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TEST 1
LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. My mother can’t ____ seeing me at home all day.
a. stop c. give up
b. stand d. suffer
2. When the company had to lay off a number of workers, he became _____
a. considerate c. delyberate
b. redundant d. dismissed
3. Dr. Johnson is a very _______ man in our neighborhood.
a. impossible c. unpopular
b. unlike d. disliked
4. This time next week they ________ to the United States.
a. will be flying c. are flying
b. will fly d. have flown
5. My uncle Tom,_______ you met the other day, is one of the best lawyers in the city.
a. whose c. whom
b. that d. both b and c are correct
6. Mike always keeps his promise, so you can rely ___ him.
a. to c. on
b. for d. at
7. They asked me ______ I had read “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville.
a. what c. whether
b. if d. both a and c are correct
8. I will have your bicycle ______ before returning it to you.
a. repaired c. repairing
b. to repair d. repair
9. Only when you are old enough ________ the truth.
a. do you know c. will you know
b. you do know d. you know
10. We are ______ listening to her advice.

a. interested with c. tired in
b. bored in d. tired of
11. He has been a war ______ for many years and covered the war in Rwanda last year.
a. correspondent c. editor
b. newsman d. reporter
12. She was ________ in the countryside and sent to a little village school.
a. brought on c. taught
b. brought up d. learned
13. The meeting was attended by nearly one hundred scientists, several of ____ were very young.
a. them c. who
b. those d. whom
14. He doesn’t write to his parents as often as he ______
a. used to c. got used to
b. was to d. had to
15. My hair needs _____ , but I’ve been too busy to have it cut.
a. being cut c. cutting
b. to cut d. cut
16. Had they arrived at the fair early, they ________ what they wanted.
a. would have found c. had found
b. found d. find
17. After having been held ____ for 5 years, he was released yesterday.
a. passive c. pensive
b. active d. captive
18. You cannot ______ the truth when that detective questions you yesterday.
a. release c. contain
b. reveal d. captive
19. There is great ____ in climbing Mr.Everest, but many people have made the attempt.
a. trial c. drill
b. pause d. peril
20. His parents are trying to ______ him to get married.

a. cause c. deserve
b. determine d. persuade
II. Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following questions:
Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveller in India in the year 900 wrote that it was
played “long, long ago”. Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan
to Europe since 1400. The name “chess” is interesting. When one player is attacking the other’s King, he says
in English, “Check”; when the King has been caught and cannot move anywhere he says “Check mate”. These
words come from Persian. “Shah mat” means” the king is dead”, that is when the game is over and one player
has won.
Such an old game changes very slowly. The ruler have not always been the same as they are now. For example,
at one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It
would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all
kinds of people. You don’t have to be a champion in order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people
sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some
of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time. The record was when one man played 400
games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game in the world.
1. Which of the following is known to be true?
a. Chess is an old Indian travelling game
b. Chess is the oldest game in the world
c. Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400
d. Chess was played in India long before 900
2. One player has won the game when the other player’s King can not move anywhere.
a. he attacks the other player’s King
b. he says some Persian words
c. the other player’s King can not move anywhere
d. he says “check” to the r other player
3. According to the old rules of the game the queen could move no more than one square at a time.
a. the queen was the attacked all the time
b. the King had to attacked all the time
c. the queen could move no more than one square at a time

d. the king could not move anywhere
4. Which of the following will you hear when one player has won the game?
a. “Shah mat” c. “the King is dead”
b. “check” d. “check mate”
5. Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. All kinds of people can play chess.
b. only two people can play chess sitting at the same table.
c. Some people write each other playing chess.
d. The Russians lost the game player by radio.
III. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space.
Should smoking be banned in public laces?
Statistics (1) show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can (2) damage the health, yet a surprisingly large
number of people continue to smoke (3) in spite of all warnings. By doing so they are not just shortening their
own lives, they are also affecting the health of (4) those around them. It is time that non-smokers fought bach!
Personally, I think smoking should (5) definitely be banned in public places. In the first place, it is very
unpleasant (6) to sit in a smoke-filled room, such as a restaurant or cinema, if you do not yourself smoke (7)
added to this, smoking can be a serious fire risk, especially in crowed places (8) like discos. Finally, in my
opinion, nobody should be asked to risk his heath just because of another person’s bad habits.
Smokers may (9) protest that they should be free to do as they like. They say that we already have no-smoking
areas in public places, and that this should be enough. To my mind, however, non-smokers should also be free
to go anywhere they choose without risking their health.
Smoking is harmful not just to smokers but to non-smokers too. If some people are foolish enough to continue
this dangerous habits, it seems to me that they should at least be prevented (10) from doing so in public.
1. a. Survey b. Conducts c. Statistics d. Evidence
2. a. damage b. destroy c. spoil d. hurt
3. a. thanks to b. in spite of c. because of d. due to
4. a. they b. these c. those d. things
5. a. definite b. indefinite c. indefinitely d. definitely
6. a. sit b. to sit c. sitting d. sat
7. a. add b. adding c. to add d. added

8. a. for b. as c. like d. such
9. a. protest b. object c. refuse d. deserve
10. a. for b. at c. from d. in
IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.
For over a hundred years, the (1) people of London have gone to bed and (2) got up in the morning to the deep
sounds of the world (3) famous bell called Big Ben. The (4) bell appeared in Westminster Tower a year before
the clock, in 1858. It (5) weighs 13.5 tons, and it is the (6) largest bell in all England.
As we have (7) mentioned the clock that the bell serves appeared one year later, in 1859. Each of the clock’s
four (8) faces is almost 6.5 metres (9) in deameter. The munute hand is over 4 metres (10) long and weighs
over 100 kilograms.
(11) Although the clock is so big, it is very exact, it is seldom more than one second (12) wrong in 1924 hours.
English scientists use an original method to correct (13) mistake in the clock. There is a small tray in the middle
of the pendulum.If the clock is running slow, they put a penny coin in the tray, and the clock begins to run (14)
faster If the clock begins to run fast, they take (15) away the penny. The little coin is enough to make the giant
clock run a second faster or slower every day.
V. Use the word to make sentences.
Dear Betty
1. Thank you / invite me / your birthday party.
Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party.
2. I / afraid / not be able / come
I’m afraid I’m not able to come
3. We / have / many things to do / this week
We have got many things to do this week
4. The boss / ask / me / work overtime
The boss asked me to work overtime
5. I / promise / do so / and / have to keep / promise
I promise to do so and have to keep my promise
6. I / wish / can go to party
I wish I coould go to the party
7. If I / be there / all of us / have good time

