VOCABULARY Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school. a. biology b. biological c. biologist d. biologically 2. Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls? a. act b. active c. action d. activity 3. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done. a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsible 4. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost. a. solve b. solvable c. solutions d. solvability 5. He was looking at his parents _______, waiting for recommendations. a. obey b. obedience c. obedient d. obediently 6. The interviews with parents showed that the vast majority were _______ of teachers. a. support b. supportive c. supporter d. supporting 7. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _______. a. happiness b. household chores c. responsibility d. employment 8. on don is home to people of many _______ cultures. a. diverse b. diversity c. diversify d. diversification 9. John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. a. decide b. decision c. decisive d. decisively 10. . It was such a boring speech that I fell _________ . A. a sleep B. sleep C. sleepy D. sleepily 11. The speaker said nothing worth listening to. A. complete B. completing C. completely D. completion 12. Pedestrians are supposed to walk on the . A. road B. side C. pavement D. street 13. Your success in life very largely on yourself. A. is keen B. depends C. lies D. goes 14. We were so late that we _____ had time to catch the train. A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply 15. If you wish to learn a new language, you must _____ classes. A. follow B. present C. attend D .assist 16. We took _____ of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach. A. chance B. advantage C. occasion D. effect 17. When I saw Minh, I stopped and smiled, but he _____ me and walked on. A. refused B. omitted C. ignored D. denied 18. Her parents were very _____ because she was out so late that night. A. responsible B. sorry C. worrying D. worried 19. The nurse was on _____ in the hospital all night. A. work B. alarm C .service D .duty 20. Will you _____ me to post this letter tomorrow? A. remember B .suggest C. remind D. mind 21. Most developing countries are in _____ of capital and technical assistance. A .lack B .need C. shortage D. excess 22. His school report last term was very _____ . A. satisfying B .fulfilling C. satisfactory D. full 23. Tuan has gone to the baker’s to buy a _____ of bread. A. loaf B. piece C. bit D. packet 24. My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and looks pale. a. beauty b. beautiful c. beautifully d. beautify 25. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in _______. 1 a. agree b. agreeable c. agreement d. agreeably 26. The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel. a. confide b. confident c. confidently d. confidence 27. My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _______ by next week. a. marry b. married c. marriageable d. marriage 28. Many Vietnamese people ______ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation a. sacrifice b. sacrificed c. sacrificial d. sacrificially 29. Most of us would maintain that physical ______ does not playa major part in how we react to the people we meet. a. attract b. attractive c. attractiveness d. attractively 30. They had a ______ candlelit dinner last night and she accepted his proposal of marriage. a. romance b. romantic c. romantically d. romanticize 31. They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years. a. informal b. informally c. informalize d. informality 32. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________. a. communicate b. communication c. communicative d. communicator 33. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions. a. attention b. attentive c. attentively d. attentiveness 34. He is not really friendly and makes no attempt to be _______. a. society b. social c. socialize d. sociable 35. Parks an important part in helping to form the city’s character. A. make B. do C. play D. perform 36. It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a(n) ___. A. revision B. control C.investigation D. check – up 37. It is English pronunciation and phrasal verbs that ___ me a lot of trouble. A. cause B. make C. get D. have 38. 63. I am very ___ in the information you have given me. A. concerned B. surprised C. pleased D. interested 39. He went to a seaside resort because he was ___ of windsurfing. A. fond B. interested C. keen D. enjoyed 40. Life on earth would come to an end if the ___ were destroyed. A. environment B. nature C. stars D. weather 41. Smoke, dirt and noise are all kinds of ___. A. pollute B. polluting C. pollutant D. pollution 42. English is now an effective medium of international ___. A. communication B. talking C. speech D. saying 43. I’ll have to work hard to ___ with the rest of the class. A. catch B. run C. keep pace D. keep on 44. I liked the book till the end but it had a (n) ending which I didn’t like. A. bored B. boring C. interested D. interesting 45. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation. a. polite b. politely c. politeness d. impoliteness 46. Mr. Timpson's behavior and comments on occasions were inappropriate and fell below the _______ standards. a. accept b. acceptable c. acceptance d. accepting 47. As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency. a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative 48. