A. whom

B. when

C. which

D. who

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu kết hợp tốt nhất từng cặp câu trong các câu hỏi sau.)

43. My parents were waiting in the queue to buy museum tickets. My brother and I were queuing up for ice cream.

A. Although my parents were waiting in the queue to buy museum tickets, my brother and I were queuing up for ice cream.

B. As my brother and I didn't like visiting museums, my parents chose to queue up to buy ice cream.

C. While my parents were queuing up for museum tickets, my brother and I were waiting in the queue to buy ice cream.

D. My parents were waiting in the queue for museum tickets, but my brother and I wanted to buy ice cream.

44. My mother came to pick me up at the food fair yesterday. We were packing the leftovers and cleaning up the tables.

A. While my mother was picking me up at the food fair yesterday, we were packing the leftovers and cleaning up the tables.

B. We were packing the leftovers and cleaning up the tables at the food fair yesterday when my mother came to pick me up.

C. We were neither packing the leftovers nor cleaning up the tables when my mother came to pick me up at the food fair yesterday.

D. My mother came to pick me up at the food fair yesterday, and then we packed the leftovers and cleaned up the tables.

45. The factory released a huge amount of waste into the river. This contaminated the water and killed a lot of fish.

A. The factory released a huge amount of waste into the river, which contaminated the water and killed a lot of fish.

B. The factory can release a huge amount of waste into the river and cause water contamination.

C. The water is contaminated because of the huge amount of waste released into the river by the factory.

D. The factory released a huge amount of waste into the river that can contaminate the water and kill a lot of fish.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra phần gạch chân cần sửa trong mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

46. Thomas Edison, who is among a greatest scientists of all time, invented a light bulb

A                  B                                C                         D

47. While I was having dinner with my parents, my brother was coming back home from work.

       A                  B                                           C                                  D

48. My flight didn't take off on time, and the captain apologised to the passengers about the late

                                      A                                                        B                            C        D

departure. 

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

49. He achieved excellent academic results, and this helped him win a scholarship to study at university.

A. He won a scholarship to study at university and achieved excellent academic results there.

B. He achieved excellent academic results, but he won a scholarship to study at university.

C. He didn't achieve excellent academic results that won him a scholarship to study at university.

D. He achieved excellent academic results, which helped him win a scholarship to study at university.

50. Dr Ton That Tung became a private doctor who took care of Uncle Ho's health after 1945.

A. Dr Ton That Tung became a private doctor who depended on Uncle Ho's health after 1945.

B. Dr Ton That Tung became a private doctor who looked after Uncle Ho's health after 1945.

C. Dr Ton That Tung took care of a private doctor who helped Uncle Ho's health after 1945.

D. Dr Ton That Tung became a private doctor who talked about Uncle Ho's health after 1945.

A. will do

B. has done

C. is going to do

D. was doing

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu kết hợp tốt nhất từng cặp câu trong các câu hỏi sau.)

43. A lot of high-rise buildings have been built recently. There is still a housing shortage.

A. A lot of high-rise buildings have been built recently; moreover, there is still a housing shortage.

B. Although a lot of high-rise buildings have been built recently, there is still a housing shortage.

C. A lot of high-rise buildings have been built recently; as a result, there is still a housing shortage.

D. A lot of high-rise buildings have been built recently because there is still a housing shortage.

44. More schools and universities are opening in the city. Students have more educational opportunities.

A. The more schools and universities are opening in the city, the more educational opportunities students have.

B. More and more schools and universities are opening in the city, and fewer students have educational opportunities.

C. The fewer schools and universities are opening in the city, the better education students have.

D. More schools and universities are opening in the city, and better students have educational opportunities.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra phần gạch chân cần sửa trong mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

45. This is the second time we went to a job fair for secondary school students.

        A                            B                      C                                D

46. Unless the local government doesn't invest in rural areas, more people will leave the countryside.

A                                                          B     C                                  D

47. Although teaching at a primary school is a challenging job, but it is rewarding in many other

A                                                      B                           C                  D       

aspects.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

48. If graduates have work experience, they will have a better chance of finding a job.

A. Unless graduates have work experience, they won't have a better chance of finding a job.

B. The better chance of finding a job graduates have, the more work experience they have.

C. Graduates will have more work experience, and they will find a better job.

D. Although graduates don't have work experience, they still have a good chance of finding a better job.

49. The local authority plans to improve public transport to ensure getting around the city is more convenient for local residents.

A. The local authority plans to improve public transport: however getting around the city for local residents is more convenient.

B. Public transport is becoming more and more convenient, so the local authority plans to improve the way local residents get around.

C. The local authority plans to improve public transport so that local residents find travelling around the city more convenient.

