A. hundred B. exhausted C. however D. heat
9. A. head B. ready C. mean D. weather
10. A. uncertain B. tell C. pursuit D. picture
11. A. pens B. rulers C. pencils D. books
12. A. conclusion B. decision C. television D. tension
13. A. chooses B. clothes C. encourages D. boxes
14. A. iron B. celebrate C. parent D. restaurant
15. A. dishonest B. honourable C. exhaust D. whole
STRESS
Choose the word which has the different stress from the rest.
1. A. humorous B. uncertain C. beautiful D. influence
2. A. loyalty B. quality C. common D. affair
3. A. mathematics B. personality C. understand D. hospitable
4. A. sincere B. lifelong C. sorrow D. special
5. A. carefully B. decision C. appreciate D. discover
6. A. people B. appear C. picture D. wedding
7. A. volunteer B. hospital C. orphanage D. mountainous
8. A. performance B. celebration C. remember D. announcement
9. A. percent B. answer C. instead D. expect
10. A. expert B. control C. limit D. Injury
TENSES
1. After Jessica _______ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company.
A. will finish B. finishes C. finished D. is finishing
2. A small stone struck the windshield while we _______ down the gravel road.
A. drive B. were driving C. had driven D. had been driving
3. The film _______ by the time we ________ to the cinema.
A. already began - got B. have already begun - got
C. had already begun - got D. already began - had got
4. A lot ________ since I last ________ you.
A. happened - saw B. happened - have seen
C. has happened - saw D. has happened - have seen
5. Before I started the car, all of the passengers ________ their seat belts.
A. will buckle B. had buckled C. was buckling D. have buckled
6. A small stone struck the windshield while we _______ down the gravel road.
A. drive B. were driving C. had driven D. had been driving
7. ________ him? – Last night.
A. When do you meet B. When did you meet
C. When have you meet D. When will you meet
8. When we ________ to see him last night he ________ to music.
A. come/ is listening B. had come/ listened C. came/ was listening D. were coming/ listens
9. He ________ for London one year ago.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left
10. After they ________ their breakfast, they ________ shopping yesterday.
A. have / go B. had/ had C. had / had gone D. had had / went
INFINITIVE AND GERUND/PASSIVE INFINITIVE AND GERUND
1. Lan’s shoes are very dirty. They need ______
A. to clean B. cleaned C. cleaner D. cleaning
2. These workers stopped ______ some coffee because they felt sleepy.
A. to have B. have C. having D. had
3. I think it's no good ______ him about that.
A. to tell B. told C. being told D. telling
4. The suspect refused ______ any more questions.
A. answering B. to answer C. being answered D. to be answered
5. One of the boys admitted ______ the window.
A. breaking B. to break C. being broken D. to be broken
6. He does not allow us ______ in his house.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. to be smoked
7. I tried ______ the bus, but I missed it.
A. catching B. catch C. to catch D. to be catching
8. Most famous people do not like ______ personal questions.
A. asked B. be asked C. to be asked D. to be asking
9. I expected ______ the job in that company.
A. to offer B. offering C. to be offered D. being offered
10. Everyone likes ______ when they have got some success.
A. to congratulate B. to be congratulating
C. congratulate D. being congratulated
11. She's angry about ______ to the farewell party last night.
A. not having invited B. not to have invited
C. not having been invited D. not to have been invited
12. The young teachers wanted a Foreign Language Teaching workshop ______ in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. to be holding B. should hold C. to be held D. to hold
13. My father doesn’t mind ______ the housework.
A. do B. doing C. done D. to do
14. I really regret ______ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.
A. hurt B. to hurt C. hurting D. hurts
15. He always avoids ______ me in the streets.
A. meet B. meeting C. met D. to meet
REPORTED SPEECH WITH TO V OR GERUND
1. "You should not drink too much coffee at night, Jane." Bob said.
à Bob ________ too much coffee at night.
A. advised not to drink B. advised Jane not to drink
C. advised Jane not drink D. advised Jane not drinking
2. "Would you like to go out for dinner with me tonight?" said Mary.
à Mary ______ me to go out for dinner with her that night.
A. invited B. advised C. reminded D. promised
3. "All right, I'll pick you up at 3 pm today." said Jane.
à Jane ______ to pick me up at 3 pm that day.
A. refused B. agreed C. suggested D. hoped
4. "I'm sorry I can't lend you this book. I need it now." Minh told me
à Minh ______ to lend me that book because she needed it then.
