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Trung tâm Phương Đông (Số 1A9 TT ĐHNN đường Trần Quốc Hoàn - 043.7548 035) Unit A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PART I PHONETICS Exercise 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Identity your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D A announce B harrow C capital D hank A type B cry C deny D typical A humane B pump C run D lunch A biology B fire C literature D time A heat B leave C meat D realize Exercise Choose one word whose stress pattern is different Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D A alternate B air-hostess C hairdresser D selection A fasten B allow C harrow D tidy A routine B improve C empty D receive A passenger B important C amazing D expensive 10 A chemistry B uniform C teenager D volunteer PART II VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, and D one best answer to complete each sentence/question by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D 11 _ time you often go to school? A Who B When C What D How 12 What _ you often in the evening? A ate B C is D does 13 What you have English on Wednesday? A many B much C often D time 14 Have you ever _ by plane? A go B traveled C been D went 15 Which you prefer, _ by motorbike or by car? A go B to go C going D gone 16 Could you please _ me the way to the nearest bookstore? A talk B speak C tell D answer 17 Farmers _ and harrow their land, then plant the rice A plough B dig C dip D pump 18 All passengers on each plane are required to _ their seatbelts A keep B hold C fasten D take 19 The result of our exam will be _ on the website of our school next week A announced B removed transferred D taken 20 In the _ class we study the past and how the world changes A biology B physics C history D chemistry 21 The forest was _ fire and it took three days to extinguish it A at B in C on D of 22 Nowadays, email is the best means _ communication A of B in C at D on 23 Our picnic is _ to be on Sunday next week so all of us feel very excited A made B carried C taken D due 24 Many people rushed into the streets in _ after the vibrations of the earthquake A sadness B panic C excitement D surprise 25 We have a very busy _ for this semester A calendar B life C timetable D routine 26 My house is near the school so it _ me 10 minutes to go there on foot A took B takes C is taking D has taken 27 She always drinks _ after getting up in the morning A a glass of water B glass of water C a water glass D a glass with water 28 Would you like _ the cinema with me this evening? A to go to B to go C going D go to 29 Phuong was so surprised _ the news that she burst into tears A in B of C at D on 30 On _ home, she was very worried to find that no one was there A arriving B arrive C arrived D arrives 31 This is the _ book I have ever read A most interesting B most interest C most interested D most interests 32 Lan _ to Hanoi to visit her aunt this summer A goes B went C has gone D is going 33 "Hurry up or we'll _ the beginning of the film." A leave B.-miss C forget D catch 34 There is nothing _ than swimming in warm water every morning A good B best C better D well 35 He tried very _ but still failed the exam A harder B hard C hardly D hardest 36 "Don't _ the door open when you go out." A to leave B leaving C leave D left 37 Lien _ you some minutes ago A calls B called C calling D has called 38 I _ everything will he all right A to hope B hoped C am hoping D hope 39 This morning Minh came to school _ and was not allowed to enter the class until the second period A lately B late C latter D latest 40 It is _ warmer in the summer than in the winter A usually B sometimes C rarely D never 41 He never listens to what you say He _ thinks about something else A rarely B never C always D sometimes 42 She always borrows from me and she never remembers _ me back A to pay B pay C paying D paid 43 Flow you end a letter that _ - with "Dear Sir"? A to begin B beginning C begins D begin 44 _ you hear a terrible noise last night? A Do B Are C Were D Did 45 My father _ to Hanoi this morning A to fly B fly C flying D flew 46 Keiko _ Japanese when she was in Vietnam A teach B taught C teaches D to teach 47: They _ all the wine at the party last night A drink B to drink C drinking D drank 48 He _ speaks so quickly that I don't understand him A never B usually C rarely D seldom 49 He always _ to answer any question about his brother A refuses B to refuse C refusing D refused 50 I _ my watch in the bathroom A find B found C finding D to find PART III READING Exercise Read the following passage and choose the best given answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each gap I am a businessman My job is _(51) computers I work very hard Every morning I get up at seven I some exercise and have a light breakfast Then I drive _(52) my office It takes me forty minutes, so I usually get there earlier _(53) others I am very busy I think every minute counts, so I plan my work very _(54) I keep a diary _(55) me remember things I meet