II.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below

1. John’s father ordered ________ not to stay out late again.
A. him B. to him C. that he D. for him
2. When the electricity failed, he _______ a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck D. started
3. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut _______ the gas supply to the flat.
A. down B. out C. across D. off
4. She refused to eat meat under any _______ .
A. circumstances B. occasion C. opportunity D. reason
5. I should be most grateful if you’d give me a ______ of this new typewriter.
A. demonstration B. display C. showing D. manifestation
6. He’s determined to finish the job ______ long it takes.
A. whatever B. whenever C. however D. no matter
7. He _______ me to believe that they had left the district.
A. made B. led C. assured D. confirmed
8. On _______ to power the new president announced a programme of social reforms.
A. arriving B. reaching C. achieving D. coming
9. Ben’s wife is a terrible snob. She _______ almost all his friends because they have north country accents.
A. looks up to B. looks forward to C looks out on D. looks down on
10. When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to _____ a very small income.
A. live on B. live up to C. live out D. live down
11. We are _______ your request and will shortly reply to it.
A. thinking B. realizing C. considering D. noticing
12. Although it was _______ jewelry, it looked real enough.
A. dishonest B. untrue C. invented D. imitation
13. They all thought he was guilty, but no one could ______ anything against him.
A. point B. accuse C. ensure D. prove
14. He is under sixteen, ______ he should not drive a car.
A. considering B. so far as C. therefore D. however
15. When Jane won the prize, I _______ her on her success.
A. rejoiced B. appreciated C. approved D. congratulated
16. When we had finished dinner, George asked the waiter to bring him the _________.
A. total B. cost C. count D. bill
17. He said that the plane had already left and that I ______ arrived an hour earlier.
A. must have B. had to C. should have D. was supposed to
18. It is distressing to see small children _______ in the streets.
A. pleading B. imploring C. begging D. entreating
19. Alice didn’t expect _______ to Pill’s party.
A. to asked B. being asked C. to be asked D. asking
20. The government plan to ________ the price of petrol.
A. raise B. heighten C. ascend D. rise
III. From the four underlined words or phrases (A), (B), (C), or (D), identify the one that is not
correct
1. It took me so many time to learn that lesson three months ago.
A B C D
2. My father has retired since three years and he is now living on his pension.
A B C D
3. Mrs. Brown’s children are used to be picked up after school every day.
A B C D
4. My father asked us not to spend too much time play computer games.
A B C D
5. They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience.
A B C D
6. When Cliff was sick with the flu, his mother made him to eat chicken soup and rest in bed.
A B C D
7. She wishes that we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
A B C D
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8. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
A B C D
9. Before she moved here, Arlene had been president of the organization since four years.
A B C D
10. The fire began in the fifth floor of the hotel, but it soon spread to adjacent floors.
A B C D
IV. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences
1. These _________will conserve the earth. INNOVATE
2. We should be more _________with our electricity. ECONOMIC
3. A list of _________events for the autumn is being prepared. COME
4. The _________of forests has brought about serious floods recently. DESTROY
5. My neighbors are very kind. They are ______ to me during my parents’ absence. SUPPORT
6. Sally came in so _________that she woke everyone up. NOISE
7. Martin was very _________of what he had done. SHAME
8. Are there any countries in the world where the kings still _________? GOVERNMENT
9. Our _________ from London to Sydney took 24 hours. FLY
10. Don’t believe her when she says she accidentally did it, her action was _________. PURPOSE
V. Give the correct verb forms
1. I am too terrified ______________ ( do ) it because I don’t know how ______________. ( swim )
2. I can’t help ______________ ( feel ) sorry for hungry children. If only there _________ ( be ) peace in
the world.
3. I am sorry. I already _______________ ( forget ) her name which you _____________ ( give ) me some
days before.
4. Does your brother know the man ___________ ( sit ) on the brown leather chair ?
5. When the teacher came, the classroom ________________. ( clean )
6. While I ______________ (leave ) the office this morning, I ____________ ( see ) a man who turned out
to be my old teacher.
VI. Fill in each the numbered gap in the text below with ONE suitable word
A WORLD LANGUAGE
The English language is big business: every day more and (0) __more____ people around the world are
learning English (1) _____ a foreign language and more and more people (2) _____ making a living from
providing English in various forms, including teachers, writers and publishers. (3) ______ Britain, the
English language is one of the country’s (4) ______ important sources of income.
English is quite unique in the history (5) _______ the world’s languages: an amazing one in seven people in
the world speak (6) ________, which makes it undoubtedly the first world language in history. (7) ______
English, Latin, French and Greek were also to some extent international languages (8) _______ none of
them ever managed to reach either the number of users that English has (9) _______ the incredible range of
situations in (10) _______ English is used today. For example, 75% of the world’s correspondence and 60%
of the world’s telephone conversations are carried (11) _____in English. Chinese also has a billion speakers
but (12) _______ a Chinese businessman meets a Spanish colleague at a conference, they (13) ______
almost certainly use English as a medium of communication, (14) _______ Chinese or Spanish. English has
also become the language of science: two thirds of scientists write (15) ________ research papers in English
and the majority of doctors in the world learn English as part of their studies.

