(80 multiple choice sentences- Time allowance is 90 minutes)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: Chemistry is my ______ subject at school.
A. favorite B. popular C. liking D. wanted
Question 2: - "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?" - "______"
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.
Question 3: - "Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!" - "______"
A. Certainly. Do you like it, too? B. I like you to say that.
C. Yes, of course. It`s expensive. D. Thanks. My mother bought it for me.
Question 4: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn`t do all the work I ______ last week. (người giám hộ/sát)
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done
Question 5: He runs a business, ______ he proves to have managerial skills. (run)
A. however B. otherwise C. and D. despite
Question 6: Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ______ a cigar to calm his nerves. (thói quen)
A. would light B. would be lighting C. would have lit D. had lit
Question 7: Preparing for a job interview can be very ______.
A. stress B. stressful C. stressed D. stressing
Question 8: My brother left his job last week because he did not have any ______ to travel.
A. position B. chance C. ability D. location
Question 9: Not until the end of the 19th century ______ become a scientific discipline. (# it be not until)
A. plant breeding has B. did plant breeding C. plant breeding had D. has plant breeding
Question 10: - "I can`t speak English well enough to apply for that post." - "______."
A. Me neither (-) B. Me too (+) C. Me either D. Me also
Question 11: "How can you live in this messy room? Go and ______ it up at once."
A. dust B. sweep C. tidy D. do
Question 12: Tears contain an antiseptic ______ helps protect our eyes from infection.
A. that B. what C. how D. where
Question 13: She is very absent-minded: she ______ her cell-phone three times!
A. has lost B. loses C. was losing D. had lost
Question 14: - "Which hat do you like better?" - "______"
A. Yes, I like it best. B. The one I tried on first. C. Which one do you like? D. No, I haven`t tried any.
Question 15: He always ______ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
A. writes B. makes C. works D. does
Question 16: It is hard to get ______ him; he is such an aggressive man.
A. by B. on with C. into D. over to
Question 17: The new director of the company seems to be an intelligent and ______ man.
A. well-educated B. well-educate C. well-educational D. well-education
Question 18: The movie is ______ Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
A. like to B. alike with C. similar to D. same as
Question 19: Although the exam was difficult, ______ the students passed it.
A. most of B. none of C. a few D. a lot
Question 20: - "Our team has just won the last football match." - "______"
A. Good idea. Thanks for the news. B. Yes. I guess it`s very good.
C. Well, that`s very surprising! D. Yes, it`s our pleasure.
Question 21: Vietnam`s rice export this year will decrease ______ about 10%, compared with that of last year.
A. with B. at