42. If you don’t know the meaning of the word, look it up in a dictionary. 43. The wonderful food in the restaurant made................... for the rather uncomfortable seats. 44. My son has recently taken................... stamp collecting as a hobby. 45. My sister showed.................... at last. She’s been promising to come for weeks. 46. Please call..................... and see us when you are in town. 47. I’ll write....................your phone number, or else I’ll forget it. 48-49. She usually hangs .................with friends she was at school .................... 50. Will you help me blow...................these balloons for the party?

1. "To give someone a ring" is to ____
A. call him up B. marry him C. admire him D. pick him up
2. Because of heavy rain, the game was  ____ for a few days.
A. taken out B. put off C. set up D. gotten away
3. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along B. count on C. keep away D. turn up
4. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
5. I do not use those things any more. You can  ____ them away.
A. get B. fall C. throw D. make
6. At the station, we often see the sign "  ____ for pickpockets".
A. Watch on B. Watch out C. Watch up D. Watch at
7. The passengers had to wait because the plane  ____ off one hour late.
A. took B. turned C. cut D. made
8. He  ____ on many subjects at the meeting.
A. held down B. held forth C. held good D. held over
9. If I had not held him  ____ , he would have beaten you soundly.
A. back B. over C. by D. out
10. Please let me  ____ I promise not to do it again.
A. off B. on C. up D. in
11. He knows where the boy was hiding but he didn't let  ____
A. up B. off C. on D. in
12. He promised to deliver the stuff today and has let us  ____ again.
A. up B. on C. off D. down
13. It seems that the rain is letting  ____
A. up B. on C. off D. in
14. The traffic was held  ____ by fog.
A. up B. over C. back D. out
15. Because of the heavy rain, today the meeting will be held  ____ until next week.
A. up B. back C. out D. over
16. I would have been here sooner but the rain kept me  ____
A. back B. from C. on D. up with
17. Keep children  ____ from the fire.
A. in with B. from C. away D. back
18. It is the most important to keep  ____ your neighbors.
A. touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
19. He promised to keep  ____ us while he was abroad.
A. in touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
20. I took  ____ him at once, and we have been friends over since.

1. Our teacher told us that if we don't  ____ the environment, our grandchildren may not even be able to carry on living.
A. look into B. look out for C. look after D. look for
2. He may have deceived you, but he didn't take me  ____
A. in B. off C. over D. up
3. I can't make  ____ what he means.
A. up B. for C. out D. after
4. They are all making  ____ the exit.
A. after B. out C. for D. against
5. The pain will soon pass  ____
A. away B. off C. over D. into
6. We must make  ____ some stories to explain our absence.
A. out B. away C. off D. up
7. I ran  ____ George in the library.
A. out of B. over C. through D. into
8. You need a rest; you look run  ____
A. through B. over C. down D. up
9. He puts  ____ some money every week.
A. away B. up C. off D. out
10. Our dog has been run  ____ by a car.
A. over B. down C. into D. through
11. You may not like the noise, but you will have to put  ____
A. up with B. aside C. by D. down
12. I promise to look  ____ the matter.
A. for B. after C. into D. up
13. Look  ____ ! It is falling.
A. over B. at C. for D. out
14. The two countries have broken  ____ relations.
A. out B. up C. off D. into
15. Shall have to bring this matter  ____ at the next meeting.
A. round B. up C. off D. about
16. The new government has brought  ____ many changes.
A. about B. round C. up D. off
17. She used to be thin, but she is filled  ____ a lot.
A. in B. into C. up D. out
18. Let us do  ____ these regulations.
A. away with B. over C. up D. for
19. As I have just had a tooth  ____ , I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A. taken out B. crossed out C. broken off D. tried on
20. The woman  ____ when the police told her that her son had died.

