Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. Manuel Gonzalez comes from Spain. He usually lives in Madrid and works (46)________a journalist for a Spanish newspaper, but two years ago he decided to take a year (47)________work to live in different countries in Europe and write a book about Europeans. He spent the first two months in Scandinavia (48)________information and then moved to Germany for a month. At present he is staying in Paris, where he is renting a flat for five weeks. Four years ago he wrote a (49)________travel guide to Spain and now he is working hard to have the same (50)________with his book about Europeans. 
Câu 1: (46)


A. in         


B. for


C. by


D. as
Câu 2: (47)


A. off               


B. to


C. away


D. from
Câu 3: (48)


A. collected                 


B. to collect      


C. collecting 


D. collection
Câu 4: (49)


A. best-sell                 


B.  best-sold   


C. best-selling  


D. best-to- sell
Câu 5: (50)


A. succeed        


B.  success 


C.  successful 


D. successfully

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 
Câu 1: Liquids take the shape (A) of any container which in (B) they (C) are placed (D) .


A. the shape 


B. which in


C.  they


D. placed 
Câu 2: Two out of three (A) people striking (B) by lightning (C) survive (D).


A. out of three


B. striking 


C.  lightning


D.  survive 
Câu 3: Some of (A) the houses had been (B) wrecked by the storm (C) belonged to the poor (D) villagers.


A. Some of


B. had been


C.  by the storm


D. the poor 
Câu 4: The (A) notebook list (B) every opportunities (C) for handicapped (D) workers in the area.


A. The


B. list 


C. opportunities


D.  handicapped
Câu 5: In (A) my opinion, the new foreign (B) coach does his job relative (C) well (D). 


A. In


B.  foreign


C.  relative


D. well 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. 
Câu 1: ''You must have had a very good time on holiday." "__________, it was a disaster. Everything went wrong."       


A. By tradition   


B.  In short      


C. On the condition    


D. On the contrary 
Câu 2: There are _______ways of spending your free time, so you can choose to do whatever you like.


A. scanty     


B. various      


C. ridiculous    


D.  variety 
Câu 3: They are trying to persuade the rich to__________their money to the charities.       


A.  provide            


B. invest    


C. finance 


D. contribute
Câu 4: Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources__________.         


A. efficient 


B. efficiency


C. inefficient


D.  efficiently 
Câu 5: Thousands of factory workers are attending evening classes in an attempt to______themselves.


A. better       


B. be better    


C. being better           


D. better than 
Câu 6: He eats nothing __________hamburgers.          


A. but


B. unless


C. despite


D. apart 
Câu 7: He worked hard __________a mechanic for ten years before being appointed manager.           


A. like


B. alike


C. as   


D. same as
Câu 8: This organization is quick__________sending relief goods to the flooded areas.          


A. with


B. at


C. for


D. about
Câu 9: When are you leaving__________Singapore? This week or next week?       


A. for


B. in


C. to


D. at
Câu 10: He suddenly saw Cindy__________the room, so he pushed his way__________the crowd of people to get to her.         


A. across/through     


B. over/through    


C. over / over      


D. through/ across 
Câu 11: The doctor will not give the patient the test results__________tomorrow.  


A. until


B. from


C. at


D.  on
Câu 12: Can you help me, please? I can't see the difference__________these words.


A. from


B. in


C. between 


D.  about 
Câu 13: I don't understand this point. Could you please__________?    


A. explain to me it  


B. explain me with it  


C. explain it to me        


D. explain it for me 
Câu 14: That house reminds me __________the one where I used to live.       


A. of


B. for


C. about


D. with 
Câu 15: It was very kind__________you to lend me the money I needed.           A. for                            B. of                                        C. to                                      D. with 


A. for


B. of


C. to


D. with
Câu 16: The bus hit a truck coming __________the opposite direction


A. in


B. at


C. for


D. by
Câu 17: The company made very good profit in __________.      


A. the 1990  


B. 1990s    


C.  the 1990s       


D. 1990's 
Câu 18: Alex failed his English exam, but his teacher is going to give him ________chance to pass it.        


A. another    


B. the other   


C. the others     


D.  other 
Câu 19: Her eyes are different colors. One eye is gray, and                is green.


A. another  


B. the other     


C. the others         


D. other 
Câu 20: _________him the whole truth or he'll get angry with you.


A. If you don't tell    


B. Unless you tell     


C. Don't tell


D. When you tell 
Câu 21: This is the strangest case that the detective__________.


A.  has ever investigated   


B. is ever investigating


C. ever investigates         


D. has never investigated 
Câu 22: To reduce air pollution, __________.


A. all automobiles necessary to be banned from the city center


B. banning all automobiles from the city center should be done


C. it is necessary banning all automobiles from the city center


D.  the authorities should ban all automobiles from the city center 
Câu 23: Fred refused to travel by air because he was afraid of __________.


