* Choose the best answer.
01. He’s caring and has a sense of …………………….
A. responsible B. responsive C. responsibility D. responsibly
02. John got the sack ……………………his rude behaviors.
A. despite B. since C. because of D. regardless of
03. Could you please stop ……………………so much noise?
A. make B. making C. to make D. made
04. Sorry, I don’t remember ……………………you here before.
A. to see B. saw C. seeing D. to have seen
05. Our form teacher is always ……………………to our concerns.
A. responds B. respond C. response D. responsive
06. I am a scientist who studies biology. I am a …………………….
A. biologist B. biology C. biological D. biologically
07. ……………………the rain, they decided to go camping in the forest.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite of D. However
08. My brother is ……………………. He enjoys giving things to people.
A. confident B. generous C. smart D. independent
09. The staff discussed ……………………the next meeting until next week.
A. postponing B. to postpone C. postpone D. to postponing
10. Linda can’t stand ……………………in a room with all of the windows closed.
A. sleep B. sleeping C. slept D. being slept
11. Don’t ……………………to bring some warn clothes with you for tomorrow’s outing.
A. remember B. stop C. forget D. offer
12. I was very angry. My friend John refused ……………………me a lift as he had promised.
A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave
13. Jim got into trouble because he ……………………to stand up when the teacher asked him to.
A. admitted B. wanted C. expected D. refused
14. ……………………his broken leg in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
A. In spite of B. Despite the fact that C. Because D. However
15. That artist painted a beautiful painting of a rhino ……………………the fact that he has never seen one.
A. although B. despite C. because D. due to

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.

Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!

Question 1: Why is Geoffrey very popular at parties?

A. Because he has a fine sense of humour.    B. Because he can make a good speech.

C. Because he has a lot of friends.                 D. Because he is admired by everybody.

2: What was he invited to do one day?

A. To go to a wedding.                                              B. To make jokes at a party.

C. To make a speech at a wedding reception.            D. To prepare a speech.

3: What is Geoffrey interested in?

A. Going to weddings.                      B. Making speeches at his friends' weddings.

C. Making jokes.                                D. Teasing his friends.

4: How did Geoffrey feel when his daughter asked him to take her home after his speech?

A. Annoyed.          B. Bored.             C. Terrified.         D. Disappointed.

5: What did Geoffrey's daughter really dislike?

A. Her father's speech.                       B. The way her father made jokes.

C. The wedding.                                 D. Seeing people laughing at her father

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B.Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.

Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!

1. Why is Geoffrey very popular at parties?

A. Because he has a fine sense of humour.         B. Because he can make a good speech.

C. Because he has a lot of friends.                       D. Because he is admired by everybody.

2.What was he invited to do one day?

A. To go to a wedding.                                                  B. To make jokes at a party.

C. To make a speech at a wedding reception.               D. To prepare a speech.

3.What is Geoffrey interested in?

A. Going to weddings.                              B. Making speeches at his friends' weddings.

C. Making jokes.                                       D. Teasing his friends.

4.How did Geoffrey feel when his daughter asked him to take her home after his speech?

A. Annoyed.                   B. Bored.

C. Terrified.                     D. Disappointed.

5.What did Geoffrey's daughter really dislike?

A. Her father's speech.                   B. The way her father made jokes.

C. The wedding.                            D. Seeing people laughing at her father.

Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

1. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.

          A. responsible             B. responsibility            C. responsibly             D. irresponsible

2. Should gravity, the pull of the earth, be zero, everything ____________ .

          A. will float                 B. would be floating     C. floated                    D. would float

3. I’ll have to work hard to _______ with the rest of the class.

          A. catch                       B. run                            C. keep pace                D. keep on

4. _______ his exhaustion, he won the marathon by nearly three minutes.

          A. In spite                   B. Despite                     C. Although                D. However

5. Your success in life         very largely on yourself.

          A. is keen                    B. depends                    C. lies                          D. goes

6. Buying a car was an important __________ for them.

          A. transformation        B. translation                 C. transaction              D. transportation

7. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.

          A. expected                 B. unexpected               C. expectedly              D. unexpectedly

8. _______! The tree is going to fall.

  A. Look out                 B. Look up                    C. Look on                  D. Look after

9. We took _____ of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach.

          A. chance                                                          B. advantage               C. occasion      D. effect

10. All the athletes taking part in the international games should be proud of ________ .

          A. oneself                    B. themselves                C. himself                    D. yourself

11. The bomb _______ in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.

    A. put on                     B. went off                   C. got out                    D. kept up

12. __________ I can’t understand is _________ he wants to change his mind.

