V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

New York – The “ Big Apple”

            Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It’s skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty

make a (1)_________sight. New York has a (2) _________of over seven million and it is

probably the world’s most famous city. The inhabitants of the “Big Apple”  come from many

(3) _________countries. There are more nationalities in New York(4) _________in any

other places on the earth. It is also has(5) _________tourists than any other city except

London, especially in the summer. (6) _________come from all(7) _________the world and

have a wonderful time. There are so many (8) _________for them to get enthusiastic about –

whether it’s some of the (9) _________museums in the world or the (10) _________little

streets of Greenwich Village.

1.     A. sad                          B. beautiful                 C. horrible                   D. cold

2.     A. attraction                B. impression              C. population              D. people

3.     A. same                       B. young                     C. old                          D. different

4.     A. than                        B. rather                      C. of                            D. to

5.     A. many                      B. much                       C. more                       D. lots

6.     A. Visit                       B. Visitors                   C. Workers                  D. Goers

7.     A. in                            B. from                        C. over                        D. of

8.     A. attraction                B. place                       C. sights                      D. area

9.     A. good                       B. better                      C. best                         D. nicer

10.       A. to charm                 B. charm                      C. charmed                  D. charming

44. Maryam was really ________ by the beauty of Ha Noi.     

A. impressed               B. impress                   C. impression              D. impressive

45. The United States has a ________ of around 250 million. 

A. population              B. separation               C. addition                  D. introduction

46. Vietnamese people are very ________ .          

A. friend                   B. friendless                  C. friendly                   D. friendship

47. We were having dinner ________ the telephone rang.          

A. when                      B. while                       C. until                        D. since

48. I ________call you as soon as I come back home.          

A. have                        B. will                         C. am                          D. is going

49. Would you mind ________the door?                    

A. open                      B. opened                    C. opening                   D. to open

50. My family loves this house. It _____ the family home since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.  

            A. was                         B. is                             C. has been                  D. will be

IV:  Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

1. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.

      A      B                                C         D

2. I have broken my pencil. May I borrow one of your?

              A                                              B         C          D

3. When I was on holiday last summer, I was going to the beach everyday.

                  A    B                                              C                D

4. Tom used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bike.

                             A                    B                        C          D

5. Mary is used to do her homework by herself.

                   A         B                        C      D

6. On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories.

     A                              B                         C                             D

7. The Chinese build the Great Wall over two thousand years ago.

                   A       B                                 C                  D

8. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City.

                  A                   B                                                  C     D

9. In the modern world, people can easily communicate with telephone, radio, and computer.

    A               B                                   C                             D

10. The package containing books and records were delivered last week.

18. Minh’s father often take him ______ the park every summer.

A. on                           B. to                            C. in                           D. after

19. He _______his father in many ways.

A. takes over               B. takes down             C. takes on                  D. takes after

20. I’ll pick you ________at your hotel next Monday.

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

21. Your hat doesn’t go ________your clothes.

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

22. The plane will ________ at 06.30 so you must be there at 06.00.

A. take after                B. take down               C. take off                   D. take up

23. The thieves waited until it was dark enough to ___________his house yesterday.

A. broke into               B. broke out of            C. broke away             D. broke through

24. The bomb missed it mission then __________.

A. went down             B. went off                  C. went through          D. went away

25. The earth is a(n) ___________.

A. satellite                   B. state                        C. planet                      D. star

26. I borrowed this coat _________my father.

A. from                       B. to                            C. at                             D. by

27. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of __________.

A. our                          B. us                            C. ours                         D. we

28. We went by car but the children went _________foot.

A. on                           B. by                           C. to                            D. with

29.  Buddhism is an __________.

A.  group                     B. religion                   C. association             D. imagination

30. Lan ________the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.

A. enjoying                 B. has enjoyed             C. enjoyed                   D. enjoy

31. I wish I ______ you some money for your rent, but I am broke myself

A. can lend                  B. would lend             C. could lend               D. will lend

32. There are several books by Hemingway on this __________.

A. shelf                       B. platform                  C. cupboard                 D. support

33. I was so tired that I ________asleep in the chair.

A. got                          B. felt                          C. went                       D. fell

34. The players ________to be there at 3 o’clock.

A. told                         B. were told                C. have told                 D. tell

35. Do you ______me say this in class?

A. let                           B. allow                       C. permit                     D. mind

36. He forced all his children ________hard till midnight.

A. to study                  B. studied                    C. study                       D. studying

37. I am always _________for school.

A. on time                   B. in time                    C.  at time                    D. out of time

38. I was having a rest when the volcano_________.

A. exhibited                B. exhausted               C. exhaled                   D. erupted

39. We _________ an English exercise.

A. are doing                B. did                          C. have done               D. all are correct

40. He usually worn a pair of glasses.  wear

A. He no longer wears a pair of glasses.               B. He used to wear a pair of glasses.

C. He doesn’t wear a pair of glasses anymore     D. All are correct

41. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _________.

A. illness                     B. pain                         C. ache                        D hurt.

42. “ I wish I _________stay longer,” Maryam said to Lan at the end of the week

A. could                      B. can                          C. will                         D. may

43. Malaysia is divided ________2 regions                

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

44. Maryam was really ________ by the beauty of Ha Noi.