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A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM:
PART I: PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Write your answer (A, B,
C or D) on your answer sheet.
1. A. visited
B. remembered
C. returned
D. cried
2. A. holidays
B. festivals
C. pants
D. programs
3. A. drip
B. fix
C. bill
D. pipe
II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others in the group. Write your answer (A, B, C or
D) on your answer sheet.
4. A. animal
B. refuse
C. camera
D. sentence
5. A. recycle
B. allow
C. suggest
D. nation
PART II: LEXICO - GRAMMAR
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on
your answer sheet.
6. The train arrived at Da Nang________ at 5 a.m.
A. station

B. port
C. airport
D. bus stop
7. She asked me _______I could speak other languages.
A. what
B. if
C. that
D. this
8. Many people are interested ________the products that save energy.
A. on
B. to
C. in
D. for
9. Jane _________a journalist for three years.
A. is
B. was
C. have been
D. has been
10.We feel very ________today.
A. happy
B. happily
C. happiness
D. are happy
11. They________ all day swimming and sunbathing on the beach.
A. passed
B. used
C. took
D. spent
12. Last night my father ______home late. He ______a bath and then went to bed.
A. arrive/has/

B. arrived/has
C. arrived/ had
D. arrive/had
13. We use ________ to make clothes.
A. suit
B. dress
C. cotton
D. tissue
IV. Find one mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your
answer sheet.
14. The school year in Vietnam is divided to two terms.
A
B
C
D
15. She has learnt English for she went to Australia.
A
B
C D
16. Johnasked me if I want to buy any second-hand books.
A
B C
D
17. You will be ill if you eating so much.
A
B
C
D
PART III: READING
V. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each blank. Write your answer (A, B, C or D)

on your answer sheet.
When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly (18)_________a word “hello”, “goodbye”, “thank you”! I
went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quickly I (19)______ progress. (20)________the course we
learned a lot of vocabularies and studied grammar rules. (21)________thing I enjoyed most was being able to practice
speaking with other students in my class.

After two years, I went to England to a (22)______ school. I was (23)______ Cambridge. I
did a three-week course and I stayed (24)______a local family. It (25)______a fantastic
experience and I picked up a lot of new language from my host family and with other
students from (26) _____the world. I really improved my pronunciation as well.
(27)________I got back to Spain, I was so much more confident. I could hold a conversation
with my teacher in English.
18. A. talk
19. A. do
20. A. During

B. say
B. make
B. After

C. speak
C. did
C. Before

D. tell
D. made
D. While


21. A. That

B. The
C. A
D. Those
22. A. science
B. language
C. art
D. music
23. A. on
B. for
C. in
D. into
24. A. with
B. to
C. for
D. at
25. A. is
B. are
C. were
D. was
26. A. all over
B. over
C. over all
D. all
27. A. What
B. When
C. How
D. Where
VI. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each of the following questions. Write your
answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.
Last year, we had a nice holiday. My friend and I went to the seaside for a month. I had been to the seaside several

times before, but this was the first time for my friend. Naturally, it was a great event for him. Finally, the days came. It
was a fine morning. We got up very early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the journey by
car. We reached the seaside at 12 o’clock. We spent many hours on the beach. We enjoyed making castles and
channels in the sand. People said we ought to spend at least a few weeks at the seaside. If we could stay longer, so
much the better.
28. How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?
A. A week.
B. A few weeks.
C. A month.
D. A few months.
29. Who went to the seaside the first time?
A. The writer.
B. The writer’s friend.
C. The writer’s family.
D. The writer and his friend.
30. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?
A. It was bad.
B. It was rainy.
C. It was snowy.
D. It was good.
31. How did they travel to the seaside?
A. By car.
B. By train.
C. By bus.
D. By air.
32. When did they reach the seaside?
A. In the morning.
B. At noon.
C. In the afternoon.
D. At sunrise.

B.PHẦN TỰ LUẬN:
PART IV: WRITING
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
33. They grow rice in the tropical country.
Rice _________________________________ .
34. I last saw her five years ago.
I have not______________________________ .
35. I don’t have a computer.
I wish_________________________________ .
36.It was raining, so we decided to postpone our trip.
Because it _____________________________ .
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM:
PART I: PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Write your answer (A, B,
C or D) on your answer sheet.
1. A. hiked
B. rested
C. dressed
D. liked
2. A. door
B. soon
C. bamboo
D. food
3. A. trains
B. hotels
C. caves
D. stamps
II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others in the group. Write your answer (A, B, C or
D) on your answer sheet.
4. A. machine

B. mobile
C. movie
D. theater
5. A. invent
B. decorate
C. comprise
D. design
PART II: LEXICO - GRAMMAR
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on
your answer sheet.
6. We can see a big tree at the _____ to the village.
A. entry
B. entering
C. entrance
D. enter
7. John is _____ in learning Vietnamese.
A. fond
B. interested
C. keen
D. pleased
8. My family had a _____ to Linh’s home village last weekend.
A. two-day trip
B. two-days trip
C. two-day tripsD. two-days trips
9. The Robinsons _____ to Ireland for their holiday last year.


