WRITTEN TEST 4 Time allowance : 45 mins Name: ……………………………… Class : ……………………… …… I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest 1: A. trained B. proved C. impressed D. performed 2: A. organize B. gold C. game. D. region 3: A. swimmers B. meters C. caps D. lines 4: A. rowing B. between C. swimming D. water 5: A. please B. pleasure C. reading D. easy II. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one 6. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year A. Yesterday was more hot than any other day of the year B. Yesterday was hotter than any other day of the year C. Yesterday was as hot as any other day of the year D. Yesterday was hoter than any other day of the year 7. They will build a factory in this area A. This area will be built a factory in B. This area will build a factory in C. A factory will build in this area D. A factory will be built in this area 8. You had better take some medicine A. You have to drink medicine B. You must take a number of tables C. You have to take medicine D. You should have some medicine 9. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise. A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there. B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it. C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there. D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel 10. Hoa is much younger than her husband. A. Hoa is lot younger than her husband. B. Hoa is younger than her husband C. Hoa’s husband is much younger than her D. Hoa’s husband is not as young as her III. Choose the underlined part among A , B , C or D that needs correcting 11 . Can you look up the baby when I ' m out ? A B C D 12. Everyone likes reading more better than usual when they like the subject. A B C D 13. Ha Anh can now speak English more fluent than the last time I met him A B C D 14. Water polo is played with a ball and people play it on a team. A B C D 15. One of the best ways to encourage your children to read are to provide interesting titles for them to enjoy. A B C D IV . Choose the best answer to complete the sentences 16: _______ he drank, _______ he became. A. More / more violent B. The most / the most violent C. The more / the more violent D. The less / less violent 17: Cigarettes ________ at a bakery. A. cannot buy B. should not buy C. may not buy D. cannot be bought 18: Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______. A. more and more good B. gooder and gooder C. the more and more good D. better and better 19: Swimming is ________ integral part of almost all water-based activities. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 20: It gets _______ when the winter is coming. A. the coldest and coldest B. more and more cold C. cold and cold D. colder and colder 21: He is a great sports _______. He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy. A. energy B. enthusiast C. player D. programmer 22: _______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do. A. The more / the much B. The harder / the better C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good 23: The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9.am and 5.pm. A. can visit B. visits C. can be visited D. visited 24: The room ________ once a day. A. should be cleaned B. should clean C. should be cleaning D. should have cleaned 25: They _______ at a hotel by the sea. A. are being stayed B. are stayed C. are staying D. were stayed 26: The room is too dirty. It ________ now. A. should have cleaned B. should be cleaned C. should clean D. should be cleaning 27: WHO has its _______ in GENEva , Switzerland. A. shelters B. houses C. homes D. headquarters 28: The next meeting ________ in May. A. will be held B. will have held C. will be holding D. will hold 29: The opening ceremonies of the 23rd Southeast Asian games ________ at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. a. held b. was held c. was holding d. had held 30 Robert does not have Peter does. A. as much money as B. more money as C. as many money as D. money more than 31: The weather forecast says that it ________ tomorrow. A. needs snowing B. must be snowed C. will be snowed D. will snow 32: John ____ his old house soon. A. sells B. will sell C. is sold D. will be sold 33: The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago. A. taller B. taller and taller C. the tallest D. the more tall 34: The exam results are being on Thursday. A. announce B. announces C. announced D. to announce 35: Our country is aiming to the Asia Sports Games in ten years' time. A. boss B. manage C. host D. control V. Read the following passage and choose correct answers below : The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. The organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants and spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people – during the opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries received medals. Events in men's football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony. Water polo events began on November 21st, women's football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th, and tennis on November 26th; The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th when their water polo team came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took the silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze.The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region. This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippines hosted the games were in 1981, and again in 1991. There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze. 36: According to the first paragraph, _______. A. only four of eleven participating countries got medals B. the 23rd SEA Games had been over by the end of November, 2005 C. the number of audience in the 23rd SEA Games was about 200,000 people D. the opening and closing ceremonies were hold in the stadiums of Manila 37: Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Water polo B. Men's football C. Sailing D. Tennis 38: Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games _______ times. A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 3 39: Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Peace B. Understanding C. Solidarity D. Friendship 40: Which country got the first gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Malaysia B. Vietnam C. Singapore D. The Philippines . Ø 20: It gets _______ when the winter is coming. A. the coldest and coldest B. more and more cold C. cold and cold D. colder and colder 21: He is a great sports _______. He rarely misses any. You have to take medicine D. You should have some medicine 9. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise. A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there. B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked. progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______. A. more and more good B. gooder and gooder C. the more and more good D. better and better 19: Swimming is ________ integral part