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by _______ fee- paying schools. a. independent b. independently c. depended d. independence 49. The United Nations Secretary-General has often spoken of the need for individual _______ and human rights in his speeches. a. free b. freedom c. freely d. freeing 2 50. He did not do well at school and left with few _______ qualifications. a. academic b. academy c. academician d. academically 51. The Minister of the Education and Training Department appeared on TV last night to __ his new policy. a. public b. publicly c. publicize d. publicizing 52. He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for _______. a. achieve b. achiever c. achievement d. achievable 53. Despite many recent _______ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with computers. a. technology b. technological c. technologically d. technologist 54. There is a wide range of _______ in the education system of the USA. a. select b. selective c. selected d. selection 55. He graduated with doctorates of _______and surgery from Florence, gaining the highest honors that year. a. medicine b. medical c. medicate d. medication 56. The making of good habits _______ a determination to keep on training your child. a. require b. requires c. requirement d. required 57. He was the only _______ that was offered the job. a. apply b. application c. applicant d. applying 58. Parents can express a _______ for the school their child attends. a. prefer b. preference c. preferential d. preferable 59. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments. a. science b. scientist c. scientific d. scientifically 60. I would like to invite you to participate in the ceremony. a. graduate b. graduated c. graduation d. graduating 61. Not many places at the universities are left, so choice is on a severe _______. a. limiting b. limitation c. delimitation d. limited 62. I am so _______ that I cannot say anything, but keep silent. a. nerve b. nervous c. nervously d. nervousness 63. _______ speaking, I do not really like my present job. a. Honest b. Honesty c. Honestly d. Dishonest 64. A letter of _______ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview. a. recommend b. recommended c. recommender d. recommendation40: John has to live on his ______ benefits because he doesn’t have a job. A. employer B. unemployed C. employment D. unemployment 65. My ______ pastime is going dancing with my friends. A. favourite B. favoured C. favour D. favourable 66. If bacteria stopped working, life on earth would come to a(n)_____. A. finish B. extinction C. end D. disappearance 67. He hoped his ______ would give him a pay rise. A. employee B. employed C. employ D. employer 68. I find it quite ______ to talk in front of a group of people. A. embarrassingly B. embarrassed C. embarrassment D. embarrassing 69. Could you ______ me how to use this new mobile phone? A. direct B. explain C. say D. show 70. Do you really ________ me to believe you? A. plan B. expect C. think D. wait 71. The animals gathered closely together for__________ A. warmed B. warm C. warmth D. warmly 72. Thank you for _____ me A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invitation 73. Could you ______ me how to use this new mobile phone? A. explain B. say C. direct D. show 74. Doctors have to assume _______ for human life. a. responsible b. responsibly c. responsibility d. responsibles 75. _______ is increasing, which results from economic crisis. 3 a. Employment b. Unemployment c. Employ d. Unemployed 76. He was offered the job thanks to his _______ performance during his job interview. a. impress b. impression c. impressive d. impressively 77. The interviewer gave his consent to John's _______ for work and promised to give him a job. a. keen b. keenly c. keener d. keenness 78. _______! I have heard of your success in the new project. a. Congratulate b. Congratulating c. Congratulation d. Congratulations 79. It is _______ to fail a job interview, but try again. a. disappoint b. disappointing c. disappointedly d. disappointment 80. The new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers. a. agriculture b. agricultural c. agriculturalist d. agriculturally 81. The control of _______ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism. a. inflate b. inflationist c. inflation d. inflator 82. It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _______ goals. a. achieve b. achievement c. achievable d. achiever 83. For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _______ in the economy of our country. a. develop b. developments c. developers d. developed 84. Henry was a studious student. He needed no _______ to work hard. a. encourage b. encouraging c. encouragement d. encouraged 85. During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown _______ with only a few major setbacks. a. constant b. constantly c. constants d. constancy 86. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future. a. depress b. depression c. depressing d. depressed 87. Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here. a. threat b. threaten c. threatening d. threateningly 88. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______. a. expected b. unexpected c. expectedly d. unexpectedly 89. More and more __ are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible. a. explores b. explorations c. explorers d. exploratory 90. Can you make a ________ estimate of how much our expedition in the desert may be? a. rough b. roughly c. roughing d. roughen 91. After Peter had returned from the Sahara desert, he was confined to bed by a ________ disease. a. mystery b. mysterious c. mysteriously d. mysteriousness 92. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ____. a. extinct b. extinction c. extinctive d. extinctly 93. Don't read that book. It's _____. A. bore B. boredom C. boring D. bored 94. It’s very ______ of you to help me A. glad B. happy C. kind D. well 95. The new dress makes you more . A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify 96. English is the most used language in the world. A. wider B. widest C. width D. widely 97. He cycled and had an accident. A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly 98. My friend is very in listening to rock music. A. interested B. amused C. surprised D. amazed 99. If an object is in the cabin of a spaceship, it will float. A. left off B. let of C. let off D. left of 100. You must fill in this form in capital letters. A. apply B. application C. applicant D. applicable 101. I’m fed up with queuing for my benefit every Thursday. A. employment B. employee C. unemployed D. unemployment 102. The North is flatter and more than the South. 4 A. industrial B. industrialize C. industrialization D. industrialist 103. Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than ___ rates found in the fossil record. a. nature b. natural c. naturally d. naturalness 104. It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species' declines and habitat _______ and degradation are the leading threats. a. destroy b. destructive c. destructor d. destruction 105. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it. a. inform b. information c. informative d. informatively 106. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children. a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties 107. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book ________. a. review b. reviewing c. reviewer d. reviewed 108. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need. a. care b. careful c. carefulness d. carefully 109. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV. a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly 110. To become a novelist, you need to be ________. a. imagine b. imagination c. imaginative d. imaginarily 111. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter. a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply 112. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______. a. penalty b. penalize c. penal d. penalization 113. The sick man still finds it _____ to stand without support. A. discomfort B. comforting C. uncomfortable D. comfortable 114. High school students should be ______ for their future jobs before leaving school. A. ill-spoken B. ill-prepared C. well-prepared D. well-spoken 115. You will have to work hard if you want to ___________. A. succeed B. successfully C. success D. successful 116. London is ___________ of England. A. a capital B. capital C. one capital D. the capital 117. Paul has applied for a ______ in a new company. A. task B. career C. job D. work 118. Their___________ has lasted for more than 20 years. A. friendly B. .friend C. friends D. friendship 119. Are you ______ in knowing all the answers? A. amused B. interested C. excited D. frightened 120. English is an ______ language to learn. A. easiness B. easily C. easy D. ease 121. Physical ______ are good for our health. A. activities B. activists C. actions D. acts 122. The parks in our city are _____ peaceful islands in the middle of a stormy sea. A. similar B. alike C. likely D. like 123. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______. a. shoot b. shooting c. shooter d. shot 124. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland. a. human b. humanity c. humanization d. humanitarian 125. ASEAN also works for the _______ of peace and stability in the region. a. promote b. promotion c. promotional d. promoter 126. The motivations for the birth of ASEAN were the desire for a _______ environment. a. stable b. stability c. stably d. stabilize 127. The ASEAN Security Community (ASC)aims to ensure that countries in the region live at _______ with one another and in a democratic and harmonious environment. 5 a. peace b. peaceful c. peacefully d. peaceable 128. ASEAN's aims include the acceleration of economic growth, _______ progress, cultural, development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace. a. society b. social c. socially d. socialize 129. A combined gross domestic _______ of the member countries of ASEAN has grown at an average rate of around 6% per year. a. produce b. productivity c. production d. product 130. Western women are more ________ than Asian women. a. depend b. dependent c. independent d. independently 131. In some communities a husband's ________ over his wife is absolute. a. power b. powerful c. powerfully d. powered 132. I think that up to now there has not been a real ________ between men and women. a. equal b. equally c. equality d. equalize 133. My father is a ___________ . He works in a garage. A. farmer B. mechanic C. teacher D. doctor 134. John drives very____________. ; he has never had any accidents. A. careful B. carefully C. carelessly D. careless 135. If you work hard, you will eventually ________. A. successfully B. successful C. succeed D. success 136. The weather this summer is ______. A. disappointment B. disappointing C. disappointed D. disappointedly 137. He is a very ______ driver. He rarely causes accidents. A. carefully B. careless C. bad D. careful 138. The meeting is going to be ______ at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. A. played B. held C. taken D. run 139. After drinking a big bottle of ______, he got