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UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
Choose the correct answer.
Question 1: Amanda left the job because they asked her to work on a night………………… very often.
A. time B. shift C. period D. moment
Question 2: Angela Duffy wants to be a doctor. She likes working with people and the idea of working
in…………………….profession.
A. caring B. helping C. consoling D. comforting
Question 3: Do you think doing the household chores is the……………………… of the women only?
A. task B. responsibility C. mission D. charge
Question 4: As a child, I often came to my neighbors’ to collect…………………for the pigs three times a week.
A. remains B. garbage C. waste D. leftovers
Question 5: “How is your neighborhood, Camile?”
“Oh. I really like it. It’s nice and more……………………….than my old one. I can walk alone late at
night.”
A. clean B. secure C. peaceful D. calm
Question 6: My sister took a summer job last June. She worked at a camp for kids and she felt exhausted because
the children are always active and…………………
A. aggressive B. mischievous C. cruel D. rough
Question 7: Chris is my close friend. I trust on him. He’s always…………………… to help me whenever I have a
problem.
A. willing B. charge C. responsible D. available
Question 8: After work, my mother rushes to the market for getting things for dinner.
A. tramps B. wanders C. hikes D. hurries
Question 9: The sun…………………… the biggest planet in the solar system.
A. has been B. will be C. is D. was
Question 10: Ann often does the shopping, but I…………………….it today as she isn’t well.
A. ‘m doing B. will do C. do D. have done
Question 11: “Did you meet Jane here at the university?”
“No, we……………….when I started college.”

A. has already met B. had already met
C. has already been meeting D. had already been meeting
Question 12: Since 1980, scientists in the world……………… a lot of things to fight AIDS.
A. have done B. did C. are doing D. had done
Question 13: When we got home, dinner…………………, so we had a drink first.
A. was preparing B. was being prepared C. had been prepared D. was prepared
Question 14: We had just got out of car when it…………………to set fire.
A. had begun B. began C. has begun D. was beginning
Question 15: I met Tom and Ann at the airport. They……………….to Berlin and I……………… up my mother.
A. went/ was picking B. were going/ picked C. were going/ was picking D. went/ picked
Question 16: I’m sorry I…………………….false information. I didn’t intend to mislead you, Joe.
A. gave B. give C. have given D. am giving
Question 17: “Would you like something to eat?” “No, thanks. I……………… lunch with Tony.”
A. have just had B. just have C. just had D. just have had
Question 18: I’m so absent-minded! He told me his name but I………………it.
A. have forgotten B. forget C. forgot D. was forgotten
Question 19: It snowed a lot here last winter but this year it……………… much.
A. didn’t snow B. isn’t snowing C. hasn’t snowed D. doesn’t snow
Question 20: Linda……………….her identity card again. This is the second time this ……………
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A. lost/ happened B. has lost/ happened
C. has lost/ has happened D. lost/ has happened
=== KEY ===
1B 2A 3B 4D 5B 6B 7A 8D 9C 10A
11B 12A 13B 14B 15C 16A 17A 18A 19C 20C
UNIT 2: CUTURAL DIVERSITY
Choose the correct answer.
Question 1: In many parts of our country, many parents still believe in………………….marriage and they don’t let
their children decide their marriage by themselves.
A. contractual B. approval C. commercial D. proposal

Question 2: My aunt gave up the ambition of being a painter and even more……………all her life to the family
and her children.
A. delivered B. spread C. sacrificed D. sent
Question 3: To make sure a happy marriage, equal…………………is one of the important things that you should
appreciate.
A. partnership B. mothership C. leadership D. membership
Question 4: I………… ….you the package as soon as it……………….
A. ‘ll send/ ‘ll arrive B. ‘d send/ arrived C. ‘ll send/ arrives D. send/ arrives
Question 5: Almost everyone………………… for home by the time we arrived.
A. had left B. has left C. left D. would leave
Question 6: Many people……… of malaria, smallpox before the process of vaccination……….in the 19
th
century.
A. had died/ was inventedB. died/ was invented C. died/ has been invented D. have died/ has
been invented
Question 7: ………………to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Would it begin B. Did it begin C. Has it begun D. had it begun
Question 8: We had just got out of the car when it…………….to set fire.
A. had started B. started C. has started D. was starting
Question 9: Since the first English colonists …………… in 1607, the population of the United
States……………….to over 290 million people.
A. landed/ has grown B. landed/ grew
C. had landed/ has grown D. has landed/ has grown
Question 10: After Jolie………………the Oscar award, she……………….in many films.
A. won/ appeared B. won/ has appeared
C. had won/ appeared D. had won/ had appeared
Question 11: The children are in the park. They….ball for the last two hours, but they don’t seem to be tired yet.
A. have played B. have been playing C. played D. had been playing
Question 12: Now Julia has a job and is living in Chicago. In the last six months, she ………… only three letters
to her parents.