and talk _(56) many people I make _(57) of telephone calls, I often go out and visit people I travel to cities in the USA and many foreign countries like China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam Every year I have a long holiday Then I can stay _(58) my family Last summer my family and I had a good rest We went to a town near the sea Every day we had a swim When it rained, watched TV We had a lot of seafood! I did some _ (59) or We were there (60) half a month We had a lot of fun 51 A sell B to sell C selling D sold 52 A to B in C on D of 53 A more B better C than D long 54 A caring B care C careful D carefully 55 A to help B help C helping D helped 56 A on B to C withD of 57 A lots B many C much D lot 58 A along B at C in D with 59 A read B reading C reads D readings 60 A in B for C since D at Exercise Read the following passage then answer questions 61 - 65 After each question there are four possible answers marked A, B, C, or D Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Paul is Canadian He lives in a tall building in the city of Toronto There are eighteen floors in the building, and he lives on the fifteenth floor He uses a lift to go up and down Paul is very busy every day He goes to work early He leaves his home and walks to the lift which takes him down to the first floor Then he walks to a bus stop The bus stop is about two hundred meters from his house Usually, he catches the No 11 bus to work, but sometimes he goes by train He works in a factory about ten kilometers from his home He starts work at half past seven and finishes at a quarter to five Paul likes doing sports after work He is in the city basketball team Weekends are his busiest time because he often plays basketball He gets home a little later then He is the shortest man in the team but he is the fastest Paul usually gets back home at a quarter past five He gets into the lift and goes up to the twelfth floor Then he gets out of the lift and walks up to the fifteenth floor Every day he does the same thing Why doesn't he use the lift for the last three floors? 61 Where does Paul live? - He lives _ A on the twelfth floor of a tall building B on the eighteenth floor of a tall building C on the fifteenth floor of a tall building D on the first floor of a tall building 62 How does he get to his house? A He walks to his house B He uses lift to get to his house C He runs to his house D He climbs to his house 63 He is a good basketball player because _ A he is very tall B he is very short C he is very fat D he is very fast 64 How far is it from his house to the factory? A It is about ten kilometers B It is about two hundred meters C It is about ten kilometers and two hundred meters D It is about ten meters 65 Why doesn't he use the lift-for the last three floors? A Because he is tired of going by lift B Because the lift goes very slowly C Because the lift goes very fast D Because he wants to some exercise PART IV WRITING Exercise I Each sentence/question has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct 66 I went to my grandmother's house on last Saturday A B C D 67 I often visit my grandmother when I had free time A B C D 68 My grandmother lives alone since my grandfather died A B C D 69 My grandma is over seventy although she is still healthy and she doesn't A B C D want to live with her children 70 The first thing my grandma does when she gets up is sweep the yard before A B C D her house 71 Then she cleans her teeth, washes her face and prepare breakfast for herself A B C D 72 There are a lot of thing she can such as: watering the flowers in her A B C D back garden, knitting and cleaning the house 73 My grandma never feels boring with the life A B C D 74 I always feel safe to tell my grandma all my secret A B C D 75 She always gives to me good advice and I am very happy to have a grandma A B C D like her Exercise Choose the most appropriate way of arranging these following words so that they form a meaningful sentence by circling A, B, C or D 76 Lanl with/ cried/ joy/ A.'hen1 she/ met! at/ the/ station / me/ A Lan cried with joy when she met me at the station B Lan cried joy when she met with me at the station C Lan with joy cried when she met me at the station D Lan when she met me at the station cried with joy 77 every/ student/ is/ who/ absent / from/ class! too much / will not! Allowed/ be /to take/ the final /exam / A Every student who is absent from class too much will be not allowed to take the final exam B Every student who is absent from class too much will not be allowed to take the final exam C Every student is who absent from class too much will not be allowed to take the final exam D Who is every student absent from class too much will not be allowed to take the final exam 78 Loan / always/ cones/ immediately/ home/ when! she finishes/ school/ A Loan always comes immediately home when she finishes school B Loan comes home always immediately when she finishes school C Loan always comes home immediately when she finishes school D Loan immediately always