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

1.I’ve lived in this house .....................1990

A. from

B. since

C. for

D. in

2.She spoke quietly to him....................nobody also could hear a word.

A. because

B. if

C. although

D. so that

3.The villagers are trying their best to improve their English .................communicate with foreign customer

A. so that

B. in order that

C. so as to

D.in order not to

4.That man is ..................deaf to hear what we say

A. so

B. enough

C. too

D. not

5.I had ........................to the countryside last month.

A. a two-day trip

B. a two-days trip

C. two-day trip

D. two-days trip

6. When my father was young, he.................get up early to do the gardening.

A. was used to

B. used to

C. got used to

D. use to

7. No one died in the accident, ......................?

A. didn’t they

B. did he

C. didn't he

D. did they

8.Vietnamese language is different .....................English language.

A. from

B. on

C. in

D. at

9.He laughed.............when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.

A. happy Smile

B. happily

C. happiness

D. unhappy

10.General Giap was born …………. August 25th , 1911 .

A.at

B. on

C. in

D. of

11.The librarian asked us.............so much noise.

A. no make

B. don't make

C. to making

D. not to make

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a. tried     b. obyeed     c. cleaned     d. asked

a. near    b. fear            c. bear        d. dear

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. correct    B. provide    C. produce    D. happen

A. engineer   B. national    C. architect    D. scientist

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

21. A good clock always keeps_______ time.

A. certain           B. accurate             C. true                              D. serious

22. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_______.

A. meet              B. compare             C. beat               D. balance

23: This greeting card is from a friend ______ studied with me at primary school.

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

24: He spends a lot of time ______ the web every day

.A. walking                            B. surfing                C. looking   D. responding

25: She is always willing to help her friends, ______?

A. isn’t she                            B. doesn’t she          C. is she      D. does she

26: His face looks ______, but I can’t remember his name.

A. Alike       B. memorial      C. similar                D. familiar

27. Do you have a ................ costume in your country?   

 a. national         b. nation       c. native                           d. nationality

28. The weather will be better with .... showers

. a. occasion  b. occasional  c. occasionally d. occasionality

29. I had no map. That's why I got lost. If I ................ a map, I ............ all right.

a. have / will be b. had / would be c. had had / would have been d. a & b are correct

30. Most people ................. the Union meeting if they had had longer notice of it.

               a. would have attended b. would attend          c. will attend    d. shall attend

31. The boy with his dog ............... here last night.

 a. is        b. are c. was            d. were

32. Each of the boy ................ won a prize.

a. have    b. has c. was           d. were

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to

33. - “Could you pass me the salt, please?” - “_______”

A. Certainly, here you are.        B. It can't be passed.C. The salt? Why's that? D. No, I couldn't.

34. - “I was worried about chemistry, but Mr. Brown gave me an A!”- “_______”

A. Don't worry about it.                    B. Congratulations! That's a difficult course.

C. Mr. Brown is a very good teacher.            D. Good luck to you!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

Fish farming is only one of the many recent experiments man has begun in the endless battle to feed himself. It is not as easy as it (35) ________. One doesn't simply find a pond, stock it with fish and wait for them to multiply. I knew one amateur who did just this. He looked on his pond as a fishing hole (36) ________his friends. One morning he awoke to find its surface covered with dead fish. They had died quite naturally - from suffocation.

Commercially (37) ________fresh-water fish need just that - and plenty of it. A good stream feeding the pond is one way to (38) ________that fish will stay healthy. Not only does it supply life-giving oxygen, it also helps to clear away the fish's own  waste matter. With the oceans being overfished in recent decades, fish farming may soon take over there too.

35. A. sounds                  B. hears                  C. listens      D. feels

36. A. with                      B. from                  C. for           D. of

37. A. fed                        B. made                  C. raised      D. kept

38. A. insure                    B. ensure      C. assure      D. reassure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

45. She prefers watching TV to reading books.   

   A. She would rather watch TV than read books.

B. She would rather watch TV rather than read books.  

  C. She would rather watch TV to reading books.

D. She would rather watching TV than read books.

46. If you wanted my advice, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.

A. If I was you, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.

  B. If I were you, I would buy a new house here.

C. If I were you, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.        

 D. If I were you, I won’t buy a new house here.

47. Is it alright if I come to the club with you tonight?

 A. Would you mind if I come to the club with you tonight?

B. Would you mind if I coming to the club with you tonight?

C. Would you mind if I came to the club with you tonight?

D. Do you mind if I came to the club with you tonight?

48. Has anybody shown you what to do?

A. Have you been shown what do?  B. Have you been shown what to do?

C. Have you been shown what to doing?  D. Have you been show what to do?

49. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

A. Because it rained heavily, we were late for school.

B. Because it rains heavy, we were late for school.

C. Because it rains heavily, we were late for school.

 D. Because it rain heavily, we were late for school.

50. A woman wrote to me. She wants my advice.

A. The woman whom wants my advice wrote to me.

B. The woman which wants my advice wrote to me.

C. The woman whose wants my advice wrote to me.

D. The woman who wants my advice wrote to me.

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

21. A good clock always keeps_______ time.

A. certain           B. accurate             C. true                              D. serious

22. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_______.