If I were there, all of us would have good time
8. I’ll be thinking / you / when I / type / piles of letters
I’ll be thinking of you when I type these piles of letters
9. I / hope / your party / a success
I hope your party will be a success
10. I / wish happy returns
I wish you many happy returns.
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it.
1. He started investigating the case a week ago.
He has been investigating the case for a week.
2. I’m quite sure that she didn’t steal the necklace.
She can’t have stolen the necklace.
3. The flat’s very noisy but we enjoy living there/
Even though the flat’s very noisy we enjoy living here.
4. “If I were you I wouldn’t trust Peter”, she told John.
She advised John not to trust Peter.
5. She is a far serious student now than she used to be.
She studies far more seriously now than she used to.
6. Your car does not give as much trouble as mine.
Your car gives less trouble than mine.
COMPOSITION
Smoking damages our health
(Smoking is harmful to our health)
(Việc hút thuốc có hại đến sức khoẻ của chúng ta)
Over the last thirty years, thanks to the efforts of various branches of science and technology, research has
proved that smoking damages health and shortens man’s life-span.
According to a diagram released by the World’s Health Organization (WHO), the number of people who die of
diseases connected to smoking is increasing more and more. The more science and technology learn, the more
damage caused by smoking is discovered. Therefore, it seems that we can never put a final stop to the list of
harm caused by smoking.

First of all, smoking brings about the decline of our memory because each cigarette we smoke destroys 15,000
cerebral cells.
Smoking is considered the number one cause of cardio-vascular trouble, pneumonia, lung cancer etc … The
main offending agents are carbon monoxide and nicotine in the smoke. These cancer – causing agents are also
the ones which cause pharyngeal cancer. The toxic effects of smoke make the smoker’s voice hoarse.
Additionally, the visible effect is that the tobacco or opium tar sticks to the teeth, and causes them to become
dark or dirty-yellow, diminishing our good looks and charm.
In conclusion, I would like to quote our well-known scholar “Le Quy Don” as saying some hundred years ago
that smoking was like taking a toxic drug, the smoke of which wasted our health and diminished our life-span;
yet, few people heeded his sage advice.
TEST 2
I. Choice the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1. Are there any good ……… on television tonight
a. Shows c. Programmes
b. Screens d. Performances
2. There’s a very interesting ………… about life in the Arctic
a. news c. service
b. Documentary d. return
3. That’s a ………., isn’t it? I think I saw it about a fortnight ago
a. second c. copy
b. repeat d. return
4. It’s part of a ………… on living in strangge places
a. set c. series
b. collection d. group
5. Do you watch a lot of ………. Firm?
a. travel c. tour
b. journey d. sighting
6. I prefer television……………
a. stages c. acts
b. screens d. dramas

7. What about …………… programmes?
a. playing c. sports
b. gaming d. match
8. I like to see “Match of the Day” on Saturdays. That’s my……………
a. popular c. preferable
b. favorite d. likeable
9. Is Cliff Lion still the……… ?
a. Presenter c. actor
b. talker d. reader
10. Cliff Lion usually discusses the matches with two or three footballers in the……
a. stage c. studio
b. theatre d. floor
11. Chas Merton has asked me to write a ……………… of the programme for the Center City Daily News.
a. judgement c. review
b. value d. paper
12. You’ll probably see Dave on the 4:30 bus, he………… catches it to school
a. sometimes c. routinely
b. traditionally d. usually
13. The doctor told me to take the pills ……… three times a day
a. invariably c. customarily
b. regularly d. practically
14. Timothy is …………… late when he meets Marble
a. frequently c. customarily
b. routinely d.practically
15. People who …………… tell lies should be punished severely
a. traditionally c. practically
b. habittually d. customarily
16. Would you believe it! It………. Rains for this particular festival!
a. inconsistenly c. invariably
b. cuatomarily d. changelessly

17. Linda…………… scores very high marks in grammar test but quite low marks in composition writing
a. traditionally c. customarily
b. consistently d. routinely
18. Can you tell me what time the doctor’s ………… open?
a. office c. hospital
b. surgery d. ward
19. Is it for some ………… for a headache?
a. improvement c. liquid
b. prevention d. medicine
20. This should soon …………… your cough
a. prevent c. disappear
b. solve d. cure
II. Read the pasage and then choose one answer for each of the following question:

An Enlish man living near Sheffield had a most unlucky day’s fishing. He was standing on a law bridge when
he had the misfortune to knock his tin of bait into the river. Learning over the side of the bridge, he tried to
hook the tin and pull it out of the river. As he did so, his car keys fell out of his pocket and disappeared in the
water.
Feeling thoroughly annoyed with himself and his luck, the fisherman lent over the bridge to try to see
where his keys had gone. As he đi so, so bridge collapsed and he fell into the river. This was the last straw. The
fisher crawled out of the river and went back to his car. There he discovered that he had locked the doors and
colud not get in. His anti-thief had immobilized his car. There was nothing left for him to do but walk sadly
home.
1. How did the tin of bait get into the river?
a. The passage does not say
b. The fisherman knocked it in accidentally.
c. It was probably blown in the wind
d. It fell in when the fisherman fell in.
2. When did the fisherman fist lean over the bridge?
a. when it broke

b. when the tin of bait fell in
c. when his key fell in
d. a few minutes after he first started fishing
3. What was the last straw, according to the passage.
a. having to walk home
b. being unable to get into his car
c. the loss of his car keys
d. the collapse of the bridge
4. What is the meaning of “misfortune”?
a. bad luck c. accidentally
b. good luck d. a clumsy act
5. What is the meaning of “thoroughly”?
a. slightly c. through
b. at last d. extremely
III. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space
From the moment they have the security of their accustomed environment, travelers are at risk. Environment
factors such as a arduous condition, (1)…… climate, and high altitude may cause a danger, and so may
travelers’ own behavior, free from the (2)…… of the daily routine, and determined to have a good time with
little (3)………. For the consequences.
When illness or injury occur abroad, travelers are again at a disadvantage from (4) ……… to communicate
with a doctor on account of language and cultural difficulties or being unable to find a doctor owing to (5)
…… of the local medical system. There may be a complete (6)……… of skilled medical care, or of medical
facilities of (7)……… acceptable to travelers from technologically developed (8)………
1. a. worsening b. unus c. sudden d. unfavorable
2. a. restraints b. assurances c. certainties d. regulation
3. a. knowledge b. awareness c. regard d. need
4. a. inability b. difficulty c. inflexibility d. timidity
5. a. miser b. doubt c. ignorance d. disbelief
6. a. breakdown b. failure c. disruption d. absence
7. a. type b. design c. standard d. degree