comes home when she finishes school 79 a lot of /important/ information/ about/ the/ entrance/ university/ exam/ broadcast/ on/TV/ tonight/ A A lot of important information about the entrance university exam will be broadcast on TV tonight B A lot of important about information the entrance university exam will be broadcast on TV tonight C A lot of important information about the entrance university exam will be on TV tonight broadcast D A lot about important information of the entrance university exam will be broadcast on TV tonight 80.onel / of/ reasons/ the/ why/ Lam/ failed/ the/ exam/ is/ that/ he/ often/ ,he/ to/ class/ late/ A One of the reasons why Lam failed the exam is that he often went late to class B One of the reasons why Lam failed the exam is that he often to class went late C One of the reasons why Lam failed the exam is that he went often to class late D One of the reasons why Lam failed the exam is that he often went to class late 81 Nam/ very/ interested/ in/ is/ Math and Informatics Technology A Nam is very in interested Math and Informatics Technology B Nam is very interested in Math and Informatics Technology C Nam is interested in very Math and Informatics Technology D Nam is interested very in Math and Informatics Technology 82 I/ was/ the/ bath/ in/ sol couldn't! hear/ you/ call/ A So I was in the bath I couldn't hear you call B I was in the bath I couldn't hear you call so C I was in the bath so I couldn't hear you call D I was in the bath I couldn't so hear you call 83 Hoa/ received / of/ presents/ a lot/ on/ her/ birthday/ last/ week/ A Hoa received presents a lot of on her birthday last week B Hoa received a lot of presents last week on her birthday C Hoa a lot of presents received on her birthday last week D Hoa received a lot of presents on her birthday last week 84 bought/a/cup/of/coffee/ at/ the/station/but/ it/ so/ hot/ was/ that/ I/ couldn't/ drink/ when/ the/ train/ arrived/ A I bought a cup of coffee at the station but it was so hot that I couldn't drink when the train arrived B I bought a cup of coffee at the station but that it was so hot I couldn't drink when the train arrived C I bought a cup of that coffee at the station but it was so hot I couldn't drink when the train arrived D I bought a cup of coffee at the station but it was so that hot I couldn't drink when the train arrived 85 Quan/ passed/ the/ entrance university exam/ which/ made/ happy/ his/ parents/ very/ A Quan passed the entrance university exam, which made his parents very happy B Quan passed the entrance university exam, which his parents made very happy C Quan passed the entrance university exam, which made very happy his parents D Quan passed the entrance university exam, which very happy made his parents Unit SCHOOL TALKS PART I PHONETICS Exercise Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D A corner B origin C glorious D sorrow A marital B harrow C bank D fasten A semester B enclose C centre D require A stuck B pump C pull D trust A health B scream C creature D teacher Exercise Choose one word whose stress pattern is different Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D A status B harrow C sample D exist A profession B semester C typical D volcano A brigade B announce C pollute D harrow A alternate B environment C extensive D commercial 10 A fasten B announce C hobby D public PART II VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, and D one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D 11 Mai usually goes to school on _ A bicycle B foot C bus D taxi 12 It is not good for children to go _ bed late A in B on C at D to 13 _ subject(s) you have today? A Which B Who C What D When 14 We are _ 10 subjects this semester A taking B doing C working D getting 15 In the afternoon, I often go to the library to _ books A think B read C buy D pay 16 In my country, students often have a three-month _ every summer A break B play C rest D holiday 17 My father got _ in the traffic jam yesterday afternoon crowded B interested C acquainted D stuck 18 My mother is an architect by _ A work B profession C position D occupation 19 What is her _ towards your apology? A attitude B idea C way D opinion 20 She often eats too much and she always _ about her weight A interests B worries C puts on D wants to lose 21 I t was very kind of to send me this Christmas card A him B he C his D himself 22 For the important meeting, you'd better _ on time or a bit early A arrive B to arrive C arriving D arrived 23 It is pleasant _ by the fire at night and hear the wind blowing outside A sit B to sit C sitting D sat 24 This book tells you how _ at games without actually cheating A win B to win C winning D won 25 Try to avoid being late He hates being kept _ A waitB to wait C waiting D waited 26 The doctor advised him to give up _ A smoke B to smoke C smoking D smoked 27 My younger brother is keen on _ the volleyball club A join B to join C joining D joined 28 A popular sport in my school is _ badminton A playB to play C playing D played 29 He heard the clock strike