SECTION 3.

LEXICO - GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE
MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS . Write your answers in the
space provided. (70 points)
1. For lunch, you may have ________fish or chicken.
A. both B. neither C. not only D. either
2. The clerk said she was tired ________ hearing complaints day after day.
A. with B. of C. about D. for
3. I usually go to work by bus, but _________and then I use my motorbike.
A. again B. once C. now D. ever
4. We arrived ________ to have some coffee before class.
A. enough early B. early enough C. too early D. early too
5. “What are you doing?” “I________the flowers. They ________ wonderful!”
A. am smelling / smell B. smell / smell
C. am smelling / are smelling D. smell / are smelling
6. We watch the cat ________ the tree.
A. climbed B. climb C. had climbed D. climbing
7. Tom: “Do you mind if I use your phone?” - Sue: “ __________”.
A. Not at all. Help yourself. B. You can say that again.
C. Yes, certainly. D. Yes, I think OK.
8. He was ________ he could not wake up.
A. very tired that B. such tired that C. too tired that D. so tired that
9. We bought __________ HP printer yesterday. __________ old one is out of order.
A. a/An B. an/A C. the/The D. an/The
10. He was made ________ for two hours.
A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. waited
11. “Where are my jeans?” - “They _________ at the moment. Sorry.”
A. are washing B. were washed C. are washed D. are being washed
12. ________ he comes in half an hour, I shall go alone.
A. If B. Unless C. Because D. When
13. He didn't pay__________ to what I said, so he couldn't answer the question.
A. action B. attention C. attendance D. decision
14. His clothes are too dirty. They need ________ .
A. to wash B. to be washed C. washing D. being washed
15. Keiko has $100. Betty has $75. Betty has less money than Keiko.
A. more money than B. not as much money as C. the same money as D. a lot of money
16. It costs about $30 to get a tooth __________ in my country .
A. filled B. to fill C. filling D. fill
17. I understand most of the lecture, ________there is still one point I would like you to clear up for
me.
A. and B. however C. therefore D. so
18. He hates ________ to do something by others.
 A. to ask B. asking C. to be asked D. being asked
19. Neither the director nor his assistant _________yet.
A. has come B. hasn’t come C. have come D. haven’t come
20. I telephoned the station to make _________of the time of the train.
A. true B. real C. right D. sure
21. The prefix “re-“ in the word “reuse” means ________
A. against B. again C. for D. no
22. Do you know the boy________ to Mrs Nga?
A. who is talking B. talked C. talking D. he talks
23. This is ________ book that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. so interesting a B. so interested C. such an interesting D. too interesting
24. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ________?
A. do they B. doesn’t he C. don’t they D. doesn’t she
25. It's an hour since he ________, so he must be at the office now.
A. has left B. is leaving C. was leaving D. left
26. Our teacher asked us ________in class.
A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without talking
27. It is a _______ girl with _______.
A. green-eyes/ red hair B. green-eyed/ red hairs
C. green-eye/ a red hair D. green-eyed/ red hair.
28. Drinking and smoking will do great harm _________ people’s health.
A. to B. for C. with D. in
29. He always ________.
A. avoids to meet me B. avoiding to meet me
C. avoids meeting me D. to avoid meeting me
30. The animals gathered closely together for _________
A. warmed B. warm C. warmth D. warmly
31. Of my parents, my father is _________.
A. the stricter B. the strictest C. stricter D. strict
32. The scheme allows students from many countries to communicate ________.
A. with other B. themselves C. each other D. with one another
33. Have you ever read anything ________ Earnest Hemmingway?
A. by B. of C. from D. for
34. Do it right now, ___________ ?
A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you
35. I asked her why _________ school the day before
A. she didn’t go B. she hasn’t gone to C. she hadn’t gone to D. she has gone

VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the
space provided. (10 points)
1. Everybody loves her because she is very kind with animals.
A B C D
2. Though my English teacher looks young, she is twice older than I am.
A B C D
3. She refused to tell us why was she crying.
A B C D
4. The Eiffel Tower has designed by the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel
A B
for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889
C D
5. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
A B C D
SECTION 4. READING
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in
the space provided. (20 points)
Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) ______ I was a little girl and finally,
(2) ______ the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ______ much of that
time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in
England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ______ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to
seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (5) ______ the last.
The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the
most (6) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history.
Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”.
I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London
I did, (7) ______, get a chance to see all the (8)______ famous places.
After (9) ______ of days in London we traveled to the south of England stopping to visit
Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that
will (10) ______ you to sites that can fill you in.
1. A. for B. while C. since D. because
2. A. on B. in C. at D. to
3. A. spent B. took C. did D. used
4. A. did B. got C. spent D. made
5. A. then B. as C. with D. than
6. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interestingly
7. A. at first B. at all C. at least D. at that
8. A. more B. much C. most D. many
9. A. few B. some C. a couple D. little
10. A. reach B. take C. make D. send

VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions.(10 p)
Many people continue to skip breakfast despite its being most important meal of the day.
 Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings with out giving their bodies the fuel they
need to handle a long day at work. They end up feeling tired by the afternoon and resort to the
office snack machine or biscuit tin.
Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunch time did not
provide the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the day. “Even if you have
had lunch, you won’t have as much food as you need. Your brain gets depleted of glucose and you
feel tires.” Ms Hourigan said. According to Ms Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide
endurance. Milk, eggs and baked beans provide protein, which helps people to alert. Rolled oats
are also an excellent endurance food.

1. According to the passage, people should ………….. .

A. have breakfast B. skip lunch C. not eat snacks D. not have breakfast
2. The word “fuel” in line 2 means …………… .
A. food B. meal C. nutrition D. energy
3. Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tired because…………
A. our brain ran out of glucose B. our brain was full of glucose
C. there was no oxygen in our brain D. we did not have lunch
4. According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is NOT mentioned as endurance foods?
A. rolled oats B. cereals C. wholegrain bread D. bananas
5. Loysa Hourigan might work as…………….
A. teacher B. nutritionist C. writer D. business woman

IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space
provided. (20 points)

In Britain there is a (1)_________ now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many
girls from working-class families in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country
worked in rich houses. They had to do all the (2)_________ and their working day was usually very
long, they often (3)_________ on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually one Sunday in March,
they could (4)_________ their mothers. They went home on that day and (5)_________ presents for
their mothers and for (6)_________ members of their families. They could stay at home only one
day, and then they went back (7)_________their work. People call that day Mothering Day
(8)_________Mothering Sunday.
Later workers at the (9)_________ and girls who worked in the houses of rich families
received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is (10)_________ last
Sunday in March.
SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
before it. (20 points)
1. David may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
David’s ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language.
Older people have ……………………………………………………....................................
3. Nobody used this house last year.
 This house …………………………………………………………………………….
4. Would you mind not smoking in here?
 I’d rather ........................................................................................................................
5. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
 It’s .................................................................................................................................
6. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
 He was delighted that ……………………………………..…………………………..
7. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
 The time machine .…………………...……………………………………………..…
8. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
 I’ve never …..........................................................................................................……
9. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
The man was too ..................................................
10- “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” - said John.
 John advised...............................................................................................................

XII. Imagine you were a tourist in a certain part in Viet Nam recently. Write a letter to a friend to
tell him/ her about your trip. (20 points)
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Your friend,
Nam