A. meet              B. compare             C. beat               D. balance

23: This greeting card is from a friend ______ studied with me at primary school.

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

24: He spends a lot of time ______ the web every day

.A. walking                            B. surfing                C. looking   D. responding

25: She is always willing to help her friends, ______?

A. isn’t she                            B. doesn’t she          C. is she      D. does she

26: His face looks ______, but I can’t remember his name.

A. Alike       B. memorial      C. similar                D. familiar

27. Do you have a ................ costume in your country?   

 a. national         b. nation       c. native                           d. nationality

28. The weather will be better with .... showers

. a. occasion  b. occasional  c. occasionally d. occasionality

29. I had no map. That's why I got lost. If I ................ a map, I ............ all right.

a. have / will be b. had / would be c. had had / would have been d. a & b are correct

30. Most people ................. the Union meeting if they had had longer notice of it.

               a. would have attended b. would attend          c. will attend    d. shall attend

31. The boy with his dog ............... here last night.

 a. is        b. are c. was            d. were

32. Each of the boy ................ won a prize.

a. have    b. has c. was           d. were

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to

33. - “Could you pass me the salt, please?” - “_______”

A. Certainly, here you are.        B. It can't be passed.C. The salt? Why's that? D. No, I couldn't.

34. - “I was worried about chemistry, but Mr. Brown gave me an A!”- “_______”

A. Don't worry about it.                    B. Congratulations! That's a difficult course.

C. Mr. Brown is a very good teacher.            D. Good luck to you!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

Fish farming is only one of the many recent experiments man has begun in the endless battle to feed himself. It is not as easy as it (35) ________. One doesn't simply find a pond, stock it with fish and wait for them to multiply. I knew one amateur who did just this. He looked on his pond as a fishing hole (36) ________his friends. One morning he awoke to find its surface covered with dead fish. They had died quite naturally - from suffocation.

Commercially (37) ________fresh-water fish need just that - and plenty of it. A good stream feeding the pond is one way to (38) ________that fish will stay healthy. Not only does it supply life-giving oxygen, it also helps to clear away the fish's own  waste matter. With the oceans being overfished in recent decades, fish farming may soon take over there too.

35. A. sounds                  B. hears                  C. listens      D. feels

36. A. with                      B. from                  C. for           D. of

37. A. fed                        B. made                  C. raised      D. kept

38. A. insure                    B. ensure      C. assure      D. reassure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

45. She prefers watching TV to reading books.   

   A. She would rather watch TV than read books.

B. She would rather watch TV rather than read books.  

  C. She would rather watch TV to reading books.

D. She would rather watching TV than read books.

46. If you wanted my advice, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.

A. If I was you, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.

  B. If I were you, I would buy a new house here.

C. If I were you, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.        

 D. If I were you, I won’t buy a new house here.

47. Is it alright if I come to the club with you tonight?

 A. Would you mind if I come to the club with you tonight?

B. Would you mind if I coming to the club with you tonight?

C. Would you mind if I came to the club with you tonight?

D. Do you mind if I came to the club with you tonight?

48. Has anybody shown you what to do?

A. Have you been shown what do?  B. Have you been shown what to do?

C. Have you been shown what to doing?  D. Have you been show what to do?

49. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

A. Because it rained heavily, we were late for school.

B. Because it rains heavy, we were late for school.

C. Because it rains heavily, we were late for school.

 D. Because it rain heavily, we were late for school.

50. A woman wrote to me. She wants my advice.

A. The woman whom wants my advice wrote to me.

B. The woman which wants my advice wrote to me.

C. The woman whose wants my advice wrote to me.

D. The woman who wants my advice wrote to me.

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

21. A good clock always keeps_______ time.

A. certain           B. accurate             C. true                              D. serious

22. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_______.

A. meet              B. compare             C. beat               D. balance

23: This greeting card is from a friend ______ studied with me at primary school.

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

24: He spends a lot of time ______ the web every day

.A. walking                            B. surfing                C. looking   D. responding

25: She is always willing to help her friends, ______?

A. isn’t she                            B. doesn’t she          C. is she      D. does she

26: His face looks ______, but I can’t remember his name.

