III. Choose the correct options A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
11. Thank you very much for your .......... teaching materials!
A. meaningful B. meaningless C. usefully D. useless
12. They let their children ................................ up late at weekends.
A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stayed
13. The children were excited ............................ their parents.
A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw
14. Peter is very funny. He makes me ........................... a lot
A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughed
15. It’s important for her ............................ the office.
A. ringing B. ring C. rang D. to ring
16. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ......................... .
A. action B. activity C. donation D. organizations
17. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.
A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at
18. Shy people often find it difficult to ........................ group discussions.
A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in
19. As I .................... the glass, it suddenly ...................... into two pieces.
A. cut/ broke B. was cutting/ broke C. cut/ was breaking D. was cutting/ had broken
20. A burglar .................. into the house while we ................... television.
A. broke/ were watching B. broke/ watched C. had broken/ watched D. broke/ had watched
21. It was 8 p.m yesterday. Outside it ........................... very hard. A. rains B. rained C. had rained D. was raining
22. He is ............................ of his elderly parents.
A. paying attention B. looking C. caring D. taking care
23. Modern inventions tend to be small and…………….., so they can be taken along and used everywhere.
A. economical B. expensive C. portable D. useful
24. It’s difficult to look for products of high quality which are not………………….
A. economical B. expensive C. portable D. useful
25. A laptop can be used .......................... documents.
A. to store B. storing C. to storing D. store
26. A laptop or a smartphone can be used for……………. access to the Internet.
A. to get B. getting C. to getting D. got
27. “Tien Quan Ca” and “We Are The World” are ……………. songs.
A. inspire B. inspiration C. inspirational D. inspirationally
28. The concert was canceled at the last minute,…………..we had to stay home.
A. so B. but C. and D. or
29. You can go with us to the event………….stay home watching TV.
A. so B. but C. and D. or
30. As a child, my son was…………………….about making things.
A. fond B. interested C. bored D. passionate
31. Minh: I intend to apply for a volunteer position as a teacher. Quan: That sounds…………………
A. interested B. interesting C. interestingly D. interest
32. The computer is one of the greatest ………………… in the world.
A. invent B. inventor C. invention D. inventions
33. He was writing to his friend when he …………………a noise.
A. was hearing B. heard C. had heard D. hears
34. We …………………Math at this time last week.
A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt
35. This book is so long that I ..................................
A. haven't finished it yet B. haven't finished it already C. still have finished it D. still haven't finished it already
IV. Choose the correct options.
1. Let's go and see the drum ......... and dragon dancing held at Saint Giong festival next Sunday.
performance perform production beating
2. Ho Quy Ly was the ....... and the first emperor of the Ho Dynasty of Viet Nam.
finder founder foundation discoverer
3. Vietnamese people often make ........ of food, fruits, fresh flowers and incense to their ancestors during Tet holiday.
offering offers offer offerings
4. When praying, you should ....... your hands and bow down to Buddha's statue.
clasp clap press raise
5. We often release ......... into the sky because it's believed to bring bad luck away.
birds mouses lanterns flowers