I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

An (16) _____ number of people are now going (17) _____ holiday to Egypt. Last year, (18) _____, about one and a half million tourists visited Egypt. The (19) _____ of Egypt is about fifty million and the (20) _____ is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the climate is hot and dry and most of the country is (21) _____, the average temperature from October to March is not (22) _____ high. (23) _____ most famous sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant (24) _____ visit Alexandria. Port Said and several (25) _____ places and do as much as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent flights there from Cairo.

16. a. increase                     b. increased                      c. increasing                   d. increasingly

17. a. on                              b. to do                            c. towards                      d. to rest

18. a. moreover                   b. according to                 c. for example                d. however

19. a. civil                           b. civilian                         c. inhabitant                   d. population

20. a. capital                       b. capitalization               c. captain                        d. captivate

21. a. desert                        b. dessert                         c. deserve                       d. deserved

22. a. very                           b. too                               c. enough                        d. also

23. a. A                               b. An                                c. The                             d. Æ

24. a. for                             b. about                            c. when                           d. to

25. a. another                      b. other                            c. any                              d. ever

I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Dear Kate,

Dave and I are having (16) _____ best holiday of our lives! We are in Barbados, one of the (17) _____ islands in the Caribbean. Although it is (18) _____ smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be more to do than in Jamaica. (19) _____, the people here seem (20) _____ friendlier than those on the other islands. We are staying in the most modern hotel I have (21) _____ seen. It’s large and cool, and many people think it’s the best hotel on the island. It’s (22) _____ more comfortable than any of the other hotels, and it’s even bigger than the world famous Belton Hotel. The nearest beach is (23) _____ than a hundred meters away, and so we can go swimming a lot. It’s really good, and I (24) _____ wish you (25) _____ here.

Love,

Mike

16. a. a                                b. an                                 c. the                              d. Æ

17. a. most lovely               b. loveliest                       c. more lovely                d. lovelier

18. a. much                         b. more                             c. less                              d. little

19. a. Moreover                  b. However                      c. Nevertheless               d. Whatever

20. a. to                               b. be                                 c. more                           d. to be

21. a. never                         b. ever                              c. yet                              d. been

22. a. high                           b. long                              c. far                               d. many

23. a. few                            b. little                             c. much                           d. less

24. a. did                            b. do                                c. are                               d. will

25. a. are                             b. were                             c. will be                        d. aren’t

I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.   I wish you _____ go to see a doctor today.

      a. would                        b. can                               c. will                             d. should

2.   We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived _____ 5 o’clock in the morning.

      a. till                              b. for                                c. since                           d. at

3.   The course begins _____ 7 January and ends sometime in April.

      a. on                              b. in                                  c. until                            d. till

4.   The telephone and the doorbell rang _____ the same time.

      a. at                               b. in                                  c. on                               d. Æ

5.   James lived with his parents _____ he was twenty-five.

      a. for                             b. from                             c. till                               d. through

6.   They stood gazing at the statue, lost _____ admiration.

      a. of                              b. in                                  c. on                               d. with

7.   No one passed comment _____ her new hairstyle.

      a. at                               b. in                                  c. on                               d. for

8.   There was an angry _____ of letters between the two firms.

      a. exchanging                b. exchange                      c. exchanged                  d. exchangeable

9.   As a student, she _____ the Grand Canyon trails.

      a. hike                           b. hiked                            c. was hiked                   d. had been hiking

10. Bees _____ pollen from the wild flowers.

      a. were gathering          b. has gathering               c. gathers                        d. were gatherers

11. The tourist office _____ in the city center.

      a. locate                        b. is located                     c. has location                d. find location

12. It’s a nice day - let’s go _____ a picnic.

      a. have                          b. has                               c. in                                d. for

13. I like to _____ with a good book when I get home from work.

      a. relaxing                     b. relaxed                         c. relaxation                    d. relax

14. You should go and get _____ rest before tonight’s performance.

      a. lot of                         b. some                            c. many                           d. few

15. There are a lot of _____ at tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh City.

      a. sightseer                    b. sighting                        c. sightseeing                  d. sightseers

I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.   I wish it _____ winter so that I could go skiing.

      a. were                          b. are                                c. is                                 d. be

2.   Many of Europe’s great cathedrals were built _____ the Middle Ages.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. till

3.   He can run 100 meters _____ 11 seconds.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. with

4.   There are usually a lot of parties _____ New Year’s Eve.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. for

5.   _____ Saturday night I went to bed at 11 o’clock.

      a. In                              b. On                                c. At                               d. As

6.   I have the greatest _____ for his courage.

      a. admire                       b. admired                       c. admiring                     d. admiration

7.   Dior will launch its spring _____ next week.

      a. collection                  b. collect                          c. collecting                    d. collective

8.   We would welcome your comments _____ our work.

      a. on                              b. in                                  c. at                                d. for

9.   The certificates can be exchanged _____ goods in any of our stores.

      a. for                             b. of                                 c. with                            d. to

