I- Choose the one underlined word/ phrase which is grammatically incorrect.

1. When we are (A) on holiday (B), we used to go to (C) the beach every day (D).
2. I am confident that (A) life in the country (B) has improved significant (C) in the last (D) five
years.
3. We wish we can (A) consult an (B) expert on how to solve (C) this problem (D).
4. The environmentalist suggest (A) planting (B) more trees to improve the city’s landscape
(C) and the environment as well (D).
5. He works (A) much more hard (B) for his exams than he does (C) for his normal (D) school
work.
6. The doctor suggested (A) that he should (B) drink more water (C), and took (D) a lot of rest.
7. I used to listen to (A) music during (B) I was riding my (C) bicycle to school (D).
8. It is annoying (A) that many of the village's (B) customs have replaced (C) with new (D) ones.
9. None of (A) them had any (B) idea about how make (C) a raft with only a few (D) bamboo
canes.
10. It was reported (A) that the city had invested (B) more on the preservation (C) of it’s
wonders (D).
11. He said that (A) they will (B) have to set off (C) soon after (D) midnight.
12. He suggested to go (A) to Phong Nha Cave since (B) it’s a (C) famous natural wonder (D) of
Viet Nam.
13. When (A) he lived in (B) Japan, he didn’t used (C) to eat food with forks, but with
(D) chopsticks.
14. They wished (A) that time will be turned (B) back so that they could go (C) kite-flying
(D) with other kids.
15. He thinks (A) that geometry is (B) not as difficult (C) than (D) arithmetic.
16. I wish I can go (A) to see all the wonders (B) which have (C) been recognised (D) by
UNESCO.
17. She wished (A) she is not (B) getting stuck in another (C) traffic jam (D).
18. They are getting (A) used to walking (B) to (C) school in two (D) months.
19. I am tired of (A) being (B) told all (C) the time what to do, and when doing (D) it.
20. I used to having (A) a very good time (B) with my grandparents (C) when I was (D) a child.
II- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. There is general ___________ that Vietnamese students lack knowledge of the natural, or
man-made, wonders of Viet Nam.

A. accepting B. saying C. recognition D. undertaking

2. All the best theatres and restaurants are ___________ within a few minutes' walk of each
other.

A. laid B. situated C. seated D. stood

3. It is important to ___________ the wonders of the world so that future generations can see
them with their own eyes.

A. destroy B. ignore C. remain D. preserve

4. You don't have to go to a supermarket for that. Just wait for a street ___________ to go past,
and buy it.

A. person B. vendor C. supplier D. purchaser

5. Would you like to live in a modern house or a(n) ___________ cottage?

A. picturesque B. awful C. terrible D. bad

6. Production methods in the village are normally ___________ from ancestors to the younger
generations.

A. passed away B. passed out C. passed up D. passed down

7. A ___________ is a solid figure or object, made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, etc.

A. painting B. sculpture C. medal D. picture

8. It is important to decide if promotion should be based on merit or _____.

A. gender B. year C. seniority D. weight

9. Ho Chi Minh City has been divided into twenty-four ___________ divisions since December
2003.

A.administer B. administration C. administrative D.administrator

10. It's a great experience to be sitting comfortably in a ___________ pulled by someone through
the ancient streets.

A. bicycle B. rickshaw C. car D. train

11. Working in a place full of hustle and bustle like this, I can't help missing my tranquil and
___________ village.

A. picturesque B. modern C. loud D. ugly

12. A ___________ is a castle on high ground in or near a city, where people could go when the
city was being attacked.

A. cathedral B. monument C. centre D. citadel

13. The station building used to be a high wooden ___________ with a curved roof.

A. facility B. carriage C. complex D. structure

14. The scenery is ___________ when viewed from the mountain top. It feels like your breath is
being taken away.

A. nice B. good C. spectacular D. peaceful

15. The local government is introducing tougher ___________ to preserve historical sites.

A. measures B. actions C. plans D.steps

16. ___________ by the sea, the country has the advantage of having a large coastal area.

A. Situating B. Located C. Locating D. Stood

17. The new sports ___________ has six tennis courts.

A. complex B. match C. medium D. game

18. I love it when we go to see plays, and try to ___________ when we get back home.

A. play B. role-play C. act them out D. act

19. It is hard for people of different ___________ to get along in an extended family.

A. generations B. genders C. blood D. families

20. The pagoda is in a beautiful ___________, close to the sea.

A. spaces B. setting C. tower D. set

III- Rewrite the sentences below in the impersonal form of the passive.

1. People expect that the report will suggest some major reforms.

→ ______________________________________

2. They say that he invented the digital camera.

→ ______________________________________

3. Scientists have discovered that there is water on Mars.

→ ______________________________________

4. We expect the professor to arrive this morning.

→ ______________________________________

5. Many employers consider computer skills to be more important than work experience.

→ ______________________________________

IV - Using the given words to make meaningful sentences.

1. We/ suggest/ that/ the government/ limit/ the number/ visitors/ daily

→We suggest that the number of daily visitors should be limited by the government.

2. I/ suggest/ that/ control/ the deforestation.

→ I suggest that the deforestation should be controlled.

3. I/ suggest/ that/ reduce/ smoke/ exhaust fumes.

→ . I suggest that the amount of smoke and exhaust fumes should be reduced.___

4. I/ suggest/ that/ raise/ money/ charity

→  I suggest that money should be raised for charity.___

5. I/ suggest/ that/ put/ valuable/ things/ high-security/ places

→ I suggest that valuable things should be put in places of high-security.__

V - Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first 0ne, using
the words in brackets.

1. It's not a good idea to use the village's land to build new roads. (wouldn't)

→ ______________________________________

2. You should visit the historical places of the area. (worth)

→ ______________________________________

3. He suggested seeing Trang An, a natural wonder of our area. (visit)

→ ______________________________________

4. The sleepy villages are expected to mushroom into crowded towns within two years.
(supposed)

→ ______________________________________

5. It is important to educate children to preserve traditional values. (necessary)

→ ______________________________________

VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage

Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of “Mandarin’s
Box”. They draw a rectangle on the ground and (1)__________ it into ten small squares called
“rice fields” or “fish ponds”.

They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two (2)__________of the rectangle,
which are called “mandarin’s boxes” – the game’s name, each person has 25 small pebbles and a
bigger stone.

Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin’s boxes and five small pebbles in each of the
other squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one square on his
or her side of the board, but not a mandarin’s box and distributes the pebbles one by one,
(3)__________with the text square in (4) __________direction. Since each square contains five
pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five pebbles to the left or right.

After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following square and
repeats the distribution (5)__________. But if the following square is one of the mandarin’s
boxes, the turn ends and passes to the other player.

If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all the
contents of the square following the empty square and (6)__________ these pebbles from the
board. However, if there are two or more empty squares in a row, the player (7)__________ his
or her turn.
Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8)__________ to the other player. If
all five squares on one player’s side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must place
one pebble he or she has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can resume.

The game (9) __________ until the two mandarin’s boxes both been (10)__________. At the
end of the game, the player with more pebbles wins, with each of the large stones counting as ten
points.

1. A. divide B. share C. seperate D. leave

2. A. aims B. ends C. small points D. stops
3. A. start B. starting C. starts D. having started
4. A. no B. all C. either D. both
5. A. action B. method C. change D. process
6. A. ends B. disappears C. leaves D. removes
7. A. loses B. succeeds C. fails D. wins
8. A. gone B. made C. handed D. rewarded
9. A. starts B. pauses C. stops D. continues
10. A. held B. taken C. moved D. accepted