1.
B. Write A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage : (2pts)
Many people in the world learn English. Some learn at school, (23)________ learn in the evening
classes. A few learn English by (24) _______ or just by (25) _________ the language on TV or among their
friends. Most people must (26) ________ hard to learn English. Young children learn English at school (27)
________ it is one of their subjects. Many (28) ________ learn English because it is useful (29) ________
their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books at college or
university are in English. Other people learn English because they want to (30) ________ English magazines
or newspapers.
23. A. others
B. other
C. some
D. many
24. A. myself
B. ourselves
C. themselves
D. themself
25. A. hear
B. to hear
C. hearing
D. heard
26. A. work
B. to work
C. working
D. worked
27. A. because
B. because of
C. instead
D. instead of
28. A. adult
B. adults
C. learner
D. learners
29. A. by
B. of
C. in
D. for
30. A. see
B. read
C. look
D. watch
2.
B. Write A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage : (2pts)
Dear Mai,
I’m very pleased that we’re going _(23)______ pen pals. I’ll tell you a little about _(24)_______, and you can
do the same when you write to me.
I _(25)______ in an area of Brooklyn. It’s near Manhattan, but there are __(26)______ nearby where I take my
dog, Mickey, for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul. I go to the local high school,
__(27)______I have a lot of friends. I like most subjects, but not all of. __(28)_____These days I’m working
very hard because I have a lot of exams soon, so I’m __(29)_____a lot of time in the library.
I’m looking forward to hearing __(30)_____you.
23. A. be
B. to be
C. been
D. to been
24. A. himself
B. herself
C.myself
D.itself
25. A. live
B.to live
C.living
D.lived
26. A. schools
B. houses
C. supermarkets
D. parks
27. A. where
B.what
C.why
D.when
28. A. it
B.them
C.they
D.their
29. A. to spend
B. spend
C. spent
D. spending
30. A. at
B.for
C.from
D.to
3.
B. Write A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage : (2pts)
All over Britain young people are (23)______ the way in persuading others to improve (24) _____
surroundings. At Muswell Hill in London, a (25)_______ of children got together and formed the first Junior
Friends of the Earth which now has over 150 members. They are (26)_____ to campaign to get supermarkets
to give away durable bags (27)_____ of plastic ones, following the survey of the number of plastic carriers
given away. They also plan to petition (28)_____ a zebra crossing to make a local street safer for (29)______.
They campaign for change by setting a good example and then explaining to others (30)_______ they are
doing.
23. A. leading
B. lead
C. led
D. to lead
24. A. my
B. their
C. our
D. your
25. A. class
B. pair
C. group
D. school
26. A. coming
B. being
C. doing
D. going
27. A. instead
B. honour
C. spite
D. lead
28. A. at
B. for
C. with
D. without
29. A. women
B. men
C. children
D. businessmen
30. A. what
B. when
C. how
D. why
4.
B/Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks( 1.5 Pts)
Paintings
An artist went to a beautiful part of a country for (1)…….and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with
his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening , and then (2)……it got dark , he went back to
the farm and had a good dinner before going to bed
At the end of his holiday he wanted (3)…… the farmer , but the farmer said, “No , I do not want money, but
give me one of your(4)……
The artist was very (5)…. And thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about the paintings. The farmer
still smiled and answered, “ It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants (6)…….an artist . When he comes
here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to become an artist any more, I think
1/A a festival
B a holiday
C a tour
D a journey
2/A where
B when
C what
D how
3/A pay
B paying
C to pay
D to paying
4/A photos
B poster
C pictures
D copies
5/A pleased
B pleasing
C to please
D pleasant
6/A become
B becoming
C became
D to become
5.
B. Write A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage : (2pts)
Minh is my close friend. I like his (23) ……… a lot. He is (24) ……… kind and generous. He always helps
the poor and the (25) ……… . He spent most of his time doing the (26) ………work in the orphanage. He also
takes part in our music club. Everybody in my class enjoys his (27) ………of humour. I often asks him to tell
some (28) ……. when I’m sad. I think that I’m (29) ……… to have a friend like him. He’s hard-working student,
he always gets good (30) ……… . He usually helps me do my homework. What a lovely friend!
23. A. character
B. work
C. situation
D. family
24. A. society
B. sociable
C. reserved
D. fun
25. A. orphanage
B. rich
C. orphans
D. people
26. A. duty
B. volunteer
C. house
D. home
27. A. sense
B. character
C. mood
D. thought
28. A. things
B. hopes
C. jokes
D. films
29. A. beautiful
B. unlucky
C. kind
D. lucky
30. A. grades
B. essays
C. jobs
D. work
6.
B. Write the letter A, B, C, or D you choose to complete the following passage : (1.5pts)
A new shopping mall is (1) …………………………………………… in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is
very different (2) ………………………………………………… the present shopping area. All the air conditioned shops are (3) ………………………………… one roof. That will be very (4)
……………………………………………… for customers, especially during the hot and humid summer months.
They will shop in comfort and won’t (5) ……………………………………………the weather. Besides, the mall
offers a wider selection of (6) ……………………………………………, some at cheaper prices.
1. A. opens
B. opened
C. to open
D. opening
2. A. with
B. in
C. from
D. as
3. A. on
B. in
C. with
D. under
4. A. convenience
B. convenient
C. conveniently
D. comfort
5. A. notice
B. like
C. forecast
D. need
6. A. good
B. produces
C. products
D. production
7.
B. Write the letter A, B, C, or D you choose to complete the following passage : (1.5pts)
Language(29).......................... learn words in different ways. Some learners make a list and put into it
the (30).................................... of new words in their mother (31)................................., and try
(32)......................them by heart. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or two
(33).................................sentences with each new word in order to remember how to use the word in the
(34).................................. way.
29. teaching
learners
study
understanding
30. sentences
phrases
meanings
clauses
31. tongue
mouth
land
town
32. learn
learned
learning
to learn
33.typical
example
model
difficult
34.left
wrong
right
incorrect