A. has written B. wrote C. is writing D. had written
Question 13: It’s nice to see you again. What…….you……….since we last met?
A. are…….doing B. had…….done…… C. did………do……… D.have…been doing
Question 14: Jimmy is a tennis player. This year he is a national champion again. He ……… the championship
four times.
A. has been winning B. had won C. has won D. won
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Question 15: After Emily………enough money for the trip, she……………an air ticket to Bangkok and stayed
there for 3 days.
A. had saved/ bought B. saved/ bought
C. had saved/ buys D. has saved/ has bought
Question 16: She was glad that she……………reservations at the hotel before she left because the area was very
popular.
A. has made B. had been making C. had made D. made
Question 17: I………….bicycles since I was ten years old.
A. collected B. have been collecting C. had collected D. am collecting
Question 18: Don’t worry! I’ll give her this message as soon as she…………
A. has returned B.will return C. returned D. returns
Question 19: Windy is sick and needs some days off. Her close friends. Alison, ……….it for her until
she…………fine again.
A. will do/ feels B. is doing/ will feel C. does/ has felt D. will do/ will feel
Question 20: We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We…………for more than 24 hours.
A. have travelled B. had been traveling C. traveled D. travel
=== KEY ===
1A 2C 3A 4C 5A 6A 7D 8B 9A 10C
11B 12 13D 14C 15A 16C 17B 18D 19A 20B
UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING
Choose the correct answer.
Question 1: Some shops have doors which open by themselves at the ……………….of a customer.
A. need B. distance C. approach D. method

Question 2: These flowers are brightly coloured in order to…………………butterflies.
A. impress B. protect C. affect D. attract
Question 3: Jane said, “I sent a letter to my brother.” - Jane said that…………… a letter to…………….brother.
A. she has sent/ my B. she had sent/ her C. I has sent/ my D. send/ I had sent/ my
Question 4: “It’s the first time I’ve flown.” – Sam said that it……… the first time……………
A. was/ he has flown B. was/ he had flown C. had been/ he flew D. has been/ he flew
Question 5: “I’ll see you tomorrow morning, James.” - Maria told James that…………the following morning.
A. I will see you B. she would see you C. I would see him D. she would see him
Question 6: “My son doesn’t like his job,” said Mrs. Smith. – Mrs. Smith said to me that………………
A. my son didn’t like my job C. my son didn’t like his job
C. her son didn’t like his job D. her son didn’t like my job
Question 7: “Nobody has asked me this question before.” - Susan told me that nobody……… question before.
A. had asked her that B. has asked me this C. would ask me that D. asked her that
Question 8: “I’m going away tomorrow, mother.” - Leo told his mother that……… away the………….
A. he was going/ following day B. I’m going/ day after
C. I was going/ day after D. he’s going/ following day
Question 9: “These patients don’t obey your order, Doctor.” – The nurse told the doctor that……….
A. those patients didn’t obey his order B. those patients don’t obey his order
C. these patients don’t obey your order D. these patients didn’t obey his order
Question 10: “Let’s have a picnic this weekend.” - Erick………….having a picnic that weekend.
A. asked B. agreed C. suggested D. invited
Question 11: “Why don’t we go out for a drink?” - Chris………… for drink.
A. asked to go our B. suggested going out C. told us to go out D. invited to go out
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Question 12: “The sun sets in the west.” - Yesterday the teacher said that the sun…………in the west.
A. set B. will set C. is setting D. sets
Question 13: “Don’t go near the water, children.” - She told the children……….near the water.
A. can’t go B. not to go C. don’t go D. wouldn’t go
Question 14: “Remember to lock the doors when you go out.” - The landlord…….me to lock the door when…
A. reminded/ I went out B. asked/ I go out

