Give the correct form of tense of the verbs in the brackets.
Câu 1: My father ( teach)______________ English in this school five years ago.
Câu 2: The children often love (watch)______________ cartoons. 
Câu 3: When I came in, he ( sit) ________________ asleep in a chair. 
Câu 4: Anna (do)___________________his homework already. 

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: We can protect the world in which we live. We, for example, can grow more trees and recycle rubbish.


A. We can protect the world in which we live as well as we can grow more trees and recycle rubbish. 


B. We can protect the world in which we live, growing more trees and recycle rubbish. 


C. We can protect the world in which we live by growing more trees and recycling rubbish.


D. We can protect the world in which we live such as growing more trees and recycling rubbish.
Câu 2: He joined the army in 1998. He was soon after promoted to the rank of captain.


A. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1998 and joined the army. 


B. Promoted to the rank of captain in 1998, he joined the army soon later. 


C. He worked as a captain in the army and had a promotion in 1998. 


D. Joining the army in 1998, he was soon promoted to the rank of captain.
Câu 3: He has been studying for many years. He should have realized sooner that his grammar was incorrect.


A. He has been studying for many years to have soon realized that his grammar was incorrect.


B. He has been studying for many years that he should have realized sooner that his grammar was incorrect.


C. No sooner has he been studying for many years than he should have realized that his grammar was incorrect.


D. Though he has been studying for many years, he did not realize sooner that his grammar was incorrect.
Câu 4: Colour is an important facet of nature. It influences the life of almost every creature.


A. Influencing the life of almost every creature in nature, colour is important. 


B. Colour influencing the life of almost every creature being an important facet of nature.


C. Colour, which is an important facet of nature, influencing the life of almost every creature.


D. Colour, which is an important facet of nature, influences the life of almost every creature. 
Câu 5: I think my hair looks fine. My mother believes it needs a little more brushing. 


A. Not only do I think my hair looks fine, but my mother also believes it needs a little more brushing.


B. Either my mother believes it needs a little more brushing or I think my hair looks fine.


C. I think my hair looks so fine that my mother believes it needs a little more brushing. 


D. I think my hair looks fine, but my mother believes it needs a little more brushing.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
Câu 1: My brother was born in 1990 _______________Bac Giang. (in / on /at /of)
Câu 2: I bought this computer 4 days _____________.(ago / now / at the moment / then)
Câu 3: Namsuggested ____________ a rest.( take/ taking/ took /to take )
Câu 4: The film started a few minutes ago,__________? (didn’t it / did it / does it / doesn’t it)
 
Câu 5: Sticky rice cakes are _____dishes at Tet inVietnam. (traditional/ tradition/ custom/customary)
 
Câu 6: The woman _______ is our teacher has been toCanada.( who/ whose / which / whom)
 
Câu 7: _________he studied hard, he failed his exam.(Although / Because / If / However)
Câu 8: Mary is sad__________ she has lost her calculator.(even though/ so/ but/ because )
 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. chamber 


B. ancient 


C. danger


D. ancestor
Câu 2:


A. smoothly


B. southern 


C. breath


D. airworthy 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The ________customers thanked the salesperson for the good service. 


A. satisfy 


B. satisfactory  


C. satisfied  


D. satisfying 
Câu 2: The workers have gone on strike. _________ , all production has ceased.


A. So that 


B. Therefore 


C. Because


D. Now that
Câu 3: When exactly did the war  _________between the two countries?


A. go off


B. set in 


C. break out 


D. call off 
Câu 4: I’ll never _________the King of pop music for the first time.


A. forget meet 


B. forget met


C. forget to meet


D. forget meeting
Câu 5: Many women find it hard to _________both a job and a family.


A. catch up with 


B. deal with 


C. cope with


D. keep up with 
Câu 6: Lan:  “It works! Thanks for your help!”                  
  Mai: “______________”


A. Hey, that’s what friends are for.


B. Ok. Just be careful!


C. Really? I don’t know if that’s such a good idea.


D. You’re right.
Câu 7: He was sent to an island_________ only by birds. 


A. lived 


B. resided 


C. occupying


D. inhabited 
Câu 8: You must remember not to  _________ from the point when you write an essay. 


A. go astray 


B. wander


C. diverge 


D. go off
Câu 9: I have never seen  _________ festival in my life. 


A. so spectacular a 


B. a so spectacular   


C. a such spectacular


D. such spectacular
Câu 10: The views that the London Eye affords across London make it all________.


A. impossible     


B. worthwhile  


C. praiseworthy  


D. exclusive
Câu 11: J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter books really set young children _________.


