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1. He kindly offered to _
me the way to the station.
A. explain
B. direct
C. describe
D. show
2. It was such a boring speech that I fell
.
A. asleep
B. sleep
C. sleepy
D. sleepily
3. English is now an effective medium of international
.
A. communication
B. talking
C. speech
D. saying
4. I wonder if you could
me a small favor, Tom?
A. bring
B. make
C. give
D. do
5. Students can

a lot of information just by taking an active part in class.
A. concern
B. install
C. appear
D. memorize
6. It was raining
so that we couldn‟t go out.
A. heavily
B. silly
C. strongly
D. lazily
7. Oh, I stayed at home and
my homework. Nothing special.
A. give
B. do
C. earn
D. go
8. Although Lan is
a cold, she is going to partake in outdoor activities.
A. learning
B. going
C. making
D. catching
9. The villagers had to work hard in fields all day and could hardly
ends meet.
A. do
B. know
C. make
D. fly
10. You've been very _ and I would like to thank you.

A. kind
B. thoughtless
C. grateful
D. appreciative
11. You're completely _! You never think about anybody but yourself.
A.mean
B. selfish
C. tight-fisted
D. greedy
12. “How was your exam?” “A couple of questions were tricky, but on the
it was pretty
easy.”
A.spot
B. general
C. hand
D. whole
13. The footballers often sing the national
at the beginning of a match.
A. version
B. lyrics
C. anthem
D. composition
14. The 22nd South East Asian Games were the first big sports event Vietnam .
A. owned
B. hosted
C. presented
D. led
15.Commercial exploration has driven many species to the
of extinction.
A. verge

B. bank
C. limit
D. edge
16. “What‟s Peter‟s cousin‟s name?” “It‟s on the tip of my
, but I can‟t quite remember”
A. mouth

B. lips

C. tongue

D. memory


17. I decided to visit a fortune- teller. That‟s what I

to do.

A. made up

B. made up my mind C. minded

18. Don‟t have much cash_

, but I can get some from an automatic teller machine.

A. in hand

B. on hand


C. into hand

D. care
D. under hand

19. You can‟t get a soda from that machine. There‟s a sign on it says that “

”.

A. Out of job

D. Out of mind

B. Out of hand

C. Out of order

20. Everything could be done by .
A. a nod and bow
B. a nod and wink
C. a wink and a nod
21. The biggest company in our local area is
_ the verge of bankruptcy

D. a nod and a wink

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

22. Books are a wonderful
of knowledge.
A. source
B. resource
C. flow
D. provision
21. The shop assistant is ready to__
me a helping hand. She was very nice.
A. offer
B. take
C. get
D. lend
22. Janet has to travel a lot in her new job. She is on the all the time.
A. field
B. mood
C. way
D. go
23. If you practice regularly, you can learn the language skill in short of a time.
A. period
B. aspect
C. arrangement
D. activity
24. If you too much on study, you will get tired and stressed.
A. concentrate
B. develop
C. organize
D. complain
25. Overpopulation tends to create conditions which may result in
of food in developing
countries

A. supplies
B. surpluses
C. shortages D. failures
26. You should read this novel. It has been
recommended by all the critics.
A. deeply
B. fully
C. highly
D. truly
27. Our class team has won four football matches.
A. successful
B. unsuccessful
C. success
D. successive
28. It was a
mistake. I wasn't trying to cheat you.
A. genuine
B. sincere
C. truthful
D. frank
29. Don‟t to conclusions; we don‟t yet know all the relevant facts.
A. hurry
B. jump
C. rush
D. run
30. Scientists warn that many of the world‟s great cities are
flooding.
A. being
B. at risk
C. in danger ofD. endangered

31. The Women‟s World Cup is in popularity.
A. competing
B. establishing
C. advancing
D. growing
32. I prefer ____ jobs because I don‟t like keep on moving and changing all the time.
A. demanding
B. challenging
C. tough
D. secure
33. In China, there are still a lot of
families sharing the same house.
A. extent

B. extension

C. extended

34. The deadline is coming, and we still have a lot of

problems.

A. unsolving

C. insolved

B. unsolved

D. extensive
D. solving



35. He received a medal in

to his bravery.

A. turns

B. response

C. favor

D. reward

36. He left the country _ arrest of he returned.
A. in fear that
B. with fear of
C. under threat of
D. with threat of
37. Before choosing a job, you should take into consideration several including the supply and
demand for professionals in any particular field.
A. turns
B. factors
C. remarks
D. sides
38. The Business Advisory Council has been specially designed for those in of advice about setting
up new businesses.
A. absence
B. duty
C. want

D. need
39. “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop
excuse!
A. Having
B. making
C. doing
D. taking
30. “How do you like your steak done?” – “
, please”. (trích đề thi ĐH-CĐ năm 2009)
A.I don‟t like it very much.
B. Very little
C. Well-done
D. Very much
31. The curtains have
because of the strong light.
A. weakened

B. faded

C. fainte

D. delighted

32. The case against the corruption scandal was .
A. discarded
B. refused
C. eliminated
D. dismissed
33. A meeting will be
to discuss the matter.