1. When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to  ____ their houses.
A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in
2. Bob has a bad lung cancer and his doctor advised him to  ____ smoking.
A. turn up B. give up C. take up D. put up
3. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man  ____ the exit as quickly as possible.
A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up
4. The government is thinking of bringing  ____ a law to make it compulsory for cyclists to wear
crash helmets.
A. on B. up C. in D. round
5. Susan was alone in the house when the fire  ____
A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away.
6. I think you need to  ____ your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn't get confused.
A. dawn on B. set out C. get on with D. give in
7. Susie and Fran  ____ us last night, so I had to quickly defrost a pizza.
A. turned up B. dropped in on C. came across D. went through
8. Rebecca  ____ on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital.
A. broke up B. got ahead C. faced up D. cut in
9. Is it a compulsion that the scheme  ____ next Friday?
A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out
10. No one knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I  ____ was about four years ago.
A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him
11. All his plans for starting his own business fell  ____
A. in B. through C. down D. away
12. Whenever a problem  ____ , we try to discuss frankly and find solutions as soon as possible.
A. comes in B. comes up C. comes off D. comes by
13. The computer isn't working - it broke  ____ this morning.
A. out B. into C. down D. over
14. The final year at the secondary school is the time for teenagers to get  ____ thinking about
choosing jobs.
A. off with B. by in C. behind with D. down to
15. On Friday night, some of our friends came to the party and  ____ for the weekend.
A. fell behind B. waited up C. stayed on D. kept up
16. I have been looking  ____ this book for months, and at last I have found it.
A. over B. up C. for D. at
17. You can always  ____ Ann to give you sound advice.
A. bank of B. bank for C. bank at D. bank on
18. The new manager  ____ very strict rules as soon as he had taken over the position.
A. settled down B. put down C. laid down D. wrote down
19. Everyone knows about pollution problems , but not many people have  ____ any solution.
A. come up with B. looked into C. thought over D. got round to
20. The speaker fails to get his message  ____ to his audience.
A. around B. in C. across D. out
Exercise 6
1. She is a friendly person. She gets  ____ all her neighbors.
A. up well with B. down well with C. on well with D. off with
2. Jack and Linda  ____ last week. They just weren't happy together.
A. ended up B. finished off C. broke into D. broke up
3. Brian asked Judy  ____ to dinner   and a movie.
A. out B. on C. for D. of
4. Her contract  ____ in two months, so she's looking for another job.
A. runs down B. runs out C. goes out D. goes away
5. I'm not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being  ____
A. tied in B. tied down C. tied up D. tied in with
6. It's a small lamp, so it doesn't  ____ off much light.
A. cast B. give C. shed D. spend
7. When I joined the army, I found it difficult to  ____ out orders from my superiors, but I soon got
used to it.
A. call B. carry C. miss D. take
8. If too many species  ____ out, it will upset the ecosystem.
A. disappear B. die C. go D. extinct
9. It is very important for a film or a company to keep  ____ the changes in the market.
A. pace of B. track about C. touch with D. up with
10. I'm saving all my pocket money  ____ to buy a new PlayStation.
A. out B. down C. up D. away
11. The effect of the painkiller is  ____ and I begin to feel the soreness again.
A. turning out B. doing without C. fading away D. wearing off
12. Children should be taught that they have to  ____ everything after they use it.
A. put away B. pick off C. collect up D. catch on
13. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep  ____
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out
14. People are advised to  ____ smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on
15. It took Ted a long time to get  ____ the breakup of his marriage.
A. over B. across C. along with D. through
16. The smell of the sea  ____ his childhood.
A. took him in B. took after
C. took him back to D. took it for granted
17. Despite all the interruptions, he  ____ with his work.
A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out
18. The new office block  ____ well with its surroundings.
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
19. It's a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother. She's very frail. I hope she  ____
A. gets over B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands up
20. It was very difficult to  ____ what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.
A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out

