Choose A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. There should be some questions that have more than ONE correct answer. Circle the letter(s) you choose. 

1. What can we do to prevent people ________throwing drink cans away?

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

2. Nam ________last night when the telephone ________

            A. was sleeping - rang                                 B. slept – was ringing        

C. slept - rang                                    D. was sleeping – was ringing

3. Look at these flowers! I think they need ________ 

            A. water                     B. to water                 C. watering                      D. watered

4. Do you know the girl in the red skirt ________to our teacher.

            A. is taking               B. talked                     C. talking                         D. she talks

5. “Where are my jeans?” - “They ________ at the moment.”

                A. are washing          B. were washed        C. are washed                        D. are being washed

6.  I________ some rice on the floor of the chicken coop.

            A. scattered               B. grew                       C. threw away                D. raised

7. The train ______________ Ho Chi Minh city at 16.30 yesterday.

                        A. arrived at              B. came                      C. got                               D. reached 

8.  Don’t trust Bill. He’s a kind of person who doesn’t do what he says he will. He’s so_____.

            A. reliable      B. unreliable C. easy-going            D. sociable

9.  A lot of foreign visitors ________ to Viet Nam in the recent years.

            A. has come               B. have come                      C. come                              D. came

10.  Italy __________ against France in tomorrow’s final. 

            A. has played            B. played       C. is playing D. play

11. Would you mind ______ me a hand with this bag?

            A. making      B. giving        C. to help             D. doing

12. Can you hurry up in the bathroom, I can’t hold _________ any longer. 

            A. against       B. on   C. onto            D. with

13. __________ the piano but also the violins. 

            A. Not only she plays                      B. She plays not only          

            C. Neither she plays                         D. She plays either

14.       Several governments try to                          the use of fossil fuels.

            A. reduce       B. increase     C. waste         D. save

15.       Alternative sources of energy                          developed in the near future.

            A. is    B. was C. has been    D. will be

16. The Temple of Literature                      in 1070.

            A. find                        B. found         C. was found             D. was founded

17. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I am a little ___________. 

A. out of use              B. out of reach          C. out of turn             D. out of practice   

18. John: “Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?” Peter: “__________.” 

A. Do you think I would?                                B. I wouldn’t. Thank you. 

C. Yes, you’re a good friend.                         D. Yes, I’d love to. Thanks.

19. She spoke quietly to him ______ nobody else could hear a word.

A. because                 B. in case                     C. in order that                   D. although

20. Nobody but Tam and Lan _________ interested in Physics.

            A. is    B. are  C. have                      D. seem

21. They came and informed us ________ their decision. 

            A. about         B. with                         C. for         D. on

22. I regret __________ you that the camping trip has been cancelled.

        A. telling                        B. having told               C. to tell                             D. to telling

23. The more exercise you take, __________ you will feel.

        A. better                         B. the best                      C. the better                       D. the more better

24. When the headmaster ______ the room, all the pupils stood up.

        A. came  

B. arrived                        

 C. appeared

D. entered

25. Two of the boys in the art class were doing self-portraits by looking at_____ in the mirror. 

            A. each other B. themselves                C. oneself              D. one another

26. I’ve got so much spare time. Now I’m thinking of taking ___a new hobby like stamp collecting.

         A. in                   B. off  C. up  D. over

27. There are many __________ desks in our classroom.

            A. nice large round wooden                                   B. large nice round wooden

            C. wooden round large nice                                    D. nice round large wooden

28. _________of all of us who are here tonight, I would like to thank Mr. Jones for his talk.

          A. On behalf    B. On account           C. In person   D. Instead

29. - Jane: “Would you mind if I use your computer for an hour?”    - Tony: “        .”

    A. Not at all. I’ve finished my job         B. Yes, you can use it

C. Of course not. I  still need it now      D. Yes, it’s all right

30. I’ll come back ____________ New Year, exactly ____________ the morning of January 1s

A. on/in

B. at/in

C. in/on

D. at/on

31. It was ________that I left before the end.

            A. so a film boring                                       B. so boring a film   

C. such boring a film                                   D. such boring film

32. My brother is saving up. He is going to have a vacation ________next summer.

A. a board                  B. abroad                   C. oversea                  D. on abroad

33. I accidentally _______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.  

            A. lost touch with     B. kept an eye on      C. paid attention to              D. caught sight of 

34. It’s very ______of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand.

           A. sympathetic

B. considerate

C. grateful

D. appreciative

35. The exam is not difficult _________none of us can do it.

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