A. refused B. promised C. agreed D. denied
5. "Don't forget to water the flowers for me, Jane." said Tom.
à Tom ______ Jane to water the flowers for him
A. didn’t forget B. advised C. remembered D. reminded
6. "Susan, can you remember to buy me some sugar?" said Billy.
à Billy ______ Susan to buy him some sugar.
A. advised B. reminded C. remembered D. invited
7. He apologized _______ able to finish the project on time.
A. his colleagues not being B. his colleagues for not being
C. his colleagues not to be D. to his colleagues for not being
8. "______ " the mother warned her sons,
A. Boys, don't go near the lake. C. Boys, let's go near the lake.
B. Boys, you will not go near the lake.
D. Boys, would you like to go near the lake?
9. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday” said Dave to Julia.
à Dave ______ having forgotten Julia’s birthday.
A. apologized for B. insisted on C. is sorry for D. denied
10. "Well done, Jerry, you've passed the driving test!" John said to Jerry.
à John ______ Jerry ______ passing her driving test.
A. congratulated/ on B. thanked/ for
C. apologized/ for D. prevented/ from
11. “You didn’t do what I said, ” the mother said to her son.
àThe mother ______ her son ______ not doing what she had said
A. warned/ against B. apologised/ for C. accused/ of D. prevented/ from
12. “Don’t swim too far, boys” Mary said
à Mary ______ boys ______ swimming too far
A. warned/ against B. apologised/ for
C. accused/ of D. warned/ against not
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:
1. If you had taken my advice, we _____________ our way.
A. will not lose B. would not lose C. will not have lost D. would not have lost
2. _____________ the address, I would have gone there.
A. If I knew B. If did I knew C. If had I known D If I had known
3. What would Tom do if he _____________the truth?
A. would know B. knows C. had known D. knew
4. Jack will win the election if he _____________ harder.
A. will campaign B. would campaign C. campaigned D. campaigns
5. If she asks for money, I _____________ her.
A. will give B. gave C. would give D. would have given
6. What will happen if the air _____________?
A. was polluted B. be polluted C. is polluted D. has polluted
7. If I had noticed him, I _____________ hello to him .
A. say B. said C. would say D. would have said
8. If you _____________ better last night, you wouldn’t have been so tired.
A. sleep B. had slept C. was sleeping D. slept
9. You ____________disappointed if there ____________no snow for this winter holiday?
A. Would be / was B. will be / is C. will be / are D. could be / is
10. If he _____________ harder, the results would be better.
A. has worked B. works C. will work D. worked
PRESENT/PERFECT PARTICIPLE
1. ______ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
A. Having slept B. Have slept C. Having been slept D. Have been slept
2. ______ in a foreign country can be very difficult.
A. Live B. Living C. Lived D. To living
3. They heard him ______ for help.
A. to shout B. shouting C. shouted D. shouts
4. Everyday I spend two hours ______ speaking English.
A. practise B. to practise C. practising D. practised
5. ______ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.
A. Having painted B. To have painted
C. Having been painted D. To have been painted
6. ______ to the party, we could hardly refuse to go.
A. Having invited B. To have invited
C. Having been invited D. To have been invited
7. ______ from what you say, you are innocent.
A. To judge B. Judging C. Judge D. To be judged
8. ______ one hand on the steering wheel, Ann opened a can of soda pop with her free hand.
A. To keep B. Keep C. In keeping D. Keeping
9. The girl ______ behind you is very naughty.
A. stands B. stood C. is standing D. standing
10. She swam to the shore ______ the night in the water.
A. having pent B. having spending C. when spending D. had spent
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
1. There’s ______ waiting outside to see you. She didn’t tell me her name.
A. no one B. anyone C. someone D. everyone
2. She didn't bring ______ to the party.
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
3. We all know the man is a thief, don’t we? – Yes, ______ knows, but ______ dares to say publicly.
A. someone/ no one B. everyone/ no one
C. anyone/ no one D. anyone/ someone
4. ______ wants to make friends with her because she is a bad girl.
A. No one B. Anyone C. Someone D. Everyone
5. Does ______ know our head master’s address?
A. no one B. anyone C. someone D. everyone
WORD FORM
1. He has worked as a laboratory ______ in our university for ten years.
A. technique B. technician C. technical D. technology
2. We all were in a state of great ______ when we learnt that we had passed the final exam.
A. excite B. exciting C. excitement D. excitedly
3. Most students find English Competitions ________
A. enjoying B. enjoyment C. enjoyed D. enjoyable
4. Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.