A. go
B. have gone
C. went

D. gone
10. They _____ a holiday for ten years.
A. didn’t had
B. don’t have
C. aren’t having
D. haven’t had
11. I asked Mary if she _____ learning French.
A. like
B. liked
C. likes
D. has liked
12. We intend to go for a picnic _____ October 20th.
A. between
B. at
C. on
D. in
13. Ba wishes he _____ stay in Hue for a few days.
A. ought
B. can
C. will
D. could
IV. Find one mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your
answer sheet.
14. My sister has made that blouse for eight o’clock.
A
B
C
D
15. Her father said that he would return home next week.
A

B
C
D
16. Mr Hung goes to work six days a week, on Monday to Saturday.
A
B
C
D
17. You should to practise speaking a lot if you want to improve your English.
A
B
C
D
PART III: READING
V. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each blank. Write your answer (A, B, C or D)
on your answer sheet.
I believe that it is important (18) _____ uniforms when students are (19) _____ school. (20) _____, uniforms
encourage the children (21) _____ pride in being students of the school that they are going to (22) _____ they are
wearing uniforms with labels bearing (23) _____ school’s name. Secondly, wearing uniforms (24) _____ students feel
equal in many ways. They all start from the same place no matter they are rich or (25) _____. They are really friends to
one another under one school roof. Finally, it is practical to wear uniforms. It doesn’t (26) _____ you time to think of
what to wear every day. In conclusion, all students, (27) _____ primary to high schools should wear uniforms.
18. A. wear
B. to wear
C. wearing
D. to wearing
19. A. at
B. for
C. to
D. on

20. A. The first
B. To first
C. Firstly
D. One
21. A. to taking
B. taking
C. take
D. to take
22. A. because
B. so
C. therefore
D. though
23. A. they
B. their
C. them
D. theirs
24. A. helping
B. helped
C. help
D. helps
25. A. poorly
B. poor
C. poverty
D. poorless
26. A. take
B. make
C. force
D. keep
27. A. at
B. in

C. from
D. between
VI. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each of the following questions. Write your
answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.
My full name is Nguyen Tung Duong. I’m from Ha Noi, Vietnam and I am twenty six years old. I’m studying
English because I need it for my job. I work in an international bank. I learnt English at school and at university, too.
But I have forgotten a lot of it. I think that my biggest problem with English is listening. People speak English very
quickly and I can’t understand them. But I like English because it is an international language and it is very useful. I
can talk to people from all over the world, and I can understand the words of my favorite songs, too.
28. Why is Tung Duong learning English now?
A. Because his boss forces him to do it.
B. Because he will go abroad.
C. Because he wants to sing English songs.
D. Because he needs it for his job.
29. Where does he work now?
A. In an international company.
B. In a bank.
C. In a national factory.
D. At a university.
30. What is his biggest problem with English?
A. Listening.
B. Speaking.
C. Reading.
D. Writing.
31. Tung Duong can understand the words of _____.
A. his favorite stories
B. his documents
C. his favorite songs
D. all the English songs
32. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. The writer used to be a student.
B. People speak English very fast, so he doesn’t understand them.
C. He thinks English is not a boring language.
D. He didn’t learn English when he was a pupil.
B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN:
PART IV: WRITING
VII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
33. The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day.
We haven’t ________________________________________.
34. I am not in Paris now.
I wish _____________________________________________.
35. You must wash this sweater in warm water.
This sweater________________________________________.
36. Hung didn’t go to school yesterday because he was ill.
Hung was ill, _______________________________________.
I.
PHONETICS: (1.0 pt)
1.Question 1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced diffrently:
E.g:

a. city

b.my

c. sky

d. cry

1. a. wanted

b. played

c. needed

d. collected

2. a. internet

b. information

c. violent

d. opinion

Question 2. Choose a wordwith a different stress pattern from the others:

E.g: a. mother

b. armchair

c. water

d. weekend

1. a. exchange

b. pagoda

c. atmosphere

d. persuade

2. a. entertain

b. electronic

c. documentary

d. television

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (4.0 pts)
Question 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence: (2.5 pts)
E.g: 0. ………….. he produce any vegetablea?
Does

b. Do

c. Is

d. Are

c. is exported

d. exported

1. Bananas ___________ to Europe every year.
a. are exported

b. exports

2. You bought this pair of trouser yesterday, ______?
a. didn’t you

b. weren’t you

c. did you

d. were you

3. Most children enjoy _______ advertisements on TV.
a. to watch

b. watch

c. to watching

d. watching

4. He was a strict __________, he asked me a lot of difficult questions.
a. examine

b. examining

c. examination

d. examiner

5. More and more people liked wearing________in the 1970s.

a. uniform

b. jeans

c. casual clothes

d. clothes

6. We also walked up the mountain to visit the ________of a Vietnamese hero.
a. place

b. shrine

c. land

d. site


7. The weather was bad, _________ we didn’t go on a picnic.
a. however

b. so

c. because

d. but

8. Nguyen Du, one of famous Vietnamese_______wrote “Truyen Kieu”.
a. poets

b. poems

c. poetry

d. poetic

9. What is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women? It’s _______.
a. the suit

b. the shirt

c. the Ao dai

d. the blouse

10.I’ve lived in this house ________1990.
a. from

b. since

c. for

d. in

Question 2. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1.5 pts)
Eg: The …examniner…… asked Hoa a lot of question in the oral test.

( exam)

1- The Ao Dai is the __________________ dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition)

2- Vietnamese people are very __________________.
(friend)
3- To Huu’s ________________ are interesting.
(poetry)
4- It is an ___________________ program.
5- The garden is _________________ with trees and flowers.
II.
READING: (2.5 pts)
III.

(interest)
(beauty)

Question 1. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions (1.5 pts)

There are at least 2,000 different languages in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. It is
used by businessmen , airline pilots and sea captains all over the world. It is also the first language of sports and
science, so it is very important to learn English. Chinese is also an important language because it has the greatest
number of speakers. There are not only one billion people living in China today, but also many Chinese people live
outside China. Chinese is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken in both Europe and Asia.
French is widely understood in Europe and in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia. From more than 2,000 languages, the
United Nations has chosen six of them for business. They are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
* Questions:
1.Which language is the most widely used? ……………………………………………………………
2.Is it important to learn English?…………………………………….…………
3.Where is Chinese widely spoken? ……………………………………..……………………
4.How many languages are there in the world ?……………………………………..
5. Which languages has the United Nations chosen for business?……………………………………………..
Question 2. Read the test then fill in the blanks with the provided words. (2 pts)
By

calf

farm
there
bus stop

enjoyable
classmates

raised

goodbye

feed

fields

Last weekend, I had a day trip to the countryside with some of my (0)____classmates______. We went to visit a farm.
Peter’s Uncle Tom works (1 )__________We left early in the morning and went there (2)________ bus. Uncle Tom
and some workers met us at the (3)________ __ and took us to their farm. On the way, Uncle Tom showed us
(4)_________ _ of wheat, corn, and vegetables. After lunch, we all went for a walk round the (5)___________. In the
afternoon we went to the cattle farm. A lot of horses, sheep and cows were (6)________ _ here. We saw a new-born
(7)__________ in the cowshed when we helped the farmers to (8)_________ the cows. After having some tea and
cakes we said (9)____________ and went home. It was an (10)__________ day!
IV. WRITING: (2.5 pts)


Question 1. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same (1.0 pt)
E.g: They grow potatoes in the garden.
-> Potatoes are grown in the garden.

1. I bought that schoolbag last year.
 That schoolbag................................................................................................................
2. “I’m practicing English.”

 Lan said...........................................................................................................................
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

(0,5pt)

1.

A. city

B. century

C. official

D. notice

2.

A. character

B. chemistry

C. school

D. exchange

II. Pick out the word whose primary stress mark is placed differently from that of the others.

(0,5pt)
1.

A. fashionable

B. exchangeable

C. comfortable

D. breakable

2.

A. tourist

B. existence

C. classical

D. forest

Part C: VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES. (2,0pts)
Choose the correct option A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences. (2,5pts)
1. Whether I shall go on a trip to my home village this summer or not depends……my parents.
A. at

B. in

C. on

D. of

C. pigeon

D. origin

2. Buddhism is an official……………….in Vietnam.
A. religion

B. region

3. The Ao Dai is described as a long silk tunic that is slit on the side and……over loose pants.
A. wears

B. wearing

C. wore

D. worn

4. In the 1980s, sales of jeans went up and up. What does “went up and up” mean?
A. increased

B. decreased

C. descended

D. went backward

5. The journey to Ba’s village is very……… . People were very…………..in it.

A. interested/interesting

B. interest/interested

C. interesting/interest

D. interesting/interested

D. until

D. up to

C. the previous day

D. two days before

6. We have been learning English……four years now.
A. for

B. since

7. She told me that she would be there ……………..
A. the following day

B. tomorrow

8. ………television, people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs.
A. Thank you to