A. Alike       B. memorial      C. similar                D. familiar

27. Do you have a ................ costume in your country?   

 a. national         b. nation       c. native                           d. nationality

28. The weather will be better with .... showers

. a. occasion  b. occasional  c. occasionally d. occasionality

29. I had no map. That's why I got lost. If I ................ a map, I ............ all right.

a. have / will be b. had / would be c. had had / would have been d. a & b are correct

30. Most people ................. the Union meeting if they had had longer notice of it.

               a. would have attended b. would attend          c. will attend    d. shall attend

31. The boy with his dog ............... here last night.

 a. is        b. are c. was            d. were

32. Each of the boy ................ won a prize.

a. have    b. has c. was           d. were

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to

33. - “Could you pass me the salt, please?” - “_______”

A. Certainly, here you are.        B. It can't be passed.C. The salt? Why's that? D. No, I couldn't.

34. - “I was worried about chemistry, but Mr. Brown gave me an A!”- “_______”

A. Don't worry about it.                    B. Congratulations! That's a difficult course.

C. Mr. Brown is a very good teacher.            D. Good luck to you!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

Fish farming is only one of the many recent experiments man has begun in the endless battle to feed himself. It is not as easy as it (35) ________. One doesn't simply find a pond, stock it with fish and wait for them to multiply. I knew one amateur who did just this. He looked on his pond as a fishing hole (36) ________his friends. One morning he awoke to find its surface covered with dead fish. They had died quite naturally - from suffocation.

Commercially (37) ________fresh-water fish need just that - and plenty of it. A good stream feeding the pond is one way to (38) ________that fish will stay healthy. Not only does it supply life-giving oxygen, it also helps to clear away the fish's own  waste matter. With the oceans being overfished in recent decades, fish farming may soon take over there too.

35. A. sounds                  B. hears                  C. listens      D. feels

36. A. with                      B. from                  C. for           D. of

37. A. fed                        B. made                  C. raised      D. kept

38. A. insure                    B. ensure      C. assure      D. reassure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

45. She prefers watching TV to reading books.   

   A. She would rather watch TV than read books.

B. She would rather watch TV rather than read books.  

  C. She would rather watch TV to reading books.

D. She would rather watching TV than read books.

46. If you wanted my advice, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.

A. If I was you, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.

  B. If I were you, I would buy a new house here.

C. If I were you, I wouldn’t buy a new house here.        

 D. If I were you, I won’t buy a new house here.

47. Is it alright if I come to the club with you tonight?

 A. Would you mind if I come to the club with you tonight?

B. Would you mind if I coming to the club with you tonight?

C. Would you mind if I came to the club with you tonight?

D. Do you mind if I came to the club with you tonight?

48. Has anybody shown you what to do?

A. Have you been shown what do?  B. Have you been shown what to do?

C. Have you been shown what to doing?  D. Have you been show what to do?

49. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

A. Because it rained heavily, we were late for school.

B. Because it rains heavy, we were late for school.

C. Because it rains heavily, we were late for school.

 D. Because it rain heavily, we were late for school.

50. A woman wrote to me. She wants my advice.

A. The woman whom wants my advice wrote to me.

B. The woman which wants my advice wrote to me.

C. The woman whose wants my advice wrote to me.

D. The woman who wants my advice wrote to me.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is

1/ A. sky                     B. pretty            C. why                  D. by

2/ A. died                 B. continued     C. contented              D. followed

3/ A. mechanic            B.technical       C.professional           D.empathetic

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other

4. A. fascinate                   B. restaurant           C. expensive           D. difference

5. A. feature                      B. ancient               C. drawback           D. conduct

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs

6. I’m usually right about the weather, am not I?

7. When I came in, everyone were watching a film on television.

8. This job requires you working long hours and go on business trip at short notice.

9. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.           

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST

10. I shouldn’t go outside without a raincoat because it’s raining cats and dogs.

    A. it’s just started to rain                                  B. it’s raining very heavily

    C. it’s going to rain                                           D. it’s drizzling

11. It takes me 30 minutes to prepare.

          A. get ready    B. make easy  C. keep clean  D. be good

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE

12/ I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30.

          A. complete    B. finish         C. come          D. start

13. You should not wear casual clothes to the interview. The first impression is very important.

A. new            B. informal                          C. neat                D. formal

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

14. The doctors say it may take him a long time to get_______ the shock.

A. past              B. above      C. through                 D. over

15. Do you think there ……….. less conflict in the world if all people_______ the same language?

A. would be/ spoke      B. were/ would speak         C. were/ spoke        D. would be/ would speak

16. I met some old friends_______ I was on holiday in Malaysia.

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

17. Before entering the room you'd better___ your shoes

.A. carry on        B. take off    C. take in     D. put on

18. I will__ you this book if you promise to return it next week

.A. offerB. borrow       C. lend                D. allow

19. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed …………  the heavy fog.

