I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      “Where was Michael Caine born?” “In Britain, but today he _____ in the United States.”

a. has lived                    b. live                                c. lives                               d. lived

2.      Have they found a malaria vaccine _____?

a. already                      b. yet                                 c. since                              d. for

3.      “We’re still looking for Thomas.” “Hasn’t he _____ yet?”

a. been found                b. be found                        c. been founded                d. be founded

4.      “Whatever happened to that fortune-teller?”

“I don’t know. She _____ around here in a long time.”

a. hasn’t been saw        b. didn’t see                      c. hasn’t been seeing         d. hasn’t been seen

5.      “Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer.” “She _____ since she was four.”

a. has been dancing      b. has been danced           c. is dancing                      d. was danced

6.      “What a beautiful dress you’re wearing!”

“Thank you. It _____ especially for me by a French tailor.”

a. is made                     b. has made                       c. made                              d. was made

7.      “Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” “Yes, they _____ in Russia.”

a. were painted             b. were paint                     c. were painting                 d. painted

8.      The city still bears the French name _____ Aix-la-Chapelle.

a. of                              b. as                                   c. is                                    d. for

9.      The work of designer Sonia Rykiel was the original inspiration _____ the movie.

a. of                              b. for                                 c. to                                   d. in

10.  Wearing uniforms helps poor students feel equal _____ others.

a. of                              b. for                                 c. to                                   d. with

11.  We sell a selection of plain and _____ ties.

a. pattern                       b. patterned                       c. patterning                      d. patterns

12.  She teaches _____.

a. poet                           b. poem                             c. poets                              d. poetry

13.  There is friendly _____ between the two teams.

a. rival                           b. rivals                              c. relativity                        d. rivalry

14.  We hope to increase _____ this year to $50 million.

a. sale                            b. sells                               c. salable                            d. selling

15.  It seems like the most logical solution _____ the problem.

a. of                              b. to                                   c. with                               d. from

I.       Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush. Thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Strauss came to sell canvas to these gold miners. Canvas is a heavy fabric. So Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents.

One day Strauss heard a miner complain that he couldn't find clothes strong enough for the work he was doing. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants. These pants were what the miners needed. In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made.

Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them even better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was called serge de Nimes. The miners liked this fabric. They called it "denim" (from de Nimes) and bought even more pants from Strauss.

However, denim had no color. Because of this the denim pants did not look very interesting, and they got dirty easily. To solve these problems, Strauss dyed the denim blue.

Strauss continued to improve his jeans. Today, the company he started is known around the world. And jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well.

26. What could be the best title of the passage?  

      a. A Young Immigrant From Germany                  b. The History of Blue Jeans

      c. Serge de Nimes                                                   d. The Gold Rush

27. According to the writer, why did Levi Strauss come to California?

      a. He came to California to dig for gold.               b. He came to California to sell pants.

      c. He came to California to buy denim.                 d. He came to California to sell canvas.

28. Blue jeans _____.

      a. did not look very interesting                               b. are considered not practical

      c. got dirty easily                                                    d. are considered good for many uses

29. What is the meaning of the word “immigrant” in the first paragraph?

      a. person who is good in business                          b. person who buys and sells things

      c. person who moves to another country               d. person who works in a mine

30. Which of the following is not true?

      a. Levi Strauss was the first person to make blue jeans.

      b. Strauss made his first jeans from a fabric called serge de Nimes.

      c. The first jeans were very strong.

      d. Nimes is a city in France.

I.      Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

In the mid 17th century English noblemen wore short jackets with slashed sleeves, (16) ______ trousers called breeches and high-heeled boots with spurs. To these they often added a lace collar and a broad-brimmed hat (17) ______ with long plumes. Women's dresses became softer and more flowing. 

The Puritans believed that people should (18) ______ simply, and they wore (19) _______ black and white (20) ______. Men wore tall black hats and white stocks (neckbands). Puritans were among the early colonists of North America, so this (21) _______ influenced American clothing.

(22) ______ the end of the 17th century men began to wear the predecessor of the modern three-piece suit, a long (23) _____ coat, a waistcoat and breeches, and a long wig. Women wore low necklines and looped back their dresses to reveal the underskirt. Cotton (24) _____ increasingly, especially for underclothes such as the shift, a long shirt (25) _____ by both sexes.