8. a. countries b. places c. areas d. locations

IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.
I do my best to take care of my (1) …………. And my family’s but it’s not always easy. My wife and I (2)
……… the cooking and shopping and I’m a bit more careful than she is not about buying foods that I don’t
have colorings or other sort of (3) ……………. In. I know you can’t (4)……… things like that entirely, but I
really try to do my best. I think that chemical probably (5) …………… more health problems that most people
think they do. We don’t (6)……… and in fact don’t have many friends who do, but my mother can’t live
without her cigarettes, and of course when she is here all of the air we (7)………… has some smoke in it.
The whole family gét some kind of (8) …………… both the kids are very keen on swimmers, my wife
runs (9)……… and I play tennis at least three times a week.
Acctually I think we are (10)………… now then when we (11) ………… younger, we began (12)
…….more attention to food when the kids (13) ………… young and wanted to give them a good (14)
…………. By keeping fit ourselves. I certainly get fewer (15)………. Colds and flu than I did then.
V. Use the words to make sentences
1. Arrange/ kitchen wares as/ mother/ do
2. Our company/ well-know/ whole saler/ ceramics.
3. She dances/ much/ beautiful/ than predecessor
4. did not you enjoy/ see her after/ many/ year?
5. The chair/ too big/ put/ that room
6. How does/ mary/ life agree/ you?
7. You/ looking/ lovely/ ever.
8. He/ only play/ piano/ also compose/ music
9. Because/ roughnessd/ road/ car would go/ furture
10. You can take / main road/ come/ crossroads/ station.
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before
it.
1. Mary told the police about the burglary
Mary reported………………
2. I never intented to go to the wedding.

I never had……………………
3. “It certainly wasn’t me took your car” said Bob
Bob reused……………………………
4. Simon had no expected that he would feel so weak after the opẻation.
The operation left……………
5. Although he was not guilty they executed him
In spite of………………………….
6. He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee
Swearing at the referee earned……………….
Composition: you have just arrived to visit a foreign country. Write to your parent announcing that you
have arrived safely and ask them to send something to you
Đáp án test 2
I.
1c 5a 9a 13b 17b
2b 6d 10c 14a 18b
3b 7c 11c 15b 19d
4c 8b 12d 16c 20d
II.
1b 2b 3d 4a 5d
III.
1d
2d
3c
4a
5c
6d
7c
8a
IV.
1. health

2.do
3.chemicals
4. avoid
5. cause
6. have
7. breathe
8 sports
9. regularly
10. healthier
11. were
12. paying
13 were
14 health
15. sickness
V.
1. Arrange the kitchen wares as your mother does
2. Our company is well known as a whole saler of ceramics
3. She dances much more beautifully than her predecessor
4. Didn’t you enjoy seeing her after so many years?
5. The chair is too big to put in that room
6. How does married life agree with you?
7. You’re looking lovelier than ever
8. He not only plays the piano but also composes music
9. Because of the roughness of the road, the car would not go further
10. You take the main road until you come to the crossroads near the station
Composition:

Dear mother and father,
This letter is to let you know that I have arrived safely in Singapore. My first impressions are that Singapore
is a beautiful country and that I am going to enjoy staying here very much.

Everything is so clean and beautiful and very well- organized. The airport is very large and modern and I
could see that they have just completed the modernization. The people working there were friendly, courteous
and very helpful. They made me feel very welcome to their city. The taxi from the airport downtown was
readily available and very cheap.
My hotel is new modern one with every convenience. The tourist bulletin that I found in my room suggests to
me so many different things that I might like to see and do, so I am sure that I will be busy every minute.
Unfortunately, I forgot the shopping list that I had made out before I came here. As you know, many of my
friends asked me to buy something for them. I can not possibly remember everything, so would you please send
the list to me.
I miss both of you and wish that you were here with me. Don’t worry about me because this is a very secure
and safe place. I will write again in a few days.
Your loving son,
TEST 3
Level: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I/Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence:
1.It is usually better not to ……… things, in case they are not returned.
a. lose c. borrow
b. offer d. lend
2. He stood on one leg, ………… against the wall, while he took off his shoe.
a. leaning c. stopping
b. bargain d. supporting
3. If we go to the market might find a …………. .
a. trade c. stopping
b. staying d. shopping
4. They haven’t beaten me yet. I still have one or two ………… up my sleeve.
a. traps c. tricks
b. jokes d. defenses
5. My mother was …………. of making a cake when the front door bell rang.
a. at the center c. halfway through
b. on her way d. in te middle

6. …………., after trying three times, he passed the examination.
a. Lastly c. Last
b. last of all d. At last
7. The doctor told him to keep ………. Sweets and chocolate to lose weight. A. at c. off
b. back b. up
8. Nobody seems to be ………… control of those children.
a. under c. with
b. in d. over
9. …………. Many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.
a. However c. Wherever
b. Whatever d. Whenever
10. This is ………… the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
a. fells c. holds
b. touches d. by myself
11. This cloth ………… very thin.
a. by chance c. by heart
b. by far d. by myself
12. Will the government be able to …………. All their immense difficulties?
a. overcome c. dismiss
b. defeat d. overtake
13. My application for a trading license was ………… .
a. held down c. put down
b. turned down d. let down
14.The opening ………… of the play took place in an army camp.
a. stage c. scene
b. sight d. piece
15. I have told him never …………. here again.
a. come c. came
b. comes d. to come
16. As soon as the consumer protection law was passed, some manufacturers began to

…………. Have it changed.
A, object c. campaign
b. revolt d. protect
17. The BBC tries to ………… for all tastes with its four national programmer.
a. cater c. regard
b. furnish d. suit
18. The tank of petrol was ………… by a carelessly discarded cigarette end.
a. ignited c. exploded
b. lit up d. inflamed
19. He gave me a furious look and …………… out of the room.
a. surged c. stormed
b. hurled d. burst
20. Unless the Prime Minister …………… the warning, inflation will rise rapidly.
a. remarks c. applies
b. attends d. heeds
II. Read the passage and then chose one answer for each of the following questions:
In 1972 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work and for
knowledge. As the year passed, this man, Benjamin Franklin, contributed greatly to hos city
and to his country. He became a printer and a publisher, and a learned man in many
subjects. Ha also helped to spread learning by establishing a public library and by founding
the American Philadelphia Society, which is an important academy of great scholars to this
day.
Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making one of the
world’s first cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as a police force and a fire
fighting company. He also made many practical inventions such as the Franklin stove, which
was a very efficient storms. His scientific work with electricity earned Franklin world fame.
Franklin played an important role in the early history of the United States. He took part
in drawing up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was the first
ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783, which ended the
Revolutionary War.

