I.          Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.   I was very impressed _____ the efficiency of the staff.

      a. on                              b. by                                 c. to                                  d. in

2.   The project’s success depends _____ the support of everyone concerned.

      a. to                               b. for                                c. in                                  d. on

3.   This report is divided broadly _____ two parts.

      a. with                           b. in                                  c. into                               d. by

4.   They moved away five years ago, but we still _____.

      a. keep pace with          b. keep in touch               c. get out of                     d. take up on

5.   He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s _____.

      a. statements                 b. sentences                     c. lessons                          d. instructions

6.   US dollars are considered common _____ in international transactions.

      a. currency                    b. money                          c. value                            d. support

7.   Should all motorcyclists be _____ to wear helmets?

      a. interested                  b. dangerous                    c. impressed                     d. compulsory

8.   Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ with each other twice a month.

      a. comprise                    b. touch                            c. correspond                   d. separate

9.   Since their argument there had been a strained _____ between them.

      a. friendliness               b. atmosphere                  c. instruction                    d. activity

10. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

      a. impressive tomb       b. large house                  c. lasting memorial          d. nature trail

word or phrase.

1.   I was very impressed _____ the efficiency of the staff.

      a. on                              b. by                                 c. to                                  d. in

2.   The project’s success depends _____ the support of everyone concerned.

      a. to                               b. for                                c. in                                  d. on

3.   This report is divided broadly _____ two parts.

      a. with                           b. in                                  c. into                               d. by

4.   They moved away five years ago, but we still _____.

      a. keep pace with          b. keep in touch               c. get out of                     d. take up on

5.   He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s _____.

      a. statements                 b. sentences                     c. lessons                          d. instructions

6.   US dollars are considered common _____ in international transactions.

      a. currency                    b. money                          c. value                            d. support

7.   Should all motorcyclists be _____ to wear helmets?

      a. interested                  b. dangerous                    c. impressed                     d. compulsory

8.   Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ with each other twice a month.

      a. comprise                    b. touch                            c. correspond                   d. separate

9.   Since their argument there had been a strained _____ between them.

      a. friendliness               b. atmosphere                  c. instruction                    d. activity

10. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

      a. impressive tomb       b. large house                  c. lasting memorial          d. nature trail

1. The new wife was very cruel _____ the farmer's daughter. 

A. to

B. with

C. for

D. of

2. “Nam, I'd like you to meet my cousin, Thu.” - “_____ Thu.” 

A. Nice to meet you

B. That's very kind of you

C. Come and meet

D. All are correct

3. There is a big flower _____ in Da Lat every year. 

A. commercial

B. experiment

C. festival

D. equipment

4. A. G. Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech _____ a long distance. 

A. of

B. from

C. for

D. over

5. My elder brother is very sociable, _____ and helpful.
A. different

B. humor

C. humorous

D. humorously

6. The woman _____ the floor of the office three times a day. 

A. destroys

B. injures

C. sweeps

D. feeds

7. He does morning exercises regularly _____ improve his health. 

A. so as to

B. in order to

C. in order that

D. A and B are correct

8. We tried to get tickets, but _____ they were already sold out. 

A. fortunate

B. unfortunately

C. fortunately

D. unfortunate

9. The children are old enough to look after _____. 

A. ourselves

B. themselves

C. himself

D. herself

10. He was born in England, but his family emigrated _____ the USA when he was ten. 

A. to

B. for

C. in

D. with

11. We usually use _____ to cut paper. 

A. scissors

B. beads

C. saucepan

D. steamer

12. A man named Robinson left a _____ for you at the hotel. 

A. leave

B. phone call

C. message

D. quiz

13. Children _____ drink milk every day. It's good for them. 

A. ought

B. must

C. don't have to

D. must not

14. Mai is lovely with _____ nose and thick eyebrows. 

A. nice long straight

B. straight nice long

C. straight long nice

D. long straight nice

15. Hoa _____, sunbathes and goes sightseeing with her friends.
A. will swim

B. swam

C. swims

D. is swimming

16. _____ were you absent from school yesterday? - Because I was sick. 

A. When

B. What

C. How

D. Why

17. Hoa is not _____ so Lan wanted Ba to leave a message for Hoa. 

A. outside

B. inside

C. upstairs

D. downstairs

18. Nga _____ in Ha Noi, but now she doesn't any more. 

A. was used to live

B. used to live

C. used to living

D. is used to live

19. She has terrible hands. What _____ with her hands? 

A. will she do

B. she doing

C. does she

D. is she going to do

20. The room is _____ for our class to gather. 

A. not small enough

B. enough small

C. not big enough

D. not enough big

Đáp án: C

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      The trip to the countryside was very _____. We all enjoyed ourselves a lot.

a. interest                      b. interested                     c. interesting                   d. interestingly

2.      They had a good time together before _____ home late in the evening.

a. go                              b. went                             c. to go                           d. going

3.      Liz _____ a lot of photos of her friends and the countryside.

a. made                         b. took                             c. turned                         d. did

4.      Everyone felt very tired and hungry, _____ they stopped to have a snack.

a. so                              b. but                               c. even though                d. if

5.      She said she would show the photos _____ her parents later.

a. to                               b. for                                c. with                            d. in