A. as a result      B. on account         C. instead of           D. due to

20. It is_______ to translate each lesson into your language. This is not a good way to study English.

A. productive       B. unproductive   C. producing          D. unproducing

EXERCISE  I : Turn into the reported speech:

            1/ The manager said : “ Come into my office, please.”

            2/ The teacher said ro us : “Don’t make so much noise.”

            3/ Mr.Green said : “Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill.”

           4/ Susan said to Tom : “Don’t call me again at this late hour.”

            5/ She said to the boy : “Show me what you have in your hand.”

            6/ The policeman ordered : “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything.”

            7/ The old lady said : “Will you please water these flowers for me.”

            8/ She said : “Don’t leave your coat on this chair.”

            9/ She said to him : “Don’t speak to me like that and behave yourself.”

            10/ Peter said : “Would you mind lending me your dictionary till next Monday.”

EXERCISE  II : Change to the reported speech:

            1/ Mr. Smith said : “Where are you going on your vacation this year ?”

            2/ She said : “Did the mechanis finish repairing your car ?”

            3/ She said : “Why has David been looking so miserable lately ?”

            4/ I asked my friend : “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month ?”

            5/ She asked me : “How old are you now ?”

            6/ He said to her : “Have you been to town today ?”

            7/ John said : “How long does it take you to get to London, Mary ?”

            8/ The policeman asked the little girl : “What’s your name ?”

            9/ Mr. Green said to his secretary : “Who did you talk to a few minutes ago ?”

            10/ Paul said : “Can you swim, Mary ?”

            11/ He said : “Where can I find her in this town ?”

            12/ She asked her son : “Do you know which is the cup you used ?”

            13/ Helen said : “What did you say, Jack ?”

            14/ She said to him : “ Why didn’t you get up early this morning ?”

            15/ He said : “Will it rain tonight ?”

EXERCISE  I : Put into the reported speech :

            1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”

            2/ She said : “I spent a summer in this village.”

            3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”

            4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”

            5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”

            6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”

            7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”

            8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”

            9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”

            10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”        

            11/ They said : “The river is rising early this year.”

            12/ He said : “I’ll expect her to come soon.”

            13/ Our teacher said : “ World War II broke out in 1939.”

            14/ The students said : “ We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”

            15/ He said : “ I’m going to finish this work.”

III/  Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

      Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and “Mark Twain” was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.

      When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer “ was published in 1876.

Question 21. Who was Mark Twain?

Question 22. Where was he born?

Question 23. How old was he when his father died?

Question 24. Did the readers like his stories very much?

Question 25. When was his best novel published?

IV/  Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

      If you are (26) ______ to someone’s house for dinner in the United States, you should (27) ______ a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a wrapped (28) ______, he or she may open it in front of you. Opening a present m front of the gift-giver is considered (29) ______. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. (30) ______ the host doesn’t like it, he or she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad.

Question 26.   A. called               B. invited              C. calling                        D. inviting

Question 27.   A. take                  B. give                  C. bring                        D. make

Question 28.   A. gift                    B. gifts                  C. flower                        D. flowers

Question 29.   A. funny                B. sad                    C. rude                        D. polite

Question 30.   A. Although          B. But                    C. Because                        D. So

V/ (1,0 point) Fill in each gap of the following sentences with ONE suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet.

Question 31. It often rains heavily ____________ summer.

Question 32. It took me 2 hours to ____________ the letter to my best friend.

Question 33. Mrs Phuong always prides ____________ on her appearance.

Question 34. Would you ____________ lending me your pen?

Question 35. She arrived in Singapore ____________ Tuesday morning.

VI/ ) Rearrange these words or phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Example:         O. in/live / Hung Yen. / I

                        => I live in Hung Yen.

Question 36. journey / The / home village / my / is / to / interesting. / very

 => ________________________________________________________

Question 37. Mr Ba / young. / used to / when / go swimming / was / he

 => ________________________________________________________

Question 38. interested / playing / in / is / football. / My friend

 => ________________________________________________________

Question 39. tired / he / now / because / Nam / is / stayed up / last night / late

 => ________________________________________________________

Question 40. I / enough money, / had / If / buy / I / would / this book.

 => ________________________________________________________

VII/  Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Question 41. “Let’s go out for dinner” Mary said.

     => Mary suggested      

Question 42. John is too young to understand the question.

      => John is not       

Question 43. The last time I heard from my sister was 5 months ago.

      => I haven’t       

Question 44. Nobody in the factory works more carefully than Mr Thanh.

      => Mr Thanh is the       

Question 45. The box was so heavy that my son couldn’t carry it.

          => It was