A. aside


B. on fire 


C. under fire 


D. to excitement 
Câu 12:  ________with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all. 


A. Compare them


B. If you compare 


C. When compared  


D. A comparison
Câu 13: At the center of the Earth’s solar system_________. 


A. the Sun lies


B. is where the Sun lies 


C. does the Sun lie  


D. lies the Sun 
Câu 14: The movie was really ________but was still pleasurable. 


A. amusing   


B. terrified  


C. scary 


D. interesting 
Câu 15: They’ve just taken on 200 people, _________the number that was taken on last year. 


A. twice bigger as 


B. twice as many as 


C. as twice as


D. bigger two times than 
Câu 16: ________it with my own eyes, I would have never believed it. 


A. Unless I had not seen 


B. Provided I had seen


C. If I had seem      


D. Had I not seen 
Câu 17: Have I told you about _________ the government is dealing? 


A. the problem with which  


B. the problem with that 


C. the problem 


D. the problem that 
Câu 18: The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my_________. 


A. body  


B. legs 


C. skin 


D. bones 
Câu 19: Poor management brought the company to _________of collapse.


A. the edge


B. the foot


C. the brink


D. the ring
Câu 20: Peter: “I’m having some friends over for lunch this Saturday. Would you like to join us?” Mary: “_________________”


A. Can I take a rain check?  


B. Come on. It’s your turn.


C. Thanks, but I mustn’t.


D. As a matter of fact, I do
Câu 21: This time next month we won’t be at work; we _________the peaceful atmosphere of the countryside.


A. will be enjoying 


B. will have enjoyed 


C. will enjoy 


D. are enjoying
Câu 22: Maria Sharapova became the first Russian ________a Wimbledon singles title. 


A. which won


B. that was winning


C. who wins 


D. to win
Câu 23: This is ________you have ever made. 


A. a more silly mistake than


B. the silliest mistake 


C. the most silliest mistake  


D. a sillier mistake than 
Câu 24: Not much happened yet, _________? 


A. did they  


B. didn’t it 


C. did it


D. didn’t they 
Câu 25: A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself _________its enemies cannot find it. 


A. therefore


B. so that 


C. due to


D. because
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B.
C.
D.

Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. 
Câu 1: Are you interested between learning English? 


A. Are


B. interested


C. between


D. learning
Câu 2: My brother enjoys to go to the park on summer evenings. 


A. enjoys 


B. to go


C. to


D. on summer 
Câu 3: If it rain, I will stay at home and watch TV.


A. rain


B. will stay


C. at


D. watch
Câu 4: Florida, that is known to be the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year


A. that


B. to be


C. attracts


D. every
Câu 5: When the university suggested to raise the tuition again, the student senate protested vigorously.


A. When


B. the


C. to raise


D. vigorously

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions .Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer.Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year.Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?
Câu 1: The number one cancer among men is____________.


A. tongue cancer   


B. throat cancer


C. lung cancer


D. mouth cancer
Câu 2: The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.


A. drinking  


B. overeating  


C. breathing  


D. smoking
Câu 3: Every year, smoking causes about one million____________.


A. cancer patients   


B. killing diseases


C. early deaths  


D. injured men
Câu 4: The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.


A. cancer 


B. smoke  


C. air 


D. breath
Câu 5: Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?


A. People who live in the city   


B.  People who live with smokers.


C. People who live with non-smokers. 


D. People who live in the country.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. Jeans are very popular with (26)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (27)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in genoa was (28)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a saleman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (29)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (30)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
Câu 1: ___________(26)


A. rich


B. old


C. young 


D. poor
Câu 2: ___________(27)


A. start  


B. starts


C. was starting 


D. started
Câu 3: ___________(28)


A. call  


B. calls  


C. calling


D. called
Câu 4: ___________(29)


A. famous


B. popular   


C. good


D. wonderful
Câu 5: ___________(30)


A. workers 


B. drivers   


C. cowboys


D. farmers

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations.
Câu 1: What does this notice concern?


A. Help for flood victims


B. Safety precaution


C. Dangerous roads 


D. Warning about weather
Câu 2: What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?


A. Furniture 


B. Clothing   


C. Food


D. Medicine
Câu 3: In addition to supplies, what is needed?


A. Volunteers


B. New bridges 


C. Places to stay 


D. Teacher
Câu 4: “Devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that _________.


A.  happen suddenly 


B.  are very short


C. last for a long time


D. cause a lot of damage
Câu 5: The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________.


A. selling


B.  buying


C. giving 


D. taking

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.Solar energy is a long lasting source of energy, and it can (26)________almost anywhere. To generate solar energy, we only need solar cells and (27)________! Solar cells can easily be installed on house (28)________, so we don’t need any new space. Compared to other renewable sources, they also possess many advantages: wind and water power rely on turbines which (29)________noisy, expensive and which take up large space. Solar cells are totally silent and (30)________. As they have no moving parts, they require little maintenance and have a long lifetime.
Câu 1: ____________(26)


A. be used     


B. is used 


C. be using


D.  to be used
Câu 2: ____________(27)


A. the earth     


B. the planet  


C. the sun         


D. the moon
Câu 3: ____________(28)


A. yards


B. roofs   


C.  gardens    


D. doors
Câu 4: ____________(29)


A. is 


B. be 


C. are


D. was
Câu 5: ____________(30)


A. polluted 


B. polluting   


C. non-polluted   


D.  non-polluting

A.
B.
C.
D.