1.                   Do you know how __________ the CD player?                                                                                                  A. operate                    B. to operate                 C. operating                 D. operates

2.                  It's not good to avoid ________ the teacher's questions in class.                                                                      A. answering                B. answer                     C. answered                 D. to answer

3.                   When they saw the fire, they ________                                                                                                              A. screamed in danger   B. scream on panic       C. screamed in panic     D. screaming in panic

4.                   After some experiences, Jack became ________and more responsible with his actions.                                        A. insensitive               B. mature                     C. careless                    D. adult

5.                    He asked everyone _________ in his office.                                                                                                      A. not smoke                B. not smoking              C. not to smoke            D. didn’t smoke

6.                   The hairstyle makes her __________ much older than she really is.                                                                     A. look                         B. looking                    C. to look                     D. looks

7.                   I have met John twice ______ we left school.                                                                                                     A. while                       B. after                         C. before                      D. since

8.                   Marie Curie _______the position that her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.                                                 A. took off                   B. took up                    C. went on                    D. went off

9.                   Playing computer games for 12 hours every day _________ him exhausted.                                                        A. make                       B. making                    C. makes                      D. made

10.               Marie Curie _____________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.                                                                       A. was awarded            B. awarded                   C. had awarded            D. had been awarded

11.               _____ did it take them to record their songs? - One or two days.

A. When                      B. How far                   C. How long                 D. How many

1.                   Do you know how __________ the CD player?                                                                                                  A. operate                    B. to operate                 C. operating                 D. operates

2.                  It's not good to avoid ________ the teacher's questions in class.                                                                      A. answering                B. answer                     C. answered                 D. to answer

3.                   When they saw the fire, they ________                                                                                                              A. screamed in danger   B. scream on panic       C. screamed in panic     D. screaming in panic

4.                   After some experiences, Jack became ________and more responsible with his actions.                                        A. insensitive               B. mature                     C. careless                    D. adult

5.                    He asked everyone _________ in his office.                                                                                                      A. not smoke                B. not smoking              C. not to smoke            D. didn’t smoke

Choose the word whose underlinedand bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. (0.5 pt)

1. A. reliable                   B. variety                        C. preserve                  D. resolve               

2. A. houses                   B. services                      C. passages                  D. techniques

Phần trả lời:

1.___________           2.___________          

II. Choose the word that has a different stess pattern from that of the other words. (0.5 pt)

3. A. economics             B. inspection                 C. regulation                D. individual                                    

4. A. absolute                 B. important                  C. responsible              D. familiar                                         

Phần trả lời:

3.___________           4.___________          

III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)

5. There are many                                     in this country but Buddhism is the strongest.

      A. climates                           B. religions                        C. currencies                    D. regions

6. Covid -19 is spreading.                                     , we should avoid crowds.

      A. Therefore                         B. Moreover                      C. However                     D. So

7. They have installed educational software to                              the needs of the school.

      A. fight                                B. keep                              C. mash                            D. match

8. Reading books, listening to radio or watching films are better ways to                        words.

      A. mentioned                       B. improved                      C. memorize                    D. examine

9. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant                       she ate her favorite roasted duck.

      A. which                              B. who                               C. where                          D. whose

10. They continuously design new styles                                      their products can attract more customers.

      A. but                                   B. so that                           C. because                       D. and

11. One                                of our new house is that it has no garden.

      A. disadvantage                   B. pity                               C. dislike                         D. complaint

12. Tropical forests also reduce                , keep the water clean and slow down the Greenhouse Effect.

      A. flood                                B. drought                          C. solar energy                  D. pollutants  

13. – “Why don’t you turn off the computer before leaving?”                                        “     ”

      A. Don’t ask me a silly question like that!                    C. You’re so noisy.

      B. OK. I’ll do that.                                                         D. There is no doubt about it.

14. – “In my opinion, detective films are interesting.” – “                         ”

