* Supply each blank with the correct preposition.
1. If you’re agreeable ………………our proposal, we’ll go ahead.
2. Mary spent most her money ………………the help for the poor.
3. My close friend is often concerned ………………all problems that I mention.
4. I arrived in May last year and ………………the end of the year I spoke quite good English.
5. Although she studied English at University, she is working ………………an accountant now.

* Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The weather was ………………………, so we arrived earlier than expected. (favor)
2. The disease spread quickly among the poor slum ………………………of the city. (dwell)
3. He went on to work in film ………………………and shared a flat with his father. (produce)
4. Cigarette smoking is ………………………for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer. (respond)
5. Many people enjoy the pleasures and ………………………of living in a city centre. (convenient)

* Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1. It has been a long time since we talked to John, isn’t it?
            A                                B                C                       D
2. His boss / has asked him to respond / immediately this fax.
             A                 B                  C                    D
3. ​Big shopping malls are believed/  to be/ a feature / for big cities.​​
                                          ​​ A ​              B ​        C ​            D
​4. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
                       A                            B                     C                D
5. The president went fishing after he has finished with the conference.
            A                           B                           C                              D

* Choose the correct answers A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. He asked me “…………………?”
A. How long you had study English             

B. How long had studied you English
C. How long you had studied English

D. How long have you studied English
2. Do you know who’s …………………his pottery workshop?
A. bringing out B. taking over C. passing down D. turning down
3. Laura is in the …………………of writing in her dairy every day.
A. habit B. custom C. practice D. generation
4. We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s ………………….
A. social skills B. self-care skills C. housekeeping skills D. cognitive skills
5. This computer is much more user-friendly, but it costs …………………the other one.
A. as many as B. twice as many C. so much as D. twice as much as
6. That city has one of the most …………………underground rail networks in the world.
A. efficient B. fashionable C. cosmopolitan D. fascinated
7. This sports centre is so small that it cannot …………………the demands of local residents.
A. keep up with B. face up to C. deal about D. set up
8. When they came back to visit the city, they were …………………that it had developed so fast.
A. dramatic B. astonished C. horrible D. considerable
9. In our village, doing farming work …………………very easy, but know everything ………………….
A. was to be / changes

B. used to be / doesn’t change
C. wasn’t used / doesn’t change

D. didn’t use to be / has changed
10. They will soon reopen exclusive tours to Son Doong Cave – the world’s largest cave ………………….
A. system B. complex C. structure D. center

* Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage.
Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is difficult to (1) …………………the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2) …………………
over the last ten years are amazing.
People in the past were not (3) …………………to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) …………………cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.
Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5) …………………and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) …………………by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) …………………of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8) …………………appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) …………………living
now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (11) …………………into public or private schools.
1. A. predict B. discuss C. compare D. suppose
2. A. occurred B. considered C. expressed D. arranged
3. A. used B. able C. might D. capable
4. A. skillful B. difficult C. historical D. comfortable
5. A. rules B. tools C. teams D. ideas
6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen
7. A. conditions B. performances C. stories D. conflicts
8. A. mobile B. physical C. bare-footed D. household
9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind
10. A. allowed B. attended C. agreed D. appeared

* Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.
1. A. workshop B. drumhead C. sculpture D. artisan
2. A. depressed B. interested C. delighted D. relaxed
3. A. pedestrian B. concrete C. manual D. urgency
4. A. bear-footed B. igloo C. imagine D. funeral
5. A. geological B. picturesque C. paradise D. recognition

* Read, then choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
Color-blindness is the (1) …………………to distinguish color accurately. It is often an inherited condition which is passed on to the male through a gene. Color-blindness does not mean, as many people believe, that those who suffer (2) …………………it perceive everything black or white. The most commonest type of color-blindness, (3) …………………occurs in 8% of the male population, is the inability to distinguish (4) …………………red and green.
Many men who have this form of color-blindness are completely (5) …………………of it. Entrance examinations for the military services often reveal the defect for the first time.

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1. A. not able B. unable C. disable D. inability
2. A. from B. with C. of D. for
3. A. who B. where C. which D. when
4. A. from B. between C. of D. for
5. A. disable B. cannot C. misunderstood D. unaware

* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. we reach / will / the top / of / the time / mountain, / By / the rain / have stopped / I think /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. invented / Thomas Edison / his / using / new appliances / during / electricity / long career / many /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. on / you’re reading / is boring, / hearing / or / or / the book / the conversation / it hard / to concentrate / Perhaps / which / what / makes /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. refer to / things / with small carts / people / offering a / or little stalls / selling different / the street /Street vendors / quick snack / on /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. destinations / becomes / the number / one of / tourists / three million / Hue / with / of / for / to / a year / travelers / Viet Nam / the most popular /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………