1)The weather ........... fine so far this week

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

2)He ................. in space for 10 days by tomorrow.

A. will travel B. will be traveling C. will have been traveling D. has traveled

3) when we got home, dinner............... so he had a drink first

A.was preparing B. was being prepared C. was prepared D. has been prepared

4) there are many ways................. to Rome.

A. is leading B. are leading C. leading D. led

III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. By the time we arrived, the film________. A. started B. was starting C. has started D. had started 2. When their friends finished singing, Mai _______out the candles on the cake. A. blew B. went C. turned D. got 3. The children appear _____about the trip. A. exciting B. being excited C. to excite D. to be excited 4. When I glanced out the window, I saw Tom _________toward my house. A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. having walked 5. His colleagues accused him ________leaking information to the press. A. for B. of C. on D. to 6. John _____me on passing the driving test. A. wished B. proposed C. recommended D. congratulated 7. ______interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A. Were I B. Should I C. I was D. If I am 8. Tom apologized ________not being able to answer the last question. A. to B. for C. on D. at 9. Do you still remember the day _________you sent that letter? A. which B. where C. that D. when 10. Water power gives energy ______ pollution. A. with B. without C. within D. including 11. Tim’s hobby is _______stamps from foreign countries. A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. to collecting 12. _____Linh ________his sister like listening to pop music. A. Both-and B. Either-or C. Neither-nor D. Not only – but also 13. The pyramid ________of over 2 million blocks of stone. A. consisted B. composed C. included D. gathered 14. Pham Tuan was the first Vietnamese ________into space. A. flew B. flying C. to fly D. who flies 15. He’d never met her before, _____? A. had he B. hadn’t he C. would he D. couldn’t he

* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

 People had been praising the high quality of the shop for months. When he got there, the service was bad

A. People had been praising the high quality of the shop for months, however, when he got there, the service was bad. 

B. People had been praising the high quality of the shop for months, furthermore, when he got there, the service was bad. .

C. Because people had been praising the high quality of the shop for months, when he got there, the service was bad. 

D. People had been praising the high quality of the shop for months, infact, when he got there, the service was bad

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 32

A. spent

B. thought

C. had

D. felt

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 28

A. bought

B. sold

C. became

D. brought

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 30

A. Luckily

B. Lucky

C. Unluckily

D. Unlucky

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 31

A. when

B. after

C. until

D. to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 29

A. whom

B. which

C. who

D. where

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided.

2. ______________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.

     A. Being not                    B. Not having been  C. Have not been      D. Having not been

3. Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.

     A. had he been appointed                                  B. did he appoint 

     C. was he being appointed                                D. was he appointing

4. I am sorry. I have forgotten ______________ a table at the restaurant for you.

     A. reserving                     B. to reserve              C. having reserved   D. to be reserved

5. ______________ our children may be, we cannot go picnicking in this weather.

     A. Though excited                                              B. Excited as            

     C. Because of excitement                                  D. Exciting

6. Regina, ______________ you have never met before, is a genius in painting.

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

7. As soon as you hear the fire alarm, you all have to leave the building ______________.

     A. on the verge                B. under law              C. at no time              D. without delay

8. ______________ have tried their best to protect the environment, but their efforts seem to be nothing compared to what people are doing to harm it.

     A. Poachers                      B. Industrialists        C. Conservationists  D. Producers

9. Can you give me the ______________ for tomato soup?

     A. formula                        B. recipe                    C. order                      D. method

10. Jane likes watching films, but she is not ______________ keen on any kind.

     A. specially                      B. certainly                C. largely                   D. particularly

11. In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists ______________ that the building of the bridge be stopped.

     A. banned                         B. complained           C. said                        D. recommend

12. You should pay ______________ to what the instructor is saying.

     A. attendance                  B. intention               C. convention           D. attention

13. You can contact us if anything ______________ with our plan.

     A. goes wrong                 B. comes bad             C. is out of luck        D. loses control

14. It is ______________ knowledge that you have to drink more fluids when you have flu.

     A. common                      B. popular                  C. widespread           D. updated

15. Can I ask a favor ______________ you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards?

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

16. Too many tests and exams have put high school students ______________ pressure.

     A. in                                  B. on                           C. under                     D. into

17. Let’s move ______________ to the next item on the agenda.

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

18. There are chances that Manchester United ______________ the last match against Juventus.

     A. won                              B. will win                 C. has won                 D. would win

19. ______________ my shyness, they refused to give me the job as a receptionist.

     A. Despite                        B. As for                    C. Due to                   D. Instead of

20. The jokes Jack tells are as old as ______________.

     A. the earth                      B. the mountains      C. the hills                 D. the oceans

V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Answer by writing down the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

11. We would save thousands of lives if we __________ floods in time.

A. had not predicted               B. predict                    C. predicted                D. will predict.           

12.  ______ no gravity, everything would float.

A. There were                         B. Were there              C. If were there           D. if

13. It will be a pity if she _______  married with Fred.

A.  got                                     B. doesn’t get              C. get                          D. would get

14.  Mr David is ________  old customer and _________ honest man.

A. an/the                                 B. the/ an                     C. an/an                       D. the/the

15. We left Rome, flew over ________ Alps  and made a quick stop in London.

A. X                                        B. an                            C. a                             D. the

16. The snow was quite deep. There seemed _________ hope of completing  our journey.

A. a few                                  B.  few                        C. little                        D. a little

17. He invited her to have barbecue  with him but she refused.

A. turn down                           B. turn off                   C. turn up                    D. turn on

18. Floods in Central Viet Nam made a lot of  local people become _________

A. home                                  B. homes                     C. homeful                  D. homeless

19. Earthquakes, volcanoes and droughts are ________ disasters that farmers always have to face.

A. nature                                 B. natural                    C. natures                    D. naturalize

20. My neighborhood is heavily  __________ with traffic fumes and plastic bags.

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