I. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different.
Câu 1. A. generous B. suspicious C. constancy D. sympathy Câu 2. A. acquaintance B. unselfish C. attraction D. humorous Câu 3. A. loyalty B. success C. incapable D. Sincere Câu 4. A. Appreciate B. experience C. embarrassing D. situation Câu 5. A. excited B. interested C. confident D. memorable Câu 6. A. carefully B. correctly C. Seriously D. Personally Câu 7. A. cetebrating B. anniversary C. marriage D. gathering Câu 8. A. finish B. prefer C. invite D. enjoy Câu 9. A. party B. birthday C. happy D. activity II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Câu 10. A. believe B. readily C. friend D. pleasure Câu 11. A. good B. gossip C. game D. geometry Câu 12. A. trust B. mutual C. number D. Uncertain Câu 13. A. grade B. great C. sneaky D. Embrace Câu 14. A. imagine B. glance C. geography D. Religion Câu 15. A. looked B. noticed C. turned D. Helped Câu 16. A. candle B. cake C. decorate D. Celebration Câu 17. A. hour B. honest C. vehicle D. Happy Câu 18. A. birthday B. although C. together D. clothing III. Choose the one best answer to complete each sentence. Câu 19. She's made friends _________ a little girl who lives next door. A. to B. of C. by D. with Câu 20. The children seem to be totally capable ________ working by themselves. A. on B. of C. in D. for Câu 21. Your friendship should be based on _________ trust. A. basic B. friend C. mutual D. blind Câu 22. Two friends must be __________ to each other. A. constancy B. quality C. interest D. Loyal Câu 23. A lots of foods and drinks will be served __________ the party. A. in B. at C. for D. with Câu 24. I've got lots of ________, but only a few are really good friends. A. close friends B. acquaintances C. neighbors D. partners Câu 25. Friendship is a two-sided _________, it lives by give-and-take. A. affair B. event C. aspect D. feature Câu 26. There must be a perfect ___________ between friends. A. sympathy B. sympathize C. sympathing D. sympathetic Câu 27. There is no truth in the _________ that Margaret has lost her job. A. rumour B. case C. instance D. news Câu 28. Jen had confided her secret to Mark; but he betrayed her __________. A. loyalty B. trust C. constancy D. sympathy Câu 29. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths. A. sadness B. anxiety C. difficulty D. interest Câu 30. Some people don’t seem to be __________ . A. constancy B. constantly C. constant D. constantable Câu 31. He finds it difficult __________ lasting friendships. A. to make B. made C. make D. making Câu 32. I think your mother should let you _________ your own mind. A. make up B. to make up C. making up D. made up Câu 33. I was delighted _________ my old friends again. A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. to be seen Câu 34. I'd rather __________ to Elvis than the Beatles. A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened Câu 35. The police watched them ________ out of the car. A. got B. to get C. to getting D. get Câu 36. __________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream. A. Make B. Making C. To make D. For make Câu 37. I got my friend _________ her car for the weekend. A. to let me to borrow B. to let me borrow C. let me borrow D. let me to borrow Câu 38. We saw them __________ home late. A. arriving B. to arrive C. arrive D. arrived Câu 39. I heard them ________ in the next room. A. to talking B. to talk C. talked D. talk Câu 40. They don’t allow their children ________ up late at weekends. A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stayed Câu 41. The children were eager __________ their parents. A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw Câu 42. Peter is very funny. He makes me __________ a lot. A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughed Câu 43. They noticed him __________ the agreement. A. sign B. to sign C. signing D. Signed Câu 44. She glanced briefly _______ his lapel badge. A. in B. on C. at D. up Câu 45. ________ my experience, very few people really understand the problem. A. To B. In C. With D. From Câu 46. My most embarrassing ________happened a few years ago. A. knowledge B. images C. reality D. experiences Câu 47. I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face. A. worry B. humorous C. dishonest D. guilty Câu 48. She made a big _______ about not having a window seat on the plane. A. complaint B. fuss C. excitement D. interest Câu 49. He _________ to the spot where the house used to stand. A. pointed B. showed C. directed D. glanced Câu 50. Teenagers often have their _______ who they admire very much. A. ideals B. admirers C. images. D. idols Câu 51. I had a glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet. A. close look B. quick look C. direct look D. furtive look Câu 52. He always complained ________ his mother about his work. A. with B. to C. at D. for Câu 53. The girl was so _______ that she didn't look at him in the face. A. shy B. confident C. impatient D. sneaky Câu 54. They _______ everything by the time I _______ at the party. A. ate/ arrived B. have eaten/ arrived C. had eaten/ arrived D. ate/ had arrived Câu 55. When I _______ my purse, someone _______ the money out of it. A. find/ take B. found/ had taken C. found/ took D. had found/ took Câu 56. By the time I _______ into town, the shops _______. A. got/ had closed B. got/ closed C. had got/ closed D. was getting/ closed Câu 57. Before he turned 14, Mozart __ a few lesser piece for the piano. A. has composed B. had composed C. was composed D. would composed Câu 58. When they _______ to the theater, the show _______. A. had got/ began B. got/ has begun C. got/began D. got/ had begun Câu 59. We_________ forward to this holiday for ages. A. are looking B. looked C. look D. have looked Câu 60. How fast__________ when the accident happened? A. are you driving B. were you driving C. did you drive D. had you driven Câu 61. By the time I _______ her letter, she ________ in Paris. A. received/ arrived B. has received/ arrived C. received/ has arrived D. received/ had arrived Câu 62. When the police ________ the car ________. A. arrived/ had gone B. arrived/ went C. had arrived/ went D. has arrived/ went Câu 63. Since I _______ to a warmer and less humid climate, I've had no trouble with my asthma. A. move B. moved C. to move D. moving Câu 64. He looked forward to _________ his first pay packet. A. be receiving B. have received C. receiving D. receive Câu 65. I'm sorry you've missed the train, it ______ five minutes ago. A. had left B. left C. has left D. has been left
Câu 66. When I _______ at the party, people _________.
