I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following questions Question 1. They keep changing the decoration of the shop ___________ they can attract more young people. A. so that B. because C. although D. when Question 2. Tom_______things round the house, which is annoying. A. always leaves B. is leaving C. has always left D. is always leaving Question 3. John and Mary are talking about what to do after class. John: “______” Mary: “Yes, I’d love to.” A. Do you often have time for a drink after class? B. Would you like to have a drink after class? C. Do you often go out for a drink after class? D. Would you like tea or coffee after class? Question 4: ________ his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly. A. Because B. Even though C. Because of D. In spite of Question 5. Christopher Columbus ________ America more than 500 years ago. A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. discovers Question 6. Ho Chi Minh City has been divided into twenty-four __________ divisions since December 2003. A. administer B. administration C. administrative D. administrator Question 7: I remember ______ him tomorrow. It will be a big sum of money I’ve been saving so far. A. paying B. to pay C. paid D. to be paid Question 8: It is vital that everyone ______ aware of the protection of the environment. A. is B. Be C. are D. were Question 9 . While Tom is traveling around the world, he often______enough local languages to get by. A. gets in B. puts up C. takes off D. picks up Question 10. He spoke a ____________ of French that we found hard to understand. A. slang B. jargon C. dialect D. language Question 11. Since he _______, I have heard nothing from him. A. had left B. was leaving C. has left D. left Question 12: We’ll……….. for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock A. set off B. live on C. pass down D. keep up with Question 13: If you like, I can ____________ flowers on the cushion covers for you. A. grow B. make C. embroider D. knit Question 14 :This city has one of the most ___________ underground rail networks in the world. A. efficient B. fashionable C. cosmopolitan D. fascinated Question 15 :I said that I remembered _____________ with him in a handicraft village, but he said I was mistaken. A. to work B. working C. work D. worked

I.  MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. oceanic    B. remote    C. occasion    D. metro

2. A. festival    B. cultural    C. sculpture    D. virtual

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. external    B. determine    C. mysterious    D. customer

4. A. miraculous    B. individual    C. certificate    D. astronomy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

5. Now that the stress of examinations are over, we can go somewhere for our holiday.

                     A                     B                     C                     D

6. The English summer course will start in May 29th and finish in August.

                     A                     B                     C                     D

7. There were so a lot of people trying to leave the burning building that the police

             A                B             C

had a great deal of trouble controlling them.

                   D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

8. The earthworm is a worm _______in moist, warm soil in many geographical areas.

    A. where is it found       B. is found

    C. and found it               D. which is found

9. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed    the heavy fog.

    A. as a result     B. on account     C. instead of     D. due to

10. It is_______ to translate each lesson into your language. This is not a good way to study English.

    A. productive     B. unproductive     C. producing     D. unproducing

11. A good clock always keeps_______ time.

    A. certain    B. accurate    C. true    D. serious

12. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_______.

    A. meet    B. compare    C. beat    D. balance

13. The soldier was punished for_______ to obey his commanding officer's order.

    A. refusing    B. regretting    C. objecting    D. resisting

14. It is believed that she'll be a billionaire by the time she_______ forty.

    A. is    B. was    C. will be    D. would be

15. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their_______ in the burning bus.

    A. occasion    B. happening    C. event    D. experience

16. _______the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

    A. Nevertheless    B. Meanwhile    C. Despite    D. Although

Choose the best answer.

I think you should buy _____  pack of mineral water instead. And you can also buy _____  snacks such as potato crisps, 3 kilos of mandarins, 2 kilos of apples, 3 bunches of bananas, ______  cookies and soft candies.

Choose the best answer.

We should decorate our living room with _____ orange banner. We also need ________  ribbons, balloons, party hats and costume.

Choose the best answer.

I think that ______ cauliflower is not enough for 3 people. Let’s buy one more.