I. Pronunciation:

1.

A. talked

B. naked

C. asked

D. liked

<B>

2.

A. feat

B. great

C. seat

D. beat

<B>

3.

A. cost

B. post

C. roast

D. toast

<A>

4.

A. bear

B. beer

C. dear

D. fear

<A>

5.

A. laugh

B. plough

C. enough

D. cough

<B>

6.

A. Valentine

B. imagine

C. discipline

D. magazine

<A>

7.

A. pen                    b. deny        c. centre      d. mend

<B>

II. Find the mistake:

8. I have been waiting for my brother. I wonder if he had lost his way.

A. have been waiting

B. for

C. wonder

D. had lost

<D>

9. The doctors know that it will be difficult to save the life of this patient, but they did their best.

A. know

B. will be

C. to save

D. did

<D>

10. He said that everything will be all right.

A. said

B. everything

C. will be

D. all right

<C>

III. Grammar and Vocabulary:

11. Jim passed his driving test, ……………. surprised everybody.

A. this

B. that

C. which

D. what

<C>

12. And I'd like a …………… of cigarettes, too.

A. box

B. packet

C. jar

D. case

<B>

13. …………… I was…………… this morning.

A. Because of the rain, / an hour late

B. Because of the rain, / late an hour

C. Raining / late for an hour

D. Because of raining, / an hour late

<A>

14. How much is this …………… of soap?

A. bar

B. bag

C. box

D. loaf

<A>

15. No sooner had we started …………… the rain came.

A. than

B. when

C. that

D. then

<A>

16. Do you have any toothpaste? I'd like a large ……………

A. tin

B. bar

C. roll

D. tube

<D>

17. ……………, she usually spends her time …………… about her old times.

A. Like most elderly people/ at talking

B. Like most of the elderly people/ to talk

C. Like most of the elderly people/ is talking

D. Like most elderly people/ talking

<D>

18. She is not interested …………… anything that happened …………… the very remote part.

A. about / in

B. in / at

C. about / at

D. in / in

<D>

19. The hotel room was …………… furnished with only a bed, a wardrobe and an ancient armchair.

A. thinly

B. sparsely

C. lightly

D. sketchily

<B>

20. Oh, and could I have a …………… of biscuits?

A. case

B. packet

C. bottle

D. piece

<B>

21. The main disadvantage to our house is that the only …………… to the garden is through a bedroom.

A. passage

B. doorway

C. access

D. communication

<C>

22. I …………… unless you invite me.

A. shall come

B. shan't come

C. don't come

D. come

<B>

23. I’ve had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to

…………… the problem.

A. pinpoint

B. focus

C. specify

D. highlight

<A>

24. There are several unexplained mysteries.

A. unclear

B. vague

C. tricky

D. unsolved

<D>

25. Don’t thank me for helping in the garden. It was …………… pleasure to be working out of doors.

A. plain

B. mere

C. single

D. sheer

<D>

26. The police are searching for a stranger dressed in white clothes.

A. interviewing

B. pulling in

C. arresting

D. looking for

<D>

27. The police decided to …………… the department store after they had received a bomb warning.

A. abandon

B. evacuate

C. evict

D. expel

<B>

28. After …………… asleep, I saw a strange person at the foot of the bed.

A. fall

B. falling

C. fell

D. fallen

<B>

29. He will ………… his hand to a task tomorrow.

A. cut

B. take

C. break

D. set

<D>

30. The sight of the ghost in the corridor was amazing.

A. frightening

B. beautiful

C. surprising

D. foolish

<C>

31. There is only Hoa in the classroom ……………. some exercises.

A. does

B. to do

C. is doing

D. doing

<D>

32. …………… accepting your job offer, I’d like to know a bit more about the company.

A. In advance

B. In order

C. Until

D. Before

<D>

33. His name was Samuel Clemens. Mark Twain was his ……………

A. first name

B. surname

C. full name

D. pen-name

<D>

34. The police appeared and ……………. the crowd.

A. disrupted

B. disturbed

C. distracted

D. dispersed

<D>

35. It ……………. me about one hour to drive to my countryside.

A. brings

B. collects

C. takes

D. gets

<C>

36. My sister was a very …………… woman; one day she would be happy, the next miserable.

A. uncontrollable

B. uneven

C. temperamental

D. dispirited

<C>

37. Why doesn’t he feel ashamed when living at his wife’s ……………?

A. charge

B. price

C. amount

D. expense

<D>

38. She hasn't had much success …………… finding a job.

A. on

B. about

C. in

D. for

<C>

39. I don’t feel well but I don’t know what’s the matter …………… me.

A. of

B. for

C. to

D. with

<D>

40. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary

…………… him.

A. to marry

B. marry

C. marrying

D. married

<A>

41. Some people think it is bad luck to break …………………

A. a window

B. a mirror

C. a glass

D. a chopstick

<B>

42. This is the horse …………… has competed four times.

A. that

B. who

C. whom

D. whose

<A>

43. Ms. is the title used before the last name of ……………

A. only married women

B. only unmarried women

C. married and unmarried women

D. all are correct

<C>

44. The music aroused an …………… feeling of homesickness in me.

A. intense

B. intentional

C. intensive

D. intended

<A>

45. The most popular pet in the United States is the ……………

A. chicken

B. rabbit

C. dog