D. Although the local authority plans to improve public transport, they cannot make getting around the city more convenient.

50. The job requires both vocational qualifications and work experience.

A. The job requires either vocational qualifications or work experience.

B. The job requires neither vocational qualifications nor work experience.

C. The job requires work experience, but vocational qualifications are not necessary.

D. The job requires not only vocational qualifications, but also work experience.

Grammar (Ngữ pháp)

2. Choose the most appropriate option. (Chọn đáp án phù hợp nhất.)

1. While he _____ at the beach, he heard a strange noise.

A. relaxing                  B. was relaxing           C. relaxed                   D. is relaxing

2. I still _____ when to go to Madrid.

A. don't decide            B. hasn't decided         C. hadn't decided        D. haven't decided

3. She _____ the report three times by the time she sent it.

A. checked                  B. had checked            C. was checking          D. checks

4. I _____ in the mountains every year when I was younger!

A. was trekking           B. am trekking            C. trekked                   D. trek

5. What _____ at 9 o'clock last night?

A. were you doing      B. did you do              C. are you doing         D. you were doing

6. While she was running a marathon, she _____ her knee.

A. injured                    B. was injuring            C. injuring                   D. injures

7. She had lunch after she _____ her emails.

A. reads                       B. was reading            C. is reading                D. had read

8. He _____ a medal last year.

A. wins                        B. was winning           C. has won                  D. won

9. When I was a kid, I _____ speaking French to my grandfather every evening.

A. was practising        B. practised                 C. have practised        D. had practised

10. I _____ a CV when you rang the bell.

A. am typing               B. was typing              C. typed                      D. typing

11. It's the first time our teacher _____ that word.

A. uses                        B. has used                  C. used                        D. was using

12. _____ a catch-up meeting for next Friday yet?

A. Am they arranging                                                 B. Were they arranging

C. Have they arranged                                    D. Had they arranged

13. How many marathons _____ part in so far?

A. are you taking        B. had you taken         C. have you taken       D. you took

14. We _____ to each other since he left the company a few weeks ago.

A. haven't spoken       B. hadn't spoken         C. hasn't spoken          D. didn't speak

15. She _____ unemployed for three months when I met her in June.

A. has been                 B. had been                 C. is                             D. have been

16. _____ in the sea when you were a little girl?

A. Had you often swum                                  B. Have you often swum

C. Did you often swim                                   D. Were you often swimming

17. They _____ in the same company for five years by the time they resigned in 2021.

A. work                       B. had worked             C. have worked           D. were working

18. The rain had stopped by the time we _____ the top of the mountain.

A. has reached            B. was reaching          C. reached                   D. had reached

19. She _____ lunch when I came back from work.

A. were cooking          B. has cooked              C. cooks                      D. was cooking

20. How many job interviews _____ since you graduated from university?

A. have you attended B. did you attend         C. you have attended D. had you attended

21. He _____ his application a few hours ago.

A. was sending            B. has sent                   C. sent                         D. had sent

22. Where _____ when you met that famous person?

A. did you go              B. were you going       C. have you gone        D. had you gone 

Grammar (Ngữ pháp)

2. Choose the correct option. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)

1. Is this the magazine _____ owner is a politician?

A. who                        B. that                         C. which                     D. whose

2. This is the place _____ I grew up.

A. that                         B. which                      C. where                     D. whose

3. She lost her tablet, _____ was so frustrating.

A. that                         B. which                      C. who                        D. where

4. 2022 was the year _____ he moved abroad.

A. when                       B. which                      C. where                     D. who

5. Is this the podcast _____ you told me about?

A. that                         B. who                         C. when                       D. in which

6. The low price of the magazine was the reason _____ it became so popular.

A. when                       B. who                         C. which                     D. why

7. His vlog is getting _____ interesting.

A. more and less         B. more and more       C. less and more         D. the more

8. _____ people are following him on social media, that's why he's just deactivated his accounts.

A. More and more       B. Less and less          C. Fewer and fewer    D. The more

9. _____ readers buy our magazine, _____ money we will earn.

A. The fewer, the more                                   B. The less, the more

C. The more, the more                                    D. The more, the less

10. _____ subscribers you get, the more famous you become.

A. The most                B. The fewer               C. The less                  D. The more

11. _____ innovative the medium, the more followers it has.

A. The less                  B. The more                C. More                       D. Most

12. They hold this celebration _____ they will get rid of bad spirits.

A. because                   B. so that                     C. such that                 D. seeing that

13. They drove to the parade _____ the roads were crowded.

A. unless                     B. provided that          C. even though            D. as 

14. We can go to their wedding anniversary, _____ I don't work on that day.

A. as long as               B. while                       C. even though            D. just as

15. The festival is _____ it was last year.

A. as soon well-known as                               B. as well-known as

C. as if well-known as                                    D. the most well-known

16. _____ I had walked into the living room, the lights went out.

