Section I: (10 points) Choose the best answer 
1. My father ………….. at home on Sunday, but last Sunday he………..at work.
A. is usually/was
B. usually is/wasn’t
C. is usually/wasn’t
D. usually is/was
2. Peter………………………TV or plays chess after he ………… dinner.
A. watch/had
B. is watching/has
C. watches/has
D. to watch/have
3. ……….is a police officer.
A. Mrs Brown’s daughter 
B. daughter’s Mrs Brown
C.  Mrs Brown daughter 
D. Mrs Brown’s daughter’s 
4. My mother never…………….. to work, she always goes by bicycle.
A. takes a bus
B. doesn’t take a bus
C. doesn’t go a bus 
D. goes a bus
5.  My friends say that learning English is difficult but I think learning it is …………….
A. easy
B. nice 
C. slow  
D. cheap 
6. When he………….eighteen, he……………….school and went to Oxford University.
A. be / leaved
B. is / left
C. was / left
D. were / leaved
7. The students in my class are all from …………… provinces: Ha Noi, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa….
A. exciting
B. different
C. difficult
D. expensive 
8. Roberto never ………… ……..to work but  he ……………… by bus 
A. rides / goes
B. drives / goes
C. takes / rides
D. catches / goes
9. Britney Spear ……………..got a television in her house because she doesn’t like………………TV
A. hasn’t / watches
B. doesn’t have/watches
C. hasn’t / watching
D. haven’t / watching
10. The metro was very…………………, so we couldn’t sit down.
A. expensive
B. comfortable
C. crowded 
D. empty 
11. I think Chinese is one of the most difficult ……………… to learn.
A. languages
B. people
C. luggage
D. peoples
12. He …………his uncle when he ……….to New York because he was too busy.
A. visited/went
B. didn’t visit/went 
C. visits/goes
D. is visiting/is going
13. ……………..any food in the fridge?
A. There are 
B. Is there
C. Is that
D. That is
14. ………….languages……..Nicola speak when he ……..a child? – Two languages
A. How many/could/was
B. How much/could/was
C. What/could/was
D. Which/can/was
15. We live in a flat on the top floor, ………….we don’t have a garden.
A. because
B. but
C. so
D. and
16. New York is very expensive, …………..I’m interested in living there.
A. because
B. but
C. so
D. and
17. Yes, there are…………..chairs, but there are only…………..desks.
A. any/ some
B. a lot of/a few
C. lots of/a little
D. some/any
18. We……….married when I…………eighteen and my husband ……….twenty six.
A. got/were/was
B. get/am/is
C. got/was/was
D. gets/was/were
19. We arrived…………the airport……….New York…………5:45am………..Saturday.
A. in/in/at/at
B. at/in/at/on
C. on/in/at/in
D. to/at/at/in
20. My English pronunciation is rather good, but……………….seems to be a bit ………...
A. her/interesting
B. she/good
C. hers/bad
D. she’s / awful.