C. being invited D. be invited

SECTION A:

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D against the number of each item 1-20 for the word or phrase you choose. (20 points)

1. My sister is very fond .................... chocolate candy.

A. of

B. about

C. with

D. at

2. I have studied English ....................eight months.

A. for

B. since

C. by

D. in

3. Listen ....................our teacher !

A. with

B. to

C. for

D. in

4. There isn’t ....................food in the house.

A. none

B. no

C. some

D. any

5. He arrives …………………..at six o’clock.

A. at home

B. home

C. in home

D. to home

6. Herbert has had his car………………….. 1999.

A. ago

B. since

C. to

D. for

7. How long will it ....................to get there ?

A. cost

B. lose

C. make

D. take

8. I ....................it to you if you don’t have one.

A. give

B. gave

C. will give

D. would give

9. ....................your homework yet ?

A. Did you finished

B. Are you finishing

C. Do you finish

D. Have you finished

10. It’s the best book I …………………..read.

A. have ever

B. had ever

C. will ever

D. can ever

11. He looked very..................when I told him the news.

A. happily

B. happy

C. happiness

D. was happy

12. She is ..................in history.

A. interests

B. interested

C. interesting

D. being interest

13. Is the Eiffel Tower taller....................Big Ben ?

A. then

B. than

C. as

D. of

14. At school, David was..................anyone else in his class.

A. as clever as

B. as clever than

C. cleverer as

D. cleverest

15. She speaks French ....................than you.

A. more faster

B. more fluently

C. well

D. the most fluently

16. It began to rain while we…………………..soundly.

A. slept

B. were sleeping

C. have slept

D. are sleeping

17. She doesn’t like coffee, does she ?

A. Yes, she doesn’t

B. No, she does

C. Yes, she did

D. No, she doesn’t

18. I won't go to bed …………………..I finish my homework.

A. until

B. when

C. while

D. since

19. Is this book ………………….. ? Yes, it's mine.

A. you're

B. yours

C. you

D. your

20. …………………..do you come to school ? By bus

A. How

B. What

C. By

D. When

SECTION B:

In this section you will find after the reading passage a number of questions of unfinished statements about the passage , each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing . You must choose the one which you think fits best (10 points)

People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.

The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.

Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.

If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sings. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.

21. Why do people usually sing ?
A. They like birds. B. They feel happy.
C. They want to tell a story . D. They like studying music.

22. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?

A. Birds in a good temper.

B. Cock birds.

C. Hen birds.

D. Female birds which attract male birds.

23. What warnings does a bird sometimes sing ?

A. A warning to keep away.

B. A warning to come quickly.

C. A warning about the approach of people

D. A warning to stop singing.

24. What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well ?

A. warn other birds to go away.

B. give their information in another way.

C. find a wife.

D. fly high in the sky.

25. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a hen bird ?

A. It dances.

B. It spreads out its tail.

C. It searches for a wife.

D. It uses shells and flowers to make a garden.

PAPER TWO: USE OF ENGLISH ( 45 minutes )

SECTION A: PASSAGE FOR GAP-FILL

In this section you must find a word from the box to complete the numbered blanks in the passage below. Use only ONE word for each blank. (15 points)

There was once a large, fat woman (26)………………had a small, thin husband. He had a
job in a big company and was given his weekly wages (27)………………Friday morning. As
(28)………………as he got (29)………………on Friday, his wife (30)………………to make
him give her (31)………………his money, and then she (32)………………to give him back only
(33)………………to buy his lunch in the office every day.

One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was (34)………………to the radio and eating chocolates there. " You'll never guess (35)…………… happened to me today, dear," he said.

He waited for a few seconds and then added, " I'll (36)………………ten thousand pounds
(37)………………the lottery!"

"That's wonderful!" said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a (38)……………… seconds and added angrily, " but (39)………………a moment! How could you (40)………………to buy the ticket?"

SECTION B: SENTENCE BUILDING

Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (15 points)

EXAMPLE: I / wonder / why you / not / reply last letter.

ANSWER: I was wondering why you had not replied to my last letter.

41. She / a bath / every morning.

……………………………………………………………………..

42. Now / she dances / beautifully / than / used to.

……………………………………………………………………..

43. How long / it / take / him / get / school / every day ?

……………………………………………………………………..

44. Last Wednesday / Bill / ring / office /nine o'clock.

……………………………………………………………………..

45. I / live / Ho Chi Minh city / ten years.

……………………………………………………………………..

46. People / come / all over the world/ visit / city/ Hiroshima.

……………………………………………………………………..

47. Billy / an old man that / has to live with his children.

……………………………………………………………………..

48. Oliver Twist / first published / 1838.

……………………………………………………………………..

49. It / too heavy / him / lift.

……………………………………………………………………..

50. I / able to / come / tomorrow.

……………………………………………………………………..

