I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.

5 pts)

1. ___________ the Thi Vai River is awfully polluted, its water is not fit for fish to survive.

A. So that
B. Although
C. Since
D. If

2. If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) ____________.

A. ticket
B. attention
C. fee
D. fine

3. - He’s not interested in physics, is he?

- ______________.

A. No problem
B. Yes, he is not at all
C. I promise he isn’t
D. No, he isn’t, I’m afraid

4. What do you often do __________ weekends?

A. since
B. at
C. from
D. in

5. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano _______ the Philippines, erupted in 1991.

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

6. The teacher suggests _____________ something for the poor in our area.

A. us to do
B. we should do
C. we are doing
D. we will do

7. I have met her mother, ____ her father.

A. and neither
B. but not
C. so does
D. neither

8. She comes from Da Lat, _______ is the most beautiful tourist attraction in Vietnam.

A. where
B. which
C. that
D. what

9. - Thank you very much.

- ______________.

A. Welcome you!
B. Don’t mention it
C. That’s good!
D. Nothing impossible!

10. Everything is _______ satisfactorily.

A. going on
B. looking after
C. falling through
D. turning up

II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting (0.5 pt)

11. It is said that tornadoes can suck up anything that is on their paths.

A. said that
B. can suck
C. anything
D. on their paths

12. The charity organization provides the poor with a lot of household furnitures.

A. charity
B. the poor
C. with
D. furnitures

III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5
pts)

The Director

L&P Transport Company

79B Nguyen Hue Boulevard

Ho Chi Minh City

I’m writing about the short stop that your trucks (13) ______ around my house on their way to the north. When
the trucks of your company have a short (14) ______ there, the drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground
after their refreshment. When the trucks leave the place, the ground is (15) _________ of trash and a few
minutes later there is bad smell and flies all over the place. I myself, (16) ______ the people living around here,
would urge that your company should tell your drivers to clean up all the trash on the ground before leaving. (17)
_________ you do something about it and soon, we will have to report this to the local authority.

I am looking forward to hearing from you and (18) ______ positive response from your company.

13. A. produce
B. do
 C. take
D. make

14. A. break
B. relax
C. advertise
D. entertain

15. A. crowded
B. filled
C. fond
D. full

16. A. as long as
B. as far as
C. as soon as
D. as well as

17. A. Although
B. If
C. Because
D. Unless

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

IV. Read the following passage, and then decided if the statements that follow are TRUE or FALSE (1 pt)

Giang is a student from Thanh Hoa province. He’s participating in a student exchange program, and he is now in
the United States. It is the beginning of July now and he is staying with the Parker family on a farm 100
kilometers from Columbus, Ohio. He’s going to be there till the end of August.

Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They
have two children: Peter the elder brother is the same age as Giang, and Sam is the younger one who is in
primary school, a level lower than Peter’s.

Since his arrival, Giang has been learning a lot about life on a farm. He has also been able to improve his
spoken English. As soon as he completes his homework, he helps feed the chickens and collect the eggs. he
really enjoys himself spending his summer vacation this way.

19. Giang is staying with an American family in the countryside.............

20. Giang’s going to be there for 3 months ..........................................

21. Peter and Giang are both in primary school....................................

22. Giang is having a good time learning and working with the Parkers........

V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)

23. Teenagers are now ......................... dressed. FASHION

24. Like beverage cans and bottles, this ............... can be recycled. PRODUCE

25. Mr. Brown felt .................. that people have spoiled that area. DISAPPOINT
26. It is still a bit .............. to use the Internet in everyday life. COST

27. Despite the ............. weather, thousands of soldiers helped protect the area. STORM

28. My friend Tuan has been nominated as one of the most effective ........ in the town charity program. ACTIVE

VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence (1 pt)

29. If you .............. working, you would be behind others. (stop)

30. At that time, two boys who ........... to a test site stopped and took the injured woman to the nearest hospital.
(go)

31. Mary has some difficulty ............ up early in the morning. (get)

32. Mr. Henrique Calisto ............... in Vietnam for eight years now. (work)

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it (2 pts)

33. Ba said to Tung, “Would you like a cup of tea?”

Ba offered .....................................................................

34. They did the work excellently.

The work .......................................................................

35. Hue, the former capital of Vietnam, is acknowledged as the World’s Cultural Heritage.

Hue, which is .................................................................

36.She is always a better performer than her mother used to.

Her mother never used to give ...........................................

