TEST 1

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to intricate the correct answer to
each of the following questions
Question 1: Paul is a very _______ character, he is never relaxed with strangers.
A. self-conscious B. self-satisfied C. self-directed D. self-confident
Question 2: Mary’s lawyer advised her_______ anything further about the
accident.
A. not saying B. telling C. not to say D. not tell
Question 3: Many of the pictures_______ from outer space are presently on
display in the public library
A. sending B. sent C. having sent D. were sent
Question 4: The authorities _______ actions to stop illegal purchase of wild
animals and their associated products effectively. However, they didn’t do so.
A. must have taken B. had to take C. needed have taken D. should
have taken
Question 5: Although he is my friend, I find it hard to _______ his selfishness
A. put up with B. catch up with C. keep up with D. come down with
Question 6: The U23 Vietnamese football team’s performnce has garnered _____
from around the world and shown promise for Vietnam’s soccer horizon.
A. attentive B. attention C. attend D. attentively
Question 7: The joke would not be funny if it _______ into French.
A. has been translated B. be translated C. was be translated D. were
translated
Question 8: John congratulated us _____ our exam with high marks.
A. on passing B. for passing C. to pass D. on pass
Question 9: We expected him at eight, but he finally _______at midnight.
A. turned up B. came off C. came to D. turned in
Question 10: Everybody is tired of watching the same comercials on TV every
night,_______?
A. are they B. aren’t they C. haven’t they D. don’t they
st
Question 11: The 1 week of classes at university is a little ______ because so
many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.
A. uncontrolled B. arranged C. chaotic D. notorious
Question 12: After he _____ his work, he went straight home.
A. would finish B. has finished C. had finished D. has been finishing
Question 13: In 1959, the political philosopher Hannah Arendt became the first
women ______ a full professor at Princeton University.
A. to appoint B. who be appointed as C. to be appointed D. was
appointed
Question 14: ______ you like what I want to do or not, you won’t make me
change my mind.
A. Because B. WhateverC. If D. When
Question 15: Do you think doing the household chores is the ______ of the
women city?.
A. responsible B. responsive C. responsibility D. responsibly
Question 16: Peter has been studying for almost three years and he will have this
degree and return to his country in ______ six months.
A. others B. the other C. other D. another
Question 17: You will have to ______ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. put aside B. call off C. back out D. cut down
Question 18: Never before ______ such a severe flood in this mountainous area.
A. do I see B. I have seen C. I had seen D. have I seen
Question 19: With what my parents prepare for me in terms of education. I am
______ about my future.
A. confide B. confident C. confidence D. confidential
Question 20: The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is
will and capable ______ his financial situation.
A. regardless of B. owing to C. in terms of D. with reference to
Question 21: ______ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t
know ______ exact number of them.
A. A/the B. A/an C. The/the D. The/an
Question 22: The course was so difficult that I didn’t ______ any progress at all.
A. do B. make C. produce D. create
Question 23: Oxfam tries to send food to countries where people are suffering
______ malnutrition.
A. by B. of C. for D. from
Question 24: ______ the table, Mr.Robert called the family for support.
A. Being laid B. Having laid C. Have laidD. Having lying