As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin devoted the
last years of his life to the movement to end slavery.
1. When Franklin arrived in Philadelphia in 1723, he was
a. rich c. neither rich nor poor.
b. well-off d. very poor.
2. How did Franklin help to spread learning?
a. He was eager for work and knowledge.
b. He became a printer and a publisher.
c. He contributed to his city and his country.
d. He established a public library and founded the American Philadelphia Society.
3. What made Franklin famous all over the world?
a. The Franklin stove.
b. The lightning rod.
c. The fire fighting company.
d. His scientific work with electricity.
4. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Franklin alone drew up the Declaration of Independence.
b. Franklin was one of those eminent Americans who drew up the Declaration of
Independence.
c. Franklin was the first American ambassador to France.
d. Franklin helped negotiate the treaty of 1783.
5. In what was Franklin active during the last years of his life?
a. The Revolutionary war.
b. His scientific work.
c. His practical inventions.
d. The abolitionist movement.
III. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the world that best
fits each space.
An Australian Mystery
Interest in undiscovered human-like creatures to be widespread. Every one has (1)

………… of the Yeti and its North American “cousin” Bigfoot, but since the last century there
have been (2) ………… of the existence in Australia of another, less famous creature-the
Yahoo. In 1912, a Sydney newspaper (3)………… an account by Charles Harper of a
strange, large animal he observed (4) …………… the light of his campfire “It body, legs and
arms were covered with long, brownish-red hair, but what (5) ………… me as most
extraordinary was its shape, which was human in some ways (6) ………… at the same time
very different. The body was enormous (7) …………… great strength. The aims were
extremely long and very muscular”
Harper continued: “All this observation (8) ………… a flew minutes while the creature
stood there, as if frightened by the firelight. After a flew growls and beating his breast, he (9)
………… the first few metres upright, then on all four limbs through on the trip, a fact at
which I must admit I was rather pleased”
1. a. understood b. known c. heard d. noticed
2. a. statements b. reports c. arguments d. proofs
3. a. delivered b. typed c. declared d. printed
4. a. by b. at c. with d. under
5. a. marked b. struck c. touched d. knocked
6. a. even b. just c. still d. yet
7. a. announcing b. pointing c. indicating d. engaged
8. a. lasted b. covered c. involved d. engaged
9. a. set back b. set up c. set in d. set off
10. a. should b. must c. might d. would
IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word. Write the words in the
spaces on your answer sheet.
In a village on the East coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for news.
Two of their fishing boat (1) ……… been caught in the storm (2) ………… had blown up
during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood (3) ………… their doors (4)
………… worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (5) …………. The harbor before dark and the men
from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of (6) ………… missing

men. Some had (7) …………. Thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that
the men (8) ………… be cold and tired. As dawn began to break over (9) ………… the
East, a small point of light was (10) …………. In the darkness of the water and a (11)
………… minutes later, (12) …………. Was a shout. Before long, the two boats (13)
………… turning in past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men (14)
…………. helped out of their boats, and although they were stiff (15) ………… cold and
tiredness, they were all safe.
V. Use the words to make sentences.
Dear Sir
1. My wife / I / now / plan / holiday / next summer.
2. We / like / go / Italy / two weeks.
3. Holiday / begin / July 15
th
/ we return / July 29
th
4. My wife / dislike / travel / coach / we / wish / go / air.
5. We / expect / stay / hotel / east coast.
6. We / grateful / you / send / information / details / charges.
7. I / trust / you / able / help / arrangements.
Yours sincerely,
E. Smith
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the one printed before it.
1. Then she asked “Who was the first president of the United States?”
She asked the student …………………………………………………………
2. The teacher asked “Do you understand my question?”
She asked the student ……………………………………………
3. Then she said, “I didn’t tell you to go!”
She told the student …………………………………………….
4. The students answered, “I thought you asked the next student.”

The student answered ……………………………………………
5. When John arrived home, he told his mother his decision.
Arriving ………………………………………
6. After John had watched the garbage collectors on his street, he decided he wanted to
become one, too.
Watching ………………………………………….
COMPOSITION
Describe a day spent by the river or bi the sea.
TEST 3
I.
1. d 5. d 9. a 13. b 17. a
2. a 6. d 10. b 14. c 18. a
3. b 7. c 11. a 15. d 19. c
4. c 8. b 12. a 16. c 20. d
II.
1. d 2. d 3. d 4. a 5. d
III.
1. c 3. c 5. c 7.a 9.c
2. b 3. b 6. c 8. d 10. c
IV.
1. had 6. The 11. Flew
2. which / that 7. Brought 12. There
3. at / by 8. Would 13. Were
4. and 9. In 14. Were
5. reached 10. Seen 15. With / from
V.
1. My wife and I are now planning a holiday for next summer.
2. We’d like to go to Italy for two weeks.
3. Our holiday will begin on July 15
th

and we’ll return on July 29
th
.
4. My wife dislikes travelling by coach, so we wish to go by air.
5. We expect to stay at a hotel on the east coast
6. We’d be graterful if you sent us information with details of charges.
7. I trust you be able to help in these arrangements.
VI.
1. She asked the student who the first president of the United States was.
2. She asked the student if he understood her question.
3. She told the student that she hadn’t told him to go.
4. The student answered that he had thought the teacher had asked the next student.
5. Arriving home, John told his mother his decision.
6. Watching the garbage collectors on his street, he decided he wanted to become one,
too.
TEST 3
Describe a day spent by the river or bi the sea.
Summer comes together with its extreme heat and nobody can resist the temptation
to spend their holiday at the seaside.
Last week, in older to escape from the suffocating atmosphere of a crowded city, my
friends and I decided to go to Vung Tau beach. When we got to the seaside, the beach had
already been crammed with holiday makers. They were either sunbathing on the beach for a
short tie, we all took off our clothes and let ourselves drift along on the waves.
Swimming brought us a good appetite. We enjoyed some sea foods and then took a
quick nap after lunch
In the afternoon we strolled along the beach, inhaling in rapture the fresh sea air and
took lots of photographs.
A holiday at the seaside helped us get rid of all worries and trouble and gave us
health and enthusiasm to resume work again.
TEST 4

