* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. the team / was awarded / First prize / to / in / the smallest girl / Jackie Stevens, /.
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2. that / was / The master / so / his students’ progress / them / he praised / in class / satisfied with /.
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3. the word / in order to / They write / example / sentences / remember / to use / in the right way / how /.
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4. you / right now / If you / my advice / the first place, / wouldn’t be / had listened to / in this mess / in /.
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5. I / Although / spoke to / many times, / him / he / never paid / to / what / I said / any attention /.
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6. In the 18 th century / was made / from cotton / at that time / loved wearing / jean cloth / the material / and it / it because / did not / wear out / and workers / easily / completely / was very strong /.
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* Each sentence below contains an error. Underline and correct it.
1. If I were Lan, I help you.
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2. The girl whom picture you took is my sister.
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3. The children prefer watching TV to read books.
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4. Your sister rarely goes to the library, doesn’t she?
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* Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given in brackets.
1. He listens to the radio almost every day. (without)
Hardly a day passes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Well done! You got the job,” her mother said. (on)
Her mother ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I have never seen a dancer as talented as Helena. (far)
Helena is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. “It was Peter who stole the fruit,” Jenny shouted. (for)
Jenny blamed ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
1. What a pity she isn’t here now.
I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Do you have many friends?” she said to me.
She asked me ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The librarian arranges the books into sections.
The books …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.
I wish I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
No matter …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Choose the sentence – A, B, C or D – which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
1. My brother and I go to that school.
A. I went to that school and my brother, too.
B. I went to that school and so my brother did.
C. I went to that school and so did my brother.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
2. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I did forget your birthday.
B. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthday.
D. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
3. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
4. I feel lonely because I don’t have any friends here.
A. I wish I had many friends here.
B. Because of my friends, I feel lonely.
C. I feel happy in spite of having no friends here.
D. Although I have many friends here, I feel lonely.

* Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. …………………does this CD player belong to?
A. Whose B. Who C. What D. Which
2. Hello. You must be Maryam. – ………………….
A. Yes, please B. That’s right, I am. C. Yes, Here’s Lan D. No, I am Maryam
3. She’s not only beautiful …………………intelligent.
A. but also B. but C. however D. yet
4. When we arrived, she was …………………the chickens.
A. collecting B. playing C. feeding D. helping
5. He …………………football on the streets when he was a boy.
A. plays B. used to play C. has played D. was playing
6. It rained heavily …………………they had to cancel the picnic.
A. so B. but C. if D. because
7. Churches, pagodas and temples are places of ………………….
A. inspiration B. impression C. friendship D. worship
8. …………………is the kind of fast food made of bread and ham.
A. Maize B. grocery C. hamburger D. cake
9. Farmers usually put some …………………on their fields to prevent cattle.
A. soils B. ghosts C. symbols D. puppets
10. This is a …………………shirt. You cannot find the second one in our city.
A. unique B. beautiful C. special D. economical
11. Must I take my umbrella? – No, you …………………. It’s not going to rain.
A. mustn’t    B. needn’t   C. have to D. don’t
12. …………………he didn’t know how to solve the problem, he asked her for help.
A. So B. Because C. Although D. However
13. Examiner: “What is the …………………of Australia?” – Examinee: “A kangaroo”.
A. symbol B. picture C. sign D. notice
14. Vietnamese children must go to school at the age of 6. This is …………………education.
A. compulsory B. optional C. official D. primary

* Give the correct form of the verb in bracket.
1. He kept (talk) ……………………………about you last night.
2. The church (build) ……………………………about 100 years ago.
3. Do you hear someone (cry) ……………………………softly in the next room?
4. Every house in the street (demolish) …………………………….
5. After John (wash) ……………………………his clothes, he began to study.
6. My friends (wait) ……………………………for me when I got to the stadium.

* Use the correct form of the words in parentheses.
1. Some people claim to be able to ………………………the future. (tell)
2. We had an ………………………picnic in the Botanical Garden. (enjoy)
3. Many nations cooperate in the fight against ………………………. (terrorist)
4. Young people today have a ………………………to play down the problems they may encounter. (tend)

* Read the passage and choose the best answers.
For every season – winter, spring, summer, and fall – there are new clothes and new fashions in the stores. Colors and styles keep (1) ………………. One season black is the “in” color, (2) ……………… the next season everyone is wearing orange or pink or gray. One season tight-fitting clothes are fashionable, and the next season (3) ………………clothes are “in”.
The length of women’s skirts goes up and down from year to year. Each season there is always a “correct” length and (4) ………………your skirt is just a little too long or too short some people will think that you are very (5) ……………….
Keeping up (6) ………………the fashions can be very expensive. So one way to (7) ……………… money is never to throw your old clothes out. If you wait long enough, the clothes that are out of style today will be back (8) ………………style tomorrow. “Yesterday’s clothes are tomorrow’s new fashions.”
1. A. change B. changed C. to change D. changing
2. A. and B. but C. or D. so
3. A. baggy B. short C. old D. faded
4. A. because B. when C. so D. if
5. A. unfashionable B. fashion C. fashionable D. fashionably
6. A. with B. to C. on D. for
7. A. earn B. spend C. save D. waste
8. A. of B. in C. on D. to