* Put the verbs in the correct forms.
1. My cousins (come) ………………………to stay with us at the weekend.
2. I was terribly disappointed to discover that he (lie) ………………………to me.
3. You (telephone) ………………………for ages. Haven’t you finished?
4. He saves $500 a year. By the time he retires, he (save) ………………………$20,000.
5. The sunlight (come) ………………………through the window wakes me up early every morning.

* Fill each gap with suitable word from the box.

1. Your name will be …………………………in my heart forever.
2. John is said to be a respectful and …………………………student.
3. He solemnly promised not to …………………………in our business.
4. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his …………………………soup is the best.
5. The number of tourists to the resort …………………………by 10% last year.
6. Body language is a potent form of …………………………communication.
7. Most of the people invited to the wedding …………………………arrived late.
8. This is the strangest case that the …………………………has ever investigated.
9. There should be no …………………………on grounds of sex, race or religion.
10. If you understand a matter …………………………, that means you understand it completely.

 * Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. I’m tired of /being told what writing about tram system in Hanoi

                  A       B                         C                        D
2. I had just finished my meal when he had called me out for dinner.
        A                                         B               C                  D
3. A new rail system in Hanoi is expected to complete in the next few years.
                        A                              B                  C                                 D
4. It’s convenient of us to take a cyclo and observe life in Ho Chi Minh City.
                             A          B            C                                D
5. I was surprising to learn that there was a tram system in Hanoi a century ago.
                  A                                              B              C                                             D
6. You’d better to listen to each other’s ideas when living in an extended family.
                            A                             B                          C                 D
7. We are delighted that you are interesting in our town and come/ to spend your holiday.
                      A                                    B                                          C  D
8. It’s difficult study in a foreign country, so students need to prepare/ for the experience.
                       A                                        B                             C               D
9. In 1939, no more than 15 percent of all school-age children received any kind of school.
                                                   A                     B                                C                            D
10. The menu has  been already changed, but the customers are still

                                        A

complaining about the lack of variety.
                                                                       B                                                            C                    D

* Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. It is hard ………………us to persuade him to believe what we said.
2. Vietnamese prefer riding motorbikes ………………walking to walk.
3. The young birds depend ………………their parents for food in several weeks.
4. Many workers wish that they signed labor contracts ………………the companies.

* Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
Like other big cities in Asia, Hanoi began to (1) …………………the tram system in the early 1900s. A few years later, due to its cheap fares and (2) …………………, this system rapidly became one of the most popular (3) …………………of transport. There were five tram routes with Hoan Kiem lake as a central station for residents to get (4) …………………the city and to the suburban areas. However, because of the population boom and the urgent demand for the upgrading the more modern road system, the rail tracks
were (5) …………………removed and completely disappeared in 1990.
These days, the fact that the population of the capital has risen tremendously results (6) ………………… dramatic increase in the number of vehicles on the roads. To meet the increasing travel demands and reduce traffic congestion, the first 13-kilometre skytrain system, connecting Cat Linh and Ha Dong is (7)
…………………and it is expected to be completed by 2018. Each four-compartment skytrain with the length of approximately 80 meters and the height of about 3.8 meters has a (8) …………………of 1,362 passengers. Additionally, a new rail system including over eight kilometers of skytrain rail and four kilometers of subway rail, (9) …………………links Hanoi Central Station to Nhon, also being built recently. The capacity of each skytrain in this (10) …………………high-speed rail system is roughly 1,200 passengers.
1. A. discover B. improve C. operate D. install
2. A. convenience B. inconvenience C. convenient D. conveniently
3. A. ways B. systems C. spaces D. means
4. A. around B. over C. by D. ahead
5. A. occasionally B. gradually C. regularly D. eventually
6. A. on B. at C. in D. with
7. A. pressed B. launched C. produced D. announced
8. A. ability B. position C. consistency D. capacity
9. A. which B. what C. whose D. where
10. A. man-made B. picturesque C. efficient D. breathtaking