16. a. knee-long                  b. knee-length                   c. knee-high                       d. knee-lengths

17. a. decorates                   b. decorating                     c. decorated                      d. decorate

18. a. dress                          b. be dressed                     c. be worn                         d. wore

19. a. plain                          b. polka-dot                       c. patterned                       d. striped

20. a. clothe                        b. clothing                         c. cloth                              d. cloths

21. a. style                          b. type                               c. fashions                         d. dresses

22. a. In                              b. On                                 c. At                                  d. Æ

23. a. sleeve                        b. collar                             c. neckline                         d. collarless

24. a. used                          b. is used                           c. used to                           d. was used

25. a. wear                          b. wearing                         c. worn                              d. wore

I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      “Who ate all the cookies?” “Mary Ann _____.”

a. has                             b. did                                 c. ate                                  d. had

2.      “Is Tony making dinner?” “He’s just _____ to make it.”

a. begun                        b. begin                             c. began                             d. beginned

3.      Thirteen-year-old Ronnie Segal has loved math _____ he was a little boy.

a. for                             b. since                              c. from                               d. as

4.      “Why is Stanley in jail?” “He _____ of robbery.”

a. has been convicted   b. has been convicting      c. has convicted                d. convicted

5.      “Where’s the old chicken coop?” “It _____ by a windstorm last year.”

a. destroy                      b. is destroyed                  c. was destroyed               d. destroyed

6.      Every new coin _____ a date.

a. bear                           b. bears                              c. has bore                         d. borne

7.      Paul tried to sound _____ but I could tell something was worrying him.

a. casualty                     b. casually                         c. casual                             d. casualness

8.      Put a _____ next to the name of the person you are voting for.

a. cross                          b. crossing                         c. mix                                d. intersection

9.      It’ll never work efficiently because there’s a basic _____ flaw.

a. designs                      b. designers                       c. designed                        d. design

10.  _____ growth is slowing down.

a. Economy                   b. Economics                     c. Economic                      d. Economical

11.  The sun had _____ the red curtain.

a. fade                           b. faded                             c. fades                              d. fading

12.  She had always prided herself _____ her appearance.

a. on                              b. in                                   c. of                                   d. about

13.  Men and women should receive _____ pay for _____ work.

a. equal / equal              b. equal / equality              c. equality / equality          d. equal / equalize

14.  Men’s _____ change more slowly than women’s.

a. fashionable                b. fashionably                    c. unfashionable                d. fashions

15.  The wedding rings are _____ of their love.

a. symbol                      b. symbolist                       c. symbolize                      d. symbolic

I.       Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

The business of tennis clothes has grown astoundingly in the past few years. Over $250 million is spent annually on the trappings of tennis. Apparently everyone wants to look like a pro, even though 20% of the clientele has never even played the game.

Manufacturers pay the stars lucrative fees for wearing their brands of clothes and wielding their racquets on center court. Chris Evert-Lloyd, for example, is rumored to have signed a five-year contract for $5 million with Ellesse, a producer of fancy, expensive tennis wear. John McEnroe gets a reported $600,000 for playing with a Dunlop racquet, $330,000 for sporting Tacchini clothes, and $100,000 for tying his Nike tennis shoes. Obviously, in a bad year, these stars make more as fashion models than as athletes.

Not only tennis players get free clothing, but also all the people involved in the game - the referees, linespeople, ball boys and girls - are living advertisements for tennis wear producers. Where, traditionally, conservative white clothing was required for the entire tennis coterie, changing times have seen a new vogue in tennis outfits. Flamboyant colors, designers’ nameplates, geometric figures, and bold lines distinguish the new tennis togs from their predecessors.

- clientele (n): khách hàng                                           - lucrative (adj): (tiền thù lao,...) hậu hĩnh

26. What can be understood from this reading?

      a. Tennis clothing appeals to everyone.

b. Tennis stars can get huge sums for wearing a manufacturer’s brands of clothes and wielding his or her racquets.

c. The price of tennis racquets has remained stable.

d. Bright colors tempt people to buy tennis wear.