C. ordered/ I go out D. suggested/ you went out
Question 15: “Do it by yourself if you don’t believe what I say.” - The instructor…… me to do by………….if I
didn’t believe what……………
A. taught/ myself/ he saysB. asked/ yourself/ I say C.
reminded/ yourself/ I said D. told/ myself/ he said
Question 16: “Would you like some coffee?” - The woman………….her some coffee.
A. invited B. asked C. advised D. ordered
Question 17: “Why don’t you take a rest for a while?’ - My friend …… me……….a rest for a while.
A. offered/ taking B. advised/ to take C. asked/ to take D. reminded/ taking
Question 18: “If you think the room is cold, shut the windows, John.” - My aunt told John………….the windows
if…….the room was cold.
A. to shut/ you think B. shutting/ you thought C. to shut/ he thought D. shutting/ he thinks
Question 19: “When was the timetable changed?” - I asked the man when …………
A. the timetable had been changed B. the timetable was changed C.
had the timetable been changed D. was the timetable changed
Question 20: “Do puppies travel free?” -The dog owner asked the ticket seller………….free.
A. if puppies traveled B. if puppies did travel
C. whether did puppies travel D. whether puppies did travel
=== KEY ===
1C 2D 3B 4B 5D 6C 7A 8A 9A 10C
11B 12D 13B 14A 15D 16A 17B 18C 19A 20A
UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Choose the correct answer.
Question 11: In English school education system, schooling is ………………for all English children from the age
of 5 to 16.
A. optional B. temporary C. reinforced D. compulsory
Question 22: The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three………………
A. courses B. seasons C. terms D. sections
Question 3: The state school system and the public school system are………………in England.
A. equal B. parallel C. similar D. likewise

Question 4: Vietnamese students have to take an entrance……………to go to a college or a university.
A. pretest B. exam C. competition D. contest
Question 5: I think that the football final match………… all over the world.
A. is broadcasting B. was broadcasting C. will broadcast D. will be broadcast
Question 6: Today many serious childhood diseases………………by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. were prevented D. can be prevented
Question 7: Dr Jones……………………the prize in chemistry by the Nobel Committee.
A. was awarded B. was been awarded C. was being awarded D. was awarding
Question 8: In recent years, the government imposed pollution controls on automobile manufactures. Both
domestic and imported automobiles must…………… anti-pollution.
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A. equip with B. equip by C. be equipped with D. be equipped by
Question 9: A shortage of water is a problem in many parts in the world. In some areas, water………….from the
ground faster than nature can replenish the supply.
A. is being taken B. has been taken C. is taking D. has taken
Question 10: Vitamin C……… by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.
A. absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily
Question 11: “When can I have my car back?” - “I think it’ll…………… late in this afternoon.”
A. finish B. be finished C. have finished D. being finished
Question 12: About 15,000 years ago, northern Wisconsin……………….under ice a mile deep.
A. buried B. was burying C. was buried D. had buried
Question 13: The Mayan Indians ……………an accurate and sophisticated calendar more than seven centuries
ago.
A. were developed B. developed C. are developed D. have been developed
Question 14: The pedestrians in cities……………… by automobiles.
A. were not frightening B. did not frightening C. will not frighten D. are not frightened
Question 15: So much progress……………that there may be space-flights to Mars.
A. are being made B. is being made C. will be made D. will being made
Question 16: Renoir’s paintings…………………masterpieces all over the world.
A. are considered B. is considered C. had considered D. considered