B. Thanks to

C. Thankful to

D. Many thanks to

9. If I were you, I.....................take the job.
A. will

B. am

10. Laura wishes she..................... a teacher in the future.

C. would

D. do


A. will become

B. becomes

C. would become

D. became

Part D: READING COMPREHESION. (2,0pts)
Choose one best option to complete the sentence
John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he
became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is very well-known in his teaching career. He has
written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He has been to Thailand,

the Philippines, and Vietnam to give lectures dealing with “disabled students and integrated education”. He was
married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children. In the 1990s, they lived in the suburbs of London. They are
now living in the center of the city. In fact, they have lived there since 2000.
1. When Mr. John Brown went to university in 1982, ______________________ .
A. he was a senior lecturer.

B. he became one of the best students

C. he wrote five books about education

D. he met a professor

2. He became a professor _________________ .
A. in 1982

B. in 1990

C. in 1995

D. in 2000.

C. education

D. suburbs

3. He has written five books about_________________
A. business

B. countries

4. He has been to Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam ____________________.
A. to pay a visit with his family
B. to give lectures about “disabled students and integrated education”.
C. to marry his assistant

D. to live there

EX1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. We can’t go along here because the road_______.
A. is repairing
B. is repaired
C. is being repaired
2. The story I’ve just read_______ Agatha Christie.
A. was written
B. was written by
C. was written from
3. I’m going to go out and_______.
A. have cut my hair
B. have my hair cut
C. cut my hair
4. Something funny_______ in class yesterday.
A. happened
B. was happened
C. happens
5. Many US automobiles_______ in Detroit, Michigan
A. manufacture
B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured
6. We_______ by a loud noise during the night.
A. woke up

B. are woken up
C. were woken up
7. Some film stars_______ difficult to work with.
A. are said be
B. are said to be
C. say to be
8. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? – I don’t enjoy_______ at.
A. be laughed
B. to be laughed
C. laughing
9. Today, many serious childhood diseases_______ by early immunization.[ sự miễn dịch]
A. are preventing
B. can prevent
C. prevent
10. Do you get your heating_______ every year?
A. checking
B. check
C. be checked
11. Bicycles_______ in the driveway.
A. must not leave
B. must not be leaving
C. must not be left
12. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony_______ next weekend.[ Symphony: khúc giao hưởng]
A. is going to be performed
B. has been performed
C. will be performing
13. All bottles_______ before transportation.
A. frozen
B. were froze
C. were frozen

D. repairs
D. wrote by
D. my hair be cut
D. is happened
D. are manufacturing
D. were waking up
D. said to be
D. being laughed
D. can be prevented
D. checked
D. must not have left
D. will have perform
D. are froze


14. ______________ yet?
A. Have the letters been typed
B. Have been the letters typed
C. Have the letters typed
D. Had the letters typed
15. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where_______ for administrati
on, broadcasting and education.
A. is used
B. it is used
C. used
D. being used
16. The telephones_______ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. is invented
B. is inventing

C. invented
D. was invented
17. Lots of houses_______ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying
B. destroyed
C. were destroyed
D. is destroyed
18. Gold_______ in California in the 19th century.
A. was discovered
B. has been discovered
C. was discover
D. they discover
19. The preparation_______ by the time the guest_______.
A. had been finished- arrived
B. have finished- arrived
C. had finished-were arriving
D. have been finished- were arrived
20. The boy_______ by the teacher yesterday.
A. punish
B. punished
C. punishing
D. was punished
21. “Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon”_ “They’ve already ______, sir. They’re on your desk.”
A. typed
B. been being typed
C. being typed
D. been typed
22. Sarah is wearing a blouse. It_______ of cotton.
A. be made
B. are made

C. is made
D. made
23. They had a boy _______ that yesterday.
A. done
B. to do
C. did
D. do
24. We got our mail _______ yesterday.
A. been delivered
B. delivered
C. delivering
D. to deliver
25. James_______ the news as soon as possible.
A. should tell
B. should be told
C. should told
D. should be telled
26. My wedding ring _______ yellow and white gold.
A. is made
B. is making
C. made
D. make
27. Mr. Wilson is _______ as Willie to his friend.
A. known
B. knew
C. is known
D. know
28. References _______ in the examination room.
A. not are used
B. is not used

