I.         Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following

passage.

       When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly (1)               a word - “hello”, “good bye”, “thank you” was just about it! I went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quickly I (2)                       progress. (3)                the course we learned lots of vocabulary and studied grammar  rules. (4)                              thing I enjoyed most was being able to practise speaking with the other students in my class.

       After two years I went to England to a (5)     school. It was in Cambridge.I did a(6)                      course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic experience and I (7)                  up a lot of things from speaking with my host family and with other students from (8)                the world. I really improved my pronunciation as well. When I got back (9)                      my home town, I was so much more confident. I(10)         actually hold a conversation with my teacher in English.

1.       A. talk                                B.speak                         C.say          D.tell

2.       A. do                                  B.make                          C.did          D.made

3.       A. During                          B.After                          C.Before          D.While

4.       A. That                              B.A                               C.The          D.Those

5.       A. science                          B.language                    C.art          D.finance

6.       A. three-weeks                  B.third-week                 C.threes-week          D.three-week

7.       A.picked                            B.looked                       C. got          D.stood

8.       A.all                                   B.over                           C.over all          D.all over

9.       A.the                                  B.to                               C.in          D.on

10.     A.had to                             B.used to                       C.could          D.would

I.       Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1.      Maryam had a very good time while she _____ with Lan’s family in Hanoi.

a. stays                          b. staying                         c. is staying                      d. was staying

2.      Lan wishes she _____ a chance to visit Maryam in Singapore.

a. have                          b. has                               c. had                               d. can have

3.      When she was at primary school, she _____ past the mosque on her way to school.

a. has walked                b. used to walk                c. uses to walk                 d. is walking

4.      She likes going on holiday in Singapore, but everything _____ on her parents.

a. depend                      b. depends                       c. is depending                d. are depending

5.      Lan _____ Maryam around the city during her stay in Hanoi last month.

a. shows                        b. is showing                   c. has shown                    d. showed

6.      I wish I _____ you, but, I’m sorry, I can’t.

a. could help                 b. can help                       c. will help                       d. am able to help

7.      They are pen pals. They _____ to each other every two weeks.

a. write                          b. wrote                           c. had written                   d. were writing

8.      The woman took out the key and _____ the door.

a. opens                         b. opening                        c. opened                         d. open

9.      Nam was so sleepy yesterday morning that he _____ asleep during the English lesson.

a. falls                           b. was fallen                    c. has fallen                      d. fell

10.  Someone _____ her bicycle while she was exercising in the park.

a. has stolen                  b. stole                             c. is stealing                     d. steals

11.  He _____ write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more.

a. use to                        b. uses to                         c. used to                         d. using to

12.  What were you doing when the mailman _____ to your house?

a. come                         b. coming                         c. came                             d. comes

13.  He _____ be late for class but he often comes late nowadays.

a. doesn’t use to           b. didn’t use to                c. doesn’t used to            d. didn’t used to

14.  My mother _____ beautiful and young forever.

a. wishes she can                                                   b. wishes she can be       

c. wishes she could                                               d. wishes she could be

15.  My friends asked me _____ keep in touch on leaving.

a. promise to                 b. promised to                 c. promising to                d. to promise to

16.  My sister never cleans the floor. I wish she _____ it every day.

a. will do                      b. had done                      c. does                             d. would do

17.  I come from Vietnam so I am not _____ on the left.

a. used to be driving     b. used to drive                c. used to driving             d. used to be drive

18.  Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists _____?

a. with                           b. of                                 c. about                            d. in

19.  I wish my best friend _____ never leave me alone like this.

a. will                            b. would                          c. can                               d. could

20.  When you _____ in Hanoi, you should visit Uncle Ho’s mausoleum.

a. are                             b. be                                 c. will be                          d. were

21.  The mother cut the cake into four equal pieces. The children were ____ with the equal division.

a. pleased                      b. pleased about               c. happy at                       d. happy on

22.  What are you _____ doing when you have free time?

a. keen in                      b. keen on                        c. interesting in                d. interesting on

23.  Although we are far away from each other, we still _____.

a. keep together            b. say hello                       c. greet each other           d. keep in touch

24.  They got divorced and decided to separate the little daughter from the son. This separation made the children _____.

a. depressing                 b. depression                    c. depress                         d. depressed

25.  Music and painting are _____ subjects this semester.

a. optionally                  b. optioning                     c. optional                        d. option

II. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.

1. Hung is ____________ student in my class.

  A. good                      B. better                          C. the best                D. a best

2. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and __________ beautiful than Hanoi.

  A. more                       B. as                               C. most                    D. the most

3. She has bought this dress ___________Saturday.

  A. for                           B. since                          C. next                      D. last

4. Minh ……………. in this town since 1987.

  A. is living                   B. has lived                     C. lives                     D. lived

6. That boy has short ______________hair.

  A. curly                         B. oval                            C. tall                       D. reserved

7. Alexander Graham Bell ___________ the telephone in 1876.

  A. invent                        B. invented                    C. invents                 D. is inventing

8. You must cover __________sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.

  A. electrical                   B. dangerous                   C. safe                     D. suitable

9. ……………. Was Alexander Graham Bell born? He was born in 1847.