1. "To give someone a ring" is to ____
A. call him up B. marry him C. admire him D. pick him up
2. Because of heavy rain, the game was  ____ for a few days.
A. taken out B. put off C. set up D. gotten away
3. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along B. count on C. keep away D. turn up
4. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
5. I do not use those things any more. You can  ____ them away.
A. get B. fall C. throw D. make
6. At the station, we often see the sign "  ____ for pickpockets".
A. Watch on B. Watch out C. Watch up D. Watch at
7. The passengers had to wait because the plane  ____ off one hour late.
A. took B. turned C. cut D. made
8. He  ____ on many subjects at the meeting.
A. held down B. held forth C. held good D. held over
9. If I had not held him  ____ , he would have beaten you soundly.
A. back B. over C. by D. out
10. Please let me  ____ I promise not to do it again.
A. off B. on C. up D. in
11. He knows where the boy was hiding but he didn't let  ____
A. up B. off C. on D. in
12. He promised to deliver the stuff today and has let us  ____ again.
A. up B. on C. off D. down
13. It seems that the rain is letting  ____
A. up B. on C. off D. in
14. The traffic was held  ____ by fog.
A. up B. over C. back D. out
15. Because of the heavy rain, today the meeting will be held  ____ until next week.
A. up B. back C. out D. over
16. I would have been here sooner but the rain kept me  ____
A. back B. from C. on D. up with
17. Keep children  ____ from the fire.
A. in with B. from C. away D. back
18. It is the most important to keep  ____ your neighbors.
A. touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
19. He promised to keep  ____ us while he was abroad.
A. in touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
20. I took  ____ him at once, and we have been friends over since.

1. She usually goes _____________ with her friends in the pool near her school. 2. Sarah likes _____________. She plants lots of flowers and vegetables in her home garden. 3. Every weekend, I go _____________ in my uncle’s boat, or just off the shoreline. 4. In later years, he took up _____________ as a hobby. He drew watercolor landscapes. 5. My hobby is listening to _____________. It can help relax my mind. 6. I have recently started a new hobby – collecting _____________. 7. Most people take _____________ and post them on their social networking accounts. 8. Carving _____________ is a great hobby that can make you happier

Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer.
Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby. You can learn many things, such as the geography of a country from stamps. Postal stamps are source of interesting facts and important dates about every country in the world. It makes stamp collecting become very popular.
As you look at the pages of a stamp album, you can learn interesting details of foreign customs, arts, literature, history and culture. Their colours can make you feel relaxed and happy.
Collecting stamps can become a business. If you are lucky in finding a special stamp, it will bring you some money besides knowledge and pleasure.
1. All of the following are true EXCEPT _____.
A. stamps can make you relaxed and happy
B. stamps can make you know more
C. stamps collecting can make you famous
D. you can earn money from your collection if you are lucky
2. According to the passage, it is true to say that _____.
A. stamp collecting helps you become rich and famous
B. stamp collecting is a very popular hobby
C. stamp collectors can earn a lot of money from stamp collecting
D. stamp collecting is a hobby that costs you a lot of money
3. The main idea of the passage is _____.
A. the history of stamp collecting
B. good things from stamp collecting
C. the ways of stamp collecting
D. famous stamp collectors

Question 19. Someone ___________ my bicycle.

A. already has taken       B. has already taken        C. have already taken     D.already have taken

Câu 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

A. transport                    B. take                              C. statue                           D. national

Câu 2: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

A. holiday                       B. famous                        C. historic                        D. population

Câu 3: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

    A. biscuits                       B. magazines                   C. newspapers                D. vegetables

Câu 4: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

    A. names                          B. lives                             C. dances                         D. tables

Câu 5: Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

A. expensive                  B. comfortable                C. dangerous                   D. heavy

Câu 6: Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

    A. interested                   B.  excited                       C. confident                    D. memorable

Câu 7: Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight.

    A. honored                      B. cleared                        C. purified                       D. respected

Câu 18: There weren’t _________ for everybody to have coffee at the same time.