six and he knew that it was time for him _ up A get B to get C getting D got 30 He offered _ me the money, I didn't like taking it but I had no alternative A lendB to lend C lending D lent 31 What was in the letter? - I don't know I didn't like _ it as it wasn't addressed to me A open B to open C opening D opened 32 He didn't feel like working so he suggested _ to Tan Da Resort for a day A go B to go D The hotel which is in the city centre is very noisy 79 Daewoo Hotel is near Thu Le zoo It is one of the biggest hotels in Hanoi A Daewoo Hotel, which is near Thu Le zoo, is one of the biggest hotels in Hanoi B Daewoo Hotel is near Thu Le zoo which is one of the biggest hotels in Hanoi C Daewoo Hotel is near Thu Le zoo where is one of the biggest hotels in Hanoi D Daewoo Hotel is one of the biggest hotels in Hanoi which is near Thu Le zoo 80 She applied for the job but she didn't gel it A She didn't get the job which she applied for it B She didn't get the job she applied for C She applied for the job she didn't get it D Even though she applied for the job but she didn't get it 81 He always wears expensive clothes but don't think he looks smart A Despite he always wears expensive clothes I don't think he looks smart B Although he always wears expensive clothes but I don't think he looks smart C Although he always wears expensive clothes I don't think he looks smart D In spite his expensive clothes I don't think he looks smart 82 He is intelligent, but he cannot become a good student because of his laziness A In spite of his intelligence he cannot become a good student due to his laziness B Despite his intelligent he cannot become a good student due to his laziness C Although being intelligent he cannot become a good student due to his laziness D Although he is intelligent he cannot become a good student because he is laziness 83 A waitress served us She was very attractive A A waitress served us who was very attractive B The waitress was very attractive who served us C The waitress who served us was very attractive D A waitress served us was very attractive 84 You lost your book Have you found it yet? A Did you loose the book which you have found yet? B Have you found it yet, the book you lost? C The book you lost you have found yet? D Have you found the book you lost yet? 85 Mrs Green is very kind to us She often prepares our meals A Mrs Green, who is very kind to us, often prepares our meals B Mrs Green is very kind to us who often prepares our meals C Mrs Green often prepares our meals who is very kind to us D Mrs Green is very kind who often prepares our meals to us Unit 16 HISTORICAL PLACES PART I PHONETICS Exercise Choose one word which has the underlined part pronounced differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D A crown B citadel C convenience D committee A chamber B merchant C character D champion A gift B photography C grade D energy A require B represent C create D reveal A expert B explore C exchange D expand Exercise Choose one word which has different stress pattern from the other three Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D A engrave B memorialize C characterizeD postpone A Confucian B mausoleum C competitive D unusual A legend B museum C heritage D banyan A finance B scholar C emotion D trophy 10 A announcement B competition C documentary D volunteer PART II VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, and D one best answer to complete each sentence/ question by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D 11 Tom is 13 years old John is 15 years old so Tom is than John A younger years B years young C years younger D years' younger 12 My suitcase is 10kg His suitcase is 30kg so his suitcase is mine A times as heavy asB times heavier than C 20kg heavier than D All A, B, C are correct 13 Is Bill Gates the man in the world? A rich B richer C richest D most rich 14 Of the two girls, Betty is A tall B taller C the tallest D more tall 15 This road is 20m A wide B wider C the widest D widen 16 Hanoi is from the sea than Ho Chi Minh City A far B further C more further D the furthest 17 Japanese motorbikes are than Chinese ones A economical B the least economical C more economical D the most economical 18 The the surface area is the faster it loses heat A large B largest C larger D less large 19 Day by day we are all getting A older and older B the oldest of all C less younger D more and more old 20 The weather has been for the past 20 years There have been several storms and floods in the central parts of Vietnam so far A very bad B badder C the worst D worse 21 It is Saturday evening now I feel like for a dance with my friends A to go B going C I'll go D went 22 The film is so that I have seen it twice A more interesting B interesting C the least interestingD the most interesting 23 Nam is intelligent boy in our class A most B more C less D the most 24 Look at her dress It is the same mine A with B like C as D of 25 The harder you study marks you can get A the best B the most C the more D the better 26 The more