C. didn’t used
D. are not used
29. Laura _______ in Boston.
A. are born
B. were born
C. was born
D. born
30. His car needs ________.
A. be fixed
B. fixing
C. to be fixing
D. fixed
31. Her watch needs _______.
A. repairing
B. to be repaired
C. repaired
D. A and B
32. My mother is going _____ this house.
A. sold
B. sell
C. to be sold
D. to sell
33. There’s somebody behind us. I think we are _______.
A. being followed
B. are followed
C. follow
D. following
34. Have you _______ by a dog?
A. bite
B. bit

C. ever been bitten
D. ever been bit
35. The room is being _______ at the moment.
A. was cleaned
B. cleaned
C. cleaning
D. clean
36. It _______ that the strike will end soon.
A. is expected
B. expected
C. are expected
D. was expected
37. It is _______ that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. was reported
B. reports
C. reported
D. reporting
38. He was said _______ this building.
A. designing
B. to have designed
C. to design
D. designed
39. Ted _______ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.
A. got sting
B. got stung
C. get stung
D. gets stung
40. These tennis courts don’t _____ very often. Not many people want to play.
A. got used
B. used

C. get used
D. get use
41. I’ll get Minh _______ this for you.


A. do B. done
C. did
D. to do
42. Those letters _______ now. You can do the typing later.
A. need typing
B. needn't be typed
C. need to type
D. needn't typing
43. “What a beautiful dress you are wearing”- “thanks, it_______ especially for me by a French tailor.”
A. is made
B. has made
C. made
D. was made
44. Somebody cleans the room every day.
A. The room everyday is cleaned.
B. The room is every day cleaned.
C. The room is cleaned every day.
D. The room is cleaned by somebody every day.
45. People don’t use this road very often.
A. This road is not used very often.
B. Not very often this road is not used.
C. This road very often is not used.
D. This road not very often is used.
46. How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned?

B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned?
D. Languages are learned how?
47. Mr. Ba bought a new house last year.
A. A new house is bought last year by Mr. Ba.
B. A new house was buying by Mr. Ba last year.
C. A new house was bought last year by Mr. Ba. D. A new house was bought by Mr. Ba last year.
48. They will ask you several questions.
A. You will be asking several questions.
B. You will be ask several questions.
C. You would be asked several questions.
D. You will be asked several questions
49. They have built two department stores this year.
A. Two department store are built this year.
B. Two department stores has been built this year.
C. Two department stores have been build this year.
D. Two department stores have been built this year.
50. _______ by the police.
A. The stealing car has just been found
B. The stolen car has just been found
C. The stealing car has just found
D. The stolen car has just found.
1) EXERCISES:
1. I’ll be at home _____ Saturday morning. You can phone me then.
A. At
B. on
C. In
D. By
2. I’m going away _____ the end of June.
A. At

B. on
C. in
D. to
3. What time did they ____ the hotel?
A. arrive to
B. arrive at
C. arrive in
D. arrive on
4. Have you read any books ______ Agatha Christie?
A. of
B. from
C. by
D. with
5. I’m not very good _____ repairing things.
A. at
B. for
C. in
D. about
6. “What time will you arrive?” “I don’t know. It depends __ the traffic.”
A. of
B. for
C. from
D. on
7. I prefer tea _____ coffee.
A. to
B. than
C. against
D. over
8. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage __ the other car.
A. of

B. for
C. to
D. on
9. These days everybody is aware _____ the dangers of smoking.
A. on
B. of
C. with
D. about
10. He’s very brave. He’s not afraid _____ anything.
A. at
B. about
C. with
D. of
11. Bill and I come from the same town but my accent is different ___ his.
A. with
B. on
C. at
D. from
12. Do you know anyone who might be interested ___ buying an old car?
A. on
B. in
C. with
D. about
13. Sun oil can protect the skin _____ the sun.
A. in
B. for
C. from
D. by
14. The apartment consists ______ three rooms, a kitchen and bathroom.
A. of

B. about
C. on
D. at
15. Mozart died ______ Vienna in 1791_____ the age of 35.
A. in / on
B. in / at
C. at / in
D. of / for
16. We waited ages for a taxi. We gave up ___ the end and walked home.