LEVEL: PRE – INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I/ Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. A good clock always keeps…………… time.
a. Certain c. accurate
b. True d. serious
2. She has……………. a lot of money in her new job.
a. Gained c. found
b. Earned d. done
3. Would you……………. me opening the windows now?
a. Want c. concern
b. Worry d. mind
4. We can………… the difficulty without too much effort
a. Get over c. get off
b. Get away d. get through
5. ………… people go the movies now than ten years ago
a. Less c. Few
b. Lesser d. Fewer
6. We don’t know the …………… of the game.
a. Facts c. rules
b. Customs d.laws
7. We had to ues our neighbor’s telephone because ours was………
a. Out of work c. off duty
b. Out of order d. off work
8. It was ………… a boring speech that I felt asleep
a. Such c. very
b. So d. too
9. I think you…………… better not tell him truth.
a. Will c. would
b. Should d. had
10. What he says makes no ……………. to me

a. Reason c.sene
b. Truth d. matter
11. He said that he ……………badly sick since he returned from a broad.
a. Had been c. was
b. Has been d. would be
12. The speaker said …………… nothings worth listenning to.
a. Complete c.quite
b. Almost d. completely
13. If you had come to the party, you………………. Her
a. Would meet c. would have met
b. Had met d. met
14. The manager had his seretary…………. the report for him
a. Type c. typing
b. Typed d. to type
15. He………… in this office for ten years by next Monday.
a. Will be working c. will have been working
b. Will work d. would working
16. No sooner ……………… the office than the phone rang.
a. He had left c. he was leaving
b. Had he left d. was he leaving
17. Neither the director nor his assistant …………… yet.
a. Have come c. has come
b. Haven’t com d. hasn’t com
18. It is necessary that you …………… here at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
a. Would be c. will be being
b. Be d. would have been
19. The village……………. We are going to visit is far from here
a. Where c. that
b. Which d. both b and c are correct
20. She wishes she …………… you the bad news yesterday.

a. Didn’t tell c. hadn’t told
b. Woundn’t tell d. doesn’t tell
II/ Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following questions:
A gold rush is the rapid relocation of large numbers of people to an area where gold has been
discovered. Gold rushes capture the imagination and participation of many people because of the magical lure
of gold and the potential for overnight affluence. The greatest gold rush in united States history was the
California Gold Rush of 1849.
The rush first began in 1848 when a carpenter named James Marshall discovered gold on the property
of John A. Stutter in the Sacramento Valley. Hired to build a sawmill on the banks of the Amarican River,
Marshall had hardly begun work when he started finding nugget after nugget gold. News of the discovery at
Stuttet’s mill spread quickly, and soon thousands of persons were laying claims in the area. These people,
called “ forty – niners”, rushed in from all over the world. In just two years, the population of california
increased from about 26,000 to 380,000, Consequently, Californiawas officially admitted to the union as a
state, in Stemper of 1850. The free – spending style of the successful miners helped to turn communities such
as Sacramento and San Fancisco into prosperous towns. Those who were not so lucky became farmers and
rachers in the Central Valley of California.
1. what is the best title for this passage?
a. Famous gold Rushes.
b. The forty – nines.
c. The lure of gold
d. The california Gold Rush of 1849.
2. According to the passage, people join gold rushes because………………
a. They are graranteed overnight wealth.
b. Gold hold a magical power for everyone.
c. They believe they have a chance of becoming affuent.
d. Thay have very active imaginations.
3. According to the passage, where was gold first discovered?
a. At Stutter’s mill.
b. On James Marshall’s property near Sacramento.
c. In the streambed of the American River.

d. In the central valley of california.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the California gold rush…….
a. Provided most “ forty-nines” wih long – term mining work
b. Attracted people from every country in the world.
c. Spead throughout the Central Valley.
d. Greatly Speeded up the development of carlifornia.
5. According to the passage, what qualifire California to be admitted to the union?
a. The status of Statehood.
b. The great increase in population.
c. The political efforts of succassful miners.
d. The prosperity of California communities.
III/ Read the article bolow and put a cross on the letter next tho the word that best fits each space.
Shopping in the Mappstone is a must if you are visiting the area.
There (1) …………. Many shops and services all within walking distance (2) …………. The cetal square. The
city is particularly busy during (3) ……………… summer months of june, July and August when tourists visit
Mappstone from all over the (4) ………………One of the main streets of the central square – Cedar Avenue –
is the most popular shopping area for not (5) ………… visittors but residents too. Stores line both sides of the
avenue and often (6) …………. Open late into the evenung. Most of the shops in this avenue are small and
expensive (7) …………. In nearby streets shoppers can find almost anything at more reasonable (8) ………….
Tuorists wiil find that many of these shops offer and export service and goods (9) ………… be posted direct
tho the buyer’s home country. Shops ara usually closed on Mondays but ortherwise open from 9 am in the
morning (10) ……… 8 pm in the evening.
1 a. is b. are c. have d. be
2 a. of b. in c. by d. to
3 a. some b. a c. the d. one
4 a. earth b. ground c. space d. world
5 a. same b. just c. exactly d. very
6 a. stay b. go c. make d. put
7 a. since b. so c. but d. because
8 a. can b. numbers c. values d. prices

9 a. can b. vould c. might d. should
10.a. with b. up c. until d. for
IV/ Fill in each gap in the passage lelow with one suitable word.
One of the greattest (1) …………for foreign students in American universities is the lecture system.
The professor (2) ………….and the students take (3) ……… These notes are later used to study for (4)
…………… .If the notes aren’t good, it will be (5) ………… for the student to (6) ……… for a subsequent
exam. It is not easy to take good notes from a lecture in a (7) …………. Language. You try to write every (8)
…………. The professor says, then you are writing at the same time the professor is lecturing, this kind of note
(9) means that you will fall far (10) ……… the lecture, and the notes wiil be confused. They may be (11)
…………. For later study.
What can you do to take better notes? The first skill to learn is how to write only the most (12)
…………. Words, not whole sentences. (13) ………… words are the ones that present new information. The
most important words are often the focus of intonation. They are usually emphssized by pith change, and this
should be your signal of (14) ………. Content words, like nouns and verds, are usually be focus of information,
so your notes should be almost entirely (15) …………. Words. Remember that you need information, not
sentences.
V/ Use the word to make sentences.
1. Please/not forget/put/names/on them.
2. although/they/brothers/they/not look/alike.
3. I/really/not want/dessert.
4. It/never/late/ go back/school.
5. Jeff/bought/a twenty dollars sweater/half price.
6. Study/all night/good/for/neither/your grades/nor/health.
7. we’ll/have/leave/eight o’clock/get/ office/before nine.
8. Mary/lost/ a lot/ weight/ her diet
9. I/appreciate/your offering/me/ride.
10. They/lucky/get/ the only two seats left/ the play.
VI/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before
it.
1. We spent five hours getting to LonDon.

