B.  VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 pts)

  I.  Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence. (4.0 pts)

9.   There was no                      in continuing for him the race was over.

      A. value                       B. worth                      C. point                       D. profit

10. I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s                        .

      A. pointless                 B. worthless                C. meaningless            D. hopeless

11. Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the            __  of making Dong

      Ho paintings.

      A. manufacture           B. activity                   C. production              D. craft

12. As a cab driver, I _______though I’d love a bigger pay check.
      A. get by                           B. take on                    C. get on                     D. carry through

13.                     a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house

     designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers.

      A. While                      B. Since                       C. Due to                    D. Despite the fact

14. In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, many Dong Ho cooperatives had to                    

      A. close                       B. shut                         C. close down             D. close in

15. He couldn’t                        his father that he was telling the truth.

      A. admit                      B. confide                   C. trust                        D. convince

16. By the time they __________at the concert, the tickets were sold out.

       A. got through            B. turned up                C. filled in                  D. applied to

17. This cloth                           very thin.

      A. feels                        B. touches                   C. holds                       D. handles

18. Vietnamese traditional                   is done with a simple hammer and chisel.

      A. sculptured feature   B. sculptor                  C. sculpture pieces      D. sculpture

19. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu,                     in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.

      A. to cast                     B. to be vast                C. cast                         D. casting

20. I put the scarf with my mother’s                          , intending to pay for it on my way out.

      A. purchases                B. material                   C. objects                    D. expenditures

21. The wolf ran _______the forest and reached her grandmothers cottage before her.

      A. across                      B. through                   C. along                      D. over

22. She                         her husband’s job for his ill health.

      A. accused                  B. blamed                    C. caused                    D. claimed

23. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite                    .

      A. valuable                  B. invaluable               C. worthless                D. priceless

24. Craft village are becoming popular                        in Viet Nam.

      A. tour attractiveness   B. physical attraction   C. tourism attractions     D. tourist attraction

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Cutting trees down can _____________ to the soil erosion.

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

2. The Earth _____________ around the Sun.

A. moving                      B. move                C. moves              D. is moving

3. People who live in different regions can speak their languages with different _____________.

A. accent                        B. accents             C. voice                D. voices

4. She thought that if they _____________ lots of money, they would go on holiday.

A. have                          B. are having        C. had                  D. has

5. How long _____________ you studied English?

A. have been                  B. have                 C. has                            D. having

6. The little cat should be _____________ to be healthy.

A. cured                         B. cure                  C. cures                D. curing

7. Disneyland is _____________ of the most interesting games.

A. a house                      B. houses             C. home                D. homes

8. Did the storm cause _____________ to the local in the middle part?

A. damaged                    B. damage            C. damaging                   D. damages

9. When I came there, the highest building _____________ been destroyed by the storm!

A. have                          B. has                            C. had                  D. is having

10. She wouldn't go out if she _____________ the weather forecast.

 A. listens to                            B. listened to        C. listening to       D. is listening to

11. My cousin said that she and her boyfriend would get_____________ in the following month.

A. marry                        B. marries            C. married            D. marrying

12. Why have they been _____________ to speak Spanish?     

A. ability                        B. abilities            C. abled                D. able

13. How _____________ do you know about the United Kingdom?

A. many                         B. long                 C. much                D. often

14. The first thing you see in her country is_____________ restaurants. 

A. spacious                    B. Space               C. spaces              D. spacing

15. The _____________ pollution happens when the radiation goes into the land.

A. radio                         B. radios              C. radiated           D. radioactive

16. What is the_____________ with you?

A. matters                      B. matter              C. wrong              D. fault

17. How_____________ going to the cinema?

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

18. If I_____________ hard, I will get good marks.

A. will study                  B. study               C. am studying     D. studied

19. How can _____________ help the poor in this town?

A. governments             B. a government   C. the government         D. government

20. She _____________ it difficult to understand their culture.

A. thinks                        B. learn                C. finds                D. realizes

21. A: Do you mind if I _____________a phone call?

    B: No, of course not. The phone's in the living room.

