I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

 We need calories or ( 1)_____ to do the things every day. For example, when we walk to school or ride a bike to school we spend a certain amount of  calories and even when you sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we have a day to saty in shape? It’s difficult (2)_______us to calculate. Is people should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day.

  We get calories from the food we eat. If we get too much food and

( 3)_______take part in any activities, we can get fat qiuckly. So besides studying, we should do some excercise, play sprots or do the housework, such as cleaning the floor, cooking etc. Otherwise, we don’t eat enough, we will (4)______ and weak.

1.      A. food                       B. energy                   C. drink                      D. water.

2.      A. for                          B. with                        C. at                            D.from

3.      A. ins’t                       B. don’t                      C. aren’t                     D. doesn’t

4.      A. good                      B. tired                       C. thirsty                    D. hot

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.

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

 1.As the drug ……………, the patient got better.

a. force    b. influence     c. action      d. take effect

2 .Young volunteers often help the sick or the aged to clean …………… their houses.

a. on         b. off                 c. up             d. in

3.Jim . …………… her on passing the final exams.

a. thanked     b. prevented     c. congratulated        d. warned

II. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1 I offered to help her but she said “No, thanks” (turned)

She...................................................................................

2 I would prefer you not to phone me at work. (rather)

I...........................................................................................

3 He is determined to campaign for his son’s freedom. (intention)

He has..........................................................................................

4 “It is not worth worrying about the past” I told him. (point)

I told him that......................................................................................

5 I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.(matter)

No..........................................................................................................

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

1.      They took a rest under a banyan tree before _____ into the village.

a. walk                          b. walking                        c. walked                        d. they walk

17. I am going to have my car washed _____ tomorrow evening.

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

18. Peter wishes that he _____ part in the game, but he cannot because of his injured leg.

      a. can take                     b. is taking                       c. wouldn’t take             d. were taking

19. They _____ here since 2003.

      a. worked                      b. were working               c. have been working     d. are working

20. I’ve been learning English _____ I was in grade 3.

      a. before                        b. since                             c. until                            d. after

21. She doesn’t study hard, _____ she seldom gets good marks.

      a. but                             b. for                                c. so                                d. so that

22. My uncle’s family have lived on the farm _____ ages.

      a. at                               b. since                             c. up to                           d. for

23. Would you mind not _____ on the radio until I _____ with this phone call?

      a. turning / have finished                                      b. turn / finish

      c. to turn / finished                                                d. turning / will finish

24. They wish they _____ be able to win the match next week.

      a. could                         b. would                          c. will                             d. can

25. She came _____ Sunday morning and stayed here _____ 8:00 and 10:30.

      a. in / between              b. on / at                           c. on / between               d. in / from

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

1.      The trip to the countryside was very _____. We all enjoyed ourselves a lot.

a. interest                      b. interested                     c. interesting                   d. interestingly

2.      They had a good time together before _____ home late in the evening.

a. go                              b. went                             c. to go                           d. going

3.      Liz _____ a lot of photos of her friends and the countryside.

a. made                         b. took                             c. turned                         d. did

4.      Everyone felt very tired and hungry, _____ they stopped to have a snack.

a. so                              b. but                               c. even though                d. if

5.      She said she would show the photos _____ her parents later.

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

6.      Van is now living with the Parkers _____ a farm outside Columbus, Ohio.

a. in                               b. with                             c. of                                d. on

7.      The Parker family treats Van very well, so he feels _____ a member of the family.

a. about                         b. as                                 c. like                              d. for

8.      “Did you wait for him very long?” “Yes. I _____ to bed until 12:00 p.m.”

a. went                          b. did go                          c. had gone                     d. didn’t go

9.      “How long has Jimmy been here?” “He _____ two days ago.”

a. has been                    b. came                            c. would be                     d. had been

10.  The member of the family ate hamburgers while Peter _____ baseball.

a. is playing                  b. plays                            c. was playing                d. has been playing