A. Although                B. After                       C. If                             D. As if

17. _____ I was taking part in the procession, I tripped over something and fell.

A. Unless                    B. While                      C. As though               D. Although

18. We'll go to the festival _____ it rains.

A. when                       B. because                   C. seeing that              D. unless

19. He didn't come to my coming-of-age celebration _____ he had caught a cold.

A. as                            B. as though                C. although                 D. so that

20. We can spend our day at the harvest festival _____ the weather is bad.

A. as                            B. since                       C. unless                     D. after

21. _____ the celebrations are over, we'll go back to work.

A. As though               B. While                      C. Now that                D. So that

22. The music at the festival was _____ loud that I left after five minutes.

A. such                        B. so                            C. as                            D. so that 

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu kết hợp tốt nhất từng cặp câu trong các câu hỏi sau.)

43. AI cameras are powerful tools. Hence they allow rangers to track both animals and poachers even at night.

A. AI cameras are not only powerful tools, but are also tracking animals and poachers even at night.

B. AI cameras are such powerful tools that they allow rangers to track both animals and poachers even at night.

C. Unless AI cameras are powerful tools, they allow rangers to track both animals and poachers even at night.

D. If AI cameras were powerful tools, they would allow people to track both animals and poachers even at night.

44. The company must introduce advanced technology into their production process. Otherwise, they won't be able to compete with their rivals.

A. If the company must introduce advanced technology into their production process, they won't be able to compete with their rivals.

B. The company must introduce advanced technology into their production process provided that they won't be able to compete with their rivals.

C. Unless the company introduces advanced technology into their production process, they won't be able to compete with their rivals.

D. Only if the company introduced advanced technology into their production process, they wouldn't be able to compete with their rivals.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

48. My parents arranged for the installation of a security camera on our front door.

A. My parents had a security camera installed on our front door.

B. Someone arranged for my parents to install a security camera on our front door.

C. My parents arranged for a front door with a security camera.

D. The installation of a new camera on our front door was done by my parents.

49. We don't have an AI-based robot, so we cannot have our meals prepared by it every day.

A. Unless we had an AI-based robot, we would ask it to prepare our meals every day.

B. We owned an AI-based robot, so we would ask it to prepare our meals every day.

C. If we owned an AI-based robot, we could have it prepare our meals every day.

D. Although we had an AI-based robot, we couldn't ask it to prepare our meals every day.

50. Accessing as many online articles as you want is possible only after you register and create an account.

A. Many online articles are accessible after you register your account.

B. Unless you read as many online articles as accessible, you can't register or create an account.

C. Registering and creating an account to read as many online articles as you want is not possible.

D. You can read as many online articles as you want provided that you register and create an account.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra phần gạch chân cần sửa trong mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

43. We had several discussions with the managers, but we can't seem to get down to them how important the problem is.

44. At the end of each lesson, the teacher often warns her students to finish their homework before the next class.

45. When she changed schools, she found it hard to get up with her new classmates.

Grammar (Ngữ pháp)

2. Choose the most appropriate option. (Chọn đáp án phù hợp nhất.)

1. How can you cope _____ living in a new environment like a city?

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

2. He _____ in finding a nice flat in the city centre.

A. managed                 B. succeeded               C. concentrated           D. coped

3. Many students tried to prevent the construction company _____ cutting down trees.

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

4. Who does that flat belong _____?

A. to                            B. for                           C. on                           D. in

5. The government should _____ on reducing traffic in the city centre.

A. rely                         B. argue                       C. focus                       D. beware

6. How can someone living in a slum escape _____ poverty?

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

7. I've always dreamt _____ living in a high-rise building.

A. of                            B. to                            C. for                           D. in

8. When will the city council get the traffic lights _____?

A. repairing                 B. repaired                  C. to repair                  D. be repaired

9. We must _____ an expert _____ sanitation facilities.

A. get, to improve       B. have, to improve    C. get, improve           D. have, improved

10. The government should _____ pollution levels _____.

A. have, check            B. get, check               C. get, to check           D. have, checked

11. They should ____ the pipes _____ by a plumber.

A. get, fix                    B. have, fixed              C. get, to fix                D. have, fix

12. If I were you, I _____ solar panels on my roof.

A. will install              B. would install           C. installed                  D. had installed

13. If I had listened to you, I _____ to an electric car.

A. would switch          B. will switch              C. will have switched D. would have switched

14. If we _____ LED light bulbs, we would have saved a lot of money on our electricity bills.

A. had used                 B. used                        C. has used                  D. use

15. We _____ so many emissions if we _____ so dependent on fossil fuels.

A. won't produce, weren't                               B. wouldn't produce, aren't

C. wouldn't produce, weren't                          D. won't produce, wouldn't be

16. If we _____ use more green energy, we _____ the environment.

A. would save                         B. will save                 C. would have saved   D. saved

17. _____ my carbon footprint be smaller if I recycle and waste less water?