homework he does he understands the lessons A the worst B the better C the best D the least 27 Betty is beautiful of the three girls A the least B less C more D most 28 Their house is different from ours Theirs is ours A more big and comfortable than B bigger and comfortable than C bigger and more comfortable than D the biggest and most comfortable of 29 The he is he runs A fattest / the slowestB more fatter/ more slowly C fatter/ the more slowly D fatter/ the slower 30 She earns money than her husband does A much B a lot of C more much D much more 31 What is month of the year? A hot B the hotest C hotter D the hottest 32 This is coat she has ever bought since she got married A expensive B more expensive C the most expensive D less expensive 33 I have never seen a view than Dambri Water Fall A superb B more superb C the most superb D as superb as 34 After liberation we named Saigon Ho Chi Minh City our beloved Uncle Ho A in honor B with memory of C to memorialize D for memory 35 When I was small, my mother used to tell me the of our Restored Sword Lake A rumor B fiction C fairy tale D legend 36 Together overcoming a lot of trouble in life and work our friendship is more and more A develop B flourishing C flourished D improves 37 Last Sunday we visited Ha Long bay which is one of the World Natural A Beauties B Treasures C Attractions D Heritages 38 Nam, what is thing in your life, love or money or work? A a more important B the most important C important D least important 39 Tom is centimeters than me A heavier B shorter C bigger D thinner 40 Which river you think is in Vietnam? A longer B more long C the longest D the most long 41 It is said that learning English is not the other languages A more difficult as B so difficult as C the most difficult of D easier 42 I cannot carry that box It is _ for me A too heavy B heavier C the heaviest D heavy enough 43 Pop music is rock and roll A less excited than B more excited than C less exciting than D more exciting 44 The cakes my mother makes are than the ones I A delicious B more delicious C more sweet D worst 45 He is man I have ever met A a boring B the most bored C the most boring D a bored 46 It is raining and cold You had better at home A to stay B staying C stay D stayed 47 A motorbike is a car A more dangerous B more cheap than C cheaper than D less expensive 48 He is very mean He always buys food in the market A cheaper B the cheapest C less cheap D the least cheap 49 Autumn is season of the year A the most pleasant B the hottest C the coldest D the wettest 50 Have you ever stayed in _ hotel than this one? A worse B a worse C more modern D better PART III READING Exercise Read the following passage and choose the best given answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each gap Two years after Tom and Elizabeth married, they went (51) in a small flat in a big city They were (52) quite young: Tom was twenty-six and Elizabeth was twenty-two Tom worked in a hank, and Elizabeth worked in a big office Elizabeth always cooked the dinner when they _(53) home, and when they had meat, Tom always cut it up when they sat _(54) to eat While Tom _(55) the meat one evening, Elizabeth said _(56) him, "When we were first married, Tom, you always _(57) me the bigger piece of meat when you cut it, and you kept the _ (58) one for yourself Now you the opposite: you give me the smaller piece and keep the bigger one for yourself Why you that? Don't you love (59) any more?" Her husband laughed and answered, "Oh, no, Elizabeth It isn't that! It's because you've learnt _(60) now!" 51 A to live B living C live D lives 52 A all B both C neither D either 53 A went B got C returned to D back 54 A up B on C down D in 55 A cut B was cutting C cuts D is cutting 56 A with B at C x D to 57 A gave B gives C giving D was giving 58 A small B smaller C smallest D bigger 59 A my B I C mine D me 60 A cookingB cook C cooked D to cook Exercise Read the following passage then answer questions 61 - 65 After each question there are three possible answers marked A, B, and C Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, or C Nasreddin and some of his old friends were talking about young men in their town One of the old men said: "Young men are stronger than old men but old men are wiser than young men." All of them agreed with him except Nasreddin He said: " Now I am as strong as when I was young." "Why you say so?" the other men asked, "Can you explain that?" "Well, there is a big rock in my garden When I was your: I tried to move it but I couldn't Now I am an old man and when I try to move it, I still cannot." 