A. run
B. taken
C. held
D. done
34. Make exercise part of your daily
.
A. regularity
B. chore
C. routine
D. frequency
35. Many people like the of life in the countryside. (trích đề thi ĐH-CĐ năm 2006)
A. step
B. pace
C. speed
D. space
36. Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical .
A. instruments
B. applications
C. appliance
D. utilities
37. The referee
the coin to decide
which team would kick the ball first.
A. cast
B. tossed
C. threw
D. caught
38. The hotel is so expensive. They
you sixty pounds for bed and breakfast.
A. charge

B. take
C. fine
D. cost
39.Having
the table, Mrs. Roberts called the family for supper.
A. laid
B. spread
C. ordered
D. completed
40. I looked up their number in the telephone
.
A. guide
B. list
C. directory
D. catalogue
41. How long does the play
?
A. last
B. stretch
C. extend
D. prolong
42. They all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
A. passed

B. used

We repair the banks of our……… of land.
A. plot B. piece
C. pie


C. spent
D. hole

D. occupied


43. The plane seemed to dip and many people screamed in………..
A. happiness
B. panic
C. afraid
D. exciting
44. When we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained ………...
A. high
B. height
C. tall
D. length
45. I think I ………… a cold.
A. gain
B. obtain
C. have got
D. eat
46. Marie Curie received …………. education in local school and some scientific training from her
father.
A. general
B. generally
C. generation
D. genetic
47. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked ……………….. hard.
A. extremely
B. absolutely

C. completely
D. perfectly
48. After the tragic………… of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up the position which her husband had
obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. death

B. happiness

C. living

D. life

49. The parents realized that the young teacher was ………… great efforts to help their poor kids.
A. doing
B. making
C. having
D. getting
50. There are some ways of receiving information, including receiving information ………...
A. aurally
B. on ear
C. early
D. easily
51. .…………. rain during the night will occur all over the country today.
A. Much
B. Strong
C. Heavy
D. Heavily
52. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly make……… meet.
A. end
B. ends

C. ending
D. endings
53. The scientists introduced new farming methods which resulted in …………. crops.
A. bump
B. bumpy
C. bumper
D. large
54. The scientists also helped the villagers grow ………….. crops for export.
A. cash
B. cashing
C. money
D. financial
55. Some are swimming animals such as fishes and sharks that move ………………. of water currents.
A. dependent
B. dependently
C. independently
D. independent
57.Howletts Zoo in Kent is owned By John Aspinall, who is famous for his program of
breeding…………..animals and reintroducing them into the wild.
A. endangered
B. dangerous
C. normal
D. ordinary
58. There are people who cannot …………a secret, either of their own or of others‟.
A. get
B. remain
C. keep
D. take
59. What is the first quality for …………friendship and what does it tell you?
A. true

B. truth
C. correct
D. right
60.How many………………friends do you have with her?
A. common
B. mutual
C. separate
D. deliberate
61. On my birthday my father gave me some money, so that I could buy a hat for myself, which made
me…….. excited.
A. extremely
B. perfectly
C. lonely
D. correctly
62.There was a sneaky ………… on his face, but I didn‟t think much about it.
A. sigh
B. look
C. watch
D. glare


62. Inside his bag, I saw a ……… of dollar notes exactly like ones my father had given me.
A. wad
B. block
C. pile
D. carton
63.He had stolen my money; I didn‟t want to make a …………, so I decided just to take my money
back from his schoolbag.
A. fuss
B. angry

C. noise
D. sound
64.I had decided to bring my camera to …………. some photos of the happy family.
A. get
B. take
C. have
D. gain
65. The host and the wife moved around to make sure that everyone was having a good ………….
A. second
B. time
C. times
D. timing
66. The party came to an ……… at about 11 p.m.
A. end
B. ends
C. ending
D. finish
67. In the USA, college students often ………….. many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or
homes for the aged.
A.

splash

B. spend

C. waste

D. use

68. It‟s great here. Have had …………..ever since we arrived. We‟re having a wonderful time.

A. broken sunshine
B. unbroken sunshine
C. unbroken light
D. unbroken clouds
69.In the middle of the day it‟s just too scorching………..to do anything but lie on the beach soaking up
the sunshine. This is the life!
A. warm
B. cold
C. freezing
D. hot
70.it‟s been …………….with rain all day. In fact, I‟ve never seen such torrential rain like this!
A. raining
B. falling
C. pouring
D. collapsing
71.It rained heavily all day yesterday but it‟s dry at the moment. There‟s thick cloud though, and it
certainly looks……….rain. Quite a strong wind is blowing too!
A. as
B. as if
C. like
D. might
72.Yesterday ……….weather conditions hit the south-west of England. Gale-force caused a lot of
damage to property.
A. high
B. freak
C. tricky
D. thick
73.We managed to get a ………….flight; it was half the price of the scheduled flight.
A. domestic
B. international

