Section A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Part 1. Choose the option that best fits the blank in each sentence. 1. She likes . everything like flowers, ice-creams, popcorns, . but my gift. A. such B. almost C. all D. x (x is to fill nothing in the blank 2. Tom often sings. He has got . . A. quite a good voice B. a quite good voice C. pretty a good voice D. quite pretty a good voice 3. You won’t fall. The ladder is . . A. different B. impossible C. right D. safe 4. We see each other . often, but not as often as we used to. A. quite B. fairly C. rather D. pretty 5. “What time shall we leave?” “The . the .” A. sooner / better B. sooner / more C. more / more D. more / sooner 6. I have one . sister. She is 5 years . than me. A. older / elder B. old / old C. elder / elder D. elder / older 7. I’m sorry I’m late. I got here . I could. A. so fast as B. as fast C. as fast as D. as slowly as 8. She is the . of the two girls. A. pretty B. prettiest C. prettier D. prettier and prettier 9. I’ll buy some food . Tom comes. It is quite possible. A. in case B. as C. if D. even though 10. Providing that the weather . good, we’re going to have a picnic. A. will be B. is going to be C. is D. are 11. I was sitting . the back of the crushing car while she was . the front of that building clashed by the car. I guess that’s why she is now between life and death. A. in / on B. in / at C. on / at D. in / in 12. Her husband . home late so she is annoyed. A. is always gone B. is always going C. always goes D. have always been going 13. He has lost his car key also means that . . A. he hadn’t found it B. he had lost it for several days C. he doesn’t have his key now D. he has never had his key so far 14. It was very good . you to help Dave with his homework. A. for B. to C. with D. of 15. He is . fault in this case. A. at B. under C. with D. for 16. We are . no obligation to change goods which were not purchased here. A. with B. to C. under D. at 17. The sign “push the button above for assistance” tells you . . A. not to push the button B. how to get help C. to stay away from the button as far as you can D. to ask for assistance directly 18. Do you know Mr. Smiths, the math teacher? You know, the person . wants to give us two scholarships. A. whom B. who C. that D. which 19. The reason . I’m phoning is to ask for your advice. A. why B. that C. x D. All A, B and C 20. Until then, it was the first time I . such a big T.V. A. had seen B. have seen C. saw D. was seeing 21. She has been . of killing him. A. guilty B. accused C. charged D. indicted 22. He found it hard to find a . job in Hanoi. A. high-paying B. well-paying C. well-paid D. high-paid 23. Because of his ., he can’t get other’s respect. A. well-handed B. high-handed C. well-handedness D. high-handedness 24. We can find almost every definition in . . A. comics B. dictionaries C. comic D. dictionary 25. The question was easy enough, but only . people could give the right answer. A. few B. a few C. a lots D. a little Part 2. Put the verbs into correct forms and tenses. The week after last week when I (26. walk) home, it (27. start / rain). It (28. be) such a heavy one. “Oh no! I (29. get / soak) before I (30. come) home.”, I thought. “How silly of me! I (31. always / forget) to bring my raincoat.” And, after (32. be / ill) for such a long time, I still didn’t get used to bringing it along. So, I (33. get) my (34. punish). Last Sunday, I (35. go) to a meeting without (36. bring) my raincoat. After I (37. go) there for half the way, it (38. start / rain) again. And you know what? I (39. get / soak), fully soaked . Moreover, I (40. swoon), my car almost (41. get / break). Many worse things (42. happen): I (43. make) my boss very angry, I (44. get) my job lost, . That (45. seem / be) a really harsh punishment. Trust me! You don’t want to go there. Your answers: 26. . 27. . 28. . 29. . 30. . 31. 32. . 33. . 34. . 35. . 36. . 37. . 38. . 39. . 40. . 41. . 42. . 43. . 44. . 45. . Part 3. Find mistakes by underlining and correct it (only write the corrections below for mistakes, not the whole sentence). 46. We seldom ever eat fish. It is kind of stinky. . 47. He ate beef, salad, and also spaghetti. . 48. The road were two miles long. It was, therefore, a two-mile road. . 49. The wages is not enough for the daily life. . 50. When they’ve found her, she was dead. . 51. Only after they had reached the airport they knew their wallet was stolen. . 52. He is a good man, and I don’t like him. . 53. She said that she wanted to bring her children along tomorrow. . 54. They said they wished they hadn’t had to take the exam the next day. . 55. She said she knew that area well because she had used to live there. . 56. In this village, everybody know very well about him. . 57. She does her job very well. She hard fails. . 58. My brother Rob, that lives in Australia, is a doctor. . 59. We stayed at the Park Hotel, a friend of ours recommended. . 60. Neither of the three boys knows the answer. . Section B. READING COMPREHENSION Read the passage below. Then do as requested. Twilight is the time between dawn and sunrise, and the time between sunset and dusk. Sunlight scattered in the upper atmosphere illuminates the lower atmosphere, and the surface of the Earth is not completely lit nor completely dark. The sun itself is not actually visible because it is below the horizon. Due to the unusual, romantic quality of the ambient light at this time, twilight has long been popular with photographers and painters, who refer to it as the "blue hour" or "sweet light", after the French expression l'heure bleue. Twilight is technically defined as the period before sunrise and again after sunset during which there is natural light provided by the upper atmosphere, which does receive direct sunlight and reflects part of it toward the Earth's surface. A. Answer the questions. 61. What is “twilight”? 62. How many twilights will happen in one day? 63. What do you think that the writer is trying to do? 64. Where do you think the passage is taken from? (newspaper, letter, dictionary, ) B. Give a name for the passage. 65. . C. Finish each of the following sentences with the information in the passage about twilight. 66. Twilight happens . a day when . 67. When the twilight arrives, the surface of the Earth is 68. Twilight has been popular for . . 69. The French expression for 70. During sunsets, . Section C. WRITING Part 1. Finish each of the sentence using the given word in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before. 71. I wasn’t clever enough to answer the questions. would If _________________answered the questions. 72. I regret not having said goodbye to her when she left. had said If only _______________________________ 73. “I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished reading it.”, she said. only after She said to me ______________________________________it to me. 74. The police caught the burglar in the process of committing the crime. red The police caught _______________________________ 75. He finds it easy to live in the city. is It _______________________________________________ Part 2. For Questions 76-100, write an essay of at least 120 words’. Follow the instructions: Choose one of the following topic: 1. Write a letter to a English-speaking friend to talk about education in our country. 2. Write an essay to tell how Vietnam has changed in the last 30 years. 3. You’ve gained 5 pounds since last month. What will you do to keep fit? 4. Write a story beginning with the following sentence: “It would be bad to cheat, but it is the only way for me to get good mark.” 5. Describe your most favorite person (president, teacher, mother, .) or people (music band, group of good students, .). 5. Describe your most favorite person (president, teacher, mother, .) or people (music band, group of good students, .). my essay: