I. Pronunciation:

1.

A. slogan

B. lounge

C. poem

D. ocean

<B>

2.

A. earn

B. learn

C. pearl

D. pear

<D>

3.

A. issue

B. tiny

C. tissue

D. miss

<B>

4.

A. dear

B. hear

C. fear

D. bear

<D>

5.

A. recent

B. rate

C. iron

D. right

<C>

6.

A. meant

B. lean

C. bean

D. clean

<A>

II. Find the mistake:

7. - Susan: Do you think English is an important language for master? - Sue: Yes, I think so.

A. Do you think

B. is

C. for master

D. I think so

<C>

8. - Lan: Have you ever been to Hanoi? - Mai : Yes, I have been there much times.

A. Have

B. ever been to

C. have been

D. much

<D>

9. Be patient. Don’t expect to learn a foreign language for a week.

A. patient

B. Don’t expect

C. to learn

D. for a week

<D>

III. Grammar and Vocabulary:

10. "Where is your father?" "He …………… because his car isn't here."

A. left

B. has left

C. must have left

D. had left

<C>

11. If your father weren’t the president of the company, you (not work)

……………… here.

A. wouldn’t work

B. wouldn’t be working

C. won’t work

D. don’t work

<B>

12."I heard Betty is going to work at this bank." "Yes, she was lucky …………… such a good job."

A. to give

B. giving

C. to be given

D. her giving

<C>

13. If you (catch) …………… that plane you (be) …………… dead now.

A. had caught / would have been

B. caught / would be

C. had caught / would be

D. catch / will be

<C>

14. I didn't believe him before, but I …………… him now.

A. believe

B. am believing

C. shall believe

D. believed

<A>

15. He (not be) …………… here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live)

…………… since then.

A. hasn’t been / has been living

B. hasn’t been / has he been living

C. hasn’t been / has lived

D. hasn’t been / lives

<A>

16. My uncle, …………… you met yesterday, is a doctor.

A. whose

B. that

C. whom

D. both b and c are correct

<C>

17. How soon do you expect (leave) …………… for South America?

A. leave

B. to leave

C. leaving

D. left

<B>

18. - "Why did Mrs. Young call?" - "She wants …………… her bring her suitcase downstairs."

A. that we help

B. us help

C. us in helping

D. us to help

<D>

19. You shouldn’t risk ……………… that building in its present condition.

A. entering

B. enter

C. entered

D. to enter

<A>

20. I would have said "good bye" to your brother if he …………… there.

A. could be

B. had been

C. will be

D. will have been

<B>

21. I’ll need (buy) ……………. a new winter coat before long.

A. buy

B. to buy

C. buying

D. to be bought

<B>

22. How much does he …………… for cleaning windows?

A. charge

B. cost

C. demand

D. need

<A>

23. Are you going to suggest (travel) …………… by train or not?

A. traveling

B. travel

C. to travel

D. both a and c are correct

<A>

24. No longer …………… applications for the sales position we advertised on TV

last month.

A. take we

B. we take

C. do we take

D. we taking

<C>

25. They should postpone (leave) …………… for another week or so.

A. to leave

B. leave

C. leaving

D. both a and b are correct

<C>

26. "Do you need more drinks for the party?" "No, the drinks ……………"

A. have already bought

D. have been bought yet

C. have bought yet

D. have already been bought

<D>

27. Our guests don’t plan (leave) …………… until the end of the week.

A. leave

B. leaving

C. to have left

D. to leave

<D>

28. The book …………… I've just read, is very interesting.

A. when

B. which

C. who

D. whom

<B>

29. I can’t stand (listen) …………… to his complaints any longer.

A. listen

B. listening

C. to listen

D. both b and c are correct

<B>

30." Do you jog?" "I …………… but I quit now."

A. used to do

B. used to

C. used to doing

D. used

<B>

31. I will remember (give) …………… Mr. Brown your massage.

A. to give

B. giving

C. give

D. both a and b are correct

<A>

32. Jack confessed to ……………… the jewels.

A. stealing

B. steal

C. stole

D. stolen

<A>

33. My brother and I are not at all ……………

A. as

B. like

C. alike

D. unlike

<C>

34. You should do it right now. Nothing …………… by waiting.

A. accomplishes

B. accomplished

C. has accomplished

D. will be accomplished

<D>

35. Is it …………… that he’ll arrive so late?

A. likely

B. like

C. unlike

D. as

<A>

36. "The balloon contained two small bears …………… two small bears in it.

A. They were

B. There were

C. They had

D. There had

<B>

37. The news that he was getting married came …………… a complete surprise to me.

A. like

B. as

C. unlike

D. alike

<B>

38. Be …………… not to drop her sun-glasses.

A. watching

B. patient

C. careful

D. fast

<C>

39. …………… her sister who never plays sports, Mary is a very good swimmer.

A. Unlike

B. Like

C. As

D. Alike

<A>

40. This is the first time he …………… such a beautiful city.

A. visits

B. visited

C. is visiting

D. has visited

<D>

41. “Where does Bill work?” “He works in a bank, …………… most of his friends.

A. unlike

B. like

C. as

D. alike

<B>

42. The cloth …………… that table is made of silk.

A. covered

B. which covering

C. in covering

D. covering

<D>

43. John’s eyes were …………… bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front.

A. such

B. too

C. so

D. very

<C>

44. "When did you study at the university?" "From 1994 …………… 1998."

A. and

B. to

C. at

D. in

<B>

45. The woman kindly of