  A. time enough               B. enough time               C. too time                       D.many time

Câu 28: “____________?” – “I’d like to see that red dress.”

    A. What do you like                                                 B. Do you want anything

    C. What can I do for you                                        D. What will you do

Câu 31: You just go with a friendly smile and have enough cash your ________.

            A. pocket       B. box                                   C. cupboard  D. laptop

Câu 34: A person who sells things, for example food or newspapers, usually outside on the street.

A. visitor                          B. buyer                           C. viewer                         D. vendor

Câu 35: We ______ eat pasta. There’s a good Italian reataurant across the street.

A.    can                               B. can’t                            C. shouldn’t                    D. have to

PRACTICE   3

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. The city has recently set _____ a library in the West Suburb.

A. up                                     B. off                                      C. out                                        D. down

2. You should take your hat _____ in the cinema.
A. in                                        B. over                                    C. off                                D. down

3. You’re not a safe driver! You should drive ______.

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

4. Their children have all grown _____ and left home for the city to work.
A. up                                       B. out                                      C. out of                         D. in

5. The villagers are trying to learn English _____ they can communicate with foreign customers.

  A. so that                      B. in order that                   C. although                         D. A and B are correct

6. _____ we had eaten lunch, we went to Non Nuoc marble village to buy some souvenirs.

A. After                                   B. Before                    C. By the time D. Because

7. _____ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.

A. As                           B. Because                              C. Even though                          D. so that

8. Conical hat making in the village has been passed _____ from generation to generation

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

9. This is called a Chuong conical hat _____ it was made in Chuong village.

A. but                                      B. so                            C. since                                 D. because of

10. I look forward to _____ you soon.

A. see                                      B. seeing                     C. seen                                      D. saw

11. The artisan ______ this statue in bronze.

A. moulded                             B. cast                         C. carved         D. knitted

12. The artisans in my village can live _____ basket weaving.

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

13. I invited her to join our trip to Trang An, but she ______ down my invitation.

A. passed                                   B. sat                        C. turned                                                   D.closed 

14. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep _____ theirs.

A. on                                          B. up            C. up with                             D.up down

15. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.

    A. carved                  B. moulded                   C. cast                            D. given

16. She is skilled at_______ cloth.

    A. giving                         B. carving               C. doing                         D. weaving

17. We didn’t go camping yesterday _________ it rained heavily.  

    A. because                     B. although                       C. despite                                 D. In spite of

18.I wish I _________ his name.

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

19. Please turn _______ the light when you leave the room.

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

20.    I love going to this place______it's the quietest place in the city,

A. so                            B. though                    C. so that                                         D. as

WEEK 4 COMPARISON

21. Of the four dresses, which is _________________expensive?

A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater

22. The larger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is.

A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive

23. The faster we walk, __________________ we will get there.

A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner

24. “Why did you buy these oranges?” “They were __________________ I could find”

A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest

25. She plays the piano __________________ as she sings.

A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully

26. The streets are getting more and __________________ these days.

A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded

27. The larger the city, __________________the crime rate.

A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher

28. You must explain your problems ________.

A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can

C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are

29. Nobody in this team plays _________ Tom.

A. as good as B. so well as C. as best as D. as well as

30. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is _______.

A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart

31. Peter is ________ student in my class.

A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest

32. Can Tho is ________ from Sai Gon than Bien Hoa is.

A. farther B. further C. far D. farthest

33. The harder this student works, ________ he becomes.

A. the most understanding B. the more understanding

C. more understanding D. understanding

34. The ________ he is, the more miserable he gets.

A. richer B. more rich C. rich D. the richer

35. Of the two sisters, Linda is the ________.

A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the most beautiful D. so beautiful as

36. Instead of slowing down, he drove ________.

A. more fastly B. faster C. more faster D. faster more

37. Commercial centers are ________ they were many years ago.

A. as popular than B. more popular than

C. the most popular D. most popular than

38. I can’t stand this weather. It’s getting ________.

A. better and worse B. worse and worse C. worst and worst D.more and more worse

39. ________ people use the internet every day.

