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

1. Fred is nervous because he is _____ an important university exam tomorrow.

A. putting up with                   B. going in for

C. looking forward to             D. making up for

2. While Jenna was at a seminar, she _____ her co-worker Annie.

A. ran across                           B. broke down

C. made up                              D. took up

3. You need to work hard and develop your skills to _____ your colleagues.

A. keep up with                       B. look down on

C. make up for                        D. look forward to

4. In the evenings, Joe likes to _____ the notes he took in class during the school day.

A. carry out     B. put on         C. fill in           D. go over

5. Jen became ill, so she had to _____ her job interview until the next week.

A. put off                                B. break down

C. come along                         D. back up

6. Jake is cooperative and friendly, so he his colleagues _____ very well.

A. looks up to                         B. goes along with

C. puts up with                        D. gets on with

7. Although Michael has only Just started his internship, he _____ well at the company already.

A. turns off      B. takes up      C. fits in          D. puts up

8. Lucy saw an interesting job advert online, so she decided to _____ an application form on the company's website.

A. hang out     B. fill out         C. take off       D. fill up 

2. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the given sentences.

(Chọn đáp án (A, B, C hoặc D) để chỉ ra từ gần nghĩa nhất với cụm từ được gạch chân trong câu cho trước.)

1. Tom suggested attending a seminar on soft skills, and Ben went along with it.

A. waited for   B. tolerated     C. delayed       D. agreed to

2. Anthony will start his work experience once school classes break up for the summer.

A. begin          B. stop             C. continue      D. interrupt

3. Who put you up to doing a classroom-based course at the local college?

A. told you to do                     B. asked you to do

C. persuaded you to do           D. advised you to do

4. Gina loves learning new things, so she has taken up learning a foreign language.

A. started                                 B. spent time

C. considered                          D. quit

5. Rob decided to drop out of school and start an apprenticeship to become a carpenter.

A. complete     B. change        C. leave           D. try

3. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the underline part that needs correction. Then correct the mistakes.

(Chọn đáp án (A, B, C hoặc D) để chi ra phần gạch chân cần sửa lỗi sai. Sau đó sửa lại cho đúng.)

1. When the school PC broke up, Simon quickly turned it off and told the IT teacher about the problem.

A. up               B. turned         C. off               D. about

2. Henry didn't make over that story which he told us: he really did run across a famous businesswoman at the conference last week.

A. over            B. which          C. did              D. across

3. I don't know how Tina can put up to a company which makes her work long hours and pays a small salary. A. up                     B. to                C. which          D. pays

4. Jane didn't manage to sign up to the online course because it filled with so quickly.

A. sign             B. with            C. filled           D. up

5. Kevin is a fantastic employee because he carries out his responsibilities well and comes up to creative solutions to problems.

A. carries         B. out              C. comes         D. to 

4. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Include the words in brackets in the correct forms.

(Viết lại câu thứ hai sao cho nó có nghĩa giống với câu thứ nhất. Bao gồm cả dạng đúng của từ được cho trong ngoặc.)

1. Joe asks Lena why she didn't finish university? (DROP)

2. They had to postpone the football match because of the bad weather yesterday. (PUT)

3. Sally asked Pam to wait a short time while she answered an important call from her boss. (HANG)

4. Kevin really admires his friend Jen because she is proficient in three languages. (LOOK)

5. Ben made copies of the files on his work computer because he was wonted that he might lose them. (BACK) 

5. Choose the correct answer. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)

1. Henry will fit in well at this company _____ he can be adaptable and collaborate well with his colleagues.

A. so                B. if                 C. before         D. after

2. Not only did Jason develop basic IT skills on his online course _____ he learned to write code for websites.

A. so that         B. while           C. but also       D. because

3. Emma and Laura will go to the library to study _____ the last class of the day has ended.

A. if                 B. so that         C. although     D. as soon as

4. Natalie intends to do an internship this year _____ she receives an offer of a full-time job.

A. unless         B. while           C. because       D. so that

5. Rob has decided to spend a year doing language exchange programme in Korea _____ he can become proficient in Korean.

A. but also       B. and              C. so that         D. because

6. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences.

(Chọn đáp án (A, B, C hoặc D) để chỉ ra câu kết hợp tốt nhất của cặp câu cho trước.)

1. The new employee hadn't had much training yet. He was performing quite well.

A. Not only had the new employee had much training yet, but also he was performing quite well.

B. Either he hadn't had much training yet or he was performing quite well.

C. The new employee hadn't had much training yet unless he was performing well.

D. Although the new employee hadn't had much training yet, he was performing quite well.

2. Ryan will not attend the skills workshop at the office tomorrow. He has an important meeting with clients then.

A. Ryan will not attend the skills workshop at the office tomorrow so that he has an important meeting with clients.

B. Either Ryan will not attend the skills workshop at the office tomorrow or that he has an important meeting with clients then.

C. Ryan would attend the skills workshop at the office tomorrow if he didn't have an important meeting with clients.

D. Ryan will attend the skills workshop at the office tomorrow after he has an important meeting with clients.

3. Arnold has completed his apprenticeship. He can begin his career as an electrician.

A. Arnold can begin his career as an electrician unless he has completed his apprenticeship.

B. As soon as Arnold has completed his apprenticeship, he can begin his career as an electrician.

C. Arnold can begin his career as an electrician because he has completed his apprenticeship.

D. If Arnold completes his apprenticeship, he can begin his career as an electrician.

4. Jane gained good experience during her internship. She made lots of contacts as well.

A. Not only did Jane gain good experience during her internship but also she made lots of contacts.

B. Jane gained good experience during her internship because she made lots of contacts.

C. Jane gained good experience during her internship so that she made lots of contacts as well.

D. Jane gained good experience during her internship as soon as she made lots of contacts. 

7. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one.

(Chọn đáp án (A, B, C hoặc D) để chỉ ra câu có nghĩa gần nhất với câu cho trước.)

1. It's impossible for William to finish the project on time, so we should help him.

A. We should help William because it's impossible for him to finish the project on time.

B. It's impossible for William to finish the project on time if we don't help her.

C. Although we helped William. its impossible for him to finish the project on time.

D. When it's impossible for William to finish the project on time, we should help him.

2. Jane graduated from university 6 months ago, but is still looking for a job.

A. While Jane is looking for a job, she has graduated from university 6 months ago.

B. Jane wouldn't be looking for a job if she had graduated from university 6 months ago.

C. Although Jane graduated from university 6 months ago, she is still looking for a job.

D. Jane graduated from university 6 months ago and she is looking for a job.

3. Tom can start working full-time once he has received proper training.

A. As soon as Tom starts working full-time, he will receive proper training.

B. Unless Tom starts working full-time, he can't receive proper training.

C. When Tom receives proper training, he can start working full-time.

D. Tom can start working full-time because he will receive proper training.

4. Emily worked extra hard because she wanted to win the 'Employee of the Year' award.

A. Emily would have worked extra hard if she had won the 'Employee of the Year award.

B. Emily worked extra hard so that she would win the 'Employee of the Year' award.

C. Emily didn't win the 'Employee of the Year’ award because she didn't work extra hard.

D. Emily worked extra hard after she won the 'Employee of the Year' award.