A. answer                      B. send                 C. take                  D. make

22. After speaking on the phone, we knew we will have to see one another _____________.

A. hand-in-hand             B. face-to-face      C. head-to-toe      D. toe-to-toe

23. We can use_____________ for talking only, not for sending text messages.

A. landline phone                    B. mobile phone   C. smart phone    D. video

24. Using signs is one kind of_____________ communication

A. verbal                        B. non-verbal       C. multimedia       D. written

25. I read about the accident _____________ the Internet.   

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

26. This time next week we     _____________ around Africa.

A. are travelling             B. travel               C. will travel        D. will be travelling

27. At three o'clock tomorrow, we _____________ a video conference in our office.

A. have                          B. will be having C. had                  D. are having

28. Lena enjoys _____________ on the phone with her friends.

A. chat                           B. chats                C. chatting            D. chatted

29. How did you learn _____________ Japanese so well?

A. speaking                    B. to speak           C. speak               D. spoke

30. My sister suggested _____________ fishing, but I didn't think that was a good idea.

A. to go                          B. go                    C. going                D. goes

31. I feel like _____________ out tonight. What about you?

A. to go.                         B. go                    C. going                D. be going

32. I chose _____________ by plane because it's more convenient.

A. to travel                    B. travel               C. travelling         D. to travelling

33. Nowadays people prefer _____________ smart phones rather than landline phones.

A. use                                      B. using                C. to use               D. to be using

34. We hope _____________ next week

A. meet                          B. meeting            C. to meet             D. to meeting

35. Do you mind _____________ me email about the party?

A. send                          B. sending            C. to send             D. to sending

36. On the web, you can go into a _____________ and talk to other people all over the world.

A. chat room                  B. online               C. sites                 D. web page

37. __________ connects people in real lime through audio and video communication over Internet.

A. Landline phone                   B. Snail mail       

C. Body language          D. Video conferencing

38. In Britain, men do not look at women on the streets. However, the French do. This is called _____________ difference.

A. manner                      B. gender              C. cultures            D. cultural

39. He seemed to be in a hurry. He glanced nervously _____________ his watch.

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

40. A: Hello. Is Hung there, please?

B: I m afraid he's out. Can I take a message?

A: No, don't worry. I'll call _____________ later.

A. back                          B. on                    C. to                     D. in

41. A: Could I speak to Mai, please?

B: I think you must have the _____________number. There's no one of that name here.