A. had been/ danced B. was/ had danced C. were/ had danced D. was/ were dancing Câu 67. Tom ________ the piano when I ________ his home last night. A. was playing/ arrived B. played/ was arriving C. played/ arrived D. has played/ was arriving Câu 68. The new students hope ________ the school’s social activities A. taking part in B. being taken part in C. to take part in D. to be taken part in Câu 69. The anniversary of the founding of the charity falls _______ 12th November. A. in B. on C. at D. to Câu 70. When they get together, all they talk __________ is football. A. to B. with C. about D. on Câu 71. We tried to make a ________ of our situation, but it wasn't funny. A. joke B. trick C. tension D. risk Câu 72. When they finished singing, Lisa ________ the candles on the cake. A. turned off B. blew out C. cleared up D. brought out Câu 73. These anniversaries mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship between married couples. A. signs B. achievements C. Landmarks D. progresses Câu 74. Rosa and Luis are happy to be _____________ for their goJden anniversary. A. about B. around C. thorough D. together Câu 75. It wasn't until midnight that the party _____________. A. carried on B. broke up C. cleared up D. went out Câu 76. A friend of mine phoned ____________ me to a party. A. for invite B. inviting C. to invite D. for inviting Câu 77. My parents wouldn't ____________ to the party. A. allow me go B. allow me to go C. allow me going D. allow to go Câu 78. We are going to have my house _________ tomorrow morning. A. paint B. painting C. painted D. to be painted Câu 79. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy ________ part in the projects. A. to take B. taking C. to be taken D. being taken Câu 80. Jim wishes he _________ Jane to his birthday party last night. A. invited B. would invite C. have invited D. had invited Câu 81. Sally's low test scores kept her from ________ to the university. A. admitting B. to admit C. to be admitted D. being admitted Câu 82. I meant to get up early but I forgot _______ up my alarm clock. A. wind B. to wind C. winding D. wound Câu 83. Look at the state of the gate. It needs __________ as soon as possible. A. to repair B. repairing C.being repaired D. be repaired Câu 84. Alice didn't expect ________ to Bill's party. A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked Câu 85. We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't. A. Marie to stop playing B. Marie stop to play C. Marie stops playing D. Marie to stop to play Câu 86. We had hardly sat down when she _______ plates of food for us. A. brought B. has brought C. had brought D. would have brought Câu 87. _________ Betty, I'm not surprised she won the prize. A. To have known B. To know C. To be known D. Knowing Câu 88. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean _________ you. A. upsetting B. being upset C. to upset D. to be upset Câu 89. I expected _________ to the party. But I wasn’t. A. to invite B. to be invited C. being invited D. inviting Câu 90. Mr. Smith offered _________ us to the airport. A. to drive B. to be driven C. being driven D. driving IV. Choose word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting. Câu 91. I couldn’t(A) make my car(B) to start(C) this morning(D). A. B. C. D. Câu 92. Simon finds(A) it hard(B) for making(C) friends with(D) other children. A. B. C. D. Câu 93. You should make(A) your parents be happy(B) for the rest(C) of their life(D). A. B. C. D. Câu 94. Clay that(A) has been(B) heated or fired in a kiln cannot to be(C) softened(D) again. A. B. C. D. Câu 95. It was(A) quite a surprise(B) seeing(C) him again(D). A. B. C. D. Câu 96. Computers have made(A) access to information(B) instantly(C) available just by push(D) a few buttons. A. B. C. D. Câu 97. Approximately(A) 70 percent of all(B) parents let their(C) children to attend(D) school. A. B. C. D. Câu 98. Fifteen hundred(A) dollars a year were(B) the per capita(C) income in the United States in 1950(D). A. B. C. D. Câu 99. Hardly he had(A) entered the office when he realized(B) that he had(C) forgotten(D) his office key. A. B. C. D. Câu 100. There are(A) few areas of human(B) experience that have not been(C) writing(D) about. A. B. C. D.