1. A. umbrella B. cup   C. but   D. Put

2. A. marvel B. package C. father D. guitar

3. A. message B. begin C. repeat D. repair

4. A. dinner                         B. drink                       C. child                      D. children  

5. A. office B. drop C. tobacco D. plot

6. A. language B. package C. mathematics D. marvelous

7. A. rubbish B. suburb C. lunch D. consume

8. A. deaf B. teach C. read D. sleep

9. A. usually B. continue C. family D. buffalo

10. A. tobacco B. transplant C. biology D. sometimes

11. A. semester B. chemistry C. picture D. Physics

12. A. education B. television C. entertain D. engineer

13. A. subtract B. suffer C. effort D. primary

14. A. gradually B. proper C. origin D. opposition

15. A. background B. career C. secondary D. private

16. A. scientific B. atomic C. impossible D. professor

17. I didn't like the noise in the city at first. But now................. here..

A. I got used to living B. I'm used to living      

C. used to live           D. I used to living

18. Claude didn't ............... in Canada.

A. lived             B. use to live             C. used to live D. used to living

19. Ann ............................for me when I arrived

A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited has been waiting

20. Many people oppose corporal D. punishment when educating children although several of them

are naughty

A. agree with B. disapprove of C. are in favor of D. appreciate

21. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.

A. inability to speak B. inability to see       C. inability to hear     D. mentally impairment

22. He...............................for 25 years before he retired last year.

A. has taught B. had been teaching C. has been teaching D. was teaching

23. Ann: “Do you think you’ll get the job?” – Mary: “……………………...”

 A. I know so B. Well, I hope so C. I think not D. Yes, that’s right

24. John often goes to bed early and………..up late.

     A. gets           B. get           C. got       D. to get

25. I have not met him since he ……….. school.

  A. left                 B. was leaving      C. had left D. has left

26.  Now I don’t take the bus to school as I …………..

A. used to                 B. did                         C. took D. was

27. The World War II .............. in 1939 and ...................in 1945.

A. begins/ ends B. had begun/ ended

C. has begun/ had ended D. began/ ended

28. The last time I ........... swimming was when we were in Spain.  

A. had gone B. went C. has gone D. was going.

29. Harry works all the time. He..................

A. never relaxes B. relaxes rarely C. often relaxes   D. relaxes sometimes

30. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he ………….walks to work.

A. never               B. sometimes                C. often D. usually

31. It……….me one hour to finish this book.

   A. made         B. gave          C. took D. brought

32. I ..................at six o'clock, but ......... to be up by five.

A. normally get up/ I have sometimes B. normally get up/ sometimes I have

C. get normally up/ sometimes I have D. get normally up/ I sometimes have

33. My father usually……….beer after meals but now he ………tea.

A. drank/ was drinking B. drinks/ is drinking   C. has drunk/drinks D. drinks/drinks

34. I moved to the front of the room …………… I could see better.

     A. so as to      B. in order to      C. to  D. so that

35. We had dinner at 6 p.m, ………..we went to the cinema.

A. when     B. then C. also   D. now 

36. We are contented………….our exam results.

   A. to           B. for              C. from D. with

37. What lesson do you have …………8.30 a.m. on Tuesday?

          A. at                             B. on                                 C. in                              D. of

38. John : Have a nice weekend, won’t you? -  Mary: …………

A. Well, I hope to    B. Thanks. Same to you     C. Yes, I have   D. I hope not

39. Tom : Thank you for a lovely evening? – Peter : …………

A. Have a good day        B. You are welcome       C. Thanks D. Cheer

40. Jean: It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? – Jane : …………

A. No B. Oh, why not? C. Yes, it’s lovely D. I’m not sure

41. I know …………….how she felt.

A. exact      B. exactly               C. exactness D. exacting 

42. ……………..films should be made for school.

A. Educational               B. Educating                     C. Educated             D. Education

43. ……………. class allows students to acquire knowledge about living things.

A. Geography                B. Chemistry                      C. Biology             D. History

44. She’s so ………………in looking after children.

A. experience      B. experienced     C. experiences D. to experience

45. Mr. Hao is my ………………teacher. His lessons are about past events.

A. chemistry       B. physics                 C. geography D. history

46. What do you often do after……………..?.

   A. classes           B. classroom          C. schools                  D. hours

47. Ask and answer questions about your daily routine.

  A. action B. trip C. way  D. habit

48. Then I go home, take a short rest and have lunch with my family at 11:30.

  A. break       B. relaxation C. while D. time

49. We seldom see each other.

A. sometimes B. rarely C. occasionally D. frequently

50. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.