61 What were Nasreddin and his old friends doing? A They were talking about young men B They were talking with young men in their town C They were talking about young men in their town 62 Where did Nasreddin live? A He lived in the country B He lived in a big city C He lived in a town 63 Who thought that young men were stronger than old men but old men were wiser than young men? A Nobody except Nasreddin B All of Nasreddin's old friends except him C Only one of his old friends 64 What did Nasreddin try to when he was young? A He tried to buy a house with a garden B He tried to move to a town C He tried to move a big rock in his garden 65 What mistake did Nasreddin make? A He mistook couldn't for could B He confused his age C He didn't make any mistake He was quite right PART IV WRITING Exercise Each sentence/ question has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct 66 My cousin is two years older then me A B C D 67 Their house is bigger than our A B C D 68 His jacket is different with mine A B C D 69 My dress is the same with hers A B C D 70 This pen is more cheaper than that one A B C D 71 She is wearing her most beautiful dresses of all A B C D 72 In English Tony is worst than Betty A B C D 73 Of the two boys who is the tallest? A B C D 74 This is the more interesting film I have ever seen A B C D 75 Japanese motorbikes are three times as expensive more than Chinese ones A B C D Exercise Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct and has he same or nearly the same meaning as the original one Identify your choice by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D 76 This is the most delicious cake I have ever eaten A I have never eaten a more delicious cake than this B I have ever eaten the more delicious cake than this C The cake I have ever eaten the most delicious D This cake I have eaten more delicious than ever 77 Mary is more careful than Toni A Torn isn't more careful than Mary B Tom is as careless as Mary C Tom isn't as careful as Mary D Tom is the most careless of all 78 Your house is larger than ours A Your house isn't as large as our house B Our house is smaller than yours C Our house isn't larger than yours D Your house isn't smaller than ours 79 He has never driven a faster car than this one A This is a faster car he has ever driven B This is the first time he has driven this fast car C This is the fastest car he has ever driven D The faster car he has driven is this one 80 Is this the biggest shirt you have in your shop? A Do you have the biggest shirt in your shop? B Do you have any bigger shirts than this in your shop? C Are there any big shirts in your shop? D Do you have any shirts as big as this one? 81 Tom is the best student in our class A Nobody in our class is worse than Tom B All of the students in our class are worse than Torn C Tom isn't as good as the other students in our class D All of the students in our class are as good as Tom 82 Tony is the youngest boy in his class A Nobody in our class is as young as Tony B Tony is as young as the other boys in his class C Everyone in Tony's class is younger than him D Tony is the less young boy in his class 83 The red car is cheaper than the white car The white car is cheaper than the black one A The red car is the most cheap of all B The black car is more expensive of all C The black car is the least expensive of all D The black car is the most expensive of all 84 We thought the house was big but it wasn't It was small A The house was as big as we thought B The house was smaller than we thought C The house wasn't as small as we thought D The house was bigger than we thought 85 A motorbike is more dangerous than a car A A car is less dangerous than a motorbike B A car isn't dangerous as a motorbike C A car is less safer than a motorbike D A motorbike isn't as dangerous as a car TEST YOURSELF PART I PHONETICS Exercise Choose one word which has the underlined part pronounced differently identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D A biology B ethnic C tropical D dolphin A minority B butterfly C jellyfish D story A submarine B park C smart D card A whale B where C whose D while A brother B onion C opinion D Monday Exercise Choose one word which has different stress pattern with the three others Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D A abandon B contaminate C difficulty D endanger A fauna B flora C orphan D cartoon A demonstration B miraculous C destination D picturesque A forecast B wildlife C interne D explorer 10 A shortage B herbicide C gestation D carnivore PART II VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, and D one best answer to !omplete each sentence/ question by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D 11 He is disliked by everybody his dishonesty A because B thanks to C due to D despite 12 Due to the of modern equipment we cannot increase our production A shortage B amount C quality D specification 13 After the mines are many environmental problems must still be solved A abandon B abandoning C abandoned D to abandon 14 You should never your hope A abandon B abandoning C abandoned D to abandon 15 Since his wife he has abandoned himself to wine A leaves B died C has been dead D were dead 16 This bauxite mine by a French geologist in 1860 A had been explored B was being explored C were explored D was explored 17 His parents died in a traffic accident and he became A orphanhood B orphanage C orphan D homeless 18 He spent his childhood in an A