      A. There’s no doubt about it.                                         C. Yes, congratulations!

      B. Well done.                                                                 D. It’s very kind of you to say so.

17. The street food in Hoi An is delicious and ________.

A. fabulous B. affordable C. available D. fascinating

18. The bus ________up passengers outside the airport.

A. picks B. hits C. sends D. lays

19. The government has done nothing to resolve the ________ over nurses’ pay.

A. fight B. crash C. war D. conflict

20. The museum has a superb collection of ancient ________ from Nubia.

A. artefacts B. leather C. presence D. beads

21. I met James in a restaurant on Friday and he said that he had seen Caroline there ________.

A. this day B. that day C. the day before D. today

22. French bakers are fighting for the traditional baguette to be given UNESCO World Heritage- ________.

A. site B. admission C. recognition D. status

23. Sacramento’s central location and low cost of living make this place a ________ city.

A. determining B. poor C. fabulous D. forbidden

24. The weather was ________ in England than in Spain last week.

A. most warmer B. by far warmer C. more warmer D. much warmer

25. About 85 per cent of city ________ breathe heavily polluted air.

A. livers B. dwellers C. members D. villagers

26. He asked her to marry him but she ________ .

A. carry him out B. let him in C. took him out D. turned him down

27. The railway station was criticized for its lack of disabled ________.

A. preparation B. system C. facilities D. schedule

28. After visiting Van Phuc village, they came ________to their hotel for lunch.

A. down B. back C. up D. at

29. The trip to the National Gallery has been ________ until next Friday.

A. found out B. turned up C. put off D. looked into

30. How can we encourage people to get along with each other in this ________society?

A. multicultural B. considerable C. rural D. crashing

31. He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug ________.

A. stealing B. stealing C. trading D. charging

32. ________ I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.

A. Before B. As soon as C. After D. Although

33. They see the outdoors as a ________ activity, not a job opportunity.

A. volunteering B. recreational C. exhausted D. international

34. He still doesn’t know ________ his budget when living alone in the city.

A. where to manage B. when to manage C. what to manage D. how to manage

35. Every time I fly to the United States, I get really bad ________.

A. recreation B. jet lag C. asthma D. confusion

36. Our aim is to make the performing arts, museums and our ________ accessible to all.

A. status B. love C. heritage D. patriotism

37. Savannah is one of the best ________ cities for job growth.

A. medium-sized B. whole C. full D. part

38. Jane said that she ________ come and look after the children the following day.

A. should B. will C. can D. could

39. Life in Ho Chi Minh City is ________ than we thought at first.

A. the more busier B. much more busy C. much busier D. far the busier

40. Of the cities we surveyed, Singapore was ________ the worst rated by its residents for culture.

A. a bit B. by far C. much D. a lot

41. I want to be well-groomed ________other people think nice things about me.

A. as soon as B. in order to C. so as not to D. so that

42. For most of us, however, positive thinking and ________ can be learned.

A. self-awareness B. self-analysis C. self-access D. self-abuse

43. My parents always criticize me for not getting good grades at school. I wish they put themselves in my ________ .

A. pants B. hands C. legs D. shoes

44. Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work ________ pressure.

A. on B. within C. in D. under

45. You’ll never guess what happened ________ I left my room.

A. as long as B. while C. as soon as D. as far as

46. In recent years, there has been thousands of victims of sexual and physical ________.

A. crime B. conduct C. abuse D. sentence

47. Leave the ironing ________ - I’ll do it later.

A. for the time being B. in the nick of time

C. from time to time D. in any time

48. All people should join hand in protecting the environment ________ we can gain better health.

A. because B. even though C. when D. in order that

49. I almost missed my flight ________ there was a long queue in the duty-free shop.

A. since B. because of C. although D. despite

50. The cost ________ living in Singapore is higher than any countries in South East Asia.

A. of B. in C. for D. on

51. ________ all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it.

A. Because B. Although C. Since D. Despite

52. These factors contribute ________making city life more difficult for its residents.

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

53. David Ferris’s father was a bank manager living ________the outskirts of the Lancastrian town of Preston.

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

From the four words or phrases (A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentence

Never before ______ in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences

A. have the leaders of those two countries met 

B. the leaders of these two countries have met 

C. have the leaders the two countries meet 

D. met the leaders of the two countries