I. Pronunciation:

1.

A. angry

B. danger

C. strange

D. range

<A>

2.

A. about

B. shout

C. tough

D. houting

<C>

3.

A. pleasant

B. reason

C. creature

D. feature

<A>

4.

A. word

B. sword

C. burn

D. world

<B>

5.

A. main

B. gain

C. dairy

D. laid

<C>

6.

A. guilty

B. busy

C. bury

D. build

<C>

7.

A. suit                               b. pool                  c. blue                  d. threw

<A>

II. Find the mistake

8. The blind is unable to see anything.

A. is

B. unable

C. to see

D. anything

<A>

9. "How far Vietnamese do you know?” asked my friend.

A. How far

B. do

C. know

D. asked

<A>

10. I will come back as quickly as possible.

A. will come

B. back

C. quickly

D. possible

<C>

III. Grammar and vocabulary:

11. The family gathered together to ……………… the holiday meal.

A. swallow

B. share

C. divide

D. receive

<B>

12. I see you were a junior clerk in Trade Wind and Import Company,

………………… you type?

A. can

B. were

C. have

D. are

<A>

13. I had to work hard to …………… the other students.

A. keep away from

B. keep up with

C. keep in touch with

D. put up with

<B>

14. Oh, my speed is 50 words …………… minute.

A. the

B. some

C. each

D. a

<D>

15. By the time I applied, all the holiday vouchers …………… used up.

A. had been

B. have been

C. was

D. are

<A>

16. Can you work on Saturday …………… we need you?

A. if

B. but

C. and

D. because

<A>

17. …………… bread is regarded by some as a therapeutic activity.

A. To make

B. Made

C. Making

D. Having made

<C>

18. She has …………… money that she can buy everything she wants.

A. such

B. so

C. so much

D. so many

<C>

19. It’s time they …………… promotion, in my view.

A. get

B. got

C. will get

D. have got

<B>

20. Galileo was …………… for his study of how things fall.

A. famous

B. notorious

C. generous

D. industrious

<A>

21. The candidate …………… to have withdrawn her application.

A. claimed

B. said

C. denied

D. reported

<A>

22. People used to think that heavy things always …………… faster than light things.

A. fall

B. collapsed

C. destroyed

D. fell

<D>

23. There’s nothing I like more than …………… for a brisk walk along the sea-shore.

A. go

B. out

C. walking

D. going

<D>

24. He …………… a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal last Monday.

A. sees

B. has seen

C. saw

D. is seeing

<C>

25. How can you waste all that money on ……………?

A. gamble

B. to gamble

C. gambling

D. the gamble

<C>

26. The idea for a computer was worked out over two centuries ago by a man

…………… Charles Babbage.

A. known

B. recognized

C. written

D. called

<D>

27. The flat …………… of three rooms, with a kitchen and a bathroom.

A. composes

B. contains

C. includes

D. consists

<D>

28. Over the years, people have argued …………… his machines would ever work.

A. until

B. whether

C. while

D. though

<B>

29. It was the largest experiment we have ever performed. It …………… six hours.

A. ended

B. finished

C. was

D. lasted

<D>

30. …………… being no exercises to do, these children are allowed to go home.

A. It

B. There

C. He

D. Here

<B>

31. There are many difficulties to be …………… with when they start to carry out a new plan.

A. dealt

B. removed

C. attacked

D. overcome

<A>

32. My number isn't in the directory …………… people don't ring me up.

A. because

B. but

C. and

D. so

<D>

33. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister …………… charge of the house.

A. hold

B. make

C. get

D. take

<D>

34. The pipe in the sink is stopped up. Water is ……………

A. overfilming

B. overfilling

C. overdueing

D. overflowing

<D>

35. I’m sorry I am late. I never …………… the taxi to take so long to get here.

A. thought

B. planned

C. expected

D. waited for

<C>

36. When I applied for my passport to be renewed. I had to send a …………… photograph.

A. fresh

B. fashionable

C. late

D. recent

<D>

37. Trains stop here in order to …………… passengers only.

A. get off

B. pick up

C. pull up

D. pull in

<B>

38. In swimming, the athlete of Russia …………… a new world record.

A. fixed up

B. won

C. set up

D. built

<C>

39. Mr. Brown is looking for his glasses. He thinks he …………… them behind in the office yesterday.

A. forgot

B. left

C. put

D. took

<B>

40. The film was …………… on the book of the same name.

A. founded

B. built

C. constructed

D. based

<D>

41. We intend to …………… with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one.

A. do up

B. do away

C. do down

D. do in

<B>

42. A shop - …………… is someone who steals from shops and stores.

A. taker

B. thief

C. lifter

D. picker

<C>

43. …………… they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to

American instead.

A. At the end

B. In the end

C. In the least

D. At least

<B>

44. Choose a correct reply of the following expression: " What's up?" - "

……………"

A. Thank you.

B. I don't mind. You choose.

C. Never mind. It doesn't matter.

D. I don't feel very well.

<D>

45. If you don’t …………… smoking, you’ll never get better.

A. give off

B. give out

C. give from

D. give up

<D>

46. Choose a correct rep