It took …………
2. She doesn’t usually stay up so late.
She’s not used………………
3. If i were you, I’d look for another job.
I suggest………………
4. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful.
If…………………………….
5 They last visited me five years ago.
They haven’t ……
6. All him suits were made in paris.
He…………
COPOSITION
Describe your fist day at school as a child
KEYS
TEST 4
I.
1.c 5.d 9.d 13.c 17.b
2.b 6.c 10.c 14.a 18. b
3.d 7. b 11. a 15. c 19. d
4. a 8. a 12.b 16. b 20. c
II.
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. b
III.
1. b 3. c 5. b 7.c 9. a
2. a 4. d 6. a 8.d 10.c
IV.
1. difficulties 6. prepare 11. useless
2. Lectures 7. Foreign 12. Important
3. Notes 8. Word 13. Significant
4. Examinations 9. taling 14. importance

5. hard 10. Behind 15. content
V.
1. Please don’t forget to put your names on them.
2. Although they are brothers, they don’t look alike.
3. I really don’t want any dessert.
4. It’s never too late to go back to school.
5. Jeff bought a twenty – dollar sweater for half price.
6. Studying all night is good for neither your grades nor your heatth.
7. We’ll have to leave at eight o;clock to get to the office before nine.
8. Mary has losta lot of weigh on her diet.
9. I appereciate your offering me a ride.
10. They were lucky to get the only two seats left for the play.
VI.
1.It took (us) 5 hours to get to London.
2. She’s not used to staying up late.
3. I suggeest (that) you look for another job.
4. If he had been more careful, he wouldn’t have lost his money.
5. They haven’t visitted me for five years.
6. he had all his suits made in Paris.

ĐOẠN VĂN
DESCRIBE YOUR FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL AS A CHILD
That morning my mother woke up earlier than usually.She urged me to get dressed and take breafast quickly
then lenderly took me to school. On the way to school I met other children of my age accompanied by their
parents to school.
The nearer I came to the school gate, the more nervous I became. Suddenly a strange felling of fear and worry
seized my heart when I saw the majestic elementary school in front of me and I feet like crying when my
morther said good bye to me and put some coins into my pocket.
Never before had I been forced to separate from my beloved mother! But when I saw old Pupils laughing and
talking merrily I regained my composure After the droll og the drum, We were instructed to stand in line to

salute the colours and then so into our classed.A young and mild - looking teacher greeted us at the door. And
in a gentle voice, he taught us the first lesson that we never forget.
TEST 5
LEVEL: PRE- INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. He couldn't make the radio
a. to work c. working
b. work d. worked
2. The secretary has been busy all afternoon.
a. to type c. typing
b. type d. typed
3. She drive to the station every day but then she decided to walk instead.
a. was used to c. had used to
b. was using to d. used to
4. I'm sorry I haven't got any money. I've my wallet ar home.
a. left c. missed
b. forgotten d. bot a and b
5. I disapprove people smoking in public places.
a. with c. on
b. at d. of
6. While stady ing he was financially dependent his wife.
a. to c. of
b. on d. from
7. Her father won't drive his car.
a. allow her c. leave her
b. permit her d. let her
8. Out flight from Amsterdm to London was delayed the heavy fog.
a. as result c. on account for
b. because d. due to
9. Last year, Matt earned his brother.

a. twice as much as c. twice more than
b. twice as many as d. twice as ore as
10. He a bad cold, he sneezes so often.
a. has been having c. has
b. is having d. will have
11. She said she met you once at a meeting last year since?
a. have you met her c. did you meet her
b. had you met her d. were you met her
12. We are him to arriver at any moment.
a. waiting c, expecting
b, hoping d, wishing
13. I don't like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could me a favor.
a, make c, do
b, find d, give
14. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are always with each other about money.
a, annoying c, discussing
b, arguing d, shouting
15. I would like to thank you, my colleagues, for the welcome you have give us.
a, on behaft of c, on account for
b, because of d, instead of
16. you ought to leave for the airport now there's a lot of traffic on the way.
a, in fact c, on order
b, in time d, in case
17. The children better leave now, it is getting late.
a, should c, would
b, had d, ought
18. he has just bought expensive new furniture.
a, should c, would
b, had d, ought
18. he has just bought expensive new furniture.

a, an c, those
b, these d, some
19. The company employees on strike is closing down for two weeks.
a, which c, that
b, these d, both a & c
20. It's no use a language if you don't try to speak it to.
a, to learn c, learning
b, learn d, learned
II. Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following question:
I get a lot of letter at this time of year from people complaining that they have a cold which won't go
away. thre are so many different stories about to how to prevent or cure a cold. It's often diffecult to
know what to do. Although cold is rarely dangerous, except for people who are always uncomfortabel
and usually most unpleasant, Of course you can buy lost of meducines which will help to make your
cold less unpleasant, but you must remember than nothing can actually cure a cold or make it go away
faster. Another thing is that any medicine which is strong enough to make you feel better could be
dangerous. If you are already taking drugs whether they are all right for you. And remember they
might make you sleepu - please don't try to drive if they do!Lastly, as far as avoiding cold is
concerned, whatever you may be told about magic foods or drinks, the best answer is to keep strong
and healthy - you''ll have less chance of catching a cold, and if you do, it shouldn't be so bad.
1.This is from……
a. a doctor’s notebook
b. a diary
c. a magazine
d. a school biology book
2. What is the writer’s intention?
a. To write in an amusing way.
b. To give general advice
c. To complain about his/ her health
d. To describe personal experiences.
3. Who should talk to the doctor before buying medicine for a cold?

a. people who are already talking drugs.
b. People who have never gone to the doctor’s.
c. People who have never caught a cold.
d. People who are weak.
4. What is the writer’s opinion of the “magic foods and drink”?
a. The writer doesn’t believe in “magic foods and drinks”
b. The writer strongly believes in “magic foods and drink”
c. They are of great help.
d. They are rarely dangerous.
5. Which word in the paragraph is closest in meaning to “unhealthy”?
a. good
b. strong
c. healthy
d. weak
III. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space.
Water is our life source. It makes up 70 percent of (1)…. bodies, and the avergage person actually
spends 18 months of his life (2)… the bath or shower.
But we are only now learning how to look (3)……. water. Acid rain(4) ….polutted as many as
18,000 lakes and our seas and river are polluted with waste products. It is now (5)… expensive to try
to repair the damage which has been done. We have some hope for the future, thouhg, (6)… new
sources of water have been discovered. People (7)…. in the Sahara Desert have (8)… fish swimming
in deep underground streams. Scientists also believe (9)… is a hige lake underneath London. If we
have (10) … anything from our mistakes, we will try to keep these new areas of water clean.
1.a. the b. their c. our d. these
2. a. in b. to c. on d. at
3. a. over b. on c. after d. to
4. a. will b. has c. would d. is
5. a. very b. such c. more d. much
6. a. which b. because c. so d. even
7. a. live b. living c. to live d. lived

8. a. realized b. put c. looked d. found
9. a. it b. here c. that d. there
10. a. taught b. practiced c. known d. learnt
IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.
My mother and my father are very (1)… people. Mum is always very calm not exactly easy-going,
because she doesn’t get excited. When we were small she almost never (2)… at us. When we did
something wrong, she (3)…. to us about it very firmly, but in a calm tone of voice. If we shouted and
(4)… , she made us go and sit by (5)… in her sewing room until we calmed down. So when the
news came, she reacted in her (6)… way, quietly seeing what she could do to prepare for the changes
that were coming.
Dad, on the other hand, shouted, kicked a chair, and (7)… for a long walk to try and cool off.
During the next few days he was (8)… with us a lot of the time, which (9)…… us, as nothing was our
fault. All of us kids were (10)… about what was going to happen, and a bit afraid, but we didn’t talk
to our parents so much. Most of all we were (11)… about having to (12)… all of our school friends.

