* Read the following passages and choose the best answers to each of the questions.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book may tell you how to earn more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail; however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”.
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.                                  
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How-to books

B. How to Make a Millionaire
C. How to Turn Failure into Success

D. How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life

2. The word it in paragraph 2 refers to ………………….
A. advice                        B. How-to books C. instruction                 D. career
3. Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers?
A. “How to Live on Nothing”

B. “How to Make a Millionaire”
C. “How to Turn Failure into Success”
D. “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”
4. The word “step-by-step” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ………………….
A. rapidly                   

B. little by little 

C. faster and faster           

D. slower and slower
5. It can be inferred from the passage that ………………….
A. Today people have fewer choices to make

B. Modern life is more difficult to deal with
C. Today people are more interested in modern life

D. Today people are more bored with the modern life

* Rewrite the sentences, using the words given.
1. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I haven’t done gardening for three months.
The last time ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Sally lost all her hope; she decided to stop her business.
Such ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. He feels sorry that he can’t come to his brother’s wedding.
He wishes …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The local government will enlarge the roads in upcoming years.
The roads …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given in brackets.
1. It is no use arguing; I’ve made up my mind. (point)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. If she doesn’t work harder, she’ll fail her entrance exam. (unless)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My son was ill. I had to take a day off to look after him. (so……that)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Phong didn’t notice the sign. It was right in front of him. (even though)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Jane is quite warm and friendly. Her sister is quite warm and friendly. (Both)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Read the following passages and choose the best answers to each of the questions.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book may tell you how to earn more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail; however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”.
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.                                  
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How-to books

B. How to Make a Millionaire
C. How to Turn Failure into Success

D. How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life

2. The word it in paragraph 2 refers to ………………….
A. advice                        B. How-to books C. instruction                 D. career
3. Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers?
A. “How to Live on Nothing”

B. “How to Make a Millionaire”
C. “How to Turn Failure into Success”
D. “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”
4. The word “step-by-step” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ………………….
A. rapidly                   

B. little by little 

C. faster and faster           

D. slower and slower
5. It can be inferred from the passage that ………………….
A. Today people have fewer choices to make

B. Modern life is more difficult to deal with
C. Today people are more interested in modern life

D. Today people are more bored with the modern life

* Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for each of the following gaps.
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important (1)…………………to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason, you often concentrate on just one sport with so (2) …………………enthusiasm that in the end, you can’t live
without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age, you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best (3) …………………for many
sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (4) …………………while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (5) …………………to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.
1. A. this is        B. you are          C. it is              D. things are
2. A. keen         B. many              C. great           D. much
3. A. stage        B. age                 C. period          D. time
4. A. training      B. making           C. exercise       D. sporting
5. A. impractical        B. impossible      C. unhealthy       D. unlikely

* Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
1. What do you usually wear …………………weekdays?
A. on                B. at                    C. of                    D. in
2. Japan is the …………………developed country in the world.
A. most two        B. two most         C. second most     D. second in most
3. When I turned up, the hall was already …………………of teenagers.
A. packed           B. crowded               C. full                    D. jammed
4. When I was a child, my father used …………………me to school by bike.
A. to taking        B. to take             C. to drive             D. to driving
5. They …………………in touch since they …………………school 2 years ago.
A. kept / have left        B. have kept / leave        C. have kept / left         D. keep / had left
6. The roads are very …………………in rush hours so you should drive carefully.
A. busy                B. noisy                 C. bumpy           D. crazy
7. I’m responsible for cooking dinner as my mother usually works ………………….
A. lately           B. early                C. later                 D. late
8. I usually …………………my younger sisters when my parents are away on business.
A. take off           B. take care of         C. take over           D. take after
9. The developments in this town will create spillovers for several …………………regions.
A. bordering B. urban C. downtown D. neighboring
10. This city’s economy is …………………on tourism, so the residents here treat tourists very well.
A. modern B. fascinating C. dependent D. ancient

* Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at that time.
A. right          B. correct              C. exact             D. suitable
2. Have you found out how much all this is going to cost? Is it expensive?
A. got information about                     B. found by chance    
C. talked to someone about                 D. met someone and asked
* Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself so that its enemies cannot find it.
A. cover             B. beautify               C. show                   D. locate
2. I have a problem with my classmates at school and I don’t know who to talk to. I may feel depressed.
A. worried                B. stressed             C. delighted            D. tense

* Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
1. Congratulations on your success! – …………………
A. You’re welcome B. No, thanks C. Thank you D. Yes, of course
2. How do you feel about your English now? – …………………
A. All right.                                         

B. I’m fluent in English now.
C. English is not my mother tongue.                 
D. English is the official language in the world.
3. I think we should take a shower instead of a bath to save energy. – …………………
A. Great! Don’t do that.

B. Well done!

C. That’s a good idea.

D. OK. I don’t want to.
4. I love studying science as it allows me to answer questions about the natural world. – …………………
A. So do I. B. Neither do I.       C. Yes, I like it.      D. No, I won’t.