37. Her mother never used to give ______________ to Better My Knowledge ( Courage)

38) the Internet Has Helped Students Study More _______________ (effect )
39) it Is _______________that Our Environment Is More And More Polluted ( Disappoint )
ii – Supply A Suitable Form For Each Verb In Bracket :
1) i Dislike (eat )_ _______sea Food .
2) we Keep (hope )____ ____he Will Come .
3) he Finished (study ) ___ ______at Eleven
4) lucy Is Busy (make ) __ _______some Coffee Now .
5) i’ll Arrange (meet )__ _______you There Tonight .
6) jack Is Trying (learn )___ ________spanish
7) would You Mind (help )___ _______me With This ?
8) he Avoided (answer)___ _______my Question.
9) remember (turn )__to Turn_____________off The Gas Stove Before
(leave)___leaving_________
10) i’m Not Used To(wear)__ ______jeans .
11) he Made His Son (wash)_ _______ the Windows .
12) she Learnt (cook ) __ ______ At The Age Of 9 .
13) i Spend An Hour (sort) _______stamps Every Day .
14) when Did You Started (learn)___ _______english .
15) i Enjoy (go )___ _______ the Park On Summer Mornings.
16) peter Stood On The Beach (look )____ _______out Over The Ocean .
17) i’m Spending Next Year(study)___________ _at A College In Japan
18) do You Think This Film Is Worth (see)_ _______?
19) it’s A Waste Of Money (buy)__ ________things You Don’t Need .
20) mary Suggested (go)___ _____on A Picnic On Sunday .
21) they Helped Me (move)___ _______into My New Flat Yesterday .
22) we’re Decided (leave)___ ______for Paris On Monday.
23) she Stopped (go)__ _______to Classes When She Was Sick .
24) i Remember (play)__ ______with Dolls When I Was Child.
25) i Need (buy )____ __________an Electronic Dictionary For My Study .
26) my Teacher Advised(take )_ __________the Summer Course.
27) she Advised Us (take)____ _____part In The School Activities .
28) we’re Looking Forward To (travel)___ __________to Malaysia Next Week
29) (learn)___ _________a Foreign Language Is Hard Work .
30) i Went (sightsee)__ _________when I Was In Dalat Last Summer.
31) they Plan (buy ) __________ __an Apartment In Phu My Hung Residential Zone .
32) sorry To Bother You , But Would You Mind (close)_ _________that Window?
1/ This Shop Sells Good Food At __ ______prices (reason)
2) i Wish You __ _______and Good Health (happy )
3) in Deserts , The ___ ______ In Temperatures Between The Day And The
Night Is Great ( Different )
4) i Have Attention _ _____with The Doctor This Afternoon ( Appoint)
5) he Is The _ _________of This Famous Book ( Write )
6)many Hongkong People Lead A Busy ___ ________(live )
7) the Is A __ ____ ____ Teacher (responsibility )
8) the New Student Was Noted For Is __ ________(polite )
9) i Was ___ ________a Lot By His Sense Of Humor (attraction )
10) after A Long Discussion , We Finally Came To A __ _____(decide )
11) she Was Very ___ _______with Her Exam Results (pleasure )
12) i Sent An __ __________letter To The Company For The Job ( Apply)
13) the Company Has Had Another ________ Year (success )
14) nothing Is More ____ _________than The Support We Have Received (value )
15) it Is A __ _______day .it’s Going To Rain (cloud )
16) you Need To Improve Your Hand _ _______.it’s Difficult To Read ( Write )
17) we Waited ___________for The Bus To Come (patient )
18) he Led A __ _______life In The Foreign Country (lone )
19) the Old Lady Made Herself _ ________ In A Big Armchair (comfort )
20) we Can Trust Him Because He Is A __ _______person(faith )
21) they Have Just Reached An _ _______(agree )
22) the ___ ________is That There Is Not Enough Money To Pay For This Project (real )
23) who Is Your _________singer ?(favor )
24) the News Of His Sudden ____ _______came As A Surprise (die )
25) please Don’t Be __ ___________ With Me (anger )
26) the Traffic Here Is Very _ __________ For The Children ( Danger )
27) we Didn’t Sleep Well Because The Dog Barked ____ _______all Night (loud )
28) he Was Talented Musician In His __ _______(young )
29) use Your ___ __________to Find Out The Answer ( Imagine )
30) her Words Were A Great __ ________to Them (encourage )
31)on The Festival Of Passover , People Celebrate __ _________from Slavery(free )
32) there Are A Lot Of Well ___ ________teachers In Our School ( Qualify)
33) sopie Takes ___ _________in Her Parents (proud )
34) he Felt __ ______because He Lost The Match ( Disappoint )
35) she Drives __ ___________, So She Has Never Caused An Accident (care )
36) many Chemicals Have A __ ________effect On The Environment (disaster)
37) we Are Trying To Have A(n)__ _______ World (pollute )
38) i Am Thankful To My Teac_encouragement_______to Better My Knowledge ( Courage)
39) the Internet Has Helped Students Study More __ ______(effect )
40) it Is __ ______that Our Environment Is More And More Polluted (disappoint)