10. They live by _____ shellfish and snails.

      a. gather                        b. gathers                         c. gathered                     d. gathering

11. We went for a _____ through the woods on Sunday.

      a. hike                           b. hiking                           c. hikes                           d. hiker

12. We have not found a good _____ for the new offices.

      a. locate                        b. locating                        c. locator                        d. location

13. A lot of people take their family to _____ a picnic in the park.

      a. go                              b. have                             c. get                              d. do

14. The President doesn’t have much time for _____.

      a. relax                          b. relaxing                        c. relaxation                    d. relaxed

15. It would be nice to sit down and _____ for a while.

      a. rested                        b. resting                          c. rest                              d. make rest

I.       Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

You wouldn’t believe what happened yesterday. As I look out my hotel window this morning, I’m not sure I believe it myself.

First, I went to see the parade of the Krewe of Zulu. It was great! The people in the parade were in African clothes. They threw beads to the crowd and handed out painted coconuts. I almost got a coconut, but a woman pushed me aside and grabbed it. I did get some beads though!

To get away from the crowds, I ducked into Pat O’Brien’s, a bar next to Preservation hall where I heard some great jazz a few nights ago. Guess what? Everybody was in Pat O’Brien’s, too! I had a hurricane, a drink the bar is famous for. It’s a combination of rum and passion fruit juice. I soon found out that although it tastes like juice, it works like rum!

To clear my head, I went to the Café du Monde and had café au lait and some warm beignets. The café overlooks the Mississippi River, and its beignets are delicious!

Then, as in Cinderella, at midnight it was all over and the crowds went home. Today it seems like Mardi Gras was just a strange but beautiful dream.

- Mardi Gras: Một lễ hội được tổ chức hàng năm ở một số thành phố

26. What can be the best title of the passage?

      a. The Day After Mardi Gras                                b. A Strange but Beautiful Dream

      c. The Parade of the Krewe of Zulu                     d. New Orleans During Mardi Gras

27. The word ‘its’ in line 11 refers to _____.

      a. the Café du Monde                                           b. café au lait

      c. the Mississippi River                                        d. my head

28. In the context of the passage, what does the word “works” mean?

      a. to make somebody work                                   b. to operate

      c. to succeed                                                         d. to have a particular effect

29. From reading the passage, it seems that the writer is _____.

      a. a native of New Orleans                                    b. a tourist

      c. a hotelier                                                            d. a musician

30. Which of the following is true?

      a. The writer did get a painted coconut.

      b. Everybody didn’t like Mardi Gras so they ducked into Pat O’Brien’s.

      c. There was a hurricane in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

      d. The drink that Pat O’Brien’s is famous for is a combination of rum and passion fruit juice.

I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

(16) _____ country is more beautiful than a town and (17) _____ to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year (18) _____. Some have a cottage (19) _____ in a village (20) _____ they can go there whenever they can find the time.

English villagers are not all alike, but in some (21) _____ they are not very different (22) _____ each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.

The village green is a (23) _____ stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water (24) _____ through pipes into each house.

Most villages are (25) _____ close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

16. a. A                               b. An                                c. The                             d. Æ

17. a. pleasant                     b. please                           c. pleased                       d. pleasure

18. a. round                        b. through                        c. length                         d. whole

19. a. build                          b. built                             c. building                      d. builds

20. a. because                     b. if                                  c. such that                     d. so that

21. a. roads                         b. streets                          c. ways                           d. routes

22. a. with                           b. from                             c. between                      d. on

23. a. width                        b. wide                             c. wider                          d. widely

24. a. brought                     b. brings                           c. bringing                      d. bring

25. a. such                           b. too                               c. enough                        d. so

A.    Choose the one option (a, b, c or d) that best completes the passage.

Last weekend, I had a day trip to the countryside with some of my classmates. We went to visit a farm on (26) _____ Peter’s Uncle Tom works.

We left early in the morning and went there by bus. Uncle Tom and some workers met us at the bus stop and (27) _____ us to their farm. On the way, Uncle Tom showed us (28) _____ of wheat, corn, and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, plowing and breaking soil, distributing manure and (29) _____ seeds. After lunch, we all went for a walk round the farm. In the large yard of the farm we saw a lot of (30) _____ machinery. In the afternoon we went to the cattle farm. A lot of horses, sheep and cows were (31) _____ here. We saw a new-born (32) _____ in the cowshed when we helped the farmers to feed the cows. After having some tea and cakes we said goodbye and went home. It was an (33) _____ day!

26. a. whom                        b. that                              c. which                          d. where

27. a. dropped                    b. picked                          c. brought                       d. took

28. a. areas                          b. fields                            c. forests                         d. meadows

29. a. planting                     b. plowing                        c. growing                      d. producing

30. a. farm                          b. farming                        c. farmer                         d. farmyard

31. a. trapped                      b. collected                      c. raised                          d. risen

32. a. calf                            b. puppy                           c. colt                             d. lamb

33. a. enjoy                         b. enjoying                       c. enjoyed                       d. enjoyable