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III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

1. _________Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city

A. As                           B. Such as                   C. Like                        D. Similar

2. The _________destroyed the Central Bank

A. famine                    B. strike                       C. capitalism               D. earthquake

3. I reserved a table for two  at eight o’clock.

A. set                           B. bought                    C. booked                    D. put

4. Football, chess, and tennis are _________.

A. matches                  B. games                     C. plays                       D. athletics

5. The manager _________ the man to return to work immediately.

A. insisted                   B. suggested                C. demanded              D. ordered

6. I wish I ___________his name.

A. knew                       B. know                      C. will know               D. would know

7. If you have a map along, You ________ get lost.

A. will                         B. will not                   C. wouldn’t                 D. would

8. I told her she could stay with us. That’s what I ___________.

A. said to her               B. said her                   C. told to her               D. told

9. He told me he couldn’t go to sleep. That’s what he ________.

A. said me                   B. talked to me            C. told to me               D. said to me

10. The English student acts as if he _________Vietnamese perfectly.

A. knows                     B. knew                       C. had known             D. will know

11. Over the next few days, the girls _______Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

A. will visit                 B. visited                     C. are visiting             D. visits

12. When did you _______see him?

A. recently                  B. already                    C. last                          D. lately

13. The car went ________full speed.

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

14. Linguistics is the science of _________.

A. medicine                 B. economics               C. languages                D. mathematics

15. Let’s have dinner, ________?

A. will he                    B. shall we                  C. won’t we                D. shan’t we

16. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.  

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

17. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?

A. over                        B. down                      C. off                           D. in

SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)

Part 1. Choose the word, phrase, or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)

1. My sister enjoys travelling round different countries. She is going on a _________ of Scotland this summer.

A. journey             B. voyage              C. tour                  D. travel

2. Be patient. You can’t _______ to learn a foreign language in a week.

A. believe              B. expect               C. consider           D. think

3. The main_______ of think drink are wine, orange juice and bitters.

A. parts                 B. compositions    C. components      D. ingredients

4. The last person_________ the room must turn off the lights.

A. leave                 B. leaving              C. left                    D. to leave

5. You need a special _________ to go into this part the area.

A. permit               B. permisson         C. allowance          D. agreement

6. We lost the match___________ one goal.

A. with                  B. for                    C. by                    D. from

7. We live in the _________ on the corner.

A. brick house old large                      B. large old brick house

C. old brick large house                      D. brick large old house

8. In terms of speakers, English is easily ________ by Chinese.

A. outnumbered     B. overpowered     C. outgrown          D. outwitted

9. He would like___________ as “sir”.

A. to address         B. to be addressed C. addressing        D. address

10. If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go________.

A. poor                 B. bankrupt           C. penniless           D. broken

11. The students were slow to catch________, but gradually they began to understand.

A. in                      B. on                     C. away                 D. out

12. If you’re not too tired, we could have a ________  of tennis after lunch.

A. match               B. play                  C. game                D. party

13. She __________ her husband’s job for his ill health.

A. accused            B. blamed              C. caused              D. claimed

14. A wedding is a wonderful opportunity for ________ off new clothes.

A. wearing             B. carrying            C. showing            D. putting

15. Either I or she ________ to finish this task before they come back.

A. had                   B. has                             C. have                 D. will have

16. Vietnam was_______ by Thailand in almost all soccer encounters.

A. defeated            B. won                  C. beat                  D. Either A or C

17. We set ________ early so that we wouldn’t be stuck in the traffic.

A. off                    B. back                 C. apart                 D. down

18. I like his essay because it is very __________.

A. imaginary B. imaginative        C. imaginable         D. imagination

19. _____________, the results couldn’t be better.

A. No matter what he tried hard           C. Although very hard he tried

B. No matter how hard he tried           D. Despite how hard he tried

20. In the hotel lobby the detective caught______ of the man who had been hired to follow.

A. glance               B. view                  C. vision               D. sight

Part 2. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.(30points)

1. He talked about cooking as if he (1. be)_______ a very good cook.

2. Soon as I (2.apply)_________ for a job with the United Nations two years ago, I

(3.hire)_______.

3. I (4. lose)_______ my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I (5. look for) ________ them for hours.

4. He is working tomorrow. If he (6. have)_______ a day off tomorrow, he (7. go) _______  to the beach.

5. Stanley (8. climb)________ the stairs when he (9. trip and fall)________. Luckily, he (10. not hurt)__________ himself.

6. Doctors advise (11. not spend)_______ too many hours wathcing television.

7. It (12. be) ______ a long time before any landing on Mars (13. can attempt)_______ . Only a great deal of information about Mars (14. obtain)_______, it (15. be)______possible to plan a manned trip to Mars.

Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

My leg was hurting me. I ________ walk.

A. could hardly

B. can hardly

C. could hard

D. can hard

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

6. My brother is one of the most famous stamp ______ in Hanoi.

A. collection                B. collectors                C. collector                  D. collectors

7. _____ is the hobby I spend most of my time on.

A. Photograph             B. Photographing        C. Photographer          D. Photography

8. Like most of her friends, Lan often plays _____ games in her free time.

A. board                      B. boarding                 C. boarder                   D. aboard

9. Swimming is fun because you can play in the water and keep _____ at the same.

A. fit                           B. fitted                      C. fitting                     D. fitly

10. Children should eat _____ food like orange or vegetables instead of fast food.

A. unhealthy               B. healthy                    C. health                      D. healthily

11. My mother always takes good _____ of me.

A. care                         B. look                        C. eye                          D. mind

12. My father is a ____, so he has to read a lot of newspaper for ideals.

A. writing                    B. write                       C. writer                      D. written