II. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (1,5 pts )

1. By the time we got to the cinema, the film ______.

  A. started B. starts C. had started D. starting

2. Don’t drink that water. It is ______.

  A. damaged B. contaminated C. dumped                    D. destroyed

3. “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago.”  – “______.”

  A. That’s a relief B. That’s shocking C. Oh dear D. How terrible!

4. Nowadays you still see the ______ men wear skirts to weddings or festivals.

  A. Scotland B. English C. England D. Scottish 

5. The heavy rain has caused ______ in many parts of the countries.

  A. storms B. floods C. droughts D. thunderstorms

6. If you ______ the president, what would you do to reduce pollution?

  A. are B. was      C. were D. is

III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. By the time we arrived, the film________. A. started B. was starting C. has started D. had started 2. When their friends finished singing, Mai _______out the candles on the cake. A. blew B. went C. turned D. got 3. The children appear _____about the trip. A. exciting B. being excited C. to excite D. to be excited 4. When I glanced out the window, I saw Tom _________toward my house. A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. having walked 5. His colleagues accused him ________leaking information to the press. A. for B. of C. on D. to 6. John _____me on passing the driving test. A. wished B. proposed C. recommended D. congratulated 7. ______interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A. Were I B. Should I C. I was D. If I am 8. Tom apologized ________not being able to answer the last question. A. to B. for C. on D. at 9. Do you still remember the day _________you sent that letter? A. which B. where C. that D. when 10. Water power gives energy ______ pollution. A. with B. without C. within D. including 11. Tim’s hobby is _______stamps from foreign countries. A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. to collecting 12. _____Linh ________his sister like listening to pop music. A. Both-and B. Either-or C. Neither-nor D. Not only – but also 13. The pyramid ________of over 2 million blocks of stone. A. consisted B. composed C. included D. gathered 14. Pham Tuan was the first Vietnamese ________into space. A. flew B. flying C. to fly D. who flies 15. He’d never met her before, _____? A. had he B. hadn’t he C. would he D. couldn’t he

Nhìn thế th chứ ngắn lắm III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. By the time we arrived, the film________. A. started B. was starting C. has started D. had started 2. When their friends finished singing, Mai _______out the candles on the cake. A. blew B. went C. turned D. got 3. The children appear _____about the trip. A. exciting B. being excited C. to excite D. to be excited 4. When I glanced out the window, I saw Tom _________toward my house. A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. having walked 5. His colleagues accused him ________leaking information to the press. A. for B. of C. on D. to 6. John _____me on passing the driving test. A. wished B. proposed C. recommended D. congratulated 7. ______interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A. Were I B. Should I C. I was D. If I am 8. Tom apologized ________not being able to answer the last question. A. to B. for C. on D. at 9. Do you still remember the day _________you sent that letter? A. which B. where C. that D. when 10. Water power gives energy ______ pollution. A. with B. without C. within D. including 11. Tim’s hobby is _______stamps from foreign countries. A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. to collecting 12. _____Linh ________his sister like listening to pop music. A. Both-and B. Either-or C. Neither-nor D. Not only – but also 13. The pyramid ________of over 2 million blocks of stone. A. consisted B. composed C. included D. gathered 14. Pham Tuan was the first Vietnamese ________into space. A. flew B. flying C. to fly D. who flies 15. He’d never met her before, _____? A. had he B. hadn’t he C. would he D. couldn’t he

III. Find out one error/mistake (from A, B, C, or D) in each sentence below.(1.0pt)

1.By the time we got to the cinema, the film started

    A                       B       C                                   D

2.If you are the president, what would you do to help the environment?

                A                           B                      C                            D

3.I prefer to do a nine-to-five job to working shifts.

                   A              B                C      D

4.He asked me what I preferred video conferencing to face-to-face meetings.

            A             B            C                                       D

5.Teenagers often use abbreviations when text.

          A                   B            C                      D

Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.

1. If we use water _____, more people will have cleaner water.

A. care B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly

2. Water pollution make some aquatic animals _____.

A. dying B. to die C. die D. died

3. The team's success was large _____ to her effort.

A. because B. due C. since D. because of

4. English is an _____ language in Singapore.

A. office B. official C. officer D. officially

5. She prefers English _____ France.

A. to B. for C. at D. in

6. Three hundred people _____ homeless by the earthquake.

A. left B. were leaving C. were left D. had left

7. By the time we got to the cinema, the film _____.

A. had started B. started C. starting D. has started

8. Many people die _____ food poison today.

A. at B. of C. in D. on

A. Choose the best option.

1. The film...by the time we...to the cinema.

a. had already started/ got b. already started/ had gotten

c. had already started/ had gotten d.already started/ gotten.

