1. _____ the end of the story, the man met his family and lived happily forever.

2. This town is well-known _______ its spring festivals.

3. Mary is _______ a hurry because she is having an important interview.

4. Your website has provided me __________ a lot of information.

5. The plane took ________ just a few minutes ago.

6. Medical staff are ________ pressure to prevent the pandemic.

7. A group of experts has been set _________ to investigate the problem.

8. My mother reminded me to put _________ my coat before going out.

9. I cannot do anything ________ my mobile phone. I always keep it with me.

10. This information is important so make sure you write it __________.

Part 1. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following sentences. (10pts)

1. Kevin and his best friend go to __________ school on foot every day.

A. the                          B. a                   C. an                            D. Ø (no article)

2. When I lived downtown, I __________ to the cinema almost every night.

A. was going               B. have gone               C. went                       D. will go

3. I suggest we __________ carefully before carrying out the project.      

A. discussing    B. should discuss        C. discussed              D. are discussing

4. “__________ have you lived in this beautiful city?”         - “About three years”

A. How often           B. How long               C. How far                  D. How many

5. The employees __ you have just met have been working here for many years.

A. whom                     B. what                  C. which                      D. whose

6. If her parents allowed her to keep a pet, she ________ to raise a rabbit. 

A. had chosen      B. will choose         C. choose                    D. would choose

7. Two students from Lao Cai High School for gifted students won the third prize ______ by the American Psychological Association at Intel ISEF 2021.

A. presented             B. was presented         C. presenting               D. present

8. It was not until she met him ________ she knew the truth.

A. than              B. that                         C. then                           D. when

9. Neither Tim nor his classmates __________ water polo before.

A. has played        B. are playing     C. have played                        D. is playing

10. While most of the students prefer working in groups, Jimmy like working ___.

A. on himself              B. on his own           C. of his own              D. in himself

11. It is high time you ________ to apply yourself to your study.

A. begin                      B. to begin                  C. began                      D. begun

12. His uncle bought him a _________ bicycle on his birthday last week.

A. black beautiful Japanese                            B. beautiful black Japanese    

C. Japanese black beautiful                             D. black Japanese beautiful

13. Laura is talking to her friend, Mina.

- Laura: “You look great in that new dress.”             - Mina: “__________”

A. No, I think so                                    B. Thanks. I bought it at Zara store.  

C. Yes, I’d love to.                                      D. Oh, you don’t like it, do you?

14. The boy often plays sports after school, __________?

A. has he                     B. does he               C. doesn’t he               D. hasn’t he

15. Mr. Liam takes the __________ for the management of the company.

A. responsible             B. responsibility        C. responsibly             D. response

16. All students were very _________ to be back to school after a long time.

A. excitement              B. exciting                   C. excite                      D. excited

17. ______, her reputation remained intact despite her failure at the contest.

A. It may seem as strange                               B. Strange as it may seem

C. May as it seems strange                              D. Strange it may be

18. My daughter usually worries about _______ badly in front of other people.

A. performing             B. perform            C. to perform              D. performance

19. The more noise you make, __________ annoyed I get.

A. the most                 B. the more             C. the much                 D. the many

20. Oil resources are decreasing. __________, we need to find alternative sources of energy.

A. However            B. Nevertheless           C. Moreover                D. Therefore

1. The workers went on strikes because they want __________ better wages. PAY

2. By the time my father retires, he __________ $100,000. SAVE

3. The boy has difficulty in _ his parents to allow him to take part in the singing competition. PERSUADE

4. When I was small, most of my clothes __ down to me by my elder sister. HAND

5. This is the first time that I ________ such an important event. ATTEND

6. It took the manager two hours ________ to us the new plan. EXPLAIN

7. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you ________ anyone about my address. NOT/ TELL

8. It’s not fair to make your cat ________ in the car on such a hot day. WAIT

9. Mary ________ for her entrance exam at this time next Friday. SIT

10. You’d better __a letter to express your gratitude for your beloved teacher. SEND

1. __________ the type of pollution varies, all forms of non-renewable energy sources are to a greater or lesser extent polluting. Coal, in common with other fossil 2. __________, produces Sulphur dioxide, though, in this respect, gas compares very favorably 3. __________ coal and oil. The combustion of fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide in 4. __________ greater amounts than plant life can use. This carbon dioxide, by accumulating in the atmosphere, may well 5. __________ to global rises in 6. __________ (called the “greenhouse effect”) and such rises could in time have a 7. __________ effect on climate. Nuclear fuel doesn’t emit gases into the atmosphere 8. __________ it is used, but it produces its own 9. __________ toxic waste products. All forms of fuel mentioned so far add to the earth’s heat load and in this way provide a long-term 10. __________ to the environment.

1. A. Although                        B. In spite of               C. Despite                   D. Because of

2. A. energies                          B. fuels                        C. resources                 D. mines

3. A. with                                B. of                            C. from                        D. about

4. A. more                               B. well                         C. quite                       D. much

5. A. make                               B. let                           C. lead                         D. cause

6. A. atmosphere                     B. pollution                 C. temperature            D. houses

7. A. harmless                         B. serious                    C. useful                      D. active

8. A. which                             B. what                       C. that                                     D. when

9. A. rarely                              B. hardly                     C. highly                     D. barely

10. A. endangered                  B. dangerous              C. danger                    D. dangerously

Part 1. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean the same as those printed before them. (5 pts)

1. He last took part in an online conference two weeks ago.

 He hasn’t _____________________________________________________________.

2. “I have been waiting for the director all morning,” said Charlie.

Charlie said _____________________________________________________________.

3. They cancelled the football match because of the bad weather.

The football match _____________________­.

4. Peter can build robotic models very well.

Peter is good _________________________________.

5. People say that online learning is beneficial to students.

Online learning __________________________________________.

Part 2. Rewrite the sentences, using the given words. (5 pts)

1. If they hadn’t prepared well for the party, it wouldn’t have been a success. NOT

Had __________________________________.

2. It’s pity that my best friend can’t come to visit me this summer. ONLY

If _________________________________

3. The concert was so popular that all the tickets were sold out. SUCH

It was _______________________________________________.

4. “I didn’t throw the rubbish into the river,” Jack said. DENIED

Jack ______________________________________________________.

5. Kathy decided to study abroad as soon as she had completed high school. THAN

No ___________________________________________________. 

Part 4. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (5 pts)

Have you ever had a really boring job? When I 1. __________ a student, I did lots of different jobs during the summer vacation, ranging 2. __________ picking fruit to working for a furniture removal company. Fruit picking is hard work, but 3. __________ least you are outside and have the company of other pickers. Probably the least pleasant job 4. __________ I had was working in the fridge of a butcher's shop where I had to sort pieces of chickens. But 5. __________ a doubt, the prize for the 6. __________ boring job has to go to the one I had working for a sports equipment company.

My task was to put six table tennis balls into boxes. They left me in a room with a huge container of thousands of balls. I was stuck out 7. __________ sight at the back of the storeroom without even a radio for company. A day in the room felt 8. __________ a month. There is one funny thing I remember: there were supposed 9. __________ be two speeds of ball: one fast and one that was slower for 10. __________ experienced players. The thing was, they were actually the same ball, they just went into different boxes!