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I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (5p)
1. They asked me ………… I had seen him the day before
A. who B.whether C. if D. whom
2. They received her letter after she…………..to the new house.
A. has moved B. had moved C. was moving D. would move
3.There were many scientists at the meeting, several of ………. were very young.
A. that B. which C. who D whom
4. Turn off the light,………..?
A. will you B.shall we C. can you D. shall I
5. Would you mind …………..the door ?
A. opening B. open C. opens D. opened
6. It waste of time …………..like that.
A. to do B. doing C. has done D. did
7. I can’t believe it ! My purse ……………..
A. has been stolen B. is stolen C. was stolen D. is being stolen
8. I wish I…………….. more English words.
A. knew B. knows C. will know D. know
9. The old building …….. 20 years ago.
A. is built B. were build C. was built D. were built.
10.If you brush your teeth regularly, you ……….white teeth.
A. will have B. have C. had D. having
11.My father………tennis once or twice a week.
A. play usually B. is usually playing C. is playing usually D. usualy plays
12.When I …..to the hospital, she……in the waiting room.
A. went / was sitting B.went /is sitting C. go/sit D. going/ was sitting
13.We’ve been in Paris……we were married
A. for B. since C. to D. in
14.I’ve known her…………1990
A. in B. for C. on D. since
15 The best way to go to Clearwater Bay is ……car
A. In B. on C. at D. by

16. I wasn’t ….. yesterday,but I feel fine today.
A. good B. nice C. better D. well
17. He looked……..at the angry crowd.
A. calm B. calmly C. calmness D. calamity
18. It was ……hot day that we decided to go swimming.
A. so B. such C. so a D. such a
19.Nam ……. a new bike if he saves enough money.
A. would buy B. bought C. will buy D. has bought
20.Her house is small. She wishes she ……..another one
A. has B. had C. will have D. has had
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II. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses (5p)
1. We are taught English by Mr Tony.( Turn in to active voice )
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2. Mrs Hoa is sitting at the desk. She is a librarian (Combine the two sentences
into one by using a relative pronoun)
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3. Did they say that he was absent from class yesterday.( change the sentence into
passive voice)
Was he said to be absent from class yesterday ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. This tea is good. I think I’ll have another cup. (Combine the two sentences into
one by using “such…..that” )
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5. Someone cleaned my carpets yesterday.( Rewrite the sentence using “have +
object + past participle” )
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I had the carpets cleaned yesterday.
6. He runs fast (Rewrite the sentence using double comparative )
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He runs faster and faster.
7. My friend was too eager to wait for me ( Rewrite the sentence (using so…
that” )
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My friend was so eager that he (she ) couldn’t wait for me .
8. She said “ I saw him the day before yesterday” ( Rewrite the sentence using
reported speech )
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She said she had seen him two days before.
9.I’ll call the police if you don’t give me back my car (Rewrite the sentence using
Unless…. )
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Unless you give me back my car, I'll call the police.
10.We (do ) English test now.(Supply the correct form of the verb)
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III. read the following passage carefully then answer the questions and
translate it into Vietnamese.
Football is one of Nam’s favourite sports. He enjoys playing football very much.
Whenever the football season begins, he never misses any football match. He knows
by heart the name of each football player in all football teams and can predict which
team will win or lose the game when the match begins.
Last week, only after some minutes in the first half when Le Huynh Duck , taking
a pass from one of his fellow- players, immediately shot over the Dong Tap
goalkeeper and scored the first goal for the home team, Nam jumped out of his chair,
shouted out merrily and ran wildly around the house like a madman.
Looking at him, his father said cheerfully ; “ I hope my son will be a talented
football player in the future!”.
1. Answer the questions ( 2p)
a. Is Nam a frantic football supporter ?

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b. Why can he predict the result of the match ?
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c. What did he do when Le Huynh Duck scored his first goal ?
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d. What did Nam’s father say ?
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2. Translate the passage into Vietnamese.(3p)
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I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (5pts)
1. They asked me ………… I had seen him the day before.
A. who B.whether C. if D. whom
2. They received her letter after she…………..to the new house.
A. has moved B. had moved C. was moving D. would move
3.There were many scientists at the meeting, several of ………. were very young.
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
4. Turn off the light,………..?

A. will you B.shall we C. can you D. shall I
5. Would you mind …………..the door ?
A. opened B. open C. opens D. opening
6. It waste of time …………..like that.
A. has done B. doing C. . to do D. did
7. I can’t believe it ! My purse ……………..
A. has been stolen B. is stolen C. was stolen D. is being stolen
8. I wish I…………….. more English words.
A. knows B. knew C. will know D. know
9. The old building …….. 20 years ago.
A. is built B. were build C. was built D. were built.
10.If you brush your teeth regularly, you ……….white teeth.
A. will have B. have C. had D. having
11.My father………tennis once or twice a week.
A. play usually B. is usually playing C. is playing usually D. usualy plays
12.When I …..to the hospital, she……in the waiting room.
A. went / was sitting B.went /is sitting C. go/sit D. going/ was sitting
13.We’ve been in Paris……we were married.
A. for B. since C. to D. in
14.I’ve known her…………1990.
A. in B. for C. on D. since
15 The best way to go to Clearwater Bay is ……car.
A. In B. on C. at D. by
16. I wasn’t ….. yesterday,but I feel fine today.
A. good B. nice C. better D. well
17. He looked……..at the angry crowd.
A. calm B. calmly C. calmness D. calamity
18. It was ……hot day that we decided to go swimming.
A. so B. such C. so a D. such a
19.Nam ……. a new bike if he saves enough money.

A. would buy B. bought C. will buy D. has bought
20.Her house is small. She wishes she ……..another one.
A. has B. had C. will have D. has had
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II. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses (5pts)
1.We are taught English by Mr Tony.( Turn in to active voice )
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Mrs Hoa is sitting at the desk. She is a librarian (Combine the two sentences
into one by using a relative pronoun)
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Did they say that he was absent from class yesterday.( change the sentence into
passive voice)
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. This tea is good. I think I’ll have another cup. (Combine the two sentences into
one by using “such…..that” )
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Someone cleaned my carpets yesterday.( Rewrite the sentence using “have +
object + past participle” )
……………………………………………………………………………………
6. He runs fast (Rewrite the sentence using double comparative )
……………………………………………………………………………………
7. My friend was too eager to wait for me (Rewrite the sentence using “so…that” )
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. She said “ I saw him the day before yesterday” ( Rewrite the sentence using
reported speech )
……………………………………………………………………………………
9. I’ll call the police if you don’t give me back my car (Rewrite the sentence using
Unless…. )
……………………………………………………………………………………
10.We (do ) English test now.(Supply the correct form of the verb)

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III. Fill in each gap in the following paragraph in Finding one suitable word
(4pts)
The British Museum library is (1)…………….of the largest libraries in the
world. It has a copy of every book (2)……………….is printed in the English
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