A. nation B. national C. international D. internationally
5. To most Vietnamese people, Tet holiday is often well ______.
A. prepare B. prepared C. preparation D. preparative
6. The ______ of football spreads not only throughout England but also all over the world.
A. popular B. popularize C. popularly D. popularity
7. As ______ we are keen to ensure that our students can find the best ways to learn,
A. educate B. education C. educators D. educative
8. I think you should give it up. There is no ______ for it.
A. help B. helpful C. helpless D. helpfully
9. The aim of the conference is to promote international ______.
A. friend B. friendship C. friendless D. friendly
10. She intends to hold a _____ party on her daughter's 18th birthday,
A. special B. specially C. specialize D. specialized
SYNONYMS
1. Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
A. gardeners B. planters C. farmers D. highlanders
2. The air conditioner Mary has just bought is very hard to use.
A. boring B. difficult C. simple D. easy
3. All students can take part in the annual English-speaking Competition.
A. happening once a year B. happening once a term
C. happening once a month D. happening once every six months
4. To take part in the contest, you have to work in groups of ten.
A. running B. competition C. dancing D. support
5. The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
A. connived B. survived C. surprised D. revived
6. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange
7. My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A. feeling embarrassed B. talking too much
C. very happy and satisfied D. easily annoyed or irritated
8. We wish you both health and longevity.
A. easy life B. happy life C. exciting life D. long life
9. Lunar New Year is the grandest occasion in the year on the Western calendar.
A. smallest B. most beautiful
C. biggest D. most impressive
10. When being interviewed you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. relate on B. be interested in
C. impress on D. pay attention to
ANTONYMS:
1. The transition from school to work does not happen smoothly to everyone.
A. with lots of difficulties B. without difficulties
C. without success D. with joys
2. For a friendship to be close and lasting, you must have some special qualities.
A. durable B. existing for a long time
C. existing for a very short time D. forever
3. He is kind and unselfish.
A. selfless B. always thinking for others
C. caring only about himself D. interesting
4. She glanced at him then lowered her head.
A, looked quickly B. stared C. looked indirectly D. looked shyly
5. The aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
A. encourage B. make more active C. pay attention D. discourage
6. The price of petroleum has decreased since last week.
A. gone down B. given up C. gone up D. put away
7. Tet marks the beginning of spring.
A. the initial B. the start C. the middle D. the end
8. On the days of Tet, people try to be nice and polite to each other.
A. rude B. friendly C. courteous D. pretty
9. They came to help the disadvantaged children.
A. not having necessary things B. not having enough conditions
C. deprived D. advantaged
10. Mai answered all the questions correctly and became the winner.
A. loser B. victory C. failure D. a successful person
VOCABULARY
1. I'm ______ a surprise party for my sister.
A. taking B. serving C. providing D. organizing
2. Your story may make him angry as he often loses his ______ quite easily.
A. anger B. mood C. character D. temper
3. A sports competition involving a number of teams or players who take part in different games is a ______.
A. match B. tournament C. game D. play
4. Our elected ______ in government should do something about this.
A. contestant B. competitor C. examinee D. representative
5. The ______ will announce the result of the competition as soon as we finish our presentation.
A. judge B. candidate C. contestant D. observer
6. ______ in some developing countries may be the cause of poverty and hunger.
A. Modernization B. Literacy C. Pollution D. Overpopulation
7. There is a growing tendency among singers to ______ some other famous singers.
A. imitate B. follow C. reflect D. pursue
8. Many ______ men remarry and have second families.
A. married B. single C. divorced D. family
He eventually ______ his disability to achieve some business success.
A. overcame B. destroyed C. overwhelmed D. suffered
9. A(n) _______ is a person who is killed because of their political beliefs.
A. invalid B. soldier C. veteran D. martyr
10. His kind words brought some ______ to the grieving parents.
A. sympathy B. comfort C. interest D. gratitude
11. A person whom you just know is a (n) ______
A. newcomer B. guest C. acquaintance D. friend
12. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ______.
A. movements B. teenagers C. donations D. campaigns
13. I believe that everyone has had ______ experiences in their life.
A. memorable B. observable C. acceptable D. reflexible
14. The students were asked to ______ reading and writing skills for the villagers.
A. deliver B. express C. provide D. support
15. A child’s vocabulary ______ through reading.
A. expands B. expends C. expels D. exposes