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1. I _________________ eat meat, but now I’m a vegetarian. A. used to B. use to C. didn’t use to D. never used to 2. It was cold and wet outside so we _________________ home. A. changed into B. looked at C. stayed for D. stayed at 3. He _________________ his son during the day. A. looks after B. looks like C. loop up D. look for 4. We had an arrangement that he would _____________ the house and I would _______dinner. A. tell / light B. light / tell C. cook / clean D. clean / cook 5. You're going skiing with three friends. That _________________ like fun. A. listens B. sounds C. smells D. tastes 6. The hospital has some of the _________________ equipment in the country. A. injured B. dangerous C. cruel D. modern 7. My mom _________________ me with new schoolbag and bicycle before I went to school. A. decided B. changed C. equipped D. brought 8. The Vietnamese women are wearing _________________ dress called Ao dai at Tet. A. commercial B. unfortunate C. cruel D. traditional 9. People _________________ the house with candles for the dinner party. A. broke B. lit C. grazed D. tied 10. He's been single for so long now, I don't think he'll _________________. A. marry B. married C. drop D. dropped 11. She has a _________________ so she can't do heavy work. A. beautiful clothes B. strong buffalo C. broken heart D. black stripe 12. When he started he was just a ____________boy from the slums, now he's a millionaire. [slums: khu ổ chuột] A. traditional B. golden C. rich D. poor 13. We planted the seeds two weeks ago and little green shoots started to _______shoots.: chồi non A. drop B. marry C. cook D. appear 14. We really ought to leave _______ because it must have a heavy rain. A. immediate B. immediately C. lucky D. luckily 15. She's terribly _______________ because her father passed away last week. A. happy B. magical C. upset D. excited 16. He _______________ with a young German girl studying in the same class. A. fell in love B. fall in love C. fell on the ice D. fall off my bike 17. What time does the mail usually ___________ ? A. escape B. escaped C. arrived D. arrive 18. She has _______________ to do all her work for her. A. masters B. servants C. bosses D. tigers 19. She left China at the age of 15 and has never _______________ . A. decided B. returned C. escaped D. burned 20. With careful training, a dog will obey its _______________ completely. [obey: vâng lời] A. fairy B. farmer C. master D. buffalo

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

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

1. …………………does this CD player belong to?

A. Whose                          B. Who                              C. What                               D. Which

2. Hello. You must be Maryam. – ………………….
A. Yes, please                   B. That’s right, I am.        C. Yes, Here’s Lan             D. No, I am Maryam

3. She’s not only beautiful …………………intelligent.

A. but also                        B. but                                C. however                          D. yet

4. When we arrived, she was …………………the chickens.
A. collecting                     B. playing                         C. feeding                           D. helping

5. He …………………football on the streets when he was a boy.
A. plays                             B. used to play                  C. has played                      D. was playing

6. It rained heavily …………………they had to cancel the picnic.
A. so                                  B. but                                C. if                                     D. because

7. Churches, pagodas and temples are places of ………………….
A. inspiration                    B. impression                    C. friendship                       D. worship

8. …………………is the kind of fast food made of bread and ham.

A. Maize                           B. grocery                         C. hamburger                      D. cake

9. Farmers usually put some …………………on their fields to prevent cattle.

A. soils                              B. ghosts                           C. symbols                          D. puppets

10. This is a …………………shirt. You cannot find the second one in our city.

A. unique                          B. beautiful                       C. special                            D. economical

11. Must I take my umbrella? – No, you …………………. It’s not going to rain.

A. mustn’t                         B. needn’t                         C. have to                            D. don’t

12. …………………he didn’t know how to solve the problem, he asked her for help.

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

13. Examiner: “What is the …………………of Australia?” – Examinee: “A kangaroo”.

A. symbol                         B. picture                          C. sign                                 D. notice

14. Vietnamese children must go to school at the age of 6. This is …………………education.
A. compulsory                  B. optional                        C. official                           D. primary

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

1 Yuri Gagarin was the first person . …………… into space.

a. flew         b. to fly          c. flown          d. fly

Il. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1 Scientists and economists (A)believe that human beings (B)can never (C)use away all the (D)mineral resources on Earth.

a. believe   b. can never   c. use away     d. mineral

2 (A)Plants and animals (B)live in the sea sank (C)to the sea bed (D)when they die.

a. plants         b. live         c. to         d. when

3 (A)Learning a foreign language (B)enables a student (C)develop an understanding of another (D)culture.

a. learning         b. enables        c. develop        d. culture

4 Mrs. Stevens, along (A)with (B)her cousins from New Mexico, (C)are planning to (D)attend the festivities.

a. with      b. her cousins from       c. are       d. attend

5 In a laboratory experiment, an investigator (A)often begins by (B)work out different conditions (C)for two groups (D)of subjects.

a. often       b. work          c. for         d. of subjects

6 (A)The newspaper (B)report (C)contained (D)many important information.

a. the          b. report         c. contained         d. many

lll. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1 They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.

Though..................................................................................

2 Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off.

Because of.............................................................................

3 They had no intention of travelling around the world

They didn’t intend..........................................................................

4 Somebody has taken away some of my books.

Some of my books..........................................................................

5 Can you close window, please?

Would you mind........................................................................................