    A. That/that                 B. Which/what              C. What/why               D. What/that

13. The nurse was on _____ in the hospital all night.

          A. duty                        B. alarm                         C. service                    D. work

14.  Only when you grow up ______ the truth.

         A. you will know        B. you know                 C. do you know          D. will you know

15.  All the boys are good at cooking, but _______   is as good as the girls.

   A. none                       B. either                        C. neither                    D. every

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.

Mike became a father. He felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.

A. Were Mike to become a father himself, he would feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents. 

B. Only after Mike had become a father himself did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents. 

C. Had Mike become a father himself, he would have felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents. 

D. Not until he felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents did Mike become a father himself.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. …………… he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised that he got an B level.

A. When          B. Since           C. Because of  D. Although

2. You should keep the milk in the refrigerator, ……………   it doesn't go bad.

A. since           B. so that         C. because       D. after
3. You should say goodbye to your brother…………… you leave for Europe.
 A. despite       B. after            C. since           D. before

4. _________ he is old, he wants to travel around the world.

A. In spite of   B. Although    C. Despite       D. Because
5. …………… my father has high blood pressure, he has to watch what he eats.
 A. Although   B. After           C. Since           D. Before
6. …………… I came to this country, I couldn't speak a word of English.
 A. Since         B. After           C. When          D. Before
7. I'll let you know ……………  I come back.
 A. though       B. since           C. because       D. before
8. He doesn't understand ……………  he doesn't speak French very well.

A. whenever    B. so that         C. because       D. before
9. He spoke slowly ……………  she would understand.

A. while          B. after            C. so that         D. because
10. …………… you stop crying, I'll buy you an ice cream.

A. Unless        B. If                C. Since           D. As

Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.         

1. He __________ out of his house since he __________ his color TV.

    A. hasn’t been - has bought                                                B. hasn’t been - bought

    C. wasn’t - has bought                                            D. wasn’t - bought

2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation.

   A. Although                        B. Providing                C. Nevertheless            D. Even

3. The computer won’t work unless you _________ these cables.

    A. connect                         B. connected                C. don't connect          D. didn’t connect

4. Let’s go to the zoo, _________?

    A. don’t we                         B. don’t you                C. shall we                  D. will you

5. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend.

   A. borrow                             B. ask                          C. lend                                    D. earn

6. Not once _________ his promises.

   A. he is keeping                   B. he keeps                  C. did he keep            D. has he kept

7. The teacher didn't explain the reason ________ he was punished.

   A. what                                B. which                      C. how                                    D. why

8. Mothers are always _________ towards their children, aren’t they?

   A. protect                             B. protective               C. protected                D. protections

9. Don’t tell me I didn’t lock the door last night. I remember __________ it.

   A. to lock                             B. lock                         C. locked                     D. locking

10. I’ll give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation.

   A. and                                  B. as soon as               C. as long as                D. since

11. Would you mind _________ in this library?                                                 

   A. not to smoke                   B. not smoke               C. not smoking            D. don’t smoke

12. Those mushrooms are ________. Don’t eat them!

   A. poisoned                          B. poisoning                C. poisonous               D. poison 

13. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday.

   A. played                             B. were playing           C. was playing            D. have played

14. I saw your school's ________ in today's edition of  The Vietnam News.

   A. advertising                      B. advertises               C. advertised               D. advertisement

15. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school.

   A. fast                                  B. quick                       C. rapid                       D. slowly

16. Do you want _________ by the doctor?

    A. to examine                      B. to be examined       C. being examined      D. examining

17. I am _________ that you liked it.

   A. surprised                          B. surprising                C. surprise                   D. surprisingly

18. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its __________ .

   A. coat                                 B. wrapper                  C. cover                       D. paper

19. Alan is really impressed by the _________ of the city and by the friendliness of its people.

    A. beautiful                         B. beauty                    C. beautifully               D. beautify

20. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day.

   A. next                                B. the previous            C. the following           D. the before

Mark the better A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word from the four words or phrases (A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentence

Greg has, to all intents and _________, finished his degree course, with the exception of his final dissertation

A. reasons 

B. purposes 

C. aims 

D. proposals 

Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.

Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational .................. 

A. experience

B. reform

C. system

D. resources