orphanhood B orphanage C orphan D homeless 19 South Africa is situated in the climatic zone A tropical B continental C sub-tropicalD cold 20 If a nuclear reactor is leaking, a huge area will be with radioactivity which is very dangerous for people, plants and animals A, contamination B contaminate C contaminating D contaminated 21 What if you president of Vietnam now? A will you do/ are B would you do/ are C would you have done/ had been D would you do/ were 22 It's pity that I was not there yesterday If I there I you A had been / would have helped B were / would help C were/ would have helped D were/ will help 23 If it hadn't been for their help we our work on schedule A would have finished B wouldn't finish C hadn't finished D wouldn't have finished 24 Yesterday if you had told me about the cancellation of the meeting I _ here today A wouldn't have beenB wouldn't be C won't be D am not 25 It was raining at o'clock last night so they couldn't go for a walk If it at o'clock last night they for a walk A hadn't been raining/ would have gone B hadn't rained / would have gone C weren't raining / would go D wasn't raining / could go 26 It is now for you to meet her A possible B possibly C possibility D possesses 27 Are you on the excursion to Cairo today? A coming B taking C booking D setting 28 I have worked hard , and I am now old enough to retire A for my years B a short time C in my living D all my life 29 Please the radio It is too noisy A slow down B let down C put down D turn down 30 Why don't you your coat? — It's hot A switch off B take off C call off D see off 31 Her parents don't let her to school alone A to go B goes C go D going 32 We went to his town, but there nothing interesting to see A are B were C was D x 33 Everyone in the world to lead a happy life A wants B want C are wanting D is wanting 34 I enjoy alone A to be B having been C being D x 35 She looks She has passed the exam A happy B happily C happiness D unhappy 36 There is a lot of traffic on this road today A a B an C the D x 37 Peter hurt his leg when he football last Sunday, A playB was playing C playing D played 38 It cost me money to furnish the house A many B few C a lot of D all are correct 39 Have you ever to London? A gone B visited C been D came 40 Steel is than wood A more heavyB as heavy C heavier D more heavier 41 Summer is than Autumn A hot B hottest C hotter D more hot 42 Could you give this book to Tom you see him? A if B where C which D since 43 I go to school with every day A he B him C his D himself 44 Mary and would like to join the English club A me B my C mine D I 45 We arrived to have some coffee before class A enough early B early enough C too early D early too 46 This school last year A built B was built C will be built D will build 47 Mr Green a color TV already A will buy B buys C has bought D have bought 48 My family has lived in Ho Chi Minh City A for 10 yearsB since I am a child C since 10 years D for 1990 49 Last night we studied hard until about midnight A at B for C on D x 50 He arrived at the manager's office an interview A for B of C under D over PART III READING Exercise Read the following passage and choose the best given answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each gap THE BEST AND THE WORST Joe Sander has _(51) most beautiful garden in our town Nearly everybody enters for "The Nicest Garden _(52)" each year, but Joe wins very time Bill Frith's garden is larger than _(53) Bill works _(54) than Toe and grows _(55) flowers and vegetables, _(56) Joe's garden is _(57) interesting He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool I like gardens, too, but I _(58) like hard work Every year I enter for the garden competition _(59), and I always win a little prize for the _(60) garden in the town! 51 A a B an C the D x 52 A Competitor B Competition C Competitive D Compete 53 A Joe B Joes' C Joe's D Joes 54 A more hard B hardly C more hardly D harder 55 A less B many C more D much 56 A but B although C however D and 57 A an B more C most D less 58 A don't B won't C didn't D x 59 A either B so C too D neither 60 A bad B worse C better D worst Exercise Read the following passage then answer questions 61 - 65 After each question there arc three possible answers marked A, B, and C Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, or C NOT A GOLD MINE Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently A new machine called "The Revealer" has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground The machine was used in a cave near the sea shore where - it is said - pirates used to hide gold The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then failed to collect it Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk In spite of this, many people are confident that "The Revealer" may reveal something of value fairly soon 61 What is "The Revealer"? A It is the name of a search party B It is the name of a new machine used to detect gold C It is the name of the leader of the search party 62 Where did they search for gold? A In a gold