Question 25: He is exhausted. He ______ around the whole afternoon trying to

clean the house before the guests arrive.
A. has been running B. has run C. be running D. was running
Question 26: Barack Obama is ______ President of ______ United States.
A. the/ the B. a/ 0 C. the/ 0 D. the/ an
Question 27: John would like to specialize______computer science.
A. of B. to C. in D. at
Question 28: ______he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. No longer has D. Not until had
Question 29: Many young people in rural areas don’t want to spend their lives on
the farm like their ______ parents. So they leave their home villages to find well-
paid jobs in the fast-growing industrial zones.
A. long-term B. up-to-date C. weather-beaten D. wide-
ranging
Question 30: If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she______ it.
A. would accept B. wouldn't accept
C. wouldn’t have accepted D. would have accepted
Question 31: John asked me ______that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
Question 32: Remember that things such as language, food and clothing are
simply expressions of our cultural______.
A. solidarity B. identity C. assimilation D. celebration
Question 33: Waste paper can be used again after being ______.
A. produced B. recycled C. wasted D. preserved
Question 34: - “Your parents must be proud of your results at school".
- “______”
A. Sorry to hear that B. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging.
C. Of course D. I am glad you like it.
Question 35: The government is aiming______50 % reduction______
unemployment.
A. to/in B. at/in C. at/of D. for/of
Question 36: No one enjoys ______ in public.
A. being made fun of B. to be made fun of C. making fun of D. to
make fun of
Question 37: In many families, the most important decisions are______by many
women.
A. done B. made C. arrived D. given
Question 38: Each of us must take______for our own actions.
A. ability B. responsibility C. possibility D. probability
Question 39: Thanks to the women's liberation, women can take part
in______activities.
A. social B. society C. socially D. socialize
Question 40: I know you feel bad now, Tommy, but try to put it out of your mind.
By the time you're an adult, you______all about it.
A. are forgetting B. will have forgotten C. forget D. will be forgetting
Question 41: ______, Nam Cao is a realistic writer, but he still used a lot of
romance in his stories.
A. On my part B. On the whole C. On the contrary D. On the other
hand
Question 42: Kate asked Janet where______the previous Sunday.
A. has she been B. had she been C. she had been D. she has been
Question 43: We live in a large house in______middle of the village.
A. a B. an C. the D. No article
Question 44: If Tom______an alarm, the thieves wouldn't have broken into his
house.
A. installs B. had installed C. have installed D. installed
Question 45: My English teacher, Mrs.Jane, was the person______I had great
respect.
A. for whom B. whom C. for who D. that
Question 46: Whole villages were______by the floods last year.
A. come up B. looked after C. taken out D. wiped out
Question 47: When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives her
a hand______the housework.
A. on B. with C. for D. about
Question 48: UNESCO was established to encourage collaboration______nations
in the areas______education, science, culture, and communication.
A. between - in B. among – of C. between - of D. among – in
Question 49: We should participate in the movement _____ to conserve the natural
environment.
A. to organize B. organized C. organizing D. which organized
Question 50: Some snakes lay eggs, but ______ give birth to live offspring.
A. others B. the other C. other D. the others
Question 51: A number of prisoners ______ on the occasion of the Independence
Day this year.
A. have been released B. has been released C. were released D. was
released
Question 52: Jack found it hard to ______ the loss of his little dog.
A. get over B. put off C. get along D. turn over
Question 53: Housework is less tiring and boring thanks to the invention of
______ devices.
A. labor-saving B. environment-friendly
C. pollution-free D. time-consuming
Question 54: The more ______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
A. confidence B. confident C. confide D. confidently
Question 55: They'll be able to walk across the river______.
A. if the ice is thick enough B. if the ice will be thick enough
C. when the ice will be thick enough D. unless the ice is thick enough
Question 56: Granny is completely deaf. You will have to ______ allowances for
her.
 A. bring B. find C. give D. make
Question 57: Many people are still in ____ habit of writing silly things in ____
public places.
A. the – the B. the - 0 C. 0 - the D. 0 - 0
Question 58: Since 1950 the world ______ nearly one-fifth of the soil from its
agricultural land and one-fifth of its tropical forests.
A. has lost B. lost C. was losing D. had been lost
Question 59: _____the distance was too far and the time was short, we decided to
fly there instead of going there by train.
A. To discover B. Discovered C. To have discovered D. Discovering
Question 60: Students are______less pressure as a result of changes in testing
procedures.
A. under B. above C. out of D. upon
Question 61: On hearing that she failed the entrance exam, Trang couldn’t help ____
into tears.
A. bursting B. burst C. to bursting D. to burst
Question 62: Arranging flowers _____ among my mother’s hobbies.
A. is B. are C. were D. have been
Question 63: She didn’t enjoy her first year at college because she failed to _____ her
new friends.
A. come in for B. look down on C. go down with D. get on with
Question 64: Peter has a separate room for his musical ______.
A. instruments B. equipment C. tools D. facilities
Question 65: We have just visited disadvantaged children in an orphanage ______
in Bac Ninh Province.
A. located B. locating C. which locates D. to locate
Question 66: Most people believe that school days are the _____ days of their life.
A. better B. best C. more best D. good
Question 67: My aunt gave me a ______ hat on my 16th birthday.
A. nice yellow new cotton B. new nice cotton yellow
C. new nice yellow cotton D. nice new yellow cotton
Question 68: The interviewer asked me what experience _____ for the jo B.
A. do you get B. did I get C. I got D. you got
Question 69: He is a good team leader who always acts ______ in case of
emergency.
A. decisively B. decisive C. decision D. decide
Question 70: They have just set off. They _____ on their way there.
A. can’t be B. must have been C. should have been D. must be
Question 71: Vietnamese students are forced to take _____ entrance examination
before being admitted to _____ entrance examination.
 A. an/the B. an/ a C. the/ the D. Ø/ a
Question 72: Today, the old couple has their family and friends _____ their
golden wedding anniversary.
A. attend B. to attend C. attended D. attending
Question 73: Pumpkin seeds, ______ protein and iron, are a popular snack.
A. that B. provide C. which D. which provide
Question 74: The pair of jeans I bought for my son didn't fit him, so I went to the
store and asked for ______.
A. the other ones B. others ones C. another pair D. another jeans
Question 75: Billy was the youngest boy ______.
A. joining the club B. that was joined the dub
C. to be admitted to the club D. admitted to the club
Question 76: By half past ten tomorrow morning I _______ along the motorway.
A. will be driving B. will drive C. am driving D. drive
Question 77: We intend to _____ with the old system as soon as we have
developed a better one.
A. do in B. do down C. do up D. do away
Question 78: The house that we used to live in is in a very ______ state.
A. negligent B. neglected C. negligible D. neglectful
Question 79: The Louisiana Territory, an area ______ the size of France, was bought
by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.
A. is four times as large as B. more than four times
C. than more four times D. four times as large as
Question 80: You haven't eaten anything since yesterday afternoon. You ______ be
really hungry!
A. can B. will C. must D. might
Question 81: The cosmopolitan flavor of San Francisco is enhanced by ______ shops
and restaurants.
A. its many ethnic B. its ethnicity C. ethnicity D. an ethnic
Question 82: ______ through a telescope, Venus appears to go through changes in
size and shape.
A. It has seen B. It is seen C. When seen D. Seeing
Question 83: Nowhere in the northern section of the United States ________ for
growing citrus crops.
A. is there suitability of the climate B. where the climate is suitable
C. the climate is suitable D. is the climate suitable
Question 84: Beavers have been known to use logs, branches, rocks, and mud to
build dams that are more than a thousand _______.
A. lengthy feet B. feet long C. long feet D. foot in length