Question 17: Millions of pounds worth of damage has ……………….by a storm which……………… across the
north of England last night.
A. caused/ has passed B. been caused/ has been passed C.
caused/ passed D. been caused/ passed
Question 18: Bradford Hall………………as a home for City Arts Centre for the last ten years.
A. has been used B. was being used C. was used D. had been used
Question 19: Last night a tornado…………………through the village. It…………………destroyed everything in
its path.
A. swept/ was B. was swept/ was C. swept/ x D. was swept/ x
Question 20: In some rural areas, health care…………………by a small number of doctors and nurses.
A. is provided B. provided C. is being provide D. provides
KEY
1D 2C 3B 4B 5D 6D 7A 8C 9B 10C
11B 12C 13B 14D 15B 16A 17D 18A 19C 20A
UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
Choose the correct answer.
Question 1: Jack………………….his failure in the National Entrance Examination for his laziness.
A. blamed B. accused C. response D. took
Question 2: She felt a little…………………when she lived far from home during the first year of university.
A. crazy B. scary C. scare D. scaring
Question 3: I was……………………to meet my old classmates by chance after so many years of separation.
A. amazing B. amazes C. amazed D. to amaze
Question 4: I made my………………………to that company for a job a month ago but I haven’t received any
reply yet.
A. form B. application C. requirement D. letter
Question 5: The entrance…………………….to universities in Vietnam always takes place in July.
A. way B. road C. examination D. path
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Question 6: All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are………………………through University and
College Admission Service (UCSA).

A. to make B. make C. making D. made
Question 7: What does each university do before making a …………………on the offer of a place?
A. request B. decision C. reply D. requirement
Question 8: If someone………………into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”
A. will come B. comes C. came D. would come
Question 9: If you…………… to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
A. will listen B. listened C. listen D. had listened
Question 10: If the lecturer last night…………………Dr. Mason, I would have listened carefully.
A. were B. would be C. was D. had been
Question 11: Because Rachel did so poorly on the exam, she wishes that she ……… harder last night.
A. studied B. has studied C. had studied D. would study
Question 12: Mrs. Wood always talks to her pupils as though they ……………… adults.
A. are B. were C. would be D. have been
Question 13: Had you told me that this was going to happen, I …………… it.
A. didn’t believe B. won’t believe
C. hadn’t believed D. would never have believed
Question 14: Unless you……………… all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. answer B. will answer C. would answer D. answered
Question 15: I am really tired today. I wish I ………………Bob to the airport late last night.
A. didn’t have to take B. were not taking C. didn’t take D. hadn’t had to take
Question 16: Their friendship lasted three years. If he……………… less mean, she………… him.
A. is/ won’t leave B. was/ wouldn’t leave
C. had been/ wouldn’t have left D. were/ wouldn’t leave
Question 17: I wish I ……………you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend B. could lend C. will lend D. would lend
Question 18: It has been a long drought. It hasn’t rained for over a month. If it…………… , a lot of
crops……………
A. hasn’t rained/ would die B. won’t rain/ die
C. doesn’t rain/ will die D. didn’t rain/ would die
Question 19 I……………….William with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.

A. won’t bring B. wouldn’t have brought C.
didn’t bring D. hadn’t brought
Question 20: Ed………….in serious financial problems if he had listened to some of his friends.
A. wouldn’t be B. wouldn’t been C. wouldn’t have been D. hadn’t been
=== KEY ===
1A 2B 3C 4B 5C 6D 7B 8B 9D 10D
11C 12B 13D 14A 15D 16C 17B 18C 19B 20C
UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS
Choose the correct answer.
Question 1: You should prepare well to……………………the feeling of pressure, particularly when you are called
for the first interview.
A. increase B. reset C. reduce D. shorten
Question 2: One of the most important things is to create a good……………… on your job interviewer.
A. impression B. model C. image D. sample
Question 3: You should find out as much as possible about the job and the……………………
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A. place B. vacancy C. position D. blank
Question 4: It is necessary for you to express your interest in the job and to show that you might be the most
suitable…………………for the position.
A. competitor B. candidate C. nominee D. voter
Question 5: In addition, you may jot down your qualifications and prepare for the questions during the interview.
Jot down means……………………………….
A. note down B. mention C. collect D. turn down
Question 6: ………….that you are willing to learn about the technical aspects of the job that you do not know.
A. Declare B. Stress C. Approve D. Claim
Question 7: Colin told me about his new neighbor,………………speaks French and Italian.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
Question 8: The population of London………………….was one of the largest cities in the world, is falling now.
A. which B. where C. , that D. , which
Question 9: The woman next to my door is going to spend a few weeks in Sweden……………….her daughter