A. formal talk               B. informal talk            C. serious talk           D. long talk

51. A. message B. begin C. repeat D. repair

A. dinner                    B. drink                       C. child                     D. children  

52. I felt quite ………….. with my day’s work.

A. satisfy           B. satisfactory              C. satisfied D. satisfaction

53. My house isn’t very far ……………. school, so I usually go to school …………. bike.

A. from- on         B. away – in               C. of - by D. from - by

54. Choose the synonym of the underlined word

The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam.

A. bored         B. boring                C. happy D. disappointed

55. Choose the synonym of the underlined word

It was a difficult tune, but we never gave up hope.

A. stopped               B. continued              C. had                             D. offered

56. After lunch I usually take…………short rest.

     A. a   B. an C. the      D. x

57. We   ………..  dinner at home on Saturdays.

A. haven’t had        B. didn’t had               C. doesn’t have D. don’t have

58. When I was a child, I usually …………. fishing with my brother.

A. go        B. went                C. gone                        RD. used to go

59. Lan………… English on Monday and Friday.

   A.  has usual  B. has usually   C. usually has     D. usual has

60. She was so tired last night that she slept like ____until 10 o’clock this morning.

A. a squirrel         B. death         C. a log             D. a zombie

61. My father sometimes  ……………….. the train.

A. miss B. misses                 C. missed                 D. is missing

62. At this time, the children ………………..games in the schoolyard.

A. play B. is playing            C. plays                    D. are playing    

63. How many lessons do you ……………….at school a day?

A. read    B. make            C. have          D. watch

64. He asked me……………....to anyone about it.

A. not to tell                B. not telling           C. don’t tell               D. not tell

65.  It’s no use ……………to him about our problem because he is never willing ………….us.

A  to talk, help    B  talk, helping C  talking, help          D  talking, to help

66. The weather is so awful that I don’t…………going out this evening.

A. like    B. try C. want D. hate

67.  ……………football is my hobby.

A. playing    B. play C. played D. to play

68. “…………….do the buses run?” “Every twenty minutes.”

A. How far    B. What time C. How often D. How much

69. A: “How…………….. is it from your house to the market?”      -  B: “About 2 kms”

A. fast      B. far   C. long   D. much

70. This classroom needs…………….. It’s very dirty.

A. clean     B. cleaning C. to clean D. cleaned

71. She is a student and she works very hard. She is a..........................

       A. student works hard B. hard- working student

       C. working hard student. D. student working hard

72. There are two …………………in a school year in Vietnam.

A. periods     B. stages  C. parts D. semesters

73. She is interested in teaching.....................because she loves working with children.

    A. semester               B. communication    C. work D. profession

74. We must be…………with video games.

A. care         B. carefully         C. careful      D. careless

75. If two people speak the same language, they usually have………….attitudes and opinions.

A. similar         B. similarity         C. similarly      D. different

76. I am going to the ………….to borrow some books.

A. bookstore         B. lab         C. computer room   D. library

77.  That hotel will open………….…October 15th, this year.

A. in         B. from         C. on      D. at

78. My aunt lives………………34 Le Loi Street ………………..Vung Tau City.

A. on/ on                   B. on/at          C. at/on          D. at/ in      

79. Nam: “ Congratulations!”          Mai: “ ……………”

  A. Thank you        B. I’m sorry                C. Cheer up! D. You’re welcome

80. Mario: “ Is that Anne Pond”   Anne: “ ………………..”

 A.Yes, it is       B. I don’t think so         C. I guess so      D. Yes, speaking

81. David: “ ……………….” Mini: “ Thank you. Goodbye”

  A. Nice to meet you, Mimi B. How do you do?

  C. Have a good trip, Mimi D. May I introduce myself. My name’s David Wilson

82. ………………Hudson led early, he lost the race.

       A. Though        B. Although           C. Even though       D. all are correct

83. .....................their lateness, their teacher let them stand outside the classroom.

A. Because of       B. Because         C. Despite       D. Although

84. Nam has made a terrible mistake.

A. little                  B. wonderful                    C. small                   D. serious

85. The alarm clock rang at 5 o’clock this morning.

A. sang                 B shouted            C went away        D went off

86. He has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets to get to school.

A. high                 B. tiny C. small         D. large

87. She purchased a number of shares in the company.

A.. invested          B. sold                                 C. exchanged         D. bought