Your answers:

1……………... 2……………… 3……………… 4…………….... 5…………….

6……………... 7……………… 8……………… 9……………… 10……………

11…………… 12……………. 13……………. 14……………. 15……………..

VII. Read the passage below carefully then choose the best answer for each question below
Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating
food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially
needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to
the flooded area to help distribute the donations.
1. What does this notice concern?
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 A dangerous roads C. help for flood victims
B. safety precautions D. warning about weather
2. What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?
A. medicine B. clothing C. food D. furniture
3. In addition to supplies, what is needed?
A. teachers B. new bridges C. places to stay D. volunteers
4. ‘devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that __________
A. cause a lot of damage C. happen suddenly
B. are very short D. last for a long time
5. The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. selling B. buying C. taking D. giving
VIII. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence, using the words in brackets. These words MUST NOT be altered in any way. There
is an example at the beginning (0).
0. I haven’t phoned her since she left for Paris. (LAST)
→ The last .
1. “Please don’t smoke in the house.” she said to us. (to)
 She told
2. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (pressure)
 They are
3. I only found out the truth because I heard the two of them talking. (found)
 If I
4. I bought myself some good new clothes. I need them for my new job. (which)
 I bought myself
5. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is distracting me. (putting)
 I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise
6. She started working as a secretary five years ago. (BEEN)
→ She has
7. You might fall if you’re not careful. (OR)
→ Be careful
8. “I’ve seen the films three times, Mary” said George. (TOLD)
→ George
9. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. (TIME)
→ This is the
10. When I get home, I’m going to have a shower straight away. (SOON)
→ I’m going to
IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answers in the spaces provided. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0. We are looking forward to going abroad this summer.
→ We are
1. That meal was excellent.
→ What ................................................................................................................................!
2. I don’t really want to visit the museum.
→ I’d rather .........................................................................................................................
3. Please don’t smoke in this area of the restaurant.
→ Customers are requested ..................................................................................................
4. Although he took a taxi, Peter arrived late for the concert.
→ In spite ............................................................................................................................
5. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
→ Rather ..............................................................................................................................
6. The cost of living has fallen considerably in the past week.
→ There has .........................................................................................................................
7. Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house.
→ Charles doesn’t .................................................................................................................................
8. He regrets having invited her to the party.
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→ He wishes ........................................................................................................................
9. It was such a dirty beach that we decided not to stay.
→ The beach .................................................................................................................................... ………
10. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
→ You don’t ..................................................................................................................................... …….
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that
the meaning stays the same.
1. Everyone thinks the book was written by the princess herself. HAVE
THE BOOK WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY THE PRINCESS
HERSELF (đề cô cho nhầm, sửa thought thành thinks)
2. I can’t lift this table on my own. UNLESS
UNLESS I HAVE SOMEONE HELP, I CAN’T LIFT THIS TABLE ON MY OWN.
3. I won’t stay in this job, not even for double the salary. IF
I WON’T STAY IN THIS JOB EVEN IF THE SALARY IS DOUBLE.
4. The coins are believed to have been buried for safe keeping. IT
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE COINS WERE BURIED FOR SAFE KEEPING
5. If you insist on eating so fast, of course you get in indigestion. WILL
IF YOU EAT SO FAST, YOU WILL GET IN INDIGESTION.
6. It’s pity! You aren’t going to Ann’s party. WISH
I WISH YOU WERE GOING TO ANN’S PARTY.
7. Someone punches Sam in the face at a football match. GOT
SAM GOT HIS FACE PUNCHED AT A FOOTBALL MATCH.
8. If you found the missing money, what would you do? WERE
WERE YOU TO FIND THE MISSING MONEY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
9. They suspended Jackson for the next two matches. BANNED
JACKSON WAS BANNED FROM PLAYING FOR THE NEXT TWO MATCHES.
10.Please come this way, and you’ll see if Mr. Francis is in. SHOULD
SHOULD YOU COME THIS WAY, YOU’LL SEE IF MR. FRANCIS IS IN.