lives.
A. , which B. , where C. which D. that
Question 10: The sun……………….is one of millions of stars in the universe, provides us with heat and light.
A. , which B. that C. , that D. which
Question 11: I can’t remember the name of the garage……………… we had the car repaired.
A. where B. that C. which D. X
Question 12: It was an awful experience. It was the worst thing…………………has ever happened to me.
A. X B. , which C. that D. which
Question 13: Norman has sent them two letters, neither of……………………they have received.
A. that B. which C. whom D. whose
Question 14: The woman thanked the doctor………………… treatment had cured her.
A. whose B. of whom C. of which D. whoever
Question 15: He likes to tell people about his problems. He will talk to ………… will listen to him.
A. that B. who C. whoever D. whom
Question 16: At the end of this month, scientists at the institute will conduct their AIDS research, the results of
………………will be published within 6 months.
A. which B. whom C. that D. it
Question 17: The physician’s office usually has a laboratory………………a variety of medical tests can be done.
A. that B. which C. where D. who
Question 18: The company hired ten new employees, some of …………… are well-trained.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
Question 19: The boys……………….tennis over there are my new neighbors.
A. who plays B. that playing C. playing D. are playing
Question 20: He read The Old Man and The Sea, a novel……………… by Ernest Hemingway.
A. written B. writing C. which written D. that wrote
=== KEY===
1C 2A 3B 4B 5A 6B 7A 8D 9B 10A
11A 12C 13B 14A 15C 16A 17C 18B 19C 20A
Unit 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
Choose the best answer

1. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future.
a. depress b. depression c. depressing d. depressed
2. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.
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a. expected b. unexpected c. expectedly d. unexpectedly
3. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in
particular.
a. powerful b. optimistic c. dangerous d. pessimistic
4. A _______ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several
times.
a. plane b. corporation c. telecommunication d. shuttle
5. An economic _______ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a
lot of unemployment and poverty.
a. improvement b. depression c. development d. mission
6. In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.
a. companies b. services c. supermarkets d. farms
7. The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _______ is.
a. creativity b. history c. terrorism d. technology
8. Let's put off that meeting to next Monday.
a. postpone b. schedule c. arrange d. appoint
9. A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.
a. demolishing b. exploding c. developing d. running
10.She is looking _______ a new place to live because she does not want to depend _______
her parents any more.
a. for / on b. after / with c. up / forward d. at / into
11.I was brought _______ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass _______.
a. on / over b. for / on c. on / off d. up / away
12.Due to industrialization, we have to cope _______ the fact that many species are _______
danger _______ extinction.
a. over / at / for b. at / upon / over c. for / on / with d. with / in / of

13.Boys! Put your toys ______. It is time to go to bed. Don't stay _____ late.
a. off / on b. away / up c. down / off d. around/ for
14.She intended to quit her job to stay _______ home and look _______ her sick mother.
a. in / at b. at / after c. for / over d. up / on
15.He is very worried _______ his new job because he is not quite prepared _______ working.
a. on / over b. to / off c. about / for d. in / at
16.Instead _____ petrol, cars will only run ____ solar energy and electricity.
a. of / on b. for / by c. in / over d. from/ upon
17.She has a promising future ahead _______ her.
a. for b. from c. on d. of
18.What are your plans for _______ future?
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
19.Within _______ few years, _______ private space travel has gone from concept to reality.
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a. Ø / an b. the / the c. the / a d. a / Ø
20._______technology is already present in the form of computers, printers, scanners, handheld
devices, wireless technologies, and Internet connections.
a. A b. An c. The d. Ø
KEY
1. B
2. d
3. b
4. d
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. a
9. b
10.a
11.d

12.d
13.b
14.b
15.c
16.a
17.d
18.c
19.d
20.d
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