88.   It ……………. me 15 minutes to get to school every morning.

A. takes              B. took C. spends D. spent

89. We ……………five lessons yesterday.

          A. have                         B. had                            C. has                D. has got

90. I was delighted …………….. my old friends again.

A. to see B. seeing C. saw D. be seen

91. I remember……………….him said that he would come but he is absent now.

A  hear B  to hear C  hearing D  heard

92. The criminal admits ………………. the money.

A. on taking B. take C. to take D. taking

93. Tom: “How long will the seminar last?”     -    Peter: “………………..”

A. for 4 hours B. for 4 hour. C. about 4 o’clock D. since 4 hours.

94. A: “How ……………….do you go to the countryside?”    -   B: “Once a year”

A. often   B. long   C. far   D. fast

95. Mr Ha’s office is on the 10th……………..of that tall building.

A. flat B. block C. stage D. floor

96. A: “What’s your favourite ………………at school?”   -   B: “English, of course.”

A. subject   B. topic C. lesson   D. theme

97. His pronunciation causes me many ……………….

A. difficult   B. difficulty C. difficultly   D. difficulties

98. Many of the questions on the forms were not ........................ to me.

A.applying B. applied C. applications        D. applicable

99. Jackie: “ ………………Sue. How’s every thing?” -   Sue: “ Pretty good”

A. Have a good time B. Good night      C. Long time no see D. Good morning

100. Clara: “ As I see it, women often drive more carefully than men”     Phil: “ …………….! ”

A. Never mind B. Absolutely      C. Yes, please D. What nonsense

101. While studying, Phong is financially dependent…………….his parents.

A. on B. in C. to D. from

A. although B. despite  C. and  D. Because

103. We’d better get some extra food in if your brother is coming to stay with us. He eats like ………!

A. a lion B. a pig C. an eagle D. a horse

104. Choose the synonym of the underlined word surname

   A.first name B. second name C. nickname D. family name

105. Choose the synonym of the underlined word

The teacher is satisfied with our result in English

  A.excited B. amused C. contented D. Disappointed

106. Do you often practise __________ English?

A. speaking | B. to speak | C. speak | D. spoke

107. Would you like me __________ down the radio?

A. to turn | B. turn | C. turning | D. to be turned

108. I was looking forward to __________ you yesterday.

A. see | B. to see | C. saw | D. seeing

109. I caught a cold yesterday from __________  in the rain.

A. walking | B. walk | C. walked | D. to walked

110. Tom refused __________ me his address.

A. to give | B. giving | C. give | D. given

111. Family …………is very important for a child to form his personality

A. specialization B. concentration C. background D. degree

112. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more.................... than the other boys at his class.

A. intelligent B. mature C. ambitious D. developed

113. The new road should help ......................traffic problems.

A. raise B. create C. ease D. cause

114. The prisoner has been released for………………….. reasons.

A. Human B. humanitarian C. humanity D. humanist

115. She harbored her hope of being a teacher.

A. gave up her hope of being a teacher B. built her hope of being, a teacher

C. had her hope of being a teacher D. kept her hope of being a teacher in her mind

116. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.

A. make up B. find out C. take over D. put up

117. A novel coronavirus (nCoV) was identified …….7 January 2020 and was temporarily

named “2019-nCoV”

A. in B. from C. at             D. on

118. The clerk ………….that counter said those purses were ……….. sale.

A. in/ for B. at/ on C. at/ in D. on/ on

119. Mr and Mrs Pike retired last year. Now they are living ………..their retirement pension

A. on B. up C. out D. off

120. I turned on the fan …………….the room was hot.

A. due to                         B. despite                 C. even though         D. because

121. Flights to China have been cancelled ………border restrictions during the COVID pandemic.

A. Because B. because of C. despite D. although

122. Jenny: “Will you be able to come to the meeting?”   Bill: “ ……………….”.

A. I’m afraid not     B. Of course you will    C. You must be kidding     D. I’m sorry not

123. The man looked familiar. I ................... him somewhere before.

A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. see

124. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ................. everything in its path.

A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. had destroyed D. has destroyed

125. In spite of.................., we decided to go out.

A. we felt very tired B. feeling tired C. all of us felt tired D. tired

126. In 1903, Marie became the first woman...................a Doctor of Science degree.

A. receiving B. receive C. receives D. to receive

127. We …………………that car for ten years before we sold it.

A. have B. did have C. had D. had had

128. By the time Maria finished her report, she …… working on the computer for over three hours.

A.be B. has C. had been D. have been

129. I wish I hadn't sold my bike.

I regret ……………………………….

A. to sell my bike. B.  selling my bike.   C. I had sold my bike.  D. not to sell my bike

130. The teacher encouraged ………………good compositions.

A. us write B. us to write C. us writing D. us to writing

131. There is no................... explanation for what happened.

A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science

132. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She's a.....................woman.