27. What is the writer trying to do?

      a. Explain why the cost of tennis clothes has risen.

      b. Defend tennis wear manufacturers from complaints about their high prices.

      c. Describe the means of advertising expensive tennis clothes.

      d. Describe the new tennis clothing.

28. What is the best title for the passage?

      a. The Tennis Stars                                                 b. Big Business in Tennis Wear

      c. The High Cost of Playing Tennis                       d. Tennis Stars’ Flamboyant Clothes

29. It is stated that John McEnroe _____.

      a. wears flamboyant clothing on the court

      b. may be earning over $1 million for using tennis products

      c. make more as fashion models than as athletes

      d. has had a bad year in tennis competitions

30. Which of the following is true?

      a. Tennis clothing is only bought by the well-to-do.

      b. Those who wear expensive tennis clothes play tennis.

      c. Tennis clothing appeals to fashion models.

      d. The coloration of tennis wear has changed.

I.          Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

For many years (16) _____ and quality of (17) _____ were dependent (18) _____ social status and wealth. Before medieval times (19) _____ people in Britain (20) _____ plain woolen clothes. The main garment was a long (21) _____ fastened by a belt, and covered in cold weather by a cloak. In the 11^th and 12^th centuries (22) _____ in clothing between nobles and the common people became more noticeable. Women’s dresses began to have more shape and style. They reached the ground and often had long hanging (23) _____. Rich people lined their cloaks with fur. When knights returned from the Crusades they brought new fashions and (24) _____ from the Middle East. Men began to wear (25) _____ tunics and stockings, and long pointed shoes.

- medieval times: thời trung cổ

16. a. style                          b. stylish                            c. stylist                             d. stylistic

17. a. cloths                        b. clothe                            c. clothing                         d. cloth

18. a. in                               b. on                                  c. at                                   d. to

19. a. most                          b. most of                          c. mostly                            d. almost

20. a. wear                          b. wore                              c. wears                             d. wearing

21. a. tunic                          b. tunnel                            c. unique                            d. stockings

22. a. different                    b. differing                        c. differs                            d. differences

23. a. sleeveless                  b. sleeve                            c. sleeved                          d. sleeves

24. a. material                     b. materials                        c. materialism                    d. materially

25. a. color                          b. colored                          c. colorant                         d. coloration

I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      I haven’t heard from Maria _____.

a. since many months before                                  b. for many months

c. for many months ago                                          d. since a long time

2.      This book is so long that I _____.

a. haven’t finished it yet                                         b. haven’t finished it already

c. still have finished it                                            d. still haven’t finished it already

3.      Spain _____ at one time a very powerful country.

a. was                            b. has been                        c. is                                    d. was being

4.      The longest fish in the contest _____ by Thelma Rivers.

a. was catching             b. caught                           c. was caught                    d. catch

5.      “Are we about to have dinner?” “Yes, it _____ in the dining room.”

a. is serve                      b. have been served          c. is being served              d. served

6.      Many buildings in the town still _____ the scars of the bombing.

a. bear                           b. had bore                        c. bearing                           d. borne

7.      The interview took place around the kitchen table and was very _____.

a. casualty                     b. casually                         c. casual                             d. casuals

8.      Please note that the _____ may vary from those illustrated.

a. designate                   b. designations                  c. designs                          d. designers

9.      New opportunities will emerge as the _____ climate improves.

a. economics                 b. economic                       c. economical                    d. economy

10.  Mom always _____ us to discuss our problems.

a. encourage                  b. encouragement              c. encouraging                   d. encouraged

11.  He’s a choreographer who has drawn _____ from Javanese dance.

a. inspired                     b. inspires                          c. inspiration                      d. inspiring

12.  The dragon _____ the enemies of the Church.

a. symbolizes                b. symbol                           c. symbolic                        d. symbolism

13.  The problem is not _____ to British students.

a. unique                       b. uniqueness                     c. uniquely                         d. unitary

14.  It’s a _____ Italian restaurant.

a. fashion                      b. fashionable                    c. fashions                         d. fashionably

15.  She presented her ideas clearly and _____.

a. logically       b. logic            c. logical          d. logics