1. Truong Son Mountain Range is ______ longest range in Vietnam, and is ______ true open-air museum of geology, biology, ethnology, and culture.
| A. the – a | B. the – an | C. a – the | D. a – an |
2. She will go to the cinema with her friends ______.
| A. when she was finishing her work |
| B. until she finished her work |
| C. before she had finished her work |
| D. as soon as she has finished her work |
3. Modern computers can hold huge amounts of information, ______?
| A. do they | B. can’t they | C. can they | D. don’t they |
4. Ninh Binh, ______ as one of the 14 most attractive destinations in Asia by the American travel website Trips to Discover, is in the north of Vietnam.
| A. rate | B. be rated | C. rating | D. rated |
5. He arrived ______ than anyone else, so he had to wait more than an hour.
| A. early | B. as early | C. earlier | D. the earliest |
6. Lan ______ her presentation on career orientations when her parents came back home from work.
| A. was completing | B. completed | C. are completing | D. has completed |
7. When the children finish their homework, they ______ for a walk to a nearby playground.
| A. will take | B. will be taken | C. have taken | D. are taking |
8. He was offered the job thanks to his ______ performance during his job interview.
| A. impression | B. impressively | C. impressive | D. impress |
9. The government had promised ______ the cause of the accident.
| A. investigate | B. investigating | C. to investigate | D. investigated |
10. Harry Potter books, ______ by J.K. Rowling, are very popular with children around the world.
| A. which wrote | B. was written | C. writing | D. written |
11. She will find a bunch of flowers in front of her house ______.
| A. when she opens the door |
| B. once she opened the door |
| C. as soon as she opened the door |
| D. after she had opened the door |
12. I’ve lost my watch. ______ watch was given to me on my 21st birthday.
| A. The | B. A | C. Ø | D. An |
13. He became one of the most ______ actors in Vietnam.
| A. success | B. successfully | C. succeed | D. successful |
14. Tom has decided ______ part in the singing contest.
| A. to taking | B. to take | C. take | D. taking |
15. If the employees’ salaries are not raised, their life ______.
| A. affects | B. will affect | C. will be affected | D. is affecting |
16. Mai is a better cook than my sister, ______.
| A. isn’t she | B. can’t she | C. doesn’t she | D. hasn’t she |
17. The situation was much ______ than we expected.
| A. bad | B. worse | C. good | D. worst |
18. Mike ______ his favorite program on TV when the lights went out.
| A. is watching | B. watches | C. watched | D. was watching |
19. Someone has just arrived, ______?
| A. does he | B. have they | C. haven’t they | D. doesn’t he |
20. The divorce rate in Vietnam is now higher ______ half a century ago.
| A. than it is | B. than it does | C. than it was | D. than it did |
21. The training seminar will begin ______.
| A. when all the staff were arriving |
| B. as soon as all the staff arrive |
| C. by the time all the staff arrived |
| D. after all the staff had arrived |
22. Psychologists strongly advise parents with small kids not to allow them to watch videos ______ sensitive content.
| A. contain | B. containing | C. are contained | D. contained |
23. In ______ 1950s, many people moved from ______ West Indies to ______ England because their life was so hard there.
| A. the/the/x | B. the/x/x | C. x/the/x | D. x/x/x |
24. The trees ______ more and more in our schoolyard next year.
| A. will plant | B. will be planted | C. are planted | D. plant |
25. Although he knew very little about linguistics, he pretended ______ an expert in the field.
| A. to be | B. be | C. being | D. been |
26. Mary ran into an old friend while she ______ in the park.
| A. walked | B. walks | C. was walking | D. has walked |
26. In November, Tam Dao, a ______ retreat built by the French in Vinh Phuc, was voted the world’s leading tourist town in the 2022 World Travel Awards.
| A. popular | B. popularly | C. popularity | D. popularize |
27. That customer demanded ______ the manager when he was not given a refund.
| A. to see | B. seeing | C. see | D. saw |
28. Every child ______ with love, care and opportunities to study and develop.
| A. to provide | B. should provide | C. provide | D. should be provided |
29. John decided to join ______ army and become a soldier so that he could fight for the country.
| A. a | B. Ø | C. an | D. the |
30. She has a ______ vocal range than Taylor Swift – an American singer-songwriter.
| A. the worse | B. bad | C. worse | D. worst |
31. The Fansipan Mountain, ______ as “The Roof of Indochina”, is the highest mountain in the Hoang Lien Son range.
| A. known | B. knowing | C. is known | D. was known |
32. Frank ______ on his computer when there was a sudden power cut.
| A. will work | B. work | C. was working | D. works |
33. You’ll definitely believe in what he said ______.
| A. when you will see it yourself |
| B. when you were seeing it yourself |
| C. when you see it yourself |
| D. when you saw it yourself |
34. Before the 1950s, urbanization mainly occurred in more ______ developed countries.
| A. economy | B. economize | C. economic | D. economically |
35. Teenagers like to follow the latest trends in fashion, ______?
| A. did they | B. don’t they | C. doesn’t he | D. does it |
36. Thank goodness, I finally managed ______ the problem.
| A. solve | B. solving | C. to solve | D. to solving |
37. Life in mountainous areas is ______ than that in the city.
| A. most difficult | B. difficult | C. more difficult | D. the most difficult |
38. The lift won’t start ______.
| A. before you will press that button |
| B. until you press that button |
| C. when you pressed that button |
| D. after you had pressed that button |
39. The recipe ______ by the chef is a closely guarded secret and has made them famous.
| A. creating | B. created | C. creates | D. is creating |
40. One ______ method for keeping our minds active is doing crossword puzzles.
| A. popularity | B. popular | C. popularize | D. popularly |
41. Your exam results are satisfactory, ______?
| A. are they | B. is it | C. aren’t they | D. isn’t it |
42. We should use ______ electronic devices responsibly to have their benefits exploited to the fullest extent.
| A. Ø | B. a | C. an | D. the |
43. Sarah ______ too fast when the accident happened.
| A. drove | B. drives | C. was driving | D. is driving |
44. The new sports centre ______ by the mayor as soon as it is completed.
| A. will open | B. was opening | C. will be opened | D. opens |
45. He always makes sure to have ______ breakfast with his family before leaving for work.
| A. an | B. the | C. a | D. Ø |
46. The volunteer recognition awards ______ at the annual ceremony next year.
| A. will present | B. are presenting | C. will be presented | D. present |
47. University students will know what it’s like to work in their field ______.
| A. when they start their internship |
| B. as soon as they started their internship |
| C. after they had started their internship |
| D. until they started their internship |
48. The museum ______ a collection of priceless artifacts was a must-see for history buffs.
| A. housed | B. was housed | C. was housing | D. housing |
49. The librarian was lovely and ______, assisting us with finding some books we were interested in.
| A. helpfulness | B. helpful | C. help | D. helpfully |
