English is an important language in the world. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on 20% of the land area in the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English. More than 75% of the world’s mail is composed in English. More than 60% of the radio stations broadcast programs in English. English is the language of international communication.

1. We  know exactly how many people speak English as a foreign language.                               

2. English is not spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

3. People in South Africa and India never speak English as the official language.

4. More than half of the radio stations broadcast programs in English.

Read the passage again and choose the best answer.

5. The passage is about..................

A. English Language is only a second language in the world

B. English is the official language in the world      

C. Hundreds of books are written in English everyday .

D. The importance of the English Language in  the world today

6. The word “mother tongue” in line 1 means:

  A.  body  language B. first language

  C.  native language              D. foreign language

True or False (1pt)

The trip took me to Da Nang City, what a wonderful place! Great city and very busy, very modern! I’ve seen friendly people, beautiful beaches, apartment buildings, hotels and a lot more. Great cultural diversity, wonderful seafood (of all varieties), anything you want and more .I had a wonderful experience, so I enjoy every minute of it. I was very impressed with what I saw .I passed through white sands, then huge stones and rocks. After that I went straight to the much known My Son harbor to enjoy the excitement of the natural views. There I saw the most poetic and nicest fishing villages. This is very interesting place from where many strong–built boats and fishermen and its villagers impressed me a lot.

1. The writer likes the trip to Da Nang so much. …………….

2. The writer couldn’t find white sands along the beaches in Da Nang City. …………….

3 Da Nang City has a variety of culture. …………….                                                                                                                                                               4. What the writer saw in Da Nang City impressed him a lot. …………….

1. David: “It’s terrible. I don’t think I will be able to pass the exam.” – Mary “_____________________”

A. Let’s try it C. Don’t worry. Everything will be all right.

B. Ok. What’s that D. Why not pass it?

2. Peter: “Why don’t we go to the British Council?”- Tom “____________________”.

A. Certainly B. Please do C. Good idea D. No, problem

3. Lan: “Let’s go to Dalat on the weekend.”. Mai: “_______________”

A. That’s fine B. That’s good C. Yes, please D. Yes, let’s

4. Messages that a person receives or send on the computer are______.

A. data                        B. information       C. e-mail             D. texts

5. “Do you think I should buy this suit?”       “______my opinion, it’s too expensive”

A. In                             B. To                        C. From                D. For

6. How much time do you spend ______a web a day?

A. to surf                       B. surfing                 C. surf                      D. to have surfed

7. John, stop ______at those magazines and pay attention.

A. look                          B. to look                  C. looking            D. to having looked

8. This book isn’t very interesting, ______?

A. isn’t it                      B. is it                       C. is this               D. isn’t this

9. Tom has never written to you, ______?  

A. hasn’t he                 B. has he                                C. hasn’t Tom      D. has Tom

10. Books in our school library are __________for us to use.

A. available B. willing          C. famous D. worth

20. We find Peter really ___________ to talk to.
A. interest              B. interested                         C. interesting             D. interests

21. In order to attend a higher course of writing, you have__________ the English pretest.

A. to get                 B. to pass              C. to finish D. to study

22. He is an______ of this newspaper.

A. edition               B. editor               C. edit D. editing

23. If you want any further__________, you can contact their head office.

A. questions             B. information C. answer D. responses

24. We had an ____________student from Spain staying with us last year.

A. exchange B. interchange C. university D. abroad

5. She doesn’t  like Spanish ,________she has to study the language.

A. so      B. though    C. but               D. however

10. They have known each other________they were at high school.

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

11. We want to ________________an English course for beginners. Is it available?

 A. participate             B. attend C. take part             D. comprise

12. It is a parent’s responsibility to ensure children ‘s regular ______________at school.

A. result B. exam C. attendance            D. test

13. Does she feel like _______________with her friends?

A. picnicking B. tiring C. exciting            D. interesting

14. My sister studied hard, ________ she completed her exam successfully.

A. although        B. because                C. so              D. as

15.  Speaker 1: “Excuse me!. Do you mind if I sit her?” – Speaker 2: _______________

You’re right   B. Not at all! Go ahead         C. Sure, thanks  D. Really? Good!

16. Speaker 1: “_______________________”- Speaker 2: “ Son Doong is a new tourist destination.”

A. Let’s eat out this evening    C. We need a holiday

C. I miss my relative in Hue        D. I’d like to cook something special for the trip

17. My sister studied hard, ________ she completed her exam successfully.

A. although        B. because                 C. so               D. as

18. Cong Phuong seems to be well-qualified ______ the position of a central forward.

A. in                B. of             C. by D. for

19. They asked me who the editor of this book ___________.

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

1.       We would like to see your ............................. in learning English this semester.    

          A. improve                   B. improvement                C. improvably                     D. improvable

2.       If you want to .................................. your English, we can help you.             

A. improve                        B. improvement              C. improvably                     D. improvable

3.        He is very ................................. in taking care of animals.           

A. experience                    B. inexperienced             C. experiences                     D. experienced

4.       How can we make the subject more ................................... to young people?   

A. interestingly                       B. interested                   C. interesting            D. uninteresting

5.       He is a strict…………………………….…..      

A. examine                 B. examination                            C. examinee                                    D. examiner

The girl missed the bus_______________ she ran very fast.

A/ because                               B. even though            C. but                                      D. since

Do doctors often do __________________ on animals such as monkeys and mice, Dad?

A/ examples                            B. experiments            C. exercises                             D. experience

The girl missed the bus_______________ she ran very fast.

A/ because                               B. even though            C. but                                      D. since

The ________________ who composed this English song is a young girl.

A/ writer                                  B. poet                        C. singer                                  D. musician

Wearing uniforms will make students feel ____________________in many ways.

A/ different                            B. important                 C. equal                                   D. proud

Buddhism is the official _________________of Thailand.

A. Region                                B. religion                     C. language                           D. capital

My pen pal lives in the USA. We have _____for year but we haven’t met each other yet.

A. worked                              B. written                      C. corresponded                    D. talked

I want to get in touch with Jane. If only I _______her phone number.

A. knew                                 B. to know                     C. know                                D. knowing

Don’t interrupt me _______I am working.

A. by the time                        B. while                        C. until                                  D. after

This exercise is different __________________the one we did yesterday.

A. to                                       B. with                         C. between                              D. from

1. “May I take a seat here?” “___________________”

A. I’m not sure            B. Yes, please do            C. Good idea                      D. You’re welcome

2. “Kate has been awarded a scholarship to study in France.”. “Oh, really? ____________!”

A. How lucky she is                B. What a lucky she         C. What lucky she is          D. Lucky as she is

3. Her good behaviors made a deep impression ___________all the class members.

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

4. My pen pal and I are far away from each other, but we always ______.

A. keep on                              B. get on                          C. keep in touch                  D. write on

5. They really enjoy the peaceful _________________in Viet Nam.

A. Impression                          B. atmosphere               C. faces                                D. expression

1. A. comprise               B. tropical                    C. compulsory                D. mausoleum      

2. A. round                   B. ground                     C. shout                         D. touch

3. A. symbol                  B. sweater                    C. inspiration                  D. design   /z/       

4. A. website                 B. deny                        C. remote                       D. respond