2. Harry up, Jame! We all...for you

a. wait b. are waiting c. waiting d. are waited

3. Mary ..........me an hour ago.

a. phoned b. has phoned c. phones d. was phoning

4. Up to now, I..........a lot of information about her.

a.would learn b. learnt c. have learnt d. will learn

5. He.......... London 2 years ago and I.......him since then.

a. left/ haven't seen b. left/ hadn't seen

c. was living/ haven't seen d. left/ didn't see

On March, 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was _____(23) in Edinburgh. He was a Scotman although he later _____ (24), first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.

In America, he worked with ____ (25) at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of _____ (26) speech over a long distance. This led to the _____ (27) of the telephone. Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many _____ (28) and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876.

1.      A. given                B. sent           C. born                       D. seen

2.      A. went                      B. left              C. departed                D. emigrated

3.      A. deaf-mutes          B. deaf-limbs         C. mutes-limbs        D. limb-mutes

4.      A. translating          B. transforming C. transmitting   D. transferring

5.      A. work               B. making               C. invention              D. knowledge

6.      A. experiments         B. experiences          C. exports       D.  excitement

Choose the best answer.

1. By the time we _____ to the cinema, the film had started.

A. gets B. had got C. has got D. got

2. When the policeman came there, the robber _____

A. had left B. has left C. left D. was left

3. If you were the president, what _____ you do to help the environment?

A. will B. did C. would D. do

4. The village's drinking water _____ with poisonous chemicals since the factory came into operation.

A. contaminates B. is contaminated C. has contaminated D. has been contaminated

5. When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car _____

A. have left B. had left C. leaves D. was left

6. You will recognize Jenny when you see her. She _____ a red hat.

A. wears B. is wearing C. will wear D. will be wearing

7. Recent_____ developments have made robots more user-friendly and intelligent.

A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically

8. If we use water_____, more people will have cleaner water.

A. care B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly

9. Water pollution make some aquatic animals_____

A. dying B. to die C. die D. died

10. She prefers English _____ France.

A. to B. for C. at D. in

11. Three hundred people _____ homeless by the earthquake.

A. left B. were leaving C. were left D. had left

12. By the time we got to the cinema, the film_____

A. had started B. started C. starting D. has started

13. Many people die_____ food poison today.

A. at B. of C. in D. on

14. The _____ buried the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses.

A. drought B. flood C. mudslide D. tornado

15. If people _____ to work by bus, there _____ fewer car fumes.

A. to travel / be B. travel / are C. will travel / be D. travel / will be

16. If people didn't throw rubbish in the street, it _____ attractive.

A. will look B. would look C. look D. to look

17. There are about 750 million English speakers in the world, and this number _____ fast.

A. is increasing B. to increase C. are increasing D. increase

18. In the future, natural disasters_____ accurately with the help of technology.

A. to predict B. predict C. will be predicted D. will predict

19. On my birthday, I was very pleased because I______ a nice present.

A. receive B. had received C. receives D. am receiving

20. Water _____ in the lake has made the fish die.

A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. polluting

21. The train or HN _____ at 7a.m tomorrow.

A. leaves B. leaving C. to leave D. left

22. Environmental pollution has_____ to lots of health problems.

A. caused B. got C. made D. led

23. The heavy rain has caused _____ in many parts of the country.

A. drought B. storms C. forest fire D. floods

24. By the time we _____ to the cinema, the film had started.

A. had got B. got C. were getting D. get

25. A person who _____ the bagpipes is called a piper.

A. plays B. performs C. entertains D. does

26. The team's success was largely_____ to her efforts.

A. because B. due C. since D. however

27. I often drink coffee, but today I _____ tea.

A. am drinking B. drink C. drank D. drinks

28. If you_____ the president, what would you do to help the environment?

A. are B. had been C. were D. was

29. Eating too much sugar can _____ to health problems.

A. cause B. lead C. make D. take

30. Emergency teams are still removing the _____ from the plane crash.

A. dirt B. debris C. dust D. air