A. Many and many B. Most and most C. More and more D. The more

40. Of course you can come to the party. _______.

A. The more the merrier B. The more and the merrier

C. The more and merrier D. The more and more merrier

WEEK 5 PREPOSITIONS/ STRESS

1. It is considered rude for participants to _______ while the chairman is delivering a speech.

A. put in B. cut in C. cut down D. bring in

2. Peter has _______ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes.

A. gone on B. taken up C. gone with D. taken off

3. The fire must have _______ after the staff had gone home.

A. broken down B. broken up C. broken out D. broken off

4. When they had finished playing, the children were made to _____all the toys they had taken out.

A. put off B. put out C. put up D. put away

1. You won’t _______ with the others in the class unless you try your best.

A. turn up B. take up C. keep up D. get up

2. After his mother’s death, he was _______ by his aunt.

A. carried out B. fed up C. set up D. brought up

3. Because of heavy sbowfall, the semi-final match had to be _______until the next week.

A. taken off B. taken away C. put off D. put away

4. The match was_______because of the bad weather.

A. passed away B. put down C. called off D. paid up

5. After his wife’s death, he let son_______the company and retired.

A. get over B. get on C. take over D. take on

6. Wendy closedly resembles her mother, whereas her sister, Marge, _______ her father.

A.takes after B. looks after C. goes after D. calls off

7. Lucia was surprised when her guest_______ late for the party

A. came up B. turned up C. looked up D. put up

8. The bomb _______ in a crowded area of the town.

A. went over B. went off C. turned off D. turned on

9. They gave me a form and told me to _______.

A. give away B. fill in C. make up D. see off

10. Sorry I’m late. The car _______ on the way here.

A. went back B. closed down C. turned back D. broke down

WEEK 6 TENSES

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

21. As the sun _________ , I decided to go out.

A. shines B. has shine C. shine D. was shining

22. By the time the police arrive, the thieves________ the stolen things.

A. hide B. had hidden C. are hiding D. will have hidden

23. She came into the room while they _______ television

A. have watched B. watched C. have been watching D . were watching

24. The baby_________ non-stop for half an hour.

A. cried B. is crying C. has been crying D. was crying

25. Mr. Smith said he would come but he_________ yet.

A. did not come B. had not come C. does not come D. has not come

26. By the time we got out of this traffic jam, all the guests _______ home.

A. have gone B. had gone C. were going D. would go

27. Sorry. I can’t go there with you now. I _________ my homework at present.

A. did B. do C. was doing D. am doing

28. She always _________ dates on the holidays.

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

29. Last year, they _________ to Europe with their best friends on their summer holidays.

A. visited B. traveled C. will travel D. are visiting

30. What are you going to do this weekend?- We _______ visit our grandfather in the countryside.

A. are going to B. were going to C. have gone to D. went

31. He has lived here since he ________ here.

A. came B. has came C. comes D. come

32. He does not save as much money as he____ last year.

A. did B. does C. uses D. did used

33. She has not written to me________ we met last time.

A. before B. since C. ago D. while

34. The police ________ for the thieves at the moment.

A. have been looking B. will be looking C. are looking D. is looking

35. Put the raincoat on. It________.

A. had rained B. will be raining C. is raining D. has rained

36. Since motion pictures________ we have had a new kind of entertainment.

A. were invented B. have been invented

C. will have been invented D. had been invented

37. There_____ a lot of furniture in our uncle's house.

A. is being B. were C. are D. is

38. Mr. Jones sometimes________ on time for work.

A. does not get up B. won't get up

C. had not got up D. is not going to get up

39. He ________ for twenty years before he retired last year

A. had been teaching B. has taught

C. was teaching D. has been teaching

40. By 2020, everything ________ different

A. will have been B. would be C. will be D. can be