V. Use the words to make sentences.
1. We/ go/ airport/ see/ off/ last sun.
2. When/ arrive/ victim/ take/ hospital/ police
3. wish/ have/ money/ buy/ dictionary/ yesterday
4. friends/ advise/ not/ go train/ next time.
5. can/ manage/ write/ report/ yourself?
6. Would/ mind/ lend/ motorbike/ until/ week?
7. ask/ whether/ find/ solution/ problem/ yet.
8. Brown/ only/ 30 years/ director/ big company.
9. father/ tired/ so/ go/ bed/ right/ dinner.
10. It/ until/ yesterday/ police/ capture/ robber.
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed
before it.
1.This is his first visit to England.
He is……

2. I think it may rain.
It looks as…
3. He will come because he wants to be sure of meeting you.
He will come so…
4. Walking in the rain gives him pleasure.
He enjoys….
5. Most of a child’s life is spent in playing.
A child spends…
6. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
The fox tried in…
COMPOSITION
Test 1
Describe your first day at school as a child.

That morning my mother woke me up earlier than usual. She urged me to get dressed and take
breakfast quickly then tenderly took me to school. On the way to schook I met other children of my
age accompanied by their parents to school.
The nearer I came to the shool gate, the more nervous I became. Suddenly a strange feeling of fead
and worry seized my heart when I saw the majestic elementary school in front of me and I felt like
crying when my mother said goodgye to me and put some coins into my pocket. Never before had I
been forced to separate from my beloved mother! But when I saw old pupils laughing and talking
merrily I regained my composure.
After the droll of a drum, we were instructed to stand in line to salute the colours and then go into
our classes. A young and mild-looking teacher greeted us at the door. And in a gentle voice, he taught
us the first lesson that we never forget!
TEST 2
Your favourite hobby
My hobby is reading books. I inherited a valuable collection of books from my deceased father and
up till now my cultural treasures have been preserved carefully.
Reading books broadens my mind and improves my knowledge. They help me distinguish the bad

from the good and prevent me from doing wrong.
Reading books brings me minutes of happiness and pleasures. I have found a source of consolation
and encouragement in books when I am in despair. They’re my true companions indeed. How relieved
and comfored I feel when I can find in good books good teachers and friends!
Instead of including myself in futile entertainments, o often absorbed in reading interestiong books
which always have miracles to remove my sorrow and hardships and reveal to me strange and new
horizons.
TEST 3
Which season of the year do you like best? Why?

I was born in Northern Vietnam, where there are four clear seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and
Winter. Each season has its own charms and attractions. For example, Spring is the season which
offers beautiful flowers and warm weather; Summmer is the season of nice holidays when we can
enjoy lots of outdoor acitivities suh as picnickig, camping, swimming, fishing etc…. Autumn is so
beautiful with its ideal weather while Winter can give us such delight as gathering by a fire to chat of
tell each other funny stories. As far as I am concerned, I like Autumn best because of the following
reasons:
During Autumn, which lasts more or less from late July to early October, it is sunny most of the
time. The Autumnal sun is often splendid, dying nature yellow. The weather is also ideal because it is
not too cold nor too hot. Then the coldish northwesterly wind, which blows gently, thrills everyone
with the breath of Autumn. The leaves of the trees turning yellow or red put a goreous coat of colours
on nature. Autumn is such a wonderfuk season that many poems and songs have been
Đáp án
I.
1. b 5. d 9. A 13, c 17. B
2. c 6.b 10. C 14. B 18. d
3. d 7. D 11. B 15. A 19. B
4. a 8. C 12.c 16.d 20.c
II
1.c 2.b 3.a 4.a 5.d

III.
1.c 3.c 5. A 7.b 9.d
2. a 4. B 6. B 8. D 10. D
IV
1.defferent 5. Ourselves 9. Upset
2. shouted 6. Usual 10. Worried
3. talked 7. Went 11. Sad
4. cried 8. Cross 12. Leave
V.
1. We went to the airport to see him off last Sunday.
2. When we arrived the victim had been taken to hospital by the police.
3. I wish I had enough money to buy a dictionary yesterday.
4. My friend advised me to not to go by train next time.
5. Can you manage to write the repost by yourself?
6. Would you mind lending me your motorbile until next week?
7. He asked me whether I had found a solution to the problem yet.
8. Mr. Brown, who is only 30 yearsold, is the director of a big company.
9. My father was so tired that he wemnt to bed right after dinner.
10. It was not until yesterday that the police captured the robber.
VI
1.He is visiting England for the fist time.
2. It looks as if it’s going to rain.
3. He will come so as to be sure of meeting you.
4. He enjoys walking in the rain .
5. a child spends his/ her life playing.
6. The fox tried on vain to reach the grapes.
TEST 6:
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1. It is immense size. It is
a. great b. huge c. large d. big

2. You can hear it when it is actually striking. you can hear, it is striking
a. the hour b. the moment c. really d. indeed
3. The clock slowed down. it
a. was slow b. was behind c. went back d.went slowly
4. Around the earth there is a(n)
a. sea b. atmospher c. land d. envelope
5. When you want to go by train you go to a(n)
a. gas station b. underground c. railway station d. stop
6. There's not much rice left, but I think there's just to last to the end of the week.
a. enough b. enough of the rice c. little of it d. enough of it
7. There is only one student in the classroom his lesson
a. prepares b. to prepare c. was preparing d. preparing
8. People are the idea of a Channel Tunnel
a. interesting in b. interested for c. interested in d. interesting for
9. I've never heard of it. where ?
a. did it make b. did it make c. was it make d. was it made
10. I'm not sure where
a. did it make b. did it made c. was it make d. was it made
11. He was sacked after having an argument with his supervisor
a. hit b. fired c. scolded severely d. threatened
12. Can you tell me what time the doctor's open?
a. office b. surgery c. hospital d. ward
13. His of the airplane was correct in very detail and could really fly.
a shape b. pattern c. design d. model
14. Mary mackintosh wants to be a drive. She's had a lot of lesssons.
a. driving b. drivers' c. driver's d. car
15. The interviewer asks the job applicants what she's got.
a. qualifications b. papers c. levels d. classes
16. Children can be instructed in swimming. they can be
a. learnt to swim b. learnt swimming c. taught how to swim d. learnt how to swim