A. in
B. on
C. at
D. of
17. I like to get up ___ time to have a big breakfast before going to work.
A. on
B. to
C. in
D. for
18. Why are you never _____ time? You always keep everybody waiting.
A. in
B. on
C. for
D. at
19. “Romeo and Juliet” is a play ______ Shakespeare.
A. about
B. for
C. on
D. by

20. There has been an increase ______ the number of road accidents recently.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. by
21. I’m sure you are capable ______ passing the examination.
A. with
B. to
C. of
D. by
22. My home town is not especially interesting. It’s not famous ___ anything.
A. for
B. with
C. at
D. on
23. Linda is married ____ an American.
A. with
B. to
C. in
D. for
24. When I realized that I was wrong, I apologized _____ my mistake.
A. to
B. at
C. on
D. for
25. The book is divided ______ three parts.
A. to
B. with
C. of
D. into

26. Don’t throw stones _____ the birds! It’s cruel.
A. at
B. to
C. into
D. in
27. I saw a really funny program _____ television.
A. at
B. from
C. in
D. on
28. Stuart: Good heaven! It’s Nick Jenkins, isn’t it? I don’t believe it!
Nick: Stuart! I haven’t seen you ______ we left school.
A. for
B. from
C. since
D. by
29. What’s the difference ______ a boat and a ship?
A. between
B. from
C. under
D. with
30. I can’t find my keys. I had them a minute _____.
A.
B. before
C. behind
D. back.
31. Father: What’s this girl’s name?
Son: Julie. She’s ______ college _____ me.
A. at / with
B. at / on

C. in / to
D. to / with
32. We all laughed _____ the cartoon.
A. for
B. at
C. on
D. to
33. Sally and Kevin had an argument and now they’re not speaking _______ one another.
A. about
B. to
C. for
D. at
34. Police are searching _______ the man who escaped from prison.
A. at
B. in
C. for
D. by
35. Don’t point that knife _____ me. It’s dangerous.
A. at
B. to
C. into
D. onto
36. I heard a noise behind me and turned _____, but there was nothing.
A. away
B. out
C. on
D. round
37. Why were you so unfriendly ________ Tessa? Have you had an argument with her?
A. of
B. for

C. to
D. with
38. They gave me a form and told me to fill ______ it.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. with
39. We travelled ________ 6.45 train, which arrived at 8.30.
A. in the
B. on the
C. by the
D. by
40. Janet warned me ______ the water. She said it wasn’t safe to drink.
A. about
B. with
C. on
D. to
IX, READING
Reading 1
Learning English
Every year students in many (1) ……………. learn English. (2) …………. of these students are young children.
Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study (3) …………… themselves. A few learn
English just by (4) …………. the language in films, (5) …………. television, in the office, or among their friends. But
not many are lucky to do that. Most people must work (6) ……………. to learn another language.


Learning another language! Learning English! Why do all these people want to learn English? It is (7) ………. to
answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn
English because it is (8) ……………. for their work. Teenagers often learn English (9) ……………. their higher
studies, because some of their book are in English at the college or University. Other people learn English because they

want to read newspapers or magazines (10) ……… English.
1
a. countries
b. homes
c. house
d. families
2
a. None
b. Some
c. Any
d. All
3
a. for
b. with
c. by
d. on
4
a. hear
b. heard
c. to hear
d. hearing
5
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. to
6
a. hardly
b. hard
c. easy

d. easily
7
a. horrible
b. cold
c. difficult
d. careful
8
a. use
b. used
c. useful
d. useless
9
a. for
b. with
c. to
d. of
10 a. for
b. with
c. to
d. in
Reading 2
Learning a second language
Some people learn a second language (1) ……….Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you
help (2) ………. learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little (3)
…………. and more interesting.
The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. (4) …. patient.
You do not to have to understand (5) …………. all at once. It’s natural to make mistakes when you learn something
new. We can learn from our mistakes.
The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, everyday. You will get used to
(6) ……………….in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you

will see that your writing is improving. (7) ……………. you must speak English every day. You can practice with your
classmates (8) …. class.
The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After (9) …. class,
think about what you can did. Did you answer a question (10) ……………….? Did you understand something the
teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. It is important to practice every day
and make a record of your achievements.
1
a. ease
b. easy
c. easily
d. all a, b, c
2
a. itself
b. yourself
c. himself
d. herself
3
a. ease
b. easy
c. easily
d. easier
4
a. be
b. being
c. to be
d. been
5
a. anything
b. nothing
c. everything

d. something
6
a. write
b. writing
c. to write
d. written
7
a. In addition
b. Addition
c. Additional
d. By addition
8
a. of side
b. outside
c. beside
d. by side
9
a. some
b. each
c. all
d. few
10 a. correct
b. correction
c. correctly
d. corrective
Reading 3
Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. (1)………………are
teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes. A few learn English by (2)
………….or just by (3) ………………. to the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work
hard to learn English. (4) ……………. do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question.

Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject. Many adults learn English because (5)
………. useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their (6) ……………………
studies, because some of their books are written (7) English at their college or university. Other people learn English
because they want to read English newspaper or magazine for (8) ……………………….and entertainment.
1. A. The other
B. Others
C. Another
D. Each other
2. A. them
B. their
C. themselves
D. theirs
3. A. listening
B. speaking
C. talking
D. hearing
4. A. What
B. How
C. Why
D. Where
5. A. they are
B. it is
C. there is
D. of being
6. A. taller
B. higher
C. better
D. fuller
7. A. in
B. at

C. by
D. with
8. A. equipment
B. example
C. transportation
D. information


Reading 4
The Internet has (1)..........and become part of our life .It’s very fast and convenient way to get information. People
use the Internet (2)...............many purposes: education, communication, (3)..........and commerce. The Internet helps
people communicate (4)...........friends and relatives by (5)..............of email or chatting.
However, the Internet has limitations. It is time-(6)..............and costly. It is also dangerous because of virus and bad
programs. (7)................the other hand, the Internet (8).................sometimes have to suffer various risks such as spam or
electronic junk mail and personal information leaking. So, while enjoying surfing, be alert!
1.A-develop
B-developed
C-development
D-developing
2.A-for
B-in
C-at
D-to
3.A-entertainment
B-entertaining
C-entertained
D-entertain
4.A-to
B-among
C-with

D-between
5.A- mean
B-meaning
C- meant
D-means
6.A-consume
B-consumed
C-consumer
D-consuming
7.A-at
B-on
C-to
D-in
8.A-use
B-users
C-using
D-used
Reading 5
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Today is the first day of the new school years. Behind school gate everything looks bright and clean. The smell fresh
paint greets hundreds of boys and girls in uniform. Most of them have already known one another quite well. However,
there are some newcomers. Some of the old students gather in small groups and talk to one another. Some of the old
ones are eager to help the newcomers. It's difficult for newcomers to make friends and get into games in a new school.
Sometimes, they do not know the new regulations. All the students look eager to start the new school year.
1. How does everything look in the first day of the new school year?
2. Are all the students in uniform?
3. Why do newcomers sometimes talk or do things differently?
4. How do all the students look when the new school year begin?
5. How do you feel in the first day of the new school year?
Reading 6

. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space.
Choosing clothes can be difficult. Some people want to be (1)............, but they don't want to look exactly (2) ........
everybody else. Not all clothes are (3)........... for work or school, perhaps because they are not (4)............. enough, or
simply not (5)............. It is easy to buy the (6)............, and find that your trousers are too (7)............. , especially if you
are a little bit (8).......... Very loose clothes make you feel slim, but when they have shrunk in the washing machine,
then you have the same problem! If you buy light (9)............... clothes, then they might not be (10)............. enough for
winter.
1. a. of fashion
b. fashioned
c. fashionable
d. fashion
2. a. alike
b. like
c. similar
d. same
3. a. fitted
b. suitable
c. comfort
d. equal
4. a. formal
b. strict
c. uniform
d. suited
5. a. comforting
b. comfort
c. comforted
d. comfortable
6. a. false
b. mistake
c. wrong

d. error
7. a. straight
b. close
c. stiff
d. tight
8. a. slim
b. overweight
c. thin
d. enormous
9. a. of cotton
b. in cotton
c. cotton
d. cottoned
10. a. warm
b. cold
c. hot
d. cool
Reading 7
. Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable prepositons.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF SEA GAMES
The eighteenth Sea Games took place (1)...... Changmai - Thailand in the winter (2)............1995. Competitors (3).... ten
countries of this area - all must be amateur athletes were sent there to take part (4)...\ sport events (5)........... different
kinds.In the opening ceremony, all athletes lined up (6)............the field. Each delegation stood (7)............ its national
flag. (8)...........that, the athletes began to march proudly in front (9)...........the stand to express their friendship
andsportmanship. People carried a torch to the high tower and its flame would burn there (10)..............the games.
X, PHONETICS:
1. a.asked
b.advised
c.worked
d.promised

2. a.nights
b.statements
c.books
d.understands
3. a.monument
b.number
c.numerous
d.curable
4. a.wicked
b.sacred
c.wrapped
d.naked


5. a.paid
6. a.honest
7. a.thorough
8. a.Christmas
9. a.laughed
10. a.breathe
11. a.paths
12. a.character
13. a.headaches
14. a.breath
15. a.kicked
16. a.singer
17. a.contribute
18. a.entrance
19. a.capital
20. a.energy

21. a.job
22. a.great
23. a.pleased
24. a.advised
25. a.enough
26. a.accurate
27. a.that
28. a.height
29. a.laughed
30. a.message
31. a.say
32. a.school
33. a.plays
34. a.mile
35. a.station
36. a.theory
37. a.go
38. a.union
39. a.chimney
40. a.honey
41. a.proud
42. a.gel
43. a.bubble
44. a.mended
45. a.pleased
46. a.break
47. a.plough
48. a.nature
49. a.nature
50. a.clothes