II. By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logical ones.
You may need to change some of the words.
1. A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary of thousands of
words. (who)
A STUDENT WHO HAS STUDIED ENGLISH FOR A FEW YEARS MAY HAVE A
VOCABULARY OF THOUSANDS OF WORDS.
2. Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither so literary
and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English. (which)
BETWEEN FORMAL AND COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH THERE IS UNMARKED
ENGLISH WHICH IS NEITHER SO LITERARY AND SERIOUS AS FORMAL
ENGLISH, NOR SO CASUAL AND FREE AS COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH.
3. He bought a jeep. His friend advised him against it. (although)
HE BOUGHT A JEEP ALTHOUGH HIS FRIEND ADVISED HIM AGAINST IT.
4. Good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concrete ones. It
is the latter that make writing vivid, real and clear. (though)
THOUGH GOOD WRITING REQUIRES GENERAL AND ABSTRACT WORDS AS
WELL AS SPECIFIC AND CONCRETE ONES, IT IS THE LATTER THAT MAKE
WRITING VIVID, REAL AND CLEAR.
5. It was raining hard. They could not work in the fields. (so ... that)
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 IT WAS RAINING SO HARD THAT THEY COULD NOT WORK IN THE FIELDS.

6. The politician is concerned with successful elections. The statesman is interested in the
future of his people. (whereas)
THE POLITICIAN IS CONCERNED WITH SUCCESSFUL ELECTIONS WHEREAS
THE STATESMAN IS INTERESTED IN THE FUTURE OF HIS PEOPLE.
7. The results of the experiment were successful. The school refused to give any help.
(although)
THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT WERE SUCCESSFUL ALTHOUGH THE
SCHOOL REFUSED TO GIVE ANY HELP.
8. He chose to study computer science. Computer science has good employment prospects.
(because of)
HE CHOSE TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE BECAUSE OF ITS GOOD
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS.
9. Mary walked very slowly. She did not catch the train. (if)
IF MARY HADN’T WALKED VERY SLOWLY, SHE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT
THE TRAIN.
10.He is not coming. The meeting will be put off till next week. (in the event of)
THE MEETING WILL BE PUT OFF TILL NEXT WEEK IN THE EVENT OF HIS
NOT COMING.
…………………The end……………………

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C D A A C B D D A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C D D C D D C C C A

III. From the four underlined words or phrases (A), (B), (C), or (D), identify the one that is not
correct:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B B C D A C A B D A

IV. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences
1. innovations 2. economical 3. forthcoming 4. destruction
5. supportive 6. noisily 7. ashamed 8. govern
9. flight 10. purposeful

V. Give the correct verb forms

1. to do / to swim; 2. feeling / were; 3. have…..forgotten / gave
4. sitting; 5. was being cleaned 6. was leaving /saw

VI. Fill in each the numbered gap in the text below with ONE suitable word
1. as 6. it/English 11. out
2. are 7. Before 12. when
3. In 8. but/although 13. will
4. most 9. or 14. not
5. of 10. which 15. Their

VII. Read the passage below carefully then choose the best answer for each question below
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1. C 2. A 3.D 4. A 5. D

VIII. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence, using the words provided. These words MUST not be altered in any way
1. She told us not to smoke in the house.
2. They are putting pressure on me to make a decision soon.
3. If I hadn’t heard the two of them talking, I wouldn’t have found out the truth.
4. I bought myself some good new clothes which I need for my new job.
5. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is putting me off.
6. She has been (working as) a secretary for five years.
7. Be careful or you’ll fall.
8. George told Mary (that) he had seen the film three times.
9. This is the first time I’ve eaten this kind of food.
10. I am going to have a shower as soon as I get home.

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it
1. What an excellent meal (that /it was)!
2. I’d rather not go to/ visit the museum.
Or I’d rather stay at home than go to/ visit the museum.
3. Customers are requested not to smoke in this area of the restaurant.
4. In spite of taking/ having taken / the fact that Peter had taken a taxi, he/ Peter arrived late for the concert.
5. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
6. There has been a considerable fall in the cost of living in the past week.
7. Charles doesn’t live very far/ a long way from his aunt’s house.
8. He wishes he hadn’t invited her to the party.
9. The beach was so dirty that we decided not to stay.
10. You don’t have/ need to finish the work today.

…………………………..The end …………………………..