drunk. A. wine B. milk C. orange juice D. water 140. There are small between British and American English. A. differences B. different C. difference D. differently 141. Some species of rare animals are in _____________of extinction. A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger 142. To preserve that ________, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it. a. civil b. civilize c. civility d. civilization 143. The Prime Minister is to consider changes to sexually ________ laws to enforce equal opportunities. a. discriminate b. discrimination c. discriminatory d. discriminated 144. In former days, women were considered not to be suitable for becoming a ________. a. politics b. political c. politically d. politician 145. All payments to the ICRC are _______ and are received as donations. a. volunteer b. voluntary c. voluntarily d. voluntariness 146. The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ______, such as natural disasters, man- made disasters, and epidemics. a. emergent b. emergencies c. emergently d. emergence 147. One of the tasks of the Red Cross is also to support local _ care projects. a. health b. healthy c. healthful d. healthily 148. She sustained severe head _______ after being thrown from her horse. a. injure b. injured c. injuries d. injurious 149. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _______. a. poor b. poorer c. poorly d. poverty 150. Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no _______ and well established army nursing systems for casualties. a. organize b. organized c. organizational d. organizers 151. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _______ in every aspect. a. prepare b. preparation c. preparative d. preparer 152. The government initiated the programme of ______ reform in the 1980s. 6 A. economically B. economic C. economised D. economist 153. A scientist who studies living things is a ______. A. biologist B. biologically C. biology D. biological 154. Blue ______ you. You should wear it more often. A. goes B. matches C. fits D. suits 155. The weather this summer is ______. A. disappointment B. disappointing C. disappointed D. disappointedly 156. Smoking is a great ______ to our health. A. harmless B. harm C. harmful D. harmless 157. . Miss White sang very ______ at my birthday party last night. A. beautiful B. beautify C. beauty D. beautifully 158. Paul has applied for a ______ in a new company. A. task B. career C. job D. work 159. How _____ is your father? A. single B. high C. alive D. tall 160. :He had no_____ of selling the clock - it had belonged to his grandfather. A. interest B. intention C. meaning D. intend 161. Could you fill out this ______ form? A. applying B. applicable C. application D. applicant 162. ASEAN press praised the great _______ of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games. a. sports b. sportsman c. sporting d. sportsmanship 163. The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers. a. support b. supporter c. supportive d. supportively 164. Computers are used in schools and universities. a. wide b. widen c. width d. widely 165.A……………driver is a danger to the public. a. carelessly b. careless c. carefully d. careful 166. They eventually realize that reckless _______ of the earth's resources can lead only to eventual global disaster. a. exploit b. exploitable c. exploitation d. exploitative 167. Farmers make their soil more productive by distributing _______. a. fertile b. fertility c. fertilizers d. fertilizable 168. To become a novelist, you need to be ________. a. imagine b. imagination c. imaginative d. imaginarily 169. The final I _______ was 3-0. a. score b. scoring c. scorer d. scores 170. The referee's _______ is the most important in any sport competition. a. decide b. decisive c. decision d. decider 171. _______ players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball. a. Defense b. Defensive c. Defender d. Defensively 172. 100. Many young men prefer scuba-diving because it is _______. a. adventure b. adventurous c. adventurously d. adventurist 173. His pronunciation causes me a lot of _____. A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficulties D. difficultly 174. How _____ is your father? A. single B. high C. alive D. tall 175. The ______ of the moon causes the tides on the earth. A. attractive B. attractiveness C. attraction D. attract 176. I was reading when suddenly the lights ______. A. came in B. put out C. opened up D. went out 7 177. There are small _____________between British and American English. A. differences B. different C. difference D. differently 178. Some species of rare animals are in of extinction. A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger 179. AIDS is a(n) ____________disease. A. danger B. endangered C. endanger D. dangerous 180. You will have to work hard if you want to ___________. A. succeed B. successfully C. success D. successful 181. Hoi An is a tourist ______. A. attractive B. attracted C. attract D. attraction 182. Miss White sang very _______________ at my birthday party last night A. beautifully B. beauty C. beautiful D. beautify 8 UNIT 1- 3 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other.choose 1. A. chores B. dishes C. houses D. coaches 2. A. plates B. students C. friends D. mechanics 3. A. failed B. absorbed C. solved D. reached 4. A. wondered B. laughed C. replied D. cleaned 5. A. chores B. chair C. child D. chef Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. 6. The world has enjoyed Beethoven’s music since nearly 200 years. A B C D 7. He was drunk a cup of coffee when the telephone rang. A B C D 8. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister. A B C D 9. The doctor advises me staying in bed, but it’s just so boring. A B C D 10. The shop-keeper promised delivering the furniture to me this afternoon. A B C D Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. 11. My parents don’t put pressure on me to make ……………………….about what to study at university. A. choice B. a decision C. a reply D. determination 12. My sister an I always …………………………….our respect for our grandparents and our parents. A. show B. express C. give D. have 13. We are a very ……………………family. All of us have very close relationship with one another. A. close-knit B. strange C. friendly D. typical 14. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home. A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together 15. Every member in my family is very ……………of one another so we don’t have to worry a lot when problems come out. A. careful B. supportive C. tired D. afraid 16. The household chore daughters often share with their parents is ………………… A. making clothes B. painting C. washing dishes D. mending chairs 17. My Dad is always willing to give a hand …………………….cleaning the house. A. of B. about C. in D. with 18. Who can suggest a good …………………to this problem? A. result B. key C. solution D. answer 19. Children need a …………………… environment in their families. A. careful B. care C. caring D. careless 20. My ………………….in the family is helping my younger brother with his study. A. task B. activity C. job D. responsibility 21. Our grandparents and parents often give us good …………………….on important matters. A. ideas B. advice C. examples D. thoughts 22. The house looks so nice. Its owner must have a ………………… nature. A. romance B. romantic C. romanized D. romantically 23. After ten years of ……………………….they got divorced. A. marriage B. friendship C. work D. love 24. Women are still struggling for true ………………….with men. A. equality B. similarity C. balance D. sameness 25. It’s ……………………in Vietnam to eat “banh chung” on Tet holidays. A. customary B. usual C. traditional D. familiar 26. A woman has to ……………….more in marriage than a man. A. determine B. sacrifice C. apologize D. equalize 9 27. It’s a …………………….to start the wedding ceremony in front of the altar. A. habit B. tradition C. practice D. routine 28. People of the same ……………………easily live and work with one another. A. size B. sex C. generation D. organization 29. Physical ………………………sometimes blinds us. A. attractiveness B. attract C. attractive D. attractively 30. Is that a good mother who only cares about her………………………? A. beautiful B. beautify C. beauty D. beautifully 31. Since I came here, I ……………………….a lot of acquaintances A. have had B. had C. have D. am having 32. Understanding and appreciating culture differences can help people avoid………………………. A. accidents B. faults C. errors D. misunderstanding 33. Cultural differences can make people feel …………………., frightened or even insecure. A. uncomfortable B. terrified C. inconvenient D. unreasonable 34. TONNY: “I have never seen such a perfect thing on you” CLARE: “……………………………………………………………… ” A. Haven’t you? B. I am so happy C. Really? D. Thank you. That’s nice compliment 35. TOM: “…………………………………………………………….”. - ANNA: “Thank you. I’m glad you like it.” A. Congratulations! You have a beautiful motorbike. B. The motorbike is beautiful C. Where did you buy this motorbike? D. I didn’t know you bought a motorbike 36. Body language is known as non-verbal ………………………………. A. exchange B. communication C. expression D. mention 37. Speaking is not a ……………………………… of non-verbal communication. A. formal B. signal C. decent D. gesture 38. JOHN: “You shouldn’t shout in restaurants” – MARK: He …………………………….me not to shout in restaurant. A. suggested B. advised C. offered D. said 39. CLARE: “I am sorry for being late”. - She ………………………… for being late. A. apologized B. regretted C. admitted D. denied 40. - LAURA: “What a lovely house you have!” - MARIA: “ _.” A. I think so B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in C. Of course not, it’s not costly D. No problem 41. JANET: "Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?" - SUSAN: " …………………………… " A. I don't agree, I'm afraid B. You’re welcome C. I feel very bored D. That would be great 42. Some people are often …………… at the differences that exist between their own culture and the culture in the other country. A. happy B. surprised C. good D. strange 43. I think you ought to ……………………… to your brother-in-law. A. sorry B. excuse C. thank D. apologize 44. While studying he was financially dependent ………………………….his parents. A. on B. to C. of D. from 45. Although I spoke to him many times, he never paid any ……………………… to what I said. A. notice B. compliment C. informality D. attention 46. He was taught to remember that it was ……………………to interrupt. A. rude B. polite C. appropriate D. potential 47. After Nancy …………for twenty minutes, he began to feel tired. A. has jogged B. had jogged C. jogging D. jogged 48. ………………a car when they were living in London? A. Have they B. Did they have C. Were they having D. Have they had 49. Tom ………………that same car since I …………….him in 1999 A. has driven/knew B. drove/ knew C. drives/ knew D. drove/have known 50. Jame …………… the check and ………………it to Dr. David yesterday 10 [...]... have a chance to visit a community of unfamiliar social customs C You can practice meeting with people from different cultural areas D You can avoid meeting with a community of unfamiliar social customs 12