A. Will                        B. Would                     C. Has                         D. Had

18. If I _____ money, I would buy an electric car.

A. have                        B. would have             C. had had                   D. had

19. If we reduce our dependence on imported fuels, we _____ our economy.

A. will boost                                                   B. would boost

C. would have boosted                                   D. had boosted

20. If we _____ green energy technology, we will reduce our negative environmental impact.

A. embrace                  B. embraced                C. had embraced         D. embraces

21. If I _____ Susan, I _____ this old microwave oven with the energy-efficient one

A. was, would have replaced                          B. were, would replace

C. were, would have replaced                        D. had been, would replace

22. If we _____ more money in the green energy sector, it _____ us with significant amount of clean power every year.

A. invested, would provide                             B. had invested, would have provided

C. invest, would provide                                D. invest, will provide

Grammar (Ngữ pháp)

2. Choose the most appropriate option. (Chọn đáp án phù hợp nhất.)

1. His wife said she _____ a domestic household robot.

A. will buy                  B. has bought              C. would buy              D. will have bought

2. She asked me _____ I would ever buy a communicative humanoid robot.

A. how                        B. how long                C. either                      D. whether

3. He said he had booked tickets _____.

A. the day after           B. yesterday                C. three hours ago       D. the previous day

4. She says she _____ a new medical robot.

A. is going to buy       B. was going to buy    C. would buy              D. had bought

5. Our professor recommends that we _____ a webinar on Artificial Intelligence.

A. should attend          B. had attended           C. attending                D. to attend

6. He asked me if I ______ ever imagined life without all these apps and gadgets.

A. do                           B. have                        C. had                         D. will

7. My aunt promised _____ me how to use this art generator app.

A. showing                  B. to show                   C. shows                     D. will show

8. Dad asked me _____ I had downloaded that app.

A. when                       B. where                      C. why                        D. whether

9. My sister told me she _____ install a diet tracker on her mobile the following day.

A. has                          B. had                          C. would                     D. will

10. Mum asked Dad if they _____ to buy a communicative humanoid robot.

A. can afford               B. would afford           C. will afford              D. could afford

11. My grandpa warned me _____ download any apps from that website.

A. not                          B. not to                      C. should not              D. not having

12. My computer's ______ again.

A. broken up               B. run across               C. broken down          D. dropped off

13. Do you ______ your classmates?

A. come up with         B. get on with             C. come down with     D. drop out of

14. I _____ an old colleague at a seminar the other day.

A. came down with     B. ran across               C. came up with          D. put off

15. How can you _____ all this noise while you're studying?

A. come up with         B. come down with    C. put up with             D. keep up with

16. She has _____ the flu, so she won't be attending the seminar on AI.

A. come up with         B. put up with             C. kept up with           D. come down with

17. Not only can she acquire some essential skills, _____ she will also build more relationships.

A. and                         B. while                       C. nor                          D. but

18. He will apply to that firm _____ he masters this professional app.

A. as soon as               B. so                            C. while                      D. although

19. He passed the interview _____ he had developed some important soft and hard skills.

A. so                            B. but                          C. as soon as               D. because

20. Without a university degree, Jack wasn't hired, _____ was Rose.

A. both                        B. either                      C. neither                    D. not only

21. I think you need to develop digital literacy _____ Susan needs to develop foreign language proficiency.

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

22. You can work as an electrician _____ you finish your apprenticeship.

A. but                          B. unless                     C. after                        D. so that 

A region's ________ is partly shaped by its climate, which determines the raw materials that are available to the cook.

The new environmentally-friendly _________ design aims to reduce plastic waste and promote sustainable practices.

We _______ an informative book on Japanese customs while we were exploring our school library.

He started his career 20 years ago as _________ journalist, and today he's ________ only editor-in-chief of a newspaper.

Bicycling instead of driving cars is becoming increasingly popular, _________ helps decrease carbon emissions and promotes a healthier lifestyle.

Neither of my cousins _________ my aunt at all.

Under no circumstances ___________ to take pictures backstage.

We were late, but we were lucky __________ the plane.

On his way to the office, John stopped ____ a big breakfast at his favourite restaurant.

To be a counsellor, you must have good __________ skills to help many other people with their own problems.

It's crucial that __________ keep themselves updated with the latest technology in the workplace.

Teachers are required to be very __________ when teaching slow learners.

The manager reminded his employees __________ complete the project by the deadline.