C. charter
D. popular
74. The Panorama is a rather run-………hotel in a back of a street near the city center.
A. over B. down
C. family
D. through
75. The weather is fine, and we anticipate a ………………..flight to Stockholm today.
A. bumpy
B. smooth
C. light
D. heavy
76. From my room I look out over the ……..countryside. It‟s very different from the familiar landscape.
A. surrounded
B. surround
C. surroundingD. around
77. Yesterday we followed a path down to the lake. As we turned a corner, we…………….a glimpse of
a kingfisher standing in the water.
A. got
B. caught
C. had
D. regained
78. A little further on we rounded a………….and St John‟s Abbey came into view.
A. round
B. turn
C. bend
D. slip
79. The church ………….into ruin about three hundred years ago.


A.

80.
A.
81.

collapsed
B. fell
C. destroyed
D. destructed
The cottage is in some wonderful ………….countryside on the edge of a dense forest.
far
B. unspoiled
C. great
D. spoilt
There is a stream …………….through the forest near the cottage.

A. wind

B. winding

C. winds

D. winded

82. From most room there are………………………views of the castle.
A. uninterrupted
B. interrupted
C. background
D. snow-covered
83. You can quickly go from the hustle and bustle of the town to the………………..countryside.
A. crowded

B. noisy
C. tranquil
D. populous
84. You‟ll love the ………………beaches.
A. secluded
B. golden
C. tranquil
D. steep
85.
The city skyline is a wonderful mix of old and new, and the city itself has a lot of busy,
narrow……….streets.
A. cobbled
B. brick
C. stone
D. cement
86. The old town is a conservation area and it has a lot of…………..old buildings dating back to the
city‟s foundation in the 1500s.
A. acquaint
B. quaint
C. fashioned
D. upmarket
87: They talked for three days before finally _____ a decision.
A. doing
B. arriving
C. making
D. coming
88. They live in a very _____ populated area of Italy.
A. sparsely
B. scarcely
C. hardly

D. barely
89. There was no ___ in waiting longer than an hour so we left.
A. use
B. worth
C. good
D. point
90: Each of us must take ___ for our own actions.
A. probability
B. Ability
C. possibility
D. responsibility
91. My uncle was _____ ill last summer; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.
A. seriously
B. deeply
C. fatally
D. critically
92: It‟s only a small flat but it___________ my needs perfectly.
A. settles
B. meets
C. supplies
D. fills
93: A___________ of interest briefly crossed his face at the mention of her name.
A. flicker
B. trace
C. mark
D. hint

94: “What‟s the matter? You don‟t look very well.” – “I feel a little _____________.”
A. under the weather
B. out of the blue

C. out of order
D. under the impression
95: There's a good film _______ town.
A. in on
B. on in
C. at
D. over
96: Now that Susan has moved to the country, her visits to see in the city are________
A. between few and far
B. far and betwwen
C. between and far
D. few and far between
97: In a formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye _______ with the interviewers.
A. touch
B. link
C. contact
D. connection
98. Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldn‟t keep ________ with rapidly changing
technology
A. speed
B. fast
C. time
D. pace
99. Let's have a _____ of tennis after lunch if you're not tired, shall we?
A. match
B. play
C. game
D. party



100: The _____ year in Viet Nam runs from September to May and is divided into two terms
A. academy
B. academic
C. academically
D. accede
101: Peter was ejected after committing five personal _________ in water sport game yesterday.
A. mistakes
B. faults
C. fouls
D. errors
102. I ____sport to keep fit, not because I like it.
A.train
B.practise
C. make
D. do
103: ......... flowers are usually made of plastic or silk.
A. Unreal
B. False
C. Artificial
D. Untrue
104: The judge ____________the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. convicted
B. accused
C. prosecuted
D. sentenced
105: While everybody else in our class prefers working in groups, Mina likes working ______.
A. on herself
B. on her own
C. of her own
D. in herself

105: This is ______ the most difficult job I have ever tackled.
A.by rights
B. by all means
C. by far
D. by the way
106: His answer was so confusing that it hardly made ______.
A. meaning
B. interpretation
C. intelligibility
D. sense
107: My father sometimes ______ the washing up after dinner.
A. washes
B. takes
C. makes
D. does
108.: He was too sure of himself to pay ______ to the warnings against the danger.
A. notice
B. attention
C. respect
D. recognition
109: Have you seen today‟s paper? It ..… they‟ve caught those million – pound bank robbers.
A. writes
B. says
C. tells
D. talks about
110. Could you move your car? You „re….. the way of the entrance!
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. to

111: Don‟t ….. to any conclusion before you know the full facts.
A. rush
B. dive
C. leap
D. fly
112: “That was fantastic! Could I have a second ..… please?
A. helping
B. course
C. plate
D. service
113: After so many years, it is great to see him……….his ambitions.
A. get
B. realize
C. possess
D. deserve
114: We haven‟t reached the final _______ on the funding for scientific research yet.
A. deciding
B. decision
C. decisive
D. decides