6.      Van is now living with the Parkers _____ a farm outside Columbus, Ohio.

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

7.      The Parker family treats Van very well, so he feels _____ a member of the family.

a. about                         b. as                                 c. like                              d. for

8.      “Did you wait for him very long?” “Yes. I _____ to bed until 12:00 p.m.”

a. went                          b. did go                          c. had gone                     d. didn’t go

9.      “How long has Jimmy been here?” “He _____ two days ago.”

a. has been                    b. came                            c. would be                     d. had been

10.  The member of the family ate hamburgers while Peter _____ baseball.

a. is playing                  b. plays                            c. was playing                d. has been playing

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.5pts)

5. A balanced diet is good your health.

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

6. He was busy yesterday and were his brothers.

A. neither B.so C. too D. either

7. is a person who swims underwater using special equipment.

A. Diver B. Scientist C.Cyclist D. Driver

8. I don't have my table tennis with me. Do you have a___one?

A. comfortable B spare C.possible D. available

9. Walking is a fun, easy and inexpensive

A. chatting B. participants C. contest D activity

10. We can learn more about the undersea world _____Jacques Cousteau's invention.

A.thanks B. thanks to C. thanks D. thank you

11. Would you like to play table tennis, Nam?

A. I'd like to, but I can't B. Good idea eams B.Good idea C. Yes, please D. A and B

12. Swimming can be fun but accidents can

A. comes B. take C. increase D. happen

13. People say that prevention is____cure.

A. good as B. better than C. worst than D. as well as

14. did your family go to church when you lived in France? - Once a week. A.How often B. how long C. how far D. how much

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and _____ TV.

a. watch                        b. watched                       c. was watching               d. would watch

2.      I rarely eat ice cream now but I _____ it when I was a child.

a. was used to eating    b. used to eat                   c. used to eating               d. didn’t use to eat

3.      I wish I _____ you some money for you rent, but I’m broke myself.

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

4.      Would you like _____ and visit me next summer?

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

5.      Rick left class early because he _____ a headache.

a. had                            b. used to have                 c. was having                   d. has had

6.      Sara didn’t hear the phone. She _____.

a. sleeps                        b. slept                             c. is sleeping                    d. was sleeping

7.      The Marconi family _____ to the United States thirty years ago.

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

8.      I’ve been feeling better since the doctor _____.

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

9.      As soon as the light turned red, he _____ the car.

a. stopped                     b. was stopping                c. has stopped                  d. would stop

10.  ‘Monica is such a nice person.’ ‘Yes. I wish I _____ her more often.’

a. see                             b. will see                        c. saw                               d. have seen

1 B

2 B

3 C

4 C

5 A

6 D

7 B

8 D

9 A

10 C

        Have you ever (1)­______to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (2) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and spent much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even made a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (3) ______ the last.

        The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (4) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history. Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so (5)­______ landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, at least, get a chance to see all the most famous places.

1. A. seen                   B. been                  C. taken                 D. done

2. A. for                     B. while                 C. since                  D. because

3. A. than                   B. then                   C. as                      D. with

4. A. interesting         B. interested           C. interest              D. interestingly

5. A. much                 B. any                    C. many                 D. lot of

IV. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C, D) that best fits the blank space in the passage.

        Have you ever (1)­______to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (2) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and spent much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even made a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (3) ______ the last.

        The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (4) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history. Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so (5)­______ landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, at least, get a chance to see all the most famous places.

1. A. seen                   B. been                  C. taken                 D. done

2. A. for                     B. while                 C. since                  D. because

3. A. than                   B. then                   C. as                      D. with

4. A. interesting         B. interested           C. interest              D. interestingly

5. A. much                 B. any                    C. many                 D. lot of

I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

1 Yuri Gagarin was the first person . …………… into space.

a. flew         b. to fly          c. flown          d. fly

Il. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1 Scientists and economists (A)believe that human beings (B)can never (C)use away all the (D)mineral resources on Earth.

a. believe   b. can never   c. use away     d. mineral

2 (A)Plants and animals (B)live in the sea sank (C)to the sea bed (D)when they die.

a. plants         b. live         c. to         d. when

3 (A)Learning a foreign language (B)enables a student (C)develop an understanding of another (D)culture.

a. learning         b. enables        c. develop        d. culture

4 Mrs. Stevens, along (A)with (B)her cousins from New Mexico, (C)are planning to (D)attend the festivities.

a. with      b. her cousins from       c. are       d. attend

5 In a laboratory experiment, an investigator (A)often begins by (B)work out different conditions (C)for two groups (D)of subjects.

a. often       b. work          c. for         d. of subjects

6 (A)The newspaper (B)report (C)contained (D)many important information.

a. the          b. report         c. contained         d. many

lll. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1 They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.

Though...it rained heavily, They decided to go to the zoo...............................................................................

2 Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off.

Because of.........the bad weather, the plane couldn’t take off.....................................................................

3 They had no intention of travelling around the world

They didn’t intend.......to travel  around the world...................................................................

4 Somebody has taken away some of my books.

Some of my books.......have been taken away...................................................................

5 Can you close window, please?

Would you mind......closing the window..................................................................................

B A C D A