II. Grammar & Vocabulary.  

* Choose the best answer  

1. Does she fancy _____________ a book to the younger children?

A. reads                       B. reading                   C. to read         

2. Our class has a(n) ________, and we often post questions there to discuss.

D. read

A. office                      B. forum                     C. club 

3. They love _____________ with their friends.

D. garden

A. eating out              B. ate out                      C. having eaten

4. Mai: Would you like to go to the cooking club with me this Sunday?   Hoa: ____

D. to eating out

A. No.              B. No, thanks              C. I’d love to. Thanks.

5. They detest _____________ so early in the morning.

D. Yes. 

A. getting up              B. get up                      C. to get up 

D. gets up

6. How much time do you spend _____________ TV every day?

A. watch                       B. to watch                  C. watching                 D. in watching

7. I always enjoy _____________ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.

A. to talk                       B. to talking                C. talking                     D. talk

8. Steven dislikes _____________, so he usually takes a bus to work.

A. drive                         B. to be driven            C. be driven                D. driving

9. Jane prefers _____________ an instrument to listening to music.

A. playing                     B. play                         C. to play                     D. played

10. Mai enjoys _____________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.

A. hearing                     B. playing                    C. listening                 D. talking

11. My grandparents love ________ very much. There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden.

A. doing garden                         B. doing gardening                C. do gardening                       D. to do garden

12. Mai dislikes  __________ her pictures to Facebook. She prefers not to show them to others.

A. to upload              B. to uploading              C. uploading                 D. upload

13. What does “DIY” stand for? - “Do it ______________.”

A. you                         B. yourself                   C. yourselves               D. your

14. She loves making ________, such as pottery and carving wood.

A. crafts          B. origami       C. stamps        D. bracelets

15. Melinda ________ hanging out because she is a sociable person.

A. detests        B. hates           C. dislikes       D. fancies

16. Many people like ________ the Internet with their mobile phones.

A. surfing        B. blogging     C. emailing      D. communicating

17. Our kids are interested ______________ playing with pets when they have free time.

A. on               B. in                C. of                D. about

18. Samuel is sociable so he can ________ friends at school.

A. make           B. take             C. do               D. work

19. We have ________ from our exams, peers and parents. This makes us feel very stressed.

A. interests                  B. pressure                              C. friends        D. forum

20. Jenifer is keen ______________ doing DIY.

A. with                        B. of                                        C. on               D. to

21. The lake is ________ by a lot of trees.

A. surrounded             B. loaded        C. unloaded                D. dried

22. Ba did the puzzles  ________ than I did, so I won the competition.

A. more slowly                        B. slowly                     C. slower         D. more slower

23. People in my village are really ________. They are always generous and friendly to visitors.

A. well-trained            B. funny                      C. hospitable               D. unsociable

24. The development of cities destroys ________ areas of countryside.

A. vast                         B. much                       C. less                         D. stretching

25. People in the countryside live __________ than those in the city.

A. happy                      B. more happily         C. happily                  D. happier

26. Posting personal pictures on social media is fun; ______, sometimes it can bring many problems.

A. although                   B. or                           C. so                          D. however

27. He detests ________ disturbed while he is thinking.

A. being                      B. is                 C. to be            D. be

28. Minh is not fond of ________ puzzles because he thinks it takes a lot of time.

A. making                   B. doing          C. collecting                D. building

29. Susan loves going window shopping and ________ in the street.

A. walking                  B. walks          C. to walk        D. walk

30. ________ field is a field planted with rice growing in water.

A. Paddy                     B. Grass          C. Pasture        D. Wheat

31. After harvesting rice, the farmers often ________ it in the sunlight.

A. collect                     B. water                      C. dry              D. pick

32. Nam _______ the Internet a lot to find useful information for his studying.      

A. surfs                        B. types                       C. checks        D. looks after

33. I am _______ on visiting my grandparents' on the weekend.

A. fond                        B. keen                        C. interested      D. crazy

34. Nick can jump ________ than Tom.

A. more high               B. higher than             C. higher         D. more higher

35. The farmers started harvesting their crops ________ than they expected.

A. earlier                     B. more earlier            C. early           D. earlier than

36. Quang helps his parents ______________ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart.

A. load            B. collect                     C. dry                          D. ride

37. Look! Some boys are ______________ the buffaloes.

A. picking                   B. playing                    C. driving                    D. herding

38. Mai dances _________ than Hoa does.

A. beautifully              B. more beautifully     C. beautiful                 D. more beautiful

39. My sister plays the piano ______________ than me.

A. gooder                    B. weller                     C. better                      D. more good

40. Adding fertilizer to the soil will help the plants to grow ________.

A. more quick                         B. quicklier                  C. more quickly          D. quickly more

41. Would you like to drink a cup of tea _______coffee?

A. and                                      B. or                             C. although                 D. but

42. My sister plays volleyball well ____________ I do not.

A. and                                      B. but                          C. or                             D. although

43. - Nga: What a nice shirt you have, Mai! - Mai: “________”

A. Yes, I’d like                B. No, I don’t like         C. Thank you, Nga           D. Never mind

44. Most people like watching comedies ____________ they're very interesting.

A. for                                       B. so                                 C. or                       D. but

45. The film is very interesting. It's both moving ____________ funny.

A. and                                      B. or                                 C. for                       D. so

46. I have to go out ____________ I meet my pen pal today.

A. but                                        B. so                                C. for                       D. or

47. We decide to stay at home ____________ it’s raining heavily.

A. and                                       B. so                                C. for                       D. but

48. Antony drives ______________ his brother.

A. more careful than   B. more carefully        C. more carefully than            D. as careful as

49. I was tired, ____________ I went to bed early.

A. and                                     B. or                C. but                          D. so

50. I tried to call her, ____________ she didn’t answer.

A. and                                     B. or                C. but                          D. so

51. You can go to the city centre by bus ____________ by train.

A. because                               B. or                C. and                          D. either

52. She can sing well ____________ she can’t dance.

A. and                         B. or                C. but                          D. therefore

53. I forgot to bring the map, ____________ I got lost.

A. or                            B. however                  C. but                          D. so

54. You should drive carefully, ____________ you may cause an accident.

A. however                 B. but                          C. otherwise                D. therefore

55. You can have a cup of coffee, ____________ you can drink some tea.

A. so                            B. but                          C. for                           D. or

56. It was dark in the room, ____________ I switched on the light.

A. so                            B. but                          C. for                           D. or

57. My friends ____________ I went to the museum last Sunday.

A. so                            B. and                          C. for                           D. or

58. My son was crazy ______________ football when he was young.

A. about                      B. of                            C. at                            D. with

59. Ann is very sensitive; _______, you shouldn’t comment on her new shoes.

A. but                                   B. therefore                          C. however                           D. so

60. The area around the village is famous for its ______ .

A. picturesque                      B. dull                                  C. boring                              D. well-trained