mine B In a cave near the sea shore C Under the ground 63 Why did they detect gold there? A Because it is said that pirates used to hide gold there B Because they found a small gold coin there C Because they wanted to try the gold detecting machine 64 How did they examine the cave? A Carefully B Carelessly C Slowly 65 What has "The Revealer" been invented for? A To detect gold which has been buried in the ground B To find gold in the cave C To dig a hole to find gold PART IV WRITING Exercise Each sentence/ question has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must )e changed in order for the sentence to be correct 66 It is said that teachers make their students to a lot of homework nowadays A B C D 67 Which city is the largest, Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh? A B C D 68 When we were in Hanoi, we visited Temple of Literature, first university A B C D in Vietnam 69 This is the restaurant where we used to go to A B C D 70 Doctors are trying to save the people injuring in the accident A B C D 71 Although the heavy rain the two football teams continued playing A B C D 72 This hotel is built for nearly years A B C D 73 There are traffic accidents on this road this month A B C D 74 The woman who daughter has been kidnapped is crying at the police station A B C D 75 I am so interesting in the film that I have seen it twice A B C D Exercise Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct and has he same or nearly the same meaning as the original one Identify your choice by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D 76 That is the dog I am terrified of it A That is the dog which I am terrified of it B That is the dog I am afraid of C That is the dog of it I am terrified D The dog I am afraid of it is that 77 A man from our village was on TV last night I teach his children A A man from our village, whose children I teach, was on TV last night B A man from our village was on TV last night whose children I teach C A man from our village who was on TV last night I teach his children D A man from our village was on TV last night whose children I teach 78 Although they treated her badly she was ready to help diem when they were in trouble A Despite they treated her badly she was ready to help them when they were in trouble B In spite their bad treatment to her she was ready to help them when they had trouble C In spite of their bad treatment to her she was ready to help them when they had trouble D Despite their badly treatment to her she was ready to help them when they were in trouble 79 The shirt is 10 USD The dress is 20 USD A The shirt is more cheap than the dress B The shirt is the cheapest of all C The dress is expensive than the shirt D The dress is twice as expensive as the shirt 80 Everybody dislikes her because she is dishonest A Everybody dislikes her because of her dishonest B Everybody dislikes her due to her dishonesty C She is dishonest so that everybody dislikes her D Despite her dishonesty everybody dislikes her 81 She went to the baker's She wanted to buy some bread A She went to the baker's to buy some bread B She went to the baker's in order want to buy some bread C In order buying some bread she went to the baker's D So as to want to buy some bread she went to the baker's 82 He wants to drive a car but lie is only /6 A If he is older he will drive a car B If he were two years older he wouldn't drive a car C If he had been two years older he would have driven a car D Unless he were two years older he wouldn't drive a car 83 The alarm clock didn't ring this morning so I was late for school A If the alarm clock.rings this morning I won't be late for school B If the alarm clock rang this morning I wouldn't be late for school C If the alarm clock had rung this morning I wouldn't have been late for school D Unless the alarm clock had rung this morning I wouldn't have been late for school 84 He didn't go to class last week so he can't understand the lesson now A If he went to class last week he can understand the lesson now B If he went to class last week he could understand the lesson now C If he had gone to class last week he could have understood the lesson now D If he had gone to class last week he could understand the lesson now 85 Tony is the shortest student in our class A All students in our class are as short as Tony B Nobody in our class is as short as Tony C Nobody in our class isn't shorter than Tony D Nobody in our class is taller than Tony ... earlier _( 53) others I am very busy I think every minute counts, so I plan my work very _( 54) I keep a diary _( 55) me remember things I meet and talk _( 56) many people I make _( 57)... _ A bicycle B foot C bus D taxi 12 It is not good for children to go _ bed late A in B on C at D to 13 _ subject(s) you have today? A Which B Who C What D When 14 We are _ 10 subjects... although 56 A so that B that C such D even though 57 A to B of C for D at 58 A to develop B develops C develop D developed 59 A use B of use C on use D in use 60 A on B of C withD in Exercise Read