  A. When                         B. Where                        C. Why                    D. Who

10. A: Can I speak to Lan please? This is Hung.

  A. Hello, Lan                   B. Hello,Hung               C. How are you?      D. How about 

SECTION A:

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D against the number of each item 1-20 for the word or phrase you choose. (20 points)

1. My sister is very fond .................... chocolate candy.

A. of

B. about

C. with

D. at

2. I have studied English ....................eight months.

A. for

B. since

C. by

D. in

3. Listen ....................our teacher !

A. with

B. to

C. for

D. in

4. There isn’t ....................food in the house.

A. none

B. no

C. some

D. any

5. He arrives …………………..at six o’clock.

A. at home

B. home

C. in home

D. to home

6. Herbert has had his car………………….. 1999.

A. ago

B. since

C. to

D. for

7. How long will it ....................to get there ?

A. cost

B. lose

C. make

D. take

8. I ....................it to you if you don’t have one.

A. give

B. gave

C. will give

D. would give

9. ....................your homework yet ?

A. Did you finished

B. Are you finishing

C. Do you finish

D. Have you finished

10. It’s the best book I …………………..read.

A. have ever

B. had ever

C. will ever

D. can ever

11. He looked very..................when I told him the news.

A. happily

B. happy

C. happiness

D. was happy

12. She is ..................in history.

A. interests

B. interested

C. interesting

D. being interest

13. Is the Eiffel Tower taller....................Big Ben ?

A. then

B. than

C. as

D. of

14. At school, David was..................anyone else in his class.

A. as clever as

B. as clever than

C. cleverer as

D. cleverest

15. She speaks French ....................than you.

A. more faster

B. more fluently

C. well

D. the most fluently

16. It began to rain while we…………………..soundly.

A. slept

B. were sleeping

C. have slept

D. are sleeping

17. She doesn’t like coffee, does she ?

A. Yes, she doesn’t

B. No, she does

C. Yes, she did

D. No, she doesn’t

18. I won't go to bed …………………..I finish my homework.

A. until

B. when

C. while

D. since

19. Is this book ………………….. ? Yes, it's mine.

A. you're

B. yours

C. you

D. your

20. …………………..do you come to school ? By bus

A. How

B. What

C. By

D. When

SECTION B:

In this section you will find after the reading passage a number of questions of unfinished statements about the passage , each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing . You must choose the one which you think fits best (10 points)

People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.

The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.

Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.

If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sings. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.

21. Why do people usually sing ?
A. They like birds. B. They feel happy.
C. They want to tell a story . D. They like studying music.

22. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?

A. Birds in a good temper.

B. Cock birds.

C. Hen birds.

D. Female birds which attract male birds.

23. What warnings does a bird sometimes sing ?

A. A warning to keep away.

B. A warning to come quickly.

C. A warning about the approach of people

D. A warning to stop singing.

24. What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well ?

A. warn other birds to go away.

B. give their information in another way.

C. find a wife.

D. fly high in the sky.

25. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a hen bird ?

A. It dances.

B. It spreads out its tail.

C. It searches for a wife.

D. It uses shells and flowers to make a garden.

PAPER TWO: USE OF ENGLISH ( 45 minutes )

SECTION A: PASSAGE FOR GAP-FILL

In this section you must find a word from the box to complete the numbered blanks in the passage below. Use only ONE word for each blank. (15 points)

There was once a large, fat woman (26)………………had a small, thin husband. He had a
job in a big company and was given his weekly wages (27)………………Friday morning. As
(28)………………as he got (29)………………on Friday, his wife (30)………………to make
him give her (31)………………his money, and then she (32)………………to give him back only
(33)………………to buy his lunch in the office every day.

One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was (34)………………to the radio and eating chocolates there. " You'll never guess (35)…………… happened to me today, dear," he said.

He waited for a few seconds and then added, " I'll (36)………………ten thousand pounds
(37)………………the lottery!"

"That's wonderful!" said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a (38)……………… seconds and added angrily, " but (39)………………a moment! How could you (40)………………to buy the ticket?"

SECTION B: SENTENCE BUILDING

Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (15 points)

EXAMPLE: I / wonder / why you / not / reply last letter.

ANSWER: I was wondering why you had not replied to my last letter.

41. She / a bath / every morning.

……………………………………………………………………..

42. Now / she dances / beautifully / than / used to.

……………………………………………………………………..

43. How long / it / take / him / get / school / every day ?

……………………………………………………………………..

44. Last Wednesday / Bill / ring / office /nine o'clock.

……………………………………………………………………..

45. I / live / Ho Chi Minh city / ten years.

……………………………………………………………………..

46. People / come / all over the world/ visit / city/ Hiroshima.

……………………………………………………………………..

47. Billy / an old man that / has to live with his children.

……………………………………………………………………..

48. Oliver Twist / first published / 1838.

……………………………………………………………………..

49. It / too heavy / him / lift.

……………………………………………………………………..

50. I / able to / come / tomorrow.

……………………………………………………………………..

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