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1. The ancient people used to live in……………………….
2. He is trying to ………………………local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.
3. They’ve gone on an……………………….. to York.
4. I’ve got a day……………………. next week.
5. She wrote something on a small………………………… of paper.
6. When the war finally………………… to an end, Europe was in ruin.
7. Please ………………..us of any changes in your circumstances.
8. I love walking in the park in the warm………………………...
9. Members of the public ……………………….the search for the missing boy.
10. Sue ………………………..a house with three other students.
Part 2: Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
1. Peter (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2. He (do) _____________ nothing yet before he (see) _______________ me.
3. When I (arrive)______________, the dinner (already, begin) ____________________.
4. They (go) ______________ home after they (finish) ______________ their work.
5. The sun (rise)________________ in the east and (set)___________ in the west.
6. By the time Bill (get) ____________ there, the meeting (start) _________________.
7. He generally (sing) __________ in English, but today he (sing) _____________ in Spanish.
8. I think that brown briefcase (belong) ________________ to Dr. Rice.
9. Mr Brown (travel) _______________ by air several times in the past.
10. The earth (circle) ________________ the sun once every 365 days.
Part 3: Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence:
1. I think it’s impossible________ at the airport on time if we do not speed up.
A. to arrive B. arriving C. for arriving D. arrived
2. I will try to ______ her to go with us.
A. persuade                 B. suggest                    C. propose                   D. offer
3. We are going to make a two-day _______to visit Huong Pagoda.
A. travel                      B. excursion                C. voyage                    D. gone
4. Most of the Vietnamese people go to pagoda on the ________ of the New Year to pray for good luck,
good health, and happiness.
A. occasion B. excursion C. kind D. reason
5. I have ________ news to tell you but you have to promise to keep it secret.
A. a pair of B.a piece of C. some pieces D. pairs
6. Will you go _______ a trip to London _______ the summer?
A. for/ at B. on/ in C. with/ for D. in/ during

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7. I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my _______.
A. working days B. days out C. breaks D. days off
8. We've recently studied the__________ of stones in the kidneys.
A. building B. formation C. structure D. block
Read the following extract, then choose the correct answer:
For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more
exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and watch television. I had begun feeling bored
with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I rang up several of my
friends and we decided to go to London for the day. I was really excited as I hadn't been to London
since I was ten. We decided to go by coach as this was by far the cheapest means of transport that
was available even though it meant that we needed to get up very early. Once in London we decided
to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour we
bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon two of us went shopping and
the others went to the theater. We met up again at 6:30 p.m and went to a small restaurant in Soho.
The meal was really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected. We had to
get a taxi back to the coach station. Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left.
9. According to the passage, the writer___________
A. usually spends his weekend at home. B. went to London with some of his friends.
C. has lived in London for ten years. D. feels bored with his life.
10. The phrase “rang up” can be best replaced by ___________
A. made B. telephoned C. got together D. picked up
11. He felt so excited about going to London because ________________
A. he hadn't been there before B. he hadn't been there for ten years.
C. he went there ten years ago. D. he hadn't been there for a long time.
12. Why did they decide to go by coach?
A. Because it was available. B. Because they wanted to start early.
C. Because other means of transport were more expensive.
D. Because it was one of the most efficient means of transport.
13. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. They all went shopping before going to theater.
B. They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch.
C. They had lunch in a small restaurant.
D. They left the city at 6:30 p.m.
14. It can be inferred from the text that ___________
A. they nearly missed the coach because of the meal.
B. they didn't enjoy the meal in the restaurant very much.
C. the coach had already left when they got to the station.
D. they missed the coach and had to take a taxi back.