17. They can be instructed in swimming they are very young.
a. in spite
b. in spite of the face that
c. in spite of
d. despite
18. I to visit Australia some time in the future.
a. like b. would like c. willl like d. am liking
19. This is the first time I to play badminton
a. have tried b. am trying c. was trying d. would be trying
20. The proble is difficult therefore students could answer it.
a. few b. a lot of c. a great number of d. a few
II. Read the passage and then choose one answes for each of the following questions:
Every year about two million people visit Mount Rushmore, where the faces of four U.S. Presidents
were carved in granite by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his son, the late LincoLn Borglum. The
creation of the Mount Rushmore monument tood 14 years-from 1927 to 1941-and nearly a million
dollars. There were times when money was difficult to come by and many people were jobless. To
move more than 400,000 tons of rock, Borglum hired laid-off workers from the closed-down mines in
the Black Hills area. He taught these men to dynamite, drill, carve, and finish the granite as they
hanging in midair in his specially devised chairs, which had many safety features. Borglum was proud
of the fact that no workers were killed of severely injured durung the years of blasting and carving.
During the carving, many changes in the original design had to be made to keep the carved heads free
of large fissures that were uncovered. However not all the cracks could be avoided, so Borglum
concocted a mixture of granite dust, while lead, and linseed oil to fill them.
Every winter, water from melting snows gets into the fissures and expands as it freezes, making the
fissures bigger. Consequently, every autumn maintenance work is done to refill the cracks. The
repairers swing out in space over a 500-foot drop and fix the monument with the same mixture that
Borglum used to preserve this national monument for future generations.
1. In line 13, the word "fissures" refers to
a. designs b. cracks c. heads d. carvings
2. According to the passage, Borglum's son

a. is dead b. was a president c. did maintenance work d. spen a million dollars
3. The men who Borglum hired were
a. trained sculptors b. laid-off stone masons c. black hills volunteers d. unemployed miners
4. It can be inferred from the passage that
a. the heads are not as originally planned b. the workers made mistakes when blasting
c. the cracks causes serious injuries d. the designs had large fissures in them
5. Borglum's mixture for filling cracks was
a. very expensive b. bought at the Black Hills mines
c. invented by the sculptor himself d. uncovered durung carving
III. Read the arti below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space
When man first learned how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The first fuel he
used was probably wood. as time(1) , men eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil
(2)
Coal (3) very widely as a source of energy until the last century. With the coming of the industrilal
revolution, it was soon realized that production (4) if coal was used instead of wood. Nowadays,
many of the huge factories and ecectricity generating stations (5) to function if there was no coal.
In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the use of coal (6) . As a result, there have been changes
in the coal industry. It (7) that more people (8) coal if oil and gas were not so readily available.
There is more than enough coal in the world for man's need for the next two hundred years if our use
of coal (9) Unfortunately, however, about half of the world's coal (10) . Minning much of it (11)
very expensive even if it was possible to use new equipment.
1 . a. passes b. used to pass c. would passed d. passed
2 . a. are burning b. would burn c. have burnt d. were burnt
3 a. not used b. did not use c. not using d. was not used
4. a. doubles b. had doubled c. will double d. would double
5. a. were unable b. would be unable c. will be unable d. are unable
6. a. believed b. is believing c. believing d. isbelieved
7. a. would use b. used c.use d. will use
8. a. would use b. used c. use d.will use
9. a. did not increase b. would not increase c. does not increase d. may not increase

10. a. would never use b. may never e used c. would never be use d. may never use
11. a. was b. use to be c. would be d. has been.
IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.
Almost (1) reading books contain a fable. These old stories (2) taught people moral lessons many
years ago can now help (3) learn English. Our fable is about a fox (4) a crow. A crow is a big black
bird that likes to steal(5) from house, and a fox is an animal (6) likes to steal things (7) crows.
One day a fox was walking along looking (8) something (9) eat when he saw a crow on a branch of
a tree (10) a large piece of cheese in his beak. The fox, who could not climb (11) tree, began to
think to some way to get the cheese. So he said (12) the crow: "One of my friends heard (13) sing
last week and told me you had a very fine voice. Won't you sing for me?"
The crow was surprised (14) hear this because crows do not have voices. But when the fox continued
to speak well of crow's voice, he began to (15) . The piece of cheese fell to the ground and the fox
ate it. What would you say is the moral of this story?
V. Use the words to make sentences
1. John/begin/give up/smoke/2/ago
2. They /regret /not to /party /us /last night
3. Remember /post/ letter/ me/ when / you/ go post office
4. It's/eleven thirty/./let/stop/work/have lunch /now
5. unlike / brother/ Bob/ exercise/ everyday
6. I/decide/ how many / postcards/ I/ going/get
7. Why/we/not meet/ in front/the coffee shop/eight?
8. Jeff's family/happy/when/he/mary/Nancy
9. Paul/want/his wife/go back/school/next semester
10. Ann/like/ us/pick/her/ the bus station
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed
before it.
1. I'll only help you if you promise to try harder.
Unless
2."you were cheating", said Carol to June.
Carol accused

3. She bought that house in 1973.
She has
4. They believe he is mad.
He
5. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.
We are
6. "I think you should go by train", he told us.
He advised
CCOMPOSITION
Why is it necessary to learn English?
KEY:
I.
1.c 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.c 6.d 7.d 8.c 9.d 10.b 11.b 12.a 13.d 14.a 15.a 16.c 17.b 18.b 19.a 20.a
II.
1.b 2.a 3.d 4.a 5.c
III.
1.d 2.b 3.d 4.d 5.b 6.a 7.d 8.a 9.c 10.b 11.c
IV.
1. all 2. which/that 3. Us 4. And 5. Thing 6. Which 7. From 8. For 9. To 10. with
11. the 12. To 13. You 14. to 15. sing
V.
1. John began to give up smoking 2 years ago.
2. They regret not going to the party with us last night.
3. Remember to post the letter for me when you go to the post office.
4. It's eleven thirty. Let's stop working to have lunch now.
5. Unlike his brother, Bob does morning exercise everyday.
6. I can't decide how many postcards I am going to get.
7. Why don't we meet in front of the coffee shop at eight?
8. Jeff's family will be happy when he marries Nancy.
9. Paul wants his wife to go back to school next semester.