A. ambitious B. strong-willed C. brilliant D. humane

133. The new surgeon will take ...................her post in May.

A. off B. into C. up D. after

134. I think it is time to concentrate our great effort ………..improving education

A. on B. of C. to D. about

135. Ming ………………as a carpenter before he was laid off.

A. works B. have worked C. work D. had worked

136. The manager made his employees ................. the computer evening class.

A. attending B. attend C. to attend D. attendance

137. Marie Curie....................a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.

A. awarded B. was awarded C. had awarded D. had been awarded

138. The windows were all left open. ……….., the room was a real mess after the windstorm.

A. Nevertheless               B. However               C. Consequently       D. Otherwise

139. It looks like they’re going to succeed ………….. their present difficulties.

A. despite                       B. because of             C. even though         D. yet

140. He passed his exams with flying colour.

A. difficulty B. apprehension C. very high marks D. no hope

141. We all admire his…………….knowledge of chemistry

A. special B. specialize C. specialized D. specialization

142. Bill: “Can you speak English?”- Lan: “…………..”

A. No, I’m not B. A little C. Yes, too much D. What a pity!

143. What time shall we leave?  “………………”.

A. Soonest and best B. The soonest the best

C. Sooner better   D. The sooner the better

144. We fought the illness with courage and ……………..

A. condition B. determination C. opposition D. comparison

145. He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the ................

A. unemployed B. poor C. disabled D. unhappy

146. He earns his living by taking photographs. He's a/an  ................... photographer.

A. amateur B. professional C. talent D. determined

147. ................ he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboard instrument called the Hammond organ.

A. Although B. That C. Despite D. For

148. ................ the storm,  I would have been home before eight.

A. Instead of B. But for C. During D. Because of

149. Some of the more time consuming jobs can now be done by machines.

A. taking much time B. taking little time       C. odd D. not affected by time

150. Peter: “Could you open the windows, please?”   Sam: “___________”.

A. I am, of course. B. Yes, with pleasure     C. I feel sorry           D. Yes, I can.

151. He works very hard. It’s not .............. that he’s always tired.

A. confuse B. to confuse C. confused D. confusing

152. He was born blind; but despite this………..............he still managed to become one of the top pop singers of his generation.

A. disability     B. ability C. unable D. disable

153. “Thank you for a lovely evening.” – B: “.............._”

A. Don’t mention it B. I’m glad you enjoy it

C. Yes, I’d like that D. Yes, that would be very nice

154. A: “ How about a biscuit?” – B: ………………………… . I’m on a diet.

A. Yes, please             B. Yes, thank you             C. No, thanks D. It’s OK

155. He...............................for 25 years before he retired last year.

A. has taught     B. had been teaching

C. has been teaching           D. was teaching

156. Please send me a postcard as soon as you .......................... in London.

A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. have arrived D. arrive

157. I saw John yesterday morning while I.............................home from work.

A. walked B. am walking C. was walking D. had been walking

158. People …………… that the earth is round before.

A. did not use to believe     B. used to believing    

C. would not use to believe D. were not used to believe

159. Formerly babies.............. of whooping cough.

A. have died B. used to die C. will die D. was died

160. I like ………… best because I enjoy working with numbers.

         A. literature                  B. mathematics             C. biology                    D. geography

161. He was …………injured in the accident last week

A. serious B. seriously       C. seriousness            D. seriosity

162. I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not ……………..

A. go away          B. go up                    C. go on D. go off

163. It was time to................the kids ready for bed.

A. prepare                B. get                             C. take                        D. make

164. Tony: “ I’ve just passed my exam.”   Jim: “ …………………”

A. You’re welcome B. Well done!    C. Good luck D. How are you getting on?

165. This work doesn’t bother me. I ……………. hard. I've worked hard all my life.

A. used to working B. used to work

C. am used to working D. am used to work

166. I am sorry I am not.............. fast.

A. used to drive B. used to driving C. use to drive D. use to driving

167. Frank used to work in a small shop. He..............

A. doesn't any more B. still does

C. is now       D. had never done anything else

168. When I was a child, I _____ anyone 40 was old.

A. used to think B. was used to thinking

C. used to thinking D. was used to think

169. His sister apologized .............. rude to him.

A. to be B. for being C. to being D. being

170. I  have been fascinated by .................. since I was at secondary school.

A. photograph B. photographic C. photographer D. photography

171. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He's……………….

A. mentally ill B. mentally retarded     C. mentally alert D. mentally restricted

172. The government is doing nothing to help.......................

A. the poor people B. the poor ones     C. the poor D. the pours

173. It rained all the time, ................. was a great pity.

A that B. what C. which D. who

 

174. (A) The rich (B) is not (C) always (D)happy

175. She (A) left the isolation area (B) without permission, (C) that made the public (D) extremely worried

176. People (A) are getting used (B) to wear masks to protect (C) themselves (D) from coronavirus

177. Before she (B) became a film star, she (C) has been (D) a stand up  comedian

178. (A) Before he (B) retired last month,  Mr Smith (C) has been working (D) as a secretary in the House of Parliament

179. (A) Computers are often used (B) to control, (C) adjustment, and correct complex (D) industrialoperation.

180. The (A) English (B) has (C) many strong (D) traditions.