I. Choose the one word or phrase (A, B, C or D) – that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5pts)

1. “What do you do in your free time?” – “I ________with my friends at shopping malls.”

     A. sleep in                         B. read out                    C. hang out                        D. stay up

2. “What do you think living in the city is like?” – “There are ________ like good schools and hospitals.”

     A. lots of advantages         B. exciting                    C. crowded                        D. disadvantages

3. He ________ in the race because his leg was broken.

     A. doesn’t compete           B. didn’t compete         C. wasn’t competing          D. not competed

4. When we ________ at the café, Ben _______ for us outside.

     A. arrived/ waited                                                   B. were arriving / waited

     C. were arriving /was waiting                                 D. arrived/ was waiting

5.  While we ________ home, we _______ an accident.

     A. drove / were seeing                                             B. drove/ see                     

     C. were driving/ saw                                               D. were driving/ were seeing

6. The lights ________ off while Jane ________ a film.

     A. went/ was watching                                            B. went/ watched             

     C. were going/ was watching                                  D. are going/ watched

7. Transportation in big cities ________ better than in the countryside. 

     A. are                                 B. is                               C. has                                 D. will

8. What do you think living in the city ________?

     A. is like                            B. are like                      C. likes                               D. like

9. The prince looks ________the owner of the shoe.

     A. out                                B. under                        C. for                                 D. on

10. When you don’t want to keep a folder on your computer, you can ________ it.

     A. double-click                  B. press                         C. type                               D. delete

III/ Choose the word/ phrase ( A, B, C, D ) that best fits the space in each sentence:

Question 10: ………. Are you doing? – I’m reading books.

A.what          B.where          C.how          D. when

Question 11: You ………. Your promise to the children.

A. should break                               B. shouldn’t break

C. should to break                          D. shouldn’t to break

Question 12: He cycled ……….. _ and had an accident.

A. careful          B. careless          C. carefully          D. carelessly

Question 13: Some children ………….. the buffaloes at 4 o’clock yesterday.

A.   Was picking           B. were herding          C. are herding          D. am herding

Question 14: An activity that we do for pleasure when we are not working.

A.   Hobby           B. leisure          C. relax          D. interest

Question 15: Among the ethnic minorities,. ………. Tay have the largest population.

A. an           B. a           C. the

. 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.      Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and _____ TV.

a. watch                        b. watched                       c. was watching               d. would watch

2.      I rarely eat ice cream now but I _____ it when I was a child.

a. was used to eating    b. used to eat                   c. used to eating               d. didn’t use to eat

3.      I wish I _____ you some money for you rent, but I’m broke myself.

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

4.      Would you like _____ and visit me next summer?

a. come                         b. coming                         c. to come                        d. came

5.      Rick left class early because he _____ a headache.

a. had                            b. used to have                 c. was having                   d. has had

6.      Sara didn’t hear the phone. She _____.

a. sleeps                        b. slept                             c. is sleeping                    d. was sleeping

7.      The Marconi family _____ to the United States thirty years ago.

a. comes                        b. came                            c. has come                      d. was coming

8.      I’ve been feeling better since the doctor _____.

a. has come                   b. comes                           c. was coming                  d. came

9.      As soon as the light turned red, he _____ the car.

a. stopped                     b. was stopping                c. has stopped                  d. would stop

10.  ‘Monica is such a nice person.’ ‘Yes. I wish I _____ her more often.’

a. see                             b. will see                        c. saw                               d. have seen

II. Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. Traditional volunteer activities include money for people in need, cooking and giving food.
A. rising B. raising C. getting D. taking
6. Many people donate to the Red Cross, a ________ organization that aids people free of charge.
A. profit-making B. for-profit C. non-profit D. profitable
7. His daughter wants to become a well-known ___________ but she has no talent at all.
A. act B. actor C. actress D. action
8. The eel soup that your father has just cooked tastes very ______.
A. delicious B. best C. well D. healthy
9. How many ______ do you want?
A. orange juice B. jar of orange juice C. bottle of orange juice D. cartons of orange
juice
10. For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts is regarded as a _______ for every student.
A. necessary B. need C. necessity D. in need
 

* 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

IV. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the passage.
Formerly, industrial goods 1. (made / are made / were made / making) to last forever. A car or a
cooker was used for a very long time. Nowadays, 2. (but / though / however / then), industry has
persuaded us that its 3. (produce/producing/products/production) can only last a very short time.
It's 4. (cheap / cheaper / the cheapest / as cheap) to throw them away than to repair them. This has
led directly to the 'throw-away society", and to the waste of the earth's resources. Just think of the
cars that are traded in daily simply because they are out-of- fashion". Just think of the expensive
packaging material that 5. (are /is/have/has) thrown away each time a new object is bought. Why
ren't they recycled to prevent extreme 6. (waste / lost / spending / loss) of resources?

V/ Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the space in each sentences

Question 1. ………………… there was a lot of acid rain, many botanical species died last year.

A.Since                    B. Due to               C. Although               D. So

Question 2. If you ……………….. noise pollution for a long time, you can have headaches and hearing loss

A. experience                B. will experience                C. experienced              D. can experience

Question 3. ………………………….. pollution is the increase of temperature caused by human activity

A. water                            B. thermal                   C. visual                  D. radioactive

Question 4 . Don’t drink that water! It’s …………………………

A.     Contaminated              B. contamination              C. contaminant              D. contaminating