A. long


B. lengths


C. heights 


D. high 
Câu 24: Don't worry! The plane __________at the airport right now.      


A. arrives    


B. arrived   


C. has arrived   


D.  is arriving 
Câu 25: __________about the good news, Sarah seemed to be indifferent.


A. In spite of exciting           


B. In addition to exciting


C. In stead of being excited     


D. Because of being excited  
Câu 26: He __________for that company for five months when it went bankrupt.        


A. has been worked     


B. has worked   


C. had been working    


D. was working 
Câu 27: " __________does Joe like his new motorbike?" "He's crazy about it."


A. How


B. What


C. When


D. Why
Câu 28: Some people think__________ to master a foreign language. However, it isn't.   


A. it’s easy   


B. easy 


C. easily


D.  it is easily 
Câu 29: When his parents died, they __________him a house in which he still lives.   


A. continued 


B.  from earning  


C. inherited 


D. saved 
Câu 30: Most people prefer spending money __________it.          


A. than earning


B. from earning    


C.  to earn 


D. to earning 
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A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 
Câu 1: Scientists sent an (A) expedition to the Mars (B) during (C) the 1990s (D).


A. an 


B. the Mars


C. during 


D. the 1990s 
Câu 2: Mr. Carlos, along by (A) his cousins from (B) Mexico City, is (C) planning to attend (D) the festivities. 


A. by


B.  from


C.  is


D. to attend
Câu 3: Do you think you could (A) lend me good pair (B) of gloves (C) to wear (D) to the wedding? 


A. could


B. good pair


C. gloves 


D. to wear 
Câu 4: You had better to tell (A) her the truth (B) or she'll get angry (C) with (D) you. 


A. to tell


B. truth


C. angry


D. with
Câu 5: Many (A) superstitions (B) and symbols are (C) connected for (D) Halloween. 


A. Many


B. superstitions


C.  are


D. for 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
Câu 1: When (A) she heard the loud crash (B) , Marge ran outside (C) in the snow despite(D)  she wasn't wearing any shoes.


A. When 


B. crash 


C. outside 


D. despite
Câu 2: They sang as (A) they marched so that to (B) forget how (C) tired they were (D).


A. as 


B. so that to


C. how 


D. were 
Câu 3: There is so (A) few (B) ink that it will be impossible to finish (C) addressing (D) the envelopes.


A. so 


B. few 


C. to finish 


D. addressing 
Câu 4: My brother and me (A) are (B) planning a party for (C) our (D) parents.


A. me


B. are 


C. for 


D. our 
Câu 5: All (A) planes will be checking (B) before (C) departure (D) .


A. All


B. checking 


C. before 


D. departure 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: My neighbors are really tight with money. They hate throwing away food, don’t eat at restaurant, and always try to find the best price.


A. to spend money too easily  


B. to not like spending money


C. to not know the value of money   


D. to save as much money as possible
Câu 2: We were all in a good mood because the weather was good and we were going on holiday the next day.


A. relaxed and comfortable


B. at ease and refreshed


C. upset and disappointed


D. sad and depressed

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The restaurant entices more and more customers with its cozy interior and special daily events.


A. attract   


B. free 


C. refuse 


D. convince
Câu 2: My head teacher has grave doubts as to whether I would pass my university entrance examination. I myself feel so worried.


A. personal      


B. serious     


C. private 


D. specific

A.
B.
C.
D.

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 fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.We all want to live in a clean and green world and breathe pollution free air. For this kind of environment we desperately need a fossil fuel free world. Scientists are toiling hard to come up (18)______ alternative fuels which can replace conventional fuels. One such study was presented at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. This study throws interesting light on the first economical, eco-friendly process to (19)______  algae oil into biodiesel fuel. The scientists are quite hopeful that one day America will become independent (20)______  fossil fuels. Ben Wen is the (21)______  researcher and vice president of United Environment and Energy LLC, Horseheads, N.Y. According to him, “This is the first economical way to produce biodiesel from algae oil. It costs much less than conventional processes because you would need a much smaller factory, there (22)______  no water disposal costs, and the process is considerably faster.”
Câu 1: (18)______


A. to        


B. against  


C. with   


D. for
Câu 2: (19)______


A. adapt    


B. transform


C. modify  


D. alter
Câu 3: (20)______


A. on   


B. from 


C. with 


D. of
Câu 4: (21)______


A. lead           


B. top    


C. summit


D. peak
Câu 5: (22)______


A. were    


B. are   


C. had   


D. have

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: Hans told us about his investing in the company. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.


A. Only after investing in the company did Hans inform us of his arrival at the meeting.


B. Not until Hans told us that he would invest in the company did he arrive at the meeting.


C. Hardly had he informed us about his investing in the company when Hans arrived at the meeting.


D. No sooner had Hans arrived at the meeting than he told us about his investing in the company.
Câu 2: William Clark was not granted the rank of captain. Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.


A. William Clark was not granted the rank of captain because Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.


B. William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, thus Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.


C. Although William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.


D. As William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Harry does not eat like a horse anymore.


A. Harry used to eat like a horse.


B. Harry used to eat a horse.


C. Harry does not like a horse.


D. Harry has never eaten too much.
Câu 2: “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.


A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.


B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.


C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.


D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.
Câu 3: People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.


A. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.


B. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.


C. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.


D. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.

A.
B.
C.
D.