A. right                          B. left                             C. wrong              D. exact

42. By the end of this century, everyone_____________ with telepathy devices.

A. communicate             B. communicates

C. is communicating      D. will be communicating

43. At half past ten tomorrow morning I _____________ along the motorway.

A. will drive                   B. am driving       C. will be driving D. drive

44. I really enjoyed _____________ to the songs you sent me. Thanks!

A. listen                         B. to listen            C. listening           D. to be listening

45. My mother has decided _____________ a Facebook account.

A. open                          B. to open            C. opening            D. to opening

46. I don’t want _____________ snail mail because it's a slower and more expensive way than email.

A. using                         B. use                             C. uses                 D. to use

47. She promise _____________ the chat room to discuss with me about the film.

A. to join                       B. join                  C. joining             D. joins

48. E-mail allows people _____________ in touch, regardless of distance. 

A. staying                      B. stay                  C. to have stayed D. to stay

49. I'm really looking forward _____________ you next week.

A. to see                         B. to seeing          C. seeing               D. see

50. Tim pretended _____________ me when I waved to him.

A. not seeing                  B. not to see                   C. not see             D. to not see

I. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. The monowheel looks futuristic, but it can fall ______ very easily
a. up b. down c. over d. out
2. Natural gas is limited and it is harmful ______ the environment
a. for b. in c. with d. to
3. If you turn off the light when you leave the room, you'll use _____ energy.
a. fewer b. less c. more d. most
4. I didn't have my mobile, so Peter lent me _____.
a. mine b. his c. their d. hers
5. I'd prefer to have a _____ that can take me to another place in seconds.
a.teleporter b. monowheel c. hover scooter d. flying car
6. You have never heard about teleportation, _____?
a. do you b. don't you c. have you d. haven't you
7. With a solar PV system, solar panels _____ sunlight right into electricity.
a.create b. generate c. provide d. convert
8. Self-driving cars are expected to be _____ than human-driven ones.
a. more safely b. less safe c. more safer d. much safer
9. Mumbai is land of some of the world's richest people. _____, it is also home to the world's poorest.
a. Although b. Therefore c. However d. Despite
10. Many countries have the problem of overpopulated cities, _____?
a. do they b. haven't they c. doesn't it d. don't they
11. _____ there are still thousands of homeless people living on the streets, it is fewer than in the past.
a. As b. Though c. Because d. While
12. Overpopulation is a serious problem which is _____ the world in negative ways.
a. facing b. solving c. causing d. affecting
13. We will be successful if we try hard, _____?
a. don't we b. will we c. won't we d. do we
14. "Life must be very difficult with homeless people."
“_____. They have to face many problems beyond the lack of a suitable home."
a. Not really. b. No doubt. c. Of course not. d. Not at all.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blanks

Humans are destroying the earth’s tropical rain forests. About 80,000 square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (38)_____ comes from people cutting trees for fuel. Another quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (39)______ trees are cut down to sell the wood to start farms.

The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building. (40)_______ people continue cutting down that many trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the trees could be gone in eight years.

The world needs more food, and it (41)______ like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the land for agriculture. Many people think that the land under these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn't. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain forest is very (42)________.

Điền vào ô 38

A. destruction

B. destroying

C. destroy

D. destructive

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blanks

Humans are destroying the earth’s tropical rain forests. About 80,000 square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (38)_____ comes from people cutting trees for fuel. Another quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (39)______ trees are cut down to sell the wood to start farms.

The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building. (40)_______ people continue cutting down that many trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the trees could be gone in eight years.

The world needs more food, and it (41)______ like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the land for agriculture. Many people think that the land under these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn't. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain forest is very (42)________.

Điền vào ô 42

A. short

B. poor

C. unfortunate

D. ill

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blanks

Humans are destroying the earth’s tropical rain forests. About 80,000 square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (38)_____ comes from people cutting trees for fuel. Another quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (39)______ trees are cut down to sell the wood to start farms.

The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building. (40)_______ people continue cutting down that many trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the trees could be gone in eight years.

The world needs more food, and it (41)______ like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the land for agriculture. Many people think that the land under these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn't. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain forest is very (42)________.

Điền bào ô 39

A. staying

B. remaining

C. standing

D. dwelling

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blanks

Humans are destroying the earth’s tropical rain forests. About 80,000 square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (38)_____ comes from people cutting trees for fuel. Another quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (39)______ trees are cut down to sell the wood to start farms.

The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building. (40)_______ people continue cutting down that many trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the trees could be gone in eight years.

The world needs more food, and it (41)______ like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the land for agriculture. Many people think that the land under these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn't. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain forest is very (42)________.

Điền vào ô 40

A. Unless

B. If

C. While

D. Although

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blanks

Humans are destroying the earth’s tropical rain forests. About 80,000 square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (38)_____ comes from people cutting trees for fuel. Another quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (39)______ trees are cut down to sell the wood to start farms.

The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building. (40)_______ people continue cutting down that many trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the trees could be gone in eight years.

The world needs more food, and it (41)______ like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the land for agriculture. Many people think that the land under these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn't. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain forest is very (42)________.

Điền vào ô 41

A. seems

B. looks

C. tastes

D. sounds