1. a. cost
2. a. girl
3. a. pass
4. a. fished
5. a. naked
6. a. laughed
7. a. coughs
8. a. breathe
9. a. nation
10. a. clown
11. a. heavy
12. a. measure

b.break
b.home
b.without
b.teacher
b.stopped
b.breath
b.laughs
b.chemistry
b.misses
b.within
b.blocked
b.younger
b.tribe
b.enjoy
b.nature
b.enable
b.mother

b.steak
b.raised
b.amused
b.cough
b.accident
b.catch
b.eight
b.stopped
b.image
b.pay
b.scholar
b.delays
b.price
b.question
b.although
b.gender
b.unitied
b.chaos
b.honest
b.southern
b.gear
b.doubt
b.wicked
b.increased
b.steak
b.south
b.nation
b.natural
b.cloth
b. dog

b. hurt
b. bays
b. learned
b. locked
b. stopped
b. Alice’s
b. breath
b. national
b. South
b. many
b. pleasing

c.bread
c.vehicle
c.althought
c.children
c.placed
c.thin
c.baths
c.scholarship
c.pages
c.beneath
c.naked
c.stronger
c.triangel
c.mention
c.national
c.elementary
c.lover
c.breakfast

c.practised
c.practised
c.though
c.success
c.bad
c.weight
c.placed
c.massage
c.says
c.machine
c.says
c.advice
c.television
c.the
c.gather
c.university
c.children
c.honor
c.grow
c.get
c.able
c.raised
c.placed
c.great
c.clown
c.station
c.January
c.though
c. come
c. heard

c. worse
c. saved
c. planted
c. placed
c. clocks
c. thin
c. nature
c. Southern
c. engine
c. reason

d.ache
d.hour
d.mouths
d.charity
d.ragged
d.bath
d.increase
d.charity
d.branches
d.booth
d.locked
d.single
d.final
d.aspect
d.careful
d.engineer
d.but
d.danger
d.closed

d.pleased
d.rough
d.accept
d.wash
d.paid
d.pleased
d.voyage
d.may
d.architect
d.lays
d.milk
d.mission
d.without
d.gas
d.unimportant
d.chilly
d.hour
d.south
d.grow
d.capable
d.learned
d.stopped
d.meat
d.southern
d.national
d.volcanic
d.without
d. fox
d. heart
d. chips

d. pleased
d. landed
d. phoned
d. hates
d. bath
d. grey
d. plough
d. complete
d. houses


13. a. zoo
14. a. chemist
15. a. reading
16. a. rain
17. a. this
18. a. poster
19. a. great
20. a. stays
21. a. children
22. a. laugh
23. a. bear
24. a. attracted
25. a. ticket
26.a.sight
27.a.flood
28.a.primary
29.a.school
30.a.impressed
31.a.currency

32.a.tunic
33.a.clothes
34.a.practical
35.a.stopped
36.a.took
37.a.clothed
38.a.please
39.a.tired
40.a.town
41.a.campus
42.a.qualify
43.a.school
44.a.speak
45.a.meal
46.a.realize
47.a.practised
48.a.deny
49.a.Internet
50.a.used

b. blood
b. school
b. middle
b. leisure
b. thick
b. come
b. friend
b. plays
b. child
b. enough

b. dear
b. excited
b. tiger
b.mineral
b.groom
b.divide
b.children
b.disappointed
b.difficult
b.slit
b.cloth
b.tradition
b.designed
b.school
b.impressed
b.pleasure
b.enjoyed
b.grown
b.practice
b.scenery
b.scholarchip
b.need
b.breakfast
b.organize
b.studied
b.pity
b.invent
b.worked

c. blue

c. scholarship
c. life
c. break
c. math
c. mother
c. dead
c. lays
c. wild
c. rough
c. fear
c. admired
c. visit
c.pipe
c.typhoon
c.comprise
c.Chinese
c.wished
c.much
c.design
c.ethnic
c.fashion
c.embroidered
c.food
c.enjoyed
c.easy
c.reached
c.mountain
c.language
c.grocery
c.chemistry

c.heart
c.read
c.surprise
c.watched
c.widely
c.media
c.watched

d. balloon.
d. children
d. picture
d. grey
d. thin
d. love
d. breath
d. says
d. sight
d. though
d. near
d. fascinated
d. habit
d.device
d.balloon
d.religion
d.church
d.stopped
d.summer
d.ethnic
d.think
d.pattern

d.used
d.choose
d.worked
d.teacher
d.arrived
d.down
d.favorite
d.academy
d.children
d.read
d.week
d.promise
d.worked
d.city
d.spend
d.practiced